The Book of Troubled Times

Zhao Changhe's retreat was said to take three to five days, but in fact, apart from giving Xia Chichi a few hours of special training, he only retreated for a day and a half afterwards.

He felt that there was a little problem with his third level of Yujing... It was not that he had not felt it before. He often felt that he practiced too fast and lacked precipitation, and the upgrades were not very realistic. But his strength has indeed improved, and his combat performance is not worse than others. He can often jump levels, so he suppressed this little concern and thought it was the inevitable feeling caused by the short practice time.

But this time the feeling was more obvious than before, and he felt very uneasy.

A long time ago, Yuxu made himself look back on the road he had come. At that time, he really calmed his mind, checked for deficiencies and made up for them, and benefited a lot. But this time, no matter how he looked back, he didn't notice any deficiencies.

The scenery along the way was vivid, those things and those people, although the time was short, the imprint was strong.

Because the current mental strength and memory are not comparable to the past, even the things that I glanced at in my daily life will not be easily ignored or forgotten. Especially for the little insights on the road of practice, there will be no omissions.

Some things, such as the Fox Sword, the Crazy Sand Sword, and the Yuantu Sword, seem to be no longer used. That's because some of them are really worthless, and some have been integrated into my daily moves.

In terms of body building, it is no longer built step by step like before. In fact, when Li Shentong taught the complete horizontal training method and bathed with Piaomiao on the innate lotus platform, both the body and the use have been perfected, and it is a truly perfect demon body.

And since the last intersection with Lie, he has abandoned the use of evil spirits and only used this body to control blood and energy, similar to the way of using his own flesh and blood to play the sky. It is a combination of the advantages of Ze Lie and Ye Di, and is not constrained by the two.

Even in the sword path, the original blood evil sword method has become his own understanding. The sword path seems to be similar to the past, but its meaning has changed. The blood evil spirit has long become a starry sky. After breaking through the third level of the control realm, the performance in this aspect will be more obvious.

So what are the mistakes and omissions that make you feel guilty?

Lack of precipitation should be a fact, but there should be some other inducements. If it is not an internal cause, then it should be an external cause.

There are some external factors that I have not figured out, and I am instinctively alert and uneasy.

In addition to the problem of the prepared eyes behind me... Is there any problem with the current appointment with the southwest?

—— If Tiandao is not dead, there must be a game with Ye Wuming. But up to now, Ye Wuming's plan has been going on, but there is no sign of any counterattack from Tiandao. Except for the moment when he killed Anmie, there was a kind of passive feedback from the heavenly punishment. What is the game of Tiandao?

It's a pity that my causal practice is still not enough. If I want to see the future, it is always vague.

It was expected that Zhao Changhe would retreat for five days to polish and digest. He only retreated for a day and a half before he opened his eyes restlessly.

Sensing the surroundings, Huangfu Qing and Piaomiao had not returned. Yue Hongling, Sanniang, and Xia Chichi each hid in a wave to practice their own.

Zhao Changhe dodged and went to find Yue Hongling first. Yue Hongling has a clear sword heart and is the most sensitive to crises. Communicating with her may be helpful.

Sensing his approach, Yue Hongling opened her eyes and sighed: "It is not easy to find someone accurately in the endless waves of the Tianhe River. I can't understand your current practice anymore."

Zhao Changhe leaned in her arms a little tiredly: "But when I have a problem, the first person I think of is my sister."

Yue Hongling laughed: "You still call me sister? You are so much better than me..."

Zhao Changhe said: "You always are..."

Yue Hongling smiled: "Although we are practicing together recently and polishing ourselves, sometimes we always feel dazed, This kind of gathering is like waiting for you to turn over the card and wait for favor. Is there anyone who treats his sister like you? "

"I don't think so."

"I know you don't think so, but everyone has this feeling... Why do you think Suzaku Venerable can't bear his temper and wants to fight?" Yue Hongling smiled and said, "Maybe only Sanniang is too lazy to care about such things. She just wants to sleep. You can come or not. As for me, I am not afraid to tell you directly. I am willing to practice with mutual reference, but I don't like this feeling of waiting for the turn of the card to favor. "

"Well, I know..."

