Elder Hong said, "You look a little anxious! ”

I said, "It looks a little older than I really are." ”

Elder Hong said, "That's not a big problem, you can directly become an inner disciple at your age." ”

I said, "Elder Hong laughed. ”

"I'm not joking." Elder Hong said solemnly. "You have also seen that all the people present are children who have not grown their hair, the oldest is only seventeen or eighteen years old, even if you are twenty-three years old, you have passed the age of accepting disciples in the Daomen."

I said: "The ancestors of Taoism, such as Confucius and Mengzhuang, all became enlightened in their later years, and they have never heard of the saying that they practiced martial arts when they were young. ”

"They are the first saints and great Confucians, different from mortals, enlightened in their later years, and once they flew immortals, how can they be compared?" The fat boy scoffed.

Elder Hong said: "Yes, your bones have been formed, and the Dao Foundation has basically settled, if you want to reshape, it will be even more difficult, and you will not do anything in your life, it is better to avoid the tribulation and be a woodcutter in the mountains." ”

I asked, "Dare to ask the elders, could it be that the Qingyun Sect has never entered the Dao Sect beyond the age of generations?" ”

Elder Hong said: "Yes, there is, but either they are related households and go in to feed an idle person, or they are people who have contributed to the sect or have special talents. ”

Elder Hong's words are very simple, either rely on connections, or rely on money, or it is a special life, I have no one in Qingyun Mountain, no money, no special skills, I can't hand over the little Zhou Tian compass, this is a Taoist holy relic, and it has a treasure hunting function, it must not be lost, and the colorful human pill and the thousand-year-old medicine king ointment in my arms can not be taken out, once such a strange treasure appears, the cultivator will inevitably break his head, and I don't know how to die when the time comes.

I now finally know that the Book of Life and Death in my body is not invincible, and it is also invincible in the face of masters who are much stronger than me, and because of the power of the Book of Life and Death, I am now old like this, if I don't take the Medicine King Ointment, I am afraid that I will die of old age, and I must not use the Book of Life and Death before I cultivate the Dao Qi.

The only treasure that can be taken out seems to be the fish intestine sword.

The fish intestine sword is an ancient famous sword, it is rumored that the most famous sword casting master Ou Yezi in ancient times was cast by the king of Yue, and many famous sword casters in later generations imitated the process and pattern of the fish intestine sword to cast the fish intestine sword, this fish intestine sword was obtained from the Yaowang Cave Mansion, although I don't know whether it is the sword cast by Master Ou Yezi, but it is also an ancient sword, sharpening iron like mud, indestructible.

So I held the fish intestine sword in my hand and said, "In my early years, my father dug holes with people touching gold, and got a sword called fish intestines. ”

The teenagers next to him sneered.

"Such a knife is also said to be a sword, have you ever seen such a small sword?"

"It's just that it's crooked, and it's obvious that the craftsmanship built can't work, so I'm embarrassed to take it out and be embarrassed."

Elder Hong looked at the small sword in my hand when he heard this, his eyes showed a trace of interest, his fingers moved slightly, and the sword in my hand flew into his hand, Elder Hong looked at the extremely slender pattern on the sword body and the word fish intestine on the hilt, and said with great joy: "Isn't it really an ancient soldier's fish intestine, even if it's not, it's not much worse. It's just that this sword is pocket-sized, and it is more suitable for women to use it, my junior sister ......"

Elder Hong muttered to himself, glanced at me and said, "Okay, I'll admit you to the entrance exceptionally, but I'm afraid that you can't cultivate a little bit of Dao Qi in ten years, and you can't let you eat and drink in vain in the Dao Gate, I don't know if you have great strength?" ”

I said, "Growing up in a small mountain village, a few bags of food are fine. ”

In fact, I didn't have much strength before, and when I was a child, I was reluctant to work in the fields with my mother. However, I soaked in a medicinal bath in Qingliang Mountain, refining my body, and was nourished by ointment and hot springs in the Yaowang Cave, and my body was no longer what it used to be, and a few hundred catties of things must be fine.

