Chapter 187 Encounter on a narrow road
In the end, this man successfully killed the Black Iron Horned Ox with his sword.
This result was not beyond Su Ziyi's expectation. In such a short period of time, he had discovered that this thin man had enough patience, rich experience, ruthless methods, and the ability to look forward and backward, so it was difficult for him not to win.
This made Su Ziyi feel a little admiration in his heart.
He watched as the man skillfully cut off all the valuable parts of the Black Ironhorn Cow, stuffed them into a somewhat worn storage bag, and then left in the direction of the mountains without stopping, like a seasoned man. Hunters can perfectly avoid those monster beasts that follow the smell of blood. When Su Ziyi saw this, he quickly used his spiritual power to catch up.
Although he had just experienced a battle, the man's speed did not slow down as soon as he ran into the forest. Instead, his skills became more agile, and there was a faint shadow of a warrior's movement skills in it. Such a look made Su Ziyi's evaluation of the other party even higher. However, the next moment, the other party made a few flashes and disappeared within the range of Su Ziyi's consciousness, leaving Su Ziyi stunned in place for a moment.
He intensified his spiritual search and searched the area where the man disappeared several times. As a result, after a cup of tea, he still found no trace of the man, as if the man disappeared out of thin air.
But is that possible?
It is of course possible that this article was compiled by Bei g Youyu Dujia .
Su Ziyi knew that there was a teleportation talisman among the talismans, which could allow people to teleport a certain distance instantly. The distance was determined by the level of the talisman. The higher the level, the farther the teleportation distance, but the same activation required The more spiritual power there is. However, the production techniques of this kind of talisman and seal script are very demanding, so the price has always been quite high in the market. Like this time, even Bian Qing, who had already roughly understood the market in Qixia Town, couldn't get one, which shows how difficult it is to get.
So, did the other party use the teleportation talisman to leave his spiritual exploration area?
After thinking carefully, Su Ziyi denied this possibility. Not because the teleportation talisman was expensive, but because the moment the person disappeared, he did not feel the fluctuation of spiritual power. In addition, he intuitively believed that the person did not leave, but just used a method he knew. He hid himself by unknown means.
Since he can rely on the essence of the Five Elements to hide his figure, the other party can also use other means to avoid being tracked by others.
If a Qi refining practitioner doesn't have a way to hide himself or is lucky enough, in this swampy land where foundations are gathered, he may be killed as soon as he lands.
So, this man is more dangerous than he thought.
Su Ziyi did not take it lightly because of the difference in cultivation between them. He very cautiously used the cover of trees and rocks to get closer, and every time he walked forward, he made sure that there would be no good ambush points around him. , allowing him to maximize his defense against sneak attacks by people hiding in the dark.
And he was so careful that he really didn't leave anyone an opportunity to take advantage of him, so until he leaned against the tree where the man disappeared, he was completely unscathed.
He stood on the tree trunk, scanning the surroundings with a pair of eagle-like eyes. In his opinion, unless the person hid his aura and then hid in place and waited for him to leave, the other person's movements would definitely leave some traces on the ground, so he observed the surroundings very carefully. , especially the way the other party came, after all, the other party may have gone backwards and left along the previous road.
Just as he tilted his head slightly to look down, a sharp sound broke through the air and came directly from his lower left! The speed was so fast that Su Ziyi only had time to turn his head, and then the skin on the left side of his face and under the ear was scratched by Qi Jin. A trace of blood overflowed and dripped onto the mud on Su Ziyi's body, making him look extremely embarrassed.
Although it wasn't very painful, Su Ziyi's eyes immediately changed. He could almost imagine that if he had let the other party succeed just now, his life would be in danger.
Such fear made his chest rise and fall, and it was difficult to calm down the aroused emotions for a while. He looked directly at the direction from which the attack had just come, with blazing eyes, and then without thinking, he scattered several spiritual energy blades over! He immediately forced the opponent out and stepped back several feet.
And the man actually knew that the chance had passed when he missed the move, so after being forced out by Su Ziyi, he ran back without thinking, and Su Ziyi followed him without thinking. .
