The Wheel-Turning Master

Closing his eyes, Lin Bai carefully felt the mysterious feeling.

A thread seemed to appear suddenly, with one end wrapped around him and the other end connected to the other place, pointing in a certain direction.

This feeling is ethereal, as if the thread will be severed by a little exposure to wind and frost, and as if even the thunderstorms cannot damage it in half.

Lin Bai came to the stone plate and looked into the mist.

There is a long line of moonlight on the sky, and Xiuxiu is becoming more and more capable.

There is also an extremely thin white thread, as thick as silk, that goes around and around outside the mist.

These external signs are all symptoms. Or someone may be deducing themselves, like Xiu Xiu, bending into armor; or someone may have been affected by some kind of magic, such as the green rust formed by the iron in the past, or the amber poison caused by Shen Xu.

You don't need to worry about the former. As long as you don't disperse the fog and get out of the way, nothing can be deduced;

The latter is damage to the body outside the stone plate, which must be eliminated in order to stop the injury.

Lin Bai's heart moved slightly, the mist rolled slightly, and the white line of the moon disappeared immediately. However, the thin white line seemed to have been here forever, without any wavering.

Opening his eyes and exhaling, Lin Bai saw the three brothers and sisters of the Zhu family looking at him curiously. They still had tears in their eyes, but they were also a little happy. Senior Zhu Jianyang was stroking his beard and smiling, clearly showing the kindness of a virtuous old man.

"Dear brother, that day in the grotto at the bottom of the lake, I knew that you would have this day." Zhu Yumao held Lin Bai's hand, and his nose and tears came out again.

Zhu Yuqiang looked at Lin Bai blankly, seeming to remember the time she had delivered meals to Lin Bai every day, with a slightly dazed look on her face.

"You have succeeded in refining alchemy, and your cultivation level has not fallen behind. Really..." Zhu Yuling wiped the corner of her eyes, looked at Zhu Yuqiang again, opened her mouth to say something more, but seemed to dare not.

"The road is strong. The opportunity to build the foundation is the real first hurdle, so you need to be careful."

Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and pondered, looked at Lin Bai, and warned: "I am assured of your ability. But you need to remember that everything can be done. If you can't do it, then retreat. Even if you lose your ability, you can do it. Given the opportunity, I can still win again in the future. If I lose my life, doesn’t everything end?”

Yao Qianyuan said this, and Chun Yuye also mentioned it euphemistically.

"Senior's instructions, I have written them down." Lin Bai listened.

After saying that, Lin Bai looked at Zhu Yumao again, took out a small bottle of elixir, and said: "Brother Yumao, Yushu has just established a new foundation. I can't congratulate you in person. This is Tianchi lotus seed. Please forward it to me as a token of my gratitude." ”

Tianchi Lotus Seed comes from the Tianchi Sect and has a calming effect. It is commonly used by Foundation Establishment monks when they break through the minor realms. I heard that it has miraculous effects when used with the Yunxia Sect's Huayuan Pill. And because the annual output is very small, the price is more expensive than Huayuan Dan.

However, although lotus seeds were expensive, Lin Bai did not spend half a piece of spiritual stone. This was Gai Yingqiu who asked Lin Bai to forward it to Yang Shu. Yang Shu didn't even look at it and asked Lin Bai to deal with it on his behalf.

Lin Bai had never been willing to give it away, so this time Zhu Yushu established the foundation, which was just a congratulatory gift.

Because of this, Lin Bai missed Gai Yingqiu quite a lot. After all, she had been saving the spiritual stones for several months and was about to spend them. She happened to miss them and was able to get a favor.

This is a huge amount of income, and they are all specialties of the Tianchi sect, which cannot be bought easily.

"Before I came, Yushu said that he was able to build the foundation this time because of your help." Zhu Yumao refused, "He hasn't expressed his gratitude yet, so you gave this gift. If I accepted it on his behalf, Yushu wouldn't know what to do." How to blame me."

