Chapter 8: Baby-like all-round care

Ning Mingcheng was stunned by her sudden excitement.

"Little Junior Sister, don't do anything rash! Just take the sword from Senior Brother and leave. It's very dangerous inside! Even if you want to go to the Qingxuan Sect's secret realm to practice, you have to wait until you reach the Golden Core Stage at least."

What? Jindan stage? Ye Linglong's enthusiasm was extinguished in an instant.

"Only those in the Jindan stage can enter? There is no spiritual energy in the Qingxuan Sect, so how can those who have just entered the sect practice?"

"If you need treasures, our brothers and sisters will help you find them. If you need spiritual energy, our brothers and sisters will pick spiritual fruits for you. If you need experience, our brothers and sisters will take you somewhere else first. In short, you must not enter the Qingxuan Sect's secret realm to practice before you reach the Jindan stage."

"Ah, how long will that take?"

"That depends on one's diligence and talent. Second Senior Sister took Third Senior Sister and Fourth Senior Sister out for training. They should have a good chance of breaking through to the Golden Core stage after returning from this training. Fifth Senior Sister went home. She is only in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage. She still has a long way to go before she reaches the Golden Core stage."

Ye Linglong nodded, focusing on the first sentence about diligence and talent. Her spiritual roots were not good but she was smart. Her qualifications were average but she was diligent. It took Ye Rongyue three years to go from the Qi Refining Stage to the Golden Core Stage. It was not without hope for her to catch up.

"Little sister, are you listening?"

"I'm listening."

"Remember to listen to Senior Brother when you get to the secret realm tomorrow. Don't run around. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Ning Mingcheng stared at her suspiciously, seeming not to believe it.

Ye Linglong didn't care whether he believed it or not and just drove him away.

After running away, she took out the Red Flame Fruit she had just eaten, opened her mouth and ate it directly. The rich spiritual energy immediately surrounded her whole body, making her warm and comfortable.

She quickly closed her eyes and began to absorb and transform the spiritual energy of the Red Flame Fruit according to the method taught by her senior brother.

She remembered that in the original novel, after Ye Rongyue got the Red Flame Fruit, she hoarded it for a long time and was reluctant to eat it. It was not until she broke through to the Golden Core stage that she was willing to take it out and use it.

She was just a novice in the early stage of Qi refining, yet she had eaten the Red Flame Fruit directly. If outsiders knew that she was wasting such a gift, they might not be able to resist and chop her to death with a sword.

But none of this matters. What matters is that she must improve her strength before going to Sword Grave tomorrow in order to deal with more situations.

Working hard and concentrating on doing things is the most familiar state for Ye Linglong, so she has been meditating and practicing since she ate the Red Flame Fruit, from day to night, and from night to early morning, until she ended her practice at the appointed time.

When she opened her eyes and gathered her breath, she had already reached the middle stage of Qi training from the early stage, and was at the same level of cultivation as Ye Rongyue today.

Ye Linglong happily hummed a song and skipped to the yard of the eldest senior brother. As soon as he entered the door, he saw and heard the eldest senior brother scolding the sixth senior brother.

"You shouldn't tell her about the secret realm. She is too young now. If she gives up and leaves Qingxuan Sect before she reaches the Golden Core stage, then Master will..."

Pei Luobai's voice stopped abruptly, and he and Ning Mingcheng turned around to look at Ye Linglong who was standing at the gate of the courtyard.

"Junior sister, you're here!"

Hmm, why does the Qingxuan Sect have so many secrets?

"I just arrived. Senior Brother, are we leaving now?"

"Well, let's go."

"Sixth Senior Brother, are you going too?"

"Well, we'll go with you."

"oh…"

How worried he is about her.

Ning Mingcheng just flipped her palm, and a bird with bright feathers that looked soft and cute appeared in front of her.

"This is only a second-level seven-colored bird. It has a gentle temperament and does not fly very fast. You can sit on its back and it will carry you to fly. It will be more comfortable than carrying you on our swords."

After saying that, Ning Mingcheng placed an exquisite cushion on the seven-colored bird's back and motioned for her to sit on the cushion.

Ye Linglong stared at the seven-colored bird with his eyes wide open. It was a tamed spiritual beast, extremely precious!

In the original novel, even Ye Rongyue, who was extremely lucky and had abundant resources, only got his first spirit beast after he had established his foundation.

Ye Rongyue was the first person in the entire cultivation world who had a spirit beast at the Foundation Establishment Stage. This aroused the envy of countless people at the time, because most people in the Golden Core Stage did not have spirit beasts, let alone in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It was generally not until the Yuan Infant Stage that people generally had spirit beasts.

"This seven-colored bird is so beautiful. How come you have a spirit beast too, Sixth Brother?"

"This was given to me by my fifth senior brother. He is good at slaying beasts and gave one to each of us. This seven-colored bird is too docile and has no offensive power. No one wanted it so I had to keep it. Your fifth senior brother will definitely give you one too. You can pick the one you like then."

"Wow! Will I have a spirit beast too?"

Ye Linglong felt happy just thinking about it. She could have killed Ye Rongyue in seconds from this point.

"Let's go."

Ye Linglong happily climbed onto the back of the seven-colored bird and gently touched its feathers. It happily turned around and gently pecked Ye Linglong's palm. It was really so well-behaved and gentle.

The seven-colored bird flew up, and the eldest senior brother and the sixth senior brother also flew up directly. She knew that those with the cultivation level of Yuanying period could fly without the sword, but the sixth senior brother could fly by himself with only the Jindan period, which showed that his strength was really strong.

After the three of them flew over several mountains, they flew into a very deep canyon. The temperature dropped lower and lower as they flew further down, with the biting cold air constantly invading them.

Fortunately, she had been training all night last night, and now she was able to circulate her spiritual power to resist the cold. Just as she was about to show her true skills, the eldest senior brother turned around and casually threw a protective shield over her, protecting both her and the bird.

Okay, though, she can handle it on her own.

After falling for a long time, the three finally landed on the ground.

As soon as he landed, Ye Linglong saw layers of black air surrounding the ground, emitting a dangerous aura, as if it did not welcome outsiders.

Only the eldest senior brother was walking in front. He used his spiritual power to draw a special and complex symbol and sent the symbol into the stone tablet.

Ye Linglong drew one on her palm, imitating her senior brother, and memorized it silently.

Soon, there was a flash of light ahead and a crack appeared. The inside of the crack was pitch black, like a monster's mouth open to invite people in.

The eldest senior brother had no intention of releasing her from the protective shield. Instead, he took a rope and hung it around the neck of the seven-colored bird. He then led the seven-colored bird and let it carry her into the secret realm.

Ye Linglong felt like a newborn baby, being protected in all aspects. With such care, it would be strange if she had an accident.

After entering the secret realm, they went straight to the Sword Tomb. The Sword Tomb was surrounded by broken walls and ruins, which seemed to still have traces of blood. There were also white bones and gray evil spirits on the ground. This place looked gloomy and scary.

She remembered that the original novel described the Sword Tomb of the Seven Stars Sect. It was a tower built by the elders of the Seven Stars Sect. They placed the swords of the deceased members of the Seven Stars Sect into the Sword Tomb. Those who were destined could take them out, and it was considered the wealth left by the older generation to the younger generation.

The sword tomb in this secret realm is more like a battlefield left over from ancient times, with souls of those who died in the war beneath all the swords.

She didn't know what had happened here in the past, but just looking at it made her heart involuntarily feel shocked and terrified, as if the grief of those dead souls that had been sealed for tens of thousands of years had invaded the souls of those who came later, fierce, evil, and cruel.