I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

Listening to what his master said, Liu Jian fell into memories.

Reminiscing about last year.

Liu Jian got answers to all the unreasonable things that happened to him after going to the sect.

First, on the day of entry, several elders were rushing to accept him as a disciple.

At that time, he thought that his cultivation talent was so high that these elders were trying to undermine each other in front of him in order to accept him as a disciple.

In the end, the master came forward and asked the elders to decide who would accept him as his disciple through the ancient method of drawing lots. In the end, his master won the lot.

Seeing the master's uncontrollable excitement at that time, he was still thinking that his talent was too amazing, and the master felt that someone in his successor would burst into tears.

But after one year of practice, Liu Jian became a little confused again.

Compared with several other senior brothers who joined the sect in the same year, although his cultivation level is higher than these senior brothers, the ones that are higher are limited.

The most important thing is that these brothers do not have a master to open a small stove. They only have one bottle of Qi Condensation Pill a month, and the master gives them two more bottles every month, ensuring that they can have a Qi Condensation Pill every day.

In this way, my talent is no different from that of my brothers.

What did his master and elders see in him in the first place and rush to accept him as their disciple?

This is one of confusion.

Another doubt comes from Senior Brother Kai Jia.

Half a year after he started, he met his senior brother who had returned from abroad, but his senior brother began to have a bad attitude towards him.

It is said that it was because other senior brothers reported to the eldest brother that the elders were giving him a small chance, and the headmaster even trained him as the heir to the headship.

The eldest brother is recognized by the entire sect as the next generation heir to the head, and he threatens the status of the eldest brother.

Liu Jian was a little aggrieved because he had no idea about the position of leader. He was looking for an opportunity to explain it to his senior brother, but he didn't expect that the senior brother would take the initiative to find him.

The gentle breeze and drizzle, the spring breeze blowing on my face, the sincere teachings...

Liu Jian felt it in his senior brother. The senior brother seemed to be a completely different person. Not only did he love him more, he would even scold him severely if other senior brothers said bad things about him.

Not sure if it was his own misunderstanding, Liu Jian had a feeling that his senior brother seemed to be trying to curry favor with him.

These things that confused him in the sect finally got the answer at this moment.

It's not because of how talented I am in cultivation, nor because of the relationship between my father and the leader. The root cause of these unreasonable situations all comes from my father's disciple.

It is the realm of a strong person in the middle stage of foundation building, but its actual combat power can kill the strong people in the late stage of foundation building.

He is still a very powerful alchemist and can even refine the Foundation Building Pill.

Therefore, the reason why the elders, including the senior brother, are so kind to me is not because of my talent, but because I have a powerful senior brother.

Pushing forward further, the reason why the leader and his father were brothers was also solved.

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The second day of the first lunar month.

"Why, still can't figure it out?"

Seeing Liu Jian standing in the yard looking at the plum blossoms in a daze, Chu Ning walked over with a smile.

"Brother Chu, I... I just feel a little awkward. I thought my master and senior brother really loved me, but..."

Liu Jian has been really awkward these days. It turns out that his master and senior brother are so kind to him, not because they love him, but because of Brother Chu.

Chu Ning patted Liu Jian's shoulder. This kid was really over the top.

"When you were born, there were no monks in this country. Everyone practiced martial arts. There were martial arts schools in many places. Those who wanted to practice martial arts could pay money to the martial arts schools to learn martial arts. If they were successful in their studies, they could become martial arts disciples. The owner of the museum is the teacher, do you think this master-disciple relationship is strong?"

Liu Jian pondered, thinking about the question raised by Chu Ning.

"It should be reliable, because there are many people who come to the martial arts gym to learn martial arts, but they were chosen by the gym owner because of their talent in martial arts, and they were later accepted as disciples. That is different from other gym members."

"Then what is the main picture of this museum?" Chu Ning asked with a smile.

"The picture is about someone having a successor." Liu Jian answered without thinking.

"Because people with high martial arts talents are valued and accepted as disciples, those with low martial arts talents can only practice martial arts for a few years and then leave. As you said, it is for the sake of successors and the future. Disciples can be successful and support themselves in old age."

