Chapter 3: Re-embarking on the True Path
A streamer flashed in the sky, and a black shadow smashed directly into a green rice field, splashing the thin mud left over from irrigation in the rice field and shooting away.
At this time, it was noon, and the farmer had already returned home, after all, he had enough to eat before he had the strength to work.
Half an hour later, the black shadow lying in the mud of the rice field moved with difficulty, and then stood up tremblingly.
I saw the black shadow raise his hands and slap his head violently, and then he heard him say, "What am I?
Just when the black shadow had a headache, two words "Haoyan" appeared in his mind, and the black shadow looked up at the sky suddenly: "Is my name Haoyan?" Shaking his still slightly dizzy head, Haoyan walked to the path in the field.
"Hey, stinky boy, you dare to damage the crops," a farmer ran to Haoyan with a hoe.
Haoyan, who heard the voice, turned his head to look and saw the farmer with a ruthless face, so he ran away, "You stand for me" The farmer behind Haoyan shouted loudly while running.
Hao Yan heard the voice behind him, and even quickened his pace and ran forward, but as soon as he threw it not far away, Hao Yan had a feeling of losing his strength, and before the farmer could catch up with him, Hao Yan fell to the ground and then passed out.
"Looking at the tall cow and the big horse, why is his body so weak, he shouldn't pretend to be dizzy!" The farmer walked to Hao Yan's side, looked at Hao Yan's appearance, and then raised his foot and kicked the unconscious Hao Yan, and found that Hao Yan didn't react at all, the farmer frowned: "It seems that he is really dizzy"
The people in the mountains and wilderness were still simple in the end, and soon the farmer carried Haoyan and brought Haoyan back home.
A ray of dawn shone on the earth, and the villagers of Wangjia Village also got up early, and every household began to get busy, except for an outsider who was still lying on the bed, opening his eyes in a daze.
"You woke up, I didn't expect you to be so weak" The farmer who was chasing Haoyan in the field looked at Haoyan with a simple smile on his face.
Haoyan, who had just opened his eyes, looked at the farmer in a bit of a daze, he was startled at this look, sat up reflexively, and was about to speak, but heard the farmer say: "Don't be nervous, I didn't know that you were weak yesterday, and you didn't hurt anything!"
When Haoyan heard the farmer's words, he shook his head, and then said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to damage the rice field, please don't blame me."
The farmer smiled: "It's okay, it's okay if you're fine, by the way, you're very fresh, what kind of place are you from?"
Haoyan searched his memory, but he never knew where he came from, so he could only look at the farmer with a sad face.
The farmer seemed to understand Haoyan's expression, and said with a smile: "This is Wangjia Village, you have a good rest here now, and then make plans after taking care of your body."
"Uncle, my name is Haoyan, I really don't know where I'm from, my mind is blank"
"It's okay, let's recuperate first"
The farmer still looked at Haoyan with a smile, and Haoyan nodded: "Thank you, uncle"
The farmer glanced at Haoyan and smiled: "My surname is Wang, you can call me Uncle Wang in the future" Hearing the farmer's words, Haoyan respected him with a hint of respect: "Thank you Uncle Wang"
"Okay, you're resting, I'm going to work in the fields, and I still have a few acres of land to cultivate."
Just after Uncle Wang left, Haoyan sat on the bed, carefully searching for the memories in his mind, but there was nothing in his mind, only his name.
A week later, Haoyan basically recovered, although he did not cultivate, like a mortal, but his natural body and bones made him much stronger than ordinary people, and lived in Uncle Wang's house in Wangjia Village for a week.
With Haoyan's help, Uncle Wang's acres of land were planted a week earlier than in previous years, which also made Uncle Wang happy.
Time flies quickly, Haoyan, who is busy with farm work all day, has lived in Wangjia Village for half a year in a flash, and gradually got used to the life of Wangjia Village.
In Wangjia Village, Haoyan got to know several partners, basically all of whom were peers like Haoyan, of course, just peers in appearance, among which the best thing with Haoyan was Xiaopang next door to Uncle Wang's house, in fact, Xiaopang was not fat, and his figure was similar to Haoyan, but he grew round when he was a child, so the people in the village were used to calling him Chubby. Of course, there is another reason for Xiaopang, that is, because he is very good at eating, his food is three times that of ordinary people, and it is not easy for his parents to raise him.
The yellow leaves dance with the bleak autumn wind, but this season is also harvest season, and the busy people in the rice fields are smiling and harvesting their own rice.
"Haoyan, Haoyan, quick, put down the work in your hands, there are Taoist priests in the village, who are people who belong to the sect on the mountain, they will only come out once every three years, saying that they are looking for someone who is destined, if they are fancied, they are likely to be brought into the mountains to become a disciple of the sect."
Xiaopang finished speaking, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, Haoyan looked at Xiaopang, and said with a smile: "Is it the Guiyi that you mentioned to me before?"
