This time, Tianji Sect has recruited more than three hundred disciples. Among them are more than thirty Jindan monks, eighty or ninety Foundation-building monks, and more than two hundred Qi-refining monks. Perhaps because there were too many people, they no longer took advantage of the teleportation formation, but divided into two groups, one in the sky and one on the ground.
After leaving Xia City and flying east for three days, more than a hundred Jindan and Foundation-building monks separated again.
Yu Ye, Linghu Bei, Xun Yuan, Zhan Kun and more than 20 people followed Yu Qiu and flew south. Gradually, the mountains and forests became sparse, the hills were undulating, and then the Gobi desert became yellow sand, and the vastness became vast in all directions.
On this day in late June, a huge hill appeared on the Gobi desert ahead.
The hill is about thirty feet high, several miles in diameter, barren of grass, and strangely abrupt. On the desolate hills, there are actually pavilions and pavilions, which look a bit desolate, but also convey a somewhat formidable atmosphere.
Tianjimen?
Tianzhu Mountain?
In mid-air, Yu Ye, Zhan Kun and others exchanged surprised looks.
Yuqiu is the disciple in charge of Tiansha Hall. He is arrogant, suspicious, and difficult to approach. The other monks' details are unknown, so he and his four companions just immersed themselves in their journey and did not inquire about the details of Tianji Sect. Regarding the so-called Tianzhu Mountains are even less known.
And how could Tianji Sect, one of the six immortal sects, be so desolate and remote?
Yuqiu raised his hand and waved, leading everyone to fly down.
The hill was still dozens of feet away when a ray of light suddenly flashed, which was the sound of the formation opening up. Then several figures appeared in the open space in front of the pavilion. They should have recognized Yuqiu and raised their hands to greet him.
Yu Ye jumped off the flying sword, the green light around his body disappeared, and his feet had already landed on the ground.
The hill is extremely flat, like a huge stone platform, with a three-story wooden building standing in the middle. You can see the two big characters on the lintel plaque, Pu Ze. Surrounding the pavilion are a stone pavilion and several rows of stone houses.
"This is the south portal of our Tianji Gate. It is called Puze. It guards Tianzhu Mountain with Guangmu, Linwo, and Yiliang."
In the crowd, Yuqiu said in a loud voice: "From now on, I will lead the new disciples to stay here for ten years. After that, they will be rotated and can go to Tianzhu Mountain five hundred miles away. Those who have meritorious service, or are diligent and loyal, or I will be promoted to an inner disciple, and there are other rules to be discussed later..."
The portal, isn’t it the mountain gate?
The mountain gate of Tianjimen is actually five hundred miles away. Guangmu, Linwo and Yiliang mentioned by Yuqiu should be similar to Puze, guarding the thousand-mile radius where Tianzhu Mountain is located in the four directions of southeast and northwest.
Promoted to an inner disciple?
A group of golden elixir monks came all the way here, just to be outer disciples acting as gatekeepers? And being thrown on this desolate hill, what is the difference between being exiled or imprisoned?
No wonder Su Yuan was scared away. Although his immortal sect was small, he was the master of one. How could he be willing to suffer such injustice!
Linghu Bei and Xun Yuan looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Yu Ye and Zhan Kun also looked helpless.
The other new disciples were equally frustrated.
The more than 20 golden elixir, foundation building, and qi refining disciples stationed here were in high spirits, busy with handover matters, and then left in a hurry...
An hour later.
Yu Ye sat cross-legged and silently looked at everything in front of him.
The stone house was two or three feet in size, with empty walls, no windows, and only a wooden door. It was extremely shabby and simple.
Well, this is where he lives.
The mattress he spread on the ground became the only furnishing in the room.
Once upon a time, Tianjimen only existed in incomplete information. I only know that it is related to Qiub and the artifact, but it is always mysterious. Who would have thought that by mistake, he would become a disciple of the Tianji Sect, but what he saw and heard was completely different, and his personal experience was even more shocking.
