I don't know how many thousands of miles northeast of Xiazong of Xuanyuan, there is a majestic mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles and winds like a giant dragon. There are lush green forests, deep pools and deep valleys, as well as flying waterfalls and snow-capped peaks. .
A brown spiritual boat floated in front of a cliff thousands of feet tall, carrying two people. It was Xu Jingtian and Yuan Qing who had flown for a day and a night to get here.
Yuan Qing looked at the cliff in front of him and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Xu, is this where the Shangzong is?"
Xu Jingtian smiled slightly after hearing this, turned over his hand and took out a black-gold token of unknown material, played a few spells, and the token floated in front of him.
Then a faint light shone in the void ahead, like a stone sinking into the water, causing ripples in circles, and the cliff behind it became blurred and distorted.
Xu Jingtian put away the token, and the flying boat moved forward little by little and submerged into it. After it completely disappeared, the cliff and void returned to their original appearance, as if nothing had happened.
As if he had entered a new world, Yuan Qing felt that every pore on his body was absorbing the rich vitality of the world around him, and the remaining embryos in his body were spinning a little faster.
The first thing you see is a wide and quiet river, blue and clear, with scattered docks where people can go boating, fishing, or play chess and drink.
After that, there are many mountains, lush and green, with endless pavilions and palaces in groups. From time to time, monks ride cranes, ride on spiritual birds, borrow a flying leaf, or use a light to travel between them.
After that, you can see a majestic main peak, with a magnificent hall built on it, resplendent and magnificent; in the extreme distance, you can vaguely see three floating peaks hanging high in the air, surrounded by clouds and smoke, making it difficult to see clearly.
Xu Jingtian did not wake up Yuan Qing who was immersed in shock, nor did he move forward, but just waited quietly.
After a while, two rays of light, one red and one yellow, came from the left and right. After revealing his figure, he could see that the person on the left was tall and had a powerful face. He was wearing a yellow gown and riding an earth-colored flying boat. The person on the right had a delicate face. , dressed in a green shirt, sitting cross-legged on an unknown spiritual bird. This bird has a slender neck, red feathers all over its body, and a fiery red spiritual crown on its head. It looks quite strange.
"Senior Brother Xu is well." The two of them saluted together and said.
"It turns out to be Junior Brother Qi and Junior Brother Yang." Xu Jingtian returned the salute.
"Senior Brother Xu is going to take this young man into the Yuan Ningling Pool this time when he returns to the sect?" The man in green shirt asked after looking at Yuan Qing down the mountain.
"good."
The man in yellow glanced at Yuan Qing and said, "If you can bother Senior Brother Xu to personally escort him, this Junior Brother must be an extraordinary person."
Xu Jingtian chuckled: "Xu has something important to report to Master this time, so it's just a matter of convenience to take him with him."
"That being the case, I and I will not bother you any more, Senior Brother Xu, please." The man in green shirt stood up from the fire bird and said with his hands raised. The man in yellow clothes also bowed, and then the two of them turned into light and left.
With a thought in Xu Jingtian's mind, the aura of the flying boat rose up and moved forward through the air.
Xu Jingtian did not take the initiative to speak along the way. Although Yuan Qing was a little confused, he was quickly attracted by the scenery below.
The flying boat was flying over a vast lake at this time. The lake was as calm as a mirror, with several small islands dotted around it. Occasionally, monks could be seen coming and going among them.
"This is Luo Xing Lake. There are several small spiritual veins intersecting at the bottom of the lake. It is considered a good place for a cave." Xu Jingtian's gentle voice came from the front.
Yuan Qing nodded thoughtfully. Soon, the flying boat sailed into a valley, where the mist was billowing. Yuan Qing took a deep breath, and it turned out to be the extremely rich vitality of heaven and earth.
There was a large hall built in the middle of the valley. The two of them landed in front of the hall. A fat monk wearing a brown robe stepped forward and asked, "I have seen Senior Brother Xu. I wonder where Senior Brother Xu is coming from?"
"It used to be that Junior Brother Liu Han was on duty. This time we are sending this Junior Brother into the Spirit Pond." He said, taking a half step to the side to let Yuan Qing out of the way.
"Yuan Qing has met Senior Brother Liu." Yuan Qing stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
"Well, you deserve to be the first in the competition. It's really extraordinary." Liu Han complimented casually, turned to Xu Jingtian and continued: "Senior Brother Xu, please drink tea in the palace later. I will take this junior brother into the Lingchi first. .”
Xu Jingtian waved his hand and said: "There is no need to drink tea. I have to go to see the distinguished master, so I will leave now."
