I said I would turn back time

The vast palace is like an underground city.

And on the various caves, stone platforms, and altar tables in the palace, there are rows of human figures sitting on them.

These figures sit or lie down, with different body shapes and postures, but the expressions on their faces all maintain a sense of enjoyment and comfort.

Looking from a distance, it is like seeing a hall full of statues of gods, which makes people feel solemn and solemn.

However, if you get closer, you can find that the skin of some of the humanoids is slightly undulating. They are not statues of gods, but more like real living people.

When Lin Xing walked into the hall, he could see that almost all the human figures outside were breathing slightly like this, just like living people taking a nap. There was no difference at all.

It's just that from time to time, in front of the altar tables or stone platforms for these 'living people', you can see some tributes of melons, fruits, wine, meat, and incense candles tied with paper. It seems that there are people coming to 'visit' them.

As Lin Xing continued to go deeper into the hall, he could see that the figure became less and less like a living person.

In particular, their bodies gradually began to show traces of crystal luster, as if they were coated with a layer of wax.

The deeper you go into the palace, the more of the humanoid's body surface is occupied by the crystal luster. Some humanoids' entire faces are even shimmering with luster, as if they have transformed from flesh and blood into some kind of gemstone.

From here on, the immortal energy in the space becomes more and more intense, and there are many more monks who are absorbing the immortal energy.

Lin Xing sensed the slight fluctuations of the immortal energy, and could see a monk making Taoist secrets with his forehand. A white mist slowly condensed in front of him. The immortal energy became more and more solid, and finally followed that person. The monk's fingertips moved and he was put into a jade bottle.

There are quite a few people like this monk who are collecting immortal energy here, and all of them have solemn and cautious eyes, as if they are afraid that they will come into contact with the immortal energy in the process.

Bai Yiyi watched this scene in Lin Xing's body and said, "These are the middle- and lower-class monks who come to work in the forbidden area, right? The so-called working in an environment with high concentration of immortal energy means transporting the escaped immortal energy here for cultivation above. There are also uses such as refining elixirs, refining medicines, and refining weapons.”

Lin Xing nodded slightly, looking at the figures in the hall in front of him who fell into Taoism one after another, and said: "After these monks fell into Taoism, they breathed out the immortal energy here day and night, and gradually turned this forbidden area into An immortal vein slowly generates immortal energy."

As Lin Xing and Bai Yiyi continued to go deeper, they could see that the Taoist human figures were losing the characteristics of people and life, and each one looked like a statue of a god made of gems.

The monks who continued to go deeper to collect the immortal energy not only became smaller in number, but also became more cautious. Almost all of them were covered with layers of halo, using the power of various magic weapons to protect themselves from contact with the immortal energy.

Lin Xing was so alone, and his bold and in-depth look also attracted the attention of many people.

At this moment, a man covered in armor stopped in front of Lin Xing.

A familiar thought emerged from it: "Why are you here?"

Lin Xing recognized the identity of the other party, and it was Miaoyin from Qi Yunzi's lineage.

Feeling the other person's thoughts, Lin Xing naturally replied: "I'm here to see the relic of the ancient immortal's Taoism. Are you here to carry the immortal energy?"

After hearing Lin Xing's answer, Miaoyin nodded to express her understanding.

As for the ancient immortal who single-handedly opened up the branches of heaven and earth, used his magical power to break through the barriers between the upper and lower worlds, and created this extremely mysterious cave and spiritual heaven, Miaoyin believes that any monk who knows it will definitely understand. Feeling of reverence.

And after knowing the location of the other party's Taoist transformation, it is only natural for people to want to take a look and understand it.

For example, they, the ascended monks under Qiyunzi's sect, all came here to try to comprehend it.

But it is precisely because everyone has tried it for themselves that Miaoyin knows that this is something that she will regret not regretting, but regret even more if she does.

