The treasure house of the painting world, the spiritual roots of the five elements, after gentleness.
Xue'er leaned on Li Mu's chest and told Li Mu in detail what he saw during the Tribulation of the Heart Demon.
"Brother Li, if the spiritual energy of this world is exhausted, the passage seal will disintegrate! Will the immortal demon god come to this world by then?" Xueer said worriedly.
Hearing this, Li Mu paused while caressing Xueer's hair, and then showed a bright smile: "Silly girl, don't think about it. The matter of spiritual energy depletion has not yet been determined. Even if spiritual energy depletion really occurs, , we still have the magical treasure of Painting Realm as a shelter, so we don’t need to worry about the exhaustion of spiritual energy; it is nonsense to say that the seal of the passage between the two realms has been broken down for countless years, which shows that it is strong. "< br>
"As for the Immortal Demon God, even if it can really break through the seal of the passage and come to this world, the Dao Lord of Xuantian Sword Sect will be able to deal with it by then. What's more, in a thousand years, with the speed of my practice, I may have advanced to the level long ago. Mahayana Dao Lord, if the passage between the two realms is opened, maybe I can fly to the upper realm!" Li Mu added with a smile.
Xue'er raised her head and looked directly at Li Mu, her eyes bright, as if she could see through the imperceptible solemnity behind Li Mu's smile.
Xue'er opened her red lips lightly and said in a soft but firm voice: "Brother Li, although you said that, I can feel a little uneasiness in your heart. If you have anything, please don't hide it from me!"< br>
Hearing this, the smile on Li Mu's face gradually faded, a trace of apology flashed in his eyes, he sighed softly, and quickly apologized: "I do have concerns in my heart. Although the Painting World Treasure Mansion can help us Provide shelter, but it is not a long-term solution. We still need to find a fundamental solution to the depletion of spiritual energy. If the spiritual energy is really exhausted, the sealing formation of the passages between the two realms may not last long. By then, there is a high probability that the passages of the Demonic Abyss and the upper realm will be destroyed. Open it."
A trace of solemnity flashed in Li Mu's eyes. He had previously joined forces with Sword Master Feng and the others to kill the Immortal Demon Lord, which aroused the attention and hatred of the Immortal Demon God. Once the Demon Abyss passage is opened, the Immortal Demon God will surely kill him. I will try my best to find him.
How could Li Mu not take this to heart when he was in trouble with such a being?
"I am indeed a little worried about the Immortal Demon God. Its power is unfathomable. Once it really comes, I am afraid that the entire world will fall into an unprecedented crisis. Although I am confident that I can cultivate and advance to the Mahayana within a thousand years, I am facing I can't guarantee that such an existence will be foolproof." Li Mu sighed and looked at Xue'er and admitted frankly.
“Brother Li!” Xueer nervously grabbed Li Mu’s hand.
"Don't worry! What you experienced during the inner demon tribulation will not happen in reality!" Li Mu smiled and shook Xue'er's hand, comforting him: "Next, I plan to continue to study the divine patterns. Let’s see if there is any chance to improve the foundation of the treasure house and continue to improve its strength to prepare for emergencies. Although the Immortal Demon God is strong, he still has a thousand years to prepare, and there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.”
“Brother Li, No matter what decision you make, I will fully support you." Xueer nodded seriously.
The two looked at each other and smiled, that tacit understanding and determination seemed to be able to penetrate all the haze.
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A hundred years have passed by in a flash, taking away the dust of the past, but it has also witnessed the growth and transformation of countless practitioners.
Qixuan Sect has ushered in the grand event of recruiting new members and disciple competition once every ten years.
The morning light broke, and the mist-shrouded Qixuanzong Mountain Gate gradually appeared in front of the world. On the ancient and solemn stone steps, young monks from all directions had gathered. They may have a desire for power. Either carrying the expectations of their family, or simply coming for the legendary holy land of practice, everyone's eyes were shining with longing and determination for the future.
With the sun high in the sky, the square in front of Qixuanzong Mountain Gate became more and more crowded and lively.
The young monks were in groups, either communicating in low voices or looking up at the towering mountain gate. Their eyes were full of endless yearning and admiration for the Qixuan Sect. Among them, there were many people with outstanding talents, and some of them had a smile on their face. An otherworldly aura, which is naturally connected with the aura of heaven and earth; some are acquired through hard work, and through unremitting efforts, I finally have the opportunity to stand here. I have refined the nine levels of Qi at a young age, and only have one step to build the foundation. I come here to pursue it. A higher realm.
