Chapter 28 Chapter 28 I Want to Speak for the Foundation Establishment Realm
"Master, why are you sighing?" Bai Lu said smartly, "If you have something to say, just say it!"
Even so, his face showed an expression that showed he would not accept criticism. If Huo Xuexiang dared to say that this brooch was not good, he would be furious!
Even though Huo Xuexiang always thought that he would no longer be surprised, Bai Lu could still "move" him...
"It's great that you support me, but being a mandarin duck is not what it means." Huo Xuexiang said helplessly, "Mandarin ducks are often used to describe couples. When giving mandarin duck embroidery as a gift, it is often given to someone you like."
"Oh, oh..." Bai Lu pondered for a moment, "Then I am half right about this question. Although we are not lovers, I like Master very much."
Although Bai Lu's behavior was usually lively, Huo Xuexiang was still caught off guard by her frank expression of love. It was the first time he felt the direct and passionate emotion of someone who was about to express his love.
"In that case, I will accept this mandarin duck." Huo Xuexiang smiled, "Don't make a mistake next time. Giving it away carelessly will cause trouble."
"I definitely won't give away things casually." Bai Lu said naturally. It was ok for him to just collect things casually, but how could he just give away the things he got.
Sending things randomly, talking randomly, hugging randomly... this word "random" happens too many times to Bai Lu, and it can easily confuse people's minds.
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On the day of departure, Bai Lu was much more active in tying his hair. Although he had the privilege of letting his hair down in Shuchun Garden, he still paid attention to it when going out. He combed his hair meticulously and tied a light blue hairband.
Because he was going out, he wanted to wear something more convenient, so he paired a large oriental-style coat with a shirt he made himself, and the mix and match didn't seem out of place.
Before Bai Lu put on her coat, she turned around for Huo Xuexiang to admire. "This is a kind of clothing from my hometown, with narrow sleeves."
The loose shirt outlined the young man's slender body, hanging down, tied into a thin piece at the waist, and put into the leather belt. The small colorful kite was flying around him with the string wrapped around his fingers, and at first glance it looked like a living thing, very vivid.
Bai Lu moved and showed it to Huo Xuexiang, so that her sleeves would not be sweeping across the table all the time.
"...It fits very well." Huo Xuexiang was standing aside, noticing Bai Lu's excitement, and hesitated for a moment.
After putting on her coat, Bai Lu called out without noticing, "Master, it's time to go! We're going to gather at the Golden Jade Terrace!"
Huo Xuexiang actually didn't know how to start. It was a matter of choice for him to go or not, but when he thought about Bai Lu's possible reaction...
After a pause of several breaths, Huo Xuexiang said, "Master has something to do, so I can't go."
Then he saw that, as expected, the kite between Bai Lu's fingers lost its wind and slowly fell down, just like he himself was becoming depressed. He said with great disappointment, "Why is this happening..."
Huo Xuexiang explained: "Because the opportunity for the Grand Elder Keyun Immortal to ascend is coming, I need to stay in Xuanshan to protect him."
Bai Lu was the most excited before going out, but now she felt as if she had been splashed with cold water. She said sadly, "You can't give it to someone else."
Huo Xuexiang felt inexplicably uncomfortable seeing him like this. Perhaps he was worried about letting his disciple go on a long journey. Besides, he had heard too many things that Bai Lu claimed to do, but he would never see them with his own eyes.
After his divine sense fell on Bai Lu for a moment, Huo Xuexiang handed Bai Lu a jade ring. This was his mustard seed Sumeru. "You... go and have fun on your own. There are some spirit stones in it."
Huo Xuexiang originally thought that Bai Lu was only interested in shopping and having fun. Even if she was disappointed, she might become happy slowly because there was no teacher watching her. The last time he left Xuan Mountain, he thought about it for a long time after returning.
But Bai Lu's disappointment was much greater than he thought. She was unhappy and refused to take the jade ring. "How long will it take for the Dharma Protector to come? Will he be able to come in time? It is said that our trip will take at least two months. We can't go two months without seeing Master, right?"
For those who practice Taoism, it is common to enter a state of meditation for two months or two years.
Even if one is not a cultivator, the life of a mortal is even slower. How can one demand so much day and night?
But Bai Lu comes from modern society, and time is very different for him. When he heard that it would be two months, it felt like the sky was falling.
Seeing Bai Lu's demeanor, the tip of his nose turned red. Huo Xuexiang felt aggrieved and at a loss for what to do. He had left the mountain for several years before, but he really had no choice. He couldn't ask Bai Lu to stay, but he had to protect the Dharma, so they couldn't meet.
