Chapter 267: Flowing Against the Current

The next day, Xiao Mian was uncharacteristically high-profile and appeared at the trading venue.

After going around for a while, Xiao Mian didn't buy anything. On the contrary, he was recognized several times at the trade fair and attracted many people to watch and give advice.

Xiao Mian felt bored and was about to return to his small courtyard to continue to realize his previous feelings. Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was some commotion at the trade fair, which made Xiao Mian stop and plan to take a closer look. After all, this is the Five Elements Within the sect, as a disciple of the Five Elements Sect, he always has necessary obligations and responsibilities. Of course, curiosity is also an aspect.

More and more monks put away their trading items and headed towards the Five Elements Gate Mountain Gate in groups.

Xiao Mian frowned slightly, thought about it and found nothing, then followed.

Not a moment later, at the Five Elements Gate Mountain Gate, thousands of monks gathered on the mountain road outside the mountain gate, pointing at a young man sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain.

Xiao Mian's eyes swept over the young man. With his keen insight into the five elements, he did not find any spiritual energy fluctuations around the young man, which meant that the young man was just a mortal.

Taking a closer look, Xiao Mian discovered that the boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old, slightly younger than his sister Xiao Chuqing. He was in ragged clothes and covered in bruises. Although he was not as skinny as a stick, he still had a good appearance and showed his frailty.

Only those bright eyes shone with firmness and forbearance.

After listening for a moment, Xiao Mian realized the young man's purpose of coming here.

The young man claimed to be against the east flow. He was fourteen years old and suffered a massacre. However, his enemies were powerful. Although he was determined to take revenge, he was unable to find a way. He accidentally heard about the gathering of immortals on the Five Elements Mountain. The young man actually walked to the Five Elements Mountain with the intention of worshiping. Mountain gate.

After understanding the whole story, Xiao Mian looked at Ni Dongliu with a deep look.

That young man's experience was very similar to his own.

This time the Five Elements Sect held the Nascent Soul Dharma Conference, the Sword Fighting Fair and the Trade Fair with such great fanfare, in order to strengthen the reputation of the Five Elements Sect, and at the same time open the gate to select the best among the top 100 finalists of the Sword Fighting Fair who are interested in joining the Five Elements. The casual cultivators of the sect will be admitted on a merit-based basis.

After the operation of the Five Elements Sect and Dan Qiusheng, especially the final battle in which Xiao managed to defeat Lu Chengzhi, everyone took a high look at the Five Elements Sect. In addition, the number of casual cultivators eager to join the sect was like crucian carp crossing the river, and the Five Elements Sect opened its gates. It can be said that they hit it off immediately.

Therefore, after some selection, the Five Elements Sect has recruited fifty or sixty casual cultivators in the foundation-building period this time. Even the Golden Core cultivators, three of them are willing to join, and they are considered elders.

As a result, the number of Jindan monks owned by the Five Elements Sect has reached four. Although it is not as strong as the Demon Shadow Sect, it is already on par with Luohua Valley.

I just didn't expect that the news of the opening of the Five Elements Gate would actually spread to the secular world. Thanks to Nidongliu who got the news very early, he was able to travel through mountains and rivers along the way, covered with stars and moon, and finally arrived at the end of this event. .

Unfortunately, from the description that Xiao Mian heard, Ni Dongliu did not have any spiritual roots. It could be said that he had no cultivation qualifications at all, and was even more incapable of attaining the Dao than Xiao Mian was at the beginning.

pity!

What a pity!

With the mentality of a fourteen-year-old boy, he could actually spend a year living in the open air, just to come to the Five Elements Sect, join the sect, practice immortal magic, and take revenge.

With such a mind, as long as you have some cultivation qualifications, no matter how poor the qualifications are, as long as you join the line of cultivation, you will be able to make up for your shortcomings with diligence, and you will be able to make a difference in the future.

At the worst, it is not difficult to get revenge without saying anything about it.

How can it not be a pity that such a young man with a solid mind has no spiritual qualifications?

There is nothing more ruthless than this!

Xiao Mian just wanted to turn around and leave, not wanting to see a familiar figure walking out of the mountain gate and walking forward. When the man saw Xiao Mian, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled. Xiao Mian quickly saluted, respectfully addressed him as senior, and showed respect and sincerity.

Just because this person is none other than the scholar who has been kind to him several times.

"Why are you here? Don't you know that the ancestor of the Demon Shadow Sect hates you to the core?" After using his spiritual consciousness to warn Xiao Mian, the scholar shook his head and said happily: "Previously The battle with Lu Chengzhi a few days ago was good, but now you should carefully understand the process of the fierce battle and strive to make progress!"

