After returning to the sect, the five of them rested for a few days, and then they all gathered at Qian Chao's residence. They practiced for a while according to the formation when the five of them broke through the Xiaowu Pass, until finally their spiritual roots were the worst. Qian Chao gave up when he couldn't support it any longer. During the break, the five of them drank tea in Qian Chao's courtyard. This time Qian Chao also showed off and took out the bag of spiritual tea presented by Mr. Zhuang to share with everyone. .
The reason why the five of them have to practice here every time is because there is a room underground in Qian Chao's house. The formation they use for practice is still strictly confidential, so practicing here in Qian Chao can always be hidden from others. , undetected.
In addition, the formation practiced by the five people also has a name, called "Five Elements Spiritual Formation", and this name was given by Tang Ping.
"Well! This tea is really good. Mr. Qian, does that old man Zhuang still have this kind of spiritual tea? Next time you see him, get some more!"
Tang Ping held the teacup and said, "As soon as Qian Chao's tea was cooked, the aroma of tea overflowed in the courtyard, and it was ethereal and distant. It immediately attracted the attention of several people. Li Jian is also a tea lover and can drink it." He was very surprised to see such spiritual tea. Even Lu Pingchuan, who had always loved spiritual tea, kept sniffing hard.
"This is Mr. Zhuang's spiritual tea for his own use. Who knows if I can ask for some next time I meet you," Qian Chao said.
"By the way, A Ping, I met Senior Brother Xu Sheng outside a few days ago. He said that Senior Gu Huo will be back soon. Is he back now?"
When Yanxuan asked Tang Ping, her original intention was to know when the seniors sent out would return. She was thinking about senior Zhong Yao. As long as senior Zhong returned, her apprenticeship would be settled. .
"Not yet. Senior Sister Ruoyun told me that the seniors sent out did not all come back at once. They seemed to come back bit by bit. They still have to keep an eye on whether Mu Yangzong is really following us. To do what they agreed to do, they must always keep the pressure on them. Although Mu Yangzong lost this time, it was precisely because there was no real fight that they were unconvinced when they lost. There was even more toughness within Muyang Zong. The seniors are very unconvinced and are clamoring to fight with us. It may be because of this reason that the seniors have not come back yet."
"Then..." Yanxuan said worriedly, "Will there be another dispute?"
"No, if there is a fight, they will not sit down and talk with us. Now, what those seniors are wary of is not that the Muyang Sect as a whole will turn against us again, but that a small group of them are secretly causing trouble. , the news that came back is that we are going to catch one or two Muyang Sect monks who are secretly causing trouble, and beat the arrogance of those people."
"That's right."
"That's why my master still hasn't come back. However, the gate of my master's cave has been very lively these days. People visit almost every day. Senior Sister Ruoyun and I have no leisure at all. They are all those who never come back. Some of the people from aristocratic families outside the sect were brought there by seniors within the sect, and some came directly because they felt they had a close relationship with my master. Alas, when we said that the master was not in the sect, many people still didn’t believe it and kept talking for a long time. I can only send him away, my lips are almost frayed."
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"Didn't you say that you are a close disciple of Senior Gu Huo? How come there are still people who want to join Senior Gu Huo and want to be your junior brother and junior sister?"
Tang Ping said helplessly:
"My master didn't say this in front of those people. How could they know? Of course, not all the people who come to visit are planning to let their children become my master's disciples. Some of them also want to worship other seniors in the sect. As a teacher, I wanted to ask my master to come forward and help introduce them. In short, the reasons are various, and the gifts are piled up in a big pile. If the master is not here, I can't open them to see what good things are there."
When Tang Ping said this, Yanxuan nodded and said:
"Well, there have been a lot more people coming out of Qixia Mountain recently. You can see a lot of new faces just walking on the road. They probably all came because of the 'Entrance Examination' a year later. Yesterday I was refining alchemy in Nanyu Hall. It’s so lively inside, and many new people don’t understand the rules and talk loudly and noisily inside, which finally forced Senior Brother Mi to start driving people out.”
"Most of the children from aristocratic families who come to join in the excitement of the 'Entrance Examination' go to Jiuxuan, Qixia Mountain and Shuiyun Valley. It is estimated that there are very few or no people who go to Houtu Temple and Muxiufeng. After all, ordinary aristocratic families Mystical cultivation is still the main focus, physical cultivation and sword cultivation are still too rare."
