Chapter 15: Cave Refining

Bai Xiufei asked again: "What does the family master mean?" Gu Yuting said: "The family master thought about it and asked me to hand over the exercises to Tian'er, but when I practiced, I took Na Luo to ask Tian'er, so it would not be considered my Gu family to teach it personally." In addition, the head of the family has asked someone to set aside a forbidden land in the ice and fire cave in the back mountain, from today on, only you and I can bring people in and out, and others are not allowed to enter without the instructions of the head of the house. Bai Xiufei said happily: "The head of the family promised to let Tian'er practice?" Gu Yuting said: "In fact, the clan has a lot of complaints about this exercise, Tian'er can't practice, it is said that he can't practice this exercise, but let's let Tian'er practice the basic exercises privately, and many people in the clan also know, just pretend not to know." After a pause, he continued: "Xiufei, do you know that the head of the family asked me to pass on this exercise to Tian'er, and there is another meaning?" Bai Xiufei couldn't help asking: "What else does it mean?" Gu Yuting had a serious face and said, "What do you think of the talent and understanding of you and me in the family?" Bai Xiufei said: "It's not boasting, the talent of our husband and wife in the family is at least superior." Gu Yuting bowed his head and said: "Yes, the head of the family and the elders of the clan are also very optimistic about our husband and wife, but since we have Tian'er, our two minds have been spent on him, racking their brains for his cultivation, looking for doctors and medicines everywhere, but in the end it is useless, and it has also delayed their own cultivation." Do you think that your own cultivation can be gained?" Bai Xiufei said: "Where is there gain, when I think of Tian'er, how can I still have the mind to cultivate, not only does my cultivation not increase, but there is a tendency to regress." Gu Yuting sighed: "Yes, I'm also average." The way of cultivation, there is no advance or retreat, and sometimes there is no half improvement in diligently, not to mention that the two of us are so desolate? Tian'er is our flesh and blood, but the survival of the Gu family is a major matter, and you and I, as a member of the Gu family, must take on this responsibility. In Tian'er's situation, if it is a myriad of heavens in the end, we can't force it, the will of the head of the family, the Gu family will do their best for Tian'er, but when it can't be done, we can only give up, and the cultivation of our husband and wife can't be left behind. Now I Gu family, on the surface, is known as one of the four major families, but in fact, in terms of high-end combat power, there is already a big gap with the other three, and the Zhao family and the Liao family are also similar. Among the disciples in the clan who broke through to the Yuanying realm before the age of five hundred, the two of us are also among the best, and the elders of the clan have high hopes, hoping that in the future, even if they can't cultivate the tribulation period, they will at least cultivate to the distraction period. In Chengtianzhou, the old monsters in the tribulation period are basically no longer concerned about the world, and they are ready to break through the heavenly tribulation and fly to the upper realm, and the cultivation of the distraction period is on the bright side, which is the topmost existence. One more master in the distraction period, the family's right to speak will be greater, and our husband and wife can't leave this responsibility behind for the sake of heaven. Bai Xiufei said: "I understand the truth, but who parents don't feel sorry for their children? I also want to cultivate diligently, but my mind can't calm down, how can I practice?" Gu Yuting said: "From today on, you and I must cultivate with our hearts, and we must let go of the affairs of Tian'er." If Tian'er can only be like a mortal, but a hundred years of life in a hurry, in the eyes of monks like us, it is just a retreat, and after a long time, the pain may be diluted. Bai Xiufei only wanted to cry when he heard it, and Gu Yuting felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Two days later, the couple was ready to stop, and called Luo Yuanshan, Luo Wentian and Gu Yuntian to the living room, and talked about taking them to the Ice and Fire Cave to cultivate. Luo Yuanshan was overjoyed, and the two children didn't know how powerful it was, but they weren't very excited. Under Gu Yuting's careful investigation, he found that Gu Yuntian's divine sense had indeed grown a lot, and he had already reached the threshold of the first realm, and he had basically entered the threshold of divine sense cultivation, and he couldn't help but be surprised. Looking at Luo Wentian again, not only is he still thin, but he is also up and down, blue and purple everywhere, and there are two big bags on his head, it turned out that Gu Yuntian saw Luo Wentian asking him to cultivate, and he couldn't repay it with gratitude, and he heard that Luo Wentian came here to exercise his body, and immediately took Luo Wentian to practice his compulsory courses. Poor Luo Wentian's body is already weak, and he has tried to practice these body forging skills in the past few days, and he has suffered a lot. But the cultivators are extremely tenacious, and they grit their teeth and persist even after a little bit of flesh and pain. He suffered a lot of sins physically, but he was also mentally strong.

