There are endless apricot blossoms all the way, and there are more and more as you go inward. There are mostly dead branches under the mountain, but they bloom all year round on the mountain. These apricot flowers are small and exquisite, with moist petals, bright and transparent, as if they were carved from amber or jade. When everyone walks among them, they feel dazzled and dizzying. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? A gentle sniff with the tip of your nose is a refreshing fragrance, which makes you forget all the customs. Seeing their expressions, the old man introduced them as he walked: "The apricot trees planted in our Xinglin Villa have been countless for a long time. It is not the apricot blossom season now, so only the apricot blossoms will be in bloom on the mountains and in a few mountainside valleys. You can't see them all." "Wait until you can see them all." In March and April next year, when the apricot blossoms are in bloom, the mountains and the mountains will look like a sea of ??flowers. It will be spectacular. Hundreds of thousands of apricot trees will bloom together, and the flowers will become as beautiful as snow. It will be like a snow country. It is not only the first place in our Nanxing County. This wonder is one of the top ten wonders in the entire Konglun Snow Region. "Top ten wonders?" Everyone's eyes were wide open and they were wondering what the top ten wonders were, but the old man in purple just smiled. Laughed and didn¡¯t say much. After a while, everyone came to a flat valley. There were a lot of apricot trees in this area, but what was strange was that the trees were widely spaced, and above the ground of the apricot trees, there were trees every three or four feet. There is a huge stone monument. These stone tablets are of different colors and sizes, and most of them are very old. The pieces are worn away by wind and rain, damaged and chipped, or there is no writing on them, or even if there are words on them, most of them are blurred. But at this moment, under these stone tablets, there was sitting cross-legged a disciple of Xinglin Villa who was meditating with his eyes closed. Some of these people were clean and tidy, while others were gray and wrinkled. Even covered with fallen flowers and dust, I don¡¯t know how long I have been sitting here. However, no matter who it is, they all remain silent. Even if someone passes by, most of them have solemn expressions and slow steps, as if they are afraid of disturbing someone. In the woods, people are constantly joining and people are leaving. The whole forest. It was unusually quiet. The old man in purple hissed softly, and led them through quickly. Everyone felt that the atmosphere in this forest was a bit strange, and they did not dare to say anything, without stopping. He followed silently and soon walked out of the woods. Finally seeing the sunshine outside, all the stone tablets had disappeared. A disciple couldn't bear it and asked curiously: "Elder, what was that just now?" "I knew you would ask." The old man in purple seemed to have been there for a long time. Anticipate. He smiled and said: "That is the Liuhe Stele Forest, one of the five holy places in our Xinglin Villa. There are countless martial arts techniques hidden in it. If you are destined, you can come in and learn, and you may gain something." "Martial arts techniques?" Everyone was immediately tempted. , looking back, the forest of steles no longer seemed inconspicuous, but suddenly seemed to be radiant. Many people have secretly made up their minds, as long as they wait for the ceremony to become an official disciple of Xinglin Villa to be over. Come immediately to study the stone tablet and try your luck. Maybe, you can realize a high-level skill, or even a thaumaturgy? The old man in purple saw what they were thinking. Xiaoxiao said nothing. If Liuhe Stele Forest was so easy to comprehend, Xinglin Villa would already have a group of high-level disciples. How could he become the lowest among the six major sects in terms of Qi Dao cultivation. However, he would not take the initiative to speak out to dampen their enthusiasm. After all, it is a good thing to be willing to come here for enlightenment. No one can predict such things as chance. Once upon a time, there was an ordinary alchemy boy who could not reach the second level of Qi Dao. In this forest of Liuhe Steles, he realized a Qi Dao cultivation method called "Three Flowers Gathering God Sword", which even some inner disciples would envy. A high-level Qi refining swordsmanship. Everyone continued to walk forward, turned around a mountain col, and their eyes suddenly opened up. What appeared in front of everyone was twelve giant peaks reaching into the sky, forming a ring, like lotus flowers stretching out. They were now under the first peak. A huge white marble staircase of unknown length, probably at least thousands of steps, appeared in front of everyone. There are no obstructions on both sides of this stone staircase, and there are cliffs on three sides. It is like hanging directly in mid-air, helpless, hanging straight down, submerging into the sky, and leading directly to the top of the mountain. The old man in purple pointed and said: "Here we are, here are the twelve mother screens on the outermost edge of the valley. To enter the real inner valley, you have to pass through these 9999 stone stairs, also called the 'Ladder to Heaven'." "Ah?" Everyone was shocked, and then everyone looked bitter, looking at the giant peak that penetrated into the sky, and one person still said without giving up: "Elder, is there no other way to the inner valley?" "The old man in purple clothes smiled slightly: "Yes." Just as the disciple was overjoyed, however, the old man in purple clothesThe speaker's next words instantly sent him to the eighteenth level of hell. "But, that's not for you." "Ah, why?" Seeing everyone's expressions of confusion, the old man in purple explained: "The road to cultivation is easy to do but difficult to do, just like this ladder to heaven. , the hope is daunting, and the higher you go, the harder it gets. However, if everyone is afraid of difficulties, who can reach the top? " "My Xinglin Villa accepts disciples first, so if you really want to join me, You must pass this ladder to heaven. If you can't get through it, how can you achieve higher achievements in alchemy and martial arts in the future? " "This" All the disciples looked at each other in silence. "Of course" Having said this, the old man in purple smiled and said without damaging their morale, "This is just a requirement for new disciples. Every new disciple of Xinglin Villa must make this trip. Wait for you to get it. When you see the nameplate that represents my status as a disciple of Xinglin Villa, there is naturally another shortcut for you, so you don¡¯t have to climb the ladder every time.