Along the way, the flying boat traveled from the western part of the Lu State through the central part, crossing countless mountains, rivers and plains.

Occasionally, you can see below, where the palace is full of people chanting like a tide.

The villages are scattered, and there are smoke and birds.

From time to time, majestic cities would appear, bustling with traffic, and a famous Confucian monk could be vaguely seen walking among them, appearing and disappearing.

Everyone in the Lujiang League on the boat had no intention of practicing. They were enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, talking about the monks below. It seemed that they were experiencing the world of mortals to refine their hearts.

When these monks came to the mortal world, some worked in the government to assist in cutting down eucalyptus, some fertilized and rained in fields, some educated mortals in private schools, and some punished evil and hoeed traitors on the roadside.

When cultivating a practice, stretch and apply in a certain way, tighten and loosen at the same time, taking into account both internal and external aspects.

After all, there are only a few geniuses in this world. In every realm on the road to immortality, if you want to break through the barriers, you not only need to accumulate enough strength, but also need the assistance of luck and state of mind.

Your state of mind is related to whether you can successfully break through the bottleneck, break through the realm perfectly, and explore your qualifications and potential to the greatest extent.

This is also an important reason why orthodox monks talk about "merits".

The more "merits" are accumulated, the smoother the state of mind becomes; the more "karma" is accumulated, the more turbid the state of mind becomes.

Doing good deeds all the time will certainly make you feel better than fighting and killing people all the time. This truth is naturally easy to understand.

It's just that Lin Shan has never experienced the world of mortals, so he doesn't need to waste time in the early stage. He can just rely on the enhanced panel to make progress all the way.

What's more, he was born as a mortal. He grew up in the Lin family of Qinghe County in Southern Xinjiang of the Song Dynasty. He even had more than twenty years of experience in his previous life. It's not like he has never experienced secular life.

It's just that "merit" is a rather idealistic thing. There is no exact quantification of how many good things you have done and how much merit you have gained. No one knows whether their merit is enough.

So when it comes to your state of mind, whether you feel at ease or not is still unknown. Whether you have the confidence to break through the bottleneck depends entirely on the individual.

Therefore, the method of refining the mind in the world of mortals may be useful, but it may also be a waste of time and may not really yield results.

Mood is a very mysterious thing, and it's not impossible to make up for it when you really encounter a problem. After all, it's useless to worry about it now, because there is no way to start.

He has not experienced the "merit" of raising things, but some people on the ship have.

The ancestor of the Yang family stood on the bow of the boat, overlooking the great river and swamp passing below, and could not help but feel a myriad of emotions and be filled with melancholy.

"I think back then, I was a concubine of the Yang family in Luzhong. I traveled around the world for decades, slaying demons and redressing people's grievances. I longed to be a dashing immortal in the world of mortals."

"Later, when people reach middle age, they have wasted their prime years and are still wandering around in the Qi training period. There is no female cultivator to favor them, no family elders to cultivate them, no resources to lean on, and they are in a state of desolation. It is difficult to continue practicing."

"With no choice but to do so, I sold off the property left by my deceased elders and close relatives in exchange for the right to attend Yunchuan Academy, where I met four close friends and began the most passionate and happy years of my life.

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The ancestor of the Yang family turned to look at the sky and thought of long-lasting memories.

"Those four people are Rongjin and his younger brother from the Dai family in the west of Lu, a certain outer disciple of the Zhenyue sect in the north of Lu, and a wanderer studying in the east of Lu. They became brothers because of their similar spirits."

"At that time, the five of us were all unknown people with low cultivation and accomplished nothing, but we got together to chat about ancient and modern times, and we were full of scholarly energy and scolded Fang Qiu!"

"Later, I relied on my training in the world of mortals when I was young, accumulated a lot of experience along the way, and broke through the golden elixir stage to take charge of the Yang family."

"Ancestor Rongjin and his clan brothers also broke through the golden elixir and aspired to the Dai family. The other two partners also made great achievements. They became the great elder of the Zhenyue Sect in northern Lu and the golden elixir-level casual cultivator in eastern Lu respectively.