At that moment, the husband and wife set off with their two children, because it was a forbidden place, Luo Yuanshan was inconvenient to follow, so he only said that Brother Gu and his sister-in-law were bothered. The group of four walked through the manor and towards the back, until the house faded into obscurity and a mountain peak appeared in front of them. Gu and Bai didn't stop, they climbed the stairs, and the two children followed suit. Halfway up the mountain, a stone cave appeared in front of him, and at the entrance of the cave sat an old man with a white beard and white eyebrows, who was closing his eyes and recuperating.

Gu Yuting stepped forward and bowed and said, "Junior disciple Gu Yuting, on the orders of the head of the family, take people into the cave to practice, and ask the elders to let them go." The old man didn't open his eyes, and only asked, "Is there an edict from the head of the family?" Gu Yuting had already put the edict in his hand, and hurriedly handed it over respectfully. The old man still did not open his eyes, and waved his hand: "Go, go to the third road on the left." Gu Yuting saluted again, and then got up and walked towards the cave. Bai Xiufei and the two children also saluted separately before they followed.

In the cave I entered, there was a stone wall in front of me, on which there were seven holes, one in the middle, and three on the left and right. Behind it are stone steps, but instead of going up, they go down to the bottom of the mountain. The four of them walked into the third cave on the left, there was still a glimmer of light at the beginning, and gradually it became darker and darker, Gu Yuting and Bai Xiufei were unconscious, Luo Wentian was also unimpressed, but Gu Yuntian was getting more and more unable to see clearly, and there was hesitation under his feet. Luo Wentian stretched out his hand to support him and said, "These stone steps are generally wide, and there is still a long way to reach the end, you can rest assured." Gu Yuntian took his hand and walked faster.

Gu Yuting and Bai Xiufei glanced at each other, and said secretly in their hearts: "This child's divine sense cultivation is indeed true. "The darkness in front of them is no different from daylight for a Yuanying monk like them, but for a monk in the Qi refining period, the range that can be seen is limited, Luo Wentian casually said that the stone steps are still very long, naturally it is not what he sees, but what his divine sense perceives.

After walking for a long time, I felt that I had already crossed the bottom of the mountain and reached the underground, and the temperature in the cave gradually became hotter. After walking for a while, Luo Wentian was already sweating all over, and he also felt a trace of burning air in his mouth and nose, and at this time, the length of the stone steps increased, which could only accommodate four people in parallel, but now it has more than doubled, and at the same time, the hot air is also mixed with some cool air.

