Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 246 Another Incident in the Mountains
Xu Ran and Xu Binghu both had the same idea at the same time.

Villagers came this morning, and now people from other villages have arrived.

They are not allowed to go out hunting anymore, because Xu Binghu is missing several kinds of animal blood needed for body refinement.

Xu Binghu said, "Old Qi, the killing of the snake demon is the credit of the entire Great Wilderness Village. How can you just put the blame on us, father and son?"

Xu Binghu just wanted to get rid of everyone quickly and then go into the mountains to hunt.

Xu Ran looked at the people behind him and saw the matchmaker who had just left the Dahuangbian Village, Cuihua,

There is no doubt that Cuihua must have publicized this matter widely in the village near the mountains. Only the Matchmaker Village has such publicity capabilities.

Originally, this incident of the poisonous snake slaughtering the village would not affect other villages. These people came to him not just to express their gratitude, but their real purpose was only one, which was to get the secret book of body refining.

Qi Lao, "Binghu, we are very clear about what kind of credit we can take and what kind of credit we cannot take."

"If it weren't for you and your son, we wouldn't be able to kill the Qi Refining Stage snake demon even if we sacrificed the lives of the entire village."

No one in the entire Dahuangbian Village thought of competing with the father and son for the credit, nor was there any need to do so. Otherwise, the entire village would not have come to thank them this morning.

At this time, Cuihua stepped out from the crowd and said, "I was there at the time and I know exactly how dangerous it was. It's no exaggeration to say that the Xu family father and son saved the entire village!"

Aunt Mei, who was following Cuihua, set an example, "On behalf of Matchmaker Village, I want to thank the Xu family and their son for saving Matchmaker Village!!"

Then he took out the package from his body and handed it to Xu Binghu, "This is the animal skin I got from another village when I was young. There are some runes engraved on this animal skin that I can't understand."

"Such a magical thing is useless to an old woman like me. Maybe you can unlock the secret."

When Xu Ran heard this, his eyes lit up and he took the animal skin.

This morning, Old Qi also gave him a piece of animal skin, which also had some unknown runes engraved on it. He felt the magic in it at that time, but he didn't have time to observe it carefully.

Now, there is another piece of animal skin with the same texture. Maybe there really is a secret in it.

"Thank you for the gift from this mother-in-law." Xu Ran accepted it without any pretense.

Seeing this, Aunt Mei knew that Xu Ran was very satisfied with the gift and that her request might be granted.

Seeing this, the others began to get anxious.

But at the same time, he also had hope in his heart, that is, if he gave good gifts, he might be able to get the secret book of body refining.

All of a sudden, everyone rushed forward, each holding out their own gifts.

However, they were all small gifts, like clothes for children, and some toys, rattles, etc.
Although it was of no use to Xu Ran, he had already accepted Aunt Mei's gift. He would feel embarrassed to refuse other gifts, no matter how useless they were.

Soon, most people gave out their gifts. Suddenly, the door of Xu's house was piled with things. A middle-aged man stood in the crowd, looking a little at a loss.

Xu Binghu was a little surprised when he saw this, "Master Yang."

This person was Master Yang, who taught Xu Binghu how to forge iron.

Master Yang is currently the most famous master in the Iron Casting Village.

As the name suggests, the Iron Casting Village is a village that specializes in blacksmithing. All the iron products near the mountains are cast by the people in their village.

It can be said that among the villages in the mountains, apart from the Dahuangbian Village, the one with the best life is the Cast Iron Village.

When Master Yang heard Xu Binghu calling him, he felt a little emotional and embarrassed.

When Xu Binghu was making armor at his house, he was always by his side and knew that nothing in the Iron Foundry Village could compare to that piece of armor.

The only thing that the Iron Casting Village has to offer is iron products, and he originally brought a big knife he had just made as a gift.

Unexpectedly, the famous Xu father and son were the ones who came to their house to work as blacksmiths.

Xu Ran also learned about Master Yang's existence from Xu Binghu, and his mind suddenly became active.

"Dad, Master Yang taught you how to forge iron, and we haven't repaid him yet. Let's have him come to our house for dinner tonight. That's a good opportunity to thank him in person."

When Master Yang heard this, his originally dull eyes suddenly brightened up.

