Following Gu Xiaofang, looking at the background of the blue-shirted long sword in front of him, Su Mai was faintly ashamed, and said in his heart that in his life, I am afraid that there will be no way to practice swords, and the disciples of the Iron Sword Sect will not use swords, and I am afraid that it will be a joke to say it.

There was a pain in his heart, but his face was as usual, Gu Xiaofang walked in front of him, and he didn't notice his expression.

Su Mai settled down, followed quickly, and chatted with Gu Xiaofang, during which he naturally asked about the progress of this inner disciple's cultivation, Su Mai smiled and avoided it. Gu Xiaofang only said that he was modest, didn't ask more, and introduced his situation quite proudly by the way.

It turns out that the outer disciples of the Iron Sword Sect are not like the dry heart Taoist who teaches Su Mai to choose to practice the exercises, but the major disciples under the deacon hall pass on the art on behalf of the teacher, all practice the Xuanqing Immortal Scroll, teach in a unified manner, practice separately, and how they enter the realm depends on each person.

This Gu Xiaofang in front of him can also be regarded as a prominent person among the disciples of this outer sect, he just broke through the realm of washing his heart last month, and the elders of the Deacon Hall gave him the immortal sword, and he can already practice the art of the sword.

This Xuanqing Immortal Scroll is a compulsory lesson for the disciples of the Iron Sword Sect in recent years, and both the disciples of the inner and outer sects, the path of cultivating the truth must start from here.

Fifty years ago, after reforming the Iron Sword Gate at the beginning of the year, abandoning the difficult and difficult Void Cloud Technique, and instead practicing the Xuanqing Immortal Scroll, which is more adaptable and faster to enter the realm, all new disciples have followed this method.

Xuanqing Immortal Scroll Su Mai had contact three years ago, because he was dedicated to practicing the Void Cloud Technique, he did not have time to study, and then due to the peculiar physique, Su Mai was disheartened, and turned to practice the Five Elements Tribulation, and did not pay attention to this exercise.

From Gu Xiaofang's mouth, I learned that the Xuanqing Immortal Scroll has a total of nine realms, including Zhuyuan, Cleansing the Heart, Concentrating the Spirit, Imperial Qi, refining, exorcism, punishing the heart, leaving the soul, and Aotian, and the Xuanqing Ninefold Sect.

This Gu Xiaofang broke through the realm of washing the mind within three years, and he was already considered an outstanding person among the outer disciples, and it took five years for most of the outer disciples to break through to the state of mind washing, and even more than ten years, but this kind of thing was basically not related to the immortal path, so he could only stay in the door and do some chores for the rest of his life.

The two chatted while walking, during which Su Mai also asked about Gao Xiang's recent situation by the way, but Gu Xiaofang smiled and said nothing, and asked Gao Xiang himself.

Anyway, I will see it in a while, and Su Mai is not in a hurry, and follows Gu Xiaofang all the way, and goes straight to the front of a small courtyard on the east side. The wooden door is wide open, and there is a small wooden sign engraved with the word "earthquake" hanging under the door beam, which is gently swaying in the breeze, quiet and leisurely.

Gu Xiaofang said softly, "It's here", and stepped in, Su Mai then entered, and found that this courtyard was basically the same as the "Dui" courtyard where he lived when he first came a few years ago, except that there were a few more half-sized sycamores, which must have been planted by the people who lived there later.

Along the verandah, near the first wooden house on the north side, Gu Xiaoyi shouted inside: "Senior Brother Gao, come out quickly, someone is looking for you!"

"Who is it?", a rough voice came from inside, and then a round head stretched out from the small window on the side of the door, looking around.

Su Mai was overjoyed in his heart, and rushed forward and shouted, "Gao Xiang?"

The head moved in response, looked this way, suddenly froze, his eyes widened, and he said suspiciously: "Su Mai?"

After speaking, without waiting for Su Mai to respond, he shrank back, only to hear the "squeak" of the wooden door, Gao Xiang rushed out, grabbed Su Mai, and shouted: "Su Mai, it's really you, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Su Mai was also very excited, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar fat man, and nodding constantly.

In the past few years, Gao Xiang has become a lot taller, even half a head more than Su Mai, and his body is burly, but he can still see the appearance of the little fat man back then.

According to the rules of the Iron Sword Gate, if the outer disciples are not summoned by the master, they are usually not allowed to enter the inner valley, so unless Su Xiang comes to him, it is unlikely that Gao Xiang will see Su Mai.

What's more, in the past three years, Su Mai has lived in seclusion in the Patriarch's Hall, and even the inner disciples are not allowed to see him, and it is even more difficult for people outside to see him.

Now suddenly re-encountered, I am overjoyed, one is the old acquaintance of the two, although the relationship is not deep, but they have also experienced the big exam, which can be regarded as a common tribulation, and the second is that this iron sword gate is strictly graded, and there are very few inner disciples in and out of the outer valley, let alone entering this small courtyard, Su Mai is the first in the past few years.

After saying goodbye, Gao Xiang pulled Su into the house, and Gu Xiaofang said goodbye with interest.

Entering the door, I saw that the furnishings inside were relatively simple, the original room for five people has now become a bed and a table, a single room, Gao Xiang pulled Su Mai to sit at the table, poured a glass of water, and said abruptly: "I'm sorry, our treatment in the outer valley is not as good as your inner disciples, don't you mind." ”

Su Mai shook his head and said with a wry smile: "My ancestor hall is no better than yours, just have a place to live."