Yu Ye shook his head and looked at the pile of things in front of him.
A gift ring, two sets of blue Taoist robes, two pairs of soft boots, a jade tablet, two flying swords, a hundred spiritual stones, four bottles of elixirs, and two jade slips.
After all, it is a famous sect, and the new disciples have a complete set of application tools.
The storage ring is similar to his iron storage ring. It is about ten feet in size, which is enough to store ordinary things.
The texture of the cyan robe is neither silk nor linen, but soft and light, which is very nice. The boots are made of animal skin and should be strong and durable.
The white jade tablet is two inches in size, with the word "天记" engraved on the front and the word "Sha" engraved on the back.
Yu Ye turned over his hand and took out Qiub's token and placed it on the ground.
The two jade tablets are exactly the same, only the characters "harmony" and "sha" are different.
I remember that Birch's token was engraved with the word "odd".
If the two characters "Qi" and "He" are the names of his disciples, why is his token in the field not "Ye" but "Sha"?
Yu Ye thought for a moment, still confused.
The two flying swords are more than a foot long and of medium quality. The hilts are engraved with the inscription "Heaven's Secret".
Yu Ye once again took out a broken sword and placed them side by side, letting out a faint sigh.
Qiu Bo's broken sword was also engraved with the word Tianji, and his identity and origin were confirmed.
The four bottles of elixirs are only used for fasting grains and healing wounds.
There are two jade slips, one is the Immortal Sect's exercises, which is "Tianji Jue"; the other is the clear rules and precepts of Tianji Sect and an overview of the Immortal Sect.
Yu Ye picked up another jade slip and looked at it intently.
The rules of the Immortal Sect are similar, and they are nothing more than commandments and dogmas. The overview of the Immortal Sect is to help the disciples become familiar with the master's sect so that they can better obey the discipline.
Tianji Sect, the master of Tianjie Sect is Tian Juezi, a supreme sect whose cultivation is unknown;
The six great Yuanying elders are Fangyuan of Tianxuan Hall, E'an of Tiansha Hall, Qi Shang of Tianhe Hall, Ying Ling of Tianqitang, Lang Wei of Tianyuan Hall, and Pingyangzi of Tianji Hall. The responsibilities are different, but the cultivation is advanced and the status is prominent.
In addition to the sect master and six elders, there are thousands of golden elixir, foundation building, and qi refining disciples.
Tianzhu Mountain is the center of the Immortal Sect and the cave of the senior masters. Its peak is thousands of feet high and towering for hundreds of miles. It is an ancient spiritual mountain and is famous in nine directions and eighteen counties.
Puze, Yiliang, Linwo, and Guangmu are the four gates guarding Tianzhu Mountain, guarded by the outer disciples of Tiansha Hall.
Yu Ye left the jade slip behind, and when he suddenly realized it, he looked dazed and felt helpless.
Birch should be a master of Tianqitang. The word "Qi" on his token is just a coincidence. Qiu Bo is a disciple of Tianhe Hall. The Qiu He mentioned by Birch must be someone else.
Now, although he has become a disciple of the Tianji Sect in Yuye, he is far away from Tianzhu Mountain. He has no way to get involved in the secrets of Bo Qi, Qiu Bo, the artifact, etc., and has nowhere to inquire.
That's it, let's make peace with it.
As for what happens next, let’s take it one step at a time.
As long as you don't lack spiritual stones, there's nothing wrong with practicing in this desolate place for ten or a hundred years!
Yu Ye thought of this and became calm. He rolled up his sleeves, put away the pile of things in front of him, then took out a handful of spiritual stones and threw them into the beast control ring.
Conveniently at this time, someone knocked on the door.
“Bang, bang——
Yu Ye removed the restriction and the wooden door was pushed open. It was an old man in Taoist robes who stood outside the door and shouted: "Junior brother Yu, please take a step to speak!"
