In the southwest corner of Jingyangju Cave in Huoyun Peak, there is a lush green bamboo forest. Duan Yanqing and Mr. Sun are sitting opposite each other in a simple pavilion. Between them, there is a somewhat
The broken mahogany chessboard has intertwined vertical and horizontal lines, and dozens of black and white chess pieces are sparsely arranged on it, as if it has just started.
"Remember that it has been less than two months since the last time I was rewarded with the Foundation Establishment Pill, and you have advanced and broken through so quickly?" Duan Yanqing held the sunspot in his hand and landed on a star position on the chessboard without hesitation.
Looking at the chess game in front of him, Mr. Sun calmly responded and said:
"Yes. For the death of Master Zhang, I knelt and mourned for seven days without sleep. I originally thought that this would make me depressed for a period of time, but I didn't expect that I could calm down the grief and then bravely break through the obstacles. However,
He has lived up to your expectations, uncle, and Master Zhang’s painstaking efforts in cultivating him.”
Hearing this, Duan Yanqing raised his eyes to look at Mr. Sun, but saw that the other man was just burying his head in the chessboard, with no intention of looking back.
"It's rare to hear you speak kind words for a junior." Duan Yanqing's eyelids closed slightly and he looked back. Duan Yanqing stretched out his hand to pick up another black stone, but did not put it into the chessboard immediately. "But now that you have advanced, why do you still treat people like this?"
I’ve been sent out to run around, so it’s not more appropriate to stay inside and consolidate your cultivation at this time.”
"If he were an ordinary monk, it would be natural for him to consolidate his cultivation at this moment, but after all, he is a member of the secret guard, and it is his duty to obey orders, and he cannot do whatever he wants. Besides, this boy has a solid foundation.
It’s not like ordinary people who have just advanced cultivation and are unstable, so there is no need to expend such effort at the moment.”
After a pause, Mr. Sun straightened up and continued: "Besides him, there is no other more suitable candidate to carry out this task. Since I have given him grace to help him complete his wish to find the person,
, to win a little more loyalty, it is also to use the Xiao family's prison to beat and suppress, so as not to get carried away in the future due to the sudden advancement. For those four families, the nephew believes that it is not a good idea to hide from the world at present, so there needs to be
A sufficiently attractive interest motivates them to fight hard, at least to prevent them from being alienated from the sect. In addition, this is also preparation for the plan that the master mentioned last time."
Duan Yanqing was slightly startled, as if he did not expect that Mr. Sun would mention this matter at this time, and then threw the black piece in his hand back into the chess cup.
"What, are you going to use him as a substitute? After all, he is just a new secret guard who has just started his mission. Can he be worthy of this important task?"
"The sect is currently weak, and there are many big and small forces watching overtly and covertly. Even the two factions of the Ancient Sword Sect and Baiqiaoyuan, which are close friends with our sect in the Yunmeng Mountains, have already formed a conflict.
Contempt is not something that happens in a day or two. Previously, the guy from the Tiansha Sect incited the undocumented foreign disciples and casual cultivators of the Immortal Cultivation Family to rebel. Now in hindsight, it seems more like a plan to attack the east and attack the west. In order to protect his own ability,
Sneaking into the ancient desert successfully is the key to advancing, but in fact, this is not a test and attack on our sect's strength with the tacit approval of the Tiansha Sect's senior officials. Now, not only has that person successfully advanced to the late stage, but he has also injured our sect.
The foundation of being affiliated to four immortal cultivating families has shaken the confidence of other small sects and families in adhering. Under the circumstances, we are facing the worst result, so this plan can no longer be delayed any longer." Mr. Sun said.
He looked a little solemn and shook his head slightly.
"My nephew has considered using him as the core shadow of this plan over and over again. When he first entered the school, his spiritual root was found to be abnormal. Later, out of caution, he was secretly put down and his origin was tortured using the soul-inducing technique.
His experience was clean and solid, so he was given the authority to freely control the Jintang. However, his uncle also knew that the soul-inducing technique was very dangerous, so this memory of his has been sealed to this day.
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"Besides, my uncle has tested this boy's fighting ability in person before. You must have come to your own conclusion. As for his junior qualifications and lack of experience, my nephew thinks this is not a disadvantage. Because the real master he is pretending to be this time
I am a young person myself, and if I am too mature, I will easily be self-defeating and make people see my flaws. On the contrary, if I am provocative enough and have a certain willfulness to break the rules, I will make others suspicious and unpredictable, and I will not be able to easily understand you.
Come to a conclusion."
Having said this, Mr. Sun took out a jade slip with ten thousand words from his sleeve, lowered his head and held it in both hands and presented it. "My nephew has recorded the previous and later plans in detail, and I have asked my uncle to review it." Hearing this, Duan Yanqing looked over and stared at the jade slip for a while, then he reached out, took it, held it in his palm and closed his eyes. Soon, his face became cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking of.<
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After a long time, Duan Yanqing opened his eyes, but he did not comment on whether the plan in the jade slip was good or bad. Instead, he lowered his head again and carefully checked the situation on the chessboard, and breathed out lightly: "The overall situation.
It’s decided, you go back first.”
"Yes." Mr. Sun stood up and bowed his hands deeply, then turned and left. He had only taken two steps away when he heard Duan Yanqing's voice coming from behind. "Senior Bai of the Ancient Sword Sect will definitely know his nephew's chess skills.
I like it, but it’s a pity that you never talk to strangers.”
Mr. Sun's footsteps stopped for a moment, but then he walked faster out of the bamboo forest without looking back. When the figure was gone, Duan Yanqing looked at the jade slip in his hand again, and murmured inaudibly: "In all these plans,
How much selfishness do you have in all these arrangements?"
At the same time, in a forest a few miles away from the Xiao family's residence, Sun Huo was leaning on a tree trunk with one hand and retching sour water, with a very ugly face. After witnessing Xiao Yue's tragic situation, which was almost like a human pig, he was frightened.
, I had endured it until this moment and finally burst out uncontrollably.
Now, Sun Huo finally realized that he had just glimpsed the tip of the bloody and cruel iceberg of the world of immortality.
In comparison, losing one's life due to a calculated fight for whatever reason is nothing. Instead, it is an endless nightmare to end up with an ending that is worse than life. What's more, there are countless weird magics and secrets.
You don't need to think about its viciousness to know that it is only worse than the torture in the secular world. As for Mr. Sun sending himself here without revealing anything in advance, he can probably be mentally prepared.
The reason is that Xiao Yue ended up like this because of her rebellion. If she does something evil in the future, this will be her fate.
Keeping this guessed warning secretly in mind, Sun Huo forced himself to calm down and adjust his breath for most of the day. After waiting for his mind to stabilize for most of the day, he once again hurried towards Xianlai City with his weapon. Now that he knew the ins and outs, he decided to no matter what.
We must do whatever it takes to keep Xiao Feng safe and away from this disaster, not only to repay the kindness, but also to gain the sense of loyalty that comes from drinking wine for the first time that day.