Under the same night sky;

There is a new scene in the martial arts institute, although it has just been built, but it is already quite famous. It's also interesting to get a name, it's called "Nine Families Stopping the Clouds".

These are nine courtyards built along the mountain.

Walking up the main gate from the bluestone path in the mountains, it looks like a common kind of independent courtyard with a garden in front of it, although the appearance is elegant and exquisite, but it is not surprising. However, if you stand on the main mountain of Bunzo and look at it, you can see that part of each three-story building stretches out of the cliff. Covered by clouds and smoke, it is like a castle in the sky.

As soon as the "Nine Families Stop the Clouds" was completed, it was the residence of many teachers of the Martial Academy, but it was a pity that they had been in the Martial Arts Academy for many years, so they naturally had their own courtyards. This is specially built for new teachers, and even if the rest like it, it is not easy to occupy it.

Tonight, two of the nine lights are lit up - the first belongs to Ye Zui, and the second belongs to Tang Fei.

Quiet in the mountains. The gate of the first courtyard creaked open, and a figure carrying a carved lantern stepped out. It's a small flute.

She had dinner with Ye Zui and them, and it was time to go back.

The candlelight is warm, and it can reflect the cherry blossom skirt and fair cheeks of the little flute, like flowers. She walked briskly towards the third. Soon, the lights of the third house were also lit up - this was the one that belonged to Lu Qiming.

......

The little flute looked at the hour, carefully took out a jade bottle from the lattice of the mahogany cabinet, and then poured the medicine inside into the steaming bath tub.

No, it's not a potion; The little flute corrected in the bottom of his heart.

The warm water quickly turns a light purple color, which is extremely beautiful and has a refreshing fragrance, like a dream.

Before Lu Qiming told her, Xiao Dizi had never heard of the saying that she needed to build a foundation before practicing martial arts. These days, she also found some books about "building a foundation" in Youshulou, but what was written on them was still completely different from Lu Qiming's method.

Yes, Master also said that the exercises he taught are not the same system as most of the existing exercises, so ask her about her choice. Xiao Dizi recalled the conversation between the two that day, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously hooked up a smile - she never imagined that Master would ask her opinion.

He was the only one of all who spoke to her as an equal, and didn't treat her like a toddler who didn't know anything and needed an adult to decide everything for her.

That's the choice of the little flute.

She looked down at the fragrant water, put her hands together and picked up a handful to look at it carefully, then sprinkled it and plucked it again, and had a lot of fun.

Lu Qiming probably couldn't guess the real reason for her choice, right? Not only out of trust in him, but more importantly, she could start her cultivation a year earlier.

It's actually less than a year. No matter who looks at it, this is not a long time, for a child like her, maybe it will be over after a little play, but Xiao Dizi can't wait, she can't wait for her to grow up immediately, practice immediately, and stand by the master's side immediately.

In the endless drifting thoughts, the water in the tub gradually turned colorless again. The little flute stretched and stood up.

At one point, the wind suddenly became stronger, the closed windows creaked, and the lights in the room flickered. The little flute looked around, not afraid, but attracted attention by the tall bronze mirror.

She didn't know what she thought, smiled inexplicably, put down the cotton handkerchief that wiped her hair, and walked barefoot towards the bronze mirror.

......

There was silence in the room.

She happened to change the red lampshade today. The light shines on the similarly colored mahogany furniture, which is bright and deep.

After bathing, her cheeks were slightly red, and the color of her lips became brighter, like cinnabar. When she blinked, it was as if the light had condensed into tiny gems hanging on her eyelashes. Her long, jet-black hair was wet and snaking like seaweed across her slender shoulders and arms.

Drops of water fall to the floor.

Xiao Dizi looked at himself in the mirror seriously, with no expression on his immature face.

She had always known that she was beautiful—a beauty that she should not have as a poor orphan girl. Even though she was very young, there were so many old and ugly men who wanted to see her.

