The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 91 Why is your soul lamp always flickering? (6k)
Faced with Yan Xiaohu's dirty talk and the sudden appearance of Senior Brother Zhou, Lu Yaoyao covered her face with one hand, her heart full of entanglement, and subconsciously looked at the innocent-looking Ninth Princess.

Currently, both of them are suspects, and she is not sure.

Forget it, Fairy Xuanyou is the reserve number one, and Princess Nine is the reserve number two. Maybe it is one of them.

Afraid that the Ninth Princess would overthink things, Lu Yaoyao quickly said, "Yes, yes, Senior Brother Yan is quite humorous and likes to joke. Oh, I'm a little hungry. Let's go to the Jade Kitchen."

After Lu Yaoyao finished speaking, she quickly pulled the Ninth Princess away.

"A forced melon is not sweet. You two are not suitable for each other!"

Zhou Qing squatted down, picked up the old hen and left.

You can't even say a good word to me every day.

Yan Xiaohu, who stayed where he was, scratched his head and muttered to himself, "That's true. Was I too direct? A woman is three thousand years older than me. It's more appropriate for her to be in the immortal class. Look at my brain."

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Zhou Qing was not curious why these two people from the imperial capital were still staying in Taiqing Gate. He had more important things to do at the moment.

After ensuring that the barrier of the residence was open normally and not disturbed, Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief and then put thirty medium-grade spirit stones into the token.

A powerful suction force came, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in that mysterious space.

"Number One, you're here!"

Soon, the voice of blue ball number six came from the side.

As for the green ball number four and the blue ball number five, they were not there, but Zhou Qing currently had a good feeling about the blue ball number six.

"Yeah!" Zhou Qing said.

Blue Ball Number Six invited, "How about visiting my screen today?"

Zhou Qing shook his head.

"No, I can't move here. I'll go when I have time!"

Zhou Qing didn't dare to say too much. To such a big shot, any word might expose him.

"Okay, I wish you good luck!" After saying this, blue ball number six turned into a ray of light and penetrated into one of the pictures.

The scene in the picture also turned blue in an instant, and it was impossible to see what was happening inside.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing felt relieved and went in.

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"My luck is so good this time?" When Zhou Qing stepped into the gravity zone again, not a single wandering soul appeared to attack him.

He is already ready for battle.

Then he looked at his own panel.

[Reduced Presence——LV3 (41/100)]

This time, with the help of the duel between the eldest brother and the seventh prince, I was able to gain some ignored points.

Now there is almost a 50% chance that the Jindan realm will ignore him.

Since there was no danger, Zhou Qing simply moved forward bit by bit despite the terrifying pressure until he arrived at the corridor again, sweating profusely.

After breaking through the Golden Core stage, the gravity in this gravity zone increases almost several times. If a few wandering souls of the same realm come at this time, it will be a lively scene.

He skillfully put the millstone back in its original place and came to the familiar place again. The Lingyun mushrooms here had disappeared.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile.

I wonder if the Supreme Elder Duanmu Shu noticed anything wrong here after he went in last time?

Maybe they thought it was swallowed by a wandering soul, or maybe they didn't take these spiritual mushrooms seriously at all.

Then Zhou Qing let out a long sigh and walked deeper into the room.

After passing through the passage, the familiar scene appeared again.

Red River, Dead Crows, Giant Tree, Heart, Coffin...

Especially the resonance caused by the black heart wrapped in iron chains, which still made him feel breathless.

But compared to last time, it is obviously much better.

creak-

Zhou Qing endured the discomfort and looked around. Soon, the lid of the sarcophagus on the other side of the Red River was moved away again.

Immediately afterwards, a ball of green gas emanated from it.

Zhou Qing was on full alert, watching closely.

Until I saw that ball of green gas twisting continuously, and slowly transformed into a green scroll.

Almost at the same time, the two golden elixirs in Zhou Qing's body seemed to have a response.

"This seems to be something of the same origin as the Yin and Yang energy?" Zhou Qing was a little surprised.

By the way, this number one heavenly energy - Yin and Yang, was obtained by the second uncle from here.

