A stone island hangs in the clouds, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, as flat as a sword.
In the center of the island, there is a lush and powerful pine tree. Under the shade of the tree is a clear pool the size of a wellhead. Looking from the mouth of the pool, you can see that it goes straight to the bottom of the island and flows down, forming a small suspended waterfall. It is unknown where it went. where.
However, the water surface of the clear pool did not drop, and there was not even a wave of water. Sitting cross-legged by the pool was a white-haired Taoist, with his five hearts turned to the sky, his eyes closed, and a white crane stood on one foot, seeming to be sleeping, but it was motionless.
On the entire island, only the swaying of pine leaves proves that this is not a static picture.
A flying book flew across a golden light at a speed faster than a flying sword, and passed through the heavy clouds and mist to the empty island. At this moment, the white-haired Taoist suddenly "alive". I don't know when. He raised his hand, and Feishu suddenly appeared between his fingers.
The Taoist slowly opened his eyes, opened the flying book, and read it carefully.
There was a wave of water in the clear pool.
The white crane opened his eyes suddenly, opened his beak suddenly, and actually spoke human words, with a rich middle-aged voice, and asked: "Brother, what happened?"
"Letter from the clan." The white-haired Taoist said: "Last night, the new true disciple Xu Zhuang accused the Chen family of Chen Zongyu's evil ways to murder the true disciple. Han Wang counted 20 law enforcement monks and 60 Taoist warriors overnight, and went to the Chen family to get them Take him back to the Law Enforcement Court for questioning."
"What?" Bai He asked in surprise: "Chen could do such a stupid thing? Han Wang, could it be Han's intention?"
"Humph." The white-haired Taoist said with a half-smile: "Han family? Do you know why the Han family has always stood firm in the door after thousands of years since the three generations of ancestors passed it down to the family? The Han family has always stood firm in everything they do. From the perspective of the sect! On the night when Han Wang detained Chen Zongyu and returned him to the Law Enforcement Court, Chen Zongyu confessed that he was not great before the Law Enforcement Court summoned Xu Zhuang to confront him..."
"What?" Bai He's eyes widened, "Chen really dares to openly commit such a serious crime?"
"Chen refused to admit that Chen Zongyu was appointed to act, and Chen Zongyu also confessed that it was done by him alone." The white-haired Taoist said: "Xie Zhi of the Law Enforcement Court concluded that what Chen Zongyu said was true, and passed the verdict that night."
"Chen Zongyu, strip off the Taoist books and remove his name from all the gold and jade books."
Bai He shuddered: "Without the Taoist books, all the golden books and jade books will be removed... Even if you are reincarnated, you will never be allowed to enter the Taisu Gate!"
"Reincarnation is not so light." The white-haired Taoist said calmly: "Even if the Nascent Soul is fully realized, it may not be able to preserve its true nature in reincarnation. This person has lost the golden elixir and has no hope of becoming a baby. Furthermore, if you have stripped away your Taoist credentials, it will be even less possible for you to be reincarnated by the magic weapon in the door. What’s more..."
He closed the flying book and said calmly: "Not only is Chen Zongyu expelled, the Law Enforcement Court has sentenced Chen Zongyu to Zhuogu Cave and will be detained for eternity. From now on, there will be no Chen Zongyu in this world."
"This!" Bai He said in shock: "Isn't this the first time in thousands of years that a true disciple is being escorted to the Burning Bone Cave?"
What kind of place is the Burning Bone Cave? It was the head of the six realms of the prison created by Taisu Zhengzong to detain sect traitors and seal demons and monsters. It is said that there is no air or clear air in the Bone Burning Cave, between heaven and earth. The rolling evil spirits are always in ecstasy and corroding the bones. No matter who enters the bone-corroding cave, in the end, their souls will be wiped out and their bones and blood will melt.
"Haha, now he has nothing to do with the title of true disciple." The white-haired Taoist seemed to sigh: "In the past five generations, the Chen family has produced four true disciples, although no one has mastered Yuan Yuan. God's momentum can also be said to be the peak of luck... I didn't expect that in recent years, it has suffered repeated setbacks? Could it be that Chen's luck has reached a point of rapid decline? "
Bai He said: "Losing Chen Zongyu won't break Chen's muscles and bones, right?"