"No one in this world will be nice to another person for no reason, unless they are blood relatives, so whether it depends on talent or background, it is essentially the same."

Does Chu Ning know what the end of Liu Jian's situation is?

He just felt that the master and other elders of the sect were not purely kind to him, but had some kind of purpose.

But there is no pure master-disciple relationship in this world. Recruiting talented disciples already has a clear purpose. It is essentially the same as recruiting disciples with background.

"Take me and the teacher as an example. When I first entered the school, the teacher did not consider me as a disciple. Instead, he waited for me to pass the three-month test. Later, the teacher discovered that I was quite talented in martial arts. In addition, my The teacher was very satisfied with his character and was expected to become a martial artist, so he accepted me as his disciple."

Chu Ning used himself as an example and looked at Liu Jian: "If I think the same way as you do now, then don't be too grateful to the teacher, because the teacher did not accept me as a disciple the first time he saw me."

Liu Jian's face showed a look of contemplation, and he suddenly realized after a while: "Brother Chu, I understand what you mean. No matter what, the master is the master."

"One's heart does not matter when it comes to deeds." Chu Ning nodded: "For disciples without background, becoming a master will bet on the disciple's future. But for disciples with background, the intention of becoming a master may not be so pure, but then It will not affect the relationship between your master and disciple."

"As long as the master fulfills his responsibilities as a master, teaches you and trains you, that is enough. If two people who are not related by blood, just come into contact with each other, ask the master to treat each other well without expecting anything in return. This is the same thing. Such an unrealistic idea.”

"Thank you, Brother Chu, I understand."

Liu Jian relaxed after being enlightened, and Chu Ning smiled: "So, in order to deepen the relationship between your master and apprentice, you send a message to your master and ask him to prepare the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill. Raozhou.”

"Thank you, Brother Chu." Liu Jian was delighted.

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After clearing Ji'an, Chu Ning said goodbye to his teacher and returned to Daning County.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Ji Bannian stood there with an upright posture.

"You came yesterday?"

"Well, I came to the master's house yesterday. Master, you were not at home. The disciple went back to town in the evening and came back early this morning."

"come in."

Chu Ning sat down on a wicker chair in the yard, and Ji Bannian stood respectfully in front.

"What is your pursuit during the journey of cultivation?"

Ji didn't expect that his master would ask this question for half a year, isn't the pursuit of becoming stronger and stronger in cultivation?

Seeing the confused expression on his disciple's face, Chu Ning suggested something: "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't ask this question, but you are different from others. I realize that you are not practicing for the purpose of pursuing the so-called immortality."

For more than ten years, my disciple has been delayed in order to wait for a master like me, which shows that my disciple has different goals in mind.

"Brother... I can't even explain what I am pursuing."

After a while, Ji Bannian answered truthfully.

When he first entered the school and practiced martial arts hard, he just wanted to let his mother live a good life. Later, he became a martial arts master and his life became much better. It seemed that he... really had nothing to pursue.

Even in his original idea, it would be good to stay in the town with his mother for the rest of his life.

He never thought about building a foundation and living for hundreds of years.

"I would like to give you a suggestion, go out for a walk instead of staying in Daning County all the time. Only when you go out can you know what you want."

Chu Ning knew that his disciple was a little confused about the goal of cultivation.

Becoming stronger is the common pursuit of every cultivator.

But the reasons for becoming stronger vary from cultivator to cultivator.

The reason for becoming stronger represents determination and motivation, which needs to be understood by oneself.

This is how he himself came about.

At first, he practiced martial arts desperately in order to become a martial artist. After becoming a martial artist, he changed his destiny and stepped out from the bottom. If it hadn't been for Huang Zhongtai's incident, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to reach the later stage of Qi Condensation, let alone building a foundation. is a problem.

Those who live forever are the ones most likely to lose their pursuit.

Because the goal that many people pursue throughout their lives has been achieved.

But what happened to Huang Zhongtai sounded the alarm for him. He has a long lifespan, but without the strength to match it, this lifespan may not be guaranteed.

