The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 228 Brother Lin Jin, is it really you? (6k)

The demon race is very different from the human race. They rarely encounter bottlenecks during their cultivation.

On weekdays, you only need to continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refine all kinds of natural treasures.

When the spiritual power accumulated in the body reaches a certain level, one will naturally step into the next realm.

Therefore, many demons are born with the ability to sense various elixirs, guard them, and swallow them when they are ripe.

On the other hand, the human race not only needs sophisticated methods of cultivation, but their own foundation is also crucial. The subsequent progress of cultivation also involves many auxiliary elixirs, comprehension of artistic conception, etc.

But God is fair.

Although the demon race has no bottleneck in cultivation, they are born with strong physiques and long lifespans, and even have various innate magical powers.

However, in terms of IQ, they were far behind humans in the early days.

However, this situation changes after the Nascent Soul and the Spiritual Transformation stage.

Especially in the Soul-Slaying Realm, their intelligence, appearance, etc. are almost the same as those of humans.

Therefore, Master Lu’s talent is still very terrifying.

Zhou Qing first sent a message to Lu Yaoyao's communication token. After seeing that there was no reply, he thought that Master Lu should not be there either, and should be accompanying her in the secret realm for training.

After a while, Yan Xiaohu came back with the chicken.

However, after entering the cave, before Zhou Qing could speak, Yan Xiaohu first looked around vigilantly, then used his mental power to detect, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It looks like they haven't come back yet. They must have been kept by their mother-in-law for dinner. They are two vixen. How can the fourth brother handle them?"

"Speaking of which, the current emperor's bloodline is quite impressive. The child he had with a fox spirit doesn't even show any trace of demonic origin. He's completely like me."

"Old hen, just follow me from now on. Be careful that Xuanyuan Muqian might turn into a fox and eat you up."

After hearing this, the old hen flapped its wings and flew towards Zhou Qing's direction.

"Where have you been? How come you're still so energetic after such a long walk... Fourth Brother? When did you come back?"

When Yan Xiaohu saw the old hen jump into Zhou Qing's arms familiarly, he suddenly reacted.

The expression on his face froze instantly, and his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

No, he clearly checked and there was no one there. Where on earth did you come from?

Zhou Qing stroked the old hen's increasingly smooth back and sighed helplessly.

Afterwards, Yan Xiaohu quickly came over with a smile on his face, his eyes full of curiosity, and asked, "How is it?"

"Not very good, I have already politely declined," Zhou Qing said calmly and in a light tone.

Yan Xiaohu was stunned and said, "Reject? Could it be that, as I suspected, the Imperial Concubine is trying to bring you together?"

Zhou Qing looked at him and nodded slightly: "Well, the Concubine Chen's words do have that meaning, but I'm not interested in that."

After saying that, he gently put the old hen down from his arms and fed her two medium-grade spirit stones.

Yan Xiaohu smacked his lips, his face full of regret, but he changed his joking attitude.

He said seriously, "Actually, it's fine to refuse. With what you have, let alone the princess, the current emperor might even give you both mother and daughter to win you over..."

"Get out of here!"

"okay!"

……

That night, there was a sudden whistling sound outside.

Without thinking, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu knew that the man in white had come. They had ignored him as usual, but this time a female voice filled with sadness suddenly sounded.

"Is it you? Is it really you? Brother Lin Jin——"

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes and appeared outside the cave in an instant.

Looking up, I saw a figure in white flying past quickly above the canyon, and it was about to disappear at the end of my sight in an instant.

And behind him, a woman in palace dress was chasing with tears in her eyes, and the seven tails behind her were so obvious.

Who else could it be but the Concubine Chen?

But at this moment, she had lost her former charm and elegance, and she just chased after him with a desperate determination.

"Heavenly Bodhisattva, what did I see?" Yan Xiaohu, who followed closely, was shocked.

Before he could react, Zhou Qing suddenly grabbed him and slipped into the cave.

The next moment, two maids who usually followed behind Concubine Chen appeared like ghosts and followed closely.

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu came out again.

Yan Xiaohu seemed very excited.

After all, the man in white had tormented him more than once or twice, and now he had gotten into trouble.

