Golden Elixir Perfection
As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they felt the ground beneath their feet shaking, and the little one in their arms poked his head out to look around curiously.
The two men felt something was wrong and summoned their swords to face the direction where the vibrations were getting stronger and stronger.
Soon, two huge creatures appeared in front of them, their eyes full of vigilance, fangs exposed, and humming sounds coming from their throats, intimidating the strange humans in front of them.
"Woo~" The little head in his arms popped out again, first nudging Xiao Ze's neck with its nose, then fluttering on all fours to get down. After Xiao Ze put it down, he saw the little thing happily running towards the creature opposite.
I don’t know what the two sides said, but the little thing became visibly depressed.
After a long while, he ran towards Xiao Ze dejectedly and talked for a long time, but Xiao Ze didn't understand a word he said.
He could only take out a few more pieces of dried meat from his backpack and handed them over. The little guy held the dried meat in his mouth, made a very serious "Woo" sound, then turned around and ran back, following the two unknown creatures.
Although Xiao Ze was reluctant in his heart, he knew that the little guy was probably still too young to go with him.
He sighed with some regret, then flew back to the Beast Taming Sect with Su Qingjun on his sword.
"Senior Brother, do you know what kind of spirit beast this little guy we just met is?" Xiao Ze asked.
"The lost dog is good at finding people."
"Lost dog? Why haven't I heard of it in the basic class of the Beast Taming Sect?" Xiao Ze muttered.
Although Su Qingjun didn't hear what Xiao Ze was muttering, he knew what he was wondering about and explained, "The Lost Dog is considered a high-level spirit beast. The Beastmaster Sect won't introduce it to outer disciples."
I didn't expect the Beastmaster Sect to be so stingy, even keeping information about their spirit beasts secret. It seems the sects aren't so harmonious after all.
After returning to the Beast Taming Sect, the disciples in front of the gate relaxed when they saw that Xiao Ze and the other two had nothing in their hands.
If he came back with the lost dog pup in his arms, Xiao Ze was sure that after staying here for two days, the little guy would inexplicably "get lost".
It seems to be the right choice to return it to its family.
The following days were relaxing and boring. Xiao Ze no longer went out to wander around, but instead seized every minute to practice.
The friction between him and Liang Cheng made him feel a serious sense of crisis. His cultivation seemed acceptable among his peers, but the cultivators he met when he went out were definitely not of the same generation as him, and he could not ask Su Qingjun to save him every time.
For the sake of one's own life and to be able to successfully complete the mission, it is imperative to improve one's cultivation.
A month passed and the various sects began to leave one after another.
Standing on the fairy ship, watching the "reluctant farewells" between the elders of various sects, Xiao Ze just felt funny. What kind of undercurrents were surging beneath this harmonious surface?
On the way back, the elders did not drag Kong Xing around any more. It seemed that this "socializing" had consumed a lot of the elders' energy.
Because Kong Xing stayed in the room the whole time, Xiao Ze did not see Su Qingjun on the entire return journey.
Sure enough, Su Qingjun's previous abnormal behavior was to monitor himself and see if he would contact the people from the Soul Devouring Hall.
After returning to the sect, Xiao Ze went straight back to Qiufeng Mountain.
He originally thought that Su Qingjun was someone he could make a close friend with, but he didn't expect that he would be so wary of him. It seems that he can only rely on himself for everything, let alone his own life?
After returning to Qiufeng Mountain, Xiao Ze went to find Xing Lu and told him his decision to go into seclusion.
Xing Lu naturally supported his disciple's progress. His disciple's excellence also gave him honor, so he found a cave suitable for Xiao Ze to retreat.
After arriving at the cave and setting up a formation, Xiao Ze turned a deaf ear to the outside world and devoted himself to cultivation.
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After three years of seclusion, Xiao Ze successfully advanced from the early stage of Jindan to the perfect level of Jindan, and was only one step away from advancing to the Yuanying stage.
If each minor realm after entering the Golden Core stage is a small hurdle, then advancing from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage is a major hurdle. Ninety percent of cultivators are stuck here, unable to advance, and eventually die of old age.
After coming out of seclusion, Xiao Ze went to visit Xing Lu first. Seeing that his disciple's cultivation had reached the perfection of the Golden Elixir and his swordsmanship had also improved a lot, he was very happy and gave Xiao Ze many elixirs and spiritual weapons, asking him to continue working hard.
Xiao Ze accepted everyone who came to him and kept saying that his master was so nice and the best master in the world, which made Xing Lu very happy.
After sleeping in the cave for three years, Xiao Ze felt a little uncomfortable when he returned to his room and lay on the bed.
My mind is full of thoughts.
Su Qingjun didn't know what was going on.
In fact, his decision to go into seclusion as soon as he returned to the sect three years ago was actually to avoid seeing Su Qingjun.
Xiao Ze always felt that relationships between people were determined by interests and he didn't dare to trust others.
But towards Su Qingjun, he had already extended a tentative hand and was ready to decide to trust him and give it a try, but what he ended up touching was a lie.
This made him not know how to get along with Su Qingjun for a while.
During the three years of seclusion, he thought a lot and finally decided that as long as Su Qingjun did not do anything that violated his bottom line, he did not need to break up with her and could just get along with her as before.
