Jiuxiao

"Zhou Yin."

"Which seal?"

"seal."

"Hey, why isn't it called Zhou Seal?"

"..." Faced with this kind of unnutritive problem, Zhou Yin chose to remain silent.

"Okay, okay, junior brother just came, don't scare him." 11-year-old Huang Wenjun interrupted her, turned to Zhou Yin and said, "I heard that you are the youngest among the newly selected disciples, so Ye Master uncle assigned you to this yard, let us take good care of you."

Ye Yunjing is the person in charge of teaching the disciples of the outer sect. He looks about [-] years old, thin and tall. Everyone calls him Master Ye. After all the children arrive, he briefly introduces them, and arranges them individually, and then goes back to the school. There was no one to be seen anymore, thinking about it, I knew that these children had poor aptitude and might not be able to enter the inner sect for the rest of their lives, so they didn't pay much attention to their arrival.

There are many small courtyards on the outer peak of the Jinghai School, which are well arranged, hidden among the mountains and forests, and thick with mist.

Zhou Yin, Huang Wenjun and other four people lived in the same yard, in four small thatched huts, one for each person.

Although there are differences between men and women in the Cultivation of Immortals sect, they are not as strict as the secular etiquette. In addition, they are still young, so there is no distinction, unless they are assigned to another courtyard after the age of 13, or they enter the inner peak to become official. disciples, there will be a separate small courtyard.

After all, Ye Yunjing was responsible for all the affairs of the Outer Peak, and it was impossible to teach each of them personally. The task of introducing the situation to Zhou Yin fell on Huang Wenjun.

"There are three homework to do every day, meditate, practice swords, and collect herbs. Meditation is to practice and consolidate basic skills. For practitioners, aura comes from the root of the spirit, and the mind is the basis for tempering aura , if the aura is weak, nothing else can be discussed." Huang Wenjun was young, but he talked about these things in a clear way, obviously working hard on weekdays.

"As for practicing swords, the Jinghai Sword Sect is a swordsman. We have always focused on the way of the sword and supplemented by Taoism. I heard from the brothers that if you become an inner disciple, you can be given a flying sword of your own by the master. Hey, when can I have such a sword!" Huang Wenjun raised the sword, thinking of the elegant demeanor of the brothers and sisters in the door flying with the sword, his eyes sparkled, and his words were full of envy.

Zhou Yin was noncommittal.

In the sword cultivator sect, flying with the sword is only the most basic. When the sword has reached a certain level, the sword also has a spirit. The reason for using the sword to become a Dao is that sword cultivators rely too much on the power of the sword, and later lose their heart, and even lose the true meaning of sword cultivating. This is also one of the reasons for the decline of the Jinghai Sword Sect. , there has never been a monk above the Nascent Soul stage in the school.

"There is a medicine garden in the back mountain, which is specially used to grow the materials needed for alchemy in our sect. We have to collect herbs every day, and then someone from the inner sect will come to collect them, but I heard that those herbs are very common. That’s right, if it’s precious, we won’t let us pick it up casually!”

"Although we have entered the Jinghai School, we cannot be regarded as formal disciples if we do not enter the inner peak for a day. But you don't have to be discouraged. Every five years, there will be a trial meeting in our sect. If you work hard at that time, you may be accepted by the sect." Which one of the elders will be his disciple!"

He was frothing all over his mouth, and it took him a while to realize that Zhou Yin didn't say anything at all.

"A Yin, do you understand everything? You can't hear me clearly when I speak so fast, right?"

"Ah."

"..." What does um mean? Do you understand or not?

Day by day, the days are plain and simple, and it is nine years in a blink of an eye.

The exercises practiced by the disciples of the outer sect are the "Purple Jade Qingyuanlu" written by the founder of the Jinghai School. It belongs to the basic skills of the Jinghai School.In the outer peak, there will be a forum every five days. Ye Jingyun will explain the content of "Ziyu Qingyuanlu" to the outer disciples and answer everyone's questions.

He Yun, Huang Wenjun, and Liu Xiaowan are quite diligent. Not only do they practice every day, but they also exchange experiences when they have nothing to do. They are considered to be the best among the outer disciples, and they have already advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining , Ye Jingyun was very satisfied with their entry, and said that as long as people who reached the fifth level of Qi refining, they would generally be eligible to participate in the trial meeting.

In the past nine years, the Jinghai faction held a trial meeting. Because He Yun and the others were not qualified enough, they could not participate and could only wait for the next one.

Zhou Yin didn't let go of his practice either. Considering his current physical condition, the gentle and harmless exercises in "Ziyu Qingyuanlu" were indeed the most suitable. Instead, he practiced Ziyu Qingyuanlu day and night, supplemented by the low-level mental method "Shangshan Jue" that he used to nourish the spiritual root of the water system in his previous life memory. It is no longer blocked, and gradually has the feeling of being able to operate freely.

