Chapter 271 Parade

Lu Shen nodded, but did not let Yuan Ming show his skills. He continued, "There are still three days before our disciples set out for training. If you two fellow Taoists have no other plans, why don't you follow me back to Shengye Sect and stay for a few days? Then we will set out together. What do you think?"

Yuan Ming had nothing to do, so he did not refuse. He Wendao was the same.

The four of them left the room and went downstairs. As soon as he went down the stairs, Yuan Ming was suddenly stunned when he looked up.

At the door of the Loose Cultivators Association, three foundation-building cultivators came together, wearing Changchun Temple clothes, with a proud face, and looking at other cultivators with a hint of contempt.

"People from Changchun Temple? What are they doing here?" Lu Shen also saw these three people and couldn't help but frowned.

However, the three people from Changchun Temple did not notice Yuan Ming and others coming down from upstairs. They walked straight into the mission hall, looked around, and then one of them in the middle circulated his spiritual power and said loudly:

"I am Xu Changqing, a foundation-building cultivator from Changchun Temple. I was killed in the wilderness near Xiaohu City. Anyone who can provide clues or relevant information about the murderer can receive a reward of one thousand spiritual stones!"

As soon as the voice fell, the entire mission hall was boiling.

Some people were confused and turned their heads to look at their companions: "Have you heard of Xu Changqing?"

Some people were shocked: "There are actually people who dare to kill people from Changchun Temple? Are you tired of living?"

Some people muttered indignantly: "Reward? Ha, Changchun Temple is so powerful. They asked us for information and acted like they were giving alms!"

In the crowd, Yuan Ming had no expression on his face. He looked at the three people from Changchun Temple for a few times, memorized their appearances in his heart, and then looked away.

"The people of Changchun Temple would rather die than choose a good place. Is this an excuse? Don't let this fire burn us... We have to report back to the sect." Lu Shen frowned, turned his head and said hello, then walked quickly to the outside of the loose cultivators' meeting.

Yuan Ming and the other two followed silently, and soon left the loose cultivators' meeting, leaving the hustle and bustle behind.

...

Three days later, Shengye Sect.

Today is the first day of the annual sect's Qi Refining Period training. Early in the morning, all the disciples who signed up gathered in the sect square.

Daily training is boring and tedious. It is rare to have a chance to go out openly. Many young disciples got excited early, and their faces were full of impatience at this time.

The older ones all set their sights on the ranking of the training. Although the rewards are not as generous as the sect competition held every three years, if they can perform well in the training, they can not only obtain a lot of training resources, but also enter the eyes of the sect elders in advance and ascend to heaven directly.

Of course, for those disciples who were originally taught by the elders, the ranking is not important. What is really worth paying attention to is those who will become opponents in the future sect competition.

However, for Xu Tian, ​​his real headache is his junior sister.

"Xing'er, listen carefully, you must follow me closely after you go out, and never run around. Remember to discuss anything with me. Do you understand?" Xu Tian held Luo Xing'er's hand and kept reminding her.

Now, his cultivation has reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, while Luo Xing'er's cultivation is a little worse, only the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"Okay, okay, I understand, senior brother, you are really long-winded." Luo Xing'er sneered, his little face was puffed up, and he was a little dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Xu Tian sighed and wanted to say something else, but at this time Luo Xing'er grabbed his hand and shook it excitedly.

"Brother, look, it's Elder Lu! He is a great cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. I wonder when I can achieve such cultivation." Luo Xing'er said with envy.

"As long as we practice hard and work hard, there will be such a day sooner or later." Xu Tian said after hearing this.

"Oh, then Master Yuan is so powerful, is he also practicing like this?" Luo Xing'er turned his head and looked at him.

Xu Tian was a little speechless, but still said with a stiff face: "Of course."

On the other side, Lu Shen stood on the temporary high platform, and his stern eyes swept over the disciples below the stage. The square that was noisy just now soon became silent.

"It is not easy for you to stand out from the ordinary and enter our Shengye Sect. You have practiced hard in the sect for a long time, and now..." Facing many disciples, he began a long speech, talking about the difficulty of practice and the breadth of life. In the meantime, he quoted a lot of evidence and spoke eloquently and fluently.

Some older disciples in the audience had prepared and sealed their hearing with spiritual power in advance, while the young disciples who were experiencing this for the first time went from being fully focused at the beginning to being confused and complaining in their hearts.

After more than half an hour, Lu Shen finally stopped speaking, looking at the Qi Refining disciples in the square with expectations in his eyes.

After a glance, he called the giant Qingmu flying boat specially built by the sect and asked the disciples in the audience to board one by one.

Seeing this, the disciples breathed a sigh of relief and boarded the Qingmu flying boat without daring to stop, for fear that Lu Shen would get excited and say "I'll add a few more points".

