Chapter 221: Sage Garden
Within sight, a group of alchemists stepped onto the carriage.
Another 60% of the disciples from the Dean's Academy escorted them as they left for the holy land. The Tianshu Academy's carriage also continued on its journey after they left, and soon arrived in Zhongxing County.
At this time, the sky-blue curtains of the carriages fluttered in the north wind, and the carriages carrying countless immortal cultivators rolled over the dry loess, leaving winding ruts on the plain.
Soon, the outline of Zhongxing County came into view.
The horizon was being burned white by the midday sun, the vast plains were like an unfolded ancient scroll, and every grain of sand seemed to carry the breath of antiquity.
Looking from afar, there stands a huge circular dojo in the center of the loess, like a crawling giant beast. The bluestone walls eroded by rain for thousands of years are full of vicissitudes, revealing an ancient and solemn atmosphere.
Around the human race's dojo, there are countless palaces with it as the center, and adjacent palaces are located in all directions.
The glazed golden roof is looming among the clouds, and the gilded gargoyles on the eaves are flapping their wings as if they are about to take flight.
Whenever floating clouds pass by, millions of glazed tiles will shimmer with light, making it look even more solemn than Shengjing City.
This is the place of revival of the human race, and the name of Zhongxing County also originated from here. However, except for the huge Taoist temple, the other palaces are newly built.
At this time, countless noble families were already rushing onto the plains, their horses galloping and neighing constantly, rolling up endless waves of earth and whistling towards the city.
In the small county city of Zhongzhou, every street and lane is filled with cultivators with a majestic aura, some with long swords on their waists, and some holding iron knives.
In the teahouses and taverns, the sounds of stringed instruments, singing and dancing, and the fragrance of wine filled the air.
Ji You was riding in the Tianshu Academy's carriage into the city. Looking around, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
He had never seen so many immortal cultivators, and this was the group that the people of the world supported day after day and year after year.
While he was thinking, the carriage entered the white marble road.
As they marched, countless people poked their heads out from the surrounding pavilions and towers, pointing at the flag of Tianshuyuan and discussing the matter.
"People from the Heavenly Academy are here."
"In the past, the Tiandao Association and Tianshu Academy always ranked third. I wonder what place they will get this year."
"I estimate that this year will not be as good as the previous years. I am afraid that we will fall to fourth or fifth place."
"Why is that?"
"After the incident at Qiling, the Heavenly Academy sent disciples to ask for advice, but they lost two matches. It is said that one of them was even disabled. He was taught by the Palace Master himself. This shows that the Heavenly Academy has long been doomed, and it is only an empty name of a Saint Sect."
In the teahouse, a cultivator brought up what happened last year and talked about it, causing everyone upstairs to nod their heads frequently.
Hearing this, everyone in the carriage looked livid.
Only Ji You found it somewhat amusing to listen to this.
These people are the same as Cao Jinsong, they are spectators of this Tiandao Conference, not contestants. And the place where these contestants are going is not in the city, but they have to go along the white marble road.
At three quarters past the hour, the carriage began to slow down until it came to a sudden stop.
Ji You lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage. He saw other people getting off one after another, and then he looked up towards the front.
As far as the eye can see is a huge gate, with three layers of gilded eaves towering in front and nine rows of coiled dragon caisson door nails neatly arranged on the huge door wrapped in vermilion lacquer and copper.
In the center of the gate hangs a plaque with three large characters "Xianxian Garden" inscribed on it, and the gold paint sparkles under the sun.
Looking forward from the main entrance, on the screen wall is a picture of a fairy flying in the daytime carved entirely of green jade. It is majestic and seems to contain a mystery, giving people a sense of vastness.
But in fact, no sage had ever lived in this garden, but it was fabricated by later generations.
Because when the human race and the demon race decided to rebel against the survivors, there was basically nothing in the human race's territory. Even the seven great sages lived in thatched huts. There were no blue bricks and glazed tiles, or majestic palaces.
At this time, Manager Qin also got off the carriage and looked back at everyone.
"The Xianxian Garden is where you will live from now on. It is divided into eight major and minor gardens, namely Chengqi, Huaiyuan, Lianxing, Rusheng, Taiping, Yongqing, Yucheng, and Jiusheng."
"We are staying at Rusheng Garden. The disciples from Lingjian Mountain are also living with us at Rusheng Garden."