"Yes! Thanks for the tip, senior!"

Although Xiao Mian was already understanding the pros and cons of sword fighting, Xiao Mian was still grateful for the scholar's teachings. After all, not everyone would mention it.

"I heard that you found the Haoni Pure Fetus yesterday. Have you taken it? Is the poison of the blue and white porcelain detoxified? Although the poison is not strong, it is difficult to deal with. It would be better to detoxify it earlier."

Seeing Xiao Mian nodding his head repeatedly, the scholar had already arrived in front of Ni Dongliu. He looked at Ni Dongliu and was silent. Then he stretched out his hand and pressed Ni Dongliu's forehead, closing his eyes and thinking.

After a long time, he removed his hand and whispered to Ni Dongliu: "My child, you are not suitable for cultivating immortality! No! You cannot cultivate immortality!"

From not being suitable for cultivating immortals to being unable to cultivate immortals, the scholar's words almost sentenced him to death in the path of cultivating immortals.

What kind of person is a scholar?

The ancestor of the middle-level Nascent Soul has unique eyesight and amazing spiritual consciousness. What's more, the scholar, out of caution, personally pressed his hand on Ni Dongliu's forehead. Under the scanning of such direct contact with his spiritual consciousness, the situation inside Ni Dongliu was revealed. Nature has no escape.

Now that even scholars have said this, it is naturally impossible to practice Taoism against the east current.

As a result, the onlookers gradually dispersed. After all, for them, a mortal boy who could not practice Taoism was not worth their attention. Previously, it was because of curiosity like Xiao Mian that he came to the gate of the Five Elements Gate to take a look.

Ni Dongliu slowly stood up and bowed to the scholar.

Xiao Mian saw that his feet were injured in many places, and he couldn't bear it, so he took out a small porcelain bottle and handed it to Ni Dongliu, indicating that he should use it to heal his wounds. Ni Dongliu turned to look at Xiao Mian, stretched out his hand to take it, and bowed to Xiao Mian again, but never spoke.

"Child! If you really have a blood feud, tell me, how about I avenge you?"

The scholar's words not only stunned Ni Dongliu, but also Xiao Mian. He didn't expect that the ancestor cultivator of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul would be so kind to such a mortal boy, and was willing to personally promise to help him avenge.

You know, as long as the scholar agrees to this, Ni Dongliu's family massacre can be said to have been avenged.

However, after a moment of hesitation, Ni Dongliu said with difficulty: "Thank you, senior! Family hatred is not as great as national hatred. I will do my best to avenge it, otherwise I will not be able to face the souls of my parents!"

"You kid! Hey! When will the cycle of revenge end? Listen to me, don't think about revenge all the time. There are many joys in the secular world, such as passing the imperial examination and having a wedding night. Why waste your good life in hatred?"

The scholar was about to persuade him again, but Ni Dongliu shook his head and refused: "The hatred of killing my father and mother is irreconcilable, but I will never forget it as long as I am alive! Since I have no chance to become an immortal, I dare not disturb your cultivation anymore. I will leave now!"

Ni Dongliu put the porcelain bottle given by Xiao Mian into his arms, bowed to the two of them, turned around proudly, and staggered down the mountain.

Although the figure was thin, he walked very firmly.

The mountain mist blew past, and the scholar sighed again.

Xiao Mian was also full of emotion when he looked at Ni Dongliu's back. With such a heart and character, if he could cultivate immortality, his future achievements would be almost limitless.

You should know that the most important thing in cultivating immortality is the heart of Taoism, to put it bluntly, it is a heart of perseverance.

Ni Dongliu's heart of Taoism is quite strong, but he can't pass the first level of cultivation.

In this way, Xiao Mian is lucky; but if he thought again, if he was not the legendary Sanqing Guiyuan body, if Yuanxu Zhenren had not mistaken his Sanqing Guiyuan body for Sanhua Juding body, it would only be Xiao Qingyun who was buried in the snake's belly on Qingshan that day, and his parents would not be harmed.

Xiao Mian was not in a relaxed mood because he pitied himself and others.

But when Xiao Mian was about to go back to his own courtyard to drink some spiritual wine and continue to cultivate, the scholar winked at him and secretly sent a message to Xiao Mian to follow him.

Seeing the scholar entering the gate of the Five Elements Sect first, Xiao Mian hurriedly followed him. After all, he was inside the Five Elements Sect. Given the relationship between the scholar and the Five Elements Sect, he would not harm him.

But what would the scholar want to talk to him about?

While thinking, Xiao Mian followed the scholar's footsteps, step by step.

At this time, no one would have thought: what kind of ups and downs the boy named Ni Dongliu would bring to this world in the future...