Seeing that Xiong San was determined to stay and see, Master Yunqing and Jin Yan looked at each other.
"Stupid Xiong, you can stay and see, but don't be impulsive. If the other party is really strong, it would be foolish to act impulsive." Jin Yan said seriously.
"Fellow Daoist Xiong, what state are you in now?" Master Yunqing asked.
"The early stage of the Sky Demon."
"What?"
Xiong San's faint words made Master Yunqing and Jin Yan widen their eyes in shock.
"When you left Jixiang Xiaozhu, your cultivation was in the late stage of Earth Demon!"
Master Yunqing didn't know what to say. Although decades had passed during this period, Xiong San was either tracking the whereabouts of the spirit beads or sleeping, so he had no time to practice. The late stage of Earth Demon is equivalent to the late stage of becoming a god.
The early stage of Tianyao is equivalent to the early stage of Golden Immortal. The span during this period is really so big that he and Jin Yan can hardly imagine it.
"Stupid Xiong, don't tell me that you were practicing cultivation during the thirty-five years you slept!"
Jin Yan's eyes widened again when she thought that Xiong San seemed to be able to practice by sleeping when she was in Jixiang Xiaozhu, but the sleeping practice at that time was done with Lingzhu! The thirty-five later
Year, does it mean that he and the Lingzhu in the dream are both cultivators? This is so confusing that people don’t know what to say!
"What are you thinking about?"
As if he saw the scene in Jin Yan's mind, Xiong San gave her a hard roll of the eyes.
"I am a demon cultivator, and I am different from you immortal cultivators in some ways. I have indeed been able to improve my cultivation through sleeping before, but that is not dual cultivation, it is just a special way of cultivation. I told fellow Taoist Yunqing before
, I awakened a magical power from the second inner elixir in the abyss. This magical power is not only a killing move, but also contains a mysterious cultivation method. It is precisely because of the existence of this cultivation method that I can
Practice and make breakthroughs in your sleep.”
Xiong San's explanation was very vague, but Master Yunqing, who had already heard some questions, was so shocked that he almost bit his tongue.
"Fellow Taoist, are you saying that your way of cultivation is like your mind having two purposes? On the one hand, you are falling into a dream, but your body is cultivating automatically, and what your body and mind are doing does not interfere with each other? Moreover,
If you practice in this state, your cultivation will improve faster than under normal circumstances. Not only will there be no bottleneck, but you will also be able to save yourself the trouble of overcoming the tribulation? Then without overcoming the tribulation, will you still have the blessings of heaven and earth?"
Master Yunqing suddenly asked many doubts in his heart.
"It is true that the mind has two purposes as you said, and that state is indeed more efficient than cultivation in the normal state. As for the bottleneck, it is not because of my own magical powers, but because of the Tie Xian Jue.
Yes, as for overcoming tribulations, this is not omitted! Without overcoming tribulations, naturally there will be no blessings from heaven and earth, so wouldn’t I suffer a big loss?"
Xiong San ended his thirty-five-year dream because he was scolded by Gu Zhengyi in the dream. When he woke up from the dream, the magical power accumulated in his body due to the dream allowed him to achieve breakthroughs one after another, and finally
After overcoming the tribulation, he became a real heavenly demon.
"I'm envious! So you don't need to specialize in training in the future. Anyway, your strength will increase after you sleep, and it will be more efficient than normal training. This is really envious of the magical powers of the dead!" Jin Yan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears.
Feeling.
"It doesn't mean that you don't need to practice specifically. If you want to increase your cultivation through deep sleep, this kind of sleep must be a long-term sleep, at least half a year. Therefore, if you want to increase your strength quickly, you should still sleep normally.
It needs to be practiced. After all, that kind of long sleep is equivalent to the seclusion of you immortal cultivators." Xiong San said with a smile.
"In any case, fellow Taoist, you are now at the early stage of Heavenly Demon cultivation. This is always a good thing, but it is still what Jin Yan said before. Don't be impulsive tomorrow." Master Yunqing warned.
"Don't worry! I won't be impulsive tomorrow." Xiong San nodded.
The three of them chatted for a while. Jin Yan invited Xiong San to show off his skills in the kitchen, but Xiong San refused. This was not because he was not confident in his current cooking skills, but because Jin Yan had said something about her before.
Those things about the first disciple made Xiong San feel very awkward.
Early the next morning, before Pinxianju opened the door, an elder from the Ningshuang Sect had already arrived.
