Suddenly, a hoarse and emotionless voice sounded, startling Zhao Jiuge.
"go in."
Looking along the source of the sound, Zhao Jiuge discovered that there were two old men dressed in linen sitting cross-legged on both sides of the stone gate. The two old men's faces were full of ravines, their bodies were skinny, and their eyes were deep, without a trace of emotion. , Sitting there, it seemed that he was integrated with the scenery. Zhao Jiuge didn't notice any of their breath. No wonder they were so close and hadn't noticed them yet.
"Yes, elder." Coach Zhou bowed respectfully, bent down, and looked solemn.
Crunch.
As the words fell, the stone door slowly opened from both sides, and Coach Zhou took the lead to walk inside. Zhao Jiuge, who didn't know what was going on, looked at Coach Zhou's respectful appearance towards the two old people, and he also bent slightly in a similar manner. He stood up and quickly followed Coach Zhou into the mountain.
When the two entered the mountain, the light also dimmed. As the stone door behind them closed again, the light shining in from the outside was drowned by the darkness inside the mountain, and everything outside returned to calm.
After walking forward for tens of meters and going around two bends, a faint halo began to appear on the winding path in the mountain peak. Zhao Jiuge only felt that the path was always bending downwards, and the rest was not too big. But the further back I went, the more damp I felt, and I could smell the moisture in my nose.
And the further back, the mountain walls on both sides of the trail became narrower. I don’t know how long it took to go around. After turning to the right, a stone chamber appeared in front of me. Just when Zhao Jiuge thought he had arrived, Zhao Jiuge saw a An old man in a black robe was fortunately mentally prepared this time and was not frightened.
The old man in black robe was as skinny as firewood, but his eyes were very bright. He also had no breath at all. But when the old man in black robe stared at Zhao Jiuge, Zhao Jiuge only felt that he was being seen through from the inside out. At the same time, his back A cold sweat broke out, which shocked Zhao Jiuge.
"Elder, I have brought my disciples here to temper their souls again. Because I have obeyed the command of the master, this generation of disciples can go to the spirit vein tempering body as long as they reach the Foundation Establishment Realm." Coach Zhou lowered his body again and said somewhat dullly. .
Zhao Jiuge noticed that Coach Zhou was bending lower this time and was more respectful. What Zhao Jiuge didn't know was that all those who could become elders in the Xuantian Sword Sect had advanced cultivation and did not care about worldly affairs. They could stay at ease. The sect cultivates and guards some important positions in the sect, and the black-robed elder in the stone room is much more terrifying than the two outside.
"Well, I got it, you go in." The old man in black robe looked at the two people and said disapprovingly, then closed his eyes, motionless like a rock.
When the two of them went deep down again along the path on the side of the stone chamber, Zhao Jiuge felt that the temperature had dropped a lot, and it was still the kind of cold that penetrated into the bone marrow. You must know that the body in the Foundation Establishment realm is not as cold and hot as usual. It felt like this let Zhao Jiuge know that the spiritual pulse was not far away.
Sure enough, after a while, the surrounding mountain walls were emitting a blue-white halo, and the spiritual power became violent. This made Zhao Jiuge secretly frightened. The spiritual power here was too strong. After practicing here for a long time, the spiritual power must be improved. How fast.
But what Zhao Jiuge doesn't know is that the lower the strength, the shorter the time he can stay in such a place, otherwise the body will not be able to bear it.
Gradually, the surrounding space opened up, and there were no longer narrow paths on both sides. Everything around was solidified by ice and snow, and you could see some ice hanging on it when you raised your head.
Everything here was replaced by blue and white, crystal clear and full of beauty, but the temperature continued to drop, and Zhao Jiuge couldn't help but shudder.
"Okay, go in by yourself. Remember not to go too deep. With your current strength, you can only practice spirit tempering at the outermost edge of the spiritual vein. I will go to another spiritual vein first to pick up Mu Zijun and Bai Zimo. Then I'll wait for you here." Coach Zhou said to Zhao Jiuge after his legs stopped.
Zhao Jiuge nodded, "Then you go first, Coach Zhou."
"Remember, take advantage of this opportunity. There are not many opportunities to enter this kind of spiritual vein cultivation. This is the time to improve your strength. Then I will see how many days you can stay in it." Coach Zhou warned him again and again. After that, he turned around and left.
When he saw Coach Zhou's back completely disappearing, Zhao Jiuge looked solemn and continued to move forward without hesitation, preparing to temper his soul and practice.
And when he was entering the spiritual vein, three people were discussing him.
Xuantian Peak, in a silent hall.
The fair-haired young man in purple clothes listened to his eldest disciple's story with great interest. When Bie Hongling, who was in red skirt, finished telling what happened, Jian Wuxin, who was in purple clothes, said with a smile, " It’s interesting, so that’s why he broke through to the foundation-building realm?”
"Yes, master." Fu Hongling lowered her head slightly and replied.
"Hong Ling, what do you think of this little guy?" Jian Wuxin, the headmaster of Xuantian Sword Sect, asked meaningfully.
"You have a strong mind and a sensitive personality. How could the master's vision be wrong? Besides, I quite like this boy." Fu Hongling said softly while thinking.
"Hey, senior sister, this is not like your usual personality. As for it, you are just a child. You can't say whether you can become our junior brother." Wu Tianshan, who had been silently lowering his hands, suddenly looked at Tie Hong. Ling Xi said cruelly.
Tie Hongling's meekness in front of her master Jian Wuxin disappeared in an instant. Her face was cold and her beautiful eyes stared, "No one thinks you are mute if you don't speak. Is it because you haven't sparred for so long? Your skin is itchy." No, I just want to see if your cultivation has improved recently."