"Hey, even if a few more people come to Houtu Temple, the place is so big, they can't be seen at all. I don't think any strangers have appeared in the past few days." Lu Pingchuan said while holding the tea cup.
"Someone also went to Mu Xiufeng," Li Jian said, "It wasn't just one person, but two, a brother and sister. Oh, Brother Lu, we saw that brother and sister when we were killing the mandrill outside."
"Oh, I didn't pay attention."
Qian Chao said:
"Jiu Xuan is the one with the most people. This is definitely true. Jiu Xuan is busier than other places in the past few days. The senior brothers who are usually responsible for some of Jiu Xuan's daily affairs are very busy. There are too many people here. Otherwise, He kept finding a place for them to settle down. Alas, many of those people were used to living in their own homes and were very dissatisfied with the residence of Jiu Xuan Qi Refining disciples. They either felt that it was cramped or uncomfortable. Comfortable, everyone clamored for a comfortable place to live, which made the senior brothers grow bigger. Two days ago, I saw a senior brother Zang couldn't help scolding a newly arrived kid from an aristocratic family, but the other brother turned out to be even more powerful than him. Instead, he told Senior Brother Zang that he was going to complain to his seniors, saying that he would drive Senior Brother Zang out of the Five Spirit Sect, ha!"
"What happened next?" Lu Pingchuan heard this interestingly and asked.
"Later, Senior Brother Zang just ignored him and walked away in anger."
"They are all children from big families who are overly pampered. Children from ordinary small families would dare to do this after entering the Five Spirits Sect." Tang Ping said.
Qian Chao suddenly smiled and said:
"Well, just yesterday, someone came to my place for some reason. They didn't say anything after coming in, and they didn't even pay attention to me. They just walked around my yard and looked carefully. I wanted to go to the room to have a look, but I was drunk. I was not alone at that time. Ma Hu came to talk to me. The two of us stared at the man in stunned silence. Finally, the man had enough and seemed to be very interested in my yard. I was satisfied, and then there... I sat down at Brother Lu's seat and asked me in an arrogant manner, how many spiritual stones would I be willing to give up this house to him..."
"What!" Tang Ping was surprised.
"It's too much..." Yanxuan said.
"The boy came early, he should come today..." Lu Pingchuan said.
"What happened next?" Li Jian asked.
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"Later, before I could say anything, Ma Hu got into a fit. He threw the tea in the man's face, grabbed the man's ears and threw him out..."
After hearing this, everyone laughed.
"Who makes Jiu Xuan disciples live like bird cages? Your place is spacious and comfortable. Your house is the best house for Qi Refining disciples in Jiu Xuan, right?"
"Well, it's pretty much the same."
…
When the five people were chatting and laughing, someone's voice came from the courtyard gate:
"Hey, they're all here, that's great!"
The five people followed the sound and looked over. Two women walked in at the door, it was Luo Ying and Wenyuan.
"Hmm... the tea smells so good! Boy Qian, you are amazing. You can get such good tea. Quick, pour some tea for the two of us."
Yanxuan pulled Lu Pingchuan to make way for him, and then Luo Ying pulled Wenyuan to sit down.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Tang Ping asked politely.
"I'm not here to find you, just keep your ears open and listen." Luo Ying replied equally unceremoniously.
A new cup of hot tea, filled with aroma, was placed in front of Luo Ying and Wenyuan.
"Well, it's really good tea!" Luo Ying took a sip, and Wenyuan nodded frequently.
"Two senior sisters..."
Qian Chao opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Luo Ying as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Boy Qian, of course I have something important to do with you today. We were a little hesitant about this matter at first, but later we finally made up our minds, and then we will discuss it with you. I know there are five of you. We have to make decisions together when something happens, and we can’t discuss it with you alone, so it’s really a good opportunity for the five of you to be here today.”
"What is Senior Sister Luo talking about?" Qian Chao asked.
"That's right, Mr. Qian, the five of us want to cooperate with the five of you..."
After saying this, Luo Ying stopped and looked at Qian Chao and others.
"Cooperation?" Qian Chao said.
