Hard to be a master

In the beginning, those little monks who passed the spiritual power test and worshiped in Kunlun were not convinced by Shen Ziliu.After all, he has absolutely no foundation in cultivation, looks weak, and doesn't come from any famous family. He is favored by several venerables just because of his higher talent than others, and he was almost accepted into Wujian Peak.In fact, even in Kunlun, there are many monks who are talented but have no achievements in Xiuxian. They can't see anything about Shen Ziliu that can make several venerables agree that he must have great achievements in the future.

However, after the competition with Zi Lan, some people have slightly changed their views on Shen Ziliu.On the other hand, after a period of time in Kunlun, these new monks also gradually realized that the aura of the world has no effect here, and only when they are strong can they become masters.As far as the current situation is concerned, Shen Ziliu is definitely the best among them, and the future can be expected.So many little monks let go of their prejudice against him and took the initiative to make friends with him.

Shen Ziliu is not as friendly and enthusiastic as Zilan, but he is not as cold and perverse as everyone imagined.He will respond to talking to him, ask him questions or ask him for help, as long as it does not affect his practice, he will basically not refuse to help.So not long after, a group of little monks gathered around Shen Ziliu and called "Senior Brother Shen" around him.

In this regard, Guan Jingxuan was very pleased.Shen Ziliu originally didn't want to be called senior brother, but seeing that Guan Jingxuan was happy to hear it, he silently accepted it.

One day, under the guidance of Guan Jingxuan, Shen Ziliu sat cross-legged on the grass in the front yard of Qingmengyuan, trying to control his spiritual power, and finally couldn't help asking: "Master, do you want to take in more apprentices?"

Guan Jingxuan, who was sitting at the stone table and fiddled with a white jade flute, asked in surprise, "Why do you ask that?"

Shen Ziliu twitched according to the method Guan Jingxuan taught him, while curling his lips and said, "Master, doesn't he like to hear people call me senior brother?"

Only then did Guan Jingxuan realize that Shen Ziliu had misunderstood, and explained: "Even if they are taught by different people, all the monks in Kunlun can be regarded as teachers from the same school, and there is nothing wrong with calling them according to their seniority. The reason why I am happy to be a teacher is because Because you have been recognized by your peers and have many friends."

Shen Ziliu was silent, and said: "It is enough for a disciple to have a master."

Guan Jingxuan shook her head and smiled, "Stupid words. A friend is a friend, and a master is a master. They cannot be confused."

Shen Ziliu didn't speak, but there was a trace of stubbornness in his eyes.

Guan Jingxuan got up and walked to sit beside him, she seemed to be serious but also jokingly said: "Being a teacher never thought of accepting apprentices, and I didn't think I had the qualifications to be a teacher. It is an accidental fate to be able to become a teacher and student with you." So, if you are a teacher who is not good at learning and just passing by, it is better not to harm others, I am afraid that if you smash the signboard of your master, one day she will be struck to death by a thunderbolt from her old man."

A slight smile gathered in Shen Ziliu's eyes, and he said, "Well, it's fine for Master to harm me alone."

Guan Jingxuan tapped Shen Ziliu's head with his flute, and said, "It's not big or small, how dare you say that I'm a teacher to harm you."

The smile in Shen Ziliu's eyes was even wider, and he said: "The disciple is just following the master's words. In the disciple's heart, the master is the disciple's Beichen, which is incomparable and unmatched."

Guan Jingxuan: "..."

It's unbelievable, at such a young age, he is so good at deceiving people, when this child grows up, he will capture so many girls' hearts!

Guan Jingxuan, who blushed from being praised, knocked Shen Ziliu again, cleared her throat and pretended to be serious: "Don't be glib, concentrate on practicing! Close your eyes and meditate."

Shen Ziliu closed his eyes obediently, and quickly adjusted his state. While listening to Guan Jingxuan's guidance, he concentrated on feeling the spiritual power hidden in the spiritual veins.

What others don't know is that apart from his excellent talent, there are two other reasons why Shen Ziliu has mastered the way of body and qi training so quickly.One is that when Guan Jingxuan taught him to practice calligraphy earlier, what Guan Jingxuan asked him to copy happened to be an introductory method of refining qi. When others were still trying to read these outrageous formulas, Shen Ziliu had already memorized them fluently.Secondly, outsiders only know that Guan Jingxuan is not worthy of the name and does not want to make progress, but they don't know that he not only has the talent for cultivation, but also has excellent understanding and memory. The foundation before forming alchemy is actually very solid, which is why he practiced lazily and casually. But the reason why he can successfully cultivate to the alchemy stage.Therefore, for Shen Ziliu at this stage, Guan Jingxuan's guidance is more than enough.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Ziliu suddenly felt a flash of clarity in his mind, and his five senses seemed to be magnified several times in an instant.He seemed to be able to clearly feel the flow of the surrounding air all of a sudden, smell the faint fragrance of cold orchids wrapped in the wind from Guan Jingxuan's body, and hear the soft sound of falling snow outside the courtyard... There seemed to be a strange force in his body, moving through the air. Let his blood swim all over his limbs, and finally gather and dissipate in the dantian.

