Chen Heng looked around and realized that he was already in a gorgeous palace.
The pearls are decorated with pearls, the peacocks paint the screen, His Highness is singing the beautiful music, and two rows of beauties are dancing to the music, graceful and charming, as bright as flying goddesses.
In this palace, the master of Huaiwu Cave is sitting in the main seat with a slight smile on his face. In the adjacent seats to the left and right are Cui Wuyue, the master of Wuguang Sect, and Xie Tan, the master of Huashen Mansion.
In addition to these three people, there are several seats arranged in sequence, each of which is a Dongxuan refiner from several small sects.
The person who spoke just now was Xie Tan from Huashen Mansion.
Judging from his appearance, he was probably around 20 years old. He had a jade face and red lips, beautiful eyes and clear eyebrows, and skin as white as snow. He looked like a handsome young man from the world.
In his hand, he slowly shook a tortoise-shell watercolor and gold-painted folding fan. There were twelve beauties painted on the fan, some were noble and wise, some were pure and beautiful, some were demure, some were coquettish, some were charming... Although their temperaments were different, they all had different temperaments. It is a unique beauty, with her complexion and figure outlined in fine brushwork so lifelike and delicate, as if she will step off the fan at any time.
The brilliance of her face overshadowed all the dancing beauties, just like a candle compared to the bright moon.
"This folding fan is the proud work of Master Tao Han of the Chu Zhao Sect. Did you think there was something strange about the beauty on the fan just now? She has a keen sense of consciousness, and she is considered a talent among Qi practitioners."
Xie Tan suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his fan, and said with a smile:
"As long as you inject true energy into this fan and recite a spell, you can summon these twelve beauties from the fan. Their transformation will be the same as real people. Within three hours, no matter how you toss it, it will not matter. .
Even if he died accidentally, he would just turn into a ray of divine energy and return to the fan. After spending some more energy, he could summon it again... And these beauties can still fight against enemies. What, it's really fun. ? "
He pointed at Chen Heng and said disapprovingly:
"If you have passed the test and are destined to worship at the Flower God's Mansion and practice Taoism under my sect, this small thing can be regarded as a meeting gift for me."
Become a disciple?
Does this not only mean to be accepted into the monastery, but also to personally recruit disciples? !
When the other refiners heard this, they were all shocked, with different expressions on their faces, and they could no longer maintain the calmness on their faces.
At the main seat, the eyes of Huaiwu Cave Master were dim and dark, but after a few moments, they turned into a happy smile, as if they were proud of themselves.
"What is Xie Tan so crazy about? It's unexpected to accept people into the mountain gate! And he actually wants to recruit disciples himself?!"
He was still kind on his face, but in his heart he was confused and cursed secretly:
"Is this Chen Heng really such a gifted genius? Even Xie Tan, a man from the 12th generation clan, is tempted, and wants to add Qingmu? But Madam's page of the Golden Medal of the Earth must be to refine a highly talented person into a devil's companion. Only then can he succeed... If Chen Heng is really accepted as a disciple by Xie Tan, then I will train him or not..."
If you were to become a demon companion, if the real Yuanshen of the Flower God Mansion spied on the clues, it would be a straightforward death.
And if you don’t practice.
What a pity...
My wife is not far away from cultivating the heavenly magic. If she succeeds, she can escape from the circle of Gang Qi above her head and leave the world of Kyushu.
From now on, fish enter the sea and birds fly into the sky, free from the fetters of cages and nets.
The sky is big and the earth is big, you can fly freely. You no longer need to hide here and there like a genus in the gutter, worrying about being trampled to death at any time.
But when Huaiwu Cave Master was hesitating.
The master of the Blood Lotus Sect could not help but frown, suppressed his anger, and spoke to persuade:
"Thank you, senior brother, is this-"
"I know that this boy has killed many people from the Blood Lotus Sect, but the principle of survival of the fittest is also a part of the destiny of heaven and earth. Be more open-minded and don't worry about it."
Xie Tan interrupted him disapprovingly: "In the future, the Blood Lotus Sect will serve as a separate courtyard of the Flower God Mansion. You are all from the same sect, so you'd better not make too much of a fuss."
The Blood Lotus Sect's master choked for a moment, and the expression on his face changed several times, but he finally retreated to the seat with helpless hands, and even forced a smile at Chen Heng.
"How is it? Boy, what do you think? Huashen Mansion is the largest sect in the Southern Region, and Xie is the eldest Xie family from the twelve generations of the family. Although he is not favored among the side branches, he is still good at all. People from the Twelve Generations."
Xie Tan was not afraid of exposing his own shortcomings and didn't take it seriously at all. He just lightly shook his fan and said:
"I see that your xinxing is the right one for you to be a cultivator, and it is even rarer that your temperament matches mine. Whether you are willing to join Mr. Xie's sect or not is up to you."
Yuan Yangsheng's eyes shone when he heard this, and he couldn't help but wink at Chen Heng.
Besides him, the six-fingered casual cultivator named Lu Yu was even more envious.
Now, the top three in Huaiwu Cave are the three of them.
Chen Heng and Yuan Yangsheng shared the essence in Qin Xian's porcelain bottle equally, occupying two seats for practicing Qi.
There were only six foundation-building cultivators from the Blood Lotus Sect who entered the Huaiwu Cave, and five of them died. Only one Mo Can saw the opportunity early and escaped early, so he managed to survive.
