"I have a question," Qian Chao said, "Since Senior Gu Huo is already as good as your Uncle Qiu in terms of cultivation and means, why... Well, I talked with Senior Kang Fu, He told me some of the current developments of the situation, but not much. My question is, why is Senior Guhuo so afraid of you, Master Qiu?"
Tang Ping sighed after hearing this and said:
"My master is not afraid of Uncle Qiu, but...well...my master, my master's name is Qiu Long, and he is Master Qiu's father..."
Qian Chao understood now, nodded and said:
"I see, that makes sense."
"I heard from my master that my master is still a very partial person. At that time, my master also had many brothers, but the master always secretly opened small stoves for his son, so among the master's brothers, Uncle Qiu's He is the best in terms of cultivation and methods. He was the first to build a foundation and the first to form an elixir. Up to now, all my master's brothers have died because they were unable to form an elixir. If my master hadn't If I get Ah Jiu, I guess there won’t be anyone named Fairy Guhuo in this world of cultivation."
Li Jian said:
"Senior Guhuo is worried that your master will come down from Yuhu Mountain and take away the son Xiaobai gave him, right?"
Tang Ping said:
"Yes, this is what my master is most worried about. Although she is famous in the spiritual world, if her master says something, it will be difficult for him to refuse her."
Lu Pingchuan snorted and said:
"Hmph, your master, his son Qiu Huahe, and Qiu Huahe's disciple Shangguanhong, these three generations are really weasels, one litter is worse than the other, and people look down upon them!"
Yanxuan said with concern from the side:
"Then what should we do next? Qiu Huahe already knows about your affair with Xiaobai, will he..."
Qian Chao said:
"Sister Yan, no, there will be news in the next few days, and Xiaobai will be able to be saved."
Tang Ping also said:
"My sixth grandfather also said to me before that if such a day comes, he will definitely be able to save Xiaobai for me. Well, okay, I will talk about Xiaobai's matter here first. Next is the second thing I want to say. This thing is related to me, it can be regarded as my biggest secret."
After hearing this, several companions fell silent and listened to her continue.
"When I was in Youming Valley, I once told everyone that my family did not discover that I had spiritual roots when I was just born. It was my sixth grandfather who later discovered that I could practice cultivation. What I told everyone at that time was that I had spiritual roots. Water belongs to the hidden spiritual root, so it is not wrong to say so, but after all, I still hide something from everyone. My spiritual root is actually a kind of spiritual root that is even rarer and rarer than the hidden spiritual root, called... companion spiritual root!"
Qian Chao had secretly guessed what Tang Ping was saying now, but Tang Ping had never said it directly or explicitly, so Qian Chao listened very carefully, and now it seems that it is indeed the same as his guess.
"Banlinggen?" Yanxuan asked curiously.
"What kind of spiritual root is that?" Lu Pingchuan asked.
Li Jian was waiting for Tang Ping to continue talking.
Tang Ping continued:
"A person with spiritual roots must have a partner to come to this person's side to start his path of practice. This partner is not a certain person or a treasure, but a certain kind of spiritual beast, and it must also be Only spirit beasts with true spirit bloodline can do this, so a monk with a companion spirit root must be a spirit-controlling monk."
"My companion spirit root was opened by Xiao Bai. When I was born, I was tested by the elders of the Tang family. The conclusion at that time was that I did not have any spiritual roots and was an ordinary person who could not practice cultivation. Therefore, I was raised by my parents. Around me, my parents were both mortals who could not practice cultivation. Later, Xiaobai appeared next to me, which opened the companion spirit root in me, and then my sixth grandfather came to my house as a guest. That time he discovered I turned out to be a doll with water spiritual roots, so I was brought back to the Tang family. I didn’t have spiritual roots at first, but then I got spiritual roots inexplicably, so the Tang family thought I had hidden spiritual roots. At that time, I Grandpa Six also echoed this."
