A loud bell rang, long and melodious, echoed through the mountains within the Luoxiamen area.
In a simple stone room at the foot of Fuyun Peak Mountain, a young man in green clothes was sitting cross-legged and meditating. Wisps of the essence of heaven and earth continued to penetrate into his body. After hearing the ringing of the bell, the young man opened his eyes.
"Is it time?"
The boy looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, with handsome features and a resolute face. However, there was a sense of vicissitudes in his eyes that was obviously inconsistent with his age. Moreover, the boy's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and his expression looked extremely tired. At first glance, he looked like
He is a man who has experienced many years of experience, even his slightly childish face cannot be concealed.
Every time the bell sounded from Zixia Peak, the young man's body seemed to tremble slightly, as if the bell turned into a giant hammer beating his soul, and like the sound of the bell coming from Jiuyou.
The coming evil spirit's cry for death.
"Chen'er, the time has come to enter the Juling Pagoda..."
Outside the stone room, an old voice came, which seemed to be urging and anxious.
The corners of the young man's mouth curved slightly, revealing a wry smile. Then he straightened his clothes a little, trying to look energetic. Then he got off the stone bed, opened the door, and saw an old man with gray beard and hair.
"Chen'er, this is a spirit-gathering pill. You should put it away. This is your last chance. If you can't successfully advance to the spirit-gathering stage, I'm afraid..."
When the old man saw the young man, he quickly took out a jade bottle, which contained a pale golden pill.
Although the pill was trapped in the jade bottle, it was trembling constantly, as if trying to break free, and seemed very psychic. When the old man handed the jade bottle containing the pill to the young man, he looked extremely cautious, and at the same time, his expression
Seems full of hope.
"Master, this Spirit-Gathering Pill is also of great help to you, but it may not be useful to my disciple. You should keep it for yourself. My disciple has hit the Spirit-Gathering Stage twice before, and you gave him a Spirit-Gathering Pill each time.
Pill, but it is wasted by my disciple every time. This spirit-gathering pill is nothing to the seniors of the inner sect, but it is very valuable to the monks of the outer sect in the spirit-gathering stage. Your old man’s thoughts will naturally go to my disciple.
I understand, but I will never dare to waste your old man's hard work again." The young man did not accept the jade vase, but bowed deeply to the old man and said sincerely.
The old man is actually only in the Spirit Gathering Stage, and the Spirit Gathering Pill is considered precious to a monk of his level.
"Haha, it's okay. This spirit-gathering pill was left by your mother. It's not something I, an old man, got with all my hard work. You can just use it with peace of mind and try to successfully gather the spirit this time. I
Even if I take a few spirit-gathering pills, at most it will only make my skills stronger, but it will not allow me to advance to the golden pill stage." The old man smiled gently and explained. However, the old man was very pleased to see that his disciple knew how to think about himself.
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"Master, you always say this. Chen'er is no longer a child. How could her mother have left so many spirit-gathering pills because of her cultivation back then?" The young man shook his head and stubbornly refused to take the jade pill.
bottle.
when!!!
Another burst of bells sounded, echoing in the mountains.
"You must accept this spirit-gathering pill, otherwise the master will be angry. This is almost your last chance. We must take advantage of any conditions that are helpful to your spirit-gathering pill. Don't forget your mother's love for you.
You hope, you must not give up on yourself! I don’t have much time left, I hope I can see you achieve something in my lifetime, so that I can have an explanation for your mother." Seeing the young man's rejection in every possible way, the old man said with a slight anger. Indeed,
The old man has been stagnant in the Soul Gathering Stage for too long. If he cannot break through the Golden Core Stage, he will have to die in a few days. However, it is more difficult than ordinary people imagine to advance to the Golden Pill Stage. It does not take hard work to cultivate.
Success requires both talent and opportunity. The old man has practiced for decades to reach his current strength, and even many of his disciples have advanced to the Golden Core stage and even the Nascent Soul stage, which shows that his cultivation qualifications are not good.
After saying this, the old man put the jade bottle containing the Spirit Gathering Pill into the young man's hand, and then walked away with an earthy yellow flying sword, disappearing from the young man's eyes in a few moments.
