Chapter 3 Chapter 3 I racked my brains, but Brother Bai came up with it easily...
"Haha, what a pleasant surprise." Bai Lu couldn't help but kiss the jade token. Although she joined the exam halfway, it was a bit like completing a game, which made people excited.
Liang Mangu was also ecstatic: "We passed? We can enter Xuanshan Immortal Sect?!"
He also held the jade token, wanting to imitate Bai Lu and kiss it on his lips.
Who would have thought that the jade token could actually make a human voice: "Ugh!!"
Liang Mangu was so scared that he threw it away.
"Spirit of the weapon!" The girl grabbed the jade token firmly with one hand, glared at it, and continued, "Not only that, you are the first to come out."
Just as Liang Mangu thought, most of the people inside the pass were scheming.
The girl thought to herself that the examiners had discussed the matter a lot and finally approved the result.
This hidden third level actually tests one's character, and requires one to bring out the trial jade token that has transformed into a companion at the end.
In fact, the boat would not sink at all, but at a critical moment, few people could keep their minds focused, especially ordinary people who had never been exposed to cultivation.
Although the process was somewhat special, they did bring their companions out...
"Top three!" Liang Mangu was so happy that he didn't know what to say. He had worked so hard for so long just for this day.
Bai Lu also showed a sincere smile.
Seeing them happy, the girl raised her eyebrows and said according to the comments of some examiners: "Although your methods are rough and there is suspicion of deliberately playing tricks on the test questions, your character is not bad. This matter has been filed. In the future in Xuanshan Immortal Sect, you must cultivate yourself even more."
Bai Lu and Liang Mangu looked at each other and started muttering to each other.
"You are the one who deliberately played tricks on the test questions. You kicked me three times..."
"No, you also ordered it, and now I'm thinking, what you said about taking money in exchange is a deliberate trick, right?"
"No……"
…
The trial jade token screamed, "I'm talking about you two! You're all bad! You're all bad!"
At the end of the three rounds, thousands of people asked questions, but only a dozen or so passed.
The girl led them to the Golden and Jade Platform. Just now they could only vaguely glimpse the flying eaves and the shining swords from the outside. Now they climbed up to the Jade Platform at the mountain gate and saw the inside of Xuanshan, which was even more shocking.
The mountains are coiled like a dragon, with seven particularly huge peaks rising from the ground and reaching into the sky, with clouds and mist lingering around their waists.
The reason why Xuanshan Immortal Sect is named Xuanshan is because it is located in the Xuanshan mountain range, which is rich in mineral veins, abundant in spiritual energy, and concentrated in the earth fire, nourishing seven strange peaks, which are also the seven main peaks of Xuanshan Immortal Sect today.
Liang Mangu was deeply moved when he saw this, thinking that it was truly a rare feng shui in the world.
The examiners who were watching on the Golden and Jade Platform just now were gone.
The girl introduced: "Those are the seven peaks of Xuanshan, Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang, which belong to the lineages of talismans, alchemy, formation, instrument cultivation, criminal law, classics, and spirit beasts. There are also branch lineages, such as food cultivation, sound cultivation, body cultivation, etc., in the side peaks.
"When you enter our sect, you will be selected by each peak. After the Dharma lineage is determined, you will each have to become a disciple and choose a day for the ceremony.
"But the top three can choose among the peak masters who are interested in you. Bai Lu, Liang Mangu, Meng Caiqing, you three can decide which peak you want to join. You can decide within a month."
The girl knew that Xuanshan Immortal Sect was famous, and most people who came here had done their homework, but she still had to follow the rules and explain the situation of the several major sects. Finally, she said: "Now, I will take you to meet the elders who will serve as examiners today, and then I will take you to your lodgings."
She glanced at Bai Lu who was about to speak but hesitated, "...and eating."
Bai Lu was relieved.
He came to Xuanshan, which is well-known in the world of immortal cultivation, just to get free food and accommodation!
