The old woman pointed to a tomb in front of her and said sadly: "The way of heaven is ruthless, and the road to immortality is bumpy! Another Tianlinggen monk of the Wei family did not escape the catastrophe in the end, and the Wei family also followed this catastrophe from Nanzhou. The world of cultivation disappears.”
Jining then realized that the old woman also had a relationship with the Wei family. She had also had a relationship with another genius of the Wei family back then, but the catastrophe separated her from him.
However, we learned from the old woman that due to special reasons, Wei Hefeng's brother and the woman he was worried about left the Wei family before the catastrophe, and their departure saved their lives. Later, the couple lived in Liusu Mountain, Nanzhou.
Jining clasped his fists towards the old woman and thanked her, then left in a hurry.
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Liusu Mountain is located in the northeast of Nanzhou. Although Liusu Mountain is not high and does not have any strange peaks or dangerous places, it still has beautiful scenery. It's just that the thin spiritual energy there is not suitable for cultivators to practice, but a family moved here more than a hundred years ago. After a hundred years of reproduction, it has become a small family of more than a hundred people cultivating immortals.
Liusu Mountain is extremely busy today because today is the birthday of Taizu, the founder of Liusu Mountain. It also made the entire Liusu Mountain extremely lively.
Although there are no powerful sects near here, there are also some weak sects and some low-level casual cultivators. Some monks who had good relations with the Wei family also went to Liusu Mountain to celebrate their birthdays.
On a stone road in the mountains, two Taoist priests, one old and one young, were walking leisurely. The old Taoist priest had reached the eighth level of Qi training, while the young Taoist priest had just started practicing Qi.
The old Taoist priest had a big gourd hanging on his waist, and he occasionally picked it up and took a sip. The little Taoist priest was very excited and jumped up and down the mountain road.
"Fellow Taoist, are you also going to Liusu Mountain?" a voice sounded.
After hearing this, the old Taoist priest turned his head and saw a young monk appearing quietly in the distance. There was a look of shock on his face, maybe because he felt unfamiliar.
"Fellow Taoist, can you go to the Wei family in Liusu Mountain to celebrate your birthday?" the old Taoist priest asked back.
Jining cupped his fists towards the old Taoist priest and said, "I am being asked to give something to the Wei family!"
After hearing this, the old Taoist priest clasped his fists in return, and then Jining and the two of them headed towards Liusu Mountain.
It turned out that Jining had discovered these two Taoist priests before. Looking at the backs of these two people, Jining remembered the scene when he and his master went to find Mr. Yu. At the same time, he sensed that there was an unscrupulous monk in the distant mountains, so he felt kindhearted and walked with him.
Because the evil cultivators in the distant mountains and forests could not sense Jining's cultivation, they felt that this person's cultivation was unfathomable, and they were uneasy and did not show up. After that, their journey went smoothly and nothing else happened.
Everyone started chatting along the way, and it turned out that the old Taoist priest was the master of the nearby Wushan Temple, and was close friends with the Wei family of Liusu Mountain. After Jining's insinuations along the way, Jining roughly understood the situation. It turned out to be the 160th birthday of Wei Helan, the founder of the Wei family who moved here. At the same time, the Qi Chenfang the old man mentioned was still alive in the world.
It seemed that it was a wise move for them to leave the Wei family that day, and they were able to escape unscathed.
A broad Liusu River flows slowly under Liusu Mountain, with green trees and red flowers on both sides of the river, just like a landscape calligraphy and painting. After passing through Liusu, they came to a valley with beautiful scenery. Once they reached the valley, there was no way out. The turbulent river blocked the way into the valley. Jining showed a smile and found that although this restriction was not powerful, the layout of the mountain and the river, combined with the original terrain of the valley and the formation restriction, made this formation somewhat seamless.
Jining is also somewhat interested in the person who arranged this formation.
