A true life

On the second day, the four of them came to a gloomy ancient forest again. Together they defeated a group of tree spirits and forest monsters hiding in it, and obtained more than a dozen grass and tree spirits, plus several kinds of spirit flowers and herbs collected here. , and finally gathered ten mission items.So after resting in the woods for a while, they rushed towards the teleportation array non-stop.Because Sunset Valley is too big, and there are many monsters blocking it, the journey was delayed for a while, and it was already evening when they arrived at the teleportation array.

The teleportation array is an octagonal stone platform with obscure runes engraved on it, and there is no one around.As soon as the four of them stepped on it, the magic circle sensed, the runes suddenly lit up, and the scene in front of them changed suddenly, and they had already returned to the sect.

"Hey, there are people again." It turned out that the four of them were teleported to the Double Star Building. Just as they stood still, they saw a few senior brothers smiling and surrounded them, "Not bad, not bad, it's only a little late. The four of you are nine Up to twelve. The tasks are all completed? Come here and write down the names." Chen Han and Sun Xiaoqian didn't know the agreement between Ah Chen and Elder Zhuang, and they were overjoyed to be able to rank, and they boasted that it was Ah Chen's credit .Ah Chen heard that there were eight people in front who were faster, and he was far from the leader, so he pursed his lips and said nothing.Tian San knew what was going on from his expression, and patted him on the shoulder, telling him not to pay too much attention.

Ah Chen glanced at Tian San, indicating that he was fine.There are people beyond others, since he has tried his best, he can blame no one for such a result.Not being the direct disciple of Elder Zhuang doesn't hinder the practice, just work hard.The four people entered their names into a piece of bamboo slips, and Ah Chen went over to hand in the mission items, and they walked out of the Double Star Building talking and laughing.The ranking is actually nothing, the experience in the wild these two days is the biggest gain for everyone.Fighting with monsters and spirits and cooperating with each other in battle are indispensable for the growth of a cultivator.

Chen Han and Tian San benefited a lot from this trip to Sunset Valley, and couldn't wait to go back to retreat.It is said that it is retreat, of course it is not comparable to those cultivators with extremely high realms. Those people can live without food or drink for many days. Tian San and the others can practice behind closed doors in their rooms for a day or two at most.Sun Xiaoqian was going to help Ah Chen pack his things, but who knew that she was very bad at working, and she knew that she seldom did housework on weekdays, and she made things worse for Ah Chen.Sun Xiaoqian was so embarrassed that she had no choice but to leave angrily. It would be quicker for Ah Chen to sort out the gains of the past two days by himself.Apart from the collected ores, spirit herbs, and hunted monsters, there are still a lot left over, and Tian San and the others are all handed over to Ah Chen for disposal.Ah Chen likes to play with things very much. While storing them in different categories, he calculated in his mind how much these things could sell for, and he got a quite satisfactory figure in a short while.His mental arithmetic ability is getting stronger and stronger now.

On the top of Sunset Valley, Nie Yunshan sat cross-legged on a big rock without any image, his handsome face was full of smiles.He held his chin and asked Zhuang Linyuan: "You didn't get the first place, so you really don't accept apprentices, do you?"

Zhuang Linyuan kept a straight face and said nothing, with his hands behind his back, not to mention how deep he was.

"Yangyang didn't send you the Frost Snow Flower for that little guy. You took everything, so it doesn't count?" Nie Yunshan couldn't believe it.

Seeing that his senior brother's long-winded disease was about to occur again, Zhuang Linyuan could only deny it aloud: "It will not."

"Haha, I knew it!" Nie Yunshan laughed happily, and the surprise just now was decisively faked.After receiving so much wine from Yangyang, he must of course speak well for others.

At this moment, Ah Chen still doesn't know that someone is "bribing" him vigorously. What he thinks in his heart is that although he can't be the direct disciple of Elder Zhuang and loses those benefits, his practice must continue as usual, without interruption for a day.Seeing that both Tian San and Chen Han were practicing behind closed doors in the room, not knowing how much progress they would make, Ah Chen was so envious, he couldn't wait to sit on the bed with his eyes closed and his breath adjusted with luck after tidying up his things.

