The man who had just successfully overcome the tribulation faced the congratulations of the monks, but there was not much joy on his face.
His current image is also very embarrassing.
My hair is disheveled and my aura is very unstable.
Soon, all the monks said their goodbyes and left, and the island became quiet again.
A month later, two rays of light flew out of the cave where the man was retreating, escaped from the island, and disappeared into the void in the distance.
Not long after, two figures appeared one after another, entered the peak in the center of the island, and disappeared into a dense formation.
When they appeared again, the two of them were already in a cave.
Opposite the two of them was the owner of the cave, a man who had just passed through the tribulation and entered the realm of Nascent Soul a month ago.
One month has passed, and the man's condition has improved a lot compared to the miserable appearance he had just after successfully overcoming the tribulation. However, looking at his expression, it can be seen that the damage caused to him by the thunder tribulation is far from complete.
get well.
Just one month was not enough to erase all the traces left by that lightning disaster in his body.
Opposite the man, the two people who had received his summons and entered the cave were sitting cross-legged on either side of the man.
The one on his left is a middle-aged monk in gray robes, who looks about fifty years old and has a somewhat plump figure.
The one on her right is a female cultivator who is tall, has long legs, has a capable and sassy temperament, and looks like she is in her thirties.
The middle-aged and elderly monks looked at the man who still couldn't hide his weakness in his brows, and asked doubtfully: "Xiao Lian, if you don't rest and practice at this time, why did you call us here?"
The man said: "Uncle..."
The middle-aged and elderly monks quickly waved their hands and said:
"No, since you have successfully overcome the tribulations, you can no longer count your previous seniority and so on.
I only passed the test two years earlier than you, so if you want to think highly of me, just call me senior brother."
The man paused, chuckled and said, "Okay, senior brother."
The female cultivator said with a smile: "Brother Lian, since you accept this new rule, from now on I will be the senior sister, um, the second senior sister."
After saying that, she emphasized it specially, and then continued: "You are the third junior brother... Come, call senior sister and listen."
Hearing this, the man shook his head, but at the insistence of the female cultivator, he still smiled bitterly and called "senior sister".
As for what exactly he is feeling in his heart, only he himself knows.
If everyone is on the same starting line, he is confident that after the Xingxiu Sea is "unlocked", he will be the first one to break through the barrier and overcome the tribulation and become an infant.
However, due to several consecutive backlashes, especially the one a few years ago, he had to spend too much time adjusting to his own condition, so that he let the two people in front of him cross the line first and became senior brother and second senior sister.
He can only be ranked third.
Soon, "Eldest Brother" became concerned about the man's physical condition again, and he said seriously:
"Junior brother, you have just made a breakthrough not long ago. The most important thing for you now is to practice quietly and recuperate, and stabilize your cultivation. If anything happens, we need to wait until your condition is completely stable!"
The man nodded solemnly and said seriously: "Senior brother, don't worry, I know my state well. The reason why I am so urgent is that I have an important matter to discuss with you."
"What's the matter?" "Big brother" asked.
The man stared at the two people and said seriously: "It's time to revoke the mountain closure ban!"
After hearing what the man said, both of them looked startled.
Then, before the "eldest brother" could speak, the "second senior sister" next to him spoke first.
She said softly: "There's no need to be in such a hurry, right?"
She said this with an obvious look of confusion on her face.
"Isn't it necessary?" The man's eyes suddenly became sharper and he said, "I think it is very necessary, even to the point of no need to delay!"
When she came into contact with the man's sharp gaze, the aura of the female cultivator who had just been promoted from "Junior Sister" to "Senior Sister" instantly became much weaker.
After a while, she realized what she was doing and asked, "Why am I guilty?"
"Ahem." The "elder brother" next to him coughed twice, pulled the man's gaze over, and then said, "Why do you say that?"
The man looked at the other person and asked: "This time, how long has it been since we closed the mountain?"
"Eldest Brother" said calmly: "One hundred and eighty-three years and eight months."
With almost no thought, "Elder Brother" reported an odd time.
From this detail, we can also see the importance of this matter in his heart.
In fact, not only him, but any disciple of Xingxiu Palace can quickly tell you this standard answer.
