The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 231 Many Changes
"The person has been brought here. I'm leaving now."

Gu Fang smiled, looked deeply at Lin Bai, then at Jiang Xiaobai, and went out.

There were only three masters and apprentices left in the courtyard, and another outsider, Jiang Xiaobai.

"You two are to meditate here in seclusion, and you are not allowed to go out without divine revelation."

Lin Bai put on a sour face as a master and gave orders to Miaomiao and Jiang Yu.

The two women bowed down.

Lin Bai took out two more escape talismans and gave one to each of them.

This was given to me by Xiuxiu, and Lin Bai has been holding on to it uselessly.

Now I have to go on a long journey, and I don’t know when I can return. Seeing that the two girls are making rapid progress in their cultivation, I have to make some preparations for them to build their foundation.

There were five escape talismans in total, and Lin Bai kept three of them.

"This was sent by your young master's wife. Why don't you thank her quickly?" Jiang Xiaobai suddenly interrupted.

Jiang Yu was stunned, still wondering who the young master's wife was, Miao Miao had already bowed, "I will definitely be filial to Master Xiu Xiu in the future!"

"Me too." Jiang Yu hurriedly followed.

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's smug smile, Lin Bai glared at her, then looked at his two disciples and said, "You two should seek the truth diligently and don't cause trouble."

"Yes." The two women agreed.

"If you encounter something you don't understand in your practice, go find Gu Yao. If you encounter something that is difficult to decide, go ask Zhu Jianyang. If Qu Ruyi wants to take you two out, you must not agree. If Yang Huan asks you two to drink, you must refuse." Lin Bai instructed.

The two women agreed obediently.

After talking for a long time, Lin Bai and Jiang Xiaobai left the two girls behind and went to look for Gu Yao.

As a vassal, Lin Bai knew the principle of serving his master, so he had to report before going on a long journey.

After entering the cave, they chatted for a while. Gu Yao felt that Lin Bai's progress was too fast and sighed that her own progress was too slow.

Lin Bai chatted with her for a while and asked about Aunt Gu, but it turned out that she had not returned yet.

"I am a troublesome disciple, thank you for taking care of me, senior sister." Lin Bai stirred the small pool, got his hands covered in water, and then said goodbye.

After leaving Qiaoshan Sect, they arrived at Xinyifang and walked there.

"Who else is coming?" Lin Bai asked.

"The ancestor didn't tell me." Jiang Xiaobai said.

Seeing that Lin Bai didn't say anything, she whispered, "Maybe it's an old acquaintance of yours."

"Yue Fengshu is really going?" Lin Bai had a headache.

"I think so." Jiang Xiaobai smiled, then turned serious and said, "It's not too late to cancel the contract now."

"Why do you want to break the agreement?" Lin Bai shook his head and said in a sonorous voice, "On the road of the great way, how can we stop because of one or two obstacles? Let alone Yue Fengshu, even if there is another Qu Chengjia, I am not afraid."

"I just like the way you are so bitter inside but still stubborn." Jiang Xiaobai tilted her head slightly and raised it. Her well-behaved face looked even more harmless in the sun. When they looked at each other for a while, she blushed a little, and her eyes were still misty. She looked at Lin Bai stickily and whispered, "You always do what you say." She pulled Lin Bai's sleeve with her little hand and whispered, "Come home with me."

"What for?" Lin Bai refused, "You need to tell Pei Ning first."

"No hurry..." Jiang Xiaobai pulled hard, regardless of the crowds of people on the street.

Lin Bai knew that she was getting excited, and he was actually a little itchy. After more than two years of seclusion, he had been craving for some fruit.

The two of them impatiently entered the Jiang family's territory, came to Yu Lake, and climbed up the black tower.

After making some noise and satisfying his hunger and thirst, Lin Bai wanted to go look for Jiang Xingchi.

"The ancestor asked you to wait. I will come to find you when I leave." Jiang Xiaobai's face was still flushed and his eyes were hazy. He just pulled Lin Bai and wouldn't let him go.

I don't know why she is so energetic, Lin Bai just feels that the contrast is too great.

