In the far north, the reckless snow-capped mountains plunge into the clouds, in this place where birds don't and people are inaccessible, on one of the peaks near the central area of the snow-capped mountains, the peak is a platform with a radius of three zhang, at this time, a person on this platform is sitting with his hands pinched and his eyes closed, he is Zhang Shijie, who has disappeared for a long time.

He had been sitting cross-legged for several hours, and the clothes on his body were so cold that the wind could not move, but he kept a strange normal countenance, and even when the wind was not blowing, he would find that a puff of heat was rising from his nostrils from time to time, indicating that he was breathing smoothly and that the signs of life were obvious. Not long after, Zhang Shijie opened his eyes, he first moved his arms and the joints of his body, slowly stood up in the click of clothes, and then immediately put his hands and five fingers together, rubbing his face in the order of first down and then up, like washing his face. It was not until the face was slightly warmed up that it stopped. This is the hand of his master, called Ganmu Noodles. According to his master, it can achieve the miraculous effect of regulating qi and blood, invigorating the spirit, and beautifying the skin. Looking into the distance from the top of the independent peak, Zhang Shijie did not feel lonely, but silently read in his heart: Master, I have started the task you gave me, you can rest assured, I will definitely complete it successfully. Then he looked down and saw a dojo not far from the bottom of the mountain, and the memories of when he first came here resurfaced in front of his eyes.

After seeing the Daoist Hall, Zhang Shijie was immediately sure that he had found the right place, because he found that the clothes on this little Taoist boy were almost exactly the same as the "fairy" enshrined in the Tianping Mountain Daoist Hall. So he dragged his tired body in, his heart was full of excitement, he even went directly to the statue in the front hall and knelt down and saluted, thinking that after a long journey he was finally one step closer to the request of the second prince, and the little Taoist boy who was cleaning next to him saw his pious appearance, smiled at him gently, and then he fainted. Zhang Shijie didn't expect that in the following time, this little Taoist boy just maintained such an expression: when he brought the food, he smiled, when he brought water, he smiled, no matter what he asked, even if he scolded him, he just smiled. So Zhang Shijie felt that he was about to collapse.

After waking up, Zhang Shijie visited this simple gym. There are three rooms in it, the front lobby enshrines a statue of a female monk who is more than a foot high, and the three rooms in the second one are used to live in people, as for the third entry, Xiaodao Tong blocked in front of him and shook his head with a smile, indicating that he could not enter.

Because Xiao Daotong didn't speak, Zhang Shijie took three days to figure out one thing, that is, he was indeed not far from the place where the monk engraved on the statue was, and he would be able to find it if he continued to walk north from the hall where he was.

So he began to try to go north, but the last part of the way made him almost despair, it was a more terrible than vertical section of the cliff protruding at the upper end, as high as a hundred feet, and in the protrusion there were even huge ice picks that seeped people, as if the wind was a little stronger and would fall, the lower part of the cliff was not covered with ice and snow, but it was frozen by the cold wind and was harder than iron, and it was extremely difficult to climb it by manpower. Zhang Shijie thought like this, he seriously "asked" Xiao Daotong repeatedly, and after getting Xiao Daotong's firm gaze and repeated nods to confirm, Zhang Shijie began to try not to die.

The first time, he basically didn't find any focus point and was frozen unconscious.

The second time, he climbed a foot by the inertia of running, and then lost consciousness in hundreds of repetitions of one or two feet.

The third time, he borrowed some sawdust from Xiao Daotong to make a fire and froze them on his shoes and gloves with water, and he actually climbed ten feet, of course, this time he fell unconscious......

After more than a dozen attempts, he climbed to a height of thirty zhang, but he was still far from the top of the cliff. Every time he woke up, he would find that he was back in the gym, and the little Taoist boy was helping him clean the ice, snow or blood from his body. He couldn't figure out how this Dao Tong used his thin body to get him back, the little Dao Tong seemed to have magical powers, no matter how many injuries he suffered, he could recover with coarse tea and light rice and a few days of recuperation. So he began to try frantically, because no matter what, at least he now had an extra layer of security than before, that is, he knew that no matter how much he tossed, he would not die.

I have forgotten that it was the first time I woke up, and the little Taoist boy was cleaning up the hard ice and snow for him again. "Are you really deaf and mute?" Although he was shivering from the cold, Zhang Shijie couldn't help but ask, he didn't know how many times he asked like this, but Xiao Tong looked at him and smiled, still didn't answer.

This is Zhang Shijie's second month here, and it is also a period of suffering for him. He never knew that it would make people so uncomfortable if a person didn't talk to you, so he began to doubt, suspected this Taoist boy, this Taoist hall, for this reason he even tried several times, including secretly opening the door of the third entrance to the house, but unfortunately, although there were tables, chairs, futons and other resting things, as well as firewood, food and other things, it was empty. But he didn't know that at that time, Xiao Daotong was hiding on the roof, serving tea to a middle-aged Taoist man in a yellow Taoist robe next to him.

