After Bai Tang and Shen Tingjun arranged the formation, the former made a phone call to Papa Bai and Bai Nan who were far away in City S to explain their arrangements, and the latter called Xie Zhou to give them instructions on how to behave after retreat. After both sides have explained, the two entered the formation and began to retreat together.
This retreat did not show signs of exit until the third year. And during the three years of their retreat, Xie Zhou used the resources given to him by the two to improve his cultivation, while slowly controlling the real power of the Pill Sect in his own hands.
The disciples in the alchemy sect are generally not the best in cultivation aptitude, but have some talent in alchemy or talisman formations. For these disciples who do not have much strength, Xie Zhou has no intention of subduing them one by one. After all the bosses have been solved, the disciples below naturally dare not be disobedient.
As for these leaders, with Head Wu and Elder Lin present, it is easy to subdue them, but it takes time to convince them. Because of some alchemy and talisman formulas taught by Shen Tingjun, Xie Zhou's control of the alchemy gate went smoothly. Up to now, he can confidently tell his master that as long as she says a word, no one in the Dan sect will dare to disobey.
At the same time, with the complete formula brought by Shen Tingjun, the strength of Danmen in all aspects is growing steadily, and they are gradually convinced of Xie Zhou, an outsider who came in halfway, and many fanatical disciples think that under his leadership Now, their alchemy gate will usher in a brilliant future...
On this day, a strange phenomenon appeared from the place where Baitang and the other two retreated. Xie Zhou was the first to reach their retreat, but he didn't dare to get too close due to the vision in the sky. Afterwards came Sect Master Wu and Elder Lin. They stood beside Xie Zhou on one left and one on the right. They raised their heads and stared at the vision in the sky. ?”
Head Wu and Elder Lin were a little unbelievable. They already knew the real ages of Baitang and Baitang from Xie Zhou. Such a young age made them accept that the other party was about to become a Jindan monk who hadn't appeared in the monastic world for almost a hundred years. What did they do? less than. However, what is slowly gathering in the sky is not the legendary cloud robbery, but also an unheard of colorful cloud robbery.
What is the origin of these two seniors
Head Wu and Elder Lin looked at each other, and they both saw shock and passion in each other's eyes. Now that they have been bound together with these two seniors, it is natural that the higher the other's cultivation level and identity background, the better.
The disciples who came later all looked in amazement at the Jieyun that was about to merge together in the sky, talking a lot.
"Every disciple listens to the order and immediately leaves here to go back. If there is no order, you are not allowed-" The following words were interrupted by the Jieyun that suddenly disappeared from the sky. Head Wu turned his suspicious eyes to Xie Zhou, who pretended to be calm to hide his heart worry and tension. "come out."
If it was an order from other elders, the disciples would always mutter and resist, but seeing that the order was given by the master himself, each of them did not dare to delay, and looked up at the sky for a few times before pushing and pulling each other away.
After they all dispersed, Xie Zhou thought for a while, and walked to the door where they were closed.
After waiting for a moment, Bai Tang and Shen Tingjun both came out from inside. Not seeing each other for three years, both of them have grown much taller, and Baitang's face is still partially opened. At this time, the youthful youth that belongs to a girl can no longer be seen from above. Although it can still be seen that she is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, she will not have the previous mentality that the other party is too young and easy to ignore her strength.
The current Baitang's appearance has merged with her own temperament. If Xie Zhou had met her like this three years ago, he would not choose to show up even if his mind was damaged.
Compared to Baitang's introvertedness, Shen Tingjun's changes are a bit big. Probably due to the influence of her temperament, she clearly had a clear and handsome face, but it always looked like a shadow was cast on it, making people unable to see the half-brightness. The feeling of thinness before was gone, and instead, those who hadn't gotten close to him felt the pressure coming from him, mixed with danger warnings.
But after one breath, Elder Lin couldn't stand still.
Seeing Baitang, he frowned slightly, and looked sideways at Shen Tingjun, "Can't you hold back?"
Shen Tingjun shook his head, and the next moment, the pressure that the three people opposite him felt from him was gone. Shen Tingjun ignored their changes, and turned his gaze to the sky: "The man is coming soon, if you don't want to see him, I'll send him away."
"It's okay to see you."
The three of Xie Zhou couldn't figure it out, but soon they knew who Baitang and the others were talking about - a disciple came to report, and the half-step Jindan senior from Jianmen came to the door with a letter of invitation.
