Chapter V: The Outer Court

Chang Xuedao took Yang Chen to the back mountain and took out a small wooden sword, about the size of a thumb, antique, green and blue, faintly smart, this is Chang Xuedao refining the spirit weapon Qingmu streamer sword, which is not only a weapon on weekdays, but also a magic weapon for flying. Chang Xuedao flicked his finger and flew into the air with the Aoki Streamer Sword, and the sword body emitted the light of green fireflies, and instantly condensed a two-zhang Aoki Vitality Sword around the Aoki Streamer Sword, and the sword qi was like a green dragon hanging in the air. Chang Xuedao put his hand on Yang Chen's waist, and with a slight straddle, the two of them were already standing on the Aoki Yuan Qi Sword. Yang Chen felt like he was walking against the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached a height of ten zhang, and the Aoki Yuan Qi Sword under his feet was about five feet wide and as stable as a rock, without any turmoil, which was beyond his expectations. But seeing the light at the feet of Chang Xuedao, the Aoki Yuan Qi Sword turned into a streamer and led the two of them to climb towards a high place, and in an instant, they were already above the clouds. Yang Chen was already able to sense Aoki's vitality, but he felt that the sword of wood qi was like a flying leaf moving with the wind, and it was light.

There is a unique scenery above the sea of clouds, the sea of clouds is majestic, and the slow flow hides the void. At this time, the sun had just risen from the clouds, and it was shining brighter than it was from above. The two of them went all the way east, as if chasing the sun. The speed of the Wood Qi Sword was very fast, and it was very cold on the clouds, and in a moment, Yang Chen was already shivering from the cold, and Chang Xuedao smiled: "I forgot about this layer." "He is already in the realm of caves, his body is like steel, and these cold winds can no longer invade him. But Mu Zhi is only a perception realm, and he can't bear it before he has been forged by his incarnation. Chang Xuedao's fingers flicked and condensed a piece of vitality in front of Yang Chen, blocking the cold wind for him. Yang Chen suddenly felt that the coercion of the heavenly wind was no longer in his body.

If it was Chang Xuedao, it would take less than a day for the sword to fly to the outer courtyard of Jiuding Gate, but with Yang Chen's burden, it took more than two days to arrive. The outer courtyard of Jiudingmen is actually a vast area outside the gate of Jiudingmen Mountain, which includes dozens of peaks and rivers running through it. During this period, there are countless spiritual fields and spiritual mines, which provide food for the sect and spiritual materials used in cultivation, and are mainly lived and operated by disciples of the outer court. Don't look at what the disciples of the outer courtyard do are some extremely crude things, but they are cultivating through these labors. As long as you can reach the condensation realm in the outer courtyard, you can enter the mountain gate and officially start cultivating, once you enter the mountain gate, every disciple will worship under the elder's door, listen to the scriptures and sermons every day, and have an epiphany. There are still thirty miles away from the outer courtyard, and Chang Xuedao presses the flying sword.

Chang Xuedao said: "I'll send you here, you can go yourself." There are two things to keep in mind: one is not to show off one's skills in front of the disciples of the sect, and the other is not to say that they are my disciples. You have to rely on your own enlightenment and cultivation, and I hope you will enter the mountain gate as soon as possible. Yang Chen said: "Obey Master's orders." Chang Xuedao suddenly felt that a shackle had been removed from his body, and he could be free for a while. The master's nephew originally wanted him to take Yang Chen to practice in Fanchen for a period of time, but who knew that he had accepted Yang Chen as a disciple in a daze, and if he let the master's nephew know, he didn't know how long he would feel distressed. The original disciples were delayed because they didn't like to be restrained, and it was difficult for them to calm down and teach their disciples.

This time I accepted the disciple on a whim, but I felt bored and unbearable after three days, thinking that everywhere was an experience, and it was normal to send it to the outer courtyard. happened to send Yang Chen into the outer courtyard under the pretext, and he was also free from trouble. In the past, the inheritors of the Star Book would directly enter the sect and be guided and taught by the advanced masters and ancestors in the sect. Although Chang Xuedao is a profound cultivator, he is not among them, this time he not only accepted apprentices but also sent Yang Chen to the outer courtyard, which is a big violation of the ordinary way, and he doesn't know what kind of sensation it will cause in the sect.

