Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 300: Strange Rocks in the Mountains
The pocket-sized flying sword that was a thousand meters away suddenly disappeared, and the dense forest full of spiritual energy also dissipated. In the blink of an eye, Xu Ran and Peregrine Falcon were back on the cliff again.

The sky was cloudless and the morning sun shone directly on their faces, making it difficult for them to open their eyes.

On the cliff, an illusory vortex channel appeared on the surface of a seemingly ordinary stone, emitting white light spots around it, like stars in the sky, just like before arriving at the magical forest.

The only difference was that there were several large words flashing above the passage.

[Practice Process: Introduction to Immortal Swordsmanship]

Several large characters glowed white, and the innate energy that made the world crazy continuously emanated from them, floating on the entire cliff.

The peregrine falcon stood there like a frozen statue, its body tense as if frozen in ice, every feather revealing an unspeakable stiffness.

Its eyes were wide open, and its pupils were full of shock, as if it had seen the most incredible thing in the world. It looked at its master Xu Ran who had just come out of the dense forest with sparkling eyes.

The scene of the pocket flying sword striking a thousand meters away kept appearing in front of its eyes. The pain from its wings made it clearly realize that what had just happened was not an illusion.

Xu Ran opened his blue eyes. The golden light in his eyes had dissipated, but the sharpness in his eyes had not dissipated.

"That attack just now can probably only be used once in a short period of time!"

Xu Ran's tone was calm, but the gleam in his eyes was enough to prove that he was very satisfied with the full-strength attack of the pocket flying sword.

That's just the entry level of [Immortal Sword Art], but it can cause such a huge commotion. What if it reaches perfection?
"I wonder if after perfecting the [Immortal Sword Technique], I can split open this mountain that stretches for thousands of miles!"

Xu Ran was eager to try, and his tone was full of anticipation, as if he was really going to split the mountain once his [Immortal Sword Technique] was perfected.

"Xiaobai, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Ran looked at the peregrine falcon, which was motionless like an ice sculpture, and asked.

Xu Ran's voice was like the first ray of spring sunshine, melting the frozen glaciers of winter. A burst of warmth came, restoring vitality to the peregrine falcon's frozen body.

Although it had come to its senses, the peregrine falcon's movements were still a little stiff. It hopped to Xu Ran's side and touched Xu Ran's body with one of its wings.

"What's wrong? Are your wings injured?" Xu Ran saw the peregrine falcon's movements, and at that time a wisp of innate energy was thrown out and attached to it.

The peregrine falcon nodded, and as the innate energy entered the injured area of ​​its wings, a warm current surged in its body and rushed towards its wings. Suddenly, an extremely comfortable feeling came over it.

The feeling is like when a bucket of hot water is suddenly placed in front of you in an extremely cold winter, and you put your feet in it, which have been frozen for a long time, and you feel a sense of comfort.

With the nourishment of the innate qi, the peregrine falcon's wings recovered to their original state after a while.

"You didn't do anything just now, did you? How did your wings get injured? Did you accidentally get it while fighting the Mantid?"

Xu Ran's eyes moved, wanting to know why the peregrine falcon's wings were injured.

The peregrine falcon flapped its newly healed wings, gestured towards Xu Ran, and swayed its body as well, trying its best to tell its owner Xu Ran the truth about the situation.

However, what the peregrine falcon experienced was a bit strange and difficult to express with actions alone, but fortunately, Xu Ran, a man and a falcon who had been connected since birth, finally learned about this matter.

The hardness of the giant tree in that space just now is simply incomparable to the giant trees in the mountains.

That dense forest is not only filled with rich spiritual energy, but even the giant trees are extremely hard, like steel.

When Xu Ran learned about this, his deep blue eyes immediately lit up with joy.

This meant that the offensive power of the entry-level [Immortal Sword Art] was far higher than he had imagined, and the full-strength attack just now hadn't noticed this.

But if you think about it, this situation is normal.

"The spiritual energy concentration in that dense forest is more than ten times that here. The giant trees there grow in such an environment without any external forces blocking them, so it's normal for them to be so hard!"

Suddenly, Xu Ran's eyes lit up.

"This means that once the [Immortal Sword Technique] is perfected, the opportunities within this secret realm will likely be even greater than previously imagined!"

