The moon is dark and the wind is high, the wind blows from a distance in the middle of the night, it seems to take a little effort when passing through Qingyun Peak, and it takes a long time to stumble away in the mountains, and there is no moonlight to make this place in the dark, except for the dark mountain, it is difficult to see the five fingers.

Qingyun Peak is in the mountains, there is a large area of green shade in the mountains, there are naturally a lot of birds and beasts, in the dark night when you can't see your fingers, it is the best time for all kinds of birds and beasts to haunt, for a time the sound of the beast roaring ape echoes in the mountains, the birds and insects are not willing to be lonely, they have come out to sing.

Listening to the singing of nature and the whispering of the trees, Ji Lingsheng could only wipe his sweat in a muffled voice, from the foot of the mountain to now, six hours have passed, it is already the third watch, and it is not long before dawn.

In the past six hours, Ji Lingsheng walked from the foot of the mountain to three-quarters of Qingyun Peak, and there was still a quarter of the way from where Ji Lingsheng was left behind, but the footsteps of only two hours had become infinitely long because of fatigue and fatigue.

Ji Lingsheng's feet had already begun to tremble, he didn't dare to stop, he was afraid that once he stopped, he would not have the strength to get up, he was afraid that he would not have the heart to go on the road again, his legs seemed to be tied to a thousand-pound stone, dragging it out of his breath. Fortunately, with the mountain breeze as a companion, the wind blew on the sweat-soaked clothes, sending out bursts of skin-cutting coldness, so that Ji Lingsheng could be strong and not sleepy.

Listening to Ji Lingsheng's heavy breathing, Xue Yu was distressed, and persuaded her: "Let's go again, that person hasn't said to accept you as an apprentice, why are you doing so hard?", Ji Lingsheng looked back, in the small forest on the mountainside that was so dark that he couldn't see, Ji Lingsheng couldn't see Xue Yu's expression clearly, and he couldn't even see where she was, so he could only roughly imagine her pity.

Hearing Xue Yu's slow and subtle breathing, and then seeing that he was panting desperately like a dog, Ji Lingsheng sighed quietly in his heart, but he also gave birth to a fighting spirit, tensing the muscles of his calves, and Ji Lingsheng took one step after another with difficulty.

Xue Yu followed Ji Lingsheng lightly, Ji Lingsheng's heavy steps made her uncomfortable, but she also knew that she couldn't persuade him, Ji Lingsheng's temperament couldn't be pulled back by nine cows, and in desperation, Xue Yu had to secretly decide to knock Ji Lingsheng unconscious and take him with him as a last resort.

Ji Lingsheng didn't know Xue Yu's thoughts, if he knew that he would have to drive her up the mountain, the muscles of his calves and soles of his feet brought a kind of tearing pain, which was not strong but had a tendency to accumulate a lot, Ji Lingsheng wanted to divert some attention, so he asked casually: "Where did Heifeng go?"

Xue Yu asked, "The black horse?"

Ji Lingsheng nodded, only then did he remember how to see clearly in the dark night, and just wanted to agree, but he didn't expect Xue Yu to see it, "It should be wandering under the mountain, there are quite a lot of horses around here." ”

The corners of Ji Lingsheng's mouth twitched, and he knew where the guy had gone with his toes, and he silently recited two sentences of Buddhist Zen words in his heart, which Ji Lingsheng heard from the flower monk on the street when he was a child, and he didn't know what the mysteries were, but he just read it interestingly, and now he has the right to remember it.

After another half an hour, the night faded a little, and the east was already glowing with a misty light, and it seemed that the day was not far from dawn. The originally dark environment was brighter, and the road ahead could barely be seen clearly, and Ji Lingsheng, who had been moving forward with his head bored, suddenly stopped.

Ji Lingsheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he walked slowly, and his clothes were also dried by the wind, thus emitting a salty and wet smell mixed with lake water and sweat. After carefully observing the mountain peak in front of him for a long time, Ji Lingsheng didn't see any way up, and couldn't help but turn around and look at Xue Yu.

Xue Yu let out a long sigh and said, "This is the most difficult place, if you want to go up with the power of mortals, it is extremely difficult. Ji Lingsheng agreed, looked at the steep mountain wall carefully, stepped forward to test the hardness of the stone wall, frowned and asked, "I can only climb up, there is no other way?"

Xue Yu tapped her head and replied, "The top part of this Qingyun Peak does not have any vegetation or mountain paths, and it is surrounded by cliffs, so you can only climb if you want to go up. ”

Ji Lingsheng, who was expressionless, gave birth to Nunu's mouth, and gently patted his hand on his leg to relieve the soreness that had been in place for a long time, and by the way, he looked up at the mountain that could not be seen from the top of the mountain, and asked at the same time, "How high is it from here to the top of the mountain?"

Xue Yu was silent and said, "A full fight is a thousand zhang." Ji Lingsheng smiled bitterly, licked his dry lips, found a place to sit down directly, and prepared to rest for a while, he was energetic but not reckless.

"Why don't you fight?", Xue Yu sat next to him and quipped, Ji Lingsheng smiled and said nothing, took the kettle and drank two sips, Xue Yu looked at him with a smile.

