Seeing the expectant look on Long Yu's face, Old Bai laughed, stroked his white beard and said, "Feng Yun is a genius among the top ten core disciples of our Zhentian Sect. He is now at the eighth level of martial arts. However, thanks to your father, he will probably have to spend the next two months recuperating from his injuries."
Old Bai still believed that the Nine Nether Dragon Seal was related to Long Yu's father. Long Yu did not refute this, but was a little surprised: "Recovering from the injury?"
"good."
Old Bai smiled faintly, "He announced to the public that he would be in seclusion for more than two months, but old guys like us certainly know that the palm he hit you in the Martial Arts Pavilion was rebounded by the power in your body. We were originally surprised that you were only at the fifth level of martial arts, how could you rebound and knock him away? But after knowing your father's identity, we are not surprised anymore. That guy must have done something to your body a long time ago."
Long Yu finally realized that Feng Yun was actually injured by the recoil of the Nine Nether Dragon Seal and had to rest and recuperate for more than two months. It seemed that the injury was serious!
"If you see danger in the future, you can attract the opponent to attack the Nine Nether Dragon Seal. However, if you use this trick more often, no one will be fooled in the future..."
Long Yu thought about it and felt his whole body. He found that his strength was still at the fifth level of martial arts, about 16,000 pounds. The Nine Nether Dragon Seal could still be activated to enhance his strength of ten thousand pounds. Everything was the same as before he fell into a coma.
"Oh, little guy, your current cultivation is at the fifth level of martial arts. There is still half a month before the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest opens. If you can reach the sixth level of martial arts within half a month, you will be qualified to represent our Zhentian Sect and enter the forest to fight for a great opportunity."
Bai Lao suddenly said, looking at Long Yu with some expectation in his eyes.
"Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest?"
Long Yu was puzzled, he had never heard of this before.
"There are seven major sects in our Great Tang territory, but all seven sects are under the jurisdiction of the Great Tang royal family."
Old Bai explained, "The Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest is an ancient ginseng forest built by the Tang Dynasty royal family. There are many wild ancient ginsengs growing in it. After taking them, one can improve the realm of martial arts. High-quality ancient ginsengs are as effective as some high-quality elixirs! Some large families and the seven major sects of the Tang Dynasty take turns to enter every year. This year, it is the turn of our Zhentian Sect, as well as the Hanbing Sect and Qiansi Sect to select disciples to enter."
Ice Gate!
When Long Yu heard this, an interesting look flashed in his eyes. Isn't Feng Yao an inner disciple of the Hanbing Sect
Feng Yao, the talented girl who reached the seventh level of martial arts, was no longer so out of reach in Long Yu's eyes!
"Feng Yao, you wanted to kill me, but I will have to settle this account sooner or later!"
Just for this reason, this opportunity to enter the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest must not be missed.
Then, General Bai told all the relevant matters concerning the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest.
The Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest selects three sects or families to enter each time. Those who enter must be geniuses under the age of 20 and have reached the sixth level of martial arts, otherwise they are not eligible to enter.
There were originally sixteen people in Zhentian Sect who could meet this condition this year, but because Fang Kang was seriously injured by Long Yu, it was estimated that he could not go, so only fifteen people were left.
If Long Yu could advance to the sixth level of martial arts within half a month, he would be able to replace Fang Kang and go to the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest.
In addition, including the disciples of Hanbing Sect and Qiansi Sect, there are about fifty people in total.
In the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest, ancient ginseng is divided into three grades: top, medium and low. The number of top-grade ancient ginseng produced each year is definitely no more than three. It is conceivable that the goal that about fifty geniuses compete for every year is the handful of top-grade ancient ginsengs!
In addition, every few years, some super-quality ancient ginseng may appear in the ancient ginseng forest, which is more effective than the top-quality ancient ginseng. If a martial artist absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from it, it can easily be equivalent to two or three years of hard training.
The appearance of super-quality ancient ginseng means that some martial artists can directly improve to a higher level!
Of course, if you encounter a bottleneck, it will not be so easy to improve this realm. For example, from the sixth level to the seventh level of martial arts, wanting to release the internal energy of the mysterious energy is another major bottleneck. Ordinary martial artists have to spend a lot of time on it.
As for the super-grade ancient ginseng, there is also the best-grade ancient ginseng, but this grade of ancient ginseng basically does not appear. Every time it appears, it is taken away by people from the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, and it is not the turn of the seven major sects and other family disciples.
"Little guy, you want to break through the sixth level of martial arts. It's not convenient for me to help you, but I can give you some tips."
After Old Bai finished talking about the Royal Ancient Ginseng Forest, he continued, "In the Zhentian Mountains, there is a Teng Snake Abyss where many Teng Snake monsters roam. It is quite effective for outer disciples to go there for training. If they can kill a Teng Snake and obtain its inner elixir, taking it will improve their realm as much as a mid-grade elixir. Even if they can collect some spiritual herbs, they can take them directly or refine them into elixirs, which will have a significant effect on their cultivation progress."
For all kinds of spiritual herbs, elixirs, and demon beast elixirs, the effects are best when a martial artist takes the first pill. After that, they will not have much effect.
