Chapter 2: The Enlightenment Ceremony
Early the next morning, Ning Cheng got up early, washed up briefly, and after having breakfast with his grandfather, he came to the fork of the road in front of the town. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoBecause of his excitement, Ning Cheng didn't sleep all night last night, but after all, it was a child's body, and his spirit was still full.
When they came, there were already some people at the intersection, and Ning Qingshan took Ning Cheng to greet them and stood there quietly waiting. After standing for a while, I heard a loud voice coming from afar: "Ninth brother and ninth brother, I am here from Dachuan." After a long while, I saw a chubby figure running from a distance, panting and sweating profusely.
The person who came was Qin Chuan, Ningcheng's hair was small, and they played together from childhood to adulthood. Qin Chuan is 8 years old this year, two years older than Ning Cheng. However, because Ning Cheng grew up from a young age and was steady, Qin Chuan was very convinced of him, and he was always called the ninth brother and the ninth brother.
Qin Chuan's father, Qin Gui, is the most powerful hunter in the town, Ning Cheng and Qin Chuan often followed Qin Chuan and his father up the mountain to hunt when they were children, but for the safety of these two children, Qin Gui did not take them deep into the mountain, just wandered around the edge of the mountain, hunted a few rabbits and went back.
A little bigger, Ning Cheng went up the mountain more often, but he followed his grandfather up the mountain to collect medicine. Ning Qingshan is the best doctor in Qingniu Town, who often helps the township and is quite respected by the people.
"Nine...... Brother, you're here...... It's early. The little fat man Qin Chuan finally ran in front of Ning Cheng and said a little breathlessly. Behind him, Qin Gui also strode up to follow.
"Uncle Qin, you're here." Ning Cheng didn't pay attention to the little fat man first, but greeted Qin Gui in the back.
Qin Gui nodded in response, and chatted with Ning Qingshan, who was standing next to him. Qin Chuan was rushing to Ning Cheng's side, and kept talking.
Ning Cheng still likes this little fat man, and he is not too indifferent to him, and responds a few words from time to time. After waiting for about half an hour, all the people in the town were here.
Several wooden carts pulled by green cattle came slowly, stopped in front of everyone, and waited for everyone to get on the car one after another before continuing to move forward, heading in the direction of Qingcheng County.
Ning Cheng and Qin Chuan were naturally on the same ox cart, and the ox cart was jolting and slowly moving forward, and it didn't stop until it traveled for about two hours.
Qingcheng County has arrived.
Ning Cheng has been staying in Qingniu Town and has never gone out, this is the first time he has come to Qingcheng County. Qin Chuan had followed his father a few times before. After getting off the ox cart, Qingcheng County came into view.
The high city walls are all made of bluestone bricks, which seem to have been built for a few years, and some moss has grown on the bluestone bricks, and the color also looks a little dark, and the heavy sense of history comes to the face.
The gates of the city were wide open, and two soldiers stood standing straight with spears in their hands, and the people outside the city bustled into the city.
After entering the city, it was lively, with shops and stalls on both sides of the street, and the sound of talking and shouting for buying was endless, and there were more people.
It can be seen that although this area is a little remote, the people live a relatively prosperous and comfortable life. The city may seem to be very chaotic, but on closer inspection, it is safe and orderly, and people go about their business without interfering with each other.
Ning Cheng and his party walked straight forward along the street, their footsteps did not stop, and after following a few corners, the vision suddenly opened up.
A large open space, covered entirely with bluestone slabs, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. In the center of the flat is a high stone platform made of a single boulder, surrounded by a circle of steps.
There were already a lot of people in the clearing, standing or sitting. There are rich people in brocade robes, beggars in rags, poor people with countless patches on their bodies, and commoners in simple cloth clothes. The expressions on their faces were also different, whether they were smiling, excited, silent, or disdainful.
Regardless, there is a striking common denominator among the crowd, which is that there is at least one boy or girl between the ages of 6 and 18 around the adult. Obviously, they were people who came from all over to participate in the initiation ceremony.
