After realizing the gap in strength between herself and Lu Xiao, Tuoba Yu'er put aside her competitive spirit for the time being.
Since she has no direct conflict of position with Yuwen Tuo for the time being, she lacks a real sense of Yuwen Tuo's evaluation of his strength. Instead, she is more interested in the immortal in Lu Xiao's words.
"Are there really immortals in this world?"
Lu Xiao nodded his shoulders: "Yes, it's just that there is a space barrier between where they live and Xuanyuan World where we are, and they cannot be reached through conventional means."
Tuoba Yu'er has lived in a tribe in her hometown since she was a child, and all she knows about the outside world is the stories told by her brother-in-law Zhang Lie.
Zhang Lie was no ordinary person. He was the bearded one among the three legendary Fengchen Heroes in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. He had a close relationship with Li Jing and Hongfu Nu, who were also the Three Fengchen Heroes.
In the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, there were countless people who aspired to the world, and Zhang Lie was one of them.
Over the years, he has been secretly recruiting troops and has traveled to the Central Plains many times to recruit talents. Li Jing and Hongfu Nu also met during this process.
Tuoba Yu'er's world used to be very small, and she thought that the tribe she lived in was the center of the world.
Stepping out of the tribe's familiar range of activities, Yu'er realized for the first time that the world was so vast and that the martial arts she was proud of were nothing in the vast world.
Lu Xiao alone caused an uproar in Yang Guang's heavily defended fleet. Tuoba Yu'er, who aspired to assassinate the Dog Emperor, wanted to learn infiltration skills and martial arts from him.
But with her strong nature, she didn't know how to ask a stranger for advice, so she could only deliberately attract Lu Xiao's attention in a clumsy way, and shamelessly followed him.
After experiencing many worlds in succession, Lu Xiao has read countless people, and he can see the true meaning behind Tuoba Yuer's awkward way of self-presentation at a glance.
While going down the river, Lu Xiao didn't mind giving Tuoba Yu'er some pointers, at least teaching her the most basic lurking skills, and providing her with some experience and suggestions on her sword skills.
The oriental martial arts that Lu Xiao first learned was also swordsmanship. Under Scathach's rigorous training, Lu Xiao had already mastered the use of various sword weapons.
Although the specifications of the knives are different, there is no decisive difference in usage.
"Your sword skills are a bit too radical. The long-handled lancet is indeed a typical example of using offense instead of defense, but before you attack, you should at least leave some room for yourself to change your moves."
"Furthermore, the moves of opening and closing cannot perfectly fit your style. It is best to make some improvements based on the actual situation in actual combat."
After all, it was just a chance encounter. Lu Xiao did not provide in-depth guidance to Tuoba Yu'er, but only gave her a brief guide on the direction of her future progress in martial arts.
Lu Xiao, who possesses the passive skill of Ming Jing Shisui, is already ahead of most people in martial arts. If we look at skills alone, Lu Xiao believes that he will never lose to Yuwen Tuo.
But sometimes the crushing power is so helpless. Lu Xiao does not intend to provoke Yuwen Tuo again until he obtains a weapon equal to the Xuanyuan Sword.
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The metal bird Lu Xiao gave to Yong Zhen contained part of his soul, which could establish a weak connection between the two.
Not only can this metal bird find Lu Xiao's location on its own after being released, Lu Xiao can also use it in turn to find Yongzhen's whereabouts.
Just as Lu Xiao expected, during the transportation of the Divine Cauldron, someone suddenly released a false news that whoever gets the Divine Cauldron can conquer the world.
When rushing into the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the divine tripod was robbed by a bandit known as the Demon King.
When Lu Xiao took the boat and sailed all the way west, Yongzhen, who had set off first, had already obtained information about the Shennong Tripod and traced it all the way to a poor village called Douzikeng.
The Demon King's Village built by the Demon King is located in the hill behind Douzi Pit. Compared with other cottages with loose discipline, the bandits in Demon King's Village will not rob poor people, but will only focus on rich businessmen and high-ranking officials for robbery.