From now on, if you dare to come here, I will call you "Brother Lin Jin" in my rough voice and make you sick to death.

Zhou Qing stared at the night sky, frowning slightly.

"Lin Jin? Is that his name?"

Now the talent skill [Mind's Vision] is about to be upgraded to level five. If this is the real name, it can be bound directly.

Then we can determine what he wants to do based on his opinion of himself.

But then again, Second Uncle did successfully bind the name, so is this really his name?
Is there anyone with the surname Er?
……

The next day, just as Zhou Qing was about to go out, Xuanyuan Muqian arrived.

"Brother Zhou, I want to go back!" Xuanyuan Muqian said with a somewhat lonely look.

Although Zhou Qing was a little surprised, he was not overly surprised.

The current emperor's spy, who left his mark by your mother's side, witnessed that scene with his own eyes. How could he possibly let her stay here any longer?

"Are you okay?" Zhou Qing asked with concern.

Xuanyuan Muqian shook his head slightly and forced a smile.

"I'm fine. You and Yaoyao can come to the Imperial Capital when you have time. My Seventh Brother and I will definitely treat you well. After all, we don't have many friends, but you are definitely one of them."

Zhou Qing looked at her pitiful appearance and could only nod and say, "Okay, come over when you have time."

"Then it's a deal!" After hearing Zhou Qing's answer, Xuanyuan Muqian suddenly became happy again, turned around and left happily.

Zhou Qing looked at her back and sighed softly.

In fact, it may be a rare happiness for her to be able to stay away from those power struggles and conspiracies and live so heartlessly.

But I didn’t expect that Lu Yuanzhi would come that afternoon, and Lin Daochen came with him.

"Zhou Qing, it's great that you are here!" Seeing Zhou Qing from afar, Lin Daochen's face suddenly showed a look of relief.

Zhou Qing was filled with doubts and immediately turned his gaze to Lu Yuanzhi, asking anxiously, "What's wrong? Did something happen to Junior Sister Lu?"

Lu Yuanzhi hurriedly shook his head and said, “She’s fine, I just want to ask you for a favor.”

After a hurried narration, Zhou Qing gradually understood what had happened.

It turned out that Master Lu had set up a four-color magic circle in the secret realm of the academy, but the situation recently was a bit similar to that at the border, with signs of instability beginning to appear, and even the possibility of collapse.

In a hurry, she immediately went to see the dean.

After seeing this, the dean didn't know what to do for a moment. After all, he was not a formation master, so he could only help to temporarily stabilize the state of the formation.

There was no other way, so Lu Yuanzhi quickly forced Lin Daochen, who was in seclusion, to wake up.

But no one knows better than Lin Daochen how the four-color magic circle at the border was repaired.

He had to quickly put down the insights of Master Situ Jiuyao that he was studying, and rushed to find Zhou Qing with Lu Yuanzhi.

At this moment, seeing that Zhou Qing was still in the academy and did not go back with the second uncle, the two of them felt relieved.

Although Lu Yuanzhi didn't know why Master Lin insisted on taking Zhou Qing with him, the situation was urgent and she could no longer care about anything else. She quickly saluted Zhou Qing and said, "Zhou Qing, please help me."

Seeing this, Zhou Qing quickly said, "Master Lu, you're too polite. I'll do my best."

After saying that, the three of them hurried towards the direction of the secret realm.

Zhou Qing originally wanted to give the jade box to her, but looking at the current situation, it was obviously inappropriate.

After a short while, the three of them appeared under a towering cliff.

Lu Yuanzhi couldn't wait to take out a token and inject spiritual power into it.

Soon, many intertwined runes appeared on the cliff, and they shone brightly.

After a few breaths, the rune lines that were originally closely connected began to flow and gradually converged into a huge circular light array.

As the light array slowly rotated, a low humming sound was emitted, and then ripples appeared on the cliff, and vaguely a lush mountain range could be seen inside.

It turns out that this is the secret place of Baiyu Taixu Courtyard, the design is really ingenious.

But then again, whether in reality or simulation, he has entered his own cave countless times, and still doesn't know where the real entrance is.

"Let's go!" Lu Yuanzhi put away the token and rushed in first, followed closely by Zhou Qing and Lu Yuanzhi.

