Strange mountains and rivers

The familiar aroma rushed into my nose, and it seemed that there were some changes compared to the last time we met. The warmth was on my shoulders and seeped into my clothes.

Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but stroke her head.

And another scent came from the right side. It was so familiar that I took hold of Rouyi with my hand.

Half an hour later, Chen Huaisheng was lying in the hot spring pool extremely relaxed, soaking himself. Fang Baoqi was scooping up water with a wooden ladle, pouring it down from his head.

He likes this feeling.

Outside the screen, Xuan Chimei was sitting on a brocade stool, leaning against the stone table, with her hands under her chin, just quietly across the screen, wanting to enjoy this kind of leisure and find something to say.

"Two years and two months?!" Chen Huaisheng muttered to himself, but did not open his eyes. He couldn't accept it, but he subconsciously knew that this was probably true.

In a daze, he felt that it was very short, as if it was more than half a year, but his memory was blurry.

Every bit of the practice process is completely confused, it feels like yesterday, and it feels like the last time I returned to Yanfeng to attain enlightenment.

"Yes, no one thought that you would be in seclusion for so long. For more than two years, we all thought that a year would be about the same, at most a year and a half, but it has been two years in a flash..." Fang Baoqi said casually while watering the water. Authentic: "The sect's master uncle, Li Yu, Wu, Gou, senior brother Wang, Xu, Zhao Sitian and Teng Dingyuan have all come here several times. In the past six months, they have come less often, but the master uncle has come here several times. He didn’t say anything, but Uncle Li Yu seemed to have expectations.”

"Uncle Li Yu has entered Dengzi Mansion?" Chen Huaisheng was overjoyed.

Among the elders of the Chonghua sect, apart from Wu Tianen, Chen Huaisheng has the best impression of Li Yu.

Although the personal relationship is not as close as Wu Tianen's, Chen Huaisheng has never forgotten Li Yu's kindness.

"Well, I came back to the mountain gate in the middle of last year. Everyone in the sect was very happy. You may not know it yet. It turns out that Master Yuanhe Zongdu Guo also came to the mountain gate at the beginning of last year. However, Uncle Duan Guo's injury has been unstable. After arriving at the mountain, he has been living in seclusion to recuperate. I heard that he fell into the Zi Mansion and is only in the peak state of foundation building. Everyone in the sect still hopes to help Master Duguo repair his injuries as soon as possible and return to the Zi Mansion..."

This is surprising news. Du Guo actually escaped the disaster?

The Tianyun Sect's major Zifus worked together, but they still failed to kill each other. It can be seen that once they cross the Zifu, even if they are higher than themselves, or even if several people join forces to attack, the chance of escape is not small.

Although he fell into the Zi Mansion, he still escaped with his life, which was enough.

Calculated in this way, there are already five major Zifus in the sect, Shang Jiuling, Ding Zongshou, Linghu Zui, Zhu Fengbi, Qi Hongkui, and Li Yu. If Du Guo can repair his injuries in the future and return to the Zifu, then the Chonghua sect will suddenly There are six major purple mansions.

In this Hebei area, this strength can already compete with the major local sects such as Yuelu Sect and Fengyi Sect, and is probably only slightly inferior to Tianhe Sect. Even sects such as Youzhou Ning Family and Yunzhou Yuntu Sect The aristocratic family is a few points behind.

Perhaps the only regret is that these Zifu real people are not from one sect, but are combined in this way. How strong their cohesion is remains to be tested.

Maybe when things are going well, everyone can still be rich and prosperous together, but when we encounter a real crisis, can we share the joys and sorrows together?

A series of news made Chen Huaisheng realize that his two years of seclusion and hard training were too long. Not only the external world, but also the sect's situation had undergone tremendous changes.

Li Yu has entered the Dengzi Mansion. This is a great joy and will also help stabilize the sect's situation.

Du Guo actually quietly joined the Chonghua sect.

It seems that the Chonghua faction has not announced it yet.

After all, this is the person Tianyun Sect vowed to kill in the beginning. Although he has fallen to the pinnacle of foundation building in Zifu, he is still very threatening.

Once the injury is repaired, it is possible to return to the Zi Mansion. If he is determined to die, he can also create a lot of trouble for Tianyun Sect.

"Such a big change has taken place in our sect, but I don't know it at all. I seem to have been a little blind and deaf in the past two years." Chen Huaisheng said with emotion.

"Huaisheng, you haven't said how you can ascend to the third heaven in one step. Such a God-given opportunity must be fully immersed in it. If you are made aware of these worldly affairs, it will disturb your Taoist heart and become a huge regret. "Fang Baoqi greatly disagreed: "You remember we said before you went into seclusion and practice that the most important thing is for you to improve your realm and strength. Without you as the backbone, everything is vain, and now you can even enter the third level. The middle section of foundation building is the reward for doing well!”

Hearing Fang Baoqi mention this, Xuan Chimei, who had been silent outside the screen and just listened silently to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but said, "Yes, Brother Huaisheng, how did you do it even to the third level of the Jin Dynasty? I have never heard of such a thing. Your two years of seclusion and hard practice are already more than ten years of practice. If there is any secret method, Sister Baoqi and I can learn from it. You can't hide your secrets. !”

