Strange mountains and rivers

To be honest, Zhao Sitian was not mentally prepared to join Yun Zhongshan. Even if he joined for a short time to overcome the difficulties as Chen Huaisheng said, he was not willing.

As the two prides named after the Chonghua sect, Zhao Sitian still has his own self-esteem and pride.

Although Chen Huaisheng's progress in cultivation was extremely astonishing and he continuously surpassed all his peers in the sect, including himself, he did not think that he was really inferior to him.

Cultivation is a long process, which will last from the beginning to the Purple Mansion and even the Golden Elixir. Being far ahead in the early stage does not mean that everything will be smooth sailing in the future. The saying that it is not necessarily better when you are young is not uncommon in the practice world.

Just like the Cao Renben mentioned earlier, he once stood out from the crowd before he reached the middle stage of Qi training. He had already reached the fifth level of Qi training before he was thirty years old. He was the best among the disciples who started at the same time and was regarded as a middle-class disciple of his generation. A genius who can take on heavy responsibilities.

But when he spent five years advancing to the sixth level of Qi refining, and then reached the high level of Qi refining, he began to slow down.

It took thirteen years to advance from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level of Qi Refining, which puzzled many seniors in the sect.

Then it took another six years from the seventh level to the eighth level, and another nine years from the eighth level to the ninth level. All of a sudden, he changed from a thirty-year-old generation of talents to a sixty-year-old normal talent. It can only be said that he is better among his peers. Excellent, but completely incomparable to the original Yi Qi Jue Chen.

Another example is Shang Jiuling, the leader of the sect. He entered the sect at the age of twelve. It took him two years to gain enlightenment. He only established the fourth level of foundation at the age of thirty-six. Almost every level of breakthrough and advancement requires five to five levels of cultivation. Six years later, it took ten years to reach the middle stage of Qi refining, that is, the fourth level of Qi refining. At that time, no one was optimistic about Shang Jiuling.

Even though his progress accelerated after the middle stage of Qi refining, Shang Jiuling advanced to the advanced stage of Qi refining and reached the peak of Qi refining. This period took forty-eight years, but starting from the peak of Qi refining, Shang Jiuling As if cheating, it only took two years to build the foundation, and then it only took nineteen years to go from the first level of foundation building to the ninth level of foundation building, almost two years to one level, setting a record for the entire Chonghua sect.

It was during this period that Shang Jiuling was confirmed as the heir to the head of the family, and it took another eight years to reach the peak of foundation building, and fifteen years of wandering and hard training before entering the Purple Mansion.

After ascending to the Purple Mansion, Shang Jiuling's improvement in strength began to accelerate again, until now.

Therefore, it is really difficult to say at which stage each monk will perform. There may be many ups and downs in the middle.

Zhao Sitian admitted that Chen Huaisheng's performance had overwhelmed him before, but he did not think that Chen Huaisheng could maintain this advanced progress.

He is now at the second level of foundation building, only two levels behind the others. If he goes by Shang Jiuling's progress in the foundation building stage, it will only take four to five years.

As long as Chen Huaisheng's progress slows down, it is not impossible for him to catch up or even overtake him.

Because of this, he is not willing to join Yun Zhongshan, which means that he admits that he is in a subordinate position. Even if he can take the initiative to leave in the future, this experience may also have an impact on his mental state and practice.

However, when Chen Huaisheng responded to his question about help in spiritual practice quite firmly and even in an understatement, Zhao Sitian hesitated.

Chen Huaisheng is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. If he dares to say this, he has full confidence.

He was asking his own questions, and he should also be answering questions about himself. In other words, he seemed to be quite sure of his advancement.

So confident?

Why?

Is it just red crucian carp blood?

I am not at the level of Qi refining, so it is not that easy to obtain the blood of red crucian carp, and the effect may not be achieved.

I mentioned Teng Dingyuan and the others before. In fact, it is unrealistic to say that they can jump from the peak of Qi refining to the foundation of breaking through the realm just by relying on the blood of red crucian carp.

It is also necessary for Teng Dingyuan to really reach the peak of his cultivation. When he is only one step or even half a step away, the red crucian carp blood may be effective and help him save a year and a half. There is no absolute in between.

"That's right." Chen Huaisheng responded with certainty, which really shocked Zhao Sizhen.

"Huaisheng, you mean you can help me advance to the third level of foundation building to speed up, um, even overnight? Although I think I am good at practice during this period, it does not last long. If I follow the normal progress, I think It may take another two years for me to have a chance to make an impact..."

Zhao Sitian took a deep look at Chen Huaisheng and reminded him.

"Sitian, why are you so entangled?" Chen Huaisheng said with a smile: "I told you to go into the mountain and work together to deal with this winter and spring. If the situation is not as I expected, you can Leave at any time. As for what you mentioned, you and I are fellow disciples and friends, so I will help you, so what?"

What he said was very reasonable, but it actually made Zhao Sitian feel that he was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.

Facing Chen Huaisheng's invitation, Zhao Sitian felt that he could not refuse.

