In this way, they stayed in Lingyue City for three months, and in these three months, Qingshan could be said to have been reborn, and he was no longer a fool who didn't know anything or anything.

It can be said that in addition to the fact that his cultivation has not grown, he has grown a lot in all aspects, which is much beyond the expectations of Feng Chenzi.

There are very few people in the city who bully him, although they will still call him a fool behind his back, and Qingshan has heard it, but he is no longer angry, he knows that these are mortals, and he is a monk no matter what he says, and he is destined to be not in the same group as them, so there is nothing to worry about with these mortals.

In the blink of an eye, it was the cherry blossom season again, and the people in the city were much more lively than usual, with all kinds of characters, and of course, monks from all over the world were indispensable, however, at this lively time, Aoyama chose to leave.

Within a radius of thousands of miles, the largest sect belongs to the Xuanzhu Sect, Qingshan heard that the Xuanzhu Sect will accept apprentices every year, so after discussing with the master, he finally decided to go to the Xuanzhu Sect to learn the arts.

Strange peaks converge, the cliffs are thousands, the fog on the top of the peak is confused, the small river passes through the mountains, a flat boat slides slowly, and a melodious flute flutters in the wind.

There were two people on the boat, one was a middle-aged strong man who was paddling, and the one who was playing the flute was Qingshan, who looked gentle and elegant at this time, and was no longer as interested in everything as before.

During his time in Lingyue City, he not only learned a lot of common sense of life, but also learned to play the flute, and since then, when he is usually fine, his greatest pleasure is to play the flute.

As soon as the flute stopped, the boatman couldn't help but praise: "Childe, your flute is playing so well, listening to your flute, I feel as if a picture of a small bridge and flowing water has appeared in my mind, and the whole person is quiet in an instant." ”

Qingshan smiled slightly, "It's just to pass the time when you're bored, it's not as good as you say." ”

The boatman replied earnestly, "No, it's really good." ”

Qingshan's cultivation talent is average, but his talent in musicality is surprisingly good, when he wanted to learn to play the flute, Feng Chenzi had a lot of opinions, but Qingshan insisted, Feng Chenzi felt sorry for him, so he agreed.

But he didn't expect that after relying on a music sheet and listening to others blow a few times, he would actually explore it by himself, and he made rapid progress, and now it has been less than two months, but his flute sound will often be moved even by the wind and dust.

Qingshan was silent for a while before asking, "Boat family, how long will it take for us to get to Qingyuan Town?"

"It's not far away, it's about half an hour, does Childe want to go to Xuanzhu Sect to apprentice?"

"Well, I heard that the Xuanzhu Sect is the largest sect within a radius of thousands of miles, so I want to go and see it for a long time. ”

"Childe is really polite, you not only play the flute well, but also look like a talent, you are definitely not an ordinary person, so you will definitely be able to enter the Xuanzhu Sect. ”

Qingshan couldn't help but laugh softly, "Does the Xuanzhu Sect's acceptance of disciples have anything to do with playing the flute?"

The boatman was very embarrassed when he heard this, "I haven't heard of this. ”

"Oh, then do you know the conditions for Xuanzhu Sect to accept disciples?"

Qingshan was bored and asked casually, but he didn't expect the boat family to really know, and he said with a head: "I know this, the first condition for Xuanzhu Sect to accept disciples is that they must not be more than twenty years old, and they must reach the foundation building period at the age of twenty, otherwise even if they enter, they will eventually be kicked out; ”

This time, Qingshan was a little surprised, "How did you know?"

"Childe is from another county?"

"How so?"

"I can tell from your accent, your accent is a northern accent, and I take a lot of people from the north every year, so I can hear it. ”

"Oh, what are they doing here?"

"Some of them are also here to participate in the Xuanzhu Sect's assessment like Gongzi, and some are businessmen who run business. ”

Qing Shan nodded when he heard this, "According to what you say, Xuanzhu Sect should be very famous?"

As soon as the boat family heard this, they smirked, "Of course, the Xuanzhu Sect is the largest sect in our Qiyang County, and the sect is full of some flying immortals, do you say that it is famous?"

"Bullshit immortals, a sect that is not in the stream actually has immortals, it is really ridiculous and generous, this is purely the foolish opinion of mortals. Feng Chenzi was very disdainful when he heard it, when Yanyun Sect dominated the world, he hadn't even heard of Xuanzhu Sect.

Having said that, the Xuanzhu Sect was not as unpopular as he imagined, after all, thousands of years have passed, even if the Xuanzhu Sect was really not good before, but now it is at least a middle sect in the cultivation realm.

Hearing this, Qingshan just shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, the master is good at everything, but his vision is too high, there are almost not a few sects in the world that can enter his magic eyes, if it weren't for the resources he needed for his own cultivation, and the real gate sect was too far away, the master would never agree to come to Xuanzhu Sect to participate in the assessment.

"Then how did you know about the conditions for Xuanzhu Sect to accept apprentices?"

