In Lin Ji's original expectation, given the vastness of Xiangzhou, it would take him two months to reach the southernmost boundary even if he kept stopping all the way.
Thanks again to Zhong Xiaoyan.
During this month, apart from rushing on the road, Lin Ji's cultivation did not fall behind.
Except for this black energy, his injuries have been completely recovered, and his cultivation in the fifth realm has been completely stabilized.
In addition, he took three more dragon blood pills, and now his true dragon body has reached the first level of achievement.
Just comparing to the physical body, Lin Ji is no longer afraid of monsters in the same realm.
If he were to meet Granny Hua again at this time, he would dare to go up to her with bare hands and confront her head-on.
Of course, whether you can touch it or not is another question.
But in the end, it made up for Lin Ji's weakness in body training in the cultivation section.
However, there are three realms in the True Dragon Body. After achieving the first realm, Lin Ji could already feel the difficulty of continuing to break through.
In addition to toiling the physical body and training the Qi and blood every day, I am afraid that if you want to break through to the second level, you will have to acquire more than a dozen dragon blood pills and other treasures.
This is a huge sum of money that cannot be obtained in a short while.
In addition, the black energy belonging to the Evil Buddha Seal in his heart has been stable for a while. The breakthrough in cultivation cannot calm the black energy, but the increase in physical fitness can actually limit it.
This is an unexpected surprise.
It also strengthened Lin Ji's idea of refining his body.
"I still have two dragon blood pills in my hand. After I deal with the black energy, it seems I really have to go to the Three Saints Cave." Lin Ji secretly thought about it.
The three of them have entered Leize County.
Just as Lin Ji was wandering around, a bunch of candied haws suddenly appeared in front of him.
After coming back to his senses, he looked at Zhong Xiaoyan in confusion.
"It's too sweet, I don't like it."
"Oh." Lin Ji took the candied haws, took two bites, and threw the sign in front of an old dog.
He didn't like sweet ones very much, so there were two left. But when the old dog saw the candied haws, he stretched out his tongue and licked it twice, and pushed it aside with a look of disgust on his face.
"Good guy, you piece of shit." Lin Ji almost couldn't hold back.
But soon, he saw the person next to him opening the door of his house and placing a rice bowl in front of the old dog.
There are leftovers in the rice bowl, a mix of meat and vegetables, including eggs, fish and meat.
Okay, no wonder you don’t like the leftover candied haws, so it’s a nutritionally balanced meal with meat and vegetables, right?
Lin Ji withdrew his gaze and chuckled twice.
Calm, peaceful.
This was his first impression of Leize County.
Small counties like this are rare.
In other words, Lin Ji couldn't believe that there was such a place before seeing it with his own eyes.
Even in Qingyang County, which was once under his rule, there were a lot of crappy things, especially after the new emperor ascended the throne, it became even more obvious.
But Leize County was so peaceful that Lin Ji found it strange.
The faces of the common people were filled with relaxed smiles. It seemed that every household had enough food and clothing and no worries.
So weird.
With doubts, Lin Ji led Zhong Xiaoyan and Wu Nan to an inn.
After opening three rooms, we ordered another table of food and wine.
Then Lin Ji called the shopkeeper over.
After some polite remarks, Lin Ji asked about his doubts.
"Shopkeeper, is Leize County always as peaceful as this?" Gu
The shopkeeper was not surprised by Lin Ji's doubts.
"Where did the guest officer come from?"
"I came all the way south from Jingzhou." Lin Ji told the truth.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I am too blind to recognize Mount Tai. However, if the guest officer asks this question, it must be because he has traveled all over the country and seen a lot, so he feels strange, right?"
"Exactly."
"Actually, there was nothing special about Leize County in the past. It was only after the reconstruction of Leiyun Temple and the protection of the eminent monks on the mountain that we, the common people, could live a stable life."
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "No one dares to expect great wealth these days. Being able to live a peaceful life is a blessing."
"What you said makes sense." Lin Ji nodded slightly.
The food and wine have already begun to be served.
The shopkeeper stood up and said, "I won't disturb you guys. Please take your time."
After the shopkeeper left, Wu Nan put his hands together and said the Buddha's name.
"Amitabha, Leiyun Temple can protect a place of peace and merits are immeasurable."
Zhong Xiaoyan nodded in agreement.
Lin Ji pondered for a moment.
"Wu Nan, do you still remember those monks we talked about before?"
"of course I remember."
Lin Jimo stroked the stubble on his chin, squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "Those shameless monks are from Leiyun Temple. Don't you think this is strange?"
Wu Nan thought for a while, lowered his head and said: "Doubts are doubtful points. I will not jump to conclusions, but the peace and tranquility in this county is what I have seen with my own eyes."
Hearing this, Lin Ji was silent for a moment and chuckled twice.
"You're right. I'm used to being an errand, and I always like to speculate on others' malice. If there was evil everywhere in this world, it wouldn't be what it is now."
With that said, Lin Ji changed the topic again.
"But we still have to go up the mountain to see what's going on."
"This is natural." Wu Nan agreed.
Zhong Xiaoyan said with some curiosity: "Speaking of which, why did Leize County have this name? I have never heard of the existence of the legendary Leize County in Xiangzhou."
The so-called Lei Ze is said to be a place where thunder gathers between heaven and earth. It is shrouded by thunder all year round, and anyone who enters it will die.
Lin Ji and Wu Nan are not very clear about this issue either.
But at this moment, a young man with a handsome appearance suddenly appeared at the door, holding a folding fan.
As he spoke, he sat on the table next to Lin Ji and others.
"Leize County is named after Leiyun Mountain. Rumor has it that Leiyun Mountain was originally a monastery for ancient monks."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji and Wu Nan looked at each other and curled their lips.
Anyway, if something happens that you can't understand, just blame it on the ancient monks.
However, they did not interrupt and allowed the young man to continue explaining.
"The ancient great master was originally a sword cultivator. He practiced swords all his life and was a master of swordsmanship. Before he died, he gathered his lifelong insights and left a sword mark on the top of Leiyun Mountain."
"Then what?" Zhong Xiaoyan asked curiously.
When the young man saw that he had attracted Zhong Xiaoyan's attention, the smile on his face became even brighter.
"That sword mark exceeded the limit of this world, so it was not tolerated by heaven and earth, so the thunder and heavenly punishment was sent down to erase it."
"But the sword marks are not afraid of heaven's punishment and can still compete with it."
"So every three months, thunder fell on the top of the mountain, and the sword marks remained unmoving. For a long time, the mountain was surrounded by thunderclouds, so it was named Leiyun Mountain."
"But in Leize County, Leiyun Mountain is struck by thunder all the year round, and there are often natural and earthly treasures on the mountain. The people in the county feel that they have been blessed by thunder, hence the name."