Qian Chen was somewhat interested in the little brat he met in the teahouse, but since he had a mission to complete, he stayed in the teahouse and listened to the conversation between the three Taoist practitioners from Taihua Sect.
However, the three of them - or more precisely, only two of the girls - were just chatting, and the content was completely meaningless. Qian Chen listened patiently for a while, but in the end he couldn't help showing some impatience and left in a bad mood.
He didn't hesitate much and decided to go find the little boy who seemed interesting.
Anyway, there are people from Taihua Sect watching, so even if someone really wants to mess up the alliance made back then, nothing serious will happen.
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Outside Lanyuan City.
In the dense trees, the branches and leaves were swaying slightly in the wind, and occasionally a bird was startled, but everything seemed calm and peaceful as usual.
A young boy nimbly jumped down from a tree among the gently swaying branches, without even startling a squirrel that was grooming its fur on top of the tree.
Qian Chen tiptoed towards the corpse of the monster in the clearing in the forest.
Although he had a bad feeling from the beginning, after seeing it clearly, he still took a deep breath.
Black claw ground bear.
Although the earth-attributed monsters are generally only at the Qi training stage, their defensive capabilities are a headache for even the foundation-building cultivators. Coupled with their powerful physical strength, few cultivators are willing to provoke such tricky monsters.
Qian Chen looked at the edge of the bear's claw that was faintly glowing with golden light. This one... must have reached the foundation, right?
Now, this monster known for its defense had been cut in two, with the cross-section as neat as tofu cut by a knife, and a thin layer of ice attached to it. When Qian Chen jumped down, the ice had just begun to melt, and a faint smell of blood was diffused, and blood spread on the ground.
However, what is even more frightening than the sword move that easily tore through the Earth Bear's defense is the control required of the master who used this move.
It was so sharp that the ground bear's defense was useless, but it did not damage the surrounding grass and trees at all. Before he came over, there were even birds that stopped at the treetops and pecked at the berries without noticing...
Obviously, this breathtaking move was nothing more than a casual move in the eyes of its owner, so he had the spare energy to control it to this extent.
Qian Chen thought of the glance they exchanged in the tea shop.
Is this... a warning?
The thin ice attached to the wound melted completely, and blood spread across the land.
Qian Chen did not avoid it, but took a step forward, and his boots were completely stepped into the pool of blood.
There was a faint flash of blood in his constricted pupils, and the slightly distorted expression on his face was more like... excitement than fear.
Smelling the increasingly strong smell of blood around him, he licked the corner of his lips and revealed an eager smile.
This kind of provocation? It really makes people... look forward to it!
Lou Kongyu had no idea what trouble he had gotten himself into and was in a very miserable state.
Chu Lu thought that his teaching method was gradual. For example, considering Lou Kongyu's physical condition, he taught more theoretical content, such as divination, formation, and alchemy. But now the child said he wanted to learn swordsmanship...
It's not that I'm completely clueless.
After all, Chu Lu was raised as a sword cultivator in this world. He recalled the teaching method of Hanshan Sword Master back then - two little kids were given a sword each and thrown into the group of monsters in the Demon Abyss...
Of course, the other party was not so cruel as to just leave his apprentice there and leave him alone. Before leaving, he demonstrated a sword move to them and cleared the area, leaving the two of them some buffer time. He also told them that he would take the people back when they learned the move.
Half a minute later, the two little kids clenched their swords tightly, facing a bunch of monsters that were stimulated by the smell of blood and rushed towards them with violent buffs...
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In short, during the years under Hanshan Sword Master, Chu Lu was very doubtful whether his shell in this world could survive until the beginning of the plot.
Fortunately, although various accidents happened along the way, he still successfully completed the plot line and received excellent reviews as always.
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There is no point in reminiscing about the past.
Looking at Lou Kongyu's current situation, Chu Lu felt that he had to do what Hanshan Sword Master did. This child might not survive another breath.
Fortunately, although the way Hanshan Sword Master taught his disciples was a bit rough, the core essence can still be grasped.
——After demonstrating the moves, create a crisis situation and let the apprentice unleash his potential in desperate situations.
Although the monster tide is too difficult for Lou Kongyu, if it were an ordinary monster, it would not be such a big problem.
And because of the special circumstances of the two, Chu Lu directly borrowed Lou Kongyu's body when demonstrating. The kid only had to use his body's memory to reproduce the move he just made, and the difficulty level was reduced by several times.
However, Lou Kongyu didn't feel at all that his standards had been lowered at this moment.
——He will die! !
After narrowly escaping death several times, Lou Kongyu finally realized the true meaning of the immortal senior’s words: “I won’t interfere until you learn it.”
He even wondered if his proposal to learn sword skills had angered his senior. But the pressure between life and death left him no time to think deeply.
The fishy smell was getting closer and closer, and Lou Kongyu fled in a hurry, but was tripped by a protruding branch.
The beast's panting was close behind his ears, and he rolled over on the ground, narrowly avoiding it. The wound on his body burst open and bled again, but Lou Kongyu didn't even care about the pain. He climbed up awkwardly, attached his spiritual power to his legs, and then drove his already exhausted legs to continue forward.
Chu Lu looked at his escape route and frowned slightly.
It wasn't because he was dissatisfied with Lou Kongyu's "escape". Unlike Hanshan Sword Master of the past, he was not a pure swordsman after all (there were not many swordsmen like Hanshan Sword Master). When there was a gap in strength between the enemy and us, reasonable avoidance was also a strategy.
But if we escape in this direction now... I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out later.
