The Wheel-Turning Master

There was a gentle breeze.

Lin Bai and Qu Ruyi looked at each other, neither of them saying a word.

People are coming and going in a hurry on the streets of Fangshi. Lin Bai suddenly heard the name "Zhuan Lun" and felt as if he had returned to Huaxi County in a dream.

At that time, everyone called him Zhuan Lun and everyone admired him.

Qu Ruyi looked up at Lin Bai. She didn't take any precautions. She straightened her bamboo hat, put down her black gauze, and said, "This is not the place to talk. Come with me!"

She walked out of Fangshi.

Lin Bai glanced at her back and then looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he followed her.

The ethereal mystery became more and more obvious, and it seemed that it was indeed related to her.

I heard Yao Qianyuan say that this song Ruyi is about visiting friends abroad. But why are you here?

Across the sea to the east is Jiuyin Mountain, which has a grudge against the Yunxia Sect, and further to the north is a place of chaos. She is a descendant of the Yunxia Sect's Jindan, a pampered child, does she come here to find fault?

Besides, she hasn't established a foundation yet, so even if she's given a mission, she shouldn't be doing it alone.

Thinking of this, Lin Bai could only think of one explanation: she had arrived at the apocalypse and was looking for an opportunity to build a foundation.

Lin Bai didn't ask any more questions and walked out with her, still thinking about something.

I felt before that if I hadn’t done this, I would have lost something extremely important.

Could it be said that her life will be in danger during the Foundation Building Apocalypse? But even so, this doesn't count as losing something extremely important, right?

Lin Bai was very sober, and the most important people in his heart were Xiuxiu and Sister Pei.

To put it more cruelly, if Qu Ruyi died, he would certainly feel sad for the girl who was wearing men's clothing and riding a high horse, but she would not be devastated. Xiuxiu would definitely cry if she made friends with her... But no matter how sad Xiuxiu was, she would not be sadder than when Doctor Bai died.

Besides, once you enter into spiritual practice, this kind of thing is inevitable. Due to differences in aptitude, talent, and state of mind, the advancement of cultivation will inevitably be different, and so will the longevity.

The way forward on the road is not about riding a horse and pushing the whip, but you can stop when you go too fast and so on. Rather, they are both ruthless and affectionate. Naturally, they cannot help but watch their former friends and relatives gradually fall behind and even turn into a pile of withered bones.

Thinking about it this way, what may be lost is not necessarily Qu Ruyi, but the opportunities it brings.

Since Qu Ruyi came to look for Tianqi, the misty opportunity should probably lie in her Tianqi.

After leaving Fangshi, Qu Ruyi took out the purple bamboo boat, loaded Lin Bai on it, and the two of them headed north.

After walking for half a day, there was no sign of anyone.

Here is a plain with towering trees, green and yellow, stretching as far as the eye can see.

The two fell to the ground, stepping on dead leaves. Qu Ruyi first looked around and saw nothing strange, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

She took off the bamboo hat and black gauze, put them into the storage ring, leaned against a tall tree, hugged her chest, and said with a smile: "I thought you were dead."

"God doesn't want me to die." Lin Bai replied.

"Where is Pei Ning?" Qu Ruyi asked again.

What do you mean? Lin Bai frowned, looked at Qu Ruyi, and said, "Is Xiu Xiu okay?"

"Of course everything is fine." Qu Ruyi smiled happily, "Before I left you, I chatted for a long time, and the girl took it to heart. She is obedient and sensible, studious and inquisitive, and has a lot of tenacity. My ancestor took her for granted. Her uncles and uncles all doted on her, and none of her brothers or sisters bullied her. She is even thinner than when she was in Huaxi County." When she said this, seeing Lin Bai listening seriously, she smiled and added: " It’s all about you. You don’t know, she…”

The words suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong with Tiantian?" Lin Bai asked anxiously.

Qu Ruyi smiled and said nothing.