The purpose of their coming here is nothing more than hoping that they or their children can be favored by the immortals, and from then on, they will flourish.
You must know that the status of immortal cultivators is very high in the secular world, and even the royal family is courteous to immortal cultivators. Therefore, for these mortals, the Enlightenment Ceremony represents an opportunity to fly up to the branches and become a phoenix.
After Ning Cheng and his party walked into the clearing, the people who were close to them all turned their heads to look at them, but they quickly turned back and continued what they had just done.
Also, Ning Cheng and his party are dressed in a decent manner, neither looking rich nor shabby, and there is really nothing that can attract attention.
In a short time, more and more people came, and the spacious open space seemed to be a little crowded, and when the open space was full of people, the sun gradually rose.
Around noon, when the sun was in the middle of the day, two sounds of breaking the sky came from the sky.
All of a sudden, the people became quiet, and there was an inexplicable atmosphere in the air, and the pins could be heard.
Ning Cheng raised his head and looked at the sky, only to see two red and blue lights on the horizon fleeting, and after a while, they stopped at the top of the boulder platform, and after the light disappeared, a man and a woman appeared on the stone platform.
Ning Cheng's eyes widened and he looked at this scene incredulously, the words "Edgeworth Flying" flashed in his mind, and he felt that the blood in his whole body was about to boil. Unexpectedly, a scene in his previous life that only appeared in novels and TV really appeared in front of him, and it was even more shocking and cool. For the first time, he felt that the fulfillment of his long-cherished wish was so close to him.
Next to him, Qin Chuan also had an expression, only more exaggerated.
After the two immortal masters who had come to perform the enlightenment stood still, they looked around, and one of the men stepped forward and said loudly, "Your Excellency go out first, don't crowd here." To perform the initiation, line up in two lines, one by one. ā
The sound was not loud, but because of the effect of mana, it was as clear as if it was ringing in everyone's ears.
Hearing this, people were relieved from the shock. Ning Qingshan and Qin Gui hurriedly explained a few words to the two of them, and then walked out with the flow of people. The rest of the children in the field slowly lined up in two columns according to the requirements.
The men and women moved directly in front of the two columns. It was still quiet in the room, and the man motioned for the first child in the line to come forward and demonstrate.
At the top of the list is a teenager, about 15 years old, who is tall and big, no wonder he can squeeze at the front of the line. After seeing the man's gesture, he swallowed his saliva, and walked up the steps with some trembling and walked in front of the man.
The man nodded and stretched out his big hand, and the young man was stunned when he saw this, a little confused. Just as he was about to ask, his eyes suddenly widened, and he saw a medium-sized piece of white jade appear out of thin air on the man's hand, as if it had been conjured out of the air.
"Put your hand on it." The man commanded the boy.
The boy obediently put his hands up, and after a while, the jade still didn't react.
"There is no spiritual root." The man said indifferently, ignoring the young man's pitiful eyes.
When the young man heard this, he walked down the steps dejectedly. Although he didn't understand what the spiritual root was, he also heard that he was unqualified.
In this way, the two teams stepped forward one after another to test according to the demonstration just now. Due to the simplicity of the procedure, there were no major problems.
Everything went in an orderly and fast way.
Ning Cheng and Qin Chuan were both in the middle of the team to which the man belonged, and Qin Chuan stood in front of Ning Cheng. When it was about to be their turn, there were only two people who had spiritual roots, and the others were eliminated.
One of the two with spiritual roots is a little girl carved in pink and jade, who looks very cute, about 7 or 8 years old. She is a fire attribute single spirit root, and her qualifications are extremely good, and even the female immortal master who enlightened her is kind to her.
Another qualification is oddly poor, it is the five spirit roots with all the attributes of the five elements, which is commonly known as the waste spirit root.
But what is amazing is that its owner, a boy about 12 years old, is dressed in tatters, shaped like a beggar, and his face is also dirty, and he can't see his face and expression clearly, but his exposed eyes are black and shining, shining with an unyielding light.