"I'm thinking , when the dust settles this time, you'd better not gather everyone together to live. Even I don't like this kind of life. Those two ancient demon gods have their own world. Forcing them to live together may be even more torture for them. "

"Got it. In fact, I don't want to gather everyone together. At most, I just want everyone's relationship to be less alienated. This gathering is for the decisive battle."

"Well, the problem you just mentioned is related to this decisive battle?"

"Yes... I want to ask if you have any sword heart alerts such as palpitations recently?"

"No, I have a strong premonition that Senior Sword Emperor and I There will be another battle." Yue Hongling frowned and said, "This premonition is very strange. Senior Sword Emperor has his own character and there is no fundamental conflict with us... I don't understand why this is. Is it purely a change of swordsmanship that was not completed last time?" Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment and smiled: "I think I have some idea. Thank you, sister." "You say thank you to me?" "Then kiss?" "Go away, the smell of Xia Chichi has not disappeared." Yue Hongling pushed him far away: "This female hero will find you if she wants it. Don't disturb my practice if there is nothing to do."

Zhao Changhe stumbled out of the waves, thought for a while, and went to Sanniang's place again.

Yue Hongling felt uncomfortable waiting for the sign to be turned over. Sanniang said she was heartless and only slept. Did she feel a little knotty in her heart?

Could it be that the uneasy feeling in my heart has something to do with my failure to take care of everyone...

When they arrived next to Sanniang, they saw Sanniang lying on the water, sleeping soundly. The water waves under her body were balled up by her like a big pillow, which highlighted the power of water control. She can use it for all water movements in the world. .

Zhao Changhe saw that she was sleeping cutely, so he didn't disturb her. He just squatted next to her and leaned over to kiss her gently.

It's strange to say that Sanniang used to be said to be lazy, but she didn't love sleeping as much as she does now. She just lay there all day long like a turtle. What's outrageous is that her aura of about to break through is getting stronger and stronger, which is similar to that of Huangfu Qing who is desperately trying to break through... Zhao Changhe suddenly realizes that Sanniang is actually about to break through because the energy required for her breakthrough is too huge. Lying down to sleep is a way for her to gather energy.

If we talk about breaking through established barriers, looking back now, Sanniang was probably the first and most unintentional one among all people to achieve it. Just like the Sword Emperor wants to combine the meaning of the White Tiger, Suzaku needs to combine the meaning of life and death of Jiuyou, they are all direct means to break through the established framework. So when Sanniang successfully blended the meaning of Xuanwu and the belief in Haihuang, the "set upper limit" had been broken unknowingly...

The turtle who wants nothing is the luckiest.

But Sanniang's breakthrough with such naturally increasing energy may require an extremely long accumulation process. How to help her shorten this process infinitely is a problem... Conventional treasures of heaven, materials and earth are as good as the third level of Yujing. Closing the gap between teeth is not enough; if you want to practice dual cultivation, you and Sanniang will not be as good as Jiuyou for the first time, and you need to work together for a long time.

Zhao Changhe thought about it and couldn't find a short-term quick fix... But since Sanniang's situation does not require anxiety, just pay attention when you encounter a suitable opportunity. He gently took out all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures stored in the ring that could enhance his spiritual practice, piled them beside Sanniang, and quietly exited Tianhe.

The moment he left, the sleeping Sanniang reached out and took all the treasures of heaven and earth beside him into her arms. She smacked her lips again and showed a comfortable smile.

After another day of practice, Huangfuqing came back early the next morning. Zhao Changhe also stopped practicing and came out of seclusion to see her.

Huangfu Qing was standing by the river, frowning and thinking, as if he had encountered some problem. Seeing him coming out of seclusion, Huangfu Qing came back to his senses and said with a smile: "You came out of seclusion much earlier than expected... How about, the third level of imperial realm is stable?"

"Well... I actually got out of seclusion earlier. How are you doing? You look worried."

"Maybe haste makes waste... Jiuyou's side really inspired me a lot, but for some reason, I feel like it's about to be broken, and I can't find a way through it." Huangfu Qing After a pause, he said with some hesitation: "And when I was enlightening, I felt a little palpitated, always feeling ominous... but I couldn't figure out where this palpitating feeling came from."

Zhao Changhe was startled: "Have you told Piaomiao Jiuyou and the others? How did they react?"

