Bone Throne

Gu Qingxu was a chatterbox, even his notoriously cold-hearted brother couldn't stand his chatter, so he babbled a lot with Nangong Yin along the way.However, although Nangong Yin is cold-tempered, after experiencing Ding Yuye's baptism, his psychological endurance is much stronger than before, so he reluctantly yelled at him "shut up"

This time the two did not go to the Trial Pavilion, but went to the teacher's dormitory.Shui Binyao has an extraordinary background, so he occupied an attic by himself. The design is unique yet simple and elegant. The front of the attic is full of roses, like a small flower field, and the buds of roses are gently swaying in the wind. , the slight fragrance spreads slowly.

There is a path in the middle of the flower field that only one person can walk through. At the end of the path is a thick wooden door. On the door is a plaque engraved with the words "Qi Ao Xuan". fierce.

"This is where the teacher lives. If you have anything to do in the future, you can come here to find him." Gu Qingxu stopped chattering nonsense, explained to Nangong Yin, and walked over first.

Nangong Yin followed behind Gu Qingxu, thinking that she would be subjected to some sudden test, but unexpectedly she walked to the door without hindrance.Gu Qingxu raised his hand and knocked on the door, a few bronze bells hanging on the door rang, and he opened the door and walked in as if he had received permission.

Outside the gate is a beautiful flower field, and inside the gate is also unique.The spacious space is arranged like a study room. In front of the three walls, there are wooden bookshelves as high as the ceiling and as wide as the edge of the wall. The bookshelves are densely packed with books, giving people an extremely strong visual impact.The light in the room is soft, but the light yellow is not dim.A long table was placed in front of a mostly empty bookshelf, and alchemy equipment was placed in an orderly manner on the table.There is also a table of the same specification on the left side of the table, the difference is that the equipment for refining medicine is placed on it.Although Nangong Yin has never been in contact with alchemy and pharmacy, he can also see that these complete sets of equipment are very valuable. Shui Binyao can enjoy these two equally precious equipment to himself, which shows that his status in Platinum Academy is really different extraordinary.

At this time, Shui Binyao was sitting on the sofa in the center of the hall, reading a thick book. The cover of the book was pure white, without any fonts, and occasionally golden light flowed. A book about the magic of light.

Gu Qingya had already sat down opposite Shui Binyao, and there was a cup of coffee in front of both of them, the difference was that Gu Qingya's cup was still steaming, while Shui Binyao's was already completely cold, it seemed that Gu Qingya didn't How long will it be.

Seeing Gu Qingxu and Nangong Yin walking in one after the other, Gu Qingya looked up at the two of them, nodded to Nangong Yin to say hello, then turned to look at Shui Binyao who was still immersed in the book, and said softly: " Teacher, my brother and Nangong are here."

Shui Binyao was finally willing to look away from the book, raised his head and put the book on the low table in front of him.

"sit down."

Nangong Yin and Gu Qingxu sat down beside Gu Qingya as they said.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Shui Binyao has undergone a huge change in Nangong Yin's eyes.His appearance was still handsome, but the light golden luster of his pupils was so light that it was almost transparent, and it looked a bit scary when put together with the whites of his eyes.The same long golden hair was mixed with a silvery white color, and a trace of fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes, making him look older than ten years old.

Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu must have known it a long time ago, seeing Shui Binyao like this did not show any surprise, only Nangong Yin was solidly surprised, with a faint surprise on his calm face.

Shui Binyao was not surprised by Nangong Yin's reaction, but seeing that he quickly put away his exposed emotions, he couldn't help but secretly praised him in his heart, but maintained his usual calmness on his face: "The three of you are here today to I have given you a very important task. But at the same time, this task is also very dangerous, Nangong, you have just entered Platinum Academy and have not started formal studies, so you can choose to quit."

"I want to listen to the task you mentioned first." Nangong Yin was noncommittal to his suggestion. It is true that if the task Shui Binyao said was too difficult for him, he would simply choose to quit, but in Before that, he still had to listen.

