The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 142 Magical Powers

Everyone was in high spirits at first, but Gu Fang's words made everyone stop talking.

However, since he is the descendant of Nascent Soul, it is normal for him to look down on ordinary foundation building.

Gu Fang probably also felt that she had said something discouraging, but she would never take it back.

"Brother," Gu Fang said calmly, "I'll go to the Jiang family and you can go to my Qiaoshan sect."

After saying that, she wrapped up the two young descendants of her family and headed straight to the southwest.

"If the ancestor were still alive..." Zhu Yushu sighed.

"So what if the ancestor is here?" Zhu Jianyang smiled. "We are all vassals of the Qiaoshan sect in Qiaoshan. We should strive to be the best and not covet the empty reputation."

All the descendants of the Zhu family bowed their heads and agreed.

"Come here." Zhu Jianyang waved to Lin Bai and Zhu Yushu, then walked towards the back hall of the side hall.

Lin Bai glanced at Pei Ning, nodded at her, and then followed Zhu Yushu inside.

"Uncle..." Zhu Yuqiang whispered, "What kind of ceremony does Senior Yun need to prepare for taking Miaomiao as his disciple?"

Zhu Jianyang stopped walking when he heard that, turned around, and said with a smile: "How old is Miaomiao? There's no need to waste your energy."

Lin Bai also smiled and said, "Miao Miao is Brother Yu Mao's daughter. I also treat her as my own daughter. Since she is not an outsider, there is no need for red tape. Just serve her a cup of tea."

"Yes." Zhu Yuqiang agreed immediately, "Then I will make some preparations."

Lin Bai nodded and followed Zhu Jianyang into the back hall of the side hall.

They came to the inner room, closed the door, and sat down with Zhu Jianyang, Zhu Yushu, and Lin Bai.

"Did Gu Fang come here this time regarding the matter of that vixen?" Zhu Yushu asked hurriedly.

The scandal of Qiaoshan Sect could no longer be covered up, and many people had heard about it. Especially after the fox gave birth to its baby, it became even more difficult to conceal it.

Zhu Jianyang frowned upon hearing this and said seriously, "You should call him Senior Chenyu or Fairy Chenyu when you are outside." He looked at the two young men, Zhu Yushu and Lin Bai, and said word by word, "You must not learn from the outsiders and say things like fox spirit. That is a Yuanying spirit beast. Even the children of the Yang family call it the ancestor, so how can we be disrespectful?"

"Yes." Zhu Yushu immediately agreed, and then asked, "Uncle, is Gu Fang really here for the matter of Fairy Chen Yu?"

"Fairy Chen Yu is in the Nascent Soul stage, how can Gu Fang be qualified to hear secrets?" Zhu Jianyang shook his head, sighed, and said, "She just came to deliver a message. I guess it may be related to Fairy Chen Yu's matter."

"Since it is a secret matter of Nascent Soul, it should at least be the Golden Core. Why let the senior go?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Who knows? The Gu family now has two Yuanyings, so they are getting more arrogant." Zhu Jianyang smiled bitterly, "Maybe they think I am not from Qiaoshan Sect, and I am obedient and sensible, so I can do the job of running errands and delivering messages."

“Among all the Jindan sects and families in Qiaoshan, who doesn’t know the relationship between our family and the Gu family? When others see you, they will know that the Gu family is behind you!” Zhu Yushu slammed the table, “How could we be involved in such a matter involving the Nascent Soul? If we are not careful, we will end up being crushed to pieces!”

"Don't talk about these things when you're under someone's roof." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "You're the only young person in your family who's laying the foundation, so you should focus on cultivation." He actually began to arrange things, but he still looked relaxed.

Zhu Yushu remained silent.

"Also, the old guys in the family are all very confused, and you still have to shoulder the family responsibility." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and said seriously, "Don't let your brothers and sisters slack off. Yuhuan is only two years old, you need to pay more attention to her."

"Yes." Zhu Yushu agreed.

"Also," Zhu Jianyang had obviously made plans, "Yuling is enough to manage Fengming Pavilion in Xinyifang, but she is short-sighted and only knows how to do business, not how to do favors." He pointed at the table and urged, "Let Yumao go over and help out this time. Yumao is honest and although he is not good at doing business, he will never offend anyone."

