Rebirth: Being Broken by an Apprentice
Chapter 39
Mingyue walked towards Can Xue, knelt down in front of her, put her hands on Can Xue's legs, stared into Can Xue's dull eyes, and asked, "Master, when Jiuwen hurt you, did it hurt?"
Her tone was cautious, as if speaking a little harshly would make Can Xue more painful.
"It hurts, but it doesn't hurt anymore after the pain has passed." Can Xue stretched out her hand and patted Mingyue's head, "You won the competition, what reward do you want?"
"Master wants to give me a reward?" Mingyue looked at Can Xue in surprise.
In the past, no matter what competition she participated in, the master would not care about it, let alone reward her. He suddenly asked her what reward she wanted. What she wanted was very simple, but it was difficult to reach the sky. It was just the heart of the person in front of him.
"What? Did you think of it?" Can Xue asked after waiting for a long time, but still did not hear Mingyue's answer.
Mingyue shook her head, with a smile in her eyes, "Never, why don't you keep it master, next time I want to talk to master?"
Can Xue was about to nod, when she suddenly felt a trace of devilish energy lingering in the barrier outside the door. The devilish energy was relatively pure and without any filth. Although she was not familiar with it, she guessed who it was.
"Mingyue, go and open the door for Chi Yanjun." Can Xue straightened her clothes, and sat up straight, with that fairy-like demeanor again.
Can Xue thought, Chi Yanjun must have come here this time because of the fragments of the soul-refining cauldron, and he must have found something there.
Chi Yanjun's sudden visit made Mingyue very uneasy. It has been rumored that the master and Chi Yanjun will become Taoist couples in the future. At this time, Chiyanjun came suddenly, what can happen?
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he opened the door, only to see Chi Yanjun wearing a black cloak, with his hands behind his back, and his face was heavy.Jin Si followed behind him, and Jin Si showed a kind smile when he saw the bright moon.
This is the first time Mingyue saw Chi Yanjun. He just stood outside the door with simple clothes, which made Mingyue feel the light of the proud son of heaven. Kill Mingyue.
Such a big gap made Mingyue's heart extremely heavy, she didn't speak, turned around and walked to Can Xue's side, the joy just now disappeared completely.
Can Xue obviously felt the low air pressure on Mingyue's body, and was a little puzzled. Even if Mingyue didn't like Chi Yanjun at this time, she wouldn't be unhappy seeing him.
Chi Yanjun didn't care about Mingyue's rudeness, walked in calmly, and slightly nodded to Can Xue, "Sir Shaoqing, I'm bothering you."
Can Xue said: "Mr. Chi Yan has something to say when he comes here, right?"
Chi Yanjun nodded, and did not give a shit. He formed seals with both hands, and placed another barrier around the room. Then he turned and glanced at Jin Si. Jin Si understood, took out a fragment of the soul refining cauldron from the ring, and handed it to Can Xue In front of Can Xue, who couldn't see it, Mingyue took it for her, and said to Can Xue, "Master, it's another piece of Soul Refining Cauldron."
Chi Yanjun glanced at Mingyue with a complicated expression, and said: "That's right, this is another fragment of the soul-refining cauldron found in Mozhuhuang. That day, there was an abnormality in the seal of Mozhuhuang, and I led several old demon cultivators. Zuqian went to investigate and found that this piece of debris was suspended above the seal."
"Devil Demon Wilderness? What kind of place is this?" Can Xue didn't know much about the outside world, so she didn't know the horror of this place.
Chi Yanjun also knew that Can Xue rarely went down the mountain, and he didn't know much about the cultivation world, let alone the cultivation world, so he said in detail: "Originally there is no difference between the cultivation world and the cultivation world, but the pursuit is different. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Demon Cultivation Realm and the Realm Cultivation Realm got along very well. However, one day, the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm suddenly became obsessed with his demonic nature, and tens of thousands of people were massacred in the lower realm, causing the Sumeru Continent to be devastated for a while, so the Cultivator It was only when the world began to confront the Demon Cultivation Realm. That massacre caused heavy losses to the Cultivation Realm, and several venerables who were about to ascend were killed in the battle with the Demon Cultivator."
