A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 502 Ice Mist
Not long after Duan Rong and Lu Qingzhu disappeared from under the boulder, a lot of centipedes and scolopendra crawled out of the crack from somewhere...

The shadow of the boulder became a paradise for many poisonous insects. Around dusk, a toad larger than an adult's fist jumped into the shadow from the valley.

It jumped to a place not far from the crack, rolled its tongue, and swallowed a centipede into its stomach.

The toad was about to eat when suddenly a strong wind blew up from the crack.

A huge figure jumped out, and the energy of heaven and earth it brought with it splashed a patch of mud, and even crushed a large number of centipedes and centipedes. The toad was startled, and immediately turned around and jumped into a patch of dry grass and hid.

As the mud splashed, the figure landed, and it was Duan Rong.

At this time, his face looked a little tired, and his clothes were torn in two places, but he was not injured.

Behind him, another figure jumped out. Lu Qingzhu's face was even paler, and the clothes on his shoulders were torn, revealing his fair and tender shoulders.

Their bodies and hair were covered with grass debris and dew, and they looked rather disheveled. It was obvious that the Black Ice Turtle was not easy to deal with.

Duan Rong glanced at Lu Qingzhu behind him and said, "Miss Lu, please tell Mr. Chu that I will not be in the valley these two days."

Lu Qingzhu pursed her lips and did not answer. They had already obtained the shell of the Black Ice Turtle. She didn't understand where Duan Rong was going if he was not practicing in the valley?
Although Lu Qingzhu did not say anything, Duan Rong knew from the look in her eyes that she had understood. His expression changed, and he suddenly flew up into the air, heading towards Yunfu Peak in the misty clouds.

Since he had obtained the tortoise shell of the black ice tortoise, Duan Rong naturally wanted to practice immediately and achieve the thirteenth level of the Taizang realm. However, he did not choose to practice in the valley because after achieving it, he would go to the place where he selected weapons to devour the weapon spirits, and he would also start to rescue Xiao Yu. There was no need to go back to the valley and run back and forth.

In the dusk, Lu Qingzhu stood there and watched Duan Rong's figure disappear in the rolling clouds and mist, then he also flashed and went towards a hillside.

After Duan Rong returned to Yunfu Peak, he went directly to the secret room for training.

He did not return to his own secret training room, but sat inside the stone door of a dusty and unused secret training room.

It was here that he accomplished the twelfth level of the Garbha Sutra.

In the corner of this secret room, a statue of the two-person-high Buzhi Vajra King stood by the wall. It was covered with dust, even on its eyeballs and lips. This statue stood opposite the Acala King in the center of the space outside, separated by a stone door.

The place where Duan Rong sat cross-legged was exactly in the middle of the two statues.

As soon as Duan Rongfang sat down, he took out something from his clothes. It was a black shell, but only half of it was exposed, and there was a thick layer of frost on the surface.

Even though Duan Rong had wrapped it with his vital energy, as soon as he took it out, a trace of chilly air that was visible to the naked eye floated in the air. It was the ice formed by the water vapor in the sudden extreme cold.

Duan Rong held the tortoise shell of the black ice tortoise, and his hands, filled with surging vital energy, held the tortoise shell in the middle like millstones.

Under the stirring and grinding of the two layers of vitality, the tortoise shell of the black ice tortoise instantly broke into pieces and soon turned into powder. The coldness contained in the tortoise shell became even more surging.

A large ball of black powder wrapped in vital energy appeared not far from Duan Rong.

A large amount of water vapor turned into ice mist, mixed in with it, and condensed into a strange black ice cloud.

Duan Rong suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled cold air, and a ball of black ice mist poured into his mouth and nose.

With this breath he took, the floating black ice cloud was reduced by about one fifth.

After inhaling the icy cloud, Duan Rong immediately closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and began to practice the Taizang Sutra.

Then, within an hour or so, Duan Rong would inhale another small ball of ice mist and swallow it into his body.

Until the last small ball of black ice mist was sucked up by him, and at this time, the dawn was already breaking in the valley outside the training room.

Duan Rong suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, in his sea of ​​consciousness, above the sky, there was already a new star surrounding the gray shadow. The newly condensed star emitted a faint fluorescence, and a blurry tortoise shell was looming in the fluorescence.

"The thirteenth level of the Garbha Sutra has been accomplished!"

Duan Rong jumped up, and his soul was connected with the gray shadow in his sea of consciousness. It was as if the thirteen shining stars were surrounding him at this moment, slowly rotating in the void...

Duan Rong opened the stone door and walked out.

It was already daybreak, so he went straight to the Internal History Department, found the historian who had just arrived and was still yawning, wrote a note, and went to the place where weapons were selected.

After Duan Rong devoured a group of weapon spirits, he returned to Yunfu Peak.

He walked into the pavilion and knocked directly on Fan Hongjiao's door.

After Duan Rong knocked on the door, he waited there. When he came out of the secret room, he had already asked the servant there, and he knew that Fan Hongjiao was not in the secret room for training. If there was no one in the room, it meant that she was not on the peak.

