Lin Shen walked out of the city gate and when he arrived at the agreed meeting point, he found that everyone except him had already arrived.
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"
Xie Jingsheng came up to him, smiled and waved his hand.
"There is still half an hour before the appointed time, and Junior Brother Lin is not late."
Several heaven-level disciples on the side kept saying yes.
"It's only because we arrived early."
"Senior Brother Lin, don't worry."
Several people were smiling, looking at Lin Shen with a hint of flattery in their eyes.
After the battle with Yan Jingren, Lin Shen has long been recognized as the second person in Taoism after Shen Zening.
And although he was the second person, Lin Shen entered the Taoist Academy three years later than Shen Zening.
Three years later, if nothing unexpected happens, Lin Shen's strength and cultivation will definitely exceed that of Shen Zening today.
From this point of view, Lin Shen's future is obviously more promising than Shen Zening's.
For such a person, the disciples of the Lower Court had no time to please and make friends with him, so how could they lose face over a trivial matter?
Lin Shen knew what these people were thinking, but he didn't care. He exchanged a few words and then looked at the others.
Needless to say, Mu Chuanhua and Fu Weifang had met them before when they were encircling and suppressing Yan Jingren and others.
Most of the remaining ten heaven-level disciples have unfamiliar faces.
This is also because Lin Shen spent most of his time in the Taoist temple cultivating. Apart from Yang Zhongyi and Su Nian, he had almost no social contacts, so he knew only a few people.
But there was one person who had some impression on him.
It was Ai Jingting who had met once on Huhe Mountain.
I remember that the other party used thirteen Hunyuan Pills in exchange for the Hair of the Mountain Charm.
Seeing Lin Shen looking over, Ai Jingting nodded slightly towards him: "Long time no see, Senior Brother Lin."
As soon as these words came out, Ai Jingting suddenly felt a little complicated.
I still remember that when I met Lin Shen a year ago, she was only a Xuan-level disciple and had to address her as senior sister.
Who would have thought to meet again today? He is already a disciple of the Upper Academy, and he is also a very popular genius in the Taoist Academy. Their status and titles are also reversed, which is really inexplicable.
Lin Shen didn't have so many thoughts. He nodded in greeting and quickly looked away.
When everyone had arrived, Xie Jingsheng stopped delaying and said loudly: "Everyone, let's set off now."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and everyone suddenly felt their eyes darken, and a spaceship appeared out of thin air in front of them.
The flying boat is thirty to forty meters long and over ten meters high. There is a ferocious dragon head in the front, two crocodile tails arranged in the rear, and a three-story attic in the middle, which looks quite elegant.
A group of heaven-level disciples were startled by the sudden appearance of the flying boat.
When he came back to his senses, a disciple's eyes lit up and he said with fiery eyes: "Brother Xie, could this be the Dragon Tooth Flying Boat?"
Xie Jingsheng glanced at him and nodded with a smile: "Exactly."
Hearing this, all the heaven-level disciples expressed envy and wonder.
The Dragon Tooth Flying Boat is a flying magic weapon of mysterious quality. Although it is not as good as the famous Tianshu Flying Palace of Jiuyang Sect, it is still a rare treasure.
In Jiuyang Sect, only monks are qualified to hold it.
Xie Jingsheng's flying boat apparently borrowed it from his teacher.
It was probably because they considered that their trip's destination was deep in the Longyuan Mountains where monsters were everywhere, so they specifically borrowed it from the Master of the Division.
And with this dragon tooth flying boat, not only can they reach their destination quickly, but they are also extremely safe along the way.
The restrictions on the Dragon Tooth Flying Boat are enough to withstand attacks from any demon clan below the demon cultivator.
Surprised, everyone immediately boarded the Dragon Tooth Flying Boat.
"Everyone, take a break and we will arrive at our destination in two hours at most." Xie Jingsheng said with a smile.
Everyone sat down as instructed.
Lin Shen sat next to Xie Jingsheng and started talking to him in a low voice, asking about Ai Jingting's background.
It wasn't that Lin Shen was attracted by Ai Jingting's beauty, but he had already discovered that among the heavenly disciples who followed him to the spiritual cave this time, almost all of them were in the Mingqiao realm, but Ai Jingting was still a long-term disciple.
resting place.
This had to make Lin Shen wonder if Ai Jingting had some background and took a shortcut.
Xie Jingsheng laughed and shook his head when he heard this, and explained: "Junior sister Ai has a good background, but this time she got the quota to enter the spiritual acupoint, but she relied on her own ability."
