After the man in Tsing Yi left, Chen Yuan also walked into the room with all his belongings.
The cold wind howled, freezing to the bone.
Although Chen Yuan's home is not a bare-walled house, it cannot block the severe cold in winter. The wind and snow always blow in through the windows that have been in disrepair.
Light the charcoal pot, then get a bench with one leg missing.
After sitting down, he toasted his frozen hands. After his hands could stretch normally, Chen Yuan took out the items given to him by the man in Tsing Yi.
Although I don’t know what these ten colorful stones are, the luster on them shows that they are not extraordinary objects.
After picking up the stone and looking around twice, Chen Yuan put it in his pocket. These stones are necessary for him to become a god, and they must not be placed casually.
Both books were worn out, and even the second half of a book called "The Burning Heart Art of the Burning Sun" was artificially torn off, leaving only a dozen pages.
"This is the secret to cultivating immortality!"
Chen Yuan was overjoyed. According to the introduction in the book, "Scorching Sun Burning Heart Technique" is the most basic magic formula for cultivating immortals. Practicing according to the content of the magic formula can induce the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enter the body.
As long as the spiritual energy can be condensed in the Dantian, then one has reached the first level of Qi refining.
Although his family was poor, his father sent Chen Yuan to a rural private school for two years, so Chen Yuan could understand the contents of the book.
"Although this "Scorching Sun Burning Heart Technique" is not the strongest cultivation technique, it is enough for a mortal like me."
After briefly reading it, Chen Yuan did not immediately enter the cultivation state. He now knew nothing about the world of gods and immortals, and there was not much benefit in practicing blindly.
Only when you have a clear understanding of everything in front of you can you be most confident before practicing.
After putting "The Heart-Burning Art of the Burning Sun" into his pocket, Chen Yuan picked up another book.
"A Brief Introduction to Monks" is a book that briefly summarizes the basic knowledge of monks.
From this, Chen Yuan learned that colorful stones are called spiritual stones, which contain spiritual power and can be used by monks to practice and can also be used as currency to purchase items between monks.
The monks can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during their cultivation, as well as the spiritual energy in spiritual stones, and can even use elixirs to improve their strength.
Among them, the elixir is the most important. It can not only help the monks break through their shackles, but also provide them with spiritual power that is many times stronger than the spiritual stone.
Although the spirit stone is formed by gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the elixir is a fusion of the spiritual energy of the spiritual stone and the spirituality of the medicinal herbs, which is particularly helpful to the monks.
"It turns out that the elixirs in these three porcelain bottles are called Qi Gathering Pills. They are the earliest elixirs for monks. And they are one-star elixirs."
According to the introduction in "A Brief Introduction to Monks", elixirs are refined by alchemists, and each elixir has a grade, ranging from one to nine stars, with one star being the lowest and nine stars being the highest.
Although there are 108 Qi Gathering Pills in each bottle that the man in green gave Chen Yuan, they are only one star of the lowest level.
While Chen Yuan continued to read "A Brief Introduction to Monks", another uninvited guest came to his home.
"Chen Yuan, come out and die!"
After hurriedly putting away all the belongings, Chen Yuan walked out of the room and found that the two bandits were here again, with scars on their faces.
Obviously, they spared Chen Yuan's life, but the bandit leader did not bypass them and beat them severely.
"Two eldest brothers, since you left, why did you turn back? I said that I will definitely hand over the offerings next year."
Chen Yuan knew that he couldn't hide from the two bandits today, so he immediately took out the broken long sword given to him by the man in green.
"It's all because of you. The boss gave us a good beating. You can't pay the tribute today, so I can only pay for it with your head."
The big man straddled the sword viciously, took three steps and two steps at a time, and quickly came to Chen Yuan. He raised the sword in his hand and slashed at Chen Yuan's face.
The broken long sword stood in front of him.
There was just a crisp collision, and the long knife in the hand of the big man with the knife was cut off instantly.
With a look of shock on his face, the big man looked at Chen Yuan with incredible eyes and said in horror: "Where did your sword come from?"
Naturally, Chen Yuan would not say that his sword was given by an immortal.
In fact, Chen Yuan did not expect that this long sword with many gaps and rust would be so sharp. Just a simple collision cut off the opponent's long sword.
You should know that although the bandits' long knives are not magical weapons, they are mostly made of fine iron and are sharp enough to cut off the bones of a human hand.
Since the sword is extremely sharp, Chen Yuan will naturally no longer be afraid of the two bandits.
In the moment of confusion after the long sword in the big man's hand broke, Chen Yuan slashed out from the right side with the long sword in his hand, and his target was the big man's waist.
Chen Yuan knew very well that when the bandits retreated, it must be for his life, because without his head, the bandit masters would take their heads.
As the saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand. Since the power of the long sword has been proven, Chen Yuan, who wants to survive and embark on the path of cultivating immortality, will naturally not show mercy.
There was another crisp collision, and the long knife in the hand of the big man with the knife broke again.
"Wu Laoer, are you a fool? Why are you standing still? If I die, this kid will definitely not let you go."