"Why is it Lingjian Mountain?"
After hearing everyone's discussion, Manager Qin waved his hands and said, "Don't be so surprised. Rusheng Garden is not small. Although we live in the same garden, our two sects will live in the east and west courtyards respectively. It's hard to run into each other unless we try to do so."
When Ji You heard this, his expression suddenly became a little subtle.
He didn't know how the garden was divided up, and felt that there was a chance of coincidence. However, when he thought about it carefully, it didn't seem like a coincidence.
Among the seven major immortal sects, there are almost three that are on good terms with Lingjian Mountain, but Tianshu Academy is obviously not among them.
Tsk, that's a bit strange, could it be some secret in-law relationship? Ji You felt very annoyed.
Afterwards, everyone followed the Dean's Office into the main gate of the Garden of Sages, and only then did they understand what Dean Qin meant by the vastness and boundlessness.
Because looking ahead is a huge pond with calm waves and countless green jade bridges stretching over the water. In the center is a circular tree island with countless thousand-year-old trees growing in it, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Walking along the long white stone road, there are towering rockery, the tallest of which has nearly ten thousand stacked stones, and there are countless pavilions and towers around it.
Just before entering the city, they had seen countless palaces on the road surrounding the human race's dojo, which were actually part of this garden.
At this time, the garden was full of people coming and going.
Some of them were wearing long gowns embroidered with the crests of aristocratic families, while others were wearing the robes of some immortal sect. Most of them were younger cultivators, and they were scattered among the mountains, lakes, and palaces in groups of two or three or four or five.
They were probably also somewhat surprised at the vastness of the Garden of Sages, and wandered around aimlessly, either looking up or looking down to take a closer look.
In addition to these people, in the quiet ancient woods, wisteria gardens, and bamboo mountains, there are cultivators sitting on cushions and seeking enlightenment, attracting the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth to gather here.
Ji You's eyes swept across these figures, then looked at his fellow students from Tianshu Academy who came with him, and found that everyone showed a hint of contempt.
Stop showing off. Why are you working so hard here?
Practicing while blocking the road, isn't this clearly practicing for others to see?
Everyone continued to move forward, and then they saw a group of immortal cultivators wearing the costumes of the Chen family coming towards them. There were more than a dozen of them. When they saw the group from Tianshuyuan, they raised their hands and bowed slightly.
"Boss Qin."
"Elder Wu Xing, it's been a long time since we last met. May I ask where you've been?"
"I am going to Taiping Garden this time to visit some Taoist friends from aristocratic families."
All disciples of the Chen family have the surname Chen. Even if they don't have the surname Chen, they have to change it when they enter the mountain gate. Therefore, people are usually accustomed to calling the cultivators of the Chen family by their names.
The elder in front of him was a member of the inner clan, named Chen Wuxing.
Ji You found it quite interesting. With just Elder Chen, Brother Chen could visit the entire Chen family.
On the way to Rusheng Garden, such encounters happened more than once.
They met the Xu family of Qingzhou and the Du family of Liangzhou successively.
Ji You had never heard of the Xu family, but it was said that it was also a prominent family. Most of the family was affiliated with the Shanhai Pavilion, so there were not many people with the surname Xu in Tianshu Academy. Naturally, a country dweller like Ji You would have no idea about them.
However, he knew the Du family of Liangzhou, and the Du family of Liangzhou also knew him.
During the Autumn Fight that year, everyone was paying attention to Ji You and Chu He, but few people mentioned another person, Du Zhu, who was from the Du family.
Because the Du family went to Tianshuyuan to watch the Qiu Dou process, they naturally knew everything about Ji You.
But the problem is, it was Chu He who defeated Du Zhu with a single sword, but the Du family instead had some hatred towards Ji You, and when they said goodbye to each other, they even looked at Ji You and snorted coldly.
He Lingxiu, Xiao Hanyan and others frowned slightly, turned to look at Ji You, but found that Ji You was smiling very brightly, with a puzzled expression.
"What are you laughing at, brother?"
"It's okay. I feel that the Du family is... somewhat amiable."
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Ji You looked at the Du family going away and thought that his previous prediction was right. He would definitely meet many clients in Tiandao.
So when you have time, you must go out more often, because getting rich is always on the way.
