After the bell of the Valley rang again, all the disciples in the valley had already gathered, and this time these disciples who had experienced enlightenment were elated one by one, and their faces were full of excitement.

It's just that this time there was no bronze carriage to pick them up, and after everyone arrived, Senior Brother Li and a few other senior brothers who were refining qi in the valley led everyone towards the depths of Youming Valley.

This made the disciples who followed a little puzzled, didn't it say to go to the inner gate? Why did he go towards Youming Valley instead, and he couldn't help but talk about it, and a few of the more daring ones went to ask that Senior Brother Li.

"Naturally, I went to the sect, otherwise where could I go?" That Senior Brother Li replied.

Since they were going to the sect, those disciples stopped asking questions and just followed.

Qian Chao and a few people followed the team, Qian Chao kept looking while walking, the direction of the team was opposite to the small lotus lake, although the surrounding scenery has not changed, but he really hasn't been here in this year, and now it seems that this Youming Valley is also a very mysterious place.

"Hey, is Youming Valley close to the sect? Where can we get there on foot? Qian Chao asked Tang Ping next to him.

"How did I know, this is also the first time I have walked this road." Tang Ping replied.

"Haven't you been to the sect?"

"I've been there, but only once, or my sixth grandfather took me there, as soon as I closed my eyes and opened them again, I arrived, how do I know the way?"

Qian Chao nodded when he heard this, and then stopped asking.

Under the leadership of Senior Brother Li, the team turned into a narrower valley at the end of Youming Valley. After walking in this small valley for less than a cup of tea, the faint Qian Chao and the others seemed to hear the sound of water, and after walking for a short time, they heard someone in front of the team and couldn't help but say, "Wow! What a big piece of water! ”

It's a lot of water!

Qian Chao and the others were also shocked when they came out of the small valley, and in front of them was a vast and boundless river.

Standing on the riverside to the left can not see the source of the river, to the right can not see the direction of the river clearly, let alone do not know how wide the river is, in the river to the opposite side of the extreme gaze, only feel that the eye is extremely strong, the clouds are filled, faintly there seems to be a black line, but whether it is the river bank is not sure or not.

The water of the river is sparkling, and the castration is not slow, but the waves are not big, and only when they collide with the pebbles by the river do they make a clear sound of water. When people look at the river for a little longer, they feel as if the river is not moving, but the ground under their feet is speeding forward with itself, which makes people feel dizzy.

"This is the Tianshui River," said Senior Brother Li, who led everyone here, "The source of this river is in the sect, junior brothers and sisters, you have to take a boat from here to the sect." ”

Following the guidance of Senior Brother Li, everyone found a small wharf by the river, where a boat had been docked, at first glance, people did not think that the boat could be big, and when they got closer, they found that it was actually a huge boat, the whole body was wooden, and there were no paint marks on the side of the ship, but the whole ship was glowing with a slight purple light. The hull is more than 100 zhang long, the ship's side is six or seven zhang high above the water, what is more rare is to see the ship from below, there are buildings and pavilions above the deck, those ships are building arches and cornices, carved beams and painted buildings, the momentum is extraordinary, and what is more wonderful is that there is a wonderful sound of silk and bamboo from the building, and the sound of water is sent into the human ear to be intoxicating.

A wooden door opened on one side of the ship, and a long wooden gangway came out of it and set it on the pier, and Senior Brother Li arranged for everyone to board the boat in turn.

After boarding the ship, the disciples found that the bow of this huge ship was high and the deck was wide, and there was an old man standing with his back to everyone on the bow of the ship.

The doors and windows of the delicate building on the ship were closed, and it was obvious that the old man did not intend to let this group of children in, but the continuous sound of silk and bamboo from inside aroused the curiosity of all the disciples, speculating whether there would be a troupe playing inside.

Everyone has already boarded the ship, and although there are many disciples in the valley, the deck is still very spacious. The children gathered in groups of three or five with their best friends, admiring the water view or chatting with the railing on the side of the boat.

Senior Brother Li respectfully walked behind the old man and saluted, said a few words, the old man nodded, and Qian Chao saw by the railing on the deck that after the gangway was retracted, the whole big ship left the dock smoothly and slowly, and headed towards the center of the big river.

There are no oars and no sails, and it is going against the current, so the huge boat is moving smoothly and quickly, which makes Qian Chao secretly surprised.

On the top of the wooden pillar of the railing are carved a lifelike little beast facing the river, but this little beast is Qian Chao has never seen in any book, looking at the little beast's slightly hideous horns, it seems that it should be a kind of water tribe, but what it is, even Tang Ping can't answer.

Yan Xuan asked Tang Ping: "That Senior Brother Li said just now that the source of this river is in the sect, and such a big river actually originates in the sect, how big is the sect?" ”

"Sister Yan, we're all on the boat, we'll be there soon, if I say now that it's not going to be boring when you get there, let's see for yourself in a while." Tang Ping said to Yan Xuan with a smile.

