The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 54

Chapter 2 Reunion

Time flew by. Li Xun carried two Nine-Layer Stones down from the peak daily. Over a month had passed, and he had already brought down most of the Nine-Layer Stones accumulated on the peak. His sentence was almost over. During this time, he followed Ming Ji’s instructions and reconnected with the sect’s disciples.

Key to his smooth rebuilding of these connections was Li Xun’s precise self-image.

He now portrayed an introverted teenager, burdened by self-esteem due to his “mistakes,” a role that easily drew sympathy from others.

Ming Ji was right. Most people on the mountain didn’t show any disdain for his “performance” on Tiandu Peak. Instead, they actively defended him, wanting to help him escape his “shadow.”

This situation was a stark contrast to the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect’s style of taking advantage of others’ misfortunes. The disparity was so great that even Li Xun, with his current thick skin, found it difficult to handle, and his emotions naturally became more complex.

It was midnight. After returning the seventy-ninth Ninefold Stone to the sect’s secret vault, Li Xun soared to the summit of Zhiguan Peak.

This was another act of compassion from the sect. Taking pity on his “dire circumstances” and his master’s early death, they allowed him to live in Lin Ge’s house. Of the three generations of disciples who still reside on Zhiguan Peak, besides Lin Ge and Qi Bi, Li Xun was the only one left.

It was late summer, and Zhiguan Peak towered above all other peaks. Birds and insects were scarce, and the nights seemed much quieter. Li Xun ascended on his sword, influenced by the stillness of the night. He subdued his sword’s aura and silently swept through the night sky.

As he reached the summit, his momentum gradually receded. Suddenly, a streak of sword light, like a streak of silk, poured down from the peak, yet it was completely silent, like a flash of silent lightning flashing across the night sky.

Li Xun’s gaze met his, and a startled expression crossed his face.

“Senior Brother Wenhai!” Li Xun reacted quickly, hovering in the air and greeting him with a bow.

The person who came was none other than Senior Brother Wenhai, the most famous of the three generations of disciples of Mingxin Sword Sect. This person had profound cultivation and was extremely shrewd. Among the three generations of disciples, he was the only one who was qualified to participate in the plans and arrangements of the sect’s top leaders.

Li Xun was still very cautious towards such a person.

“It turns out to be Junior Brother Xun!” Wenhai also bowed.

This man was extremely handsome, otherwise he would not have attracted the heart of someone like Qi Bi. But his facial lines were extremely tough, and his eyes were like cold stars, showing his firm will.

A smile appeared on Wenhai’s face, softening the tough lines a little.

“Junior Brother Xun, you’ve worked hard. The night is getting late, so I won’t talk to you in depth. I’ll definitely come and have a chat when I’m free someday!”

He was very polite in his words, without showing the airs of a senior brother. Li Xun saw that he was in a hurry, and even a little anxious, and thought that he had something urgent to do, so he smiled and agreed, watching him leave.

But just as Wen Hai left, a sword light rose from not far away. The sword light was originally light gold, but its light was artificially suppressed. It was just that the sword wielder’s cultivation was not good, and the sword light was extremely unstable.

Li Xun was very familiar with this sword light. He frowned, and before he could decide whether to avoid it, the sword light had already hit him.

“Junior Brother Xun, Junior Brother Xun, do me a favor…”

The person who came was Shan Zhi, Li Xun’s most annoying person on the mountain. This former servant, now his senior brother, had been under the guidance of a master day and night on the mountain for several years, and his cultivation had reached a considerable level. But now, his face was pale, his eyes were unfocused, and it was unclear what had happened.

Ever since Shan Zhi became Li Xun’s disciple, he had always felt a sense of superiority. When speaking to Li Xun, he usually spoke condescendingly, treating himself as his senior brother. This was the first time he had been so flustered, and Li Xun was surprised.

Shan Zhi rushed forward, grabbed his arm, and screamed miserably, “Junior Brother Xun, save me!”

Li Xun was stunned on the spot. Before he could ask any questions, he heard him speak rapidly, “If anyone asks me in the future, Junior Brother, just say that I was with you all night, discussing Daoist techniques and profound arts. How about that?”

Li Xun stared at him with wide eyes, and after a long moment, he smiled bitterly and said, “Do you know that I just came down from Zuowang Peak in the middle of the night, went to the sect’s secret vault, and greeted the on-duty Immortal Master Mingde. I also just ran into Senior Brother Wenhai… Why do you look so grim? Are you sick?”

Shan Zhi’s face was so grim that it couldn’t be more gloomy. Seeing Li Xun’s question, he hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he couldn’t say anything. He gritted his teeth and started to leave.

As he moved, Li Xun grabbed him.

“Brother Shan Zhi, if you trust me, please tell me about your difficulties. As long as you haven’t done anything unacceptable to heaven and earth, I think I can mediate for you.” Li Xun said this empty words while observing the changes in Shan Zhi’s expression.

