Who is Nangong Ba? This group of bull-nosed Taoist priests knows better than anyone else in their hearts. Not to mention the personal relationship between the other party and the uncle in his own door, the rumors in the circle some time ago alone have already made them thunderous, and they can hear about it in detail.

Heavenly Rank Grand Monk!

In the minds of this group of people, the heavenly steps are a legend, a dream, a goal and a mountain that they have been fighting for all their lives!

Over the years, with the peak of scientific and technological civilization, human pollution and destruction have become more and more intense. Today's world has long lost the Zhong Lingxiu and outstanding people who once deserved.

The aura of heaven and earth is thin, and the general environment is becoming more and more unsuitable for the survival and inheritance of cultivators. It's been a few years, and I haven't heard of anyone who can successfully break through to the Heavenly Rank!

After a long time, some cultivators have raised questions in their hearts, does the legendary Heavenly Rank still exist?

Nangong Ba's breakthrough to the Heavenly Rank undoubtedly injected a trace of vitality into the circle of the lifeless Ancient Martial Realm, setting a benchmark and creating a miracle!

Let everyone understand that the original Heavenly Ladder exists, and the Heavenly Ladder is not unreachable. Although the general environment is the biggest obstacle to the inheritance of martial arts, as long as you persevere and make unremitting efforts, your dream will come true sooner or later!

Although Nangong Ba's breakthrough process was full of twists and turns, it was still successful in the end, wasn't it? At this time, people often only care about the result, not the process!

Because, that's enough, isn't it?

And the distinguished guest they invited today is also the legendary classmate Xia Haoran, in the hearts of some core people in the circle, it is even more like a god-like existence!

They are all cultivators, and they naturally know some basic common sense in the circle. In the process of cultivation, the monk has gone mad due to some unexpected situations, which cannot be solved by today's medical methods.

The so-called unraveling of the bell must also be tied to the bell person, and the cultivator has to solve it by the cultivator. Moreover, the cultivator must not be inferior to the person who has gone mad, so that there is a glimmer of hope.

However, what happened to Nangong Ba is worth recalling. The mysterious master came to the rescue, not only set things right, completely cured his symptoms of madness, but also helped him break through to the heavenly level on the spot!

What kind of cultivation and means are needed for this?

Under the guidance of Nangong Ba, the mysterious master agreed to come to the rescue. But this price is not insignificant! And the other party's request is: go to the treasure house that the Qingcheng faction has accumulated and inherited for hundreds of years. But fortunately, the other party was only interested in those medicinal herbs and precious ores.

Although their hearts were very painful, but after thinking about it, no matter how good those medicinal materials and ores were, they were all dead things after all, if their ancestor Aoki Dao Master could fully recover and break through to the Heavenly Rank, then to their entire Qingcheng Sect, the value was immeasurable!

Now, this mysterious senior master has come to the Qingcheng faction, can they, the old men, not be excited and excited. One is to be able to see the true face of the predecessors, and of course, I hope to witness the birth of a miracle.

This is what they hope for the most!

A group of people came together, and when they saw Xia Hao beside Nangong Ba, they couldn't help but pinch slightly.

What a young handsome offspring!

As soon as they came in, more than a dozen searchlights-like gazes had already focused on Xia Haoran.

But then, they were all shocked and surprised!

The calm and indifferent eyes of the other party were as deep as the boundless sea, and after their eyes looked into it, it was like seeing the vast starry sky and the endless universe!

Xia Haoran was still drinking tea lightly, his eyes glanced at several people casually, and he didn't mean to stand up at all. Among this group of people, most of them are old men with gray hair, but they are full of heaven and spirit, and all of them have good strength and cultivation.

"Ahem......"

Seeing this, Nangong Ba next to him deliberately coughed lightly, pulling everyone back to reality in a daze.

"The juniors meet Nangong seniors and Xia seniors, and for the rudeness just now, please ask the two seniors to atone for their sins!" Several people hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the end, but it was the most formal Taoist salute.

Nangong Ba waved his hand, then looked at Xia Haoran, and found that the other party still looked calm and light, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. But at the same time, he secretly scolded in his heart: "This group of damn old bastards, fortunately Xia Xiaoyou doesn't care, otherwise such a rudeness, wouldn't it be a big deal?"

"Xia Xiaoyou, do you think we're going to rest for a while? or?" Nangong Ba asked tentatively.

"For now. Xia Haoran stood up and said lightly: "Respond to people's words, loyal things." The sooner it is resolved, the sooner the patient can get out of the sea of suffering. ”

"Yes! Then thank you Xia Xiaoyou. Nangong Ba stood up and said to the group of Taoist priests: "A few of you, presumably you all know the intention of the two of us. Take us to Aoki Lao'er now, and at the same time, tell the dining room to get us something delicious. ”

"Yes! Thank you seniors for coming to the rescue, I'll arrange it. Among the several people, the old man at the head respectfully raised his palms on his chest and saluted again, and then said respectfully: "The two seniors are real, please here!"