If there are any omissions, it is entirely possible.

However, the Qi of Heaven is the innate spirit, but this scroll seems to have been created by a later generation.

Although he was a little confused, Zhou Qing did not rush forward. After all, someone as strong as the Second Master could be trapped here for many years, and the Supreme Elder who had been here for less than a day was seriously injured.

There must be some crisis that he hasn't discovered?
"There are actually restrictions on spiritual consciousness here?"

Soon, as he released his spiritual consciousness, he was surprised to find that he was unable to detect the surrounding situation at all.

That's right, starting from the gravity zone, the Supreme Elder and others can't sense the situation inside. If they encounter danger, they can't get timely treatment. The only thing they can rely on is the Yang Fire Talisman and their own luck.

Afterwards, he wanted to use his spiritual power to drive the object and roll the scroll over.

However, the deathly aura brought by the red river in front of him was too heavy, and the spiritual power seemed to be absorbed by the dead crows as soon as it touched it.

"How does the Grand Elder get through every time he comes in?"

Zhou Qing looked around. After all, he couldn't use his spiritual sense and spiritual power, and there was no bridge here.

Also, what caused her to be injured?

What did she want to get when she came in?
The same goes for the elder who had achieved great success in his cultivation the first time.

I practiced so hard just to come here and seek opportunities.

Just as Zhou Qing was thinking, a creepy sound suddenly came from behind him.

This startled him and he turned around quickly.

I saw a huge black crow slowly walking out of the darkness.

Its entire body was shrouded in a thick aura of death, and its gigantic body exuded a chilling sense of oppression.

The deathly aura surged like a tide, and its blood-red eyes were staring at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing felt his breathing stagnate, and the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his forehead, as if something suddenly pierced through him.

Then, consciousness fell into darkness.

When he opened his eyes again, he had turned into a ball of red light.

"I'm going to die now? Isn't that too fast?"

Zhou Qing felt a lingering fear. If his guess was correct, it was as if a feather as hard as steel had pierced through him.

It was so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

"Could it be that it was the one that injured the Supreme Elder and others?" Zhou Qing said in shock.

You know, Duanmu Shu has reached the great perfection of the Spirit Transformation Realm. If that is true, it is not unfair for a small fry like me to die.

"Go and have another look!"

Zhou Qing was curious and dived in again.

But I didn’t expect that there would be wandering souls in the gravity zone this time, and there were three in the early Jindan realm and six in the foundation building realm.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Qing will stop at the third wave.

There was no way. Although the double elixir doubled his combat power, under the terrifying gravity, the strength he could exert was limited, and there were seven wandering souls in the Golden Core Realm.

"There's still one more chance!" After coming out again, Zhou Qing felt envious when he saw that the blue ball number six was still in his picture.

Obviously, his luck was bad this time. Although he advanced more than ten meters, he was still besieged and killed.

“I’m definitely not going there next time!”

Inside the room, Zhou Qing was still feeling a lingering fear.

Even if they managed to hold on until the third wave, they still couldn't even reach half the distance they usually did.

No wonder people with higher cultivation levels are not allowed to enter. Not to mention the wandering souls, the exponentially increased gravity makes it difficult for people to move.

Looking at the ten medium-grade spirit stones left in his hand, Zhou Qing sighed.

This time, thirty medium-grade spirit stones were wasted in vain. There was not even a sound when I threw them into the water.

No, at least I understood something deeper.

"Old Four, Old Four, are you okay?"

At this moment, Yan Xiaohu's anxious voice was heard outside the yard, accompanied by rapid knocks on the door.

Zhou Qing couldn't help feeling a little tired.

Brother, this has happened twice since morning. Who can stand being startled all day long?

No, Lu Yaoyao and the Ninth Princess went to the Jade Kitchen. If you go over and pay for their meal now, your favorability will increase.

Speechless, he had to open the door again. Just as he was about to say something, he saw that outside the door, in addition to his third senior brother, there was also an old man with a thin face and a slightly hunched body.

The old man's hair was white and sparse, but he gave people a feeling of being as calm as a mountain.