"You have just ascended. In fact, there is no need to rush to understand the ancient immortal's relics. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to enter the forbidden area to accumulate some Taoist power."

"After I find a job and have some foundation in the sect, I can then take the time to visit the forbidden area and understand the ancient immortal's legacy."

Lin Xing knew that Miaoyin was thinking about her, so he wasn't worried. He just smiled and said, "I'm here now, so I have to see it."

Hearing Lin Xing's answer, Miaoyin sighed slightly in her heart. Although she knew that the other party was unlikely to succeed and that this trip would be harmful and unprofitable, she also knew that it was useless to continue to persuade her, so she said: "Then let's go together, I I just happened to find a job that requires me to work deep in the forbidden area."

The two of them continued to go deep into the forbidden area together, feeling the increasingly strong immortal energy. Lin Xing glanced at Miaoyin, who was fully armed next to him, and asked her why she wanted to do such a dangerous job going deep into the forbidden area.

"Although the work deep in the forbidden area is a bit more dangerous, the income is also quite good. The Taoist power given every day is almost ten times that of the outside world. It is quite profitable to come here a few times a year."

"Besides, how can our monks, especially those of us ascended monks, be afraid of danger?"

Miaoyin sighed: "We are not afraid of danger, but we are afraid that we will experience danger but gain nothing, that our hard work will be in vain in an instant, and that we will never get ahead..."

Speaking of this, Miaoyin remembered the life of the head of the Hanhai Sect before the reform.

At that time, there were no Gong tests, and there was no Dao Gong that could be exchanged for skills, elixirs and other spiritual qualifications.

All the resources in the sect are distributed by the elders of each temple and the masters of each monk. Although everyone has their own way of saying how much or how little is distributed, in Miaoyin's opinion there is no real standard, or in other words, the standard is So one - close, distant, noble and humble.

And these ascended monks with no background or foundation want to learn various skills and inheritance, and if they want to get more elixirs, they have to find elders in different sects to get them.

Among them, life-extending elixirs are far from being produced on such a large scale as they are now. Each one is extremely valuable and can only be obtained by the elders of the sect and the most favored disciples.

And the process of obtaining various qualifications is mixed with so-called tests.

Miaoyin still remembered that she had spent ten years tending herbs in an elder's medicine garden in order to acquire an immortal skill.

She still remembered that in the past months and years, she had nothing to do every day except playing chess, drinking, drinking tea and discussing Taoism, and could only watch the days when her life was wasted.

I also remember that time was like running water, and waiting for any gathering in the door would take months or even years. A familiar monk was just wasted in the rapidly passing time.

She was glad that she had lived in such a post-reform era and could keep moving towards a goal every minute and every second, instead of feeling her own pain in confusion amidst all kinds of vague tests and red tape interactions like in the past. Get older.

"So Junior Brother, is it not a blessing that you can ascend to the Vast Sea Sect after the reform?"

"Reform is a ladder, especially for middle- and lower-class monks. It is an unprecedented... ladder to climb upward."

While talking about the past events in the sect, Miaoyin encouraged: "We should seize this opportunity firmly, work more, accumulate more Taoist skills, and exchange more Taoist supplies, so that we can have the opportunity to attack the Five Legends and become Immortal."

Miaoyin's eyes filled with infinite expectations when she mentioned the word "Shangxian".

"If it's like before, I'm afraid we will run out of life in this Hanhai Sect, and we won't have a chance to get a glimpse of the immortal realm."

"Those old guys at the gate won't give us a chance."

"It's not like it is now. As long as you accumulate Taoist power, you can exchange it for various gifts and extend your life."

"I heard that the master will also collect the skills and inheritance of each lineage in the future. In the future, all of them can be exchanged for Taoist skills."

Feeling the excitement and yearning in Miaoyin's thoughts, Bai Yiyi sighed: "Damn it, I am her and I support the reform. This Hanhai Sect is just like it is, so it is better to engage in some magic."

