In summer, the trees grow lush and green, exuding a comfortable coolness, and the sunlight is like strands of golden sand, passing through the layers of branches and leaves and falling on the road.
On a flat ancient road, two carriages were moving forward at an even speed, one behind the other.
The two horses pulling the carriage are both tall and strong, running very vigorously and pulling the carriage extremely smoothly, and the groom driving in front is Li Er.
Bai Qingzhou sat alone in one of the carriages. The interior of the wooden carriage was extremely clean. It was not only covered with soft blankets, but also had a small table in the middle with some fresh fruits and vegetables and sake on it.
Bai Qingzhou is closing his eyes to rest.
After the sect learned that Bai Qingzhou had been promoted to the fourth level of Qi Refining, he worked very efficiently. Within five days, a senior from the second level of Qi Refining was arranged to take over Bai Qingzhou's duties.
After handing over everything with this senior brother, Bai Qingzhou set off from Ningshui Prefecture, took a carriage all the way, and slowly headed towards Xuanyang Gate. Today was already the third day of his return journey.
He flew back directly without using [Feiyun Spiritual Paper] because he brought a lot of items, which was more than half of the carriage, and there were two followers. Bai Qingzhou's small spiritual paper could not stand at all.
So we can only choose to return slowly by horse-drawn carriage.
"Why..."
A female sigh came from another carriage.
Bai Qingzhou slowly opened his eyes. His five senses were extremely sensitive. Naturally, he heard the sound immediately, and he knew it was Ji Nian's sigh.
Sighing slightly, he couldn't help but think of Ji Si's behavior when he returned from Ningshui Prefecture that day.
"...Li Lang and I are in love, and I ask the immortal master to make it happen!"
When he learned that he was going to return to the mountain gate that day, Ji Si knelt on the ground and said these words sternly.
Kneeling next to him was a nervous-looking scholar with fair skin.
Bai Qingzhou was a little surprised, but after asking carefully, he found out that this scholar was a clerk in the government. Because Ji Si had been responsible for various tasks in the government for a long time, the two of them often came into contact. After nearly a year of getting to know each other,
The two fell in love with each other and actually made a lifelong commitment.
Knowing that they would need to be separated for a long time if they returned to Shanmen today, Ji Si mustered up the courage to express his wish to resign to Bai Qingzhou.
Give up the qualification of being a handyman in the immortal sect that others dream of, and spend the rest of your life with your lover.
Seeing Ji Si's determination, although Bai Qingzhou was reluctant to give up, he would not beat the mandarin ducks, and agreed to Ji Si's resignation without making any forced demands. He also gave the two of them many mundane gold things, and then left Ningshui.
state.
Ji Nian was sighing constantly in the carriage. Naturally, he was sighing because he was separated from his good sisters.
The carriage drove at an even speed on the official road, and the journey was calm and calm.
soon.
"Master Immortal, you can see the mountain gate." Li Er's voice suddenly came.
Hearing this, Bai Qingzhou opened his eyes, opened the carriage door curtain, and stared into the distance.
Not far away, I saw a high mountain shrouded in fairy mist, green mountains and green waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant, just like the scenery in a painting, a paradise-like fairyland.
It is the mountain gate of Xuanyang Gate.
There is also a semicircular spiritual shield on the outside of the mountain, which covers the entire mountain, making people feel like worshiping it at a glance.
Bai Qingzhou knew that this aura shield was the mountain-protecting formation in his sect, the [Nine-bending Yellow River Formation]. It had amazing defensive power and was said to be able to withstand the attacks of many monks in the middle stage of foundation building.
Continuing forward, the carriage slowly approached the mountain gate.
After placing the carriage at the foot of the mountain, Bai Qingzhou and the others got out of the car and walked. Although there was a lot of supplies, the strength of these few people was different from ordinary people. They picked up the items at will and walked towards the mountain gate.
The senior brother guarding the gate was not familiar with Bai Qingzhou, so he simply took his waist badge to register, chatted for a few words, and then boarded the path up the mountain.
Walking slowly on the path paved with sapphire slabs, seeing familiar scenes and feeling the rich spiritual energy, Bai Qingzhou couldn't help but slowly relax, with a smile on his face and an inexplicable joy in his heart.
"There is too little aura in the mortal world. This is where cultivators should stay..."
