Among the Bamboo Listening Pavilion, Yun Shisan continued to explain the general situation of Nine Heavens Mountain, and Ning Chen was also listening quietly, quickly understanding this strange world.
"There are a total of five halls on Nine Heavens Mountain, Taixuan, Tianzhu, Lihe, Qiluo, and Xuanji. Among them, Grand Profound Hall lives in the headmaster, and Heavenly Forging Hall lives in Sword Venerable, Separation and Union Hall is Medicine Venerable, Brocade Hall is Flower Venerable, Jade Mechanism Hall is Dream Venerable"
"The leader is my master. He has a strict personality and is in charge of all matters on the mountain. Sword Venerable is more easy-going and generally doesn't care about things. He is very popular with his disciples. Medicine Venerable and Flower Venerable have their own things to do. They don't appear much on weekdays, but they are pretty good to the disciples. As for Dream Venerable"
Having said this, Yun Shisan scratched his head and said, "I don't know much about Dream Venerable. I just heard from Master that Dream Venerable is the one with the highest cultivation level among the five of them. However, Dream Venerable rarely appears in front of the disciples. Even I have only seen him once."
Ning Chen listened very attentively, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart. These five statues are undoubtedly existences in the innate realm. Just one Nine Heavens Mountain has so many innate experts, it is really hard to believe.
However, he knew that there were at most two Three Calamities Realm strong men in this realm, which was quite a few compared to the Divine Continent land.
Yun Shisan talked about many things, and finally stopped awkwardly when it came to Nine Heavens Mountain recruiting disciples.
He forgot that Ning Chen is just an ordinary person, and it is useless to talk about it.
Ning Chen doesn't care. He can't stay in Nine Heavens Mountain for a long time. How to find a way to go back is the only thing he cares about now.
Yun Shisan thought for a moment and suggested, "Since you have nowhere to go, why not sign up and stay at Nine Heavens Mountain as an outer disciple to do odd jobs. There is not much to do on weekdays, just sweeping the floor and so on. It's not too tiring. The most important thing is to have a place to live."
"Yes"
Ning Chen nodded and agreed casually.
"I will teach you some mental training methods. Although you are practicing a little late now, you can still strengthen your body." Yun Shisan thought about it again and said.
"Thank you," Ning Chen said.
Yun Shisan wrote out a formula and explained it carefully while teaching, very patiently.
Ning Chen silently noted that he also wanted to see how the techniques of this world were different from the Divine Continent. The realm master had obviously been plotting against the Divine Continent for a long time, and he must understand the things of this world well.
The most important thing in the art of war is to know oneself and the enemy. Regardless of whether he can go back or not, it is always right to know more things.
Half a day later, Yun Shisan went out and briefly explained that as the chief disciple of Nine Heavens Mountain, there was no problem in arranging a handyman disciple from the outer sect.
Nine Heavens Mountain There are not many disciples, but the place is surprisingly large. Except for the main peak, there are few people on the other peaks, so the most important thing is accommodation.
Ning Chen chose a nook and cranny place, not far from the main peak, and was responsible for helping clean Heaven-Ascending Stairway before the main peak every day.
Heaven-Ascending Stairway has nine thousand and nine hundred steps, towering into the clouds. On weekdays, formal disciples will clean it regularly. This task is actually much more leisurely than it seems.
However, Ning Chen cleans very seriously. He gets up early every morning and starts cleaning. After evening, he goes back to his place to rest.
As time passed, the official disciples who were responsible for cleaning regularly discovered that Heaven-Ascending Stairway seemed to no longer need them to clean.
The day for the Outer Disciple Competition is gradually approaching, and the disciples on the mountain are also busy preparing for this Outer Disciple Competition.
On that day, many big figures from other sects will come. Nine Heavens Immortal Mountain, as one of the several holy places for cultivation in the world, naturally cannot lose its etiquette.
Ning Chen doesn't care about these things at all and only does what he should do every day.
The five statues still rank high among the five Immortal Palace. Except for Sword Venerable, the others almost never show up.
The morning light was falling and the sun was rising. Ning Chen was cleaning Heaven-Ascending Stairway as usual. The Jiuxiao disciples who occasionally went up and down the mountain had long been used to such a person and were not surprised at all.
Just as he climbed up the four thousand steps, the world suddenly changed, and a terrifying aura came from the bottom of the mountain. In an instant, it passed over Heaven-Ascending Stairway.
Disciples with lower cultivation levels were affected by this extremely powerful force and were immediately seriously injured and flew out, with their life and death unknown.
Ning Chen was a little further away. When the mysterious strong man passed by, he didn't pay attention and continued to move forward.
A moment later, the mountain was robbed. Dozens of disciples joined forces, but they couldn't even take a single move, resulting in heavy casualties.
Yun Shisan was furious and thrust out his sword, trying to stop the assailant.
However, the gap between Xiantian and Houtian Realm could not be made up by manpower. In just two moves, he was seriously injured and flew away.
Ning Chen came, calmly looking at the Yunxiao disciples who were constantly being killed and injured, with no wave of worry in his eyes.
There were more and more casualties on the mountain. Ning Chen walked to the seriously injured Yun Shisan. After checking, he found that his life was not in danger, so he felt relieved.
"Senior brother, senior sister"
Little Stone ran out and saw figures flying out one after another. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw a powerful palm force coming out, threatening to kill him.
