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  Kawara no Shinjin Kori, has been stuck in the initial stage of the Qi Condensation for decades since the Beast Tide Riot, and there are various reasons for this. However, the official statement that most people recognize is that he was injured.

  Ke Mo Qingchen lived with him for seven years, but secretly suspected that the truth was closer to what a small number of people said. They said that He Guang had a knot in his heart.

  Mo Qingchen was very curious about what kind of knot her master had in his heart, but this was not something that those low-ranking cultivators could know.

  Yan Jian Gu's successful entry into the middle stage of the Golden Elixir was met with quiet excitement from Mo Qingchen. Had his heart knot been untied?

  Gu Li didn't show much joy, looking at Mo Qingchen's delighted expression and smiled: "How is it? Have you mastered the first layer of your sword technique?"

  Mo Qingchen raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "That's natural, bookworms also like to read:"

  The Profound Flower Sword Manual is divided into seven layers.

  The first layer is called "Dumu Sheng Fanhua", which can create flowers with swords, each flower being a manifestation of spiritual energy, surrounded by sword aura, hiding killing intent, and its power is comparable to that of an ordinary upper-level attack magic tool.

  The second layer is called the Qingmu Shield, which automatically forms a protective spiritual shield with the sword energy released by the sword, much stronger than the protective spiritual power after the foundation of the repairman. It is a passive sword mantra and does not affect the casting of other attack sword mantras.

  The third layer is called Huahai Sheng Huan. When cultivated, countless flowers form a sea of flowers, which will lead the practitioner into an illusory realm, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

  As for what comes next, it's beyond her current level of understanding.

  "Heh heh, let's have a try with Master then?" Gu Li said suddenly.

  Mo Qingchen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Alright, but Master, your cultivation is far superior to mine, so please go easy on me."

  "I'll suppress your cultivation at the initial stage of foundation building, so go all out." Gu Li said.

  "Master, look at the sword!" Mo Qingchen took the wooden sword and stabbed it without hesitation.

  Gu's head slightly tilted to one side. The same wooden sword was wielded, bringing up a flash of light.

  Mo Qingchen took a few steps back, but the wooden sword in his hand flew out. Controlling each other with spiritual power alone.

  That sword looked ordinary, but when it suddenly burst into a large number of beautiful flowers in front of Gu Li, they were extremely beautiful with colorful patterns. However, each petal hid a killing intent, and they fiercely attacked him.

  Gu Li's body stood still, book lovers also like to see:. The wooden sword in his hand flew up again, but suddenly produced countless withered branches. Those flying flowers seemed to be attracted and automatically fell on the withered branches.

  Mo Qingchen refused to give up, and his spiritual power surged again. The flowers suddenly transformed into long vines, which wrapped around Gu Li's withered branches.

  Gu's mouth curved into a smile. As the wooden sword rotated, all the withered branches and long vines fell down together, and then a sword energy struck Mo Qingchen's wooden sword.

  Mo Qingchen, who was controlling the wooden sword with his spiritual energy, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and retreated several steps back.

  Gu Lei sheathed his wooden sword and appeared before her in an instant: "How is it, are you hurt?"

  Mo Qingchen smiled: "Master, are you sure you're suppressing your cultivation at the early stage of foundation building?"

  Seeing that she was fine, Gu Li nodded lightly and said, "That's natural. Qing Chen, the Profound Wood Sword Technique is even more profound than you can imagine, so focus on practicing it, and you'll understand it later."

  "Alright, Master. Let's wait until I reach the Cong Dan stage and have a deeper understanding of the technique, then we can have another match." Mo Qingchen said.

  Gu Li glanced at her and smiled: "Good."

  Gu Li was a low-key person. His entry into the middle stage of Jiedan was unknown to anyone, and Mo Qingchen's calm nature was not dull, sometimes even playing with the three spiritual beasts, the two master and apprentice were cultivating in this secluded bamboo forest as usual, and their days passed peacefully.

