Turned a corner while ascending

Among the eight sacred mountains, there is a mountain range named "Secret Silence".

If we say that the beauty of Yunliu Mountains is like a graceful goddess lying on her side, then the appearance of Youji Mountain is like a tall man standing with a sword. Deep mountain crevices, dangerous places and desperate situations abound.

The Yunliu Mountains have eight branches like spider legs. The Lonely Mountains are special. It has only one main vein, which is directly south and north, and twists and turns. , with many mountains and rocks, less grass and trees, and rich in mineral deposits, it is favored by sects with more craftsmen such as Baiqimen and Lianhuangzong.

The master of the Lonely Mountain Range is the Kunyuan Sword Gate of the first-grade sect.

At the origin of the southernmost tip of Youji Mountain, there is a ten thousand zhang high cliff. Below the cliff is a big river as wide as the sea.

The high cliff goes straight into the clouds and is close to the sky. The cliff is bathed in golden sunlight all the time, and because of the reflection of the smooth cliff surface, it looks like another sun. Holy Land, Jintang Cliff Down, through the clouds, you can see a magnificent building group, blue tiles and white walls, with sharp edges and corners, which is where the Kunyuan Sword Gate is located.

Kunyuan Sword Gate was built at the beginning of the Youji Mountain Range, which is the highest point.

A white stone road can accommodate ten people in parallel. It is paved from the mountain gate to the bottom of Jintang Cliff, with twists and turns. Looking down from a height, it looks like a long white belt, passing through mountains and rivers, which is very spectacular.

But at this time, on the white "Tongtian Ladder", a pair of Jianmen disciples stood at intervals, lined up on both sides, with swords inserted directly into the grooves of the stone slabs at their feet, with sword fingers pinched in their hands, The face is serious, the body is mainly gray and white, and the sect's Taoist robe with black borders, with different statuses, there are many changes in the details.

All the disciples of Kunyuan Sword Sect came out, no matter the outer sect, the inner sect or the elders, they all lined up and waited by the Tongtian Ladder, forming a long dragon, just because the head master had been away for a long time before returning, so the disciples lined up to welcome, this is the sect The rules are also the only chance for outside disciples with insufficient status to pay respect to the master Tianwei.

At that time, World Venerable Fanzhen lowered his cloud head before the first white stone steps, and saw a slightly thin young cultivator standing in the middle of the stone steps. When he saw World Venerable Fanzhen, his expression remained unchanged, but he respectfully said: "Wen Qian Zhan Daoyuan, the third disciple of the World-Honored One, respectfully welcomes the sect master back to the mountain."

This is a new disciple who has never seen the head of the sect, and he was specially sent to greet him. Fan Zhen nodded in satisfaction, Zhan Daoyuan bowed and moved to the side, and then Fan Zhen took the lead, followed by his big disciple Fan He, Fan He Surprisingly, there are not two Daoist saints, Guangjian and Guangxiao, but two new faces who don't wear any sect logos, followed by Guangjian and Guangxiao, and finally Daoist Qiao Su. These are all the disciples brought out by Fanzhen up.

Fan Zhen had a dull face, with cold eyebrows and cold eyes, unattainable, seeing all the disciples along the way just bowed their heads to show respect, and showed no other expressions, so he couldn't help being more satisfied.

If Jin hadn't seen Fanzhen Shizun's lively temperament after tearing off his cold-faced coat, he might think that Kunyuan Jianmen has cultivated a group of facial paralyzed people, but with Fanzhenzhuyu in front, this pile of endless people In the future, what kind of personality will the brothers and sisters have... Jin Que said that it is worth looking forward to.

The Stairway to Heaven was very long, and the group walked for two full hours before arriving at the Zongmen Hall under the Jintang Cliff.

