The Holy Confucian Academy, in the Dark Dao Hall.

The Secret Tunnel Conference has been going on for two months.

Ling Xue'er closed her eyes slightly and was a little excited, her thick and curved eyelashes trembled slightly, and she had a faint smile on her pretty face.

At this time, a black light cluster the size of a grape bead in her Spirit Sea had been completely formed, and as long as she refined and absorbed this light cluster, she could obtain the Dark Spirit Root.

She slowly opened her beautiful eyes and turned her head to look not far away, seeing Lin Feng slightly closed his eyes and frowning, his face was not good-looking, Ling Xue'er's heart tightened, but she didn't immediately ask.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 days have passed.

Zhang Dazhong opened his eyes excitedly, just now, he had already refined and absorbed the dark origin he had sensed to obtain the dark spirit root.

He looked at Xu Xiaoling and Tang Yuxin, and saw that both of them were happy, Zhang Dazhong smiled slightly, and then looked at Lin Feng's back, he thought that with Lin Feng's understanding, he should be able to easily perceive the dark origin.

Early in the morning.

The ground of the Secret Passage Hall suddenly shook slightly, and the metal tower in the center slowly sank into the ground, and the ground returned to its original state, and the strange energy that enveloped the entire hall suddenly disappeared without a trace.

"The Secret Passage Conference is over, and everyone leaves the Secret Passage Hall immediately. An old man's voice rang out abruptly in the hall.

Everyone got up and walked out of the dark hall in an orderly manner, most of them with excited and joyful expressions on their faces.

But among the disciples of the three major sects, there were a few people on each side who looked depressed and unhappy, and it was obvious that these people did not perceive the dark origin.

Lin Feng's face was not good-looking, and after three months of hard work, the spiritual sea was still empty.

Lin Feng ...... You haven't sensed the Dark Origin?" Ling Xue'er asked in a low voice.

Lin Feng nodded helplessly and did not speak, Zhang Dazhong, Xu Xiaoling and Tang Yuxin were all stunned and looked at each other.

"Lin Feng, aren't you joking with us?" Zhang Dazhong asked with a slight frown.

"I'm not kidding. Lin Feng's expression was serious.

Hearing this, several people looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Xu Xiaoling said casually, "I don't think it's that difficult, I just feel that strange energy, and the dark origin has been condensed in the spiritual sea in almost two months. ”

Zhang Dazhong frowned slightly and said, "Xu Xiaoling, don't say it if you can't speak." ”

Hearing this, Xu Xiaoling also realized that what she had just said was a little inappropriate, and hurriedly explained, "Lin Feng ...... I didn't mean that. ”

Ling Xue'er whispered comforting, "Lin Feng, maybe you can still participate in the Secret Dao Conference before you are thirty years old, and you still have a chance." ”

Tang Yuxin said, "I saw that among the disciples of the Academy and the All Living Beings Temple, there were two mid-stage Jindan disciples who didn't seem to have obtained the Dark Origin. ”

Han Yu said, "Comprehending the Void Spirit Root does not only rely on comprehension, luck is also very important, and the mystery is difficult to explain. ”

Lin Feng smiled indifferently, "I know everyone cares about me, this time it's just that my luck is a little worse, and there will be a chance in the future." ”

Seeing that Lin Feng was already relieved, Ling Xue'er smiled sweetly, and the others also smiled slightly, and closed their mouths and stopped mentioning the matter.

In the square, Hepu and Luan Yi were already waiting for everyone.

Seeing that there were many disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect, Luan Yi took out the spirit boat and threw it into the air, saying, "All the disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect get on the spirit boat, and we will return to the sect immediately." ”

"Yes!" everyone responded, and they all drove the clouds and flew up and stepped on the spirit boat.

Ren Fang flew quickly into the air and hugged his fists, "Tomorrow Academy will hold a small celebration for the disciples who have sensed the Dark Spirit Root, and the two Daoists and the disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect can also participate together. ”

Luan Yi said without being salty or indifferent, "The old body wants to take all the disciples back to the sect immediately to restore their lives, and the celebration of your academy, the Jade Spirit Sect, will not participate." ”

After speaking, Luan Yi and He Pu flew into the spirit boat, and the spirit boat slowly accelerated and flew quickly towards the southwest.

