Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

To the north of the State of Yan, there is a country called the Jumu State.

That country was sparsely populated, with people often hard to be seen within a hundred miles, but it was vast, many times larger than the State of Yan.

Further north of the Giant Wood Country is the Wild Land that even the Giant Wood People dare not easily set foot in. No one can tell exactly how big the Wild Land is, but according to legend, there is a towering snow-capped mountain in the deepest part of the Wild Land.

The snow-capped mountain rises from the vast sea of ​​forest, rising layer by layer up to the clouds. Because of its towering height, the snow-capped mountain is covered in white from the middle peak.

Under the swords of wind and snow, it should be difficult for any living creature to survive, but there is a kind of snow ape that has adapted to this dangerous natural environment.

This kind of snow ape is flexible and often lives in groups of seven or eight. They use some simple tools to dig caves, and over the years, they form a continuous group of caves.

If the wind and snow are light, they will go out to look for food. If the wind and snow are heavy, they will hide deep in the caves.

The wind and snow had just stopped that day, and the roars of monkeys began to be heard one after another on the snow-capped peaks.

Soon, snow apes appeared in every cave, except for a remote cave where no movement was observed.

Inside the cave, there were one or two burnt snow apes at regular intervals, and the corpses emitted a burnt stench.

And in the deepest part of the cave, Li Tong was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

His face was pale, and his left sleeve was empty. If he was not still breathing, he would have been as dead as a person.

Since escaping from Yan State ten days ago, he has been running all the way, and only stopped at the top of the snowy mountain to recover from his injuries.

After the last cycle of the exercise, Li Tongzhen's chest heaved violently and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The black blood shot out like a hidden weapon, and with a "plop" sound, it hit the inner wall of the stone cave nearby, leaving a hole the size of a finger.

"A little bit of sword energy is so powerful. The means of the Foundation Establishment Period are really incredible." Li Tongzhen said to himself.

His complexion eased a little, but was still pale.

After a while, Li Tongzhen took out a small alchemy furnace from his pocket and placed it carefully in front of him.

The furnace was exquisite, about the size of a palm, and its surface was engraved with mysterious runes, as if it contained endless secrets.

Li Tongzhen made a gesture, pointed a finger at the furnace, and carefully opened the lid. Inside the furnace, there was a red and plump pill, which was the foundation-building pill that Li Tongzhen had fought so hard to get.

"This is a Foundation Establishment Pill that is close to the middle level of ordinary grade. This is the only treatment that disciples of major sects get!" Li Tongzhen raised a smile, stretched out two fingers, and gently picked up the Foundation Establishment Pill.

At this moment, he was in a very bad condition and it was definitely not the right time for him to take the Foundation Establishment Pill, but he had no choice. His body was already extremely broken. There was still a glimmer of hope if he tried, but if he didn't try, he was afraid he wouldn't survive this winter.

Seeing that the pill was about to be sent into his mouth, Li Tongzhen stood up suddenly and cursed: "I will fuck you, Tianqing Sect Immortal Board."

Hundreds of miles away.

A flying sword came whizzing, with two people, one big and one small, standing on it. The older man was dressed in white, and he was Lu Xuan who had been chasing them all the way.

About half an incense stick of time later, Lu Xuan arrived at the entrance of the snow cave, but his brows were furrowed: "This guy runs really fast, I wonder what secret technique he uses."

Lu Xuan raised his sword finger and was about to summon the flying sword to continue chasing, but Zhao Rui beside him pulled him and said, "Master, I'm hungry!"

"Hey... I have to teach him the skills quickly!" Lu Xuan had no choice but to put down his sword and looked at the snow cave and said, "Well... this cave is where the snow ape hides. Maybe there is food there."

The two men went into the snow cave and soon found the dead snow ape.

"This guy must be eliminated. He borrowed someone else's house and wanted to kill the other person's entire family!" Lu Xuan frowned and complained.

"Master, I want to eat meat!"

"Ahem..." Lu Xuan almost choked on his own saliva. He pulled Zhao Rui away and said, "We cultivators mainly eat vegetarian food. You don't have to worry about it!"

The two searched deep in the cave and soon found some sweet potatoes collected by the snow ape.

"Let me tell you, the sweet potatoes roasted by Master are so delicious. Master's fellow disciples can eat several of them every time." Lu Xuan said with a smile.

Zhao Rui recalled the meals that Lu Xuan had cooked along the way, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Master, I don't like the outside to be burnt and the inside to be tender."

Lu Xuan looked embarrassed and laughed, "That's impossible. The potatoes that Master bakes are always soft."

"Your Excellency must keep your word."

Lu Xuan did not respond. He walked to the fire left by Li Tongzhen and began to roast sweet potatoes with all his might.

Soon, the aroma of sweet potatoes filled the cave, making people drool.

Zhao Rui had been hungry for a long time, so he no longer demanded much of Lu Xuan's cooking skills and started to gnaw on the food like a little mouse.

"Master, I want to eat more." After eating two sweet potatoes, Zhao Rui was still not satisfied.

Lu Xuan felt very accomplished, and said while making a series of jokes: "Well, Master didn't lie to you this time! Let me tell you, when I first went up the mountain..."

He talked for a long time, but Zhao Rui didn't respond. He turned around curiously, only to find that Zhao Rui was already sleeping in the grass nest.

"It must have been hard for him to run around these days." Lu Xuan looked guilty.

Seeing his disciple sleeping soundly, Lu Xuan ate a sweet potato and went to bed with his clothes on. He knew that Li Tongzhen was at the end of his strength and was not in a hurry to fight him tonight.