At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a whistling sound from above their heads, and then a figure came flying in the air, passing over the mountains, lakes and pavilions and heading towards the outside of the courtyard, with his gray hair and beard flying in the wind.
He was an impatient man and had no mood to sightsee, so he just passed by the forest garden.
The group from Tianshuyuan passed through one garden after another along the way, then turned south and walked for several miles, passing many strange and bizarre rocky sights before arriving at Rusheng Garden.
After entering the door, there is a three-meter-high spindle-shaped bluestone with four large characters "like the rising sun" inscribed on it, painted in bright vermilion.
Ji You looked at the place in front of him for a long time, thinking that this kind of momentum was really unmatched by ordinary places. Even the Great Xia Palace was just like a side palace in front of this kind of Immortal Academy.
The only place that can be compared with it, apart from the seven major immortal sects’ dojo, is the Demon Emperor City in the Snow Region.
However, immortals have not been engaged in production since ancient times, and have instead sat in the mountains and forests to cultivate their immortality. There is no doubt as to where every brick and tile in this garden came from.
After crossing the spindle-shaped bluestone, the road splits into two on the left and right.
Ji You now understood why Manager Qin had just said, "Even if you live in a garden, it's hard to meet unless you try hard," because most of Rusheng Garden is scenery.
Going forward, there is a lush forest of bamboos with deep greenery, followed by a mirror lake, surrounded by several pavilions, pine forests and rockery, but there are only two building complexes.
One is located on the east side and the other on the west side, they are not close to each other, and the scenery in between is also dense and well-arranged.
Tianshu Academy is located in the East Courtyard, and Lingjian Mountain must be in the West Courtyard.
Ji You stood at the fork in the road between the East and West Courtyards for a long time, looking at the West Courtyard from afar. After watching for a long time, he found that there was no figure moving, which meant that the disciples of Lingjian Mountain had not arrived yet.
"Junior Brother Ji, we are leaving."
“Here I come.”
Ji You came to his senses, followed He Lingxiu's voice, and was brought to the east courtyard.
There are twenty houses with flying eaves and pointed corners, made of black bricks, black tiles and black pillars. The pure black color contrasts with the surrounding green bamboos, giving it a unique elegance.
However, these twenty or so houses share a courtyard with several small dark stone pools, in which water lilies bloom and koi swim, as well as a stone platform and a pavilion.
The courtyard was not empty, for there were dozens of maids and hundreds of servants waiting in the hall.
Seeing everyone entering, a maid came forward and bowed slightly.
Ji You was not used to this, so he dodged it and walked towards one of the houses. He pushed the door open and saw rows of wooden cabinets carved from mahogany, with incense tables, tea tables, and writing desks.
There is a large bed in the middle back position. The bead curtain has been lifted and the bed is covered with a silk satin mattress.
Wen Siyuan, a disciple from the Head Office, followed in at this time. He also came with the car and was in charge of Ji You's competition this time.
Wen Siyuan saw Ji You sitting on the chair and took a step forward: "Junior Brother Ji, are you satisfied with this?"
Ji You glanced at him and said: "The emperor probably hoes the land with a golden hoe."
"What does this mean?"
"It has exceeded the imagination of a rural private cultivator like me."
At this time, Ji Yousi was pacing back and forth in the room, touching this and touching that, thinking that everything he saw were things that poor people like us could not afford.
Wen Siyuan smiled softly after hearing this: "Junior brother, if you need anything else, you can come to me. During the Tiandao Conference, I will take care of all of your affairs."
Ji You was facing away from him at the moment. After hearing his words, he spoke softly, "Who came up with such a genius idea to have Lingjian Mountain and Tianshu Academy live in the same courtyard?"
"I heard it was agreed upon by the headmaster."
"I see……"
After hearing this, Ji You nodded, thinking that this might not be a coincidence.
Little Yan Shuyi is really playful. He didn't sneak out, but came to attend the meeting as a little judge. He even wanted to live secretly in the same yard.
"Um, if something in this garden is broken, do I need to pay for it?"
Wen Siyuan looked at Ji You's back and said, "This... probably requires compensation."
Ji You was silent for a while: "How much compensation?"
"Probably... compensation according to the price."
At this moment, Ji You looked at the box-shaped magic weapon in his hand that was broken into two halves, and could not help but frowning, with a gloomy face.
In places with abundant water and grass, there are usually a lot of mosquitoes. This magic weapon should be specifically used to prevent flying mosquitoes.
