Immortal Road

After seeing Qingchuan off, Shichuan also went out. After returning from outside, he had to pay respect to the master. This was a customary etiquette.

Shichuan had already thought about what to say. In addition, Shichuan also planned to ask about the ancient ruins.

"Shi Junior Brother, you are back?" The monk who was guarding the cave for Elder Yun saw Shichuan from a distance and greeted him.

It is indeed a mystery that Shichuan suddenly went to the mine cave. Many people can't figure it out.

Why did Shichuan go to such a remote place when he just became Elder Yun's entry disciple?

It is said that Shichuan took the initiative to go there, which makes it even more confusing.

Now that Shichuan is back, it must be a topic of discussion among everyone.

Especially Shichuan actually cultivated to the fourth level of Qi training, which surprised everyone.

"Please pass the message, Senior Brother."

"Wait a moment, Junior Brother." The disciple on guard picked up a jade token and silently chanted a few words. After a while, he said, "Junior Brother Shi, you can go in. Elder Yun is waiting for you."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Ishikawa bowed and entered the cave.

Elder Yun was still sitting cross-legged on the futon as he did three years ago. When Ishikawa came in, he didn't open his eyes.

"I have returned from the mine and come to see the master." These etiquettes are always necessary.

"No need! In three years, you have actually cultivated to the fourth level of the Qi training stage. The progress is really not slow." Elder Yun said.

Ishikawa had long expected Elder Yun to be suspicious, and hurriedly said, "Master still taught well, but in the past three years, there has been a problem that has troubled me."

"Oh?" Elder Yun opened his eyes and looked back and forth at Ishikawa, as if he wanted to see through Ishikawa.

"Ever since I started practicing the Water Dragon Technique, I always feel cold all over, especially when I'm meditating. My body is so cold that I even feel numb from the cold."

Ishikawa saw Elder Yun's eyes move slightly, and quickly said, "And every time I improve my cultivation, the pain becomes more and more intense. So I came to consult the master."

Elder Yun coughed lightly and said calmly, "It's normal to have some cold air in your body when practicing water-based exercises, but the pain in your body should be related to your physique. If you don't train your body well, you will feel this way when practicing immortal methods, but it doesn't matter. When you have a higher cultivation level, these problems will naturally be solved."

Although Elder Yun said so, he was also a little surprised. Ishikawa, who has the earth spirit root attribute, practiced water-based exercises and was able to practice to the fourth level of Qi training in just three years. Isn't it fast? Elder Yun actually had a little envy in his heart.

Of course, all those words were said by Elder Yun to deceive Ishikawa. If Ishikawa really practiced water-based skills, the faster he practiced, the greater the damage he would suffer.

Ishikawa certainly understood this truth, and he didn't take Elder Yun's words to heart anyway.

"I heard about the ancient ruins when I came back, and I wanted to try it." Ishikawa asked tentatively. He was afraid that Elder Yun would not allow him to go.

Elder Yun didn't hesitate at all, and said directly: "Go, just go to the deacon elder to sign up."

"Thank you, Master, I'll take my leave!"

After leaving Elder Yun's cave, Ishikawa was very happy. He finally passed this level, and the development of things was as smooth as Ishikawa thought.

Ishikawa went directly to the deacon hall and handed in the sect contribution. Li Kai was no longer on duty at the deacon hall. After Ishikawa handed over the contribution card, the deacon disciple swept his mind and looked a little surprised. When he handed back the contribution card, his face was more respectful.

"Is Master Shi here to return the contribution card?" The deacon elder walked in from outside.

"Greetings, Deacon Elder!" Ishikawa hurriedly saluted, thinking to himself that he was going to look for the Deacon Elder in a while, and now he happened to meet him, so he didn't have to make an extra trip.

"No need to be polite, you just came back from the mine?" The deacon elder asked.

Ishikawa was shocked, but his face did not change at all, and he said calmly: "It has been a while since I came back from the mine, but I passed by the Xiuzhen Town, where an auction was held, and people came and went, so lively, so I stayed for a few more days. I didn't come back until last night."

The deacon elder looked Ishikawa up and down, his face changed slightly and said: "You really don't know what happened in the mine?"

"What happened?" Ishikawa asked in confusion.

