Although the inner gate is surrounded by nine peaks, there are more than just nine peaks. Each master peak has more or less subordinate peaks around it.
There are very few people in the inner sect, and the number of disciples and elders is less than a hundred, so. Each inner disciple can be assigned an independent mountain peak.
Yueshuang brought Zhao Ning to the ninth peak near Chixiao Peak.
"Little Senior Sister, there are few people in Chixiao Peak. There are only eight peaks for the inner disciples and Grandmaster Huo Rong. Now, Little Senior Sister, we can enter the ninth peak. This peak is called Wangyue Peak. There is a cliff on the top of the peak. It is a rare place to visit. Excellent location.”
The peak is clean, with steep cliffs on one side and greenery on the other. Zhao Ning followed Yueshuang to the top of the peak. Walking in front of the cliff, the view was vast. It was more beautiful than the top of Qingzhu Peak in the Qianren Mountains. Looking around, he immediately felt Feel refreshed both physically and mentally, and stress is gone.
She smiled, "This peak is really great."
"It's fine if you like it, little senior sister."
Zhao Ning looked at the mountain peak not far away, only to see a faint smoke from cooking fires halfway up the mountain. She could also faintly see the houses hidden in the woods.
"Is there any ordinary people living on the peak?"
Yueshuang took one look and said, "They are the family members of the peak master. Once you enter the inner gate, you are a member of the sect. You can bring your family members and relatives to live in the peak, but you must register in the internal affairs hall in advance."
Zhao Ning nodded, this was quite humane.
Yueshuang Xiao made the introduction and then left. Zhao Ning saw that the sun was in the sky, so she did not go directly to the cave to rest. Now she wanted to borrow the Taiyi Five Elements Artifact Refining True Solution mentioned by Qin Keyuan.
She put on the inner disciple's robe, and the light blue robe shone like the moonlight, making the person under it even more immortal.
Zhao Ning entered the inner Taoist temple, and the man in the hall was actually Mr. Mu. He still looked lazy, waving the cattail leaf fan and wandering around.
"Mr. Mu?"
The person on the couch was startled and almost fell off the couch. Seeing that Zhao Ning had slowed down, he deliberately looked behind her twice and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one else was following her.
He sat up with a smile, "It's you, little girl, tsk tsk, you have become an inner disciple."
He didn't seem particularly surprised by Zhao Ning's change of identity.
"Tell me, little girl, what method do you want to take?"
Zhao Ning didn't waste any time and said bluntly, "My disciple wants to get Taiyi's true solution to the five elements of weapon refining" and handed over the jade pendant.
Mr. Mu raised his eyebrows, took the jade pendant and opened it front and back. He traced the edge of the jade pendant with his fingertips and saw a wisp of dragon-like spiritual light passing over the jade pendant.
Without saying much, he threw the jade pendant back to Zhao Ning, grabbed it with his palm in the air, and a spiritual light was injected into the blank jade slip.
"You know the rules, just don't spread them outside."
"It's from Zhao Ning Province."
On the way back, Zhao Ning was not in a hurry. She walked on foot and looked at the scenery at the inner gate. Compared with the outer gate, except for the main peak of Jiufeng, which was more fairy-like and spiritual, with pavilions and pavilions towering in the clouds, other places were even more lonely. I don’t know if it’s because there are few people or for other reasons.
Zhao Ning had just left Zixiao Peak, where the Inner Gate Taoist Temple was located, and followed the trail back to the Qingxiao Peak area. The refreshing mountain breeze was pleasant.
When he was about to walk out of Zixiao Peak, all the sounds came from the forest, and several little demon spirits came out of the bushes, staring at Zhao Ning with a few pairs of big black eyes.
Zhao Ning knelt down and took out a few ginseng slices and handed them over. The little demon spirit blinked and stared at her and then at the ginseng slices in her hand. There was no curvature at the connection between the chin and the body. The little guy moved, tentatively. Come closer and use your radish-root-like arms to reach for the ginseng slices.
Zhao Ning did not move, with a slight smile on his face, and his eyes encouraged the little guys.
One little guy was bold. He wrapped a few slices of ginseng in his handless palm and suddenly retracted it, chirping happily and sharing it with his companions.
They were happily chewing the ginseng slices, but the little demon spirits were frightened and threw away the ginseng slices, then burrowed into the soil and ran away.
Zhao Ning's expression became cold, and there was no excessive shock or confusion.
She stood up and turned around calmly. Sure enough, not far away, a man in a black brocade robe stood with his back to her. Tu Heng was beside him when she saw him a few hours ago.
Zhao Ning said softly, "Why, Senior Brother Jia stopped me but didn't look me in the face. Is it because he feels guilty or is he afraid?"
"You!" Tu Heng raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Ning. He was trembling with anger at Zhao Ning's emotionless words. He whispered a few words into Jia Rui's ear.
Jia Rui slowly turned around. Somehow, Zhao Ning felt that his ordinary face seemed to have changed. He was not like the thin young man in the small mountain village back then. The outline and facial features seemed sharper, with a vague sense of strangeness. At least it had changed. Can't be said to be ordinary.
