The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 288 Retreat

The two received the things and were very satisfied.

Lin Bai held the broken piece of stone plate and looked at it carefully, while Mu Zhen touched the chessboard with a smile on his face.

The two of them were not outsiders, so they did not put on guard. Mu Zhen snatched the broken pieces of the stone plate and played with them for a while.

Lin Bai touched the chessboard again.

"This is a good thing! It's a hundred times better than my chessboard! But you have made the greatest contribution, so this should be yours!" Mu Zhen returned the stone plate fragments.

"This chessboard doesn't seem mysterious, but since it is the chess set of the two Taoist masters, it must have something extraordinary! It's a pity that I have poor eyesight, otherwise I would definitely choose this one..." Lin Bai returned the chessboard reluctantly.

It was clear that neither of them had any clue of what the other had obtained, but they still had to brag about it.

There is also the plum fruit. Although its efficacy is unknown, it is definitely extraordinary. Anything with spiritual energy here will be destroyed by the sword, but the plum fruit has been subjected to the sword and has not been obliterated, which shows how magical it is.

After happily hiding the things, the two sat on the ground and discussed their way forward.

A total of nine people were allowed to enter this place, which matches the number of nine tripods.

But at this moment, Du Changying's golden elixir exploded, Ying Wangtian and He Bingde died together, and Yin Yan also turned into ashes.

It is still unknown whether Bi Huanqiu is still alive, and no one knows what happened to Mo Yingcheng and Li Wusheng.

Among the four people who died, Ying Wangtian had the most valuable identity. He was the disciple of the Lord of Jiuzha Mountain and had great hope of achieving Nascent Soul stage.

Now that Ying Wangtian is dead, Jiuzhashan must know about it. As soon as he leaves this place, he will be blocked at the door and asked about the cause of death.

"They are biting each other, how innocent are we?" Mu Zhen sighed.

"Who said it wasn't?" Lin Bai sighed.

The two discussed for a while, and Mu Zhen still insisted.

"We'll act according to circumstances!" Mu Zhen waved his hand with a relaxed look, "Mo Yingcheng is Chen Tianren's eldest disciple, you and I can't implicate him. I was recommended by Mu Yao, and you are Fox's man, so they won't dare to do anything. Of course, even if they insist on using force, I have a way to take you away!"

Mu Zhen grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve with one hand and stroked Lin Bai's hair with the other, saying with a smile: "You brought me good things, I must protect you, it's worth it for you to call me mother!"

She actually brought up the old things again, it was obvious that she was being naughty again.

"It's already this late, please be serious!" Lin Bai pushed her hand away with disdain, "Mom, you'd better recover as soon as possible!"

After the two of them finished talking, they each sat cross-legged to heal their injuries.

Mu Zhen was seriously injured, but she had many elixirs and magic weapons, so she recovered very quickly. However, she had been here for a long time, and there was still some residual sword spirit in her body, so it would be difficult for her to return to her strongest state in a short time.

Lin Bai was not having a good time either. Although he used the gourd to forcefully contain the sword intent, he was already exhausted after repeatedly using the secret method. Finally, he used Yin Yan to test the sword, but Lin Bai was already too weak to stand.

Not planning to stay for long, Lin Bai only recovered slightly. His flesh and blood grew back, and he was already thriving. Although there was still some sword intent left in his body, it was very little.

After changing into a clean Taoist robe, Lin Bai began to think about what he had gained here.

I don't know the use of plum tree fruit, I'll ask the fox someday. Even if she rips me off for one, I'll just feed it to the dog. Anyway, even if the care is beneficial, Xiuxiu will benefit more, and the meat will still rot in my own pot.

The fragment did not look magical at the moment, and Lin Bai did not intend to imitate its shape and meaning on the stone plate. He had to return to a safe place.

The biggest gain from this trip is that I have absorbed the sword spirit here, which will give me another weapon for future battles. Although I am not sure how long or how many times I can use it, I can still fight even if I am besieged by multiple Jindan in the late stage.

Even if you meet a Yuanying, even if you can't beat him, you can still make people feel disgusted!
After thinking for a long time, I heard a panting sound.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a man panting, with a haggard face, who had just climbed to the top of the mountain.

