The young man who called himself Zhang Xiaoyu was here alone this time. He was wearing fine brocade clothes and had a gentle smile on his face. His amber eyes were crystal clear in the sunlight. Qi Wuhuo did not ask him why he was the only one here today. After all, their relationship was not that close, and it seemed excessive to ask these questions as soon as they met.

Qi Wuhuo greeted him, but his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaoyu's hands, which were wrapped several times with white satin.

It is said to be silk, but in Qi Wuhuo's eyes, this thing is woven into the law, with faint traces of the changing principles of clouds and mist. It is obviously not that simple, but the energy that circulates among them is also extremely real. It is obvious that the hands of this young Jade Emperor have been seriously injured for some reason.

Noticed Qi Wuhuo's gaze.

Zhang Xiaoyu naturally couldn't say it, because he was injured by the backlash caused by spying on Qi Wuhuo.

He just smiled and said that he accidentally hurt his hand today, so he wrapped some cloth and satin around the injured area. His smile was warm and sincere, with a hint of innocence, which was very convincing. Seeing that Qi Wuhuo did not ask any more questions, Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and subconsciously hid his hand behind his back.

When I recall what happened before, I still feel a lingering fear.

Haotian Mirror, one of the three treasures of Haotian, is a peerless mirror, a spiritual treasure born from nature. However, it was only after taking a glance at Qi Wuhuo that it was repulsed by an extremely strange and terrifying force. Although Zhang Xiaoyu was the superficial consciousness of Haotian's reincarnation, he also controlled the Haotian body. He could not resist and let go.

The Haotian Mirror, which encountered a backlash, continued to move forward, tearing apart the sea of ​​clouds in one go, and was directly embedded in front of the Lingxiao Palace.

What happened...

Zhang Xiaoyu looked at the young Taoist in blue robe in front of him and spoke silently to himself.

Precisely because of this strange phenomenon, he ignored Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's suggestion to wait until his injuries were alleviated before coming down to the mortal world, and went down to the mortal world immediately, because he knew that his life span was short and he would eventually perish. The Qi Wuhuo in front of him, whose secrets were increasing, might be the turning point of the more than 600 cycles of birth and death of consciousness in the past 8,000 years, and the way out of his current predicament.

Even if you die, you must seize the opportunity.

With a warm smile on his face, he walked beside Qi Wuhuo and asked curiously:

"Brother Qi, you look so anxious, are you going to..."

Qi Wuhuo did not say what he had been thinking about the jade slips left by his teacher. He just said, "I am going to the town at the foot of the mountain to give lectures to the children. Zhang..." He paused, thinking of what Master Xuandu had said when they parted before, hoping that he would not regard the young man in front of him as the Jade Emperor.

So he just said, "Brother Zhang, you can go to the courtyard on the mountain and rest for a while."

Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Haha, I came here this time just to look for you, Brother Qi. If you weren't here, I would be very uncomfortable sitting there alone. It's better to say that I used to be under very strict supervision at home, so it was rare for me to come out and take a look. I have never seen what the rural school in this town looks like."

"If it's not too much of a bother, could you let me go with you?"

"...Of course."

So today, people saw two young men coming to give lectures. One of them was still the young Taoist who carried the medicine basket and wore a dark blue Taoist robe over his white clothes. The other one looked like a nobleman with gentle brows and looked like he had never suffered any hardship. He had a jade pendant on his waist and was as graceful as jade. He attracted many people's attention along the way.

"Mr. Qi."

"This is..."

Someone asked about the identity of the person next to Qi Wuhuo.

Zhang Xiaoyu paused slightly, didn't say anything, just looked at Qi Wuhuo.

The young Taoist paused and said, "This person's name is Zhang Xiaoyu, he is my friend."

Zhang Xiaoyu greeted others with a smile.

In today's lecture, Qi Wuhuo still only spoke a few sentences, and then broke down the words and told the children in his gentle and calm voice that these children had also suffered a lot when Jinzhou was ruined and wandering in foreign lands, so they knew to seize the opportunity and study very seriously.

