Chapter 156: Promotion to high level, and the "forbidden land" of Mubei Forest
"Old Xu, what did you say?"
Beside the snow pit, Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was no longer sleepy:
"Secret passage? Did you just talk about the secret passage?"
However, in the face of his eager questioning, Wu Fu, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating, remained silent.
Okay, intermittent IQ is on the line... Zhao Duan sighed, but did not dare to ignore it, carefully chewing on the two keywords "Eleven" and "Secret Path".
He still remembered that the last time he mentioned the Empress' Initiation, Lao Xu talked about the knowledge about the I Ching's marrow cleansing and rebirth.
It can be seen that the Emperor Taizu in front of him can give feedback to his words to a certain extent.
"I only mentioned Yuanzu Temple just now... explain, two key words are related to it, secret passage? Could it be that Yuanzu Temple is not as simple as it appears? Does it contain hidden secrets?
Well... Zhenbao didn't say it, either she deliberately concealed it, which is normal. How could she casually share the secrets of the royal family with a foreign minister like me... or she also knew about it. "
The latter guess is bold, but not entirely impossible.
The empress ascended the throne unexpectedly, the old emperor died unexpectedly, and the prince also passed away...
Therefore, it is logical that the empress failed to inherit some royal secrets when she ascended the throne.
Of course, with the Empress's cultivation, she could also investigate on her own, but it would not be surprising if the Empress could not see through the means arranged by Emperor Taizu himself in the past.
"Eleven...what does this number mean? Is it related to the secret passage?"
Zhao Dugan had no clue and wanted to continue asking the mentally retarded old Xu, but he saw the middle-aged warrior, whose cotton clothes were covered with frost and snow, and whose beard was as messy as weeds and trembling, stood up and continued walking towards the north.
"Oh...wait."
Zhao Duan sighed and had no choice but to suppress the mystery for the time being and try his best to keep up with the opponent.
In this way, after walking for several more hours, the wind and snow showed no sign of decreasing. Instead, they became stronger as they went north.
In order to keep out the cold, Zhao Duan had to carry Qi machines around the clock.
When he was exhausted again and climbed up a hill, his legs went weak, and he fell to the snow with a "plop", lying in a "big" shape, gasping for breath, and exhaled a mouthful of saliva:
"No...I can't do it anymore...I can't move..."
Lao Xu stopped and looked down at the young man lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. There was undisguised disgust in his eyes, as if he was looking at a puddle of garbage.
Zhao Duan pretended not to see it and complained crazily: "I'm not saying that, I agree with trekking in the snow, but let's walk on some flat ground?
This poor place is originally one foot deep and one foot shallow. My feet are no better than walking in the desert. You still have to climb higher. How about we find some branches and I will make a sledge and drag me along..."
Sled dogs or something, it’s exciting to think about.
The corners of Lao Xu's mouth twitched vaguely, and he stopped looking at him. He put his hands behind his hands like a master, looked towards the north, and said:
"This is the northernmost point of this trip."
kindness? Zhao Duan was stunned. It was not "the end of the trip", but the northernmost point.
"Aren't we going to continue north?"
Zhao Duan climbed up, using his hands and feet, and climbed to the top of the hill. Through the wind and snow, he could see what seemed to be a stretch of black on the horizon in the distance.
He had seen it a few days ago and thought it was the destination of his trip.
Lao Xu shook his head: "That's not where you should go now."
Zhao Duan was curious: "Where is further north?"
Old Xu said: "Mubei Linhai."
Zhao Duan was surprised: "The forest sea outside the territory of the Dayu Dynasty to the north?"
He had heard about this, saying that it was at the northernmost tip of the mainland, where there was wind and snow and endless forests. It was a land that the Yu Dynasty had never set foot on.
However, because it is too far away, the people do not know much about it.
Except for practitioners, ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to come throughout their lives.
"Old people? Are you talking about the people who live in the Mubei forest? Why are they called that?" Zhao Duan asked curiously.
He gradually discovered the benefits of the Martial God Picture. He could travel across thousands of mountains and rivers without leaving home, and see the world that Taizu Taizu of Dayu had set foot in in history.
It was a world full of mystery.
"If you reach the heavenly realm, you can come here." Lao Xu said.
"...Is the worldly realm okay? I think the heaven-human realm is a bit difficult, well, difficult in every sense." Zhao Duan bargained.
Lao Xu ignored him and just said: "On this trek through the snowfield, you have been exhaling and transporting qi all the time to keep out the cold. The qi in your body has become extremely strong and you can send and receive it freely. You can try practicing the cloud-swallowing and exhaling method. Watch out. ”
Zhao Duan hurriedly got up and stared wide-eyed.
Seeing the extremely slovenly middle-aged warrior in front of him, with beard and hair as messy as weeds, he suddenly took a sharp breath, and his belly swelled with a loud rumbling sound.
Woohoo——
A scene that stunned Zhao Duan appeared.
As Emperor Taizu vomited, all the snowflakes in the sky were swallowed up by him.
Like a giant dragon absorbing water, from his perspective, the tracks of wind and snow in the sky formed a giant tornado.
The tornado was unimaginably huge, almost covering the sky, and the end was hidden in his open mouth.
At this moment, all the snowflakes within a ten-mile radius were sucked into his belly.
The world is clean.
The sky in the snowfield has never been clearer, and Zhao Duan's vision is no longer obstructed.
He looked far into the distance, taking in the vast forest that was full of vitality and made up of countless tall green-leafed trees.