If it was changed before, Sect Leader Wu and Elder Lin had no choice but to go out to pick up people in person, but now that there are Bai Tang and Shen Tingjun, it is natural to let that senior come over by themselves according to the two people's wishes.
Neither Bai Tang nor Shen Tingjun had the habit of letting outsiders know where they retreated, so the group went to the welcoming hall. Not long after they sat down, the one from Jianmen arrived, along with two young juniors, Zhou Chen and Yuan Xun, who had met Baitang a few times. The two of them were taken aback when they saw Baitang sitting at the top.
"Jianmen Sword Daozi, I wonder which senior is going through the tribulation here just now?" Jian Daozi didn't call him this name at first, but changed his name after he succeeded in cultivation to show his determination in the way of swordsmanship.
In fact, after seeing Bai Tang and Shen Tingjun sitting at the top, Jian Daozi guessed that the cloud calamity fluctuation that appeared before was related to one of these two people, and also guessed that the power of Danmen was also at a time when he didn't know it. easy master. However, for Baitang and his age, he had to be shaken by his determination.
"You came here just to see this man who has crossed the tribulation?" Jian Daozi nodded without hesitation, and Shen Tingjun added slowly, "And then?"
"After meeting that senior, I want to teach this fellow Taoist." As he said, Jian Daozi stared straight at Baitang, his eyes full of fighting spirit and the excitement of meeting the same kind. The flying sword on the back also let out a cry of joy.
"It turned out that he came to provoke you. Xie Zhou," Xie Zhou stood up straight when he was stopped. Shen Tingjun looked at him and asked, "What should I do if an enemy comes to my door?"
"Kill!" Xie Zhou said loudly, and the expression on his face was also the same color of killing.
"Competing with the same way, why is the senior so unkind." From the time he came in, Jian Daozi has found out that the senior who should have crossed the catastrophe is Shen Tingjun, but he doesn't know what suppression method the other party used to avoid the sky. robbery investigation.
However, Baitang is the only person that Jian Daozi really values. A monk respects sword cultivation, even if the opponent has the strength of a golden core monk, he will not be afraid if he does not have a golden core in his body. As for Baitang, he hadn't felt a sword cultivator that could excite him for a long time, and it was still a sword cultivator that made him feel that his cultivation was comparable to his own.
So, no matter what, Jian Daozi will have to fight Baitang. After this battle, his bottleneck in kendo might be broken. "I only want to fight this fellow daoist, and I don't want to make trouble for no reason."
Seeing his arrogance and ignoring others, Shen Tingjun wanted his opponent to teach him a lesson, but Baitang's eyes caught him. Baitang stood up calmly, "The two juniors you brought stay here, you follow me."
As soon as Jian Daozi heard this, he put down his original plan of letting the two juniors learn more, and followed Baitang out of the hall.
Among those who were left in place, Shen Tingjun had no intention of getting up to leave. Of course, Xie Zhou didn't dare to shout out to see his master show off his might, so he obediently sat back on his chair. Xie Zhou didn't say a word, and head Wu and Elder Lin wouldn't open their mouths without eyesight. The two old gods sat on the ground and exchanged glances from time to time, just turning a blind eye to the two people who were still standing.
Regarding Jianmen, Head Wu and Elder Lin have been holding back their breath. Their alchemy strength is not as good as the opponent's all the year round, and as time goes by, they are increasingly looked down upon by the people of Jianmen. Even if they come to trade pills or talisman arrays, they always have an arrogant attitude. Now that they have confidence, they don't want to talk nicely to the two angry little guys anymore.
Gu Chen and Yuan Xun looked at each other, but they couldn't see any thoughts from each other's faces. They are used to being hostile in the secular world, and now they belong to the same sect, and at the same time they are photographed by the Supreme Elder with the highest cultivation level in Jianmen, so it is inevitable to continue the previous competition. In particular, one is valued for his understanding of swordsmanship, and the other is valued for his talent in cultivation.
"It turns out that Senior Bai is a member of the Dan Sect. I was fortunate enough to receive a few words from Senior Bai before. This junior is still grateful." In the end, Yuan Xun took the initiative to attack Gu Chen. His smile became more and more sincere, "Elder Xie, it's been a long time since I last saw you. Back then, the junior's eyesight was so poor that he didn't even see the senior's celestial appearance."
Head Wu and Elder Lin were both startled, they didn't expect that a junior from Jianmen not only knew Baitang but also had a close relationship with Xie Zhou, so they couldn't help but turn to look at Xie Zhou.
