Day after day, year after year, Wu Mingdao has become accustomed to life within the sect.

As an outer disciple, my daily life is very monotonous, and I have no other tasks other than listening to daily lectures and cleaning the various peaks.

Wu Mingdao is also happy to be idle, and he uses his free time to cultivate every day, and in nine years, his cultivation has reached the perfection of qi refining with the help of "Water Dragon Yin" and the pill sent by his senior brother You Xingyuan, and he can prepare for the impact foundation building period in a few days of consolidation.

"The "Flowing Water Sword Technique" sent by the master a few days ago has been practiced to the fullest, although the swordsmanship is ingenious, but it is so easy, and it is not a high-level swordsmanship." Wu Mingdao put away the "Streamer Sword" given to him by Yang Qingfang, and prepared to pick up some water to go to Bitan Peak to water the flowers of Shizun, please Shizun, there is no shame.

"Yo Yo Yo, look at how diligent our little junior brother who has not yet started is and runs to our Bitan Peak every day." A senior sister with a charming face teased Wu Mingdao to the sisters beside her.

Wu Mingdao was also a little embarrassed, secretly saying that this Liu Qingmei and his sister are really not like each other, they love to play tricks on people. "Where is Sister Qingmei, Shizun has helped me so much, I can only do some small things to repay Shizun."

Wu Mingdao is really not wrong in what he said, although it was not until three years ago that Wu Mingdao was exempted from "hard labor" until he won the first place in the outer door in one fell swoop, and before that, Wu Mingdao was only a "miscellaneous labor" disciple of the outer gate, but because of the news that Elder Yang valued "left without a long time", Wu Mingdao had a high status among the outer disciples, and there was always someone to do the dirty work for him on weekdays.

Four years ago, when Wu Mingdao was still in the middle of qi refining, Li Ergou was embarrassed by a senior brother named Liu Dong in the late stage of qi refining at the outer gate, Wu Mingdao wanted to dissuade him, but that person actually wanted to clean up with Wu Mingdao, but fortunately, Liu Qingye, who was sent by Yang Qingfang to pass the word to Wu Mingdao, met the right one. Liu Qingye was in the foundation building period, and he beat the junior brother named Liu Dong and begged for mercy again and again, and since then, no one dared to make trouble for Wu Mingdao and the people around him.

"Hurry up, Shizun just said why haven't you come yet." Liu Qingmei covered her mouth and laughed wildly.

Wu Mingdao carried the water to the Water Mirror Hall next to the Temple of Heaven in Bitan Peak, and the senior sister at the door didn't stop it when she saw that it was Wu Mingdao, she just stood aside and chuckled. Wu Mingdao walked into the Water Mirror Hall, came to the back garden, and saw Yang Qingfang repairing the pruning scissors there. "Disciple to meet Master." Wu Mingdao put down the bucket and stepped forward to salute.

Yang Qingfang was also very happy to see Wu Mingdao, put down the scissors in his hand, and said to Wu Mingdao with a smile: "I was about to ask your senior sister to call you, and you came." Have you mastered the "Flowing Water Sword Technique" I gave you a few days ago? ”

"The disciple has completely mastered it." Wu Mingdao said confidently.

"That's good, this is the basic swordsmanship of our Water Mirror Hall, I estimate that with your talent, I can master it in a few days, and it didn't disappoint me." After speaking, Yang Qingfang didn't speak anymore, just stared at Wu Mingdao.

Wu Mingdao and Shizun looked at each other awkwardly a few times, suddenly reacted, and took out a wad of paper from his sleeve, "Master, this is a poem I recalled in the past few days. ”

Yang Qingfang took the manuscript paper handed by Wu Mingdao, looked at the "Man Jianghong", "Qingpingle", and "Breaking the Array" written on it, and was very satisfied. "Yes, yes, cultivators need to know that cultivating the mind is also a big thing, and having an empty body of cultivation but no compassion is the way to take trouble."

