The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 167 Parting
Jade Lake Black Tower.

After paying Miaomiao's accommodation fee, Lin Bai still felt a little unsatisfied.

The twigs and fruits are truly beautiful and make people linger.

Ever since Lin Bai was called over by Jiang Xingchi and had a few words with him at Qiaoshan Sect, he was afraid of being caught committing adultery.

The Jiang family had high expectations for Jiang girl. When she was young, she was a boy at Jiang Xingchi's door. After she built her foundation, she occupied a spiritual land to herself. She was a very promising golden elixir seedling of the Jiang family.

But now he has been thoroughly examined inside and out. Although it was consensual, it was after all a move that took away the Jiang family's seedling.

After pinching her and waiting for a while, Jiang Xiaobai finally recovered.

"Your ancestor hasn't mentioned me again, right?" Lin Bai asked.

"No." Jiang Xiaobai curled his lips, "You are so timid!"

"..." Lin Bai did not argue with her, but said: "Your ancestor came to talk to me for no reason, I am afraid he has seen something."

"If he knows, then he knows." Jiang Xiaobai was in a state of panic. "Even if he knows, what can he do? Apart from you, I haven't messed around outside, so I won't damage the family's reputation. Besides, you are a casual cultivator. Even if you follow the Gu family, you are still a casual cultivator after all. You don't have much to follow. The ancestor is not afraid that I will be kidnapped by you."

"Okay then, at worst I can kowtow to him twice later." Lin Bai was also naughty.

"You cowardly bastard!" said Jiang Xiaobai.

Lin Bai didn't want to spoil her, so he pushed her down and just teased her, but he didn't sheathe his sword until she begged for mercy.

After making a fuss for a while, the two came out of the black tower together.

The small island in the middle of the lake is quiet, with a simple bamboo house on the shore. Jiang Yu and Miao Miao are fishing and chatting.

"Xiao Yu'er has been practicing Taoism for half a year, but her progress is very slow." Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and sighed, "She has opened the four spiritual orifices, and her destiny is a fish in water. The spiritual energy here is also in line with her destiny, and her skills are also water skills, but she has been stumbling."

"What do your elders say?" Lin Bai asked.

"The ancestor said there's no rush. Wait until she's sixteen. If she's still like this, it won't be too late to find a solution." Jiang Xiaobai looked helpless. "Back then, I reached the third level after one year of practicing Taoism, but she's still stuck at the first level after half a year."

In fact, this kind of thing is very common, and most cultivators stumble and fall, either because of their aptitude, their state of mind, or their incompatibility with the cultivation method.

Good aptitude will naturally lead to faster progress, but this is not absolute. You may be smooth sailing at first, but suddenly get stuck one day, and it will be difficult to make any progress until you die.

"It depends on the person. Maybe in a few years, the progress will be faster." Lin Bai could only explain, "When Senior Chen of Daoyin Sect was forty years old, he was only in the initial stage of Qi training. Those with excellent aptitude might have already reached the Golden Core stage. But now, Senior Chen has achieved the Yuanying stage. How many cultivators of the same period are left?"

"You are the best at comforting people." Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Let Xiaoyuer learn alchemy from you later."

"Your family has underground fire, and there are so many people who can make pills, why do you still want me to teach you?" Lin Bai didn't want to mislead his disciples.

"She is honest and straightforward. You... maybe you and your disciple can save her." Jiang Xiaobai's words made a lot of sense, but he immediately added, "If you dare to have any unreasonable thoughts, don't blame me for turning hostile!"

"Whatever you say is what it is." Lin Bai had a headache.

"I won't let you teach me in vain," Jiang Xiaobai smiled, "If you have any expenses, I will pay for them every month." She tilted her head and raised her head slightly to look at Lin Bai. Seeing that Lin Bai was reluctant, she whispered, "I will do whatever you ask me to do."

That's more like it. Lin Bai agreed immediately.

Jiang Xiaobai called Jiang Yu and Miaomiao over again and scolded her sister. Seeing her scolding, Lin Bai also scolded Miaomiao with a stern face.

Miaomiao and Jiang Yu were scolded for no reason and both of them were a little confused.