"Elder Hu, are you the only one?"
After a few simple greetings, Master Yunqing felt somewhat dissatisfied.
Lingyun Sect is the first sect within the scope of Mohua City. There are eight elders in the sect. Among them, the Great Elder with the highest cultivation level is already at the peak of the Golden Immortal. Almost all of the veteran elders are already Golden Immortal.
Late Immortal Stage. However, Elder Hu has only become one of the elders in the past two years, and his cultivation is only at the early stage of Golden Immortal Stage.
"Why, did the sect master tell you that many people are coming?"
Elder Hu is a middle-aged man. He has a calm face and a cold voice when he speaks.
"That's not true, but from the tone of the sect leader, Pindao thought that many people would come!" Master Yunqing said with a smile.
When he went to talk to the Ningshuang Sect, the leader of the Ningshuang Sect took it very seriously, and what he said made Master Yunqing feel very comfortable.
Although in a sect, the decision of the sect leader is only a preliminary decision, and it must be discussed with the elders in the end, but since he can be the leader of a sect, his words should not change much. However, Ning Ning
The Shuang Sect did not send three or four elders, but only sent Elder Hu, who had the lowest cultivation level. This made Master Yunqing very angry, and he directly pushed the leader of the Ningshuang Sect to the front.
"After all, the sect master is just a junior, so how can you take what he said seriously? Besides, although the sect only sent Hu Mou here, Hu Mou is confident that he can settle the matter!" Elder Hu said seriously.
Master Yunqing smiled slightly and said nothing more about this, but he couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
"The sect leader is just a junior? If I remember correctly, the current sect leader of Ningshuang Sect should be Elder Hu's uncle, right? Although Elder Hu has become the eighth elder of Ningshuang Sect due to his improvement in realm, his status is higher.
The sect master is first class, but to say to outsiders like us that the sect master is your junior is true, but it doesn’t sound that nice, right?”
Xiong San, who was drinking porridge, put down the porridge bowl in his hand.
"Who are you?"
Elder Hu frowned. Master Yunqing did not introduce Xiong San to him. He had previously thought that Xiong San was just a clerk in Pinxianju, but now it seemed that this person had a lot of background.
"I was a frequent visitor to Jixiang Xiaozhu." Xiong San said calmly.
“Very fragrant little building.”
Elder Hu murmured, looked at Master Yunqing and said, "I heard that the rules of Jixiang Xiaozhu are very strict. Although your Xianchu restaurant doesn't have any rules, when did it stop accepting customers when it's not open?"
Master Yunqing didn't expect Xiong San to answer the question like this. Just when he didn't know how to answer, Xiong San's voice sounded again.
"This is not a very fragrant little building. How can there be so many unchanging rules? Besides, what if it's not the opening time? Does Yunqing dare to offend me?"
Xiong San smiled gloomily, which made Elder Hu a little unsure. He just thought that Xiong San should be the person invited by Master Yunqing, but now listening to Xiong San's words, it seems that his relationship with Master Yunqing has changed.
not too good.
"Don't dare!"
Master Yunqing quickly apologized to Xiong San. He had never expected what Xiong San said now.
Seeing Master Yunqing's reaction, Elder Hu was sure that Xiong San really had a great background! After all, when Master Yunqing talked to them, he didn't smile apologetically like when he faced Xiong San, even if he wanted to see them for something.
Help, Master Yunqing also tries his best to be neither humble nor overbearing.
Since Xiong Sanda has a good background, even though Elder Hu was unhappy with him, he didn't want to say anything more to him. After sitting down, he sat down and said to Master Yunqing: "Yunqing, let's have breakfast!"
"good."
Master Yunqing responded and walked towards the kitchen.
Xiong San had already finished his breakfast, and he sat directly opposite Elder Hu. This uninvited visit made Elder Hu frown again.
"Elder Hu, I suggest you not to eat this breakfast." Xiong San said seriously.
"Why don't you eat it?" Elder Hu frowned even more tightly.
"Based on your cultivation level, you have already gone away from grains. You eat Pinxianju's food not to satisfy your appetite, but to taste the delicious food. However, today is obviously not the time to taste the delicious food! Pinxianju is about to attack a powerful enemy, so you must gather together
The Shuang Sect only sent you here, and your cultivation level is not very high. Even if you are not panicked, you should be a little irritable. With this kind of mentality, how can tasting delicious food be a kind of enjoyment?
What? That’s just chewing the beans!” Xiong said with serious emphasis.
