There is a stone staircase that extends into the water, like a place where residents used to wash their clothes, and like a simple small dock. Here they abandoned the boat and landed ashore, and the boat stopped there at random, without finding a rope to tie it.

On the shore is an old residential area, different from the scene of high-rise buildings in modern cities, most of the surrounding are bungalows, the highest building is only three floors, but the repair is very beautiful, does not look dilapidated, and there is a bit of modernity in the quaint.

Ding Qi asked, "Senior Brother Zhu, have you ever been to this place when you came to Shantang Street last year to visit the Ten Thousand Variation Sect?"

Zhu Shanxian looked around and said: "I really didn't find this place last time, the alleys of this generation's houses are very complicated, and they go around and around. ”

Ding Qi quipped: "You can't just focus on the Juemen Wangqi Technique, you also need to practice the Fengmen Heart Plate Technique, or the Heart Plate Realm Kung Fu in the Fangwai Secret Method." ”

The three of them followed Zhang Xiaoxiao as they talked, and found that the surrounding scenery had changed inadvertently, and they seemed to have entered an open garden.

There are many gardens in Suzhou, most of them were private gardens in ancient times, of course, they were enclosed by walls, and now many gardens have been developed into scenic tourist spots, and there is a charge for takeaway tickets to visit. Ding Qi and others walked from the alleys of the residential area, but found that the surrounding buildings and landscape patterns resembled classical gardens.

There are many, many century-old trees in this area, which should have been transplanted from other places, and it is not easy to transplant such a large tree as a whole. Most of the pavilions and courtyards are newly renovated, but many of the materials used are antiquities, and it is still a residential area, and many residents can be seen walking in front of and behind the houses, as if there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Xian Hao lightly touched Ding Qi with his shoulder, and gave Zhu Shanxian a look, Zhu Shanxian also nodded, although there was no verbal communication, they understood each other's meaning. When they noticed that the scenery of the neighborhood had quietly changed, in fact, the surrounding residents had also changed, and all they saw along the way were youkai - all kinds of youkai!

Obviously, they had already come to the dojo of the Ten Thousand Variation Sect, but they didn't expect the Ten Thousand Change Sect to be so hidden in the market, if an ordinary person passed by here occasionally, they wouldn't have realized what kind of place they had broken into. For example, the owner of the roadside store is kind, but in fact he is a wild boar.

Here is a huge monster nest, there is a big mansion in the center of the monster nest, the gatehouse and the eaves wall are antique, the distance is very magnificent, there is a sign hanging next to the gate - Suzhou City Garden Landscape Research Association.

This open residential area is the dojo of the Ten Thousand Variation Sect, and the house where this research society is located is the place where the Ten Thousand Change Sect is the suzerain. Unlike many other cultivation sects, the Ten Thousand Variations Sect does not have an ancestor hall now, because the founding sect master Cheng Tianle is still alive and kicking.

In front of the gate stood a man of about thirty years of age, of medium height with a small flat head, who looked very shrewd. Zhang Xiaoxiao stepped forward and introduced: "Three foreign visitors, this is our chief manager of the Ten Thousand Variations Sect, Zi Hao. ”

In fact, there was no need for her to introduce him, Ding Qi also recognized it, and when he saw Zi Hao at a glance, he had an urge to reach out and touch the other party's head, because he not only saw this person, but also "saw" the shadow of a stone beaver statue. This beaver statue is not like any of the seven beaver statues on Shantang Street, but it is a bit like.

Zi Hao, the head of the Wanbian Sect, likes to be called "the chief manager" by others, and in the book he is the spirit of the stone beaver statue, and later he has achieved success in cultivation and can become independent and emerge independently. Zi Hao in the book is an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man, and now he has changed.

Zi Hao's description has little to do with age, mainly because of his identity and state of mind. The same is true for demon cultivators, don't look at Zhang Xiaoxiao as a young girl, maybe she is already two hundred years old.

Zi Hao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Is it Ding Daoyou, Xian Daoyou, and Zhu Daoyou? Today, the Ten Thousand Variations Sect has set up a banquet to entertain distinguished guests, and the banquet has begun." Mr. Cheng knew that the three of them would come, so he specially ordered me to wait in front of the gate, please come in!"

Follow Zi Hao into the Suzhou Garden Landscape Research Association, and see a rockery in the middle of the front yard, which is equivalent to the role of a screen. Of course, the rockery is not too high, but standing here gives people a sense of thousands of rocks. On the way here, Ding Qi has been quietly condensing the heart plate, and everything he sees is included in the Yuan Shen Vision, but he can't condense this rockery into the Heart Plate.

