In the twilight glow, the smoke rolls up, and a huge white crane breaks through the mist and falls into the maple forest on the mountainside of Luoyun Peak, its wings setting off a hurricane and the red leaves flying.

Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng turned over and jumped off the crane's back, and gently patted the wings of the white crane Saiyun. Saiyun was extremely human, lowered his head and rubbed Han Fengge's cheek with his huge crane beak, before reluctantly turning around and spreading his wings and flying away, disappearing into the twilight mist in the blink of an eye.

In late autumn, the mountains are littered with fiery red maple leaves. The sky is dark, the twilight is heavy, and a bluestone path winds its way into the depths of the maple forest in the midst of the mountain mist. The faint glow of the sun shines through the branches and falls into the forest, dotted with stars and shadows.

When Han Fengge was young, he heard a lot of strange stories told by the old people in his family, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but get nervous, and his inadvertent body gently leaned towards Lu Dafeng, who was a little older than him.

Lu Dafeng looked at him and smiled secretly in his heart: "A child is a child, and he is afraid of being like this when he walks a few steps at night, it seems that it is necessary to bring him to this forest at night to practice his courage in the future." Thinking of this, Lu Dafeng showed an imperceptible evil smile on his face.

Lu Dafeng, who was walking, suddenly jumped away, pinched his glasses and pretended to be a crying grimace, stuck out his tongue and asked Han Fengge faintly: "Senior brother~ Do you think I look like a ghost?"

Han Shi was already very nervous in his heart, and he was even more frightened by his jump and question, and he was about to burst into tears: "Fifth Senior Brother, you are scaring me again." It's a short walk up the road to your home, so be careful that I complain to the master and brothers, and let them take care of you. ”

After Lu Dafeng made such a fuss, Han Fengge was not so scared in his heart, and walked all the way towards the depths of the maple forest. Han Fengge inadvertently looked up and saw a slender figure standing at the end of the bluestone path.

On the Luoyun Peak, there is an inconspicuous small courtyard in the depths of the maple forest, and a boulder stands there at the entrance of the small courtyard.

Gu Qingping, the lord of Luoyun Peak, sat cross-legged on the cloud couch, the former famous Qingping Sword Saint of the world, his expression was indifferent, and his plain white robe looked even more elegant. Xiao Yu, the eldest disciple beside Gu Qingping, stood with a smile on his face. The furnishings in the hall are simple and simple, the master and apprentice sit and stand, and the charm and temperament are extremely similar, if it is not for the lack of similarity in appearance, outsiders will mistakenly think that this is a pair of father and son rather than master and apprentice.

At this moment, the two of them were looking at a water curtain hanging in front of them, and what appeared on the water curtain was the image of Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng on their way back to the mountain. Seeing that Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng had safely entered the maple forest, Gu Qingping raised his hand and waved his sleeves slightly, and the water curtain of the mana condensation turned into a cloud of water vapor and disappeared invisible.

Gu Qingping sighed in his heart, turned his head and asked, "Yu'er, do you know why the Wu brothers are in danger today?"

Xiao Yu was also very puzzled: "Everyone in the world knows that although the prestige of our Kunyu Mountain is not invincible, it is definitely not a person who comes and goes freely. The disciple really couldn't figure out why the Wu brothers were willing to take such a big risk to sneak into my Kunyu Mountain realm to embarrass the two disciples who had not yet formally apprenticed. ”

Since the Great War of the Ancient Immortals and Demons, the immortal monks have been defeated and the southern region of the immortal realm has also been shattered and fallen to the world, and countless fragments of the immortal realm with rich spiritual energy have been fused with the earth of the world for thousands of years to form a cave heaven blessed land of different quality and a secret realm unknown in number. The ancient Qi cultivators in the human world and the immortals who survived the immortal world war used these caves and blessed lands as their foundation, either retreating and cultivating or occupying a side to open a sect, which is now the case with all the major sects known to the monks in the world. The ancient power traveled the world to Kunyu Mountain in Jiaodong, and found that this blessed land had beautiful scenery and rich aura, so he cultivated here, and then collected five disciples to create a faction in Kunyu Mountain. Kunyu Mountain is proud of the sect from top to bottom, and tens of thousands of years of wind and rain have washed out the arrogance of Kunyu people looking up to heaven and earth. Later generations of people have relied on their ancestors to produce outstanding people, and tens of thousands of years of blessings have continued to create today's monastic giant Kunyu Mountain.

