After Fu Yushu gave Fu Changling many tips on how to pursue girls, he finally had someone send Fu Changling on his way.
There was still half a month until Hongmeng Heavenly Palace began recruiting new members. Fu Changling's injuries hadn't fully healed yet, so Fu Yushu only arranged a carriage for him and gave him a ring. He patted Fu Changling's hand and sighed, "Changling, although you're the son of a wealthy businessman, you shouldn't show off your wealth too much. Ordinary people don't have as much money as our family. You should learn to live a hard life."
"I know." Fu Changling looked at Fu Yushu's concerned expression and felt a headache.
Fu Yushu thought that he had no idea about the lives of these ordinary people, but in fact, after the Fu family fell into decline, he hid in the human world for a long time in order to avoid Qin Yan's pursuit.
But he couldn't reveal too much of this, so he could only listen to Fu Yushu's rambling: "Your cultivation is currently low, so I've prepared many magical instruments, talismans, and spiritual treasures for you to use for self-defense, as well as many life-saving elixirs. They're all placed in this precious ring. You can give anything to your daughter-in-law, but not this. If you give it to her, she'll be discovered, and your identity will be exposed."
"I understand, I understand." Fu Changling raised his hands to cover his head. "Dad, don't worry, I'm not that stupid. It's getting late, I have to leave."
"Go ahead," Fu Yushu sighed, "I'll help you find a way to deal with your golden elixir. You can hide in Hongmeng Heavenly Palace first. Don't be too sad."
"Don't worry about me," Fu Changling patted Fu Yushu's shoulder, "take care of yourself, don't worry too much, and take care of your health. I'm leaving now."
After he finished speaking, Fu Changling jumped onto the carriage. As soon as he entered, he saw a young man in plain clothes sitting inside. Fu Changling was startled and said respectfully, "Sir, I am Chen Zhu, your servant who grew up with you."
Fu Changling finally came to his senses after hearing the other party's introduction. He knew that this was the person Fu Yushu had arranged to accompany him to conceal his identity. He coughed lightly, nodded, and said, "Get up. You're welcome."
As he spoke, Fu Changling sat aside, and Chen Zhu stood up and sat at the side seat farthest from the carriage. The carriage slowly started moving, and Fu Changling turned around and saw Fu Yushu still standing at the back, leading people to look at his carriage.
Fu Changling watched quietly, and suddenly felt a little moved.
When I was young, I never noticed these details. Now, looking at them, I understand the emotions contained in stopping and looking.
He watched quietly, and Chen Zhu suddenly said, "Sir, aren't you saying goodbye to the master?"
"bid farewell?"
Fu Changling turned back with some doubt. Chen Zhu smiled and said, "Young Master, you are quite old and solemn. If we were mortals, we would probably wave our hands and say something to reassure our parents."
Hearing this, Fu Changling pursed his lips and smiled.
"You're right," he lowered his voice. "I'm seventeen, I shouldn't be doing this."
As he spoke, he suddenly stood up, leaned out of the window, and waved at Fu Yushu.
"Dad," he said loudly. Fu Yushu heard his voice from afar and felt a little strange. Then he said, "Take good care of yourself. When I finish my work, I will come back to accompany you!"
Hearing this, Fu Yushu looked surprised for a moment.
He saw Fu Changling in the carriage from a distance, waving at him and smiling brightly.
He had never seen his son express such sincere and direct kindness to him.
The butler beside him saw this scene and couldn't help laughing: "The eldest master has encountered danger and has become much more sensible."
"What do you know?" Fu Yushu controlled his emotions, opened his folding fan, and waved it. He turned around and slowly said, "You are getting worse as you grow older. A seventeen-year-old Jindan cultivator is still so unruly."
However, even though he was cursing, there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
After saying this, Fu Changling suddenly felt a surge of joy. He sat back in his seat and turned to look at Chen Zhu, who was smiling beside him. Seeing the smile on Chen Zhu's face, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed and restrained his smile a little, saying, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"True character is rare. Young Master, you can do what you want. What's there to be ashamed of?"
Fu Changling listened to him and thought this man was interesting. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you the one my father sent to help me?"
