Volume 1 The Scholar and the Sword Chapter 5 Shen Shuo
On the second day, Qin Zi woke up on time.
After washing, he was about to continue to go to the stone at the top of the peak to cultivate, and there was no special reason, mainly because he didn't have a separate residence now, and he felt that this kind of sitting on the top of the mountain was very stylish.
When he went out, he bumped into Aunt Ning, who happened to come back.
Qin Zi has been living in Aunt Ning's house for the past few days, and Aunt Ning has not come back to rest at all, after all, for a cultivator like her, this kind of sleep is dispensable.
Qin Zi could probably guess what he was going to do today, and he suppressed the excitement in his heart, and his steps were much blower than before.
"Good morning, Aunt Ning!"
Ning Muxue looked at Qin Zi like this in surprise, surprised that his mentality had already adjusted in a few days, which was completely different from when they met before.
But she knew from the beginning that this child was a little different, and she didn't pay much attention to it. She was a little nervous at this time, worried that the next result would disappoint him.
Thinking of this, Ning Muxue subconsciously beckoned Qin Zi back.
"Ah Zizao, did you practice the "Qi Conduction Decision" well yesterday?"
In fact, she didn't know that she had been practicing penance in the mountains for a long time, and she had little contact with outsiders, so her temperament was originally relatively cold. Although this coldness will not be shown to acquaintances, it is not enthusiastic after all.
But today, she was a little too enthusiastic.
Qin Zi turned his head to look at her, his eyes moved slightly, he was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and replied:
"Yes, Aunt Ning!"
"Cultivation is really amazing, I feel that my body is much better than before!"
Ning Muxue was a little absent-minded at this time, and she didn't care too much about Qin Zi's statement, of course she knew that ordinary people would not make too direct progress in cultivating for the first time, but she didn't say anything, I don't know if it was just Qin Zi's psychological effect, or if she believed it but didn't say it.
"Hehe, that's great...... Today, Aunt Ning will take you to meet an elder, that is one of the most powerful great elders of our Luojian Sect, after meeting that elder, we will go to worship the mountain gate. ”
Hearing that he was going to meet a big man, Qin Zi's brain automatically made up an old man with immortal wind bones in his brain, and he felt even more excited.
Aunt Ning didn't say much, and bent over to help him tidy up his clothes.
He wears the clothes he brought from home and washes them cleanly, but he is still young, and he is always not neat when he wears them, but he does not look dirty, and with his immature face, it makes people feel a little cute.
After tidying up their clothes, the two of them took off again and flew towards Zhong Xiufeng.
They don't fly high, and their speed is relatively slow, Qin Zi knows that this is the normal state in the sect, if there is something urgent, no one will take care of it if they fly fast, this is not a requirement stipulated by the door rules, but a manifestation of the concept of "awe" in the Falling Sword Sect.
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Along the way, Aunt Ning told Qin Zi something about the "big man".
She didn't go into too much detail, and she picked out some good words, after all, she was about to ask someone for help, and it was so ugly to say at this time, it was not good.
As for the great man, what happened? It doesn't matter, I believe that Ah Zi will understand the moment he sees him.
"That elder's name is Shen Shuo, he is the Great Elder of our Falling Sword Sect, the chief of the first line of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, one of the three leaders of the sect, and he has a high reputation in the entire immortal cultivation world, and he is recognized as a wise man."
"Elder Shen's cultivation is actually not very high, only in the Transformation God Realm, there is an elder in our sect and even the outer sect who is higher than him. However, he has a lot of insights into the research along the way of cultivating immortals, whether it is alchemy refining tools or exercise deduction, he is proficient in everything, we will ask him today to see what your cultivation qualifications are. ”
Qin Zi didn't know what the elder was going to help him with, his attention was now focused on the three words "Hidden Scripture Pavilion".
This Pavilion is a great place to be, and it is said to have a better collection of books than the royal libraries of the great dynasties.
Of course, this refers to books other than cultivation classics, and when they are replaced by cultivation classics, those so-called "imperial dynasties" are completely incomparable with the Luojian Sect, a well-known top sect in the immortal cultivation world.
Of course, Qin Zi didn't want to miss such a good place.
He was influenced by his father, and now he is twelve years old, and in addition to his child's playful nature, his only hobby, or hobby, is reading.
Qin Zhengyang was once a famous minister who left the country, so naturally he went to the royal library, and even after resigning, he never forgot the library.
Qin Zi heard his father say that if it weren't for the miasma of the officialdom in the capital, he would have wanted to ask the emperor for a position as a caretaker of the Chongwen Academy.
