"It turns out that this man is called Yuan Tiangang," Xu Ying thought to himself.

But he didn't know who Yuan Tiangang was.

He was just a rural youth who didn't know anything about the court, nor did he know that Yuan Tiangang had a glorious past.

Yuan Qi had read many books and knew the name of Yuan Tiangang, and was amazed and suspicious: "It's actually this legendary figure!"

The bearded man looked up and laughed, "I was ordered by the Holy Emperor to sever your dragon vein, so that you would not become a climate and cause chaos in the world. This is a public revenge, and has nothing to do with personal grudges! But if you want to fight, then fight! What does Yuan have to fear?"

A light leapt out of his sword sheath, and the wind and rain disappeared, leaving behind a clear blue sky that was not like the underworld, but rather like returning to the mortal world!

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi were shocked and looked up to see the bearded man wielding his sword and fighting the giant in the sky, with his sword light weaving like lightning!

Suddenly, the giant's body changed into a mountainous stone dragon, tens of miles long, and its movements were earth-shattering. However, before they could fight for long, the bearded man raised his sword and slashed at the weak point of the dragon's neck, beheading it with one stroke!

The dragon's head fell with a loud thud, landing not far from the house and causing a river of blood to flow.

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi were stunned, but they saw the bearded man land on the ground, and the sword light returned to the sheath, disappearing.

The bearded man said, "This dragon was transformed from the mountains, with both male and female bodies. I beheaded the female body back then. It tried to seize the royal qi luck and would have caused chaos in the world after it was born, but I beheaded it and it was unable to become emperor. Its male body has completed its cultivation and came to seek revenge from me. You can bathe in the dragon's blood, and it will have benefits for you."

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi came to the dragon's head and bathed in its blood, feeling their injuries rapidly healing, even faster than taking spiritual pills!

Xu Ying's left shoulder had been injured, but it was now healed, and he felt even stronger than before!

He quickly placed Da Zhong in the dragon's blood, hoping it could absorb the elemental energy and recover quickly.

The bearded man looked at Da Zhong with admiration, and said, "This treasure has a great origin, but it also has great implications. If you don't have good fortune, you may be burdened by it. It's better to get rid of it early."

Xu Ying's heart moved. Da Zhong was made by someone and used to suppress the ancient well in the stone mountain. There was a black coffin in the well, and a girl was trapped inside when the Nai River changed course.

Could the bearded man's implication of being burdened refer to this?

The bearded man didn't explain further and said, "Dragon blood contains dragon elements, which can heal your injuries, but absorbing too much dragon elements is harmful to the body. After your injuries have healed, it's best not to absorb dragon elements to avoid hidden dangers. As for the strange snake, it's better to absorb more dragon elements, which will be very useful."

Xu Ying then stopped bathing in the dragon's blood and let Da Zhong soak in it.

Yuan Qi decided to soak himself in the dragon's blood, feeling the extremely pure elemental energy rushing into him, which must be the dragon elements that the bearded man had mentioned, making him both amazed and happy!"Ah Ying, I won't need much longer to transform into a human!"

Yuan Qi exclaimed with joy, "Once I transform, I can practice the Xiangli Ox Demon Fist properly!"

Xu Ying was also excited and asked, "Little Seven, after you transform, will you be male or female?"

"What do you mean male or female? It should be male or female!" Yuan Qi shouted, "And of course, I'll be male!"

"That's a shame," Xu Ying lamented.

Yuan Qi glared at him angrily, "Xu, I thought of you as a brother. What are you thinking?"

"I also think of you as a brother, what else could I be thinking?"

"You're not sincere! You must have some dirty thoughts!"

"I don't, don't accuse me!"

"Accuse you? The reputation of your Xu family has never been good among our snake tribe!"

...

Yuan Qi absorbed the dragon element from the dragon's blood, and soon reached the limit of what his body could handle. He felt like his body was about to burst. The bearded man warned him, "Don't be too greedy in your cultivation. Absorbing too much will harm you."