Just like Su Ziyi couldn't figure out how the other person was hiding, at this moment the person couldn't figure out Su Ziyi's strength because of the mud on Su Ziyi's body. But when he started to run away and Su Ziyi came to chase him, he judged from the speed of both parties that Su Ziyi was stronger than him, but he hadn't reached the foundation yet.
So, you can fight!
Suddenly, he no longer rushed forward, but turned and shuttled between the trees extremely cleverly, making it difficult for Su Ziyi to catch up with him immediately. And Su Ziyi guessed what the other person was thinking when he just made this move, and he also knew that this person was deeply scheming, so he must not delay with him, otherwise he didn't know what kind of deceptive tricks he would use.
Therefore, he accelerated again, directly predicting which direction he would escape next based on the opponent's movements, and then walked directly there in a few steps, parallel to the opponent, with only a few trees between them. . It was also at this time that Su Ziyi's anger aroused by the wound was extinguished little by little, and his rationality gradually returned.
He raised his left hand, and several small spiritual energy blades were directed at the man. When the man dodged, he waved the long sword with his right hand, directly cutting off the man's path, forcing the man to change direction abruptly. . Because of this step, his speed immediately slowed down, allowing Su Ziyi to get closer immediately.
"Dang!"
In desperation, the man could only raise the broad-backed broadsword in his hand and hastily block Su Ziyi's long sword. However, because he was too hasty, the angle was deviated, causing the sword energy on Su Ziyi's long sword to hit directly. A cut was made on his chest, exposing his shriveled chest.
As soon as Su Ziyi saw this move break the opponent's flesh, he immediately wanted to try again, but through this move, the man had already tested that Su Ziyi was not easy to mess with. How could he dare to take another move like this? Instantly, his sallow and dry face was filled with an unnatural blush, and the hands holding the knife trembled, looking extremely weird.
Su Ziyi, who had been wary of the other party, noticed it immediately, so he took a few steps back without thinking, then stepped on the trunk of the tree and jumped directly onto the branch. And the moment his toes stepped on the branch, the man's hand that was trembling just now stabilized immediately, and then his whole face looked dejected, but his eyes were shining, and he swung his knife in the direction of Su Ziyi.
In an instant, three rays of sword light came straight towards Su Ziyi's door with overwhelming force, locking everything around Su Ziyi, leaving him with no way to escape. But when Su Ziyi faced such a situation, his mind was surprisingly clear. He didn't hide or give way, picked up Qing Ling and returned to the duel. He put out the sword posture of the Zhiyi Sword Jue in his hand, and swung it straight out with a "swish". A sword light rushed towards the three menacing sword lights!
In the blink of an eye, the sword light directly hit Dao Guang's waist, and directly blocked the opponent with strong force, making it difficult for the opponent to move forward. Finally, when he was less than one foot away from Su Ziyi, he directly dissipated into the air. . And similarly, the sword light swung by Su Ziyi also completely disappeared.
With this move, the two of them were tied.
But because this move consumes too much mental energy and spiritual power, after a few light blades disappeared, both of them couldn't help but feel sluggish, and their bodies felt like they were empty of spiritual power. Su Ziyi was no stranger to such a situation, so he immediately swallowed a Qi Yi Dan and relied on the Qing Ling Gui Duel to restore his spiritual power.
When the man saw Su Ziyi swallowing the Qi Replenishing Pill, his expression suddenly changed.
He originally thought that the weird-looking clay figure in front of him was just a lucky boy, but he didn't expect that the other person was carrying pills, and judging from the spiritual energy wrapped around the other person's body, the other person's cultivation skills were also higher than his. He had gone up a lot of levels, which made him wonder if he had offended the noble family.
If he was from a noble family, then his rash action just now was undoubtedly a warning and would bring more trouble to himself. After all, his face was not blocked!
Immediately, a stern look flashed across his eyes, and a strong killing intent spewed out from his heart.
