A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 499 Black Ice Turtle

After Lu Qingzhu returned to the cave, Duan Rong was the only lonely figure left in the empty valley.

After walking around the valley, he sat down on a rock, his eyes scanning the scenery in the valley from time to time.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

He stood up, paced a few times, then fixed his eyes and walked slowly towards the entrance of Lu Qingzhu's cave.

Duan Rong didn't dare to stand directly at the entrance of the cave. If Lu Qingzhu stabbed out a sword from the dark cave, he was afraid that he would not be able to avoid it.

He stood a few steps away from the cave entrance and shouted into the dark cave, "Miss Lu!"

Duan Rong shouted once, but seeing no response from inside the cave, he shouted twice more.

This time, after a while of footsteps, Lu Qingzhu stood at the entrance of the cave, holding a long sword, looking at Duan Rong with unfriendly eyes, and asked coldly: "What are you doing?"

Duan Rong noticed that Lu Qingzhu was holding a long sword in her hand with blood dripping from it. It was obvious that she was dealing with the corpse of a Yuan Beast in the cave.

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Oh, sorry to bother you while you're dealing with the Yuan Beast."

Lu Qingzhu frowned slightly and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it!"

Duan Rong said: "Miss Lu, last time we met by chance in the Dark Forest, we got the Black Fire Lotus together..."

Although it was called an encounter, it was not accidental that they met there. They had both cultivated to the twelfth level of the Taizang Sutra and naturally needed the assistance of the Black Fire Lotus. And that time happened to be the season when the Black Fire Lotus matured.

When Lu Qingzhu heard Duan Rong talking about the Black Fire Lotus again, she turned around and was about to leave. As soon as she turned around, Duan Rong immediately called out, "Miss Lu, don't worry. I want to talk about the Black Ice Turtle."

When Lu Qingzhu heard the words "Black Ice Turtle", he froze for a moment. He turned around, looked at Duan Rong, and asked curiously, "Do you have any news about the Black Ice Turtle?"

Duan Rong knew that once he mentioned the Black Ice Turtle, Lu Qingzhu would definitely be interested because the tortoise shell of the Black Ice Turtle was an auxiliary medicine for practicing the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra.

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Of course there is news. But an adult black ice turtle is a mid-level Yuan beast. It may take some effort to capture it. If you, Miss Lu, had not achieved the cyclone realm, I would not have mentioned this matter at all. Now, Miss Lu, you have advanced to the cyclone realm. If you and I join forces, and with the help of Yinghuo, we should be able to capture the black ice turtle. I just wonder if Miss Lu is willing to join forces with Duan?"

Duan Rong finished speaking with a faint smile on his face, waiting patiently for Lu Qingzhu's reply.

The news about the Black Ice Turtle was indeed marked on Wu Shidao's feng shui map, but it was a mid-level Yuan Beast, and its location was quite deep in the Dark Forest.

Although Duan Rong has achieved the cyclone realm, it is still somewhat dangerous for him to go deep into the heart of the dark forest alone.

If he had not suddenly met Lu Qingzhu in this deep valley, he would not have planned to attract the attention of the black ice turtle now.

But since he met Lv Qingzhu, and Lv Qingzhu had achieved the cyclone realm, he couldn't help but think about it. Because Lv Qingzhu and he both needed the tortoise shell of the black ice tortoise to practice the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra.

In fact, Duan Rong had already made up his mind, that is, he would rather take some risks and find a way to rescue Xiao Yu from the tower forest as soon as possible. If Zhu He hadn't suddenly brought him to see the ancestor, he might have already started to arrange this matter.

Even though he is now in a deep valley, as long as he passes the test of the ancestor, he will immediately start to rescue Xiao Yu.

In fact, his own realm strength is also very important for rescuing Xiao Yu. After all, those guarding the four directions of Tallin are four Cyclone Realm first-level strongmen.

If he had not also advanced to the Cyclone Realm, this matter would probably not have had any chance of success.

But even if he has advanced to the Cyclone Realm, it is not easy to capture Xiao Yu out of a one-on-four situation and protect Xiao Yu from being snatched back. It requires careful planning!

If he could quickly improve his own strength, he would have a better chance of rescuing Xiao Yu from Tallinn.

However, his Dantian happened to be secretly injured and it would take more than a month to heal. In other words, it was impossible for him to make any significant improvement in his realm within this month.

Otherwise, if Dantian is under repeated pressure, the hidden injury will continue to be strained, causing endless troubles.

Although it is impossible to improve one's realm, Duan Rong still has a way to quickly improve his own strength, and that is to achieve the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra.

Because after achieving the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra, he can devour the spirit of the instrument that contains a higher artistic conception.

Although his cultivation level cannot be improved in the short term, if he absorbs and digests a higher state of mind, the power of his sword will be further enhanced.

It will significantly improve his overall strength in a very short period of time.

After all, as long as he gets the tortoise shell of the black ice tortoise, it will only take a few minutes for him to achieve the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra.

Then go to the place where you can select weapons, devour a wave of weapon spirits, and your strength will immediately increase.

Lu Qingzhou looked at Duan Rong for a while, as if he was thinking, and suddenly asked, "When are you going?"