The cool river water is coming, hitting the side of the boat to stir up the fine white waves, making a clear sound of water, the giant boat has already traveled to the center of the river is going upstream, the river is far wider than everyone imagined, the mountains on both sides of the river are hidden in the thin mist, leaving only thick or light, staggered outline undulations. And different from the beautiful scenery of the long scrolls of ink on both sides of the river, the water surface is sparkling, and before noon, the sun-illuminated water surface is shining with golden light, like a blue velvet carpet sprinkled with gold stars, which makes people dizzy and fascinated. Looking at the back of the boat, a water mark on the water surface was dragged by the huge boat, countless white-winged water birds flew along the water mark with a song, many birds also pierced straight down, it seemed that they were catching fish, and a few birds flew over the huge boat, looking curiously at the boat below.

Lu Pingchuan saw that Qian Chao had been staring at the water, so he also leaned on the railing and looked down for a while, then got up and said: "No, no, my head is dizzy after watching it for a long time," and then said, "This river is so big, there must be big fish in it, I heard my grandfather say at home that the fish in the sea are huge, and they can be swallowed in one bite by idle boats, and they will definitely have the opportunity to see and understand in the future." ”

After listening to Lu Pingchuan, Yan Xuan said: "I have also heard the story of the giant fish swallowing the boat, it is very magical, there are many strange fish in the sea, there is an oil lamp in my ancestral hall, it is said that the lamp oil is the fish oil of some kind of sea fish, the oil lamp has been burning since the day of the Yan family, and I don't know how many generations have passed, the oil lamp is still so oily A bowl of lamp oil is not less, and even the wick has not been changed, but I have never seen the oil lamp, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, and they can only kneel outside the ancestral hall during the New Year's Festival." ”

"The south of the Five Spirits Sect is by the sea, we can go together to see it in the future, I heard my sixth grandfather say that there are some islands scattered in the far reaches of the sea, and the islands are full of rare treasures, and I don't know if it's true or not."

"My grandfather once told me that when he was a child, a flood when he was a child, half of the Liang country, the whole country was soaked in the water, standing on a high place and looking at it, the turbid waves were rolling around, a piece of Ze country, I estimated that the water potential at that time would be much worse than in front of me, that is, the big ship under his feet, with the power of Liang country, I am afraid that I will not be able to build a second ship."

Qian Chao's mind was not here, he looked at a few people and said: "When the spirit is over, I found that there are fewer people in the Tingtao Pavilion, and those people are probably going to the outer gate, but they really didn't notice when they left, didn't they join us on the boat?" Where is the outer gate, isn't it in the sect? ”

After the five people passed the enlightenment in the Tingtao Pavilion, only Qian Chao noticed the change in the number of people in the pavilion, and almost everyone was reminiscing about the illusion they experienced when they opened the spirit, and now listening to Qian Chao say this, I can't help but be curious, when did those who failed to pass the enlightenment leave and where were they taken?

"It is estimated that they were all taken away by those senior brothers who were refining qi in the valley, and we were enlightening at the time, so it was impossible to notice." Tang Ping said, "The outer gate, naturally, is not in the sect, but it probably won't be too far." We, the newly promoted Qi Refining Disciples, can't open the valley yet, even if we cultivate more deeply in the future, we can only open the valley, but as long as we don't build a foundation, we still have to eat grains, and these things are provided by the outer gate. However, the outer gate is not all directed at these outer disciples, otherwise, after five years, these outer disciples are all gone, and then the outer gate will not have no one to do things? ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and Qian Chao said: "After the opening of the spirit, I took a cursory look in the Tingtao Pavilion, and the number of people was about thirty percent less, but I didn't expect so many people to go to the outer gate." ”

Tang Ping smiled when she heard this, and said, "Then guess whether these people who go to the outer door are more from families like you or from more families?" ”

"This ......" Qian Chao asked, he knew that there were many people who failed to pass the enlightenment, but he didn't think that there would be more people from what kind of background among those people. Raising his eyes and sweeping around the deck, he saw a lot of people gathered in various places near and far, among these people, he recognized Liang Baike staring at the water, Yan Baizheng was alone leaning on the railing and holding his shoulders silently, strange, where did Yan Song go, didn't he pass the enlightenment? The two Wu sisters avoided everyone in one place, and they didn't know what they were whispering, and they didn't know if the Zhuang Ling Dan was useful. And Shen Weiyan stood far away from the two of them, and nodded to him when he saw Qian Chao looking over, and most of the rest of the people couldn't call their names, and some looked familiar, probably in Chunxiangtang often met.

