The north of Juyong Mountain is a very famous place.

Legend has it that there are several Terran monks living in seclusion here, and these people were once strong people on the famous side, and one person can compete with half of the sect like Xuanqi Sect, so even the Northern Xia State Religion is taboo against these hermits in Shanbei.

The person Su Chen was looking for was one of these strong men.

The three of them came to a valley, next to the narrow valley mouth, there was a stone tablet carved with a strange beast carved on the stone tablet, and they could not recognize what it was. There are a few words engraved on the stele, and the font is very ancient, which is obviously different from the current world.

Su Chen and Long Qingyan looked at it for a long time, but they didn't recognize what it was written, Xiyue pushed the two of them away disdainfully, and said: "A genius disciple of the Daowu Palace, a prince of the Dragon Clan, are actually illiterate, let me see what is written." ”

The two of them were speechless, but they still got out of the way, Xi Yue was right, the two of them spent most of their time on cultivation, but they were not as knowledgeable as Xi Yue, but she had turned over all the scriptures and classics that had been hidden in the North Ming for a long time, and basically memorized them.

"It's written millions of years ago, but luckily I know it. Xiyue said while rubbing the words on the quilt, "It reads: Hold the bamboo cane and listen to the sound of the sword...... What does this mean?"

Su Chen sighed lightly and said, "I have seen this sentence in the codex left by the Sword Cultivation Patriarch, it seems to refer to a kind of kendo realm, but unfortunately I didn't understand it. ”

Long Qing said: "Then this is the destination." ”

Su Chen nodded, yes, he hasn't been here, but Su Xingfeng had mentioned this place to him before his death, because the person who lives in seclusion here is Su Xingfeng's old friend, and he is listed as the "Ten Uniques of the Daomen", which is called "Sword Jue" in the world!

"Senior Dugu, Su Chen asks to see you!"

The clear voice came into the valley, but there was no response for a long time, and Su Chen did not panic, he spoke again, sending his voice into the valley.

"Isn't that senior at home?" muttered Xiyue.

"No, he hasn't left Juyong Mountain for more than three hundred years. Su Chen shook his head.

Among the ten peers of Daomen, Wu Jue Su Xingfeng, Jian Jue Dugu Zhu, and Li Chungang are the same generation, famous more than 400 years ago, and since about 300 years ago, Dugu Zhu began to live in seclusion.

Su Xingfeng and Duguzhu met three hundred years ago, or before Duguzhu lived in seclusion, the two did not know each other, and after the First World War, they cherished each other and became friends. Su Chen came here, and there was also this relationship in it, Su Xingfeng's death should be informed of his close friend, and at the same time, Su Chen could also seek Duguzhu's help.

However, the three of them waited here for almost half a day, but they didn't get the slightest response, and they couldn't help but be a little anxious, Long Qing said: "It's not a way to wait like this, otherwise we'll come back in the afternoon?"

Su Chen sighed and nodded in agreement.

The three of them were about to leave, but they heard the sound of a bamboo cane tapping the ground in the distance, which sounded nothing strange at first, but as the sound got closer and closer, the more they listened, the more fascinating it became, as if with some kind of peculiar rhythm, which could make people's hearts resonate, and unconsciously fall into a state of enlightenment with this sound.

"And hold the bamboo cane and listen to the sound of the sword," Su Chen suddenly remembered this sentence, "The sound of the bamboo cane and the sword ......"

He seemed to have an understanding, but he couldn't grasp the mysterious and mysterious feeling, his heart was inexplicably restless, he suddenly couldn't control himself to think about that day, scattered memories kept flickering, those gray fragments were more like some kind of magic, making him more and more difficult to control, a chill came out of him, black light emerged, evolving towards the human form, and the demon attacked again, eating away at his consciousness.

Xiyue and Long Qingyan were awakened by the chill emanating from Su Chen's body, and when they saw him like this, they immediately became nervous, Xiyue went to grab Su Chen's hand, and Long Qingyan had a golden light in his palm, ready to suppress Su Chen at any time.

Suddenly, a light breeze blew, and a flower appeared in front of the two of them, a man had appeared in front of Su Chen, the sword pointed at Su Chen's eyebrows, the clear light flashed, the black light on his body struggled, let out a silent roar, and retreated in this clear light, and the chill on his body disappeared in an instant.

Su Chen came to his senses, and he almost lost control again.

"Follow me. The man said lightly, bypassing the stone monument and walking into the valley.

Su Chen gasped for breath and had palpitations, he found a very serious problem, which was enough to affect his future!

"I didn't expect our seniors to go out, and we were really lucky. Su Chen smiled bitterly.

