The morning sun finally climbed up to the top of the mountain and cast a large ray of light. Even though there were clouds and mist, it illuminated the surrounding area brightly.
In front of the Spiritual Gathering Pagoda at the outer gate of Luoxia Gate, no less than a thousand people had gathered at this time. They were all in high spirits, but they all seemed to have a bit of anxiety in their expressions.
The annual Spirit Gathering Tower development time is coming soon. Young disciples from the outer sect of Luoxia Sect who have reached the peak of the later stage of acupuncture can enter the Spirit Gathering Tower to practice. More than half of them can take this opportunity to advance to the Spirit Gathering stage in one fell swoop.
There are not many opportunities for young disciples to enter the Spirit-Judging Pagoda. Therefore, every time the Spirit-Gathering Pagoda is opened, it is particularly important for those disciples who have reached the peak of the later stage of acupuncture. After all, they can no longer enter after the age of eighteen.
It’s time to enter the Spirit Gathering Tower. If you succeed in gathering spirits, even if you can’t break through to the Golden Core stage, you can continue to practice in the outer gate. If you can advance to the Golden Core stage before the age of fifty, you can enter the inner gate of the Luoxia Sect.
If you practice cultivation, your future will be limitless.
The inner sect of Luoxia Sect is where the real masters of Luoxia Sect gather. After many years of accumulation, there are so many masters in the inner sect, and the inner sect’s cultivation environment and resources far exceed those of the outer sect.
There are elders from the inner sect who teach the skills and guide the cultivation. Their generous treatment makes all the outer sect disciples envious.
Slightly behind the square, a young man with a determined face and an imperceptible decadence was standing hand in hand with a cute little girl in a white dress.
"Wow! Are you really giving it to me?" Yun'er looked at the jade bottle already in her hand and asked in disbelief.
"Of course, if senior brother ever deceived you, just take it. With it, your success rate of gathering souls will be much higher. Maybe it will give Master and others a surprise." Zheng Chen smiled knowingly, without the slightest hint of pain.
"Does Senior Brother still have the Spirit Gathering Pill left?" Yun'er asked, slapping her watery eyes.
"Senior brother, there is another one. This one is specially given to you. Don't worry, keep it." Zheng Chen knew that although Yun'er was young, she was not ignorant. If she knew that she only had this Spirit Gathering Pill,
She was afraid that she would refuse. If this little girl decided to do something, she wouldn't be able to pull back ten cows, so Zheng Chen lied in good faith.
when!!!
Another loud bell rang in the square, drawing Zheng Chen and Yun'er's attention back from the Spirit Gathering Pill.
"Senior brother, look, isn't that Senior Sister He'er?"
Yun'er, who was standing with Zheng Chen, suddenly tugged on Zheng Chen's sleeve and pointed her little finger at the door of Juling Pagoda.
Zheng Chen looked closely and saw the senior sister He'er in Yun'er's mouth, but there was a self-deprecating arc at the corner of his mouth.
Senior sister He'er was wearing a long purple dress. She had a well-proportioned figure, long hair hanging down like a waterfall to her waist, bright eyes like stars, and skin like snow. At first glance, she looked a bit out of this world, like a peerless figure.
Fairy-like.
"Senior brother, when you see Senior Sister He'er, why don't you say hello? Didn't you and her have a very good relationship at the beginning?" Yun'er asked Zheng Chen, who was in a daze, a little puzzled.
"Haha, little girl, don't talk nonsense. Now she has advanced to the Golden Core stage, and her strength is still above the master. If we follow the rules of the sect, she is now the same generation as the master, and we need to treat her as a junior to avoid embarrassment.
"It's better not to say hello." Zheng Chen patted Yun'er's little head gently and said with a wry smile.
"Hehe, I like this rule. If my cultivation level is higher than yours in the future, then senior brother will have to call me 'Uncle Yun'er'." Yun'er looked at Zheng Chen's face and said maliciously.
said.
Seeing a hint of cunning on Yun'er's pink and jade-carved face, Zheng Chen didn't say anything more, but secretly thought that this little girl really had the temper of a child, but he still felt bitter in his heart. If he failed to gather the spirit this time, he would be exiled to
In the secular world, it won’t be many years before I see this little girl again...
"It's time to open the tower!"
Suddenly, an old voice was heard in front of the Juling Pagoda, and then behind Ziyi He'er, the Juling Pagoda trembled slightly, and its door was slowly opening, making a creaking sound.
When the door is completely open, the disciples waiting in front will go to the door one by one. When they reach the door, they will pause for a moment and let several masters of the inner sect check whether their cultivation has reached the late stage of acupuncture and whether they are under the age of eighteen.
Watching one after another young disciples enter the Spirit-Gathering Tower, Zheng Chen took Yun'er's little hand and said: "Put the Spirit-Gathering Pill away, and don't be naughty after entering the tower. If you cause trouble, not only will the master and others be angry, but also
And no one else can protect you."
"That's so wordy, I'm not a child anymore!" Yun'er wrinkled her nose and replied unhappily.
Zheng Chen shook his head and told Yun'er a few more words, and the two of them arrived at the entrance of Juling Pagoda.
"Senior Sister He'er, it's your turn to be on duty this time." Although she had heard Zheng Chen's warning, the naughty Yun'er couldn't help but greet her when she came to the entrance of the tower.
