Yuzhou, Song Temple

Qiu Daoming, who had just finished the meeting, walked out of the main hall alone and came to his bedroom.

Qiu Daoming's footsteps were brisk, his white robe was spotless, he quickly walked to a bookshelf, pressed down an ornament placed on it, and the wall of the bookshelf rumbled and parted to both sides, revealing a narrow corridor, and a cold air suddenly dispersed outward.

Qiu Daoming's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly entered it, and soon arrived at the end of the corridor - a secret room.

The secret room was dark and simple, with a wooden table, a statue, and a few incense candles.

It's just that the statue itself is very weird, the shape is like a human but the green face is fanged, and at its feet is a blood-red skull, one of the four arms holds a treasure brake, one hand twists his fingers into a decision, and the other two hands seem to be grasping something and want to send it to the mouth.

This was brought out by Qiu Daoming when he went to the Abyss of the Dark Moon again alone twenty years ago, and since then, Qiu Daoming has offered blood food to the statue every week, and this strange statue has repeatedly responded.

The incense candles burned slowly, and the temperature around him began to drop, but Qiu Daoming himself was accustomed to all this, biting his finger and drawing a mysterious symbol on the table under the statue, and then kneeling on the ground and knocking his head on the ground.

I saw that the blood-colored symbol flashed with a strange light, and then a black mist appeared on the surface of the statue.

Qiu Daoming's eyes flashed, "My lord, I have arranged all the things you requested. ”

An old, hoarse voice asked, "When will there be enough blood to eat?" ”

Qiu Daoming replied: "It won't be long, my lord, as long as you succeed this time, you can attach yourself to me and exert more powerful power!" ”

There was a hint of joy in his voice, "Yes, when will the plan be completed?" ”

Qiu Daoming's face was embarrassed, "There are still two years at the earliest, and you still have to wait a little longer." ”

"Hmmm......"

The voice was not annoyed, and said hoarsely: "It has been sealed for more than seven hundred years, and it is not bad for this meeting." ”

A cloud of black mist split from the statue and landed in front of Qiu Daoming's head.

"Eat it, your cultivation will go further!"

Qiu Daoming was overjoyed, after the last time the statue gave him this thing, his cultivation suddenly improved from the early stage of the ninth grade to the middle stage!

"Thank you, sir! Qiu retired! ”

Qiu Daoming kowtowed again, got up and left the secret room, and as his footsteps faded away, the strange light flashing on the statue slowly disappeared.

It's almost ...... This seat is about to be free.

Qingzhou, Taiji Gate

Qin Lan, Ye Xiaoxiao and Zhu Hong stood in front of the mountain gate, and Yi Feng and Yi Han came with a group of people to say goodbye.

Looking at the reconstructed mountain gate, Qin Lan smiled lightly and waved his hand to Yi Feng and Yi Han:

"Two sect masters, then let's say goodbye."

Yi Feng said with a smile: "Next time we meet, I'm afraid that the young pavilion master will already dominate the rivers and lakes." ”

Qin Lan shook her head slightly, "Don't praise me, it's you two, now is a good time to cultivate, and the next time we meet again, it will be all nine grades!" ”

Yi Han said angrily: "What's the matter with Mo Wujian, this kid, the young pavilion master is leaving, and I won't see him to send it off." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, "That kid was hit by Qin Lan yesterday, and he shouted that he wanted to retreat and cultivate, it doesn't matter, he will see him in the future." ”

Just as Qin Lan and his party turned around to leave, Mo Wuji's voice sounded from behind them

"Brother Qin Lan, I will try my best to catch up with you!"

Qin Lan looked back, Mo Wujian had just run to the mountain gate, his black hair was messy, and he was sweating profusely, but his eyes were very bright.

After yesterday's competition, Mo Wujian is more aware of the gap between himself and the real powerhouse.

Now he has taken Qin Lan as the direction and example of moving forward!

Qin Lan smiled, greeted Zhu Hong, and pulled Ye Xiaoxiao to stride away.

Mo Wujian put his hands to his mouth, and his voice resounded for thousands of miles

"I will definitely work hard, Brother Qin Lan! Please look at me! ”

Several people are not low in cultivation now, and it took only half a day to cross Yuping Mountain at full speed, and it was noon when they set off early in the morning and arrived at Qingzhou City.

"Young Pavilion Master, the old man will go to his original residence first, pack up his things, please wait for a while."

Zhu Hong said respectfully, now he has regained the self-confidence he had back then, although he is still in good spirits, and he speaks vigorously.

