Chapter 9: Penance

"Yes! Disciple retires!" Xiao Ling put the girl in his arms on the ground, and after saluting Uncle Ma, he turned around and left, walking towards the vat storage area!

In fact, Uncle Ma was even more strange, obviously Xiao Ling did not have any mana fluctuations, but the jade in his hand actually became hot, thinking about what secrets Xiao Ling had by his side. However, Uncle Ma is also very strange, there is no big family surnamed Xiao or a sect controlled by the surname Xiao in the territory of Qingyunmen, could it be that this little guy has some other chance? Uncle Ma's eyes flashed a few times, and he still shook his head secretly, his life span is not much, even if he gets more benefits, it is impossible to advance in a few years. "Forget it, anyway, this is the last time a new disciple has entered the road that he can see, but this time the new disciple is really different, I don't know how many demons will appear in the future. Uncle Ma sighed secretly in his heart.

At the edge corner in front of the main hall, Xiao Ling stopped in front of a large vat, this is the edge corner of the entire large vat area, and if it is relatively centered, there will be much less interference in cultivation. Xiao Ling walked into the light curtain, carefully distinguished the vat and auxiliary equipment, smelled the faint fishy smell emitted by the vat, Xiao Ling knew that this is the replenishing liquid, which is used to refine the body, improve the strength of the body and the sensitivity of the body to the qi of heaven and earth essence, and can supplement the loss of physical energy during cultivation and replenish the essence element.

However, this tonic liquid exudes a faint fishy smell, indicating that this tonic liquid is not too advanced, the information in Xiao Ling's mind mentioned the best tonic liquid is emerald green, the liquid is viscous like bone glue, and it exudes the breath of plants and trees. It seems that we have to look for an opportunity to find some medicinal materials to replace the replenishment liquid, so that we can increase the cultivation speed a lot.

After feeling that there was no problem, Xiao Ling took off his clothes, wore only a pair of underwear, climbed into the vat, sat down cross-legged, and the tonic liquid did not reach his neck. A cold breath instantly invades the body through the skin, and in the blink of an eye, it flows through the entire body inside and outside.

Xiao Ling shivered excitedly, and then felt that the fatigue during this time was slowly subsiding. Xiao Ling closed his eyes, sensing the changes brought by the cold qi to his body, and pondered the cultivation method in the ancient text that he had consulted. I don't know how long it took for Xiao Ling to fall asleep and fall asleep in this vat.

The sky became brighter, a round of red sun slowly rose, and more than ten people walked out of the hall one after another, and it seemed that the enlightenment had been completed, and among them was the little girl that Xiao Ling rescued last night. That little girl returned to the main hall after being treated by Uncle Ma last night, but she didn't expect to complete the enlightenment so quickly, and it seems that her understanding is not low. However, Xiao Ling didn't notice this, and at this time he was asleep in the replenishment liquid.

After Uncle Ma saw these more than ten people coming out, he asked some questions one by one, and after confirming that they were correct, he let them choose their own cultivation area. And after the little girl glanced in front of the hall, she walked straight to Xiao Ling's big vat, it seemed that she chose here.

The little girl looked at Xiao Ling who was asleep, her eyes showed gratitude, it seemed that Uncle Ma had already told her what had happened last night. The little girl looked like she was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with picturesque eyebrows, skin like snow, and a very delicate and lovely face. Looking at Xiao Ling's smile, the wings of his nose wrinkled slightly, like a wave of water in a clear spring, quickly spreading to his entire face.

Xiao Ling seemed to have a feeling, opened his eyes, and saw the cute little girl in front of him. A little stunned, in fact, it was too dark last night, he didn't see who the little girl who had been rescued was, and now he saw a little girl looking at him, he felt like it, but he wasn't sure.

"Hello, you're Xiao Ling, my name is Mei Jue, thank you for helping me last night!" the little girl looked at Xiao Ling and said.

"You're welcome! Now that we are the same sect after all, it is also appropriate to help each other, and besides, I don't know much about cultivation, so I will inevitably need more advice from you in the future!" Xiao Ling waved his hand and said disappreciatively.

"That's not it, there aren't many people in the hall, so you helped me desperately. You must know that not everyone in the Dao will risk being expelled from the sect to help others, there have been many people who have been expelled from the sect for helping others in the past, and this time Uncle Ma is extraordinarily gracious. You comprehended that cultivation method so quickly, and I still need you to teach me more in the future, I am not qualified to teach you. But if you need my help in the future, I will do my best to help you!" Mei Jue said with a grin.

"Then thank you very much!" Xiao Ling said seriously.

