Chapter 18 Shocking News

Half a month after returning to the Wuxing Mountain Sect, Xiao Mian completely recovered from the weakness caused by excessive blood loss.

After returning to Wuxing Mountain with Fu Qingqiong that day, Fu Qingqiong took the snake grass that Xiao Mian had chewed to the Deacon Hall to exchange for the foundation-building pill, preparing to start building the foundation. Xiao Mian thought carefully about the cause and effect of the conflict with Huangfu Wei, and felt that it was better to bury this kind of murder and robbery deep in his heart. Fu Qingqiong was not a talkative person, so he just regarded it as a little secret shared by himself and Fu Qingqiong.

What moved Xiao Mian was that: knowing that Xiao Mian had lost a lot of blood and qi in the trial valley, Yuanxu gave him a lot of qi-replenishing and blood-replenishing tonics for Xiao Mian to squander. It was with the nourishment of these tonics that Xiao Mian could be so full of energy so quickly.

On the day when Xiao Mian recovered, Fu Qingqiong came to visit, saying that everything was ready and she was going to prepare to build the foundation, and she hesitated before leaving.

In the end, Fu Qingqiong just told Xiao Mian to practice diligently.

Xiao Mian originally thought that after entering the Trial Valley, the relationship between him and Fu Qingqiong became closer. Now that he heard that Fu Qingqiong had begun to build a foundation, he couldn't help but feel inferior again.

After sending Fu Qingqiong away, Xiao Mian began to practice frantically in a fit of anger.

He didn't expect that he could catch up with Fu Qingqiong's practice progress, but if he didn't devote himself to practice, he was afraid that he wouldn't even have the chance to stand beside Fu Qingqiong and accompany her.

Practice, practice continuously!

Build a foundation, build a foundation as soon as possible!

Unfortunately, Xiao Mian's spiritual root aptitude was really not ordinary. With a constant supply of pills and day and night practice, Xiao Mian opened up one-third of the seventh meridian in his body for a whole six months. Finally, Xiao Mian became fierce and took a Sanyang Chongqi Pill. Only then did he barely open up the seventh meridian and enter the seventh level of Qi training.

On this day, Xiao Mian finished his meditation and read a book called "Old Stories of Nanyue" in the study room, which tells about the customs and people of the cultivation world in Nanyue Province.

The Five Elements Sect where Xiao Mian is located is located in Nanyue Province, and it is also one of the three major sects in Nanyue Province. When Xiao Mian first learned that his sect had such a reputation, he was very excited. However, as he read deeper, Xiao Mian realized that the so-called Nanyue Province was just one of the five states in the world, and it was the state with the lowest overall strength of cultivators among the five states - there is no one, it is the lowest!

Of course, Xiao Mian was disappointed for a moment and didn't care. After all, such a major event in the world is not something that a small Qi training cultivator like him can get involved in.

Xiao Mian just regarded browsing books and classics as a tonic after cultivation. After all, no matter how hard-working a cultivator is, it is impossible to meditate and practice for twelve hours a day.

Just as the sun was setting, a distinguished guest came.

"You... aren't you in seclusion to build your foundation?" Seeing Fu Qingqiong appear in front of him in a simple and elegant outfit, Xiao Mian's brain was a little confused, and then he slapped his forehead and exclaimed: "You have built your foundation!?"

"Yeah!"

"Building a foundation? How did you build a foundation?"

"..., what? Do you have any objections?"

"No! No! No! I mean this is really something worth celebrating! By the way, won't you be an inner disciple soon? Then I will call you senior sister!" While talking incoherently, seeing Fu Qingqiong looking at him with a playful face but not speaking, Xiao Mian reluctantly stretched out his right hand and let Fu Qingqiong take his pulse. This was a habit they had developed before. Every time Fu Qingqiong came, she would check Xiao Mian's progress. But in a moment, Fu Qingqiong knew Xiao Mian's recent situation very well, and at the same time praised him: "You didn't slack off. Finally, you opened up another meridian."

Xiao Mian was ashamed when he heard this. Fu Qingqiong didn't know the existence of Sanyang Chongqi Pill, otherwise she probably wouldn't have said so.

"Sister, are you here today just to test my progress?"

"I'm not that bored! Do you still remember how we got our snake grass?" Seeing Xiao Mian's puzzled expression, Fu Qingqiong sighed softly: "Half a year has passed since that incident, and some people have begun to pay attention to that person's whereabouts."

That person, of course, was Huangfu Wei, who died at the hands of the two.

"It should be... nothing, right?"

"I don't know! But I don't think the Huangfu family will put too much energy on a bastard's Qi training disciple, not to mention a dead disciple? As long as there is no obvious evidence, this matter will be left unresolved. After all, there are many dangerous places in the cultivation world where people eat people without spitting out bones, and there are many demons among the cultivators who kill without blinking an eye. If they die, they die. I came here this time just to remind you, and this is for you!" As he spoke, Fu Qingqiong threw a storage bag to Xiao Mian and explained: "After all, that person's things are eye-catching, so it's better not to use the storage bag as much as possible. I have successfully built my foundation and have become a disciple of the first seat of the Bi Luoxian Sect of the Water Vein Bi Bo Tan of our sect. The master just rewarded me with one. "I have a storage bag for a high-level magic weapon. I'll give you the one I replaced. It's considered as a way to repay you for giving me the Snake Tongue Grass last time."

"This... I'd be very sorry to refuse it!"

"I'm afraid I don't have that much time to take care of you. You still have to practice diligently. At the very least, you have to successfully build your foundation so that you can live for three hundred years and live a life that is worthwhile." Fu Qingqiong said this with great sincerity. Seeing Xiao Mian respectfully accept it, Fu Qingqiong sighed and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just ordered: "If you have something to do in the future, you may come to Bibotan to find me. However, there have always been few male disciples entering and leaving Bibotan. You must be careful when you go there."

"Yes!"

"Hey! You can take care of yourself!"

As he said this, Fu Qingqiong stood up and walked out, and Xiao Mian hurriedly saw him out. However, at the gate of the courtyard, he ran into Lu Chengfeng who rushed over in a hurry. The three of them were stunned when they met each other. Lu Chengfeng nodded slightly to Fu Qingqiong and glanced at Xiao Mian.

"Junior brother Xiao, I have bad news to tell you, you must hold on!" When Lu Chengfeng said this, his face was full of grief, which made Xiao Mian startled, and even Fu Qingqiong next to him frowned. Could it be that Huangfu Wei's affairs were exposed? It doesn't look like it from Senior Brother Lu's expression! What could it be? Xiao Mian was eager to know the truth but was a little afraid to know it. He was stunned for a while. Instead, Fu Qingqiong asked for him: "What is the matter that requires Senior Brother Lu to come and tell you in person?"

"The last time I went down the mountain to travel, I passed by Junior Brother Xiao's hometown. I wanted to visit your father and mother, but when I arrived at your house according to Grandpa's instructions, I saw..." Seeing Xiao Mian's face turn pale and his eyes staring at him, Lu Chengfeng simply blurted out: "I saw that the yard that was supposed to be your home was destroyed. I asked the neighbors in the village and found out that a golden python came a few years ago and rushed into your house and wreaked havoc. Since then, the villagers have never seen your family again."

"What!?" After hearing this, Xiao Mian grabbed Lu Chengfeng's right hand. His face turned pale and then suddenly flushed. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. "Golden python? Golden python! Could it be... Dad! Mom! Ah-ah-ah-"

With a sad roar, Xiao Mian fell to the sky.