Chapter IV The Situation
Yan Xuan saw that Ji Kokou had been frowning and silent, so he looked up and looked around at the surrounding layout.
She is now in the main hall of Luoying Peak, in a cave. The entrance is a stone screen with relief, which is engraved with the beautiful scenery of Luoying Peak towering into the clouds, and on both sides are two rows of tables and chairs, all of which are made of mahogany inlaid marble, elegant and dignified, and it can be seen that this is the place of hospitality.
Bypassing the screen, there are only some furniture simply arranged inside, a long couch in the middle, at this moment Ji Kokou is leaning on the head of the couch with a stunned look, the left side of the couch is a shelf of books, and a few books have been pulled out and placed on the high table next to the bookshelf at will, I think it is Ji Koko's daily look, the whole cave is simple and clean, and there is no extra decoration, but it makes people look very comfortable. There are ear chambers on both sides of the cave, and the doors are closed at the moment, and I don't know what purpose each is for.
Just followed Ji Kokou all the way in the Wunian Gate, Yan Xuan's heart was already very strange, the Wunian Gate is located on a high mountain, there are several peaks, Zichen Hall is the main peak Zhaori Peak, the mountain is full of mist, the clouds shuttle, and occasionally a few white cranes fly around, like a fairyland. Yan Xuan has only seen such scenes in paintings on weekdays, but now that he is inside, he doesn't know what time it is.
From the Zichen Palace to Luoying Peak, it is another kind of scene, the reason why Luoying Peak has this name, is because this peak naturally has many gorgeous flowers and trees, this flower tree is called Jinzhi, it is a kind of vegetation unique to the wind source continent, but it is rare to see that the aura on the mountain is abundant and benefits the grass and trees, the mountain wind blows, the petals of the mountain fly with the wind, and the falling Ying is colorful and beautiful.
Yan Xuan was thinking about it, but seeing that Ji Koukou had stopped being in a daze, she beckoned to Yan Xuan and said, "I almost forgot about you, now you are just a registered disciple of the Wunian Sect, and you can only become an official disciple when you succeed in building the foundation." Come here, let me tell you about the general rules and basic mental methods of my sect, as well as the general pattern of the cultivation realm of this Wind Source Continent. ”
Yan Xuan was overjoyed, walked over obediently, bowed at Ji Kokou's signal, and sat down in the position of her head. Ji Kokou nodded and said, "In the Fengyuan Continent Cultivation Realm, there are several sects that you must know and understand, and the most powerful human cultivation sect now is the Great Yi Sword Sect. ”
Ji Kokou frowned and sighed when she said this, perhaps thinking of the entanglement between the Great Yi Sword Sect and the Wunian Sect.
However, she didn't plan to say this to Yan Xuan, she just paused for a moment and continued: "The Great Yi Sword Sect is a famous sword cultivation sect, and in the past few hundred years, there have been as many as five monks in the Great Easy Sword Sect who have reached the Yuan Infant Stage, which has made the Great Yi Sword Sect famous and in the limelight for a while. Although my Wunian Sect was also one of the top cultivators in the Fengyuan Continent hundreds of years ago, now because no one has broken through the Yuan Infant Stage for a long time, its reputation is not as good as before. ”
"Another thing that has to be mentioned is the Karakuri Pavilion, although you are a mortal, you must have heard of it, the Karakuri Pavilion is the big silver number of the Wind Source Continent, and most of the spirit coins in circulation now are cast by the Karakuri Pavilion, although other silver numbers can also mint spirit coins, but the stability of the spiritual power and the quality of the spiritual power contained in it are not the same as the spirit coins minted by the Karakuri Pavilion."
Yan Xuan heard this and nodded. I thought to myself that although the Karakuri Pavilion was a sect of cultivation, mortals also knew what kind of super giant the Karakuri Pavilion was in charge of the currency of the Xiuzhen Realm. Monks are immortals in the eyes of mortals, so Karakuri Pavilion is in charge of the property lifeline of immortals, and is regarded by mortals as the god of wealth. Even for mortals, there are many merchants who offer incense shrines engraved with the logo of the Organic Fortune Pavilion in their homes to pray for prosperity.
