In this way, Ye Xiaotian lived in Ziyun Residence, although the mountains were quiet, but with the company of his partner, he was not very depressed. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed. And Ye Xiaotian, in this year's time, has become completely adapted to life in the mountains.

Every day, it is no wonder that his life is to do homework, eat, practice "Guiyuan Gong", sleep, and occasionally be teased by Ye Shi'er, who has nothing to do, which makes him bitter again and again.

But I have to say that in this Ziyun Ju, Ye Shi'er is also the only one who loves him the most, she herself often teases Ye Xiaotian, but whenever Ye Qingshan's gang wants to tease Ye Xiaotian, she will always be the first to stand up for him, so Ye Xiaotian is both respectful and afraid of this cheap sister, but in this year, their relationship has undoubtedly become deeper and deeper.

In her spare time, Ye Shi'er usually goes to Ye Xiaotian's room to play, or guide him in cultivation, or tell him some interesting things that happened in the inner door. In Ye Xiaotian's eyes, Ye Shi'er is not only powerful in Taoism, but also knows a lot, so when he has any doubts about cultivation, he will always go to Ye Shi'er, and Ye Shi'er will teach patiently.

However, even with Ye Shi'er's guidance, Ye Xiaotian was still slow on the road of cultivating "Guiyuan Gong", he spent a whole year, but he only accumulated a little more spiritual power in the dantian, and it was still far from the generation of the second cyclone, and this was where Ye Xiaotian was deeply worried.

After living in Ziyun Residence for a year, he also knew that Ziyun Residence would not be his permanent residence, only people under the age of sixteen would be accepted here, and if he wanted to stay on Zixia Peak permanently, he had to build a foundation by cultivating the "Returning Yuan Gong" before the age of sixteen. It's just that, calculating the time, Ye Xiaotian found that his hope of staying in Zixia Peak was extremely slim.

He was already nine years old this year, and although he was still some time away from reaching adulthood at the age of sixteen, over the course of a year, no matter how hard he worked in his cultivation, the increase in spiritual power was always minimal. If this continues, I am afraid that in the next seven years, he will not be able to accumulate nine cyclones to impact the foundation. Moreover, he had also heard Ye Qingshan say that the accumulation of cyclones in the future would only become more and more difficult, which was undoubtedly a bigger blow to him.

"Drink...... Drink ......" In a small forest, one crisp shout after another is being heard, driving away the tranquility in the woods. One can't help but wonder who can make such a neutral voice. It's just that the person who made this voice was a big surprise. Because it was actually sent by a little boy who looked to be only about nine years old. And this little boy is Ye Xiaotian, who has been doing tree cutting homework in this grove for a whole year.

At this time, Ye Xiaotian was standing next to a thick black knotted bamboo, holding a firewood knife in his hand, slashing the black knotted bamboo vigorously. And with each fall of his knife, the black knotted bamboo shook violently, as if it could not support it at any time and fell.

All this was seen by him, which also made him excited. The firewood knife in his hand was also slashed even more violently. Finally, under his fierce attack, Heijiezhu could no longer support it, and it was broken into two, and fell to the ground with a bang.

"Huh, it's finally broken, such a hard black knotted bamboo, Sister Shi'er actually cut it off with a knife, alas, to reach the strength of Sister Shi'er, I don't know when it will be!" After the black knotted bamboo fell, Ye Xiaotian also collapsed for a while, lying on the ground covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves. Mumbled in his mouth.

But after a while, Ye Xiaotian got up, and there were words in his mouth, "No, Sister Shi'er once said that you shouldn't lie down and rest when you're most tired, you should take advantage of the tired time to practice "Guiyuan Gong", in that way, the amount of spiritual energy absorbed by the body will be more!"

As he spoke, Ye Xiaotian stood up, he glanced at the grove, and saw bamboo shadows, and occasionally a few bamboo stakes interspersed with them. Those were the footprints he had struggled for a year, and his gaze lingered on each of those places for a moment, then turned away, and finally, his gaze fell on a tree trunk.

Most of the trunk has grown moss from the sedimentation of time, but there is one place where it is smooth and flat, just enough for a person to sit on. Undoubtedly, this section of the trunk is the place where Ye Xiaotian rests every day, and it can also be called his "exclusive seat".

