This wilderness is naturally a large area with no human habitation, but as long as Ji Yuan is willing, he can certainly reach a settlement in a very short time, but he is not in a hurry to do so.
The blurriness of normal scenery cannot hinder the brilliance in Ji Yuan's eyes. Although Dazhen and Zu Yue are in a life-and-death war that determines the fate of the country, for all things in nature, humans are only a part of it. It is early spring now, and the severe cold has not completely passed, but what Ji Yuan can see is large areas of spring vitality brewing in the dead grass and tree trunks. It is the beginning of a new year.
After walking for a while in the wilderness to digest the food, Ji Yuan came to a sparse grove of trees. The trees here were big and had high crowns, but one could see through the woods from the front to the back, which was perfect for a rest.
After standing still here, Ji Yuan did not rush to sit down. Instead, he took out a human-shaped paper talisman from his sleeve and threw it in front of him. Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and a burly warrior in golden armor appeared beside him.
The little paper cranes that had been flying around suddenly flew back from a distance and landed on top of the golden-armored warrior's head as soon as they saw the golden-armored warrior appear.
"Your Majesty!"
The golden-armored warrior still saluted meticulously, while Ji Yuan walked slowly and circled around the golden-armored warrior.
"Your situation is a little special, but since you are already a living being, you really shouldn't be kept hidden in your sleeves all the time. After all, you are different from the little characters. You are almost unconscious when you are a talisman paper."
Before in the Netherworld Ghost Mansion, Ji Yuan had of course noticed some of the directions of the Golden Armored Warrior's gaze. Although the Golden Armored Warrior was still aloof to ghost cultivators like Xin Wuya, as a master who knew the Golden Armored Warrior very well, Ji Yuan understood that although the Golden Armored Warrior was indifferent to most things most of the time, he would obviously become curious.
After circling the golden-armored warrior, Ji Yuan stopped in front of him again. He looked up at the red face and thought for a moment.
"Let's give it a name first, how about calling it Golden Armor?"
The little paper crane looked at Ji Yuan, then looked down at the golden-armored warrior. The latter bowed his head and saluted Ji Yuan, speaking in his usual majestic voice.
"Thank you for the name, Your Majesty!"
Ji Yuan smiled. Although he seemed lazy, he didn't think the name was bad. Although the golden-armored warrior's reaction was indifferent, his aura was fluctuating, and it was obvious that he was excited.
'It just so happens that the name of the Golden Armor Warrior can be continued like this, which is quite easy to handle.'
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan stroked his chin and stared at the golden-armored warrior carefully. He happened to see the little paper crane constantly pointing at him with its wings, which also made Ji Yuan laugh.
"I haven't forgotten you. Your name is He Tong'er. At most, if you think it sounds childish, you can remove the 'er' at the end."
Ji Yuan looked at the golden-armored warrior again.
“Remember the feeling next.”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the forehead of the golden-armored warrior. A vague ray of Dharma light shone on the forehead of the golden-armored warrior. In the last few breaths, the appearance of the golden-armored warrior gradually changed. His height slowly decreased, and the brilliant golden armor on his body became blurred. Even his red skin color faded a lot. Although it was still considered red, it was not that exaggerated.
After Ji Yuan put down his hand, standing in front of him was a red-faced man who was half a head taller than him and dressed in linen clothes. His figure was as burly as an iron tower and he was still very oppressive.
The little paper crane had already flown onto Ji Yuan's shoulder when the golden-armored warrior began to transform, and watched the whole process of the transformation. When he finished the transformation, the little paper crane immediately flew down from Ji Yuan's shoulder, flew around the golden-armored warrior, and finally landed on his shoulder, trying to peck the golden-armored warrior's neck.
At this moment, Jin Jia also made some more complex movements. He looked down at himself, stretched out his hand to check, and tried to clench his fist. Suddenly, a crisp sound of "crackling..." of bones and muscles was heard. He then lowered his head to look at the little paper crane on his shoulder.
"How is it? How much did you remember?"
When Ji Yuan asked this, Jin Jia's movements paused noticeably and he turned to look at Ji Yuan.
"Your Majesty, I... didn't remember."
"Then try again. First, think about the appearance in your mind, and then exert strength throughout your body."
Ji Yuan was not annoyed at all, as he already knew that the golden-armored warrior was probably not very good at studying.
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, the man in front of him immediately took it as an order. His whole body trembled, and the atmosphere around him suddenly changed drastically.
"Boom..."
The sound was like a huge hammer hitting a drum, shaking the mind.
The next moment, the faint golden light on the golden armor turned from dark to bright, and amidst the sounds of bones, muscles and metals rubbing against each other, the golden armor instantly turned into the true body of the golden armor warrior.