This is a large wind gate array, guarding the dojo of the Ten Thousand Transformations, if someone trespasses here, opening the formation can trap people in the endless mountains. The sights they read in the story are now seen with their own eyes. There is also a small verdant tree growing on the rockery, which looks like a bonsai. This tree is also part of the formation, and it is by no means a small sapling as it seems.

Bypassing the rockery, Ding Qi had a feeling of bypassing thousands of mountains and rivers, and quickly withdrew his divine sense and no longer condensed his heart, and he couldn't condense it if he wanted to. For example, this is beyond the ability of his brain to process information, and if he is reluctant to do so, maybe the big guy will faint directly. At a glance, the small tree on the rockery seemed to have turned into a towering giant tree, the canopy opened to cover the sky, and countless branches hung down to cover the entire residential area.

Passing through the main hall, which was arranged like a conference hall, and the atrium with wings on both sides, several people went directly to the backyard. There are also rockeries in the backyard, which are not arranged in the middle like the front yard, but are distributed in a crescent shape, like a small mountain range, embracing a pond, and the connection between the rockery and the pond is also built with a small bridge and flowing water landscape.

Ding Qi had already withdrawn his divine sense at this moment, so he didn't see any more subtleties. On the opposite side of the rockery, there is a water pavilion by the pond, and a banquet has been set up in the water pavilion. There was a group of people sitting there, and when they saw Zi Hao and Zhu Shanxian and others coming in, they all nodded but did not speak.

A voice sounded directly in the minds of the three of them: "Three fellow Daoists, welcome to visit my Ten Thousand Variation Sect. I'm Cheng Tianle, please take a seat. Mr. Rand is dancing his sword, and will introduce you to it later. ”

There is indeed a person dancing a sword in the sky above the rockery, and he is actually floating in the sky in the sky, and he can only see it if he looks up. I saw a bright moon, pieces of sword light like snow, but there was no sword in the man's hand, he was dancing and sprinkling the moonlight into a fierce sword intent, and the sword light was circling around his body.

This person's name is Melander, formerly known as You Fang, and his identity is a contemporary geographer. Before Zhuang Mengzhou, Ye Xing also recommended a book to Ding Qi, whose name was Earth Master, which was the story of Mei Land. Heroes don't ask about their background, when Mei Lande was still called Xiao Youzi, he sold discs in Zhongguancun, which is really a coincidence, Shi Buquan also grew up in Zhongguancun.

Mei Lande is actually also from the Fengmen in the Eight Gates of the Jianghu, and the Fengmen has a unique inheritance of the Earth Master's Heart Plate Technique. These are all stories, and in the real world outside, Ding Qi has indeed been in contact with the Fengmen Secret Heart Disk Technique.

Cheng Tianle not only said a sentence in the minds of Ding Qi and others, but also contained a very complex ideological message, introducing everyone present, as long as they heard the voice, they naturally understood the meaning he wanted to convey.

This is the divine thought, and it is said that it can only be mastered after breaking through the Dacheng cultivation. Although Ding Qi himself did not have such skills, he had the experience of seeing "Tao Xin" in the world of Qin Gaotai, so he was not too surprised.

As the host, Cheng Tianle did not sit in the middle of the banquet. In the middle sat a dignified-looking middle-aged man, whose aura was constricted as if he was very ordinary, it was Mei Yeshi, the leader of the two Kunlun Alliances. There are three other people behind Mei Yeshi, who are his three disciples, named Dan Zicheng, Dan Youcheng, and Dan Guocheng.

Danzi grew up to be a tiger-headed, a human monk, and looked like he was in his early twenties. Danyou has a pair of small eyes and a thin body, but he is actually a five-step snake demon, and he is also about twenty. Dan Guocheng looks a little younger, about sixteen or seventeen years old, she is actually a flower essence, the name of this flower is called Immortal Leaves No Fruit, which is very peculiar.

These three junior disciples were sitting behind the master, if they were outside, they were all very troublesome and domineering, but at the moment, they lowered their eyebrows and looked very well-behaved.

The seats on both sides, the first seat on the left hand side is the seat of the Ten Thousand Transformations Sect Sect Leader Cheng Tianle. The famous Demon Sect Cheng Tianle is also about thirty years old, and he always has a smile on his face when he has nothing to do, and he looks stupid. But if anyone really thinks Cheng is stupid, they will be unlucky.

Cheng Tianle sat next to a woman in ancient costume, with a flying crane hairpin in her long hair, and even Ding Qi had to admit that she was born more beautiful than Xian Hao. Such a woman is rare to see in the world, not only is her eyebrows picturesque, but she sits there, and the whole person seems to have come out of the beautiful scenery of the picture scroll.

