When Leng Ruoning and Shizun returned to the study in Jingxin Building, it was already two o'clock at night.

Sha Haisheng coughed as soon as he entered the door, and he quickly sat on the couch cross-legged to adjust his breath.Leng Ruoning stood beside him quietly, holding the teacup in his hand, and kept warming the tea with spiritual power.

Although Leng Ruoning knew that there would be elders greeting and entertaining at the banquet, but there were many sects and tens of thousands of people who came to congratulate him at the apprenticeship ceremony.

He was gifted in hearing, and he could clearly hear the words of everyone in the Hall of Summoning Hearts.

About an hour later, Sha Haisheng collected his spiritual energy, got up and sat down at the desk.

Leng Ruoning hurriedly handed over "Ning Xin Tea".

Sha Haisheng lifted the tea cover, and the faint fragrance of tea came out, and he took another sip, feeling a little more relaxed.

Leng Ruoning was worried about Master's body, and didn't want to disturb Master's interest in drinking tea, so he stood quietly all the time.

After drinking one cup, Sha Haisheng put down the cup and said slowly, "Ning'er, do you have something to ask your teacher?"

Leng Ruoning hesitated for a while, puzzled and said: "Master, why are you so eager to accept Yi'er as a disciple? You also said that he is your closed disciple?"

Sha Haisheng looked at him, and was silent for a while: "Ning'er, do you feel selfish as a teacher? Or do you want to ask about the relationship between Yi'er and my Sha family?"

"Master, please forgive this disciple for being presumptuous. Disciple is only worried about Master's body. After all, you only used the forbidden technique two days ago to protect your sister's scattered soul..."

"Bang!"

Hearing this, Sha Haisheng was startled and knocked over the empty tea cup.He never expected that Leng Ruoning would see through the forbidden technique he performed that day.

Leng Ruoning hurried up to tidy up, seeing Sha Haisheng waved his hand, she backed back and stood with her head bowed.

"Does Ning'er know about soul-hunting?"

Leng Ruoning immediately knelt down: "Master, please punish me!"

Sha Haisheng sighed: "Forget it, I hid the ancient books so secretly for my teacher, but you still saw it. Maybe it's your chance, and it's God's will."

Leng Ruoning hung his head and dared not speak. He knew that Lingxiao Sect was the number one sect in Xuanyu Continent, and cultivators flocked to it, not only because of Linfeng Sword Style, but also because of the sect's library——Ning Xinlou, which collects There are many rare collections in the world, recording the methods of superior cultivation.

However, the world only knows that this building has nine floors, but there are actually nine floors underground.Only the head and his heirs are eligible to go down.

Leng Ruoning once went to the bottom floor of the library, where the ancient books of the sect and some secret law books were stored. Once in the mezzanine of the secret compartment, she happened to see the soul-stirring technique.

According to records, this technique is forbidden by the Lingxiao Sect. It is an ancient secret technique that can gather souls for others, and can also absorb the soul power of outsiders for one's own use.However, this "outsider" includes a wide range. In addition to the soul power of monks, it also includes the soul power of spirit beasts and monsters, all of which are listed as usable.

According to the records in the classics, the casting of this technique needs to be activated by one's own powerful soul power, which consumes a lot, and once used, it will be backlashed by it.The caster needs to control the use of soul power precisely. The longer the time, the greater the backlash, and the light one will die, like a walking corpse; if too much soul power is consumed at one time, the soul will fly away and die...

...In order to save my sister, and not to drag Master down, I secretly practiced the Forbidden Art, and now the Master knows about it... But, why did the Master practice the Forbidden Art?

From the scene in the Bingxin Building, Sha Haisheng knew that Leng Ruoning had practiced Soul Conjuration.So far, stopping it is of no avail.

He took out the red sandalwood box containing the "soul-locking pearl" from the receiving ring, and handed it to Leng Ruoning: "Ning'er, this soul-locking pearl is of great benefit to your cultivation, please keep it well."

"Thank you, Master!"

Sha Haisheng looked at his puzzled eyes and didn't explain much: "As a teacher, I need to retreat for a few days, but before the retreat, I have to tell you something."

"Master, please speak."

"Shuang'er was nourished by your soul power before, and she has already awakened, but she suffered this catastrophe again, and almost lost her soul. You took the purest soul power from your heart to save her. Now that your cultivation base has fallen, even if you break through the realm of soul power again, you will not be able to recover." You can't ring the bell again. Otherwise, you will also be backlashed by the soul-destroying technique. You must remember!" Sha Haisheng warned.

Leng Ruoning already knew the consequences of using the forbidden technique, but she didn't expect it to be so severe.He originally wanted to step up his cultivation and recover his soul power...

...He was unwilling to call the bell. As the bell caller, as the heir to the head, but he could no longer call the bell, it was no different from a useless person.

"Master, is there no way to make up for it?"

"Yes, that is to teach Yi'er the Sanskrit Mantra and let him call the bell for you."

Yi'er...call the bell for me?

Sha Haisheng got up, walked around the desk, walked in front of Leng Ruoning, and put one hand on his shoulder: "Zhe'er cannot practice Sanskrit mantra because of his special constitution. And Xue is always playful, so his cultivation level is too low. Cough Cough cough..." Sha Haisheng said a little excitedly, and coughed again.

Leng Ruoning quickly helped him sit down, poured a new cup of tea, and handed it to him respectfully.

