Cultivation Begins From The Desert

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, why did Zhao Yuanpu look for you alone?"

In the quiet room, Qingyang Zhenren looked out to meet Zhao Yuanpu. After returning, Zhou Yang was a little nervous. After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help asking him about his trip.

After speaking, seeing Zhou Yang's eyes flickering at him, he quickly waved his hand and explained, "Don't get me wrong, fellow Daoist, this old man has no intention to spy on the personal privacy of fellow Daoist, but seeing that fellow Daoist has been in this state for a long time, I can't bear it anymore. If it is inconvenient for fellow Daoists to speak, you don’t need to answer this old man.”

"Senior Qingyang has been thinking too much, in fact, there is nothing to hide, Daoyou Zhao is looking for the junior, and he wants to invite the junior to join him to explore a senior's ancient cultivator ruins, of course, the specific ruins, the junior is inconvenient to tell ."

Zhou Yang smiled slightly, and said with reservations why Zhao Yuanpu was looking for him.

In fact, he himself doesn't know where the cave mansion Zhao Yuanpu mentioned is now, and he will only know when he actually goes there in the future.

Of course, there is no need to tell this to an outsider like Qingyang Zhenren. After all, he has promised Zhao Yuanpu that he will keep this matter a secret.

"Explore the ancient ruins of the predecessors? Take Daoyou Zhao..."

Qingyang Zhenren frowned, and he was about to follow Zhou Yang's words to ask his doubts in a conditioned reflex, but as soon as he started speaking, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly stopped talking and said with a shy smile: "It's this old man. Reckless, I almost embarrassed fellow Daoist Zhou, and I hope fellow Daoists will not be blamed."

Zhou Yang smiled and shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.

Seeing this, Master Qingyang's expression softened a little, and then he asked, "Daoyou Zhou, did you agree to him?"

"The junior didn't want to agree to him at first. After all, the junior just lost his face in public and broke his arm, not to mention the trouble with Cheng'er!"

Zhou Yang shook his head slightly, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But the benefits he gave really moved the younger generation, and the younger generation couldn't help but be tempted in the end, and this should be done!"

Yes, Zhao Yuanpu has given too many benefits!

Not to mention that he had promised the right to select the spoils after entering the cave, that is, when Zhou Yang agreed to go and made an oath, he gave Zhou Yang a more than 5,000-year-old [Huojingzhi]. .

When the cultivator has reached the Nascent Soul stage, it is difficult to obtain pills that can be used for intensive cultivation after taking it, so many monks in the Nascent Soul stage have put their minds on some special heaven and earth elixir.

[Huojingzhi] This kind of heaven and earth elixir is very rare. It is bred from the extremely rich fire attribute aura essence. The monks who practice fire attribute exercises can completely swallow and refine this elixir to improve their cultivation. .

Although the effect of directly swallowing and refining the elixir is far inferior to the effect of refining the elixir into elixir, it is many times faster than simply absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Zhou Yang's own cultivation has reached the critical point of the second floor of Nascent Soul, and he is only one step away from entering the second floor of Nascent Soul.

Under normal circumstances, if he wants to take this step, it will take at least thirty or fifty years of penance to succeed.

But if he refines a five-thousand-year-old [Huojingzhi], he can take this step in two or three years, saving himself decades of hard work.

How could he not be moved.

Not to mention that he is also very interested in the cave mansion mentioned by Zhao Yuanpu, a cave mansion suspected to be left by the true immortal in the transcendence period. He believes that any monk in the Nascent Soul period will be very interested after hearing about it.

Zhou Yang, who had made a lot of money in [Donglai Immortal Island], how could he refuse this temptation!

Of course, the most important thing is that he, who has the complete seventh-order fairy artifact [Vermilion Bird Fan], is not worried that Zhao Yuanpu will frame him.

