In order to please the old man and not be expelled from the division, Hu Tianxiang really let it go this time, he had little confidence in practicing the opening boxing of breaking mosquitoes, so he had to spend his mind on drinking. In order to get the first pot of wine at Ma Ji Wine Shop, he simply didn't sleep at night, went down the mountain when he was ugly, and then stayed at the door of the wine shop.

Around midnight, the roosters of the surrounding villagers woke up one after another, vibrating their wings one by one, shaking their spirits, and preparing to crow. The guy at Ma Kee Liquor came out yawning and rubbing his eyes, slowly unloading the door panel, ready to open.

The little old man walked into the counter from the back hall, and saw the young man who had been waiting for a long time at a glance, and immediately smiled, trotted forward to meet him, and said, "Oh, why did the little fairy come so early today, so that the distinguished guests have been waiting for a long time." ”

"Shopkeeper Ma, my master is waiting to drink, please make me a pot. It's the first pot of the day, right?"

The shopkeeper took the wine gourd and said continuously: "Yes, yes, you are the first guest after we open the door, of course, the first pot." Actually, the little fairy doesn't have to come so early, our Ma Ji wine shop Tong Su is not bullied, the first pot is exactly the same as the tenth pot and the hundredth pot. ”

The young man couldn't bear to roll his eyes, took the heavy wine jug, thanked him, and immediately turned around to climb the mountain.

Before, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, Hu Tianxiang had to spend at least ten incense sticks, which was almost equivalent to three hours, but today, he didn't dare to let the old man wait until noon, in case he had another evil fire, even if he hit the first pot of wine, he would have to get out of the house by himself.

So, Hu Tianxiang rushed forward desperately, no matter how hard and tired he was, he didn't dare to stop and rest for a while, even if he hurried and hurried, when he ran into the hut, it was almost noon.

Liu Ling looked at the apprentice who was covered in sweat, snorted, and stretched out a hand.

Hu Tianxiang pulled out the gourd plug and respectfully handed the gourd to the master.

The old man hummed, raised his head and drank, cooing and cooing, and it took a long time to stop, and most of the wine in the pot was gone. He wiped his mouth, nodded, and said, "This is the first pot, but it's a little late." ”

Hu Tianxiang stood with his hands down, not daring to say anything.

"Practice meditation boxing. ”

"Yes. ”

In the morning, he had been running vigorously, and before he could catch his breath, the master asked him to practice Jingxin Boxing, and the young man was embarrassed and nervous, and his palms were sweating. He sat down cross-legged, adjusted his breathing and mind as much as he could, and began to meditate according to the tips of the fist technique, and soon he entered a state of oblivion.

"Smack!" After half a stick of incense, the young man received another slap on the head, this time perhaps because of the good wine, the old man was not as irritable as yesterday, but the warning in his words was still very strong.

"It's still a mess, and I haven't even touched the edges. You have two more chances, get out. ”

Hu Tianxiang walked out of the hut dejectedly, feeling extremely distressed. Walking aimlessly, he unconsciously came to a cliff side, where the air was fresh and the scenery was picturesque, and the young man looked far away, and his mood still did not improve much.

"Don't jump, or I'll have to trouble fishing for you. A familiar voice teased.

Hu Tianxiang hurriedly turned around, and when he saw that it was the former examiner Shao Mingjiu, he barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Senior Brother Shao is good." ”

"Oh, don't laugh, it's worse than crying. Shao Mingjiu waved his hand and beckoned the young man to sit down together.

Hu Tianxiang lowered his head and said nothing.

"What's the matter, I was so lively before, why do you seem to have changed now, I have to wonder if you are Hu Tianxiang?"

Hu Tianxiang still didn't speak.

"Tell me, what's going on? Don't be like a stuffy gourd, I like that arrogant you more than now. ”

Hu Tianxiang smiled bitterly, his face was feverish, and he said in a low voice: "It's really too poor, and I am always scolded." Perhaps, in a few days, I will not be a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

The young man asked in detail, and the young man had no choice but to tell the truth of the matter.

