Chapter 4 Power! Power!
Zhou Jin suddenly shivered. Only then did he realize that the serious injuries that plagued him had disappeared, but without the pain, he felt that the island was very cold.
After walking for a few steps, Zhou Jin hugged his arms and shivered all over. It was too cold. Zhou Jin was wearing clothes when he entered into meditation, which were worn indoors and too thin.
Zhou Jin knew that now is not the time to worry about the warmth and coldness. The treasure house is right in front of him. If he missed it, it may never be there again. Go over and talk about other things first.
The trees on the island are not very thick, and the thickest ones are only half a foot in diameter. Most of them are the size of wrists and even the size of fingers. The branches and leaves are dry, and they look like the wind can blow them off. It is a bleak scene, and the birds and beasts are not too big. They are very confused. They are not afraid of Zhou Jin, so they just look at them from a distance.
Soon Zhou Jin didn't have the time to pay attention to so much. The island was too cold. Although there was no wind, Zhou Jin was already frozen from the inside out.
Zhou Jin was getting slower and slower, and he was already worried that he would be frozen when he walked to the pagoda.
Finally, he walked to the pagoda. In front of such a huge tower, Zhou Jin felt that he was too small, but this feeling was fleeting because it was too cold.
There was an open space around the tower, and there were no trees. Zhou Jin saw the door on the first floor of the tower, which was two feet tall and three feet wide. It was carved with the patterns of prehistoric beasts, and it was full of power.
However, Zhou Jin immediately saw another existence. A person sat more than ten steps in front of the treasure house, and a brazier was placed in front of the man.
The cold was really unbearable. He had already walked to this treasure house. Zhou Jin simply went to the fire to keep warm. He hesitated for a moment and walked towards the brazier.
The man was sitting on a stone. The man couldn't tell how old he was, because his hair, beard and eyebrows were very long, and his gray color covered most of his face. The clothes he wore were also very ragged. Maybe it was some good fabric back then, but now it has been rotten. I don't know how many years he has been wearing it.
Zhou Jin walked over and couldn't even tell whether the man was dead or alive, because the man didn't move and didn't even breathe, as if he was mummy sitting there.
Just as Zhou Jin wanted to reach out to push it, the man sitting on the stone opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Jin.
At this moment, Zhou Jin had forgotten the coldness on his body, and couldn't help but take two steps back and stretched out his hand to protect him. Because the old man's eyes seemed to contain unparalleled sharpness and chill, Zhou Jin felt that his whole body was seen through, and his skin, bones, blood, and even his internal organs were invisible under the other party's eyes.
Zhou Jin knew that this island full of mysterious aura was unusual, and the Tianji Treasure House was here, and the old man in ragged clothes must be extraordinary when he sat in front of the treasure house. That glance just now showed a lot. Such a mysterious person might be the opportunity. Zhou Jin took a deep breath and calmed down and was about to come forward to ask, but he didn't expect the old man to speak first.
"No one has come for so many years, but once he comes, he has such a waste. Have you practiced it?" The old man could not see his mouth move under the cover of his long beard, but his eyes and tone fully demonstrated the old man's contempt.
"Have you practiced?" Without asking about the realm, he actually asked if he had practiced. He was so contemptuous. Zhou Jin was stunned, but immediately smiled bitterly and realized that his body was just a virtual realm. Among warriors and warriors, he could only be considered a newbie, and his foundation was very shallow, which was no different from civilians who had not practiced.
After the man said this, he closed his eyes again. When Zhou Jin did not exist, Zhou Jin recovered from his shock. The cold feeling became even more powerful. He trembled all over. He didn't care about asking anything else, but just leaned towards the brazier. After getting closer, Zhou Jin didn't feel any warm. When he looked down, he found that there was no fire in the brazier. There seemed to be a few pieces of charcoal burning under the thin ashes.
What can this be useful? But when I saw the old man sitting upright in front of me, there was no intention of being cold at all. I guess there was a way to keep the cold. Zhou Jin hesitated and asked, "Senior, is there any way to keep warm?"
