"Lingfeng, I want to hear what's in your heart. I don't blame you if you don't want to say it." Zhou Yan'er whispered softly.
Lingfeng raised his head, looked at Zhou Yaner's beautiful face, and whispered: "Sister, people have dignity and hope, which is the meaning of living.
When I entered the inner sect, I could endure the injustice, because the treasure elixirs and secret teachings that direct disciples could obtain were not what I deserved.
But I cannot endure the oppression and humiliation of losing hope for a long time. I would rather be a mortal."
Zhou Yaner's beautiful eyes were calm and she whispered: "I understand."
Lingfeng lowered his eyes and whispered: "I let my sister down."
Zhou Yaner asked softly: "Lingfeng, can you promise me? As long as I am in Tianjian Village, you will never betray me."
Lingfeng raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yaner.
Zhou Yaner looked at him solemnly.
Their eyes met, and after three breaths, Lingfeng nodded and said: "Sister is here, I won't leave."
Zhou Yan'er's expression softened and she whispered: "Don't worry, I won't let you be too wronged."
Lingfeng nodded silently, feeling vaguely empty in his heart.
He didn't know whether what he promised was right or wrong, and he didn't know whether Zhou Yan'er was doing it to repay his kindness? Or for something else.
"Okay, I'm leaving." Zhou Yan'er said goodbye softly and turned to leave.
"Sister, wait a moment, I have something to ask of you." Lingfeng called out to Zhou Yan'er urgently.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Yan'er turned around and asked in surprise.
"Sister, I have accumulated gold, and I ask my sister to send me back to my hometown and give it to my mother," Lingfeng said.
"It's a simple matter, I'll deliver it for you." Zhou Yaner agreed without hesitation.
"Thank you, sister." Lingfeng thanked happily.
"Put the gold on the bed in the east room. I will pick it up and deliver it. Don't worry." Zhou Yan'er whispered, turned around and left elegantly.
Lingfeng stared blankly in the direction where Zhou Yan'er disappeared for a while, then stepped back with a confused expression.
In the early morning, Lingfeng was full of energy and left the tidy house.
In Baishan Hall, Lingfeng met Elder Xu.
Elder Xu looked calm, said a few words, took out a black hood and told Lingfeng to put it on.
Lingfeng was grabbed by Elder Xu and left Tianjian Manor.
Then, as if he were flying, he stopped making a muffled sound for an hour.
Elder Xu put him down and took off his hood.
I can see the spiritual wind and find myself in a semi-natural cave.
The cave is ten square meters in size, with a stone bed, a stone table and two bamboo chairs. An oil lamp shines on the stone table to illuminate the entire cave.
Elder Xu explained: "Lingfeng, this is the Zangyuan Cave Mansion. Your daily activities are restricted. This cave is your place of cultivation. When you exit the cave, go left to the three caves of Zangyuan Cave, Baigu Cave, and Jianquan Cave.
There are elementary secret techniques for you to practice in the Sutra Cave, and there are three senior brothers on duty who can answer your questions.
Baigu is a cave for eating and daily necessities. You can only eat food such as Polygonatum odorata and exchange it for lamp oil and clothes for daily use. Jianquan Cave is a place for bathing and reverence."
Lingfeng said respectfully: "Disciple, I have written it down."
Elder Xu said sternly: "On both sides of the cave where you are, there are brothers practicing. You should not disturb them on weekdays. If someone intrudes you, do not fight back. You can go to the Sutra Cave to seek help from the brothers on duty."
"Disciple has noted it down." Lingfeng responded respectfully.
"Practice also requires perseverance. If you think you can't continue the hard practice, you can go to the Sutra Cave to apply for retreat. If you can't get the consecration period in ten years, you will be forced to retreat. I hope you can endure the loneliness, and I will leave."
After Elder Xu finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the cave.
"Disciple sees off the elder." Lingfeng hurriedly took a few steps forward to be polite, but Elder Xu left without looking back.
As soon as Elder Xu left, Lingfeng stretched his waist and scanned the cave dwelling with a relaxed mind.
The interior of the cave dwelling is really simple, much worse than the big house in Tianjian Village.
After seeing the cave dwelling, he walked outside the cave.
Outside the cave is a corridor that runs from left to right.
On the wall of the corridor, there are holes and oil lamps every seven or eight meters, making the environment look like a prison cell.