In that kind of geocentric lava, the mana consumed by him using this seventh-order fairy weapon will be much smaller, and the speed of this seventh-order fairy weapon gathering fire attribute aura will also be ten times faster than on the ground. ten times!

If on the ground, even if he uses the [Vermilion Bird Fan], he only has the power to severely damage the late Nascent Soul cultivator, then in that environment, he has a real chance to kill the late Nascent Soul cultivator!

It is precisely because of this kind of trump card that he dared to agree to the invitation of the other party to jointly explore the ancient Xiu Cave Mansion when he had just fought against Zhao Yuanpu.

Master Qingyang had also seen the power of [Vermilion Bird Fan], and knew that in the previous battle with Zhao Yuanpu, Zhou Yang had not used all his strength.

Hearing Zhou Yang's words at this time, after he moved his lips, he still didn't say anything, just sighed softly: "Anyway, Daoyou Zhou should be careful, you must know that even us cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, unexpectedly Falling things happen from time to time.”

"Thank you for your concern, senior, junior will be careful."

Zhou Yang nodded slightly and expressed his gratitude solemnly.

After that, the two left Hellfire City together and returned to the Huohuashan Cave Mansion.

After all, it took more than a year for the two of them to leave the Huohuashan Cave Mansion to go to Hellfire City, to the time when the two of them returned.

Most of this time was spent by Zhou Yang to heal his wounds in Hellfire City.

In fact, his injury is only barely suppressed now, and if he really wants to fully recover, he cannot do it every three or five years.

Fortunately, Zhao Yuanpu also knew this, so the agreed departure date was set in ten years.

After returning to the Huohuashan Cave Mansion, Zhou Guangcheng was naturally picked up by Qingyang Daoist and fulfilled the punishment of being banned for a hundred years.

Zhou Yang, on the other hand, did not disturb Xiao Ying, the Taoist companion who was in the retreat, and entered the retreat room alone to exercise and meditate to recover from his internal injuries.

After three years in this way, Zhou Yang recovered all the internal injuries caused by the [Blue Dragon Splitting Sky] that day.

Just at this time, Xiao Ying successfully promoted to the ninth floor of Jindan to exit the customs by refining the [Xingyue Laurel Branch] he brought back from Xuanyang Xianzong.

"Thank goodness, Zhou Lang, you finally got out of the customs, the concubine of Guangcheng's dead child has already known, this dead child really has not been disciplined for three days, and will go out to make trouble, this concubine must be good this time. Teach him not to!"

Because it was two months before Zhou Yang went out, Xiao Ying had already learned from the monks on the mountain that her son Zhou Guangcheng got into trouble, and that Zhou Yang fought against the monks of the late Nascent Soul for his adventures.

At this time, seeing Zhou Yang's injury recovering and leaving the customs, she jumped into Zhou Yang's arms with joy and anger, and shouted angrily to teach her son a lesson.

It's just that Zhou Yang didn't know that she was just talking about it, she really wanted her to beat her precious son, she couldn't bear it.

However, knowing that he knew, Zhou Yang still responded in a serious manner: "You have to teach him a good lesson. If you don't teach him now, when he succeeds in forming a pill, I am afraid that if you want to teach him, you won't be able to beat him!"

When Xiao Ying heard what he said, she immediately shouted: "He dares! He dares to fight with my mother, my mother... I will never give him a magic pill again!"

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she buried her head in Zhou Yang's arms with a face full of embarrassment, feeling a little embarrassed to meet people.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help smiling wryly and reached out and patted her back and said, "Okay, okay, I know you don't want to hit your son, but to be honest, you should stop spoiling him in the future, he's also over a hundred A man of age should have learned to be independent a long time ago, besides, isn't he still being taken care of by Senior Qingyang, you can't really spoil him for the rest of your life, right?"

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Ying heard what he said, she looked up at him resentfully and said, "My concubine also knows that it is not good to spoil him like this, but husband, you are not at home, and my concubine is empty in body and mind. I can't bear it. I want to ask him to come back to accompany him, if my concubine is not nice to him and pamper him, this kid may not be willing to come and listen to me often!"

