by Zhi Bai
An Zheng suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Old Huo.
Old Huo's footsteps paused for a moment, then said: "I'm not a member of the sect, and I only accept disciples who are artificers. You don't have to pay respects to me, it's just your luck."
An Zheng said: "Senior is too kind, I do not dare not thank you."
Old Huo raised his head and gulped down a mouthful of wine. "Go and cultivate. Even if it's those people from the Phantom Institute s, you can't compare to them. As for a genius like Xiao Qi Dao, his every day of cultivation is equivalent to more than a year of cultivation for you … The reason why I gave you the Heaven Defying Seal is because you hit wood at night is too noisy, and the elder's sleep is not good. If I enter the Heaven Defying Seal to cultivate, I can also get a good night's sleep. Remember, Heaven Defying Seal can only be used by you, because that thing can provoke Sky Law. The more talented you are, the easier it is to provoke Sky Law. With your weak physique, I think your luck will be better. "
An Zheng still kowtowed three times in earnest, then stood up and bowed once more.
Old Huo had already returned to the room and was leaning against the window drinking wine in a daze.
An Zheng had originally wanted to bring Du Shoushou and the others in, because this way, their cultivation would increase by leaps and bounds. However, after hearing what the Old Huo said, he felt that it would be better to wait until he was sure that the Heaven Defying Seal would not provoke Sky Law.
When An Zheng returned to the classroom, he saw Du Shoushou and the others shaking their heads as they recited the words to him. When An Zheng walked in, he realized that Du Shoushou was actually feeling sleepy while shaking his head.
At this time, someone from the Heavenly Awakening Martial House suddenly shouted out, "Are there any living people inside?"
An Zheng walked to the entrance and looked around, and saw a few young disciples dressed in white standing outside the Martial Arts Academy's gate. The one in the lead looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and he had a rather handsome face. This youth was tall and slender, his hair neatly combed. There was even a peony flower stuck in his ear. Therefore, it seemed that this person had a slightly more feminine aura.
"You are An Zheng?"
Dai Hua looked at An Zheng and snorted, "I was wondering what kind of genius he is, but it turns out he's just a poor, black-faced, short kid. I heard that you have a bet with Principal Mu, so I came to see what kind of opponents you have. Remember, my name is Zhou Mu Shan, a disciple of the Phantom Institute. Half a year later, it will be my turn to compete with you guys. "
An Zheng looked at the youth, and did not say a word.
Zhou Mushan said, "Originally, I wanted to see what the slaves that I would obtain would be like half a year later. After reading them, I was truly disappointed. For people like you, even being my slave makes me feel ashamed. So, I think the bet should be changed. After half a year, the loser will cripple their own cultivation. "
Du Shoushou and the others ran out of the classroom. When they heard how arrogant Zhou Mushan was, Du Shoushou immediately could not hold it in and pointed at Zhou Mushan outside the door and shouted, "Grandson, wait half a year for Grandfather to hit you so hard that you don't even know your grandmother!"
Zhou Mushan's face turned cold. "Do you believe that I won't cripple you right now?"
Du Shoushou took a few steps forward, clutched at his waist and shouted: "If you want to pay your respects in advance, Grandfather wouldn't mind teaching you a lesson right now."
Zhou Mushan had completely kicked open the half-opened door of the Heavenly Imperial Martial Academy. This kick was full of strength, and he directly kicked a wooden door out, sending it flying. The wooden door rolled towards Du Shoushou, its speed extremely fast. Du Shoushou had already cleansed his marrow and felt that he could handle it, but he did not dodge. By the time An Zheng wanted to rush over, it was already too late. Both of Du Shoushou's fists struck the wooden door that flew over, and then, with a 'kacha' sound, both his arms broke at the same time!
The door was instantly smashed into smithereens, and wood chips flew everywhere. Du Shoushou fell to the ground from the impact, both of his arms hanging limply. It was clear that both his bones were broken.
