The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 228 Determination
The stars are shining brightly and the moon is high in the sky.

Fireflies were flying inside and outside the courtyard, and the sound of insects rose and fell.

Lin Bai stood in the yard, looking at the sky.

Miaomiao and Jiang Yu stood by, not saying a word.

The night breeze was cool. Lin Bai put his hands behind his back, walked slowly, and thought carefully about what Li Xinghe said.

Whenever I have a deep conversation with Li Xinghe, I always gain something.

I realized the method of star escape last time, and this time I got the clue of the opportunity of the great road.

But the difficulty and danger are so great that it is not something that can be easily overcome by just building the foundation.

When I got the withered wood jade cicada and went to the cave, I felt that I was seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster. But when Jiang Xingchi invited me, I didn't feel anything at all.

The Thousand Valleys Sand Land is the place where the great fell, and it is the Wuxiang Tomb. The energy there is complicated, and there are entanglements between people and things, people and events, and even time and time.

Lin Bai knew very little about the Thousand Valleys Sandy Land, except for some records he had read in his collection of books. Only Sister Pei had briefly talked about it, and that was when she went there during her foundation-building Tianqi period, so she had not gone into too much detail.

After thinking for a while, Lin Bai felt that he should ask Aunt Gu for her opinion and then ask the fox for his view.

"These two are elders whom I respect and admire very much!" Lin Bai sighed silently, and deeply felt that it is good to have strong supporters. Although Aunt Gu is aloof, she is not the type of person who treats people unfairly; Fox is even more respected and loves to help young people.

After making up his mind, he thought back to what Li Xinghe had just said: the endlessness of time, the infinity of time and space, and it should start with the secret method of dead wood and the unique skill of star escape.

Although the future scenery is not discussed in detail, just by mentioning the word "Wuxiang", and then looking at the style of Wuxiang Tomb, one can understand the greatness of the former Wuxiang predecessor.

If you want to go far, you must climb high!
"Can someone like me really accomplish great things?" Lin Bai looked at Mingyue and asked with emotion.

The two girls saw their teacher going crazy and were thinking about trying to persuade him, but then they saw their teacher turn around with a serious look on his face.

Miaomiao and Jiang Yu looked at each other and felt that there was something wrong with their mentor.

"Don't let anyone know what happened tonight," Lin Bai warned.

The two girls agreed obediently.

"Let's leave quietly and don't let Qu Ruyi know." Lin Bai reminded again.

"..." The two women were stunned for a moment, then nodded in unison.

Taking two maids with him, Lin Bai went to bid farewell to Zhu Yushu and his wife.

During this trip to Fengming Mountain for more than a month, Lin Bai had done his best. Although Qu Ruyi interrupted from time to time, he finally contributed a little to the Zhu family.

Tian Wanjun originally wanted Lin Bai to give her some pointers, but she didn't expect that he would be so dedicated and responsible. In addition to giving her various skills, he also gave her a lot of pointers on cultivation.

Seeing Lin Zhuanlun and his disciples leaving, Tian Wanjun hurriedly stuffed some mountain specialties into the two girls' hands.

After a hasty farewell, Lin Bai returned to Xinyifang.

Arriving at Jiangjia Yuhu Lake, Lin Bai ordered his two disciples to guard outside the door while he climbed the tower alone.

Climbing up the black tower, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly went crazy and wore the men's clothes that Qu Ruyi liked to wear.

She was born petite, so it looked a little bigger. But the large fruit made it look even more out of place.

Lin Bai looked at her and felt a headache: other people’s friends were all very reliable, but none of his own friends were reliable!

"Is it still working?" Jiang Xiaobai stood up, turned around, stretched out his arms and asked with a smile.

"Not bad." Lin Bai said casually, and then he got down to business, saying, "Is your ancestor still here? I have something to ask you."

"Of course." Jiang Xiaobai took out a folding fan.