"Forget it, it's okay if you don't know, remember to get up early tomorrow to attend the morning class in the physical training field." The deacon elder turned and walked out.

Shichuan knew that Lu Changchun's affairs seemed to have been discovered, but no one would have thought that Lu Changchun, who was at the peak of the tenth level of Qi training, would die in the hands of Shichuan, who seemed to be only at the fourth level of Qi training.

Moreover, Shichuan left a lot of evidence of evil cultivation.

"Deacon elder, I have something else to say." Shichuan thought of the ancient ruins and said hurriedly.

"I just met my master and told him about the ancient ruins. My master thought I could go there to experience it, so he told the deacon elder about it."

The deacon elder took out a sign and threw it to Shichuan, saying: "This is the certificate for entry. I will naturally notify you when I go."

After that, the deacon elder turned and left.

Shichuan took the jade card, which was engraved with many patterns and a word "water" in the middle. This was the certificate for the disciples of Shuilingmen to enter the ancient ruins.

"Junior Brother Shi, are you really going to the ancient ruins?" the deacon disciple asked in surprise.

"I wonder what advice you have, senior brother?" Ishikawa put the jade token into the storage bag and asked with a bow.

The deacon disciple hesitated slightly and said, "I suggest that you should not go. Although there are many treasures in the ancient ruins, they are very dangerous. If you enter from the small door, it is difficult to find a treasure. After all, there are too many low-level monks entering from there. And the sect has to recover a treasure."

"Thank you for your reminder, senior brother. I will consider it carefully."

Ishikawa strode out of the deacon hall, thinking in his heart that this monk has a good temperament and actually reminded himself.

Not far from the deacon hall, Ishikawa saw a sneaky figure in the distance. This short figure looked around, as if looking for something.

The person's clothes clearly showed that he was an outer disciple.

Although the deacon hall is not far from the outer gate, there is a very obvious boundary between the two. Generally, outer disciples will not easily cross this boundary. This outer disciple is too bold.

However, this has nothing to do with Ishikawa. Ishikawa is going to go back to his room to practice, so he won't care too much about this matter.

"Brother Shi." After seeing Ishikawa, the outer disciple didn't care about being seen by others and ran over directly.

"Brother Shi, it's me. We met yesterday. My name is Shi Houzi."

When Shi Houzi said this, Ishikawa remembered this matter. Logically, Fatty Hong arranged a position for him as a waste steward. Why didn't he stay here honestly?

Ishikawa suddenly felt unhappy and said, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Brother Shi, I... I do have something and I want to ask you for help." Shi Houzi saw Ishikawa leaving and said hurriedly.

Ishikawa's face changed slightly, and he thought to himself that this person was so tactless. Yesterday, Ishikawa just asked Fatty Hong to arrange a job for him, and today he came to the door again.

If he was just saying thanks, it would be fine, but if he actually came to ask for something, no matter who he was, he would not give him a good face when encountering such a situation.

"Brother Shi, you are an inner sect disciple, and you have a high status in the sect. Can you give me a pill?"

"No!" Ishikawa said coldly, and left without looking back. Low-level pills are not worth much. But Ishikawa had to consider whether this person really needed a pill. What if he was instructed by someone to deliberately find out about Ishikawa's background?

Ishikawa had to guard against these, and he must be on guard.

Stone Monkey was chasing after Ishikawa, "Brother Shi, please help me, you must help me, I won't take your pill for nothing, I..."

At this time, several inner sect disciples came towards him, and Stone Monkey's face changed drastically, and he whispered, "Brother Shi, I have an ancestral book at home, in exchange for a pill from you. I'll come to you again in a few days."

After that, Stone Monkey fled like a fly.

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“Junior Brother Shi, long time no see.” The person who greeted Ishikawa was none other than Cui Changsheng. In three years, Cui Changsheng had become a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training, and his demeanor was different from three years ago.

“Congratulations to Senior Brother Cui for advancing to the sixth level of Qi training.”

“Junior Brother Shi’s progress is not slow either. In just three years, he has actually cultivated to the fourth level of Qi training!” Cui Changsheng said with a smile, “I was able to cultivate to the sixth level of Qi training, thanks to Junior Brother Shi.”

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