Lin Xing smiled: "Master Bai, didn't you still support Luo Huazi and the others yesterday?"

Bai Yiyi said: "Both sides have their own reasons, so if I am from one side, I will support the other side's approach."

While Lin Xing and Miaoyin were communicating, there were fewer and fewer Taoist humanoid figures in front of them.

Finally they came to a huge square and saw more than thirty huge stones standing in the square.

Each of these boulders is crystal clear, like precious jade, and there is a vague figure of a human figure inside.

Miaoyin introduced: "This is the Immortal Ruins in the Forbidden Land. It is the place where the immortals of the Hanhai Sect have been transformed into Taoism."

"After these immortals become immortals, their amount of immortal energy is far beyond that of ordinary monks and immortals. Over time, they will even produce immortal stones outside their bodies. Not only does this immortal stone contain a strong amount of immortal energy, but it will also have its own magical properties if used in elixir refining and weapon refining. "

"The sect must arrange for people to collect these fairy stones from time to time."

She said to several monks who were drawing formations and transforming the square: "Since Master Zheng started to reform, he decided to rebuild the Immortal Ruins and build an Immortal Vein here to directly connect the Immortal Qi here to the vast sea above. In the city.”

Miaoyin came here to answer the task of building the Immortal Veins here.

"You see, this is to create two immortal veins, one leading to the workshop, and the other leading to the Dao Palace of Tianhai True Immortal. Each side will be divided into 50% of the immortal energy..."

Talking about Tianhai True Immortal, the ancestor of Hanhai Sect and the strongest person in Jixuan Cave Lingtian, Miaoyin's eyes were full of admiration. She didn't do anything to him and took away half of his immortal energy, which was even more insignificant. Not dissatisfied at all.

In fact, she only hopes that with enough supplies, the ancestor can stay in the Tao Palace and not come out, otherwise the current reform in the sect will inevitably add variables.

But just in the middle of her words, Miaoyin's body suddenly froze in place.

The extremely strong immortal energy rushed towards her face, hitting her armor like a tsunami. Although most of it was blocked, it still poured into her sea of ​​consciousness and flesh and blood.

Miaoyin knew that this was a process that she had to adapt to every time she came to the Immortal Ruins, so she did not panic at the moment. Instead, she calmed down, hugged her Yuan Shouyi, and worked hard to let her Yuan Shen adapt to this environment.

But at this moment, she suddenly felt a strong suction coming from her side, and the originally strong fairy energy suddenly became much thinner.

She sensed it immediately and saw Lin Xing on the side opened his mouth and inhaled, as if he had brought up a strong wind, swallowing a large amount of immortal energy into his belly, which actually suppressed the concentration of immortal energy around the two of them in an instant. few.

Then, under Miaoyin's surprised reaction, Lin Xing's thoughts moved slightly, and the immortal energy around them was like meeting the king's ministers, from thin to thick... surrounding them in sequence.

Seeing this kind of control over the immortal energy, Miaoyin's eyes showed surprise: "What kind of immortal art is this? How can you control the immortal energy so well?"

"It's just some small means of cultivation in the lower realm."

Lin Xing smiled slightly. When he was practicing "Kunlun Immortal Moving Mountain Sutra" and "Nine Tribulations of Rebirth in the Sky", the impact of the immortal energy he encountered was much more powerful than the wave of immortal energy in front of him. He had no control over the immortal energy. It is not comparable to ordinary immortals or even immortals.

As Miaoyin continued to move forward with him, she found that the concentration of immortal energy around her slowly increased, as if it was in line with her adaptability, allowing her to gradually adapt to the environment of the Immortal Ruins without even realizing it.

Feeling this, she became even more shocked: "With this kind of control over the immortal energy...could it be that his realm has surpassed the Nine Levels of Immortal Scenery and is close to the Fifth Level?"

However, the other party was unwilling to elaborate, so Miaoyin did not ask in detail. After all, every monk has his own secret.

