Jiang Qiang's hiding place is in a quiet valley.
He had been avoiding the pursuit in Hutong Street, so the hiding place he had chosen was particularly secluded, and with the many phantom traps he had arranged one after another, it was absolutely foolproof, and it was a rare place of peace in today's troubled times.
Chen Dengming had contacted him many times and quickly found this place.
This valley is full of old and new trees.
Towering cliffs stand from three sides. The mountain walls are as steep as a knife and an axe. There is also a green carpet of moss growing on the cliff, which seems not to be affected by winter.
Looking up from the bottom of the valley, you can only see a small patch of what looks like a newly dyed blue sky.
A lonely path leads straight to the depths of the valley.
But if you are not familiar with the formation method, you will easily get lost in it.
After Chen Dengming arrived, he used the cry of the ape as a signal and shouted in a cadence for a while.
Jiang Qiang poked his head out from inside, looking surprised.
"Hadron!"
"Brother Chen!"
Seeing Chen Dengming, Jiang Qiang relaxed a lot. He obviously knew what happened at the gathering place. Now that he saw Chen Dengming safe, he was completely relieved.
The two quickly entered the valley.
Chen Dengming told Jiang Qiang what he saw and heard outside, and Jiang Qiang also told some of the things he had learned.
Chen Dengming's face turned ugly after hearing this, and he said coldly, "I didn't expect that Xu Ning would rebel against the Luo family and join forces with Tielintang to attack Hutong Street at a critical moment. No wonder I was ambushed by Tielintang. I think it was this guy who sold me."
Jiang Qiang shook his head and said, "To expect the loyalty and integrity of such a person, it is better to believe that businessmen don't love money. Fortunately, Brother Chen, you are very powerful and can break out of the siege."
When he said this, he was even more shocked and admired in his heart.
Two fourth-level qi-training monks led six people to surround Chen Dengming, but they all managed to escape, which was unbelievable.
Jiang Qiang sighed again, "But it's a pity that even if Xu Ning counterattacked and the Hutong Street was dispersed, Qian Yuan still escaped and did not die inside. What a pity."
Chen Dengming knew that he had a grudge against Qian Yuan for killing his wife, so he patted his shoulder and said, "Qian Yuan is now a lost dog, and it will be difficult to hunt you down. If you practice hard in the future and meet him again, you may be able to kill your enemy with your own hands." "
After some exchanges, the two decided to practice cultivation and not go out for the time being. They would wait and see the situation outside and wait until it was calm and safe before going out.
Although the valley lacks spiritual energy, it is better than being quiet.
Moreover, there are spiritual fish in the deep pool in the valley, and there are spiritual vegetables planted by spiritual seeds purchased by Jiang Qiang beside the pond. However, due to lack of spiritual energy and suitable soil, they have not grown yet.
In short, it is okay for the two of them to stay in the valley for a short time and eat and drink for a while. But if the time gets longer, they will have to find another way.
After all, the two treasures raised by Chen Dengming are also big eaters of spiritual meat.
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The empty valley refuses to come out, and the practice is too crazy.
After a hundred years of practicing Taoism, when will it show its prowess?
In a blink of an eye, more than half a month later.
It snowed heavily.
The valley is also covered with thick snow, shining under the sun.
Many branches and tree trunks as thick as bowls in the valley could not bear the weight of the snowdrifts, and they broke one after another.
There is no wind in the valley, but there is a biting cold.
The two wooden roofs in the valley are covered with snow.
Indoors, the charcoal fire crackled loudly, as warm as a drying room, and strands of wood spirit energy that was difficult to detect with the naked eye gathered in the room.
Suddenly, several sounds like breaking glass erupted, and the gathered wood spirit energy gradually dispersed, with only a small part still pouring into the sleeping figure in the center.
The dancing little formation spirit exclaimed, its delicate body aura dimmed, and shrank into the formation plate, not forgetting to beg for mercy at the end.
"Fellow Taoist, the spirit stone is gone, and the slave family can no longer dance..."
This sensed emotion, even if he suppressed it with all his strength, was a fluctuation in the soul after all, but it also allowed Chen Dengming to capture a trace of joy in the little array spirit. Obviously, it was rare to have a reasonable reason to be lazy, and he didn't have to dance to show him, a villain who exploited labor. , very happy.
Chen Dengming woke up from his cultivation state. He glanced at the now defunct Soul Seizing Formation, then looked at the six broken low-grade spiritual stones on the ground, and couldn't help but frown.
