Except for Xuan Kong and Shen Yuan and others on the top level of the cruise ship, no one could see clearly what was happening.

In their sight, a huge ice-blue palm pressed down heavily like a punishment from heaven, freezing all the water creatures including the Evil Mountain Water God.

The huge ice sculpture still retained the terrified expression of the Evil Mountain Water God, but the ice transformed from Qi had already frozen his soul and cut off all his life.

After the initial panic, expressions of ecstasy appeared on everyone's faces. Being able to get rid of the threat of the evil mountain water god was undoubtedly great news for everyone.

Some people cheered in surprise, some knelt down and prayed to the gods they believed in, and some leaned over the railing and looked at the belongings they had thrown overboard with regret on their faces.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the cheering crowd ignored the siblings Xuanle and Xuankong at the front of the deck.

On the top deck of the cruise ship, Xue Mingzhi watched Gong Buyu step back into the room after Lingkong Xudu had reentered the room, his eyes still filled with deep shock.

He considered himself to be quite knowledgeable, as he had seen some powerful Qi training masters take action in both the imperial capital and Yunfu market.

But no matter who it is, no one can compare with the cold and arrogant girl in front of him.

This may be because those Qi training realm masters have not shown their true strength, but Xue Mingzhi believes that even if those Qi training realm masters really try their best, they will not be able to defeat the girl in front of them.

"With this level, is Mr. Shen only accepting you as a nominal disciple?"

"What kind of peerless genius will Mr. Shen's disciple be?"

Xue Mingzhi's thoughts were in turmoil, while Gong Buyu walked in front of Shen Yuan.

The ice-blue color in her eyes gradually faded away, and Gong Buyu looked at Shen Yuan with anticipation, like a little girl who had finished her homework and was waiting for praise from her parents.

Although Shen Yuan knew that Gong Buyu's mental age was much younger than her appearance and demeanor, he still couldn't help but twitching his lips when he felt Gong Buyu's gaze.

The most powerful person in the world who had killed the evil water god with a wave of his hand just a moment ago actually showed such a childish gesture like a little girl. If people knew about it, everyone would probably be shocked.

Shen Yuan stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Gong Buyu's silver-white hair, praising him, "You did a great job."

There was not much change in Gong Buyu's expression, but the slightly raised corners of her mouth showed that she was very happy.

Ever since Shen Yuan enlightened Gong Buyu's mind under the Starry Sky Bodhi, Gong Buyu has really liked Shen Yuan touching her head.

For Gong Buyu, this is a reward a hundred times better than any panacea.

At this moment, Xue Mingzhi, who was full of doubts, came over at an inopportune time and asked in a low voice:

“I have also seen great cultivators at the Qi training stage take action, but even when holding spiritual treasures, those great cultivators are far inferior to Senior Sister Gong.

Is there really such a huge difference in the cultivation level at the peak of Qi Refining?"

Although he failed to become Shen Yuan's disciple, Xue Mingzhi shamelessly tried to get closer to her along the way and took the initiative to call her "Senior Sister Gong".

Gong Buyu rarely expressed his opinions on certain things, and he had no objection to this title.

Shen Yuan did not point out Xue Mingzhi's little thoughts, and shook his head lightly and said:

“It’s not that there’s a huge gap between the peak of the Qi Refining Stage and other Qi Refining Stages, but within the Qi Refining Stage, the strengths of different Qi Refining cultivators can also be very different.

A powerful Qi-cultivating monk is able to defeat ten enemies at once, and can even escape the hands of a great Spirit-Transforming monk.

Even if a weak Qi training cultivator reaches the peak of the Qi training stage, he will not be special at all.

All of this boils down to four words: the Qi of Heaven and Earth!"

Shen Yuan felt a little emotional when he said this. If he hadn't searched the electronic Sutra Library and made up for the relevant knowledge after getting Zhu Mingchengye, he would not have been able to answer Xue Mingzhi's question.

“In the early days of the cultivation world, there was no such realm of cultivation as the Four Steps to Immortality that was universally admired by the cultivation world.

The great way of the golden elixir, the way of the primordial spirit, the method of the destiny talisman, the ancient sword practice, the way of practicing qi, the same contract, and using the body as a formation. Various methods of practice run parallel, but not every method of practice can lead directly to the great way of immortality.

A large number of cultivation methods were eliminated during the evolution, and in the end only two avenues remained, the way of the primordial spirit and the way of practicing qi."

"The way of the primordial spirit is to achieve the Yin spirit through sudden enlightenment in one day, and to achieve the immortal Yang spirit after nine disasters.

The way of practicing Qi focuses on comprehending the Qi of heaven and earth, and analyzing the mysteries of the rules of heaven and earth.

The two major sects each have their own advantages and disadvantages. The threshold for the path of the Yuanshen is extremely high. Even if one has extraordinary talent, it is still possible to be stuck before achieving the Yin Shen and waste the rest of one's life.

However, the way of practicing Qi to comprehend the Qi of heaven and earth is easy to learn but difficult to master; the Qi of heaven and earth is hard to find and the way to immortality is hard to seek.

