The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 125 Cicada Eyes
In the Underground Fire Cave, Lin Bai worked hard to make the elixir.

After experiencing life and death situations since I went out, it seems that my alchemy skills have improved, and I feel like I can do things with ease.

Lin Bai thought that he had to find another recipe for the elixir and increase his income.

After three days of hard work, all the Tiger and Wolf Pills were refined, and Lin Bai also refined several batches of Qi Condensation Pills.

After opening the cave and about to look for Jiang Chun, he saw him coming over following the scent.

The two men bowed to each other, and Lin Bai invited him into the cave to talk.

"Fortunately, I have accomplished my mission." Lin Bai poured tea and took out the wooden box.

Jiang Chun opened the wooden box and saw densely packed Tiger and Wolf Pills. He immediately put them away happily.

"It's been done. You can go to Yuhu anytime. I specifically asked my uncle for help, and he agreed." Jiang Chun smiled and took credit for it.

"Young Taoist Jiang is kind and righteous. Thank you for your efforts, Brother Jiang." Lin Bai expressed his gratitude.

"But, my little sister asked me to bring you a message." Jiang Chun laughed, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "My little sister said that she was in seclusion and didn't care about worldly affairs. It was only because you repeatedly asked for advice as a disciple, and she was good friends with Pei Ning, that she wrote back to give you advice. This time, she also helped you to obtain the land of Yuhu, which is a kindness. She also said that she had some insights recently and wanted to meet fellow Taoist Pei Ning."

This girl is really not afraid of slipping her tongue when she speaks, she is also in seclusion and practicing, and she is also a disciple...

But why do you want to see Pei Ning?
It just so happened that when Sister Pei came over a few days ago, she was talking about Miss Jiang, so she decided to meet her.

Lin Bai is innocent, so he is not afraid.

"Please tell fellow Daoist Jiang that I will pass the message to Pei Ning." Lin Bai agreed with a smile.

"These are all trivial matters." Jiang Chun waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "You will need it in two and a half months, so just come to me when the time comes." He was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Are you going out again?"

"That's right." Lin Bai bowed again and said, "I have some personal matters to attend to, so I will be away for another two months."

Jiang Chun frowned upon hearing this and advised: "Since you have the skill of refining pills, why do you have to go out all the time? Cultivation is the most important thing in everything. Although we are fighting for the great way, we must also learn to let go."

"Brother Jiang, every word you said is precious. I have kept it in mind. But I am not going anywhere else. I am going to the Zhu family to discuss something with my good friend."

Lin Bai smiled, lowered his voice, changed the subject, and asked, "Brother Jiang, how is Liu Dabao now?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chun also lowered his voice and whispered, "I heard that it is still under secret trial. We don't know what the rules are yet."

"What on earth is Liu Dabao involved in?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Who knows? I heard that Liu Dabao was just reselling pills and visiting prostitutes, but..." Jiang Chun's voice was even lower, "It seems that Liu Dabao's identity is not ordinary, and there are people involved behind it."

It must be something special, Liu Dabao is the son of Liu Lao Da, and Liu Lao Da works for Jiuyin Mountain. Moreover, he probably does dirty things that cannot be seen in public.

"Brother Jiang," Lin Bai said with a curious look, "What is the purpose of the Nascent Souls from Jiuyin Mountain and Yunxia Sect coming to Qiaoshan Sect?"

"The secrets of the Nascent Soul are not something we can find out." Jiang Chun rubbed his hands, and seemed to be very interested. He chuckled and said, "It seems that the Qiaoshan Sect suffered a loss and something was stolen by the Jiuyin Mountain."

Same statement as Qu Ruyi. Gao Yuanyuan also said it, but it seems that it is not a thing.

Could it really be a human? Was he tricked into going to Jiuyin Mountain? Is there such a stupid person? If he was practicing Qi or building a foundation, how could he have disturbed the Nascent Soul?