If Fan Hongjiao wasn't around, he would go find Wu Shidao. In short, he needed a helper in the cyclone realm. But this helper wasn't going to go with him to Tallin to rob people. He had other ideas about how to use him.

He had already made a plan on how to rescue Xiao Yu.

Duan Rong waited for a while, but there was no response from the room. He was about to leave when he suddenly heard a sweet voice from inside, seemingly still asleep, calling out, "Who is it, so early in the morning?"

Duan Rong smiled. So he was there!
In his mind, Fan Hongjiao was naturally a more suitable candidate than Wu Shidao.

Duan Rong shouted, "Senior Sister, it's me. Sorry to disturb your sweet dream."

As soon as Duan Rong finished speaking, footsteps were heard in the room, and then the door creaked open.

The moment the door opened, Duan Rong's jaw almost dropped to the ground. He saw Fan Hongjiao with her hair loose, barefoot and wearing pajamas. What's worse, she was only wearing a bellyband...

It's about to come out!
Duan Rong couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and almost couldn't control himself.
Fan Hongjiao deliberately lifted the hair covering her face and said with a smile, "Junior brother, you are such a heartless person. How could you still remember to come and see me?"

The moment Fan Hongjiao lifted up her hair, Duan Rong almost had a nosebleed.

The place that was originally half-covered by hair was now completely exposed...

The moonlight is like water hiding in a deep cave...

Duan Rong hesitated and said, "Senior Sister, how about you put on your clothes first and then we can talk?"

Fan Hongjiao's eyes were filled with sadness as she said, "Junior brother, do you know that waking up in the morning is the most lonely and unbearable? What are you talking about clothes with me at this time..."

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, she pulled Duan Rong in, closed the door and bolted it.

She pulled Duan Rong to sit down and sat on his lap. The originally beautiful scenery was now even more visible here, and the music was even more wonderful.

Duan Rong didn't want to watch it either, but how could he bear it?

Fan Hongjiao has even started to rub against Duan Rong...

Duan Rong felt a surge of heat in his abdomen, but he suppressed his impulse and looked at the coquettish Fan Hongjiao stiffly, saying, "Senior Sister, I plan to kidnap Xiao Yu from Tallin."

"what?!"

When Fan Hongjiao heard this, her sad expression suddenly changed.

She looked at Duan Rong with a horrified face and said, "Little Junior Brother, please stop messing around!" Duan Rong said, "Xiao Yu's talent is limited. She may not be able to leave the tower forest. I can't just watch her die in the tower and turn into bones."

Fan Hongjiao's desire had been shattered by now, and he said, "Those who fail to achieve the Great Perfection of the True Qi Realm will never be allowed to leave the Pagoda Forest. This is the iron rule of the sect."

Duan Rong said nothing when he heard this, but his eyes were firm.

As soon as Fan Hongjiao saw Duan Rong's expression, she knew that he had made up his mind.

Fan Hongjiao's eyes flickered, and she changed the subject, saying, "I know that you are a man of love and righteousness, but you don't have to take such a risk. I'm telling you, in less than a year at most, Master will probably be able to take over as the next Sect Master. By then, the management of Talin will fall into Master's hands. By then, if you beg Master, there should be room for maneuver."

Duan Rong heard this and sighed, "I know that too. But I'm afraid Xiao Yu won't be able to wait until then..."

Duan Rong still remembered the blood letter Xiao Yu sent, as well as Shen Mizhi's description of Xiao Yu's condition. He had a feeling that Xiao Yu would not be able to survive another year in Tallinn...

Moreover, will Zhu He definitely become the sect leader after one year? What if something unexpected happens?

In fact, Duan Rong has repeatedly considered the pros and cons and various variables. He would rather take the risk and rescue Xiao Yu now, even if it means suffering some punishment.

Fan Hongjiao wanted to say something, but Duan Rong suddenly said, "Senior Sister, I've made up my mind. At most I'll just be punished. Even if it's an iron law, the sect won't kill me, will it?"

Fan Hongjiao looked at Duan Rong's expression and felt touched. It was rare to find such a loyal and righteous man these days.

"That won't happen. Junior brother, you are so talented. If we kill you, wouldn't Taiyi Sect be digging its own grave?"

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Senior Sister, I want to ask you for a favor."

Upon hearing this, Fan Hongjiao suddenly stood up, looked at Duan Rong, and said, "Junior brother, let's put things in perspective. This is a robbery in Tallinn! I don't want to get involved in this mess. Besides, I don't have your talent and achievements, so how can I withstand such a disaster? Junior brother, you'd better let me go..."

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, she began to beg for mercy in a coquettish voice.

Duan Rong's expression remained unchanged. He just brushed the table beside him with his sleeves, and saw two black porcelain bottles appeared on the table.

The moment Fan Hongjiao saw the two black porcelain bottles, her eyes lit up.

She naturally recognized this porcelain bottle; it was the gift given to Duan Rong by Zhu He, and it contained the bone marrow gray matter of a high-level Yuan Beast.

