There is no Jiazi in the mountains. For those who have achieved success in cultivation, time is like running water, passing by without even realizing it. After practicing again and again, retreating again and again, the days just flow away, and only the mountains are seen.
The leaves turned green and yellow, and fell and grew longer.
When the Yuanling "Twenty-seven" of the Bamboo Tower reported that "the master has summoned you to go to the Patriarch Hall," Wu Jie ended another retreat, straightened up his appearance a little, and left the monastery where he had lived in seclusion for many days.
Walking on the stone steps leading to the Patriarch Hall, Wu Jie suddenly felt something in his heart and turned his head to look at Qingyang Mountain below.
The pines and cypresses on the mountain are still lush and lush, but the broad-leaved fruit trees are slightly withered and yellow, but another winter has arrived.
How many years have passed?
He calculated secretly and found that he had been practicing on the mountain for ten years.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye; that deadly battle beyond the sky seems like yesterday.
However, it has actually been a long time!
In that war ten years ago, both the Righteous Path and the Demon Sect suffered heavy losses.
On the right side, Master Zhenshi, the leader of Qingyang Temple, died on the spot, and Master Du'e, the leader of White Lotus Hall, was seriously injured. After returning, he began to retreat in seclusion and has not yet come out.
On the demonic side, Bo Fu, the leader of the Mad Demon Sect, died in battle, and Bin Lin, the leader of the Blood Demon Sect, was seriously injured. He died three years ago. The Inner Demon Sect took the initiative to use forbidden tricks and has been practicing in seclusion.
If the sect leaders of each sect are like this, the rest of the Dan Huan, Ning Yuan and even the Gang Lian monks will naturally be even more dead and injured.
The loss of people has been so great, and the loss of property is not to mention. Wanshou Mountain has lost the Jiuzhou Mountain and River Map, which is the foundation of the sect, Qingyang Guan has lost the treasure of the mountain, the Sky Patrol Shenzhou, and the Blood Demon Sect has lost the treasure accumulated by generations.
Spiritual beast blood...the consumption of ordinary materials is countless.
It's okay here in Jiuzhou. All the sects still have some strength left. Although they have suffered heavy losses, they still retain their vitality and can recover after cultivating for decades. However, things are much worse on the Demon Sect side. Eighty-nine out of ten Lian Gang disciples are gone.
, the disciples who have entered Taoism have not grown up yet... Many people speculate that they may not come to the next performance of the Three Religions.
Over the years, Wu Jie and Yin Shuang still often meet in the Netherworld. They talk about each other's lives and their future ideals.
As the only direct disciple of the Blood Demon Sect's leader, Old Man Tianyan, and his outstanding performance in that battle, Yin Shuang's status in the Demon Sect has risen by a notch compared to before.
The Tianwen Sword Art was used twice, one time shaking the Zhou Tian formation, and the other time injuring the giant demon. The power was amazing.
Not everyone in the Demon Sect questioned her behavior of attacking the demon giants. The idea of "collaborating with the enemy" was raised by an elder of a certain sect just after the war.
But this question was rudely scolded by the leader of the Heart Demon Sect, the only remaining member of the upper three sects. He came with the power of killing Zhenshi Zhenren and scolded the elder Ningyuan who was from the lower sect in a few words.
Don't dare to speak.
"That's my order, and Master Tianyan of the Blood Sect also knows it." He said gloomily at that time, "I don't need to explain anything to you. If you want to question my words, just challenge me."
Naturally, a mere Ning Yuan elder would not have the courage to challenge a peerless expert who could defeat three Huandan Zhenren one against three. So the matter was left undisturbed, and there were just more people in the Demon Sect.
A mystery.
However, there are many unsolvable mysteries in the Demon Sect, so I don’t care if there is just one more.
After the war, the leader of the Heart Sect did not take back the magic weapon "Sky Frost Wings" given to Yin Shuang. This magic weapon is indeed extraordinary. It can fly quickly and has good defense capabilities. Yin Shuang relied on it to refine his skills.
The Gang Realm can span thousands of miles of void, and can escape smoothly in battles. It is indeed an excellent choice for self-defense and life-protection.
