Chapter 5 The Ceremony of Entering the Mountain
On the way to the back mountain, although Yan Han already knew his uncle's low status and clumsy spells, after Yan Han was far away from home, he felt a little kind when he met acquaintances, after all, he was in the same boat, in the same situation, and he still felt empathy.
Even though Yan Han was very depressed about the matter of the Immortal Root, his curiosity made him throw the unpleasant things out of the clouds.
"Uncle, is this the fairyland you always tell me about?"
Yan Jingsu said with a smile: "This is the Fang Immortal Continent, and it is not wrong for you to say that it is a fairyland." The Fang Immortal Continent is a parallel world to the Human Realm, and is regarded as a treasure land for cultivation by Fang Warlocks. This hidden space is so huge that even I can't imagine it, some people once said that how big the world is, how big the Fang Immortal Continent is. The sun, moon and stars, mountains and rivers, birds and animals... There are some in the human world, and they are all here. ”
Yan Jingsu saw Yan Han's surprised look, and said, "You just saw that those two Zixiao Mountain disciples could fly with a sword, aren't you very envious?"
Yan Han nodded vigorously.
"In the future, you will too!" Tsubame said with certainty.
Yan Han's eyes showed a strange look, but it disappeared quickly, after all, this uncle was very unreliable, "When will it be in the future?" ”
Yan Jingsu's expression was a little weird, and he seemed to have been poked at the pain point, but he quickly returned to normal, and he explained: "Fang Warlock, also divided into professions, I am an alchemist, and they are mages. Of course, if you become a mage in the future, as long as Neidan's spiritual power is enough, you will definitely be able to fly with your sword. ”
"I want to be a mage!" Yan Han said without hesitation. "The Neidan you are talking about, is it the pill you gave them just now?" Yan Han looked confused.
Yan Jingsu shook his head, "The pill I gave them is the outer pill, and the inner pill is the structure of the human body. Fang Immortal Continent is not just the appearance we see, it is full of strong aura in the space of this world, but it is very thin in the human world. In the process of cultivation, the magician needs to absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and gather it in the body and store it in the dantian, which we call the inner dan. The growth speed of the inner pill depends on the concentration of spatial aura, as well as the talent and perseverance of the cultivator.
The inner dan is a necessary condition for becoming a mage, and the size of the inner dan is the criterion for judging whether the mage is strong or not. However, mages also have limitations, they can only exert their magic power greatly in the Fang Immortal Continent, relying on the aura of heaven and earth, but when they reach the human realm, they will not be effective.
Therefore, Neidan's talent is particularly important in the eyes of the major Fang Immortal Sects, after all, this world is a world where the strong are always strong.
In the past, only people with a high level of cultivation could find the entrance to the Fang Immortal Continent, but the Fang Immortal Continent would appear in the closest state of harmony with the human realm every ten years, just like now, anyone who had an immortal root on their bodies could feel the fluctuations of its spiritual power flow, so children like you who did not have any Dao cultivation could also break in.
In the Fang Immortal Continent, many Fang Immortal sects have formed an unwritten rule, they are the opportunity to screen disciples without giving any help, the so-called Immortal Yuan Tian is destined...
So you have to cherish it, it's really a great opportunity to be here. ”
Yan Han was a little excited when he heard this. Uncle Jing Su continued: "However, the Fang Immortal Continent is not as beautiful as we think, it is very dangerous here, just like everything has two sides, in the Fang Immortal Continent, many things exist in entities. Demons, demons, ghosts, and monsters that cannot be manifested in the human world may manifest here. There is a fierce place in the Fang Immortal Continent, even if it is a person with a deep cultivation, they do not dare to enter in danger, it is said that the demon beasts there are very powerful and terrifying, so don't break in when you have not reached a certain level of cultivation. ”
Yan Han was a little scared when he heard this, but he guessed that his uncle deliberately scared him in order to prevent him from running around.
"Oh, so how can I get home here?"
Yan Jingsu patted Yan Han's head heavily and said, "I'm going to leave just now, don't disappoint my uncle like this, okay? Don't you want to cultivate to become an immortal, aren't you afraid of going back and being beaten to death by your father?"
In less than a day, when it came to his father, Yan Han missed it a little, and he lowered his head: "But my immortal root is so bad, how can I practice?"
