149 Graduation
The reason why I am so cautious is because the relationship between the disciple and the master is already extremely close—the four words "careful cultivation" mean that we should go all out when teaching and do not hide any selfishness. In the course of years of getting along and teaching, most of the apprentices can know the weaknesses and flaws of the master. Even if you don't know, the master will always grow old and weak, and the disciple will eventually grow, to a certain extent, the immortal cultivator accepts the apprentice, which is to cultivate a new generation that can threaten himself.
In today's world, even the cult sects have always paid great attention to this aspect. The evil sect is only evil to others, and if you want to pass it on normally within yourself, you still have to train the next generation. If you look away in terms of quality and morality, teach a wolf-hearted dog-lung, deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, and attack yourself, then it is called wrongdoing.
Of course, with the average quality of the disciples of Western Kunlun, as well as the constraints of the sect's precepts and the deterrence of the sect's law enforcement hall, there is generally no need to worry about this kind of thing happening. Moreover, there are many Dharma Yuan on Kunlun Mountain, and the competition for good seedlings is also very fierce. Occasionally, there is a newcomer with a particularly good quality, so let him kowtow six heads and directly integrate him into the door to cultivate well, this kind of thing has not happened.
With Chang Qingzi's pride in accepting this apprentice, as well as Huang Chang's own excellence, everyone felt that it was normal for him to kowtow six times. But I didn't expect it to be a direct nine kowtows and establish the status of the heir, which is quite exaggerated.
- Kowtow to nine heads, this kind of thing often happens in the process of the monk himself approaching the end and explaining the future, and then the heir will be given - the immortal cultivator has a long life, and he chose an apprentice early and told him that "everything will be yours after I die", but he has not been able to fulfill it for a long time, isn't this asking for trouble?
And what if there is a better one in the future? Or if there is a change in my personality and thoughts, and I think that he is no longer suitable as an heir? Or if this disciple has an accident and has cut off his path of cultivation?
- Anything can happen on the road of cultivating immortals, so people who cultivate the Tao always pay attention to leaving room for their actions. Changqingzi taught Huang Chang by himself, and often recited to him such sayings as "Fifty Heavenly Dao, Forty-Nine Great Yan", but he didn't expect to be so decisive in this matter, and everyone here was quite surprised.
But after all, this is Changqingzi's own decision, and it is difficult for others to say anything. After being stunned for a while, they still came over to congratulate the pair of masters and apprentices, and Chang Qingzi and Huang Chang also solemnly returned the salute, and then gave up their positions to the next group.
Until the evening of the same day, the guests left one after another, Chang Qingzi, as the head of the sect, lived in the Zixiao Palace for a long time, and Huang Chang could also serve the master in the light after publicly kowtowing.
Standing beside the master and looking at the West Kunlun Mountain at sunset, Huang Chang was full of emotion for a while—Zixiao Peak, as the first peak of the West Kunlun Mountain, is naturally in an excellent location. Both the degree of aura and the environment are worthy of the first place in West Kunlun. Changqingzi took him here to breathe and breathe, and it was not the first time that he had done a monk's regular evening class. But in the past, I always felt a little "unjustifiable", but this time, it is justified and bright.
"Ah Chang, do your work well, why are you in a daze. ”
Huang Chang had just been distracted here, when he heard Chang Qingzi urging him beside him, Huang Chang laughed and turned his head:
"Master, the disciple is thinking - I'm really lucky. ”
Changqingzi looked at him and smiled:
"yes, so take advantage of it, don't miss it. ”
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Time flies, and the next half a year flies. The "graduation" period of this batch of blue-clothed disciples has finally arrived.
The ninety-five blue-clothed disciples have made progress in each of them within half a year, and about seventeen or eighteen of them have passed the test of the Bronze Horse Hall Formation and entered the Fa Yuan Cultivator's sect, and are qualified to rush to a higher level of cultivation.
This result is already good compared to the previous sessions, but the absolute proportion is still low, and the Bronze Horse Hall Formation is really not easy to play.
However, the rest of the people are not without a chance - they are only in their twenties, and their path of cultivation has actually just begun, so West Kunlun Mountain will reserve a ten-year struggle period for them, as long as they can meet Kunlun's selection standards during this time, they can still get the opportunity to stay on the mountain as a true disciple and impact a higher realm.
And even if these two times are unsuccessful, it doesn't mean that there is no hope at all - apprenticeship and cultivation on Kunlun Mountain is only one of the most orthodox ways to advance to the Fa Yuan period. There is a good chance of success on this path, but it is not impossible to take other paths.
There are currently more than 300 Fa Yuan Immortal Masters in the West Kunlun Sect, and some of them failed to attack the Bronze Horse Hall twice before the age of forty, so they have never been able to change their identity as disciples of the outer sect in the Qi refining stage. But through his own hard work and cultivation in the mortal world, he got the opportunity, withstood the heavenly tribulation, broke through the heavenly barrier, and advanced to the Fayuan stage in one fell swoop Immortal Master - such people are not few, there are about fifty people, accounting for one-sixth of the total number.
There are even some scattered cultivators who are not apprenticed to Kunlun and have not received the orthodox immortal cultivation education of the Kunlun School, but they slowly groped purely on their own, found the right way, and finally stepped into the realm of Fa Yuan, and finally joined West Kunlun. Of course, there are fewer of them, but there are only a dozen of them.
——In the various "lectures" before graduation, the seniors of the sect instilled this information in various ways, and the intention was of course very clear: I hope that the disciples can still maintain the belief of single-mindedness and courage even after descending the mountain, and not lose confidence because of the various temptations of the mortal world or because of their own failures.
The immortal road is difficult, but it is not the only one, the current road is not passable, and a change of direction may be able to suddenly open up. Of course, no matter what the situation: resources, effort, and luck, these are essential. West Kunlun Mountain has the most and best cultivation resources in the world, and there are more than 300 Fa Yuan Immortal Masters, after all, they are still the most true disciples. If you have the opportunity, you should try to take the orthodox road, and find another way is just a transformation in desperation, which those predecessors also made very clear.
Ji Ruo was very fond of hearing such a statement—she tried another retreat during this time, trying to hit the Five Heavens Realm, but unfortunately she didn't succeed. Even the Five Heavens failed to rush up, and there was definitely no hope of going to the Bronze Horse Hall again. Although Ji Ruo finally fought with the idea of "focusing on participation", relying on a large number of props provided by Huang Chang and extremely detailed strategies and tactics, she actually passed the first three levels, but she was finally brushed down on the fourth level - playing Tongmatang can't rely on tricks to get through, which is really good.