"Zhu Yuling's eyes are quite dim. She is obsessed with restoring her former glory!" Zhu Yushu sneered.

"You have already established your foundation, so you need to control your temper and keep things to yourself." Zhu Jianyang taught earnestly, "The old patriarch will not be around for many years, and you will be the head of the family in the future."

Zhu Yushu remained silent.

Lin Bai listened to the two of them talking about family affairs, so he didn't interrupt. But he felt that Zhu Jianyang seemed to be entrusting his son to him.

"Senior, is this matter really extremely dangerous?" Lin Bai asked, thinking of Boss Liu and others he met in the cave.

It seemed that those people were also involved in the affairs of the vixen, probably acting as go-betweens and passing messages.

"Who knows? We'll just take it one step at a time."

Zhu Jianyang smiled and asked, "Now that you have successfully established your foundation, what are your plans?"

Lin Bai replied: "I want to continue my meditation here and practice the body tempering method after my realm is stabilized."

The Hunyuan Body Tempering Method has saved lives many times. Lin Bai has just reached the stage of building his foundation, so he wants to continue practicing.

Now that it has only been turned twice, Lin Bai plans to do dozens of turns, so that it will live up to the name of the wheel.

"It seems that the Hun Yuan method suits your heart very well." Zhu Jianyang did not persuade him this time. He stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "You and Yushu are not outsiders. If you have any problems, just look for him."

Lin Bai agreed.

The three of them chatted briefly and then went out together.

When we arrived at the side hall, we saw a group of people gathered there, most of whom were there to see Miaomiao become their disciple with great interest.

Seeing the three foundation-building masters coming out, they all stopped making any noise and bowed to salute.

Zhu Yuqiang invited the three foundation-building masters to sit down, and called over Miaomiao, along with another girl who was holding a tray with teacups on it.

Miaomiao changed into a plain Taoist robe, tied her hair into a bun, and put something on her face, but her cheeks were slightly rosy and shiny.

"Okay." Zhu Yuqiang was quite excited. She took Miaomiao's hand, came to Lin Bai, and said, "Miaomiao, kneel down and pay homage to your master."

Miaomiao was very obedient, and she knelt down immediately, with her hands touching the ground, kowtowed non-stop.

Zhu Yumao held his forehead and shook his head repeatedly.

Pei Ning watched from the side and couldn't help laughing.

"Silly Miaomiao!" someone reminded in a low voice.

Zhu Yuqiang was also very embarrassed. The ceremony was simple and she had told Miaomiao to kowtow a few times, but this girl was still so honest.

"Okay, okay." Lin Bai quickly tried to persuade her, fearing that she would bump her little head.

All the young men of the Zhu family couldn't help laughing out loud.

Miaomiao also started grinning. She got up and clapped her hands.

"It's time to serve tea..." Before Zhu Yuqiang finished her words, Miaomiao turned around and came to Pei Ning.

He knelt down and kowtowed three more times.

Pei Ning smiled and pulled Miaomiao up, rubbed her red forehead, took out a hairpin and put it on Miaomiao.

The hairpin is an ordinary item that Pei Ning brought from his hometown.

Miaomiao touched it happily and became even happier.

"Miao Miao, come and serve tea." Zhu Yuqiang held the teacup in her hand, her tone quite helpless.

Miaomiao walked forward obediently, took the teacup, and came to Lin Bai.

"Master, drink!" Miaomiao's tone seemed to be urging someone to drink.

"..." Lin Bai took the teacup, took a sip, and thought about what to say.

After all, this is the first disciple I accepted. No matter what his achievements are in the future, he will always be the founding disciple.

Lin Bai pondered for a while and was about to say some principles of how to behave in society when Miaomiao came forward.

"Master, I'm thirsty and I want to drink too." Miaomiao's big dark eyes stared straight at the teacup in Lin Bai's hand, quite expectantly.

"Alas." Zhu Yumao shook his head, feeling ashamed.

Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled.

"Silly Miaomiao..." Zhu Yuqiang held her forehead with her hand.

