It is still midsummer in Yugucheng. The weather is gloomy, it does not rain, and it is extremely hot and muggy.

Xu Changsheng was sweating profusely even though he was only wearing a short shirt.

With a wine gourd tied around his waist, he went to a wine shop and spent ten taels of silver to buy two jars of fine rice wine, and put them all into the wine gourd under the horrified gaze of the wine shop owner.

After installing it, Xu Changsheng shook it and found that the weight was not much different. It was indeed a good treasure.

Although his ability to drink is not very good and his face will turn red after just a few sips, he also knows that his ability to drink is a result of practice. If he doesn't drink, his ability to drink will always be this bad.

And there is another point, just like Li Ruan said, if he meets someone he likes in the future, it will not be good if he drinks with her and gets drunk by her.

A sudden flash occurred in my mind.

Sister Li Ruan's drinking capacity seems to be better than mine...

After buying drinks and nothing else, Xu Changsheng left the city through the north gate.

All the way north.

It was still a mountain road, and Xu Changsheng didn't have any horses to ride. He walked on two legs. For him, it was naturally faster to walk in a straight line.

Although the mountain road is difficult to walk, it makes no difference to him.

It was nothing more than climbing over mountains and ridges, but at this time, he really envied those cultivators who could control a magical weapon that could fly without having to suffer from the fatigue of a boat and a carriage.

Fortunately, Da Lu was there to relieve my boredom.

Just like now, Da Lu was hanging on his ear, swinging around, having a great time. Suddenly, he sat on his ear again and shouted loudly into his ear.

Xu Changsheng couldn't understand what it was saying, so he yelled indiscriminately, but still responded with a smile. After all, the painful memories that he shouldn't have were still vivid in his mind.

Then Da Lu jumped again, grabbed Xu Changsheng's hair and climbed up on top of his head. He grabbed two strands of his hair and waved it forward.

Xu Changsheng was also willing to accompany it to cause trouble.

Laugh loudly.

He jumped to the top of the tree and walked directly on the tree.

The wind howled.

A head of thick black hair was swaying wildly, and Da Lu also grabbed Xu Changsheng's hair tightly, floating in the air, his small mouth opened wide, giggling.

After climbing over a mountain, Xu Changsheng heard the sound of a waterfall in the distance.

Climbing up and looking, I saw a waterfall in the mountain col ahead. The waterfall was not big, but very high. It hung down and formed a deep pool several feet wide at the bottom of the mountain.

Xu Changsheng stepped directly on the top of the tree and led Da Lu through the middle of the mountain.

As soon as I stepped on a big tree, dead leaves fell everywhere.

Using his strength, he jumped up and jumped towards the pool from a distance.

Da Lu also knew Xu Changsheng's intention and quickly got into his hair, but because his body was too big, a small head was exposed.

Dripping eyes wandering around.

But he felt bad, so while Xu Changsheng was laughing, he changed the direction, buried his head, and stuck his butt high in the air.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, Xu Changsheng fell into the cold pool.

The current was turbulent, and Da Lu held Xu Changsheng's hair tightly for fear of being washed away by the current.

Xu Changsheng swung his feet casually a few times and emerged from the water again, hearing the deafening sound of water.

I wiped the river water from my face with my right hand, feeling very refreshed.

Da Lu also grabbed Xu Changsheng's hair and climbed onto his head again, and hit Xu Changsheng hard several times with his small fist, as if to vent his dissatisfaction.

Xu Changsheng grabbed it with his hand and placed it on the water in front of him.

Da Lu immediately struggled, his limbs dancing wildly, rising and falling on the water.

Xu Changsheng laughed and grabbed Da Lu, jumped out of the water, placed it on a stone by the lake, turned around and jumped into the pool again.

Da Lu immediately climbed up, blinked his little eyes, and stared at the water.

After waiting for a long time, Xu Changsheng jumped out of the water, holding a foot-long herring in his hands and laughing.

After a while, Xu Changsheng finished handling the herring and placed it on the fire. He patted Da Lu's little head with his finger and told him to watch it carefully before turning around and looking at the waterfall.

With a gentle exertion of force under his feet, he jumped onto the stone in front of the waterfall, with splashes of water and a roaring sound.

Xu Changsheng took a deep breath, his fists shook, his blood boiled, and a large amount of water vapor evaporated. Even Da Lu looked back, wondering what Xu Changsheng was going to do. He scratched his head in confusion, and continued to stare at the creaking man.

Loud herring.

The young man slowly stepped into the waterfall.

