The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 95 The Secret of the Ruins
Lin Bai did not go back to the Earth Fire Cave Mansion directly, but wandered around.

I have some problems in my practice now. If my practice before was like a big river, now it is just a small stream.

But this is not a big deal. As long as I have the stone plate, I can just endure it slowly.

Maybe things will get better someday, it's hard to predict when it comes to spiritual practice.

Moreover, as the success rate of the Gujing Pills shown to Fengming Pavilion gradually increases, after a month or two, I will be able to receive spirit stones from Fengming Pavilion.

Although Zhu Yuling has not mentioned the share of the spirit stones from the Sperm-Securing Pills, given Senior Zhu's style of doing things, he will surely not treat her unfairly.

In fact, in Lin Bai's opinion, he was able to learn the method of alchemy thanks to the favor of the Zhu family, and he could work for them for a few years for free.

Anyway, I recover quickly, so even if I work for him for free, I can still take private jobs.

After wandering around the market for a while, seeing that it was getting dusk, Lin Bai returned to the Jiang family cave.

As soon as I entered the Jiang family's business, I saw the girl from the Jiang family.

Jiang Xiaobai also saw Lin Bai. She didn't say anything, but just raised her head, looking very arrogant, as if she was disdainful.

Lin Bai didn't want to go up and provoke him, but when he thought about the fact that the other person was a Jindan disciple and was at the fifth level of Qi training like himself, he must have some experience in cultivation.

"Ah, my goodness! Fellow Daoist Jiang! It's been a long time since we last met. I miss you so much!"

Lin Bai spoke from a distance, walked up to him, bowed, and said with a smile: "I have been in seclusion for many days, and as soon as I came out, I wanted to sit down and discuss Taoism with my Taoist friends, but I couldn't find them despite my hard work. I was really disappointed! Now I meet you by chance on the roadside and see your graceful demeanor again, which makes me feel very happy!"

Jiang Xiaobai laughed, put his hands on his hips, and said, "You are shameless! I think you wish you couldn't see me, right?"

"How could that be?" Lin Bai pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his words and said with a smile: "Little Daoist friend Jiang, would you like to come to my cave and have a seat?"

"What do you want to do?" The girl immediately crossed her hands in front of her body, with an unnatural look on her face.

Why do you seem a little afraid of me? And very cautious?
Lin Bai didn't ask any more questions, but smiled sincerely and said, "I have some questions about cultivation, and I would like to ask for your advice."

Jiang Xiaobai relaxed after hearing this, but she looked even more unhappy, saying, "You have been in Fengming Pavilion for a long time, and you have slept three times. You didn't solve your problem?"

"You followed me?" Lin Bai thought carefully. He had never been followed by anyone.

Jiang Xiaobai's expression remained unchanged. He just crossed his arms and looked up at Lin Bai, saying disdainfully, "I just happened to see you on the road. Why would I follow you? Who do you think you are?"

Lin Bai felt that there was no need to talk to her any more, so he asked directly: "Little Daoist Jiang, I have encountered a bottleneck in my practice recently, and my progress has been much slower. It seems that there is a barrier ahead, and I am quite stagnant. Do you have any solution?"

"I don't know." Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and spread his hands. "What barrier is there? It's just cultivation, isn't it the same as eating and drinking water? Are you choking?"

Sure enough, the differences between people are greater than the differences between people and dogs.

Lin Bai was speechless for a moment.

Since there was no point in talking, Lin Bai bowed and said goodbye.

Going back to the Underground Fire Cave, I met Chun Ge again when I got there.

This Brother Chun is a member of the Jiang family. He has always been in charge of the Dihuo Cave Mansion. His full name is Jiang Chun, and he is the cousin of Jiang Xiaobai.

Lin Bai was a hungry man who would eat anything he could get, and he was also thick-skinned, so he went to ask Jiang Chun.

After listening to this, Jiang Chun smiled and said, "Why not go out for a walk to relax your mind? Visit your relatives and friends, enjoy the scenery, drink and have fun. Who knows, you might feel something and your stagnation will go away."

Lin Bai thanked him and returned to the cave.

I thought about who my good friends were, and the only one was Zhu Yumao.

As for the fellow Daoist Wang whom I met when I first arrived here, I'm afraid he has forgotten the friendship we had while eating donuts together.

When I opened Zhu Yumao's letter, there was nothing much to say, just a few casual words. He also said that he would come to Xinyifang soon and take me to meet some friends.

Lin Bai was naturally looking forward to it, but he didn't know when Zhu Yumao would come.

The "soon" mentioned by the monks is often several months or even longer.

"Let's wait for Sister Pei to come down the mountain. She promised me that she would let me sleep with her when she comes down the mountain..."