It wasn't until Zhang Shijie went out to continue trying, watching his back gradually disappearing into the wind and snow, that Xiao Daotong suddenly said, "Venerable Master, if your old man doesn't agree to his entry again, I'll kick him out tomorrow, right?"

"Well, why do you want to get out? I think this kid still has a lot of potential, plus I have injected several souls for his spirit return ring, I will definitely be able to transform his physique better, although he is a little older, but people say that there are no old and young in Huangquan, and there are no old and young in cultivation. So—" The yellow-robed Taoist said babblingly, completely ignoring the big white eyes that the little Taoist boy on the side rolled out one after another.

"That's why I'm running out of all the slimming fluid I've saved so easily. Seeing that the yellow-robed Taoist couldn't stop talking, the little Taoist had no choice but to interrupt.

"Little rabbit cub, you didn't steal me, did I say I actually knew it?" The yellow-robed Taoist took the teacup in Daotong's hand, then squeezed his eyes at him, smiled and took a sip of tea, but then spit it out, "Stinky boy, what kind of tea are you called, why do you use ice water to make tea now?"

Xiao Daotong slapped his forehead, "Master, we have been on this roof for almost half an hour, even the boiling water should be frozen. ”

"Well, what you're saying this time is, let's go back to the house. The yellow-robed Taoist said as he helped the little Taoist boy to the ground, and then the two walked into the Taoist hall one after the other. As he walked, Xiao Daotong was still muttering beside him: "Are you going to fool the rhythm of the past again? Do you want to tell me when you will accept him to get started? My self-cultivation liquid is really running out, even if I have the food here is almost eaten up by him, in case a few more lost people come, they can't let them starve to death, you have been in the valley for a long time, how much do I have to make up for it." ”

"Oh, I see, you're more verbose than your master. Sitting on the futon in the middle room of the three entrances, the yellow-robed Taoist priest waved his robe sleeves and said, as if he wanted to drive away the little fly beside him.

Xiao Daotong shrank his neck and did not move, but he slandered in his heart: I am really enough to be talked about by the most verbose person in the world.

The yellow-robed Taoist originally planned to meditate directly, but looking at Xiao Daotong standing beside him awkwardly, it seemed that it was really difficult to explain if he didn't give a word, and he calculated again in his heart, and finally said: "Okay, okay, even if I obey you, he will go out this time to the limit, you get him back in a while, and finally give him another time to use the body cultivation liquid, and then I will accept him, what do you think?"

Xiao Daotong didn't answer, pouted and walked out, and said as he walked out: "Anyway, I don't have any self-cultivation liquid, if you don't have it, it is estimated that that guy will be enough to choke today, believe it or not, I will take the strength to move him back to you to see the last one." ”

"Hey, you stinky boy, I really hurt you in vain, how much self-cultivation liquid did your master give you, and I stole it from him and gave it to you, no! I didn't come here to give it to you secretly, you are actually ungrateful-" Seeing that the little Taoist boy was gone, he never received a response, and he closed his mouth boringly.

Two hours later, Xiao Daotong carried Zhang Shihui into the room of the second entrance of the hall, looked at it for a long time, and then shouted in the direction of the third entrance: "Venerable Master, come and see him for the last time, you will only see you in the next life!"

Hearing this shout, the yellow-robed Taoist who was meditating immediately got up, he knew very well that although he still had body cultivation liquid on his body, it was used to save people's lives, and if he was already dead, there was no point in adding more body cultivation liquid. Sure enough, when he saw Zhang Shijie, he had only half a breath left, and with a shake of his right hand, a bulging leather bag appeared in his hand, and after opening the mouth with his thumb, his left hand was empty, and a colorless liquid flowed directly into Zhang Shijie's mouth in an arc from the bag. With only one hand, the yellow-robed Taoist stopped, and then covered the mouth of the bag.

"Haha, you don't have it, what is this?" Xiao Daotong suddenly burst out from behind the yellow-robed Taoist, snatched the leather bag, and then laughed.

"That's what I kept to save my life!" the yellow-robed Taoist was not afraid of him leaving, but said leisurely.

At this moment, Zhang Shijie woke up slowly, and then saw that in addition to the little Taoist boy, there was a middle-aged man wearing a yellow Taoist robe in front of him. Seeing him wake up, the fairy wind walked to his side, nodded his forehead and said: "Extreme Northern Snow Plain, Seeking Dao Zhijian, Nian Ru is infatuated, open the door of convenience today, from this moment on, you will become a disciple of the Ice Spirit Cave of Tianshan Mountain, do you agree?"

Although Zhang Shijie woke up, he was obviously still ignorant, and when he heard the person in front of him say that he wanted to accept him as a disciple, he immediately nodded.

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