The waterfall fell on Xu Changsheng's head, his body sank and he let out a dull groan.

At any rate, I still endured it.

Withstanding the pressure, he struggled to perform the "Cliffside Pine" pose. His muscles atrophied and he entered the "Withered" state of practice.

The skin on his body was cracked and black blood flowed out.

In fact, Xu Changsheng had already opened all his muscles and bones in the second level of the Golden Muscle Realm, but he had not yet entered the second level of the extreme state. According to the saying at the time in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Xu Changsheng had suffered too many hidden injuries in his early years, and his muscles and bones were not perfect and could not

Reach the second level of Hunyuan unity.

Only by constantly exercising and refining yourself with your own blood and energy can you reach the ultimate state.

Now it was when he saw this waterfall that the method of cultivation suddenly appeared in his mind. He used the power of the waterfall to temper his body and speed up the circulation of blood and energy, thereby achieving the purpose of cultivation.

Within a few moments, Xu Changsheng felt that his blood energy was running low. If there were no medicinal materials to replenish it, he would definitely be injured if he continued practicing.

Immediately he exited the cultivation state, and all the fist power in his body was gone.

With a "boom", he was thrown out by the waterfall, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell back to the shore.

After barely standing still, he spit out another mouthful of blood mist, but this was a piece of cake for Xu Changsheng. He wiped the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and smiled at Da Lu, and sat down.

In fact, the practice he just practiced was worth several days of hard work, but in the end he still didn't have enough strength. If he continues to practice, he won't have the same effect. Maybe after a few times, it will be better than nothing.

Stop thinking about it and continue flipping the grilled fish.

It wasn't until it was almost cooked that Xu Changsheng took out some seasoning from the mustard seeds and sprinkled it on.

Then he took the herring off the fire rack and took a bite without fear of burning it.

As soon as I took a bite, I couldn't help but think of Yan Beichen. When they first met, he also took out a loach directly from the hot soup, and I was surprised that he was not afraid of burning it.

Unexpectedly, only one year later, I have reached this state.

While Xu Changsheng was eating happily, Da Lu pulled his trouser legs, pouted, and looked at him with an aggrieved face. Then he put his little hands behind his back and twisted around, like a little wife who had been wronged.

Xu Changsheng couldn't help but laugh. With a thought, he took out a white water coin from the mustard and handed it to him.

Da Lu happily took it, but after taking a few bites, he felt something was wrong.

Xu Changsheng also handed over the inkstone at the right time and lifted Da Lu onto the edge of the inkstone.

The ink marks on the inkstone slowly gathered together, transforming into the shape of a small fish.

As soon as Ying Zhong appeared, he saw Xu Changsheng holding a herring and eating it.

, shivered, immediately shook, and dissipated again.

Xu Changsheng was also stunned. He looked at the herring in his hand, then at the inkstone, and suddenly realized.

Da Lu was also a little angry.

With a "hum" sound, he took a big bite of the white water coin, chewed it up and sprayed it into the inkstone.

After the light touches the inkstone, it gradually dims.

Xu Changsheng also took three bites and two bites at a time, finishing the herring.

After eating, Xu Changsheng took off the wine gourd from his waist, took a deep sip, and burped.

I once again realized the benefits of physical training. At least when I eat fish, I don’t have to worry about fish bones getting stuck in the bones.

It wasn't until Xu Changsheng finished eating that Ying Zhong reappeared, his mouth wide open in the inkstone, waiting for Da Lu to chew up the Xian family coins and feed them to him.

After eating and resting for a while, Xu Changsheng cheered up again and jumped towards the waterfall.

…

At this moment, a large crowd gathered at that extremely distant lake, mostly monks, with only a few bold mortals mixed in at the outermost edge.

Whether it was the monk looming in the clouds or the mortal who stood on tiptoes and could still only see a patch of darkness, they all stared at the vast lake.

There is no other reason. Today is the annual sacrifice ceremony for the Ghost Dragon King of "Ghost Dragon Lake".

As for the boys and girls used for sacrifice, they had naturally been placed by the lake long ago, waiting for the Dragon King to come out of the lake.

And this sacrificial ceremony has been going on for at least several decades in this small country. There is no other reason. In this place where the highest level of cultivation is only the Lingtai realm, who dares to stand up and resist a monster that is in the third realm?

There were also immortals who came to subjugate demons. Except for those who became the prey of the monster, most of the other immortals left in a hurry not long after getting into the water.

Don't know why.
To be continued...