Sure enough, there were very few people with spiritual roots, and Ning Cheng thought silently in his heart, and he couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.
When he arrived at Qin Chuan, he put his hand on the jade, and soon three rays of light lit up on the jade, one earthy yellow, one golden, and one red.
"Golden Fire and Earth Three Spirit Roots." The man's indifferent voice finally rose and fell a little, he raised his eyes to look at Qin Chuan, and continued, "Stand behind me." ā
Qin Chuan couldn't understand what he said in front of him, but he understood what he said in the back. He asked cautiously, somewhat uncertainly, "You mean I've passed?" ā
This time, however, the man nodded patiently.
So Qin Chuan subconsciously obeyed the man's instructions and walked behind him, with a sluggish expression that he hadn't woken up from a dream, obviously not recovering from the joy of being able to cultivate immortals.
It was finally Ning Cheng's turn, and while he was happy for Qin Chuan, he was also very nervous, and his palms were sweating.
He took a deep breath and strode firmly onto the stone platform. After that, he looked at the inconspicuous jade in front of him, and slowly put his hand on it.
A cool breath rose from the jade stones, spreading along Ning Cheng's hands, gradually enveloping his whole body, especially the dantian three inches below the umbilicus.
At this time, Ning Cheng felt that his whole body was very comfortable, as if he had become a baby and still stayed in his mother's body. There is also a hot feeling in the dantian, warm.
At this time, two rays of light lit up on the jade, one light green and one light blue. Is it a wood-water twin spirit root? Ning Cheng guessed.
Soon someone gave him the answer.
"Wood and Water Twin Spirit Roots." The man's indifferent voice sounded in time.
His indifferent appearance seemed to be no different from the one he had just now, but if one had looked closely into the man's eyes at this time, they would have noticed a flash of surprise in those eyes.
Obviously, the chance of two people being tested with a spiritual root in a row is really small, so he would be surprised when he met it.
Ning Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and desperately tried his best to suppress the huge ecstasy that surged in his heart. Apparently calmly saluted the man, then walked around the man and walked behind him.
There, the little fat man Qin Chuan had already begun to wink at him, obviously this kid had recovered from the huge surprise just now. The two looked at each other and smiled.
The reason why Ning Cheng is so happy is, of course, not because he has a spiritual root, but because he has a dual spiritual root of wood and water, which is the most suitable and best spiritual root for the children of the Ning family.
What's more, he subconsciously touched his chest, and there, with a package. This was given to him by Ning Qingshan this morning, and he was instructed to let him take it. Although Grandpa didn't say much, Ning Cheng already had some guesses about what it was.
Thinking of this, he took his hand away from his chest as naturally as possible and placed it beside his body.
At this time, Ning Cheng obviously noticed a lot of eyes looking at him, there were joyful gazes from Qin Chuan, curious glances from other passers-through, and jealous or envious glances from those who had not yet been tested......
He stood there as if he hadn't noticed anything, silent. At this time, Ning Cheng finally had time to take a good look at these two legendary immortal cultivators.
The man's appearance was average, but his stature was very high, with a long body, a tall posture, and an extraordinary bearing.
The woman looks very young, with delicate facial features, a snow-white complexion, a slender figure, graceful and moving, and extremely beautiful.
After about half an hour, the initiation ceremony ended. Of the more than 10,000 boys and girls, only a dozen were found to have spiritual roots.
The people who didn't have a spiritual root slowly left the field, and after a while, only a man and a woman called an immortal master and a dozen people who passed the test were left in the field.
"You, you, you, and you, come out." The woman's soft voice rang out. Four people were named, including Qin Chuan and Ning Cheng.
"The four of you are all people who have three spirit roots and better spirit roots, and our Heavenly Dao Sect stipulates that anyone who has three spirit roots and better spirit roots in the spirit initiation ceremony can be directly admitted. You are willing to enter my Heavenly Dao Sect to practice. The woman asked with a serious face.
