I want to embrace the moon for nine days

A shallow river beach and a large pile of rocks beside the river.

There are four Gangsha crystals placed on one of the relatively flat rocks.

Not far away, two figures clashed and collided like leaps and bounds, causing large swathes of gravel beneath their feet to break.

One of them was a young master from a family named Chen. He was holding an ancient sword with red thorns and a pine pattern, and he let out a powerful sword chant.

But even if he took seven steps back and tried his best to dodge, the long whip shook out in circles in mid-air and wrapped around his wrist.

The ancient sword with pine patterns that cut through gold and cut jade had no time to touch the whip body. Mr. Chen felt that his internal force was cut off at his wrist.

With a flick of the long whip, Mr. Chen's hand trembled, and the ancient sword flew up into the air.

Whoosh!

Prince Darren withdrew his long whip and did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory. He chuckled and said: "I won by a narrow margin, so I give in."

Mr. Chen caught his sword, sheathed it, and looked at the Gangsha crystals on the stone with some reluctance: "I'm willing to admit defeat. The two crystals I have are yours."

"Hahahaha, it's just a small gamble for fun. Brother Chen is very generous. Although he lost two crystals, in the next four days or so, he might still be able to get many more crystals, surpassing the number in my hand?"

Prince Darren rolled up his long whip, and all four Gangsha crystals fell into his hands.

Everyone has the jade pendant given by General Shenwei and can withdraw at any time. No matter how different the combat power is, it is too difficult to snatch other people's Gangsha crystals.

So after Prince Darren met Mr. Chen, he actually proposed a bet.

Both parties took out an equal number of Gangsha crystals and gambled until they reached the point without hurting the harmony.

Mr. Chen was quite confident in his own strength. After some thought, he agreed. Unexpectedly, after a fight, he still lost half of his moves.

"Thank you for your kind words, Prince."

Mr. Chen also felt a little sick in his heart. If he had known better, he would not have gambled with both crystals.

He couldn't see anything, and as soon as he handed over his hand, he left quickly.

Unexpectedly, after walking three or four miles, he met Mr. Feng.

The two of them had some friendship. At this moment, they found that the other person's face was not good-looking. They couldn't help but stop and look at each other, and a subtle feeling arose in their hearts.

"Have you not……"

"you also……"

They both spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.

Mr. Chen frowned: "I met Darren, the little prince from the Wolf Yu King's tribe. I had a bet with him. I lost half a move and two crystals."

Mr. Feng said: "I also met him, and we had a fight, which was a little less than half a point. But after I came in, I found one crystal, and I only lost one."

The children of the aristocratic family were not stupid and immediately noticed something fishy.

"I asked about what happened the day he entered the city. He couldn't even undo the acupuncture points that a young monk clicked. How come it's only half a move to defeat you and only half a move to defeat me?"

When Mr. Chen said this, his face turned dark and he turned around and ran away.

The two of them went to the river beach together, but Prince Darren was nowhere to be seen.

Mr. Feng sighed: "Forget it, it's only because we are greedy that we agreed to bet with him. Besides, there is the general's jade pendant. Even if we find him together, we can't get the crystal back."

"Let's just bet. I only win half the battle on purpose. Does that mean I'm not worthy enough to let him use his true strength?"

Mr. Chen was indignant, "We are all at the Heavenly Ladder level. I would like to see how much better he is than us. Let's follow him. If we see him fighting with others again, maybe we can find out the truth!"

Young Master Feng disagreed: "Our family also has a quota for Gangsha crystals. Given our seniority, it is not easy to get one. Instead of tracking and watching the excitement, it is better to seize the time and look for it again."

Mr. Chen thought for a while and said: "After more than fifty people have searched, the chance of encountering an unowned Gangsha crystal is even smaller. If you look for it aimlessly, you may not be able to find even one in the next four days." arrive."

"That Prince Darren was able to find you first and then find me. I suspect that he has some kind of magic weapon that is imprinted with the secret of finding people in the Northern Wilderness. It can sense where people live in desolate places."

"Instead of running around, let's follow him and see what's going on. Maybe when he finds the next person, we can make a bet first."