Zhang Xiaoyu sat nearby, watching the young Taoist giving a lecture with great interest.

But later, after Qi Wuhuo taught these children the basics of the way of destiny, the young Jade Emperor's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He sat upright on the side, with nothing to do, his hands hanging down, five fingers clenched together, and subconsciously practiced this method, and immediately felt the strong backlash of the energy in his body.

It's like a foreign object entering the body, which naturally causes a horrible reaction!

The body of energy, which was originally as tranquil as a mighty river, suddenly erupted like a huge wave and began to shake violently. It seemed that the path of luck was different from Haotian's original innate body of energy, and the forces were as strong as water and fire, causing such a huge backlash, which expanded instantly.

Although this part of the riot was just a drop of water in the North Sea compared to Haotian's body, Zhang Xiaoyu was not the invincible Emperor Haotian after all. His soul was too weak and he could hardly suppress this powerful and terrifying force.

Zhang Xiaoyu groaned and tried his best to suppress the backlash, his face turning pale.

Qi Wuhuo noticed the changes in the young Jade Emperor, frowned slightly, and asked the rest of the children to go back to school.

He quickly walked up to Zhang Xiaoyu and said:

"What’s wrong with you?"

Zhang Xiaoyu reluctantly said, "It's okay...it's just that my body is a little bit a little bit."

Qi Wuhuo pressed Zhang Xiaoyu’s shoulder with his right hand.

Zhang Xiaoyu's expression changed.

Even though it was just a wisp of the aura of the Great Emperor Haotian, it was also the power of the Great Emperor Haotian. It could still be somewhat contained while it was raging in his body. If others rashly came into contact with it, they would probably encounter an enormous backlash. Even an immortal might die on the spot.

He tried his best to suppress his breath.

There was still that ray of energy that reacted quickly and attacked the young Taoist in an instant. The latter's pupils shrank instantly, his feet sank suddenly, his Taoist robe fluttered, and his majestic body reacted instantly. Zhang Xiaoyu raised his head and turned around, Qi Wuhuo raised his hand and pressed down, but it was only for a moment, like an illusion, like a trance.

A child looked up, and in a trance, saw the sunlight falling on the two young gentlemen.

Behind Zhang Xiaoyu appeared a man with arrogant brows, heroic and domineering, wearing imperial robes and smiling. The young Taoist robe was fluttering, and behind him was a faceless Taoist with a deep and vast aura that obscured the stars.

Emperor Guan Taoist.

The Taoist observes the emperor.

It's you who sees me.

The child blinked, and it seemed as if everything in front of him was just an illusion.

The sunshine outside was warm, and Mr. Qi was just calling out to Mr. Zhang who was in a trance. Apart from that, there was nothing different. Mr. Qi raised his hand, smiled and asked if Mr. Zhang, who looked not to be in good health, was okay. Mr. Zhang was in a daze for a long time before he said that nothing was wrong.

Well, Mr. Zhang must not be in good health.

The child thought about it, lowered his head and continued to write something, copying Mr. Qi's words.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Qi Wuhuo slowly raised his hand. In the previous moment, it was only a slight trace. The leaked Qi energy made his body fully open and collected and sealed it. He did this countless times before he was able to stabilize Zhang Xiaoyu's instant riot. In just a moment, Qi Wuhuo felt a little tired.

For him, who possessed the Nine Revolutions Refining Yuan Gong and the endless primordial Qi, this was almost more tiring than a great battle. Qi Wuhuo slowly raised his hand and looked at Zhang Xiaoyu in front of him. His understanding of the Jade Emperor in front of him became clearer than before.

"I can't even control my body..."

"His condition is worse than I expected."

Zhang Xiaoyu was previously feeling nervous, fearing that his violent body would cause great harm to Qi Wuhuo.

Almost subconsciously shouting——

He was determined to call Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun over here as soon as possible, even at the cost of breaking his persistence.

But when that gentle palm pressed down, the ripples in his body dissipated, as if he had entered a bottomless abyss, unfathomable and with no limit. In an instant, the ripples caused by the riot in his body were calmed down. When he raised his hand, he was still calm and composed, and his tone was calm and without any change when he asked.

