"The raging waves roll in the frost and snow, the thousand-foot peaks are separated by the clouds, what a natural barrier."
On the cobblestone path along the river, Minghui looked at the waves crashing against the shore in front of him, the river surface that was difficult to estimate the distance behind him, and the blade-like peaks that were vaguely visible and towering into the sky.
He was shocked. It was the first time he had seen such a wide river.
Well, he died early in his previous life and didn't have time to see all the great rivers of the motherland.
As for before his death, in the era of involution, he was also in the process of involution. He was in the process of studying, playing games and animations, and really had no time to travel far. Well, playing is also a kind of involution.
"Hui'er, are you shocked?" Du Bu Si, who was standing next to him, saw his good disciple in a daze and couldn't help laughing.
"Yes, teacher." Minghui nodded, "This is the first time that my disciple has seen such a wide river."
I have heard of it before. According to my mother's introduction before we left, this river was formed by the collision of the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, and it is also a natural barrier between the Sun Moon Continent and the Heavenly Soul Empire. And the Body Sect is located on the highest mountain.
It is really high, and it can be called a pillar supporting the sky!
"In the original work, the Body Sect is the sect that protects the country of the Heavenly Soul Empire. I am afraid that it is protecting this natural barrier." Minghui thought to himself.
It's a pity that the development of the times has been ignored.
Soul guides can not only provide flight capabilities, but also long-range strikes, and have long been fearless of such rivers and natural barriers.
"I was also shocked when I first saw it." Du Bu Si looked at the river in the distance, "But I got used to it after seeing it more."
"Hui'er, you will get used to it in the future."
As he said, he reached out and patted his disciple on the shoulder.
"Let's go, the boat is here."
After rushing for several days, the disciple can take a rest on the boat and get familiar with the way in and out of the sect.
While thinking, a small wooden boat with a single cabin sailed on the river ahead.
Minghui also noticed it, nodded, and followed the cheap master to the small wooden dock in front. After
a while, he was pulled and jumped lightly, landing steadily on the boat board.
The boatman was a young man dressed like an ordinary fisherman, with dark skin, dusty, and a pair of extremely strong bare arms.
Seeing Du Bu Si boarding the boat, he bowed respectfully.
"Hello, Sect Master!"
Du Bu Si smiled and turned to look at the side, "This is Minghui, my new personal disciple."
Personal disciple! A trace of surprise flashed in the young man's eyes, and then he said kindly: "Hello, Junior Brother Minghui, my name is Meng Tao, and my martial spirit is double arms."
Double arms? Rowing against the wind does exercise arm strength. Minghui instantly realized that this fisherman's job was one of the training programs of this Senior Brother Meng, and it was appropriate to adapt to local conditions. In order to match the current age, he immediately bowed deeply.
"Hello, Senior Brother Meng!"
Seeing Minghui's polite greeting, Meng Tao was very happy. His white teeth were pulled out from the corners of his mouth, which was very shiny against his dark face and the sunlight.
"Junior brother, you are too polite. Once you enter our body sect, you are a family!" He smiled heartily and raised the oar in his hand, "Junior brother, please go into the cabin and sit down. We will set off now."
"Thank you, senior brother." Minghui responded politely and followed the teacher into the cabin and sat down.
The river is wide and there is no edge for a long time. Because of the strong wind, the boat was shaking violently. Although Minghui was not seasick, he found it difficult to adapt for a while. He could not concentrate on meditation and rest, so he had to chat with the talkative senior brother Meng all the way.
During the period, he introduced his own body martial soul, which was also a response to the other party's initiative to reveal his martial soul before. As for the other martial soul, the teacher Du Bu Si asked him to keep it secret for the time being on the way.
About half an hour later, under the rapid paddling of Senior Brother Meng's pair of unicorn arms, a natural stone cave appeared in the cracks of the jagged rocks.
After entering it and walking forward for a long time, passing through the darkness and coldness, I finally caught a glimpse of the light.
After that, it can be described as a village after a dark period. There really is a village. There is a sign on the entrance dock, signed Guanjiangkou.
"This is the village where the family members of the sect disciples usually live. Many of them have no soul power." Du Bu Si explained.
"But it is equally important to the sect."
"Most of the supplies we need on a daily basis are purchased by these family members."
Minghui nodded gently, and was carried ashore by the teacher. Then he walked forward while observing the surrounding environment.
The terrain in the valley is undulating. Most of the houses are built on the hillside. Below are terraced fields planted with crops. Several streams meet in the middle. Following the stream to the source, all of them flowed from the mountains surrounded by lush trees. The river water is very clear and clean.
"Hello, Sect Master!" The villagers were very enthusiastic. When they saw Du Bu Si, they either saluted or waved to say hello.
The children looked up at him, some with envy in their eyes.
To be brought back by the Sect Master himself, it is obvious that the original martial spirit has been awakened and has a certain talent.
Minghui secretly estimated the age of these children. Some of them were over six years old just by their height. He knew it in his heart.
Most likely, their spirits had not awakened their soul power.
The inheritance of spirits was like this. Even if the parents were spirit masters, the children born might not be able to awaken their soul power.
Otherwise, after years of survival of the fittest, the continent would have been full of spirit masters.
Even my Qing family and the Body Sect were like this, let alone ordinary people's families. There were even some who had not awakened their spirits. Minghui was a little emotional.
Although he had been staying at home, he had heard about the situation outside. In today's Tianhun Empire and Douling Empire, awakening the spirit costs money, and the fees are not uniform.
Because the way to host the awakening ceremony has changed from the spirit hall sending deacons to the village during the Douyi period to the city lord's mansion in the city.
The emperor is far away, I can collect as much as I want, what can you, a commoner, do to me?
Losing the power of control is the most difficult thing.
As for the Xingluo Empire, it's even more cruel! At least the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire have a place where civilians can spend money to awaken their martial souls, but in Xingluo, the government has not set up an awakening organization at all.
Therefore, most civilians in the Xingluo Empire do not have martial souls, including soldiers in the army.
Even if the martial soul does not have soul power, it still has a certain blessing effect on the host. Logically, as a soldier who exists to protect the country, he should help awaken the martial soul to ensure combat power. But the Xingluo Empire did not do so, which shows how outrageous it is!
On the contrary, the Sun and Moon Empire, because of the development of soul guides and in preparation for war, has begun to develop towards free awakening for all people.
With a sweep of the soul guide, it is clear whether there is innate soul power, which is very convenient.
The reason why his Qing family still retains the original awakening ceremony is entirely to deepen the family cohesion in this way.
"In the original work, the three empires were defeated by the Sun and Moon Empire alone and lost. There is a reason. Today, the soul master world of the three empires has completely become an aristocratic circle. Although the high-end combat power has not been broken, the grassroots is gradually weakening." Minghui sighed.
In the original novel, if it weren't for Huo Gua and Shrek Academy, and even Tang San's involvement, in his opinion, the original three empires would have been unified by the Sun-Moon Empire long ago.
"I guess when the Sun-Moon Empire's army breaks in, there will be civilians lining the streets to welcome them."
Thinking of this, he continued to move forward with his teacher Du Bu Si, smiling and nodding in response to the villagers who looked over from time to time.
After a while, they came to a stone wall equipped with a rope lifting and lowering device.
Minghui looked up and saw a sentry box built several meters high on the stone wall.
When he and his teacher stepped into the wooden "elevator", the figure in the sentry box shook, and the rope next to it instantly tightened.
"Creaky."
The wooden frame shook slightly and rose.
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