"Of course I know, there are almost a few people in the entire Qiyang County who don't know. Again, the boatman was right.

"According to what you say, isn't there a lot of people who come to the assessment every year?"

"Yes, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I have heard many guests say that as long as Xuanzhu Sect opens the mountain gate to accept disciples every year, it can be said that there are a sea of people who come to participate in the assessment. ”

"Then can you tell me specifically what items the Xuanzhu Sect will assess?"

"It's hard to say, I'm just a boatman after all, and I don't want to ask much, but as long as the son arrives in Qingyuan Town, you can find out if you ask casually there. ”

"Yes, but thank you very much. ”

"Childe doesn't have to be polite. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Aoyama lost the interest in talking for a while, so he picked up the flute and played it again, this time the flute sound was very different from before.

If the previous flute sketched a spiritual scroll, this time it was a little sad, and the faint sadness gradually faded away with the flute, making people vaguely feel that they were alone in the vast sea, facing the oncoming monstrous waves but at a loss, confused and unoriented.

"Don't worry, don't be afraid, there is a teacher with you, you can go to the world. ”

Qingshan's expression changed slightly, but he didn't stop playing the flute, but as soon as the flute sounded, it suddenly became much brighter.

"Yes, it is indeed not easy for you to recover your state of mind so quickly, as long as you keep this mentality, no matter what the difficulty, I believe that you can solve it, one day, when you are strong enough, even if your identity is exposed, you don't need to worry about anything. ”

Seeing that the dock was approaching, Qingshan slowly put away his flute, "Boatman, is Qingyuan Town ahead?"

"Yes, Childe, please sit down, if a ship passes by, the boat will shake harder. ”

Qingshan smiled heartily, "It's okay, even if you row, this bit of wind and waves won't work for me." ”

"Okay, my disciple of the wind and dust should be like this, not to mention a small wave, even if it is a monstrous wave, you should be fearless and face it calmly. ”

Qingshan nodded heavily, at that moment just now, he had already thought very clearly, he was originally a duck, able to cultivate, able to transform into a human, this is all the creation given by the master, the master pinned all his hopes on me, how could I let the master feel disappointed?

What is there to fear about difficulties? What is there to be afraid of even if my identity is discovered? What is more painful than being a duck that can only be slaughtered? Even if I do, what am I afraid of?

Qingyuan Town, a remote town at the foot of Xuanzhuzong Mountain, has a population of about 5,000, as long as you stand on a high place, you can see the whole town at a glance.

But it is such a remote town, every year in June when Xuanzhu Sect opens the mountain gate to accept disciples, it is crowded with people, and because of this, although the town is small, it is full of organs, everything, the people have enough food and clothing, and the degree of wealth is not inferior to some medium-sized large cities.

Qingshan walked slowly through the crowd, and his heart was full of emotion, and he couldn't help but think of what kind of scenery the Yanyun Sect, the first major sect a thousand years ago, would be like if he accepted disciples.

I don't know why, this year's Xuanzhu Sect's apprenticeship time was quietly advanced by a month, although he didn't delay a little along the way, but he still missed the Xuanzhu Sect's apprenticeship time.

As a result, Aoyama was both disappointed and anxious, and after inquiring, he got the news that if he wanted to regain his chance, he had to spend money to get rid of the relationship.

He doesn't have much money on him, let alone a relationship, and it won't take long just to eat, live and travel. Therefore, he did not go to the guest house, but followed Wuchenzi's advice, found a small courtyard in the town that no one lived in, and rented it for a year for a little silver.

"Master, do you really have to wait a year?"

"This is the only way to do it for now, if you go to some sects that are too small, it will actually have little effect on your cultivation, but if you want to find a big sect, first, it will be a long way, and secondly, your qualifications are only average, and it will be very difficult to get the attention of the big sects, so just wait for a year. ”

"But I don't have much silver on my body, I heard that before the Jindan period, all the expenses of the Xuanzhu Sect had to use silver, do you think I should go out and find a job first?"

"That's all there is to it. ”

Qingshan thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Was Yan Yunzong like this before?"

Feng Chenzi laughed proudly, and replied with disdain: "Before, hehe, of course it won't be like this, Yanyun Sect is the number one sect in the world, how can it let disciples pay money to eat and buy exercises? If you say this, won't it make people in the world make fun of it?"

"Isn't Xuan Zhuzong afraid of being teased by the world?"

"Xuanzhu Sect is not qualified for this yet," after a pause, Feng Chenzi turned to say again: "However, a thousand years have passed, and the resources that want to come to the cultivation realm have also consumed a lot, and the reason why Xuanzhu Sect is doing this should be due to two reasons." ”

"What are the two reasons?"

"First, there are not enough resources, and second, there are too many disciples. ”

Qingshan pondered for a moment, and felt that it was also the same reason, "According to what you say, if I enter the Xuanzhu Sect, the chance of being taken seriously is still very low." ”

"Silly boy, with your qualifications, even if you reach any sect, you will not be easily taken seriously, if you want to be valued by them, you must reflect your own value. ”

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