After eight consecutive days of traveling, Xu Jing and his party finally entered the Central Plains, and Anhe City was already in sight.

After the ghost encounter on the first night after the departure, he never encountered anything unusual on the rest of the journey.

Of course, he didn't mention it to anyone about being targeted by ghosts.

After about a stick of incense, they came to the outside of Anhe City, and after a little interrogation by the guards at the city gate, they successfully entered the city.

Compared with Guishui City, Anhe City is not only larger, but also more prosperous.

The streets were full of traffic, noisy people, groups of girls and female dependents who showed their heads came and went, and the sound of coquettish laughter sounded again and again.

In addition, there are also the shouts of the vendors and the cheers of the performances, which are very noisy.

But the law and order here is not chaotic at all, and along the way, you can see groups of soldiers in full armor patrolling the streets from time to time to maintain order.

"Don't wander around, we're all waiting here."

Before entering the city, Xu Maozong had already contacted his fellow senior brother through Xinniao, and took Xu Jing and others to the agreed intersection.

They didn't have to wait long, a middle-aged man in a white robe, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, who looked younger than Xu Maozong, walked towards their position from a distance.

Xu Maozong's face was full of joy, and he took a few steps to greet him, and said excitedly: "Senior brother! ”

"Senior brother!" The middle-aged man grabbed Xu Maozong's shoulders with both hands, and said with some embarrassment: "If you are willing to come back, let's go, I will take you to settle down first, and then if you have anything to say, we will talk slowly." ”

Xu Maozong nodded, turned around and waved to everyone, and then walked in front side by side with the middle-aged man, chatting all the way.

Xu Jing and the others followed, walked through the commercial street, walked for about half an hour, and arrived in front of a mansion larger than their home in Guishui City.

"This is a residence in my name, and no one usually takes care of it, so you can stay here."

After the middle-aged man said something, he took out the key, opened the big lock on the door, and then stuffed it into Xu Maozong's hand.

Xu Maozong didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "Thank you, senior brother, then I'm not welcome." ”

"Our senior brother, what is there to be polite."

The middle-aged man pushed open the door and walked in first, introducing the layout of the house along the way, and Xu Maozong also took this opportunity to introduce each other to the two parties.

Xu Jing finally knew that the middle-aged man's name was Lin Yuanqing.

The guards were instructed to settle the horses and luggage, and Xu Maozhe also had a lot of things to do, so he left with Xu Jing's mother and sisters first, and in the end, only Xu Jing was left behind with Xu Maozong's reminder, all the way to the lobby.

When he arrived here, Xu Maozong solemnly introduced again: "Senior brother, this is my nephew Xu Jing. ”

Lin Yuan noticed Xu Jing early in the morning, and also found the clue, and asked, "You passed on his fire sword technique?" ”

"That's right." Xu Maozong admitted: "I will explain to the sect when I go back." ”

"It doesn't have to be." Lin Yuanqing waved his hand and said: "Since you have chosen to return to the sect, he has learned the fire sword technique, and naturally he is also your apprentice, as long as you talk to the master, and then report to the sect." ”

Xu Maozong had expected it and was not surprised, and continued to lead the topic and said, "Senior brother, do you know the reason why I came back?" ”

"Is it for your nephew?" Lin Yuanqing saw it, looked at Xu Jing again, looked at it seriously, and suddenly let out a shocked voice, and said with incredulity in his eyes: "His cultivation? ”

Xu Jing himself didn't hide anything, he saw Xu Maozong's jaw signal, and immediately his internal qi was lucky, and the strength of the third layer of the Flame Sword Technique completely exploded.

Hiss~!

Lin Yuanqing gasped and looked at Xu Maozong in disbelief.

"Senior brother is not mistaken." Xu Maozong said proudly: "This nephew of mine has indeed reached the realm of flames. ”

"This ......"

Lin Yuanqing still couldn't believe it, the Flame Sword Method was not a quick exercise, it had to be done step by step, constantly through secret medicine and internal qi circulation to enhance the body and adapt the meridians, and then it could break through little by little.

Moreover, cultivators also need corresponding qualifications, Lin Yuanqing is now thirty-nine years old, and he himself only entered the Flame Level two years ago, so he naturally knows the difficulty of the cultivation process.

But how old is Xu Jingcai, he is not yet twenty years old, even the most outstanding person who has been recorded in the sect has only cultivated to the third level at the age of twenty-five.

What's more, Lin Yuanqing has been in correspondence with Xu Maozhe, knows some things about Xu Jing's body, and also knows that before this, Xu Jing has not cultivated.

It is still possible that the body can be cured, but the cultivation of these three layers of fire sword method is simply a fantasy.

He finally understood why Xu Maozong was willing to come back, and couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, tell me quickly, how did you do this?" ”

Xu Maozong and Xu Jing glanced at each other, they had already discussed countermeasures on the way here, and immediately replied: "My nephew is very blessed, and when he was visiting the market, he bought back a somewhat special stone from the hunters who lived outside the city. ”

"But some kind of natural treasure?" Lin Yuanqing's eyes lit up and he thought of the key.

Xu Maozong smiled and nodded, and said, "It's a piece of red fire jade covered in the fire core rock. ”

"Huh?!"

