Chapter 149: Going straight to the Heavenly Book Hall

"Ji You, have you chosen which immortal palace you want to enter?"

"I haven't made a decision yet. Maybe I'm still considering it. A few elders went to lobby for it just now, but they didn't get any definite answer."

"I remember there was a rumor in the outer courtyard before that his physique was as extraordinary as that of the Chu family?"

"This has never been verified, but judging from the talent and the speed of breakthrough, it is indeed true..."

In the inner courtyard of Tianshu Academy, in front of the sacred road under the countless lush green ancient cypresses, the disciples from various halls who had just gathered here were discussing.

During this period, more than a dozen candidates for direct succession from the three palaces of Changsheng, Buyu and Wuchen were among them.

When Chu He returned to Tianshu Academy, there were rumors among the inner and outer courtyards that a hall master wanted to take him in as his personal disciple.

Now Chu He was defeated by Ji You and could not enter the inner courtyard, but it is certain that one of the three hall masters has expressed his intention to accept him as his personal disciple.

So it seems that the battle for the quota is not far away.

"From the autumn battles in recent days, although Ji You is extremely talented, he is still only at the Tongxuan realm after all, so he doesn't need us to pay too much attention to him."

"The upper five realms are different from the lower three realms. Each realm requires the understanding of the Tao before one can touch the threshold. The most difficult is to comprehend the Tao."

“Although there has never been a clear distinction in realms for the Hall Master to choose as his personal disciple, there has never been a precedent where the Hall Master of the Heavenly Academy has personally taught a disciple lower than the Rong Dao Realm.”

"The most important thing is that when the five hall masters are choosing their successors, they also have to consider the family background."

Just as these disciples said, Ji You was indeed not in a hurry to choose which immortal palace.

Even Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu told him that there was no need to be too anxious about choosing a palace.

The path of spiritual practice is long and arduous, so you must not be impatient no matter what you do.

So on the afternoon after he was admitted to the hospital, Ji You took the map of the inner courtyard drawn for him by Ban Yangshu and wandered in the mountains.

Going forward along the mountain road, the sea of ​​clouds is above the sea of ​​forests, and the autumn sunlight shines through the clouds from top to bottom.

Ji You climbed up the Zizai Mountain and saw the Zizai Hall. He then went to the Jixiang Mountain and saw the Jixiang Hall. Then he looked at the Changsheng Hall, the Buchen Hall and the Wuyu Hall in turn, and his eyes turned to the center.

Overlooking from the Wangxian Terrace where the six peaks meet, one can see the holy land of Tianshu Academy and the Tianshu Hall, which is also the residence of the headmaster of Tianshu Academy.

It was a pure white building with a complete picture of the Seven Sages' Enlightenment carved on it, and it looked sparkling.

"I have to go and ask the headmaster if he is in good health."

Ji You suddenly muttered something, and then walked up the mountain path, pointing his filial piety directly at the head master.

In fact, he is not the only one who is filial.

Because ever since the headmaster of Tianshu Academy entered the Immortal Realm two hundred years ago, countless eyes across the Qingyun Continent have been waiting for him to ascend.

But in the blink of an eye, two hundred years passed, and he was still sitting on Mount Ni, with no news of his ascension.

It is precisely for this reason that the five hall masters have not yet decided on the successor to the headmaster.

Therefore, the Palace Master's direct disciple has always been the Palace Master's direct disciple, but it is very difficult to become the Palace Master.

To put it bluntly, the head of Tianshu Academy almost single-handedly blocked the class transition in Tianshu Academy for nearly two generations.

The previous headmaster of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace who had already ascended to heaven was of the same generation as him, and now, the current headmaster is also in seclusion to ascend. From this comparison, one can understand the stillness of Tianshu Academy in the past two hundred years.

As for Lingjian Mountain on the shore of Xuanhai, it is almost the third generation, including the headmaster who disappeared earlier.

Therefore, the rumors in Qingyun Tianxia that there was a problem with the human race’s way of heaven were not entirely due to the Qiling ruins. Part of the reason was also because the head of the Tianshu Academy had never been able to ascend.

At this time, Ji You had already stepped onto the sacred road of Tianshuyuan.

As he walked and looked around, he discovered that this peak was more precipitous than the other five peaks. The almost vertical mountain path was comparable to that of Tianjian Peak in Lingjian Mountain.

However, for Ji You, the most obvious difference came from the breeze blowing towards him.

There was something mysterious about this breeze, but when it blew on his body, he instantly felt as if nothing had happened and became much more energetic.

