Hearing his senior brother's call, Wu Qingce took a deep breath, turned around and cupped his hands towards Xia Lingdang and Qu Yangze.
"Senior Brother Wu! I wish you immediate success!" Qu Yangze shouted angrily after returning the gift.
When Xia Lingdang next to her heard this, she quickly followed suit and said, "I wish Senior Brother Wu immediate success!"
"Thank you!"
Holding his hands again, Wu Qingce turned around gracefully and followed his senior brother into the formation room.
"hiss……"
The moment he entered the formation room, Wu Qingce felt a biting coldness. With his current level of cultivation, he would not feel anything even if he went to an extremely cold place and jumped into an icy lake.
However, the coldness of this array made him feel so bone-chilling.
After trying not to tremble, Wu Qingce's eyes were instantly attracted to a sky-blue tripod in the center of the formation room.
This tripod can't help but exude bursts of jasper-colored aura, and there are six lotus lanterns rotating around it.
"Sit cross-legged like a cauldron."
Just when Wu Qingce was wondering what those six lotus lanterns were, his senior brother's voice suddenly reached his ears.
"yes!"
Arching his hands towards his senior brother, Wu Qingce took a step forward.
"hiss!!!"
This time, Wu Qingce could no longer hold back and trembled all over.
'Cold, too cold!'
When he took a step towards the azure cauldron, the bone-chilling coldness rose again, making him almost afraid to breathe.
But after just staying for a moment, Wu Qingce took another step forward.
"boom!"
This time, Wu Qingce directly used his mental skills and exploded with blue thunder energy.
Because at this point, he could no longer resist the cold with the strength of his body alone. He even felt that if he hadn't reacted quickly, his feet would have been completely frozen the moment he took that step.
And Wu Qingce has also determined that this bone-chilling cold air is emanating from the azure cauldron.
"Gudu..." Wu Qingce couldn't help but swallowed.
Just getting close to the cauldron was already so difficult, and he could not imagine how terrible the coldness he would endure the moment he sat in the cauldron.
'Is this what senior brother said about a narrow escape from death...'
Thinking of this, Wu Qingce clenched his fists suddenly and took a big step forward.
This step brought him directly in front of the azure cauldron, and at the same time he felt the chill that could freeze his soul.
Raising his hand, Wu Qingce found that a layer of frost had formed on the surface of his skin, which meant that this frost had penetrated his thunder spirit energy and began to cause damage to his body.
The next second, Wu Qingce began to feel that his body gradually became stiffer, and it was obvious that the chill had invaded his body.
"ah!"
At this time, Wu Qingce roared angrily, and his thunder energy exploded completely, making his body flexible again, and he jumped into the azure cauldron without hesitation.
Just as Wu Qingce expected, the intensity of the cold air in the azure cauldron rose by a level. At that moment, he almost thought his heartbeat had stopped.
At this moment, Wu Qingce knew that he could not withstand the cold air, so while his body could barely move, he quickly sat down cross-legged and used all his mental energy.
Seeing Wu Qingce successfully sitting cross-legged in the cauldron, Jiang Beiran nodded happily.
If he couldn't pass this level, he would never let him take Xuan Lei Jiutian Pill.
That's right, after failing twice, Jiang Beiran finally refined this mysterious-level high-grade elixir.
That is to say, this Xuan Lei Jiutian Pill is already the limit that an alchemist can refine based on his strength. To go further, the right time, place and people will be the best.
This level of elixir, even if taken to the Six Nations, would still cause many top sects to compete for it, and they would spare no effort to compete for it.
Originally Jiang Beiran planned to give Wu Qingce a dose when he attacked Xuanhuang, but the higher the cultivator's level, the harder it was to change his physique. Therefore, when he found that Wu Qingce was growing much faster than he expected, Jiang Beiran made a decisive decision.
Wu Qingce took this top elixir when he attacked Xuanwang.
In fact, when he first accepted Wu Qingce as his younger brother, Jiang Beiran simply needed a younger brother to help him run errands, and did not expect him to be of any help in terms of combat capability.
Because he could see at that time that although Wu Qingce was good, he was only good. At most, he could dominate a small sect like Guixin Sect, but once he met those real geniuses, his talent was not enough.
But Wu Qingce's desire to become stronger and the efforts he put in for it shocked Jiang Beiran, and at the same time touched Jiang Beiran.
