Immortal Road

After leaving Cultivation Town, head towards Shuiling Gate. Ishikawa's hidden cultivation reached the fourth level of the Qi training stage, but he no longer wore the mask. After driving all the way, we finally arrived at Shuilingmen before it got dark.

Three years is a very short time for a sect. Shui Ling Sect has not changed much.

The mountain gate is clearly visible in the night.

After entering the mountain gate, you must pass through the outer gate. From a distance, Ishikawa saw a large monk beating a short child severely.

Seeing someone coming from a distance, the fat monk stopped his hands, but still stepped on the other person's body.

"This junior brother looks familiar. We must have met somewhere before." The fat monk saw Ishikawa wearing the clothes of an inner disciple and took the initiative to say hello.

Ishikawa recognized this person at a glance as Fatty Hong, the deacon of the outer sect. He cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Hong, have you forgotten me?"

"You...are you Ishikawa?" Fatty Hong made a careful identification and recognized Ishikawa this time. After all, Ishikawa's appearance has also undergone some changes in three years.

"You've reached the fourth level of the Qi training stage!" Fatty Hong opened his mouth in surprise: "I heard that you went to the mine and you actually reached the fourth level of the Qi training stage in three years. Junior brother is practicing so fast."

In Fatty Hong's impression, Ishikawa became an inner disciple because of Elder Yun's influence. Later, Ishikawa went to the mine, and Fatty Hong had already forgotten Ishikawa. When I saw Ishikawa again today, I was surprised to find that Ishikawa had reached the fourth level of Qi training stage.

"Go away! I'll spare you today." Fatty Hong snorted coldly at the person lying on the ground: "Don't let me see you again, otherwise I will have to break your dog legs."

"Junior Brother Shi hasn't had dinner yet, please come in and I'll have someone make arrangements to catch you up." Fatty Hong treated Shi Chuan as if he was a completely different person.

Ishikawa's expression changed slightly, Fatty Hong was really capable of changing the situation. Although Ishikawa had no great interest in that weak monk, it reminded Ishikawa of how helpless he was when he first entered the Shuiling Sect.

"Let's just skip the meal. I have other things to do. I'll treat Senior Brother Hong to tea another day." Ishikawa said calmly: "By the way, Senior Brother Hong, is there still a vacancy for the deacon of the scrap warehouse?"

"Vacancy, vacancy." Fatty Hong replied without hesitation. After Ishikawa left, several people changed the manager of the scrap warehouse. Anyway, there was money to be made, and Fatty Hong would never let it go. As for whether there is anyone in the position of deacon now, Fatty Hong really can't tell. But since Ishikawa asked, Fatty Hong would naturally not say that he had no place.

Ishikawa looked at the outer disciple who was curled up in a ball on the ground and said: "This junior brother has a close affinity with me. I seem to have met him somewhere. If there is a vacancy for the Scrap Deacon, I can let him try. But I also It’s just a suggestion, and Senior Brother Hong has the final say.”

Fatty Hong's expression changed slightly. This poor boy was called Stone Monkey. After arriving at the outer gate, he didn't understand anything, not even the etiquette of filial piety. On this day, Fatty Hong was in a bad mood, so he beat the stone monkey to vent his anger.

Unexpectedly, Ishikawa, who had just returned to the mountain gate, saw it.

Fatty Hong then thought about it, Ishikawa's surname was Shi, and Shi Houhou was also surnamed Shi. Could it be that the two were really related.

"No problem, I'll take care of it." Fatty Hong agreed. He was about to kick the stone monkey, but he stopped mid-kick and shouted in a low voice: "Why don't you hurry up and thank Senior Brother Ishikawa Shi."

Stone Monkey slowly got up, looked at Ishikawa seriously, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Senior Brother Shi."

"Then thank you Senior Brother Hong. I have some things to do, so I'll take my leave first." Ishikawa cupped his hands and strode away.

It was not very early at this time, and most of the inner disciples had gone back to their rooms to rest. Occasionally, they met a few inner disciples. They knew Ishikawa, but Ishikawa did not know them.

But I still said hello politely.

After returning to the sect, the first thing to do was to meet Elder Yun, but it was getting late, so there was no need for Ishikawa to rush there. Go back to your room first.

Three years have passed, but the area around Ishikawa's room is very clean. It can be seen that people often come here to clean it. Several pots of mountain flowers bloomed very happily.

Needless to say, this must be Qingchuan. In Shuilingmen, no one except Qingchuan will come to clean Ishikawa's room.

After returning to the room, Ishikawa directly swallowed a condensed pill, crossed his legs and began to practice.

After entering the ninth level of the Qi training period, there are only a few days left, and Ishikawa now urgently needs to stabilize his cultivation.

Practice all night.

On the second day, at dawn, Ishikawa suddenly heard shouts from outside the formation. When I walked out, I saw Qingchuan standing at the door.

As soon as he saw Ishikawa, he couldn't help but ran over, as if he wanted to throw himself into Ishikawa's arms.

