The sun hangs high in the sky and emits its scorching light, and the noon of summer is so hot that the loess on the ground loses its moisture, and as long as the breeze caresses it, it will bring up puffs of dust, making it even more difficult to breathe. "Fuck, this hellish weather is really hot, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid Lao Tzu will return to his place. A childish voice said indignantly. I saw two teenagers sitting under the big tree beside the dirt road, they were leaning against the big tree, and they were dozing groggily through its shade, and the naughty boy who spoke was older, looking about eight or nine years old, with a slender figure, sallow skin, a high nose, small eyes, a short unkempt hair like withered grass, a few traces of sweat oozing from his forehead and sideburns, and the expression on his face looked very impatient.

"Brother Bai, don't complain, this weather is not something we can call the shots, the so-called calm heart is naturally cool. However, I really hope that there will be a heavy rain now, and take away a little bit of dryness. The boy next to the messy naughty boy who spoke, and the naughty boy he called Brother Bai was much more handsome, with a clean cloth on his shoulders, fair skin, big eyes, double eyelids, and slightly long black hair neatly combed behind his head, about seven or eight years old, shorter than the previous naughty boy.

Brother Bai glanced at the talking naughty boy, snorted, and said, "Okay, Xuan Zai, don't talk so much, it's awkward to hear." Your family conditions are not very good, but you kid has to cry every day to go to school, what's the use of going to school in our ghost place? I see! You might as well go with me to chop wood, so that you can also supplement your family. "These two children are from a nearby village, Brother Bai's name is Tan Shaobai, his parents died when he was very young, leaving him with only a thatched hut that could not shelter from the rain in summer and the wind in winter, and he had to survive by some kind villagers in the village.

Now he makes a living by collecting firewood every day, using the firewood he brings and exchanging some food for the villagers. The naughty boy he called Xuan Tsai was in the same village as him, named Tan Jinxuan, the two grew up together and were the best playmates, Tan Jinxuan's family conditions were not much better than Tan Shaobai's, and his parents just relied on a thin plot of land next to the planting village to barely make a living. Children from poor families like them mature very early, and although they are not yet ten years old, they always regard themselves as adults, and even try to imitate adults in the tone of their voices.

After listening to Tan Shaobai's words, Zhang Hao, who had been polite and polite before, suddenly revealed his original form, and said with a smile: "Brother Bai, how can I say that I have studied with that old scholar for a few days, what is wrong with letting me drag and drop the text? ”

Tan Shaobai knocked on Xuan Zai's head and scolded with a smile: "I know that you kid is like this." What do you want to learn more, it's obviously an excuse for not wanting to do farm work, I think, you may not know a few more words than me, our brothers combined, I'm afraid the big words of watermelon can't fit a basket Oh. ”

Tan Jinxuan said slightly angrily: "I'll be anxious with you when I knock on my head again, I have lofty ideals, although laziness is a very important purpose." ”

Tan Shaobai smiled and came to Tan Jinxuan's side, and under Tan Jinxuan's vigilant gaze, he hit him on the head again, and the force was obviously greater than the one just now. Tan Jinxuan screamed and pounced, and the two scuffled together in the vulgar words attacking each other. Tan Shaobai's strength was obviously greater than Tan Jinxuan's, and after a while, he pressed him to the ground, and said with a smile: "Take it." ”

Although Tan Jinxuan was restrained, he refused to admit defeat, snorted, and said unwillingly: "The weather is too hot, I'm afraid that you will be too hot to let you, I can't see it." ”

Tan Shaobai pouted and pushed Tan Jinxuan aside, wiped the sweat on his head, sat down under the big tree, and said, "You kid always says, it's too hot, I won't mess with you." By the way, you just said that you have lofty ideals, what is that? Let me hear about it, and see how far your ideals are—big—"

Tan Jinxuan said proudly: "Of course my ideal is very far away-big-." Mysteriously approached Tan Shaobai's side and said in a low voice: "Boss, do you remember the story about the immortals that Grandpa Fu told in the village? ”

Tan Shaobai was shocked, sat up straight, Grandpa Fu in Tan Jinxuan's mouth is the story king of the village, and often tells some strange stories to tease the children, one of which is about the gods The most attractive to them, Tan Shaobai looked at Tan Jinxuan strangely and said: "You kid is not crazy, that can't be true at all! ”

Tan Jinxuan said: "Why not, there must be something." My ideal was to be able to learn the art of flying like those immortals, and at that time, wasn't the heavens and the earth at our mercy? About a year ago, two gorgeously dressed men came to our village, both on horseback, and they seemed to have come from afar, and they happened to come to our house to ask for water. As you know, my dad was very hospitable, and he hospitably entertained the two outsiders, and I was sleeping at home that day, and when I heard that an outsider was coming, I ran out to see the excitement. I happened to hear the conversation between the two men. In the past, I didn't believe in the existence of immortals, but after listening to the words of the two of them, I realized that it was indeed true! They said that there was a sect in the Pimao Mountain, which was a hundred miles away from us, and there were some immortals living there, and they came to worship the teacher this time, and there were many immortals in that sect who would fly. Listening to the yearning tone of those two people, it must be true. ”

Hearing Tan Jinxuan say this, Tan Shaobai suddenly came to his senses, his eyes widened and said, "It's really fake?