"The Grand Elder only sensed that he would ascend soon, but he didn't know the exact day."
In other words, it may be a few days or even a few months, but it should be impossible for me to participate in the Red Dust Trial.
After hearing this, Bai Lu actually put down the food box that she had prepared long ago, sat down on the spot, and started eating.
Huo Xuexiang: “…”
Bai Lu leaned against the pillar and stared at Huo Xuexiang unhappily, her lips pursed. She looked fierce, but because she was looking down and her nose was red, she looked more pitiful.
You took me in as a mandarin duck, and you treat me like this, right? Right? Right?——
Huo Xuexiang didn't know why. He was clearly the master, but when Bai Lu stared at him, it seemed as if he was turned upside down.
I don't understand why Bai Lu was begging to go to Hongchen for trial at the beginning, but now he is the one coaxing Bai Lu to go?
After a while, Huo Xuexiang was so annoyed by Bai Lu's stare that he frowned and said, "How about this..."
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Bai Lu brought the black wooden puppet to the gathering place alone, and saw the new person in charge of the competition group who replaced Huo Xuexiang: Ning Yanhu.
However, no one else knew about this. Only a few people knew that Huo Xuexiang was once the person in charge. Such menial matters were usually not his responsibility, and others could not guess.
"Senior Sister, it's you again." Bai Lu said, not too surprised.
Ning Yanhu forced a smile and pretended to be cheerful: "Who else could it be if not me?"
"I heard that the senior sister is also going to participate in the competition. She is actually leading herself and ensuring the logistics for herself?" Liang Mangu sighed on the side. This is the highest realm of those who are capable should do more work.
Ning Yanhu: "..."
Ning Yanhu explained feebly: "There is also a senior uncle accompanying the team, but he is not as experienced as me in leading a team, so I will be in charge of all matters."
The uncles who came were usually idlers who didn't take care of things. This time, some of the more important uncles were either in charge of Xuanshan, or like Huo Xuexiang, they were the guardians of the Supreme Elders. More importantly, everyone trusted Ning Yanhu...
But speaking of this, Bai Lu was a little worried, "Then the senior sister is not in Xuanshan, and even Cai Qing is gone. There is no one to take care of Xuanshan. Won't it be chaotic?"
Ning Yanhu said expressionlessly: "No, because the Sect Master is here."
Bai Lu: “…Oh, I almost forgot.”
Sect Master, the head of a sect, these are what the Sect Master should do.
There are many people traveling together this time, and the destination is said to be across continents. The organizer of this event, Yujing Palace, is in Huanhuazhou, which is a long way away.
Bai Lu originally thought that there would be some kind of magic tool for traveling, but unexpectedly it was outsourced to an experienced person: Luo Luo.
Oh, no, Luo Luo is no longer an outsourced disciple, but now a regular inner disciple. His realm has also been raised, so his ability to carry people has also been raised. He can now carry so many people...
——Luo Luo also volunteered to be a porter. Originally, with his level of cultivation, he didn’t need to do this job.
But he couldn't resist the opportunity to go to the mortal world to test his skills by being a vehicle. He was so happy to get this chance, and it was also thanks to the good impression he left on the senior sister during the last trip to Qinglong Town that he grabbed this job and became a member of the logistics team.
At this moment, Luo Luo transformed into a Taoist body and practiced the skills. The whole bird swelled even bigger. It nodded to Bai Lu and the other acquaintances and said in a clear voice: "Big sister, please come in! Uncles, brothers, sisters, brothers and sisters, please come in!"
Ning Yanhu took out a small golden house from the sachet on his waist. When he held it in his hand, it was almost the size of an earring and very exquisite. When he threw it out, the golden house became bigger and landed steadily on Luo Luo's back.
When everyone entered the room, they found it was fully furnished with tables, chairs, and even a place for everyone to meditate and practice.
The Luo Luo bird was flying very steadily. Ning Yanhu sat at the top. Although she was not an elder of the previous generation, as the eldest sister, she had great prestige. The younger generations were not allowed to chat casually.
Even the two uncles who were accompanying the team seemed a little afraid to move... I don't know if it was Bai Lu's illusion.
Bai Lu looked around and saw many familiar faces, but there was one person she didn't see. "Hey, where is Senior Brother Pei from your peak?"
He remembered that everyone said Pei Zhaoting was eager to go to the mortal world to test his skills, but why didn't he see him in person?
Ding Douhua secretly told him: "Senior Brother Pei has already left. Our peak master is with him. He may be training alone outside in seclusion, so he will not leave with us."
