At the beginning, you will meet a fox demon and be taught the art of immortality

The gate of the Huajian School is located here, where the weather is like spring all year round, warm and pleasant, with gorgeous flowers blooming everywhere. The breeze brings bursts of elegant floral fragrance, which is fascinating.

There were many practitioners in this sea of ​​flowers, but most of them were female practitioners of the human race, and the rest were all flower demons. Su Rui's visit to the Huajian Sect was like a touch of green among the flowers, which was particularly eye-catching.

After drinking several jars of fragrant Baihua wine and knowing the whole story, Su Rui resolutely proposed to leave. After all, staying in such a beautiful scenery for a long time, I am afraid that even the fighting spirit will gradually wear out!

Before leaving, Zhao Lingjun enthusiastically asked Su Rui if he needed to bring a few flower fairies to serve him, but he flatly refused. In the end, Su Rui carried a few jars of precious flower wine, passed through the colorful and dreamlike Wanhua formation, and stepped out of Dengxianling leisurely.

Guicheng is located in an area surrounded by mountains with undulating hills, hence the reputation of “Ten Thousand Mountains”.

After cultivating into the body of a true dragon, the red dragon became a little lazy, so it shrunk its body to the size of a bracelet again, turning into an exquisite jade ring that wrapped around Su Rui's wrist.

Su Rui actually wanted to take a break, after all, traveling all the time was very tiring. Unfortunately, there were very few people in the Ten Thousand Mountains, and not even a ghost could be seen, let alone any passing caravan that could give him a ride. He had no choice but to continue his arduous journey alone.

Fortunately, Su Rui was good at finding fun for himself. From time to time, he would pull out the Mirage Dragon and the Green-winged Bat King from the Mirage Dragon Illusion, and then they would gallop through the mountains together. Wherever they passed, the beasts and poisonous insects in the forest were scared to death and dared not even raise their heads.

Sometimes when Su Rui was tired and didn't want to move, he would just find a beautiful place in the mountains to stop, eat meat and drink wine. His life was really free and easy!

Su Rui stayed in the mountains for half a month, walking and stopping along the way. Although his cultivation did not improve much, his state of mind became more stable and firm. As long as he accumulated enough experience, he could enter the foundation-building stage at any time.

The so-called foundation building is actually to reshape the foundation of one's own Taoism. Only by building an extremely solid foundation can one cultivate a high-grade golden elixir in the future, thus having the potential to continue to break through and advance. On the contrary, if the foundation is unstable, or if one only refines a medium-grade golden elixir or even a low-grade golden elixir, then it will be extremely difficult to break the elixir into an infant and condense the primordial spirit in the future!

You know, building a foundation is a critical step on the road of cultivation. If you are not careful, you may go astray, lose all your previous efforts, or even lose your life! Because of this, Su Rui did not dare to take this step rashly. He secretly planned in his heart that after returning to Qingcheng Mountain, he must go to the Sutra Pavilion to carefully study the experience and insights of the predecessors on building a foundation, and then make a decision after careful consideration.

However, at this moment, Su Rui did not return to Qingcheng Mountain immediately, as he still had one thing on his mind - going home to visit his parents and other relatives. After all, the mysterious forces behind the Green Winged Bat King had not given up the pursuit of the Black Mountain Seal, which made Su Rui worried. He was afraid that the horrific tragedy of the demons besieging the city would happen again.

Tongqu County, a small mountain town located on the edge of the Shiwan Mountains, is still as unknown as before. Despite the thrilling demon siege many years ago, Tongqu County now has many more monks living here.

On a dark and windy night, a faint flashing light slid quietly from the edge of the Shiwan Mountains to the sky above the county government office of Tongqu County like a ghost.

"Who dares to break into the county government office without permission?"

As soon as the escaping light landed on the roof, two figures immediately appeared there like lightning and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, what's up with the ghost energy on you guys?"

As the light gradually dissipated, Su Rui's figure appeared in the original place. He stared at the two figures in front of him that originally belonged to female ghosts, revealing a hint of curiosity, and asked.

"It turns out that my dear has returned!" The two figures who had yelled at Su Rui were the two female ghosts he had placed in the county government office to silently protect the safety of his family - one was a hanged ghost, and the other was a drowned ghost. When they found out that the person who came was Su Rui, their attitude immediately changed, and they saluted him respectfully, becoming amiable in an instant. At this time, the strong ghost aura on the two women had disappeared without a trace, and their bodies were extremely stable and solid, as if they were no different from ordinary people.

"While our husband was away, we two sisters tried our best to do what we could, and we received praise and reward from the City God. He gave us a method of self-cultivation and meritorious service. Because of this, we were able to successfully dispel most of the ghost spirits..." The hanged ghost explained to Su Rui in a soft voice. Now that she had put away the ghost spirit, her face looked even more dignified and beautiful.

"In that case, the current City God is quite honest in his work!" Upon hearing this, Su Rui couldn't help but nod in praise.

Then he asked, "Did anything important happen in the city during the time I was away?"

He jumped off the roof lightly and entered his room through the window like a ghost. He sat quietly in the dark room, staring at the twinkling stars outside the window, feeling the fatigue brought by wandering outside quickly dissipating, and his mood gradually returned to peace.

Two female ghosts followed him into the room. They shook their heads and said, "Nothing serious happened!"

Hearing this answer, Su Rui felt relieved and responded softly, "That's great!"

Then, he reached into the copper ring hanging around his waist and took out a few wild peaches he brought from Langya Immortal Mansion. These peaches were crystal clear and exuded a faint spiritual fluctuation.

Su Rui handed the peaches in his hand to the two female ghosts and said with a smile: "This is the fairy peach I got from a mysterious fairy palace. It contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which should be helpful for you to cleanse your ghost spirit. I just don't know how it tastes, so I'll just give it to you to taste!"

The two female ghosts happily accepted the peaches, their eyes showing deep gratitude. They thanked in unison: "Thank you for your generous gift, my lord!"

Su Rui originally planned to give them a magical instrument or a magic weapon as a gift, but at this moment he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have anything suitable. After a little thought, he decided to give up this idea for the time being.

"Since you have already embarked on the path of cultivation, how can you be trapped in the county government office forever? What are your plans next? Why don't you tell me and see if I can help?" Su Rui looked at the two ghosts in front of him with a glimmer of expectation in his eyes.

Hearing Su Rui's question, the hanged ghost frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she raised her head and said with a firm look: "Since my husband avenged my blood feud, I have no other extravagant demands. I don't have any lofty ambitions, I just hope to stay in the city and do something for my husband within my ability!"

As soon as the hanged ghost finished speaking, the drowned ghost nodded, indicating that he agreed with her. However, Su Rui seemed dissatisfied with this answer and continued to ask: "Don't you want to reincarnate and regain a human body?"

The hanged ghost quickly shook his head, a look of fear on his face: "The world is too difficult, full of suffering. It's easier to be a ghost. I don't have to worry about filling my stomach all day long!"

This time, the drowned ghost did not agree immediately as she had done before. Instead, after a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes revealing a hint of expectation and desire. She timidly asked, "My dear, if we are both reincarnated as humans in the future, will we have the chance to become your disciples?"

Hearing this, Su Rui could not help but frown and sigh inwardly. He was in a difficult situation now, and he was in danger of losing his life at any moment. How could he have the energy to accept any apprentices? So he smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to do what you want! But when the time comes, I can help you find a righteous man with profound Taoism as your master..."

The Drowned Ghost seemed to see Su Rui's determination, and he sighed slightly, and responded firmly: "If that's the case, then forget it. I don't want to reincarnate again!"