For a moment, Xu Ran was a little excited, and his little body began to tremble slightly, which was a sign of extreme excitement.

But soon, he calmed down.

"Although I've been mentally prepared for the huge opportunities within the secret realm, I haven't truly entered yet, and my [Immortal Sword Technique] hasn't truly reached its peak. This is all just an illusory thing!"

"There's no point in thinking too much, I'd better practice hard!"

Xu Ran said this to himself and also to Peregrine Falcon.

"Alright, the [Immortal Sword Technique] test is over, and it's getting late, so let's change it back!"

Hearing this, the peregrine falcon shook its head, discarded all the thoughts in its mind, spread its wings that had just recovered, lowered its body, and let its master Xu Ran come to its back.

"Shh-"

A white airflow rose from the cliff, surrounding Xu Ran and the peregrine falcon. Then, flapping its wings, the peregrine falcon shot towards the sky like lightning.

After Xu Ran and Peregrine Falcon left, the illusory passage on the stone slowly closed, and the white light emitted by the surrounding stars was swallowed up bit by bit like a falling curtain, until finally, it returned to an ordinary stone again.

Under the vast sky of the mountains, a small figure with a childish face and as smooth as porcelain sat on a pair of wings as white as snow.

The huge white wings pushed away the surrounding clouds, and the azure sky seemed to be split open by a sword, cutting through the white clothes in the sky.

The white wings appeared in the air for only a moment before disappearing at the end of the sky.

Its speed is so fast that it cannot be captured by the naked eye. It seems that the whistling sound can be heard from thousands of meters away.

Xu Ran sat calmly on the back of the peregrine falcon, like a banished immortal.

Suddenly, Xu Ran opened his eyes, and there was a hint of doubt in his blue eyes.

"Xiaobai, are there so many clouds in the sky beneath this mountain?"

Upon hearing this, the peregrine falcon looked around in confusion and discovered that the clouds that had been fanned away by its wings had gathered around it again.

"wrong?!"

Suddenly, Xu Ran discovered something wrong.

"This isn't a cloud, it's fog!"

Xu Ran's voice sounded like thunder in Peregrine Falcon's ears.

The word "fog" immediately stirred up its inner memory. When the fog was thick, Xu Binghu had disappeared in the mountains for several days. Now, the fog had reappeared. Could it be that Xu Binghu had disappeared again?
"Wow!"

The peregrine falcon let out a long cry.

Xu Ran understood what he meant, "You mean, Dad might have been in trouble again?"

The last time the fog appeared was because Xu Binghu mistakenly entered that strange village. It was also there that he brought back the giant white jade bone that allowed him to achieve perfection in his [Innate Saint Body].

But, will I have such luck this time?
While he was thinking, the mist continued to gather towards the man and the falcon. Their figures were looming under the sky. Their figures could still be seen on the ground, but in an instant, they disappeared.

Simultaneously.

Xu Ran and Peregrine's vision also began to change. The originally clear outline of the mountain gradually became blurred, as if their eyes were covered with a layer of white gauze, and they could not see the scene below clearly.

"No!" Xu Ran reacted immediately, "This fog is coming towards us!"

After he finished speaking, the fog around him seemed to understand what Xu Ran said. It was like a huge, silent white beast, quickly swallowing up everything. The whistling wind around him disappeared, the morning sun that could penetrate everything was swallowed up, the sound of the surging river disappeared, the figures of the man and the falcon also disappeared, and even the hands placed on the chest were gone without a trace.

Even the hands placed on his chest were gone. If he could not still sense the presence of his hands, it would not be surprising to say that they were gone!

This sudden change made Peregrine Falcon a little nervous. Xu Ran, who was sitting on its back, could feel its body shaking.

Seeing this, Xu Ran quickly placed his tender little hand on his back and poured wisps of innate energy into his body, "Xiaobai, don't worry!"

Xu Ran's calm voice reached the peregrine falcon's ears and also infected the peregrine falcon, causing its body to stabilize suddenly.

Feeling that the peregrine falcon had calmed down again, Xu Ran also began to think.

"The last time the fog appeared, Dad returned safely. This time, although the fog is coming towards us, maybe we are in the same situation as Dad and have accidentally entered some strange place in the mountains!"