Lin Bai left this place and returned to his cave to rest.

On the second day, a spiritual force came in from outside.

When I opened the door, I saw Jiang Chun leading two people to greet me. They were Pei Ning and Gai Yingqiu.

Gai Yingqiu has already established a solid foundation, and his face looks a little weathered.

Lin Bai finally understood why Yao Qianyuan was unhappy yesterday. Her mortal enemy had successfully established his foundation, and she was no longer qualified to fight Gai Yingqiu.

Jiang Chun bowed and left.

"Senior Sister Gai, congratulations on the success of your great Dao." Lin Bai saluted with a smile.

"I am still one step behind you after all." Gai Yingqiu smiled, "I heard that you have made great contributions in Mianlong Mountain. Congratulations."

"It's just a small thing." Lin Bai moved aside, "Please."

Gai Yingqiu and Pei Ning entered the cave, the three of them sat down and poured tea.

"I received a message from my senior sister earlier, and I felt..."

"No need to say more, this is what I should do."

After chatting for a while about the funeral in Qiaoshan, the three of them had their own feelings.

"Senior Sister Gai, is the foundation building going smoothly this time?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Sister Pei has not yet established her foundation, but she is also very interested.

"I didn't encounter any danger while building my foundation this time." Gai Yingqiu had a relaxed smile on his face, "I just waited at the Guazhou ferry in the west for more than a month, seeing ordinary people coming and going, weddings and funerals. I also saw a woman jumping into the river for love, and I was moved. From then on, I successfully built my foundation."

Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other: Is it that simple?
For a moment, Lin Bai thought of Qu Ruyi, Jiang Yatou, and his own foundation-building experience, all of which were full of hardships and life-threatening situations.

Gai Yingqiu just went out for a walk without any danger, and she succeeded in building her foundation. Xiuxiu went deep into the dangerous area of ​​Mianlong Mountain, and not only did she succeed, she also picked up a Nascent Soul Fox.

The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs.

"Brother Yun," Gai Yingqiu touched the teacup and asked in a low voice, "Yang Shu's sweetheart..."

"Gu Feixue from the Gu family." Lin Bai did not hide anything.

Gai Yingqiu didn't say anything when he heard this, but just stared blankly.

Obviously, she knew Gu Feixue's reputation, and she knew the gap between her and Gu Feixue.

After a long time, Gai Yingqiu stood up and said goodbye.

"I won't disturb you anymore." Gai Yingqiu left sadly.

After the door was closed, only Lin Bai and Pei Ning were left in the cave.

"Lend me some spirit stones!" Pei Ning asked for money as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Where do I get it?" Lin Bai was used to pretending to be poor, so he blurted out, but then he quickly touched the storage ring and asked, "What's it for?"

"I need to make some flying swords and a sword box." Pei Ning said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai immediately understood what she meant. This was to prepare for building the foundation in the future.

Her natal object is a withered old tree with no grass underneath, but many broken old swords stuck in it.

The dead and rotten tree is desolate. The main element of his destiny is the sword, which is the destiny of the sword tomb.

And because his natal chart has a group of swords, Pei Ning uses his natal chart's advantage to control the swords and the group.

It would be very laborious for ordinary sword cultivators to control a group of people, and their spiritual awareness and spiritual power would need to be tempered for a long time. This was the case with Lin Bai.

Others would need to divide their spiritual consciousness into several parts to control several swords, which was very exhausting. However, Pei Ning's fate was special, and although he couldn't control a group of swords as easily as controlling one, it was much easier than others.

It is not common to have a natal chart similar to Yuqun, such as a sword box, a knife box, a needle bag, a treasure box, etc. However, if one has this kind of natal chart, it is easy for him to become a sword cultivator, and his power will be even stronger.

When Pei Ning asked Sister Zhen to look at his destiny, he heard Sister Zhen say that he was suitable for sword training. When he joined Tianchi Sect, his destiny was also favored by others.

"How long will it take to build the foundation?" Lin Bai asked.

"Maybe in a few months." Pei Ning smiled, "Give me the spirit stones!" She stretched out her white palm.

Lin Bai grabbed her hand and said with a smile, "That depends on how many you can take out of me."

