The lower world.
The sun, moon and stars are not seen all year round.
In a shattered world called Beiqi, there is heavy rain, roaring thunder and a chaotic sky.
Beiqi is located in the extreme north of the fourth realm, close to the boundary wall, and "strange fog" occasionally appears.
The area closest to the boundary wall and the "strange fog" is a series of silent mountains. Looking down from the sky, the mountains are like a dormant giant snake with a winding body, as if it is desperately crawling outwards, trying to escape from the boundary wall and the "strange fog".
Towards the outside of the "Shekou" direction, there is a steep canyon, and the whistling sound of the wind in the valley is as shrill as the cry of ghosts.
But in the wasteland ten miles away, there are three stone houses, which seem quite abrupt.
In such bad weather today, the fences around the stone house were shaking and making loud noises, as if they would collapse at any moment.
Above the stone house, there was a huge blue divine bird. It just spread out its broad wings and hovered in the air without flapping.
The divine bird spread its pair of wings without moving, and in the air they seemed as big as several acres of land. Each feather was shaped like divine jade and fine iron, emitting a brilliant green light that illuminated the courtyard below as if it were daytime.
There were also rays of divine light that condensed into substance and hung down like a green curtain, covering the stone house and the surrounding area, making the courtyard as warm as spring.
In the courtyard, a young girl in her teens, pinching the edge of her luxurious skirt, looked into the distance nervously and uneasily, as if she was anxiously waiting for something.
At the same time, Sun Bin looked at the girl who had just changed into new clothes with the same passionate gaze as if he were looking at a rare treasure, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
The little girl washed her face and changed out of her coarse linen clothes. Her appearance was unexpectedly delicate and pretty, which made Sun Bin's eyes light up.
He never expected that on this trip to the underworld, the little girl in front of him would be his greatest gain.
"Mr. Sun, we have important matters to attend to and cannot delay for too long."
Also in the courtyard, a short and fat middle-aged man wrapped in a yellow robe, who had been waiting for someone for a long time but saw no one coming, had no choice but to bite the bullet and remind them.
The girl's eyelashes moved anxiously, and she pleaded in a crisp voice: "My brother will be back soon!"
"Okay, let's wait a little longer." Sun Bin nodded with a smile.
Turning sideways, he glanced indifferently at the two people behind him. The two people, who were full of complaints, immediately fell silent and dared not say anything more.
After an unknown amount of time, Sun Bin's expression changed slightly. He looked at the muddy path ahead and saw a blurry figure in a straw raincoat slowly emerging in the heavy rain.
Under the gray sky, the man came with a tall figure, a longbow and a bamboo basket on his back, and a long sword on his waist. He strode towards us in the heavy rain.
Sun Bin squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully. He was shocked: "Girl, your brother is really only two years older than you. Only fifteen?"
"yes."
Pang Lin, whose eyesight was affected by the heavy rain and who could not see the distant scenery like Sun Bin, responded in a low voice.
Sun Bin chuckled softly, his eyes showing strange colors, and nodded: "Well, maybe there will be new surprises."
After his personal inspection, he found that there was a natural thunder vortex in Pang Lin's Dantian spiritual sea. With a little guidance, he could gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this special weather and condense it into thunder and lightning in his own thunder vortex.
Cultivation geniuses like Pang Lin are extremely rare in the upper realm. Sun Bin did not expect to encounter one by chance in the lower realm where the spiritual energy is sparse, so he is naturally very happy.
Thinking about how Pang Lin was already like this, and how her brother looked extraordinary from afar, Sun Bin suddenly felt excited.
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“Boom!”
Thunder suddenly roared from the depths of the gray sky, as if a god was angry, causing the beasts deep in the silent mountains to tremble with fear.
Pang Jian, who has been hunting in the Cenji Mountains for many years and is much taller and stronger than other boys of the same age, frowned as he looked at the distant mountains ravaged by strong winds and heavy rain.