As for the mentor selection process... let's wait and see what happens.
"Senior, I wonder if today..." the third person named Meng Caiqing asked carefully, "will you be able to meet the Master of Dianmei Peak, Juntian Sword Master Huo Xuexiang?"
All inner disciples lived in the main peak, but when their cultivation was highly accomplished, they could build their own caves in the mountains, and even build their own Dharma veins. Anyway, Xuanshan had thousands of mountains and valleys, covering a vast area.
"Recruiting new members is a big deal. Every time the sect selects disciples, the uncles and aunts take turns to serve as examiners. Why, do you want to become a disciple of Juntian Sword Master?" The girl's words also revealed that she was an early entrant of the same generation as everyone else.
Meng Caiqing's eyes sparkled, and he said in a sonorous voice: "It is a great honor to be able to become a disciple of Sword Master. I have heard that Sword Master is the youngest cultivator to achieve the vision of 'climbing the stars and entering the Big Dipper', and he opened up a plum peak less than a hundred years after entering the sect.
"In the past, a sword illuminated the sky and shocked the twelve continents, but he claimed that he did not know how to use a sword, which made all the sword practitioners in the world ashamed. The cold plums on the peak sensed his sword intent, and the sword's power could be seen between the branches and leaves. Everyone who entered the peak untied his sword."
Some other people had also heard of the name of Juntian Sword Master. Even in the Xuanshan Immortal Sect, which was full of geniuses, this Sword Master was extraordinary.
"Thousands of mountains are turbulent and cold without reason, and Xiaomei is crazy about snow without a sword."
The girl recited this well-known poem, which moved the people present. Then she said, "Uncle Huo has never accepted any disciples."
"The Sword Master will surely look down upon ordinary people's aptitude. I just want to give it a try." Meng Caiqing said nervously, but still held a glimmer of hope.
"No," the girl said calmly, "All the cultivators in the world want to ascend to heaven, but the Sword Master vowed ten years ago to cut off his path to ascension, not to cultivate his mind, and his sword will remain in the human world."
"Do you... still want to join?"
…
The Golden Palace was as bustling as a market.
"I told you we should draw lots this year, but Old Xu said we were unlucky and insisted on holding a palace meeting..."
"Hey, that one is what I picked out for my junior brother. He is obviously a potential alchemy cultivator."
"Nonsense, how nice it would be to come to Yaoguang Peak to tame spirit beasts, uncle, do you have the nerve to select people for your explosives workshop?"
"There hasn't been any furnace explosion on this peak today! You guys are the ones feeding pigs every day..."
"How many times have I told you that's not a pig, it's a bingfeng!"
"Take this old man's punch!"
"Stop arguing, I just want to pick some good-looking and smart disciples..."
…
The door knocker rang softly, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
The girl led the new disciples of Xuanshan Xianzong into the sect and saluted, "Master, all the uncles and uncles, Yanhu and the new disciples come to pay their respects."
Bai Lu bowed and raised her hand, imitating the other's salute. She looked up quietly and saw seven or eight cultivators above her, each looking very dignified.
The only person who was there was a blindfolded man in white clothes at the rear right. He was sitting on a chair with something in his hand, his head down and not saying a word, not caring about what was happening here.
Bai Lu was thinking when he suddenly saw the man in white raise his head slightly and face him. At this moment, although he was blindfolded, Bai Lu felt like he was being watched...
But this feeling quickly disappeared. Was it an illusion?
In Bai Lu's mind, he followed the other candidates, imitating their every word and action, being very careful.
In fact, among a group of oriental monks in long robes and wide sleeves, there was a man wearing plush pajamas and with his hair loose... He was extremely conspicuous.
“No need to be so polite.” A cultivator with snow-white temples raised his palm and nodded, which made everyone in the palace even more excited. They thought that this was the legendary Xuanshan Immortal Sect’s master, Boluan Immortal Monarch. Not only did he serve as the examiner himself, he also gave return gifts to these young disciples who had just passed the trial!