Qin Zi has quietly remembered these in his heart, and he has always been greedy for the "sea of books" in his father's mouth, and now he knows that there is a bigger library, how can he not be excited?
Thinking of this, the smile on Qin Zi's face became even bigger.
All this was naturally seen by Ning Muxue, who just thought that he was happy that he was about to embark on the right path of cultivation, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, only hoping that Elder Shen would gain something......
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The Scripture Pavilion was not far from Zhong Xiufeng, and they flew slowly in the air for a while, and they arrived.
The Pavilion is not the name of a mountain, but an incomparably huge building.
This huge building, nestled in a valley, is majestic, hundreds of feet above the ground, and is level with the surrounding hills, which is breathtaking.
Seeing this, Qin Zi felt a burst of anticipation in his heart, and ran into the Scripture Pavilion in a hurry.
Entering the Scripture Pavilion, well, how to say it, it feels like flying up in place.
This scripture pavilion is not designed as a tower-like structure layer by layer, as described in the mortal text, and each layer corresponds to a different realm.
The Pavilion is hollow as a whole, and there are stairs that rotate up to the top of the Pavilion.
Except for the large staircase in the middle, which is located in the center, there are countless bookshelves, staircases, and rooms in the Scripture Pavilion.
Huge bookshelves divide the space into different areas, in which countless rooms are located, which are connected by a staggered staircase.
The position of the countless rooms seems to be irregular, and when you look closely, it seems to be a whole whole.
What's even more amazing is that Qin Zi found that the locations of these things are constantly changing, and after looking at them for a while, he has not found any repetitions, and the complex structure can be imagined.
This is the Hidden Scripture Pavilion of the Falling Sword Sect.
"How is it, little baby, my Sword Sect's Hidden Scripture Pavilion is good, right?"
Qin Zi followed the sound and saw that those staggered and complicated stairs actually began to translate and rotate in the air, eventually forming a path leading to the ground.
Then, on the top of the stairs came an old man.
The old man looked to be in his sixties, but he was very energetic, especially the eyes, which were not cloudy at all, but as clear and clean as a baby.
Well, and then it's gone, that's all there is to him in appearance, well, it's really not good, and he can add a wild and unruly, unkempt edge.
I saw that he was full of white hair, messy, as if he hadn't combed it for 10,000 years. The beard has not been trimmed for a long time, not only messy, but it can also be seen that he likes to scratch often, resulting in some long and some short beards, which looks a little funny.
What's more, the robe on his body is really dirty, that robe Qin Zi has seen outside, it is gray, you can't say that his black set is the privilege given to him by the sect.
And his wrinkled hands were even more black and shiny with the tips of his five fingers—the result of reading books and rubbing his fingers.
You must know that the foundation building monk can be dusty, otherwise, Jin Dan can achieve a youthful face and a clean body, but this old man looks dirty, no matter how you look at it, he is not a person with advanced cultivation.
However, even if he wasn't Elder Shen, Qin Zi still had a lot of respect for him. Because he had heard his father mention that these are things that can only be done by people who are really bookish and don't even have the mood to wash their hands and change their clothes. My father had only met his mentor in his life.
Thinking of this, Qin Zi was about to make a junior salute to this old man, but heard Aunt Ning say beside him:
"Ning Muxue has seen Elder Shen."
This is Elder Shen?
"Hahaha, Ning girl, you haven't been here for a long time, and you've been so angry, you called me one by one Grandpa Shen back then."
Hearing Elder Shen say this, Ning Muxue was inevitably a little shy, and hurriedly diverted the topic:
"Elder Shen, this is the nephew Qin Zi I mentioned, Ah Zi, don't come and see Elder Shen yet."
Before Qin Zi could recover from the shock at the beginning, he saw that the old man was looking at him with a smile (from here, it can actually be seen that this person had a great influence on the protagonist later):
"Hehe, this little baby is not bad, quite clever, unlike the little girl in Kite, who is stunned and doesn't admit it."
As he spoke, Elder Shen seemed to see through the doubts in Qin Zi's heart, and continued to smile:
"Yes, I'm the one named Shen Shuo. As for why I'm a little different from ordinary monks? ”
Speaking of this, the smile on his face was even bigger, and it was a little mysterious, and his tone was a little floating, as if he was boasting about his treasure.
