Chapter 135 Fatal Attribute
The swirling winter snow is falling, covering the world with silver.
Gusts of cold wind blew through the pass.
In the small fenced courtyard.
Ren Qianqian was practicing her sword in the snow. The sword wind whistled and rolled up the flying snow around her. Her body moved with light steps, shuttling back and forth like a butterfly, and her sword was light.
"Sword moves are just appearances. You have to understand the charm and true meaning of the sword's trajectory."
Next to him, Li Hao was squatting in the snow, carefully piling up a snowman.
He patted and trimmed it with his palms. From time to time he would look up at the girl practicing the sword and give some advice.
Ren Qianqian stopped when he heard this and asked in confusion: "The trajectory of the sword?"
"Um."
Li Hao nodded and saw that the snowman was missing two branches for hands. He immediately stood up and bent down to pick up a branch outside the nearby woodshed:
"Look, it's like this."
He took the branch and shook it gently, and the snow on the branch shook off. Then he flicked it gently, and the branch swam back like a flower, catching all the snow that had just been shaken, and it returned to its original state. It looks like it was just picked up.
Ren Qianqian was stunned.
"Your sword must be linked to the surrounding environment so that it is close enough and sharp enough." Li Hao said.
He returned to the snowman, gently shook the snow off the branches, and then inserted them into the snowman to serve as two small hands with dead branches.
Ren Qianqian fell into deep thought and looked down at the sword in her hand. After a while, she started practicing again.
In the past few days, in addition to Li Hao's occasional advice, Li Hongzhuang and Song Qiumo would also give her some advice in their free time.
But their guidance, like Li Hao's, would not stop at superficial sword moves, but would describe their respective understandings of swordsmanship in a deeper way from the perspective of a master.
This kind of guidance has good and bad points. The bad thing is that it is like wind and fog, and it is difficult to understand.
The advantage is that if your understanding is high enough, once you understand its meaning, the progress of the sword will be rapid. Controlling the sword with the sword's intention is equivalent to understanding and pursuing your own master's path in advance.
Ren Qianqian continued to practice his sword.
Li Hao continued to build a second snowman.
Outside the pass, suddenly an old horse galloped towards me.
The red-blooded horse galloped into the pass and stopped outside the small courtyard.
Li Hongzhuang, who was looking after the fire in the kitchen, noticed the situation and rushed out of the small courtyard.
"Are you... Liangzhou Xuanzi Camp?"
When Li Hongzhuang saw the silver brand on the veteran's armor, her eyes suddenly brightened and she said, "Fifth brother has come to Liangzhou? Is he here to help?"
The veteran turned over and dismounted, quickly bowed and saluted, and handed over the military report with both hands:
"The general has just arrived in Liangzhou and has sent me to deliver military reports to the commander-in-chief."
Li Hongzhuang raised her hand to take it and quickly looked through it.
Soon, her face changed slightly, and her eyes suddenly became sharp and cold:
"These demons actually dare to plot against Liangzhou!"
After closing the military report, she took a deep breath and said to the veteran: "It's a long journey, why don't you come in and take a rest."
"No, the general is still waiting for my reply. Commander, do you have any news for me to bring back?"
The old man lowered his head and said respectfully, feeling surprised in his heart. He rushed all the way from outside the pass and saw many monster corpses along the way. Even the once majestic Cangya City was destroyed by monsters as rumored. I thought this was a miserable military camp, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a cozy little courtyard with a fence.
Reply... Li Hongzhuang thought that in addition to the information about the demon in the military newspaper, there were also letters home filled with concern.
She was told to be wary of monsters, asked about her current situation, and asked her to take good care of Hao'er and retreat at any time... She didn't say much, but she could feel the warm concern of the fifth brother.
"Just a moment."
Li Hongzhuang turned back to the hospital and asked Li Hao for pen and ink. She quickly wrote a letter home and handed it to the veterans waiting in the snow outside the hospital.
The veteran stuffed the rolled-up letter home into his sleeve, got on his horse, said goodbye to Li Hongzhuang, and drove away with a whip.
After the veteran left, Li Hongzhuang called Li Hao and handed him the general's report.
"Fifth brother said that the demons outside Liangzhou are ready to move, and some cities have even been infiltrated by demons. These demons plan to cooperate with the inside and outside, and have a tendency to invade Liangzhou, so they came here specially to take control."
