The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 188 The Fox's Decision

"Come sit in my tower. I have something to tell you."

Jiang Xiaobai invited.

"Just say it here!" Lin Bai refused.

Jiang Xiaobai glared at him fiercely and said, "Then don't even think about going to my tower anymore."

"If you don't want to go, then don't go." Lin Bai was very firm.

"..." Jiang Xiaobai stared at Lin Bai's eyes carefully, and after a while he asked, "What are you going to do later?"

"I want to meet your ancestor." Lin Bai wanted to ask Jiang Xingchi.

"Haha." Jiang Xiaobai understood why Lin Bai didn't dare to go up to the Black Tower. He sneered and said disdainfully: "The ancestor already knew about our affairs! Do you think you and I can hide it?"

I knew he knew about us! Isn't it rude to sleep with his junior and then ask him about something? Lin Bai smiled and said, "What does your ancestor say?"

"Let me keep an eye on Xiaoyuer." Jiang Xiaobai said.

"..."Lin Bai has no temper.

The two chatted for a while and then headed south to visit Jiang Xingchi.

Along the way, I met many members of the Jiang family, climbed up the Jiangjia Qipan Mountain, and came to a courtyard on the mountainside.

"Sister," a Taoist boy around ten years old was standing guard at the gate of the courtyard. He bowed politely and said, "Senior Yun, how are you?"

Lin Bai is now doing better and better. He often holds Taoist meetings in Yuhu Lake. Most of the Jiang family members know him and he has a good reputation.

Lin Bai nodded slightly.

"I'm here to ask to see the ancestor." Jiang Xiaobai said without further ado.

The Taoist boy immediately replied: "The ancestor asked Senior Yun to enter, and my sister will return to the Black Tower to practice."

Jiang Xiaobai's brain was the most useful, and she immediately sensed something was wrong. She looked Lin Bai up and down, then stretched out her little hand and tapped Lin Bai, saying, "Come find me later."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Lin Bai wiped the sweat off his forehead. Although the fox had already done it, he did sleep with the golden elixir seedling in the other person's home. Although the other person didn't care at that time, he couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

After entering the yard and stepping into the house, he saw Jiang Xingchi with black hair and black beard again.

"Come and play a game with me." Jiang Xingchi sat in front of a low table, holding the black pieces in his hand, staring at the endgame.

Lin Bai bowed without any hesitation and walked forward to sit down.

I glanced at the endgame and found it was the same game I played against the fox last time.

"It's your turn." Jiang Xingchi said.

Recalling the fox's chess moves at that time, he played with white pieces.

After half a day, it was already night, Jiang Xingchi lit a candle, and Lin Bai threw in the towel and admitted defeat.

"You came here for the secret realm, right?" Jiang Xingchi picked up the black pieces one by one.

"That's right. Please teach me, senior." Lin Bai did not hesitate to pretend.

Jiang Xingchi was silent for a long time, then he took out the stone tablet, held it under the candle, and stroked the word "Wu".

"Fairy Chen Yu said that this thing is related to the Wuxiang Tomb. Do you know about the Wuxiang Tomb?" Jiang Xingchi asked with a smile.

"I don't know." Lin Bai had also secretly inquired and looked through the Gu family collection, but there was no record of the Wuxiang Tomb.

Or maybe the matter of Wuxiang Tomb was a secret and the Gu family did not keep any record of it.

"There were rumors in the past that the Thousand Valleys Sand Land was where two great masters fought each other."

Jiang Xingchi stroked the stone tablet, his face becoming more serious, and said, "It is rumored that a great man has fallen there, but it is hard to tell whether it is true or not. However, over the years, many high-level cultivators have gone deep into it, and few have returned. As for where the name Wuxiang Tomb came from, I don't know either."

"Have you ever been there, Old Ancestor?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Ancestor Xiang taught me the truth, but he never mentioned this matter." Jiang Xingchi sighed, "Ancestor Xiang is too high and too far away. I am as humble as an ant, how can I hear the secret?"

Having said that, Jiang Xingchi put away the stone tablet, took out a pair of scissors, and picked up the lamp flowers.

