The temple at the foot of the western mountain was called the Autumn Moon Temple. It was a dilapidated temple, and there was only an old monk guarding the entire temple.
Cheng Hao greeted the old monk briefly and gave him some incense money before settling down in one of the side halls.
He did not rest like an ordinary person at night. Instead, he began to practice the moves of the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging.
In the beginning, because he was not familiar with it, he spent most of the night practicing the two hundred and six moves of the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging. The pain of his bones being constantly sliced by a hacksaw made him break out in cold sweat even with his mental fortitude. He almost fainted.
Shh!
Cheng Hao let out a long sigh and shook his body to shake off the cold sweat. He sat on a stool and carefully observed the condition of his bones.
"There's a faint golden glow on the white bones. Although it's not very obvious about the increase in strength, I have to say that it's really effective. As expected, with the correct guidance of the cultivation method, the speed of cultivation really is fast! "
After practicing a few more times, Cheng Hao also found a way to relieve the pain. Every time he was in so much pain that he wished he was dead, he would slam his entire body into the ground and use the power of vibration to relieve the pain in his bones.
Although this method could only relieve the pain slightly, it was better than nothing. The effect of cultivation where he could clearly feel his bones improving time and time again made it impossible for Cheng Hao to stop. He practiced the fist technique again and again.
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In the next few days, Cheng Hao's life was very regular. During the day, he would go to the graves of Cheng Dingguo and his wife to meditate and rest. At night, he would return to the side hall of the temple to practice the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging. This routine was broken by an uninvited guest on the night of the third day.
It was a scholar who seemed to be around fifteen or sixteen years old. He was dressed in azure robes. Although he had delicate features, he was rather thin and seemed rather down and out.
After entering the temple, Cheng Hao seemed to have sensed something in his heart. Although this down-and-out scholar looked ordinary, he had a kind of upright spirit. This spirit came from self-confidence, and the source of this self-confidence was the noble spirit that came from reading the books of the sages.
The scholar entered the temple and gave the old monk a few strings of incense money. After eating a bowl of vegetarian noodles with mushrooms, he stayed in the room next to Cheng Hao's. He lit a lamp, lit a charcoal fire, and prepared to study at night.
Following the arrival of this scholar, the originally peaceful night suddenly became a gust of wind from the north, sweeping up the wormwood outside the temple and scattering it all over the ground.
At the same time, a few mournful howls came from the distant mountains. They sounded like wolves and foxes, mixed in the night wind, and also sounded like owls.
"Interesting!"
The corners of Cheng Hao's mouth curled up into a smile. He stopped practicing the fist art and sat cross-legged on the bed. He opened his left eye and looked at the young scholar next to him.
This scholar was a little strange. Originally, when he stayed here, the outside of the temple was very quiet. However, after this scholar's arrival, first there was a gust of wind, then there were howls. Now, even the oil lamp in the room was crackling with sparks.
Cheng Hao did not believe that all this was a coincidence. In this world where there were ghosts, immortals, and demonic beasts, the person he saw was not a human, but could be a ghost or a demon.
"Strange, he is really a human, not a demon?"
After opening his left eye's ability to see through illusions, Cheng Hao sized up the scholar inside and out. Finally, he confirmed that this was indeed a real human, not a demon or a ghost as he had thought before.
"Since he is a human, then there must be a side that I can't see. Otherwise, it is impossible for the outside environment to change just because of his arrival."
After secretly speculating for a while, Cheng Hao focused his mind on his left eye. The white light in his eye was so dense that it even condensed into the outline of a mirror.
"What is this?"
After the light in his left eye shone to the extreme, Cheng Hao saw something that he had never seen before. In the sky above the scholar's head, he could faintly see a red mist rising. Wisps of red mist gathered together and condensed into a small red dragon.
The small red dragon's body was coiled up and it kept raising its head, trying to rise into the air. However, there seemed to be an invisible restriction suppressing it, so that the small red dragon could only curl up and could not stretch out with all its strength.
"According to the ancient records, there was a powerful person in the ancient Sun God. When he opened his third eye, he could see through a person's fate. If I am not wrong, this invisible but real red mist dragon should be the fate of that scholar!"
"Fate turned into a dragon, coiled up and unable to rise into the air. This should be the fate of a dragon hidden in the abyss. This person is not ordinary!"
He didn't know why, but when he saw the little red dragon, information such as luck and the fate of a dragon hiding in the abyss suddenly appeared in his mind. It was as if this information had always existed in his mind, but when he saw the scholar's luck, it was triggered and drawn out.
"If this person is always suppressed by an expert and can't go out, then it's fine. However, if he is not restricted and has the opportunity to move freely, then the future of the dragon hidden in the abyss will definitely change. Perhaps it is not impossible for a dragon to fly in the sky and become a king of the world!"
After making a prediction about the scholar's future, Cheng Hao withdrew his gaze and looked up at the sky above his head. He wanted to know how his fate was.
Originally, in his opinion, he had obtained the mysterious mirror and had the two supernatural powers of clairvoyance and transmigration. The power of fate was definitely not to be underestimated. It should even surpass that of the scholar. However, when he saw the result, he found it hard to believe for a moment.
One wisp, only one wisp, and it was a very small wisp of golden fate!
Even this small wisp of golden fate was dissipating at an undetectable speed. After carefully observing for a moment, Cheng Hao was able to confirm that the dissipating power of fate had all integrated into his eyes.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Hao quickly withdrew his supernatural powers. Now he could be sure that using the supernatural powers of his eyes was not without consumption. The supernatural powers of his left eye consumed fate, while the supernatural powers of his right eye consumed lifespan. However, these two things were not easy to replenish!
"In terms of lifespan, it will continue to increase as one's strength increases. If I can find life-prolonging pills or spiritual herbs, it can also increase. However, fate is a bit difficult to deal with. This kind of thing is a bit mysterious and doesn't seem to be easy to improve! "
To be honest, it was not that Cheng Hao did not have the idea of killing the scholar. However, this idea was extinguished by him as soon as it arose. It was not that he did not covet the scholar's power of fate, but it was really that he did not want to take the risk without permission.
Firstly, he did not have a way to collect the power of fate of others. Even if he killed the scholar, the latter's power of fate might not be added to his body. Secondly, such a person with great luck could not be killed easily. It was even possible that after killing the scholar, the power of fate on the scholar's body might even backfire on him. If that was the case, the loss would outweigh the gain.
"There are things that a gentleman should and should not do. Although I am not a gentleman, I will not kill innocent people. When there is a chance in the future, I will find a few bullies and try to kill them to see if it helps to improve my fate."
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