I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"The spiritual energy in my body is so abundant that it has even filled up my Dantian Qi Sea?"

"Does this mean that when my soul left my body, the spiritual energy in this place suddenly became extremely abundant, and my body was constantly absorbing this spiritual energy?"

"but……"

"Why is this spiritual energy so abundant all of a sudden? Even my body can absorb it on its own. Where did the excess spiritual energy go? Is the spiritual energy in this place too abundant, or even abnormally abundant?"

Feeling that his body was filled with spiritual energy that was completely unable to be absorbed any further, Gu Xiu had thousands of doubts in his mind.

He had always known that this place was rich in spiritual energy. Even before he entered the courtyard, the spiritual stone mine formed by the rich spiritual energy was the best proof. However, the spiritual stone mine was obviously accumulated after countless years of sedimentation.

Although the time I have spent here is not short, it is definitely not very long either, not to mention that I have been able to absorb to this extent without even being conscious of it.

It's simply incomprehensible.

Even Gu Xiu began to feel suspicious, wondering if there was something fishy going on.

but.

After thinking for a long time and finding nothing, Gu Xiu couldn't help but lower his head and look at the flame burning between his fingers.

This is a very special flame.

The whole body was white, like frost on bones, somewhat similar to the cold fire that Gu Xiu had felt on the azure dragon before, but not exactly the same. The biggest difference was that the coldness of this flame was not just aimed at the flesh.

It seems to be targeting the soul!

The most important thing is...

Gu Xiu raised his other hand, and saw another ball of immortal soul fire appear, burning his soul. This frosty bone fire was not the immortal soul fire that Nian Chaoxi had given him, but a completely unfamiliar flame that had inexplicably followed Gu Xiu when his consciousness returned to his body!

"White Tiger Secret Realm?"

"The White Tiger Soul Orb and White Tiger Fang in the White Tiger Secret Realm have been taken away, so the White Tiger Secret Realm has been breached, and this fire..."

"Is this a divine fire formed by the original power from the White Tiger Secret Realm?"

"It was..."

"Attracted by the Purple Mansion?"

After observing for a while, Gu Xiu came to a conclusion.

This was definitely an unexpected surprise. He was already in the critical period of spiritual transformation and lighting the lamp, and what he needed was a similar kind of strange fire. Originally, Gu Xiu thought that the harvest this time was the immortal soul fire given to him by Nian Chaoxi, but now it seemed that the harvest also included the White Tiger Soul Fire in the White Tiger Secret Realm!

Do not!

There’s more!

Gu Xiu's consciousness entered his own soul sea, but saw that Zifu, which seemed to be out of control before, had reappeared in the place where it should have appeared. After noticing Gu Xiu's arrival, it immediately exuded a sense of affinity and trust.

It has returned to normal and even vaguely apologized to Gu Xiu for what happened before.

and!

It was not known whether it was because of the fruitful results of this trip, or because Zifu wanted to show its sincerity to Gu Xiu, but Zifu did not close its doors tightly when it returned this time, acting like an independent and rebellious son in the Zifu Immortal Palace. Instead, it opened its doors wide, and streams of extremely pure purple energy of the soul were constantly emerging and spreading towards the entire Consciousness Sea Immortal Palace.

This is repaying the kindness!

He used the pure spiritual power in the Purple Mansion to feed back to Gu Xiu's Immortal Palace, making his already vast Immortal Palace even more mysterious and restrained.

This is a huge gain!

after all.

The sea of ​​consciousness is the place where the soul of a cultivator resides. Now the harvest and feedback have become more substantial, which means that Gu Xiu's soul power is also growing!

Although it is not as explosive as Sang Shoudao's growth, his growth is more stable.

but……

Growth is growth!

At a time when the soul cannot grow unless there is an incredible opportunity, even the slightest growth of the soul is rare enough, not to mention that Gu Xiu's growth is continuous under this feedback.

but.

This return of favor made Gu Xiu even more confused. He looked towards Zifu and asked curiously, "What on earth are you?"

Just a pity.

Zifu did not have the ability to communicate directly and could only continuously convey two emotions to Gu Xiu.

Friendly.

rely.

This emotion made him think again of what he had heard before about Zifu.

Zifu will continue to host others, using them to absorb their souls, and even take away the host's soul and leave, replacing it with a new owner.

to be frank.

Gu Xiu didn't believe this. At least, this Zifu had never behaved like this when it was with him. Even when it lost control in the White Tiger Secret Realm before, it never hurt Gu Xiu at all. Moreover, its actions were more like the ultimate loyalty to its master rather than disobeying orders.

Shaking his head, Gu Xiu finally let go of these messy thoughts.

He lowered his head and looked at the two different flames in his hands.

His body was full of spiritual energy, which had reached a bottleneck. Moreover, his soul had also been completely stabilized under the nourishment of the Purple Palace. If he wanted to break through again, he had only one choice.

Keep lighting the soul lamp!