"You said that, but I remembered. The Demon Venerable not only killed the cultivators, but even the Demon Cultivators. In the end, the Heavenly Emperor personally suppressed the Demon Venerable. Together with several immortals, he sealed the Demon Venerable in a place, that place is Mozhuhuang?" Can Xue said.
Chi Yanjun nodded, and said: "That's right, that place is Demon Killing Wilderness. Although in this battle, the Demon Cultivator Realm did not kill the comprehension practitioners, but since the Demon Lord became obsessed, the Demon Cultivator Realm began to experience abnormal cultivation. , There are often killings of cultivators. Those abnormal demon cultivators found that using the soul and blood of cultivators can speed up their practice. For this reason, some demon cultivators also began to learn their methods to kill cultivators. Cultivation in the demon world After knowing this, we will capture all the abnormal demon cultivators, and kill them in the Demon Execution Wilderness, which is the origin of the Demon Execution Wilderness."
It is because of the way the Cultivator Realm dealt with the abnormal Demon Cultivator that there was no greater grievance between the Cultivation Realm and the Cultivator Realm, but the instability of the Demon Cultivator made the Cultivator Realm very panicked, so in private, they still resisted the Demon Cultivator Half fear, half loathing.
Can Xue stroked another fragment of the soul-refining cauldron in her hand, and found that the size of this fragment was no different from the first fragment of the soul-refining cauldron, so she quickly took out another fragment from the ring, the two fragments hadn't touched yet, Then there was a strong suction force to attract the two fragments, in an instant, golden light flashed, Can Xue only knew that there was a vast expanse of whiteness in front of her eyes, and then she saw the two fragments of the Soul Refining Cauldron joined together, without any trace of fragmentation at all.
Fingers condensed with magic light, and Can Xue found that the seal on her body had also disappeared.
Can Xue was astonished in her heart, but she didn't show any trace on the surface, and asked lightly: "Mr. Chi Yan found this fragment in Mo Zhuhuang, and then brought this fragment to me?"
When Chi Yanjun heard this, there was a look of unbearable brows. Seeing this, Jin Si replied on behalf of Chi Yanjun: "When the palace master found this fragment, this fragment was trying to bring the devil's soul from the seal. If the Demon Lord's demon soul is released, then the entire Sumeru Continent will be destroyed. The Palace Master took several ancestors of Demon Cultivators to remove this fragment with great effort. , re-strengthened the seal."
Hearing what Jin Si said, Can Xue released her spiritual sense and found that Chi Yanjun was a little weak, and his foundation should be injured.
But he is the master of Xuanming Palace, this injury is not a big deal to him, Can Xue didn't care about his injury, and frowned thinking about the mystery.
From the previous indications, the Soul Refining Cauldron should be an artifact of the Protoss, but now it is suddenly connected with the Mozun. Could it be that the Protoss is trying to use the power of the Mozun to regain the dominance of the Seven Realms?
I'm afraid you have to ask Scarlet Huang to find out about this, but Scarlet Huang saved Can Xue's life, Can Xue can't tell Chi Yanjun and others about Scarlet Huang's identity, if they find out, Scarlet Huang's life will be in danger.
Although Scarlet Huang said that it is not afraid of anyone except Shangxian, Can Xue is still worried, how does it know that it has been in the desert for so long, tens of thousands of years have passed, the world outside has changed a long time ago.
"If it's just this, it's not enough to make the Palace Master rush to find the Venerable." Jin Si looked at Can Xue, her words were very respectful, but very heavy.
Can Xue looked at Jin Si steadily, waiting for his next words.
Jin Si didn't keep it secret, and said directly: "According to the reports from the people below, dozens of cultivators have already died in the magma abyss that suddenly appeared in Yunhai Town. I went to the magma abyss and found that in the abyss , there is actually a very strong aura of the ancient Demon Venerable. The Palace Master has already gone to investigate and found that there is a passage in this magma abyss that connects to the Demon Execution Wilderness. The Venerable Venerable should not know that you are in Yunhai Town. The story of Hao Fengnian and others has already been spread in the mainland. The palace master knows that you have been there, so he hurried to find you, wanting to know what happened there, and why the magma abyss suddenly appeared after you broke through the early stage of Mahayana ?”