Soon, all the disciples boarded the Qingmu flying boat one after another, and Lu Shen also jumped onto the bow of the flying boat and inserted a few medium-grade spiritual stones into the magic circle on the deck. After activating the magic circle, the Qingmu flying boat flew into the air and slowly flew towards the outside of the sect.

In a room on the upper part of the Qingmu Flying Boat, Yuan Ming, who was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, also opened his eyes and secretly released the Soul Crow to guard the flying boat in the sky.

…

Zhao State, Yunluo Mountain Range.

The rolling mountains stand tall on the earth, and the peaks pierce the clouds, as if to pierce the sky. The misty clouds are like water flowing in a river, clinging to the ridges, slowly drifting down, and finally dissipating in the dense forests.

Even in the mountainous Zhao State, this place can be called magnificent. Unfortunately, the spiritual veins here are scattered and disorderly. Although many exotic beasts and spiritual medicines can be brewed, it is not suitable for the sect to stay.

In the sky, the Qingmu flying boat cut through the clouds and slowly landed on a clearing in the forest.

The disciples on the flying boat came out one after another and gathered on the clearing, and Lu Shen, who was responsible for driving the flying boat, also stood by the boat and looked at the disciples.

"This is the place for this trial. In the next five days, you can search for spiritual medicine here by yourself, but you cannot go to places more than 50 miles away from the flying boat, otherwise the trial results will be recorded as invalid. In addition, the trial ends at noon five days later. If you do not return after the time limit, your results will be deemed invalid." Lu Shen glanced at the disciples and announced the rules of the trial.

Then, he waved his hand again, and immediately the disciples in charge of statistics and related chores came forward and distributed a jade slip to all the disciples in turn.

"If you encounter danger during the trial, you can crush the jade slip at any time. At that time, I and several other Taoist friends will rush to rescue you immediately. Although this will make you out early, compared to the results, I still hope that you will put your life first. The truth is that if you keep the green mountains, you will not worry about the firewood. I believe I don’t need to say more." Lu Shen solemnly exhorted.

The disciples said yes in unison, and then they dispersed.

Lu Shen turned back to the top of the flying boat. At this time, Yuan Ming and the other three had also gathered together. Seeing Lu Shen coming back, Bai Ye said.

"Elder Lu, I have sent the magic weapon that can know the location of the jade slip to the two Taoist friends."

"Okay, you will have to work hard for the next five days. Although the elders of this sect have already checked this place in advance, in order to avoid accidents, please be alert. In addition, if you encounter any special situation and need support, you can also activate the magic weapon, so that others will also receive the message." Lu Shen nodded.

After that, the four people left the flying boat according to the areas divided in advance.

After Yuan Ming left the flying boat, he found a deserted place, released Huazhi from the spirit beast bag, and ordered him to go underground and follow as usual. Then he drove the flying shuttle again and patrolled the area he was responsible for.

...

Three days later.

In the dense forest, a wrinkled giant python about ten feet long hovered on the ancient tree. Its brown skin fit perfectly with the branches, and no one could see any abnormality.

On the treetops of the ancient trees, fist-sized fruits swayed in the wind, many of which were green with orange, and looked like they were about to mature.

Next to the giant python, there were two fruits that had completely shed their green skins. The sunlight shone through the leaves and fell on the bright orange fruits, making them sparkle.

Suddenly, not far away, a young man in a light green gown came out. He looked up and saw the fruit on the tree. He was stunned, and then showed a look of surprise.

But he was not anxious. Instead, he carefully circled the ancient tree twice, took out a palm-sized small bell magic weapon, and shook it after activating it with magic power.

The sound waves rippled and swept across the ancient tree. The giant python climbing on the branch was disturbed by it and moved its body unhappily.

However, the monk under the tree mistook the giant python's movement as the shaking of the branch and did not take it to heart.

He saw that there were no monsters nearby, and his eyes were even more happy. Then he took out a long sword magic weapon and controlled it to fly to the treetop to cut down the fruit.

This completely annoyed the giant python. It was just lazy, but its tail instantly raised up, and then it swept the long sword like a sharp blade, knocking it back with just one blow.

Seeing this, the Shengye Sect disciple under the tree turned pale and immediately turned around to escape, but the giant python would not let him go. The body wrapped around the branch loosened, and the snake head crossed several feet and fell in front of the Shengye Sect disciple.

The giant python looked at the panicked Shengye Sect disciple, and in its golden snake eyes, it opened its huge mouth and bit him.

At the critical moment, the Shengye Sect disciple took out the jade slip and cut it off. The giant python was close at hand, and the fishy wind from its mouth hit his face, and his mind suddenly went blank.

But at this moment, a small hole suddenly broke in the giant python's head, and it died in mid-air.