Even though his body is congenitally deficient, he has a strong mind. In addition to school homework and meal time, he even meditates while sleeping. That's right, because of this, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he is now on the seventh level of Qi refining, coming from behind.

"Haha, I have learned the icing formula taught by Uncle Ye!" Huang Wenjun came out of the room excitedly holding a sword.

He Yun was just practicing to the point where she couldn't get it right, she curled her lips in disbelief: "Then practice it once and see!"

Liu Xiaowan also opened her eyes wide.

Huang Wenjun proudly said: "Look at it!"

Raise the hand holding the sword with the right hand, recite the mantra silently, and point to gather Qi on the sword, sticking the fingertips to the sword body, and slowly slide towards the tip of the sword.

"ice!"

A ray of sword energy burst out from the tip of the sword and landed on the plants not far away.

The green leaves formed a thin layer of frost in an instant.

He Yun said: "Uncle Ye froze the leaves into ice, and you made frost flowers. How can you say you have learned it!"

Huang Wenjun said triumphantly, "Then you can do it too, and I'll see!"

He Yun bit her lower lip and remained silent.

She really can't.

Master Ye had practiced it for them a few times, and she did the same when she came back, but she couldn't learn how to do it, not to mention frost flowers, not even water droplets.

At this moment, Zhou Yin came out from the back room.

He Yun's eyes lit up: "A Yin, you came just in time, have you learned the Ning Bing Jue?"

Zhou Yin glanced at the branches and leaves in front of Huang Wenjun, and said, "You have distracting thoughts in your mind."

Huang Wenjun: "???"

"Concentrate your energy and focus on nothing else." Zhou Yin took the wooden sword in Huang Wenjun's hand.

When he's in a good mood, he doesn't hesitate to guide these people.

"Like this." With a swipe of his fingertips.

The branches and leaves instantly condensed into ice.

"..." Huang Wenjun.

"..." He Yun.

Huang Wenjun wailed: "Ayin, you are the latest to enter the outer sect and the youngest. Why do we practice early and late, and we are not as good as a finger of yours. With your aptitude, you can enter the inner peak already!"

Zhou Yin's face was light: "How do you know that I didn't practice."

He Yun was curious and ran to check the branch and leaves that he had frozen.

"Ayin, your Bingning Jue is exactly the same as Master Ye's demonstration!"

"He is in the middle stage of foundation establishment, so his skill is naturally deeper, and the freezing time will be longer."

"Then what is the key to using this fairy technique?"

Zhou Yin returned the wooden sword to him, "This tactic is a low-level Taoism. As long as you get rid of distracting thoughts, it can be used to the best. The difference is only the depth of skill."

If Huang Wenjun realized something, he practiced it a few more times, and it was indeed much more powerful than before.

He Yun pursed her lips and smiled: "A Yin, you have made great progress in the past few years, almost surpassing us."

She was just fourteen or fifteen years old, and she was dressed in clear water clothes, with a beautiful complexion. When she stared and focused on Zhou Yin and spoke, there seemed to be a wave of affection in her heart.

Although the Trial Conference determines the qualifications to enter the inner sect, they must perform outstandingly in order to be selected by a good master after entering the inner peak. The three of He Yun and the others saw the prestige of the inner sect disciples and the situation of the outer sect disciples being discriminated against. Practice hard day and night, in order to be able to worship famous teachers and enter the classroom.

With the existence of Zhou Yin, occasionally pointing them out, coupled with their own efforts, they did make them stand out from the outer peak disciples and become Ye Jingyun's valued disciples.

But this is far from enough.

In the realm of self-cultivation, it is common for a man and a woman to fall in love with each other, and it is common for them to become Taoist couples. There was a case where a male cultivator used a female cultivator as a cauldron to practice, but such a person would generally be regarded as an evil cultivator.

Although everyone is still young, with their current cultivation, it will be a matter of time before they enter the inner sect. The only difference lies in the treatment they can get after entering.In this world where strength is the most important thing, not to mention between sects, even within sects, if you are strong, you will get better treatment.

He Yun was full of enthusiasm and had a good impression of Zhou Yin, so she naturally had other ideas.

She didn't know the disciples of the inner sect, but among the outer sect, only Huang Wenjun and Zhou Yin caught her eyes.

But Huang Wenjun has a good impression of Liu Xiaowan, and in terms of strength, he is not as good as Zhou Yin.

Although Zhou Yin's temperament is a bit cold, but he is handsome and not inferior to a woman, and he already has the fifth level of Qi Refining. If this continues, after entering the inner sect in the future, he will definitely be able to catch the eyes of those elders and get Pay attention to.