"That senior sister, I was wrong. Just keep going and I'll shut up." When Wu Tianshan heard that Fu Hongling wanted to discuss with him, he who had suffered a lot of losses before suddenly trembled and smiled dryly on his face. A few times.
Looking at Wu Tianshan's playful and smiling face, Jian Wuxin, whose face was as plain as water, frowned slightly and said in a stern voice, "Tianshan, how long have you stayed in the Nascent Soul realm, why do you still have this attitude every day? "
Hearing that the master was a little angry, Wu Tianshan immediately restrained himself and looked teachable. Only at this time, he was not cynical.
"Although Hong Ling is a senior sister, she is still a member of the female stream. Your second senior brother has not returned for so many years and has been missing for a long time. However, the life light has not been extinguished. He must be trapped somewhere, and I want to take charge of the sect. , I didn’t have time to look for him. Recently, Wan Dao Sect’s ambitions have grown bigger and bigger, so we must guard against it. However, your fourth and fifth junior brothers are unlikely to be great. They have been staying in the law enforcement hall and going out to enforce the law. Shasha is still young, so The burden of the future is all on you, so don't blame your senior sister for always talking about you. After all, the headmaster has always been inherited from my Xuantian Peak lineage. How will you convince the public if you don't have the strength." Jian Wuxin sighed a little, Looking into the distance.
As Master Jian Wuxin continued to speak, Wu Tianshan lowered his head harder. When Jian Wuxin finished speaking, Wu Tianshan whispered, "Master, I know I was wrong. After a few minutes, I will I go out every day to hone my character and strive for a breakthrough."
Jian Wuxin nodded noncommittally, and then changed the topic, "Guess how many days that little guy can stay in the spiritual veins to temper his body."
Fu Hongling's beautiful eyes were a little distracted, thinking about the sect's affairs. When her master suddenly asked about it, she answered honestly, "I don't know."
"It shouldn't take more than half a month." Wu Tianshan estimated.
Seeing that his master Jian Wuxin was silent and had an incomprehensible smile on his face, Wu Tianshan suddenly thought of something, and then he was a little surprised. He stared and shouted, "Master, you don't really want to accept this child as your disciple." Well, this kid’s character is okay, but his qualifications are not evil.”
Originally, Wu Tianshan thought that the master was just joking, but then he realized that the master was paying so much attention to Zhao Jiuge, and it was definitely not a joke. Wu Tianshan was overwhelmed with thoughts. You must know that recruiting a disciple is not a trivial matter.
"Why, is that child that bad?" Bie Hongling's cold face seemed a little unhappy.
Wu Tianshan immediately closed his mouth and remained silent.
"What do you know? The date of the Seven Holy Lands Exchange Meeting is coming soon, and this exchange meeting is nothing more than a time for each sect to show off the rising stars of their own sects, and to discuss the martial arts competition. Now, in addition to that girl Shasha, our sect also has There are no disciples who can take action, and after the exchange meeting, there will be a martial arts competition held once in a century. Now that the sect's talents are withering, I'm afraid that Shasha will be alone. If she doesn't get good results, I'm afraid that this time Wandao Sect will borrow I want to launch an attack to suppress my Xuantian Sword Sect. After all, you are all over the age to participate, so I want to select a suitable candidate among this batch of disciples. This is why I asked this batch of disciples to advance in advance. The reason for entering the Spiritual Vein Tempering Body is to see if there are any good seedlings." Jian Wuxin said with complicated thoughts.
Wu Tianshan was stunned for a moment, and then became speechless. How did he know that there was so much thought in it? But Fu Hongling on the side guessed some of the master's thoughts, but there was no solution, so he could only worry.
"Okay, this isn't something you have to worry about. Just seize the time to practice and improve your strength." Jian Wuxin, who had a sad brow, regained his composure after a moment.
"Go and do your own thing. Tianshan, you go out to practice and just pay attention to yourself."
When Fu Hongling and Wu Tianshan were about to turn around and leave, Jian Wuxin spoke again, "By the way, Hongling, don't tighten yourself too much. Practicing every day will only do harm. If you have nothing to do, go out for a walk, maybe you can Improve your mood, you’ve been stuck at a bottleneck for many years, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to relax once in a while.”
Fu Hongling thought thoughtfully, nodded and left with Wu Tianshan.
When the two apprentices left the hall, Jian Wuxin put his hands behind his back, looked at the scenery of the distant mountains, and murmured to himself, "Can we only stay for half a month at most? Zhao Jiuge, Zhao Jiuge, I want to see Let’s see how long you can stay in this tempering.”
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As they went deeper inside, the temperature dropped lower. In the end, Zhao Jiuge had to use his spiritual power to resist the cold. When his spiritual power circulated throughout his body, Zhao Jiuge felt better, but this feeling did not last long. After driving for a few more steps, Zhao Jiuge trembled all over because of the cold. Looking at the abundant spiritual energy and the crystal clear ice blue scenery around him, Zhao Jiuge knew that his strength could only go so far. He wanted to understand this , so he immediately sat down cross-legged, no longer wasting time, the spiritual energy here was not filling the air, and it also had an icy attribute.
Body tempering, as the name suggests, is to use spiritual power to circulate the whole body, and while operating the whole body, the attributes contained in the spiritual power in the spiritual veins are tempered into the body bit by bit. This process is long and painful, so the longer you persist, , then the power contained in one's spiritual power will be greater, and the more it will be absorbed, which is why some people can only last a day or two in body tempering, and some people can stay for a month.
Taking a deep breath, a flash of light flashed in Zhao Jiuge's eyes, and he was preparing to temper his body. Even the deep breath he took was filled with a lot of cold air. Finally, when Zhao Jiuge was ready, he closed his eyes and officially began to temper his body. Body!