The cave was long, zigzag into endless darkness.

After entering the cave, Xia Bo found that this cave was different from other caves, and said secretly in his heart: "The soil quality of this cave is very good, it doesn't look like the soil quality of Taibai Mountain, what is going on?"

After walking for a long time, Xia Bo and the others came to the end.

The end is brightly lit, and there is a small pond in front of it, and there is not a drop of water in the pond.

"Okay, a few of us can come here every year to receive the baptism of the hot spring, but you have all been there this year, and I haven't been washed yet!" Lao Jiu cried with tears in his eyes: "This hot spring water is gone, how can I improve my strength in the future?"

"Lao Jiu, don't be sad. The second sighed and said, "It seems that we have no way to rely on the hot springs in front of us, and the only way is to rely on our own cultivation." ”

"We have been washed in the hot springs too many times over the years, which is a blessing from God. The third child said with infinite sighs: "We haven't learned anything over the years, we have just learned to be lazy, this time it can be regarded as God's punishment for us." ”

"God won't be attached to us anymore, we should get up again and continue to cultivate. The third child continued: "Otherwise, we will not be able to stand here at all, let alone lead the people of Taibaimen to continue to live and work in peace and contentment." ”

Xia Bo was depressed in his heart, clenched his fists, and stared at this hot spring.

Inadvertently, when Xia Bo saw two dead fish lying in the hot spring, these two fish seemed to have been seen in the ice spring of Taiyi Mountain, and secretly said in his heart: "Is this really just these two fish? If the fish in the ice spring of Taiyi Gate do not exist, it means that this is the same place." ”

"Little brother Shabo, I'm so sorry, I didn't know the hot springs would disappear so quickly. Tianzun said to Xia Bo with some apologies.

"It's okay, maybe it's providence. Xia Bo said disappointedly: "Perhaps, I don't have this blessing at all." ”

"Hey......" Tianzun sighed, and then gave himself a slap.

When the other Venerables saw this, they hurriedly hugged the Heavenly Venerable.

"Second brother, what do you mean by this?" the third asked, "We also noticed that the water in the hot spring is constantly decreasing, and the water in the hot spring has disappeared, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

"My ancestor told me before that we people from the Taibai Gate are too lazy, and sooner or later we will receive the punishment of heaven and will take back all the hot spring water here. The light on Tianzun's face was a little dim, and he said with great reproach: "I didn't believe it at that time, but I didn't expect it to happen now, how can you not blame me?"

"Tianzun, things have come to this point, even if we blame ourselves, it's useless, it's better to quickly mobilize and let the disciples of Taibaimen cultivate well. Xia Bo frowned and said, "While the people from the Heavenly Thunder Sect haven't come over yet, it's better to cultivate as much as you can, it's better than wasting time here." ”

"Second brother, we have also seen the water in the hot spring decreasing before, but we have never thought of relying on ourselves to be diligent, we only feel that the water in the hot spring is slowly decreasing, and it will not disappear so quickly. The third nodded and said, "In addition, we thought that the water in the hot spring could grow." ”

"Actually, my birthday was in the first half of the month, but I didn't want to come here so early to be tortured, so I kept lying and saying that my birthday was in the next two months. Lao Jiu also gave himself a slap in the face, and said in annoyance: "It's okay now, God has begun to punish me, I deserve not to be washed by the hot springs this year." ”

Xia Bo was completely speechless, he could only go back and think of a way, can you not blame yourself so much?

"Brothers, we can't always rely on God and our ancestors now, we have to stand up again. Tian Jingxin cheered himself up and said, "From now on, the people of the Taibai Gate will start to step up their cultivation, and anyone who is lazy will be driven out of the Taibai Gate." ”

"Second brother, they have all been decadent and lazy with us for so many years, let them give up divination and practice hard, it doesn't seem that they can be done in a day or two. Lao Jiu was taken aback and whispered: "I'm worried that they won't be able to adapt all at once, should we give them a time period to get used to." ”

"Second brother, we can't be too tough, if they can't adapt, won't we drive them all away?"

"Xia Bo, you are different from us, you might as well say what you think. Tianzun turned his head to look at Xia Bo and said.

