The moon is high in the sky.

There is a small attic above the miscellaneous library which is filled with messy ancient scrolls and various books.

Before Kong Jue came, this area was used to store miscellaneous items.

He cleaned it up two years ago and used it as a residence. There was nothing else in it except a simple bed.

This is also the reason why his face is so pale. He has hardly left the Miscellaneous Book House in the past two years.

The bright white moonlight shone into the attic through the wide-open window, just shining on the side of Kong Jue's face as he sat cross-legged on the bed.

His face, which was already pale because he rarely received sunlight, looked even more sickly pale when illuminated by the moonlight.

Kong Ju was doing what he had been doing every night for the past two years.

Practice!

Visible traces of spiritual energy, attracted by his skills, floated over from the dark night.

Then it split into two paths, drilling into the Yongquan point on his foot and the Tianchi point on his chest respectively.

These two acupoints are two of the nine spiritual orifices located on the feet and chest.

After being refined by the Frost-Nourishing Wheel Sutra, strands of spiritual energy eventually transformed into azure spiritual power and flowed into his dantian.

Consciousness sank into Kong Qi's body.

The destination of the spiritual energy flow can be seen as a dark-colored spiritual wheel in the center of the dantian.

Nourished by the azure spiritual power, the spirit wheel reveals a slight blue halo.

The purpose of the Yanglun realm is to nourish the round spirit wheel in the body, making it as round as jade and able to carry true essence, so as to break through to the next realm.

The Frost-Nourishing Wheel Sutra is very suitable for practice at night.

Compared to daytime, the speed at which the Frost Nourishing Wheel Sutra can absorb spiritual energy is about two or three tenths faster.

Especially on a moonlit night like this.

The moonlight is like frost, which vaguely fits the word "frost" in the "Jiangshuang Yanglun Sutra".

The fact that Kong Ju was able to cultivate to the third level of Yanglun in two years was not only because the technique itself was highly compatible with him, but was also closely related to the above-mentioned cultivation blessings.

The process of cultivation is comfortable.

When the spiritual power refined by the Frost-Nourishing Wheel Sutra flows through the meridians throughout the body, there is a strange sense of coolness.

The flow of blood in his body seemed to slow down, making Kong Jue's heart as calm as still water.

In the past, he would practice all night long.

However, today he was destined not to be able to spend the entire night peacefully.

Because of the agreement he made with Shangguan Yuzhou during the day, Kong Ju opened his eyes halfway through his practice tonight.

"Huh!" He let out a long breath of white air.

The breath had an extremely cold nature, and wherever it passed was freezing cold. It finally landed on an already dilapidated area of ​​the attic's wall, directly staining it with a layer of white frost.

Even the temperature in the attic dropped slightly.

"My cultivation is getting slower and slower! At this rate, it will take at least a year to break through to the fourth level of Yanglun." Kong Ju got off the bed and stretched his arms and legs. He looked at the wall in front of him that was covered with a layer of white frost due to the cold air, with a helpless expression.

If he is so slow, those disciples who only have two spiritual orifices will probably be even slower.

It is difficult to catch up with the realm of Shangguan Yuzhou, a genius! However, Kong Ju has something that Shangguan Yuzhou does not have.

He has a cloud-patterned stele that can capture destiny.

"I hope the opportunity I get tonight won't disappoint me. I've been waiting for two whole years." Thinking of this, Kong Ju's eyes lit up.

If he had any doubts about the Cloud Pattern Stele before, today's experience dispelled all his doubts of the past two years.

The cloud pattern stele is truly a divine object.

Kong Jue himself has bad luck, so it is extremely difficult for him to come across opportunities.

The Cloud Patterned Stele, however, takes a different approach, which is equivalent to letting Kong Ju rely on Shangguan Yuzhou's luck to gain opportunities.

"If I can get the chance this time, I can get another five chance points. It will take my luck to a higher level."

"Relying on their luck is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, I will be able to get my own opportunity with my own strength."

As he spoke, Kong Ju narrowed his eyes and began to analyze the information he had obtained from Shangguan Yuzhou.

The place we are going to tonight is a cave.

The underground passage was blocked by a formation, and he and Shangguan Yuzhou were going to break the formation tonight.

The reason why Shangguan Yuzhou found Kong Jue seemed to be because Kong Jue's cold breath technique was helpful in breaking the formation.

