In the dark night sky, a crescent moon hangs alone, and the faint cold moonlight falls on the earth.
In the dark forest, a faint bonfire flickers lightly, bringing a hint of warm light to the silent night.
Beside the bonfire, two teenagers lean against the tree trunk, one of them holding a fire stick in his hand, playing with the flames with boredom.
Including today, Xiao Jue and Xiao Yan have been away from Wutan City for five days. The initial freshness has faded a lot in the lonely journey, and a faint thought slowly climbs into the hearts of the two.
Putting a piece of firewood casually, making the bonfire brighter again, Xiao Yan held his chin with his palm and said lazily: "Teacher, where are we going?"
"Mountain Range of Monsters." The old voice came from the ring on his finger.
"Can't we enter the Monster Mountain Range near Wutan City? Why do we have to run so far?"
"This is the eastern part of the Monster Mountain Range. If we cross it from here, we can reach the Tagor Desert, which is the final destination of our training." Yao Laoguai laughed, "But I won't help you unless a fifth-level monster takes action."
"Cross the Monster Mountain Range?" With a twitch of his lips, Xiao Yan laughed dryly, "With my current strength, I can only deal with some young first-level monsters, and at most I can only hang around the periphery. If I want to cross it, I'm afraid... it's impossible, right?"
"And even if it's Xiao Jue, who is comparable to a fourth-level monster, the teacher will take action after encountering a fifth-level monster, but it will be difficult for us to cross the Monster Mountain Range."
"Only when you are in danger can your potential be unleashed." Yao Lao said lightly, "I plan to let you advance to a fighting master in the Monster Mountain Range."
"Uh... then don't I have to spend all the time I practice in the Monster Mountain Range?" Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face suddenly became bitter.
Xiao Jue said on the side: "This is exactly what you need for cultivation. If you can't hold on, just think about Nalan Yanran."
"You are cruel!"
Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, and he felt a little speechless, but Nalan Yanran... is indeed a good way to motivate.
Touching his chin with his palm, Xiao Yan licked his lips and said with a smile: "Teacher... what about the earth-level fighting skills?"
"You little guy, you have to mention it several times a day, don't you get tired of it?"
Hearing Xiao Yan repeating this question again, Yao Lao was a little amused and shook his head helplessly. After a brief silence, he said: "After entering the Warcraft Mountain Range, I will teach you the earth-level fighting skills. There are many people outside. If you are seen by others, you will get into some trouble."
Hearing that it would be delayed for a few more days, Xiao Yan could only nod a little depressed.
"Look at how useless you are. You are biting off more than you can chew. Don't you know? It is true that you have practiced the Suction Palm and the Blowing Fire Palm to perfection, but as for the Eight Extreme Collapse, you have only just touched the surface. "
Seeing Xiao Yan's depressed look, Yao Lao couldn't help but scold him.
Xiao Jue added: "Yao Lao, you are asking too much of him. Xiao Yan is only a three-star fighter now, not as good as Nalan Yanran. It is normal that he does not have enough fighting skills."
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. Xiao Jue, this bastard, would kick the door every time he came to look for him at the Xiao family, and he would talk about Nalan Yanran every three sentences after he came out.
"When you used Baji Collapse before, you just attacked it with all your strength, without any skill at all. I didn't mention it to you before, firstly because you were too weak, and secondly because you never discovered it yourself."
Yao Lao hesitated for a while, and said: "Although this Burning Technique has the miraculous effect of evolution, the initial level of the technique is too low. The Dou Qi stored in your internal cyclone can only support you to use a few times of dark energy at most. So, if you fight with others in the future, you must kill them with one strike. This Baji Collapse is originally a killing fighting technique that moves like thunder."
"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded solemnly. He was also very clear about his weakness, that is, he could not last long. Once he could not deal with his opponent before his Dou Qi ran out, he would be the one who failed.
"It seems that you have to think of a way to improve your Dou Qi training progress. After entering the Warcraft Mountain Range, I will guide you to find some rare herbs needed for refining medicine. Now, in addition to relying on your talent, you also need the help of elixirs." Yao Lao pondered.
Xiao Yan smiled, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and said with a smile: "Then Nalan Yanran, I'm afraid she will also take this approach."
"Hey, so what? In the entire Jia Ma Empire, only Gu He has the most exquisite alchemy skills, but in my eyes, he is nothing. Comparing alchemy skills with mine? There are not even five people in this Dou Qi Continent who can do it!" Yao Lao said lightly, with an arrogance and disdain that was difficult to conceal in his plain words.
Xiao Jue added: "The head of the Yao clan Yao Dan, the number one alchemist in the Dou Qi Continent, the Hun clan Hun Xuzi, the Yao clan Yao Wanhuo, the old man Shennong, the ninth-grade Xuandan alchemist, and Yao Lao's enemy Yao Wangui, and Elder Lin of Dan Tower, as far as I know, there are six ninth-grade alchemists."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh secretly, and Yao Lao's mouth twitched. Why did Xiao Jue always sabotage him? He also experienced Xiao Yan's helplessness.
Seeing Xiao Yan laughing at the side, Yao Lao sneered, "Carry this thing on your back. You are not allowed to take it off even when you sleep in the future."
A huge black object suddenly flew out of the ancient ring, and finally hit the ground heavily, splashing dust.
"The ground-level fighting skills you want to learn are also related to this thing."
...
Two days later, because Xiao Yan was carrying the Xuanzhong ruler, their speed also slowed down, but they finally arrived at a small town closest to the Warcraft Mountains.
The town is called Qingshan Town. Because it is close to the Warcraft Mountains, it is also called the Warcraft Town. The largest group of people in the town are naturally those mercenaries who lick blood on the edge of the knife every day.
They gathered in groups, hugged each other's arms, and talked a lot on the streets, discussing unscrupulously which women in the town are the most attractive, which wine is the strongest, and which Warcraft is the most ferocious.
Walking on the streets paved with bluestone, Xiao Yan, who was carrying a huge sword that was not proportional to his body size, and the handsome Xiao Jue, naturally attracted many strange looks.
There were many shops on both sides of the street, and because of the location, the popularity was quite hot. Xiao Jue's eyes swept through those brightly lit shops with interest.
When his eyes fell on a rather spacious herbal medicine shop, he stopped, and after a little hesitation, he walked into the herbal medicine shop called Wanyaozhai.
"Did you say that Xiao Yixian had entered the Warcraft Mountain Range to collect herbs a few days ago?"
After asking the clerk, Xiao Jue nodded, pointed to the counter, and said: "Give me this piece of Coptis essence."
(End of this chapter)