The old Taoist priest activated the transmission talisman in his hand, and soon a stone path appeared in the valley. Then a young man in the middle stage of Qi training appeared in the valley. When the young man saw the old Taoist priest, he quickly bowed and said, "Taoist Master Yun, you have worked hard all the way. My father is already waiting for you in the valley!"
The qi-training monk greeted the old Taoist priest and looked at Jining with some confusion. He knew that Jining was not with Taoist Yun.
Then he asked cautiously: "I see that sir is a bit unfamiliar. I wonder if he is a guest invited by an elder of our Wei family?"
Jining smiled and said: "I was entrusted by someone to deliver something to Qi Chenfang, the great-grandmother of the Wei family!"
The Wei family qi-training monk looked at Jining and said with a troubled expression: "Sir, you don't know something. This time, there are many distinguished guests invited in the valley, and the Wei family is a small family and there is no room to entertain you."
After hearing what the Wei family's Qi Practitioner said, Jining felt that the Wei family's birthday celebration was not as simple as it seemed, but he didn't take it to heart. I just came to fulfill my promise to the old man back then.
"It doesn't matter, I'll just go in and hand this thing over to your great-grandmother!" Jining said calmly.
The qi-training monk from the Wei family looked embarrassed. He didn't dare to refuse directly because he couldn't see this person's cultivation level. Jining could only be asked to wait for him to go in and report.
Not long after, a middle-aged monk walked out of the room. His cultivation this time was only at the beginning level of foundation building. He glanced at Jining and said, "Fellow Taoist, if you want to give something to my grandmother, just give it to Wei."
Jining's face showed a hint of displeasure, and his originally reserved aura of cultivation suddenly spread out. The aura of the golden elixir monk made the Wei family's foundation-building monk's face turn pale, while the old Taoist priest and the young man in the middle stage of Qi training were trembling with fear.
Only then did they realize that this cultivation level was astonishing and no ordinary monk. However, Jining's momentum disappeared immediately, and the expressions of several people present recovered slightly. When the middle-aged foundation-builder of the Wei family looked at Jining again, the arrogant expression in front of him disappeared without a trace, and he quickly said: "Wei did not mean to offend just now, please calm down, senior!"
Jining was noncommittal, and the Wei family's foundation-building monk quickly led several people from Jining into the valley.
Walking into the valley, Jining is greeted by a flowery garden courtyard, which seems to be a place for welcoming guests.
Continuing to walk into the valley, Jining saw that it turned out to be a huge basin. Most of the buildings in the valley were built along both sides of the Liusu River, and several exquisite covered bridges were built across the river. It seems that this birthday is very grand. Every building is hung with lanterns, and the crowds of people in each building make the valley full of joy.
On the other side of Liusu River is a large field filled with various spiritual plants. Jining was a little surprised. Although the spiritual energy here was not very abundant, it was pretty good.
The Wei family's foundation-building monk took Jining to a room to rest, saying that his grandmother had been in seclusion and rarely appeared, and he would inform her after he contacted Grandma Shan.
Then he left in a hurry. Jining's consciousness followed him and found him hurriedly heading towards a hidden place in the valley. Jining then withdrew his consciousness and observed the entire valley, and found that the monks in the valley were not high in cultivation. Most of them were Qi-training monks, and even there were only a few Foundation-building monks.
I secretly sighed in my heart that the catastrophe caused heavy losses to the high-level monks of Nanzhou. However, Jining also knows in his heart that the path to immortality is elusive, and who can reach the other side?
As night fell, Jining quietly sat cross-legged in the room and practiced. Suddenly he opened his eyes, and his consciousness found two monks coming towards him. One of them was the foundation-building monk from the daytime, and the other was an old woman.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they appeared near the guest room where Jining rested.
"Senior, Qi Chenfang is here to visit. I wonder if it is convenient." The old woman asked softly.
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the door to the room slowly opened, and a voice came from inside, "Come in!".
