Chapter 47: Cleansing the Marrow and Thousand Thoughts

  Jia Luo's leg stance was like a point, all his strength centered on his toes, transforming into a circular shield-like aura that collided with the attack. The attacks of Zi Lao and Jin De were actually forced open by this confrontation! It was clear that neither Jin De's Seven-Layered Tianjin Boundary power nor Zi Lao's power could withstand the might of the second layer of the Xi Mu Jing.

  Zi Changlao and Jinde were heavily knocked back, falling to the ground with mouths full of blood, clearly unable to continue fighting.

  Jin Mi Tian hastily stepped forward and helped the two up, "Zi Lao and Jin Zong Guan, are you alright?" He quickly took a look and couldn't help but feel shocked.

  The internal injury of the purple elder is very serious, his face is waxen yellow, and the blood he spits out has some blackness. Jin De's condition is not much better, both hands are obviously fractured, and the fracture is very severe. If they don't receive treatment soon, they will definitely leave behind very serious sequelae.

  "Kim Mitei took a deep look at Galo. 'Galo-san's strength is indeed beyond my expectations. Well, for today, we'll take our leave. We'll be looking forward to your guidance again in the future.' Kim Mitei tore open a scroll and the three of them disappeared into the magic circle."

  The departure of the three men let Luo breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly, Jiaoluo's body tilted to one side and he fell to the ground, with large amounts of blood flowing from his mouth.

  "Lo... hurry, take me away first..." Gallo was extremely weak, and his voice was very soft.

  Luo Da was shocked and hastily carried Jia Luo away quickly, leaving behind only a few drops of blood and the shattered land.

  Luo didn't know the place around here either, and relied solely on Niu Touren's intuition to find a small forest, where he temporarily rested by a river and lit a fire.

  Karo looked a lot better, and as soon as he reached the riverbank, he immediately got into the water. He said to Luo, "No matter what happens, don't come to disturb me." After Luo nodded, Karo swam towards the deep water, then submerged his entire body in the water.

  With both hands spread out, he closed his eyes and held his breath. The intense battle with the two old men was unbearable for him. He knew that the Four Styles General Leg Technique was within the limits of the Washing Marrow Classics' energy, but he had already consumed a lot previously. Forcing himself to use the fourth style would only lead to severe injury.

  The whole body is immersed in water to isolate the harmful nutrients in the air, convert breathing into internal breath, and absorb the gentle energy in the water to supplement the internal strength lost by the body.

  Karo's body was an alchemist's, normally able to absorb energy from the air, but this time the consumption was too great, and normal absorption methods were absolutely not enough. Fortunately, Luo's feeling was good, the river water here was pure and transparent, with excellent water elements, which was sufficient for her now.

  A surge of energy flooded into his body, and Garro's eyes were tightly closed, looking like a stone statue, motionless. In the midst of healing, Garro suddenly felt an inexplicable heart movement.

  "This is it! The third layer of the Washing Marrow Scripture! The manifestation state of the Thousand Thought Boundary!" Galo was shocked and delighted, although he didn't understand how this feeling suddenly appeared, but this great opportunity must be seized.

  With palms joined together in front of the chest, a sense of calmness fills the heart, and all thoughts completely disappear. At this moment, Galo seems to have vanished into the water, body, mind, and form - everything disappears. The realm of a thousand thoughts is about understanding one's own existence through worldly thoughts. Once accomplished, inner breath can naturally regulate itself, no longer subject to the transformation of qi.

  It's amazing to say that just the second layer of Xiū Móu Jīng can be considered a top-notch master, and those who reach the third layer are absolutely powerful, enough to be mentioned in the same breath as the leader of a sect. But from ancient times to the present, it seems that only Bodhidharma was able to reach the peak of the sixth layer. Why is this?

  The breath moves with its own intention, constantly circulating, giving people an indescribable special feeling, as if Goro is in the air, touring countless mountains and rivers.

  Nian Shou, Qi Hui, Jia Luo lightly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of turbid air. Did he succeed? Had he really succeeded?!

  A soft whoop! Ka Luo sprang out of the water, bringing up several strips of water that trailed through the air. As her feet danced, the water strips seemed like ethereal clouds swirling around her, making her look like a celestial maiden walking on waves, with an unbelievable beauty and clarity!

  His body descended, and the lotus slowly fell down. His toes lightly touched the surface of the water, not causing any ripples. This lightness skill was enough to shock people. He believed that now, even if three more Purple Elders and Golden Deity joined hands, he would still be able to emerge victorious.

  Luo was stunned. "What on earth did you do, little girl? In just a short while, not only are your injuries healed, but you seem to have become even stronger! Oh my god, it's really making me jealous!"

  From the water surface to the ground, there was not a single drop on Galo's body, all of which had been absorbed by himself. "Fortunately, it can only be said that I'm really lucky."

  Luò is a Minotaur, doesn't eat meat, only picked some fruits and edible leaves, to him that's already delicious, Jiāluó also wouldn't care about so much, the two of them started eating the fruits by the fire.