Gu Qingping stroked his beard and smiled: "Since ancient times, Pei Shenjun, the ancestor of my Kunyu, opened the sect and created the foundation of the world, there have been rumors in the outside world that the reason why my Kunyu Mountain can stand for eternity is not only this blessed land, but a secret place hidden in the mountain that is not known to the world. Therefore, over the years, there has been no shortage of young people coveting it, and they did not hesitate to venture into the mountains to explore the ethereal immortal secrets. This Wu brother may have been bewitched and instructed to secretly investigate this matter. ”

Xiao Yu was still puzzled: "Who is the person who ordered them to come? Why is it the Wu brothers, who are quite related to my father, and this is really not a conspiracy set up by people with ulterior motives?"

Gu Qingping waved his hand and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Xiao had an old affair with the old couple of the Wu family in the past, and even if it is in the door, only your mother and a few of your uncles know about it. Outsiders know very little about this matter, and even the Wu brothers themselves don't know the reason. It's probably just a coincidence. As for the truth, Senior Brother Xiao should have gone down the mountain to secretly investigate at this time. The kindness of the Wu couple must be taken very seriously by your father's character, and he will never ignore the Wu brothers and let them go astray. ”

In the maple forest, Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng looked up and saw a slender figure standing at the end of the bluestone path, and the two of them put away their previous playfulness at the same time, and they both walked forward quickly and saluted: "Senior Brother Yun!"

It turned out that the person standing there was Yun Fei, the second disciple of the Qingping Sword Saint of Luoyun Peak. Yun Fei had a cold temperament, and when he saw the two of them approaching, although he had a lot of concern in his heart, he still hummed softly and said, "Master is waiting for you two in the hall, remember not to be greedy for fun in the future." ”

Han Fengge was in awe of this second senior brother who didn't speak much but was very stern on weekdays. The two of them were originally greedy for fun this time, but when they came back a day late, they were already worried in their hearts, and when they saw Yun Fei so much, they were even more frightened in their hearts, and immediately nodded like chickens pecking rice: "Senior Brother Xie taught me, Senior Brother has written it down, and I will never dare to play greedily in the future." ”

When Yun Fei saw the expressions of the two of them, he knew that he must have been frightened by his cold appearance on weekdays, and said helplessly: "You guys go up, remember to go to see Master and Senior Brother." ”

Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng were pardoned, and they originally thought that they would have to be taught a lesson by their master when they returned to the mountain, but they finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the senior brother was also in the center of the grass house at this time. There is a senior brother who will definitely intercede with the two of them, and the master's punishment will inevitably be much lighter. Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng were overjoyed, said goodbye to Yun Fei and walked quickly towards the courtyard.

Han Lu and the others walked lightly to the door of the hall and heard the master's voice in the hall: "Is it the wind and the song that are back?"

When the two of them saw that they couldn't dodge, they responded, "Yes, Master." ”

Han Fengge and Lu Dafeng pushed the door and stepped into the hall, and when they saw Master Gu Qingping and Senior Brother Xiao Yu sitting on the cloud couch with a kind face and a smile on his face, they couldn't help but feel worried again.

Looking at the two youngest disciples in front of him, Gu Qingping feigned anger and said, "Do you two know that you are wrong?"

Lu Dafeng preemptively said: "The disciple was greedy for fun and missed the time to come back, and dragged the junior brother back a day late, and the disciple knew that he was wrong." ”

Xiao Yu saw that Lu Dafeng was like this, and the master's face eased a lot, so he bowed down and pleaded with Gu Qingping: "Master, Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Han are young after all, and they haven't caused any trouble. ”

Although it was not Han Fengge's intention to stay at the foot of the mountain all night, after all, it was a young man who likes to be lively, and he had been on the mountain for more than a year, even if the scenery was beautiful, he was already a little tired of seeing it, and at the instigation of his senior brother Lu Dafeng, he acted recklessly. Now when I returned to the mountain, I saw that the master was angry and regretted it very much, and I was even more afraid that the master would drive him down the mountain and deny him as an apprentice, so he hurriedly said in a nervous manner: "Master, the disciple knows that he is wrong, and he will never dare to play greedily in the future, please punish the master!"

In fact, there are not many rules on Luoyun Peak, and this kind of thing is not a big deal even in the ancestral training of Kunyu Mountain. In cultivation, people pay more attention to the control of their own heart and the stability of their Dao heart, and they don't care too much about secular red tape, so even if their disciples are stubborn, Gu Qingping mostly teaches a few words and will not be too harsh.