Qin Lan said: "Don't worry, I plan to stay in Qingzhou City for a day, and then leave tomorrow morning, and after you finish packing your things, you will go to the inn in the south of the city to find me." ”

Zhu Hong said yes and left quickly, Ye Xiaoxiao felt something, the inn in the south of the city seemed to be the one they lived in Qingzhou City at the beginning, and to get there, they needed to pass through Tianqing Street

Ye Xiaoxiao subconsciously touched the hairpin and said softly: "What, do you want to revisit the old place?" ”

Qin Lan replied with a smile: "What kind of revisit is this, but I have only been away for half a month, but I am more familiar with that inn, and there is a large flow of people there, I can find out what I want to know." ”

Qin Lan asked again, "Xiaoxiao, what about you?" Where do you want to go? ”

Ye Xiaoxiao shook his head slightly, "I can go anywhere, as long as I go with you." ”

The corners of Qin Lan's mouth raised slightly, and she took Ye Xiaoxiao's hand, "Then let's go!" ”

The two walked through the bustling flow of people, walking leisurely on the streets of Qingzhou City, looking at the daily life of ordinary people, Ye Xiaoxiao sighed: "It's not bad to be an ordinary person, you don't have to worry about anything every day." ”

Qin Lan knew what Ye Xiaoxiao was referring to, cultivators above the fifth rank were basically out of the world, and they were in two worlds with ordinary people.

However, the military attaché establishment of the Bactria Dynasty was directly linked to cultivation, and the policy also encouraged monks to join the army.

For example, a fifth-grade monk can be a thousand-captain when he enlists in the army, and the sixth-rank monk is directly promoted to a captain, and so on.

The world of cultivators is full of blood and strength, while ordinary people are weak and very weak, and the Great Xia Dynasty has been using various means to maintain the balance between the two worlds since its founding, so now Ye Xiaoxiao and Qin Lan will see such a harmonious scene.

Qin Lan said lightly: "I don't know how long this kind of life will last, after the change of heaven and earth, the aura suddenly became dozens of times richer, although I don't know what the reason is, but this is definitely not a good thing." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao turned his head and said, "Is it because the upper and lower limits of cultivators will increase?" ”

Qin Lan agreed: "Yes, I'm afraid there will be more and more eighth-rank and ninth-grade in the future, and the base of people who can cultivate will also expand suddenly, which will inevitably lead to the balance between the two worlds being continuously weakened or even broken." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, "But in this case, maybe everyone will be able to practice in the future." ”

According to the incomplete statistics of the household department of the Great Xia Dynasty, only forty percent of the population can cultivate now.

Qin Lan continued to walk forward, "The situation you said is also possible, but it will only increase the difficulty and pressure of law enforcement in Great Xia, even if everyone can practice, there will be a distinction between high and low qualifications, as far as the result is concerned, there will be oppression wherever you go, and it is inevitable that the weak will eat the strong." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao looked at Qin Lan's side face, and when he said these words, his expression did not change, as if the beings of heaven and earth had nothing to do with him at all.

Qin Lan has changed, and she hasn't changed, she is only suitable for people who are closer to her, and she can open her heart more, but she is still the same alienation and even indifference in the face of others.

"Here we are."

Qin Lan stopped, Ye Xiaoxiao looked up, and the plaque had the words "know-it-all" written on it.

Although this place is located on the street in the south of the city, it is a solomon finch, and the gate is old, and it is impossible to imagine what is going on inside from the outside.

The wind chimes rang at the door, the two pushed the door in, and when they walked in, they found that the scene was completely different from what they imagined, a few wooden tables were placed at random, at ten o'clock at noon, the few guests heard the sound and glanced over, but they were withdrawn in an instant, and the guy at the front desk was lying on the counter, drowsy.

Among the guests at a table in the corner, one of them whispered, "Brother Gu, look at that woman." ”

The person who was called Brother Gu looked up, his eyes suddenly became interested, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly

I didn't expect to meet here......

Ye Xiaoxiao was surprised: "This is a tavern?" ”

Qin Lan touched his waist bag and pressed a few gold coins on the counter while his fingers knocked out a string of wonderful rhythms on the tabletop.

The man's expression changed, and he changed his lazy attitude, took a few gold coins, and hurried to the back.

Ye Xiaoxiao whispered: "How did you know that there is still this place?" ”

Qin Lan replied: "I asked Zhu Hong, who asked him two days ago, if there was a place in Qingzhou City where he could quickly collect news, and he recommended it to me. ”

"This is ostensibly a tavern, but in fact it is a place for all kinds of cultivators to exchange information, and the one I just typed on the table is the code, and after a while, the person in charge of their affairs should appear."

Ye Xiaoxiao sighed in his heart, sure enough, no matter how high a person is, he can't get out of the rivers and lakes.

As Qin Lan thought, less than five minutes later, a slightly chubby middle-aged man walked out, rubbing his hands and smiling

"Objective, how can I help you?"

Qin Lan put a stack of silver tickets on the table, "I want to know what the situation is in the Yunzhou Heng Temple right now." ”

The expression on the man's face froze, and then he lowered his voice and said:

"It is said that the Heng Temple was cleared by a mysterious force a day ago!"

Ye Xiaoxiao was also listening, covering his mouth in shock, lest he make too much noise, one of the five temples disappeared from the Kyushu continent like this!

Qin Lan's pupils contracted slightly, and sure enough, as he expected, even if he didn't make a move, there would be many people staring at the fat piece of Heng God Temple.

After all, the essence of the Five Halls and Ten Sects is not just talking.

"How many people are left in the Heng Temple?"

The man said: "I don't know much about this, there will definitely be someone left, but the people above the elder level are indeed all dead." ”

"Isn't it enough to be afraid of the remnants of the remaining group of soldiers......