What's so nice about it? There are a lot of sisters who are better looking than her. The little flute tilted his head and made a puzzled expression of knowingly asking.

A sweet smile bloomed on the little flute's face. Innocent, childish, innocent and cute, how in line with her appearance and temperament.

However, in this overly gaudy and dead room, a naked little girl smiled at herself in the mirror like this, and the atmosphere was very strange.

"Master, what kind of special constitution do I have? Although you didn't say it explicitly, I seem to have guessed a little. ”

......

After tidying up herself and the room, the little flute sat down to fold the clothes, but the clothes had already been folded, but she took them out and folded them again.

Specially refined white school uniforms. The little flute's fingertips slowly swiped across the smooth silky satin, and then looked down at his hands repeatedly.

In this world, even one's own body is so good at forgetting. She thought.

How long has it been since this kind of life? These hands were as white and tender as those ladies from aristocratic backgrounds, and there was not a trace of scars and calluses.

Oh, except for ......

She took out a tiny hairpin, expertly pricked her fingertips, and then dripped blood into the Gu Heart Bell.

This was the first gift that Master had given her, and she was very precious. Since she said that Gu worms can eat anything, then she will give it the best thing she can give it. And she has already checked the information in Youshulou, and blood feeding is a common method. I didn't expect her to hit the right one, and it was really fateful.

Xiao Dizi gently put back the clothes he had folded again, and sighed a little worriedly.

She wanted to surprise Master. Unfortunately, there were too many books in the library, and although she expected that there would be one in them, it was impossible for her to find them in a few days.

But it's okay, keep up the good work tomorrow. She clenched her little fists.

Then she did the last thing she did before bed.

She took two pieces of paper from under her pillow. The first is a simple note Lu Qiming wrote to her when he left this morning, and the second is a name note that Lu Qiming left her to treasure.

The little flute touched two of the words, and his gaze was extremely warm.

She whispered, "Yes, my name is Lu Di." ”

......

Divine Domain Dao Temple.

Lu Qiming took a black jade scroll from Zhang Dayan's hand and gently unfolded it.

The scroll was not prompted, but it naturally gathered the five elements.

The five elemental forces between heaven and earth are arranged in the order of each other. The origin of the five elements is symbolized by simple but mysterious ancient characters.

With each ancient character as the center and outward, it is the method of the formation path to manifest the more detailed differences between the five elements.

The formation path is further outward, and there are gradually complex secret patterns. The secret pattern is then transformed into a more vivid picture...... In this way, flowers, trees, birds and beasts, rivers, lakes and seas, heaven, earth and stars are all-encompassing.

-- This is the most famous "Great Five Elements Diagram" in the meditation of the arts.

This type of scroll is a kind of artificially made visualization.

A technique practice, in the whole course of his practice, can have a lot of visualizations, and it doesn't need to be so solemn. But it was different for Lu Qiming at this time—because he was constructing the first visualization object in the sea of consciousness for the first time.

The "beginning" of everything often has a special meaning. The same is true of visualizing objects.

Originally, it was naturally generated—according to Shuxiu's own experience, memory, and mental nature, it was like a divine gift, and it would automatically select the most stable and meaningful things that it had experienced in the sea of consciousness.

This kind of visualization is extremely closely related to the practitioner himself, so it is also called "natal visualization".

However, as long as it is uncontrollable, it will always bring regret to people. So people tried to control the process, and hence the creation of scrolls such as the "Great Five Elements Chart".

For example, as long as Lu Qiming memorizes this large five-element diagram in its entirety, and then immediately concentrates on constructing the visualization, he will use this diagram to complete the initial stage. This kind of artificially made is more conducive to the practitioner's comprehension and understanding, and it is more likely to deduce more powerful supernatural powers in the future.

The Great Pentagram is undoubtedly one of the highest visualization diagrams known, but it is just ......

"Qiming, have you really decided?" Although he had already brought the scroll over, Zhang Dayan couldn't help but ask.