Chu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up. He was not angry, but full of expectation. He smiled and said, "The sparring just now was a bit boring. If you have any special skills, just use them."

Xu Qian nodded and said: "I will only make one move. After one move, our competition will be over."

This was to prevent Chu Yuanzhen from taking the knife, then waving back and stabbing him into a hedgehog. At that time, Xu Qian died at the age of twenty.

Chu Yuanzhen pondered for a moment and asked: "After you finish using your unique skills, will you enter a period of weakness?"

..... The No. 1 Scholar is really smart and has a bright mind! Xu Qian was a little impressed and nodded: "Yes."

"What secret skill?"

Emperor Yuan Jing, who heard the conversation between the two, looked at Luo Yuheng beside him.

Luo Yuheng shook his head. She actually knew, but she just didn't want to waste her time arguing with Emperor Yuan Jing.

Her calm demeanor made Emperor Yuan Jing frown secretly. As the Supreme Being of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he commanded hundreds of thousands of miles of Dafeng and controlled the life and death of his subjects.

But in front of this woman, he became an emperor with nothing to offer and no advantage at all.

Emperor Yuan Jing had always wanted to practice double cultivation with the Imperial Master to achieve his wish of eternal life, but every time he proposed this idea, Luo Yuheng always ignored it or shied away.

In front of this second-grade Taoist leader, he seemed to be a poor boy with a shallow family background. This made Emperor Yuan Jing very discouraged.

Clang!

In the garden, Xu Qian took back the black gold sword and returned it to the scabbard.

Then, he took a lunge, his knees dropped slightly, and his right hand slowly pressed on the handle of the knife, making a gesture of preparing to draw the knife.

His breath was steady and his emotions were settled. He was like a shore before a tsunami, with his Qi shrinking and collapsing into his body.

Chu Yuanzhen showed a solemn expression and pointed his finger like a sword. With a slight move, he summoned a branch and held it in his hand, replacing the sword with the branch.

Clang... When Xu Qian's thumb popped out the black gold sword, he imagined a golden lion roaring in his mind. Accompanied by Shen Xiong's roar, he drew the sword.

There was a "boom" in Chu Yuanzhen's ears, like thunder exploding above his head, and then he saw a thin line of sword energy flashing away.

At this critical moment, Zhuangyuan Lang unhurriedly handed over the branch in his hand.

boom!

The moment the tree branch hit the sword, a violent shock wave instantly swept through the entire garden. The rockery under Chu Yuanzhen's feet exploded first, followed closely by the pavilion behind him. The four pillars broke and the top of the pavilion flew high into the sky.

The calm water stirred up violent waves, and the waves exploded. Seeing that the quiet room behind him was about to collapse, Luo Yuheng's red lips lightly opened: "Sure!"

The violent shock wave stagnated for an instant and then disappeared.

In the field, Xu Qian was sitting cross-legged, with a knife across his knees and a sluggish expression.

Half of Chu Yuanzhen's sleeves exploded, revealing his powerful forearms with prominent muscles. He slowly bent his five fingers, then released them, repeated several times to relieve the pain, and sighed:

"It's awesome, it's awesome... If you were in the fifth level, this sword could seriously injure me."

Damn it, I hit with all my strength and it just killed a lonely person... Xu Qian complained in his heart, raised his head, imitated Xu Erlang's expression, and said calmly:

"He is worthy of being a strong man who can fight against Li Miaozhen. Xu is willing to be defeated."

Xu Qian is also a very proud person, and his arrogance is no worse than that of the scholars at Yunlu Academy... Chu Yuanzhen smiled and nodded.

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at the garden and turned to look at Luo Yuheng. The stunningly beautiful female Imperial Master stared intently at Xu Qi'an.

Seeing this, Emperor Yuan Jing showed a cheerful smile, "Chu Yuanzhen is indeed an outstanding disciple of Renzong. This kind of cultivation is rare. Xu Qi'an is still far behind, but he is only a silver gong after all. He still needs to work hard."

It seemed that Chu Yuanzhen was favored and Xu Qian was disgraced, but in fact it was just the opposite. A mere silver gong cut off Chu Yuanzhen's sleeves. There were many more silver gongs like this in the yamen.

Luo Yuheng forced a smile.

Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly became more cheerful and said with a smile: "I still have something to do in the palace. If I can't stay for a long time, the imperial master can see me off."

Luo Yuheng made a gesture of invitation.

At this time, Xu Qian in the courtyard suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, I will join you in this humble position."

Chu Yuanzhen also saluted, but did not speak.

Emperor Yuan Jing and Luo Yuheng had no choice but to stop. The former glanced at Xu Qian, who had been promoted to Silver Gong, with majestic eyes. He rarely kept a straight face and nodded:

"Wonderful duel, Xu Qian, you have good talent, don't let down the imperial court's cultivation of you."

Xu Qian'an responded eloquently: "Thank you for your cultivation, I will work hard at my humble position and die."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded with satisfaction and walked side by side towards the temple with Luo Yuheng.

A vain verbal commendation without any actual expression...Xu Qi'an looked at the backs of the two people and curled his lips.

When the two of them were out of sight, Chu Yuanzhen said: "Brother Xu, wait a moment, I'm going to change clothes."

After that, he turned around and went to the quiet room.