"Yes," Chen Zhu said gently, "From now on, your daily life will be taken care of by this servant."
"You don't look like a servant," Fu Changling propped up his chin, "you look like a master."
“I studied for a few years before.”
Fu Changling nodded and asked about Chen Zhu's past.
Fu Changling's new identity is called Shen Xiufan. This identity is not an identity made up by Fu Yushu, but there is indeed a similar person. This person is a distant relative of Fu Yushu's good friend Shen Zhuqing. However, this person fell ill and died some time ago, so Fu Yushu discussed with Shen Zhuqing and bought this identity.
Fengchu County is within the territory of Dao Zong. Dao Zong and the Fu family have always been on good terms. It would be difficult for Hongmen Tiangong to investigate. Chen Zhu was originally a servant of Shen Xiufan, so he just followed him.
After he told Fu Changling in detail about Shen Xiufan's life and some key points of his disguise, Fu Changling understood it almost completely and nodded, saying, "I understand."
Chen Zhu looked up at Fu Changling and realized that he was probably tired, so he said, "Young Master, please take a rest first. I will withdraw first."
Fu Changling responded and Chen Zhu retreated.
After Chen Zhu left the door, Fu Changling lay down on the small couch. He raised his hand and looked at his ring. After checking the things inside, he began to think about what to do next.
His two main priorities were to first understand the reason why Qin Yan had become a demon in his previous life, to prevent him from following his old ways, and secondly, to find a way to strengthen the four seals of the Karma Prison.
The essence of these two things is actually the same. Qin Yan must have been possessed by the devil because of the evil practice. If the Karma Prison had not appeared in this life, Qin Yan would not have been in trouble again, and no one would have been in trouble again.
As for the relationship between him and Qin Yan...
He didn't have too many extravagant expectations. Just being able to see Qin Yan well in this life was enough.
What Qin Yan gave him in his previous life was enough for him to cherish for the rest of his life.
Fu Changling stroked the ring on his hand and slowly closed his eyes. He forced himself not to think about Qin Yan and turned his thoughts to business.
The information about the four Qi meridian seals and the gate to the Karma Prison was the last reported by an informant among the demonic cultivators before the fall of the Wuqi Palace. However, Fu Changling did not know the exact location of the four Qi meridian seals. The only one he could confirm was the one in the Xuanji Secret Realm. Therefore, his only option now was to reinforce the seal in the Xuanji Secret Realm.
But he couldn't do it.
If he was in the Tribulation Crossing Stage back then, reinforcing the seal would be a piece of cake, but with his current cultivation level...
Fu Changling sighed and took out the Spirit Gathering Tower from his spirit bag. He touched the Spirit Gathering Tower and raised his hand to gently touch the small bell on it. He felt a little troubled when he heard the crisp sound of the bell.
But fortunately, he has always been an optimistic person. Since his cultivation is not enough, he will think of a way first.
He had the Spirit Gathering Tower in his hand. As long as his golden elixir could withstand the amount of spiritual energy circulating, he could raise his cultivation to that level in a short period of time. So the most important thing now was his golden elixir.
He felt the golden elixir in his palace running and tested it repeatedly with his spiritual power.
This time, the crack in his golden elixir was not as big as in his previous life, just a small line, but if it was not protected, it would gradually deepen until it shattered.
If he could get another Rebirth Flower, then the Golden Elixir would naturally not be a problem. However, Qin Yan had gotten the Rebirth Flower in his previous life, and he wouldn't be able to get it again in this life, so he had to find a way on his own.
Go get it yourself?
I don’t have that ability.
Then we can only keep it for now.
Now, the only nourishing thing that can serve as a substitute for the Flower of Rebirth is the Moonlight Grass from the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace.
Thinking of this, Fu Changling immediately sorted out a route. He would go to the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, get the Yuehua Grass, and after briefly repairing his golden elixir, he would go to the Xuanji Secret Realm to reinforce the seal again. Then he would find an opportunity to ask his father to send someone to accompany him to find the Wangsheng Flower. Once he found it, he would reinforce all four seals.
Wonderful!
