"But at this time, is it too risky for senior brother to break through the neck? After all, the situation is unstable now. If any accident happens, we may not be able to deal with it. It is better to repel these monsters first and then break through with peace of mind." Qing Hearing this, the middle-aged man in shirt still said hesitantly.
"Repulse? How long will it take to wait? The time has come, I can't wait any longer. Moreover, this breakthrough is very important to me, and it may bring me a glimmer of hope! What's more, the Ten Thousand Demon Valley has taken the lead every time, It’s not uncommon for monsters to attack me. They used a monster formation to surround me for more than ten years. I only have a few lifespans. It’s only been a few years, how can we wait any longer! Moreover, now that we have broken through the bottleneck, two Taoist friends, Ma and Li, will also come to this palace. Together with this great monk named Yang, we will immediately have three more people out of thin air. Nascent Soul stage helpers, when the time comes, they will not think that this palace is besieged by monsters," Master Hanli said calmly while stroking his beard.
"But the cold essence in our palace has been stolen by the traitor. Can't this matter just be made public? Why bother to provoke so many monsters to attack?" The woman in white clothes who had been silent suddenly said coldly, her voice cold. It was bone-piercing, like an ice sculpture.
"Junior Sister Bai's thinking is too simple! Don't say that once this matter is made public, I will lose all face and our reputation as the number one sect in the North will be greatly damaged. And if we say that there is no cold marrow, will those monsters believe it? It's completely useless! You know very well that the Ten Thousand Years Period is coming again, and the Ice Jade Cave in the Void Spirit Palace will also be opened. If we are lucky, we should be able to collect some cold marrow. Rumors from the outside world, We only have one bottle of cold marrow, and who knows that we have already started to use the spiritual liquid for cultivation, otherwise, how could the three major cold flames in this palace have been cultivated for generations. , Fortunately, it was before the opening of the Ice Jade Cave, otherwise no one would be able to practice the three cold flames for several generations to come." Master Han Li sighed and turned to stare at the blue flames in the giant cauldron nearby, with a sense of luck. said.
The green-robed monk could only smile bitterly when he heard Master Hanli say this.
"Alright! The Black Water Ice Flame and Fengli Ice Flame that you two have refined have also stagnated. When you get the cold marrow, you can take a few drops. The more powerful the cold flame is, the less hope you have of helping me break through the bottleneck. How big is it?" Master Han Li suddenly changed the subject and said.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Hanli." The middle-aged man in blue shirt was overjoyed and said hurriedly.
The woman in the white shirt still looked cold, but there was also a hint of joy in her eyes.
It seems that this cold marrow is really important to them.
"Junior sister Bai! Later, ask Yao Yi to find out the details of this great monk named Yang. This person also participated in the Kunwu Mountain sealing incident ten years ago. Countless Yuanying monks were killed at that time. This person can escape safely. , I am afraid that he is definitely not an unknown person among the later monks." Master Hanli told the woman in white clothes again.
"I know, I will tell my cousin about this." The woman in white shirt agreed coldly.
"That's very good. You two can go out too." Master Hanli nodded with satisfaction.
So the two women in white shirts left immediately and turned into two escaping lights and flew away.
Master Hanli was stunned for a while, then turned around again, stared at the giant cauldron and murmured.
If anyone was still in the hall, they could hear the words "Xu Tian Cauldron" clearly coming from Master Hanli's mouth, but he would never have thought that what Yang Gan was holding was not the Xu Tian Cauldron. , but the more powerful Void Emperor Cauldron.
Yang Qian had already figured out the profound meaning of Master Hanli's reaction.
After all, in the description of the original work, this late-stage dwarf once used the dry blue ice flame to spy on the secret of the Xutian Cauldron hidden in Han Li.
However, Yang Qian did not show any abnormality on the spot.
On the one hand, he was curious about the secret technique that Master Hanli was about to perform, and wanted to witness with his own eyes the master's experience in breaking through the early stages of becoming a god; on the other hand, he also had concerns about Fairy Bingpo hidden in his heart. .
Many years ago, Yang Qian benefited a lot from Fairy Bingpo's distraction, and he always kept this kindness in his heart. Therefore, he also wanted to give Master Hanli and Xiaoji Palace a chance.
What's more, Xiaoji Palace is not monolithic, and there are also many Nascent Soul stage elders who are in tit-for-tat confrontation with Master Hanli.
Yang Qian is also quite curious about how this dispute will evolve and whether it is consistent with the original work.
"It depends on whether you can seize this opportunity." Yang Qian thought leisurely in his heart, but without stopping, he had already entered the Scripture Collection Pavilion of Xiaoji Palace with Master Hanli's jade pendant without any hindrance.
This so-called Sutra Pavilion is actually a magnificent secret room.