It was Mo Yingcheng.

But he was alone, and Li Wusheng was not following him.

And judging from his appearance, his injuries were not serious. Although he looked tired, it was not serious.

"Senior Brother Mo." Lin Bai stood up and Mu Zhen also opened his eyes.

"You two have indeed reached the summit." Mo Yingcheng sighed, wiped the blood off his face and smiled bitterly.

"If it weren't for my senior brother's humility, Lin Zhuanlun and I would have had a hard time coming out on top." Mu Zhen said with a smile.

Mo Yingcheng is in the middle stage of the Golden Core realm and is also the first disciple of Chen Tianren. Although we don't know how strong he is, he would definitely not arrive so late.

Although his body was also ravaged by the sense of destruction, he only looked a little tired and haggard, which showed that he did not use his full strength in this trip.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen had no feeling of peeping, and they must have thought that Mo Yingcheng and Li Wusheng were supporting each other and were not thinking about the opportunity on the top of the mountain.

"I noticed that the sword intent here is much weaker, so I know someone has got an opportunity." Mo Yingcheng panted, walked forward, bowed to the stone statue under the plum tree, and then continued: "Junior Sister Bi is not far below, and has lost most of her life to the sword intent."

He looked at Lin Bai and Mu Zhen and asked, "Is there any way to save her?"

"Where is Senior Sister Li Wusheng?" Lin Bai asked.

"Looking at Bi Huanqiu." Mo Yingcheng said.

"I'll try." Lin Bai agreed.

When climbing the mountain earlier, Bi Huanqiu was so determined to seek the truth that he almost wanted to die. Later, he reminded people to be on guard against Yin Yan, saying that it was reasonable for them to lend a hand.

"Come with me." Mo Yingcheng did not ask what the opportunity was, nor did he ask what was so mysterious about the stone statue under the plum tree, nor did he ask about the whereabouts of Ying Wangtian and others. He turned around and walked back the way he came.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other and followed.

"Brother Mo, why did it take you so long to come up?" Mu Zhen was very curious. It had been two days since she and Lin Bai reached the summit. Mo Yingcheng just arrived after they had barely gotten the chance, which was really embarrassing for Chen Tianren.

"Wusheng was weak and had a hard time walking. Later we met Bi Huanqiu, and the three of us became companions. We didn't walk very far." Mo Yingcheng shook his head slightly, and then said, "I came here for Wusheng. Since she couldn't come up, I didn't force her."

Mo Yingcheng nodded towards Lin Bai and said with a smile: "In the chessboard secret realm earlier, I was very grateful to Junior Brother Zhuanlun for taking care of me. Wusheng told me about you, and she admired you very much."

The three of them chatted as they walked down the mountain, and Mo Yingcheng never asked about what happened on the top of the mountain.

After staggering down the mountain for half a mile, they saw a woman with disheveled hair sitting on a rock. It was Li Wusheng.

A person was lying in front of her, soaked in blood, with white bones on his arms and legs. His eyes were still open, and he was mumbling something.

"Finally they're here!" Li Wusheng saw Mo Yingcheng and the other two arrive and spoke weakly, "Where are Senior Brother Ying and the others?"

"I haven't seen her. Maybe she went somewhere else." Mo Yingcheng smiled and walked forward, holding Li Wusheng's hand. He looked at Bi Huanqiu again and asked, "How is she?"

"Let's go down the mountain now and treat her wounds as soon as possible. She should be able to be saved. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid it won't work." Li Wusheng sighed, feeling a sense of grief for the dead. "How could the great power spare her so easily? The sword's will has already penetrated her internal organs and bones, and injured her completely. Even if her life can be saved, I don't know how long it will take to recover... Eh?"

Li Wusheng kept talking for a while, and seeing that Lin Bai and Mu Zhen seemed to be unharmed, she frowned and asked, "Gourd King, how come you are okay? Have you found a way to break the rules here?"

"I guess so." Lin Bai walked forward with a smile, sat cross-legged, and checked Bi Huanqiu's injuries.

