Looking at Jiang Fang and the rest of the year behind him, Zhang Xuanfu nodded lightly, waved his big hand, and said: "Let's start quickly, there are many sect affairs, and we hurried here after reviewing some matters this time, but when this time is over, we need to return immediately to deal with all kinds of affairs." ”

While saying this, he withdrew the floating flying sword in his hand and quickly walked into the Guanri Hall, and found that there was another person in the hall, sitting in a wheelchair with a melancholy expression.

"Disciple Fang Chengzhi has seen the master."

Seeing Zhang Xuanfu walking into the house, Fang Chengzhi hurriedly saluted, although he was in a wheelchair and could not stand up to salute, he still respectfully clasped his fists and bowed his head slightly.

Zhang Xuanfu was suddenly a little surprised, and asked: "Chengzhi, why did you come out?" Has the body recovered slightly? ”

For this disciple, Zhang Xuanfu felt quite helpless in his heart, since he was injured, he closed his door every day, avoided interacting with everyone, and occasionally needed, but also handed over to the servants to manage, but today he appeared in front of everyone. However, it is good to live in the mountains for a long time, and I am really more and more depressed and irritable, so I take this opportunity to come out and relax.

Fang Chengzhi replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, the disciple is still in good health. ”

"That's the best." Zhang Xuanfu nodded indifferently, and then asked, "What about Xiuyuan, is he still in retreat?" ”

Fang Chengzhi nodded earnestly and replied, "The fifth junior brother said last time that he had a sense of understanding and needed to practice alone, so he has been in retreat at his residence for a long time now. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Xuanfu nodded with satisfaction.

Then he turned his gaze to Yu Nian beside him, and said in a clear tone: "Without further ado, since everything is here, let's start." ”

Hearing this, Yu Nian instantly became emotional, and at this moment, the moment he was waiting for finally came.

Jiang Fang, as the presiding disciple, reverently invited the statue of the patriarch to hang in front of the Guanri Hall.

Seeing the statue of the patriarch, Fang Chengzhi, who was sitting in a wheelchair on the side, couldn't help but behave dignified and quiet, and did not dare to be superfluous or offended.

Zhang Xuanfu sat quietly in front of the hall, his eyes were always subconsciously focused on Yu Nian, and deep down he was also guessing whether the son of the old man who stepped into the mountain gate with the Zhaoxi Sword was worthy of being included in the door.

Yu Nian twisted three sticks of incense with both hands, knelt on the futon, bowed three times and bowed nine times to the patriarch, looking respectful, and then Jiang Fang helped to insert the incense on the incense burner, while Yu Nian still knelt on the futon.

At this time, Jiang Fang's face was solemn, and he said to Yu Nian in a stern and solemn tone: "There is another important matter, I must solemnly inform you, this thaumaturgy is a secret that cannot be passed on. I hope you can make a vow, and after the Tao is accomplished, if you are not a disciple of your own sect, you will never pass it on to outsiders. ”

Yu Nian nodded, only to see him standing in front of the hall, facing the statue of the patriarch, raising his right hand, stretching out three fingers, his expression was both solemn and firm, and he said loudly: "Disciple Yu Nian, from today onwards, worship into the Sifang Mountain Gate, from now on concentrate on enlightenment, self-cultivation, support the justice of the world, protect the people of the world, worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and live up to the prestige of the Quartet." This statement can be learned from the sky, the sun and the moon are proof, if there is rebellion, I am willing to destroy heaven and earth! ”

After the oath was taken, Jiang Fang slowly opened the exquisite wooden box placed on the offering table. Inside the wooden box is a black square jade plaque. The jade plaque is as black as if soaked in ink, but the surface is radiant, and at a glance it is not an ordinary thing.

Jiang Fang carefully picked up the wooden box and walked in front of Yu Nian, and introduced: "Senior Brother Yu, this thing is called the Soul Card. Just drop a drop of your essence blood on it to form a connection with it. In the future, when your life is in danger, this thing will be noticed by the people of the Houmen Sect, so as to find your traces through magic and save you from the edge of life and death. ”

When Yu Nian heard this, he immediately understood. He had heard the storyteller vividly depict that those powerful immortals would drop their precious essence blood on the soul tablets. In the event of misfortune, the Soul Plate will shatter silently, so that they can know that the owner of the Soul Plate has met with an accident, and immediately search for the culprit through magic.

I thought that these were all illusory legends, but today I have witnessed the existence of real facts.

Yu Nian didn't hesitate, he couldn't wait to bite his finger and sprinkle a drop of bright red blood on the black soul card.

Immediately after, the essence blood was immediately absorbed by the soul card, as if forming a circle of ripples, with the blood landing point as the center, layer upon layer of waves. The original black soul card quickly became crystal clear, like a piece of jade, and its interior shone brightly with a dazzling Venus light, which was the precious wisp of soul stored in it for the rest of the year.

Now, Yu Nian has become a disciple of Sifang Mountain, but he still needs to formally worship a person who has cultivated to be a profound person to inherit the inheritance of one of the lineages of Sifang Mountain.

Jiang Fang collected the soul card that had absorbed the essence blood of more than a year, put it nearby, and stood in front of him.

At the same time, Yu Nian kowtowed intently, and called out clearly: "Disciple Yu Nian respectfully bows to the master here." ”

After bowing and bowing, Jiang Fang helped to send a new cup of tea, and Yu Nian held the tea in both hands and served it to Zhang Xuanfu.

