As the sun rises in the east, the mist in the forest gradually dissipates, revealing a tranquil scene.
Ye Ling slowly opened his eyes while practicing, a breath of turbid air came out of his chest, then he stood up and moved his hands and feet.
In the blink of an eye, after several days of pure cultivation, his injuries improved a little, and the practice of breaking through barriers and breaking through the orifices began again.
In just a few days, Ye Ling broke through another aperture and injected a massive amount of spiritual power into his Dantian, leaving only a pile of spiritual stones with exhausted spiritual energy at his feet.
At this moment, Ye Ling has broken through a total of forty orifices, and his cultivation level has improved further. However, the further he goes, the more spiritual stones he consumes. If it were not for the Demon Saint Tomb, he would still have no intention of entering the country at this moment.
Ye Ling stretched out his arms and walked forward when he smelled the scent of elixir.
He looked for incense, but Jiang Fan and Bai Wuyu were refining elixirs, with a group of little creatures sitting around watching.
Seeing Ye Ling coming over, Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Brother Ye, my furnace of elixirs will be ready soon. Do you want to give it a try?"
Ye Ling asked: "How dare you take medicine and make elixirs here?"
All the elixirs and herbs here can produce spiritual wisdom. If you take them to make elixirs, it will be the same as killing lives.
Jiang Fan explained: "Brother Ye doesn't know something. These little creatures can use part of the medicinal power for me to make elixirs without harming their bodies. Moreover, since there are fewer impurities in the herbs, the quality of the elixirs will be higher!"
As he spoke, Jiang Fan gave a light drink and used his Taoist power to open the furnace. The aroma of elixirs overflowed in an instant, and all the little creatures were intoxicated.
Jiang Fan approached, took out dozens of crystal-warm elixirs, and said: "This is the elixir I refined. It can replace the spirit stones if necessary. Brother Ye, please take some and use them!"
Ye Ling waved his hand and said: "I have a lot of spiritual elixirs in this jade finger, so I don't need these. I think you should give them to these little guys!"
Jiang Fan lowered his head and saw a group of little creatures pulling at his pants with their little hands, looking at him eagerly with saliva in their mouths.
Jiang Fan smiled helplessly and said: "Okay, okay, I got these medicinal powers from you, so I'll give them back to you!"
With that said, he and Bai Wuyu distributed the elixirs to them.
Ye Ling asked again: "I have been practicing these past few days to pass the test, but I don't know where Xu Hong, Feiyun and the others have gone?"
Bai Wuyu said: "They went to the Buddhist Scripture Cave in the mountain. They said they wanted to find some martial arts books to read. The second senior brother was also there."
Ye Ling heard this and looked for it.
Behind the thatched cottage and further into the mountains, you can see a cave. There is a stone door outside, but there is a cave inside.
Ye Ling came to the door and saw a couplet carved on the left and right sides of the stone door: "
Collect thousands of scriptures;
There are three thousand great ways within."
The couplet was written by Daoli, and it was quite meaningful. Ye Ling stood in front of the door and pondered it for a long time, then he looked away, opened the door and stepped forward.
Once you enter, you will see: "
There are rows of bookshelves, piles of ancient scrolls, the ground is paved with bluestone, and the upper walls are illuminated by spiritual beads. It is full of elegant rhyme and ink, and the Taoist teachings are true scriptures.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Bu Feiyun holding a volume of ancient books and studying them carefully. His eyebrows relaxed or stretched, and he was very serious. Even when Ye Ling walked in, he didn't react.
Looking further inside, Xu Hong was sitting on a wooden chair, holding a scroll of bamboo slips and reading. His expression was not as serious as Bu Feiyun's, but a little more joyful.
Wu Qing was sitting next to Xu Hong, with ancient books open in front of him, but he was practicing with his eyes closed, as if he had some understanding.
Ye Ling stepped to the right and saw Wei Ran and Bu Feiyan sitting opposite each other.
Wei Ran smiled and said: "Yi Zi, why are you here?"
Because Xu Hong explained to everyone that "sages and sages are called sons", everyone called Ye Ling "Yi Zi".
Ye Ling said: "I heard from three seniors that there are many ancient books here, which may be beneficial to our practice, so I came to take a look."
Wei Ran nodded and said: "The ancient books here are all left by the powerful predecessors who opened up this small world. Many of the Taoist scriptures and techniques may be able to find opportunities."
Ye Ling nodded and looked at it with his eyes, only to see that what Wei Ran was holding was a copy of "Canglan Travel Notes", which was a record of marches.
Wei Ran noticed Ye Ling's gaze and smiled: "The three seniors said that I have never been out of the small world and don't understand the outside world, so they found some books for me to read that record things in the outside world. They will let me leave after reading them."
When Ye Ling heard this, he sighed in his heart, what a helpless move the three elders made!
Therefore, Ye Ling stopped disturbing the two of them and walked along the bookshelf to see if there were any ancient books that could be helpful to him.
The further you go in, the more profound these exercises and Taoist scriptures become, and there are only a few books on the innermost shelves.
