Chapter 4: Apprenticeship
Chu Muyu jumped through the garden on the west side, picked a dog's tail and put it in his mouth. When I came to the door of a hut in the corner of the backyard, the sound of chirping in the house was particularly noisy.
Pushing open the door, there were seven or eight young people crowded into the small room, all of whom looked at Chu Muyu at the door.
"Come on, Xiao Yu, we have been waiting for you for a long time, and the senior brother's silver has been won for them, you have to help the senior brother avenge it." A smaller man pulled him into the room.
The room was empty, with no furnishings except for a long table in the middle of the room, on which lay three dice and a teacup made of wood, and some broken silver.
"Senior Brother Kang He, do you still have a lot of silver?"
"Yes, there are some left. ”
Chu Muyu took the senior brother's silver
Chu Muyu took the senior brother's silver and walked to the middle of the table. Pick up the cup on the table, put the dice in it, shake it twice and buckle it on the table.
"Come on, come on...... , who won all the money of Senior Brother Kang He, I will let you all spit it out." Chu Muyu shouted proudly.
"Buy it and leave it, one to six small, eight to twelve large, seven o'clock to kill...... , hurry up and buy, hurry down". He doesn't look very old, but he looks very sophisticated.
Kang He stood next to him and shrugged Mu Yu lightly with his shoulders and asked, "Okay?"
"Okay...... , with me, there's nothing impossible, I won't do anything else, shaking the dice that's my strength!" Mu Yu replied very confidently.
Because it was almost noon time, they all bet on this one, and there were quite a few bets, and it looked like there were at least twenty taels of silver on the table.
"Open...... Open...... Hurry up!" the crowd demanded.
Pick up the cup. "One, three, three, seven, all killed". The corners of Chu Muyu's mouth rose and smiled lightly, quickly put away the silver on the table, and pulled Senior Brother Kang He to walk out of the door.
"Let's go, let's go, it's time to eat, I'm late and there's no food to eat." Mu Yu looked anxious, and Kang He followed until they came to the garden.
Kang He opened his mouth and asked: "Little junior brother, why are you so godly, as soon as you come, you will open a seven-point kill." ”
"Hehe, I've had nothing to do in the past few years, and I've practiced playing dice with them to the point where I can control the number of two dice. ”
"And what about the dice? How do you control it?"
"There's another one...... At the beginning, I only put two dice in the cup, and one was hidden in my hand, and the moment I buckled the quilt on the table, I put the dice in my hand into a three. ”
Mu Yu grabbed his head as he spoke.
"You little clever ghost, I didn't expect you to have such a trick, I underestimated you. Hahaha......". Kang He laughed.
"You will be returned what you lose, and the rest is mine. ”
"You're not just a clever ghost, you're also a money grubber!"
Chu Muyu counted the silver, won twelve taels, and put it in his belt with satisfaction.
Late at night, Chu Muyu couldn't sleep when he tossed and turned in bed. Since he was sensible, there have been a lot of problems that have plagued him. Who was his father, who would have died because of everything, and who had sent him here? There were so many questions that he couldn't figure out. I haven't seen Shizun a few times in these years, so I will take the opportunity to ask tomorrow, and maybe I can find out some information about my life experience. It's my sixteenth birthday, or the day of apprenticeship, and I'm a little excited in my heart.
At midnight, the rooster in the backyard crows on time, and the sky is just getting a glimmer of light. Mu Yu had already washed up and went out. He came to the door of the elder brother and knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Mu Yu pushed open the door and walked in, and saw the senior brother who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and cultivating, the pale cyan light surrounding the senior brother. He didn't dare to speak, and sat down on the stool silently.
After half a cup of tea, Ling Hao gathered his aura and opened his eyes.
"Little junior brother, you're here. ”
"Well, senior brother, I want to come to you first, and we will go to the master together after breakfast in a while. ”
"Yes, I will give you something first, or it can be said that it will be returned to its original owner. ”
Chu Muyu looked at his senior brother expectantly and curiously.
Ling Hao took out a small red brocade box from the drawer of the bedside cabinet and handed it to Mu Yu.
"This is what you left behind when the armor lifter picked you up sixteen years ago. In the past, you were still young, and I have been helping you keep this, but now you are about to apprentice, this thing should be handed over to you, maybe it has something to do with your life experience. ”
"Thank you, brother"
Mu Yu stood up, took the brocade box with both hands, and didn't dare to open it for a long time. From the look in his eyes, he wished he could know something about his parents through the contents of the brocade box.
"I'll go back to my room at night and open it. ”
"Alright, let's go when I'm ready. ”
After breakfast, the two of them came to the Lingwu Palace, and when they walked into the main hall, there were three people sitting on the stone chairs. All three of them were wearing auspicious cloud robes. Sitting on the stone chair on the left hand was their master. On the right is Uncle Wen Qiao, a woman who looks to be in her forties, with her hair in a bun and sharp eyes. Looks a bit harsh. Sitting in the middle is Master Xuanqing, who has the longest cultivation time and the deepest path in our Yunding Peak, and his strength is unfathomable. With a hint of white hair interspersed with black back hair, he has kind eyebrows and looks very approachable.
Chu Muyu and Senior Brother walked over and shouted, "Master"!
"Chu Muyu, what happened that night sixteen years ago? Your background is unknown, and I would not have accepted you as a disciple of this sect. But Senior Brother Mingfei told me a few times and gave you a guarantee. I don't think the people of the Demon Cult will use a child to fight us. In the future, Senior Brother Mingfei will be your master, you must practice hard, respect the teacher, and contribute more strength to the righteous path in the world. ”
"Yes, Master. I will definitely cultivate with my heart, and in the future, I will succeed in cultivating and lead the Righteous Path Sect to eliminate the demon sect and demons. ”
The master stood up and looked at Mu Yu and said, "The person is not big, and his tone is quite big." You better practice hard first, I know you are very smart and talented, but remember to take it step by step and don't take shortcuts. Ling Hao, Mu Yu's cultivation before the Spirit Sect realm was handed over to you, you have to tutor well. ”
"Yes, master. Ling Hao lowered his head and replied.