It's like a rich second generation who inherits hundreds of millions of family assets. He doesn't need to struggle like ordinary people. He can spend his whole life drinking and drinking all the money he can.

But there is a prerequisite for living a life of debauchery. The prerequisite is that the society is stable and everyone abides by the rules and order.

But the reality is that if there is no matching strength, the wealth will be targeted by wolves or even hungry tigers, and taken away by the tyrants. The smart ones should give up most of the wealth and become a small rich man, otherwise the wealth may be divided and people will be gone. .

The so-called orderly world in the previous life was still like this, let alone this strict hierarchical world of monks.

Many times, it is easy to suffer unforeseen disasters.

Maybe it was just a big battle between two Nascent Soul masters, and the people were completely wiped out.

The purpose of Chu Ning's training is to control his own destiny.

"Okay, I will listen to the master." Ji nodded in agreement.

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It’s mid-summer.

Chu Ning also stayed in Daning County for half a year, during which he refined three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Li An brought two materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill, not because he was greedy, but because he didn't have that many spirit stones, so according to the rules, if the spirit stones were not enough, he would have to use two materials.

In addition to the two materials given by Li An, Chu Ning added another material himself.

Three foundation-building pills were refined, two of good quality and one of ordinary quality.

Chu Ning gave one of the good-grade Foundation-Building Pills to Li An, and the remaining good-grade Foundation-Building Pill was given to Chen Jingwu.

When he was able to escape from the siege arranged by Huang Zhongtai, the eldest brother of his wife was also a big help, and now he is returning the favor.

There is also a Foundation Building Pill that Chu Ning has as a spare.

Not refining it for the teacher and his wife, it's not that Chu Ning ran out of materials. Thanks to the sweep of the Wenjin Sect's treasure house, he was able to refine three more foundation-building pills.

It was the teacher and his wife who refused.

In the teacher's words, he and his wife are quite satisfied with their current life, and there is no need to disrupt it for the sake of foundation building.

Even if the foundation is established, what's the point of living for a few more decades?

And if you want to live a long time, you have to work hard, from the early stage of foundation building to the later stage of foundation building.

If you are lucky enough to form a pill, it will be a new round of struggle.

If this continues, it is better to live a leisurely life.

Listening to the teacher's words, Chu Ning thought it made sense. The teacher had already understood the essence of lying down.

As long as I don't make progress, no one can force me to take exams.

"Your sister-in-law and I have already agreed that when Ji'an goes to the Shangyun Sect, we will go out to travel and see the scenery of various states."

This is what the teacher said after the first lunar month, when Chu Ning proposed to refine the foundation-building pill.

For this reason, Chu Ning prepared several magic weapons for his teacher. With these magic weapons, as long as the teacher does not encounter a strong foundation builder, his life will not be in danger.

Three days ago, Chu Ning sent his teacher and his wife out of the city.

"Chun Ning, actually I feel that your teacher has another reason for not building the foundation, and it may have something to do with you."

At the city gate, watching the teacher and his wife disappear, Lao Hei said something in Chu Ning's mind.

"Well, I know what the teacher is worried about."

Even Lao Hei could see it, so how could Chu Ning not see the clues? The teacher was afraid of dragging him down.

Cultivation is a word of struggle.

Compete with others for opportunities.

As long as you keep fighting, there will be enemies, and sometimes even if you don't take the initiative to make enemies, some enemies will appear passively.

The teacher is afraid that his enemies will come and threaten him with his life.

Ji'an joined the Shangyun Sect without much fanfare, and not many people knew about it. If he really had his enemies, they would only focus on his teacher.

Now that the teacher and his wife have left without telling anyone where they are going, his enemies can no longer threaten him.

A few days after sending away his teacher and his wife, Chu Ning now sent Ji away again for half a year.

In the past six months, he has broken through to the middle stage of Qi Condensation, and he is qualified to walk in the Liang Dynasty.

In the second half of the year, Chu Ning also gave him three magic weapons, one for defense, one for attack, and one for running away.