"How do you say it?" Lin Shen suddenly became interested.
"Junior Brother Lin usually concentrates on cultivation and doesn't care much about the affairs of the Taoist Academy." Xie Jingsheng said with a smile, "Junior Sister Ai is quite famous in the Taoist Academy. She is very talented in alchemy and is the most outstanding alchemist in the Taoist Academy.
genius!"
"Although she only has the cultivation level of Long Breath Realm, she was able to refine the Flame Spirit Pill on her own half a year ago and became an official alchemist. This is unique in the Taoist Academy. Many alchemists in the Dan Pavilion are even less skilled than her.
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Lin Shen glanced at Ai Jingting in surprise. He did not expect that this gentle girl was actually a genius in alchemy.
"Then why did she enter the spiritual cave?" Lin Shen asked immediately.
Alchemists don't attach much importance to cultivation. Even if they want to improve their cultivation, they would not go to spiritual caves, which are haunted by monsters and are dangerous. Wouldn't it be better to just use pills to improve their cultivation?
Xie Jingsheng said with a smile: "This is the first time for all of us to enter the spirit cave. We are not familiar with the situation inside. It is best to find someone who is familiar with the spirit cave to go with us. Junior Sister Ai's teacher has entered the spirit cave many times.
, I know a lot about spiritual points, so I asked Junior Sister Ai to ask her teacher for advice."
"Junior sister Ai happened to be going to the spiritual cave to look for some rare materials, so she agreed to go with us."
"I see." Lin Shen nodded with understanding.
After chatting for a few more words, the two began to close their eyes and rest their minds, recharging their energy for the next trip to the spiritual cave.
Facts have proved that Xie Jingsheng was not exaggerating. The Dragon Tooth Flying Boat was indeed extremely fast, almost as fast as the legendary Sword Flying Dungeon. In less than two hours, a bare mountain peak appeared in the field of vision.
There were disciples riding a flying crane patrolling the mountain top. When they saw the flying boat coming, they immediately came up to greet them.
"Excuse me, which senior brother and sister in the sect are you?"
Xie Jingsheng flew out of the flying boat and handed over his identity token.
"We are disciples of Jiuyang Taoist Academy."
That disciple was just an outer disciple. Hearing that the visitor was from Jiuyang Taoist Academy, and seeing that the identity token was a disciple of the Upper Academy, he didn't dare to neglect it. He immediately checked the token with quick hands and feet, and then let the flying boat pass.
After landing on the mountainside, everyone got off the flying boat. Xie Jingsheng put the flying boat away and immediately led everyone inside.
Not long after, a passage filled with pearls appeared in front of you.
After passing through the long passage, it didn't take long before their eyes suddenly opened up. Everyone had arrived at a brightly lit cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, Lin Shen clearly felt that the concentration of spiritual energy here was much higher than outside, almost reaching the cave level of a monastery.
The source is clearly a cave in the middle of the cave.
The mouth of the underground cave is about twenty or thirty meters long, and the inside is extremely dark and deep. It also makes faint howling sounds like a strong wind, which is quite creepy to watch.
Around the cave, a manhole-like enclosure was built with white jade.
At this moment, there were more than ten people standing next to the fence, all wearing the same clothes and looking energetic.
Lin Shen vaguely felt that the clothes of these people looked familiar. Just as he was confused, he heard the voices of other upper courtyard disciples talking.
"Hey, those are the clothes of the inner disciples!"
"These people are inner disciples? Are they also going to enter the spiritual cave?"
Mu Chuanhua, who heard the voice, turned around and said with a smile: "That's right, there are a total of thirty places to enter the spiritual cave in this batch. In addition to the fifteen people in our Taoist academy, there are also fifteen inner disciples."
The lower court disciples were relieved and could not help but cast curious glances at the inner disciples.
As heaven-level disciples, it was almost certain that they would graduate from the Taoist Academy and become inner disciples.
In terms of status, there is actually not much difference from the group of inner disciples in front of me.
But having said that, they are not formal disciples after all, and they are still a little cautious when meeting real inner disciples.
Not to mention anything else, the group of inner disciples in front of me are all strong and strong, and they all have at least the fifth or sixth level of Mingqiao.
If placed in Jiuyang Taoist Academy, they would be at the level of disciples of the Upper Academy, and they would be much more powerful than them.
Lin Shen glanced at the group of inner disciples and was not too surprised.