Under the turbid and dim sky, the boy's sculpture-like face has distinct facial features and clear and bright eyes.
"Strange." Pang Jian wondered to himself.
As far as he could remember, such bad weather had not occurred in the Cenji Mountains and the surrounding areas for several years.
The reason why he left the mountain early this time and went to Linshan Town to exchange the prey for grain, oil, rice and flour was because of the strange weather. The heavy rain triggered a mountain torrent, making it difficult for him to move forward in the silent mountains.
Pang Jian became irritated when he thought that if he couldn't hunt in the mountains for a long time and couldn't earn enough silver, it would delay the study he had paved for his sister.
In the heavy rain, Pang Jian walked with big strides while thinking, getting closer and closer to home.
After a moment, the boy suddenly stopped, opened his eyes wide, and looked up at the sky above his home in disbelief.
A huge, mysterious blue bird was now hanging high above his home, like a mythical flying bird.
The huge bird's extremely broad wings glowed with brilliant light, its wing bones shone like gold, iron and jade, and its momentum was extremely astonishing.
Strands of brilliant green light slowly fell from the edge of the giant bird's feathers like a curtain, covering the house and the courtyard together, protecting them from the heavy rain.
Since childhood, the young man, led by his father, has traveled to various places in the Silent Mountains, but he has never seen such a magical thing.
This scene of the divine bird hanging in the air, the dazzling rays of light, the majestic and sacred scene deeply shocked him.
After staring blankly for a while, the boy gradually came to his senses and suddenly remembered his sister who was left at home.
"Pang Lin!"
After a slight tremor in his heart, the boy ran like a cheetah in the rainstorm, rushing towards his house at his fastest speed, fearing that his sister might have encountered an accident.
Thunder roared and heavy rain was still devastating the earth. The young man who was running all the way was anxious, his face was covered with rain and his vision gradually blurred.
The already uneven wasteland land became a natural trap after the heavy rain, and the puddles caused him to lose control and fall many times.
Regardless of his embarrassment and the mud all over his body, the young man climbed out and ran hard again.
Finally, when they were about to reach the suspended bird, the young man suddenly shouted, "Pang Lin!"
After a loud shout, the young man, who received no response, drew his bow and arrow without hesitation, aimed at the forehead of the divine bird and shot.
“Dangdangdang!”
The divine bird did not move at all. The arrow hit its forehead, causing only a few sparks but no trace of wound.
Sun Bin, and the guards behind him named Yin Shan and Yin Hai, couldn't help but laugh when they saw the young man bending his bow and shooting an arrow.
The divine bird Green Vulture in mid-air was annoyed by the young man's arrows. It narrowed its cold eyes slightly, and the thunder deep in the sky was suddenly moved.
“Boom! Boom!”
Fierce thunderbolts fell from the sky and smashed into the mud around the young man's house, creating huge deep pits. The pits were charred black, and lightning and fire were flashing and splashing everywhere.
At the same time, a mighty divine power suddenly enveloped.
Pang Jian was terrified and felt that there were lightning and thunder all around him that were enough to smash him to pieces. If he dared to move even a little bit, he would die immediately.
"elder brother!"
Under the azure light curtain, Pang Lin had already responded, shouting anxiously, but his voice could not be heard outside the divine light.
"Okay."
Sun Bin shouted in a low voice, and the light curtain that originally looked slightly turbid from the outside suddenly became transparent.
It was also at this moment that Pang Jianfang could see his sister's anxious shouting and could understand her meaning from her lip shape, but he just couldn't hear it.
The young man immediately became alert, and finally realized that whether it was the divine bird in the sky, the strange light curtain surrounding the house, or the stranger who suddenly broke in, they were all extraordinary people.
Through the transparent curtain of brilliant green light, the young man looked at the safe and sound Pang Lin, and found that the coarse linen clothes that his sister had been wearing all year round had been replaced by colorful and gorgeous dresses.
