Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong were lying in the sparse forest on the slope of a hill at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain in the southeast of Luoyang. In the distance below was the tributary of Yingshui flowing by.
This is the place where they made an appointment with Ba Fenghan. There are four short bamboo poles that only the three of them can understand inside and outside. They are arranged in directions to indicate where the two of them are hiding.
But Ba Fenghan still hasn't appeared.
Kou Zhong looked up at the stars in the sky and sighed: "The whole world is different now that the situation has changed. We usually don't look at the sky so wholeheartedly. The more we look at it, the more we realize how careless we were in looking at the sky before."
Xu Ziling pointed to a cluster of light in the sky and said: That is the Pleiades star cluster, which is composed of seven brighter main stars, so it is also called the Seven Sisters star cluster.
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: How do you know such a profound name?
Xu Ziling shrugged and said: I learned it all from Mr. Lu's books. Wouldn't it be interesting to know two more stars?
Kou Zhong said: Can you teach me a lesson? Then next time I look at the sky, I can show my authority in front of others! Xu Ziling said: What can't two brothers in the same generation teach you?
Kou Zhong said happily: This sentence always comes from me. Coming from you is the first time I have solved the problem.
Xu Ziling sighed: What difference does it make if we don't come out? In fact, we are closer than brothers. To put it bluntly, if you want to recognize the stars, you must first understand the distinction between Sanyuan and the Twenty-eight Constellations. Sanyuan is Ziwei, Taiwei and Tianshi are the twenty-eight constellations.
There are seven places in the southeast, north and west, which add up to twenty-eight places!
Kou Zhonggan smiled and said: Hey! Just learn the next lesson first before remembering the location and name of the Twenty-eight Sus. Then he went elsewhere and said: There is only a thin line between victory and victory in the daytime battle with the demon girl. All he needs to do is miss and get injured and run away.
And I don’t know if it’s us who can escape, not the witch. It’s really dangerous.
Xu Ziling said: If the skill can be measured with a scale, the demon girl will never be as good as the sum of the three of us put together.
But she was able to take advantage of various situations and endless magic skills to play with us. If she hadn't misjudged my Laoba's sword, it might not have been able to hurt her.
Kou Zhongtou agreed: "But Lao Ba's sword was indeed extraordinary. Even if the demon girl blocked it, she would still be injured! It's almost dawn, why hasn't Lao Ba arrived yet?"
After saying that, he sat up.
Xu Ziling was still looking at the sky, fascinated.
Kou Zhonghuan looked around and suddenly his whole body trembled, pointing in the direction of Yingshui's upstream.
When Xu Ziling sat up and woke up from a dream, Kou Zhong had already bounced up and shot into the sky like a shooting star towards Yingshui.
When Xu Ziling rushed to the shore, Kou Zhong jumped up from the water with Ba Fenghan, who was still holding the Zhanxuan Sword in his right hand and his face as pale as a dead man.
Xu Ziling took his long sword and Ba Fenghan groaned: Let's go quickly! Qu Ao is here!
The two were shocked and carried Ba Fenghan away with Luohuang.
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Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling took turns carrying Ba Fenghan on their backs and ran for more than 30 miles in one breath. They searched for the depths of the dense forest and burrowed in. On the one hand, they could avoid people's eyes and ears. On the other hand, there were many streams in the forest for them to wade through, making it difficult for the enemy.
track.
In the afternoon, they couldn't walk any more, so they found a cave to rest and inject Qi to heal Ba Fenghan's injuries. The innate true Qi fruit of "The Secret of Immortality" was extraordinary. In less than half an hour, Ba Fenghan's face returned to color and he spat out two mouthfuls.
After the blood stasis, his breathing became smoother and he sighed: I was really lucky this time. If you hadn't rescued me from the river in time, I would have drowned.
Xu Ziling asked with concern: How is your situation now?
Ba Feng coldly snorted: Even though Qu Ao's Nine Transformations of Condensation is powerful, it can't kill me. As long as I have three more hours and you guys help me, I will be able to fully recover.
Then he said distressedly: I still don't understand why he was able to catch up with me. But he obviously consumed a lot of real energy because he was traveling in a hurry, otherwise I wouldn't be able to distance myself from him by jumping off a cliff and escape by using water.
Kou Zhongdao: See you later! Now we can only pray to God and pray to Buddha, hoping that Qu Ao will not find this place within these three hours, otherwise it will be terrible!
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Time passes minute by minute.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling took turns giving Qi to Ba Fenghan to heal his injuries, while the other went to guard outside the cave.
At dusk, it was Xu Ziling's turn to look outside the cave. He chose a nearby rugged boulder that was quite hidden and could monitor the entire mountainous area below, and sat down.
In the beautiful scenery of the setting sun, you can see the steep cliffs and the green water flowing between the two mountains. The lush and green water plants in the river reflect the dark color of the river water, which is in sharp contrast to the green water of the Danshan Mountains.