"How to cooperate?" Tang Ping asked.
"Hey, tell me everything, otherwise no one will understand." Wenyuan said beside Luo Ying.
"Listen to me in detail," Luo Ying continued, "I had no such plan originally. The last time I was at Ma Hu's place, when Yan Shuang went to visit Ma Hu, Mr. Qian, you and Senior Sister Wen exchanged some information about the talisman. I only thought of it after the operation, well, do you still remember Wen Zhang?”
Wen Zhang, Wen Yuan's cousin, and Wen Mian's grandson, the five of them naturally remembered him. Without him and Han Tian, how could the five of them have encountered the pursuit of An Zhen, Dong Min and others.
"Of course I remember." Qian Chao replied, wondering why Senior Sister Luo mentioned Wen Zhang when she said she wanted to cooperate?
When it came to Wen Zhang, Wenyuan spoke up:
"We went out once to open a ruins, but that time our purpose was leaked by my unlucky brother. As a result, we were followed by many people in the sect when we went out, and we couldn't get away from them. In the end, we had no choice but to lure all those people out for a fight. That time... many people died. Oh, before we went out that time, we also asked Junior Brother Qian to refine an object that activates the ruins formation. Remember, right? ?”
"Of course I remember, well, what we heard is that the ruins you are going to open, Senior Sister Luo and Senior Sister Wen, seem to have a treasure called the 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp', right?" Qian Chao said.
After hearing this, Luo Ying said:
"Yes, it was that time. Well, as for the ruins, we finally opened it secretly and found a 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp'. Unfortunately, there was nothing wrong with that lamp, but the lamp oil But there is only such a little bit, which is simply not enough for us.”
"Then..." Qian Chao didn't understand what Luo Ying wanted to say.
"Then what exactly do you want us to cooperate with?" Tang Ping asked simply.
"Cooperation, of course, we must continue to search for the treasures in the ruins," Luo Ying said. "Boy Qian, I can see from the formation you arranged during the spring tide in Hanquan Valley that you have done a lot of research on spiritual veins. I think you probably I also found some relics based on this, so I was able to achieve my current achievements in the study of runes, right?"
Qian Chao nodded, Luo Ying's guess was indeed true.
"Well, I guessed it right. However, even if you can find the ruins through the spiritual veins, it will be hard work and time-consuming; secondly, the search will probably be in vain. You know, the outsiders of the sect that I control There are a lot of ruins, believe it or not?" Luo Ying said.
"So what, no matter how much you know, it's not like we can't find it. We can still open it if we find it." Tang Ping said.
At this time, Tang Ping probably guessed what Luo Ying was thinking. Luo Ying must know a lot of relics, but due to her formation skills, even if she knew where there were relics, she couldn't open them all, so she just She came to Qian Chao to seek cooperation, that is, Luo Ying and others provided the location of the ruins, but she must not be able to open the ruins. Then the so-called cooperation means opening it with the help of Qian Chao, and how to distribute the things found in the ruins is The most important thing is that Tang Ping deliberately showed no interest in what Luo Ying said at this time, just to take advantage of this distribution.
"Ha!" Luo Ying smiled. "There are twelve months in a year. It seems that the five of you go out once a month. Even if you can find one ruins every month, you can only find twelve in a year. And What you found may not necessarily be the remains left behind after the demise of the former great family, right?"
Tang Ping refused to give in, deliberately sighed and said:
"So what? Anyway, a few of us have just reached the intermediate level of Qi refining. Don't be in a hurry. Let alone finding twelve ruins in a year, even if we only find six in a year, it will be enough for our cultivation. Senior Sister Luo, you should know , Now that we go out, we no longer receive dispatches from the Jingshiyuan, right?"
Tang Ping knew that since it was Luo Ying who took the initiative to come to the door, it must be that she had to rely on a few of her own people or, in other words, Qian Chao to have a bigger place, otherwise the usually very arrogant Senior Sister Luo Ying would not take the initiative. She came to ask about cooperation, so she emphatically pointed out in her words that she and the others were just at the middle level of Qi refining and were not in a hurry. This was equivalent to pointing out what the other party was worried about now, which was Luo Ying. The five of them are already at the advanced level of Qi refining. Compared to the five of Qian Chao, the five of Luo Ying pay more attention to foundation building.