My sister's delicate and lovely face and the brand new dress complemented each other perfectly. Her whole temperament changed. She no longer looked like a country girl, but seemed like a lady of noble birth and wealthy family.
Next to my sister stood a skinny old man in green clothes who was obviously of high status, and two middle-aged men, one tall and one short.
The old man's eyes were as bright as lightning, even more dazzling than the azure divine light that separated him from his own family. His hands, which hung naturally, were tucked into his loose sleeves, as if a terrifying storm was brewing inside his sleeves.
Pang Jian looked stunned, not knowing what had happened in his home. But when he saw that his sister was fine, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and put down the bow and arrow.
Immediately, Pang Jian stared at Sun Bin coldly and asked fearlessly, "Who are you?"
Sun Bin examined the boy in front of him and found that he was not afraid. He smiled and said, "A noble person who can change the fate of you and your sister."
Pang Jian, who was unusually tall at a young age, had been hunting alone in the mountains for many years, so his figure, eyes and temperament were filled with a fierce wildness. He was like a ferocious beast in the forest, which made Sun Bin secretly amazed.
Although Pang Jian's aura and character were somewhat extraordinary, Sun Bin was unable to determine his aptitude for cultivation due to the distance.
"Let that wild boy in."
Sun Bin did not raise his head, but quietly informed the Green Eagle in the sky.
Upon hearing this, the divine bird raised its head and let out a pleasant low cry, and the thunder soon subsided.
Pang Jianru felt relieved as if he had put down his heavy burden, and discovered that he could finally hear the voices from within the brilliant light curtain.
After taking another look at the three strangers, Pang Jian tightly gripped his sword and moved forward cautiously as if he was entering a herd of beasts.
When his limbs touched and crossed the light curtain, Pang Jian felt a warmth and then stepped into his home.
It was pouring rain and freezing cold in the outside world, but the courtyard under the light curtain was warm as spring, without a drop of rain falling. It seemed like another time and space, which made Pang Jian even more surprised.
"Boy, to us, Pang Lin is a rare treasure. Living with you in the lower realm will only bury her talent, so whether you or she is willing or not, I will take her away this time and go to the heaven and earth of the upper realm to practice."
Sun Bin spoke frankly and clearly, explaining his purpose. He then said, "This is an established fact that neither you nor Pang Lin can change. From today on, she will ascend to heaven in one step and completely escape from this lower world with thin and filthy spiritual energy."
"As for you..."
From the depths of his eye sockets, beams of green lightning suddenly shot out and instantly disappeared into Pang Jian's body.
The young man felt a tingling sensation all over his body, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He could clearly feel beams of dark green lightning, like thin blades, wandering through his limbs and passing through his internal organs.
Lightning was like Sun Bin's eyes, which were controlled exquisitely by him, sensing and probing Pang Jian's whole body.
The boy was in terribly pain, enduring such "torture", but he gritted his teeth and did not scream.
Pang Lin's pretty face was filled with nervousness. She had clearly seen her brother's miserable state, but she didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of ruining her brother's blessing.
She knew very well that whether her brother could gain Sun Bin's favor like her depended on this moment.
"You really have a good character."
Sun Bin praised generously, and Yin Hai and Yin Shan behind him were equally amazed.
Most mortals who have not yet formally embarked on the path of spiritual practice would not be able to endure the severe pain when subjected to such a rough "bone-touching and marrow-searching" and would often faint within a short period of time. Only a very few could hold on with the screams of ghosts and wolves howling.
The three of them had never seen anyone like the young man in front of them, who could stand without making a sound.
"Mr. Sun, you are really going to be rich this time!"
The short and fat Yin Hai couldn't help himself, and before the Qingyou "Seeking Spiritual Lightning" was finished, he congratulated in advance: "It's worth the trip, it's worth the trip!"
