The wind is grazing white clouds in the blue sky. The summer rain falls lightly, the grass and trees are green, and the earth is green.
After the hug that night, the atmosphere became a little charming. Under Chu Wushuang's tender and loving eyes, Chen Mo didn't know what excuse he used to escape. He just remembered that he ran very fast, for fear that he could not control himself and was beaten. Contagious emotions make mistakes.
He vaguely realized that Chu Wushuang might have felt grateful for his repeated help, which then evolved into an inexplicable feeling, which Chen Mo had always tried to avoid.
Therefore, in the following days, Chen Mo adhered to the principle of never leaving one door or another, practicing and studying medicinal herbs day and night, so that the beautiful image of Chu Wushuang completely disappeared from his mind.
I have no choice but to restrain myself!
The threat that the black stone brings to him exists all the time. It may be ten years later, or it may be twenty years later. The terrible consequences of his cultivation not being able to keep up with the speed of the stone's cultivation, he cannot Ruining other people's lifelong happiness for the sake of a night of happiness.
Therefore, as a rational cultivator, Chen Mo suppressed his messy thoughts and concentrated on other things.
Maybe Chen Mo was overthinking it, but Chu Wushuang didn't talk to him again after that night, and the relationship between the two seemed to have returned to the time when they first met.
"This is good, it will save each other embarrassment..."
However, when he thought of Chu Wushuang's affectionate and touching appearance that night, and then thought of the coldness now, Chen Mo couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
Chen Mo now has a yin constitution, and his cultivation stage is different from that of ordinary monks. For example, his current third-level Qi refining cultivation level is comparable to the strength of an ordinary monk's ninth-level Qi refining level. Once he breaks through to the fourth level of Qi refining, The tenth level is not much different from the tenth level of Qi refining of ordinary monks.
But what he didn't know was that whether it was Yin spiritual power or ordinary spiritual power, there was a bottleneck in cultivation. After passing the tenth level of Qi refining, each stage was a huge ravine. In the same way, his Yin spiritual power had a bottleneck. The same goes for spiritual power cultivation from the fourth level of Qi refining to the fifth level of Qi refining.
At the tenth level of Qi refining, as long as you practice diligently in a place with sufficient spiritual energy, breakthrough is only a matter of time. But after the eleventh level of Qi refining, you need a large amount of qualifications and pills. This is also the case for many tenth level Qi refining disciples of the sect. s reason.
Chen Mo is also facing such a dilemma now. On the one hand, he is pursued by the black stones. On the other hand, even if his qualifications have been improved, his cultivation speed has been slowed down without the supply of spiritual stones. After stabilizing the level at the peak of the third level of Qi refining, no matter how much the body absorbs, it is like a bottomless pit, stagnant.
"The top priority is to solve the problem of the spirit stone. Without it, cultivation cannot continue, and it will be troublesome to buy and sell things..."
Chen Mo snatched some spiritual stones from Li Yanjun, but they were too few. With the speed of Yin Spiritual Power cultivation, they were all used up in less than a few days.
"If you want to make alchemy, you don't have an alchemy furnace, and the master has not left any method to draw the spiritual formation. At present, I can only condense and purify the medicinal solution, and I can't really try it yet."
There were too many worrying facts, and the black stone was gradually approaching the progress of his cultivation. He could not wait to die in Xianyun Valley, and he already had a plan in his mind.
"If the master can't come back within three months, I will leave here and go to some trading places. I will sell Li Yanjun's high-grade gourd and exchange it for a spiritual formation chart for alchemy. I will quickly learn how to make alchemy and earn spiritual stones. I can't do it anymore. dragged."
There is another thing that Chen Mo is worried about. After each fusion, his body suffers varying degrees of damage. This is a typical sign that his cultivation does not match his physical body. If he does not want to be exploded before the next fusion, he has to Some body-refining elixirs or exercises are needed.
Even if Chen Mo is good at calculating, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. He can only calm down and take care of the plants during the day, and continue to practice silently at night, developing himself unnoticed.
Two months passed by in a hurry with Chen Mo unable to do anything.
In the morning, Chen Mo took a small porcelain bottle and went to the medicine garden under the waterfall. Yesterday, there was a bagel grass that was not growing well. He specially prepared a bottle of medicinal solution and planned to pour it on it. But before he could do that, he saw a plant standing there. The old man in white is observing the medicinal herbs in the courtyard!
"Master?!" Chen Mo said in surprise after rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't dazzled.
