Beauty helps me achieve immortality

Chapter 199 The Peach and Willow Debate

"To be exact, we didn't see Miao Jian."

"But he did enter the secret ruins beneath the desert, but we got there a little late."

Zhao Qing's eyes flickered and he remained silent.

Miao Jian had entered the ruins, but before Hong Ning and the others arrived... he had already left?

Just as he was thinking, the yellow Yin Hua in his mind trembled violently.

Si He thought: "What's in the ruins? What did they gain?"

"call……"

Zhao Qing took a deep breath, his eyes swept over Shen Mo and Kong Yang, and then looked at Hong Ning, and whispered: "So, the treasures in the ruins were also taken away by Miao Jian and Shen Su?"

He chose to ask indirectly to help Si He find out the specific situation.

"treasure?"

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, looked Zhao Qing up and down, smiled but said nothing.

Zhao Qing: ...

After a long moment, Hong Ning smiled and said, "Miao Jian didn't leave the ruins, but accidentally entered the transmission formation!"

"I don't know where he was taken..."

She pondered for a moment, took out a broken sword from her spirit ring, and placed it on the stone table in front of her.

Zhao Qing focused his attention slightly, staring at the ordinary broken sword in front of him, as if he sensed some kind of aura... His expression couldn't help but change.

This broken sword... is just an ordinary spiritual weapon.

Hong Ning looked at Kong Yang at this moment, waiting for him to explain.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator from Cuiyuan Tower picked up the broken sword and whispered, "As far as I know, Miao Jian once purchased a high-quality spiritual sword in Nanzefang. It has also been his main weapon for the past two years."

“And this ordinary spiritual sword should be the weapon used by Shen Su. It was left in the secret realm of the ruins after it broke.”

The weapons used by Shen Su...

Zhao Qing sighed softly. He was very familiar with the sword in front of him.

Seven years ago, when he first met Miao Jian, he killed a disciple of the Four Symbols Sect outside Danxia City and took away the storage ring from the corpse.

In a sense, that was his first pot of gold in this world.

Every time he thought about the past, he would always silently tease the deceased cultivator - the peerless swordsman.

It’s not just because he has a book called “I’m Invincible with Swordsmanship” in his storage ring.

There is another reason...

There are also two identical ordinary spiritual weapons and a copy of "Ziwu Sword Sutra" in the spiritual ring!

The "Ziwu Sword Scripture" was sold through the Blood Clothes Tower in Danxia City in exchange for eighty spirit stones... and the two swords were left by Miao Jian in the Dingzi No. 59 courtyard on the day of his wedding.

Many years later, Zhao Qing had become the garrison commander of the Blood Robe Tower. However, he saw the sword again in Songshan County, thousands of miles away... but it was damaged.

Hong Ning said softly, "The transmission array in the ruins is extremely complex. Even the fellow Shattered Star disciples couldn't penetrate it, so we didn't rush in..."

She turned her gaze to Kong Yang, as if hinting at something.

Kong Yang looked back at the beautiful woman, then nodded slightly and took out a jade mandarin duck from his spirit ring: "Let's take a look."

As the condensed and vast spiritual power was injected into the emerald jade, a grand light curtain appeared before everyone's eyes.

This is the scene he recorded in the secret realm of the ruins...

In the dim world, there are faint green spots flickering.

It reflected a half-broken, charred dead tree, on which bright arcs of electricity were flickering.

Around this dead tree, there are lush willow trees everywhere, as if it is a willow forest growing in a secret place.

A series of ancient and mysterious array patterns formed a transmission array, which showed no signs of damage after ten thousand years...

Lush green weeds were everywhere, looking out of place with the dead willow tree buried by thunder.

Beside the broken willow tree, there was a broken sword thrown casually on the ground.

Swish!

The light curtain in front of him shrank back and turned into streams of light that were injected back into the emerald.

Kong Yang said softly, "This is the transmission formation that Miao Jian stepped on. It is next to the withered willow in the center of the secret ruins."

Zhao Qing nodded slightly, silently sensing Si He's thoughts at the moment.

When he saw the dead willow just now, he clearly felt Si He's shock, but now he was silent.

Hong Ning smiled and said, "We asked you to come with us, but you were so hesitant. This time... I, Tianxiang, got 16 million spirit stones!"

How many?

One thousand six hundred spirit stones!?

Zhao Qing was surprised for a moment, then glanced at the three Yujing disciples in front of him and got the answer from their expressions.

Spirit stones, one thousand six hundred...million!

Is this the kind of wealth that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could possess?!

He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What rare treasures are there in this secret realm?"

Hong Ning smiled without saying anything, Kong Yang also quieted down, and it was Shen Mo who thought for a moment before speaking to Zhao Qing.

"Beneath the desert, there is a secret place stretching for thousands of miles."

"There are willow trees everywhere, nothing else."

"Among these countless green willows, there was a broken, dead tree... growing on it was a single half-branch of willow, which was taken by Hong Ning."

Half a willow branch! ?

It’s only worth 16 million spirit stones! ?

Are you kidding...