Yang Chen said goodbye to Chang Xuedao, and walked all the way around the mountains, at this time he had already entered the realm of Jiudingmen, there were no strange beasts, Chang Xuedao didn't have to worry, and went away. Along the way, I saw the relaxed green cypress, the green mountains and clear water, the birds and birds chirping, and it was splendid. As it approached, the vitality in the air actually became thicker, and standing on the mountain beam, you could already see the spiritual fields in the distance built around the mountain, a piece of green. It took three hours for the covenant to reach the outer court. A tall archway stands on the mountain road, the two words "Jiuding" of the dragon flying and phoenix dancing on the archway, but feel the momentum is magnificent, such as the high sky volley a sword is depicted.

Inside the mountain gate, two disciples guarding the mountain came out to salute and interrogate. Yang Chen took out a letter and handed it to the disciple of Shoushan, which Chang Xuedao had given to Yang Chen before parting, only saying that the outer elder would definitely accept him into the outer courtyard when he saw this letter, and there was nothing else to say. At this time, Yang Chen took it out, and only said that he could enter the outer courtyard smoothly. The welcoming disciple took the letter and went to the Elder Shoushan, and the Elder Shoushan was very suspicious when he saw that the person who recommended him was actually the name of Chang Xuedao. Everyone in the sect knows that Chang Xuedao neglects to teach, and has never liked to teach disciples, and has not received a disciple in the past 30 years. Moreover, now the highest number of disciples recruited is the first generation of the master, and then the next generation is the disciple of the master, but it is unimaginable that the highest level of Chang Xuedao suddenly recommends disciples. Moreover, generally new disciples will have a master who comes to the outer courtyard to inform them, but Yang Chen came alone but it was different from the past. Elder Shoushan couldn't be sure if it was true or false for a while, so he discussed it with the other foreign elders, and several elders couldn't make up their minds. If it is someone else's signature, first, someone is familiar with their handwriting, and second, it can be compared with previous letters, but no one in the outer courtyard has seen a word of Chang Xuedao. Chang Xuedao was originally a person who saw the head but not the end of the dragon, and it was difficult to verify it for a while, and several people interrogated Yang Chen repeatedly, because Chang Xuedao did not let him say his master-apprentice relationship with Yang Chen, Yang Chen only said that he inadvertently saw Chang Xuedao, and Chang Xuedao recommended himself to Jiudingmen if he liked him. The appearance of the saying that he often learns the Tao is like that real person, and several people also believe it. In the end, several people discussed and decided to accept Yang Chen as a miscellaneous disciple first, and then make arrangements after getting the conviction of Chang Xuedao.

Yang Chen was led by a disciple from the outer courtyard to arrange a place to live. On the way, I learned that this disciple's name was Liu Zhen, and he had just entered the outer courtyard for two years, and because of his mediocre qualifications, he had been stuck in the incarnation realm, and most of the disciples who came to the outer courtyard with him had already entered the mountain gate. Liu Zhen is kind and kind, and explained some rules and situations in the outer courtyard. It turned out that this miscellaneous disciple was the lowest rank among the new disciples of the outer court, and he usually only helped other full-time outer court disciples such as spiritual wheat cultivation and spiritual ore mining to do some chores. Fortunately, the elders outside the sect gave lectures and lectures, and the books borrowed from the Daozang Hall were the same as those of other disciples.

As Liu Zhen talked about the outer courtyard, the two also came to the place where the miscellaneous disciples lived. There are five or six rows of thatched huts, all made of pine and thatch, and although they are simple but very strong. There are not many miscellaneous disciples, and there is a surplus in the house, so Yang Chen chose one at random. The hut is fully equipped with a bed, a wooden table, a chair, bedding, lamps, bronze mirrors, combs and other miscellaneous items for daily life. Liu Zhen said: "You clean up, you will live here in the future." Tomorrow, a full-time disciple will come to you, and as long as you complete the things they have assigned, you can get task points, and you can rely on these points to borrow some cultivation classics in the Daozang Palace, and when you cultivate to break through the incarnation realm or have the ability to grow spiritual malt, grow elixirs or mine ores on your own, you can become a full-time disciple, and then you can move to the residential area of the full-time disciple. Yang Chen said: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

