Chapter Twenty-Four: The Sacred Tree
This Laifu didn't understand the meaning of the little fox after listening to it for a long time, and couldn't help but wonder: "Miss, forgive the slave for being stupid and not understanding the fox language." I wonder why you don't speak human language?"
When the little fox heard Laifu say this, he couldn't help but scream more urgently, and his little paws gestured back and forth.
Laifu looked at the little fox and shouted and gestured, seemed to understand a little, and said, "Could it be that ... Miss, can't she transform?" the fox nodded hurriedly.
Le Fauci said, "Why is that?"
The little fox drooped down its ears and touched its belly with its two little paws. Seeing this, Rifle thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't Miss Injured?" and the fox nodded again.
Laifu's expression became solemn, and he said in an unkind tone: "Who dares to hurt my young lady, so that the slave will know that he will eat him alive." It's just that now, the young lady still quickly returned to the mountain with the slave and found the fox king to heal her injuries. With that, he stretched out his hands in front of the little fox and motioned for him to come up.
The little fox jumped back, leaned towards Li Yu's side, pulled Li Yu twice, and then turned his head to Laifu and chirped twice.
Laifu looked at Li Yu and then at the little fox, and asked, "Does Miss know this kid?" Seeing the little fox nodding, Laifu said again: "I see." Then the slave won't eat this kid. He was just stunned by the minions' sound waves and would wake up in a moment. Why don't you take him back to the mountain with him and let him be a handyman for the young lady?"
The little fox hurriedly stopped and chirped. Another mouth, spit out the silver fox fur, and pushed towards Laifu.
Picking up the fox fur on the ground, Laifu couldn't help frowning when he looked at it, and asked, "Miss, is this unwilling to go back to the mountain with the slave?" Seeing the fox nodding, Laifu couldn't help but look at Li Yu twice, and then nodded to the fox and said, "Since the young lady insists on staying in Zhongzhou, the slave will go back and tell the fox king." Please take care of yourself. ”
After that, Laifu collected the fox fur, bowed goodbye to the little fox, turned around and flew away.
Watching Laifu leave, the little fox ran to Li Yu's side, stuck out his tongue, and licked his face.
Li Yu woke up slowly, opened his eyes and saw the little fox beside him. Li Yu sat up suddenly, picked up the little fox, and looked around warily.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the fox in his arms and said suspiciously, "Strange, where is that monster?"
He stretched out his hand and groped his body again, and felt that he was not hurt, so he said to the fox again, "I don't know why the monster let me go." While he's gone, let's get out of here. ”
So, Li Yu hurriedly packed up his things and flew straight towards the Shendan Gate with the little fox.
In the early morning, as soon as the sky turned white, Li Yu came to a valley, which was the Baicao Valley.
This valley is located on the east edge of Zhongzhou, and is an important road between Zhongzhou and Dongzhou. The valley is lined with steep mountains and towering cliffs. However, the vegetation in the valley is dense and evergreen.
There is a huge tree in the valley, towering into the sky. The thick trunk of the tree resembles a hill, and the canopy and branches stretch out in all directions, so that it occupies a small part of the valley.
The branches of the giant tree are huge, like peaks and mountains. The bark of the trees on the branches is uneven, but there are houses on top of them. There are even people who build bridges and roads along the ravines, and they wind all the way to the ground.
Li Yu lowered his body and was amazed by the giant tree. And to show respect, so he walked to the mountain gate at this intersection. I saw that this mountain gate was tall, winding and coiling with old vines, and a plaque on it was written with the words "Shendan Gate".
"That's it. Li Yu thought to himself. Just as he was about to step up the steps, a boy appeared from behind the mountain gate and blocked in front of Li Yu.
The boy made a joke and said to Li Yuyan: "I am the boy on duty at the Shendan Gate, I don't know what this Taoist friend is doing?"
Li Yu returned the salute and said, "I'm looking for your faction Hu Zhongxian, senior Hu." ”
The boy looked Li Yu up and down, and saw that he was young and dressed simply, so he couldn't help but feel contempt.
"Uncle Hu went out to collect medicine, and he was not in the faction. The boy replied.
"When will you be able to come back?" asked Li Yu.
"Uncle Shi's whereabouts are uncertain, and I don't know. The boy replied coldly.
"It's... Then I don't know if you can inform the head of your faction, and just say that Li Huanyu of the Star Picking Sect wants to see you?" Li Yu thought for a while and asked.
"Hmph! How can anyone be the head of my sect and the ancestor can be seen casually?Besides, I have never heard of your star-picking sect, if it is some kind of demon and fake, wouldn't it endanger the stability of our sect?" The boy heard that Li Yu was from an unknown sect, and his tone immediately became unkind.
When Li Yu heard the boy's answer, he couldn't help but be angry. But after thinking about this purpose, he immediately suppressed his anger and said: "Our faction is by no means a demon pretending, it is really a decent person in Zhongzhou. I'm really here to ask for something important, so I'm tired of passing it on on my behalf. ”
The boy saw Li Yu begging bitterly, and it seemed that there was really something important. So he turned his head sideways and didn't look at him, but stretched out a hand in front of Li Yu, revealing his index finger, middle finger and thumb, and rubbing his three fingers back and forth.
"What does this mean?" Li Yu couldn't help but wonder when he saw this.
The boy glanced at Li Yu, and saw that he was stunned and didn't know what he meant, so he couldn't help but say angrily: "I don't know this? If you don't give me some benefits, what will I do?"
Li Yu didn't understand it even more after hearing this, and said, "You just want to report and pass on a message, what do you want to do?
When the boy heard this, he said angrily, "Tell me something, Won't I be tired of running errands?"
Na Li Yu knew that the stakes were very high, so he had to make concessions, and immediately grabbed the boy and asked, "Wait a minute, what benefits do you want?"