Qian Chao looked at it for a while and couldn't see a clue, so he said: "I really can't say this." ”

After hearing this, Tang Ping said: "In my opinion, there are more children of the family who enter the outer door." ”

"Why is that?"

"Well, we are practicing in Youming Valley is the "Jade Sea Sutra", and the other families are not using this scripture for their own children and nephews to refine the body, each family has its own set of methods, a considerable number of the children of the family have been practicing for a lot of time according to their own methods when they are at home, and they are unwilling to change their ways after arriving in Youming Valley, and they still continue to practice according to their own methods at home. I made up my mind to come to the sect at that time, before coming to Youming Valley, my sixth grandfather also warned me that those who had learned in the Tang family before must not continue in Youming Valley, and what scriptures the sect gave them should be practiced according to what scriptures, and they must not practice according to the old way they are familiar with. The children of the family who are unwilling to be flexible will naturally suffer. ”

After Tang Ping's words were finished, a few people understood, and even Lu Pingchuan could hear that it probably meant that the Jade Sea Sutra was much stronger than the other refining methods.

"Why do you always feel that the sect is deliberately pitting those disciples who are unwilling to give up their own cultivation methods?" Yan Xuan asked.

"Who's to blame then! As soon as you enter the sect, you must completely follow the rules of the sect, not to mention that the cultivation method of the sect is always much better than that of those families, and even the people who are not willing to follow the sect will not be able to share the same mind with the sect in the future. ”

Only then did everyone understand that every step of the sect's work seemed ordinary, but after thinking about it, they realized that every step seemed to have a deep meaning.

Tang Ping also saw Yan Bai, who was alone and sullen over there, and she was also curious that Yan Song didn't pass the enlightenment, so she said: "I didn't expect the two young masters of the Yan family, Yan Song didn't come, it's really ......, I'm afraid that Yan Song won't be able to come after five years, the sect will not preside over the opening of the soul for the outer disciples again, the fine incense in the Tao Pavilion is a treasure, and it is easy not to order another one, Yan Song will be sixteen years old in less than two years, and it will be difficult to practice at the age of sixteen." ”

As he was talking, there was a faint sound of "booming" water, several people noticed it and looked at the bow of the boat, and looked over the old man who was still standing at the bow of the boat, only to find that the river seemed to have a narrowing trend, the water flow was more rapid, the sound of the water was gradually rising, and the turbulent water hit the stone walls on both sides of the bank and the side of the giant boat, and the sound became louder and louder.

And the mountains on both sides of the river have been exposed in the mist, the mottled vertical and horizontal stone wall is like a knife and axe cutting straight up and down, connecting the bottom of the river and the clouds, if you want to enjoy the dangerous show of the strange peaks on the bank, you must lean up and look straight up, you can see that there is a pine hanging upside down on the cliff, coiled and knotted like a strange python, but it is full of green, strong and strong.

In the water under the cliff, there are uneven strange stones or raised water surface or hidden underwater, the sound of water and stone hitting each other is gradually deafening, the strange stones do not know how many years have been impacted by this current, one by one round and sharp like a fierce dog with sharp teeth poking out of the water, if there is a boat down the river, if you are careless by the water flow and hit it, even if it is an iron boat, it will be torn to pieces by these countless canine teeth.

And this giant ship is still steadily swimming against the current in this rapid.

The sun has long been blocked by the mountain peaks, and the coolness in the river is getting thicker, and the water vapor that permeates the river is thickened.

The giant boat made a big bend along the river, and when the river gradually straightened, the rumbling sound of the water almost blocked everyone's speech, and the face-to-face conversation had to be in the other person's ears to be understood. At this time, people found that their robes were almost soaked with water vapor in the air, and when they looked up at the front, many people were shocked.

In the distance, in the river in front of him, a white tide nearly 100 zhang high is along the high mountains on both sides of the river, carrying an astonishing water potential, and the momentum is fierce and deafening. When I stabilized my mind and looked again, I found that it was a grand waterfall at the end of the river, where the white mist was filled, the water and the sky were indistinguishable, and the rumbling sound was really like a galloping horse, which was moving. Look at the momentum of the river rushing down above the waterfall, it is really like the heavenly river hanging upside down, endless, and overwhelming, and it is really hundreds of zhang of white horse practice hanging, facing the wind!

This spectacle amazes everyone on board!

Only the old man at the bow of the boat still stood with his hands in his hands, and there was no movement except for his clothes moving with the wind, like a sculpture.

Although the boat is big, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the impact of the thunderous current, and I am afraid that it will not escape the doom of capsizing, and the people on the boat are not going to feed the fish and shrimp in this water? Everyone looked directly at the old man in a panic.

The mountains on both sides of the faint gradually became shorter, and when everyone came to their senses, they were shocked to find that it was not the mountains on both sides that became shorter, but the giant boat gradually emerged from the water, and soon the keel at the bottom of the giant boat was completely out of the water and continued to rise.