"My cold breath technique has a restraining effect on fire-based Taoist techniques. That formation is most likely using fire." Kong Ju roughly analyzed the situation of the formation through just a few short sentences.

Then he walked under the bed and pulled out a large black gourd.

It is almost as tall as the waist of a croaker and has a rounded bottom.

When Kong Jue picked her up, she could clearly hear the sound of water rippling inside.

Just this gourd can hold at least hundreds of kilograms of water.

However, Kong Ju picked him up easily and tied him behind his back.

"Well, apart from being ugly, it has no other flaws." After doing all this, Kong Ju nodded with satisfaction.

The gourd contains just ordinary spring water.

The gourd is just an ordinary gourd.

The reason why it is so big is entirely because of the abundant spiritual energy in the Cangwu Sect, and the wild gourds growing on the mountain are also surprisingly large.

When Kong Ju was practicing the water-drawing technique a year ago, he specially went to the mountains to pick out the biggest one and brought it back in case of emergency.

Now Kong Ju only knows two Taoist methods.

A cold breath technique that comes with the Frost Breath Technique.

A water diversion plan.

The Water-Diverting Technique was something he practiced specifically for the Cold Breath Technique, and the two spells working together had an unexpected power.

Do all this.

Cough! A light cough was heard outside the Miscellaneous Book Building at the right time.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep, and even the slightest sound was particularly clear to Kong Qie.

The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he jumped lightly from the open window of the attic.

His body flew over the nearly two-meter-high attic in the moonlight, and then landed steadily.

He looked towards the entrance of the Miscellaneous Book Building, and Shangguan Yuzhou's figure suddenly appeared there.

The two smiled at each other without further ado. Shangguan Yuzhou nodded and took the lead into the night.

Kong Ju followed quietly.

Half an hour later.

In the darkness of the mountains and forests where the moonlight cannot shine.

Two figures, one in front and one behind, passed through the darkness like ghosts.

When Shangguan Yuzhou first started on his journey, he looked back from time to time, fearing that he would lose Kong Ju, who was carrying a large gourd on his back.

The latter bit him steadily from behind.

"I heard that Junior Brother Kong Ju only has two spiritual orifices, but both his cultivation speed and strength are far beyond this talent. It seems that the information is wrong." Shangguan Yuzhou thought secretly.

As for the gourd that Kong Ju was carrying, he did not ask any more questions.

The two of them have developed a great understanding of each other after getting along for so many years.

Kong Ju had no idea what Shangguan Yuzhou was thinking. He was actually having a hard time keeping up, and his clothes were almost soaked with sweat.

After all, the water in the gourd must be more than 100 kilograms. Carrying it and walking briskly is too much even for a person at the third level of Yanglun.

But he couldn't show it.

Especially since two people are going to work together, the strength that one displays must not be too weak.

fine.

They were not far from their destination.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Soon, Shangguan Yuzhou stopped at a rocky area.

After Shangguan Yuzhou stopped for a moment to identify the direction, the two walked to the overlapping area of ​​two huge rocks on the northeast edge of the rocky area.

At the junction of the two stones, there is only a gap that looks like it is only big enough for a child to pass through.

With Kong Ju and Shangguan Yuzhou's size, there is no way they could pass through.

Shangguan Yuzhou was particularly calm.

Rushed straight towards the gap.

"A trick?" Kong Ju was slightly stunned, then he seemed to understand something and followed with the gourd on his back.

The two of them were about to crash into two rocks if they watched.

The gap widened rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was actually large enough for two people to pass through.

As Kong Ju stepped into the gap, he looked back at the entrance that had returned to normal, and said in a low voice, "It doesn't look like a trick. It should be a simple formation modified based on a certain illusion formation."

“Well, the guy who set up this formation doesn’t have a high level of cultivation, but he does have outstanding understanding of formations.” Shangguan Yuzhou rarely praised others.

During their brief exchange, the two of them gradually went deeper into the dungeon.

The passage leads diagonally underground.

The further he went in, the colder the underground temperature became.

Fortunately, the skills he practiced were not resistant to this kind of environment, and he even enjoyed it a little.

suddenly.

Shangguan Yuzhou, who was leading the way in front, stopped and made a stop gesture.

Kong Ju stopped immediately.

