The little mallet was messy and had a lot of dreams, and it was vaguely that the master had an awkward quarrel with her, and hit her head hard with a cigarette stick, which caused great pain.

"Hmm...... Dead old man......" She muttered and opened her eyes, her head still aching, she covered the wound, looked around, but saw that there was a blue sky and white clouds all around her, and a white mist like a little pigeon--is she still dreaming?

"You're awake. An old and kind voice came from above, a small mallet and a spirit, last night all kinds of memories flowed into her mind, she jumped up like a rabbit, only then did she realize that she was standing on a big gourd, the gourd flew steadily in the sky, and the white clouds in front of her were left far behind her, but she could not feel a trace of wind.

It turns out that flying in the sky is like this.

The little mallet looked up at Dongyang Zhenren, she chased it for so long yesterday, can it be considered a pass?

"Grandpa, are you taking me to the Moonless Court?" she asked in a low voice.

He shook his head, and the shoulder of the little mallet suddenly collapsed: "It's me...... Didn't make it?"

Dongyang Zhenren said gently: "The little girl has a ruthlessness and perseverance, she can chase so far, I like it very much, but you still can't go to the Wuyue Court." ”

"Why?"

"Even if I take you there, you won't be able to see the Wuyue Court, let alone enter it. Dongyang Zhenren patted her shoulder soothingly, "The Wuyue Court is a place where the aura of the five elements of heaven and earth is gathered, and mortals can't see it with the naked eye, and they can't enter, so you can't do it now." ”

"I can wait outside. ”

Dongyang Zhenren still shook his head: "Do you know how many disciples there are in the Wuyue Court? tens of thousands, you don't know the name of the senior brother, nor do you know his appearance and age, not to mention that the disciples often retreat, and the ordinary retreat is nine years, how can you wait? Or maybe, he is practicing outside, wandering without a trace, how to find it?"

The little mallet was finally dumbfounded, she had been in retreat for nine years? she had been practicing outside and had drifted without a trace? Was there such an exaggeration? After nine years of retreat, what should she do if she eats, drinks, and Lazar? At first, she just wanted to find the senior brother first, and she thought that it would not be difficult to know where the Wuyue Court was, but who would have thought that finding the senior brother would be like ascending to the sky?

"However, it is not impossible. Dongyang Zhenren couldn't help but smile when he saw her stunned, "It's just that it will take about a year, are you willing?"

A year? She wanted to refuse when she opened her mouth, Master might be worried about her life at any time, how could she waste a year?

Can...... Even if she asks and searches everywhere by herself, the chance of finding the master and the senior brother within a year is very slim, and even if she finds the master, she has no ability at all, how can she save him? Probably she can only die with him, and even become a burden for the master to flee for his life......

In this way, it is better to spend a year, at least after a year, the possibility of finding the senior brother is very high, as long as the senior brother can be found, and the master is lucky to stay alive, then there is hope to save him. Compared to those illusory possibilities, this path is indeed the most secure.

She was about to agree, but Dongyang Zhenren said again: "Now that a catastrophe is coming, the high-level figures of all factions cannot be distracted and accept ordinary disciples. Little girl, your qualifications are ordinary, and I don't have the skills, so I can't just accept you into the sect as a disciple, but you have a place to go now, if everything goes well, a year later, the new disciples are selected, and you perform well, I can bring you into the Wuyue Court, whether you can succeed or not, it depends on yourself. ”

The little mallet was dumbfounded again, what did he mean was to let her join the Wuyue Court as a disciple? But she was just looking for a senior brother!

Perhaps seeing her hesitation, Dongyang Zhenren said: "You have no cultivation foundation now, you still need some training, whether you are a disciple of the Wuyue Court or not, at least let yourself be able to see the location of these places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathers first, you can neither see nor enter, and you will not be able to find your senior brother in that life." ”

The little mallet nodded silently, he had a point.

"Where am I going?"

"Have you ever heard of 'Young Phoenix Academy'?"

After three o'clock in the afternoon, it was the time when the sun was scorching, and the ancestral hall of Lugong Town was full of all kinds of carriages, donkey carts, and sedan chairs, bustling, all the way more than ten miles away, and the ancestral hall that was cold and solemn on weekdays was crowded with people. However, although there were many people, they were all silent, lining up in an orderly manner, waiting to enter the inner door of the ancestral hall.

"This is the Young Phoenix Academy?"

As soon as the little mallet landed and saw so many people, he was a little surprised, didn't it mean that the selection of the Young Phoenix Academy was extremely strict, and only a few out of a thousand people could be selected? Moreover, it is said that the Young Phoenix Academy is very large, and the scenery is very beautiful, which is ...... Doesn't look like it?

"It's a primary, and these people are bringing their children to run. Go there and get the number, and wait in the courtyard. ”

Dongyang Zhenren led her to a corner, put a big wooden box in the corner, and the small mallet touched a small copper plate to come out, only to see that it was engraved with the words "three-five-nine", and before she could speak, she suddenly heard a strange cry overhead: "Three-five-nine! three-five-nine!" followed by a colorful bird fluttering its wings and flying into the inner door.