This murderous intention would definitely not be ignored by Su Ziyi, but even if the other party did not have murderous intention, he did not intend to spare him. After all, the left side of his face was still hurting. Therefore, this time he took the lead directly, stepped on the tree trunk and played sword moves with his hands, and turned sideways in mid-air to attack the man. After the man determined that Su Ziyi must be killed, he also used 100% of his strength. , and started fighting with Su Ziyi.
"Clang - clang - clang clang - clang clang -"
In the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged more than ten moves. In the end, both of them retreated due to the force of the earthquake. However, because Su Ziyi had a higher level of cultivation, he only retreated less than a foot away before he stabilized his figure, and before the momentum was completely buffered, he picked up the sword in his hand and pounced forward. , with a tricky angle, he cut directly to the front of the blade, and with a clang, he cut off the tip of the opponent's broadsword!
The man was about to fight back, but his weapon was damaged by Su Ziyi's sudden move. Although it was still usable, the damaged spiritual weapon had lost its spirituality. Therefore, when he continued to parry Su Ziyi's offensive, he became more and more reluctant, and there were even small gaps on the blade. It seemed like it was about to break at any moment.
Seeing this scene, no matter how tenacious the man was, his expression changed drastically.
But before he could counterattack, as Su Ziyi used another move with 80% of his strength, the knife in his hand was immediately unable to withstand it, and it shattered into several pieces and scattered all over the floor. . And he himself had narrowly escaped the damage caused by this move, but even so, his situation at this time was extremely bad.
The spiritual power in his body was already empty. Even if there were elixirs, those elixirs were not of high quality and would not be able to bring him the effect of reversing the situation. And because of Su Ziyi's pursuit and the shock caused by the sword moves, the energy and blood in his body became more and more unstable, which was constantly impacting the old injuries in his body, making things worse.
At this moment, he completely regretted provoking Su Ziyi.
He originally thought that Su Ziyi was just a little guy who grew up under the care of a noble family, but he didn't expect that the other party's combat experience was not weak at all. Although he was a little unorganized, he relied on higher cultivation and better mental training than him. As well as sword moves, he was forced to the ground and rubbed. If he had seen this clearly, he would not have ended up like this.
Immediately, his lips moved, wanting to beg for mercy.
But Su Ziyi didn't give him a chance at all. Although he was in a better situation than the other party, he was not much better off, so facing this cunning person, he did not dare to slack off at all, and used the moves in his hand in a series, no matter how the other party responded. Therefore, the moment the opponent opened his mouth, a sword light was shot directly from the tip of the sword and rushed towards the opponent, making a large gash on the opponent's right side, and blood flowed down.
Su Ziyi's unwillingness to hold back was a bit unexpected, but the severe pain on his body also reminded him that Su Ziyi would not make it easy for him. So he stopped being weak and endured the severe pain in his body. He threw two spiritual weapons from his storage bag and threw them directly at Su Ziyi. When he was not far from Su Ziyi, he directly detonated them!
Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded in the forest, shaking the flocks of birds.
The air waves and scorching lethality generated by the explosion also made Su Ziyi have to guard against it, so he immediately retreated. But it was really late, so he was blown away by the air wave. Blood spurted out of his mouth, and his face turned pale quickly!
After rolling on the ground for more than ten times, Su Ziyi's body stopped because a tree blocked the road.
At this time, his internal organs felt as if they had been displaced. He forced himself to sit up and vomited another mouthful of blood. However, after spitting out the blood, he felt much better. He immediately took out the Qi Yang Powder from his storage bag and took it, then looked at the man with a very gloomy look.
He swore that he would definitely kill this man today!
When the man saw that Su Ziyi could actually sit up, he was extremely disappointed. You must know that these two spiritual weapons cost him most of his family fortune. If it weren't for these two spiritual treasures, he would definitely not be in such a miserable state when he entered the water realm this time, and he didn't even have many pills prepared. But now that things have developed like this, there is no need for him to regret what happened before.
However, just when he was about to leave, Su Ziyi across from him took another pill in front of him, and his complexion improved very quickly.
