Chapter 227 Master, be gentle, squeak!
During this trip, Li Xiu often ran around outside, frequently shuttling between the upper and lower realms, experiencing dreams, fighting, and retreating breakthroughs.
I have long lost the accurate concept of how much time has passed.
When he returned to the sect and did some calculations, he realized that it would soon be his sixth year of practice.
This trip took more than half a year.
After returning to Xianchen Sect, I discovered that many things had changed during his absence.
Such as the Golden Horn.
When Li Xiuchang left, the Golden Horn was only in the middle stage of the third level. Now when he came back, he found that it was already in the late third level.
It seems that swallowing various natal magic weapons every day has greatly helped improve its cultivation.
However, the improvement of cultivation level is secondary. Li Xiuchang discovered long ago that the golden horn can strengthen the hardness of its carapace by swallowing various metal materials.
Boom, boom, boom!
Li Xiuchang knocked on the bright golden carapace of the golden horn, making a dull sound, as if knocking on solid metal.
"Jinjiao, let me see what you learned while I was away!" Li Xiuchang ordered.
The next moment, Jinjiao's six legs shrank, and even his head retracted into the shell, leaving only one long, pointed horn still outside.
Li Xiuchang waited with bated breath for a few seconds, but Jin Jiao made no further movements. He asked with some uncertainty, "Is it gone now?"
Jinjiao stretched out his head and nodded, making a "squeak" sound.
"What do you call this? Learn from turtles?" Li Xiuchang couldn't understand.
At this time, Jinjiao used the "Turtle Imitation Technique". He was already about the same size as a small turtle, but now he shrinks his head and legs. At first glance, he really thought it was a golden turtle.
Golden Horn sent a message: "Master Turtle only taught me defense. This is my strongest defense form! Squeak!"
"There is no need to 'squeak' when transmitting sound." Li Xiuchang corrected.
"Okay, squeak!"
Li Xiuchang took a deep breath and remembered what Wenwen said before.
Wenwen said that what he taught Jinjiao was taught by senior brother Chen Changsheng when he was young.
With Senior Brother Chen's character, it is very possible to only teach him defensive skills.
So Wenwen didn't lie.
It's just that Jin Jiao was obviously led astray.
It's okay for a turtle to specialize in defense.
But the golden horn is not a turtle, it is a unicorn!
"Jinjiao, do you know what you are?" Li Xiuchang asked.
Jinjiao hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly: "Turtle?"
It's over... Li Xiuchang sighed, the child had cognitive problems.
He shouldn't have left Jinjiao completely to Wenwen to teach him!
Jinjiao happened to be in the golden stage of growth after becoming an adult, when he was crazy about absorbing knowledge from the outside world. He only had contact with one turtle all day long, and as the owner, he happened to be out. Over time, it was inevitable that he would have problems with his self-perception.
Now I think I am a turtle.
"If I had known this, I would have simply named you 'Scarab'."
Li Xiuchang knew that this was not something that could be corrected so easily. It would take time and a subtle influence.
But when he thought about it carefully, the current Golden Horn couldn't be said to be useless.
Turtles with strong defenses are also useful.
Moreover, the actual size of the Golden Horn is quite large. If it returned to its normal size, it would be an insect-shaped tank, the kind that can fly.
If paired with strong defense, it seems to have great potential.
The key is, how strong is the Golden Horn's defense?
"Jinjiao, you maintain your strongest defensive form and let me punch you to test your defense." Li Xiuchang said, rubbing his fists.
Golden Horn trembled and felt scared. It was afraid of being beaten to death by its master.
After all, in its eyes, Li Xiuchang was the most powerful person it had ever come into contact with.
Until now, the only people it had come into contact with were Wenwen's clone and Li Xiuchang whose cultivation had been sealed.
Jinjiao studied with the little turtle for almost a year. Instead of being influenced by the little turtle, he became arrogant and naughty. Instead, he became timid and afraid of death.
"Master, be gentle, squeak!" it begged.
"Don't worry, I will control my strength."
At Li Xiuchang's signal, Golden Horn grew in size, about the size of a Table of Eight Immortals, making it easier for Li Xiuchang to fight.
Li Xiuchang was so angry that he punched Jin Jiao's back carapace with a punch!
Considering the strength of Jinjiao at the late third level, he absorbed a lot of force in this punch, which is roughly equivalent to the power of a full blow from a mid-level body-refining monk.
Boom!
"squeak!"
There was a muffled sound, accompanied by a scream.
Li Xiuchang looked at the golden horn's carapace. It was undamaged, not even a scratch.
But he just heard a scream from Jinjiao.
Isn't it an external injury but an internal injury?
"Did you get hurt?" Li Xiuchang asked.
"No, Zhi!"
"Then what's your name?"
"Scared, squeak!"
This is too timid, no, you have to practice!
"Continue, you are far from your limit just now!"
Li Xiuchang punched again, this time the power was increased to the level equivalent to the third level late body refining.
Jinjiao was so frightened that he squeaked again.
Li Xiuchang took a closer look and found that he was not injured!
Then came the third punch.
However, even if he raised his strength to the level equivalent to the peak level of third-level body refining, he still could not break through Golden Horn's defense.
It just gave Golden Horn another frightened scream.
Good guy, this defense is really outrageous... Li Xiuchang was secretly shocked!
