The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 274 Open

Meeting old friends in a foreign land is a joy in life.

The Guanhe Tower is towering, and the wild wind from the mountains brings the scent of water waves.

There was no one else here, and the four of them sat opposite each other. Among them, Mu Zhen had the highest realm, already at the fourth level of the Golden Core, Lin Bai had just entered the Golden Core, and the two girls, Qu Huang, were only at the foundation-building stage. However, they were old acquaintances after all, and their realms did not determine who was higher.

"This fellow Taoist is the descendant of Senior Mu Yao, his name is Mu Zhen." Lin Bai reminded Qu Ruyi.

Qu Ruyi was startled. She was still pulling the tiger skin of the wood monster just now, and now the person's Jindan descendant came to her.

"Senior." Qu Ruyi was holding the wine glass and was about to pour wine, but after hearing this, he poured the wine tremblingly and fell to the ground.

"Senior." Huang Ruhua also hurriedly saluted, then tilted her head and whispered, "My master came to see me last time and said that Senior Mu Yao brought a junior to visit Daoyin Sect. It seems..."

"Looks like what?" Mu Zhen looked at Huang Ruhua with a smile.

"It seems to be extremely extraordinary." Huang Ruhua was born as a casual cultivator. She had been used to a good life recently, but she still had some quick wits. "Master told me to practice well. If I have the chance, I should ask for advice from the senior."

Mu Zhen nodded slightly and whispered to Lin Bai: "The fox must have said something bad about me. She must have encouraged this silly disciple to practice well and wanted to blunt my edge in the future."

"The fairy is strong-willed, but her disciple is not a competitive person." Lin Bai transmitted the message.

Seeing Lin Bai speaking for Huang Ruhua, Mu Zhen did not say much, and looked at Qu Ruyi, saying: "I heard that Qu Chengjia practices the way of yin and yang in numerology, and has the ability to deduce the heaven and earth, and the unpredictable power of gods and ghosts. I have admired him for a long time."

After hearing this, Qu Ruyi raised her head and looked at Mu Zhen blankly. Seeing that Mu Zhen was serious and didn't seem to be speaking in a sarcastic way, she looked at Lin Zhuanlun and saw a smile on her face.

Thinking of this, Qu Ruyi saw that Lin Zhuanlun seemed to be in a trance, and he wondered if he had mentioned anything about how he had defeated Qu Chengjia.

But Qu Ruyi had been out and about before, and she inexplicably felt that this senior Mu Zhen had come with ill intentions. He was teasing not only her, but also Huang Ruhua, and it seemed that he was targeting the elders behind him.

Qu Ruyi's mind raced as she understood something. She guessed that since Mu Zhen had been to Daoyin Sect and had seen a fox, judging by the fox's broken mouth, he must have offended someone.

And his elders were not kind people either, they had always been at odds with Lin Zhuanlun. And since this elder sister Mu came with Lin Zhuanlun, they must have a close relationship, and considering Lin Zhuanlun's method of seducing women, this elder sister Mu must have hated Lin Zhuanlun and his family, and she probably didn't like her elders either.

"Please drink, senior!" Qu Ruyi looked stupid and poured wine for Mu Zhen.

She was very good at making friends and didn't have too many complicated thoughts. She immediately took out the wine cup and toasted Lin Bai and Mu Zhen.

Mu Zhen was a bit proud and would not bully the weak. Seeing Qu Ruyi like this, he stopped asking about Qu Chengjia's matter and let it go.

"Senior, may I ask what is the purpose of your visit to Jiuzha Mountain? I have stayed in Jiuzha Mountain for some time, so I can run errands for you." Qu Ruyi was very familiar and poured wine for Mu Zhen with all her might.

"I came here for a secret trial realm." Mu Zhen did not hide it.

Lin Bai looked at Mu Zhen and it seemed that she was not disgusted with Qu Ruyi and even liked her a little.

When she was in Daoyin Sect, Sister Zhen lived with Dugu Yan, but she seldom spoke to Dugu Yan. This time, she got along well with Qu Ruyi.

"Is my green snake okay?" Huang Ruhua saw Qu Ruyi coaxing Mu Zhen, so she moved her butt closer to Lin Bai and asked in a low voice.

"Everything is fine." Lin Bai replied with a smile.

"That makes me feel relieved." Huang Ruhua breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Xiaoqing is my life-bound spirit beast. I was upset a few days ago and it seemed to have suffered a great injustice. I don't know what evil person bullied it. If Ruyi hadn't stopped me, I would have gone back long ago!"