"Fellow Daoist Wen...Senior Brother Wen?"
There are nine new golden elixir disciples this time, and the old man is one of them. He should be the sect leader of the Xiaoxian Sect. His cultivation level at the ninth level of the golden elixir is called Wen Gui.
Yu Ye got up and walked out of the house.
But he saw another person next to the door, it was Zhan Kun, who also changed his Taoist robes, tied a token around his waist, and had his usual honest smile, but there was a hint of subtle shrewdness hidden deep in his eyes.
"Any advice?"
Yu Ye arched his hands.
Zhan Kun smiled and said nothing.
Wen Gui was seen holding one hand behind his back and wiping his beard with the other, and said with a solemn expression: "Manager Yu has given orders. You and I will go out on inspection tomorrow morning with a few junior foundation builders."
"oh!"
Yu Ye nodded.
I wanted to be safe for two days, but I was assigned an errand.
The so-called patrol refers to patrolling the mountains, but there are no mountains to patrol here. It would be nice to go out for a walk.
"but……"
He then heard Wen Gui mutter: "Wen is the leader here, and Junior Brother Zhan and Junior Brother Yu are the assistants. You two must obey orders and don't dare to do the following!!"
Yu Ye frowned slightly.
We are just patrolling the mountains together, but there is still a distinction between superior and inferior?
"hehe!"
Zhan Kun smiled flatteringly and said flatteringly: "What an honor it is to be able to follow Senior Brother Wen. If anyone dares to do the following, I will never agree!"
"Uh-huh!"
Wen Gui was deeply pleased and praised: "Junior brother Zhan is very good and has a bright future!" He waved his hand, and before leaving, he added: "I have to summon a few juniors to give lectures, and we are full of trivial matters!"
Zhan Kun raised his hands to send them off in a respectful manner, but then blinked and said with a smile: "Junior brother Yu, you and I are new here, so we don't know anything about it, so why don't we get acquainted with each other?"
His honest smile had deceived many people, and Senior Brother Wen was obviously not spared.
Although Yu Ye was nearly eighty years old, had experienced countless ups and downs, and was familiar with human nature and various conspiracies, he still could not imitate Senior Brother Zhan's sophistication and tact.
At this time, it was almost dusk, but the surroundings were hazy and surrounded by wind and sand. The hills where the houses and wooden buildings are located are dark and silent, as if the world has been isolated and desolate since ancient times.
A hundred feet away, a hexagonal stone pavilion stands. The word Puze is engraved under the overhanging eaves, and there are other writings on the stone pillars on the left and right: Yunshuize through the ages, vicissitudes of life.
"The land called Pu Ze is all yellow sand and Gobi, or it may have been a vast expanse of land. There is no way to discern the mysteries of heaven and earth!"
Zhan Kun and Yu Ye walked closer and saw the desolation far and near. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and twirled his beard, feeling very emotional.
Yu Ye also wanted to echo a few words, but he just nodded silently.
"Huh?"
Zhan Kun switched to voice transmission and asked with concern: "Why do you talk so little? Could it be that you are tired from the journey?"
"That's not the case, I'm clumsy with my mouth!"
"Haha, I remember that you were sharp-tongued and never suffered a loss in an argument with me. But once you were in a safe situation, you would be sharp and harmless, as if you were a different person."
Yu Ye smiled and said nothing.
Zhan Kun understood him, and heard him say again: "However, Brother Linghu and Brother Xun asked me to let you know, I'm afraid this place is not peaceful!"
"oh?"
"The two brothers secretly inquired and learned that the reason why the Tianji Sect is eager to recruit disciples to guard the portals in various places may be related to the grievances of the Immortal Sect back then."
"Grudges between immortals?"
"I heard that a sect of demonic cultivators was destroyed by the five immortal sects, and there have been endless grievances and fights, but the details are not clear..."
Some people died, but not completely...
