In that distant little black house

When Lu Guijiu woke up, he felt that his whole body was in a mess. He got up from the bed and didn't look for Zhang Jingmo, but just sat silently beside the bed.

Lu Shu asked strangely: "Lu Guijiu, what's wrong with you?

Lu Guijiu said, "It's nothing."

Lu Shu said: "Zhang Jingmo knew about your entry into the forbidden area, and he didn't punish you. Why are you not happy?"

Lu Guijiu said, "Should I be happy?"

Lu Shu said: "Isn't this nonsense?" If he were Zhang Jingmo, after knowing this, he would definitely grab Lu Guijiu and beat him up, which is not as simple as a spanking.

Lu Guijiu said lightly: "Maybe I should be happy, but... I can't laugh." His heart at this moment is like a cold stone, although it moves occasionally, but most of the time it is cold and stiff of.

When Zhang Jingmo beat Lu Guijiu, Lu Guijiu did feel humiliation, anger and a little bit of sadness, but when he woke up from sleep, these intense emotions disappeared again.

Lu Shu sighed, "You..."

While the two were talking, they heard someone push the door in. Lu Guijiu looked up and saw Zhang Jingmo and Bai Lingxiao.And when the two entered the room, their faces were very gloomy.

Seeing Lu Guijiu awake, Zhang Jingmo asked, "How do you feel?"

Lu Guijiu shook his head, indicating that he didn't feel anything.

Seeing this, Bai Lingxiao frowned like Zhang Jingmo, and said, "Lu Guijiu, why didn't you tell me when you encountered such a thing?"

Lu Guijiu said: "I didn't think it was a big deal..."

Bai Lingxiao said angrily: "It's not a big deal? You tell me it's not a big deal if you lose your soul? Fortunately, your master came back in a hundred years. If he didn't come back, wouldn't you want to hide it from me forever?"

Lu Guijiu said: "Master, I'm sorry." He was a little confused about what his mood should be at this moment, because even now, he didn't realize how serious it was to lose that soul.

Seeing that Lu Guijiu was still looking lifeless, Zhang Jingmo knew that it would be useless to say these words, so he said: "No need to say more, no matter how much you say now, he won't be able to understand."

Bai Lingxiao also knew that Lu Guijiu was less emotional at this time and couldn't understand their feelings, so he simply ignored Lu Guijiu, turned to Zhang Jingmo and said, "When are you going?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "I will prepare for a few days before leaving."

When Lu Guijiu heard that Zhang Jingmo seemed to be leaving, he was stunned: "Master, where are you going?"

Zhang Jingmo just took a look at Lu Guijiu, and said calmly: "Go out." He wanted to see what Lu Guijiu, who had lost half of his feelings, would look like when he left again.

When Lu Guijiu heard that Zhang Jingmo was leaving, he froze for a moment, and said, "Didn't you just come back?"

Zhang Jingmo said coldly: "So what if I just came back? When I come back and see an apprentice like you, I wish I hadn't come back."

When Lu Guijiu heard this, his heart trembled. He vaguely felt that he should be very sad, but because he lacked something, he felt that his whole soul was empty.

Zhang Jingmo saw that Lu Guijiu still had a blank face, and his eyes flashed with disappointment, but he did not continue to lie to Lu Guijiu, but told the truth, he said: "I want to enter the forbidden area and find a soul for you One soul."

When Lu Guijiu heard this, he reflexively said, "No!"

Zhang Jingmo frowned: "Why not?"

Lu Guijiu said: "The forbidden area is very dangerous. I lost my soul for no reason. If Master enters rashly, it will definitely be dangerous."

Zhang Jingmo said: "So what if there is danger? When you ran into the forbidden area, why didn't you think of danger?"

When Lu Guijiu heard the words, his face showed embarrassment. He really wanted to persuade Zhang Jingmo not to go, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to say them.

Seeing Lu Guijiu's tangled face, Zhang Jingmo said coldly, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Lu Guijiu said: "Master...the place where I lost my soul must be very dangerous, and I don't think there is anything wrong with me now...don't take this risk for me."

As soon as Zhang Jingmo heard Lu Guijiu's words, he immediately became angry. Wen Zhen advised him not to go, Bai Lingxiao advised him not to go, and now even the parties told him not to go, Zhang Jingmo only felt like a fool Well, I dig my heart and lungs for this apprentice, but in the end he was slapped heavily.

Although Lu Guijiu couldn't feel strong emotions, he could see that Zhang Jingmo's expression was really bad, and he said: "Master, don't be angry, this is my sincere words, I really feel that I am very happy now. Okay." He no longer needs to think about Zhang Jingmo every day like before, and he can focus on the matter of cultivation, although there seems to be something vacant in the depths of his soul.