The top of the crutch he was leaning on was a strangely shaped soul lamp.

In an instant, Zhou Qing understood this person's identity.

"Disciple Zhou Qing, greetings to the elder!"

Yan Xiaohu, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhou Qing was fine, and then hurriedly introduced him.

"Fourth Brother, this is Elder Jiang Pu, who guards the Soul Lighthouse. Elder Jiang, this is my junior fellow apprentice Zhou Qing. He's clearly fine. I just saw him, but you scared me. I thought he'd been assassinated again."

Yan Xiaohu said to the elder.

Jiang Pu looked Zhou Qing up and down, also a little confused, and then spoke.

"It's like this. Some time ago, your soul lamp in the Soul Lighthouse kept flickering. Fortunately, it returned to normal in the end, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But today it happened again, so I came to check on it."

After hearing what Elder Jiang Pu said, Zhou Qing instantly understood that it was because his spiritual consciousness entered the first level of [Shenxu Heavenly Palace] and simulated the accidental death in the cave.

I didn't expect that the wisp of soul fire I left there when I became a disciple would actually have such a protective effect. At this time, Zhou Qing hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern, Elder. You can see that I'm fine. I guess my soul lamp has been in disrepair for a long time."

Zhou Qing joked with a smile.

Jiang Pu shook his head, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe when you left your soul power, you hadn't yet started practicing, so your soul power is weak. When you have time, come to the Soul Tower again and leave your soul lamp again."

"Yes!" Zhou Qing said.

Jiang Pu didn't say anything else, then turned into a stream of light and left.

Zhou Qing looked at the other person's departing back, suddenly frowned, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly asked Yan Xiaohu who was standing beside him.

"Third Brother, how many elders are guarding the Soul Tower?"

Yan Xiaohu asked doubtfully, "Just one."

"Elder Jiang Pu?" Zhou Qing pointed at the black spot that was gradually disappearing in the sky.

Yan Xiaohu nodded and said, "The Soul Lighthouse isn't very big. The only ones placed inside are the soul lamps of the Grand Elder, the Peak Masters, the Elders, the Hall Masters, the Deacons, and our core disciples. If you count carefully, there aren't that many people."

"As for those who are true disciples, inner disciples, and outer disciples, they are not qualified at all. That's why they continue to practice hard. After all, being able to place one's soul lamp in the tower is also a supreme honor. If they are in danger, they can be discovered immediately and rescued."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing was silent for a while.

As a core disciple, whenever the soul lamp flickered a few times, Elder Jiang Pu would come to inquire about the situation immediately. When Uncle Gao Xuan passed away, the soul lamp definitely dimmed from bright to dark until it was completely extinguished.

Something unexpected happened to the soul lamp of the master of a peak. It was unknown how big of a shock it would cause, but the head teacher and the others were completely unaware of it.

Could it be that this Elder Jiang Pu——

After a brief hesitation, Zhou Qing told Yan Xiaohu his guess.

Yan Xiaohu also looked thoughtful, but quickly shook his head.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, Second Senior Sister's soul lamp is not in the tower!" Yan Xiaohu said.

Zhou Qing was stunned, a little puzzled: "Why is this?"

Yan Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "It's all because of her cautious nature. You should know that the soul lamp is made of our essence and blood as oil and soul power as the core. It can clearly reflect our life state."

"Ever since Second Senior Sister broke through the Golden Core Realm, I've felt that leaving my blood and soul power there is something unpredictable and uncontrollable, and it won't give her a sense of security. After all, some curses only require a single drop of your blood and essence."

"She also said that if the Taiqing Sect was ever destroyed, and someone else seized the Soul Lighthouse immediately, everything would be over. So she asked her master to take her Soul Lighthouse back."

"And the eldest brother is the same. He's on a path that's relentless and fearless. He's either fighting or on his way to a fight. Being seriously injured and dying is a common occurrence. He's also tired of being constantly monitored and cared about, because what he wants is a decisive battle."

After hearing Yan Xiaohu's words, Zhou Qing blinked: "In other words, our soul lamps are the only ones in the Soul Lighthouse?"