He raised his lips and smiled, not smiling, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Miss Zhao Ning has changed a lot. Her teeth and mouth have become sharper."
Zhao Ning didn't want to talk to him anymore, "Senior Brother Jia Rui came here today to stop me. If nothing happens, I can go back to practice."
"Ha." Jia Rui chuckled and slowly approached Zhao Ning, "Miss Zhao Ning is so indifferent. You are only at the fourth level of Qi training. How can you have the confidence to talk to me like this?"
Zhao Ning asked back, "Why did Senior Brother Jia come here to block me today? How did I get the confidence?"
She looked at Jia Rui with a cold expression, "Senior Brother Jia Rui, what do you think?"
Jia Rui's face darkened, and Tu Heng was extremely angry, "Shen Zhaoning, you are a casual cultivator who needs spiritual roots but no spiritual roots, and only has talent but no talent. It is a great blessing that you can enter the outer sect of Qingxiao Sect, and you can actually make an exception. Enter the inner gate early! Tell me! Are you trying to deceive some real person?"
Zhao Ning only glanced at him and looked at Jia Rui's complicated face, "If Senior Brother Jia has any doubts, you can go to the Internal Affairs Hall and ask."
She leaned forward and took two steps closer, "At least it's more legitimate than my senior brother's ability to obtain heavenly and earthly treasures."
After saying that, without even looking at him, he bypassed the side and went straight to the original path.
"Shen Zhaoning!" Jia Rui suddenly shouted.
Zhao Ning stopped, turned sideways, and heard his voice suddenly slow down, as if he wanted to reconcile with Zhao Ning.
"Miss Zhao Ning, the two of us came from the same small mortal country, and we were lucky enough to get to know each other when we were in a state of desolation. We both gained the respect of Immortal Master Baiyun and came to this Qingxiao Sect. Our relationship should be better than any other two in the sect. We are closer as brothers and sisters."
He walked slowly behind Zhao Ning, landed three steps away, and said with an unclear expression.
"The reason why we are at war with each other is just because of the matter of heaven, materials and earthly treasures. In this way, we each give in. You contribute the heavenly materials and earthly treasures to the sect, and I take them back from the sect. We each get what we need. We have nothing to do with each other, but we will still be brothers and sisters in the future, or friends we never met outside the small village, how about that?"
"friend?"
Zhao Ning turned back, her voice emotionless, "I just want to ask you, if today I was still the unknown cultivator with little cultivation and no background, would Senior Brother Jia still say these words, and would he still think of those words back then? Do you put your friendship on your lips?"
Jia Rui stood there with a livid face, his hands clenched into fists, and he could faintly hear the crackling sound of his joints.
Zhao Ning stopped talking and started walking.
Suddenly, a sound breaking through the air suddenly struck.
Zhao Ning turned sideways in an instant and flipped his hand to create a spiritual shield. The fire bird formed by the fire spiritual power faced the spiritual shield, but the fire bird was like the best spiritual talisman, constantly drawing out Zhao Ning's spiritual power.
In the light of the fire, Jia Rui approached with a fierce face, raised his hand to grab her, and gritted his teeth to strangle her throat.
"Pa--" The long whip tore away the flames, and Zhao Ning's figure transformed into countless afterimages along with the whip shadow, and then scattered at Jia Rui's fingertips, and then gathered again ten feet away.
The first form of Xunfeng Qingyu Lingpu.
Zhao Ning looked at him expressionlessly, raised her hand to hold the Inner Disciple Order, and a spiritual light shot into the air.
The spiritual light dispersed into star points, and the stream of light fell from the punishment hall.
"Who violated the sect's rules?!"
Chapter 085
The brilliance dissipated, and the person who came was none other than Master Gu Xing from the inner gate of the Punishment Hall.
No need for Zhao Ning to explain, Jia Rui's aura before he had time to dissipate was enough to explain everything.
Gu Xie was even more familiar with them, and his eyebrows twitched, "Jia Rui, Tu Heng, it's you again."
Jia Rui glanced at Gu Xian and then at Zhao Ning, looking quite dissatisfied with Zhao Ning for being so flexible in avoiding the attack and then directly calling the director of the Punishment Hall.
I thought that I would not be able to kill Zhao Ning, but I would also make her suffer. Now I am afraid that she will have to do another somersault.
Jia Jiarui and Tu Heng didn't reply for a long time, and Gu Xian looked angry, "It seems you really don't take the sect's rules seriously!"
As he spoke, he threw out a spiritual light, which turned into a rope and bound the two of them tightly. Jia Rui did not struggle, but Tu Heng panicked and wanted to take himself out, "Uncle Gu! The disciple didn't do anything! Disciple is wrong! Disciple does not want to be punished!"
The Qingxiao Sect doesn't have much control over its inner disciples. The rules are all matters of principle. Once committed, there will be heavy punishments, ranging from being punished in the ice cave to being whipped to the bone. None of these are considered disciples in the Qi Refining Period. Easily bearable.
