Chapter 228: Slim Hope! The swordsman slowly put the strange food in front of him...
The swordsman slowly swallowed the strange food in front of him, swallowing the Qingxin Peach in the middle. In order to calm the restless strange power, he then took a lot of strange food.
The swordsman felt unexpectedly calm.
In fact, he didn't have much hope for a breakthrough, it was just a possibility that he didn't want to give up. After all, after experiencing so many disappointments, he had already gotten used to seizing opportunities.
As soon as the strange food enters the body, it emits countless strange forces. When the strange forces enter the blood, they begin to riot constantly and continuously rush into the dantian. The swordsman uses the strange forces to constantly try to resolve this restlessness.
Then, he gradually fell into deeper silence.
In his spiritual consciousness, the swordsman fell into calm again.
After an unknown amount of time, the swordsman encountered a limit in the circulation of his strange power. The number of times the strange power circulated through his meridians reached the upper limit. Whenever he moved his dantian, he would feel a slight pain. There were also situations where his strange power was blank. He was very familiar with this situation. The strange power in his meridians was not enough for him to circulate through his meridians.
Because countless breakthroughs before have ended in failure due to the current situation.
This is also the reason why the swordsman has been looking for powerful strange food. He has always believed that he encountered this situation because the strange food he took was not strong enough and his strange power was insufficient.
The gap between the primary level of Blood Grudge and the intermediate level of Blood Grudge is really too big.
"............" Just when the swordsman let out a light sigh, thinking that he had failed to break through again, he had really gotten used to it. There was no disappointment on the swordsman's face. He just accepted it all with a normal expression.
Originally, he took the picture of Qingxin Peach only because he heard the rumors at the Xunyuan Conference. Maybe the rumor was true, and Youdao had indeed made a breakthrough. Although the swordsman did not know Youdao, the latter was a strange scholar in the academy after all, and he was a casual cultivator and would never meet him in normal times. Even if they went to the battlefield, they went at different times and it was impossible for them to be familiar with each other.
He believed the rumors about You Dao's breakthrough. According to You Dao's temper, if it was false, he would have spoken out long ago.
But? He didn’t, that’s true.
It can only be said that Qingxin Peach does have such an effect, but the effect may not be strong enough. Perhaps the strange power attribute of Qingxin Peach is very compatible with Youdao, which leads to such a coincidental situation.
The effect of Qingxin Peach may have been unconsciously exaggerated by the tricksters who saw it. The swordsman could even imagine the scene when Youdao broke through in front of everyone. This was enough for many low-level tricksters to remember it in their hearts and then exaggerate the rumor.
The swordsman shook his head in his heart and prepared to stand up. Before going out, he had to quickly regulate his breathing.
His spiritual consciousness was immersed in the empty Dantian again. However, this exploration made the swordsman raise his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't know when, a trace of strange power, which was as if it was there and not there, appeared in the empty Dantian. This strange power was very strange. It seemed like a strange power but not like a strange power. However, it also had a kind of vitality.
As the swordsman's consciousness got closer to this mysterious force, he felt that the boundary of his cultivation seemed to have been thinned a lot, and he could circulate the Qi again.
The swordsman subconsciously slowed down his movements, almost instinctively, and quickly immersed himself in "cultivation". He had a hunch that he might really succeed in breaking through this time.
The cave fell into silence again, as if nothing that had just happened had happened.
The swordsman had his eyes tightly closed. A strange force sometimes filled and sometimes gathered around him. The only sound in the cave was his breathing.
At this time, several days had passed outside the cave.
The ghost scholar and Ye Lu and the others have reached an agreement. For example, because what Ye Lu and the playful man did at the banquet was really too much and deeply hurt the feelings of the three brothers, they once again criticized the playful man and the smiling Taoist who knew their mistakes but refused to correct them. As a punishment, all of the ghost scholar's affairs in the mountains will be handed over to the two of them to solve in the next month.
It's very busy in the mountains.
Because the new father tree has already bloomed, the black peach tree has also reached the end of its fruit-bearing period and successfully produced fruit some time ago. Ye Lu found out about this when he came back, but it is still impossible to tell whether the seeds have any magical powers or not.
Ye Lu and the other two secretly prayed that it was not an ordinary peach tree. The banquet of Taiqing Trading Company and the reputation of Hecun Chongshan still needed the next strange food to maintain.
This made Chongshan even busier, not to mention that they couldn't let these evil spirits who arrived discover the abnormality of Shuifu Mountain.
Fortunately, there was a tribe of medicine rabbits on the mountain who helped the three brothers a lot. However, there were still some delicate jobs that needed to be done by the weirdos, such as those related to weird powers and those related to weird flesh and blood. Wu Tao especially loved to eat flesh and blood, but these things were more troublesome than the other, and only if they didn't happen too often did they not seem tiring.
The ghost scholar also threw these things to the two of them, and the resentment in his heart was slightly relieved.
Or maybe it was because the banquet was a great success.
What are the three things that Dao Ye has obtained so far? He is very satisfied with them all.