"Xuzhuang may not be important, but the reputation of the sect's true successor is extremely important." The white-haired Taoist shook his head and said: "Chen Zongyu committed such a serious crime as murdering the true successor. Although Xie Zhi concluded that it was not the Chen family's instigation, how could Chen Zongyu You can get away with it."
"This matter has attracted the attention of many elders in the sect. Chen Zonghe and other high-ranking people in the sect have resigned. Chen Lian, who is suspected of instigating Chen Zongyu, has also dispatched law enforcement disciples to arrest him. The Chen family and the virtuous son-in-law of the Sky Fire Sect have The relationship is even less likely to be maintained...etc., these are still trivial matters."
The white-haired Taoist shook his hand and wrote, "Hengshi has received news that the elders in the sect are already discussing cutting off Chen's quota to enter the 'Innate Taisu Realm'. If this matter is agreed upon, it is really unbearable for Chen." The weight of it.”
"What?" Bai He made a voice that was either shocked or excited: "Senior brother, if the Chen family cuts off the quota..."
"I know what you want, but whether this matter has been agreed or not, I don't need Yun to take the lead." The white-haired Taoist shook his head, and his fingers were pinching together in vain. He was stunned for a while, and suddenly said: "Junior brother, I remember , Hengce seems to intend to marry his daughter to the Chen family?"
Bai He said: "It is true, what does senior brother mean?"
The white-haired Taoist pondered for a moment and said: "Let's stop this matter for the time being. Our Yun family has been declining in talent for generations, and now we have some signs of revival. Don't create any problems at this time."
The turmoil of this night was still spreading to more places, but as one of the protagonists of the incident, Xu Zhuang did not pay too much attention.
Chen Zongyu confessed to Weiwei and said that all the crimes were committed by him alone. It has been judged to be true by Haechi, and the matter has come to an end. But Xu Zhuang knew that the relationship between him and the Chen family in Junyang would not end here. One day, there would be another entanglement.
Both Chen and Xu Zhuang will wait for the opportunity to come.
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In the Taisu Sect, there is a nameless mountain, which is covered with jagged and strange rocks. It has no natural beauty at all. The location is not remote, but it is completely uninhabited.
The Arctic Pavilion is built on this mountain. It looks like a terrace outside, and there is a palace built against the mountain. It has ancient carvings, a vast space, and an unusual silence.
The reason why it is so cold is because Beiji Pavilion is the most famous place of poverty among the Taisu Sect. Only two kinds of people have always come to visit this pavilion.
One is a monk in the sect who has reached a certain level of cultivation and is struggling to break through the barriers. In order to achieve a breakthrough, he is a person who is in seclusion.
This type of person is at least a golden elixir monk who seeks to break the elixir and become an infant, and even more so a Yuanying monk who seeks to break through the barrier of life and death, refine the soul, and live forever. For people like this, once they enter the Arctic Pavilion, unless they succeed, they will often never leave the pavilion again...
Not to mention whether anyone would come and visit.
The second person is a person like Xu Zhuang who was punished by being grounded.
Xu Zhuang landed on the balcony in front of the hall and saw that the front and back of the hall were all deserted and cold, with no life at all. He secretly wondered: Although the Beiji Pavilion is poor, it should have disciples serving it. How come there is no movement at all.
Seeing no one around, Xu Zhuang naturally would not wait outside and walked into the hall. The hall was still deserted. Except for the red walls, red pillars, and gold and jade carvings, it seemed empty.
Xu Zhuang glanced around and saw a delicate birdcage hanging out of thin air not far from the palace. There was a silver thread inside, and there stood a colorful-feathered parrot, its head nodding, and it looked like it was dozing.
Xu Zhuang shook his head and smiled, and could only shout: "Where is the serving disciple!"
"Oops!" As soon as Xu Zhuang said something, an exclamation came from inside, shouting: "Fellow Taoist, please wait."
After a while, a slovenly old man hurried out of the house and shouted: "Come on, come on."
When they arrived in front of the hall, they saw Xu Zhuang standing calmly and calmly with his hands folded, still interested in watching the colorful-feathered parrot.
When the sloppy Taoist saw the sleepy and unconscious parrot, he immediately became furious and shouted: "Beast! Someone is here and they are still lazy!"
