In the applause, Lin Jun went to the back mountain.

Looking at the back of Lin Jun leaving, Steward Zhao took a sip and scolded in his heart: "You don't know how to lift." ”

Steward Zhao waved his hand and said to everyone present: "Scattered, what are you doing here?"

Steward Zhao is the steward of the junior disciples of the inner gate, and he is in charge of the five hundred disciples in Lin Jun's class.

Although Steward Zhao is not a master who teaches many disciples the exercises, he is in charge of the diet and daily life of these disciples in front of him, and more importantly, the distribution of the lower grade qi tonifying pills to the junior disciples every two months is in the hands of Steward Zhao. Mastering the distribution of pills means mastering the lifeblood of a beginner's cultivation. If Steward Zhao found a reason to deduct one or two, it would directly affect this disciple's cultivation progress.

Therefore, in the face of Steward Zhao's obscenity, everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, so they had to disperse one after another.

Lin Yefan looked into the distance, snorted coldly, and said: "Never give up, your tone is not small, and in a month, I will let you go mining." ”

Lin Jun held a rusty firewood knife and a broken flat pole, and walked towards the back mountain.

On Ziwei Mountain, most of the growth is bamboo, only to go to the back of the mountain into the deep mountains, it is easier to see the trees, Lin Jun successively over two small mountain beams, came to a dense forest.

The forest is so dense that you can't see the buildings on the uphill in the distance.

This is also the sphere of influence of the inner gate of Zizhumen, but few people come here, however, Lin Jun is no stranger to this place. After he entered the inner gate, he cultivated extremely hard, and every day he got up early, he always had to run a big lap here, so as to temper his body and boil his muscles and bones. Later, the master asked Lin Jun to meditate more, mainly to exercise his internal strength and regulate his internal breath, so Lin Jun didn't come here much.

In the dense forest, Lin Jun quickly chopped two bundles of firewood, and when he was about to return, he vaguely heard the sound of rushing water.

He followed the sound and found a mountain spring on a steep hillside, the mountain spring water gushed out, clear and sweet, and the thirsty Lin Jun leaned down and drank several sips.

After drinking a stream of sweet spring water, Lin Jun felt refreshed and refreshed.

Looking down the hillside, I saw that a few feet away below, there was a small col, where the spring water gathered and became a small pool.

Lin Jun had been to this place before, and in his impression, there seemed to be no mountain spring and this waterhole here. However, Lin Jun couldn't think about the ins and outs of this mountain spring, he thought: The mountain spring water here must be rich in heaven and earth aura, I am a water-attribute physique, and I practice water-attribute exercises, why don't I jump into that waterhole and practice internal exercises there, will there be unexpected effects that can improve my skills?

Lin Jun walked down briskly, jumped into the pool of water at once, and let the clear spring water completely envelop him.

Lin Jun, who was in the potential pool, felt the indescribable coolness of the mountain spring water. He immediately practiced the exercises silently, trying to make a breakthrough in this unique environment.

He mobilized the internal strength in his body to do a small Zhou Tian cycle, but he didn't expect that after only one cycle, he felt a piercing chill permeate the entire body, as if the blood was about to coagulate, the heart was about to stop beating, breathing became very difficult, and his consciousness was blurred.

Lin Jun felt that countless ice picks were piercing his body repeatedly, his consciousness fell into darkness, and Lin Jun passed out.

At this time, only hearing the sound of "boom", a figure rushed up from under the pool, grabbed the unconscious Lin Jun, rose to the sky, and then landed steadily on the hillside above.

The figure rising from below the waterhole was an old man in his fifties.

The old man was seven feet tall, with kind eyebrows and good eyes. The strange thing is that although the old man was wearing an extremely ordinary coarse cloth shirt, he flew out from under the waterhole, and there was not even a drop of water on his body, and Lin Jun, who he carried up with one hand, was soaked up and down, like a chicken in soup.

At this time, Lin Jun's face was pale and dying.