"That's a sign for you. Dongyang Zhenren touched her head and said with a smile: "I'm leaving, I hope you can pass the primary election, little girl, take care." ”

The little mallet was a little reluctant in her heart, this kind old man always reminded her of her master, and he also helped her a lot. She bowed respectfully to him, "Thank you." ”

Dongyang Zhenren took off a string of wooden beads from his wrist and put them on for her: "You are afraid that it will be very hard to be alone at a young age, this string of evil incense beads is given to you, even if you can't enter the Young Phoenix Academy, with this string of evil beads, you can barely turn evil into good fortune." ”

The incense is as colored as amber, each one is as big as a projectile, and the small mallet looked down for a while, and when he looked up again, Dongyang Zhenren was no longer there.

At this moment, maybe for a longer time to come, she is left alone. For as long as she can remember, she has been dependent on her master, pretending to be a ghost or something, and she has never left her master, and when she is really alone, she instantly realizes the true meaning of loneliness and helplessness.

The little mallet stroked the bead on her wrist to ward off evil spirits, and looked around blankly, the courtyard was full of people, most of them were parents with their children, only she was alone, occasionally someone looked over, and then looked away, no one would be interested in a dirty little beggar-like child.

“...... I have to work hard......" she muttered, Master's life and death were uncertain, and she would enter the Young Phoenix Academy even if she tried her best.

Dongyang Zhenren explained to her that there are many immortal sects like Wuyue Ting, all of which are built in places where heaven and earth are full of spiritual energy, and they cannot be seen by the naked eye, but the sect always has to accept new disciples to renew, and it is impossible for the middle and high-level members of the sect to search for potential children outside every day, so the Young Phoenix Academy was established.

This is a place that everyone can see, it is said that the academy was built in a dangerous place, mortals can not enter and exit at will with their hands and feet, every year the academy is open for selection, only accept children under the age of thirteen, anyone who feels that their children have potential can come to participate in the primary selection, the selection places are all over the place, Lugong Town is one of them.

After the double selection, the children who are confirmed to have potential will be taken to the Young Phoenix Academy to start a year of basic cultivation, and a year later, the major immortal sects will come to the academy to recruit new disciples, and select the outstanding children to become disciples of the sect. This not only saves the time of the high-level of each sect to collect disciples, but also ensures the renewal of the sect, and is an excellent way to increase the communication between the sects.

Although there are no powerful immortals in the Young Phoenix Academy, it is the safest place, no matter what conflicts occur between the sects, it will never affect the academy, the mortals in the outside world are in turmoil and strife, and blood is flowing everywhere, and it has nothing to do with the academy, the academy is an absolute neutral place.

It sounds like a very peaceful place...... The little mallet was thinking about his thoughts while watching the people in the courtyard slowly decrease.

There were a lot of people crying and going out just now, probably because they weren't selected, the fewer people there were, the more nervous she became, she didn't seem to have seen anyone pass, the primary election was so difficult?

"Three-five-nine!"

The big colorful bird flew out of the inner door, screaming in a strange tone, was calling her? The little mallet was so nervous that her palms were sweating, and she slowly walked through the crowd, only to see a table and a chair placed in front of the inner door, and across the table sat a woman covered in black veil from head to toe, with only one hand of hands exposed on her body, and it was dazzlingly white.

"Come here, sit down. The woman in the black gauze spoke indifferently, but her voice was very delicate.

The little mallet's heart was beating so hard that it was about to jump out of her throat, and she sat down in her chair, and the black gauze woman stretched out her palm and placed it on top of her head, motionless.

What would she say next? No? Or stay?

I don't know if I was too nervous or something else, a strange and hoarse voice suddenly sounded in my ears, very low: "Hold your breath." ”

The little mallet was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked around, there was no one else around except the black gauze girl, was she talking to herself?

"Don't move. The black gauze woman said coldly.

At the same time, the hoarse voice sounded again: "Hold your breath, little girl." ”

Forget it, it doesn't matter who he is!" The little mallet held her breath, but after a moment, the black gauze girl suddenly let out a "huh", as if she couldn't believe it, and put her hand on top of her head again.

"Hold your breath and don't stop. The hoarse voice was still reminding himself.

However, she couldn't hold it anymore...... The little mallet's face was flushed, she was already so nervous that she was short of breath, and she had to hold her breath for so long, she even felt that there were gold stars in front of her.

"I've never seen anything so stupid. The hoarse voice said this, but did not react again.

The little mallet felt that she was almost at her limit, but fortunately, the black gauze girl's hand finally let go, and she immediately exhaled a big breath, breathing greedily.

The delicate voice of the black gauze girl said softly: "It's strange...... Have you practiced any secret arts?"

The little mallet shook her head, she had been learning magic with her master for a few years, but she hadn't learned it yet.

"What's your name?"

"Little mallet. ”

The black gauze girl lowered her head and brushed something on a piece of paper, and when she was done, she folded the paper and put it into the envelope, and with a light pick of her nails on it, the envelope flew up lightly and got into the arms of the little mallet. The closed black inner door quietly opened amid the noise of everyone, and the black gauze girl said lightly: "Go in, you have passed." ”

...... And that's it? The little mallet slowly walked into the inner door in confusion, and she put her hand on her head for the first attempt? What kind of miraculous first attempt was this? By the way, who was the hoarse voice that reminded her just now? Why couldn't she see him? Can she pass the first attempt, is that person helping her?

It was all too confusing for her to figure it out.