"They don't feel it, but I do."

Zhao Changhe took a breath and frowned secretly. Yue Hongling's Sword Heart is Transparent, Jiuyou Piaomiao and these are stronger practitioners, but they don't have similar feelings. As a result, Huangfu Qing alone has similar uneasiness to herself... Is this because she is Suzaku, in the Proverbs?

Yue Hongling only represents the white tiger as the complement to the four elephants. The core of her practice is not the white tiger. Xia Chichi's white tiger inheritance is also very shallow. Only Han Wubing is the real one. Can we think that in the motto about the gathering of the red bird and the white tiger, the red bird is already the emperor's love, and the white tiger is neither Yue Hongling nor Xia Chichi, and it is still Han Wubing who can represent the white tiger in response to this motto?

"It's useless to think too much. We have to see it for ourselves." Huangfu said with a smile: "You shouldn't let me go because of this, right? We often feel like fighting in the world, it's nothing. What's more, if you don't let me go, If you go to the Four Elephant Formation, you will lose your teeth and your strength will be greatly reduced, so it is not cost-effective."

Zhao Changhe shook his head. If there is indeed a cause and effect, you can't avoid it if you insist on it. The matter will eventually be solved, so it is better to face it head-on while taking advantage of the most powerful opportunity now. Now that I vaguely know what the problem is, paying close attention to it is much better than making random guesses before.

"Where are Jiuyou and Piaomiao?"

Miaomiao came: "Jiuyou said that she has some preparations, let us go first, she will arrive later."

While they were talking, Yue Hongling, Sanniang, and Xia Chichi, all of whom were practicing respectively, also gathered together. Their cultivation did not show any improvement, but they were all in high spirits. It can be seen that Zhao Changhe's previous measures to care for each one were very timely. At least everyone got rid of the feeling of being favored by turning over brands and so on, and they were in a good mood.

In fact, just being in a clear mood can make your practice go more smoothly.

Seeing Huangfu Qing and Piaomiao, everyone smiled and waved hello: "You're back? How is the battle with Jiuyou? You are going out on behalf of the Four Elephants, so don't embarrass us."

Huangfu Qing also put aside his previous annoyance and responded proudly: "Of course it's a great victory."

The group of people were laughing. Everyone knew that Huangfu Qing could not defeat Jiuyou in battle. Needless to say, this so-called victory was also on another kind of battlefield. Everyone had fought it before.

Sanniang smiled and said, "Can you achieve a complete victory at your level?"

Huangfu Qing snorted: "What's wrong with my level? As long as I silence the little maid next to Tang Wanzhuang, who else will be my opponent?"

Xia Chichi started to speak but stopped. What level do you think you have? If you didn't always use your authority to punish people for copying books, you wouldn't even be able to beat me.

Forget it, I didn’t bother to tell her, lest I get beaten again. Xia Chichi quickly changed the subject and asked Zhao Changhe: "Since we are all here, why don't we leave early? It's not good for me to be away from Beijing for a long time. The pressure of evening makeup will be great."

Zhao Changhe nodded: "Let's go then. Jiuyou can descend at any time. Since he said he will come later, let's go first. I'm a little worried about Sisi."

It's one thing to agree on a date, but it doesn't necessarily mean you have to go on time. Now the storm is gathering in the Miao border, and Sisi's strength there is insufficient. I wonder if something will happen if the delay continues. Being anxious to have a breakthrough in spiritual practice can only have the opposite effect of being too anxious to eat hot tofu. It is better to go there in advance and feel at ease.

Everyone looked at him as he stretched out his hand and pressed forward, and the space gradually became distorted. They were all surprised: "What are you doing? Can you lead so many people to move the space now?"

Zhao Changhe smiled slightly: "It's not a big problem to get from here to Miao territory... One day, I will take you back to your hometown to have a look... I think the day when we can do it is not far away."

The space twisted and changed, and in just an instant, the rushing Milky Way in front of us disappeared, and below was the peaceful Cangshan Mountain of Erhai Lake.

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Sisi stood on Cangshan Mountain, looking at the golden rice fields stretching thousands of miles below.

The plains beside the Erhai Lake are excellent fertile soil. Miao territory has been cultivated since very early, not from Sisi's sinicization.