The four of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "I am willing." ā
In addition to Qin Chuan, Ning Cheng and the girl who was detected early in the morning with a single spirit root of the fire attribute, there was also a boy about 10 years old, who was the same as Qin Chuan and had just met the conditions.
The woman nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the rest of the people: "You are all four spirit roots or five spirit roots, your qualifications are not very good, you can't be directly admitted, and you must pass the assessment before you can be admitted to the sect." Are you willing to be assessed? ā
The rest of the people were splashed with cold water by the woman's words before they could recover from the joy of having a spiritual root, and their faces were not very good, but they finally nodded helplessly and agreed to accept the test. No one wants to pass up this opportunity to reach the top, even if they are clearly told that their qualifications are not good.
After everyone agreed, the woman said, "Then I'll take you back to the Heavenly Dao Sect now." With a wave of one hand, a palm-sized white jade boat appeared in the air, floating in the air, and then slowly growing larger until it was big enough to accommodate everyone.
Everyone was shocked by this hand, even Ning Cheng, who had always been young and old.
The woman didn't care whether everyone came back to their senses or not, and jumped into the boat first. Seeing this, the man also stepped into the boat, and at the same time waved his big hand at everyone, and everyone felt that it was dark in front of them, and they were already in the boat after coming back to their senses.
The jade boat first quickly rose into the air, and then turned around and galloped towards its intended destination. Sitting in the jade boat, Ning Cheng's thoughts were flying, and his eyes were fixed on the direction of the place of departure, as if he was saying goodbye to his grandfather and hometown.
The atmosphere was a little dreary for a while. But after all, they were all playful children, and after driving for a while, everyone gradually got rid of the sorrow of leaving home and began to get excited.
Sitting cross-legged in the flying boat and watching the white clouds float in front of you and the birds glide along with the flying boat is indeed a wonderful and interesting experience.
In this dream-like and magical scene, many people are looking forward to their lives in the fairy gate. Is it really as good as they think? I'm afraid they will only experience it after they go.
After the novelty of flying in the air for the first time passed, everyone introduced each other.
Qin Chuan was the first to say: "My name is Qin Chuan, you can call me Da Chuan." I am 8 years old and I am from Qingniu Town. This is my ninth brother, and we are together. ā
After he finished speaking, Ning Cheng had no choice but to continue: "I am Ning Cheng, 6 years old this year, Da Chuan and I are young. ā
The third one to introduce was the little girl with the best qualifications among the people, who had the best fire attribute single spirit root, and only heard her voice glutinously say: "My name is Su Susu, I am 7 years old this year, and my family lives in Qingcheng County."
With people taking the lead, everyone introduced themselves one by one.
The boy who was also directly admitted was named Wang Xuan, 10 years old, from Qingshui Town, which is adjacent to Qingniu Town. Wang Xuan is very delicate, with fair skin, upright eyebrows, a somewhat thin figure, and a little bookish, but he looks very much like a little showman.
The last one to be introduced is Jiang Shengyu, 12 years old. He was the dirty little beggar who was the first of the two people to detect the spiritual root, with a five-attribute waste spiritual root, which was in stark contrast to the other person who had the first to detect the spiritual root, Su Susu, who had excellent qualifications.
In fact, he is not the only one who has a waste spirit root with all five attributes, there are also 4 people. But among the five people, Ning Cheng paid the most attention to him, and his unyielding eyes that he showed at all times left a deep impression on Ning Cheng.
After everyone finished their introductions, the two immortal masters who were meditating suddenly opened their eyes at the same time. After noticing their gaze, everyone became more regular, and the lively and relaxed atmosphere was no longer there.