Zhao Qing smacked his lips, speechless. He asked in confusion, "Why is it so valuable?"

Her beautiful red lemon eyes slanted across Zhao Qing, as if she wanted to see an expression of regret and annoyance on his face.

But I didn't get what I wanted.

After a moment's silence, she pondered and said, "I don't know either."

"At the time, I just thought I had picked a spiritual plant. After all, it was a new branch of a withered willow that had survived thousands of years and was still able to maintain its vitality."

"It was only after Senior Sister Bai, Liu Zijing, Cheng Yue, and the others arrived in Li Country that they realized its value... Cheng Yue didn't say much, but simply offered 16 million spirit stones for it."

"It was said that the willow branch could help him condense the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul, but Senior Sister Bai did not agree and took the willow branch to Zhongzhou instead."

I'm really lucky...

Zhao Qing had no doubts about why Bai Wanqiu sent the willow branch to Zhongzhou.

If it is really such a magical thing, it would be a disaster if it is kept in Hong Ning's hands. It is better to hand it over to the seniors of Tianxiang Tower in exchange for some appropriate benefits.

Zhao Qing curled his lips and jokingly said, "Does what you said before about wanting to borrow my Dao base for dual cultivation still stand?"

"I want to experience the feeling of being cared for by a rich woman."

Her beautiful red lemon eyes narrowed, looked at the smiling Gu Qinghuan, and rolled her eyes fiercely at Zhao Qing.

Zhao Qing sighed twice, then turned serious and said, "What about Senior Brother Liu and the others...?"

Hearing Zhao Qing's question, Shen Mo pondered and said, "Senior Brother Liu, Cheng Yue, and several other Yujing disciples went to the Ten Thousand Mountains in the southeast of Li Country."

Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, his eyes meeting Hong Ning Kong Yang's, as if he had made some decision.

"Actually... during this trip, we discovered something extremely shocking and secretive!"

secret?

Zhao Qing looked at Shen Mo intently, waiting for what to say next.

Senior Brother Shen sighed softly and recounted, "The area between Li and Chu might have belonged to an extremely powerful ancient immortal sect tens of thousands of years ago!"

"Perhaps... this vast territory of mountains and rivers is nothing more than the back garden of that immortal sect."

"Under the desert of Li Country, there is a willow forest stretching for thousands of miles, and in Changshengfang, there is also a peach orchard!"

"As for the secret ruins in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, who knows what's inside..."

Hearing this, Zhao Qing's expression changed instantly.

In the desert, the secret ruins are full of willow trees. Is it related to the peach garden of Changshengfang?

It's unbelievable...

He had heard from Hong Ning before that the Nine Swords Tower had a secret ruin in the State of Chu, and the Changsheng Sword was founded based on this secret ruin.

Moreover, the battle between the Chu State's Changsheng Sword and the Divine Sword Island was actually a bet.

The winner will have exclusive access to the secret ruins for ten years...

While he was thinking, he asked softly, "Is the secret realm occupied by the Changsheng Sword related to the Peach Garden?"

Kong Yang nodded slowly, confirming his guess.

Zhao Qing glanced at Hong Ning, signaling her not to interrupt Kong Jieba's narration and let him speak slowly...

At this moment, this foundation-building cultivator from the Cuiyuan lineage finally waited for his moment to shine.

He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

then……

He took another sip.

"cough!"

"In the extremely long ancient times..."

The vicissitudes and soothing voice attracted everyone's attention.

Hong Ning kicked Kong Yang on the leg, causing him to change his tone instantly...

"Tens of thousands of years ago, the way of cultivation was very different from what you and I see today."

"There are very few cultivators in the world. They fight against heaven and against people. It is not absurd to say that the immortal path is to go against heaven and cultivate."

"Every time you cross a realm, you will be punished by thousands of thunders."

"Even if a Qi training cultivator wishes to enter the Foundation Establishment stage, they must overcome the Foundation Establishment Tribulation before they can... To be able to reach the Golden Core stage, one has already experienced endless thunder punishments and inner demons."

"The cultivators at that time had their bodies and souls tempered by thunder tribulations, so their strength was extremely powerful."

"But after the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, all the immortal sects in the world disappeared, and countless cultivators were buried under the punishment of thunder. There is no longer a single cultivator in the endless states under heaven."

"At that time, seventeen immortals from the immortal realm descended upon the mortal world and created the Twelve Towers of Jade Capital and the Five Cities of Star Palace, hoping to reshape the immortal path."

Zhao Qing's eyes trembled slightly. So that's how the Twelve Towers of Yujing came about.

As for the great catastrophe of heaven and earth that Kong Yang mentioned, he had seen a few sentences in the storybooks... What happened tens of thousands of years ago had nothing to do with him, so he just treated it as a story.

"Among the seventeen immortals, five are stationed in the four directions of the sky and the heart of Zhongzhou, guarding the vast world."

"The Lanqingji secret realm in Yongning Prefecture and the Chaoxianji secret realm in Quyun Prefecture originated from this."

