The door of the retreat room opened with a bang, and Yuan Ming walked out slowly, with steady and powerful steps. There was a flash of light in his eyes, but soon he restrained himself with his breathing and turned into something profound.
After practicing hard for a long time, his cultivation has finally reached the late Nascent Soul stage, and he is only one step away from returning to the void.
However, this step of breakthrough is far more difficult than breaking through a small realm.
Therefore, Yuan Ming was not very excited at the moment. When he came out, he just wanted to take a short rest and adjust his condition.
Yuan Ming was thinking about the next training plan, his eyes fell and stopped at the Taixu communication array in the cave.
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and shot a spell towards the stone pillar in the formation.
Immediately, a black light flashed away from the pillar, and after a moment of waiting, Xiying's face appeared in the bloody flames.
"Are you out of seclusion?" Xiying asked in surprise.
"Well, I just broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage. I'm temporarily out to relax. Do you have anything you want me to help with? Next, I plan to stay in seclusion until I return to the void. I'm afraid I won't pay attention to the outside world for a long time.
Yes." Yuan Ming asked.
"Now that Yunhuang is unified, there is actually nothing for me to do. You don't need to think too much and continue to practice with peace of mind. From now on, I will regularly send people to send supplies to your cave, trying to help you break through and return to the void as soon as possible. We
It's better to start preparing to go to sea." Xiying said.
"Okay, but there are a lot of resources needed to break through and return to the void. If you give them all to me, will your cultivation be affected?" Yuan Ming was a little worried.
"It doesn't matter, my current strength is enough to stay in Yunhuang. When you reach the peak of cultivation and take me to the overseas world, it won't be too late for me to collect resources to make a breakthrough. As for the dangers on the road, isn't there the Heaven-reaching Demonic Pillar? I can
When crossing the sea, we will hide in the Heaven Stealing Cauldron space for the entire journey. It doesn't matter if our cultivation level is lower." Xiying had already made a plan.
Hearing this, Yuan Ming stopped talking and exchanged a few words with her. After asking about Yunhuang's current situation, he prepared to retreat again.
"When you make a breakthrough, I will transplant some more spirit-gathering objects, which will definitely help you." Xiying suddenly suggested.
Yuan Ming naturally had no objection to this, and the two chatted for a few more words before ending the communication.
Yuan Ming returned to the retreat room again, swept his sleeves and robes, closed the door heavily, and there was no more movement.
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A hundred years later, Yuhua City.
This fairy city that was ravaged by war is now completely new.
The scale of the city has expanded several times compared to before, and countless pavilions and pavilions are like blooming flowers, "blooming" in every corner of the city.
Among them, the most eye-catching thing is the arena in the center of the city.
"...It is said that the arena was designed by Lord Xiyue Shen personally, and the formation masters from the five realms of Yunhuang worked together to construct it. Not only is it huge in area, but the countless arrays arranged inside can also simulate thousands of formations.
There are tens of thousands of illusion scenes that look like reality for the monks who enter to practice and compete." In front of the arena, a young man with a turban on his head was talking.
Standing in front of him was a man and a woman, both wearing short shirts made of brocade and silk, looking like people from southern Xinjiang.
The three of them are not highly cultivated, they all only build foundations, but they all seem to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, so they can be said to be the best among their peers.
"That's amazing! Senior Brother Fang, will our next competition be held here?" After hearing the introduction, the female cultivator tugged on Senior Brother's sleeves with excitement.
"You two are also here to participate in the Fairy Heroes Association? I'm sorry, I haven't had time to introduce you. I'm Liu Mao, representing the Black Wind Desert. If we meet in the future, please show mercy." The boy with the scarf bowed his hand.
He also met this pair of senior brothers and sisters by chance. Seeing that they were curious about the fighting arena, he couldn't help but interject a few words of introduction.
"I'm sorry, Xiangshuang, this is my junior sister Mei Xiao, representing the Southern and Northern Territories." Senior Brother Fang returned the salute.
The so-called "Fairy Heroes Meeting" is a grand meeting proposed by Xi Ying after he unified Yunhuang. It aims to select outstanding talents. It is held every ten years. It is stipulated that only monks who have completed the core and are under thirty years old are allowed to participate.
Auditions will be held in each region, and each sub-helm will select five to ten people as regional representatives, and finally a big competition will be held in Yuhua City.
"We are destined to meet each other. It seems like this is the first time for these two fellow Taoists. Why don't you let me take you two on a tour?" Liu Mao suggested with a smile.
"Okay, okay!" Mei Xiao nodded repeatedly without waiting for Fang Shuang to answer, with an excited look on her face.
"Junior sister, it's getting late, so don't go shopping. Otherwise, if the master comes back and finds us sneaking out, he will definitely punish us." Fang Shuang smiled bitterly and quickly dissuaded her.
"Humph! Mom, she only lets me practice. After finally coming to the Central Plains, she still wants me to retreat in a house. Is this how people live?" Mei Xiao said angrily.
"Master, she is also doing it for your own good." Fang Shuang shook her head.
"Okay, okay, Senior Brother Fang, please stop saying a few words. Don't I know who my mother is? She is just an old witch who makes excuses to boss us around all day long, just like last time..." Mei Xiao curled her lips.
