THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
234: The True Dragon
“Is this enough?” Jiang Hao asked as he dug up the third bamboo shoot. “That's more than enough. Thank you, young man.”
With that, Jiang Hao put down his equipment, carried a bamboo basket on his back, and walked forward.
After walking for a while, the old man gasped.
“Let's take a short break,” said Jiang Hao as he stopped near the rocks near the river.
“I'm old now.. Can't walk that much.” The old man sat on one of the stones.
Jiang Hao also sat down beside him. The air was filled with the sound of the river gurgling and the chirping of birds.
“Young people, it seems like you rarely venture into the mountains. Am I right?" said the old man.
"That's right. I didn't have time to experience something like this before.” They both got up and started walking towards the village.
“Have you thought of finding out about your children?” Jiang Hao asked.
"NO." The old man smiled sadly. “I don't think they want us here. No problem for me. I still have a daughter. That's quite.'
Jiang Hao nodded. He heard someone rushing towards them.
It was Cheng Chou. He ran towards them. Presumably, he was looking for the old man.
Cheng Chou reached out to them and heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the old man. The old man looked a bit embarrassed. “I've been troubling you.”
Cheng Chou shook his head and told him that everything was fine. Then he noticed Jiang Hao beside the old man. “Senior Brother Jiang!”
The old man looked shocked. He stretched out his trembling hand to grab the bamboo basket from Jiang Hao's shoulder. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you to dig up those shoots and bring them!”
Jiang Hao grabbed the old man's hand gently. “It's okay. I don't mind."
He then turned to Cheng Chou. “Young Brother Cheng, you can come back. We will follow.”
Cheng Chou nodded and returned.
“I... I don't know it was you, Elder,” said the old man and lowered his head.
Jiang Hao smiled. "That's right. And you can keep calling me “young”. I prefer it.”
"You are different" said the old man as he glanced towards Tiane Hao. “The rich people in the city act high and mighty. But you don't act like that, young man. ”
Jiang Hao laughed. “I'll take that as a compliment.”
Jiang Hao knew better than anyone how the cultivators treated ordinary non-cultivators. He doesn't feel that way. He understood that regardless of whether you were a cultivator or not a cultivator, everyone was equal. In addition, he always felt calm if he was near anyone he met.
After quite some time, Jiang Hao and the old man arrived again at Xiao Li's house.
Right now, an old woman leaning on a stick was standing in front of the courtyard gate.
When Jiang Hao approached, he was about to kneel down to pay his respects. But before he could do that, a gust of wind lifted him up.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Hao asked.
The old woman leaned over, her eyes narrowed out of habit from not being able to see clearly. His hands have a few liver spots.
“Give you respect,” he said.
“No need to do that,” said Jiang Hao.
The old woman was dumbfounded.
As he entered, Jiang Hao searched the ground in the courtyard and took the ring.
He entered Xiao Li's house and sat down on a chair. Old man Xiao Li was confused.
Just as Jiang Hao was about to speak, the old woman suddenly recalled something and rushed into the kitchen.
He brought some cake and tea.
“You should also sit down,” said Jiang Hao.
“Xiao Li went fishing. He won't be gone long. He has no trouble catching fish, but he likes to play water and take his time,” the old woman said.
Jiang Hao asked about their names. The old man's name was Miao Shi, and the old woman's name was Miao Xiang.
They had lived their entire lives in the village and had never traveled far from here. The furthest place they had ever visited was the nearest city.
Their son left home for the city at the age of nineteen, and their daughter married at the age of sixteen and moved to the city as well. They used to visit once every three or five years. It has been a few years since they visited.
“We... found Xiao Li many years ago. He has given us unimaginable comfort,” Miao Xiang said. “We want to see him grow up, but it looks like it. impossible.”.
Jiang Hao looked at the wall where the sign was drawn to measure Xiao Li's height.
“He will grow up.” Jiang Hao looked at the two old men in front of him.
“She's a bit slow, but she's strong.”
The two elders glanced at each other. They seem to hesitate.
At that moment, Jiang Hao suddenly felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy. It came from upstream. Despite fainting, it was a bit strange.
“Where did Xiao Li go catch fish?” he suddenly asked.
“She often goes upstream. He said the fish there was bigger and tastier,” Miao Shi said.
“I'll go see it.” Jiang Hao is gone.
He disappeared like dust in the wind.
The old couple looked at each other. They're dumbfounded.
Upstream of the Huangsha River, there was a loud explosion.
Xiao Li emerged from the water with a big fish in his hand.
Behind him, the river surged, and a huge creature appeared from within the water.
It was a black dragon. He looked at Xiao Li with eyes full of fear and excitement.
“Why did you steal my fish?” Xiao Li glared at the dragon.
In front of the dragon, he was just a small ant, but he showed no fear at all.
“True Dragon?” said the dragon while looking at Xiao Li in confusion. “What kind of True Dragon are you? Why does your blood carry pure energy? I've been watching you in fear for seven days. You are still weak. After I devour you, I will become a True Dragon!”
“I caught this fish for my parents. If you try to steal it again, I won't let you off just like that,” Xiao Li said.
The dragon laughed and looked up at the sky. “You are really stupid. Even heaven helped me!”
The dragon's body surged, and pounced on Xiao Li. “This place will be where I turn into a True Dragon!”
He appeared in front of Xiao Li, ready to devour him.
Xiao Li showed no signs of fear, but he was suppressed by overwhelming force and could not move at all.
Just as the dragon was about to devour Xiao Li, a golden ring appeared in front of him.
Clangs!
The golden light is burning. The dragon fell to the ground and was forced to retreat.
"Who is this?" the dragon asked while looking around.
Before he could speak any further, a silver light flashed, and a sword pierced his neck.
The dragon roared in pain. It rolled over, and Jiang Hao drew his sword.
At this moment, he stood in midair, raising the Half-moon Sword. Purple energy surrounded the place.
He used the first form of the Heavenly Sword: The Moon Slayer..