During this period of changing aura, Ji Yuan's long hair moved slightly, but his body remained motionless. Instead, he felt that the process of this golden-armored warrior recovering his true form was quite imposing.
"Try not to think too much. Feel how my magic power flows on you. To be exact, it's like drawing a talisman. Okay, pay attention."
After saying this, Ji Yuan gave Jin Jia a few moments to prepare, and then pointed at his forehead again from a distance.
The next moment, Jin Jia's figure began to change again, just like before, and soon turned into a burly red-skinned man wearing coarse linen clothes.
This time, Jin Jia did not look up and down at his condition, but began to fall into deep thought with a frown. Ji Yuan did not disturb him. After waiting for a long time, Jin Jia finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, I... didn't remember it well."
Ji Yuan was mentally prepared and nodded.
"It's okay, let's try again. No one is born with the ability."
"Accept the order!"
Jin Jia straightened his body and slightly bowed his hands. Ji Yuan's relaxation did not mean that he was relaxed. To be precise, Jin Jia was under a lot of pressure at this moment, although Jin Jia himself did not understand what the concept of pressure was.
Revealing his true form again, changing his form again...
Ji Yuan was quite patient. He went back and forth like this for quite some time, and he couldn't even remember how many times he had tried before he asked again.
"How is it?"
Jin Jia was silent for two breaths. He didn't dare and wouldn't avoid Ji Yuan's question. He answered honestly.
"Your Majesty, I... still haven't remembered it well."
"So compared to the initial stage, do you feel that there has been some improvement?"
Jin Jia frowned and thought carefully for more than ten breaths before answering in a muffled voice.
"I... don't feel any improvement."
Above Jin Jia's head, a little paper crane spread its wings and gently patted his head.
Ji Yuan finally gave up temporarily and said something to comfort him.
"Just try more in the future. Just follow me for now. Maybe if you see more, you can make more progress."
When Ji Yuan said this, although he was looking at Jin Jia, his peripheral vision and most of his attention were on the small paper crane above Jin Jia's head.
After the little fellow comforted Jin Jia, he experienced vague changes in light and color on his body, briefly showing changes of feathers, but soon recovered.
"You understand it very well, but you are still a little short of it."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan stretched out his hand and touched the golden armor's head, and then the little paper crane's head. The latter flapped its wings, and then staggered like a drunk, unable to fly. After swaying in the air for a while, it fell into Ji Yuan's palm.
Ji Yuan folded the small paper crane and stuffed it back into the brocade bag on his chest. Then he glanced at the golden armor and walked towards the northeast. Although the golden armor had changed in shape, the rest of it did not change and immediately followed Ji Yuan's pace.
Ji Yuan walked faster and faster. Although his pace was still neither fast nor slow, the distance he covered in one step was often very long. This way of walking was like shrinking the earth, but Jin Jia could keep up easily. It was a world of difference from the previous state of learning changes.
It was similar to the first time Ji Yuan came to Zu Yue. Some deserted villages could still be seen along the way, but because it was very close to Wuya Ghost City, he did not find any place with dead or ghostly aura anywhere he went, which meant that there was not even a single ghost.
Because a lot of time had been wasted on letting Jin Jia practice his transformations, it soon became dark. After Ji Yuan climbed over a small mound, a light different from starlight appeared in the distance. In the blurry vision, he could see a slightly red glow in the distance close to the ground, which was a reflection of human lights mixed with human anger.
It was obviously the Nandao County in the distance. Ji Yuan looked at the mound where he was and couldn't help but smile.
"Hey, it's this place again. That's where we bumped into the Savage Bull. I don't know how they are doing now. Let's rest here tonight."
It was so late, and Ji Yuan had no plan to enter Nandao County at night. Instead, he found a big rock nearby, jumped on it, and lay down with his head supported, looking up at the starry sky.
Jin Jia just stood beside the stone without moving.
"Learn to be a human being. If you are not used to lying down, you can sit down. No one will stand with their eyes open to rest."
"Your Majesty, Jin Jia does not need to rest."
Ji Yuan turned sideways and looked at him, smiling.
"I didn't say you needed to rest, I just asked you to study."
Upon hearing this, Jin Jia bowed slightly.
"Accept the order!"
After saying that, he immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground. This was the first time he sat down since he gained self-awareness. However, his eyes were still open and he did not blink even once.
"Hey, you still have a lot to learn..."
When Ji Yuan sighed, the clothes in his arms fluttered slightly. The little paper crane, which had regained consciousness, came out of the brocade bag again, stretched its body, flapped its wings and flew up. After looking around and seeing that Ji Yuan ignored it, it flew away with confidence.