Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

The end of the new year is approaching, and the lonely cold mountain naturally has no festive atmosphere.For the outer disciples of Lunfa Hall, the end of the year just means a big exam.

The turning point that will determine the future fate is coming. No matter how lively the annual meeting of the "Horror City" at the foot of the mountain, no matter how loud the fireworks and firecrackers are, there is no mood to slip out to play around.

Only Yu Qishu's face was full of happiness, smiling at everyone, with 'Happy New Year' written on her face.

Fine snowflakes were falling from the vast sky. Meng Xueli was wearing a thick cloak and went to the main peak with a hand stove in her arms to visit the real master.

Ever since Meng Xueli fought in Yanjianping, 'Jixiao Taoist' is no longer a vague shadow that hasn't been out of Changchun Peak for three years. Many inner disciples have recognized him, met him on the mountain road, and took the initiative to salute him say hello.

The real person in charge was replying to the letter in the side hall, and saw him smiling lovingly:

"Xueli, you came just in time. I've been so busy lately that I forgot to look for you."

The fact that Mingyue Lake was returned to Qing and became holy really gave Han Shan a headache for a while.However, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, and life will always go on.

The head of the sect thought that Meng Xueli had come for the Grand Competition of the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

"Don't worry about the trip to the secret realm. I have rearranged my disciples to go with you. They are the three from Chongbi Peak. They have a stable temperament and reliable work, and they will not make mistakes again."

Meng Xueli hurriedly put down the hot tea: "It's fine for me to go by myself! I can defeat Zhou Wu, and I'm more than enough to protect myself. It was originally my idea, so why bother others?"

The head waved his hand: "It's not a burden, the three of them signed up voluntarily. To be on the safe side, let's go together together, so that us old guys can feel at ease."

Meng Xueli can fight across the border, proving that his fighting strength and talent are not bad.But since he joined Ji Xiao at a young age, he must not have much experience in traveling and fighting against enemies.The environment in the Vast Sea Secret Realm is complicated, and people's hearts are sinister, so it's not a one-on-one, aboveboard sword fight on the Jianpingping.The master thought so.

After hearing this, Meng Xueli knew that this was a decision made after discussion among the masters of Hanshan Mountain, and it was not easy to refuse, so she nodded her head in agreement.Turning to talking about wanting to take Yu Qishu as a disciple.

The head of the sect sighed, "It's him. At both ends of Bailu City, he has a special status, and it's really not easy to arrange him."

He has seen many dudes of this kind of family.

If you were born in a peaceful age, you should have lived your life fighting cocks and running dogs, knowing neither the safety of the world nor the danger of the world'.However, there is an undercurrent in the practice world, and the storm is approaching. The young juniors are still ignorant, and they have become the pawns of the family's wayfinding and the victims of the power struggle.

The headmaster thought for a while: "He's willing to be your disciple, that's fine. It's just that etiquette cannot be broken. If you have to attend the year-end exam, he will also perform the ceremony of apprenticeship." To prevent anyone from gossiping.

Meng Xueli replied: "Everything is done according to the rules. After apprenticeship, I will take him back to Changchun Peak."

The headmaster nodded in satisfaction.

He didn't expect that Meng Xueli could really be a master and teach Yu Qishu to cultivate Taoism, he just wanted to find a playmate for Meng Xueli.In order not to miss her deceased husband all day long, one day I can't think about it, so I go with Ji Xiao.

Changchun Peak has a spacious place, one person can live there, two or three people can live there.

……

No matter how much the disciples of Lunfa Hall feared or expected, this day finally came.

On the night before New Year's Eve, the disciples bathed and burned incense, and meditated all night.When the sky was bright, we went to the main hall of the main peak together.

This year, there are more than [-] disciples in the Six Houses of Lunfa Hall, walking on the winding mountain road.

It is rare that the wind and snow stop, the clouds clear and the fog clears, and the peaks of the cold mountain show their original appearance, either towering and dangerous, or beautiful and colorful.

The disciples watched the green pine forest at the foot of the mountain become smaller and smaller until it disappeared.

The square in front of the main hall is open, and the tables and chairs are arranged neatly. The distance between each seat is one foot, and it only occupies one-tenth of the area of ​​the square.

More than twenty deacons have arrived and arranged for the disciples to be seated.Behind the square, the door of the main hall was wide open, and there was no one there, and the elders had not arrived yet.

The elders who are willing to accept disciples are different every year, and the deacon hall must arrange the seats in the hall in advance according to the status of the elders.Because an innate sword spirit body appeared this year, many elders wanted to come and see it.

Meng Xueli's cultivation base is not high, but her seniority is high, and her seat is second only to the head of the sect and the masters of the peaks.The other elders lined up behind him.

The news spread from the deacon's hall that some inner disciples didn't like Meng Xueli, and a lot of criticisms arose:

"For the sake of the late Sword Master, calling him an 'elder', he really considers himself an elder? It's a mere state of 'fulfillment of Qi refining'. It's too embarrassing to accept disciples, and it's a mistake!"

"Could it be that he beat Senior Brother Zhou once and thought he was great? But who would worship a Qi Refining Realm as a teacher? At that time, no one would be willing to be his disciple. Let's see what he will do."

