In the Lingnan region of southern China, there is a treacherous place called the Explosion of the Gods. The place where Shenyuan is located is located in the deep mountains in the middle of Lingnan. In the meantime, the trees are luxuriant, mostly primeval forests, and there are all kinds of birds and beasts in it, roaring all year round. The terrain is undulating and foggy all year round. The center of Shenyuan is a low-lying flat land with a radius of 10 kilometers, surrounded by five mountain peaks. The five peaks are unusually steep and penetrate deep into the clouds, and the undulating terrain formed by the combination of the peaks creates a complex geographical environment around them. In the meantime, the fog is shrouded and the people are inaccessible.

It is rumored that there are immortals in the Shenyuan, and there are rare treasures left by the gods. At first, it was just a rumor in the rivers and lakes, but later some people from the rivers and lakes went into the abyss to explore, and returned with the Abyss Spirit Sword, and swept the rivers and lakes with the Abyss Spirit Sword and rarely encountered opponents. Since the legend of the beginning of the explosion of the Shenyuan, it has attracted countless martial arts people to visit. However, nine times out of ten, those who enter the abyss to explore treasures have entered and exited, and they are buried in the abyss. After the birth of the Abyss Spirit Sword, another Overlord Sword was discovered from the abyss, and once again caused a big storm on the rivers and lakes••••••

Danxia Mountain is located in the southeast direction of the explosion of the gods, and there is a major sect in today's rivers and lakes, the Danxia faction. Since the creation of the Danxia Fairy School, the Danxia School has gone through several generations and has grown in power, and now there are hundreds of people. The heads of the Danxia faction in the past dynasties were all women, and the faction was divided into two sects. One is Chaoyangmen, all of whom are female disciples, and they live in Zhanglao Peak. The other gate is Yangyuan Gate, which is composed of male disciples of the Danxia faction and lives on Yangyuan Mountain.

At the foot of Danxia Mountain, along the Jinjiang River, there are many villages, inhabited by local people. In the west of the Jinjiang River, there is a family with the surname of Linyang Village. Lu Tianwu, the head of the household, was a person in the rivers and lakes in his early years, and he was tired of the rivers and lakes in his middle age and chose to live here. Lu Tianwu used his savings in the past to build a manor in Linyang Village, called Qiuwenju, which was used as a private school. Lu Tianwu became a teacher himself, teaching children in the surrounding villages for free. Lu Tianwu is quite popular in the local area and is very respected by the local people. Two years after entering the village, he married the local Xiao family, and got a son in the year of confusion, named Lu Ping.

Lu Tianwu's wife Xiao family has two brothers and sisters, and his brother Xiao Shengyi, a local honest farmer, farmed five acres of land in Linyang Village, married a local woman surnamed Liu, and had a son, Xiao Ling. This Xiao Ling is one year younger than his cousin Lu Ping, and because of the Xiao family, he has been in the Lu family all the year round to learn literature and martial arts.

This Xiao Ling and Lu Ping grew up together since childhood, and the relationship between the two is very good. When playing with partners, the two brothers are always of the same mind, and they always fight and scold at the same time.

Lu Ping has a good figure, has a special talent for martial arts, and is particularly brave in fighting. And Xiao Ling is eccentric, his head is very flexible, he can speak well with a mouth, and he has a lot of crooked ideas.

Lu Tianwu taught twice a day and at the end of the day, teaching for half an hour each time. The people in the village can come to the class for free and freely, and Xiao Ling and Lu Ping must come to every class with Lu Tianwu. This Tianwu teaching is not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics, but also in arithmetic, Lao Zhuang, agriculture, medicine and even some anecdotes about the rivers and lakes, fairy stories, etc. In addition to teaching every day, Lu Tianwu was also busy with some farming every day, and taught Lu Ping and Xiao Ling martial arts at night. Xiao Ling learns things very quickly, and he can memorize and understand the meaning of the books he has read and the lessons he has listened to. But he is very poor at practicing martial arts, and some moves often change in him, and there is no improvement in practicing internal strength for five or six years, and there is no trace of true qi accumulation in his body. On the contrary, Lu Ping learned martial arts to be handy, and his internal skills have been practiced for five or six years. It's just a special disgust for those who care about it, and threatens to just want to be a man who stands up to the sky, walk the rivers and lakes in the future, and use his skills to do chivalrous righteousness, and be happy with revenge. And Xiao Ling wants to gain fame and fame, and benefit the people with the ability to govern the world.