Zhou Mushan coldly snorted, "With this cultivation, you still dare to provoke Phantom Institute … I don't know if your parents are still alive, but if they were, they would be embarrassed to death by you. Bastards like you are born a head lower than others, yet you don't even know how to play. It would be fine if he just obediently became a lowly person, but he had to dig into the world of the upper class … Can you get in? I started cultivating when I was four years old. Ten years old, promoted from second grade to fifteen, advanced from third grade. With my strength, I can annihilate your entire academy by myself! "
He kicked again, and a large part of the wall collapsed.
"All of you better remember, in this Fantasy City, the strongest is the Phantom Institute. As for you poor children, you are not qualified to be our opponent. But since the dean has given you the chance, I'll let you live for another half a year. Half a year from now, this place will no longer have any Heavenly Enlightenment Martial Academy, and all of you will be like stray dogs, scram out of Fantasy City. "
Zhou Shushan spat on the ground, "A bunch of trash."
The Old Huo sitting in the doorway drank a mouthful of wine and looked at Zhou Shushan with squinted eyes. When Zhou Mushan turned his head, he saw Old Huo looking at him. He immediately scolded him, "You old bastard, if you look at me again, I'll gouge out your eyeballs and feed them to the dogs."
The Old Huo did not say anything and continued drinking.
After Zhou Mu Shan finished cursing, he walked in front of An Zheng: "Brat, if you're scared, then scram at night."
His finger continuously poked at An Zheng's chest three times: "But don't let me meet you again in the future, otherwise, if I meet you again, I'll hit you once."
An Zheng supported Du Shoushou, but his expression was very calm.
Zhou Mushan laughed heartily. "You don't know how the word 'dead' is written, don't say that this lord is unreasonable." I will wait for you for half a year. I want to see what you can do to win after half a year. If you win, I'll kneel down and kowtow to you, and call you father! "
An Zheng made a gesture of welcome: "See you out."
Zhou Mushan tilted his head and spat once more, then turned around and left.
In the Heavenly Mystery Realm, everyone was clenching their fists, even the Xiao Qi Dao was feeling angry.
Chapter 30 - Night Entering the Blue Barbarian
An Zheng checked on Du Shoushou's injuries and realized that only his bones had been broken. To ordinary people, these kinds of injuries would take at least three months of rest, or at most half a year and a year. However, Du Shoushou had already Purification, so his recovery was much faster than an ordinary person's. An Zheng supported Du Shoushou and went to find Mad Qu, who had a face full of worry. He took advantage of the moment when An Zheng and his group were not paying attention to pull Qu Liuer to the side. As you have seen, even though they bullied them, they were still unable to do anything about it. "
Qu Liuer stubbornly shook his head. "Master can leave, but I can't. There are only a few of us in Heavenly Awakening Sect. If I go, there will be no sense of justice. "
When the young girl said these words, she was in high spirits and her face was flushed red.
An Zheng heard the words of the Mad Qu, but did not say anything.
"Heavenly Awakening Sect!"
Mad Qu subconsciously raised his voice: "Just a few lousy kids, you want to establish a sect? I came from your age, too, and I know that age is a fantasy, and I know that you all think you're great. But in reality, you are nothing, there is a proper sir in the Phantom Institute, what do you have? Could An Zheng really help you cultivate? I saw it that day too, child. Your potential is at four stars, you are impressive e
ven in the Phantom Institute. Listen to my advice, wait until I cure Du Shoushou's injuries, then you can come with me. If you don't want to go to the Phantom Institute, then Master will bring you out of the Fantasy City and into the sect outside, okay? "
Qu Liuer stuck out his chest, "No, no, no!"
She ran over to fix Du Shoushou's bones: "So what if we're all children, don't kids have dreams? This is the Heavenly Awakening Sect, and An Zheng is our sect master. Right now, we're weak, so it's not a big deal. After half a year, I don't believe we won't be able to win. The people from the Phantom Institute who have cultivated for many years, have come here to bully us and have not even started cultivating. When we win them all, that will be great! "
Mad Qu looked at An Zheng awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
An Zheng merely smiled at Mad Qu, and then patted Du Shoushou's shoulder. Just hold it in for a bit. One hundred and eighty days. "
Du Shoushou gritted his teeth in pain: "An Zheng, don't worry, I will definitely snatch this lost person back!"
