"If it is a living person, it may really be related to the purple light... but it may also be a trap."
Xu Qing pondered and pondered.
He has been in the ruined city these days, deeply aware of those existences that have been polluted by the breath of gods and turned into alien beasts, each of which is extremely ferocious and infinitely powerful.
But perhaps because the restricted area has not been fully formed, most of these alien beasts are asleep during the day.
Unless he broke into the outer area of the place where they slept when he obtained the bamboo slips last time.
Otherwise, be careful on weekdays, and it will be fine.
Compared with them, Xu Qing is more wary of living people, because sometimes human hearts are more sinister than beasts.
So after thinking about it, his eyes slowly became cold and stern, whether it was a living person, a trap or not, that area... He was ready to go again.
But when you go, you need to be fully prepared.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing grabbed the practice bamboo slip in his hand.
In the past few days of cultivation, the changes in his body gave him some confidence, and the contents of the bamboo slips could not help but emerge in his mind, in addition to the exercises, the introduction of cultivation.
Cultivation is inherited from the ancient years before the remnants of the gods arrived.
Although there have been changes, the overall system remains the same.
It is divided into condensing qi, foundation building, forming elixir, and Yuan Ying.
As for Nascent Soul, perhaps the realm is too high, and there is no record on the bamboo slip, but it clearly points out the helplessness of the monk's cultivation.
Because the breath of the gods invaded the psychic energy, the psychic energy was polluted, and this pollution was as poisonous to all things.
I don't know since when, everyone called the breath of the gods as heterogeneous.
Xu Qing knew very well that the coldness he felt when he practiced before was actually because the inhaled spiritual energy was mixed with foreign substances.
Once this kind of heterogeneity accumulates in the body to a certain extent, it will alienate the cultivator, either die violently into a blood mist, or turn into an alien beast without mind.
In the area where the gods opened their eyes, the concentration of heterogeneity suddenly increased sharply. In fact, this change was accelerated in an instant.
Cultivation is dangerous.
But if you don't go to practice, in this end world full of divine breath pollution, people's lifespans are generally reduced, and there are many evil diseases, just like living in the nine secluded purgatory, almost no one can die peacefully.
Therefore, cultivation has become the only way after there is no choice.
So for countless years, people have evolved generations of cultivation methods based on inheritance.
What is circulated today is that while absorbing spiritual energy, the use of exercises can separate the heterogeneity mixed in spiritual energy and compress it in a certain position of the body.
This location is called the point of alienation.
Therefore, the ratio of separating heterogeneity has become an important criterion for distinguishing the merits of the exercises.
And almost all the high separation ratio exercises are mastered by big forces or families, which are their important resources. This is actually the same whether the gods come or not.
According to the different cultivation methods, the degree of separation of heterogeneity is different, and the area where the alienation point exists is also different.
But in any case, as long as you cultivate, there will be heterogeneity, and a point of alienation will gradually form.
The alienation point is theoretically irreversible. Although it can be resolved through some medicinal herbs, it can also cure the symptoms but not the root cause.
As for the method to completely purify the alienation point, the bamboo slip also mentioned a sentence.
In the end world, in addition to Nanhuang Continent, there is a more majestic continent called Wanggu.
There is the origin of the human race, although it is also polluted by the breath of the gods, but it seems that a way to completely purify it has been found.
But obviously this method cannot be quantified, and only the extremely noble can enjoy it.
Ordinary monks are beyond expectation.
As for the low-level scattered repairs with the largest number, it is even more impossible to obtain them.
Most of the exercises in loose cultivation have a very low degree of separation, so not only is it difficult to cultivate, but the risk of alienation is also greater.
Although the risk of cultivation is so great, for most people, the figure of monk is still common.
For example, Xu Qing, he knows that he can be regarded as a loose cultivator.
Although according to the records on the bamboo slips, the monks in the last world are walking on a difficult and dangerous road of no return, just like mortals swimming into the deep sea and running to the unreachable shore.
But often, before seeing the other side of the legend, he died of exhaustion.
But Xu Qing, who grew up in a slum, deeply understands that a conflict or a disease will cause people to lose their lives.
"So instead of worrying about alienation in the future, it's better to worry about whether you will be alive tomorrow."
Xu Qing murmured, touched the scar on his chest, and looked at the sky outside the gap.
At this moment, it seems that it is not far from the dawn outside, and the roaring and mournful sounds are also much less.
"If the blood rain continues and Ziguang has not been found, consider leaving and go to other cities to find herbs." Xu Qing looked down at her wound.
Because of the pervasive aura of the gods and the continuous blood rain, almost all the items in the city were seriously polluted, including medicinal herbs, and the resources were very expensive.
Xu Qing raised his hand and pressed it on the scar on his chest, some blood oozing out.
His complexion was a little pale, he took a deep breath, took off the clothes inside the leather jacket, wrapped it around his back, and tied his wounds, then he cheered up and silently waited for the dawn.
After a short time, the roar and sternness of the outside world became less and less.
Until it disappeared completely, Xu Qing noticed through the gap that the sky outside was already bright.
According to his past experience, it is possible to go out at this moment.