He approached and patted the smooth spot lightly, as if to say hello. Then, he sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and began to cultivate.

Time passed quietly, and about half an hour later, Ye Xiaotian opened his eyes. "Alas, it's only gone up so little, this speed, let alone catching up with Sister Shi'er, even Brother Qingshan is much stronger than me!" Feeling that the spiritual power in his body had increased very little, Ye Xiaotian sighed and said bitterly.

He looked up at the sky and saw white clouds and dogs, slowly passing by.

Looking at this scene, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he was inexplicably distracted. But he immediately shook his head, pulling his thoughts back to reality. "Why do I think this? Anyway, it's still a long time, and no one knows what will happen in the future, now, let's do the homework of carrying water first!" Ye Xiaotian stood up while muttering to himself.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he glanced at the grove a few more times, as if with some nostalgia. Then he turned and ran out into the woods.

However, he didn't know that since he left, this peaceful grove suddenly appeared a strange fluctuation, and then, next to the broken black knotted bamboo, a figure appeared out of thin air, the figure was dressed in a black robe, and his whole body was shrouded in darkness, and he couldn't see its appearance clearly, but what was certain was that he stood next to the black knotted bamboo, staring at the direction of Ye Xiaotian's departure for a long time, a long time!

"It's been a year, and the plan is finally about to begin!" ......

It was early in the morning, and the sun had just peeked out of the mountains, casting a morning glow on the earth. The diligent have long since gotten up to work, and the lazy are greedy for the warm bed.

And the Ziyun Residence, which was in the remote corner of Zixia Peak, was already a lively scene at this time, but they were not preparing to go to the morning class as before, but gathered around an empty field, staring intently at the person sitting in the center.

I saw that the eyes of the person sitting cross-legged in the middle were slightly closed, his body was larger than that of ordinary children, and two thick eyebrows were across his face, giving people a sense of simplicity, this person was not Ye Qingshan, who was coming.

At this time, Ye Qingshan lost his usual grinning expression, his face looked extremely solemn, and his breathing was a little more rapid than before, and his thick eyebrows were also slightly wrinkled, it seemed that he was undergoing some kind of change.

Beside him, Ye Xiaotian, Ye Shi'er, and the others in Ziyunju were all nervously watching his every move, their eyes wide open, for fear of missing something. And the reason why they can attract such attention is naturally the matter of building a foundation.

A few days ago, Ye Qingshan felt that nine cyclones had been formed in the dantian, which could impact the foundation. And he quickly informed the entire Ziyunju people of this news.

Originally, he was ready to attack the foundation that day, but he was stopped by Ye Shi'er and asked him to impact in the best condition, so Ye Qingshan finally dispelled his impulsive thoughts.

And today, Ye Shi'er finally couldn't survive Ye Qingshan's repeated pleas and allowed Ye Qingshan to impact, but before that, everyone wanted to see with their own eyes how Ye Qingshan hit the foundation, and Ye Qingshan also generously agreed. Therefore, there is such a scene. Everyone sat around Ye Qingshan, observing his every move.

Time passed slowly in a long wait, an hour passed, and two hours passed. During this period, the weather changed from warm to cold, and the sun changed from the first clouds to thick dark clouds. Immediately, a torrential rain in the mountains was about to fall.

However, everyone's minds were not focused on the changing weather at all, they just stared at a young man in the field, watching his initially calm expression slowly turn pale and iron-blue. His brows were also furrowed deeper and deeper. And on his forehead, there were even large beads of sweat falling. Obviously, the pain caused by the impact on the foundation building was not ordinary.

During this period, Ye Shi'er had been pinching Ye Xiaotian's left hand tightly, and she didn't know that Ye Xiaotian was in pain, and Ye Xiaotian wanted to remind her, but after seeing her nervous expression, she just opened her mouth, and didn't say anything after all, and continued to look at Ye Qingshan's foundation.

At this time, Ye Shi'er, who had not said a word, suddenly said: "It's almost the most critical moment, and if you survive this level, your brother can build a successful foundation, but ......" Ye Shi'er couldn't help but didn't continue, but Ye Xiaotian saw from her worried expression that Ye Qingshan's hope of surviving this level didn't seem to be great.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Shi'er's words fell, Ye Qingshan, who had been sitting still, suddenly trembled violently, and his originally pale face also became extremely flushed, and finally, he stood up, couldn't bear it anymore, and spit out a mouthful of blood with a "wow", and then, he seemed to be unable to bear the severe pain, and actually fainted.

