Chapter 313: Aftermath
For a large sect like the Shangliang Holy Sect, there are some emergency and scarce elixir gardens in the sect for emergencies or other accidents. The various resources and treasures that can be deployed in the outer peak on weekdays, of course, do not use the inner one.
Therefore, after Lin Qichen learned about the relationship between the Ganquan family and Xuannan, he thought of going to Xuannan Mountain to do some farm work such as weeding in the elixir field, tree ridge ditch, and turning the soil. It's closer to the ideal.
I didn't think that in Ganquan City, which was closer to the main peak of Xuannan, I found that even if it was a citizen, it was not so easy to sneak into Xuannan!
He took a palm-sized thin jade slice from the entrance of the registration hall and looked at itβ
First of all, you have to pass the repair test!
Lin Qichen was stunned when he first saw it, how could it be that all the people and mortals of Ganquan had cultivated? After staying in Ganquan Village for a few days, he didn't find out......
He couldn't help but look at some of the people who swept over his head from time to time, who were obviously comparable to the low-level cultivators of the Left Realm, flying out from the mountain hall at the bottom third of Xuannan using various talismans and sneaking in...... I was a little uncertain.
It just so happened that there were a few people who looked like Xuannan disciples who had landed on the ground, walked into the tavern, and "Tengteng" went upstairs, and Lin Qichen's soul swept away, and his heart fell to the ground.
Isn't it also the Five Elements Vitality!
made him think that this immortal sect had some immortal energy, and it was about to be exposed as soon as it was tested!
So what exactly is this cultivation?
Lin Qichen suddenly smiled, and shouted to the kid who had just stepped in at the door, carrying a small burden of fifteen or sixteen, "Hey, little brother, you also want to take the test?"
The boy had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tiger's head, and he was very vigorous, and he also had a good body, and his strength was not bad. He was looking down at the same piece of jade in his hand, but his head was sweating!
Lin Qichen was happy and said secretly: This is obviously illiterate...... One hook, quasi-hook!
The young man's face was overjoyed when he saw the jade piece in Lin Qichen's hand! He ran to Lin Qichen's table, sat down unceremoniously on the empty chair, and opened his mouth to say to Lin Qichen with great enthusiasm: "Brother is also going to enter the Immortal Sect?" My name is Cong Long, sixteen, what about you, brother?"
"My name is Lin Rong, and I am seventeen this year!"
"Brother Lin!"
Lin Qichen immediately followed the kindness: "Brother Cong!"
He boldly called Xiao Er, and served wine and food, it is rare that Cong Long is not old, but the amount of alcohol is small, and the two drink each other;
Cong Long finally couldn't help it, pointed to the jade piece and asked, "Little brother can't read, what is written on this?"
"I also just got the jade book, and the first one I'm reading is: I want to test my cultivation!"
When Cong Long heard this, he rolled up his arms and sleeves and puffed up his tendons, "This is not difficult!
Ten Strengths?
"How many Dao is there at most?"
Cong Long thought about it and said bluntly: "The little brother can carry a calf on one shoulder, which is about fourteen or fifteen strength." One hand can lift a tiger deer, the hand strength is better!"
It turned out to be more than strength...... This is not difficult!
But he didn't think about it and said: "It's better than strength, and we have a cultivation, and we are not those disciples." How do you have the strength to cultivate?"
Cong Long laughed when he thought about it, he pointed to the next one, "Big brother, the next one!"
"Article 2: Distinguish between good and bad water quality;"
Cong Long was a little embarrassed when he heard this, "Ah...... It turned out that this batch of recruits was to serve tea and water...... That...... That...... Three strengths are enough......"
Serving tea and water?
"It stands to reason that the disciples of the Immortal Sect have vast magical powers, and they shouldn't like someone to bring tea and water to disturb their cultivationβ"
Cong Long said disdainfully: "Whenever this kind of service is recruited, no one wants to come! The real inner disciples and higher cultivators, of course, don't need mortals to come to the cave mansion often, it is the kind of outer door elder who is a fox and a fake tiger, he has this kind of habit, and he loves to recruit some beautiful little girls and village girls, and his heart is very dirty, which is particularly annoying...... Just be pretty and have a figure!"