Three sailboats just came into his sight. The water was flowing and the trees were green. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
It was an unprecedented feeling.
What was moving was not the sailboat but Xu Ziling and the entire mountains and fields lined with dangerous peaks, while the water was moving at another speed.
Xu Ziling's heart was carefree, happy and peaceful.
His entire field of thoughts expanded, and the energy in his body surged, all the fatigue from traveling and healing Ba Fenghan was wiped away.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but the sun has long since gone down. A gust of evening wind blows under the western mountains, accompanied by the sound of clothes fluttering in the air.
Xu Ziling slowly closed his eyes without any fear in his heart.
The visitors kept approaching, and just by listening to their speed, one could tell that if it weren't for Qu Ao, he would be a top expert like Huan Huan.
With a long roar, Xu Ziling rose up and landed on the slope covered with weeds and trees below. Qu Ao, the flying eagle, known as Tiele's best master, just arrived at the foot of the slope and stopped suddenly.
Qu Ao is tall and thin, but he can give people a straight and tough look. His skin is dark from long-term exposure to the sun. He has a sheep face, but his contours are as clear and powerful as a knife, and he is matched with a pair of falcons. Sharp Eyes indeed has an intimidating spirit of not being angry or intimidating.
Just by meeting Xu Ziling, he felt from the twinkling look in his eyes that Qu Ao was the kind of person who was conceited, selfish and insidious. Such a person would put himself at the center of everything, as if he thought he had the privileges given to him by God to run amok.
The two of them were now three feet apart, but without seeing how Qu Ao acted, a cold murderous aura swept over him like a surging wave towards Xu Ziling.
Xu Ziling stood proudly and secretly raised his skills to resist the opponent's invincible energy and said calmly: "I killed your son. If you want to take revenge, just take action!"
Qu Ao's eyes gleamed and he said in surprise: "You have such a hard-headed attitude that you don't care about death. How many moves do you think you can do with me?"
Originally, Qu Ao planned to knock him down with a thunderous force as soon as he came up, and then calmly deal with the other two people, and then punish the three of them to survive and not to die, as he could not vent his hatred for his beloved son's murder.
Little did they know that Xu Ziling had an invincible and invincible aura as he stood above him.
In this situation, even with Qu Ao's ability, he had to attack with all his strength. At that time, it was easy to fight to the death, but it was impossible to capture him alive.
Qu Aonai, a martial arts master of the generation, disintegrated Xu Ziling's momentum from the bottom of his heart. As long as the opponent calculates how many moves he can block, he will naturally have a mentality of being invincible, and his momentum will be reduced accordingly.
Xu Ziling smiled slightly and said: Mr. Qu is still so naive at such an old age. Now I am recharging my energy and have a helping hand. However, Mr. Qu was exhausted after two days of traveling and fighting with all his life. Don't let your hard-earned reputation go down the drain in one moment.
Qu Ao felt for the first time how powerful Xu Ziling was.
What puzzled him the most was that the other party was full of energy and had not consumed his true energy to the point of exhaustion due to hard fighting and trekking during the day. This was completely impossible.
Although he had injured Ba Fenghan earlier, the victory was not easy; he also suffered internal injuries due to Ba Fenghan's counterattack and had not yet recovered in order to pursue the enemy. As Xu Ziling said, he became a tired soldier.
The most powerful thing about Xu Ziling's words was that because he was still young and his reputation was far behind him, it was not a big deal to lose, but he definitely couldn't afford to lose.
Suddenly, Qu Ao had an unfathomable feeling for Xu Ziling.
In the past, he could see through his opponent every time he faced him, but this time it was an exception.
Even if Bi Xuan had been replaced, someone like Ning Daoqi would have had the same troubles and doubts if he had put himself in his shoes. Even Xu Ziling himself was aware of the situation in front of him but didn't know why.
It's all because the "Secret of Immortality" is a secret that has not been passed down through the ages and coincides with the principles of heaven and man. Everything that comes out of nature comes from the way of heaven that Lao Tzu said is Taoable, extraordinary, mysterious and mysterious.
Just now, Xu Ziling's wonderful hand accidentally inserted into the Heavenly Dao, which cannot be described in words, is invisible and intangible to ordinary people, and the essence in his body merges with the essence of heaven and earth. Like an epiphany, he suddenly replenished the consumed real energy.
I am still more diligent. I wonder who can understand such a mysterious truth.
Qu Aoben didn't have the feeling that he couldn't, but he had been famous for decades and his mind was as strong as a rock, so he would never feel depressed and discouraged. He snorted and rushed towards Xu Ziling on the slope.
To Qu Ao's surprise, Xu Ziling also jumped up in the air and rushed towards Qu Ao.
Qu Ao originally thought that Xu Ziling would guard the slope and prevent him from crossing the thunder pool, lest he deal with Ba Fenghan and Kou Zhong who were hiding.
But now Xu Ziling was attacking with all his might without scruples, how could he not be shocked?