Tan Jinxuan said proudly: "Of course it's true." The two outsiders also said that this sect accepts disciples once every five years, as if there are no special requirements, as long as they can read and write, and there is no age limit. It would be great if I could be a god! What I want to eat and drink, I can change it at will, hehe, that kind of life is the most suitable for me to be lazy and lazy. Fahey, you now know why I went to write with the old pedant. ”

Tan Shaobai was already stunned by Tan Jinxuan's words, and he didn't even notice the nickname that Tan Jinxuan called him the most hateful, he never thought that Tan Jinxuan's ideal would be so ambitious.

Tan Jinxuan looked at Hailong's stunned appearance and became even more proud, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Fahai, this is my secret, if it weren't for the fact that you are my best brother, I wouldn't have told you." From now on, come with me to learn how to read and write, and in four years, when you are thirteen years old and I am twelve, we will go to that sect together to learn from you. Maybe after a few years of studying art, we will be able to return to our hometown, and then we will return to the village, and I will turn a mountain of gold into a mountain of gold for my parents to enjoy. Thinking of the smugness, Tan Jinxuan couldn't help laughing.

Tan Shaobai blinked his eyes and muttered, "If you go there to apprentice, will they take care of the food?" As long as they can make me full, I will go with you." "For the legendary immortals, how could he not yearn for it.

Tan Jinxuan said: "Of course I will take care of the meal, and I should eat very well." Didn't Grandpa Fu say that the gods all eat fairy fruits and drink elixir. Come with me and learn from the old pedant. When we both become immortals, even if we want to be emperors, it's not impossible!"

Tan Shaobai scratched his head and said, "Isn't it four years later?" I don't believe in such an ethereal thing. He said this because he was angry when he looked at Tan Jinxuan's smug appearance, but in fact, he already believed it a little.

Tan Jinxuan said gloomily: "If I waste so much foam, I know that you don't have any big ambitions, even if you go with me, I'm afraid people will only accept me and ignore you." ”

Tan Shaobai changed color and said: "What the fuck are you talking about? I'm not as good as you except for my looks, hum, what's so good about your little white face." Okay, I'll go with you, and when the time comes, maybe who's going to be returned? Tomorrow morning, after I collect firewood, we'll go to learn to write together, and I'm the smartest person in the village. ”

Tan Jinxuan secretly snickered in his heart, growing up together since childhood, of course he understood that Tan Shaobai's competitive temper was the most unbearable, put his arm around Tan Shaobai's shoulders, shook the cloth clothes stained with a lot of mud in his hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, the smartest person in the village, go, go to my house." I still have some sweet potatoes at home, and you have them today. ”

Tan Shaobai was obviously more interested in sweet potatoes than in the immortals, and his small eyes suddenly shone brightly, "Wow, there are sweet potatoes to eat, it's great, I can't even pull out when I eat bran these days." I can finally improve my life, let's go, let's go to your house and eat sweet potatoes. The two laughed and headed towards the village not far away.

Four years later. Bihat Mountains.

The Bimao Mountain Range is located in the west, far away from the Central Plains for nearly 10,000 miles, the mountain range is composed of 72 rolling peaks, each of which is towering into the clouds, during which strange peaks and strange rocks, mountain springs can be seen everywhere, the unpredictable sea of clouds seems to have become a bridge between them, winding around the mountainside of the peaks, there will always be clouds covering the top of the mountain on rainy days, and the name of the Bimao Mountain Range also comes from this.

The Qingyun Sect, located in the Bimao Mountain Range, is one of the seven major cultivation sects in the world, but due to its remote location, its influence is far inferior to the other three major sects in the Central Plains. However, its long history is the highest among the major sects of cultivation. According to legend, 10,000 years ago, Patriarch Qingyun sat on the top of the main peak of the Pimao Mountain Range to realize the Tao, became an immortal, and left a large number of cultivation treasures. A thousand years later, several destined people came there unintentionally and got the codex of the Qingyun Patriarch, and in order to thank the Qingyun Patriarch, they established the Qingyun Sect here. In Pingyue, the seventy-two peaks of Qingyun were completely surrounded by the immortal array left by the Qingyun Patriarch, and outsiders could not go deep into it at all when they came here.

Today, it is the five-year Qingyun Sect to receive disciples, the top of the Heavenly Peak shoots out ten thousand rays of light, the cloud-shrouded seventy-two peaks seem to have changed, the fog gradually disperses, and winding paths appear on the periphery of the mountain range. As long as you pass through these paths, you can directly reach the twelve peaks on the periphery of the Qingyun Mountain Range, where it will be the place where the disciples will be tested.

The requirements for the Qingyun Sect to accept disciples are much stricter than those of the other six major sects, and there are many people who sign up for each apprenticeship, but few can pass the test. Originally, there were few people from the Central Plains, coupled with the harsh conditions, there were fewer and fewer people who came to sign up, the heyday of tens of thousands of people coming to sign up thousands of years ago was no longer there, and the number of applicants five years ago was not even a hundred, and the last one who passed was even more pitiful.