Thumb taps on the slate four times, and the slate automatically slides to the other side, revealing a hidden grid. A sword of great style, lying quietly inside.

The sword was three feet six inches long, two thumbs wide, Shi Xiaole reached out and shook it, it was extremely light in his hand, and there was almost no sense of weight, and when he drew the sword out of the sheath, the sword body suddenly burst out with a blood-like red light, and with a snort, countless red spots splashed in the air.

"This is, Spirit Soldier?"

Shi Xiaole's face was full of shock.

Weapons, divided into four levels of gods and spirits.

For example, the Qingfeng Sword is a low-grade Qi sword. And the snow crushing knife that Shi Xiaole put in Jinfeng Tower is a medium-grade strange knife.

The sharpness of the strange soldier is far better than that of ordinary products, and it has a certain amplifying effect on the strength of the warrior. However, this increase is less than one-tenth of that of the spirit soldiers.

Because the spirit weapon is no longer just a matter of sharpness, but a lethal force in itself. A Hidden Qi Realm martial artist, if he has a low-grade spirit soldier, can immediately unleash an attack that is enough to kill a Qi Realm martial artist.

As for the middle-grade spirit soldiers and high-grade spirit soldiers, if they can't cultivate to the Xuan Qi realm, they won't need it at all, because with one swing, they can almost absorb your internal power.

The red glow that emanated just now was not Shi Xiaole's internal force, but the power that the sword burst out of itself after absorbing part of the internal force.

Shi Xiaole couldn't have imagined that the reward he got was actually a spirit soldier.

You know, if you want to create a spirit soldier, the materials required are unimaginable. On top of that, thousands of years ago, the method of casting spiritual soldiers was lost.

In today's rivers and lakes, there is basically only one of the ten Lingguan realm masters who has spirit soldiers, and they are all found in ruins and secret places, and they dare not expose them at all when they are free. Once exposed, it will become the target of public criticism.

As far as Shi Xiaole knew, among the top forces in Qingxue Prefecture, only the Empress City and the Shura Mansion each had a mid-grade spirit soldier.

"In terms of power, this is a low-grade spirit sword, but is it defective?"

Shi Xiaole's excitement decreased slightly, and in his sight, there was an inconspicuous crack on the rusty sword.

Because the spirit soldier has to withstand the power sealed in the sword body, the requirements for materials are very high. Correspondingly, over time, the material will continue to crack under the impact of force.

This sword is at least thousands of years old, and not only has it lost some of its strength, but it has also been damaged, and it won't take long.

Shi Xiaole couldn't help but secretly regret it. A low-grade spirit sword can at least increase most of his strength, and to put it mildly, now let him fight the masked man with the whip, it will definitely not be weaker.

The ordinary sheath could not withstand the spirit soldiers, so Shi Xiaole had no choice but to hang the sword at the other end and step into the fifth level area.

This is the real heart of the strange bamboo forest, with several layers of red leaves on the ground, lined with red bamboo and the dim sunset, lonely and beautiful.

It is too rare to have a Xuan Qi Realm master who has touched the heart of eighty percent of the five instruments, and there are only a handful in the entire Qingxue Prefecture.

These people are either in retreat, or they are ready to come back a second time after one break. Either they are approaching the limit and have gradually let go of the martial arts, so often no one has entered the fifth level area for months, or even years.

There are as many as sixty-four stone statues in the fifth level, each of which holds a weapon and stands evenly on sixty-four stone lattices, which is simple and ruthless.

As soon as Shi Xiaole's feet touched the stone slab, the entire chessboard stone grid seemed to come to life, and suddenly rose and fell like waves.

And around Shi Xiaole, there were eight stone statues that attacked and the speed reached the limit to attack, and just after the attack, they immediately withdrew, and then eight more rushed in, and the cycle went on and on, never stopping.

Under this kind of impermeable and continuous offensive, all Shi Xiaole can do is protect himself. But soon, the ups and downs of the stone lattice changed even more violently, causing Shi Xiaole's center of gravity to go up and down, and he was almost overturned by the stone statue's violent attack.

Eighty percent of the sword heart, full of energy, Shi Xiaole went all out to block the five waves of attacks. In the sixth wave, there was a pain in his chest and he was sent flying.

The fifth level, failure.

"It's terrible, with my fighting skills, I can only block five moves. ”

Shi Xiaole rubbed his chest, a little staggered.

He couldn't imagine how good the fighting skills of those who had passed the fifth level in the past were. If you face them yourself, I'm afraid you won't even be able to take a move.

He didn't want to think about how powerful the Four Elephant Sect was in the past, and this weird bamboo forest was originally prepared for the outstanding Xuanqi Realm disciples in the sect.

And to be able to break into here with the cultivation of the Qi Realm, it can be regarded as amazing, otherwise how can you get the reward of the formation.

It's just that in this way, Shi Xiaole's exercise purpose has not been achieved at all, do you want to grab the meditation stone again?

"In view of your performance in the first four levels, you are allowed to hit the fifth level in a row. ”

In the midst of disappointment, a voice came from the fifth level of the phonographic stone, which made Shi Xiaole overjoyed for a while. After a little breathing, he immediately rushed to the stone lattice.