Looking at the jade bottle in his hand, looking at the spirit-gathering pill in the jade bottle, the boy's mouth revealed another self-deprecating wry smile.
The master had already left. The young man put the jade bottle into his low-level storage bag and walked slowly towards Zixia Peak, the main peak of the outer sect.
It was early in the morning, and the sky was already bright. The rising sun cast a layer of light on the Zixia Peak in the east. In addition, the essence of heaven and earth there was lingering, and white cranes occasionally fluttered their wings, making it appear as mysterious and ethereal as a fairy mountain.
"Senior Brother Zheng Chen, wait for me!"
The young man had just reached the foot of Zixia Peak when he suddenly stopped because he heard a familiar voice calling him to stay.
The boy's name is Zheng Chen.
Turning around, the young man saw a little girl who looked to be about ten years old, running towards him quickly.
The little girl was wearing a dress as white as snow, with a childlike face, bright red lips, clear eyes, and white skin. Her pointed chin matched the two dimples at the corners of her lips, making her look particularly smart.
She is already so beautiful at such a young age, just like a lily in bud. Anyone can see that when she grows up, she will become a peerless beauty who will captivate the entire country.
"Junior sister Yun'er, why did you come to Zixia Peak? If you are just joining in the fun, be careful if Master puts you in solitary confinement. I won't plead for you then." Zheng Chen waited for the little girl to come closer and stretched out a stick.
He scratched the bridge of her small, jade-like nose with his fingers and asked with a smile.
"Senior Brother Zheng Chen is here, why can't Yun'er come? Humph!" Yun'er touched her scratched nose and said unconvinced.
"Huh?"
When Zheng Chen heard this, he just shook his head and looked like "I really can't do anything to you", then he whispered in surprise, and then asked: "Yun'er, have you reached the peak of the late stage of acupuncture?
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Seeing the expression on her senior brother's face, Yun'er seemed very satisfied. She waved her hands nonchalantly and said, "I don't know what happened. Last time I was imprisoned by my master for three months. I was bored and practiced quietly for two days."
After a month and a half, who knew that I would reach the peak of the acupuncture stage. If the master hadn't awakened me, I might have advanced to the spirit gathering stage."
Hearing this, the corner of the young man's mouth twitched slightly, secretly thinking that this little girl's talent in cultivation is too abnormal. Three months ago, she was still in the early stage of acupuncture, and after two and a half months of seclusion, she has reached the peak of the late stage of acupuncture. This speed is probably
Even myself, who was once called a little cultivator monster, can't compare.
"Master woke you up for your own good. If you were to hit the Soul Gathering Stage under such circumstances, I'm afraid you would probably fail. After all, your cultivation progress was too fast and you didn't have enough preparations at the time. You have to know, senior brother
We have already failed twice at the last moment of the Soul Gathering Stage, so you must not be careless." Zheng Chen warned in a serious tone.
"Hehe, Yun'er still knows this." Yun'er smiled and said.
"Then hurry up, don't miss the time to enter the tower." Zheng Chen said, took Yun'er's soft little hand and walked away quickly.
I am afraid no one knows the difficulty of attacking the Soul Gathering Stage better than Zheng Chen. He was well prepared for the first two times he attacked the Spirit Gathering Stage. He had very solid strength and had the Spirit Gathering Pill, but at the last minute both ended in failure.
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However, Zheng Chen's situation is really special. Although other people's attacks on the Soul Gathering Stage also have a failure rate, most of them are due to lack of preparation, and there are no elixirs such as the Soul Gathering Pill that are of great help to the spirit gathering. Zheng Chen fails every time.
He was well prepared. In the eyes of many outside masters, Zheng Chen's success rate was definitely over 90%, but he failed both times.
The weirdest thing is that when others fail to attack the Soul Gathering Stage, they will suffer some internal injuries at most, and their cultivation level will not drop too much, but Zheng Chen will pay an extremely heavy price every time he fails.
The first time he failed to attack the Spirit Gathering Stage, his solid peak cultivation level in the later stage of acupuncture fell directly to the early stage of acupuncture. At that time, he was only eleven years old, slightly older than Yun'er today; after a year and a half,
, Zheng Chen restored his cultivation to the peak of the late acupuncture period, and confidently entered the Spirit Gathering Tower again to attack the Spirit Gathering Stage. This time, he was more prepared than the first time, and also had the Spirit Gathering Pill to help him, but he still used the Spirit Gathering Pill to help him.
