The first time I tasted the fruit of thin branches was in Mianlong Mountain. At that time, the dragon and the tiger were helping each other, and the two little Qi practitioners were happy.
Now each has achieved success, one is a rookie of the Jiang family, and the other is a newcomer to Zhou Huishan. It is quite a pleasure to revisit the old place.
Jiang Xiaobai is no longer as naughty as before, and he no longer does any tricks to refuse. He is just making a fuss about wanting to taste the Nascent Soul.
Xu has been hungry for a long time and is more open than Yang Huan. He wants to try everything.
Her frame was slightly small, but there were many wonderful features under her broad robe. For a moment, Lin Bai felt like he had returned to his hometown.
"It's a pity that Pei Ning got the better of him!" After a few fuss, Jiang Xiaobai was a little unconvinced.
Nowadays, Jiang Xiaobai is very capable, and her practice is going smoothly. The ancestor of her family is the head of Zhouhuishan, and she has a good relationship with Fox's apprentice Huang Ruhua. She is really the number one person in Zhouhuishan.
"Is that Jiejiechou really the Taoist Queen?" Jiang Xiaobai started chatting after feeling comfortable.
"This can still be false." Lin Bai said.
"I heard that Huo Changyan said that you have a lot of friends in the Northern Wasteland and serve as a guardian elder in the Moon Shadow Sect. What is your relationship with the leader of the Moon Shadow Sect?" Jiang Xiaobai asked.
"Just a fellow traveler." Lin Bai was very honest.
"You'll know later if you ask Pei Ning." Jiang Xiaobai didn't believe it, "How is Pei Ning?"
After all, she was still thinking about Peining.
Lin Bai could only talk to her in detail.
She hesitated for a while, then carefully explained the difference between Jin Dan and Nascent Soul, and pointed out that Lin Bai had not tempered his body recently, so he lacked some flavor.
After Jiang Xiaobai commented, he leaned forward again.
The two were having a good time when someone knocked on the door outside.
"Master," Miaomiao said in a low voice with a thin voice, "Ancestor Zou has urged you several times to ask you to go to Qinfang Pool."
Sister Zou's qi-nurturing skills are so bad that she can't even sit still. If it were Jiang Xingchi, he would have waited until the end of time.
"Master, I know." Lin Bai said perfunctorily and served Jiang Xiaobai again.
"You feel different when you mention Zou Mi's name. Are you still thinking about that person from the Gu family?" Jiang Xiaobai was the most perceptive.
Lin Bai snorted twice and didn't reply.
After finishing his work, he brushed off the dirt, put on a linen monk's robe, and inserted a pine hairpin. Lin Bai looked like an ascetic monk with a pure heart and few desires.
"Master, do you want me to invite Gu Feixue over?" After leaving the door, Miaomiao tried her best to sell.
Lin Bai glared at her and then left for Hengwu Mountain.
When we arrived at Qinfang Pond, we saw a pond of residual lotus. There was a small pavilion beside the pond. Inside, a person was sitting cross-legged. Min Qianqian and Huo Changyan were sitting beside them.
We haven't seen him for many years, but Zou Mi's appearance has not changed. There is a trace of sadness between his brows, which makes him even more charming.
"Senior sister!" Lin Bai stepped forward and saluted with a smile.
Zou Mi sighed and said, "I know you have visited many old times since you came back. How come it hasn't ended after several days?"
"I really have more friends." Lin Bai sat down and explained sincerely, "I just gave birth to a baby, and there are a few more who want my guidance."
Zou Mi looked at Lin Bai carefully and said, "You have just had a baby, but you have entered the country so quickly. I heard Xiu Xiu say it before, but I still didn't believe it."
"After all the hardships, we finally made some progress." Lin Bai was very humble.
Zou Mi saw that Lin Bai's coarse linen robe was elegant and upright. It was indeed a little less irritable and a little more calm than when he was in Jindan in the past, and he had a sense of purity.
"This is Senior Sister Yue's letter." Lin Bai took out Yuexia Toad's letter.
Zou Mi took it and stared at the envelope blankly. After a long time, he opened it and looked at it.
After a long time, Zou Mi put away the letter and said: "I heard from Chang Yan about the Tianshan Sect. Yue'er has suffered a lot, and I am very grateful to you for helping her rebuild the mountain gate."
"Senior Sister, what are you talking about?" Lin Bai smiled slightly, "Since I have been entrusted by Senior Sister, I should do my best."
Zou Mi nodded in appreciation, and then asked: "I heard from Chang Yan that the Tianwen sect was expelled, senior brother Yue Chenzi committed suicide, and most of the people left in the ancestral court surrendered. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Senior Huo's whereabouts are unknown, and I don't know where he went." Lin Bai said.