A few minutes later, the door of the quiet room opened, and Chu Yuanzhen said loudly: "Brother Xu, come in and drink tea."

Xu Qi'an stepped into the threshold and saw Chu Yuanzhen sitting at the table. He had changed into a moon-white robe, but the green shirt with cut sleeves was missing.

"Hey, where did Brother Chu get his clothes? Where's that green shirt?" Xu Qizhan looked around in a pretentious manner.

"I have a storage magic weapon." Chu Yuanzhen poured him a cup of tea and explained gently.

.......This, I want to say next: Wow, Brother Chu is so powerful, is it the Qiankun magic in his sleeves? How can I be as honest as you, bah, don't give me a chance at all. You are more honest than Li Miaozhen

!Xu Qian complained in her heart and asked without changing her expression: "Can you show me?"

Chu Yuanzhen shook his head: "The senior who gave me the magic weapon once told me not to reveal it to others lightly."

Be open and aboveboard even if you reject someone.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Xu Qian said regretfully.

According to the warning, Taoist Master Jin Lian also told him, mainly to guard against the Taoist priests of the Di Sect. After all, the Di Sect is a sect that has been passed down for thousands of years. Although there was a split many years ago, the foundation is still very deep.

Don't be careless.

"Brother Chu, isn't he a student of Yunlu Academy?" Xu Qian asked.

"I studied at Yunlu Academy and later went to the Imperial College." Chu Yuanzhen made no secret and breathed out: "When I was young, I was full of ambitions and talents and wanted to sell them to the emperor's family. I knew that the students of Yunlu Academy were not allowed to do anything.

If he was reused, he left the academy and studied at the Imperial College."

"Then why did you resign later?"

"Because Bai Wuyi is a scholar, and learning literature can't save Dafeng, he simply resigned from his post, became a man in white clothes, and traveled around the world with a sword." Chu Yuanzhen sighed.

I know a guy who felt that studying medicine could not save the country, so he went to code...Xu Qian slapped the table and exclaimed: "So cool!"

No wonder when Chu Yuanzhen saw Emperor Yuan Jing just now, he just gave a faint salute and did not say hello... He paid attention to this detail. Now that we put it together, it should be this person who really disappointed Chu Yuanzhen.

The Nine-Five Supreme Being who is obsessed with monasticism.

The two of them were drinking tea and chatting, and it was Chu Yuanzhen who was talking, telling Xu Qi'an what he had experienced during his many years of travel.

"The barbarians in the north only have a population of one million, while I, Dafeng, have a large state with a population of tens of millions. However, for thousands of years, the barbarians have always been a thorn in my side. Do you know why?

"Because the northern barbarians are of the bloodline of ancient gods and demons."

"Ancient gods and demons?" Xu Qian was puzzled.

"It is said that when the world first opened, a group of gods and demons were born who moved mountains and reclaimed seas, and caught stars and moons. Later, they disappeared without knowing it. The northern barbarians are called the descendants of gods and demons. This is not groundless. They are born with strong bodies and can carry cauldrons.

.In the tribe, babies with atavistic phenomena are born from time to time. Scales grow on the body, a horn grows on the forehead, and a giant tail of a python grows. Babies are two feet tall three years after they are born...all kinds of strange phenomena,

All are confirming this statement.

"Based on these phenomena, the historians of Dafeng speculated that during the barbaric period, there must be an era when gods and demons were active. In that era, humans were as weak as ants and could only rely on gods and demons to survive. This is how the northern barbarians came into being.

"And we are the human race that rose up later."

No, isn't there reproductive isolation between gods and demons and humans... Xu Qi'an argued in his mind and asked: "I suspect it is a mixture of humans and demons, not gods and demons. After all, the northern barbarians and the northern

The demon clan is an alliance."

Regarding this question, Chu Yuanzhen pondered for a long time and said: "As for whether gods and demons exist, I have heard a saying that the Gu god sleeping in the abyss in southern Xinjiang is the god and demon who survived the ancient times, and he is also the only god.

magic."

Is the Gu God an ancient god or demon? You can ask No. 5 about this question...Xu Qian's heart suddenly moved and he made a connection, "So in the Battle of Shanhaiguan that year, the northern and southern barbarians formed an alliance?"

"This is a good idea. We only know that the northern and southern barbarians have always maintained a relatively friendly relationship. We just think that there is a big monk in the middle and they all covet this pancake, so they are natural allies. But it may also be the blood of gods and demons that makes them

They maintain a relatively friendly relationship."

Chu Yuanzhen said excitedly: "If the historian knew this idea, he would be very excited."

The conversation continues.

"Across the territory of the northern barbarians, further north is the polar region. It is so cold that it can freeze a person from the inside out. But there are still traces of life surviving. I once saw a strange race with a human head and a fish body. They

Possessing intelligence, but does not understand human language. He can communicate through gestures.

"There are mostly females in their group. One male is often assigned to multiple females and is responsible for getting them pregnant. Apart from mating, the males don't have to do anything else. Hunting is left to the females."

Extremely envious...Xu Qi'an said.

"But due to overwork, males often do not live for more than twenty years, and the offspring they give birth to are still mostly female."

Therefore, boys should keep themselves clean and protect themselves, and not let women covet their bodies...Xu Qi'an said.
To be continued...