In addition to this place, the vast Miao territory is full of good farming land. The people who migrated from the Ling tribe have filled the population gap in the Miao territory and are reclaiming wasteland everywhere. Today, they have finally seen results.

In the past years, when the world was in chaos, the people were in dire straits. In addition to the chaos of war and the inability to organize well-organized farming, as well as the inability of bureaucrats and chieftains to scrape the ground, another big factor is that these years are always windy and rainy. Locust plagues and droughts alone have occurred five or six times in Miao territory in the past decade.

Last year was a slightly better year, but it was also a year of military disaster. For food problems, Miao Jiang once needed to transport food from the secret realm of the Ling clan, and also transported it from Jingxiang through Li Si'an. Sisi was able to secure her position as the Queen of Dali. In addition to her power to suppress, her ability to solve everyone's food and clothing problems was also an extremely important reason.

If there is still a severe disaster and a poor harvest this year, the Miao territory that has finally been stabilized will still have a source of chaos. Sisi prayed countless times for the blessing of the ancestral gods, hoping to have a good year and not let Miao territory become chaotic again in her hands. But praying, praying, knowing the blessings of the ancestors and so on, have not been useful in previous years, and can only be regarded as psychological comfort.

Unexpectedly, this year would be really blessed by the gods. The weather was so smooth and the scene of a bumper harvest made everyone in Miao Jiang smile from ear to ear. It also made Sisi, the Queen of Dali, unparalleled in prestige.

Sisi was completely relieved, listening to the flattering voices of Pan Wan and others next to her, secretly thinking, what is the use of prestige? If things are like this in the future, I can stop being the Dali King and go to the capital to get under the covers of men.

It is said that Tongxin Gu can share what the other person is thinking, but they are thousands of miles away, and the effect of Tongxin Gu is not that great. This Gu is usually almost the same as Bai Xia... But there is an advantage. If he calls strongly, he will receive of. It's a pity that I can't use it well at ordinary times, it is the trump card at the bottom of the box.

Farewell to winter, now it’s early autumn again. People say that one day is like three autumns apart, but if you don't see each other for several seasons, it doesn't matter... Could it be that my name is Sisi, so I have to spend my whole life in missing her like this?

But Sisi also knew that Zhao Changhe had a lot to do, the enemies had not yet been eliminated, and there were demons who were eyeing him.

Even his home base, the earth, is a factor of instability... In addition to giving the people a safe place to live in the Miao territory, he also has a very important task: to keep an eye on this matter and not let it destroy the Ling clan. The people must not let the war spread to the Miao border.

In this world, except for people like Zhao Changhe, no one from the other demon gods cares about the life and death of living beings.

For example, Lie from the Spirit Clan stepped out.

"Has Your Highness made your decision?" A message came from somewhere.

Sisi calmly replied: "I have already said, not to mention the blood of all spirits, even if it is just one person."

"Don't you know that it is your ancestral god who is resurrected? The blood of all spirits revives the ancestral god. Can you really not figure out which one is more important?"

"The people of the Spirit Tribe themselves are the ones who have made the Spirit Tribe prosperous today... If you want to thank others, then you should thank my husband who has repeatedly saved the Spirit Tribe from danger, not any other god."

"In other words, even if the ancestor god revives, you will not listen to him?"

"Then it depends on what He will do." Sisi said calmly: "My husband once asked the senior, since the gods and Buddhas are all gone, why do you do the deeds of gods and demons? I am also saying the same thing today."

"Because there are more important choices... If you are still obsessed, I will do it myself. It doesn't make sense whether you agree or not."

"Since Wanling needs to take the initiative, it doesn't matter how strong you are."

"Yes... I can make their most beloved queen suffer from a strange evil that can only be relieved by donating blood from all spirits, so they will take the initiative. But after all, I have a romantic relationship with your husband, and I don't want to break up with him. Don't Forcing me to go that far.”

Sisi smiled: "The reason why you have the patience to negotiate with me is probably not only because of my husband, but also because you need to wait for a suitable time. As long as the time comes, you will not worry about those things. , what should be done?”

"Indeed."

"Senior is indeed magnanimous." Sisi smiled and said: "But I can make a bet with you... You don't need to wait until that time, my husband will come. He is not afraid of you."