The female immortal master took the lead in introducing herself: "I am Concubine Liu, and he is my senior brother Li Xianghan. You can call us brothers and sisters. Now I will introduce you to the specific arrangements of the sect. ā
"First of all, disciples who are directly enrolled in the sect will be brought into the outer gate to practice when they arrive at the mountain gate. The rest of the people have to go through a test, and there is only one test - refining the heart. As the name suggests, it is to use illusions to examine the mental perseverance of disciples. 'You only need to be able to hold out in the illusion for a quarter of an hour. ā
"But I warn you that time in the illusion can also be fake. You think it's been a long time, maybe it's only a moment. So don't give up after trying to pass the test after trying to persevere, it will be easy to suffer a big loss. ā
"When conducting the test of refining the mind, remember to hold on to your mind, try to hold on as long as you can, don't give up easily, and don't be confused by illusions."
"Those who pass the test can enter the outer gate to practice, while those who do not pass the test have two options. One is to stay in the sect to do chores, which sounds very embarrassing, but if you choose to do this, you may have the opportunity to get the guidance and rewards of your predecessors in the future, and those who perform well may also become official disciples. ā
"The second is that the sect will send you home, and you will be an ordinary mortal at home in the future, don't think about cultivating immortals anymore, you are not this material."
"Our Heavenly Dao Sect is one of the six major sects in the Linchuan Continent, and it is also the sect with the longest inheritance, with the power of the Tibetan Spirit Period in charge, ruling the entire Yongzhou."
"The sect is located on Lingji Mountain, and there are nine main peaks in the Lingji Mountain Range, which are Shenji Peak, Wanjian Peak, Extinction Blade Peak, Yiling Peak, Danxin Peak, Yunfu Peak, Tianhuo Peak, Thousand Bamboo Peak and Forbidden Law Peak. The outer gate is located in the Valley of Forgotten Worries. ā
"Don't think that everything will be fine after entering the outer gate, and the outer gate will hold a small competition every three years, and a big competition every ten years. Those who perform badly in the big and small competitions will be punished by the sect, and those who perform badly three times in a row will be demoted to miscellaneous disciples, or even expelled from the sect. Therefore, you still need to work hard to cultivate. ā
"The realm of cultivation is divided into five major realms: Qi refining, condensate, forging pills, Tibetan spirit, and Nirvana, and each realm is divided into four stages: the early stage, the middle stage, the late stage, and the Great Perfection. The outer disciples are all cultivators in the Qi refining period. Once the cultivation reaches the condensation stage, he will be promoted to the inner disciple, enter the inner door to practice, and enjoy more resources. The forging pill period is the elder, and the Tibetan spirit period is the Taishang elder. ā
"There are nine layers in the gas refining period, the first three layers are the early stage, the fourth, fifth, and sixth layers are the middle stage, and the last three layers are the late stage.
"Once the condensate is successful, the strength will show a qualitative increase, and Shouyuan can also grow on the basis for another two hundred years. Generally in the world of cultivating immortals, it is generally accepted that only when you reach the condensation stage can you truly cross the threshold of the cultivation realm. From this point of view, the difference between the gas refining period and the condensate period is like a chasm. ā
"In fact, every great leap is very difficult. Among them, I don't know how many monks will be eliminated, and how many monks will struggle outside the threshold of the next great realm, but they will never be allowed to enter the door, and finally die outside the door. However, these are still far away for you cultivation rookies, so I won't go into details. ā
"You don't have to do anything for three years before you enter the outer gate, you just need to cultivate well. After three years, no matter what kind of cultivation you have, you must make some contributions to the sect, specifically to do some tasks issued by the sect, and the tasks can be exchanged for sect contribution points after the task is completed. ā
"Contribution points are a good thing, you can use it to exchange for spiritual stones, magic weapons, martial arts and other cultivation resources. By the way, new beginners can go to the Scripture Pavilion for free to choose a cheatbook and get 100 contribution points for free. When the time comes, you can go and exchange it for your disciple's nameplate. I won't say much about the superfluous, I hope you can live and cultivate happily in the Heavenly Dao Sect in the future. ā
After the explanation, the beautiful senior sister named Liu Fei'er closed her mouth and said no more.
Good time always flies quickly, and after a while, Lingji Mountain arrives.
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