The colorful feather parrot was excited, opened his eyes, and cried out: "The master is here! The master is here!"
The sloppy Taoist twitched his face and said angrily: "I'll pick you up again later!"
Xu Zhuang couldn't help but smile as he looked at it. The sloppy old Taoist acted for a while before he stepped forward and said, "My dear friend, please forgive me. Beiji Pavilion is poor and no disciples are willing to serve here. For this reason, the old Taoist has done a lot of good deeds." Even if you run away, you won't get a solution, so you can only give up."
"Now the old Taoist is in charge of things personally. Fortunately, there are few people coming and going here. The old Taoist raised this little animal for reporting purposes for the sake of spiritual practice."
"That's it." Xu Zhuang shook his head and smiled.
"Ahem." Seeing that Xu Zhuang seemed to have no intention of pursuing the matter, the old Taoist cleared his throat and asked seriously, "Why did you come to Beiji Pavilion for this little friend?"
Xu Zhuang saw that he didn't seem to know anyone was coming, so he had to take out the decree and said: "Xu Zhuang, the younger true disciple, respects the decree of the real master and is banned from the Arctic Pavilion for ten years." Such a report of his crime is what Xu Zhuang also I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
"It turns out to be Master Xu." The sloppy Taoist seemed not to be surprised. He took the decree and said: "Although the Arctic Pavilion is poor, it is a first-class good place for cultivation. Being banned here is just the most honorable thing for our sect. Discipline, nephew, don’t worry about it.”
When he looked up at the sky, he raised his hand to smooth his knotted beard. He found that it seemed that he couldn't get rid of it. He put down his hand in embarrassment and said: "The sun is in the middle of the sky. It's a good time to enter the cabinet. You can come with me." "
The sloppy old Taoist led the way, and the two of them walked into the palace, gradually entering the depths, and came to a white jade door eight or nine feet high. The jade gave off a faint light, illuminating the winding and deep cave passage behind the door.
The sloppy old Taoist pursed his lips and blew out a stream of spiritual light, adding a little more brightness. Without any further pause, he led Xu Zhuang straight through the doorway and along the cave path.
Gradually, a faint whistling sound came from the front, and a biting cold air came from the depths of the cave. Even with Xu Zhuang's cultivation level, a chill arose. He walked dozens of steps again, and suddenly As soon as his vision opened up, he was already in a deep gorge.
Xu Zhuang looked around and saw that the Yuan Gorge was winding for an unknown distance, with blue glaciers and cold rock walls on both sides. It was supposed to be in the heart of the mountain, but he could still see the sky, but it was dark like evening and the snow was constantly falling. Wrapped in the biting cold wind, whistling between the Yuan Gorge, hundreds of miles away, it seems that there is a different world.
The old Taoist priest stopped and said, "I will send my little friend here, but there are still some things I need to explain clearly to you."
Xu Zhuang said humbly: "Senior, please speak."
"Have you seen the caves on these two ice walls?" Lao Dao pointed straight to the deep caves exposed on the ice walls on both sides of the Yuan Gorge and said, "This is the place of practice in the Yuan Gorge. You can come in and out at will. But Remember, if you encounter a cave with restricted protection, do not disturb others while they are repairing." The old Taoist plucked his beard again and said with a smile, "One more thing, if you want to go deep into the gorge, you must remember .”
"There are constant strong winds in this gorge all the time. It's okay here. The deeper you go, the deeper the cold air in the gorge becomes. The wind becomes colder and biting, freezing the sky and the ground. If you are not as good as your cultivation level, If you are blown by this cold wind, you will immediately freeze to death and fall to pieces. This cold wind is slightly weaker at noon every day and is the strongest in the early morning. You must be careful when you want to go deep into the gorge."
Xu Zhuang nodded and said, "Thank you, senior, for the tip."
The sloppy old Taoist waved his hands indifferently, yawned, and said lazily: "I have made it clear to you, Tao Lai, and I will go back to the pavilion." After saying this, without waiting for Xu Zhuang's reaction, he turned back to the cave. , and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xu Zhuang bowed his hands towards the cave path, then turned around, jumped up, and flew into the air with the wind. The cold wind blew across the road, Xu Zhuang started to use the Taoist method, and under the movement of the magical power, he suddenly felt that the coldness was swept away.