She has a very cute face and is petite. When standing with Jiang Yu, she looks like a younger sister. At first glance, she seems to be a person who has not experienced much worldly things. However, she has many tricks when no one is around, and her ability to cling to people is incredible. She sings softly, and bears great fruit on small branches. The beauty of her is hard to describe.

Lin Bai didn't bother to be polite with her and just went to meet her.

After making a fuss for the whole day, the two finally got down from the tower and sent people to look for Pei Ning.

"Do you still have strength?" The two sat in the pavilion by the lake. Jiang Xiaobai was wearing a loose robe, looking neat and clean, unlike the way he looked when he was on the tower.

"I am practicing the method of tempering the body." Lin Bai said.

"I feel that you are more harmonious and unified, as if you have returned to nature." Jiang Xiaobai tilted his head slightly and looked at you curiously.

This is something I'm putting here to savor after a full meal.

"This is for you." Lin Bai took out the talisman given by Jiang Xingchi, "If I stay out for too long and can't come back before Miaomiao builds her foundation, you can give it to her."

"Miaomiao has it, but my Xiaoyuer doesn't?" Jiang Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"You have three golden pills, how could Xiao Yuer be missing?" Lin Bai said.

"As a master, you are biased!" Jiang Xiaobai said confidently.

"..." Lin Bai was really helpless, so he said, "Go and ask for another talisman, and I'll lend it to you. I'll repay you another day."

"That's more like it." Jiang Xiaobai immediately smiled happily. She tilted her head to look at Lin Bai with a smile on her lips. "You went out on an adventure and didn't take this thing with you. Instead, you left it for your disciple. You really dote on Miaomiao."

"Her late father and I were brothers. I endure some hardships to make things easier for her," said Lin Bai.

Jiang Xiaobai nodded and said, "She was not filial to you in vain."

"Whether she is filial or not, I have to bring her up, so I can give an explanation to Yumao." Lin Bai sighed and said, "Now my cultivation is increasing day by day. After building the foundation, I will become a golden elixir. The road ahead is long, and one day I may not even remember Yumao's name. As long as Miaomiao is here, I will always remember that there are still more good people in this world."

"But how many good people can have a good ending?" Jiang Xiaobai asked back.

"That's why I need to be more diligent in my cultivation, and wield thunderbolt-like means in my hands. I will be good when encountering good, and evil when encountering evil. If others respect me one foot, I will respect them one yard. If others suppress me one foot, I will take away one yard if I can beat them!" Lin Bai said with a smile.

The two chatted for more than half an hour before Pei Ning finally arrived.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Lin Bai took Pei Ning back to the cave.

After all, they had been through life and death together many times, and they already had a tacit understanding, so there was no need for any more nonsense.

He took out two escape talismans and gave them to Pei Ning, and reminded him of many things. Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Lin Bai went up to Pei Ning.

"We are about to set off, why can't you control yourself?" Pei Ning was unwilling.

"I can't control myself when I see you!" Lin Bai stepped forward and pestered her.

Pei Ning pretended to scold him a few more times, and then he obeyed.

The two of them spent two days having fun together, and Jiang Xiaobai came to visit again.

"The ancestor said that everything is ready and we can set off." Jiang Xiaobai looked sad.

Without further ado, Jiang Xiaobai brought Lin Pei and the others to the place where Jiang Xingchi was practicing.

"Yue Fengshu has gone first, and there are a few other people. I may not be able to protect you all." Jiang Xingchi said.

"No regrets on your move." Lin Bai said.

"No wonder Fairy Chenyu looks up to him." Jiang Xingchi smiled.

How come the fox thinks highly of me? He always shuts me up every time he sees me! Lin Bai remained silent, which was considered as an agreement.

Jiang Xingchi didn't say much. He took out a chess jar and pointed his finger to start playing.

White clouds rose from the chess pot, enveloping Lin Pei and the other two, and then Jiang Xingchi stepped into the white clouds. The white clouds slowly floated into the air and headed southwest.

Jiang Xiaobai looked up and watched them leave without saying a word for a long time.