"Where are Senior Brother Ying and the others? Have they been seen?" Li Wusheng asked again.

"We have no chance to travel together." Lin Bai replied honestly.

"Who got the chance?" Li Wusheng tilted her head and asked casually. Finally, she understood a little. She looked at Mu Zhen, then at Lin Bai, and said sourly, "We agreed to advance and retreat together."

Lin Bai ignored Li Wusheng and just looked at Bi Huanqiu. He was about to give her the pill but was stopped by Li Wusheng.

"She has gone crazy right now." Li Wusheng nodded his forehead and explained, "Give her the pill. Once she regains consciousness, we can climb to the top of the mountain again." "No problem." Lin Bai stuffed the Jade Dew Pill into Bi Huanqiu's mouth.

Sure enough, Bi Huanqiu soon regained some spirit.

Bi Huanqiu opened his eyes wide and looked around, then stretched out his bony hand and looked toward the top of the mountain.

"Why does Senior Sister Bi insist on climbing the mountain?" Lin Bai asked.

"Because the mountain is right there." Bi Huanqiu looked up towards the top of the mountain.

Lin Bai followed her gaze and saw only stars and clouds.

"Brother Mo, Sister Li, Sister Bi, let me remove the sword intent for you." As he spoke, he pointed a finger at Bi Huanqiu's brow, and Lin Bai pressed the gourd again.

Mo Yingcheng was not surprised to hear this, he just nodded to Lin Bai. Li Wusheng frowned again, curious and wanted to ask, but after looking at Mo Yingcheng, he held back.

"Close your eyes and bear the pain." Mist slowly dissipated from Lin Bai's sleeves, covering the three of them.

"Sure enough, you stole my house again."

Li Wusheng muttered something and closed her eyes obediently. She couldn't help but think of the matter of the trial secret realm again. She thought that she should have a good talk with this group of people so as not to spread the matter between father and daughter and ruin her reputation for no reason.

As for whether Lin Zhuanlun is a gossip, Li Wusheng has forced Mo Yingcheng to persuade Lin Zhuanlun and will never let him talk nonsense.

"Brother Ying doesn't like to make these boring jokes. Although He Bingde is scheming, he is also a man of few words. Yin Yanchang always knows his limits when dealing with people. But Du Changying is really annoying..."

Li Wusheng was pondering in his mind when he heard the sound of wind in his ears. His whole body trembled and he felt a piercing pain, as if he had been stabbed by a sword.

Just as he was about to ask, Li Wusheng felt a warm hand pressing on his hand. It was Mo Yingcheng.

Li Wusheng knew that Mo Yingcheng was trying to comfort her, so she calmed down and cursed the Gourd King in her heart.

The flying knife trembled, piercing the bones and heart. Li Wusheng was not afraid that Lin Zhuanlun would harm her. After all, they had lived together for several lifetimes in the Trial Secret Realm. She felt that although the Gourd King was erratic, he was not a bad person, and he did not like to kill people. He even had compassion for the weak.

After waiting for a while, Li Wusheng felt as if he was out of touch with the world, as if he had fallen from the sky or sunk into the water. In his confusion, he heard the sound of waves and the faint chirping of cicadas.

After coming to his senses, Li Wusheng discovered that the endless sense of destruction raging in his body seemed to be guided by someone. Then his body suddenly became weak, and the sense of destruction actually showed signs of exhaustion.

Then the intention of destruction flowed out of the body and merged into the flying knife.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the fog had dissipated and the flying knives returned to the gourd.

Lin Zhuanlun's face was pale, with a streak of silver on the ends of his hair. He could not sit still, and could only close his eyes to recover.

Mu Zhen stepped forward, pried open Lin Bai's mouth, and stuffed a pill into it.

"Gourd King..." Li Wusheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly looked at Mo Yingcheng, only to see that Mo Yingcheng's body was also covered with dense knife holes, but he was in a state of vigor and vitality.

The same thing happened to Bi Huanqiu, who was lying on the ground. Although his injuries were more serious, his life was saved.

Li Wusheng examined himself and felt that the sword intent in his body was gone and the shackles were broken.

