Chapter 157: Foundation Building Opportunity
Yunxia Sect.
There are seabirds looming in the clouds on the horizon.
The waves hit the shore, which is dozens of feet high, and the river water pours into a waterfall.
After tracing back to the source of the river and twisting and turning for five or six miles, we saw a lake at the foot of the mountain.
This is Bagua Mountain. There are many bamboo houses around the lake, and there are young men and women coming and going.
Further up the mountain road, there is a small courtyard on the mountainside. A few gray bamboos were inserted as fences, and the three wooden houses were also dilapidated.
There are three bamboo cages under the middle room, almost blocking the door.
There is an old persimmon tree of unknown age in the courtyard, with green persimmons on it and magpies building their nests.
The wide wooden pile is used as a table, and four small wooden piles are used as stools.
The yard is surrounded by mountains, rocks and trees, and the interior and exterior are very clean and tidy. I guess the owner of this place is very particular about people.
Qu Ruyi was dressed in men's clothing, sitting carelessly on a wooden stool, with one leg under his buttocks and kicking the other leg. He did not have the demeanor of a foundation-building senior.
There was a white mole on the table in front of him, crunching and eating dried fruits; there was also a snow-white fox lying motionless next to it.
It was rumored by outsiders that Qu Chengjia was so angry that Fairy Shen Yu gave her an unpleasant nickname, so she killed the fox raised by her direct descendants.
This matter was a rumor, but Qu Ruyi did receive a scolding. Qu Chengjia asked her to throw away the fox, while he scolded her and said some weird things about foxes.
Qu Ruyi's wings have become much stronger since she established the foundation. He agreed to the ancestor's words in person, but he came up with the idea of taking care of him.
"Eat less!" Qu Ruyi snatched the dried fruit from the mole, "Your mother ate too much and ended up in the cave. Do you still want to follow the old path of your mother?"
While she was cursing and training, a young girl came to the door and asked her to give a sermon to Zhu Lianqi.
Yunxia Sect has its own foundation-building teachings, but it also invites young talents to preach from time to time, with the intention of gaining understanding through listening and broadening one's horizons.
Qu Ruyi is good-looking and has no airs. She has always been liked by Qi practitioners, so she is often invited to hold Taoist meetings.
"I understand." Qu Ruyi nodded slightly, barely looking like a senior foundation builder.
After the girl left, another girl came to the door after a while.
The visitor wears well-fitting light green clothes and has a beaded hairpin on his head. He is of medium height, slightly thinner, with dark eyes and a smile, which is very pleasant.
"Xiuxiu, come here quickly!" Qu Ruyi waved quickly.
"Senior sister." Xiuxiu stepped forward and sat down, held the snow fox in her arms, took out a piece of fruit and fed it to it, but the snow fox didn't eat it at all. "The little mole has such a good appetite, how come the little snow fox never gets better?"
"I get angry when you say that! I'm not your master!" Qu Ruyi immediately huffed, "She was angry outside and didn't dare to talk to that coquettish person in person..."
Before she finished speaking, Xiuxiu had already covered Qu Ruyi's mouth.
"Ahem, my ancestor was angry outside, so you come back to find trouble with me? Is it easy for me to raise a fox?" Qu Ruyi grabbed the snow fox's tail, lifted it up hard, and exposed its buttocks, "It's hard for the snow fox. It was in heat, and I was thinking about finding a companion for it, but the ancestor came and scolded me, which scared the snow fox so much that he wouldn't dare to show off! Otherwise, he would have given birth to a child by now!"
"..." Xiuxiu didn't know what to say.
"Don't talk about this, it's very annoying." Qu Ruyi waved his hand, let go of the fox's tail, and asked: "What did uncle say?"
"Uncle Gao said, you should move forward bravely," Xiuxiu replied.
"What about the ancestor?" Qu Ruyi asked again.
"Master said, don't ask about your future." Xiuxiu returned.
"Didn't I give you anything?" Qu Ruyi chuckled.
"Master and uncle both gave me a talisman to protect myself." Xiuxiu smiled.
"You heard me right, right? Kowtow, they won't be able to show their shame and refuse to give you." Qu Ruyi was extremely proud, "We are the only ones who have gone out, otherwise we can still have fun." She caught the mole and let it go. When he reached his lap, he asked again: "This time I go out to look for opportunities to build foundations. Do you know what to do?"
