Jiang Chen turned his head and saw that Lu Qingyang and Ziyue were still looking at him blankly. Seeing that he had almost finished his work, no matter how busy he was, he could not help but take the Lord Palm in his eyes. .
Then he took out a communication talisman and handed it to Lu Qingyang, telling him to find a place to wait for him first, and then come to him to refine the formation after the incident was over.
Seeing Lu Qingyang disappear from his sight, Jiang Chen blinked and seemed to feel the wind and dust hitting his face. He looked towards the mouth of a canyon in the distance, where a pavilion stood between the mountain walls.
Noticing Jiang Chen's gaze, Ziyue on the side also said smartly: "Senior, please look, that pavilion is the Tingfeng Pavilion. At this time, strong winds will blow at the mouth of the canyon, and the sound will be emitted when it rubs against the mountain wall. There are several different sounds, which is really wonderful. Standing in the building, you can avoid the pain of the wind and at least listen to the sound of the wind, so it is called Tingfeng Tower."
Jiang Chen turned his head and glanced sideways at Ziyue behind him. Of course he knew what this woman was thinking. He was just reminding her that it was time to go to the appointment, and Tingfeng Tower happened to be their destination.
"Let's go, we have kept the commander waiting for a long time. If you are blamed, I can't afford it!" Jiang Chen pointed to the Tingfeng Tower in the distance and said with a somewhat nervous tone.
"Senior, you are joking!" Ziyue laughed apologetically and hurriedly followed Jiang Chen's pace.
After walking for a while, an extremely narrow valley entrance appeared in front of him, and on a mountain wall directly in front of the valley entrance, there was a man-made staircase leading to the pavilion above.
The guardrail carved from yellow jade is integrated with the mountain wall, yet still looks noble. There are some fallen leaves that have not been cleaned up on the steps. Perhaps they were deliberately kept here to express the feeling of being close to nature. feel.
Jiang Chen walked to this place, close to the mouth of the valley, and felt the strong wind howling from the inside out. His robe was rustled by the wind, and his long hair was moved to one side due to the strong wind.
Walking up the steps, holding my hands on the railing made of yellow jade, the moment the wind blew by, it made a crisp sound, just like the sound of copper pipes, but it seemed more ethereal. The trees between the mountain walls swayed with the sound. The ethereal sounds of the railings interacted with each other, temporarily calming Jiang Chen's mind.
It was in sharp contrast to the noise outside.
Just as Jiang Chen was immersed in it, a familiar voice came from the attic: "The shadow of the wind enters my heart, and a thousand sounds accompany my ears. Shengyue has been waiting here for a long time."
The figure of the man in black robe suddenly came out of the pavilion. He stood at the door and stared closely at Jiang Chen who was walking up. When he saw the middle-aged man wearing only two thin clothes, he was even more excited under the howling wind. Divide style.
He couldn't help but speed up his steps, and quickly came to the front of the middle-aged man. After giving a deep salute, he said, "I've seen Master Zhang, and I really feel sorry for keeping Master Zhang waiting. It's a sin."
"Fellow Daoist Jiang is serious. I was the one who said it first. Fellow Taoist's important matters are important. What's the crime? Why don't you come and have tea in the attic before we talk."
The middle-aged man helped Jiang Chen up, showed a peaceful smile, and then led Jiang Chen into the pavilion.
This building only has two floors, and the area is not large. There is not much space except for three tables. The second floor where the middle-aged man took Jiang Chen to has only one large room with tables. Chairs, tea sets, and furnishings are extremely simple.
After signaling Jiang Chen to sit down, the middle-aged man also sat on another chair. The woman named Ziyue left the second floor after serving tea to the two of them.
Jiang Chen, who was full of doubts, kept his mind on himself and drank tea, waiting for the middle-aged man to speak.
"This is the first time for Fellow Daoist Jiang to come to Tingfeng Building. Why don't you comment on this building first?" The middle-aged man said still calmly.
Jiang Chen put down his tea cup, carefully thought about his words, and after observing the surrounding environment, he slowly said: "This place is located in the mountains and close to the mouth of the valley. It is a beautiful place. The natural advantages allow people to get closer to nature here." , I was already intoxicated when I went upstairs, attracted by all the wonderful sounds here, it is a rare place."
"Hahaha! Fellow Taoist's evaluation is very fair. When I first entered this place, my mind felt as calm as water in just half a quarter of an hour, and my body and mind seemed to be integrated into the heaven and earth. In addition to this time, I have been here sixteen times. , this feeling is still undiminished." The middle-aged man showed an expression of approval and praised Jiang Chen.
Then the man lowered his head and began to sigh and said: "It's a pity that how many times can we, the Qi Refiners, experience such rare and wonderful scenery like Tingfeng Pavilion in this land of sand dunes?"
The man's inexplicable words aroused Jiang Chen's doubts. At this time, there was another question in his heart. He couldn't figure out what the man's purpose was for a while. Jiang Chen could only answer tentatively: "You are promoted to Taoist friend. He is a monk in the late stage of foundation building, and he is only one step away from breaking through the pill formation. If he breaks through the pill formation, his lifespan will increase for another three to four hundred years, how can he not have the opportunity to get here?"
Shengyue looked at Jiang Chen, but seemed to see nothing in his eyes, and then sighed: "We qigong masters are going against the will of heaven, but we didn't expect that in this land of sand dunes, we just don't know what to do." To truly defy nature.”
"Fellow Taoist, what do you have to say?" Jiang Chen didn't understand what Sheng Yue meant and continued to ask.