The old man couldn't sit upright, as if he was deaf, and Zhou Jin stomped his feet with his arms and raised his voice and asked again. The old man opened his eyes again, looked at Zhou Jin impatiently, reached out to point to the brazier in front of him, and said, "Will you warm up if you make some firewood to burn the fire?"
Zhou Jin was stunned and laughed silently. He met this mysterious island where the Tianji Treasure House was located. He thought that the way to keep warm would be magical and wonderful, but he didn't expect that it was very simple, just chopping firewood and burning fire.
Thinking about the dead trees I saw along the way, the trunks and branches were very thin and should be easily broken. Zhou Jin hurriedly thanked him and turned around and walked quickly towards the woods.
After coming to the island where the Tianji Treasure House was located, Zhou Jin unknowingly found that the injuries on his body had disappeared and had no effect on his actions. The only thing he felt uncomfortable now was the cold. Get some firewood to burn the fire to keep warm, which is the most important thing.
The tree half a foot thick must not be able to move, and the branches are too high, but those wrists are not difficult, even if the strength of the body is strong, you can break it with force.
Zhou Jin walked to a small tree about an inch in diameter, reached out and grabbed the trunk, and was about to bend it and break it. But unexpectedly, he broke it hard and the trunk did not move at all!
The trunk of the tree was like an iron pillar. Zhou Jin's arm was so strong that it hurt. Zhou Jin took a deep breath. The island where the Tianji Treasure House was located was indeed not that simple.
If one hand is not enough, then just use both hands. Zhou Jin took a breath, corrected his posture, grabbed the tree trunk with both hands, and pulled it hard, but it still remained motionless!
I felt a dead tree in my hand. If it were normal, the trunk would have been bent and broken, but the small tree in front of me, which was not as thick as a wrist, did not move at all, like an iron pillar. Even if the iron pillar was inserted on the ground, it would have been loose, but it would not move at all, just as if the tree and the island were completely cast in copper and iron, and could not be shaken at all.
It was so strange that Zhou Jin tried hard twice. The leaves on the tree did not shake, the tree did not break, and the cold on his body became heavier. Zhou Jin shook his head and gave up on this tree. A thinner tree could burn as well, and there was no need to work hard on this tree.
This time, Zhou Jin had experience, but found a thinner tree. This tree was the thickness of a thumb, and at best it looked like a sapling. Such a tree was in a dry state. Even if it was weak, it could be broken with one hand.
Although it was easy to think about it, Zhou Jin still made preparations. He took off his horse and mobilized the little bit of true energy in his body. This little bit of true energy is used when entering into meditation and healing injuries, but it is better to have it than not.
Making all preparations, Zhou Jin held the tree trunk with both hands and pulled it hard. The expected "crack" sound was broken. The tree trunk was indeed bent, but it was only bent a little, and then it stretched straight. The rebounding power was very strong. Zhou Jin was unexpected, and his whole body was staggered a few steps, his arms were sore, and he almost fell to the ground.
What kind of tree is this? Even if it is made of steel, it can be bent a little with this power just now, but it is so tough.
The trees as thick as a thumb were endless. Looking around, there was no tree that was thinner than this one. And there were more magical and strange things. Dead leaves were hanging on the branches of the small tree, shaking and swinging, and the dead leaves did not fall.
Logically speaking, after the intense activity, the body should always get hot and sweat, but Zhou Jin's whole body was still cold and even more frozen. Zhou Jin felt that his fingers were about to be frozen. Now the Tianji Treasure House and the mysterious old man were forgotten by him. Zhou Jin just wanted to get some fuel to keep warm, even if a little flame was generated, it would be good to bake it instantly.
Since the tree cannot be broken, the thin branches and dead leaves may be easy to make. The small tree is not tall and can reach the branches and leaves with just reaching out. Zhou Jin just takes action regardless of it.
The trunk could not move, and the branches were extremely tough. Zhou Jin's hands were swollen and he didn't get a single branch off...