Boluan Immortal Lord encouraged him a few words, mentioned the key to passing the test, and said to his disciple, "Huzi, you have worked hard."
When Ning Yanhu heard him call him Huzi again, the corner of his mouth twitched. He turned to the other elders and said with a straight face, "Excuse me, do you have any instructions?"
"Everyone has worked hard today. Let Yanhu take a rest first." A peak master rubbed his eyes and said calmly.
Seeing this, Liang Mangu thought that this was indeed a famous and powerful family with countless talented people under its tutelage. How could small fry like them be worthy of their attention and look down upon the crowd?
But he ranked among the top three, so I think a true disciple will always be able to make it.
Just as he was thinking about it, the third person beside him, Meng Caiqing, said, "Senior, I have made up my mind."
Ning Yanhu saw that she had a resolute expression and didn't know about other peaks. He remembered that she had been silent since they talked about Sword Master outside. He asked tentatively, "You don't want to worship at Dianmei Peak again, do you?"
Meng Caiqing said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "No!"
Ning Yanhu: “…Oh.”
"I would like to become the sect master's disciple. I wonder if I would have the honor to do so?" Meng Caiqing was very opinionated. If his first choice failed, he would immediately fall back on his alternative.
"Oh?" Ning Yanhu nodded immediately, his movements so fast that he seemed impatient. "Of course you can. The sect master has already said that the top three people who want to worship him can come. It's settled then."
She pulled out a booklet from somewhere and directly checked it out, "Congratulations, Junior Sister, for joining Cang Yuntai."
The sect leader did not open up a peak, but lived alone in Cangyuntai.
Seeing that the third place winner had already chosen his destination, several examiners who were the peak masters felt a pang of pain in their hearts. What was even more hateful was that Hu Zi acted so quickly that they didn't even have a chance to ask "Do you want to know more?" Who would think too few good seedlings were enough?
Since Meng Caiqing had chosen, Ning Yanhu glanced at Bai Lu and Liang Mangu and said, "You two need to think about it again, right?"
Liang Mangu nodded, "Let me think about it again—"
Bai Lu wanted to nod as well, but she saw the peaceful man in white sitting behind her pick up the thing in his hand and was about to get up and leave, revealing that what he was holding was a piece of yellowed silk cloth with calligraphy and painting on it.
Bai Lu's eyes suddenly widened a little, like a frightened cat.
Before he traveled through time, he attended the latest World Witchcraft Forum in China. There were many schools of magic participating, including ritual magic, folk magic, descendants of ancient shamans, Hermeticists who valued alchemy, and of course, various witches in China who valued the power of their ancestors.
As a result, probably because it was also an oriental name, an item that was supposed to be given to a Chinese wizard was mistakenly sent to his room.
Bai Lu couldn't understand the silk cloth and wanted to return it to the owner the next day. However, he suddenly traveled through time and his memory seemed to be confused, and he couldn't remember the specific details... He didn't connect the silk cloth with time travel, and the silk cloth was not on him after he traveled through time.
Now seeing the exact same silk book in that person's hand, how could Bai Lu not be excited.
Bai Lu originally suspected that during the forum, there was a problem with the magic props or magic circle of one of the participating wizards, which brought him here.
Perhaps this has something to do with his time travel...
"I..." Bai Lu's mind raced, and she asked, "I want to know if the peak where the examiner works accepts disciples?"
He thought to himself that it was fortunate that he did not give up on entering the school, otherwise he would have missed this important clue. Now that he has been admitted to Xuanshan, with food and accommodation provided, he doesn't know if he can get one step closer to the clue.
But for some reason, after he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene froze for a moment.
Ning Yanhu opened his mouth slightly and looked over.
Even the examiners could hardly keep their serious expressions.
Although the man in white's eyes were blocked, he seemed to know that Bai Lu was talking to him. He turned his head towards her accurately again, and Bai Lu once again felt like he was being watched.