"Take me to see him." Lin Bai said.

"Why?" Jiang Xiaobai waved his folding fan, looking very cool, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Do you want to go again?"

"That's indeed what I meant." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Then you'd better count how many lives you have." Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

Seeing her smug look, Lin Bai didn't give her any respect and pushed her down immediately.

After several struggles, I was finally convinced.

"As the saying goes, a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away." Jiang Xiaobai gathered his clothes and said unhappily, "You just came out of the Wordless Secret Realm and you are going out again. Even if you don't want to think about me, you should think about your two good disciples."

"I won't eat it anymore!" Lin Bai helped her put on her clothes and took her down from the black tower.

Miaomiao and Jiang Yu were guarding outside the door, the latter was respectful while the former was making faces.

"Go to Tianchi Sect and invite your master's wife." Jiang Xiaobai gave the order and walked forward.

Lin Bai followed him and asked, "Among your three golden pills, who else is going to go, except the head of the family?"

According to Lin Bai's idea, this journey will be difficult. Even if Jiang Xingchi is very skilled, he cannot do it alone and will definitely need to find a capable assistant.

If we need an assistant, the most reliable person must be our family. But we can't have all three Jindan go, it's best if one of them goes and one stays.

"In addition to the head of the family, there is another ancestor, Jiang Yinbing." Jiang Xiaobai said.

Lin Bai had never seen the so-called Jiang Yinbing, he only knew that he was the oldest Jindan in the Jiang family.

In the past, when Jiang Xiaobai entered Mianlong Mountain to build his foundation, the talisman he held in his hand was given by Jiang Yinbing. He was good at fire magic and was at the middle stage of the Golden Elixir realm.

"Are there any others?" Lin Bai asked again.

"The head of the family has asked for a favor from the ancestor and said he wants to take a trip to the Xianqiao blessed land." Jiang Xiaobai said.

Once this is said, Yue Fengshu might be involved again.

Lin Bai has never understood why a figure like the old ancestor would appoint Yue Fengshu as the head of the sect.

Moreover, there is still no conclusion to the matter of Qin Fengyu. It is rumored that Qin Rensong has fled to another place.

The two men arrived at Jiang Xingchi's residence. The gatekeeper greeted them and then went outside the door to deliver a message.

Soon the door opened and Lin Bai and Jiang Yatou entered.

There is a window in the room, and sunlight shines in obliquely from outside and falls on the chessboard.

The distinction between chess pieces and chess players seemed like yesterday. Now that I was going to follow Jiang Xingchi, I was clearly a chess piece on the chessboard, but I didn't know who was the chess player.

Jiang Xingchi smiled, "My dear friend, let's play a game of hands."

Lin Bai bowed and walked forward to sit down.

It was undoubtedly a defeat. "What a lousy chess player!" Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but complain out loud.

If a fox can't defeat your ancestor, why can I? Lin Bai didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of his elders, and only pretended not to care about gains and losses.

"Set an ambush and a trap to rob each other." Lin Bai shook his head and sighed, "The senior is a master of chess, and I am far behind."

"Who can use black and white to enter the mysterious world? A thousand rounds of life and death." Jiang Xingchi collected the chess pieces one by one and said with a smile, "Young friend Zhuanlun, do you want to join the game?"

"Senior, you have a keen eye." Lin Bai did not hide anything and only asked, "When did the wind start? Who went with you?"

"We need to explore further." Jiang Xingchi sighed and said with a wry smile, "It will be safer if we send more people. Let the ancestor know that I got the stone tablet and intend to let Yue Fengshu unload his job and go with me."

This is like trying to sell something good but not getting it right, and instead adding more obstacles. It is really like trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice.

"I remember that you and Yue Fengshu didn't get along, is that true or not?" Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile.

"..." Lin Bai had no temper, but still said seriously: "I have no grudges against Sect Leader Yue, and I am on good terms with his beloved disciple He Wen Yao. As for the rumors of discord, they are all spread by bored people." Jiang Xiaobai chuckled twice and did not argue.

