"Pure air, take the exam!"

The white-haired Taoist wrote the results of this inspection on a jade slip, and then he didn't say anything to Zhang Yanduo and left with an expressionless face.

Every three months, the upper court will send a lama to check the progress of the true transmission disciples, and if there is a stagnation or slow progress in cultivation, they will be rated as the next exam, and three times in a row, half of them will be awarded, six times they will be given the whole of the test, and nine times they will be given the position of true transmission.

Zhang Yan naturally didn't spit out the Qianling Qingqi, but just released a mouthful of Yunlan Qingqi to check with the other party, this Qingqi can only be called average in terms of purity, but the beginning of this step is the most difficult, he has only been in the first three months, and he has been able to condense the Qingqi, the progress is obvious, and he should take the exam.

Seeing this Taoist drive away, he was about to turn around and return to the cave, but when he looked up, he saw a person in front of him, and hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Senior Brother Ning." ”

"Your aura is pure, condensed but not dispersed, and you are obviously attentive. Ning Chongxuan's white clothes were the same, but his voice was a little stunned.

He knew that the Qi cultivation method of the "Lanyun Secret Book" was not very clever, and to cultivate in this blessed land of sinister spirit, he could only hurry up and act for a few hours at night, Zhang Yan's qualifications were not high, and there was no one to help and support him, but he was able to do it to such a degree in March, which showed that the Dao heart was harmonious and the will was tenacious, far exceeding his original expectations.

It's just that the disciple can't pull in his own vein, but he has such a heart, and it's really a bit regrettable.

He looked at Zhang Yan and said in a deep voice: "I came here to inform you of something, your teacher has been decided, Zhou Chongju, the head of Danding Academy, this person has a unique identity, this time I came to my master to say that I want to accept you as an apprentice, my master has already responded, and I can't stop it, but this person is not a family line, so you can rest assured." ”

Speaking of this, he sighed slightly and said, "The world is unpredictable, it seems that you and Senior Brother Qi have no master-apprentice fate. ”

A trace of essence flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes, and he said: "Listening to what Senior Brother said, there seems to be something hidden in this matter, I don't know why this senior Zhou wants to accept me as an apprentice?"

Ning Chongxuan shook his head and said, "It's useless for you to know much about this matter now. He stretched out his hand and said, "You hand over the wishful divine shuttle to you." ”

Zhang Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he took out the Shensuo without hesitation, Ning Chongxuan stretched out his hand a little, and the Shensuo was put into his sleeve, he looked at Zhang Yan, and said: "I will send you to see this person, you remember, no matter how good the external object is, it is also a help, not a reliance, as long as you are dedicated to the Tao, there may not be no chance of enlightenment, remember, remember!"

He stepped forward and put Zhang Yan on the shoulder, the latter suddenly felt a blur in front of him, and seemed to suddenly turn around, and when he stood up again, he looked up, but he was already in front of a large hall with a beam structure, and the plaque had three big characters "Danding Courtyard" written on it, but Ning Chongxuan had disappeared.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, his expression couldn't help but move, and he stretched out his palm to see that the Ruyi Shenshuo was just sitting in the palm of his hand!

Zhang Yan put away the Shenshuo, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but understand Ning Chongxuan's intentions.

"Today, Senior Brother Ning will accept the Ruyi Shenshuo first and then give it, I am afraid that it will make me have a heart of gain and loss, and then look at what he said, but it is to tell me that no matter how good the foreign thing is, it is also someone else's thing, and others can give it, and it will be able to receive, and before coming to the Danding Academy, I am afraid that it is a metaphor that alchemy is also a foreign object, and only the cultivation of Xuangong is the right way, so that I don't forget the fundamentals. ”

Thinking of this, he solemnly arched his hand to the place where Ning Chongxuan left, no matter what Ning Chongxuan's purpose was, at least he had a few favors for himself, and he was still leaving, which can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness, and he will repay this favor in the future.

But......

Zhang Yan smiled at the corner of his mouth, whether it was Ning Chongxuan or the one who was making a ghost in the back, you were all wrong, and it was a big mistake! He shook the sleeves of his robe with both hands and strode into the main hall.

This main entrance hall is supported by the gold wood embraced by two people, covered with a lotus base, the arch beam structure is grand, there is a double-necked copper furnace in the hall that is one person high, the veil above is lightly floating, and there is a hidden medicinal fragrance wafting from afar.

Zhang Yan stood still and said in a deep voice: "My name is Zhang Yan, and I was ordered to come here to meet Zhou Zhangyuan. ”

"You are Uncle Zhang?"

The Taoist boy was stunned for a moment, hurriedly showed a smile, and said flatteringly: "Uncle Zhang, please here, please here, I will go and tell the ancestor myself." With that, he turned around and hurried to the apse. ,

The other Dao Tong didn't care too much about it originally, they were all above the top on weekdays, how could they take the disciples who asked for Dan in the future to their hearts? Even a few true disciples of Dongtian were also polite when they arrived here, and at this moment they heard Zhang Yan report to his family, but he was a spirit, and immediately knew that this was the apprentice who was about to be accepted by the head of the academy, where did he dare to slack off, and they came over to say hello, and some clever ones also offered fragrant tea, and regretted that they did not stand up earlier and missed this opportunity.

About half an hour later, the Taoist boy hurriedly ran out and said, "Uncle Zhang, the ancestor called you in." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Lead the way." ”

Dao Tong turned to one side and said, "Uncle Shi comes with me." ”

Follow the Taoist all the way through the hall and through the room, connect the three halls, and come to the foot of a mountain, in front of which is a lake with bright water, a covered bridge extends from the shore, straight into the center of the lake, where there is a three-story boat building floating, and a Taoist is standing by the attic fence, throwing some white scattered pills down from time to time below.