Chu Lu had already noticed several auras that were somewhat dangerous to Lou Kongyu at the moment, but because of the wind wolf chasing him, he just waited and watched for the time being.
However, sword cultivators (or maybe just Hanshan Sword Master) believe more in painful lessons. Every failure makes one wiser. After suffering enough losses, they will naturally know next time that they have to choose the right direction even if they want to escape.
Chu Lu hesitated for a moment, but still released some pressure, at least to allow Lou Kongyu to get rid of the wind wolf first.
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After being chased by the wind wolf and almost losing his life, Lou Kongyu finally used that trick.
——At the cost of the iron sword in his hand breaking.
Surviving the catastrophe...
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Lou Kongyu panted and held the broken sword across his body. A deep sword wound appeared on the belly of the wind wolf, and there was a faint trace of frost on the edge of the wound. The monster roared in pain, but did not retreat. Instead, it rushed forward with a more ferocious force, obviously wanting to drag Lou Kongyu to death together.
Lou Kongyu's iron sword was broken into half, and his body was covered with wounds. In addition, after using that move just now, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and now he was exhausted and could not use any strength at all.
——Can’t avoid it.
Despair rose in his heart.
Is this the end?
Obviously it was finally used...
Lou Kongyu has average physique and average comprehension. His aptitude for cultivation is extremely ordinary in the world of cultivation. Even with Chu Lu guiding him, he could only reach the third level of Qi training in a whole year.
But if there is anything commendable about this child, it is his strong desire to survive.
Sometimes he could even do it to a point that even Chu Lu was surprised.
For example, right now...
The boy's arm moved the half of the iron sword to draw an extremely sharp arc in the air. His smooth movement was even more fluent than the previous one. However, because the spiritual power in his body was drained out and caused the cold poison to backfire, this move was filled with a compelling chill.
The chasing wind wolf fell down completely, and at the same time as the monster's corpse fell to the ground, the iron sword in Lou Kongyu's hand was completely broken.
This time, Lou Kongyu really didn't have any strength left.
His mind was blank and his physical strength was exhausted. He could only lean back against a tree, and the backlash of the cold poison even caused a thin layer of ice to form around his body - which inadvertently stopped the bleeding from the wound.
“Well done.”
A faint voice sounded in my mind. Unlike the usual calm voice, this time there was a hint of smile in the tone.
"Really?!" Lou Kongyu, who had been lying on the ground like a dead body, suddenly stood up, but because he had exhausted all his strength, his upper body could only be lifted less than an inch, and soon fell back to the ground.
The boy, who had inflicted new injuries on himself, now had a silly smile on his face, looking as if he was in a trance, as if he was walking on clouds.
Chu Lu responded, looked at the wide sword mark in front of him, and then looked at the hilt of the sword that Lou Kongyu still held.
——This child might be unexpectedly suitable for sword cultivation.
His spiritual sense swept over his head, and he saw a colorful venomous snake spitting out its message, as if testing whether the prey below still had any strength left. But the moment Chu Lu's spiritual sense passed by, its slender body bounced, quickly turned in another direction, and disappeared into the tree canopy.
Chu Lu originally intended to take this opportunity to teach the child to maintain the most basic vigilance at all times, but seeing that he was laughing so foolishly that he seemed to have lost his mind, he decided to postpone this lesson for a while.
——Even if I teach it now, it probably won’t be of much use.
Just a hint of the pressure from the monk who had reached the half-step stage of ascension was enough to send the monsters in the forest fleeing in panic. In the blink of an eye, even the sounds of birds became sparse in this place.
Lou Kongyu meditated quietly under the tree for a while, and finally recovered some of his mobility and his brain came back online. He realized that this place was not a place for him to have a good rest.
He shuddered and broke out in a cold sweat, but when he noticed the unusual silence around him, he finally realized what was going on and said, "Thank you, senior."
This made Chu Lu feel a little relieved. This child was not that slow after all.
Even with Chu Lu's protection, this was not a good place to rest. After recovering his mobility, Lou Kongyu immediately prepared to leave.
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However, I never expected that on the way back, I would unexpectedly meet someone I had just met in the teahouse.
——The male cultivator who escaped in a panic.
In order to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble, the aura released by Chu Lu was very faint. That bit of pressure was enough to drive away monsters that had a keen sense of danger, but it was not so effective for humans.
The man obviously recognized Lou Kongyu.
He was no longer in the state of disgrace he had been when he left. He stared at Lou Kongyu with a hyena-like fierce and sinister gaze, and a malicious smile appeared on his lips, "It's you, little devil."
The undisguised malice caused small bumps to appear on Lou Kongyu's arms. He felt goosebumps in his heart, and the sticky murderous intent made him want to retreat uncontrollably.
But at the same time, the words of his predecessor, "Well done", kept echoing in his ears.
The foot that was about to move back seemed to be stuck to the ground and did not move at all. Lou Kongyu clenched the "sword" in his hand, with only a small piece of iron left near the handle.
Chu Lu in the illusion raised his eyebrows slightly and stopped wanting to help.
——This child really...repeatedly exceeded his expectations.
However, in the eyes of the man opposite, the motionless Lou Kongyu looked as if he was frightened silly, just standing there motionless.
He laughed a few times, and without even unsheathing the long sword he originally wanted to use, he reached out and tried to strangle Lou Kongyu's neck.
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But in a moment——
"ah--!!!"
A shrill scream rang out in the forest, but the sound did not travel far due to the obstruction of the bushes. In fact, because of the pressure that Chu Lu had released earlier, the noise did not even scare away the birds.
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