He had seen this thing in Qionghua Pavilion, but he didn't know how much it cost, how to use it, and he didn't know that this thing would break into pieces with just a slight bend.
How unlucky! I have to pay money before I even find a customer? Ji You pondered for a long time, not even noticing Wen Siyuan's farewell and departure. Then he took the furnace and went out, looking around, and walked towards another house on the southwest side.
This house is where Shi Junhao lives. He has just sat down in the room and made a pot of tea.
Before the aroma of tea wafted out, he saw Ji You enter his room with a puzzled look in his eyes: "What are you doing here?"
"Brother, are you confident in dealing with the Rong Dao Realm?"
"Since you're here, you must be sure. But what does this have to do with you?"
Ji You looked at him and said, "After all, I am also a member of the Tianshu Academy. I just heard them insulting our school on the street, and I was unhappy. Naturally, I hope that everyone in our academy can win."
Shi Junhao was silent for a while: "That's right."
"Brother, have you found a Taoist partner?"
"No, practitioners are dedicated to seeking immortality and the great path. I don't have any plans to do so for now."
"I see. How many people are there in Senior Brother's family?"
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Shi Junhao felt puzzled and uncomfortable. He thought that even if he wanted to chat, he should have gone to He Lingxiu instead of me.
Ji You then wandered around his room for two weeks, asking all sorts of questions, then said goodbye to him, returned to his own house, and placed the mosquito stove on the table.
Tianshu Academy is not far from here. Apart from the noble families who arrived earlier, they were considered to have arrived earlier.
Ji You had nothing to do at this time, so he began to sit cross-legged on the bed to practice body training, igniting the spiritual fire to burn his body.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already time for feeding.
Ji You got up from the bed and heard a noisy sound through the doors and windows.
So he walked to the window and looked into the courtyard, and found that a group of immortal cultivators had come here, making the originally quiet and elegant courtyard instantly bustling with people.
Sitting on the south side is the He family from Zhongzhou, which is also the family He Lingxiu belongs to.
Next came the Shi family where Shi Junhao was, the Xiao family where Xiao Hanyan was, the Chai family where Chai Ze was, as well as the Wang, Yu and Gu families. Everyone gathered here, their faces flushed as they talked and laughed.
In addition to these families, there are also several other families behind the elders, all of whom have an immortal appearance and act like masters of the world.
Upon hearing the news, Manager Qin of the Office of Administration also came to the courtyard and greeted the heads and elders of these noble families.
This was not the first time they met. One could tell from their expressions and conversation that they were extremely familiar with each other.
He even heard people from different families address each other as relatives, such as brother-in-law, cousin, aunt, or uncle.
This is the complicated family relationship in Qingyun World. You are in me and I am in you. It is like a big net woven for thousands of years, and no one can escape.
After listening for a while, Ji You felt a little bored, so he pushed the door open and went out to see if there were any potential clients.
Seeing his figure appear in the yard, the people who were chatting couldn't help but turn their heads to look.
Ji You was quite famous in Qingyun World, but not many people had seen his face, and there was some doubt in everyone's eyes.
However, naturally, no one was too curious about a person who had reached the Tongxuan realm, so after watching him walk out of Rusheng Garden, they returned to the previous topic.
He was strolling around the streets with an iron sword in hand and a fierce look in his eyes.
Whenever he caught a cultivator, he would look him in the eye, with a strong aggression revealed in his eyes, which made all the cultivators passing by frown deeply.
However, I didn't take action against him and was developed into a client by him.
No matter how vicious the looks along the way were, no matter how murderous the intent was, no one actually drew their swords or offered silver.
Ji You strolled from Rusheng Garden to Taiping Garden, and then back from Taiping Garden, but didn't meet a single customer.
Thinking about it carefully, Ji You could probably understand the phenomenon of having no customers.
The people in the Garden of Sages are basically the geniuses of major families and immortal sects. If you pick out any one person, there may be a whole family behind him.
Therefore, even the immortal cultivators who are usually extremely arrogant have to be more cautious here than before.
He also can't shout to the world that he is a country private practitioner and there is no big boss behind him, come and beat me up. That will not attract any customers, but will make people think he is a psychopath.
Ji You stood at the edge of the mountain lake, leaning on the iron sword in his hand, looking towards the white jade road.
(End of this chapter)
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