That's right, she is really the person who came out of the painting, named Wen Xiaoshao. And the name of that painting is called Jingmen, which is from the hands of immortals, and depicts the beautiful scenery of the Shantang River in the Tang Dynasty. The scroll itself is also an artifact, and there is a cave in it, and you can even walk into it to see another Gusu city. Wen Xiaoshao is the spirit of the picture scroll, and later walked out of the picture scroll and appeared in the world, she is a Taoist companion of Cheng Tianle.

Opposite Cheng Tianle and Wen Xiaoshao, there were also a man and a woman sitting in the first seat on the right. The man looked very young, in his early twenties, very handsome, and his expression seemed to be smiling. But his eyes can inadvertently give people a feeling of seeing through everything, this person's name is Bai Shaoliu.

In a book recommended by Zhuang Mengzhou to Ding Qi to read, it tells the story of Bai Shaoliu. It is said that in his previous life, he was the last white-sided dolphin in the Yangtze River, and later reincarnated as a human and achieved cultivation. In fact, this Bai Shaoliu has a bigger background, and he can't say it if he knows it, he is Bai Shaoliu in the world in this life.

The woman next to Bai Shaoliu is named Qingchen. Seeing her, Ding Qi inexplicably had a feeling, as if he had seen Xian Hao at the beginning, in short, he had a cold and glamorous temperament, and he was very handsome, but it was difficult to approach. But it feels different from Xian Hao, Ding Qi mainly feels that kind of sharp edge, like an unsheathed sword, and everyone else here has a good aura, looking no different from ordinary people.

Next to Bai Shaoliu and Qingchen, the seat of the second seat on the right hand side is empty, but the cup and plate obviously have traces of moving, it should be Mei Lande's seat, and Mei Lande is dancing a sword in the sky at the moment.

Next to Cheng Tianle and Wen Xiaoshao, the second seat on the left hand side was also empty, and the wine and food and three pairs of cups and plates had already been placed. Zi Hao led Ding Qi and the others to sit down, and he himself sat in the seat behind Cheng Tianle. There are many demon cultivators in the dojo of the Ten Thousand Transformations Sect, but only these people are qualified to attend the Water Pavilion banquet today. Ding Qi, their face is so big!

Since everyone was watching Melander dance the sword, it would be rude to greet them in a messy manner at this time, so everyone just nodded their heads, and the three new guests took their seats and continued to watch the sword dance with the masters.

After a while, Mei Land's sword dance was finished, and he fell from mid-air to re-enter the table, and everyone stood up and cheered, praising Qin Yu's exquisite swordsmanship and amazing skills! Isn't it Mei Lander who dances the sword, why is it Qin Yu who everyone praises? It turns out that when Mei Lande fell from mid-air, the sword light in the sky turned into a woman in white with a beautiful figure, and it also fell beside him.

The "sword" that Mei Lande danced turned out to be her, or he was not dancing the sword, but flying in the air with Qin Yu. But it is not wrong to say that the sword is danced, because Qin Yu is an ancient sword, and the word Qin Yu is engraved on the sword grid, this sword has a spirit, and the sword spirit is also known as Qin Yu. Later, Qin Yu incarnated into the world, and it was this woman's appearance that she could regard the ancient sword as her original body.

On the way here, Zhu Shan reminded Ding Qi and Xian Hao how to see the original body of the fox spirit Zhang Xiaoxiao, and at this moment he used the same method to see Qin Yu, and he could indeed vaguely see the phantom of a sheathed ancient sword, as if her dress was transformed by the scabbard. But he can only see the phantom, Qin Yu doesn't feel like a sword, but Qingchen's temperament is more like a sword out of the sheath.

Seeing Qin Yu appear, Ding Qi glanced at Xian Hao as if he had unintentionally. Of course, Xian Hao came in with a dry bone knife, but he had already put the knife away at the moment, and it was impossible to hold it in his hand at the banquet.

Cheng Tianle got up and greeted: "Ding Daoyou, Xian Daoyou, Zhu Daoyou, this is the Mei League Master, you have already seen Mr. Feng and the Green Snow Fairy on Zhaoting Mountain, as well as the mountain god Liu Yiyi's deputy sect master, the Mei League Master doesn't need me to introduce you more."

This is the owner of Bai Shaoliu Village, who is sitting in Huaishan Villa, and he is also a well-known figure in the Kunlun cultivation circle. I was deceived by my classmates, but the owner of Bai Zhuang is different, he took the initiative to experience life

This Mr. Rand is also an old friend of mine, and the mansion where we are located was originally given to me by him, and then there was the sect dojo of the Ten Thousand Variation Sect. Miss Qin Yu is his sword, and the sword spirit has turned into a human, I was deeply inspired back then, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see Xiao Shao here today."

In fact, in the divine mind just now, Cheng Tianle had already introduced everyone here in detail, but at this moment, it would be formal to open his mouth and introduce it again, otherwise it would always feel weird. Ding Qi and the other three hurriedly saluted one by one, and said for a long time, this is not a polite word, it is really a long admiration!