"Immortal roots can also be built, and if you get the guidance of a master, you may be able to break your innate limitations. Boy, don't you know, the person named Guo Ziliu just now is not a simple character! He is the only person in our Zixiao Temple who is qualified to cultivate in the Taiyi Hall of Shenxiao Palace. ”
Yan Han asked, "What is Shenxiao Palace, and what about cultivating there? Besides, I don't know him well!"
Yan Jingsu knew that Yan Han was very confused, so he continued: "Shenxiao Palace is the head of the three ancestral courts of the Shenxiao Sect, and Taiyi Hall is the cultivation hall of Shenxiao Palace, for us ordinary disciples, it is really unattainable!"
"Our Zixiao View only belongs to a sub-view of the Shenxiao Sect. The Shenxiao Sect is the world's largest Immortal Sect, with three palaces and six views, occupying nine spiritual mountains, named after the Nine Heavens, and named each palace after the name of the spiritual mountain. They are: Taixiao Temple, Zixiao Temple, Langxiao Temple, Yuxiao Temple, Jingxiao Temple, Danxiao Temple, Bixiao Palace, Qingxiao Palace, Shenxiao Palace. Lingshan is the rarest cultivation treasure land in the Fang Immortal Continent, because the concentration of spiritual energy here is higher than that of other areas of the Fang Immortal Continent, and it is even higher than the Cave Heaven Blessed Land respected by Taoists in the human realm, so the chances of Fang Warlock becoming an immortal and soaring here are higher. ”
Yan Jingsu said as he spoke, showing a smug expression, and he could see that he felt honored as a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect.
Yan Han was a little puzzled, "That Guo Ziliu, obviously a disciple of Zixiao Temple, and Zixiao Mountain is also a spiritual mountain, why do you want to go to Shenxiao Palace to practice." ”
Yan Jingsu continued to explain: "Lingshan also has high and low spiritual power, Shenxiao Mountain is the mountain with the highest spiritual power among the nine spiritual mountains, and it is even one of the best in the entire Fangxian Continent. The reason why the Taiyi Hall of Shenxiao Palace is called a holy place for cultivation is that there are many legal masters there, and practicing there can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.
In the various palaces of the Shenxiao Sect, some disciples who focus on cultivation stagnate after reaching a certain realm, which means that the place where he cultivates cannot give enough spiritual energy to nourish, and at this time, he needs to go to the top few spiritual mountains to study. However, like the Taiyi Hall of Shenxiao Palace and the Huguang Hall of Qingxiao Palace, their cultivation positions are very limited, so the tuition fees for cultivation there are also surprisingly high.
At present, our Zixiao Temple can only offer one of the most outstanding disciples to go to the Taiyi Palace, and the other external disciple is the hundred-year-old Tai, who went to the Huguang Hall in Qingxiao Mountain, but the aura concentration of the Huguang Hall is also unique in ten thousand. This time, the viewer specially asked them to come back and guide you for a few months, so you must cherish it!"
Yan Han pursed his lips and said, "Speaking of which, Zixiao Mountain is not ranked in the Shenxiao Sect, I knew that I would go directly to Shenxiao Mountain!"
Yan Jing said angrily: "You baby actually wants to do beautiful things, it is already a great blessing for your immortal root to enter Zixiao Mountain!"
Yan Han grinned mischievously.
Yan Jing Su led Yan Han to walk about ten miles before arriving at the Red Emperor Garden, and on the way, Yan Jing Su introduced him to the details of the entire Zixiao Temple.
Zixiao view is divided into the front mountain and the back mountain, the front mountain has Rongcheng Palace, Danming Palace, Xiujing Hall for disciples to practice, in addition there are disciples to study, leisure, living, eating and drinking places; there is only the Red Emperor Garden in the back mountain, the Red Emperor Garden is divided into alchemy room, refining medicine room, kitchen room and disciple living place, in addition there is a dilapidated Sanqing Pavilion, it is said to be the place where the classics are placed. There are more than 200 disciples in Zixiao Mountain, with the front mountain accounting for most of them, and the Red Emperor Garden only having more than 20 people.
When he arrived at the Red Emperor Garden, Yan Jingsu also wanted to introduce the Houshan disciples to Yan Han one by one, but Yan Han decisively refused, he asked for dinner immediately, so Jingsu prepared a few steamed buns for him.
