Lujiabao, as a family in the Chu State, is the ruler of this 10,000-mile region, and every year, a large number of children from the villages under its jurisdiction are selected to be sent to the fort for training. Those with slightly better qualifications can at least get a job as a guard in the fort, and their monthly salary is far more than that of those villagers who face the loess with their backs to the sun. And once they can be trained by Lu Jiabao, they can find an official position in the imperial court, and there are even legends that some children with the best qualifications will be included in the immortal master and become the illusory children of the immortal family.

Lujiabao is built on the Tianlu Mountain, which is as high as a kilometer, and is built around the mountainside, with pavilions and pavilions. At this time, on a training ground that can accommodate 1,000 people in the castle, there are more than 100 disciples practicing boxing, and in front of the team, two middle-aged men are standing. This group of disciples are only seven or eight years old, both male and female, but this set of boxing techniques is quite proficient, and a few of them can even have the sound of breaking the air when punching, which is quite imposing.

The man in green clothes on the left was very satisfied, and said to the man in black standing in the middle: "Big brother, the disciples this time are quite good, there are five or six people who have practiced the seventh stage of this set of spirit opening boxing, and Fan Er has even reached the ninth stage, if two or three people can succeed in opening the spirit this time, presumably the reward of the sect will be greatly improved." ”

The black-clothed man on the right also showed a smile on his originally tense face: "Fan'er is good, but the Spirit Opening Fist only increases the probability of opening the spirit, and it does not guarantee the success of the spirit opening, I hope he will not let me down." ”

"Big brother, among the current disciples of our Lu family, there is only one male in Fan'er, you and I are both over forty years old, and we have not yet succeeded in building a foundation, and we are only the spiritual roots of the third or fourth grade, I am afraid that building a foundation is hopeless. In the past few years, I have not only practiced Kailing Boxing well, but also has a high talent in many miscellaneous studies, and even Wu Lao has a lot of praise for him. But in case the grade of his spiritual root is not high, we ......"

"Elder Wu is the only Qi Refining Stage Consummation Cultivator in our Lujiabao right now, since he said that Fan'er is quite qualified, he naturally can't be mistaken. If there is really a case, I am cheeky, fighting for the contribution of our Lu family to the sect over the years, and seeking a qualification pill for Fan'er, I think it is still certain. The man in black muttered.

At this time, the disciples on the field had already finished a set of punches and stood up.

The middle-aged man in black nodded and said, "Let's all go down and rest, there are still three days left on the day of the spirit, and we will gather here at noon in the third day, and you will stay." ”

After all, they are all seven or eight-year-old children, juvenile temperament, facing the castle lord has felt the pressure, at this time when I heard, immediately relieved three or three twos frolicking dispersed, only a young man in brocade clothes and jade belt remained in the field, this young man is about seven or eight years old, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, although the appearance is not outstanding, but a pair of big eyes are bright, making the whole person look quite dusty.

The young man stepped forward and waved to the middle-aged man in black and green clothes: "Lu Fan has seen his father, second uncle"

This middle-aged man in black is Lu Tianyuan, the castle owner of Lujiabao, and the man in Tsing Yi is Lu Tianyuan's younger brother Lu Tianci.

Lu Tianyuan said: "Second brother, you go and get busy." Turning his head to look at Lu Fan, "Fan'er, you come with me." With that, he turned and walked to the backyard.

Lu Fan followed his father to the backyard, passing through the hall all the way, gradually becoming remote, and couldn't help but be surprised. Thinking in my heart, is it to go to the ancestral hall?

The two came to the door of a courtyard one after the other, and there were two stone lions squatting at the gate of the courtyard, and the plaque in front of the door was written with the words "Lu Family Ancestral Hall". Push open the courtyard door and enter the main hall, and on the front of the main hall, there are hundreds of plaques densely enshrined.

In the past, Lu Fan would follow his father to come here to worship his ancestors at the end of the year, and in addition, this was the first time he came here at another time. Busy learning from his father, he kowtowed three times on the futon in front of the offering table and put on a stick of incense. Seeing that my father was still looking up at the plaque at the top, I didn't know what I was thinking, so I obediently stood behind my father. That plaque is different from other plaques, it only uses a seal to write the four characters of the ancestors of the Lu family, and there is no specific name.

After a full stick of incense, Lu Tianyuan seemed to wake up from his reminiscences, did not turn around, and said in a deep voice: "Fan'er, you started practicing martial arts at the age of six, learning the Kailing Fist, and now that you are eight years old, the Kailing Fist has also been practiced to the ninth level, and it is time for you to know some things." ”

After a while, he groaned, "Do you know what enlightenment is?"

