Chapter 16: Unfortunate Words
The mood was complicated, and Li Ding didn't know how he got back to the bed in the hut.
In a trance, he saw the head man and his father standing in front of his bed. "I must live well, I am still waiting to hold my grandson. Daddy smiled kindly, his wrinkled face full of anticipation. Suddenly, Yu Lao also appeared in front of the bed, smiled and said, "You have nothing to worry about, you should have no distractions." This world is a hundred times more terrible than you think, if you want to live well, you have to work hard to improve your strength, I am waiting for the day when you will get ahead. ”
Gradually, the two old figures slowly approached, until they coincided and became blurred, and the murmuring words intertwined with each other, turning into an inaudible buzzing sound, and Li Ding's head suddenly had a feeling of wanting to burst.
Holding his head and sitting up from the bed violently, thinking about the scene in his dream, Li Ding finally calmed down his chaotic mood.
When his mind was clearer, Li Ding saw from the window that the sky on the opposite side had turned white, so he hurriedly tidied up his clothes, opened the door and set off towards Feiyuan Pavilion.
On the hillside, there were people walking out of their respective huts, and since they didn't know each other, and no one greeted Li Ding, he didn't bother to pay attention. Li Ding originally wanted to trot all the way to Feiyun Pavilion, but found that his steps were not too flexible this morning, and there was a faint throbbing sensation in his two thighs, obviously because he had climbed the mountain yesterday, so he had to slow down.
When passing through the main hall, there were more than 100 people sitting cross-legged in the hall, all with their hands on their knees, and their eyes closed to the idol above, as if they were silently reciting something in their hearts. Li Ding looked at these people in some surprise, so he had to walk along the corner to the small door. When he went up to the Feiyuan Pavilion again, the fiery red sun just emerged from a gap in the mountain wall.
The wooden pavilion door was closed, and the old doors and windows were covered with a layer of paper, so that the inside could not be seen. Li Ding listened to it close to his ears, there seemed to be a sound of wind blowing inside, but it was not like it, and he wanted to open the door several times to take a look, but finally held back. Seeing that no one came, Li Ding had to sit cross-legged on the balcony, and watched the sky slowly rise higher and higher with some boredom, until it almost rose above his head, and a "grunt" sound sounded. Li Ding smiled bitterly and reached out to touch his stomach.
He waited for almost two hours, during which Li Ding could only look around and observe everything here, and the entire mountain wall was in a semicircle, naturally forming a huge patio, and only the path hidden in the forest could enter. The walls of the mountain were straight up, about a hundred feet high, and there were many strange rocks on them, and by the time he had written down the shape of almost every stone on it, it was past noon.
Li Ding finally stood up a little impatiently. But just as he was about to walk down the stone stairs, he saw four figures walking up the small square, and the strange Tianyuan Hall Master Hu Yishu and the second elder Ye Lianhai were among them.
Fortunately, he retreated to the balcony, and Li Ding lowered his head slightly and waited for the four of them to come up slowly. When Hu Yishu and the four of them went up to the balcony, Li Ding saw the appearance of the other two clearly, they were all old men with thin faces, they should be about the same age as Hu Tang Master, one had a long beard, and the other was bald, but the eyes of both of them were shining, which invisibly gave people a sense of oppression.
The four of them didn't look at Li Ding, the long-bearded old man walked straight to the door, pushed the door in, and a gust of wind blew out of it strangely, but it stopped abruptly. From the outside of the door, the inside is empty, and the spacious stone room has only a stone platform in the center, on which stands a black pillar-shaped object, which is connected to the stone wall at the top.
"Why do you think this kid is so calm, if I must be curious, push the door to see what's inside. After the long-bearded old man entered the door, Ye Lianhai, who had a soft face, suddenly said to Hu Yishu. Hu Yishu frowned and didn't speak, but the bald old man on the side raised the corners of his mouth, and said in a hoarse voice: "You think they are all as stupid as you were back then, although this enchantment will not hurt your surname, but if you are caught for a long time, you will have to lose your skin if you don't die." ”
Hearing this, Li Ding couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, listening to the words of these two people, there seemed to be something strange about this door, as if this Ye Lianhai had suffered a loss. Fortunately, he held back his curiosity and didn't push the door open, otherwise he might have suffered now.
"Let's go inside. Glancing back at Li Ding, whose face was not very good-looking, the bald old man said. Li Ding nodded a little unnaturally, thinking about how these old men were so weird, but he still raised his legs and followed him into the stone room.
As soon as he entered the stone room, Li Ding couldn't help but shudder, the temperature on the mountain was already low, but he didn't expect that the inside of this stone room was like an ice cellar. Li Ding remembered that in the past, the island where the tribe was located would freeze in winter, and the head man Dad would always lead people to chisel down the ice piece by piece and hide it in the depths of the cave, and this is the feeling of entering the cave in the summer, a biting cold.