Immediately, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end only one was left in his mind, and that was -
kill the man and grab everything in his hand!
Chapter 188 Foundation Building Pill Recipe
The murderous intent in the other party was so strong that it was difficult for Su Ziyi to ignore it.
Especially the look in the other person's eyes, which looked like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, made him particularly unhappy. The dark emotions in his heart began to grow crazily, and he looked back with the same unkind look.
The next second, the other party moved.
As if he was determined to win, this time the opponent moved very fast and ruthlessly, closing a large distance in the blink of an eye. It was just the lack of spiritual energy in his body that dragged him down. By the time he reached the attack range, Su Ziyi had already assumed a defensive posture, and because he had just taken the Qi Yang Powder, the injuries in his body had recovered.
So when Su Ziyi knocked away the hidden weapon he threw with one sword, the man already realized that he was being too aggressive.
But even if he wanted to retreat at this time, Su Ziyi would not give him a chance. I saw Su Ziyi's wrist holding the sword turned, and the tip of the sword was wrapped with a hidden weapon as if it was alive, directly breaking all the power on it. And with a turn of his wrist, the long sword pressed against the hidden weapon like a monkey. It spun around in the air several times and made a "clang" sound. Finally, Su Ziyi used a clever move to send it back, and then returned to the original route at a faster speed.
Seeing this, the man became frightened and immediately twisted his body in pain to avoid this attack.
And just when he bent down and passed by the hidden weapon, Su Ziyi also attacked with a sword, with fierce moves and fierce gusts of wind, which posed a great threat to the man and caused waves in the opponent's body. His injuries caused them to explode uncontrollably, causing his body to stiffen as he tried to dodge, and was directly stabbed by Su Ziyi's sword light. His whole body immediately flew backwards, and there was no need for blood. Money seemed to flow from his mouth and chest.
And it's not over yet.
When the man flew backwards, Su Ziyi threw the long sword out without thinking. When the man's back hit a big tree, he thrust it directly through his chest and plunged firmly into the trunk of the tree. . Su Ziyi's gesture of holding the magic formula changed again, and suddenly a sharp energy burst out from the sword, like a sharp knife cutting meat, completely destroying the man's internal organs.
Immediately, the man's aura weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing that this man didn't even have the strength to raise his hand, Su Ziyi could only look down at the ground with his eyelids lowered, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. You must know that although the series of attacks he just made seemed smooth, they actually put a heavy burden on his body. The injuries caused by the previous explosion of the spiritual weapon made him feel faintly unbearable.
Therefore, getting rid of this person really made him feel a lot more relaxed.
Although the surge of energy and blood in his body was uncomfortable, Su Ziyi did not show it on his face. He forced himself forward and used his remaining strength to remove the joints of the man's limbs. And because of his tossing, the other party who had only one breath left suddenly became dying and could die at any time.
This was the first time Su Ziyi had done such a thing to someone, but surprisingly, he didn't feel scared at all. Maybe it was because he had seen too much human blood along the way, so he was not interested in the previous conflicts between practitioners. It’s not surprising that fate is in conflict.
Moreover, if he kills this man, he will be the one who dies.
Therefore, he started quickly and swiftly without any delay. After he finished all these things, he truly felt relieved and squatted down in front of the limp man, his face secretive. It's just that the man's energy was already lost at this time, so he didn't notice Su Ziyi's gaze. He only felt that his whole body was stiff and cold, and he didn't know where he was.
Seeing this, Su Ziyi also knew that he might not be able to get anything out of the other party. He didn't have any sadistic habits, so he decisively pressed his hand on the person's heart. With a shock of spiritual power, he shattered the already fragile heart, making the person swallow it happily. Last breath.
After the other party died, Su Ziyi unceremoniously searched the other party's body and took away all the valuable things.
It's just that he didn't expect that this character who could throw out two spiritual weapons to scare him away before would be so poor!
