In the blink of an eye, seven days have arrived. Jiang Xiaoshu outside the small ancestral hall has been standing in front of the door for a long time.

He stood alone in the shade of the trees, and the scorching sun still shone on him, causing beads of sweat to gradually appear on his forehead.

"Alright, it's time. Senior Brother Xingchen, according to Qingyuan Shangxian's orders, you can go out. ”

After waiting for a long time, the gatekeeper finally walked out of the small ancestral hall. Xu Xingchen followed behind him, the two saluted each other, and Xu Xingchen walked out.

Seven days later, the boy was finally released from the small ancestral hall. Although he had eaten twice on the way, his face was still noticeably thinner, and his steps were a little heavy and weak, staggering, and he was in danger of falling at any time.

His eyes were empty, and his heart was still thinking about the "Heart Formula". In the past two days, he was punished in the small ancestral hall, and it was clearly said that he was guarding the spirit, but in fact, most of the time he was secretly reading this secret book, and he finished reading it twice from beginning to end, but he felt that it was not as great as he felt when he first started reading, and his heart was full of doubts.

Why is this happening, is it because my cultivation method is wrong?

Xu Xingchen remembered Master Daoyangzi's entrustment again, and took steps to walk out.

"Stars!"

Jiang Xiaoshu was very happy to see him. But Xiao Shu guessed what he was thinking, just waved his hand, jumped and shouted.

Xu Xingchen was startled, looked up and saw Jiang Xiaoshu's figure, surprised and delighted, and walked towards Jiang Xiaoshu.

"Xiaoshu, it's you!"

Xu Xingchen walked in front of him, surprised and delighted, but his face was still cold as ice, and said.

Jiang Xiaoshu looked him up and down, and when he saw his emaciated appearance, he was almost speechless in surprise, and stammered and sighed: "Oh my God, how did you become like this?!"

"I'm fine. Xu Xingchen smiled reluctantly, waved his hand, didn't say more than half a word, and said, "Why are you here?" The last time I was punished, when you interceded for me, you weren't punished and confined by your father, how did you come down the mountain?"

"My father and your master have gone to retreat at the foot of the mountain. Anyway, I stayed in Qingquan Peak for the past two days, and I didn't have anything to do, so I finally regained my freedom, so I came over. He paused and said, "Also, your master asked me to bring you a sentence to tell you that from today onwards, the master will allow you to go down the mountain every seven days in the future, without any other request, but you must go up the mountain on the fifth watch!"

Xu Xingchen was very happy and surprised, but he also guessed that this must not be the initiative of the head of Xuyun to allow it, and he had more reverence and gratitude for Master Qingyuan.

"Okay, okay, let's go back!"

Jiang Xiaoshu looked at him, smiled, and pushed him to walk towards the top of the Qingming Peak......

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At night, the cool breeze blows slightly, blowing on people's bodies, which is extremely cool.

Xu Xingchen lay on the bed weakly, looking at the little soybean-like light in the dark scenery outside the window, without any sense of sleepiness. He held the book of "Heart Tips", and only felt that his heart was cluttered.

Is this "Heart Formula" really as powerful as Master Daoyangzi said?

Xu Xingchen couldn't help but be puzzled, jumped out of bed as soon as he turned over, and walked towards the Luoyun Stairs with the lamp.

The disciples who were patrolling in front of the Cloud Falling Stairs saw Xu Xingchen and let him go. But because he was thinking about the "Heart Formula", he didn't even return the salute, so he ran and rushed down the mountain......

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In the night, the house in the distance was very conspicuous. The dark yellow light flickered in the sparse forest, and the cyan light drifted in it, which had a mysterious and mysterious feeling.

Xu Xingchen ran along a flat path in the direction of the house, and came to it in front of it after a while.

In the dark night, the stars are constantly twinkling, and the floating clouds are swimming, which is quite a sense of looming.

The big mansion made of black bricks suddenly stood in front of Xu Xingchen, next to it were endless weeds, thorns and bushes, which grew very luxuriant and dense because no one had built and taken care of them for many years.

He looked up and felt that this place was really majestic, nothing more than that. He didn't expect that there would be such a magnificent mansion in such a desolate place, and he was amazed.

He looked around a few times, only to see that not far from this house, there was really a small Taoist temple, and the word "Hanyuan" was prominently inscribed on the doorway. The Taoist temple must have been around for a long time, and the bricks and tiles on the door have fallen off a lot, which is in stark contrast to this magnificent mansion.

Xu Xingchen didn't stay here for long, took a step and walked towards Hanyuanguan......

Xu Xingchen walked into the Taoist temple and found that although the main hall of the building in the four courtyards was dedicated to the Sanqing, the northeast was the latrine, the southwest was the kitchen, and the west chamber was full of sundries. As far as the eye can see, there are only two houses in the east and south that can be inhabited in front of people. The decoration of the east wing looked newer, and there were lights in it, and Xu Xingchen thought that this must be where Daoyangzi lived.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard a "squeak", and the door suddenly pushed open from the inside, and an old man with crane hair carrying a lamp suddenly walked out of it. The golden light shone on his face, making him look red.

