In recent decades, the world of cultivation has been full of geniuses. Young monks led by Wei He have reached the stage of forming alchemy one after another. They have shone in several competitions and trials and quickly climbed onto the top 100 rookie list.
All 15 members of the Ascension Group are on the list, and Wei He even made it into the top ten a year ago.
According to the original agreement, after Wei He paid homage to Ji Shang, he moved to the foot of Qishan Mountain to settle down. In the past ten years, more than 20 orphans have been adopted one after another. In the mortal world, ordinary people need to review the qualifications to adopt orphans, but monks can skip these procedures. As an adopted son, disciple or follower, you can adopt children, and there is no limit on the number of children. For mortals, being chosen by a monk is both an honor and an opportunity.
A little bit of the monk's elixirs or health-preserving methods can benefit mortals immensely. However, after becoming a monk, they will also be supervised by the Lingcha Tower to prevent anyone from taking advantage of their status to do anything casual. Although monks have a superior status in the mortal world, they also have their own set of behavioral rules and are not allowed to do evil.
Qishan belongs to Jishangmen. Outsiders must first submit an application to Jishangmen to settle down. The villages and towns at the foot of the mountain were established after applications from casual cultivators or mortals. They are protected by Jishangmen and will also provide labor, food and necessary supplies to Jishangmen. Daily necessities.
Yuan did not live in these villages and towns, but rented a hilltop directly from Jishangmen. Ji Shangmen initially disagreed, but she originally gave him a few spiritual herbs she cultivated and promised that in the next fifty years, as long as they were spiritual herbs she cultivated, 50% of them would be given to Ji Shangmen free of charge. As we all know, in this era of thin spiritual energy, it is very difficult to cultivate spiritual herbs. The quality of the few spiritual herbs she originally took out was very good. Although she didn't know how many spiritual herbs she could cultivate, Ji came to the door and agreed to her application.
At the beginning of the agreement, Ji came to the door and did not have much hope. The so-called 50% is only a few hundred plants per year at most. But who would have thought that it took her ten years to cultivate nearly a hundred acres of spiritual land. Just relying on her and the children she adopted, starting from the second year, the production of spiritual grass increased exponentially, although most of them were low-level. Spiritual herbs, but with a wide variety and excellent quality, she was pleasantly surprised by Ji Shangmen, and the alchemists even treated her as a guest of honor.
Yuan Chu is now more popular in Jishangmen than some of the inner disciples. When an inner disciple is bullied, their master may not even look at her, but if Yuan Chu is bullied, everyone in the Ji Sect will help her seek justice.
Compared with the attention Lingcao received, the children originally adopted seemed to have no sense of existence.
They each have their own flaws, either their spiritual roots are destroyed or they are disabled. Even among mortals, they are poor people who are ignored and discriminated against by society.
Based on each person's situation, Yuanchu researches the practice methods and methods that are most suitable for them.
These children were very obedient and diligent. Although the practice had no effect at the beginning and even caused them a lot of hardship, they still persisted.
Five years later, the first child to break the shackles appeared, and that was Jun Xiaobu, whom he met in the hospital.
She possesses 3% pure mutated spiritual roots and a pair of semi-awakened heavenly eyes, making her the best candidate for practicing Buddhism.
Originally, she was taught to recite Buddhist scriptures, understand Buddhist ways, and cultivate a Zen mind. After ten years of hard work, she finally accidentally opened her eyes, took the first step to cultivate Buddhism, and entered a completely different world.
Jun Xiaobu stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the mountains in the distance. Her eyes were like a mirror, and everything was clearly reflected. She slowly turned her head and looked at the original. In an instant, the sky and the earth were pale, except for a bunch of clear light, so dazzling.
"Sister, you..." Jun Xiaobu's calm eyes showed a little bit of ripples.
Yuan Chu smiled at her, and all the visions returned to normal instantly.
Jun Xiaobu realized in her heart that her sister was more powerful than she expected, and even the clairvoyance could not see her whole face.
"Let's go, your journey has just begun." Yuan Chu jumped up and stepped into the air.
Jun Xiaobu didn't have such body skills yet, so she could only walk honestly, but her peaceful mind made her feel quite contented. As she walked, her breath circulated and the Dharma was released, causing butterflies to fly and birds and animals to stop...