"Not a disgrace."
An Zheng said: "You have only just cleansed the marrow, Zhou Mushan has already upgraded to a Precious third grade. To be honest, even Kou Liu and the others might not win. Simply compare, you are the one who is unrefined, you can break a tree as thick as an arm with one punch. For those ordinary people who couldn't cultivate, if you bullied them and they couldn't beat you, would they lose face? Zhou Mushan had upgraded to a Grade Three Spirit Dan, and he could now turn his palm into a blade. "His hand blade can cut through a tree as thick as your waist. You're not even on the same level as him."
"But don't give up, because I'm much stronger than those gentlemen in the Phantom Institute, believe me."
Du Shoushou nodded with all his might: "Don't worry An Zheng, I won't let you down."
He shook his head again, "No, from today onwards, I will also call you Sect Master. Although it sounds like a joke to others, but only we know that we are sincere. I also firmly believe that one day, Heavenly Awakening Sect will become the strongest sect in the entire world. "
An Zheng laughed: This flattery has left no traces behind and has caused my blood to boil, I quite like it, next time I'll pay more attention to my control of emotions.
Du Shoushou then burst out laughing, "You are the Lord Sect Master, can you at least have a bit of the appearance that the Lord Sect Master should have?"
An Zheng nodded his head, "Alright, Master Sectmaster must go and prepare some things so that you can get well as soon as possible."
He turned around and asked the Mad Qu, "For this kind of severe injury, is the Bone Healing Grass the best to use?"
Mad Qu said, "The Bone Continuing Grass is of course the best, but who would be so stupid as to use a white herb to treat such small injuries? The Bone Continuing Grass itself did not have too strong of a medicinal effect, but if it was refined together with the snake bone of the Seven-ringed Snake, it would be a Great Recovery Pill. The Small Revitalizing Pellet was an ordinary pellet, and the Great Revitalizing Pellet was one of the stronger pellets amongst the White grade. "As long as the injury is not so severe that there is no rule of law, one Great Recovery Pill can quickly heal the injured."
An Zheng asked again: "In this Mount Cang Man, there should be Bone Grass, right?"
Mad Qu said: "I do, but An Zheng, you should give up on this idea. Herbs were separated by white goods. Although the emerald medicinal herbs were not bad, they did not have any powerful wild beasts protecting them. From the very beginning, there had been wild animals roaming around the area. Red rank herbs could even be used by magical beasts. An Zheng, forgive me for my bluntness, but a beast that can steal a White grade herb is already close to a demonic beast, you cannot win. "
An Zheng acknowledged: "I know."
He turned around and looked at Qu Liuer. "Help me take care of Fatty."
The Fantasy City was built in the depths of the Mount Cang Man, but its buildings were extremely messy. In the earliest days, there were the wicked and the people who avoided war and war and built a house here and another there. Thus, as time passed, the city was actually very chaotic. Mount Cang Man was a place filled with evil, and most cultivators were unwilling to come. Even though there were many people living in this place, from time to time, some magical beasts and beasts would come out to hurt them.
An Zheng wanted to look for medicinal herbs, and it was not only because of Du Shoushou's injuries. In the future when they cultivated, it was inevitable that some unforeseen event would occur. However, the herbs in the Mad Qu were all very average, there wasn't even a single jade-green herb. It was impossible to find any of the necessary medicine in Tianqi Martial Arts School right now. An Zheng knew how to identify the herbs, so he decided to go out and see if he could find some.
No matter where it was, as long as it was the production of medicinal herbs, a group of people would go crazy for it. Regardless of whether it was a doctor or someone who wanted to dig up herbs to sell for money, they would take the risk. Especially for those who were eager to make a fortune, as long as they were lucky enough to get a single jade-green herb, selling it for tens of thousands of silver taels was not a problem. If he could get a White Herbs, he would not need to worry about food and water for the rest of his life.
As a result, all the herbs in the vicinity of Fantasy City had already been plucked clean. A true doctor would never clean up his medicine. If there was only one fruit, then he would only take the leaf and fruit, leaving behind the root for another year. But for the people of medicine, they don't care what happens next year.