Lin Yuanqing was stunned, the red fire jade that only exists in the classic records, it is said that this jade is completely made of the condensation of the earth's core fire milk, as long as it is soaked in water, it can not only treat injuries after taking it, but also improve the physical fitness and increase the strength, and it is a treasure that they dream of for those who practice the fire sword technique.

Lin Yuanqing looked at Xu Jing with an extremely envious look in his eyes, and then couldn't help but say, as soon as he grabbed them, he walked out, "Senior brother, let's go see Master now." ”

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The sect that Xu Maozong worshipped was called Lieshan Sect, and the sect's headquarters was built in the Luofeng Mountains outside Anhe City.

The Luofeng Mountains occupy hundreds of miles in a circle, with hundreds of steep peaks of all sizes, and the most on the mountain is the tall and towering plane tree, which is said to be the habitat of a colorful fire phoenix in ancient times.

The headquarters of the Lieshan Sect was built on the highest and largest mountain on the outskirts of the Luofeng Mountain Range, and this mountain named directly after the sect was not only extremely high and steep, but also had only one way up the mountain.

Following behind Lin Yuanqing, Xu Jing passed through more than a dozen light or dark checkpoints all the way to the top of the mountain.

When you arrive here, you will see a complex of buildings stretching across the mountain, with large and small halls and attics, arranged in a staggered manner, and from time to time you can see a young man in a green shirt with a burning flame pattern sewn on his chest.

Most of these young men carried a long knife on their backs, both men and women, and each of them seemed to be vigorous and powerful, with good kung fu.

Along the way, the young people I met stopped one after another and saluted Lin Yuanqing respectfully.

Xu Jing could see that the sect seemed to attach great importance to rules.

"After leaving for more than ten years, I didn't expect that the door has changed so much now, and it has accepted so many disciples." Xu Maozong looked at the surrounding buildings and was full of emotion, he remembered that there were not so many people in the Lieshan Sect before.

Lin Yuanqing lowered his voice and explained: "Now it is Senior Brother Xing Cheng who is in charge of the sect, you also know what he is like, the changes in the sect today have all appeared after he took over. ”

"The people who live in this front mountain are all registered disciples who have passed the basic assessment and then screened out."

"These people need to obtain sect contributions by receiving and completing various tasks or donating money, and when the contributions are enough, they can be exchanged for the first layer of the Flame Sword Method."

"If the cultivation is successful, then you can obtain the identity of an official disciple, and if a formal disciple wants to obtain a secret book, or cast a blade, etc., he also needs to exchange it with sect contributions, and the exchanged exercises cannot be passed on privately, otherwise they will be held accountable by the law enforcement team."

"Humph! Now don't say it's me, even our master, and a few of his uncles, can't avoid these rules. ”

Xu Jing listened beside him, he remembered that the premise of cultivating the Flame Sword Technique was to condense the True Yang Seed, and to condense the True Yang Seed, he needed the help of someone who had cultivated the Flame Sword Technique to the second level at least, and the helper would also lose a certain amount of vitality.

As for the contribution system, he felt that it was very reasonable, otherwise if he wanted to strengthen the sect, who would afford the introductory cultivation of so many disciples for no reason.

However, listening to Lin Yuanqing's meaning, it seems that he is a little dissatisfied with the sect master called Xingcheng in the gate now.

Lin Yuanqing introduced as he walked, and led them to the door of a delicate two-story building, and said, "Master lives here now, let's go, let's go up." ”

As he spoke, he raised his legs and entered, Xu Maozong looked a little excited, took a deep breath and followed in.

Xu Jing walked at the end and looked at the small building in front of him.

Above the door of the building, there is a plaque engraved with the words "Yangxin Building", and the font is elegantly dusty, giving people a wonderful feeling full of vitality.

The entrance is a hall with four windows open to let in bright sunlight, surrounded by simple mahogany furniture, and at the corner of the room, a wooden staircase leads to the upper floor.

Xu Jing walked around the hall unhurriedly before he climbed the stairs, and before anyone arrived, he heard a burst of old but hearty laughter from above.

He walked a few steps upstairs, only to see a thin body, gray sideburns, and a wrinkled little old man pulling Xu Maozong to speak, his face full of joy.

The little old man was dressed in a simple cloth robe, and he looked like an old farmer, plain and bland, without any momentum on his body.

But Xu Jing didn't dare to underestimate the other party at all, in his divine soul sense, this little old man was stronger than Lin Yuanqing's strength, although he also did not reach the innate realm, but he was only one layer away from breaking through.

"Jing'er, come here!"

After discovering that Xu Jing had come up, Xu Maozong hurriedly greeted him.

And Lin Yuanqing also attached himself to the little old man's ear at the right time, quickly telling what he knew.

"What!"

When the little old man heard the red fire jade, his eyes flashed, and his figure burst out like a ghost, came to Xu Jing, and reached out to grab it.

Xu Jing subconsciously wanted to dodge, but forcibly pressed down, allowing the other party to grab his arm, and infused a breath of internal qi into his body to investigate.

Soon, the little old man's exclamations kept ringing out.

It's as if you've discovered something amazing.

He looked at Xu Jing in amazement, as if he had seen an uncarved piece of jade, and his eyes were full of excitement.

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