As soon as you enter, a fresh aura hits you in the face, making you feel refreshed.

There are also several mountains that rise and fall, reaching into the sky. The most eye-catching thing is that two of the mountains are covered with a layer of dazzling ice crystals.

"Yaoyao is training in the iceberg on the left. She will be able to come out in half a month."

As if to reassure Zhou Qing, Lu Yuanzhi hurriedly walked towards the direction of the magic circle, pointing his finger at an iceberg and speaking anxiously.

Zhou Qing followed his gaze and said nothing more, but looking at the place they were heading to, it seemed to be another iceberg.

Since this secret place belongs to Dean Weng, why did she set up a four-color magic circle here?
Sure enough, they arrived at another mountain covered with ice and snow. As soon as they landed, the three of them clearly felt a chaotic spiritual power fluctuation coming towards them.

Zhou Qing and Lin Daochen looked at each other, then followed Lu Yuanzhi silently.

After passing through a corridor and reaching the bottom of the iceberg, I saw the outline of a huge four-color magic circle looming, and the runes on it were flickering.

In addition, there is a familiar figure watching quietly.

"Greetings, Dean!" Seeing Mr. Weng here, Zhou Qing and Lin Daochen saluted together.

Weng Yunqi turned around, looked at the two of them and nodded slightly.

"It's good that you're back. There are always more troubles in places like that. No matter which cultivation country it is, it's better to have less contact with the royal family!" Weng Yunqi said.

Upon hearing this, the two nodded in understanding.

Then, Weng Yunqi turned his gaze to Lu Yuanzhi and said, "She destroyed the formation herself. You should know that she was seeking death."

After hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi's face turned pale, he bit his lower lip tightly, and shook his head vigorously: "I won't let her die, no matter what."

Weng Yunqi sighed, his voice full of vicissitudes: "Perhaps death is a relief for both you and her." As soon as the words fell, a shrill roar came from inside the formation.

Lu Yuanzhi rushed into the formation without hesitation.

Zhou Qing and Lin Daochen looked at each other, as if they had guessed something.

Weng Yunqi slowly turned his gaze towards Lin Daochen and Zhou Qing, and said calmly, "This formation is called the Taiyin Nurturing Spirit Formation, and it was something I accidentally discovered years ago."

"But I don't know anything about the construction method of this formation, the trajectory of the spiritual energy circulation within it, etc."

"Therefore, repairing this formation will depend on you figuring it out on your own."

When Lin Daochen heard this, his expression instantly became serious, and his eyes were full of embarrassment.

After all, when repairing the four-color magic circle at the border, at least there was the jade slip left by the fourth-level formation master.

It records in detail key information such as the rune arrangement of each area.

I have never heard of the Taiyin Soul-Nourishing Array before me. How can it be easy to repair it?

Zhou Qingze looked at the four colors that were constantly flowing on the surface of the magic circle and frowned slightly.

Who is the “she” that Mr. Weng just mentioned?

Judging from Master Lu’s anxious look, this person must be very important to her.

Could it be that this formation...

Zhou Qing immediately used his spiritual consciousness to check the inheritance left to him by Xuan Qingzi, and sure enough, he found records about this formation in the fourth-level area.

The main function of this formation is to nourish the spiritual body, nurture spiritual objects and purify spiritual power.

Unfortunately, he didn't have enough spiritual seals to see it.

"Let's go in and take a look!" Old Man Weng said when he saw the two men were silent.

Lin Daochen subconsciously turned his gaze to Zhou Qing. At this moment, his mind was in a mess and he could only look at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing smiled slightly and said, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

Lin Daochen then breathed a sigh of relief and entered.

As soon as I entered, I saw a huge eight-tailed white fox struggling and roaring in the center of the formation.

Because her body was constantly in a cycle of tearing and repairing, there was a huge blue magic circle hanging above her head.

Blue spiritual power threads continuously poured down from the magic circle and were injected into its body, as if repairing it, but at the same time trapping her as well.

Lu Yuanzhi stood aside, his body filled with coldness, his hands quickly forming seals.

