After Chu Feng and the three of them rested in Cangyun Village for one night, they said goodbye to the patriarch and prepared to leave, and the patriarch and everyone in Cangyun Village all came out to see each other off, and they were sent to the avenue outside Cangyun Village before they saw the three of them leave in a carriage.

Leaving Cangyun Village this time, Chu Feng was also a little reluctant in his heart, after all, this is where his mother lived when she was a child, and these relatives such as uncles and aunts who have never met are buried here, and this is also his own home, but now he is only left with himself.

After leaving Cangyun Village, they headed all the way in the direction of the Holy Academy, and when they passed by Tianshui City, the three of them stopped to rest for the night. Coming to such a lively city for the first time, Cher was very curious about seeing everything, as if she had come to a new world.

Feng Yuerong patiently introduced some fun things to Xue'er, and bought her some clothes and jewelry by the way, making Xue'er look more like a girl living in the outside world.

It's been too long since she left the Holy Academy this time, and many months have passed, although Feng Yuerong has already told Teacher Zhong about the current situation through Yu Jian, but she can't stay outside for too long, and she has to return to the Holy Academy quickly.

After walking on the road for more than ten days, I finally came to the imperial city.

Seeing the people coming and going on the street and the shops, Xue'er was so excited that she couldn't sit still, and she wanted to go down and have a look, and she kept asking.

"Sister Feng, Brother Chu, it's so lively here, even more lively than the places we passed by before. ”

Feng Yuerong said with a smile: "Sister Xue'er, this is the imperial city, and it is also the most lively place in our Xia Kingdom, the Holy Lord lives in the imperial city, all the fun, good-looking, and delicious things are all here, after we return to the Holy Academy, you settle down first, and then I will take you here for a good turn, okay?"

Xue'er nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, then let's talk about it, I want to get out of the car now and take a good look, hehe......"

Chu Feng said: "Xue'er, you can't go down yet, now Teacher Zhong is waiting for us, we have to hurry back, and when we pack up, we can come out and have fun." ”

Xue'er nodded and said, "Xue'er listens to Brother Chu, and when she cleans up, she is going out to play with Brother Chu and Sister Feng." ”

Xue'er lifted the curtain, revealing most of her head, looking at the peddlers, pawns, and shop stalls on the street, her eyes were shining, and her heart had already flown out when she was sitting in the carriage.

After coming to the Holy Academy, Chu Feng and Feng Yuerong took Xue'er to Zhong Yuan's place and returned to this trip.

As soon as she walked to the gate of the courtyard, Feng Yuerong shouted: "Teacher Zhong, Teacher Zhong, we are back!"

After hearing Feng Yuerong's shout, Zhong Yuan came out of the room and said with a smile: "You guys are finally back, it's been hard along the way, hurry up and go into the house to rest for a while." ”

"Teacher Zhong. Xue'er greeted Zhong Yuan very politely.

Looking at the beautiful and dusty Xue'er, Zhong Yuan couldn't help but praise: "It's really worthy of being a snow girl, and this kind of temperament on her body is definitely very comparable." ”

Chu Feng said: "Teacher Zhong, Xue'er's mother, entrusted Xue'er to us, and now the snow mountain has been sealed, and you can only go back after Xue'er becomes a real snow girl." Therefore, we brought Xue'er to the Holy Academy, hoping that Teacher Zhong could accept Xue'er and stay in the Taoist Academy to study. ”

Feng Yuerong begged: "Teacher Zhong, you can let Xue'er stay in the Taoist Academy and study with us." ”

After Zhong Yuan looked at Xue'er carefully, he said, "That's good, as long as Xue'er passes the test of the stone steps, she can stay in the Taoist Academy to study." ”

Cher asked, "What are the nine stone steps?"

Zhong Yuan said with a smile: "Xue'er, if you want to enter the Taoist Academy to study, you must pass the test of the stone steps, after I saw you just now, with your qualifications, there is no problem to pass the test of the stone steps, you can rest assured." ”

Feng Yuerong said happily: "Teacher Zhong, then let's go over now." ”

Zhong Yuan said: "Don't you take a break, and there's no rush here?"

Xue'er said, "Teacher Zhong, I'm not tired, it's okay to go now." ”

Zhong Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll take you over now." ”

Afterwards, Zhong Yuan led the three of them to the nine-story stone steps, pointed to the stone steps in front of him and said to Xue'er: "Xue'er, this is the nine-story stone steps, you just need to be able to go to the top." ”

Xue'er said, "Teacher Zhong, I know, I'll go up now." ”

Xue'er walked to the nine-story stone steps, looked at the stone steps in front of her, and did not rush to go up, but first carefully observed.

Feng Yuerong asked, "Teacher Zhong, can Xue'er pass the test of the stone steps?"

Zhong Yuan touched his gray beard and said with a smile: "Xue'er will definitely be able to pass, her talent is almost the same as yours, so it won't be difficult." ”

Feng Yue Rong said happily: "It turns out that Sister Xue'er's talent is so high, hehe......"

When Feng Yuerong praised Xue'er, she also praised herself by the way, Zhong Yuan looked at the two of them with a smile, and she also looked satisfied.

After staying in front of the nine stone steps for a while, Cher took the first step, please easily walked up the first layer of stone steps, and then, Cher slowly walked up, step by step, very relaxed, as if there was no resistance, just like ordinary stone steps.