There was some doubt in Xu Binghu's eyes. Although it was indeed Master Yang who taught him how to forge iron, this qualification to teach was obtained through favors from Master Qi.

But no matter what, Xiao Ran must have his reasons for saying this.

Xu Binghu also saw the animal skin in Xu Ran's hand and said, "Matchmaker Cuihua, the matchmaking in the village still needs the matchmaking village to take care of it. Come and have dinner with us tonight."

Cuihua and Aunt Mei were also excited when they heard this, nodding their heads repeatedly, "Great!!"

When others saw this, their eyes were filled with envy.

Being invited by Xu Ran and the others means that the secret book of body refining is not far away.

Xu Binghu gave Old Qi a look, and Old Qi understood and said, "Everyone, the village has prepared a banquet for everyone. It can be regarded as a rebirth. If you don't mind, come and join us."

This is an order to expel them. There is no other way but to leave Xu Ran's house. They can't stay at someone else's door forever. They are people who can even kill snake demons.

After everyone left, Old Qi, Master Yang, Cuihua and Aunt Mei stayed at the Xu family.

Xu Ran first said to Cuihua and Aunt Mei, "I know what you want. I like this animal skin very much. Therefore, you in the Matchmaker Village are qualified to practice body training, but you need to prepare all the materials yourself."

"The qualification for body training is once a year, and only ten people are allowed at a time."

Aunt Mei was very excited when she heard this. "Okay, okay, as long as you have the qualifications, we can prepare the materials ourselves."

After saying that, Xu Ran looked at Master Yang.

"Master Yang, I heard that everyone in your Iron Casting Village is a blacksmith?"

Master Yang nodded, "That's right. All the ironware in the villages of Dashan is made in our Iron Foundry Village. All the adult men in the village can forge iron."

Xu Ran nodded and asked, "Isn't the strength required for blacksmithing very high?"

“It takes not only strength but also endurance.”

Then, Xu Ran turned and looked at Mr. Qi.

"Master Qi, do the people in the village who practice physical training feel that their weapons are no longer durable?"

As soon as Xu Ran said this, everyone knew what he wanted to do.

Elder Qi nodded. "Originally, the machetes, spears, and various hunting weapons that every household had were all damaged, and the damage was very serious."

Xu Ran nodded and looked at Master Yang again. "Master Yang, I know from my father that when it comes to blacksmithing, the stronger your own strength, the harder and better the weapon you can forge. Of course, you also need the right materials."

"Although everyone in my Great Wilderness Village practices physical training, the weapons forged by your Iron Foundry Village are no longer suitable. If we want to hunt better and improve ourselves, we need to replace our weapons."

"I am willing to provide the Body Refining Secret Manual to your entire Iron Casting Village. I can also help you prepare the beast blood and various materials needed for body refining. The prerequisite is that you help each of us forge a handy weapon."

This is Xu Ran’s purpose.

Let everyone in the Iron Casting Village practice physical training, increasing their strength. Then, from their hands, they could obtain better quality weapons. The people of the Great Wilderness Village would hunt higher-level monsters, practicing physical training and improving themselves. This was a cycle that benefited both sides. This was definitely a good thing for the Iron Casting Village, a great thing. Master Yang agreed immediately.

"No problem, our Iron Forge Village will definitely help you forge the best weapons."

"Xiao Ran, what about the people from other villages?" asked Old Qi.

They came all the way to the village on the edge of the wilderness just for the secret book of body refining!

Even if Xu Ran disagrees, he will keep coming over to get it, so it’s not easy to drive them away.

Xu Ran smiled and said, "This is easy. Just give them the original body refining manual and explain the requirements for body refining to them."

Qi Lao and Xu Binghu laughed and said, "You are really smart, Xiao Ran."

Just as he finished speaking, Xiaobai came back from the mountains with two goats in his beak.

"Just right, Xiaobai is back, let's get ready and have dinner."

At night, the moon and stars are rare.

After dinner, Xu Ran sat cross-legged in the middle of the yard, holding the animal skin given to him by Old Qi and Aunt Mei in his hands, and studying it carefully.

"The only thing the two hides have in common is their texture. Furthermore, I have an inexplicable feeling about them both."

The runes on the two animal skins can be clearly seen even at night.

