Lin Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Ning didn't pursue the matter. He secretly glanced at Zhao Ning. He didn't know how many times it was, but every time he went to explore the cultivation of this young senior sister, He had a feeling that he couldn't see through it. In just one year, he went from the seventh level of Qi training to the ninth level of Qi training. Although he was only one level higher than him in cultivation, he felt invisible pressure. The practice of Qi Dzogchen is a bit more repressive.
"How will Jia Rui behave after he comes out?"
Lin Ke quickly told everything he knew.
"At that time, Jia Rui was in seclusion, and everyone thought he was going to attack the foundation. But after he came out, not only did he not get promoted, his cultivation level dropped to the second level, and his condition was also extremely poor. His expression was always dull. The sect sent someone to ask, Jia Rui Senior brother said that when you break through, you will have inner demons. In order to kill the inner demons, you will not hesitate to lower your cultivation level, but you must also keep your mind pure."
"Ha." Zhao Ning laughed lightly.
Lin Ke was slightly startled, and carefully turned his head to look at Zhao Ning's expression, but her expression was as cold as usual, as if the laughter was not from her.
Lin Ke was more careful with his next words.
"The sect praised him for his courage, gave him several high-grade spirit-gathering pills, and allowed him to practice in the spiritual spring. However, in the past three months, his cultivation level has still not improved."
This is incredible for someone as talented as Jia Rui. After all, he can rush from the fourth level of Qi training to the seventh level of Qi training in half a year. What's more, now that he has dropped the level and started practicing again, the speed is definitely much faster than the first time.
It seems that Jia Rui has not completely gotten rid of the Ten Thousand Spirit Sealing Technique.
"Is there anyone else around him?"
"Yes." Lin Ke quickly replied in the affirmative, "Senior Sister also knows Huo Hui who participated in the second round of the competition. It stands to reason that Huo Hui should directly choose to be his master after entering the inner gate through the second round of competition. , apprenticed to the real person, but he refused. After opening the cave, he continued to practice hard until Jia Rui came out. Somehow Huo Hui got in touch with Jia Rui. The two were inseparable. Many of Jia Rui's explanations and arrangements were made by Huo Hui. Hui ordered."
"Speaking of which, if it weren't for Huo Hui, it wouldn't be so difficult for the three of us to get close to Jia Rui!"
"I know." Zhao Ning only responded lightly.
When Lin Ke saw that Zhao Ning had been looking at the fish in the pond, he couldn't help but identify it. The name of the fish in the pond was silver frost fish. Although the name was ordinary, he was actually misled by its silvery frosty appearance. This was An extremely poisonous fish, its flesh and blood can easily overturn a high-level Qi practitioner.
He subconsciously felt that this was a metaphor, so he asked tentatively, "Sister, I heard that there was a disaster on the second level of the secret realm. There were monsters causing trouble, and the legendary Haoyang Underground Palace appeared. Could this be related to Jia Rui? ?”
Zhao Ning glanced at him sideways, but did not answer. Lin Ke shrank his neck and heard Zhao Ning say, "Tell me what happened this year."
"Yes, little senior sister." Lin Ke thought for a while, and felt that a lot of things seemed to have happened this year, so he had to start from the beginning, "On the sixth day of the second round of the competition, Chen Tan and Min Luo came out in a panic. After entering the secret realm, he reported to the uncle in charge that a catastrophe had occurred on the second level of the secret realm. The legendary Haoyang Underground Palace appeared, causing the disciples of Luoxia Sect and Yuhua Sect to fight for each other, resulting in heavy casualties. It was also said that monsters came from the underground palace. He was released. Talking about the young senior sister again, he said that some casual cultivators sneaked into the secret realm to intercept and kill the young senior sister. Please send someone from the sect to enter the secret realm immediately."
"The uncle in charge knew that the matter was serious and immediately reported it to the real person. The real person stopped the sect competition on the spot and recalled all the disciples in the secret realm. He also arranged for several senior brothers and sisters who had practiced Qi Dzogchen to enter the second level of the secret realm. Who knew that not only We didn’t find the little senior sister, and the whole army was almost wiped out in the little secret realm. Only one senior sister desperately escaped from the secret realm, and there was news that there were demons wandering on the second level of the secret realm.”
"Human demon?" Zhao Ning trembled slightly when she heard this word.
