Mortal Bones

One month later.

Qingzhuju.

"Tear..."

Xu Taiping tore off a page from the almanac on the wall and revealed a new page - the ninth day of the seventh lunar month is a time for hospitality and avoidance of travel.

"In the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed since Sister Lingyue fell asleep."

He stretched and muttered.

"I'm afraid the demon tiger's injury has healed, right?"

Xu Taiping's eyes suddenly became sharp when he thought of the demonic tiger staring covetously at him.

After breaking through the Open Door Realm, the childishness on his face has completely disappeared, replaced by the sharpness of a monk. If he does not deliberately restrain himself, even his gestures can give ordinary people an indescribable sense of oppression.

"I'm not afraid of it even if it comes."

Xu Taiping clenched his fists and looked out the window resolutely.

Although only one month had passed, during this month, Xu Taiping practiced almost sleeplessly.

Because he had broken through the Open Door Realm, he had been able to live fast for half a month without causing any damage to his body, and he could meditate instead of sleeping.

In this way, he had twice as much time to practice.

Those monks who practiced for up to three or four hours a day were naturally unable to compare with him.

During this period of hard training, Xu Taiping has almost mastered the Ice Breath Technique taught by Fairy Lingyue, and the martial arts "Green Bull Fist" he previously practiced has also made great progress. For example, he could only punch a dozen punches before. The running bull formation can already deliver a complete 108 punches, and its power is very impressive.

In addition, during this period, he also purchased a "Seven Killing Sword" to make up for the lack of mid-range attack power, and now he can almost master it.

Coupled with the flying sword, a magic weapon obtained from the demon ghost, and the remaining Qi Gathering Pill, Xu Taiping now at least has the power to protect himself against the demonic tiger.

"Bang, bang, bang!..."

Just when Xu Taiping was about to get some water to wash up, there was a sudden knock on the door of Qingzhu Residence.

"Friends from Qingzhuju are in the courtyard. We are disciples of the fifth peak of Qingxuan Sect. We have something to ask today."

A girl's sweet voice sounded outside the door.

"A disciple of the Fifth Peak?"

Xu Taiping's heart moved.

He remembered that Liu Qingmei's younger sister and the man who killed her, Lu Chen, were also disciples of the Fifth Peak.

"Excuse me, can the Taoist friends from Qingzhuju be in the courtyard?"

At this time, the girl asked again.

"exist……"

"boom!"

Xu Taiping had almost reached the front yard at this time. He was about to respond, but he didn't expect the door to be kicked open.

The barrier in Qingzhuju only protects against monsters but not humans.

"How can a casual cultivator from outside the sect need to be so polite to him?"

After the door was kicked open, a slender and handsome young man walked in cursing.

"Hey, isn't it in the yard?"

After seeing Xu Taiping standing in the middle of the courtyard, the young man raised his chin slightly and glared at Xu Taiping arrogantly.

Xu Taiping said nothing, just looked at the young man quietly.

He was not frightened by the powerful aura emanating from the young man, but he recognized the young man's face.

That's right, this person is the Fifth Peak disciple who killed Liu Qingmei, Lu Chen.

"Tell me quickly, why haven't you said anything for so long? Could it be that you are doing something shameful?"

Seeing that Xu Taiping didn't speak, Lu Chen immediately sneered and framed Xu Taiping.

"According to the Qingxuan Sect's rules, if you break into other people's homes without permission, the outer disciples will be expelled directly. The inner disciples will receive a demerit and be banned for three months."

The disgust for Lu Chen in Xu Taiping's eyes flashed away, and then he looked at him calmly.

"You dare to threaten me? You, a mere anonymous disciple of the outer sect, actually dare to threaten me, Lu Chen?"

Lu Chen sneered, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"If you don't withdraw from our hospital, I will report it to the superiors now."

Xu Taiping took out a communication talisman.

This was specially sent by Liefengtang after that meal in order to show goodwill to Uncle Jiu.

"you dare!"

Although Lu Chen was still very arrogant, it could be seen from his flickering eyes that he was still very afraid of Qingxuan Sect's sect rules.

One of the reasons why Xu Taiping was not afraid of Lu Chen was that he knew that Qingxuan Sect's sect rules were strict, especially for the inner sect disciples. As long as they made too many mistakes and recorded demerits, they would definitely be expelled from Wufeng.

"Brother Lu!"

At this time, the girl on the side pulled Lu Chen back, and then said to Xu Taiping apologetically:

"This little fellow Taoist, please calm down. Senior Brother Lu is just a little impatient and has no ill intentions."

Xu Taiping glanced at Lu Chen, whose face was as cold as ice, and then at the beautiful girl, and silently put away the communication talisman.

Seeing that Xu Taiping's expression softened, the girl's face suddenly gained a hint of joy, and she immediately continued:

"I will fully compensate for the damage to this courtyard gate, but before that, I have a question to ask my little Taoist friend."

"What do you want to ask?"

Xu Taiping looked at the girl calmly.

"I would like to ask you, fellow Taoist, whether you have seen a woman who looks somewhat similar to me around here in the past six months. She is slightly taller than me, and her hair is longer than mine..."

As the girl spoke, she gestured hard to describe the appearance of the woman she was looking for.

"She probably looks like this. Have you seen this little fellow Taoist?"

After the description, the girl looked at Xu Taiping with an anxious look in her eyes.

Lu Chen, who was standing next to her, said nothing at this time, but stared at Xu Taiping intently, as if he cared more about Xu Taiping's answer than the girl did.

"In the past six months, I have indeed met a woman."

As Xu Taiping spoke, he glanced at Lu Chen beside the girl.

After hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes immediately showed murderous intent, and his hand directly pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.