"None of us know when the people of the Heavenly Thunder Sect will attack, now it is not a one-man battle, nor is it a one-person grudge, we must unite to defend our homeland. Xia Bo said: "The key now is to let them seize the time to work hard to cultivate and improve their cultivation. ”

"It makes sense, I used to be such a person, and every day was very fulfilling. The third child instantly came to his senses, and said emotionally: "I continue to cultivate and improve my strength every day, just so that I can contribute more strength to Taibaimen." ”

"Third brother, don't say it. The sixth said and couldn't go on: "We have all these things, but we ...... later"

"Later, we learned that after washing this hot spring, we could improve our strength and surpass our own cultivation results for several years, so we began to stop cultivating. Lao Jiu took over the conversation and said: "Now that the hot springs are gone, all our fighting spirit has been drowned." ”

Xia Bo was silent, what is the use of your words of encouragement, and there is no policy, everything is just a beginning.

"Xia Bo, you are also our Venerable Taibai now, and you have the obligation to face the matter here together. Tianzun nodded slightly, then sighed and said, "If you have any thoughts and suggestions, you might as well say them all." ”

"Well, I'll do my best. Xia Bo nodded, then looked around, and said seriously: "I think the first thing we have to do is not to talk about the hot springs." ”

"Why?" the second elder asked puzzled.

"I think it's better to tell them and make them aware of the current crisis," the Third Elder continued, "You must rely on your own continuous cultivation to improve your strength. ”

"Of course you can't tell them!" Xia Bo shook his head and said, "If you tell them that the hot spring water is gone, then their dependence and expectation in Taibaimen will also disappear." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think most of you have this mentality, so you will always stay in Taibaimen. Tianzun nodded, looked around at his brother and said, "If we hadn't stayed here for a long time and already had a deep affection for this place, it is estimated that we would have left Taibai Mountain directly and found a quiet place to cultivate again, right?"

"That's exactly what we think. The third nodded and said.

"If they lose hope, they will just leave Taibaimen. Tianzun said: "This is not a good thing for us, let's not talk about it for now." ”

"However, paper can't contain fire after all. Lao Qi said: "I'm worried that after a long time, they will also know about the hot springs." ”

"We don't intend to hide it from people for the rest of our lives, it's enough to hide it for a while. Xia Bo nodded, and then said: "We can tell them first that only those who have reached the top twenty in strength are eligible to enter this hot spring to receive the washing of divine water, and those who are in the bottom ten will be driven out of the Taibai Gate." ”

"Is it really out or fake to get out?" said the elder worriedly.

"Of course it's fake!" Xia Bo said calmly: "At the beginning, there will definitely be people who will take the opportunity to be lazy or something, we can first come to a reason to kill chickens and monkeys, and drive one out first, let them know that this time is serious, and see if they dare to be lazy like this all the time." ”

"That's a good idea, I already have someone in mind. A vicious glint flashed in Tianzun's eyes, and he said, "I just hope that he had better not let me grab the handle, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind to him." ”

"That's right, we'll attack him this time, tell him the rules here in advance, and see what else he can do in the future?" the other Venerables nodded at each other as if they had a clear mind.

Xia Bo nodded with satisfaction, it was estimated that they had already seen Elder Shi unpleasantly, and planned to use this opportunity to drive Elder Shi away.

"This is a very good solution, but when will we announce that there is no divine water in the hot springs?" Tianzun said.

"When the Heavenly Thunder Sect attacked, it was announced that everything before was just to train them and let them have a certain strength to deal with the people of the Heavenly Thunder Sect. Xia Bo said confidently: "I think after that time, they will definitely understand." ”

"I also know that everyone is happy, everyone has a good night's rest, and we will start implementing this plan early tomorrow morning. Tianzun and they seemed to be a little sleepy, and Tianzun said: "When the time comes, whether it is an elder or a venerable, you must do what Xia Bo just said, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind to you." ”

Hearing this, the faces of several Venerable Beings were a little ugly.

