"Junior Brother Yuan, have you succeeded in building the foundation?" Liu Han asked with some uncertainty.

Yuan Qing smiled slightly but did not answer. As soon as he thought, a shimmering silver shield suddenly appeared. If he looked closely, he saw that it was made up of layers of fine sword energy intertwined with each other.

Seeing this, Liu Han's suspicion disappeared and he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to junior brother Ning Yuan for building the foundation. From then on, he became a saint and entered the immortal gate!"

Yuan Qing put away his body-protecting sword and raised his hand and said, "Thank you, senior brother. Without senior brother's advice, Yuan Qing may not have been able to advance to foundation building so smoothly." He bowed to the end.

Liu Han hurriedly helped him up and said: "The relevant matters before were just related to responsibilities, junior brother, you don't need to take it to heart."

Yuan Qing thanked him again, and then asked: "By the way, senior brother, do you know where senior brother Xu is now?"

Liu Han was about to speak when he suddenly heard a burst of gentle laughter: "Haha, it's just as I expected." Then he saw a green rainbow coming from the sky, the rainbow light dissipated, and a figure appeared, with a smile that made people feel like spring breeze on his face.

, none other than Xu Jingtian.

"Senior Brother Xu." The two of them saluted together.

After Xu Jingtian returned the gift, he looked Yuan Qing up and down. Yuan Qing also felt for the first time the "Grandpa Xu" who had a long history. The two of them fell into a subtle silence for a while.

Yuan Qing felt that the aura of the gentle Taoist in front of him was as deep as the ocean, but his spiritual pressure was looming, and his spiritual consciousness was like a mud cow dipping into water, making no waves at all.

On the other side, Xu Jingtian had green light looming in his eyes, and the expression on his face was very pleased. Suddenly he felt a sharp spiritual consciousness reaching his body, and he began to explore it somewhat arrogantly. Xu Jingtian thought, and his body immediately became faint and turbulent, and his spiritual consciousness swept away.

The circle had no choice but to return without success.

"Yuan Qing, using your spiritual thoughts to spy on other people's cultivation will be regarded as a provocative move. I wonder if my senior brother will test your magical powers today." Xu Jingtian said pretending to be serious.

Yuan Qing was shocked and hurriedly bowed and apologized: "Yuan Qing didn't know this before. Don't be surprised, Senior Brother Xu."

Xu Jingtian chuckled, waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Those who don't know are not guilty. In the future, when you walk in the spiritual world, you should remember that not all monks are as observant of etiquette as my disciple Xuanyuan. They are motivated by wealth. There are many people who kill people and seize treasures.

, it is not uncommon for people to fight to the death over a disagreement; the higher the realm, the more extreme the monks' temperament will be under the influence of the exercises they practice, and there are even giants of the demonic path who massacre the city just based on their temperament. In the world of spiritual practice

Far more cruel than the world."

Liu Han nodded in agreement and said: "As the saying goes, I have no intention of harming the tiger, but the tiger is harmful to the human heart."

Yuan Qing bowed deeply and said sincerely: "Thank you two senior brothers for your teachings. Yuan Qing will keep them in mind."

Xu Jingtian accepted the ceremony calmly and then asked: "Since you have successfully established the foundation, you should stay in the sect and practice hard. Is there any unfinished business in the next sect?"

Yuan Qing replied without thinking: "Everything has been arranged. I haven't invited my senior brother yet, where is Zhu Ling'er now?"

"I don't know where Zhu Ling'er is now, but you can ask the senior brother on duty when you choose the cave." Then Xu Jingtian slightly cupped his hands and said to Liu Han: "Junior brother Liu, I'll take my leave now."

"Better go, senior brother," Liu Han replied with cupped hands.

Yuan Qing also saluted and said: "Yuan Qing is very grateful for the kindness of my senior brother. I will have a drink with my senior brother someday."

"Hahaha, junior brother, don't forget, I, Liu, am a very good drinker!"

Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Senior brother, farewell!" After saying that, he and Xu Jingtian got on the flying boat, turned into a rainbow, and disappeared from the horizon in the blink of an eye.

The two of them headed east, passing Luo Xing Lake, then south, and finally landed on a small mountain peak. There was a circular square with a radius of 100 feet on the top of the mountain. There were two halls on the east and west sides of the square. There were gilded plaques on them.

The words "consul" and "lingfu" are written on the gold.