Soon after, Jun Xiaobu became a member of the ascended group.
Three years later, four or five children successively achieved breakthroughs, and new members were added to the Ascension Group.
Yuanchu also fulfilled the promise she made to Wei He. As much as Wei He's cultivation level improved, her cultivation level would also increase. Wei He entered the top ten on the Rookie Hundred List, but no one knew that her original strength was enough to enter the top ten. It was just that she was obsessed with planting and raising cubs, and had never made a move in front of others in these years. Except for the members of the Ascension Group, no one knows how strong she is. On the contrary, her ability to cultivate spiritual grass has been widely recognized.
Ji came to the door and took a fancy to her nurturing ability. He specially recruited her to join the family many times, but she rejected them all for the simple reason that she could not leave these orphans alone.
Ji came to the door and was not embarrassed. Anyway, she was in the territory of Ji came to the door and signed a 50-year contract with them. At least during these 50 years, there was no need to worry about her finding another place.
There are no years of practice, and before you know it, another thirty years have passed.
Somewhere in the cave at Jishangmen, a powerful force suddenly erupted, and a blazing flame rose into the sky, illuminating the dark sky.
Everyone in the Ji Shangmen was startled, and they all looked in the same direction.
In the sky, the flame gradually changed from red to black, then compressed and gathered layer by layer, and finally turned into a palm-sized sphere, rushing straight into the cave.
"Another Nascent Soul stage master has appeared in the world of cultivation." A certain elder sighed.
At the same time, the Ascension Group also exploded.
[Let me go, he broke through the Nascent Soul stage so quickly? ? ?]
[Do you want others to live? We are both extremely disciples, how could the gap be so big! ! !]
[89% of my spiritual roots are displayed to look good!]
[Ah, boss, please take me with you!]
[I seriously doubt whether he was given a small treatment in the first place?]
[Suspicion +1]
[By the way, didn’t Yuan Chu make an agreement with him that their cultivation speed must be the same? The difference cannot exceed two levels.]
[The original should still be in the middle stage of pill formation, right? Wei He suddenly advanced from the late stage of Dan Jie to the early stage of Nascent Soul. How could he catch up in the original stage?]
[Poor Xiao Chu, I am afraid he will risk his life just to catch up with some pervert’s cultivation progress.]
[Hey, I'm wondering if Wei He would really quit Jishangmen if he couldn't reach the Nascent Soul stage within one or two years.]
[Do you have any misunderstandings about the original strength? ] Qiao Mingce suddenly interrupted.
[What's the meaning?]
Qiao Mingce: [What gave you the illusion that you had been catching up with Wei He's cultivation progress? (Care for the mentally retarded.jpg)]
[? ? ?]
[! ! !]
After all these years, this group of mentally retarded people still haven't noticed the original difference and regard her as an ordinary cultivator like them. (Ascended people: How come we, who are known as geniuses, are ordinary???)
Every time Wei He is promoted, Yuan Chu is also promoted. How can ordinary people improve so quickly by just exploring on their own without systematic learning? Qiao Mingce was sure that Yuan Chu might have already broken through the Nascent Soul stage, or even higher, but he didn't show his strength just to cooperate and urge Wei He.
Just as Qiao Mingce guessed, shortly after the news that Wei He promoted himself to the Nascent Soul stage came out, Yuanchu also successfully "breakthrough" to the Nascent Soul stage.
Ascended people: We are indeed just ordinary cultivators, not worthy of being called geniuses...
Under the stimulation of Yuanchu and Wei He, everyone worked hard and improved by leaps and bounds, which made the young cultivators who could only look up to them even more frustrated.
Genius is not terrible, but diligent genius is terrible.
On this day, Yuanchu sent a message in the group: [I have newly refined a batch of Huiyuan Dan. If you want it, come quickly.]
[I, I, I, I...] Everyone responded.
I rushed over on the same day as I was close, and happily received a Huiyuan Pill from Yuanchu.
Over the years, Yuanchu would refine some elixirs from time to time, which were of high quality and were quite helpful for cultivation. Members of the Ascension Group receive the original free elixir every year. They didn't think it was strange at first, but after they truly experienced the effect of the elixir, they immediately became the original licking dogs.