As soon as he tried to circulate the spiritual power in his body, Ah Chen felt that it was very different from usual: his spiritual power was limited, and he always felt a little sluggish when adjusting his breath in the past, and the aura of heaven and earth he sensed was also very small, but at this time, countless auras of heaven and earth Like a tide, it poured into his body continuously, and all of them were transformed into gentle streams of spiritual energy. These stream-like streams of spiritual energy circulated around the meridians of his body, and then gradually gathered into his sea of ​​consciousness.His sea of ​​consciousness gradually filled up. It was only the size of a "pond" before, but slowly, it has expanded into a vast and boundless lake.The aura gathered more and more, but Ah Chen didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he felt a sense of satisfaction. His whole body seemed to be immersed in soft and warm cotton, so comfortable.

What's going on here?Ah Chen didn't understand how he had made such a big improvement, but it was a good thing anyway, so he didn't investigate it carefully, but concentrated on gathering his spiritual energy.

In the deepest part of the "Lake of Spiritual Qi" in his sea of ​​consciousness, where even he couldn't see it, a white flower was quietly blooming.

Ah Chen slowly entered the realm of ecstasy, and in a trance, he seemed to start dreaming again.He dreamed of that snow-capped mountain again, and among the rocks, the white flower bloomed so elegantly, as white as snow.Suddenly, the snow mountain and the white flowers disappeared, and a figure gradually became clear in the vast emptiness.It was a beautiful young girl in a white dress. Her appearance was extremely good-looking, and her skin was so fair and tender. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she is a fairy descending to earth.She looked at Ah Chen, her picturesque brows curled up, and she smiled so softly.Ah Chen looked at her, and couldn't help but feel familiar and close, but somehow sour.He really wanted to walk over, and hurriedly stretched his legs, but the girl's figure gradually became blurred. A gust of wind blew by, and immediately turned into a rain of flowers that filled the entire space.Among the fluttering petals, Ah Chen looked at the place where the girl disappeared, feeling very uncomfortable, and suddenly woke up like this.Surrounded by familiar rooms, Ah Chen was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, unable to recover for a while.

"Ah Chen, why are you in a daze? How do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" A familiar voice came from beside him, and Ah Chen turned his head to see Tian San sitting on the head of his bed with a long sword in his arms. It looked like he had been sitting there for a long time.Qiuqiu squatted in front of Tian San, and when he saw Ah Chen woke up, he hurried over and wagged his tail to be courteous.

After hearing Tian San's words, Ah Chen was quite puzzled: "I'm fine, why am I feeling uncomfortable?"

"Are you still in a daze?" Tian San laughed, came over and rubbed Ah Chen's head, "You haven't moved or got out of bed for four days, aren't your legs sore!"

It was only then that Ah Chen felt that both legs seemed to have lost consciousness, and it hurt like needles to move even slightly.He wanted to move his body, but he failed and fell on the quilt suddenly, making a loud noise.Tian San laughed out loud without sympathy, and Ah Chen stared at him angrily, Tian San held back his laughter, came over to help Ah Chen, and even straightened his legs.Tian San pinched Ah Chen's legs while telling him what had happened in the past few days: "Chen Han and I only practiced until the next morning, but when we got out of the room, we saw that your room was full. Shi Baiguang, we thought you were about to make a breakthrough, so we didn't dare to come over to disturb you. I haven't gone out for the past few days, and I've been keeping watch outside for you. Later, when Baiguang dimmed, I came in to take a look. You now Have you broken through?"

Ah Chen tried to probe his own sea of ​​consciousness, and he found that earth-shaking changes had taken place there: the entire sea of ​​consciousness was filled with the aura of heaven and earth, and the space had increased countless times than before.And the spiritual energy has gathered into a vast "water area", and that "water area" is still continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of the world, as if it will never be exhausted.This is "gathering spirits into the sea"!Achen smiled sweetly: "Well, I should have broken through, and I am also in the state of concentration!" With a thought in his mind, the green flying sword flew out of the storage pouch, and under his control, it fluctuated up and down, performing acrobatics Generally, it keeps turning in the air, flexibly like a fish.Thinking of the difficulty of controlling the sword in the past, Ah Chen couldn't help but glance at Tian San sideways, and protested to others: "In the future, how can you still laugh at me? I don't know how to control the sword."