Xie Zhou bowed his head and drank his tea unmoved. He admitted Yuan Xun's means in the secular world, but in the monastic world, before he has no strength, these are all imaginary.
"I'm a guest from afar," Shen Tingjun said abruptly, "Sit down."
After the end sound fell, Yuan Xun and Gu Chen uncontrollably backed up and sat down on the opposite chairs, but the moment they sat down, Gu Chen failed to sit still and vacated from the chair to the ground. When he stood up, he heard Shen Tingjun's cold voice that seemed to ring in his ears: "Who are you, Gu Yan?"
"Back to the senior, that's the younger brother of the junior." Gu Chen is not a short-hearted person, the trick just now was obviously the deliberate trick of the senior who was ten years younger than him. Hearing him ask Gu Yan again, I couldn't help but wonder if his younger brother accidentally offended him at some point.
Only then did Shen Tingjun glance at him, "You're lucky." Except for the similarity of the face, there was no slight resemblance in the eyes. He can tolerate one Gu Yan, and it is absolutely impossible for him to tolerate a second Gu Yan.
Gu Chen couldn't understand the deep meaning of his words, and knew that he had escaped a catastrophe, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he knew that there was a sect of self-cultivation before, he had a lot of yearning for this mysterious world, but in the end, he was turned away because of his poor qualifications. Fortunately, he didn't give up on the way of swordsmanship, so he was able to be accepted exceptionally.
Gu Chen has experienced the cruelty of the monastic world a long time ago. Here, their Gu family is nothing, and the only thing he can rely on is himself. Therefore, facing Shen Tingjun's fleeting killing intent, he had no choice but to endure.
It's just that he has many doubts about Baitang in his heart. When he first met, he saw the specialness of this girl, but he never expected to see her in the world of cultivation, and she appeared in front of him as an image of a senior. The real gap between the two , like the sky. This made him doubt how extraordinary the cultivation talent the other party possessed was that he could reach the current cultivation level at the young age of seventeen or eighteen.
"May I ask what your senior is called?" Yuan Xun did not give up. "This junior just entered the Taoist sect, so I know very little about you seniors."
Hearing this, Shen Tingjun chuckled carelessly. Yuan Xun listened to his laughter, then met those eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and silently looked away.
After that, Shen Tingjun half closed his eyes and sat quietly on the seat with his elbows propped up. Therefore, others did not dare to make any noise to disturb his tranquility until Baitang and Jian Daozi came back one after another.
Shen Tingjun opened his eyes and asked with a smile, "Is it solved?"
Baitang responded, and then said, "It's time to go."
Shen Tingjun got up to meet him, while throwing a sentence to Xie Zhou, "You can deal with the matter of Danmen".
"Baitang." Just when Baitang and Shen Tingjun were about to leave with the sword, Gu Chen still couldn't hold back and called Baitang's name. Yuan Xun, who was on his right side, shook his head secretly, and sure enough, Gu Chen didn't get what he wanted.
Baitang reached out to stop Shen Tingjun's hand, glanced at Gu Chen, and said, "I can promise you a favor for Gu Yan's care of our family, but it depends on him being willing to give you this favor. You should discuss it with him." I'm done, just ask Xie Zhou to inform me." The most convenient, of course, is that Gu Yan's message is faster, but Bai Tang will not do such a thing that makes Shen Tingjun unhappy.
Gu Chen called her to stop him not for asking for something, but as a subconscious impulse, but in the end, he would not hypocritically refuse. He knew how ordinary his aptitude was, and if he had the opportunity to improve by 10%, he had no reason to reject this opportunity, which was clear from the envious eyes of the people around him.
"Thank you." Gu Chen sincerely thanked Xiaoyan for taking care of Baitang's family, Xiaoyan himself voluntarily, but he enjoyed his younger brother's dedication.
Bai Tang nodded slightly, summoned the Qingshuang Sword, and returned to City S with Shen Tingjun.
When he came back, he staggered the way they left, and asked her whereabouts as soon as he came in and couldn't see Baitang. He was in a state of distress, but he didn't look depressed. Instead, he seemed to have found the light to chase, and his whole body was in a state of excitement.
"gone."
"Gone? Isn't senior from your Dan sect? Where did she go?"
"do not know."
After confirming that the people from the Dan Sect would not tell him where Baitang was going, Jian Daozi ignored the two juniors he had brought, stepped on the flying sword and went looking for someone.