The man nodded and said softly: "Yes, it has been nearly two hundred years...Does Senior Brother know that our Xingxiu Palace has experienced several mountain closures since records began?"
"Three times...if you include this time, it's a total of four times." "Eldest Brother" said.
The man nodded slightly and said:
"Yes, including this time, there are only four times in total.
What's more important is that although the mountain has been closed three times before, the total time spent in those three times was not as long as this time!"
Having said this, the man shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's been too long. Our Xingxiu Palace has been closed for too long. It's been so long that people have almost completely forgotten it."
His display of emotions also infected the other two people.
The female cultivator couldn't help but said:
"They say something weird happened in our Xingxiu Sea. I didn't believe it before, but now that I think about it, it's probably true.
Otherwise, how could such an evil thing happen? In the past one hundred, sixty or seventy years, no one had succeeded in breaking through, and all those who did not believe in evil had suffered a bloody blow.
But in recent years, barrier-breakers have appeared one after another, and now, there are four of them!
Could it be that the Xingxiu Sea is really possessed by evil?!"
Regarding the female cultivator's suspicion that Xingxiu Hai was possessed by evil spirits, the man who had single-handedly facilitated this matter had no reaction at all, but when he heard another piece of information, his expression froze slightly.
He did not hide this, "Four? Someone broke through again?"
"Elder Brother" nodded and said: "Junior sister Lin from Xingyue Island passed the test by chance ten days ago, and her condition is much worse than yours. According to my estimation, it will take at least one or two years to stabilize her cultivation level."
Having said this, he took the initiative to bring the topic back and said:
"Junior brother is right, our closure of the mountain this time is indeed too long.
But since we have endured it for so many years, it doesn't matter if we block it for another two or three years.
We have just made a breakthrough, so stabilizing our cultivation is the most important thing."
Seeing the change in the man's expression, "Elder Brother" quickly said:
"I know, junior brother, you want to restore the prestige of our Xingxiu Palace as soon as possible, but I still say the same thing, since it has been sealed for so many years, what does it matter if it is sealed for two or three more years?
Now, our most important thing is to solidify the foundation of our cultivation.
... We have paid such a heavy price to successfully get through this step. If we act too hastily because our cultivation is unstable, it will eventually lead to a decline in our realm... We really don't need to fight for two or three years."
The man's face still managed to remain calm, but looking at the thoughtful yet stubborn "elder brother", he really felt like he couldn't control the violent impulse in his heart.
Silverfish, you have the nerve to pretend to be senior brother, and you want to be safe in everything. Sooner or later, the Xingxiu Palace will be destroyed in your hands!
With great difficulty, he suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart and said calmly: "Senior brother, do you know anything about the situation in the Eight Wastelands in the Outer Territory?"
"Eldest Brother" nodded and said:
"Of course, since our manpower was evacuated, there has been a lot of commotion in the Outer Territory in order to compete for the ownership of those spiritual veins.
The short-term turmoil lasted for twenty or thirty years, and the long-term turmoil is said to have lasted nearly a hundred years before it stabilized again."
Hearing "Eldest Brother"'s reply, the man couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to spit in the other person's face and curse him like a silverfish.
Because this reply from "Big Brother" means that this old guy really hasn't paid the slightest attention to anything outside except his own practice these years.
"Elder Brother" also seemed to realize that these remarks exposed the fact that he had lacked the necessary attention to external affairs for more than a hundred years.
He coughed lightly and added:
"Junior brother, there is no need to worry too much about the affairs of the Eight Wastelands in the Outer Territory.
Those casual cultivators like to mess around, so let them go.
If you don’t have a fourth-level spiritual vein, you’ll just have to spend it. When we have it completely free in two or three years, why don’t you let us do whatever we want?”
The man said expressionlessly:
"Does Senior Brother know that the Lihen Cult has completely resurrected in the Outer Territories?!
According to the latest information I have learned, nearly half of the eight wastelands in the Outer Lands have fallen under their control, either directly or indirectly.
With the support of the Lihen Sect, which is rapidly growing, the Lihen Golem has already completed the recovery of its demonic nature and become active again.
Its demonic thoughts can pass through the Jueling Heavenly Curtain without any hindrance, and can preach at will in the eight wastelands.
