Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

A streak of light came rapidly from the horizon.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, please help me protect the Dharma." Zhao Rui's weak voice sounded.

"Friend Zhao, are you injured?" Qian Xiaoyi was shocked and turned around suddenly.

Zhao Rui did not answer, and fell into the wooden house behind like a kite with a broken string.

Qian Xiaoyi's face changed drastically, he made a gesture, and hurried over. When he arrived in front of the wooden house, he did not go in directly, but observed Zhao Rui's situation through the crack in the door.

“Not bad! Not bad!” Qian Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Rui’s breathing stabilize. He thought to himself, “I wonder what the outcome of the battle was? Is the steel-toothed octopus dead?”

With doubts in mind, he followed Zhao Rui's instructions and activated the formations that had been set up earlier one by one.

Inside the house, Zhao Rui was holding his head in his arms, seemingly calm on the surface, but his heart was a mess, extremely bad.

It turns out that the correct way to practice the fire poison requires the cultivator to use fire-attributed magic power to constantly cleanse the body, so that after launching the spell, he can only hurt the enemy and not himself.

However, it only took Zhao Rui a few days to develop his fire-attributed magic power from the first level of Qi training to the great perfection, so he had no chance to cleanse his body.

Under normal circumstances, he could rely on his skills to suppress the poison, but the battle with the steel-toothed octopus just now exhausted all his magic power, which immediately gave the fire poison an opportunity to take advantage.

What was even more frustrating was that he discovered that the fire poison would automatically absorb fire-attributed magic power to strengthen itself. Although it was extremely slow, it was fatal enough for Zhao Rui at the moment.

In this case, if he circulates the Qi in his body, the fire poison will grow stronger and burn his blood and essence, destroying his body.

But if he does not circulate the Qi in his body and does not have the nourishment of spiritual energy, his body will remain like a tree without roots and will soon decay and decay.

"Is there any way to temporarily slow down the fire attribute magic power without hindering the circulation of the gold and water magic powers?"

Zhao Rui thought of the original "Five Elements Return to Origin", which clearly stated: "Taoism and magic power do not affect each other, and magic power advances in parallel."

However, the Five Elements Return to Origin Art that he cultivated was different from the description in the jade slip. His three magical powers were like three carriages strung together. When they were running through the Great Circulation, all of them ran and it was impossible to stop any one of them alone.

"Oh!" Zhao Rui sighed and tried his best to slow down the speed of his magic power, allowing his body to recover on its own. He was going to wait until it reached a certain level before trying to circulate his magic power again.

However, if this is the case, how much time it will take is completely unknown.

Time passed quietly, and two days went by in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Rui's condition did not improve. He thought of all the problems but did not consider that his spiritual awareness was limited.

After two days, in order to slow down the circulation of the Qi, his spiritual consciousness had been almost exhausted and he was on the verge of collapsing.

In a daze, he felt dizzy several times and wanted to fall asleep.

"Is the road to immortality over here?" The last thought flashed through Zhao Rui's mind as his consciousness became increasingly blurred.

The world was pitch black, with no direction, no sound, and he was the only one left.

In a trance, he seemed to be back on the isolated island overseas, where everything was silent.

"Rui'er, have you fulfilled Master's last wish? Have you found the Tianqing Sect?"

"Rui'er, has the master's teachings been passed down? Have you become a great monk?"

Many voices echoed in Zhao Rui's mind. He was terrified and answered, "Master, Master, where are you? Why is it so dark?"

"Tianqing Sect has already found a clue... Master, your Tao... I, I... have not yet become a great cultivator."

"I haven't become a great monk yet." A voice repeatedly sounded in Zhao Rui's mind.

Suddenly, a fragrance appeared in the darkness.

The fragrance is so rich, as if it suddenly fell into a bush of summer flowers. If you have a rose in your heart, it will be the fragrance of roses; if you have jasmine in your heart, it will be the fragrance of jasmine.

Mulberry, apricot, sandalwood, and amber, waves of fragrance rush into the tip of the nose, reach the lungs, and permeate the fontanelle.

The joy in your heart is like when she (he) walked past you in your life when you were young.

And this is not the ultimate. Among the ever-changing aromas, Zhao Rui smells the scent of his mother.

It has been many years since that smell was almost forgotten.

When I was a child, growing up was always bumpy, but every time I returned to my mother's arms, that smell was the best healing.

An invisible force filled every cell of Zhao Rui's body and his spinal cord. New blood was regenerated and flowed to his limbs and bones, gradually dispelling the darkness and healing his almost exhausted body.

"It feels so comfortable! What saved my life?" Zhao Rui woke up and found the reason with a quick scan with his spiritual sense.

All his fortunes came from the alchemy furnace on his chest. The foundation-building pill that had always been with him actually broke through to a higher grade at this time.

If I remember correctly, this time, the Foundation Establishment Pill will go from ordinary to holy and become a legendary holy elixir.