Lin Bai didn't want to say anything polite. Judging from the situation, Miaomiao would not be taught well in a day or two, and who knows how much headaches it would cause in the future.

But no matter what, although the ceremony of becoming a disciple was simple, it was done at least, and they had become a master and disciple.

Lin Bai drank the tea in one gulp without leaving any tea leaves for Miaomiao.

After the ceremony, Zhu Jianyang arranged various matters, sent Zhu Yumao to Xinyifang, and asked Zhu Yuqiang to prepare a place for Lin Pei to rest.

Zhu Yuqiang received the order and left with Lin Bai and Pei Ning.

After passing many halls and walking south for a while, passing several medicinal gardens, we saw a fenced yard.

"This was where my aunt lived in the past, and I also lived there for a few years. Now that I have taken on the job of working in the herbal garden, it has been vacant. Although there is a place for guests at home, it is not as convenient as this place."

Zhu Yuqiang gave a very careful introduction.

Pushing open the small gate, there is a plum tree in the yard, under which there is a stone table and stone bench, and there are three wooden houses, which are quite simple and quaint.

Zhu Yuqiang took Lin and Pei to look around, chatted with them for a while, then invited Pei Ning to go to the medicine garden, leaving Lin Bai alone to consolidate his realm.

"I'll be fine by evening at the latest," Lin Bai reminded gently.

Pei Ning glared at Lin Bai and walked out. Zhu Yuqiang smiled and called over another twelve or thirteen-year-old girl to stand guard outside the fenced yard.

Lin Bai returned to the wooden house and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

He took out the black jade cicada hanging from his neck and looked at it carefully. The luster in its eyes was gone and there were tiny scratches on the body of the cicada, as if it had been worn away by time.

Holding the jade cicada in his hand, he calmed his mind, put aside all distracting thoughts, then closed his eyes and looked inward at his sea of ​​consciousness.

The stone plate had not changed much, only the cracks on it had slightly recovered. The fog outside became thicker and seemed endless.

There is a tiny bit of white moonlight in between, which was left by Xiuxiu.

With a thought, Lin Bai came to the stone plate and waved his hand to bring in the white moon.

Feeling it carefully, although I cannot trace back, I can feel the other person's general realm.

"Xiu Xiu should be at the sixth or seventh level of Qi training. She's really not slow. In another two years, won't she also be able to build a foundation?"

Lin Bai threw Yuebai away casually and disappeared here.

After building the foundation, Lin Bai had a deeper control over the stone plate and could control the mist at will.

He waved his sleeves to summon mist, which turned into dense forests in the mountains.

There was a high rock in a valley. Tie Huasheng was sitting cross-legged on it, facing Jie Yun alone; Huang Ruhua was kneeling below it, looking dejected; Gao Yuanyuan was drinking calmly, like an immortal from the other world.

The leaves, rocks, insects chirping and beasts roaring seemed to be reappearing yesterday.

Lin Bai waved his sleeves again, and the scene changed again.

The surroundings were yellow earth, and they were in a cave a hundred feet underground. Qu Ruyi was shocked, Zhu Jianshui was resentful, and Zhu Yushu was shocked and angry. The three of them were all looking at the person who crawled out of the old Zhu Yuyan's body.

The scene changes again. In the cave at the bottom of the lake, Tie Huasheng has one arm, Huang Ruhua is resentful, Zhu Jianyang is relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside, and Zhu Yumao is extremely ashamed. The four of them are all looking at what they have found on the stone platform.

On Jinbie Island, corpses were strewn all over the ground. Song Qing, with his hair all white and tears all over his face, crawled forward with his one arm.

Deep in Tianlang Mountain, black cicadas face black turtles.

In Baicaotang, Huaxi County, it was snowing heavily outside, an old man in the house looked lifeless, and a young girl was crying bitterly.

With a wave of his sleeves, the stone plate returned to tranquility.

The past is still vivid in my mind, and whatever I think about will appear in my mind.

Starting from Huaxi County, it has gone through countless vicissitudes, crossed mountains and seas, and settled in Qiaoshan. Under frequent crises, it finally became the foundation of the road.