Zen Cave Master."

"It stands to reason that friends who were friends back then achieved great things one after another, so they should have stayed together throughout their lives and helped each other."

The ancestor of the Yang family shook his head and lamented that fate was inevitable.

"But after gaining strength and power, the Yang family and the Dai family inevitably turned against each other because of their positions. The good brothers back then turned against each other. Even if the other two old friends wanted to reconcile, they were beyond their reach and could only watch us.

We feel like strangers.”

"It is a pity that a hundred years have passed by and the Dai family has been destroyed. My two virtuous brothers have also passed away. Their souls have returned to heaven and earth, and they have left this world!"

"It's true that things in the world are unpredictable and fate has its way with people..."

While the ancestor of the Yang family was reminiscing, he thought of his sadness, covered his face with his sleeves, and shed a few drops of crocodile tears.

Lin Shan and the hundreds of monks behind him looked at each other, speechless as they listened to him talking about the centuries-old almanac.

However, the ancestor of the Yang family continued to talk about the key points.

"Although the two virtuous brothers of the Dai family have passed away, Yang still has two virtuous brothers who are still alive and well. Although I have not had time to visit them over the years, I have always exchanged letters and my affection has not diminished."

"They are the elders of the Zhenyue Sect in the north of Lu and the master of the Xu Chan Cave in the Jindan period of the Ludong that I mentioned earlier. Both of them are older than me. I am afraid that the deadline is not far away. In order to extend my life

Yuan will also participate in the trip to the Cliff Forbidden Land."

"So, when you arrive in Jiangning City, I will take you to meet my two old friends first. When the time comes, we will have more people and strength, and it will be much safer to act together."

After everyone heard this, they all said yes respectfully and flattered the ancestor of the Yang family, praising him for his broad connections and strategic planning.

After Lin Shan heard this, he reacted suddenly.

yes!

The ancestor of the Yang family has lived for so many years, how could he not have a few close friends?

If he only brings me a person who is in the early stage of the golden elixir, and a bunch of people who are in the foundation building and Qi training stage, how can he have the confidence to go to the cliff forbidden land!

You must know that the ancestors of the Yang family are different from Lin Shan. Regardless of their own strength, they are purely in terms of the power behind them.

If the Yang family loses their ancestors, they will definitely fall from the throne of the mining giant, and may even be besieged and divided.

But without Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong guarding the Xun Ancient Sect, the foundation would not be worth anyone else's money.

So from the perspective of "worries about the future", Lin Shan is obviously more free and easy. The ancestor of the Yang family is burdened with a lot of things and cannot afford any mistakes, so he must pay more attention to safety during this trip.

It would make sense if he had other foreign aid, and at least there would be another layer of protection.

And from what he said, they were still friends for hundreds of years, and they were brothers who had become brothers, so this was more believable.

Of course, brothers are brothers, so the two brothers of the Dai family were killed by the ancestor of the Yang family...

But that's because of our stance, and it's true that we're a little defensive, but there's nothing wrong with allies relying on each other and temporarily staying together for warmth.

The ancestor of the Yang family was able to recruit two foreign aids, which was an unexpected blessing.

Lin Shan raised questions at the right time:

"Alliance leader, I wonder what cultivation levels your two old friends have?"

The ancestor of the Yang family smiled proudly: "Like me, we are both in the late stage of the Golden Elixir!"

"What?!

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Lin Shan was shocked.

This time he made up his mind to go to the forbidden area on the cliffs of the Swallowing Star Mountains to search for reed jade stalactites and prepare for his jade liquid refining. It was inevitable that he would obtain it.

But the difficulty of reality gave him another blow!

Not counting the ancestor of the Yang family who is in the late stage of the golden elixir, his two old brothers who are approaching their end are also in the late stage of the golden elixir?

How many old monsters were directly exploded during a trip to the forbidden area?

How fierce will the competition be then?

