Tianjingfeng

The headmaster and the twelve palaces each occupy one of the nineteen Tianzi-shaped peaks of the Yunxiao Sect. The remaining six peaks are all managed by the General Affairs Hall.

Three of them are used to cultivate spiritual plants, raise spiritual beasts, and support formations. The other three are leased to families in need in the Xu Kingdom.

Tianjingfeng is one of them.

Ancestor Yunjun of the Zhao family in Shuyang County has been practicing here for more than nine years.

The maximum time it takes to attack the golden elixir is ten years. This means that the more than 500-year-old Zifu will definitely make a final attempt in the near future.

At this time, in a cave with a simple shape on the top of the mountain, the rich spiritual energy almost turned into water droplets. Master Yunjun was sitting there, with his eyes slightly closed, adjusting his breath and luck.

If there are members of the Zhao family here, they will be surprised to find that their ancestor has a full forehead, a rosy complexion, crystal clear eyes, and full of energy.

The gray hair on his head has all turned into jet black. The wrinkles on his face have been smoothed away, and he looks much younger, almost middle-aged.

This is the half-step golden elixir!

Ancestor Yunjun is only half a step away from the golden elixir!

Of course, this half step is not easy to take. For many monks, it is like a chasm.

Especially the next stage of inner demons, there are many risks, and if you are not careful, you will die. Because of this, not everyone dares to attack the golden elixir realm, and many cultivators often stop at the half-step golden elixir.

However, this is definitely not Yunjun’s purpose!

He has been gathering strength for nine years, practicing in this spiritually abundant cave for nine years, consuming countless family resources, and now, it is finally time to attack the inner demon barrier!

He took a deep breath and took out something from his arms, which was the Demon-Suppressing Jade that Zhao Beiqing asked someone to give him.

After stroking it for a while, carefully place the piece of jade on your forehead.

The Heart Demon Pass can be as short as a few days or as long as three months. For an old man like Yun Jun, for the sake of caution, it is usually the latter.

As long as he has passed the inner demon barrier, with his five hundred years of cultivation experience and nine years of physical and mental training, he believes that he should be 70% sure of successfully condensing the elixir.

Jindan Avenue is just ahead!

Yun Jun intended to guard his Dantian, reciting the magic formula silently, and the energy and spirit of his whole body became one, entering a state where his mind was empty and his mind wandered to the outer world.

In this state, Taoism is natural, as leisurely as flying in the blue sky, and very comfortable.

Divine consciousness gradually extends outward from the cave, floating among the green mountains and clear waters.

Tianjing Peak, as its name suggests, has the best scenery among the nineteen peaks.

The green mountains are green, surrounded by clouds, the peaks are rugged and rocky, and the cliffs are standing. At the foot of the mountains are dense green bamboos, and the water is gurgling. From time to time, there are a few auspicious cranes flying past with their long calls, hovering in the air, like a fairyland, which is very heart-warming.

Respect.

Yun Jun wandered around this world, feeling peaceful and neither sad nor happy. After passing the inner demon barrier, he felt more confident.

One day, two days...

……

Jingshi Hall

Jingshi Hall is located at the entrance of Tianjing Peak, thirty miles away from the cave where Yun Jun cultivates. This distance is exactly the limit of the spiritual consciousness of the monks in Zifu.

The main responsibility of these disciples of the General Affairs Hall in the palace is to serve the families who rent this place.

Therefore, if something happens to Yun Jun, he can send his spiritual consciousness here and ask them to send him messages. But if nothing happens, he will not specially send his spiritual consciousness to this place.

Most of the time, Yun Jun is in seclusion. Although there is a team of ten guards in the main hall, there are only two people on duty at ordinary times. Tianjing Peak is located in the hinterland of the sect, so it is safe.

On this day, in the main hall, a disciple in white was reading a book out of boredom.

Tianjing Peak Guarding is not a bad job, not much better. Although the spiritual stones donated by the Zhao family in recent years are enough to cover more than half of his salary, that's all the money he gets throughout the year.

Moreover, the errand itself is very boring, and no one often visits me for several days, so I can only read and read to pass the time.

As for asking for leave to go out, it is even more common. For example, today, two people were supposed to be on duty, but in fact, another junior sister gave him a few winks and disappeared without a trace.

It doesn’t matter, it’s better to be alone! The disciple named Liu Xu was secretly proud, especially when he saw the young man coming in from outside the hall, his smile became even stronger.

This is a disciple in white with a slender figure and regular facial features. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands towards Liu Xu and said:

"Senior Brother Liu, morning!"

Liu Xu quickly stood up and returned the greeting. Although this junior brother was slightly inferior to him in cultivation, he had a rich background and was a disciple of Elder Zhu of the General Affairs Hall. Moreover, I heard that Elder Zhu treated him as his own son and even accepted him as his righteous brother.