This time he still only blocked five moves.

Third, fourth......

Shi Xiaole thought about many methods repeatedly and tried many times, but he was never able to break free from the limitations of the five moves, and it was difficult to advance an inch.

Five moves and six moves, it seems that there is only one move, but Shi Xiaole has a feeling that if he takes that step, his kendo realm will definitely improve greatly.

"My internal strength is not long-lasting, no, unless I am a person who cultivates first-class internal strength and has an extremely high realm, it is impossible for anyone to burst out with the same powerful force eight times in a row to resist the sixty-four stone statues. The real key is the use of power. ”

Under pressure, Shi Xiaole's mind was running at a speed beyond normal.

He thought of a possibility, if he divided the same force into several bursts, this would slow down the stone statue's attack speed, and at the same time leave more spare strength, so that he could buy more time to regain his energy.

It's just that it's easier said than done, and this process tests the strength of the warrior, coordination, eyesight, etc., and requires a lot of training.

Shi Xiaole forgot everything, thinking all the time, and when he had an idea, he went into practice and thought again, not knowing how time passed. When his stomach had a hunger reaction, he picked some wild fruits in the bamboo forest to eat, and then continued his penance.

Half a month later.

The fifth wave of the stone statue passed, and the sixth wave came, a scene that had been repeated countless times.

"Broken!"

This time, Shi Xiaole's eyes seemed to have captured something, and his arm was slightly shocked, stimulating the debut sword qi to block the attack wave. The attack wave paused for a moment and continued to attack, but at this time, Shi Xiaole had completed another round of qi and broke this move with a flick of his hand.

He blocked the sixth move!

blocked the sixth move, the next seventh move, and the eighth move are naturally not a problem. This process is like breaststroke, as long as you grasp the connection point and ensure the existence of that breath, there is no problem of suffocation.

With the further integration of swordsmanship and himself, Shi Xiaole's sword heart realm has naturally improved from eighty percent to eighty percent five.

However, this is not enough.

After thirty-six moves, Shi Xiaole was beaten down from the stone henge again. The offensive of the sixty-four stone statues has changed, at first it was a wheel battle of eight groups, and now it is a big melee of splitting up and grouping each other.

Morning light, sunset.

The boy went into battle again and again, and was beaten down again and again, although he was embarrassed, his spirit became extremely concentrated, and his strength slowly improved in defeat.

Forty strokes.

Forty-five moves.

......

A month later, Shi Xiaole survived one hundred and twenty-six moves.

And at this moment, his sword heart realm has reached an astonishing ninety percent.

What kind of concept is this, let him fight with himself before entering the weird bamboo forest, under the same conditions, five swords can solve the battle. Even against the masked man who made the whip, he may not be able to fight.

However, at this point, Shi Xiaole's progress has also slowed down. Everyone has a limit, and it is simply impossible to completely master Kenshin by relying on the Garment.

What Shi Xiaole lacks is the background and time.

In addition to the stone statue array, the hidden treasures of the masters in the weird bamboo forest cannot be ignored, but Shi Xiaole is not interested. First, the time cost is too great. Second, after so long, the good things have basically been dug up.

Getting up and going back the way he came, he walked to the fourth area, this time he didn't see the old man, presumably the other party had already left.

The third area.

Shi Xiaole had just stepped down from the stone formation, and he immediately heard a smug laugh in his ears.

"Bastard, you finally dare to come out, you have wasted a long time. ”

The masked man with the whip in his hand stepped out, and beside him, a man of medium height with a sword on his back, who looked like he was looking for help.

Shi Xiaole's guess was right, the masked man did find a helper.

Although he didn't think that Shi Xiaole would be able to make much progress after he came out, he was really afraid of his potential, so just in case, he called the man with the sword on his back to come over.

In short, Shi Xiaole must be killed today to avoid future troubles!

"I asked myself, I never messed with you. ”

Shi Xiaole's face was calm.

"Hahaha, idiot, from the moment I shot at you, you were destined to be a dead man. ”

The masked man's face was playful.

Genius, what's the use of genius, before he grows up, he is still rounded and flattened by him at will.

"What are you talking about so much nonsense, hurry up and do it, catch this son first, and divide the secrets on him. ”

The man with the sword on his back closed his eyes, but the qi machine locked onto Shi Xiaole, preventing him from escaping.

"Bastard, don't be caught yet!"

The long sleeves flicked, and the masked man moved like thunder, and with the blessing of the Xuanqi Quadruple Cultivation, the long whip in his hand rushed towards Shi Xiaole at an astonishing speed, bursting out with pieces of transparent internal force fluctuations along the way.

More than a month ago, Shi Xiaole couldn't stop this move.

But now—

Sonor!

The long sword was unsheathed, and Shi Xiaole's sword was precisely pointed at the tip of the whip. The endless sword qi was like a tide, and there was a terrifying collision with the fluctuations of internal forces, and countless ripples suddenly appeared in the void, one circle after another, like the water surface in the rain.

"What?"

Feeling the power coming from the whip, the masked man was taken aback, and his attack was blocked.

The man with the sword on his back also opened his eyes, and his eyes flashed strangely.