Fu Luan

It will take another seven or eight days to set off for the snowy region and take the flying spirit weapon.

It's not unusual to practice independently along the way, but Su Ziyang, a monk from Shenmeng Palace, is extroverted and acquainted with each other, taking this opportunity to ask Xu Youming for advice on swordsmanship all day long, or to pester Xie Shigu Giving advice, or discussing the truth with Le Wuyan and Qin Ziyu is a joy.

This person clearly saw that Le Wuyan and the others did not deal with Xie Shigu, but he didn't care at all. The thicker ones, fall short.

"The master of Shenmeng Palace is my elder brother. Shenmeng Palace is just a small sect with only a thousand disciples. It is located on the snowy land and has never been involved in foreign affairs. This time, I took advantage of my brother's retreat and sneaked to Xinghe Dao participated in the Grand Competition, originally hoping to make some achievements, but he really didn't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, and he returned home in the third round, but it was worthwhile to see many Taoist masters compete, and now even more It is a great opportunity for me to have the honor to travel with the two immortals for advice."

Su Ziyang didn't hide his origins at all, he leaked everything in a few words, and even took the opportunity to flatter Xu Youming and Xie Shigu.

Le Wuyan laughed and said, "Why don't you say that you were caught by the Sea-Monster that day and almost never returned?"

He felt that this kid was not bad in talent, the [-]-year-old Nascent Soul Early Stage was already rare, after getting along with him these few days, he was also very enlightened, the poor ranking in the Grand Competition was probably just bad luck.

Su Ziyang didn't feel ashamed and said: "In the end, I was rescued by you madam, which means I was lucky."

"Then according to what you said, aren't you the Second Palace Master of Shenmeng Palace?" Le Wuyan asked, this was indeed beyond their expectations, if this person had this status, maybe he could indeed help them find Frost Dragon as soon as possible orchid.

"I can't be the master of the second palace," Su Ziyang waved his hands, embarrassedly said, "Only my elder brother has the final say in Shenmeng Palace, but my elder brother listens to my sister-in-law. He and my sister-in-law have been practicing in closed doors for many years, so I can act in the sect. Prestige is a blessing, and now they are about to leave the customs, and when both of them break through the middle stage of the Mahayana, they will hold a formal ceremony to form the bond."

Xie Shigu raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "Middle stage of the Mahayana? There are actually two monks in the middle stage of the Mahayana in a small sect like Shenmeng Palace?"

Le Wuyan and Qin Ziyu also showed surprise, and even Xu Youming looked at Su Ziyang with a little more vigilance.

No wonder they reacted this way. A sect can have two mid-Mahayana monks at the same time, let alone rank in the top 20 of the Taoist sect, and even the high-profile Ruyi sect. With Duan Kun's own strength, within [-] years Developing the Ruyi Sect from obscurity to one of the six great sects in the Southern Lands, if Shenmeng Palace had such strength, how could it hide itself in this desolate snowy region and be unknown to the world?

Su Ziyang said proudly: "It is indeed the middle period of Mahayana. My brother and sister-in-law both like to be clean and peaceful, and have no intention of growing the sect. Moreover, both of them are only over 2000 years old."

This time Le Wuyan was really surprised. Over the past two years, he has clearly understood what is the talent and cultivation level of people in the Taoist sect. Normally, Venerable Huaiyuan is more than four thousand years old at the peak of Mahayana, and Venerable Yinyue More than 3000 years old in the late stage of Mahayana, he is already a person with extremely outstanding talents. Qin Lingshi, who is 2000 years old in the middle stage of Mahayana, is average, but he is a demon cultivator, so it cannot be generalized.Usually, those who can ascend before the age of [-] can afford the word "genius". A monk in the middle stage of Mahayana who is more than [-] years old is an immortal genius.

Of course, like Le Wuyan himself, or Xu Youming and Xie Shigu, the reincarnation of Phoenix King's bloodline and Tianzun are different from ordinary people, so they are not included in this list.

"A Mahayana monk over 2000 years old," Xie Shigu said to Xu Youming with great interest, "Isn't there one in your Taiyi Immortal Sect before? If I remember correctly, it was the Venerable Yulin?"

Who is this again?Le Wuyan and Qin Ziyu looked at Xu Youming in confusion, and Xu Youming said calmly: "Verun Yuzhen's fellow apprentice left the sect nearly 20 years ago and traveled around with his Taoist companions. He has not heard from him since then."