"Brother Pei wants to win the championship in one fell swoop, and many people are optimistic about him this time." Liang Mangu said mysteriously, "Of course, we don't have to bet on Brother Pei. I'll tell you secretly, I've investigated, people like You Yue from Xuandu Dao Sect, Jin Sunzhi from Wudinghai, and the Buddhist disciples from Randeng Island this year are also very powerful. One of them is even said to be on the verge of Ruyi Realm."
"Wait! This is not right!" Bai Lu said dazedly, "Am I confused by sleep? What is Ruyi Realm? Foundation Building, Mysterious Passage, Listening to Thunder and so on... I memorized them so seriously, where did Ruyi Realm come from?"
Just this unfamiliar realm name of yours, it must be exhausting for the wizard! How can you still add update packages? I refuse. Bai Lu strongly refuses to upgrade!
"Oh, those are the names of realms commonly used by Buddhists. They don't call them these. They call them bell-knocking, Dharma patience, twelve causes, wish-fulfilling, dragon-elephant, open-air ox, eight consciousnesses, nine grades, and before the void kalpa."
Bai Lu's face darkened: "..."
Every time he thought he had learned a lot, new knowledge would always emerge...
This is true for ancient poetry, idioms, and even settings.
"Not only that," Liang Mangu said as a matter of course, "Many races and sects have their own realm names, and demon cultivator settlements also have their own names. Many sects have their own common names, for example, some sects used to call a realm 'Recognizing the Golden Dragon'. For example, in Xuanshan, we also have a 'Light Fasting' realm, which is only circulated internally?"
Bai Lu covered her ears expressionlessly and said, "That's enough. I don't want to hear it anymore."
Even though he was the one who led me to the light fasting state...
Qin Shi Huang should have been allowed to succeed in cultivating immortality and unify you all.
“Hahaha, don’t be afraid, Brother Bai. It is precisely because these titles are too complicated that when the Red Dust Test is held, all the factions and clans gather together, and everyone will tacitly use numbers like one, two, three, and four to address each other. For example, in the Tinglei Realm, we are used to calling the Third Brother and the Third Sister, and the one below is the Second Brother, and the one above is the Sixth Master… all the way up to the Patriarch of the Three No Realms.”
That's more like it. You should have said this abbreviation when you first entered the sect. Bai Lu glanced at him with resentment. "You haven't said it yet. What are we called in the Foundation Establishment Stage? Brother Yi?"
Isn't this upside down? Liang Mangu smiled awkwardly: "Brother? People like us are not worthy of being called brothers."
"Hmph, why? Why do you look down on the Foundation Establishment Stage? I want to speak up for the Foundation Establishment Stage!" Bai Lu said viciously.
"That's not necessary..." Liang Mangu scratched his head, "Isn't our top priority now to practice fasting? I feel like we might be the only ones in the entire cultivation world who don't practice fasting in the future."
On the side, Ning Yanhu frowned and looked at his waist several times. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and said to Bai Lu: "Junior Brother Bai, let me talk to you in private."
Bai Lu stood up in confusion.
After leaving the house, he stood on the bird's back facing the wind. The kite on his waist flew with the wind without any spiritual power controlling it. Bai Lu asked, "What's the matter, Senior Sister?"
Ning Yanhu didn't look at him, but raised a jade token from his waist and said, "Tell me, what's wrong with you?"
Spirit? Bai Lu looked at the jade token.
Sure enough, the voice of the spirit of the jade token came out: "I was just wondering, Bailu, what the hell are you doing? What did you do to your puppet? Why can't I get up!"
It was overjoyed to find that Bai Lu had brought the wooden puppet with her, and it couldn't wait to crash into the wooden puppet. However, it bounced back every time after several attempts.
Others couldn't feel it, but Ning Yanhu noticed it and was annoyed. He didn't want to lose his temper in front of everyone, so he brought it up for questioning, "Then they must have set a taboo and don't want you to be possessed. Can't you just be quiet?"
"What's wrong with me possessing a body? I don't care. I'm going to try again." The spirit of the weapon shouted unwillingly. It was obviously more convenient to attach itself to the puppet and cause trouble.
"Oh, that's unlikely." Bai Lu said slowly, "You can't connect because my master is already connected."
Spirit of the weapon: “What?!”
Ning Yanhu: "What?!"
Luo Luo: "What?!"
Bai Lu, Ning Yanhu, and Qi Ling: "..."
"Sorry for listening to it." Luo Luo smiled awkwardly.