On the way, Xia Haoran learned that the old man headed by him was called Qingyun, and he was also the current head of the Qingcheng faction. This old guy is currently cultivating in the late stage of the ground level, and he can be regarded as the highest cultivation in the Qingcheng faction except for Aoki Daochang.

Xia Haoran secretly thought in his heart that the Nangong family was in the world, and he was the best of all the families. However, now compared with the Qingcheng faction, this gap is not small!

This is the essence of the sect!

From the ancestors with the highest seniority, to the older generation, the middle generation, and the new generation, it is very layered, and in each generation, there are iconic leaders and successors.

This is something that cultivation families and sects can't match!

The biggest difference between the ancient martial arts family and the sect is that most of the cultivators in the family are related by blood, and the relationship is closer than that of the sect's disciples.

Usually, among the ancient martial arts family, there will definitely be an old ancestor who made a fortune, and the rest of the people are the direct descendants of this old ancestor. Therefore, his status is higher than that of the heads of those sects, and he has the absolute right to speak. Because, the family can only gain a foothold by relying on this ancestor.

Then the question arises.

No matter how big a family is, how many children can there be? And among these children, how many of them have cultivation qualifications? There are really too few, not to mention one in a thousand, or even one in a hundred, there are not a few good seedlings with cultivation qualifications.

There is no successor, which is a big problem that all the families cannot solve, and it is also an important factor that directly restricts their development and growth. Even if they are lucky, there can be a few children with cultivation qualifications in each generation, but with the difficulty of cultivation, unless they are those geniuses who see each other once in a hundred years, they will never be able to reach the level of their ancestors.

Moreover, in the future lineage, each generation must have an elder with the highest rank and highest cultivation to sit and guard. Otherwise, the entire family will soon decline, or be destroyed by others, and disappear into the long river of history.

This is also the reason why those cultivation families cannot prosper for a long time. There is a saying that is right, there has always been a sect that has been inherited for 10,000 years, but there is no family that has been inherited for 10,000 years!

But denominations are different.

In these years, although it is not popular to open a sect and accept disciples. But when the disciples in the sect grow to a certain stage, the sect has a non-mandatory requirement, that is, to go down the mountain by themselves to find a suitable successor or disciple, so that the incense of the sect can be passed on.

Think about it, who doesn't want their disciples to be superior and get ahead? Who wants to go through a lot of hard work and end up with a wreck? That kind of apprentice is a shame, and he has no light on his face, right?

It is this inheritance model that is not competition but better than competition that enables the sect to maintain high-quality and high-quality heirs at every step and in any era.

And the Qingcheng faction in front of him perfectly interprets this point.

……

Finally, the group came to a small wooden house located in the deepest part of the Taoist temple.

When he saw the two of them walking in from the door, the corners of the unlucky ghost lying on the bed moved, he took a deep breath, and after accumulating a lot of strength, he said: "Senior Xia, Nangong Daoyou, I can't get up and be rude, and I ask Senior Xia and Nangong Daoyou to atone for their sins!"

Xia Haoran nodded slightly, his eyes swept over the latter, and the situation was clear at a glance. This situation is exactly the same as the old man of Nangong at the beginning, everything is as he expected.

Nangong Ba came to the bed with an arrow step, took the hand of the old man Aoki, and his face was full of sadness: "Old man Aoki, alas, I didn't expect that you would also follow in my footsteps......"

"Time is also fate. Nangong Daoyou, I am the same as you, now that I am over the age of old, if I don't give it a go, you can talk about it, I can still survive for a few years?"

For their conversation, Xia Haoran didn't bother to pay attention. His gaze swept around everyone's faces, and then said lightly: "Aoki, right, your situation is exactly the same as the old man of Nangong at the beginning, I already know everything." Say, how far do you want to recover?"

"What do you mean?"

"Now that I'm here, I'm 100% sure. Promising you to come to the rescue will naturally ensure that you will recover intact to the level before you went mad. But," said this, Xia Haoran stopped and glanced at him meaningfully.

Everyone present was a smart person, how could they not understand the meaning of Xia Haoran's words?

Aoki Daochang went mad, Xia Haoran came to the rescue as a healer, and under normal circumstances, restoring the other party to the state before the madness occurred, it is already considered to be benevolent and righteous. He has no obligation or responsibility to help the other party break through to the Heavenly Rank realm for free.

This is not Xia Haoran taking advantage of the danger of others and sitting on the ground to raise prices, he is just stating a fact.