Xu Jingtian took Yuan Qing straight to the "Consul's Hall" on the east side. Seeing Xu Jingtian coming, a monk in a green robe hurriedly got up from his couch to greet him.

"I have met Senior Brother Xu. I wonder what Senior Brother has to do when he comes here this time?"

"It turns out that Junior Brother Li Yang is on duty. This trip is to bring this new Junior Brother here to register. I am involved in secular affairs in the next sect, so I will leave the follow-up matters to Junior Brother."

Yuan Qing looked at Senior Brother Li from the side and saw that he had a face with Chinese characters, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard. He looked like a rather bold man.

"Follow senior brother's order." Li Yang looked solemn after hearing this and bowed respectfully.

Xu Jingtian turned slightly sideways and said to Yuan Qing: "This is Junior Brother Li Yang. He came from the same country as you. If you have any questions, you can ask him."

"Yes," Yuan Qing responded, turned to Li Yang and cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, Senior Brother Li."

Li Yang laughed and replied: "Since we came from the same country and are practicing in the same discipline, it is right for us to help each other. There is no need to worry about it."

Seeing this, Xu Jingtian smiled slightly and said, "Yuan Qing, give me the token."

Yuan Qing followed his instructions and took out the formation order and handed it to Xu Jingtian. The latter put away the order and said, "In this case, I will take the first step."

After saying that, he raised his hands and turned into a blue rainbow and flew away.

Yuan and Qing also bowed in return, and then Li Yang introduced Yuan Qing into the palace and asked, "I wonder where my junior brother's hometown is?"

"Chang'an, senior brother, where are you?"

"It turns out that I am from Chang'an. I come from a small village on the border called Lijiacun. My ancestors have been hunters for generations."

"I wonder how many years have you been practicing Taoism, senior brother? Have you ever gone back to visit during this period?"

"I went up the mountain when I was ten years old, built the foundation for twenty years, and reached the peak of the early stage of foundation building for another twenty years. Now it has been forty years. I think my junior brother is not old, so he must have extraordinary qualifications and a golden elixir.

"

"Senior brother, you are kidding me. We have just established the foundation and our eyes are dark. How can we talk about the golden elixir?"

While talking, the two of them had arrived in the palace. Li Yang asked Yuan Qing to sit down in front of the desk, and he sat opposite him. Then he took out a jade album with the word "Xuan Yuan" engraved in gold seal on the cover, but inside it was

Blank

Li Yang turned the jade book to a certain page, stopped, and then said to Yuan Qing: "Please also ask my junior brother to drop some blood essence on it."

Hearing this, Yuan Qing stretched out the palm of his left hand, and at the same time stretched out his right index finger to make a stroke in the air. A small sword energy cut through his left index finger, and then he used his skills to force out a drop of dark red blood and dripped it on the jade book.

The blood essence fell on the jade book and was absorbed instantly, and then two small crimson characters disappeared in a flash. At the same time, a line of gilded small characters appeared on a similar jade book on the table in the main peak lobby: "Yuan Qing"

, foundation building stage, Nine Spirit Sword Body..."

"It turns out to be Junior Brother Yuan Qing. This is the identity certificate of Xuanyuan's disciple," he said, taking out a black gold token and handing it to Yuan Qing. It was exactly the same as the one Xu Jingtian had taken out.

"After this order recognizes its master through bloodshed, the identity information of the orderer will be recorded. In the future, whether you receive monthly offerings, go to the Merit Hall to accept tasks to earn merit points, or even use merit points to trade heavenly materials and earthly treasures between fellow sects, you will need this

make."

"Merit points? Offerings? Tasks?" Yuan Qing was confused by this series of "new words".

Li Yang chuckled and explained: "Disciples in the sect's foundation-building period need to complete the sect's mission at least once a year, while disciples in the golden elixir phase need to complete the sect's mission once every ten years. After completing the mission, you can get a different number of merit points depending on the difficulty of the reward.

And you can come and go freely within one year after that. Merit points can be exchanged for heavenly materials, earthly treasures, secret skills, and elixir treasures in the Merit Hall. You can also ask the brothers in the Refining Peak or Medicine Valley to forge elixirs for you.

If you have enough merit points, you can even ask the elders at the Nascent Soul stage and above to give you guidance on how to cultivate your magical powers. As for offerings, monks in the foundation-building stage can come here to receive a middle-grade spiritual stone every month, and monks in the elixir-formation stage can come here to receive a high-grade spiritual stone every month.

