After dawn, Shen Lang packed up his luggage and set off again, but he did not take the official road and still walked in the dark and dense forest.
Although the Nanhai Sect is destroyed, the big eagle is still there.
Shen Lang was a little worried. If he was targeted by that big eagle again, who knows, a real master would come riding the eagle.
After all, Xue Mingyue is the emperor's lover. Who knows if the emperor will miss his old love and send out experts to avenge her.
If there is a fourth grade...
Even though Shen Lang wiped out three waves of forces in one go last night, killing so many sixth- and fifth-grade masters like chopping melons and vegetables, the fourth-grade warrior and the sixth- and fifth-grade warriors are completely different concepts.
Even a "fake fourth grade" like Jin Yiming will be a huge threat before his true energy is exhausted.
Not to mention the fourth-grade True Qi who can condense "Qi Seeds" with his own ability.
Shen Lang still remembers how Zhu Yunfei, the great elder of the Nanhai Sect, easily subdued Chen Yuniang with a snap of his fingers.
A scene like the one last night where hundreds of people were surrounded and killed, if it were a fourth-grade accomplished warrior of Zhu Yunfei's level, there would be no need to make any arrangements at all and he could easily suppress it with a backhand.
To be on the safe side, Shen Lang decided to walk in the forest, using the dense shade to cover his body - no matter how sharp the giant eagle's eyesight was, it couldn't see through it, right?
Anyway, he has space with him, plenty of supplies, and little demons to help him explore and open the way. Traveling through the mountains and fields is just a little troublesome, but his life and safety are guaranteed.
We walked over mountains and ridges like this for two days. In the evening, Xiao Zhao, who was scouting the road ahead, sent a spiritual message to Shen Lang, saying that there was a valley with a good environment ahead and he could camp here for one night.
Shen Lang followed Xiao Zhao's guidance and walked toward the valley, and soon came to a cliff.
Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, you can see the valley below. The environment is indeed very beautiful.
This valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with green grass and blooming mountain flowers at the bottom of the valley.
There is also a small waterfall, falling from the cliff more than 20 feet high on the opposite side, and a deep pool emerges below.
The stream that overflows from the pond crosses the valley and sinks into a dense bamboo forest at the east end of the valley.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, looking at the waterfall on the opposite side, and then at the green pool, clear stream, mountain flowers, and bamboo forest, Shen Lang smiled at the little guy next to him:
"Xiao Zhao really found a good place! I decided not only to camp here, but also to retreat here for a while. Anyway, the financial sponsor did not limit the time for me to arrive in the capital, but told me to walk slowly on the road.
See more, so I decided to at least advance to the sixth level here, cultivate my internal strength, and then consider setting off!"
Xiao Gu naturally has no objection to this.
Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu and Xiao Ya also agreed.
To the little monsters, although human cities are interesting, the vast world and wild nature are more in line with their natures.
At that moment, Shen Lang jumped down from the edge of the cliff. After falling two or three feet, he pulled out the Xuanbing Sword with his backhand and stabbed it on the cliff wall, slowing down his fall. He pulled out the sword again and let his body fall freely.
After falling two or three feet, he used the same method to stab the cliff with his sword.
Repeatedly, Shen Lang easily reached the bottom of the valley and kept his feet on the ground.
Xiaogu also followed his example, stabbing the cliff with the hundred-forged black iron sword and landing easily.
After wandering around the valley for a while, Shen Lang put the small fish into the deep pool to play in the water. Xiao Zhao, who had arrived first, was flapping butterflies in the flowers, leaving Xiao Ya to practice in the space by swallowing the emperor's liquid. He walked into the bamboo forest with Xiaogu,
Cut down big bamboo and prepare to build a small bamboo house.
Of course Shen Lang doesn't know how to do carpentry, let alone build a house.
But it's just a shack that can barely protect you from the wind and rain, and you can stay there for a while. With the various tools on hand and a little imagination, you can almost do it.
When it got dark, a barely visible bamboo shack was erected in the forest.
He also built a stove with earth by the stream, took out rich ingredients from the space, made a dinner, and had a feast with the little monsters. Shen Lang began to think about what kind of achievements he should achieve in this retreat.
First, Xiaoya must advance to the second level.
Secondly, the martial arts must be promoted to the sixth level to cultivate internal strength. As for Taoism, one must master the seventh-level magic "Water Mirror Shadow Technique" and all four ninth-level Taoisms to be able to "instant cast" without damage.
" level.
In other words, if the cultivation level is not enough, forcing the spell to be cast instantly will consume three times the mental energy of normal spell casting, and will also cause a certain concussion impact on the sea of consciousness, causing the subsequent spell casting to fail and the chance of backlash on one's body will be greatly increased.
But if you have enough cultivation, it is not impossible to cast instant spells without damage.
A monk at the seventh level can theoretically cast spells of the ninth level and below without any damage. A monk at the sixth level can cast spells of the eighth level and below instantly. By analogy, at the second level, he can cast all the spells of the fourth level instantly.
and lower level spells.
As for the first product...