Looking from a distance, Jintang Cliff reflects the sun, and the whole body is golden. One side is a smooth and flat cliff like a knife, and the other side is a gentle arc-shaped ridge. There are rocks and trees on the ridge, flowers and springs. A small spot the size of a sesame seed is the main hall of the Zongmen. From a closer look, the main hall of the Zongmen covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, and is supported by nine extremely thick coiled dragon pillars at the front and back. The name of the hall is "Qiong Zhen", I don't know the specific what do you mean.Qiongzhen hall is backed by the green mountain, and there is a cave in the mountain, and in the cave is a vertical ladder to enter the holy land of Zongmen, Jintangya.

In front of Qiongzhen Hall, two people have been waiting for a long time.

Before coming here, Fan He told Jin in detail that besides the head of the Kunyuan Sword Sect, there are two elders of the eighth-rank Yingjie level. World Honored One Wen Wan, the man and woman standing in front of Qiongzhen Hall at this time must be the two World Honored Ones.

The head returned to the throne, without much greetings, Fan Zhen sent Fan He to arrange two new disciples, Jin Que and Bai Zhizhuo, and brought two elders into the palace to discuss matters.

Fan He also had a big head when he received two hot potatoes. When he saw the big disciple Ye Nian hurried over, he had a flash of inspiration, called Ye Nian to his side, and pushed the two sweet potatoes to him.

"Master."

"Ye Nian, these are two new disciples from the outer sect. They have a long history with you. They are two masters. I've left them to you. You can decide how to arrange them."

After speaking, he hurriedly turned and left.

Ye Nian has been feeling uneasy since he lost the two of them. Just now when he greeted the head of the sect, he saw Jin Que and Bai Zhizhuo, and his heart was filled with joy. But at this moment, he was surprised to hear that both of them were counted as disciples of the outer sect. He hurriedly led the two of them to another road, and asked about the specific situation while walking.

Ye Nian couldn't understand it: "How could it be? With brother Bai's aptitude, he would definitely be able to enter the sect master's Fayan, but how could he be just an outer disciple. Oh, Junior Brother Jin Que, I'm not saying you're not good, according to your Aptitude can definitely enter the inner sect, do you still remember that Zhan Daoyuan, he has entered the sect of Master Uncle Wen Wan."

Jin, however, expressed that he didn't care, and replied for Bai Zhizhuo: "The head of the sect really wants to accept him, and even wants to accept a disciple for the old ancestor who has become a fairy, and he has the right to be a junior, but Bai Zhizhuo refuses. "

"Hush!" Ye Nian's expression changed, and he warned, "The mountain gate is an important place, you can't arrange the master master at will, and you will be miserable if you are overheard by the inspecting disciples."

Jin really wanted to say that what I said was true, but it was true that Fanzhen Shizun had always maintained a relatively stable air, so he had no choice but to nod and promised on the spot that he would not commit another crime, so Ye Nian let him go.

"Since the two of you have entered the outer sect, I will take you to the master hall of the outer sect first, get the disciple's badge, and get the statute, and then we will talk in detail."

Along the way, Ye Nian roughly introduced the sect structure to the two of them.

There are many disciples of Kunyuan Sword Sect, but few core disciples.

Counting vertically, the highest Master Fanzhen was the head disciple back then. If there is no exception, the next head will be Fan He, and the next one will be Ye Nian. Ye Nian is not qualified to accept apprentices now.

Counting horizontally, there are three World Honored Ones in Kunyuan Sword Sect, Fanzhen has accepted five apprentices, and the apprentices have accepted seventeen grandchildren for him. What about the two disciples who agree with each other.

In addition to the sect master, the two elders are similar, so apart from these, the remaining [-] disciples today are all disciples of the outer sect. If they are sprinkled in the mountains, they will be like a grain of sand in the desert, which is not particularly outstanding. It is difficult to stand out and be selected as a core disciple.

Compared with the simplicity of the inner sect, the power of the outer sect is extremely complex and huge.

In Jin Que's view, whether it is Kunyuan Sword Sect or Zhaoxin Sect, the four major sects are all like this, with few core disciples and a large number of outer disciples behind them.