Bai Lu looked at Luo Luo speechlessly. Forget it, just listen and envy him. He raised his head and said, "My master used magic to set up a wooden puppet, so that his mind can be transmitted thousands of miles away to keep me company."
Huo Xuexiang suggested this before they set off, and Bai Lu sat up straight at that moment...
He had seen it before. If the weapon spirit could connect to the wooden puppet, then if the master could also connect, wouldn't he be able to fish online at any time? Anyway, the Grand Elder didn't know exactly when he would fly. And since Huo Xuexiang had guaranteed it, the signal should be guaranteed even if he was far away.
Otherwise, Bai Lu will not give up.
Ning Yanhu said dully, "Then the uncle must have used his spiritual power to attach to the puppet, which would have caused the weapon spirit to... bounce away."
"Yes, Senior Sister, why are you repeating my words?" Bai Lu said strangely, "My master has been online the whole time, but he just didn't say anything."
Ning Yanhu, weapon spirit: "..."
Look inside again.
After Ning Yanhu and Bai Lu left, everyone immediately felt relieved. "I received many tasks from my fellow disciples during this trip, and I have to help them with shopping."
“Who isn’t…”
"Junior Brother Bai Lu is the best. He can even bring a puppet with him when he goes out, and the Master of Swords really dotes on him." Someone glanced at Qiusuo and said enviously.
"After all, Dianmei Peak only has Junior Brother Bailu as a disciple, and it was he who saved Jianmei. If it were me, I would love him dearly. It's nothing to let a puppet accompany and take care of him." Someone continued, "To be honest, Junior Brother Bailu should really come to our Tianshu Peak."
"Tsk, we should come to our Tianxuan Peak."
As Bai Lu's good friend and classmate, Liang Mangu naturally said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Brother Bai and I are best friends. If you want to move places, you should come to Tianquan Peak to accompany me."
Other disciples: “…”
That's a pretty cheeky excuse.
"Although Junior Brother Bailu is at Dianmei Peak, in my heart, he is a disciple of our Tianxuan Peak." Someone actually recognized it unilaterally.
As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed: "What a fool!"
"Everyone is dreaming. If I were Sword Master, I would not let him go." Liang Mangu held his chin and thought for a long time. "In fact, there are only two of them in Dianmei Peak. Sword Master can definitely join our Tianquan Peak with Bai Lu. Anyway, Sword Master's sword is also forged in Tianquan Peak."
Everyone: “…”
Hmm? You are still dreaming! You are indeed one of the lawless outlaws.
Although Liang Mangu was one of the last to join the group, he gained everyone's attention, a little admiration and a little contempt with his outrageous words.
"Tsk tsk, come to think of it, I heard that Junior Brother Bai Lu is willing to stay in Dianmei Peak, isn't it because..."
At this time, Ning Yanhu and Bai Lu had returned, and everyone quickly fell silent.
Bai Lu sat back in her seat and said to Qiusuo next to her in a coquettish manner: "Master, can I wait a while before doing my homework? I want to eat some cakes first."
Qiusuo answered naturally, "Write one first and then eat."
Um?
Master…?
Master?! Everyone at the scene was petrified.
Including Meng Caiqing, she was the first to react, looking at the wooden puppet in horror. She had not noticed it before, but once she paid attention, she found that its expression was indeed a little like a living person. "You...you...Bai Lu, is this your...uncle-master?!"
"It's not my uncle, it's your uncle." Bai Lu corrected.
Meng Caiqing was tongue-tied for a long time and said angrily: "...I was talking nonsense!"
Who could have thought that Sword Master would accompany his disciples on a trip in this way? We had previously discussed how much he doted on his disciples, but now it seems that we clearly underestimated them!
Meng Caiqing stood up quickly and asked, "I wonder what instructions Uncle Master has for you?"
Usually, the Sword Master appeared with his eyes covered. Many disciples of Xuanshan rarely saw him, and even fewer had seen the Sword Master's eyes. But now Huo Xuexiang came here in the form of a puppet, and took a glance with the puppet's eyes. The clear and cold teaching made everyone shudder, and they all stood in awe with their hands lowered.
Bai Lu looked at Liang Mangu and other classmates beside her in surprise. She didn't know why they were shaking so much. Was it necessary to be so excited to see a sword master? It wasn't the first time they had seen him. Especially Liang Mangu, his teeth were chattering.
When Huo Xuexiang's eyes slid across the token on Ning Yanhu's waist, they paused for a moment.
Ning Yanhu only felt that the token was shaking inexplicably...
"Nothing." Huo Xuexiang retracted his gaze and asked indifferently, "You said before, why did Bai Lu stay at Dianmei Peak?"
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