On the way, they greeted many familiar classmates and had casual conversations. After a while, the three of them returned to the small courtyard where they had been away for nearly a year.
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The small courtyard had not been taken care of for many days, and it seemed a little cold. After putting down his things, Bai Qingzhou ordered the two of them to tidy up the small courtyard, and then went out and walked towards Gongshan Pavilion.
Every person who went out to deal with matters had to go to Dai Ba as soon as possible after returning to hand over the task. Bai Qingzhou was naturally not surprised.
He walked forward leisurely, and soon arrived at the entrance of Gongshan Pavilion. There was no change in Gongshan Pavilion. Bai Qingzhou walked in slowly, and then found Dai Ba, the deacon of the outer gate, at the same place.
"Deacon Dai, I'm back!" Bai Qingzhou bowed his hands and said with a smile.
After not seeing him for a year, Daiba has gained a lot of gray hair on his temples, but his face is still radiant and his eyes are full of gentleness.
"Haha, good, I have indeed been promoted to the fourth level of Qi Refining!" Dai Ba was well-informed and could see the changes in Bai Qingzhou at a glance.
The aura leaks out, and the strengthened skin will exude a slight aura. This is a characteristic that cannot be hidden after a new promotion.
As you continue to practice, this characteristic will be covered up.
"The boy got it by luck..." Bai Qingzhou replied with a smile.
"Hey, there's no need to be modest!" Dai Ba stroked his chin and beard and chuckled. "Tell me, what did you do in Ningshui Prefecture..."
After hearing this, Bai Qingzhou said yes, and then explained to Dai Ba one by one about some matters that happened in Ningshui Prefecture and handed over the affairs.
After Bai Qingzhou's report was completed, Daiba praised him: "Haha... you did a good job, and everything was well-founded."
Then he continued to ask: "By the way, you have a lot of merit points this time, have you decided what to change?"
Hearing this, Bai Qingzhou already had a draft in his mind and answered directly: "I want to change to a piece of defensive armor this time."
He had thought deeply about exchanging armor because he wanted to participate in the Fangshi Arena. Currently, he had the [Shangqing Sword] as an offensive weapon, but the only defensive ability he had was the simple [Water Air Shield], which was not suitable for fighting.
Saying that is still far from enough.
If you have an armor with excellent defense, you can improve your combat ability.
"Huh? Armor... let me think about it." Daiba closed his eyes and lowered his head, lost in thought.
After a while, Daiba raised his head and said: "There is a yellow-level medium-grade [brass inner armor] that is more suitable for you now! It's just..."
Seeing Dai Ba acting like this, Bai Qingzhou couldn't help but asked curiously: "Just what?"
Dai Ba chuckled and said directly: "It's just that the [brass inner armor] is worth more than thirty low-grade spiritual stones, and you can't afford to redeem it with your current merit points."
"Is there anything else?" Bai Qingzhou asked.
"Well, you can redeem some defensive charms."
Bai Qingzhou bowed and saluted, and said sincerely: "Please give me some advice from Deacon Dai!"
Dai Ba stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I can't say I'm giving you advice, it's just about defense. The best defensive talisman during the Qi refining period is definitely the yellow-level top-grade [Golden Gang Talisman], but your merit points are still far behind. At present,
You can exchange for a few more middle-grade yellow-level talismans. The ones I recommend are [Earth Shield Talisman] and [Stone Talisman]! Both only cost three merit points."
Bai Qingzhou couldn't help but ask: "Then how many merit points do I have now?"
"Wait a minute, let me take a look."
After saying that, Daiba started rummaging through the books on the desk. After a while, he pointed at a book and said:
"You still have eighteen merit points."
After hearing this, Bai Qingzhou lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Then I will exchange for two [Earth Shield Talisman] and two [Stone Talisman], plus one [Sky Thunder Talisman]!"
"good!"
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When Bai Qingzhou, who was enjoying himself, returned to the small courtyard with the newly exchanged talisman, he found two visitors in the courtyard.
It was Qin Yihan and Ruan Xiuqi.
Seeing two old friends who had met for a long time, Bai Qingzhou was in a good mood and said happily: "Why are you two here?"
Qin Yihan's skin was still fair and showed a slight flow of spiritual energy. Apparently, like Bai Qingzhou, the spiritual energy leaked to the skin and reached the fourth level of Qi refining.
