Chapter 8: The Female Spirit Palace

In the early morning, the first rays of the morning sun shine through the dense shade of the trees, and the forest is filled with the breath of life mixed with the morning dew mixed with the earth. The fire in front of him had been extinguished, and there was still a faint amount of green smoke coming out. Luo Banxia stretched and sat up slowly. A warm voice came from the side: "Little brother, you woke up, did you rest well last night?"

Luo Banxia yawned and said, "It's good, how is the eldest brother resting?"

Xiao Kongqing smiled and nodded, glanced at the silver wolf who had also woken up leisurely and said to Luo Banxia: "Then let's leave immediately, we should be able to reach the Female Spirit Palace before noon." ”

Luo Banxia was overjoyed when he heard this, could he finally see the Female Spirit Palace that he had been thinking about today. With a roar, he began to jump up with the silver wolf who had just woken up. The silver wolf let out a few low howls, and the bell on his neck jingled in the fight with Luo Banxia.

Luo Banxia seemed to think of something, and said to Xiao Kongqing: "Brother Xi, can I take this little wolf to the Female Spirit Palace together?" After getting along with him on this day, the silver wolf was quite close to him, but he was relatively unfamiliar with Xiao Kongqing, and seemed to be faintly afraid.

Xiao Kong Qingwei groaned, and then said: "This may not work, there is no precedent for the Female Spirit Palace to take in animals, but some monsters have suppressed a lot." Seeing that Luo Banxia's expression darkened, Xiao Kongqing immediately comforted: "But you don't have to worry, this silver wolf is also a spirit beast, and ordinary mountain beasts can't hurt it." As long as the beast is removed, there should be nothing that threatens its safety. ”

Luo Banxia put down the silver wolf a little helplessly, reached out and touched its head, his expression was a little sad, and he might have a feeling of sympathy. The silver wolf also rubbed Luo Banxia's palm, whining, very comfortable.

After cleaning up for a while, Luo Banxia went to pick some wild fruits and came back, and after everyone shared and ate them, they saw Xiao Kongqing take off the sword box on his back, silently recite the magic trick, and after a burst of white light, the sword box floated in the air. Xiao Kongqing took the lead in jumping up, stretched out his hand towards Luo Banxia, and said, "Come up, let's go." Luo Banxia grabbed Xiao Kongqing's hand, and when he was lightly lifted, he stood on top of the sword box. Suddenly, a cloud of white light rose, enveloping the two of them, and with a whoosh, they broke through the air.

The silver wolf whined underground towards the place where Luo Banxia had gone, his eyes rolling slightly, and he seemed to be a little reluctant. Luo Banxia turned around and beckoned to the silver wolf, and after a while, when Luo Banxia's figure completely disappeared into the sky, the silver wolf lowered his head and called again, turned around and went to the forest, and in a blink of an eye, the figure had disappeared into the bushes.

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The sky is blue, the wind is howling, the scenery under his feet is flying in front of Luo Banxia's eyes, and the morning sun is not so dazzling, giving people a warm feeling. Faced with this first flight experience, Luo Banxia was also liberated from the small sorrow separated from the silver wolf, and turned to surprise and joy. At first, he was still a little scared, after all, he was thousands of miles in the air, and if he fell, he would be crushed, holding Xiao Kongqing and screaming there, but as the flight progressed, he was gradually attracted by the scenery in the air, and his fear turned into excitement.

The sky is not happy, but Rao is so, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a thousand miles in a day. The forest before only half a day has flown out, only to see the sky in front of the sea is wide, gulls and birds flying, the horizon can be faintly seen in the distance, in the sunlight under the reflection of the sparkling waves, like a dream. After flying for more than half an hour, after passing through several small fishing villages along the way, he had already entered the sea, and said with a smile: "Brother Banxia, hold on" The sword box accelerated instantly, and the white light skyrocketed, galloping towards the boundless sea.

This is the first time Luo Banxia has seen the sea, only to feel that the sea breeze is blowing, moist and fresh, there are occasionally a few waves on the vast sea level, and a few seagulls fly by in the sky from time to time, making a babbling sound, blue sky and white clouds, blue sea and fresh breeze, everything is so peaceful and beautiful.