Chu Muyu knelt down and kowtowed three times to the stage. "Knock...... Boom...... Knock". Probably because of his joy, he knocked very loudly. The sound of his kowtow echoed throughout the hall. After kowtowing, he stood up, and was just about to leave with his senior brother.
"What's in your arms?" Xuan Qing asked as he looked at Chu Muyu.
It may be that Chu Yuntian has a spirit in the sky, congratulations to his son for his apprenticeship today. A white light emitted from the brocade box in his arms, and then disappeared in an instant. The others present may not have noticed it, but Xuanqing's cultivation is so high that he can easily feel the energy in an instant.
Chu Muyu took out the brocade box, looked at Shizun and replied, "Shizun, this is what Senior Brother gave me today, telling me that it was found by my side when he picked me up, and it may be related to my life experience." ”
Xuan counted his luck, and the brocade box flew over from Mu Yu's hand.
Xuanqing got the brocade box and opened it carefully. Although the bead didn't emit any light or ability, Xuanqing's pupils dilated, and he looked surprised.
"It's ...... , the treasure of Buddhism, relics. ”
Zhao Mingfei and Wen Qiao, who were on both sides, stood up in surprise and said, "What ......?
Chu Muyu and Ling Hao, who were standing below, had never left Yunding Peak since they had been on the mountain since they were children, so they naturally didn't know what the relics were, and their expressions were very curious, but they didn't dare to ask more.
Xuanqing looked at his junior brother and sister, and Qing thought for a while.
"Chu Muyu, this relic is originally a thing of the Buddhist sect, and the practice of the exercises has at least reached the realm of Buddhahood, and it is possible to appear from the physical body after death, and not everyone who has reached the realm of Buddha will appear after death, it depends on the chance. Each relic is determined according to the actual situation of the person in the world, so the energy of each relic is different. Since this is not a demonic cult, but something about your life experience, you should stay with you, it will be of great help to your cultivation. ”
Chu Muyu walked up and took the brocade box in Shizun's hand, and carefully put it into his arms.
"Master, do you know who this relic belongs to? What does it have to do with me? Sixteen years ago, who sent me to Yunding Peak? Over the years, I have always portrayed the appearance of my parents in my mind, but I have ....... ”
Chu Muyu was sad and kept tears.
"This, we really don't know the truth yet, I heard Ling Hao say what happened that night, I saw you, nothing else special happened. Oh, by the way, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in the sky at the time, but it was too late, and with that little bit of light, we couldn't figure out the cause and effect of the incident. ”
Chu Muyu listened to Shizun's words, feeling a little lost in his heart, and tears kept flowing.
"Master, there's nothing to do, then my junior brother and I will retreat first. ”
"Let's go down, first take Mu Yu to the Gathering Spirit Pool to feel the aura, and teach him how to use the aura to cultivate. ”
"Yes, master. ”
Ling Hao took Mu Yu out of the Lingwu Palace, through the atrium and the backyard, and came to a meadow in the back mountain, there was a not very big pool in the middle of the meadow, and there were many disciples sitting scattered on the grass. From the pool, patches of blue light like fireflies slowly rose into the sky. Some of them rose to a certain height and disappeared in the air, while others were absorbed by the brothers and sisters sitting on the grass.
"This is the Gathering Spirit Pool, a place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is gathered, and the spiritual energy is abundant. When you want to break through the realm by cultivating this technique, you need to return here to absorb enough aura to help you successfully break through the realm. Mu Yu, you have just started to cultivate, and you still don't know what aura is. I'm bringing you here to feel the energy that Reiki brings to you. ”
"Hey...... Little Brother Mu Yu, wait here. ”
Chu Muyu looked in the direction that called him, isn't that Senior Brother Kang He, he is also here.
"Senior Brother Kang He, you're here too, aren't you here to break through to any realm?" Mu Yu asked teasingly.
"Don't laugh at me, I've been practicing for almost six years, and now I'm just about to break through the first realm 'Spirit Void'. Eh, Senior Brother Ling Hao, you're here too, haven't you just broken through the Spirit Sect, you won't break through the Spirit Saint so soon, right?"
"No, no, today is the day for the little junior brother to apprentice, you can practice the sect exercises, the master asked me to take him to feel the aura, so that he can practice in the future. ”
Chu Muyu looked at the senior brothers and sisters around him who were breaking the mirror and asked, "How long are they going to sit here?"
"They ......, it's hard to say, it depends on what level of realm they are breaking, and it also depends on their own talents, for example, the general talent breaks through the first layer of advancement, as little as three or five days, more than a few years is possible, and there are those who have not broken through the level of the realm in a lifetime. ”
"This ......" Mu Yu looked at Senior Brother with a surprised expression, and then looked at Kang He.
"Don't look at me, with my ability, I believe that within ten days, I will be able to break through the first layer of exercises. ”
"Okay, Senior Brother Mu Yu, you sit cross-legged, concentrate on your mind, and feel this aura well. Ling Hao said in a commanding tone.
Mu Yu sat down according to his senior brother's instructions and closed his eyes tightly. The mind is one with nature. It was a relief he hadn't felt in sixteen years, and all his worries had vanished. The aura of the Spirit Gathering Pool was still slowly rising into the air.
Suddenly, the aura in mid-air took a sharp turn, and all of them flew in the direction of Mu Yu and gathered beside him. The relic in his arms shone brightly, seemingly helping him absorb all the aura around him.