Chapter 55: Du Jiao's Hint

  Xiao Qiu arrived early at the Half Moon Forest, without doing his evening meditation, and instead practiced a set of Bone Tempering Fist on top of a giant rock. He preferred the feeling of lightness in his body to the emptiness of a calm mind.

  Yang Baozhen's jade Ruyi was exactly the same as the one in Xiao Qiu's memory, which made him even more determined to leave Yangshen Peak and see if he had really transcended the three fields. The painful feeling of crossing the tribulation still lingered vividly in his mind, and Xiao Qiu certainly didn't want to dismiss it as just a dream.

  The new moon rose, hanging behind the treetops, the wind blowing through the leaves, the obscured moon looked like a pair of watchful eyes, Little Autumn bent down and picked up a small stone, throwing it with force.

  Fang Fang arrived just in time to see this scene, and she also picked up a stone and threw it with all her might. The stone flew high over the treetops, and it was unknown where it fell. "Sorry, I'm late. I should advise Xiao Qingtong not to follow me. If there's trouble, it's best not to implicate her."

  Xiao Qiu's thoughts were the same as hers, so he didn't call Shen Hao and Da Liang either. The two walked shoulder to shoulder up the mountain slope, neither of them mentioning what had happened today.

  Xiao Qiu looked around and asked: "Have you been warned, can you still use spells?"

  "They never prohibit disciples from doing anything, they just advise and warn. Reciting mantras is not the right path, it was abandoned by the Taoist school many years ago. Once you get obsessed with it, it will greatly affect your practice, seeking temporary pleasure and abandoning lifelong achievements, gaining nothing but losing everything."

  Xiao Qiu had also heard similar advice, and it was from the master himself, so he stopped in his tracks, a bit unsure whether to use Mei Chuan'an's five-character mantra. "Do we still need to do this?"

  "Don't back down! I've been thinking about this all day, if I don't give it a try, I won't be able to sleep at night." With no one else around, Fangfang seemed bolder, and her smile was more casual than usual.

  "Your teeth..." Xia Qiu was surprised to find that Fang Fang's gap in her mouth had disappeared.

  Fang Fang subconsciously raised her hand to cover her mouth and quickly walked a few steps to the edge of the valley, "You try first."

  Xiao Qiu concentrated her mind and slowly extended her palm: "Don't be mistaken or weak."

  The numbness spread from the heart to the fingertips, and then back again, having no effect on the invisible obstacles ahead. Fangfang tried once more, but still there was no reaction. The two of them exchanged a glance, inhaled simultaneously, stretched out their palms simultaneously, and chanted the incantation simultaneously.

  Still no change, the power of the curse is trapped inside and cannot be released.

  "As expected, even curses are prohibited." Although she had already guessed that it would probably be the case, Fangfang still looked slightly disappointed.

  "Try again." Xia Qiu didn't give up and reached out to grasp Fang Fang's right hand.

  Fang Fang nodded, her expression becoming serious, extremely similar to Mr. Qin's appearance when he was about to start writing, a kind of majesty that could make even the most mischievous students hold their breath and calm down.

  Xiao Qiu focused his mind, immersing himself in an atmosphere of ignorance and unawareness. The Half Moon Forest and the moon, even Fang Fang beside him, gradually moved away from him. In the midst of a mysterious heartbeat, he slowly stretched out his arm and crisply spoke five words: "Wrong or weak, no."

  "Error or lag no." Fang Fang chanted in sync.

  This time, the numbness still returned from the fingertips, but it didn't disappear in his heart. Instead, it spread along his arm to the other person's arm, passing through their meridians and rushing to the fingertips of the other hand - finally bursting out!

  A small piece of air on the border line trembled slightly, with a white flash appearing and disappearing instantly. Xiao Qiu was abnormally excited, "Did you see it?"

  Fang Fang's eyes widened, "This is... a forbidden spell, we've seen the true form of a forbidden spell!"

  Xiao Qiu nodded repeatedly, immediately restrained his excitement, and looked around. Fang Fang knew what he was looking for, "They probably won't come again, they only speak of the law of heaven, advising once and not a second time, they didn't take this curse seriously."

  Xiao Qiu thought so too, gave up searching, calmed her emotions, and recited the incantation with Fang Fang again. Then she took a step forward immediately. Unfortunately, the white light lasted for too short a time, they didn't walk out, and were transmitted to the other side of the valley again.

  "If only white light could stay a little longer."

  "Or let's hurry up."

  The two of them tried nearly ten times, always falling short by a hair's breadth. When reciting the incantation, they couldn't afford to be distracted, and by the time they took their step, the white light had already flashed by.

  The sky was already very late, and the two were also exhausted, planning to go back and think of a way. Fangfang walked beside Xiaqiu, deep and shallow, thinking about what they had seen and heard in the valley for two days. Xiaqiu couldn't help but say: "After being stored, it will become more docile, but you seem not to have changed, and Xinyu Tao hasn't changed either."

  "Maybe it's because we're both inexperienced," Fangfang said lightly, "Taking one step forward makes you want to take the next, only those who stand still will look around in all directions."

  "You're right, you speak as if you're teaching."

  Fang Fang covered her mouth and laughed, "I still have - the first few steps are always the most difficult, because you need to feel your way and find direction. After walking a distance, it will actually become easier, at that time the road is already laid out in front of you."

  "Is it all your own idea? You truly deserve to be the daughter of Mr.'s family." Xia Qiu couldn't help but admire her.