"Uh...... Let's wait for the next batch!"
Silent?
Lin Qichen looked at Cong Long, and was sullenly bowing his head and not speaking.
"What's wrong?"
Cong Long raised his head, and the tears in his eyes instantly burned Lin Qichen's heart, only to feel so hot......
"My grandfather had just died, and my brother and sister-in-law had seized the land and driven me out...... I don't have anywhere to ......."
Lin Qichen only pondered for a moment and then said, "It's okay! Let's inquire about how the next batch will be decided." If you want to wait, you will settle down with me, although it is not the best, it will never let you have nowhere to land!"
Cong Long's face turned red, he struggled to hold back his tears, and sniffed a few times before nodding his head and agreeing.
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After some inquiries between the two, the next batch was recruited a month later, and the fourth-class sprinkler servant was even lower than the third-class servant who served tea and water. Sprinkle and sweep only test strength and rules, no bad habits; That is: mountain gates, forests, spiritual places, venues and other non-disciple concentration areas and private areas of public road sections.
There are ten rings of income every month, which is quite a lot. Cong Long was amused when he heard it.
One ring is equivalent to one or two gold used by the mortals of Shangliang, but the material is different, which is a different thing from gold and silver here. Lin Qichen has tested it, nothing special. It's just that the ring-shaped string is as convenient as a copper coin, and there is nothing unusual about it.
However, the fourth-class servant was at ease......
So, Lin Qichen waited for another month with Cong Long, and finally got the mountainside card. After changing into a uniform gray short clothes, big trousers, and blue scarves in the fourth-class subordinate uniforms, together with the other thirty-one and a half sons, under the leadership of the two subordinate stewards, they passed the only entrance of Ganquan City to enter the Xuannan Immortal Sect and entered the huge Xuannan Immortal Sect.
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Climb the 1,000 and 80 stone steps on the side of the mountain, then cross the suspension bridge, take the cliff road, and finally arrive at a Zhangba stone bridge covered by countless unknown fiery red leaves falling on both sides, 33 people arrived at the front and back seven rows, looking at a large area of wooden huts with ridges.
Cong Long stabbed Lin Qichen and said, "If it's a few people in one room, let's fight for it together!"
Lin Qichen nodded.
Fortunately, each row of wooden houses is forty or fifty zhang long, but there are a number of small rooms separated by thin wooden boards, and each person can get one, and in addition to a plank bed, there is also a small table, a small stool, and a small cabinet in the room. Other fragmented oil lamps, bedding ...... After checking in, you have to go to the living hall of the front row of wooden houses with the waist card to get it.
The living hall is also their canteen. Three meals a day, one soup and vegetables, and the rice tube is full;
Thirty or so people occupy only half of the last row of wooden houses. Lin Qichen and Cong Long were assigned to the first two small rooms of the last row of wooden houses.
They have a contract of three years, and they can continue to do it again if they want to do it for three years. If you don't do it, go home.
Although Cong Long had the idea of cultivating in case, his greater wish was to save enough money and go back to his grandfather to bury him and repair a good tomb. If it is smaller, it is a few rings left to marry a daughter-in-law.
"Brother Lin, what are your wishes?"
Lin Qichen said calmly: "I just want to find a way to prolong life, and I hope that my relatives can live a few more years." β
Cong Long's eyes lit up, "Big brother is right! Let's go back and forth, not to become immortals, but also to see if we can find a prescription or pill to cure illness and prolong life! Why didn't I think of this stubble...... Hey, heyβ"
As a newcomer, he was divided into a group of seven or eight people by the steward in the afternoon, and was led by a senior to divide and familiarize himself with the area to be cleaned in the future;
Cong Long, Lin Qichen and the other five boys were taken by an old senior servant in his early thirties named Dong Zhang, and assigned their respective external routes in the future.