"That's because old man, I'm a mortal, the kind of mortal who has no cultivation qualifications at all. This cultivation qualification is acquired by oneself, and naturally it is a little different from those who are born with it. Now, the old man, I was lucky enough to enter the realm of transforming gods, one is that the head of the family is willing to spend treasures, and the other is that the old man, my understanding of cultivation is still a little deeper than that of ordinary people. ”
Speaking of which, he also vividly gestured with two fingers.
"What do you mean by not having qualifications?" Qin Zi asked curiously.
"Naturally, after the aura is introduced into the body, it will dissipate by itself after circulating in the meridians."
"Hehe, old man, I've already answered your question, and it's time for you to answer mine.
Let me ask you, how is this scripture pavilion of our sect? ”
Qin Zi did not answer his question directly, but replied in an extremely serious tone:
"Actually, I think our sect can be renamed 'Book Sect' or 'Tibetan Scripture Sect'."
This made Elder Shen very happy, and laughed:
"Hahahahaha, that's not good, this 'Falling Sword Sect' is the name left by the ancestor, it can't be changed, it can't be changed......"
Having said that, he smiled very happily, as if he had received some inspiration.
Qin Zi felt that he might really be able to rest assured about this matter.
After laughing, Shen Shuo didn't forget to continue to boast to Qin Zi about the miracle of this Hidden Scripture Pavilion.
"This scripture pavilion is one of the greatest pride of our sect, it has gone through five generations of construction, and in my generation, I have invited several friends, as well as several great masters of Momen Shenji and arithmetic, to renovate the entire scripture pavilion once."
Speaking of this, he pointed to the stairs and rooms in the sky and said:
"These are a large array in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, the name is 'Hidden Scripture', it is completely composed of organs, focusing on changes, with a total of 129,600 changes, even the supreme grandmaster of the formation path cannot deduce its changes."
"However, our sect is different from those old antiques who don't know how to change, this formation is mainly to guard against people with a heart, if ordinary disciples enter the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, they can find the books they need at will. What can be found depends on fate.
Of course, if it's too important, or if it's too low to read, there will be a ban on it, but it's still much better than those old guys who are swishing......"
Seeing that he seemed to have the urge to continue, Ning Muxue hurriedly gave him a look quietly.
Shen Shuo understood and stopped his "wonderful speech", which made Ah Zi still unsatisfied.
Ning Muxue was a little strange in her heart, why Elder Shen wanted to tell Qin Zi this, but Qin Zi was very clear.
When he first met Elder Shen, he was already examining himself.
His eyes are not only clear and clean, but there is also a sense of determination under that cleanliness. Qin Zi could feel that this was an old man full of wisdom, and at the same time, he must also have a strong self-esteem and firm belief that no one else knew.
Because Qin Zi felt that he was this kind of person himself.
Therefore, when Elder Shen first saw Qin Zi, he said "I Falling Sword Sect", but after seeing Qin Zi's performance, he changed it to "We Falling Sword Sect": this is a preliminary recognition of Qin Zi.
In fact, as a Great Elder of the Mission, Shen Shuo had every right to decide whether or not to accept a disciple on his own.
Then Qin Zi's answer to his question hit his heart even more and made him happy.
What a smart person he was, he could naturally see that Qin Zi's interest in this Scripture Pavilion might still be above his cultivation, so he took the opportunity to tell him something about the "hard goods" of the Scripture Pavilion.
This is Shen Shuo's thoughts, hinting that he can often come to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion in the future, even if he can't be included in his own vein because of Ning Muxue, but when he sees good seedlings, he can't help but want to cultivate.
Qin Zi could feel all this.
Although he is only ten years old, he is much more mature than ordinary peers in his bones.
In addition, his father used to be a senior official in the imperial court, but he later resigned because he did not want to touch the bottom line, and he was not the kind of straightforward "good official", so he was actually very familiar with the world.
Qin Zi has been exposed to these since he was a child, and he knows a little more about these, plus he is talented and intelligent, so he can easily read Elder Shen's words.
On the contrary, Ning Muxue, there was no elder like Qin Zhengyang in the family before, and he went up the mountain to practice at a very young age, and he knew very little about these common people in the mortal world.
So she often gives people the impression that she is not so easy to contact, but in fact, although her personality is very light, her temperament is really good, and she almost never conflicts with others.
The secret conversation between Elder Shen and Qin Zi just now, she definitely couldn't understand it, and at most she could detect a little abnormality.
"Okay, okay, don't look at me with such eyes, if you still want to know that you can come to me in the future, Ning Yatou came to me today to do something serious."
When Shen Shuo said this, he put away his previous hippie smile and changed it to a serious expression.
"Today, old man, I'm just here to show you, whether you have any cultivation qualifications!"