Chapter 18 If Life Is Only as First Seen

The Divine Mansion is the most maverick force in the human world, and has never taken the initiative to encroach on the territory of other forces, nor has it been attacked by other forces. These outer disciples are nominally learning and practicing exercises in the Divine Mansion, but most of them cannot become qualified Divine Cultivators, so in essence they only rely on the regular and quantitative resource support of the Divine Mansion, and the Divine Mansion has the right to dispatch them to do some things, such as protecting the disciples who go out to practice.

The outer disciples are not together with the inner disciples who are the real foundation of the Divine Mansion, the outer disciples live in the Seventy-two Peaks of the Divine Circle, which is partially open to the outside of the Divine Mansion, while the inner disciples live on a huge floating island, which is also to prevent the sect from being mixed with the spies of other forces. Moreover, the opening ceremony of the Divine Mansion once every hundred years is also a ceremony to recruit new inner disciples after layers of strict screening, which is a grand event for the entire human world.

Right now, in less than three months, new disciples will be recruited again, and many people have gathered from all over the continent one after another, and twenty-seven of the seventy-two peaks of Shenxing have been vacated for the monks who came to sign up to live, most of them are teenagers and children, as for the people who accompany them, they know the rules of the Divine Mansion, put the teenagers down and leave quickly, waiting for three months to come back to confirm the results. The regulations of the Divine Mansion are not unkind, but as one of the nine top forces, the fame of the Divine Mansion is too great, even if the conditions for becoming a divine cultivator are extremely harsh, it still attracts countless people, and now the number of teenagers waiting for the entry selection has reached millions, and the number is still increasing, such a huge crowd corresponds to a huge consumption of resources, if you add the accompanying people, then the number of people will inevitably be hundreds of millions in three months, and the Divine Mansion will not be able to afford it no matter how rich and rich it is.

The huge floating island with a diameter of thousands of miles above the mountain behind the Shenfu is divided into different areas, the most important of which are the most important buildings of the sect, such as the main hall, the Gongfa Division, and the Dharma Pavilion. To the south, there is the residence of the four elders of the Divine Mansion and dozens of Dharma protectors, which are scattered small palaces that reflect the magnificent palace complex in the center that spans hundreds of miles. To the east is a vast bamboo forest, and it is also the place where Ling Shenjue cultivates and lives, for all the disciples of the Divine Mansion, this is a holy place, because the powerful and immortal Ling Shenjue is the spiritual belief of the Divine Mansion, and every disciple who has made great achievements or performed outstandingly will be called into the bamboo forest, and when they come out, they will either get the coveted strong ** treasure or exercises, or their strength will improve by leaps and bounds. Over time, this bamboo forest has become a place that everyone dreams of, but no one dares to ignore it until the lord of the mansion summons it.

At this moment, in this sacred bamboo forest, there is an exquisite two-story attic made of bamboo, without the golden splendor of those magnificent palaces, this small building gives people the feeling of exquisiteness and warmth. In front of the small building, there is a vacant lot, a stone table, and four stone benches, which have become the most conspicuous decorations. On the stone table, the delicious wild fruits and rare transcendent spirit fruits that can be seen everywhere are mixed and placed together, a jade pot, two small teacups, a few wisps of breeze through the bamboo forest, carrying the fragrance of tea, fruit, bamboo leaves, soft ripples, there is a unique taste of independence.

A young man in a pale gold robe sat on a stone bench, curiously looking at everything around him, but his body was a little restrained.

"Squeak-" The slightly concealed bamboo door was slowly pushed open, and a gentle middle-aged man walked out, with a relaxed and kind smile between his eyebrows. "Cheng'er, this is your Aunt Ling!" A beautiful woman who was dressed plainly, but looked elegant and noble, followed Ling Shenjue out, she had a twenty-year-old beauty, a thirty-year-old maturity, and a forty-year-old charm, which can be called a beauty in the city. Behind her, Ye Cheng seemed to vaguely see a small pale blue figure hiding.

"Cheng'er has seen Aunt Ling. Ye Cheng bowed respectfully to the beautiful woman, his arrogance was by no means reserved for those close to him.

"Cheng'er, your Uncle Ling told me about you just now. Although I have never met your father, since he and Shenjue are brothers in life and death, Aunt Ling will not treat you as an outsider. In the future, treat this as your own home, and tell Aunt Ling if you need anything, Aunt Ling can't neglect you. Madam Ling was as gentle as Shen Jue Ling, she spoke very softly, and there was a loving smile on the corner of her mouth, which gradually relieved Ye Cheng's nervousness.