Next, Miaoyin stayed at the Immortal Ruins to prepare for work. Before saying goodbye, she reminded Lin Xing not to force herself when visiting the remains of the ancient immortals. Then she watched the figure slowly disappear into the depths of the Immortal Ruins.

"I wonder how many heavenly gates Lin Xing can pass."

On the other side, when Lin Xing came to the deepest part of the Immortal Ruins, what he saw was a wide open white jade door.

The door was engraved with a warning from the ancestors of the Hanhai Sect.

Bai Yiyi scanned it quickly and then said: "It turns out that there are a total of twelve heavenly gates set up from the immortal ruins to the place where the ancient immortal remains are."

"There are restrictions in each heavenly gate, blocking the ancient immortal's immortal energy and thoughts from escaping."

"Every time you go deeper into the heavenly gate, you will be more influenced by that ancient immortal."

"If you feel something is wrong, you should leave quickly and never force your way in."

Bai Yiyi analyzed: "These twelve heavenly gates were probably set up by the predecessors of the Hanhai Sect to protect future generations of disciples, right? In order to prevent them from being trapped inside when they approach the remains of the ancient immortal. "

"Let's go, Master Bai." Lin Xing looked into the depths of the gate with anticipation: "Let's see what this ancient immortal left behind."

…

at the same time.

The end of the twelve heavenly gates.

A girl was sitting cross-legged, silently meditating on something at the stone wall in front of her.

Behind the girl, an old man was standing with a bow.

The old man has a white beard and is wearing a Taoist robe. He is Luo Huazi's master.

But at this moment, the Immortal showed no sign of arrogance and said respectfully: "Ancestor..."

The girl stretched out her hand slightly, and a terrifying coercion stopped the old man from continuing to speak.

"Xiao Liu, you have talked enough today, go back."

The old Taoist tried his best to resist the pressure coming towards him, and slowly released his spiritual thoughts: "Old... Ancestor... I can't just watch Zheng Tianji defeat Hanhai Sect's foundation. If Master, I know... "

The girl sighed after hearing this, thinking of her disciple, and finally waved her hand and said: "Okay, okay, I understand."

"This kid Tianji is really a bit impatient and has pushed you too far."

"Let's stop this reform for a while and then slowly implement it."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist's face immediately showed a look of joy. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the girl wave her hand: "Go away, don't bother me anymore to practice the ancient immortal way."

The next moment, the Immortal stepped out backwards without any resistance, and disappeared directly in front of the girl as if he had crashed through the space.

Suddenly, the girl frowned again and looked towards Tianmen behind her: "Come again? Which one is it again? Is it over or not..."

But the next moment, her eyes moved slightly: "Huh? Which disciple in the sect has broken through to the fifth pass?"

She chuckled: "As soon as I broke through to the fifth level, I couldn't wait to learn the ancient immortal way. I am also a person who is dedicated to the way... huh? Breaking through three levels so quickly?"

Her expression changed slightly: "Qimen...that's not right..."

"Ten gates?"

Although she felt that the other party had stopped, the girl's face was still full of surprise: "Since the founding of Hanhai Sect, has anyone broken through ten gates in one go for the first time?"

Just as she was thinking this, her eyes suddenly changed again and she looked up suddenly.

Looking at Lin Xing walking slowly in front of her, the girl smiled and said: "Good boy, you have already stopped at the tenth gate, but you are still not satisfied? Do you insist on breaking through the last two gates? Do you really want to see the ancient immortal? "

Lin Xing asked Bai Yiyi in his body: "Master Bai, are you really okay? If not, let's go back to the ten gates first."

"Ugh..." Bai Yiyi tried her best to say, "I...it's not that I couldn't bear it while hiding in your body. It's because you walked too fast that I got a little dizzy."

Lin Xing said helplessly: "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to bear it, I'm worried that you might actually spit something out."