The fairy is fierce

Dong——

Dong——

The deep bell sound came from the top of the mountain, and together with the golden morning light, it fell into the valley surrounded by mountains. ♜♦  ♗♦

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the pavilions and towers were in a hurry, as if they were in the clouds and mist, like a dream.

The young disciples of Qihuang Valley, dressed in standard black robes, walked out of the door one after another under the sound of the bell, and rushed to the square in the center of the valley in groups of three or two.

The older brothers and sisters began to busy themselves with their own affairs, or borrowed books from the classics room, or reported to the sword room to complete the monthly duty.

Near the bamboo forest behind the square, there was a large area of ​​houses with green smoke, where hundreds of disciples from the Danqi room polished tools and refined medicines.

After a night of rest, Wu Qingwan walked out of the stone cave behind the waterfall, stood beside the stone platform on the cliff, looked at the golden morning light in the distance, and stretched lazily - a new day has begun!

Wu Qingwan is the head of the Danqi Room. Her daily tasks are definitely not just staying on the cliff to enjoy the scenery.

The Danqi Room is responsible for refining medicines and making various instruments. The simpler ones can be handed over to the disciples, but some of the more complicated ones have to be done by Wu Qingwan herself.

However, the Great Dan Dynasty is a small place, and Qihuang Valley is not a big sect. The natural treasures obtained are limited. There are no recipes for elixirs that can lay golden eggs and refining diagrams. Ordinary instruments and medicines, no matter how complicated they are, are not that complicated. Wu Qingwan is usually not busy.

Wu Qingwan's main task every day is to go to the bamboo forest below and guide her own disciples. The rest of the time is to meditate and refine qi. Wu Qingwan's five elements are close to wood, gold, wood, water, fire and earth, corresponding to the west, northeast, south and center, and water produces wood, so the place for cultivation is under the waterfall in the easternmost part of Qihuang Valley.

In her spare time, Wu Qingwan will also cook for herself.

When one reaches the Spirit Valley realm, the body will have a self-circulating body, which can continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to feed itself. It doesn't matter if she doesn't eat grains, but she has not yet entered the Spirit Valley, so she still needs to eat, but the demand is not large.

The sun rises and the sky is just getting light.

Wu Qingwan stood on the edge of the cliff for a while, and then saw Zuo Lingquan coming out of the courtyard next to the pool below. He changed out of his disciple robe and changed into the clothes of a young master from a noble family.

A few days ago, the two returned from Changqing Mountain. After seeing the grace of Zuo Lingquan's sword, Wu Qingwan's impression of Zuo Lingquan has changed from "a young and stupid kid" to "an unfathomable genius in cultivation".

Wu Qingwan already admired Zuo Lingquan's character, and now she admired him even more. She looked at Zuo Lingquan with a look that was closer than that of the Minister Zuo Hanchou:

"Lingquan, are you going out?"

Zuo Lingquan hadn't slept well these days. He kept thinking about his sword style and wished he could practice his true qi right now. But no matter how much he thought about it, the facts were in front of him. He couldn't rush at all. He still had to deal with the things around him.

It has been more than ten days since he entered the sect last time. Zuo Lingquan only said hello to his third uncle before he went out. It was obviously not appropriate not to go back for ten days or half a month. He thought about going back to see him today since he had nothing to do.

"Yes, I will go back to the capital for a day and come back tomorrow. Does Senior Wu have any plans?"

"No plans. After I come back, I will give you acupuncture to stimulate the meridian points. Maybe there will be a turnaround. Also, you are Jiang Yi's consort. If you want to see her, you can bring a roast chicken from Wang's family on Xinghua Street. She loved to eat this when she was a child. Um... and the rouge 'red honey' from Xianzhizhai. The price is more expensive, but you should be able to afford it..."

In the bamboo forest below the cliff, several girls including Senior Sister Xiaohua were excited when they heard the words and laughed:

"Junior Brother Zuo, don't forget ours.

"Yes, yes..."

Wu Qingwan's face sank: "It's unruly. Who wants things like this? "

"Let's talk about it..."

Zuo Lingquan shook his head and chuckled. Speaking of Jiang Yi, he still remembered the task Jiang Yi had assigned him before he came here. He hadn't even learned all the ways in Qihuang Valley these days, so he naturally hadn't seen the closed-door imperial master. He didn't plan to report to his somewhat unruly fiancée this time. However, he remembered Senior Wu's serious instructions:

"Thank you for your advice, Senior. Is there anything you want me to bring?"

