Chapter 53 Energy Crystal

Standing quietly by the stream, time passed slowly. After a long time, Bu Gong slightly raised his head to let the dazzling sunlight shine directly into his eyes. The slight stinging sensation from the depths of his pupils did not make him close his eyes.Although his pair of dark eyes were full of stubbornness, the depths of his pupils were filled with helplessness; since he heard about the immortal root from Wu Likun some time ago, Bu Gong had spent almost all the next few days trying to understand things related to the immortal root.Ask people for advice, go to the library to read classics, etc.; the more you learn, the greater the disappointment.Because everything we know proves that a person without immortal roots will never be able to break through the body-shaping stage and advance to a higher level; if they want to break through by force, there is only one outcome, which is explosion and death.”Damn God, are you playing tricks on me? Damn it!” At this moment, Bu Gong had lost his usual calmness and pointed at the sky and roared fiercely; his handsome face was slightly distorted and his eyes were full of unwillingness.”Oh… maybe, this is my fate.” After calming down a little, Bu Gong’s mouth showed a bitter smile with a hint of helplessness in his voice; then he took a deep breath, Bu Gong slowly turned around and walked towards the outskirts of the small valley.There was a faint sense of decadence and loneliness about the whole person; this seemed very different and strange to outsiders.…”Huh? What’s this…?” When Bu Gong just walked to the front of the dormitory, he saw many people coming out and running outside in groups of three or five. Seeing this scene, Bu Gong frowned slightly: “Could something happen?””Hey, kid, you came back just in time this time.” Just when Bu Gong was stunned, a signature scream sounded in Bu Gong’s ears; without looking, one could tell that the person who made the sound was Yun Xingjin, the comedian in the dormitory.At this time, Yun Xingjin was jogging towards Bu Gong. “What are you doing? Where are you going? Why are you all running out?” Looking at the thin face in front of him with a slightly sick look, Bu Gong asked with some confusion.”Hey… good news, let’s go, let’s talk while we walk.” Yun Xingjin wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand, grabbed Bu Gong’s sleeve with the other hand and ran forward; seeing this, Bu Gong felt a little curious in his heart, so he followed Yun Xingjin and ran forward.”I heard that this time they will give us crystals for cultivation, which seems to be called Energy Crystal; yes, that’s the name, Energy Crystal…” Yun Xingjin explained intermittently as he walked.”Energy crystal?” When Bu Gong heard the name, a strange look appeared in his eyes. He was quite curious about this thing. According to Yun Xingjin, this so-called energy crystal was a solid energy crystal containing immortal energy.Following the main force, Bu Gong arrived at a square. With a quick glance, Bu Gong saw that the teams were already lined up neatly in the square.And it seems that in addition to the new disciples who just joined the sect some time ago, there are also many unfamiliar faces that Bu Gong has never seen before; these should be some veteran outer disciples.The square was bustling with people; the whole scene was noisy, but quite lively.Following the team, Bu Gong also lined up in the team of their dormitory; looking around, there were several boys and girls in their twenties in front of each row.It was as if they were performing magic tricks, and pieces of milky white solid crystals appeared out of thin air in their hands, and then they were distributed. Bu Gong looked at the milky white solid pieces that were being distributed, feeling a little curious.He didn’t expect that this thing that looked like a piece of white stone actually contained rich immortal energy inside; this made him, a rookie who had just started to learn the art of cultivation, quite interesting.Looking at the excited faces of the disciples who received the energy crystals, holding the milky white crystals in their hands as if they were some rare treasures, Bu Gong became more and more curious about the so-called energy crystals.About half an hour later, Yun Xingjin, who was standing in front of Bu Gong, nudged Bu Gong behind him with his elbow, turned his head slightly and whispered, “Bu Gong, it’s my turn soon. You’ll be next to me. Don’t doze off or be lazy. This is different from usual.”Bu Gong was also a little amused when he heard this; perhaps it was because he was often not in the dormitory to practice, he did not expect that this guy actually regarded him as a lazy and easily distracted person, which made Bu Gong feel a little amused and helpless for a moment.In response to this, Bu Gong could only nod, then turned and looked elsewhere.From the few young women distributing energy crystals at the front of each team, and the hint of contempt and arrogance in their expressions as they looked at the team in front of them, it could be seen that they were definitely inner disciples of the sect.Because this time, the ones who received the energy crystals were all outer disciples; disciples from other factions did not participate.As for Bu Gong, the one in the front of their team who was responsible for distributing energy crystals was a young man in his twenties, dressed in a purple robe. He was a little feminine, and although his face could be said to be handsome, it was more feminine. However, he gave people a sense of elegance and indifference.Of course, from the look of obsession in the eyes of several pretty girls near him who were also emitting energy