"Ah Cheng, I heard that Wang Sitong call you Wang Congwu before?" Zhang Yifan looked at Ah Cheng with a smile, he remembered that the pseudonym he used at that time was Wang Wulai.

Ah Cheng's face turned red, a little embarrassed, and then said as if he had made up his mind: "Ah Cheng has been an orphan since he was a child, and it was Engong who gave me hope and brought me into the Tao, such as regenerating parents, Ah Cheng is willing to follow Engong!"

"Have you thought about it? I'm actually a member of the sect, not a casual cultivator. It should be more than enough to join the sect with your qualifications, but now you are still a casual cultivator, which means that you still like to be free and don't like the constraints of the sect. ”

"Well, Engong misunderstood, in fact, those three sects are very unkind to casual cultivation now, and Burning Sky Valley is afraid that those of us who have already cultivated to a certain extent are intersecting people of other sects, so we have always refused to accept it, so I have always been a casual cultivator. Ah Cheng said with a wry smile.

"Well, will you follow me?" ”

"Ah Cheng is willing to follow Eun Gong, if... It would be better if he could be a teacher. ”

"I'll talk about the apprenticeship later. You first go to Jiangyue Island City, Huzhou to wait for my news, if there is no news from me within half a year, you will crush this transmission note. ”

After speaking, Zhang Yifan took out a delicate talisman, read some things to the talisman, and then handed it to Ah Cheng.

"Okay, Eun Gong. Ah Cheng took the note and said respectfully.

"By the way, I converted that true flow sword into a spirit stone, this is 10,000 spirit stones, you can distribute the spirit stones to your friends who have suffered losses, this kind of thing needs to be paid attention to in the future, there is no such good thing in the world." ”

"Thank you. By the way, what if... If those friends of mine also want to follow you, most of them are like-minded with me, and their character is okay, is that okay?" Ah Cheng looked at Zhang Yifan with some hope.

Zhang Yifan frowned, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, what is the difference between his approach and the three sects, he has done casual cultivation and knows the hardships.

However, the sect is very strict with its disciples, not as unrestrained as it was during casual cultivation, which is also unbearable for some casual casual cultivators.

Moreover, most of the scattered cultivators are not loyal to the sect, and they will be dissatisfied with some of the selection and grading of the sect, which can easily cause disputes between disciples and affect the harmony of the sect.

The most important thing is that most of the casual cultivators have average qualifications, and they don't have much value for cultivation, and their contributions to the sect as monks in the foundation building period are generally not as much as the cultivation of the sect.

Therefore, some large sects prefer to select disciples with excellent qualifications from among the spirit children, so as to cultivate the loyalty and cohesion of disciples, which is also the core foundation of a large sect.

But everything is not absolute, and there are also some elite monks in some casual cultivators, but they are unlucky to do casual cultivation.

"You choose some monks who are trustworthy and have no problems with their character, and then decide after I find you, after entering the sect, it is not like doing a loose cultivation, everything needs to abide by the rules, and tell them about the powerful relationship in it, and it must be voluntary. It would be very difficult to wait until you entered the sect and then want to leave, and you need to pay a great price. Zhang Yifan said to Ah Cheng in a serious tone.

"Yes, Engong, I know, I will make it clear to them!" Ah Cheng Daxi said.

Seeing this, Zhang Yifan said with a smile: "It is also fate for you and me to meet again, and it is also a reward for you to choose to follow me, this Huojiao Banner has followed me for a long time, and its power is not bad." ”

Ah Cheng was very excited when he saw the Jiaolong Banner that exuded a powerful fire attribute aura, he had just built the foundation, and he had barely managed to get together a powerful superlative magic weapon over the years, and this Jiaolong Weapon was not ordinary at first glance, he liked it very much.

"Thank you to Engong! Ah Cheng will swear to follow Engong to the death, and he will have no regrets in his life. Ah Cheng suddenly knelt down and bowed, which frightened Zhang Yifan.

In the blink of an eye, I already understood Ah Cheng's intentions. It was not a Jiaolong Banner that bought him, but that he was able to give away such a valuable magic weapon, and he was able to return 10,000 spirit stones at will, which made Ah Cheng feel that he had not followed the wrong person.

Perhaps the previous follower was to repay the favor and take refuge, but now the real thing is to see him as the leader.

"Okay, you go find your friend, and then get ready to leave here in one or two, I don't think Wang Sitong will give up on this, you should also pay attention. I still have some things to attend to, and I can't take care of you for a while. ”

"Engong rest assured, that Wang Sitong simply relied on the power of the Zhen Miao Sect, in fact, he had already fallen out of favor in the sect, Wang Shanshui just did not expel him from the sect because of the family feelings, otherwise I would not dare to confront him directly. Ah Cheng pointed out very vaguely, so that Zhang Yifan did not have to worry about Wang Shanshui.

Zhang Yifan smiled, feeling that Ah Cheng was still as clever and intelligent as ever, and at the same time, his innocence was undiminished, and he liked it a little more in his heart.

He said a few more words, and then the two parted.

......

Aoki Lake has a radius of nearly 1,000 miles and is the largest lake in Chu State. Lake Aoki seems to be naturally divided into four areas, and it has distinctive characteristics.

In the eastern region, thousands of fishing boats work on it all year round, forming a small town around the lake with fishing as its main business.

The northern area is a place to enjoy the scenery, hundreds of miles of lotus, water lotus all over the lake, forming a beautiful scenery, and even an emperor's palace here.

