Leaving the flowers, Sumai turned back.

When I passed by the bamboo house, I couldn't help but go back and look at the portrait again, close the bamboo house with my hand, and turn to leave.

It's strange to say, he himself can't tell why he entered the house again, is it because the woman in the painting is too beautiful?

Maybe what he misses in his heart is the same white clothes.

Bypassing the misty lake, I went through the secret path from which I came, and soon returned to the clearing where I had been.

Su Mai turned his head to look behind him, and immediately walked towards the exit.

After pondering for a long time in the sea of flowers, Su Mai thought about it again and again, and decided to try his luck at the Iron Sword Gate.

After all, this place is not far from where the sect is located, and if Wu You can save his life, he will probably go there, and maybe he will meet again.

Walking straight along the path in front of you, there is nothing unusual, and the green reeds on both sides are still the same.

The difference is that there are occasional birds chirping in the ears, compared to the previous dead silence, a little more angry, in the meantime, like a country road, fresh and natural, without the previous depression, the mood is much better.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, suddenly the sky was bright ahead, and he had already reached the end of the green reeds.

Su Mai was overjoyed in his heart, and he felt that he had seen the light of day again, so he walked quickly, and ran out after a while, only to see a mountain col in front of him, and the wide and deep Qinglan River could be seen in the distance.

Following the trail in front of the mountain, turning a corner, Su Mai Huoran stopped.

A black and heavy giant sword appeared in front of him.

Dozens of zhang high, straight into the sky, in the middle engraved with four ancient seal characters "iron sword Liufang".

Su Mai was overjoyed in his heart, the giant sword in front of him was the symbol of the Iron Sword Gate, and he had already arrived at the mountain gate of the Iron Sword Gate.

There was a trot in the direction of the greatsword, and in a moment it was at its feet.

As soon as he approached, he felt a cold air rushing towards his face, and Su Mai shook up his body and leaned over.

I saw that this sword is about ten zhang wide, the whole body is made of bluestone, it is the color of green daisy, look up, only to feel a black shadow straight into the sky, I don't know its height, I stand under it, straight like an ant.

Su Mai was greatly impressed in his heart, and said in his heart that this iron sword gate is really unfathomable, this giant sword alone is enough to shock the world, it is not a god-like power, who can erect it and stand on the bank of this green river for hundreds of years.

Moving forward along the base of the greatsword, I found that behind it was a bluestone-paved avenue, wide and flat, stretching straight into the valley under the two peaks, and the mouth of the valley seemed to be walked by pedestrians.

Su Maida walked in, and in a moment he had reached the mouth of the valley, only to see a stone platform across the intersection in front of him, two young men in green shirts and long swords standing on one side, and a woman in red in the middle, who was writing something in a low voice.

Before Su Mai could get closer, the young man on the left greeted him and said with a smile: "This little brother, but you are here to participate in our sect's triennial apprenticeship ceremony?"

"Exactly, please also ask the senior brother for guidance" Su Mai saw that the man was smiling, so he bowed his hand.

"Go to Senior Sister Mei to register first"

The man casually led Su Mai to the stone platform, and said: "You are lucky, today is the last day, when the sun sets, we will seal the valley, and if you want to come in, you will have to wait until three years later."

Su Mai was startled, thinking that fortunately he didn't stay in the green reeds for a long time, otherwise he might not be able to enter this iron sword gate.

Just as he was thinking to himself, a crisp voice came from his ear, "Name, hometown?"

Su Mai was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Senior sister Hui, the younger brother's surname is Su Mingmai, and he is originally from Nanyan Mountain, Yunzhou."

"Yunzhou, how did you come here?" the woman in red asked, looking up.

"Back to the senior sister, the younger brother is not from Yunzhou, because my family died when I was a child, I have been away from Yunzhou for ten years, and this time I came from Ningzhou to Qingshi City."

When the woman looked up, Su Mai quietly glanced at her and found that she was very pretty, a white-toothed moth, without powder, but with her own romantic charm.

Seeing her asking herself, Su Mai hurriedly replied.

"Why did you come here?" the woman in red continued.

"Under the guidance of a fortune teller, I have studied the immortal law so far", Su Mai said.

"Fortune teller?" the woman whispered to herself, her face moving slightly, and she quickly returned to normal.

"First follow Senior Brother Ning to the exam disciples to rest, tomorrow you will have your own examination school, whether you can stay or not depends on your creation. ”

After the woman finished speaking, she immediately said to the man on the right: "Senior Brother Yuan, I just counted that there are two hundred and thirty-one disciples who took the exam this year, and this person should be the last."

"Well, Senior Sister Mei and Senior Brother Ning have worked hard this time, I see that the sun is gradually setting, let's go back to the valley first, the two of you have also prepared early, and there will be some hard work tomorrow. ”

The man's tone was very polite, his face was cold, and he couldn't see his emotions.

After some deliberation by the three of them, the man known as Senior Brother Yuan and the woman in red walked towards the valley first, and Su Mai followed the man who greeted him earlier and then also walked towards the valley.

The two chatted while walking, and learned from this man that his name was Ning Dachuan, who entered the Iron Sword Sect three years ago, and was mainly responsible for the reception and management of the disciples of the New Sect.

The woman in red's name is Mei Yu, who entered at the same time as him, has extremely high qualifications, and is the proud disciple of the head of the Iron Sword Sect Yi Jianchu, and the legend is that she is the best qualified one among the young generation of the Iron Sword Gate in recent years.

And the man known as Senior Brother Yuan's surname is Yuan Mingxiao, who is the proud disciple of Mo Ziyang, the elder of the Iron Sword Gate Torture Hall, who usually assists his master in regulating punishments, is extremely stable, and has a high prestige among young disciples.