Liu Zhen saw that Yang Chen was young and vigorous, and said, "You must not provoke those full-time disciples, otherwise you will not get the task points." What's more, they are often bullied, and it is not easy to live in this outer court. Yang Chen pondered, there were even disciples bullying disciples in the outer courtyard of this Jiuding Gate, and it was no different from that Fenglong County. Liu Zhen finished explaining and left. Yang Chen sprinkled and cleaned the room, which was much cleaner than before. Yang Chen looked very satisfied, after all, he had his own dwelling. It was almost dusk, and when the miscellaneous disciples who went out to complete the task came back, they saw Yang Chen coming to greet them one after another, Yang Chen responded with courtesy, these disciples did not pay attention to these, and sometimes they would burst out in foul language, whispering and scolding the full-time disciples who had given them the task. Some say that full-time disciples are arrogant and domineering, allowing themselves to do some embarrassing things. Some said that the full-time disciples were stingy and gave them too few task points, while others praised the full-time disciples and said that they were humble. People came and went, and some miscellaneous disciples were not so much here to greet Yang Chen, but actually came to chat with other miscellaneous disciples, tossing until the moonlit treetops before they dispersed to rest. Yang Chen secretly hoped that he would meet a better full-time disciple tomorrow.

After Yang Chen and the others dispersed, he sat cross-legged on the bed and cultivated. He had consolidated the realm of perception, but he still hadn't figured out the two elements that were as if they were there. Once the perceptual realm is consolidated, it is necessary to guide the vital energy into the meridians, open up the twelve meridians around the body, and the 670 air pockets can be considered complete. There are as many as seven kinds of vitality that Yang Chen can perceive, but only one kind of vitality is needed to open up the meridian qi points, and he often learns the qi of the elder Aoki, so let Yang Chen use the qi of the green wood to open up the meridian qi pockets. Chang Xuedao gave himself a book called "Aoki Dian" before parting, and he had to practice it diligently. This is the refining body that Chang Xuedao once cultivated**, it was originally a high-level refining divine skill of Jiuding Gate, and only after reaching the realm of cave things can he be qualified to refer to cultivation. Chang Xuedao wanted to make Yang Chen different from other disciples, so he gave him this manuscript.

There is a method of conducting qi in the "Aoki Dian", which can help Yang Chen open up the meridians and acupoints. Yang Chen condensed his qi to perceive the vitality, put all his thoughts on the wood vitality, and after a while, there was a convergence of green wood qi around his body. The key to opening up the meridians and air pockets is to first open the dantian qi sea, and this Aoki book records that the first thing to do is to open the Guan Yuan acupoint, and then go all the way up to open the Shimen acupoint, the qi sea acupoint, and the Yin Jiao acupoint, so far the dantian qi sea is formed. The thicker the vitality in the qi sea, the faster the meridian air pockets are opened, and the more air pockets are opened, the faster the vitality is absorbed and stored. Yang Chen guarded Guan Yuan Acupoint, and guided the green wood vitality towards Guan Yuan Acupoint, and the Mu Yuan Qi converged towards Guan Yuan Acupoint, and after a while, a Wood Yuan Qi vortex was formed at the position of Guan Yuan Acupoint, and the Mu Yuan Qi vortex was shaped like an air drill and collided with Guan Yuan Acupoint, and Yang Chen felt that Guan Yuan Acupoint was painful like a needle prick, and he was paralyzed for a long time. But Yang Chen kept his mind on Guan Yuan Acupoint, and he imagined that Guan Yuan Acupoint was an eye of the wind, and he wanted to inhale that wood Yuan Qi. After two hours, Yang Chen felt extremely tired, and the pain in Guan Yuan's acupoint reappeared, and it was much more violent than before. The forehead that was in pain was sweating, but he felt that Guan Yuan's acupoint was like an iron needle opening a hole through the skin, and a cool air flow entered, and the pain also stopped abruptly. There seems to be an air current swimming in Guan Yuan's cave, and it is constantly growing.