Gang Yuan Sword Seed, Enlightenment Tea

Without a sound.

The True Martial Sect has already begun to take action.

From the outside, the True Martial Sect appears to be thriving, but what they don't know is that the True Martial Sect has begun selecting its own seedlings to hide away. However, all of this is being done in secret, and apart from a few individuals, the rest are completely unaware of it.

certainly.

This is just one of the precautionary measures.

Their greater efforts were focused on delaying the progress of the Demon Sect and the Southern Frontier; sending a secret letter to the Prince of Zhenbei was one such effort.

besides.

Daoist Longshan was also actively gathering information about the Demon Sect and the Southern Frontier headquarters.

And in these few days...

Jiang Baishan introduced Lin Ruhua to his fellow disciples. He knew that his master's mind was made up and he could not change it. Although he was in pain, he could only cherish the last few days he spent with everyone.

As the Daoist Longshan said, this is indeed a difficult choice.

After careful consideration, Lin Ruhua agreed. She had initially thought that the Demon Sect's strength far surpassed that of the True Martial Sect, and that her mother might not take responsibility for the matter. But if her mother were to actually clash with the True Martial Sect and confront Daoist Longshan, how would she possibly cope?

The two thought about it a lot, and finally had to admit that the Daoist Longshan's arrangement was the best.

Lin Ruhua couldn't help but feel guilty, feeling that Jiang Baishan and she had let the True Martial Sect down by going into seclusion. But she couldn't find a better solution for the time being. She thought that before completely severing ties with the Demon Sect and going into seclusion, she should try her best to find out some more secrets about the Demon Sect True Martial Sect achieved the Martial Saint.

This was the most valuable thing she could do, and it also helped ease her and Jiang Baishan's guilt.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

The True Martial Peach Gathering arrived.

The Dao-Seeking Courtyard was exceptionally lively today.

This is simply because there are two new faces at this year's True Martial Peach Gathering.

One was naturally the eleventh disciple, Li Ling, and the other was Lin Ruhua.

Over the past year, Li Ling had heard Zhuang Chen mention the True Martial Peach Gathering so many times that she was practically sick of it. Now that she finally had the chance to participate, her face flushed with excitement.

What he enjoyed was the harmonious atmosphere among his fellow disciples, something he could never experience at the Prince of Zhenbei's residence.

After joining the True Martial Sect, his sense of belonging to the True Martial Sect grew stronger day by day, and now he completely regards the True Martial Sect as his second home.

"This toast is to Little Eleven!" Everyone raised their glasses and laughed.

Li Ling quickly stood up. This time, he had the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion send over a lot of delicacies, which added even more splendor to the Peach Banquet.

"Thank you, Ninth Senior Brother, for the peaches! Thank you, Third Senior Sister, for the Peach Blossom Brew! These are the best peaches and wine I've ever tasted in my life!"

Upon hearing Li Ling's words, Ye Qinghe's mouth broke into a wide smile.

"Little Eleven has great taste! If you want to drink in the future, just tell your senior sister, and she'll give you special treatment!"

Her brewing skills are now vastly different from before. She specializes in Peach Blossom Brew and can even rival the White Ape. Everyone witnessed the changes and saw the path Ye Qinghe had taken. They were amazed and happy for Ye Qinghe. Her example showed that as long as you have passion, even those with little talent can achieve great things.

"This toast is to our 'traitor' Xiao Wu, and also to Ru Hua!"

As soon as Luo Wentian finished speaking, everyone laughed even more merrily.

Jiang Baishan was the first among the many True Disciple to have dao companion; as for the others, they hadn't even seen a glimpse of dao companion yet.

Everyone's eyes were filled with smiles and blessings; Jiang Baishan and Lin Ruhua were already inseparable, like glue.

Jiang Baishan and Lin Ruhua stood up, exchanged a glance, and both saw the feelings in each other's eyes.

Thank you, fellow disciples and senior brothers!

"Today, I have the honor of having you all as witnesses, as Ruhua and I are to be married!"

Jiang Baishan's words were firm and powerful.

In their final days, they sought the blessings of their closest loved ones. Last night, they met with Daoist Longshan and received his approval. Today, they shared this good news with everyone. Although they couldn't hold the wedding for the time being, it didn't stop them from deepening their bond with each other.

To some extent, this also reflects their determination to live and die together.

Everyone was taken aback at first.

Then everyone was pleasantly surprised.

Neither of them cared about those complicated etiquettes. Since Jiang Baishan and Lin Ruhua had already decided on each other, they would be husband and wife from now on.

"You little rascal, you really can't judge a book by its cover!"

You accomplished such a big thing so quietly! It was so sudden that we didn't even have time to prepare any gifts for you!

"Fifth Brother, we want some wedding candy!"