Zou Mi turned his head and looked to the north. After a long time, he said: "This is how it should have ended. Our ancestor organized the Tianshan Sect and asked us to come to the East China Sea. He must have expected this day."
"The situation is like this, there is nothing we can do about it." Lin Bai comforted.
Zou Mi nodded slightly and asked: "Where is Chi Shangxing?"
"I heard that he surrendered to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance." Lin Bai said with a smile.
"It's good to be alive." Zou Mi seemed to have looked away from everything. He didn't scold Chi Shangxing like he scolded Wu Muqian back then. He only said: "He has an upright temperament, and it is not easy for him to bow his head. It's just that Yuan Ying's return is a must. To be driven for hundreds of years ”
"Using this as a mirror, we should work harder." Lin Bai comforted with a smile, "This little friend Huo Changyan was entrusted to me by senior brother Yue Chenzi. He wanted Huo Changyan to worship Zhou Huishan , practice peacefully.”
"I will teach you personally." Zou Mi said.
Lin Bai took out the alchemy book and bamboo slips of formations given by Yue Chenzi. Zou Mi took them with both hands and became silent again.
These things come from the Tianwen Sect, they are secrets that are not passed down, and they are extremely precious. Lin Bai had already remembered it in his mind, but he hadn't practiced it yet.
Zou Mi asked about Zhou Wuji and Lichou again, then said no more.
Lin Bai pointed at Qinfang Pond and said: "Sister, although the residual lotus listening to the rain is beautiful, it is a bit desolate, which is not in line with our generation's desire to practice Taoism."
As he spoke, Lin Bai took out a small wooden box and continued: "When Riyueying Lake was still called Qiushui Lake, when I first saw Yingri Suhe, I thought of senior sister. Now that I have met senior sister, I think of Yingri Suhe again. Far inferior to Senior Sister, but I still brought some seeds. There is a fire under Hengwu Mountain, and the aura here is sufficient, so it is suitable for planting.”
In fact, Lin Bai didn't think so much at all. Wu Muqian and Qiu Yucanta were good at doing things and stuffed a lot of specialties.
After Zou Mi heard this, she saw Lin Zhuanlun looking at her very sincerely, and she felt a different kind of affection in her heart, and said: "Then I will keep it, and I will invite you to enjoy the lotus when the lotus blooms in the future. ”
"The red face of the lotus and the human face must be the most beautiful scene in the world." Lin Bai said. Zou Mi smiled, looked away, and said nothing.
Min Qianqian was silent next to him, as if he was used to it; Huo Changyan didn't dare to say anything. She only heard about Senior Zhuan Lun's reputation after coming to Zhouhui Mountain. Now it seems that he is probably a bad person. Here it is.
After chatting for a while, Lin Bai stood up and left.
Returning to the Purple Bamboo Forest, I was planning to taste the twigs and fruit again, but I saw Miaomiao teaching Gu Lianzhu a lesson, with Gu Wushang and Yuan Wuchen beside her.
Gu Wushang has been cultivating elixirs for many years, and has taken charge of the Gu family affairs on Gu Jiuzhong's behalf. However, he has not neglected his practice, and has long been a Taoist couple with Yuan Wuchen.
Yuan Wuchen took orders in Huludao and was recommended by Lin Bai back then, so the couple was very affectionate towards Lin Bai.
Gu Lianzhu hadn't formed the elixir yet, and Miaomiao was scolding him for not working hard.
Lin Bai knew that this was a reminder, so he asked a few questions about spiritual practice, and then went to Meng Lake.
Arriving at Huludao, Gu Qingshui sat upright with the same face as before.
Gu Yao and Gu Jiuzhong stood up and saluted, with strange expressions on their faces.
Back then, Lin Bai and Gu Yao learned formations in the same cave and had a close relationship with Gu Jiuzhong. Now, in a blink of an eye, they have become elders.
"I heard that Yang Shaoan has not been found. Could something happen to him?" Gu Jiuzhong saluted and asked directly about the whereabouts of his partner.
"I have sent people to inquire about it, but they still haven't found it when they came back," Lin Bai said.
Gu Jiuzhong sighed deeply, looking as if a rabbit was dead and a fox was sad, and everything harmed its own kind.
Gu Yao looked disgusted. She stepped forward and grabbed Gu Jiuzhong, and said to Lin Bai: "Senior is talking to the ancestor, and we dare not disturb him."
She also blinked.
Lin Bai was silent. Back then, the Gu family guarded him as much as they guarded against thieves, but now they looked different!