When the boy saw Li Yu coming up, he eased his face slightly, and asked him: "Is there a spirit stone?" Seeing Li Yu shaking his head, he couldn't help but say: "What kind of poor and sour sect, there is not even a spirit stone." There's always a little bit of gold and silver, right?"
Li Yu touched his body and replied, "I still have some dry food, can I?"
"Bah, are you supposed to be the one who asks for food?" the boy was furious, and waved his hand away.
Li Yu was about to explain, when he heard a sentence from behind him: "Huh, why are you here?"
Li Yu turned around and saw a handsome young man standing, dressed in green clothes and carrying a gourd on his back.
It was that Lu Danqing.
As soon as the boy saw Lu Danqing, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "The disciple has seen the master and the ancestor. ”
Lu Danqing glanced at the boy and asked Li Yu, "Brother Li, why are you here?"
Li Yu arched his hand to Lu Danqing and said, "I was entrusted by the master in charge to find Senior Hu. ”
Lu Danqing said, "Oh, the little master went out to collect medicine. I'll be back later, and you can go in with me and wait for him." He made a gesture of please.
Li Yu waved his hand and said, "Oh, no need. Since I know that Senior Hu will come back soon, then I'll wait for him here. ”
"Whatever can be done? Regardless of your master's friendship with my little master, just say you, that is also a distinguished guest sent by me. How can you stand outside? Lu Danqing said with a smile.
Li Yu glanced at the boy on the side, then nodded to Lu Danqing and said, "Okay then." With that, he turned and walked inside.
That Lu Danqing was delicate, and he obviously noticed something. Turning his head to the boy, he whispered to the boy, "But there is a neglect of the distinguished guest?"
The boy shuddered when he heard this, and replied in a trembling voice, "Yes." ”
Lu Danqing frowned and said, "Go find your master yourself to receive the punishment." With that, he turned around and followed Li Yu in.
When the boy saw the two of them walking away, he couldn't help but sit down on the ground, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, and thought to himself: "What kind of character is this? How can you make the little master treat me like this? Fortunately, the distinguished guests didn't bother with me, otherwise the little master would have severely punished me with his jealous and hateful nature." Thinking of Lu Danqing's methods, the boy couldn't help but tremble. Hurriedly got up, full of joy to go to his master to receive the punishment.
Li Yu walked all the way, and saw the wooden houses standing on top of the giant trees, and the disciples in the sect walking back and forth between the branches, he couldn't help but be curious, and asked Lu Danqing beside him: "Brother Lu, your sect is so powerful, you actually make a home on this big tree." ”
Lu Danqing smiled slightly, and said slowly: "This is the Mi Mustard Divine Tree, which is unique in the world. This sacred wood gathers the heaven and earth A and B wood qi, and takes root in the boundary of the Middle Continent, absorbs the soil of the Middle Continent, and nourishes the self-generated wood nature, so it is so huge. Moreover, because of its vigorous Yimu, there are many medicinal herbs in this valley, so I sent the ancestor of the mountain to build a sect on this sacred tree. First, it is convenient to obtain medicinal materials, and second, you can use this wood qi to cultivate. ”
Li Yu heard Lu Danqing's explanation like listening to a book, and couldn't help nodding slightly. When he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but wonder: "Hmm? Aren't we and the righteous path monks all absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate? Why do you inhale wood qi? And aren't we from the earth family? Aren't they compatible with wood qi?"
Lu Danqing listened to Li Yu's series of questions, but he was not impatient at all. At the moment, he carefully explained to Li Yu: "The way of heaven has the law of five elements, and the aura of heaven and earth is naturally divided into five elements. The entire heaven and earth are filled with the aura of the five elements, and there is no difference. Although we belong to the Central Continent, the Tu genus refers to the entire Central Continent righteous path destiny, not our sect or individuals. All living beings are divided into five elements, and each person's life is different, so the Tao method they are good at is also different. Due to the needs of our sect, most of the disciples recruited by our sect are purely wood walkers, and absorbing this wood qi to cultivate will naturally get twice the result with half the effort compared to other spiritual qi. If the other sects don't have the need for exercises, the kind of aura they absorb is almost the same. For example, the Heaven Mending Sect, whose exercises show the power of heaven, is purely golden. Yuxu Mountain is the most vigorous place in Central Continent, and the disciples in the sect are all purely earthy, absorbing earth qi alchemy, and the effect is amazing. For example, the Liuhe Mountain Five True Sect is proficient in the Five Laws, so the disciples have all kinds of fate. There is also the Tiangongmen, and the exercises are not required, so it doesn't matter which disciples absorb what aura. ”
After listening to this explanation, Li Yu couldn't help but secretly admire Lu Danqing's erudition. I thought that the background of this ancient sect was different, and to be able to teach such a knowledgeable disciple was probably the accumulation of the sect for many years.
After thinking about it again, the two sets of exercises on the "Qiongyuan Records" of this gate do not seem to have any special requirements, and they must be the same as those of Tiangongmen.
At that moment, Li Yu thanked Lu Danqing and said, "Thank you Brother Lu for your advice." ”
Lu Danqing replied: "You're welcome. These are all things I learned from the ancient books I have collected, and I can come and read them whenever I have time. ”
Li Yu thanked him again.
The two walked for a long time, and they almost reached the crown of the divine tree. Li Yu came to a large hall.
Lu Danqing stopped and said to Li Yu: "This is the main hall of my faction. On weekdays, I live here with my brother. Since the little master hasn't come back yet, why don't you go and meet the senior brother first, and it will be regarded as a visit. ”
Li Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "When you first come to your faction, you should meet the seniors of your sect." So he and Lu Danqing walked into this hall.