Chapter 1: Unzen
On the evening peak of Yunxian Mountain Pool, the first glimmer of morning has just been sprinkled.
Three girls with bamboo baskets in their hands are walking along the mountain road.
All three were twelve or thirteen years old, all dressed in plain robes, and two of the girls walked behind, with white faces and delicate eyebrows, and although they all wore simple hairstyles, they could hardly hide their appearances.
The girl at the head was shorter, younger, but precocious, with furrowed eyebrows, as if she was thinking about something.
The bamboo basket that the three of them carried in their hands contained some vegetables and wild vegetables picked up by the roadside, although they were all dusty, there was no trace of fatigue on their faces, and they were chatting and discussing something.
At this time, it was the shorter girl who spoke, and before she could speak, her eyebrows were already furrowed: "In another month, the sect will be assessed, and the master will not teach some useful things every day, but just let us do some exercise, can we really pass it when the time comes?"
"I can't have another chance in the second half of the year, so don't worry too much. ”
One of the two girls in the back said, while leisurely looking at the beautiful flowers and plants on the side of the road, her attitude is very good, she has a pair of red phoenix eyes, named Lin Yurou, is the earliest of the three.
"Have you decided which branch you will go to?" asked the other two, the girl at the end.
This question immediately aroused Lin Yurou's interest: "I want to go to Baihua Peak! I heard the senior sister over there say that there are strange flowers collected by the master of Baihua Peak from all over the mountain, not to mention how beautiful they are, and they can also control the hundred flowers and refine the elixir! Where do you want to go, Senior Sister Liu?"
Senior Sister Liu was the girl who asked the question, and she said without thinking: "Baihua Peak is the first peak of my sect, whether it is refining medicine or imperial weapons, it is very good, but I think Chi Wanfeng is more pure, which is more suitable for me, and the peak master does not have many requirements for us!"
The shortest girl was named Zhong Hanyan, she frowned and retorted: "It's not a good thing to have no requests! I don't want to be sent back to the human world because of poor cultivation!" Since I came here, I have been practicing diligently every day, and I am inspired to be the first person in my generation.
Zhong Hanyan thought of something, and sighed again: "Alas, I don't know the specific assessment method, Yurou, have you asked the senior sister of Baihua Peak?"
Lin Yurou said: "Senior sister said that everyone's assessment is not allowed to tell others the content, especially to the outer disciples, otherwise they will be punished!"
"Senior Sister Zhong, don't worry too much, you work so weekdays, it must be fine. Liu Qingmian smiled at her.
Hearing this, Zhong Hanyan's brows stretched slightly, and these words finally stopped her complaining.
The three of them chatted as they walked, and today it was their turn to go up the mountain to take care of the sect's fields, and take some vegetables back to store them by the way. The three of them naturally didn't want to do these chores, but they could only obey the sect's arrangement, which was called exercising their muscles and bones. After picking, you must bring it back before the morning exercise, if you miss the morning exercise, you will inevitably be punished.
The three of them have been out for some hours, so they quickened their pace and moved forward, the front was full of clouds and mist, on the high mountain farther away, the clouds poured down like a rushing waterfall, it was one of the wonders of Yunxian Mountain, the fairy waterfall, and under the cloud waterfall, there was a magnificent square, there were dozens of Taoist children on the square, and the voices of the people were boiling.
These children are all junior disciples on Yunxian Mountain. Yunxian Mountain is divided into nine peaks, each with its own peak master. Each peak is unique, but it is inextricably linked. The Nine Peaks together constitute the Yunxian Sect, which is the only sect that only accepts female cultivators today, and it is mainly based on the control of weapons. Although the strength of the sect is not very strong, its head is the first decent sect in the cultivation world today, the Taoist companion of the sect master of the Seven Xuan Sect, with a great reputation, and no one dares to bully.
Every year, each faction will go to the mortal world at the beginning of spring to find disciples with superior qualifications to strengthen the sect, and Liu Qingmian is the disciple who was accepted by his master by chance this year.
This peak headed by Feng Ling is also a "strange scene" on Yunxian Mountain, because the peak master has a lonely personality, it is often difficult to find traces, if it is not for the annual requirements of the sect to accept disciples, her branch may not even have one. Because of the scarcity of people under the sect, the branch hall is naturally a little dilapidated, and even the sect competition in the cultivation realm is extremely conspicuous every year.
