Chapter 5: Conquer and prepare for the competition

Li Bao shuddered, his heart sinking infinitely! Soul blood is connected to the lifeblood of the soul. Once the soul blood is handed over, life and death will be in Ye Ling's hands!

Ye Ling stared at him coldly, like ice and snow that has never melted for thousands of years, cold and ruthless!

Seeing Ye Ling's eyebrows raised and the red fire blade moved slightly, Li Bao hurriedly shouted: "Ancestor, spare my life! I will hand over the soul blood."

Li Bao gritted his teeth, forced the soul blood out from his eyebrows with a bitter face, and floated in the air, but it was a crystal ball of light.

In an instant, Li Bao seemed to have aged ten years! Like an eggplant hit by frost, it suddenly wilted.

Ye Ling spread his consciousness and scanned it, confirmed that it was correct, nodded with satisfaction, and slapped his soul blood into his eyebrows, connecting it with the purple mansion sea of ​​consciousness.

At this point, Li Bao sighed dejectedly. He knew the consequences of having his soul and blood controlled by others:

As long as Ye Ling had a thought, his soul would be wiped out! Even if Ye Ling died, his soul and blood would also perish, and even his own soul would be buried with him!

Ye Ling slapped out a few top-grade flame talismans, melting the ice on Li Bao's body, and said coldly: "Li Bao!"

Li Bao trembled all over, with a face full of fear and awe, and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation: "Here! Grandson pays respect to Ye Zu!"

Ye Ling laughed dumbly. In terms of age, Li Bao was much older than him, and such a title was laughable.

Then Ye Ling said calmly: "Li Bao, although you have handed over your soul and blood and acknowledged me as your master. But you must not address me like this in the future, especially in the Medicine Valley, you and I can just be friends as equals. Don't let anyone know about this, and don't let anyone notice any clues, understand?"

"Yes! I understand, I understand very well! Everything is up to Brother Daoist Ye."

Li Bao hurriedly stood up, bowed to Ye Ling, forced a smile, and his eyes also revealed incomparable respect and enthusiasm.

Ye Ling nodded, thinking secretly: "It seems that this person is born with a slave face, and he is not stupid. No wonder he is valued by the old thief Zhou Chong, the foundation building elder."

"What task did Elder Zhou assign you? Why did you frame me?"

Ye Ling asked carefully, and Li Bao answered respectfully one by one, not daring to exaggerate, and said whatever he had.

"As expected! Zhou Chong, that old fellow, finally suspected me and ordered Li Bao to monitor my every move. He even wanted to kill me if necessary. Fortunately, I took the initiative today and subdued Li Bao."

Ye Ling pondered for a moment, and seeing Li Bao slapping himself and vowing to change his ways, Ye Ling ordered:

"Okay! Let bygones be bygones. You are a smart man. If Elder Zhou Chong asks, you know what to say and how to cover up in front of him!"

Li Bao stood respectfully with his hands down, and responded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! I tried my best to dispel Elder Zhou's concerns and said something that would benefit the master."

"Very good! I will reward you with a bottle of top-grade recovery pills and two medium-grade spirit stones. You should go and heal your wounds quickly, change your clothes, and then come to Qingzhuyuan to apologize to everyone. Remember that you and I are Taoist friends, and you can't reveal any flaws."

Ye Ling waved his hand and handed him the pills and spirit stones.

Li Bao was slightly stunned, and then he was ecstatic! He hurriedly took it. He had already seen Ye Ling's wanton use of talismans, and knew that his master was very rich, but he did not expect that his master would reward him greatly.

Li Bao looked at Ye Ling with a more respectful and enthusiastic look! It seemed that he had followed the right master, and it was easy to do things for Ye Ling, and the rewards were much more. Where could he find such a good thing! Li Bao's previous loss of soul was swept away, and he became radiant, and hurriedly thanked him:

"No problem! Thank you, fellow Daoist Ye, Li knows how to behave! I will take my leave first, and see you at Qingzhuyuan."

Looking at Li Bao's back as he left in a hurry, Ye Ling smiled. Now that he had subdued Li Bao, with his secret support, he could somewhat reduce the pressure that the foundation-building elder Zhou Chong brought to Ye Ling.