"Just for this magic weapon, the adventure was worth it." Yin Shuang said.
Wu Jie didn't think so. In his opinion, no matter how precious a magic weapon was, it was just a foreign object and not worth risking his life for.
"I am different from you. As the head disciple of Qingyang Temple, you can control huge resources; and the material output in the Kyushu Realm is so rich... For you, there is never a shortage of things, only your own.
It's just practice." Yin Shuang sighed, "But I'm different. The resources in Tianwaitian are scarce, and good things often have to be fought for by yourself. Let alone a magic weapon, even if it's just a useful magic weapon, it will cause a fight. Because
It’s not surprising that several people have died.”
In the past ten years, Jasmine has used Wu Jie's mouth to give Yin Shuang many tips on cultivation. Among them is a special mental method that can communicate with the magic weapon's Yuanling and infect it with her own will, thus making the magic weapon recognize its owner.
Yin Shuang spent several months cultivating this mental technique, and then spent eight years of hard work, finally successfully convinced Tianshuangyi and truly became its master.
Only then did she learn about the experience of this magic weapon from Tian Shuangyi - just as she guessed, this magic weapon was originally made by a swordsman from Kyushu who called himself "Qingshuang Swordsman".
After the swordsman died, this magic weapon was passed down in his family. Later, that family was bewitched by the leader of the Heart Sect and killed each other. In the end, they were all killed and injured, and the Tianshuang Wing became the private possession of the leader of the Heart Sect.
In order to make this magic weapon truly recognize its owner, Yin Shuang not only used water to grind away its hatred of the magic sect, but also made an oath to avenge its former owner, and only then did it get its full support.
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As for whether she really wanted to seek revenge from the leader of the Xin Sect, Yin Shuang didn't hesitate at all.
Master Zhenshi died at the hands of the leader of the Xin Sect. Wu Jie, as the future successor of Qingyang Guan, has long been sworn in with this big devil. As long as they don't die, sooner or later there will be a life and death battle. By then, Yin
Shuang will obviously side with Wu Jie.
That was her promised moment of revenge.
For this answer, Tianshuangyi is quite satisfied - as a magic weapon, it has experienced countless years and has enough patience.
Apart from this incident, Yin Shuang has not encountered any other major events in these years. In order to help her grow up as quickly as possible, Old Man Tianyan gave her all the spiritual blood secretly stored in the Blood Sect to refine, which made her cultivation improve by leaps and bounds.
, has been promoted to the late stage of refining. Moreover, the effectiveness of the spiritual blood has not been completely exhausted. According to the estimation of the old man with eyes in the sky, if there are no accidents, in another ten years, when the power of the spiritual blood is exhausted, she should be able to try
By condensing the true essence, he has hit the realm of condensed essence.
With such a rapid improvement, there will naturally be obvious hidden dangers, such as impure skills and unstable Taoist mind. Although it is not visible at the moment, these hidden dangers will occur as long as there is an opportunity. Throughout the ages, I don’t know how many people have thought about it.
The monks who took shortcuts all lost their lives because of this reason.
However, Jasmine has a solution to this situation - back then, the lineage of the Supreme God King focused on continuous bravery and diligence. They did countless things of plundering and devouring, and they had already summed up a set of ways to avoid or reduce hidden dangers.
method.
These methods are the secrets of the Supreme Gods, and Jasmine doesn't know much about them. But even if she only knows a little bit, it's enough to help Yin Shuang solve the trouble at hand.
When Wu Jie taught Yin Shuang the "Supreme Heart Sutra to Control All Heavens" deduced by Jasmine, even though Yin Shuang had already developed outstanding concentration in the Demon Sect, he couldn't help but be moved by it.
This mental method is really too advanced!
However, she didn't say any words of refusal or repayment - there was no need to say such unreasonable words between her and Wu Jie.
With the help of this mental method, which Wu Jie referred to as the "Supreme Heart Sutra", the hidden dangers caused by Yin Shuang's refining of spiritual blood were slowly eliminated. As expected, ten years later, she reached the realm of condensation.
