Chapter 3 The End of the Road
A rapid sound of horse hooves sounded at the east gate, and a young man in brocade clothes rode a tall horse and galloped outside the gate, and pedestrians avoided the crowd. Seeing that the people on the horse changed their faces, they all moved away, and let the man leave with a whip.
The wind in winter is already showing a biting cold. On the horse's back, the handsome face is not at all uncomfortable. It allows the bitter cold wind to penetrate the body, thrust into the bones and marrow.
My heart is already cold, and I am just enjoying it!
Galloping along the way, Ling Duanshang was several miles away from Zhaojing. The horse's hooves were stepping on the official road, and the surroundings were clear, and the sound of hooves came from afar.
Just when everything was silent, a sloppy and gray-bearded old Taoist walked slowly in the middle of the road ahead, Ling Duanshang looked cold and unwilling to give way, so he shouted forward: "Get out of here!"
However, the old Taoist was unmoved. He held a pot of wine in his hand and swayed towards Ling Duanshang while drinking. His face was scented, as if he was leisurely and contented, and he could not see the war horses on the battlefield that were about to be seen.
Ling Duanshang's expression changed slightly. The old Taoist priest was very old. Seeing that he was not a few pounds of old meat, the horse under him was a war horse trained by Duke Zhongguo's Mansion. He was tall and strong, and it would definitely kill the old Taoist if he hit him. Naturally, he did not want to hurt people randomly, and he would pull the reins and go around the side.
But I didn't know that the horse seemed to have been trapped in the stable for too long. Now it is rare to release it, and it is a wild revival. Regardless of Ling Duanshang, a rider with poor skills, rushed straight towards the old Taoist.
"Get out of here!" Ling Duanshang's face changed and he shouted in surprise, but the war horse and the old Taoist were already close to each other, and things seemed powerless to turn the world back!
When the old Taoist's turbid eyeballs, which had slightly opened and closed, suddenly burst out with a splendid light. As soon as the horse's hooves stepped on, it floated past like a butterfly. Then he turned his head and looked at the man and horse who had not yet stopped. He said lightly: "I still want to leave after hitting someone?" As soon as he finished speaking, the old Taoist reached into his arms with one hand, twisted out a yellow talisman with his fingers, and pointed at the road far away, and said at the same time: "Swell!"
The talisman shot out like an arrow, and instantly caught up with the terrified Ling Duanshang landed on the road ahead. Then the runes on the talisman lit up, and a wall of fire rose up and rushed into the face with a fierce look.
Although the war horse was wild, the beasts were naturally afraid of fire and stopped with a neighing sound.
A suffocating heat wave hit the face. Ling Duanshang, who had suddenly hugged the horse's neck, woke up. He suddenly remembered what the old Taoist had done before. He was shocked. However, at this moment, the evil energy in his body suddenly surged up.
"What a heavy evil spirit!" He noticed the sudden appearance of the coldness, the old Taoist priest's eyes were bright, and he looked at Ling Duanshang's clothes, his face was extraordinary, and his eyes turned, "He must be the grandson of the Duke Zhongguo - Ling Duanshang!"
Affected by the evil spirit, the horse below suddenly became silent and trembled, and suddenly knelt on the ground. Fortunately, the evil spirit had not exploded yet, and Ling Duanshang could temporarily suppress it, but his face was blue, but he was in great pain.
At this moment, the evil spirit suddenly rose, and a faint blood appeared all over his body. Ling Duanshang's mouthful of blood sprayed out, and his internal organs were already severely damaged. This time the evil spirit burst significantly exceeded Ling Duanshang's physical body, and the meridians in his body collapsed at that moment. This internal injury was enough to kill his body, who was only thirteen years old, on the spot!
The mouthful of blood was spewed out, and the evil aura suddenly disappeared, but his life aura quickly weakened.
Ling Duanshang's feet were soft and he was about to fall to the ground, but his head suddenly hit a warm big hand, and a voice came from his ear: "Little guy stay awake!" It was the old Taoist priest just now.
Although Ling Duanshang didn't know the origin of this old Taoist priest, he saw how many moves he had just revealed, and he knew that he might have met the legendary master. He immediately gritted his teeth and tried not to faint. Then a warm feeling came from the vest.
Ling Duanshang knew very well that this warm feeling was not the feeling that Ling Tiancheng used his true energy to help him resist evil energy. This warmth was like a warm current that penetrated into his body from the vest's hole.
As this warm current poured in, Ling Duanshang, who was already in a daze, woke up a little a little, but the severe pain from his body made him dare not move at all. It seemed that he would shatter like a glass doll if he had to move his fingers a little. However, he could sense that this warm feeling was coming deep in every cell in his body. This feeling would appear every time Ling Tiancheng helped him with his true qi to pass through the outbreak of evil energy, but this time it was very strong. It was obvious that this warm current was a kind of body energy that was higher than true qi.
At this moment, the only one who can use this body's energy is the "unit" in his body. In fact, as the warm current enters the body, with this warm current as the driving force, every cell in Ling Duanshang's body is rapidly active, and the nerve filaments are conveying a signal to each other, that is, "repair". The damaged cells begin to die quickly. After death, they are converted into raw materials and absorbed by other cells. Then these cells begin to divide again. With enough energy, the cells that proliferate at a speed of tens of thousands of times faster than the malignant proliferation of cancer cells. The organs destroyed by evil energy in Ling Duanshang's body are recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
If Ling Duanshang could see it at this time, he would definitely recognize that this is the "non-regulatory state" of cells based on his previous life. Human cells themselves have a certain survival cycle, and the number of times the cells divide under normal conditions is also limited, which is why people have birth, old age, sickness and death.
But science in the 29th century has broken this point. They applied the infinite proliferation of cancer cells to the benign cells in the experiment, which can keep these cells in a highly active state. As long as they provide sufficient raw materials and energy, these active cells will be in a proliferating state like cancer cells, that is, a "non-regulatory state."
However, this technology is not mature, and the permanent activity of cells has not been solved. Now it is only initially applied to some anti-aging drugs, which can extend the lifespan of ordinary people to hundreds of years. However, if it reaches a complete "non-regulatory state" in Ling Duanshang's body, it is impossible to use the technology of the 29th century on Earth. Even if it is pushed back for dozens of centuries, it can only be amazing. Everything exists in theory.
And the cells in Ling Duanshang's body can have this ability, probably only extraterrestrial civilizations that are far beyond Earth's technology can achieve this.
The injuries in the body have recovered, but the pain of the soul being eroded by evil spirits is difficult to heal. Ling Duanshang endured this pain like an ant, and he felt that his soul was about to collapse. Before he knew it, he fell asleep.
At this moment, behind him, the old Taoist priest in gray robe had a terrifying shimmer. Although fine beads of sweat had already oozed out of his forehead and his eyes were full of fatigue, a strange hint of joy appeared on his rosy face.
Feeling Ling Duanshang's breath gradually stabilized, the old Taoist priest gently withdrew his hand and placed him flat on the ground. At this moment, there was another rapid sound of horse hooves from behind...
Chapter completed!