"Senior Brother Xu, walk slowly." Liu Han bowed his hands and Yuan Qing followed suit.
Xu Jingtian slightly cupped his hands, then turned into green light and flew away through the air.
Liu Han turned around and asked as he walked: "Junior Brother Yuan, do you know what a spiritual pool is?"
Yuan Qing answered honestly: "According to "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian", the Ning Yuan Spirit Pond is a large natural spiritual eye. It was sealed in the tower by the seniors of our sect with supreme magical power. It was divided into three floors. The spiritual energy was too strong. , turn gas into liquid, and think of it as a spiritual pool."
"Yes. Then do you know the risks of entering this spiritual pool?" Senior Brother Liu asked with a smile.
"Risk? Disciple doesn't know." Yuan Qing was stunned and then said honestly.
"We monks cannot practice without the vitality of heaven and earth, but if the spiritual energy is too heavy and exceeds the limit that the monks can hold, when breathing in and out, the meridians will be in chaos and the cultivation level will regress; in the worst case, the sea of qi will collapse and the body will explode and die. "
As he spoke, he glanced at Yuan Qing and saw that he was listening carefully, so he continued: "The first level of the spiritual pool is suitable for monks who have practiced Qi to the foundation building stage; the second level is not accessible to anyone but Jindan monks; as for the third level, I heard that only those who have reached the legendary realm of incarnation can breathe inwardly. The spiritual energy is the thinnest at the edge of each layer, and the heavier the spiritual energy is toward the center. Junior Brother Yuan, I look at your current cultivation level. It is best to be at the edge of the first layer. Don’t be greedy for success or rush forward to avoid unexpected disasters.”
At the end, there was some seriousness in the words.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Liu, for the tip." Yuan Qing bowed and thanked him sincerely.
Liu Han sighed softly: "I see that you don't have any precious energy in your body. You must have been born in the secular world. It is not easy for us secular children to practice, so you must cherish it!"
With that said, the two walked into the palace. The main hall is built against the mountain. The mountain walls are smooth and flat. There are all tables, chairs and beds inside, and the fragrance rises from the incense burner.
Liu Han walked to the mountain wall and fired a magic spell. The stone wall twisted and dissipated, revealing a large circular hole as high as one person. The top of the hole was inlaid with luminous pearls, and there were white jade stairs below.
Yuan Qing stepped forward, and gusts of cool breeze mixed with pure spiritual energy hit his face, making people feel refreshed.
"Senior Brother Liu, I'm going right away." Yuan Qing said with his hands in hand.
"Junior brother Yuan, please remember that you can only stay in the spirit pool for seven days. If you don't see anyone after seven days, I will go down to look for you."
Yuan Qing just read and handed it over, then walked down with his head held high.
Liu Han immediately made a seal, and the stone wall instantly returned to its original state. Then he returned to the couch, closed his eyes and fell into meditation.
Yuan Qing went down the stairs, about a hundred steps, and suddenly he saw a huge grotto with a radius of 100 feet. In the center was a white jade pool with a radius of 10 feet. White mist shrouded the pool. When he got closer, he saw that the pool was about three meters deep. ruler, filled with milky white liquid.
Just after taking a whiff, Yuan Qing felt a stream of pure spiritual energy flowing straight into his lungs, making his whole body feel comfortable.
No longer hesitating, Yuan Qing jumped into the pool, picked a spot on the edge and sat down cross-legged. The pool water covered his shoulders and stopped at his neck. Then he concentrated and calmed down and picked up the "Taibai Sword Sutra". The five internal organs in the body were full of fire, and the residual The embryo also rotated rapidly.
An hour later, Yuan Qing opened his eyes, frowning and thinking about something.
After a while, he stood up and walked about a foot toward the center, then sat down cross-legged and concentrated on his exercises.
The visceral fire is stronger here, and the residual embryo rotates faster. However, four hours have passed, but there is no sign of the twelfth sword energy appearing.
Yuan Qing frowned, and then he stood up and walked another ten feet forward as if he had made a serious decision.
As soon as he took a step, Yuan Qing felt a surge of spiritual pressure coming towards his face. The residual embryo in his body rotated on its own, and the four star-pointed swords in the sea of consciousness also rotated around the silver light spot in the middle. After taking another step, silver light began to appear all over his body. The robe rises without any wind; when he takes another step, the silver light all over his body becomes more intense, the blue veins on his head and face pop out, the residual embryo in his body rotates crazily, and the fire in his internal organs seems to be directed towards the heavenly spirit.
Yuan Qing tried his best to sit down cross-legged here, running his skills crazily, and fell into a deep state of concentration.