Shan Zhi’s face showed impatience at first, and then he was a little moved, but more of it was panic. Obviously, Li Xun’s words did not reassure him.

It seems that he has caused a lot of trouble this time? Li Xun’s mind was spinning rapidly, but somehow, he connected him with Wen Hai who had just left. Then, he suddenly remembered something and made up his mind. He paused and suddenly said, “Did you offend Senior Sister Qi Bi?”

Without Shan Zhi’s answer, just looking at his dead face, Li Xun knew that he was right. A plan quickly came to his mind. He tugged at Shan Zhi’s arm, whispering, “Follow me!”

Shan Zhi, utterly distraught, had no strength left to resist. Li Xun’s sword dragged him away, dragging him into the small building where he lived.

“Tell me, what’s going on?” Li Xun’s expression was serious, but his voice was deliberately lowered, revealing his attitude.

Shan Zhi naturally knew, but his lips were now pale and his face was blue, and he could no longer speak. He simply bowed his head in silence.

Li Xun was left to speculate. His mind was already fully formed, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he began to conjure the worst possible scenario: “Could it be that you did something unkind to Senior Sister Qi Bi?”

“I didn’t!” Shan Zhi jumped in shock, his voice rising an octave. But a glare from Li Xun deflated him, and he could only lower his head and mutter, “Really not! I just, just, peeped…”

The truth was revealed. Shan Zhi, a manly man, had recently finally given up on his delusion, which bordered on fantasy and delusion. Relying on his understanding of Qi Bi’s daily routine, he’d sneak into her bathing place at night and commit her indecent acts.

However, his breath was so heavy that Qi Bi noticed him. If Qi Bi hadn’t been physically unable to catch up, and hadn’t been so embarrassed and angry, that she couldn’t catch up, Shan Zhi would probably have been tied up and brought before the immortal masters by now.

Was it because of this that Wen Hai had rushed over earlier? Li Xun felt a pang of amusement at Shan Zhi’s bewildered expression.

But he knew that he must not laugh at this moment, and he thought about it and came up with a plan. Without saying a word, he pursed his lips and slapped Shan Zhi in the face. Shan Zhi was caught off guard and fell down.

Li Xun still did not let him go. He stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and slammed him against the wall, growling: “Shan Zhi! You are shameless!”

Shan Zhi was already frustrated and guilty, and at this moment he was frightened to death by Li Xun’s sudden anger. What was even more terrible was that what Li Xun said at this time was not wrong at all, and even if he wanted to refute it, he had no way.

In panic, he struggled with his hands and feet, and was almost scared to tears.

“Junior Brother Xun! Little Prince! Considering our previous relationship, please don’t do this, let me go, let me go…”

Li Xun took a deep breath, as if to suppress the anger in his chest, and his hands finally loosened. Shan Zhi was about to escape as if he had been pardoned, but Li Xun pushed him in the chest and pressed him against the wall.

Li Xun slowly exhaled the anger in his chest, and said in an extremely heavy tone, “Do you know what you have done? You ** fellow sister, especially she has a Taoist partner, and her Taoist partner is Senior Brother Wenhai! Senior Brother Shan Zhi, do you really know what you are doing?”

“I was confused for a moment, confused for a moment!” Shan Zhi would never have thought that Li Xun had used a method of confusing the mind when he spoke. He just felt that his heart was getting more and more confused, and he could no longer think effectively. His speech gradually became incoherent.

“I was too dizzy, no, but I couldn’t hold it back. In fact, it was just this time…”

“Just one time can make you fall into eternal damnation! “

Li Xun squeezed out the cold words bit by bit from between his teeth.

“If this matter is discovered, Senior Brother Wenhai will be the first one to not forgive you! You can guess the reaction of the Sect Master and Uncle Mingsong – destroy your cultivation, erase your memory, and then throw you into the human world, and let you be a lowly and despicable servant…”

“I don’t want it, I don’t want it!” Shan Zhi’s reaction was unprecedentedly fierce. He twisted his body hard and almost made Li Xun unable to lock him.

Li Xun’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and he suddenly punched him in the lower abdomen, beating him into a shrimp shape. He fell to the ground and could only vomit acid.

“Calm down, do you want everyone in the sect to know that you did it? “

Li Xun lowered his voice even more, giving Shan Zhi a hint – at this time, the man in front of him was on his side.

This move soon took effect. Shan Zhi was not annoyed by Li Xun’s repeated heavy hands. Instead, he seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and refused to let go.

“Junior Brother Xun, young prince, you want to save me. I know that you are a righteous person and will not leave me alone. You saved me this time, and in the future I will be…”

“Shut up!”

Even if this kid said that he would be a slave to you now, it would be useless. Instead, it might arouse rebellious psychology, and something might happen one day. Li Xun didn’t want such a stupid slave. He just wanted Shan Zhi to go on the path he set.

