Ai Zhongwen was taken aback, he had thought of various possibilities before, but he never expected that Zhang Yan and Zhou Zishang were actually uncles!

Dingyang Zhou's family is extremely prominent in Donghuazhou, as far as he knows, in the past hundred years, there are no less than ten monks who have cultivated above the Yuan Infant, and they can marry the daughter of the Zhou family, and this Zhang Yan's background is obviously not simple!

However, Zhang Yan did not mention his origin, so he naturally did not continue to ask questions with interest.

At this time, Ai Zhongwen's eyes looking at Zhang Yan were different from just now, although he was extremely polite when they first met, but the reserve of his own heart could not be washed away, and at this moment, he obviously put Zhang Yan in the position of being a child of the Xuanmen family, and even slightly exceeded.

Zhang Yan observed coldly, and secretly sighed in his heart, although the cultivation world mostly regards cultivation as a high and low person, but it also pays attention to the origin of the origin, and now the Xuanmen family is all over the various major sects of cultivation, such people have firmly grasped the path of superior cultivation, and the disciples who are not from the family, even if you have outstanding qualifications and do not have excellent opportunities, it is also difficult to get ahead.

Thinking of this, he secretly said that if he succeeded in cultivating one day, he would definitely try to change this situation.

Since the two of them had the intention of making friends, they talked very happily after a few words, and at this time, Ai Zhongwen changed the topic and said, "Senior brother, do you know about the Xuanwen Festival?"

Zhang Yan's expression was indifferent, he put down the teacup in his hand, nodded and said: "How can you not know? Such a grand event only happens once in three years, junior brother, I originally wanted to go to see it, but I only cared about cultivation in the three years of going down the mountain, and I never made friends with my fellow Taoists, so I was not allowed to enter the door." ”

There are 16 major sects in Donghuazhou, and there are countless small sects, and every three years, there will be a Xuanwen Dharma meeting between the lower courtyards of each sect, at that time, there are outstanding monks with names and surnames in the lower courtyards of each major sect, whether they are beginners or registered disciples, they will come here to exchange their monastic experience.

This year, it is the turn of Cangwu Mountain to be the proprietor of the puja.

And the reason why the name of the festival is named "Xuanwen" is because of the etching of the text.

Since the beginning of the world, the surface of mountains and rivers has undergone hundreds of millions of years of natural evolution, after being eroded by the sun and wind, a vast and far-reaching longitude and latitude pattern has been formed on it, and the mysteries of heaven and earth implied in it have gradually formed the unique classic text of this cultivator after being calculated and sorted out by ancient moral scholars.

Legend has it that in ancient times, cultivators were able to enter the Great Dao and soar in the day by day just by relying on the Eclipse Text.

Although this is just a rumor, it is enough to show that the etching is the foundation of the Great Dao, and if the erosion is solved, then the immortal gate is in sight.

In ancient times, monks cultivated the Tao, and they all learned etching texts first, and then cultivated the mystical method.

It's just that this method of cultivation is extremely slow, and whether or not you achieve something depends entirely on your talent in etching.

Therefore, since the gradual rise of the Xuanmen family, the disciples of the Xuanmen have not followed this path, because they have been mentioned by their elders when they first learned the Tao. Not only can I avoid taking the crooked road, but I also don't have to carefully study the etching text at all, I only need to follow the instructions of the division commander step by step, not only the foundation is solid, but also I don't have to make mistakes.

This is also one of the reasons why Ai Zhongwen thinks that Zhang Yan's background is not simple, a monk who is not from a family is too late to use it for cultivation in a limited time, where will he spend more time learning the eclipse of the Book of Heaven?

It can be said that there is no one like Zhang Yan's predecessor who has studied the text step by step.

And now, the comparison and deferment of the erosion at the Xuanwen Festival has become a means for the Xuanmen families to measure the level of their own families, and they are no longer used for cultivation in the past.

Ai Zhongwen secretly looked at Zhang Yan's face, and saw that what he said was a pity, but he didn't seem to take it very seriously, and couldn't guess his mind for a while, and said tentatively: "Don't hide it from my junior brother, I came today with the intention of inviting my junior brother to go to the meeting with me, with my junior brother's attainments in etching texts, how can I not show my skills at the Fa meeting?"

Zhang Yan glanced at Ai Zhongwen and said with a smile: "Since Senior Brother Ai invited me to go with me, how can I shirk it?"

Ai Zhongwen breathed a sigh of relief, he took out a bronze medal, presented it with both hands, and said, "This is a token of the festival, and you can enter the mountain gate with this object." After hesitating for a moment, he took out another bottle of pill and put it on the table, and arched his hand: "This is a bottle of 'Zhengyuan Pill' used to regulate the pulse of Shunqi, which contains the number of Tiangang, which is Senior Brother Bian's apology, and I hope Senior Brother will accept it." ”

After that, without waiting for Zhang Yan to speak, he saluted again and said: "Senior Brother Bian and I also have some friendship, some time ago it was he Meng Lang, who hated Senior Brother Zhang, and asked me to apologize again and again, and hope for Senior Brother Haihan." ”,

Zhang Yan heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, how could he not know Ai Zhongwen's plan? But he had taken a Taoist book from the other party before, and now he naturally wanted to repay the favor, he was silent for a moment, sighed deliberately, and said: "I don't care about such a trivial matter for a long time, I just didn't resent this Bian Qiao that day and even if he lost, he would take Senior Brother Hu out to press me." ”

Ai Zhongwen said with a smile: "As a senior brother, why should you be like such a slave. ”

Zhang Yan said "hmm", and then took out the page of scriptures and handed them to Ai Zhongwen.

