Strange mountains and rivers

After taking the last mouthful of ice pollen, a refreshing chill spreads upward along the sea of ​​​​dan, slowly going deep into Tanzhong and Shenque, all the way to Xingyintang, and spreading in Baihui.

The whole body is filled with an unprecedented state of comfort, smoothness, delicateness and sensitivity.

The spiritual energy rushes like a stormy wave crashing on the shore, and the sense of touch extends like water and sand. Everything the waves touch is clear to the heart.

A beautiful flower in the alchemy sea is slightly open, its petals blooming and swaying.

Fairy Ruizhu is drunk and red!

The third level of Qi refining!

This is the third level of Qi refining!

Xuan Chimei can be sure that she has finally made it.

One year, two months and twenty-two days, from the second level of Qi refining to the third level of Qi refining!

Xuan Chimei knew that her attack on the third level of Qi Refining was a little too reluctant, and there was even a risk of backlash.

It would have been more natural and smooth if she was more steady, but she still chose to attack. Fortunately, she succeeded.

She also knew that she was taking some risks, but the risk was worth it, at least it saved herself more than half a year or even a year.

She didn't know why she wanted to take this risk. In fact, even if she waited for a year to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, she was still the most dazzling pearl in Yuanhe Sect and even Jiulian Sect, but she still wanted to be more dazzling. .

Perhaps it was the news from the Chonghua sect that Brother Huaisheng only took five months to refine his Qi to the first level, which aroused his competitive spirit?

But I didn’t seem to have such a strong competitive spirit in the past.

Looking at the empty pollen bag in front of her, Xuan Chimei gently picked it up with her fingers, which seemed to reveal a bit of coolness.

It was a rough and crude densely woven silk sack, but it was given to me by Brother Huaisheng.

As if she remembered something, a smile appeared on the corner of the girl's mouth.

Unexpectedly, Brother Huaisheng could cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining in May, faster than himself.

Thinking of Brother Huaisheng's thick eyebrows, big eyes and full of righteousness, it is really hard to imagine that he will break through in May. Even if he has accumulated a lot of experience, it will still be a bit shocking.

Thinking of this, Xuan Chimei couldn't help but have more expectations for Chen Huaisheng.

Maybe Brother Huaisheng's spiritual roots are not as bad as Master Yi said. Sometimes the hidden spiritual roots may not be so accurate.

Three thousand miles away, peaks stand in the distance.

Canglang Lake, Xumi Sea, golden waves and silver waves, endless.

The top of Taichi Peak stands proudly among them.

Leap up from the top of the mountain, step on the flat jade boat with one foot, and then take another step out of the ferry. The girl in long skirt is hunting, her delicate hands are shaking lightly, and she is flying to the sky with a sword.

The flying sword flew out of his hand, with a high-pitched whistle, and chased after a red-headed snowcat that was leaping and flashing on the branches in the forest.

Except for a tuft of red hair on its head, the rest of the body is covered with white hair. The tips of the hair have a lustrous luster, and its tail is long and curled. It can be hung, stretched, and stretched on tree trunks and branches to change directions.

But Feijian was like a divine help, staring closely at Xue Qi and chasing him to death.

The snow macaque was so frightened that it squeaked wildly, sometimes darting into the forest meadow, sometimes into the deep pool of the waterfall, and finally it could only hide behind the rolling curtain waterfall and roar angrily.

A girl in a purple and gold horse-faced skirt landed gracefully on the ground, her golden rooster independent, stepping on a stone pillar in the pool that could only allow one foot to touch the ground, and looked around.

"Okay, Liuer, it's time to come out. Why don't you just practice for a while?..."

The red-headed snow macaque poked his head out from beside the waterfall suspiciously, and observed the external situation. He was still a little worried and started to squeak again.

"Okay, that's it for today, let's talk tomorrow..., what, it won't work tomorrow, then three days later,..., ten days won't work, our cultivation is like sailing against the current, if we don't advance, we will retreat. Even that stupid guy This guy has already reached the first level of Qi refining, if I don’t work hard, won’t I be inferior to him?”

"Who? Why are you asking so many questions? Is it a boy or a girl? Haha, does it have anything to do with you?" The girl looked at the snow monkey who had been with her for five years. Her sneaky look was really cute, but there was a trace of memories on her face. .

I didn't expect that he would reach the first level of Qi refining just a few months after he entered Taoism. It was really unexpected.

The red-headed snow monkey bared its teeth and claws in anger for a while in protest, but the girl was in a daze and ignored it.

She didn't wake up until Xue Qi ran up to her and looked at her suspiciously.

"Okay, in three days at most, I have to come here to practice. At most, I will be a few feet away from you. Let me tell you in advance which direction I will come from with my sword..."

Slapping his palms on the ground angrily, the red-headed snowcat squeaked for a while. Seeing that the girl turned her head away from him, he was a little frustrated for a moment, so he had to sneak over again in despair.

Seeing Xue Qi coming over, the girl smiled and said, "You are so good. Don't worry, haven't you been thinking about the white horse sweet pomegranate that Master Gu brought back from Luoyi? Tomorrow, I will go to Master Gu to ask for one. Come on, how about I give you a taste?"

Xue Qi seemed to understand what the girl said, and also knew that the girl was quite favored by Master Gu Xian. He jumped around with excitement on his face.

"Then you must remember to eat the pomegranate and keep the seeds. Master Gu will transplant it to us." The girl warned: "The white horse pomegranate is really awesome. This is the best time for Master Gu to go to Luoyang." As a reward for a single battle, even I can only get two or three grains at most."

Hearing what the girl said, Xue Qi was so happy that he just nodded.

*******

Many people have already arrived in front of Jinyuntai.