There are even giant birds hovering over the forest.
Suddenly, an indescribable, huge and invisible gaze came from the depths of the forest, spanning thousands of miles in an instant, and enveloped Zhao Duan.
Mubei Forest was alarmed.
Rumble, the ground began to tremble.
In the forest, countless wild beasts ran out, led by a large pack of wolves, and behind them, there were vaguely larger beings approaching this way.
"Old...Old Xu..."
Zhao Duan felt cold all over, and suddenly understood why the master wanted him to be strong enough to come again. Because perhaps only by reaching the "land of heaven and humans" can we protect ourselves in this place far away from the human world.
The next second, I saw Lao Xu suddenly spit out endless clouds towards the north, and a huge cold current spit out from his mouth.
The snowfield was like an angry sea, setting off ten-level giant waves. The strong winds carried the ice and snow, turning them into rolling waves that swept towards the Mubei Forest.
The wolves running in front were instantly swallowed up, frozen to death, and turned into ice sculptures. The countless beasts behind them fled in terror, and their huge will seemed to be a little surprised.
"Let's go." Lao Xu raised his hand and patted Zhao Duan on the shoulder.
Seeing that his legs were weak and weak, he reluctantly picked up his belt, turned Zhao Duan around, and headed southeast.
"..."
Zhao Duan remained silent as his mind replayed the scene over and over again.
The martial artist swallowed clouds and puffed out mist, and his breath was frozen for thousands of miles.
How powerful was Lao Xu at his peak?
Isn’t this a “human fairy”?
What is the will in the forest?
Zhao Duan felt the snowflakes falling again and sprinkled on his head and face. He began to be curious about the world outside Dayu.
"Hey, Lao Xu, where should we go next?"
"Go east and take you to Emperor Wu City to watch the sea."
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In the Yuanzu Temple, early morning.
When Zhao Duan opened his eyes and woke up from his "dream", he felt indescribably comfortable in his body, and every cell in his body was cheering for joy.
He could clearly feel that the thickness of Qi in the Qi Sea had at least doubled.
This means that the power of his sword is at least doubled.
In addition, Professor Xu's "Swallowing Clouds and Breathing Method" is also imprinted in my heart.
He had a mysterious premonition:
As long as he wanted to, he could change the color of the "qi machine" in his body, like the "zhen qi" in martial arts novels, into... Frost Zhenqi?
Without anyone reminding him, he already understood that he had advanced to the high-level mortal realm.
The next step up is to hit the divine chapter realm.
"His Majesty?"
After being distracted for a moment, Zhao Duan was surprised to find that Xu Zhenguan did not leave like last time, but was still in the temple.
The beautiful woman in white was sitting cross-legged on the futon, face to face with him, and seemed to be meditating.
Beside him were several empty wine jars.
Xu Zhenguan's eyes were closed tightly, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, illuminated by the faint morning light that filtered through the crack in the temple door.
Her icy skin and crystal clear face are calm and elegant, like a fairy descending to the mortal world, making people unable to think of any stain.
Her white and bright wrists rested on her crossed legs and knees, her slender fingers kneaded together, and her black hair hung down like a waterfall.
The long skirt is a little see-through, but you don't notice it from a distance. Now when you look closely, you can vaguely see that the length of the skirt is not inferior to that of Princess Yunyang...
"What...are you looking at?"
Zhao Duan's aesthetic activities were interrupted by a cold voice. He quickly raised his head and met a pair of meaningful dotted eyes.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... are you awake?"
"Well. You..."
"I have reached a high level."
"……very good."
There was a brief silence, but Xu Zhenguan finally broke the slightly weird atmosphere.
She stood up and waved her hand, and the wine jars were sent into the wine cellar one by one.
Zhao Duante stepped forward diligently, turned the candlestick, and with the sound of "zaza", the tunnel entrance was closed.
Could it be that...the so-called secret passage refers to this wine cellar?
He suppressed his curiosity and tried not to act strange.
By now, he has already realized that when he practices the Martial God Diagram, he may be different from outsiders.
At least when chatting with Ma Yan, I learned that when he was practicing, the Taizu he met could only speak when teaching martial arts.
The rest of the time, he was just like an image, far less "intelligent" than the old Xu he met.
Therefore, out of caution, Zhao Duan suppressed the idea of asking the empress about the "secret passage" and the "huge will in Mubei Forest."
"Flattery" smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping me break through the situation!"
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him faintly, said "yes" softly, and walked out:
"Go to the palace, take a shower, and then go out. The Xiuwen Museum will be held in a few days, and someone will inform you."
"Oh, good!"
Zhao Duan hurriedly opened the temple door for her.
The door creaks open.
One night passed, and it was almost dawn outside. Fortunately, there was a small court meeting yesterday, so the empress would not go to court this morning.
No time wasted.
Outside the Yuanzu Temple, two rows of palace attendants holding lanterns still stood with their heads bowed.
Zhao Duan and Xu Zhenguan spent the night practicing in the family temple.
This group of people actually stood outside silently all night.
No, there is one more person.
Wearing a female official's robe, wingless black gauze, and plum blossom makeup on her eyebrows, the "Big Ice Tuozi" with cool temperament and extremely androgynous beauty watched the two people walk out.
His eyes first fell on the empress's dress, and when he saw that it was not messy, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the playful and smiling Zhao Duan again, he felt depressed for no reason:
"Your Majesty...Sheng An."
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