Lu Tianwu Master Chengwu Tianmen Zhenren, in the past, Tianmen Zhenren fell into the hometown of Tianwu on Henan Road, and was rescued by Mr. Lu Tianwu. During the two years that Tianmen Zhenren was recuperating from his injuries in the Lu family, he accepted Lu Tianwu as a registered disciple. He taught him the Wudang introductory internal martial arts practice method and several sets of simple Wudang swordsmanship and boxing techniques. Lu Tianwu used these kung fu to break through the rivers and lakes, and wanted to make some fame, but in the end, because of his low martial arts, he still had nothing to achieve in middle age. So he came to Linyang Village in frustration and retreated, and built his own inquiry house, and picked up his old profession of teaching again. Life is quite happy.

Lu Tianwu saw that his son Lu Ping and nephew Xiao Ling had their own strengths, so he did his best to teach them everything he had learned in five or six years.

One day, after reading Lu Ping's practice of a set of Wudang "Xingyi Swordsmanship", Lu Tianwu called Lu Ping and Xiao Ling into his study: "You have been learning martial arts with me since you were 5 or 6 years old, and it has been eight years now, Ping'er, you are fourteen years old this year." ”

Lu Ping raised his head: "Yes, Brother Ling is also thirteen years old! Dad, we are all so old, we don't know what the outside world is like?"

Xiao Ling's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Uncle does he have something important to announce today, hehe, are we successful in our arts and can become a teacher." ”

Lu Tianwu knocked Xiao Ling's head casually: "As long as you are still successful, you can't even put an introductory move right." Ling'er, Ping'er, the two of you grew up together, like brothers. No matter what happens in the future, you have to remember to help each other and support each other, you know?"

"Know" Lu Ping and Xiao Ling looked at each other and smiled.

"Ling'er, after all, my uncle is only a shallow learner, and if you want to gain fame, it is far from enough to learn from me. Ping'er is the same, his father used this martial arts to mix in the rivers and lakes back then, and it can be said that he had a very miserable life. The martial arts are low, and in the rivers and lakes, they can't even protect themselves, let alone act chivalrous and righteous, and they are happy to take revenge. Lu Tianwu looked at the two big children in front of him.

"I've always said that everything is on your own, especially a manly man. Ling'er, in fact, it is not necessary to study and learn how much the teacher teaches, but mainly how much you want to learn, and there is no end to learning! In the future, I will give you a lot of books, and you can study hard behind closed doors! After three years, you can go out to catch the exam. ”

Xiao Ling thought thoughtfully: "Oh, what about my eldest brother, do you also read books with me behind closed doors?"

"Of course not, your eldest brother, likes to practice martial arts, and recently the Danxia Sect's annual introductory conference is about to start. Ping'er, you have to prepare well, if you are lucky enough to worship under the Danxia Fairy, it will also be your blessing!"

Lu Ping was a little puzzled: "Dad, isn't our family from the Wudang faction, why do you want to be sent by Danxia?"

Lu Tianwu said: "I am only a registered disciple of the Wudang Sect Tianmen Daoist, and what I learned for my father is only some introductory kung fu in Wudang, not an official Wudang Sect person." Therefore, we do not have a sect. There will be no obstacle for you to enter the Danxia Sect!"

"Oh, Ping'er knows. Then I'll be ready to go in the next few days. Lu Ping was puzzled.

"Well, you all go down, and I'll call you again if there's something." Lu Tianwu said.

"Good. The two brothers exited the study together.