Isn't the person in front of me the pure old man Sun Xing?
Compared with a year ago, the wrinkles on his face had increased a lot. It might be because he hadn't seen each other for a long time. His whole person looked old. He squinted his eyes and checked more than ten herbs in a row before letting Chen Mo pass. , slowly said: "Take care of the herbs this year, it's been a lot of hard work for me, right?"
"This is a disciple's responsibility." Chen Mo said quickly. At the same time, he also remembered that he had stolen a few spiritual herbs, and he hesitated whether to say it now.
"My master has sent a message to your senior sister. I will tell you something later. Come in with me." Sun Xing entered the wooden house with his hands behind his back, like a master in the secular world.
Sitting in the wooden house was an old white-haired woman whom he had met more than a year ago. Sun Xing introduced lightly: "This is your senior Lin."
Chen Mo saluted, and the old woman surnamed Lin nodded. Not long after, Chu Wushuang also came here. Treating Chen Mo as if he were nothing, he greeted the two foundation-building monks directly.
Everyone saw the problem now. Sun Xing glanced at the faces of the two of them. He did not dwell on their relationship, but said: "How do you remember the contents on the herbal jade slip?"
Chu Wushuang said: "Master, my disciple has memorized everything."
Chen Mo also agreed, although he was a little worse than Chu Wushuang, but he still remembered that they were inseparable.
Sun Xing twirled his beard and said happily: "Yes, it's pretty much what I expected. Let's take a rest and head to Yunzhou in three days. I've made arrangements for everything."
After that, he waved his sleeves and two black elixirs fell steadily on the palms of the two senior sisters and brothers: "These are spirit-gathering elixirs for improving cultivation. You can refine them tonight."
Chen Mo took the pill and thanked him, while Chu Wushuang held the pill and said nothing.
The old woman surnamed Lin wanted to ask for a long time, but Sun Xing kept talking. At this moment, when she saw that Chu Wushuang was silent and acting abnormally, she immediately said: "Girl, is this boy Chen Mo bullying you?"
Chu Wushuang shook his head, knelt down and kowtowed to Sun Xing: "Master, I forgive you for being unfaithful and unfilial. I can no longer serve you."
"Oh?" Sun Xing's face showed no wave: "What's going on?"
"This disciple no longer wants to learn the art of alchemy. He wants to return to the apprenticeship of Senior Lin. I wonder if master can agree?"
As soon as these words came out, the expression of the old woman surnamed Lin was very exciting. She couldn't find any place after trying her iron shoes. Has this child Chu Wushuang changed her gender? !
Sun Xing looked back gloomily at the old woman surnamed Lin, who immediately looked at her with an innocent expression, saying that she didn't know what was going on. Then he turned around and said calmly: "Wushuang, you have to think clearly. If you want to leave as a teacher, I won't stop you, but if you want to come back, it will not be easy."
Chu Wushuang said without hesitation: "Disciple has thought clearly, please ask master to help you!"
"You go back first and take away the Spirit Gathering Pill. I will discuss this matter with you, Senior Lin, for a while and I will give you an answer tomorrow." Sun Xing waved his hand, indicating that she could leave: "Chen Mo stays here. I have something to ask you. "
After confirming that Chu Wushuang left, Sun Xing snorted coldly and stared at Chen Mo, saying, "Tell me everything you know!"
"Yes..." Chen Mo's heart trembled, and he reported Li Yanjun's disappearance and his stealing of medicinal herbs as truthfully as pouring beans through a bamboo tube. Of course, he also concealed his bitter fight with Li Yanjun and his escape from Chu Wushuang's boudoir.
Chen Mo was vaguely suspicious. Chu Wushuang tried his best to leave Sun Xing. The main reason was because of his...
"A good apprentice taught by Linghu City!" The old woman surnamed Lin's eyes flashed with coldness, and Chen Mo could also see it. She was the kind of character who was most protective of shortcomings. It would be fine if Li Yanjun didn't die. This nun is being tortured.
After Sun Xing listened completely, he sighed: "Cultivating immortals, how many monks have been delayed by the word love... It's better to realize earlier that you have given up on men. Xinling, Wushuang, this child can be left to you." You, what’s the problem, I’m going to ask you for it!”
The old woman surnamed Lin sneered: "It's not the evil you men have done. There are more dirty and obscene things in the world of cultivation than this. If the child Wushuang can see a little bit of the truth, he will not suffer this sin in vain."