"When do you plan to set off, senior?" Lin Bai asked again.

"At the shortest, it will take three to five months, and at the slowest, it will take one to two years." Jiang Xingchi said, pointing to the southwest, "In places like that, it is common to wait for ten or a hundred years."

At this point, Jiang Xingchi smiled again and said, "You are a disciple of Gu Laozu, and you are very cared for. You have also had dealings with Fairy Chen Yu, what did you say?"

You are here to ask me again! But the two seniors ignored me!

"The two seniors love me very much. I am actually very scared and dare not disturb them any more." Lin Bai could only pretend to be a big shot and said, "But this matter is serious. I was just about to ask."

Lin Bai looked at the chessboard and thought to himself, if I didn't have these two ancestors, would you not play with me? Did I sleep with your girl for nothing?

After talking for a few more words, Lin Bai and Jiang Yatou took their leave.

After leaving this place, the two chatted on the way.

"It's really unwise." Jiang Xiaobai was very open-minded. "You are just building a foundation, but you have to join the competition for the golden elixir. There will be thousands of difficulties and dangers at that time. You will cry!"

"I will never go to your Black Tower again!" Lin Bai was also angry.

"You..." Jiang Xiaobai opened his mouth, snorted twice, and finally said: "I'm just kidding you!"

This girl looked like she had entered the alley and was completely obsessed with it! Was she so engrossed in the service that she forgot everything else and was reluctant to leave?
Lin Bai really has a headache.

When they returned to Yuhu, Sister Pei was already waiting.

"Come with me." Instead of going to the black tower, Lin Bai pulled Sister Pei back to the cave.

Pei Ning was quite emotional after talking about Li Xinghe's visit last night.

"You trust him too much." Pei Ning said.

"He once preached Li Chenyu, and I had quite a lot of friendship with him. He had no ill intentions and often inspired me."

"His realm is at least in the late Nascent Soul stage, and he may even break free from the Great Dao and advance to the Spiritualization stage. It's just that for some reason, he hasn't revealed more."

"If such a person were to deal with you and me, why would he go through so much trouble?"

Lin Bai explained.

"From what you said, something about this kind of person must take hundreds or thousands of years to complete. How do you know that he won't take it back in the future after showing goodwill today?" Pei Ning smiled, "Don't forget, Ancestor Gu is also tying you up!" She tapped Lin Bai's wrist with her pretty chin, indicating that there was a dog leash there.

"The road is blocked, so this is the only way." Lin Bai was very open-minded. "If you want me to run, you should at least give me grass, right? This is what Gu Laozu said, and so are others."

Pei Ning nodded, held Lin Bai's hand, and said, "I'll go with you!"

She was very determined. "In the past, I was not strong enough and was a burden. Now I can pick up the sword and fight."

Lin Bai knew her personality, so he didn't say anything pretentious, and just said, "Sister Ning, you are so nice."

The two knew each other well and had been through life and death situations many times, so there was no need for them to say much. They could tell each other's feelings with just a glance.

After a day of commotion, Pei Ning returned to Tianchi Sect, while Lin Bai took his two disciples to Qingyun Mountain of Qiaoshan Sect.

When he found Gu Yao's cave, before she even opened her mouth, he heard her mutter, "The ancestor is in meditation, and doesn't see any strangers."

"I... I am an outsider?" Lin Bai felt aggrieved. He felt that he had worked so hard for Aunt Gu and even sold his body, but now he was abandoned. This was what an unfaithful person was like.

"Okay, okay, why are you the same as when Gu Lianzhu was a child?" Gu Yao hurriedly coaxed him and said, "The ancestor is out, you wait for a few days."

Lin Bai then smiled and asked, "Where did the ancestor go?"

"If I knew, I would become the ancestor." Gu Yao looked nonchalant.

