Three years of silence laid the foundation for Lin Fan's resolute and introverted character, and after getting rid of distracting thoughts, Lin Fan took Qiu Ying's hand, walked to the door of the Imperial Soul Palace, and directly pushed open the door of the main hall and walked in.

There was no knock on the door

Forehead...... There doesn't seem to be a need to knock on the door either

Anyway, there are only two people in the Imperial Soul Palace......

The hall was empty, Mu Qingyun was not there, it was estimated that he had gone out to find Lin Fan, and it was actually very inconvenient to have no disciples, and sometimes the hall master had to go out in person to run errands......

"Looks like we'll have to wait a while.

Ying'er, what's the matter with the master looking for me", Lin Fan tilted his head hesitantly and asked Xiang Qiuying.

"How do I know", Qiu Ying replied truthfully.

"However, this morning, the master went to find the pavilion master, and I heard that he wanted to borrow something, but I don't know why he had a big quarrel with the pavilion master, which made the pavilion master angry."

"And ...... Last night, the Elixir Hall urged the hall master to go to Master Qingyun angrily, and the two of them also had a big fight, and when the hall master was urged, his beard was crooked."

"The master seems to have been very hot-tempered recently, always quarreling with people, and I don't know if there is something wrong with my cultivation and my head is broken."

Qiu Ying muttered with her fingers.

But the voice just fell......

"Knock~", a muffled sound.

"Oh, who knocked me on the head", Qiu Ying hugged her head, squatted on the ground and looked back.

I saw that there was an old man in a gray robe behind him at some point—and he knocked on his head.

The old man looked at Qiu Ying, and then the figure flashed, and before he could see the movements, the old man had already come to the chair in the center of the hall and sat down slowly.

"Hey, hey, hey...... The master is back, and I don't know if it's going to happen, it scared me", Qiu Ying ran over with a smile on her face—she didn't care about crying out in pain.

The old man was dressed in a gray robe with white hair, his face was resolute, his back was straight, his temperament was detached, and he looked like a man of the world.

This person is Mu Qingyun, Lin Fan's master, the hall master of the Imperial Soul Palace, the sixth-order powerhouse of the Dust Soul Realm, and the first person in the soul cultivation strength of the Burial Sword Pavilion.

Mu Qingyun slowly picked up the tea bowl on the table next to him, took a sip, and asked lightly without raising his head.

"Fang Cai, who said that my cultivation went wrong, I broke my head, and I quarreled with someone all day long."

Qiu Ying's big eyes hurriedly turned a few times.

"Oh, master, you must have heard it wrong.

I mean, your old man has been cultivating too hard lately, and I'm worried that you're tired of your head...... Wrong wrong...... Yes, tired of the body".

Qiu Ying stood behind Mu Qingyun, laughing with her, while lifting a small pink fist, and hammered it on Mu Qingyun's back.

Mu Qingyun was not angry in the first place, but at this moment, he squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, thinking that he would be very useful to Qiu Ying's little girl's coquettishness.

"Well, yes, Ying'er still has filial piety, unlike some rebels, who don't give me a long face."

Mu Qingyun said, and turned to Lin Fan, who was standing in the middle of the hall, with the corner of his eye.

"I've seen everything in the martial arts arena, it's really a waste of what the teacher teaches on weekdays, hum ......."

Lin Fan saw that the master was angry, and hurriedly lowered his head and apologized.

"What the master taught me is that the apprentice is a little impulsive today, and he loses his normal heart when he is provoked by that road Junfeng, and he really bears the master's usual teachings."

"It's a fart!"

Mu Qingyun slapped the table, shouted and stood up.

Staring, he pointed at Lin Fan and shouted.

"You can bear to be ridden by someone, is that how the teacher taught you on weekdays?"

Mu Qingyun was not light.

Qiu Ying was also taken aback.

Lin Fan opened his mouth wide and was so shocked that he forgot to close it for a while.

Seeing the reaction of the two, Mu Qingyun realized his gaffe, hurriedly sat down again, picked up the tea bowl and took another sip, and said slowly after regaining his calm complexion.

"I mean, there has always been no opposition in the Disciple Dispute Pavilion, and there is also a sense of approval, but disciples who are higher than your realm cannot make a move against you, and disciples of the same realm can let go and fight.