.
"Like what?" However, at this moment, a chilling voice came from behind Mei Xiao.
Mei Xiao's body froze for an instant, and then she turned around stiffly like a puppet, with a fake smile on her face.
"Mom, I was joking, you are the best." She said insincerely.
At this time, in front of her, an elegant woman wearing a light blue palace dress crossed her arms and stared at Mei Xiao with a cold face. On her shoulder, a small fiery red mink grinned and squeaked, as if
Just laugh at Mei Xiao.
If Yuan Ming were here, he would definitely recognize that this little mink was the Huo Greedy'er he had taken care of back then.
The elegant woman's facial features are also somewhat similar to those of Li Zhui and Ling Songhua.
Combining the two, the identity of the elegant woman is self-evident.
She seemed to have just finished her work in the arena, and there were many Danjie colleagues around her. However, those people gave her face and just glanced at her before leaving voluntarily, with no intention of getting involved in her family affairs.
"Hmph, forget it if you don't work hard on weekdays. Now that the Fairy Heroes are coming, how can you get good results if you don't master all the secret techniques I taught you?" Li Yu had a cold face, but he was not the one who was worried about it.
My daughter called me an old witch.
"Mom, but I really want to go out and take a look, can I just take one day today?" Mei Xiao couldn't hold back her fake smile after hearing this, and immediately begged with a grimace on her face.
"No! You are sixteen now. If you miss this Fairy Heroes Meeting, you will approach the age limit if you wait until the next time. And as long as you get a ranking in the meeting, you can enter the Shuangyue Alliance General Forum to practice.
You can visit this Yuhua City as much as you want, but now, you must go back to seclusion for me!" Li Yu scolded him coldly.
Mei Xiao pursed her lips and looked unhappy.
At this moment, a pill-forming monk with a burn mark on his left face also came out of the arena. He noticed the situation here and actually came over and exchanged words with Liu Mao, who was standing beside him.
He looked at Li Yuyi and then raised his hand towards Li Yuyi.
Coincidentally, this person was Zhang Xiu whom Yuan Ming had rescued in the Black Wind Desert.
"Fellow Daoist Li, what happened? How many people have I offended?" Zhang Xiu asked.
"Zhang Daoyou has misunderstood. It's my daughter who is naughty and has nothing to do with fellow Taoist disciples." Only then did Li Yu notice Liu Mao beside him. He immediately turned around and shook his head.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu pulled over his apprentice, not intending to get involved in Li Yu's family affairs, but at this moment Liu Mao suddenly sent him a message and told him the cause and effect.
After learning about the dispute between several people, he couldn't help but glance at Mei Xiao.
"Fellow Daoist Li, forgive me for being presumptuous, but as the saying goes, it is better to block than to open up. Your wife is also at a lively age. It would be good to give her a day off to go out and see the world. If the pressure is too tight, she will feel rebellious and will be even less willing to practice.
"Zhang Xiu thought for a while and took the initiative to persuade.
Hearing this, Li Yu seemed to be hesitant, and Mei Xiao also took the opportunity to hold her mother's arm, blinking her big watery eyes like a puppy.
"Oh, it's only one day. After that, you must practice wholeheartedly." Li Yu sighed, and finally relented and agreed to Mei Xiao's request.
"Okay!" Mei Xiao cheered.
"Don't be too happy too early. You are still young and you can't go anywhere. Huo Gan'er, follow Xiaoer and don't let her run too far. Do you hear me?" Li Yu was a little worried and suddenly turned his head,
He yelled at Huo Guer on his shoulder.
Huo Greedy'er immediately stood up, patted his chest with his front paws, then jumped forward and landed on Mei Xiao's shoulder.
"Ah, don't, mother, the greedy child is the most greedy. Every time you are away, you have to blackmail me and ask me to buy food for it. Can you please find someone else to supervise me? Senior Brother Fang Shuang will do!" Mei Xiao
Suddenly anxious.
"Don't talk nonsense." Li Yu flicked Mei Xiao's forehead and said angrily.
Huo Greedy'er also nodded repeatedly and tapped Mei Xiao with his front paws, as if complaining.
"It's getting late, Fellow Daoist Li, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." On the other side, Zhang Xiu also said goodbye.
However, his apprentice Liu Mao stayed.
Li Yu had heard about Zhang Xiu's reputation and felt relieved about his disciple. He had no intention of interfering with his daughter's friendship. He only gave a few words of advice and then left.
As soon as she left, Huo Greedy'er immediately became arrogant, climbed directly on top of Mei Xiao's head, stretched out his paw and waved it in front of Mei Xiao's eyes.
"Ugh... I only have so much..." Mei Xiao pouted, reluctantly fumbled for a few fire crystals from the storage bag, held them in both hands, and raised them above her head like a tribute.
Huo Greedy'er was so happy that he ate up all the fire crystal in a flash, and then screamed twice in dissatisfaction, as if he thought it was too little and wanted Mei Xiao to go find more.
On the other side, Fang Shuang was not surprised by this scene and turned to look at Liu Mao who was happily watching the show.
"May I ask Fellow Daoist Liu, is your master the Lord of the Black Wind Desert?" he asked curiously.