The national teacher does not practice

On the border of the snowstorm, the barbarian soldier captain's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He was horrified when he spied the fire Ji Ping'an lit in the cave.

Women and children in the barbarian territory all know that the place of exile is an extremely dangerous and taboo area.

Not only because of the weird time-warping force field, or the criminals exiled in it, but also because of the many brutal beasts living in it.

In order to ensure that these criminals do not abscond and return, every time they are exiled, powerful warriors among the barbarians will personally transport the criminals through a relatively small "passage" controlled by the barbarians to the "Ning Ancient City" in the deepest part of the snowfield. ".

In this way, if the criminals want to return, they must walk across the entire exiled land and then pass through the defense lines of the barbarian defenders.

Along the way, he not only had to deal with countless ferocious beasts, but also endured the pain of hunger and cold.

Only strong people who have mastered the power of "cultivation" can pass safely.

But the problem is that the criminals living in "Ning Ancient City" are in a weak state when they are thrown in, and this snowfield is thin in spiritual energy...

Therefore, it stands to reason that no criminal should be able to get here...unless the other party is extremely powerful.

However, at this moment, the beating firelight in the wind and snow was so clear. The soldier standing on the big rock was shaking slightly, as if he was being targeted by a beast.

The blazing fire seemed to be hidden in the belly of a mountain, and then slowly drifted outward.

At this time, the sky was getting dark. The barbarian with the blood of "Eagle" used his amazing eyesight to vaguely see two human figures walking in the wind and snow.

The fire seemed to be a lighting torch or a lantern, getting smaller and smaller and disappearing into the northern night.

gone?

Isn't the other party's purpose to escape?
  Are they not "criminal people"?
  But an outsider who takes the initiative to enter it?
  But what about the other party, quietly crossing the border blockade?
  The barbarian captain didn't know when to hold his breath until the fire disappeared, and then he gasped like a fish out of water.

"Captain? That's..." Next to him, other soldiers also noticed it and seemed to have missed the danger.

The latter slowly turned his head and scolded:

"Don't ask random questions!"

He decided to report the discovery after the patrol. It was unknown whether it would attract the attention of the Barbarian King.

……

……

The sky darkened very early in the snowy field. After eating meat, Ji Ping'an regained his basic ability to protect himself by absorbing starlight.

He also took out two sets of clothes from the Taoist Scriptures and put them on with Liuli.

"This is the Dao Jing? Will there be no problems if it is used like this?"

Liuli put on one of his moon-white robes, tied up her hair, wrapped herself in a new cloak, covered her face with a veil, and couldn't help but ask.

Ji Pingan said:
  "Don't forget, this is a place of exile. The spiritual elements of heaven and earth are thin, so it's not a big problem."

At the beginning, Beiling County's Lingsu disorder caused obstacles in the transmission of Taoism.

The environment in the Exiled Land was more difficult, and with the blessing of his "secret" power, it was impossible for Xin Yaoguang to sense the existence of this page of Taoism.

In fact, to be on the safe side, it's best not to take it with you, which is why Ji Pingan went to so much trouble.

One reason is that the Taoist scriptures store many of the resources he retrieved, which are of practical value, but more importantly, during the deduction, he vaguely saw that he had used the Taoist scriptures in the future.

But what exactly was done is vague and cannot be deduced.

But there is no need to explain these to Liuli.

Liuli nodded. She raised her hand and pulled her hair. Then she and Ji Ping'an got up and headed north.

After all, according to Ji Ping'an's calculations, this place is too close to the barbarian border and can easily attract the attention of the barbarians.

Although there is nothing to be afraid of, when it comes to the secret of "The Return of the Stars", Ji Ping'an doesn't want to cause trouble.

Ji Ping'an raised his hand and grabbed it. A branch in the distance fell into his hand. With a slight shake, the flame burst out and turned into an eternally burning torch. This was one of the Star Official's techniques to control the five elements.

"You are not far from watching the sky, right?"

Liuli took the torch he handed her, her translucent eyes almost burning in the firelight.

Ji Ping'an said "yes" and said with a smile: "Absolutely."

During those days in Liuhu, he had already broken through to the realm of sitting on a well. This time he died together with the Lord Buddha. He could neither break nor stand. He had absorbed a large amount of spiritual essence from the explosion. He was indeed not far from the realm of observing the sky.

Liuli said "Oh", puffed her cheeks inconspicuously, and whispered:

"You're quite fast."

It's not fun to say this... Ji Ping'an glanced at the female Bodhisattva holding the torch and resisted the urge to correct her.

But what Liuli was thinking was that she seemed to be one step behind.

