Chapter 39 Qingyan That was Mu Fuyue’s voice.
Fu Ri Peak is the main peak of the entire Tianyan Mountain Range, and the other peaks are scattered around this peak.
Within the sect, the elders each occupied a mountaintop, like the Floating Sun Peak, and built many buildings from top to bottom, which were inhabited by the elders' disciples.
It is not easy to manage such a huge mountain in an orderly manner.
Xie Hanyi originally refused to occupy the mountain alone on the grounds that he did not want to be burdened by worldly affairs. He only chose a concave water area between Fu Ri Peak and Luo Xia Peak to build his own cave.
Mu Fuyun held the map he had taken from Xie Hanyi the day before and studied it carefully while standing halfway up Fu Ri Peak.
The other hills within the sect are all towering and clearly located, so you can find the way there without a map.
Only Lingshanze is different.
Except for the head, no one else had ever been near it, let alone give her directions.
Therefore, when she was still on the trial stage, she was cautious and asked Xie Hanyi one more question before he left.
Xie Hanyi seemed not to have thought of all this. She was stunned for a moment, then asked someone to bring her a piece of silk. He condensed his spiritual power into ink, drew a few strokes on the silk, and handed it to her as a map.
Seeing that he drew smoothly without even frowning, Mu Fuyun did not think much about it and just regarded it as an ordinary map. He immediately held it in his hands and put it away. It was not until he unfolded it and took a closer look that he could not help but admire it in surprise.
Xie Hanyi's painting skills are truly superb. Just like his legendary swordsmanship, with just a few strokes, he can sketch out the scenery and charm of the Tianyan Mountains, which is smooth and pleasing to the eye.
The most important thing is that there are faint golden lines on the picture, which will slowly move as the position changes.
As if guiding her, the scenery in the mountains was not clear at first. As she gradually approached the pool where she met Xie Hanyi, the clouds and mists lingering in the painting gradually dissipated, revealing a winding path hidden underneath.
Mu Fuyun repeatedly tried to clarify the direction, walked around the pond for most of the way, and came to a shady place. He stood there for a moment, and then the path in the picture appeared in front of him.
"It turns out there's a ban. No wonder I met him here."
It turns out that this is the intersection of Fu Ri Peak and Lingshan Lake.
She nodded and muttered something, then put away the map and continued along the trail.
At first, the scenery on both sides of the road was normal, with only tall and short ancient trees and fragrant grass, as well as black mud and wild flowers.
But when she passed between two extremely thick and towering trees standing side by side, the temperature around her suddenly dropped, as if she had suddenly entered the cold winter from autumn.
The originally lush green branches and leaves became withered and dry, and the branches and fallen leaves were even covered with a thin layer of frost and snow.
As she walked forward, the cold became more biting, until she passed through a cave covered with icicles and walked out of the cave, she felt that she had entered a different world.
Before my eyes was a vast expanse of water as smooth as a mirror. The water and the shore were all shrouded in misty white fog, which was the condensation of water vapor caused by the cold.
The lake is surrounded by continuous mountains, all covered with a layer of ice and frost from top to bottom.
This is Lingshanze.
Mu Fuyun was stunned, looking at the place in front of him, which seemed to be in completely different worlds from other places in Tianyan Sect. Suddenly, he understood where the frosty and snowy aura that could never be melted from Xie Hanyi came from.
How can one not be affected when living in such a cold place all year round?
Perhaps having already noticed her presence, a familiar white figure stood on the huge rock by the water.
At this moment, he turned around, lowered his eyes, met Mu Fuyun's gaze, and said softly, "You're here."
Mu Fuyun came back to his senses and bowed to him: "I am late and have kept Master waiting for so long. Please forgive me."
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that every time she heard the word "Master", Xie Hanyi's eyes would change slightly.
"No problem."
He waved his hand and flew directly from the boulder to her. "This is your first time here, so I'll show you around first."
As he spoke, he walked towards the cave in the north.
Mu Fuyun immediately followed him into the cave.
The huge cave consists of several spacious rooms, five in total, front, back, left and right.
"This is where I live and work. I meditate, regulate my breathing, practice my skills, and enter a state of concentration every day. I only leave the cave every few days." Xie Hanyi pointed to a room in the middle.
Mu Fuyun did not go in, but just stood behind him and took a look inside.
There was nothing else inside except the necessary items such as the stone couch, stone desk, and stone stage. It looked a little too simple.
"This room is left for you by your master." Xie Hanyi took her to another room.
This room is not big and cannot be compared with his main room, but Mu Fuyun noticed that this is the westernmost room in the entire cave.
The west side has longer sunshine hours and is warmer than the east side.
"Thank you, Master."
Xie Hanyi glanced at her sideways, his cold face expressionless and his tone even more indifferent.
"Lingshanze is different from other places. It's covered in ice and snow year-round, and it's cold every day of the year. I've lived here for a long time and have long been accustomed to it. But you, on the other hand, are still at a relatively low level and have just arrived. It's fine for you to stay there while you attend classes with the other disciples at Fu Ri Peak. I'll ask the headmaster to reserve an extra room for you."