Lin Bai estimated that Zhu Yushu's so-called help was the sword and technique he obtained in the cave that day.

"Since he said it was assistance, he should know that assistance is just assistance, and it is his contribution to building the foundation." Lin Bai insisted on sending it and said with a smile: "If I succeed, let him prepare a better gift."

Zhu Yumao said no more and collected the Tianchi lotus seeds.

"Go and get ready." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled happily, "You have a great road ahead of you, don't talk nonsense like us who don't have a great road ahead."

Lin Bai bowed again, and the Zhu family's uncle and nephew sent Lin Bai out of Fengming Pavilion.

When we came to Xinyifang Street, people were coming and going. Lin Bai pondered for a moment and walked north.

When I found the Crystal Palace, there was still the old man in front of the counter.

"Fellow Taoist, you haven't been here for a long time, but you are traveling?" The old man bowed and saw that Lin Bai's aura was different from before, so he congratulated: "The circle has merged into one, the great road is ahead, and the foundation will be built in time."

"Thank you, brother." Lin Bai returned the greeting with a smile, and asked curiously: "I dare to ask, brother, has Qu Ruyi ever written to me?"

"Of course I'm here." The old man shook his head and sighed, and said: "My Yunxia Sect's cargo ship comes every two months, and she has letters every time. However, fellow Taoist, you haven't come to pick it up for a long time, so you have saved a lot."

As he spoke, he took out a wooden box and found a thick stack inside.

"..." Lin Bai was speechless. This song Ruyi was so bold. Did Qu Chengjia have to figure it out?

"Qu Ruyi has nothing to say to fellow Taoist." The old man's eyes were blazing, with deep meaning. "My Taoist friend hasn't replied to her letter for a long time. Doesn't it mean that he has failed her?"

What is this all about? Did I let her down? It's because she has evil intentions and doesn't look serious!

"Alas." Lin Bai pretended to sigh and did not explain.

"If fellow Taoist can build the foundation in one fell swoop, I'm afraid no one can stop you two." The old Taoist said with a smile, "So what if fellow Taoist are just casual cultivators? They are in love with each other. Although Patriarch Qu is stubborn...although he is stubborn It’s a little too much, but you just need to ask Patriarch Gao and Patriarch Poyunzi, and they will definitely be willing to make it happen.” He stroked his beard and sighed quietly, “Don’t miss the one you want just because the road ahead is difficult.”

What is this all about? Dude, do you have a story?

"What Brother Taoist said makes sense." Lin Bai knew that he meant well, but he couldn't explain it.

After collecting Qu Ruyi's letter, Lin Bai took out a small wooden box and handed it over.

"Fellow Taoist, please forgive me, this message is sent via cargo ship. Can you check it?" the old man asked politely.

"Of course you can." Lin Bai opened it, and inside the wooden box was a hosta and a beaded hairpin, both of which he bought earlier and were not worth many spiritual stones.

Lin Bai had always played it safe. The hosta was given to Ruyi, who was good at men's clothing; the pearl hairpin was given to Xiuxiu. Now that Xiuxiu has grown a few years older, she is no longer the silly girl she was before, but is already a graceful young girl.

This hosta has always been kept in the storage ring, but Lin Bai always held it in his hand to admire it.

The old man saw that these two objects were clearly used by a man and a woman, and he must have expressed his love for them. He didn't reach out to get it, he just looked at it carefully for a while and then stroked his beard with satisfaction.

"No more writing letters?" The old man looked deeply at Lin Bai.

"No need, she will understand what I mean when she sees something." Lin Bai said.

I don't know whether it will be easy or difficult to take advantage of the opportunity this time. If something goes wrong, no one can blame her. I just hope that Qu Ruyi can take good care of Xiuxiu.

As for Sister Pei, it’s good if she doesn’t kill others.

"It turns out there is a connection between the two minds." The old man closed the wooden box and put it away.

"..." Lin Bai could only thank him again and again before leaving.

After returning to Dihuo Cave Mansion, Lin Bai sat quietly for a while and then took out Qu Ruyi's letter.

