This is a small bookstore.
It is also a very humble bookstore.
There are various scrolls and some paper books inside. Some words can be vaguely seen on some of the books, but on the scrolls, most of them are maps.
In this world, there is no professional term for bookstores. Magazines and maps are sold together, and even some rare books are put together and sold according to the price set by the bookstore owner.
Some magazines do clearly indicate prices.
But more books still don’t have a clear price tag.
certainly.
Real knowledge is often hidden in books.
It's like the gap between it and the textbook.
That is, just for fun.
In this case, there is no need to wait and sell.
However, by reading textbooks, you can learn some knowledge that cannot be learned in the outside world. Although no one knows whether you can use it after learning it, the knowledge in the textbook is indeed more than what is contained in it.
After all, the innate settings of the two are different.
Therefore, although there is no such thing as a "textbook" in this world, books are still necessary items to verify the heritage of a person or a family, especially those that are strong men's essays on their cultivation experience, which may be provided to those who refer to them. A completely new way of thinking.
At the very least...
Having a method is better than having no method at all, right?
Everyone has already explored a path.
Although it's a bit embarrassing to follow along, it saves time and effort than going your own way, and it can also avoid some unknown risks.
Therefore, there are not many bookstores in this world.
This small bookstore also sells maps and magazines.
Really valuable ancient books...
It’s all about the owner of this bookstore!
That is, next to the old man with blue hair and a sloppy beard, the old man flipped through the books at will, and then threw them on the table. The piles became more and more, and the names on most of the books could no longer be seen!
certainly.
This is just the norm.
Some books were not piled up in a day or two at all.
Maybe it was opened a month ago...
Maybe it was opened two months ago...
Perhaps, only when these books pile up to the point that they have to be packed away, will the old man take action, simply pack them up, and then continue to immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge, searching for solutions to problems for his own purposes, not for the sake of Come for more knowledge.
Lu Yuan was standing outside the door.
He looked at the environment in the store silently.
Of course, there is also the disheveled old man.
It can be seen that the old man is very distressed.
I can't say I'm in a hurry...
After all, I have been here for so many years...
Even if you were anxious at the beginning, you should take a break after being anxious for so many years...
Therefore, it seems that now that Lu Yuan knows some of the details, the old man's anxiety in turning over the book is more like a struggling act of "doing everything and obeying fate" rather than a real anxiety.
However, the urgency is definitely urgent.
Anyone who falls directly from a fighting emperor to the realm of fighting spirit will be anxious. No matter they are strong or weak, they are already accustomed to mastering it. Once they lose it, the psychological gap caused cannot be alleviated by the status of the strong and the weak. of.
This is also Xiao Yan's advantage.
In the past three years when Yao Chen continued to extract his fighting spirit, Xiao Yan had truly developed a heart that was not afraid of honor or disgrace. Looking back, the old man struggling to his death in the bookstore now was the real weakling.
Even if the sun sets, I believe that I can take off again. This is the core point that distinguishes the pseudo-strong from the truly strong.
pity……
Not believing in yourself is the normal state of the world!
How many people can have the status of "travelers"?
They don't have the pride of being forcibly blessed by this status.
Therefore, it is easier to fall.
There are many geniuses who are invincible all the way to the end, but the man who can start like a nightmare like Huangtian Emperor, go through a life of ups and downs, and finally stand at the top is a strong man in every sense of the word!
certainly.
Comparing it with Emperor Huangtian, it is really a dimensionality reduction blow.
Don't say that the old man in the bookstore is not qualified.
Even Xiao Yan, the future Emperor Yan, is not qualified.
Including Mu Chen in the Great Thousand World, even at his peak state, he could not compare with Emperor Huangtian.
Therefore, Lu Yuan did not have any big expectations for this old man. Since he has no expectations, he will naturally not be disappointed.
Standing at the door of the bookstore, what I saw was more of a sense of sadness over time.
No matter how unique you are, you will turn into a handful of yellow sand in the end. Life will always have ups and downs, but most of them will never get up again. Tragedy always happens when a person is most contented. Time, among other things, happens when a person is at his most difficult.
The old man in the bookstore just verified this rule.
This is a Dou Huang who is not inferior to Yun Yun in terms of talent. He masters the relatively rare ice attribute fighting spirit. However, when he was at his most glorious, he was attacked by another Dou Huang who was also a genius and was defeated. Forced to fall into the current realm of fighting spirit.
even……
He can't even sense the current Lu Yuan...
You know, Lu Yuan now does not use the power of space to cover his whereabouts. It is completely the Dou Huang's aura that automatically blocks the Dou Ling's aura.
However, out of politeness, Lu Yuan raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Enter."
The old man sitting in the pile of books said without raising his head.
Then, I didn’t think much about it.