Brother, get up!” Li Xun wiped away the heavy expression and put on a pleasant

look.

“Brother, we’ve been friends for the longest time on the mountain. If I don’t help you, who else can? But if you’re like this, anyone would know something’s wrong. If you want to keep this a secret, you have to be alert. Come to me, relax, and exhale a few times at this rhythm…”

Shan Zhi was like a puppet, letting Li Xun manipulate him

. When Li Xun told him to exhale, he exhaled; when he told him to inhale, he inhaled. After a few repetitions, his breathing had indeed become much more stable, but his eyes had gradually dimmed. At this moment, Li Xun whispered, “Brother Shan Zhi, didn’t you make an appointment to discuss Daoist techniques with me tonight and waited in

front of the building for a while? You even saw me talking to Brother Wenhai, right?” Shan Zhi’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Yes, yes! I’m looking for you to discuss techniques. I saw Brother Wenhai talking to you on this peak!”

He repeated this three times, his voice growing louder and louder, finally bursting into laughter.

Li Xun ignored him and just smiled to himself. Seeing that the time was almost right, he patted Shan Zhi on the shoulder and said: “Brother Zhi, let’s talk about the profound skills. The night is long, so you have to cheer up!” “

Shan Zhi naturally said yes repeatedly, looking at Li Xun’s face with gratitude. Of course, he didn’t know that Li Xun beside him was sneering in his heart.

With the “guiding light” planted in his heart, Shan Zhi would have a lot of fun in the future… Taking the opportunity to get a hidden card, Li Xun was in a good mood, and smiled and led Shan Zhi to the living room.

To be honest, he did not necessarily have any detailed plans to do this, but just took advantage of the situation. After all, he was living a good life in Mingxin Sword Sect, and he didn’t want to do anything meaningless. Today, Shan Zhi came to the door by himself, and he couldn’t blame him.

As for the chess pieces that were buried on this occasion, as long as they are alive, there will be opportunities to use them, right?

The next morning, there was no atmosphere of impending storm in the sect, and Li Xun was not surprised.

Originally, Shan Zhi fled in a hurry, most likely to scare himself. Qi Bi should not have discovered his identity in a hurry.

This matter… It’s extremely private. Does Wen Hai have to ask the sect to issue an order to thoroughly investigate the suspects last night to see who saw his wife’s body?

Li Xun knew very well when to keep a low profile. He rested obediently on Zhiguan Peak for half a day, and was completely unaware of the undercurrents in the sect. After noon, he went straight to Zuowang Peak.

After many days of training, Li Xun can now fly a sword for 70,000 to 80,000 miles in a day and night. He leaves at noon and arrives at the Jiuchong Stone Mine where he has been serving his sentence for three months at night.

Li Xun understood that this was because the cultivation of “Lingxi Jue” was affected by the Youming Qi, and it was close to the level of pure purity again.

Only by flying the sword with the method of Mingxin Sword Sect can he travel freely. But will the improvement of “Lingxi Jue” hinder the “Youming Qi” in turn? If there is an impact, how to solve it?

This is a worry that belongs only to Li Xun, and… The complexity of this worry was far beyond the level he could reach at the moment. Not to mention that he didn’t dare to ask anyone for help, even if he really asked, there might not be many people in the entire Tongxuan Realm who could answer!

Perhaps, this was God’s punishment for the “greedy” ones?

Picking up the last two pieces of Nine-Layer Stone, treating their two thousand jin weight as nothing, he circled around the Nine-Layer Stone Mine, as a recollection of the hard life of the previous three months. Li Xun cheered up again, temporarily putting aside all his worries, and with a low whistle, he was about to fly into the sky.

In the deep silence of the night, Li Xun’s low whistle spread deeply for who knows how far, but compared with the vastness of Zuowang Peak, it was nothing.

In Li Xun’s opinion, this whistle would at most startle some birds and beasts. However, to his surprise, mixed in with the cries of birds and beasts all over the mountain, there was a faint hint of The sound of a bell.

The whistling sound stopped immediately, and soon after, the sound of the bell could no longer be heard. Li Xun began to suspect that he was hallucinating.

However, just as this thought came to mind, another wave of thin bells rang.

This was certainly not the bell on the neck of someone’s pet cat or dog. The sound of the bell had a strange rhythm. Although it was intermittent, it did not feel discontinuous. Instead, it connected a smooth melody between the sound and silence.

Li Xun had never heard such a strange and beautiful bell. He couldn’t even tell the direction of the bell. He turned a few circles in the air, and what came into view was the dark sea of trees and the occasional flying birds and beasts.

The night wind blew, and the startled birds and beasts ran and leaped in the jungle, stirring up countless real and imaginary shadows. It was a pipe dream to want to distinguish one or two figures from them.