I took it apart one by one and looked at it. Most of it was useless nonsense. The earliest letters asked how Lin Bai was doing and how her sister was doing, implying that Xiu Xiu was well.

Several letters followed, blaming Lin Bai for not believing him and why he didn't let Pei Ning reply. The anger is beyond words.

The last few letters said that she planned to visit Qiaoshan in a few days, and that her ancestor had returned.

"Qu Chengjia was invited by Yao Wanshan to go out together. He didn't expect to come back now. I don't know what he got. Yao Qianyuan didn't mention it."

Lin Bai thought for a while and burned all the letters.

After doing this, Lin Bai left the cave again and found Jiang Chun.

"Brother Xian, one of my concubines is pregnant again." Jiang Chun happily grabbed Lin Bai and said, "Thanks to your help, when the baby is born another day, I will bring her to show you."

Why is this so weird? But after all, it was a happy event, and Lin Bai was happy to hear it.

After chatting for a while, Lin Bai asked Jiang Yatou again, but Jiang Chun still didn't know.

After chatting again, Lin Bai returned to the cave.

Sitting cross-legged, Lin Bai came to the stone plate.

"Girl Jiang may have gone out, otherwise she wouldn't have kept it secret like this."

"However, according to Jiang Yatou's previous intention, since she went out to look for opportunities to build a foundation, she should also come to find me. Is it possible that I can build a foundation without her sleeping?"

Lin Bai thought for a while, waved his hand to attract the mist, and turned it into a water mirror.

Pinch the secrets to move the energy, and the water element asks the heart. The water mirror kept trembling, and the water droplets jumped around, as if boiling. Then the water mirror broke and turned into water mist again.

"Even if I can't get a glimpse of her reality, I should still be able to see something. It seems that she has received the apocalypse and is somewhat entangled in heaven, so it is difficult to deduce."

Lin Bai looked at the white silk-like lines outside the mist, and then sat still, thinking of Sister Pei.

When Sister Pei came to bed in the previous episode, the two of them had already said everything they needed to say when they were deeply in love.

Sister Pei's temperament was unyielding, and she knew Lin Bai's temperament, but she didn't say anything about preserving her own integrity.

However, Lin Bai could feel Sister Pei's worry, because Sister Pei was quite proactive at that time. In the past, Lin Bai would have to coax him for a long time, but she cooperated closely and served carefully. He seemed to be a completely different person than the shy and reserved person he used to be.

In fact, Lin Bai preferred her to be forbearing and restrained. She wanted to speak out but remained silent, and then he seduced her and made her speak out. She became angry with embarrassment...

"The great road is now, the love between children is long, how can you and I achieve great things?"

Lin Bai didn't plan to play with Sister Pei anymore, and would wait until he got back.

Open your eyes and examine your things carefully. This time there is no more gold elixir and talisman to protect, but the second turn of Hunyuan can handle it. As long as it's not a golden elixir, it's not very dangerous.

The killing method still seems simple, but the power is no longer what it was in the cave.

"In the future, I have to find another Sword Intent and go to Zhu's house to think about the Nascent Soul message. I also need to find an escape method. Just like Sister Zhen, she disappears in a flash of purple light. It's really magical."

After making a good plan, Lin Bai put aside his worries about gains and losses and stepped out.

He exchanged a few words with Jiang Chun, asked him to say hello to senior Jiang Hongbo, and then sent a message to Jiang Yu, saying that he missed her fish soup very much.

After finishing talking, Lin Bai stopped looking for others and left Xinyi Square alone.

Go south and avoid the Jiang family's land. After a hundred miles, we arrived at the foot of Bailang Mountain.

In the past, when Huang Ruhua hooked up with Lin Bai to go to the cave at the bottom of the lake, this place was the starting point.

Huang Ruhua was straightforward and friendly. Lin Bai didn't hate her, but was a little afraid of her master.