The villagers of Douzikeng have never been attacked by the Demon King's Village. Instead, they live a barely peaceful life under the protection of these bandits.
Before the separation, Lu Xiao made some disguise modifications to Yongzhen to make her look more neutral, making it difficult to distinguish between male and female without careful observation.
After arriving at Douzikeng, Yongzhen followed the advice given by Lu Xiao and immediately went to the inn in Xiaocun to obtain information.
Taverns and inns are both places where good and bad people are mixed. After entering the village, the people of the Three Triangle and Nine Classes will first stay in the inn, and then go to the first floor of the inn to drink and brag.
Yongzhen, who was drinking water silently, listened carefully to the conversations of other guests in the inn.
Most of the conversations were just about the neighbors of the Zhang family and the Li family, but they were also mixed with some information related to the Demon King's Village.
"It is said that the demon king on the mountain recently made a big deal. He just returned in triumph with beating gongs and drums a few days ago. It seems that he snatched something important from the officers and soldiers."
"Whatever, it has nothing to do with us anyway, and Grandpa Demon King will not steal anything from the village. I hope he can stay in the mountains to protect us."
"Hey~ In this world, officers and soldiers are like thieves, but bandits have protected the peace of the village. It's really hard to laugh at."
"Stop talking about it, just drink and drink. Anyway, you can't count on the emperor who spends all day drinking and drinking."
Yongzhen quietly picked up the bowl and took a sip of cold water.
'In the last years of the Sui Dynasty in the land of China, all heroes emerged together as recorded in history books.'
'The demon king on the mountain should be the one who left a strong mark on the history of the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, right?'
The Japanese samurai class during the Warring States Period had to learn Sinology from an early age, and the Tang Dynasty was the dynasty they knew the most about.
When the Tang Dynasty was strong, Japan sent a large number of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to the land of China, allowing them to learn the advanced technology and knowledge of the Chinese kingdom. After bringing it back to their home country, they were localized by local scholars and transformed into their own things.
The most typical example is the tachi hanging on Yongzhen's waist, which was developed in Japan through the study and improvement of Tang knives.
After a long period of changes, the tachi has gradually become a symbol of Japan, but many people know nothing about the origin of the tachi.
The standard weapons of the Tang Dynasty are almost the same as those of the Sui Dynasty. Although the arc of Yongzhen Tai Dao is slightly different from the horizontal sword popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it does not attract any strange eyes.
As the adopted daughter of the pharmacist Daoxuan, Yongzhen not only studied pharmacology but also read a lot of Sinology since she was a child. She also has a relatively good understanding of the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The demon king Cheng Yaojin often appears in various dramas, and the most famous one is his iconic three-step axe.
Cheng Yaojin was his real name. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the devil incarnation began to cultivate his mind and nature, and changed his name to Cheng Zhijie. He was awarded the title of Duke of Su and Duke of Lu successively, and he was one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.
'Demon King's Village, let's go and investigate tonight, hoping to find a secret passage into the village.'
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After getting the necessary information, Yongzhen slipped out of the inn that night and entered the back hill of Douzi Pit.
The Demon King's Village was not large in scale, so Yongzhen took advantage of the darkness to search carefully near the village, but was unable to gain anything.
Even in the middle of the night, there were several energetic bandits standing in front of the village gate.
'The defenses are very tight and it is impossible to sneak in from the main entrance.'
Yongzhen didn't have the ability to block aura like Lu Xiao, so he had to give up entering through the main entrance and find another way.
'Um?'
On the way down the mountain road, Yongzhen discovered a pool in the middle of the mountain.
After looking at the pool and thinking for a moment, Yongzhen dived into the water with a gentle movement, and used the water-based Ghost Valley Taoist technique to create a bubble around his body that could temporarily store oxygen.
'really.'
Yongzhen just had the idea of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to find a passage leading to the inside of the village underwater.
Ashore again through the waterway, Yongzhen found that he had passed the main entrance of the village and came to a small cave.
'The secret passage leading to the core area of the village?'