Before Baili Qingmiao, the fastest person to advance to the Golden Core Stage in Shangqing Sect was He Wenchao. He became a Golden Core Stage cultivator in just three years after he established his foundation at the age of 18. Cultivation is a way to steal from the heavens. The higher you go, the harder it is. Inducing Qi and refining Qi are relatively simple. Ordinary martial artists with better qualifications can do it. Building a foundation is the threshold to enter the world of cultivation. This threshold has stumped countless people. Many cultivators who yearn for the Great Dao have been blocked by this high threshold and cannot move forward until they die.

But can you rise to the top by entering the foundation-building stage?

Not so.

There are many people who have been stuck in the foundation-building stage for fifty or hundreds of years, and have not been able to form a golden core until their spiritual energy is exhausted and their life span has come to an end. Inducing Qi is to absorb the energy from the heaven and earth into the body, refining Qi is to refine them for one's own use, and building a foundation is to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to force out the acquired impurities in the human body and achieve the innate body. The golden core is to transform the true essence into a golden core in the dantian. The divine consciousness can look inside one's body for the first time. The purple mansion in the dantian begins to appear, and the body becomes a world of its own, truly transforming from a human to an immortal.

It was a miracle that He Wenchao took three years, but what about Baili Qingmiao? She had just built her foundation when she was eighteen years old. At the end of this year, before her master had time to teach her the Jindan stage mental method, she had formed a pill for no apparent reason!

Elder Qingyue of the Steward Hall had investigated Baili Qingmiao's situation and confirmed that her true energy was pure and not mixed. She practiced the Shangqing Sect's mental method completely, and actually realized the Jindan stage mental method by her own strength.

Such talent has never appeared in the Shangqing Sect.

Elder Qingyue nodded with satisfaction and smiled. After burning incense to the ancestor, he rang the Shangqing Sect's Dangyue Bell.

The Dangyue Bell is one of the three great immortal artifacts of the Shangqing Sect. It has guarded the Shangqing Sect's mountain protection formation for many years. The sound of the bell can be heard by the entire sect unless it is a cultivator who is in the death pass. Ordinary Jindan stage cultivators are not worthy of being summoned by the Steward Hall elders throughout the sect. Even He Wenchao's three-year Jindan cultivation did not receive such treatment. Baili Qingmiao's situation is really rare. After careful consideration, Elder Qingyue decided to activate the Dangyue Bell.

When the Dangyue Bell rang, He Wenchao, who was making love with Shu Yanyan at the foot of the mountain, also heard it.

With three bell sounds, Elder Qingyue's voice reached everyone's ears: "Lingyun Peak, Baili Qingmiao, a disciple of Qingrong, has formed a golden elixir, which took a year."

He Wenchao stopped and was stunned.

Shu Yanyan also heard the sound of the Dangyue Bell, but she was not a disciple of Shangqing Sect and could not hear Elder Qingyue's voice. She didn't know what she was pretending to do. She put her jade arms around He Wenchao's neck and said in a coquettish voice: "He Lang, don't bully me, hurry up..."

His acting skills are superb, worthy of being the right protector of Xuanyuan Sect!

He Wenchao felt nothing anymore, and hurriedly got up, using a body cleansing technique to remove the smell from his body. Shu Yanyan turned over and asked with a dazed look, "He Lang?"

He Wenchao said coldly, "I suddenly remembered that I have something important to do and I need to go back to the sect. I may not come to visit you in the next few days. You wait for me obediently."

After that, he turned and left. Shu Yanyan leaned lazily on the bed with her arms propped up and said, "You turn your face and don't recognize me just after putting on clothes. What a thing, bah!"

"Baili Qingmiao is back to the sect." A voice came from the window. Shu Yanyan was startled. When she looked closely, Wen Ren'e and Yin Hanjiang had broken into the sect without her knowing when.

"It turned out to be your majesty. I was scared to death. I thought my skills had regressed and my vigilance was so poor that I didn't even know someone broke in." Shu Yanyan didn't rush to put on clothes or cover herself with a quilt. She just looked at the two of them frankly. 

However, Wen Ren'e and Yin Hanjiang ignored Shu Yanyan's appearance and figure like blind people. Yin Hanjiang used the magic formula to clean the tables and chairs in the room for Wen Ren'e, and blew away the strange smell in the room with the Qingfeng formula, opened the window, and then asked the master to sit down. 

Shu Yanyan: "..." 

She pursed her lips, and with a casual move, the clothes fell on the bed and naturally draped over her body. She saluted the master, then looked at Yin Hanjiang, her face stiffened: "Yin Protector, you have already reached the great perfection of the fusion?" 