Mr. Feng hesitated and said, "We don't have the Gangsha crystals on us anymore."

"But we still have magic weapons that we can bet on. Although the magic weapons and Gangsha crystals have different uses, their value may not be inferior."

Mr. Chen said, "In addition to the sword, I also have two magical weapons on my body that can be activated without my own unique skills. It is known to everyone that your Feng family has many treasure refiners. I’m afraid there are more than me?”

Mr. Feng nodded lightly: "That's right. Anyway, there are still more than four days. Let's see with one day first. If there is no chance, we will think of other ways then."

Both of them had fought against Prince Darren, and now they used their own methods to track him from the river.

Less than half an hour later, they found Prince Darren in a redwood forest, hundreds of feet away, hiding in the forest and watching carefully.

"Brother Harlan, are you really unwilling to bet with me?"

Prince Darren smiled and said, "Although I am known for my poor talent and am the most mediocre among the brothers, I love to enjoy the fun of competing in martial arts. I am happy to win, but also happy to lose."

"Brother Harlan is the young general of King Laiqiu. He is very brave. I really want to see him."

Opposite the prince stood a fat man wearing a golden robe, with a cold expression and a big belly. He was Haran Mingjing from the King of Raiqiu.

"Whether you are mediocre or cunning, I have known since I was a child."

Harlan Mingjing said calmly, "We, the three kings, have been doing business for hundreds of years, can't we even see through this little trick of yours?"

Prince Darren took it out from his arms and found six Gangsha crystals in his palm. He smiled and said, "I can bet you three with six. If you are really a qualified businessman, will Brother Harlan not be tempted?"

"The Gangsha Crystal is indeed a good thing."

Harlan Mingjing's eyes flashed slightly, and he changed his tone, "But General Shenwei's courage and courage are even more amazing. It is worthy of saying that within a hundred years, he rose from the position of general to the top of many generals in the north."

"Our three kings should still identify this ally."

Prince Darren also felt the same: "Although Dachu is old, it is not dead after all. Even if Dachu is really torn apart one day, General Shenwei is definitely a figure worth betting on."

"The Qiongqi tribe is really unwise. How can a mere part of the Eight Kings' tribe compare with the possibility of expelling the four tribes of Yuanfu and taking charge of the interests of the entire Northern Wilderness in the future?"

Haran Mingjing shook his head and said: "We are optimistic about the general, they are only optimistic about King Liang. If the Tianming Sect is not defeated, they really penetrate the northern border and connect the inside and outside. I am afraid that today, we will be called unwise. .”

"Oh, you're talking nonsense. It seems you really don't want to fight with me."

Prince Darren smiled and turned to look, "Well, I wonder if Brother Harlan is willing to take a bet with the two of them?"

When Chen and Feng saw that Prince Darren had noticed, they simply showed up, but their expressions became even worse.

They do have the intention to rob their opponents, but the situation after taking the initiative to rob their opponents is completely different from that after being called out.

What made them even more displeased was that Harlan Mirror, who had a cold face at first, suddenly smiled and became eager after seeing the two of them.

"Do you two young masters also want to bet with me?"

Haran Mingjing smiled and said, "I have three Gangsha crystals here. As long as there is something of equal value, you can bet on it. I wonder which one will come first?"

Mr. Chen said coldly: "We haven't fought yet, do you think you can defeat us?"

Harlan Mirror said: "How could I mean this? In fact, I also like to gamble, but Darren is famous for being cunning, which makes me unhappy. I don't want to lose to him even if I lose. If I bet with you two, no matter whether I win or lose, , I can still bear it."

Neither Chen nor Feng spoke, and they were hesitating in their hearts.

They had already suffered a loss, so they were naturally more cautious. Their original intention was to be confident enough when they met some young and mediocre ladder warriors, and then be the first to make a bet.

Harlan Mingjing, however, has a good status and unpredictable strength.

"Why don't you bet with me?"

Another voice came from the redwood forest, "I asked why so many people are taking the same route. It turns out there is a lot of excitement."