Xie Shigu smiled and said: "This Venerable Yulin is also a well-known figure in the Taoist sect. Before your immortal venerable was born, he was considered the most outstanding and dazzling monk of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and even the entire Taoist sect. He was originally waiting for Huaiyuan The venerable ascended, he should be the most qualified candidate to be the next suzerain of the Taiyi Xianzong, who knew that he would be replaced by the latecomer of your celestial venerable, and since then he will be hidden under the light of your celestial venerable, I guess I feel aggrieved. He actually broke away from the Taiyi Immortal Sect and wandered with Taoist companions."

Le Wuyan was dissatisfied with Xie Shigu's tone: "Are you from the Taiyi Immortal Sect? Are you so clear about other people's sects? Do you even know why people left the sect?"

Xu Youming said in a deep voice: "Honor Yulin has no conflicts with the sect. According to the rules of the sect, after the disciples of the sect form contracts with people from other sects, they can choose to leave the sect and join other sects. His Taoist partner is scattered Xiu, he didn't like being bound by the sect's rules, so he chose to leave the sect, and I have no conflict with him."

Su Ziyang was surprised when he heard the words: "I did hear that my sister-in-law came from which sect, is she actually Taiyi Immortal Sect? My brother was indeed a casual cultivator in the past, and later he wanted to settle down, so he accepted it in this extreme northern land." These disciples built the Shenmeng Palace."

Le Wuyan said: "You didn't say that your sister-in-law is a male sister-in-law."

Su Ziyang smiled foolishly: "It's not that the Taoist companions of the two immortals are men, I thought you would be surprised."

"The male sister-in-law is indeed not surprised," Xie Shigu said, shaking his fan, "It's unexpected that a casual cultivator has such a great ability."

Indeed, Venerable Yulin's talent is indeed outstanding, but without the cultivation of Taiyi Xianzong, whether he can break through the Mahayana at the age of two thousand is another matter, but a casual cultivator has limited resources after all. The Venerable's cultivation base is comparable, and his talent is probably still higher than him.

That is Duan Kun, who was also a casual cultivator in the Mahayana period, but he is already six or seven thousand years old.

Su Ziyang explained: "My elder brother's natural capital is good. Later, when he went out for training, he got a big chance to achieve what he is today. But compared with the two immortals, it is not worth mentioning. If my sister-in-law is really Those who came out of the Taiyi Immortal Sect must be happy to see their old friends, but sometimes I would like to invite the two immortals to come to Shenmeng Palace as guests."

"Let's talk about it when we get there. If it's really the Venerable Yulin who came from the Taiyi Immortal Sect, he shouldn't be stingy and take us to find Frost Dragon Orchid." Xie Shigu said leisurely.

The other three people didn't say much anymore, if it is really Venerable Yulin, then it is indeed a good thing.

On the evening of the seventh day, they landed in a city less than a thousand miles away from the snowy area.

Su Ziyang originally wanted to take them directly to Shenmeng Palace, but was rejected by Le Wuyan: "There is no such reason to rush to the door, you go back first, if your brother and sister-in-law leave the customs, tell them bluntly that our purpose is."

Su Ziyang assured: "Madam, don't worry, I promised to take you to find Frost Dragon Orchid before, and I will do what I say. You stay here first. I will go back and come back to find you tomorrow."

Waiting for the people to leave, Le Wuyan turned around and was about to say something, but saw a little girl no higher than their thighs emerging from behind the snowdrift on the roadside, her big black eyes were moving brightly, she looked cute, and she was not afraid of life at all , asked them: "Brother, are you gods? I saw you coming down from the sky."

Le Wuyan saw that the little girl was pretty, and stretched out his hand to pinch her face with a smile: "Where did you come from, why are you alone?"

"I can't find my mother." The little girl said honestly.

Qin Ziyu also came forward, bent down and asked her, "How old are you? What's your name, and where is your home?"

The little girl pointed to the city gate not far ahead: "Three years old, my name is Xuexue, and I live there."

Qin Ziyu said to Le Wuyan and the others: "I guess she got separated from her family, we were going to the city anyway, why don't we send her back."

Le Wuyan didn't care: "Okay."

Qin Ziyu picked up the child, and the little girl thanked them: "Thank you brothers, gods."

Xie Shigu stretched out the fan in his hand, and poked her chubby face: "Little girl is quite good at talking, isn't she?"

The little girl ignored him, obediently lay on Qin Ziyu's shoulder, and smiled at Le Wuyan.

When Xu Youming's eyes fell, the child seemed a little scared, paused, and smiled at him.

Xie Shigu: "..."

Don't want to see him?

After walking two streets into the city, a woman came in a panic. The little girl saw him from a distance and shouted, "Mom!"

The woman strode over and pulled the little girl from Qin Ziyu's arms. Qin Ziyu was taken aback, and the woman said in a low voice, "Thank you to the elders", and then quickly walked away with her daughter in her arms.