Fu Changling sorted out all the solutions, put the Linglong Tower into the Zhenlong Ring, then took two pills to nourish his golden elixir and began to sleep and rest.
His itinerary along the way was very simple, basically taking medicine, sleeping, and meditating, so he recovered very quickly.
Ten days later, when he arrived at Wufang Town at the foot of Hongmeng Tiangong Mountain, he was almost fully recovered.
He and Chen Zhu first rested in the inn in Wufang Town. While he was meditating in the room, Chen Zhu went outside to inquire about the news. When it was time to eat, Chen Zhu brought back the food. While setting the dishes, he said to Fu Changling, "I've found out that the person in charge of the recruitment examination in Hongmeng Tiangong this time is Qin Yan, the first disciple of Hongmeng Tiangong. The recruitment of Taoist cultivators and sword cultivators is divided into four sessions. The sword cultivator side is divided into four sessions. The first session tomorrow is a literary examination. In the morning, it mainly tests basic skills. I heard that it will be about immortal history and concepts. In the afternoon, it will test elegant interests. I heard that you can draw or write articles. The main purpose is to test your character. But don't worry about this," Chen Zhu lowered his voice and whispered, "I heard that sword cultivators have not read much."
"No way?" Fu Changling frowned. "I don't think Qin Yan looks like he's educated."
"Qin Daojun is the face of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace after all," Chen Zhu laughed, "and he has several other Daoist elders watching over him."
Fu Changling was delighted when he heard Chen Zhu praise Qin Yan. He nodded and asked, "What about the second game?"
"The second match will be the day after tomorrow," Chen Zhu continued. "I heard that Qin Daojun and Xie Daojun will personally test each other on the fighting stage to see how the sword intent is."
"Xie Daojun?" Fu Changling thought about it, and then understood who Chen Zhu was talking about.
The Xie Daojun that Chen Zhu mentioned was probably Xie Yuqing. Considering the time, Xie Yuqing entered the sect a few years before Qin Yan, so she should have been the eldest senior sister of Hongmeng Tiangong. However, because Qin Yan's master was the Palace Master, Qin Yan became the first disciple of Hongmeng Tiangong. Furthermore, although Xie Yuqing was a disciple directly taught by the elders, she never intervened in matters. Over time, everyone recognized Qin Yan as the only senior brother.
Legend has it that Xie Yuqing early achieved the "ruthless" state of the ruthless path. She harbored no feelings for anyone, her heart focused solely on the sword. Because of her pure heart, she was considered the foremost swordsman of the younger generation.
In the early years, when Qin Yan had not yet started to participate in the Junzitai debate, the leader of Junzitai was Xie Yuqing. However, Xie Yuqing felt bored after the battle and never participated in the Junzitai debate again. But everyone knows that there are two strong ones among the new generation of disciples of Hongmeng Tiangong, Qin Yan and Xie Yuqing.
The reason Fu Changling remembered Xie Yuqing so vividly was that before Hongmeng Heavenly Palace's final destruction, it was Xie Yuqing, rumored to practice the ruthless Dao and possess a cold heart and no regard for the sect, who stood before all the disciples, slaying thousands of demon cultivators before self-destructing her Nascent Soul, flattening the entire Hongmeng Heavenly Palace and the remaining demon cultivators. The fire ignited by her self-destruction burned for three days and three nights, reducing Hongmeng Heavenly Palace to ash. Later, when Fu Changling restored Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, he rebuilt Lingshan Heavenly Palace practically from scratch.
The battle at Hongmeng Heavenly Palace was the only victory on the early battlefield. Fu Changling was ordered to rush to the rescue. From afar, he saw flames rising into the sky and the earth shaking. Then he saw the disciples of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace fleeing. When they were rescued, they only cried out three words: "Thank you, Senior Sister..."
"The third battle will be in the Lingshan Forbidden Land under the jurisdiction of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace," Chen Zhu's words rang out again, interrupting Fu Changling's recollections. He poured tea for Fu Changling, "The four of you will be divided into a group and complete your assigned tasks in the Lingshan Forbidden Land. There are many high-level monsters in the Lingshan Forbidden Land, so you must be careful."