Lin Bai discovered that women are mostly good at handling things. Whenever a flaw is revealed, there will be blood!

"Fellow Daoist Qu, we are really lucky to meet each other this time." Lin Bai bowed and said, "But I have an important mission, and since you don't want to say more, let's say goodbye for now! See you later!"

After saying this and another salute, Lin Bai turned around and left.

This move was hard to get, and Lin Bai used it on Peining all the time. As long as she stopped and didn't move, she would definitely pinch him even though she didn't say anything.

Sure enough, after only counting three numbers silently, Qu Ruyi shouted from behind: "Don't leave! I still have something to ask you!"

She hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Bai.

"What does Xiu Xiu do every day?" Lin Bai asked.

"What else can you do? Didn't you give her back the wooden hairpin you always wore when we separated?" Qu Ruyi sighed, as if she had no choice but to say, "She learned a deduction method from the ancestor, and she just spent the whole day free. I used the hairpin to make deductions." Her eyes were full of resentment, "She thought it was because of her shallow cultivation, but she didn't know that your level was higher than hers."

"That's it." Lin Bai nodded.

"Where is Pei Ning?" Qu Ruyi asked again.

Lin Bai had a headache. This Qu Ruyi didn't ask about old things in Huaxi County or why he came here, but he only asked about Sister Pei!

"She has important things to do and it's not convenient for her to show up." Lin Bai said seriously.

"I still want to talk to her." Qu Ruyi sighed, looked at Lin Bai again, and asked: "What happened to you and Song Qing back then? Why did he die and you were fine? Why did he get hit by the Deadwood Cicada? Secret skill?"

Finally remembered to get down to business?

"There is another adventure." Lin Bai did not intend to tell her the details.

"You..." Qu Ruyi took two steps back and took precautions, "You didn't enter Jiuyin Mountain, did you?"

Did you just think of precautions now?

"I have no family or sect." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Then why don't you come to Yunxia Sect to find Xiuxiu? She misses you very much, and the ancestor also promised to take you in. Pei Ning will also come then, and we can get together all the time. Isn't it nice?" Qu Ruyi smiled again. ask.

Lin Bai smiled.

Qu Ru felt that Lin Bai did not want to say more. She pondered for a while, with a look of disbelief on her face, but then she became lonely and said, "I will help you take good care of Xiu Xiu." She looked up at Lin Bai and asked again: "Do you want to Tell her?"

"No need." Lin Bai said.

Qu Ruyi nodded, "I won't let Ancestor know either." After she finished speaking, she smiled and asked, "Can you tell me what you are doing here now?"

"I felt something in my heart, so I went out for a walk and happened to meet you." Lin Bai was telling the truth, but he was not very honest.

"Sure enough!" Qu Ruyi actually believed it. She held her chest with one hand and touched her chin with the other, "I also felt something in my heart, so I went to that market. I thought I could pick up something that suits my destiny! I didn't expect it. I unexpectedly met you." She looked at Lin Bai carefully, thinking, could he also be part of my apocalypse? How nice it would be to replace Pei Ning!

Apocalypse's opportunities are mysterious and mysterious, either when you meet people or things, or when you see things or sceneries.

Usually done alone. If there are elders accompanying and guarding, the opportunity to build the foundation will often disappear, or the difficulty will increase sharply, which is really not worth the gain.

"Where are you going?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"Are you going to follow me?" Qu Ruyi also smiled.

"When we were in Huaxi County, it was Pei Ning who followed you. I envied you for entering the brothel! Now it's my turn." Lin Bai smiled.

Qu Ruyi stared at Lin Bai and examined her, "I have seen that you two are having an affair! I just pity Xiuxiu, she still misses you!"

After saying that, she turned and left.

Lin Bai followed immediately.

The two of them did not take the purple bamboo boat, but walked forward.

This place is a plain land with tall trees and thick dead leaves on the ground.