Human demons are not extraterrestrial demons, but mortals obsessed with hatred to the extreme, breaking through the shackles of heaven, transforming into demons with their bodies, thinking of killing, and calming them with blood. Once they are born, they will be monsters at the level of Nascent Soul.
Could it be that the general riding a giant horse and wearing armor in the Yuhua Sect's communication?
"Exactly." Lin Ke was also frightened. "The senior sister who escaped said that the human demon was suppressed by the laws of the secret realm, and her strength was only at the intermediate level of foundation building. That's why she escaped to deliver the news with a group of people protecting her to the death. .”
"After the news came out, the sect joined other sects to completely seal the secret realm. The three sects sent more than ten elders to the second level of the secret realm to search for the human demons. It is said that the combined force severely damaged the human demons, and there was no longer a problem. But Haoyang Underground Palace He never appeared again, and the sect suspected that it was Haoyang Ling who had appeared, so they were searching for information about this kind of thing both overtly and covertly."
Lin Ke glanced at Zhao Ning and said, "Sister, you said before that Jia Rui might be the reincarnation of Master Haoyang. Should we report this news to the sect? But now may not be a good time to report it."
Zhao Ning glanced at him, and Lin Ke quickly kowtowed to the ground, "I am stupid and forgot to report something important to my junior sister in time."
He raised his eyes, his eyes flickering and struggling, "Master Ling Xiao is back."
After a while, Master Ling Xiao, Master Yuanying of the Qingxiao Sect who traveled around nine states, was also the one who the sect arranged for Jia Rui to become a disciple.
Zhao Ning walked off the rock, "Oh? So Jia Rui should be ready to become a disciple?"
Seeing that Zhao Ning didn't seem to care too much, Lin Ke didn't know whether to be frightened or relieved, and said honestly, "I heard that the Qingxiao Palace is discussing this matter recently, and the apprenticeship ceremony may be arranged immediately."
Zhao Ning walked past him and paused. Lin Ke lowered his head and heard Zhao Ning chuckle, "Who said it wasn't a good time."
Lin Ke looked up in surprise, but in just an instant, Zhao Ning, who had just stopped next to him, had disappeared.
He stood up and looked around, but couldn't find any shadow of Zhao Ning. At this moment, his heart froze, and he was extremely glad that he devoted himself to being a young senior sister and did not hide anything.
Zhao Ning was not in a hurry to return to the sect, but went to Guiyuan City.
She had to wait patiently for the right time to ruin Jia Rui's reputation, and there would no longer be any sect elders to mediate secretly or support him in disguise.
Zhao Ning met Kong Nan's grandfather and grandson again in Guiyuan City. The business of the grandfather and grandson was unexpectedly good in the past year, and they bought a shop to sell talismans.
When they saw Zhao Ning, they almost knelt down on the spot and respectfully welcomed Zhao Ning into the inner courtyard.
Zhao Ning sat in the upper seat, and Kong Li served him a cup of tea. The tea was tea-free, with a color like citrus, and a smell of tea and tangerine.
Kong Li said, "This is fruit tea. It is a very popular tea in Guiyuan City in recent days. Master, try it."
Zhao Ning took a sip. The taste was sweet, which diluted the taste of the tea. Drinking it made people happy. It was a good cup of tea, but it was not to Zhao Ning's taste. She preferred the mellow and bitter taste of clear tea.
But she didn't show it and asked casually, "Where did this tea come from?"
"Pinxiang Building in Dongshi sells it. It is said that I have made a lot of spiritual stones." Kong Li thought she liked it. "Master, if you like it, can I go to Pinxiang Building to get a pack for you?"
"No need." Zhao Ning stopped her and turned to look at Kong Nan, "Is there any news recently about the auctioneer of the best spiritual talisman refining method?"
Kong Nan and his grandson looked at each other and shook their heads.
Kong Li said, "The man suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, as if he had evaporated from the world."
Zhao Ning knew in her heart the mystery of this person. Her focus was not on this, but on the fact that the three major sects of Kunxu were secretly checking the Haoyang Order. Will Fairy Yanyue, who seems to have a grudge against Master Haoyang, be involved? He ran out to intervene again.
But the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so Zhao Ning only asked Kong Nan and his grandson to stare at similar clues.
Zhao Ning left the Kong family shop and walked leisurely on Xianlin Street in Guiyuan City. Her state of mind was no longer the same as when she first entered the world of cultivation. She suppressed her spiritual pressure and walked among the crowd without attracting any attention. Attention.