It is said that the first-level great master has been at a certain level of "qualitative change", and his soul has begun to "transform". Any spell below the first-level can be cast instantly with thought. Even the first-level spell can be cast instantly and without damage through various special methods.
Shen Lang's current mental strength is equivalent to that of a seventh-level Taoist monk, and he is already qualified to cast ninth-level spells without damage.
Now you just need to keep practicing and continuously improve the rune strength of each ninth-grade spell, so that you can cast it instantly without damage.
Finally, Shen Lang also decided to practice archery skills in order to bring out the power of the fourth-grade treasure bow "Jinghong Bow".
We also need to develop a second killing method besides the "White Rainbow Penetrating the Sun", which is a fatal sword thrust.
The above is Shen Lang's minimum goal for this retreat.
"Try to get all this done within a month!"
To complete so many projects within a month is impossible for even casual warriors and monks.
Not to mention anything else, under normal circumstances, even a seventh-level Taoist skill cannot be mastered within a month by the average level of the proud disciples of the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy.
Not to mention that he has to go from the seventh-level minor accomplishment of "refining viscera" to the sixth-level internal power realm.
But Shen Lang was confident about this.
It's just a seventh-level Taoist skill. With his incredible understanding, it only takes seven days at most to complete it.
As for martial arts practice, this problem is not big.
When Xiaoya reaches the second level and his "Vitality Strengthening" is upgraded to the second level, the time for "organ refining" every day can be extended a lot.
Coupled with the viscera-refining elixir given by Mu Qingxue, Shen Lang was confident that he would be able to refine the viscera and build up his internal strength within a month.
After making a plan for retreat, Shen Lang started practicing that night.
Next few days.
Shen Lang practiced diligently from morning to night every day, and his martial arts, archery, and Taoism went hand in hand.
Xiaogu also meditates for half a day and practices swordsmanship for half a day every day, and his spiritual practice is no less vigorous than Shen Lang. Xiaoyu also spends all day in the deep pool gathering inspiration, stirring up the water, and even tries to swim upstream against the impact of a waterfall to exercise his body.
Seeing Xiaoyu using the waterfall to practice, Shen Lang also remembered this incident. He also took a treasure bow and lunged under the waterfall. Against the water's wash, he opened the bow and breathed in various postures to temper his internal organs and muscles.
Naturally, he was unsteady at first. Even after his skin was strengthened to the second level, his water properties were comparable to those of a dolphin, he could breathe underwater, and he had a body of steel and iron, but he could not withstand the powerful impact of a waterfall with a height of more than 20 feet.
force.
The main reason is that my feet are too slippery and it is difficult to gain a firm footing.
So at the beginning, he was knocked down again and again and fell into the pool, but he was not discouraged and kept trying again and again.
This was repeated countless times, and finally on the third day, I was able to gain a firm foothold under the waterfall.
At this time, the little fish could already swim upstream four to five feet against the almost vertical waterfall.
Shen Lang, Xiao Gu, and Xiao Yu all practiced so hard. Xiao Zhao was also deeply touched, and actually started to practice hard.
It also spends half a day every day to gather ideas, and spends half a day running around in the mountains and forests, leaping among treetops, parkouring on cliffs, attacking birds and small animals, fighting wild boars and leopards, exercising its skills, and hunting for meat.
Although Shen Lang strictly prohibited Xiao Zhao from harming birds and young animals, over the next few days, the birds and animals around the valley were still tortured so much by him that it was almost impossible to hear the birds chirping.
Time passes like this day by day.
Unknowingly, Shen Lang had stayed in the valley for eight days.
The "Water Mirror Image Detection Technique" was successfully practiced on the sixth day.
Like Ge Qingyun, Shen Lang can also use a "water mirror" to remotely monitor the area where the curse seal is located through a pre-laid curse seal. He can also consume mental power to remotely communicate with the target reflected in the mirror.
This ability is a bit useless for Shen Lang, who has a little demon as a scout and can communicate with the little demon regardless of obstacles. But what Shen Lang really likes is the upgraded ability of "Water Mirror Image Detection Technique".
When Shen Lang's Taoist cultivation reaches the sixth level, he can use this technique to obtain the power of "mirror flower, water and moon, split light and turn into shadow", and can create a "water and moon illusion body" to confuse people's ears and eyes. His cultivation reaches the fifth level.
, and also has the ability to "transform the real illusion as you wish", which can instantly swap the positions of the real body and the phantom body with each other within a hundred feet, and then switch back again.
Whether it is a confusing phantom body or the ability to switch back and forth with the phantom body within a hundred feet, it is extremely useful in actual combat and can save lives at critical moments.
After eight days of retreat, Shen Lang's martial arts and archery skills also improved greatly.
But what makes him most happy is that the rabbit demon Xiaoya has finally advanced to the second level!
After Xiao Gu had exclusive access to the Emperor's Ouyang, it only took him less than seven days to advance to the second level.
Although Xiaoya is well-behaved and obedient, and practices much more diligently than Xiao Zhao, she is just an ordinary little white rabbit after all, and is far inferior to Xiao Gu, who was born with "jade bones". The exclusive use of the emperor's liquid is quite a feat.