After a while, the young man nodded and said, "You are a beginner, and you are just entering the green clouds, your mind is indeed difficult to be quiet, and meditation is a prerequisite for learning all methods, Elder Liu is strict with you, and you don't blame him." ”

The boy could only sigh.

Shao Mingjiu pondered for a moment and said, "I will refine an elixir called the Meditation Pill, this pill can help cultivators quickly enter the best state of cultivation, whether it is spiritual or physical cultivation, the effect is very obvious, if you can gather the materials, I can help you refine one." ”

"Really?" Hu Tianxiang seemed to see a life-saving straw, and grabbed Shao Mingjiu's arm.

Shao Mingjiu smiled and nodded.

Hu Tianxiang suddenly felt sorry for others, and when he participated in the evaluation, he repeatedly spoke disrespectfully to young people, which was really unusual.

"The Meditation Pill is very practical, but with my current alchemy, the chance of becoming a pill is not high, you had better prepare enough medicinal materials to prevent me from being unlucky and failing one after another. Fortunately, we can collect these elixirs in the back mountains. There are three kinds in total, you remember, they are withered heart flowers, ruined moon grass and fruitless branches......" Shao Mingjiu described in detail the identification methods of the three flavor medicinal materials, and Hu Tianxiang memorized them one by one.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Shao!" Hu Tianxiang got up and hugged his fists to thank him, looking excited, "If I can get lucky this time, I, Hu Tianxiang, will repay the great favor!"

The young man laughed and said, "This is like the original Hu Tianxiang!"

Without further ado, the boy immediately found a large basket and carried it back to the back hill.

During Grandpa Zhong's serious illness, Hu Tianxiang did a lot of things about going up the mountain to collect medicines, and he was clear about how not to dig up the medicinal materials when collecting medicines and prevent the loss of medicinal power to the greatest extent.

There is a large medicinal forest in the back mountain of the Qingyun Sect, and many areas with precious elixirs are guarded by special people, and ordinary disciples are strictly forbidden to enter.

However, the three medicinal materials required for the Meditation Pill all belong to ordinary medicines, and the disciples in the sect can enter and exit at will.

The young man stood on the high slope at the entrance and looked into the distance, and couldn't help but be taken aback, this medicinal forest, roughly estimated, stretched for at least dozens of miles from beginning to end, and there was something that could not be seen at a glance. He didn't know that in the heyday of the Qingyun Sect, the medicinal forest was a hundred times larger than it is now.

After the identity check of the disciples guarding the forest and some advice on abiding by the rules of this place, Hu Tianxiang received a special medicine hoe and walked smoothly into the medicine forest. Wherever he goes, there is a burst of medicinal fragrance, and just breathing the air here can prolong his life and prevent all diseases.

Hu Tianxiang had more expectations for the Meditation Pill, and at this moment, he couldn't wait to find all the medicinal materials and go to Senior Brother Shao for alchemy.

He held the medicine hoe in his hand, bent over, his eyes widened, and moved forward little by little, for fear of carelessly missing the elixir.

After walking less than a mile, the boy was lucky enough to find the Defeated Moon Grass, and there were as many as five of them.

The young man was overjoyed, hurriedly squatted down, and carefully dug up the treasure with a medicinal hoe. After some busyness, he successfully dug out four plants and gently put them into the basket. The reason why all of them were not dug up was because of the regulations of the medicinal forest, a single plant should not be dug up, and multiple plants should be left alone, and the intention was self-evident, and the disciples all consciously complied with it.

Hu Tianxiang continued to look down for medicine, walked for another two or three miles, and found three fruitless branches, and he happily dug out two more.

There was only no intention left, Hu Tianxiang felt that victory was in sight, rubbed his sore waist, and continued to move forward. However, perhaps because his good luck had run out, the boy walked five or six miles, his eyes were staring, and he didn't see a single heartless flower.

Hu Tianxiang was anxious in his heart, a few miles further on, it was the forbidden area of the medicinal forest, and with his humble status as an anonymous disciple now, he couldn't enter it at all.

