"She and I have made an agreement a long time ago. Now that I have entered the innate realm, she will tell me my name." Shi Mu said.
"Remember, her name is Ximen Xue. Don't call her Tianyin Girl anymore. That's just a name given to her by outsiders without permission." Jin Xiaochai frowned slightly and said.
"Ximen Xue..." Shi Mu's eyes lit up slightly.
This name is quite suitable for the appearance and character of the Tianyin girl. She is dressed in white as snow and looks like an elf in the sky.
"Then what is the Grand Immortal Ceremony? What does it have to do with Tianyin...Ximen Xue?" Shi Mu asked again.
"The Immortal Ascension Ceremony is a grand event held every thirty years by the Tongtian Immortal Sect, the largest sect in the Lushan Dynasty. Only those who have advanced to the innate realm before the age of thirty, or are star-level warlocks, and have outstanding qualifications, can participate in the sect.
Only with the recommendation of the disciples can you be qualified to participate." Jin Xiaochai said.
When Shi Mu heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked. The conditions for signing up were so harsh.
However, we can also see from this that this Immortal Ascension Ceremony is extraordinary.
"At the end of the ceremony, three men and three women will be selected and sent to a place called the Hall of Eternal Life for retreat. The Tongtian Immortal Church will devote all its resources to training and quickly raise the cultivation level of these people to the earthly level. Rumor has it that since the Ascension Ceremony was held,
, but all those who entered the Hall of Eternal Life for seclusion never appeared again in the end. It is said that they have ascended to the Immortal Realm and become immortals." Jin Xiaochai continued.
"Could it be..." When Shi Mu heard this, his heart tightened, and he had a vague premonition.
"Yes, she has decided to participate in this Immortal Ascension Ceremony." Jin Xiaochai said word by word.
Although Shi Mu had some premonitions, after confirming it from Jin Xiaochai's mouth, there was still an indescribable feeling in his heart.
"Xue'er has been determined to seek the truth since she was a child. This is also the expectation of her master. With her qualifications and strength, I am afraid that she is extremely rare in the center of the continent. If she participates in the ceremony, she is very likely to be selected. Once she is
If you are selected, you will really be separated from us completely, and you will never see us again!" Jin Xiaochai looked at Shi Mu and said.
"That's the case. Then I will cultivate to become an immortal and go find her!" Shi Mu subconsciously clenched his hands.
"What's the benefit of becoming an immortal? It is said that the way of heaven is ruthless and the path to immortality is vague. Once you become an immortal, heaven and man will be separated forever. This is a road of no return. Do you really think that you can be together after becoming an immortal?" Jin Xiaochai sneered and leisurely
road.
Shi Mu was speechless for a moment.
"If you really like her, then follow me to find her now. Xue'er has a very independent personality, and her decisions will rarely be changed by outsiders. However, she seems to be a little strange to you, otherwise she wouldn't have been with you in the first place.
You made that promise." Jin Xiaochai sighed softly.
"I understand, so this is what you asked me to promise you back then. Well, no matter what your purpose is, we all have one goal now, which is to persuade her not to participate in the Ascension Ceremony." Shi Mu nodded.
road.
"I'm afraid Xue'er has already set off for the Lushan Dynasty through the teleportation array. It's too late to return to Wanlong Mountain at this moment. The Immortal Ascension Conference is about the same time as the Demon Yang Ceremony of our Heavenly Demon Sect. There is still more than a year away. Let's rush first.
It's not too late to go to Tianyu City, the capital of the Lushan Dynasty, to find Xue'er, and then return to the Tianmo Sect. However, as far as I know, the relationship between our Tianmo Sect and the Tongtian Immortal Sect is somewhat sensitive. If our identities are discovered, I'm afraid we will provoke a lot of trouble.
"Trouble, do you still dare to go?" Jin Xiaochai looked at Shi Mu and asked.
"Of course!" Shi Mu nodded immediately without any hesitation.
"Okay." Jin Xiaochai nodded, turned and walked towards the exit of the underground cave.
Shi Mu looked up at the roof of the cave, his eyes flashing with light. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Cai'er seemed to sense Shi Mu's state of mind at this time, and surprisingly did not disturb him with any noise. She just stayed aside and combed the feathers with her beak.
Early the next morning, the sandstorm outside the cave was still violent.
Shi Mu was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the cave, meditating.
"Junior Brother Shi, give me a bucket of water." Suddenly, Jin Xiaochai turned to look at Shi Muchai.
"Senior Sister Jin, there is still one last bucket of water." Shi Mu said with a bitter smile.
"Didn't you bring a lot of water?" Jin Xiaochai's beautiful eyes widened.
"You have to take a bath from time to time along the way. Of course the water will go away quickly." Shi Mu curled his lips and said.
"This shabby place is full of dust. Sister Jin is so beautiful. Of course she has to be cleaned!" At this time, the parrot next to Shi Mu looked at Jin Xiaochai fawningly and shouted.
Jin Xiaochai smiled slightly, took out a pomegranate core from his storage ring, and threw it to the parrot.
She "robbed" the cores of these green pomegranate fruits from Shi Mu.
With a look of pride in the parrot's eyes, he bit the core in one bite and swallowed it in a few clicks.
"Since this is the last bucket of water, forget it, wait until we find the water source." Jin Xiaochai said.
"According to the map, there is a water source not far from here. Although there is no specific location, it shouldn't be a problem to find it." Shi Mu said.
