He is just like an ordinary person walking in the mountains. Except that his muscles and bones are slightly stronger than others, there is no other extraordinary power in him.
However, his understanding of martial arts is not bad at all.
Whether it was the marrow cleansing and blood transfusion, the Three Elements Returning to One, or the most eye-catching step in the cultivation world, the leap from a fish to a dragon, he knew it all.
I actually gained a lot from talking with him. Sometimes, I even felt that the advice he gave me was more useful than that given by Zen Master Kurong.
Although it may seem a bit unfair to Zen Master Kurong to say this, the advice given to me by this old Taoist is indeed more useful. His words are thought-provoking and can make people suddenly realize things in just a few words.
I have been practicing in this mountain for more than two years. I remember the time very accurately. This is also the eleventh year that I have been seriously calculating the future.
If something was going to happen, the incident at the northern border should have already happened, and the emperor in Kyoto should have died due to the accident.
I know that many things in the outside world are urgent, but it’s no use.
Even if I know a lot, it is all in vain if I am trapped in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Everything is meaningless.
What I need to consider is to survive as long as possible and then think about other things.
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When Zhang Mingtu saw this, he felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, and at the same time felt that he might have fallen into some misunderstanding.
"Why do you have to go on alone? There are so many places where you can get help."
"If I could build a strong enough force, many things wouldn't be as powerless as they are now. If anything happens to me, the whole thing will be in chaos."
Zhang Mingtu learned this lesson deeply and kept it in mind.
"If I want to seek help, there are many places where I can get help. Whether it is the Zhang family or Donglin Temple, they can all be relied upon by me.
"I don't just treat them as tools, using them when needed, and burying all the secrets in my heart when not needed, not letting them know a single thing..."
Zhang Mingtu felt that he had walked crookedly several times before.
Indeed, what he was about to do was very dangerous. It would involve disputes over imperial power, the collapse of borders, and the lives of tens of millions of people in the southeast coast.
In this process, disputes over imperial power are inevitable, and any mistake will be irreparable.
Zhang Mingtu has always tried to bring about change with his own strength, and does not want more people to get involved and fall into a dead end.
But he never considered whether these people wanted to join in. If they didn't, everyone would be like straw in the water, easily blown away by the rain and wind.
"I have to change my original idea. My path of walking alone may not be the right one..."
Zhang Mingtu thought of the beam of light that would destroy the world twenty years later, and the horrific scene, and his heart suddenly tightened again.
He thought of the devastated southeastern coast with countless casualties, and the countless northerners who were slaughtered like two-legged sheep when the northern border was forced.
"After all, a single person's power is limited. It's impossible for me to turn the tide of the world. I need a little bit of improvement and a little bit of help. Even if I become a Martial Saint, it will be difficult for me to change the situation of the world with my own strength."
"At most, I can only change the situation in the north and southeast coast, but it is still impossible for me to indulge my desires freely."
Zhang Mingtu secretly took note of everything and continued to concentrate on his thoughts.
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I thought I wouldn't waste too long in these mountains, but it turned out that I was too naive.
I stayed in this mountain for longer and longer periods of time, and my strength became more and more terrifying, but I still couldn't break through the barriers and blockades of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
At first, I could reach the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains, and there were still demons trying to stop me. Now, my strength has become even stronger.
It is difficult for demons to be my opponent. I am one step closer to the pinnacle of the Grandmaster realm and become a great Grandmaster.
However, with my strength, I have no way to reach the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains. It’s not that there are stronger monsters blocking my way, but that I will get lost in the mountains.
As I walked, I would fall into a strange fog, and then I would go around and around and find myself back at the Taoist temple in the mountains.
It sounds like a joke that a person who stands at the pinnacle of humanity would get lost in the mountains, but it is the truth.
I tried several times in a row, but got lost in the mountains every time.
The old Taoist remained calm and told me slowly.
There are the remnants of a dead demon saint in the Ten Thousand Mountains. He is very good at illusion. I have stayed in the Ten Thousand Mountains for too long.
There were so many demons being killed that they were targeted or specially marked by the residual spirit of the demon saint.
When walking among these hundreds of thousands of mountains, you will naturally encounter all kinds of fog, making it difficult to get out.
The Ten Thousand Mountains not only trapped many demons, but also trapped those who wanted to leave.
"Are you kidding me? You knew this a long time ago, why didn't you say it earlier?"
"Even if I told you this long ago, you wouldn't believe it, and there's no way to change it. After entering this place, unless you become a Martial Saint right away, you won't be able to leave on your own."
I was upset, but there was nothing I could do. The old Taoist was very kind to me and taught me all the methods he could.
He also pointed out to me one by one the various obstacles related to cultivation. Although what he said was somewhat ancient and profound, with a unique ancient charm, which made it a bit difficult to understand, I was no longer a greenhorn, so it didn't sound difficult to me.
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