The fire was burning, making the cave very warm, but Lu Xuan had a restless night. Some strange images repeatedly appeared in his dreams.

The sounds of thousands of troops charging and killing each other rose and fell, and various scenes of heads falling to the ground kept appearing, until finally a cold pool of blood appeared, and he could only barely open his mouth and nose to breathe.

It was unknown how long it had been before Lu Xuan heard Zhao Rui calling him in a daze: "Master, Master."

Lu Xuan woke up from a nightmare and wanted to sit up straight, but found that his limbs were extremely stiff, as if they were tied up with iron chains.

What is even more puzzling is that there is a layer of frost on his coat.

"Master, your eyes." Zhao Rui said again.

"What's wrong with my eyes?" Lu Xuan moved his eyes and didn't feel anything wrong.

"Red...very red."

Lu Xuan was confused, and quickly drew out the flying sword from behind and placed it in front of him. In the reflection, his face was dark blue and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Corpse poison!" An answer popped into Lu Xuan's mind, and he hurriedly used his magic power, but found that he could not move an inch in his meridians.

"Zombies are born from resentment. They absorb the moonlight to temper their bodies. They are extremely yin and cold..." He carefully recalled all the knowledge about zombies, but he had no clue.

However, there was one thing he was very sure of: this endless snow-capped mountain was the coldest and darkest place in the world, and he absolutely could not stay there for long.

"Let's go, let's go now." As he said that, he pulled Zhao Rui up and ran out of the cave.

The wind was howling, snowflakes were falling like knives, and the world outside the cave was grim and murderous.

Lu Xuan originally wanted to fly away on his sword, but when he cast a spell, he found that the flying sword on his back did not move at all.

"We must get down the mountain quickly!" He frowned, picked up Zhao Rui and leapt among the rocks.

He ran all the way until everything turned green, and then he stopped.

"Not bad!" Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he felt his magic power gradually recovering.

After a while, when his magic power was almost recovered, Lu Xuan immediately cast a few spells and pointed his finger in front of his chest.

A small sword two fingers long appeared, like the needle of a compass. After turning a few circles, it flew to the north.

The small sword flew out ten steps or so, flashed twice, and then disappeared into thin air.

"This corpse poison is weird, and we don't know what kind of trouble it will cause. We must quickly deal with Li Tongzhen and return to the sect." Lu Xuan thought, and immediately summoned the flying sword behind him and chased in the direction of the small sword.

Half a day later, on a golden beach, Lu Xuan used the tracking technique again.

"This demon, does he think that I will stop chasing him if he hides in the sea?" Lu Xuan looked towards the sea with a wry smile on his face.

In front of us is a vast expanse of blue sea, the water is crystal blue, like a huge piece of emerald.

"Master, why is there no other side of this river?" Zhao Rui suddenly asked.

"This is not a river, it's the sea." Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"Wow, is this the ocean? It's so huge!"

"Master, would you please take me on a trip in the sea?"

"Wow, Master is really amazing."

After a moment, the two of them stepped on the flying swords and came to the sea surface. Lu Xuan seized the opportunity and dived into a wave.

Waves as high as two people hit him in the face, scaring Zhao Rui so much that he closed his eyes tightly and hugged Lu Xuan's thighs tightly.

The moment he entered the water, Lu Xuan immediately held up a magic shield to isolate the sea water from outside.

Schools of fish swim around, corals grow in groups, and the sun shines through the water above, creating rippling waves that make everything look magnificent.

The moment Zhao Rui opened his eyes, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him. Although he grew up in the palace and had seen many rare and exotic objects, he had never seen the wonders of nature.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Xuan finally surfaced with Zhao Rui and said, "Are you happy now? We have to catch up with the strange Taoist priest as soon as possible."

The setting sun sets into the sea, dyeing the sea and sky red.

A hundred miles away, Li Tongzhen was sitting on a small boat.

The boat had a strange shape, like a bathtub with a pair of oars tied to it. It was made from Li Tongzhen's tattered robe.

At this moment, Li Tongzhen was even more listless than when he was in the snow cave. His face was not only pale but also gray. But even so, he still squeezed the last bit of magic power in his body to urge the boat to move faster.

He was moving very fast, but the flying sword that was getting closer and closer from behind was like a shadow covering the sky, eroding his last hope.

Endless darkness enveloped him, and Li Tongzhen muttered to himself, "Building the foundation is difficult..., building the foundation is difficult..., the difficulty lies in the foundation-building pill." The moment the word 'pill' came out of his mouth, he suddenly raised his arm and threw a pill bottle into the distance.

"No need to fight. No one can hope to get the Foundation Establishment Pill." Li Tongzhen's face relaxed, as if he was finally relieved. He lay on the boat, waiting for Lu Xuan's arrival.

The waves rose and fell, swaying Li Tongzhen's small boat. He enjoyed the feeling of drifting with the flow, but he waited and waited, but there was no sign of Lu Xuan.

He made a hand gesture, bit his fingertip, and drew quickly in the air.

A blood-colored rune appeared and eventually turned into a red light, penetrating into Li Tongzhen's forehead.

"How is this possible? Isn't he chasing me?" Li Tongzhen was full of doubts. Under the secret technique, he couldn't feel Lu Xuan at all.

Li Tong was really worried, so he made another hand gesture and summoned a blood-colored rune.

When the red light penetrated his forehead, he immediately urged the boat to head towards the direction where the object had just been thrown.

"Foundation Building Pill, my Foundation Building Pill!" The flame of hope jumped up in Li Tongzhen's heart.