Chapter 23 The Cat Goes to Hanyuan Peak
The Cliff of Repentance isolates Bai Qingchen from the disturbances of the outside world, allowing him to concentrate on his practice.
Finally, late at night on the seventh day of confinement.
When the last bit of spiritual power was forcibly incorporated into the vortex of the sea of ââââqi, compressed and condensed to the extreme, it was as if a crisp cracking sound came from the depths of the soul.
The eighth level of Qi Refining is a natural progression!
Bai Qingchen slowly opened his eyes. In the darkness, his pupils were unusually bright, like cold stars.
He felt the power surging in his body. Although it was still weak, it at least proved that the five spiritual roots were not a dead end.
The combination of Taixu Yanxing Jue and the Juling Array gave him the possibility to continue moving forward on this thorny road.
He used the remaining three days to consolidate his realm.
On the morning of the tenth day, when the ban was silently opened, Bai Qingchen walked out of the cave. His aura was restrained and steady, and his eyes became deeper.
Lin Feng from the next cave also came out almost at the same time.
He stretched, his bones crackling, his face a little sleepy, but in good spirits.
Seeing Bai Qingchen, his eyes lit up: "Brother Bai, you... have made a breakthrough?"
He keenly felt the change in Bai Qingchen's aura.
"Well, I was lucky enough to break through to the eighth level." Bai Qingchen nodded.
"Haha! That's great!" Lin Feng patted his shoulder vigorously, even happier than his own breakthrough.
"Let's go, let's go. I've been feeling suffocated these past few days!"
As soon as the two walked out of the Cliff of Repentance, they saw a goose yellow figure waving at them not far away.
"Brother Bai! Lin Feng! You finally came out!" Su Yue stood in the sun with a bright smile on her face.
"Su Yue!" Lin Feng grinned, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"Of course! I'm counting the days!" Su Yue wrinkled her nose and said, "You don't know, these past few days have been quite busy!"
As she walked out with the two of them, she couldn't wait to share interesting stories about the sect.
"Yesterday was the time to select the peaks, and you two were not here. The elders said they would select you individually after you came out."
Then she said excitedly, "I chose Tianshu Peak! It's the peak that specializes in talisman formations!"
"Peak Master Yun Miao is so kind, and the senior sisters and brothers are also very nice. When I first arrived, they gave me a set of high-quality talisman pens and cinnabar!"
Her eyes were shining and she was obviously very satisfied with the new environment.
"But," she changed the subject and made a face.
"That old-fashioned man at Danfeng, upon hearing that I was from the Su family in Lingdu, insisted on dragging me along to learn alchemy!"
"I'm not going! My parents can't let me make pills, so what's he to me? I just refused outright!" She puffed out her chest proudly.
Bai Qingchen and Lin Feng couldn't help laughing. This was indeed Su Yue's character.
"That's right, that's right!" Su Yue seemed to have remembered something important. She moved closer to the two of them, lowered her voice, and her expression became more serious.
"I found out about the guy who came to cause trouble that day!"
Bai Qingchen's eyes narrowed slightly, and Lin Feng also put away his smile.
"Those people are the inner disciples of Liuyun Peak," Su Yue whispered.
"But they refused to speak out. Even under torture at the Law Enforcement Hall, they refused to reveal who was behind their actions."
Bai Qingchen understood.
"Oh, let's not talk about the bad things."
Su Yue looked at Bai Qingchen expectantly, "Brother Bai, have you decided which peak to choose? How about we come to Tianshu Peak?"
Her eyes sparkled.
"The senior brothers and sisters in our peak are very kind. Brother Bai, you have such a great talent for formations, you must have a bright future! I can also protect you, so that Zhao Ming won't cause you any trouble!"
Su Yue's proposal was sincere, and Tianshu Peak was indeed a good choice, but Bai Qingchen's purpose in joining Lingxiao Sect was not pure.