Bai Lu didn't know which peak he was from, "Uh... is it okay?"
There was silence again.
"Bai Lu, do you know that this is Juntian Sword Master?" Immortal Lord Boluan glanced at Huo Xuexiang. The fact that Huo Xuexiang covered his eyes when he was injured while slaying an evil spirit in the past was well known to everyone in the world of immortal cultivation. Everyone should be able to recognize his appearance, but who can guarantee that Bai Lu, a mortal who had just passed the entrance examination, has heard of him.
Otherwise, why would you ask whether the peak you are in accepts people or not... There is only one person at Dianmei Peak!!
Bai Lu suddenly realized that this was the peak master who was said to not want to ascend to heaven. In the world of immortal cultivation, he was like a soldier who didn't want to be a general, or a scholar who didn't want to win a Nobel Prize.
But don’t tell me... Bai Lu really isn’t that interested in ascending.
After ascending, he will go to another world, but he comes from "another world".
So Bai Lu still nodded and boasted without hesitation: "Of course I know! I admire you very much!"
Boluan Xianjun peeked and saw that his junior brother was unmoved. He pondered and said, "Think about it for a few more days. We also need to discuss it. Yanhu, take them to settle down."
Normally, as a preferential treatment for the top three, the peak master who sees that the disciples have talent in their own Dharma lineage will take the initiative to explain and give the disciples a chance to choose counter-selection, but today two disciples in a row did not follow the normal practice.
After a long while, Ning Yanhu came back to his senses, "Uh... yes, come with me, I'll take you to dinner."
As soon as the prospective disciples left, the scene became even more lively than during the previous dispute.
"This is really new. What do you think this kid is thinking?"
"This is the first place in this recruitment. I see that he has a strong character and I think he will be a good candidate for our Tianji lineage."
"No matter what, Junior Brother is finally not alone! The Dharma lineage is like the bloodline, so there is a successor!"
"But what does he think?"
Only Huo Xuexiang, the main culprit, remained silent and looked as if he was staying out of the matter.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, let's take a look." Immortal Lord Bo Luan put his fingers together and cast a spell. A mist spread out before his eyes, and on it appeared Bai Lu walking behind Ning Yanhu.
After dropping such a bombshell, the number one seemed quite relaxed.
…
Ning Yanhu led a group of disciples out of the hall and looked back at Bai Lu.
He turned around and looked at Bai Lu again.
Look at Bai Lu for the third time.
Bai Lu: “?”
Liang Mangu also said blankly: "Brother Bai, you are really different."
Bai Lu said calmly, "What's the matter? The Sword Master I chose looks so young, while the others are all old men."
This is so valuable. Speaking of which, here, when addressing people, the master is Shizun, and the sword cultivator is Jianzun. Liang Mangu always calls him "Zunxiong" when he meets him.
Hey, I know magic, am I the Demon Lord?
Bai Lu was able to draw inferences from one example and felt that he was quite authentic. Haha, he also had the reputation of being a Chinese.
"It's just acting!" Ning Yanhu couldn't help himself. Good looks were no excuse. "Why wouldn't someone want to ascend to heaven?"
"Then my master doesn't want to. I admire him even more for being so free and easy." Bai Lu had already unilaterally admitted it. "And since you said that, has your master already ascended to heaven?"
Ning Yanhu: “…………”
Inside the palace, Immortal Lord Boluan felt embarrassed when he heard himself being mentioned in this way.
Oh, this Bailu, she's so aggressive...
Immortal Lord Boluan muttered to himself in a voice that everyone could hear: "This tough talk is like a sword cultivator."
This is nonsense. Can you stay here after ascending?
Although the person who was pointed out was the sect leader, everyone laughed dryly, but Bai Lu was not wrong, the success rate of ascension was not that high.
After taking another look at Huo Xuexiang, Immortal Lord Boluan asked tentatively, "Junior brother, you are all alone. Maybe it's an opportunity now. How about accepting a disciple and passing on your Taoism?"
