Tanguang Mountain, one floor of the nine-story ancient pagoda.
The space here is dim, with only the faint light emitted by eight ancient lamps in the center. Surrounded by a young monk with a handsome face sitting cross-legged, his hands clasped in front of his chest.
A few feet in front of the young monk, the figure of a young man in green robes flickered under the flickering light of an ancient lamp. He was also sitting cross-legged. Because the light was too dark, his face could not be seen clearly.
The two just sat looking at each other without speaking.
After a long time, the young man in green robe relaxed slightly and broke the silence and said:
"I understand."
The young monk did not answer, but chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice without changing the expression on his face.
"In that case, I'll leave it to the master." The young man in green robe said, then stood up and kowtowed slightly towards the young monk.
"It seems that you have already decided." The young monk said calmly.
"That's right."
As the young man in green robe spoke, he turned around and walked outside without looking back, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.
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Half a month later.
Over a deserted island in the Canghai Domain, a black light flashed, and four figures appeared out of thin air, standing in the void.
These four people are Liu Ming, Jialan, Ye Tianmei, and Gan Ruping.
"Canghai Realm, we are back!"
Qian Ruping seemed to be quite excited. He flew into the air, looked around and sighed.
Liu Ming smiled slightly, looked around, took a deep breath, and felt the wet and salty sea breeze blowing into his nostrils.
This is a sea area near the Sea Palace. The four of them passed through the ancient teleportation formation in the Southern Barbarian Land, and after some twists and turns, they returned to the Canghai Territory.
Originally, according to Liu Ming's original plan, he directly activated the Wentian Stone Slab to break through the air and return to the Canghai Domain.
It was only on the way to the South China Sea that Gan Ruping woke up from a coma and had to repair the two teleportation circles connecting the Nanman Land to the Zhongtian Continent, which was delayed for more than ten days.
Gan Ruping's profound knowledge of formations, coupled with Liu Ming's current magic power, the two of them worked together to finally completely repair the ancient teleportation formation that was almost on the verge of collapse.
In this way, after Liu Ming ascends, it will be much more convenient for Gan Ruping and the others to go to Zhongtian Continent.
Of course, Liu Ming then also imposed several restrictions on the teleportation arrays on both sides to ensure that others could not discover it.
"Husband, what are your plans when you return to the Canghai Realm?" Jialan asked.
"Let's go back to the Barbarian Ghost Sect first. For the rest of the time, we will find a quiet place..." Liu Ming's eyes moved and he said lightly.
He has used the power of Yang attribute law more than once recently, causing his ascension to take place more than half a year earlier than expected.
Although he didn't say this, Jialan and Ye Tianmei seemed to be aware of it, their expressions flashed with sadness, they each hugged one of Liu Ming's arms and snuggled next to Liu Ming.
Liu Ming showed a trace of apology on his face and gently hugged the two women.
"Ahem! Brother Ming, you only care about being intimate with yourself, don't forget about me." Gan Ruping's somewhat dissatisfied voice came over.
"How could that happen?" Liu Ming said to Qian Ruping with a smile.
"Hey. Seeing you like this, I won't stand here as a candlestick anymore." Qian Ruping said with a smile, and his body turned into a white light and flew in one direction.
"I haven't been back to the Canghai Realm for a long time, so I wandered around by myself, but Brother Ming, remember to inform me before he ascends, and I will go to see you off." Gan Ruping's voice came from afar, and Dunguang It quickly disappeared into the distance.
"This girl..." Liu Ming shook his head and smiled, but did not stop her.
With Qian Ruping's current cultivation level and the several powerful magic weapons he possesses, he can escape calmly even if he encounters a celestial monk. It can be said that there is no danger in the Canghai Domain.
"Let's go."
Liu Ming smiled faintly, and a black light filled his body. He enveloped the three of them and flew away in the direction of Yunchuan Continent.
With Liu Ming's current light-escape speed, he arrived at the gate of the Barbarian Ghost Sect in just half a day.
The dozen or so giant mountain ranges that are connected together remain the same as when he first came here thousands of years ago, and they haven't changed much.
It's just that there are a lot more buildings on each peak. And there are nearly twice as many monks in the sect than before. It seems that the resources he left behind back then are working effectively.
He looked at the mountain gate below for a few times, and with a thought, the huge spiritual consciousness spread out, covering the entire Barbarian Ghost Sect.
After a moment, Liu Ming's face first became happy, and then he sighed quietly.
He sensed with his spiritual consciousness that the Barbarian Ghost Sect was indeed much stronger now than it was hundreds of years ago. There were four or five monks in the Crystal Transformation Stage alone.
The sigh is that almost all the old people have passed away, and there are only one or two crystal monks who look slightly kind. They should be some of the young disciples I met back then.
Seeing the current situation of the Barbarian Ghost Sect, Liu Ming was moved by the scene and felt quite emotional in his heart.
After all, this is the place where he first entered the world of cultivation. Looking back at this moment, it seems like it was yesterday, but he sighs, so far away!