Lu Fan thought for a while and said: "I heard Grandpa Wu say that opening the spirit is to open the spirit sea, if you can open the spirit sea, then you will be a spirit master, and from now on, you can fly immortals on land, jump out of the mortal world, and become a real cultivator." ”

"Yes, mortals, immortals. Do you know how difficult it is to open the spiritual sea? Your father and I, your second uncle, and even your most admired Grandpa Wu have not succeeded in enlightening the spirit, so we are all just mortals, and from then on, we are separated from each other. I, Lujiabao, say nothing about this thousands of miles away, even if it is the imperial court, it is not under its jurisdiction. But in fact, we are just attached to the outer family of the Jiuhua Sect. Our main responsibility is to find suitable disciples for the Jiuhua Sect and cultivate them at an early stage. There are thousands of families like ours in Jiuhua Sect. Lu Tianyuan said with emotion: "The Kailing Fist you are learning now is only to improve your physical fitness and prepare for learning the Qi refining formula. And the so-called opening ceremony is actually a test of how well you wait for the spiritual root. ”

"Daddy, what is a spiritual root?" Lu Fan asked with big eyes

"The spiritual root is your cultivation qualification, starting from refining qi, you must start absorbing the ubiquitous heaven and earth vitality in the air, and the spiritual root determines the speed of your cultivation. Generally speaking, if you can't condense the spiritual sea before the age of thirty, then you will be hopeless for life. Your father and I actually only have a fourth-grade spiritual root, and your second uncle only has a third-grade spiritual root. ”

"The number of spiritual roots here is based on the speed of absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth, and it is divided from one to ten, not that there are several spiritual roots in the body. Even those who have high talent can break the limit of ten and become the Earth Spirit Root and the Heavenly Spirit Root, and those people will become the key cultivation objects of the sect. My father heard that there was such a young man in the Jiuhua Sect. Lu Tianyuan continued.

Lu Fan was secretly surprised: "Daddy, I thought that if I could practice the Spirit Opening Fist to the ninth level, I would be able to open the Spirit successfully."

Lu Tianyuan said: "If you practice the Spirit Fist well, it will be of great help to the body, and you can even improve your qualifications a little, but whether you have a spiritual root or not, and how many spiritual roots there are, it can only depend on your talent." ”

Lu Fan bit his lip, a little unconvinced: "Daddy, haven't you always taught me that you have to work hard in everything, and people will win the day?" I won't let my father down, I will definitely be able to become a spirit master."

Lu Tianyuan laughed, turned around and touched Lu Fan's head dotingly: "You have lost your mother since you were a child, I know that you have been very strong since you were a child, you have to do your best in everything, and you don't let your father worry about it." Even if your spiritual roots are a little lower, and you fight for your father's family business, you will find a way for you. What's more, your spiritual root is very high. ”

"What my father wants to tell you today is a secret of our Lu family, I only have one child under my knees, and your second uncle has no children under my knees, if your spiritual root reaches the standard after three days, you will be brought back to the Jiuhua Sect, you and my father and son can no longer get together from time to time, and it is time to tell you. In fact, there are no secrets, and many people in the sect know about it. Turning his head and looking at the fast plaque at the top of the Lingtai, Lu Tianyuan said: "My ancestor of the Lu family is a sword immortal. ”

Lu Fan said: "Daddy, what is a sword immortal?"

"Sword Immortal?" Lu Tianyuan's face showed a trace of yearning, a trace of reminiscence, "Daddy doesn't understand very well, but I heard that Sword Immortal can fly up on land, and a sword out of the world will change color for it, and he is invincible at the same level in the United States." And Jiuhua Sect was actually founded by the ancestors of my Lu family. Therefore, the Jiuhua Sect is famous for its swordsmanship. And the descendants of my Lu family are slowly withering, and now, there is not even a spirit master, and they can only take care of the manor on the periphery of the sect. This is also a gift given by the head of the sect as a disciple of the ancestor of my Lu family, and because of my Lu family's contribution to the sect. Otherwise, my Lu family may not even have a place to live. Fan'er, from the Lu family to your generation, there is only one descendant of you, if you can, you must become a sword immortal and reproduce the glory of my Lu family. ”

Lu Fan's little face turned red when he heard this, and his little fist clenched tightly: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely become a sword immortal." But father, the head of the sect is a disciple of our ancestors, and our Lu family has been passed down for more than 20 generations, so won't he be a few hundred years old?"

Lu Tianyuan said: "This is the difference between immortals and mortals, cultivating to the stage of refining qi can naturally strengthen the body and prolong life, but it is only more than a hundred years of life, and once you can condense the spiritual sea and become a real cultivator, you will naturally have a life span of two hundred years, and the head of the sect has participated in the creation, I heard that he has already broken through the spirit master, and it is natural that he can live until now." ”

"Then why doesn't there be the name of this ancestor?" Lu Fan wondered

There was a hint of embarrassment on Lu Tianyuan's face: "Jiuhua Sect has encountered a great disaster, and a strong enemy has come to attack. The descendants of the ancestors of my Lu family and the disciples of the ancestors rose up to resist, although they repelled the strong enemy and resolved the crisis, but they were also greatly injured, and the important places of the sect could not be saved, and most of the descendants and disciples of the ancestors died with the enemy, leaving only two infant children. Some of the sect's heavy canons were lost in this catastrophe. At this time, thanks to the current sect master, he was the youngest disciple of the ancestor, and at that time, he led the Jiuhua Sect out of the predicament under the ring of a strong enemy at the age of a weak crown. ”

"What about the ancestors, where did the ancestors go?" Lu Fan asked

Lu Tianyuan was a little confused: "I don't know where the ancestors went, some people say that the ancestors have already ascended to the immortal realm, and some people say that the ancestors have fallen for many years, otherwise the strong enemies at that time would not dare to come to Jiuhua." After a pause, he said: "Okay, telling you these is also to let you have a goal in cultivation, you don't need to be ambitious now, and being able to open your spirit to success is your first goal." ”

Lu Fan nodded heavily, and the father and son chatted casually for a while, said some common words, and left with Lu Fan.