Elder Hong snorted, looked at a Dao boy beside him and said, "Arrange for him to work in the water storage room at the outer gate, where there is just a shortage of people." ”

"Yes, master." Dao Tong answered, then looked at me, pointed to the test compass and said, "But you yourself said that you have a lot of strength, carry this and follow me in." ”

I looked at the huge stone table in front of me, stepped forward and lifted it up and carried it on my shoulder, this stone table weighs at least five or six hundred pounds, and ordinary people can carry two or three hundred pounds of things at most, and they may not be able to move, but I will carry the stone table of five or six hundred pounds and leave.

A group of teenagers behind him laughed, and the fat boy pointed at me and spitted and said, "Look at him, he was born to carry a big bag of materials, Elder Hong, I really suggest that you give him the work of picking up dung in the sect." ”

I walked with Dao Tong for more than ten minutes to the door of an ancient building, with three big characters written on it, and Dao Tong asked one of the disciples of the Pavilion to open the door, and then let me go in with him.

There are many strange things in this treasure pavilion, most of which I have never seen, Dao Tong pointed to an open space and said: "Just put it here, oh yes, by the way, sweep this place, hurry up, and have a meeting for new disciples to get started." ”

I nodded, put the stone table on the open ground, and then picked up the broom leaning on the steps and swept it up, the Taoist boy told me a word and walked out of the Treasure Pavilion, as if I was afraid of being choked by the dust, I was not disappointed in my heart, no matter what, I can enter the Dao Gate, as long as I come in, there is always a chance to touch the things in the Dao Gate.

After I finished sweeping the floor, I was about to go out, looking at the stone table in front of me, my heart itched, everyone has tested it, I haven't tested it yet.

I placed my palm flat in the middle of the compass on the stone table, and the gray beads floating above the stone table suddenly burst into an extremely intense light, this light was dazzling, ten times more dazzling than when I had tested anyone before.

With a snap, the beads shattered, and all of them were scattered on the stone table, and the compass on the stone table lit up only a few places.

"What are you doing, why haven't you finished cleaning yet?" The Taoist boy at the door of the Treasure Pavilion shouted.

"Alright, come out right away." I shouted, swept the beads off the stone table with my broom, and ran out the door.

When I went out, I saw that the new disciple was being led to a square by another Taoist boy beside Elder Hong. In the rear, he also followed Elder Hong and his newly handsome apprentice to talk and laugh.

Dao Tong said: "I will take you to the place of work and start working tomorrow." ”

I wondered, "Don't new disciples have to go to register for registration?" ”

Dao Tong said: "You don't need to, you are working in the outer gate, and the master didn't say that you will be accepted as an outer disciple." ”

I wanted to ask more questions, but Dao Tong didn't even look at me and walked towards the mountain, so I had to swallow my anger and follow behind.

When I arrived at the door of a Taoist room, I saw two young Taoist priests, one fat and one thin, sitting there, with a table in front of them, and they were chatting hotly with their thighs and legs, and their expressions were very obscene.

"Yo, it's Brother Pony!" When the two young men saw Dao Tong coming, they immediately stood up and said hello.

Dao Tong nodded, and said with a serious face: "This is a new disciple of the water storage room, you have arranged it, I still have something to do and leave first." ”

"Okay, Senior Brother Pony, your words are the holy decree, we have definitely arranged this brother properly, you have time to say a few kind words for us in front of Elder Hong!" One of the thin young men with sneering eyebrows said with a smirk on his face.

Dao Tong nodded, turned to look at me and said, "This is the miscellaneous room, just under the mountain where the water storage room is located, if you have anything to do in the future, you can go to them in the future, they will tell you some rules to follow when you get started, I will go first." ”

"Brother Pony." I called Dao Tong.