Therefore, every outer disciple of Zhentian Sect will go to places like the Teng Snake Abyss at least once to see if they can encounter the Teng Snake, kill it and take away its inner elixir.
Once you encounter it, it is like obtaining a mid-grade elixir, which is of great benefit to the improvement of your realm.
"I understand. Thank you, senior."
Long Yu smiled and said.
Of course he would take a look at the Teng Snake Abyss. With the Nine Nether Dragon Seal's incredible absorption ability, if he obtained the inner elixir of a Teng Snake, even if he could not be promoted to the sixth level of martial arts, it would greatly improve his cultivation and bring him closer to the sixth level of martial arts.
As time was running out, Mr. Bai did not say anything more.
Long Yu packed up and prepared to leave.
…
The one who saw Long Yu off was Liao Lele.
Not far from the bamboo house, on the solitary peak, there was a pavilion where Old Bai and another old man in black robes were playing chess, paying no attention to the two young men.
At the fork in the road going down the mountain, Liao Lele stopped.
"You are going to the Teng Snake Abyss, be careful on your way."
Liao Lele had taken care of Long Yu for half a month, and now he seemed a little reluctant to let him go.
"You're not going?"
Long Yu asked.
"No, Master Bai accepted me as his disciple. I will practice here for the time being. Besides, my cultivation level is low. If I go to the Teng Snake Abyss, I will definitely hinder you."
Liao Lele said embarrassedly.
Long Yu suddenly realized, that's how it was, this girl was actually accepted as a disciple by Old Bai, it was quite a coincidence. It was obvious that Old Bai had a high level of cultivation, he might have already surpassed the ninth level of martial arts and reached another level.
By being able to become Mr. Bai's apprentice, Liao Lele finally has a backer. At least he won't be bullied by a "fat pig" like Feng Yang anymore.
Long Yu turned around and prepared to go down the mountain, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly stopped and asked without turning his head: "By the way, have you been changing my clothes for the past half month?"
"right."
Liao Lele's clear voice came from behind him.
"So you saw everything?"
Long Yu asked again, still without turning back.
"certainly."
Liao Lele answered again.
"… "
Long Yu didn't say anything else. He walked down the mountain quickly and disappeared from Liao Lele's sight.
"Humph, so what if you saw it? But it's still quite interesting."
Liao Lele tidied up her hair that was blown by the breeze, and her face couldn't help but turn red. She stood at the fork in the road for a long time, until she was sure that Long Yu would really not come back, and then she turned back reluctantly.
Long Yu naturally didn't know how Liao Lele would react after he left.
At this moment, his mind was completely focused on improving his cultivation. He had to go to the Teng Snake Abyss, but even if he was lucky enough to kill a Teng Snake, a Teng Snake inner elixir alone would not allow him to enter the sixth level of martial arts.
"There's only half a month left. I wonder if there's any other solution... Forget it, let's go to the Teng Snake Abyss first."
Long Yu made a decision in his heart and walked along the mountain road towards the Teng Snake Abyss.
The Zhentian Mountains are continuous. Even if you stand on the highest peak in the Zhentian Canyon, you can't see the end of the mountain range.
The Teng Snake Abyss is more than forty miles away from the Zhentian Sect.
Long Yu used the power of Instant Wind to walk all the way. Occasionally, he would meet one or two groups of disciples from the Zhentian Sect who were heading to the Teng Snake Abyss. However, no one greeted him. They all went their own way.
Just half an hour later, the Teng Snake Abyss appeared in front of Long Yu.
It was a dark valley with lush trees that almost blocked out the sky. The area was so vast that even the outer disciples from the Zhentian Sect only dared to move around the periphery. If they went deep into it, they would easily encounter powerful monsters and lose their lives.
"I hope I'll have better luck and find a Teng Snake soon."
With hope, Long Yu stepped into the Teng Snake Abyss.
The combat power of ordinary Teng Snake monsters is about the fifth level of martial arts, so it is easy to deal with them if you encounter them alone.
After entering the Teng Snake Abyss, Long Yu's field of vision decreased a lot. When running in the forest, he could only rely more on his hearing, smell, and man's intuition!
In addition to the Teng Snake monster that you might encounter, there are also many poisonous plants and poisonous substances in the Teng Snake Abyss. They are not fatal, but can often cause great trouble to martial artists who set foot there.
For example, when Long Yu passed by a place, he saw some dense vines that entangled several disciples of Zhentian Sect, making it impossible for them to escape. It would take a lot of time to clear away those vines.
Long Yu's heart moved, but he ignored them. Relying on his keen intuition, he quickly passed through the Teng Snake Abyss.
After going about ten miles deep, he keenly detected a hint of bloody smell, which made him fully concentrate.
The bloody smell means there is killing!
His heart beat faster and faster, and he ran cautiously towards the place where the bloody smell came from. Not long after, he faintly heard some people crying for help.
"The King of Teng Snake, it's the King of Teng Snake, help, help!"
"Junior Sister Qin, don't leave me—ah!"
Screams and cries for help echoed in the dark abyss forest.
Long Yu approached secretly and looked ahead quietly. Sure enough, he saw the shadow of a huge monster swallowing an outer disciple of Zhentian Sect who was wearing blue clothes into its mouth!
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