He pointed casually and added: "Look for the maps you want to buy and choose the magazines you want to read. These books are not for sale, so don't touch them."
One thing to say.
The old man's advice is normal.
This is Mocheng, not Wutan City.
Due to their geographical location, although the two cities are similar in size and level, their folk customs and reality are quite different.
The atmosphere in Wutan City is peaceful.
Although several families in the city often fight to the death or join forces, there are still dandies from each family. Although they will go shopping with weapons, under normal circumstances, they will not do anything in the street, especially There was some bloodshed in the street.
but……
In Mocheng...
We are all mercenaries, why are you pretending to be a newbie with me?
Okay, even if you are not a mercenary.
Anyway, you are definitely not a good citizen.
Because good people would not come to such a shabby place.
Therefore, let alone taking action, there are many mercenary groups fighting passionately on the streets. Although this situation has not been seen for several years, hundreds of years have passed since the establishment of Mocheng. , even if a similar violent conflict occurs once every ten years, over time, it can be regarded as a local characteristic.
In this case, it is basically impossible for people who come to the bookstore to buy magazines.
Especially here it is close to the Tagore Desert.
It seemed only logical to buy a map.
only……
Lu Yuan didn't come here just to buy books!
Looking at the old man who was wandering without raising his head, Lu Yuan sighed softly without covering his voice, which naturally attracted the old man's attention.
The old man frowned and looked sideways.
His eyes immediately passed through the black gauze under the bamboo hat.
I saw clearly that young and somewhat immature face.
Once again, I didn't think much of it.
Then, he silently withdrew his gaze.
For the sake of reminder, Lu Yuan could only say that he tried his best. Perhaps it was the relatively comfortable environment that caused Ice Emperor Haibodong to be less vigilant. In short, the other party really didn't take him seriously. Here, there is not even the most basic defense.
certainly.
Look at it from another perspective.
Ice Emperor Haibodong's reaction was actually reasonable.
Ice Emperor Haibodong, who is now only in the realm of Dou Ling, cannot even see through the strength of a Dou Emperor. In addition, Lu Yuan's appearance is so young. It is difficult to tell a person's general appearance from his appearance. Bone age is not a problem for Haibodong, so when faced with a boy who looked fifteen or sixteen years old, he really didn't think about the exposure of his identity.
Even if it is a hypothesis, there is no hypothesis.
As for that, wouldn't it make you suspicious if you can't see through Lu Yuan's strength?
There are actually two key points here.
One is "cannot see through the upper limit of strength"!
The other is "self-righteous and see through"!
Just like a person looking at the air, if ripples appear in the air, they can indeed be observed, but if there are subtle ripples in the air, the person cannot see them without borrowing any auxiliary props. Ripples in the air!
Therefore, in this person's eyes, the ripples produced by the second type of air do not exist. Therefore, from his subjective perspective, there is nothing!
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But in reality, nothing happened!
This is actually the reason why Ice Emperor Haibodong looks at Lu Yuan now.
From his subjective perspective, Lu Yuan is just a young but unvindictive ordinary person. Although it is incredible for such a person to appear in Mocheng, since he exists, he is too lazy to study the reason, especially when the other party is against He can't be of any help, and even if you give him any attention, it will be a waste.
It's not like he saw through part of Lu Yuan's cultivation.
For example, at a glance, you can only see through the opponent's Dou Ling or Dou King level at most, and you can't tell how high the opponent's realm is beyond that.
In this case, attention is inevitable.
Therefore, for all the reasons mentioned above, it is not difficult to understand from Lu Yuan's point of view that Ice King Haibodong subconsciously ignored his behavior.
Just saying…
"I didn't expect that the old man would be so depressed in his later years."
"But he is nothing like the all-powerful Ice Emperor Hai Bodong back then."
Lu Yuan picked up a map.
He said casually as he opened it.
However, Ice Emperor Haibodong seemed to have heard something extraordinary. For the first time since Lu Yuan entered the door, he put down the books he was looking for, frowned slightly, and looked at Lu Yuan again.
This time, he looked carefully.
certainly.
Still didn't see Lu Yuan's cultivation level.
However, this is quite normal.
Lu Yuan, who has mastered the three powers of space, time and destiny, has basically been isolated from other people's prying eyes. Even if he comes, as long as he does not take the initiative to release his breath, Dou Sheng will not be able to see his current state.
However, when he looked at it, he saw the cloud-shaped sword pattern embroidered on Lu Yuan's cuffs, and his eyes suddenly became involuntarily focused.
However, he didn't show any signs of panic.
He just closed the book calmly and asked in a deep voice: "Yunlan Sect and I have always been in harmony with each other. Now, what do you mean by sending a junior like you to test me?"
"Means nothing."
"I'm just being entrusted by others."