In Jiang Beiran's original plan, Wu Qingce was just a transitional younger brother. One day someone with more talent would replace him. At that time, Jiang Beiran would keep him in Fengzhou and let him continue to shine here.
, in the end it was not that difficult to establish a sect in Fengzhou.
But because Wu Qingce showed a willpower far beyond ordinary people and a constant ambition to become stronger.
Just like he said himself.
He would rather die than live a mediocre life.
So Jiang Beiran changed his plan and planned to give Wu Qingce a chance to become stronger.
Can you become strong through hard work?
sure.
But the upper limit is very low.
There is no fairness in this world. Bloodline, talent, birth, inheritance, etc. all determine that some people are born stronger than most.
They can gain more by just taking a casual breath of spiritual energy than countless practitioners who have been practicing hard day and night for months.
In this completely unfair situation, the benefits that efforts can bring are too small.
Because while you are working hard, those who are far more talented than you are also working hard, so how can you beat those who are far more talented than you?
So the first thing Jiang Beiran had to do was help Wu Qingce change his physique.
Let him stand on the same starting line as those talented people, then his efforts will become more meaningful and he will have the opportunity to become a truly strong person.
The Lei Yan Body Tempering Pill can be said to be just a small test. Jiang Beiran first wanted to see if Wu Qingce could pass this simplest test.
However, even the simplest test almost made Wu Qingce lose his life several times. If Jiang Beiran hadn't made complete preparations for him, he would never have been able to survive it on his own.
This is the price for ordinary people to become gifted, but fortunately, Wu Qingce does have willpower far beyond ordinary people.
Otherwise, even if Jiang Beiran prepared everything for him, he would not be able to complete such a transformation.
So after the success of the small trial, Jiang Beiran's next step is to take drastic measures.
Jiang Beiran had presided over Wu Qingce's previous promotions for him, with the purpose of helping him lay a solid foundation.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even have a chance to give it a try.
"Qing Ce." Jiang Beiran walked to the side of the Ksitigarbha tripod and shouted.
After a while, Wu Qingce opened his mouth with difficulty and replied with a vibrato: "...Yes."
"Don't die."
After hearing this, Wu Qingce's already frozen expression suddenly smiled. He clenched his fists and replied with all his strength: "Yes!! Senior brother!"
Without saying another word, Jiang Beiran took out a jar of Tianmendong wine from the Qiankun Ring and poured it into the cauldron.
Then the second altar, the third altar... until the entire Ksitigarbha cauldron is filled.
Seeing Wu Qingce who was completely soaked in wine, Jiang Beiran stretched out his hand and patted the cauldron twice before walking out of the formation.
Outside the formation, Jiang Beiran sat at a piano table and lit a plate of ambergris. Jiang Beiran took out a Yao Qin from the Qiankun Ring and placed it in front of the table.
The piano is about three feet six inches long, six inches wide and two inches thick.
The bottom plate is flat and the panel is curved.
There are two wild cursive fonts engraved on the back of the instrument.
【Duyou】
Putting his ten fingers on the strings, Jiang Beiran looked at the Ksitigarbha tripod in the center of the formation and started playing.
As the saying goes, "The big sound sounds loud, but the elephant is invisible."
The most beautiful voice is the voice of transcendence and freedom, pursuing a leisurely artistic conception.
Jiang Beiran is good at all musical instruments. If he were asked to evaluate which instrument is closest to the realm of "great sound and sound"...
That is undoubtedly Yao Qin.
Among the new batch of skill points, there is one skill point called [Phantom Sound].
It can be said that when it first appeared, Jiang Beiran believed that it must improve Xuan Musician's ability.
Before the [Phantom Sound] point appeared, Jiang Beiran would only play an instrument when he suddenly came to Yaxing.
But as the [Phantom Sound] point became higher and higher, Jiang Beiran also gradually discovered its magical effect.
One time, he suddenly felt inspired and played a piece of music in the alchemy room. However, not long after the sound of the piano started playing, the summer bells suddenly began to dance.
It is true to say that music can arouse people's emotions. It is human nature to hum and twist along with beautiful music.
But Xia Lingdang's dance was not as simple as two twists. Her dancing posture was quite graceful. However, given her background, it should be impossible for her to learn to dance.
Out of curiosity, Jiang Beiran did not interrupt Xia Lingdang, but played the entire piece with great interest.
