On the night of Tang Bonian's visit, a completely unexpected guest came to Qian Chao's residence.
It was late at night, and Qian Chao was still sitting on the soft couch staring at a book spread out on the desk. In a daze, he felt a white shadow flashing in the corner of his eyes. At first, he thought he was dazzled and didn't care. , and reached for the tea cup on the table, but then he realized something was wrong. Someone entered his room without him noticing and stood right in front of him!
In panic, he raised his eyes to look. When he saw clearly, his expression changed and he quickly stood up and knelt down respectfully.
"Junior welcomes Mr. Mo."
Someone did come into the room. Just in front of the desk, an old man in white robes with white beard and white hair was looking at Qian Chao with a smile.
Qian Chao recognized this person at a glance. It was Mr. Mo, his mentor Mr. Zhuang's good friend in the Wuling Sect. Of course, Qian Chao also knew that this Mr. Mo was the one all the alchemy monks in the sect met. We must respectfully pay homage to the ancestor of Yuhu Mountain, Mo Zu.
In the middle of the night, Patriarch Mo came to Qian Chao's residence for some unknown reason.
As early as when Mr. Zhuang's funeral was being dealt with, Mozu told Qian Chao that he and Mr. Zhuang were lifelong friends and had an irreconcilable relationship. Qian Chao was nominally Mr. Zhuang's best friend and chess friend, so Qian Chao would be his best friend in the future. When you meet him, you will address him as Mr. Mo. The time that has passed since Mr. Zhuang's death is not short. This is the first time Qian Chao has seen the Mozu since that time.
"Well, get up."
As he spoke, Mo Zu sat down directly on the chair next to him. He first looked at the book Qian Chao was reading on the desk, then raised his eyes to look at Qian Chao who was still standing respectfully. He smiled slightly and said:
"Sit down. Whatever you used to do at Lao Zhuang's place, you can do it in front of me. The rules are for others to see. There are only you and me here, so it doesn't have to be like this."
People with similar cultivation and status are generally informal, so Qian Chao also listened to the advice, said "Thank you, senior" and sat down respectfully on the futon nearby.
Mozu said:
"I heard that you were injured recently, right?"
"I feel ashamed to say that it was because I was inexperienced and underestimated the enemy, so I was poisoned by the evil cultivator."
"Um."
Mo Zu casually grabbed Qian Chao's arm and pressed it on his pulse gate. He let go after a moment and continued:
"Yes, it is indeed the blood poison of the evil cultivator. It seems that the other party wants to use you as a backing before dying. I guess you will have a fierce fight when you are injured this time. How about it? What do you gain?"
Well, what I have to say is that Mo Zu's tone was like a master teaching his disciples.
"Yes," Qian Chao said immediately, "This is the first time for this junior to experience life and death. From then on, he no longer dares to use his past experience to measure the opponent in front of him, and he must not underestimate the enemy at any time in the future. Secondly, "After this battle, this junior has gained some vague understanding of the art of refining weapons, and I am ready to put everything I have thought into practice when I feel better in a few days."
Mozu nodded after hearing this, and then said:
"Well, you gain wisdom after every experience. You became famous early in the sect, which is generally a good thing. However, over time, it is likely that you will develop thoughts that you shouldn't have, suffer a setback, and suffer some hardships. , just enough to polish the edges and corners that you shouldn’t have. For a monk, the sooner you suffer a loss, the better. Especially for someone as smart as you, it is appropriate to suffer a little loss, which will be beneficial to you in the future. By the way. , Tang Bonian came to see you today, does the sect want you to solve the problem of Hanchichi?"
"Exactly."
"Well, how much do you know about the situation in Cold Pool?"
"There used to be a secret Yu Nian Hui among the disciples in the sect. The core members were also called the Ten Years Hui. The person who made the decision was named Chu Yuan. This person was later subdued by the younger generation and also made decisions about the sect's affairs. Because of his merits, Yu Nianhui has always been active in Hanchichi, so Chu Yuan is very familiar with the situation there. Before he built the foundation, he explained the situation of Hanchichi to his juniors in detail and also drew drawings. These can be used as The junior’s reference after entering. In addition, Mr. Zhuang once explained to the junior the distribution of spiritual veins in the cold pool. Mr. Zhuang also deduced the formation layout there in detail for the junior. Today, senior Tang Bo also explained to the junior I left a few books recording the Cold Pool, and with these as a guarantee, I think once we enter, as long as we are not rash and do not underestimate the enemy, we should be able to complete this job for the sect."
Having said this, Qian Chao thought about the identity of this Mozu and asked again:
"Mr. Mo, do you know more about the cold pool? Can you give me some advice?"