Lin Bai stood side by side with her, while guarding his surroundings, he asked: "I heard that there are Nascent Souls from your Yunxia Sect and Jiuyin Mountain who went to the Qiaoshan Sect. What happened?"

His tone was relaxed, as if he was asking casually.

"I don't know either." Qu Ruyi said casually without any precautions: "The ancestor mentioned it before me, it seems that Jiuyin Mountain conspired to seize something from the Qiaoshan Sect. It seems to be very precious."

I see, no wonder your ancestors and Gao Yuanyuan went to the Tianchi Sect as guests when they had time, and they didn't care about the Yunxia Sect's affairs!

Lin Bai asked no more questions.

The two walked for a long time, and Qu Ruyi seemed to have come back to her senses, and began to repeat Lin Bai's words. They asked Lin Bai what he did for a living, who he learned from, and where he and Pei Ning often slept.

Lin Bai laughed at them all and refused to tell the truth.

After walking forward for another day, the trees became denser, but there were more dead trees.

From time to time there are birds and beasts escaping out, snakes and insects attacking people, but they are all ordinary things and not monsters.

The two walked along the stream and heard only the sound of the rushing water and the chirping of cicadas. The forest became quieter and quieter.

Lin Bai didn't dare to feel any slightest contempt. Although he didn't care about seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck, he still took out the Fire Lin Sword to protect himself.

Qu Ruyi is still the same as before. Although she is vigilant, she is not as overly cautious as Lin Bai.

After walking for another mile, there were more dead branches and fallen trees, which made a creaking sound when you stepped on them.

There are occasional clear bird calls among the chirping cicadas, and the trees rustle in the wind. But the more this happens, the more peaceful the forest becomes.

The so-called cicadas are noisy and the forest is quiet.

But Lin Bai always felt like there was a buzzing in his ears, which seemed to disturb his heart.

It feels like I'm back to that summer in Huaxi County. The black cicadas on the jujube trees at home are tireless and chirping endlessly; people are shouting outside the street and the steamed bun shop is billowing with heat.

Qu Ruyi seemed to feel something and suddenly quickened her pace.

Lin Bai was more than ten feet behind, falling far away.

After just a cup of tea, Qu Ruyi stopped in front of a withered jujube tree.

The jujube tree is an unknown age, its bark is cracked, its branches are rotten and rotten, and it is densely covered with insect eyes.

There is not a single leaf on it, as if it will fall apart when the wind blows or the rain hits it.

And around the jujube tree, there is greenery and strong trees. Comparing the two, it's quite strange.

The chirping of the cicadas became more piercing. But the cicadas were all lying on the withered jujube trees, seemingly unable to see the green trees around them.

Lin Bai and Qu Ruyi looked at each other, and both of them thought of the old wood demon.

Although the wood demon is a golden elixir, its reputation is really great. Just because of its strange and strange methods, especially the magical power of the dead wood cicada, it can snatch away time, take away people's life span, and make people old and decayed.

The monks are looking for a way to live forever, and they are really afraid of this secret method that suddenly makes people age.

When Lin Bai was in Xinyi Square, he also asked people about the wood demon. But there are very few people who have seen the wood demon, and very many people who have heard of the wood demon.

Moreover, Sister Zhen once said that she was the junior of the Wood Demon, but Lin Bai never heard anyone mention the origin of the Wood Demon.

Looking at Qu Ruyi again, she frowned, with a gloomy look on her face.

Lin Bai also didn't dare to move, for fear that he would be like Song Qing.

"Is this the residence of Senior Wood Demon?" Lin Bai's tone was much more respectful.

"Maybe." Qu Ruyi's tone was also very weak, "I heard that the senior wood demon once imitated the cicada pupa method and sat in the ground for decades because of his unsatisfactory cultivation. Then he broke out of the ground, and then the golden elixir was perfected. The opportunity to realize the Tao Yuanying.”

