Chapter 10: Did you guys remember the map wrong? After the heavy snow, the sky is clear and refreshing. Gu Yuanqing stood on the edge of the cliff wearing a leather robe, looking into the distance and feeling refreshed. A mountain eagle was circling in the distance, then suddenly flapped its wings and swooped down. A moment later, it flew up from the mountain stream carrying a pheasant. It dropped the pheasant next to Gu Yuanqing, then landed on the ground and chirped at him twice. Gu Yuanqing laughed and said, "Thank you." The mountain eagle spread its wings slightly, and walked step by step to Gu Yuanqing like a long-legged pheasant wearing woolen pants, looking at him with its head tilted. Gu Yuanqing touched its head and said with a smile: "You bring it to me every two or three days. Aren't you afraid that your wife and son will starve? Be careful that you won't be able to get into the nest when you return." The mountain eagle chirped a few more times, then leaped onto Gu Yuanqing's shoulder, opened its beak and started combing his hair. Gu Yuanqing scolded and laughed as he pushed the eagle's head away: "Well, it's getting late, I should go down the mountain, I can take this pheasant back and have someone cook it for me as a meal." As his spiritual thoughts merged with Beiquan Mountain, the animals in the mountain became closer to him. He could easily tell who was who in every tree and every animal living on the mountain. Since I can’t chat with people, it feels good to talk to these animals! The mountain eagle flapped its wings and flew away, and Gu Yuanqing carried the pheasant towards the house where the two old servants lived.
Arriving at the courtyard where the servants lived, Gu Yuanqing handed the pheasant to the middle-aged woman and said with a smile, "Auntie Feng, please have a snack that's spicier tonight." He pointed at the red peppers while speaking. After several months, Gu Yuanqing only knew that the woman's name was Feng Tao, and she could only write these two words. The woman understood what Gu Yuanqing meant, smiled, took the pheasant, put it into the frame, and gestured a few times. Gu Yuanqing roughly understood that she was talking about how amazing he was, for being able to catch a pheasant in such a weather. The old man next to him came into the house carrying dry firewood and noticed the marks left by the pheasant's sharp claws piercing his trachea. He was increasingly unable to see through the young man in front of him. In his perception, Gu Yuanqing was still a Yuanshi, but for some reason, he would occasionally give him a sense of danger. There was also the sword intent that often came from Gu Yuanqing's courtyard. That shouldn't appear on someone at the Yuanshi level, but he confirmed that no outsiders had come. At the same time, living on a mountain, he naturally saw the intimacy between Gu Yuanqing and the wild beasts and birds in the mountains. Gu Yuanqing nodded to the old man, then turned and left. Compared with Feng Tao, this old man is not willing to communicate with others at all, and no one knows his last name or full name to this day. Returning to his own courtyard, Gu Yuanqing lay on a chair in the yard, basking in the sun, thinking about spiritual practice. The Tiangang and Disha Qi collected every day has filled the entire Zhenwu Secret Treasure. For ordinary people, it will take several years to achieve this. As the Tiangang Qi and Disha Qi blend together, the Zhenwu Secret Treasure is transforming every day, with faint shadows of heaven and earth appearing in it. Gu Yuanqing's consciousness often sank into it, and his will and the secret treasure resonated with each other. Gradually, the secret treasure became like an acupoint of his own, completely in harmony with his body and will. "I wonder what wonders my secret treasure will contain?" Gu Yuanqing was a little expectant. The nurturing of wonders is related to one's will, character, aptitude, and circumstances. Even fellow disciples who practice the same technique may not necessarily experience the same wonders. At night, a large plate of spicy chicken was brought into the courtyard, and Gu Yuanqing ate it with relish. After dinner, he came to the yard and lay on the chair without fear of the cold wind, looking at the stars. “I wonder if there is a star above that is where my hometown once was?” It took a long time for him to come back to his senses and enter the mountain. When it was almost midnight, he returned to the house to practice his skills to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The amount of spiritual energy he obtained from heaven and earth every day had now risen to eight strands, which made his progress in cultivation in the Zhenwu realm no less than when he was a Yuanshi. In just a few days, he has crossed two small realms and reached the third level of Zhenwu. As long as the wonders in his body are successfully nurtured, he will reach the fourth level of Zhenwu. Such speed is simply unbelievable. Even though he is in the palace and has heard of many people with extraordinary talents, no one can reach this level. "Even the eldest princess of the royal family, Li Miaoxuan, who entered the Lingxu Sect at a young age, practiced at the age of three, became a Yuanshi at the age of six, and achieved Zhenwu at the age of ten, can't compare to me, right?" Gu Yuanqing chuckled and whispered to himself, then he thought of the royal daughter with whom he had physical contact, and fell silent. He wondered how she was doing after a few months. After practicing, Gu Yuanqing stood up and was about to return to the bed in the inner room, when he suddenly felt something in his heart. He turned his head to look towards the cliff on the west side and entered a state of viewing the mountain. …… A moment ago, an old man with white hair and beard brought a handsome young man to the foot of the west side of Beiquan Mountain. The two looked up at the top of Beiquan Mountain. "Jun'er, just wait for me here. After all, Beiquan Mountain is a forbidden area of Daqian. You never know what old monster might be hiding there." said the old man. Qin Baijun gnashed his teeth and said, "Grandfather, please don't try to persuade me. I have made up my mind. This is no different from the hatred of having my wife taken away from me. If I don't kill him myself, I won't be able to resolve the knot in my heart. I'm afraid that I won't be able to make any progress in my cultivation in the future." "Hey, idiot, let's go. I will protect you even if I sacrifice my old bones!" As soon as these two people entered Beiquan Mountain, they were noticed by Gu Yuanqing. As his connection with Beiquan Mountain deepened, he could sense it roughly without having to be in the mountain-watching state. Especially when outsiders stepped into it, Gu Yuanqing could notice it immediately. Gu Yuanqing "watched" the old man and the young man climbing up the cliff to the top of the mountain, his eyes lit up: "It seems that this is another group of guys who want to covet the Beiquan Mountain treasure. Maybe there will be something interesting to watch tonight." "From the perspective of their physical skills, the two this time seem to be stronger than the last two. I wonder if they will fight this time. If they do, can my old servant stop them? After all, he has been my servant for more than eight months, chopping wood and fetching water every day. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. It would be a pity if he couldn't hold on and something happened. Oh, no, I almost forgot about the commander of the Imperial Guards at the foot of the mountain. He will definitely not let the old man die. After all, this old man may be from the Beiquan Sword Sect and knows many secrets that outsiders don’t know. And with the old man’s strength, it should be no problem for him to hold on until we come down to support him.” In just a moment, Gu Yuanqing imagined a lot of things. Then he went to pour some tea, found a chair and sat down, ready to wait for the show to begin. A moment later, the old and the young reached the top of the mountain. Elder Qin looked around in the moonlight and frowned slightly: "Jun'er, this Beiquan Mountain is quite large, and I can't search with my Qi at will. I'm afraid it will be troublesome to find someone in this mountain." "Don't worry, Grandfather. I have already found out everything. He should live... there!" Qin Baijun pointed with his finger. "In that case, let's go! We'll make a quick decision later. I'll help you stop the others, but you have to understand that this is a forbidden area of Daqian after all. If we wait too long, something bad will happen." As they spoke, the two of them used their body movements to move towards the direction Qin Baijun was pointing. Gu Yuanqing, who was watching the play, was suddenly stunned. This direction seemed to be coming towards the courtyard where I lived. "Hey, you two, did you remember the map wrong?" (End of this chapter)