"Hmph!" Ren Fang looked at the Lingzhou in the distance and snorted coldly.

Inside the Holy Confucian Academy.

In the living room of a huge attic, the three of them were talking.

An old man with white hair and a square face in a black shirt clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Dean, according to my observations, among the more than forty disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect, nearly twenty percent of them have not realized the Dark Origin, and compared to the last Secret Dao Conference, the failure rate has increased by two points. ”

The gray-shirted, white-haired, round-faced old man clenched his fists and said, "According to the analysis of the information recorded in previous years, the number of core disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect's Jindan period is also decreasing year by year. ”

On the main seat, a white-faced round-faced middle-aged man in his early forties wearing a purple shirt and dressed as a scribe nodded, and said, "It seems that the Qi Cloud of the Jade Spirit Sect is declining year by year. ”

The round-faced old man said, "That's true! Moreover, Ling Xiuyang, the Supreme Elder of the Jade Spirit Sect, has not much longevity. ”

"If Ling Xiuyang can't survive the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend to the Immortal Realm, it won't take many years for him to sit down, and at that time, it will also be the time when the Jade Spirit Sect's qi is about to run out. ”

The middle-aged man snorted lightly, "Hmph, Ascending? Since that catastrophe a thousand years ago, I haven't heard of any Soul Transformation Stage cultivators who can ascend to the Immortal Realm. ”

"The laws of heaven and earth have changed, no matter how great Ling Xiuyang's ability is, can he still change the laws of heaven and earth?"

"That's what the dean said!" complimented the two old men at the same time.

On the spirit boat on which the monks of the Jade Spirit Sect were riding, in a house.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the futon and said secretly in his heart, "Remnant Soul, do you know the reason why I didn't perceive the Dark Origin?"

"In the final analysis, I can only blame you for your bad luck, but you must obtain the four Void Spirit Roots before condensing the Spirit Infant. ”

"Four Void Spirit Roots!" Lin Feng couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's all the fuss? If you can't even condense the Nine Colored Spirit Baby, you won't be qualified to inherit my mantle. The remnant said disdainfully.

"Nine-colored spirit baby, mantle, remnant soul...... Could it be that you are the previous owner of the bracelet?" Lin Feng said in surprise in his heart.

"That's right! I was afraid that it would affect your understanding, and I wanted to tell you this afterwards, but now it seems that I have thought too much about myself. The remnant's tone was full of hatred for iron and steel.

Lin Feng grinned without quibbling and asked, "What do you remember?"

The remnant soul was very proud, and said slowly, "That's too much, you picked medicine and fell off the cliff and didn't die, killed Steward Wang, absorbed spirit stones in the small mine to open up the spiritual veins for you and Zhang Dazhong and Wang Xiaotian, and helped you hold Ling Xue'er's hand and capture the heart of the beauty, all of which are my credit." ”

Hearing this, Lin Feng was not too surprised, thought for a while and continued to ask, "Is that also the reason why you released the ghost skin and collected Xin Yangzi's soul?" Let the ghost skin obey my orders?"

"Then you still need to ask?"

"Why can you control the ghost skin?" Lin Feng was puzzled.

"This brings up the little lark, without it, you can't get the ghost skin back so easily. The remnant explained.

"You mean...... The ghost skin was originally your belonging, and it was seen by Xiao Bailing when it left the bracelet?" Lin Feng would not forget that he had found the bracelet in the stone cave where Xiao Bailing lived.

"You're not stupid, but I deliberately let the ghost skin out, otherwise, if there is no nourishment of death and essence blood for too long, the ghost skin will lose its effect. The remnant explained.

"When I was collecting medicine, you also deliberately let Xiao Bailing attract my attention?" Lin Feng guessed.

"That's a coincidence!"

"You and the remnant soul of the past are two souls, could it be that the wood carving restricts you from communicating with me?" Lin Feng guessed something and continued to ask.

"That's right, before you break through to the Jindan stage, I have to pay the price every time I help you, this damn formation!" said the remnant soul and finally scolded to himself.