"We almost missed another precious jade!" The tall and thin Yin Shan glared at his brother, blaming him for pushing too hard earlier.
Sun Bin laughed heartily, feeling happy. He waved his hand and said, "I knew my sister would be like this. My brother would be no worse. I waited for such a long time and it was worth it."
"Return to the sea!"
With Sun Bin's quick shout, all the wandering "Soul-seeking Electricity" suddenly escaped into the boy's Dantian spiritual sea.
However, Sun Bin, who was originally full of expectations, suddenly frowned deeply when he saw streaks of lightning dissipating from the boy's dantian.
"No, it shouldn't be like that!"
Sun Bin first scratched his head, then stared at the boy's dantian, carefully feeling the movement of the "Soul-Seeking Electricity".
After a long time, Sun Bin, who had sensed it several times, could not help but sigh to the sky, stamping his feet and sighing with regret: "As brothers and sisters, our cultivation aptitudes are so different. It's really a pity. What a pity! Such a good character is wasted!"
Originally, he thought that his brother's talent was not as good as his sister's, but as long as the gap was not too outrageous, he was willing to take them to the upper realm together.
However, not only was there no natural lightning vortex inside the boy’s Dantian spiritual sea, but it was also extremely turbid.
Even if you embark on the path of cultivation, your progress in the future will be extremely slow, and you are destined to not achieve much.
"Impossible?"
The brothers Yin Hai and Yin Shan were confused and wanted Sun Bin to investigate further.
Pang Lin, who was full of confidence, was shocked when he heard this. He said in a lost voice, "How is it possible? Old man, why don't you take a closer look?"
In her mind, her brother is the most powerful and extraordinary person in the world. Since she has an outstanding talent for cultivation, her brother will only be more outstanding.
She couldn't accept Sun Bin's judgment of her brother.
"This matter has been concluded. There is no need to look at it again."
Sun Bin shook his head helplessly, and saw beams of dark electricity flying out of the boy's body and disappearing into his eye sockets again.
"Boy, I regret to inform you that we can't take you away from here. Your cultivation aptitude is too poor, and I can't report to the higher-ups if I take you with me." Sun Bin, who had seen too many storms, quickly regained his composure and said indifferently: "The place we are going to can't accommodate people like you, and there is no benefit for you to go there."
“If my brother can’t go, I won’t go either!” Pang Lin shouted.
"I said, this matter has no say over it between you and your sister." Sun Bin snorted.
"Xiao Lin, let them go, to a better and broader world. Your brother will come to find you in the future."
On the contrary, the boy who was given up by Sun Bin took a deep breath, endured the stabbing pain in his body, and took the initiative to persuade him: "Don't worry, I will definitely find you in the upper world."
As he said this, the young man had a firm expression, and some kind of captivating light seemed to be blooming in his face and deep in his clear eyes.
Sun Bin looked at the young man, his eyes full of thought.
The two brothers Yin Shan and Yin Hai were also attracted by the look in the young man's eyes. They couldn't help but think of their own hardships in the past, so they stopped the sarcastic words that were about to come out of their throats.
"No, I don't want to go!"
Pang Lin, knowing that after today's farewell, he might never see her again, kept shaking his head with tears in his eyes.
The two of them have been dependent on each other since childhood and have a deep relationship, so she naturally doesn't want to leave alone.
"Girl, it may not be realistic for him to come to the upper realm to find you in the future."
Sun Bin coughed lightly and gave a new idea: "However, once you have proven yourself in the sect and have broken through to the Profound Realm, you can come back to find him and arrange a place for him in the upper realm."
Glancing at the Ceji Mountains, he said again with some concern: "There is no need to stay in this fourth world where the spiritual energy is thin and destined to suffer a catastrophic disaster at some point in the future."