Shu Yanyan's heart became alert. Yin Hanjiang and she were the left and right protectors of the master, and the left protector was already deeply valued by the master. Shu Yanyan could still comfort herself before, Yin Protector was only in the fusion stage, and although the magic sword was strong, it hurt the body and soul, and it could not last too long, otherwise it would be demonized. In comparison, she was still a little more powerful. But in just six months, Yin Hanjiang had risen from the first level of fusion to the great perfection of fusion. Isn't it just around the corner to break through the realm of emptiness? ! 

The right Dharma Protector was quite in danger! 

But the Lord shook his head in dissatisfaction and said, "It's only the Great Perfection of the Merge, it's far from it." 

This is not right! Shu Yanyan felt that she smelled something different. She looked back and forth between Wen Ren'e and Yin Hanjiang with her wonderful eyes. Yin Hanjiang had not changed much, he was still silent and loyal, and the Lord was as powerful and indifferent as before. The way they got along had not changed. The only thing that changed was... 

Shu Yanyan narrowed her eyes and found that the position of Dharma Protector Yin standing behind the Lord was a little closer than before, and with Dharma Protector Yin guarding behind him, Wen Ren'e's posture was also a little more relaxed than before. 

It was just this little bit, but it gave her a completely different feeling. 

She was alarmed and stepped forward to talk about business: "Your Majesty, I have devoted myself to He Wenchao for the past six months to help him cultivate into a Nascent Soul, so that He Wenchao has the opportunity to participate in the important affairs of the sect. Knowing the location of their Nascent Soul disciples, the five major forces of Shangqing, Tianjian, Jiuxing, Biluo and Wuxiang Temple, as well as the Nascent Soul disciples of some small sects will set up a large formation in the north and south of Xuanyuan Sect to temporarily block the spiritual veins, so that we will not have the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to support us when we fight." 

Shu Yanyan said how much she had paid and how much information she had received in these days, so as to compete with Yin Hufa for credit. She wanted to let Zuo Hufa know that it was not enough to just follow the Lord and flatter him, and to make real achievements! 

"Sad Love" describes the battle between good and evil from the perspective of Baili Qingmiao. She is just a Jindan disciple and doesn't know much. The specific daily routine in the past ten years is that when her senior brother is not around, she thinks about him, worries about him, and misses him, and saves people by the way to show the kind character of the heroine. Wen Ren'e doesn't know how the righteous path arranges it. With Shu Yanyan's information, the plan of the righteous path gradually took shape. 

"I think we need to send two masters to prepare in advance at the location of the formation, take two clever positions, destroy their formation, and then annihilate these Yuanying disciples in one fell swoop!" Shu Yanyan raised her eyes, and the charm and gentleness in her eyes disappeared, leaving only ruthlessness. 

She was dressed in white, but she was as beautiful as a blooming Lycoris radiata. She waved gently, luring the lost people to the other side. 

Ruthless, cold-hearted, and unscrupulous in order to achieve her goals, this is the true character of Shu Yanyan, the right protector of Xuanyuan Sect. As she spoke, the Tanlang star appeared in the night sky, shining brightly. 

The head of the Shangqing Sect and the heads of several other major sects were observing the stars at night and trying to figure out the secrets of the sky. The head of the Jiuxing Sect looked at the sky with a solemn expression: "The three stars of Qi Sha, Po Jun, and Tan Lang are shining, complementing each other, which is an ominous sign!" " 

How could it be so?" The master of Biluo Valley said, "I deduced and calculated a few months ago that Tanlang encountered evil spirits and was suppressed by lightning, becoming dim and without light; Pojun had the appearance of being possessed by demons, with a bloody appearance, and a great possibility of self-destruction; Qisha had peach blossoms in his fate and encountered love tribulations, and the three stars were all decadent 

. It was a good time for the righteous to annihilate the evil in one fell swoop, so how could the fortune suddenly flourish?" The master of Tianjian Sect had a sharp gaze: "Six months ago, Qisha's peach blossom tribulation disappeared, and his guardian star Pojun broke through the evil barrier, and then Tanlang shone. All the changes came from Qisha." 

The head of Shangqing Sect said: "Qishashi is responding to Wenren'e, the master of Xuanyuan Sect. This person suddenly appeared a hundred years ago, followed by a magic sword user. In just a few decades, he unified the evil, reversed the world's situation, and the righteous gradually weakened. If Wenren'e is not eliminated, his power alone will suppress the righteous for a thousand years." 

"Originally, the Shangqing Sect was alone in dealing with Wen Ren'e, but it seems that it is not enough now." The Lord of Biluo Valley said, "We need to allocate more experts and immortal weapons to surround and kill Wen Ren'e."

