Twelve years later.

Tianji Peak, Shixuan Cave Mansion.

Shi Xuan sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, the cyan sword light of the Heavenly Thunder Demon Sword in his palm was uncertain, and suddenly after a ripple on the sword light, this cyan sword light began to slowly separate, changing into two cyan sword lights, but the shaking like water waves on the two cyan sword lights did not stop, but became more and more violent, and finally, these two cyan sword lights each split into two, adding up to a total of four cyan sword lights.

However, what appeared on Shi Xuan's face was a wry smile, this virtual and real sword light differentiation one real and three virtual is the biggest harvest in the past twelve years, but he is still confused about the path and opportunity to achieve Jindan, no wonder all the monks in the cultivation world say that the high-grade Jindan is illusory, and the opportunity, hard work, and heart are indispensable, and they are unattainable.

According to the Taoist book, the intersection of dragons and tigers is the convergence of spirits, but his soul is clear, his thoughts are crystalline, his true qi is condensed, lively and smart, but he still can't take this key step of attracting and embracing each other. As for what the master said about strengthening oneself, sticking to one's heart, and sticking to the path, I did it correctly, but I was still at a loss as to what extent.

Therefore, in this case, Shi Xuan, in addition to practicing every day, studied swordsmanship more diligently, hoping that by practicing the sword light differentiation, he could in turn deepen the accumulation of the achievement of Jindan, and maybe even directly bring opportunities, but the sword light differentiation was also extremely difficult, although Shi Xuan had worked hard, he was still wandering on the virtual and real sword light differentiation.

However, he has seven talented small supernatural powers, except for the Shangqing Hand Shulei, which was a ninth-order magic more than ten years ago, the other six have all cultivated to the ninth order not long ago, and the matter of comprehending the essence and upgrading them to Dao techniques can only be taken slowly.

As for Shi Xuan's natal magic weapons, magic weapons, etc., except for the Qianyang Green Lantern that finally reached the Eightfold Heaven Consummation a few years ago, and the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan to the Sixth Heaven, there is still no major breakthrough, after all, from the Seventh Heaven to the Eighth Heaven, even if it is a natal magic weapon, it will take forty years, and the Taiji Diagram will take another twelve years to be consummated.

Shi Xuan brushed away the cloud and mist immortal clothes, stood up, and prepared to go to the end of the world, one was to exchange the Taoist books and jade slips routinely to increase the accumulation, and the other was to go to Jiang Zhenren for advice, otherwise it would not be a way to go so clueless.

Out of the living room, only the black dragon Ao Gu guarded the door of the cave in the hall, he had a long life, so many years have passed, it doesn't seem that much has changed, seeing Shi Xuan come out, he quickly asked flatteringly: "Master, are you going to Tianshu Peak?" As for the other Dao Tong, after Cangwu left, Shi Xuan did not go to the outer gate to choose because he was concentrating on cultivation.

"Yes. Shi Xuan nodded, in the past twelve years, he has been a two-point line from Tianji Peak and Tianshu Peak, and it is rare to even go to the Taoist Hall to preach, which is no different from retreat, thinking of this, Shi Xuan glanced at the black dragon Ao Gu: "You are punished as a coolie in this sect." In the past, you were not the first evil, and after this seat achieved Jindan, I will let you return home. "As for what it means to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots without leaving any trouble, the black dragon Ao Gu is not qualified to make Shi Xuan worried.

Ao Gu frowned sadly when he heard this: "Master, the little one, the little one doesn't want to return home." He was afraid of Shi Xuan, but he didn't have much resentment, because first, he was intimidated by Shi Xuan's strength, and second, it was not Shi Xuan who proposed to castrate it.

"What's the matter, are you still emotionally charged as the spirit beast guarding the cave mansion?" Shi Xuan said with a smile, not expecting Ao Gu to answer like this at all.

Ao Gu sighed first: "Even if the little one thinks with his toes, he knows that what happened back then is a great shame for the dragon clan, if I return home, even if I am not punished, I am afraid that there will be no more days, and I will be cold-eyed, ridiculed, and bullied, in the master's cave, although the days are a little boring, but it is suitable for cultivation, and the disciples who come and go are also willing to chat with the small ones, and do not discriminate against the small ones." "This is the truth, Shi Xuan, the cave protection dragon of the Divine Soul Stage monk, other disciples and elders also have to give face, and the black dragon Ao Gu is majestic and has an excellent appearance, at first glance, it is the genus of divine beasts, and it is inevitable that those disciples like it.

"Moreover, the little one has heard the stories handed down in the clan since he was a child, in ancient times, many real dragons were given to those real people and true immortals as mounts, as cave and mountain spirit beasts, and as cart spirit beasts, so as to get the opportunity to achieve the body of the dragon king. Look at the little master, you are a genius, and you will definitely be able to achieve the original god in the future, and you may be able to take the small one or two when the time comes. Ao Gu looked at Shi Xuan flatteringly, this is true, if Shi Xuan gets some superb exercises that suit him, maybe he will teach himself one or two, most of the seventy-two methods of the dragon clan and higher-level exercises are like this, and many of the rest are true immortals back then, and even the magic weapon refining methods that Dao Ancestors deduced for their own pets. ,

Shi Xuan smiled: "You are a thoughtful person. In this way, you have been guarding the cave for almost a year, and there is no merit and hard work, and when this seat achieves the golden pill, I will give you the elixir to repair the damage on your limbs. ”

Ao Gu was overjoyed, and the huge dragon head nodded frequently: "Thank you for your mercy, thank you for your mercy." ”

............