The more Xue'er walked up, the more shocked Feng Yuerong became, and she couldn't help but say, "Sister Xue'er walked too easily, didn't she seem to have any effort at all, faster than when I left?"

Zhong Yuan said: "It seems that I still underestimated Xue'er's talent, and there has never been a person who can walk so easily, even easier than Chu Feng's." ”

Chu Feng was also pleasantly surprised: "Xue'er's talent is really too high, looking at it like this, it's really easier than when all of us left." ”

Feng Yuerong asked, "Teacher Zhong, is Xue'er's talent already the same as that of the Sword Saint's predecessors?

Zhong Yuan said: "Xue'er's talent is indeed the only one I have ever seen in my life, even when the Sword Saint predecessor left, it was not so easy. However, whether Xue'er can enter the Holy Realm in the future, this is not easy to say, if it is just a very good talent, and the cultivation of the day after tomorrow is insufficient, it will not be able to enter the Holy Realm, Xue'er now has the talent foundation to enter the Holy Realm, but I don't know if there is an acquired condition to enter the Holy Realm. ”

Feng Yuerong said: "If Xue'er has been cultivating diligently, she will definitely be able to enter the Holy Realm." ”

Zhong Yuan nodded silently and said, "I hope so." ”

When Cher stepped up the seventh stone staircase, her speed finally slowed down and began to seem a little strenuous, but Cher rested for a while and stepped up the eighth stone staircase. Now that there is only the last stone step left, Chu Feng and Feng Yuerong are also a little nervous, although they know that Xue'er should be able to step on the ninth stone step, but they don't know how long it will take.

Zhong Yuan's face was calm, and he kept staring at Xue'er, who was standing on the eighth stone step, thoughtfully.

After about half a pillar of incense, Xue'er finally lifted her foot and stepped on the ninth stone step.

When Xue'er stood on the ninth layer of stone steps, the stone steps suddenly emitted a colorful glow, enveloping Xue'er in it, which was a little brighter than the glow emitted by Chu Feng and Feng Yuerong when they passed through before.

"Cher passed the test, Cher passed the test. ”

Feng Yuerong took Chu Feng's arm and cheered, and Chu Feng followed to congratulate her.

Afterwards, Zhong Yuan said: "Xue'er, you have passed the test of the stone steps, you can come down." ”

Xue'er flew down, her body was light, and slowly landed in front of Zhong Yuan.

"Teacher Zhong, will I be able to study in the Taoist Academy in the future?"

Zhong Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xue'er, you can study in the Dao Academy in the future, but you have been cultivating in the Snow Mountain before, and you have not studied the Dao art of my Holy Academy, so you have to start learning from the most basic first, step by step." ”

Then, Zhong Yuan turned to Chu Feng and Feng Yuerong and said, "Chu Feng, Rong'er, you can also help Xue'er more in the future, and let Xue'er learn the basic Dao techniques of our Holy Academy as soon as possible, so that you can keep up with your cultivation progress." ”

Feng Yuerong promised: "Teacher Zhong, don't worry, Chu Feng and I will definitely teach Xue'er seriously." ”

After Xue'er passed the test, Zhong Yuan took the three of them back to the place where they lived, talked to Xue'er about cultivating in the Dao Academy, and then let Xue'er and Feng Yuerong live in the same room, just so that the two could be companions.

After finishing the admission, Chu Feng asked Zhong Yuan: "Teacher Zhong, Xue'er's body is very weak now, and the cold in her body is very heavy, what can you do now, can you help Xue'er?"

After Zhong Yuan took a closer look at Xue'er, he was a little embarrassed: "The root of Xue'er's body has been left before she was born, so her body has always been so weak, and her internal organs have been damaged. ”

Chu Feng said: "Teacher Zhong, I have checked it in the medical codex, if you want to cure Xue'er, you can cure it with Nuwa Stone, wear it on your body, and slowly recuperate through the spiritual power of Nuwa Stone." ”

Zhong Yuan muttered: "Nuwa Stone? This is an ancient artifact, I don't know where it is scattered for a long time, and I haven't heard anything about Nuwa Stone for a long time?"

Feng Yuerong said: "Teacher Zhong, we got the Soul Devouring Bead this time, and we also need to use the Nuwa Stone to seal the evil power of the Soul Devouring Bead, if we can find the Nuwa Stone, it will kill two birds with one stone." ”

Zhong Yuan was a little surprised: "You got the Soul Eater Bead? But that evil thing that can control other people's minds?"

Feng Yuerong said: "This is it." ”

As she spoke, Feng Yuerong took out the Soul Devouring Bead and handed it to Zhong Yuan.

Zhong Yuan hurriedly took it carefully, and after looking at it carefully, he said: "Sure enough, there is some evil, although it has been temporarily sealed, but it can still sense this powerful power inside." Rong'er, how did you get this Soul Eater Bead?"

Feng Yuerong told Zhong Yuan about the process of getting the Soul Eater Bead, and after listening to it, Zhong Yuan was shocked, handed the Soul Eater Bead to Feng Yue Rong again, and admonished: "Rong'er, this Soul Eater Bead is an evil thing, back then, it caused a great sensation in Kyushu, the whole country was shaken, and now it has appeared again, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, you take it with you, but you must be careful, you must not be affected by the Soul Eater Bead." ”

Feng Yuerong responded: "Teacher Zhong, I will be careful, so we are thinking now that we must quickly find the Nuwa Stone and seal the evil power inside." ”