The spirit root measuring ceremony is about to begin. In the center of the square, a simple spirit measuring platform is carefully arranged, with several high-grade spiritual stones inlaid on it, shining with mysterious light. Surrounded by them, several sect elders were sitting on them, their expressions solemn and their gazes as bright as fire, ready to conduct strict assessments on every young monk.
Su Hongxiu, Liu Yuqian, Xiao Qingyun and the others have now become gods and become the new generation elders of Qixuan Sect.
Qingyangzi, Qin Wentong, Zhong Zilin, Ge Xinyu and others Then he will be promoted to Supreme Elder, retreat behind the scenes, and retreat to the next realm.
Sitting in the main seat, Lin Maoshan only had the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul and became the acting master of the Qixuan Sect. He looked calmly at the spiritual root testing ceremony going on below.
With the sound of a loud gong, the spiritual root testing officially began.
Under the gaze of everyone, the first young monk slowly walked towards the soul-detecting platform, placed his hands gently on the table, closed his eyes and concentrated, and saw the gems on the soul-detecting platform instantly lighting up with colorful lights. Intertwined together, they formed a complex pattern, revealing the young monk's spiritual root attributes and aptitudes.
“High-grade spiritual roots of the water system, excellent resources!” A sect elder announced loudly, attracting uproar and envious glances from around him; then, another young monk stepped onto the spirit-detecting platform. The second is the top-grade fire spiritual root, which is equally extraordinary.
As time goes by, more and more young monks have completed their spiritual roots. Among them are peerless geniuses with a single line of heavenly spiritual roots, and diligent talents with multiple lines of spiritual roots.
"Senior Sister Su, won't Senior Brother Zhao come over? This time the sect has recruited many disciples with outstanding qualifications!" Liu Yuqian looked at Su Hongxiu beside her and asked with a smile.
Su Hongxiu smiled slightly and replied softly: "Senior Brother Zhao, although he has not come in person, but he cares about this peak. He has already informed me through the messenger talisman that if there are suitable disciples, he can help him recruit one or two."
" One or two? There are so few. There are quite a few outer disciples participating in the competition this time, and their qualifications are quite good. This recruitment has also produced many talents. If it weren’t for the strict selection criteria of this sect, I am afraid that this The number of newcomers in the square will increase several times." A confident smile appeared on Liu Yuqian's lips, obviously she was quite proud of the sect's current prosperity.
Hearing this, a gentle smile flashed in Su Hongxiu's eyes, and she sighed: "That's true! Today's Qixuan Sect is no longer the same as when we joined the sect. Those disciples are not outstanding members of the cultivation family. The disciples are the outstanding ones who come from all over the world, have gone through countless hardships, and relied on their own efforts and extraordinary perseverance to overcome many tests and come here." Su Hongxiu's eyes passed over the young monks in the square one by one, as if reminiscing. When I was my age, how could the Qixuan Sect be as prosperous as it is today? Zhongzhou Lingyu, large and small cultivation families, did everything possible to send outstanding disciples, so there were so many outstanding disciples for them to choose from.
Over the past hundred years, Qixuan Sect has undergone earth-shaking changes. All of this is because of the relationship between Master Li Mu, who is not only famous for his extraordinary weapon-making skills, but also for his powerful His connections brought Qixuan Sect to an unprecedented height, becoming the largest sect under Xuantian Sword Sect.
The overall strength of Qixuan Sect has made a qualitative leap. Countless precious magic weapons, spiritual weapons and even artifacts were born in his hands, which greatly enhanced the overall strength of the sect. These magic weapons not only became the disciples' right-hand assistants in their cultivation, but also protected the Qixuan Sect from foreign enemies.
In addition to teaching the art of refining, the master also personally set up the sect-protecting formations of the Qixuan Sect, using the spiritual energy and special materials between heaven and earth to build an indestructible defense system. Many sect formations not only It can effectively resist the invasion of foreign enemies and form a good cultivation environment within the sect, allowing the disciples to practice faster and get twice the result with half the effort.
In short, Qixuan Sect has undergone great changes from top to bottom compared with a hundred years ago.
Sometimes, after coming out of seclusion, Su Hongxiu could not believe that the sect could shine with such dazzling light in just a hundred years.
“I remember that when we first joined the sect, we were so full of longing. But at that time, we never thought that one day we would be able to stand here as the elders of the sect and witness the growth of the new generation of disciples.” Su Hongxiu smiled at Liu Yuqian and said with emotion.
"Yes, Senior Sister Su." Liu Yuqian nodded in agreement: "Fortunately, we were chosen by the master."
"In fact, so many outstanding disciples have joined our sect. In addition to the great reputation of our sect, it is not as good as other sects." The door started to hide from the world and no longer accepted disciples."
