Chapter 9: The Valley
The seven children followed the willow poplar slowly towards the entrance of the valley, and from a distance, they saw two young men with long swords, about twenty years old, and very similar appearances, greeted them, and their faces were full of anger. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
One of them said, "Master, every time they come here, they have to laugh and ridicule, can they just keep being patient!" After speaking, he had already drawn his sword in his hand, and he was about to rush to the Ethereal Peak desperately.
Another person also said: "That's right, Master, the eldest man can be killed but not humiliated, and the disciple would rather not have this life to save his dignity for the master!"
These two people are named Zhong Ming, the other is named Zhong Yi, is a pair of twin brothers, Liu Yang when he was transferred to the valley deacon, saw that their two brothers because they were ridiculed and excluded in the valley, thought of themselves, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy, so they accepted them as disciples, and tried their best to teach them what they had learned, but the understanding of the two brothers was surprisingly poor, much worse than their own, and the basic general outline of the introduction to the ethereal immortal recipe was only to learn some skin, as for the first layer of the human realm, it was even more far away, I was afraid that it was hopeless for life, Liu Yang was open-minded and indifferent, and he was not too urging, just thinking about going with the flow。
When the more than ten Ethereal Palace disciples arrived, the two brothers could see Liu Yang's arrogance and rudeness clearly, but Liu Yang had already explained, and they didn't let them come close so as not to be patient and have an incident, otherwise they would be expelled from the division.
Liu Yang sighed and said: "The avenue is ruthless and fateful, and it is impossible to make progress no matter what, but you two brothers are different, you are still very young and have a chance, once you can realize the Tao, but you will become an immortal's long-cherished wish, you must not be vain, let alone underestimate yourself!"
After that, he led the seven puzzled children to the valley, Zhong Ming and Zhong Yi bowed deeply in the back, retreated to the valley and took on the duty of patrolling and guarding.
This valley seems to be just a small valley from the outside, with a radius of only about twenty miles, but when you enter it, you will find that this place is a world of its own, and the inside is vast and boundless, which is opened up by a predecessor of the Ethereal Palace with the power of space, and the jungle peaks, plains and hills, desert rivers, many terrains and terrain are all available, not only the size of twenty miles, but the size of two hundred miles is more than that.
Along the way, the small bridge and flowing water, the willow lake, the warbler flying butterfly dance, the fragrance of flowers and honey, and the rice field and vegetable garden are endless, during which the little crowd is harvesting the fruit, a good paradise.
Sikong Nian grew up in the mountain village since he was a child, and all day long he saw some mountains, forests and plants, and where he saw this kind of warm peach orchard scene, he was very happy, the child was originally playful by nature, and had a natural curiosity about some strange things, so he screamed with the other six children, and ran to the shore of Yangliu Lake, chasing butterflies and insects, and sometimes pulling a long grass to tease the fish in the lake to play that was very happy.
Liu Yang next to him only watched quietly, and did not obstruct it, smiling and watching these children laugh and run, and couldn't help but think of the first time he came to this valley, he was also so crazy and playing, he was so hungry that he couldn't walk, so he reluctantly went to the place of arrangement under the leadership of the deacon of the sect.
"Maybe this is the last time you'll laugh happily—"
Liu Yang sighed, entering the valley is the beginning of the nightmare, the place where the sect cultivates talents, how can it be a mess and mess around, just thinking that when they are tired of playing, they will naturally turn around, and then continue to move forward.
Thinking like this, Liu Yang found a clean stone and sat cross-legged, closed his eyes but let go of his senses, and watched every move of the seven children with full attention, so as not to have an accident.
"It's not as peaceful and comfortable as it seems—"
An hour later, the seven children turned around unsatisfied, not because they didn't want to continue playing, but they were really hungry, so they came back to find Liu Yang, looking at him with a red face but refusing to speak.
Liu Yang smiled slightly and said: "Let's go, go eat something first, and after eating, I will explain some things to you, follow me, but you are not allowed to leave without permission, let alone within a foot of me." ”
After saying that, with his hands behind his back, he led everyone to take the lead through a few misty flower paths, and after a while, a quiet path appeared in front of him, which was paved with goose-yellow stones that did not know the name, at this time Liu Yang's expression suddenly became a lot more cautious, and he turned to the seven children and emphasized again, let them follow closely behind him, don't lose it, Liu Yang took a step, they immediately stepped on his footprints and took a step forward, so repeatedly emphasized, and then raised their legs and stepped forward, at this time the seven children also seemed to feel a little strange, although it is not clear why Liu Yang repeatedly emphasized that they could not walk around, but there is still a little fear of him as an immortal, although they feel that Liu Yang, an immortal, is a little down, but he is still an immortal after all, so they nodded one after another, and they all obediently followed his steps and walked forward along the path.
At this time, if someone stood three feet away from them, they would find that when Liu Yang stepped on this path, his person disappeared without a trace, and the seven children followed closely behind, and gradually disappeared, which shows that there should be some magic circle or prohibition arranged on this quiet path.
This is the very famous psychedelic magic circle in the valley - Phantom Trace, this formation can be seen everywhere in the periphery of the valley, if an outsider strays into it, if you can't walk around in a way, you will be trapped by the magic circle, I am afraid that you will never be able to come out, only when you are hungry and can't climb can you climb before the deacon disciples come in, drag them out of the circle like a dead dog, and drag them to a place far away from the valley before throwing them away, leaving them to fend for themselves. Previously, the seven children were playing and frolicking around the valley, and they didn't know how many of these formations were triggered, but Liu Yang silently cast spells, and with the help of the ethereal immortal technique, the formation was forcibly suppressed, so nothing happened.