"Oh! Okay, you're too polite, always thank you and thank you, what's the point! I look older than you, you can call me Senior Sister Mei in the future!" Mei Jue said with a straight look.

"Well, Senior Sister Mei!" Xiao Ling looked at Mei Jue carefully, she was indeed a little older than him, and she agreed.

"Senior Brother Xiao, since you call me Senior Sister and help me again, then I can't let you suffer, give you something, it can be regarded as a meeting gift for Senior Sister. This is something I found on the cliff during the first level of the trial, and it looks like a lot of fun. Oh, here you go!" Mei Jue finished speaking, took out a swarthy stone and handed it to Xiao Ling with some reluctance. The stone is about the size of a fist, shiny in the black, and there are faint thin blood-colored lines, but the stone is too dark to see the lines clearly.

Xiao Ling took the stone and looked at it carefully, and a thought flashed through his mind: the essence of the Black Cloud Blood Crystal, this is a very rare material, not to mention that these disciples who have just started are rarely able to obtain it in the upper realm. Chenli's message lists the Black Cloud Blood Crystal Essence as a rare material. Xiao Ling couldn't help but be taken aback when he looked at the black stone in his hand, after all, it was very rare to be able to get a thumb-sized black cloud blood crystal essence in the upper realm, and now that it was such a big piece, if people knew it, then this Qingyun Gate would be lively. Moreover, the blood-colored pattern in this piece of Black Cloud Blood Crystal Essence has already been formed, and if it takes hundreds of years to cultivate, it will become the best Black Cloud Blood Crystal Essence, and its value is incalculable. However, the cultivation method is more cumbersome. Don't worry about it so much for now, let's think about it slowly after the training!

"Senior Sister Mei, this thing is too precious, isn't it a great loss for you?" Xiao Ling thought for a while and said, but did not say anything about the essence of the Black Cloud Blood Crystal. Xiao Ling knew that if he said it, it would cause an uproar.

"Hmph, isn't it just a broken stone! What is so precious! Take it!" Mei Jue said with both hands on her waist and a wrinkle in her nose.

"That's good, then thank you Senior Sister Mei!" Xiao Ling thought about it and didn't shirk much, this thing is too precious, but it can't be used now, and it will definitely be of great use in the future. Thinking of this, Xiao Ling put away the essence of the black cloud blood crystal.

Seeing Xiao Ling put away the black stone, Mei Jue grinned, very good-looking, like a little fairy in the painting, Xiao Ling's eyes were a little dazed. Mei Jue giggled even more when she saw Xiao Ling's appearance, and only stopped for a while.

"By the way, Senior Brother Xiao, I don't know how you have comprehended that ancient text, why don't we communicate first, so that we can take fewer detours in our cultivation. Finally stopping laughing, Mei Jue said to Xiao Ling.

"Okay! I've never been in contact with the path of cultivation, and now I'm still a little confused just by contemplating this ancient text. However, looking at Senior Sister Mei's appearance, there should be cultivators in the family, and they must have a much deeper understanding of ancient texts than I do!" Xiao Ling smiled.

"There are a few cultivators in the family, but their achievements are very low, and they also told me some things about cultivation before they came, but they didn't say much about cultivation, just that there are countless exercises in the world, and there are no less than a thousand cultivation methods for forging the body in each sect, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no way to explain them one by one. Therefore, our forging method can only rely on ourselves to comprehend. Mei Jue said helplessly.

"Well, yes, I think the world is so big, it can't be decided by one law. Xiao Ling thought for a while and nodded and said.

So, the next two really communicated and discussed with each other according to the ancient texts they had learned. Half a day passed in a blink of an eye, and forty or fifty people came out of the main hall, and Uncle Ma was still tortured one by one, Xiao Ling rolled his eyes, as if he was the only one who had not tortured Uncle Ma so far.

After communicating with Mei Jue, Xiao Ling sat down cross-legged in front of the vat, carefully compared Mei Jue's enlightenment, and realized that he had gained a lot, and he was overjoyed and began to cultivate.

The first four levels of body forging cultivation are the exploration of the potential of the body, which is similar to the martial arts cultivation of the secular world, but it is much more difficult than the cultivation of martial arts. Because body forging cultivation is to maximize the strengthening of the body, all exercises are based on the body reaching the limit, and then combined with the replenishing liquid to allow the body to produce essence qi as soon as possible. But the law is just a cultivation method, and everyone who really wants to reach the limit of cultivation is different, Xiao Ling came to a conclusion after comprehending the ancient texts: beyond the limit of cultivation, that is, when cultivating, to achieve the body's tolerance as the foundation, every time you practice, you must exceed the tolerance of the body, so that the body can reach the next limit faster, but this transcendence is also limited, too much will cause harm to the body, that is, the so-called too much.