Three years of seclusion made Xiao Ze feel that his mouth was really bland, so he immediately decided to go down the mountain for a big meal.
As I walked, I unconsciously walked around the small house, but the expected dilapidated house did not appear.
On the contrary, the cottage looked like it had been well cared for.
The door is open.
Xiao Ze hesitated for a moment, but still walked into the house.
There was no one in the house.
"Junior Brother Xiao!" A surprised voice came from behind.
Xiao Ze turned around and saw Su Qingjun standing in front of him with a lot of food in his hands. This man's cultivation had risen again. Even though he was now at the Golden Core Perfection stage, he could not tell his cultivation level.
"You have reached the Golden Elixir Perfection!" was the tone of certainty.
"Yes. Senior Brother, your cultivation has also improved. Have you advanced to the Nascent Soul stage?"
"Not long."
"Senior brother is really amazing, he is indeed a genius!" The alienation after not seeing each other for a few years gradually faded away. Xiao Ze looked at Su Qingjun's embarrassed look and teased.
"You too." Su Qingjun looked at Xiao Ze seriously.
"Huh?" Xiao Ze was puzzled.
"You are also a genius." His tone was serious and left no room for doubt.
"Okay, Senior Brother, stop teasing me." He stepped into the house and said, "This place hasn't changed at all."
"Yeah. I'll come here and take a look after I get out of quarantine."
It turned out that Su Qingjun was also in seclusion.
I watched the man in a green shirt put the things in his hand on the table and unpack them one by one.
Xiao Ze couldn't help but sigh that good-looking people are pleasing to the eye no matter what they do.
"Brother, why did you buy so many things today? You probably can't finish them all by yourself. Are you waiting for someone else?" Su Qingjun didn't have a backpack system to ensure that the food would not go bad. He bought so many things at once, so he must be waiting for someone else to come here.
A subtle discomfort arose in my heart, but was suppressed.
"Waiting for you." Su Qingjun looked at Xiao Ze, her ears slightly red.
"Wait for me? Brother, how did you know I was leaving seclusion today?"
"After I came out of seclusion, I asked Elder Xing about the cave where you were in seclusion, and I would go to see it from time to time. I guessed that you should have come out in the past few days." Su Qingjun explained the reason in a halting manner.
Here it comes again, here it comes again, this feeling that something is wrong.
If it was just to monitor me, Su Qingjun would not have said these things to prevent me from getting suspicious. But if it was not to monitor me, why did he go to the cave from time to time when I was in seclusion?
What exactly is Su Qingjun's purpose?
"Why are you standing there? Don't you like the things I bought?" Su Qingjun said as he looked at the food he bought carefully.
That’s right, they are all Xiao Ze’s favorites.
"No, senior brother bought everything I like to eat." Pulling himself out of his messy thoughts, Xiao Ze sat down at the table and enjoyed the food with Su Qingjun.
The gazes from those beside him were more intense than before. He didn't know if it had just started or if it had always been there, but he hadn't noticed because he was too relaxed around Su Qingjun.
The people around me also handed me a cup of tea at the right time, as if they were paying attention to me all the time.
But when Xiao Ze turned around, he could only see Su Qingjun's profile as she ate seriously. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.
The two of them finished all the food on the table, and Su Qingjun got up and cleaned up without complaint, which made Xiao Ze feel a little embarrassed.
Just as he was about to get up to help, Su Qingjun waved his hand and told him to sit down and let him clean up.
"Did you encounter any difficulties during your retreat?" Su Qingjun asked.
"Yes, there are some, but don't worry, brother. I can handle it myself."
"Okay. If you need any help, just come to me."
"Thank you, Brother."
Why do I feel like I've been saying thank you to Su Qingjun ever since I met him?
The two stayed in the hut until dusk before leaving. Seeing Su Qingjun carefully locking the door before leaving with him, Xiao Ze suddenly felt that Su Qingjun's approach to him should not be just for surveillance.
If it was just for the surveillance mission assigned to him by the leader, why would he be so nice to me?
Su Qingjun left only after sending Xiao Ze back to Qiufeng Mountain.
As soon as he left, Ding Xia, who had been hiding in the dark, jumped out, tilted his body, and bumped Xiao Ze with his shoulder: "Hey, where have you been? I haven't seen you for three years since you were in seclusion. I guess you missed me." His eyebrows were flying with joy, and it was obvious that he was not holding back his fart.
"You misunderstood, Senior Sister. I just happened to run into Senior Brother Su when I was going down the mountain."
"Okay, okay," Ding Xia said perfunctorily, not believing what Xiao Ze said. "But you can't call me Senior Brother Su anymore. You have to call me Elder Su."
"Elder Su?" This title made it seem like the man was very old.
"Yeah. He's already at the Nascent Soul stage, able to open his own sect and recruit disciples. What else should we call him if not Elder?" Ding Xia said with a hint of envy. "I don't know what happened when you went to the Beastmaster Sect. You went into seclusion when you came back, and you came out already at the Golden Core stage. After you went into seclusion, Su Qingjun also went into seclusion, and came out already at the Nascent Soul stage. It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others!"
"I won't talk to you anymore. I get angry just seeing you. I'm going to practice."
"Hey, senior sister..." Before she could even say goodbye, Ding Xia disappeared.
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