Some disciples liked Meng Xueli, so they spoke for him:

"Elder Meng is patient and gentle. As his disciple, he will definitely not be punished. There is also the magic weapon and panacea left by Master Jixiao. Even if you can't become a Taoist, you can live comfortably. Elder Meng is not forcing others Worship him as a teacher, why not?"

Meng Xueli didn't know all the rumors among inner disciples.Yesterday evening, before he left the Dharma Discourse Hall, he was surrounded again.

Several young disciples who often came to him to answer questions, heard that he was going to attend the assessment this year, and wanted to worship him as their teacher.

Meng Xueli shook her head: "It's not right, you come to learn swordsmanship, but I have never practiced swordsmanship. I only accept you Senior Brother Yu."

All the disciples cast envious glances at Yu Qishu.I saw Yu Qishu wearing a brand new brocade dress, with a straight back and a radiant face.

Suddenly someone asked, "Who do you think Junior Brother Xiao will worship as his teacher?"

Immediately, a disciple replied: "It's still a question, this year the master will also attend the assessment, so he must be worshiping the real master!"

"But why did I hear Ziyan Peak's senior brother say that Junior Brother Xiao is suitable for practicing Thunder and Fire Sword, and he wants to worship Ziyan Peak Master as his teacher."

"Your news is inaccurate! The day before yesterday I saw Chongbi Peak's senior brother come to see Junior Brother Xiao. He must be planning to worship Chongbi Peak."

Listening to this, Meng Xueli thought that Xiao Tingyun had become a favorite.That's right, the fundamentals of aptitude are there, who doesn't want to accept a genius disciple and shine on the lintel?

He still keeps the thousand-character essay written by Xiao Tingyun, but the children's game of "Yongji Party" should really be over.

Xiao Tingyun will go to an unknown mountain to pay homage to a good master, and start a monotonous life of sword practice and hard work, while he has to prepare for the secret realm of the vast sea.Probably no more intersections.

Thinking that in the future, no one would lean over from the back row and put one hand on the back of his chair to talk.Meng Xueli actually felt a faint sense of loss.

……

The morning bell echoes in the mountains, and the birds in the forest fly away.

Meng Xueli led Dao Tong into the Gao Kuo Hall, the deacon welcomed him to his seat and offered melon and fruit snacks.

Before the assessment started, he had just passed by the square, and the disciples were sitting at the table spreading paper and ink.Some calmly, some trembling hands.There are also familiar little disciples who greet him quietly.

Meng Xueli said in a low voice: "Take the exam well, don't be nervous."

He glanced around and found more than two hundred people with similar clothes, it was hard to tell them apart, he didn't find Xiao Tingyun, but he saw Yu Qishu from a distance.

The two looked at each other, showing tacit smiles.

Not long after, more than [-] elders entered the hall one after another, the number of them was double that of previous years.

Behind the other elders, there are personal disciples standing around, ranging from two or three to as many as seven or eight.The disciples wear swords at their waists, and their weapons are magnificent.

Standing beside Meng Xueli was only a childish Daoist boy, who was not as tall as the back of a chair, making the Changchun Peak lineage seem weak and pitiful.

Sitting next to him, Ziyan Peak Master waved a fan and smiled like a mother: "You've lost weight again."

Meng Xueli was at a loss: "What?"

Ziyan Peak pointed to the melon and fruit snacks in front of the case, and said in a low voice: "Eat as much as you want. In previous years, these were not displayed."

Meng Xueli: "...Thank you."

So the other elders chatted and exchanged the latest situation of each peak.Elder Changchun Peak eats melon seeds.

The bell rang again outside the hall.

Standing on the high steps in front of the hall, the chief deacon announced the topic loudly: "On the Obstacles of Entering Concentration—"

In the square, all the disciples gasped together in a low voice.

'Magnificence' refers to hallucinations.At the beginning of the practice, meditate into a samadhi, pay attention to no distractions, gather the spirit between breathing and breathing, and absorb the aura of heaven and earth.

But thinking is difficult to control. During this process, if you think about it, you will see illusions.

Some people see mountains of gold and silver piled up in front of them, beautiful fairies descending from the sky, and some people see themselves soaring in the daytime and traveling the universe.The illusion varies from person to person, either greed or fear.

The topic of this assessment is to ask the disciples to explain what their own obstacles are, and how they usually get rid of illusions and calm down.

More ticks and ticks, time passed, everyone buried their heads in writing, and the pen went like a dragon.

Ji Xiao looked helpless, unable to write a single word.

Because he had never encountered this kind of problem, he didn't know what an illusion was, and he couldn't make up nonsense, so he had to wait for the blank paper.

More than 200 years ago, Han Shan did not take the test of making a fuss, but only of reciting Taoist scriptures and basic sword postures.The rules are also very overbearing. If you fail to become a teacher and don't want to be a deacon, you will be regarded as an abandoned disciple and will be expelled down the mountain immediately.The sword style learned in the Lunfa Hall before cannot be used again.

Later, Master Jixiao re-established the rules of the Dharma Hall, instead of examining the sword style, he tested his understanding of the Taoist scriptures or explained his personal practice.

In this way, even if the talent of the root bone is slightly poor and the progress of the realm is a little slow, but the heart and understanding shown in the article, there is a high chance of being accepted.If you fail the exam in one year, you can choose to go back to the Fa Hall to study and take the exam again next year.

At that time, Master Ji Xiao never thought that one day, he would return to the examination room.

Heaven is good to reincarnate.