Everything was arranged, and the necessary preparations were made, Lin Jun sat cross-legged in the warehouse, and earnestly practiced the "Blazing Flame Sutra", this internal exercise has been deeply imprinted in Lin Jun's mind, exists in the depths of his consciousness, and has been perfectly integrated with him.

The "Blazing Flame Sutra" taught to Lin Jun by the old man in cloth only contains the internal skills of forging the body realm and a higher level of the qi condensing realm.

Lin Jun knew that the cultivation of a person's internal force, the condensation realm is definitely not the end, for a monk, above the condensation realm, there should be a broad space for improvement in the cultivation of internal strength, although Lin Jun is not very clear about these realms and levels that can be improved, when the master taught them the internal exercises, he did not mention it to them, in order to let them calm down, cultivate step by step, lay a solid foundation, and cultivate the internal exercises of the forging body and the condensation realm, instead of being too ambitious and blindly cultivating the high-level exercises。 In view of this, the old man in cloth only taught Lin Jun the internal strength exercises of the forging body realm and the condensing qi realm, which should also be for the same purpose.

At this time, Lin Jun only wanted to improve his internal strength cultivation in the Forging Body Realm as soon as possible, as for whether he could break through to the Condensing Qi Realm, that was a matter for the future, and Lin Jun didn't care about it now.

With the guidance of the old man in cloth, Lin Jun paid great attention to his cultivation environment, in the empty warehouse, when practicing the "Blazing Flame Sutra", Lin Jun also found three small stoves, and the finished glyphs surrounded the body, and there was a warm feeling everywhere, and he couldn't feel the slightest dampness.

According to the internal exercises described in detail in the "Blazing Flame Sutra", Lin Jun repeatedly made the energy in the body a small Zhou Tian cycle, at this time Lin Jun felt that the dantian was hot and dry, as if there was a small sun in general, and the heat and warm current erupted outward, and these heat and warm currents were integrated into the meridians, and it became a stream of energy that made people feel more comfortable and full of strength. Lin Jun felt that his internal strength was improving little by little, and at present, the foundation of the exercises of the fifth layer of the Forging Body Realm had been laid very solid, and he was moving towards the sixth layer of the Forging Body Realm step by step.

In the evening, several disciples who were in the same class as Lin Jun came to this warehouse together to see Lin Jun after a busy day of practicing the exercises.

Lin Jun piled up a lot of sundries outside the warehouse, so that he could make a "clanging" sound when a living person approached to get his attention.

Seeing that someone was coming, Lin Jun reaped the benefits and ended the cultivation of the "Blazing Flame Sutra".

The door of the barn opened, and I saw several friends standing outside the barn door with lanterns.

Looking at the familiar and kind faces, Lin Jun said happily: "Tie Niu, Zhitao, Ling'er, Qianqian, Siyu, it turned out to be you, please come in quickly." ”

These inner disciples who came were several friends who were practicing in the same class as Lin Jun: Duan Tieniu, Xue Zhitao, Li Ling'er, Wang Ruoqian, and Han Siyu. I saw Duan Tieniu holding a quilt, Xue Zhitao carrying two small wooden stools, and Li Ling'er holding a small bamboo basket, in which there were a few baked cakes and a small plate of vegetables. Wang Ruoqian was carrying a small porcelain water bottle, which was filled with water. However, standing at the front of everyone was Han Siyu, who was carrying a big lantern and leading the way in front.

Everyone walked into the warehouse, Han Siyu looked around with a lantern, and then said: "Lin Jun, I heard that this warehouse has not been opened for several years, and it is dark and damp inside, but when I came here, looking at the environment here, it is not as bad as I imagined." ”

Wang Ruoqian snorted lightly and said, "Han Siyu, what kind of eyes do you have? If you look at the mountains of miscellaneous things piled up outside the courtyard, those things still smell musty, you can imagine how bad the environment here is?"

Lin Jun laughed and said, "Qian'er is right, the environment here is really bad. I've been cleaning up here for a whole day, and I'm just getting a little bit of an eyebrow. Originally, the barn was indeed dark and damp, but I lit a fire here and roasted it for most of the day to make it less humid. However, if you look in the corner of the barn now, it is still very damp.

Xue Zhitao put the two wooden stools in his hand on the ground, and then patted them gently, Duan Tieniu understood, and put a quilt on it.

At this time, Li Ling'er said softly: "I'm afraid that it's cold here, so we got you a quilt." But now it looks like you've pretty much taken care of it. Oh, by the way, I haven't eaten dinner yet, I'll get you some from the room. With that, Li Ling'er handed the bamboo basket in her hand to Lin Jun.

After Lin Jun took it, he smiled and said, "Yes, I forgot to eat when I was busy, and I am really hungry now." ”

Wang Ruoqian saw the practice futon under the cage of the three small stoves in the center of the warehouse, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Lin Jun, you are too powerful, you just cleaned up here, and you have started practicing here." ”

Lin Jun scratched his head and said with a smile: "I still say the same thing, until the last moment, I will never give up, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I will definitely work hard." ”

A few people stayed here for a while, and then said goodbye and left. On the way back, the thoughtful Li Ling'er said: "When I first entered the inner gate, Lin Jun's cultivation was higher than ours, which shows that his qualifications are not worse than ours, and after arriving at the inner gate, Lin Jun practiced hard, which is obvious to all, but why has his internal practice never improved?"