"I really love to hold grudges, didn't I just laugh once." Tian San was really wronged.When Ah Chen first learned the art of controlling the sword, he couldn't control it well, and the flying sword was swaying to and fro, even worse than a few-year-old child in the cultivation world, which is really funny.He tried his best to hold back his laughter but he couldn't, it's really no wonder others.Seeing that Ah Chen started to stare again, Tian San had no choice but to say: "Okay, Great Sword Master, I have something more important to tell you. Brother Ning Yang came to see you once, seeing that you are still in retreat. Tell me to tell you, after you wake up, go to Elder Zhuang to learn from you. Although you didn't get the first place this time, the top ten is considered a very good result. He interceded for you, so it's okay. And Elder Zhuang likes you very much, but you are too face-saving, hard-spoken and soft-hearted, you have to go and tell people yourself, and it should be enough to say a few more good things."

Ah Chen's eyes lit up, and this was the real "surprise".He knew that Elder Zhuang was a very stubborn person. Since he said that he should be the first in the martial arts competition, he couldn't be the second. He could still be his apprentice, so Brother Ning must have made great efforts.Ah Chen said to Tian San: "Brother Ning has helped me so much, I have to thank him very much. But he doesn't seem to lack anything, how should I thank him?"

Seeing how Achen smiled so happily when he mentioned Senior Brother Ning (he was obviously happy to be Elder Zhuang's personal disciple), Tian San was so sore in his heart that he had to say, "Well, Senior Brother Ning, what's the matter?" I've seen it before, I think people don't like the things we can afford, and they don't give them away for nothing. Why don't we order some wild game, get some fresh spiritual vegetables, and add the monster meat this time, please Let's come to have a light meal, it's just a thought."

Ah Chen thought for a while, and it was indeed the case, so he nodded, "Okay." With such a breakthrough in cultivation, and hearing such good news, today must be an auspicious day.

Chapter Thirty

There is a magic circle in the North Garden, and it is like spring all the year round, and it is always so quiet.Zhuang Linyuan was standing next to the bamboo house trimming the spirit tree. He didn't need any tools. With a random movement of his fingertips, the thick and thin branches of his arms were easily broken, and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.On the side, Achen stood with his hands down, explaining to Zhuang Linyuan in a slow voice: "This disciple is dull, so he only got No.10, and he failed the elder's expectations." After a moment of silence, Ahchen continued, "I really want to learn from the elder. Cultivation, I hope the elders will give the disciple another chance." It is very difficult to make Ah Chen ask for help like this, he just feels like his tongue is tied.

After hearing this, Zhuang Linyuan's face was still lukewarm.After a while, he turned his hands away and asked in a deep voice: "I'm not easy to talk to. To be my apprentice, you have to make progress, endure hardships, and be cautious in your words and deeds. Disciples who are punished more.”

"The disciple must be like this, and will never embarrass the elder."

Zhuang Linyuan glanced at Ah Chen, and found that the young man had broken through to the state of concentration in just a short time, which was much better than he was back then, and he secretly felt very satisfied.It would be even better if he could build the foundation earlier than Ning Yang, and then he would be able to feel proud.He finally let go and said: "Come to apprentice in the future."

Ash was very happy.Elder Zhuang personally said that he would go to apprentice the teacher in the future, so it was naturally formalized.You can't be sloppy in apprenticeship.The direct disciples have a very close relationship with the master. They act as the master's precepts and deeds, and teach by hand; the disciples also serve the left and right, just like family members.Especially in the realm of self-cultivation, practitioners tend to live a long life. It is very common for apprentices to take care of their masters after their relatives pass away one by one. Otherwise, what is the purpose of teaching apprentices?Cultivators are also human beings, how many people have ascended to immortality for thousands of years?The longer you live, the less you want to be alone. What's the point of being alone.Therefore, those who have a slightly deeper relationship between master and apprentice are often no different from father and son. Everyone is very cautious in the selection of apprentices.

When it comes to Zhuang Linyuan, this is not only cautious, but harsh at all.Zhuang Linyuan looked 30 years old on the outside, but he was actually forty years old, a year older than Nie Yunshan.Just because he got started a little late back then, he became Nie Yunshan's junior and was always bullied by Nie Yunshan.He hasn't confiscated his personal disciples so far. One is that his vision is too picky, and the other is that he can't meet anyone with the right temperament.You can tell from his appearance that words such as "gentleness" and "kindness" are definitely not related to him. He will not tolerate any mistakes made by Jinxiuzhuang disciples. If he becomes his personal disciple, he may be punished in what way Woolen cloth.It is said that there is no one who can observe people, and this is absolutely true.Zhuang Linyuan couldn't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, and if he was asked to take in an apprentice full of flaws (of course in his eyes), he would rather not.From this point of view, he and Ah Chen should belong to the same kind of people, they both love to pursue perfection, no wonder there is such a relationship between master and apprentice.

