I can gather experience beads

Third cousin?

After the surprise, there was intense anger.

After awakening his memory, Cao Rui only encountered two crises.

Once he was abducted by human traffickers. At a young age, Cao Rui was on a pirate ship and could face life and death at any time.

The second time was when he took the initiative to go down the cave in order to seek a change in his life path. Who would have thought that there were monsters left behind by immortal cultivators in the cave? However, finding Mingyu Gong later made that adventure worthwhile.

The first crisis was entirely caused by this third cousin and could have been completely avoided.

Even if they are blood relatives, such a great hatred cannot be easily let go.

Cao Rui used his mastery of the Smoke and Cloud Movement Technique and appeared in front of his third cousin in a flash.

Cao Rui used his internal strength and grabbed his third cousin's neck with one hand and lifted him up.

My third cousin didn’t understand what was going on and was struggling hard.

When she saw Cao Rui's facial features clearly, she suddenly stopped struggling and looked at Cao Rui with a look of begging for mercy and forgiveness.

Cao Rui has changed a lot over the years. He has become taller and his skin has become smoother, but his overall facial features have not changed much.

Therefore, the third cousin recognized Cao Rui's identity at a glance.

"You...what are you doing? Let my friend go!" The young man with a scholarly temperament next to him stammered.

Cao Rui glanced at him and it seemed that this guy was probably the prodigal scholar Liu Wenshu.

Are you friends with your third cousin?

Could it be that this guy was led astray by his third cousin and started to become addicted to gambling?

Cao Rui shook his head. His third cousin was a scumbag who had really done a lot of harm to people.

"You old beast, I didn't expect you to come to Heishui Town. I thought you had died somewhere." Cao Rui ignored Liu Wenshu and spoke quietly to his third cousin.

My third cousin was being strangled and couldn't speak. His face turned pale because he couldn't breathe, and it seemed that he was about to be strangled to death by Cao Rui.

Cao Rui loosened his hand slightly, and his third cousin collapsed to the ground like a loach.

"Ahem, Shiwa, thank you for forgiving your uncle." The third cousin almost couldn't catch his breath, but he still immediately admitted his mistake and apologized.

The third cousin was surprised and wondered how Shiwa had become so powerful.

Could it be that after being sold to Blackwater Town, some new opportunities arose?

My third cousin thought that Cao Rui was sold to Heishui Town.

Little did they know that Cao Rui had come all the way from Luocheng.

"Who said I would let you go?" Cao Rui frowned slightly.

"Which hand does he usually use to hold the dice cup?" Cao Rui looked at Liu Wenshu.

Liu Wenshu was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Right hand?"

He gently pulled out the Youquan sword, slid it slightly, and the third cousin's right arm was broken at the shoulder.

"It's revenge, but also to save you, Third Cousin, don't gamble anymore."

Cao Rui sheathed the sword, which was indeed a long sword made of fine iron at great cost.

After killing the person, there was not a trace of blood on the sword.

"Ah!" Because the sword was too sharp and Cao Rui's sword was slashing too fast, he paused for a few seconds before my third cousin felt the piercing pain.

Liu Wenshu on the side had already been frightened silly.

Cao Rui threw a piece of silver to Liu Wenshu.

"Is it okay for me to go to your house and pick out some books?"

Cao Rui leaped forward and easily climbed over the three or four meter high courtyard wall and entered.

Liu Wenshu was about to refuse, but when he saw the heavy silver in his hand, which was worth at least one tael, he said cheerfully: No objection, no objection...

"Save me! Save me! Don't forget that I was the one who taught you how to gamble!" The third cousin grabbed Liu Wenshu with his only remaining left hand.

"Looking at your current condition, wouldn't it cost a huge sum of money to save you? Get out of here! Don't get in my way!" Liu Wenshu kicked his third cousin away, happily took the silver and rushed to the gambling house.

Only my third cousin was left struggling in the alley.

Cao Rui no longer cared about the situation outside.

I didn't kill my third cousin directly, I just cut off one of his arms, because we are related by blood.

After entering the Liu family residence, Cao Rui quickly found the location of the Liu family study.

There are indeed a lot of books in the Liu family's study.

Cao Rui searched for the past book by book.

It was discovered that most of them were textbooks used for obtaining official titles.

There are ancient books as well, but they are very few.

After finally finding three decent ancient books, Cao Rui had already given a rough look at the entire study.

"Now that I have collected four books, let's try it out and see if this path is feasible and whether it can increase my experience points."

Holding the three books, Cao Rui left the Liu family.

In the alley, my third cousin had disappeared, leaving only a broken arm.

The wild dogs nearby came smelling the blood and surrounded the severed arm to eat it.

Frowning, Cao Rui left the place with a cold heart.

Cao Rui did not return to his own courtyard.

Instead, he returned to the backyard of Youquan Restaurant, where food and accommodation were convenient and it almost became Cao Rui's second home.

Cao Rui sat upright at the long table, took out a few books, and started reading in a comfortable position.

Not to mention whether it can increase the experience value of Mingyu Gong.

These ancient books themselves gave Cao Rui a lot of knowledge.

[Yunzhou can also be called Yundao. In ancient times, there were thirteen states in the world, and Yunzhou was just one of them. ]

[Yunzhou is separated from the outside world by a vast sea, and monsters roam the sea. It is extremely difficult for mortals to cross the sea. ]

"Cloud Island? This huge continent with more than a dozen countries is actually just an island?"

"Could it be that the world of immortal cultivation is hidden outside the island?"

"A hundred thousand seas... an ocean this far away cannot be crossed by force without a certain level of strength."

Cao Rui continued to immerse himself in reading ancient books.

Mountains and rivers are the bones of heaven and earth.

The cliffs are thousands of feet high, rugged and steep, but they can withstand wind and rain and remain undefeated over the years.

Seeing his perseverance, I think life should be like this too. When facing adversity, we should be resolute, move forward courageously and without fear.

......

Looking from a high place, one can see that the earth is vast and boundless, and all things grow in accordance with the laws of heaven and earth.

Mountains, rivers, plants, insects, fish, birds and animals all find their proper place and live and prosper together.

I think that life should also conform to nature and live in harmony with heaven and earth, only in this way can we achieve long-term success.

......

This article gave Cao Rui some vague insights.

Cao Rui felt something in his heart and began to practice the introductory techniques of Mingyu Gong.

The intention is to successfully draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body.

Not surprisingly, Cao Rui, who had no talent for cultivating immortals, still failed to achieve this step.

But when Cao Rui's eyes fell on the experience beads, a slight joy appeared on his face.

"The experience points have obviously increased a lot more than usual."

"It seems that my idea is correct."

"In the future, I may have to keep company with ancient books and articles more often."

Cao Rui laughed at himself in his heart. He didn't expect that in order to cultivate immortality, he would actually turn himself into a scholar.

boom.

The gate was opened.

Tang Yueming walked in carrying a large box.

"Master Xiang, I have searched the whole town. I have collected all the ancient books on the principles of heaven and earth that you want."

Cao Rui stood up, opened the box and took a quick look at the contents of the books in the box. He was quite surprised.

This dark-faced man was quite thoughtful, and the books he found were exactly what he wanted.