Along the way, the mountains are dangerous, flying into waterfalls, the five elements are full of vitality, and taking a sip also greatly benefits these kids' five organs.
Dong Zhang laughed "haha", pointed at a few people and scolded: "You little hairy monkeys, you will be here every day in the future, if you don't cultivate, you can only take a few breaths of immortal qi." However, it is also very beneficial. β
Cong Long was not embarrassed at all, but replied generously: "How can we compare with you......!
"That's right! We were originally from the countryside, and we have to ask our seniors to take care of us. β
Dong Zhang glanced at Cong Long and Lin Qichen, "The two of you are Sven and Kuanwu, but you have become all the way, which is also strange."
But that's fine, help each other out;
Listen up, you guys!
I heard that Xuannan Mountain is a good place with a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, but it is not easy to mix!
There were a total of 14 peaks of the lower army, each of which was at least 10,000, and the maximum number of envoys was 370,000.
Our Liuji Mountain is only responsible for the smallest point less than a thousand miles before and after the mountain gate. The most important thing to save one's life is to say little and pretend to be deaf and dumb; to see death as if there is nothing, and to be blind if there are eyes; and to be able to clean the road near the mountain gate!"
The seven boys were busy and respectfully responded.
After passing several jade-like terraces and pavilions, the eyes of the seven people were wide!
It turned out to be a three-span, a span of more than 300 zhang of the triple attic style mountain gate! The archway is three spans and four finely carved dragon Xiangyun pillars, which is surprisingly majestic.
Looking down the mountain, there are thousands of feet above the ground, and a wide jade staircase swindles down the mountain, I don't know how many steps......
Under the steaming clouds of the five elements, the river is like a line, the village is like a pearl, and the city is like a piece of small pancake;
As far as the eye could see, there were only three in a row. The other four seats are too far apart to be seen......
Dong Zhang said: "This is the Lower Sect Mountain Gate, the seven of you plus the two people left in the previous batch will be responsible for cleaning up here in the future." According to the hour, you can't be lazy and don't be nosy.
When there are outer and inner disciples, or people from external sects walking in the middle of the road, they must not be blocked in front of them, and they should avoid them directly, and they must bow their heads and bow if they can't avoid it.
You are only responsible for cleaning, and you are not allowed to do it directly, this is the rule. β
At this time, two men in their early twenties who were also in gray clothes ran over, "I've seen Dong Tou!"
"Well, I was a partner with you later, and we got to know each other. Dong Zhang pointed to the bearded man among the two and said, "This is Shen Lian." β
The other person was scorched and thin, and Dong Zhang said: "This is Pang Hong." β
Then, he pointed to the seven people: "They are Cong Long, Lin Rong, Lu Zigui, Zhao Jie, Pan Dahai, Sun Hou, and Li Liquan. β
Seven people have met Shen Lian and Pang Hong.
Dong Zhang nodded and said, "If you have anything in the future, you will find me." Now, let me reassign your area of responsibility. β
After some allocation, there were exactly nine areas, and Cong Long was divided into a thirty-zhang area near the mountain gate at the front of the left side of the square. Lin Qichen ranked second in order, thirty zhang inward. As for the width, it is bounded by the middle line of the square in the mountain gate, and it is cleared on which side. The place is really not small, fortunately, the mountain gate is not better than other places, dirty and limited, cleaning is also meaningful, it is very easy.
As for the jade steps under the mountain gate, I heard that it is directly the path of trial. Whenever there is a disciple who wants to enter the sect when he is not in the opening of the mountain, he must force his way through the mountain gate and climb this path of trial heart. But it's just an outer disciple!
After that, if you want to enter the inner door, you have to take an assessment every three years.
Of course, even the outer disciples are as high as the heavens than them!
Although there are people ascending to immortals every year, the number of places is very scarce. People like Cong Long can't even see it at all.