crystals, as well as the unintentional fear in the eyes of some male disciples, it can be seen that the young man in purple in front of him may be a person of high reputation among the inner disciples.The young man in purple had a slight smile on his face, a calm expression, and a carefree manner in his every move, which gave people an inexplicable sense of affinity.Bu Gong was also looking at the man in purple with great interest, or more precisely, at the milky white energy crystals that kept appearing in his hands; the man in purple seemed to have noticed Bu Gong’s gaze and also looked over at Bu Gong.But it was just a rough glance; and when he habitually withdrew his gaze, he seemed to remember something for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly condensed, and even became a little sharp; then he looked up at Bu Gong in the team again, and his brows slowly furrowed slightly.Bu Gong also noticed this detail of the other party at this time, but he did not take it to heart; because the two did not know each other before and had no intersection, so he just regarded it as an unintentional action of the other party.After a moment, “Yun Xingjin” heard a slightly abrupt voice suddenly coming from the front of the team; “Hehe… I’ll go first.” Yun Xingjin, this lively guy, did not forget to smile at Bu Gong before leaving, and then hurried forward.Yun Xingjin took the fist-sized milky white energy crystal that the purple-clothed man distributed to him, and held it carefully in both hands, as if he had obtained some rare treasure. His look was very funny to outsiders.Looking at Yun Xingjin’s greedy look, Bu Gong couldn’t help but laugh in his heart, “This guy is really embarrassing…””Next, Bu Gong.” As the voice sounded again, Bu Gong also walked forward slowly; looking at Bu Gong standing silently in front of him, the purple-clothed man in charge of distributing energy crystals raised a meaningful arc at the corner of his mouth.Three milky white energy crystals the size of a baby’s fist appeared out of thin air in his hand, and then he stretched his arm forward slightly; seeing this, Bu Gong reached out and took one of them without hesitation.Just when his fingers had just touched one of the three energy crystals, Bu Gong suddenly felt a surge of violent energy like a roaring flood coming from the slender palm holding the energy crystal, trying to pass directly through his arm and then into his body to cause severe damage.Realizing this, Bu Gong’s calm face changed slightly in an instant, and his outstretched hand retracted quickly as if he had been electrocuted; and at the same time when he retracted his arm, the three energy crystals in the purple-clothed man’s palm also fell to the ground with a loud noise, and then they all broke into pieces, and then those fragments immediately turned into colorless energy airflows and dissipated.Although this accident happened in the blink of an eye, it alarmed many people present; they all looked towards Bu Gong, and there was regret and annoyance in those thousands of eyes.Obviously, those unfriendly eyes were directed at Bu Gong; this was an energy crystal, a treasure for cultivation that outer disciples like them regarded as precious and worth their lives, and yet Bu Gong smashed it into three large pieces right in front of everyone. Who wouldn’t feel sorry?Even inner disciples can only get five or six energy crystals a month; and those who can get six energy crystals are the more outstanding inner disciples. Those ordinary inner disciples can only get three energy crystals a month, and they are already thankful.At this moment, Bu Gong was slightly distracted by this sudden change; his pair of dark eyes looked at the strange man in purple whose smile was gradually disappearing, with a hint of questioning in his eyes.Because Bu Gong clearly felt a destructive energy coming from the opponent’s palm, which was about to invade his body, so he immediately withdrew his hand and dodged it; otherwise, if that energy was allowed to rush into Jin Gong’s body directly, even if he did not die immediately, he would end up with all his meridians broken.With Bu Gong’s current level of cultivation, he definitely couldn’t withstand the overbearing and powerful energy just now.The smile on the purple-clothed man’s face faded a little at this time, and there was a hint of sarcasm and mockery in the depths of his eyes as he looked at Bu Gong indifferently.Seeing Bu Gong looking at him with a questioning look, the purple-clothed man’s mouth corners gradually curled up; but the smile on his face was faintly cold and imperceptible.”Senior Brother, this…” Bu Gong was interrupted by the purple-robed man before him just as he began to speak. He then said softly, “Senior Brother, you accidentally broke these three energy crystals. How do you think we should deal with this?”At this point, Bu Gong understood what was going on. The man in front of him seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble. Despite this thought, Bu Gong was still a little puzzled. “I’ve never met him before, so how could there be any entanglement? He just did that backstabbing. Did I offend him before?”Thoughts raced through his mind, but he still couldn’t figure it out. Bu Gong then looked up at the man in front of him, who still had a calm smile on his face, and slowly asked, “Senior Brother, do you really think I accidentally broke those three energy crystals just now?”As soon as Bu Gong asked this question, he felt that the atmosphere around him suddenly became a little weird; even the inner disciples in front of the other teams who were responsible for distributing energy crystals looked at Bu Gong in surprise.