"The spirit stones... are used up too quickly... I haven't reached the fourth level of Qi training yet, and the resources on hand are almost exhausted... It seems that I have to go out and use the other..." The spiritual stones hidden in several places were uncovered..."
Chen Denming stood up and looked at the results of his hard work during this period of time.
"Third level Qi training monk [Chen Dengming]
Life span: 163/257
Spiritual root: gold, wood (medium grade 50/100)
Martial Arts: "General Guide to Chen's Martial Arts" (Dzogchen)
Taoism: "Gu Refining Chapter" (Master 26/100), "Three-Yuan Spirit Gathering Technique" (Third Level 218/300), "Chen's Taoism Chapter" (Mastery 20/100), "Destroying Life and Pulling Out Seedlings" (Level 37/100), "Controller Technique" (Master 3/100) "Diamond Shield Technique" (Introduction 29/100)"
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More than half a month later, Chen Dengming used a large number of spirit stones to throw into the spirit seizing array to practice. The "Three Yuan Spirit Gathering Technique" was improving at an extremely rapid rate. He was only 20 to 30% away from breaking through to the fourth level of Qi training.
As for other Taoist techniques, only "Vajra Shield Technique" and "Divine Movement Technique" have been practiced enough.
The former broke through from the beginner level to the entry level, which increased his lifespan by another five years.
The latter was used when he occasionally went out to the valley to observe the situation. He ran a lot and successfully broke through to the mastery level.
After reaching proficiency in the Divine Movement Technique, all the first-level to second-level Taoist techniques he learned have reached the level of proficiency, among which the Art of Controlling the Instrument is at the master level.
Chen Dengming then packaged and integrated all mastery-level Tao methods into "Chen's Tao Method Chapter". If he wants to improve in the future, it will be reflected in the 'progress', which will involve the understanding and practice of multiple Tao methods.
However, the energy spent is still the same.
If a first-level or third-level Tao method such as "Vajra Shield Technique" is advanced to the mastery level, it can still be included in the Tao method chapter.
The only problem now is that while his cultivation is improving rapidly, the spiritual stone resources in his hands are also depleting very quickly.
After all, if you want to achieve 60-70% of the cultivation effects in a place like the wild valley that are comparable to those in the Luo family, you have to be willing to invest resources.
The more than twenty low-grade spiritual stones he had carried with him were now completely used up, and he had to leave the valley to retrieve his luggage from several treasure places.
Chen Dengming immediately stood up and told Jiang Qiang that he was going out.
During this time, he used the spirit-stealing array to absorb the gold and wood spiritual energy. Jiang Qiang only had to focus on absorbing the fire spiritual energy from the three spiritual energy systems of water, fire, and earth. His cultivation efficiency had improved a lot, and he was about to reach a breakthrough in Qi training. Triple edge.
Chen Dengming put on a human skin mask and a bamboo hat and walked away in the snow.
When he was not using Qing Gong, he would get stuck in the snow while walking on it, making a "crunching" sound.
After performing the Qing Kung Fu, he left no trace on the snow, tens of feet away, and disappeared without a trace.
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soon.
He stayed away from the valley and came to Lingyue Lake not far from the gathering place.
His other bag is at the Qingxiu residence in Lingyue Lake.
The residence also includes a pair of spirit-stealing array disks and a pair of phantom array disks.
In the past, he did not dare to get close because he was worried that enemies would be watching him here. Now, although the war between the Zhu and Luo families has become more and more intense, and many casual cultivators have been forced to get involved, after all, more than half a month has passed. Chen Dengming thought that no one would be here to guard him.
He flew up to the crown of a big tree and looked at the situation there. He also saw the outline of the gathering place from a distance.
You can see some frozen corpses in the snow, whether they are monks or mortals.
There were even people lying next to the corpses chewing something, which was chilling.
Under the severe cold of winter, coupled with the fierce continuation of the monk war, many mortals who already had difficulty surviving the winter were on the verge of life and death. It was difficult to even collect food to eat. It took all their energy to survive and protect themselves every day. Not to mention searching for good food, the cruel situation of exchanging food for food has actually happened now.
Chen Dengming felt chilled as he looked at it. Whose fault was it? It can only be said that weakness is the original sin.
The marriage contract between the Luo family and the Luo family was annulled, which led to the outbreak of a war between the immortal cultivating families. Several large families had not seen any damage, but countless casual cultivators and mortals were crushed to pieces.
He quickly gathered his breath and set off to the place of Qingxiu.
After a cup of tea.
Chen Dengming stood in the woods outside the Qingxiu Land with a solemn look and a somewhat ugly face, squinting his eyes to observe the situation there...