"Disciples are taught." Wu Mingdao bowed his hand, but he didn't think so, "If I still have to study like before, when will I be able to learn the real skills?" It is still necessary to grasp the cultivation first. ”

"Well, now that you have completed your Qi refining, this Linjiang Immortal can be used for cultivation." Looking at Wu Mingdao, who had slowly become mature after a few years, Yang Qingfang nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly said seriously: "I'm afraid this time the outer door competition is not so easy. Yang Qingfang walked into the hall with Wu Mingdao, sat on a chair and continued: "The disciples that the elders fancy in advance are all outstanding among the outer disciples, and among them, You Xingyuan, the outer disciple favored by the senior brother in charge, I am afraid that the outer disciples will be able to break through the foundation building period before the outer door competition, and this kind of cultivation has never appeared in the previous outer door competitions. ”

Wu Mingdao was shocked, "I originally thought that Senior Brother You Xingyuan and I were both in the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Period, and our cultivation should be almost the same, but I didn't expect Senior Brother to break through the Foundation Building Period soon. ”

Seeing that Wu Mingdao was a little stunned, Yang Qingfang opened his mouth to be relieved, "It's okay, your qualifications are one in a million, and you have reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Period in nine years, which is enough to show that your future potential is far above him." As long as you concentrate on cultivation and are not afraid of inaction, 'the edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold'. ”

Wu Mingdao has been getting along with Yang Qingfang in the past few years, and he has deeply felt her love for poetry, and he should take a sycophant as usual at this time. Wu Mingdao arched his hand and said: "The master respects the immortals, and the disciples are beyond the reach of the dust." ”

Yang Qingfang smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go and cultivate." ”

Wu Mingdao returned to his residence and saw Li Ergou as if he was waiting for him, so he stepped forward: "Tianyou, are you waiting for me?" The name Li Ergou was not good, which caused him to always be ridiculed by his fellow disciples earlier, and later Wu Mingdao gave him the name Li Tianyou.

"Brother Dao, I have something to look for you, see you're not there." Li Tianyou happily ran to Wu Mingdao. "Didn't Brother Dao say before that foundation building is very important for monks? I see that the newly released task reward of Mofeng Pavilion is a myelin-washing pill, is it good for you? ”

Wu Mingdao fell into deep thought, and the foundation building period was a watershed for monks and mortals. The foundation building used to be called the Qi refining period, which mainly exercised the monk's ability to perceive and absorb the aura of heaven and earth.

However, once the foundation is completed, it is like the foundation of the house has been laid, and it cannot be expanded, but can only continue to build tall buildings. Therefore, even if some monks in the Qi Refining Stage have reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Period and their realm has been stabilized, they will not impact the Foundation Building Period, the reason may be that they are worried that their lack of talent will lead to their inability to achieve greater achievements in the future.

The marrow washing pill, as the name suggests, has the effect of washing the meridians and cutting the marrow, which can purify the spiritual root of the monk. Although it is not possible to make the multi-spirit root become a single spirit root, it can improve the quality of the spirit root, and after the improvement, it can make people meet the requirements of breaking through the foundation building period as soon as possible. For people like Wu Mingdao, who are already single spirit roots, it is even more beneficial.

Wu Mingdao thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to grab such a task, I'm afraid that the inner disciples will already 'take the lead'." ”

I saw Li Tianyou leaning over and whispering: "Brother Dao'er doesn't remember Senior Brother Zhao, the inner disciple who brought us to Qingyun Sect at the beginning. A few days ago, I went to Ling Xiaofeng, who was in charge, to clean up and bumped into him, and he told me the news, saying that if any of the disciples he brought into the sect needed the Purifying Pill, he could give us this task. ”

Considering that there is still some time before the outer gate Dabi, Wu Mingdao said to Li Tianyou: "Okay, let's go to Senior Brother Zhao and talk about this matter." ”

Li Tianyou's face was embarrassed at this time, "Brother Dao, go ahead, I haven't passed through the outer gate yet, and I can't take the task, I have to hurry up and continue to cultivate." ”