She was still thinking about it, and over there, Ji Kokou continued to speak: "The Karakuri Pavilion is not only famous for its coinage, but also for its formation, and the spirit coins minted by the Karakuri Pavilion are to collect the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through the formation, and then store them into the spirit coins. As its name suggests, all kinds of tricks and tricks are what it is good at and pursues. This sect has also produced many great masters of refining weapons, but the Karakuri Pavilion only produced a great cultivator in the Transformation Stage a thousand years ago, and later there were even very few Yuan Infant Stage cultivators. ”
She paused: "Probably too much study, there are gains and losses, and it will be difficult for one's own cultivation to keep up." However, although the Karakuri Pavilion is at the bottom of several major factions in terms of cultivation strength, no one dares to underestimate it, after all, it maintains the circulation of materials in the cultivation realm, and continuously produces magic weapons and appliances that monks are vying for, so when you see the people of the Karakuri Pavilion, even if the other party's cultivation is not as good as yours, you have to give three points. ”
Yan Xuan nodded solemnly. Seeing that she listened so seriously, Ji Kokou was also slightly satisfied in her heart, she thought for a while, and continued: "Luohong Island, far away in the East Nixia Sea, is a female cultivator sect, and only female disciples are recruited for generations, you just need to know about this sect, and you don't need to have any connection with them. ”
When she said this, her expression was quite cold, and she didn't want to talk about it, thinking that she remembered the ridiculous things that Bai Muwei, the young master of Luohong Island, had done to her. When Yan Xuan followed her all the way to Zichen Palace, she heard many people pointing behind her back, which was nothing more than these things, and she also had a general understanding. At this time, seeing Ji Kokou like this, she naturally didn't ask anything.
Then Ji Kokou introduced to her several major sects of the Double Cultivation Sect, Baitouwu and Demon Cultivation, and began to explain to her the basic mental methods of the Wunian Sect.
When I returned to the room I had arranged from Ji Kokou, it was already dusk. Yan Xuan looked around, this is a small cave next to the main hall of Luo Yingfeng, the layout style inside is similar to the main house of Ji Kokou, there are also two ear rooms, but it is much simpler. She sighed, and said that this would be her home from now on.
Then he lay down on the couch and began to quietly sort out the monastic things he had heard from Ji Kokou today. It turns out that there are nine realms in Xiuzhen, from low to high, which are foundation building, enlightenment, fusion, knotting, yuanying, distraction, integration, cave void, and Mahayana. Only after going through these nine stages and then suffering from the thunder and fire of heaven and earth can you soar to become an immortal.
If it is said that at the beginning, Yan Xuan followed Ji Kokou to cultivate the truth in order to take revenge and survive, but at this moment, when he saw the face of the cultivation realm, he couldn't help but get excited in his heart, and an impulse to control his fate was surging. However, she also knew that not to mention the unattainable realms of the Cave Void Mahayana, even foundation building was a big threshold.
Listening to Ji Kokou, the higher the cultivation goes, the more difficult and dangerous it is, especially after the Dan period, every time you ascend to a heavy realm, you will suffer a heavenly calamity, and if you survive it, you will be reborn, and if you can't get through, you will be scattered. However, these are still far away from her, and Yan Xuan now just wants to build a foundation quickly and succeed and become an official disciple of Wunianmen. Only when she becomes an official disciple can she get a monthly rule, and only when she becomes a formal disciple can Ji Kokou be willing to accept her as an apprentice.
Yan Xuan's thoughts have come to this point, and she has calmed down the fluctuations in her heart, she closed her eyes and meditated, silently reciting the mantra she learned today in her heart, trying her best to perceive the physical existence of the external aura and her own bloodline, and gradually reached the realm of selflessness. However, after sitting quietly for a long time, except for the soreness of his legs and feet, Yan Xuan gained nothing.
The next morning, after Yan Xuan freshened up, she went to wait outside Ji Kokou's cave mansion, but Ji Kokou didn't see her, only said that she was going to retreat and impact the middle of Jindan, and she would go out of the customs to study her skills after a year, if she didn't succeed in building the foundation within a year, she would go down the mountain on her own, she wouldn't take her in. There are some books in the ear room next to the cave, among which there are a few of her notes, let Yan Xuan check by herself if she doesn't understand, and the rest of the questions will have to wait for her to get out of the customs.
Yan Xuan had no choice but to respond, she didn't go back to practice immediately, but went to the ear room to find the cultivation notes that Ji Kokou said. She didn't understand anything now, and her understanding of mantras was very shallow, and she needed notes like this to help her solve her doubts.
Yan Xuan took the key that Ji Kokou had placed outside the cave and opened the door of the left ear chamber, and the smell of dust in her nose surprised her a lot. It seems that this ear chamber has not been to this room for a long time. Yan Xuan took a general look, all of them were in terms of cultivating the spirit and condensing qi, to be precise, they were all seen by monks below the Jindan period, no wonder Ji Kokou didn't come for a long time.