Li Hongzhuang glanced at Li Hao: "Our Tianmen Pass, there may be a large-scale attack by demons in the near future!"
Li Hao picked up the military newspaper and read it. When he saw the care of the fifth uncle in it, he immediately thought of the impression left by the family dinner that day and a few words with him.
He recovered his thoughts and responded to Li Hongzhuang: "When the soldiers come, we will block it, when the water comes, the earth will cover us up. When the demon comes, we will use the cauldron!"
"..."
Li Hongzhuang smiled bitterly, and then thought that there were two Si Lijings standing guard, so there was no need to panic. If a situation really happened, it would still be possible to retreat in time, but she didn't know when these demons would invade.
The general's newspaper was put away, and Li Hao invited several people to have lunch.
After the snow, there are abundant water sources in Guanzhong here.
Li Hongzhuang's hair, which was originally greasy and coiled, had not been invaded by demons in the past few days, and she had relaxed. After washing, it became as silky as green ink, floating behind her shoulders.
The bright red armor stained with blood has also been cleaned, and he is still wearing the armor, ready for battle at any time, but with his hair flying, he looks much fresher than before, like the female general walking out of the painting.
Li Hao built several large wooden barrels and boiled snow into water at night to create his own hot spring.
Soaking in the wooden barrel, eating barbecue, drinking wine, and casually chatting with Mr. Feng, the life was very pleasant.
This borderland seems to have become a holiday and leisure place.
There was heavy snow on the ground, which meant it was miserable and cold, but because of the shelter, there was no need to worry about the wind and snow.
In the following days, Li Hao took Song Qiumo out hunting during the day, hunting monsters, and returned to the small courtyard to rest at night. His life was very regular.
The monsters he hunted gave him a lot of painting experience, and he was about to upgrade to the sixth level.
During the hunting process, his fishing experience was also slowly increasing, slowly extending towards the bottleneck of the sixth stage.
Unfortunately, the three immortal demons nearby seemed to have heard some news and evacuated from the vicinity of Tianmen Pass.
Li Hao found several caves, which were smelly and smelled of three immortal demons. However, he learned from the torture of the little demons caught nearby that the big demon inside had been gone for many days.
Li Hao casually knocked down these caves and left a mysterious fish mark here. If a demon passes by, he can come and investigate next time.
The days passed.
While Li Hao was hunting monsters, his master's state of mind was slowly improving.
At the beginning, he was arrogant and asked the master about all things in the world.
This is much more difficult than the ordinary master path.
The world behind the heavenly door he kicked open was vaster than he imagined.
What are all things?
What is the origin of all things?
Li Hao has been thinking about this issue.
Mountains, rivers, fish, insects, animals, etc., are all living things.
But there are too many. If we learn from them one by one, even if they have a life span of 100,000 years, the average person will not be able to learn them all.
Li Hao has the understanding of the six stages of the physical world, and can understand its artistic conception at a glance. It is not difficult to grasp them all one by one, but what Li Hao wants is not complexity, but unity!
He wants to integrate the artistic conception of all things into one. This is something he is asking for trouble, and he can only accomplish it by himself.
While hunting around, Li Hao and Song Qiumo were also traveling around the mountains and rivers outside the pass.
From enlightening oneself to having a glimpse of the world.
Li Hao saw shrubs, flowers and grass, the bright moon and the stream.
I saw the snow melting in the sunshine, and I also saw the stubborn young leaves under the heavy snow.
Everything has a force, but what does this force have in common?
Snow can freeze everything, but it is penetrated by a ray of sunlight.
Although the young leaves are weak, snow cannot kill them.
Although birds and beasts can walk and destroy big trees, they shiver in the snow and scurry back to their nests after foraging for food.
Therefore, what is the power of all things?
A gust of cold wind blew across his face. Li Hao looked at the distant mountains and nearby forests, feeling as if he touched something in his heart, but it was fleeting.
As the weather turns to winter, there are more and more snowy days.
Today, they hunted two more demons from the fifteen-mile realm, and Li Hao and Song Qiumo returned together.
The number of demons in the wilderness outside this pass is still much greater than within the territory.
Outside the small courtyard, Li Hao built some houses one after another.
Nowadays, there are no demons to attack, and these houses are built without fear of being destroyed soon.
Li Hongzhuang asked: "Are you planning to build the original city again?"
Li Hao just smiled: "If the demon never comes, it's not impossible."