"Actually, when my sixth grandfather was at my house, he could tell at a glance that Xiaobai was extraordinary. He didn't know that Xiaobai was the descendant of the nine-tailed sky fox, but he could tell at a glance that Xiaobai was a spiritual beast. Why did a spiritual beast appear in the home of a mortal who could not practice? It must not have been caught by this family. Then he asked the people in my family at that time, including the maid who had been taking care of me, and then he found out about it. This little white fox appeared on its own, and after it appeared, it became very dependent and close to me. We played together and were almost always together. It was precisely because of my doubts about this matter that the old man explored the matter and found out the little white fox. Later, Bai's bloodline also understood that the spiritual roots on my body were not hidden spiritual roots at all, but extremely rare accompanying spiritual roots. Fortunately, there was a saying about hidden spiritual roots earlier, so he also agreed, lest I The secret of the spiritual root will be revealed.”
Hearing this, Li Jian asked in confusion:
"Miss Tang, is there any difference with the spirit root? What are the benefits or harms? Why does Elder Tang keep this a secret?"
"Yes, of course," Tang Ping said, placing her hand on Xiao Bai's body and caressing it. "There may not be many people who know about the companion spirit root, but if the news that I have the companion spirit root is leaked, anyone who cares will hear it. You can know...Xiao Bai must be a spiritual beast with ancient bloodline inheritance. It is an extremely rare and top-grade spiritual beast. Well, ordinary people are not guilty and are guilty of carrying a treasure. If this news is leaked, Xiao Bai will definitely be targeted. , In that situation, it is impossible for the Tang family to protect me. I am afraid that Xiaobai has been taken away by someone long ago, and it is impossible to stay with me. And Xiaobai, as the spiritual beast that opened my companion spirit root, Without it, I can’t imagine my fate. I’m afraid the best ending would be to become an ordinary person unable to practice cultivation again.”
Several friends nodded after hearing this.
"I heard from my sixth grandfather that companion spirit root is a kind of spiritual root that can continuously grow and replenish itself. It is very different from ordinary spiritual roots. For example, among us, Brother Li has a wood spirit root, and Sister Yan has a wood spirit root. Fire Spiritual Root, Brother Lu has an Earth Spiritual Root, and Qian Xiaozi has a Golden Spiritual Root. The properties of your Spiritual Roots will not change since you were born, but the Companion Spiritual Root is different. The Companion Spiritual Root itself does not have the five elements attributes, but It depends on the spiritual beast that opens the spiritual root. Xiaobai is a water spiritual beast. It opened my spiritual root, so my spiritual roots always show water spiritual roots. Therefore, not only can I follow my master To practice the art of controlling spirits, you can also learn the authentic art of controlling ice in Bibo Pond from my sixth grandfather, but the accompanying spirit root does not only have one five-element attribute, it can be transformed according to the five-element attributes of the spiritual beasts that are obtained later, ugh ,it……"
Having said this, Tang Ping gently patted Dahuang's head on the table and continued:
"The five-element attribute of rhubarb is gold. With it, my companion spirit root has gold among the five elements. Although I am still a monk with water spirit roots in appearance, I can only cast spells that require gold spirit root monks." It can also be cast, but there are really very few spells with the five-element attribute of gold. Well, you can give an example. For example, whether a disciple or an elder in Qixia Mountain, they generally have fire spiritual roots, and there are also other spiritual roots. A monk, but he definitely doesn’t have water spirit roots, right?”
Yanxuan nodded after hearing this. It is true. It is much more difficult for monks with water spiritual roots to control flames than monks with other spiritual roots. Therefore, it is very difficult to open a furnace to make alchemy or to practice the art of controlling fire. Generally, Qixia Mountain selects disciples based on fire spiritual roots, but it is impossible for disciples with water spiritual roots to be selected to enter Qixia Mountain to practice.
"If one day I get an ancient true spirit descendant with the five elements attribute of fire, it will be equivalent to the five elements of fire in my companion spirit root. Although it seems that I am still a disciple of the water spirit root, Qixia I can practice those powerful fire control skills in the mountains. If I work hard on them for many years, I might be able to cultivate my own fire spirit like Sister Yan."
"This spiritual root is so magical?" Yanxuan said in surprise.
"It's not just that," Tang Ping continued, "Every time a monk with a companion spirit root gets an ancient true spirit descendant with different five elements attributes, his cultivation and methods will be greatly improved at the same time. The benefits are It's unimaginable! If, well, I mean if, if this monk with the spirit root can get the descendants of five ancient true spirits, and these five spirit beasts are complete with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. , then this monk will definitely become a great person with a great reputation all over the world, and there is a great possibility that he will eventually become an immortal."
