three days later
The door opened and Yang Zhen walked out of the cave with steady steps.
Looking at the majestic Baizhang Waterfall under the cliff, feeling the water vapor filling the sky nourishing the pores of his body, the young man couldn't help but look up to the sky and scream, feeling refreshed.
With a thought, a waterproof cassock appeared out of thin air, covering his naked body.
In the past three days of refining Qingyan, all the clothes on his body have been burned to ashes.
The refining process is extremely painful and unbearable. Fortunately, Yang Zhen had refined flames before and had rich experience. She was caught by Qin Mingyue in the secret realm of Panxi Mountain and burned with green flames for half an hour. However, she was a blessing in disguise and became a little more resistant to this kind of flames. Force. In the process of refining Qing Yan, all the difficult and painful aspects were finally passed smoothly.
After all the hardships, the benefits are certainly not small.
The spiritual fire in nature, like those heaven and earth spiritual creatures, also has four levels: heaven, earth, black and yellow. Among them, the elixir fire derived from the foundation-building monks themselves is roughly between the middle-grade and low-grade yellow-level ones, with very few high-grade ones.
The fire that Yang Zhen had refined was a mid-grade Xuan-level fire, which was already a level higher than the foundation-building pill fire.
Qingyan's level has even reached the mid-level earth level, which is already a relatively rare species among the spiritual fires in the Zhenyu world. Not to mention the golden elixir monks, even the spiritual fire refined by some Nascent Soul Ancestors is almost at this level.
This spiritual fire is enough to burn Jindan Zhenren to death. Even if Yang Zhen's Qingyan grade after refining dropped one level due to insufficient cultivation, and only has an earth-level lower grade, the threat to Jindan still cannot be underestimated.
Moreover, his spiritual fire not only retains the violent attributes of the original flames, but also possesses the unique clinging properties of Qing Yan, that is, once it is attached to it, it will be like a gangrene attached to the bone, and will never be extinguished until it completely burns the target.
At that time in Panxi Mountain, Yang Zhen still took advantage of the short gap between the green flames to swallow the flames, and the strong man broke his wrist to remove the green flames from his body in one fell swoop and escaped.
Finally, the flame temperature and flame stability of Qingyan are stronger than that of Yanhuo, which means that Yang Zhen's alchemy level will also rise to a higher level.
…
In the stone house, on a large bed made of fourth-order red sandwood, the woman was still asleep.
Yang Zhen and Yiyi appeared at the bedside.
"Has she always been like this?"
"Yes, this bad sister's injuries are more serious than we thought." Yiyi replied.
She doesn't have a good impression of Qin Mingyue. This woman burned Yang Zhen with Qingyan and almost burned the small bluestone, exposing their existence.
Yang Zhen remained silent. Qin Mingyue fell into a coma when Yiyi pulled her into the space, and she has not woken up since then. It can be seen that her move [Brilliant Sword] that day was definitely not a move that could be used casually, and it had a huge backlash on herself.
Some wounds on the body have healed in the past few days, but the energy, blood, soul, and injuries in the body will take longer to slowly adjust and recover.
Yang Zhen's gaze fell between the woman's closed eyes, and she couldn't help but move slightly.
He had heard people say that Qin Mingyue was unparalleled in beauty for a long time, but what he saw in Panxi Mountain was Qin Yugui's appearance, and he had no intuitive feeling until today——
Her celestial appearance and beauty captivate all sentient beings.
These two words couldn't help but come to his mind.
This is because the woman is still sleeping, with her face facing the sky. If she wakes up and her beautiful eyes look around, how charming it will be!
Qin Mingyue made a "squeak" sound at this time, with a look of pain on her face, her delicate body moved wildly, and the quilt was rolled to one side, revealing a pair of bound hands.
Yang Zhen raised her eyes and saw that the skin on her hands was like jade, with a few light blue blood vessels as if they had been lightly painted on them. The lines were appropriately dark and graceful. The ten fingers were even more slender and slender, and the pink nails were like pieces of rose petals, floating softly on the fingertips made of fine snow. They were so charming that I was immediately stunned.
The hands are already so alluring. Isn’t the delicate body covered by the quilt as dreamy and illusory as jade carvings?
"Brother——" Yiyi showed a contemptuous expression, a dark green light ball hit the woman's eyebrow, and then kicked off her calves and ran away.
Qin Mingyue woke up.
…
The woman squinted her eyes and remained quiet for a while, her eyes changing from confusion to confusion, and finally to surprise.
"Yang Zhen?" She asked with disbelief on her face: "Why are you here?"