"Have you proven the Nascent Soul?" Lin Bai asked.

"I don't know." Qu Ruyi shook her head. She stared at the withered jujube tree and said softly: "This tree is not an ancient tree with many years of history, at most a hundred years old. The black cicada on it is also an ordinary thing and does not have aura. "

Lin Bai nodded, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune without realizing it, and he couldn't see any clues.

"Should what you are referring to be here?" Lin Bai asked.

"Yes." Qu Ruyi replied casually. She glanced at Lin Bai again and said with a smile: "This is where I can build the foundation!" She didn't hide it.

As she spoke, she waved her sleeves, causing a gust of wind to scatter the soil and fallen leaves under the jujube tree.

A hole appeared under the jujube tree, about the length and breadth of an arm. It was pitch black and bottomless.

"The apocalyptic opportunity is inside!"

Qu Ruyi was full of confidence, untied a bag on her waist and released a mole.

"Good baby, help me find the way." Qu Ruyi's voice was very soft, like coaxing a child.

The mole spun around in a circle and then stopped moving.

"Is it afraid?" Some beasts have a very keen sense of danger, so Lin Bai asked this question.

"no."

Qu Ruyi denied it, she sighed, took out a small cloth bag from the storage ring, put it on the ground, opened it, and found dried fruits.

"Eat." Qu Ruyi seemed a little tired.

The mole chirped excitedly, then buried his head in eating.

Lin Bai and Qu Ruyi sat nearby and watched the mole eat for half an hour.

"Work when you're full." Qu Ruyi urged.

The mole was very particular about stroking his beard and hair, and then went to grind his teeth on the withered date tree.

Lin Bai looked at Qu Ruyi, but Qu Ruyi blushed and did not dare to look at her.

The Mole finished grinding his teeth and finally started working. It climbed down along the entrance of the cave, but it didn't climb a few feet, but it seemed that it had just eaten too much and rolled down.

After a long time, a dull sound came back, accompanied by a chirping sound, which meant he was still alive.

After working for a long time, that’s it?

Lin Bai pretended not to see it, thinking that none of the children of your sect are reliable!

"My brother lent me this, not mine." Qu Ruyi said.

"I believe it," said Lin Bai.

The two stopped talking.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the mole still didn't come back.

"Is your little friend dead inside?" Lin Bai asked.

"No."

Qu Ruyi shook her head with certainty, but she seemed to be getting restless and kept walking back and forth around the cave.

After another half an hour, Qu Ruyi finally lost patience and cursed: "You can eat but not fuck!"

"..." Lin Bai had no sense of good or bad luck in his heart, but the vague opportunity still existed.

"I'm going down, are you going?" She looked at Lin Bai angrily, as if Lin Bai had killed her mole.

"They're all here," Lin Bai said.

"good!"

Qu Ruyi took out a small sapphire Ruyi with her backhand, emitting a faint green light. The other hand is holding the secret, with a serious look in his eyes, as if he is going to die.

"I'll get off first." Qu Ruyi said before jumping into the dark cave.

After a while, a subtle voice came from inside, "Come in, slow down, it's very slippery inside."

Lin Bai closed his eyes, relaxed his mind, and came to the stone plate.

The fog outside has a faint moon-white color, which is left by Xiuxiu. There is also a trace of yellow spiritual energy pouring in, which is earth spiritual energy.

"There is nothing strange, and I feel nothing in my heart."

Lin Bai opened his eyes, held the Fire Lin Sword in his hand, and jumped into the cave.

The Fire Lin Sword was inspired by spiritual power and emitted red light. This cave goes straight down, with no rocks to be seen, only wet soil.

Lin Bai slowed down every ten feet. He did this seven or eight times before landing.

The ground was extremely soft and damp.

Ahead is a semicircular path as high as a person, going diagonally downward. The darkness is deep and there is no light at all.