Even Qian Chao was shocked by these words, not to mention the other three, who were all so shocked that they looked at Tang Ping with their eyes wide open.
"It turns out...it's actually like this..."
"Amazing!"
Looking at the expressions on the faces of several companions, Tang Ping dimmed her eyes and continued:
"But that's where the difficulty lies. Just now, Brother Li asked me if this companion spirit root has any harm. The companion spirit root itself has no harm. There is only one difficulty, and that is to find the descendants of five ancient true spirits. Five different kinds. It is really difficult to inherit the ancient bloodline and have all five elements. Uncle Qiu Huahe has been searching for half a life, and has delayed almost everything he has. He has traveled all over the world and suffered all kinds of hardships, but he still can't find it. He is the offspring of a nine-tailed sky fox, so when he saw my little white, he went crazy and wanted to snatch it away, but alas, a white fox forced him into that state!"
"Most of the monks with spiritual roots recorded in the classics can only obtain two or three ancient true spirit children in their lifetime, which means that their five elements with spiritual roots are uneven, but even so, they all have their own characteristics. An extraordinary achievement. And I should say that my luck was indeed good. With the help of my sixth grandfather and my master, I got rhubarb early, and later we met Qingluan outside. Qingluan is an ancient true tree belonging to the wood genus. Spirit, it came to Wuling Sect to find a place to lay its eggs. Brother Li, Sister Yan, Brother Lu, and Boy Qian, now everyone should understand why that Qingluan egg is so important to me, right? This opportunity is really It's so rare, so I kept urging Mr. Qian to help me confirm the place where Qingluan might lay its eggs, hoping to get the Qingluan egg as soon as possible. In this case, with Xiaobai and Dahuang, I would There are three descendants of the ancient true spirits. Among all the monks with spirit roots in the past, they are already the best in terms of the number of spirit beasts!"
"I see..." Yanxuan murmured.
Li Jian had already grasped something from Tang Ping's words. He turned to look at Qian Chao, then looked at Tang Ping and said:
"On the day we broke through the Xiaowu Pass, Brother Qian once said that because we were trapped in the Five Elements Soul Locking Formation at Xiaolianhua Lake, there was a very mysterious connection between the five of us. , the cultivation is synchronized, as if they are locked together and always break through at the same time. Now when I listen to Miss Tang talking about her spiritual roots, can I think of it this way? Miss Tang has found the ancient true soul that complements the five elements of her spiritual roots. The more spiritual children we have, the more benefits we will have as well?"
Yanxuan looked at Tang Ping with wide eyes after hearing this.
Qian Chao said:
"That's right, there is one thing that can prove it. Do you remember that we broke through the third level of Qi Refining? It was the time when the immortals were fishing, and the monkeys on Yuhu Mountain came down to cause trouble. Sister Yan was in Qixia Mountain Baicao Garden to deal with the invading monkeys. I We were with Brother Lu and Brother Li in Zizhu Forest to deal with the monkeys who were trying to break in to grab honey, while Girl Tang was dealing with Rhubarb in Senior Tang's wine cellar. Our breakthrough that time was very sudden, because we had to break through before. The premonition was not strong. Later, I asked Yatou Tang that the time she conquered rhubarb in the wine cellar was the time when the four of us broke through the third level of Qi Refining at the same time. I felt that that breakthrough must be related to Girl Tang’s conquering rhubarb. In other words, the more ancient true spirit descendants Tang Yatou gets, we will definitely benefit at the same time."
Yanxuan recalled the scene when she broke through. At that time, she was using the Phoenix Breath Technique to deal with the monkeys in Yuhu Mountain. She was frightened by the sudden fierce flames and fainted. Now she couldn't help but nod when she heard what Qian Chao said.
Lu Pingchuan was in danger before he broke through to the third level. He was being beaten by a big monkey. If he hadn't suddenly broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, he would have suffered a loss, so he agreed with Qian Chao's words.
Li Jian nodded after hearing this, and his idea was confirmed by Qian Chao, who said:
"It seems that we are bound to get the Qingluan Egg, and we must help Miss Tang get it."