"Heavenly Venerable, I think it's best to let His Holiness spy on them. Xia Bo thought for a while and said, "However, the Venerable also needs to cultivate, there is no need to be with them all the time, as long as the Venerable can find a place to check on them." ”

Xia Bo knew very well in his heart that freezing three feet was not a day's cold, where could a long period of laziness be changed in one day?

"Yes, I agree. Tianzun's face gradually appeared a little sleepy, and he nodded slightly.

These Heavenly Venerables are just thinking, but they don't take the lead at all, if they sleep until tomorrow afternoon, won't they have to start the day after tomorrow?

There are no hot springs here, and there is no Tianling Pearl.

Xia Bo had already made up his mind, he had to find a way out of here quickly, and the people of the Heavenly Thunder Sect in the province attacked him, and he also suffered.

"Tianzun. At this time, the head of the house walked over, then looked at Xia Bo and said, "Xia Bo, this time the matter is about you." ”

"About me?" Xia Bo was taken aback, and said secretly in his heart: Could it be that he is in trouble?

"Xiao Wang, what is the matter?" Tianzun also asked with some confusion: "After you finish speaking, I happen to have something to tell you." ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that Yannan from Taiyi Gate is here. The head said.

"Yan Nanfei, this guy must have come to me to ask for money!" Xia Bo didn't let the head finish his words at all, and said: "I drank Yan Nanfei a jar of wine in Taiyimen before, and this guy kept asking me to pay back the money, what a stingy ghost." ”

"You're thinking too much, it's not about it. The head said.

"What the hell is going on then?" Xia Bo decided to take the opportunity to slip away first, saving a while to be chased and killed by the entire Taibai Gate: "My stomach hurts, wait until I finish solving it first." ”

"What's wrong with Xia Bo? This time it's from their Xuanlong Academy, why doesn't he want to see it?" Looking at the back of Xia Bo leaving, the head of the house said, "Could it be that this Xia Bo is fake?"

"Someone from Xuanlong Academy is here?" Xia Bo turned around abruptly, his expression incredulous.

"yes, don't you know?" said the head of the house, nodding.

"Did you tell me before, and they didn't send me a message before, how do I know?" Xia Bo asked curiously, "By the way, who is the person who came?"

"Shak and Purple Flower Days. The head said.

"Didn't I let the two of them go back before, why did the two of them come back again?" Xia Bo was a little worried about the safety of the Xuanlong Academy: "Could it be that the two of them are in any big trouble?" No, I'll go over and see them now." ”

"Didn't you solve it first?" the head hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Why didn't you solve it all of a sudden?"

"Nonsense!" Hong Yu glanced at him, didn't even look back, and walked directly towards the main hall: "What else is more important than solving the affairs of your own senior brothers and sisters?"

Soon, Xia Bo arrived outside the main hall of Taibai Gate and saw the embarrassed Xia Ke and Zihuatian.

After seeing the two of them, Xia Bo's heart instantly turned cold.

At this time, Zihuatian had some scars on his shoulders and cheeks, and he looked like he was crumbling and would fall down at any time.

"Senior brother, junior sister, what happened?" Xia Bo couldn't help but feel distressed, hurriedly supported her, and asked.

"Senior brother, I haven't eaten for a few days, can you let me eat something first?" Zihuatian looked at Xia Bo pitifully, tears flowed out, and said aggrievedly.

Zihuatian has cultivated to the realm of out-of-body realm, which is not comparable to ordinary people, how can he become so fragile?

Unless, unless, in the face of extraordinary difficulties, this will be the case.

"The disciples of the Taibai Sect have all come out for me. Xia Bo patted Zihuatian on the shoulder, turned around and shouted.

I had never seen Xia Bo so angry, and the boy in Tsing Yi didn't dare to step forward, as if he was afraid of Xia Bo.

"What's the matter?" a disciple from Taibaimen walked out, yawning, and asked with a lazy face, "It's only noon, and you're starting to make a lot of noise?"

"Don't you see that my junior sister is hungry now?" Xia Bo tried to calm himself down and said, "Hurry up and cook for my junior sister!"

"It's not time to eat yet!" the Taibai disciple said lightly: "Usually you will eat in the afternoon, let your junior sister wait." ”

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