"Thank you." Qiao Mingce carefully accepted the Huiyuan Pill that was originally handed to him and thanked him seriously.
Most people in the Ascension Group did not realize that after taking these elixirs, their cultivation journey was smoother than others, and their bodies were stronger than others, leaving no damage caused by improper cultivation. Even if there is, Yuanchu will calmly help them adjust.
Qiao Mingce, who is as attentive as a hair, understands everything very well, respects and cherishes the original very much.
"Mingce." When Qiao Mingce was about to say goodbye and leave, Yuanchu suddenly called him, "You are going out for a trial in a few days, right?"
"um, yes."
Yuanchu handed him a candle and said, "Take this, be careful."
A flash of doubt flashed in Qiao Mingce's eyes, and he didn't understand why she gave him a candle, but he didn't ask anything, silently put away the candle and said goodbye.
A few days later, a total of seven people, including Wei He, Qiao Mingce, and Feng Hao, led by Senior Brother Jishangmen, went to a certain ruins for a trial.
There were also disciples from several other sects participating in the trial, about forty or fifty of them.
"Is someone missing again?" Wei He glanced around and asked seriously.
Feng Hao bit his finger and frowned: "In just ten days, seven people have disappeared. There is no distress signal and no body has been found."
"Let's try not to separate." Qiao Mingce reminded, "The people participating in this trial are all leaders of the younger generation. Even if they are masters in the transformation stage, it is not easy to kill them silently. matter."
"There's still half a month until the end of the trial. Should we send a letter to Jishang first?" Yunshan suggested.
Everyone agreed, and immediately recorded the recent events on the jade slips, and then sent a messenger bird to Ji's door.
However, the messenger bird exploded strangely just after it flew less than ten meters, turning into fragments and falling everywhere.
"What's going on???" Everyone who saw this scene showed surprise.
"Try again." Senior Brother Guan Zheng said in a deep voice.
Wei He took out a communication talisman, entered the information, and then shot it out. The result was exactly the same, the communication talisman exploded in the air, leaving only a piece of debris.
"We seem to be trapped in a certain formation." Guan Zheng made a judgment.
"What formation is this? When was it activated? How come we don't feel it at all?"
"Did those missing people get lost in the formation?"
"No wonder we didn't receive any distress signal because there was no signal."
"What should we do now?"
Everyone was talking a lot and searching around in their own way, trying to find useful clues.
Senior Brother Guan Zheng and the leaders of several other teams gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and finally decided to divide into four groups, use this place as a circle, and explore in different directions ahead.
Jishangmen works in groups and is responsible for exploring the west.
Within half an hour, four groups of people returned to the starting point one after another, and two groups were missing two people. The atmosphere was very heavy.
This formation was like a barrier, trapping everyone in it and unable to find a way out. Moreover, a fog appeared in the middle, making everyone lose their direction. They could not return until the fog disappeared.
The four groups of people changed directions again, gritted their teeth and continued to explore.
When we returned this time, no one was missing, but the results of the exploration were the same.
At this time, Qiao Mingce suddenly said: "Have you noticed that the scope of our exploration is shrinking?"
"What do you mean?" Yunshan asked puzzledly.
Qiao Mingce: "During the first exploration, the fog appeared after ten minutes and we were trapped for nearly forty minutes. During the second exploration, the fog appeared after six minutes and we were trapped for less than thirty minutes. I think ..." He looked at everyone, "The fog is approaching us, constricting our range of activities."
When everyone heard this, their faces became very ugly.
This formation is so weird that there is no trace of it at all, and everyone is always at their wits' end.
"Then why not take a look from above." One person took out his flying sword.
"Wait!" Qiao Mingce hurriedly stopped him, but it was too late. The man was already flying upwards with his flying sword.
"Ah!" A scream sounded, and the man seemed to be stuck to an invisible spider web, unable to move. At the same time, his body quickly became thinner and flattened, turning into a mummy in the blink of an eye, and then he and he The flying swords turned into powder together.
Everyone gasped in horror.
They finally knew what might have happened to the missing people.
Is there such a terrifying formation in the world
Directly decompose people and leave no bones
"Mo Xiu..." Wei He and Qiao Mingce said at the same time, then looked at each other and exchanged information silently.
Only a demon cultivator would arrange such a crazy formation.