Fu Changling nodded: "What about the last game?"
"The last match is nothing special, it's just a test of spiritual roots, but since you have excellent aptitude, there shouldn't be any problem."
"Okay." Fu Changling responded, "Then let's get ready."
"Oh, young master," Chen Zhu said, pulling out a dozen books from behind him. "These are what I saw on the street just now. They said these are reference materials for tomorrow's literary exam. There are past exam questions, simulation questions, and a guide to predicting the exam questions. Although I bought them a little late, why not take a look?"
Fu Changling was stunned when he saw Xiaoshan Gao's question. He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Qin Yan's shadow flashed through his mind.
He cheered up!
So he clenched his chopsticks, stood up and said, "You go down first, I want to start reading!"
"Sir, don't you want to eat?"
Chen Zhu was stunned for a moment, and Fu Changling waved his hand: "No need, bring the book over!"
The book is not difficult to understand, most of the questions are neither difficult nor too many.
Fu Changling knew most of these questions. Back then, in order to track down the whereabouts of Karma Prison, he'd read through the entire Yunze Immortal History, so the historical questions were basically no problem. Basic explanations of some terminology were also quite simple. He'd also visited most of the major geographical locations...
He finished all the questions overnight, and when the rooster crowed the next day, he finally finished the last question.
He didn't make many mistakes, so he sorted out the wrong questions and asked Chen Zhu to dress him up while he recited the wrong questions frantically in the book.
Even though he had changed his face, Fu Changling still cared about his image. He asked Chen Zhu to pick out a peacock blue satin robe with golden patterns and a jade-colored cloud-patterned satin ribbon to tie his hair. He looked gorgeous and ostentatious, and was particularly conspicuous in the crowd. It was obvious at first glance that he was a young master from a family who was traveling.
Fu Changling tidied up his appearance and went to the examination venue while reciting his lessons. He thought he had studied very hard, but when he got off the carriage, he saw a large group of people standing at the entrance of the examination room, each holding a book and muttering to himself.
Fu Changling was startled and suddenly felt guilty. He quickly joined the recitation team and quickly memorized the parts he had missed last night.
When the time came, a gong sounded, and everyone put all the things related to the exam in the cabinet outside the door, and then took their identity documents and Hongmeng Tiangong admission tickets to undergo inspection one by one and enter the examination room.
Fu Changling blended in with the crowd. When he entered the examination room, candidates were still trickling in. He looked up and saw a young man sitting next to him. He was dressed in a plain light blue suit with a white sash tied around his wrist. He looked no more than thirteen or fourteen, but his eyes were remarkably resolute and steady. Fu Changling felt a familiarity. His gaze settled on the white sash, and he remembered that the man before him was none other than Shangguan Mingyan, the eldest son of the Shangguan family.
After knowing his identity, Fu Changling only needed a little guess to understand why Shangguan Mingyan was here.
At that time, Yun Yu brought out a group of people from the Shangguan family first, and the rest should have been rescued in time by Jiang Yebai who rushed over. The Shangguan couple both died that night. Among the remaining children, Shangguan Mingyan, the oldest, naturally had to take on the responsibility of carrying the Shangguan family.
They were rescued by Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, so it was normal for Shangguan Mingyan to enter Hongmeng Heavenly Palace for cultivation. This child had three spiritual roots and good talent, so it was normal for him to take the entrance exam here.
Fu Changling looked him over, his chin propped up as he glanced around. Shangguan Mingyan noticed his gaze and gave him a cold glance. By then, the examination room was almost full. A moment later, footsteps were heard outside, and then a young man led a group of people in, swords in hand.
The young man looked like a young man, with a very tall figure, wearing white clothes embroidered with cranes, and the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace pendant pearls and jade rings were lightly hanging around his waist.
There were many people following him. As soon as they walked in, everyone stood up subconsciously. Fu Changling also stood up. His eyes fell on the face of the person who came, and he couldn't move away.
His heart was beating fast. The other party seemed to be oblivious to his gaze and walked past him without looking sideways. After leading everyone all the way to the main seat, he stood still. The disciples who followed him trotted away and stood in a circle around the entire examination room.