Yang Ziwen pushed aside the branches that were hanging down in front of him, walked briskly through the forest, and said with a smile, "I also got a Gangsha crystal. Instead of betting more, just bet on one, how about it?"

Harlan Mirror looked at him: "Then bet one."

Yang Ziwen looked at the other people: "There are too many people. If I take it out and put it on the ground, someone won't take it away while we are fighting, right?"

Mr. Chen snorted coldly: "With the character of our family, we cannot do such a thing."

Prince Darren smiled and said: "Businessmen value credibility the most. I won't ruin my reputation because of a Gangsha crystal."

"If you are worried..."

Harlan Mirror said, "Then wait until the winner is determined before taking it out."

If Yang Ziwen wins, there is no need to take out his Gangsha crystal again.

Harlan Mirror's words actually revealed his strong confidence inadvertently.

The reason why he was named Mingjing was because when he was born, he was gifted with a pair of eyes that could detect the strength of the light emitted by a person's life energy, detect the location of the disease, or observe the rise and fall of the opponent's skill.

This is a sign that his bloodline has returned to its ancestors. Although he has not yet reached the stage of Xuan Fei and his bloodline cannot be dug too deep, the functions he currently possesses have already given him an advantage in many things.

Yang Ziwen's skills are mediocre, and he should only be at the level of the 14th or 5th level of the ladder.

Harlan Mingjing thought that because of his powerful skills, he was afraid that he could beat his opponent twice, so he was willing to bet.

"Okay, okay, let's start now."

Yang Ziwen smiled and said, "Please take action!"

Harlan Mingjing did not refuse. The body-protecting energy filled the surrounding area three feet, and he approached Yang Ziwen steadily step by step.

The distance between the two sides quickly shortened to less than one foot.

This distance, for the masters of the ladder, is equivalent to a close encounter, and the eyes of the onlookers are a bit serious.

hum! !

Harlan Mingjing punched out, and the body-protecting energy shook the ground, fallen leaves, trees, and a large amount of air nearby.

A golden fist mark the size of a water tank crashed through the air.

Yang Ziwen's body was like a fallen leaf, being knocked away by this golden fist seal, clinging to it and floating ten feet away.

Harlan Mingjing's expression changed. He looked down and saw a flying knife piercing the trouser leg of his calf and sticking close to the side of his calf.

There is still a pure green light on the tip of the knife, which has not dimmed for a long time.

hum! !

The golden fist seal spread out, and Yang Ziwen fell to the ground and coughed lightly: "What a deep and thick fist technique. This must be the "Golden Mountain Famous King Seal" of King Lai Qiu."

"The name stays in the golden mountain, and the fist is engraved for thousands of years. It is really fascinating. If you didn't use ten powers with this punch, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to touch it lightly."

Harlan Mingjing pulled out the knife: "I didn't even notice when you took out the knife. If this knife meant to hurt me, I should have seen blood."

"I'm willing to admit defeat, this is yours."

Harlan Mingjing took out a Gangsha crystal and threw it together with the flying knife.

Prince Darren praised: "When you hold the sword, it doesn't look like you are holding a hidden weapon, but like you are using it to carve characters. Could it be the martial arts of Confucianism?"

"The Spring and Autumn Period is Carved with Knives, and the last work was written by Huolin. I heard that in the east of Dachu, there was once a Huolin Academy, which was famous for its flying knives and arithmetic. It challenged the Tianming Sect three times to fight Tianji, but was defeated by the leader of the Tianming Sect. Everyone in the family was attracted by the Tianming Sect. Even if he dies due to backlash, his final act is to fly the knife, and this is his final song."

"But it seems that Dachu is really talented and has a profound foundation. Without Huolin Academy, the Confucian sect still has other amazing flying knife skills."

Yang Ziwen's eyes narrowed slightly, he shook his head and said with a smile: "You actually saw my gesture of drawing out the knife. Fortunately, I wasn't betting with you just now."

He looked at Chen and Feng again, "You two gentlemen, do you want to take a gamble?"

Mr. Chen rolled up his sleeves and said, "A Confucian man is so easy to gamble? I don't want to help you corrupt the Confucian culture."