Listening to Jin Si's words, Can Xue frowned more and more, and said, "I only know that there are two very strong forces on that mountain, one is like spiritual power, and the other is like demonic energy, but these two The power is not the same as the power we use, and I am not sure. Qinghao said that in order to cover up the strong power there, he hoarded the spirit stones there, and wanted to cover it with the spirit energy of the spirit stones. As for the abyss, it is also It came after I was gone, I didn't know."
She didn't say anything about that cave, because there were scenes that she couldn't tell about.
"That abyss will erode the cultivation base and spirit of the comprehension practitioners, and then transfer these cultivation bases and spirits to the Demon-killing Wilderness. The Demon-killing Wilderness itself has gathered the resentment of the ancient demon cultivators. Essence and blood, I am afraid that the seal will not last long, when the time comes, the Demon Lord will be born..."
Chi Yanjun did not continue with the following words. Needless to say, everyone present knew what consequences would follow.
"Then I'll immediately go back to Chunyang Palace and report to senior brother, and ask him to send someone to guard the magma abyss and not let any practitioners approach."
"I'm afraid it's too late now. If the demon king breaks through the seal, the magma abyss is probably the place where the demon king was born. Now, we can only gather the strength of all the cultivators who have crossed the catastrophe and seal the magma abyss together. , and then wait for the fairy world to send someone to deal with it." Chi Yanjun's tone was flat, but Can Xue could hear the powerlessness and fatigue in it.
"What should I do with the fragments of the soul-refining cauldron?" The soul-refining cauldron in Can Xue's hand was already more than half formed, and only the last fragment was needed to restore it.
At first, Can Xue worried that the fragment she was holding would be snatched by the gods, but now she felt that it was a trap. Jiu Wen was clearly capable of taking this fragment, but she deliberately let her take it away, and the second fragment also came here Suddenly, as if premeditated, when the fragments gathered, the seal and eyes on her body returned to their original state. Could it be that the third fragment is about to appear?
Soul Refining Cauldron Refining Soul Cauldron, as the name suggests, should be a container for souls. Whose soul will be the last thing to be contained in it?
"You will take care of this, Venerable Shaoqing. After all, your cultivation base is a small realm higher than this deity. Even if there is any accident, you can handle it better than this deity." A painful look flashed across Chi Yanjun's face. It makes people think it's wrong.
Can Xue was about to agree, but Mingyue said in a blunt tone: "Mr. Chiyan is guarded by the Cultivator Demon Realm, but my master has only two apprentices to protect him. Are you not afraid of any accidents to my master?
Chi Yanjun had a complex look in his eyes, and was about to answer her, but Can Xue said lightly: "It's okay, just leave it here with me."
Chi Yanjun nodded, "Then I would like to thank Venerable Shaoqing. I must tell Venerable Wumei about this matter quickly. I don't know how long the seal of Zhu Mohuang can last."
Can Xue put the Soul Refining Cauldron into the ring, stood up from the straw mat, "Naturally."
Chi Yanjun glanced at Mingyue again with a complicated expression, clasped his hands at Can Xue and said, "The deity will take his leave first."
Can Xue glanced at Mingyue vaguely, and nodded.
Chi Yanjun turned his back and disappeared into the room in an instant, while Jin Si was still standing in the room without leaving.
Can Xue glanced at him, saw the look of begging in his eyes, understood in her heart, and said, "I went to see Xu Zixiu for you, but I was busy with something that day, and I didn't say a few words to him. Don't worry, I don't think he doesn't have half affection for you, give him some time, he will think it through."
When Jin Si and Can Xue were talking in the house that day, she begged Can Xue to visit Xu Zixiu for him. Can Xue only remembered it when she went to check the restrictions, so she stopped by to see Xu Zixiu.
After receiving Can Xue's answer, there seemed to be fire in Jin Si's eyes, and his tone of voice was more imposing than before, "Thank you, Venerable Shaoqing, when I see Zixiu in the future, please help me take care of him, Jin Si In the future, I will definitely repay you with my life.”