After a moment of flying, there was no trace of land in all directions, only the water and the sky were connected, and there was a vast expanse, Luo Banxia couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother Xi, this sea looks the same in any direction, won't we get lost if we fly like this", Xiao Kongqing replied with a smile: "If you go more, you will naturally remember the direction, and when you learn to fly in the future, you can take a walk around by yourself." ”

Luo Banxia replied firmly: "Well, I will definitely work hard to cultivate." I just don't know if the Female Spirit Palace will want me", I couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive after speaking. Xiao Kongqing turned around and touched his head: "It's definitely no problem, your talent and qualifications are not bad, although they are not once in a hundred years, but they are also at the upper middle level, the Female Spirit Palace has always liked to recruit talented disciples, and your qualifications are already much stronger than most disciples in the sect." ”

Luo Banxia was happy in his heart, he had always had a question, and at this time he couldn't help asking: "Brother Xi, what are you doing in the Women's Spirit Palace, you know so many things in the Women's Spirit Palace, and the spells are so powerful, your status among the disciples must not be low", Xiao Kongqing said with a smile: "You'll know later." With that, the sword trick in his hand was introduced, and the speed increased a few points in vain, and he was speeding towards the depths of the sea.

After another hour of flying like this, when Luo Banxia was yawning with visual fatigue, a huge building appeared above the sea level, and it was not appropriate to say that it was a building, it could only be said that it was a mountain suspended upside down on the sea. Luo Banxia was in a hurry, and as the distance gradually approached, he finally saw the whole picture of this mountain.

I saw that this mountain was turquoise and huge, and it was suspended on the sea like a city. In the center of the mountain, there are countless iron chains, and the other end of this iron chain is actually submerged in the sea, giving people the impression that these iron chains connect the mountain and the sea. At this time, a faint white light is emitting from the iron chain, with the rising water vapor on the seaside, the clouds and mist in the mountainside, and the top cannot be seen when you raise your eyes, as if the world is isolated in the fairyland, it is beautiful, Luo Banxia can't help but look stupid.

Xiao Kongqing said lightly in front of him: "The Female Spirit Palace has arrived, little brother hold on to me", and then Luo Banxia, who was stunned, walked up the mountain in a straight line, and the sword box that was originally parallel to the sea level was flipped ninety degrees at this time, flying vertically along the sea surface.

Luo Banxia clutched the belt of Xiao Kongqing, and saw that the clouds and mist in front of him kept flashing beside him, and it felt like he was in a dream, and the surrounding clouds gathered and closed, within reach, very beautiful. Xiao Kongqing's speed was extremely fast, and it only took a moment to rush out of the sea of clouds and come to the top of the mountain.

Luo Banxia fixed his eyes and looked ahead, it turned out that this big mountain is not a whole mountain, but a group of mountains, on both sides of this peak where Luo Banxia is located, there is a slightly smaller peak, and the other two peaks are still some distance from the main peak in the middle, echoing each other in a triangular trend, and the Nuling Palace is built on these three peaks.

The Nuling Palace as a whole presents a simple architectural style, with eaves and jade tiles, blue bricks and red walls, the overall scale is grand and orderly, and there are many houses at a glance, but you can't see the end. In front of them, there is a heavenly gate made of white jade, the position of the door is not a door but hollow, and the entire heavenly gate is carved with a beautiful woman with a human body and a snake tail, the carving is fine, lifelike, and it seems to be alive in the sun. And above the gate of heaven, there is a jade plaque with three big characters written from right to left: Nuling Palace.

Luo Banxia had never seen such a magnificent and huge building complex, and he couldn't take his eyes off it for a while, and when he passed by the gate of heaven, he couldn't help but reach out and touch the female carving on it. Xiao Kongqing said with a chuckle: "What is carved on it is the image of the ancient god Nuwa Niangniang, and it is also the god of faith enshrined in our Women's Spirit Palace", Luo Banxia nodded suddenly. Xiao Kongqing said again: "Let's go, go to the main hall first." After that, he took the lead and walked forward, and Luo Banxia also followed quickly.

Along the way, I met many disciples of the Spiritual Palace, and their costumes were relatively uniform and easy to recognize, all of them were white Watanabe robes, and the lining was also white corset. It's just that Luo Banxia was amazed that many disciples along the way, regardless of men, women and children, were very respectful to Xiao Kongqing, and they all stopped to clasp their fists and salute when they passed by, and there were also some gray-haired old men who looked like fairy wind and crane bones. And Xiao Kongqing also smiled and nodded in return, and walked forward with his hands down.