The conversation between Shi Mu and Jin Xiaochai shocked Moning and others in the cave, and they looked at Shi Mu at the same time.
Mo Ning's expression soon changed, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes. The aura on Shi Mu's body was still unfathomable, but it had undergone subtle changes, and the majesty of an innate powerhouse was looming.
Qian Xiong and Baishui Xiu also had stunned expressions.
"See Master Shi, congratulations to Master for successfully opening up the Qi Palace and becoming an innate powerhouse." Bai Shuixiu was the first to react and immediately stood up and saluted.
"Congratulations, Uncle Shi." Mo Ning was stunned for a moment, and then he and Qian Xiong stood up and saluted.
"You don't have to be polite." Shi Mu waved his hand.
Mo Ning and others then sat down again, but they adjusted their positions with Shi Mu. Shi Mu, like Jin Xiaochai, gained considerable independent space.
The sandstorm finally stopped after noon.
Shi Mu and others set off again, this time Shi Mu was at the forefront. Based on the experience he learned in the Tengya tribe, an hour later they finally found a five- to six-foot-wide water pool in a valley.
At a glance, the water surface is clear and the surrounding area is clean.
Jin Xiaochai and others' eyes lit up and they strode towards the pool.
"Wait!"
Shi Mu frowned and reached out to stop Jin Xiaochai and the others from approaching.
"What's wrong?" Jin Xiaochai asked doubtfully.
"Cai'er, go and take a look around." Shi Mu did not answer, but ordered the parrot on his shoulder.
"Shitou, Cai'er is thirsty..." Cai'er opened her mouth and was about to mumble something when Shi Mu glared at her and immediately flapped her wings and flew away.
A quarter of an hour later, Shi Mu stood motionless and did not speak.
"It seems like nothing is going on. Hurry up and fill up the water. We have to go on our way." Jin Xiaochai felt relieved when he saw Shi Mu's expression, and then waved his hand.
Mourning and others were overjoyed, and quickly took out their water bags and walked towards the water pool.
At this time Cai'er also flew back, flying over the pool excitedly, and the bird's claws deliberately stretched out causing splashes on the water.
Jin Xiaochai also walked towards the pool, ready to wash herself off. The dry world in the wilderness often made her skin quite uncomfortable.
Shi Mu followed the crowd without saying a word, his eyes darting around, and he felt vaguely that he had missed something.
Jin Xiaochai quickly arrived at the pool. The ring on the middle finger of her left hand flashed with silver light, and a large wooden bucket filled with water appeared in her hand.
As soon as she put the bucket into the pond, a chill suddenly stood up on her body. With her eyesight, she could see that the bottom of the pond was filled with white skeletons.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A yellow light suddenly lit up on the ground behind him, and then a giant yellow and black tiger sprang out from it, carrying a strong wind that seemed to be real, and rushed towards him.
Standing in mid-air, the giant tiger waved its two sharp claws, and more than ten yellow blades of light nearly half a foot long rushed toward Jin Xiaochai's back.
"careful!"
As Shi Mu spoke, he quickly made a magic formula with his right hand, and a white air ball flew out, quickly stretched, and turned into a white air chain about ten feet long, heading towards the giant tiger.
Jin Xiaochai also reacted very quickly. He threw the barrel in his hand and turned around suddenly. The black whip appeared in his hand.
She turned around and her arms shook, and the black leather whip began to dance out of thin air, quickly forming a black light curtain about ten feet in diameter and heading towards the yellow light blade.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A series of muffled sounds suddenly sounded.
In mid-air, yellow light exploded continuously, and the black light curtain trembled for a while, then quickly dissipated.
Nearly half of the remaining yellow light blades hit her body.
Golden light flowed all over Jin Xiaochai's body, and the yellow light blades were like cutting on extremely smooth ice balls. They all tilted and flew out from both sides of her body, but the golden light around her body quickly dimmed.
At this time, the giant tiger's two claws shook, and the several-inch-long claws flashed out in uncertain directions, already very close to Jin Xiaochai's neck.
At this critical moment, a white air chain flew over and tied up its body in an instant.
"Roar!"
An earth-shattering tiger roar sounded, and the aura ring pile was immediately shattered and turned into dots of crystal light.
But Jin Xiaochai also took this opportunity, flashed a few times, and appeared ten feet away.
The giant tiger turned over and landed on the ground between Shi Mu and Jin Xiaochai, with a fierce look in its eyes.
Only then did Shi Mu discover that this tiger had four eyes, a strange rune between its eyebrows, and an extremely powerful aura. It was a powerful and ferocious beast at the late stage of innate Dzogchen level.
From the moment the giant tiger appeared to the time it attacked Jin Xiaochai and was interrupted by Shi Mu, it only took one or two breaths. Only then did Moning and others, who were fetching water by the pool, react.
Bai Shuixiu muttered something, and her body was quickly wrapped in a layer of blue water light.
She jumped up and stood lightly on the water. As soon as her steps moved, she immediately walked on the waves until she reached the center of the pool. With a wave of her right staff, a water column several feet high rose up from the pool and lifted her up.
Moning didn't know when he had the sword in his hand, and countless blue sword auras emerged from his body like a peacock spreading its tail. In the blink of an eye, it shattered and turned into a cloud of several feet in diameter to hide himself.
Not far away from him, Qian Xiong held a black mace in each hand and took a few steps back.
At this moment, the giant tiger's eyebrows flashed with yellow light, and its body was quickly wrapped in a layer of earthy yellow light. Then with a movement of its body, it disappeared into the ground and disappeared.