The conflict between you and your fellow disciples can be resolved in public, and the elders will never interfere, and no one will blame you as long as it does not result in death or disability.

No one blames you if you don't die or maim you, you know?

Also, whoever dares to bully my apprentice, even the pavilion master, I will also talk to him, as for the decision to return to the Imperial Soul Palace, you don't have to worry, Mu Qingfeng's kid is really helpless.

And with me Mu Qingyun in one day, you Lin Fan is my apprentice, and there is an old man in the Burial Sword Pavilion to carry it for you, so you don't have to worry about the future, understand."

After speaking, Mu Qingyun put down the tea bowl and looked at Lin Fan quietly.

"What the master taught is that the disciple understands."

A warm current arose in Lin Fan's heart, the master's so-called reproach was just a performance of caring about him, and this concern had never stopped since Lin Fan was sensible.

Mu Qingyun shook his head with a smile, took out a white porcelain bottle and a small golden token from his waist, and threw them to Lin Fan.

"This golden token is the certificate of the inner hall of the Duobao Hall, and with this token, you can enter the inner hall and choose a treasure at will.

That place...... You'll find out when you go.

It's really a waste of effort to get this token, you go to Wanbaotang tomorrow morning to get the treasure, so as not to have a lot of dreams at night, in case Mu Qingfeng's kid asks for it back, it will be a big loss."

"As for this bottle of Soul Nourishing Pill, I urged the hall master from the Elixir Hall, eh...... Even if you borrow it, you can take it and eat it to see if it works, and it can be regarded as a test of the medicinal properties for the Elixir Hall."

Qiu Ying was speechless for a while, and laughed in her heart, "This ...... Master Mu Qingyun is really not good at expressing himself, and this master and apprentice are sometimes really similar, always loving a serious nonsense ......".

Mu Qingyun looked at Lin Fan and the others lovingly for a while, and sighed.

"As a martial artist, there must be some things that you have also understood."

As he spoke, Mu Qingyun's expression became serious.

"The world is different than it used to be.

Six years ago, the Heavenly Evil Wind descended into the world, and nearly one percent of the martial artists in the world fell or cut off their cultivation path, and mortals were killed or injured...... It's even more uncountable.

But all this may be just a precursor...... According to the records of the secret book in the cabinet, nine calamities descended from the sky, and once every ten years, the outstanding people are the pillars, and the heavens and the earth are not covered."

"Nine Tribulations...... Ten years later, doesn't that mean that there are still eight ......", Lin Fan's heart trembled, and his face instantly turned pale.

Six years ago, I was only ten years old, but I still remember the disaster vividly...... Manpower is really hard to resist, and there is still such a catastrophe......

"Ten years, that's four years to go...... But what will happen in four years, the Nine Tribulations...... Is it really a catastrophe".

But Mu Qingyun shook his head again.

"No one knows what the next catastrophe will be, but this is not the first time this catastrophe has happened, the last time the Heaven and Earth Tribulation happened, and the ancient cultivators disappeared...... Humanity has been breathing for thousands of years to recover, and this time, who knows what will happen.

Maybe you won't understand until it really comes."

After speaking, he didn't care about the reaction of the two, waved his hand, and walked towards the apse as he spoke.

"These are all secrets of this sect, which ordinary martial artists can't reach at all, and I buried the Sword Pavilion because of ......

Just write down these secrets for your two lives, and never publicize them to the public."

Mu Qingyun paused suddenly, and then his speech suddenly sped up a few points.

"But no matter what the catastrophe is, strength will always be the basis for survival.

The so-called cultivation is the cultivation of the mind and body.

From ancient times to the present, countless heroes have stepped on the martial arts.

Or chasing fame and fortune, or coveting power, or pursuing immortality, or exploring the true meaning.

But the martial arts are so bumpy and long, and most of the warriors can only get a glimpse of the door in their lives.

On the way of cultivation, we will fight with the sky, the earth, others, and ourselves, and we will be in danger at every step, and there will be crises everywhere.

Cultivators disobey the heavens and walk on thin ice.

One step right, get ahead, dragon and phoenix among people.

One wrong step, the soul is scattered, and the body is lost.

Tribulation is not an opportunity, and martial artists should be indomitable in their cultivation, and they must not look forward and have scruples.

That's all I said, I'm done explaining, you two go back too, my old man is also going to rest, and I can't afford to toss when I'm old."