But Ruan Xiuqi is still the same as before, after thinking about it, he is still at the third level of Qi Refining.
Ruan Xiuqi stretched out his hand to Bai Qingzhou and said with a smile: "I got it.
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I'll come over as soon as the information comes back, hey, where's my novel?"
"And me! I want my gift too!" Qin Yihan shouted from the side.
Bai Qingzhou smiled proudly and said: "Don't worry, I keep it all in my heart, I have it all!"
Then he turned around and walked into the house where the supplies were stored. He first put away the swords, charms and other items, then took out all the items collected in Ningshui Prefecture and handed them to the two of them separately.
Ruan Xiuqi's gift was hundreds of story-telling novels, all of which Bai Qingzhou collected during his free time in Ningshui Prefecture.
Qin Yihan's gifts were some exquisitely crafted folk jewelry, including combs, hairpins, wrist ornaments, earrings, jade pendants, etc.
Most of the carriages on the return trip were pulling these items.
"Thank you, Brother Bai!"
"Wow, I love this gift!"
Both of them were excited when they saw the gift, with smiles on their faces. This gift was so much more than last time!
Seeing the two of them enjoying these things, Bai Qingzhou felt full of accomplishment.
After watching for a while, Ruan Xiuqi smiled mysteriously, took out a small notebook from his arms, handed it to Bai Qingzhou, and said with a smile:
"This is new, you must have never seen it in Zhoucheng for so long!"
Bai Qingzhou took a closer look and saw that the small book was actually "Lizhou Langya List".
"Oh? There's actually a new one." Bai Qingzhou took it in surprise.
"Lizhou Langya List" is written by Zhuge Shenjun and is published every two years. It records various interesting rankings and stories in the world of cultivation. The version Bai Qingzhou watched before was already two years ago.
"Hehe, yes, this is the latest one. Take a look, there are surprises on it." Qin Yihan said playfully.
Hearing this, Bai Qingzhou opened the pages and looked at them. When he looked at the Lizhou Wizards List, he knew what surprise Qin Yihan was talking about.
The leader of our sect, Li Yuyun, once again moved up the rankings.
Lizhou Wizards List
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Ninth place, Li Yuyun, head of Xuanyang Sect, thirty-six years old, five-story foundation.
Comment: Live up to the reputation of a genius, and is expected to be promoted to Jindan before the age of fifty.
When Bai Qingzhou saw this comment, he couldn't help feeling happy in his heart. He was very proud that his head had received such a comment.
Feeling complacent for a moment.
But inevitably I took another look at the number one spot, and the person at the top of the list still had the same name.
The first place, Huo Hao, is an inner disciple of the Xuanshuang Sword Sect. He is twenty-one years old and has nine levels of foundation building.
Comments: A genius of a generation! A cultivation wizard who is only seen once in a thousand years in Lizhou!
When I saw this person, my joyful mood immediately turned into heartache and frown. This person was so talented that he gave me a strong sense of powerlessness.
Seeing Bai Qingzhou's expression, Ruan Xiuqi naturally understood his mood and said with a smile:
"Don't worry about this pervert hahaha."
"Well..." Bai Qingzhou nodded bitterly.
It's true that comparing people to each other can make people angry to death.
Ruan Xiuqi smiled, then suddenly remembered something, stopped smiling, and hurriedly asked Bai Qingzhou:
"Tell me quickly. I've been here for so long. Has anything interesting happened in Zhoucheng? Are there any heroes in the world? What happened to the woman you mentioned last time who had been in a coma for several years?"
Qin Yihan agreed: "Yes, yes, Bai Qingzhou, you have been gone for so long, a lot of interesting things will definitely happen!"
Putting aside the jealousy in his heart, Bai Qingzhou returned to normal and smiled at the two of them:
"Okay, let me talk to you carefully..."
Then the three of them sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, and Bai Qingzhou talked about some strange things he encountered while stationed in Ningshui Prefecture.
After being stationed for nearly a year, Bai Qingzhou's way of dealing with people has been greatly improved, his verbal expression skills have improved a lot, and he began to talk to the two of them.
He kept talking about some strange stories about ghosts, landscapes, various forms of human beings, etc., which made the two of them scream in surprise and opened their eyes.
After talking until late at night, the two of them left the Bai Qingzhou courtyard and rested separately.