Chapter 10: Apprenticeship (Revised Version)
Now in the hall, Shen Ci is left standing alone. Seeing that she was wearing a disciple's white clothes, facing this situation alone, her face still did not change, she was neither humble nor arrogant, like a white lotus standing in this ink pool. Many of the people present nodded secretly.
Qingyuan Zhenren listened to Fu Yunsheng talk about Shen Ci every day for the past three days, his face was impatient, and he was actually very satisfied in his heart, but he respected the real person in charge and respected Shen Ci's choice.
The head of the house, Qing Xiao Zhenren, has a majestic face with kindness, and three long whiskers under his chin are fluttering, looking like a mature and steady, fairy-like middle-aged man.
When Qing Xiao Zhenren asked Shen Ci to choose a master among several peak masters, including Qing Xiao Zhenren, Shen Ci couldn't help but show a trace of astonishment. Seeing Fu Yunsheng squeezing his eyes at her narrowly, he realized that he deliberately didn't say anything, just waiting for her surprised expression.
It has always been the master who chooses the apprentice, but she didn't expect the Qinghe Sword Sect to give her so much respect and let her choose the master by herself.
Shen Ci was a little moved, but he still respectfully hugged his fists and said: "The love of the real person in charge of the sect really flattered the disciples. Since the disciples have already entered the sect, they should naturally follow the rules of the sect, and like other disciples, they should be arranged by the head of the sect and the peak masters and elders. β
Everyone present couldn't help but laugh. Even Fu Yunsheng shook his shoulders and smiled.
Shen Ci couldn't help but be a little embarrassed and wondered.
Qingxiao Zhenren smiled and said to Qingyuan Zhenren: "Senior Brother Qingyuan, Shen Ci is much more stable than you were at the beginning." β
Qingyuan Zhenren has always been serious and unsmiling, with a smile on his face that seems to have not changed, but there is a faint blush on the root of his ears.
Qingyuan Zhenren, who was still a beginner, did not hesitate to choose the Qinghe Ancestor with the most profound skills after having the right to choose his masterγγγγγγ The result caused a burst of laughter in the council hall. But in fact, Qinghe Ancestor has a very high seniority, and he is in retreat all the year round, and if there is no major event, he rarely appears, let alone accepts disciples.
The masters of Qingyuan Zhenren's generation are the elders of the Elder Hall. In the end, Qingyuan Zhenren worshiped the chief elder of the Hall of Elders, the disciple of Yuan Zhenren. Now the head of the sect, Qingxiao Zhenren, is also a disciple of Yuanhe Zhenren, and the master of Yuanzhi Zhenren is Qinghe Ancestor. Qingyuan Zhenren has to call the ancestor of Qinghe.
This interesting story Qingyuan Zhenren has been teased by the brothers and sisters to this day.
Fu Yunsheng was standing behind his master, and naturally he saw the embarrassment of his master, and his shoulders shook a little more.
As a result, he was caught by Qing Xiao Zhenren: "Yunsheng, you explain!"
"Yes. Fu Yunsheng obediently explained, "Although the entry sect of ordinary disciples is assigned to each peak by the elders and peak masters according to their attribute qualifications, the sect gives disciples with particularly outstanding qualifications, or outer disciples with special contributions, the right to choose which peak to enter when they enter the inner gate. As he spoke, Fu Yunsheng blinked extremely quickly at Shen Ci in the direction of Qingyuan Zhenren.
He really likes this little junior sister, it's so easy to teaseγγγγγγ
Shen Ci's serious face was almost amused by him, but in the end, she still said: "The disciple wants to worship Yuhengfeng Qingyuan Zhenren as a teacher." β
Obviously, everyone present was not surprised by Shen Ci's choice and agreed with it. Otherwise, he would not have allowed Fu Yunsheng to jump up and down to work.
Above the council hall is the apprenticeship platform, which is a huge round platform that is open on all sides, built on 99 bluestone steps. The edge of the outer circle of the round platform is slightly lower, allowing people to observe the ceremony. The inner circle is a circle of living water, which is called: a sword pool. The water in the sword pond was clear and clear, and with the seven divine swords and some other things in the round platform, it formed a huge array of sword ponds.
