Chapter 4: Apprenticeship

Longhu Mountain, one of the birthplaces of ancient Taoism in China, is named after the legend of "Dancheng and Dragon and Tiger Present". The famous Taoist Zhengyi ancestral court "Zhengyiguan" is located here, which has a history of thousands of years.

However, nine out of ten people in the world don't know that the "Zhengyiguan" that accepts the world's incense is just a fake...... The real Zhengyiguan is located in the mountains, where the energy of dragons and tigers meets.

Looking up to the sea of clouds in the east, the cloud dragon in the air is entrenched, looking at Daze in the west, the mountains and rivers are like tigers. Regard the two as a whole, and the place where Shouyuan hugs one is the station of the "Heavenly Master Dao" of the Longhu Mountain, which is a branch of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, a good fairy scene!

"It's beautiful!" In front of the door, many teenage children gathered here, talking about you and me. They were all preparatory disciples who were about to enter the Heavenly Master Dao, and at a glance there were about a hundred or ten people.

Some of these people are the "cultivators of the N generations" who existed in their ancestors, some of them were sent here by the power of money in exchange for "exchange conditions", and some of them were "destined people" who were searched for by Heavenly Master Dao cultivators everywhere!

These children were not far away, and the cultivators of the Heavenly Master Dao did not stop them. Just quietly observing the hearts of this group of children, patiently screening the "good seedlings" among them!

"Nie Yu, I can only send you here! Xiao Hao has a flamboyant personality, I hope you will bother more! At the back of the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest took out a token and handed it to Nie Yu. In such a group of children, Nie Yu and the old Taoist priest are two adults.

"Thank you for your help, I will try my best to take care of Zhang Hao! But his talent is so good, I think he will cover me after I get started! Cherished and took the token, Nie Yu's face was completely missing the usual hippie smile!

This token is his future, and it is his "access card" to embark on the path of cultivation. In order to get this thing, Nie Yu's hardships are not enough for outsiders!

"Don't praise him! This kid is already above the top, and if he loosens the reins, he will be even more lawless! The viewer stroked his long beard, and said politely, but it was difficult to hide a trace of pride in his eyes.

Although he did not have access to the path of cultivation, he gave birth to a good son. According to what his ancestor said, Zhang Hao's qualifications are only a little worse than the immortal seedlings in the immortal gate! If Zhang Hao was born ten years earlier, relying on the care of his ancestors, he would inevitably become a proud son of the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain. Pity......

"Help each other, help each other......" arched his hand in a low-key manner, and Nie Yu shut up after a few polite words, for fear that he would say the wrong thing! The one in front of him is the main observer of the outside scenic spot! As an ordinary person, the background and means of which position he can sit in can be seen.

Through recent temptations, intentionally or unintentionally, Nie Yu learned that the ancestor of this Lord Guan was an elder of the Heavenly Master Dao. At the end of his life, however, the elder died three years earlier.

Without the "towering tree" of their ancestors, people in their vein would become motherless children...... Although it will not be lonely immediately, its status is inevitably a little embarrassing! If this was not the case, how could Nie Yu catch up with them who were eager to make meritorious contributions.

"Dad! Have you said that you are done, let's go! I said a long time ago, don't come with me, you see that everyone comes alone, just you accompany me......" Just when Nie Yu and Guan Zhu were chatting for a while, a voice interrupted them. I saw a heroic young man with his hands on his chest, looking at the viewer with a dissatisfied face.

"Silly boy, your dad is building momentum for you! They don't have parents with them because ordinary people are not qualified to come here. Your father can come here to give away, doesn't it mean that your background is hard? I have to say a hundred words, and it is not as convincing as him to stand here! Nie Yu secretly laughed in his heart, and stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Hao behind him.

Just as he was about to say something, the viewer suddenly waved his hand! "It's almost time, and you should go inside. But Xiao Hao, you have to remember that you must not slack off after entering the sect! The resources of the Immortal Sect are limited, and they will only cultivate disciples who show value. One step fast, one step at a time! If you can't break through the sea of suffering within two years, even if you have good qualifications, you will become a mortal. ”

When the Guan Lord said this, a trace of sadness flashed on his face, and Nie Yu next to him instantly clenched his fists. Although this cultivation sect is large, it does not have the extra resources to support idlers!

Anyone who fails to meet the standards of the sect within the allotted time will be expelled from the house! Moreover, in order to ensure that the sect's methods are not leaked, these abandoned sons will be sealed with relevant cultivation memories.

The descendants of monks with backgrounds are still like this, and people from grassroots backgrounds like Nie Yu are even more unbearable. The time they can stay in the immortal gate is only one year, and when they are not up to the standard, they will not only seal their memories, but also seal the wheel of life and meridians. From then on, he was completely insulated from cultivation, and he could only be reduced to a mortal.

Turning away, the viewer walked simply. Not long after he left, the cultivators of the Heavenly Master Dao of the Dragon Tiger Gate beckoned a group of preparatory disciples to enter the Immortal Gate.

In the eye, the ancient trees are towering, and the dense thick branches are like dragons! Through the gaps between the branches and leaves, you can faintly see the distant temples. The combination of man-made creations and nature creates a harmonious "sense of beauty!" ”

There is no rigorous apprenticeship ceremony as Nie Yu imagined, and there is no excessive complicated etiquette. The leading cultivator only took them to worship the stone statue of the patriarch, and then assigned them to a corner of the mountain to be stationed!

In the eyes of these cultivators, these preparatory disciples were still "outsiders". Only by passing the test of the first level of cultivation can they be regarded as "their own people"! Judging from the situation in previous years, if one fifth of these preparatory disciples present can pass the test, it will already be a "harvest year"!

Because of his age, Nie Yu was at the top and was assigned to the cave house (thatched house) of Tianzi No. 1. From the eyes of the cultivators who were in charge of the assigned work, Nie Yu could sense undisguised disdain! In the hearts of these guys, Nie Yu has been labeled as "eliminated"!

The teenage years are the best period for spiritual practice, and people in this period are undergoing a second development. Comparatively speaking, this period is the period when "the wheel of life is most easily felt and the sea of suffering is activated". And nineteen-year-old Nie Yu is undoubtedly beyond this age. If his qualifications are poor, he won't be able to feel the "Wheel of Life" for a year, so how can he practice......

Pushing the door into his residence for the next year, Nie Yu let out a long breath of turbidity. A bed, a table, two futons, and a book of "disciple rules" are all there is in this room!

"The Tao is natural, and a little simplicity is beneficial!" Secretly comforting himself, Nie Yu put the luggage he brought next to the bed. Then he sat down on the futon and looked through the disciple rules!

In addition to the rules and taboos of Longhu Mountain, there are also some news closely related to them! These preparatory disciples, in the first month of entry, had to go to the Qianlong Academy to study and cultivate a series of related knowledge. Only after passing the exam at the end of the month can they obtain the beginning of the cultivation method "Tao Sutra".

From the second month onwards, every seven days, practitioners will explain to them difficult questions about their spiritual practice. At the same time, in the middle of each month, they can get a "Guyuan Dan" and then a bottle of "Baicao Liquid" every two months!

These two things, one is to nourish the body and strengthen the foundation. One contains a lot of essence, which is of great benefit to opening up the sea of suffering. Taking both at the same time, the benefits to cultivators are self-evident!

In addition to these, this month the sect will also provide ten medicinal baths to those who perform well and those who show enough potential. However, this thing, I'm afraid the competition will be fierce, and it is easy to appear shady, Nie Yu is not going to worry about it!