Zhang Yu had been practicing the bamboo sword for the past few days. Even if he didn't use the Xia Sword, he could still use his Heart Lake to sense things. Now that he had this magic tool by his side, his senses were exceptionally sharp.
After sensing the abnormality, he didn't rush in. Instead, he thought for a moment and said to the two helpers, "You can go back to the town and wait for me."
The two helpers clearly understood the situation. After hearing his orders, they didn't dawdle. They cupped their fists and turned their horses around, heading back to Xiaoshan Town.
Zhang Yu took out a bone whistle with a string attached to it from his pocket and wrapped it around his left wrist.
This was an item he used to communicate with Cai Pa and the others. It was made from the leg bone of a crane-type monster. Once it made a sound, it could be transmitted to an extremely far distance so that they could hear each other.
He got off the saddle and drove the horse away. Then, he reached out with both hands and slowly put on his hat. Holding the Xia Sword, he walked into the ruins.
He had just sensed an unusually cold and tyrannical aura appear in the ruins. It was full of wildness. After fighting with Su Kuang, he knew that the aura and emotions reflected in his Heart Lake could directly reflect some kind of characteristic of his opponent.
Therefore, he deduced that the other party was most likely a powerful wild beast, or perhaps a spiritual creature.
However, the strange thing was that the aura only erupted for a short moment before disappearing. However, he had already memorized the location, so he did not hesitate in the slightest when he took a step forward, directly walking over there.
He moved very quickly. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the location where the aura had appeared.
What appeared in front of him was a half-collapsed building. It could be seen that the original scale was very large. Although a long time had passed, there were still many marble pillars stubbornly standing in place. The exquisite murals on the walls were still faintly discernible.
However, other than that, there was nothing else in his field of vision.
Could it be that it had already left this place?
He stepped on the broken stone steps and walked inside. Just as he was about to step over a high wall, he suddenly felt something. He paused and looked back. He saw a thick python crawling there. Its head was resting on the wall, and its two vertical pupils were staring at him.
He just watched quietly and didn't make any intense reactions because this python was already dead. There were no signs of life on its body, only wisps of seven-colored light slowly drifting away. This was enough to show that this was a spiritual creature.
He could see that this great python had died not long ago, and it was killed in an instant. Not only that, its bodily functions were also destroyed at the same time. It was still preserved in its previous appearance, and there were no signs of struggling or twisting.
However …
Where was the person who killed this monster?
Just as he thought of this, a sense of danger suddenly rose in his heart lake, and it came from the other side of the wall.
He made a prompt decision and retreated, only to see an arc of light flash past. It cut through the hard stone wall as if it was cutting through tofu. Then, the entire tall stone wall fell towards his position.
He quickly retreated and waved his hand to disperse the gravel falling from the top.
Boom!
The stone wall fell to the ground. At this moment, he could see that the cut was smooth and smooth.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Several strange objects suddenly shot towards him from the dust.
Zhang Yu's eyes narrowed, and he instantly activated the "Nimble Thoughts" seal in his heart. In an instant, everything in the outside world seemed to slow down.
He could see that they were only small stones, but the power they carried at this moment was extremely strong.
He didn't draw his sword. Instead, he raised the scabbard and calmly swung his arm in front of him, knocking them away one by one.
Boom!
This time, the sound came from the right. A large broken stone pillar broke through the stone wall full of cracks and flew towards him without slowing down.
He still didn't dodge. Instead, he activated the "Strengthening" seal on his body and his strength increased by a few notches. He stretched out his hand and gently pressed on the huge stone pillar that was flying towards him. With a push and pull, he moved it to the side.
He knew that this was not the end, so he lowered his body slightly to maintain his center of gravity. His other hand held the hilt of his sword, and his eyes stared ahead.
Suddenly, a dot of light flashed out from the dust, and rushed straight to where he was!
He took a breath and then unsheathed his sword. A sword light accurately slashed on the silver light that was coming towards him. With a crisp sound, the flying object was bounced into the sky by the force of the collision.