After the old man in cloth put Lin Jun on the ground, he thought to himself: This person's cultivation is so low, it must not be sent by the criminal punishment department.

The cloth-clothed old man put two fingers on Lin Jun's pulse, and injected a wisp of true qi into Lin Jun's body to probe the condition of his body. After this true qi entered Lin Jun's body, his meridians, which were frozen in ice and snow, began to melt, and his blood gradually resumed flowing.

Suddenly, when the true qi of the old man in cloth had completed a small Zhou Tian cycle along Lin Jun's body, he said in surprise: "This person, this person is actually a flame body. ”

The old man in cloth smiled bitterly and said, "You are the most powerful fire attribute body, but you practice extremely mellow water attribute exercises, isn't this looking for death? If the old man doesn't help you, you will definitely die today." ”

The cloth-clothed old man waved his hand, and a majestic force attached to Lin Jun's body, making his body shrouded in a thin blue light, relying on this power, Lin Jun, who was unconscious, rose in the air and hung in the air.

The cloth-clothed old man controlled this true qi, causing Lin Jun to levitate in front of him in a standing posture. Then, the fingers of the cloth-clothed old man emitted strange rays of light, these rays were all extremely strong true qi, and they all hit the important acupuncture points of Lin Jun's body accurately. Then, the old man walked behind Lin Jun and stroked his palm on Lin Jun's back, and streams of true qi rushed out from his palm and injected into Lin Jun's body. The old man in cloth carefully controlled the power of the true qi in his palm, avoiding excessive strength and causing damage to Lin Jun's meridians.

After the huge breath of the old man in cloth was injected into Lin Jun's body, every inch of Lin Jun's skin and pores all opened up and down, and a stream of cold and biting cold air was discharged from his body. In this way, after an hour passed, Lin Jun's bloodless skin became rosy, Lin Jun coughed several times, and his body was already able to move slightly.

The old man in cloth put away his internal force and put Lin Junping on the ground.

The old man in cloth breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In order to save you, it took nearly 20% of my strength. ”

The moon hung in the treetops, the sky was full of stars, and after Lin Jun opened his eyes, he found that it was already dark.

In the waterhole, he felt the threat of death for the first time, and the horrific scene was still vivid.

However, he found that he was not in the water, but lying on dry ground, full of beautiful night sky.

Lin Jun felt that he was extremely relaxed and comfortable, as if he had been reborn and changed as a different person, Lin Jun thought to himself, is this the feeling after death, this otherworldly feeling.

"You're awake. A voice sounded not far above Lin Jun's head.

Lin Jun hurriedly turned over, only to see that an old man was sitting leisurely on a stone a foot away from him, holding a gourd, drinking the wine contained in it.

When Lin Jun saw the other party, he immediately bowed down and said, "Disciple Lin Jun greets the immortals." ”

The old man in cloth put down the wine gourd in his hand and said with a smile: "Immortals, I have heard of it, but I have never seen it. You didn't die, I saved you. Why do you want to go to the waterhole to practice the exercises, don't you know that the spring water is piercing to the bone, which is not conducive to the opening of the meridians and acupoints, especially for people with fire attribute physiques like you, who are even more afraid of cultivating in a wet and cold environment, why don't you even know these common senses, but you are killing yourself?"

"What?" Listening to the words of the old man in cloth, Lin Jun was shocked and asked, "Senior, what are you talking about, I am a fire attribute physique. The three masters have all tested my physique and said that I am a water-attribute physique. ”

The old man in cloth said, "So they let you practice the water attribute exercises, right?" And what is the result?"

Lin Jun said with some shame: "The result ...... Outcome...... The disciple practiced penances for three years, but he did not make any progress in the exercises. However, the three masters were very kind to me, they often opened a small stove for me, and taught me the exercises one-on-one, and they said that the reason why I couldn't improve was because my talent was not good. ”

The old man in cloth asked, "Since you say that your talent is not good, then why do you still jump into the waterhole to practice the exercises?"