"Maybe a few naps will help."

Lin Bai didn't think any more and immediately started to make the elixir.

Half a month later, Lin Bai took the Gujing Pills and went to Fengming Pavilion.

This time, more than thirty pills were made. Zhu Yuling was quite happy and chatted with Lin Bai about many family matters. They were very cordial.

However, Lin Bai knew that she had no intention of coveting him, and most likely wanted to find a future for her mortal sister.

Another half month later, Lin Bai went to Fengming Pavilion again. This time, he made quite a few pills, more than 60 pills, with a success rate of 30%. Zhu Yuling was even happier, and kept hinting that she had a sister from the same clan who had entered the practice of cultivation.

But she didn't say it explicitly, nor did she force him, so Lin Bai naturally declined.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed. This time, more than 120 pills were made, and the success rate was over 60%.

Zhu Yuling stopped introducing her sister, and her face showed a sense of loss and reluctance.

Zhu Jianyang didn't say much, but gave a few words of encouragement.

That morning, Lin Bai put away the refined Gujing Pills and prepared to go to Fengming Pavilion. The last few times Zhu Yuling wanted to give him spirit stones, Lin Bai just refused to accept them. However, Senior Zhu Jianyang said that from this time on, they had to settle the accounts clearly.

In other words, Lin Bai can obtain spirit stones by refining the Sperm-Securing Pills.

The Zhu family is still very honest in doing things.

Just as he was about to open the cave door, a subtle spiritual power suddenly came from outside.

When I opened the door, I saw two people standing at the door.

One of them is an old acquaintance, the bastard from the Jiang family.

The other person was a female cultivator, about 20 years old, with an average appearance. Her face showed signs of vicissitudes, but she seemed excited.

This female disciple is Huang Ruhua, the Daoist friend Huang who had gone out to risk his life earlier.

Is this successful? Seeing this, Lin Bai smiled and bowed, saying, "Friend Huang? When did you come back? Congratulations!"

Lin Bai immediately congratulated him and asked someone to come in. "Please come in and have some tea."

Huang Ruhua stepped into the cave and said, "I just got back yesterday." As she spoke, she sat down opposite Lin Bai.

Jiang Xiaobai also followed in, muttering that the place was too small and he couldn't stretch his legs.

Lin Bai glanced at her legs, which were not very long. After pouring hot tea for Huang Ruhua, Lin Bai said nothing.

Huang Ruhua held the teacup and said nothing.

Jiang Xiaobai finally realized something was wrong and walked out with a sneer, "Okay, okay, just keep it to yourself!"

Huang Ruhua quickly bowed and said, "Don't blame me, Brother Jiang, you are worth a lot of money, let's..."

"I understand." Jiang Xiaobai walked away, not forgetting to glare at Lin Bai fiercely.

After she left, Lin Bai closed the cave door.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for the elixir." Huang Ruhua stood up and bowed.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too polite. The fact that you can return this time is your credit, not the credit of the elixir, and certainly not mine. How can you talk about gratitude?" Lin Bai smiled and poured her more tea.

When Huang Ruhua saw that Lin Bai was not holding out for favor, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down calmly.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Wang?" Lin Bai asked casually.

"Wang Zizai is dead." Huang Ruhua sighed.

This Wang Zizai was the old cultivator surnamed Wang from before, and he was the one who led Huang Ruhua out to explore the world.

"He's dead?" Lin Bai was shocked. Wang Zizai was in the late stage of Qi training, how come he died but you are fine?

"Yes." Huang Ruhua held the teacup, but did not drink, just lowered her head.

Lin Bai nodded and stopped asking. If someone is willing to talk about this kind of confidential matter, then just tell them. If you ask rashly, you will be resented.

After all, they are not close friends.

But Huang Ruhua seemed to be unaware of keeping the secret, and continued, "There is an inscription in the cave ruins, which was left by the owner of the ruins. The owner's surname is Dong, and his cultivation level is unknown."

At this point, she sighed and continued, "There were four of us in total. I was in charge of guarding the gate, and the three of them broke the protective array. After a month of hard work, the protective array was finally broken, but there was still an illusion array inside. Fellow Daoist Wang slipped and fell into the array, and eventually died of exhaustion."

"Where are the other two?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Those two were lucky and survived." Huang Ruhua showed a miserable smile after surviving a disaster, "Only Daoist Wang Zizai was killed. We managed to get some things on this trip, but we haven't got the most valuable things yet."

"So, it was only this Taoist friend Wang Zizai who lost his footing and died of exhaustion in the cave of the great cultivator named Dong?" Lin Bai asked.

"That's true." Huang Ruhua nodded.

(End of this chapter)