Think about it, what is it like to read the Three Kingdoms and suddenly meet Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and even go into the vegetable garden to cook wine with them and talk about heroes?

After sitting down again, Cheng Tianle smiled again: "What a coincidence that the three distinguished guests came, today the master of the Mei League brought Wen Xian drunk, and it was still packed with his master's snow gourd, and we all have a good mouth." I won't tell you anything, Mr. Rand and the owner of Bai Zhuang both heard the news and came to drink and drink, and you are also very well-informed!"

Zhu Shanxian was ashamed and said: "I just came to Shantang Street to visit the Wanbian Sect, hoping to be lucky enough to meet President Cheng, I didn't expect to catch up with this kind of banquet in advance, I really didn't come here when I heard the news." ”

Cheng Tianle smiled and said: "If you come, you will come, let's taste this world-famous immortal brew together." ”

The base wine of Wen Xian drunk is Lao Chun Huang, and it is brewed by the Xian family, which is much better than ordinary Lao Chun Huang, not to mention five hundred yuan a pot, you can't buy it for how much you spend, and you can only look at the fate if you want to drink. I want to be in the Kunlun Wonderland in the drunken mountains, the wind gentleman used this immortal brew to entertain the monks of the sect, and the smell of the immortal drunk has become famous since then.

Just smell it, and the gods are drunk! Of course, this is just an exaggeration. I saw Mei Yeshi take the lead in raising the Qiongyu Cup in front of him, and everyone did it together. Ding Qi only felt that his mouth was full of fragrance, the aftertaste was wonderful, his whole body was refreshed, and he was sweating in an instant, and even the beads of sweat carried an intoxicating fragrance, feeling like an aftersound.

This idiom seems to be used incorrectly! The wine is obviously drunk but not listened to, but Ding Qi drank this cup and smelled the immortal drunkenness, as if he really heard the ethereal sound of fairy music in his ears. This may be a synaesthesia phenomenon, where the sense of taste and smell triggers auditory induction—anyway, that's what Mr. Ding himself explained in his heart.

How can there be no food if there is wine, this is a table of water and eight immortals. The so-called water eight immortals refer to the eight dishes including coconut white, lotus root, water cress, gourd mushroom, water chestnut, lettuce, and water chestnut. Why does it sound like it's all vegetarian? Actually, vegetarian dishes can also be grilled, and the taste is extremely delicious.

Including Zi Hao and Dan Zicheng and the other three, there are a total of seven tables in the water pavilion, each table is only in a different position, and the wine and food on it are the same. After the first toast, Mei Yeshi asked Ding Qi, "How is my master?" I heard that you just met him. ”

Ding Qi: "Very good, he also invited me to a cup of tea in the Divine Wood Forest, and I met the Green Snow Fairy." ”

Mei Yeshi: "Oh, if you are interested, please go to the Shenmu Forest to drink tea, it seems that you are in a good mood, and I haven't seen him for a few days." Come, I'll toast the three of you individually, and I have some questions I want to ask. How did you come from the outer world, or how did you get to this world?"

This is the question that the eminent people here are most interested in, and they really have nothing else to ask. Poor Teacher Ding doesn't know how to think, fortunately, he has lectured on the podium, his thoughts and speech are very clear, and it took a lot of effort to explain a rough idea, starting from how he created his own secret method outside the prescription Of course, he didn't break the matter of being in a delusional realm, that is, he regarded the masters in front of him as real existence.

Ding Qi didn't have the intention of hiding his own selfishness, although the secret method should not be passed on lightly, especially not to teach people like Ye Xing and Fan Yang to do evil, but for these masters here, Ding Qi has no reservations, he is equivalent to explaining the key points of the secret method outside the square clearly, and after listening to it, it seems that he can completely follow the practice.

After hearing this, the masters were amazed, and they were full of praise for this unique set of secret method inheritance. Ding Qi was embarrassed to be praised, all the people present were legendary fairy figures, and today they would actually sit together and praise him, it was really unthinkable!

After admiring it, Bai Shaoliu frowned again and said: "Although the secret method outside the square is wonderful, if there is no spirit to teach it, even a monk will be extremely difficult to practice, and it is completely unique. ”

Ding Qi wondered, "I know it's not easy to practice, but I don't think it's so exaggerated as you say?"

Bai Shaoliu smiled and asked, "You must have taught a lot of people, and you feel that you have taught them all, so I think that although it is a little difficult, it is not very exaggerated to cultivate." But have you ever thought carefully about who taught the people who are going to cultivate the secret method of the outer recipe now? Is there anyone else in the world who can teach the secret method of the outer method besides yourself?"