Lin Bai did not ask any more questions. He just kept silent about it since it was none of his business. Who knows, after a few days, the secret will be exposed and everyone will know it.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Chun said goodbye, and Lin Bai closed the cave door and went out.

Arriving at Fengming Pavilion and going up to the second floor, Zhu Yuling eagerly poured hot tea for them.

"Why hasn't Senior Zhu returned yet?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Maybe there's something wrong at home." Zhu Yuling replied with a smile, "If you have something to ask, just come to my house. We are not strangers. Yumao and Yushu are both your brothers. Just look for Yumao when you get there."

She was quite enthusiastic, but she never mentioned pimping again.

"Okay." Lin Bai was originally going to Zhu's house.

With the current friendship with the Zhu family, borrowing the land for cultivation is not a big deal. Besides, Senior Zhu Jianyang has also agreed.

Lin Bai and Zhu Yuling exchanged a few perfunctory words and then said goodbye and left.

After leaving the market town, we boarded the purple bamboo boat and headed east.

When I arrived at Zhu Yumao's Yingke Manor, I happened to see him taking care of his child.

"When did you come back?" Zhu Yumao asked with a smile while holding Miaomiao.

"I've only been back for a few days, and I'm already in such a hurry." Lin Bai looked at Miaomiao and smiled, "Do you still recognize me?"

Miaomiao didn't say anything.

"Uncle, hug me." Lin Bai pretended to open his arms.

Miaomiao actually stretched out her two little hands and threw herself into Lin Bai's arms.

Lin Bai held her in his arms and scratched her nose.

"She is close to you." Zhu Yumao said with a smile, "This girl has a strange temper. Sometimes she doesn't say a word all day. Sometimes she is crazy about people. I'm afraid she won't have peace in the future." He said helplessly, but also dotingly, "She doesn't seem like my child."

"I think it's very good." Lin Bai likes children very much and said with a smile: "Brother Yumao, if a girl is as honest and kind as you, she will suffer." As he spoke, he pinched Miaomiao's chubby face.

"That's true." Zhu Yumao smiled and continued, "I'm just afraid she'll get into trouble in the future."

"With us protecting you, what trouble can you possibly get into?" Lin Bai opened his mouth to speak, and Miaomiao poked her little hand into Lin Bai's mouth.

Holding her hand, Lin Bai asked again, "Where's Brother Yushu?"

"Since he came back, he has seldom gone out and has been concentrating on meditation. I received news two days ago that he was in seclusion."

Zhu Yumao was quite emotional, "If Yushu goes well, he will be able to get the revelation from heaven and have hope of building a foundation."

Lin Bai nodded in understanding. It seemed that after experiencing the battle in the underground cave and obtaining the martial arts book, Zhu Yushu would be able to reach a higher level.

"What about you?" Lin Bai looked at Zhu Yumao with a smile again.

"I have given up hope for the most part." Zhu Yumao smiled bitterly and shook his head. "My uncle asked me to quit this job of welcoming guests, but I was so bored, so I took it back now. It's fun to meet friends and teach Miaomiao every day." He looked at Miaomiao with emotion, and then said, "I can't do it. I'll have to wait and see what happens to Miaomiao in the future."

Miaomiao was chewing her hands, but after hearing what Zhu Yumao said, she stopped chewing her hands and stretched out her two little arms, signaling Zhu Yumao to hold her.

Zhu Yumao took Miaomiao over and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Let's go and take a look at my clan." Zhu Yumao knew that Lin Bai was practicing the Hunyuan Body Tempering Method. "My uncle has already told me to arrange a place for you. Come with me."

He handed Miaomiao to Lin Bai, took out Fei Yuan, and went to the Zhu family's territory.

Within two quarters of an hour, the flying kite landed and the two men walked.

The Zhu clan's territory was not large, only about a dozen miles in radius. The main mountain was Fengming Mountain, and there were several other small mountains.

Zhu Yumao led the way, stopping from time to time to introduce the customs and features of the tribe. Lin Bai held Miaomiao in his arms, and the two listened with great interest.