The khaki storage bag was dirty, and you could tell it had been used for a long time. Su Ziyi actually found some bruises on it caused by spiritual weapons. When he opened it again, he looked inside with his consciousness, only to find a dozen spiritual grasses, a pile of shabby books, and the black iron horn beef pieces that the other party had killed before. There was nothing else, not even a The bottles containing the elixirs were all empty, with no residue left at all.
At this time, Su Ziyi's eyes couldn't help but become complicated when looking at him.
Before, he thought how rich this man was.
Since there was nothing else to gain, Su Ziyi quickly left the place to avoid the surrounding monsters from looking for food. Moreover, he was seriously injured this time and needed to find a place to recuperate. So he didn't waste any time and continued to move towards the mountain. However, while moving, he reflected on the gains and losses of this battle.
From the very beginning of the fight, Su Ziyi discovered that fighting with cultivators was very different from fighting with monsters.
Monsters generally rely on their powerful bodies and innate magical powers to speak for themselves with their absolute strength; but cultivators are different. They will use various external objects to achieve their own goals. When fighting a cultivator, You can't tell whether the opponent will throw a talisman or a spiritual weapon from the storage bag in the next second.
But no matter what, as long as you are strong enough and experienced enough, you can still predict the opponent's actions to a certain extent. Therefore, Su Ziyi secretly made up his mind to find more opportunities to fight with practitioners in the future to improve his abilities. Combat ability.
The mountainous area in this area is very vast and rich in various types of plants and rocks, so it didn't take long for Su Ziyi to find a somewhat damp cave at the bottom of the mountain, which was just enough for him to take a break and recover from his injuries. Of course, in order to avoid being disturbed by the monsters, he sprinkled some medicinal powder around the cave with a smell that the monsters didn't like. Although it couldn't persuade all the monsters, it was enough to isolate some low-level monsters.
So, after doing all these things, Su Ziyi fell into meditation peacefully.
The injury suffered this time was not the most serious one suffered by Su Ziyi in his training career, but because this man was quite accomplished in swordsmanship, when Su Ziyi collided with the opponent, his body was inevitably hurt by this unruly force. The sword intent invaded him, and it took him a long time to drive them out.
By the time he finished recovering from his injuries and emerged from a stable state, it was already two days later.
A lot of things can happen in two days in the water swamp, but Su Ziyi felt fortunate that no one came near his area during this period, but he was a little hungry. In order to make up for his growling stomach, Su Ziyi directly took out the black iron horn beef that the man had slaughtered from the storage bag and grilled it. Then he sat by the fire and waited while reading through the things in the man's storage bag. Book.
These books obviously have a long history. All the covers and pages have turned yellow, and the two footers have all been turned over. Even the covers are scratched and the words on them are all scratched. Some are hard to see clearly. It can be said that Su Ziyi has never seen such a shabby book before from Dr. Li.
It's just that the book is shabby, but the content inside makes Su Ziyi very interested.
Only one or two of these books are about cultivation, and the others are about mortal martial arts. The concealment technique used by the previous person that made Su Ziyi extremely curious was also one of the mortal martial arts. It was called Turtle Breath Technique. It could reduce a person's heartbeat to the lowest level. The aura on his body blended into the surrounding environment, and he could avoid the person whose strength was not very different from his own. The exploration of the big opponent. However, this Turtle Breathing Technique does not last very long, just a stick of incense.
But even so, Su Ziyi was still a little amazed by this martial arts.
Under the influence of Bian Qing and Su Yulang, Su Ziyi had long known that there were some amazing techniques among warriors. When used to the extreme, it was possible to fight against Qi Refining Layer practitioners. It's just that these techniques and methods are very precious, and they are often the secrets of some warrior families. Therefore, although Su Ziyi dared to be interested in them before, he had no way to get in touch with them.
But he didn't expect that someone would deliver it to him today.
Su Ziyi didn't know if this secret book was passed down from that family, but now that it's in his hands, it's his after all. So he accepted it without any psychological burden, thinking that after leaving the water realm this time, he would go home and do some research, and then he started to pack other things.