"Lin Zhuanlun, you really know how to take advantage of others' misfortune." Pei Ning laughed.

"You don't know me yet?" Lin Bai pulled her into the bedroom.

Pei Ning's skin is extremely fair, and turns red at the slightest excitement.

The two of them have been together for a long time and have known each other for a long time. In the past, Sister Pei was very shy, but now they have cooperated with each other seamlessly.

Pei Ning enjoyed the fun for a long time. His white ankles were stretched straight and he was trembling slightly.

After a while, the two finally got down to business.

"I have an acquaintance in the Jiang family. Why don't we come to the Jiang family to forge a flying sword?" Lin Bai suggested.

"No need." Pei Ning was very opinionated. "The Tianchi sect is famous for refining flying swords. I have already agreed with Senior Sister Gai to ask an elder in her family to refine it for me, and I can watch it from time to time."

"That's fine." Lin Bai said nothing more and obediently took out all the spirit stones in the storage ring.

Excluding those spent on favors, there were still five top-grade pieces, three thousand mid-grade pieces, and over two thousand low-grade pieces left.

The profit from alchemy was only a small part, most of it was taken from people, and some was given by the Gu family.

"Lin Zhuanlun, you're so dark!" Pei Ning was also shocked, "Why are there so many?" She frowned, "You never told me before!"

"You didn't ask." Lin Bai said confidently, "I earned all this by refining pills day and night."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Pei Ning pinched Lin Bai.

Lin Bai couldn't explain it to her in detail, so he quickly turned it over.

After the two of them had their fun, Lin Bai only kept three top-grade ones and a thousand mid-grade ones, and gave the rest to Sister Pei.

Since she was going to travel far away to build her foundation, she needed to make more preparations, and there were many places to spend spirit stones. Anyway, she couldn't fall behind in spirit stones, and Lin Bai was always generous to his family.

Pei Ning didn't say anything polite and accepted everything. However, he was more tactful afterwards, which made Lin Bai appreciate many wonderful things.

A day later, Lin Bai took out the linen message left by Yuanying Chen Zhiyuan. After studying it for a long time, Lin Bai accompanied her to test the sword again.

The two of them quarreled for five days before Lin Bai left the house with her.

We chatted while walking towards Yu Lake.

"You are now considered one of the best disciples of the new generation of Tianchi Sect. If you go out to seek opportunities, does Tianchi Sect have anything to save your life?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"I didn't follow, and even if I did, it wouldn't be my turn." Pei Ning's fair face was slightly red, and the spring between her eyebrows had not yet dissipated. Her voice was much gentler. "The instructors in the sect taught me a lot of the past events of the predecessors, and also taught me a lot of ways to deal with the enemy." She shook her head slightly and smiled: "I think it's not as useful as the experience you told me."

"It's always better to be cautious." Lin Bai was very worried. Thinking about the past, if it was Sister Pei who was in the cave or the Mianlong Mountain Waterfall, it would be difficult to solve the problem.

The two of them arrived at Yuhu Lake and chatted with Jiang Xiaobai for a while. Pei Ning talked to Miaomiao for a while, and then Lin Bai sent her back to Tianchi Pavilion.

They talked for a long time on the way, and gave the linen note left by Chen Zhiyuan to Sister Pei, hoping that she could understand more about the sword and become stronger.

After returning to the cave, Lin Bai made the elixir and calmed his mind.

In the past, when Qu Ruyi and Jiang Xiaobai were building their foundations, they threw away talismans like they were free. Now that Sister Pei was building her foundation, she had nothing at all, and he couldn't follow her, so he was really worried.

After thinking for a long time, I decided to find a talisman for Sister Pei.

"Sister Huanhuan... I'm going to skin Sister Huanhuan bare, this little girl Jiang has a cleaner pocket than her butt!"

"Who can I ask for a talisman?"

Yang Shu certainly had some in his hands, but as a gentleman, if he went to ask for it, it would be difficult to remain friends with him in the future.

Gu Feixue and Gu Yao had used up all the money in Mianlong Mountain, so they went home to practice meditation and did not need to ask their family for more. Of course, if they asked, they could get it, but someone had just died in their family, and they had just left a note for their Nascent Soul. If they went to their house to ask for it, it would inevitably be suspected of holding them hostage.