In the blink of an eye, things are the same and people are no longer the same.
In this vast world, among all the living beings, those with spiritual roots are very rare. How many of these people join the path of cultivating immortals with great longing, and after many years, finally attain the Dao?
"Husband, hundreds of years have passed, and now this place is no longer the Barbarian Ghost Sect it used to be." Jialan held Liu Ming's hand and sighed softly.
Liu Ming smiled faintly, he naturally understood these truths, but as he got closer to the period of ascension, for some reason, he became more nostalgic for the past, and his mentality also changed subtly.
"Although the Barbarian Ghost Sect has changed a lot, there are still one or two old acquaintances still there, and one of them is a registered disciple I took in when I came back last time. I plan to meet before leaving, so you two can wait for me here for a while. ." Liu Ming said with a faint smile.
Ye Tianmei and Jialan nodded, and Liu Ming swayed and disappeared into the air.
On the top of a giant peak in the Barbarian Ghost Sect, in a secret room in the cave, a man with naked upper body and dark skin was sitting cross-legged. His body was flashing with bursts of black light, exuding a cold black mist, filling the air. The whole secret room.
This person's cultivation has reached the peak of the crystallization stage. At the same time, his whole body has huge bones and bulging muscles. He is obviously a physical practitioner with extremely strong physical strength.
The big man vomited for a moment, and as soon as he collected the magic formula, the black mist in the room submerged into the Tianling Cap like a whale sucking water, and disappeared.
As a result, as soon as he opened his eyes, his expression suddenly changed.
He saw a man in green robes appearing in front of him at some point, looking over with a smile on his face.
But he didn't notice it at all and was shocked.
"Who are you..."
The big man in black robe suddenly stood up, shouted something sternly, a black light flashed on his body, and just as he was about to take action, his face suddenly became startled, and his raised arm stopped abruptly in mid-air.
The face of the person in front of me was very familiar, vaguely overlapping with a figure from back then.
"You, you are..." The big man in black robe pointed at Liu Ming and said with some uncertainty.
"I heard." Liu Ming said with a faint smile.
"Master, it's really...it's really you!"
The big man in black robe was full of joy. Hearing Liu Ming's voice, he no longer had any doubts. He quickly clasped his fists and knelt down towards Liu Ming.
"No need to be polite, get up." Liu Ming bowed to him, gently waved his sleeves, and a surge of potential lifted the body of the black-robed man.
"Master, where have you been all these years? There is no news at all, which makes me miss you so much." The big man in black robe stood up and said respectfully.
"This is a long story, so I won't go into details with you." Liu Ming said lightly.
The big man in black robe was shocked when he heard this and didn't ask any more questions.
"To make a long story short, I don't plan to stay long when I come back this time. I will be leaving again soon. If there is any trouble in the door, I can also help you deal with it." Liu Ming said lightly.
When the big man in black robe heard this, his face darkened slightly, and he seemed a little disappointed.
But after hearing what Liu Ming said, he hurriedly shook his head and said:
"No, the master left a lot of cultivation resources to the sect. The Barbarian Ghost Sect has grown in power since then, and because of Master, other sects are now very courteous to our Barbarian Ghost Sect. Now everything is fine in the sect.
"
"That's good. In this case, I can leave with peace of mind." Liu Ming nodded slightly after hearing this.
After saying that, he turned over his hands and took out two black storage rings, handing them all to the big man in black robes.
"There is a batch of cultivation resources here, including materials, elixirs, classics, and magic weapons. I have also marked the specific instructions with jade slips. They should be of great use to the sect. I hope you can handle them properly." Liu Ming
Said lightly.
The big man in black robe looked overjoyed, and he hurriedly and respectfully took the two storage rings. His consciousness penetrated into them, and his body suddenly froze.
The space in these two storage rings is huge, with a radius of dozens of feet. It is almost filled with all kinds of rare treasures, and each one is full of spiritual energy. Almost every one of them is extremely rare in Yunchuan Continent.
Precious things.
"Thank you, Master, for the treasure." The big man in black robe looked at it briefly, then withdrew his consciousness and bowed to Liu Ming again.
"These things are no longer useful to me. I originally planned to divide them into two parts, but now the other part is no longer needed, so I left it all to the sect." Liu Ming smiled faintly.
Then he thought about it, took out a storage bracelet, and handed it to the big man in black robe.
"Although you are only my registered disciple, you are still very much destined to me. I see that you have practiced the Nether Bone Art well and have reached the peak of the ninth level. The next step is to condense the true elixir. This level is for monks.
It is a big dividing line, and you can reach a new realm if you can cross it. Here are all the subsequent exercises of the Nether Bone Jue, as well as some magic weapons and elixirs. These are given to you, enough to help you cross this.
The threshold." Liu Ming said.
The big man in black robe shook his body and took the bracelet tremblingly.
"Thank you, Master." He knelt down on the ground again and bowed.
Liu Ming smiled slightly and waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to be formal. (To be continued.)