With such convenience, the Lihen Sect has expanded rapidly like a cancer, and the second song has also begun to accelerate its recovery. It is not far away from the completion of the second song's demonic recovery."
At this moment, "Senior Brother" and "Second Senior Sister" both opened their mouths slightly and stared blankly at the "Third Junior Brother" in front of them.
The man continued: "In addition, in the Juye wilderness, five monks from the five sects who stole five third-level spiritual veins discovered the Seven Emotions Altar hidden deep in the third-level evil veins.
According to the exact information, they should know the effectiveness of the Seven Emotions Magic Crystal in the Seven Emotions Altar.
If they were given another two or three years, some of them might have already cultivated into demon infants with the help of the Seven Emotions Magic Crystal!
Although the Demon Infant has no future and its lifespan is far less long than that of the Nascent Soul cultivator, before its death, its combat effectiveness was no worse than that of the Nascent Soul cultivator!"
Listening to "Third Junior Brother"'s narration, the expressions of "Elder Senior Brother" and "Second Senior Sister" have become extremely ugly.
The man's eyes were fixed on "Big Brother" without saying a word.
His expression was impressive, but he seemed to be asking, "Senior Brother, are you sure you have to wait two or three years?"
"Who will benefit more in these two or three years?"
"Eldest Brother" said nothing and pressed his lips tightly together.
Gradually, his expression became ugly. He looked at the "third junior brother" in front of him with an unprecedentedly complex expression.
In recent years, although he has focused almost all of his attention on his own practice, he has not paid much attention to external matters.
But he is not stupid, he knows what things he can not care about and what things he must care about.
If there was something really related to the foundation of the Constellation Palace, how could he not care at all!
He stopped calling him Junior Brother and said directly: "Why are you telling me such important information now?"
The man said: "I didn't notice such a change before. Not long ago, some information uploaded by the Qiao family in Juye Wilderness was delivered to me, and I realized the seriousness of the problem.
After following the clues, I discovered that the Lihen Sect has grown to this extent over the years."
"Eldest Brother" obviously could not accept such an explanation. His expression became sharp, he stared at the man and shouted:
"Lian Ziling, don't look at me carelessly. I just don't care about the internal affairs, it's not that I'm really brainless!
Since the Xingxiu Palace was closed, you have taken the initiative to communicate with the outside world.
All information coming in from the outside must be summarized here.
Others may not be able to spot the problem in advance, but you can!"
"You're still pretending to ask me?
All the information from the outside world was given to me by you.
Fortunately, I trust you so much, but you are trying to play tricks on me!
Have you been fooling me, all of us, for all these years?
Lian Ziling, what are your intentions?!"
Faced with the merciless rebuke from "Big Brother", he even questioned his motives.
The expression of the man who was called Lian Ziling did not change at all. It was not until the "elder brother" paused that he explained with a slight shame on his face:
"Senior brother, you have misunderstood me...perhaps it is my past behavior that caused you to misjudge my abilities.
However, I have only now discovered the seriousness of the problem, and this is indeed my fault."
Having said this, the man bowed down and apologized to the "eldest brother" who still had an angry look on his face, and to the "second senior sister" who had a complicated look on his face.
"I know I made a huge mistake in this matter.
However, what has happened is that now we can only seize the time to solve the problem."
"Big brother" said angrily:
"Solve the problem? You let me solve the problem?
Think of me now?
Are you asking me to take the blame?"
"... Let's not talk about the past. You said you only knew this not long ago, so I believe it for the time being.
But why didn't you let us know as soon as possible, why did you wait until now?!"
Lian Ziling lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, saying nothing.
A supple attitude of "I will admit when I make a mistake, and I will stand up straight after being beaten".
Facing the inquiry from "Big Brother", he said honestly:
"I was at the critical moment of breaking through the Nascent Soul. I wanted to wait until I break through the Nascent Soul before I let you know."
"Uh..." "Elder Brother" was speechless by such an honest answer.
Just think about it and you will know that if Lian Ziling had told himself this at that time, he would have stopped thinking about making a stable breakthrough.
So, Lian Ziling chose to suppress the news for a while and wait until he broke through the Nascent Soul before confessing. Is there any problem?
From the sect's perspective, this is naturally an extremely selfish approach.
But from the perspective of a practitioner, everyone knows how to choose. ()
This chapter has been completed!