His heart moved again, and he involuntarily turned his eyes to the woods over there that he had suspected for a long time.

Enemy!

This thought immediately crossed Li Xun’s mind. But what immortal in the world would dare to wreak havoc on Zuowang Peak, where Zhong Yin presided? He scratched his head, wondering if he should send a message.

Just then, another sound rang in his ears.

This one was far clearer than the previous one. Li Xun could hear it distinctly, as if invisible wind chimes hung above his head, tinkling in the night breeze.

However, no other wind chime could possess such devastating power. As soon as the sound reached his ears, Li Xun’s mind went blank, and then the most vulnerable part of his brain suddenly swelled. The sudden tearing sensation nearly made him think his head had exploded into smithereens!

Li Xun spat out a mouthful of blood. The incident was so sudden; he had never expected the opponent’s tactics to be so swift.

Caught off guard, he plummeted like a stone. Fortunately, he instinctively released his grip, allowing the Nine-Layered Stone to fall. Otherwise, pinned to the ground by such weight, he would have been dead, no matter his cultivation.

The violent impact made every bone in his body groan. In this situation, the pain of the impact was nothing.

The moment he touched the ground, he spun around with his earth escape technique and plunged headfirst into the ground.

However, the sound of the wind chimes was like a leech attached to his bones. Although it was low and thin and seemed to be about to stop, it was still clear and like a deadly steel wire, twisting around his neck!

Li Xun spat out another mouthful of blood in a panic. This terrifying person who could take someone’s life without even seeing him was what Li Xun feared most.

Two years ago, Shui Dielan had used shocking speed, and today this person used a disheartening sound-killing method, going straight for his weakest point. Even if he had a pair of unparalleled Youxuan puppets, they were useless if he couldn’t hit anyone.

He gritted his teeth and fled in panic, trying hard to concentrate and think of a way to break the deadly attack.

The third wave of attacks bore down on him. Without a second thought, Li Xun formed a seal and, with a low cry, unleashed the “Great Clear Divine Sound.”

This was a rare sonic killing technique from the Mingxin Sword Sect. It wasn’t necessarily exceptionally advanced, but in a hurry, it was the only option he had to resist.

As soon as the “Great Clear Divine Sound” began, he knew it was bad. The pure sound, meant to resonate like the clashing of metal and jade, was distorted by the terrifying ringing. The recoil of the force sent a chill through his neck, as if his throat had been sliced in two. The remaining force continued to hammer into his vital Tanzhong point.

Under the impact of this additional force, his Huangting Golden Core suddenly expanded and contracted, snarling his entire body’s vital energy into a tangled mess.

This time, the injuries were more than a hundred times worse than the previous two.

Li Xun’s body suddenly sank, and he couldn’t even use his Earth Escape technique. The earth and rock, separated by the Daoist magic, quickly closed together, threatening to crush him to a pulp.

“Get out!”

Li Xun gushed out blood. His mind was preoccupied with the sole thought of saving his life, nothing else mattered. With a cry, You Yi and You Er simultaneously materialized, grasping his arms. In a flash, they burst forth from the thick earth and rock.

A breath of fresh air filled Li Xun’s heart with relief. The two puppets vanished without waiting for his command.

With a cry, Li Xun tumbled down the hillside, over ten feet high, dazed and devastated, sapping his remaining strength.

His injuries were so severe that he no longer had the energy to activate the Tianming Huayin Pearl. No matter how he summoned them, the two puppets would not return.

Just then, the bell rang again.

It was over! Li Xun had never imagined he would die this way. In the midst of despair, he felt a sudden chill in his chest. A surge of cool air penetrated his body, instantly circulating through his body before swelling slightly.

Li Xun seemed to hear a soft ringing sound, and a layer of invisible, colorless air enveloped his body.

All external sounds instantly faded away, including the whirring of the life-chasing wind chimes. It paused only for a moment, and then a pure, cool feeling surged through his heart, flowing along his Qi and blood, caressing his brain before passing through several key acupoints and entering his Huangting.

In a split second, his shaky Jindan returned to normal.

Li Xun’s entire body trembled, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, this time a clot.

In the blink of an eye, his life-threatening injuries had healed by about 70%, but his entire body felt limp and powerless, unable to even move a finger.

Was this… a jade warding off evil spirits? Li Xun was intrigued. He knew the effects of this treasure, and while they were powerful, they had never been as immediate as they were today. How could this be possible?

“A treasure has been in your possession for three years, and you don’t even know how to use it. Isn’t that ridiculous?”

This sudden voice, ignoring the air barrier of the jade warding off evil spirits, slowly seeped in, instantly shocking

Li Xun into a state of shock

. He followed the sound and looked directly in the direction of the voice. He saw a female cultivator in a plain green dress, carrying a bamboo basket, emerging from the woods to the side. The darkness that permeated the mountain shuddered slightly at her appearance.