Fan Hongjiao's face showed a look of hesitation and struggle. Although she coveted the two bottles of bone marrow ash, helping Duan Rong kidnap people from the tower forest was a violation of the sect's iron law.

The dilemma was like heaven and hell, and she was naturally tormented.

Duan Rong saw the hesitation on Fan Hongjiao's face and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. I won't harm you. I guarantee that you can get away with it safely, without a speck of mud splashing on you."

"Really?" Fan Hongjiao looked at Duan Rong suspiciously.

Duan Rong then took out two teacups from the plate on the table, turned them upside down on the table, and said, "This is Talin. This is the hilltop closest to Talin. When Xiao Yu and the others go out of the tower to practice, I will break in from the southeast and abduct her. This direction is guarded by only a Cyclone Realm Level 1 expert, and he can't stop me."

"But after I abduct Xiao Yu, the other three strong men guarding other locations will definitely rush over to surround me. Senior sister, your task is to prevent them from blocking me before I reach this hilltop." Duan Rong pointed to another teacup and said, "As long as I reach this hilltop, you don't have to worry about it, you can let them surround me."

Fan Hongjiao's eyes flickered. She didn't understand Duan Rong's meaning for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "As long as we ensure that they don't block you within this distance, it will be fine?"

"Yes!" Duan Rong said, "When they are about to catch up with me, you can pretend to pass by by chance, and I will yell for help and say that they are going to kill me. I will give you an excuse to stop them. As long as I reach the top of this mountain, it doesn't matter if you pretend to curse and come with them to catch me."

Fan Hongjiao's eyes rolled, and she immediately figured out the key points. She only needed to pretend to have a misunderstanding and help Duan Rong stop him for a while. Even if she was held accountable later, she would have a way to prevaricate and would not be punished. And she could also get two bottles of high-level Yuan beast's bone marrow gray matter, so why not?

Fan Hongjiao moaned and threw herself into Duan Rong's arms again, saying in a tender voice, "Junior brother, I knew that you really love me the most."

Duan Rong said: "So, Senior Sister, have you agreed?"

Fan Hongjiao said: "You care so much about me, how can I let you down?! Junior brother, since we have discussed everything, why don't we..."

Duan Rong immediately stood up and said as he walked, "Senior Sister, I have something else to do. I'll let you know when the time is set!"

He opened the door and rushed out. When Fan Hongjiao pounced over, Duan Rong just dodged and jumped out of the door.

After breaking through the cyclone realm, Duan Rong's body movements were obviously better, as slippery as a loach.

Fan Hongjiao was standing at the door, but found nothing. She couldn't help but feel a little angry, and she cursed, "I've made you angry, and you ran away... Junior brother, you are such a cruel person..."

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, she turned her head away dejectedly. She immediately saw the two bottles of bone marrow ash on the table. Her originally dull eyes instantly became charming. She walked over, picked up the two black porcelain bottles, and went to the bed behind the screen...

Tiewei Mountain, inside the tower forest.

When the morning light illuminated the spires of the towers, the sound of bronze chimes rang out.

After two bronze chimes rang, Xiao Yu slowly pushed open the door of the tower. She stood at the door and hesitated for a while, making sure that there were no screams in the tower forest before she finally stepped out with a sense of relief.

A few days ago, there had been three consecutive days of people hanging themselves, and they were all from the same group that came in. The old people in Tallinn told her that if she could survive a year, she would basically be able to survive, and the most difficult year was actually the first year.

Xiao Yu knew that those people said this to her because they wanted her to live.

However, Xiao Yu was not sure if living like them was really called living?

Maybe hanging yourself is the only way to get relief?

These days, she often dreamed of Su Bairong.

She suddenly understood Su Bairong's feelings at that time.

Because, after enduring till now, she also wants to go home.

Xiao Yu walked out of Tallinn, the morning light shining on her face.

She has become even thinner in the past few days. As the saying goes, when a person becomes thin, her cheekbones become prominent, her eye sockets appear sunken, and her eyes become dull.

Xiao Yu stepped on the fallen leaves. She looked up at the gray sky above the dense forest in the morning light. Duan Rong's smiling face suddenly appeared in the sky.

Xiao Yu gave a bitter smile, and Duan Rong's smiling face had become a little blurred.

She knew Duan Rong was also in the mountains.

But the dense forest before them was like a cage that separated them far away.

Duan Rong couldn't come in, and she couldn't go out.

Every time she thought of Duan Rong, Xiao Yu felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart. Her steps suddenly became heavy and she moved forward somewhat stiffly. At this moment, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow leaping in the dense forest not far away, flashing towards her.

Although it was just a blurry black shadow, for some reason, Xiao Yu's heart suddenly started beating so fast that it seemed as if she was about to stop breathing...

"Is it you? No, it's not yours! Tallinn's defense is so tight, how did you get in?! It's not yours..." Although he thought so, Xiao Yu's eyes were fixed on the place where the black shadow was swaying, and he couldn't move away.

(End of this chapter)