Spring passed and autumn came, and in the blink of an eye, sixteen years passed by in a hurry.
During these years, the evil cultivators who caused harm to the world have been eliminated one after another, and peace has been restored to the world. Wuliang Mountain also reopened its gates two years ago.
The new batch of disciples that Xiaoyao Sect accepted sixteen years ago gradually grew up and injected new vitality into the sect.
Everything is developing in a good direction, except for the spiritual energy that is still decreasing.
No one has come to the dusty Xiao Wushan for a long time.
Nascent Soul Lord is in seclusion and cannot be approached without permission.
The weather turned cold, and there was snow falling in the sky at some point.
Little Orange was sleeping in the mountains. When he saw the snow falling in the sky, his eyes showed interest and he stretched out his paws to catch a piece of crystal.
The flying snow melted very quickly, leaving a bit of coolness in its paws and then quickly disappeared.
Little Orange quickly woke up Little Bai, who was sleeping soundly beside him. The two beasts were playing and playing in the snow, enjoying themselves very much.
When Xu Chunniang finished her retreat and pushed out the door, she happened to see this scene and couldn't help but smile.
Even though they have already cultivated the golden elixir, Xiao Juzi and Xiao Bai's minds seem to have not grown much and they have always been simple.
Looking at the flying snow in the sky, Xu Chunniang felt in a trance. Sixteen years have passed since she rebuilt the formation.
The Zhou family's formation eliminates the old and retains the green, turns complexity into simplicity, and points directly to the great road.
In these sixteen years, she has only done one thing, which is to understand the formation principles.
And what she has gained in these years is more than what she has learned in the past hundred years.
Xu Chunniang's eyes showed a look of joy. Fortunately, she chose to re-learn the formation that day. If she continued to learn according to the previous method, she didn't know how much time it would take to break through and become a fourth-level formation master.
She stretched out her hand, caught a piece of ice flower, felt the coolness on her fingertips, and frowned secretly.
Xiaoyao Sect has no snow all year round. It's not winter yet, why is it suddenly snowing?
Xu Chunniang released her consciousness and found that the entire Xiaoyao Sect was covered in snow and looked extremely abnormal.
Forget it, let’s go to the main peak first and ask Uncle Yue about the situation.
Among the main peaks, Yue Lingzheng summoned the peak masters to discuss the matter.
"Snow is falling for thousands of miles, and ice is covering thousands of miles. This kind of weather is really abnormal and disturbing."
"Although we monks are not afraid of ice and snow, if the ice and snow don't stop, mortals in this world will freeze to death.
Moreover, if there is too much ice and snow, it will be difficult for disciples during the Qi training period to resist. "
"Such an abnormal climate occurred once a thousand years ago, when a Nascent Soul stage drought demon passed by. There was no grass growing in the area that it passed by, and there was a severe drought for three years.
Is this unexplained snowfall also related to some kind of monster? "
Everyone talked a lot and put forward several conjectures, but they were still unable to determine the cause.
Yue Lingzheng pondered and then said, "The snow has just begun to fall, so we can't see anything yet. Maybe after a few days, the ice and snow will melt. Let's wait and see."
After the peak masters left, he was about to go to see Master Sheng to report the matter, but he heard a voice.
"Uncle Yue, I haven't left seclusion for a long time. How is everything in the sect?"
Yue Lingzheng had a look of surprise on his face, "Uncle Xu, are you out of seclusion?"
Xu Chunniang nodded, "When I came just now, I happened to see the peak masters leaving, but something happened?"
Yue Lingzheng gave a wry smile, pointed upward, and expressed his worries.
"Everything that is abnormal must have a demon. There is no snow all year round in Xiaoyao Sect, but now it is snowing so heavily. I am afraid that a Nascent Soul demon has appeared nearby.
Thousands of years ago, the Hanbao appeared in the Nascent Soul stage, causing a drought in most of the world of cultivation for three years. In the end, the five Nascent Soul Lords took action together and killed the Hanbao. "
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly, "To be honest, I came here to find you for this matter. If it is really a strange phenomenon in the world caused by the appearance of the great demon, I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Yue Lingzheng was slightly startled, but did not dare to ask any more questions. He only said, "I was originally going to report this matter to Master Sheng, why don't I allow Master Sheng to go with me?"
"That's fine."
Xu Chunniang nodded. Master Sheng had been a Nascent Soul monk for hundreds of years, so he might know something.
The two of them walked towards the back mountain, and Sheng Qingyun seemed to know that someone was coming and had been waiting at the entrance of the cave for a long time.
Seeing Xu Chunniang, she had a look of surprise in her eyes.
"You actually left seclusion?"
Xu Chunniang nodded, "I have gained a little bit from studying the formations over the years, and I will soon be able to set up the sect-protecting formation."
"So fast?"
Sheng Qingyun was surprised and couldn't help but muttered.
"You are too calm. You have been in seclusion for so many years. When I was your age, I had just formed an elixir, and my master praised me as a once-in-a-century genius.
Tsk tsk, if he were still alive now, he would be shocked to see you have such cultivation at such a young age. "
Xu Chunniang shook her head, "When I was practicing, I forgot about time. It wasn't until I gained something by chance that I realized that sixteen years had passed."
Sheng Qingyun couldn't help but be speechless. She had a restless temper, and even if she reached the Nascent Soul level, she still had a nature that was hard to change.
She picked up the teapot on the stove and poured a cup of tea for each of them.
"You came here with Master Nephew Yue because of the abnormal weather?"
Xu Chunniang nodded, finished talking about the drought demon she just heard about, and then said.
"I think this matter is not that simple."
Before coming here, she had calculated using the Dayan Technique that ice and snow falling from the sky would be a sign of great misfortune.
Sheng Qingyun sighed softly and nodded.
"You're right. If we don't do this, the entire Northwest Continent will be destroyed."
Yue Lingzheng's expression suddenly changed, "Uncle Sheng, what do you mean by this? How can a little bit of ice and snow destroy the entire northwest continent?"
Sheng Qingyun glanced at him sideways, "I said maybe the Northwest Continent would be over, but I didn't say it would be destroyed now."
Yue Lingzheng's expression softened slightly, "Uncle, please tell me what to do to avoid this crisis."
"I'm telling you, with your current level of cultivation, you can't help much."
Sheng Qingjun put down the teapot and waved.
"Just go away after your tea, this is not something you should worry about.
During this period, you just have to manage the sect well. If you have spare time, you can take care of the mortals in the world. "
Yue Ling was about to speak but stopped, then left in silence.
Xu Chunniang took a sip of the spirit tea and said, "Uncle Yue is gone, we should be able to talk now."
Sheng Qingyun sighed, "Your guess is right. The spiritual energy is disappearing faster and faster. Maybe one day it will disappear completely."
Xu Chunniang's heart sank, "Then the sudden ice and snow, is it related to this?"
"good."
Sheng Qingyun had no intention of drinking tea and spilled the spiritual tea in the cup, melting a small piece of snow.
But soon, this small piece of melted snow water solidified into ice again.
She looked at the newly formed ice cubes, slightly lost in thought.
"In the past ten years, I have checked many ancient books, and finally I can understand the real reason for the disappearance of spiritual energy."
(End of chapter)
