Chapter 13: The Apprenticeship Ceremony

The one-year contract was set, Luo Chen followed the old man Qingjian to his residence, and Ji Wuli, the great disciple of the Ming Tower, also followed. The old man Qingjian stood by the immortal pond outside his residence and said to Ji Wuli: "Just arrange Luo Chen's residence next to me, he won't live with other disciples!"

Ji Wuli arched his hand at the old man of Qingjian and said, "Master, this is not suitable, right! You like to be quiet on weekdays, and you don't want to be disturbed, junior brother Luo Chen has just come to the Ming Tower, and there are many rules that he doesn't know yet, so let him live with me first, I will inform him of all the prohibitions of the Ming Tower, you can rest assured!"

The old man of Qingjian waved his hand, turned around and continued: "Let Luo Chen stay next to me, you have my own reason, you don't need to say much, just do what I say!"

Although Ji Wuxuan was a little confused and dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say anything more when he saw that the old man Qingjian was so resolute, so he had to do what the old man Qingjian ordered. It is normal for Ji Wuli to be dissatisfied, in this tower, there are dozens of disciples up and down, no one has ever had such a good treatment, and he lives directly next to the old man of Qingjian, among these disciples, it must be more than Ji Wuli who is dissatisfied.

But the old man Qingjian has always acted with his reasons, and the reason why he made such a decision is nothing more than because when he was on the bank of the Luo River, the words of the ancient Xuanniao, how dare the old man Qingjian slack off on the words of Xuanniao. He knew that Luo Chen's child was not simple, but he couldn't say why, he arranged Luo Chen next to his residence for the sake of Xuanniao's words, and secondly, to further observe Luo Chen, he wanted to know what was different about Luo Chen, and even the ancient Xuanniao was willing to help him.

The next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, the sound of the horn above the tower resounded throughout the valley. Luo Chen, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a "bang" knock on the door, he slowly sat up from the bed, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Who?

The person who came didn't answer Luo Chen's words, pushed the door in, and said, "What time is this, I don't get up yet, the apprenticeship ceremony is about to start!"

Luo Chen got up from the bed lazily and said, "It turned out to be Senior Sister Wu Han! Isn't it just an apprenticeship ceremony, it's necessary to do it so early, I haven't woken up yet!"

Wu Han snorted and said, "It's Senior Sister Wu Han, not Senior Sister! Can you hurry up, the master should be angry later! The apprenticeship ceremony in the Ming Tower is not a child's play, if you delay the hour, you won't be able to apprentice!"

Luo Chen thought to himself that he had come to Cangming Valley to learn skills, and if he couldn't learn from his master, how could he learn skills! So he sped up, and before he had time to wash his face, he followed Wu Han to the main hall of the Ming Tower. The main hall is filled with fairy energy, and there are seven stone pillars on each side, and strange totems are carved on the stone pillars. In front of the stone pillar is a step, on the top of the steps are placed three stone chairs, the middle one is the most eye-catching, because above its back squatting a two-winged beast, exactly the same as entering the stone bridge in Cangming Valley, with wings on its back, angry eyes wide, very terrifying.

The old man Qingjian was sitting majestically on the stone chair in the middle, his eyes closed, as if he was meditating on something. There were also two people sitting on the stone chairs on either side, and they were the same as the old man Qingjian, their eyes closed. At this time, the main hall was already full of Ming Pagoda disciples, all of them were dressed in white, holding swords, faintly revealing an unbeatable arrogance.

Luo Chen came to the front of the main hall, looked around, and saw that the old man Qingjian was sitting on the stone chair with squinting eyes, so he said with a smile: "Grandpa, you called me this morning, it turns out that you haven't woken up yet..."

As soon as Luo Chen's words fell, the surrounding Ming Pagoda disciples began to talk about it, although Luo Chen couldn't hear what they were saying, but from their facial expressions, it was not difficult to see that these people were a little dissatisfied with Luo Chen, the new little junior brother. But he was still a kid after all, and he didn't know anything about Mingta, and no one blamed him.

This is the eldest disciple Ji Wuli walked to Luo Chen's side and whispered: "Little junior brother, don't speak, the three masters are meditating, don't disturb!"

Hearing Ji Wuli's words, Luo Chen immediately covered his small mouth with his hand and stood quietly on top of the main hall. Seeing this, Wu Han on the side snickered and whispered: "If you disturb the meditation of the three masters, you will be spanked, so you just wait to be beaten!

Time passed little by little, and there was silence in the hall, as if even the sound of dust falling could be heard, and the three people sitting on the stone chairs still did not move. Luo Chen couldn't stand still, thinking to himself, isn't it just an apprenticeship ceremony, why are you doing so many tricks. He bent down and gently tapped his leg with his hand, and said to himself: "Why hasn't the old man woken up yet, my legs are standing in pain!"

Luo Chen's words fell, only to hear a muffled sound of "buzzing", and the entire hall trembled instantly. Luo Chen was a little frightened in his heart, and immediately asked Ji Wuli beside him, "Senior brother, what's going on?"

