The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 270: Darkness Under the Lamp, Living in the Same Room with Mei Chaofeng

". Accumulate internal strength, nourish the five qi, and finally in the process of transformation, the spiritual power will also rise, and because of the strong fluctuations of the five qi, some mysterious changes will occur."

"This is why martial artists in this world, after becoming masters who have achieved a breakthrough, can perform extreme bursts, or convert their internal energy into other types of power and release them."

".Take the fight between me and Taoist Ma Yu as an example. When I break through for the second time, whether it is the physical body, internal strength, or spiritual power, it will be greatly improved again, so that more changes can be displayed."

".When the third time is reborn"

The bright moon is like a string, hanging obliquely in the sky.

A solitary smoke rises in the desert, and the campfire reflects two people.

Seeing his master deep in thought, Guo Jing did not disturb him. He took out a piece of sheepskin from his package, spread it on the sand, sat on it, and began to practice the Nine Yang Internal Power.

Over the course of ten years, Xu Xingchen gradually taught Guo Jing the greatly adapted Nine Yang Divine Art. Although it was only the basic version, it had already met Guo Jing's current needs for cultivation.

As he breathed in and out, the Qi in his body began to flow and he could faintly hear the crackling sound of frying beans, which was continuous, yet regular and orderly. It was the sound made by the large and small joints colliding with each other.

"what?"

Xu Xingchen came back to his senses from his contemplation, looked at his disciple in surprise, listened to the movement coming from his body for a while, and murmured to himself: "When you practiced internal skills before, there was no such movement."

"It seems that the Nine Yang Magic Skill is also outstanding in this world."

There was no conversation that night, and when they woke up the next day, they continued on their journey.

One evening a few days later, the two finally returned to Temujin's tribe and met Li Ping in the yurt.

After some greetings, Xu Xingchen left Guo Jing and turned to leave.

After leaving the tribe, he immediately quickened his pace, his steps as fast as the wind, and soon he returned to the cave in the barren mountain.

Because he did not hide the sound of his return, he quickly attracted other people's attention.

"who?"

With a loud shout, Ke Zhen'e jumped out from the corner, holding his iron rod horizontally, blocking Xu Xingchen.

There were also several looming figures on the rocks and behind the trees on the left and right, and their aura was fixed on Xu Xingchen, as if they were on the verge of a showdown.

"It's me!" Xu Xingchen responded, looking curiously at Ke Zhenwu who had a fierce look on his face, wondering why they were so nervous.

Tonight's crescent moon is blocked by the barren mountains, and the moonlight cannot reach nearby, making it appear extremely dim.

Even so, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan quickly recognized Xu Xingchen's appearance, breathed a sigh of relief, and then greeted him happily.

"Mr. Xu, it turns out to be you."

"Mr. Xu, you are back."

"Mr. Xu, where is Jing'er? Is she home?"

"Mr. Xu, something terrible has happened."

Xu Xingchen greeted them all, and only after hearing the last sentence did he ask in surprise, "What happened?"

"Let's not reminisce here, let's go back to the cave and talk!"

At Ke Zhenwu's suggestion, everyone came to their cave.

The cave dwelling of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan was very spacious, with seven stone chambers distributed inside, and the entrances were separated by wooden boards or sheepskin curtains.

Sitting down next to the campfire fence surrounded by several stones, Quan Jinfa pulled out a few dry firewood from the pile of firewood next to him and stuffed them into the pile of remaining red embers. The new flame soon burned fiercely.

Han Xiaoying placed the ceramic pot on the stove and heated the milk tea inside.

The tall and strong Zhang Asheng wielded a butcher knife, cut several pieces of mutton, then skewered them and grilled them on the other side of the campfire.

During this period, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan asked Xu Xingchen and Guo Jing about their travels, and Xu Xingchen briefly recounted them.

When they heard that Guo Jing was bullied by others, they all shared a common hatred for the enemy; when they heard that Guo Jing had to fight back and kill the enemy, they all cheered loudly; when they heard that on his way back, he met Taoist Master Ma Yu of Quanzhen Sect, they also talked about the all-night conversation between Taoist Master Ma Yu and them.

When Xu Xingchen mentioned that their good disciple was on his way back and had completed his first transformation, everyone was surprised and sighed.

At this time, the mouth of the pottery pot made a "hissing" sound, and white water vapor spewed out. The unique aroma of milk tea and barbecue filled the cave.

Han Xiaoying took a ceramic bowl, poured half a bowl of milk tea, and handed it to Xu Xingchen with both hands. Xu Xingchen thanked her, took it, drank two sips, put it on the ground in front of him, and asked about what happened before.

When this matter was mentioned, the faces of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan all turned serious. Zhu Cong waved his black paper fan and said solemnly, "In the past few days, when we were driving away wild beasts in the nearby barren mountains, we saw several small towers made of stacked white bones and skulls. Moreover, there were five finger holes on the skulls of those skulls."

Han Baoju said, "Using fingers to scratch through a person's skull, this method of killing is very similar to what Mei Ruohua of the Black Wind Twins did; however, the people they killed before turned into mummies, but now only skeletons are left. We suspect that the Black Wind Twins' martial arts have probably been cultivated to an extremely advanced level."