Shui Binyao took a deep look at this student who basically didn't get along with him, and he didn't teach much, and said: "Okay, then you can listen to it. This time, the saint of the Guangming Church was kidnapped. Let's go, although he has been rescued by the chosen one Ding Yuye, the saint still refuses to cooperate with the arrangement of the church, and even wants to commit suicide. The son was so troubled by this, and finally made an agreement with the saint - if Except for the chosen ones in the church, if the people who are the same generation as the chosen ones in the church can obtain a pair of front teeth of the Gale Cheetah from the Death Mountain, she is willing to obey the arrangement of the church. Now all the people who are the same generation as the chosen ones in the church have Entered the Death Mountain, but you all know how powerful the Gale Cheetah is, what a strong opponent this is for those juniors, but for the sake of the church and the Son, they have no choice. Now, I want you to also enter the Death Mountain to execute You cannot refuse this task, but you can leave immediately if your life is in danger."

The central idea of ​​Shui Binyao's words is very clear, which is to let them enter the Death Mountain to take the front teeth of the Gale Cheetah. This task is indeed as difficult as Shui Binyao said, and it is simply not acceptable to the current Nangong Yin.

The Gale Cheetah is a unique monster in the Death Mountain, and it is also the only living creature.As a unique creature of the Death Mountain, the Gale Cheetah is a dual-line monster of darkness and wind. It has a very small number and a high attack power. It is famous for its speed and ferocious personality. Basically, there will be no other creatures in the place where the Gale Cheetah haunts. Including those invisible undead.The front teeth of the Gale Cheetah are the hardest and sharpest part of their body. They are not only top-level alchemy and medicine materials, which are hard to find, but wearing them on the body can also enhance the affinity of elements, and speed up and increase the speed at which magicians can absorb spiritual elements. And efficiency, it is the treasure that all magicians dream of.However, due to the strength and rarity of the Gale Cheetah, it is rare to see it on the mainland. Someone once offered a huge bounty, and the bounty was sky-high, but in the end they still couldn't ask for it, which shows how precious it is.

When Shui Binyao said the content of the mission, Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu looked at each other for a moment, and Gu Qingxu still said weakly: "Teacher, the Gale Cheetah is a level-[-] monster, and we are all level-[-] magicians. If we meet, we will be instantly killed." For the sake of it, it is estimated that it is too late to run, which is too difficult for us."

Shui Bin was leaning on the back of the sofa, perhaps because he had not recovered from the massive loss of vitality, he looked very tired, but his voice was still steady, "I am not asking you to go to Gale Leopard to get the front teeth, but to go to Go inside to open your eyes, see the world, sharpen your will and improve your combat effectiveness. With your current strength, you are considered to be the best among your peers, but you are far behind the God's Chosen. The reason is, It's not that you are one level lower than the chosen ones, but because your actual combat experience and tempering experience are far lower than those of the chosen ones. In the future, even if you are at the same level as the chosen ones, you will only be suppressed to death. What's more, even if you want to fight the Gale Leopard, you may not be able to meet him."

Speaking of this, Shui Binyao paused for a moment before continuing: "In the Death Mountain, if you have the opportunity, you might as well try to fight the Gale Cheetah. It caused minor injuries. I don’t ask you to do this, but escaping from the Gale Leopard is your highest goal after entering the Death Mountain. Before you achieve this goal, don’t come back.”

After listening to Shui Binyao's words, Gu Qingya's face was a little stiff, Gu Qingxu smiled bitterly and said: "Teacher, can you give us a little time to prepare? We can't just go in so rashly."

"Yes." Shui Binyao readily agreed to Gu Qingxu's request, "The time stipulated by the Holy Maiden and the Holy Son is three years, and the bet has just started for two days, and there are not many people entering the Death Mountain, so I can give it to you." You have half a year to prepare, try your best to improve your strength, go in after half a year, if you don't reach your goal, you can't come out, there is no limit to the time."

Gu Qingxu and Gu Qingya glanced at each other, with the same bitter look on their faces, and couldn't help but envy Nangong Yin beside them.