Xu Ran just finished speaking.

His body seemed to be weightless, the world was spinning, and he was momentarily panicked. The next moment, Xu Ran felt his feet standing on the ground.

"Hmm?" Xu Ran was puzzled. "Xiaobai?"

"Wow!"

The peregrine falcon cried out, and its smooth feathers kept rubbing against Xu Ran's body.

"What's going on?" Knowing that the peregrine falcon was still beside him, Xu Ran's tense body relaxed a little.

In that panicked moment, they came down from ten thousand meters in the sky to the solid land. Everything was covered by that strange fog. However, this fog was much thinner than when it was in the sky, and they could vaguely see the surrounding scenes, as if they were in a valley.

Xu Ran's voice seemed to have entered a deserted place. Except for the peregrine falcon beside him, there was no other sound. The world around him seemed to have pressed the mute button.

"But?!" Wisps of innate energy slowly drifted out from around Xu Ran's body. "This mist is different from the one in the sky!"

"Wow!"

The peregrine falcon also chirped.

While talking.

Layer upon layer of fog gushed out from all directions like a surging tide, instantly covering the valley that Xu Ran could vaguely see.

This fog seems to have come from ancient times. Every wisp of fog seems to be inlaid with the roar of ancient beasts, which directly strikes people's hearts.

The next moment, the mist containing endless ancient aura changed again. The white mist slowly began to transform into a dark green color.

This dark green mist, looking around, seemed to escape from the underworld, emitting a cold breath of death and decay. In every wisp of mist, it seemed as if there were dead souls seeking justice.

As the fog changed, the invisible ground began to tremble, as if the ground was lifted up and something was trying to come out.

In the dark green mist, green shadows appeared. Upon closer inspection, hundreds of twisted trees were emerging from the ground. The twisted branches looked like ferocious and stench-filled creatures, ready to devour Xu Ran and the Peregrine Falcon in the mist in the next moment.

Originally, the peregrine falcon could not see the scenery in the fog. As a result, it was suddenly hit by this. Suddenly, its blood began to boil. It was so scared that it flapped its wings continuously and let out a sharp cry.

Xu Ran's face was a little solemn, and he comforted her, "Xiaobai, don't worry. This fog doesn't seem to have any hostility towards us!"

As he spoke, wisps of innate energy entered the peregrine falcon's body again. The slightly excited peregrine falcon calmed down, but the pupils in its eyes were still dilated.

Xu Ran just stood there quietly, thinking constantly. Logically speaking, Peregrine Falcon had seen big scenes with him and was even willing to sacrifice his life for him. How could he be so excited when encountering something like this?

Something's wrong?!
Something is very wrong?!
The sudden change of the peregrine falcon made Xu Ran's expression tense immediately. Faced with the scene that had changed for unknown reasons, he became extremely alert.

Suddenly.

The original dark green mist changed again, as if it was being pulled away. At the same time, Xu Ran and Peregrine Falcon's eyes suddenly turned dark, and their bodies seemed to turn into points of light, floating in the air, and they lost consciousness.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe a moment, or maybe ten thousand years.

When Xu Ran regained consciousness, the scene in front of him changed again.

Not far away, a valley appeared faintly. At the entrance of the valley, countless vines and strange rocks stood on the side.

The vine was as thick as a python, winding and entwining. There were actually neatly arranged scales on the vine, making it look like a real ancient giant python.

And those strange rocks have strange shapes, some look like giant beasts with bared fangs and claws, and some look like evil spirits struggling in the underworld.

The vines are tightly wrapped around the strange rock, as if sealing it here firmly.

Above the valley, three colors of fog, white, black, and dark green, converge and entwine together, but cannot merge, like a natural barrier, guarding this strange valley.

"Where is this?"

Xu Ran looked at this strange valley, his eyes full of confusion.

"Could this be the village that Dad entered last time?"

As Xu Ran was speaking, the peregrine falcon had already arrived at the front of the valley and stood in front of a strange rock covered with vines, stopping there without moving.

Xu Ran followed curiously.

It turned out that the strange rock looked like a miniature version of a bird of prey, but the ancient aura it exuded could not be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)