After thinking for a while, Lin Bai took out paper and pen.

"This is an urgent situation. Please give me a talisman! Urgent!"

"If this is accomplished, I will be driven by you in the future! Drive you once!"

Lin Bai wrote it in one stroke, and then added a few words: "Yun Zhonghe weeps and bows again."

Lin Bai decided not to take advantage of others but to take advantage of others' shortcomings!

After blowing the ink dry, Lin Bai put the envelope into the wooden box, put three top-grade spirit stones in it, and went to the Crystal Palace.

"Didn't I just deliver a letter a few days ago?" The old cultivator took the wooden box, shook his head and smiled, "When I was young, I was just like you. It seemed like I had endless things to say and endless topics to talk about. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed..."

Lin Bai listened to him chattering for a long time, gave him a bottle of Tiger and Wolf Pills, and then said goodbye.

After returning to the cave, he sat quietly for a while and took out the Feiyun Flag.

This was the advice Yang Bing received from Sister Huanhuan, and it really hit the mark.

After trying the seven small flags one by one, Lin Bai looked up the essentials of the formation.

Seven small flags, individually inconspicuous, but when combined into a formation, their power is doubled.

Moreover, there is no need to study the intricacies of the formation in detail. One only needs to follow the positions of the seven small flags and use oneself as the formation plate. As long as one does not leave the formation, the formation will continue.

Lin Bai pondered for a long time and practiced on the stone plate for a long time before he mastered the Feiyun Flag Formation.

Next, he refined the art of making talismans.

The so-called talisman making is actually to use the power of talisman paper, cinnabar, and talisman pen to penetrate one's own body, so as to inject spiritual consciousness and spiritual power into the talisman paper, forming textures and condensing momentum, and the talisman is completed.

For beginners, the materials of talisman paper and cinnabar are not fixed, depending on what kind of talisman is being made.

If it is a rejuvenation talisman, the talisman paper and cinnabar are best made of wood. If it is a water-retaining talisman, hydrophilic materials are best.

Of course, as long as the monk is skilled, there is no need for such trouble. Just ordinary talisman materials are enough.

The most energy-consuming process is to make a talisman, which requires a calm mind and concentration. Then, you need to quietly contemplate the technique, feel its power, and start drawing the spiritual patterns to make a talisman. This is the simplest method.

If one succeeds in the Tao, one will be able to feel the power of heaven and earth, and then use oneself as a medium to place the power of heaven and earth on the talisman.

Of course, this is extremely difficult to achieve. If you don't reach the realm, you will never succeed. If you don't have enough talent, it won't work either.

At the same time, as the person who made the talisman became stronger, ordinary talisman paper could not bear its power, so it was necessary to find other materials, such as jade, animal skin, or tree bark.

However, there are also legends that a powerful person does not even need talisman paper to draw talismans. The talisman can be completed with just a thought, and can draw on the power of heaven and earth.

According to the Jiang family's Seven Questions on Talisman Making and the Essentials of Talismans, the higher the realm, the more similarities between talismans and formations can be seen. The two are large and small, and they have different paths but the same destination.

The talisman is easy to use and only requires the induction of spiritual power. It is a must-have item for home, travel, and murder.

However, although there are many people who make talismans, few are proficient in this art. Firstly, they treasure their own skills and never pass them on to others; secondly, they are limited by their realm and cannot make advanced talismans; thirdly, although some talismans are extraordinary, they require the talisman maker to feel and comprehend with his own destiny to make them, and they cannot be passed on.

Lin Bai pondered for a long time, then went out to buy some talisman materials. From then on, he sat quietly and practiced the art of making talismans.

Two months passed quickly, and he had mastered the Feiyun Flag Formation and could use it at will. He also made progress in the art of making talismans, and could easily draw ordinary talismans.

"With the stone plate, no matter how dumb I am, I can learn something. Of course, my talent is limited, and my achievements are bound to be limited. But with daily accumulation, diligence can make up for shortcomings, and at least I can make a living. If Miaomiao wants to learn in the future, I can fool her."