This ruins has always been one of the trial locations for disciples of various sects, but it is randomly selected every time. The magic cultivator must have received the exact information before setting up the formation here in advance. Looking at the level of this formation, the strength of that demon cultivator must be quite high.
The disciples from the sect who came for the trial this time were all rising stars with unlimited potential, especially the few who came to the door, they were outstanding. The method of cultivation of demonic cultivators is nothing more than to seize other people's spiritual power and essence, and these energetic young monks are the targets that demonic cultivators like to devour.
"Break the formation violently." Senior Brother Guan Zheng made a prompt decision and was the first to take out his weapon and launch an attack into the sky.
The others didn't say anything and followed closely behind.
Boom boom boom... Several blasts sounded in succession, and circles of concussive ripples appeared in the sky, but they were not damaged. Instead, they slowly absorbed the mana of the attack.
There was a look of horror on everyone's faces, and the attacks did not stop, but their fighting spirit was gradually worn away.
"Look, it's foggy!" At this moment, someone screamed.
Everyone followed the sound and found that there was a layer of fog surrounding them.
"What should we do now?" Someone panicked.
After all, he was a young monk who had never experienced a life-or-death battle. Faced with this unknown power, he had no idea how to deal with it.
Just when everyone was at a loss, the fog had enveloped them, their vision became blurred, and the figures around them were gradually obscured.
"Come closer to me immediately and form a circle." Senior Brother Guan Zheng's voice reached everyone's ears.
Wei He and others immediately followed the instructions and gathered around each other, back to back.
A bit of chill came over with the mist, and everyone quickly used their magic power to resist the erosion of the cold air.
But then, bursts of screams rang out in the mist.
Wei He seemed to realize something and stopped the operation of his magic power. Qiao Mingce also made the same choice as him.
This formation can absorb mana, and mana fluctuations are likely to attract its attention.
"Don't be lucky." Wei He reminded.
Feng Hao, Yunshan and others all complied without hesitation, but others who had an average relationship with Wei He did not respond in time.
The next second, several screams came from around him.
Wei He and others quickly turned around, but in the fog, they couldn't see each other clearly even though they were only two or three meters apart.
The screams continued, and there was a faint smell of blood in the nose. Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, everyone's expressions became more and more solemn.
At this moment, Qiao Mingce suddenly remembered the candle that was originally given to him, and the sentence: Be careful.
Could it be that she had already expected that they might be in danger
Without thinking deeply, Qiao Mingce quickly took out the candle, and then said to Wei He beside him: "Borrow a fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, a weak flame lit up in the mist, shadowy and shadowy, like a will-o'-the-wisp.
Qiao Mingce lit the candle, and a small flame burned slowly, swaying in the fog, and seemed to be extinguished at any time, but it finally held firm.
The bright yellow fire became clearer and clearer, gradually illuminating Qiao Mingce's arms, chest, and facial features... With the candle as the center of the circle, the range of illumination expanded little by little, and Wei He, Yun Shan, and Feng Hao who were closest to him were revealed one after another. contour.
"Damn it, what kind of fairy candle is this???" Feng Hao exclaimed.
Qiao Mingce carefully observed that the maximum illumination range of the candle was about 5 meters in radius, basically covering the seven of them.
With the lighting of candles, Wei He and others found the people who had screamed just now. They seemed to be attacked by some kind of tentacles, but after being illuminated by the flame of the candle, the attack retreated and the pain on their bodies also diminished. But they seemed to have had a lot of life force sucked out of them, and their whole bodies became extremely haggard, as if they were recovering from a serious illness.
"Where did this candle come from?" Yunshan asked curiously.
Qiao Mingce replied: "It was a gift from Yuanchu."
Wei He glanced at him, his face expressionless, but his heart was so sour.
"What's the specific use?" Yunshan asked again.
Qiao Mingce: "She didn't say."
Yunshan: "..." There is no instruction manual for this artifact!
"Let's go meet the others first." Guan Zheng adjusted his breath for a moment and said.
Everyone had no objection and followed the light of the candle, moving slowly in the mist.
At this time, Qiao Mingce suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Feng Hao bumped into his back unexpectedly and asked doubtfully.
Qiao Mingce looked down at the flame on the candle and found that it had a strange tilt. He adjusted its direction slightly and it moved accordingly, but it always tilted in one direction.