Reluctantly, Yuan Qi crawled out of the dragon's blood pool and drank a few mouthfuls of the blood by the pool.

The bearded man shook his head at this, "You've added some obstacles to your transformation into a human for no reason. You're foolish. Young man, follow me. This road may be a way out, but when we get to the Naihe Bridge, it's uncertain whether the old woman will let us pass. When we reach the bridge, it will depend on your luck."

Xu Ying carried Da Zhong and followed him quickly.

Yuan Qi looked back at the dragon's head with regret, but still followed them, thinking to himself, "If only I could eat it..."

The bearded man searched for a path through the mountains and rivers, often finding new paths when they reached a dead end. Xu Ying and Yuan Qi followed him, seeing only terrifying and eerie creatures on both sides of the road.

If they were on their own, they might not have survived!

Finally, the Naihe River was in sight, with a rope bridge connecting it to the other side.

However, the Naihe River was empty, with only a riverbed shrouded in mist.

The bearded man brought them here and said, "Cross the rope bridge ahead, and you'll be in the mortal world. If the old woman at the bridgehead sells tea, don't drink it. Just cross the bridge. If you drink her tea, you'll never be able to return to the mortal world! Remember, remember!"

Xu Ying thanked him and bowed, "Thank you, senior. Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? If I can make it out alive, I will repay you!"

The bearded man hesitated for a moment and said, "I came here to prolong my life, but now I'm trapped here, unable to live or die. Although I can often see my hometown, my family doesn't know whether I'm alive or dead."

He took out a sword box and said, "Carry this sword box on your back. If you meet my family, the sword box will fly back to their hands. It's a way for me to express my grief."

Xu Ying agreed and carried the sword box on his back.

The sword box had leather straps on the top and bottom, which could be fastened together on the chest and carried on the back without hindrance.Xu Ying bid farewell and walked towards the Suo Bridge on the Naihe River with Yuan Qi.

The bearded man watched them cross the bridge and whispered, "This young man is blessed. I hope he can return to the mortal world. Whatever happens, he must not drink the tea of the old woman!"

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi walked safely across the bridge without encountering any old woman selling tea.

Gradually, they let their guard down and walked forward with laughter and talk. When they were about to reach the end of the bridge, they saw many people queuing up and blocking their way.

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi were at the back of the line, watching the crowd slowly move forward.

After a long time, they saw the people in the queue stop at a tea stall to drink tea. The tea seller was an old lady with white hair, wrinkles all over her face, and a teapot in her hand. She poured tea into each bowl, but the tea in the teapot never seemed to decrease.

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi arrived at the tea stall and forgot the bearded man's warning. They were too thirsty and wanted to drink the old woman's tea. Finally, when it was Xu Ying's turn, he picked up the bowl of tea and was about to drink it. Suddenly, the old woman's face changed, and she snatched the bowl away, saying, "You little brat! You've already drunk my tea many times before. Get out!"

Xu Ying suddenly woke up, sweating profusely. He grabbed Yuan Qi's tail and dragged the snake out of the bridge.

On the other side of the bridge, the bearded man was also stunned, motionless. After a while, he realized, "Meng Po soup can erase all memories and make people return to ignorance and chaos! The old woman said he had drunk Meng Po soup many times before. Does that mean his memories have been erased many times, or has he lived for many lifetimes?"

Unfortunately, Xu Ying had already left without a trace, and the bearded man could not catch up with him to find out what had happened to him.

Xu Ying dragged the snake demon Yuan Qi out of the bridge, and Yuan Qi finally woke up, feeling scared.

Looking back, he saw the Suo Bridge shaking like mist and gradually disappearing without a trace.

This trip to the Naihe River was like a dream to Xu Ying. Besides feeling sad, he also had some unanswered questions in his mind, "Why did the faces of my parents that I saw in the Naihe River look different from the faces in my memory?"