At this moment, Gu Yuting and Bai Xiufei stopped, and Gu Yuting spoke: "You two are here today, let's feel the situation here first." When you get used to it, you will gradually go down until you can't hold on anymore, stop and practice, and then go down when you get used to it. Gu Yuntian asked, "Dad, why is it hot and cold here?" Gu Yuting said: "This is the Ice and Fire Cave, when my Gu family ancestor saw that this mountain was full of vitality, he knew that there must be something strange in the mountain, so he built my Gu family manor here." The ancestor carefully explored and found that there was ancient lava at the bottom of this mountain, which was very suitable for the cultivation of people with fire attribute spiritual roots, and the effect on refining the body was also excellent. Later, during a trip abroad, the ancestor found more than 10,000 years of polar cold jade ice, and the ancestor used his great magical power to collect a large number of polar cold jade ice several times and put it on the other side of the bottom of this mountain, creating a holy place for my Gu family's cultivation. Back then, the ancestor of my Gu family, not only took advantage of this treasure land to achieve the pinnacle of cultivation in the two attributes of water and fire, but also practiced the strongest body that can be called unparalleled in the world, and created the exercises of gods and demons immortal bodies. Tian'er, the master of this exercise family allows me to pass on to you, and after you learn it, you can help you ask Brother Tian to strengthen your body. After speaking, he dictated the exercises, said them three times in a row, and asked, "Do you remember?" Gu Yuntian tried hard to memorize and said, "Dad, the child can only remember it approximately." Gu Yuting said again: "Okay, I'll instill it in your divine sense, a little pain, you don't have to be afraid." Stretched out his hand to Gu Yuntian's forehead. Gu Yuntian only felt a tingling pain in his brain, and suddenly something seemed to pour in an inch between his eyebrows, and he felt that there was nothing left. Gu Yuting put down his hand and said, "Think about it again, do you remember?" Gu Yuntian thought about it again, and the mantra of the exercise clearly appeared in his mind, as if he had already memorized it by heart, and couldn't help but say happily: "Dad, the child remembers." Gu Yuting nodded and said, "Just remember, you two can start cultivating." We'll go first, and we'll come back to see you in ten days, and there's some dry food here to feed you both. Remember not to rush forward, if you can't hold on, go back, and never be too aggressive. However, we must not stop at the beginning, and the path of cultivation must be courageous and diligent, and we must not retreat from the difficulties. You have to grasp the middle degree. Ask Tianxian nephew, your cultivation is higher than Yuntian, and I hope you will take care of one or two. Luo Wentian has been smart since he was a child, and he knows what Gu Yuting uses to teach the exercises, which is clearly to say that he can listen to himself, and when he can only listen to it once, he has already memorized it, and then he heard Gu Yuting's instructions, and he was grateful, and said: "Uncle Gu rest assured, the little nephew will definitely protect Yuntian thoroughly." Gu Yuting smiled slightly and said to Bai Xiufei: "Xiufei, let's go back." Bai Xiufei was a little uneasy, and instructed Gu Yuntian: "Tian'er, remember your father's words, don't be reckless." Ask Tianxian nephew, your younger brother has a tough personality and is eager to cultivate, you have to stop him a little. Luo Wentian said: "Aunt Gu, the little nephew can save it, and he will never let Yuntian have any errands." Gu Yuting stretched out his hand and pulled Bai Xiufei and said, "Let's go." The two turned and walked away. Luo Wentian shook his head to the ground and said, "Thank you, Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu." Gu Yuting didn't answer, and went with Bai Xiufei.

After the two of them went far away, Luo Wentian opened his mouth and said, "Yuntian, let's cultivate here first." Gu Yuntian replied: "Okay." The two sat down cross-legged, facing the hot and cold wind, according to the exercises, first practicing the skin and flesh, then strengthening the muscles and bones, and then quenching the meridians, first improving the resistance of the skin and flesh. After sitting for a while, Luo Wentian's body was extremely weak, and he couldn't resist it, so he silently exercised the method to guide the aura to circulate in the meridians, and then he felt better. Gu Yuting is physically strong, and he can still support it.

There are no years of cultivation. I don't know how long it has been, but the two of them have been cultivating wholeheartedly, and they don't realize that time has passed. As the aura in his body gradually depleted, Luo Wentian felt more and more that the flesh and skin of his body could no longer bear it, and the exposed skin on his hands, face, neck, etc., had cracked and oozed blood, but his divine sense felt that Gu Yuting could still support him, and he couldn't help but think in his heart: "I have been cultivating for many years, and I can't compare to a person who has not yet started." "Endure the pain, struggle to support. I only feel that my body is hot and cold, cold is like a needle prick, and when it is hot, it is just like a fire, and I can't tell the pain. While struggling, I felt that the pain gradually lessened, and after a while, I felt that it was much worse, and then I struggled to support it with a thought. I don't know how long it took, but I heard Gu Yuntian's breathing gradually getting worse, and finally spoke: "Brother Wentian, I can't hold on, can I rest for a while?" Luo Wentian couldn't hold it anymore, and said when he heard the words: "I'm the same, let's rest for a while." The two of them stepped back more than 100 feet, feeling that their bodies were no longer uncomfortable, and they both sat on the ground with their butts on their butts, panting for breath.

After resting for a long time, Gu Yuntian had slowly recovered, and said, "Let's go again?" Luo Wentian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay." He wanted to stand up, but he didn't stand up for a while, Gu Yuntian felt it, and hurriedly reached out to help. Under the touch, he only felt that his hand was sticky, Luo Wentian was in pain, and snorted lightly, Gu Yuntian was taken aback, and said, "What, Brother Wentian, are you injured?" Luo Wentian said: "A little flesh injury, it's not in the way." Gu Yuntian was busy: "Don't worry, rest for a while." Luo Wentian said, "No." He struggled to his feet and walked forward. Gu Yuntian hurriedly followed.