"I don't know what happened to Huang Ruhua. There has been no news about iron transformation in the past few years. If there is no news, it means that Gao Yuanyuan has not traced it yet. Is the iron transformation theory of elixir successful? Is it a pill?"

Lin Bai thought about his old friends and recalled the debate on alchemy with emotion.

After a little repair, he took out the purple bamboo boat and headed to the southwest.

The direction of the apocalypse this time is in the southwest.

This place is not far from the border of Qiaoshan, and there are many families and sects here and there. Although most of them are the foundation builders, Lin Bai is still like Huang Ruhua before, trying to avoid them and attracting as little attention as possible.

After walking like this for six days, Lin Bai was cautious and was already more than two thousand miles away from Xinyi Square.

As we got closer to the place we had sensed, we could see people passing by from time to time. There were Qigong cultivators riding flying instruments, as cautious as himself; there were also foundation-building cultivators walking on swords.

Lin Bai did not dare to be careless at all and slowed down the speed of the purple bamboo boat.

After another half day, he saw people in front of him, a small market where cultivators gathered.

The market was called Longmenfang, and further south was Mianlong Mountain.

Mianlong Mountain is a general term for mountains. It is vast, with tall trees and dense forests, interlaced mountains and rivers, and varied terrain, stretching for thousands of miles. Monsters are rampant in it, and there are also many rare spiritual herbs and medicines.

The independent cultivators in Xinyifang either go north to the war-torn land to resell talismans and elixirs for huge profits; or go south to the wild and dense forests where few people have set foot, to try their luck.

The independent cultivators who go south enter the Mianlong Mountains.

Therefore, Longmenfang is the first stop for independent cultivators to enter the mountains. It can be a temporary rest, exchange information, and even buy things that are not available in the market.

When Lin Bai was in Xinyifang, he often heard people talking about Longmenfang, and they could barely be considered spiritual friends for a long time.

Entering from the north gate, he was stopped by the guard.

"Daoyou, wait a minute." The guard was over 30 years old, wearing a tight robe with dragons on the sleeves, and practicing Qi. He stared at Lin Bai's eyes and said, "If you want to enter the market, you need five low-quality coins. Please don't blame me for doing this every time." He stretched out his hand.

Lin Bai didn't say anything, threw out five low-quality coins, and continued to walk forward.

"Daoyou, wait a minute, fighting is not allowed in the market, and those who violate it..."

Before the guard finished speaking, Lin Bai smiled and said, "Daoyou, do you think I am a rookie who has just gone out?"

"Please." The guard said no more and smiled.

Lin Bai didn't salute like in the past, just stepped into the market.

Longmenfang is square, with three horizontal and three vertical lines.

There are simple storefronts and roadside stalls.

Lin Bai walked around and didn't buy anything, just familiar with the terrain and culture.

This place is much dirtier than Xinyifang, and the smell of monsters is very strong.

Most of the monks who come and go are in a hurry, with clear purposes. There are quite a few people with high killing intent and blood, and I don't know whether they have killed more monsters or more people in the mountains.

Seeing this, Lin Bai likes Xinyifang more, and feels that Xinyifang is really a paradise.

However, the vague opportunity in my heart is stronger, and Tianqi should indeed be here.

"My foundation-building opportunity should be here, so when will I meet something or someone?"

Lin Bai remembered the previous encounter with Qu Ruyi in Qingzaofang. That time was her foundation-building opportunity.

"It's best to be an acquaintance, so it's convenient to do things together."

"Will you meet Jiang girl? Although it's auspicious to drink the first soup, it's also auspicious to meet an old friend in a foreign land."

Lin Bai felt silently, and didn't feel anything in his heart.

Anyway, there was no rush, Lin Bai was calm and continued to walk around the market. He didn't enter any stores, but only looked at the roadside stalls.

After looking for a long time, he wanted to find a bargain, but his eyesight was not good, and he didn't have the ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune, which really made Lin Bai feel overwhelmed.

He bought a fan made of bird feathers. When he fanned it slightly, there was a cool breeze and a slight musical sound. I don't know what kind of bird or beast the feathers were plucked from.

