Big dreamer

After Nie Caizhu disappeared completely, Master Qinglian said: "I originally thought that with your qualifications, I would never have the extravagant hope of seeing Caizhu again in this life."

"I wonder if senior feels disappointed right now?" Shen Luo looked up at her and asked.

"On the contrary, I don't feel disappointed, but a little surprised. With your qualifications, being able to practice to the out-of-body stage in such a short period of time is a surprising thing in itself. It's a pity..." Master Qinglian said In the end, he shook his head with some regret.

"It's a pity that this junior's life is short." Shen Luo smiled and finished the second half of the sentence for her, his tone was extremely calm. .

"You came to this Immortal Apricot Conference just to increase your lifespan, right? However, with all due respect, using external methods to increase your lifespan is just a temporary measure. The real solution is to break through the realm of cultivation and become an immortal. But with your current cultivation level, it is too difficult to achieve the goal of becoming a true immortal. Even if you have the chance, you don’t have enough time." Master Qinglian said slowly.

"Senior, didn't you think that it would be impossible for this junior to reach your current level of cultivation, so who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Shen Luo, who was neither humble nor arrogant, replied with a smile.

"Your future is worrying, but Caizhu is promising. Don't you think that appearing in front of her again will only drag her down?" Master Qinglian asked without changing his expression.

"If I hadn't met her before, I might have had this doubt, but after meeting her, I'm not afraid anymore. Please don't underestimate Caizhu, senior. None of us will be a burden to anyone else." Shen Luo said with a smile. .

"I have never worried about her qualifications. The only thing I am a little worried about is her character. In order to get down the mountain as soon as possible, she practiced uncontrollably and exercised. Now she has a bottleneck that is difficult to break. Can you say that this is not because of you?" Master Qinglian frowned.

"The rule of not going down the mountain until the Mahayana period was set by seniors. How can you blame me with such strong arguments? However, seniors don't need to worry. Such a bottleneck cannot stop Caizhu." Hearing this, Shen Luo said helplessly.

"Regardless of the outcome of the Immortal Apricot Conference, I can give you an Immortal Apricot afterwards. It will increase your life span by at least two hundred years. As long as you promise not to hinder Caizhu's enlightenment and practice in the future." Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Qing Qing Master Lian said bluntly.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but there are some things that this junior will never give up, and there are some things that I prefer to fight for myself." After saying this, Shen Luo lost interest in talking anymore, clasped his fists, turned around and left.

"Are you so sure that you can win the first prize in the Immortal Apricot Conference?" Master Qinglian asked.

Shen Luo just waved his hand with his back turned and walked away without stopping.

Master Qinglian looked at his leaving back, his eyes flickered, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

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Time flies, and it is already a few days later.

In the Sumeru Valley of Mount Putuo, a huge square covering an area of ​​1,000 feet was filled with people and excitement.

A large number of Putuoshan disciples gathered around the square, discussing enthusiastically the Immortal Apricot Conference that was about to begin. Many of the usually busy handymen had some free time today and also came to watch the grand event.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian came to Xumi Valley under the leadership of a deacon and elder from Mount Putuo.

Before the two of them entered the valley, they heard a loud shout: "Fellow Daoist Bai, Fellow Daoist Shen."

Shen Luo looked back and saw a tall man in blue armor walking quickly towards them, leaving behind the deacon elder of Mount Putuo who was leading him.

He is more than nine feet tall, has short, neat hair, and a beard that is longer than his hair. He carries a huge sword as wide as a door panel behind him. From a distance, he looks like an iron tower standing in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng." Bai Xiaotian shouted with joy on his face.

It was none other than Zheng Jun, a disciple of the Jujian Sect who also came to attend the Fairy Apricot Conference.

"Two fellow Taoists, how are you preparing?" Zheng Jun stepped forward and asked with a smile.

"What is there to prepare for? It's just a competition between fellow students. Friendship comes first, competition second." Bai Xiaotian smiled.

"Can you cheer up? After you say that, I have no energy left." Zheng Jun said helplessly after hearing this.

"I don't believe what you said, Fellow Taoist. Don't you want to show off in front of Senior Sister Lin Qianqian from Emei?" Bai Xiaoyun said with contempt after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng Jun heard this, his ears turned slightly red, but he did not hesitate and admitted directly:

"That's what I said, but with Senior Sister Lin here, even if I don't have any ideas about Xianxing, I still want to help her fight for it."

When Bai Xiaotian heard this, he just glanced at Shen Luo subconsciously and said nothing.

Immortal apricot is a thing, and taking it can increase your life span by at least two hundred years. How important is this for immortal cultivators at this stage? Who really doesn't want it?

However, he came here mainly because he wanted to help Shen Luo seize the immortal apricot.

While the three of them were talking, they had already walked into the valley, followed the passage leading directly to the square, and walked onto the white square.

Along the way, the Putuo disciples were talking a lot, pointing at Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian. Some praised them for their richness and handsomeness, some called them mediocre, and some compared Shen Luo with one of their senior brothers.

As for more, they scoffed at the rumors about Nie Caizhu.

Shen Luo listened, but didn't take it seriously. His expression was indifferent, and he looked at the environment in the square quite relaxedly.

In the middle of the square, stands a female statue of more than ten feet. She holds the fearless seal in her right hand and a jade purification bottle in her left hand. Thousands of arms behind her are spread out like a peacock's tail. It is a statue of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.

Directly in front of the statue, there is a lotus pond of nearly 100 feet, in which lotus flowers are blooming brilliantly, surrounded by fields of lotus leaves, as green as jade, contrasting with the pink petals, which is extremely beautiful.

At this time, several people were already standing by the lotus pond. Seeing them approaching, each had a different reaction.

One of them, a pretty woman with a slim figure in a light green dress, was the first to come forward and greeted several people enthusiastically:

"Junior Brother Zheng, Junior Brother Bai, Junior Brother Shen..."

This woman is exactly the senior sister Lin Qianqian that Zheng Jun calls her. In the past few days, through Bai Xiaotian's connection, several people have become familiar with her.

Shen Luo and others hurriedly returned the greetings. Zheng Jun, who was originally calm, smiled more after Lin Qianqian came over, but he looked a little reserved.

After Lin Qianqian, a young tutu in blue Zen robes and a young monk in moon-white robes came over at the same time, raised their hands to the three of them, and recited a Buddha's name.

Although Shen Luo had never met these two people, he also learned through Bai Xiaotian, the God of Ear Reports, that the former was Zen Master Ku Lin from Qinglian Temple, and the latter was Zen Master Chiu Yue from Jiuhua Mountain.

Among them, although Qinglian Temple is under the command of Buddhism, it is unique in that it does not follow most of the rules and precepts. Its exercises are mainly focused on subduing and destroying demons, and it is quite lethal.

Jiuhua Mountain is even more unique. It belongs to the underworld lineage and is an extension of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's lineage. The exercises focus more on overcoming ghosts and eliminating karma, and are even more powerful when facing evil spirits and ghosts.