Someone once wanted to worship Zhuang Linyuan as a teacher, and they all came to him. That person was a relative of a certain principal, and because Zhuang Linyuan saw that person trampled on a spiritual grass, he turned him away.Later, the young disciples did not dare to disturb him easily, let alone ask him to be their master and apprentice.He also wants to live a few more years, and he will collapse if he stays with him all day.

So this time when they heard that Zhuang Linyuan was planning to accept his own disciples, everyone expressed disbelief.As one of the parties involved, Ah Chen was surrounded by the crowd more than once when he walked in the sect.Especially the disciples who had suffered with Zhuang Linyuan, all wanted to see which unlucky child fell into the hands of "Leng Mian Zhuang".When they saw such a delicate and handsome young man, they couldn't help but feel sorry for Ah Chen: This child's life is ruined!Of course, there are also some people who hope that they can have this luck, so that they can inherit the mantle of the elders in the future, and the magical medicine pills are inexhaustible, but they are taken by others, and they feel a little complicated.

No matter what other people think, the apprenticeship ceremony is still held as usual.The sect party also attached great importance to this matter, and originally planned to take care of Zhuang Linyuan's important affairs, but Zhuang Linyuan didn't like to make publicity, so he declined a few times, and finally decided to hold the apprenticeship ceremony at his residence in the North Garden, and just hold a simple ceremony.The head of the sect and several elders all attended. Zhuang Linyuan sat on the main seat. Achen knelt down to him and swore an oath.Serving tea to the master, and offering incense to the king of medicine, Ah Chen has a more noble status from then on.

As Zhuang Linyuan's direct disciple, he can directly enter the inner sect without having to establish a foundation, and all the benefits have been greatly improved.Another 40 acres of second- to third-grade spiritual fields were added, and the monthly subsidy was increased to [-] yuan of Xuanling jade, and even the disciple's jade badge was changed again.A piece of top-grade immortal jade that is verdant and verdant is not only an excellent defensive magic weapon, but also allows you to freely enter and exit the inner door. From then on, you can read those more advanced formulas, and some secret realms are also open at will, which is really enviable.

However, Ah Chen has not had the chance to enjoy those benefits, because Zhuang Linyuan gave him a death order: all the newly acquired [-] acres of spiritual land must be planted with third- and fourth-order spiritual flowers!What would Zhuang Linyuan's apprentice look like if he planted those low-level spiritual grains? It would not do any good to improve his cultivation. Only by planting more high-level spiritual flowers can he be promoted to a mid-level planter as soon as possible.This is the truth, but it’s really not an easy task, or why everyone is always willing to grow Linggu Lingcai, or because it’s easy to grow Linggu Lingcai, and the money comes quickly. Dead, months of hard work are all in vain.But there is no other way, the master has orders, and Ah Chen can only obey.Fortunately, there are plenty of rare seeds in Zhuang Linyuan, which are worth taking for nothing, and there is plenty of time, so they can be planted before winter, so there is no need to worry yet.Before that, Ah Chen had to do a big thing first, which was to treat Senior Brother Ning Yang to dinner.

Ah Chen, Tian San, and Chen Han are all from poor families and have never seen anything in the world.In their imagination, the head's family must be full of delicacies, such as shark's fin bird's nest, exotic animals, they are all things that you can't get tired of eating bowl after bowl.Comparing the luxury and luxury of the head of the family is definitely useless, not to mention that Ah Chen still owes so many debts outside, so he can only stick to what he has, which is really difficult.Ah Chen thought about it, maybe senior brother Ning Yang didn't care about this meal at all, and that would save money—seeing how he treats his benefactor like this, he is really stingy!

Achen found Ning Yang and expressed his intention to come. Ning Yang smiled at him: "Since the younger brother invites you, the younger brother will bother you. But I like to eat light vegetarian food, so the younger brother can make some homely meals, but don't bother with anything special." , otherwise I wouldn’t dare to come to the door.”

It's better if you don't come to the door... Ah Chen looked at Senior Brother Ning Yang, nodded his head, and cooked a table of vegetarian dishes very honestly according to what he said.