On the border of the Principality of Artis, at the Huangfeng Pass, there is yellow sand raging here all year round. The mountain peaks are like two portals reaching into the sky. The cliffs are steep and the rocks are jagged, as if they have been split open with a sword, so they are also called the first line.
sky.
From Tiandou City to Wuhun City, if you pass here, you can save at least dozens of miles compared to taking the official road. It is a shortcut.
Although the terrain here is difficult, surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the road is not very spacious and flat, there is still no problem in allowing large carriages to pass.
In fact, there are many such shortcuts from Tiandou City to Wuhun City.
…
On the wide and flat official road, a huge motorcade was like a long running dragon, moving forward steadily and quickly.
On both sides of the convoy was a group of five hundred soldiers, fully armed and wearing elite armor. They were the five hundred royal knights led by Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Tiandou Empire.
On the luxurious and spacious carriage in the center of the front row, Ma Hongjun, Shui Bing'er and others, as well as Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian and others, a total of ten people, were all sitting on this carriage.
Everyone walked along the way, chatting and admiring the scenery along the way.
Huo Wu said, "Hongjun, you told me before that you would tell me when you were free. Can you tell me now?"
Feng Xiaotian touched the tip of his nose, smiled slightly, and said, "Why don't you tell us?"
Ma Hongjun nodded. These two people were now his nominal disciples, so there was no harm in telling them, even though they were won in a bet.
"Several of us are born with full soul power. Apart from the differences in cultivation caused by different martial souls, our talents are actually about the same. Logically speaking, it is impossible for people in my age group to have the same talent.
With your current level of cultivation, this is what I said before about the difference between ordinary geniuses and monster geniuses."
"What do you mean?" Huo Wu asked.
Ma Hongjun said, "I won't talk about ordinary geniuses. There is no soul master student who can participate in the competition who is not a genius. I will talk about what a monster genius is."
Everyone nodded quickly, and Ma Hongjun continued, "The so-called monster genius is a genius who cheats on himself. The so-called cheating means thinking about how to practice faster, to be stronger than others, and so on. You guys
Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, keep talking." Everyone responded.
Ma Hongjun glanced at everyone and said, "I have always believed that geniuses who always think about cheating themselves are the real geniuses, the so-called monster geniuses, while the others are just ordinary geniuses. Even if they are not cheating, they are not.
Just think about cheating on yourself. Although you may be unhappy when I say this, it is the truth."
"No, no, just keep talking."
"..."
Everyone looked thoughtful, shook their heads, and signaled Ma Hongjun to continue.
Feng Xiaotian said, "Wait a minute. Hongjun, you keep talking about cheating, cheating. What does cheating mean? I'm still a little confused. Can you explain it in detail? I just think about how I can practice.
Faster? How can I be stronger than others?"
Ma Hongjun nodded, shook his head again, and said, "That's right. The so-called cheating, such as inheriting the legacy of the predecessors, taking the treasures of heaven and earth, obtaining the inheritance of the sect, the income from the treasure hunt in the ruins, etc., whatever you have
, what others don’t have, or what everyone else has that is more outstanding than yours, can be considered cheating. Of course, all of this is based on one’s own efforts and hard work, without affecting the foundation of one’s own cultivation.”
Huo Wu said, "So you are just thinking about cheating yourself all the time, so you can practice so fast?"
Ma Hongjun nodded and said, "Yes, but you all should know my situation, Evil Fire Phoenix, so I have one more thing to say, that is, those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die. If you want to leave unchanged,
My path, not only will it not be able to surpass me, but I’m afraid it won’t end well either.”
"Whoever learns from me will live? Whoever imitates me will die?" Everyone thought thoughtfully.
Huo Wu glanced at Shui Bing'er, Tang San and others, and said, "What about you? Are you the same?"
Shui Bing'er took the words and said, "No, we don't have the talent and talent of Hong Jun, but he said that only a saint who is selfless can achieve his own selfish goals. We just took advantage of Hong Jun and Xiao San."
Ma Hongjun patted Shui Bing'er's hand and said, "Bing'er, I feel embarrassed when you praise me like this. Actually, I have always believed that gathering the wisdom of others is much better than practicing hard on my own, so I have been
I have always been willing to share what I have gained with my friends. And the fact is, without your company all the way, without the guidance of my uncles and teachers, I would not be able to get to where I am today."
Everyone in Shrek looked at each other, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
"hiss!"
Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian took a breath of cold air. They finally understood why the Shrek people were able to compete with them, or even be stronger than them, at such a young age.
…
Everyone moved forward quickly, and with the Tiandou Royal Knights accompanying them to protect them, the fifteen seed teams including Ma Hongjun and others could be said to have a smooth journey.
Passing through various principalities and kingdoms along the way, not to mention the best hospitality during the rest, they were also allowed to go straight through. To say it was smooth and unhindered would be an understatement.
And in order to allow participating students to have a better rest, the Tiandou Empire has equipped each academy with a unique luxury giant carriage.
These carriages all had some ordinary soul tools on them, and everyone could be said to have walked quite smoothly along the way. They were much more upscale than the luxurious carriage that Ma Hongjun took when he went to Tianshui City.
Moreover, along the way, everyone was running on the wide and flat official road, and it can be said that the speed was not slow.
But in this way, some people who had been looking forward to and waiting for them ended up waiting in vain.
In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty days have passed since Ma Hongjun and the others set off from Tiandou City. It seems that in half a day's journey, they will reach the martial soul that is sandwiched between the Tiandou and Xingluo empires.
The city is the destination for this finals.
At this time, on the cliffs hanging high on both sides of the sky in the Principality of Artis, black-clothed and masked figures were lying low, still quietly waiting for the arrival of Ma Hongjun and others.
However, they were destined to be disappointed. The fifteen seed teams did not take any shortcuts this time.
However, they did not wait long. Soon a spy came to report that Ma Hongjun and others had already left the Principality of Artis and would arrive in Wuhun City in the near future.
As the spies finished speaking, a black shadow fell along with purple golden chrysanthemum petals. With a bang, the nearby rocks exploded instantly, and a hoarse voice also sounded.
"Are these people out of their minds? Instead of taking the shortcut, take the high road."
"Old ghost, do you want to chase me?"
The chrysanthemum petals condensed, the purple gold light shone, and the slender and enchanting Ju Douluo Yueguan walked out of it.
The black shadow said, "It's too late. Let's go back and report to His Majesty the Pope."
"This is really unreasonable, how could this happen?" Ju Douluo said bitterly.
"Two adults." The black-clothed and masked spy hesitated to speak.
The black shadow said impatiently, "Say what you want to say quickly."
"yes."
The spy swallowed, stepped back, and said cautiously, "According to the informant we installed, one of our targets this time, a student named Ma Hongjun, said that he didn't want to take a shortcut and bumpy roads, and wanted to be comfortable along the way.
I was so convinced that I lay down in the Holy City, that’s why, that’s why.”
The black shadow swayed slightly, and a cold aura suddenly filled the air, and he said in a cold voice, "Let's retreat."
The corner of Ju Douluo's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. His expression was also not very good. Only he and the old ghost knew that their real target this time was actually Ma Hongjun. They didn't expect that he would escape because of this reason.
One calamity.
In fact, they didn't know that Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo and the others, who were hiding in the dark and following Ma Hongjun and others all the way, were relieved compared to Ju Douluo and Lao Gui.
——I haven’t been in a good state recently. I can’t calm down all the time. I have been making adjustments. In addition, the power has been cut off frequently recently. Huang Yi is here to say sorry to everyone. I will work hard to code words later.