"You had a noble person to help you this time, and you were lucky enough to escape. You may not have such good luck next time. You must be careful in everything." Sun Xing warned Chen Mo in a serious tone.
The latter naturally nodded in agreement.
"It doesn't matter if Wu Shuang doesn't go, I'll learn the techniques from you, and self-protection won't be a problem," Sun Xing glanced at Lin Xinling and said angrily. Such a talented apprentice was given to her like this, and there are still some problems. I couldn't bear it, so I naturally wanted to give him a lot of advice.
"What about you, are you still going to take risks?" asked the old woman surnamed Lin.
"It won't work if we don't fight. The deadline has come." Sun Xing said solemnly: "Besides, those old guys are waiting for me. Disciple, you go back and prepare first. In three days, I will take you to that place."
"Master, how long will we have to go this time?" Chen Mo still owed some magic weapons from the cultivators in Xianyun Valley. He didn't want to deliberately default on the debt, so he naturally wanted to ask clearly.
"I don't know, but I won't be back for a while." Sun Xing asked, "What's the matter with you?"
At that moment, Chen Mo also added that he had borrowed magic weapons from everyone in order to take risks.
Sun Xing smiled slightly after hearing this: "You will have a chance..."
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Yunzhou, the second most famous state and county of the Chu State, is a strategic and economic important place after the capital of the Chu State. It is well connected in all directions. Many merchants from neighboring countries trade here and exchange what they need, which further promotes The prosperity of Cloud City.
In the core area of Yuncheng, lofts rise from the ground, with carved beams and painted columns on the buildings. They have a grand ancient charm. Different from the noisy outside, this place is very quiet, forming a sharp contrast with this prosperous big state.
Without it, this is an area that only cultivators can enter. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the Chu royal family. It is surrounded by a sound-proof array set up by monks in the Danjie stage, which is enough to block out most of the noise in the city.
In the core area, there are several teams of law enforcement monks dressed in black, each group of seven. The captain has a tenth level of Qi refining and the team members have a fifth level of Qi refining. They patrol and guard here to maintain public security in the city.
"Forty years have passed and these buildings have not changed..."
Sun Xing, who was dressed in white, led Chen Mo and entered from the east side. Following the bustling crowd, they walked to the central street in the core of Yuncheng, looking left and right with endless reminiscence.
There are scattered stalls around the street, selling items commonly used in the world of cultivation. In just a short time of burning incense, Chen Mo has already seen many things he wants to buy. However, he is short of money, so he can only bear the pain and move forward. .
"In the secular world, many big cities have places like this..."
As Sun Xing walked, he taught Chen Mo what he knew, which also broadened the horizons of this little casual cultivator who had never seen the world.
The two of them walked and walked like this, and soon they came to a towering building that was nearly eight feet high. Chen Mo looked up and stopped.
At the top of the pavilion, there is a gold-plated plaque hanging, with the four characters "Tianding Chamber of Commerce" written vigorously and powerfully in ink. It stands out from all the shops and lofts in Yuncheng.
"Master, is this right here?"
Sun Xing nodded, took out a token from his arms, and beckoned Chen Mo to follow him. As soon as he walked a few steps in front of the Tianding Chamber of Commerce, he was already greeted by two young women with beautiful faces. Xiu, with a warm smile on his face: "Welcome to the Yuncheng Branch of the Tianding Chamber of Commerce. How can I help you two?"
Chen Mo glanced at the qualifications of the two girls. They were at the second level of ordinary Qi refining. He thought to himself, "How angry are you? The people who greet guests are cultivators. Do the people in the chamber of commerce also need to be at the tenth level of Qi refining?" for?
Sun Xing handed the token to one of the female cultivators: "Let Manager Tao come out."
"Purple Heavenly Cauldron Order!!"
The two female cultivators were so frightened that they had never seen such a high-level token in their two years here. An older female cultivator hurriedly took Sun Xing's token. He didn't dare to delay for a moment and ran towards the palace.
Another female cultivator pretended to be calm and chatted with Master and Disciple Sun Xing. The content was naturally about introducing their Tianding Chamber of Commerce, but her voice was slightly trembling, maybe because she was scared or because the weather outside was a bit cold.
Chen Mo noticed some details of what she said, "Yuncheng branch?" Such a large attic in front of him was actually just a branch venue! How powerful is the Tianding Chamber of Commerce?
Not long after, a fat middle-aged man wearing luxurious brocade clothes walked out quickly. This man was not tall, and his slender eyes darted around when he saw the person coming, like a rat that had grown into sperm.