Even if his mental method is incomplete, at worst he, as the sect leader, can't he think of a solution?
But he really wasn't sure whether Huo Xuexiang was interested in accepting a disciple.
Huo Xue seemed to have listened carefully and said, "Dianmei Peak also has the responsibility to teach martial arts, but I have never fulfilled my duty. Does the sect leader want me to teach martial arts?"
Immortal Lord Bo Luan sighed inwardly. His junior fellow disciple was of a higher generation but joined the sect late. Before the master ascended to heaven, he taught this disciple a lot of skills. Unfortunately, he only practiced and behaved in a somewhat eccentric manner, which was hard to understand. It was like he suddenly vowed not to ascend to heaven.
Immortal cultivators also value opportunities. Dianmei Peak is for one person per peak. Why not go with the flow now? Being the first in the entrance selection is not an insult to my junior brother.
Boluan Immortal Lord said implicitly: "This is also an opportunity. If you want me to be pleasing to your eyes, it is better to establish a master-disciple relationship."
Huo Xuexiang thought about Bai Lu's question and answer for a moment, and then he said to everyone's surprise, "...Okay."
Outer room.
"How are they the same!" Ning Yanhu said speechlessly. Although everyone knew how difficult it was to ascend to heaven and countless people were trapped in each realm, it was still different to give up from the very beginning.
Especially when one has just embarked on the path to immortality and ranked first in the exam like Bai Lu, how can one not feel hopeful?
Moreover, Ning Yanhu always felt that although Bai Lu was determined to worship Sword Master, from what she had seen along the way, Bai Lu's performance when she heard them talking about Sword Master's deeds was as if she had never known Sword Master before. Maybe she was just attracted by his charm and acted on impulse.
Bai Lu didn't say anything either, looking as if she had made up her mind.
"Well... you can still think about it for another two days." Ning Yanhu said nothing. Besides, given Sword Master's personality, he might not be willing to accept a disciple.
...Unbelievable, does he admire Huo Xuexiang so much? Is he really choosing people based on their looks?
Liang Mangu held it in for a long time, but he still couldn't utter a word from the time he entered the hall until now.
But Meng Caiqing next to him said something that everyone felt in their hearts: "I admire you!"
"Thank you." Bai Lu said politely, feeling that this female classmate was very energetic.
But for some reason, for a moment just now, he always had an unnatural feeling, as if he was being spied on, but it quickly disappeared.
"Senior Hu, I wonder which peak you belong to." Liang Mangu scratched his head. He and Bai Lu had a friendship of sharing weal and woe. Thinking of livening up the atmosphere, he turned to ask Ning Yanhu.
"Don't call me Senior Tiger, it's not funny at all," Ning Yanhu said coldly, "My last name is Ning, Ning Yanhu, and my master is Immortal Lord Shangbo Xialuan."
It turns out that she is also a disciple of the sect leader, Immortal Lord Boluan?
Liang Mangu recalled that Bai Lu had just asked her whether her master had ascended to heaven: "..."
Meng Caiqing seemed to understand all of a sudden that when she chose Cangyuntai, she burst out with enthusiasm. This was the eldest sister welcoming her youngest sister. She looked at Ning Yanhu and suddenly became closer.
"Okay, we are all of the same generation, so you don't have to call me senior anymore." Ning Yanhu said, "In terms of seniority, I am the first one to join this generation, so no matter which peak you join in the future, you can call me--"
Bai Lu thought of the rules of addressing in the world of immortal cultivation. It is said that Eastern people pay attention to seniority and respect for the young and the old. Suddenly, he had another idea: "Sister!"
Ning Yanhu: “……?”
Bai Lu: "Tiger Lord?"
Ning Yanhu: “…………”
Liang Mangu sighed, "I racked my brains, but it's not as good as Brother Bai's humorous ones."
Bailu:?
Oops, it seems that my inspiration may have gone wrong.
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