Although there were still mountains on both sides of the Naihe River, the sky was gradually clearing up, and there was no more mist. Xu Ying carried his sword box on his back, feeling a faint sword aura swirling inside, as if two swords were clashing and colliding in the air!

Xu Ying asked Yuan Qi, but Yuan Qi felt nothing."I have been reading since I was young. The book says that from the Emperor of Martial Arts and Literature to the Emperor of the Ultimate Dao, the martial arts prospered and the officials practiced the Nuo ritual using Qi to cultivate swords. This Yuan Tiangang was a great Nuo who cultivated swords with Qi and eventually became a legend."

Yuan Qi guessed, "His sword intent is still in the scabbard. If you carry it on your back, you will be influenced by his sword intent and see sword shadows."

Xu Ying became interested and asked, "So, can we comprehend the swordsmanship he cultivated from his sword intent?"

Yuan Qi laughed incredulously, "Ah Ying, are you talking in your sleep? Even if an ordinary person gives you a true scripture, you cannot refine it, let alone comprehend the mysteries of swordsmanship from sword intent?"

What he said was true. Many people want to cultivate but cannot find the way. Even if they find the way, they may not be able to refine it. Even if they study hard for years, they may still make mistakes and go down the wrong path.

An example is the three generations of the Lao Niu family, who have been unable to find the way to cultivate the Elephant Demon Fist and have not been able to cultivate to the fourth level.

Only with Yuan Qi's guidance did Xu Ying quickly cultivate to the fifth level and is about to break through to the sixth level.

From this, it can be seen that comprehending swordsmanship from sword intent is extremely difficult!

Xu Ying continued to study with great interest. He picked up a straight willow branch and waved it while walking, using the jumping sword light he sensed to display it with the willow branch.

Gradually, Xu Ying's Qi and blood flowed through the willow branch. Unconsciously, as he displayed his moves, his Qi and blood ran in a peculiar way and turned into sword intent when it reached the willow branch, revealing its sharpness!

He thrust the willow branch, or turned back with a cloud sword, or picked with his wrist, or hacked, or slashed, or pointed, and the sword intent made a sharp and loud sound!

Swordsmanship is composed of many simple moves, roughly divided into thrusting, picking, cloud, slashing, hacking, pointing, breaking, hanging, lifting, rubbing, sweeping, supporting, intercepting, flower, circling, and wandering. Xu Ying had never learned swordsmanship before, but as he comprehended the sword intent, he inexplicably mastered these basic sword moves!

As he became more enthusiastic about practicing, his Qi and blood flowed more and more smoothly. The willow branch even grew sharp sword edges, which lengthened and shortened with the flow of his Qi and blood!

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These sword edges were condensed from sword intent and emitted a cold light, sharper than a real sword and unstoppable!

Yuan Qi was shocked and thought, "Can he really comprehend a set of swordsmanship from the scabbard?"

Suddenly, Xu Ying jumped into the air with Da Zhong in his hand, waving the willow branch and pouring out sword intent!

Yuan Qi was startled and quickly dodged. Several dozen holes appeared on the ground, even through the stones, by the sword intent!

"This guy can still be so powerful while holding Da Zhong!" Yuan Qi was envious.

Xu Ying landed and felt happy. He poked the willow branch here and there, wishing to find something to poke.

Yuan Qi moved away from him quickly.

Xu Ying asked, "Xiao Qi, I've seen gods controlling flying swords with ease from a distance of dozens of steps. How do they control flying swords?"Yuan Qi corrected him: "The divine sword can kill from thousands of miles away, not just a few dozen steps. Their flying swords are formed from the essence of incense, not real swords, so they have no weight. And, their flying swords are their magical powers, controlling magical powers is only natural, isn't it?"

Xu Ying was stunned and suddenly overjoyed: "You're right! Xiao Qi, you're so smart! Why didn't I think of that?"

Yuan Qi was dumbfounded: "Wait, which part of what I said was right? I don't quite understand..."