Jia Rui raised his head and raised his brows, "Master Gu misunderstood. The junior sister opposite was not injured at all. Just because of this is not enough to escort us to the penalty field."
"Jia Rui!" Gu Xian gritted his teeth, "Don't think that because you are the genius of the sect, you can confuse the public and act recklessly, thinking that our punishment hall will not dare to punish you!"
"Then Master Gu will punish you as much as possible, and Junior Brother will not dare to resist."
Gu Xie was irritated by Jia Rui's attitude, but there was really nothing that could be done to him. The headmaster had already issued an order from Qingxiao to recruit the Master. Once the Master came back, a ceremony to recruit disciples would be held. Jia Rui was the Master's disciple, and he was The sect leader’s peer is the sect’s true successor, his uncle.
Seeing Gu Xie and Jia Rui confront each other for a long time, Zhao Ning didn't know what Gu Xie was worried about specifically, but she could guess some of the reasons. She had a smile on her lips that didn't reach her eyes, and her words seemed very reasonable.
"Uncle Gu, Senior Brother Jia Rui is right. I was not actually hurt, I was just a little frightened."
Gu Xian was a little stunned and guilty. He remembered Zhao Ning and watched Zhao Ning move his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. However, he heard Zhao Ning continue to say, "However, after all, Senior Brother Jia Rui violated the sect's rules. If Senior Uncle You can't convince the public without punishment. So, Zhao Ning thought, it would be better to ask Brother Jia Rui to think about Guo Ya for a while."
She bowed her hands to Gu Xian politely, "What do you think, Master Gu?"
Without expressing his expression in ancient ways, Tu Heng thought of something and whispered in Jia Rui's ear, "Senior brother, you can't think about the cliff. The spiritual power is sealed inside and you have to rely on your body to carry it. Everyone is still waiting for your magic talisman and elixir. Moreover, the ancient Cao from Danyuan is still inside, and he will definitely not make life easy for senior brother."
There were all cultivators present. Even if he spoke in a deliberately low voice, several people present could hear him clearly. This was not the purpose of Zhao Ning.
Gu Xian forced out a smile, but he was satisfied, "Jia Rui, my nephew, let's do it like this. The punishment for violating the sect's rules by going to Si Guo Ya is quite light. In order to convince the public, my nephew went to Si Guo Ya and waited until he came to Si Guo Ya. Come out when you return!"
Jia Rui's face changed drastically. Although the master contacted the Master for him, the Master was wandering around. Who knows when he will come back. If he is locked up for three to five years...
The spiritual rope tightened, and as Gu Xie's sword flew up, Jia Rui continued to struggle, "Let me go, Gu Xie, you are not afraid of being punished by the master. I am the sect's genius. If it delays my practice and attacks the high-grade golden elixir, Let’s see if you can afford it!”
He couldn't struggle to get away, and he was dragged up into the air by Gu Xie. Gu Xie's indifferent voice rang out, "Master Nephew Jia said it's too big. You are only at the seventh level of qi training now. It will take tens or even hundreds of years to reach the top grade golden elixir. To hone your character for a few years when your cultivation level is low is to sharpen your sword and chop wood without missing a beat.”
Zhao Ning watched the figures of several people disappear into the sky, and the expression on Zhao Ning's face completely faded away. She turned back to the ninth peak. As early as Tu Heng left in a hurry, Zhao Ning knew where Jia Rui was blocking her. It is inevitable that since he disrespects the sect's rules because of his status as a genius, he should be taught the sect's rules.
Maybe in this world of cultivation where strength is paramount, sect rules sometimes don't matter, and they may even be changed at night in front of powerful people. But he, Jia Rui, is said to be a genius. Even if he becomes a powerful person in the future, he still has not matured as a practitioner at the moment. Qi disciple.
Zhao Ning returned to the Ninth Peak, and there was another sound of rustling in the bushes. Zhao Ning lowered her eyes and saw several little demon spirits looking at her timidly.
Zhao Ning knelt down and smiled lightly, "You guys come to see me?"
Several little demon spirits couldn't speak. You pushed me and I pushed you. After a while, a little demon spirit with a clover on its head was pushed out. The little demon spirit approached in fear, closed its long hands, and turned to hold out I bought a lot of spiritual fruits and handed them to Zhao Ning.
"For me?"
Zhao Ning took the spirit fruit and smiled, "Thank you."
The little demon spirit was waving its little hands and making faces, as if imitating something sinister. Zhao Ning thought that they were probably frightened by Tu Heng and Jia Rui.
"It's okay, they can't hurt me easily."
The little demon spirit seemed to understand, cheered and ran into the depths of the forest chattering.
Zhao Ning returned to the cave, meditated, closed her eyes, and sank into the Mansion of Silent Spirits. During her morning practice, she felt that there were faint signs of a breakthrough in her small realm. Now that no one was disturbing her, Zhao Ning concentrated on her practice.
Half a month later, Zhao Ning successfully broke through the fourth level of Qi training and advanced to the fifth level.