Wu Qingwan was naturally beautiful and didn't wear any makeup, nor would she let her juniors buy things for her:

"No need, go early. "

Zuo Lingquan bowed, said goodbye to many senior sisters, and turned to leave the bamboo forest.

The environment of Qihuang Valley will not change much in decades. Zuo Lingquan is already familiar with the roads in and out. He walked out of the valley entrance and the ten-mile willow forest with ease and came to the town outside the octagonal archway.

The town was built at the gate of Qihuang Valley, and its name is naturally Qihuang Town. Most of the people in the town are "casual cultivators" from outside, and there are also many disciples of Qihuang Valley who sell their own products to make extra money.

There are not many people practicing in the Great Dan Dynasty, but there are not few either. Qihuang Valley has been established for more than 200 years. Even if the disciples come and go every ten years, now there are many people coming and going. It has been more than 20 times. The disciples who have come out of the mountains have passed down from master to apprentice, from father to son, and accumulated from generation to generation, and have already grown to a certain scale.

In addition to Qihuang Valley, there are also some small sects and Taoist temples in various counties and prefectures, ranging from hundreds of people to two or three people. Although these forces are no different from the secular people, they are still considered to be cultivators in essence.

Although there are not too few cultivators in the Great Dan Dynasty, it is also a fact that there are not many people with high cultivation. Most of them are below the fourth level of Qi Refining. The reason for this, in addition to the difficulty of cultivation, is that the Great Dan Dynasty is geographically closed and has too few cultivation resources. Basically, those who have the opportunity have gone out to venture.

There is no such thing as returning home in glory when practicing. Once you go out, you either become a fairy or die on the way. The last person who could return halfway to repay the sect was the national teacher Yue Pingyang. Even if the others came back, they were disheartened and returned to their roots.

Although the cultivation level is low, there is no such thing as lying down and dying in the cultivation. There are still some people who want to pursue the Tao when they are practicing outside.

The white jade and various cultivation-related tools obtained from the trade between the court and the outside of the pass will be given to Qihuang Valley. And these non-staff cultivators who want to get these things in Qihuang Valley can only come to Qihuang Valley to try their luck. Over time, the outside of the gate has become the current Qihuang Town, and doctors and people in the capital will also come here to buy and sell medicinal materials.

Zuo Linquan rode past the small market on horseback. People picking and choosing on the stalls can be seen everywhere on the roadside. As for whether they are cultivators or how high their cultivation level is, he can't tell by appearance. He did not stay at the market. After passing through the market, he flew towards the capital.

Just as Zuo Lingquan was about to leave the town, a chivalrous man wearing a bamboo hat was also walking along the street towards the outside.

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A man and a horse passed by each other and were far apart in a flash.

The gray-haired chivalrous man stopped on the street with his hands behind his back, was silent for a moment, and raised his bamboo hat to take a look.

The young man who left on the flying horse had already run some distance. Although he was majestic and strong, the chivalrous man could see that he was still just a mortal, not much different from the peddlers in the town.

The reason why he stopped and looked at him was simply because he remembered his long-forgotten youth.

Whether it was cultivation or the martial arts world; whether it was a swordsman or a sword immortal. As long as you use a sword, you may have experienced the high-spirited feeling of "hanging a sword on your waist and riding a horse with a whip".

After all, "immortals" are also cultivated by people, and no one is born to ride the wind and fly in the air.

It's a pity that that period of time was too long ago, so long that I can't remember it clearly.

After watching the young man go away, the Jianghu guest lifted up the gray hair hanging from his temples and looked at it, with a bit of nostalgia in his eyes.

The saddest thing in the world is nothing more than "watching heroes grow old and beauties grow old".

Even sadder than this is that you feel this way, but there is no one around you to talk to.

After staying for a long time, the Jianghu guest turned his eyes to the street vendors:

"Young friend, how much do you want to sell your horse?"

"Hey - I am sixty-two this year, and you look at most fifty years old, why are you so rude?"

"Master, how do you want to sell your horse?"

"How can I go back after selling the horse? How about a donkey? This one, the ancestor of Qihuang Valley has personally blessed it, it can cure all diseases, protect descendants, keep the five livestock prosperous during the day, and protect the golden spear at night; considering the fate of the Taoist friend, I will give you a personal price of only fifty taels, no deception."

"Alas..."

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