In a secret room out of nowhere, there was a yellowish mist that contracted and expanded rhythmically, as if it were breathing.

Outside the secret room was a dark stone wall passage, and a figure ran over quickly, knelt down on one knee at the door of the secret room and said, "Report to the left escort, the life of the yellow ape is on fire." ”

The life fire is actually a wisp of holy magic aura condensed by secret methods, and it is closely related to the cultivator, no matter how far apart, as long as the person dies, the life fire will be extinguished.

The pale yellow mist in the chamber contracted rapidly, revealing a figure, and all of that mist was sucked into his mouth.

Even if this person was sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, he could see that he was extremely tall, and there was no hair on the top of his head, which added a bit of fierceness to his appearance. He was naked, and his strong muscles were like rocks, but the distinctive pectoralis major muscles showed that this Left Protector of the Holy Demon Sect was actually a woman!

Pulling the clothes on the stone bed and draping them on himself, the left escort said, "Come in and talk." ”

The man who was kneeling outside pushed open the door of the secret room and walked in.

The left envoy asked, "Can the yellow ape have any news and come back?"

"Since the Yellow Ape sent back the news that he arrived at the Xia Sword Sect in Guangyue Kingdom, there has been no news back, and now more than two years have passed. ”

The left envoy frowned and said, "The disciples who went to find the secret realm back then may not have sent back news for many years, could it be that they are all dead?"

The person who came didn't dare to answer, and the left envoy continued: "Most of the Heavenly Demon Forging Body has fallen into the hands of others, you let Hongying and the Wood Wolf go again, and you must take the Heavenly Demon Forging Body back." ”

"Yes!"

The man who came took the command and departed.

With more than three months to go before the auction, Lu Xiaoan naturally wanted to cultivate hard, but although he wanted to become stronger quickly, he didn't plan to take pills, nor did he plan to use spirit stones to cultivate. It's not that he's worried about side effects or anything, but he wants to save the pills for Qi Hai Realm before using them.

So far, Xiao Ai has not come up with a way to allow Lu Xiaoan to quickly cultivate in the Qi Sea Realm, so if he can quickly cultivate Lu Xiaoan in the Tongmai Realm, he will not waste the pills and spirit stones, he has to prepare for not being able to cultivate quickly in the future.

Being prepared for danger in times of peace is also one of Lu Xiaoan's excellent qualities!

While cultivating to swallow the heavens and the earth, naturally the Heavenly Demon Forging Body cannot fall, but there is a problem, Lu Xiaoan and the three women live in the same small valley, and it seems a little unsightly to come and go in the water every day. What's more, Xiao Lu'er also has to cultivate in the water, and it will be embarrassing if she bumps into her one day.

Because of this, Lu Xiaoan dug a cave not far away again, and dug a pool in the hole for cultivation.

A normal Tongmai Realm cultivator can open up an acupuncture point in about two months of cultivation, and the final Rendu Second Pulse is more difficult, one acupuncture point in four months, so it takes about eighty years to cultivate from the Tongmai Realm to the Qi Sea Realm.

And it is difficult for a person to practice in retreat all the time, there is always something to do, so most monks need more than a hundred years to reach the Pulse Realm stage. However, the lifespan of a Tongmai Realm cultivator is in the early two hundred years, which is not too long.

This is a monk with average qualifications, and a genius only needs a month to open an acupuncture point, and the cultivation time is twice as fast. Zhou Zhaoyue was a genius, so she broke through the Qi Sea Realm before she was sixty years old.

With Xiao Lu'er's talent, the time will be shortened by half, and with the acupuncture cultivation method taught by Lu Xiao'an, it only takes ten days to open up an acupuncture point. However, due to the need to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Forging Body, this time was extended to one acupoint in fifteen days.

If she continues to cultivate normally, Xiao Lu'er will be able to break through the Qi Sea Realm in her thirties, she is really a genius among geniuses, as long as there are no accidents, she will definitely be able to cultivate to the Transformation God Realm or even higher in the future.

Lu Xiao'an's talent is far inferior to Xiao Lu'er, and it takes nearly twenty days to open a hole by cultivating with a magic needle, plus cultivating the Heavenly Demon Forging Body, it is almost a month. But Lu Xiao'an's mana is profound, refined, and cultivates to swallow heaven and earth, and under Xiao Ai's suggestion, the four veins are initiates, so that in a month's time, he can get through the four acupuncture points, which is faster than Xiao Lu'er.

In more than three months, Lu Xiaoan opened up twelve main acupoints and three hidden acupoints, plus the previous breakthrough from taking the Ice Moon Pill, a total of twenty-four main acupoints and five hidden acupoints were opened.

The increase in strength of the hidden acupoint is minimal, and the difficulty of cultivation is comparable to that of the main acupoint, and it must be opened one by one, so Lu Xiaoan is not in a hurry now, and it is not too late to wait for the thirteenth and fourteenth layers of the Tongmai to slowly cultivate.