Back then, the two of them were both injured after a battle, and each other was forced to live in a bitter cold place. Then they competed in different ways to see who could recover first.

After all, they were still in a life-and-death situation at that time, and whoever recovered first would have the upper hand.

Back then, the two were neck and neck, but this time, Xueyuan is Xingguan's home court. As a Buddhist disciple, he is very slow to resume his practice, so he will lose to him...

next to.

Ji Ping'an followed suit at this time and made himself a "never-extinguishing torch".

Turning around, he saw Liuli's taut little face looking hurt and aggrieved, and blinked.

At this time, the two of them were walking in the snowy field. Liuli was distracted and didn't pay attention. She guessed the snow-covered pit and tilted her body.

"what……"

She let out a low cry, and immediately felt a hand being grasped. Ji Pingan calmly grasped one of Liuli's delicate and smooth hands, pulled her back, looked forward and said:
  "This place may not look flat, but there are actually a lot of potholes, but they are all covered by snow. Follow my footprints, and I can use earth magic to see the terrain clearly through the snow."

"..." Liuli pulled him in a daze. The cheeks of the once holy and otherworldly Bodhisattva suddenly became hot, and it was hard to see clearly in the darkness.

Just whispered "Oh".

Then he lowered his head and relied on the firelight, stepping on the footprints left by Ji Ping'an and moving forward step by step.

Because of the Buddhist skills she practiced, she walked barefoot in the snow without wearing boots as she did before, and she was not afraid of the cold.

The white and tender feet stepped on the big footprints left by Ji Pingan's boots, as if they were covered with concentric rings on the soles of the feet.

Just like a fox running in the snow, the two hind feet can always miraculously and accurately step on the footprints left by the two front feet.

The cold wind howled, and two foreign travelers held torches and walked on the silent snowfield. The sky was extremely clean and clear, and the stars were brighter than in the Central Plains.

While Ji Ping'an was walking, he was running the Star Official Skill. In a world invisible to others, an illusory wolf smoke condensed with starlight suddenly rose above his head, like a bridge, connecting the sky and the earth.

He swallowed the spiritual essence of this snowy field wantonly.

Liuli was having a great time playing the game of stepping on big feet with little feet, but suddenly she realized that her hand was still being held...

It’s clear that I’m no longer worried about falling into the pit when I’m treading on my footsteps, and I’m still not letting go…

Liuli raised her eyebrows. As a Bodhisattva, she was also dignified, so she naturally resisted this kind of behavior.

But when the accusations prepared in my heart were spoken out, the whole body became weaker:

"Why are you still...still..."

He said and pulled his hand back.

Ji Ping'an didn't look back, but tightened his grip slightly domineeringly. Then he poured the absorbed spiritual element that had not been refined by him through the meridians and into Liuli's body with the help of his two palms.

"what……"

Liuli was stunned for a moment, and she clearly sensed streams of spiritual essence pouring into her meridians like trickles, and finally gathered in the exhausted sea of ​​​​qi in her lower abdomen.

"There are too many spiritual elements that I can't digest. You can share some with me." Ji Ping'an said without looking back.

It can still be like this... Liuli was startled, this was a novel experience for her.

The dignity of a strong man made her want to refuse, but her body, which lacked spiritual nourishment and was in a state of hunger, was extremely honest and accepted it happily. After refining and swallowing, Liuli opened her mouth and finally did not refuse.

The two of them walked silently on the earth, practicing while walking.

"Where are we going?" Suddenly, Liuli asked, "How long will it take?"

Ji Ping'an looked ahead and said:
  “Ning Ancient City is where the exiled barbarians live, and it is also the gate to the ‘Polar Region’.

Ning Ancient City was originally just an unattended prison, but as more and more people were exiled, an independent order gradually formed, with the city lord and those responsible for various divisions of labor.

Even if those sinners are vicious when they come in, they will soon discover that they must cooperate if they want to survive in this bitter and cold place.

In addition, many of the 'sinners' actually angered the Barbarian King for various reasons and were not necessarily evil people, so they actually looked quite miserable and even a little sympathetic.

Of course... The main reason why I have this impression is that I am stronger than them. If I were weak, it would be hard to say... Speaking of which, have you ever been to the Pole? "

"No……"

Liuli had been practicing in Buddhism, then went out to guard Qiantang, then got entangled with Liyang, and ran back to Buddhism to repent of her own illness. The trajectory of her life was extremely simple...

"Actually, it's nothing special. The so-called polar area is a very large meteorite. It forms a natural and powerful formation with the surrounding mountains, and has a strong ability to disturb spiritual elements.

And the disturbed spiritual element spreads outward in the form of 'waves', forming some kind of mysterious force field that can distort time..."