Strands of icy light were continuously pouring out from her palm and sinking into the body of the giant fox.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing and Lin Daochen were both shocked.

Lu Yuanzhi was sweating profusely and her face was pale. It was obvious that maintaining the output of this icy breath was extremely exhausting for her.

"Azhi, let me be free!" At this time, the eight-tailed fox spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse and weak.

When Lu Yuanzhi heard this, tears instantly burst out, and she shook her head desperately, and said in a hoarse voice: “No, big sister, you are the only relative I have left.”

The eight-tailed fox endured the bone-gnawing pain, and tried its best to slowly turn its huge head, gazing at Lu Yuanzhi gently.

His eyes were filled with pity and self-blame, and he whispered, "But I've been a burden to you for too long. You should have entered the Soul Severing Realm long ago, but you've been suppressed for me until now. I... I can't bear it."

"But I am willing, sister. Don't talk for now. It will stop hurting in a while," Lu Yuanzhi said as she increased the input of spiritual power.

As if not wanting to make Lu Yuanzhi worry too much, the eight-tailed fox gritted its teeth, endured the spasms of a new round of severe pain, and swallowed back the painful groan that was about to come out of its mouth.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Qing couldn't help but think of Concubine Chen.

It seems that they should be three sisters.

So, the feud between Master Lu and Concubine Chen is all because of the eight-tailed beast in front of them?

"Master Lin, I hope you can help me!" Lu Yuanzhi turned his head and looked at Lin Daochen.

Lin Daochen nodded and brought Zhou Qing closer, but looking at the chaotic spiritual power and flashing runes around him, he really didn't know where to start.

Then he looked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing looked around, carefully recalled the formation experience left by Master Situ, and began to look for its core location.

Lin Daochen also understood it immediately, after all, he had been meditating on it for a while.

Not long after, the two finally identified the spiritual patterns in the core area, but everything here was as usual and there was nothing to repair.

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and walked up to the giant fox, saying, "Senior, I'd like to ask, which part did you destroy specifically?"

When Lu Yuanzhi heard this, he quickly looked at his elder sister.

But the eight-tailed fox just glanced at Zhou Qing indifferently, then endured the pain in his body, slowly closed his eyes, and said nothing.

"Sister, I beg you!" Lu Yuanzhi pleaded in tears.

A line of tears flowed down the corners of the eight-tailed fox's eyes. Finally, it simply turned its head to the side, avoiding Lu Yuanzhi's gaze.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuanzhi immediately stopped what he was doing, panting, ran to the other side, knelt down on his knees, and shouted almost in collapse.

"Sister, please say something! You're really the only one left with me..."

But Yaoi was trembling all over and still didn't say a word.

At this stalemate, something unexpected happened.

The jade box in Zhou Qing's arms seemed to sense something and suddenly floated out slowly and uncontrollably.

Then, it slowly opened, and a soft light overflowed from it, and the shadow of the Concubine Chen gradually appeared in the light.

In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, Zhou Qing quickly sent a message to Lu Yuanzhi and quickly told him the whole story.

After hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi immediately stood up in anger and was about to smash the divine consciousness into pieces, but Chen Fei had already completely solidified at this moment.

The moment she saw the eight-tailed fox that was now suffering, she was stunned and burst into tears of heartache, her eyes full of guilt and self-blame.

"Sister, it's me, it's Achen. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry—" Chen Fei's voice trembled, and she knelt down in the air.

Hearing this familiar voice, Yabi slowly opened his eyes again, his gaze fell on the shadow of Chen Fei, his eyes full of complexity.

"Azhi!" Just as Lu Yuanzhi's spiritual power surged around him and he was about to take action, the eight-tailed fox stopped him while enduring the bone-eating pain.

Then she looked at Concubine Chen and said, "Looking at you like this, you seem to be doing well. In this case, I am relieved."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen burst into tears and sobbed non-stop, "Sister, I did this for my own reasons. You've already failed to sever your soul once, and you almost lost your soul that time. But relying on the Nine Nether Lotus Seeds won't allow you to take that step."

"My elder sister couldn't cross over, so you stole all the lotus seeds?" Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and shouted loudly.

After hearing the conversation between the three people, Zhou Qing and Lin Daochen looked at each other, then quietly stepped aside.

