There is a continuous drizzle outside the window, another year of rain hitting the green bamboos, and bursts of fragrance fall into the window soothingly with the wind.
The fresh air after the rain and the beautiful mountain scenery could not erase Lingchu's uneasiness at all.
Yesterday, the disciples in the trial counted the number of elixirs on the spot and how much they contributed.
As Lingchu expected, her contribution points exceeded one thousand, totaling more than one thousand six hundred. This was because Lingchu had hidden some elixirs.
For example, Tian Yuan Fruit and some precious elixirs obtained from Fu Jiutian's storage bag.
Out of caution, Lingchu did not take out any of the more common elixirs except for some of the more recognizable elixirs. Moreover, when Lingchu and several people divided up the elixirs, they deliberately scattered the elixirs so that no one could judge the quantity. distinguish.
Even, of course, it was packed in a new jade box, and Fu Jiutian's storage bag and jade box were all thrown into the secret realm.
With more than 1,600 contribution points, Lingchu has firmly entered the top five.
In the secret trial, the top five are Hong Sihai, Lingchu, Qiu Di, Yun Haotian, and Zhan Tai Mingyue.
Among them, Hong Sihai and Qiu Di are old disciples, and the remaining three are actually new disciples.
All the disciples were shocked at that time.
In previous years, there were very few new disciples who got into the top five in the trial less than ten years after they started, and there were three all of a sudden.
In fact, Yun Haotian was not even qualified for the top five. It was Ling Chu, Jiang Hanyan, and Wu Yun who contributed a part.
Jiang Hanyan seemed very indifferent. He couldn't reach the top five anyway. After guaranteeing the top-grade foundation-building pills, the rest were given to the most promising Yun Haotian.
The same is true for Wu Yun.
A stream of light outside the window cut through the misty rain curtain and fell into Lingchu's hands.
On the slender fingers, light cyan spiritual power emerged, and the bright yellow talisman turned into ashes and burned up in the rain.
At the same time, the content of the transmission sound appeared in Lingchu's ear, which was Yu Xiaoxiao's cheerful and crisp voice.
The eight new disciples of Heguangyuan, plus Jiang Hanyan, formed a small group of fish, and the nine of them celebrated the success of this trial together.
All nine of them got the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the three of them, Lingchu, also got the Five Elements Foundation Establishment quota, so they really should celebrate.
However, among the three Lingchu people, although Lingchu was easy-going and loved to laugh, Xijing was afraid of trouble. Zhan Taimingyue and Yun Haotian could only be said to be colder than the other.
As a result, Lingchu, the trio who should have formed the best team, became the youngest Yu Xiaoxiao.
Yu Xiaoxiao is the youngest, but has a lively and lovable personality, good talent, and a sweet mouth. He has always been popular among the new disciples of Lingchu.
Several new disciples of Heguangyuan were also quite accommodating to Yu Xiaoxiao, so it was a good choice for Yu Xiaoxiao to take charge of the team.
He casually replied with a transmission note, indicating that he would go.
Afterwards, Lingchu looked out the window again at the pattering rain, and listened quietly to the bamboo leaves whistling in the rain.
The delicate eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, like faint ripples on the empty lake surface in the distant mountains.
Very faint, but very obvious.
With a flash of inspiration, the latest issue of the secret report appeared in Lingchu's hands.
He skillfully turned to the third page, where there was a list of missing disciples during this secret trial.
Of course, missing is just a nicer thing to say.
His white fingers crossed the eleven names on the list, and finally tapped the fifth one.
Liu Mengyi.
In a daze, Lingchu remembered again the first monk he met after escaping from the misty forest.
The pretty woman wielding an aqua blue magic sword.
Immediately afterwards, the man named Tong Fang reappeared in his mind that day after the trial, when the man named Tong Fang handed in the elixir and went around looking for Liu Mengyi, he collapsed and looked in disbelief.
Lingchu stood outside the crowd indifferently, watching with cold eyes the disciples who were either friends with Tong Fang or Liu Mengyi, all gathered around Tong Fang to comfort him with kind words.
For some reason, Tong Fang clearly looked sad, but Lingchu felt that all he could see in it was coldness.
She did not witness with her own eyes how Liu Mengyi disappeared, but what happened outside the misty forest, and the killing intent, greed, and indifference in Tong Fang's eyes firmly occupied Lingchu's thoughts.
We will never forget that Tong Fang and Liu Mengyi turned against each other over the Divine Soul Grass. The elixir Tong Fang handed over that day did not contain the Divine Soul Grass.
The so-called sincerity, whether in the secular world or the world of cultivation, seems to be the same, and it cannot be worth the benefits.
Lingchu couldn't be sure how Liu Mengyi disappeared and whether it was Tong Fang's fault because she didn't see it with her own eyes. She could only say that Tong Fang was highly suspicious.
Although there are tokens given by the sect in the secret realm trials, in every trial, some disciples will die in the mouths of monsters or at the hands of fellow sects, and various accidents will always happen to the disciples.
It is impossible for the sect to keep an eye on every disciple all the time, and it never advocates over-protection. The trial is not very safe, and there are dangers. The sect has already informed all the disciples who participated in the trial.
After entering, everyone settles on their destiny and relies on their abilities.
If there is no clue left, the sect will not investigate the disappearance of a disciple in depth.
Moreover, this is still within the secret realm trial which has certain dangers.
There are tens of thousands of disciples in the sect. They go on trips and never return. They become obsessed during cultivation. When they break through the realm, they die and disappear. On the way, they encounter great monks who fight and bring disaster to the pond. Every day, there are disciples in the sect or there is no news. , or the body dies and the path disappears.
The sect will not investigate every one in detail, especially in the outer mountains where there are a large number of disciples, most of whom have no masters.
This is cold, but also normal.
This world has never existed without anyone.
The Sanqing Dao Sect, which has stood in the world for tens of thousands of years and is as majestic and immovable as a mountain, has a tender side and a ruthless side.
With compassion in mind, there is no shortage of thunderous means.
This is what her mother taught her when she was a child, because she was soft-hearted and spared the maid who stole her jewelry. As a result, the number of maids not only increased, but later, she even dared to steal the land deed of the house and her own deed of sale. .
At that time, the maidservant who was caught on the spot begged her again. Lingchu was confused, disappointed and angry, and had her sold out.
In fact, according to the rules, servants who steal the master's property are simply beaten to death with sticks, and the government will not pursue them.
However, Lingchu was still young and very kind-hearted at that time.
If it were Lingchu now, he still wouldn't beat that maid to death, but it wasn't because he was kind-hearted, it was just because he didn't care.
That was when her mother touched her head and said this.
I was still young at the time, so I just felt confused and confused.
Now, with a different state of mind and a different situation, Lingchu inexplicably remembered this sentence again.
There was no ripples in her heart, except for the ripples of frowning on her eyebrows that were quietly smoothed away.
The clear and bright eyes shimmered slightly, the corners of the mouth were raised, and the Taoist heart was wiped clean and transparent again.
Cultivation has also become more consolidated unconsciously.
Regarding Liu Mengyi's matter, if there is an opportunity in the future, or if you have enough strength to deal with trouble after building a foundation, please remind Liu Mengyi's relatives.
This matter also has nothing to do with kindness or not, it is just the bottom line of being a human being, or in other words, it is the Taoist heart that a monk should adhere to.
