As he slowly approached the mountains, an extremely refreshing feeling filled Xu Chenglin's whole body. He felt as if his body had been cleansed, and his whole body was much lighter than before. He squinted his eyes slightly, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

"Boy, it feels very comfortable to have the spiritual energy penetrate your body for the first time. When you reach the sixth level of body refinement, you will be able to endure the spontaneous spiritual energy training!"

Xuan Ling looked at Xu Chenglin with a smile on his face and shook his head gently.

Forming a seal with one hand, Xuan Ling commanded the flying sword to turn sharply down and land on the mountain below. When the two landed, the flying sword under their feet quickly shrank, and a sword flower danced in the air, and circled around the two of them spiritually.

It turned into a ray of light and flew into Xuan Ling's hand and disappeared.

After patting the non-existent dust on his clothes, Xuanling gently wiped it on his waist, and a palm-sized white square jade pendant appeared in his hand. The jade pendant was pure white, with a red aura circulating in the center. Carefully

Looking at the jade pendant, it is not difficult to see the seal characters on both sides. The front of the jade pendant is engraved with the word Jiuhua with flying phoenixes. There are no accessories around the seal characters, but it has a sharp and sharp atmosphere in the sun. The back of the jade pendant is engraved with many characters, but

Only the two characters "Xuan Ling" can be seen, and the other characters are all obscured by a flowing white light.

Xuan Ling held the jade pendant in his hand and shook it towards the front, and a golden light shot out from the jade pendant. The golden light flew not far ahead, as if it hit an invisible barrier. The light flowed for a while, and gradually outlined a door that could accommodate

The light door through which one person passes.

"Let's go. After passing this gate, we will reach the boundary of Jiuhua Academy."

Xuan Ling walked into the door first, and Xu Chenglin hurriedly followed behind. After both of them entered the door, the door outlined by the golden light gradually faded away like an extinguished flame. When he walked out of the light door, Xu Chenglin was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Living.

Outside the door are rolling mountains, and inside the door are five peaks as tall as the clouds. At the foot of the mountain is a white jade archway, with clouds and dragons entwining on both sides of the archway. The top plaque reads the four characters of Jiuhua Academy, which are like clouds and flowing water.

Harmony. The mountain road climbs up the steps and winds from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. A pavilion on the mountainside is looming in the clouds. On the back of the mountain pavilion, you can vaguely see the rows of pavilions and flat terraces.

Xu Chenglin woke up from the shock and hurriedly turned around to look back. At this time, there were no rolling mountains behind him, only a white mist. Xu Chenglin subconsciously stretched out his hand and groped forward. But he did not leave.

After a few steps, his palm encountered an invisible barrier.

"Ouch!"

Xu Chenglin was bounced away by an invisible barrier and fell to the ground. Xuanling watched Xu Chenglin's actions and remained silent. It wasn't until he saw him falling to the ground that he laughed. Xu Chenglin touched his butt.

Bian stood up and looked at Xuan Ling with some reproach.

"Senior, did you know this would happen earlier? What is going on? Where is the door we just entered, and where is this place?"

Before Xuan Ling could answer, two whooshing sounds came through the air. Xu Chenglin looked up and saw two sword lights flying straight down from the mountain.

"Who disturbed the academy's formation!"

A loud shout reached Xu Chenglin's ears, and at the same time, two sword lights suddenly fell to the ground, and two young men dressed in plain clothes emerged from the sword lights.

Looking at the two people who appeared, Xu Chenglin took two quick steps and hid himself behind Xuan Ling. Xuan Ling's smile did not diminish, and he raised his hand and threw the jade pendant towards the two of them. Seeing the jade pendant flying towards them, the visitor hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch it.

"It turns out to be Master Xuanling. Please forgive my nephew for his ignorance!"

After seeing the jade pendant, two young men dressed in plain clothes hurriedly saluted Xuan Ling.

Xuan Ling waved his hand and nodded lightly.

"It doesn't matter. On weekdays, we just practice in the back mountain and rarely come out once. It's reasonable that you don't know each other."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, uncle!

"

The two of them clasped their fists together and bowed to Xuan Ling to answer.

The young man respectfully handed the jade pendant to Xuan Ling, then spoke with some hesitation.

"Previously, the two of us noticed that the formation had been touched, so we came to check. I wonder if my uncle has discovered anything?"

Xuan Ling laughed and lifted Xu Chenglin out from behind with one hand.

"It's okay, this is the little guy I brought from the mortal world. I accidentally encountered the formation out of curiosity, but it made your two journey in vain."

Being dragged out by Xuan Ling in front of the two of them, Xu Chenglin couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The two couldn't help but smile when they saw this scene, and bowed respectfully to Xuan Ling.

"That being the case, the two of us will take our leave first. If my uncle has any request, just give him a shout."

Xuan Ling nodded, and the two of them turned around and turned into two sword lights flying towards the pavilion on the mountainside.

Xuan Ling put Xu Chenglin down and glanced at him.

"Don't run around, follow me. Let's go to the halfway pavilion on the mountainside first, and then go to the top of the mountain."

Xuan Ling walked up the mountain road, and Xu Chenglin followed closely behind.

"Senior, you haven't answered my question yet!"

Xu Chenglin walked a few steps quickly and caught up with Xuan Ling.

"It's just a formation. You will know it later."

"Oh, I got it."

"Senior, um..., what is the principle of this formation?"

Xuan Ling's calm face remained unchanged, but the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

"Senior, don't you know that too?"

For no reason, Xu Chenglin had this idea in his mind.