He also fully agreed with Hecun's proposal to give Heihuaizi to him. As for the mysterious device that could predict danger, he had already hung it on the eaves of the two-story building in Chongshan. In case any danger approached, they would be the first to discover it.
But if this banquet is to be truly successful, it still depends on what happens next. The ghost scholar sat outside the ancestral hall, carefully feeling the breeze and the breath of the strange plant behind him. He could also feel that many eyes were looking at him.
It is natural to know where these eyes are directed.
"Oh, you're here." The ghost scholar closed his eyes and ignored the gazes. The next second, a familiar female voice appeared beside him, and the female voice was quite cheerful.
The ghost scholar slowly opened his eyes, and as soon as he opened them, he happened to meet the figure walking in from outside. The figure had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with slightly raised eye corners. The skin exposed outside was a light wheat color. The whole person looked like a strong female leopard, full of wildness.
It was Helan, the leader of the guard.
As soon as Helan saw the ghost scholar closing his eyes in deep thought, he couldn't help but tease him a few times. Ever since the ghost scholar took charge of the affairs of He Village, his relationship with the people of He Village has improved a lot. Helan even joked with the ghost scholar sometimes.
The ghost scholar was very calm, as if he was used to Helan's teasing. He said, "Are you kidding?"
As soon as Helan approached the ghost scholar, he discovered why the scholar was outside the temple instead of inside the ancestral hall. It was because his gazes were too blatant. The appearance of the ghost scholar was a deterrent. Anyone who had stayed in He Village for some time would probably know that the ghost scholar was the priest of the god worshipped by Chongshan, and they could not act rashly unless they deliberately wanted to anger the god.
"It's really depressing to have so many people watching, and you just let them watch here?" Helan clicked her tongue. She had a bad temper. There were inquiring and confused looks from those people, and sometimes there were curious and greedy looks at the strange yellow fruit plant behind her. Just the feeling was uncomfortable enough.
"They didn't move, they just watched." The ghost scholar said calmly, expressionless, and then looked up at Helan, with a rare hint of curiosity in his tone: "Why are you here?"
Ye Lu also told the ghost scholar about the matter of Black Sophora japonica, and the ghost scholar agreed. When the Taoist said that He Sijiu seemed to have a candidate in his mind for Black Sophora japonica, the ghost scholar guessed that it was Helan.
In the entire He Village? Only Helan has this qualification.
She has a weird talent. Even though it is only at the intermediate level, it is extremely weird. She has enough status, merits and martial arts. She deserves the title of Black Sophora japonica!
Now? Look... isn't it?
The ghost scholar seemed to be thinking about something, slowly hiding his surprise. Does Hecun have other candidates?
"I know what you want to ask. The black locust seed is in my hand. I didn't swallow it because of these extra people in the village. They are so annoying. Can't they just leave?" Helan looks like a black panther and has a beast-like personality. She is obsessed with her territory and is the chosen leader of the guard. She will become irritable when a stranger approaches her.
No wonder, the ghost scholar thought of Helan's usual temper, and then saw that there was indeed that kind of annoyed expression on Helan's face. He estimated that she could not concentrate on her practice at all.
The ghost scholar thought for a moment and said seriously: "Let's wait a little longer." When he said this, the ghost scholar also said in an affirmative tone: "It won't take long. They just want to wait for a result. After getting the result, they will naturally leave." No matter whether the result is good or bad.
"That swordsman?" Although Helan did not go up the mountain, she heard about the banquet on the mountain from the people of He Village who went up the mountain. She also knew that their He Village had made a huge profit, and the one who made the money was a cunning man named Swordsman.
The ghost scholar nodded gently: "It's still there!"
Helan shrugged, indicating that he understood.
Since the ghost scholar had an idea in his mind, she wouldn't say anything nonsense.
Just when Helan turned around and was about to leave.
"!" Helan only felt that there was something behind a stone somewhere in the village. People outside might not feel it, but only the native people of He Village could feel it. After all, most of the latter were already accustomed to the weird aura of He Village, and would find something wrong with the slightest change.
The ghost scholar was also stuck at this moment and blinked in confusion. Obviously, he also felt the unusual atmosphere.
"This aura has changed?" Helan tilted his head in confusion and asked the ghost scholar, "Do you feel anything?"
There was no aura at first in that cave. Then, as if it knew what they were talking about, the aura in the cave suddenly changed. Although it disappeared very quickly, what they needed to know was still known.
The only drawback? It was that it happened so fast that Helan began to doubt whether she was feeling wrong. She was annoyed by that group of people.
"That's right. It should be Senior Swordsman who has sensed the way out, which is why this happened." The ghost scholar's expression became clear. That cave was exactly the place where Senior Swordsman was in seclusion. There were guards around the cave. With Qingxin Peach on the plane, he would know the situation in a moment.
"All you have to do now is wait and see the results."
Helan heard the ghost scholar's confident words, thinking that the ghost scholar must know more than them, so he nodded and said, "Then I will go to the village entrance."