Ji Pingan explained:

"I came here back then, and there should have been many powerful people in history who have come here, but none of them made any valuable discoveries. The most valuable formations are also naturally formed and are closely related to the terrain of the entire Kyushu, so basically Cannot be copied.

However, that large meteorite is somewhat interesting. I studied it for a long time and suspected that it fell from outside the earth tens of thousands of years ago, but it was too long ago and there is nothing special about it..."

As if to relieve his boredom, he told the story of how he came to the barbarian tribe as a national advisor.

Liuli listened carefully and occasionally asked questions. The two of them seemed to be just a pair of foreigners who came to travel, telling about the local customs and history.

And for the next few days, the two of them were on the road like this.

As a well-sitting monk, the need for sleep is reduced.

When he wanted to sleep, Ji Ping'an used magic to build a cave, and after waking up, he practiced while walking.

During this process, the two's cultivation levels were also restored and even became stronger and stronger.

At the same time, we are getting closer and closer to the core of the Exiled Land.

……

……

this day.

To the south of Ning Ancient City, in a certain mountain col, a barbarian team of about ten people had just finished a battle.

Some people were on guard all around, some hurriedly rested on the spot, and some pulled out their knives and began to painstakingly dismember the dead prey before it was frozen solid, digging out the very few edible meat. .

These barbarians were wrapped in animal skins, and the iron weapons in their hands were broken and rusted.

Many of them were still carrying axes and hammers polished from stone. Each of them had a sallow complexion, messy hair, and looked like they had not had enough to eat for a long time. Many of them were also disabled.

However, such barbarians are already a relatively good part of the exiled land.

As a "hunting team" responsible for hunting and finding food, they set off from Ning Ancient City in shifts, breaking into the wind and snow, collecting resources, and hunting wild beasts.

"Ta, how are you?"

A bearded barbarian walked to the leeward mountain col, sat down, and said to another young barbarian who was sitting on the ground and chewing some kind of medicinal herb.

The names of the barbarians are very simple, many of them have only one word.

The barbarian named "Ta" has dark skin and sharp and straight horns on his head, which represents his youth.

At this time, his bulging cheeks moved, he spat out a ball of dark "herbal medicine" in his hand, pressed it on the wound, and tied it up with a hemp rope. In the process, his cheeks twitched and he endured the pain.

After doing all this, he shook his head with a slightly pale face and said:

"It's okay. How much can we eat?"

The bearded barbarian shook his head and sighed:
  "There is very little meat in bugs, and most of it is poisonous, so..."

"Ta" was silent for a moment and said, "Then continue walking south."

The bearded man hesitated:
  "The strength we have accumulated has been consumed too much. This place has reached the limit of previous exploration. If we continue to move forward, I am afraid that we may not be able to return alive."

Unlike the human race, almost every barbarian knows how to practice.

In order to resist danger, they are in the best condition before each departure, and then move forward, constantly consuming.

But because the spiritual essence in this place is too thin, it cannot be restored in a short time. It is too dangerous to stay in the snowfield for a long time, and the food consumed is also a big problem.

This results in a limited radius for the hunting team to explore outwards.

Once you go too far and the remaining strength in your body is not enough to return to Ning Ancient City, you will die outside.

However, with years of exploration, the areas closer to Ning Ancient City have long been eaten up.

Not to mention the beasts, even a tree and a piece of grass are gone. If you want to survive, you can only risk going deeper. There is no other way.

The city lord has even calculated that if this continues, maybe in a few more years, all the sinners will starve to death.

Unless they move south collectively, but without the protection of the city, it is not easy to gain a foothold in the snowfield.
  "Perhaps polar changes will bring about a turnaround."

Ta said:
  "The Barbarian King might notice, and then..."

The bearded barbarian shook his head. He had no hope for this. They still didn't know what the so-called changes meant.

As for informing the Barbarian King of the news in order to obtain the Barbarian King's reward, this approach sounds feasible. .

But the problem is that no outsiders have come to this ghost place for many years, and they can't get out. It's not known how long it will take before the barbarians escort the next group of criminals.

"Keep walking, the danger is better than starving to death now." Ta stood up and prepared to continue walking south.

He climbed up the rocks, trying to find a safer route.

However, the next second, a ray of fire reflected in his pupils!

The rest of the barbarians also noticed it and stood up one after another, looking at the snow and wind ahead with vigilance and astonishment.

"alert!"

Tower shouted loudly, and all the barbarians subconsciously picked up crude weapons.

Nervously on guard, time passed bit by bit.

Finally, they saw two figures gradually approaching in the wind and snow. (End of chapter)