Yang Ziwen laughed and was about to speak when he suddenly listened.

Prince Darren suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance, and dodged away. Harlan Mirror only took a step slower.

The five people present rushed out of the forest together, crossed the river, and ran at top speed. About four miles away, in front of a broken stone tablet, a red cloud covered a ten-foot radius, churning and swaying back and forth.

In the cloud light, the figure of the flaming dragon appeared faintly, emitting a long dragon roar.

Prince Darren and the others heard this news.

"Shaoyang Lihuo Zhengang can highlight the phantom of Linggang, it is absolutely top-grade!"

Prince Darren recognized this kind of Gangsha, and his heart tightened even more. He swung the long whip forward in his hand and shook it in big circles.

Someone must have broken into it to stimulate the cloud light and let out the dragon's roar.

In order to prevent others from taking advantage of him, Prince Darren used his whip to exert his full strength.

The slender whip was like a huge and heavy steel blade rotating. As soon as it shook, it immediately stirred up the majestic airflow.

The hundreds of green bamboos and trees in the surrounding area were all pulled by the air current and tilted from both sides in the direction of the whip shaking.

The red cloud light with a radius of ten feet suddenly stretched this way and shifted over.

This cloud light is the vitality projected by the Gangsha crystal. When the cloud light moves, the crystal as the core will inevitably move.

However, just when the red cloud light stretched into a long stream, it was speeding towards Prince Darren.

Deep in the cloud light, there was a sudden shock, and all the red clouds dispersed with a bang.

Prince Darren drew back his whip and looked intently.

Standing on the broken stone tablet was a white-robed young man with a hosta in his hair, with two strands of black hair hanging from his ears and hanging on his chest. He had a delicate appearance and an elegant temperament.

On his right hand, he held a red crystal the size of a fist, shaped like a lotus bud, which was obviously the crystallization of Shaoyang Lihuo Zhengang's energy.

"It's you?!"

Mr. Chen scolded, recognizing the murderer of Situ Tingyun, "Su Hanshan!!"

Harlan Mingjing rolled his eyes slightly and noticed that the area above Su Hanshan's belt was slightly bulging.

He has a slender figure, and his belt is silver, about a palm wide. After it is tied tightly, his loose robe is draped outside and hanging on both sides, which makes his waist look more strong and strong, making it easier for people to notice that he is carrying a lot of clothes under his clothes. A handful of small, hard objects.

Besides the extra Gangsha crystals, what else could it be?

Looking at it, I'm afraid there are seven or eight of them!

"Ha, it's so fate that we can all get together in such a huge secret realm."

Su Hanshan glanced at everyone and chuckled, "Goodbye!"

The moment he uttered these two words, his figure suddenly faded away and reappeared ten feet away.

"Brother Su, would you like to get a few more Gangsha crystals?"

Prince Darren did not chase, but just shouted.

"Oh?"

Su Hanshan was in mid-air, and his feet did not seem to be in contact with the entity. However, the airflow around him reversed, and he was sent back to the stone tablet again.

"What do you mean? Could it be that you have discovered some unparalleled evil spirit that you cannot conquer and are you looking for someone to go with you?"

Everyone was awestruck when they saw him showing his hand.

This movement technique is really clever. Even if Su Hanshan doesn't use the general's jade pendant, if Su Hanshan uses this movement technique and wants to leave, no one will be able to catch him.

Chen and Feng originally heard that he killed Situ Tingyun, but they only thought that the combined efforts of the three of them, especially the punch of Zen Master Guangming Shuiyue Shen, were crucial.

Now I feel that I have underestimated Su Hanshan, and I feel a little drummed in my heart.

"If there really is a core of peerless Gangsha, how can we divide it up if everyone goes together? Of course that's not the case."

Prince Darren took out six Gangsha crystals and said solemnly, "I want to make a bet with Brother Su. How about using these six Gangsha crystals to bet on Brother Su's Shaoyang Lihuo?"

The total amount of these six Gangsha crystals is actually not inferior to that of the Shaoyang Lihuo True Gang, or even more.