Lingfeng turned around and recognized the entrance of the cave. Above it were two carved characters of three and seven, indicating cave number thirty-seven.
He identified the cave entrance and walked to the left, curiously peeping at the cave entrances he passed.
There was someone in some caves, and he walked quietly and silently.
After walking about 200 meters, the cave is steep and wide and enters the belly of a mountain.
The inside of the mountain is more than ten meters high, more than twenty meters wide, and more than thirty meters long. There are many stone grooves cut into the stone walls.
There are volumes of bamboo books placed in the stone trough, and there are more than a thousand volumes that can be glanced at.
Lingfeng knew in his heart that when he arrived at the Buddhist Scripture Cave, besides the bamboo books in the wall slots, there were seven scattered people.
Three of them each sat cross-legged on a square stone and looked down silently.
The other four people stood in front of the alcove, holding books and reading under the oil lamp.
Lingfeng was delighted when he saw the book. He hesitated, gave up polite greetings, and walked to the alcove, looking for a suitable secret technique.
After reviewing more than a dozen volumes of bamboo books, Lingfeng understood the layout of the collection.
The collection of books is classified according to five attributes and four images, which contain mental methods and cultivation experiences. The five attributes are fundamental cultivation, and the four images are cultivation and cultivation.
Lingfeng had the foundation to not be blind, and Liufeng taught him the Fire Attribute Gathering Technique.
There is also the secret technique of Xuangui passed down by Zhou Yan'er, who already has an introductory understanding of the secret technique of Peiyuan Foundation Building.
After thinking about it, he studied his thoughts in the bamboo book in the fire wall trough.
Then, I searched for the Sun Mind Method and its insights. After reading the Sun Mind Method, I looked at the Dead Wood Mind Method and its insights.
According to Zhou Yan'er's instructions, he intensively cultivated the innate Zhiyang Xuangu and the acquired Stone God Xuangu.
As for the secret techniques of the acquired Jade Carp Mysterious Bone and the acquired Heavenly Thunder Mysterious Bone, it is not advisable to get involved too much.
Lingfeng remembered it and hurried back to the cave where he sat cross-legged on the stone bed to practice.
There is no time in the mountains, and those who practice Lingfeng Qian rarely come out of the cave.
At the beginning, he went to Baigu Cave to receive Polygonatum odorifera. After practicing for a while, the amount of food he ate became less and it took him three to five days to receive a day's supply.
He seldom talked to others, and his fellow practitioners went about their own lives, so few people noticed his presence.
...
In the big world, Xiao Mufeng diligently cultivates the physical body and inner alchemy.
On this day, during my practice, I unknowingly fell into the memory of a treasure-hunting rat.
In the Xishen Garden of the True Dragon Taoist Sect, a small bamboo forest building, a sweet call came: "Stupid."
Wow!
The treasure-hunting mouse walked through the bamboo forest in response to the sound. When the wind arrived, it suddenly saw a stranger and instinctively clung to the bamboo.
The stranger has a beautiful face in a blue dress, an oval face, and picturesque eyebrows. Her hair is tied back behind her shoulders, and she is noble.
"Stupid, come down." Zhu Sheng waved his hand and called.
The treasure-hunting mouse hesitated, then suddenly jumped to the ground, squatted with its front paws clasped, and looked up at the three beautiful nuns in a cute way.
"Princess, I'm an idiot, please stay." Zhu Sheng turned around and asked.
The beauty in the blue dress whispered: "It is indeed spiritual, but Qiulin's entanglement cannot be offended."
"Princess, if Lord Qiulin insists on keeping you, you can't count it as the princess's gratitude." Jinse spoke helpfully.
The beauty in the blue skirt whispered: "Bamboo flute, if Qiulin asks for it in the future, it will be harder for you to give it up."
Zhusheng looked down at the treasure-hunting mouse, her eyes showing reluctance.
The treasure-hunting mouse understood the meaning and flew to the left shoulder of the bamboo sheng, fawningly and intimately.
"I don't have the ability to keep you." Zhusheng whispered reluctantly.
Ouch!
The treasure-hunting rat barked softly, waving its furry tail and brushing the hair of the bamboo sheng.
"Princess, Lord Qiulin, please wait until you ask for it." Jinse spoke helpfully.