"It is so difficult to achieve the Nascent Soul stage. The ancestor Xiang knows me very well. He once told me that my path to enlightenment lies in the sandy land of thousands of valleys." Jiang Xingchi smiled bitterly, "The path to enlightenment is also a dead end. It is true for me and for Yao Wanshan as well."

"Is there any connection between the Wuxiang Tomb in the Thousand Valleys Sand and this secret realm?" Lin Bai asked again.

"I don't know." Jiang Xingchi knew nothing about the question.

"Senior, do you have any words to give to me?" Lin Bai asked.

Jiang Xingchi was silent for a moment, and then said, "Ancestor Xiang once talked to me about this. In fact, four people came out of the secret realm with the character 'Wu', and the other one was named Li Wuya."

"Also from the 'Wu' generation. I wonder which family this Li Wuya came from and what his current level is?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"I don't know his sect, and I don't know his realm." Jiang Xing said with a silly smile.

"What's your original name?" Lin Bai asked.

"My real name is Li Wuya." Jiang Xing smiled foolishly.

Lin Bai stared at the lantern, feeling that this secret place was a trap.

Seeing that Jiang Xingchi didn't know the details, Lin Bai stopped asking.

Leaving this place, return to Yuhu Lake.

The moon was already at its zenith, and by the Jade Lake some of the Jiang family members were still chatting or dancing with swords under the moonlight.

Lin Bai climbed up the black tower and served Jiang Yatou, and the two started chatting again.

After all the fuss, Jiang Xiaobai was very determined and didn't plan to get involved in the mess.

She has not encountered any bottlenecks since she established her foundation, and her cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds. There is really no need for her to take risks outside.

"You first learned the method of alchemy, then the method of tempering the body, then the way of talismans, and then diligently studied the formation, and also practiced the way of killing with the sword. All of them have achieved success."

Jiang Xiaobai's clothes were half covered, and her eyes showed the lustful look. "With your personality, you shouldn't pay too much attention to this matter. You should concentrate on your cultivation. Why are you running around all the time and inquiring everywhere? Could it be that Pei Ning insists on going? Haha, she looks independent-minded, but actually she listens to you very much. Just persuade her." She actually knew Pei Ning very well.

"No, she listened to me this time." Lin Bai pinched the fruit and said, "I have a feeling in my heart that I should go and take a look."

Monks often have feelings, and after hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai stopped trying to persuade them.

Lin Bai left the black tower and went back to meditate.

As soon as it was dawn, Miaomiao came and knocked on the door.

"Master," Miaomiao knelt forward and said respectfully, "Miaomiao is here to learn the art of formation."

No matter whether the good disciple was pretending or not, at least he was willing to fool Lin Bai, and he was very happy.

"The way of formation is to take the changes of the five elements and turn them into your own use. You can use the power of mountains and forests for small things, or you can use the principles of heaven and earth for big things."

"The magic of the battle formation lies in one's heart. It should be adapted to the terrain, the people and the enemy."

Lin Bai puts on a high-brow demeanor.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Miaomiao immediately responded, "Change the nature of the five elements and the order of the four seasons. Make them unstoppable when advancing and unchallengeable when retreating. Make them unattackable during the day and unassailable at night. Make them unbeatable when outnumbered and undefeated when outnumbered. Make them coordinate with each other in front and behind and command them from left to right."

She clapped her hands and continued, "As dense as gods and ghosts, as fast as wind and thunder." Miaomiao knelt on the ground, her back was particularly straight, "Master, you have said this many times when you tested me with the formation."

"..." Lin Bai glared at her, took out a book, and said, "This is written by my teacher, and I spent a lot of effort on it. Go back and study it carefully." He took out seven small formation flags and said, "Learn the spirit gathering formation first."

"Can I let others read it?" Miaomiao took the new book and saw the words "Zhu Xia Zhen Jie" on it, which were obviously written under the candle.

When I opened it again, I saw densely packed small characters and many formations, which were carefully marked.

Miaomiao murmured in her heart, wondering when did her master become so diligent? Was he copying someone else's work?

Turning the page further, I saw that after each formation was explained, there were extra homework assignments, which raised many questions for the readers to answer.