"By the way, keep an eye on that group of weirdos. They really aren't going to let them go. They're looking at us so unscrupulously." Helan turned the conversation back to the initial gaze. The change in the weird energy just now was also noticed by the weirdos outside. It was their first time to come to He Village and they were not familiar with the weird energy situation here. And since it was close to the ancestral hall, they naturally thought that there was a new situation with the weird plants, and their gazes kept falling on the area around the ancestral hall.
Wouldn't Helan be even more unhappy?
Helan grumbled a few words, and seeing that the ghost scholar did not object, she understood that this was tacit consent. She snorted, turned around, and walked towards the village entrance, ready to catch a few people who stood out and make an example of them. She was not dead yet, and everyone really thought she had a good temper.
After the banquet in Hecun ended, the Hanbai Mountains did not leave the forbidden stone ridges.
That's right, even though they encountered difficulties on the mountain and were troubled by the gods worshipped by the other side, the people in the Hanbai Mountains did not go back immediately. Instead, they suppressed their emotions and stayed in the He Village without moving, continuing to wait for what was coming next.
It may be because they know that the ghost scholar is the priest of that terrifying god, so they want to deal with him. It is more likely that they are also waiting for news about the swordsman who is in seclusion. They are very curious about whether the Qingxin Peach can have any effect on this old weirdo.
After all, You Dao is still a talented cunning warrior. His breakthrough cannot be generalized, right?
"There's still no news from the swordsman?" Lengshan walked back and forth in the room, then walked back to his original place, and said depressedly. Now such a long time has passed, and there is still no news about the swordsman. It's no wonder that he is anxious.
"Calm down." Han Yu was much calmer.
Lengshan frowned and said, "I hope the swordsman has failed to break through again this time. It's been so long." According to common sense, no matter how long it takes, the Blood Grudge-level Evildoer who has successfully broken through should have come out.
Han Yu continued to drink her tea leisurely. She had seen a lot of things, so she naturally knew what was going on: "Don't rush to make a decision before the last moment." She had also seen cunning men who dragged on for even longer.
After hearing Han Yu's words, Leng Shan felt less anxious, but he was still not optimistic about the swordsman's breakthrough. The rumor that the swordsman had been unable to break through had been circulating in this continent for too long. Almost any cunning person with a little background knew the swordsman's story. For example, he was eager for quick success and his talent was consumed too early, so he could not break through. Or, he was very obsessed with the powerful Gui Shi because of his breakthrough.
This was even once regarded as a typical case told by powerful sorcerers to their younger generations, but it was just a negative one.
At that time, Lengshan heard the elders comment that it was fortunate that the swordsman was a sword practitioner, which required a very high state of mind. If it were someone else, they would have gone crazy long ago.
The reason they stayed in He Village this time was because Qingxin Tao was so famous in the Xunyuan Society that everyone had high expectations for this strange new food.
What if there is a breakthrough?
"The longer this is delayed, the slimmer the hope." Lengshan sat back steadily and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Han Yu did not refute this time, which was basically his tacit attitude.
In fact, it is not just Han Yue and his group who are not optimistic about the swordsman's breakthrough. As time goes by, most of the remaining forces have this attitude.
"I guess he will fail again this time!" Several weirdos who had been living in the mountains and forests and only occasionally returned to He Village were discussing the swordsman's retreat. One of them sneered and said.
"Be careful with your words!" the companion next to him reminded him, but judging from his tone, he seemed perfunctory.
Di Min and Si Ye happened to pass by the bushes, and he did not leave, so he just happened to hear the conversation of this group of weird people.
Looking again, it was still that annoying group of tricksters from Wanjian Mountain.
Di Min immediately responded without hesitation: "I was wondering who was talking behind my back. It turns out it's Wan Jian San's people!"
The Wanjian Mountain elves who were talking were originally talking in a low voice. They never expected that their words would be heard by others. They were suddenly talked back at, and they were shocked!
"who!"
The cunning man who spoke later, Yu Qing, said in a cold voice.
"It's you!" The arrogant and cunning Yusong who spoke first also turned his head and saw Di Min at a glance. He recognized the other party's identity and his tone was a little surprised.
Di Min had no intention of letting the other party go, and asked: "Why, didn't you expect that I would hear it?"
Yusong was so stimulated that he instantly wanted to say out everything in his heart. Everyone knew about the swordsman's affairs, and everyone thought that the possibility of his breakthrough was very small. He was not the only one who said so.
Since he wanted to hear it, he might as well tell it all.
But just as he was about to speak, Yusong was hit by a strong force on the waist, and he instantly swallowed back what he wanted to say.
Yu Song suddenly woke up and realized that the person he was talking about was a true Blood Grudge-level expert, and the swordsman could crush him to death at any time.
Yusong said nothing.
Yuqing frowned. This was not what he wanted to say.
Di Min pursed his lips, feeling unhappy in his heart. How could his master be talked about by this group of people? Just when Di Min was about to speak sarcastically again.
Very abrupt.
The wind stopped?!
A faint sword aura came from a cave in He Village!
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