Wherever you look, you can see rows of stone platforms made of exquisite jade that are over ten feet high, filled with all kinds of classics.
Yang Qian put his hands behind his back and looked leisurely. His eyes slowly swept over these stone platforms, as if he was looking for something, and he seemed to be admiring the treasures in the room.
These stone platforms are densely packed, and are as wide as a hundred feet at a glance, and each stone platform is flashing with a colorful light mask, and there are more or less several jade slips of different sizes inside.
At the other end of the secret room, an upward staircase suddenly appeared.
At the entrance, there is a thick layer of barrier sealing it tightly.
"This is your sect's Sutra Collection Pavilion? It's really extraordinary!" Yang Qian smiled slightly and suddenly turned to an old man wearing Xiaoji Palace clothes and asked.
"Yes, senior, you have won the prize! The Sutra Collection Pavilion of this palace is divided into seven floors, but each floor stores different types of classics, and it is not that the higher the floors, the more precious the classics are. But there are The barrier is separated to prevent the jade slips from being entered by the disciples of the Sutra Pavilion. I'm confused. When the senior wants to enter the next level, he can just tell the junior. The junior will always wait for the senior's instructions." The old man looked downcast, but the spiritual pressure emanating from his body showed that this was actually the case. He is a monk in the middle stage of pill formation.
"I got it! Just step aside and I can check it out myself." Yang Qian said lightly, with an unquestionable majesty in his voice.
"Yes!" The old man responded respectfully, then slowly walked backwards out of the secret room, and closed the stone door again.
As the door of the secret room slowly closed, Yang Qian's eyes became profound.
He looked around, thinking to himself.
According to the message left by Fairy Bingpo back then, there is a formation eye hidden in this scripture-depositing pavilion, which can be opened and controlled by the Xutian Cauldron. It can even be associated with the Xuling Palace to control the entire Xiaoji Palace.
The Xuhuang Cauldron in his hand is more powerful than the Xutian Cauldron, so he should be able to control this formation.
However, where is this formation hidden?
Yang Gan frowned slightly and began to look at the secret room carefully.
He checked the surrounding walls, floors and ceilings one by one, looking for possible clues.
Not on this level?
Is it on the top floor?
Thoughts flashed through Yang Gan's mind, and his eyes became firm.
Immediately, he raised his eyebrows lightly, raised his eyelids, and looked at the stairs to the side.
"During the ten days, I didn't really come here to read the classics. Although this seven-story scripture library is large, it has an end. It shouldn't be difficult to find the hidden formation." Yang Qian smiled, as if he had figured something out. .
Then, he walked calmly to a light mask, pointed an object in his hand at the light mask and waved it.
In an instant, a soft "bang" sound echoed in the quiet space, and the light mask dissipated like a broken bubble, revealing three jade slips placed on the stone platform. Yang Qian picked one of them up at random and was instantly immersed in it.
However, after only a moment, he shook his head slightly and put the jade slip back into its original position, with a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Qian raised his hand again and picked up another jade slip, immersed in it again.
But this time it took less time. After just a few breaths, Yang Qian frowned and regained his concentration, and then put the jade slip back expressionlessly.
"There really isn't anything worth seeing on this first floor." Yang Gan couldn't help but muttered a few words, and turned his gaze to the last jade slip.
But this time, when he was immersed in it, there was a look of interest on his face.
"It's actually a speculation about the cause of the extinction of rare monsters in ancient times. It is suspected that it was caused by the fall of a huge extraterrestrial meteorite." Yang Gan's eyes lit up and he murmured to himself in a low voice, seeming to be attracted by the content.
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At the same moment, on the second floor of Bai Ning Pavilion, where Yang Qian had been, there were two women in white shirts talking to each other.
One was naturally Bai Yaoyi, and the other was another female cultivator who had appeared in Master Hanli's residence.
The faces of the two are somewhat similar, but one is gentle and pleasant, and the other is cold and unusual.
"I have told my second sister that I don't know much about this fellow Taoist Yang Qian. Although he once claimed to be an overseas loose cultivator, people from the Yinluo Sect later said that he was a Tiannan cultivator. This man's magical powers It is even more bizarre and unpredictable, far beyond the ordinary great monks in the late Nascent Soul stage. I don’t know much about the silver-winged yaksha who had been killed in the Yin Yang Cave and how to escape from Kunwu Mountain." Bai Yaoyi stood at the attic window, holding the window sill with one hand and stroking the black man with the other. Her hair and brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was a little unhappy.
"Seventh sister, don't be offended. He is just a strange late-stage great cultivator. Not only does his magical power far exceed that of the same level, but he also comes from a remote place like Tiannan. It is really unbelievable. If it weren't for the fact that the other party is now in our Xiaoji In the palace, there are two late-stage presences, the Great Elder and the Palace Master. After hearing this person’s experience, I was a little afraid to face him directly.” Although the words of the other woman in white were tactful, her voice was still cold. Emotions don't appear to be normal.