Outer disciples are not qualified to enter the spiritual cave, while the true disciples are all monks. The spiritual cave is of little use to them, and naturally they will not come.
Therefore, only the inner disciples of the sect can enter the spiritual cave.
Before taking the Golden Marrow Pill, Lin Shen might have wondered why the spiritual points were of little use to monks.
But after truly realizing the power of the monk realm, he already knew it in his heart.
The key reason why spiritual points can greatly improve the efficiency of practitioners is that the spiritual energy is highly active and can be actively absorbed by practitioners.
Unlike ordinary caves, practitioners below monks can only passively accept the infiltration of spiritual energy, and the efficiency is naturally slow.
However, the monks have already differentiated their spiritual consciousness, and can actively absorb the surrounding spiritual energy even if they are in a cave.
When the concentration of spiritual energy is equal, spiritual caves are no different from caves to them.
To be honest, the cave is better than the spiritual cave.
After all, there are no spirits in the cave, so you can concentrate on your cultivation.
At this time, the group of inner disciples beside the fence also noticed the arrival of Lin Shen and others.
The leader, a tall man with a handsome face, turned his head and looked at Xie Jingsheng, his expression suddenly turned cold.
When Xie Jingsheng came closer, he said hello with a smile on his face.
"Long time no see, thank you, junior brother. Are you okay?"
Xie Jingsheng said with a smile: "Thanks to Senior Brother Topeng, everything is going well."
"Why are you leading the team this time, where is Junior Brother Shen Zening?"
"Senior Brother Shen has gone into seclusion not long ago and is preparing to forge his spiritual veins."
As soon as these words came out, all the disciples present were startled, and when they came back to their senses, they immediately showed expressions of envy or jealousy.
Only Senior Brother Peng quickly regained his composure after being surprised, snorted and said calmly:
"Junior Brother Shen is worthy of being the chief disciple of the Upper Academy. His talent is indeed amazing. With the spiritual veins he has created this time, he will be able to at least become a third-grade spiritual vein."
"Thank you for your good wishes, senior brother!" Xie Jingsheng said with a smile.
Even the most obtuse person can see that the relationship between the two is not very friendly.
All the disciples in the Lower Court couldn't help but look at each other, a little at a loss.
Lin Shen was also a little curious, so he approached Mu Chuanhua and asked in a low voice: "Senior Brother Mu, who is this?"
Seeing that it was Lin Shen who was asking, Mu Chuanhua quickly whispered: "That is Senior Brother Peng Junqin, who comes from the Peng family, one of the ten most prestigious families."
Lin Shen's eyes flashed, as if he had some realization.
He vaguely remembered that the Peng family and the Yan family seemed to be on very good terms, and could even be said to be dependent on each other.
Peng Xinyuan, who made things difficult for him in the freshman guidance battle, is said to have followed Yan Jingren.
And the Yan family is now destroyed, which is a big blow to the Peng family.
Considering that the sect's move to annihilate the Yan family this time was apparently led by Si Yuanpei, except for the top sect members, few people knew that it was him who exposed the incident.
So most of the Peng family blamed Si Yuanpei for this incident.
Naturally, he would not have a good look towards Xie Jingsheng, who was a disciple of Si Yuanpei.
"There are many spirits and monsters in the spiritual cave, and it is extremely dangerous. Junior Brother Xie, please be careful when entering this cave." Peng Junqin narrowed his eyes and said.
"Senior Brother Laopeng is worried." Xie Jingsheng remained unmoved, still smiling slightly.
Seeing Xie Jingsheng's uninterested look, Peng Junqin finally gave up the verbal confrontation and snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Xie Jingsheng smiled slightly, led everyone to the side, and whispered:
"After entering the spiritual cave later, we will all disperse to different places. I have some talismans, which have absorbed a bit of everyone's energy. With the talismans, I can roughly sense the location of other people so that we can gather together."
While talking, Xie Jingsheng handed each person a talisman and a sheepskin scroll.
"The spiritual cave is full of dangers. After entering the spiritual cave, it is best to quickly find others to join."
"In addition, this is a map drawn by the monks of the sect when they were exploring the spiritual cave. Some particularly dangerous places are marked on it. When you are exploring the spiritual cave, you should avoid these places as much as possible."
Everyone nodded.
There are many spirits in the spiritual cave. If you want to absorb spiritual energy and practice with peace of mind, you must either be lucky enough to find a secluded place without spirits, or you must have a companion to protect you.