So he searched more carefully, and even checked some places repeatedly, not letting go of every corner, and his hands were cut by spikes. Finally, the effort paid off, and after a stick of incense, the boy found the heartless flower, which was just under a large tree, blocked by the branches and leaves of other herbs.

Hu Tianxiang was overjoyed and hurriedly checked the surroundings of the heartless flower, but unfortunately he didn't find the second one after looking at it for a long time, which obviously became a situation where a single plant could not be dug up.

Hu Tianxiang sighed, turned his head and was about to leave, when he heard a person behind him break off: "Don't move!"

Hu Tianxiang was startled, and thought that he had inadvertently committed some taboo, so he really stood still.

In the blink of an eye, a somewhat familiar figure swept in front of him from behind, and then, with a bend down, dug out the lone heartless flower.

Hu Tianxiang looked at it, and the person who came was Li Guanlin, who passed the evaluation with the first place.

Li Guanlin raised his chin and snorted coldly: "Count you as acquaintances!"

He swaggered away with the herbs, and Hu Tianxiang suddenly shouted: "Don't move!!"

Li Guanlin slowly turned around, his face was gloomy, and asked, "You called me?"

"Yes, grandpa just called you!"

"Rabbit cub, what's wrong with shouting grandpa?"

"Rabbit cub, don't know the rules that a single plant can't be dug up?"

Li Guanlin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I know, so what?"

"You're breaking the rules!"

"Hahahaha!" Li Guanlin looked up to the sky and laughed, "The rules are set up for you like this, an anonymous disciple who took shit luck to join the sect is also worthy of talking to me Li Guanlin about the rules? blind your dog's eyes!"

Hu Tianxiang didn't say anything anymore, but slowly put down the basket on his back, threw the medicine hoe to the ground, and strode straight towards Li Guanlin.

"I can't help myself!" Li Guanlin didn't expect the other party to want to use force, and he couldn't help but be angry, he also threw down the things in his hand and ran towards Hu Tianxiang.

"Boom!" there was a muffled sound, and both sides hit each other's chests without dodging or dodging. Li Guanlin's body was shocked and he took half a step back, but Hu Tianxiang took four or five steps back in a row and almost fell down.

"Sure enough, it's rubbish. Li Guanlin crossed his arms around his chest and sneered.

Hu Tianxiang was shocked in his heart, endured the pain, and his expression remained unchanged. It was the first time he suffered a big loss in the first move, which was seriously inconsistent with his previous brilliant results.

Li Guanlin seemed to disdain to make a move with him, bent down to pick up the herbs, Hu Tianxiang rushed forward suddenly, and kicked Li Guanlin in the waist. The latter dodged with only a flash, grabbed the herb and gave Hu Tianxiang a kick at the same time, kicked him out hard, and rolled twice on the ground.

Li Guanlin was aroused by Hu Tianxiang's stubbornness, and stepped forward quickly, wanting to make up for a few more kicks.

Suddenly, a person fell in mid-air, stood between the two, and shouted to Li Guanlin: "Stop!"

When Li Guanlin saw it, his face turned pale with fright, and the person who came was his senior brother Zhou Binli.

"Death fights are strictly forbidden in the medicine forest!"

"Yes, yes, yes, big brother, don't blame me, he did it first!"

"It's true that he did it first, but you just dug up a single medicinal herb?"

Li Guanlin suddenly sweated like rain, and he was speechless, it turned out that the senior brother had already seen everything in his eyes. Fortunately, he just concealed it and did not lie, and Li Guanlin was afraid.

At this time, Zhou Binli had already helped Hu Tianxiang up and said to him: "Both of you are at fault in this matter, but he made a mistake first, so I don't blame you." Recently, there are more new disciples, and there are a lot more people who want to refine the Meditation Pill than before, and it is difficult to find medicine. ”

Hu Tianxiang lowered his head and was silent, grabbed the herb after a while, turned his head and left.

Walking out of the half-mile, the boy burst into tears.