Walking and stopping here and there, Zhu Yumao was willing to introduce himself to others, and was polite to everyone he met. It took most of the day to finally arrive at the gate of the Zhu family's main hall, where he saw pavilions, towers, flying cranes, deer, and it was like a fairyland.

But that was all. Lin Bai was quite emotional along the way.

The Zhu family’s largest industry is spiritual plants, and they have many medicinal gardens.

Although they also have underground fire, it is far inferior to the Jiang family. Therefore, apart from refining pills, they don’t have any other industries to show off. Refining tools and making talismans is even worse.

The Zhu family also had golden elixirs, but they were new nobles after all, and their foundation was far inferior to that of the Jiang family, which had been producing golden elixirs for generations. Moreover, the Zhu family no longer had golden elixirs, and their reputation would be easily shattered.

There are currently six people in his family who have established the foundation, and they are all old men and women, all of whom have no hope of achieving the great way.

If there is no one of the Yu generation to take the lead, the family will probably decline one day.

Zhu Yumao first took Lin Bai to meet Zhu Jianyang.

After passing the main hall and turning several corners, we arrived at Zhu Jianyang's cave residence.

Zhu Jianyang didn't say much. He just asked a few questions with a smile, then held Miaomiao in his arms and played with the child.

When people get old, especially when they have no hope, they like children.

"I've chosen a place for you. Let Yumao take you to have a look." Zhu Jianyang waved his hand to send him away. "Miaomiao, just stay here with me."

The two men bowed and left.

Zhu Yumao then led Lin Bai to the back mountain, first to a medicinal garden, and found Zhu Yuqiang.

Then the two siblings took Lin Bai to a cave.

According to Zhu Yumao, this cave was once inhabited by an elder in his family who had reached the foundation-building stage. Later, after the head of the Jindan family died outside, the cave became unused.

The cave is only twenty or thirty feet deep, and is dominated by metallic spiritual energy, mixed with wood and earth spiritual energy.

"Just rest and cultivate yourself here. If you need anything, come find me. I'll be staying in the medicine garden. If you get bored, come and talk to me." Zhu Yuqiang smiled and asked, "What do you like to eat? I'll make it and send it to you."

"I've been taking fasting pills recently." Seeing that she was quite eager to show off her cooking skills, Lin Bai smiled and said, "But if you stir the spoon with your bare hands, then I won't take the fasting pills. I don't have any dietary restrictions, I just eat normal, light food."

"The fasting pills don't taste very good. Just focus on your practice. I will send them to you every day and I won't let you get bored." Zhu Yuqiang smiled.

Lin Bai had no choice but to agree.

After chatting for a while, the Zhu brothers and sisters left. The cave was lonely, and Lin Bai sat quietly, practicing with all his heart.

Now I am only one step away from the seventh level of Qi training and can break through at any time.

Lin Bai was not in a hurry to cultivate his body, he was only focused on seeking improvement in his realm.

After three days, the sea of ​​qi slowly expanded like a rising tide, and spiritual energy surged endlessly, flowing in and out of the spiritual orifices and then flowing through the tendons and veins of the whole body.

Lin Bai took a deep breath, and performed another large circulation of energy, slowly absorbing the spiritual power that had dissipated due to the breakthrough in the small realm.

After a short rest, Lin Bai examined himself carefully and found that his Qi Sea contained more spiritual power and it was circulating faster, and his flesh and blood were a little tougher than before.

This time you have entered the late stage of Qi training, and the next ones will be the eighth and ninth levels. After completion, with divine revelation and guidance, you will be able to find an opportunity to build a foundation.

Two days passed like this. After his realm was stabilized, Lin Bai returned to the stone plate, eliminated the wood and earth spiritual energy, and activated the metal spiritual energy to temper his body.

Fire represents endless burning, earth represents unparalleled heaviness, and metal represents sharpness and strength.

As soon as it entered my body, I felt as if I was being stabbed by a sword. It was different from the first time I used the fire-attributed spiritual energy to temper my body, but there was a faint pain that continued, as if thousands of fine needles were wandering through my flesh and blood.