"We are going out to find fate. Whether we can stay or not depends on how much we gain." The beauty in the blue dress made the decision.
The Shenlan Mountains are vast and boundless, with countless valleys and dangerous peaks.
"You idiot, don't run too far." Zhu Sheng shouted, but the treasure-hunting mouse didn't come back.
"He didn't run away, did he?" Jinse said negatively.
Zhu Sheng anxiously jumped around to look for it.
The princess and Jinse were cautious and lagging behind. The mountains were dangerous and they might be attacked by lurking monsters.
The treasure-hunting mouse clung to the treetops, looking at the landscape, which was his birthplace.
After a while, the treasure-hunting squirrel flew through the void and landed in the hidden lair.
In an instant, the treasure-hunting rat's fur exploded, and its eyes were fiercely exposed.
From the cave covered by plants, a red python head was revealed, with dark green eyes and a black message spitting out.
Ouch!
The treasure-hunting rat roared in fear and anger, exuding the ferocious aura of a monster.
The red giant python swam out of the cave and faced off in a circle. It was naturally superior to rats, but its rank was lower than that of treasure-hunting rats.
Ouch!
The treasure hunter's anger overcame his fear, and he took the initiative to attack with hatred, disappearing without a trace.
Stab!
A bloody gash appeared on the red python's neck, and the python failed to swallow it.
The treasure-hunting rat appeared on the other side and scurried past again, tearing open the python's belly with its sharp claws.
The giant red python stretched its body and fled, while the treasure-hunting rat chased him until it was killed.
The treasure-hunting rat returns to its burrow and enters cautiously, smelling the empty fishy smell.
He howled sadly, and came out of the cave after a while, crouching and looking into the distance, his eyes flashing with uncertainty.
After a long time, the treasure-hunting mouse left and returned. He got close to the bamboo sheng nun, and the monster's nature preferred the aura of the bamboo forest area.
Of course, the nature of the treasure-hunting rat is also not to leave the nest in the territory of the monster beast, but the practice of enlightenment has the upper hand.
"Stupid." Zhu Sheng called in surprise when he saw the treasure-hunting mouse returning.
The treasure-hunting mouse let out a soft cry, turned around and led the way to a demon bear's lair.
The three female nuns fought to kill the demon bear, while the treasure-hunting rat dug in the lair and found more than a dozen Geng gold stones.
"It is estimated to be worth five thousand low-grade spiritual stones." Princess Lanqun made an estimate.
The bamboo sheng was happy and praised the treasure-hunting rat.
Traveling in the mountains, the treasure-hunting mouse found precious elixirs and ores many times.
On this day, in a mountain stream, heavy rain caused a rumbling flash flood scene.
Three women and one beast took shelter from the rain in the recess of the mountain wall, and the princess sat cross-legged in the innermost place and practiced meditation.
A treasure-hunting rat squats on the left shoulder of the bamboo sheng, and Jinse is beside it, pointing and whispering.
Suddenly, a monk appeared in the sky in the distance, moving rapidly along the flash flood in the heavy rain.
The treasure-hunting rat snarled and fled away into the torrential rain.
Zhu Sheng stared at him in surprise. The red shadow flashed and the treasure hunter came back, biting into a green fruit.
The monk who was flying in the air rushed to the alcove and shouted: "Someone's green and red fruit."
"Eat it." The treasure-hunting mouse heard the princess's female voice. It hesitated and swallowed the fruit.
"Senior Brother Yan." Princess Lanqun stood up and walked forward to greet him.
"Junior Sister Yuxuan, a certain Zhu Guo." The monk who flew over said eagerly.
All cultivators focused their attention on the treasure-hunting rat.
The treasure-hunting mouse scurried to the farthest point, its fur exploding, and red mist rose.
The monk who flew over looked gloomy and flew away with an angry roar.
The three women turned around and looked at the treasure hunting rat.
Jinse whispered: "If you don't plant the spiritual beast talisman, it will be wild and difficult to tame."
"Don't be unjust. I ordered it to be eaten. Whether to plant the spiritual beast to form a contract or not, the bamboo sheng decides." Princess Yuxuan defended.
"The princess should enter into a contract." Zhusheng responded.
Princess Yuxuan turned around and looked outside.
Jinse said: "Don't talk nonsense, the princess's contracted spirit beast is inferior to the treasure hunting rat."