Xiao Ling carefully inspected these auxiliary equipment in front of him, and began to cultivate according to the method of enlightenment. This kind of cultivation is very difficult for Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling doesn't want to say that the body forging method is decided, even the martial arts have not been cultivated. Xiao Ling struggled to make one movement after another, twisting his body, and sweating profusely with the equipment to do all kinds of weird movements and postures, in less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Ling felt that his body could not bear it, his muscles were sore, his limbs were a little swollen, and the most uncomfortable body, all the internal organs had a feeling of displacement, not pain, but more difficult than pain. Xiao Ling exhaled and continued to make a few movements, but his body finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell directly to the ground. However, Xiao Ling did not lie down, but guarded a trace of clarity and slowly climbed into the vat.

Suddenly, a cool breath penetrated into Xiao Ling's body along the pores. This cool qi quickly passed through the muscles and bones, and went straight to the internal organs, constantly repairing Xiao Ling's somewhat injured body in his cultivation.

Half an hour passed, and the discomfort caused by Xiao Ling's body due to cultivation completely disappeared, and Xiao Ling could feel that his body was a little stronger than before, and Xiao Ling was secretly happy in his heart.

After thinking carefully about the shortcomings of the previous cultivation, Xiao Ling climbed out of the vat, picked up the auxiliary equipment and continued to cultivate. However, this time Xiao Ling made two more moves than last time, and then Xiao Ling continued to climb into the vat in a half-dead state, and came out energetically after half an hour to continue cultivating.

In one afternoon, Xiao Ling did it six times, and the last time he did it was more than a dozen times than the first time. At this time, the sky had already turned dark, Xiao Ling looked around, there were forty or fifty more people than in the morning, and these should have only understood the ancient text in the afternoon. Mei Jue next to her was soaking in the vat, looking at her tired appearance, she should have just finished her cultivation and was in the process of repairing.

Xiao Ling secretly thought about the gains and losses in the afternoon's cultivation, and after feeling that there was no problem, he continued to cultivate.

Time passed slowly in the cultivation, Xiao Ling felt that his eyelids were a little difficult to open, looking at the full moon hanging high in the sky, it was already the middle of the night, Xiao Ling insisted on completing this cultivation, and then climbed into the vat, sat down cross-legged, feeling that his body was repairing, thinking about the day's cultivation. Slowly, Xiao Ling fell asleep in the vat.

As soon as the sky brightened up, Xiao Ling woke up from his deep sleep. At this time, the dense vat in front of the entire hall was almost occupied, and it seemed that there should be no one in the hall. Xiao Ling thought about today's cultivation, and after a while, Xiao Ling climbed out of the vat and began a day's cultivation.

Three days later, Xiao Ling dragged his tired body into the vat, and just after closing his eyes, Uncle Ma's voice sounded in the sky.

"Little guys, as of today, a total of 176 people have participated in the Fa Enlightenment, which means that 22 people have not participated in the Enlightenment, and they have not been expelled from the sect as outer disciples. Now you are the true inner disciples, and you have three years to cultivate the first four levels of the forging body, and then you can follow up the trials. Therefore, in the next time, you should cultivate well, and there will be a rest time every three months, the time is one day, and then you can move around freely, but remember, you must return within the time, otherwise the next rest time will be canceled. ”

Uncle Ma's voice echoed in the air, but the person was gone, but everyone knew that Uncle Ma was around, so no one was lazy, and they were all working hard to cultivate.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it had been more than two months since he cultivated, during which Xiao Ling basically did not rest, and even his sleep at night was changed to the time to repair his body every time. Every half-hour break is already the greatest enjoyment for Xiao Ling. During this period, the relationship with Mei Jue became more and more harmonious, and they often exchanged cultivation experiences with each other, and both of them felt that they had gained a lot. However, Mei Jue felt very strange when she saw Xiao Ling who was working day and night, didn't Xiao Ling have to sleep? It wasn't until Xiao Ling told her later that she was surprised, but after she tried it, she couldn't control the time and rhythm of sleep like Xiao Ling, so she gave up Xiao Ling's sleep.

Two and a half months later, when Xiao Ling was talking to Mei Jue after cultivation, talking about where to go to relax after a few days of rest, Xiao Ling's face suddenly turned red, and his body kept shaking. Mei Jue was shocked when she saw it!