The western area is the water area where the imperial court navy drilled, and it is also the main waterway connecting the direct flow of the Hengjiang River, where an important naval army of the Chu State is arranged.

As for the southern area and the central area, it is very mysterious and weird, and it is known as the Ghost Fog Lake in the local area.

Because the center of Lake Aoki and the southern area are perennially filled with water mist, it is rumored that there are many water ghosts and water demons in it, as long as you enter the fishing boat or even a military boat, you will get lost, and when you hear the sound of ghosts crying wolves, you can only get out of danger by praying to the gods.

And some bold people don't believe this, and want to find out, but in the end they have gone and disappeared completely.

Since then, the southern area and the central area have the title of Oniki Lake, and no one dares to come near you anymore, and whenever there is a good thing to do, travelers will be stopped by local guides. Even later, the Chu State Navy also made a guide water tower in the nearby area, and it was strictly forbidden to approach.

In fact, the central area of the lake is where the three sects are located, and there are three spiritual islands in the lake, and then the characteristics are different, and finally the distinctive characteristics of the three sects are formed.

The Xuanhuo Sect is built on a spiritual island formed by an extinct volcano, and the island is rich in fire attribute spiritual power, so this sect is famous for its fire attribute exercises throughout the immortal cultivation world.

The spiritual island where the Zhen Miao Sect is located contains a spiritual spring, which lasts all year round, and is the foundation of the Zhen Miao Sect, and it is said that this spring has the miraculous effect of improving the monk's perception of water attribute spells and exercises.

As for the Bailing Sect, it is located on the largest spirit island in the south, and the climate on the spirit path is like spring all year round, and the spirit plants are everywhere, so it is very suitable for raising spirit animals. Originally, this Spirit Dao Spirit Exorcism Valley wanted to take it for himself, but in the end, the three sects united and finally resisted the pressure of the Spirit Exorcism Valley.

Aoki City is in the south of Aoki Lake, built by the lake, and belongs to the three sects under the joint management, Aoki City is the largest fang city in Lingnan Prefecture, earning a large number of spirit stones for the three sects every year, which is also the distribution place for some treasures sold in the secret realm of Aoki Lake.

As for the Aoki Lake Secret Realm, it is in the center of the three spirit islands, located at the bottom of the Aoki Lake, and there are three monks guarding near the secret realm all year round, and the closer to the opening period of the secret realm, the stronger the power of the guards, and it is very difficult for some monks to sneak in.

The secret realm of Lake Aoki is very large, and it has only explored a range of nearly 1,000 miles until now, and the environment inside is also very complex and dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will fall into it.

In addition to the nearly 100 monks of the sect who enter the secret realm every year, there are also nearly 100 disciples of scattered cultivators or small sects who enter the secret realm from other relatively hidden entrances.

However, in the past hundred years, most of the people who have gone out of the secret realm every year are the disciples of those sects, and there are more disciples of those scattered or small sects who have disappeared.

It is rumored that it is due to the increased danger of these monks exploring the depths of the secret realm.

After years of exploration in the secret realm, although the immortal cultivation resources inside will slowly recover, it can't withstand such a long time of picking, and it is difficult to find some valuable spiritual treasures at the entrance, and only by staying away from the entrance can you search for truly valuable treasures.

And the depths of the secret realm will encounter all kinds of dangers, so there are many monks who have fallen in the secret realm.

The disciples of the great sects are strong because of the excellent magic weapons and powerful skills, and the natural fall is few. The strength of the disciples of the small sect or the scattered cultivation is naturally worse than that, so there will be more falls.

It was rumored that because the secret realm was too dangerous, many monks of scattered or small sects were not willing to take any more risks, so the secret realm pass tokens of the three sects were not sold well for a period of time.

However, since some scattered cultivators found a kind of spirit pet egg called the Miao Tooth Crocodile in the secret realm one after another, the enthusiasm of those monks was mobilized, resulting in the supply of secret realm pass tokens, which rose to the level of two thousand spirit stones.

And this can't stop those who want to get the spirit pet eggs at all, and many people don't hesitate to fight for it.

Because the spirit pet egg of the miao-toothed crocodile is worth at least 10,000 spirit stones, once this egg hatches, it is easy to get a juvenile miao-toothed crocodile spirit pet.

The toothed crocodile is very easy to feed, and when it becomes an adult, it has the strength of a fifth-level demon beast, and at the same time, its potential is extraordinary, and it can even reach the level of a sixth-level demon beast under careful cultivation.

Moreover, the Miao Tooth Crocodile is a very powerful water attribute demon beast, which has greatly improved the strength of the monk, and is far from being comparable to ordinary spirit beasts.

Although there seem to be only one or two monks who get this spirit pet egg every year, it is enough to make the monk crazy about the spirit pet egg of the miaotooth crocodile.

And far more than that, the other treasures in the Aoki Lake Secret Realm are also just as tempting, and sometimes you will even find some magic weapons and spiritual materials, which are worth enough to make a group of monks lose their minds, and there are countless murders and treasures that have occurred in the secret realm.

So naturally there are a lot of monks who have fallen in it.

If it weren't for the fact that the disciples of the great sects all had some protection and imprint tracking in the secret realm, it is estimated that the battles between them would be even worse, and more people would die.

In contrast, the disciples of the scattered cultivators and small sects are much more miserable, no one cares about their life and death, and if they are left alone after encountering each other, they will easily be killed and robbed.

Therefore, generally before entering the secret realm, they will find familiar friends to act together between casual cultivators, so as to ensure some safety.