  "To be honest, Galo, you really don't have anywhere to go?" Luo said with his mouth full of food.

  Jia Luo stopped in his tracks, thinking for a moment "It seems like all of a sudden, I really don't know what to do anymore. I have something very important to take care of, but this thing needs to be done step by step. However, right now, it seems like I've lost the starting point of this matter and don't even have a clue where to begin."

  After thinking for a while, "Ah, I remember! I'm going to find the Necromancer!"

  "Oh, spirits... What! Cough cough!" Luo was suddenly choked and started coughing loudly "You want to go... Want to find the necromancer!"

  Ka Luo nodded firmly "Yes, I feel it, my goal may be able to make a breakthrough from the Necromancer, so this time, I must go."

  Lu shook his head, he was never the kind of person to persuade others, and naturally didn't try to persuade Gallo anymore. "In that case, I don't have anything going on either, where do you plan on going? The Island of Death Gods or the Plains of Fear?"

  "Jia Luo seemed a bit surprised 'Oh, I didn't expect that, Luo you're quite familiar with the mainland, huh.'"

  "Of course, I've managed to survive for decades, and as it happens, I'm over 40 years old too. It's normal that I know a bit more. Alright, where do you plan on going? Let me arrange the route."

  "Shaking head "I don't quite understand the route at all, you tell me and then we'll arrange how to go."

  "Alright." He picked up a branch and started drawing on the soft ground, his thick fingers were quite agile, and soon he had drawn a rough map.

  "Let's take a look at the map... We're roughly in this direction now. The closest place to us is the Isle of the Dead, and if we head south from here, it'll take about three days to reach the port city. We should be able to rent a ship there to go to the Isle of the Dead. On the other hand, the Plains of Fear are relatively far away... We need to get back to Artis first, then head to Vesri..."

  "Alright, alright, don't say any more, I understand. It seems like the only way now is to go to Death God Island." Garo couldn't help but rub his forehead, "Aster, Vesali, Tian Na... just hearing these names gives me a headache." "Fine, let's rest for tonight and head south tomorrow."

  Luo Gang nodded, and suddenly his cow ear moved "There's a sound."

  "Is it human?" Gallo also heard, very faint, estimated to be still some distance away. Luo looked at Gallo, meaning to ask if they should avoid it first. Gallo thought for a moment and shook his head.

  Soon, the voice drew near "Boss, come quick, there's a light over here!"

  "I've told you several times, don't call me boss, it makes me sound like a bandit leader. And another thing, be quiet, if you make any more noise, I'll have you roll back immediately."

  He moved his cow ear, raised his hand, and counted to three, meaning there were three people in total. However, Gallo smiled slightly and stretched out four fingers.

  As expected, Luo was wrong. A total of four people appeared in their field of vision: two men and two women - a warrior, a mage, and two girls - a priestess and an archer. What Luo didn't hear was the archer, an elven archer.

  "What a perfect team, isn't it?"

  The four of them drew closer, and suddenly froze. Although they had expected people to appear here, they never thought it would be these two.

  One was a cursed bull with broken horns, and just by looking at the battle totems beside it, you could tell that its strength was absolutely not weak. The other, however, was a beautiful girl who looked like an angel from heaven.

  Suddenly, a picture appeared in the minds of several people, a brutal and cursed cow, hijacking a beautiful girl, what is it going to do!?

  At once, the four drew their weapons. "You damned Minotaur, we're here to mete out justice, kill you and rescue this angel who's fallen into your clutches!"

  Lu looked at several people with a puzzled expression and turned his head to ask "Jialuo, what did they mean?"

  He shook his head and threw the branch in his hand into the fire. "It's nothing, just a few kids who have seen too many heroes." That's right, except for the elf girl, the other three are probably under eighteen years old, and that elf girl has an innocent expression, her brain and age are absolutely not proportional.

  Hearing the two of them talking like that, even an idiot would know they knew each other. At this point, everyone became embarrassed, but facing a cursed cow, their faces still looked terrible.

  Lu had already gotten used to various gazes from others, and Jiaruo wouldn't care about other people's opinions. For a moment, the small forest became quiet.

  Four people looked at each other and had no choice but to walk to the other side of the river, make a fire and cook their meal. After all, there was only this one river around here.

  Karo didn't say anything, nothing here belonged to them, there was no reason to speak. After Karo threw the last few branches into the fire, he clasped his knees with both hands and buried his face in them, quietly staring at the bonfire. Luo had long been asleep, hugging the totem pole.

  On the other hand, it was quite lively, with four young people chatting and laughing together. However, since Gallo and the others were also there, they kept their voices down. Nevertheless, the two men couldn't help but sneak glances at Gallo - after all, beautiful women are always popular wherever they go.

  Although the two who were with them were also beauties, one was a pastor, and pastors generally don't get married in the end, dedicating their lives to the sacred cause is a very high proportion, and the other elf, don't even think about it, can you bear the white-haired death of the loved one, while your youth remains?