At that time, the remaining hidden dangers should not cause her any additional trouble.
Yin Shuang has made great progress over the years, but compared with Wu Jie, she seems not outstanding enough.
In ten years, Wu Jie has cultivated his true energy to the extreme. There is a strong wind outside the body, but there is a sound of thunder from time to time in the body. This is the embodiment of the peak of steel refining. If it is not for the purpose of refining the embryo of the natal magic weapon,
, he can actually attack the realm of Ning Yuan right now!
Originally, his progress could not have been so fast. According to estimates, it would have taken him at least thirty years to reach his current level. But in that battle, he received great benefits, especially the transfer of
The power of the entire Heavenly Fire Formation, condensing and summoning the Heavenly Soldiers of the Ministry of Fire, is equivalent to continuously condensing and strengthening one's own true energy, and the speed is equivalent to a thousand times of normal practice!
The four spiritual techniques of the Fire Department Zhengfa can themselves be used to assist cultivation. This technique, "Heaven and Earth Net, Millions of Heroes", can originally be used to absorb and temper firepower in places with strong firepower, and continuously transform it into one's own
Infuriating.
Of course, the losses during this transformation process were outrageous. Wu Jie consumed at least as much energy as hundreds of monks at the peak of their martial arts training, but he did not receive even a single benefit.
arrive.
If someone practices like this, there is no other word to describe him other than "prodigal son". But Wu Jie is different. He improved his cultivation while fighting. Destroying the demons was his main task at that time, and condensing his true energy
and strengthening are just a way to hunt rabbits.
The rapid improvement in skill is not a big problem for Wu Jie. His Taoist realm was originally higher than the Taoist cultivation level, and the current rapid improvement only makes the Taoist cultivation level slightly ahead of the Taoist level.
Some, like Yin Shuang, did not suffer from disconnection and serious hidden dangers.
This shows the wonder of the Fire Department Zhengfa. People who practice this technique will continue to grow spiritually in battles again and again. The growth rate is far faster than that of ordinary monks, and it is astonishingly fast. And as long as the Taoist heart is cultivated
If it is enough, you can use the ability to control all fires to refine and purify the various fire powers in the world and transform them into your own skills.
According to Jasmine's estimation, if Wu Jie had practiced the Fire Dharma in the unrestricted environment of his previous life, as long as he didn't die before his ambition was fulfilled, there would be absolutely no problem in achieving the Golden Elixir within a hundred years!
"The times are indeed constantly improving! At that time in our time, this kind of technique should have been a secret that was not passed down by major sects. Only true disciples who have been tested repeatedly and are absolutely trustworthy can be taught. But now
, any entry-level disciple of a mere sect in the lower realm can learn such a technique..."
Regarding this situation, Jasmine sighed deeply.
But as soon as she changed the topic, she encouraged Wu Jie to quickly find some more enemies to fight, preferably those with good strength and wealth, so that he could not only exercise and make some extra money, but also make up for his withered body.
fanny pack.
In the last battle, Wu Jie suffered heavy losses, with only half of his sword left in his body. Even the robes of the disciples of Qingyang Temple were destroyed. If it weren't for the spare clothes in the World of the Book of Heaven, he would have almost run naked.
After the war, the sect planned to make up for Wu Jie's losses. However, Wu Jie was full of energy at that time and needed to practice hard. In addition, he did not plan to go out in the future, so he postponed the matter.
It has been delayed for ten years...
"Master, when you see the master in person, go to the warehouse and get what you need to receive." When Wu Jie lamented that time was flowing like water, Jasmine also naturally thought of the compensation that had been stored for ten years but had not yet been collected.
The little money fan's eyes suddenly shone, and he kept encouraging, "Anyway, you are not in a hurry to practice now. Let's go out for a walk after receiving the things. I like it best when you are a hero, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, etc.!"
Wu Jie smiled and was noncommittal.
After practicing for ten years at a time, he was also a little quiet and restless. If there was nothing else, it would not be a bad idea to go out and travel.
"Big brother!" Just as he was looking at the scenery and chatting with Jasmine, he suddenly heard An Ziqing's voice.