Baiyun's speed was not fast, comparable to that of an ordinary foundation-building warrior. It was just very secretive, so ordinary people could not detect it. When he encountered several sects and families on the road, the patrolling disciples were completely unaware of it.

After five or six days, we had left the border of Qiaoshan. We continued to travel southwest for more than ten days before we saw a vast expanse of yellow sand.

The thousands of ravines and deserts stretch for three thousand miles. It is extremely hot, with strong winds. The yellow sand covers the sky and the earth. The spiritual energy is thin, and there are few living creatures.

The white cloud fell to the ground, and the three people appeared. There was a yellow sandy land in front of them, and a deep green field behind them.

"People say this place was once full of life with mountains and rivers. Over seven thousand years of great battles, the mountains were leveled and the valleys rose. The water vapor evaporated and all the living things turned into dust, and it has become a sandy land with thousands of ravines ever since."

Jiang Xingchi looked ahead with his hands behind his back and said, "It is also said that there is an abyss in the sand, which is where Senior Wuxiang is buried. However, few people have seen it, and no one has explored it personally."

Lin Bai closed his eyes, not feeling any good or bad luck, but the stone tablet hanging around his neck felt slightly warm.

"Friend Zhuanlun," Jiang Xingchi pointed ahead and said, "Look, even a great man like Senior Wuxiang was still a chess piece in the end, and ended up dead. We are on this relic, gnawing on its flesh and blood, hoping to become a chess player. When you think about it carefully, it's really ridiculous."

"Senior, you are too pessimistic." Lin Bai said with a smile, "We just need to move forward step by step, and eventually we will be on equal footing with Senior Wuxiang, and then maybe flowers will grow in this sand."

Jiang Xingchi nodded slightly without saying much.

The three of them rested briefly and then moved forward.

Jiang Xingchi seemed to come here often. He led the way in front and was very familiar with the place. Pei Ning was in the middle, and Lin Bai was at the rear.

The wind here is very strange. It doesn't blow in a certain direction, but swirls around a certain center.

The wind gets stronger the further you go. Pei Ning had been here before he established his foundation, and had seen how difficult it was. Now that he had established his foundation, it was much easier.

Lin Bai was even practicing body-strengthening techniques, so he felt the wind and sand blowing on his face was normal.

Although the three of them were not flying in the air, they were also very fast. Soon the wind and sand became stronger and stronger, and their figures could not be seen within a few feet.

There were very few living creatures along the way, only some thorn grass and sand tumbleweed.

At night, the wind died down a bit, and the stars and the moon could be seen faintly. Poisonous scorpions and sand snakes also appeared among them, but they were common, so there was no need to worry.

They continued like this for three days, the wind and sand getting stronger, the three of them did not rest for a moment, and did not encounter any danger.

We have gone deep into the desert for more than 200 miles and there is no human habitation.

Jiang Xingchi stopped and looked forward.

There was a sand pit in front of him, a hundred feet in diameter and more than ten feet deep. In the middle of it was an old dry tree, with three sand birds perched on it.

Pei Ning had already recognized it; this was the place where he had built his foundation previously.

It has been several years, but it has not been covered by sandstorms yet, which is truly miraculous.

Lin Bai walked side by side with Pei Ning. Knowing that she was reminiscing about the past, he held her hand and indicated that he would take care of everything.

Jiang Xingchi looked at the dead tree for a long time without saying a word. It was unclear whether he was confused about the future or sad about the death of Jiang Huo and others.

After a long time, Jiang Xingchi got out of the sand pit and walked to the dead tree.

When the sand bird saw someone coming, it circled and flew up, making a squawking sound, as if trying to intimidate the newcomer.

Jiang Xingchi didn't care. He just came under the dead tree and reached out to touch it.

The stone tablet hanging around Lin Bai's neck seemed even warmer, and it seemed to have some connection with the dead tree.

When I was at Wuxiang’s old residence before, I had seen the towering tree with stars hanging from it. It looked extremely tall from a distance, but it did not seem imposing when viewed up close.

Two trees, one frozen in the long river of time, a green mass, as if it had entered the drawing paper. The other was dry and old, standing on the sand.