"Senior brother, when are we leaving?"

On this day, Xiao Lu'er ran to Lu Xiao'an's cultivation place to find him, and shouted from afar, obviously he couldn't wait.

Lu Xiaoan withdrew from his cultivation state, walked out of the cave that could barely shelter from the wind and rain, and said, "What are you in a hurry, it's not too late to wait two more days to set off." ”

Xiao Lu'er grimaced at Lu Xiao'an and pouted, "Can't you leave early?"

As she spoke, she let out a soft 'huh' again, looked at Lu Xiaoan and said, "Senior brother, why are you still on the first level of the vein, don't you have any pills to eat?"

Xiao Lu'er has taken another Pulse Ice Moon Pill during this time, so she has already passed through the second layer of the Pulse Realm.

Lu Xiaoan said: "My cultivation method is different from yours, and for a long time, there will only be one layer of the vein." ”

Lu Xiao'an broke through the Tongmai Realm earlier than Xiao Lu'er, and he was embarrassed to admit that his talent was not as good as Xiao Lu'er, so he could only use the Dafa to fool him.

"Why?"

Xiao Luer was very curious and asked, "What's the difference?"

He didn't hide it from his junior sister Lu Xiao'an, so he said: "I am a fellow practitioner of the four veins, so when I break through, I will directly be at the fifth layer of the Tongmai realm." ”

Lu Xiaoan still didn't tell the truth, in fact, the number of acupuncture points in the twelve meridians is not the same, for example, there are only nine acupuncture points in the Hand Shao Yin Heart Sutra that he is cultivating now, but there are as many as forty-four acupoints in the Zu Shao Yang and Gall Sutra. Therefore, if he continues to cultivate, he will still break through the second layer of the Tongmai Realm first, and then the breakthrough of each layer will be very fast.

"Huh?"

Xiao Lu'er didn't understand, so she naturally said in surprise: "Can it still be like this, then senior brother, you teach me." ”

Lu Xiaoan was a little embarrassed and said, "Your mana is not deep enough, it is difficult to cultivate the four veins." ”

After saying that, Lu Xiaoan felt that it was not good to ask his junior sister to cultivate quickly for the sake of selfishness, so he added: "But you also practice Heaven Swallowing and Transforming Earth, with the assistance of the Dharma Acupuncture, maybe you can try the two veins of fellow practitioners." ”

This is true, although Xiao Lu'er also cultivates Heaven Devouring and Transforming Earth, but Lu Xiao'an has recultivated once after all, so Xiao Lu'er's mana is far less profound and pure than his.

But Xiao Lu'er was also very happy, and immediately said, "Then senior brother, let's leave tomorrow, I'll go back and try it first." ”

Since he will leave tomorrow, Lu Xiaoan simply stopped cultivating, and went to talk to Zhou Zhaoyue first.

As soon as he came to Zhou Zhaoyue's room, Zhou Zhaoyue said, "Senior brother, you came just in time, I just have something to discuss with you." ”

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Zhaoyue has a weak personality, and he rarely has anything to do except cultivation, so Lu Xiaoan is really curious.

Zhou Zhaoyue said: "Recently, I've been thinking, I have the cultivation of the infant realm, can I rebuild the lintel of the immortal gate?"

Lu Xiaoan was shocked, he really hadn't thought about it. It's not that he didn't take Duxianmen to heart, but that his facts were too much, and he consciously cultivated too low, and it was too early to think about it.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoan was surprised, Zhou Zhaoyue explained: "Although revenge has not yet been avenged, revenge is not something that can be done in a short time, and it will also take a long time to re-establish the mountain gate, so I wonder if I should at least beat the name of the sect first." ”

Lu Xiaoan asked, "What does Senior Sister think?"

Zhou Zhaoyue shook his head and said, "You know that I have always had no opinions, junior brother, what do you think should be done about this?"

Lu Xiaoan pondered: "To re-establish the mountain gate, we must first have a place for the sect, which is very difficult for us now. ”

Zhou Zhaoyue lowered his head and said, "It's that what I think is too simple." ”

Lu Xiaoan said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be a mountain gate, we can first let people know that our Immortal Gate is still there, and we haven't been wiped out by the Xia Jian Sect, anyway, the Xia Jian Sect also knows that we are in Huai'an City, and there is nothing to worry about." ”

Zhou Zhaoyue hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do?"

Lu Xiaoan said: "Senior sister just continue to cultivate, and leave this matter to me." ”

Zhou Zhaoyue said: "Senior brother, you have worked hard enough, let me do what I can do!"

