Celestial being

Yuan Ming knew in his heart that if he were not cultivating the Nine Yuan Jue, with his Four Spiritual Roots, his speed would probably be much slower.

The reason is naturally that after entering the foundation building stage, although the speed of absorbing spiritual energy has increased, the spiritual energy required for cultivation has increased even more.

According to his estimation, this situation will become more and more obvious as his cultivation level continues to improve.

In view of this, in order to increase the speed of cultivation as much as possible, it seems that we still have to rely on pills and spiritual incense for assistance.

Yuan Ming took out the foundation-building elixir from the storage ring with some pain. After closing his eyes and taking it, he started practicing again while the potency of the medicine was still there.

There was no words all the way, half a month later.

It was past noon, but the sky was still gray, and thunder rumbled among countless clouds.

The river had strong winds and waves, and the turbid water splashed against the board of the boat, causing the hull to shake.

On the deck, Wang Laowu and his son were busy for a while, and finally managed to dock the ship and dropped the anchor.

"Okay, Big Dog, go and inform the guests that Leizhou City has arrived." Wang Laowu wiped his sweat and turned to his son.

His son nodded, and just as he turned around, he saw Yuan Ming walking out of the house.

"Sir, this boat has arrived. Do you think the boat fare is..." Wang Laowu rubbed his hands.

Yuan Ming nodded and threw out a bag of silver coins, which was much more than the amount agreed before.

Wang Laowu was very grateful and quickly called his son to take the boat plank so that Yuan Ming could get off the boat.

Wang Laowu held the silver coins in his hand and counted them carefully twice. When he looked up, Yuan Ming was still looking at him with a smile, and couldn't help but ask: "What else does your distinguished guest want?"

Yuan Ming said: "Call your family members here. I'll give you a reward for taking care of them all the way."

Wang Laowu immediately called his wife and children over, and stood happily in front of Yuan Ming. Yuan Ming raised the Soul Seizing Bell and shook it gently, only to hear a "ding-dong" sound.

Wang Laowu and his family were dizzy for a while before they woke up.

Wang Laowu was holding a money bag in his hand. He was confused. He looked at his surroundings and shouted, "Oh, what's going on? How did we get to Leizhou?"

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The structure of Leizhou City is completely different from that of Beijing.

The slightly narrow street has an undulating terrain, with a slightly higher center and lower sides. There is a ditch on both sides. In front of each house, a small bridge is built with stone slabs, spanning the ditch and connecting to the street. , quite a bit of the charm of "small bridges and flowing water, people's homes".

The surrounding courtyards are tall and small. On the white brick walls, the blue roof tiles are as curved as the waning moon. The rainwater slides down the bricks and falls into the ditch, making a splash. ripple.

At the end of the ditch is a wide river. There are many wooden boats parked in the river. A simple stone bridge spans the river. Occasionally, a wooden boat passes under the bridge, and the squeaking sound of the oars can be clearly heard.

Yuan Ming shuttled through the streets and soon came to a large house with a large area and simple decoration.

A red lantern is hung high in front of the door. The firelight shines through the rice paper and illuminates the word "happiness" on the lantern.

Under the plaque with the word "Xu Family" written on it, the broad door was open, and two servants dressed as servants stood guard in front of the door, with smiles on their faces.

Behind them, bursts of laughter and the sound of cups and glasses came from behind the screen wall, mixed with a few sounds of children laughing and playing, which was very lively.

Looking at this scene full of fireworks, Yuan Ming couldn't help but flash through several childhood memories in his mind. He felt an indescribable warmth in his heart for no reason, but he also knew that since he had embarked on the path to immortality, he would The connection with this mundane world is probably becoming less and less.

After he composed himself, he cast an illusion to change his appearance, stepped forward and asked the two servants:

"Excuse me, you two, is there any happy event in the Xu family today?"

"That's right, my second young master is getting married today. The master has also given instructions. Anyone can come in and ask for a wedding drink. How about this young master also come to share the joy?" The servant saw Yuan Ming looking dignified and invited him warmly.

"Then I'll be disrespectful." Yuan Ming nodded and followed the servant into the Xu Mansion.

He didn't come here on a whim, but because the Xu family was his mother's bloodline. In terms of seniority, the second son getting married today was still his cousin.

When Yuan Ming was a child, he came to Leizhou with his mother to visit relatives, and he knew the way fairly well. However, he knew little about the world of immortal cultivation in Leizhou. If he wanted to join the Shengye Sect, he had to first learn about the situation at his uncle's house.

However, in order to prevent Changchun Guan from finding traces, he did not reveal his identity immediately.

Yuan Ming was led to the side hall by his servant and sat down. After the servant left, he immediately used illusion magic to cover his figure, put on a cloak to conceal his aura, and quickly left the side hall.

Soon, he saw his uncle in Xu Mansion's study.

"Brother, do you think my mother won't be back today?" A middle-aged man with a white face and no beard asked in the room.

A man with a mustache was sitting in front of him, listening to Xu Rong's complaints, and took a leisurely sip of tea.

"It's not a big deal for your son to get married. If the mother doesn't come back, she won't come back. Why are you so anxious?"

These two people were Yuan Ming's third uncle Xu Rong and his eldest uncle Xu Fan.