Li Hongzhuang was thoughtful. These days, she occasionally leaves the camp and goes outside to look for traces of demons.
However, all the demons nearby were wiped out by Li Haoqing. She went deep into the outer reaches of the Wanshan Demon King's territory and did not risk going deep. However, the number of demons in that area seemed to have decreased a lot, and there was no sense of an army of demons gathering.
This is somewhat inconsistent with the military report from Fifth Brother.
But she didn't doubt the fifth brother's information, but she couldn't help but have an idea in her mind.
Could it be that these monsters are planning to take a detour because there are two Si Lijing guards at Tianmen Pass?
There was no way to confirm this conjecture. She could only plan to wait and see again later. If there was still no movement outside Tianmen Pass, she would send a letter to notify Fifth Brother so that he could be alert to other places.
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Every once in a while, Song Qiumo would go to a nearby city to purchase supplies, vegetables and pasta seasonings for eating and drinking, and the drawing paper Li Hao needed.
On this day, Song Qiumo returned and brought back some extra good things for Li Hao.
A chess record and two volumes of famous paintings.
Li Hao entrusted Song Qiumo to help him find these.
Li Hao was overjoyed when he received the famous chess records and paintings, and immediately included them in the panel.
The chess record is "The New Study of Chess".
It is a chess game to help beginners get started quickly.
After Li Hao thought about it, he integrated it into the imperial way, and the corresponding characteristics suddenly emerged:
"New Chess Classics": The speed of controlling objects is increased by 20%.
Compared with other chess records, the characteristics brought by this chess record seem to be average, not as exaggerated as the seven-star lighting, but it has the same attributes as Vientiane. Once assembled, it will release effects all the time, and it is a passive skill.
There is no need to consume additional Li Hao's power, there are no side effects, and the percentage is permanently increased.
In the future, when his speed of controlling objects increases to a higher level, this 20% increase will be even more impressive.
As for those two famous paintings, Li Hao couldn't tell what special attributes they would bring, so he could only try to embed them into the physical way and the imperial way respectively.
A famous painting is "Bright Spring Shrimp", which is embedded in the physical body and brings an attribute of water affinity of 20%.
Li Hao didn't understand what this attribute was, but he could feel that after touching the snowflakes, he seemed to have a particularly warm feeling.
It is also more comfortable when soaking in hot springs.
If you practice ice-based techniques, it seems to have a bonus effect.
Other than that, it is currently unavailable for birds.
Another famous painting, embedded in the royal road, is "The Oriole Catching Insects", which depicts a classic allusion of a mantis catching a cicada and an oriole behind it.
The attributes it brings are very strange:
When the attack is not revealed, it has a 100% fatal effect!
This effect seems to be similar to "Hidden Bow". The ultimate move is hidden and the attack power is doubled when not exposed.
But the hidden bow is doubled, and the probability is 100%.
But this is only one percent, which is pitifully small.
However, the words "fatal effect" seem to make people think a little.
Could it be said that regardless of realm and defense, once hit, there is a one percent chance of killing?
If this is the case, then the effect of this painting is a bit scary.
However, when Li Hao thought about it carefully, he felt something was wrong. The effect seemed a bit useless.
If faced with a low level, you can instantly kill them by raising your hand, and there is no need for its fatal effect.
If one is at a high level, it will be easy to detect his attacks and difficult to hide them.
Unless he was in a fierce battle, he failed to notice him and was attacked by him.
But this kind of sneak attack opportunity is rare. If you really do a sneak attack, it will be difficult to hit with a 1% probability. If you really want to hit, the amount of luck consumed is simply exaggerated. You have to be careful when walking to avoid accidentally falling to death.
However, no matter what, adding an attribute is always better than nothing.
This extra strength doesn't require him to practice, so it's like picking it up for free.
Seeing Li Hao's cheerful look, Song Qiumo smiled and told another piece of good news:
"In addition to these, I also inquired about the whereabouts of a famous painting. I heard that it is in the hands of a master."
"oh?"
When Li Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly shone slightly: "Can I buy it? What does the other party want?"
"I just heard about it. I haven't contacted that grandmaster yet, but I have found out about him. He should go to Dayue City in Liangzhou in the near future."
Song Qiumo said: "I heard that there was a grand meeting in Dayue City a few days ago. The people of Tianji Mountain invited all the masters from all over the world to discuss the Tao. That grand master should also be rushing to this grand meeting."
"The master discusses the Tao?"
