In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the north wind howls.
In a desert cave almost a hundred miles away from Wanjian Mountain, a faint light of fire shines from time to time.
In front of the fire, Song Hao added a few pieces of firewood, lay on the hay that had been laid out in advance, and looked up at the stars quietly.
After calculation, it was already the seventh day since I left Jianmen. Song Hao is now in the realm of Shu, which is the Kingdom of Shu in Tianlin Continent.
As long as you go all the way north, you can reach "Yijing", the capital of Shu.
It was the most prosperous town in the Shu Kingdom, where almost all the powerful practitioners and rare treasures from the Shu Kingdom gathered.
Song Hao believes it!
The problem of the sword heart being damaged and being unable to practice must be solved in the imperial capital of Shu!
Of course, he also believes that he will never give up on himself before fate completely gives up on him!
"Jianmen! Luo Wan! The dragon returns to the sea, the tiger enters the forest! This moment, the other moment! I, Song Hao, will never be a waste forever!"
In the cave, Song Hao murmured the resentment that had accumulated in his heart for the past few days, and finally felt much more comfortable.
Then, as if he thought of something, he rummaged through his arms and took out a jade pendant.
The jade pendant is orange and crystal clear!
He has worn this jade pendant since he was a child, and he doesn't know its origin very well. I only heard from the elders of Jianmen that it might be related to my life experience.
Thinking of this, Song Hao pinched the jade pendant, placed it on his heart, and slowly closed his eyes.
He was a little sleepy.
However, just as he was about to fall asleep, a bright light suddenly flashed in his palm!
Song Hao noticed it and immediately sat up cross-legged.
He opened his hand and suddenly discovered that the light came from the jade pendant in his palm!
"Is this?" Song Hao frowned, watching the light of the jade pendant begin to slowly shrink.
The next second, before he could react, the gathered light suddenly flickered and shot directly towards his chest!
In an instant, Song Hao's body seemed to have been penetrated by a sharp sword energy!
"Ah——" He screamed, and his body heated up rapidly in an instant!
"It hurts! It's so hot!" The burning sensation became stronger and stronger, and Song Hao's skin turned red visibly to the naked eye!
Within three breaths, intense burning heat covered his whole body. Song Hao knelt directly on the ground, threw away the jade pendant, cursed, and beat the ground!
"What the hell is this!"
The surrounding grass began to wither, and Song Hao's body surface temperature quickly reached its limit as time went by.
One more point at this time!
It means death of body and soul!
"Did I, Song Hao, die like this in an unknown way! I hate it!" Song Hao gritted his teeth, his mouth full of blood, his clothes all over his body were burned, and the places visible to the naked eye were full of protruding meridians!
Right now he!
In urgent need of cooling down!
"Water! I need water!" Song Hao shouted!
He's not dead yet!
Not surprisingly, water is now the thing that is most likely to save him!
Where can I find water?
Song Hao subconsciously raised his head.
In front of me, a huge pool of water suddenly appeared!
Without any hesitation, Song Hao roared, used up his last bit of strength, and jumped into the pool!
The water is cold!
In an instant, the burning heat inside and outside Song Hao's body was really suppressed.
Gradually, Song Hao calmed down.
He adjusted his breathing and vaguely felt that the damaged Qihai veins were being repaired.
He closed his eyes.
I don't know how long it took, but a clear female voice suddenly came to my ears, "Now, you can try to peer into the sea of qi and check the profound veins."
Hearing the sound, Song Hao felt warm inside.
Then he followed the female voice’s reminder without hesitation and peered into the Qi Sea!
Immediately afterwards, Song Hao was shocked!
"Condensing Qi! Nine levels!"
Tianlin Continent, strength is respected!
Ever since the ancient Emperor Realm masters opened up the avenue, cultivation has been something that everyone in Tianlin Continent aspires to!
Although Qi Ning was just his first glimpse of the door, compared to his six-level cultivation before he was abolished, the difference of three levels was already a world of difference!
Moreover, the laws in Shu are incomplete, and there are only a handful of people under the age of twenty who can reach the ninth level of Qi Condensation!
And he, Song Hao, by chance, reshaped the Qi Sea and entered the ninth realm of Qi Condensation!
Such a cultivation level is already outstanding among the younger generation of the entire Shu Kingdom!
"Have I received some kind of inheritance?!" Song Hao was in a daze after recovering his energy.
He stared blankly at the jade pendant he had left on the shore, stood up suddenly, and grabbed it into his arms.
Then, maybe I pushed too hard.
It may also be because the body has just experienced a confrontation between cold and heat. Song Hao's body swayed and he fell to the ground.
When I woke up again, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Song Hao opened his eyes and saw a strange room in front of him.
The furnishings in the house are simple and old.
After Song Hao looked around, he probably determined that he should be in a farmer's home now.
"Dong dong dong."
"Is the baby awake?"
The door was knocked three times, and a hoarse greeting came from outside.
Song Hao frowned and coughed twice.
At this time, I heard a creak and the door was pushed open.
A rickety old man with a cane and white hair stood in front of the door. Seeing that Song Hao was awake, his face was full of joy.
Before Song Hao could speak, he said enthusiastically: "You are finally awake!"
As he spoke, he also greeted others: "Young lady, prepare some food quickly. The baby has been sleeping for three days. She must be hungry when she wakes up!"
With that said, the old man walked into the house.
At this moment, Song Hao almost understood 60% to 70% of his situation.
He rolled out of bed, clasped his fists at the old man and said, "Thank you, old man, for saving me."
The old man waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, it's our young lady. She saved you."
While talking, a plainly dressed but very young and beautiful woman entered the room carrying a bowl of rice soup...
After talking, Song Hao learned that he fainted by the spring halfway up the mountain three days ago, and it was the young woman named Youniang who rescued him.
The old man's name is Xu Qinghe, and the young woman is his grandson-in-law.
The grandson of the old man left his hometown and went north two years ago in order to change his destiny by practicing spiritual practice.
Only one old man and one young man were left standing guard here.
Hearing this, Song Hao put down the rice soup bowl in his hand and sighed: "Can practice really change your destiny?"
"Practice, of course, can change your destiny!" The young lady responded.
Song Hao looked at his young mother.
There was light in her eyes.
Song Hao nodded. The good wishes in other people's hearts cannot be destroyed.
Song Hao changed the subject and said, "Old man, do you know which sect he is practicing in now?"
"Thousand Machines Gate." Xu Qinghe said.
Qianjimen!
Song Hao frowned.
Of course he knows about Qianjimen.
Wanjianshan is good at swords, Qianjimen is good at the art of mechanism and puppet, and together with Tiandao Pavilion and Yunjing Hall, they are called the four major sects in Shu.
As for the four sects, although they are related on the surface, they are secretly hostile.
What does it matter if it is just hostile or not?
When cultivating a sect, profit comes first. Regardless of Wanjian Mountain or Qianji Sect, most of the results of ordinary people's pursuit of cultivation are in vain.
Thinking of this, Song Hao was silent. I feel sad about the fate of Xu Qinghe's grandson.
He dug around, looking for something valuable to give to Xu Qinghe and his daughter-in-law.
But at this moment, a loud noise interrupted him.
Song Hao looked up.
I saw a group of men in black coming outside the house.