The remaining martial arts books for mortals only contained some sword techniques. Although they were useless to Su Ziyi, they would gain some insight after reading them, so Su Ziyi did not throw them away. As for the spiritual herbs that were picked, some were rare, some were worthless, some were mature and some were seedlings, but no matter what they looked like, Su Ziyi accepted them all.
Overall, the harvest this time was barely satisfactory to him.
It had been several days since he entered the water realm. During these few days, Su Ziyi had experienced a lot and gained a lot, but he always remembered the main purpose of his entry - to find the spiritual grass for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill. Especially since he had reached the perfection of Qi Refining not long after he came in, his need for the Foundation Establishment Pill became more and more urgent, so after packing up, he immediately set off to the mountains to look for spiritual herbs.
Currently, Su Ziyi didn't know how many types of foundation-building pills there were in Qingze Continent, but there were as many as three pill prescriptions he obtained from Doctor Li. Among the three foundation-building pill formulas, two of them required some spiritual items that Su Ziyi had never heard of or that were priceless and unmarketable, so in the end Su Ziyi settled on the last one.
July berries, blue grass, golden spikes, glazed sea urchins... This recipe requires a total of eighteen kinds of spiritual objects, including spiritual herbs and spiritual insects, but two-thirds of them can be found in the market. Only the remaining six species are very difficult to deal with, but he found two species in the storage bags of the two corpses last time when he was searching in Weihuadian, so there are still four species left, namely - Lan
Lai Grass, clear water lotus heart, ghost-faced leaf vine and golden-threaded cicada.
The first three of these four have appeared in the outside market, but every time they appear, there will be a frenzy of snatching. Su Ziyi's net worth is not enough at all, and he is directly eliminated by other cultivators with strong wealth before entering the auction house. It's outside the door.
This forced Su Ziyi to put all his hopes of building a foundation in the water realm this time.
Su Ziyi had already memorized the habits of these four spiritual creatures by heart. Among them, blue grass usually appears on steep cliffs, clear water lotus lives in extremely pure water sources, and ghost-faced leaf vines always grow in areas with strong yin energy because they don't like sunlight. As for the Golden Thread Cicada, the only spiritual insect, because it feeds on gold mines, it usually only appears in the cracks of large gold mines.
Therefore, after weighing several times, Su Ziyi decided to go to Lan Laicao and Ghost Face Ye Man first. As for the Clear Water Lotus Heart and the Golden Thread Singing Cicada, there will always be places suitable for the growth of the Clear Water Lotus Heart in a water area as large as the Shuizhu Realm. However, the Golden Thread Singing Cicada depends on God's will.
Therefore, as soon as he went up the mountain, Su Ziyi rushed towards the steepest part of the mountain range.
Because the mountains are far away from the previous battlefield, they are not greatly affected. The monsters inside are still staying in their own territory. Only some of the more sensitive ones are roaring in their own territory, knocking down groups of them. The monster beasts were driven out from their territory.
Since Su Ziyi had smeared his whole body with silt in advance, he was not worried that these monsters would be able to detect his aura. However, when he felt the aura of a fourth-level or higher-level monster, he would silently take a detour. Walk directly through it. However, despite this, he was unable to harvest anything along the way and picked quite a lot of high-year spiritual grass.
The steep terrain of this mountain range is due north, so Su Ziyi had to climb almost an entire mountain to get close to it. Also because the distance was too far, it took Su Ziyi a full day to reach it. As soon as he reached the cliff due north, Su Ziyi's sharp eyes spotted traces of blue grass on the protruding rocks of the cliff not far away, which made his eyes light up.
However, before the excitement of discovering the blue grass had passed, a loud "squeaking" sound came from a distance and got closer and closer to him, causing Su Ziyi to turn his head and look.
Just by tilting his head, he saw two huge black bird monsters fluttering from a distance under the golden afterglow of the setting sun. Their feathers reflected the metallic light under the sunlight. . And the two claws under their bodies are holding a third-level monster beast firmly, which should be their dinner today.
Their appearance immediately put great pressure on Su Ziyi, because he had already recognized their identities - fourth-level monsters, black needle-winged birds.