The summer competition in the outer courtyard is coming soon, which can be regarded as a rare lively time in the Chuan Gong courtyard.

The teachers in the inner courtyard are naturally not interested in what they regard as a competition like children playing house, and will not come to join in the fun.

But for the senior brothers and sisters in the middle courtyard, if they have nothing to do, it doesn't hurt to take a look.

But for the disciples in the outer courtyard, this is a rare time to feast their eyes.

Disciples from Bingshe and Yishe are not eligible to participate in the competition.

Without the success of Qi refining, it is difficult to practice spells and weapon cultivation, and naturally there is no competition. It is only necessary to see who enters the Tao first and who succeeds in refining Qi first, which is enough to determine who is better.

But it will be different after the Qi refining is successful.

There is a difference between the first level of Qi refining and the second level of Qi refining, there is also a difference between the first level of Qi refining and the first level of Qi refining, and between the second level of Qi refining and the second level of Qi refining.

Success in refining qi first is not necessarily any better than success in refining qi later. In addition to the realm of cultivation, the practice and application of spells and weapon cultivation are also related to actual victory.

And the further you get to the back, the more important it becomes during the experience, when you are practicing, and when you are breaking through realms or even jumping up the ranks.

As we get further back, it is difficult to break through the realm simply by relying on cultivation, but we must rely on experience to "touch the realm".

Especially from the peak of Qi refining to foundation building, and from the peak of foundation building to Zifu, you must enter the secret realm to touch the realm or even endure the tribulation before you can leap to a higher realm.

Although a monk with a higher level, but his spiritual roots are solidified, and his spells and weapons are weak, he may not have much of an advantage in a duel with a monk with a slightly lower level.

After the new entry disciples came in this year, the number of disciples in the outer courtyard has increased to nearly eighty, among which Bingshe has increased to more than forty people.

In the past two or three months, four more disciples have successfully gained enlightenment from Bingshe and entered Bshe, but no one in Bshe has successfully advanced to Jiashe.

Qin Zeju was the first to arrive.

He looked gloomy and stood in front of the stage, looking around with somewhat wandering eyes.

In the past few months, the situation in Jiashe has changed somewhat, but not much.

It is becoming more and more obvious that Yuan Wenbo, Tong Tong and Zhao Wuyou are in a group with the other three people. They practice together, discuss together, and compete together, but the old man himself is excluded by them.

It’s no wonder that my qualifications are indeed not as good as those of a few of them, and they all entered House A one after another in the past three or four years. They have been together from the entry into House C to the promotion to House B. It was very difficult for me to enter House A. It has been two years, and in their minds, I have become an out-and-out old man.

Chen Huaisheng and Kou Qing formed a separate party.

He maintains a relatively harmonious relationship with "old people" like himself, and he is on the same side as Yuan Wenbo and others.

This strange situation made the atmosphere in the entire Jiashe seem a bit dull and depressing.

So deep down, Qin Zeju hoped that Chen Huaisheng and Kou Qing could break Yuan Wenbo's strong position, but he was worried that once Chen Huaisheng really won, wouldn't it make him even more mediocre and incompetent?

What kind of impression will this leave on the minds of the Academy, the immortal masters, and even the deacons?

However, this does not depend on the will of Chen Huaisheng and Kou Qing. All they have to do is face it calmly.

More and more people gathered in front of Jinyuntai, but most of them were from the outer courtyard, with those from Bingshe and Yishe being the most active.

This small competition every season is the most exciting.

In last season's competition, before Chen Huaisheng and the others had time to advance to the first team, Yuan Wenbo and the others came to have an "exhibition match."

Even so, the disciples of Bingshe and Yishe were still fascinated by it.

Taoism and magic are fighting each other, sword energy is arrogant and horizontal, and with a Taoist master controlling the field, there is no need to worry about the situation getting out of control, and you can play to your heart's content.

Chen Huaisheng still appeared very low-key, but he still couldn't avoid the attention of everyone, especially the "old brothers" from Yishe.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

"I've met Senior Brother Chen..."

"Senior Brother Huaisheng!"

Peng Youshu, Hu Delu, and Zhao Liangkui all came over to say hello, their faces full of enthusiasm and expectation.

Chen Huaisheng greeted them one by one, but his eyes flickered. He didn't know whether he expected to see a fight between dragons and tigers, or something else?

After changing into a Taoist uniform that he didn't usually like to wear, Chen Huaisheng tucked the horns around his waist. This kind of sparring does not allow the use of magic talismans, and magical weapons must be determined according to the situation. Generally speaking, equality is required.

"Junior sister Kou hasn't arrived yet?"

"Not yet. Senior Brother Zhao came and walked around but disappeared. Senior Brother Yuan and Senior Sister Tong haven't seen anyone yet." Hu Delu said quickly.

Ever since Chen Huaisheng gave Hu Delu some advice and gave Hu Delu the spiritual spring water left after cleaning his skin to take, Hu Delu became Chen Huaisheng's most loyal fan.

The turquoise milk in the skin bag has been consumed long ago, but it has been left there.

Chen Huaisheng accidentally opened the stopper of the skin bag and smelled the aroma in the skin bag. Chen Huaisheng found a spiritual spring and poured it in. After settling for three days, he gave it to Hu Delu to drink.

In Hu Delu's own words, the water from this spiritual spring is extraordinary and seems to be of great benefit.

Chen Huaisheng didn't know whether it was psychological induction or whether the spiritual spring soaked in the travertine milk had some effect. He didn't tell Hu Delu what it was, but Hu Delu paid special attention to it.

But Hu Delu found another way to practice Tao bone condensation in the Dao Jing Pavilion. Combined with the nourishment of the water of the spiritual spring, Chen Huaisheng observed Hu Delu's situation and it seemed that he was really making some progress.