Lin Bai was idle, so he bought a bone flute. The workmanship was okay, and it was shaped like white jade, without the smell of blood, and it was warm to the touch. It was a top-grade product for coaxing girls.

After wandering around for a while, Lin Bai bought a lot of things. From Chunyu Ye to Miaomiao, there was no shortage of them. If you say it's practical, then there is none, just for fun.

When it got dark, Lin Bai checked into the only Longmen Inn here.

This inn was opened by the Jindan monk who established the market, and it was safe. There are four floors in total. The lowest floor is the worst, and the fourth floor is the best.

After paying the spirit stone, the Qigong attendant took Lin Bai to a small single room on the second floor. But the single room was only ten feet long and half a foot wide, with no bed or table, only a rotten futon. However, the wooden partition seemed to have a soundproof effect, and no sound from outside could be heard.

"Daoyou, would you like to try the newly arrived tea?" The attendant closed the door and said meaningfully.

"I don't like women." Lin Bai was the most self-disciplined.

"It's good not to like women!" The attendant lowered his voice and said, "It's newly picked from the mountains, very fresh, and can't be considered a woman."

"Hiss..." Lin Bai's scalp numbed, "Newly picked from the mountains... monsters?" He was a little speechless, and missed the tranquility of Xinyifang more and more.

"That's right." The receptionist was even happier. "The taste is indescribable." He was very confident. "To be honest, the nobles from Xinyifang come here to drink tea just for something new."

Lin Bai couldn't understand, so he refused again and again. But the receptionist kept talking and didn't leave.

At this point, how could Lin Bai not understand? He took out ten spirit stones and handed them over, which made the receptionist stop.

"It's hard to go into the mountains. If you don't try the delicacies of the mountains and the sea to relieve your fatigue, it will be unbearable." The Qigong receptionist opened the door and walked straight away.

Lin Bai rubbed his head and was about to close the door when he saw two men coming in the corridor.

"Damn Yun Zhonghe! If I meet him next time, I'll kill him!" One of the bearded men shouted angrily.

"..." Lin Bai hadn't closed the door yet, and suddenly heard this. He thought, I've only been here for half a day, and I'm honest, how could I offend someone? Besides, I have never told anyone my name. Even when I stayed at the hotel, the receptionist did not ask for my name, but only accepted the spirit stone.

Lin Bai did not close the door, but just listened to the two people talking.

"I have been hanging around in Longmenfang for more than ten years, and I was pecked in the eye by a youngster!" the bearded man said angrily.

"Brother, who could have thought of this!" Another short cultivator looked helpless, "I thought Yun Zhonghe looked like a sect disciple, who would bow to a dog, and she was just a girl of a few years old. I didn't expect that she was just pretending to be stupid! She is smarter than a monkey!"

After hearing this, Lin Bai immediately understood that it was either a person with the same name or someone was borrowing his name.

And that person was a girl, not very old...Jiang girl?

Thinking about it, it is really possible. Jiang girl is the most cunning. She has had the experience of deceiving casual cultivators before. If she deceives again this time, it is not impossible.

However, the people here are all fierce people, and Jiang girl is really bold.

Lin Bai opened the door, leaned against the door frame, looked reckless, and only looked at the two men without saying a word.

"What are you looking at?" The bearded man glared at Lin Bai, with a bit of intention to fight.

"My two Taoist friends, do you know what new tea we have tonight?" Lin Bai asked.

"I'm asking you... new tea? Taoist friends are fellow Taoists, I heard that it seems to be..." The bearded man was stunned, scratched his head, and looked at his companion. "What is it?"

"Old Wang's group caught a dozen water monkeys this afternoon, they should be monkeys." The short monk spoke, looking at Lin Bai with an obscene smile, "Water monkeys are the most round and smooth, Taoist friends are so lucky."

"Thank you, I like the smoothest ones the most." Lin Bai smiled.

After the two men walked into the single room, Lin Bai closed the door.