The cold wind in early spring is like the last comfort of this winter. When the first touch of green quietly appears in the mountains and fields around Yinren Village, the birds of prey and ferocious beasts in the mountains officially declare that they have survived another cold winter.
Looking at the new buds bursting out from the ancient trees in front of her, a petite girl quietly watched the melting and thawing streams and waterfalls in the mountains and fields. Occasionally, the girl squatted down and reached out to touch the earth, feeling the changes in the land in the spring breeze. The girl had long hair in a bun, and a gray-black mask covered her face. However, her petite hands and figure showed that she was not very old. This person was none other than Li Xintian.
In the blink of an eye, three days of training had passed. During this period, the entire young people in Yinren Village, including the seven of them, were busy, because there were less than seven days before the martial arts competition.
Yinren Village issued an announcement at the beginning of the year that the martial arts competition would be officially held the day after the Spring Festival. The Early Spring Festival is a very important festival in Yinren Village. Not only Yinren Village, but also the entire Luoyun Kingdom regards the Early Spring Festival as a very important festival in the year, second only to Yunxi Day. People will go to the mountains to collect various herbs and wild plants during the early Spring Festival, because after a winter of heavy snow, the harvest on this day is much greater than in the past.
Li Xintian usually practices in the deciduous forest in the north of the village. She has liked to practice alone in the forest since she was very young. The technique she practiced, "Thick Earth Qi Control Technique", was originally a very fast technique. In the process of enlightenment, the girl who was only eight years old was able to penetrate the meridians throughout her body, which was also due to her enlightenment from this land.
Li Xintian slowly raised his right hand and looked at the dirt particles on his palm. Li Xintian smiled slightly. She saw soil particles beating up and down on her palms under the stimulation of her internal strength technique.
These days, when Yi Xifeng has free time, he and Li Xintian will discuss their respective techniques and the magical effects of their moves. By chance, Li Xintian demonstrated the magical effect of this Jin Yu technique to Yi Xifeng. Yi Xifeng had a sudden inspiration and asked Li Xintian to try to control the soil in his hands to form various shapes.
Unfortunately, it was not as successful as Yi Xifeng imagined. Li Xintian told him that the ability of Houtu Qi Controlling to control the soil was extremely limited. She had been practicing Houtu Qi Controlling for five years, and from the very beginning, the loose soil was It is reinforced into a hard "stone bullet", and then guided by internal force, one end of the spherical stone bullet is protruded and sharpened, turning it into a "stone thorn". Every change in appearance is extremely difficult. However, the hardness of "stone bullets" and "stone thorns" can be enhanced by increasing the output of internal energy. Just like when they dealt with the Blood Moon Greedy Wolf before, Li Xintian used up most of his internal energy to condense the "black stone thorn", which was far harder than ordinary iron.
Holding the stone thorn in his hand, Li Xintian circulated the internal energy throughout his body. He saw that the stone thorn did not become harder and slender like before, but quickly shattered and turned into a handful of sand again under the urging of the internal energy.
"If you can gather, you can disperse. You can gather and disperse as you wish. Gathering is like a ball of fire, scattering is like a sky full of stars." Li Xintian held the sand in his hands and couldn't help but think of what Yi Xifeng said to her a few days ago.
She has known Yi Xifeng since she was very young, and her eldest brother and second brother often have this name on their lips.
"Mediocre qualifications, but very interesting." This was the first comment she heard. She naturally understands that what is interesting here is not just personality. Although the eldest brother has a more casual personality, the second brother Li Chengtao still comments like this, which shows that Yi Xifeng is different from others.
From a very young age, Li Xintian began to pay attention to this peer who was about the same age as himself, and at the same time, he subconsciously compared himself with Yi Xifeng.
"Brother Chengtao, can you teach me swordsmanship?"
"Ordinary people's bodies are not suitable for practicing the Thirteen Wind Chasing Swords without the support of martial arts."
"Oh, that's it...how about that funny boy?"
"Well...his technique is quite special, but it can be practiced."
"Brother! I have opened up the meridians all over my body!"
"Not bad! Not bad! He opened the whole body at the age of eight, which is much better than my eldest brother! Even your brother Chengtao only opened it at the age of twelve!"
"What about that funny guy? Did he get through?"
"Well, he's special. He got through it when he was five years old."
"Oh, that's how it is…"
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It wasn't until he actually saw Yi Xifeng that day that Li Xintian was sure of what his two brothers said.
"He is indeed an interesting person."
She shook her head with a chuckle and continued to appreciate the land beneath her feet. It was not easy for Li Xintian to draw a conclusion about Yi Xifeng's qualifications, but many of her thoughts on cultivation made her feel like a whole new world had opened up.
Yinren Village, built by a blacksmith.
At this time, two people, one large and one small, were sitting opposite each other, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Lin Rufa's eyes widened, and it seemed that the request he made to the young man in front of him was really difficult for him to understand.
"Uncle Lin, three thousand irons..." The young man opposite Lin Rufa laughed dryly.
"Hmph! Don't even think about this. This time the elders will ask the blacksmith to make a batch of sophisticated weapons for you kids, but they are only compared to the standard weapons in the village and are far from reaching the level of temple weapons. Level. Don't even think about three thousand irons, just tie them to you!" Lin Rufa yelled angrily.
"Oh, in that case, please trouble Uncle Lin and help me build that one!" The young man smacked his lips and showed a shy smile. He looked very well-behaved and paired with his delicate and somewhat outrageous little face. , it is difficult for people to think that this person is Yi Xifeng, who led several of the most outstanding teenagers in Yinren Village to defeat the Blood Moon Greedy Wolf a few days ago.
Lin Rufa glared at Yi Xifeng, and couldn't help but feel angry and funny when he saw that he was a scoundrel who had taken advantage of him but still acted like a good boy. I built a weapon for this kid for nothing, and yet he was picky about it. Although the weapons refined in batches this time were not as good as the temple weapons in terms of quality and technique, they were made by him after all, and they must be rare high-quality products. However, Yi Xifeng put on an expression of reluctant acceptance.
"Ahem, okay, since you've decided that, I'll pick it up in three days." Lin Rufa coughed softly and said to Yi Xifeng softly.
"Let Uncle Lin worry about it." Yi Xifeng stood up and bowed to say goodbye knowingly. He knew that even if the reward from this training camp did not meet his expectations, he would never be disappointed. Three days later is the Spring Festival, so this weapon can also be put to use in this martial arts competition.
Three days flew by, and the villagers of Yinren Village, young and old, were all busy. The Chunfeng River to the west of the village had already ushered in a new spring flood. After the four or five-year-old martial arts boy in the village completed the "Tongyi" in the morning, In the afternoon, they all came to the river to fish.
The strong men in the village are engaged in and guarding the iron clothes. During this time, they have also been busy preparing various gathering and hunting equipment. They are all preparing for the "Mountain Opening Festival" on the day of the Spring Festival.
The so-called "Mountain Opening Festival" refers to the first gathering and hunting activity after the mountain closure on the day of the Spring Festival. The activity is divided into two parts, one is gathering herbs and the other is hunting wild beasts. Through the "Opening Mountain Festival", the villagers of Yinren Village also strive for a good fortune in the new year.