"Who set up the formation?Why do you want to restrict you?Why can't the wood carvings be taken out?" Lin Feng asked multiple questions in one breath.

"I don't know, now, the formation has loosened some restrictions, and I have devoured the remnant soul from before, and I have all its memories, and now I am the real remnant soul. The remnant reluctantly explained.

Lin Feng was speechless, this is good, many of the previous doubts have been solved, and there are new questions, however, he did not dwell on these problems, he believes that he will slowly figure them out in the future.

Retracting his thoughts, Lin Feng said unashamedly, "You just said that I would inherit your mantle, right?" Then in addition to the previous exercises, spells, and spiritual weapons, what other good things do you have, take them out quickly." ”

The remnant sarcastically said, "Why is your kid's skin thicker than the soles of your shoes? You didn't hear my request, don't want to get good things from me if you can't do it." ”

Lin Feng touched his nose, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, and after a moment of conversation, he asked, "Why do you have to condense the Nine Colored Spirit Baby?"

The remnant soul didn't even think about it, and said, "Of course, it is to lay a solid foundation for you to step into a higher cultivation realm, do you want to survive the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend to the Immortal Realm to go to the wider world to have a look and obtain a longer lifespan?"

Hearing this, Lin Feng suddenly remembered that Xin Yangzi had said something about the Tribulation and Ascension, as well as the planet.

Every monk wants to go further on the path of cultivating immortals and gain a longer lifespan, and of course, Lin Feng is no exception.

"Of course!"

"Okay, from now on, you have to obey my arrangement unconditionally, first of all, you have to break through to the middle stage of Jindan as quickly as possible, and then prepare at least a hundred bottles of third-grade high-grade elixir, Quenching Source Liquid. The remnant soul made two demands in one breath.

"I meet your conditions, what good things do I have for me?" Lin Feng licked his lips and asked cheekily.

"If you satisfy me, I'll teach you a very subtle art of retreat. The remnant said triumphantly.

"How subtle is it?" Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

"Keep it a secret for the time being, even if you want to break your big toe, you can't think of the subtlety of that retreat. "The remnant soul's original character was revealed, and he sold Guan Zi improperly.

Lin Feng nodded, didn't get to the bottom of it, suppressed his excitement, closed his eyes slightly and entered the cultivation state.

The spirit boat that the disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect rode on was day and night.

On the way, Hepu counted the number of people who had obtained the Dark Spirit Root, Lin Feng and six Jindan early stage disciples, two Jindan middle stage disciples, a total of nine people who had not obtained the Dark Spirit Root.

Jade Spirit Sect, in the huge cave mansion on the main peak, there are three people standing in an attic hall.

"Sect Master, this is the result of all the core disciples participating in the Secret Dao Conference this time. As he spoke, Hepu turned over his hand and took out a jade slip.

Ling Hao took the Jade Jian Divine Sense and entered it, and after a moment, he frowned slightly and said, "Elder He has worked hard. ”

"The sect master is polite, this is the old man's business. Hepu clenched his fists, turned and walked slowly out of the hall.

Ling Hao said worriedly, "The failure rate of this Secret Path Conference is two points higher, and the trend in recent years is just the opposite of before. ”

Zhu Yuan on the side comforted, "Whether you can perceive the dark source, understanding and luck are very important, and it is inevitable that you will have bad luck." ”

Ling Hao nodded, even if he was worried, he was powerless to change the status quo, he was silent for a moment, then changed his words and said, "Lin Feng, it has also failed. ”

Zhu Yuan was slightly stunned, and then said regretfully, "It stands to reason that it shouldn't, you and I can see that Lin Feng, like Xue'er, is condensed with five-colored golden pills."

Ling Hao also said with regret, "It really shouldn't be...... What else has Madame learned lately?"

Zhu Yuan said, "Unexpectedly, Lin Feng actually came from a mortal family, and a cultivation genius like him is rare in the entire Jade Spirit Kingdom. ”

"Oh? ”

Ling Hao pondered for a moment and said approvingly, "Coming from a mortal family, you can condense the five-colored golden pill with your own strength, this son will definitely do something in the future." ”