Zhang Jingmo wished he could strangle Lu Guijiu to death with one hand. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's fine? You said you're fine now like a wooden man? Lu Guijiu, I haven't seen you in a hundred years. You have lived on a dog for 100 years?!"

Zhang Jingmo and Lu Guijiu have been together for so long, and they seldom say such important words to him, Lu Guijiu's eyes dimmed a little when he heard Zhang Jingmo say this, and he repeated: "Master, don't go, okay. "

Zhang Jingmo said no more, turned around and left.

Bai Lingxiao watched the interaction between the master and the apprentice, and was also angry. He said, "Lu Guijiu, what are you thinking?"

Lu Guijiu took a look at Bai Lingxiao, and said in a low voice: "I was just thinking, am I really worthy of Master's doing this?" After he finished speaking, he paused, "Master entered the forbidden area for me, how dangerous is it? I know very well, besides, this soul is not important at all... I lose it as soon as I lose it, and I don’t need to let Master bother me.” There is another reason that Lu Guijiu didn’t mention—the loss of the soul After that, he no longer had to be attached to Zhang Jingmo as before. He was a little afraid of the strong feelings.

Bai Lingxiao and Zhang Jingmo couldn't guess what Lu Guijiu was thinking. Seeing that Lu Guijiu said it very seriously, he knew that he really thought so in his heart. Bai Lingxiao flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "Who? I can persuade Qingyuan, but you can't." After he finished speaking, he also left the house.

Zhang Jingmo was standing outside the house. In the middle of winter, there was a goose feather-like university floating in the sky. He was dressed in white and stood in the courtyard. His figure had an indescribable sense of loneliness.

Bai Lingxiao glanced at it, then stepped forward: "How?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "I don't understand what he is thinking."

Bai Lingxiao said: "I don't think Lu Guijiu is talking angry, maybe he really doesn't want that soul."

Zhang Jingmo said coldly: "No? He said no, so why not?"

Bai Lingxiao said: "Qingyuan, what do you want?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "According to what I said before, after I prepare for a few days, I will enter the forbidden area to look for Lu Guijiu's soul."

Bai Lingxiao knew that Zhang Jingmo had made up his mind, so he said, "I'll go with you."

But Zhang Jingmo shook his head, and he said: "This trip is too dangerous. If we are both involved, our lineage will be completely finished. Besides, when I enter the forbidden area, Lu Guijiu's condition will become very bad. , you are outside here, keep an eye on him for me."

Bai Lingxiao wanted to say more, but Zhang Jingmo waved his hand at him, and he said: "There is no need to talk about this matter, I can only go alone."

Bai Lingxiao pursed his lips, and after a long time, he said hello.

Hearing that Bai Lingxiao agreed, Zhang Jingmo's tense expression relaxed slightly, and he said: "The ghost socket has been sticking to me tightly, but when he stopped sticking to me, I began to miss him at that time. "

Bai Lingxiao said: "This is also normal, the relationship between the two of you, master and apprentice, has always been good."

Zhang Jingmo sighed: "He entered my sect when he was four years old. I have only accepted one apprentice who is so young. It is difficult to be ruthless to him!"

Bai Lingxiao sighed again.

After that, the two discussed some details about entering the forbidden area, and Zhang Jingmo went to prepare things first.

In the next few days, Zhang Jingmo was busy with this matter.In his previous reincarnation, he had actually entered the forbidden area many times, but he only entered after giving birth.Zhang Jingmo also vaguely guessed what it was that took Lu Guijiu's soul and soul. The danger of this trip is certain, but Zhang Jingmo had to go.

Lu Guijiu also knew that he couldn't persuade Zhang Jingmo anymore, he had been terribly silent for the past few days, almost never saying a word.

Zhang Jingmo didn't bother to care about him, anyway, when the time came to find his soul, Lu Guijiu would return to a lively appearance sooner or later.

After Zhang Jingmo returned to the sect, he was busy with Lu Guijiu's affairs. He didn't notice how much shock his return had caused in the Lingxu sect.

An elder who was originally in the middle stage of Golden Core, who had eaten Rohe Dan, entered the Wall of Cold Mirror, and finally fell into a realm, after a trip back, unexpectedly became a cultivation base in the late stage of Golden Core.Not only that, but when he left the sect, he also beheaded Tian Wan in Kuchan Valley—in the eyes of others, Zhang Jingmo was nothing short of a miracle.

The head of the sect has not seen Zhang Jingmo for more than a hundred years. When he came to visit, he saw a very hurried Zhang Jingmo.

The head said: "Qingyuan, congratulations, you have gained so much from this trip."

Zhang Jingmo knew that the master had come in, but he didn't lift his head: "Sit by yourself."

The leader was helpless: "What are you busy with?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "I have to go out for a while."

The head said: "You just came back, and you want to go out again?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "I can't help it, the brats in the family are always making trouble for me."