"When you fully understand the purpose of your cultivation, you will come back to find me as your teacher."

Send the teacher to the apprentice.

Chu Ning lived a very leisurely life in Daning County. In the past few months, he even tried carving talismans.

Fu Shichun's storage bag contained secrets about carving talismans, but after three months of carving, Chu Ning decided to give up.

He has an excellent talent in alchemy, but he has no talent at all in carving talismans.

The Revealing Mirror didn't give any warning about the talisman.

It took him three months to draw a few talismans for the initial stage of Qi Condensation, and he could only do this with his powerful spiritual consciousness and spiritual power.

Even if he has a long life, he doesn't want to waste time on carving talismans.

"Old Hei, now that Liang Chao's affairs are almost finished, it's time to go to Riyue Mountain."

Chu Ning decided to leave Liang Chao.

Before leaving, he went to Jin's house and had a drink with Jin Le. It turned out that Jin Le drank too much and insisted on dragging Chu Ning to wash his feet.

With such a kind invitation from a friend, Chu Ning would naturally not refuse.

Men's friendship sometimes begins with foot washing, and they are determined to continue to deepen their friendship on this basis.

Before leaving, Chu Ning left a few bottles of elixirs for the two brothers Jin Buhuan and Jin Buyao. With these elixirs, the two brothers and sisters were asking about the treatment of the outer disciples of this sect.

Saying goodbye to Jin Le, Chu Ning went to the capital. Without alerting Zhu Zhenying, he directly disappeared into the teleportation array.

Taking the teleportation array can save several months of traveling to Riyue Mountain.

Chu Ning transformed into Yao Qihua and stepped onto the teleportation array. The only regret about this trip to Liang Dynasty was that he didn't see Zhao Qin.

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The teleportation array shone brightly, and the next moment, Chu Ning's figure appeared in the cliff cave.

Walking out of the mountains, Chu Ning frowned, because in just a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen flying spiritual weapons flew over his head.

In the Hundred Cities area, the scope of activities of the foundation-building monks is actually roughly fixed, and they all operate within the scope of several cities.

"These foundation-building monks are heading towards Wenjin City. Could it be that the opportunity for Wenjin Peak has not begun yet?"

Chu Ning was a little curious, and after thinking about it, he headed towards the nearest Juque City, which was the first city he saw when he came to the Hundred Cities area.

At first, because the ancient tomb of a powerful Jindan man was discovered outside Juque City, he chose to circle the city and stay away, but now there is no need to worry too much.

First of all, Juque City and Wenjin City are separated by four cities in a straight line. If Wenjin City is compared to a ring, then Juque City is on the fifth ring road.

There were monks guarding the gates of Jequ City, but when Chu Ning walked in, these monks quickly watched Chu Ning go in respectfully.

Foundation-building monks still have a very high status in the Hundred Cities area.

The scale of Juque City is much smaller than that of Wenjin City. There is no distinction between inner and outer cities. Ordinary people and monks live together in groups. The entire city is governed by an alliance composed of several forces.

To get information, the best place to go is Goulan.

Chu Ning went directly to Goulan in Juque City in broad daylight. Although Goulan in Juque City did not receive many customers during the day, because everyone was a monk, had status, and wanted to save face.

But Goulan in Juque City just opened the door for Chu Ning to welcome guests. If the big boss of foundation building wanted to come in and spend money, how could he dare to turn him away?

Accompanied by several good-looking female cultivators, Chu Ning tasted the fine wine and asked casually: "I have been in seclusion for a while. What major events have happened in the Hundred Cities area recently?"

After listening to Chu Ning's words, several female cultivators suddenly understood that this senior had been in seclusion for a long time. In addition to needing physical and mental comfort, he also wanted to understand some major events at the moment.

"Senior, if we talk about big things, the biggest thing in the entire Hundred Cities area right now is that Wenjin Mountain has been exhausted. Many Jindan bosses and foundation-building experts have gone to Wenjin City."

A female cultivator in blue gave Chu Ning a grape, and then informed Chu Ning of what had happened recently.