It seems that the cold wind here is not very severe. Xu Zhuang thinks that he went to the Arctic Pavilion to practice as a retreat. There seems to be no need to go to the depths of the Yuan Gorge to find a place of peace, not to mention that this world is not necessarily It will not be clean.
He glanced at the ice wall and saw at a glance that there were holes every hundred feet, and no one was guarded by restrictions. After thinking for a moment, he took advantage of the wind and flew forward for several miles, then he randomly chose a cave to fall down and explore his spiritual sense. After scanning the cave, it turned out to be empty, with only four square walls of ice.
So Xu Zhuang walked into it and laid down a few simple restrictions. There was no bed, and Xu Zhuang was not picky. He put a futon on the open space and sat down cross-legged. He reached out and took out a yellow gourd from his sleeve. It was just yesterday. The pill gourd found on Chen Yuanji's body.
Xu Zhuang weighed the gourd in his hand and thought in his heart: "After I refined the golden elixir, I haven't had time to calm down and practice hard. Many of the methods commonly used in the realm of alchemy have not been practiced yet. There are also supplements in "Tai Su" "Immortal Sword Qi" must also be put on the agenda. However, the top priority is to fully complement the elixir power and mana power."
After setting the rules, Xu Zhuang pulled out the stopper of the yellow gourd, poured it into his hand, and rolled out a six-turn golden elixir.
Golden elixirs are different from ordinary elixirs. They are mostly made of metals, minerals, jade and other materials. The five qi of food are imbalanced and should not be swallowed. There are several common ways to use them. One is to refine them in a 'furnace' and absorb them directly. Golden elixir essence and Qi, the two are made by monks holding the golden elixir in their mouths, exhaling and practicing, and the other can be placed directly outside the body, exhaling air into the elixir, and connecting the elixir qi in it for use.
Different usages lead to different natural efficiencies. Borrowing an alchemy furnace has the highest natural efficiency, followed by holding it in the mouth and spitting it out. However, there is inevitably the possibility of a slight imbalance of the five qi. Generally, monks who do not use an alchemy furnace will choose to use the third method. Refining.
Although Xu Zhuang has an excellent alchemy furnace on hand for refining and refining, it has not yet been refined. To be honest, the refining of the magic weapon may not be very efficient in a short period of time.
The time limit for being banned from the Arctic Pavilion was only ten years, so he was not in a hurry about it. He was just waiting to take a breath to draw out the elixir energy, when he suddenly felt that there was a coolness in the spiritual energy introduced into the body. Qi, Xu Zhuang felt it attentively, and felt that the coolness seemed to have the same origin as the coldness in the gorge, but it did not have the cold feeling of freezing. It was refreshing and very refreshing.
"This is..." Xu Zhuang pondered for a moment, and suddenly he used Taoism to refine the cold air in his body. He could clearly feel that his magic power had been slightly purified and increased. Although compared to Xu Zhuang's own magic power, It's still far from what's possible, but it's still a real improvement.
"Could this be the Arctic Lingzhen, which is said to be the first-class spiritual truth? It turns out that the name of the Arctic Pavilion comes from the Arctic Spiritual Truth. It is indeed a first-class blessed place conducive to cultivation." Xu Zhuang said happily.
Arctic Lingzhen is one level higher than the Five Elements Yuanzhen and Yuyang Yuanzhen that form the Five Elements True Sand and Yuyang True Sand. It is the most beneficial first-class Lingzhen in the world. Without any further hesitation, Xu Zhuang immediately speeded up his Taoism. It operates like a whale swallowing the sea, sucking out the spiritual energy of the surrounding world, and even drawing in the spiritual energy from further away, forming a huge invisible whirlpool.
The volume of such a massive amount of spiritual energy inhaled was a thousand times greater than the unconscious exhalation just now. However, surprisingly, the cool air of the Arctic Spirit introduced into the body was just like a gurgling stream. No matter how much spiritual energy was inhaled, It's a lot, but it hasn't increased much.
"Why is this?" Xu Zhuang wondered in his heart. Even if he is the first-class Arctic Spiritual Spirit, if he can only swallow such a small amount, it will not be of much benefit to his cultivation level.