Mozu smiled and said:
"This is a bit embarrassing to say. When I was cultivating like you, the commotion in Hanchichi was not as serious as it is now. I was so focused on cultivating that I didn't even have the heart to go there. Later, after the foundation was established, it was so chaotic. The spiritual veins are even more out of the question. It is actually possible to enter the cold pool. As long as it is not troublesome and time-consuming, and uses some means to change the distribution of spiritual veins there, anyone can go inside and find out. But the key point is that if you really do that, the banned chaos below will escape, so it is impossible for someone with a cultivation level like me to get in. After the nine heaven and earth cages outside the sect are built, in addition to the originally arranged heaven and earth cages Among the ancestors, from the time those murderers were imprisoned until now, let alone me, no one, even those who formed pills or built foundations, has ever entered. Only disciples with Qi refining skills can enter. Therefore, this The errand falls on the five of you."
As he spoke, Mozu took out a few things and put them on the table, pointed them with his fingers and said:
"Tang Bonian doesn't know much about Hanchichi, so he doesn't think very carefully. I came to you tonight mainly to get these things for you, Qian Chao, don't think that the dangers of Hanchichi are only those chaotic things. Above the spiritual veins, there are dangers inside that you can't imagine. If you go deep into it rashly, hey, maybe the five of you won't be able to get out. This thing is one for each of you five. As long as you step into the cold pool Internally, you must hang it around your neck and hide it close to your chest. It may not be a big deal if you go into a shallow layer, but once you go deep, this thing can protect your life at a critical moment, do you understand?"
On the table were five black strings, with something like the teeth of some beast tied to them. The bones were jade-white, as long as a finger, and the tips were sharp. Qian Chao held it in his hand and looked at it. After looking at it, he couldn't recognize what it was and what its use was, so he looked at Mo Zu in confusion and asked:
"Mr. Mo, what is this?"
"Well, this thing is the fang of the ancient true spirit white tiger. It was found by a certain ancestor of our Five Spirits from the remains of the white tiger that he found somewhere. This is a treasure. Its greatest use is to intimidate Other ferocious beasts, if you enter the cold pool, you will be close to Chaos. Although there were some people with evil intentions hiding there in the past, they must not have the means to go deep into it, otherwise they would have died long ago. How could we let them? The Han Pond is in such chaos, but I estimate that you may have to go deep into the bottom of the Cold Pond this time. If that happens, these five White Tiger Teeth will be your life-saving barrier."
These words made Qian Chao even more curious, and he asked:
"Mr. Zhuang, is there anything else we don't know about in the cold pool?"
"Haha, of course there is. The cold pool is not just what you have heard, but it is still too early to tell you those things now. Only after you experience it yourself will the impression be most profound. I hope you will You should have an unusual or even completely beyond your imagination experience in the cold pool this time. After you come out, I will do it again. If you have any questions then, you can just ask me, and I will definitely tell you as much as I know. How much do you want, but you must remember to wear the White Tiger's Teeth on your body whenever you enter the cold pool!"
"yes."
After the old man and the young man talked for a while, Mr. Mo drifted away.
…
The next day, Tang Ping came to Qian Chao again. After listening to Qian Chao talk about Mo Zu's visit last night, she was extremely curious and took a white tiger's tooth and looked at it carefully for a long time.
"Well, there are still many good things on Yuhu Mountain. I really can't recognize this as the White Tiger's Teeth. Since this thing was brought by Mo Zu, I can't go wrong. The teeth of the ancient true spirit white tiger are definitely rare. It’s a good thing at first sight, oh, Mo Zu is so generous, giving such a treasure so easily, so it seems that this trip to Han Pond must not be easy.”
Qian Chao said;
"It must not be simple. Mo Zu said that we are likely to have an experience beyond imagination this time. I was very curious after hearing this. I was a little scared but also very looking forward to it. When we come back, he will come again. If you have any questions then, we You can ask him again."
After hearing this, Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao and said:
"Silly boy, only Mo Zu can tell you. It is very likely that the few of us will not be able to see Mo Zu, at least not now. Don't you realize that Mo Zu is because of Mr. Zhuang's behavior?" He only treats you as a nephew in the next generation because of the above-mentioned relationship, but in our eyes, he is still the ancestor of Yuhu Mountain. Due to his status, it is impossible for him to meet us juniors."
Qian Chao was startled, then nodded, that was indeed the truth, and then heard Tang Ping continue:
"Hey, Mr. Qian, I'll just take this thing in my hand. Even my master probably hasn't seen this thing very often. I'll take it back and show it to her. By the way, I want to ask if this thing has any other uses."
Seeing that Tang Ping was in a hurry to leave, Qian Chao said:
"Then what's the rush? Are you leaving now?"
Tang Ping's face turned slightly red at his words. She rolled her eyes and said:
"Wouldn't it be better for you to be more honest?"
Then he ran away as if running away.