She found two of Ji Kokou's notes, and found another copy of "Qi Practice" and slowly became fascinated.
Unconsciously, after the time of two pillars of incense, Yan Xuan's understanding of the mantra was very obscure, but at this moment, after reading Ji Kokou's notes, it suddenly became clear, she was very smart, so she pressed the idea of meditating on the spot and opened the book "Qi Practice", but she didn't expect that although this "Practicing Qi Study" only wrote the feelings before building the foundation, it was studied very thoroughly, and the word "Intensive Research" was used.
Yan Xuan was fascinated by watching here, but he heard a sound outside. A warm and polite and nice male voice came in: "Miss Ji, drunk in Xia Chu, today I came to worship the mountain with my master, and I have been looking up at the scenery of Yingfeng for a long time, and I took the liberty to invite Miss Ji to accompany me to enjoy the scenery, and Chu was drunk and grateful." ”
Yan Xuan remembered the rumors she heard in the Zichen Hall yesterday, and knew that this Chu Zui was the head disciple of the famous Great Yi Sword Sect, that is, the person who asked Ji Kokou to marry, and her identity was very important, she put down the book and thought about whether to go out and entertain Ji Koko. But Ji Koko's retreat today is also to avoid this person, and at this time, Ji Kokoo will definitely be able to hear his words, but there is no reaction, so Yan Xuan is not sure what attitude to deal with.
When she was hesitating, Chu Zui said again: "Chu admires Miss Ji very much, and hopes that Miss Ji can appreciate her face. Ji Kokou still didn't respond. Yan Xuan knew that this matter was complicated, and it was beyond her power to interfere, and it was better to have more than one thing, so she didn't care about the outside movements, and picked up the book of "Qi Cultivation and Intensive Research" and read it carefully.
When you get serious, time passes very quickly, and by the time you finish reading this "Qi Cultivation and Intensive Research", it is already dusk. Yan Xuan didn't feel hungry when he was immersed in the book just now, but he was hungry at the moment. She hadn't yet started yet, and she hadn't been able to eat grains, so she had only drunk a few sips of tea from early morning to now, and now her body couldn't stand it anymore, so she took the book out of the ear room, thinking about going to the mountains to find some wild fruits to eat. As soon as she pushed open the door of the ear chamber, she saw a man standing outside the door.
The man has a long figure, long hair like splashed ink, and he pulls a bun at will, which seems to be a little warm and moist temperament, but the sword eyebrows and starry eyes reveal a very heroic and upright, making him look neither sharp nor weak, very comfortable, and the white robe is covered with a brocade of dark lines, swinging in the wind under the flower tree, and the rain of flowers in the sky, just like the person in the painting. Yan Xuan couldn't help but be a little stupid. I've never seen such a beautiful man.
When the man saw Yan Xuan, he didn't have any different colors like others, as if Yan Xuan was just an ordinary-looking woman with nothing special. Yan Xuan reacted, this person was probably Chu drunk. didn't expect him to wait outside for a day. She thought that since she had met, she had better say hello, otherwise he would have to wait like this forever, she was a woman after all, and it would be inconvenient. Thinking about this, Yan Xuan walked in front of Chu Zui and saluted: "Master Chu, my master is in retreat at the moment, and I think that I will not come out easily in three or five years, and I ask Master Chu to forgive me." ”
Chu Zui only looked at her with his eyes at this time, and he asked lightly: "I haven't heard of Luo Yingfeng opening the door to accept apprentices, you are Miss Ji's apprentice?" ”
Yan Xuan responded: "It's just a nominal disciple, and I only came back with my master yesterday." ”
Chu Zui nodded and stopped talking. Yan Xuan saw that he had no intention of leaving, and he was worried about how to persuade him. Over there, Chu Zui suddenly stretched out his hand, he opened his palm, and saw a crystal clear ring lying in the slender and beautiful palm, reflecting a faint glow in the reflection of the setting sun. Chu drunk and said: "There are several jars of 'fairy laughter' in this storage ring, and I asked the girl to accept it on behalf of Miss Ji." ”
Yan Xuan was very embarrassed, Ji Kokou didn't speak, how dare she be the master and receive the gift? The man seemed to see her embarrassment, curled the corners of his mouth and laughed softly, put the ring on the stone table under the flower tree, but took a deep look at the flowers next to Ji Koko's house, and then turned and left. Yan Xuan was left stunned, not knowing what to do.