Her cascading black hair was tied in a simple bun, secured by a bamboo tube. The hair was still soaked with the fragrance of mountain water. A few strands were blown by the night wind, brushing against her forehead, adding a touch of haziness to the night.

This pure and unpretentious grace made Li Xun’s mind wander for a moment.

“Master Qingyin!”

Li Xun was overwhelmed by a huge sense of happiness. It was not the joy of escaping death, but simply because of this reason: Master Qingyin, I see Master Qingyin. She saved me!

He was also curious about why Qing Yin had appeared so coincidentally, but how could this thought compare to the surprise of seeing her for the first time?

The air barrier around him quickly vanished, and he didn’t know where he got the strength from, but he jumped up with a flip. He stood there at a loss for a moment, and then saw Qing Yin’s indescribable look sweeping over him, and then he knew to bow and salute: “Thank you, Immortal Master, for your help!”

His words were very coherent, and if his voice wasn’t so trembling, it would have been even more perfect.

Qing Yin nodded slightly to him, and her eyes shifted away. Li Xun was paying full attention to her every move, and now he followed her gaze and saw a figure that disappeared in an instant.

Li Xun said bitterly: “This guy is definitely the level of a sect leader, but he is so sneaky. It’s really inexplicable!”

Because Qing Yin was in front of him, he had more unpleasant words to say, and he just cursed in his heart.

Qing Yin glanced over, and unexpectedly smiled faintly, changing the subject: “It’s been a few years since we last met, and you’ve become unrecognizable!”

Before Li Xun could say anything, a sound rang out in his ears: the sound of a sword.

The sound wasn’t loud, but blended into the night wind, drifting from who knows how far away, lingering softly in his ears.

In response, from nowhere, a dull, almost silent, rubbing sound spread out, lightly touching the distant sword chant, the tail note suddenly rising, making a clear clanging sound.

The two sound waves mixed together, the sword chant continued, but the string music suddenly fell silent.

Qing Yin’s eyes flickered, and he shook his head. “Zuowang Peak isn’t a place you can just come to whenever you want. Did they take out their anger on you?”

Li Xun’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly realized that the swordsman must be Zhong Yin. He had fought that fellow and triumphed in an instant.

However…Zuowang Peak’s summit is nearly 500,000 miles away from here! Even Zhong Yin, no matter how powerful, couldn’t ignore this vast spatial chasm?

This question didn’t linger for long. When the two sound waves faded, all that remained in Li Xun’s ears was the rustling of pine trees on the mountain breeze. It was as if the mysterious and beautiful sound-killing battle had just been an illusion.

Just when he was in a trance, Qing Yin sighed softly: “Gone!”

Li Xun naturally clapped his hands in praise: “Master Zhong Yin’s move is indeed extraordinary…”

Qing Yin glanced at him, and there was an elusive meaning in the arc of her lips. Li Xun

tentatively thought that this was a kind of “irony.” He didn’t know who she was targeting.

In any case, this was an attitude that made people afraid to get close to her. Li Xun hurriedly lowered his head and acted like a good baby. He lowered his head for a long time, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He raised his face, but saw that there was no one around him. Qing Yin had gone far away when he lowered his head.

Li Xun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He was not surprised by Qing Yin’s behavior of coming and going without a trace, but, couldn’t she even say hello before leaving?

This female cultivator who had given him guidance and gifts of treasures , can be said to be one of the people he most desires to get close to, but when he really faces her, he can’t find any opportunity to get close to her.

Perhaps, Qing Yin has never taken him seriously?

Li Xun subconsciously stroked his cheek. He is not a fool. After experiencing the life and death shock on Tiandu Peak, if he doesn’t understand something, he will really be hopeless!

He has to think more about this: If there is no face similar to Yu Sanren – although it doesn’t seem to be much alike now, what will Qing Yin’s attitude towards him be?

Wait… Yu Sanren?

An idea flashed through Li Xun’s mind, but he couldn’t figure it out for a while. When he was in a trance, a sigh came from beside him: “Junior sister’s temperament has not changed. Maybe I will never see her again…”

“Sixth uncle? “Li Xun was startled when Zhong Yin appeared from nowhere. He turned around and saw Zhong Yin walking out from the depths of the forest with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in a plain robe, spotless. His world-famous magic sword was nowhere to be seen. He didn’t know how he made that sword chant just now.

However, what attracted Li Xun’s attention even more was Zhong Yin’s inexplicable words.

“What do you mean we can’t meet?”

Zhong Yin looked at him with a gentle and peaceful look and smiled slightly: “My junior sister and I haven’t seen each other for more than nine hundred years. It’s amazing that I can see her back today. Speaking of which, I have to thank you!”

After a pause, he said: “My junior sister has been in a bad mood in the past two years. I feel very tired here. I am relieved that you can come back! “

Li Xun was stunned. It seemed that there must be a very complicated change between these two senior immortal masters. But what was the matter with him being caught in the middle?