As the body is tempered for a long time, the heavy earth energy contained in the flesh, blood, tendons and bones slowly turns into gold energy as the metal spiritual energy tempers the body.

In this way, Lin Bai kept tempering his body every day, and Zhu Yuqiang would chat with Lin Bai when she brought him meals every morning.

Occasionally she would come with Miaomiao in her arms and chat about some nonsense, just to relax and unwind.

Two months passed quickly and I had made some progress in tempering my body.

Lin Bai looked at his body carefully. Gold represents whiteness. His skin had faded from the yellowish color of earth and became slightly whiter.

A strong and sharp golden spirit flows through the flesh and blood, and there is a faint sound of metal and stone.

After leaving the cave, I came to the medicine garden and found Zhu Yuqiang.

"You seem excited. I guess you have achieved something?" Zhu Yuqiang saluted with a smile.

There were a few young boys and girls at the entrance of the medicine garden looking over here, pointing and laughing.

"I have gained a little." Lin Bai smiled and said, "Brother Yushu, have you come out of seclusion?"

"He came out of seclusion half a month ago, but he talked with the head of the family and then went back into seclusion." Zhu Yuqiang replied.

"That's unfortunate." Lin Bai still remembered the drinking appointment with Zhu Yushu, and said, "Where's Senior Zhu Jianshui? I'll go and pay my respects to him."

"Aunt wants to see you too." Zhu Yuqiang smiled, "Wait for me first." She turned around and went to the gate of the medicine garden, put on a stern face and acted like an adult, gave a lecture, then came back and took Lin Bai with her to look for Zhu Jianshui.

Zhu Jianshui's residence was quite close to Zhu Jianyang's previous residence.

The two walked along the way, greeting everyone they met. Those who knew Lin Bai bowed and greeted him, while those who didn't knew him thought they were Zhu Yuqiang and her partner, and teased them with a sly smile.

Zhu Yuqiang blushed all the way and finally arrived in front of Zhu Jianshui's cave.

"Aunt." A stream of spiritual power was injected, the cave door opened, and Zhu Yuqiang saluted.

"Senior Zhu." Lin Bai also bowed, feeling a sense of good fortune in his heart.

After not seeing him for more than four months, Zhu Jianshui looked older. His hair was silver and dry, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked depressed.

Zhu Jianshui smiled kindly and nodded, and Lin Bai suddenly thought of Mr. Bai.

"Qiang'er, go and do your own thing." Zhu Jianshui said.

Zhu Yuqiang bowed and left.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You have made progress again. Congratulations." Zhu Jianshui said with a smile. Her voice was old and like a stream that had almost dried up. She looked at Lin Bai with cloudy eyes and said, "Good boy, Jianyang said that you have a talent in alchemy. You are a good seedling."

Zhu Jianshui coughed twice and said, "You know, my origin is water, but I am also an alchemist. Jianguang was my mentor. He has great talent and learns quickly."

She took out a book and continued, "Jian Yang has already shown you the notes written by Jian Guang during his Qi training period. These are the notes he left after he established his foundation. I sorted them out. You can keep them.

As he spoke, he gently threw the book, and it fell into Lin Bai's hands.

"Thank you, senior." Lin Bai immediately saluted.

"Good kid." Zhu Jianshui nodded with a smile on his face, "It's good to be young."

Lin Bai bowed again and slowly withdrew.

Zhu Yuqiang was waiting outside, and Zhu Jianyang was there too.

"Senior." Lin Bai saluted.

"You have made progress, but you look depressed. What happened?" Zhu Jianyang asked with a smile.

"What happened to Senior Jianshui?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Zhu Yuqiang immediately became serious and listened curiously.

Zhu Jianyang laughed loudly, then said seriously: "I should have told you earlier, it's rare to see those who are terminally ill and old! They are stained with the spirit of old age and death, and they can't be washed away!" He stroked his beard and laughed: "The life span of a foundation-building cultivator is 200 years. My sister doesn't have many years left. She was injured outside this time, and she is not strong enough. I'm afraid she will only live for another one or two years."