"Who are you? What do you care about the affairs here? Besides, didn't Hu just say that? Even if the Ningshuang Sect only sends Hu, Hu will definitely be able to settle this matter.
!”
Xiong San's words were full of sarcasm, and Elder Hu's face became very cold.
"You ask me who I am? Then I tell you, I am someone your Ningshuang Sect cannot afford to offend!"
Xiong San glanced at the cold look on Elder Hu's face with contempt, and then said: "You asked me what do I care about the affairs here? Then I tell you, I am a frequent visitor to Jixiang Xiaozhu, and Yunqing is from a very good background.
Xiang Xiaozhu, you said the affairs here are none of my business?"
Elder Hu's heart thumped. Although he didn't like Xiong San, Xiong San's demeanor and words did not make him suspicious. In addition, he also remembered what happened in Nanhuang City that year.
When the devil that even the Ningshuang Sect could not afford to offend came to trouble Jin Yan, the demon cultivator who could turn into a fox stopped what would have been a fatal incident.
"Since Taoist Fellow Taoist Master Yun Qing is an old friend, then let Taoist Fellow Taoist resolve this matter!"
Elder Hu, who was unable to laugh, actually laughed at this moment, and his name for Xiong San also changed.
"I didn't say that I was an old friend with Yun Qing. That boy's current supporter is your Ningshuang Sect. If something like this happened, your Ningshuang Sect would naturally have to step in to solve it. I just wanted to watch the excitement."
Xiong Sanyi smiled and said nothing more to Elder Hu. After he returned to his original position, he closed his eyes as if falling asleep.
Elder Hu felt so nauseous, as if he had eaten a fly, that when he tasted his breakfast, it really felt like he was chewing wax.
"Elder Hu, is the food not to your liking?"
Master Yunqing had naturally heard the previous conversation between Xiong San and Elder Hu. Now seeing Elder Hu eating like chewing wax, he couldn't help but feel a sense of joy in his heart.
If Master Yunqing was just doubtful before, then the God behind the old man is the Ningshuang Sect, but now he is very sure! If the God behind the old man is not the Ningshuang Sect, the Ningshuang Sect will not send only Elder Hu.
It's the right thing to come. Even if Elder Hu can really settle this matter, it's always right to have more manpower and increase some momentum.
"The food is okay, I want to go out now."
Elder Hu stopped chewing words and stood up while talking. During the time he chewed words, he had already made a decision.
The appearance of Xiong San is a variable for Elder Hu. How to deal with this matter seems to need to change because of the variables. He is only the eighth elder of Ningshuang Sect and has no decision-making power for such matters.
We need to go to the sect's headquarters in Mohua City and discuss it with the fourth elder of the sect.
"Elder Hu, wait a minute, the Ningshuang Sect has sent you here alone. If you just leave like this, what will happen if the old man happens to come over again?" Master Yun Qing said.
"I only went out for a moment, how could such a coincidence happen? Even if the old man happened to come over when I was out, you should have the ability to delay for a moment, right?" Elder Hu said displeased.
"Elder Hu, how can you say that?"
Jin Yan walked out of the kitchen at this time.
Before, whether it was Jin Yan or Master Yun Qing, they all told Xiong San not to be impulsive when things happened, but now they have determined that it is the Ningshuang Sect that is causing trouble. Coupled with the attitude that Elder Hu said, he already has a hot temper.
Jin Yan's anger immediately surged up.
"We, Pinxianju, have nothing to do with your Ningshuang Sect, right? The gifts we send every year are heavy enough, right? This time such a big thing happened, your Ningshuang Sect only sent you as an elder. Now you actually
Do you want to go out? Is this our Pinxianju’s business and not a big deal in your mind, Elder Hu? Or is it that in the eyes of your entire Ningshuang Sect, our Pinxianju’s business is not a big deal? You
Is there anything that cannot be dealt with in advance and must be done at this time?" Jin Yan said with a straight face.
Elder Hu felt that if it had been before, Jin Yan would not have dared to talk to him like this. If Jin Yan had talked to him like this, he would have responded. But it was different today. There was someone in Pinxian Village who made Elder Hu confused.
Xiong San, this made Elder Hu open his mouth several times, but he didn't say anything in reply.
"That's right, how can anyone do things like this? It's enough to receive generous gifts from others every year and only send one person here when something happens. This person has to leave at will! What if the other party really comes and doesn't agree with each other?