But listening to Zhong Yin’s words, it seemed that his status in the eyes of the two immortal masters was actually quite extraordinary – excluding the factor of politeness, Li Xun only felt happy in his heart.

However, these two came here one after another tonight, and happened to save his life. This…

He couldn’t help but use his brain, but didn’t dare to let Zhong Yin see it. He just hummed and changed the subject: “Immortal Master, who is this person tonight? His cultivation is very high, and it’s inexplicable. I almost died!”

Zhong Yin smiled: “You are proud enough to escape with your life! This person is a master-level figure in the Tongxuan Realm. It’s rare that he hasn’t taken you down after three attacks! With this one move alone, you are better than some of the uncles! “

Li Xun was secretly shocked when he heard this. It was obvious that Zhong Yin saw the changes here clearly, but he didn’t know whether this look that could see through everything had discovered his secret.

He forced a smile and scratched his head and said, “It was all thanks to this person who underestimated the enemy. With this sound killing

technique… sound killing?”

Li Xun stopped talking, but the connection in his mind was connected in an instant.

The sound killing technique was so superb, who else could come except Miaohua Sect? A master of a sect… Is it Yu Sanren?

No, Yu Sanren would be stronger! That is…

“‘Seven Killing Harp’ Gu Yin!” Li Xun shouted.

At this moment, he clearly saw the strange look that flashed across Zhong Yin’s face, which further strengthened his idea. He opened his eyes and looked at Zhong Yin: “Master, she is Gu Yin!”

Zhong Yin had regained his composure, smiled, and said nothing.

“She is in the same group with Yao Feng! “When Li Xun said this, he couldn’t tell what he felt in his heart, so his tone was quite weird, as if he was explaining something, or complaining, or there was a little inexplicable trembling, so that the ending tone was out of tune.

“Maybe? However, since she doesn’t want to show up, I naturally can’t be the villain.” Zhong Yin looked at Li Xun’s unbelievable face and smiled.

“Since she has the ability to come and go freely, why can’t she come to this peak? When you see her in the future, just think it’s dazzled. Of course, if you are unlucky, just admit your bad luck like today! “

Li Xun’s face twitched a few times. The person standing in front of him was the peerless divine sword that roamed the universe and had no rivals. He was the number one figure most respected by the righteous sects and most feared by the evil sects?

His words and deeds were even more authentic than those evil grandmasters he had met in the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect!

But this also shows one thing, Gu Yin is probably not the first time to come to Zuowang Peak.

Li Xun thought of the figure he had caught a glimpse of a month ago. What was she doing here? She was not here to talk to someone, was she?

Just as he was thinking, Zhong Yin’s eyes that could see through everything moved over and smiled slightly: “Why bother thinking about this kind of thing? Everyone has their own plans in their hearts, but there will never be a day when they will calculate everything about themselves and others! Instead of wasting time on this, why not do this…”

The next moment, Li Xun’s entire body stiffened. He stared at Zhong Yin’s finger pressing against his brow, his mouth open, unable to utter a single word.

Zhong Yin retracted his hand and smiled again, “Sooner or later, you’ll resort to this method to resolve your problem. I admit, it’s not the best way, but I’d rather you do it this way.”

Li Xun forced a smile, but it quickly crumbled under Zhong Yin’s gaze. Cold sweat soaked through his clothes, and even the Jade Evil-Repelling Blade couldn’t calm his pounding heart.

What did Zhong Yin know? What did he intend to do?

Li Xun suddenly realized that Zhong Yin always knew a little more than he anticipated.

At this moment, Zhong Yin sighed softly.

Li Xun, still in a trance, absentmindedly replied, “Where?”

“Come with me to practice!” Zhong Yin said calmly, “Your sect’s cultivation is far inferior!”

Li Xun was startled and looked up, but Zhong Yin had already turned around, leaving him with only his back.

Li Xun wanted to use the excuse that his sentence had not yet ended to prevaricate, but when he saw Zhong Yin’s figure disappearing, he could not utter a word.

Li Xun wanted to understand Zhong Yin’s opinion of him, otherwise he would not be able to be at ease, let alone concentrate on cultivation.

But soon, Zhong Yin told him with facts that he did not need to bother – he did not have the energy, nor the time!

“The flow of Qi is only a matter of a thought, and it is very easy to correct. But once the tendons, veins, and bones are fixed, it involves every part of the body, and it affects the whole body. If you want to improve and correct it, it will be very difficult. If you want to make further progress in your sect cultivation, you will have to suffer some hardships!” Zhong Yin told him so.

Li Xun still remembered the strange smile that had graced Zhong Yin’s face when he’d mentioned the phrase “sect cultivation.” However, he no longer had the energy to contemplate its meaning. His mind was now preoccupied with only one thought: How much longer?

“Alright, that’s enough for today!”