However, when using Gangsha energy to maintain health and increase power, frequent changes in attributes will be more wasteful for ordinary ladder warriors.

All in all, these six Gangsha crystals are almost the same as one Shaoyang Lihuo.

As for Su Hanshan, he is more efficient in absorbing Gangsha crystals without wasting too much.

"bet?"

Su Hanshan paused for a moment on the six Gangsha crystals, then smiled and said, "Shall we start now?"

boom! ! !

A burst of silvery white energy suddenly erupted from Prince Darren's body, causing the ground seven feet around him to sink, forming a pit.

The strong wind blew away, and Harlan Mingjing and others turned their heads to look in confusion. They didn't know why he suddenly activated the body-protecting Qi to the extreme before he took action.

"Brother Su!"

Prince Darren smiled and said, "Let's wait until I'm ready before we start."

Su Hanshan's smile faded: "It seems you know some of my methods?"

"When I was looking back, I happened to watch it too."

Prince Darren said solemnly, "In the startling glance before swinging the sword, others may not have noticed what the golden light was, but I recognized it. How could I dare to be careless about an opponent like Brother Su?"

Su Hanshan stuffed the Shaoyang Lihuo Crystal into his arms and said, "You have seen my battle and you still want to bet with me. It seems that you have deep confidence in yourself."

"I really want to take this opportunity to see the martial arts of the Northern Wilderness Royal Tribe."

The two of them had settled on their words, their eyes met, and the atmosphere around them suddenly became heavy.

Yang Ziwen and others all retreated further, staring at the battle intently.

The wind stops and the bamboo leaves fall.

Prince Darren suddenly raised his hand, but did not attack. Instead, he took a step back and threw the soft whip in his hand aside.

This move was beyond everyone's expectations.

Just when they unconsciously looked at the soft whip with a look of surprise in their eyes, they suddenly discovered that Prince Darren had disappeared from their sight.

Shift the focus and attack suddenly.

Prince Darren's move almost had the effect of becoming invisible and disappearing.

Even if someone is standing face to face, if their attention is distracted, they may lose sight of Prince Darren.

And he himself had already arrived in front of the broken stone tablet and punched Su Hanshan's knee.

Clinker, when he punched out, Su Hanshan's figure on the stone tablet was only a shadow.

Prince Darren reacted very quickly and hit the stone tablet straight with his other hand.

boom! ! !

Everyone seemed to have only heard a collision, and sixteen more holes had appeared on the stone tablet.

This stone tablet is large, wide and thick. Even after it is broken, it is still as tall as a person and about five feet wide. It is gray-green in color and appears to be extremely hard.

But in front of the masters of the ladder, this kind of stone tablet should be no different from tofu.

There were actually two ladder masters who exchanged sixteen punches. Each punch penetrated half of the stone tablet. The two fists collided and then retracted.

After sixteen collisions, although there were sixteen more holes in this stone tablet, there were not even a single extra crack.

Both of these two people restrained their skills to a level that made people feel harsh. All the impacts were completely only on each other, and the force of the counter-shock was completely resolved by themselves, without any unnecessary fluctuations, dissipated.

Su Hanshan used the Xuanyin Six Evil Divine Fist.

Prince Darren uses the "Sirius Hao Hai Sheng Kung", which is also the most advanced martial art that combines strength and softness.

He usually uses a soft whip, not because his weapon is a soft whip, but because he wants to use the soft whip to figure out the flexibility and strength of his boxing techniques.

Harlan Mingjing knew that Prince Darren's boxing skills were powerful, but he never expected that the young man opposite him was on par with him.

This simply made Harlan Mirror wonder if there was something wrong with his eyes.

It seems that Yang Ziwen made a slight mistake before. At any rate, Yang Ziwen's internal strength is really not good, and he relies on his flying knife skills.

But now, Su Hanshan is really fighting head-on with his fists. Why did Harlan Mirror think that Su Hanshan is six or seven levels less accomplished than Prince Darren in the ladder realm?

It should be noted that the level of the ladder realm does not only depend on the strength of the internal force and the strength of the body.