After entering the inner sect, although each disciple has a master, they still have to go to Fu Ri Peak for unified classes every two days for three consecutive days, and then go back to be taught and instructed by their respective masters or senior brothers and sisters.
There was nothing unusual in what he said, but Mu Fuyun could tell that he thought she didn't like the cold weather here and didn't want to stay, so he found an excuse for her.
"There's no need to trouble the Master." She refused without hesitation. "Fu Ri Peak has its own disciples here. Fu Yun is Master's disciple, so he should live here with Master."
Xie Hanyi didn't respond immediately. She thought about it and added another sentence.
"I'm not afraid of the cold."
The voice of this sentence was obviously lower, but still sounded very firm.
Although the extremely cold environment was indeed a bit unbearable for her who had just established her foundation, she had never been afraid.
It's been like this since the first time I saw him.
Xie Hanyi's dark eyes were stunned, and when he met her determined gaze, he suddenly revealed a gentle smile.
"Okay, then let's live here."
The journey of seeking immortality is long, and it is always better to have a master and a disciple accompany you than to walk alone.
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Fu Ri Peak, back hall.
Chu Ye stood in front of the lotus lantern with a pale face. What he was thinking about was not Mu Fuyue, but Mu Fuyun who had left Xizhao Pavilion for a long time.
Just now, for some unknown reason, he endured the injury on his chest and asked the little Taoist boy to fetch him the bronze mirror. He used the technique of tracing back to the past and watched the outer sect assessment that he had missed on Dongji Island.
Mu Fuyun encountered too much rejection and suspicion among them.
For a moment, he felt as if he was torn into two contradictory halves.
Half of them sided with the majority, thinking that Mu Fuyun had ulterior motives and had relied on nepotism and luck to squeeze into the front row; the other half sided with Mu Fuyun.
Until the end, when he saw Mu Fuyun flying up on his sword, running desperately and crashing into the rough rocks, he felt more and more confused.
There was something about her that could disturb his mind and shake his resolve.
"Big Brother."
There was a sound of footsteps behind me. It was Song Xinghe who had just come from Shanmingju.
He was not injured, so his face was naturally not pale, but there was always a hint of gloom in his expression that had not been there before.
Chu Ye came back to his senses and without looking back, he took out two porcelain bottles from the mustard bag.
One was the Phoenix Heart Blood brought back from Dongji Island, and the other was the blood Mu Fuyun had just given him.
When Song Xinghe came closer, he saw him pouring the two different bright red liquids into the wick of the lotus lantern.
The wick, which had become slightly brighter, was first dimmed for a moment as if it was extinguished by the two streams of blood. Gradually, the bright red liquid seeped in from the wick, and like a stimulant, it suddenly became hot, and the blood began to boil.
The lotus lantern was merely a container used to seal and preserve spiritual consciousness. Once it was heated, it seemed unable to withstand the heat and was about to crack, and began to vibrate slightly.
Chu Ye and Song Xinghe almost simultaneously used their spiritual power as shields to protect the lotus lantern.
I don't know how long it took, but the heat slowly cooled down and the blood in the wick had completely seeped in.
The two paused and tried to withdraw their spiritual power bit by bit.
The moment he left, a faint flame with a spark suddenly lit up at the wick, flickering in the empty back hall.
——That is the powerful effect of Phoenix Heart Blood!
"That's great, Senior Brother!" Song Xinghe's emotions were always revealed on the surface, and when he saw this situation, he immediately smiled excitedly at Chu Ye.
However, before he could be happy for long, the weak flame was blown out by a very gentle breeze.
Song Xinghe's joyful face fell again little by little.
Chu Ye was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Perhaps, it's because Phoenix's blood and sweat are too little."
After all, the phoenix is the spiritual life of Dongji Island. It is used to suppress volcanoes and protect spiritual veins. It cannot die before he reports to the master and stabilizes the formations and restrictions on Dongji Island again.
"This is already very difficult." Song Xinghe tried his best to comfort himself and Chu Ye, "It's much better than before."
Having said that, several months have passed and the lotus lantern has only become slightly brighter, but there has been no substantial progress.
You must know that as time goes by after a cultivator's death, the remaining soul and spirit will become increasingly fragile, as if they have lost their most important concern, until one day, they will turn to ashes.
At this rate, I wonder how long it will take.
Both of them were in heavy mood and turned to leave the back hall.
At this moment, the wisp of green smoke that had just been emitted from the flame suddenly caught their attention.
The wisp of green smoke did not dissipate, but floated in the air and gathered together to form a very vague and thin shape.
It was the outline of a woman.
Although they couldn't see clearly, Chu Ye and Song Xinghe seemed to have guessed something.
"Yue'er!"
"Senior Sister!"
The two looked at each other and shouted at the same time.
The green smoke was too soft, but in an instant, it dispersed again and disappeared into the air above the wick.
At the moment of disappearance, an extremely faint, familiar voice seemed to come from it.
"Save me."
That was Mu Fuyue's voice, a voice they would never forget no matter how much time had passed.
=End of Volume 1=
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