From the top of this huge boat, countless bright white water droplets dripped along the side of the ship, and the ripples when entering the water were carried away by the rushing current before they could stretch, only the huge boat gradually soared, higher and higher, but steady as the ground. At this time, everyone on the boat can see the wonders of the peaks of the high mountains on the shore without looking up, which is really green pines and cypresses, and forest birds fly together.

At this time, everyone on the boat was surprised or delighted, and they all grabbed the railing in their hands and looked down at the waterfall that the giant boat flew over, and then they saw that this waterfall was the end of a big river above, and under the giant boat was still a big river, like a blue silk that had been spread into the distance.

When the waterfall has become a white line in the distance, the giant boat slowly fell back into the water, and after a gentle up and down wave, the giant boat still traveled quickly and steadily along the river. It's just that at this time, the terrain on both sides of the river bank is flat, and from a distance, it seems that there are mountains looming in the distance, but the green space is like a green tree nearby, the forest is luxuriant, and the wildflowers are dotted everywhere, like a tapestry spread out on both banks, and there are countless bees and butterflies playing among them, and the beauty of the scenery is fascinating.

Yan Xuan's two plain hands were clenched in front of his chest, and he still seemed to be a little scared and said: "I was really scared to death just now, I was afraid of crashing into it at first, and then I was afraid of falling down, but now I am at ease, but the scenery here is really beautiful." ”

Tang Ping listened and smiled, she didn't care about the experience just now, she knew that it would be fine, and when she saw Yan Xuan scared, she hugged her to reassure her, but when she looked at Qian Chao, Li Jian, and Lu Pingchuan again, they were all frightened but not afraid, much better than those on the ship who were panicked and colorless, and couldn't help but praise themselves in their hearts.

"It's so good, this boat is really good, it can fly, hehe, it's like a kite!" Lu Pingchuan patted the railing and praised.

Li Jian remembered what he said earlier, and this ship couldn't build a second one with the strength of Liang Guo, so he couldn't help laughing at himself, shook his head and said, "This ship ...... Liang Guo really can't be built! ”

And Qian Chao was even more excited at this time, first the bronze carriage from a year ago, and then to the giant boat in front of him, this magical object in the cultivation world all made him yearn for it, and he couldn't help but pat the railing and sigh: "It's right, it's right." ”

"It's almost there," Tang Ping said, "This should be the upper reaches of the Tianshui River, the Tianshui River originates from the Tianshui Lake in the sect, and it is the real world of beauty!" ”

As soon as these words came out, several people yearned for it and looked into the distance.

After walking for a while, the shadow of a towering mountain faintly appeared in the distant mist, vaguely unreal, and the mountain peak was still hidden in the mist.

After the giant boat had done another cup of tea, everyone on board finally saw the general idea, and they all became excited.

The vast river beneath the huge boat they were riding turned like a thin line into a majestic mountain in the distance, and the top of the mountains stood at the end of the river, up to the sky, like a huge wall slowly coming towards them.

Closer, you can see that the mountains are verdant and green, and the pavilions and pavilions are looming.

Closer, you can see the steep and majestic mountain, the buildings on the mountain, you can watch the wild geese soar when you open the wooden window, sit in the pavilion, and you can enjoy the changes between talking and laughing.

Look at the soft and charming places of these mountains, such as saddles and embroidered pillows, full of greenery, flowers and trees. The thrilling place is strange rocks, not an inch of grass grows, and the strange peaks stand out like hard bones reaching the sky.

All the disciples on the boat raised their heads and quietly looked at the place where they came, and no one spoke.

The giant boat finally turned into this mountain, at this time the river channel has been very narrow, less than a shot away, but the water in the canyon is extremely gentle, the river is twisting and meandering, but the sound of flowing water is not loud, the giant boat turns along the river, it seems very flexible. On the mountain wall on both sides, the branches are vertical and horizontal, there are flowers and fruits, the five colors are varied, there are birds nesting on the cliff, holding the mud and branches, there are apes foraging between the trees, climbing and jumping.

The beauty of the scenery here is a pity that you can't take it all!

In front of the river, there is a suspended stone bridge that flies on both sides of the mountain wall, the stone bridge is dozens of zhang high from the water surface, this bridge is so dangerous that it is only afraid to walk on it and make people chill, not to mention how long it has been built, infiltrated by the water vapor under this bridge, the surface of the stone bridge has been full of green moss and green dithos, but it is still very stable, it is amazing, what is even more amazing is that the bridge also builds an extraordinary attic, the attic is built simple and steady, facing the people on the giant boat under the bridge, after people see the words on the plaque on the attic, all the mood is agitated.

On the black plaque, the three gilded characters are vigorous and vigorous, and the pen is extraordinary.

Five Spirits Sect.