Walking to the place where they had cultivated before, the two of them sat cross-legged and began to resist the strange wind again. Looking back at Yun Tian, he paid more attention to it, and when he heard Luo Wentian's breathing getting heavier, he knew that his endurance had reached the limit, so he said: "Brother Wentian, I can't stand it, let's go back." Luo Wentian knew that he still had some strength left, but he had reached the limit, so he said, "I'll go back and rest for a while, and you can practice for a while." Gu Yuntian shook his head and said, "I won't practice anymore." The two returned to where they had rested.

After resting for a long time, both of them felt hungry, so they ate some dry food. Gu Yuntian said: "Let's sleep for a while, and then practice when we wake up." Luo Wentian shook his head and said: "Brother, it's not easy for us to come here to cultivate, we can't waste this time, don't sleep yet, let's meditate and condense the soul, I really can't support it and then sleep." Gu Yuntian said: "It's okay." Luo Wentian said again: "I see that your divine soul cultivation has progressed, and today I will teach you another cultivation method." Gu Yuntian acted according to the law, and Luo Wentian also began to meditate. After a while, my heart was clear, and my perception expanded, and I felt that this cave was very large, and I couldn't explore it for a while. was not sleeping or waking up, in the subtle realm outside the gods, but he heard a slight snoring in his ears, but Gu Yuntian fell asleep while sitting.

In this way, day and night, when you are hungry, you eat, and when you are tired, you meditate, Gu Yuting and Bai Xiufei came in once, sent some food, and instructed the two of them a few words. On this day, Luo Wentian ran the aura, feeling that the cultivation seemed to be improving, his body was the cultivation of the fourth phase of Qi refining, but the comprehension of the exercises was indeed greatly advanced, the fire in this cave was extremely abundant, he tried to break through to the fifth phase of Qi refining, as soon as the vitality entered the body, the meridians did not break as usual, and he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, so he continued to absorb, and when he would break through to half, he felt that the meridians could not bear it, and burst open with a bang. Although it failed again, this time the failure brought not despair, but full of hope: "It seems to work!"

There was hope in my heart, and the road in front of me seemed to suddenly brighten. Luo Wentian's cultivation was even more energetic, and the physical pain was not a kind of torture, but a kind of happiness. At this time, he thought of Gu Yuntian, so he asked: "Yuntian, after cultivating for the past few days, can you feel that there is progress?" Gu Yuntian shook his head and said, "I don't feel any progress, what about you?" Luo Wentian said: "I can't say it well, but it should be a little better." Gu Yuntian was extremely envious and said, "Brother Qiantian, you are really a cultivation wizard, and you have made progress so quickly." Luo Wentian shook his head and said: "Speaking of body refining, I can't catch up with you even if I pat the horse, there must be a reason for this." After thinking about it for a while, I already understood the reason: "Yes, my cultivation in the past few days has reached the limit of my body, but you have not reached it, because you can't feel progress. Does your body feel unbearable, and your skin is broken?" Gu Yuntian said: "No. Actually, I feel that I can go a few more feet forward, but..."Luo Wentian said: "In the future, you don't have to take care of me, even if you go to the depths of the cave, you feel that you can't support it anymore and stay and cultivate, it will definitely have an effect." The two of them moved forward again, and at that time they were already more than ten zhang forward from when they had just started cultivating, and this time Gu Yuntian walked forward twenty zhang alone before stopping. This time of cultivation, Gu Yuntian finally practiced to the point where his skin was open, and he was exhausted before he retreated, and Luo Wentian had already retreated to rest first. Since then, the two children have always stimulated their potential, and almost collapsed from practice, and even later, several times they crawled back to rest. After the torture like purgatory, both children gradually felt the physical progress, and their bodies became stronger day by day.

Day after day, the two children endured loneliness, loneliness and pain in this cave, silently bleeding and sweating for the dream in their hearts. No one thought that the two people who would later participate in changing the world of Chengtian Prefecture would start their lifelong friendship from this cave, and also began the first step in their lives.