Ning Chen's expression turned cold, his eyes were piercing, and his whole body Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy turned violently, with a bang, and hit the fatal palm force.
"Ah"
Little Stone was thrown away by the aftermath and fell backwards. However, he managed to save his life.
The figure in black was shocked, knowing that a truly strong man had taken action.
At this moment, an ancient-colored sword light flashed across, and Sword Venerable dressed as a Confucian appeared, forcing the attacker.
In the distance, Ning Chen carried Little Stone to Yun Shisan, and then stood aside quietly.
The Yunxiao disciples who were still alive quickly withdrew from the battle, not wanting to be a drag on Sword Venerable.
The battle was extremely fierce. Sword Venerable faced the mysterious visitor with a single sword. For a while, he could not gain the upper hand at all.
The next moment, the figure in the dark night got rid of the sword light, stepped forward, and rushed straight towards the Grand Profound Hall.
"Presumptuous!"
The black shadow broke into the Grand Profound Hall, and an extremely angry scolding sound came out. Headmaster Jiuxiao took action to fight against the intruders.
A moment later, a figure in black flew out of the Grand Profound Hall, fell from the sky, and left quickly.
"You broke into Jiuxiao without permission, do you want to leave like this?"
In the Jade Mechanism Hall, a cold female voice came out, and at the same time, thousands of rays of light gathered in front of everyone's eyes, forming a shadow of unparalleled elegance.
The figure in black was not afraid at all, he stepped forward and printed out with powerful palm power.
Meng Xuanji's figure disappeared, and he met him with a backhand palm.
After an instant of fighting, the black-clothed figure grunted, and as the figure retreated sharply, another palm shot came out.
The terrifying palm force roared and galloped, but this time it was not towards Dream Venerable, but towards the direction of Ning Chen and Little Stone.
A flash of panic flashed in Little Stone's eyes, and he subconsciously grabbed Ning Chen beside him, but he forgot that the people around him seemed worse than him.
Ning Chen sighed in his heart, and was about to take action when he saw a beautiful figure passing by, waving his hand to block the roaring palm force.
The figure in the night seized this momentary gap, bent his body in the air, and disappeared after a few flashes.
Meng Xuanji snorted coldly, glanced at the three people behind him, said nothing, stepped lightly on his lotus steps, and turned into a streak of light and flew towards the Jade Mechanism Hall.
Headmaster Jiuxiao appeared with a gloomy face. Looking at the dead and injured disciples on the ground, anger almost burst out from his eyes.
For the next half day, the disciples on the mountain silently cleaned up the battlefield, and no one said a word.
Ning Chen was an outer disciple and could not stay on the mountain for a long time, so he left quietly as soon as the battle ended.
No one would care. Many people knew that this was the outer disciple of Shanxia Sweeping Heaven-Ascending Stairway, and he was just a mortal.
As the days passed, this tragic scene seemed to be just a simple interlude. The competition for the outer disciples still arrived as scheduled. Heads of many famous sects and secular princes arrived and gathered at Nine Heavens Mountain.
Ning Chen still scans Heaven-Ascending Stairway every day, paying no attention to everything that happens on the mountain, and has never gone up the mountain again.
Little Stone occasionally goes down the mountain. The boyish bun on his head is still very cute. The sadness of a child will not last long. After crying a few times, it will gradually fade away.
Ning Chen was sweeping the floor, while Little Stone was jumping around and playing around, leaving the stone steps that had been finally swept covered with dust.
Ning Chen didn't care either, he smiled and swept the dust aside again, over and over again, never getting tired of it.
When night fell, Little Stone went back to the mountain, and Ning Chen also returned to his residence and began to practice.
He didn't know what state he was in now. He had experienced Second Xiantian Tribulation, but there was no trace of true energy in his body. Even the sea of energy in his Dantian was the same as that of ordinary people.
It's not that the cultivation level is completely useless, or that the cultivation level is sealed, or it just disappears, as if it has never been cultivated.
Ning Chen has been practicing for a long time, and traces of true energy began to appear in the sea of qi, but it is still far from the convergence of cyclones. It is impossible to complete it in one or two days.
The cold moon was shining high, and a trace of cold air entered the body. Ning Chen opened his eyes, stood up and came outside, looking at Jiutian high above, his eyes as cold as ice.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy scrolled and lingered around him. The next moment, the figure under the moon disappeared and shot straight up into the nine heavens.
It was bitterly cold for nine days, and the cold wind was getting stronger and stronger. Ning Chen used Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to protect his whole body, but he still felt biting chills.
The biggest difference between Xiantian and Houtian Realm is that Xiantian can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, but Houtian Realm cannot.
Unfortunately, Ning Chen has lost all his cultivation, and his body is not much stronger than ordinary people. The higher he goes, the more powerless he feels.
Half an hour later, Ning Chen returned to the foot of the mountain, dispersed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy around him, and started practicing again.
Now, he can't go to the Nine Heavens and must return to his original cultivation level as soon as possible.
Little Stone said that he fell from the sky, because the back mountain only had cliffs and no roads, and there was a big pit around him.
He didn't know why he was still alive or why he came to this place. The only clue was the words of Little Stone.
Since he fell from the sky, he must find a way to get up again.
Maybe, he can find something, or maybe, the way to go back lies in the ethereal nine heavens.
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