Five years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. For this generation of Luofu Mountain, it is only a fleeting moment, but for a mortal, it is a vicissitudes of life. Du Ruo, who first went to Luofu Mountain, was just a mortal, although he had understood the introductory mental method, he was only more transparent in his state of mind. In the past five years, she has comprehended the mental method of the Luofu Sect's immortal period, and as for the qi refining technique, she has practiced to the upper level, and she can control her true qi freely. But her cultivation seems to have reached a bottleneck period, no matter how much her spiritual power is enhanced, she will not be able to usher in her own heavenly tribulation and enter the human immortal stage.

In the past five years, in addition to ordering Chongling to occasionally send Du Ruo some pills to enhance his cultivation, Xuan Qingzhen would come to this bamboo cottage every six months to answer Du Ruo's doubts about his cultivation. However, he didn't know why Du Ruo's Heavenly Tribulation was delayed. It stands to reason that when the cultivation reaches the human immortal, the heavenly tribulation will descend, but Du Ruo's cultivation is already higher than that of ordinary immortal cultivators in the early stage, but Du Ruo does not have half the sense that the heavenly tribulation is coming. Xuan Qingzhen rummaged through the classics in Gexian Palace, and finally got a little inspiration. That classic records a successful predecessor in the previous dynasty, who practiced alone in the mountains, without anyone to guide him, but his cultivation was no different from that of ordinary immortals, but the rank has always stopped at the human immortal stage, and even the heavenly tribulation of the earth immortals has not fallen. Then a scattered immortal in the heavenly realm passed by the mountain where the predecessor lived in seclusion, and by chance, he instructed him to go to Hongchen to practice, taste the seven hardships of life, and finally comprehend the way of heaven and drift away. Xuan Qingzhen guessed that Du Ruo was afraid that his state of mind did not keep up with his cultivation, which caused the stagnation of the ranks. It is said that this practice is not only for the purpose of possessing divine power, but also for the ultimate purpose of breaking out of samsara and immortality. Only by turning into an immortal can we get rid of the common fate of mortals.

Du Ruo is not in a hurry, she has always believed that each has a destiny, and the heavenly tribulation of this human immortal will always come, and she can't be in a hurry. In the past five years, she has rarely eaten, and although she has not fully learned the art of opening grains, she no longer has to complete three meals a day on time as she did in the medicine collection village. In addition to sucking wind and drinking dew, she occasionally flies to the small hills not far from Luofu Mountain to pick some wild fruits to eat. It was early autumn and ripe for the fruits.

Du Ruo picked some wild peaches and persimmons and put them in the cloth bag he carried, and he was not in a hurry to go back, enjoying the autumn scenery on this hill. Speaking of these four seasons, Du Ruoyu loves autumn. It is not as lively as spring and autumn, nor is it as lonely as winter. The autumn wind and falling leaves, the autumn sun is high, and it has its own flavor.

It was enough of the early autumn sun that she yawned lazily, moved her limbs, and got up from the hillside. Looking at the distant mountains, she made a move and flew towards the bamboo forest.

When Du Ruo arrived at the bamboo house, Xuan Qingzhen had been waiting for her for a long time. Du Ruo was not surprised, and respectfully bowed to the Xuan Qingzhen who was standing with his hands in his hands, and said, "Chongyu didn't know that Master was coming today, so he went out early in the morning." ”

Xuan Qingzhen turned to look at Du Ruo in front of her, she has been here in Luofu Mountain for five years, although she has fulfilled all the etiquette on weekdays, but it still makes him feel a sense of distance from the disciples, it seems that for her, there are no important personnel in this world, she just lives step by step. Xuan Qingzhen nodded and said, "The teacher came today to talk about some of my conjectures. After a pause, he continued: "I saw a situation in the classics the day before yesterday that was somewhat similar to yours, so I guess that the delay in your immortal tribulation is probably because of insufficient experience. ”

Du Ruodao: "Does Master mean to let Chongyu go down the mountain to travel and practice?"

Xuan Qingzhen nodded and replied: "I do have this intention, but it is not for you to wander aimlessly, this behavior master wants to give you a task, and it is also a test of your skills in the past five years." ”

Since Du Ruo came to Luofu Mountain, he has lived an isolated life in this mountain, although he will also deal with people when he is in the medicine collection village, but the mountain people are simple and do not have much market atmosphere, and they are not worldly. Later, when he joined the Luofu faction, he rarely had contact with his senior brothers on weekdays, and Du Ruo almost forgot how to speak. Hongchen is also a great avenue, she should really go down the mountain to take a look. Thinking of this, she secretly made a decision and asked, "What is the task?"

Xuan Qingzhen replied: "A few days ago, the Hidden God Valley of Qiyang Mountain sent someone to send news that there seems to be an abnormal movement in the Wing Lake in the extreme west, and it is rumored that a strange treasure is about to be born. Although my Luofu sect is hidden, but Kuang Fu is the duty of my cultivator, that Yihu is at the junction of the ghost world and the human world, if the treasure is taken away by the people of the ghost clan, it is not beneficial to my righteous path, for the teacher originally wanted to send Chongyuan and Chongshan to investigate, this time you will go with them. ”

Du Ruo replied, "Yes, Chongyu then packed his luggage and went down the mountain with the two senior brothers." ”

Xuan Qingzhen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I want to give you something before going down the mountain." After speaking, a white jade pill bottle appeared in his palm, "There is a feigned death pill in this bottle, after taking it, you will fall into a deep sleep, and you will have no breath, Rao is Da Luo Jinxian will also think that you are dead, if you are in danger on this trip, you will take it as a last resort." ”

Du Ruo hesitated for a moment, but still took the pill bottle. He bowed to Xuan Qingzhen and said, "Thank you Master for the treasure." ”

Xuan Qingzhen waved his hand, if Du Ruo was the most qualified person he had ever seen in his cultivation for more than two hundred years, if it weren't for the catastrophe, he would definitely not send her down the mountain. It's also a helpless move.

Du Ruo saw that Xuan Qingzhen was silent, so he said slowly: "Master don't worry, there shouldn't be any problems with senior brothers here." ”

Xuan Qingzhen nodded, glanced outside the house, and said, "You pack your luggage first, I'll go to Chongyuan to explain some things, and then order the two of them to come to you." After speaking, he stepped on the green clouds and fled towards the other side of Luofu Mountain.