Li Qiang did not expect Zhao Hao's foundation to be so poor. Seeing that this old apprentice, who was older than his father, had such a strong desire for knowledge, Li Qiang could not bear to fool him.
After asking Zhao Hao about his cultivation process in detail, Li Qiang was surprised to find that he relied on his half-knowledge, martial arts skills as a foundation, looking for teachers and friends everywhere, and collecting cultivation methods from all possible places, and he practiced to the Kaiguang period. He could not help but admire and move him.
Li Qiang decided to guide him to practice.
Although Li Qiang had just started practicing, the conditions were too good. Not only did he have the "Purple Flame Heart" to lay an excellent foundation, but he also had the Jade Pupil Slip given by Fu Shan, which was equivalent to the classics in Fu Shan's sect, and recorded a variety of cultivation methods. Compared with Zhao Hao, there was a world of difference.
Zhao Hao had a deviation in the first step of the Xuanzhao period of cultivation. After more than 30 years of practice, he was forced to practice into the Kaiguang period, which was already a very dangerous thing.
Li Qiang had no choice but to let him start again from the Xuanzhao period and tell him how to practice. At this point, Zhao Hao realized that his previous efforts were in vain.
The Xuanzhao period is the most fundamental foundation-building method for cultivators, and it is very important for future cultivation. When practicing, you need to use five types of cultivation stones, namely gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and use the body as a formation to form a "small universe". Slowly absorb from the outside to the inside, so that you can gradually change your physique, adapt to the use of energy, and make it operate proficiently.
Zhao Hao immediately asked to practice as soon as he understood.
"Master, I will practice in the Kun position of the defense formation. What do you think?" Zhao Hao was refreshed.
Li Qiang smiled and said, "Go and tell your family first. I don't know when I will wake up after sitting down to practice. I also want to finish practicing the following things."
Entering the practice again, Li Qiang had to admire Fu Shan's wonderful idea. The shape of this crossbow is like an eagle flapping its wings and flying high. It is only the size of a palm and can be attached to the back of the hand. The attack formation in the crossbow is delicate and subtle, which makes Li Qiang almost unable to start.
Li Qiang understood that the smaller the formation is, the higher the cultivation requirements for the practitioner. Small things have less room for display. For example, the precious sword is the most difficult to make. It is absolutely impossible for a master to design a complete attack formation in a sword body that is only eight inches long or even smaller.
Fortunately, Fu Shan has completed the formation. What is missing is energy. Li Qiang charged the energy to start the formation, slightly modified the appearance of the hand crossbow, and completed his second weapon training.
Then practice the spear. This spear is quite peculiar. It is about two meters long, the spear blade is one meter long, and it is composed of eight blades stacked together. The spear blade can rotate like a fan blade. This time Li Qiang didn't spend much effort and completed the practice quickly. He just added barbs on each blade, purely for the sake of appearance.
The last thing to practice is the precious sword given to Zhao Hao. Li Qiang hesitated. There are several swords in the bracelet, but Zhao Hao's cultivation is not enough. The precious sword must be personally injected with energy by the sword owner to practice, otherwise it cannot be controlled at all. If it is not cultivated, it will be no different from an ordinary steel knife.
After thinking for a long time, Li Qiang thought of a compromise. He took out a three-foot precious sword, first changed the attack array in the blade into a simple energy storage array, and embedded four earth-based and water-based immortal stones as the basis. As long as Zhao Hao used a little true energy to enter, the sword would be indestructible, but it would not pose a great threat to cultivators.
Li Qiang found that after a long period of practicing weapons, his practice seemed to have made a lot of progress, and his ability to control true energy was greatly improved, which made him very excited.
Li Qiang couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao was lying on the ground in a big letter shape, and the five immortal stones were suspended above his body and slowly rotated, which looked quite interesting. Li Qiang stretched out a trace of true energy and quietly explored it, and was slightly surprised. The small universe in Zhao Hao's body has been initially formed, but the true energy is extremely weak. If he relies on these five low-grade immortal stones, I don't know when he will wake up after cultivation.
