The Fifth Elder, Chen Ruoyu, looked at the First Elder and complained: "I say, First Elder, how old is the young disciple of the leader, and you take him to the temple to fight with others, is this appropriate?"
Speaking of this, Qingxu and other elders felt that the great elder was a little impulsive.
The great elder looked at everyone and replied coldly: "My original intention was to take that boy to see the majesty of the temple and let him see our elders from Shangqing Temple exposed to the wind, rain and sun... "
Seeing that a group of people stopped talking, the great elder continued: "But if they don't do it, I have to fight with us! Fortunately, I have a proud disciple. Since you don't know how to teach him, Qingxu, you won't be able to teach him anymore." Let me teach!”
Upon hearing this, Qingxu was speechless.
There was nothing wrong with what the great elder said. He just wanted to take his disciples to the temple to see the dead elder. Unexpectedly, the other party refused and insisted on fighting to the death.
At this time, he remembered how his disciples fought all the way back on the way back to the mountain last winter.
"The night before I took him to the temple, he had just broken through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment... Think about it for yourselves... That kid didn't want to come down to accept your applause, and so did you. Don’t disturb his practice.”
Qingxu sighed and asked, "When will Master Uncle Qingyun be buried?"
The Great Elder looked at everyone and replied quietly: "Today is the day. This golden coffin has been prepared for countless years, and it can finally be put to use today."
The second elder, Qingfeng, looked at the eldest elder and replied: "Then let's arrange it at noon. Everyone will move to Houshan Lingfeng now. The tomb has already been prepared. We just have to wait for the time to arrive."
The great elder looked at Qingxu and Qingfeng and replied, "Then do what you want."
Suddenly, the bell of Shangqingguan rang nine times again. The second elder and the fifth elder personally held Qingyun's body. Under the gaze of more than two hundred disciples and elders, the group slowly headed towards Houshan Lingfeng.
Lingfeng is the place where the elders of Shangqingguan who failed to overcome the tribulation are buried. There are also elders of the past who died on their own after their spiritual path was cut off.
The road to spiritual practice is long, and not all practitioners can hear the Tao and break through the void and ascend in one day.
Qingxu and his seven disciples quietly followed the great elder.
On this day, Shangqing Temple closed the mountain gate, and all the elders' disciples and the handymen who were cooking and cleaning came to the back mountain Lingfeng just to see off the thirty-sixth elder.
The great elder stood in front of Qingyun's tomb, looked at the more than two hundred disciples below and said in pain: "Thirty-six elders, does not mean that there are thirty-six elders in Shangqing Temple, but refers to those who died on the Tianshui Cliff in the temple. The thirty-sixth elder.”
After speaking, he glanced at Qingxu, the second elder and others, and continued: "Tianshui Cliff has been wiped out by Shura's calamity, and now there are only thirty-five floors left... This is his fate. , is also the destiny of Shangqingguan and the temple!”
Qingxu was speechless upon hearing this. He was originally ordered by the leader to protect Shangqing Temple, not to seek revenge.
The second elder looked at the first elder and asked: "Will this put too much pressure on Shura? He is only a ten-year-old child?"
The great elder looked at everyone quietly, looked up at a certain place in the sky, and murmured: "The sky here is too small. I want the temple to become that child's whetstone..."
Hearing these words, a group of elders were stunned. It turned out that the elder wanted to make the entire temple a whetstone for the youngest disciple of Shangqing Guan.
Qingxu and several disciples were also shocked. It turned out that the junior brother was so important in the heart of the elder.
Only Qingxu knew that being in the starry sky was not the end for his youngest disciple.
Yueying held Qingxu's hand, her eyes filled with pride and pride, this was her brother.
At ten o'clock in the afternoon, the great elder personally sent the golden coffin with the lid closed into the tomb. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the tomb was slowly sealed.
The elders lit incense and candles. This has been the wish of Shangqingguan for hundreds of years, and it was completed today!
After closing the tomb, the great elder looked at the many disciples and elders and said, "I don't ask you to dominate the world. As long as you do your best, don't let others knock on your door without being able to fight back!"
After saying this, the great elder turned and left without looking back.
He has completed his mission, and the rest is left to the little guy on the bamboo peak.
What he has to do is to grow up with this child, and beware of the enemy's plot before he grows into a big tree.
The great elder left Lingfeng with his front foot and headed towards Bamboo Peak with his back foot.
He was checking to see if the two guys were slacking off in his absence.
After these days of running in, he has foreseen that the big guy he bought will become the little guy's lifelong friend. As long as we sincerely give to each other, who says people and monsters can't become close friends?
...
Not a moment later, Qingxu was sitting in the blue-tiled house beside the big lake belonging to the senior sister, looking at the few disciples in front of her in silence.
After a long time, the senior sister said: "This matter is between the elder and the junior brother. Don't blame yourself. If we fight alone, we can't compete with the temple."
The third senior sister nodded solemnly upon hearing this and replied: "The elder is right. We must have the ability to protect ourselves since we were young. We cannot let others bully us before we have the strength to fight back."
The second senior brother looked at everyone and sighed: "We have lived too comfortably these years. Look at the young junior brother who was dragged into the Tianhuang Mountain by the elder to train hard as soon as he started."
Yueying thought for a while, looked at the master and said: "Master, the elder said that he wants Yueying to move to Zhufeng and let the big guy accompany Yueying to practice. The big guy seems to be very powerful. Even my brother can't beat it."
Qingxu thought for a while and said with a smile: "It is best if it can accompany you to practice. It can't speak yet. When it can speak next year, maybe you two will become good friends."
Regarding the ape that the Great Elder had retrieved, Qingxu naturally understood the Great Elder's painstaking efforts. The disciples in the Taoist temple did not kill anyone, so they naturally made little progress through cultivation.