Can Xue didn't speak, and waved to him, signaling him to leave quickly. Jin Si also knew that Can Xue was in a hurry, so she said goodbye and left.
Her tone was cautious, as if speaking a little harshly would make Can Xue more painful.
"It hurts, but it doesn't hurt anymore after the pain has passed." Can Xue stretched out her hand and patted Mingyue's head, "You won the competition, what reward do you want?"
"Master wants to give me a reward?" Mingyue looked at Can Xue in surprise.
In the past, no matter what competition she participated in, the master would not care about it, let alone reward her. He suddenly asked her what reward she wanted. What she wanted was very simple, but it was difficult to reach the sky. It was just the heart of the person in front of him.
"What? Did you think of it?" Can Xue asked after waiting for a long time, but still did not hear Mingyue's answer.
Mingyue shook her head, with a smile in her eyes, "Never, why don't you keep it master, next time I want to talk to master?"
Can Xue was about to nod, when she suddenly felt a trace of devilish energy lingering in the barrier outside the door. The devilish energy was relatively pure and without any filth. Although she was not familiar with it, she guessed who it was.
"Mingyue, go and open the door for Chi Yanjun." Can Xue straightened her clothes, and sat up straight, with that fairy-like demeanor again.
Can Xue thought, Chi Yanjun must have come here this time because of the fragments of the soul-refining cauldron, and he must have found something there.
Chi Yanjun's sudden visit made Mingyue very uneasy. It has been rumored that the master and Chi Yanjun will become Taoist couples in the future. At this time, Chiyanjun came suddenly, what can happen?
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he opened the door, only to see Chi Yanjun wearing a black cloak, with his hands behind his back, and his face was heavy.Jin Si followed behind him, and Jin Si showed a kind smile when he saw the bright moon.
This is the first time Mingyue saw Chi Yanjun. He just stood outside the door with simple clothes, which made Mingyue feel the light of the proud son of heaven. Kill Mingyue.
Such a big gap made Mingyue's heart extremely heavy, she didn't speak, turned around and walked to Can Xue's side, the joy just now disappeared completely.
Can Xue obviously felt the low air pressure on Mingyue's body, and was a little puzzled. Even if Mingyue didn't like Chi Yanjun at this time, she wouldn't be unhappy seeing him.
Chi Yanjun didn't care about Mingyue's rudeness, walked in calmly, and slightly nodded to Can Xue, "Sir Shaoqing, I'm bothering you."
Can Xue said: "Mr. Chi Yan has something to say when he comes here, right?"
Chi Yanjun nodded, and did not give a shit. He formed seals with both hands, and placed another barrier around the room. Then he turned and glanced at Jin Si. Jin Si understood, took out a fragment of the soul refining cauldron from the ring, and handed it to Can Xue In front of Can Xue, who couldn't see it, Mingyue took it for her, and said to Can Xue, "Master, it's another piece of Soul Refining Cauldron."
Chi Yanjun glanced at Mingyue with a complicated expression, and said: "That's right, this is another fragment of the soul-refining cauldron found in Mozhuhuang. That day, there was an abnormality in the seal of Mozhuhuang, and I led several old demon cultivators. Zuqian went to investigate and found that this piece of debris was suspended above the seal."
"Devil Demon Wilderness? What kind of place is this?" Can Xue didn't know much about the outside world, so she didn't know the horror of this place.
Chi Yanjun also knew that Can Xue rarely went down the mountain, and he didn't know much about the cultivation world, let alone the cultivation world, so he said in detail: "Originally there is no difference between the cultivation world and the cultivation world, but the pursuit is different. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Demon Cultivation Realm and the Realm Cultivation Realm got along very well. However, one day, the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm suddenly became obsessed with his demonic nature, and tens of thousands of people were massacred in the lower realm, causing the Sumeru Continent to be devastated for a while, so the Cultivator It was only when the world began to confront the Demon Cultivation Realm. That massacre caused heavy losses to the Cultivation Realm, and several venerables who were about to ascend were killed in the battle with the Demon Cultivator."