She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, "Is it easy for me to raise a snake? Before I left, I specifically told Shen Qiyun and Duguyan to help me take care of it! Even Min Qianqian, I bought her candy! And Pei Ning! With so many people watching over it, my green snake was still bullied! Don't let me know who it is!"

"Xiao Huang." Lin Bai's face was serious. He patted her shoulder and said, "You are traveling outside, why are you still like this? It is true that Xiao Qing is your life-bound spirit beast, but since you have entrusted her to someone else, you should rest assured. You should know that even if Xiao Qing suffers some grievances, isn't that a test?"

"But it's still young, and only a little smarter than Min Qianqian." Huang Ruhua said pitifully.

"That's why you should practice even more." Lin Bai acted like an elder and taught him a serious lesson, "Your master went through so many hardships before he could achieve the Nascent Soul stage. I also experienced life and death several times before I could swallow the elixir. Have you forgotten everything?"

Huang Ruhua was frightened when she heard this. She nodded and said, "No wonder Master said that you will be able to survive the pill tribulation safely and that you have an excellent character. It seems... I really should learn a lot from you."

She shook her head and sighed, then continued, "Before I became a disciple of the fairy, my master once said that I lacked the ability to cultivate my energy and that my emotions would show on my face."

"That's right. Now that you've changed your ways, it's time to turn the tables and stop holding grudges like this." Lin Bai said.

"Yes, I always thought that you slept with Xiao Jiang because she seduced you. Now I understand that she must be quite dependent on you." Huang Ruhua smiled, clenched her fists, and said with a smile: "I understand. I shouldn't be dissatisfied. I should act as if nothing happened and not show it. After I meet Xiao Qing and know who bullied it, I will take revenge in secret."

Lin Bai realized that after preaching for so long, he had ended up teaching Huang Ruhua the wrong thing.

"You should be more generous. Xiaoqing has her own fate. You can't hold a grudge. People may seem to be bullying Xiaoqing, but in fact they are just sharpening her back." Lin Bai said.

"I'm giving you this sharpening tool, do you want it?" Huang Ruhua asked.

“…” Lin Bai was speechless for a moment.

"Haven't you figured it out yet?" Qu Ruyi's face flushed red. She held Huang Ruhua's hand and said with a grin, "It has always been Lin Zhuanlun who harms others. Now he keeps speaking for those who bully Xiaoqing. Either he accepted benefits from others, or he did it! Xiaoqing is in Min Hengbo's dojo, who would have the time to bully a stupid worm? But Lin Zhuanlun certainly would! Don't forget, he was riding Xiaoqing in the Wordless Secret Realm!"

"You are the one bullying Xiaoqing!" Huang Ruhua saw that Lin Bai did not argue and immediately understood, so she grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve, "Yun Zhonghe! Lin Zhuanlun! You are really a rude person!"

She pointed at Lin Bai's nose, feeling very aggrieved, "You have been deceiving me since the day you met me! And you have been lying to me ever since! I was kind enough to hide the matter between you and Jiang Yatou from Pei Ning, but you turned around and bullied my Xiaoqing!"

"Ah? So it's true?" Qu Ruyi was shocked. She sobered up immediately, grabbed Huang Ruhua, and asked anxiously, "Is she Jiang Yu's biological sister?"

"That's right!" Huang Ruhua drank a large glass of wine and said angrily, "I was so nice to them back then, but they occupied my cave and did dirty things to me!"

"Tell me in detail!" Qu Ruyi was very interested.

Mu Zhen was also very curious and asked, "Is it Jiang from Qiaoshan?"

"That's right!" said Huang Ruhua.

Qu Ruyi poured the wine, brought it to Huang Ruhua's mouth, and served her attentively.

"How does she look?" Mu Zhen was really interested.

"Not bad." Huang Ruhua was stunned for a moment, looked at Mu Zhen, then smiled strangely on her flushed face, and held her hands in front of her body, "Not worse than the senior."

Mu Zhen held his forehead and looked at Lin Bai.

"Xiao Yu'er worships you as his master, but you... I really feel ashamed for Xiao Yu'er!" Qu Ruyi was disdainful, and pulled Huang Ruhua to ask anxiously: "Is it really this big? I didn't notice it when I saw her before!"

"She likes to wear wide Taoist robes. Xiao Yuer doesn't look like her sister. I guess it's Lin Zhuanlun's fault!" Huang Ruhua looked clear.