Zhang Yan took a closer look and found that there was a huge strange fish with two wings spread under this building, greedily devouring those pills and making a humming sound.

Dao Tong pointed ahead and said, "The ancestor is on the fish tower, so let's go by myself." ”

Zhang Yan nodded, walked across the covered bridge, and stepped onto the fish building, but when he arrived here, he didn't have the shaking and bumpy feeling seen outside. He straightened his clothes, climbed the stairs to the third floor, and at a glance, he found that the Taoist had already sat in the main hall.

He has black hair and black beard, Zhou Zheng facial features, holding a Danshu in his right hand, and half a pot of wine on the side of the case, so he looks at the drink, and when he notices Zhang Yan coming in, he doesn't look at it, just waved his sleeves, and said expressionlessly: "Whoever asked you to come up, go down." ”

Zhang Yan ignored it, he saw that there were Taoist books on the bookshelves on both sides, so he walked up and took a copy and flipped through it.

The Taoist snorted, removed the scroll in his hand, and said coldly: "Don't you think that I won't accept an apprentice if you make such a move, I just accept you to repay the favor of an old friend, whether you want to or not, your apprentice is accepted by me Zhou Chongju." ”

Zhang Yan smiled, put down the book in his hand, turned around, and said, "Second uncle, I became your apprentice, won't you suffer?"

"What do you call me? ...... Are you the ...... of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Chongju's face changed, and his expression became extremely exciting, first angry, then confused, then surprised, and then excited, Zuihou suddenly stood up and said in a low voice: "You come with me." I saw him casually open a bookshelf beside him and enter a secret room.

Zhang Yan smiled, did not hesitate, and followed Zhou Chong in.

When the door of the secret room closed, Zhou Chongju looked at Zhang Yan with burning eyes and said, "Who are you?"

Zhang Yan first saluted respectfully, and then told him about his origin, zuihou said: "The senior who pointed me up the mountain that day, said that there was an elder of the Zhou family who broke into the door two hundred years ago, and vowed to destroy the Zhou family, so that I came to defect, he said that if I can't get to the upper courtyard, then everything will be suspended, if I go to the upper courtyard, I will naturally have the opportunity to see you old." ”

Zhou Chongju followed and asked, "What else did that senior say?"

Zhang Yan said: "The senior said, after seeing your old face, I only asked you if you still remember the old man who slapped you three times on the back with a whisk that day?"

When Zhou Chongju heard this, he stood in place and was silent, and when Zhang Yan was puzzled, he saw him looking up to the sky hahadaxiao, beating his chest and saying: "It's really good, it's really good, my predecessors haven't lied to me, they haven't lied to me." ”

"Back then, I was plotted by the old man of the Zhou family, so that I was driven out of the door, I originally had the intention of revenge, but the predecessors said that my foundation was broken, even if I passed on my magical powers, there is no hope of the road in this life, at most a thousand years of leisure, so I asked what to do, the predecessors told him, he will travel the world, looking for a person who has great luck and potential to turn the world upside down, this person will be able to fulfill my wish, tell me to wait patiently, more than two hundred years, more than two hundred years, the old man finally waited!"

He sighed in a sigh, he smiled gently at Zhang Yan, and said: "Zhang Xiaoyou, in my place, you need to rest assured, no matter who wants to harm you, as long as you don't break the door rules and don't make mistakes, I will definitely protect you." ”

Zhang Yan bowed and said, "Thank you, second uncle." ”

Zhou Chongju shook his head, waved his hand and said: "I am no longer a member of the Zhou family, and you and I can only be liberated with the help of our predecessors. He glanced at Zhang Yan again, thought for a while, and said, "Listen to what you said before, you are the only one in your clan now?"

"Not bad. ”

Zhou Chongju paced a few steps in the room, sat down, and said in a deep voice: "The Zhou family will never act very simply, in my opinion, I am afraid that they will have a plan before you are born, and then your parents and your clan are dead, but you live alone, and you are obedient to marry the Zhou family, there must be ghosts among them, could it be that you really don't have a trace of suspicion in your heart?"

Zhang Yan frowned, to say that he hadn't thought about this, but he didn't pay much attention to the things of his predecessor, and he barely had any cultivation at that time, even if he knew, what if he did? Now that Zhou Chongju mentioned this matter, he simply followed the other party's words and said, "Yes, there are quite a lot of suspicious ones, but the Zhou family is powerful, what can I do?"

Zhou Chongju slapped the table case and said: "The enmity of my parents is not shared, you can rest assured, I will do my best to help you in the future, and one day, I will be able to overturn the Zhou family!"

Zhang Yan immediately said: "It's all up to the senior brother to decide." ”

Zhou Chongju nodded with satisfaction, and then he seemed to think of something, stood up and pointed at Zhang Yan, and said, "There is something you must not guard against,"

Zhang Yan arched his hand and said, "Please also ask the senior brother to show me." ”

"You came here, it was originally an old friend of mine, I had to agree to return him a favor, but this person is good at scheming, and the situation set up is a ring after a ring, this matter will never be so simple, but what his plans are, I can't see it for the time being, but it should probably still be making a fuss about the word alchemy. ”

Zhou Chongju stepped aside, took down a few books on the shelf, sent them to Zhang Yan, and advised: "These books are the alchemy that I have re-edited for a hundred years, not to mention that it is difficult to find in this world, and it is difficult to find a few people in Donghuazhou to compare. ”

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