Everyone laughed.

Jiang Baishan was deeply moved.

"We've already prepared the wedding candies for you!" Lin Ruhua and Jiang Baishan picked up the wedding candies they had specially purchased from True Martial City and distributed them to you one by one.

Everyone ate the wedding candy, feeling both happy and a little sad.

As they ate, a silence fell over them.

They all knew Lin Ruhua's identity and that Jiang Baishan would be leaving the mountain after today, and they might not see him for several years. Although everyone deliberately avoided the topic today, a little sadness inevitably welled up in their hearts again when Jiang Baishan mentioned that the two of them had become husband and wife.

Ning Qi smiled.

He had thought a lot these past few days, and he became increasingly determined that he would never allow the Demon Sect and Southern Frontier to threaten his closest people.

He will definitely stop all of this.

Therefore, he didn't think he would never see his fifth senior brother, Jiang Baishan, again. He simply assumed that Jiang Baishan had gone out to train for a few years and would return later.

Ning Qi broke the slight silence with a smile.

"You didn't prepare a wedding gift for Fifth Senior Brother, but I did."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"You Little Nine, you prepared all this all by yourself without a word!"

They were somewhat looking forward to Ning Qi's gift.

People are increasingly able to sense Ning Qi's special nature. Although they don't know that Ning Qi is the Heavenly Sword Real Person like Luo Wentian, they still know that Ning Qi is not simple. The True Martial Peach Fruit this time is proof of this.

Today, after several years of continuous cultivation, the peach fruit has absorbed some of the essence of the Bright Fruit and the Enlightenment Tea Tree, and has become a remarkable fruit with even better effects than last year. It can strengthen the body's foundation and revitalize the physical body.

One can imagine how the disciples will react when they receive the reward peaches in this year's year-end competition.

It's only because people are used to it that they aren't so amazed.

But it was still extremely stunning for Li Ling and Lin Ruhua.

now.

Jiang Baishan was deeply moved. He had watched Ning Qi grow up step by step. He didn't care what Ning Qi gave him; he was just touched by the sentiment.

Lin Ruhua, on the other hand, was simply curious.

Although it was only a few days, with her intelligence, she could tell from her observations and the attitudes of others that this ninth junior brother was no ordinary person.

Ning Qi didn't keep anyone in suspense.

He got up and went back into the house, whereupon he brought out a small jade box.

As everyone's gaze converged, the jade box opened, revealing a pair of azure jade Jade Pendant depicting mandarin ducks. The ducks were so lifelike, almost as if they were alive. Ning Qi picked them up and handed one to Jiang Baishan and the other to Lin Ruhua. He said solemnly:

"This is Jade Pendant I made myself. I wish my fifth senior brother and his wife a long and happy marriage, and that after traveling thousands of miles, everything will still be as it was before."

There was a deeper meaning in these words, and only Luo Wentian understood a little of it. He was slightly shaken, and then sighed.

Jiang Baishan expressed his gratitude:

"Thank you, Little Nine, for your blessing and gift! We all love them."

Ning Qi smiled slightly:

"If you like it, you have to wear it close to your body."

Jiang Baishan didn't hesitate.

He took the jade Jade Pendant with mandarin ducks from Lin Ruhua's hand and put it on Lin Ruhua's right waist, while Lin Ruhua put it on Jiang Baishan's left waist.

Everyone looked over.

The Jade Pendant's azure light enveloped the two of them in a soft glow, making Jiang Baishan and his companion appear like a divine couple, a sight to behold, as if the immortals themselves had come to life.

Not only that.

The moment they put on the mandarin duck Jade Pendant, the two felt a surge of energy, as if their bodies had become more clear and transparent. They exchanged a glance and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes. They realized that the Jade Pendant were not only beautiful, but also a rare treasure.

Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

This Jade Pendant is certainly no ordinary item.

After Ning Qi realized that Southern Xinjiang and the Demon Sect had formed an alliance, he felt a sense of crisis. He wasn't worried about his own safety, but he Heart Demon and Southern Xinjiang would harm his fellow disciples, since they couldn't stay away from True Martial Mountain forever and would have to go out sometime.

Therefore, he has been researching ways to deal with this situation, so that they can have some ability to protect themselves.

One direction is the Gang Essence Technique.

It is possible to store some of Ning Qi's Gang Qi and Sword Intent and unleash them. Although there is no support from the power of heaven and earth, it is still possible to block some of the Celestial Person Realm cultivators. This idea is naturally good, but it is difficult. After all, it is almost impossible to keep Gang Qi indefinitely. However, Ning Qi borrowed the principle of condensing sword core from the Virtual Sword Core Disintegration Technique and came up with the idea of condensing the sword seed outside.