Li Qiang was impatient to wait, so he took out a piece of top-grade "Red Flame Stone" and urged his true essence to pour the energy in the stone into Zhao Hao's body, and at the same time slightly modified the small universe formed in his body. Li Qiang's little effort brought great benefits to Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao opened his eyes and knew clearly that everything had changed.
As he once again crossed the Xuanzhao period, Zhao Hao began his first transformation. His snow-white hair, eyebrows and beard turned black from the roots of his hair, and the wrinkles and age spots on his face disappeared quickly.
Watching him quickly transform from an old man to a middle-aged man, Li Qiang was once again shocked, thinking: "It seems that all cultivators cannot judge their age from their appearance."
In addition to being surprised, Zhao Hao admired Li Qiang to the extreme. Zhao Hao knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully, saying, "Disciple thanks Master."
Li Qiang sighed and said, "Alas, I am most afraid of kneeling down to me, but you just want to do this. If you do this again, I will, I will, I will expel you from the sect! Get up quickly, this is a precious sword for you."
After kowtowing meticulously, Zhao Hao stood up and said, "Master, etiquette cannot be abolished!" Zhao Hao's eyes flashed with surprise after receiving the precious sword, and he said repeatedly, "Good sword! Good sword!"
Li Qiang smiled and said, "Try to transport your true energy into it."
The precious sword emitted a misty green light, and the blade was like mercury flowing, shaking and illusory. Zhao Hao sighed, "After all, it is a fairy weapon, it is indeed extraordinary."
Li Qiang said, "Okay, let's go out. I don't know how long you have been practicing?" The two of them put away the defense formation and walked out of the door.
The noise was almost overwhelming.
"They're out, they're out, go call the boss, Lord Li and the old man are out!"
Zhao Hao frowned: "Why are you so surprised? You're so rude. Call Degui over."
Li Qiang felt that the atmosphere was wrong and asked: "What happened?"
"Hanlin City is under siege!"
"The boss comes here every day. We can't get into the house. Our voices are hoarse!"
"Yes, yes, even the prefect has come several times."
As they were talking, Zhao Degui hurried over.
"Dad, Master Li, great! Finally came out. The prefect almost drove me crazy. Eh!? Dad, you've become younger."
Zhao Hao raised his hand and gave Zhao Degui a slap, scolding: "You speak incoherently and in a mess. What are you panicking about! Let's talk inside." He bowed and said to Li Qiang: "Master, please sit inside first."
To the north of Hanlin City is the Sighing Forest, to the northwest is the Red Rock Fossilized Mountains, to the west is the desolate Gobi Desert, and to the southeast is the famous Green Basin. Therefore, Hanlin City is also an important military fortress of the ancient Song Dynasty.
In the desolate Gobi Desert in the west, there is a fierce and cruel bandit army called the "Black Flag Army". Their leader is En Gang, who is said to be a cultivator with great martial arts.
He has seven flags under his command, all of whom are ruthless and each leads two or three thousand people, all of whom are cavalry. They come and go like the wind, specializing in robbing passing caravans, and sometimes harassing and looting the border.
This time they came to Hanlin City, and this time they brought four major generals and more than 10,000 people.
Zhao Degui had just finished introducing the situation when a servant rushed into the house in a panic, shouting: "Oh no, the city is broken!"
Zhao Hao was the owner of the silver building after all, and he had seen a lot of storms in more than 70 years. He looked at Li Qiang and said: "Master, please forgive me for being so presumptuous." Li Qiang nodded.
Li Qiang remained calm on the surface, but he was already in turmoil in his heart. He had never experienced war before, and although he had seen movies and novels, he only watched them. This time he had to face it in person, and he really felt a little bit at a loss.
"Degui, gather all your family members in the yard. Don't bring too much stuff, and hide all your valuables. Everyone, prepare your weapons, go!" Zhao Hao said to a warrior-like man, "Brother Yifeng, go gather your men, prepare more crossbows, and prepare three carriages. We will retreat from the east gate."
The entire Hanlin City was in chaos, with thick smoke billowing in the sky, noisy streets, and war horses neighing in the distance.