Wu Mingdao reacted and forgot that there was such a thing. In fact, Li Tianyou has reached the middle stage of qi refining in nine years, which is already good, but it is a pity that the path to promotion in the sect is relatively narrow, and the number of people who pass each time is too small, which leads to many senior brothers who have been in the field for several years or even more than ten years or decades to compete with Li Tianyou, and Li Tianyou does not have the talent of Wu Mingdao, so he has not been promoted over the years. "Oh, that day bless you to continue cultivating. I'll go to Senior Brother Zhao myself to talk about it. ”

The two separated, and Wu Mingdao immediately went to Ling Xiaofeng and found Zhao Lianghuan, who was discussing something with You Xingyuan. Zhao Lianghuan was quite complacent when he saw Wu Mingdao, but he still pretended to be surprised on his face. Before Wu Mingdao could speak, Zhao Lianghuan was startled at first, and then joked with a smile and said, "Senior Brother Mingdao, have you forgotten your senior brother in the past few years after joining the sect, why do you have time to come to me today?" ”

Wu Mingdao was a little embarrassed, "It's really rude, senior brother's status is respected, I didn't expect senior brother to keep remembering me." ”

You Xingyuan smiled and said, "I didn't expect Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Brother Wu to be old acquaintances. ”

Wu Mingdao listened to You Xingyuan's words and hurriedly said, "Back then, I was fortunate to be favored by Senior Brother Zhao to enter the Qingyun Sect to cultivate. ”

You Xingyuan said: "Then it seems that today, it is indeed the senior brother who has a good eye, hahaha." ”

Zhao Lianghuan chuckled and waved his hand, "It's all Senior Brother Mingdao who fights for his own energy." By the way, Mingdao, did you come to me for something? ”

Wu Mingdao suddenly felt embarrassed, and felt that he felt a little "employing people forward, not facing backwards", and he was speechless for a while.

Zhao Lianghuan smiled kindly: "Senior brother, don't be so worldly, cultivation is already hard, how can you have so much time to drink and eat together like mortals, don't care, just talk about something." ”

Wu Mingdao looked at Zhao Lianghuan gratefully, thought for a while and said, "Thank you, senior brother, well, I heard Tianyou say that senior brother has a sect mission here to get the marrow cleansing pill?" ”

Zhao Lianghuan laughed, "I thought it was a big deal, if you need it, then this task will be for you." ”

"Ah, thank you, brother! So what can I do for my brother? Wu Mingdao didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he was a little surprised.

Zhao Lianghuan waved his hand, "Senior brother doesn't have to be polite, junior brother has outstanding talent and is favored by Elder Yang, the path of cultivation in the future will definitely be open, don't forget senior brother when the time comes." ”

"Mingdao will never forget the kindness of his senior brother." Wu Mingdao bowed.

Zhao Lianghuan didn't stay with Wu Mingdao, and gave him the task scroll and let him leave. "Why did Senior Brother woo Wu Mingdao like this, I think it's probably not just because of his talent, right?" You Xingyuan asked Zhao Lianghuan with some doubts.

"Cultivation path talent is important, but do you know that there is no strength to support you in this immortal cultivation world, even if the talent is high, it will inevitably be harmed, when I saw this child, I thought of me back then. Back then, I was also the pride of the sky, but it took nearly a hundred years to build the foundation in the later stage, and I didn't want him to take so many detours like me. You may not believe it. Zhao Lianghuan laughed to himself.

You Xingyuan hurriedly said that he didn't dare. Zhao Lianghuan ignored it and continued: "Let's say what you believe, Dong Mingli, this kid is becoming more and more arrogant with Elder Dong's momentum, and he doesn't take his fellow disciples and brothers in his eyes, and the head of the sect is afraid of Elder Dong's bad face and punishes him heavily. When Wu Mingdao enters the inner door, with Dong Mingli's temperament, I am afraid that there will inevitably be conflicts, but when the time comes, he can use Wu Mingdao's hand and Elder Yang's prestige to get rid of Dong Mingli. Speaking of this, Zhao Lianghuan's eyes flashed with a fierce color.

You Xingyuan lowered his head in shock, and Zhao Lianghuan gently patted him on the shoulder, "Xingyuan, we are our own people." He turned around and went out, leaving You Xingyuan stunned in place.