The mountains here are undulating, and the attics are scattered on them in an orderly manner, surrounding a towering three-story purple palace in the middle.
The pavilions and the purple palace are connected by flying bridges, which look like a busy place with a unique charm.
In the third-floor hall of the purple palace, a plump figure wearing a light green palace dress sat cross-legged on a white jade futon with her eyes closed, her eyes ethereal with a touch of water-like tenderness.
On another white jade futon not far across from it, a stunningly beautiful girl in green clothes also sat cross-legged on it.
It's none other than Zhong Xiu.
But at this moment, her face looked indifferent, but there seemed to be a faint sadness flowing deep in her eyes.
The interior decoration of the hall is simple and elegant, making it look a bit empty.
"Xiu'er, have you finally made up your mind to enter the Bibo Pond to undergo a life-and-death hiatus?" the voice of a beautiful woman in palace attire rang out, echoing throughout the hall.
"Yes, Master." Zhong Xiu nodded slightly.
"You know that as a teacher, I always uphold the principle of letting nature take its course. Although you are the most promising to be selected, I don't want to force my regrets on you to settle it on my behalf. After all, pursuing the road is a road of no return.
." The beautiful woman in palace clothes said slowly.
"Master, I have decided." Zhong Xiu raised his head and spoke firmly.
"In that case, you can go ahead. With your qualifications, as long as you stay in the blue wave pool, you can form a Qi Palace in less than a year." The beautiful woman in palace clothes opened her eyes and said.
…
Near the Ziling Mountains, in a market building, Shi Mu walked out of a shop, his face full of joy. He held a small cloth bag in his hand, with seven or eight medicine bottles vaguely visible inside.
This market belongs to the Miaoyin Sect. After he came down from the mountain, he took a stroll in it and found that Bone Tempering Pills and Blood Gang Pills were also sold here, and the quality was much better than that of the Black Demon Sect.
He immediately exchanged almost all of his belongings for Bone Tempering Pills and Blood Gang Pills, which should be enough to support his cultivation for the next year.
When he walked to the exit of the market, Shi Mu stood still and took out a map from his arms, which clearly marked the entire human area and the geographical conditions of the cities in various places.
Shi Mu immediately looked at the map for the route from the Miaoyin Sect back to the Black Demon Sect. Suddenly, his eyes suddenly focused and fell on a mountain range between the two.
"Wanlong Mountains"
Shi Mu murmured to himself, and a beautiful figure could not help but appear in his mind. He stood silently for a moment and walked towards the outside of the market.
…
One month later.
Shi Mu drove another carriage and arrived near a huge mountain peak.
Looking from a distance, the top of the mountain is surrounded by white clouds, and you can vaguely see countless vast palace buildings scattered on it, which makes it feel like a fairyland.
This is the famous Wanlong Mountains on the eastern peninsula of the mainland, and it is also where the Tianyin Sect, one of the three sects of Qi State, is located.
Shi Mu looked at the building on the top of the mountain, and then took out a white jade box from his arms. The jade box was fine in texture, with ice flower-like patterns on its surface, and exuded a faint cold air, like ice cubes.
This was a jade box made of the finest cold snow and ice jade. He gently opened the lid of the box and placed a cyan fruit the size of a fist inside, which was the Qingming fruit.
Shi Mu closed the jade box and looked at the top of the mountain with some hesitation.
Although he only met Tianyin Girl twice, he could also tell that Tianyin Girl practiced ice-based techniques, and Qingming Guo was just suitable for it.
Although he had the intention to give one to the other party, it was just the original agreement that he could only meet him if his cultivation reached the innate realm. If he rashly went up the mountain now, it would be a bit contrary to the promise he made back then.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from the front, and it sounded like there were quite a lot of them.
Shi Mu quickly put away the jade box, and a group of seven or eight people walked over from a mountain pass not far ahead. Judging from the clothes they were wearing, they were disciples of the Tianyin Sect.
"Who are you? Why are you near our Tianyin Sect?" The group was surprised when they saw Shi Mu. The leader, a girl in white, stopped, put her hand on her waist, and shouted softly.
"I'm..." Shi Mu quickly wanted to explain, but the next moment, his expression suddenly became startled.
The girl in white opposite him was also startled and looked at Shi Mu carefully.
"You are...brother Pastor Shi?" the girl in white said in surprise.
"Junior Sister Qi, long time no see." Shi Mu jumped out of the carriage and said with a smile.
This woman is none other than Qi Xuan of the Tianyin Sect who we had been with in a stronghold on the barbarian front line.
Long time no see, Qi Xuan’s cultivation has also improved a lot, and he has reached the late acquired state.
Shi Mu's heart moved. He remembered clearly that the relationship between Qi Xuan and Tianyin girl seemed to be extraordinary.
"Why did Senior Brother Shi come to Tianyin Sect?" Qi Xuan waved his hand and asked several Tianyin Sect disciples beside him to wait in the distance.
"I happened to have some personal matters passing by here," Shi Mu said.
"Senior Brother Shi is now considered a master disciple of the Black Demon Sect. I heard that you joined the alliance to send a peace negotiation team to the barbarians and made a lot of contributions to the peace talks. Now it has spread among the alliance." Qi Xuan was a little curious.
said.