Lin Bai had no choice. If he didn’t see Aunt Gu, he wouldn’t be able to find the fox, so he could only wait.

After leaving Gu Yao, Lin Bai went to find Sister Huanhuan again, asked her to organize a drinking party, and also invited He Wenyao.

The Yang brothers were all there, as were Zhu Yuhuan and Gu Wushang. Even the two apprentices were brought along so that they could see the world.

"Brother Zhuanlun." He Wenyao toasted Lin Bai.

"Brother Yao." Lin Bai raised his glass.

After drinking for a while, Lin Bai took He Wen Yao with him, and the two of them went to a secluded place.

"May I ask if Master has made a decision on the matter of Qin Fengyu?" Lin Bai asked.

"Qin Fengyu has been executed, and Senior Qin is nowhere to be found. How should we make a decision?" He Wenyao was clueless about any of the questions.

Lin Bai smiled and asked, "Today I learned about a secret realm with countless secret treasures. If you know it, you will definitely be able to enter the Golden Core Realm! Brother Yao, do you want to go with me?"

Do you think I'm a fool? He Wenyao smiled and said, "I've been busy with my cultivation these days, and I have to help Master with some chores from time to time. I'm afraid I can't follow Brother Zhuanlun around!"

The two chatted for some nonsense and returned to the yard, where they saw Miaomiao already chatting with Yang Huan. The two were drinking together, and Jiang Yu was pouring wine beside them.

After the drinking party was over and the two troublesome disciples were driven away, Lin Bai had a detailed chat with Sister Huanhuan again.

"Help you find out about the Qianhe Sand Land?" After the commotion, the two men talked about serious matters.

The blush on Yang Huan's face had not yet faded, and she still looked a little infatuated. Upon hearing her lover's request, she happily agreed.

"Are you going out again?" Yang Huan sensed something. "It's dangerous outside, why bother going out to explore all the time? Now that you are under the protection of the Gu family, Qu Chengjia must not come to you. Just wait until later."

"I have to do it." Lin Bai sighed, "I am practicing Ruyi Jingxin Jue, but my progress is a bit slow now. I need to find a technique that suits me, so I need to go out."

"The Gu family and my family don't have any?" Yang Huan asked curiously, "If that doesn't work, go ask the Cheng family. Their ancestor is the oldest and has a lot of treasures. If that still doesn't work, go find your old lover and ask her to ask the ancestor Chen Yu."

"I've asked them all." Lin Bai shook his head.

In fact, there are many excellent methods of cultivation, but there is no particularly compatible one. Especially the method of self-cultivation of the dead wood cicada and the star escape method, which involves time and space, time and space, so the method selected should be very careful.

If you only choose one to repair, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Seeing that he could not persuade her, Yang Huan wanted to go with her. How could Lin Bai dare to go? If Sister Pei wanted to go, then the others would not dare to go.

After a lot of coaxing and effort, Sister Huanhuan finally gave up the idea.

It's just that she is more gentle and serves him wholeheartedly. There is no need to explain the beauty of it.

On the next morning, Lin Bai returned to the same place where Zhu Jianyang had lived before.

In the dim morning light, Miaomiao was holding a pill bottle to collect dew. Jiang Yu was sitting quietly under a tree, concentrating on his cultivation.

Lin Bai also sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes on the stone plate.

There is a hint of green in the outer mist, making the moon white even brighter.

There are countless stars hidden, as if encompassing everything in the heavens and the earth.

As soon as the mind moved, the river was seen rushing. Lin Bai looked at the scenery by the river.

I stepped into the river and was immediately swept into it by the waves. I couldn't struggle at all, but everything in the river appeared in my mind in detail.

Then he saw stars twinkling on the river, and Lin Bai's body turned into starlight, like a small boat breaking through the water and then landing on the shore.

"All things are caused by oneself. If you want to see the supreme way, you must enter the abyss."

Lin Bai made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)