Lin Bai was silent, and Zhu Yuqiang was even more stunned and didn't say anything.

"Silly children." Zhu Jianyang put one hand on Lin Bai's shoulder and the other on Zhu Yuqiang's shoulder, and said seriously: "She helped Yushu obtain the skills and retrieved Yuyan's remains. Her wish has been fulfilled and her spirit is gone. The road to the great road is full of the remains of friends, enemies and enemies. Today it is Zhu Jianshui, tomorrow it is Zhu Jianyang, and the day after tomorrow it is Zhu Yumao. So just treat it as normal and don't be sad."

He is quite open-minded.

Lin Bai nodded and thought of Yuchan.

Zhu Yuqiang wiped her eyes and said nothing.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Yuqiang took Lin Bai to find Zhu Yumao.

Zhu Yumao called over a few peers from the clan, and had them drink and discuss Taoism with Lin Bai for a few days before letting Lin Bai leave.

After returning to Xinyifang, Lin Bai first went to Tianchi Pavilion to find Yao Qianyuan.

Now that the time agreed with Jiang Chun is approaching, Lin Bai has to coax Sister Pei out.

First, Jiang Yatou wanted to see Pei Ning;
Secondly, I have tempered my body with metallic spiritual energy and have accomplished my mission, so I want to let Sister Pei try something new, broaden her horizons, and gain more experience.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Bai missed her a little.

When he arrived at the counter of Tianchi Pavilion, Lin Bai pretended not to notice the disgust on Gai Yingqiu's face and just shamelessly asked to see Yao Qianyuan.

After a long time, Yao Qianyuan came down with his butt twisted.

"What did Senior Brother Yang Shu want to see you about last time?" Yao Qianyuan asked Lin Bai.

Lin Bai had never met Yang Shu before. It was Yao Qianyuan who used words to attract Gai Yingqiu's attention.

As expected, Gai Yingqiu immediately sneered and said, "Senior Brother Yang is a man of integrity and noble aspirations. How could he associate with people like you?"

"Haha." Yao Qianyuan was not angry at all, but laughed and said, "Senior Brother Yang will not cross-link with us, but he will not mate with you either."

Lin Bai admired Yao Qianyuan's words from the bottom of his heart. It was a pity that he could not avoid being hated by Gai Yingqiu.

Yao Qianyuan glanced at Gai Yingqiu, who was shaking with anger, snorted coldly, and pulled Lin Bai away.

Lin Bai was a respectable man, and he did not forget to bow to Gai Yingqiu, hoping that she would not bear a grudge against him.

When they arrived at Xinyifang Street, where people were coming and going, Yao Qianyuan still didn't let go of Lin Bai's hand.

"Senior Sister Yao." Lin Bai struggled to break free, "Can you help pass the message and invite Pei Ning to come down the mountain?"

Yao Qianyuan pinched his fingers and said nothing.

Lin Bai gritted his teeth and took out a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills.

"You're getting more stingy." Yao Qianyuan accepted it and complained, "I used to give you sperm-fixing pills."

"Life is not easy." Lin Bai said bitterly.

"Life is not easy, so go and sell it!" Yao Qianyuan said.

"No one buys it." Lin Bai pretended not to understand.

"That's because I haven't met anyone who knows what he's talking about!"

Yao Qianyuan raised her foot and gently kicked Lin Bai's calf, "Just wait, I'll find a buyer for you!" She smiled and looked very happy.

Lin Bai respectfully saw her off and went to Fengming Pavilion to ask Zhu Yuling for the spiritual ingredients for the Sperm-Securing Pills.

After returning to the Earth Fire Cave, he refined two furnaces of elixir in order to calm his mind.

Then he took out the jade cicada from his neck.

It seemed that there was no change. But if you look closely, you will find that the dull eyes of the past have a faint deep luster.

"Is it working?" Lin Bai murmured.

(End of this chapter)