"He's the sword and the lonely bamboo?!" Long Qingyan was dumbfounded, looking at the back in front of him.

Dugu Zhu was ordinary-looking, of medium stature, wearing a gray robe, holding a green bamboo cane in his hand, and walked in front unhurriedly.

To be honest, if Su Chen hadn't said it, Long Qingyan and Xiyue really wouldn't have been able to determine that this was one of the top ten Daomen who had a reputation in Kyushu more than three hundred years ago, and they couldn't believe that this was a figure who could make the Xuanqi Sect of the Great Xia National Sect awe-inspired.

The three of them hurriedly followed Duguzhu and entered his retreat.

The valley is not very big, but the scenery is very beautiful. When they entered, they felt as if they had passed through an invisible membrane, and they were captivated by the beauty in front of them. The valley is full of grass, and a path winds its way to a small courtyard, where the grass is green, dotted with countless wildflowers, bees and butterflies, insects and birds, and full of life.

The aura in the valley is very strong, and the fragrance of medicine is permeated, Xiyue followed the fragrance to search, and found a lot of rare elixirs in the world, it is these elixirs that make this valley full of aura.

"It's Mo Yulian in that pool!"

"What's in that crack in the stone is...... Nine Phantom Soul Grass!"

"Oh, there are actually six-edged ice flowers, flame heart crimson feather fruits......"

Xi Yue pointed out these elixirs that she could see on the road, and her eyes were about to burst out of small stars, as if she had never seen the world.

"Your Ice Phoenix Clan has never lacked Spirit Fruit Immortal Grass, but looking at you like this is the first time I've seen this. Dugu Zhu suddenly opened his mouth and looked at Xiyue calmly.

Xiyue replied: "I have eaten a lot of mature elixirs, but it is indeed the first time I have seen these wild elixirs. After saying that, Xiyue was startled and continued, "Do you know that I am from the Ice Phoenix Clan?"

Dugu Zhu nodded and said, "Yunyue and I are old acquaintances. ”

Xiyue asked incredulously, "You, you, do you know my patriarch?"

Dugu Zhu sneered: "Not only do we know each other, but we also fought side by side at the beginning." After saying this, he didn't say anything more, leaving Xiyue with a confused face.

Then, Dugu Zhu looked at Long Qingyan again, and said indifferently: "Bai Feilian is not dead yet, is he?"

Long Qingyan was stunned, and asked rhetorically, "The seniors also know that I am a dragon?"

Dugu Zhu smiled coldly and said, "You two little dolls are shallow in cultivation, and the breath that belongs to the Holy Clan can't be hidden in front of me. ”

Xiyue and Long Qingyan had some palpitations, and the two of them heard the unfriendliness in Duguzhu's tone, and glanced at each other, feeling very bad.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you two little ones. Duguzhu glanced at them and led the three of them into the courtyard where they lived every day.

The courtyard is clean and clean, with only a few bamboo houses, and in the courtyard there is a pear tree planted in full bloom, snow-white and crystalline, shining with a faint light.

Behind the courtyard, there is a green bamboo forest.

There is a small white jade table under the pear tree, with four wooden stools, and the small table is boiling fragrant tea, which is refreshing. The four of them sat down here, and Dugu Zhu asked Su Chen directly if Su Xingfeng was dead.

Su Chen nodded, he was also going to inform Dugu Zhu about this.

"What happened? There are rumors in the outside world that you killed their family, right?" Dugu Zhu asked with a cold face.

"It's not. Su Chen replied categorically.

"What's going on, let's hear it. Dugu Zhu's face softened slightly, and he poured Su Chen a cup of tea.

Xiyue hurriedly said: "No, senior, as soon as he thinks about the events of that day, something will happen." ”

Dugu Zhu snorted: "What am I afraid of, drinking this cup of tea can help you stabilize your mind." ”

Su Chen drank the tea as soon as he drank it, and a warm heat spread throughout his body, and a breath of fresh qi rose from his abdomen, rushing into his sea of consciousness and qi, circling but not dispersing.

Su Chen began to tell the story of that time, and the other three listened attentively.

Daowu Palace is located in the third largest mountain range in Shenzhou - Qinwangling, located in the south of Yongzhou, and in the north of Qinwangling is the holy city of Yongzhou - Changyang City, and Qinwangling is a world-famous sacred mountain, located in one of the nine spiritual veins of Eastern Shenzhou, Yongzhou spiritual vein.

Daowu Palace, Wujian Cliff.

This is the residence of Su Xingfeng's family and Su Chen's second home.