After not seeing each other for three years, Qingchuan has grown into a big girl. Even without makeup, she still looks like a fairy who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world. When he ran in front of Ishikawa, he felt a little embarrassed. He just held Ishikawa's hand and whispered: "Brother Shitou, you didn't even tell me when you came back."

Ishikawa looked at the sweat on Qingchuan's forehead, smiled helplessly, took Qingchuan's hand and led her into the room.

"I just came back last night. I didn't have time to look for you. How did you know I was back so quickly?"

"I knew you were back during the morning class today. So after the morning class, I hurried over here, fearing that you would run away as soon as you came back." Qingchuan looked at Ishikawa's room and said angrily, "Look at you, you didn't even clean up after coming back. Except for the cushion you sat on, there is dust everywhere."

After that, she started to clean up for Ishikawa.

After Ishikawa came back yesterday, he started practicing directly until now. How could he have time to clean up? However, Ishikawa didn't say anything when Qingchuan said that. He smiled and helped Qingchuan to clean up together.

"You cleaned the outside of my room, right?" Ishikawa asked.

"Yes, you've been gone for three years. I thought something happened to you. Sometimes I miss you so much that I cry... I can only help you clean up the outside. I can't get in." Qingchuan's face flushed.

"Aren't you back?" Ishikawa asked, "By the way, what is the morning class you mentioned just now?"

"Morning class means that the inner disciples get up early to learn from each other. If you win, you will be rewarded with jade cards. If you accumulate a lot of jade cards, you can exchange them with the deacons and elders for elixirs, exercises, magic tools, etc. If you lose too much, it will be posted in black and white. Don't mention how ugly it is." Qingchuan said while wiping the table.

"I didn't expect that such a big change would happen after I left for three years." Ishikawa sighed.

"In fact, the morning class has only started for two months. Brother Shitou, you came back at the right time. The morning class is mainly for the ancient ruins. The elders are afraid that the inner disciples will have no fighting experience after entering the ancient ruins, so they let everyone prepare in advance."

"Ancient ruins?" Ishikawa's face changed slightly. He had heard about the dangers of the ancient ruins. Although Qingchuan's current cultivation level is not low, it is only the fifth level of the Qi training period. With Qingchuan's four spiritual roots, his cultivation speed is indeed very fast, but after entering the ancient ruins, he has no advantage at all.

There is a huge difference between innate and acquired.

"You don't want to go to the ancient ruins, do you?" Ishikawa asked hurriedly.

"I won't go." Qingchuan smiled; "I have heard from my master that the ancient ruins are not a fun place. Generally speaking, only those brothers who have cultivated to the tenth level of the Qi training stage and cannot enter the foundation building stage will want to try their luck in the ancient ruins. In addition, there are some cultivators with poor backgrounds who don't have any spiritual stones to cultivate. If they can get two or three treasures by entering the ancient ruins through the small door, it will be enough for several years of cultivation."

"You know a lot?" Ishikawa also smiled and said, "Then tell me what else you know." Knowing that Qingchuan would not go to the ancient ruins, Ishikawa also felt relieved.

"I heard that the ancient ruins have two gates. The main gate leads to the ancient ruins, where there are many sect ruins. It is easy to find relatively high-level treasures in those abandoned sects. But at the same time, there are dangers with treasures. There are not only ferocious monsters, but also fights between monks for one or two treasures. If you enter from the small gate, the danger is greatly reduced. Although there are fewer ruins when entering the ancient ruins through the small gate, there will be some discoveries. Many monks below the sixth level of Qi training enter from the small gate. Whether entering from the main gate or the small gate, you will eventually enter the same ancient ruins, just from different places. These are what I heard from my senior brothers. You don’t want to go to the ancient ruins too, do you?" Qingchuan said with a smile.

"Don't worry, you definitely can't go. Not only you, but also me. Most of the elders' disciples are not allowed to enter the ancient ruins. Because the ancient ruins are very dangerous, only one in ten can come out alive."

Ishikawa naturally understands the dangers of the ancient ruins. There is a reason why the sect does not allow these disciples to enter the ancient ruins. If these elite disciples die in the ancient ruins, the entire sect will immediately decline.

As for those marginal monks, the elders of the sect will not care about their lives.

If Ishikawa is really a disciple of Elder Yun, I am afraid that if he wants to enter the ancient ruins, he will have to go through a lot of trouble. But this cheap disciple is just a name. If Ishikawa wants to enter the ancient ruins, Elder Yun will not agree.

"Oh, it's bad! The master is still waiting for me. I have to leave first. You must go to the morning class tomorrow." Qingchuan suddenly slapped his head and ran outside.

"Hey, why is this girl getting more and more impatient as she grows older?" Shichuan smiled and shouted subconsciously: "Slow down, don't fall."

How could a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi training fall down? Shichuan shook his head and remembered the time when Qingchuan gave him delicious food at the mountain temple in Shijia Village and hurried down the mountain.

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