Miaomiao finally confirmed that this was written by the master, otherwise no one would do such a thing. "Master, can I study it with others?" Miaomiao took the book.

"Watch it with Xiaoyuer." Lin Bai remembered Jiang Yatou's hurtful words yesterday, and hurriedly said, "Miaomiao, don't talk nonsense to Xiaoyuer anymore."

"Master, are you planning to take it yourself?" Miaomiao asked doubtfully.

"..." Lin Bai rubbed his eyebrows and felt that he understood Jiang Yatou's worries.

Miaomiao was very filial. She immediately got up, went behind Lin Bai, and rubbed his head considerately.

"Within a month, I want to see you set up a small spirit gathering formation!" With his beloved disciple serving him, Lin Bai felt a little better. He gave her a few more words of advice, assigned her homework, and asked her to return to Yuhu to study.

After driving the people away, Lin Bai also took out the solution to Gu's formation and studied it secretly, for fear that he would not be able to teach Miaomiao in the future and lose face for his master.

After that, Lin Bai no longer ran around aimlessly, but instead concentrated on studying the formation.

Although there are many formations in the Gu family formation solution, this thing requires one to master one to master all. As long as you get the hang of it and put more effort into it, you will learn faster and faster.

Of course, if it is a difficult and complicated formation, it will take a lot of time and you will need to set up the formation yourself and test it.

It took Lin Bai a month to study Gu's formation several times and he was able to set up most of the formations.

What is lacking is only actual combat.

I went to Yuhu to see Miaomiao and asked her to set up a spirit gathering formation. However, she pulled Jiang Yu with her, and the two girls set up a small spirit gathering formation around their residence.

The spirit gathering array can be large or small, simple or complex. It mainly depends on the flow of spiritual energy and the changes in the terrain.

Lin Bai and Jiang Yatou checked the homework. The former praised Jiang Yu for being a good child, and the latter praised Miaomiao for her extraordinary talent.

After making a fuss for a while, they were about to go to the Black Tower to have some fun when Gu Yao came looking for them.

After chatting for a few words, Lin Bai and Gu Yao returned to the cave.

"In a month, the secret realm will be opened." Gu Yao gave a definite answer, "Then the three sects, along with their many subordinate sects, will send people in."

"How many people?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"I don't know yet." Gu Yao shook her head, "Anyway, we should have about 200 people in Qiaoshan."

She counted on her fingers, "The Cheng family, the Yang family, and my family. In addition, Yue Fengshu's only disciple is also going. There are four Golden Dan clans and families, and there are also many foundation-building families and sects."

"Are you going?" Lin Bai asked.

"The ancestor won't let me go." Gu Yao sighed and glanced at Lin Bai again.

Lin Bai practiced formations with Gu Yao and knew her very well. When he saw the strange look in her eyes, he knew that something bad was going to happen.

"Ahem," Lin Bai said preemptively, "I asked the ancestor to grant me the secret method before, but there has been no news since then."

"Didn't I teach you the formation book? Many people can't even read it even if they hit their heads hard." Gu Yao was surprised. She didn't expect that Lin Bai was still thinking about these trivial things.

"Actually, I don't really like learning formations." Lin Bai said shamelessly, "Look, my progress in cultivation has slowed down."

"You are already at the fourth level of foundation building, which is not slow!" Gu Yao sat down cross-legged and said unhappily: "Forget it, just wait for my news."

As she spoke, she took out a small bronze mirror, about the size of Miaomiao's palm.

"Hang it around your waist. It has a calming effect and can also help break water." Gu Yao threw it over.

Lin Bai took it and stroked the mirror lightly, then he felt the water mist and his hands were wet.

If you want to learn the secret method, you must bear its weight. This is probably not an ordinary mirror, it should be used for peeping.

"This..." Lin Bai was reluctant.

Gu Yao didn't say much, she grabbed it and hung it directly on Lin Bai's waist, not allowing any resistance. "I know that the ancestor is so good to you, and you feel guilty. In fact, you don't have to worry about it. The ancestor has always loved the younger generation, so don't feel bad about it."

"..." Lin Bai sighed and said, "What virtue and ability do I have?"