"Cough, why did you get involved with the husband again, Ying'er, you were also spoiled by that kid!"

Zhou Yang coughed with embarrassment and said calmly, "If you are alone and bored, you can go to the family to teach those younger generations about the way of cultivation and alchemy skills, or go to Chongxuan Mountain to live for a while. After a while, go to Su Yunzong to visit Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Lin and others, or even go out on a tour alone!"

"Forget it. The younger generation of the family is too complicated. I don't want to go to the family alone."

"As for the Xuewei sisters on Chongxuan Mountain, they are even more ascetic people like you, husband. If I go to them, even if I don't say anything, I'm afraid I will blame me for disturbing their practice."

"Su Yunzong is a good place, but unfortunately it's too far away. If you go out alone, you are afraid that you will encounter some enemies and cause trouble for your husband. Moreover, they are now looking for top-quality spiritual stones to improve the spiritual veins of the mountain gate. How much time to spend with your concubine!"

Xiao Ying shook her head, denying Zhou Yang's suggestions one by one.

When Zhou Yang heard her words, not only did he not feel embarrassed or unhappy because of it, but he seemed to realize something. A strong look of guilt suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked at her with guilt and self-blame and apologized. : "Ying'er, I'm sorry, it's my husband's mistake. I've only cared about my own cultivation all these years, but I completely ignored your feelings. I've suffered for you all these years!"

It's not what Xiao Ying said just now, he really didn't realize it.

Obviously, not everyone is like him, who only focuses on cultivation and becoming an immortal. As long as he can improve his cultivation, obtain a few treasures, and cultivate a few magical powers, he will be able to delight himself and make himself greatly satisfied.

At least Xiao Ying is not like this.

But over the years, she has never said these things in front of Zhou Yang, and has always endured the feeling of loneliness silently, unwilling to burden her beloved.

Even when Zhou Yang ventured out alone, she must have been full of worries and concerns, worried that one day the person she loved would never return!

This kind of loneliness, this kind of worry, this kind of concern, she can't even find someone to talk to and share with many times, and she can only bear it silently by herself.

This kind of silent love is really heart-wrenching and heart-wrenching!

At this moment, Zhou Yang was extremely sad and distressed. He hugged his wife tightly, not knowing how to repay her love.

In the past, he might have given his wife better instruments, better elixir and medicinal pills, and used these things that most monks liked to repay his wife.

But now he has understood that this is not what his wife needs, nor is what he values.

He wanted to assure his wife that he would never ignore her emotional needs like this again in the future, and that he would not let her suffer that kind of loneliness and waiting by herself again.

But he knew in his heart that it would be difficult for him to do this.

Does he love his Taoist companion who has been with him for hundreds of years?

That's for sure!

But the first thing in his heart is definitely not the love for the Taoist companion, but the pursuit of immortality.

After hundreds of years of practice, this pursuit of immortal longevity has been deeply imprinted in Zhou Yang's flesh and blood, imprinted in his bones, imprinted in his soul, and nothing else can shake it. its status.

Now, the meaning of his practice may not be pure and pure, to pursue the longevity of immortality, perhaps more because he wants to see the scenery at the end of this practice path, or maybe he just wants to become a success on this path. By…

Maybe the above is not the most important, but the most important thing is that he can't let go of his progress, at most he can just stop and rest for a while.

Xiao Ying also seemed to know Zhou Yang's embarrassment. Seeing him, she just hugged her tightly in silence, and couldn't help but put her face on his chest and said softly: "Zhou Lang, you don't have to blame yourself, your concubine has long been I understand the aspirations in your heart, maybe the concubine body can no longer help you in your practice, but the concubine body will never become a burden to you, I don't want you to delay your own practice because of the concubine body!"