Yan Xiaohu nodded. "Yes, that's reassuring, isn't it? Just like when Feng Cheng, the deacon of Qingmu City, was trapped by the Blood Tai Sui, we could tell from the soul lamp whether he was alive or dead. Do we need to rescue him quickly or go slowly and conduct a cautious investigation? There's a qualitative difference between the two."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and said, "What if Master Gao Xuan's soul lamp is inside the tower?"

"Then there is only one possibility, that Elder Jiang Pu is in cahoots with Gao Xuan," Yan Xiaohu said.

Then he comforted Zhou Qing: "Don't worry, since you told Lao Mo and the others about the situation in the cave, they must have investigated it, such as the Soul Lighthouse..."

"No, I need to ask my master clearly!" Zhou Qing said, and hurried to the top of the mountain.

Yan Xiaohu was speechless.

When did you learn Second Senior Sister's tricks?

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"Gao Xuan's soul lamp is in the tower and has never been extinguished!" Mo Xingjian looked at the two of them and said slowly.

Zhou Qing frowned even deeper.

He is now 100% sure that the current Gao Xuan is definitely a fake. First there was the bloody stone of [Daily Mirror], and then there was the binding of [Heart Mirror].

But he hid it too perfectly. His soul lamp was still on, and he barely stopped the assassination attempt by the deputy director of the Lingtian Division. All the traces afterwards were almost well-founded.

Looking at the expressions of his master and the head teacher, they probably suspected that he was hallucinating because of nervousness.

Could it be that Elder Jiang Pu is really in cahoots with Gao Xuan?

If this is true, then he must get his soul lamp back.

After all, Second Senior Sister’s worries are not unreasonable.

"Master, can you bring back my soul lamp as well?" Zhou Qing looked at Mo Xingjian and said.

After all, as long as he has money, he will enter the [Shenxu Heavenly Palace]. The soul lamp keeps flashing, which will inevitably arouse other people's suspicion and curiosity, not to mention other things.

Mo Xingjian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Elder Jiang Pu is an elder of the sect, and almost everyone's soul lamps are entrusted to him for care."

"Master, please help me!" Zhou Qing said with a salute.

Seeing that Zhou Qing seemed to have made up his mind, Mo Xingjian shook his head slightly: "Once the soul lamp is taken back, if you are in danger in the future, we won't be able to find you even if we want to."

Zhou Qing said: "If you really encounter danger, it will happen in an instant. Even if you see the soul lamp waning, it will not be able to quench the fire. Some things are better to hold in your own hands."

"Hold it in your own hands? That's what the second lady said to me after she broke through the Golden Core stage. Well, if you want to take it back, then take it back. What about you?" Mo Xingjian looked at Yan Xiaohu and asked.

Yan Xiaohu immediately chuckled and said, "Since Master is going, why don't you take it for me as well? Since no one else wants to let go, it would seem a bit out of place if I were the only one left there."

"It's still awkward. There are so many things to do every day!" Mo Xingjian said and left.

Yan Xiaohu smiled awkwardly, but was soon stunned.

No, why do I have more things to do every day?
It was clearly the fourth brother who came to you to ask for the soul lamp, I was just a by-product, okay?
Does the youngest person in a family always get more benefits?
Isn't this too unfair?

When Zhou Qing saw Yan Xiaohu looking at him with a somewhat resentful look, he coughed lightly and quickly turned his head to look away.

Not long after, Mo Xingjian came back.

He also held two soul lamps in his hands.

"Take it. From now on, be careful when encountering problems. No one will cover you anymore!" Mo Xingjian said earnestly.

The two took the soul lamp and saluted respectfully: "Yes, Master!"

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After returning to his residence, Zhou Qing immediately absorbed the soul power and destroyed the soul lamp, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Come to think of it, Second Senior Sister was more foresighted.

"Now that I have successfully entered the Golden Core Realm, I can temporarily slow down my progress. The only thing left is to make money and gain some points."

But both of these are a bit difficult to deal with at the moment.

