Chapter 1725 Leaving the Valley of Inquiry
Since he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, Qingyang has never improved his cultivation so quickly. Fortunately, he got some blood lotus seeds in the Jiuzhou Continent a few years ago, and then was trapped in the time spirit root for several years. His state of mind was not a problem, so his realm was not unstable.
Since the effect of cultivation was so good, Qingyang was in no hurry to leave. He continued to practice hard on the lotus platform. In a blink of an eye, another six years passed. Seeing that the twenty-seven years mentioned by Duobao Taoist was about to expire, Qingyang finally stopped practicing. At this time, his cultivation had been improved to the level of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul, which was similar to the Xuanjia Demon King he met for the first time. However, Qingyang's current strength was much stronger than the Xuanjia Demon King. If he were outside, he would not be afraid even if he met a cultivator at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul.
Over the past few decades, the changes in the Drunken Immortal Gourd are not small. Not to mention the low-level spiritual fruit trees and spiritual herbs, several major spiritual plants have grown to varying degrees. The big fruit of the Pregnant God Fruit was eaten by Qingyang during the pre-selection of the All-Spirit Meeting. The small one is nearly four hundred years old. In addition, in an inconspicuous place on the fruit tree, there seems to be a sign of another flower bud.
The red flowers on the Wannianhong are becoming more and more luxuriant, the grapes on the grapevine are growing more and more, the peaches on the peach tree are a little bigger than before, and the gold properties in the gourds on the gourd vines are getting stronger and stronger. Just looking at it from a distance, there is a tingling feeling. When this gourd is fully grown in the future, if it is used to refine a treasure for killing, its power is absolutely not to be underestimated.
With Qingyang's help, the Iron-armed Spirit Monkey and the Alcoholic Queen Bee practice much faster than other cultivators. In less than a hundred years after breaking through the Nascent Soul, they both raised their cultivation to the level of the third level of the Nascent Soul, but compared with Qingyang, they are much worse and are now two levels behind.
But think about it, these years Qingyang first took a pregnant god fruit, then took the elixir made from the spirit infant fruit, and then practiced hard on this unique lotus platform for more than 20 years. The effect is naturally obvious. The cultivation level of the iron-armed monkey and the alcoholic queen bee has been widened. If they encounter a difficult enemy in the future, they may not be able to help too much, just like before on the eighth floor of Duobao Pavilion, the iron-armed monkey could only assist from the outside, and more of it still depends on Qingyang himself.
The situation of the alcoholic queen bee is slightly better, because she has the entire bee colony behind her. The bee colony has grown a lot in recent years, with a total of 40,000 to 50,000. The blue-backed alcoholic bees have increased by five, with a total of more than ten. However, the strongest ones are still the six bee generals. Their current strength is about equivalent to the fifth level of the Golden Core. There are more than 100 blue-backed alcoholic bees equivalent to foundation-building cultivators, and nearly 2,000 purple-backed alcoholic bees equivalent to Qi-refining cultivators. In addition, there are 40,000 to 50,000 ordinary alcoholic bees equivalent to Kaimai cultivators. The overall strength of the bee colony has exceeded that of a medium-sized sect on the Ancient Wind Continent. If the alcoholic queen bee mobilizes all of them to set up the pollen maze, there will be few rivals among the Nascent Souls.
The demon monkey group has grown, but the number of demon monkeys is small, the starting point is relatively low, and the qualifications are also poor. After so many years, the entire group has only about 200, and the strongest is only at the fourth level. However, the demon monkey group still plays a big role in the Drunken Immortal Gourd. In recent years, the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey has spent more energy on cultivation. Picking spiritual fruits, brewing spiritual wine, planting spiritual herbs, and taking care of the space in the Drunken Immortal Gourd all fell on their heads, helping Qingyang a lot.
After sorting out the space in the Drunken Immortal Gourd, Qingyang suddenly felt a slight vibration outside. The entire lotus platform seemed to be moving in a certain direction. It seems that the deadline for cultivation has come and it is time to prepare to leave the Heart-Searching Valley. Qingyang quickly packed up and waited for the petals on the lotus platform to open.
After about half an hour, the lotus platform finally stopped moving. The petals on the lotus platform gradually opened and soon retreated to the bottom of the lotus platform. His vision and divine thoughts were no longer restricted. Qingyang also saw clearly where he was now. This place was no longer the hall at the bottom of the lake, nor was it the lakeside where he had been on the stage before, and it was not even in the Heart-Searching Valley. He was directly sent to the outside of the Heart-Searching Valley.
Qingyang was not the only one who was sent outside at the same time. There were also two other people, Mu Qiu from the spirit world, and Qingyang's old acquaintance Situ Yong. Leng Yun, who was very powerful, did not pass the heart-searching test, but Situ Yong, who was slightly weaker, stayed until the end. This was indeed beyond Qingyang's expectations.
It can be seen that this level of questioning the heart is not about strength, but about the state of mind. Although Leng Yun is strong, his personality is cold as ice. Maybe there are some unknown secrets in his heart. These defects are magnified in the level of questioning the heart, and he was eliminated accidentally. Although Situ Yong's strength is not so good, he has made a lot of preparations for the test of the Heart Valley. His state of mind is much stronger than others. If he can withstand the test of the Heart Valley, it is possible to succeed in the challenge.
As for Mu Qiu, he is the strongest cultivator participating in the challenge except Qingyang. He is from the spiritual world and has many means. It is not surprising that he passed the test. In the level of questioning the heart, the Heart Valley once transformed several other opponents to fight Qingyang. It was very difficult for Qingyang to defeat Mu Qiu. Many of the means were unheard of by Qingyang before, which shows his profound foundation.
After not seeing each other for more than 20 years, the strength of these two people has increased significantly. Mu Qiu's cultivation level has increased from the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul to the peak of the seventh level of the Nascent Soul, and Situ Yong's cultivation level has increased from the peak of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul to the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul. In just over 20 years, they have each improved their cultivation level by one level. However, compared with Qingyang who went directly from the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul to the great success of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul, there is still a big gap.
When Qingyang looked at the other two, they were also observing Qingyang, especially Mu Qiu, who looked at Qingyang with a look full of inquiry, and couldn't help but ask: "May I know your name?"
"Hello, Taoist Mu, I'm Qingyang." Qingyang bowed.
Before, Mu Qiu never took Qingyang seriously, so she didn't know Qingyang's name, but after fighting with the illusionary Qingyang in the first level of the heart-searching test, especially after passing the heart-searching test, she learned from Duobao Dao that someone passed the test first, she was full of curiosity about Qingyang. Now seeing that Qingyang's cultivation level has almost improved by two levels in the Heart-searching Valley, her curiosity is even greater.
Mu Qiu looked at Qing Yang and said, "I heard from Taoist Duobao that a young man passed the test before me. I guess it must be Taoist Qing Yang? Being the first to pass the test must have reaped a lot of rewards."
Qing Yang didn't know much about the Heart-Searching Valley, but Mu Qiu knew it very well. Although the rewards for the three of them were to practice on the lotus platform and take any treasure from the Duobao Pavilion, the rewards were different in the order of passing the test. Not only would the spiritual energy provided by the lotus platform be different, but the treasures obtained from the Duobao Pavilion would also be slightly worse. Even if they killed the monsters in the same room on the same floor, the treasures obtained by the second place would be inferior to those of the first place, and the third place would be even inferior.