Qiu Changtian and others entered Baiyujing, and saw pavilions and towers in the distance, suspended in the clouds, with tiles made of glazed tiles and railings made of white jade, showing the grandeur of immortals.
Since they were not familiar with each other and had a mission to perform, they did not chat too much. They just quickly flew away on their swords to the pavilions that matched their rankings.
Because Qiu Changtian was the first, he came to Pavilion No. 1, which was closest to Baiyujing Square, and entered.
After the twelve people stood still, they suddenly heard the sound of evening drums and morning bells coming from afar, which was like the sound of Sanskrit Dalü, deafening.
There was also a deep male voice and a soft female voice, singing at the same time:
"Xuan Ye flutters his sleeves in the clouds, and the joy of flying in the sky never ends. He walks high in the Seven Treasures Forest, and wanders freely in the long heavenly path. The Jade Capital Mountain is far away, and the Qiongtai shines on the flying beams. He looks up at the Golden Palace, and looks down at the White Jade Bed. There is Huang Laojun in it, and the purple qi is circling the Heavenly Chapter. He sits at a banquet holding the Book of Life, and the green pen records Huayang. There is no end to the eternal calamity, and he transcends the land of immortality..."
Although the crowd did not quite understand what was being said, they could vaguely sense that it was some kind of Taoist ritual chant, and they hurriedly wrote it down carefully, not daring to miss a single word.
Only Qiu Changtian and An Zhisu knew more - they discovered that the deep male voice and the soft female voice were actually the Sun Sword Master and the Moon Sword Master they met at the last stage of their initial exploration of the Baiyujing secret realm.
After the hymn was sung, the morning bells and evening drums subsided, as if nothing had happened.
Everyone waited patiently for a moment again, and after confirming that there were no more clues, they reunited at Baiyujing Square and left the secret realm together.
Outside the secret realm, after listening to everyone recite the entire text of the Praise Chapter and confirming that each other's memories matched each other without omission, the three heads of the sect began to ponder.
"The distant Yujing Mountain?" The head of Yujing said in a low voice.
His Taoist name is "Yujing". In Taoism, "Yujing" is believed to be the place where immortals live.
And this so-called Yujing Mountain seems to be the location of the Golden Que secret realm.
"Looking up at the Golden Palace?" Master Ziwei said thoughtfully.
Looking up means looking at a very high place.
"How long is the free and easy path?" said the headmaster of Xuandu with a smile.
Tianqu refers to the vast sky.
In other words, the entrance to the Golden Palace Secret Realm is at a very high place called Yujing Mountain, and can only be reached by flying means such as flying swords.
The three masters looked at each other for a moment and came to a common conclusion.
As for these twelve disciples, some were confused while others had vague guesses.
After warning the disciples not to leak these words, the three masters led everyone back to the base.
Three days later, each faction returned!
Qiu Changtian brought Xu Yinglian and other fellow disciples back to Kunlun. Without resting in the cave for a while, he went directly to visit Qingyang Zhenren Xu Changqing.
"Oh, you also need to start preparing for the Dan Condensation." True Man Qingyang has already recovered from the injuries of the heavenly tribulation. Upon hearing this, he said seriously, "To deal with the Dan Condensation Tribulation, you just need to prepare more flying swords, magic weapons, and formations."
"Among them, the formation is the best. After all, as long as it is set up in advance, its ability to weaken the heavenly tribulation far exceeds that of flying swords and magic weapons."
"When it comes to formations, the Yuqing Guantian Workshop in Penglai is the best at it, but I don't recommend you ask Penglai for help. Do you understand?"
Qiu Changtian hesitated for a moment and replied:
"For those who are surviving the tribulation, life and death are matters that cannot be left to others."
"Not bad." True Man Qingyang said approvingly, "You have never had much contact with Tiangongfang. How can you be sure that they will do their best to help you overcome the tribulation? Whether you develop it yourself or seek help, you don't need the formation to be perfect, but you must reduce the risk factors to a minimum."
"Besides magic arrays, the next best option is magic weapons."
"Magic weapons and flying swords can help you resist the heavenly tribulation, but it also depends on their rank. If you have formed a third-grade golden elixir, then magic weapons below the tenth rank are all disposable and consumable, and they will not last long under the heavenly tribulation."
"However, this does not mean that you do not need magical weapons below the tenth level. On the contrary, if possible, you should still carry more with you. Even if a flying sword can only block one lightning strike for you, it is good - who knows if that lightning strike will be the final factor in determining your life or death?"
"I see." Qiu Changtian nodded seriously.
"After talking about formations and magic tools, let's talk about Taoism." True Man Qingyang said, "When dealing with heavenly tribulations, Taoism is more efficient than magic tools, but it has a major flaw. Do you know what it is?"
"Consumption of true energy?" Qiu Changtian guessed.
"That's right." Qing Yang Zhenren sighed and said, "Using magic tools to resist the heavenly tribulation consumes resources; using Taoism to resist the heavenly tribulation consumes true essence."
"You can prepare resources in advance, but your true essence can only be restored over time. The heavenly tribulation won't give you time to breathe. The more you use your Taoism, the closer your true essence will be to exhaustion, and the smaller your hope of surviving the heavenly tribulation will be."
"Brother Qingyang." Qiu Changtian asked in confusion, "Can't we take the elixir?"
"This is what I'm going to tell you later." True Man Qingyang said with a wry smile, "You were there when I was going through the tribulation. The tribulation thunder came one after another, so how could I have time to take the elixir?"
"Even if you really managed to find time to swallow a pill, how would you find the time to refine the medicinal power? Your entire mind is focused on racing against the heavenly tribulation, and you have no time to breathe."
"To put it bluntly, once the heavenly tribulation comes, the only thing you can do is to keep resisting the thunder and survive it."
"Don't think of anything else."
"Thank you, senior brother, for clearing up my doubts." Qiu Changtian said gratefully.
"That's all right." True Man Qingyang said with a smile, "Your Jade Palace is already complete. If you can successfully form a golden elixir, you will be the backbone of Kunlun."
"Therefore, I hope you will be fully prepared and not rush into overcoming the tribulation. Junior brother, do you understand?"
"Junior brother understands." Qiu Changtian said in a low voice.
"Also, go see Master." Master Qingyang pondered for a moment, then said, "If you want to transcend the tribulation, even if I don't tell anyone, you will definitely not be able to hide it from him."
"Besides, Master can definitely help you more than I can in overcoming the Dan Condensation Tribulation."
Qiu Changtian hesitated when he heard this.
According to his original intention, he did not want to tell the headmaster Ziwei. Because if the headmaster asked what grade of golden elixir he had formed, he would be afraid of scaring his master if he said it was grade one; if he lied and said it was grade two, he would be afraid of being seen through by the headmaster Ziwei.
In addition, if any special situation occurs in the future and Master Ziwei knows that Ling Yunpo and Luo Yan are also first-grade golden elixirs, he will become even more suspicious.
But what Xu Changqing said was not without reason. After all, the master was the master, and it would be unreasonable to hide such a major event as overcoming the Dan Condensation Tribulation from him.
Besides, he was not sure about the first-grade golden elixir tribulation. If he could get some method from Ziwei Sect Master to help him overcome the tribulation, wouldn't it be better than groping around on his own?
After weighing the pros and cons, this risk is worth taking!