Lu Yuan shrugged with a relaxed expression.
Then, he added indifferently: "Besides, even if I have any intention, with your current fighting spirit cultivation level, you can at most exert the fighting power of an ordinary fighting king, and you can't resist my intention at all, right? "
"That's right..."
Hai Bodong sneered.
Take off the single piece of gold eye.
Completely wiped away the pretense of decadence.
A cold light that seemed to be substantial shone in his eyes.
The air seemed to become a little heavier.
"But, you have to know..."
"You, the elders of Yunlan Sect, are no longer like this!"
"There are no Dou Huang or Dou Wang around."
"If that old guy from Yunshan breaks through..."
"Presumably, there is no need to come here to arrest me!"
"After all, the Miter family and the Yunlan Sect are inseparable. The ones who really have conflicts with the Yunlan Sect are the Gama royal family and the Izumo Empire, including the old people in the sects of the Izumo Empire."
"No matter what you say, there is no need to arrest me."
Speaking of which.
Haibodong seemed to be a little more confident.
After a pause, he threatened in turn: "So little guy, you'd better show some respect, otherwise, I don't mind disciplining you for your ancestor. Although I can't beat your ancestor, but now you My ancestor can’t care about you!”
Hai Bodong's meaning is very simple.
The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.
In other words, distant water cannot quench near thirst.
Whether I can beat Yunshan or not is my question.
Whether you can beat me or not is the question now.
The two questions are not conflicting.
An uninformed person would almost certainly be bluffed by Hai Bodong. Based on the "Fighting Emperor" Hai Bodong's first move to exert some psychological pressure, he turned against his customers as he spoke.
certainly……
Even if he doesn't turn against the enemy, in Haibodong's view, Lu Yuan, who is only fifteen or sixteen years old, is not his opponent. Although he is no longer a Dou Huang, his Dou Ling level cultivation is still enough to ensure that he can crush Lu Yuan. deep.
What kind of cultivation level does a normal person have at the age of fifteen or sixteen?
The slightly better one is the fighter.
The slightly weaker ones are around the seventh level of fighting spirit.
Those who can be considered geniuses are those who are five-star fighters.
The most talented one, the fighting master, has come to an end.
Don't blame Haibodong for dividing things too roughly.
It just means that Hai Bodong is not as knowledgeable as Xiao Xun'er.
Especially since Haibodong has been wandering around in the northwest continent so far and has never been to Zhongzhou, he naturally doesn't know what a true genius can achieve at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
However, although this division is too crude and has no reference value at all, it is still relatively pertinent in the northwest continent.
Just like Nalan Yanran.
In the Yunlan Sect, she is known as an unborn genius. Many deacons and elders of the Yunlan Sect are saying that Nalan Yanran's talent even exceeds that of Yun Yun.
A fifteen year old fighting master.
It has almost reached the ceiling of the young generation in the northwest continent.
This is undeniable.
Even Lu Yuan couldn't deny it.
It’s just that this world is really too big!
Fifteen-year-old fighting masters are rare in the Northwest Continent, but in Zhongzhou, not to mention disciples from top forces such as One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys and Four Sides Pavilion, even if they are the heirs of major families in an ordinary city in Zhongzhou , can become a fighting master around the age of fifteen or sixteen.
This is the gap!
Further up, there will be a larger world.
In a larger world, there will be higher realms and stronger experts. Naturally, there will also be some more evil geniuses!
Therefore, in Lu Yuan's view, a fifteen-year-old Dou Master is nothing. A fifteen-year-old Dou Emperor can appear. What else is impossible?
But in Hai Bodong's view...
Um……
Lu Yuan is just a young boy...
He is still a young boy who got into Yunlan Sect through connections...
Otherwise, it is impossible to have no cultivation at all.
Based on the analysis of this temporary result, there will be many final results, but the final result with a high probability is that this young boy did not know where he found his current identity, and with the idea of asking for credit, he wanted to let If he cooperates, it will become the other party's merit.
certainly.
There is also a certain amount of uncertainty about this final result.
After all, his current level of cultivation is still fighting spirit.
Queen Medusa did not completely defeat him back then. Although there were reasons for his resistance, the current result is that not only did he retain the realm and cultivation of Dou Ling, but he also had the ability to fight at Dou Huang level. Experience, as well as skills in using some moves.
Don't think that he is easy to bully just because he is a fighting spirit.
Even if there is a fighting king standing behind the opponent, he can escape quickly after killing this young boy, at most paying some price.
but……
The reason why he said this was mainly because he was testing!
Don't look at the way he is swearing now.
It can be said that what he showed was a completely confident attitude, but no one could guarantee whether the old guy in Yunshan had convulsions.
If Yunshan has a seizure and comes to arrest him...
To be honest, he can't even run now.