The two are very different, and the only similarity is that they have both stood for countless years and witnessed countless changes in time.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning watched for a while, then fell down into the sand pit and walked to the dead tree.

When I got closer, I found that the dead tree had sprouted some green buds. There was little green in the sand, and it was really strange that the dead tree had sprouted spring.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other and closed their eyes.

When they got to the stone plate, there was nothing unusual. Aunt Gu's dog chain was still there, and Xiuxiu was also worried. The stars appeared.

There were no signs of good or bad, as if everything was normal.

Opening his eyes, Lin Bai looked at Jiang Xingchi.

Jiang Xingchi looked around and said, "Brother Yue, if you don't show up, I will leave first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone flying in the air from a distance, followed by three people.

Yue Fengshu landed not far away. He was wearing a yellow Taoist robe and looked at Lin Bai with interest.

An old man landed next to Jiang Xingchi. He was wearing a dark red robe and was Jiang Yinbing, the golden elixir master of the Jiang family.

There was another young man standing behind Yue Fengshu, who was also an acquaintance, He Wenyao.

What surprised Lin Pei even more was that there was also a female cultivator.

The female cultivator had a red dot between her brows and her face showed no sadness or joy. She was wearing a black Taoist robe. She was Qu Chengjia, the master of Bagua Mountain of the Yunxia Sect.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other and felt a headache.

It was already busy enough with Yue Fengshu on this trip, but I never expected there would be Qu Chengjia too!
Didn't they say that Qu Chengjia was traveling far away? How did he hook up with Yue Fengshu?

Lin Bai and Pei Ning took a few steps away from each other, neither saying a word, just looking at He Wen Yao.

He Wenyao may have noticed that Lin Bai was looking at him, so he acted as if he was unfamiliar with him. Then when he saw that Lin Bai was staring at him, he turned his head away with a look of disgust.

It is difficult to be a disciple, and it is even more difficult to be Master Yue’s disciple.

Lin Bai withdrew his gaze and looked at Qu Chengjia.

Qu Chengjia held the whisk in his arms and did not look at Lin Bai.

"Brother Yue, we had already agreed on this, why did you bring a stranger with you?" Jiang Xingchi asked with a frown.

"Junior Sister Qu is well versed in numerology and knows the changes of yin and yang. With her help, you and I can save some energy." Yue Fengshu put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "It took me a lot of effort to invite Junior Sister Qu. It's not like you, who brought two foundation-building cultivators with you and had to worry about the rescue."

"Brother Yue, I am only telling you this after getting permission from our ancestor." Jiang Xingchi looked grim.

"Brother Jiang, I was here when you and Yao Wanshan came to explore this place. Why are you being so formal?" Qu Chengjia said.

"The matter was over by then." Jiang Xingchi said.

Qu Chengjia remained silent.

"Don't worry, we have help." As soon as Yue Fengshu finished speaking, the three-headed sand bird circling in the sky was cut down by a sword light, and two figures fell down.

They are Liu Tianhe, the leader of Tianchi sect, and Qin Rensong, a casual cultivator.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other, both speechless. One Yue Fengshu, one Qin Rensong, two crooked trees really got together again!
Jiang Xingchi frowned even more, his face looking very ugly, "Yue Fengshu, I have to ask the ancestor to tell you this. It is because of the ancestor that you can come here today. Why do you want to turn the tables and avoid my method of entry?"

"No." Yue Fengshu shook his head slightly and said sincerely: "I just want a few more helpers." He pointed at Qu Chengjia and Liu Tianhe, and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, one more person means more strength. You are the one who discovered this place. If there is anything, it must be given to you first." As he spoke, he saluted in the direction of Qiaoshan Sect and said: "Ancestor, take care of it."

Jiang Xingchi was silent for a long time, then slowly nodded.

Lin Bai looked at Jiang Xingchi's back and thought to himself, since Yue Fengshu and the others had come early, why did you delay for so long? Could it be that you were waiting for a little foundation-building person like me? Or did you already know about this and have made other arrangements?

Anyway, he couldn't figure it out and Lin Bai had no idea whether it was good or bad, so he decided to wait and see.

(End of this chapter)