Du Gong firmly believed that Xue Kong had only one choice, which he had prepared for Xue Kong long ago.
Ever since he chased Xue Kong in Yinliu City and saw Xue Kong's considerable attainments in formations, and discovered Xue Kong's amazing mind and character, he began to cherish his talent.
It is rare for such a talented young man to appear in a small family that is not even a cultivation family.
Even though Xue Kong once blood-refined his entire clan, and this cruelty was shocking, Du Gong had no worries at all. Soul blood was even more terrifying than restrictions, unless the gap in cultivation was so great that it could not be made up.
Otherwise, the monk whose soul blood was taken away would be unable to resist.
The day of the opening of the Demon Valley is getting closer. His cultivation has reached the eleventh level of Qi Condensation. With his four-attribute pseudo-spiritual roots, if he relies solely on his own practice, it is unknown when he can enter the stage of Foundation Establishment.
Only by going to the Demon Valley can one find opportunities and reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The Poison Lord can be cruel and ruthless to people inside or outside the house, even to himself, but he does not want Jiuxing Lian'er to be harmed.
The young man in blue, who was sitting outside the treasure pavilion with his eyes closed, noticed someone approaching.
With a quick scan of his spiritual sense, he discovered the identity of the person who came and his face changed drastically. He immediately opened his eyes, stood up and bowed to Du Gong and Jiuxing Lian'er: "Greetings, Sect Master, and Greetings, Senior Sister."
"Step aside." Du Gong ordered lightly.
"Yes." The young man in blue obediently stepped aside, feeling very nervous.
This is the first time that Du Gong and Jiuxing Lian'er appear together and come to the Treasure Pavilion.
Moreover, seeing that the two of them were just standing outside, staring at the gate of the treasure pavilion, with no intention of going in, the young man in blue had a shocking guess in his mind: "Could they be waiting for that junior brother?"
"Yes, time for cultivation is extremely precious. If it weren't for that Junior Brother, Du Gong and Senior Sister wouldn't be standing here wasting their time."
"Who is he, anyway? He not only got the jade from the senior sister and entered the third floor, but he also bothered the Poison Lord and the senior sister to wait here..."
The young man in blue looked normal, but his heart was filled with turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Not long.
Finally, there was movement inside the treasure pavilion, and steady footsteps were heard. Then, Xue Kong, dressed in black, walked out.
Seeing Du Gong and Jiuxing Lian'er standing outside, Xue Kong was slightly startled.
He stepped forward and bowed, "Xue Kong greets Lord Du and... the young lady."
"Young Master? He actually calls the Senior Sister the Young Master?" The young man in blue opened his eyes wide in shock. The Senior Sister always walked alone, so when did she have such an attendant by her side?
The key is that this follower can also attract Poison Master and the eldest sister to come here in person to inquire about his choice of martial arts.
It's really unbelievable.
Poison Master was very satisfied with Xue Kong's address. He nodded and asked, "Which technique did you choose from the Treasure Pavilion?"
Jiuxing Lian'er stared at it.
Seeing Xue Kong's calm eyes again, the sense of crisis as if she had encountered a natural enemy once again surfaced in her mind. Her intuition told her that the man in front of her was very dangerous and she should stay away from him.
Xue Kong flipped his right hand, took out an emerald green jade slip, and gently handed it to Du Gong.
Du Gong took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead to examine it.
His originally calm expression suddenly froze, and he blurted out in surprise, "You actually chose this? Do you know how difficult it is to cultivate this [Dead Tree Resurrection] technique?"
"I have a connection with this technique, and I hope that Master Du will help me." Xue Kong remained calm and made up an excuse.
Jiuxing Lian'er was also a little surprised.
She had also been interested in the technique of [Dead Tree Resurrects Spring] and even tried to practice it for a month, but due to problems with her spiritual roots, she gained nothing after a month and finally gave up.
Unexpectedly, Xue Kong also took a fancy to this technique and boldly chose to try it.
Du Gong held the jade slip of the [Dead Tree Comes to Life] technique. Although he did win the bet with Jiuxing Lian'er, his purpose was to let Xue Kong protect Jiuxing Lian'er's safety.
If Xue Kong wasted all his time on this impossible technique and neglected his cultivation, with his current level of Qi Condensation Level 6, he would not be able to move forward in the Demon Valley, and at least he would not be able to protect himself.
I wanted Xue Kong to change his martial arts technique.
However, Jiuxing Lian'er beside him spoke up for Xue Kong for the first time: "Du Gong, let him try it. I also want to see how powerful the [Dead Tree Resurrects Spring] technique would be if someone could master it."
"Well, well, from now on he's your servant, so whatever you say is what he'll do."
Du Gong felt helpless. He couldn't force Xue Kong to practice a certain martial art.
Even though Xue Kong's life and death were in the hands of him and Jiuxing Lian'er.
However, Du Gong did not treat Xue Kong as a prisoner, but as a true disciple of the Tiandu Sect. He might even accept him as his personal disciple in the future and teach him some skills. Naturally, he did not want to have any estrangement with Xue Kong.
So he returned the jade slip to Xue Kong.
"Thank you, Master Du." Xue Kong bowed to Master Du, and then bowed to Jiuxing Lian'er, "Thank you, young lady."
He put away the jade slips of the cultivation method, took out the jade stone, and handed it to Jiuxing Lian'er: "I have chosen the magic weapon and the cultivation method. I will return the jade stone to you."
Jiuxing Lian'er glanced at the jade but did not reach out to take it. She stared at Xue Kong.
He said calmly, "You have half a month. If you can cultivate to the first level of [Withered Tree Resurrects Spring] within this half month, then bring this jade stone to find me on the third level. I will allow you to use my cave formation to improve your cultivation."
"Thank you." Xue Kong pretended to be grateful.
Poison Master also said: "If after half a month, you still haven't mastered the first level of this technique, you can come to the Treasure Pavilion again and choose a new set of techniques to practice."
"yes."
Xue Kong agreed verbally, but he didn't think so in his heart. He knew that with his natural wood-attributed spiritual roots, it would take him less than half a month to cultivate to the first level of [Dead Tree Resurrects Spring].
However, the sudden kindness of Du Gong and Jiuxing Lian'er to him not only did not make him happy, but instead made him alert.
I thought to myself, "Half a month, why is it only half a month?"
Search your memory carefully.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered that something big would happen in half a month.
"In half a month, the Earth Demon Valley will open... This grand event will take place every ten years, and all the prominent cultivators in Jingwu will participate."
"It turns out that they want me to improve my strength before the Demon Valley opens." Xue Kong looked thoughtful.
Thinking of that hellish place, it would be full of dangers for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to enter. Even if it was a Core Formation cultivator, he might die if he was not careful.
But he was not worried, instead he was very much looking forward to it.
During his hundred years of cultivation, he followed the fairy lady to the Demon Valley nine times.
It can even be said that in his memory, the most familiar place is not the Three Immortals Sect, but the Earth Demon Valley, as well as Guanglan City hidden behind the Earth Demon Valley and the place where the real treasure is hidden... the Earth Demon Island.
Xue Kong came back to his senses from his memories, and when he looked up again, he found that Du Gong and Jiuxing Lian'er had disappeared.
Only the young man in blue was still standing respectfully by the side, his body slightly hunched, with a fawning look on his face.
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