Shi Mu was a little surprised when he heard this, but he felt relieved when he thought that Huo Wu was the princess of Da Qi and a disciple of Tianyin Sect.
"It's just fate that leads me to go with Princess Huowu." Shi Mu chuckled.
The two chatted casually for a few words, and Qi Xuan seemed to be quite interested in Shi Mu's experience in the barbarian tribe.
"We are just here to chat. Since Senior Brother Shi has something to do here, why not come with me to Zongmen Yingbin Peak and sit for a while. I can help with anything," Qi Xuan said.
"It's not a big deal, so I won't go nagging about it. By the way, maybe Junior Sister Qi can help with this matter." Shi Mu said hesitantly.
"Senior Brother Shi, it doesn't matter." Qi Xuan was a little surprised, but said immediately.
"I wonder if the Tianyin girl elder of your sect is in the door now?" Shi Mu hesitated and asked.
"Uncle Tianyin? She is currently practicing in seclusion. Is Brother Shi here to see Uncle Tianyin?" Qi Xuan's eyes flashed, and she seemed to realize something, and asked a little narrowly.
"Almost, cough... Actually, I have something to give to her, but it's not convenient for me to go up the mountain. Can I ask Junior Sister to do it for me?" Shi Mu said with a slight blush on his face.
"Bring it here." A teasing smile appeared on Qi Xuan's face, and she stretched out her hand half-smilingly.
"That's it." Shi Mu's face heated up and he took out the jade box from his arms.
Qi Xuan chuckled twice and reached out to take it.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Shi, this matter will be taken care of by me. I will definitely transfer it to Senior Uncle Tianyin for you." Qi Xuan promised.
"Then thank you very much, Junior Sister Qi." Shi Mu breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him.
The two chatted casually for a few more words, and then Qi Xuan left with the Tianyin Sect disciples.
After watching Qi Xuan and others go away, Shi Mufu looked at the building on the top of the mountain again and stood silently for a moment.
“I’ll be back soon!”
He murmured to himself, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and then he turned the direction of the carriage with a shake of the reins and headed into the distance.
With a ticking sound, the figure of the carriage quickly disappeared into the distance.
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Among the Wanlong Mountains, there is a very high and quiet mountain peak. There are pieces of cloud floating near the peak, making the top of the mountain seem to be covered with a layer of white gauze.
There is a loft building on the top of the peak, which is elegant in style and seems to be a woman's residence.
This is where Tianyin Girl's cave is, Lang Huan Feng.
In a certain attic, in a hall, Qi Xuan was sitting opposite an elf-like girl.
If Shi Mu were here, he would probably cheer excitedly. This girl is none other than the Tianyin girl he has longed for day and night.
Compared to when they met in the woods a few years ago, the Tianyin girl seemed to be a bit younger. She looked like an underage girl now.
On the table between the two of them, there was a white jade box that exuded a hint of chill.
"Shi Mu?" Tianyin girl said slightly surprised.
"It's him. I met this man by chance at the foot of the mountain half a day ago. He asked me to pass this thing to you." Qi Xuan nodded and said.
The Tianyin girl frowned slightly, a strange color flashed in her eyes, and she didn't speak for a while.
After a while, she took the jade box and opened it gently. A light fragrance mixed with a cold air spread out, revealing the Qingming Fruit inside.
"This is... Qingming Fruit!" Tianyin girl blurted out with a look of surprise on her face, causing her breathing to quicken.
Qi Xuan frowned, showing some doubts, obviously she had never heard of the name Qingming Guo.
However, smelling the refreshing fragrance and Tianyin Girl's slightly excited expression, she could also guess that this seemingly ordinary green fruit must be some kind of rare treasure with cold attributes.
A glimmer of light flashed in Qi Xuan's eyes, and then quickly disappeared.
"Where is that Shi Mu now?" Tianyin girl glanced at Qing Mingguo for a few times, pondered for a moment, and asked.
"He handed me the jade box and said it was inconvenient to go up the mountain, so he left." Qi Xuan said truthfully.
Goddess Tianyin looked a little surprised, but then she quickly regained her composure and closed the jade box.
As soon as her jade hand moved, a green ring on Tianyin Girl's finger flashed with a ray of blue light, and the jade box disappeared without a trace, and it was unknown where it ended up.
Qi Xuan's eyes lit up and she glanced at the cyan ring with some envy.
The cyan ring is an extremely rare space talisman. It is very convenient to store some things, eliminating the trouble of carrying heavy items with you.
However, among the seven sects, the number of space magic weapons is very small, and only a few innate or above beings or core disciples can have one.
"Then it's good that you know about Shi Mu's coming here, so there's no need to spread the word." Tianyin girl said.
"Yes." Although Qi Xuan was a little curious, she immediately agreed in front of her uncle.
After completing Shi Mu's commission, Qi Xuan did not stay here longer and quickly said goodbye and left.
The Tianyin girl walked to the window, looked at the clouds in front of her, her beautiful eyes flashed, and after a moment a smile appeared on her face.
But then she turned slightly and walked towards the room.