After half a year, Wei Shiqi returned to Huzigou again. The scenery remained the same, but the personnel and affairs had changed.
Wei Rongniang immediately wrote a letter and gave it to Cao Yu to read. She flew the sword in front of her and sent the letter back to the immortal capital. Cao Yu also wrote two letters and sent them both back to Xuantong. One of them asked Master Han Chisong Delivered to the leader of Pingyuan Sect.
A few hours later, Xiandu Xi Huzi, Xuantong Han Chisong, and Pingyuan Ji Hongru lowered their flying swords one after another, and the heads of the three factions arrived at Huzigou.
Wei Rongniang took out the storage bag and the Stone Fire Sword, and Cao Yu took out the two storage bags. The two opened the storage bags, and the Wujin Mine, Qian Juan's body, and the bone fragments of the two-headed murderous ape were presented one by one. In front of the three heads, the reason was explained.
At that time, Kunlun Patriarch used his great supernatural power to suppress the monsters killed by the Tongtian Formation at the foot of Jietian Ridge. Although the bodies of a few powerful monsters were destroyed, their souls were lucky enough to escape the disaster and hid in the mountains to survive. Such a situation had never happened before. They appeared a few times, but most of them were exterminated by the demon king guarding Jie Tianling, but there were also fish that slipped through the net.
Ji Hongru remembered that more than thirty years ago, the soul of a monster escaped from Jietian Ridge and hid in the body of a trial disciple from the Xiandu sect. After entering Xianyun Peak, he was severely wounded by Xi Huzi and fled into Kunlun Mountain without a trace.
He looked at his apprentice's body and asked about the encounter in detail. He knew that Qian Ju'an's misfortune was partly due to bad luck and partly due to negligence, and he couldn't blame Cao Yu. His apprentice had outstanding qualifications and a high spirit. He could use the energy of Lihuo to activate the red flames of stone fire. He had a bright future. However, it was a pity that he was not familiar with actual combat, so he died at the hands of the two-headed murderous apes.
Although he didn't say anything, he felt sorry for his apprentice's unexpected death. However, Ji Hongru was the head of the Pingyuan Sect after all, and the aftermath had to be dealt with fairly. He took back the Stone Fire Sword and gave half of Qian Juan's Wujin Mine to the Xiandu Sect. Xi Huzi didn't argue with the windfall. , thanked him and accepted it.
After the three of them dispersed, Xi Huzi called Wei Rongniang and Wei Shiqi into the room and asked them carefully about the whole story. He didn't comment on Wei Rongniang's concealment of Cao Yu's escape from the battle, but instead paid attention to Wei Rongniang's rapid improvement in strength.
Wei Shiqi presented two fragments of animal skins and reported the origin of Xiao Yue Gong to the leader. Xi Huzi pondered for a moment and asked Wei Qi Shi about the progress of practicing Xiao Yue Gong. Finally, ask Rong Niang to take you to Penglai Palace. You can leave a copy of Xiaoyue Gong for yourself. Give these two animal skins to Elder He of Penglai Palace for collection. You can choose any secret book from Yingzi Pavilion to practice by yourself. "
Wei Shiqi thanked the master and stood aside respectfully. Wei Rongniang was also happy for him. The master valued Xiaoyue Gong so much, so it would be no problem for his senior apprentice to be promoted to an inner disciple.
Early on the next morning, Ji Hongru, Han Chisong, and Cao Yuyu flew to Snow God Peak. It was expected that the Immortal City was excluded. The three of them rushed back to Huzigou before the end of the winter hunting. They found nothing and looked rather tired. Apparently, they had not found any more clues.
The appearance of the two-headed murderous ape has become a mystery hidden in the hearts of everyone.
A few days later, the ground in Jietian Ridge was shaken and the mountains were shaken, evil spirits blocked the sky, and the winter hunting was over.
From midwinter to midwinter, everyone’s opportunities and harvests vary greatly during the year of winter hunting. Wei Rongniang checked the income of her disciples and found that Wei Shiqi's storage bag was the richest, with nearly a hundred demon pills and countless animal bones. Duan Wenhuan and Chen Suzhen combined were less than one-third of his. As for Cao Jinren, he lived up to his trust and collected many rare herbs near Huzigou, which was beyond her expectation.
After Jietian Ridge was closed for a year, the disciples of Pingyuan, Xuantong, and Xiandu sects embarked on their return journey. Xi Huzi used his magical power, with a roll of sword light, and took everyone with his sword to fly back to Xianyun Peak. It only took three days on the road.
Wei Rongniang first went to the Qingyang Hall to deliver the demon pills and animal bones. She wrote a few notes with her pen in hand, drew a monogram, folded them into an octagonal Fang Sheng, and gave them to Duan, Chen, Cao, and Wei respectively. , waved his disciples to disperse, and asked Wei Shiqi to wait outside the hall.