An Zheng packed up a short blade, a dagger, and even found a small crossbow in the storage room of the Heavenly Enlightenment Martial Arts Academy. He brought the rope, a kettle and a bit of liquor. After packing up properly, he quietly left the Heavenly Enlightenment Martial Academy.
calculated the time. Before the sky was dark, he could at most walk for a few kilometers on the mountain road. He probably wouldn't be able to find a single useful herb within a few dozen kilometers. Therefore, An Zheng prepared three days worth of rations and planned to use one day to enter the depths of Mount Cang Man. Then, he would use another day to try his luck and return.
Mount Cang Man was a famed dangerous mountain in the north, separating the sixteen kingdoms. The mountain range headed east and west, passing through several small nations. The State of Yan's territory could be considered to be not small in the sixteen states of Youlan, but one fifth of it was occupied by the Mount Cang Man, so it was actually very tiring.
An Zheng left the Fantasy City and continued to climb, following a path that normal people were unable to enter. Although he was only at the Purification and had poor talent, his skill was still vigorous and nimble. At the beginning, there was still some distance, but by the time it was almost dark, there was no more road. An Zheng used his short blade to cut open the tree vines and branches that drooped down, his speed becoming slower and slower.
No one could say how terrifying the nights in Mount Cang Man were. Even a true cultivator would not dare to easily enter the depths of a mountain at night. Because most of those terrible things happened at night.
good old man Cat had been lying inside An Zheng's clothes the entire time, but he had not slept. Her eyes were wide open as he watched outside the window. The stars in its eyes were flowing, as beautiful as the night sky. An Zheng could feel the uneasiness of this little fellow. He reached out his hand and touched it, then said in a low voice: "Let's go a little further, we'll find a place to rest. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning."
The cat seemed to understand An Zheng's words and meowed softly.
One human and one cat, they passed through the night, passing through the dangerous primal forest. When the moon was very high in the sky, An Zheng had to stop to look for a suitable place to hide. This was because the dangerous atmosphere was getting stronger and more chaotic.
Late at night, the predators would appear
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In the ancient forest, the trees weren't completely safe. In this place, a meter thick giant python was not uncommon.
An Zheng's eyesight was not bad, he could still see a distance in the darkness. Just as he was looking for a suitable place to settle down, a hurricane suddenly blew over his head, closely followed by a large group of black shadows that pressed down from the sky above the forest. Sounds of colliding metals could be heard from far away. An Zheng immediately lowered his body, and then, he could not help but laugh. "That should be a Qilin Eagle, a genuine mid ranked Demon Beast. Any hair on its body is a medicinal ingredient of the red rank … If you come out to hunt, it means you don't like small meat like us. "
He scratched the cat's head: "However, Qilin Eagle always live alone. Since it dares to fly around in this forest, it means that it is the king of this area. Qilin Eagle usually did not go out to look for food late at night, unless they encountered something that forced them to go out. Its nest is empty, so let's go there to rest. Nothing dares to casually barge into its nest. "
The cat rubbed itself against An Zheng. Maybe because it was scared, its body shrank even tighter.
An Zheng sniffed: "But the stench of the Qilin Eagle is really bad. "We will follow the smell and look for him. I hope we can find him."
If it was at An Zheng's peak, a mere strand of hair would be able to suppress the Qilin Eagle. But now, he had to be careful.
He followed the stench but did not encounter any danger. Wherever the Qilin Eagle went, the other wild beasts would not dare to roam about. Maybe it was due to An Zheng's good luck that he saw the Qilin Eagle's nest on a cliff. It was a huge nest built halfway up the cliff. After exiting the forest, the moonlight spilled down and one could vaguely see that the nest was dozens of meters wide. However, there was no way up. If he wanted to enter the Qilin Eagle's nest, he had to climb the cliff.
An Zheng patted the cat, letting it lie down inside his clothes, then he started to dig at the cracks on the rock and climbed up. In the darkness of the night, the youth's figure was so small but so strong. The Qilin Eagle was nest high up on the cliff at least a hundred meters away, it was not easy for An Zheng to climb it. Especially since it was still night, it was even more dangerous.