Li Qiang was unsure, and hurriedly prepared to start. He secretly thanked himself for not being lazy and had refined three weapons. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to practice the armor. He put on the "Red Flame Dragon Shield" and the "Eagle Strike Crossbow" with his hands, and held the "Hundred Blades Spear" upside down in his right hand, and his mind immediately settled down.
After putting on the weapons, Li Qiang was a completely different person. The powerful momentum slowly emanated with the rhythm of his breathing.
Zhao Hao felt a heavy pressure forcing him to retreat again and again, and his awe of Li Qiang in his heart deepened. "Master, the Black Flag Army broke into the city and it was customary to massacre the city. You must not be merciful."
Zhao Hao's decades of experience were not a joke. He was an old fox. When he saw Li Qiang hurriedly putting on the weapons, he knew that he must have never experienced a battle, and he couldn't help but remind him. He was not worried about Li Qiang's safety, knowing that he would have no problem protecting himself.
After a while, all the people gathered together, and Zhao Hao commanded calmly: "Brother Yifeng, you take the sword and lead the way. Degui, you take the crossbowmen to protect the carriage and support your uncle Yifeng with the crossbows at any time. I will take a team of gunners to cover the rear. Do you understand?" It seems that this is not the first time for the people in the silver building to experience this kind of thing. It seems that they have been trained in normal times, so they are so calm.
"Dad, you come to command the crossbowmen, and I will cover the rear!" Zhao Degui was anxious.
"Bastard, you are better than me in kung fu? You cover the rear? You know the impact of the Black Flag Army, can you resist it? You bastard." Zhao Hao scolded.
"Aren't I worried about you?" Zhao Degui muttered.
"Hey, what am I doing!" Li Qiang thought: "I should be considered a master. Although I haven't learned martial arts, I have good weapons. Besides, the apprentice's business is also my business."
How could Zhao Hao let go of such a master: "Master, you will coordinate in the middle. You will go to rescue wherever there is danger. Do you think it's okay?"
"Okay, that's it." Li Qiang was very satisfied.
Li Qiang stood on the roof of the middle carriage with the Hundred Blades Spear upside down. He thought it was pretty cool.
Turning a street, the sound of thunderous horse hooves came from the main road in the west. The Black Flag Army arrived.
Zhao Hao loudly commanded the entire team to retreat to the east, and he led more than 20 spearmen to guard the street corner. He wanted to delay the Black Flag Army and buy time.
The carriage gradually moved away from Zhao Hao's spear team. Li Qiang thought it was wrong. He couldn't see it anymore, so how could he coordinate? He jumped off the car and said to Zhao Degui: "You go first, I'll go help your father."
Rushing back to the street, he saw Zhao Hao wielding his precious sword and fighting hard from a distance.
Two flag generals rushed over, and the spearmen all looked pale. Zhao Hao knew it was not good, and shouted: "Hold on!" He raised his sword and rushed forward.
The two flag generals from the Black Flag Army were Thunder Flag General Yuanba, the third among the flag generals; Snow Flag General Han Jingtian, the sixth among the flag generals.
Thunder Flag General Yuanba roared like thunder: "Haha! Lao Liu, there is actually a desperate man, watch me chop him." He urged his mount to swing the thick-backed mountain-cutting knife in his hand.
What Yuanba and Han Jingtian didn't expect was that they hit an iron plate this time, and there was a bigger iron plate coming here.
When Zhao Hao was young, he had a nickname called "Crazy Knife". He was crazy and desperate when fighting. Looking at the thick-backed knife that Yuanba was slashing at him, a sneer appeared on his face, and he shouted, "Come on!" As he raised the newly-cultivated true energy, the precious knife in his hand suddenly rose up. He deliberately wanted to fight hard and test the power of the new knife.
Xueqi saw that Han Jingtian was in trouble and shouted, "Yuanba, be careful, that's a precious knife." He jumped off the horse's back and drew his sword to rescue him.
There was a loud bang, and the energy was scattered everywhere. Zhao Hao didn't expect that with just one slash, the famous general of the Black Flag Army fell off his horse, and Han Jingtian was forced back. His confidence could not help but soar, and he laughed, "Haha, hey! This road is blocked." Seeing the master of the house so majestic, the spearmen were all spirited.