But at this moment, there was no room for thinking too much about Qu Ao's fingers and tiptoes, and he charged forward diagonally to meet Xu Ziling's incoming and outgoing directions. The strong energy generated by his fingers made it airtight, forcing him to fight hard.
Xu Ziling saw that Qu Ao's claws were mysterious, unpredictable, unpredictable, and tightly sealed. However, he changed his moves midway and focused on defense. He couldn't help but let out a long laugh, turned over in the air, and raised his fists half a foot high.
Fight hard and hit Qu Ao's claw shadow.
The sound of clashing energy could not help but be heard.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than ten moves.
With a muffled groan, Xu Ziling floated back up the slope and staggered before he regained his footing. The leg of his trouser leg on his left leg was shattered, revealing two blood stains. Blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth, and blood streaks escaped from the corner of his mouth.
Qu Ao stood in the middle of the slope, his face livid, his eyes flashing fiercely.
He had already attacked with all his strength just now, but he didn't know that Xu Ziling had repeatedly defused his sure-kill move with his extraordinary moves. How could he be so shameless?
Xu Ziling laughed and said: Zaoqu Lao, you are tired! You still have to show off your strength and try to see the moves!
This time, even Qu Ao also respected his bravery. Xu Ziling had narrowly escaped death just now. If he had not avoided the critical attack on his lower crotch and blocked his delicate claw with the side of his leg, he would have been lying on the ground.
Now that the blood had not stopped but was coming back again, Qu Ao looked at him differently and became more murderous in his heart.
No matter how he behaved, Xu Ziling greeted him with a smile: "Try another move!"
Xu Ziling saw him strike diagonally with his palm, and there were countless changes in his body and footwork. He was completely enveloped in waves and incoming energy. Knowing that Qu Ao was angry and attacking with all his strength, he still dared to be tough.
He quickly took three steps back and punched the air.
Qu Ao was also surprised by his cultivation level.
This punch made no sense in the eyes of outsiders, but it just blocked his change of moves.
Assuming that he continues to attack according to the original route, he will definitely be blocked by the opponent's sharp punch before changing his moves.
This was the first time in his life that he encountered such a strange move.
If you are in your best condition, even if you don't have time to regenerate new energy, you are still confident that you can shock the opponent with this punch and knock him back. But now that you are exhausted, you can only use your usual six or seven successes. If you are so reluctant to fight hard, you can't gain much advantage.
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Qu Ao yelled angrily and moved his leg sideways to kick Xu Ziling's right side into the empty goal.
Seeing that the strange move worked, Xu Ziling's spirit increased and his confidence increased. He used his hands to conjure up thousands of palm shadows and attacked Qu Ao crazily.
Qu Ao was so angry when he saw that this younger generation actually took this opportunity to seize the opportunity to take the initiative to attack. He quickly collected his mind and launched the Thirteen Eagle Transformation Styles containing the magical power of concentration.
The Thirteen Movements of Eagle Transformation are actually the essence of Qu Ao's self-created martial arts, which has simplified the complexity. The complex changes of palms, fingers, and claws are included in the Thirteen Movements. Together with the leaping and moving body techniques, the changes are endless.
It is difficult to fathom the precision and subtlety of a flying eagle flying across the sky to pounce on its prey.
Xu Ziling felt that before his eyes, Hua Qu Ao had flown up and launched a ferocious attack on him with mercury pouring down all over the ground.
The initiative rests with the opponent.
Xu Ziling knew that regardless of his experience, martial arts skills, or vision, he was far behind his opponent, so he had to grit his teeth and focus on dodging and sealing, coupled with his outstanding Yi sword skills, he struggled to withstand the opponent's force, which was as powerful as the Yangtze River.
Violent offensive.
Qu Ao bounced up and down like a flying eagle, launching wave after wave of attacks at Xu Ziling.
Wow!
Xu Ziling spurted blood and fell to the ground, but his right foot picked up on the fingertips stabbed by Qu Ao, and the situation was extremely critical.
Qu Ao climbed up to a height of ten feet and shouted: "Today next year will be the anniversary of your death."
Press down with both palms with all your strength.
Xu Ziling rolled down the slope and immediately collapsed, revealing two palm prints.
Qu Ao took a breath and landed on the slope.
Suddenly there was a wind of swords, and the wind of swords broke through the air from behind.
boom!
Xu Ziling struggled to stand up and fell to the ground unable to get up.
In the flash of lightning, Qu Ao already knew by his internal observation skills that he had just wanted to kill Xu Ziling and had used the Thirteenth Form of Eagle Transformation that should never be used when the true energy was depleted. Now he no longer had the energy to deal with Ba Fenghan and Kou.
Zhong's teamed up to attack.
Making a quick decision, Qu Ao moved sideways and disappeared into the darkness of the mountains.
Ba Fenghan and Kou Zhong appeared majestically on the slope and watched Qu Ao disappear without a trace. They then looked down at Xu Ziling who was trying to get up. Then they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They knelt down on the ground and said nothing except gasping.