As for that, he didn't sense any Dou Huang or Dou Wang...
What does that have to do with Yunshan?
If Yunshan succeeds in breaking through, he will be a Douzong.
Perhaps for individual Dou Huang, it is indeed a mystery what kind of power Dou Zong holds. Just like Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Jiama royal family, he does not understand the gap between Dou Zong and Dou Huang.
However, for Ice Emperor Haibodong, or for most of the Dou Emperors who have experienced on the Northwest Road, it is not a secret to them that Douzong has initially grasped the characteristics of the power of space.
Now that everyone has mastered the power of space...
Teleporting a short distance is not too much, right?
Don't think that a teleportation is only a few dozen meters away.
Douzong can't afford to lose that person!
If calculated based on teleporting one kilometer at a time, after all, the flying speed of most Dou Huang is one kilometer per breath. In other words, Yunshan can teleport here before he takes action, and then subdue him instantly.
This probability is very small.
But by no means nothing.
What's more, for Yunshan, if Yunshan's breakthrough fails, in order to help Yunlan Sect's current leader Yun Yun lay a more solid foundation, there is no guarantee that he will not come to him or Xingtian will play a game of death in exchange for death. Before dying, drag one of them down.
In this way, there will be only one Dou Huang in the Jia Ma Empire!
And the Yun Lan Sect only had one Dou Huang after Yun Shan's death!
The situation is calm again.
Otherwise, although the Ice King has not appeared in front of the world for many years, many people even thought that he was dead, but if after Yunshan's death, the Ice King suddenly made a comeback, by then, Yunshan would Lan Zong is equivalent to facing two fighting emperors at the same time!
certainly.
The Jia Ma Empire will not be short-sighted.
However, for Yunshan...
The initiative can only be in the hands of Yunlan Sect!
Placing the fate of the Yunlan Sect in the hands of anyone other than the top and bottom members of the Yunlan Sect is irresponsible to the Yunlan Sect!
Speaking from my heart.
Hai Bodong's analysis is very accurate.
Even the analysis of Yunshan is spot on.
The former Yunshan was indeed a person with this kind of personality.
After all, in order to break through the Douzong, he directly handed over the position of Yunlan Sect's leader to Yun Yun instead of letting Yun Yun become the deputy leader to "manage" the Yunlan Sect. In fact, it has shown that Yunshan is not greedy for power. Man, if there are disciples of the Yunlan Sect who can make the Yunlan Sect develop better, it will not be absolutely impossible for him to voluntarily abdicate.
pity……
That was Yunshan from before...
Now Yunshan has been lost in obsession...
It's impossible to appear here.
It is even less possible for him to sacrifice his life for Yunlan Sect.
Even if it's just a last-minute moment to shine.
Haibodong's test was purely about air output.
Not only does it not hurt, it also makes no sense.
Fortunately, Haibodong didn't know this.
He just made what he thought was the right choice based on his current situation, but he didn't know that the strongest person in Yunlan Sect is no longer Yunshan, but standing in front of him, hidden by Yun Yun for many years. Lu Yuan, who had to show off his talents until now!
Lu Yuan instantly understood the metaphor and temptation of Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.
He smiled and shook his head.
There is no idea of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
After a pause, in front of Hai Bodong, he unfolded his silver wings of fighting spirit.
That kind of fighting spirit that is really at the level of a Dou Huang, although it is a little weak, it can be seen that it is not the solid fighting spirit of an eight-star or nine-star Dou Emperor, but it is still the aura of a Dou Huang level!
Haibodong's eyes widened in disbelief.
The arms were raised involuntarily.
His index finger tapped Lu Yuan lightly in the air.
His lips trembled violently.
It was obvious that he wanted to say something.
However, it seemed that he had been deprived of the ability to speak. Although he was desperately using gestures to assist his thoughts and tried to break through this non-existent shackles, he still did not say a word in the end.
I can only say that I put down my hand in despair.
He leaned on the table behind him.
Panting heavily.
After two or three seconds, he gradually regained his composure.
He also stabilized his thinking.
Licking his dry lips, even though he knew that he was talking about something that anyone would think was a fantasy, he still said in a deep voice: "Fifteen-year-old Dou Huang?"
"Um."
"You can say that."
"But my fifteenth birthday is over."
"Perhaps, I am a sixteen-year-old Dou Huang."
Lu Yuan slowly opened his mouth and explained to Haibodong.
Haibodong's body suddenly shook.
A bunch of things he wanted to say were held in his chest.
After all, I still didn’t say it.
He looked at Lu Yuan with a look of despair.
Holding the last wordless, he stubbornly retorted: "There is no need to use this method to comfort me. I still know whether the Dou Huang who is fifteen years old and the Dou Huang who is sixteen years old are the same concept..."