“…It can actually suppress my power.”

"Even if it's just a tiny ripple..."

"Is this really something that an immortal who has never experienced a thunder tribulation can do?!"

"Qi Wuhuo... is indeed an [Strange Child]."

"This boy is unfathomable..."

At the same time, both young men felt that the situation on the other side was more complicated than they had expected.

It's just that one side is good and the other side is bad.

After the aftermath, both of them had a slightly different perception of each other. Zhang Xiaoyu let down his guard a little because Qi Wuhuo would save him regardless of his own safety, while Qi Wuhuo had a little good impression of Zhang Xiaoyu because he tried his best to suppress his own power and chose not to release the aftermath.

After all, with Zhang Xiaoyu's profound level of skills, he would not be hurt if the aftermath leaked out, but the rural school and the children in it would be affected. Zhang Xiaoyu said that he was fine, and in the middle of Qi Wuhuo's lecture, he wrote two lines of poetry to teach the children calligraphy.

Zhang Xiaoyu's writing is calm and slow, and one can sense an indescribable elegance in every stroke.

It looks extremely beautiful.

Compared with Qi Wuhuo's calmness and uprightness, each of them has his own style.

Two short hours passed quickly, but for these children, the youngest of whom was seven or eight years old, and the oldest was only twelve or thirteen years old, sitting here for two hours and studying hard was a very troublesome thing. Now they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and all stood up at the same time. Then more than a dozen children said respectfully, or at least looked very respectful:

"Thank you sir for your hard work."

This was not taught by Qi Wuhuo, but the children's elders told them that they need to say thank you.

The young Taoist bowed slightly in return.

Zhang Xiaoyu stood aside, but if he didn't return the greeting, the children would feel uncomfortable. They blinked their eyes and looked at Zhang Xiaoyu curiously. Zhang Xiaoyu opened his mouth and seemed to understand something.

???

Do I want to return the gift too?

I am the Jade Emperor...

Jade Emperor!

However, the consciousness called Zhang Xiaoyu looked at the children, but still smiled and bowed, and said in a gentle voice: "You have worked hard too."

Then the children were satisfied.

As if completing some final ritual, they dispersed and went home carrying their things. Some said they were going to the stream at the foot of the mountain to wade in the water, and some said they were going to help their families with work at home, chopping firewood, breaking up the picked up firewood, and then putting them together. Zhang Xiaoyu looked at these children who were leaving, and his heart was warm.

This is one of the people we say we want to protect.

At this moment, a child of about six or seven years old ran over, stretched out his hand, and said, "Mr. Zhang, I have something for you!"

Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned, then came to his senses, squatted down slightly, and asked gently: "What is it?"

"Please give me your hand!"

So he just had to stretch out his hand, and the child held the thing in both hands, placed it in Zhang Xiaoyu's palm, and then took his hands away.

“Dangdangdang!”

Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned.

In his palm was an egg, which seemed to be kept very preciously close to his body. There was also a faint warmth. The child said seriously: "Mr. Zhang is not feeling well, right? You should eat more. My mother said that if you are sick, eating eggs will make you better!"

"You are already so old, you must take good care of yourself!"

The child pretended to be mature and patted Zhang Xiaoyu's hands. It seemed that someone was calling the child, so he waved to the two gentlemen and ran away happily as if he had accomplished something great. Zhang Xiaoyu watched the children leave, and then he clenched his palms as if he had come to his senses.

The chicken seemed to still be somewhat warm.

"Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Xiaoyu came back to his senses, put away the egg, and said with a smile: "Sorry to have kept Brother Qi waiting for a long time."

His expression was still the same, gentle and calm, with a sense of calmness. Qi Wuhuo nodded, picked up the medicine basket, and said, "Brother Zhang seems to have some problems with his health."

Zhang Xiaoyu said: "It's an old problem. It has always been like this."

"Maybe by the time I die, it won't be cured."

"However, what Brother Qi taught them seems to be quite interesting."

A force that repels the Haotian Gong body.

Qi Wuhuo smiled and said, "It's just something to keep the kids healthy."