Gao Xiang was very anxious, and eagerly asked Su Mai about his experience in the past three years, Su Mai said lightly, and did not explain the fact that his dantian could not gather qi.

Gao Xiang had never heard of the Void Cloud Recipe that Su Mai had learned, and he didn't know the geometry of its realm, and when it came to the origin of the sect, Su Mai didn't elaborate, but it was the same kind of cultivation method of the Iron Sword Sect, which was similar to the Xuanqing Immortal Scroll.

"Then can you resist the sword now?", Gao Xiang asked eagerly.

"No, it's still early", Su Mai replied indifferently, but he thought in his heart that he was afraid that he would not have a chance to resist the sword in this life.

"That's right, seeing that you don't have a sword on your back, several of us have given swords and have begun to learn the method of the sword, and that Gu Xiaoyi is one of them just now", Gao Xiang said with some envy.

"What about you?", Su Mai asked, looking around and not noticing a sword hanging from the wall.

"I'm still early", Gao Xiang said with a wry smile, "At present, it is still the realm of Zhuyuan, I heard Senior Brother Ning say that according to my current progress, it will take half a year to break through to the state of mind washing."

"Don't be discouraged, I heard that it will take three years for most people to break through the state of mind washing when cultivating this Xuanqing Immortal Scroll," Su Mai comforted.

"I'm not in a hurry, I know my qualifications, I'm very satisfied with being able to cultivate so far, in addition to helping Senior Brother Ning take care of this outer valley, I usually practice diligently the rest of the time, and I don't expect to reach any realm, it's good to be able to fly with a sword, which can be regarded as satisfying my father's wishes." ”

Gao Xiang raised the water glass, took a sip, and when he talked about the flight of the sword, his face was envious, and it could be seen that he had a great yearning for this matter.

It is not surprising that for ordinary cultivators, the flight of the sword is the original intention of their cultivation, that is, Su Mai, at the beginning of cultivation, he also had a great fantasy, hoping that one day he could travel to the heavens and ride the wind, but now he has already accepted the reality, concentrated on cultivating the Five Elements Tribulation, and no longer has this empty dream.

From Gao Xiang's mouth, I learned that in the past three years, the outer disciples have mainly cultivated on their own, and there will be routine inspections of the senior brother of the executive hall every day, in addition to answering questions and solving doubts for the new disciples, they are also responsible for inspecting their cultivation and entering the realm, and discovering the disciples who enter the realm faster in a timely manner, and reporting to the execution hall.

This year's outer disciples are led by Ning Dachuan, the eldest disciple of the Deacon Hall, and Gao Xiang is good at talking because of his kindness and good conversation, and he usually has a good relationship with Ning Dachuan, so he is his assistant to assist in dealing with the work related to the outer valley.

Most of the newcomer disciples call it Senior Brother Gao, but they don't know much about his real name, so Su Mai asked Xun along the way, but no one knew it, if he knew the reason and asked Senior Brother Gao, I was afraid that there was nothing I didn't know.

Talking about these, Gao Xiang's face faintly had a little pride, among the newcomers in this year, although his practice is only average, but because of his straightforward and fast heart, coupled with his height and round face, and his kind face, he is even loved by the senior brothers, and he usually pays more attention, so he has a certain reputation among the outer disciples, and even the outer disciples who wash their minds are quite respectful of him, and privately discuss that he will enter the deacon hall, but sooner or later.

Knowing Gao Xiang's current situation, Su Mai was also very happy, he couldn't cultivate, Gao Xiang wanted to have some achievements, which was naturally a good thing, but I don't know how Gao Xiang would feel if he knew that he had no Tao and was practicing the side path?

The two talked very happily, in addition to what happened in the past two years, Su Mai also asked Gao Xiang about Han Ping'er, due to his low status, Gao Xiang also knew very little about the inner disciples, but occasionally heard Ning Dachuan mention that now this Han Ping'er is already a celebrity under Elder Jiang Yunjiang, who broke through the state of mind a year ago, and is now concentrating on cultivation under Elder Jiang's personal order, and is expected to become the fastest newcomer disciple of the Iron Sword Gate to break through the Concentration Realm, even Senior Sister Meiyu is not as good as it.

Mentioning this, Su Mai was also shocked, this Han Ping'er is very talented, this is something he already knew, otherwise Elder Jiang would not have chosen her first, but he didn't know that her qualifications were so good, she was even better than the heavenly Senior Sister Meiyu, and if she continued like this, I am afraid that she would have a bright future.

Looking at Su Mai's look of surprise, Gao Xiang chuckled and said, "Hey, you don't still have to think about Han Ping'er, they are now the treasures of the Iron Sword Gate, and we can't catch up on horseback, so don't waste your mind."

"No, I'm just happy for her, after all, she also came in the same group as us" Su Mai came back to his senses.

"That's right, maybe this Han Ping'er will take over the position of elder in the future, and he will still be able to remember the old feelings and take care of us," Gao Xiang said with a smile.

Su Mai shook his head, noncommittal.

After a long conversation, it has been nearly two hours, and the sunlight shines through the small courtyard, shines into the windowsill, and sprinkles on the bodies of the two teenagers, which is warm and quiet.