Lu Pingchuan was already happy after hearing this and said:
"That's right. Let's go out and look for her carefully later. Well, the Shangguan woman and the woman named Lou from Lion Grove. If they dare to cause trouble again, we will beat them directly until they are scared!"
After hearing the word Shangguan, Yanxuan suddenly became worried again and said:
"However, we are still in trouble now. Now Qiu Huahe is eyeing A Ping. Even if he lets A Ping go this time and no longer has Xiao Bai's idea, his disciple also wants the Qing Luan Zhi. Egg, if he can't get Xiaobai, he will deliberately cause trouble and fight for it before we find the egg or when we find Qingluan's egg. He is a pill-forming monk. How should we deal with it then? Do you want to? …”
Yanxuan meant to ask some seniors for help.
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"No, Sister Yan, everyone, Girl Tang has been urging me to find Qingluan's egg, but then I felt relieved after seeing Qiu Huahe outside. Girl Tang, I guess you can't get that egg. …”
"What...why!" Tang Ping suddenly became anxious.
"Listen to me, you can't get Qingluan's egg, but we will definitely find the little Qingluan that hatched from the egg. Let's put it this way, although I know some knowledge about spiritual veins, the five of us are just practicing after all. In terms of Qi cultivation, if we simply look for the Qingluan egg outside, the five of us will definitely not be as good as Qiu Huahe. In the same time, we may not have arrived at the place, but Qiu Huahe has already searched many times. It's possible. I think Qiu Huahe must have searched all over the sect a while ago and couldn't find the egg. But there is a problem here, Girl Tang, even if we find the egg, can you guarantee that Is the egg hatched by your spirit master better than the natural hatching of the egg by the big blue luan in the place it chose for itself? Most of your methods are aimed at ordinary spiritual birds, right? You also said, Qingluan is an ancient true spirit, so it must be far superior to us monks. It will definitely choose a perfect place for its descendants to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon. At the same time, that place is not only a place of divine power. The ground can deter the monsters outside from approaching, and it is a hidden place that we can't find. Well, to say the least, even if we find the egg before Qiu Huahe, I think we should keep it there That’s the best place, not to mention us, even the alchemy monks like Qiu Huahe can’t be found.”
"Then...how can we find the hatched little Qingluan?" Tang Ping asked.
"Extraordinary things must have their own birth and appearance. Didn't you see Xiaobai when he was born? The same happened to Dahuang. There must have been some amazing changes when a descendant of an ancient true spirit like Qingluan was born. It should be the same. It will take a long time for the egg to hatch. I think that when little Qingluan is born, something will happen outside the sect, such as the great tide in Hanquan Valley. You go back to Senior Xiangtang. I'll ask Senior Guhuo again to see if there is such a thing. Of course, we will continue to look for it when we go out. As for Qiu Huahe, I think the sect will definitely deal with his attack on Tang Yatou this time. , then either he will not be in the sect or he will not be able to come out to cause trouble with us."
"Why is this?" Yanxuan asked curiously.
Qian Chao said:
"I talked with Senior Kang Fu. He didn't say anything in detail, but I can roughly deduce the direction of the incident. Girl Tang, this time Qiu Huahe attacks you, you should just suffer the loss of being dumb. Who told him It’s your uncle, but there must be a solution to this matter. It’s not the sect that has to deal with him. Think about it, it’s so hard for the sect to deal with Jing Jie. If we hadn’t been able to help the sect deal with the Tian family this time, Jing Jie would Will Jie continue to live freely in the sect, how can he severely deal with an elder who has formed a pill, not to mention that the elder’s master is still the Yuanying Patriarch in Yuhu Mountain, this matter can only be yours in the end That master came down from Yuhu Mountain to handle this matter personally, well, probably you will be able to see your master soon."
…
Qian Chao's words came true.
Elder Jiang of the Council came back not long after he climbed Yuhu Mountain, but it was not him, but someone else also followed him down Yuhu Mountain.
With the sound of cranes in the mist, a large and elegant white crane flew over with its wings spread out. Elder Jiang separated from the white crane in mid-air. He still stopped in the air and bowed respectfully. The white crane saluted and sent them off, and there was an old man sitting cross-legged on the white crane's back, flying with the white crane to the cave of Fairy Guhuo of the Yuling Sect.