The head said: "What's wrong with your apprentice?" Ever since Lu Guijiu established his foundation at the age of [-] and won the first place again, he has become the youngest genius in the Lingxu Sect. Now almost every new student can Hearing Lu Guijiu's name.

Zhang Jingmo shook his head: "It's not a big deal."

Seeing that Zhang Jingmo didn't want to say more, the leader didn't ask any more. He saw that Zhang Jingmo's expression was no longer as weak as it was a hundred years ago, and his cultivation base had also made a breakthrough. Obviously, he encountered a great opportunity when he was traveling abroad.No wonder Zhang Jingmo insisted on going out, regardless of others' dissuasion.

Thinking of this, the headmaster showed a hesitant expression.

Zhang Jingmo smiled and said, "I know you're worried about me, but since I'm back, it's fine."

Hearing this, the sect leader was silent for a moment, and then said quietly: "Actually, what I want to ask is, when will you return the Foundation Establishment Pill that you owe me?"

Zhang Jingmo: "..." When Lu Guijiu built the foundation, he didn't have so much time to refine the top-grade foundation-building pills, so he borrowed dozens of them from the master, but he didn't expect the master to remember...

The head of the sect seemed to see what Zhang Jingmo was thinking, and he said angrily, "Of course I remember! That Foundation Establishment Pill is an ordinary thing for you, but it is different for other people! Besides, it is a bottle of top-quality Foundation Establishment Pill. The best!" He was talking, but he was wronged first.

Zhang Jingmo knew he was wrong, so he said helplessly: "After I come back from this trip, I will practice for you."

The headmaster said faintly: "Don't lie to me..."

Zhang Jingmo: "... I, Zhang Jingmo, keep my word."

The head said: "That's about the same." After saying this, he got up and wanted to leave.

Zhang Jingmo was speechless looking at the head who was about to leave: "..." It turned out that he came to collect debts.

The headmaster walked to the door and stopped for a while, Zhang Jingmo said: "Is there anything else?"

The head said: "...Don't forget, it's 24 pieces."

Zhang Jingmo: "...Understood, get lost."

The headmaster let out a happy hey before pushing the door open and going out.

When the headmaster went out, Zhang Jingmo showed a dumbfounding expression. He didn't remember the time when the headmaster was so stingy, um, no...he had never helped Lu Guijiu build a foundation before, so naturally he didn't have the opportunity to ask the headmaster to borrow that building. Kidan, let alone see such a side of the head.

Zhang Jingmo prepared for a few days, and after getting everything ready, he and Bai Lingxiao went to find Lu Guijiu.

Compared with a few days ago, Lu Guijiu seemed more silent. Standing in front of Zhang Jingmo and Bai Lingxiao, he called Master in a deadpan voice.

Zhang Jingmo felt annoyed when he heard Lu Guijiu's tone, he casually threw a bottle of medicine to Lu Guijiu: "Eat it."

Lu Guijiu took the elixir and held it tightly for a long while without moving.

Zhang Jingmo became impatient: "I'm not asking for your opinion, Lu Guijiu, I'll let you eat it."

Lu Guijiu called his master, but he couldn't refute. In the end, under Zhang Jingmo's stare, he reluctantly took out the elixir from the bottle and put it in his mouth.

The pill melted in his mouth, and Lu Guijiu didn't even have a chance to hide it under his tongue. Seeing his surprised expression, Zhang Jingmo sneered and said, "You think I don't know what you're thinking? I told Wen Zhen yesterday, I Want this melt-in-your-mouth elixir—want to hide it? Go ahead and dream about it."

These words, Lu Guijiu only listened to the first half of the sentence, because after he took the elixir, his whole body became groggy, his hands and feet went limp after a while, and he almost fell to the ground.

Before he fell to the ground, Zhang Jingmo caught his body and helped him onto the bed.

Lu Guijiu was in a daze, and felt that everything around him was covered with a thick layer of cloth, and Zhang Jingmo's voice was vaguely reserved, which was very unreal.But he found out that Zhang Jingmo was talking, and also knew that his master was going to risk his life for him again.

How much he owes the head, I'm afraid he can't even clear it with this life, Lu Guijiu thought in a daze.

After Zhang Jingmo saw that Lu Guijiu was drowsy, he took out the incense burner and put the incense that Wen Zhen gave him on it.

Seeing this, Bai Lingxiao frowned and said, "Is it too late?"

Zhang Jingmo said: "Probably." He is not sure that he can get it back, but he should work hard for what he thinks.

Then, Zhang Jingmo took out another red rope, injected his spiritual power into it, and finally tied it to the ring finger of Lu Guijiu's right hand.

After the red rope was tied up, it seemed to have life, and it began to swing slowly, and then, the red thread began to slowly spread outward.

Because Zhang Jingmo injected spiritual power into the red line, only he can see where the red line goes.