"You don't need to bite off more than you can chew. I don't need to teach you this. Don't ask around for some things. You already know this."

Xuan Ling's tone was slightly lecturing. Xu Chenglin nodded and did not answer. Xuan Ling's pace quickened a bit, and Xu Chenglin hurriedly quickened his pace and trotted to keep up.

Xu Chenglin kept walking with Xuan Ling until his feet began to ache and his calves began to ache. Xu Chenglin finally couldn't help but speak.

"Senior, haven't we reached it yet?"

Xuan Ling didn't look back, and just answered lightly.

"Ha! It's almost there."

At this time, Xuan Ling's expression did not change much, but he was laughing silently in his heart.

"The end point can be seen, but there is no way to reach it."

The further he walked up, the more Xu Chenglin felt something was wrong. As he walked, he looked at Banlu Pavilion on the mountainside. Another half hour passed, and Xu Chenglin found that the distance between him and Banlu Pavilion had not changed at all.

Xu Chenglin was quite surprised. He stopped and looked at Xuan Ling in confusion.

"Senior Xuanling, are you kidding me? We have been walking for a long time, why is Banlu Pavilion still on the mountainside and we are still at the foot of the mountain?"

Xuan Ling also stopped and turned his head to look at him with a smile.

"Really? Look behind you!"

Xu Chenglin followed his words and looked behind him, only to see that the mountain road behind him was no longer visible. In confusion, Xu Chenglin raised his eyes and looked at the Banlu Pavilion on the mountainside. At this glance, he seemed to feel that he was farther away from the Banlu Pavilion.

"how so?"

Xu Chenglin was surprised, so he subconsciously shouted out.

"Is it further?"

Xuan Ling stopped and turned to look at Xu Chenglin with a smile.

"how so?"

Xu Chenglin stared at Xuan Ling with burning eyes, expecting him to give him an answer.

"Let's go, follow me, don't lose me!"

Xuan Ling did not answer Xu Chenglin, just smiled faintly and moved on.

Seeing this scene, Xu Cheng

Lin gritted his teeth and followed him. I don't know how long he walked, but Xu Chenglin's temples were sweating like springs. He felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and he almost fell to the ground. Xuan Ling in front of him was still walking neither fast nor slow.

, but the distance between him and Xu Chenglin is gradually widening.

"Boy, what's wrong? Is it bad? Can't you keep up?"

Xuan Ling's faint voice came from the front, and Xu Chenglin looked up with difficulty. Between his blurry eyes, he seemed to see Xuan Ling smiling faintly at him.

Gritting his teeth, Xu Chenglin increased his pace and chased Xuanling. As time passed, he was so tired that he was out of breath and couldn't help but stop. Looking up to the halfway pavilion on the mountainside, Xu Chenglin found that halfway

Ting was further away from him.

"How could it be possible? As soon as I stop, will Banlu Pavilion become farther away from me? How long will it take?"

Xu Chenglin was filled with despair. He put his hands on his hips and exhaled loudly from his mouth.

"Xu boy, is it going to work? You will never make it if you keep walking around like this."

Xuan Ling's voice was like three-nine days of ice water, suddenly waking him up from his inner world.

Xu Chenglin gritted his teeth and felt fierce in his heart.

"It won't work? It won't work? How can it not work? Keep walking! I don't believe that I can't reach the mountainside!"

The heavy steps and heavy breathing all showed that Xu Chenglin's physical strength was close to the limit. His consciousness had begun to blur, and his body became heavier and heavier. The chaotic steps under his feet almost tripped him several times, but he did not

He did not stop moving forward. When Xuan Ling, who was walking in front, saw Xu Chenglin's performance, he felt a smile appear on his lips.

They walked on like this, from day to night, and from night to day. For two whole days, the two of them kept walking on the mountain road.

Xuan Ling, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xu Chenglin, who had stopped. At this time, Xu Chenglin was standing not far from Xuan Ling, soaked with sweat, and looking forward with dull eyes. He did not fall down.

, although he is not standing straight, but he is still standing.

"Okay, let's stop here. I already know your qualifications and conduct."

A cold voice suddenly sounded from beside Xuan Ling.

There was a faint smile on Xuan Ling's face, and he didn't seem to be surprised at all by the sounds around him.

"You don't fall down even if you lose consciousness. It's rare to see such a young man. His willpower is quite good!"

"Not bad, a rare piece of jade."

"It's rare that senior brother also agrees. I want to take him directly to the back mountain to practice. I wonder what senior brother wants?"

Xuan Ling looked at Xu Chenglin and spoke calmly.

"Back Mountain is a place of cultivation and is not suitable for people who are new to cultivation. Besides, most of the people in Back Mountain are dealing with old guys like us, without the necessary worldly experience for cultivation."

The cold voice came again, and Xuan Ling nodded slightly after hearing it.

"Yes, that's true. Uncut jade still needs time to be polished. Let him hone it in the outer sect first. Polishing and polishing his temperament will also be of great benefit to him in the future."

Xuan Ling looked at Xu Chenglin with a smile, lifted his body up in the air with one hand, turned around and walked up the mountain road, and reached the mountainside pavilion in just a few steps.

"The road of spiritual practice is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Every practitioner wants to reach the end, but does this road of practice really have an end? This long and endless road, how many people can keep walking?

Go down?"

Xuan Ling's question came from a distance, but within a few breaths his voice came out again.

"You have to keep going even if you can't go on. If you keep going, you can still see the target. If you stop, you will never reach the end. This road seems to have no end, but as long as you keep going, who can't understand the point."

Xuan Ling's voice of asking and answering himself echoed on the mountain peak.
Chapter completed!