With these long-awaited words, Li Xun staggered twice and collapsed headfirst onto the ground. Even at the summit of Zuowang Peak, the earth didn’t taste particularly pleasant, but since he couldn’t even move a finger, he’d forget it.

If someone were to ask him what the most brutal torture was, he’d answer without hesitation: “Stand within Zhong Yin’s sword energy!” He

slumped for an indeterminate amount of time before the gentle gurgling of a stream a few feet away reminded him that perhaps he should get some water.

He groaned, straining his limbs to push himself upright, staggering a couple of steps before collapsing headfirst onto the ground with a heavy splash.

The cool stream water made him clearer. A large amount of water seeped in through his pores, nourishing his exhausted body and temporarily relieving the pain of his muscles and tendons being dislocated.

The only drawback was that the feeling was only lingering in his upper body, while the pain in his lower limbs was even more severe in comparison.

However, he really didn’t have any strength left!

Forget it, I’ll just get some sleep…

Like a stone thrown from a cliff, Li Xun’s consciousness quickly fell into endless darkness, without even hearing the slightest echo.

However, just as his consciousness was swimming in the black fog and gradually becoming blurred, a sudden stimulation suddenly hit his brain.

His consciousness was still like stone, still moving through the endless abyss of black fog. But at the moment of falling to the bottom, he suddenly realized that there was a rope tied to his body!

The violent rebound caused his consciousness to rush back up faster than when he fell. In an instant, the world turned upside down. He screamed and turned over to sit up. The string representing his consciousness in his brain almost broke!

The scene in front of him went from blurry to clear, and then the world spun again. He groaned miserably and lay down again, splashing water all over the sky.

However, he could no longer sleep. The strong stimulation made his head hurt. More importantly, he heard a soft sound in his ears, as if someone was walking up to him.

Who could it be at the top of Zuowang Peak?

He chuckled twice in his throat, squeezed out the foul air in his chest, and then opened his eyes again. However, the dazzling

blood-red light rushed in without any hesitation, forcing him to squint.

It turned out that it was already dusk; beyond the distant mountains, the setting sun shone on the surface of the stream, which dazzled his eyes.

Behind the blinding light, a slender figure stood on the shore. As the mountain breeze blew, Li Xun heard the sound of wind brushing his clothes, and even a hint of fragrance carried by the wind.

His mind was still a little unclear, but he felt that the breath in the wind was very familiar. With just a slight touch, a name deep in his heart was pulled out.

“Qingyin… Immortal Master?”

The moment the name came out, Li Xun sat up suddenly, and his originally confused mind became clear in an instant. This name, and the figure so close at hand, seemed to have an invisible magic that injected strength into his body.

Freed from the restraint of the sunlight, Li Xun looked closely. The female cultivator standing alone by the water, if it wasn’t Qingyin, who else could it be?

When he saw the person coming, Li Xun felt that he didn’t know where to put his hands and feet. He must be in a very miserable state now. After the training by Zhong Yin in recent days, he was either bruised or emaciated. Anyway, he was not worthy of the beauty’s attention. Not to mention that he had just struggled on the ground and soaked in the stream…

Even the cold stream water could not stop the heat on his face. He supported himself with his hands and tried to stand up, but accidentally pressed on the loose soil by the stream. His hands sank and he fell into the stream again.

This was a huge loss of face! Li Xun’s face was hot, and he smiled awkwardly. He quickly shook his palms in the stream a few times, pretending to wipe his face to cool it down. Then he stood up, suppressed his empty thoughts, and saluted Qing Yin.

Qing Yin’s eyes swept across his face, just as they had when they first met, instantly leaving his mind blank. In a trance, Li Xun thought she seemed to smile, then spoke in a gentle tone, “Have you had a hard time these past few days?”

This was a treatment Li Xun had never received before. For a moment, he even wanted to laugh out loud, to celebrate this memorable moment, but he remembered Qing Yin’s unpredictable temperament. In the end, he just twitched his lips and forced a respectful and polite expression: “Thank you, Master. I can still hold on.”

Qing Yin clearly smiled again, and the lines created by her smile brought a touch of warmth to her already lonely and cold face. “You are much more lovable when you are silent!”

Li Xun was at a loss for words and could only touch his head and look embarrassed.

Fortunately, Qing Yin did not intend to extend the topic. She seemed to sigh and watched the fading red flowers on the stream.

“The method of connecting bones and meridians to the heart is important to achieve, however, pain and torture are inevitable. You have to know how to make the tendons, bones and muscles change accordingly with the flow of qi, and then you have to do it.

“In fact, he tortures you because you can’t do it. If you can do it, why let him bully you!”

Li Xun’s brain was not rigid after all. He knew that Qing Yin had been seeing his situation in the past few days. His heart skipped a few beats and he thanked him quickly. However, it sounded like there was something unfinished in the second half of Qing Yin’s sentence. It

was not his turn to think about it, and Qing Yin continued: “Everyone on this peak is an extraordinary person.