It is said that this is the fault caused by the heavy casualties in the Zongmen War. After all, it has only been more than 1 years since the end of the war, and it will take nearly 2 years for a world-honored master to take his position, so the cultivation world is really relatively weak now. There is peace, and they are all focused on cultivating masters.

They turned a corner while they were talking, and Ye Nian pointed to the five-story building in the slightly concave valley not far away and said: "This is the Chuan Dao Pavilion, and the second floor is where the Dao scriptures are stored. You can enter the cabinet and choose the corresponding exercises, and the elders on the first floor will teach the exercises regularly, and you can listen to them when the time comes."

"Over there is the Outer Sect Master Hall, where the Outer Sect disciples receive the master's training tasks and exchange contribution points, as well as the monthly quotas here."

The in-charge hall is regarded as the head of the outer sect, and it is controlled by three elders of the outer sect. The three elders are all sword cultivators, all of them are in the fifth-rank realm. With the color of the long sword behind them, they are called the three elders of red, yellow, and blue. People also acquiesce in this title, but very few people know their real dao name.

Elder Huang is on duty today.Perhaps it was due to the welcome of the head of the sect just now, but the head of the hall was empty at this time, Elder Huang was old but strong, sitting behind a long counter with a khaki flying sword on his back.Sensing that someone was coming, the person casually raised his head, saw Ye Nian clearly, stood up hastily, pinched his sword fingers and gave a salute, politely but respectfully said: "Brother, you are here, I don't know why?"

Ye Niandao: "I have two good friends who are getting started, so I came here to receive the outer door badge and the certificate."

"Eldest brother, just order such trivial matters." Elder Huang said, not daring to neglect at all, quickly took out two disciple waist cards, and offered two storage bags.

"Elder brother, please look at this. This is the waist card of the disciples of the outer sect. This is the storage bag given. Inside, there are two sets of vestments for the outer sect, and this month's case."

Ye Nian took it casually, the waist card was made of sapphire, with the Yuji Sword logo engraved on one side, and blank on the other side.

Ye Nian pointed and swiped a few times, and on the blank side of the waist card, he engraved two names "Jin Que" and "Bai Zhizhuo". Small "leaf" character.

"This is for you, the word Ye on the waist card is me, if you are bullied at the outer door..." Ye Nian suddenly paused when he said this, only to find that the two of them are already at the peak of the third rank, and hurried The topic changed, "If you are bored staying at the outer door, you can show your waist card and find me at the inner door."

Seeing that the two of them took the waist cards, Elder Huang took out another large map, and it was still Ye Nian who took it. The map unfolded, and on it was the layout of Kunyuan Sword Gate.

"This is the dividing line. To the east is the territory of the inner gate, and the waist plate of the outer gate is not allowed to enter. To the west is the territory of the outer gate. These blank hills are unowned. You can choose a place to settle down."

Jin looked at the map curiously, and saw that the eastern area representing the inner gate site was covered by white mist, while the mountains and rivers in the western area were clearly visible to the eye, and many small squares were densely depicted on it. The colored ones represent occupied, and the blank ones represent unoccupied .

"The closer the place is to the north-south central axis, the more aura it has." Ye Nian reminded, drawing an area with his finger, "This place is good, do you want to be together or separate?"

The two said in unison: "Let's go together." After speaking, they looked at each other, and Bai Zhizhuo pointed to the corner farthest from the central axis, "Here, the least people, the highest mountain."

Bai Zhizhuo seemed to have a special obsession with heights, but Jin had no objection and agreed.

"Okay." Ye Nian sighed, threw the map to Elder Huang, and said to the two, "I'll take you to see the cave first."

He still had a lot to ask, so he didn't delay any longer, and the flying sword on his back became bigger, carrying the three of them away like lightning.

Elder Huang looked up at the backs of the three of them, remembering the faces of the two new disciples who were especially taken care of by Ye Nian.At the peak of the third rank, and being so taken care of by Ye Nian, it is impossible to say that they will have to take special care of them in the future.