Zhao Rui took a deep breath and hurriedly circulated the Great Circulation to frantically replenish the magic power in his body. While the fragrance of the elixir could continue to repair his body, he wanted to force out the fire poison in one fell swoop.

Outside the house, the moment the mysterious elixir fragrance appeared, Qian Xiaoyi was surprised and happy.

What was surprising was that it had only been a short time yet the foundation-building pill had transformed again; what was good was that with the magical effect of the pill's fragrance, Zhao Rui could recover from any serious injury he had.

Of course, he himself would also benefit from it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he was confident that he could break through to the ninth level of Qi training in one fell swoop.

However, just as he was about to enter into meditation, he ran into trouble. He didn't know whether the leader of the steel-toothed octopus had been killed. If the other party took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack after he entered into meditation, it would be very bad.

At the same time, the dog next to him didn't have so many concerns. He squatted on the ground and started breathing in spiritual energy.

"This man is worse than a dog!" Seeing this, Qian Xiaoyi became even more impatient. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and he thought to himself, "Hmm... this dog has a very sharp nose. He knew that Daoist Zhao was back before I noticed it before."

His eyes lit up and he looked at the dog as if he had found a treasure.

"Good dog, good dog, brother dog, how about we make a deal? If you sense something approaching, wake me up the first time, how about that?" Qian Xiaoyi said as he bent down and stroked the dog's back.

The dog had a look of disgust on his face, with all its hair standing up and a look of disgust on its face.

Seeing this, Qian Xiaoyi hurriedly took out a crystal pill and handed it to Gouzi's mouth, saying, "I won't let you work in vain. Be alert and I will give you more pills when the time comes!"

When the dog saw the pill, he swallowed it in one gulp without thinking. After he finished eating it, he barked: "Woof...Woof...Woof."

When he called out these three times, his face was full of expectation, which meant to ask: "Anything else?"

"You mean, 'I promise'? Okay! As the saying goes, a good dog never lies. You can't betray my trust." Qian Xiaoyi interpreted the question himself after hearing the dog bark three times.

"Woof...Woof..." The dog was stunned. Seeing that the other party had misunderstood him, he immediately retorted loudly, meaning: "That's not right."

However, when it came to Qian Xiaoyi, the meaning was misinterpreted again. In a hurry, he completely ignored the expression on Gouzi's face and directly understood it as "definitely".

Qian Xiaoyi smiled widely, immediately sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

Seeing this, Gouzi was helpless and thought to himself: "Anyway, I didn't agree to anything. If you have the guts, show me the evidence, woof..."

Then, the dog closed his eyes and started breathing with his tongue sticking out.

The two men and the dog were all immersed in their spiritual practice, and for a moment no one was keeping watch on the surroundings. Only the formation that had been set up earlier was still running, occasionally emitting a green light.

The formation was limited by the materials, and although its effect in trapping the enemy was limited, it was completely sufficient as a warning. Without the intervention of a cultivator who was at a higher level, it would be impossible to break into the formation silently.

This is also the reason why Qian Xiaoyi dares to practice with peace of mind. As long as there is an enemy coming, he will be able to detect it through the formation.

As for the dog, it was just a backup plan he kept, or just to make himself feel at ease.

However, shortly after he and the dog entered into a state of meditation, a bird shaped like a rooster jumped out of the lava on the shore where the lava was rolling.

The bird was covered in red feathers, and its eyes were not located on the sides but slightly moved forward, making it look quite similar to a human face. There was a bump on its chest, which seemed to be an immature third leg.

After the bird came ashore, it carefully looked around and took a deep breath when it saw there was no danger.

The intoxicating fragrance of the elixir, like grains scattered by a hunter, lured the birds forward step by step until they reached the edge of the formation set up by Qian Xiaoyi.

The formation was transparent, but the bird could see it. It shook its head and observed for a while, and suddenly flames rose from its body.

It was as if the ice was melting, and as soon as the flame touched the formation, it burned a hole the size of a wheel.

Just when the formation was about to issue a warning, the flame suddenly changed color and turned into a cold blue flame, instantly filling the huge hole.

The extremely cold ice flame is a treasure that cultivators flock to. It is said that if one of them is put into the refining of a weapon, it can harmonize various natural treasures and improve the quality of the magic weapon.

The formation used to break the Qi training period can be said to be a waste of precious stones.

However, the effect was quite good. Before the formation could notice, the bird had completed the substitution and entered the formation leisurely.

The wonderful fragrance of the elixir was many times stronger than that outside the formation. The bird's eyes lit up and he became restless. He took a step forward, flapped his wings, and headed straight for the source of the fragrance.

After a dozen breaths, Fei Kua arrived at the place where Qian Xiaoyi was meditating. Seeing a man and a dog blocking the way, he couldn't help but feel curious:

"Why does this man who is guarding the house have a monkey?"