"Huh?" Dao Tong did not smile from beginning to end, and he asked, "What else is going on?" ”

I asked, "I want to write a letter to my mother-in-law to inform me that I am okay in the sect, but I wonder if I can do it?" ”

Dao Tong said: "The first month when a new disciple comes to the sect has the right to send a letter for free, and the juniors and disciples in the miscellaneous room will help you deliver it. ”

"Yes, we'll send it for you." The fat young Taoist priest with a pockmarked face said, and as he spoke, he took out a pen and paper from under the table and asked me to write a letter.

What I wrote is very simple, mother-in-law, I have entered the Qingyun faction, and I will help you inquire about Xiaohai's news.

On the envelope, I wrote Shanqian Village under Qingyun Mountain, Wu Xiuying's mother-in-law.

After handing over the letter to the young man in the miscellaneous room, the Taoist boy called me aside and told me a few words, telling me to work hard in the water storage room, and if I did a good job, I would also have the opportunity to enter the outer gate, become a disciple of the outer gate, and learn the Tao.

I nodded in agreement, and when I turned to look into the miscellaneous room, I saw the two young men, one fat and one thin, looking at a letter with a snicker, and then tearing it up and throwing it under the table.

I was angry but didn't show it, so I went straight up to them and asked, "What about my letter?" ”

The pock-faced young man said calmly, "We'll send it for you." ”

I looked at the envelope he was still holding in his hand, and snatched the envelope into my hand, it was the envelope I had sent to Granny Wu, and the stationery inside was gone.

"Do you think it's fun to do that?" I asked.

"What have we done, we haven't done anything, if you don't accept it, you go to the elders and sue me, newcomer!" The pock-faced youth said.

The thin young man on the side also looked gloating.

I punched the pock-faced young man in the eye, and the pock-faced young man rolled backwards, and he scolded: "Mom, if you dare to beat Lao Tzu, you will die!" ”

The thin young man said fiercely: "The disciple who just came is so horizontal, and he dares to make a move before he has entered the Qi Realm, see if I don't waste a finger of you!" ”

"Stop!" The Taoist boy behind him shouted.

Seeing that Dao Tong's face was displeased, the thin young man hurriedly said respectfully: "Senior Brother Xiaoma, this newcomer doesn't know how to lift, and he hurt his senior brother after saying a few words from him, such a person is not lawless after not giving a lesson." ”

Dao Tong said: "Okay, didn't you see me, tear up other people's letters, and it's embarrassing for the wicked to sue first." ”

Dao Tong's words made the thin young man bow his head and dare not say anything more, Dao Tong sighed, called me aside and said, "Why do you make trouble when you enter the Dao Gate, has no one heard that the Dao Gate is sinister?" ”

I said, "I've heard of one or two, but I didn't expect it to be like this." ”

Dao Tong said: "I see that you are honest and respectful to me, so I will tell you the truth, the Qingyun Sect is not as easy to mix as you think, you have offended the people in the miscellaneous room, and life will not be easy in the future, I advise you to go down the mountain." ”

I said, "But the Fish Intestine Sword has been given to the Venerable Master, can't I even be an outer disciple?" ”

Dao Tong said: "Anyway, your sword can't be in my hand, I'll tell you the truth, if the master wants you, he will directly let you be a disciple of the outer sect, instead of arranging you in the water storage room, I don't want to say more about the specific situation, you haven't registered anyway, you want to leave to stay with you, I see that you are old, make an exception and pity you once." ”

I said, "Thank you Brother Pony for your concern, I really have to go down the mountain to inform my mother-in-law to enter the Qingyun Mountain Gate, so as not to make her wait at home." ”

"You're coming back?" Dao Tong asked.

I said, "The things are delivered, the work is done, and I have to go in and stay for a few days." ”

Dao Tong laughed and said, "It's really impossible to communicate, and the last thing I don't understand is the behavior of you inferior people." I'll take you to the door and tell the disciple who guards the door, and you remember to come back before dawn tomorrow. ”