As she spoke, tears flowed unsatisfactorily, and she sobbed softly and said, "I only hope that when you are tired, tired, or injured, you can temporarily stop and return to your concubine's body. Take a rest by your side, share your experience on the road with your concubine, and let your concubine share your joys and sorrows, and your concubine will be satisfied!"

Zhou Yang listened to his wife's humble words, but his heart thumped hard, as if he had touched a soft spot, and suddenly couldn't help shouting: "No, it shouldn't be like this, you shouldn't be like this Feel sorry for yourself!"

He looked down at his wife's confused and bewildered eyes, and said excitedly, "Yinger, you don't need to do this, as a husband can't make you a living stone for your own selfishness, that's heaven for you. It's a big injustice, and it's not the life my husband wants!"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Xiao Ying to understand what he meant, he suddenly looked at her solemnly and asked, "Ying'er, are you terrifying to death?"

Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, her confused eyes flashed a clear color, and then she replied with a smile on her face: "If I can die by my husband's side, Ying'er will not be afraid!"

Zhou Yang didn't seem to be surprised by her answer. After hearing the words, he looked at her lovingly and said softly, "In this case, if I go out on adventures for my husband in the future, I will take you out with me. Ri and Zhou died somewhere, and you and I are dead in the same place!"

"But if something happens to us when we are out, what will Chenger do? What will the Zhou family do?"

Xiao Ying heard the words, her face first showed a touch of ecstasy, as if years of anticipation had finally become a reality.

But in the next moment, she seemed to think of something to worry about, and she couldn't help but say with a look of hesitation: "But if you do this, won't the concubine become a burden and drag on your husband? And if the concubine is You and husband have been away from home for a long time, what should Guangcheng do? What about the family?"

Seeing that she was worried about these things, Zhou Yang patiently explained to her: "Guangcheng, he is taken care of by Senior Qingyang, and has the entire Xuanyang Xianzong as the backing support, even if we are not by his side, his future path will be unparalleled. Most monks are fine."

"As for the Zhou family, if the husband is alive, the Zhou family will never be far behind. If the husband falls, the Zhou family will decline no matter what, so you don't have to worry about it!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and revealed the [Dong Xuan Zhu], the "Dongtian Artifact".

"Look, with this [Dong Xuanzhu] in hand, even if you really encounter a strong enemy, as long as the husband puts you in it, you can fight against the strong enemy or escape with peace of mind. The drag and burden you worry about, It doesn't actually exist!"

Xiao Ying burst into tears.

There were tears in her eyes, but her expression was extremely joyful, leaving tears of joy.

I saw her weeping with joy and said, "Since the husband is not afraid of being dragged down by the concubine, the concubine will naturally swear to follow!"

"Then it's settled!"

Zhou Yang smiled slightly, hugged the beautiful woman into his arms again, gently wiped the tears from her face with a wave of his sleeves, and then carried her to the bedroom.

Next, Zhou Yang seemed to fulfill his promise. As long as he left the cave on Huohua Mountain, he would bring Taoist companion Xiao Ying with him.

After all, Xiao Ying is now a ninth-level cultivator of the Golden Core. Without conceiving a baby, her cultivation base can no longer advance an inch, and she has plenty of time.

As for condensing Nascent Soul, Xiao Ying is not at all eager, and has already agreed with Zhou Yang to try again in another one or two hundred years.

She actually showed no confidence, but Zhou Yang didn't push her too hard in this regard, because condensing Nascent Soul was indeed extremely difficult and dangerous, even if he prepared more auxiliary conjugation spirits for her, it would not ensure success.

And once the infancy fails, the consequence is often the fall.

Xiao Ying is only over 600 years old now, and there are still hundreds of years before the cultivator's thousand-year lifespan limit, not to mention that she has also taken a [Jasper Peach], which has added a hundred and fifty years of lifespan to herself. .

With so much remaining life essence, it is not surprising that she made this conservative choice when she did not have much pursuit of cultivation.

