On the three poles of the sun, there are two figures climbing up the stairs on a bluestone-paved mountaineering road in the mountains.

Walking in front was an old man with long white hair and long hair. The old man wore a purple and gold crown, a purple and yellow robe, and a three-foot-long peachwood sword hanging from his waist. The big sleeves are fluttering, a fairy style of fairy wind and bones.

Behind the old man was a Taoist boy, whose long hair was tied up, and a wooden hairpin was inserted in the center. The young man had a young face, and he looked sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Master, are you very familiar with Master Qin? I heard those uncles and uncles in the audience say that Master Qin has very few visitors, and it is difficult to ask for to see him. ”

Xiao Daotong obviously didn't have much cultivation, the mountain road was rugged, and after some climbing, he was already a little breathless.

The old Taoist priest raised his hand and stroked his long hair, his face was quite colorful, and he said with a smile: "Idiot, although the relationship between the teacher and Master Qin is shallow, we know that the Xuanguan sect still has a bit of face among the sects on this mountain. We are just begging for a Ning Ying Pill, presumably Master Qin is also willing to form an incense relationship with my Zhixuanguan. ”

Xiao Daotong nodded, and suddenly pointed ahead and shouted: "Master, master, you see there is a person in that pavilion." ”

When the old Taoist priest heard this, he turned his head and looked, and there was indeed a figure sitting in the pavilion twenty zhang away.

The master and apprentice quickened their pace and walked towards the pavilion.

"This fellow Daoist, dare to ask, but he is a disciple of Master Qin. ”

Stepping into the pavilion, the old Taoist priest gave the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi who was sitting alone a doorway and asked politely.

The middle-aged man in Tsing Yi smiled, glanced at the master and apprentice, replied to the usual etiquette, and said: "The Taoist master misunderstood, he is not a protégé of Master Qin, and he is here to visit Master Qin on the mountain. ”

Knowing that the other party was also a person who was climbing the mountain to seek medicine and not a member of Master Qin's disciples, the smile on the old Taoist's face suddenly faded.

The old Taoist priest greeted the little Taoist boy, lifted the Taoist robe, sat on the stone bench with a low body, and carefully pulled up the hem of the robe, for fear of contaminating the dust on the ground. With a wave of his sleeves, he dusted off a few fallen leaves on his body. Lao Dao said lightly: "Poor Dao is seeking Taoism and cultivating immortals in the Wisdom of the Xuanguan, and I don't know where my friend inherits?"

The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile and said, "In the next casual cultivation, there is no sect. ”

As soon as he heard that it was a mountain field cultivator, the polite look on the old immortal's face suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a touch of arrogance from a famous family. The old immortal slowly stroked the beard hanging on his chest, and said, "Master Qin is the premier Dan Dao Grandmaster in the Central Divine Prefecture, and it is said that he rarely receives visitors. Every year, there is an endless stream of people who come to this Baoli Mountain to seek medicine, but there are very few people who can meet Master Qin, and Taoist friends should be mentally prepared. ”

After listening to the old fairy's kind "mention", the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi just nodded with a smile, it seems that this person with a good personality did not hear the ridicule in the old Taoist's words at all.

After resting for a while, the old Taoist master got up again and walked along the stone path towards the mountain. The middle-aged man also got up, opened a distance of more than ten zhang from the master and apprentice, and hung far behind the two.

Mountaineering for medicine, down-to-earth, show sincerity.

This is the rule set by Master Qin himself.

However, anyone who comes to his cave to ask for elixir, regardless of his status and cultivation, must walk up the mountain road. For hundreds of years, no one dared to violate this rule, whether it was the head of the sect or the emperor or the general. After all, once Master Qin was displeased, he was basically determined to return empty-handed.

Climb all the way to the top of the mountain, and finally reach the mountain gate.

The mountain gate here is also a waiting place for climbers, and there are two first guards on the side of the gate.

At this time, there were dozens of people sitting or standing outside the door, all of whom handed over their names to pay their respects. Some looked apprehensive and were waiting for a reply from the mountain, while others were disappointed, obviously rejected, but they refused to give up and leave.

The old Taoist priest stepped forward, handed a golden name card to a disciple, and said in a loud voice: "The disciple of the poor Taoist Zhixuanguan Chongxu Zhenren has come to visit Master Qin, and he has troubled the little Taoist friends to pass it on his behalf. ”

The gray-clothed disciple's face was cold, and after receiving the name post, the expression on his face was not moved in the slightest by the words "Zhixuanguan", but just put the name card on the table. The disciple guarding the door had a cold voice: "The Taoist chief will wait here first, and when there are enough ten posters for worshipping the mountain, he will submit them to the ancestor together." ”

The old Taoist priest smiled and nodded, and after saying a word of trouble, he turned around and walked to the side with his apprentice.

After Lao Dao walked away, the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi also stepped forward, and after bowing to the disciple, he said softly: "As soon as the tired Taoist informed Master Qin, he said that Zhuo Yuming came to visit. ”

The old Taoist chief of the Xuanguan Temple heard it on the side, and sneered, this casual cultivator didn't even have a name post, just reported a name and wanted to go up the mountain. Presumably, just the gatekeeper disciple can't pass this level, and it is really ridiculous to want to climb to the top to meet Master Qin.

Unexpectedly, the disciple who should have been cold-faced frowned.

This person just reported his name, neither paid a visit nor mentioned the sect, thinking that he was familiar with the ancestor. I didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so I hurriedly took out a book from my arms and flipped through it.

The people recorded in this book are all people who have a close friendship with the master, and the master has explained, but all the people recorded in this book can go directly to the mountain without passing it on.

After some rummaging, sure enough, on the last page, there were six big characters written in the town "Zhuo Yuming, Town Demon City".

The disciple hurriedly put on a warm smile, stuffed the roster back into his arms, and respectfully saluted the middle-aged man.

The disciple raised his head and said, "Senior, please, at the end of the mountain road, it is where the Ancestor Cave Mansion is located." On the top of the mountain, there is a fellow senior brother to receive him, and he will lead his predecessors into the house. The responsibility of the juniors is to dare not leave their posts without permission, they cannot lead their seniors up the mountain, and they hope to forgive their sins. ”

Zhuo Yuming smiled and waved his hand, saying that you don't have to be polite. After that, he walked into the mountain gate and went up along the way.

The old Dao of Zhixuanguan, who was waiting to see the person he had met before, was stunned. originally thought that he would be driven away directly by Leng Yan, but unexpectedly, the disciple guarding the door not only looked respectful, but even let him go directly without passing on it. I regret it in my heart at the moment, that person must have a deep friendship with Master Qin, and he knew that he was more enthusiastic before, and maybe he would be able to go up the mountain with him.

The old fairy slapped his thigh in frustration.

After Zhuo Yuming climbed to the top of the mountain, he saw the Qinsu Cave Mansion.

A disciple in charge of receiving him at the door of the cave saw him go up the mountain, so he quickly stepped forward to ask. After learning Zhuo Yuming's identity, he said, "The seniors will wait for a while, and the juniors will go in to report", then turned around and walked into the cave door.

About half a cup of tea, an old man in brocade clothes walked out of the cave door and smiled at Zhuo Yuming: "Zhuo Daoyou's visit to the mountain is really brilliant. This is the old man's alchemy room, not suitable for hospitality, Zhuo Daoyou please follow me to other places. ”

The person who came was the Zhongshenzhou Dandao Grandmaster who was entrusted by Feng Xing to treat Zhuo Yuming's injuries in Zhendemon City, Qin Su.