During this period, Xia Lingdang's dance became more and more graceful, and she even made several moves that made Jiang Beiran couldn't help but want to applaud her. This also made Jiang Beiran more convinced that it was not Xia Lingdang who was dancing, but the influence of his own piano sound.
Got her.
When the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, Xia Lingdang sat down on the ground with a look of confusion on her face.
"Nice dance."
Hearing the compliment from her master, Xia Lingdang quickly stood up and looked at her master and said, "I...I didn't know what was going on just now. My body started to move on its own without knowing what was going on."
Jiang Beiran was a little surprised after hearing this. He originally thought that Xia Lingdang would lose the memory just now, but now it seems that she knew what she was doing, but she was completely unable to control her body.
Then Jiang Beiran tried to play several pieces of completely different styles, and Xia Lingdang also had completely different reactions.
For example, when listening to more exciting music, Xia Lingdang will unconsciously burst out with mysterious energy. According to her own words, her body will become more excited than usual, and her heartbeat will be so fast that it seems to jump out of her throat.
When listening to relatively soothing music, Xia Lingdang would show a very comfortable expression, and soon fall into a deep sleep. After waking up, she immediately said that she had had a very beautiful dream, and she slept well.
very comfortable.
…
After using Xia Lingdang as a guinea pig to test several tracks, Jiang Beiran was completely convinced.
Now he can start to exert the effect of [Phantom Sound], but he has not yet known exactly what factors affect the effect of [Phantom Sound], but he believes that as the [Phantom Sound] points increase, the answer to this mystery will soon come.
will be revealed.
Of course, he can also choose to ask a high-quality Xuan musician, and he may gain something.
At this moment, Jiang Beiran played a heart-clearing song for Wu Qingce.
Because he knew that Wu Qingce must be in tremendous suffering at this moment, and this song should make him feel better.
Just as Jiang Beiran expected, Wu Qingce, who was in the Ksitigarbha cauldron at this moment, was in extremely torment.
The biting cold had paralyzed his whole body, but he knew very well that he could not be frozen like this, so he could only constantly mobilize the thunder spirit energy in his body to fight against the cold.
However, this cold air was able to penetrate his thunder spirit energy and directly cause damage to the inside of his body. Even several meridians gradually began to freeze.
In this situation of ebb and flow, Wu Qingce's resistance became more and more difficult, and it was inevitable that he would become anxious.
And just when his mental defense was about to collapse, bursts of melodious music came to his ears, which made him calm down and gradually became less anxious in the face of the pervasive cold air.
Even in another confrontation with the cold, Wu Qingce suddenly realized that he did not have to expel it. It was not impossible to slowly adapt to it and let it become a part of his body.
'It must be my senior brother who is guiding me with the sound of the piano...'
After firming up this belief, Wu Qingce calmed down completely this time.
…
Two hours later, Jiang Beiran stood up and walked to the cauldron. At this moment, the cold air in the Ksitigarbha cauldron became more and more terrifying, but the Tianmendong wine in the cauldron showed no intention of freezing.
This is the special characteristic of spiritual wine, it can always remain in liquid form.
After tapping the tripod twice with his knuckles, Jiang Beiran shouted: "Qingce."
In the Ksitigarbha tripod, Wu Qingce, who had been soaked for two whole hours, suddenly opened his eyes, poked his head out of the wine and said, "Here you are!"
At this moment, he was obviously used to the cold. Although his movements were still a little stiff, he was much stronger than when he first entered the cauldron.
"Drink half of the wine in the cauldron."
"yes!"
Without any hesitation, Wu Qingce opened his mouth and drank half the cup of wine.
And when half the cup of wine was in his stomach, not only did he not feel any drunkenness, but he felt that his body began to feel hot, as if he had endless energy.
"Keep this energy in and don't let it come out."
"Yes." Wu Qingce, who was about to yell, immediately responded.
"Keep meditating."
"yes."
When Wu Qingce sat down again, Jiang Beiran pulled out ninety-nine and eighty-one golden talismans from the Qiankun Ring in one go.
"Knowing the changes will lead to good and bad luck, and entering the Dou Sui will pass the heavenly pass."
"According to the laws and regulations, Lu Xi governs the armor and honors, and he performs the duties of heaven and earth as a hero."
"The blessings from heaven will be passed down to future generations!"