Walking through the quiet path for a long time, suddenly the eyes suddenly brightened, but I saw many houses in front of me, all of them were thatched huts, and the yards were all made of fences, and all I saw was a rustic style, only rows and pieces, I don't know how many such houses there are.
Liu Yang led everyone towards a house that was smoking, and at this time a short and obese woman was walking out, aged about thirty years old.
"Ah-it turned out to be Deacon Liu, I don't know what wind blew you, but I haven't seen you for a while-"
The tone was flattering, and he looked flattering, just looking at this fat and fat woman, I was afraid that no one would be able to arouse any interest.
Liu Yang smiled slightly and said: "Sanniang doesn't have to be polite, this time I came here to send these seven children to Deacon Yu, I walked a little slowly on the way, and I missed the meal, I don't know if there was still food left in the kitchen at this time, and the leftovers are okay." ”
"Look at what the deacon said, if someone else comes at this time, according to the rules, it will naturally be no to eat, but of course Deacon Liu is different, there are some things, of course there is something to eat, how can you use those leftovers to perfunctory your old age, look at these new boys, thin like monkeys, watch Sanniang make you a delicious meal to make up for it. ”
With that, he ran into the kitchen to cook.
Liu Yang took seven children into the cafeteria, found a clean place to sit down, several children were cramped and uneasy, they all stood and did not dare to sit down, Liu Yang waved his hand, and said: "Sit down, the Ethereal Palace is officially accepted after three years, and you are going to live here in these three years, and I will tell you the rules here when you finish eating, you remember, if you want to get ahead, you must be determined, if you want to cultivate immortals and enlighten and practice magic, then you have to be willing to be lonely and suffer, otherwise you should leave as soon as possible." ”
After speaking, he closed his eyes and said no more, only to see that there was a faint surge of air around him, and he had actually begun to cultivate.
After a while, Sanniang came over with steaming food, it was some meat dishes that I had never seen before, and the amount was very sufficient, the aroma made people have a great appetite, and a few children only drooled.
"Eat, have a good taste of Sanniang's craftsmanship!"
A few children began to gobble up without waiting for instructions, and the third mother only looked at Liu Yang with a smile on his face, and looked at Liu Yang frequently, seeing that he was still cultivating with his eyes closed, and did not pay attention to himself, so he quietly retreated and went to work on his own affairs again.
Half an hour later, there was only a pile of bones left on the table, a little vegetable soup, a few children touched their round belly, addicted, unfinished, especially Sikong Nian, since he was a child, living in the mountains and forests, eating some wild vegetables and game, three meals a day to eat is satisfied, where to pay attention to careful cooking, how can their own mother have such a good craft as Sanniang.
Liu Yang suddenly opened his eyes, the cyclone around him silently dissipated, I don't know if it was an illusion, Sikong Nian looked at Liu Yang, only felt that he was a little different at this time, but he couldn't say what was different.
Liu Yang saw that the children were eating very happily, smiled slightly, and said, "You are all full, and then I want to tell you about the way of survival in this valley, which can also be said to be the rules in the valley." ”
A few children hurried to do it and listened attentively.
"The valley is divided into the inner valley and the outer valley, and the outer valley where we are here, if you want to enter the inner valley, you must learn the basic introductory outline of the ethereal immortal formula, otherwise you will have to stay here until you leave on your own. ”
"And it's not that if you learn the basic introductory outline of the Ethereal Immortal Technique, you will definitely be able to enter the inner valley, there are conditions for entering the inner valley, and you must be before the age of twelve, for example, although my two apprentices have learned the introductory outline, they have exceeded the requirements too much, so there is no chance. ”
"The official acceptance of apprentices is after three years, and only the selection of disciples in the inner valley means that you must learn the basic introductory outline of the ethereal immortal recipe in these three years, and you will have a chance to enter the inner valley, and no one can help you in the process of learning this introductory outline, this is the regulation of the ethereal palace, no one is allowed to instruct, and in these three years, you also have to hone yourself, it is for forging the body, and in the process, you need to practice three types of martial arts and a set of swordsmanship, which are the opening of the heavenly palm, the spirit rhino finger, the lost step and the ethereal sword technique. ”
Speaking of this, Liu Yang had to sigh at the severity of the Ethereal Palace's acceptance of apprentices, other Xiuzhen sects only tested their qualifications, which is not to mention that there are qualifications like the Ethereal Palace, but also in the outer valley of the valley to learn the basic outline of the Ethereal Immortal Recipe, and if you learn it, you only have the qualifications to enter the Inner Valley, and you have to go through all kinds of cruel competition in the Inner Valley to become a registered disciple, and then go down the mountain after three years of red dust refining the heart, and then return to the Ethereal Immortal Palace, and only after the selection of the first seat of the six veins can you become a formal disciple, this set of apprenticeship acceptance process can be called the most complex in the cultivation world, which makes other Xiuzhen sects dumbfounded, but on the other handIt is not an exaggeration to say that the disciples of the Ethereal Palace are all one in a thousand or one in a thousand, and they far surpass other sects in terms of qualifications and understanding, of course, there are also individual disciples who cannot be refined after becoming a formal disciple, Liu Yang himself is an example.
Thinking of this, Liu Yang sighed, and he didn't know how many of them would be qualified to enter the inner valley in three years, and how many would be able to withstand the temptation of the red dust for three years after becoming a registered disciple.