"As a Qi Refiner, Fellow Daoist Jiang, don't you wonder why the number of Qi Refiners in the Sand Dune Land is much less than outside? Fellow Daoist Jiang has already visited the market in Chushitai City, and I believe he has seen the products sold there. Don’t you feel there’s something strange about the Qi Practitioner’s technique?”
Sheng Yue did not answer directly, but asked Jiang Chen two questions first.
Facing Shengyue's questions, Jiang Chen had two doubts in his heart. One was that Shengyue knew exactly what he had just done on the street, and the other was that he was indeed particularly concerned about the two questions he asked. feel strange.
"I am confused about this. I dare to ask fellow Taoist to clarify my doubts." Jiang Chen clasped his fists and said to Sheng Yue seriously.
"Even if I don't tell you this, fellow Taoists will know it sooner or later. You must know that in ancient times, our place was not called the land of sand dunes. It was a pure land of gods, full of spiritual energy, and a place full of fairy beasts. It was called Jiuyuan. , but when the Five Emperors purged the world, they suppressed a true spirit named Mayfly Immortal here, and set up a Seven-Yao Star Fighting Formation to seal off the Jiuyuan Realm. At the beginning, in order to fight against the formation, Mayfly Immortal sucked it all up in one breath. The land of Jiuyuan has nearly 90% spiritual energy, causing the land of Jiuyuan to become almost desperate. For countless years, the Immortal Mayfly has been wiped out by the great formation, and the huge spiritual energy accumulated in its body has gradually overflowed, forming the current sand dune. The pattern of spiritual veins on the ground is that there are many spiritual veins underground, but there are few spiritual veins on the surface of the land.”
"However, although the Demon God is dead, the Seven-Yam Star Formation still exists, but it has become extremely damaged. It can no longer isolate the Jiuyuan Land, but it will still attract star power to continue to impact the Sand Dunes every twenty years to maintain the operation of the great array. , this is what everyone often calls the arrival of star power.”
When Sheng Yue spoke eloquently, Jiang Chen frowned. When he encountered something he didn't understand, Jiang Chen turned around and asked, "But what does this fellow Taoist say have to do with the Qi Refiner? Fellow Taoist Wang Clear up the confusion!”
Sheng Yue waved his hand and signaled Jiang Chen not to be anxious, then he stroked his beard and said, "This is all related to the Mayfly Immortal. This true spirit is born with a magical ability to steal the spiritual roots of living beings. It can use the absorbed spiritual roots to replenish It has its own flaws, so the Seven-Yao Star Battle Formation was set up to isolate this magical power and prevent the Mayfly Immortal from resurrecting. However, over time, the formation was eroded by the years. What those who originally set up the formation did not expect was that thousands of years later, Qi-Yao The star formation has changed, and the received star power will actually impact the person who activates the spiritual roots, that is, the Qi Refiners like us. Every time the Star Power comes, the Qi Refiners will suffer the Star Power Tribulation like thunder from the sky. This calamity impacts the monk's body and soul at the same time, and the power of this star power will increase with the growth of the monk's strength. This is also the reason why there are very few Qi Refiners in our land of sand dunes."
When Sheng Yue talked about the Star Power Tribulation, Jiang Chen could see the fear in his eyes. Just because he had never experienced it, he did not have the same feelings as Sheng Yue, but this also made Jiang Chen A sense of urgency arose in the heart of the god, but when he looked at Shengyue, he saw that he stated these reasons quite plainly, and then asked: "Fellow Taoist Sheng, since there is this Star Power Tribulation, why don't you leave this place?" ?”
"Hehe! Leave? Fellow Taoist, you don't know. Although this Star Power Tribulation is terrible, for us and other foundation-building monks, it just takes a lot of effort. It is not fatal, and overcoming this calamity is not all bad. , if we can hold on for about an hour when the star power comes, then the star power can cleanse the spiritual roots of impurities and purify the mana for us Qi refiners, which can save a lot of effort, and it can be regarded as a treasure. The catastrophe is the star power catastrophe in the Dan-formation period, which occurs once every twenty years. Each time, it takes almost half a life. After finally recovering, it will be the next time. The Taoist Muhuang of this city has survived more than ten times. The power has been catastrophic, and now the magic power is unfathomable, no worse than a monk in the Dao Embryo Realm."
Jiang Chen was still trapped in what he called the star power tribulation, but when Sheng Yue said that Taoist Muhuang had survived more than ten star power tribulations, his magic power was not weaker than that of Tao Fei Realm monks. You must know that Taoist Muhuang It's just a cultivation level in the middle stage of pill formation. This is too exaggerated. Maybe what Shengyue said is true, but even if it is only 70% to 80% true, it is extremely terrifying.
"Aiming at the Star Power Tribulation of Qi Refiners, it's no wonder that the Qi Refiner techniques you see below don't require spiritual roots to practice. Is it because of this Star Power Tribulation?" Jiang Chen continued to express his doubts.
"Yes, the power of this star power tribulation is gradually weakening. In the past, it was much more powerful than it is now. This has led many people to find new ways to imitate the martial arts and modify the Qi Practitioner's skills. In the end, they changed it to something nondescript, and they can practice without spiritual roots. With his own skills, can he still be called a Qi practitioner? He is not even as good as a martial artist."
Listening to Shengyue's tone, it seemed that he looked down on these modified versions of Qi Master techniques, but Jiang Chen felt the same way. Can one still be called a Qi Master without spiritual roots?
With Sheng Yue's explanation, Jiang Chen finally figured out the secrets of the Sand Dune Land. No wonder that after he revealed his identity as a Qi Refiner, most people were a little surprised, and some were even more impressed. The reason seemed to come from here. .