Lin Shan himself was in the early stage of the Soul Pill. After a battle with Jiuyoumen Qiu, he barely had an idea of ​​his own combat power. He should be stronger than the ordinary Golden Pill in the early stage.

I don’t know if I can compete with him in the middle stage of Golden Elixir, but if he encounters a veteran master like the ancestor of the Yang family in the late stage of Golden Elixir, he will definitely be no match for him.

This is because these types of people have reached the pinnacle in the Golden Core stage. They can basically sweep the world without leaving the Nascent Soul stage. When they were young, they were mostly famous and well-known geniuses in their field.

Everyone has more than one magic weapon in his hand, and he must also have some magical powers and spells with him, which are far beyond what ordinary golden elixir stage monks can match.

Otherwise, how can we maintain the status of a giant family and a first-class force?

Lin Shan felt a bit of pressure, not only because the ancestor of the Yang family had foreign aid, but they were also two old brothers who had known each other for many years, and their relationship might be closer than that of his own ally.

When the time comes when we really share the baby, can we still have our own share?

But having said that, the ancestor of the Yang family had planned ahead for a rainy day, so if he followed Lao Youtiao on this trip, at least if he didn't encounter any treasures in the early stage, the safety would be greatly increased from the perspective of traveling through dangerous areas.

The monks from the Lujiang League, a group of hundreds of people, also thought the same way. The safer they were to follow a group of elders, the better. When the time comes, whether they can eat meat and drink soup depends entirely on their own luck and ability.

On the flying boat, everyone had different thoughts. Lin Shan looked at the scenery below and his thoughts drifted away.

…

In less than half a month, the flying boat passed through the central part of Lu State and arrived in the northeastern region.

A simple and heavy city appeared in sight.

"Jiangning City".

In the distance, the undulating outline of the Swallowing Star Mountains is vaguely visible, and a wild and vast atmosphere blows towards your face, and you can even hear the cry of geese and eagles.

This fairy city was built at the foot of the Swallowing Star Mountains. It was convenient for monks to use it as a resting place for supplies before entering the mountain. It was also used to sell various mountain goods and animal carcasses after leaving the mountain. Its main business was to consume supplies, repair magic weapons, and recycle materials.

Waiting for business.

As a mining giant in the cultivation world of Lu State, the Yang family has industrial layout scattered throughout the country, and also has an ore recycling store in Jiangning City.

The ancestor of the Yang family took the flying boat and led hundreds of people from Linshan and Lujiang League into the fairy city. After a brief introduction, he took them to the Yang family's industrial attic.

Along the way, most of the businesses on both sides of the street were patronized by monks, and the bustling level was more than double that of Wangyue City.

You can often hear all kinds of bargaining, noisy sounds, and some pungent smell of blood. These are the remains of monster beasts brought back by the monks who came out of the mountain. They disassembled them and carried various bits and pieces, and negotiated with the vendors to sell them.

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Similarly, the consumables such as "Huiling Pill", "Rejuvenating Talisman", "Zhixue Powder" and "Qudu Pill" sold here are also several times more expensive than outside. Doing business here is really huge profit, but the corresponding stall and store rent should be

Not cheap either.

The monks in the Lujiang League are relatively diligent and thrifty. They had brought enough consumables to their hometown in Luxi before coming here, so they had no desire to buy them when they arrived here.

Many monks came in and out of the Yang family's ore recovery attic. It seemed that the mining giant's signboard was relatively strong. Many casual cultivators who picked up the ore would come here immediately to appraise it and look forward to giving an official price.

Then compare it with the small and small households outside, and then decide whether to sell it to the Yang family.

After Lin Shan followed him in and took a look, he saw that there were more people in the hall, waiting in line for appraisal and recycling. He was very jealous of the trading volume here and couldn't help but envy him.

"The alliance leader's family has a strong foundation. They are making a fortune every day just in Jiangning City. They are really envious of others!"

The ancestor of the Yang family modestly waved his hand and led Lin Shan and others upstairs.