“Dongxuan Realm?” Pang Lin shouted as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Well, in this world, there are more practitioners in the three realms of Qi training, meridian opening and marrow cleansing. In the upper realm, there are more practitioners in the Xiantian, Dongxuan and Ningshen realms." Sun Bin persuaded patiently, saying: "Girl, you have extraordinary aptitude. As long as you practice diligently, it will not be difficult to enter the Dongxuan realm within a hundred years."
After hesitating for a moment, he took out a worn, dark yellow ancient book wrapped in oil paper and threw it into the young man's arms.
"This is the Hutian Yangqi Jue that I accidentally found in a forbidden area. I hope it can help you embark on the path of cultivation and allow you to live until the day when Pang Lin takes you in."
"call!"
Without waiting for the brother and sister to say goodbye, the green light curtain surrounding them slowly shrank from the outside to the inside, and finally just wrapped up Pang Lin, like a tube of colorful light, and dragged him towards the divine bird.
Before the light curtain rose to the sky, Sun Bin and the other two had already released their own spiritual energy to isolate the heavy rain.
"Boy, we'll meet again."
After leaving these words behind, the three of them soared into the sky and landed one after another on the long neck of the green eagle.
The divine bird let out a low cry, then flew towards the dark gray sky in the rainstorm.
Pang Jian looked up and saw a little residual green electricity flickering in his eyes, which increased his vision countless times.
There seemed to be a hidden line between him and Sun Bin, allowing him to follow Sun Bin's movements.
He felt that part of the strange lightning that was used to examine his potential in cultivation still remained in his body, allowing him to see Sun Bin and others who were gradually moving away.
So he looked up at the sky, following the ascending divine bird.
The boy did not feel frustrated because he was not taken along. Instead, he felt more relieved and proud that what he could not accomplish for his sister could be accomplished by his sister with her own talent.
Under the gray sky, the divine bird spread its wings and soared into the sky in the storm, flying higher and higher.
After reaching a certain height, Pang Jian vaguely saw the sky covered with leaden clouds through the light shining from the divine bird, and countless broken worlds like Beiqi scattered like islands in all directions of the upper realm.
There are also two huge pieces of land hidden deep in the thick clouds, just like the mansions opened up by the sky-supporting gods in the void, naturally absorbing the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth.
Those two legendary pieces of heaven and earth are the sacred places that all the people in their world dream of.
He knew it was another world.
There, it represents the superior sect power, represents a rich and superior life, and powerful practitioners with long lifespans.
Pang Jian couldn't help but clench the ancient book in his hand. A flame of desire burned in the depths of his eyes, and it burned brighter and brighter.
For the sake of his sister Pang Lin and himself, he vowed to climb to those two higher realms.
The divine bird continued to fly higher. Pang Jian's eyes flickered, and he was still trying his best to chase the green eagle, trying to determine the final landing place of the divine bird, so as to know his sister's movements.
Not long after, he saw the divine bird fly over the two continents of the third realm and continue to soar high in the sky. Suddenly, there were three other more majestic and magical lands in the sky.
It turned out that there was a higher world above his head, and there was an even more majestic and magnificent higher world.
"The second realm!"
Pang Jian's body shook violently, and he suddenly realized that his sister's final destination might be more out of reach than he thought.
It was also at this time that he saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky, with broken stars shining around the moon and illuminating the world below.
And under the bright moon and the moon, in addition to the third world he had heard of, there were indeed two higher worlds.
The so-called upper world actually consists of three worlds, each one higher than the last.
This scene was a magnificent scene that he had never seen in his life, not even in his dreams.
The young boy was so shocked that he looked up at the sky in the lower world where the sun, moon and stars were forever hidden, and his heart was filled with endless fantasies.
Climbing to the top of the mountain and standing tall in the highest world of the upper world has become his ever-burning dream.
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Lao Ni's new book is launched, please collect it and read it, and cast more recommendation votes. Well, just a reminder, I have also written "Spirit Realm", "Killing God", "The Promise of Magic", "The Great Demon King" and "The Ten Directions Heavenly Warrior".
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