But these books exuded a faint halo. Ye Ling wanted to get closer, but was blocked by an invisible force, making it difficult to move forward.
"It seems that these exercises are protected by a barrier. It is difficult to read them without reaching a certain level of cultivation."
Suddenly, Ye Ling frowned and his eyes fell on a pile of debris in the corner.
It was a damaged and abandoned bookshelf, covered with a thick layer of dust.
Ye Ling stepped in, reached out and gently moved away the broken wood above, and found a wooden sword underneath!
This wooden sword is dark brown in color, three feet long, shaped like a flowing cloud, and has nothing special in appearance.
But in Ye Ling's eyes, there was a hint of sharpness. The wooden sword in front of him was absolutely extraordinary.
Ye Ling stretched out his hand to pick up the sword, and for a moment the two sharp edges merged together. An invisible sword energy swayed from the wooden sword, breaking several bookshelves and creating a roar.
Xu Hong, Wu Qing, Bu Feiyun, Bu Feiyan, and Weiran came over immediately. Xu Hong frowned and asked: "Ye Zi, what happened?"
Ye Ling closed his eyes and didn't answer, holding the wooden sword tightly in his hand, exuding a frightening edge aura, and even Xu Hong and others did not dare to take a step forward.
From the moment Ye Ling took hold of the wooden sword, he recognized the courtyard in the sea. The silhouette of the man in white suddenly appeared, with an expressionless face and a strange color in his eyes. Then he disappeared again without Ye Ling noticing.
Ye Ling secretly gritted his teeth, his own sharp energy was competing with the sharp energy in the wooden sword. The two were inextricably fighting, and there was a stalemate for a while.
Later, the two sharp energies gave up their fight and gradually began to merge.
Ye Ling's heart was shocked. The wooden sword wanted to eat up his sharp energy, and he must not let it succeed.
As a result, Ye Ling's spiritual power burst out all over his body, and the edge of the sword spread all over his body. The broken green rock wooden sword behind him suddenly flew up, and the sound of the sword's roar pierced the sky.
The two broken swords then flew around the wooden sword, continuously surrounding it, and the sharp energy burst out, creating waves of air.
Wei Ran then waved his hands, and a force of nature formed a shield to separate Ye Ling and protect the ancient books in the cave from damage.
Time passed by, and Ye Ling was still unable to subdue this wooden sword.
After hearing the news, Qingyangzi, Bai Wuyu and others in the valley rushed here.
Xu Hong asked: "Senior, what's going on?"
Qingyangzi said: "That sword... was left by the sword cultivator who entered this place back then. He said he had a new sword, and he didn't want the sword to be stained with his blood, so it was left here."
In the light shield, Ye Ling frowned, his face was covered with sweat, and his whole body turned into a battlefield of swordsmanship. Two sword intents were attacking each other, refusing to give in to each other.
Ye Ling seemed to be able to feel a trace of resentment in the wooden sword, a trace of resentment towards the old master.
After a while, Ye Ling shouted loudly and secretly used the Heaven-Destroying Sword Technique. Two pieces of the Qingyan Wooden Sword fell towards the wooden sword, revealing its sharp edge.
The trace of sword intention in the wooden sword was difficult to resist, and was destroyed by the Qingyan Wooden Sword. Ye Ling's sword intention occupied the wooden sword body and regained its edge.
Not long after, two pieces of the Qingyan Wooden Sword fell to the ground. The sharp energy around Ye Ling's body slowly subsided. He held the wooden sword in front of him and stroked it gently.
The sword intention of the Qingyan Wooden Sword has been transferred into it, and it will always be by Ye Ling's side.
After the sharp edge was gone, Wei Ran removed the mask. Wu Qing hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Second brother, are you okay?"
Ye Ling put the sword on his back and said with a smile: "It's okay. Senior, can I give this wooden sword to this junior?"
Qingyangzi stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The treasures in the world are waiting for the right person. You can take this sword as much as you can, so as to prevent the pearl from being thrown into the dark and the treasure from being covered with dust!"
"Thank you, senior!"
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It's another half month, and Ye Ling has recovered from his injuries by nine points. He has broken two more orifices in a row, and his cultivation has improved.
Wei Ran also read all the books arranged by the three elders, and gained some understanding of the world outside of Qingxu Valley.
So, early that morning, everyone bid farewell to the three elders.
Outside the Qingxu Valley, Wei Ran was wearing a green gown, a water cloud jade belt tied around his waist, walking dragon shoes on his feet, and the Feng Wu Nine Phoenix Qin slung behind him.
The whole body is covered with Taoist tools and immortal treasures.
When Xu Hong saw it, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "If I have some cultivation skills, I will definitely rob this kid before I give up."
The wind-riding unicorn beast also wanted to go with Wei Ran. It shook its head and turned into the size of a cat or dog. Wei Ran put it in the unicorn jade pendant around his waist.
This jade coexists with the Chifeng Qilin beast, and there is space inside for it to live in. It was later made into a jade pendant by Qingyangzi and given to Weiran.