The leader of the Nine Star Sect said, "It is difficult to predict the will of heaven. We are obsessed with calculations and prying into the secrets of heaven, and we rarely fail. Why has our fate changed so quickly in the past six months? Could it be that heaven does not want us to see the result of the battle between good and evil?"

The abbot of Wuxiang Temple chanted a Buddhist name, put down the Buddhist beads in his hand, and a Zen stick appeared in his palm. His eyes, which were originally tightly closed, opened, and the compassionate look disappeared.

A fierce light flashed in his eyes, just like the Vajra Dharma Image in front of the Buddha's seat. "The abbot wants to take action?" The head of the Shangqing Sect was delighted, "With your action, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort and capture the enemy easily."

Several heads of the sects met in secret, set the time for the attack, and then rushed back to their respective sects. The head of Shangqing Sect walked out of the secret room with his hands behind his back and came to the Deacon Hall.

He said to Elder Qingyue, "Bai Li Qingmiao has been promoted to the Jindan stage?" Elder Qingyue told him everything. The head of the sect smiled comfortingly and said, "With Qingmiao and Wenchao, Shangqing Sect has successors. We have no worries and we can give it a go. Junior Brother Qingyue, you stay in the sect, guard the Dangyue Bell, and preserve the strength for the Shangqing Sect."

Qingyue knew that this battle was inevitable, and said to the head of the sect, "But Baili Qingmiao and He Wenchao are having a quarrel."

"Is Baili Qingmiao losing her temper again?" The head of the sect chuckled, "It's just the emotions of children. She won't be like this after she reaches the Yuanying stage."

Qingyue and the head of the sect didn't take their quarrel seriously, but He Wenchao was trying hard to coax Baili Qingmiao.

The reason is that after Baili Qingmiao returned to the sect, she directly checked the patrol records of her senior brother during this period in the Deacon Hall. It was the first time that she had been separated from He Wenchao for so long. She had witnessed the battle between a Sanxian and a Mahayana master in Wanli Icefield. After surviving by chance, she naturally missed her senior brother and wanted to know what he had done during her absence from the sect.

The records of the Deacon Hall are public and can be seen by anyone. Baili Qingmiao was happy for her senior brother's promotion to the Nascent Soul stage, but the more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. He Wenchao went down the mountain every two days, which was too frequent! 

Baili Qingmiao used to stick to He Wenchao every day, and she almost followed him every time he went down the mountain. Naturally, she knew that He Wenchao used to go down the mountain once a month. It happened that Senior Brother Yao Wendan came to the Deacon Hall to collect the medicinal materials from the Medicine Pavilion. Seeing Baili Qingmiao staring at the jade slips of the Deacon Hall records, he stepped forward to congratulate his junior sister and congratulated her on her promotion to the Golden Core stage. 

"Senior Brother Yao," Baili Qingmiao asked, "Have you seen the eldest brother? I looked at the duty roster and it's his turn to patrol the mountain today. Why isn't he here?" " 

He went down the mountain, right? He's been going down the mountain a lot these days and bought a house for Miss Shu. Maybe he feels guilty." Yao Wendan was a person who couldn't keep his words to himself. He said them out loud and regretted it right after he said them. He slapped himself in the face. 

The jade slip in Baili Qingmiao's hand fell to the ground: "What did you say? 

Senior Brother bought a house for Miss Shu?" It happened that He Wenchao rushed back to the sect at this time and heard Baili Qingmiao's words with a crying tone. His eyes went dark and he hugged Baili Qingmiao and said affectionately: "Junior Sister, you are finally back. I have been so worried about you and missed you so much these days." 

Yao Wendan knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he ran away with his head down, leaving He Wenchao and Baili Qingmiao to solve the problem by themselves. 

After Baili Qingmiao questioned He Wenchao, he rushed down the mountain directly and went to the town to find Shu Yanyan to ask her about her relationship with He Wenchao. He Wenchao followed closely behind. 

After she rushed down the mountain and left the protection of the mountain protection formation, Shu Yanyan and others noticed Baili Qingmiao's movements. The right protector asked, "My Lord, what should I do?" 

Wen Ren'e said, "Don't reveal your identity before the battle between good and evil. The rest is up to you." 

"That's great!" Shu Yanyan clapped her hands and said, "I've had enough. I want to leave here. I miss my well-behaved subordinates. Woo woo woo..." 

She actually shed tears while speaking. God knows that this is the first time she has been with a man for so long since she entered the Tao. The thunder spirit root and the mysterious power have long been absorbed. Shu Yanyan's strength has also been promoted to the ninth level of the realm of emptiness. She has long been tired of He Wenchao. If it weren't for finding out the news, she wouldn't have wronged herself so much. 