In addition, the relics found by Qian Chao in recent times are really good, and the five people have gained a lot. Therefore, Tang Ping really doesn't think much of the cooperation Luo Ying said.
Luo Ying was obviously at a disadvantage at this time. She didn't expect that this girl Tang was so sharp. As soon as she mentioned cooperation, she saw through it. Now that she mentioned cooperation, she would definitely suffer a loss, so she opened her eyes angrily. He stared at Qian Chao and said angrily:
"Why are not you talking!"
"Uh... haha," of course Qian Chao understood what was going on, but at this time Tang Ping could only speak. If he spoke, he would be controlled by Luo Ying, so he just smiled and hid his hand in his sleeve and said : "We have different divisions of labor. We do many things with our hands, while Tang Yatou does it with her mouth."
The meaning is obvious, that is cooperation, yes, but the conditions still need to be negotiated by Tang Ping.
"Hmph, cunning boy, let's not talk anymore, let's go!"
Luo Ying was so angry that she was about to stand up and leave, but Wenyuan pulled her back:
"You, we have all agreed to cooperate with Junior Brother Qian, why are you leaving after saying a few words here? Junior Sister Tang, you two should not be too tit-for-tat. What we are talking about today is of great significance to us. It’s all beneficial.”
Tang Ping said:
"Senior Sister Wen still listens to what she said. Then, Senior Sister Wen, let's talk about the benefits for both of us, right?"
"The benefits are, first of all, if there are spiritual stones or other things in the opened ruins, we will share them equally."
"Um."
"Secondly, among the five of us, there is no alchemist or weapon refiner, so all the books found in the ruins belong to you."
"Um."
"Thirdly, in the ruins, anything related to foundation building, such as treasures like the 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp', belongs entirely to us."
"Oh?" Tang Ping looked at Wenyuan with some confusion, and Wenyuan waved her hand to signal Tang Ping to continue listening to her.
"Fourth, once we build the foundation, the so-called relics of the Qi Refining disciples outside the sect will be of no use to us, and we will tell you the locations of all the relics we know, and you will continue to search. , no matter what you find in it, it has nothing to do with us, it’s all yours.”
"Oh." Tang Ping nodded.
"So, are you satisfied with this condition?" Luo Ying said angrily to Tang Ping.
"Hey, Senior Sister Luo has already made it clear. Why do you have to pinch us when you come here?"
Wenyuan quickly interrupted the two of them and said:
"What I just talked about are the benefits for both of us. Next, I will talk about the troubles that cooperation with us may bring to you."
"Will there be any trouble?"
"Of course there is. Ever since the incident where Wen Zhang caused trouble for us, we have been out many times. We can always feel someone following us. We have looked for it and seen it from a distance, but we just can't completely identify it. They got rid of them, so we now have to go around a few times to make sure there is no tail behind us. The five of us have offended a lot of people because of opening the ruins. Although we are not afraid of them, we are always worried about them. But you five don't have this trouble at all, but cooperating with us will probably involve you in this trouble. Therefore, whether it is a benefit or a trouble, we must make it clear to you, and then you can be nice consideration.”
After Wenyuan finished speaking, he looked at the five people calmly.
"Senior Sister Wen, I would like to ask, why do you have to find something like the 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp'? I have heard of this kind of lamp, which seems to be good for foundation building, but what can it do with it? I don't know." Qian Chao interjected.
"It's not just for foundation building." Wenyuan replied.
"Isn't there a Foundation Establishment Pill?" Yanxuan said curiously. For Luo Ying and the other five people, it was not difficult to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"The Foundation Establishment Pill is certainly useful, but it also has shortcomings. For example, if you cannot break through the bottleneck after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, you cannot continue to take it for at least a year, otherwise it will be harmful to yourself. You will know this in the future. Although every year in the future There will always be times when you take the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through the Foundation Establishment, but it's not as effective as having the 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp'. This 'Moisun Jade Fat Lamp' is generally not used alone, but if you take the Foundation Establishment Pill If Dan uses this kind of lamp again, it will definitely build a foundation, which is why we value the 'Moisui Jade Fat Lamp' so much." Wenyuan said.