The two women were talking endlessly. Mu Zhen was aware of her status and didn't want to interrupt, but she listened attentively.

The sound of waves on the Endless River never ceased, but it could not conceal Huang Ruhua's anger.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Lin Bai had a real headache and took out a leather scroll. "Xiao Huang, when Tie Huasheng was dying, he gave me this. It's a treasure map. You keep it."

Sure enough, Huang Ruhua sobered up a lot when Tie Huasheng was mentioned.

Tie Huasheng is by no means a good person, but he is both a teacher and a father to Huang Ruhua and is very caring.

"Tie Huasheng carries a rusty sword, which is similar to Chen Tianren's destiny. You have lived in Daoyin Sect for a long time. Did you gain anything?" Lin Bai asked. Mu Zhen had seen Tie Huasheng on the Golden Turtle Island that day, but he had never heard Lin Bai talk about the relationship between Tie Huasheng and Huang Ruhua.

Qu Ruyi secretly drank a cup and tilted her head to look at Huang Ruhua.

Huang Ruhua took the treasure map, looked at it for a while, and then murmured: "Master wields the rusty sword and dominates the area, but because of the theory of elixir, he cannot obtain the golden elixir."

She held the treasure map in her hand, looked at Lin Bai, and said, "I remember Senior Zhu Jianyang once said in the cave at the bottom of the lake that there are people whose destiny is also a withered sword, but not like Master. Later, when Master attracted the thunder, Gao Yuanyuan also told the story of Chen Tianren."

Huang Ruhua looked at the Jiuding Mountain outside the attic and said, "When I was in Daoyin Sect, I happened to see Chen Tianren preaching. I didn't understand the great principles, but I saw the purity of Chen Tianren. The original destiny of Master and Chen Tianren was both withered swords. The two are similar, but their fates are different. Master was successful in his youth and established his foundation very early, but Chen Tianren was not famous and established his foundation in middle age. Later, Master only had a bad reputation and it was difficult to improve his cultivation; but Chen Tianren accumulated a lot and earned the name of a celestial being."

She pointed to the towering Jiuding Mountain outside the attic and said, "The fairy said that although Master and Chen Tianren have similar fates, they are worlds apart in terms of their mental state, enlightenment, and Tao heart."

"What Li Chenyu said is quite pertinent." Mu Zhen said.

Huang Ruhua curled her lips, but didn't dare to talk back to Jindan. She just glanced at Mu Zhen secretly, and then looked at Lin Bai with dissatisfaction, as if to say, "You've hooked up with someone again?"
"The predecessors have passed away, why should we be sad?" Lin Bai pretended not to understand and said with a smile: "I remember that day in the cave at the bottom of the lake, Tie Huasheng asked for the secret of rebirth for you, and paved the way for you before he died. Isn't it because he hoped that you would be reborn with flowers step by step?"

"You always know how to comfort people." Huang Ruhua finally showed a smile.

The four of them went down from the attic and saw many disciples of the Jiuding Sect watching the scenery and chatting on the edge of the cliff.

It was already night, the river breeze was cool, and the sound of the water could be heard. Looking into the distance at where the river was going, one could see the starry sky reflected on the waves.

"In the old Wuxiang residence, everything was still, as if even time had frozen." Qu Ruyi kept chattering, pulling Mu Zhen's sleeve, and curiously asked, "Sister Mu, Senior Mu Yao has the magic of the dead wood cicada, which can clearly understand the changes of time. Is there really a high-level cultivator in the world who can freeze the mountains and rivers and freeze time?"

Qu Ruyi knows how to deal with things and has already called her good sister.

"Time is flowing, who can stop it?" Mu Zhen smiled and said, "But there are powerful people in the world who may be able to travel through the long river of time. As for being able to stabilize mountains and rivers, there may be people who can do that too."

Recalling what happened that day, Lin Bai couldn't help but think of Li Xinghe's words again.

Looking far away, the Endless River flows endlessly, as if it will never stop. And the stars falling on the river surface only rise and fall with the waves, as if they will not drift with the flow.

“Seeing the endless river, I sigh at the long river of time.”

At that moment, Lin Bai seemed to have realized something: before, he only felt that the sword intent was hard to find, first he felt the intent of the earth fire, and then he imitated the intent of Chen Tianren, he was already invincible among the same level, but now that he had seen the miracle of Wuxiang's old residence, could he seek its intent, so that when the flying knife came out, the mountains and rivers would solidify?
Thinking of this, he sat down cross-legged, put the gourd in his arms, held the stone tablet in his hand, closed his eyes and came to the stone plate.