Hearing Yun'er call her senior sister, He'er's face obviously changed slightly, but then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Little girl, your progress is really fast, you have actually reached the peak of the late stage of acupoint charging."
"Hehe, that's of course. Senior brother just gave me a spirit-gathering pill. I will definitely succeed in gathering the spirit this time." Yun'er is not old after all, and doesn't understand the so-called low-key. She shook the bag with the spirit-gathering pill in her hand.
Jade Ping said as if showing off.
Hearing this, He'er couldn't help but glance at Zheng Chen beside him, with a slightly complicated expression. After a moment, he said to Yun'er: "Then I'll be waiting for your good news. You guys go in quickly, don't waste time."
Zheng Chen didn't say much. After checking, he just nodded to He'er as a greeting, and then pulled Yun'er, who wanted to say a few more words, into the Juling Pagoda together.
At the gate of the Juling Pagoda, not only was He'er taking turns checking, but there were also several other inner disciples, all at the Golden Core stage, and they were not too old, they all looked to be around twenty years old.
He'er is considered to be the best among the countless female disciples in the Luoxia Sect, both in terms of appearance and aloofness. Therefore, the young outer sect disciples who came to the Juling Pagoda and the several male inner sect disciples who were on duty
, they all have a feeling of admiration for her, but since they are all cultivators, some feelings are better hidden.
"Today's juniors from the outer sect are really lacking in discipline. A little girl in the late stage of acupuncture actually calls a master at the golden elixir stage as senior sister. It's really rude!" A handsome and handsome inner sect disciple had just entered when Yun'er and Zheng Chen entered
After Juling Pagoda, he said unhappily, as if he was complaining about He'er's injustice.
"Senior Brother Liu is absolutely right in what he said, the strong are respected. That little girl should call Junior Sister He'er her uncle." A similarly young and dignified inner sect disciple agreed.
"The junior who just pulled the little girl must be Zheng Chen, who was once known as a once-in-a-century genius in the outer sect. I didn't expect that he has not succeeded in gathering souls. I'm afraid many people have misjudged him before."
The inner disciple named Liu said again with a mocking tone.
"He just relied on the elixirs left by his mother to forcibly improve his skills. Unfortunately, this kind of progress obtained through external force was too frivolous, so he fell so much after the failure of the spirit gathering."
"That's true. His mother was considered a top-notch expert in the inner sect back then, so she naturally left him many treasures. However, if he fails to gather souls again, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to turn around."
"It's just a waste, even if you rely on the shadow of your ancestors, you are still a waste!"
"Yes, yes, waste, waste."
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Listening to the words of the two young inner disciples beside him, He'er's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, but he made no sound.
Few people know better than He'er that Zheng Chen's previous training did not rely on so-called external objects to forcibly improve his strength, nor did he receive any ancestral shadow. Everything was based on his cultivation talent. But He'er was puzzled.
The strange thing is, why Zheng Chen, who has a success rate of more than 90% to advance to the Soul Gathering Stage, failed at the last moment twice.
He'er is four years older than Zheng Chen, but when He'er first entered the spirit-gathering stage, Zheng Chen also reached the peak of the late acupuncture period, and also entered the spirit-gathering stage. However, He'er succeeded, but Zheng Chen failed.
It failed unexpectedly, and my cultivation level dropped drastically.
He originally thought that Zheng Chen would make great progress in his cultivation, but unexpectedly gave up halfway, and the gap between He'er and Zheng Chen widened until it became a world of difference today.
Two years after Zheng Chen failed in his second attack on the Soul Gathering Stage, He'er successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir stage with his outstanding cultivation talent. From the early stage of Soul Gathering to the early Golden Elixir stage, monks with good cultivation talent can
It can be completed in just a few years, but those with poor talent, such as Zheng Chen's master, will never be able to break through.
With Zheng Chen's two failures, he turned from a genius to a waste, like falling from heaven to hell. He'er also gradually alienated this junior brother with whom she once had a very close relationship, because the two were not on the same level at all.
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However, He'er felt sorry for Zheng Chen's cultivation speed that almost terrified the elders of the inner sect.
Although Zheng Chen failed to gather souls twice and failed completely, the words spoken to him by outsiders made him more and more indifferent. Especially that time he was coldly scolded by He'er, which made him gradually lose his former innocence and become more and more indifferent.
The bright smile has turned into this look that seems to be isolated from the world.
It is undeniable that when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, Zheng Chen, who had just started to fall in love, had a crush on He'er. After all, they had grown up together, and He'er treated him like a biological brother at first. But as the gap between the two widened, He'er
Seeing that Zheng Chen was basically hopeless in cultivation, he alienated Zheng Chen, which made the ignorant feelings in the young man's heart disappear. It would be a lie to say that there was no impact at all.
Of course, He'er didn't regret anything, he just regarded it as a past that would be forgotten inadvertently.
Today, He'er, because of his excellent talent, has been accepted as a disciple by the great elder of the inner sect. His future in cultivation is bright. Even in a place like the inner sect where there are so many powerful people, he is still highly regarded, and there are many young masters of the inner sect.
She is also in admiration for her, and even the eldest grandson of the master of the Luoxia Sect wants to befriend her. Naturally, she will not miss the past with that "who was once a genius and is now a waste".
However, looking at Zheng Chen's resolute expression as he stepped into the Spirit Gathering Tower, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart: "Can he still recover his terrifying cultivation talent?"
