A monk was sitting cross-legged in a glacier crevice, his whole body almost integrated with the surrounding environment. He had been here for half a day. Although he wanted to leave this dangerous place, he couldn't leave yet.
He was the one who released the stone sword, and he was the one who hid the sword tomb and cave of the sword vein. He did such a big thing in exchange for a benefit.
He still doesn't know who he is dealing with. The other party is very cautious and gave him a set of stone swords, as well as the specific location of the cave in Dushan Ice and Snow Sword Pavilion. He is just a tool, an insignificant middleman, and someone who can be killed at any time. Abandoned person.
He himself knows this. As long as he can achieve his goal, nothing else matters to him.
You can't leave Dushan too far. If you are too far away, it will be difficult to control the various changes of the stone sword in the alien space. This set of stone swords is very magical. If nothing else, this kind of space ability alone is unheard of. , he manipulated it very hard. There is no way around it. The real master of the stone sword would not do it himself in order to avoid suspicion.
This place is dozens of miles away from Dushan, which is the farthest distance he can go while maintaining control of the stone sword. The sword's veins are ruthless, and he doesn't want any surprises.
This place is good, it is a place that he has observed long ago. He will stay here at least until the end of the Dushan Ceremony. If there are still no accidents, someone will come to replace him.
Complete the task, get the other party's commitment, and do what you have always wanted to do.
There is no other way. If you are weak, you can only take grain from the fire for others. Fortunately, this task is not a narrow escape. In his opinion, the possibility of Jianmai deciphering the mystery of the cave and finding him is very small. Space ability is the most important thing for a Taoist heritage. A powerful test, in the Splendid Continent, no orthodoxy is qualified.
What he has to do now is to hide himself, pay attention to the changes that may occur in the alien space through the stone body on his body, even if the possibility of changes is very small, and wait for the end.
In a sense, this task is not difficult.
While waiting, he suddenly felt signs of biological movement on the ice. For maximum safety, he did not release his consciousness, fearing that the Jianmai disciples would search, but just listened quietly.
This place is rarely inhabited, and no creature is willing to stay in the harsh living environment. Only the most tenacious humans will appear wherever there is water and sunshine.
From the worry and nervousness at the beginning, to the gradual relief, one can basically tell from the heavy footsteps that this person is a mortal, probably one of those sparse mountain people near the snow-capped mountains, and they are also the only indigenous people here.
Through the mirror reflection of the ice, he discovered that the person walking over was a young girl, wearing thick fur, which covered her agile body, but she could still move freely in the complex terrain of the glacier.
Xiaoman was carrying a basket on his back and a thick wooden stick in his hand, constantly poking at the ice in front of him. This is the experience of the locals. In this land of ice and snow that may collapse at any time, you need to be careful every step you take. Even though she has been to this place countless times.
Her face was flushed red from being cold for a long time, and although her hands were wearing thick animal skin gloves, they were still cracked. In order to survive, this was what she had to do every day, stroking the glacier bit by bit. In order to harvest the precious snow moss under the ice, it can be exchanged for the family's daily necessities after selling it to a merchant.
Her childhood dreams have long since been dashed by reality, and now she has almost completely forgotten her past wishes and is struggling alone under the pressure of life.
It's not that Dushan Jianmai doesn't keep her promise, but that cultivation is not something that everyone can participate in. She has been admitted by Jianmai to the Daoqian Academy at the foot of the mountain since she was ten years old, and there are children from nearby mountain residents there.
, but after so many years, no more than ten out of a hundred children can sense Qi, and none can truly enter the Tao and build a foundation. This is the cruel reality.
The Mountain Folk Academy will not expel them just because they are older. You can keep learning as long as you want. However, the inherent pride and stubbornness of the Mountain Folk prevent them from doing such a thing. When they become adults, there are
How can you remain an old child when you have a family to support?
Xiaoman stayed in the school for six years, and like most children achieved nothing. She left resolutely after turning sixteen, knowing that she was not the material and that she needed to take care of her elderly parents and younger brothers and sisters.
In the past two years, she has returned to the standard mountain folk appearance, and forced herself to forget her dreams. Dreams are dreams, and there will always be a moment when she wakes up.
This glacier is very large, with crisscrossed ice crevices inside. Just under the ice crevices lies the main source of income for the mountain people, a precious herbal medicine, snow moss.
Every family here will pick snow moss and wait for merchants to buy it in exchange for firewood, rice, oil, salt, iron, porcelain, tea, sugar and other indispensable necessities for survival. The previous merchants were very evil, but since the arrival of the sword cultivators, they have put things in order.
, the current price is relatively fair, and it has made the lives of mountain residents much easier.
As she gets older, six years of study has made her understand a lot of truths. She knows that things like this can only be blamed on her own lack of opportunities, and that they are destined by God.
But it is precisely because she has learned a lot that she is increasingly dissatisfied with staying in this bitter and cold place. She wants to go out. Even if she cannot practice cultivation, there are many ways to change the living conditions of her family.
She is now looking for snow moss day and night every day, just to accumulate some capital as soon as possible, and to persuade her parents who are reluctant to leave their hometown.
There is another ice crevice ahead, which is relatively deep and has a complex internal structure. Such terrain has certain dangers, but it often means there is more snow and moss. She is still young and not afraid of danger, and she has learned a lot of basics in six years.
Martial arts, full of confidence in myself.
I found a strong ice surface to drive the stakes, skillfully tied the rope, and then drove the auxiliary stakes at another location. As a veteran ice and snow mountain dweller, these are survival skills passed down from generation to generation.
Then, slide down the ice crevice along the rope, use the ice chisel to control the body, and slowly descend to the bottom; looking up, there are dozens of snow moss as green as jade, exuding an alluring fragrance, and these are just ice crevices.
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I was in a good mood. Today must be a good harvest day. I shoveled off the snow and moss along the way and carefully put them into the rattan basket behind me.
There was more snow moss than she imagined. As she walked and shoveled, she slowly walked farther and farther, and gradually lost her observation of the surrounding environment. There were no ferocious beasts in the glacier, and insects and hogs could not survive at such low temperatures.
Survival, the most dangerous thing here is the environment. As long as there is no snowstorm, everything is not a big problem.
When he turned a corner, he felt a strong force and rushed forward involuntarily.
What is it? Xiaoman was completely unprepared physically and mentally.