The little girl lay on his wife's shoulders and waved to them: "Goodbye, my god brothers."

Le Wuyan frowned, this woman is too vulgar, they helped her find her lost daughter no matter what, why this attitude?

A monk on the side of the road saw this scene and came up to chat with them: "Several elders must be from other places, right? You don't know, it's because the woman was unreasonable just now, she was just afraid. There is a sea monster in the sea, and every year at this time, children in this city will be lost, and they will be swept into the sea by the sea monster, and there will be no bones left."

Le Wuyan: "A sea monster again?"

Xie Shigu clicked his tongue: "Stealing children? Interesting?"

Xu Youming said, "Let's go, first find a place to stay."

The monk still wanted to ask what they were doing here, but Le Wuyan and the others didn't say anything more to him, and went straight forward.

Qin Ziyu looked around all the way, and whispered: "In this city, it seems that most of them are people without spiritual roots, and there are statues of monks who are just passing by."

"What's so strange about this," Xie Shigu said casually, "This kind of place in the world of ice and snow doesn't have enough aura. There are no monks willing to come here. If those mortals have other places to go, I'm afraid they won't want to stay here."

Moreover, the scale of this city is not large. They walked for two streets and found the only decent inn in the city.

There are three upper rooms as usual, but the innkeeper explained to them with a face full of embarrassment: "Our place is small, there are only two upper rooms, so it's better for a few elders to squeeze together..."

Xie Shigu immediately signaled to Qin Ziyu: "You stay with me."

Don't give him a chance to object.

Le Wuyan said it on the edge of his mouth and thought about it, he couldn't let Qin Ziyu sleep in the bunk, and it would be inconvenient to share a room with them.

He asked the innkeeper: "How far is your place from the sea? I heard that there are sea monsters here, and children are stolen from time to time?"

The shopkeeper's face changed slightly, and he lowered his voice and told them: "It's true, this place is two or three hundred miles away from the sea, but the sea monster is really powerful, it comes and goes without a trace, and it comes around this time of year The children stolen in the city range from one or two to four or five, and they are all boys and girls under the age of 12, so people in the city are always panicked at this time."

Le Wuyan asked curiously: "Since it has come and gone without a trace, how can we be sure that it is the sea monster in the sea?"

The shopkeeper sighed: "The bones of the lost children are gone, but the clothes and accessories on their bodies can be found at the seaside. Some people have seen those children being swept away by a gust of demon wind to the direction of the seaside by chance. Could it be the sea monsters? Are you causing trouble?"

Xie Shigu interjected casually: "Don't you have Xuanmen stationed here? Don't you have monks to help you deal with those sea monsters?"

"How can there be Xuanmen monks who would like this kind of place," the shopkeeper said helplessly, "The monks who will come here are just like you, the elders. They are just passing by, and they will leave within two days."

Le Wuyan said, "That's not right. Shenmeng Palace is not far from here, it's only a thousand miles away. To Xuanmen monks, it's nothing, right? Why don't they care?"

"That's not the reason," Xie Shigu disapproved, "If this place is not part of the Shenmeng Palace, no matter how close it is, they don't have the obligation to take care of it, right?"

Qin Ziyu hesitated and said, "Isn't it the usual way for evil spirits to practice magic with boys and girls under the age of 12?"

Le Wuyan said: "That's right, is this a sea monster? Don't be a demon cultivator?"

Xu Youming's expression sank a little, and he motioned to them: "Go upstairs first."

Le Wuyan followed him and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to take care of it?"

Xu Youming: "Look and talk, don't delay the purpose of our trip."

Before entering the door, Le Wuyan told Qin Ziyu worriedly: "If he troubles you, you can send me a voice transmission."

Qin Ziyu nodded, and Xie Shigu, who followed behind, dropped the sentence "Ma'am, worry too much", and stepped into the door first, Qin Ziyu hesitated to follow.

Le Wuyan stood outside the door, staring at the closed door, a little unhappy, and was pulled into the room by Xu Youming.

Le Wuyan: "Why?"

Xu Youming reminded him: "Don't pay too much attention to others."

Le Wuyan laughed immediately: "Okay, let me put all my thoughts on you, okay?"

Xu Youming had already walked to the side of the couch, sat down cross-legged, and was about to meditate.

Le Wuyan kicked off his shoes, turned over and climbed up, and hung on him: "Yaoyao, what do you think about all day long?"

Xu Youming pulled down Le Wuyan's troublesome hand: "Sit down."

Le Wuyan didn't listen to him, and lay down directly on his lap: "You meditate, I'll sleep for a while."

Xu Youming lowered his eyes, met Shang Le Wuyan's smiling eyes looking up at him, and gave a soft "hmm".