Seeing that the two youngest apprentices had already realized their mistakes, Gu Qingping no longer held him accountable: "Okay, for the sake of your two young people and not getting into trouble, and for the sake of your senior brother interceding for you, I won't pursue it this time, but the punishment will still be punished." From the day after tomorrow, the two of you will go to Lingxiu Peak and Master Cao's nephew every day to help, don't be lazy. Then he turned to Xiao Yu and said: "Yu'er, you are both a senior brother and an older brother, many of them will have to discipline the junior brothers more in the future and set an example, and you as a senior brother are also responsible for making mistakes." ”

Xiao Yu saw that the master no longer scolded the two junior disciples, and immediately bowed down and said, "The disciple obeys the order, and in the future, he will definitely discipline the junior disciples strictly and share the worries of the master." ”

Lu Dafeng was a ghost elf in his mind, and he always felt that there was something wrong with Master's words, so he didn't figure out the mystery until he turned around and was about to leave, and turned around and asked, "Why is Master the day after tomorrow? Is there anything to do tomorrow?"

After he asked, Han Fengge, who was a little more honest, also found that something was not quite right, and looked at the smiling master with a blank eye.

Gu Qingping looked at the two newly accepted disciples a year ago, and said with a smile: "Of course there is something to do tomorrow, the two of you have been on the mountain for more than a year, and you two have been pure and talented in the past year, so the teacher decided to take you to the ancestral hall tomorrow to worship the ancestors and officially accept you two as apprentices." ”

At first hearing the news, Han Fengge and the others were dumbfounded, and only after a moment did they react, after more than a year in the mountain, they could finally officially enter the Qingping Sword Saint Sect, and they were overjoyed in their hearts.

Gu Qingping looked at the two little guys with happy faces, and nodded with a relieved smile: "The teacher is going to Taiqi Peak to talk to your master and uncle, Yu'er, you can take the two of them down to eat." After speaking, he slowly walked out of the sword house.

Han Fengge saw that the master was not heavily punished, and that he could finally officially apprentice to the master after getting what he wanted, and thought of the expectation that had been hidden in his heart, he couldn't help but be radiant, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Lu Dafeng grinning at him.

On the Taiyi Peak, it is only late autumn, and there is already snow faintly visible. In the daytime, the red bricks and blue tiles, the golden dragon pillars, the magnificent Taiqi Palace, in the night, like an ancient giant beast lying there quietly. In the dormitory of the master sect behind the main hall, Gu Qingping and Yue Songtao, the real person of the sect, sat opposite each other. The tea in the cup on the table had gradually subsided, and the serving disciples around him had been sent out of the door, and both of them had solemn expressions on their faces.

What happened under the mountain today exudes an evil atmosphere, and the Wu brothers' behavior is incomprehensible.

Gu Qingping muttered: "Although Kunyu Mountain really has the legendary Huangquan Secret Realm, this is already an open secret among the major sects in the world, and the battle around the mountain thousands of years ago, when a hidden predecessor in the mountain defeated the masters of each faction alone, and no one dared to provoke the Kunyu faction for thousands of years since then. Unless?"

Yue Songtao's face was as gloomy as water: "Unless what the people behind the scenes are asking for is more important and attractive than the Yellow Spring Secret Realm condensed by the ancient battlefield." Then maybe that's what happened. ”

Gu Qingping was puzzled: "Now it seems that if it is not the opponent's madness, then its purpose should be the secret that was accidentally preserved in my Kunyu Mountain in the Starfall Battlefield a hundred years ago." It seems that after so many years, some people still can't help it. After all, it was only our Kunyu Mountain disciples who were present at that time. ”

Yue Songtao's face softened slightly: "No matter what the purpose of the person hiding in the shadows is, and no matter what his identity is, since Senior Brother Xiao has already gone down the mountain to secretly investigate, I believe that even if the conspiracy behind this scene cannot be investigated, some clues will definitely be found, and Senior Brother does not need to worry too much." ”

Gu Qingping nodded and said, "In this case, the junior brother will retire, and the senior brother should rest early." ”

After Gu Qingping left, Yue Songtao, the contemporary head of Kunyu Mountain, who was known as the most proud of Kunyu a hundred years ago, flashed a fierce look in his ancient well-like eyes, and slowly paced out the door.