Duan Rong was not surprised by Lu Qingzhu's question. He had already calculated that Lu Qingzhu would agree. When he was about to reply, he suddenly saw Zhu He walking in again from the valley entrance.

Duan Rong stood at the entrance of Lu Qingzhu's cave. The master and disciple looked at each other, but Zhu He ignored Duan Rong and walked straight past.

Duan Rong saw Zhu He walking over, then he looked at Lu Qingzhu and said, "Let me take care of the current matter first. You wait for my news."

"Okay!" Lu Qingzhu said, then turned and went back to the cave.

When Duan Rong saw Lu Qingzhu's figure disappear in the dark cave, he also walked away and came to the entrance of Lu Yinlin's cave. He just saw Zhu He walked into Lu Yinlin's cave.

Deep in the cave, Lu Yinlin sat in front of a stone table, listening expressionlessly to Zhu He's speculation. He took two sips of water without saying a word.

Duan Rong was standing bored not far from the cave entrance, kicking a stone on the ground, when suddenly a voice rang in his ears without warning.

"Come in!"

Duan Rong shuddered. The voice was quite intimidating and solemn, it was Lu Yinlin's voice.

Duan Rong turned around and walked into the cave.

Deep in the cave illuminated by fluorescent light, Lu Yinlin was sitting in front of a stone table, and Zhu He was standing not far in front of him. As soon as Duan Rong entered, both of them looked at him.

Duan Rong then prostrated himself before Lu Yinlin.

Lu Yinlin said, "Get up."

Duan Rong stood up and glanced at Zhu He. Zhu He's expression was a little complicated at this time.

Lu Yinlin asked straight to the point: "Duan Rong, have you achieved the twelfth level of the Garbha Sutra?
Duan Rong's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Yes."

"Where does the technique come from?!"

Where did Lu Yinlin's martial arts come from? These four words were spoken in a very light tone, but there was a faint sense of oppression that solidified in the air.

Duan Rong knelt down again and said bluntly: "My disciple is guilty!"

Then, Duan Rong recounted the entire story of the Xu Ruhu case from beginning to end without holding back anything.

Zhu He stood aside. After hearing Duan Rong tell him everything, his originally complicated and anxious expression finally eased. He stood aside and looked at Duan Rong with satisfaction.

If Duan Rong concealed the truth at this time and talked about irrelevant things, he would be foolish.

After Duan Rong finished his story, he knelt down again and said, "I have stolen the sect's skills without permission. I beg you to punish me, Grandmaster!"

Lu Yinlin looked at Duan Rong who was kneeling on his knees, paused for a while, and then said: "The person who stole the skills was Xu Ruhu. As for you, you have also eliminated a threat to our sect, so your merits and demerits are offset."

Duan Rong was delighted when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at Lu Yinlin sincerely, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Old Ancestor!" Lu Yinlin looked at Duan Rong, his eyes flashed with solemnity and he said, "Duan Rong, let me ask you! Even if you have the skills, how could you complete all the twelve levels of the Taizang Sutra in such a short time?"

Duan Rong was shocked when he heard this. But he was just pretending to be shocked. He had expected that Lu Yinlin would ask this question.

Duan Rong pretended to be hesitant and said, "When I first practiced the Taizang Sutra, I found a faint light in my spiritual sea of consciousness. As soon as I practiced according to the Taizang Sutra's method..."

Duan Rong then told Lu Yinlin and Zhu He all the details of his practice of the Taizang Sutra.

He spoke in great detail because everything he said was true.

Zhu He was fascinated by what he heard, his face full of disbelief.

However, Lu Yinlin's eyes flashed with deep thought. He interrupted Duan Rong several times and asked him a few questions.

Whenever Lu Yinlin heard something, Duan Rong would answer truthfully without hiding anything.

After listening to Duan Rong's account of the entire cultivation process, Lu Yinlin looked at Duan Rong and said, "That is to say, the first time you cultivated the Taizang Sutra and entered your own spiritual sea of consciousness, the sea of dim light already existed."

Duan Rong said: "Yes!"

"You don't know where they come from?"

Duan Rong said: "Disciple does not know."

"After each practice, the sea of ​​light can repair itself and return to its original state?"

Duan Rong said: "Yes! That's right."

In fact, what Lu Yinlin wanted to know most was the origin of the dark sea. But now it seemed that the dark sea was something that Duan Rong had innately possessed in his soul, like some kind of soul imprint passed down from generation to generation.

Lu Yinlin pondered for a long time, then suddenly looked up at Duan Rong and said, "You have practiced many times, but have you noticed why those dim light seas appear in the shape of trees?"

Duan Rong looked confused and said, "I am also confused about this point."

Of course he knew, because those were the tree spirits he devoured one by one.

Lu Yinlin sighed and said, "You can stir up the tides of heaven and earth's vitality, so there must be something extraordinary about you. The Sea of ​​Dark Light will be of great benefit to his cultivation, so you must grasp it well."

Duan Rong said: "Thank you for your advice, ancestor."

Lu Yinlin said, "Duan Rong, let me ask you this. I want to keep you by my side for twenty years and personally guide your practice. Are you willing?!"