Tian, has just been promoted to the second realm.
As an auxiliary demon, even if Little Rabbit is promoted to the second level, his combat power is incomparable to Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Gu.
The main reason is that it does not have combat and killing spells. The two spells of "Spring comes out of dead trees" and "Small Return to Heaven" so far can only be used for planting and healing.
However, since the realm has improved, the power of these two spells has naturally been greatly improved.
After Xiaoya was promoted, she invited Shen Lang to watch her performance. A clump of "Ichthyosaurus" saplings that were less than half a foot tall suddenly sprouted branches and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye. They all fell apart in the blink of an eye.
He grew a foot taller.
The saplings that have grown to a height of one and a half feet, and the newly pulled out young leaves exude an attractive fragrance, which makes Shen Lang, Xiao Zhao and Xiaoyu salivate. Just one sniff makes them feel refreshed and energetic.
feeling.
"Master Yin, Ichthyosaurus can be put to use now! When practicing, whether it is martial arts or Taoism, picking a young leaf and holding it in your mouth will have miraculous effects!"
Little Rabbit squatted on Shen Lang's shoulder and said in a sweet voice.
There is no doubt that the little rabbit who has advanced to the second level can also speak.
Shen Lang tried to pinch off a young leaf and put it into his mouth.
The young leaves actually melted in his mouth, instantly melting into a stream of cool juice, falling from his throat into his stomach, and then turned into countless streams of cool air, which instantly spread to his internal organs, limbs, and bones, making him feel good for a while.
Cool and comfortable.
Shen Lang quickly picked up the Jinghong Bow, slowly opening and releasing the bow in various postures, while breathing in and out.
After only practicing for about a quarter of an hour, I felt that the effect of the practice was as good as half an hour of regular practice.
With such a magical effect, Shen Lang couldn't help but sigh. This fish dragon tree is really magical. No wonder it was cut down and extinct during the war more than a hundred years ago.
In times of war, in order to survive, grow, and strive for world hegemony, all forces must do their best to cultivate warriors and monks, and do everything possible to search for various cultivation resources, and they will not hesitate to fish for them.
Even those practicing sects that do not participate in the struggle for hegemony have to do their best to collect resources and cultivate strong men in order to protect themselves. It is impossible to think too much about future generations.
Since the effect of the Ichthyosaurus tree in assisting cultivation is so good, it will naturally bear the brunt.
Once a certain force discovers an Ichthyosaurus tree, it will dig it up by the roots and quickly store it in the warehouse, without leaving any residue to other forces.
The key is that the Ichthyosaurus tree has extremely strict requirements on the growth environment and will only grow and survive in a specific environment. It is not too difficult for high-level warriors and monks to search for it, which makes it difficult for Ichthyosaur trees to remain in the mountains.
Today, it is said that only two first-level great masters still have Ichthyosaurus aniseed in their hands.
Of course, now there is Shen Lang.
Moreover, the Ichthyosaurus wood in his hand is still a sustainable resource that can be produced continuously.
"Xiaoya, how many young leaves can these Ichthyosaurus seedlings produce every day?"
"That's not easy to calculate. Right now, each sapling can only produce three young leaves that can assist cultivation every day. But I can use dead wood to rejuvenate several times a day to encourage the growth of saplings. From now on, I can produce more young leaves every day.
, there will only be more and more!”
Shen Lang laughed:
"This is a good thing! From now on, everyone can eat the young leaves to assist in spiritual practice."
Xiao Zhao: "Although it smells delicious... cats eat meat. Will eating grass cause indigestion?"
Shen Lang smiled and said: "Don't worry, this is a spiritual thing, not an ordinary plant or tree. It melts in your mouth. You don't even need to chew it. It will never give you indigestion."
Xiaogu also heard his voice:
【I can't eat, can I eat this leaf? 】
Shen Lang was startled and said with some uncertainty:
"Uh, that should be okay, right? Xiaogu, why don't you pick a leaf and try it?"
So Xiaogu picked off a young leaf and threw it into his mouth. The young leaf immediately fell from his empty chin.
Before it could get frustrated, the young leaves fell on its ribs, then melted quickly, blended into its ribs, and turned into strands of green gossamer, quickly spreading throughout its bones.
【Ah, digested!】
Xiao Zhao also widened his eyes:
"Meow... you can even eat skeletons! This fish dragon tree is really extraordinary!"
He quickly swooped over and bit off a young leaf.
"And me, Shen Lang, help me pick a leaf too!"
The little fish screamed hurriedly in the water tank.
Of course Shen Lang would not forget it, so he also picked a young leaf and fed it to it.
Xiaoya used the thumb-sized pieces of Ichthyosaurus wood to grow five small saplings. Now they can produce fifteen young leaves a day that can assist in cultivation, which is enough for Shen Lang and the little demons to consume every day.
And as it continues to cultivate Ichthyosaur trees, more and more Ichthyosaurus leaves will be produced every day.
At that time, not only can it be used for personal use, but it may also be sold to others to make money. Of course, it is best not to expose such extinct precious spiritual objects easily until they have strong enough self-protection capabilities.