"Thank you, Aunt Ling!" Ye Cheng nodded, and did not refuse, he remembered the kindness of others to him.

"Hehe, silly girl, come out and let your brother Ye Cheng take a look. Mrs. Ling smiled and gently pulled out a little girl about seven or eight years old from behind her. Dressed in a long aqua blue dress decorated with white pearls, with two big princess buns, and a light blue silk headband fluttering in the breeze with the green silk like a waterfall behind her. The girl has fair skin, a pair of smart black eyes under the shallow willow eyebrows, like a rippling mountain spring, clear and quiet, and the nose seems to be stained with the cherry color of the little mouth, pure and lovely. A few patches of crimson flew up on the girl's little face, her eyes dodged shyly, and she tried hard to hide behind her mother, but after finding that there was no way, she had to helplessly get into her mother's arms, lowered her head, and glanced at the embarrassed teenager in front of her from time to time.

"Xi'er has seen Brother Ye Cheng. The girl's voice was faint and inaudible, but fortunately, Ye Cheng's hearing was much stronger than ordinary people, and he often heard this sentence.

"Well, hello Xi'er. Ye Cheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be down-to-earth and generous.

"Hehe, these two kids. Ling Shenjue naturally saw that Ye Cheng was also a little unnatural, "Xi'er, take your brother Ye Cheng for a walk in the inner domain of the Divine Mansion, remember not to run too far." ”

"Yes, Daddy. Although Ling Xi, who looked like a porcelain doll, was shy, he also listened to Ling Shenjue's words, nodded and agreed.

"Brother Ye Cheng come with me!" Ling Xi smiled shyly at Ye Cheng, Ye Cheng immediately walked over, only to see Ling Xi's two small hands crossed, pinching a strange finger, a milky white light burst out from the top of Ling Xi's head, in front of her turned into an eight-foot square white blanket, which was dazzling, and around the blanket was a long circle of pale gold tassels, classical and elegant, spotless. A hint of joy appeared in Ling Xi's eyes, obviously loving the blanket in front of him.

Just when Ye Cheng was puzzled, Ling Xi's fingers changed, and a not strong aura was revealed, and the white blanket actually floated in the air. Ye Cheng froze, not because the white carpet could fly, but because of Ling Xi's breath - this little porcelain doll-like girl was actually already a high-level cultivator of forging body, which made Ye Cheng, who had no cultivation at all, speechless for a while.

"Brother Ye Cheng, this is the Huajin Liuyue Blanket that my father gave me, is it beautiful?" Ling Xi looked at Ye Cheng with a smile, and her pride in the Huajin Liuyue Blanket made her let go unconsciously. "Uh-huh, it's beautiful. Ye Cheng smiled, this Huajin Liuyue Carpet must have been refined by Ling Shenjue himself, just looking at this gorgeous appearance, he also knew that this was a rare treasure. Ling Shenjue, a character who has cultivated to the heavens, how can the things he give to his daughter be bad.

Ye Cheng's heartfelt praise made Ling Xi's eyebrows smile, as if he had become acquainted with this young man who had never met in an instant, and ran over happily, pulled Ye Cheng's clothes, and took him to step on his favorite Huajin Liuyue Carpet, and then pinched his hand, and the vitality of heaven and earth immediately converged towards the Huajin Liuyue Carpet under him.

"Ah!" Huajin Liuyue Carpet rushed into the sky, Ye Cheng, who was unprepared, was startled, exclaimed, and subconsciously pounced on Huajin Liuyue Carpet, grabbing the tassel on the edge.

"Giggle!" Compared with Ye Cheng's panic, Ling Xi, who was familiar with the Huajin Liuyue Blanket, was much calmer, kneeling beside Ye Cheng, and looking at Ye Cheng with a smile. The two of them took the Huajin Flowing Moon Carpet, and with Ling Xi's clear and melodious laughter like a silver bell, they turned into a white stream and smoothed into the sky.

Madame Ling leaned on Ling Shenjue's arms and quietly watched the two children leave, with a serene and satisfied smile on her face.

"Haha, Cheng'er has lost face now!" Ling Shenjue laughed, and Mrs. Ling also had a smile on her face. Ling Shenjue suddenly lowered his head and stared at Mrs. Ling with an inexplicable smile, countless years of companionship made Mrs. Ling instantly understand a trace of Ling Shenjue: "Hehe, let them go, now it seems that this child in Ye Cheng is indeed very good, talented, gentle and humble, and his father is also enough to be worthy of our family." Ling Shenjue nodded, looking at the young man in the white streamer with a little more kindness.