The mind moved slightly, and the mist surged, but it was difficult to reproduce the appearance of Wuxiang's old residence.

Lin Bai was not discouraged. He turned his hand towards the sky and saw a small black jade cicada appear in his hand.

In the past, when he was drawing the jade cicada on the stone plate, he was nearly seriously injured. But now, as he has formed the elixir, there are no more waves.

The black jade cicada flew away and disappeared into the mist, and then a small stone tablet appeared in the palm of his hand.

Its shape and quality are exactly as they were when the three of them sat opposite each other that day.

After a brief feeling, he described the details in detail. As the stone tablet was restored, there was finally a change here. The mist was agitated, and the infinite stars hidden in it slowly rotated.

After a long time, I saw fog condensing around me, followed by grass, rocks, a deep river, and fish jumping out of the water.

This scene is just like the old residence of Wuxiang, but it is difficult to imagine the extremely tall trees, nor the stars falling from the sky.

After holding on for a while, Lin Bai couldn't hold on any longer and the mist dissipated.

After a short rest to recover, he opened his eyes.

The wind is strong in the mountains, and the Endless River never stops flowing.

It was already daybreak, and Qu Ruyi and Huang Ruhua had gone nowhere, with only Mu Zhen by their side.

She was sitting cross-legged beside him, but she was not practicing. She only wore a ring on her thumb and held a needle and thread in her hand. I don't know what kind of handicraft she was doing.

The river breeze gently blew her hair, but Mu Zhen didn't care and was actually embroidering quite seriously, like an ordinary beautiful woman.

Lin Bai reached out and tucked her hair behind her ears, but he didn't take his hand back and gently brushed her cheek.

Delicate and smooth, just like a girl.

"Time flies. Two days have passed. Have you gained anything?" Mu Zhen suddenly continued embroidering without looking up.

"Time flies." Lin Bai replied with a smile.

"Junior Sister Mu, Junior Brother Lin!" A gentle male voice came, and then Mo Yingcheng and Li Wusheng were seen flying in the air from a distance and landed beside the two of them.

Looking at Mo Yingcheng's expression, he seemed quite excited. He must have been so upset that he had finally met the person he loved.

Li Wusheng looked even more charming, with a flushed face, and was obviously very happy.

"Senior Sister Li invited you to see the flower garden. I wonder how it is?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"Junior brother, please don't laugh at me." Mo Yingcheng was actually a little shy.

"Brother, you have met your match. As your junior disciple, I have no gifts to give you. I just made a few batches of pills. I hope you will accept them." Lin Bai took out a handful of pill bottles.

"What kind of elixir is it?" Mo Yingcheng asked curiously.

"Tiger and Wolf Pills, a specialty of Qiaoshan." Lin Bai said.

"Junior brother, you mean well, but even though I haven't practiced body cultivation yet, I have no use for this thing." Mo Yingcheng shook his head and smiled.

"I have always admired Qiaoshan's style." Li Wusheng suddenly said, "Junior brother is an alchemist, and he has good intentions, so it's hard to refuse."

Li Wusheng accepted it happily, and his face became even redder.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Anyway, they both felt that Jiuzha Mountain must have some advanced method of dual cultivation, and they would need to ask about it someday.

The four of them chatted for a while, and then Li Wusheng led the three of them across the river, over several hills, and came to a quiet residence in the back mountains.

"There is still some time before the secret trial realm opens, so you two can practice meditation here." Li Wusheng made the arrangements and summoned a young female Qi-cultivating cultivator to look after the place.

Li Wusheng quickly made arrangements, apologized again, and left with Mo Yingcheng. He was very anxious anyway, and he didn't know if it was related to the Tiger and Wolf Pill.

"Although the Tiger and Wolf Pill has strong medicinal properties, it is an ordinary pill after all. It can be used by cultivators who practice Qigong and those who build foundations, but the Golden Pill... let me try." Lin Bai had no choice but to pull Sister Zhen inside.

After some fooling around, Mu Zhen asked about the prescription, and the two of them went into meditation.

In a blink of an eye, a month passed. Lin Bai was drawing the shape of the gourd when he was woken up by someone.

"The secret realm is about to open." Mo Yingcheng looked quite tired, with a slightly pale face.

Li Wusheng's face was flushed, as if his cultivation had improved. He said happily: "My two junior brothers and sisters, please follow me!"

(End of this chapter)