At the entrance of Jinling Cave.

Xu Yinglian was tuning the zither with her bare hands, while Qiu Changtian was feeding the cranes with magical herbs. Suddenly, he heard Xu Yinglian say in a low voice:

"I remember that it was right here that I insisted on competing with my senior brother in swordplay. He got annoyed by me and asked me what I would do if I could never defeat him..."

Qiu Changtian was almost scared by her: Why did this woman suddenly bring up old grudges?

He immediately pretended to be dead and said:

"Well, is there such a thing? Why don't I remember it?"

You know, although Junior Sister Xu’s question seems reasonable, it actually makes no sense at all.

After all, at that time, the two were just ordinary senior and junior brothers and sisters, so Qiu Changtian certainly had no need to ask for anything he wanted from Junior Sister Xu.

Now that the two of them are very close, it is naturally impossible for them to be as cold and indifferent as before. However, it is unreasonable for Sister Xu to ask her husband to comment on their previous unpleasant behavior based on their current close relationship.

However, Qiu Changtian also knew that he couldn't reason with an unreasonable woman, because she was just holding a grudge in her heart. If he argued with her at this time, he would be a complete traitor and would be mercilessly and brutally beaten...

Therefore, he hugged the unhappy Sister Xu affectionately and said with a smile:

"If this really happened, I would definitely curse Qiu Changtian at that time. He had such a positive and motivated junior sister, but he didn't know how to cherish her. He was really stupid!"

"What do you mean by 'if this really happened'?" Xu Yinglian said angrily, but his expression had softened. "Can I lie to you?"

"Ahem, can I apologize to you, Senior Brother?"

The two were just being affectionate when suddenly Sect Leader Ziwei's flying sword appeared and hovered in front of Qiu Changtian.

"Asking what we gained in the Cardinal Hall of Donghua Sect? Why does Master ask this question?" Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian looked at each other for a moment, then wrote down what they had gained in full.

After reporting to the master again, about half a day later, Master Ziwei's flying sword returned again.

This time, they were given a pill bottle containing two gray-white pills as a reward for their discovery of the ruins of the Donghua Sect.

"Tai Youming Mingdan?" They both exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

This pill is an ancient legend. It is said that taking just one pill can increase spiritual awareness several times, allowing one to see through heaven and earth and observe the underworld... Of course, the ancients were accustomed to bragging about it in very exaggerated terms. In fact, this pill should be used to increase spiritual awareness, but it was lost in ancient times.

Qiu Changtian picked up one, scanned it for a moment, and then took it and refined it without hesitation.

After a while, the spiritual awareness in the sea of ​​consciousness began to grow, but it was followed by a sharp pain as if being cut by a knife.

Qiu Changtian almost shuddered, but he pretended that nothing had happened, and said to Junior Sister Xu with a smile:

"This pill is indeed miraculous. My spiritual consciousness is growing rapidly, and I will soon reach the Great Perfection of the Divine Stage."

Seeing her senior brother's rapid improvement in cultivation, Junior Sister Xu had no time to hesitate and directly took her own pill.

But after a moment, she almost gasped in pain and could not help but glare at Senior Brother Gou with gritted teeth.

Qiu Changtian still kept smiling, his sea of ​​consciousness was already in excruciating pain. Seeing that his junior sister was caught off guard just like him, he felt a little happier.

The two of them just stared at each other, enduring the pain of their increased spiritual awareness, and pretended to chat as if nothing had happened.

"Junior sister, why do you look so bad?" Qiu Changtian asked knowingly.

"It's you, senior brother. Why is your face so pale?" Xu Yinglian squeezed out the words from between his teeth.

"Junior sister, if you feel unwell, you can tell your husband. Don't force yourself." Qiu Changtian pretended to be concerned.

"Brother, if you are in so much pain, it's okay to cry beside me." Xu Yinglian trembled a little.

After arguing for about a quarter of an hour, the severe pain gradually subsided.

The two of them then lay on the stone bed at the same time, slowly regulating their breathing and checking their sea of ​​consciousness, and they discovered that their spiritual consciousness, which originally required several dozen more decades of cultivation, was now finally fully complete.

The next step is to find an opportunity to break through the Soul Preserving Stage and advance to the Golden Core Realm Root Seeking Stage.

There are various explanations for the so-called opportunity, and the most recognized one is "inspiration", which means that you cannot sit in a cave and advance step by step, you must go out and look for some inspiration and opportunities.

Sometimes you may have been traveling for several months, and one day when you see the rising sun, you feel touched and achieve a promotion; sometimes you may have been deep in the world and traveled across the country, and one day when you were eating a bowl of noodles in an ordinary house, you feel a blessing in your heart and achieve a promotion... There are all kinds of situations, but basically they are all changes in state of mind brought about by emotional touches.

In this regard, Kunlun, which emphasizes the cultivation of the mind, has a unique advantage. Almost all of its disciples can be promoted smoothly, and the longest time is no more than 20 years. The opposite example is the sword immortals of Shushan, because most of them are brave and aggressive, and their mind is flawed. It takes an average of more than ten to twenty years for them to break through.

At this time, Qiu Changtian had also discovered that his sea of ​​consciousness was completely full, and no amount of breathing and concentration would have any effect.

"Regarding this opportunity for promotion, do you have any plans on where to look for it?" Xu Yinglian came to his senses and asked curiously.

"Not yet." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "I plan to go out and take a look around to see if there are any opportunities."

"Oh." Xu Yinglian knew that Senior Brother was going to search on his own, so he nodded and said, "I want to go back to the Xu family in Tiannan to live for a while and take a look at the residence, belongings, and relatives and friends before I started practicing Taoism. If Senior Brother finds that he cannot be promoted, he can come to find me."

"Yeah, recalling the past and comparing it to the present is also a good way to trigger emotions." Qiu Changtian nodded and smiled, "I wish you a smooth promotion, Junior Sister."

"So does my senior brother."

Qiu Changtian flew away from Jinling on his sword, found a secluded place with no one around, and said to Kunlun Mirror:

"A Jing, load the Lingyunpo file."

[Point 2: Shushan Shangqing Sect, Qingluo Peak. ]

[Character identity: Ling Yunpo. ]

[The Mirror Flower and Water Moon template is overwritten, and time travel is in progress. 】

At the Qingluo Peak of Mount Shu, Qingheng Zhenren Lingyunpo opened his eyes from the bed and slowly stood up.

After wandering around the Taoist temple for a while, a deacon from the sect came to the door and specifically asked to recruit him and Senior Sister An.

It turned out that the current Shushan Shangqing Sect suffered heavy damage in the last siege by the Demon Cult.

Although the sect’s headquarters was never breached, a large number of Jindan Zhenren suffered heavy casualties in the fight, and even many elders were killed.

Therefore, the list of Jindan deacons who were originally responsible for handling the affairs of the sect had to undergo a major change in order to fill the vacant positions of those who died in the battle between the demons.

Following Senior Sister An to the Deacon Hall, Ling Yunpo looked at the sparse crowd around him and wondered if the heavy loss this time at Shushan would change the original atmosphere of involution. After all, cultivators are the most valuable resource of a sect, aren't they?

Just as he was daydreaming, he heard someone shouting in front of him:

"Qingluo Peak, are the two real people Qingheng and Jiangxiao here?"