"I know." Xiuxiu nodded. She had listened to many seniors from the same sect talking about the Apocalypse, read many classics, and had to be given pointers in person by various teachers.
This is also one of the foundations of the sect, there are rules to follow in everything. Even the extremely ethereal Foundation Building Apocalypse still has the valuable experience of many predecessors.
"That's good, but you still need to be careful." Qu Ruyi said as if she had been there before, "You have many elders protecting you at home, but it's different outside. They are all cunning people. Some people even smile when they meet. , stabbed in the back.”
"Yes." Xiuxiu nodded.
"Also, if it is really necessary to retreat, you should retreat and stay useful. Just like Uncle Gao, break and stand again!" Qu Ruyi lifted the back of the mole's neck, stroked it, and said: " If we were in the Qiaoshan area at that time, many sects would If you are close to Jiuyin Mountain in the North, you must not ask them for help. Otherwise, even if you come back safely, our uncle, uncle, and your master will not be able to help you. I recognize you.”
"Xiu Xiu understands." Xiu Xiu was very obedient, "I will not disgrace our Yunxia Sect."
"Actually, there may not be any danger. We may just build the foundation in peace and tranquility."
Qu Ruyi is very serious, "You just need to remember one sentence."
Xiuxiu waited for a long time, and when Qu Ruyi didn't speak yet, she praised her: "Senior sister, teach me."
"You need to have perseverance and an indomitable heart!" Qu Ruyi looked up at the sky, scratching the mole with his hand, a look that had weathered the weather, "When I was building the foundation, there were thousands of difficulties and dangers, but I never I had no intention of shrinking, but only persisted, and then I gained enlightenment." She seemed to be recalling the glorious past. , sighed and said: "At that time, I was covered in blood and my oil was exhausted, but I didn't say a word of mercy or a word of retreat. Boss Liu was also deeply impressed by me. He said that if the matter did not involve the Dao, he would definitely do it. Become sworn friends with me and drink happily for a few days!”
Xiuxiu was stroking the fox's fur. After hearing this, she pressed her forehead with one hand and whispered, "What happened next?"
"Later, with my perseverance and intelligence, I slowly consumed Boss Liu to death." Qu Ruyi said.
"Senior sister didn't seem to say that before..." Xiu Xiu said.
"Then you must have remembered it wrong." Qu Ruyi said very seriously, "I never mentioned the matter of building the foundation when I was preaching outside. Even if the ancestor came to ask, I didn't tell her in detail."
"..." Xiu Xiu could only nod, and asked in a low voice: "What about Senior Yun Zhonghe? Didn't Senior Sister say that he is quite capable?"
"Him?" Qu Ruyi smiled disdainfully, "At that time, all his methods were restrained and he fell to the ground. Yun Zhonghe asked me to escape and avenge him in the future." Qu Ruyi pinched the back of the mole's neck and said, Seriously: "Can I walk alone?" ? No! I said at that time, you and I share the same feelings of adversity, how can I leave you alone? Even if I die, I will never leave my friend behind! Yun Zhonghe burst into tears and couldn't speak for a long time.
"..." Xiuxiu stroked the fur of the snow fox and saw Qu Ruyi looking at her expectantly. She could only chime in and say, "It must be because of this incident that senior Yun Zhonghe never forgets his senior sister and sends letters to say hello from time to time. Also sent various gifts.”
"That's right." Qu Ruyi asked with a smile: "Xiuxiu, have you learned it?"
Xiuxiu didn't say anything. After a while, she said: "Sister, you can lie to Xiuxiu, but just don't fool yourself. Xiuxiu was cheated by you..."
Before she finished speaking, Qu Ruyi became angry and started to rub her face hard with her white palms.
Qu Ruyi still couldn't understand her hatred, and touched her hands randomly again. Xiuxiu protected her chest with her hands, and quickly begged for mercy.
The snow fox couldn't stand it, so he jumped on the table and lay down.
"Xiuxiu," Qu Ruyi retracted her hand and said with a smile: "You haven't grown much in age, but you are becoming more and more promising in other places."