Yan Han complained while gnawing: "Uncle, don't you even have a vegetable and meat, right? If you don't have time to do it today, forget it, you will definitely make up for it tomorrow." ”
Jing Su frowned for a moment and said: "We don't have meat and vegetables here, only steamed buns, under normal circumstances, when a disciple cultivates to be in the Zhongtian Realm, he only needs to gnaw one steamed bun every day, because when he cultivates, he can satisfy his hunger by absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, when he cultivates to reach the Envy Heaven Realm, he eats a steamed bun every three days, and when he reaches the Congtian Realm, he basically eats a steamed bun every six days, if he reaches it."
Before Jing Su finished speaking, Yan Han had already stopped chewing, and the steamed buns in his mouth began to fall down with a clatter, and he complained: "Master, I don't know what a few days realm is, is it a test for me to not eat for a few days?" I think according to Guo Ziliu, my immortal root has reached that level early, and I admit it if I don't have meat to eat, so you can't let me be hungry every day, right?"
Jing Su touched Yan Han's head and smiled: "Silly boy, you can be a cook here in the future, can you still starve yourself?"
When Yan Han heard this, he couldn't swallow the steamed buns. "I'd better endure hunger and become a mage!"
"What do you mean by the few days you just said?" Yan Han was afraid that his uncle would let him be a cook, so he hurriedly continued the topic just now with interest.
Jing Su said slowly: "The Heavenly Realm represents the realm of the cultivation of the Shenxiao Sect, which is divided according to the energy of the Inner Dan in the Dantian, and the state of the Inner Dan energy is divided into nine levels, which is named after the Nine Heavens, and its grades from low to high are: Zhongtian Realm, Xiantian Realm, Congtian Realm, Gengtian Realm, Jiantian Realm, Kuotian Realm, Xiantian Realm, Shen Tian Realm, and Chengtian Realm.
Your disciples who have just entered the mountain are still in the Dan fetal stage, and the Dan core is being conceived in the body, and only when you enter the Zhongtian Realm are you a real mage, and at that time, you can cast spells and other kinds of magic.
The spell is based on the inner dan, which is the condensation of the spiritual power absorbed in the body, which is deposited in your dantian. The magician not only uses the inner dan to export spells outward, but also uses the spiritual power of the inner dan to prolong life and even stay. The greater the energy of the Inner Dan, the more spells can be cast, and the more powerful the spells will be.
When you first entered the mountain today, they judged your immortal root on the basis of finding out the initial size of your danzi. ”
Yan Han nodded, as if he understood, and asked again: "Is it possible for ordinary people to have Neidan?"
Jing Su nodded and said, "Yes, and seven or eight times out of ten, it's just very small." Don't be discouraged, you may have Neidan too, but they can't see it. ”
Yan Han suddenly shouted in disappointment: "Can you not be discouraged? I can't even see a character like Guo Ziliu, how small is it?"
Yanjingsu smiled.
The two of them chatted hotly like this, but before they knew it, it was already midnight, and Jing Su urged Yan Han to go to bed quickly.
The bedroom in the back mountain is relatively spacious, each disciple not only has a separate room, but also vacates five places that no one lives, so Yan Han picked one, and there is already a clean quilt inside, and after entering, he fell asleep.
The next day, Yan Han was woken up by a little ghost about his age, and when he got up, he saw that the sun had already risen. Yan Han remembered that Guo Ziliu asked him to go to Qianshan to report, but he didn't see Uncle Jingsu, so he asked, "Hey, do you know where my uncle is?"
The little ghost also took a steamed bun in his mouth, and said slowly, "Are you asking Senior Brother Jingsu?"
"Yes, where did he go?" Yan Han asked eagerly.
The little ghost said unhurriedly: "Senior Brother Jingsu asked me to tell you that he also got up late today, so he didn't dare to take you to see the Lord, let you feel the way by yourself, and say that children will not be punished." ”
After Yan Han heard this, his anger suddenly drilled into the back of his head, and he said loudly, "Has this senior brother of yours been so cowardly?"
The little ghost gave him a blank look: "Everyone here knows it!"
Yan Han was immediately speechless, but no matter what it was, he still had to bite the bullet! He snatched the little ghost's steamed bun and went on the road while eating.
As soon as he walked out of a few dozen steps, the little ghost shouted from behind: "The road in front of the mountain, go to Maxian Stone and turn right, and then walk five miles!"
"Huh?"
Yan Han didn't expect it to be so far, and he could only complain and curse in his heart.
"Also, you snatch my steamed buns, let's come back and settle the score!"