This is also one of the reasons why they form a team to enter the spiritual cave, so that they can take turns guarding and practicing.
Seeing that everyone had understood, Xie Jingsheng stopped talking and turned to look at the cave in the stack, waiting for the spiritual cave to open.
The Ling Cave is only opened once a month, and it only lasts for an hour, and then closes.
If you want to open it again, you have to wait until a month later.
A moment later, a muffled thunder sound suddenly sounded in the cave, and everyone's eyes unconsciously looked towards the cave.
I saw that dark hole, and I don't know when a large area of silver light appeared, intertwined to form a swirling light group, and slowly sunk downwards.
Seeing this, a deacon next to the fort perked up and raised his voice: "The time has come and the spiritual acupoint has been opened. Please hurry up and enter!"
Peng Junqin and his group reacted the fastest. As soon as the deacon finished speaking, they jumped into the hole one by one without any scruples, and disappeared almost as soon as they entered.
Xie Jingsheng saw this and said, "Let's go in too."
After saying this, the robe on his body began to glow with a faint white light, protecting his body, and he immediately jumped into the hole.
The rest of the people either activated their robes or used their true energy to wrap their bodies. They dived into the whirlpool with a "bang" sound and disappeared in a moment.
After a while, there was no one else in the cave except the deacon.
When Lin Shen saw this, he didn't hesitate. His thoughts moved slightly, and the star robe on his body suddenly shone with misty light. Looking at the rapidly rotating whirlpool, he took a deep breath and jumped down.
The moment he entered the hole, Lin Shen suddenly felt that his body was slightly stagnant. He felt that his whole body seemed to be trapped in the ocean current. He was involuntarily dragged down by some invisible force. He could not break free at all, so he could only cautiously move forward.
Use the star robe to protect yourself.
I don’t know how long the feeling of ups and downs lasted.
At a certain moment, Lin Shen suddenly felt the invisible force around him suddenly intensify, wrapping him around and rushing downwards.
The next moment, he felt as if a barrier had been broken, his body suddenly became light, all the original squeezing force faded away, and he fell downwards without any force.
Lin Shen quickly used the wind control technique to stabilize his body in mid-air, and then looked around.
The cave he was currently in was about three to four hundred meters up and down, and it was extremely spacious.
There are milk columns hanging upside down from the top, like sharp piles.
There are dense caves and deep trenches in all directions, and I don't know where they lead.
"Is this the inside of the spiritual cave? It looks very wide."
Lin Shen looked around for a moment, feeling the aura around him.
"What a rich aura, even better than my courtyard in the upper courtyard!" Lin Shen secretly marveled.
His courtyard in the Upper Court is a Xuanlu-level cave, and the higher level is the Qi Palace, which is on the same level as Jiuyang Taoist Academy.
However, Jiuyang Taoist Temple has been transformed by the powerful monks, and most of the spiritual energy is concentrated in the wooden buildings of various jingshes, Xuanlu courtyards, or where the master of the temple lives.
Except for these few places, the spiritual energy density in other places is only slightly better than outside.
Therefore, when Lin Shen stayed at Jiuyang Taoist Temple on weekdays, he did not feel deeply.
It wasn't until this moment that I truly realized how full the aura of the Qi Palace was.
Lin Shen tried to run the Nine Yang Heart Sutra, and instantly felt that the rich spiritual energy around him was almost rushing to penetrate into his pores.
In just a few moments, he felt that his soul had grown stronger.
Lin Shen couldn't help but be overjoyed. With such abundant spiritual energy, if he could find a secluded place, summon all his clones, and calm down to practice, he would have no problem reaching the ninth level of Mingqiao in a month.
Thinking of this, Lin Shen was not in a hurry to join Xie Jingsheng and others.
Since he has his avatar, he is not afraid that no one will guard him while he is practicing, and he does not need to form a team with others at all.
In comparison, I feel more free by myself.
The only problem is that without Ai Jingting, someone who is familiar with the spiritual acupoints, if an unexpected situation occurs, she may be blinded.
"But when we really encounter that kind of situation, it won't be too late to join them."
Lin Shen realized that with his current strength, as long as he didn't encounter monsters at the monk level, he didn't have to worry at all.
And even if there are spirits of this level in the spiritual cave, they have already been eliminated by the monks from the sect who had previously explored them, so there is no need to worry at all.
After calming down, Lin Shen took out the map given by Xie Jingsheng and looked at it carefully.