Li Hao was a little surprised.
This incident is also mentioned in the anecdotes recorded in Tingyulou. This is a grand event that happens once every sixty years.
Invite masters from all over the world to prove their martial arts to each other.
These masters will also bring their juniors there, even if they are just listening on the sidelines, it will be of great benefit to the improvement of martial arts.
Most grandmasters retreat to the mountains and forests to practice in the mountains. They do not enter the ordinary world and focus on studying their own martial arts. Only such a grand gathering can invite them to come down and compete with each other to prove their martial arts.
I heard that in the past conferences, some amazing juniors kicked open the gate of heaven on the spot after hearing what they heard, and jumped from the fifteen-mile realm to the master of heaven and man, and their fame spread all over the world!
At every grand event, there are always one or two juniors like this.
Therefore, in addition to the masters, those geniuses in the fifteen-mile realm will also rush to hear the news.
"Dayue City is quite far away from here. If we rush there at full speed, it will take us a day to get back and forth..." Li Hao thought with his eyes exposed.
Song Qiumo said: "There is a city formation in Dayue City. Although I have an order issued by the Yu Dynasty, I am only limited to Qingzhou. I can only travel freely to various cities in Qingzhou. As for Liangzhou, I need to go to the state capital first. Registration and review are all required, and Song Yufeng needs to vouch for me."
Li Hao knew that Song Qiumo couldn't help him handle this matter.
Registration and review are quite time-consuming.
Especially this kind of big demon king in the Four Realms, all states are very cautious about him.
After all, once the order is issued and he is allowed to enter the city, if the demon king suddenly goes on a killing spree in the city, he will quickly destroy the city.
I'm afraid that before the news of the city's destruction is reported, the Great Demon King can quickly sweep to other places and cause successive destructions, which will cause great damage to the entire state.
Moreover, the princes and nobles in the city are extremely repulsive to this kind of thing.
The Great Demon King is like a tiger out of its cage. Even if you are told that it will not hurt anyone, no one is willing to take the risk.
Li Hao looked at Li Hongzhuang and said, "Senior Hongzhuang, can you help me take a trip to Dayue City?"
Li Hongzhuang didn't expect Li Hao to be so obsessed with a famous painting, but she had seen Li Hao paint these days, so she could understand. This nephew seemed to devote all his attention to these heresy and was not enthusiastic about cultivation. .
Except for that night, she never saw Li Hao practicing again.
Although he has an extremely terrifying cultivation speed, he has no interest in cultivation. However, his level is still the best among his peers. Li Hongzhuang can only say that this is God feeding food to Li Hao's mouth and forcing him to eat!
"I'm too lazy to run. If you want, why don't you go by yourself." Li Hongzhuang said.
She has no interest in these famous paintings, but she did like them as a child. She even embroidered and copied famous paintings and embroidered the paintings on handkerchiefs.
But then she picked up the sword, and she never touched a needle again.
The only pictures in her eyes were the wind and snow outside the pass, and the countless monsters to be killed.
Li Hao was a little helpless. After thinking about it, he thought it was feasible.
In recent days, he has killed all the demons within three hundred miles of the pass.
The demons further away seemed to be running away, and only a few could be hunted each time.
Even if I leave this place for a few days, it won't be a big deal.
"If you want to go, I will keep watch for you for a few days." Song Qiumo saw Li Hao's thoughts and said lazily, leaning on the chair cushioned by soft blankets.
Li Hao smiled: "Thank you very much, senior."
Song Qiumo rolled his eyes at him, seemingly dissatisfied with the word "senior", but said nothing.
If Song Qiumo takes care of him, Li Hao can feel at ease.
The effect of his stay here is far less than that of the other party.
No demons have been found these days. Li Hao guessed that it was probably because the news of Song Qiumo's fight with the Dragon Lord spread among the demon circles outside the pass, letting these demons know that although the Tianmen Pass was empty, the original army They all retreated, but now they are more terrifying than the army guarding them.
If the Demon King comes forward in person and risks being wanted, this place will be unshakable!
"In that case, Qianqian, get ready and follow me to Dayue City. There seems to be a martial arts temple there. You can go to Jihun by the way." Li Hao stood up and said.
Ren Qianqian's eyes lit up slightly and she responded quickly.
Li Hao rubbed the little white fox's head: "You have also stepped into the step-soul realm. Where should you step in as a step-soul?"
(End of chapter)