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s it, it scares me to death.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, okay ¡± Everyone couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh of relief. If they have to pass through these thousands of stone stairs every time they go up and down the mountain in the future, no one can bear it. Even if they all have Qi Dao cultivation, it will be a most miserable experience. An errand. "However, if you only have to go once, it won't be a big deal, but you can't escape it. Everyone has this experience. "Let's go" "Let's go!" The woman in white took the lead, the young man in purple, and the young man in green followed closely behind, the boy in red, the girl in green walked in the middle, Tang Gu, Shui Xue, and blue The rough young man did not fight with them and walked in the end. They were on tenterhooks all the way, but fortunately the stone staircase did not shake. In addition, everyone was not a mortal, so they quickly reached the height. However, when they turned around, they discovered that the purple-clothed elder was not behind them at all, and had long since disappeared without a trace. Even the other two elders were nowhere to be seen. "This?" Everyone looked at each other, but the young man in green shirt was the first to smile bitterly and said: "Don't think about it. The three elders must have arrived in front of us through another road. I'm afraid they are already waiting for us on the top of the mountain. It's useless to think too much. Go up. Come on!" "That's right." After more than half an hour, everyone finally reached the top of the mountain with sweat dripping from their backs. Sure enough, the three elders of Xinglin Villa who had disappeared long ago were standing on the top of the mountain, looking at them with smiles. The old man in purple clapped his hands and said: "Not bad, not bad, the speed is quite fast. We didn't keep us waiting for a long time. Keep following us, we will arrive at the inner valley soon." "Yes." All the disciples agreed, and then followed the three elders to continue the pilgrimage. As they walked down, everyone also looked at the scenery in the inner valley. After all, this was the real location of Xinglin Villa, and they would spend years, even decades, here. At this time, when I looked down from the top of the peak, what I saw was naturally different. I saw what I had just seen outside the valley. I thought the inner valley was very small, but in fact it was blocked by a leaf. Now it seems that the inner valley of Xinglin Villa is astonishingly large, covering dozens of miles. There are countless layers of buildings scattered throughout the inner valley. They are divided into east and west parts by a huge dark blue lake and are arranged neatly. together. There are mostly buildings in the east, but in the west there is a large area of ??medicinal fields that have been opened up. There are elixirs with flashing blue and purple lights growing in them, covered by transparent shields. There are many medicine boys working in them at this time. The rich aura of heaven and earth gathered over the medicinal fields, forming a thin mist that lingered over the entire inner valley of Xinglin Villa, making the concentration of aura of heaven and earth here far exceed that of other places, like a fairyland. And the twelve sky-reaching giant peaks they just saw were like twelve jade pens hanging from the sky, surrounding the inner valley of Xinglin Villa, like barriers, guarding it in the middle. This is not an inner valley. It is clearly a small city hidden in the deep mountains and green lakes. In terms of its prosperity, it is far more prosperous than it is. This situation naturally made Tang Gu and others who saw the true face of Xinglin Villa for the first time overjoyed. Regardless of anything else, just talking about the richness of the aura above the valley, practicing in such an environment will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. How much money would that cost? The paradise of heaven and earth that no one can ask for. "Hey, that's" Suddenly, a huge fiery red mountain peak appeared in front of everyone. Thick smoke billowed from the fiery red mountain peak, and flames spurted out from time to time, making the entire sky a dark red. Around the mountain peak, dozens of different caves, large and small, have been opened.??, people come in and out from time to time. This peak is one of the twelve peaks surrounding the inner valley of Xinglin Villa, but just now everyone outside could only see its outline and did not know how special it was. The old man in purple introduced: "This is the Earth Fire Peak, one of the Twelve Divine Peaks. Under the mountain range at the base of the peak, there is an Earth Fire Cave, which can draw Earth Fire to make alchemy. Most of the alchemy rooms in our Xinglin Villa are opened there, and some The practice of fire attribute techniques is also done there, so you will have to deal with it more often in the future." "Oh!" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but understand why such a place in a fairyland would exist. There are such strange existences. It seems that it is not unreasonable for the ancestors of Xinglin Villa to choose to establish their clan here. Not only because of Xinglin, but also because of the volcano mountain range.