"I don't dare to compare with senior sister." Xiuxiu smiled with a red face.
"You don't dare to compete with me? You're trying to outdo both of us!" Qu Ruyi grabbed Xiuxiu's arm and looked like she was being naughty, "Let me see!"
Xiuxiu hehehe hides.
The two of them were noisy for a long time, and after seeing each other at noon, Qu Ruyi hurriedly took Xiuxiu out again.
More than a hundred miles to the west, you will reach the west coast of Yunxia Island.
Looking into the distance, there are no mountains or land, only the boundless sea with misty clouds. Just like the road, we know that there is a road ahead, but it is still unclear and the journey is difficult. There is a small island here called Wanggui Island. It is the starting point of the Yunxia Sect's cargo route, and also the place where many passenger ships come and go.
Xiuxiu's apocalyptic opportunity is out there, and she needs to take the flying boat in the door to go elsewhere.
"Senior sister," Xiu Xiu took out an exquisite wooden box when she came to the flying boat, "If I come back safely, I must not forget what you promised me. If something happens to me outside, please help me pack up my things at home. And this Please send it home for me, senior sister." As he spoke, he thrust the wooden box into Qu Ruyi's hand.
"No, no!" Qu Ruyi refused. She grabbed Xiuxiu's ear, pressed it against her and whispered, "When you come back safely, I have something great to tell you."
Xiuxiu smiled and asked: "What good thing? Could it be that Senior Yun Zhonghe is coming to find you?"
"I don't want to see him!" Qu Ruyi was immediately angry. "He said that he was not close to women, but he thought I was a close friend. I actually believed his lies! Now that I have thought about it, he was just fooling me!"
Qu Ruyi held Xiuxiu's hand and warned seriously: "You must never believe a man's words."
Xiuxiu nodded in agreement. She was used to hearing Qu Ruyi say unreliable things from time to time.
"This is for you." Qu Ruyi took out a small purse and tied it around Xiuxiu's waist, "Maybe it can be used to explore the road. Its mother died for me, and it can be called a loyal person for generations. Don't treat it badly."
Xiuxiu patted "Zhongliang" and nodded seriously.
"By the way, did you take into account this time when I went out?" Qu Ruyi asked curiously, "When I went out last time, you said that I was born to die, which is quite enlightening."
"Senior sister, you forced me to make a prediction last time, but I actually didn't see anything." Xiuxiu looked helpless, "I'll forget it this time, it seems like nothing."
"Is there any danger of life or death?" Qu Ruyi asked concernedly.
"Nothing." Xiuxiu shook her head.
"It's fine if you don't have it." Qu Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Maybe just go out for a good meal. It's not like me. It took a lot of effort and injuries all over the body to save others and save myself. I narrowly escaped death and survived. Opportunity.”
She pinched Xiuxiu's cheek and said, "You must come back safely."
Xiuxiu nodded seriously.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and Qu Ruyi took Xiuxiu to meet Feizhou's steward and exchanged many words with each other.
After waiting another half an hour, the flying boat left the ground.
Xiuxiu saw that she was getting farther and farther away from Qu Ruyi, and her figure became smaller and smaller, and suddenly she felt empty in her heart.
Looking into the distance, I saw the red sun reflecting on the sea, giving it a golden color. A sudden roar passed by, with a solitary shadow but no trace.
Until nightfall, Xiuxiu sat alone in the cabin. He had no intention of practicing, so he lay down to rest.
I just couldn't sleep, and felt sad in my heart. I heard the waves rolling in the river and the sea, and felt that the night was long and it was difficult to see clearly.
He put on his clothes and sat up, counting the cold stars all night outside.
The flying boat was extremely stable. After traveling for five days, it landed two to three hundred miles away.
There is a city here called Haishifang. There are many people coming and going, mainly goods transportation from north to south. There are several coastal family sects here, but they are not very powerful. Most of them are dispatched by Yunxia Sect and are considered vassals.
To the northwest of Haishifang is the direction of Qiaoshan, and to the southwest is Mianlong Mountain.
The flying boat was still going to Qiaoshan. Xiuxiu thanked the steward, got off the boat and boarded Haishifang.
After turning around, the ethereal machine faintly pointed to the southwest.