Ke Zhenwu concluded: "We guess that the Black Wind Twins must have mastered martial arts, so they came to us to seek revenge!"

Xu Xingchen frowned as he listened to the statements of several people, and thought to himself: "Mei Chaofeng lost her husband, so she must be very resentful of us enemies. Ten years is enough for her to practice the Nine Yin Bone Claw and some martial arts in the Nine Yin Manual to a good level."

"But, I remember that in the world of the book, she only appeared again when Guo Jing was eighteen years old."

"It seems that my appearance has caused some things in this world to go astray."

After some thought, he said, "Your concerns are correct, and so are my thoughts. However, we don't need to worry too much. As the saying goes, when an enemy comes, we will fight him with our troops, and when a flood comes, we will block it with earth. We just need to wait for her."

Zhang Asheng smiled and said, "That's right. Ten years ago, we were able to drive the Black Wind Twins back. Now, our martial arts have improved greatly, and we are no longer afraid of them."

Quan Jinfa, Nan Xiren, Han Xiaoying and the others all echoed loudly with great enthusiasm, looking as if they wanted to go to war with the Black Wind Twins.

Seeing that their morale was so high, Xu Xingchen did not say anything to discourage them. He smiled, picked up the ceramic bowl on the ground, and drank the milk tea again.

But in his heart he was thinking: "Nine Yin Manual is the world's number one magic skill. Ten years is enough to push Mei Chaofeng's martial arts to an extremely terrifying level."

"I remember that in the world of the book, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were able to team up to defeat the Black Wind Twins ten years ago. Ten years later, even with the addition of Taoist Ma Yu, they could only pretend to be the Seven True Immortals to scare away the blinded Mei Chaofeng. Moreover, Taoist Ma Yu personally admitted that even if they joined forces, they were no match for Mei Chaofeng alone."

"It can be seen that Mei Chaofeng's martial arts progressed very quickly. I just wonder if she has achieved breakthroughs three times?!"

After drinking milk tea, eating mutton, and chatting for more than an hour, Xu Xingchen said goodbye and left.

Returning to the entrance of his cave not far away, looking at the stacked door-sealing stones, Xu Xingchen was silent for a while, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

With a wave of his right hand, large stones broke away from the doorway and were neatly placed on the open space on both sides of the cave entrance.

He walked in in the dark, came to the fire pit, took out a few pieces of dry firewood from the pile, stacked them in the fire pit, and added some dry and soft grass into the gaps.

Click!Click!
He took out two flints and after several collisions, sparks fell on the dry grass.

With a wave of the palm, sparks burned with a "whoosh" sound, and soon ignited more woolen grass, and then ignited the dry firewood above.

As the bonfire burned fiercely, the flames illuminated the entire cave.

In the corners of the cave, which was originally clean and tidy, there were a few piles of things that did not belong to him.

They were small towers of bones made of human skulls stacked up together. There was even a small skull tower placed next to the fire pool, with five at the bottom, three in the middle and one at the top, for a total of nine. There were five clear finger holes on the top of each skull, and there were no tiny cracks around the holes.

In the flickering firelight, Xu Xingchen stared at the small skeleton tower for a long while before turning back to look at his stone bed.

On the wide stone bed, a female figure was sitting cross-legged, with the hem of her black robe hanging around her body. Her long black hair covered her face and fell on the bed along her slender and curvy figure.

She was like a lifeless statue, sitting there quietly for who knows how long. Even when the fire was lit, she remained motionless.

Beside her, lay a strong shepherd, his chest rising and falling vigorously, but his eyes were closed and his breathing was disordered, obviously he had been knocked unconscious.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan took every precaution, but they never expected that there would be something like “darkness beneath the lamp”.

Mei Chaofeng had been lurking beside them and had been in Xu Xingchen's cave for some time, otherwise there wouldn't be so many skulls piled up in the corner.

In the cave, the only sound was the crackling of wood burning in the campfire. Apart from that, there was no other sound.

Xu Xingchen, who was sitting by the fire pool, and Mei Chaofeng, who was lying on the stone bed, neither spoke a word. The air was filled with a solemn atmosphere like deathly silence.

The rain is coming from the wind!
After an unknown amount of time, Mei Chaofeng suddenly moved. She stretched out a white, tender hand, bent her fingers into a claw, and placed it on the head of the man next to her.

An eerie white air current came out from the man's head and quickly spread throughout his body, shuttling back and forth through his skin, flesh, and bones like lightning.

As Mei Chaofeng's five fingers slowly sank into the man's hair, the man suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils revealed an expression of extreme pain, extreme panic, and extreme despair.

He opened his mouth wide, wanting to scream loudly, but no sound came out. Instead, the skin and flesh on his face shrank rapidly, sticking tightly to the bones.

The man's torso arched up and down, his limbs twitched and twisted, and as he struggled in pain, he quickly deflated like a deflated ball.

Silently, the man's clothes broke into pieces of butterflies, scattered on the ground, and soon turned into ashes and returned to dust.

His shrunken body
(End of this chapter)