Bai Yaoyi didn't care about this woman's tone, knowing that this was because her cousin's practice was too extreme.
But the other party had been questioning Yang Qian before, which still made the woman feel a little unhappy.
"I don't have much contact with this person. I just met him when I went out last time. I can't tell you anything in detail. But what I told you before is indeed the truth. What's going on, Great Elder? Why are you suddenly so interested in fellow Taoist Yang Qian?" Bai Yaoyi took a few steps away from the window sill and asked leisurely.
"It's nothing, it's not because this person possesses a kind of extremely cold flame, he is exactly the person that Senior Brother Hanli wants to find.
Speaking of which, Qimei should have known about this a long time ago, why didn't she mention it to us. "The woman in white shirt flashed brightly and asked coldly.
"I had been separated from him for many years that day. I had no idea whether he could survive from Kunwu Mountain, so how could I rashly mention this matter to Senior Brother Hanli. As for now, I originally wanted to take the opportunity after finding the Ice Spirit Flower for him. I didn't expect Senior Brother Ren to talk to the First Elder about this matter." Bai Yaoyi sighed lightly, with a look of disapproval on her face, and responded lightly.
"In this case, I won't say anything more. Since this fellow Daoist Yang has such extraordinary magical powers, we'd better try to win him over. Especially the purple cold flame he possesses, we'd better find out what it is. Real power." After hearing this, the woman in white shirt frowned inadvertently and spoke frankly.
"I know, if I have the chance, I will try it out." Bai Yaoyi nodded slightly, raising her eyebrows slightly, seeming a little reluctant, but in the end she reluctantly agreed.
When the woman in white shirt saw this, she didn't say much. She just said calmly: "That's very good. I'm going to take the first step. There may be monsters attacking Beiming Island recently, so you need to be more careful." After that, she showed no regrets. Went downstairs.
Bai Yaoyi had no interface. She just looked through the window and watched the light transformed by the woman in white disappear from the attic in a flash, with a look of silence on her face.
She turned back to the house and sat in front of the window, looking out at the ice and snow, but her heart was full of thoughts.
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Time passed quickly like quicksand, and Yang Qian's days in Xiaoji Palace Sutra Pavilion were like being immersed in a sea of classics.
I stayed there for eight or nine days without going out. Not only did I read many classics that I was interested in, I gained a lot, but I even reached the seventh floor of the Sutra Pavilion.
It is somewhat surprising to say that each of the first six floors of the Sutra Pavilion seems to be carved out of the same mold, with the exact same layout, and Yang Qian has not discovered the so-called formation eye.
Originally, he was still a little surprised, wondering if something had happened to the formation after more than 100,000 years had passed.
However, when Yang Qian finally stepped into the threshold of the seventh-floor Sutra Pavilion, all doubts disappeared.
The seventh floor of the Sutra Pavilion is no different from the six floors seen before, just like a mirror image.
As far as the eye can see, there are neatly arranged jade stone platforms. They are more than ten feet high, and each piece is carefully carved, showing extraordinary craftsmanship.
On the stone platform, there are a dazzling array of classics with different covers and patterns.
In this seemingly ordinary seventh-level space, Yang Gan's eyes were as sharp as eagles, focusing solely on the empty space in the center. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, outlining a mysterious arc, as if he had already understood the secret of this open space.
There was originally nothing there, but now faint traces of cyan quietly appeared.
These traces are looming and intermittent, like an unfinished picture, hiding some unfathomable secret.
With a smile on his face, Yang Gan walked towards the green lines with light steps. Every step seemed to be stepping on the node of time, perfectly matching the rhythm of this space.
"This is it." He murmured to himself in a low voice, with unconcealable excitement in his voice, "It can actually make the Void Emperor Cauldron react. There really is a backhand left by the Ice Soul Fairy here!"
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He stood quietly aside, his eyes blazing as he carefully looked at the strange sight in front of him.
Those cyan lines seemed to be alive, slowly squirming under his gaze, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
Then, Yang Qian took a deep breath and opened his thin lips lightly.
A burst of green light spurted out from his mouth, turning into a simple and elegant small cauldron, spinning in the air.
This is the most powerful spiritual treasure in his hand - the Void Emperor Cauldron!
"Go!" Yang Gan looked solemn, making a secret with one hand, and suddenly stretched out a finger with the other hand and gently tapped the Void Emperor Cauldron floating in front of him.
Following his movements, the Void Emperor Cauldron seemed to be summoned by some kind of summons. It made a clear buzzing sound and turned into a ray of blue light, which rushed straight towards the blue lines and hung in mid-air above it in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, an incredible scene happened! (End of chapter)