Following the sound, he saw An Ziqing and Yi Ti coming from the retreat stone room one behind the other. Probably because he was afraid that Wu Jie wouldn't notice him, An Ziqing kept shaking his hand, just like a child raising his hand for roll call.
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Wu Jie smiled and walked up to them.
"Aren't you in retreat? Why did you come out together?"
"I just received a summons saying that the master wants to see us." An Ziqing replied, and then his eyes lit up, "Elder brother, are you also going to see the master?"
Wu Jie nodded.
"Strange! What happened that requires all three of us to be found?" An Ziqing said in confusion, "Is there another big move?"
His guess was indeed correct, but his guess was not comprehensive enough.
In fact, there were a total of nineteen disciples who were called to the Patriarch Hall, and they were all the disciples of the 27th generation of Qingyang Temple.
Master Shaoguang sat there quietly, waiting for everyone to arrive, then he cleared his throat with a cough, and then said slowly: "It has been almost fifty years since you started."
This opening statement made everyone a little confused, not knowing what he was going to say.
"Fifty years, even for us monks, is not a short period of time. Of the twenty of you, one of you has already returned to dust without completing his quest for enlightenment - I don't need to say more about this, you all know this, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"In ten years' time, it will be the time to recruit disciples again. However, qualified disciples may not come by themselves, so you should prepare now and go down the mountain to see if you can find a few decent young people.
——You don’t have to have high qualifications or a good temperament, as long as you have a good character and a heart for the Tao, that’s enough.”
Only then did everyone suddenly realize and agreed in unison.
"Wu Jie, An Ziqing, Yi Ti, Luo Yu, Xie Minghuan, and Yan Feng. The six of you are staying, and you still have things to explain; the others will set off - your harvest is related to the future of the sect, so you must carefully control it. !”
The disciples bowed and left, while Wu Jie and the other six remained in the Patriarch Hall, secretly guessing whether there was any special mission.
"Follow me." Master Shaoguang stood up, said lightly, and led them out of the Patriarch Hall and towards the heights of Qingyang Mountain.
As I walked, the scenery in front of me suddenly changed. Many simple and elegant pavilions were suspended in the air, and there was a rich spiritual energy floating among them. It was like a legendary fairyland.
"This is the place where the ancestors of Huandan cultivated themselves." Master Shaoguang explained, and he walked with six hunchbacks who had never seen such a scene before, and arrived in front of a cave.
"Two master uncles, the disciples of the twenty-seventh generation have arrived." He said softly to the cave, "Are you free to see them now?"
The door of the cave opened slowly, and Master Shaoguang led Wu Jie and the others inside.
This cave is quite quiet. There are not many decorations inside, but it doesn't look shabby either. Instead, it has a sense of indifference that a Taoist should have.
In the clouds and mist deep in the cave, the two patriarchs faced each other and sat on two small futons. When they saw them coming, they nodded slightly as a greeting.
"I'll just get straight to the point." The speaker was Patriarch Lin. He was very straightforward and went straight to the point. "We are both about to die at the end of our lives. Looking back on our lives, there is nothing we can't bear to say, but The current situation of the master is not very good, and the two of us cannot drag it out any longer, but our cultivation cannot be wasted like this..."
When the disciples heard this, they had already guessed a bit, and couldn't help but express their nervousness and excitement.
Sure enough, just as they guessed, Patriarch Lin said: "We plan to find a disciple each, use the method of true energy infusion, and pass on our cultivation to him - although only one or two percent can be inherited, but It’s not a complete waste after all.”
"But, we are not familiar with you. We don't know exactly who to choose." The kind-hearted Patriarch Fang smiled, "So we discussed it and asked the master's nephew to select the twenty-seventh generation alchemist. Gang disciples have all gathered here..."
"You can discuss and decide among yourselves." Patriarch Lin said, "The only one who truly understands you is you. To us, no one else matters... you can discuss among yourselves and decide who will accept our cultivation."
After saying that, the two patriarchs closed their eyes and stopped talking. Master Shaoguang also sat aside and remained silent, leaving the choice completely to Wu Jie and the others.
