From a scholar to a villain, I was a good person at the beginning

The wolf king opened his mouth and spit out wind blades, killing the golden bird of prey.

The golden eagle moved. It activated its bloodline technique, spread out a pair of wings that shone with golden light, and flapped them violently, and suddenly golden light shone everywhere.

Large pieces of golden feather swords were scattered towards the wolf pack like a rainstorm, and wind blades exploded in the air.

The golden light easily penetrated the bodies and sank into the ground. The wolf king's eyes became blurred and a strong wind blew.

A golden claw quickly enlarged before his eyes, and the golden eagle grabbed the wolf king's head with one claw before the wolf king could react.

It flapped its wings, sank its body suddenly, and stepped on the ground.

Bang--!

The wolf king's head was stepped into the ground. The golden eagle folded its wings, stepped on the wolf king, stood up proudly, raised its head and looked around proudly.

Wailing sounds were heard everywhere as many creatures lay on the ground, struggling constantly, their hair stained red with blood.

It let out a disdainful cry, and with a force of its golden claws, the wolf king's head exploded like a watermelon, blood splattered on the spot, and it died.

The wailing sounds of numerous creatures gradually disappeared, all of them died in the indiscriminate attack of the golden eagle just now.

In just a few breaths, the Golden Eagle, relying on his fourth-level Qi Refining skills, swept across the field and easily crushed the Wolf King to death.

After doing all this, it retracted its claws and turned to walk towards Jiang Zheng, standing behind him and continuing to bathe in the essence calmly.

When the sun was high in the sky, Jiang Zheng's whole body trembled.

The martial arts aura in the body is quickly restrained, and the qi and blood are thriving.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and the blood in his eyes rose like a furnace of blood, emitting a terrifying light.

He stood up, his blood and energy making his robe rustle, and he threw a light punch, causing a gust of wind and exploding the air.

The method to reach the heavens is to absorb the essence of heaven and earth into one's body, strengthening Qi and blood. The Qi and blood will then transform into the rhythm of Tao. By repeating this cycle, one can gain supreme power.

But this is only the method, not the truth. Jiang Zheng knows that no matter how hard he tries to comprehend this method, he can only get the method, not the truth.

He only comprehended the artistic conception of the mysterious woman's Tao. If he wanted to step into the great road of martial arts, he had to rely on comprehending it. The artistic conception was only a method, not a Tao.

The physical body becomes holy, and the martial arts lead to immortality!

What a heroic spirit! But this is the mysterious woman's way, not Jiang Zheng's way. He has to find his own way.

What is Tao? How to enter Tao?

No one can explain it clearly, and no one can understand it thoroughly.

Some people get it in one day and ascend to heaven in broad daylight, while others sit there for thousands of years and still learn nothing.

This was the mysterious woman's comment on Tao. After receiving the teachings from the mysterious woman, although Jiang Zheng still did not know what it was, he had a clear understanding of the divisions of Tao.

Monks comprehend the universe and all things in it. Those with good comprehension can obtain the rhyme of Tao, which gives them combat power far beyond that of ordinary people.

As the understanding of the Tao deepens, one can take a further step to "entering the Tao". Those who enter the Tao can become the top talents of the world, standing tall above their peers and using astonishing methods.

If one goes one step further, one can [attain the Tao]. Those who attain the Tao can obtain supreme power. People in the world call them Taoists and give them the title of Tao. With a wave of their hands, they can evolve the Tao and reveal all the phenomena of the Tao, and can defeat their peers.

If one goes one step further, one can achieve the supreme Dao body, transform into the Dao, be the best in this Dao, and reach the pinnacle! He is a legendary existence, a legendary supreme power, whose every move is the evolution of the Dao, and whose methods are unparalleled!

It is said that there is only one great path, when one person ascends to the throne, all others bow down to him.

But the great way is elusive and cannot be found even if sought.

The Dharma can be passed on, but the Tao cannot be passed on. It can only be realized by oneself and cannot be explained in words.

Because of this, it is impossible for Jiang Zheng to embark on the great path just because a mysterious woman taught him a method.

If he wants to step into the path of martial arts, he must find a way to comprehend it, just like Dao Buyu wielding his sword to kill people in a special battlefield in order to comprehend the rhythm of Tao.

Finally, one takes one step into the path of killing, which can be called entering the Tao.

If we have to make it clear, there is a saying: There is no same chess game throughout the ages, and there is no same path throughout the ages.

What it means is that no two people can follow exactly the same path, even if they are from the same lineage.

There are no two identical ways of killing, and no two identical ways of martial arts.

After pondering for a long time, he roughly understood his own situation and forced himself to throw away all the clutter in his mind.

"Now, I can accomplish many things with just this body and the Tongtian Method."

Jiang Zheng clenched his hands, his eyes changed, "When my flower blooms, all other flowers will die!"