Lin Jun said: "There are rules for the inner gate of the Zizhu Gate, and if a beginner disciple cannot reach the level of the fifth layer of the forging body within three years of entering the inner gate, he will have to be eliminated and expelled. In less than a month, the disciples of our classes will have been in the inner gate for three years, and I don't want to be the one who will be eliminated. I was unwilling and didn't accept my fate, thinking that since I was practicing the exercises of the water attribute, the water in the waterhole was strong, so I had the idea of giving it a try and wanted to find a breakthrough there. ”

The old man in cloth stood up and said, "Your idea of giving it a try almost cost you your life." The exercises they give you to practice are in harmony with your body, and they have accumulated a lot of cold poison in your body, which has caused damage to your body's organs, but it is only a slow process of damage, even if you don't jump into the water today, I dare say, it will be difficult for you to live past the age of twenty. ”

Lin Jun couldn't believe the words of the old man in cloth, and said: "Senior, a few masters have been kind to me, have I offended them, they have no reason to harm me, they won't harm me, they won't." ”

The old man in cloth walked up to Lin Jun, returned the book "Thirty-six Strategies of the Art of War" on Lin Jun's body, and said: "Whether you believe it or not, the fact is that they are indeed cheating you, and the pit is not light. Sometimes, child, the people who are best to you, the people closest to you, are the ones who hurt you the most, because these people make you let your guard down. The art of war in your hand is very well written, and if you use it well, you can win more with less, and defeat the strong with the weak, but if you want to use the strategy well, you can't just read the book, you have to use it, use it on your enemies, take effect on them, and it works, that's the learning home. ”

The old man in cloth clothes continued: "Any scheme is external, auxiliary, what can really make a person stand up to the sky and the earth, or his cultivation of the law, in the face of strong strength, any conspiracy and tricks seem pale and powerless. Child, how often will you be given the elixir after you become an inner disciple?"

Lin Jun replied: "Give us the Qi Replenishing Pill once a month, two pills each time, to help us improve our internal strength." ”

The old man in cloth then asked, "The Qi Replenishing Pill that was issued has been deducted. ”

Lin Jun shook his head and said, "The Qi Replenishing Pill was delivered to us on time, and there was no deduction. ”

The cloth-clothed old man then asked, "Is the Qi Replenishing Pill issued to you the same as someone else's?"

Lin Jun said: "The Qi Replenishing Pill sent to me is larger than the broad bean, the color is brown, and the surface is shiny, from the outside, it is no different from the Qi Replenishing Pill that the senior brothers got. The Qi Replenishing Pill is too important for our beginner disciples, so as soon as it is issued, everyone immediately swallows it, and then slowly refines it in the practice room, and the master asks us to swallow the two Qi Replenishing Pills together and refine them together, saying that this effect is the best. ”

The old man in cloth shook his head and said, "Child, there are no traces of the pill in your body, which means that the Qi Replenishing Pill issued to you is all fake. ”

"Fake?" Lin Jun couldn't believe his ears, his eyes widened, and he looked at the old man in front of him, hoping to get a detailed answer.

The old man in cloth clothes said: "When refining the pills, because of the problems of heat and skill, a large number of waste orders will be generated, and these waste pills can be seen from the appearance alone. However, there are also some good colors among the waste pills, which are infinitely close to the good pills from the outside, and they also exude a strong smell of pills, and when refining, you can also feel a trace of spiritual power entering the body, however, this spiritual power will soon disappear. This kind of waste pill is called empty pill, and it is often picked out by the people in the alchemy room, brought to the market, and sold as a good pill to outside casual cultivators to make huge profits. The inner door has always turned a blind eye to such things, but it is strictly forbidden to give these pills to the disciples of the inner door. Unexpectedly, there are really daring people who use this kind of pill to fool around and give it to the inner disciples, this person really deserves to be killed. ”

Lin Jun has already revealed the truth at this time, in the past three years, what Steward Zhao has given him is all waste pills, this person is really hateful. In the past three years, it is no wonder that no matter how hard he cultivates, there is no progress in the exercises.