After all, some people are born with deep dantian and arrogant bodies. They may be able to compete head-on with the peak of the ladder when they are at a low level, but the mysteries in other aspects are ultimately incomparable.

The spine is the central axis of the human body and the origin of countless hidden meridians.

It is precisely because of the existence of these subtle meridians that the human brain can receive the sensations inside and outside the body, such as pain, itching, swelling and contraction, cold, heat, softness, etc.

And then through these meridians, the instructions in the mind are conveyed to all parts of the body, so that the human body can make various responses to external conditions.

Compared with the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians, the hidden meridians are very difficult to detect, and even more difficult to regulate and cultivate in a subtle way.

After cultivating to the realm of heavenly ladder, a warrior must try to feel more of the hidden meridians emanating from this bone every time he tempers a vertebra, so as to further nourish and utilize them.

The benefits of doing this are also obvious.

All aspects of the body are more sensitive, react faster, have stronger healing capabilities, and are more resistant to toxicity.

The most obvious thing in battle is that it is more able to withstand the impact of internal forces.

When two strong men fight against each other, even if the opponent's internal force does not invade their bodies, their own skills will have a strong backlash after the collision.

The more hidden meridians that are mastered, it is equivalent to the more available rivers that have been strengthened in the body. The force that comes back will be quickly diverted and resolved among the countless forks, allowing people to refocus with higher efficiency. Whole offensive.

Therefore, in the realm of heavenly ladder, the more spine segments that have been tempered, the higher the frequency of full-strength attacks that can be achieved.

However, for people like Su Hanshan, who has broken through to the Heavenly Ladder Realm through the Qi Sea Extreme Realm, not only the quality of the tempered spines is higher, but the number of hidden meridians that can be felt after each spinal segment is tempered is also significantly higher than ordinary ones. There are a lot more warriors on the ladder.

Therefore, although he has only completed the tempering of the coccyx, sacrum, lumbar vertebrae, and thoracic vertebrae, as well as the seven bones of the cervical spine, the tempering has not been completed.

However, the number of hidden meridians he has mastered is already slightly better than that of ordinary warriors at the top of the ladder.

Prince Darren actually knows this too.

When he saw that Su Hanshan was using Condensing Light Leather Qi, he had already guessed it, but it was only after personal experience that he was convinced that in a head-to-head encounter, the opponent was indeed no worse than him.

So, after sixteen punches, the prince's extremely decisive eyes flashed, and his two eyes suddenly turned blood red, and it was no longer possible to distinguish the whites of the eyes from the pupils.

The blood-colored light shot out from his eyes for half a foot long, and at this moment, a layer of blood-colored light evaporated all over his body, and his aura was extremely powerful.

Harlan Mingjing was shocked again: "The Secret Technique of Violent Blood!!"

In the Heavenly Ladder realm, after tempering the spine, the hematopoietic function of the spine is greatly increased, and the quality of the blood also changes significantly.

Generally speaking, human blood also has a service life. After using it for a period of time, the old blood will be transformed and excreted, and the new blood produced by the human body will replace it.

In three to five months, the blood in a person's body will be replaced.

However, after reaching the Heaven Ladder realm, a person's blood function becomes more powerful, and the service life is gradually extended to half a year or even a year.

At this time, the most abundant parts of the warrior's body are the Dantian, the spine, and the blood.

There is only one Dantian and one spine, which cannot be moved rashly, but the blood has more room for use.

The secret technique of violent blood in Beihuang is to forcibly stimulate the spine to create more blood with abundant vitality without losing blood in the human body, and then transpire and refine this new blood to burst out with combat power far beyond normal.

This secret technique also places a heavy burden on the human body, especially the heart and brain. If it is maintained for more than three breaths, significant damage may occur.

Three breaths! ! !

Prince Darren's hair flew wildly, and all his seven orifices were emitting red light. He punched again. When the bloody glow burst out, his figure seemed to be twice as tall as before in the distorted halo.

The broken stone tablet was originally taller than him, but now in front of him, it looked like a low piece of sand and soil. It was as if when the fist moved forward, it didn't need to be hit by the punch, and it could be destroyed into debris with just momentum!

(End of this chapter)