Naturally, to do extraordinary things, it is natural that they have to pay an extraordinary price… They are very smart and have strong character. There is no need to say these things. “

Li Xun was speechless. He certainly didn’t think Qing Yin was talking nonsense. In fact, if Qing Yin really wanted to continue, he would listen here forever.

However, every word Qing Yin said revolved around him, but there seemed to be a hidden vein running through it, which was like a long steel wire, winding around him again and again, gradually making him unable to move. What was even more strange was that he knew it was dangerous, but he was addicted to it and couldn’t extricate himself.

It was like soaking in mellow wine, in the dizziness and confusion, under the incomprehensible gaze of the world, getting the pleasure of unrestrained indulgence.

He was already drunk, and in his ecstasy, he heard Qing Yin ask again, “How many times have we met?”

“Four times!” Li Xun blurted out, only to be met with Qing Yin’s loaded gaze. For some reason, even though he was speaking the truth, he felt more guilty than ever.

Qing Yin’s gaze finally shifted away. “Four times,” she said, “I feel like you’ve been talking less and less each time we’ve met, so I have to fill the gap with these boring words…”

Li Xun was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed.

He had never imagined Qing Yin would speak to him in such a tone, and the implication of her words… was impossible!

The boiling blood rushed to his head, making it dizzy, and the little bit of consciousness he had was a sharp warning: Stop! Don’t think any more!

He struggled to keep his gaze fixed on Qing Yin’s face, just wanting to get some reference, whether it was encouragement or criticism!

Unfortunately, Qingyin’s mental cultivation was both top-notch, and her pretty face remained calm. Li Xun could not get any valuable information except for feeling more frustrated and guilty.

Even though he had thousands of words in his heart at this moment, they were all stuck in his chest, and he could not utter a single word.

For a moment, he was so anxious that he wanted to cry.

Then he saw Qingyin made a gesture, as if asking him to sit. At the same time, Qingyin had lightly gathered her skirt and sat down by the stream gracefully. Li Xun hesitated for a moment, moved a little distance away, and knelt to one side with the etiquette of a disciple serving his teacher.

However, when he heard Qingyin say, “Sit closer!”

Li Xun’s head became hot again, but he was not yet to the point of fainting from the fever. He took a deep breath, and quickly glanced at Qingyin’s face, and then moved forward cautiously, not even caring about the mud by the stream staining his clothes.

He saw Qingyin extend a hand. The gesture looked familiar. Li Xun stared blankly at her crystal-clear fingers, as if possessed by an invisible magic that drew his soul in.

The next moment, Qingyin touched his face, and Li Xun’s mind exploded. Compared to Qingyin’s icy fingers, he felt his face was almost burning. This realization only heightened the temperature in his face.

Perhaps it was the heat, but he felt a slight tingling sensation on his face, but it was nothing. He wanted to exhale the hot, stagnant air in his chest, but fearing the distance was too rude, he held it in.

He didn’t even dare to look at Qingyin’s expression, only vaguely thinking: This scene, it seems like I’ve seen it before…

This contact seemed to last for a long time, but also seemed to be a brief moment, as absurd and blurry as a dream. Li Xun felt the cold fingers leave his cheek, but in a trance, he felt the warmth of his own skin cling to those fingertips, lingering.

Only then did he dare to look up at Qingyin’s face, only to catch a glimpse of the curve of her lips that had just faded. Even so, he could sense that Qingyin’s mood had changed again—a bit better.

Though he didn’t know the reason, Li Xun was glad to see it.

He tried to maintain the expression of a junior, pretending nothing had happened, and distanced himself from Qingyin once again. However, throughout this series of actions, Qingyin showed no sign of reaction.

Curious, Li Xun asked, “Master Qingyin?”

“Do you understand music?”

The question was abrupt, a world away from the atmosphere just now.

It was rare for Li Xun to react. He wanted to say that with only the few rudimentary fingerings he’d learned as a child, he didn’t have the courage to agree, so he could only shake his head.

Qingyin didn’t seem to care. Her eyes flickered, and she seemed to be filled with excitement. “Are you willing to learn?”

Xun hadn’t expected this at all. He was stunned for a long moment before nodding woodenly.

However, surprisingly, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of excitement about being with Qingyin. Instead, a layer of coldness gradually covered his heart. He looked at Qingyin’s face, which had suddenly become full of energy, and unconsciously reached out to touch his own face.

In an instant, time went backwards, and his eyes passed over Qingyin’s shoulder, looking at the hazy green in the distance.

Beyond that green mist barrier, there was a scene that was so similar to today. He vaguely realized that the slight itch there had not yet dissipated…

The warmth on his face and in his palms was rapidly decreasing. At this moment, his heart tightened into a ball.