Zhang Xuanfu indifferently took the teacup, gently lifted the lid of the bowl, and in an instant, the hot steam in the teacup was steaming, and the tea was fragrant all over the house. After pouring a sip of tea, he set the tea cup dry, and then stretched out his hand to help Yu Nian up, and said with a smile: "Very good, from now on, you will be my Zhang Xuanfu's personal disciple." These two people must have known each other before, that is, your second and fourth senior brothers in the future, if you encounter any doubts or misunderstandings, you can ask them for advice. ”

"The disciple respectfully obeys the teachings of the master." Yu Nian nodded slightly, his heart full of joy and expectation. In this way, even if he officially stepped into the gate of Sifang Mountain and became a disciple of Chaoxia Mountain. It's just that I don't know what the excellence of this Chaoxia Mountain is, and it still needs to be explored in the future.

The ceremony of the final apprenticeship was finally completed, Zhang Xuanfu instructed the second disciple Jiang Fang to step forward and admonished: "Today, there is a new junior disciple in the sect, and I have many matters to do due to the trivial matters of the sect, the return of the Jingqiu master, the empty cicada mountain and many other matters to be done, and your senior brother is not present at present, as the second senior brother, this heavy responsibility falls on your shoulders, you take care of him first, the rules and precepts of this sect and some basic cultivation methods, you will teach first." ”

Jiang Fang replied, "I hope that the master can rest assured, the disciple will do his best to guide the junior brother." ”

After Zhang Xuanfu nodded slightly, he walked straight out of the Guanri Hall, stepped on his sword and left.

At the moment when Zhang Xuanfu's last figure disappeared from sight, Jiang Fang and Yu Nian, the new disciple who followed him, both respectfully clasped their fists and bowed, sighing in the direction of Zhang Xuanfu's departure.

It wasn't until Zhang Xuanfu's shadow completely dissipated into the sky that Yu Nian was able to sigh a long breath. It seems that every time I face Master, there is always an inexplicable sense of tension in my heart, and this feeling tends to subside with the departure of Master. At this time, he really felt that his whole body was full of relaxation, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was even brighter and charming.

He couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: "In the future, I will also become a disciple of Sifang Mountain." Although there was no smile on his face, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows quietly revealed joy.

In an instant, Yu Nian smiled and bowed his hand to Jiang Fang and Fang Chengzhi: "From now on, please take care of the second senior brother and the fourth senior brother." ”

Jiang Fang smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Senior brother doesn't have to be polite, before the master left, he told me to guide you to practice and advance with my heart. You first familiarize yourself with the precepts and ancestral teachings of the sect, and then I will teach you the introductory mental method. ”

Hearing this, Yu Nian nodded without hesitation: "Okay!" ”

Then, Jiang Fang turned to Fang Chengzhi in the hall and said, "Fourth Senior Brother, we have to retire first." ”

Fang Chengzhi immediately clasped his fists and responded politely.

In the hall, Fang Chengzhi looked at the backs of the two fellow disciples who had left silently, and his eyes fell directly on the young disciple who had just stepped into the gate of Chaoxia Mountain, and his eyes showed a trace of intricate feelings.

Verdant bamboo, stone platform meandering.

It was the first time I set foot on the land of Chaoxia Mountain in more than a few years, and I was not yet fully familiar with the environment here. So, Jiang Fang took him to wander inside and outside the hall to appreciate and understand every corner of Chaoxia Mountain.

While walking, Yu Nian remembered the figure of the fourth senior brother he met at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but be full of speculation and curiosity. So, he couldn't help but ask Jiang Fang beside him: "Second Senior Brother, why is Fourth Senior Brother so seriously injured?" ”

At the mention of this topic, Jiang Fang's face also became serious, he looked up into the distance, his eyes seemed to flash back to the scene that happened at that time, and his voice was low and calm: "Two years ago, the fourth junior brother was ordered to go down the mountain to carry out the sect task, and on the way he met a disciple of the Cangshan Sword Sect, and the two sides clashed. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Fang's tone revealed deep anger and heartache: "Since this incident, the fourth junior brother has never been able to accept the cruel reality of his physical disability, and he has tried to commit suicide several times when he is depressed. Fortunately, many of our brothers and sisters took turns to guard him, enlightening and persuading, and he was barely saved. Even so, the fourth junior brother is still depressed and depressed. ”

"The third junior brother and the fourth junior brother are brothers of the same mother, in order to cure the meridians of the fourth junior brother's body. Resolutely descended the mountain in search of a panacea. The elder brother was worried that he was alone in a predicament, so he resolutely decided to accompany him and embark on the journey down the mountain together, supporting each other. It's been two years now, and they still haven't heard from them. ”

"I originally wanted to go down the mountain with them, but this huge Chaoxia Mountain is unattended, and the master is in charge of the sect, and he needs to be supported and assisted by others. In addition, when the fourth junior brother encountered such an accident, I was afraid that he would not be able to think about it again, so I stayed. ”

Jiang Fang slowly told the story in a low, slightly worried voice with deep apprehension, while Yu Nian stood silently and listened. Although this memory was not long, it touched him deeply, and he regretted the misfortune of the fourth senior brother even more in his heart.

It's just that the Cangshan Sword Sect is famous in the martial arts, how could it make such a vicious and arrogant move? Are all the reputations that circulate in the rivers and lakes false?

Yu Nian's perception of the Cangshan Sword Sect plummeted, and he asked Jiang Fang with doubts: "Senior brother, the Cangshan Sword Sect has always been based on chivalry, why would it behave so ruthlessly?" ”