The voice is soft, although there is some trembling in the tone, but the voice is still pleasant and elegant, neither slow nor slow, like a clear spring washing stones, and the manner is graceful.
However, when the delicate body wanted to get up, she suddenly found that her hands were tightly tied with the fairy rope, and her two feet were tied into a "big" character through the pillar at the end of the bed.
Qin Mingyue's expression changed, and she pulled hard for a moment. The pillar was extremely hard and motionless.
"Yang Zhen! Is this all your plan? No, it's impossible! How could you have instigated Big Brother and the others? Are you the envoy of the Yunxiao Sect? No, this doesn't make sense..."
"What the hell is going on?" she asked sharply.
Yang Zhen said nothing, looking at the woman with a playful look.
Qin Mingyue quickly calmed down, with a thoughtful look on her pretty face. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Yang Zhen, with a smile on her lips: "Mr. Yang, it turns out you saved me."
"The eldest princess is wise!" Yang Zhen gave a thumbs up and smiled brightly: "But, the eldest princess is far better than me in cultivation and has a decisive personality, so I have to take some small measures to avoid causing any unpleasantness. After all, Well, our previous relationship didn’t seem to be that harmonious, right?”
"Did you really save me?" Seeing Yang Zhen's immediate agreement, Qin Mingyue became even more confused:
"How could you possibly save me? Where is Qin Zhaowu, where is he?"
"What is this place? You must have some accomplices. Who are they?"
"Eldest Princess," Yang Zhen interrupted her meditation: "If you have any questions, I will answer them for you later. Now, I have something to do. I hope that the eldest princess will cooperate well and tell everything."
"What's up?"
"Your maid named Qin Yugui told me something before she died..."
"Yu Gui was with you before he died?" Qin Mingyue exclaimed. She focused her beautiful eyes, raised her eyebrows slightly, and instantly sorted out the joints:
"Yu Gui didn't die in the attack on Zi Mansion! She must have gotten some information and was murdered, right?"
Yang Zhen nodded expressionlessly.
"What on earth is going on?" Qin Mingyue had a look of pleading on her face.
Yang Zhen thought for a while and started talking about meeting Qin Yugui in Yueling County. How they came to rescue him, how Qin Yugui died from his injuries, and what he said before his death were all explained in detail. Naturally, this also involves the secret of Xiao Qingshi.
The more Qin Mingyue listened, the more surprised she became. Her beautiful eyes widened. Especially after hearing that they were hiding in the bluestone space, her expression suddenly became clear. Apparently she had figured out many things.
However, after hearing how Qin Yugui died tragically in order to report the news to her, her beautiful eyes slowly turned red.
"Yu Gui..." With tears in her eyes, her silver teeth clenched, she muttered the maid's name in a low voice, and a cold light flashed across her face.
After a while, Yang Zhen started asking questions:
"Is the traitor from Yunxiao Sect mentioned by Qin Yugui true?"
"yes."
"What's this person's name?"
"Zhou Yuan."
"Zhou Yuan?" Yang Zhen was shocked, and a man in black immediately appeared in her mind.
Isn't it the senior fellow from the General Affairs Hall?
"What is the secret of the Yunxiao Sect that this person mentioned? What is the deal he requested?"
"This man has a very tight-knit reputation, and he didn't say anything," Qin Mingyue recalled: "I met with Zhou Yuan secretly in October last year. According to him, once this secret of Yunxiao Sect is leaked, the entire Yunxiao Sect will be lost to the public. Especially our true ancestor from the Eastern Region, he will not let go of the Yunxiao Sect first and will definitely come to investigate."
"He also said that the Yunxiao Sect and our country, Qin, are enemies of each other. Once the Yunxiao Sect is destroyed, Qin will be the first to benefit. By then, our power in Great Qin will be able to expand to
The Endless Sea, so for such a huge benefit, he hopes to exchange some benefits from our Qin country. "
"The benefit he requested is that we, Da Qin, provide his master with all the resources to reach the Golden Core realm, including the cultivation cave."
"His master?" Yang Zhen asked, "Did he mention this master's name?"
"Of course I mentioned it," Qin Mingyue said with a hint of sarcasm on her face: "This man promised that he would only reveal the secret of Yunxiao Sect after his master successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir."
"I agreed to his request. Therefore, his master quietly came to Qin at the end of last year and is currently attacking the golden elixir in the spiritual veins of my Qin family."
"Your Majesty has examined this person and found out that he once failed to attack the golden elixir. The chance of succeeding again is only 50%. After negotiations, Zhou Yuan agreed that after three years, regardless of success or failure, he will reveal his secret."