He fed Bi Huanqiu the pill first, and Li Wusheng fed Mo Yingcheng another pill, "Take mine, mine is good."

“…” Mo Yingcheng’s injuries were originally the lightest, and he could swallow the medicine by himself, but he still obeyed obediently.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Zhuanlun, and Junior Sister Mu." Mo Yingcheng smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to both of you."

Lin Bai opened his eyes and saw Li Wusheng staring at him.

"Thank you." Li Wusheng also bowed.

"Just better luck." Lin Bai admitted that he had gotten the chance. Anyway, everyone could see it.

At this time, Bi Huanqiu also woke up. She was stunned for a while, and seemed to have regained consciousness. She looked at Lin Bai, then at Mu Zhen, and then at the direction of the mountain top.

"Are you feeling better, Senior Sister?" Lin Bai reached out and helped Bi Huanqiu up, letting her sit down.

"I'm much better now." Bi Huanqiu nodded slightly, looked at Lin Bai and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother, for saving my life."

"We are just in the same boat." Lin Bai replied with a smile.

"The moon is bright and the stars are sparse. It's all in vain." Bi Huanqiu sighed and forced himself to stand up. "Let's go." There was a hint of desolation in his tone.

Lin Bai immediately supported her.

"Haha." Mu Zhen sneered and walked down the mountain first.

Mo Yingcheng and Li Wusheng smiled at each other, then looked back at the top of the mountain, then followed Mu Zhen down the mountain together.

Lin Bai was a kind man. He supported Bi Huanqiu and took out a clean robe. "Sister, your robe is worn out. Why don't you change it?"

Bi Huanqiu nodded. Her hands were covered with blood and flesh. She tore off her robe that was soaked with blood. She then waved her hands gently to wipe away the blood, revealing her body covered with scars. She then put on her Taoist robe.

"Junior brother, why do you have the common clothes for Kun Dao?" Bi Huanqiu asked.

"I have a good disciple who likes to do some needlework to calm her mind in her spare time. This is what she did before she became a nun, and she has always asked me to keep it for her." Lin Bai explained.

Bi Huanqiu nodded slightly. She did not ask about Ying Wangtian and just followed Lin Bai down the mountain.

When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw that the knife marks made when climbing the mountain had been submerged by water and had now become an endless river.

The five of them entered the water and went deep into the cave, just like where they had started their journey.

There is a bronze door, and Mo Li and Mu Zhen are already waiting there.

Mu Zhen nodded slightly at Lin Bai, and Lin Bai nodded in response.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen benefited the most from this trip. Not only did the others gain nothing, but four people also died here. It's inevitable that Jiuzhashan is angry.

However, Mu Zhen said that if things didn't go well, she would have a way to take Lin Bai away alone.

"Lin Zhuanlun, hurry up! Your Taoist partner is still in the Daoyin Sect waiting for your return." Mu Zhen finally got angry when she saw Lin Bai still supporting Bi Huanqiu.

Upon hearing this, Li Wusheng looked at Lin Bai, then leaned close to Mo Yingcheng's ear to ask a question with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Ahem..." Seeing Bi Huanqiu also looking over, Lin Bai let go of her hand. He had done enough of pretending, so it didn't matter whether she would help him or not. He immediately took two steps forward and sighed, "This trip was dangerous, but at least we are back safely."

As they spoke, Lin Bai and Mu Zhen joined forces and pushed open the bronze door together.

The dazzling light pierced towards me, as if I was caught in a flood wave, unable to resist at all.

When he opened his eyes again, he was still in the same place. Mo Yingcheng and Li Wusheng were holding hands, and Li Wusheng was holding Bi Huanqiu with his other hand.

This place is no different from the previous place, except that there is a little more moisture and a sense of solemnity.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen turned around and saw a dozen people in the distance. They were clearly the people who had entered the secret realm for the trial before.

But at this moment, no one said a word, and looked at Lin Bai and the others with strange expressions.

Among them was a stranger, about thirty years old, elegant, gentle, wearing a plain robe, and stepped forward with a smile and bowed.

(End of this chapter)