Yan Han walked on the road, surrounded by strange rocks and lush greenery, Yan Han had no intention of looking at the surrounding scenery, and walked along a rugged path all the way to the front mountain.
When he came to Qianshan, Yan Han was deeply attracted by the buildings in Qianshan, and the neat layout was unusually strict. Yan Han saw a few relatively large halls, and sporadically met a few disciples, and after asking, he found that they were not Rong Cheng Palace, and then finally inquired that Rong Cheng Hall was on an inconspicuous hill next to him.
The Rongcheng Hall of Zixiao Temple is said to be thousands of years old, compared to the magnificence of other halls, Rongcheng Hall is unusually low-key, but in the minds of Zixiao Guan disciples, Rongcheng Hall is sacred, and the celebration ceremony of newcomers has always been held here.
The entire roof of Rongcheng Hall is erected with nine jade pillars, the structure is extremely solid, the internal space is very wide, but there are no carved beams and painted walls. The Rongcheng Hall has multiple compartments, separated by wooden screens, and there are many crystal jade futons inside the compartments, which is where the disciples cultivate.
In the center of the main hall, there are several statues of gods, but the most conspicuous and tall median statue has the words Rong Chenggong, and the newlyweds celebration of Rong Chenggong is held in the huge space behind the statue of Rong Chenggong.
At this time, almost all the disciples of the front mountain and the fourteen new disciples who had come here had already gathered in the Rongcheng Hall. Guan Zhu Chu Eyang and Guan Zhu's wife Zhang Ting'er attended in full costume, preparing to preside over the welcome ceremony of the new disciples.
Chu Eyang has a delicate face, he looks like he is in his forties, but his actual age is over 100, he is the fourteenth generation disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, born in Chudi, the Taoist name is Eyang, no one knows his real name.
Chu Eyang's face was full of joy at this time, he was very satisfied with the selection of yesterday's new disciples, so he cast a grateful look at Guo Ziliu and Bai Suitai who were standing aside.
Soon, Chu Eyang's clear and solemn voice sounded in the main hall.
"Each generation of disciples of the Shenxiao Sect spans a Jiazi year, and the sect recruits a group of new disciples every ten years, you are the fifteenth generation of the Shenxiao Sect, the third batch of disciples who have entered the Guan, it can be said that you are the pride of Zixiao Mountain in the future!"
The disciples applauded thunderously.
Chu Eyang stretched out his palm, suppressed the applause, and then said, "Before the ceremony begins, I want to tell you something about it. A few months ago, the Northern Underworld family was invaded by the Demon Sect and was tragically destroyed, and the patriarch Wu Qianwei used her life to protect a child, making her the only descendant of the Northern Underworld family today.
I have been friends with Wu Qianwei for many years, so he handed over the Dongtian boy of his clan to this seat, and passed the test yesterday and was accepted by me, she will be the hope of our Zixiao Mountain in the future!"
After Chu Eyang finished speaking, some of the elder members in the audience were extremely excited, they knew what the Dongtian Boy meant.
The Dongtian disciple was born in the Fang Immortal Continent, and his parents were both high-level Fang Warlocks. Under normal circumstances, a magician would not marry prematurely, because sexual desire was a taboo for a magician, and it would greatly affect the cultivator's cultivation level. When a cultivator is over 100 years old and believes that he has no chance to become an immortal, he will choose to get married.
Due to the oppressive force of the Fang Immortal Continent for many years, and the physique of hundreds of years old, it is difficult for the Fang Warlock to give birth after marriage, and only a small probability can he give birth to the Cave Heaven Boy and continue a part of his Inner Dan spiritual power, so the Cave Heaven Boy is considered to have extremely high cultivation talent in the Fang Immortal Continent.
At this time, Zhang Ting'er led Qianmu out of the crowd, and everyone was amazed, and the otherworldly atmosphere of the two women, one big and one small, reflected the entire hall.
Zhang Ting'er is mature, noble, and atmospheric, and knows how to dress and smile.
The indifference and calmness on Qianmu's body, carefree and joyless, naturally showed a coldness and amazement.
Is there really a family blood feud flowing in her?
Qianmu didn't show any sadness because of the Lord's words, perhaps hatred had already numbed her nerves.
Zhang Ting'er took Qianmu and introduced two other hall masters to her: Xiao Xiao, the hall master of the Danming Palace, Li Changming, the hall master of the Xiujing Palace, and met a few elders who were sitting in the front row, both of whom were disciples of the fourteenth generation.