In a few moments, the two of them had entered the valley, and they saw that the valley was very spacious, about hundreds of acres.

Directly in front is a circular square, and the bluestone-paved ground is carved with huge gossip patterns.

There are nine giant stone pillars in the middle, about ten zhang high, although not as majestic as the giant sword in front of the mountain, but the nine pillars stand side by side, but there is a reckless and majestic momentum.

Su Mai stared at the stone pillars arranged in sequence, surprised, but felt a little familiar for a while.

Ning Dachuan was not surprised to see Su Mai's situation, and said with a smile: "This is the famous Nine Palace Stone Formation of my Iron Sword Sect, and every new disciple who comes in is as surprised as you when they see it for the first time." ”

"Nine Palaces, Gossip"

Su Mai suddenly realized, it turned out that this was a giant Nine Palace Bagua Diagram, no wonder it looked familiar.

"Senior Brother Ning, may I ask what is the purpose of this Nine Palace Array being so huge?" asked Su Mai puzzled.

"I don't know much about it, it is rumored that this Nine Palaces Sword Array was created by the Patriarch of the Creation School, when the ancestor traveled here, saw the glow in the valley, the aura gathered, asserted that this is the spiritual eye of the Qinghe, for a rare treasure of cultivating the truth, so he stopped here to preach, in the name of the iron sword he carried, called the Iron Sword Gate, and moved the Qinghe Boulder with the Heavenly Immortal Law, and set up the Nine Palace Array and the giant sword of the valley mouth, which became the symbol of the Iron Sword Gate, and has been erected here for thousands of years for future generations to admire."

Ning Dachuan paused, and then said: "However, there are also rumors that this Nine Palace Array is here, not set up by the ancestor, it is rumored that this array can pass through the heavens and the earth ghosts and gods, once it is activated, it has the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, but unfortunately no one has ever seen it, and no one knows its usage for thousands of years, maybe it is just a rumor, now the head of Yi is majestic and strategic, and the mountain gate is opened, there are many newcomers this year, and the assessment is also unique, but this stone henge has a new use."

"What a new use, what a new use," Su Maiqi said.

"Well, you'll know tomorrow" Ning Dachuan smiled mysteriously and sold a pass.

Su Mai was confused, but it was inconvenient to ask more, and looked forward along the stone pillar.

I saw that the northeast side of the valley was a cliff, and many wooden houses were densely built under the cliff, lined up along the cliff wall, which was very spectacular.

On the west side of the valley is a bluestone avenue, which extends inward along the Bagua Square, and submerges into the end of the valley, which seems to have another place.

Ning Dachuan led Su Xiang to the wooden house on the east side, and on the way, he introduced him to the relevant characters of the Iron Sword Gate.

Only then did Su Mai learn that this Iron Sword Gate had been established on the bank of the Green River for nearly a thousand years, and it was originally a famous cultivator of the righteous path in the world.

Later, for some reason, the talent withered, one generation was not as good as the next, and its fame has been greatly reduced in the past hundred years.

Until 50 years ago, Yi Jianchu took over the post of head of the sect, greatly promoted reforms, recruited talents, and openly selected qualified young disciples every year, focusing on cultivation, but also cultivated a lot of talented and advanced talents, among which Qin Yu, the big disciple of the head of the sect, and Yuan Xiao, who I just saw, have become famous among the younger generation of the righteous path in recent years.

Speaking of the head of the family, Ning Dachuan was full of awe, and he could see that he was sincerely worshipping.

Su Mai couldn't help but think to himself, what kind of character this is easy to see at the beginning, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to see it in the future.

The two chatted all the way, and Ning Dachuan was very talkative, which made Su Mai a little less restrained, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of this possible senior brother in the future.

After walking for a while, Su Mai seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked Ning Dachuan, "Senior Brother Ning, may I ask if there is a newcomer named Wu You among the newcomers who will come this year?"

Ning Dachuan replied: "A total of hundreds of people have come in the past few days, and I can't remember."

"He should have arrived today, probably before me," Sumai asked.

"Today I am on duty, and the newcomers who come are all guided by me, and there is no one named Wu You in my impression" Ning Dachuan thought for a while and replied.

It seems that Wu You hasn't arrived here yet, Su Mai is a little worried, he won't still be trapped in the Five Ghost Trace Technique, right?

The mysterious man had already left, the formation was out of control, and the power was gradually dissipating, if he stayed still, there should be no danger.

Just as they were worried, the two of them had reached the wooden house before they knew it.

Ning Dachuan pointed to the large wall in front of him, and said to Su Mai: "This is the place where the newcomer disciples live and stay, from north to east according to the order of the gossip, the newcomers who have not yet entered the entrance are arranged in the last Gen and Duiyuan, there are many disciples who have entered the examination this year, and the hospital has been temporarily vacated, you are the last newcomer to come to take the exam this year, and live in the last Duiyuan."

After saying that, he walked to the east side first, and Su Mai looked at the wooden houses in front of him, and found that these wooden houses were not connected, but were composed of independent courtyards.

There are green trees between the courtyards, which are self-contained, and there is a bluestone path in front of them, and there is a number plate hanging above the courtyard gate.

There is a lantern-sized wooden plaque hanging on the door number of the small courtyard in front of him, with the word "leaving" engraved on it, which is the newly vacated courtyard in the mouth of Ning Dachuan.

Go east along the courtyard, bypass the Gen courtyard, and arrive at the end of the courtyard, except for the house number, these three small courtyards are almost identical.

Su Mai stepped into the courtyard gate with Ning Dachuan, and appeared in front of him a small garden, saying that it was a garden, but in fact, it was just planting some ordinary flowers and trees on the flat ground in the courtyard, with a stone platform and several stone piers.

The garden is surrounded by a verandah, connected by sixteen rooms, and nothing else.