Seven divine swords of different shapes were summoned by the peak masters and elders, and were erected in the middle of the round platform in the position of the Big Dipper. It is a metaphor for the seven peaks of the Qinghe River. The seven swords did not plunge straight into the ground, but hung a few inches from the ground. Each one is a genius in each peak or a magic weapon left by the former peak master! It is only when the new disciples are apprenticed that they are summoned at this important time to open the Great Array of Sword Pools.
This is the ceremony of the master of Yifeng Peak accepting his own disciples, and because everyone has high hopes for Shen Ci, the crowd of onlookers is extremely large. Not only did most of the elders, peak masters, and head Qing Xiao Zhenren who had just been in the council hall, but all the inner and outer disciples of Yuheng Peak came.
Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Ci's heartstrings tightened, and he was nervous and excited and excited to stand with Qingyuan Zhenren in front of the divine sword at the position of Yuheng Peak. It was a slender straight sword, shining with cold light, almost recognizable. There was a wisp of cyan on the blade that stretched all the way to the tip of the sword. I don't know what kind of leather is wrapped around the hilt of the sword, and it is still as bright as new. The gauntlet is engraved with two ancient words, "Light Rain". This is the sword of the fifth generation of peak masters of Yuheng Peak, and it is also the sword of the peak masters of the previous generations of Yuheng Peak.
Shen Ci solemnly completed the three bows, that is, to worship the master, but also to bow to the spirit of the "light rain" sword. According to the apprenticeship process of the Qinghe Sword Sect, Shen Ci said sincerely: "Please give the master the number of the Dao." β
Qingyuan Zhenren thought for a moment and said with a smile: "'Resignation' is litigation, and it also means parting. Words are used as names, which are not very good. But the Taoist name of your generation is the Qingzi generation, and the word 'ci' in your name is just right. Qingci, also known as the green chapter, is a chapter dedicated to the heavens when the Jiao Festival is held. From now on, your Dao name will be called Qingci!"
This moral slogan made a small discussion among the crowd watching the worship ceremony.
"Qing Ci. Shen Ci silently recited it in her heart, and couldn't help but wonder why her mother named her "Shen Ci".
The meaning of "Qing Ci" contains the heart of Qingyuan Zhenren's love for disciples. Shen Ci bowed his head again and thanked him for the grace of the Dharma name. Then he picked up the water from the sword pond with bamboo leaves and held it high above his head. "Please give Master the seed of the sword spirit. β
This is the highlight of the ceremony. It is also the foundation of the Qinghe Sword School, created by the founding ancestor of the Qinghe Sword School, the "Qinghe Sword Saint" - "Qinghe Swordsmanship"!
During the apprenticeship ceremony, each disciple will be cast by the master to open the sword pond array in the apprenticeship hall. Attract the spirit between heaven and earth, summon the spirit of the sword scattered in the heaven and earth among the spirits, and condense a seed of the sword spirit, also known as the sword seed, and plant it into the disciple's dantian.
The sword seed is like a seed, which will be soaked in the spiritual energy in the dantian of the disciples of the Qinghe Sword Sect all the time, and slowly grow with the increase of cultivation.
The growth of the sword species, in addition to the irrigation of the dantian aura, requires more of the comprehension and understanding of the "sword" of the master of the sword species. Therefore, if some people's cultivation level is not high, but if their comprehension of kendo is extremely high, their sword type will far exceed the cultivation level.
Just like Qingyuan Zhenren, when he was practicing the Qi Realm, he had a deep understanding of the way of the sword, and the speed and quality of the growth of the sword type far exceeded that of the junior brothers of the same generation. Ordinary people can only cultivate the sword seed into a sword embryo in the late stage of the foundation building realm, but the Qingyuan Zhenren has already cultivated the sword seed into a sword embryo when he practiced the Nine Great Consummations of Qi.