"You said that, but I remembered. The Demon Venerable not only killed the cultivators, but even the Demon Cultivators. In the end, the Heavenly Emperor personally suppressed the Demon Venerable. Together with several immortals, he sealed the Demon Venerable in a place, that place is Mozhuhuang?" Can Xue said.
Chi Yanjun nodded, and said: "That's right, that place is Demon Killing Wilderness. Although in this battle, the Demon Cultivator Realm did not kill the comprehension practitioners, but since the Demon Lord became obsessed, the Demon Cultivator Realm began to experience abnormal cultivation. , There are often killings of cultivators. Those abnormal demon cultivators found that using the soul and blood of cultivators can speed up their practice. For this reason, some demon cultivators also began to learn their methods to kill cultivators. Cultivation in the demon world After knowing this, we will capture all the abnormal demon cultivators, and kill them in the Demon Execution Wilderness, which is the origin of the Demon Execution Wilderness."
It is because of the way the Cultivator Realm dealt with the abnormal Demon Cultivator that there was no greater grievance between the Cultivation Realm and the Cultivator Realm, but the instability of the Demon Cultivator made the Cultivator Realm very panicked, so in private, they still resisted the Demon Cultivator Half fear, half loathing.
Can Xue stroked another fragment of the soul-refining cauldron in her hand, and found that the size of this fragment was no different from the first fragment of the soul-refining cauldron, so she quickly took out another fragment from the ring, the two fragments hadn't touched yet, Then there was a strong suction force to attract the two fragments, in an instant, golden light flashed, Can Xue only knew that there was a vast expanse of whiteness in front of her eyes, and then she saw the two fragments of the Soul Refining Cauldron joined together, without any trace of fragmentation at all.
Fingers condensed with magic light, and Can Xue found that the seal on her body had also disappeared.
Can Xue was astonished in her heart, but she didn't show any trace on the surface, and asked lightly: "Mr. Chi Yan found this fragment in Mo Zhuhuang, and then brought this fragment to me?"
When Chi Yanjun heard this, there was a look of unbearable brows. Seeing this, Jin Si replied on behalf of Chi Yanjun: "When the palace master found this fragment, this fragment was trying to bring the devil's soul from the seal. If the Demon Lord's demon soul is released, then the entire Sumeru Continent will be destroyed. The Palace Master took several ancestors of Demon Cultivators to remove this fragment with great effort. , re-strengthened the seal."
Hearing what Jin Si said, Can Xue released her spiritual sense and found that Chi Yanjun was a little weak, and his foundation should be injured.
But he is the master of Xuanming Palace, this injury is not a big deal to him, Can Xue didn't care about his injury, and frowned thinking about the mystery.
From the previous indications, the Soul Refining Cauldron should be an artifact of the Protoss, but now it is suddenly connected with the Mozun. Could it be that the Protoss is trying to use the power of the Mozun to regain the dominance of the Seven Realms?
I'm afraid you have to ask Scarlet Huang to find out about this, but Scarlet Huang saved Can Xue's life, Can Xue can't tell Chi Yanjun and others about Scarlet Huang's identity, if they find out, Scarlet Huang's life will be in danger.
Although Scarlet Huang said that it is not afraid of anyone except Shangxian, Can Xue is still worried, how does it know that it has been in the desert for so long, tens of thousands of years have passed, the world outside has changed a long time ago.
"If it's just this, it's not enough to make the Palace Master rush to find the Venerable." Jin Si looked at Can Xue, her words were very respectful, but very heavy.
Can Xue looked at Jin Si steadily, waiting for his next words.
Jin Si didn't keep it secret, and said directly: "According to the reports from the people below, dozens of cultivators have already died in the magma abyss that suddenly appeared in Yunhai Town. I went to the magma abyss and found that in the abyss , there is actually a very strong aura of the ancient Demon Venerable. The Palace Master has already gone to investigate and found that there is a passage in this magma abyss that connects to the Demon Execution Wilderness. The Venerable Venerable should not know that you are in Yunhai Town. The story of Hao Fengnian and others has already been spread in the mainland. The palace master knows that you have been there, so he hurried to find you, wanting to know what happened there, and why the magma abyss suddenly appeared after you broke through the early stage of Mahayana ?”