Seeing that he had lost his advantage, the man with the sword took two steps back. After dodging Chen Yuan's blow, he shouted angrily to the rear.
Wu Laoer also understood his situation, but he was forced to become a bandit and did not want to stain his hands with blood.
He raised his head and glanced at Chen Yuan and the big man with the knife. Although the two were entangled now, they didn't see any real blood.
However, Wu Laoer can conclude that no matter who of the two parties dies first, there will be no good outcome waiting for him.
If Chen Yuan dies and the bandit master finds out that he did not fight, he will definitely be eradicated by the master in front of him.
The master's prestige cannot be lost at all.
If the man with the knife died, Chen Yuan might bypass him because he had excused him before.
Similarly, if the master knew about this matter, death would still be waiting for him.
All in all, he was persecuted because he became a bandit.
"I quit!"
Wu Laoer threw away the long knife in his hand, turned around and ran out of Chen Yuan's house.
Although I don't know what will happen after Wu Laoer gives up being a bandit, Chen Yuan has an advantage at this time.
Without Wu Laoer's help, the man carrying the sword lost his long sword again...
"Wu Laoer, you are a useless coward..."
The big man carrying the sword yelled at Wu Laoer who was running away, but he just cursed like this before the long sword in the air came.
Blood spurted out, dyeing the snow on the ground red.
Looking at the dead man with a knife in front of him, Chen Yuan was not frightened, let alone afraid.
In a turbulent world, people die at any time, whether they starve to death or are killed by bandits. In a small mountain village, one or two people die almost every day.
Although his father was ill, his death was ultimately due to hunger.
Bandits were rampant, and Chen Yuan truly offended them by killing the man with the knife.
"Must leave as soon as possible."
Chen Yuan knew the consequences of truly offending the bandits, so he could no longer stay at home and had to leave as soon as possible, as far away as possible.
Without disposing of the body in the snow, Chen Yuan simply packed up and left his home, the home where he had lived for sixteen years.
If his father was still around, he might still be attached, but now his father is gone. The house that may collapse at any time in the wind and snow is no longer his attachment.
"I remember there is a cave in the back mountain. Let me take shelter there for the time being. When I truly become an immortal, I will look for the Qinglan Sect and Xuanyun."
Carrying a simple package and a broken long sword, Chen Yuan walked out of the mountain village at night and climbed a mountain called Hutou.
Hutou Mountain has no beautiful scenery or strange stone waterfalls, it is just an ordinary low mountain.
Because there are lush jungles in the mountains, there are many hares and pheasants living there. Villagers often come here to hunt to supplement their family income.
The cave was discovered by Chen Yuan when he was hunting with the villagers. Because it was winter and there was heavy snow, the villagers were reluctant to go up the mountain at this time, so the cave would be safe and would not be discovered in a short period of time.
The mountain wind was too cold. After entering the cave, Chen Yuan first found some rocks and blocked the cave.
After simply arranging the cave, Chen Yuan lay in a relatively sheltered place deep in the cave and once again fell into thought.
Regarding cultivating immortals, he can be said to be an idiot. Although he has "A Brief Introduction to Monks", it can't compare with personal experience.
"Next, I need to do two things. First, I need to find food. Without food, I may have starved to death before I can become an immortal, so eating is the top priority. Second, I need to reach the level of cultivation as soon as possible. At the first level of Qi, only when I really start practicing can my destiny truly change."
"The "Brief Description of a Monk" says that to become an immortal is to cultivate immortality. Since I have chosen this path, I will definitely go to the end. No matter how bumpy the road ahead is, it is better than starving to death or being beaten to death by bandits. Much more.”
After making a decision in his mind, Chen Yuan began to prepare for his plan.
Practicing according to the "Scorching Sun Burning Heart Technique" will definitely take up most of your time, but before you actually start practicing, you need to prepare food for one to three days.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, wild fruits can no longer be found in the mountains, and the most likely ones to appear are some mountain rabbits.
Villagers often use two methods to hunt mountain rabbits, one is to shoot them with bows and arrows, and the other is to use traps.
Chen Yuan had no bow and arrows, only a hatchet and a broken long sword, so he could only use traps to catch mountain rabbits.
Chen Yuan learned from the villagers how to use traps to catch mountain rabbits. All he needed was a few rocks and a few sharpened branches. Place them at the entrance of the rabbit hole. As long as the mountain rabbit comes out of the hole, he will definitely be able to catch it. arrive.
The most difficult thing to find was the mountain rabbit's cave, but after two days of searching, Chen Yuan still managed to make seven or eight traps.
"Now I just have to wait a day or two and my food will be ready."
Chen Yuan showed a look of joy, took out a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill and started practicing.
"Why has this Qi Gathering Pill changed? It seems to have been promoted from one star to three stars. And my spirit stone, why did it change from ten to seven?"
Chen Yuan was confused and felt that someone had broken into the cave.
But it didn't seem like a thief had entered.
Because it is impossible for a thief to steal just one spiritual stone, let alone upgrade the Qi Gathering Pill.