Stone, with attributes of your choice; new disciples can receive an additional mid-grade magic weapon, twelve merit points, a mid-grade spiritual stone and a copy of "Xuan Yuan General Knowledge"." He handed over a small gray bag, "Here.

It contains two medium-grade spiritual stones of gold and fire attributes. The general knowledge explains the Xuanyuan Sect rules and the history of this continent. Please keep it, junior brother."

Yuan Qing thanked him and took the storage bag. He looked inside and found that the space inside was much larger than the one in the lower sect, but still inferior to what his grandfather gave him. There were two spiritual stones and a book.

The navy blue book lay quietly inside.

After putting it and the token away, Yuan Qing asked: "Senior Brother, where can I get the magic weapon?"

Li Yang seemed to have expected it. He stood up and said outside: "Of course we are going to the Hall of Merit."

Yuan Qing followed Li Yang outside the palace and saw him waving his hand and releasing a black and white chessboard, which was no bigger than the palm of his hand at first. It turned in the air and reached about ten feet wide, and then stopped at the feet of the two of them.

"Junior brother Yuan, if you have nothing to do, I will take you for a ride." After saying that, he stood on the chessboard first. Yuan Qing did not hesitate, said thank you and followed behind.

After he stood still, Li Yang raised his hand and played a spell, causing the chessboard to shake and fly through the air.

The two of them headed northwest, crossed many mountains, and finally landed on a platform shrouded in clouds and mist.

Yuan Qing followed Li Yang along the white jade plank road, and after twists and turns, he came to a wide square with three main halls on it. A monk came out of it and flew away through the air.

Li Yang led Yuan Qing straight to the main hall on the left. When he entered, he saw a large jade stone in the middle, with small characters densely engraved on it. There were three or two monks standing in front of the wall, meditating.

Li Yang ignored it and led Yuan Qing around the jade and walked inside.

"Senior Brother Li, you are not on duty at the Consul Hall, so why are you here with me when you have time? This junior brother looks unfamiliar, I wonder?" A monk in yellow robe laughed when he saw the two of them, and stood up to talk to each other.

Welcome.

This person has a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. At first glance, he looks somewhat similar to Li Yang.

"Junior brother Wang, long time no see. The main purpose of coming here is to exchange for a bottle of Huang Yuandan, and by the way, I will take the new junior brother to receive the magic weapon and merits." He turned sideways and said to Yuan Qing: "This is senior brother Wang Hao, and it's me.

A close friend, you don't have to be polite with him."

After hearing this, Yuan Qing stepped forward, saluted and said, "Yuan Qing has met Senior Brother Wang."

Wang Hao returned his hand and said, "Since it was brought by Senior Brother Li, it is one of our own. If Junior Brother Yuan needs anything, just ask. Brother Li, you can do as you please. I will take Junior Brother to the back hall."

Li Yang waved his hand and turned around and walked to the jade wall. He took out the token and waved it. A wisp of slender mysterious light hit a certain line of small characters on the wall. Then the space blurred and an apricot-yellow vial turned from virtual to real and fell into his hand.

Li Yang put it away solemnly, glanced at the back hall, and after a moment's thought, he went out of the hall directly, released the chessboard and flew away.

Yuan Qing followed Wang Hao to a stone wall in the back hall, took out a silver token and waved it. The stone wall blurred, revealing the darkroom behind it. Entering it, there was a large space with rows of wooden shelves.

They are neatly arranged, with spherical transparent air masks floating on them. There are various items inside, including weapons and armors, clothes and ribbons, and even inkstones and dice, all of which are exquisite and small.

Wang Hao led him to the last row of shelves and said: "This row of shelves are all medium-grade magic weapons, equipped for offense and defense, as well as auxiliary magic weapons for flying and gathering energy. Junior brother, you can choose from them."

Yuan Qing did not take action, but just thought about it for a while, and then asked: "May I ask Senior Brother Wang, how much merit does a top-quality magical weapon require?"

Wang Hao didn't expect Yuan Qing to ask this question, so he was stunned for a moment and replied: "The best magic weapons all have a hundred merits upwards, the defensive ones are more expensive, and there are also three or four hundred merits with special magical powers. Junior brother, but I want to

Change it to a top-quality magic weapon?"
To be continued...