After seeing Yunshan come down, Zhang Zheng went to Fahua Mountain again to receive his disciple's annual salary for the past ten years.

The empty storage bag suddenly filled up, and Zhang Zheng was satisfied when looking at the pile of sparkling spiritual stones in the storage bag.

Zhang Zheng had never imagined that the rewards Wan Xuan Sect gave to disciples who had built a ninth-level spiritual platform were so generous. It could be said that all her savings in the first half of her life combined were not as good as the rewards she received today.

One hundred medium-grade spiritual stones, thirty thousand low-grade spiritual stones, one thousand merit points, dozens of bottles of various second-level elixirs, and even a bottle of the extremely precious third-level barrier-breaking elixir.

The most important thing is a jade slip from any classic on the fourth floor of the Library Pavilion. This is an opportunity that cannot be obtained without a big contribution.

Thinking that she now has a rich purse, the corners of Zhang Zheng's mouth unconsciously raised and her steps were brisk.

Suddenly, I thought of Elder Xiao's emotional look and tone.

"Since you have not become a disciple now, I believe that when the elders of the sect know this news, they will definitely come to you to accept you as a disciple. At that time, you will need to think carefully about finding a good master."

Zhang Zheng suddenly felt that time was running out.

She knew that Elder Xiao's words actually meant that he cared about her and hoped that she would be taught by a good teacher and become more diligent in her spiritual practice.

But Zhang Zheng was unable to become a disciple.

Although she often complained about her cheap master in her heart and secretly scolded him for all kinds of bad things.

But she actually respects and is grateful to her cheap master.

He gave her a chance to live, allowing her to re-enter the world of cultivation and enter the path of cultivation in a new way.

If there were no accidental reasons for breaking into Dongtianju, there would be no chance of encountering a cheap master, and there would be no guidance and enlightenment from him.

Zhang Zheng may still be stuck in the period of Qi training, thinking about nothing but making a living.

If you can't see the mystery of Taoism, you can't understand your own way and your own heart, and you can't even build a nine-step spiritual platform, how can you talk about seeing the smooth road of the road?

In a sense, he gave her a new life, allowing her to be reborn and embark on the road in another way and pursue the road.

Just like the mighty power of heaven and earth at the beginning, when the master-disciple contract was established, they shared the cause and effect, and depended on each other for misfortunes and blessings.

She does not want to become a master and apprentice with another person. This is not only a violation of the contract, but also harmful to her own morality.

But if you really reject the olive branch offered by the elders, you may arouse suspicion and easily damage the elders' face.

If someone with more intentions embellishes it and publicizes it, she may not have an easy life in the inner sect.

Of the thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy.

Zhang Zheng quickly made up his mind to first go to the Cangshuge Pavilion to carve a batch of jade slips, and then hide in a cave for the next few years to try to see if he could make further progress in his Taoism while avoiding the limelight.

There are many geniuses in the world of cultivation, so after a while, the elders may have forgotten about her.

Having made a decision, Zhang Zheng immediately took action.

The Green Water Mountain where the Library Pavilion is located is not far from Fahua Mountain, and it is only a two-hour journey away.

Zhang Zheng handed over the secret order on the fourth floor of the library pavilion as a foundation building reward to the disciples guarding the pavilion.

The disciple guarding the pavilion looked at her in surprise, then opened the ban on the fourth floor and made a gesture of invitation with a respectful attitude: "Senior sister, this is a replica jade slip. With the secret order, you can replica any classic at will."

After receiving the replica jade slip, Zhang Zheng did not dare to delay for a moment and went straight to the miscellaneous books area on the fourth floor.

Fortunately, the layout of the inner library and the outer library are the same. They are divided into four areas, and the files related to enlightenment are stored in the miscellaneous book area, which is convenient for her to find.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the volume of books in the inner library is almost dozens of times that of the outer door. The various travel notes and insights in the miscellaneous book section alone are worth as much as the entire outer library.

Fortunately, the foundation-building cultivators have strong spiritual consciousness. In two days, Zhang Zheng hurriedly scanned the miscellaneous books area on the fourth floor, and indeed she found more than a dozen related classics.

But there was only one replica of the jade slip, so no matter how reluctant she was to let it go, she could only choose the one that moved her most and put the rest back.

Now that he has broken through to the foundation building stage, Zhang Zheng is well aware of the lack of his spells, so he exchanges a few more spells on the third floor of the Library Pavilion.

In addition to spells, she carefully selected a third-level middle-grade body technique - "Lighting Body Art". The reason for choosing it was that it had some similarities with "Lighting Body Art", but it was more subtle.

I browsed the first to third floors of the library and borrowed a few miscellaneous books such as Taoist scriptures and travel notes.