Xiaopang nodded, took out a corn cob, and nibbled on it with a positive tone: "Yes, it's what I told you before, let's try it, maybe we can be favored by them?"
When Haoyan heard this, he looked at Xiaopang: "You always daydream"
"What a daydream, let's try it, if it doesn't work, forget it!"
Xiaopang seemed to have a kind of persistence, pulling Haoyan, who was still in the field, and ran towards the center of the village.
As soon as I arrived outside the ancestral hall in the center of the village, I saw two Taoist priests in Taoist robes sitting next to a table of eight immortals, and a fist-sized bead was placed on the table of eight immortals, and the bottom of the bead was held by a jade bottle.
Next to the two people in Taoist robes was the village chief of Wangjia Village, who was entertaining the two Taoist priests with a courteous face at this moment.
Xiaopang said to Haoyan: "Look, it's those two Taoist priests, and the ones on the table are test beads."
When Haoyan heard this, he looked at the ball on the table carefully, and said to Xiaopang, "What is that bead testing?"
Chubby shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but I heard that it is a test of spiritual roots, and only those who have spiritual roots can be selected by one class."
Haoyan listened to Xiaopang's words, nodded, and said, "Let's go, let's try it, maybe we all have spiritual roots!"
The words fell, Hao Yan strode forward, Xiao Pang followed Hao Yan's footsteps to the side of the Eight Immortals Table, the village chief saw Hao Yan and Xiao Pang, and immediately said: "Xiao Pang, Hao Yan, are you here to test?"
Chubby smiled and said to the village chief: "Uncle village, we are here to test"
When the village chief heard Chubby's answer, he smiled: "Okay, you also go to the flat outside the ancestral hall and wait, and I will ask the two Taoist elders to come over and test you later."
When Haoyan and Xiaopang heard the words of the village chief, they immediately smiled and walked towards the village ancestral hall.
Coming to the flat in front of the village ancestral hall, Haoyan saw that there were already more than a dozen young people from the village and some teenage children waiting there.
Xiaopang looked at Haoyan and shook his head helplessly: "Every time it is time to return to the sect to be handsome, the village chief will always let young people and some children who are in good health come here to wait for the test."
Haoyan nodded and said with a smile: "This is fair, let's wait here!
The village chief didn't let everyone wait for a long time, and at the time of a pillar of incense, the village chief and two Taoist priests who belonged to the sect came to the flat outside the ancestral hall.
Looking at the villagers who couldn't wait, the village chief smiled: "Don't worry, let's start the test now" After speaking, the village chief said to the two Taoist priests: "Daoist Liang, Daoist Xue, test here or in the ancestral hall?"
The two Taoist leaders of the Gui Gate, one of them, Wang Dao Chief, opened his mouth and said: "You give us the list, we will test it in the ancestral hall, let them wait outside, and whoever is called will come into the ancestral hall for testing."
The words of the two Dao Masters were like the immortal sound of the Immortal Family, and they naturally obeyed them, so they handed the list of people who came to the test to Dao Chang Liang, and then respectfully invited the two Dao Masters to enter the ancestral hall.
After a while, the village chief walked to the door of the ancestral hall and said, "Everyone wait for the call, whoever is called, whoever is called, will come in."
Soon the voice of Liang Daochang came from the ancestral hall: "Wang Chunsheng" Li Gui, who heard the name, walked happily to the ancestral hall, and the village chief was still smiling: "Wang Chunsheng, you should be able to do it" Wang Chunsheng nodded vigorously at the village chief, and then walked into the ancestral hall.
But before the time for half a pillar of incense arrived, Wang Chunsheng walked out, looking depressed, and the village chief saw it and asked, "Chunsheng, didn't you pass?"
Wang Chunsheng nodded: "Daoist Liang said that I am a fake spiritual root, not suitable for cultivation" After speaking, Wang Chunsheng left the ancestral hall with a burst of sadness.
"Wang Xiu'e" The voice of Liang Daochang came from the ancestral hall again, and there were only two women outside the ancestral hall, one of whom walked towards the ancestral hall with a nervous face.
"Xiu'e, don't be afraid, don't be nervous during the test" The village chief looked at Wang Xiu'e with encouraging eyes.
It's a pity that Wang Xiu'e entered the time was shorter than Wang Chunsheng, and when Wang Xiu'e walked out, her eyes were full of tears: "Village Chief, Liang Dao Chang said that I don't have a spiritual root"
Then two villagers were eliminated, this time it was Chubby's turn, Chubby's name was Wang Gengqing, and there was a voice calling Chubby in the ancestral hall.
Seeing that several people were eliminated, Xiaopang was naturally extremely nervous, and Haoyan threw encouraging eyes at Xiaopang, as if this look gave Xiaopang some confidence.
After Xiaopang entered the ancestral hall, he looked at Liang Daochang and Xue Daochang nervously, and even the salute was a little rusty, Liang Daochang smiled: "Your name is Wang Gengqing?"