At this time, the hundred-year-old Tai began to read out the list of new disciples: Qianmu, Ma Huangjing, Ruan Zun, Zhang Fangfang, Xue Tong, Li Liyan, Han Xiu, Tan Ya... But when Yan Han was called, no one responded. Bai Sui Tai frowned, obviously Yan Han had not yet arrived.
Chu Eyang asked, "Is this child named Yan Han the child who was taken away by Yan Jingsu?"
"Yes!" Guo Ziliu replied, "Yesterday we found out that this kid has very low qualifications, and we wanted to take him down the mountain, but Yan Jingsu likes it very much, so we can't stop it." ”
Chu Eyang nodded, "The Red Emperor Garden is very burdened now, and it should be filled with some manpower, since Yanjingsu likes it, let him go!
Immediately after that, a solemn voice sounded: "The ceremony for the third batch of disciples of the fifteenth generation of Zixiao Mountain of the Shenxiao Sect to enter the mountain begins now!"
A group of female disciples walked up to the new disciples one by one, holding cotton bags in their hands, and when they opened the packages, they were greeted with brand-new clothes and shoes. First of all, Guo Ziliu read out the precepts of the Shenxiao faction, and then Chu Eyang led the new disciples to worship several statues of Tianzun gods, and then worshiped the main tablets of Zixiao Temple...
Towards the end of the ceremony, Chu Eyang announced the ownership of the new disciples:
"Qianmu, Rongcheng Palace!"
"Ma Huangjing, Danming Palace!"
"Ruan Zun, Danming Palace!"
“...”
"Tanya, Retreat Hall!"
At this moment, Yan Han broke in, panting, he just heard Chu Eyang read out to Tanya, so as soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Yan Han has arrived!"
Chu Eyang took the opportunity to answer: "Yan Han, Houshan Red Emperor Garden!"
As soon as these words came out, the people in the hall couldn't help but laugh, because they were driven to the Red Emperor Garden as soon as they went to Zixiao Mountain, and Yan Han was the first case. Normally, after a few years, if a disciple enters the mountain does not make progress in cultivation, he will be defined as not talented enough, and then transferred to the Red Emperor Garden as a logistics disciple.
Yan Han stood there, his forehead was still dripping with sweat, and there was still a little steamed bun scum left on the corner of his mouth, although Yan Han was seriously late, but everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw him so embarrassed, and there was no sense of blame.
Chu Eyang looked at Yan Han with a smile, and waved his hand to signal him to return to his position, so Yan Han squeezed a place indiscriminately.
The kindness of the viewer made Yan Han really relax a lot.
Then Chu Eyang said solemnly: "Now start the new disciple recruitment ceremony!"
"Yan Han!"
Chu Eyang was the first to point to Yan Han.
Yan Han was stunned for a long time before he reacted.
"In!"
Chu Eyang quipped: "Little ghost, it seems that you are full of sought-after, and you took it away yesterday." After listening to the words of the Lord, there was another laughter in the hall.
Then, Chu Eyang said solemnly: "Yan Han inherited the Divine Xiao Sect Zixiao Mountain Red Emperor Yuan Tian Tao!"
Since Yanjingsu is a disciple of the fifteenth generation, Yanjingsu is not qualified to accept apprentices, and nominally Yanhan is a disciple of Tian Tao, the owner of the Red Emperor Garden.
Yan Jingsu and Tian Tao didn't come today, so after Yan Han was ordered, he could only retreat to his position alone, and a new disciple next to him sneered: "Congratulations on going to the Red Emperor Garden!"
"Thank you!" Yan Han replied angrily.
The final result was: Qianmu directly belonged to Chu Eyang, and Tanya was taken away by a fourteenth-generation elder disciple. The person who ridiculed Yan Han will also be mentioned later, he is Ma Huangjing, who was obviously led away by Xiao Xiao, the master of the Danming Palace, and the others will not be introduced one by one. After the ceremony, he was told that the next day, the new disciples would be taught morality by Guo Ziliu.
After the meeting, Chu Eyang sent a group of disciples out of the mountain to persuade the families of their new disciples, saying that it was persuasion, but in fact it was a notice, because these children had entered the Fang Immortal Continent, and it was impossible for them to return to the human realm without ten or eight years. Of course, except for a few new disciples who accidentally broke into the Fang Immortal Continent, such as Tanya, most of the disciples' families knew about the situation.