Jinjiao's own cultivation level is only at the late third level, but he can withstand attacks at the peak level of third level by relying on his carapace without any damage!
This can almost make Golden Horn invincible in the same realm.
Li Xiuchang's three consecutive punches were very satisfying, but they caused great psychological pressure on Jinjiao. Although it was not injured, each of Li Xiuchang's punches was heavier than the previous one, and it didn't know how powerful the next punch would be.
"Keep going!"
Li Xiuchang reminded.
It's not okay to be afraid of being beaten with only one defense!
He raised his strength again, and this time he punched a punch comparable to the full force of the early fourth stage.
Amid a dizzy muffled sound and Jinjiao's screams, a shallow fist mark can be seen on the surface of Jinjiao's back carapace.
It was as if a piece of metal plate had sunk a little.
Finally, Li Xiuchang left a mark on Jinjiao's carapace for the first time.
But it was just a fist mark, which was at most a superficial injury.
This gave Li Xiuchang a general understanding of Jinjiao's defense, so he didn't continue to improve his strength to try again.
If he continued to try, he might really hurt Jinjiao.
The late third-stage Jinjiao could withstand the attack of the early fourth-stage almost without any problem!
Li Xiuchang estimated that even if it was an attack of the middle fourth-stage, Jinjiao could barely withstand it, but he would be injured.
To really threaten Jinjiao's life, at least a late fourth-stage attack would be needed!
This defense is already ridiculously strong.
Seeing that Li Xiuchang stopped, Jinjiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Xiuchang was thinking about how to train Jinjiao's courage?
Jinjiao is too timid now. As a pet that is good at defense, this must be changed!
In addition, it is also necessary to change its wrong perception of itself as a turtle, so that it can gradually master the output ability, and both offense and defense are the kingly way.
"Can you take Jinjiao out for some training in the future, or let Jinjiao learn from Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi, or let Wenwen take it out for some fun?"
Li Xiuchang was also worried about Jinjiao.
...
On the first day Li Xiuchang came back, someone came to visit.
The visitor was Senior Brother Chu Ya.
As soon as Li Xiuchang came back, he found that Senior Brother Chu Ya had left him many messages during his absence, basically asking him when he would be back.
Li Xiuchang thought that Senior Brother Chu Ya had something urgent to talk to him about, so he replied immediately after he was free.
As a result, Senior Brother Chu Ya came to him soon after.
"Brother Chu, what urgent matter do you have to talk to me about?" Li Xiuchang asked curiously.
At this time, Li Xiuchang's cultivation was higher than Chu Ya's. He was already a genuine Yuanying cultivator, while Chu Ya was still stuck at the peak of Jindan.
Thinking back to the time when he and Senior Brother Chu Ya first met, Senior Brother Chu Ya was already at the peak of Jindan, while Li Xiuchang was only practicing Qi.
Now, in the blink of an eye, Li Xiuchang has become a Yuanying, while Senior Brother Chu Ya is still at the peak of Jindan.
This is the norm for most cultivators. Even for a genius like Chu Ya, it is normal to be stuck at the bottleneck of a great realm for more than ten years or even decades.
Even those with poorer qualifications and luck are not uncommon to be stuck at a bottleneck for life.
Chu Ya hesitated for a moment before asking, "Junior Sister Xia Sijun moved to No. 13, Donggeng District. Did you know about this?"
So it was because of this... Li Xiuchang nodded.
Senior Brother Chu Ya failed to express his love to Senior Sister Xia Sijun before, but he still had feelings for her, so he would not give up.
"During the days when you were traveling, I came to Donggeng District to find Junior Sister Xia several times, but she didn't want to see me. I met her twice by chance, and she seemed to be quite intimate with Junior Brother Luyang from Donggeng District."
Chu Ya took a deep breath, his face showing bitterness and a little bit of luck, and asked, "What is the relationship between Junior Sister Xia and Junior Brother Luyang?"
Li Xiuchang sighed secretly, and could only break Senior Brother Chu Ya's last fantasy with his own hands: "The two of them should be getting married soon."
Chu Ya's face turned pale, his body swayed slightly, and he sat down on the ground.
"Senior Brother Chu, there are beautiful women everywhere in the world!" Li Xiuchang could only persuade him.
Chu Ya was sad, lowered his head and said nothing.
Li Xiuchang was thinking about how to divert Senior Brother Chu Ya's attention, and suddenly thought of the female cultivator of the Devil Dao he met in the Sea Boat Realm!
That was the person who planted the Devil of Love in him.
Li Xiuchang immediately took out a piece of paper, and based on his own impression, controlled the charcoal attribute magic power, and reproduced the side face of the female cultivator in his memory on the paper.
It was like a sketch of a person.
Li Xiuchang glanced at the crowd at that time, and only saw the side face of the female cultivator.
He gave the painting to Senior Brother Chu Ya and asked: "Senior Brother, do you look familiar with this woman?"
Chu Ya looked at the side face of the woman in the painting, and was obviously stunned, and suddenly became excited: "Junior Brother, where have you seen her?"
Li Xiuchang's heart moved slightly, and asked: "Is this the woman that you fell in love with at first sight when you were young?"
Chu Ya hesitated for a moment and replied: "They look different, but they feel very similar to me! It seems that I can be sure that they are either the same person or have some kind of connection!"
Different looks do not mean that they are not the same person.
In the world of immortal cultivation, changing appearance is not a difficult thing.