Several figures emerged in his mind, and his blood and energy mixed with demonic fire appeared unconsciously, emitting an oppressive and hot aura.

"What a handsome golden eagle!"

He turned around and looked at the eagle behind him. It stood obediently behind Jiang Zheng, motionless, as if it was made of gold, without a single stray hair on its body.

When his eyes met Jiang Zheng, a glimmer of humanity appeared in them.

"This...! He has already developed his spiritual intelligence after only reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining?! This is unbelievable. A demon beast can only develop its spiritual intelligence after reaching the foundation building stage. Could it be..."

Jiang Zheng had no doubt that he had made a mistake. He could not have mistaken the humanistic light in the golden eagle's eyes.

In addition, he was able to sense everything that had just happened outside, so it was no exaggeration to say that this golden eagle was deliberately protecting him.

He couldn't help but ponder, muttering to himself:

"Could it be that this golden eagle has noble blood? There is indeed such a saying among monsters, just like the spiritual roots of humans. Looking at its appearance, it is very similar to the description of the legendary golden-winged roc in the book. Could it be that its ancestor is really that legendary creature?"

"Forget it, you took advantage of my essence of heaven and earth, and protected me during my retreat, so let's just call it a day and say goodbye."

Jiang Zheng didn't think any more about it, and didn't care whether the other party could understand him or not. He tapped his feet lightly and flew up.

Wow——!

The wind blew violently, and the next moment the figure of the golden eagle stood in front of him, refusing to let him leave, and his eyes once again revealed a special light.

“So fast?!”

Jiang Zheng was startled, but ignored it and turned away.

But it was blocked again.

???

What's going on? You won't let me leave? I don't believe this!

He ran away, it chased him, and he couldn't escape even if he had wings.

In the end, Jiang Zheng had a dark face and was about to collapse. He was at the early stage of foundation building, but his speed was not as fast as an eagle at the fourth level of Qi Refining?

It would be so ridiculous to tell it to anyone.

"No, why are you stopping me?" Jiang Zheng was at a loss. The other party had just protected him, so he couldn't be beaten to death.

The Golden Eagle said nothing, but the light in his eyes became brighter, as if he wanted to speak.

"Still want the essence of heaven and earth? Sorry, we don't have any more!"

Golden Eagle shook his head.

"So what do you want? Food?"

Shake your head.

"Looking for the mother eagle?"

"You want me to accompany you?"

"Or are you just trying to stop me for fun?"

…

The more Jiang Zheng asked, the more frustrated he became. The other party just kept shaking his head. It could understand everything, but there was nothing it couldn't say. It was really frustrating.

"You don't want to go with me, do you?"

Jiang Zheng covered his face with his hands, completely collapsed, and said a possibility that he knew was ridiculous.

It stands at the top of the same class of monsters, and has a good life as an eagle, so why should it be inferior to others?

And the Golden Eagle... nodded! Nodded???

"......" After a moment of silence, Jiang Zheng shouted: "You really want to follow me?!"

It nodded again.

After repeated confirmation, Jiang Zheng finally accepted this fact and became excited.

Who wouldn’t like such a powerful monster pet?

How cool is it to ride out? Besides, the speed of the other party is really fast, so fast that it is unreasonable.

Although it is said that a cultivator's speed will generally improve qualitatively after breaking through the Golden Core stage, he is after all at the Foundation Establishment stage, while this Golden Eagle is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

If I hadn't been tortured myself, who would believe me if I told others about it?!

"Do you have a name?" Jiang Zheng asked casually, and without waiting for an answer, he said, "Of course you don't. I'll give you one."

Just kidding, how could there be a name? I'm just being polite.

There was a barely perceptible hint of... dissatisfaction in the Golden Eagle's eyes?

Jiang Zheng didn't notice and just kept spitting out names for the other party to confirm. The only way for the man and the eagle to communicate was by nodding and shaking their heads.

"Jin Da?"

Shake your head.

"Jin An?"

Shake your head.

…

"Golden Spirit?"

Golden Eagle's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately.

"Strange, you are such a handsome eagle, why do you like such a name? It sounds like a girl's name."

Jiang Zheng was puzzled.

"......" Jin Ling turned his head to the side and raised it proudly.

Above the clouds in the sky.

Two figures stood in the void, looking at the scene.

A man was wearing a golden robe with a pair of exquisite golden feathers embroidered on his sleeves, and he exuded an air of arrogance.

The other person was wearing a Taoist robe, with a lifelike phantom of a dragon wrapped around his body.

"I was wondering, how could you, a great Taoist like you, place your junior in such a place... I don't even know how to describe it, why?"

Said the man with the phantom of a dragon wrapped around him.

"I don't know what the ancestor arranged."

Taoist Peng answered simply, with an indifferent expression, unmoved.