"Stand in front of the 'Qiyuan Stone', put your hands on it, and no matter what happens for a while, you have to grit your teeth and insist on knowing?" Hu Yishu pointed to the black pillar and said to Li Ding, while the four of them divided into four directions, sat around the pillar, and put their hands on a round black stone beside them.
"Qiyuan Stone?" Li Ding gritted his teeth, and said in his heart, Is this the Qiyuan ceremony, stepped forward, stretched out his palm and slowly leaned against the black pillar.
The pillars are dark in color, look solid, and feel a little warm to the touch. As soon as he came into contact with the black pillar, Li Ding found that the black pillar of unknown material began to emit a pale black light, and the opaque pillar could faintly see something like water flowing inside.
"This ......" Just as Li Ding was surprised, a stinging pain suddenly came from his palm, as if he had been electrocuted.
Li Ding instinctively wanted to remove his hand, but Hu Yishu's voice suddenly came: "Don't move, hold back." As soon as he gritted his teeth, Li Ding had to put his hand against the pillar again, and with the stinging pain, the warm feeling on the pillar began to slowly spread along the arm to Li Ding's whole body. Gradually, Li Ding felt like he was soaking in a hot water bucket, indescribably comfortable, and the previous cold feeling was also swept away.
The comfortable feeling made Li Ding unconsciously close his eyes, almost falling asleep, and he couldn't help but imagine that maybe lying in his mother's arms was like this. I don't know how long it was, maybe less than a quarter of an hour, maybe a few hours. When the warm trickle suddenly disappeared from his body, and his palm was shaken open by a force, Li Ding's face still maintained a calm and comfortable demeanor.
Suddenly opened his eyes, Li Ding couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, this time his legs, which had been sore before, suddenly became stronger, and his body became lighter and lighter. But when he looked around, he found that the four old men were looking at him with an impatient expression, among which Hu Yishu and the bald old man were even more frowning, with a sad face.
"Tell me, how did you feel just now?" the long-bearded old man suddenly asked Li Ding, his eyes sharp.
"It's ...... It's comfortable, like ...... It's like lying in your mother's arms. An invisible coercion emanated from the long-bearded old man, making Li Ding jealous.
"Comfortable, I see you're almost asleep, it seems that the Qing clan miscalculated this time. The bald old man said with obvious displeasure, and after speaking, he got up and walked outside the stone room. Seeing this, the elder shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then got up and followed.
There were three Li Ding left in the stone room, and from the expressions of the two old men, Li Ding could see that something must have happened to him, but it must not be a good thing, otherwise the other two old men would not have left angrily.
"It's up to you, after all, it's the person recommended by Elder Yu. Hu Yishu glanced at Ye Lianhai, shook his head and stopped talking.
After a short silence, Ye Lianhai took a breath, got up and said lightly: "Li Ding, although your physique is a little thin, your bones are exquisite, and you should be extremely suitable for cultivation, and your surname is calm, not in a hurry or in a hurry, so you have been waiting here for so long to test your patience." Originally, you were recommended by Yu Lao, so I will carry out the Qiyuan ceremony for you alone, but it's a pity that ......"
Hearing this, Li Ding's heart couldn't help jumping, his fists clenched, and he said slowly: "Could it be ...... Could it be ......" He almost didn't want to say the next words himself, and he was still joking with Yu Lao about what would happen if he didn't succeed in Qiyuan, was it really unfortunate to say it.
"It's not. As if seeing what Li Ding wanted to say, Ye Lianhai hurriedly said: "Your bloodline has been successfully activated under the urging of our vitality, but the power of your bloodline is too weak, almost ...... It's no different from ordinary people, and it's still a wood surname. ”
"Is it too weak?" Hearing this, Li Ding's whole body shook violently, his head buzzed, and then he collapsed to the ground weakly. How could he accept such a result, Yu Lao believed in him so much, encouraged him, and every sentence before seemed to linger in his ears, making him feel that he would definitely become a cultivator, but who would have thought that it would be such a result.
"No ......" Suddenly, Li Ding yelled outside the stone room, his eyes were red, and his limp body jumped up violently, but in just an instant, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person fell to the ground with a bang, and fell down heavily. Ye Lianhai couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, and he dodged to support him, but saw that Li Ding's eyes were already dilated, and his anger was like a gossamer.
Hu Yishu on the side of "this ......" obviously also found out that something was wrong, and quickly got up and went straight to Li Ding, stretched out his hand to probe Li Ding's vein for a while, and couldn't help but change his face greatly: "Quick, send it to Huayang, maybe there is still help." ”