Lin Jun said indignantly: "This Zhao is in charge, I, Lin Jun, have no grievances with him, I dare to pit me like this, thank you seniors for reminding me, otherwise the disciple will still be in the dark, the disciple will go to Elder Ji to complain, I will sue him." ”

Lin Jun was about to turn around and leave, but the old man in cloth stopped him: "Boy, you still have the Qi Replenishing Pill in your hand." ”

Lin Jun shook his head and said, "The Qi Replenishing Pill is too precious, as soon as it comes down, the disciple meditates and refines it, and now he doesn't have a single Qi Replenishing Pill in his hand." ”

The old man in cloth said: "If you don't have a Qi Replenishing Pill, what evidence can you have to prove that the pill that the other party gave you is an empty pill? As for the fact that you don't have any pill left in your body, people can blame you for your own reasons, saying that your qualifications are poor and you can't refine and absorb it, and in the end, you can be punished for a crime of slander and false accusation." When the time comes, it's not just as simple as expelling the inner door. ”

Lin Jun said blankly: "Senior, what should I do, am I being framed like this and indifferent?"

The old man in cloth said: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, now, for you, the top priority is to improve your cultivation and reach the middle stage of forging, so that you can stay in the inner gate in a grand manner and slowly settle accounts with them." ”

Lin Jun frowned and said, "However, the disciple has not broken through after three years of hard practice, and there is less than a month left, how much can my skill be improved?"

The old man in cloth said, "This old man can help you." However, you have to promise me one thing, worship the old man as a teacher, and only practice the exercises that the old man provides for you. ”

Lin Jun is at the end of his rope at this time, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Lin Jun will never give up. Lin Jun immediately got up, knelt on his knees, bowed in front of the old man in cloth, and said: "Disciple Lin Jun is willing to worship you as a teacher, the master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship." ”

"Good. The old man in cloth smiled heartily: "Today, the old man will accept you as an apprentice." Sit cross-legged. I will pass a few streams of innate true qi into your body, open up the meridians in your body, accumulate energy for you, and help you improve your cultivation. ”

Lin Jun sat cross-legged in place according to the old man's words, and the old man in cloth sat down cross-legged in front of Lin Jun.

Lin Jun felt that the ground under him was trembling slightly, and a light blue circle of light shrouded the old man. The surrounding leaves were blown by the scattered aura, and countless tiny branches broke one after another and scattered all over the ground.

Lin Jun couldn't help but be shocked, with his current cultivation, he really couldn't guess what level of cultivation the master in front of him had reached.

Then, after the old man's hands made a few magic seals, the index finger of his right hand shot out several rays of light one after another, and these rays all hit several important acupuncture points on Lin Jun's body.

Lin Jun felt that his body was like a river overturning, a mountain collapsing and the ground cracked, and every inch of the meridians was under unprecedented pressure, as if it would burst at any time. It was as if countless steel nails had been pierced into the whole body, sending out a sharp pain that seeped into the bone marrow. Then, Lin Jun felt as if he had sunk to the bottom of the sea, surrounded by powerful pressure, which made him breathless and unable to open his eyes.

At this time, the old man's voice came from Lin Jun's ears: "Your meridians have been opened, I have washed the marrow for you, and the vitality injected into your body has been transformed into strength, which has helped you break through the bottleneck of cultivation." I will pass on another set of exercises and martial arts to you, remember, from today on, you can only practice the old man's exercises, otherwise, you will be immediately counterattacked by the exercises, and you will be worried about your life at any time. Also, you must not speak to anyone about meeting me and worshipping me as a teacher. In the future, unless I come to look for you, you must not inquire about the whereabouts of the teacher, otherwise, the teacher will not be spared. ”

Then, a white light shot out from the center of the old man's eyebrows and hit Lin Jun's forehead, Lin Jun only felt that his head was like being hit by a hammer, and a sharp pain came, and Lin Jun fainted again.