"My opportunity to build a foundation is in Mianlong Mountain?" Xiuxiu followed her heart and headed west.
Take a purple bamboo boat, be careful all the way, and avoid wandering and practicing.
Not daring to go into the mountains alone, Xiuxiu planned to go to Longmenfang first to meet Uncle Poyunzi and at least find a map or something.
After traveling for five days, we finally arrived at Longmenfang. Seeing the banner of Yunxia Sect, Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiuxiu? Why are you here?" A male foundation-building cultivator on patrol spotted Xiuxiu and hurriedly came forward to ask.
Xiuxiu didn't talk about Tianqi, only that she came to see Poyunzi.
Arriving at the Yunxia Sect's headquarters, I found the tent in the middle, with a female cultivator standing guard in front of the tent.
"Senior Sister Meng." Xiuxiu saluted.
"This trip is in the mountains?" Senior Sister Meng seemed to be familiar with Xiuxiu and knew why Xiuxiu was here.
Xiuxiu smiled bitterly and nodded. She was not a fool who didn't listen to what was going on outside the window. She knew that there had been a lot of trouble in Mianlong Mountain recently.
"Wait a moment, Master is talking to Uncle Gu from the Qiaoshan School." Senior Sister Meng took Xiuxiu's hand, shaking her head and sighing.
Xiuxiu didn't say anything, just stood at the door of the account.
After waiting for an hour, an old golden elixir came out.
Only then did Senior Sister Meng let Xiuxiu enter the account.
When they entered the tent, they saw Po Yunzi, who was looking slovenly, sitting cross-legged on the table, as if thinking about something.
"Uncle." Xiuxiu knelt down and saluted.
"The opportunity is in the mountains?" Poyunzi asked, stroking his beard.
"Yes." Xiu Xiu replied.
"Now that the mountain is closed, all my Yunxia Sect disciples have withdrawn, leaving only those from Jiuyin Mountain and Qiaoshan Mountain."
Poyunzi shook his head slightly, "There seems to be something wrong with the Qiaoshan faction's internal fighting. Jiuyin Mountain has the upper hand and has already carried out assassinations and ambushes inside the mountain." He stared at Xiuxiu and asked in a deep voice: "You I haven’t built a foundation yet, and I’m not good at fighting. If I go into the mountain, I will die, but I still want to go into the mountain?”
Xiuxiu knelt on the ground and replied: "Xiuxiu has been taught by her master and uncle. The road is difficult. You should know the difficulties but not be afraid of them."
"Okay! Qu Chengjia has finally taught me something!" Poyunzi laughed and said, "Although sleeping in Longshan Mountain this time is a place of death and life, if you have such a determination, you will definitely succeed!" He stroked his beard happily, and then Then a reminder, "If you meet the people from Qiaoshan Mountain in the mountains, you need to be careful. If you meet people from Jiuyin Mountain, avoid them if you can. If you can't avoid them..."
Xiu Xiu immediately said: "Xiu Xiu will never disgrace the reputation of our teacher."
Poyunzi nodded, very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Your master, your uncle, me, and I all come from the old sect master's lineage, and you are also the direct descendants of the old sect master. We don't need to distinguish between us and others. But the spirit is always three points higher than others.”
"Yes." Xiuxiu was very well-behaved.
"Good boy." Poyunzi took out a piece of animal skin with a small sword lightly carved on it. "In times of crisis, there is always something useful." He threw it gently and landed in front of Xiuxiu.
"Thank you, uncle." Xiu Xiu kowtowed again.
"And this." Poyunzi really didn't take Xiuxiu as an outsider and took out another animal skin. "This is a diagram of the mountains. The mountain roads and trails, the monsters' habitats, temperaments, and abilities have all been marked. But the further you go, the more you go. It becomes more difficult to understand, so you need to be careful.”
"Xiu Xiu, please remember." Xiu Xiu got something and felt less afraid.
"Okay, let Meng Yuan take you to rest for the night, and then let her talk to you about various matters. It won't be too late to go to the mountain tomorrow." Poyunzi was very kind.
Xiu Xiu kowtowed again and went out to look for Meng Yuan.
After a night's rest, Xiuxiu remembered all the things Meng Yuan said about entering the mountain.
(End of chapter)