Yuanba was scared to death. If it weren't for Han Jingtian's reminder, he would have almost died. "Damn it, where did this master come from? The precious knife in his hand is too good." Greed surged in his heart.
Yuan Ba and Han Jingtian looked at each other and shouted at the same time: "Boys, come together."
Zhao Hao cursed and complained in his heart. He was not afraid, but the spearmen he brought were finished. He waved his sword angrily and charged into the enemy group again.
The spearmen were no match for the experienced Black Flag Army. As soon as they came into contact, seven or eight of them were killed or injured. Just when they felt desperate, an invisible pressure pushed over, and someone screamed: "Don't panic, everyone, the master is coming."
The spearmen were stunned to see that one by one, the golden eagles, which were only the size of a palm, flew out from Li Qiang's hand, circled in the air for a while, and then dived quickly. After making a crisp eagle cry, they drilled into the body of the Black Flag Army soldier, and then the soldier's body exploded. In an instant, none of the Black Flag Army soldiers who besieged the spearmen were spared.
"Hurry up and chase the team ahead. I'll take care of this." Li Qiang ordered, holding back the sadness of killing for the first time. Li Qiang had never thought that this Eagle Strike Crossbow was so powerful. He just tried it and killed 31 Black Flag Army soldiers. He didn't have time to stop.
Zhao Hao was overjoyed and said, "Master, you stay at the intersection. I have disciples here. Haha." The old man was really rejuvenated.
Leiqi General Yuanba's eyes were red. He raised his knife and was about to fight Li Qiang to death. Han Jingtian was calm and grabbed him and advised, "Third brother, don't be impulsive. This man is not someone you and I can deal with. Let's retreat first and find the flag master." He shouted, "All the boys retreat. Hey, two masters, dare to leave your names!"
Zhao Hao laughed and said, "A real man does not change his name when he walks or sits. Remember, I am Zhao Hao, the Crazy Knife! As for my master, you are not worthy of asking! Haha, haha." Zhao Hao was too happy. He had never been so proud and comfortable.
Watching the Black Flag Army retreating like a tide, Li Qiang smiled bitterly and said, "Let's go after the team."
At this time, the Black Flag Army in the city had begun to loot and massacre.
Walking east along the street, the scene along the way made Li Qiang feel that this was simply hell, with corpses everywhere, and many seriously injured people screaming and shouting. After the Black Flag Army soldiers finished looting, they set a fire, making smoke everywhere.
Zhao Hao killed a Black Flag Army soldier who came out of the house with a big bag, and said, "Master, don't worry, there will be a big battle here every ten years, and the disciples are used to it."
Li Qiang smiled bitterly and thought: You are used to it, but I am not used to it at all.
"Hey, isn't that Fatty Qi's ready-made clothing store?" Li Qiang still remembered this ready-made clothing store. This was the first store he entered after entering Hanlin City. Walking through the door, Li Qiang saw the Black Flag Army soldiers inside at a glance.
"Master, please, don't kill me. I'll give you whatever you want. Woohoo... Woohoo, God! Please have mercy."
"Woohoo... Woohoo... Dad, my mother was dragged inside by them. Please let my mother go... Woohoo..."
"Haha, the captain has entered the bridal chamber. If any of you brothers want to be the first best man, please sign up."
A shrill scream was heard, followed by a burst of angry curses: "You bitch, you dare to bite me, I'll kill you, damn it!"
"My child's mother... Ah!"
Li Qiang had never experienced such a tragedy in person. A nameless fire rushed straight to his forehead and he rushed in sideways. Zhao Hao hurriedly followed him in.
Li Qiang was furious. The Hundred Blades Spear shot out countless energy spikes, and the crisp eagle cry was even more terrifying.
Zhao Hao shuddered, and even he, who had experienced many battles, was terrified. The Black Flag Army soldiers in the room were torn into pieces, and the room was full of broken bones and rotten flesh, and blood was flowing.
"Master Li..." Fatty Qi sat on the ground, hugged a boy of eight or nine years old, and burst into tears.