The runes were extremely winding, like a giant python coiling in the air, except that one had only a head and the other had only a tail.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Ran's eyes lit up, "It seems that these two animal skins were once the same one, but for some unknown reason, they were split into two."

With this idea in mind, Xu Ran continued to look carefully.

It was discovered that the edges of the two animal skins matched surprisingly well, and could be joined together without any gaps. Even the contents on the animal skins could be put together.

Xu Ran put the two together to form a piece of animal skin. The runes on it actually emitted a faint white color under the moonlight. Moreover, the runes on the animal skin actually turned into a dragon flying in the air.

White scales, so noble.

Around the dragon, wisps of breeze lifted up its huge body. At the same time, a breeze blew beside Xu Ran without any warning.

As the breeze rose, the dragon on the rune began to float up and down, as if it was swimming in the air.

Xu Ran was shocked when he saw this. "How could this animal skin change like this?"

"Under the blessing of moonlight and breeze, the runes above can actually move!!!"

Xu Ran had never seen such a scene before.

But he soon calmed down, and his eyes shone with a faint golden light.

"Huh!" Xu Ran discovered a secret in the animal skin. "The dragon and breeze carved in this rune seem to contain the power of wind?!"

Thinking of this, Xu Ran immediately closed his eyes, and all of a sudden, the orifice between his eyebrows appeared, and his whole body seemed to be immersed in a mysterious artistic conception.

After a while, without Xu Ran knowing, breezes blew around his body and merged into his body from all directions. The two sides seemed to be a symbiotic relationship, close and inseparable.

At the same time, the runes on the animal skin emitted a faint white light. The dragon formed by the runes appeared in the darkness at this moment, and its white eyes stared at Xu Ran closely.

This went on for a quarter of an hour.

Suddenly, Xu Ran opened his eyes abruptly and looked into the eyes of the illusory white dragon in front of him. The gaze between the light golden eyes and the white eyes contained endless information.

This glance transcends time and space, reaching the depths of the soul.

"Whoohoo-"

As gusts of wind blew by, the innate energy in Xu Ran's body became increasingly active, flowing through every meridian and every pore in his body, opening them.

At this moment, Xu Ran could clearly feel that the wind blowing across his body seemed to have consciousness.

When he had this feeling, the white dragon in front of him disappeared, the animal skin returned to its original dull color, and everything returned to normal.

"I seem to have a new understanding of the wind," Xu Ran said uncertainly.

"Whoohoo-"

At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and Xu Ran felt a lot of things from this wind.

Among them, the most important thing is that he can sense danger through the wind.

According to the records on animal skins, this skill is called the art of sniffing the wind.

Although he could sense danger after opening his heavenly orifice, from the past few days, he could no longer sense any danger except the feeling of being targeted by the Snake King.

However, the art of smelling the wind can sense the scent of prey and danger through the wind.

As far as Xu Ran knows, where is there no wind? The answer is, no, there is wind everywhere.

In other words, the art of sniffing the wind can be used anywhere, and can sense prey and predict danger, which can be considered a magical skill.

Moreover, even if one day there is really no wind in a certain place, Xiaobai can still flap his wings to create wind to sense danger.

"The wind-sniffing technique can be considered to make up for the lack of means I have in the mountains."

After learning about the wind sniffing operation, Xu Ran had some ideas in his mind and wanted to experiment immediately.

At night, the wind is strong.

He immediately closed his eyes and used his body to feel the flow of the wind.

The night wind blew on every inch of Xu Ran's skin. As his eyes closed, every pore in his body seemed to open, feeling the words of the wind.

"Swish—"

The sound of the wind echoes in my ears.

To others, this sound is just the sound of wind blowing, stirring the leaves and grass.

But in Xu Ran's ears, this "rustling" sound contained all the information about the wind and the feeling of the wind passing through every animal and plant.

"A hundred meters east of the village, there's a nest of rabbits that come out to look for food at night."

“A hundred meters west of the village, the rice fields are short of water.”

"A hundred meters south of the village, in a seven-meter-wide river, a fish demon is about to emerge."

"A mile north of the village, a large number of wolves have gathered. However, they seem to have been driven out. Something must have happened in the mountains again."

(End of this chapter)