It ended in failure, and the cultivation level fell directly to the middle stage of Najing.
It was precisely because of the failure of the second attack on the Soul Gathering Stage that his cultivation level dropped too much. It was not until now, three and a half years later, that he was able to recover his cultivation level to the peak of the late acupoint charging stage before he was qualified to enter the Spirit Gathering Tower again.
Impact on the spirit gathering period.
While Zheng Chen was thinking, he had already pulled Yun'er to the square in front of Juling Pagoda.
The square is quite large and is entirely paved with extremely hard bluestone. At this time, it is already filled with young disciples from the outer sect of the Luoxia Sect.
The Spirit Gathering Tower is not that tall, with only two floors. It is made of brass and fine gold. It looks very thick, and there seems to be thousands of spiritual lights faintly leaking out. It is one of the important places outside the Luoxia Sect. It is usually not
It is not open to the public. Only outer disciples who have reached the peak of acupuncture are allowed to enter during the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.
Everyone in Luoxia Sect knows that practicing in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda can make the attack on the Spirit Gathering Period twice the result with half the effort, because there are spirit gathering arrays set up by the sect's seniors, allowing the disciples who practice in it to be more in tune with the spirit of the spirits of heaven and earth.
, and the spirit of the spirits in the Spirit Gathering Tower has been purified by the formation, and the concentration is much higher than that of the outer gate.
"Yun'er, has Master ever said, what is the success rate of your spirit gathering this time?" After arriving at the square, Zheng Chen thought about Yun'er's young age and felt a little uneasy, so he asked with concern.
"Hmph! The old man actually didn't have much confidence in my talent. He said that my progress was too fast and my skills were inflated. This time my success rate was less than 50%. I was really pissed off. If I succeeded this time, I had to give him
My beard is shiny!" Yun'er seemed to be very confident in herself, but she was very unhappy with her master, waving her little hands and saying viciously.
"Then do you have the Spirit Gathering Pill?" Zheng Chen knew that this little girl was naughty by nature, so he asked again.
"Uh... No, I heard from the master that although that thing is very helpful in breaking through the spirit gathering period, it is very troublesome to refine and requires too many medicinal materials... However, the master said that if I gather together this time,
If my spirit fails, he will definitely get me a Spirit Gathering Pill next time, bah bah bah, I am a genius in cultivation, how could I fail!" Yun'er muttered, although she was somewhat confident, she was obviously not satisfied with the Spirit Gathering Pill.
Have something to look forward to.
Zheng Chen sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that the master was too kind to him. Yun'er was indeed a rare cultivation genius, and the master loved her very much, but under such circumstances, he gave the Spirit Gathering Pill to Zheng Chen.
Chen, I have to say that the master has good intentions for him.
Of course, this does not prove that the master values Zheng Chen more than Yun'er. It is probably because Yun'er is still young and will have many more opportunities than Zheng Chen in the future. If Zheng Chen fails again this time, he will probably die again.
It is difficult to advance to the Soul Gathering Stage. According to the regulations of the Luoxia Sect, if an outer sect disciple cannot advance to the Soul Gathering Stage before the age of 18, he will be transferred to a secular industry and become a layman who supports the inner and outer sect disciples.
Disciple. According to Zheng Chen's situation, if he fails this time, his cultivation will definitely plummet again. It is almost impossible to break through to the Soul Gathering Stage within two years.
"Yun'er, senior brother, there happens to be a Spirit-Gathering Pill here, so I'll give it to you." Zheng Chen took out the jade bottle containing the Spirit-Gathering Pill and stuffed it into Yun'er's little hand without hesitation.
Yun'er is an orphan. Zheng Chen's master found her under the big tree at the foot of the mountain when he went down the mountain ten years ago. At that time, she was just an infant. It can be said that Zheng Chen watched Yun'er grow up.
, the two of them love each other like brothers and sisters. Although Yuner is getting more and more naughty as she grows up, Zheng Chen is very doting on her.
Furthermore, Zheng Chen and Yun'er are the only two disciples under Zheng Chen's master.
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