"How long do you think it will take me to reach the realm of the Xuan Palace?", Ji Lingsheng looked at those sparkling eyes and asked softly, Xue Yu thought about it, and estimated and said: "The zodiac is just a process of accumulating aura, as long as you can sense the aura, you can eventually reach the Xuan Palace, but the length of this time varies according to a person's talent." If you follow him to practice, the spiritual energy on the top of the mountain will be abundant, and you will be able to enter the Xuan Palace within ten years. ”

Ji Lingsheng sighed lightly, and asked guessingly: "Then if the talent is very high and there is a large amount of spiritual energy support, you can quickly break through to the Xuan Palace?", Xue Yu thought for a while, and then nodded: "It can be said that if you have excellent qualifications, you will have a natural and earthly treasure to nourish your body since you were a child, and it is not impossible to reach the consummation of the zodiac at a very young age." ”

"What about the Xuan Palace? Judging by your tone, it doesn't seem to be very difficult to go from the consummation of the zodiac to the first gate of the Xuan Palace. ”

"There are many thresholds on the road of cultivation, and if you pass, the wind and rain will be smooth, and if you can't get over, you can only regret it for life. Induction of heaven and earth aura is the first way, from the zodiac to the Xuangong is the second threshold, for most people can pass, but some people stop here and have since declined. ”

Hearing this, Ji Lingsheng always had some bad premonitions, with God's favor for him, Ji Lingsheng felt that this matter was most likely to fall on him. Ji Lingsheng hurriedly shook his head, throwing away the troubles of self-infliction, Xue Yu's eyes were puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Lingsheng hurriedly said that it was okay, Xue Yu didn't dig deeper, Ji Lingsheng always hid some secrets from her, and she didn't bother to ask, he wanted to say that he would naturally say that too much investigation would only attract disgust.

After bowing his head and muttering for a while, Ji Lingsheng opened his mouth and asked, "What does the cultivation method mean?" In desperation, Ji Lingsheng had no choice but to add: "I have seen an electric spark flashing on my father's body, is that related to the cultivation exercises?"

Xue Yu suddenly realized, stretched out her green index finger and pointed it at the center of Ji Lingsheng's eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Spiritual energy is the same thing for everyone, the exercises are just the method of expressing spiritual power, and it is normal for it to vary from person to person."

Ji Lingsheng suddenly realized, and Xue Yu paused and said, "And I heard that person say that your grandfather and your father both created their own exercises, and they are both rare talents in this southern wasteland. That person naturally refers to Qingyunzi who Xue Yu is reluctant to call her father, so she naturally uses that person as her name.

Ji Lingsheng smiled, frowned again, and asked, "The land of the Southern Wilderness?" I have heard that people have said about the Eastern Refinement, but what does the Southern Wilderness mean?"

Xue Yu sorted out her thoughts and explained: "The place where we are is called the Donglian Continent, and the Siyue Kingdom is at the southernmost tip of the Donglian Continent, which is almost a mortal country, and there are extremely few monks. ”

"Then why have I never heard such a statement?", Ji Lingsheng asked again.

Xue Yu replied patiently: "Our southern land and the center of the continent where cultivation is prevalent are still separated by thousands of miles of wasteland, and there is no contact, and mortals don't even know that there is that place, for the monks, it is just a rumor that no one has verified. ”

"It doesn't matter to them if you know it, it doesn't make any difference. Ji Lingsheng smiled dumbly, and Xue Yu also smiled and agreed, "Mortals only care about chasing fame and fortune in this small world, what do you do in a place thousands of miles away?"

Ji Lingsheng asked tirelessly, "Has anyone ever traveled through the wasteland to the center of the continent?"

Xue Yu was silent, Ji Lingsheng came to his senses, and grinned: "It seems that it's your father." Xue Yu still didn't speak, the corners of her eyes drooped, and Ji Lingsheng acquiesced to her.

Ji Lingchang sighed and sighed in his heart, it seems that there is still a long way to go to reconcile the father and daughter.

Enough rest, the dawn is approaching, and the sky is almost bright. Ji Lingsheng stood up and stretched his waist slowly, there was still a feeling of soreness and numbness on his body, but there was no obstacle to walking, but he could come and go freely.

Ji Lingsheng stretched out his hand to dust off Xue Yu's body, but secretly took a lot of advantage, Xue Yu's pretty face was like a burning cloud, she had been running the Qinglou for many years, she had seen a lot of battles, and she was still comfortable and calm in the face of the green light in the face of the obscene stick with green eyes, but when the wonderful things of men and women fell on her, she was in chaos.

Xue Yu couldn't resist it, and said with a red face: "My eldest son Ji has rested enough?", Ji Lingsheng laughed, without pointing out that there was still a trilling in her words, and her palms were still circulating between her waist. Xue Yu bit her red lip lightly, her plump body almost fell soft, and she looked at Ji Lingsheng with shame and annoyance, Ji Lingsheng was still chuckling, Xue Yu didn't see the meaning of his smile, she only knew that his smile always contained deep meaning.

Walking to the stone wall and looking up, Ji Lingsheng put his mind at ease, there are gaps in the stone wall, then this mountain is climbable.

Ji Lingsheng flashed a strange light, and said to Xue Yu: "You go up first, you don't have to watch me toss." Xue Yu frowned, shook her head, Ji Lingsheng showed a relaxed smile, and said, "Go ahead, compare which of us will get to the top first." ”

Xue Yu was amused and smiled, revealing white stone-like jade teeth, and no longer stubborn with Ji Lingsheng, her figure flashed, and she fell lightly on a turbulent stone above Ji Lingsheng's head, Xue Yu glanced back at Ji Lingsheng, with a smile in her eyes, as if she was laughing at his outrageous words.

Ji Lingsheng immediately put on a serious unconvinced face, causing Yiren to laugh, watching Xue Yu's figure disappear above his head, Ji Lingsheng took out the dagger from his boots, put the dagger in his mouth and bit it, his eyes looked at the high stone wall, and a snort came out of his nose.