The disciples on Yunxian Mountain come from different backgrounds, although there is no shortage of wealthy families, most of them are children of ordinary families, but where Liu Qingmian came from, she can't say.
On that day, she was injured and fainted at the bottom of a cliff at the foot of Yunxian Mountain, Feng Ling just returned to the sect from there, and rescued her.
But she didn't remember why she was here other than her name. Although he lacks his memory, Liu Qingmian is young and has a gentle and sensible personality, which is very pleasing to his elders, but he also attracts the jealousy of many peers.
Although these disciples have been assigned to various peaks, their daily practice is only once a day in the morning, and they practice the basic pranayama in a unified manner, so as to build the foundation and cultivate the yuan.
Although it is not difficult and does not require disciples to go, in order to learn true kung fu, they must participate in the disciple selection held twice a year, and only after passing can they become inner disciples and receive personal teachings from their masters.
In another month, it will be time for the assessment, and those who pass by that time will have a chance to choose again and enter the branch hall of their choice, which is exactly what the three of them just discussed.
The three of them hurried back to their residences, arranged the food baskets neatly on the kitchen table, and then rushed to the Zongmen Square to attend the daily morning class.
Due to the fact that the junior disciples could not fly with weapons, the place where the Zongmen Square was built was located in the middle of the peaks, and there were bridges, although the road was a little far, but this was also a physical training arranged for the disciples.
The three of them hurried slowly, and finally reached the center of the square, but they heard a sound of breaking the air, which was extremely harsh, and attracted the children around to look up, and it was a light blue shadow, stepping on a jade flute, drawing a circle in the air, and finally stopped in the center of the square like a fairy.
The girl was wearing a light blue dress, dragging on the ground, walking with fluttering sleeves, really full of fairy spirit, two years older than the people around her, although her face was still very immature, but she was already a beauty embryo.
I saw that the girl walked unhurriedly to a woman wearing a Taoist robe under the gaze of everyone, although this person's face could not hide the traces of time, but it was still beautiful, it was Dong Ying, who was usually responsible for preaching to junior disciples.
Dong Ying saw the arrival of her delicate daughter, quite the style of her youth, and a smile appeared on her serious face, but she still said sternly: "Yuting, the morning class is about to start, what are you doing here?"
Lu Yuting knew that her mother didn't really blame her, so she just smiled and grabbed her arm, and said coquettishly: "Isn't this not started yet, Yuting can't come to see you on purpose?"
Dong Ying couldn't hide the smile on the corner of her mouth, although her daughter was not the most beautiful in the Yunxian Sect, she was also one of the best among the new inner disciples, and she was born with a water spirit and loveliness, and she was inevitably talked about often in the sect, which made her stained with a lot of light. Looking at the envious and jealous eyes around her, she felt a little more proud.
Dong Ying stroked her daughter's head: "You girl, I haven't seen you come to see me on weekdays, let's say, what do you want?"
Lu Yuting smiled and said, "The jade flute you gave me has been a little sluggish recently, and I want to practice it again!"
Her jade flute was a magic weapon given to her by her father on the day she became an inner disciple, although it was not very powerful, but it was also a rare object, and she naturally loved it very much, and the ritual could enhance the spiritual connection between the owner of the magic weapon and him, making it more convenient to use.
It's just that this cost is also expensive, and these ordinary disciples with no background don't even dare to think about it.
But Dong Ying readily agreed without blinking her eyes, causing the people around her to blush again. At this time, Lu Yuting flickered and saw the three people who were also watching the excitement, blinked, and exclaimed, "Huh, the wild vegetable trio?"
A few uncontrollable laughter erupted in the crowd, and the entire sect, Chi Wanfeng's poverty was known to everyone. Liu Qingmian's face did not show the slightest embarrassment, he greeted him with a smile, and greeted him warmly: "Senior Sister Lu, long time no see!", the three of them looked quite embarrassed, and their trouser legs were a little dirty, which was in stark contrast to the graceful girl in front of them.
The girl was slightly surprised by Liu Qingmian's reaction, but she still nodded in response, the light blue dress on her body was woven with some kind of silk, even if the sleeves of the robe reached the ground, it was still dusty, and there were a few orchids on it, and the treasure light flowed with her movements, as if she was alive.