And this ape's wild nature has not faded away, and he is the best partner for sparring.
When the third senior sister heard this, she frowned and asked, "Junior sister, aren't you afraid of it?"
Upon hearing this, Yueying narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Don't be afraid, the big guy is very kind to Yueying... Oh, by the way, my brother bought a few jars of soju in the town under the temple, saying it was for the master and senior sister. Senior brother’s.”
After saying this, Yueying took seven jars of wine and put them on the table, looked at everyone and smiled.
When Qingxu saw it, he smiled and scolded: "Your brother treats me as a teacher the same as your senior sister?"
Upon hearing this, Yueying quickly replied: "Brother said that he forgot to buy gifts for senior sister and master. These wines were snatched back from the great elder..."
The senior sister sighed and said: "Your junior brother's thoughts are all on cultivation. If the elder hadn't reminded him, I probably wouldn't have even a jar of wine."
The third senior sister looked at Yueying and asked, "What treasure did your brother buy for you?"
Yueying saw something bad and hurriedly stepped aside, pointing to the boots on her feet and said, "I just bought two pairs of boots, a few skirts, and not even snacks."
The senior sister glared at the third senior sister and said with a smile: "I think he is just a piece of wood. He can only buy shoes and skirts for his sister. How can he remember you?"
Qingxu looked at the seven disciples and smiled bitterly and said: "You must also focus on practicing, especially the sixth one. I'm afraid that your seventh junior brother will catch up with your cultivation next year."
The Sixth Senior Brother was startled when he heard this. He looked at him and said in disbelief: "In less than three years, you have broken through to Nascent Soul?"
The third senior sister was also startled, looked at Qingxu and asked: "It seems that the elder has spent a lot of effort on the junior brother?"
Qingxu sighed softly: "I let him practice on his own because I wanted him to live a happy life on the mountain for a few years. Unexpectedly, the great elder didn't want him to be quiet..."
Yueying thought for a while and replied: "I heard from my brother that the Great Elder would go crazy every day and chase him from the Bamboo Peak to the Wild Plains."
The sixth junior brother was startled when he heard this, and said in a daze: "Chasing from here all the way to the wilderness..."
Now the second senior brother and the third senior sister were speechless. Who in Shangqingguan didn't know that once the great elder goes crazy, he will not be recognized by his relatives.
Qingxu looked at Yueying and nodded with a smile: "Now you should know how your junior brother practices? When he went there, he was chased by the great elder, and when he came back, he was chased by the big guy at the fourth level of Nascent Soul. How about you try it instead? "
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
Only Yueying was thinking about what it would be like to be chased by a big guy after he climbed onto the Bamboo Peak.
...
When night fell, the north wind was already blowing on the bamboo peak.
The big man moved into the great elder's stone house to rest. It was windy outside and it would snow soon. You can make tea and entertain guests in the bamboo shed, but you can't sleep in it.
After working hard all day, Yueying went into the wooden house early to sleep. She wanted to get up early tomorrow to practice with the big guy.
The charcoal fire was burning brightly on the small stove, and Shura was making tea and chatting with the great elder.
Holding a cup of tea, the Great Elder looked directly at Shura and said, "You are now standing at the forefront of the storm in the Temple, Phoenix Sect, and Shangqing Temple. Are you afraid?!"
Shura shook his head and replied: "Don't be afraid!"
The Great Elder sighed and said: "Everyone has underestimated you, even I have underestimated you. From now on, you will have to walk a lonely path of practice, and the only person who may be with you is the big guy. ....."
Shura shook his head, smiled, and replied: "I don't care about others, at least I still have my sister by my side."
The great elder fell silent.
The fire was raging, and Shura added water to the pot.
After a while, the great elder said softly: "I hope she can have a quiet life and stay in the temple to practice until she gets married."
"And your life is just like mine, destined to be lonely... Maybe only the big guy can be by your side after he transforms."
Having said this, the great elder took a sip of hot tea, looked at him and said, "Since you are already suffering a lot, don't let Yueying suffer like you. This is your responsibility as a brother."
When Shura heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "The Great Elder thinks too highly of me. Naturally, I hope that my sister can live happily in the temple."
The great elder shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Next, I can only protect you. Sometimes I may get confused. At that time, I can only rely on my big man to protect you!"
Shura said in a deep voice: "Great Elder, you are so polite. I am no longer a child. Maybe I will be able to break into the Nascent Soul this time next year."
"So what if you break into the state of distraction? Do you still remember the five elders of the temple?" the great elder suddenly asked.
Shura was stunned for a moment, his mind going blank.
The Great Elder continued: "You used the Heavenly Tribulation of the Golden Core Realm to induce the Heavenly Tribulation above his distraction. You didn't even move, and he lost an arm and a leg... Cultivation has always been about sailing against the current. It’s a matter of competing with God.”
For a while, neither of them spoke, listening quietly to the whirring sound of the kettle on the fire.
Shura thought for a while and smiled bitterly: "I was too naive. I thought that after I reached the realm of Nascent Soul, I could return to the Kingdom of Moruo to avenge my sister. It seems I have to push back."
The elder nodded and replied quietly: "Know your shame and then be brave. This is the true nature of a man. How long have you been practicing? Don't rush to take revenge... The hatred of Shangqingguan has been accumulated for hundreds of years. Haven’t we waited for you all the same?”
"The days are long, I'm not in a hurry." Shura clenched his fists.
At this time, he had already foreseen the horror of the mastermind behind the murder of his parents in the Mo Luo Kingdom. Without being distracted, he would never run back to die.
The great elder poured hot tea for the two of them, turned his hand and took out a black iron plate and handed it to Shura.
"What is this?" Shura was puzzled for a moment.