"So..." Qian Chao did not finish what he said, but he guessed that these five people may have had failed foundation building experiences.
Luo Ying said:
"This foundation building differs from person to person. Some people with extraordinary talents don't even need foundation building pills. They can build the foundation naturally while meditating. It's enviable! But for most people, it's inseparable. Prescribe this kind of pill, and if the breakthrough fails after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill for the first time, if you want to try to break through the bottleneck again after a year, one Foundation Establishment Pill is not enough, you need two. Alas, the first Three times will cost more..."
Luo Ying's face was a little ugly when she said this. Among the five of them, Luo Ying had secretly taken the foundation building pill twice in a row. She is still sitting here. It can be imagined that those two attempts to build the foundation All failed. The reason why Luo Ying was like this was for no other reason than it was embarrassing to say that this woman did this because she was disturbed by love. Qian Chao knew that this senior sister Luo Ying had always been very attached to senior brother Xu Bo in the inner hall of Chengqi Hall. However, Xu Bo was frightened away by her and took the initiative to ask the sect for an assignment, hiding from Luo Ying at a distance. This made her sad and unconvinced, so she thought of building a new building early. Ji then went to find Xu Bo, but after two consecutive foundation building failures, she never dared to try again. She needed four foundation building pills for her next foundation building. Although the pills could be obtained, they had already failed twice. , there was a shadow in my heart, and I no longer had the courage to try again, so I decided to look for the "Moisui Jade Fat Lamp" to assist me in building a foundation.
Luo Ying did not hide this matter from her companions. Lu Shuang, Wenyuan and others knew about it. Because of Luo Ying's experience, these people were also a little afraid of the matter of foundation building and were always worried about failure. As a result, several of them worked hard to find the "Moisui Jade Fat Lamp" from the ruins.
Tang Ping and Qian Chao looked at each other, and they both understood that the other had guessed what happened, but they didn't know the reason.
However... the "Moisun Jade Fat Lamp" actually has such benefits!
Wenwenyuan's explanation showed that not to mention Qian Chao's heart, even Tang Ping, Yan Xuan and others were very excited.
Who can guarantee that when building a foundation, one can succeed with just one Foundation Building Pill!
As for the troubles Wenyuan just mentioned, Qian Chao himself is in constant trouble now, so he doesn't even need to go out to find trouble. The troubles will come to him on their own.
As for Tang Ping, she is the one with the biggest trouble. It’s just that no outsider knows the secret of her spiritual root now. Otherwise, that would be the biggest trouble. In comparison, the trouble Wenyuan mentioned is not something she cares about at all. In eyes.
Yanxuan and Li Jian both miss their respective families. If they can build a foundation, they can rush home to visit their relatives. This has been their biggest wish in these years, and they don't care about any trouble.
As for Lu Pingchuan, he is not afraid of any trouble. He is other people's trouble, so what does he care about!
"One more thing..." Tang Ping asked hesitantly, "What if we open all the ruins you know and don't find what you want? It seems like we would be at a disadvantage..."
Luo Ying said angrily:
"That's nonsense. Based on what Senior Sister Wen said just now, even if those ruins are really opened, will you suffer a loss?"
"Junior sister Tang!" Wenyuan also said angrily, "If the five of us are really unlucky, we won't have to practice anymore. I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, we only need one 'Moi Yun Jade Fat Lamp' for each of the five of us." If enough is enough, then we will go into seclusion and break through the bottleneck of foundation building. As long as we can build the foundation, then we will fulfill the promise we made to you immediately, how about that?"
After hearing this, Tang Ping stopped talking and looked at her companions.
Yanxuan nodded to her, signaling her agreement.
The same is true for Li Jian.
Lu Pingchuan said: "Hey, Sister Tang makes the decision, I will listen to you."
Qian Chao asked Wenyuan again:
"Approximately how many relics does Senior Sister have in her hands?"
"There are more than thirty ruins that we know about but cannot open. There is a good chance that such treasures are hidden within these thirty ruins."
Qian Chao nodded to Tang Ping after hearing this.
Seeing Qian Chao nodding, Tang Ping said:
"Okay, we agreed, when will it start?"
Wenyuan stopped talking, but Luo Ying stretched out a hand.
Tang Ping understood.
"Pop", the two hands hit together!