"Well, we finally had some happy events at home, but my mother didn't come back, and neither did my second brother or my fourth sister. Isn't this boring?" Third uncle Xu Rong muttered.

"You, no matter how old you are, you still have the temper of a child." The uncle sighed.

At this moment, a third person's voice suddenly sounded outside the study.

"Haha, don't worry, third uncle, am I back now?" A handsome man pushed the door open and looked at Xu Rong with a smile.

"Oh! Tian'er is back. Hey, why are you the only one? Where's your grandma?" The uncle stood up and looked at the handsome man happily, then looked behind him with doubt on his face.

Yuan Ming, who was watching secretly from the side, recognized that this man was Xu Fan's son, his eldest cousin Xu Tian.

Unlike his two uncles, Xu Tian had a faint spiritual energy fluctuation in his body, making him look like a monk at the third level of Qi refining.

"Grandma, she just went into seclusion not long ago and it was not convenient for her to come back, so she asked Junior Sister Luo to bring a gift and come back with me." Xu Tian said with a smile.

A cute and petite girl leaned out from behind him. She had a ponytail and an innocent smile on her face, which made people fall in love with her at first sight.

Like Xu Tian, ​​she is also a monk, but she only has the second level of Qi refining.

"Two uncles." The girl bowed.

"Let me introduce, this is Luo Xing'er, grandma's recent disciple. She may be grandma's closed disciple." Xu Tian introduced.

Xu Fan and Xu Rong immediately returned the gift and did not dare to neglect at all.

Although they are elders, they are just mortals without spiritual roots. They are inevitably a little cautious when facing monks.

However, Luo Xing'er didn't pay attention at all, and instead asked enthusiastically.

"Uncles, I heard that you have a nephew named Yuan Ming, right?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Xu Fan but also Yuan Ming, who was peeking in secretly, were slightly startled.

"Well, the son of Fourth Sister's family is indeed called this name. Could it be that Miss Luo knows him?" the uncle asked.

"Of course, there is no one in the entire Great Jin Immortal World who has not heard of his name!" Luo Xing'er said excitedly with bright eyes.

Then, she told the story of Yuan Ming challenging the Imperial Preceptor at the abdication ceremony, and finally taking revenge by beheading the Imperial Preceptor of the Jin Dynasty.

"Yuan Ming killed the Imperial Master? This will not implicate us, right?" After hearing this, the uncle asked with a pale face.

"Dad, matters in the world of immortality will not involve the mortal world." Xu Tian said helplessly.

"Uncle, were you familiar with Yuan Ming when he was a child? Can you tell me something about him?" Luo Xing'er kept asking.

Yuan Ming's mother rarely came back after she got married, so Xu and Fan hesitated for a long time. In the end, they couldn't tell a few things about Yuan Ming's childhood. They only knew some stories about how Yuan Ming wrote a storybook when he was young and became famous.

Luo Xing'er soon lost interest in asking about Yuan Ming, but suddenly, she seemed to remember something and begged Xu Tian to take her to the house where Yuan Ming's mother lived when she came home to visit her relatives.

Xu Tian couldn't defeat her, so he could only call a servant to lead her, while he stayed behind.

"I remember, didn't Yuan Ming disappear three years ago when he was on a mission to southern Xinjiang? Why did he suddenly come back? And he caused such a big thing?" The third uncle watched Luo Xing'er leave, wondering.

"I don't know the details. I heard the news brought back by the monks in the sect who went to attend the abdication ceremony. They said that Yuan Ming's cousin disappeared that year and it was the imperial master who was behind it. But I didn't expect that he would be a blessing in disguise. In southern Xinjiang, After practicing for three years, he was already in the foundation building stage when he returned, so he approached the national master for revenge." Xu Tian shook his head and said.

"How does the foundation building period compare with your grandma?" The uncle didn't know much about the world of immortality, and he was a little confused at this time.

"Grandma is also in the foundation building stage, she should be between Uncle Zhong." Xu Tian said.

Yuan Ming's two uncles were silent at the same time, with somewhat worried expressions on their faces.

"At first, Zongli didn't know about the relationship between grandma and Yuan Ming. Later, when someone found out, Zongli's attitude towards grandma and me immediately changed. There was an elder who had never dealt with grandma in the past, and he even sent me a message in a friendly manner. I got a lot of gifts." Xu Tian added.

"In the past few days, I have also gone to inquire about some of my cousin's deeds. Now, not to mention Junior Sister Luo, even I admire him greatly." Xu Tian showed a little admiration on his face.

"So, Yuan Ming killing the imperial master is still a good thing for our Xu family?" The uncle stroked his mustache.

"That's not entirely true. The sect Changchun Guan behind the Imperial Master is very powerful. My cousin not only offended them, but also made them lose face. I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Grandma is also in seclusion because of this. I thought I would mention it. Cultivation, you need more say in the sect to take your cousin under his wing. Don’t worry too much. Yuan Ming has foundation-building cultivation at such a young age and defeated the Imperial Master of the Jin Dynasty. His future is limitless. In the future It will definitely be a great help to my family." Xu Tian sighed.

The two uncles talked about Yuan Ming's future impact on the family.

Yuan Ming listened outside for a while and then left directly.