"Master Lin, there is no need to be envious. Your achievements in the future will not be inferior to mine. You still have a lot of time to lead the Xun Gu Sect to grow. I think you will reach the scale of the Yang family one day."

Lin Shan saw that he didn't seem to be hypocritical, and seemed to really think so. He didn't say anything and just nodded silently.

The ancestor of the Yang family arranged the accommodation for everyone, and then hurriedly went out to visit friends.

Everyone took a rest to relieve the fatigue of these days of travel. They knew that next, they only needed to wait quietly for the opportunity to enter the mountain.

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Three days later, the ancestor of the Yang family returned.

He approached Lin Shan and said that he would take him to a place to meet the people who had gathered on this trip.

Lin Shan was also looking forward to it, but at the same time he was a little worried. He had just become a real person, and his largest circle of peers was in the Lujiang League. He didn't know many unfamiliar Jindan real people.

The two walked through several bustling long streets in Jiangning City and stopped at a garden in the north of the city.

"Lotus Garden".

Outside the garden are red bricks, green tiles, and jade railings. You can see several towering ancient cypresses and orioles in the garden.

There are three or five foundation-building monks guarding the door, and it seems that ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

However, when they saw the ancestors of the Yang family and Lin Shan coming, and learned that they were masters of the Jindan stage, they respectfully opened the door and invited the two of them to enter the garden.

There is a winding path at your feet, a dense bamboo forest, and you can walk for hundreds of steps.

The front suddenly opened up, and there was the sound of light springs, the whisper of pipa, and the sound of people talking and laughing.

What comes into view is a lotus pond of more than ten acres. A circle of lotus leaves stretches around the pond, flowers bloom on the water, dragonflies dance, and the water ripples are beautiful.

There are exquisite pavilions and pavilions around the pool. There are nine winding corridors on the pool connecting several small pavilions in the water. There are also dozens of floating stone platforms of different sizes in the pool.

There are monks gathered in a circle everywhere in the pavilion. Some are chatting and laughing, some are visiting gardens and admiring lotuses, and some are leaning against the railing alone, or sitting cross-legged on the stone platform in the pool with their eyes closed and meditating. In fact, they are secretly paying attention to the news from other people's mouths.

There were a large number of monks gathered at the outer pool, but they obviously did not dare to make loud noises for fear of disturbing the experts in the pool and making others unhappy.

Lin Shan relied on his senses and discovered that in the Lotus Garden, those outside were all Foundation Stage monks, and those who could enter the lotus pond were all Golden Core Stage monks.

There are hundreds of monks in the foundation-building period, wearing different costumes and coming from different sects. They are all interacting with each other by the pool, with cautious expressions on their brows.

The total number of golden elixirs in the pool totaled twenty or thirty people!

As for the specific cultivation level, he did not dare to use his spiritual consciousness to scan it openly. Such behavior was considered rude and would be disliked or even disgusted by everyone. He naturally knew this etiquette.

The ancestor of the Yang family whispered softly: "The border area of ​​the Lu State is not small. Just in the Lujiang River Basin, two of us came out of the Lujiang League. The Lujiang River Basin accounts for half of the area of ​​​​Western Lu. The total number of Jindan Masters who came from Lujiang

There are at least four or five of them."

"Of course there are Jindan masters from other areas who plan to go to the Cliff Forbidden Land. There are twenty or thirty people in total. This meeting here is naturally to exchange information and make final preparations before entering."

"I brought you here, firstly, so that you can get to know the powerful characters from all walks of life, especially the tough ones, so that you can know what to do when you meet them again in the future."

"Secondly, I want to take you to meet two of my old friends, the great elder of the Zhenyue Sect in the north of Lu, and the master of the Xu Chan Cave in the Jindan period of the Ludong. We will go with you later and take care of each other."

Lin Shan nodded: "That's right. I'd like to trouble the leader of the alliance to recommend him."

The ancestor of the Yang family looked around and found two figures smiling and waving at the small building in the pond on the right, so he led Lin Shan onto the corridor and walked forward.

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