In this way, Zhou Yang first took her to visit various places such as Su Yunzong, Chongxuan Mountain, Xuanyang Xianzong, etc., and let her have a good time.

Then I went to the Lingshan Mountain of Zhoujia in Daoxuan Country, and brought the second batch of monks who had been prepared by Li Hong to go to the giant spirit stone mine. It was exchanged for the Zhou family cultivator who had been mining there for more than fifty years.

Over the past fifty years, twenty Zhou monks and a few Guo monks have excavated more than nine million low-grade spirit stones, more than 80,000 middle-grade spirit stones, and more than 300 high-grade spirit stones.

According to the six-fourth sharing agreement set by Zhou Yang, the Zhou family can share more than five million low-grade spirit stones, 50,000 middle-grade spirit stones, and two hundred high-grade spirit stones!

With so many spirit stones, Li Hong, who had followed him together this time, was overjoyed, and his whole body was shaking with excitement.

Only at this time did he know that Zhou Yang asked him not to worry about earning spirit stones, and the reason was where it came from.

Yes!

Besides looting, is there any way in this world to earn spirit stones faster than digging spirit stones from spirit stone mines?

Zhou Yang was also a little excited, because after more than 50 years of digging, with the efforts of 20 Zhou family cultivators, he finally unearthed a top-quality spirit stone and a dozen [spiritual marrow stones].

According to the agreement, these things belong to him!

"This top-quality spirit stone and these [spiritual marrow stones] belong to my ancestors, and the remaining spirit stones and the Guo family are divided according to the agreement, and Li Hong will take you with you and store them in the Zhou family's treasury, and you must remember to dig them out. The clansmen of the best spirit stone will be rewarded with a [Purple Heart Chalcedony], don't let the ancestors lose their trust in others!"

Zhou Yang waved his hand, put away the things, and gave Li Hong an order with a happy face.

He is rich now, and he doesn't have many places to use spirit stones, but he doesn't look down on those spirit stones anymore.

What's more, for him, whether the spirit stone is placed in his own hands or stored in the Zhou family's treasury is the same.

If he really needs to use a lot of spirit stones for something, he can use the spirit stones of the entire Zhou family at will, and even asking all the monks of the Zhou family to donate spirit stones to him is not a problem.

After Li Hong heard his order, he could not hide his joy and responded loudly: "Old Ancestor, don't worry, this junior will definitely follow your orders, and when you go back, take out a copy of [Purple Heart Chalcedony] from the family treasury. Give it to the lucky boy Zhou Changhe!"

For the spiritual stone I got this time, it is not a problem to buy fifty or sixty copies of [Purple Heart Chalcedony]. I took out a copy of [Purple Heart Chalcedony] to reward a family monk. UU reading www.uukanshu.com What, anyway, the meat is rotten in the pot!

It was still Zhou Yang who used the [Mistral Cloud Car] to go out, but Zhou Yang only took people out of the wild jungle, so Li Hong himself ordered a dangling boat to bring people back to the family, but he himself He returned to Huohuashan Cave with Taoist companion Xiao Ying.

After returning to Huohua Mountain, Zhou Yang and Taoist Companion Xiao Ying said a word, and they closed up and refined the 5,000-year-old [Huojingzhi] that was obtained from Zhao Yuanpu.

This [Huojingzhi] is as big as a grinding plate, and it is three inches thick.

Zhou Yang cut it into dozens of petals, and every time he took a small one to refine it, a palm-sized one would take him half a month to refine. two years.

Three and a half years had passed by the time the entire [Huojingzhi] had been refined and refined, and Zhou Yang's cultivation had also entered the second floor of Nascent Soul as scheduled, and his strength was further improved.

It was also a happy event. Less than half a year after Zhou Yang finished refining [Huojingzhi], the [Beast with Water-Bending Golden Eyes], who had been sleeping and evolving in the spirit beast room, finally woke up completely.