Hundreds of miles south of the Xuanyuan Mountain Gate, in a magnificent hall, an old man in brown clothes was bowing and reporting to the person in front of him with his back: "Master, the young master has sent news that the young lady missed the opportunity to build the foundation pill. , the young master only got second place and was not lucky enough to enter the spiritual pond."
"Oh?" The man turned around and saw that he was about forty years old. His hair was pulled up casually, his face was ordinary, and he was wearing a dark gold robe. He was not angry and proud, "Who is the first person?"
"The master of the family is an ordinary disciple named Yuan Qing. According to the young master, this person's swordsmanship is extraordinary. He can break the Xuan ruler with just a low-grade wooden sword. It seems he still has some strength left."
"What do they mean?"
"The young lady is quite angry and seems to want to get rid of this person, but the young master thinks that this person may be of use to me."
"Well, let's do what Apocalypse wants first. You can go down." After saying that, he turned around and continued to stare at the Sanqing statue in front of him.
The old man said goodbye and retreated.
At the same time, in the main hall of Xuanyuan Sect, Xu Jingtian respectfully reported to a young man in white who looked to be in his early twenties: "Master, this sect not only has Zhu Linger, a rare genius like Zhu Ling'er, but also Tian It seems that the sect is very popular with the thunder method body and the nine spirit sword body that won the first place this time. However, this time the Su family actually used the best magic weapon in the competition. With the resources of the Su family, it was just a foundation building pill and spirit Chidang shouldn’t be like this.”
"Jingtian, a genius must grow up before he can be called a genius; as for the Su family, they are just clowns. Even if they have plans, they are not worth mentioning. But you still have ten years to return to the sect, and your cultivation has reached the limit. Late stage of pill formation. Advance to Nascent Soul as soon as possible when you come back. With you in charge of the sect, I can rest assured as a teacher."
"Master is going to travel far?"
The young man sighed: "The war in the north has started again. Not only me, but also the old guys from Shangqing and Taiyuan sects are going, including a few ancestors."
"Is the war so tense?" Xu Jingtian couldn't help but ask after hearing this.
The young man snorted coldly: "Humph, I don't know what the old immortals of the demon clan want to do. They are instigating some kind of beast tide. Many countries have been swept away. I want to see how they have improved in the past hundred years. "
After hearing this, Xu Jingtian frowned and remained silent.
Five days later.
Yuan Qing's expression in the spiritual pool was calm and peaceful, without any thought. The twelfth sword energy in his body had already taken shape. There were only four light spots left in the four small swords in the sea of consciousness, and the silver light spot in the middle was even brighter.
One day later, with a roar, the sword energy finally took shape, but this sword energy was particularly strong.
The moment it appeared, the residual embryo was shaken, and a huge sword energy rushed straight into Niwan Palace. The four star points were rushed by the sword energy, and they all disappeared into the silver light spot in the middle, and the sword energy followed closely behind. Submerged in it.
It seemed like there was only one breath, and it seemed like a long time passed. With a "hiss", a silver illusory sword emerged from the cocoon in the sea of consciousness. With a gentle stroke, the remaining silver shell turned into dots of silver light, and then He threw himself into the small sword like a tired bird returning to its nest, and the small sword instantly solidified a bit.
The small sword struck again, and the same illusory sword shadow actually appeared in the sea of qi. It struck the twelfth sword qi in a flash, splitting it into two, and at the same time, the remaining embryo issued a huge suction force. , the two sword qi were instantly sucked to the sword spine, and with a clear sound, the sword embryo was finally completed.
Then the sword embryo shook, and suddenly the sword energy was like a dragon, traveling around the sky along the eight extraordinary meridians. Within a few breaths, it returned to the Dantian and submerged into the sword embryo. The sea of energy in the meridians in the body was doubled, and the sword remained. Qi blends into the bones of the meridians, making them stronger.
From the outside, Yuan Qing's blood was constantly flowing out from all parts of his body, and it turned invisible when washed away by spiritual energy. His face still looked neither sad nor happy.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a sword cry. The sound became clearer and more melodious, and lasted for a long time. Then the silver light became brighter, and a sword-shaped shadow came out of the body, sweeping away the spiritual mist in the pool.
Yuan Qing slowly opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of sword light in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he stood up and moved forward, walking step by step to the middle of the spiritual pool, then sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and meditated.
When the seven days were up, Liu Han opened the formation and was about to go down to look for Yuan Qing. He saw him standing at the entrance of the cave, as if he had been waiting for a while. After looking carefully, he felt that the person in front of him was like a sharp sword unsheathed, and the sword energy was strong. Soar into the sky.
When Yuan Qing saw Liu Han, he smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Liu."