Just take action, how can anyone reason with this? Should we say that the person in Pinxianju is incapable of delaying for a moment, or should we say that the person who received the gift is incompetent?" Xiong San sneered.
"Okay! Even if I leave Pinxianju, my mind will pay attention to the situation here. If the old man comes when I leave, I can come back quickly. But since you are so scared, then
It’s okay if Hu doesn’t go!”
He was angry in his heart, but on the surface Elder Hu still shrugged and smiled, acting very indifferent.
If Elder Hu wants to find the Fourth Elder, he does not have to go in person. Since the main body cannot leave, it is better to let the mind go there.
Sensing Elder Hu's spiritual thoughts, Master Yunqing also used his spiritual thoughts to transmit messages to Xiong San.
Originally, in such a small space, everyone was not considered a stranger. No matter whether they used their spiritual thoughts to do something or communicate with each other, it would make people feel bad about their appearance. But now Yun Qingzhen
"Fellow Taoist, I am not impulsive!" Xiong San smiled.
"Not only are you not impulsive, your cynicism also makes me feel very comfortable!"
Master Yunqing transmitted the message for a moment, and then said with emotion: "Perhaps it's because I have become accustomed to living with my tail between my legs over the years!"
"Stupid Xiong, why do you think Elder Hu used his spiritual thoughts?"
Jin Yan also sent a message to Xiong San. Although she was used to calling Xiong San, "Stupid Bear", Xiong San's cynicism today not only made her applaud in her heart, but also reminded her of the time in the Jixiang Xiaozhu, where she just cooked with peace of mind.
, those days when everything else was taken care of by Xiong San.
"Now it seems that the master behind that old man must be the Ningshuang Sect! Elder Hu's spiritual will is either to go to the old man to change the plan, or to go to the other elders of the Ningshuang Sect to discuss what to do."
Xiong San’s voice message reply.
"After you made such a fuss this time, the Ningshuang Sect must be a little afraid, and they don't know how to continue their original show."
Master Yunqing gritted his teeth. Even though he had thought before that the real person behind the old man's story was the Ningshuang Sect, he still didn't want to believe that the Ningshuang Sect could be so bad.
"I hope they don't go too far!"
Jin Yan could also hear Master Yunqing's message to Xiong San, and she also said this with emotion.
Master Yunqing's guess was not wrong. The old man was indeed instructed by the Ningshuang Sect.
In the eyes of the Ningshuang Sect, Master Yunqing and Jin Yan’s Xianchu restaurant was just a fat sheep. When the sheepfold of this fat sheep was destroyed, they enthusiastically invited the fat sheep to come to Mohua City. What else could they say?
In Mohua City, we can have better development and have better support! In fact, we just want to keep the fat sheep close to ourselves, and slowly gather the wool and cut the mutton.
Just as Master Yunqing said, they have been living with their tail between their legs for too long. This attitude not only made them accustomed to compromise, but also made the people of the Ningshuang Sect think that they were easy to bully. It also made the people of the Ningshuang Sect a little arrogant.
For such a matter, only Elder Hu was sent here.
Elder Hu's spiritual thoughts soon arrived at the sect's headquarters, and he also saw the fourth elder who was handling affairs at the residence.
"What happened?"
Before Elder Hu's spiritual thoughts could be heard, the fourth elder spoke first. He understood that Elder Hu, who was currently in Pinxianju, wanted his spiritual thoughts to come over. There must be something wrong there.
Elder Hu didn't waste any words and directly told the fourth elder what happened.
After hearing what Elder Hu said, the fourth elder frowned and kept stroking the beard on his chin with one hand.
"We were careless about what happened this time. We really shouldn't have sent me alone to Pinxianju. I feel like Pinxianju has already suspected us." Elder Hu said depressedly.
"There is a reason to send you there alone. If that variable hadn't appeared, even if you were alone, you would still have enough aura to do that scene with Lang Hui, and ultimately reduce Lang Hui's demands.
20% of the compensation is used as the finishing touch. This ending is considered perfect."
The Fourth Elder paused for a moment, and then said: "Now that such a change has occurred, things must change accordingly! After Lang Hui passes, you will be tougher and let Lang Hui collect the original compensation.
Just one-third of it!”
"If we lower it by two-thirds at once, wouldn't it look fake?" Elder Hu asked.
"As you said, Pinxianju has already doubted us. If we reduce the original compensation by two-thirds, it would be a good solution if it can be regarded as a solution that does not break our faces." The fourth elder said.