"Xiao Shui." Seeing that no one else was around, Lin Bai quickly went to hold Gu Qingshui's hand.
Gu Qingshui pumped twice and finally acquiesced.
The two talked about their separation, and Lin Bai deliberately said it in a thrilling way, which attracted Gu Qingshui's attention.
Then the two of them talked about their own cultivation.
Although Gu Qingshui gave birth to a baby when Lin Bai first entered Qiaoshan, it was actually not that long ago, only more than a hundred years ago.
Although Lin Bai was a newcomer, he had Shi Panxiang to help him. Now he was on the second level of Nascent Soul, and he had caught up with Gu Qingshui and Hu Hu.
"Every step forward to the Yuanying realm is difficult. Most Yuanying monks are stuck in the first realm all their lives and cannot advance even an inch. Now I just feel that there is only a thin piece of paper left in the third level of the Yuanying, but it is difficult to break through." Gu Qingshui said.
Lin Bai was inexperienced, so he said: "Can you ask the Yang family's senior brother? Where are other colleagues?"
"Of course I've asked, but they don't know much about it. It's just the same old talk. Either go out to find a chance of life and death, or search for treasures and medicines, or try other methods." Gu Qingshui spoke softer and quieter.
The first method is not very reliable, and the second method may not be easy to find either.
"What way?" Lin Bai asked curiously, thinking that he might be able to use it in the future.
"I heard that you practiced dual cultivation with the girl in the Jiang family's black tower?" Gu Qingshui changed the topic, but her tone was solemn, as if she had made a great determination.
Who came from this? There is no reason to ruin my reputation! Lin Bai only felt that his innocence was damaged, but he also felt that Aunt Gu's words seemed to have deep meaning...
"When her entry was blocked, I didn't have a smooth time, so I gave it a try, and it worked wonders." Lin Bai was honest and did not let go of Gu Qingshui's hand, but saw a slight blush on her cold face. .
"Although the harmony of yin and yang is also a great road, it is most likely to go astray, just because of greed and indulgence, which hinders the Taoist heart. You should also exercise restraint." Gu Qingshui's voice was soft, as if in the distance, but also in the ear. At the same time, I heard her continue: "I went through the things left behind by Shoutian Pavilion and got a pair of methods for repairing and breaking through barriers. I found it quite mysterious. I think the things left by Huashen Sect must be of some use."
"Then give it a try now!" Lin Bai immediately made a decision, "The great road is the most important thing!"
"I know what you're thinking, don't be anxious." Gu Qingshui glanced at Lin Bai, with a slight blush on her face, and said with a smile: "You have already thought about it, right?"
"This...of course I thought about it." Lin Bai told the truth.
"However, this method requires both parties to be close to a breakthrough." Gu Qingshui took out a bamboo slip and let Lin Bai take a closer look. "This is a method of practicing together and advancing together. Yin and Yang complement each other, advancing together and retreating together."
Lin Bai understood that he had to wait until he was about to break through to the third level of Nascent Soul, practice together, and then break through together.
"This is a useless method of last resort. After all, it is difficult to find people who are also blocked by the pass. You have to know each other and trust each other to be compatible." Gu Qingshui said solemnly, "I didn't plan to use it, but After seeing you come back, I thought about it for a few days and thought I could give it a try.”
"That's exactly what it should be!" Lin Bai said immediately.
Gu Qingshui smiled, made an agreement, and said, "You can only listen to me then."
"That's natural." Lin Bai agreed.
When Gu Qingshui saw Lin Bai looking like this, she stopped talking.
"Then I'll go back for meditation. I'll try to get to the checkpoint as soon as possible. I can't keep you waiting!" Lin Bai stood up and left as he spoke.
"..." Gu Qingshui saw that Lin Bai was so anxious that he had already left the boundary of Menghu Lake and went to the Purple Bamboo Forest.
"I originally wanted to get familiar with it first..." Gu Qingshui shook her head helplessly.
Lin Bai returned to the purple bamboo forest and meditated.
Two months later, it was time for the Taoist meeting.
Lin Bai was the first person to have a baby after Zhou Huishan was rebuilt, so the Taoist meeting was naturally grand. In addition to Qiaoshan, Yunxia Sect, Jiuyinshan and other sects, even Mo Yingcheng from Daoyin Sect came here.
First, Lichou, an expert from outside the country, preached, and then Lin Bai.
The Taoist meeting lasted for three days before it ended.
Lin Bai was originally thinking of chatting with Mo Yingcheng, but Jiang Xingchi came to find him.
"The ancestor has left seclusion and summoned us to go." Jiang Xingchi said. (End of chapter)