Master, this relationship is much closer than that between ordinary disciples.

Therefore, in front of him, Liu Xu not only did not dare to put on the airs of his senior brother, but even flattered him a little, just because this junior brother was always generous with his actions.

Sure enough, after a few words of greeting, Junior Brother Zhu explained his purpose:

"Junior brother wants to go for a walk up the mountain, so I would like to ask you to do it for your convenience."

As he said that, he handed something in his hand, but it was a middle-grade spiritual stone.

"Easy to say, easy to say," Liu Xu smiled happily, but still told him according to the rules:

"Don't disturb the seniors in the mountains, otherwise, you and I will not be able to bear the burden."

"Senior brother, don't worry, little brother, don't worry." Junior Brother Zhu agreed with a smile.

This is not the first time he has done this. As early as last year, this Junior Brother Zhu came here often. It was said that he was practicing a skill that required a little spiritual energy from the fourth-level spiritual veins.

Of course, this kind of thing is not allowed. However, the people who gave me the spiritual stone were very cheerful and sensible. There are also some rare medicinal materials planted on this spiritual peak. Although it is protected by the formation, necessary inspections are required when coming out.

In this regard, Junior Brother Zhu is very cooperative. Every time he opens his storage bag, there is no discomfort.

And the time he chooses is mostly when Liu Xu is on duty alone. In the past six months, Senior Brother Liu has earned thousands of light spirit stones from him, which is much more generous than the Zhao family.

Today is just a repeat of the past.

……

Junior Brother Zhu left the main hall, his sleeves fluttering, and walked leisurely towards the mountain.

Even if monks in the foundation-building stage do not have flying swords to control the air, their walking speed is unmatched by ordinary people.

In just half an hour, he had walked dozens of miles of mountain roads and arrived near a spiritual spring.

The dense water vapor carries a lot of aura, lingering, and the green grass and red flowers are looming.

Junior Brother Zhu took a deep breath with satisfaction. The spiritual energy here was as rich as a third-order spiritual vein.

Tianjing Peak is protected by formations. Although these spiritual energies are dispersed, they are also imprisoned in this mountain forest and will not be lost elsewhere.

Junior Brother Zhu took out a futon and sat cross-legged in the pavilion next to the spiritual spring. From the looks of it, he was really practicing.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes, and it seemed that the practice had ended.

However, this person was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he took out the wine jar, cup and other items from his storage bag and began to drink by himself.

After finishing the glass, he took out another wine bottle, filled it with wine, and placed it on the stone table in front of him.

"This glass of wine is to commemorate the members of my Zhu family who were killed." He thought silently in his heart, but said loudly:

"This glass of wine is to commemorate the monks of my sect who were killed on the battlefield by the demon clan."

After saying that, the wine glass was thrown into the wind, and the wine inside spilled out.

I don’t know what level this spiritual wine is, but its aroma is extremely mellow. With the mountain wind, it flutters and fills a large mountain forest.

Then, he continued to talk to himself, narrating that the cracks in the demon clan were widening and there were more and more monsters.

The sound is clear and pleasant.

Master Yunjun, whose consciousness was wandering around, maybe he smelled the aroma of wine or heard a voice, and finally focused his attention here.

"The cracks in the magic cloud have been expanding?" Yun Jun murmured in his heart. In order not to disturb his cultivation, the Zhao family never disclosed this news to him.

He immediately became interested.

Some people say that to overcome inner demons, one must abandon all external interference and have no distracting thoughts.

There is some truth in this statement, but it may not be correct.

Since you have to face your inner demons, if even some words from the outside world can disturb your state of mind, then your state of mind is too weak!

What other golden elixirs are you trying to achieve? Go home early and retire!

Therefore, Yun Jun not only did not close his spiritual consciousness, but also listened with great interest.

Just listen to the story!

In fact, the world of immortality also believes that listening to anecdotes and allusions when you are trying to overcome the demonic barrier will not only not affect yourself, but will help relax your mind.

This is like when someone is doing a test, they like to play some melodious songs next to them, so that they can calm their mind and have better results.

It's a pity that the stories that Junior Brother Zhu told later became more and more serious.

But at this time, Yun Jun couldn't stop.

Junior Brother Zhu: "Three years ago, Xuanfeng Hall was ambushed, and more than a hundred people died, including the two hall masters..."

Yun Jun: What! The leader of the Selected Front Hall is dead? Fortunately, Zhexi had the foresight to transfer from the Selected Front Hall in advance. This is really a blessing for my Zhao family!

Junior Brother Zhu: No one wants to go to Hanzhou. The sect’s elders’ council has decided to recall all the monks who have been transferred. I heard that the new master of Xuanfeng Hall will be their old master.
To be continued...