After a cup of tea, Ji You came to a gentle slope on Tianshu Peak. There was a green meadow on the slope, and in the middle of the meadow grew a thick and tall maple tree.

There is a stone table and a stone bench under the maple tree, and on the table is a chess game that has just started but has not yet continued.

Ji You walked forward and watched solemnly for a while.

Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered the trick, so he frowned slightly and slowly picked up a white piece.

After observing the overall chess situation again, he carefully placed the chess piece in his hand, allowing the white piece to form five pieces first. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and felt satisfied.

"Um?"

"Why is this chessboard carved from a spirit core?"

“This is worth millions, right?”

"It's just lying there naked on the roadside. I guess you don't want it anymore, right?"

Ji You looked at the chessboard carved with the spirit core and muttered to himself for a while, then looked around, wondering if the disciples of Tianshu Academy were all people of high moral character, so that they could leave their doors open at night and not pick up things on the road? After looking around for a while, Ji Hanfei withdrew his hand that had brushed the chessboard and continued to walk up the road.

The chessboard is a fine item, and although the material of the chess pieces cannot be seen, they are certainly not ordinary items if they can be paired with such a chessboard.

But he is a gangster, not a thief, so he should still keep his professional ethics in mind.

But he was a little confused. If this thing was placed on the roadside, it wouldn't get lost? It was really a test of human nature...

The next time he passed by and saw the old man sitting in front of the chessboard, he planned to take action.

At this time, Ji You looked up and saw that the magnificent white temple was not far away. The surging spiritual light around the temple continued to spread out a colorful aura.

The sun was just beginning its downward spiral, and from his perspective it looked as if it was hanging on the top of the hall, with sunlight and spiritual light blending together.

At this time, the surroundings were silent, and even the shadows of people could not be seen. Only the drifting clouds and mists were floating around.

Ji You looked up for a long time, then lifted up his robe and stepped onto the top of Mount Ni. The majestic and solemn Heavenly Book Hall now appeared completely before his eyes.

This hall is different from the other five halls with flying eaves and pointed corners. It is a dome-shaped building with a door that is two meters high and half open.

"Hello, Master, my name is Ji You."

"Um, I came here to see how you are doing."

Ji You walked into the Heavenly Book Hall muttering to himself, and saw a row of lights that were always on in the huge palace, followed by bookshelves as tall as a person, leading directly to the second floor.

Looking up, you can see carved beams and painted buildings.

The relief carvings on the roof beams and columns are all about the long and short history of the rise of the human race thousands of years later.

The most eye-catching part depicts the surging waves and the houses leaning left and right around. It seems that everything is about to be submerged, but when you look to the right, you can see a big ship constantly hitting the huge waves.

This was the devastating flood that Qingyun World experienced when the surviving race perished.

Ji You looked over it, then walked into the hall, but after looking around he didn't find anyone.

The headmaster of Tianshu Academy would not just squat in the main hall waiting for people to come and worship him, so it is normal for him to be away.

The bandit Ji felt a little regretful, so he looked at the carvings on the beam a few more times and then turned and walked out the door.

But at this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from behind him, which was extremely familiar, but unusually clear.

The buzzing sound came from the highest point in the center of the Heavenly Book Hall, and then a beam of skylight poured through the dome, surging towards him continuously.

"Not this time."

"Someone is in seclusion there and doesn't want me to disturb him."

As the words fell, the light gradually faded away, and Ji You waved his hand and walked out of the hall.

This is the main peak of the Heavenly Book Academy. When he came here, he guessed that the Heavenly Book should be nearby, or even inside the Heavenly Book Hall.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

As expected, just now the light of day had descended, and it was the Heavenly Book calling him to go and sense it, and he could not take the initiative.

However, today is one of Yan Shuyi's most irritable days, so Ji You thinks it's better not to provoke him.

"It's a pity that I haven't seen the headmaster and asked him to pass on his position to me..."

Ji You whispered, then left the Heavenly Book Hall and walked towards the foot of the peak.

There was another place he wanted to see, which was a purple bamboo forest located at the intersection of six peaks.

Ban Yangshu specially marked the location of this bamboo forest on the map, wrote the four words "Inner Courtyard Zen Forest", and wrote some annotations next to it.

It is said that the first dean of Tianshu Academy used his great magical powers to transform this place, shaping it into a place for the exchange of spiritual energy between heaven and earth. He also confined all the myriad laws near Mount Ni to this place for their initial evolution, so that the inner courtyard disciples could gain enlightenment.