But instead of leaving immediately, he stood up and moved his somewhat stiff body.
After a burst of warmth, he removed the stone debris blocking the gap, and with the help of the faint light from outside, he opened his leather bag and tidyed up.
A rust-covered dagger was tied beside his calf by him.
The jet-black iron sign was placed in the most convenient position by him.
There is also a snake head, which he wrapped in sackcloth, carefully opened it, checked it, and put it away carefully.
After doing this, Xu Qing closed his eyes and opened them after a few breaths, his eyes were replaced by calm.
He quickly drilled through the gap and paused at the exit.
After vigilantly looking around, it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong, Xu Qing rushed forward, and as the sky gradually brightened, he reached the outside world.
Go galloping forward.
Because of the continuous blood rain and dense clouds, the sun here is not visible at dawn, and there will be no strong sunlight.
The dim morning light was like a seriously ill old man with longevity spots, and the turbid eyes still seemed to have the frost of the night.
And the breath he exhaled turned into the morning wind, blowing the smell of death, very cold, very cold.
If you don't warm up, your whole body will tremble involuntarily when the wind blows.
But for Xu Qing, his body still retains the previous warmth, so he was not affected much.
At this moment, the speed is not reduced, and it goes straight to the area where there are suspected living people that I saw yesterday.
Looking from a distance, in the empty city, Xu Qing's figure was like a leopard, jumping on top of the broken walls and debris, the clouds and flowing water did not stop at all.
Accompanying him was a group of birds flying across the sky, but their position was very high and difficult to catch.
While galloping, Xu Qing looked up at the birds in the sky and licked his lips.
He didn't know the reason. After the gods opened their eyes, all living beings were polluted and almost all died, including beasts, but only birds survived the most.
And these birds are the focus of his hunting during this period of time.
At the same time, although the birds were also trapped in the blood rain, they seemed to instinctively find some safe shelters, such as Xuqing's underground cave, which was discovered by following the bird's trail before.
This kind of shelter is actually not absolutely safe, but relatively speaking, it seems that it is easier to be ignored by those alien beasts and weirdness.
Xu Qing discovered two places during these times, one was its stone cave, and the other was outside the city lord's mansion.
But at this moment, he just swept the sky, then withdrew his gaze, locked on a position of the city, getting closer and closer.
Soon, Xu Qing approached the area he saw yesterday. He did not go directly, but went around to find a high point.
After climbing up cautiously, he lay down, motionless, his eyes narrowed as little as possible, and he slowly lowered his head to look over.
At a glance, Xu Qing's eyes closed, and he saw the person from yesterday again!
The other party was sitting beside the ruins, neatly dressed and with normal skin.
The most important thing is... His demeanor, his body, and everything about him are exactly the same as what Xu Qing expected yesterday.
It seemed that all night, the other party did not move.
This is extremely unreasonable.
If the other party is alive, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the danger that exists in the dark night of the city.
If the other party is dead, this uncontaminated corpse is the best food for those alien beasts, so it is impossible to exist until now.
Xu Qing was silent. After thinking about it in his heart, he lay there motionless. He grew up in a slum and did not lack patience.
So, under his careful gaze, time passed slowly, until noon passed, and the man remained motionless.
Xu Qing, who had been waiting for three hours, raised his right hand slightly after pondering. A stone was caught in his hand and shot towards the opponent's location.
The stone was very fast, and the impact was not small. When it landed on the figure in the ruins, it made a bang.
The figure swayed and fell to the side like a corpse.
And at the moment he fell, a ray of purple awns appeared on the ground where he once sat.
The moment he saw Zimang, Xu Qing's eyes flashed, and his breathing was short.
He searched for these days, and what he was looking for was the purple light that he had seen descending into the city.
At this moment, he forcibly restrained the urge to go immediately, and waited for a while with difficulty. After confirming that there was no obstacle, he rushed out.
The speed is so fast that it almost burst out with all the power, and the whole person is like a falcon, going straight to where the purple light is.
After the rapid arrival, he grabbed Ziguang, and the figure did not hesitate to lash back and away.
The whole process was extremely fast, until after retreating more than ten feet, Xu Qing stopped out of breath and looked at the purple light in his hand.
It was a purple crystal, crystal clear, with a dazzling beauty.
Xu Qing's heart was beating faster, and when he looked up, he saw the fallen corpse. It seemed that he had lost the protection of the purple light. At this moment, the clothes were corroded and the skin instantly turned blue and black.
This scene made Xu Qing instinctively grasp the purple crystal in his hand tighter, turn around and run towards his own hole.
Not long after running, Xu Qing's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his expression was a little confused.
He lowered his head to unbutton his leather jacket and looked at his bound chest.
There was no blood oozing out there, but instead there was a feeling of itching.
Xu Qing's eyes froze, and he tore off his remnant clothes that stretched his wounds. When he looked at the wound, his heart shook violently.
He clearly remembered that when he checked in the early morning, the injury had not healed, and even more blackened, but now...
Most of the scar on his chest has healed, and there is only a shallow scar left on the edge!
"This..." Xu Qing breathed rapidly, then looked at the purple crystal in his hand.