Walking through the central square, Zhao Ning suddenly saw a familiar figure walking through the crowd, walking in a hurry.
"Yun Jinfan?"
Zhao Ning didn't want to be troublesome, but she saw that Yun Jinfan looked a little strange. This simple and delicate girl had always been carefree, but at this moment she looked as if a disaster was imminent.
When Zhao Ning saw her walking into the Pinxiang House, she realized that the fruit tea was the recipe provided by Yun Jinfan. This was strange. Yun Jinfan had always been lazy. , when she complained that she was penniless every day, she was not seen bothering with new things to earn spiritual stones.
She took the recently sold spirit stones from the store owner and told the owner that she would not sell them anymore and that she was leaving.
After saying that, she hurriedly left again. This time, she went straight to the city gate and walked out of the city in the direction of Lingwu Forest.
"Yun Jinfan."
Zhao Ning stopped her just before she entered the Lingwu Forest.
Chapter 116
"Zhao Ning?!" Yun Jinfan said in surprise, and ran to Zhao Ning's side without thinking, "They said that you were surrounded by rogue cultivators in the secret realm, and there was no news at all. I really thought something happened to you! You It’s great to be okay!”
Zhao Ning smiled and did not take up the topic, "I heard that the uncle in charge ended the competition one day early, but the competition still had results. I wonder what happened to Junior Sister Yun?"
"Lucky, lucky, I entered the inner gate." Yun Jinfan smiled shyly.
Zhao Ning took advantage of the situation and asked, "Junior sister Yun, are you going out to practice?"
"Uh... yes, the sect has been here for a long time and wants to go out and practice... um, practice and practice." Her words were a little vague, and Zhao Ning didn't seem to care, and added, "I heard that Master Ling Xiao is back. There will definitely be a Dharma altar at the inner gate, and the Master will preach. It’s a rare occasion. It’s a pity that Junior Sister Yun goes out like this..."
Yun Jinfan involuntarily tugged at the corner of his clothes and hiccupped for a long time. He felt that Zhao Ning had been watching him, and he finally managed to hold back a sentence, "I...you know what I'm most afraid of is those people who don't understand the truth, so I won't join in the fun." Already..."
Zhao Ning added, "Then I don't know which master of the inner sect Junior Sister Yun is following. It seems that Junior Sister's spiritual power is no different from before. Didn't she choose the technique she wanted? I stayed in the Inner Sect a few months longer than Junior Sister Yun. , you can introduce me to junior sister."
Zhao Ning brought up the matter of "Kung Fu". During Zhao Ning's observation, this was the key to the mysterious man bringing Yun Jinfan into the Qing Xiao Sect. Every time she showed unusual behavior towards the Qing Xiao Sect's Kung Fu. of curiosity and enthusiasm.
However, this time Yun Jinfan said vaguely, "The current technique is quite good, um, there is no need to change it."
Being caught by Zhao Ning's repeated words, Yun Jinfan felt that Zhao Ning seemed to want to take her back to the sect. She began to feel a little unable to stay any longer, "That... Zhao Ning... I heard that there will be a meeting in Lingwu Forest. It’s foggy, I have to leave early...bye...oh bye..."
She waved her hand and ran towards Lingwu Forest without waiting for Zhao Ning to respond.
Zhao Ning didn't call her again, and Yun Jinfan's attitude was extremely weird. She was too determined to leave, so determined that she seemed to be running away...
Yun Jinfan ran a few steps and suddenly stopped. She struggled to pull on the hem of her clothes. She looked back at Zhao Ning and saw that Zhao Ning was still standing there. After several mental struggles, she ran to Zhao Ning's side.
"That...Zhao Ning...we are good sisters..."
Zhao Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, but Yun Jinfan lowered her head and struggled with how to express herself, not paying attention to the subtle changes in Zhao Ning's expression. She thought about it for a long time and said, "Just... remind you... if you can go out to practice, you should go early." …”
Zhao Ning saw that she seemed to be hiding a lot of words, and she looked nervous as if she was holding a knife on her neck. She asked, "Junior sister Yun's words are a bit confusing. I'm a little confused when I hear them, but there are important people in the sect. what happen?"
But Yun Jinfan said no more.
"No...it's nothing, just remember it. I'm on my way, let's go."
Having said that, he entered the Spirit Mist Forest and there was no looking back.