In addition, this is the place where one can directly sense the Heavenly Book besides the Heavenly Book Hall.

The enlightenment place in the outer courtyard is just a simplified version of the Zizhu Zen Temple.

When Ji You stepped into the Zen forest, he saw disciples sitting cross-legged everywhere, with the spiritual light around them faintly echoing the light of the sky there.

Before he could take a closer look, he heard a rustling sound of footsteps coming towards him. He turned around and found that the person coming was a woman with a broad mind, wearing a plain white silk skirt. She was He Lingxiu, a direct disciple of Zizai Palace.

"Junior brother, congratulations on entering the inner courtyard."

"I just went to the inner courtyard to look for you, but you weren't there. I thought you would come here, but I didn't expect that you would come here."

The two were standing face to face at this moment, but their eyes did not meet.

Because Ji You was attracted by his broad mind, and He Lingxiu was also staring at that broad chest, there was silence, quiet and harmony in the scene.

After the autumn fight, He Lingxiu received a copy of the painting from Zhuo Wanqiu, and at this moment the painting and the person merged before her eyes.

Ji You was the first to come back to his senses, earlier than He Lingxiu, and saw her gaze falling on his chest.

People are really yellow-hearted! It's fine if the outer courtyard wants to sleep with me, but why is it the same in the inner courtyard? If this continues, I will soon become a must-do activity for female students in the academy.

"Um, what do you want from me, Senior Sister?"

He Lingxiu came back to her senses and whispered softly, "Junior brother, are you interested in joining my Zizai Palace?"

Ji You understood her intention: "But there is already a senior sister in Zizai Hall who teaches us personally."

"So Junior Brother wants to enter the other three halls and become a disciple of the hall master?"

"It was Senior Sister Wen and Senior Brother Ban who suggested that I do this."

He Lingxiu looked at him for a long time: "It seems that Junior Brother may not know that You Buyu is the nephew of the Master of Jixiang Hall, and I am the niece of the Master of Zizai Hall."

Ji You blinked: "Senior Sister, what you mean is that when the Palace Master chooses to teach personally, he will consider the family he belongs to, and it is not something that a rural private cultivator like me can expect?"

"Junior brother, you are a little self-deprecating, but the truth is pretty much the same."

He Lingxiu said, "In order to calm his mind, my uncle had nothing else to his body and left no offspring, so I became the direct disciple of the Palace Master. However, if you join my Zizai Palace, I promise that you will have access to as much Taoist methods and resources as I do."

Ji You held his breath: "Is there any money?"

"certainly."

"It makes the bandits excited."

He Lingxiu smiled brightly: "Then I will wait for good news from Junior Brother."

Ji You turned his head and looked at the Tianshu Peak he had just visited: "I just went to Tianshu Peak, but..."

"Greatly disappointed?"

Ji You was stunned for a moment: "Not really, but it's a pity."

He Lingxiu smiled softly: "This is normal. Students who have just entered the inner courtyard will always want to go. You are not the first one."

After hearing this, Ji You nodded, thinking that it seemed that the master was not absent occasionally, but was often absent, and he was not the first one who had not seen him.

Then he bowed to He Lingxiu and said goodbye, and went down the mountain.

At this time, Wang Yue and Fang Linchao from the Jixiang Hall came over to the Zizhu Zen Temple and asked, "Sister He, do you want to invite Ji You to join the Zizai Hall?"

He Lingxiu turned to look at them: "How is Senior Brother You?"

"He was sent back to the You family."

"Are you here for Ji You as well?"

"Although Fengzhou is far away and remote, it is vast. Ji You may become the only patriarch of a noble family there. My Jixiang Palace certainly hopes that he can enter the palace."

"I'm sorry, my junior brother just told me that he is very interested in my Zizai Palace."

Wang Yue and Fang Linchao looked at each other and said, "But Ji You's expression just now didn't seem very satisfied, did it?"

He Lingxiu smiled when she heard that: "That's because Junior Brother Ji just went to Tianshu Peak, but didn't make it up. It was his first time in the inner courtyard, and he didn't know that the sacred path of Tianshu Peak can only be accessed by the Palace Master and the Palace Master's personal teaching."

After hearing these words, the two of them suddenly realized and thought to themselves, no wonder.

The sacred road of Tianshu Peak is the same as the forest in the inner courtyard. It contains mysterious techniques that cannot be stepped on without the hall master or the hall master's personal instruction.

When they first entered the inner courtyard, they also wanted to go to Tianshu Peak to worship, but until now they can only look at the temple from afar at the foot of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)