Ye Ling waved his robe sleeves, and a strong wind swept across the mountain road, cleaning up the battlefield. After making sure there were no flaws, Ye Ling immersed his mind in the jade pendant of the Immortal Palace, leaving behind his split soul body, hiding his cultivation to the first level of Qi training, and then returned to Qingzhu Courtyard.

On the way, he met Meng Chang again. After carrying water and unloading the shoulder pole, he was about to go to the outer gate steward hall to report. Seeing Ye Ling coming back leisurely, he was surprised and said: "Brother Ye! Didn't the steward disciple Li Bao assign you heavy daily tasks? Why did you come back so early?"

Ye Ling smiled slightly: "No, Senior Brother Li treats me well. You don't have to report. Gather He Jingsheng and others, and go back to Qingzhu Courtyard to wait. Senior Brother Li said that he was a bit reckless in the search yesterday, and he will come to apologize today."

"What! Li Bao is coming to apologize? Is the sun rising from the west?"

Meng Chang widened his eyes, looking confused.

Ye Ling smiled, regardless of how horrified Meng Chang was, and asked him to find He Jingsheng, and he went to find Zishan and Suqin.

After a while, the five of them returned to Qingzhu Courtyard and surrounded Ye Ling, expressing doubt and disbelief, thinking that Ye Ling was just fooling them.

Who knew that after waiting for a while, footsteps sounded outside Qingzhu Courtyard. It was Li Bao who came in exhausted. His injuries were healed by the spiritual energy of the top-grade rejuvenation pill, and he even changed into a brand new set of clothes.

He Jingsheng, Meng Chang, Suqin and Zishan were all startled, but Ye Ling leaned against the eaves, leisurely and contented.

When Li Bao met the five people in Qingzhuyuan, he did not dare to look at his master Ye Ling. He wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and bowed from a distance to apologize. He said with a bright face: "Haha! Several fellow Taoists, yesterday There is nothing we can do about it. It’s so disturbing and so offensive! I came here to apologize in person today. I hope fellow Taoists will forgive me!”

After speaking, Li Bao bowed repeatedly and almost bowed to the ground, his attitude was very sincere.

He Jingsheng and the other four looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling. Meng Chang's anger on his forehead was mostly gone at once.

Ye Ling said with a smile: "Senior Brother Li, there is no need to be polite. Since it is a routine matter and there are extenuating circumstances, we will naturally not care about it. However, in order to show sincerity, Senior Brother Li can relieve us of some burdens. For example, before the competition between outer disciples, "It seems that the five of us at Qingzhuyuan can no longer take on the daily tasks of the outer sect."

"Yeah! No problem! I came here to tell you about this. You don't have to come to the Deacon Hall to receive tasks from now on, haha."

Li Bao patted his chest and promised, wishing he could show off more in front of his master.

He Jingsheng and others had expressions of surprise on their faces, as if they were in a dream.

"Really! Are there such good things?"

Meng Chang was also very excited and rubbed his hands happily: "So, we can concentrate on preparing for the outer disciple competition and training?"

"Well, we finally have time to go to the Changxi Wilderness to practice! We will go to the Changxi Wilderness to practice first, and then practice in seclusion! What do you think?"

Zishan even looked forward to her training in the next two months.

Meng Chang was the first to respond, feeling novel and excited about the wilderness experience. He Jingsheng also expressed his willingness to go.

Ye Ling's heart moved, and he also wanted to go to the Changxi Wilderness for training earlier. Firstly, in order to practice as quickly as possible and improve his cultivation. Secondly, training could increase combat experience and prepare for the outer disciple competition in two months; Furthermore, leaving the Medicine Valley can avoid the attention of Foundation Establishment Elder Zhou Chong, which has many benefits.

Only Su Qin remained silent and looked at Li Bao very cautiously. After confirming that what he said was true, she nodded and said: "Well, it is a good idea to experience the Changxi wilderness! When do you three plan to go to Maple Bridge? Zhenfang City? Prepare something for the Changxi Wilderness Experience?”

The five people from Qingzhuyuan wanted to discuss the matter of Chang Xi Yuan Ye's training. Ye Ling sent a message with his spiritual consciousness and ordered Li Bao to retreat.

"Hey, please take your time and say goodbye!"