Su Chen finished today's practice and came to the cliff to breathe, carrying a scroll of scriptures. He is now the Sixth Heaven of Jindan, and in terms of his age and time of cultivation, he can indeed be said to be a genius of the heavens.

It has been nine years since he came to Daowu Palace, and in these nine years, he has lived a very fulfilling and happy life, Su Xingfeng's teacher, that is, the contemporary head of Daowu Palace, Xuanling Daoren, is an amiable elder, and he has always praised Su Chen's talent, and he has personally instructed Su Chen to practice in the past nine years.

Today, Su Xingfeng and Bai Jing went to Jiuyao Palace for something, and there were only two brothers and sisters at home, he and Su Yan.

After the early morning practice, Su Yan came to Su Chen excitedly and pulled him out to play. Su Chen had no choice but to put down the scroll in his hand first and go out to play with his junior sister.

"Yan'er, which senior brother and sister are you going to find today?" asked Su Chen.

"Let's go find the senior brother first, he went out on a tour this time and brought us a gift back. Su Yan replied.

"Senior brother is back?" Su Chen was surprised.

"I don't know, I'll know when I go and see it. Su Yan said, summoned out her flying sword, and the two of them drove the flying sword all the way towards the cultivation place of their senior brother, Qin Yilong.

Qin Yilong is the leader of Su Chen's generation, worshipping under Xiao Wuxing's door, he started earlier than Su Chen, his cultivation is outstanding, he has entered the stage of refining gods, he is humble, and he is very talented, and he is quite appreciated by the elders of the sect. In particular, he takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters, so he is also very prestigious among his peers.

Lingxiao Pavilion is Qin Yilong's residence.

Senior Brother has gathered several fellow disciples here, all of whom are close to each other in the same generation.

As soon as Su Yan entered the door of the main hall, she muttered: "Senior brother, I'm here, I'm here!

In the main hall, a handsome young man said to Su Yan with a gentle smile: "Little junior sister, don't worry, everyone has it, you and Xiaochen I don't dare to be less." ”

Su Chen said: "Senior brother, don't pay attention to him, this girl likes to babble." ”

Qin Yilong laughed and said: "Among our generation, Yan'er is the most lively, and I quite like her arrogant personality." ”

Qin Yilong has been traveling for more than two years this time, going to many places, and finding a lot of rare things, some of which are not of much help to his cultivation, but have a lot of benefits for his junior brothers and sisters, so Qin Yilong brought these good things back as gifts to his fellow disciples.

What Su Yan got was a flower, this flower grew very gorgeously, it was completely open, the petals were purple, and there were cloud-like veins on it, there were twelve petals, each petal was the size of Su Yan's palm, and there were nine stamens, and the roots were golden. And the rhizome of this flower is very intact, and it is connected to the earth, and the fragrance of this flower is also very unique, and no one present has ever smelled it, and this flower has not been seen in some ordinary texts.

Qin Yilong explained: "This flower was obtained by accident in a secret realm, and after I came back, I turned through a lot of unique ancient books to find the origin of this flower...... It turned out that the name of this flower was "Ziyun Jin", because its petals were purple, the stamens were gold, and there were cloud patterns on the petals, so it was named. Ziyun gold is a rare elixir, which will only grow on some special soil, this soil has a characteristic, that is, it contains a precious mineral, which is also a kind of refining material, and Ziyun gold is grown by the divinity contained in this mineral. Even if you don't take it, its petals can also be used to refine armor, just add a little, you can improve the quality of the armor by a step, and the rhizome is left behind, and it can be raised with divine minerals, and it can be re-conceived, but it will take a long time.

Su Yan thanked Qin Yilong, and then said, "This flower is so beautiful, I am reluctant to use it." ”

Qin Yilong said: "It's okay, in fact, in addition to the wonderful uses recorded in the book, Ziyun Gold also has some mysteries, but unfortunately I haven't studied it thoroughly, in the future, you girl will be less lazy and study it." ”

Su Yan smiled and said, "Obey, my senior brother." ”

Qin Yilong took out another piece of jade slip, handed it to Su Chen, and then said, "Xiao Chen, I know that you are a martial idiot, this jade slip has two fingering techniques recorded on it, which I obtained in the same secret realm when I found Ziyun Gold. ”

Su Chen took the jade slip and thanked him.

The other fellow disciples all got Qin Yilong's gifts, and the Lingxiao Pavilion was full of joy, and everyone was together, chatting about the anecdotes that Qin Yilong encountered when he went out, and also talked about the interesting things that happened in the sect recently, gathered for a while, and then dispersed.

Su Yan and Su Chen came back to the Sword Cliff, Su Yan hugged Ziyun Jin and couldn't put it down, looked at it again and again, if it wasn't for Su Chen pulling on the side, she would have to hit the tree.