"This place is really like a place where cicadas live." Qu Ruyi held the jade Ruyi in her hand, not looking at all relaxed on her face.

"Did Qu Chengjia say anything before you came? What magic weapon did he give you to protect him?" Lin Bai was worried about being in danger, so he wanted to know the strength of his companions.

"Don't worry." Qu Ruyi straightened her back, "I'm not afraid if I encounter two or three foundations."

This is a talisman in hand, and it’s not just one!

"What if it's a golden elixir?" Lin Bai asked again.

"..." Qu Ruyi was stunned for a moment and said: "How can a mere qi-training monk have the opportunity to build a foundation and encounter a golden elixir? Do you think that I am a proud son of heaven who needs to endure many hardships to achieve enlightenment?"

After she finished speaking, she stepped forward, "Lin Zhuanlun! Follow closely! Haha, Pei Ning can't protect you, but I can!"

Qu Ruyi's words were very arrogant and heroic, but she was slightly trembling.

Lin Bai didn't say anything, still feeling nothing in his heart, so he stepped to follow.

The ground and cave walls were extremely damp and had a strange smell. There are also cicada pupae swarming around from time to time, which is weird and terrifying.

The road was diagonally downward. The two of them walked cautiously for about three hundred feet, and then it suddenly opened up and a cave with a radius of about fifty feet appeared.

Lin Bai estimated that it was about two hundred feet deep underground. There is no sense of humidity here, and the warmth is unusual.

The cave is round, like a pot with a lid on the ground.

It was very empty, with a few fluorite lights emitting soft yellow light on the top.

There are eight more caves, no one knows where they lead, they are deep and dark. Including the caves where Lin Bai and Qu Ruyi walked, there are nine in total.

Nine is the ultimate number, and I don’t know what it means here.

There is a dead tree stump in the middle of the cave, with a black jade cicada the size of a baby's fist placed on it.

Next to the wooden pile, a body lay lying. His clothes were dirty, his hair was gray, and he didn't know how long he had been dead.

There was a little mole lying next to the corpse, which seemed not to be dead yet. His stomach was rising and falling slightly, but he didn't move for some reason.

"That's it." Qu Ruyi looked at the jade cicada on the dead tree stump, her voice trembling slightly.

Just as he was about to take a step, Lin Bai grabbed his wrist.

"What's wrong?" Qu Ru noticed that Lin Bai looked serious, and she didn't dare to move.

"Something's wrong." Lin Bai looked around, the Fire Lin Sword lying in front of him.

I felt nothing in my heart, and there was no reminder of the magical power of seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, but I was panicking for no reason.

Qu Ruyi frowned slightly and looked at the jade cicada on the dead tree stump.

In the deep cave, the jade cicada actually chirped.

The two immediately retreated to the entrance of the cave and carefully checked themselves, not even a single bit of damage.

There seemed to be horror on Qu Ruyi's face, and she put her hand into her chest.

Then he took out a pendant, which was a small black turtle.

"What's the use of this?" Lin Bai asked with a frown.

"My ancestor gave this to me. She can find me with this thing." After Qu Ruyi finished speaking, she threw the black turtle pendant to Lin Bai.

The effect of this thing is similar to Zhu Jianshui's broken bronze mirror.

Start slightly warm. Lin Bai looked carefully and saw that the turtle shell had cracks and was dull.

"Has the effectiveness been lost?" Lin Bai asked.

Qu Ruyi nodded slightly, "The connection between me and my ancestor has been severed."

"Qu Chengjia is the golden elixir..." Lin Bai said.

"The wood demon has at least perfected the golden elixir, and has even proven the Dao Nascent Soul... If Yuchan were left by him, he would indeed be able to break the ancestor's Dao method easily." Qu Ruyi sighed.

Lin Bai still felt nothing at all, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune without any reminder. I don’t know if it’s the power of the jade cicada or something else.

"No!" Lin Bai's face finally turned serious, "We are already in the battle."