At this moment, Lin Maoshan suddenly interrupted, looking at Su Hongxiu, Liu Yuqian explained.
"Huh? Junior Brother Lin, I just finished the retreat, can you tell me the reason for this in detail?" Su Hongxiu turned to Lin Maoshan, a trace of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and asked.
Lin Maoshan nodded slightly, looked deeply into the distance, and said with a heavy heart: "Senior Sister Su, Senior Sister Liu, you don't know something, but the external situation has indeed undergone some special changes. Among them, the most significant point is It’s the dwindling resources for cultivation in the spiritual world.”
Lin Maoshan paused and continued: "As the number of immortal cultivators continues to increase, and the demand for cultivation resources by high-level monks rises sharply, the originally abundant resources such as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, rare medicinal materials, and spiritual stone veins are gradually becoming Scarcity, this change not only intensified the competition between sects, but also prompted some ancient sects to make the decision to hide from the world."
"Fifty years ago, the Yunyin Sect was known for hiding. The sect, which is famous all over the world for its escape skills, suffered heavy losses in the battle for resources, and finally decided to close the mountain gate and hide the sect in a mist-shrouded secret realm, so as not to have much interaction with the outside world. ”
"Thirty-seven years ago, several major sects successively announced their decision to escape from the world. For example, the Alchemy Sect, which is famous for its alchemy skills, also chose to close down due to increasingly scarce medicinal material resources and difficulty in maintaining the huge consumption required for alchemy. Sect,... Recently, five years ago, Wentian Sect, which is famous for its formation method, announced the news of escaping from the world."
"In addition to these large sects, there are also many small sects and sects. Cultivation families have also followed suit, choosing to escape from the world, either to protect themselves or to seek a better cultivation environment, and have closed their doors one after another, and their contact with the outside world has gradually decreased."
"Now. "These disciples with excellent spiritual roots and qualifications come all the way to seek to join the sect, and they are forced to do so." Lin Maoshan finally sighed: "It is not easy for Qixuan Sect to remain strong in such a difficult situation. .”
"Why is this so? Could it be related to that rumor?" Xiao Qingyun's voice suddenly broke in and said with a bit of solemnity.
“What rumors?”
Su Hongxiu frowned and looked at Xiao Qingyun to ask.
"What Junior Brother Xiao said is absolutely true. There is indeed a widely circulated rumor behind it." Lin Mao's eyes flashed with a hint of complexity. He looked at Su Hongxiu and answered: "There are various signs in recent years. It shows that the spiritual world is experiencing an unprecedented spiritual vein depletion crisis."
"Spiritual vein depletion?" Su Hongxiu and Liu Yuqian's expressions changed when they heard this. This word is very important to cultivators. It was like a bolt from the blue.
"That's right, the spiritual veins are exhausted." Lin Maoshan said in a deep voice: "In the spiritual world, the spiritual veins are where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathers, and are the foundation of our cultivation. However, as the years go by, and the high-level monks have Due to the excessive absorption of spiritual energy and the subtle changes in the laws of heaven and earth, many ancient spiritual veins began to gradually lose vitality or even completely dry up. This phenomenon not only led to an extreme shortage of cultivation resources, but also caused a fundamental change in the ecological environment of the entire spiritual world. "
"Nowadays, the main spiritual veins of our sect are relatively stable due to the formations set up by the master. The master is a prodigy who is well versed in formations. He uses his ability to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. With a deep understanding, the sect-protecting formation can not only gather and store the surrounding spiritual energy, but also slow down the impact of spiritual vein depletion to a certain extent," Lin Maoshan introduced.
“Other sects cannot resist this trend of decline without the support of their master’s magic formation. Many sects, especially those that lack deep foundation and powerful formation protection, can only watch their own souls collapse. The veins are gradually declining and eventually drying up, which is why they choose to hide from the world and no longer accept disciples from outside the world," Lin Maoshan concluded.
"How could this be? Does our sect still want to accept so many disciples? Junior Brother Lin, have you informed the master about this? Does he know? What did he say?" Su Hongxiu's voice said With a bit of eagerness, he was extremely concerned about the future development direction of the sect and the master's attitude.
Lin Maoshan nodded slightly, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes: "I have indeed reported this matter to the master. He had already expected this and did not solemnly explain anything. He also did not stop the matter of accepting disciples. Didn’t let the sect escape from the world.”
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In their eyes, Master Li Mu was omnipotent. Since the old man did not express his objections clearly, it was natural that he had deep thoughts and considerations. Perhaps the drying up of spiritual veins was only temporary. Maybe, The old man also thought of a countermeasure.
Those disciples with outstanding talents are not accepted by other sects. This may be an opportunity for them to miss out. (End of this chapter)