Now that the goal has been achieved, seeing that it is getting late, Zhang Yan has the intention of sending off guests, and it is inconvenient for Ai Zhongwen to stay longer, so after a few more words, he said goodbye and left.

Sending Ai Zhongwen away, Zhang Yan returned to the cave, he took out the bronze medal and looked at it, with his concentration, he couldn't help but show joy.

How did Ai Zhongwen know that this Xuanwen Festival was his purpose, it can be said that Zhang Yan had made so many efforts before, and he went to this Festival.

It's just that not everyone can participate in the puja, and even if he wants to go, he has to be referred.

He was a registered disciple, with no connections and no cultivation, and the reason why he had behaved so high-profile before was entirely because he wanted to use his outstanding ability to decipher the etched texts as a stepping stone to qualify for this puja.

Once you make a name for yourself at the Festival, the meaning is completely different from what it was before.

To put it bluntly, with his current status, no matter how famous he is, it is only a little louder among the registered disciples, maybe there will be people like Ai Zhongwen who appreciate him more occasionally, but those beginner disciples will not really look up to him. But if it is at the Fa meeting, it will be completely different, it is the elite disciples of the sixteen major sects gathered together, and to put it mildly, maybe in the future, the elders and heads of the major factions may appear from among these people, and the influence is not a little bit worse.

Once he has made a name for himself at the puja, the Guru of Guanzhong should also consider him first if he wants to be admitted to the disciples.

Seeing that the long-standing goal had been realized, Zhang Yan was in a good mood at this moment, and took out the "Linyao Questioning Method" given to him by Ai Zhongwen in disguise and looked at it.

I was surprised when I saw it.

It turns out that this "Linyao Question" is one of the "Ten Chapters of Heart Questioning", and the content in it involves the construction of the Yuan zuihou step "Yuan into the truth", which can be described as a pearl of words.

Obviously, Ai Zhongwen saw that his cultivation had crossed the threshold of "Yuan Cheng into Truth", so he specially sent such a Taoist book to show his sincerity.

Zhang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly, the Xuanmen family really has a profound heritage, Zhang Yan didn't dare to think of such a precious Taoist book before, and he only occasionally got one by chance, but they gave it away. Perhaps the Taoist books that were not worth mentioning to them were genuine treasures in the eyes of disciples like him.

It wasn't long before he saw that he frowned a little at this Taoist book.

The etching text in it is not difficult for him, but there are many Xuanmen terms that refer to it, although Zhang Yan knows a little, but he is not from an authentic Xuanmen family, and it is a little difficult to look at it, for example, there is a phrase "Doushen, Rui", "Doushen", he knows that it is a kind of qi term on the main vein, there are generally three ways for qi to rise and fall, and "Rui" must refer to one of them, but the question is how does he know which one?

This is not something that can be easily tried, and it is very easy to make mistakes if you are not careful, so it is useless to have this book in his hands.

But now he can't help but practice.

He can't guarantee that Ai Zhongwen's mind is really that simple, if there is really a hidden purpose of temptation, as long as he doesn't understand it thoroughly, then he doesn't need to look at the cultivation, just answer it and he will be able to see the details.

And if he wants to participate in the puja, sooner or later he will meet Ai Zhongwen again.

Standing up, he paced back and forth a few steps, his eyes flashed, he sat down again, and took out the remnant jade in his sleeve.

The doppelganger in the jade is the same as him, he has also tried to cultivate before, but cultivating the doppelganger does not make his own cultivation improve, and then his mind is on deciphering the etching text, so he did not continue to go deeper, and now that he thinks about it, he can't help but catch a glimmer of spiritual light in his mind.

Sinking his mind into the remnant jade, his consciousness and the doppelganger became one, and he cultivated according to the mantra of "Linyao Asking Method", at first the two passes passed smoothly, and when he reached the third pass, the breath was introduced into a meridian, and he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and his body suddenly became numb, and he became unable to move, and immediately knew that this was a fork in the qi vein.

However, he was not discouraged at all, but was greatly invigorated, which proved that his previous idea was feasible!

This is just a doppelganger, and it won't affect his body in the slightest, so what if he does not practice? It's a big deal to start all over again! Moreover, the shijie in the jade is ten times that of the real shijie, and he can probably understand the exercises in the jade, and then go to the cultivation himself.

Zhang Yan settled down, withdrew the forked breath, and prepared to try again.

It was just that after making this easy step, he made a new discovery.

Since the breath can be returned, that means that the state of this doppelganger is completely determined by his own mind?

With this idea, he became curious and tried to directly manipulate the cultivation of the clone.

Sure enough, with the change of his mind, this doppelganger suddenly became a little bit of cultivation, and there was no doubt about an ordinary person, and the next moment, the doppelganger's cultivation improved again, and in the blink of an eye, he skipped the entrance Dao Ji, went straight to Zhuyuan, and returned to his current cultivation.

He tried to go one step further, but he couldn't. This shows that the doppelganger can only evolve to the cultivation level that he can achieve now, but for him, this is no small surprise, which means that in the future, even without the guidance of a teacher, he can find a path of cultivation on his own!

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