However, they didn't know that Nangong Yin was considering whether to enter the Death Mountain with them.

For the current Nangong Yin, the Death Mountain is too dangerous, even the outermost first-level undead creatures can easily kill him, so it is absolutely impossible for him to enter the Death Mountain now.However, Shui Binyao gave Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu half a year of preparation time. According to his current progress, he has learned all the theoretical knowledge in half a year and has become a first-level magician. In theory, he can go to the outermost layer of the Death Mountain practice in the woods.However, the undead creatures in the Death Mountain are notoriously cruel on the mainland. Can he really handle it when he has just become a first-level magician?

Nangong Yin's long silence caught Shui Binyao's attention. He turned his gaze from the brothers of the Gu family to Nangong Yin, and seeing that he didn't notice his gaze, he asked aloud, "Nangong, do you have any thoughts?" ?”

Nangong Yin was pulled back from his thoughts by Shui Binyao's cold questioning, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "I also want to practice in the Death Mountain."

"What?" Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu said in unison, the usual cold Gu Qingya's tone was filled with surprise that could not be ignored, even Shui Binyao looked at him in surprise.

Faced with the shock and doubts of the three people, Nangong Yin explained his thoughts to them very calmly, and saw that the three of them were all relieved in unison.

Don't they all think that they will rush to die rashly?Nangong Yin was a little helpless, did he really seem so impulsive?

After letting go of his mind, Shui Binyao's first reaction was appreciation. He smiled and said, "Nangong, your idea is very good. Not only did you consider various factors comprehensively, but you are also very courageous. Indeed, judging from the progress of Platinum Academy After half a year, you have almost finished learning all the theoretical knowledge. The accumulation of mental power will also allow you to become a first-level magician and gain the ability to learn first-level magic. The best way to learn magic is in actual combat Accumulation and sharpening, the first-level undead creatures on the outermost layer of the Death Mountain are very good whetstones for you, as long as you can selectively and systematically find undead creatures that are a little stronger than yourself according to your true level. , your actual combat ability and control over magic will definitely improve very quickly. The chosen ones of the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness all came here in this way, and their current strength has already surpassed many of their peers. There is no comparison."

"But it's also a very dangerous method. Once you encounter too strong undead creatures or other dangers beyond your ability, you are likely to die." Appreciation is appreciation, but Shui Binyao is still worried. I like this student very much. Although I haven't had much contact with him, he is extremely talented and has a high level of comprehension. From his appearance, he should have learned to meditate. He can master it in just a few days. Many people can master it for years, decades, or even a lifetime. His talent and comprehension can be seen in the things that can't be achieved, and he really can't bear to have this disciple folded in the death mountain.

"That's what I'm worried about, but if it's not dangerous, how can it be tempered? No pains, no gains. All the strong have walked over thorns and bones." Nangong Yin's face was calm, and the soft light shone on him. Against his flawless facial features and calm expression, it was as if he was covered with a layer of brilliance, which was very dazzling, not to mention Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu who were not strong enough, even Shui Binyao, who had seen too many turbulent waves. I stared blankly for a moment.

"In that case," Shui Binyao coughed dryly as if covering up, and said, "Have you made a decision?"

"Yes, I decided to go to the outermost layer of the Death Mountain to practice in half a year, and I will try my best to go in according to the improvement of my strength. No matter what the result is, at least I will come out of it alive." OK.Nangong Yin didn't say the last sentence, his tone was flat but firm.

Seeing this, Gu Qingya and Gu Qingxu felt deeply ashamed for their retreat just now.The two made up their minds almost at the same time.

"Teacher, we will not let you down." Gu Qingya's attitude was sincere and resolute, with a dazzling brilliance shining in her clear eyes.

"Yeah!" Gu Qingxu nodded in response.

"Okay." Shui Binyao looked at the three outstanding disciples and smiled proudly. Most of the boredom and sadness that had been lingering in his heart for many days dissipated immediately.

Shui Binyao vaguely feels that the mainland will be the home of these young people in the future, and he is already old.