Zhang Jingmo saw the red line stretching towards the forbidden area, and he said, "I'm going."

Bai Lingxiao said: "Leave this to me."

Zhang Jingmo hummed, then got up and flew out against the wind.

The red line spread extremely fast, almost within the range of the forbidden area in an instant, but Zhang Jingmo couldn't follow the red line.Because so far, the news that Lingxu Sect's inner forbidden area has been opened is still a secret.

Zhang Jingmo didn't know how Lu Guijiu got into the forbidden area, but he did know that there were several very secret paths to get in.

Just when Zhang Jingmo was searching for the secret path according to his memory, the ground suddenly trembled a few times again, apparently the elephant beast that had escaped from the forbidden area stomped its feet again.

There are countless monsters in the forbidden area, and some of them are powerful spirit beasts that can rival Nascent Soul cultivators.

Zhang Jingmo was well aware of the danger, so he was extra careful when entering.

It took some time to find the secret passage completely covered by weeds, Zhang Jingmo hid himself and entered the forbidden area.

As soon as he stepped into the forbidden area, Zhang Jingmo felt the powerful aura around him. These auras were all emanating from the monsters. They were different, but equally threatening.

Zhang Jingmo was not in a hurry to go deep, but now he searched around the forbidden area, and took some time to find the red line that went deep into the forbidden area from him.

The red line in the forbidden area is brighter than the red line in Lu Guijiu's hand, presumably because it is closer to Lu Guijiu's lost soul.

Inside the forbidden area, at first glance, it looks like an ordinary mountain forest, but if you listen carefully, you will hear many slight breathing sounds around you, and you can even faintly smell the fishy smell of wild animals.

Zhang Jingmo didn't intend to fight these monsters at this time, so he hid his breath, and then flew over to the place where the red line led.

The direction where the red line extends is the densest part of the forest. At this time, the morning fog has just risen, and the entire mountain forest is shrouded in fog.

Zhang Jingmo felt a little uneasy, he frowned, but chose to slow down.

Sure enough, just after Zhang Jingmo slowed down, there was a sound of a bear roaring in front of him, accompanied by the sharp chirping of birds.

The sound of trees falling to the ground kept ringing, Zhang Jingmo did not dare to fly into the air to observe the situation, and could only judge the position of the monster ahead from the sound.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Jingmo didn't go forward, but stayed in place for a while, and didn't go over to check the situation until the howling of the monster in front became weaker.

It turned out that a bear demon was hunting, and it was shaking a huge bird in its mouth. The bird had a weak breath, and its neck was held in its mouth by a giant bear. It was obviously the loser in this battle.

The giant bear is as high as several floors, but it won't stand out too much among the extremely tall trees.After confirming that the giant bird was dead, it spit out the giant bird from its mouth, then tore open the belly of the giant bird with its claws, and began to eat the meat inside.

Someone once called this forbidden area of ​​the Lingxu Sect a Gu cauldron. As the name suggests, it is a place to raise Gu—to capture powerful monsters, not give them any food, and let them fight and devour each other. In tens of thousands of years, an extremely powerful monster will appear.

The giant bear exuded a strong bloody smell. Although it was covered with scars, judging from its aura, this monster was definitely at its peak.

Zhang Jingmo watched from a distance as the bear devoured the body of the giant bird, not even the feathers and bones. In the end, except for the large trees that were overwhelmed and the blood flowing on the ground, there was almost nothing to see. There was once a giant bird here.

The giant bear simply took a rest on the spot after eating the giant bird. It licked the wound on its body from time to time and looked a little lazy.

Where the red line went, it just passed through the place where the giant bear was lying.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingmo frowned. He didn't want to have any conflict with this giant bear, so the best way was to bypass this place.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Jingmo bypassed the location of the giant bear, but he soon discovered that the place where the red line went... seemed unusual.

Where the red line went deep, the fog was so thick that even Zhang Jingmo's eyes wrapped in spiritual energy couldn't pass through. He couldn't see where the thick fog led.

But when he tried to bypass the giant bear, he found that the red line was no longer visible in other places.After Zhang Jingmo's observation, he came to a not-so-good conclusion - behind this giant bear, it seemed to claim to be heaven and earth, and the only entrance was being tightly blocked by it at this moment.

The giant bear was taking a nap with its eyes closed. It seemed unprepared, and it seemed that it could pass by it with caution—but it was just a look, and Zhang Jingmo would never suffer in such a matter.

Just when Zhang Jingmo was thinking about how to avoid the giant bear and enter the mist behind it, another monster came to his door—it was several times bigger than the giant bird eaten by the giant bear just now. When the time flies, it feels like covering the sky and blocking the sun.

Seeing the enemy coming again, the giant bear didn't sleep anymore, and stood up to fight directly, but the seemingly hideous wounds on its body just now have almost healed.