Lu Xiaoan said with a smile: "I don't need to do anything, I plan to let Yu Donglai help me, with the prestige of the Yu family, soon the entire Huai'an City will know that we have crossed the Immortal Gate." ”

In fact, Lu Xiaoan wanted Gu Linghua to help, and Gu Linghua would definitely do better than Yu Donglai in this matter. But I don't know why, Lu Xiaoan always doesn't want to mention Gu Linghua in front of Zhou Zhaoyue, just like he doesn't want to mention Zhou Zhaoyue in front of Gu Linghua, although the two women know each other's existence, but some words will be very embarrassing once explained.

Lu Xiaoan and Zhou Zhaoyue are Taoist couples after all, this kind of thing is not child's play, and it can't be said that it is not. And no matter what the situation was at the beginning, both of them had the reality of being a Taoist couple, so even if Lu Xiaoan and Gu Linghua were in love, they couldn't ignore Zhou Zhaoyue because of this.

Gu Linghua also understood this, so she never took the last step with Lu Xiaoan. She and Lu Xiaoan both thought the same thing in their hearts, and they were both using the current strong enemy as an excuse to give everyone more time to buffer and accept.

Lu Xiaoan's proposal Zhou Zhaoyue naturally had no opinion, so he asked, "What about after that?"

Lu Xiaoan said: "After that, I can only take one step at a time, anyway, there is no mountain gate now, and it is impossible for anyone to come to apprentice." ”

Zhou Zhaoyue thought about it, but suddenly said, "Senior brother, what do you think of me accepting Ji Hanyun as an apprentice?"

Lu Xiaoan was stunned, he really didn't expect Zhou Zhaoyue to have such an idea.

Zhou Zhaoyue also knew that this idea was a bit abrupt, so he explained: "I saw that she and I had the same experience, if there was no master to take me back to the Immortal Gate, I don't know what it would be like now." ”

Lu Xiaoan understood that Zhou Zhaoyue had pity, so he smiled and said: "I am not the head of the Duxian Sect, senior sister wants to accept her as an apprentice and ask her, and I don't need to agree." ”

Zhou Zhaoyue looked at Lu Xiao'an, and hesitated: "You and I are Taoist couples after all, if I accept her as a disciple, then she will be equivalent to your disciple, then you ......"

Zhou Zhaoyue's face flushed slightly, and he didn't continue.

Lu Xiaoan didn't understand a little and asked, "What's wrong with us?"

Zhou Zhaoyue said: "Isn't she your person, if she becomes your disciple after you finish the ceremony, if she becomes your disciple and then completes the ceremony, then won't you be ashamed of your junior brother?"

Zhou Zhaoyue used to be a child of a big family, so he attached great importance to etiquette, but Lu Xiaoan didn't understand this, so he was really stunned.

After sorting out this relationship for a long time, Lu Xiaoan said: "Senior sister, did you misunderstand something, I am a Taoist couple with you, what kind of ceremony do you have to do with her?"

Zhou Zhaoyue said: "Although we are both monks, you are also a man, how can a man have only one wife, I am not the kind of mean woman." ”

In fact, it is normal for there to be only one Taoist couple among monks, but Lu Xiao'an is in a different situation from her, so Zhou Zhaoyue convinces himself according to common etiquette.

Of course, it is normal for a monk to have more than one woman, not to mention those, doesn't Gu Changsong have many concubines? In addition to him, the same is true of those family heads, even among the sects, and it is not a matter of transgression.

Not to mention the friars, some of the friars also have many companions.

Lu Xiaoan couldn't understand why Zhou Zhaoyue suddenly told him this, and was about to explain that he didn't have that much in mind about Ji Hanyun, but suddenly reacted. Zhou Zhaoyue is afraid that she is using Ji Hanyun to hint at Gu Linghua, is this to express her willingness to live in harmony with Gu Linghua?

In fact, the meaning is almost like this, but Lu Xiaoan guessed a little wrong, Zhou Zhaoyue really didn't think of Gu Linghua, she was thinking about Xiao Luer.

Getting along with Xiao Lu'er day and night, Zhou Zhaoyue became more and more aware of her thoughts about Lu Xiao'an, so she thought that instead of being embarrassed in the future, it would be better to express her mind as soon as possible, so that Xiao Lu'er would not have to worry about her relationship with Lu Xiao'an and have any other ideas.

But no matter what Zhou Zhaoyue thought in his heart, Lu Xiaoan was quite moved, which showed that Zhou Zhaoyue was thinking about him, and also accepted the identity of the two Taoists. In this way, Lu Xiaoan can't bear Zhou Zhaoyue.

As soon as he was excited, Lu Xiaoan boldly grabbed Zhou Zhaoyue's hand and said, "I will live up to my senior sister's wishes." ”

Zhou Zhaoyue's face turned red again, but he didn't withdraw his hand, and said in a low voice: "It's good that you understand." ”

Lu Xiao'an was happy in his heart, and he was anxious to see Gu Linghua, so he said goodbye and left. But halfway through, he felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to talk to Gu Linghua so bluntly, because Zhou Zhaoyue had expressed his intentions, but he didn't know what Gu Linghua thought, what if Gu Linghua didn't want to?