Following behind Xiao Kongqing, Luo Banxia also felt the pressure. The disciples along the way all looked at him after saluting to him, as if they were looking him up and down. Luo Banxia also followed the example of a female Spirit Palace disciple and hugged his fists in return, which caused several female disciples to giggle.

Not long after they walked, the two of them arrived at a large hall. The whole body of the main hall is gilded color, the eight stone pillars in front of the hall stand majestically, and the dragon and phoenix are carved on the pillar very exquisitely. At this time, the door of the main hall is open, and you can see that the inside is resplendent and brilliant. The ground is paved with jade, and I don't know what material is inlaid on the wall, which looks purple and has an illusory beauty. There are also three big characters written on the plaque in front of the hall: Zihua Palace.

As soon as she walked to the front of the hall, two people immediately stepped forward to salute: "Senior brother in charge, you are back", Xiao Kongqing smiled and nodded, and said to one of them: "Yan Liang, help this little brother of mine arrange a guest room, and then inform you of Uncle Yan Yong and Uncle Yan Yue, and let them come to Zihua Hall early tomorrow morning to discuss matters." ”

The young man named Yanliang nodded and promised: "Yes", and then made a gesture of invitation to Luo Banxia, who was stunned, and said with a smile: "Little brother, please come with me." Luo Banxia was shocked in his heart, and asked to Xiao Kongqing: "Brother Yao, are you the head of the Female Spirit Palace?" After saying that, he patted Luo Banxia on the shoulder, turned around and entered the Zihua Palace, and Luo Banxia agreed, and also went with Yanliang.

Although along the way, Luo Banxia also felt that Xiao Kongqing should have a high status in the Female Spirit Palace, but he never expected that he would be the head of the Female Spirit Palace, in Luo Banxia's cognition, the heads should be old men with crane hair and white beards and fluttering robes, but Brother Cheng looks like he is only in his early twenties, and he is too young. He couldn't help but say to Yan Liang beside him: "Brother Yan, Brother Yan...... Oh no, he's so powerful, he became the head at a young age, and he looks a few years older than us."

Yan Liang is also more cheerful and gentle, and he simply chatted with Luo Banxia at the moment. It turned out that Xiao Kongqing was taken in by the head of the Yankong Master when he was a child, and he was gifted since he was a child, and he was a thousand miles away in the Taoist practice, and at the age of twenty, he was already proficient in various techniques of the Female Spirit Palace, and his cultivation even surpassed the younger brother of the Yankong Master, Master Yanyong and the younger sister Master Yanyue, and became the first person in the Female Spirit Palace to practice the Taoism outside the head of the Yankong Master. A year ago, Master Yankong retreated and practiced the secret method of the Female Spirit Palace to open the Heaven and Seal the Gods, and finally ran out of oil due to the madness, and passed the position of the head of the Female Spirit Palace to Shan Kongqing on his deathbed, so Lady Kongqing became the youngest generation of heads in the history of the Female Spirit Palace. And Miao Kongqing is also ambitious, his heart is in the world, and he has taken care of the Female Spirit Palace in an orderly manner for more than a year, and all the disciples are convinced.

Luo Banxia was fascinated when he heard it, and silently set up Xiao Kongqing as his goal in his heart, and one day, he would become a powerful man like Brother Xi. After chatting with Yan Liang for a few more words, turning a few corridors, he went around to the disciple wing room group at the back of Zihua Palace, and walked for a while, the two stopped in front of a side room, Yan Liang said: "Little brother, you will rest here for one night today, lunch and dinner will be delivered, you can call me in Zihua Hall if there is anything", Luo Banxia thanked him, Yan Liang said a few words to him, and went by himself.

Luo Banxia entered the room and saw that the house was not very big, but it was very clean and tidy, and the furnishings were relatively simple, a bed, a tea table and two stools. Luo Banxia sat down at the tea table, poured tea and drank a few sips, this kind of arrangement is what he likes very much, but he doesn't like some opulent residences with gold and silver. After resting for a while, someone sent lunch and snacks, after lunch, Luo Banxia simply walked around the yard, he was new to the city, and it was not easy to move around at will, so he stayed in the room and rested at ease. Luo Banxia was in a very good mood, and the path of cultivation that he had in mind was about to begin, and he was still the female spirit palace of the world's great cultivators, which made him feel very excited, and he fell asleep sweetly in a joyful mood.