  One day, Gu Li suddenly called Mo Qingchen over and gestured for her to sit beside him.

  "Master, you called me, is there something?" Mo Qingchen sat beside him and smelled a faintly cool wine fragrance, which was a familiar and comforting breath.

  Gu Li looked at Mo Qingchen: "Qingchen, do you still remember what I said to you back then?"

  Mo Qingchen blinked: "Master said too many things to me, I don't know which sentence is it?"

  "In the world of cultivation, the most important thing is opportunity. Book lovers also like to read:!" Gu Li was always gentle, but at this moment, he rarely showed a serious expression.

  Mo Qingchen immediately stopped teasing and listened attentively with his head bowed.

  Gu Li couldn't help but smile at her clever appearance: "Qing Chen, over the years, Master should have told you everything he needed to say. Your foundation has also been solidified through these few years of tempering, and it's even more outstanding than before. It's time for you to go out and gain experience."

  "Master, you mean I should leave here?" Mo Qingchen was taken aback.

  For seven years, the two had been together day and night. Upon hearing Mo Qingchen's question, Gu Li flashed a hint of discomfort, but immediately dispelled those thoughts and replied seriously: "What, do you want to stay here for a lifetime? You should know that opportunities won't fall into your lap."

  Mo Qingchen's face turned red with sweat, and she hummed a low response. She naturally understood these principles, and with her temperament, no matter what relationship the two of them had, she would not give up her own path to immortality and become a dependent appendage to someone else.

  It's just that she had been quietly cultivating for too long, and suddenly being ordered to go out and gain experience was a bit too sudden.

  "When you've had enough of worldly experience, come back and close the door to cultivate. The path of cultivation requires both quiet contemplation and worldly experience; neither can be neglected." Gu Li saw Mo Qingchen lower his head in silence, and said calmly.

  Mo Qingchen still didn't raise his head.

  Gu's face rarely turned cold, and he asked, "What, are you unwilling?"

  Mo Qingchen finally lifted his head, gazing at him with tears welling up in his eyes.

  Gu Li was stunned for a moment, and for a while she didn't know what expression to make. She had known him since she was in her teens, but he had never seen her reveal such a weak expression before.

  She gave him the feeling that she was intelligent, hardworking and strong-willed, which was in stark contrast to the expressions most women usually wore, making him feel incredulous.

  Seeing Gu Li's calm and composed expression, Mo Qingchen couldn't help but chuckle: "Master, you're being too petty. Can't you even give your disciple some precious gifts to take down the mountain? You can't just shoo me away that easily."

  He slightly moved the corner of his mouth and calmly said, "I remember that more than a decade ago at an inn near the Flowing Fire Mountain Range, I gave you a bowl."

  Mo Qingchen's eyes widened in shock: "Master... Master, does that count too?"

  Gu's face was smiling as he nodded slightly.

  Mo Qingchen's mouth twitched, so her master who looked like a celestial being was actually a stingy iron rooster or an unscrupulous person!

  With a sigh, Mo Qingchen raised her hand and suddenly a large celadon bowl appeared in mid-air. She jumped into it without hesitation and waved at Gu Li, saying "Farewell, Master. We will meet again."

  After finishing speaking, he sat cross-legged on the bottom of the bowl and left with a very elegant and carefree attitude.

  Instead, Gu Li was stunned and didn't come back to his senses until the blue light had completely disappeared. Only then did he silently sit down and take a sip of the spiritual wine.

  A transmission token suddenly appeared out of thin air. Gu Li reached out to catch it, and after scanning it with his mind, he saw that it read: "Master, the 'Dust and Fate' on your table is the last jar, and Qing Chen hasn't had time to brew new wine yet, but you've already sent him down the mountain. If you want to drink wine, you'll have to wait for your disciple to return. Hmm... Your disciple will certainly respect your orders and train diligently, so it's unlikely he'll be back soon. - Qing Chen"

  Gù lí...