"It's taken from the meaning of market town, and it's the main method used by the five towns of Xingque to defend the mortal world."

Kong Yang took a deep breath and took a sip of the spiritual tea.

"And the remaining twelve immortals are the owners of the Twelve Towers of Jade Capital, also known as... the First Generation Walkers!"

"They... are the twelve current first-ranked ones!"

"For millions of years, the position of the walker has changed, but the first walker has never changed!"

"If I could become a walk-on on the twelfth floor, I would be considered to have acknowledged the immortal as my senior brother... and be able to consider myself a disciple of Yujing."

"What ordinary people call the core disciples of the twelfth floor are the Yujing sect members who have been promoted..."

"..."

Just as Zhao Qing was listening with great interest, Hong Ning snatched Kong Yang's teacup and said disdainfully, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Kong Yang: ...

He looked dejected and tried to reorganize his words.

"Although there is no thunder punishment for cultivation nowadays, countless cultivators have perished in calamities in the ancient times."

"That withered willow tree beneath the desert of Li Country must have been a plant or tree that embarked on the path to immortality... but was destroyed by a calamity!"

"But endless vitality still remains within its body, nurturing a thousand-mile willow forest!"

"According to my speculation, the reason why there is a vast desert in Li Country is because this withered willow tree has absorbed the vitality!"

Kong Yang glanced at Zhao Qing and continued...

"And the secret realm occupied by the Chu State's Changsheng Sword Sect is similar to this withered willow secret realm!"

"The peach garden in Changshengfang may have evolved from the vitality of a withered peach tree...unveiled before the eyes of the world."

"As I expected, the secret ruins are right below Changshengfang. No wonder the Changsheng Sword Sect is dozens of miles away from the market..."

Hearing Kong Yang's words, Zhao Qing couldn't help but nodded secretly.

He had some doubts about this...

Ordinary cultivation markets are located near the sect, but the Changsheng Sword is the opposite.

The reason why my aunt chose to settle in Lin'an County was because this small town was not far from the market and the sect.

So... the Changsheng Sword Sect was founded on the mountain for the sake of spiritual veins.

The secret place where the ruins are located at the foot of the mountain was planned by Chen Changsheng as a workshop market. While the Jindan Elder was guarding the workshop market, he was also guarding the ancient ruins!

Kong Yang's eyes swept over the four people in front of him, and he was a little puzzled by Gu Qinghuan's deaf ears...

Without giving it much thought, he continued, "The spiritual peaches from Changshengfang can cleanse the meridians and eliminate poison. This must be related to this."

"It's a pity that the vast willow trees beneath the desert of Li Country don't have such miraculous effects."

"What kind of immortal sect is this that can transform peach and willow trees into living beings..."

Kong Yang's words gradually fell.

Shen Mo tapped the stone table lightly, looked at Zhao Qing and said with a smile: "Originally, Hong Ning could have brought the puppet back with her when she returned to Songshan."

“The reason I have this line of work…”

"I received instructions from Senior Brother Liu, telling you not to leave Chu for the time being."

"After he and the other Daoists return, we will go to the Longevity Sword and exchange information with Daoist Chen..."

"If there's a chance, perhaps I can use the secret ruins of the Changsheng Sword to practice for some time."

Practice with the help of relics?

Zhao Qing nodded slightly to show that he understood.

He finally understood... This was a benefit for him!

Hong Ning and Shen Mo's group, who were building their foundation, explored the ruins of the withered willow in Li Country, while Liu Zijing and his group went to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

When they come back, they will definitely use this as an excuse to go to Changsheng Sword to get some food and drinks... and take their future blood son with them.

Liu Zijing must have been the one who put in the effort, allowing himself, a person who had not explored the ruins, to also get some benefits.

Tsk tsk.

The Azure Dragon enters your life... you are so lucky.

Zhao Qing silently remembered Liu Zijing's care for him in his heart, and said with a bow, "In that case, thank you very much for making this trip, Senior Brother."

Hong Ning's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she curled her lips and said, "Some people are extremely cautious. How could they enter the secret realm of the ruins to practice?"

Zhao Qing: ...

He chuckled nonchalantly and shook his head.

"The situation in Li Country is unclear, and I've never been to the desert before. I have a wife at home, so I can't take any risks."

"But... I've eaten quite a few peaches from Changshengfang, so I'm really curious."

……

He thought silently that it was quite stable to follow Chen Changsheng, Liu Zijing and other big guys to complete the dungeon.

Besides, he still had the Tai'a Seal to protect his life, and the ruins under Changshengfang had been explored countless times... He could go and take a look for Si He.

Moreover... he was very curious about those spiritual peaches that could eliminate erysipelas, and thought that if he could get some benefits from the ruins, perhaps he would no longer have to worry about erysipelas eroding his meridians.

In his mind, Si He's Yin Hua trembled slightly.

The pretty face of the white-haired girl appeared...

Her bright eyes were filled with excitement, and she chuckled softly, "You're still thinking of me. Next time we come to Shouyun Mountain, the master will reward you well."

Zhao Qing raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Why next time? Can't you control the puppet?"