"what!"

Duan Rong was shocked. The development of things was obviously far beyond his expectations.

He originally said that he would rescue Xiao Yu from Tallinn, but now, Xiao Yu has not been rescued yet, and he is trapped in this deep valley.

Duan Rong didn't know how to answer for a moment, but turned his head to look at Zhu He beside him.

Zhu He said: "Why are you looking at me? The ancestor is a great master in the Nascent Soul Realm, and he is willing to personally guide you in your cultivation. Why don't you thank me quickly!"

Duan Rong knelt there without moving after hearing this. He looked at Lu Yinlin and asked, "May I ask, Grandmaster, if I stay with you, does that mean I cannot leave the valley for the next twenty years?"

Lu Yinlin smiled and said, "I'm letting you practice, not letting you go to jail. On the fifth and tenth day of every month, I will teach you how to practice. You can make your own arrangements on other days. You can also come and go freely in this valley."

Duan Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So that was the case. He immediately knelt down and shouted, "If that's the case, disciple is willing!"

Lu Yinlin took out a ruler-like object from his sleeve and threw it beside Duan Rong with a clang.

Duan Rong was kneeling there. When he heard the noise, he looked up and saw a copper ruler on the ground beside his legs. There were ancient runes carved on the ruler, and it was covered with a copper-green stain.

Lu Yinlin said, "This is the ruler for entering and exiting the valley entrance array. Keep it safe. I'll ask Xiao Chu to teach you how to use it later."

When Duan Rong heard the name "Xiao Chu", he blinked and then his eyes moved.

He remembered that the old farmer who led them into the valley was always called Mr. Chu by Zhu He. The "Little Chu" mentioned by Lu Yinlin was obviously this person.

However, judging from the man's appearance, he is already an old man with gray hair. Seeing how respectful Zhu He is to him, it is estimated that this man's realm is not low, and he may be several hundred years old.

Lü Yinlin actually called him Xiao Chu. However, if you think about it carefully, he was not wrong. Lü Yinlin was already over a thousand years old, and calling the old farmer Xiao Chu, although it was strange, was reasonable.

Duan Rong picked up the ruler.

Lu Yinlin said, "Go back and pack your things, then come over. There are many caves in the valley, you can choose one to live in."

"Yes, old man."

Lu Yinlin glanced at Zhu He and said, "Zhu He, you and Duan Rong go. I am a little tired."

Zhu He immediately knelt down and bowed to Lu Yinlin, saying, "Take care, ancestor!"

Lu Yinlin nodded, and Zhu He stood up and took Duan Rong out of the cave.

The two walked slowly in the valley.

Zhu He said: "You must practice well in the valley. If you can achieve success in your practice, it will be a great honor for your master!"

Duan Rong said: "Master, rest assured, I will be able to do it."

Zhu He nodded and said, "If you have time, come back to Yunfu Peak to see your master. Don't let the relationship between us become dull by staying with the ancestor."

Duan Rong said: "Once a teacher, always a father. How dare I be so rebellious?"

Zhu He smiled and said, "That's a nice thing to say. Duan Rong, I hope that we, the master and the disciple, can live up to each other. Master has seen a lot of disputes in this world. It's not easy to be able to finish everything from beginning to end!"

There was a sense of desolation in Zhu He's words.

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Master, you are too sentimental."

Zhu He said, "I am old now, so I can't help but have more feelings. Also, don't take it personally when the ancestor investigates you. This is also a concern of the ancestor. He originally had a beloved disciple, Fu Yi, who was also gifted. The ancestor loved him very much, cultivated him carefully, and guided him in his practice without reservation. But he didn't expect that this person was a born rebel. Not only did he betray Taiyi Sect, but he also founded the Filthy Blood Sect, and opposed the sect everywhere. Since the incident with Fu Yi, the ancestor's temperament has become more and more withdrawn. This time he investigated you carefully because Fu Yi's betrayal really hurt his heart."

Duan Rong said: "Master, don't worry. I won't mind this matter."

"That's good!"

Duan Rong couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate in his heart that he had noticed something was wrong during the Valley test that year and had suppressed his power, otherwise he would have come to Lu Yinlin's side at that time.

Because later he learned about the sect’s system.

Once you succeed in stepping onto the stage, you will be able to receive personal guidance from the ancestor. One hundred and eighty years ago, Chu Qiushan succeeded in stepping onto the stage and stayed with the ancestor for twenty years.

At that time, if he came to Lv Yinlin, he would still have the blood light of the origin of the Dirty Blood Divine Art in his sea of consciousness. Once Lv Yinlin found out, his fate could be imagined. Because he could not tell Lv Yinlin that he got the blood light of the origin of the Dirty Blood Divine Art by devouring the spirit of the weapon out of curiosity.

In Lu Yinlin's opinion, such a powerful origin of blood light can only be cultivated through long-term practice of the Divine Art of Filthy Blood.

The two most annoying things in Lu Yinlin's heart were the Filthy Blood Sect and Fu Yi. As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred! In a rage, it is not impossible for him to kill Duan Rong directly!
(End of this chapter)