  Fang's smile was even more radiant, "Actually, it's all written in books, unfortunately, there are too few books here. I heard that Langhuan Fudi is a place where Pongshan hides its books, and the books there can't be finished reading in one's lifetime." Fang's tone revealed a deep longing and admiration.

  "Langya Blessed Land?" Xia Qiu felt that this phrase was somewhat familiar. "This is a place Mei Chuan'an mentioned, it... isn't it in the Forbidden Department of Mysteries?"

  "Yes, that's what the book says."

  "Fang Fang, you wouldn't really want to go to the Forbidden Department, would you? That's Left Flowing English's territory, and he has a deep prejudice against our Wild Forest Town. He won't give you any good treatment."

  "I didn't think that far ahead, by the time I figure it out, it'll probably be a decade or so later."

  Xiao Qiu was just about to continue persuading when a person suddenly appeared from behind the tree in front of them, "Fang Fang, Xiao Qiu ge, is that you?"

  "Little Qingtao, how did you get out?" Fangfang went up to greet her.

  "It's so late, I want to see if you've succeeded." Little Qing brought a set of clothes.

  Send Fangfang and Xiaocitao to the place, Xiaoqiu returns to the house, washes up and lies on the bed, repeatedly thinking about the situation of chanting spells just now, always feeling that there is still potential to be tapped. He doesn't know when he fell asleep, in his dream, he was still reciting spells with Fangfang, the white light in front of him flashing back and forth.

  It turned out that the seal on Yang Shenfeng was not unbreakable. Xia Qiu slept very soundly in the second half of the night, and the next morning, he was woken up by someone pushing him forcefully.

  Shen Hao and Da Liang Shen Xiuming stood in front of the bed, their faces full of surprise. Da Liang helped pick up the blue robe, "What's wrong with you? Sleeping so soundly? Didn't practice qigong this morning, didn't even go eat breakfast..."

  "Xiao Qiuge hasn't recovered yet." Shen Hao took out a packet of rice from his pocket, "Hurry up and eat, you can still make it to class."

  Xiao Qiu quickly got dressed, opened the unknown large leaf door, picked up the rice ball and was about to go out when Da Liang stopped him, poured a cup of water for him to drink inside the house, "First, let's talk about something."

  Shen Hao hastily said: "Little Autumn brother, I've investigated and it wasn't someone from our Wild Forest Town who leaked the secret."

  "Are you sure?"

  "It's settled." Shen Hao patted his chest, "I've asked every single person in Ye Lin Town, and I've also inquired about the other disciples. Although the original source is still unclear, it's definitely not any of us."

  "What's the point of asking? It must be Xiao Qingtiao." Da Liang said irritably, but immediately softened his tone, although his opinion remained unchanged. "As an outsider, she would love to see us not getting along with others on Yangshen Peak, so we can only make friends with the non-demonic members of the Pei family."

  Xiao Qiu thought for a moment, "Not necessarily, Yang Shen Peak has no secrets, there are eyes and ears everywhere, before we have evidence, it's best if no one suspects anything."

  "Where did the eyes and ears come from?" Da Liang Shen Xiu Ming looked around in confusion.

  "Do you suspect that they are monitoring us?" On the way to Si Zu Hall, Shen Hao made an exception and walked with Xiao Qiu.

  "When you're going through a thunderstorm, how do you know?"

  Shen Hao fell silent, at that time he was in the house thinking about practicing his skills, the thunderbolt came suddenly, both masters arrived almost at the same moment, one protected his heart and blood vessels, the other taught him how to cultivate his internal energy.

  It wasn't until they were almost at the Si Zu Hall that Shen Hao spoke up and said: "Everyone is being monitored, not just us."

  "Of course, the first few steps are the most difficult, so we must be careful to nurture them and not let any of our disciples take a wrong path, this is the intention of all of us teachers."

  "This is a kind heart," Shen Hao said.

  "It's kind-hearted." There was one sentence Xia Qiu didn't say: True kindness won't spread rumors.

  Entering the ancestral hall, everyone took their respective positions, preparing for meditation and inner energy cultivation. No one spoke again.

  Today's Dharma Master is Lin Sa, his chanting skills are slightly inferior to Yang Baozhen. Xia Qiu finally entered a state of concentration with great difficulty, but didn't stay for long and soon woke up.

  "Not used to it yet?" Lin Du asked, standing beside Xiao Qiu.

  Xiao Qiu nodded, surprised to find that Lin Duojiao hadn't stopped reciting scriptures while speaking. Then he had a sudden thought and vaguely remembered that he also had this skill - it was after crossing the Kao Ya Mountain calamity, but he couldn't use it now.

  "Take your time, but also focus, don't let your mind wander." Lin Sa said with a smile, her eyes hinting at something deeper.

  Everyone knew what happened last night, but they didn't mind. Suddenly, a thought popped into Xia Qiu's head, "Lin Da Jiao, how can I leave the Spiritual Peak? If I fulfill my wish, I won't have any more distracting thoughts."

  Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and the chanting stopped briefly. Then he regained his smile, "You want to get out, but you'll never succeed. Even someone with abilities a hundred times stronger than yours can't do it. You need to find another way."

  They all raised their hands and pointed at their own heads, then said "continue practicing" and left Xia Qiu patrolling back and forth in the corridor.

  Another way... The method of explanation is available, and it can be done now.

  Xiao Qiu entered a state of reverie, and when he came to again, he suddenly realized that Lin Daoyou had already given him the answer by raising his finger: he had to climb to the top of Yangshen Peak first.

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