Li Bao Zhiqu left, and the atmosphere in Qingzhuyuan became lively. While he was amazed at Li Bao's apology, he looked forward to the Changxi wilderness experience.

Zishan smiled and said: "Sister Suqin and I have benefited from the favor of Miss Lu of our family. A few days ago, someone from the Lu's Immortal Cultivation Family sent us high-grade magical instruments and elixirs, so there is no need to go to the workshop. If you want to go to Fangshi, bring us some array flags, tents and the like, and we can leave tomorrow!"

Meng Chang was extremely envious. Although his Meng family, a small cultivator family, would give him a sum of spiritual stones and things for cultivation every month, they would never be as generous as the Lu family of Fengqiao.

Only He Jingsheng was neither envious nor jealous, and still maintained his superior arrogance. He is the young master of a certain family and a direct descendant of a middle-level cultivating family. He is no weaker than the two maids from a large cultivating family.

Only Ye Ling had a detached mentality. He was born in a poor family and had no intention of competing with them. Now that Ye Ling has the Jade Pendant of the Immortal Mansion, the resources provided by his Immortal Cultivation Family are nothing in Ye Ling's eyes.

Ye Ling went in a hurry in the morning and didn't bother to buy Taoist magic or anything. Hearing this, he was in the mood; He Jingsheng and Meng Chang also wanted to go to the market to buy elixirs and magic weapons to prepare for the outer disciple competition, so the three of them It was agreed to set off immediately to Fengqiao Zhenfang City.

Before leaving, Suqin added: "Don't forget, there are also bamboo mats, futons and other things."

Ye Lingfeng was used to sleeping in the open air. During the valley season, he stayed in the cave of Maple Bridge. It was enough to have a formation flag to ward off the monsters. As for the bamboo mats, he had no intention of preparing them. He just settled on the ground under the sky. Hearing what she said, he could only nod his head and said: "Okay! These won't cost a few spiritual stones."

Ye Ling, Meng Chang, and He Jingsheng, a group of three people, passed through the teleportation array in Medicine Valley and were directly transported to Fengqiao Town Market to prepare for the outer disciple competition and purchase magic weapons and pills needed for training in the Changxi Wilderness. things.

"Brother Ye! Let's go to the Changxi wilderness to practice. We will stay for ten and a half months. Everyone must buy at least enough recovery pills for half a month of training, as well as formation flags to resist attacks by monsters in the middle of the night. The most important thing is! I don't know! Where can I buy it?”

Meng Chang asked Ye Ling, who was most familiar with Fengqiao Town.

He Jingsheng also suggested: "We need to buy formation flags, and we also need to choose magic weapons, spiritual weapons, and robes! Junior Brother Ye, take us to buy first-class or top-grade magic weapons first!"

Ye Ling wished he had sent the two of them away earlier to quietly sell the best God-Reviving Herb. Letting them choose magic weapons and spiritual weapons is undoubtedly the most time-consuming, so Ye Ling nodded and said: "Follow me!"

When they arrived at Fangshi West Street, Ye Ling pointed far away: "The magic weapon on this street, the westernmost gate building, is the Wanbao Pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce set up by the Golden Pavilion Immortal Sect in Fengqiao Town! You two rich masters can Go there to select top-grade and top-grade magic weapons, and I’ll go to the street stalls and small shops. If you come out early, wait for me at the Lu’s Chamber of Commerce here.”

As he spoke, Ye Ling pointed to a medium-sized weapon refining pavilion nearby, bearing the name of the Lu Cultivation Immortal Family.

"Lu's Chamber of Commerce! Is this the property of Suqin and Zishan's eldest daughter, Lu Binglan?"

He Jingsheng looked carefully and saw that it was a medium-sized weapon refining pavilion. He showed a look of disdain on his face. It seemed that the largest local immortal cultivation family, Fengqiao Lu Family, was just like this.

Ye Ling said leisurely: "Yes! It is the property of Miss Lu's family. In Fengqiao Town, the Lu family has more than 20 properties, and this is just one of them."

He Jingsheng's face changed immediately, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Meng Chang was unaware of it. He was envious and laughed in a rough voice: "Haha, it's worthy of being Fengqiao Lu Family! I often hear Suqin and Zishan talk about it, but I haven't been there yet! Brother He, let's go to Wanbao Pavilion first, and then to Lu's Chamber of Commerce."