Shi Xuan set up the breeze and went to the corner of the world, and before he could enter, he heard the whispers of some Qi Induction Stage disciples inside in his divine sense.

"Li Feng, you said that this time Senior Uncle Lingqing achieved the middle grade golden pill, will he snatch the first seat from the hands of Uncle Hong?" A delicate female voice asked, it seems that when she came to exchange for jade slips, she happened to meet a familiar companion who was guarding the corner tower at the end of the world, so she chatted about the next sect.

Ling Qing was in the five-day advanced stage of the Golden Pill, he was already more than three hundred years old, even if he had taken the pill of one Jiazi to extend his life, but counting some serious injuries or the loss of longevity of the exercises that stimulated his potential, he no longer had the confidence and time to continue to impact the high-grade Golden Pill, and finally took the Nine Turns Nine Returning Jade Liquid Divine Pill Advanced. Moreover, he has also become a counterexample in the minds of many monks of the Penglai School, that is, if you can't achieve the high-grade golden pill within thirty to seventy years of the consummation of the divine soul, then don't continue to impact, so as not to waste time.

A rough male voice sounded: "Definitely not, everyone is a middle-grade golden pill, Lingqing Uncle Ancestor has more than ten years of less cultivation than Master Hong's Uncle Ancestor, whether it is in the cultivation realm or in terms of strength, there is still a little gap." ”

Another crisp female voice chuckled: "Speaking of which, Uncle Shi lives in a simple place and rarely sees people, and it is rumored that it is only possible to meet him at this end of the world." ”

The pretty woman sighed and said: "Uncle Shi is also pitiful, at that time, he had only been perfecting his soul for twenty years, and it was impossible to achieve Jindan, and the rules of the sect were really a little unkind!"

"Ling'er, you're right, except for the time of cultivation, Uncle Shi is far superior to Uncle Hong's ancestor in terms of talent and strength, hey, everyone said that if the two of them started cultivating in the same way, Uncle Shi would have achieved a high-grade golden pill a long time ago. The crisp female voice echoed, it seems that most of the disciples in the sect agree and sympathize with Shi Xuan, because his strength has long been recognized, and at this time, it is dyed with some tragic colors.

Even in the ancient period, demons and geniuses were rampant, and the time it took for their souls to complete their souls to advance to the Golden Pill was not less than twenty-six years, and it was generally thirty or forty years. The delicate female voice seemed indignant.

The disciple named Li Feng coughed and said, "I remember that it took more than ten years to achieve the Golden Pill. ”

The crisp female voice sneered: "Then Li Feng, why don't you make it clear, that person is the Yang God True Person who was sent to reincarnate by the Heavenly Immortal Power after the failure of the Tribulation." ”

Li Feng smiled awkwardly and hurriedly changed the topic: "Twelve years have passed, and it has been thirty-two years since Uncle Shi's soul was perfected, how long do you think he will be able to achieve a high-grade golden pill?"

"Well, in another three or five years at most, Uncle Shi will achieve a top-grade golden pill!" the disciple named Ling'er said firmly in a delicate voice.

The crisp female voice was a little hesitant: "I think it will take another seven or eight years." "After all, more than ten years have passed, and Uncle Shi has not shown the slightest sign of being about to achieve Jindan.

Li Feng said with a little regret: "In my opinion, Uncle Shi should have been able to achieve Jindan in thirty-thirty-four years, but due to the blows of previous years, I am afraid that it will be affected, and it is estimated that it will take twenty or thirty years to advance." ”

Ling'er said disdainfully: "Why don't we make a bet and see who is right." ”

Hearing this, Shi Xuan sighed and walked in, there was a girl in a green dress and an apricot red shirt, chatting with the tall male disciple on duty here, the male disciple saw Shi Xuan coming, his face changed, and he hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Shi is good!"

The girls in green dresses and apricot red shirts hurriedly turned their heads, they all looked young and beautiful, and they murmured, "Uncle Shi is good." ”

Shi Xuan smiled and nodded at them, and then walked directly to the second floor.

............

Jiang Zhenren's appearance has changed a lot compared to before the Heavenly Tribulation, although he is still white-bearded and white-haired, but he is no longer the appearance of an old dragon clock, but rather a crane-haired and youthful face, and energetic.

"Hehe, Shi boy, what are you looking for?" Jiang Zhenren asked with a relaxed smile when he saw Shi Xuan coming up.

Shi Xuan greeted first, and then greeted: "Zhenren, why didn't you restore your appearance after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation?" The aging of Yuanshen Zhenren's appearance is only related to his own state of mind.

Jiang Zhenren shook his head and smiled: "Why bother? Lao Dao is used to this look. Well, what to say bluntly, there is no need to beat around the bush. ”

Shi Xuan smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly explained his intentions, and finally concluded: "The disciple is really like a fog, I don't know what to do? ”

"Haha, Shi boy, Shi boy, I thought you would have been unable to hold your breath a few years ago, but I didn't expect you to be able to settle down. Jiang Zhenren pointed at Shi Xuan and laughed heartily, he seemed to have been prepared for Shi Xuan's intention, "Your question, Lao Dao knows where it is, but it's useless to tell you, borrowing a sentence from Lao Dao when he traveled to other worlds before, he heard a sentence from Buddhism The Dusk Drum Morning Bell woke up the world's fame and fortune, you need to find the Dusk Drum Morning Bell in the fog, so as to see your own path clearly." ”

"Then how do you find it?" Shi Xuan asked hesitantly.

Jiang Zhenren touched his white beard: "A few years ago, Lao Dao made a hexagram for you and made a calculation, four words: benefit in the West." ”

"Benefit is in the West...... Shi Xuan chewed these four words repeatedly in his heart.