The most important thing is that Zhou Yin is usually close to only a few of them, and He Yun is confident that her appearance is also very outstanding in the entire Jinghai school.

It's a pity that Zhou Yin didn't seem to see her overtures, and turned around and went into the back room.

He Yun was a little annoyed, and when she met Huang Wenjun's half-smiley eyes, she wanted to catch up.

But seeing Zhou Yin coming out with a bamboo basket on his back, and seeing them still standing there in a daze, he said coldly, "It's time to gather herbs."

They have to go to the back mountain to collect herbs every day, in case the people from the inner peak come to collect them.

Huang Wenjun chuckled.

Zhou Yin looked at him expressionlessly.

Huang Wenjun waved his hand and suppressed a smile: "It's nothing, I just want to see Luohua's intentions, and the flowing water is ruthless. Wait for me, and I will go too!"

He Yun bit her lower lip: "Wait for me."

After all, go get the bamboo basket.

Houshan is actually not the territory of the Jinghai faction, but because it is connected to the Jinghai mountain range and is close to the Jinghai faction, it is considered their sphere of influence by default. Even Jinghai disciples rarely come here unless they need to gather medicine.

Huang Wenjun called to Liu Xiaowan, and the four of them walked on the familiar road. Along the way, they picked off fragrant flowers and eight immortals and threw them into bamboo baskets. As for the basic materials, as for the rare herbs such as Qixing Lianzhu and Zibeitiankui, if Zhou Yin and the others come across them occasionally, after picking them up and turning them in, they can also get some extra rewards of Guiyuan Pill, which is of great benefit in advancing to the next rank.

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came from far and near, carrying a sharp cold air.

"Fan Ximu, where do you want to go, hand over your things obediently, and I will spare your life!"

As the sound sounded, all the grass and trees in a radius of several miles were reduced to ashes.

This is at least a monk above the middle stage of foundation establishment!

Huang Wenjun and the others looked at each other in astonishment, and before they had time to think about it, they quickly built a defensive barrier around them, while finding a hidden cave nearby to hide in.

Fan Ximu drove the flying magic weapon and flew forward with all his might, his clothes were stained with blood, his face was haggard and embarrassed.

But his efforts are only a short distance away for the opponent to catch up with.

The opponent suppressed a fire-type spell, and his defensive barrier instantly collapsed.

Fan Ximu vomited a mouthful of blood, fell from mid-air, and collapsed to the ground.

The other party followed and landed lightly on the ground, indescribably arrogant and comfortable.

"Fan Ximu, in vain you used to be the most valued disciple of the master, but in the end you were expelled from the master, and your fiancée also ran away with others, and a man mixed up with you, useless, with green hair on your head, you don't think it's embarrassing, I I'm ashamed of you!"

Fan Ximu spat out another mouthful of blood, and sneered: "At any rate, I have been favored by the teacher, it's better than you!"

The man was furious immediately, and seemed to think of something suddenly, suppressed his anger, and said with a smile: "It's useless to talk too much now, if you are willing to hand over that thing, I will spare your life, Master, I also have to turn around for you."

"You think I'll believe it?"

"You and I have no grievances or enmities. I just came out to look for you according to the order of my teacher. Even if I go back and say I can't find anyone, it's okay. You and I each take what we need, isn't it just right?"

Fan Ximu gritted his teeth: "Is this true?"

"Naturally, although I, Lu Hanyuan, usually dislike you, I never break my promise."

Fan Ximu hesitated for a while, but the desire to survive finally prevailed.

He bit his finger, wrote a talisman on the other palm, and recited the formula silently.

A faint purple fluorescent lamp slowly emerged from above the palm.

Lu Hanyuan's eyes lit up: "This is Zixia Luoying Lantern?!"

"That's right." Fan Ximu handed him the lamp, and said again: "I must ensure my own safety before I can teach you the formula for using this magic weapon."

He saw a smile on the corner of the other party's mouth, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Lu Hanyuan laughed loudly: "Why do you need to teach me the formula, aren't you the woman who taught it to you a long time ago?"

Fan Ximu was startled and angry: "You are the one who had an affair with her?!"

"To teach you to be a sensible ghost, it's me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Ximu's heart was pierced by the opponent's Fire Cloud Sword.

His eyes are wide open, and he will not rest in peace.

Huang Wenjun and the others hid in the cave, listening to the movement outside, not daring to breathe.

Liu Xiaowan's face turned pale, and when she heard the part where Lu Hanyuan murdered and seized the treasure, she couldn't help but let out a soft ah, and quickly covered her mouth.

But it's too late.

When the strength gap between the two sides is too large, the barrier is useless at all.

The other party's eyes and ears are so sharp, he immediately noticed: "Who? Come out!"