From this day on, Lu Tianwu arranged for Xiao Ling to study hard all day long. Lu Ping practiced several sets of boxing and swordsmanship throughout the day. Prepare for the introductory meeting of the Danxia faction.

Danxia Mountain is located in the territory of Renhua County at the junction of Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, and its red mountain group with a radius of 319 square kilometers is "as colorful as Wodan, brilliant as Mingxia", and is named after it. Danxia Mountain is made of red sand conglomerate and is characterized by red cliffs.

The Danxia faction holds an introductory meeting every three years to select outstanding talents and include them in the door. The male and female disciples of the introductory meeting are selected separately. The introductory meeting of the female disciples was held under the Zhanglao Peak, and was presided over by the senior disciples under the head of the house. The initiation meeting of the male disciples was held at the foot of Yangyuan Mountain, and was presided over by the master of Yangyuan Gate himself.

Early in the morning of this day, Lu Tianwu packed his luggage and took Lu Ping to the foot of Yangyuan Mountain. Halfway through, I saw Xiao Ling chasing after me with a smile: "I'll be lazy when I sleep, you guys have run so far, I'm really lucky to be chasing after you! Uncle, I also want to take a day off and cheer up my cousin." ”

Lu Tianwu looked serious: "Ling'er, three years are fleeting, you don't study hard at home, but you come here to make a lot of fun?

Xiao Ling looked reluctant: "Uncle, I have basically finished reading all the books you gave, and it is boring to stay at home." Besides, this is a big deal for my cousin, how can I not be there. We've always done everything together!" After speaking, he gave Lu Ping a hard look.

Lu Ping: "Dad, just let my cousin go, it's halfway through, not to mention letting my cousin see such a big scene." Don't you often say that you want us to learn more, this is also an opportunity!"

"It's okay to go, but you two will remember it then. Don't cause trouble, this is the entrance meeting of the Danxia faction. The important people of the Danxia faction are all present, and we can't afford to offend those people. Lu Tianwu still said solemnly: "Ling'er, when you get to the place, you have to be quiet, don't affect your cousin's performance, you know?"

Xiao Ling saw that Lu Tianwu agreed, and he was happy in his heart: "No problem, uncle, you can rest assured." I'll behave. ”

At that moment, the three of them walked all the way to the foot of Yangyuan Mountain. At this time, the Danxia Sect Yangyuanmen had already arranged a large platform on the roadside of the mountain, and several Yangyuanmen disciples were sorting out things in the middle. On a pine tree in front of the platform hung a few pieces of red paper, writing some requirements and procedures for this introductory conference. There were a lot of people standing in front of the red paper, all of whom had come to sign up for the introductory meeting. Lu Tianwu and his entourage approached and saw that the red paper was densely filled with words.

Danxia Sect Yangyuanmen plans to recruit 15 disciples this time. The introductory meeting was presided over by Jiehu Zhenren, the master of Yangyuanmen. The selection of the disciples is carried out in four steps, and the primary selection is carried out by the six disciples under the seat of Jiehu Zhenren, mainly to feel the bones to check the body meridians, test the talents, and divide the candidates into grades. The second step is the test of the black room, the black room is a house built by the Danxia faction specially for the selection of disciples, which is full of organs set up by the ancestors, and in order to meet the requirements, the Danxia people of the past dynasties have continuously transformed the institutions in the black room, making the black room a necessary tool for selecting disciples. The third step is to climb the ladder, there is a ninety-nine ladder on the Yangyuan Mountain of Danxia Pai, which is a natural hanging wall, steep and abnormal, towering into the clouds, straight to the sky. Test takers will climb up the ladder from the bottom of the cliff. After these three steps of testing, 15 candidate disciples of the Yangyuan Sect of the Danxia Sect were finally selected according to their ranking. The last fourth step is a test of conduct, and these fifteen disciples will test their conduct for one year after entering the Yang Yuan Sect. For those who are qualified, they will eventually be awarded the Danxia School and accepted as official disciples of the Danxia School.