You can leave at any time, and it does not count as officially joining Yunzhongshan. It means that everyone can work together to survive this winter when a wave of monsters may attack. You don't even need a reason. You can leave calmly in the next spring or next summer.

There seems to be nothing unacceptable about maintaining a detached status as a guest.

As for how much Chen Huaisheng can help him in his spiritual practice, Zhao Sitian doesn't care much. Maybe there is some help, but he doesn't think it will have any reborn effect.

"Huaisheng, you have said so. If I still refuse, it will appear that I am being narrow-minded. Okay, then I will come to your Yunzhongshan. I know that your Bailu Taoist Temple is not small, and I don't need anything. A separate courtyard is enough for Wuchen and I to live together, so that Wuchen can get along with his sister day and night. "

Zhao Sitian readily agreed.

The matter of Zhao Sitian entering the mountain was finalized, and Chen Huaisheng felt relieved.

After Tang Jingtian's Chen Huaisheng also contacted him, as expected, Tang Jingtian himself was very willing, but he needed to consider the thoughts of other people in the Guipeng Sect.

The Guipeng Sect does not have a large number of people in the entire Chonghua Sect, and there are no outstanding figures. Tang Jingtian is considered the most outstanding figure among them.

Later, an old cultivator of the third level of Foundation Establishment who was over 100 years old opened a cave to attract some disciples, and the remaining disciples had to follow his lead. Because of this, once he wanted to enter Yunzhong Mountain, that ghost would What do the 20 and 30 people in Pengzong think?

Chen Huaisheng also has no answer for this matter. Most of the twenty or thirty disciples are still in Chuan Gong Academy. Once Tang Jingtian enters Yunzhong Mountain, these people will lose their backbone. Where should they go?

Chen Huaisheng also considered whether all these disciples could join Yun Zhongshan, but Yun Zhongshan now cannot accommodate so many people, and he is not willing to do so, not to mention that these people themselves probably are not willing either.

Seeing that Tang Jingtian was also in a dilemma, Chen Huaisheng did not push him and just let Tang Jingtian think clearly.

He believed that Tang Jingtian would eventually choose to enter the mountain. When the wave of monsters came, he would think clearly.

Now Chen Huaisheng is more interested in the Teng Dingyuan people mentioned by Zhao Sitian.

Teng Dingyuan, Yang Husheng, Chu Yingqi and others are all considered their hometowns, and they are all from Yiyang Prefecture.

Teng Dingyuan and himself were both from Liao County, Chu Yingqi was from Yi County, Zeng Guolin was from Xiyang, Ju Zhenzhen and Bao Que were both from Songzhou Prefecture. From this perspective, they were both from Yi County.

This connection gives me a natural sense of closeness to them.

Of course, it doesn't mean that with this kind of relationship, people can take the initiative to get closer. For example, Zeng Guolin also opened a hole and established a mansion, but no one like Teng Dingyuan was willing to follow him.

Without him, Zeng Guolin is only slightly higher than them. Deep down in their hearts, it is difficult for them to accept that Zeng Guolin can be one step ahead of them. Maybe in three to five months, maybe in one or two years, they can also build a foundation and be on an equal footing with Zeng Guolin.

But I am different.

He is already at the fourth level of foundation building. It can be said that under normal circumstances, the gap in practice between them and himself is at least ten years. In this case, they should not have any psychological resistance to him.

"What? The second-order monster ice-scaled blood python was found in Qigong Mountain in Baitapu. Two of them appeared at once?"

"Where did the news come from? Don't just spread rumors, right?"

"Hmph, how is that possible? Someone in the market outside just came from the south and said that he saw with his own eyes that the people from the sect stationed in the lower courtyard of the White Tower and the Sun family were working together to kill..."

"Then kill him?"

"I don't know. The man was so scared that he fled back without even daring to make any purchases. There shouldn't be much of a problem. There are a lot of people in the Lower Courtyard of the White Tower, but the weather is weird today. What time of the year is it? And it's white. Tapu has never heard of second-level monsters coming out, but two of them appeared at the same time..."

"When did it happen?"

"Even the day before yesterday, the sect should have received news, but there seemed to be no movement in the sect..."

"Hey, there are elders from Zifu in the sect. If you really dare to come to our side, the second-level monsters can be killed with just a little finger..."

As soon as Chen Huaisheng walked outside the mountain gate, he heard this rumor on the streets, and it spread almost throughout the entire market.

Killed with just one finger? After Chen Huaisheng was stunned, he also found it funny. Maybe the ice-scale blood python was nothing to the real person Zifu, but the key was that it appeared at the wrong time and place. There were still two of them, which made people feel sad. Shocked.

The premonition suddenly came so strongly that it even made him feel dizzy. Maybe this wave of monsters would come earlier than he predicted?

Chen Huaisheng stood in the middle of the crossroads of the market, looking around blankly. For a moment, he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south. He had to pull out the Yitian Sword and Pestle. Is it really coming?

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The end of this volume, the next volume - Wanli Guanhe is cold.