Chubby nodded subconsciously, Liang Daochang pointed to the beads on the square table and said, "You put your hands on it" Chubby listened and did so, and raised some fat palms on top of the beads, although Chubby's palm was a little fat, but this bead was the size of a fist, and Chubby couldn't hold it completely with one hand.
I saw that the sphere began to glow, and soon tested the spirit root of the little fat, but as soon as the test came out, the ball bounced the little fat away, and after Liang Daochang saw it, he glanced at the little fat with some strange eyes, and began to check the results of the ball examination.
"Hahaha! This kid is a foodie, and he even dares to absorb the spiritual power in this test bead" Liang Daochang shook his head while laughing, and after hearing this, Xue Daochang on the side began to look at Xiao Fat carefully, and then laughed.
The actions of the two Dao Masters made Xiao Pang a little confused, he stood there scratching his head, and asked stubbornly: "Two Dao Masters, ...... I test this?"
"Okay, you're done with the test, go back and pack your things, and you'll go back to the mountain with us later" Liang Daochang looked at the little fat who was a little stunned, and said with a smile.
Hearing Daoist Liang's words, Fatty couldn't believe his ears, and asked again: "I passed" Daochang Liang nodded, and Fatty really confirmed the result, so he rushed out of the ancestral hall.
As soon as he rushed out of the ancestral hall, Xiaopang went straight to Haoyan, and when he came to Haoyan's side, Xiaopang said excitedly: "I passed"
"Really?"
"Really, I'm going to go back and pack my things, and I'll go back to the mountain with the two Taoist masters later."
Xiaopang's words made everyone present cast envious glances, and Haoyan was also full of excitement: "Then you hurry back and prepare"
Existence naturally also heard the conversation between Chubby and Haoyan, although Chubby was excited at the moment, but the village chief learned that Chubby passed the test, and did not blame Chubby, but said to Chubby excitedly: "Chubby, hurry up and go back and prepare"
"Knowing the village chief" The little fat head didn't look back at Haoyan: "Haoyan, you must also pass, let's go to the gate together" After speaking, Xiaopang left the ancestral hall directly and went home.
Followed by the only remaining woman, named Wang Xueshuang, this woman is extremely white and tender, even if she wears clothes with patches, she still reveals her natural beauty temperament.
Wang Xueshuang was the second person to be chosen, and then it was Haoyan's turn, and Haoyan also stepped into the ancestral hall with a hint of nervousness.
Coming to a square table, Hao Yan respectfully saluted Liang Daochang and Xue Daochang, and then began to test, Liang Daochang directly signaled Haoyan to put it on the test ball on the square table.
As soon as Haoyan's hand touched the test ball, the test ball shone brightly, which startled Liang Daochang and Xue Daochang, which was the first time the two had ever encountered a situation.
You must know that this test bead is a spirit bead, its main function is to sense the external spiritual power, whether it is a living or dead thing, as long as the spirit bead is in contact, the spirit bead can distinguish the attributes of the spiritual power and the size of the spiritual power contained in it.
However, after Haoyan came into contact with the spirit bead, the spirit bead was just radiant, but it did not show Haoyan's spiritual power attributes and how much spiritual power Haoyan Linggen had, which could not make Liang Daochang and Xue Daochang feel strange, if Haoyan had no spiritual power, the spirit bead would definitely not react, but if there was spiritual power, it was impossible to judge the spiritual power attribute and the amount of spiritual power contained.
Liang Daochang stroked his beard, coughed dryly and said, "You also go back and prepare, and return to the door with us later."
Xue Daochang heard Liang Daochang's words and glanced at Liang Daochang, Liang Daochang just smiled and didn't say anything, while Haoyan had an excited expression: "Thank you two immortal masters"
This sentence shouted out by the immortal master, which seemed to make Liang Daochang quite useful: "Okay, hurry up and prepare, before the sun goes down, we must go back to the mountain"
Haoyan immediately turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall, and Xue Daochang said at this time: "Senior brother, we haven't tested this kid's spiritual root attributes and how much spiritual power the spiritual root contains, so we boldly let him enter the mountain, will it ......?"
Liang Daochang smiled: "Senior Brother Xue, this spiritual power bead has such a situation, it can only mean that this kid's spiritual root is extremely special, beyond the test range of the spiritual power bead, although the spiritual power bead has also made mistakes before, but the probability of this kind of mistake is very small, we had better hold the mentality of rather killing mistakes than letting go, otherwise once we miss the cultivation genius, not to mention that the elders of the sect will blame us, even we ourselves will be disgraced."
In the next test, there was no suitable candidate, and Daochang Liang signaled the village chief to let the selected three people come to the ancestral hall as soon as possible.
The village chief naturally urged Haoyan, Xiaopang and Wang Xueshuang in a hurry, and soon the three were taken to the ancestral hall by the village chief, and then followed Liang Daochang and Xue Daochang to leave Wangjia Village under the eyes of relatives and villagers.