Suddenly, a distant flute sound came, soft and lingering, touching.Shen Ziliu slowly opened his eyes, only to find that he was no longer in the front yard of Qingmengyuan.At this time, he was in an elegant and quiet garden, with a winding gravel road at his feet, surrounded by lush flowers, plants and trees, with rockery, small pools, pavilions and pavilions, which was so beautiful.There seems to be an artificial lake at the end of the path, and the cornices of the water pavilions on the lake can be vaguely seen, and the wind chimes on the cornices make delicate and pleasant sounds in the breeze.

Shen Ziliu looked around in confusion, but he didn't see Guan Jingxuan, nor did he see anyone else, but for some reason, he felt extremely relieved about this strange place.A gust of warm wind blew by, and there was a sweet scent of pastries in the air. Shen Ziliu smelled this smell, and suddenly felt a little hungry, so he couldn't help sniffing the scent to find it.

As soon as he took a step, there was a clang of rings and pendants on his body.Shen Ziliu looked down at himself, and was surprised to find that what he was wearing was not the original white gauze robe, but a cloud brocade robe embroidered with dark patterns with gold thread, and a jade belt tied on his body. Wearing a glazed waist pendant and an exquisite golden silk sachet, and a pair of brocade boots on his feet, it looks somewhat similar to the attire of the young man who collided with the hexagram stone in the spiritual power test.

Shen Ziliu was slightly taken aback, raised his arms and looked at his attire, feeling a little strange, but didn't seem to notice anything wrong, so he put down his hands and continued to walk forward.

At the end of the path, there is a marble covered bridge, which extends to the water pavilion in the middle of the lake.A layer of veil-like mist gently surges on the surface of the lake, flowing over the lake, over the winding covered bridges, and around the waterside pavilions, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.There is a white jade table in the water pavilion, on which there are all kinds of pastries, melons, fruits and tea drinks with excellent samples, and the sweet fragrance that Shen Ziliu smelled before is wafting from the water pavilion.

Shen Ziliu looked around again, but this time he saw two young men dressed like servants of a rich family standing not far from him, slightly bowed, with respectful and submissive expressions.

Seeing him looking over, one of the servants immediately said: "Master, Madam said that you have worked hard in studying, please go to the waterside pavilion to have some snacks and rest."

Shen Ziliu carefully looked at the faces of these two people, but he didn't have any impression, but he didn't know why he didn't doubt the identities of these two people at all, he just asked in confusion: "Madam?"

Another servant said: "Madam has gone to the kitchen to arrange the young master's lunch, and will come later."

The servant's answer was not what Shen Ziliu wanted to ask, but he didn't continue to ask. He nodded casually, then turned around and walked into the waterside pavilion to sit down, tasting the snacks on the table...

At the same time, Guan Jingxuan saw a completely different scene in front of him.

He was standing in a desolate wilderness, the compacted land presented an uncomfortable color, surrounded by some dead trees and broken tiles and pots, and there was no trace of fresh green.There was a rotten smell in the air, and there were rotten cloths and bones half buried in the soil everywhere on the ground. Some looked like animal bones, while others looked like human bones.

Guan Jingxuan couldn't help but frowned slightly, but she didn't push out the barrier to block out the unpleasant smell, she only lifted the hem of her robe slightly, and walked forward slowly.Not long after, an unclear path appeared on the outskirts of the wasteland.The closer to the path, the more bones there are on the ground, and most of them are just beginning to rot or are half-rotted. Viscous liquid seeps from the rotting parts of the corpses and soaks into the ground, and wriggling corpses are everywhere. Maggots and flies, the sight and smell are disgusting.

Guan Jingxuan had been to a similar place twice during the trial, so he knew it was a mass grave without asking anyone, but he never expected to see such a place in Shen Ziliu's memory after "falling into a dream" Scenes.

Suddenly, a slight noise came from nearby.Guan Jingxuan followed the prestige, but there seemed to be some movement behind the stacked corpses not far away.He didn't approach that place any more, but stood there quietly and waited. After a while, he saw a dirty little hand clinging to the top corpse.After a while, a child who had reached the height of his thigh stumbled to his feet while supporting the corpse.He was covered with mud from head to toe, and his facial features could hardly be seen clearly. His skinny body was wrapped in a thin and worn-out little dress, and he looked like he might fall down at any time.

Almost as soon as he saw the child, Guan Jingxuan recognized that the child was Shen Ziliu.At this time, he seemed to be only four or five years old, his eyes were dull and his mind was in a trance, he stumbled and crawled all the way, and it took all his strength to crawl out from the pile of corpses, and he fell on the side of the path and gasped for a long time, which made Guan Jingxuan feel a little jealous several times It felt like he couldn't catch his next breath.