Sha Hai took a sip of tea, and said in a low voice: "Nowadays, although I have the responsibility of calling the bell for my master, but my master has not broken through the peak of divine power and cannot achieve immortality, and now I am suffering another catastrophe. ..." Leng Ruoning had never seen such a weak master.He looked at Sha Haisheng's arched back due to coughing, and suddenly realized: Although the master seems to have just passed away, he is actually over a hundred years old, but his strong character and unrestrained demeanor always make people ignore the years Mark of.

Feeling sour, he knelt down in front of Sha Haisheng: "This disciple is too stupid and misunderstood the meaning of Master, please punish Master."

"Ning'er, don't blame yourself, get up quickly. Taking Yi'er as a teacher is also selfish." Sha Haisheng said slowly: "Yi'er is extremely talented, and his spiritual power has reached the peak at a young age. As a teacher, you can teach him the Sanskrit mantra to help him break through the realm of soul power, and then he can call the bell on the stage."

Sha Haisheng looked at Leng Ruoning, and continued: "Ning'er, after Yuhua is your teacher, you will take over as the master, and let Yi'er call the bell for you from now on, you..."

Before Sha Haisheng could finish speaking, Leng Ruoning interrupted him: "My disciple's cultivation base has fallen. Since he can no longer call the bell to pray for blessings, he loses the qualification to succeed the head of the sect. I am willing to give up the position of master."

"No, Yi'er and Xue'er are still young and can't take on important responsibilities. You can't help but think this way. Cough cough cough..."

Sha Haisheng coughed again excitedly, Leng Ruoning wanted to go forward to help him adjust his breath, but he refused again.

He looked at Leng Ruoning with tired eyes: "Don't worry Ning'er, I will make Yi'er swear to stay by your side for the rest of my life and keep this secret for you."

"That's not fair to Yi'er!"

"Ning'er, the fairness of one person is just a drop in the ocean compared to the safety of the entire Lingxiao Sect and even the Xuanyu Continent. What's more, your injury was caused by him."

Leng Ruoning remained silent.

Sha Haisheng sighed: "Ning'er, as a teacher, my cultivation base has been compromised. I think that I will not be able to survive this catastrophe..."

"No, master's blessings are long, as long as he retreats and cultivates, he will recover and survive the calamity safely." Leng Ruoning had tears in his eyes, and his voice became hoarse due to depression.

"Stupid child, the way of nature, to let go of fate, to let go of obsessions and not to be in the world, isn't it a kind of detachment? It's just that I owe my teacher to your sister and your Leng family..."

"Master, it is his disciples who have dragged down Master."

Sha Haisheng sighed: "Ning'er, don't think so, everything is a cycle of cause and effect, it's God's will!"

Leng Ruoning didn't understand what he meant.Hearing his exhortations like last words, he bent down and wept silently.

"I'm a little tired as a teacher. Go back and rest." After Sha Haisheng finished speaking, he got up and walked to the bed, crossed his legs and closed his eyes to adjust his breath.

Leng Ruoning bowed and saluted, gently opened the door, quietly exited the study, and gently closed the door.

The Jingxin building was still dimly lit, Hua Zhe had already returned to the wing room on the second floor, and was supposed to be meditating.

Sha Lingxue also came back early, and she invited Su Peiyun, Gu Yunfeng and Wang Shouyun to Jingxin Building.

A few young people drank and ate snacks in the downstairs hall, occasionally joking and playing, and bursts of cheerful laughter broke the silence of Jingxin Building in the past.

Leng Ruoning walked towards his own room, feeling lost in his heart, looked up at the sky, the night was getting darker, there was a crescent moon hanging on the dark sky, and a few small stars were twinkling next to them, which were separated from the lights in the building, as if Excitedly talking about the grand apprenticeship ceremony.

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Leng Ruoning returned to the room and saw that Shangguan Leng Yi hadn't come back yet, so she sat cross-legged on the bed to adjust her breath.He thought over Sha Haisheng's words over and over again, feeling pain in his heart.

He couldn't calm down, regretted that he was too impulsive, when he saw his sister, he was about to lose his wits, and he was anxious to ask Master to save his sister, he didn't consider the consequences of instigating the soul, and even forgot that he would be backlashed by the forbidden technique.

But he asked himself, if time goes back and everything happens again, even if all the pros and cons are considered, he will still make the same choice.

He blamed himself deeply, all because he was too selfish, didn't care about Master's body, and even forgot his duty as a disciple of Lingxiaozong...

The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it, his heart ached more and more, and cold sweat oozed from his body.

With a "squeak", the door opened.

Shangguan Leng Yi pushed open the door and walked into the room happily.

At a glance, he saw that Leng Ruoning was meditating, but his hands were trembling and his expression was painful.

Shangguan Leng Yi quickly closed the door and went over to help him adjust his breath.

With the input of a warm spiritual power, Leng Ruoning felt a familiar spiritual energy flow into his dantian, and the restless spiritual power in his body gradually stabilized.

Shangguan Leng Yi sensed that his spiritual energy had returned to normal, so he withdrew his spiritual energy and sat by the bed quietly guarding him.

About an hour later, Shangguan Leng Yi saw him open his eyes, leaned forward, and asked softly, "Brother Leng, are you feeling better?"

Hearing the sound, Leng Ruoning rubbed his forehead, and then his eyes slowly focused.

When he saw Shangguan Leng Yi's enlarged face blocking his eyes, and the tip of his nose was about to hit his face, he was shocked.

With a sudden push, he pushed Shangguan Leng Yi down to the ground.

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