Finally, through the enlightenment of an unparalleled genius, the two great ways were merged into one.

The three realms of refining essence, transforming qi, and refining qi were established with the way of training qi as the foundation. The two realms of transforming spirit and refining spirit were achieved with the way of primordial spirit, and thus the foundation of the four steps of ascending to immortality was laid.

This Qi training realm is the manifestation of the ancient Qi training path, and the difference between them cannot be simply summarized by the realm division. "

Shen Yuan's explanation made Xue Mingzhi's eyes flash with enlightenment.

Speaking of this, Shen Yuan also became interested and looked at Gong Buyu.

"The magical power you use is a mysterious magical power passed down from the Qi training lineage, the innate Qi capture.

If it were performed by an ordinary Qi-cultivating cultivator, it would just be an ordinary magical power, which could be used to bully low-level cultivators, but it is far from being called mysterious. "

“But if the Xiantian Yiqi Great Capture is combined with the Qi of Heaven and Earth, then the true power of this magical power can be brought into play.

If one has the support of top-notch Qi of heaven and earth, even picking stars and taking the moon will be no problem when one practices to the peak. This is considered one of the most special and mysterious magical powers.

The Qi of Heaven and Earth that you control should be the middle Qi of Heaven and Earth, Sui Mu Tian Han, from the Eternal Mysterious Ice. It is said to be related to Tai Yin Guang Han. "

Gong Buyu lowered his head slightly and responded respectfully:

"Master is knowledgeable and experienced, and what he used without saying a word is the cold weather at the end of the year."

Xue Mingzhi's eyes became more respectful at this moment.

But Xue Mingzhi didn't know that Shen Yuan had never seen what the cold weather at the end of the year was like. The reason he was able to guess it was because it was mentioned in "The Method of Melting Evil with the Qi of Heaven and Earth" that there was the cold weather at the end of the year in the ancient black ice, and its characteristics could slow down or even freeze time.

Gong Buyu had been lying in the eternal black ice for ten thousand years and was almost turning into an eternal black ice spirit. It was only natural for him to control the cold weather at the end of the year.

Although he had already guessed that it would be cold at the end of the year, Shen Yuan still couldn't help but be slightly surprised after Gong Buyu admitted it.

The cold weather at the end of the year can be said to be the most favored Qi of heaven and earth for practitioners who practice the magical power of ice. The concept of slowing down the freezing time can have an effect on lifespan. Practitioners who master the cold weather at the end of the year can live longer than ordinary practitioners.

The only pity is that Sui Mu Tian Han exists in the eternal mysterious ice, but it cannot be extracted by any means. Gong Buyu is able to obtain it entirely because of his affinity with the eternal mysterious ice, which outsiders cannot imitate at all.

Having a deeper understanding of his disciple's background, Master Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel a headache.

It is a good thing that the disciple is strong, but it is not good if he is about to catch up with the master.

Fortunately, Gong Buyu is very close to Shen Yuan and obeys Shen Yuan's words, otherwise Shen Yuan would really consider expelling Gong Buyu from the sect.

Just as he was thinking this, the ice outside that had frozen the road for hundreds of meters began to slowly disintegrate under the impact of the turbulent river.

These ices are only caused by the aftermath of the innate Qi's great grasping, not from the cold weather at the end of the year. They are just ordinary ice condensed due to the lower temperature.

As the ice melted rapidly, the huge iceberg transformed from the evil water god slowly sank to the bottom of the river, and the cruise ship continued to sail towards Qingping County.

Shen Yuan could see that many water creatures around the riverbanks on both sides of the river had witnessed the entire process of the fall of the evil water god, and they all looked at the cruise ship with hatred and fear, including some demons in the Qi transformation realm. The number of demons in the Jishui River far exceeded Shen Yuan's expectations, and this was still a tributary of the Jishui River.

One can imagine how much the number of these aquatic creatures will grow in the river channel of the Jishui River, which is rich in spiritual energy.

“I’m afraid that the number of monsters in the Yunfu Mountains, where monsters from several nearby states gather, is far less than that of the Cangzhou water tribe.

They are able to rob the cruise ship openly. Even the captain seems to have known about the existence of these patrolling yakshas for a long time, but there is almost no public opinion related to them on the Internet.

This is enough to show that the Cangzhou Shuizu has long been connected with some powerful people, suppressing online public opinion while plundering wealth. "

Shen Yuan immediately thought of Sun Lanyu, the agent of Jidu Dragon Palace.

Combined with the previous appearance of the patrolling river yaksha and the evil mountain water god, it is enough to prove that what Xue Mingzhi said before, that the water creatures in Cangzhou were wreaking havoc, had reached a very serious level.

Although Shen Yuan did not have any sense of belonging to the Great Xia court, he had to admit that the Great Xia court's protection of the people was indeed good.

Shen Yuan also highly approved of the idea of ​​the Taoist Conference to use the power of the Great Xia court and the blessed land to intimidate the water tribe.

However, after experiencing the incident with the evil Yue Water God, Shen Yuan began to have some doubts in his heart.