I saw the eternal separation between heaven and earth, I saw prosperity turn into decline. I saw the helplessness of enlightenment before death, I saw the filth of a rusty sword, I saw the sincerity of a child.
Everything is just like yesterday.

Lin Bai stretched out his hand, and the mist condensed, revealing a black jade cicada. It was lifelike, just as it had been when he first saw it.

However, at this time, the stone plate was able to follow his intention and no longer rolled over and over.

Holding the jade cicada in hand, I feel it carefully. In just a few breaths, my black hair turns white, and I look old. After a few more breaths, I become hunched over, and my eyes become cloudy.

The black jade cicada's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and Lin Bai returned to normal.

The supernatural power obtained this time is exactly the same as the mysterious method of Zen of dead trees, which is the power to speed up the passage of time and take away people's years.

The time inside and outside the stone plate is different. Lin Bai has been here for a hundred years, while the outside world only changes four seasons once. He also saw the wonderful Zen of dead trees several times, and only then did he gain something.

However, this magical power is too mysterious. It is not a magical power of the foundation-building realm. It is when the foundation is built that the black cicada that has been nurtured for a long time breaks through the restrictions and exudes the meaning of a dead tree cicada. The stone plate intends to borrow its true meaning, and thus derives the innate magical power.

From then on, the black jade cicada became just like an ordinary object and no longer possessed any of its magical powers.

Moreover, the dead wood Zen magical power that Lin Bai obtained was much worse than that of the wood demon, and it consumed a lot of energy.

Once it is performed, the Qi Sea will inevitably be greatly depleted, and it is not a secret technique that can be used all the time. However, with the stone plate, there is no need to worry too much.

This magical power is always effective against Qi-cultivating cultivators; it is also hard to match against foundation-building cultivators at the same level, but the effect is not as good as when used against Qi-cultivating cultivators.

However, there are also mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining natal signs. Usually, these are extremely lively and vigorous natal signs.

"The Zen of dead wood turns time."

"My name is the Wheel of Time, and I should turn time."

Lin Bai pondered for a long time, and many flying knives appeared on the stone plate, circling and dancing without disturbing each other.

Now that he has entered the foundation-building realm, Lin Bai is confident that he is not afraid of anyone in the same realm, unless it is a very strange destiny, or a very talented person, such as Senior Chen who crossed the level of the foundation-building realm and killed the golden elixir.

Thinking of Senior Chen, Lin Bai's mind moved, and the mist condensed into paper with a word on it: sword.

Its meaning is profound, and the sword intent is pure and clean.

I copied silently for a while, but I didn't achieve any purity. My mind only became more confused.

Lin Bai didn't dare to describe it in more detail. Anyway, it was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two.

Calm your mind, silently gather the scattered spiritual energy, and consolidate your foundation-building state.

After working hard for a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at the black jade cicada in his hand.

"When Qu Ruyi was building her foundation with the Jade Cicada, what magical power did she get from it? Or was it just for the occasion and she didn't get any magical power? But if that's the case, why would she keep cheating and even seduce me? It's obvious that she's obsessed with getting this thing."

"Is the magical power she obtained also related to time?"

When Lin Bai thought of time, Sister Pei's figure appeared in his mind.

"So white..."

Lin Bai muttered to himself, pushed the door open and looked out, only to see that Sister Pei had also returned and was talking to Zhu Yuqiang at the door.

The two girls were whispering to each other, and seemed to be having a very happy chat.

When Zhu Yuqiang saw Lin Bai coming out, she bowed, smiled at Pei Ning, and turned and left.

Lin Bai didn't wait for Zhu Yuqiang to walk away, and went forward to pull Pei Ning into the wooden house.

"This is someone else's family, you should at least keep some dignity. If the Zhu family sees you, they will think you are a sex-craved ghost!" Pei Ning complained.

"It's not for sex." Lin Bai closed the door, pulled her into the inner room, and said seriously, "It's just that when I see you alone, I can't suppress my emotions."

"Oh? You are only moved when you see me? What about Fellow Daoist Xiao Jiang?" Pei Ning pushed Lin Bai's hand away and asked with a smile.

"Only to you!" Lin Bai would never give a wrong answer.