Wen Ren'e and Yin Hanjiang looked at each other, left this room, and cast a spell in the next room to watch the development of the situation secretly. 

Wen Ren'e also wanted to see what choice Baili Qingmiao would make after knowing what He Wenchao had done. 

The other room in Shu Yanyan's house was a servant's room. Shu Yanyan didn't hire a servant, so it had been empty, with only a small bed. After Wen Ren'e sat down, Yin Hanjiang couldn't stand behind the Lord anymore, so he stayed beside him. Wen Ren'e pulled him and said, "Sit down." 

Yin Hanjiang was flattered to sit side by side with the Lord on a small bed, his Adam's apple trembling slightly, his eyes drooping, not daring to look at their shoulders, which were only half an inch apart. 

The two waited for a while, but He Wenchao and Baili Qingmiao hadn't come yet, probably arguing on the way. Wen Ren'e felt that the corners of Yin Hanjiang's lips moved beside him, as if he was saying something, so he said, "Just say it." 

Yin Hanjiang heard the Lord's question and didn't dare to hide it. He hesitated and asked, "The Lord's killing way is to stop killing with killing and protect the world. Why do you want to provoke a war between good and evil and cholera?" 

He was not a good person, and he didn't feel uncomfortable when he heard Shu Yanyan's plan to kill the group of righteous disciples. He would have no objection to what the Lord asked him to do. 

But there was still a trace of doubt in his heart, and he didn't understand why the Lord was like this, because he had known about the war between good and evil for a long time, couldn't it be avoided in advance? This is not the Lord's way. 

Under normal circumstances, Yin Hanjiang would not ask questions, but now that the Lord asked, his identity has changed a little bit, Pojun should not question Qisha, Yin Hanjiang decided to report truthfully and let the Lord solve his doubts. 

Hearing his question, Wen Ren'e did not answer, but asked back: "Yin Protector, what do you think a cultivator is?" 

Yin Hanjiang thought for a while and said: "Master?" 

He had never thought about such questions, but he knew that ordinary people would call those high-ranking cultivators "immortals", and cultivators also think highly of themselves and separate the mortal world from the cultivation world, but in fact they are in the same human world. 

"Wrong," Wen Ren'e's eyes were without any emotion, "you, me, and the thousands of cultivators of the righteous and evil ways are the same. We are just a group of thieves who steal the vitality of heaven and earth." 

Yin Hanjiang never thought that Wen Ren'e would evaluate cultivators like this. 

"Look at the location of Shangqing Sect," Wen Ren'e pointed to the mountain road in the distance, "Such a sacred mountain with abundant spiritual energy and no natural disasters for tens of millions of years, how many lives can it breed? If the human race builds a city nearby, it can raise millions of ordinary people in a thousand years. And there are less than a hundred disciples above the Golden Core in Shangqing Sect." 

"The Tao is ruthless and does not care about the life and death of ordinary people." Yin Hanjiang pursed his lips, thinking of the village that was slaughtered, and for the first time expressed his views on the Way of Heaven. 

"That's true, but the Way of Heaven will not be willing to let cultivators seize the opportunity of heaven. If cultivators do not consume each other, everyone concentrates on retreating and practicing, and does not interfere with each other, after tens of thousands of years, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth will be gone, and this human world will be barren, and there will be no living creatures." Wen Ren'e said. 

The war between good and evil is neither for the good to eliminate the evil, nor for the evil to slaughter the good and cause chaos in the world. Instead, they discovered through deduction and calculation that another catastrophe of the Heavenly Dao was approaching. If there were no internal consumption and war, too many cultivators would sooner or later lead to a bloodbath by the Heavenly Dao. By then, there would be no more cultivators in the world, and no more humans. 

Stealing the sky, deceiving the sky, and seizing the sky, this is the nature of cultivators. They pursue a balance under the Heavenly Dao and survive in the cracks. 

"In this battle, whether I live or die, I will return spiritual energy to the world. If I die, the place where my body is buried will give birth to countless lives a hundred years later." Wen Ren'e said. 

He looked indifferent and didn't care about life and death. 

Yin Hanjiang felt a pain in his heart, and clenched the magic sword and said, "I will not let the Lord die."

"I know."

In the book, Yin Hanjiang proved his loyalty to Wen Ren'e with his life.

Wen Ren'e patted the back of his hand and said in a rare gentle voice: "If I die, you can come and accompany me."

Don't be like in the book, living a half-human life for the orders of a demon king.

When Yin Hanjiang heard Wen Ren'e's words, he unexpectedly showed a look of relief and said solemnly: "Thank you, my lord."

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