Even though these female cultivators are not at a high level, most of them are in the middle stage of Qi Condensation, they know a lot of information.

In order to brag about themselves in front of women, men can't control their mouths. Especially when it comes to some so-called big things, they will reveal some so-called "you know" unspeakable secrets. Whether they are monks or ordinary people, this is the same. .

After hearing what the female cultivator in blue said, Chu Ning's expression remained unchanged, and he was a little shocked. He didn't expect that things would deteriorate to this extent.

The senior brother chose to disband the Wenjin Sect, but the disciples of the Wenjin Sect still encountered trouble.

I don’t know who broke the news. The closer the person has this kind of opportunity to come into contact with the mountain, the greater the probability of getting the opportunity.

This resulted in many Wenjin Sect disciples who stayed in Wenjin City being targeted by the Foundation Establishment monks who came to compete for opportunities.

After all, no one has more contact with Wen Jinshan than the disciples of Wen Jin Sect.

Chu Ning was sure that there must be an alliance of casual cultivators behind this.

Five of the foundation-building monks who stayed in Wenjin City have been assassinated, and the remaining outer sect disciples in the late Qi Condensation stage have also been controlled.

If it was just like this, it wouldn't matter. Chu Ning had no feelings for other disciples of Qingjin Sect. What made him a little uncomfortable was the matter about his senior brother Gu Fanzhou.

The senior brother who left like him at the beginning returned to Wenjin City in order to save the disciples of Wenjin Sect who stayed in Wenjin City and were controlled.

What I didn't expect was that a strong man with a golden elixir didn't care about the sect leader behind the eldest brother, and directly took down the eldest brother.

This is the information Chu Ning learned from the female nun in blue.

"For the powerful Jindan, what they are pursuing is the opportunity to break through the Nascent Soul. There is no reason to take action?"

Chu Ning frowned. The golden elixir strongman did not hesitate to offend the sect leader, a late-stage golden elixir, and took action against the senior brother. There must be other reasons.

It is impossible to get the answer to this reason from the Goulan female cultivator.

Half an hour later, Chu Ning walked out of the hook fence and was silent for a moment. In the end, he did not go towards Riyue Mountain, but went in another direction.

Seven days later.

Outside Djinn City.

Xu Ruobing flew out of the city with her sword, but she stopped shortly after flying out of the city because there was a message from her divine consciousness in her ears.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please come down and talk."

Xu Ruobing glanced at the forest below, her eyes looking thoughtful, and the next moment she fell downwards.

In an open space in the forest, Chu Ning looked at Xu Ruobing, who was still wearing new clothes, and smiled: "Where are you going, Fellow Daoist Xu?"

"Go and ask Jin Cheng, ask Jin Mountain. The spiritual energy is about to become stable, and you can almost enter the mountain."

"Fellow Daoist Xu is also going to compete for this opportunity?"

Chu Ning was a little curious. As Xu Ruobing, she didn't need to take the risk to inquire about Jinshan. The family would definitely arrange for her to form a pill.

"Of course, if you give up this opportunity, you will have to wait at least several decades to form an elixir. You will have to fight day and night to cultivate."

Chu Ning understood the meaning of Xu Ruobing's words. This woman had far-reaching plans and was unwilling to just form pills.

The earlier the elixir is formed, the greater the possibility of Nascent Soul later on.

"Fellow Daoist Chu came to see me. I think there is something going on."

Xu Ruobing looked at Chu Ning, and Chu Ning muttered to herself, women are so fickle. She called herself Ruobing before the employer, but now she became me again.

"To be honest, I would like to know why someone with a strong golden elixir would take action against my senior brother?"

Chu Ning stayed outside Juling City for several days, just to wait for Xu Ruobing so that she could know the inside story.

There was no surprise on Xu Ruobing's face. The moment Chu Ning appeared, she guessed Chu Ning's intention.

"There are rumors from the outside world that Fellow Daoist Gu has a mountain gate token on his person."

Chu Ning felt something in her heart and asked: "What is the mountain gate token?"

"The token of the Rushan Sect represents the opportunity to step into the Nascent Soul."