Looking at the two things in his hand, combined with Qiu Ying's previous words, he heard the secret secret confided by the master...... Lin Fan suddenly understood a lot.

With a lot of emotion in his heart, he stared at the master's back, his eyes were moist, he bowed and bowed deeply.

"Disciple, you will live up to the expectations of your master."

Mu Qingyun didn't look back, let alone say anything, but a relieved smile appeared on his face.

......

Coming out of the main hall to see off Qiu Ying, Lin Fan hurried back to his residence.

Because there is only one disciple in the Imperial Soul Palace, this belongs to the living area of the disciples of the Imperial Soul Palace, and it has always been occupied by Lin Fan alone, which has also reduced a lot of trouble for him.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, looking at the porcelain vase and token in his hand, Lin Fan's eyes became more determined.

Thinking of the news revealed by the master today, Lin Fan's mood was a little heavy.

"Nine Tribulations...... The first tribulation was terrifying, and the number of martial artists in the world was reduced by one percent, and the second tribulation was ...... four years later There are a few people left in the Burial Sword Pavilion.

With a squint of his eyes, Lin Fan cheered up.

"The master is right, no matter what the catastrophe, strength is always the guarantee of survival, and Ying'er and the master are my only relatives in this world, no matter how the world changes, I can't lose them.

When the calamity comes, just deal with it with all your might, and if your strength is not good, then work hard to improve your strength...... If you think about it too much, it will weaken the sharpness of my martial heart."

A gleam flashed in his eyes, and Lin Fan picked up the white porcelain vase on the side.

The medicinal effect of the Soul Nourishing Pill is mild, and after eating a piece of Fortune Gong and dissolving it, I immediately feel a clear mind in my head.

Lin Fan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately entered the state of cultivation.

And - still soul cultivation.

Physical cultivation and soul cultivation are very different methods, but in the end, they are just using the vitality of heaven and earth.

The conditions for becoming a soul cultivator are much more demanding than physical cultivation, which also causes the fact that the number of soul cultivators is small, and many professions can only be undertaken by soul cultivators, so every soul cultivator is proud.

And Lin Fan ...... He never gave up his soul cultivation path, and when his soul cultivation was restricted, he even chose the route of soul and body dual cultivation.

Double cultivators are often extremely strong and can fight beyond the ranks, but because double cultivation is too difficult and takes longer, very few people are willing to try, but this is Lin Fan's last insistence - if you want to be weak to others, you must be diligent with others.

The consciousness slowly sensed the milky white light in the body.

According to the record of "Soul Refining Decision", now as long as these glowing soul powers can be slowly gathered in the chest, and do not collapse, they can be regarded as breaking through the fifth stage of mortal souls.

In the past three years, Lin Fan has been trying to gather souls, but he has never been able to break through, but his soul power and purity have improved.

"Okay, try again", Lin Fan gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

Using his consciousness to sense those milky white glows, Lin Fan's heart still couldn't be calm, the fifth stage of the Mortal Soul Realm, but this majestic soul power was by no means something that ordinary martial artists could have, and it was even stronger than the yellow-shirted deacon of the Soul Condensation Realm that day, the Huaxia Divine Soul...... It's not weak, and that's my confidence!

Breathing a sigh of relief, Lin Fan gradually gathered his soul power to his chest, this process was very slow, a trace, a trace as if he was peeling off a cocoon, it was not simple to mobilize soul power and maintain soul power without collapsing.

After a while, sweat oozed from Lin Fan's forehead, and his frowning brows trembled slightly.

And an hour later, when half of the ghost light was pulled to his chest, his whole body was already soaked.

Lin Fan cheered up his spirit and waited for the battle, and the breakthrough pass was at this time, with another trace of soul light converging, the condensed soul power at this time was just half of the total soul power, and it was also the threshold of breaking through the fifth stage of the mortal soul realm.

But with the arrival of that trace of soul power, suddenly Lin Fan's body trembled violently......

The milky white light gathered in his chest boiled like boiling water.

Subsequently......

"Boom~" exploded, scattered like a low tide, and returned to all parts of the body......

Lin Fan's whole body was in pain like a pinprick prick, although there was no wound, but the feeling was so real, and his mind seemed to be rushing, constantly crashing towards him.

Lin Fan's whole body trembled, gasped, and then ...... Eyes rolled......

fainted......