"By the way, his master, whose surname is Wei Mingbiao, is the head of the Internal Affairs Hall of the Imperial Palace. Mr. Yang, you should know this person, right? Is it because of this person that you sneaked into our country of Qin?"
When Wei Biao's name came out of Qin Mingyue's red lips, Yang Zhen finally confirmed that Zhou Yuan was the guy he had interacted with several times and met by chance in Qingzhou.
Will he hold secrets related to the life and death of the Yunxiao Sect?
Maybe Wei Biao told him, Yang Zhen thought in her heart and continued to ask:
"They didn't explain anything, but you just provided the resources to attack the golden elixir. Aren't you worried about being taken advantage of by them?"
"So what?" Qin Mingyue said proudly: "If you exchange a set of golden elixir resources for a high-ranking and powerful member of your sect, Zi Mansion, even if you lose money, where will the loss be?"
The head of the Internal Affairs Hall has an unknown amount of information about the Yunxiao Sect in his mind, and any number of things he mentions are secrets that countless spies from the Qin State will never be able to find out in their lifetimes. Qin Mingyue calculated very clearly that this transaction was definitely worth the money.
Yang Zhen pondered for a long time and asked the question he was most concerned about:
"In your opinion, does the secret he mentioned exist?"
"It may or may not be the case. I am more inclined to have it, but..." Qin Mingyue's next answer surprised Yang Zhen:
"If the Yunxiao Sect is destroyed, it may not be a good thing for Qin. So, if this secret really exists, I would rather sell it back to your Yunxiao Sect. What do you think of using a big price to seal our mouths? At least? Yeah, we also need to exchange the resources for attacking the golden elixir, right? Haha!"
…
"You should recuperate here! Since you know this is a small world, don't do any unnecessary actions." Yang Zhen left these words and left Qin Mingyue's residence.
His conversation with the eldest princess of Qin lasted for more than an hour.
Later, he asked Qin to hand over Wei Biao and Zhou Yuan in exchange for Qin Mingyue's safety, but the woman refused directly.
"If the peace you are talking about means safety in the space, it doesn't matter whether I am there now or not. If you want to kill me, please do it yourself."
"If I am returned to the Qin Kingdom, Mr. Yang, do you think this is possible? Aren't you worried that I will reveal the secret of the small world in you? Moreover, I can feel this small world in you, and she is completely unaware of it. Influenced by Zhenyu Realm!"
"What does this mean? It means that if you practice in your small world, it is very possible to break through the shackles of the Zhenyu Realm and reach a higher realm of cultivation! If this secret is leaked, the Yunxiao Sect may be fine, but you, Yang Zhen, There must be nowhere to hide! Our ancestor from the Eastern Region will be the first to snatch this treasure from you!"
"So, Mr. Yang, are you still willing to let me out?"
Yang Zhen was speechless.
Unless Qin Mingyue can be like Zhao Yue'er and Zixue, who have experienced many lives and deaths with him, and both parties have established complete trust.
But is this possible?
Qin Mingyue is an ambitious woman with great talent and a bright future. Why do you restrain such a person and make her listen to you?
The two lack the most basic mutual trust, and this kind of deal is simply impossible to reach.
…
Yang Zhen was preoccupied and walked aimlessly in the space.
His consciousness glanced around at random, and suddenly his eyes froze and he was stunned.
I saw a pretty girl in the study room of an ordinary family in Anping Town. She was wearing a jade hairpin sarong and no makeup. She was holding a rag in her hand and was diligently wiping a desk.
Not long after, the girl hummed a little tune, took the dry inkstone on the table, and began to grind it vigorously.
There was some dust on the sleeves. It was obvious that this kind of labor had been going on for a while.
Yang Zhen was stunned. She found Zixue not far from the girl and mouthed:
"Why does the fourth-level demon king ask people to do housework? Who arranged this? Look at Qing Xiaoling's silly look, she seems quite happy?"
"No one arranged it, she chose it herself." Zixue covered her mouth and said with a smile, "The man in this family is a young and handsome scholar, and he writes well!"
"So?" Yang Zhen felt something was wrong.
"Xiao Ling has taken a fancy to her!" Zixue glanced at Yang Zhen and laughed out loud: "Xiao Ling said that she wanted to learn from the vixen in [Liao Zhai], fall in love with a mortal scholar, and then become his wife. Woolen cloth!"
"What!" Yang Zhen's old face suddenly turned green.
Can you fucking bear this?
Kill the literary young girl!