Han Siyu said: "What Ling'er said is right, but Lin Jun has asked Master Gong many times about this matter, but Master Gong said that his qualifications are not good, and he has repeatedly persuaded him to give up the cultivation of the inner door. ”

Li Ling'er continued: "The master of the Gong transmission has also opened a small stove for Lin Jun, and specially taught him the exercises, which made the other disciples envious, it can be seen that the masters are also attentive, why is it not effective?"

Wang Ruoqian said: "When we were in the juvenile class, Lin Jun was unhappy with us. Ling'er, at that time, Lin Yefan and they came to you from time to time to make a mistake, once, Lin Jun repaired them, and they were honest for a while. Now, several of them are in trouble everywhere, and most of them are related to this reason. The exercises of our people have improved, can we just watch Lin Jun be expelled?"

After listening to Wang Ruoqian's words, Li Ling'er nodded again and again and said, "We have to think of a way to keep Lin Jun." ”

At night, the full moon hangs high, sprinkling a piece of moonlight on the earth. However, no matter how bright the moonlight is, there are dark corners that can't be illuminated.

As a steward of the junior disciples of the inner gate of Zizhumen, Steward Zhao lives alone in a small courtyard, which is not very big, but Steward Zhao lives here alone, which is extremely quiet and comfortable.

At this time, Deacon Liu was in Steward Zhao's room and recounted everything that happened during the day.

Steward Zhao sat leisurely on a Taishi chair, holding a tea bowl in his hand, taking a sip of tea from time to time, and listening to Deacon Liu, who was standing respectfully, said: "Steward Zhao, according to your instructions, I sent Lin Jun's kid to the warehouse today, which is located in the west of the warehouse that no one has been going to for a long time, and it is dark, damp and smelly, and there is no way to live at all." ”

"Oh?" A hint of cunning flashed in Steward Zhao's eyes, and he asked, "So, Lin Jun agreed to go to the outer gate." ”

Deacon Liu shook his head again and again, and said, "Where is it? That kid really doesn't see the Yellow River, doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back, although he doesn't want to live there, but in order to stay at the inner door, he packed up and stayed there." And I asked him to chop the chopped firewood one by one, and he didn't refuse, he accepted it all, this kid is difficult enough, we torture him like this, and we can't force him to leave. Steward Zhao, why do you say this kid is here?"

Steward Zhao put down the tea bowl, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and said: "Since entering the inner gate, if Lin Jun ranks second in terms of hard cultivation, then no one can rank first. If it weren't for the entrustment of Lin Yefanlin's son, the Qi Replenishing Pill we gave Lin Jun was all empty pills, and the internal exercises taught to him by the master were also extremely inconsistent with his physique, so in the past three years, no matter how hard he Lin Jun worked, he had not made any progress in his cultivation, and he was always standing still. Originally, I thought that this kid could retreat in the face of difficulties, if he could take the initiative to withdraw from the inner gate, according to the rules of our Zizhu Gate, if there is a vacancy in the inner disciple, I can select a disciple from the outer gate to replace his place. However, if this kid has to hold on to the end, or he can't leave, it will be difficult to do. Because he has survived for three years, if his cultivation has not progressed, the inner sect will uniformly eliminate this batch of disciples, and then conduct the triennial selection of new inner disciples, so that if we want to do something in it, it will not be so easy to insert a disciple from the outer sect.

Steward Zhao got up, walked to the bookshelf, pulled out a letter from the top of the bookshelf, and said: "Ding Yuanwai of Yiqing Hall in Yuzhou City has sent someone to urge him again, his youngest son is eager to enter our inner gate to cultivate, if Lin Jun does not withdraw, where will Ding Xiaogongzi go to make up for this shortage? No, a disciple of Ding Yuanwai dragged the inner door to send me a letter, in the letter, Ding Yuanwai said that if it is done, there will be heavy thanks. With that, Steward Zhao handed the letter to Deacon Liu.

Deacon Liu took a look, and in the letter, Ding Yuan's words were a little anxious, and he said that after the matter was completed, there would be a lot of thanks.

When Deacon Liu was reading the letters, Steward Zhao, who was standing aside, said: "If you take people's money, you have to do things for people. This matter has come to this point, and we cannot delay or wait. Or ask me out and say to my face, why do you have to write a letter, for fear of falling into the hands of others, and the matter will be exposed? Okay, you have already read the letter, so burn it. ”

"Yes. Deacon Liu was in front of the aisle lamp and lit the letter. However, before setting fire to the letter, he made a small gesture and unnoticed the letter was hidden in his sleeve, and only an envelope was set on fire.

Seeing that the letter was burned to ashes, Steward Zhao said to Deacon Liu: "I also let you read the letter, in Zizhumen, you are my confidant and the most trusted person." Isn't Lin Jun going to the back mountain to chop wood? You see the opportunity to kill him, and then make him fall off a cliff and die. It's best for you to do this, if I go, the goal is too big, and it is easy to attract the attention of others. After the deed is completed, I will share half of the benefits that Ding Yuanwai gave me. ”

After that, Steward Zhao handed a silver ticket worth 1,000 taels to Deacon Liu and said, "You take these first, and yours will be indispensable afterwards." With your cultivation at the seventh layer of the Forging Body Realm, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to deal with him as a disciple of the fourth layer of the Forging Body Realm? An inner disciple like Lin Jun who was about to be eliminated would not be cared about if he fell off the cliff, so you just have to do it boldly and with confidence. ”

Deacon Liu took the silver ticket and thought: "With that letter in my hand, when the time comes, I am not afraid that you will repay the debt."

Deacon Liu replied respectfully: "My subordinates understand, Steward Zhao, please rest assured." ”