Qiao Mingce showed a look of surprise and whispered: "Look at the flames on the candle."
Everyone looked around, but didn't see any clues for a while. It wasn't until Qiao Mingce moved the candle left and right that they noticed something strange.
"Is it pointing the way?" Situ asked uncertainly.
Qiao Mingce affirmed: "Yes."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they said in surprise: "That's great."
Wei He looked at the flames and remained silent, suddenly understanding why Yuan Chu chose to give the candle to Qiao Mingce. Because he is meticulous and can notice any small changes. If it were him, he would never think of using this candle when no one was lighting it, let alone pay attention to the abnormality of the flame.
He will not be jealous of others who are smarter than himself, but will only work harder to improve his strength and exert his own value when necessary.
After decades of practice, Wei He is no longer the emotionally fickle young man he once was.
Knowing that there was hope for escape, everyone was refreshed and continued to search for the whereabouts of others.
Screams were still heard from time to time in the mist. Everyone followed the sound and found many people.
As time went on, the candles were half burned, but they found only a dozen people.
"There is no time. Let's find a way out first and then make plans." Senior Brother Guan Zheng was the first to make a statement.
The others deliberated for a moment and agreed.
So everyone followed the direction pointed by the flames, gathered their breath and moved forward without encountering any danger along the way.
Just when everyone was relaxing, a cold wind suddenly blew around them, causing the candles to sway.
Qiao Mingce did not dare to use magic power and could only protect him with his hands. But how could his hands block the strong wind
Just as the candle was about to go out, a black umbrella suddenly opened and stood in front of Qiao Mingce.
Wei He's Xuanxiao Umbrella can only be opened with magic power. Qiao Mingce secretly thought that something was wrong. When he was about to remind him, he saw that the flame of the candle was a little brighter than before.
Um? what happened
It was obvious that the brightness had been maintained at normal level just now, and there was no change. Why...
Qiao Mingce suddenly realized something. He quickly glanced at Wei He and found that he did not seem to be under attack, so he tried to transfer his magic power into the candle. As expected, the candle's flame became a little brighter.
I see! This is the correct way to use candles!
He should have thought long ago, how could a candle that could expel evil spirits and guide the direction be used in the same way as an ordinary candle
Qiao Mingce increased his mana delivery, and the candlelight became brighter and brighter.
Wei He also understood, and sent mana with him, followed by Feng Hao, Yun Shan... As the mana increased, the light of the candle changed from bright yellow to light gold, radiating out in a fan shape, breaking through the fog, and providing relief to everyone. Create a golden avenue.
"This is too cool..." Feng Hao exclaimed.
Can you give him a dozen of these fairy candles
Others also had incredible expressions on their faces.
"Stop talking, the candles are almost burned out." Wei He reminded everyone to come back to their senses.
Because the input of mana increases the power of the candle, it also speeds up the burning speed.
Seeing that only the last section of the candle was left, everyone did not dare to delay any longer and rushed towards the exit quickly.
They didn't notice that behind, where the candle couldn't illuminate, there was a group of black shadows clinging to the shadow of the last person, following behind them.
After running non-stop, everyone finally broke out of the fog before the candles burned out. The vision suddenly opened up, and the land dyed red by the setting sun appeared in everyone's sight. Let everyone feel like they are reborn.
"Ah, I'm finally alive!" Feng Hao shouted excitedly.
Others also smiled as if they had survived the disaster.
The formation behind him was still shrouded in fog, making it difficult to see clearly, and dozens of fellow Taoists were trapped in it.
"Send the news back first." Guan Zheng's words reminded everyone. Several people immediately started recording messages.
This time the summons was sent without any obstruction.
While everyone was discussing the next action, in the underground cave at the center of the formation, a figure wrapped in black mist suddenly opened his eyes, revealing two blood-red eyeballs in the black mist. As the eyes turned, the surrounding black fog gradually dispersed, revealing the figure inside.
The facial features became clearer and clearer, and it turned out to be Sang Rong, who had been missing for decades. It's just that now, he has long scarlet hair, a sinister face, a drastic change in temperament, and demonic aura lingering in his every move, and he has obviously fallen into the devil's path.
The author has something to say: Original: Although I did not join the team, there is still my legend in the team.