"Wait a minute, the deeper you go, the colder the air in the gorge becomes." Suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and Xu Zhuang opened his eyebrows and smiled, "I see! No wonder the senior said I would go into the gorge."
He made some calculations with his hands and found that half an hour had passed since he entered the Arctic Pavilion. Although it was not noon, it was still the time when the cold wind was low.
"In this case, we should immediately explore the depths of the gorge."
Xu Zhuang waved his sleeves, put away the sundries, removed the restrictions, and immediately flew out of the cave. Since time was tight, he did not use any more techniques to escape by riding the wind, and turned into a pure white sword rainbow, tearing through the cold wind. Shooting away from the depths of the gorge.
The flying speed of sword cultivators has always been dominated by black and yellow. When Xu Zhuang used his sword to fly at full speed, he was as fast as a flying star. When he tore through the cold wind and flew away, the sound of breaking through the air was still far behind him. In half an hour, he had fled thousands of miles away.
I don’t know how long and deep this Arctic Gorge is? No matter how deep you fly, the two ice walls are still a faint blue, you see fewer and fewer caves, and there is still no end in sight, but the cold wind in the gorge is getting biter, although it will not hurt Xu. Zhuang, but he also felt cold all over his body, and had to fly away while using Taoism to protect himself.
After flying forward for more than a thousand miles, the cold wind in the gorge became stronger and stronger, as if it was blowing Xu Zhuang off the clouds, and it became more and more difficult to resist the cold.
Xu Zhuang secretly thought that since his mana had not yet been fully replenished, it might not be appropriate to go any further, so he paid attention to the ice walls on both sides. At such a depth, caves on the ice walls were very rare. It had been another 20 years since Xu Zhuang last passed the cave. After flying nearly a hundred miles away, there were still only blue glaciers and cold rock and frozen walls on the ice wall.
A moment later, just when Xu Zhuang was about to return a hundred miles away, his expression suddenly changed, he activated his sword light, struggled to break through the cold wind and flew forward for more than ten miles, and sure enough, an ice cave appeared in sight in the wind and snow. , Xu Zhuang immediately flew into the cave.
At this point, it was already very difficult for Xu Zhuang to resist the cold. Fortunately, after entering the cave, the cold wind did not blow at his bones, and the cold air around his body seemed to have lost its freezing power. With the continuous use of magic power, his body gradually After getting warmer, I couldn't help but secretly exclaim that it was really awesome.
After getting rid of the chill, Xu Zhuang took a look at the cave here. Seeing that there was no forbidden guard, he walked into the cave. The entrance of the cave was not big, but the inside was quite vast. There were several caves within each other, and there was also a hall. The room may have been created by the senior monks who practiced here, but without the restriction and protection, the senior monks should no longer be here.
Xu Zhuang walked around inside and outside, and then stopped in a quiet room. There was a bed carved out of ice stone in the room. When Xu Zhuang walked to the front of the collapse, he suddenly felt something and turned around to look.
I saw that on the flat ice wall directly opposite the ice collapse, there were densely packed words that seemed to be carved with a sharp weapon and as fine as fine carvings. They were arranged into a text. If I looked carefully, I saw that they were all so cold that they were about to fly out with sword energy. Just kill.
"My life is approaching, and I want to break through the barrier of life and death... It is a pity that my great achievements in swordsmanship have not been spread... I will leave this article here."
His longevity is approaching, and he wants to break through the mystery of life and death... Such simple words shocked Xu Zhuang's heart more than the most profound articles. Even if he refines the golden elixir and breaks the elixir to become a baby, but cannot achieve the soul, so what?
die! For people like Xu Zhuang, there is absolutely nothing to fear, but being unable to touch the avenue is the most terrifying terror in the world.
Xu Zhuang's eyes were dim and he didn't know where he was looking through the words.
I wonder if this senior who left a book has achieved anything? Is it to live forever, to be carefree between heaven and earth, or...
Xu Zhuang sighed, put away his feelings, and read the rest of the chapter. Sure enough, it was the practice experience of "Tai Su has invisible sword energy"!
How exquisite is the cultivation experience left behind by a great monk who has at least reached the level of Nascent Soul and set foot on the Pass of Nascent Soul?
Xu Zhuang only read it briefly and felt that the words written on it were exquisite and profound, and the mysteries were endless.