"Don't think too much. It's true that the ancestor cares about you, but he doesn't expect anything in return from you." Gu Yao said seriously.

"Yes." Lin Bai could only reply like this, thinking that he was being squeezed dry.

"You need to be careful when entering the secret realm this time." Gu Yao also showed her concern.

"I haven't actually decided whether to go or not." Lin Bai suddenly said.

"Eh?" Gu Yao scratched her head. "Then what I just said for a long time was all in vain? You were so enthusiastic before, so you're not going?"

"I'll wait a little longer." Lin Bai had no news from the fox, and didn't want to take unnecessary risks. Even if he had a vague feeling in his heart, he shouldn't have ventured into danger lightly.

"Then you just wait." Gu Yao didn't force her.

"This bronze mirror..." Lin Bai reached out to unlock it, but Gu Yao immediately held it down.

"There is no reason to take back the things that the ancestor gave away." Gu Yao smiled.

"..."Lin Bai had no choice but to accept the bullying from Aunt Gu.

The two talked about formations for a while, and then Gu Yao left.

Lin Bai closed his eyes and came to the stone plate, meditated for a long time, and began to practice the formation again.

Less than half a day later, Yang Shu came to the door.

"Brother," Yang Shu entered the cave and saw Lin Bai refining the elixir, so he quickly approached him and said, "Please help me, brother."

"Just tell me, we are not outsiders." Lin Bai always thought of Sister Huanhuan's good points.

"I am going to enter the secret realm this time. I wonder if Feixue will go with me?" Yang Shu asked eagerly.

"You and Feixue are from the same school, so just go and ask." Lin Bai was helpless.

"Feixue won't see me!" Yang Shu was also helpless. "Gu Fang didn't say anything, and Gu Yao put up a sign saying she was in seclusion. The two managers ignored me. I really have no other choice, so I came to ask for help, brother."

Lin Bai had a terrible headache, and Yang Shu also sighed repeatedly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Wait until I refine this batch of pills." Lin Bai was too lazy to persuade him, so he just refined a batch of Tiger and Wolf Pills and stuffed them into Yang Shu's hands.

The two of them entered Qingyun Mountain together. Lin Bai found Gu Feixue and asked her. When he learned that she was not going, he went to Yang Huan's residence.

Yang Shu had been waiting for a long time. He didn't say much after hearing the news. Yang Huan drove him away and took Lin Bai into the house to chat.

"Sister Huanhuan, you are so nice." Lin Bai didn't even put away Aunt Gu's bronze mirror and just focused on talking to Yang Huan.

After spending two days here, Lin Bai returned to Xinyifang.

After returning to the cave, before I could even sit down, Gai Yingqiu came looking for me again.

"Go. Yang Shu goes." Before Gai Yingqiu could speak, Lin Bai had already given the answer.

Gai Yingqiu was so happy that she couldn't contain herself. She couldn't sit still and looked longing.

Lin Bai cared most about his friends, so he refined another batch of Tiger and Wolf Pills.

"This... I don't need it." Gai Yingqiu said this, but still took it.

"Let's talk about whether you need it or not." Lin Bai was very generous. "If you don't need it, I'll give it to the younger generation later."

Gai Yingqiu really put it away and talked about Pei Ning again.

"Junior Sister Pei asked me to bring you a message. She asked you to reply as soon as possible whether you are going or not." Gai Yingqiu said.

Lin Bai didn't really want to go. The fox didn't speak, so why go deep into the secret realm? Now he just needed to move forward step by step, and form the elixir first, without any more twists and turns.

"Okay, thank you, Senior Sister. I will reply in the next few days." Lin Bai thought that since the fox didn't make any movement, he might as well ask Aunt Gu.

I climbed Qingyun Mountain again, found Gu Yao, and came to the small pond.

"The ancestor said that if you want to ask for guidance, let me pass the message to you." Gu Yao smiled happily and said, "The beloved disciple of the ancestor Chenyu is going. The person with the life contract, that is, the junior sister of Yunxia Sect, is also going."

Lin Bai thought it would be okay to go there just to relax.

Happy New Year!
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