"This time, the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace recruitment exam will be presided over by me. My surname is Qin, my courtesy name is Yan, and my Taoist name is Sui Yan. This test focuses on actual testing. Please answer the questions on time and do not rely on luck."
After that, the disciples next to him handed out the test papers one by one. After all the test papers were handed out, Yun Yu stood beside Qin Yan and said loudly: "Pick up your pens and start the exam."
Then he bent down and lit the incense stick in the incense burner next to Qin Yan. When Qin Yan saw the incense was lit, all the candidates picked up their pens and began to answer the questions quickly. Qin Yan glanced around and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Fu Changling looked at the paper in front of him, his heart beating fast.
He controlled his gaze from glancing upwards and focused all his attention on the test paper.
It was just because the questions were too simple that he finished the paper before he even finished half of it. After finishing, he looked up and saw Qin Yan meditating, and his gaze could not help but stop.
Qin Yan closed his eyes and he couldn't see him.
After realizing this, Fu Changling suddenly felt that he could be a little bolder, so he didn't hand in the paper, but sat in the examination room with a pen in his mouth, pretending to think about a problem, secretly glancing at Qin Yan.
After taking an exam, Fu Changling handed in his paper at the last minute.
After all the candidates had left, Yun Yu snorted coldly and said, "The guy sitting at the seventh table in the third row today was dazed for half the exam. Not only did he not know the answer, but he also kept secretly glancing at me with a sneaky look in his eyes. It's obvious he's not a good person."
"You are making irresponsible remarks." Qin Yan glanced at Yun Yu, and Yun Yu immediately covered his mouth.
"Put the papers away," Qin Yan walked away, "get ready for the next one."
After Qin Yan walked away, the disciple next to him, Yun Yang, smiled and bumped into Yun Yu: "Don't say he can't do it, I see his paper is full of writing."
"He just filled it in randomly." Yun Yu curled his lips. "This year's questions are the most difficult. Getting half of them right is considered good. How can he fill it in completely? He must have just guessed."
"Then I'll make a bet with you," Yun Yang said happily, "I bet he'll be first in the written exam this year. Do you want to bet?"
"Let's bet," Yunyu said immediately, "I bet on Mingyan."
"Shangguan Mingyan?"
Yun Yang got the name and nodded. "He's a learned man. But I still think that shifty Chen Xiufan is better looking. Five spirit stones, do you want to bet?"
"bet."
Yun Yu nodded immediately, and when the other disciples heard them making a bet, they all joined in.
Qin Yan walked a long way and still heard the disciples behind him making bets. When the words fell into his ears, he couldn't help but think about who that person was. Just as he was thinking about that person's name, he heard someone explaining a topic to others: "The so-called one palace, three sects, and four families refer to Hongmeng Tiangong, the Dao Sect, the Fa Sect, the Confucian Sect, and the Fu, Su, Yue, and Lin families. The three sects were separated by different mental methods, and the four families were separated by special bloodlines. For example, the Fu family can speak spirits, the Su family has the Eye of Destiny, and the Yue family can create puppets with blood. The Lin family is even more amazing. They are born with sword bones. What are sword bones? It's here, the bones on your back, born to be a sword, so they are natural sword cultivators. Back then, Ye Jianzun's mother was a member of the Lin family..."
Few people who have just started practicing magic have such insights. Qin Yan couldn't help but look up, and then he saw that under the peach tree outside the examination room, a young man was talking loudly with another person.
The young man who spoke was wearing a peacock-blue, wide-sleeved tunic, the brocade shimmering in the sunlight. Shangguan Mingyan, listening to him, was clearly impressed by his vast knowledge, nodding his head repeatedly as he listened.
Qin Yan looked at them quietly. The person who was speaking seemed to notice his gaze. He turned around with a smile and then saw Qin Yan.
A pair of smiling eyes seemed to be blown open by the spring breeze, with a moment of surprise, and then restrained again in a hidden panic, raising a smile, as if inadvertently looking back, and said with a smile: "Ah, Qin Daojun!"
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