  Mo Qingchen rummaged through the storage bag, pulled out a pillow, and leaned against the wall of the bowl, gazing at the white clouds drifting lazily across the sky, letting out a soft sigh.

  The bamboo residence where Kagewaki is located is in a valley on the side peak, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the only entrance is that piece of bamboo forest. Because there is an array method to prohibit it, even if there are monks flying over from above, looking down can only see ordinary scenery. It is even more impossible to enter from the air.

  Nowadays, apart from He Guang and his disciple Mo Qingchen, no one else can bypass the bamboo forest and enter and exit freely through the air.

  Mo Qingchen rode a large bowl towards Houdé Peak to go out and practice, as foundation-building cultivators like her needed to report when going out.

  Hou De Peak is located in the center and is also the place where the entire sect handles official business, so it's naturally busier than the other four peaks.

  Several young monks dressed in novice attire were sweeping and cleaning when they saw a green light flying from afar towards them.

  "I wonder which Master Builder uncle it is this time, I'm so envious." said a half-grown youth.

  Another sturdy-looking young man also said: "Yes, yes, I wish I could build a foundation, alas, I don't know if there will be such a day."

  Suddenly, a handsome young man with clear eyebrows and eyes interrupted, "Why not? Haven't you heard that in the previous batch of miscellaneous disciples, many were promoted to formal disciples in the small competition of the sect, and two even became inner disciples of the Dan-cultivating masters?"

  A little girl whispered: "I heard they are all female cultivators and have already built their foundation."

  Several young men suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and exchanged awkward glances with each other.

  A passing outer sect disciple glanced at them and said, "What are you few whispering about? Hurry up and get to work."

  At this moment, the stream of light was already close at hand. Several half-grown children looked up in surprise, one of whom shouted: "A bowl... what a big bowl!"

  "What bowl?" The inner door disciple looked up and was stunned.

  Under everyone's shocked gaze, a woman with her hair in a bun and wearing a green robe jumped out of the bowl, lightly sweeping her eyes around.

  It's been seven years since she came here, except for the new people replacing the old ones, everything else is no different from what she remembered, cultivating immortality indeed transcends time.

  Mo Qingchen sighed silently to herself, seeing the disciples around her stop and stare at her in a daze. She smiled faintly and headed straight for the Execution Hall.

  "Nice to meet you... Shifu..." The outer sect disciple stuttered until Mo Qingchen walked away.

  "Big brother, who is that aunt? So... so beautiful!" a chubby young boy said dazedly.

  The outer door disciple stretched out his finger and flicked the young man's forehead, saying: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you know who she is?"

  "Who?" asked a group of little monks curiously.

  The outer disciple said in a strange tone: "She is one of the two who became Foundation Establishment cultivators and entered as inner disciples, named Mo Qingchen!"

  She couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, thinking back to the time she participated in the secret realm trial. At that time, she was only at the 9th layer of Qi Refining, while he was already at the 11th layer. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed, and she had long since established her foundation, yet he was still struggling to make progress in the Qi Refining stage. It's truly a case of each person having their own destiny.

  "Big brother, so you know those two uncles?"

  That group of half-grown kids surrounded the outer sect disciples and asked them questions non-stop.

  These faint smiles that had been heard and seen, hadn't they also hung those legendary figures on the tip of their tongues, discussing them every day, such as that Ye Shixiong, or Master...

  As he entered the gate of the discussion hall, it happened to be that gentle Wu Shixiong on duty. Mo Qingchen called out: "Wu Shixiong."

  Wu Xiu raised his head, saw Mo Qingchen and was slightly stunned for a moment before saying something that made Mo Qingchen unexpected: "Sister Mo, you've figured it out, wait a minute, let me pass on a message first."

  He finished speaking and raised his hand to send out a transmission talisman.