"Brother!" Ye Shi'er, who was anxiously waiting on the side, ran forward as soon as possible and helped Ye Qingshan, who was about to fall to the ground, while Ye Xiaotian stood in place, and the scene of Ye Qingshan vomiting blood just now echoed in his mind, this scene deeply shocked his young heart. "Building a foundation, it's such a difficult thing!"

"Whoa!" The sky finally darkened completely, and the downpour also hit mercilessly, hitting the body, making people feel a chill.

"Let's go back to the house to rest first, it's raining today, so don't go out to do your homework, let's practice in the house!" Ye Shi'er picked up Ye Qingshan, who was unconscious on the ground, and walked to her room. On the way, she faced the people who were completely stunned because of this huge change.

"Well, Sister Shi'er, Brother Qingshan will be handed over to you to take care of, we ...... Let's go back to the house first. Everyone came to their senses, and they all responded "yes" and walked towards their respective houses with heavy steps, Ye Qingshan's failure was also a great blow to them.

And like everyone else, Ye Xiaotian also ran to the door of his wooden house together, he turned around, only to see that under the majestic heavy rain, Ye Shi'er's thin body gradually became blurred, and finally, disappeared from his sight. At this time, Ye Xiaotian didn't know that the next time they met would be in a few years.

When I walked into the wooden house and closed the slightly worn wooden door, the noisy rain became much quieter. The house was quiet, and most of the ordinary time could calm Ye Xiaotian down, but at this time, Ye Xiaotian's mood was difficult to calm down for a long time. The scene that happened just now shocked him greatly.

"It turns out that Sister Shi'er said that the foundation building will fail is true, and besides, it is so painful to hit the foundation,...... Alas, I don't know if I'll fail to build the foundation, if I do...... Hmm, why are you thinking so much, the most important thing now is to work hard to cultivate first!" Sitting on the only wooden chair in the room, Ye Xiaotian had a lot of thoughts, and after a while, he shook his head vigorously and retracted his mind.

His eyes turned to the bed, where a small cyan book was lying quietly, seeing this scene, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but smile helplessly, he felt a little tired after practicing yesterday, and he fell asleep unconsciously, and even forgot to put the cultivation of "Guiyuan Gong" back on the desk.

Unexpectedly, this also saved a lot of trouble, because the running route of "Guiyuan Gong" is more complicated, he used to read the meridian route map of "Guiyuan Gong" every time he practiced, in case of mistakes, over time, he also formed this habit. In fact, now he doesn't need to watch "Guiyuan Gong" to run the route freely, but this habit can't be changed for a while.

He walked over and was about to pick up "Guiyuan Gong" to flip through it, but when he turned his gaze to the cover of the book, he was instantly stunned, and his hand stretched out in mid-air also stopped.

I saw that on the cover of the book, the three big black characters that were supposed to be "Guiyuan Gong" had disappeared, and were replaced by a strange word, the reason why this word is strange is because this word has not been circulated on the Kyushu continent, and naturally there is no way to read it. However, when Ye Xiaotian saw it for the first time, he read it lightly.

"Soul"? Ye Xiaotian muttered, unconsciously. In a trance, Ye Xiaotian saw a Shura battlefield through that word, on the battlefield, the stumps and arms were broken, and the blood flowed like a river, and on this battlefield, there was a figure galloping across the country, and everywhere he went, he set off a bloody storm, he kept slashing, laughing like despair.

In Ye Xiaotian's impression, this figure was so familiar that it even made him feel that this figure itself was himself.

In the sky, a flash of lightning suddenly emitted, as if to indicate something.

The thunder that followed woke up Ye Xiaotian, who had fallen into a trance, his eyes regained clarity, thinking of the inexplicable loss of consciousness just now, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, the word "soul" seemed to be strange, just now he only glanced at it, and he was distracted by a strange fluctuation on the word, and entered a strange world, even if he was awakened by the thunder, he was still in a trance.

Taking his eyes off the book, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but wonder in his heart, "Why is there this strange book on the bed out of thin air, and besides, where is the "Guiyuan Gong" used for cultivation?"