"I see." Pei Ning crossed his arms and smiled, "I have already discussed with Daoist Xiao Jiang that if you succeed in building your foundation this time, the two of us will serve you together, which will also relieve your fatigue and hardship. Now it seems that Daoist Xiao Jiang can have a good rest."

"This..." Lin Bai was unsure whether her words were true or not, so he could only say firmly: "Don't mention this matter again! I am not that kind of licentious and unreasonable person!"

"You are clearly tempted!" Pei Ning was so sharp-eyed that she pointed her finger at Lin Bai's chest, "You are only thinking about it in your dreams! You still think about the two of us..."

Before she could finish her words, she was pinned down by Lin Bai.

After two days of commotion, Zhu Yuqiang came again, bringing Miaomiao with her.

"You are meditating here, and you are in need of someone to guard the gate and pass messages. Since Miaomiao has become my disciple, I will naturally take over the task." Zhu Yuqiang pressed Miaomiao's head.

She waited for two days before coming because she thought Lin Bai and Pei Ning would be tired of the noise and wanted to do some serious work.

Miaomiao was pinned down, so she could only compromise and said, "Master, I will guard the door for you."

Generally speaking, disciples of a family sect will start practicing at the age of twelve, while those with outstanding qualifications will start one or two years earlier.

Before entering Taoism, he read Taoist scriptures, learned etiquette, practiced swordsmanship to cultivate his mind, and guided his temperament in the direction of toughness and freedom.

Some favored children will be assigned positions, such as following the receptionist to meet strangers and broaden their horizons; or serving the elders as a message boy.

Lin Bai remembered that after she had served Jiang girl well, she recalled her childhood and said that since she was five years old, she had been a gatekeeper for her ancestor Jiang Xingchi, responsible for delivering messages.

But Jiang Yu was not so lucky and could only follow Jiang Hongbo to go fishing.

Lin Bai was well fed and warm and wanted to have fun, but he didn't really want Miaomiao to come to the house.

Just as he was about to refuse, he felt a chill. He turned his head and met Pei Ning's gaze.

"I'm very pleased that you are so sensible." Lin Bai let Miaomiao stay.

I looked at Miaomiao for a while and wanted to teach her a few words, but after thinking about it, my mind was full of tricks to bully children, and I really had no idea how to teach people to be good.

It’s because they used to bully Xiuxiu.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Yuqiang said goodbye.

Lin Bai sat under the plum tree and asked Miao Miao to stand. He lectured her for a while, teaching her to be kind, hardworking, thrifty, and to love her brothers. Miao Miao just laughed at what he said, but she was sensible enough to pour tea for her master.

Two days later, Lin Bai was bored and sat under the plum tree to train his disciples. Miaomiao sat on a stone bench with dull eyes, looking into the distance.

Suddenly, a beam of light flashed outside, leaving three people behind and arriving at the gate of the fenced yard. It was Zhu Yumao, who came with Yao Qianyuan and Gai Yingqiu.

Miaomiao hurried forward, stood in the doorway, and bowed as a gesture of respect. Then she said loudly, "Three Taoist friends, please go back. Master will not see guests."

She held the whisk in her hand and shook her little head very seriously.

Seeing that the three of them were just laughing, Miaomiao became more serious, looked at Zhu Yumao, and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, please take the people away."

Her voice was crisp and childish, and upon hearing it, she was not as unruly as before, and it was obvious that she knew etiquette.

"You evil creature! What Fellow Daoist Zhu! I am your father!" Zhu Yumao angrily lifted her up by the collar. She lifted her feet off the ground and swung her whisk back and forth.

"Master, save me! Master, save me!" Miaomiao shouted anxiously.

Gai Yingqiu and Yao Qianyuan looked at each other, shaking their heads and laughing.

"The Great Dao has been extended, and a good disciple has been gained." Gai Yingqiu stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Congratulations."

Yao Qianyuan was very casual, and said loudly: "Good Junior Sister, you've been out for a few days, you've had enough, and you have to let me pick you up in person!" She stretched out her hand to Lin Bai, "The journey is difficult, give me the fare!"

(End of this chapter)