Listening to Jin Si's words, Can Xue frowned more and more, and said, "I only know that there are two very strong forces on that mountain, one is like spiritual power, and the other is like demonic energy, but these two The power is not the same as the power we use, and I am not sure. Qinghao said that in order to cover up the strong power there, he hoarded the spirit stones there, and wanted to cover it with the spirit energy of the spirit stones. As for the abyss, it is also It came after I was gone, I didn't know."
She didn't say anything about that cave, because there were scenes that she couldn't tell about.
"That abyss will erode the cultivation base and spirit of the comprehension practitioners, and then transfer these cultivation bases and spirits to the Demon-killing Wilderness. The Demon-killing Wilderness itself has gathered the resentment of the ancient demon cultivators. Essence and blood, I am afraid that the seal will not last long, when the time comes, the Demon Lord will be born..."
Chi Yanjun did not continue with the following words. Needless to say, everyone present knew what consequences would follow.
"Then I'll immediately go back to Chunyang Palace and report to senior brother, and ask him to send someone to guard the magma abyss and not let any practitioners approach."
"I'm afraid it's too late now. If the demon king breaks through the seal, the magma abyss is probably the place where the demon king was born. Now, we can only gather the strength of all the cultivators who have crossed the catastrophe and seal the magma abyss together. , and then wait for the fairy world to send someone to deal with it." Chi Yanjun's tone was flat, but Can Xue could hear the powerlessness and fatigue in it.
"What should I do with the fragments of the soul-refining cauldron?" The soul-refining cauldron in Can Xue's hand was already more than half formed, and only the last fragment was needed to restore it.
At first, Can Xue worried that the fragment she was holding would be snatched by the gods, but now she felt that it was a trap. Jiu Wen was clearly capable of taking this fragment, but she deliberately let her take it away, and the second fragment also came here Suddenly, as if premeditated, when the fragments gathered, the seal and eyes on her body returned to their original state. Could it be that the third fragment is about to appear?
Soul Refining Cauldron Refining Soul Cauldron, as the name suggests, should be a container for souls. Whose soul will be the last thing to be contained in it?
"You will take care of this, Venerable Shaoqing. After all, your cultivation base is a small realm higher than this deity. Even if there is any accident, you can handle it better than this deity." A painful look flashed across Chi Yanjun's face. It makes people think it's wrong.
Can Xue was about to agree, but Mingyue said in a blunt tone: "Mr. Chiyan is guarded by the Cultivator Demon Realm, but my master has only two apprentices to protect him. Are you not afraid of any accidents to my master?
Chi Yanjun had a complex look in his eyes, and was about to answer her, but Can Xue said lightly: "It's okay, just leave it here with me."
Chi Yanjun nodded, "Then I would like to thank Venerable Shaoqing. I must tell Venerable Wumei about this matter quickly. I don't know how long the seal of Zhu Mohuang can last."
Can Xue put the Soul Refining Cauldron into the ring, stood up from the straw mat, "Naturally."
Chi Yanjun glanced at Mingyue again with a complicated expression, clasped his hands at Can Xue and said, "The deity will take his leave first."
Can Xue glanced at Mingyue vaguely, and nodded.
Chi Yanjun turned his back and disappeared into the room in an instant, while Jin Si was still standing in the room without leaving.
Can Xue glanced at him, saw the look of begging in his eyes, understood in her heart, and said, "I went to see Xu Zixiu for you, but I was busy with something that day, and I didn't say a few words to him. Don't worry, I don't think he doesn't have half affection for you, give him some time, he will think it through."
When Jin Si and Can Xue were talking in the house that day, she begged Can Xue to visit Xu Zixiu for him. Can Xue only remembered it when she went to check the restrictions, so she stopped by to see Xu Zixiu.
After receiving Can Xue's answer, there seemed to be fire in Jin Si's eyes, and his tone of voice was more imposing than before, "Thank you, Venerable Shaoqing, when I see Zixiu in the future, please help me take care of him, Jin Si In the future, I will definitely repay you with my life.”
Can Xue didn't speak, and waved to him, signaling him to leave quickly. Jin Si also knew that Can Xue was in a hurry, so she said goodbye and left.
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