That was actually the entry-level stage of Xuan Zhen's "The True Art of Qiyun". It could strengthen the body, cultivate qiyun, and when one achieved qiyun and achieved [Tao], one could get feedback. One could also choose to practice Buddhism or Taoism, which would not have any impact. It was Qi Wuhuo's attempt, and also Qi Wuhuo's hope to improve a technique that could be widely taught.

This practice must be simple and gentle, so that even if the movements are wrong there will be no backlash.

Only in this way can it be popularized.

Although he was here, he never forgot what he had to do.

I am here.

Look at the world.

He didn't tell the truth, but Zhang Xiaoyu could guess it.

The fact that Haotian's body could react might be due to some extremely high intentions, but it was contrary to Haotian's path of concentrating all the power in one body, which led to the body's unconscious counterattack.

Qi Wuhuo.

It seems that there are more and more secrets about you.

Zhang Xiaoyu increased his desire to get closer to Qi Wuhuo, and smiled, "Speaking of which, what is the method that Brother Qi mentioned earlier, "gradually mastering one's own strength through training"? After I went back, I thought about it many times in my heart, and I couldn't sleep well. I just wanted to see the real face."

"If you have some free time today, can you give it a try?"

What Qi Wuhuo was talking about was, of course, that Taoist Qingyu had intercepted him and forced him to unleash his potential and master his strength through actual combat. However, actual combat would definitely result in injuries. Qi Wuhuo did not know the extent of Zhang Xiaoyu's injuries and was unwilling to act rashly. After some consideration, he asked, "Although it is a bit presumptuous, this method is somewhat dangerous."

"It would be better if someone was watching."

"Where is the Taoist brother who was with you, Brother Zhang?"

The person he was pointing at was Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun.

Zhang Xiaoyu paused.

With a strange look on his face, he asked, "Him?"

"He has another...very important thing."

…

In the courtyard, swordsmith Qing Shang frowned and paced back and forth.

The more he walked, the more his brows furrowed. Finally, he stopped, looked in the direction where the previous aftermath had dissipated, and sighed heavily.

"Supreme Lord, Supreme Lord!"

“You you you——”

“How excessive!”

Shangqing Daojun was in a rather irritated mood. The main reason, of course, was that the behavior of the old man Taishang was beyond his expectations. He had originally planned to forge the sword for a month, satisfy his craving and then leave. But who knew that the boy's sword skills were so beautiful, that is, his primordial ancestral Qi, which made people unhappy.

So Shangqing Da Dao Jun planned to teach him for three months.

Set things right for him and take back the flavor of the original ancestral Qi.

But who knew that in the blink of an eye, Tai Shang would show off all his hidden tricks!

Damn it, damn it!!!

If you want to teach me, then go ahead. You chose this time to teach me. If I only give him some pointers on sword tactics, wouldn’t that be too shabby? I’d lose face if I told anyone else! But if I teach him other things, wouldn’t that mean this little Taoist priest knows too much?

So Shangqing Da Daojun couldn't make up his mind, felt irritated, paced back and forth, and became more and more unhappy.

"Shangri-La, ah Shangri-La, did you do this on purpose?!"

"You deliberately taught him this kind of magical power at this moment, in order to force me to teach him stronger swordsmanship?!"

"Sir, you are so despicable!"

Shangqing Da Dao Jun gritted his teeth, but had to admit that the old man grasped the situation just right. He could almost see the old man smiling in front of him and saying something jokingly, "I'm writing my own biography. I haven't done anything to you. If you want to write something, that's your own business."

Things like this will collapse on their own if you ignore them.

But Shangqing Da Dao Jun just fell for it.

Feeling annoyed, he simply went out, and while the young Taoist priest was away, he went to confront the Supreme Lord!

That’s right!

showdown!!!

Shangqing Da Daojun raised the sword in one hand, angrily pushed open the door!

Then he saw a Taoist priest with a dignified and gentle appearance standing outside.

Seeing that Taoist smiled gently, opened his mouth and said:

"teacher……"

"haven't seen you for a long time."