Lu Xiaoan's mood became apprehensive again, and he felt that it was better to speak slowly, now that the Gu family is surrounded by enemies, Gu Linghua may not have the heart to think about this.

Well!

After convincing himself, Lu Xiaoan didn't think about it anymore, and only went to the palace to talk to Gu Linghua about crossing the immortal gate.

It was the second day back in the small valley, and Xiao Lu'er had been waiting for Lu Xiao'an to prepare to leave.

Seeing Lu Xiao'an coming back, Xiao Lu'er immediately jumped over, hugged his arm and said, "Senior brother, the method you taught me is really useful, so my cultivation speed can be doubled." ”

Lu Xiao'an's heart was a little sour, but he was not jealous of his junior sister, and at the same time, he also understood that Xiao Lu'er's mana depth and purity were far beyond that of ordinary monks, and it seemed that high talent was not just as simple as fast cultivation.

"It's good to be useful!"

Xiao Lu'er cultivates quickly, Lu Xiaoan is naturally happy, the only bad thing is that his senior brother's cultivation has been surpassed by his junior sister again, and he thought that he would be able to surpass it in a short time, but now it seems that it is difficult to have this opportunity.

"Hey, will others think I'm the junior brother when I go out?"

Lu Xiaoan suddenly became worried, this is not a trivial matter, but a major matter related to the face of the senior brother.

Glancing at Xiao Lu'er's still slightly immature face, Lu Xiaoan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this kind of thing should not happen.

"What's wrong, senior brother?"

Seeing Lu Xiaoan staring at him in a daze, Xiao Lu'er's face turned red all of a sudden, and she lowered her head embarrassedly.

"It's okay, let's go!"

Lu Xiaoan didn't have the face to say the worries in his heart, so he took Xiao Lu'er to talk to Zhou Zhaoyue.

But as soon as he came to Zhou Zhaoyue's room, Ji Hanyun suddenly appeared in front of the two of them and said to Lu Xiaoan: "Can you take me out with me, I have also passed through the pulse realm." ”

Lu Xiaoan was stunned, and he really didn't know how to refuse for a while.

His own junior sister can make her obedient, but Ji Hanyun is more like a guest here in Lu Xiaoan's eyes, and naturally they can't be treated equally.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoan didn't speak, Ji Hanyun said again: "I have never left Huai'an City, I want to go out and have a look." ”

Lu Xiao'an's heart was inexplicably sour, and even Xiao Lu'er was a little sympathetic to Ji Hanyun. In the room behind the two, Zhou Zhaoyue's voice also came out.

"Senior brother, you can take her out with you, it just so happens that I want to retreat for a while recently. ”

Since Zhou Zhaoyue said so, how could Lu Xiaoan refuse, he could only nod and agree.

When Lu Xiao'an and the three of them left Huai'an City, Nangong Chen also happened to set off from Liuhe Sect and headed for Changlan Mountain, and he also had to participate in the auction.

Nangong Chen's two maids were named Shiqin and Shiyin, but at this time there were three people behind him, but one of them seemed to be a little unhappy and fell far behind.

This made Shiqin have to follow behind to prevent the man from escaping, and Shiyin whispered to Nangong Chen: "Since Gongzi doesn't like her, why do you want to take her with you?"

"Oh?"

Nangong Chen turned his head and asked with a smile, "How do you know I don't like her?"

Shiyin smiled slightly and said, "It's been so long, but Childe hasn't been lucky with her once, don't you like it?"

Nangong Chen couldn't help laughing, and said: "If you like it, you naturally like it, otherwise I wouldn't be too lazy to save her, but I really have another purpose with her, so I don't want to be lucky with her for the time being." ”

The waiter thought for a moment and asked, "Is it because of that person last time?"

Nangong Chen stretched out his index finger and touched the tip of Shiyin's delicate nose a little, and said, "Smart!"

The waiter asked, "How did Gongzi know that he would meet him this time?"

Nangong Chen said: "Try your luck, the last time I met him in the Great Snow Mountain, he may also want to look for ice spirits, so there is a great possibility of going to the auction this time." ”

The waiter asked, "Does Childe want to give her back to that person?"

Nangong Chen shook his head and said, "There's nothing to pay back, let's see it then!"

Nangong Chen actually didn't have the intention of exchanging women for anything, as long as the woman in his hands was his own woman, how could his own woman be given to others?

He brought the woman he had saved in the Great Snow Mountain before just to have one more opportunity to get close to Lu Xiaoan, and if he wanted to get Lu Xiaoan's breathing technique, he would naturally think of other ways.