"Can a mere discussion conference really intimidate these Jidu water tribes?"

Shen Yuan's eyes gradually became deep.

As the cruise ship sailed through the hundreds of meters long frozen river, all aquatic creatures could only watch from afar and did not dare to approach the cruise ship easily.

Amid the cheers on the deck, Xuan Kong and Xuan Le seemed out of place.

With the death of the evil mountain water god, Xuan Le also recovered from his suppressed state and hurriedly helped the seriously injured Xuan Kong up from the ground.

Xuankong was already seriously injured, and the forced mobilization of his magic power before made his injuries even more serious, and even his consciousness began to become blurred.

Xuan Le hugged Xuan Kong and looked at the people celebrating around him with tears in his eyes.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, everyone avoided Xuan Le's pleading gaze. No one stepped forward to help, and no one insulted or mocked him.

They seemed to have been forgotten by the entire cruise ship.

Xuan Le did not cry or get angry. She understood everything when those people tried to sacrifice her alive.

She silently held Xuankong in her arms and returned to the simple third-class cabin.

After a long voyage, the cruise ship finally slowly docked at the Qingping County Pier.

All the survivors on the ship finally reached their destination and filed out one after another. Xuan Le walked at the end with Xuan Kong on his back.

Wherever Xuan Le went, all the passengers avoided him as if he were the god of plague. Their complex looks contained guilt, fear, disgust, and more that could not even be described in words.

Although everyone was successfully rescued, the magical power of the evil water god had already successfully aroused evil thoughts in people's hearts. Everyone remembered the scene where they tried to sacrifice the two people alive to the evil water god.

Especially when Xuankong took the initiative to stand up against the patrolling Yaksha when he was asked to offer sacrifice, the scene made the living sacrifice seem even more ironic.

When everyone wakes up, some will feel guilty for their mistakes, but more people are unwilling to admit the evil they have committed.

Those who felt guilty knew it was difficult to compensate them, those who were unwilling to admit it hated them more and more, and finally, in a subtle atmosphere, everyone reached a consensus, which was to isolate Xuan Kong and Xuan Le.

No matter how Xuan Le asked for help, no one listened, and Xuan Kong was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

The only medicine Xuan Le got was the medical box he snatched from the captain by force after he broke into the cabin.

Those ordinary medicines could not cure Xuankong at all, they just slightly relieved his injuries.

The girl carried the injured and unconscious Xuankong off the boat and looked at the bustling pier in front of her with a dazed look. She didn't even know what to do after losing her backbone.

“That’s her, and the man on her back.

They attracted the water god and almost put everyone on the ship in danger."

"If the gods hadn't intervened, we would have all died on the ship."

Xuan Le looked in the direction of the voice and saw several passengers who had shown obvious hostility towards them on the boat pointing at them and speaking loudly to several members wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Observatory.

Those faces revealed undisguised resentment.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Imperial Observatory stepped forward and said coldly to Xuan Le and Xuan Kong:

"We suspect you of endangering public safety. Please come with us."

Xuan Le opened his mouth in a daze, then took a few steps back and whispered, "I still have to take my brother to the hospital, and we also have to go to the Dao Conference to sign up and take back Xuanming Temple."

The leading member of the Imperial Observatory frowned and glanced at the other members of the Imperial Observatory around him, who were surrounding him and forming a double-team.

At this moment, a voice stopped the actions of the members of the Imperial Observatory.

"stop!"

I saw a spirited young man wearing the uniform of the Imperial Observatory, with a four-legged tripod symbol on his chest, which represented that the young man was the deputy commander of the Imperial Observatory in charge of a state.

All the members of the Imperial Observatory looked solemn and saluted the young man, saying, "Greetings, Deputy Commander!"

The young man walked up to Xuan Le and spoke gently:

"I already know about your situation. The fault is not yours. I will arrange for someone to treat your injuries."

As he spoke, the young man looked at the passengers who had reported him before, and his voice became a little cold.

"Take them away and interrogate them strictly!"

Several members of the Imperial Observatory rushed out immediately and pinned down several passengers who were about to escape when they saw that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction. They then dragged them away regardless of their cries and struggles.

After doing all this, the young man just nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, why would the adults help us?"

Although Xuan Le is still young, she is not an ignorant lady. She knows very well what kind of person the deputy commander of the Imperial Observatory is.

That sect could influence the situation of an entire state. Even though Wanling Sect was just a small and insignificant sect in the other party's eyes, their sudden help did make her feel suspicious.

The young man turned to look at Xuan Le and said with a smile:

"It was a request from an old friend who saw you guys doing this. I just did it for fun."

Xuan Le knew very well that since they saw them taking action, they must be passengers on the ship. Since the other party helped them through the deputy commander, they naturally did not want to reveal their identities, so she naturally did not ask any further questions.

Xuan Le could only bow respectfully to the young man and said softly, "Then please tell me your name, sir."

The young man turned around and left in a leisurely manner, followed by several members of the Imperial Observatory, leaving behind only a few plain words.

"The deputy commander of Qingzhou, He Yao!"