He Qingchen was silent for a moment, raised his head, and looked far into the depths of Lingxiao Sect, at the mountain area shrouded in even thicker clouds and coldness.
"Thank you for your kindness." Bai Qingchen's voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable firmness. "I have made my choice."
Seeing Bai Qingchen's attitude, Su Yue probably wouldn't go to Tianshu Peak, so she sighed deeply.
The originally scheduled separation date was yesterday, and Bai Qingchen and Lin Feng were still in solitary confinement.
Today, another competition was held specially for the two of them. The people in the audience were all the disciples who had already been selected. Everyone was curious about which peak Bai Qingchen, who had five spiritual roots, would go to.
As expected, Lin Feng chose Liuyun Peak, which specializes in swordsmanship.
Everyone was waiting for Bai Qingchen's choice, and time seemed to have stopped.
Bai Qingchen slowly said, "I choose Hanyuan Peak."
"Han Yuanfeng?" The deacon in charge of recording had a look of disbelief on his face. He scratched his ears, as if he had misheard, and asked again.
The answer he got was still Bai Qingchen's affirmative answer.
The deacon looked Bai Qingchen up and down with a strange look.
"Since you have made up your mind, Bai Qingchen will belong to Hanyuan Peak."
Then, as if reluctant, he said, "The sect's rules state that once a peak is chosen, it cannot be changed. However, Hanyuan Peak is an exception. If you don't want to stay here anymore, please ask us to change you."
Su Yue was still happy about Bai Qingchen's choice, but the female disciple who had been getting along well with her in the past few days looked embarrassed.
Su Yue asked in confusion, "Isn't Hanyuan Peak the peak where the Sword Master is located? The Sword Master is the most admired cultivator in the world of immortal cultivation."
The female disciple said, "It's because of that Xuanji Sword Master."
Then she explained to Su Yue the famous Hanyuan Peak of Lingxiao Sect.
Ever since the war between immortals and demons ended four hundred years ago, Xuan Ji Jian Zun, who had lost his Taoist partner, has rarely appeared in public.
He has never accepted any disciples and is either in seclusion or on his way to seclusion.
Those who wanted to be noticed by the Sword Master and accepted as his disciple all changed their choice of peak.
The Sword Master neither accepts disciples nor teaches classes. When you go to Hanyuan Peak, you can only do one thing: sweep snow.
Gradually, no one went there. Bai Qingchen was the first inner disciple chosen from Hanyuan Peak in the past few decades.
Su Yue was a little anxious when she heard the whole story, but Brother Bai had his reasons for making the decision. It was his own choice. If she stopped him, wouldn't she be doing the same thing as her parents?
Lin Feng is the one who supports Bai Qingchen no matter what choice he makes.
"Did you hear that? The one with the five spiritual roots said he wanted to go to Hanyuan Peak?"
"Tsk tsk, another fool who wants to take shortcuts and hope for the Sword Master's favor?"
"I bet ten high-grade spirit stones that he can't last more than a month before crying and screaming for help!"
"A month? I think half a month is enough! I bet you twenty bucks! If you stay in that place for too long, you'll be frozen into an ice sculpture!"
"Hanyuan Peak...it's a place only those outer disciples who live a life of idleness and wait for death would choose, right?"
Bai Qingchen seemed oblivious to these discussions.
Su Yue and Lin Feng looked at each other. They knew Bai Qingchen's character. He seemed gentle, but in fact, it was extremely difficult to change his mind once he made up his mind.
"Alas..." Su Yue sighed heavily.
"Brother Bai, if you can't stay there any longer, you can always come to Tianshu Peak to find me!"
"And me!" Lin Feng patted his chest and said, "If you want to change, come to Liuyun Peak, I'll protect you!"
Bai Qingchen thanked the two for their kindness.
After saying goodbye to Su Yue and Lin Feng, he boarded the crane to Hanyuan Peak alone.
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