Zhao Ning looked at her leaving figure with an unclear expression. What would happen next? Yun Jinfan didn't even want to use the skills he wanted to do. He left the sect directly in the name of experience. Outside the Lingwu Forest was the common world. She even He has great intentions of leaving Kunxu Cultivation World.
Zhao Ning turned around slowly. This was a high slope. Under the high slope was the spectacular Guiyuan City, and behind it were mountains. Hidden in the mountains were eight hundred sects, three thousand families, and tens of thousands of cultivators.
What could...happen?
Seven days later, everyone in Guiyuancheng knew that Master Yuanying of Qingxiao Sect was going to accept a disciple, and this disciple was the famous new prodigy Jia Rui.
Qingxiao Sect was very lively today, everyone was waiting for the Yunxiao Peak's Yunjue Bell to ring six times.
The Yun Jue Bell is used to announce important events in the sect. Three bells ring to represent the arrival of distinguished guests, six bells represent the Dingzhen transmission, nine bells represent the achievement of high-grade golden elixirs, and twelve bells represent the establishment of a new sect leader. , the ringing of fifteen bells indicates the death of the real person, and the ringing of eighteen bells represents the death of the sect.
Anyone who has any news knows that today the Yunxiao Hall summoned all the masters and true disciples from all peaks to discuss something else. The discussion was about Master Yuanying accepting disciples.
Master Yuanying is recognized as the top strength in the entire Kunxu and even in Kyushu. No one has seen or heard of Master Yuanshen. There are rumors in Kyushu that all the Master Yuanshen has fallen since ten thousand years ago, but there are also rumors. It is optimistic that Master Yuanshen shattered the void and left. In short, if Master Yuanying can be accepted as a disciple, then the entire Kyushu can basically go sideways.
This is a rare event for the Qingxiao Sect in a hundred years. The inner disciples all gathered under Yunxiao Peak to join in the fun, waiting for someone from the palace to ring the Yun Jue Bell on the top of the mountain. The outer disciples simply stayed in the square of the Mission Hall to wait. Count the bells.
The Yunxiao Hall is paved with white jade and is magnificent. Six auspicious cloud crane pillars surround and support the dome. The entire Qingxiao Sect’s Jindan master and true disciples are in place. They sit cross-legged on the circular three-story forum in front of the hall and stand upright. The person who sits on the throne in front of the high platform.
This man looks like a middle-aged man, wearing a large and simple Taoist robe. He closes his eyes and meditates, and his aura is calm. He is Master Ling Xiao who has returned from the Qing Xiao Sect's travels.
A temporary throne was added to the throne. The man who was half leaning on the chair was already very old. He did not have the vitality of an ordinary real person. He was old and aged. This old man was Zhenren Pingyu, the leader of the Qingxiao Sect. The real person was in charge of the sect. The sect has been in existence for more than 300 years and is about to expire. In recent decades, all the affairs of the sect have been handed over to Qin Keyuan, the first disciple of the sect. He will only appear at such grand ceremonies of the sect.
But Master Ling Xiao was on top, and the octogenarian old man with white hair was unwilling to be lazy. He half-assed the posture of the sect leader, leaning on the back of his chair and looking at the center of the hall with a smile.
In the center of the hall, Jia Rui straightened up and respectfully answered the question of the leader of the Pingyu clan.
"...Therefore, on the path of cultivating the Tao, one should follow the true nature and hone the Taoist heart. If the Taoist heart is strong, the journey will be steady and far-reaching."
When he spoke, many elders nodded in approval. After speaking, the leader of the Pingyu Sect on the stage smoothed his white beard with satisfaction, and then raised his hand to the middle-aged man, "Tai Shang Elder, this boy has excellent immortality qualifications." , possessing a single fire spirit root and a fire spirit body, he is a rare talent that is rare in a thousand years..."
He lowered his voice, "...it must be able to form a high-grade golden elixir, and it is very possible to achieve the Purple Infant of Heaven."
The middle-aged man opened his eyes slightly and his eyes fell on Jia Rui, who lowered his head in submission.
After a while, he said "hmm" and said, "The qualifications are good, but this guy's cultivation doesn't seem to be as amazing as you said."
Sect Leader Pingyu explained, "This is caused by the impact on the foundation. The Supreme Elder doesn't know anything about it. In the past hundred years, the Jiuzhou Spiritual Platform has become more and more likely to attract inner demons. I'm afraid... something bad is going to happen."
He concealed a few words that only two people knew well.