During the days when he broke through the Jindan realm, it was said that the seventh prince Xuanyuan Yichen had competed with the chiefs of several peaks.

In order not to hurt each other's face, they usually stop at the right time and end the fight in a draw.

I missed a lot of opportunities to gain points.

Unfortunately, he has now completed the challenge, and the chiefs of the other peaks seem to have accepted the mission and gone out.

Third Brother must have made a lot of money.

But he has those followers to share the profits with.

Forget it, you'd better rely on yourself for your own affairs.

"After condensing the two elixirs, the spiritual power in my body is much more powerful than that of an ordinary person in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm. I can now practice the second form of the Cang Lei Sword Technique!"

After coming up with a plan, Zhou Qing took out the jade slip and began to ponder...

Two nights later, Yan Xiaohu came to Zhou Qing with a jar of wine and an unhappy look on his face to drink with him.

"Junior Sister Lu has something against me!" Yan Xiaohu seemed very unhappy after taking a sip of wine.

Zhou Qing asked with a puzzled smile: "What's going on?"

Yan Xiaohu said, "I felt something was wrong from the beginning. Whenever I approached the Ninth Princess, she became wary, as if she was afraid I would say a few more words to Miss Mu Qian. Especially in the past few days, she's been going even further, constantly causing trouble."

"Whenever I manage to create an opportunity for Mu Qian to be alone, she appears out of nowhere. Sometimes she even directly rejects me. What do you think she means by this?"

Yan Xiaohu said with an unhappy look on his face.

Zhou Qing was stunned.

Then he poured some more wine for Yan Xiaohu and said, "To be honest, the Xuanyuan family, as the ruler of the Shengwu Dynasty, has too many roots and too deep waters. Countless people like us in the Taiqing Sect are watching us..."

"I know, I know. In fact, I've noticed from the Ninth Princess's attitude over the past two days that I'm just trying to please her. And I'm not the only one trying to please her. Other peaks have the same plan as me."

"After today, I won't bother with her anymore. I'm not bad looking, look at my round face and those single eyelids. There are many people who give me flirtatious glances."

Yan Xiaohu took out a mirror and looked at it carefully.

Zhou Qing smiled slightly and also felt relieved.

That's good!

Suddenly, Yan Xiaohu came over, looked around, and whispered to Zhou Qing, "Old Four, do you think Junior Sister Lu is the one?"

"Which one?" Zhou Qing didn't understand for a moment.

Yan Xiaohu said mysteriously, "That one. Listen to my analysis. Since she joined our Taiqing Sect, she has had five senior brothers above her. Apart from anything else, Li Daoxuan and He Han are not bad looking, right? Although they can't compare to us, they are still acceptable."

"But she ignores you and still insists on being ambiguous with you, causing others to misunderstand. This is actually a false impression, making people think that she is normal."

"Then, feeling the time was right, I forced you and Fairy Xuanyou together. After all, after using you, I felt I had given you an explanation. But now, facing someone like the Ninth Princess..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing quickly stopped talking and said, "Third Brother, you've had too much to drink. Although that girl can be quite annoying sometimes, she's definitely not what you think. You'd better refrain from saying such things in the future."

After hearing this, Yan Xiaohu had no choice but to give up.

As for him, he feels good to be himself again.

He has been so humble these days that he even looks down on himself.

"I'm short of something to go with the wine. How about roasting your chicken?"

"roll!"

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After three rounds of drinks, Zhou Qing asked Yan Xiaohu how to make money.

When talking about money, Yan Xiaohu immediately became excited.

"Guess how much money I've made these days?" Yan Xiaohu asked proudly.

Zhou Qing shook his head, but looking at the expression of his third senior brother, he knew that he had made a lot of money.

"After deducting the cost and manpower, the net profit is one thousand low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to ten mid-grade spirit stones!"

Zhou Qing was happy for his third senior brother. After all, it only took a few days.

"You have caught up with me in entering the cave twice. Brother, you are really amazing!" Zhou Qing praised.

Yan Xiaohu said: "Of course not, I am your senior brother... Wait, what did you say just now?"

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