Even the thin branches could not move. Zhou Jin, who was so cold that he was about to go crazy, simply pulled the leaves. The dead leaves were only connected to the thin branches. It looked extremely fragile, but Zhou Jin hung up his entire body and couldn't pull it off. It was extremely strong.
The more you are like this, the more you should be calm. Although your brain is frozen, Zhou Jin still uses the true qi in his body. The true qi is weak, but using true qi and moves can make the power bigger. After Zhou Jin takes two steps back, he will see the dead leaves on the branches, exhale and open his breath, jump up, and grab a dead leaf in one hand. The body takes advantage of the momentum to fall, and the downward momentum is combined with the strength of the body!
Even so, Zhou Jin's body was still staggered and almost fell to the ground, but Zhou Jin's face already had a smile because he finally had a result and he had a leaf in his hand.
Such a simple thing was to just pull a leaf off the tree, but Zhou Jin was ecstatic. He seemed to feel the warmth and seemed to see the flame, although the flame of this leaf was very limited.
After pulling off the three leaves, Zhou Jin had no strength in his body. He felt that his internal organs from the inside out were frozen into ice. He never pulled the dead leaves again and ran towards the brazier. It was like a drop of water in the desert. He knew that this drop of water could not do anything, but he still had to drink it desperately. Zhou Jin was crazy now and wanted to have a little warmth.
If Zhou Jin had been in the past, he would have been going wild and giving up long ago. Now Zhou Jin has experienced strong winds and waves, hardships and hardships, and still maintains a little sober under such cold torture. He knew that the situation is strange now, and the brazier seems to be alive.
Seeing Zhou Jin staggering to this side, the old man sitting there opened a crack in his eyes, glanced at Zhou Jin, and then closed it again, looking at him without caring.
Zhou Jin didn't care that the charcoal fire was hot, so he reached out to push away the ashes in the brazier, revealing the bottom few red charcoal fires, and then put the dead leaves on the charcoal fire with trembling hands.
Hurry up, hurry up, Zhou Jin shouted in his heart, longing for that little bit of warmth.
When the dead leaves encountered charcoal fire, they immediately began to smoke. Zhou Jin stretched his head and blew it hard a few times. The flame immediately rose and three dead leaves began to burn.
Each leaf is only half a palm-sized size. These three dried leaves are just a flame when they burn, and they will last for only a moment. How can there be any warmth? But drinking poison to quench thirst is like this. Zhou Jin doesn't care about so much colder.
The flames were beating, and a small flame rose. Zhou Jin only felt a little warmth in his palm. Zhou Jin smiled bitterly in his remaining awake consciousness. It seemed that the effort he could do was only like this. Before being frozen to death, he should ask the old man next to him what other ways would he do...
The cold suddenly disappeared, and Zhou Jin's mind suddenly recovered, but he fell into greater astonishment. The small flame burned, and the true energy in his body was also growing. This was not the recovery of the meager true energy in his body, but a real increase. The true energy in the original Dantian Qi Sea was like a dry pond, with only a small amount of water at the bottom of the pond. Now it seemed that a hole suddenly opened at the bottom of the pond, and water gushed out from it.
The virtual realm has reached its peak! Break through the virtual realm! Entering the Qi realm! Zhou Jin heard the sound of slap and felt his muscles and bones vibrate. This is the so-called "reorganization of bones and flesh". When the strength is advanced, the body will gather, allowing it to adapt to greater strength.
Advance! This must be related to the burning of three dead leaves. Zhou Jin could clearly feel that the rhythm of the surging of the power in his body was exactly the same as the beating of the flames, as if the light and heat of the burning of the dead leaves turned into power and true energy gushing out of the Dantian Qi Sea.
The burning time of the three dead leaves was very short, the flames were extinguished, and the strength was also stopped, which further confirmed Zhou Jin's judgment.
During this process, Zhou Jin held his breath and concentrated, fearing that the growth of the true qi would be interrupted. It was not until the end that he remembered to ask the old man sitting next to him who was still closed. The old man must know why.
"Senior, what's going on? I... my junior's true energy breaks through the virtual realm. What's going on?" Zhou Jin asked the old man in shock.
Chapter completed!