Wei Shiqi stood outside Qingyang Hall, took the octagonal Fang Sheng, looked at it over and over for a long time, not knowing what it was for. Chen Suzhen deliberately handed over and stayed to talk to him a few more words, telling him that the accumulated merits of this winter hunting would be judged by the health master, recorded in a note, and given to Elder He at the Penglai Hall, which could be exchanged for elixirs, skills, etc. . Uncle Xun was originally in charge of the Penglai Palace. Since he was imprisoned in Yingzui Rock, the affairs of the Penglai Palace have been taken care of by Elder He. Elder He is named Jingxian and is one generation higher than the master. He has always been kind to others. Very easy to talk to.
Wei Qiqi asked casually: "Why don't we use aphrodisiac like Taiyizong?"
Chen Suzhen glanced at him and said: "Junior Brother Cao also suggested that Kunlun does not produce apophyllite, so we should simply refine a kind of talisman that cannot be counterfeited and circulate it within the sect. However, he was quiet and no one paid attention to him. The Kunlun Sect and the Taiyi Sect have always been at odds with each other. If we follow in their footsteps and follow in their footsteps, no one will be able to swallow this breath."
Wei Shiqi thought to himself that although Cao Jinren was an outer disciple, he was very forward-thinking in this regard and was also a rare talent. He smiled and said: "If it's beneficial to me, I'll take it, regardless of whether he follows in the footsteps of others or not."
Chen Suzhen nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too, but Master disagrees."
While talking, Wei Rongniang came out of Qingyang Hall and asked Wei Shiqi to go to Penglai Hall with her, and return the Dragon-Breaking Sword, storage bag, map and bone-eliminating knife. Chen Suzhen was very discerning and made excuses to walk away and not join in the fun.
The two came to the Penglai Hall. Wei Rongniang led him to see Elder He and handed Fang Sheng. Sure enough, as Chen Suzhen said, Elder He was kind to others and did not embarrass him. He even had a little enthusiasm. Wei Shiqi didn't think he was worthy of that enthusiasm. The main reason, he guessed, was because Wei Rongniang mentioned that he was Xun Ye's only disciple and had made great achievements in Jietian Ridge. He and Xuantong sect's men snatched a share of the Wujin mine. The leader had seen his Xiaoyue Gong and thought that this body-refining technique was worthy of being included in the Penglai Palace.
He presented two fragments of animal skins. He Jingxian glanced at them and put them into his sleeves.
For the sake of the leader, He Jingxian made an exception and took out all the secret books collected in Yingzi Pavilion, letting Wei Shiqi choose. There are a total of twenty-three jade slips, most of which are boxing manuals and sword manuals. There are also some superficial side spells, but there are no techniques and sword techniques suitable for sword cultivation.
The exercises collected in Penglai Hall are classified according to Yang, Ming, Zang and Ying as usual. Yangzi Pavilion collects sword techniques, Mingzi Pavilion collects exercises, Zangzi Pavilion collects Taoism and Yingzi Pavilion collects secret books. Now that Wei Shiqi has learned the "Crazy Demon Stick Technique", he no longer pays attention to the boxing sword manual, but focuses on side magic.
There were not many side spells collected by Yingzige, only seven. Wei Shiqi looked at them one by one, and finally selected the "Soul Capturing Technique", which recorded several spells for absorbing and manipulating souls, and was quite useful. Of course, he knew in his heart that this was actually the outer volume of Soul Capturing Art, and the inner volume should be in Deng Yuantong's hands and should be kept secret.
As for the accumulated achievements in Jie Tianling, Wei Shiqi proposed to exchange for a piece of Wujin mine.
Based on the demon pills and animal bones he collected in Jietian Ridge, even the smallest piece of black gold mine is far from enough to exchange for it. However, Wei Rongniang's note clearly stated that these black gold mines can be collected in Xiandu The credit for the money in the bag is entirely due to Wei Shiqi. If you think about it this way, it doesn't hurt to give him a piece in exchange.
He Jingxian thought carefully and agreed temporarily, but the Wujin Mine was still in the hands of the leader. After it was assigned, he would find another opportunity to hand it over to him.
Wei Rongniang felt strange. In her mind, it would be better for Wei Shiqi to exchange for a storage bag. What use could a small piece of black gold mine do? He's not a swordsman? After thinking about it, I felt relieved. Wei Shiqi did not do this for himself. This piece of black gold mine was exchanged for Senior Brother Xun!
She thought differently. The real purpose of Wei Shiqi's move was to cover up the few black gold mines in the sword pouch.