"I've seen Master!"

When Xu Xingchen saw the old man, he hurriedly hugged his fists and saw Dao Yangzi, and said.

"Apprentice, it's coming so soon. The old man's face was calm, and he just nodded, but he didn't look the slightest surprised, "The rules of the Xuyun Gate are strict, it's not easy for you to go down the mountain, come in!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Xu Xingchen thanked him and followed Dao Yangzi into the wing.

Inside, only an oil lamp on the table was lit, and most of the candles in it had been burned. On the candles, the faint light flickered weakly, illuminating the whole room. The furnishings in the room are very simple and simple, with only a bed, four round chairs, a round table and a standing cabinet, which looks very elegant.

"Sit down!"

Daoyangzi sat down on a round chair first, beckoned, and asked Xu Xingchen to sit down as well. The master and apprentice sat opposite each other, and Dao Yangzi had already guessed the intention of the seven or eight young men.

"Apprentice, did you come this time because after reading through the "Heart Formula", you don't think you have much benefit?"

"Yes!"

Xu Xingchen was slightly taken aback when he heard that Yangzi saw through his mind so easily, nodded, and said.

"Hahaha, you anxious child, it's really like this!" Dao Yangzi smiled and said, "Didn't the teacher tell you, you must not rush to cultivate the Heart Formula, otherwise it will backfire." You must not have read the Heart Recipe word by word as I said!"

"Yes. Xu Xingchen nodded ashamedly and said, "The disciple really just read through it, and asked the master to punish him!"

Dao Yangzi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hahaha, what am I punishing? It's normal for beginners to make some mistakes, as long as they are corrected in time, isn't it?"

"Yes, please give me some advice. ”

Xu Xingchen felt that Dao Yangzi's benevolent temperament was really different from Qingyuan Shangxian's idea of "punishment if there is a mistake", and he added a little bit of good impression and respect for the old man in his heart, and hugged his fists to ask for advice.

"After you go back, you only need to abandon all distracting thoughts in your heart and meditate, and then use your Qi practice method of the Void Cloud Exercise to attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body, and then silently recite the "Heart Formula" in your heart. After you feel that your cultivation has improved a lot, and you can't comprehend more things from one technique, you can continue to cultivate deeply, understand?"

Xu Xingchen nodded gratefully, hugged his fists and said, "Disciple understands!"

Daoyangzi nodded appreciatively, and pointed out a few more words to Xu Xingchen. Xu Xingchen listened carefully word by word, remembering all the words of Dao Yangzi in his heart, and only felt that he had benefited a lot and was quite excited.

After the fourth watch, Xu Xingchen hurriedly said goodbye to Daoyangzi and set off to go up the mountain......

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When Xu Xingchen returned to the room, it was exactly after the fifth watch. By this time, the sky had all darkened, and the light of the moon had dimmed. As far as the eye can see, the entire Qingying Peak is pitch black.

Xu Xingchen lay on the bed and looked up at the night sky, tossing and turning, but he still didn't feel sleepy, he only felt much more comfortable. He took the "Heart Formula" in his hand, carefully pondered what Dao Yangzi said, glanced at the unharmed boulder standing there, and suddenly turned over and sat down in front of the boulder.

"All kinds of pure hearts, lead the soul into the body. The magic is in the heart, and heaven and earth are the guiding ......"

Xu Xingchen sat quietly in front of the boulder, closed his eyes tightly, and recited the mantra over and over again without distraction. In that moment, Xu Xingchen suddenly felt that a fresh power in his body was attacking from all around him, wandering in the meridians, and then sinking downward.

In an instant, the young man's skills increased greatly, and endless power filled his body.

He only felt that the dantian area was suddenly warmer, and his whole body was also comfortable. Since Xu Xingchen entered the Void Cloud Gate for seven years, he had never felt so comfortable in his body, and his strength had never increased so much, and he was secretly happy in his heart.

Suddenly, he raised his hand, focused all his thoughts on his palm, and slashed down into the middle of the boulder......

A strong gust of wind blew from between his sleeves and whistled through his hands......

"Hah!"

I only heard him smack, and his arm suddenly swung down towards the boulder......

"Boom-"

The boulder, after the gust of wind flashed, actually shattered into two halves, and the crack that was split in the middle was so smooth and neat! Even the thick green bamboo behind him, with just one blow, was also split in half by the force, and with a "bang", it slammed heavily on the ground.

And his hand, he barely felt a trace of pain, only a huge force, constantly tumbling and surging in his palm.

Xu Xingchen looked at his hands incredulously, his heart was ecstatic, he jumped up from the ground, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, but an inexplicable grief suddenly rose for no reason......