Just as he was confused, a deep voice suddenly sounded in the room, "Are you looking for this book?"

The sudden voice startled Ye Xiaotian, he exclaimed, turned around, and was stunned. I saw that in the small wooden house, there was a black shadow at some point, and the black shadow was shrouded in darkness, making it difficult to see its appearance. Not even the light shining through the window could illuminate his darkness. Seeing this scene, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but panic, fortunately, he had lived in this wooden house for a year, and his mind was relatively firm, so although he was more afraid in his heart, he still settled down, and asked boldly: "You, who are you?

Ye Xiaotian's question, the black shadow did not answer. At this time, he was sitting upright on the only wooden chair in the room, his left hand on the wooden table, and in his hand, he was holding a small green book, and the words on the cover could be seen from the faint light outside the window, which was the inexplicably disappeared foundation building technique - "Guiyuan Gong"!

"I read this so-called "Guiyuan Gong", indeed, this book is considered to be a first-class foundation building exercise in the Kyushu Continent, and ordinary people can succeed in building a foundation by practicing it, but ...... This ordinary book is of no use to you!" After a brief pause, the shadow said again. His voice was still low and emotionless, as if there was nothing in the world that could make him care.

After Ye Xiaotian heard his words, he was stunned, and then he was disapproving. Since he consciously practiced the "Guiyuan Gong", although the spiritual energy in the dantian has grown slowly, but after practicing for a year, he has indeed grown a lot of spiritual energy in his body, and his strength is much greater than before, why is it that the black shadow is useless? However, he did not dare to say what he thought in his heart.

And at this time, the black shadow said again: "You should feel very confused, you have been practicing this "Returning Yuan Gong" for a whole year, in this year, no matter how hard you cultivate, the aura in your dantian has always grown so slowly, and even sometimes, when you have finished cultivating, the aura in your dantian has not increased but decreased. Isn't it?"

"You, how do you know?" Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian's heart, which was originally unimpressed, was shocked and exclaimed.

"You don't need to know this, you just have to answer, yes or no!" said the Black Shadow coldly.

“...... Yes!" was said to have been worried in the center, Ye Xiaotian had to sigh and reluctantly admit it. It's just that the next moment, he raised his head again, with a look of anticipation in his eyes, and said to the black shadow: "Master, uncle, can you please, please give me some guidance to the disciple, if you want to build a successful foundation before you become an adult, what should you do?" In Ye Xiaotian's mind, it is very likely that those who can know his secret are those uncles in the Heavenly Sword Sect, because he had heard Ye Shi'er humbly say that there are many people in the sect who are more powerful than her, especially some uncles, most of them have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and they have no missing strategies. These have left a deep impression on his little heart.

That's why he called Black Shadow his uncle, and in his opinion, only the uncle in the inner door could know his secret so easily. Because of this, the fear in his heart also disappeared. Because he also heard Ye Shi'er say that the uncles and uncles in the sect are all kind people, although some of them seem to have strange tempers and like to be quiet, but they are still more concerned about the disciples in the sect. And this black shadow that couldn't see the face clearly was naturally classified by Ye Xiaotian as those uncles with strange tempers.

"Uncle Shi, you actually confused me with this group of stinky Taoist priests, but it would be good for him to dispel his fear, otherwise, it would be inconvenient to talk to him next!" thought to the black shadow. Then, he put the "Guiyuan Gong" in his hand on the table, and the left hand that had been on the table was spread out.

Then, in Ye Xiaotian's surprised gaze, the strange "soul" book that was lying quietly on the bed suddenly flew up, and finally, it landed on the left hand of the black shadow spread out.

Ignoring Ye Xiaotian's astonishment, the black shadow picked up the "soul" book and said calmly: "As an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, since I have come here, I am naturally here to help you get rid of this predicament! However, before that, you need to agree to three requests and two things to me!"

"Thank you, uncle, I don't know which two things, as long as the disciple can do it, the disciple will definitely do his best!" Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but rejoice.

"Hmph, don't you promise so early, lest you regret it later!" said the Black Shadow coldly.

"No!" Ye Xiaotian shook his head disappreciatively. In his mind, what could be more important than getting through the present predicament!

“...... Okay, in that case, then you can listen to me now!"