At this time, Hanyan also reacted, and called out to the senior sister without being salty, only Lin Yurou couldn't escape the love of her daughter's family, and the envy in her eyes was difficult to hide, staring at the long skirt, she forgot to say hello.
Seeing this, Lu Yuting was proud in her heart, and said with a smile: "Why is Yurou so silent today?
This somewhat ironic remark made Lin Yurou wake up like a dream, and her face was hot, but because she lost the opportunity, she was usually sharp-toothed.
A majestic bell came from not far away, it was the sign of the beginning of the morning class, and today it became a life-saving bell for the three of them, Lu Yuting accepted it when she saw it, and then didn't look at them, said goodbye to her mother, and walked away with the flute.
Looking at the blue shadow in the sky, Lin Yurou was so angry that she stomped her feet, eager to scold the woman immediately, but because Dong Ying was in front, she could only give up.
It stands to reason that these ordinary three people may not be able to contact this kind of immortal child in their lives, but after all, the sect is so big, everyone shares this side of the landscape, and it is not difficult to meet.
Coincidentally, that day coincided with a group of elite disciples of the Seven Xuanzong Sect coming to supervise their studies, and several people from Chi Wanfeng were also fortunate to be present. They don't see the opposite sex on weekdays, so they are naturally curious, especially when they see Ye Yunzhi, the chief disciple of the Seven Xuanzong, who is dressed in white and fluttering, handsome and chic, no matter who he is, he is very kind to anyone, and he does not have a little chief shelf, and immediately captured the hearts of many girls, including Lu Yuting and Lin Yurou.
These two people not only have similar names, but even their personalities are extremely similar, and it can be said that as soon as they make eye contact, they feel the breath of each other's rivals.
This teaching lasted for a week, in order to facilitate the answer to everyone's questions, the people of the Seven Xuanzong would go to the mission square every day, and both of them had the intention of looking at the little brother, and they ran there a lot, a few times, the battle of tongues must be inevitable, although Lin Yurou is sharp-toothed, but because of the identity gap, coupled with Chi Wanfeng's reputation, this nickname was also given as such.
Lu Yuting relied on her mother's status, and her right to speak was higher than theirs, and Lin Yurou could only suffer a secret loss.
Fortunately, the two of them are still young, and they are not a deep hatred, and the teachers and commanders turn a blind eye to these little things.
As the sound of the bells dissipated, the square gradually quieted down, and all the children sat cross-legged on the ground with Dong Ying as the center. When everyone was ready, she began to teach today's lesson.
“... When the inner breath is stabilized, the flow of the mind in the body will not stop, and at that time, the effort of breathing and regulating the breath will be completed..."
Dong Ying's voice was not loud, but he secretly used his internal force to make it clear in this square, so as to ensure that every disciple here could hear it clearly.
Liu Qingmian sat upright on the ground like everyone else, her gray-blue eyes even darker under the shadow of her eyelashes, as if she was stunned. Gradually, the voices of the people around her slowly blurred, and in this meditation, she recalled in her mind the various scenes she had experienced in the past two days, and carefully thought about what had happened to her.
Countless fragments of memories before the crossing quickly flashed in her mind, hot pot, strings of incense, barbecue, milk tea, etc., haunting her heart day and night, but the memories that belonged to this body were still blank.
The first time she woke up after crossing, she fell weakly under the cliff, and she was lucky, lying there for a long time, and then she met the Feng Ling of the way, although the Feng Ling was withdrawn, but it was not a person who could not be saved when he saw death.
That day, she asked Liu Qingmian three questions: "Where do you live, I can send you back." ”
Liu Qingmian shook his head: "I don't remember where I live." ”
"Are you willing to go to the Yunxian Sect with me?"
Liu Qingmian said with difficulty: "It hurts... What are Yunxian dumplings? What are the restaurants? I'm so hungry..."
The other party's face, which had been as plain as water, was also a little tense: "... Your qualifications are not suitable for cultivating my sect's immortal method, can you think about it and don't regret it?"
Liu Qingmian felt like she was about to faint: "No regrets, no regrets, I'll go if I eat and wrap up..."