I didn’t expect that the three sisters became enemies because of this incident.

Lin Daochen was even more surprised. Master Lu was a demon? And he was also a relative of the imperial concubine?
At this moment, Concubine Chen raised her tear-stained face and explained anxiously, "Ever since Brother Lin Jin died, you have been the people closest to me. I really don't want anything to happen to you again."

"Second sister, I really didn't know at that time that my eldest sister had already taken a Nine Nether Lotus Seed and attempted a second breakthrough."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken all the lotus seeds away, leaving my elder sister halfway through her breakthrough and then suffering backlash like this. I, I..."

A biting cold air instantly emanated from Lu Yuanzhi's feet, even freezing the surrounding air.

She gritted her teeth and said in a cold voice, "You still remember Lin Jin? If he knew that I sacrificed my life to save you, and that in less than three years you brought all the lotus seeds that my eldest sister was guarding to the current emperor and became his concubine, I wonder how he would regret it."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen's spirit image shook, her face filled with pain, but she quickly raised her head and roared, "Do you think I'm willing to do this? I'm offering the Nine Nether Lotus Seed as a token of my loyalty, just so I can get it one day."

As she spoke, she took out a yellowed piece of paper from the jade box with trembling hands.

"This is what I have exchanged my whole life for!"

The concubine Chen held the paper and suddenly burst into laughter, but then she started crying again while laughing.

It seemed as if years of repression had completely erupted at this moment.

"I don't like Xuanyuan Hao, even though I have given birth to a daughter for him, I still don't like him."

"Do you know what it's like to be with someone you don't like day and night and have to pretend to be happy every day?"

Concubine Chen questioned.

After hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but change their expressions.

"But, ever since Brother Lin Jin died, my heart has completely died. I don't want to see my elder sister leave me again. I still have you in the future! I can't lose any more relatives!"

The Concubine Chen was in tears and almost had a breakdown.

Then, she used all her strength to throw the note to Lu Yuanzhi.

"This is the other thing needed to break through the Soul Severing Realm. As long as Big Sister successfully breaks through, everything can be saved."

Looking at the paper floating over and the third sister crying heart-wrenchingly.

Lu Yuanzhi and Yaowei finally reacted.

No wonder she suddenly changed her personality, resolutely stole the Nine Nether Lotus Seeds and left, and resolutely married into the Xuanyuan family. It turned out that the purpose of doing this was all for them.

At this moment, the resentment that had accumulated in the two people's hearts for many years completely dissipated, and was replaced by deep heartache.

Since she was a child, the third sister has been naughty and full of tricks, but they never thought that this girl would actually join the game and make such a big sacrifice for them.

In fact, they had sought help from the old emperor before, but because the eldest sister failed to kill the soul, both her body and spirit were severely damaged.

So the old emperor directly rejected it because it had no investment value.

Even if we spend a huge amount of money to help achieve a breakthrough, it is estimated that we will not be able to go far in the future.

On the contrary, Lu Yuanzhi's bloodline has awakened well. Now he doesn't rely on anything, but he is about to kill his soul.

However, because they sisters practiced the same ancestral mental method called "Moon Worship Technique", their spiritual powers could be compatible with each other.

Therefore, Lu Yuanzhi would inject spiritual power into his elder sister's body every once in a while to alleviate the pain she was suffering from the backlash of the breakthrough.

However, this method has a drawback. Once one of them breaks through the Soul-Severing Realm, the nature of the spiritual power generated will change dramatically and the original state of harmony will no longer be maintained.

Therefore, over the years, Lu Yuanzhi was willing to suppress his own realm for the sake of his elder sister.

Not only that, she also ran around, trying her best to help other masters in the Soul-Severing Realm, just to get them to save her elder sister out of favor.

But the results are mostly in vain, with some making excuses or putting forward other harsh conditions.

In addition to the current dean Weng Yunqi, who has used this "Taiyin Yangling Formation" to protect my elder sister until today.

At this point, all the misunderstandings were finally resolved.

Both Lu Yuanzhi and Yawei were already heartbroken.

"Silly girl!" Yaoi's tears rolled down.

(End of this chapter)