Lin Bai refined several batches of Tiger and Wolf Pills and went out to give two bottles to Jiang Chun.

Since Lin Bai established his foundation, Jiang Chun no longer sought out Lin Bai to refine Tiger Wolf Pills. This was not intentional alienation, but the difference in realm naturally led to alienation.

When I arrived at the Crystal Palace, I saw the old monk again.

"There's a reply." The old cultivator took out a wooden box and presented it with both hands.

"Thank you." Lin Bai took it, opened it and took a look. There was a sealed box inside, pressing the envelope.

When I opened the small box, I saw a small tortoise shell with strange patterns on it, which seemed to have the meaning of water.

After opening the letter and reading it carefully, Qu Ruyi didn't say a single nice word, but just kept cursing, saying that she was scolded for a long time by Qu Chengjia for asking for a talisman.

Finally, he started to talk about concern, asking what Lin Bai was going to do and where Sister Pei was going.

As for Xiuxiu, she only said that Xiuxiu had not returned yet and there was no news from her.

Lin Bai wrote a reply on the spot, being extremely tactful and humble.

After giving the old man two bottles of Tiger and Wolf Pills and exchanging a few polite words, Lin Bai hurried to Tianchi Pavilion.

Pei Ning came the next day after Yao Qianyuan passed the message.

"You really have connections." Pei Ning had a strange expression on his face when he saw Qu Chengjia's talisman.

"Haha." Lin Bai smiled faintly, "It's just a trivial matter. For me, it's easy to get."

"Stop pretending in front of me. Do you owe Qu Ruyi a favor again?" Pei Ning's voice was unusually gentle, and he leaned his head on Lin Bai's shoulder.

After they chatted for a while, they became passionate again.

Two months later, when Lin Bai was drawing talismans, someone outside asked to see him.

"Master Alchemist, why did you pick up the pen?" Gai Yingqiu walked in with a smile on his face.

"Just to amuse myself." Lin Bai smiled and asked her to sit down.

"Pei Ning has already left the mountain to look for opportunities outside." Gai Yingqiu said.

"Why did you leave without telling me?" Lin Bai was shocked.

"She said she feels annoyed when she sees you." Gai Yingqiu smiled.

"What else did he say? Did he leave any letter?" Lin Bai asked.

"No letter was left." Gai Yingqiu seemed to enjoy seeing Lin Bai's helpless look. "She just said that if there is any discord, you know what to do."

Lin Bai nodded slightly.

When the opportunity to build the foundation comes, it may be extremely dangerous, or you may just sit and watch the clouds flow by, and you cannot force it.

Gai Yingqiu sat idly for a while, without asking any more questions about Yang Shu, and then said goodbye and left.

As soon as she left, Jiang Yu and Miao Miao came again.

Recently, Jiang Yu often came to watch Lin Bai making the elixir and also learned some of his skills.

I was free anyway, and my apprentice happened to come, so I gave him a good beating to calm him down.

After stretching his muscles, Lin Bai said, "Watch me make the elixir."

"Yes." Miaomiao was very tough, sitting aside obediently, and whispered: "Master, my father came to see you just now, but left when he saw that you had something to do."

"Really?" Lin Bai didn't believe it and went to look at Jiang Yu.

"Yes." Jiang Yu is an honest child and never lies.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Lin Bai tapped Miaomiao's forehead again.

"When I arrived just now, Master started finding fault with me. It's obvious that he wants to beat me up." Miaomiao said pitifully, "I'm the disciple and you're the master. I was born to be the master's vent. If Master is unhappy in the future, he can beat me every day. Miaomiao has no complaints."

"It's my fault." Lin Bai felt so distressed when he heard this that he quickly hugged her and held her hand, only to see that her little hand was red.

"Master, just beat me. As long as Master is happy, Miaomiao will be happy. When Master's wife is not here, no one will sleep with Master. I know Master is unhappy..." Miaomiao rubbed her red eyes.

Lin Bai regretted, "Master is not unhappy, I will beat you in the future."

Miaomiao was still rubbing her eyes, but winking at Jiang Yu behind Lin Bai's back.

Jiang Yu was stunned.

(End of this chapter)