"If we take one more step forward, we will be within the attack range of that formation." In the darkness, Kong Ju couldn't see Shangguan Yuzhou's expression clearly, he could only vaguely see an outline.

But from his voice, Kong Qi thought that his expression should be serious.

The next moment, Kong Ju saw Shangguan Yuzhou reach into his arms and take something out.

It was a night-shining pearl, and its soft light illuminated the interior of the cave.

Showing the environment of this dungeon.

The surrounding corridors are full of uneven rock surfaces, with potholes and holes that seem to have been dug by humans.

The ground and rock walls less than two meters ahead showed obvious signs of being burned by flames and appeared charred black.

"It is indeed a fire formation!" Seeing this, Kong Ju nodded secretly. The situation here was the same as he guessed.

"To be honest with you, Junior Brother Kong Ju, I have tried to break through the formation twice."

With the light, Kong Ju could see that Shangguan Yuzhou's expression was clearly a bitter smile when he said this.

"Although the cultivation level of the person who set up the formation is not high, the formation is indeed powerful. I can't take this opportunity alone."

He shrugged his shoulders.

"But I don't dare to look for those senior brothers with higher cultivation. After all, you know. Even the outer sects have those dirty things. Who knows if I will be killed here by others."

"I don't have many friends in the outer sect, and I like to fight, so I don't have many friends, except you, Junior Brother Kong Ju."

Shangguan Yuzhou's statement coincides with Kong Ju's reasoning.

My cultivation level is far inferior to his, so he doesn't need to worry that I will attack him.

To be honest, the person who should be worried right now is Kong Ju.

Shangguan Yuzhou had already thought of this, and immediately added with a serious face: "When Junior Brother Kong Ju agreed to come with me, I was quite touched. After all, trust is a luxury among us outer disciples. Thank you for trusting me."

"I will not take advantage of you. After we break the formation, we will divide the things inside equally."

Kong Ju smiled, and could hear the hidden meaning of Shangguan Yuzhou's words, and immediately said in a calm tone: "What should I do?"

Are you kidding? He has been waiting for this opportunity for two years, so there is no reason why it wouldn't come.

Moreover, if you want to practice in this world, you will have to work together sooner or later. It is impossible to handle all situations relying on your own strength.

Kong Ju knew this very well, so he took the risk and came here.

If he doesn't even dare to cooperate with Shangguan Yuzhou, his senior brother who he has been with for two years, then he probably won't be able to cooperate with others, and he will probably miss those opportunities in the future.

Of course, another point is Kong Ju’s confidence in his own abilities.

He didn't dare to say that he could defeat Shangguan Yuzhou, but escaping would definitely be no problem.

Kong Jue touched the black gourd behind him imperceptibly with his hand, looking calm and composed. He had not been idle in the Miscellaneous Bookstore in the past two years.

"The formation in front of us is called the Red Cloud Formation. Once the formation is triggered, the power of fire will burst out from the Xun and Li positions."

Shangguan Yuzhou had obviously worked hard to break the formation in front of him.

He told me everything he knew about this formation, like he knew it by heart.

He then added his ideas on breaking the formation.

"I will rush in later, and Junior Brother Kong Ju just follow closely behind me."

"I can't resist the fire energy from two directions at the same time. I hope Junior Brother Kong Ju can use the cold breath technique to resist the attack from Xunwei for me. It won't take too long. In five breaths, I will be able to find the center of this formation."

After saying this, Shangguan Yuzhou clenched his hands, looking confident.

"I have figured out the key to the Red Cloud Formation. If you break the key, the Red Cloud Formation will collapse without any attack."

Listening to Shangguan Yuzhou's slowly unfolding plan, Kong Ju nodded silently.

This is the right attitude to seize opportunities.

Kong Ju was not too worried about being asked to resist for five breaths.

The Red Cloud Formation is just one of the most basic formations in the Yanglun Realm. His own Cold Breath Technique is very effective in resisting the Red Cloud Formation.

With the help of my own water diversion method, I believe there will be no major problems.

After thinking about this, Kong Ju nodded seriously and said, "Leave the Xun position to me, Senior Brother Shangguan, rest assured to break the formation."

"Haha! Okay! Get ready, I'm going into the battle." Shangguan Yuzhou laughed loudly with a bold attitude.

While laughing loudly, he had already stepped into the formation.

(End of this chapter)