After taking a look at the chains and the statue that were still slowly crumbling, Gu Xiu simply closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

Now that we have the spark to light the lamp, what is there to hesitate about next?

Light up!

Light up the fourth soul lamp!

After scanning back and forth between the two flames, Gu Xiu temporarily put away the immortal soul fire from Nian Chaoxi.

Having accepted this soul fire, he naturally would not leave it unused.

But this ball of soul fire is extraordinary. It has the power of unlimited destruction and endless rebirth. It can be kept for the time being. Perhaps it will be of great use later.

"This time, let's try using the White Tiger Soul Fire."

"The seven emotions correspond to joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire. If, as I previously speculated, the calamity corresponding to the seven emotions corresponds to the seven emotions and distracting thoughts in my heart, or even the seven emotions and demons, then this White Tiger Soul Fire, which is inherently cold and terrifying, may be able to play a better role."

"only……"

"Do I really still have any thoughts of fear now?"

Gu Xiu murmured.

After thinking for a moment, he finally stopped hesitating and closed his eyes.

At the same time as he closed his eyes, the ball of white tiger soul fire flew out from Gu Xiu's palm in an instant and headed towards the fourth soul lamp in his sea of ​​consciousness between his eyebrows.

Gu Xiu’s consciousness.

At this moment, he once again entered the calamity of the seven emotions.

Memories are disappearing and being forgotten. Whether it is people or things, they are all blown away by the wind, and everything returns to the starting point again.

This time.

Gu Xiu did not become a beggar, nor did he become a nobleman, nor did he follow Guan Xinyi to Qingxuan.

Quite the opposite.

He became an orphan who was adopted by a farming couple.

Since it was an adoption, bias was inevitable, not to mention that the couple gave birth to twins the year after they adopted Gu Xiu. Fortunately, Gu Xiu was sensible and had already started helping with farm work and taking care of his two younger brothers at a young age. Although the couple treated him worse than their own son, Gu Xiu did not bear any grudge.

Instead, I felt that this was how it should be, so I worked harder.

Being from a poor family and an adopted son of a farmer, he naturally had no time to go to school and listen to the truth. All he faced every day were fields, chicken coops and cow dung.

So much so that one day when his second brother asked him if he had any ambitions for the future, Gu Xiu thought about it all night but still didn't understand what ambitions were, which made the whole family burst into laughter.

He was also thinking at night.

But after thinking about it, he found that his only ambition seemed to be that the rooster named Sanhei would stop chasing and pecking him tomorrow.

Until one day, Gu Xiu finally knew what his ambition was.

He wants to have spiritual roots!

Normally, ordinary farm children are not qualified to have access to these things. However, due to the outbreak of the war in the world of immortal cultivation, the number of disciples in the major sects has dropped sharply. In order to fill the front lines, they began to recruit disciples on a large scale, allowing all those who met the age to test their spiritual roots in order to fill the cannon fodder on the front lines of each sect.

Gu Xiu naturally didn’t know these things, but he was still full of yearning for cultivating immortals.

Because the court said so.

If one can detect spiritual roots, he will be rewarded with three loads of flour.

That year, there happened to be a war in the world of immortal cultivators, and the war was ongoing. The crops in the fields were affected and destroyed by the battle between two cultivators. Famine broke out everywhere, and Gu Xiu's family had already reached the point where they had no rice to eat. Three loads of flour could really save the lives of the whole family.

and so.

Gu Xiu hopes that he has spiritual roots. As long as he has spiritual roots, his whole family can survive.

The whole family walked for two days before reaching the city. People of the right age from all over the place came and lined up to touch the spirit stone. Some were ecstatic, while others returned disappointed. Gu Xiu's two younger brothers were the latter. They had no spiritual roots and could not practice.

When Gu Xiu walked out, his whole body was trembling and fear came over him like a tide.

He made a wish in his heart.

I hope I can find my spiritual roots and earn some money for my family.

Fortunately.

It was not known whether his wish had come true or what, but the spirit stone flickered slightly. Although it quickly went out again, it at least proved that he had spiritual roots.

He successfully exchanged three loads of flour for his family.

But the same thing.

He was about to leave the mortal village where he grew up and follow a group of children who also possessed spiritual roots to a sect called Qingfeng Mountain.

On the way, the immortal leading the team told them:

"From now on, you will embark on the path of cultivation, and the first lesson I will teach you is that in cultivation, mediocrity is a sin!"

"The spirit stone test can only test whether you have spiritual roots, but it cannot determine the quality of your aptitude. Therefore, after you go to the sect, you will face a second test. Your aptitude and root bones will determine your future achievements."

"If you have excellent qualifications, you will have a smooth journey in life."

"And if your aptitude is not excellent, then you will become the lowest and most miserable group of people in the entire cultivation world."

"Believe me."

"Mediocre or not determines your future!"

This was the first time in Gu Xiu's life that he listened to someone talk about reason, and he listened extremely seriously. Perhaps it was precisely because of his seriousness that he felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Fear of mediocrity!