Ji Wuli smiled faintly and replied, "Little Brother Luochen, don't be afraid, this is the voice produced by the three masters when they return from meditation!"

Luo Chen nodded slightly, and Wu Han on the side laughed when he saw this, and said, "Coward, you still want to be my senior brother, hum..."

The "buzzing" sound subsided, and the eyes of the three people sitting on the stone chairs slowly opened, which was the same as everyone in the main hall except Luo Chen, who shouted in unison: "Master!"

The old man of Qingjian stood up, waved his big hand, looked at Luo Chen and said, "Child, come here!"

Luo Chen took a few steps forward and said, "Old man... When will the apprenticeship ceremony begin?"

The old man Qingjian smiled faintly and said, "It's already started!"

Luo Chen touched his head and said, "When did it start?"

Ji Wuli walked to Luo Chen's side and said, "Little junior brother Luo Chen, you don't know, the three masters meditated together just now, and they were holding an apprenticeship ceremony for you." The three masters are talking to the gods in meditation, and they will accept you as a disciple, at this moment, you are already a little disciple of the Ming Tower, why don't you hurry up and meet the three masters!"

Although Luo Chen had some doubts in his heart, he was still very happy, he knelt heavily on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Hello three masters, Luo Chen kowtowed to you!"

The old man Qingjian laughed happily and said, "Child, don't worry, it's not over yet!

Luo Chen walked to the side of the old man of Qingjian, knelt on the ground, and said, "Luo Chen greets the second master, the third master!" The second master of the Ming Pagoda is called Ji Xu, he is the second elder of the Ming Tower, and his ability is not inferior to the old man of the Qing Sword, but this person is usually silent, and his personality is also a little quirky, and he is indifferent, so he is nicknamed the cold-faced man. The third master's name is Yan Zong, he is the third elder of the Ming Tower, this person has a bold and cheerful personality, is good at interacting with people, and often mixes with many disciples of the Ming Tower, in the Ming Tower, he is the most popular person among the disciples.

Luo Chen stood up, looked at the old man Qingjian and asked, "Master, what you just said is not over, do you want me to do anything?"

Before the old man of Qingjian could speak, Wu Han stepped forward and said, "You don't know this, every disciple of the Ming Pagoda must be burned with a grain fire during the apprenticeship ceremony, so that he can officially become a disciple of the Ming Pagoda!"

Luo Chen was a little frightened, and immediately asked, "Gu Huo burns, then I'm not going to be burned to death, Master, can you not set fire to me!"

The old man Qingjian smiled faintly and said, "Child, don't be afraid, the Gu Fire will not hurt you, the Gu Fire burns your body, and what is burned is only mundane things, but what is refined is the immortal bones of cultivation!" As the old man Qingjian said, every person in Cangming Valley must refine immortal bones, immortal bones are the foundation of cultivation, and the biggest difference between cultivators and mortals lies in this.

When the old man Qingjian finished speaking, he saw a blue flame appear on the palms of Ji Xuan and Yan Zong, and when Luo Chen saw this, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Although the old man Qingjian told him that this Gu Fire was only used to refine immortal bones and would not cause harm to his body, Luo Chen, who looked at these two flames, was still a little uneasy in his heart. At this moment, the cold-faced man Ji Xuan and Yan Zong pushed the blue flame on their palms towards Luo Chen, and the flame fell on the ground near Luo Chen, and then spread, forming a circle of fire, surrounding Luo Chen in the middle.

Luo Chen clenched his fists, stood quietly in the ring of fire, and let it burn from the ground to his feet, and then from his feet to his whole body, and finally Luo Chen turned into a blue fire man. Although Gu Huo burned his body, Luo Chen didn't feel the slightest pain, but he felt a warm current swimming in his body, from skin to bones. Seeing Gu Huo burning on Luo Chen's body, everyone was dumbfounded, they couldn't believe their eyes, because they could see from Luo Chen's face that he didn't have the slightest pain.

In fact, the words of the old man Qingjian just now were all deceived by Luo Chen, the valley fire was burned, and the immortal bones were refined, how could there be any such thing as not being harmed, it was just to let Luo Chen accept this tempering without fear. However, the facts were in front of him, Gu Huo burned on Luo Chen's body, but he had no intention of struggling, which was undoubtedly an amazing thing for the people in the main hall.

Even Ji Xu, who was usually taciturn, became a little surprised, he stood next to the old man Qingjian and said to himself: "I'm not afraid of the valley fire, this is really a rare occurrence in a thousand years!"

The old man of Qingjian also nodded slightly, with a hint of surprise on his face, and said: "Innate immortal bones, only innate immortal bones are not afraid of the valley fire burning, it seems that we have a successor to the Ming Tower!" Ji Xuan and Yan Zong nodded slightly on the side.

However, at this time, a group of people suddenly came from outside the main hall, led by more than eight feet tall, with slightly dark skin, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a black axe. He stood on top of the main hall and shouted very arrogantly: "I heard that the Ming Pagoda has accepted a new disciple, and he is still a closed disciple of the Ming Lord, I specially came to see who is sacred, and can become the closed disciple of the Ming Lord!"