Zhang Zheng's newly obtained 30,000 low-grade spiritual stones and 1,000 merit points were spent at 7,788.

The small mountain of spiritual stones in the storage bag disappeared and was replaced by a pile of replica jade slips.

Zhang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, thinking that if he understood all this, he would not be able to leave the cave in a few years.

Inadvertently, she suddenly glanced at the Black Stone Token in the corner of the storage bag.

Thirteen Mountains...

The old beggar’s wrinkled face, the cold gray steamed buns, the two copper plates that were warm to his hands...

All kinds of things suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, flashing by like a fleeting horse.

Thirteenth Ren Mo?

The continuous Qingfeng Mountains are looming in the vast clouds and mist. Occasionally, the mountains can be seen like green waves, undulating.

Zhang Zheng took out the Black Stone Token and held it tightly in his hand.

…

"here we go again?"

The thirteen-year-old Shoushan elder raised his lazy eyebrows and greeted him lightly.

Zhang Zheng smiled and offered ten low-grade spiritual stones, "Sorry to trouble you, elder, I want to enter the twelfth level again."

Elder Shoushan sat upright, brushed his left hand on the empty table, and a black stone token appeared out of thin air.

"The Twelve Ren don't appear often, and you may not be able to get in if you go there. If you still want to go, just take it."

Zhang Zheng did not hesitate, put the spirit stone on the table, put away the black stone token, "Thank you, elder, for reminding me."

But she did not go to the twelfth place immediately, but stood in front of the thirteenth place.

Thirteenth step - Xiaojie Mountain.

The strange thing is that Xiaojie Mountain is the same as Xiaoyin Mountain. There are no clearance instructions on the stone walls, but Xiaojie Mountain has two more characters - test your heart.

Zhang Zheng walked straight into the entrance. As soon as he stepped in, a huge fog suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It was so hazy that he couldn't tell the direction.

But she was very calm in her heart. She didn't feel panic at all. She couldn't see the road. She simply closed her eyes and moved forward based on her feelings.

Strange shapes surged in the mist, resembling human faces, attics, and ferocious-looking monsters...

They twisted their postures, opened their teeth and claws, as if they were going to pounce on the face of the human who broke into the monster's den, and devour her.

Zhang Zheng ignored this and just walked forward with her eyes closed, not even opening her consciousness.

Suddenly, strong winds roared, rocks collapsed, rolling thunder exploded in the sky, roars, wailings... seemed to be playing in my ears.

She just frowned and shut off her hearing.

This man seems to be using his five senses to interfere with the tester, making it impossible for the tester to move forward.

After she turned off her hearing, the illusion changed from time to time.

The wet and sticky feeling climbed up the limbs, and it was cold and disgusting, as if a monster's wet tongue was licking the cheek, making people feel chilly for no reason.

Zhang Zheng was now sure that this man was using his five senses to force the tester away.

After thinking about this, Zhang Zheng simply shut down all five senses at once.

The world instantly became empty, neither dark nor peaceful.

It is a kind of void and uncertain existence. You know it is there, but you cannot feel it.

It's as if my soul is floating in the air, knowing that my legs are still moving forward, knowing that something is brushing my skin, and knowing that the things around me are changing.

But you can't see, hear, touch, smell...

When the five senses are blocked, external interference is reduced to the lowest point, and the inside becomes clearer and clearer.

Zhang Zheng could clearly feel the spiritual energy traveling back and forth along the meridians in his body.

The almost invisible spiritual energy overflows wherever it passes and merges into the body, changing the flesh and blood texture little by little.

The spiritual energy finally merges into the Dantian and floats on the jasper, gathering and dispersing at times.

Only then did Zhang Zheng notice something strange.

The spiritual energy is not completely close to the jasper. The slight spiritual energy it overflows quietly penetrates into the jasper and goes deep into it.

But the jasper seems to be solid, but the spiritual energy in it seems to be helpless. It hovers tentatively for a moment, and finally leaves with regret.

The dantian of a cultivator serves as a place to contain spiritual energy, and the containers change in various forms as the cultivation level changes.

The spiritual whirlpool in the Qi refining stage, the spiritual pool in the foundation building stage, and the golden elixir in the golden elixir stage...

Without exception, no matter how the form changes, the essence is a container that holds spiritual energy.

But the jasper in Zhang Zheng's body could not contain the spiritual energy and lost its function as a container.

But if we understand it this way, how is the original spiritual energy in jasper stored?

Why can the original spiritual energy be accommodated, but the newly absorbed spiritual energy cannot?

After thinking hard, Zhang Zheng vaguely figured out the reason, but there was still one step to go before he could fully understand it.


Chapter completed!