Chapter 35: The Tree God
Only the details can be seen.
Looking at the small ball that was stabbed in the sky, he suddenly realized that his swordsmanship, which seemed to be quite powerful, was just a bright surface built at the level of a warrior, but in fact he was unstable inside.
Martial arts are not like learning. If you understand it, you will know it.
Memory is just memory. If you want to become your own, you need to practice repeatedly and practice it over and over again, and eventually form muscle memory and become the instinct of the body. There is no shortcut to this.
His impetuousness faded away and he quickly calmed down.
Then, he stabbed out again at Xiaoqiu!
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It is a small island more than a hundred kilometers away.
This small island is much larger than the small island where Chen Shouyi is located. It is radius of five or six kilometers. The island has rich resources and green trees form forests.
In particular, one of the big cranes stands out from the flock. It is about hundreds of meters high. The leaves like jade are like huge umbrellas covering the sky and the sun, covering nearly one-fifth of the island area.
Under the big tree, a tribe of hundreds of people is stationed here.
This is a rather primitive tribe, and civilization is still in its prototype.
As young and middle-aged people with higher status, most of them are covered with animal skins, while young and women are basically naked.
Of course, the meaning of animal skin here has also transcended clothes and is a symbol of force and status.
However, this tribe survived quite well. The man was Kong Wu, the woman had a strong face, and the proportion of young people was extremely high.
Under the protection of the tree gods on the island, there are neither terrible beasts nor dangerous natural spirits here. The entire tribe is thriving and full of strong lifting power. The new population born every year is far more than death.
Since five years ago, under the oracle, he helped the tree god kill a giant beast on the island at the cost of more than thirty tribes.
They have not had an abnormal death in their entirety for two years.
Until yesterday!
Before the night came, two of them went out to fish and did not come back after going out.
The night in this world is dangerous. There is the protection of the tree god on the island, and no natural spirit can invade them.
But once we arrived at the ocean, this area where the great power of the tree god could not be extended for the time being, I am afraid that there will be no life if there is ten deaths.
For this matter.
Early in the morning, the wizards of the tribe summoned all the tribe members to sacrifice to the tree god before they went out to hunt and gather.
The wizard is already old and has wrinkles on his face. At his age, he has begun to think about what will happen after his death.
In this world, death is not the end of life.
During his communication with the tree god, when he seemed to be awake but not awake, he had vaguely seen countless people who had already died continuing their lives there, and then he was happy and peaceful.
After communicating again, the message from the Tree God also proved that it was true.
The act of sacrificing the tree god is not only a reflection of his transcendent status as a tribe, but more importantly, it can win the favor of the tree god.
Such activities naturally have conditions to do, and if there are no conditions, they must also create conditions.
The "Tree God" is quite huge. Not to mention the huge umbrella cover, the tree body alone has a diameter of more than ten meters. No one knows how many years the tree has lived. Its bark is like a dry earth, with cracks everywhere, giving people a sense of vicissitudes and ancientness.
According to status and age, all tribesmen of the tribe formed several circles around the tree god.
The inner circle is the tribe's patriarch and some of the strongest warriors, behind them are teenagers who are still in their growth stages, and finally women and children. As for younger infants and young children, they will naturally not be brought here.
As such a primitive tribe, and a ignorant "tree god" who has just developed divinity.
The sacrifices are naturally not a complicated ritual, let alone formal prayers, but even so, the solemn atmosphere is a little bit too small.
The old wizard danced like crazy, dancing with his hands and feet, and made strange shouts that he couldn't understand.
Soon, a wild beast as big as a goat tied up with four strong men was carried to the near tree.
The priest took out a black stone knife made of black stone. With its shrill scream, it cut its throat with a knife, and a large amount of blood gushed out, and the blood had just flowed to the ground.
A clear and faint light rose on the ground with dense roots.
The wild beast, which was still twitching, suddenly turned its head and completely lost its voice, as if its soul had been absorbed.
The surroundings became silent, and all the barbarians had awe and fear in their expressions. Even the ignorant children closed their mouths with uneasy expressions at this time.
In the glory, the old wizard had sat down with his eyes closed, his head tilted, as if he had lost consciousness.
But no barbarian dared to disturb the communication between the wizard and the tree god.
After a long time, the old wizard finally opened his eyes. He seemed to be greatly frightened, his face frightened and twisted:
"The danger comes from the north!"
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Chen Shouyi suddenly realized all this.
He practiced for four or five hours in a row.
For the fast-moving ball, he could stab two or three times from the beginning of ten swords, and in the end, he could basically hit four or five times.
Of course, Chen Shouyi also knew that only after the first practice could he make such great progress. As for every improvement in the future, it would take more energy.
Just like an exam, from 20 to 30 to 40 to 50, it is the easiest. If you work hard, you can even do it carefully. However, from 70 to 80 to 90, it is definitely not possible to work hard for a short period of time.
The further you go, the harder it will be!
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Feeling hunger in his stomach, Chen Shouyi finally stopped.
After returning to the passage, in less than half a minute, the soreness and weakness of the muscles had quickly calmed down under the natural healing ability.
He opened his briefcase and just took out the cooked beef and bread for lunch.
The shell girl flew over lightly, pointing at the extra pile of gold sand in the distance while shouting:
"Gemstone! Gemstone! Gemstone!
Chen Shouyi was less excited about Jinsha, but in order not to dispel the enthusiasm of the Shell Girl, he went over and took a look.
It looks like three taels, and the remaining ones in the past few days have already reached more than one pound.
According to the estimated portion, he immediately took out three small glass beads from his pocket as a reward.
The shell girl took it with a happy look on her face, shone in the sun like a wealthy person, and then flew into the air again, hovering on a grass for a long time, paying attention to Chen Shouyi as if she was guarding against a thief. While he was not paying attention, she quickly flew into the grass.
With the protection of the grass, she squatted and her slender hands digging a small pit to expose the shells buried inside.
She opened the shell and put three glass beads inside.
The glass beads here are filled with fullness, exuding a jewel of pearls.
As if she was afraid of being blinded by the light, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
Looking at this "huge" treasure chest filled with gems, I felt so confused that I could not do it myself at all.
After a long time, she came to her senses, quickly closed the shells, and covered her again with soil.
She pretended to be nothing and swayed in front of Chen Shouyi. Soon, she was full of motivation and searched for golden sand everywhere.
Chen Shouyi, who was having supper, then raised his head and looked at her busy figure speechlessly.
Chapter completed!