But we encountered the biggest problem.

In other words, there is no suitable medium.

If Ning Qi were here, his Gang Essence would naturally be ever-changing, but it cannot last long after leaving his body; this is an unchangeable fact.

The turning point finally came after the sword of inquiry was severed.

The Sword-Questioning Pavilion sent a lot of compensation. Ning Qi discovered a strange treasure ore inside, which the Sword-Questioning Pavilion called the Concentration Stone. It could actually seal the Gang Essence Sword Seed within it, and Ning Qi thus completely created this secret technique.

In this way, combined with Ning Qi's Sword Intent, it can be unleashed when encountering a crisis.

Not only that.

Ning Qi could also use this to roughly sense the location of the Jade Pendant pendant's owner, and the Jade Pendant also had the effect of calming the mind.

Knowing that Jiang Baishan and the others were about to leave, Ning Qi made a pair of mandarin duck Jade Pendant in the past few days. As for the other fellow disciples, they could make them a few days later.

Then this little incident happened.

The initial somber atmosphere was immediately dispelled.

The future is uncertain, so let's focus on living well in the present.

Amidst laughter and chatter, Lin Ruhua gradually joined in. Ye Qinghe pulled her close and whispered to her, eventually revealing many embarrassing stories about Jiang Baishan, such as the incident that everyone used to tease about "almost having his arm chopped off by Lin Ruhua."

The two met under unusual circumstances, and their relationship gradually changed after going through several life-and-death situations, eventually leading to mutual affection.

However, it was clear that Lin Ruhua was not the kind of gentle and obedient girl; she had previously tried to gouge out Jiang Baishan's eyes and cut off his tongue.

Everyone listened with delight, their jaws dropping in astonishment.

Li Ling couldn't help but shrink back:

"If I'm going to find dao companion in the future, I need to find a gentle and lovely young woman."

Ye Qinghe slapped him on the head and laughed as she scolded:

"You're such a little devil! You're only a few years old, and you're already thinking about dao companion. It seems your studies are too easy. I need to talk to Master about increasing the intensity for you. Besides, are you saying your fifth sister-in-law is feisty?"

When Li Ling met Lin Ruhua's ambiguous smile, he immediately cowered and quickly hid behind Ning Qi.

Everyone laughed even more heartily.

Jiang Baishan gave him a helpless look.

He laughed.

Ning Qi looked up at the sky; the moon was already full, and the Peach Blossom Festival was coming to an end.

"Tiansheng, go and bring out the tea."

The White Ape understood and immediately turned and went inside.

The Enlightenment Tea has been brewing for so long that its spiritual essence has completely infused into the tea.

Upon hearing this...

Everyone's eyes lit up with anticipation.

They knew beforehand that the Enlightenment Tea Tree had sprouted a few leaves, but they hadn't seen any Enlightenment Tea today, so they thought they would never have the chance to taste it. They never expected that Ning Qi would save it for last.

certainly.

They all knew that Ning Qi had cultivated the Enlightenment Tea Tree single-handedly, so they thought it was perfectly normal for Ning Qi not to show it off and wouldn't have any other thoughts.

soon.

The White Ape slowly walked out carrying a cup of tea, being very careful, as if afraid of breaking the Enlightenment Tea.

This teacup is made of white jade and has a special effect: it can mask the tea's unusual aroma.

At this moment, Ning Qi lifted the lid.

An extremely rich fragrance immediately filled the air, lingering around everyone's nose.

Just smelling the tea.

The crowd was already feeling quite elated, as if they were about to attain enlightenment.

Of course, this was an illusion; it was just that the sudden aroma of the Enlightenment Tea gave them the prelude to entering a strange state.

"Excellent tea!" Luo Wentian exclaimed.

Lin Ruhua was also surprised. As the daughter of the deputy sect leader of the Demon Sect, she had seen countless good things, but this was the first time she had ever seen Enlightenment Tea. She had heard rumors about the Enlightenment Tea tree, but she never expected to see one on True Martial Mountain.

Jiang Baishan whispered to her that Ning Qi had kept it alive with a dead seed, which made her feel even more incredulous.

This Little Nine, is a bit too mysterious.

She was even more curious.

Ning Qi laughed:

With this tea, I wish all my fellow disciples good fortune in martial arts and a smooth journey ahead.

He raised his cup of tea.

He was somewhat hopeful, wanting to see if it would be of any help to him, but he had a very positive attitude. Even if it didn't help, he wouldn't feel anything, as he had already gained a lot from cultivating the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

In particular, witnessing the seedlings breaking through the soil gave him a deeper understanding of the principles of life, which will eventually come to fruition when the time is right.

The others had even sharper eyes.

After everyone had finished offering their blessings,

They then drank the tea in their cups in one gulp.