This question stumped Chen Huaisheng.

Even he himself couldn't explain the specific situation, but one thing he understood was that it should be related to many factors, such as the blood of the red crucian carp and the golden-bearded Ao king's root, the Ziyang internal refining technique, and the two spirits of the tiger and ape against the golden-bearded Ao. Wang Danyuan's devouring and digestion are stored in the cauldron. These are indispensable, but can these factors be told to people?

At least the elements of the Tiger-Ape Spirit and the Cauldron can only be hidden in the heart forever.

"It's hard to explain in words, but when you and Bao Qi build the foundation in the future, I can have some experience to see if you two can be put to use."

Chen Huaisheng could only respond, but it was hard to say whether it would actually be useful. It would be better to work on spiritual materials such as red crucian carp blood and golden beard ao king root.

After bathing, Chen Huaisheng returned to the quiet room.

He didn't see anyone else for the time being. Except for Fang Xuan's two daughters, only Min Qingyu, who had just returned from the mountain gate, was seen. Ren Wuchen and Yun Lei were also missing for the time being.

Chen Huaisheng still needs to evaluate how to inform the sect of such a shocking move as ascending to the third level, so as to avoid unnecessary suspicion and jealousy.

The tight situation in the mountains was within his expectation. He was even surprised that the women who were in charge of the daily affairs of the Taoist temple could still persist until now.

It is impossible for Shanmen to hide it, and it is impossible to hide it. They just need a reasonable explanation to Shanmen to let them accept this fact.

"The sect should be very happy with your amazing performance. Why do you still need to be so cautious?" Xuan Chimei was a little confused: "Every sect should be eager to have more disciples like this."

"Theoretically, that's the case." Chen Huaisheng nodded, "But Chi Mei, don't underestimate the bad nature of human beings. I am the direct disciple of the sect leader, but in fact, I was recruited by the sect leader on behalf of his uncle Li Yu. In fact, I have no obligation to pass on my skills, and Master Zhu and even Master You don’t have much favorable impressions of me.”

Xuan Chimei was surprised: "Why? Brother Huaisheng, when did you offend Master Zhu? Master You, is it You Shaoyou? Brother Huaisheng, you are already at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment now, and Master You is only at the eighth level. , he can’t do anything to you, but why is Master Zhu dissatisfied with Senior Brother?”

"It's not that bad. Master Zhu has no dissatisfaction with me. He probably has some relationship with his direct disciple Zhuo Yixing. Zhuo Yixing used to have a very cold relationship with the rest of us when he became a disciple of Master Zhu. Maybe he put this emotion into Going in, Master Zhu may have been affected a bit, but Master Zhu won’t do anything because of this, he just doesn’t like me.”

Chen Huaisheng said calmly: "I just don't want to make myself the target of public criticism. If anything is as beautiful as the forest wind, it will be destroyed. I'm not that strong yet. If I enter Deng Zi Mansion, maybe I won't have to worry about the ups and downs outside. "

Xuan Chimei is so smart, Chen Huaisheng just said a few words and she understood.

I originally thought that the disciples of the old branch of the Jiulian Sect might be at odds with the disciples of the old Chonghua sect, but I didn’t expect that even the direct disciples of the old Chonghua sect like Chen Huaisheng would have these subtle discords within themselves that would not be appreciated by outsiders. .

"Every sect has such a dark side to some extent, so you don't have to worry about it, Chi Mei." Fang Baoqi explained: "Yuanhe Sect also has it, but you may not have been paying attention to it at that time, so you didn't notice it. "

Xuan Chimei shook his head, "Yuan He Sect also has it. It's not that I didn't know it, but I didn't want to know it at the time. But now I feel that this kind of thing is inevitable and unavoidable, and it's a little uncomfortable."

Chen Huaisheng did not dwell on this issue anymore. After thinking for a while, he said: "The "Purple Yang Inner Refining Technique" was introduced by Zhao Sitian. I hope to use the inner refining technique to improve the spiritual realm. There are many people in the sect. If people know it, this can be used as an explanation. Of course, the blood of red crucian carp is also a reason, there is no need to hide it from others,..."

These reasons must be prepared. Chen Huaisheng has never been afraid of judging people with malicious intent, especially those who are hostile or malicious towards him, including those who are narrow-minded.

The current Chonghua Sect has become a hodgepodge. In addition to the disciples of the old Chonghua Sect, there are also disciples of Yuanhe Sect, Yuhan Sect, Guipeng Sect, and even the remaining branches of Jiulian Sect such as Jingfu Sect and Demon Lotus Sect. It seems that the joining of Yuanhe Sect, Guipeng Sect and Yuhan Sect played a great role in setting an example, so many of the disciples who were unwilling to stay in their original sect simply chose the Chonghua Sect. Even the Chonghua faction didn’t realize this.

The more complex the source, the more confusing the interests will be in the future. In a year or two, it may be difficult for everyone to act rashly because they are not familiar with it yet. Once the situation becomes familiar, all kinds of troubles will appear. Chen Huaisheng doesn't know. Are the leaders of the Chonghua Sect mentally prepared for this?

But he needs to take precautions and consider all possibilities beforehand.

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