After returning to Wujian Cliff, Su Yan went to find a place to replant the purple cloud gold, while Su Chen couldn't wait to study the fingering on the jade slip.

There are two fingering techniques recorded in the jade slip, one of which is called "Pointing Gold Finger", which is a bit of stone into gold, turning the mundane into a magical effect, which is very precious to the refiner, but not much to the martial artist, not so much that this is a martial art, not to say that it is a spell. The other fingering method is just the opposite, called "turning the golden finger", as the name suggests, it is based on the "golden finger", which can turn magic into decay, and is more useful for warriors than the golden finger, and can be directly used in battle.

However, Su Chen learned both fingering techniques once, because these two fingering techniques have their own wonderful uses and complement each other, and at the same time, under cultivation, they can better comprehend the essence.

At the same time, in the Jiuyao Palace, Xuanling Zhenren, his three disciples, and several elders of the Yuqing Hall were in the ranks, discussing some important matters.

Xuanling Zhenren said: "I have summoned you here today to discuss important matters. ”

It turned out that Xuanling Zhenren's cultivation had reached a critical point, and he needed to retreat and enlighten the Tao, and this retreat, at least for decades, at most more than 100 years, he needed to temporarily hand over the affairs of the head to others.

And the candidate is one of his three major disciples.

The eldest disciple Su Xingfeng, the second disciple Li Chungang, and the third disciple Xiao Wuxing are all outstanding among their peers, not only are they outstanding in cultivation, but also have a very high prestige, and it is very appropriate for one of them to take over the position of head of the sect, and the meaning of Xuanling Zhenren to convene the three disciples and the elders of the Yuqing Hall is to elect one person.

"Elders, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?" asked Genlin Zhenren.

The elders discussed with each other for a while, and one of them replied: "It's better to let Xingfeng take the position, he is the eldest disciple of the senior brother in charge, no matter his cultivation, talent and prestige, he is outstanding among all the disciples, and I believe that he will be able to serve the people by acting as the head of the sect." ”

As soon as these words came out, Su Xingfeng's expression was calm, Li Chungang was expressionless, and Xiao Wuxing looked at Su Xingfeng, revealing a hint of joy.

Xuanling Daoist looked at his three apprentices, nodded, and asked, "Xingfeng, Chungang, fearless, what do you think?"

Xiao Wuxing said first: "The apprentice has no opinion. ”

Li Chungang said: "It's all up to the master's orders." ”

Su Xingfeng pondered for a while, and said calmly: "The disciple thinks it's inappropriate. ”

Genlin Zhenren asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Xingfeng said: "Although the apprentice is the earliest to get started, the master also knows that the apprentice is obsessed with cultivation and has a lazy temperament. ”

Xuanling Zhenren and all the elders were speechless for a while, they all knew Su Xingfeng's temperament, but if this kind of thing was said in front of so many elders, would it be a loss of identity? The head asked patiently: "Then tell me, who is the most suitable person to be in charge?"

Su Xingfeng said with a smile: "It's better to give this tired work to the second junior brother, he has always been idle, and it is appropriate to do this kind of thing." ”

Li Chungang frowned and said, "Senior brother, what do you mean by this?"

Su Xingfeng said: "Second junior brother, such a heavy responsibility can't be borne by my brother, so let it be given to you." ”

Li Chungang's face moved, and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the senior brother, the senior brother is overwhelmed, how can the junior brother afford it?"

Su Xingfeng patted Li Chungang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Oh, what are you modest about, don't you know me? Am I the kind of person who can be in charge?"

"Xingfeng, don't mess around!" Xuanling Zhenren said in a deep voice, stopping Su Xingfeng's next words.

To be honest, he is very optimistic about this big disciple, but sometimes he is also helpless, Su Xingfeng's temperament is indeed as he said, free and casual, and he doesn't like these mundane affairs. And Li Chungang is the second best disciple of his generation after Su Xingfeng, and he is more mature and stable than Su Xingfeng, if he is allowed to act as the head of the house, it seems more appropriate.

What's more, look at Su Xingfeng's lazy appearance......

Xuanling Zhenren could only sigh and said: "In this case, Chungang will take over the position of head of the sect, and after I retreat, Chungang, you must preside over the affairs of the sect well, if there is something difficult to decide, just ask the elders, they will assist you." ”

Li Chungang saluted and said, "Obey orders!"

Su Xingfeng secretly glanced at the third junior brother, he didn't speak, his expression was quite unconvinced, Su Xingfeng shrugged his shoulders at him, saying that he didn't care.

And so, the matter was settled.