As the light from above shone down, its true appearance was clearly reflected.
It was a long sword!
He looked up and through the collapsed wall, there was a relatively intact stone pillar behind him. A tall and handsome Taoist with long eyebrows was standing on top of it at this moment.
He looked at the long sword that was bounced off and fell towards him. He glanced at it and calmly reached out to grab it. Then, he threw it confidently and let it return to the scabbard on his back with a "clang".
He smiled at Zhang Yu and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, your skills are not bad. I haven't seen you for a few years. It seems that you have learned a lot from Xuanxiu."
Zhang Yu straightened his body and put his sword back into the scabbard. He didn't seem to be surprised by the appearance of the other person. He said, "Senior Brother Tao, it really is you. Aren't you following teacher? Why are you here?"
The other person was his senior brother when he was studying under his old teacher. His name was Tao Dingfu, and the two of them used to have a good relationship.
In fact, he had already guessed that it was because the other person's sword power didn't have any killing intent. It was purely a test, and separately tested his reaction, speed, strength, and eyesight. He could be considered very familiar with this style.
Tao Dingfu jumped down from above, his clothes fluttering. When he landed, the tip of his foot touched the ground lightly. He didn't make any sound, and his whole body was as light as a feather.
He walked forward and said, "Teacher has already left this place."
Zhang Yu said in surprise, "Left this place?"
Tao Dingfu said, "Don't ask me. I don't know where teacher went either. It's a pity that teacher didn't pass on the next step of cultivation to me. He only told me to find it myself."
Zhang Yu didn't feel too surprised. The old method of cultivation was like this. It was all up to oneself to comprehend and find it. There was no reason to explain. If you could find it, you would find it. If you couldn't find it, it was because your luck wasn't good enough.
At this moment, Tao Dingfu waved his sleeve. A wave of scorching Qi spread out. The bricks between the two of them suddenly burned fiercely. The flames rose as high as a person, but the intensity of the fire was limited to three feet.
Seeing this, Zhang Yu's eyes flashed with surprise. He said, "True Fire Furnace?" He raised his head and looked. "Senior Brother Tao, have you mastered the 'Shangyang Zhenqi' that teacher passed on to you?"
Tao Dingfu looked at the flames and said, "Although I have mastered it, I don't have the next step of cultivation method. I stopped here. So after thinking about it, I can only come to you for help."
Zhang Yu asked, "How does Senior Brother want me to help?"
Tao Dingfu said, "Junior Brother, you should know about the battle sixty years ago, right? In that battle, Xuanxiu suffered heavy casualties. But you might not know, but several seniors of my True Cultivation also died there. One of them was a senior named 'Su Yang'. He was skilled in this' Shangyang Zhenqi 'of mine. His remains should have fallen into that boundless forest. "
Zhang Yu immediately understood. He said, "So Senior Brother wants me to help you find the remains of this Senior Su Yang?" “
Tao Dingfu said, "Our True Cultivation pays particular attention to fate. My cultivation method just happens to be the same as this Senior's, so I want to look around and see if I can find an opportunity there."
He looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Junior Brother, I know you're studying ancient natural history and know a lot of the language of the barbarians. This time, I'll ask you for a favor. Regardless of whether I can find the opportunity in the end, I can promise to do three things for you."
Zhang Yu was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
Tao Dingfu said, "Someone is coming. This is for you. If you encounter any difficulties, come find me." As he said this, he waved his sleeve and threw something at him.
Zhang Yu caught it and found that it was a bone whistle. When he looked again, Tao Dingfu's figure was no longer in front of him.
He stood in the same place, but he seemed to be deep in thought.
He understood this Senior Brother Tao very well. This person had followed his teacher for more than twenty years, but he had also been influenced by his teacher's style of only saying half of his words and comprehending the other half by himself.
He said that he could help him with three things. This wouldn't be for no reason. He should be hinting that there was some kind of danger on this trip.
In that case, he should be extra careful on the road ahead.
With this thought, he put away the bone whistle and walked out with sword in hand.
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