But the essence captured by Mo Can also belonged to Qin Xian.
Therefore, after going back and forth like this, the casual cultivator Lu Yu picked up a leak, used the foundation cultivation method, and narrowly escaped being ranked among the top three.
In the envious or complicated eyes of these people.
Even because of Chen Heng's Qi-nurturing skills, his heart was shocked and he felt momentarily absent-minded.
Is this... done?
Didn't he just want to worship a powerful sect with spiritual veins of blessed land and seek the true Dharma to achieve immortality?
I originally thought that I would go into the abyss and go through life and death in order to collect enough monastic qualifications to participate in a "Feast of Fragrance", but I didn't expect that in these few words, the way forward had been decided.
"However, this also mentions the word "test method". Is it necessary to fight in the 'Feast of Fang'? It is inevitable that Diyuan and his party..."
Chen Heng lowered his eyebrows and quickly calmed down again.
Although I don’t know if I want to truly worship into the Flower God Mansion, there will be many ups and downs.
But at least.
Now there is a real excuse...
Although the Flower God Mansion cannot compare with the supreme eight sects and six sects, at any rate, there is still Yuanshen Zhenren stationed in the world. In this vast southern region, it is also a huge immortal giant.
Not to mention that the refiner who wanted to accept him as his disciple was from a clan of twelve generations. He had an extremely distinguished family and was extremely noble.
No matter where you look from, it is a golden avenue stretching to the sky.
Chen Heng's mind was spinning. As soon as he thought about this, he didn't hesitate anymore. He immediately bowed to the ground and called him his disciple.
"No rush, no rush."
Before he could finish his salute, Xie Tan, who was sitting at the table, made a weak gesture, and an invisible force stopped him and lifted him up.
Chen Heng raised his head and saw Xie Tan looking over with a half-smile. He gently closed the fan bones and made a "snap" sound.
"Although I am optimistic about your future and intend to form a master-disciple relationship with you, the matter of practicing together, the husband, the land, and the wealth, especially the master's companion, is of great importance and should not be taken lightly, not in a few words. It can be decided.
You need to pass my trial method, and have the Flower God Mansion check the causal entanglements such as bloodline, life experience, etc. Only after everything is correct can you truly enter my Xie Tan's door and follow me to participate in the return of the soul. False Tao fruit. As for now..."
Xie Tan sighed and said:
"I can't bear to thank someone for your gift of master and disciple. It's too late. It's too late."
As soon as this statement came out.
The envious eyes of Lu Yu and others changed again, adding a bit of surprise and hesitation, obviously they couldn't figure out Xie Tan's path.
Even Huaiwu Cave Master was surprised and stopped raising the wine bottle in front of him, not understanding what Xie Tan meant.
"Isn't this pretty boy just looking for someone to have fun?"
Yuan Yangsheng lowered his head quietly and cursed in his heart, saying:
"Just now I said it so truthfully, as if I was about to become a disciple and drink tea, it was so sweet, but now I'm making it so easy, I feel like I'm not a human being! I hate these pretentious pretty boys the most in my life. If I couldn't beat them, I would definitely I’m going to kick his ass into pieces with one kick!”
While everyone in the palace was making speculations, Chen Heng's face remained as usual, he nodded calmly and asked:
"I wonder what the test method the refiner mentioned is exactly?"
"Of course, we are following the old rules and everything is business as usual."
Xie Tan said: "When you get out of the abyss of the earth and gain enough qualifications to participate in a 'Feast of Fragrance' and get the ranking, then you and I will have the fate of master and disciple."
"But I wonder why I know about Diyuan."
He glanced at Chen Heng lightly and said:
"Ai Jian, the leader of your Xuanzhen sect, and I have known each other for a long time. He was living in the Shangyu Ai family for a long time. Although I was better off in the Changyou Xie family, I was not allowed to be reused because I came from a side background. After he was expelled by the Yuchen Sect and came to the Southern Territory, our two aristocratic families often drank together, and we were all brothers in distress.
After being friends for these years, I am well aware of the narrow-mindedness of Ai Jian. If he takes you directly back to Huashen Mansion, with his calculating and vicious temperament developed since he lost his father when he was young, even though he doesn't say anything on the face, he can't say it in his heart. You also want to blame me.
As friends and members of the same family, I don't want to embarrass him. "
Xie Tan gave a rare explanation.
As for the reason for participating in the 'Feast of Fragrance', and even collecting the funds to enter, it was the trial method mentioned by Xie Tan.
If he died in the abyss of the earth without enough money, or if he failed to get a place in the "Feast of Fragrance", then he deserved such a bad fate, and Xie Tan would not give him a second glance.
The struggle to cross the immortal path has always been fierce.
The Demon Sect vividly demonstrates the principles of the weak and the strong and the survival of the fittest.
Winner takes all, loser for Kou.
The laws and regulations are like this, they are strict and intolerant.
"Your Huashen Mansion is worthy of being the demon sect. If you accept a disciple, you will accept a disciple. Yet you have come up with these fallacies and caused so much trouble."
At this time, Cui Wuyue, the master of Wuguang Sect, suddenly sneered.
He glanced at Chen Heng unkindly and turned around. There seemed to be a ball of fierce light bursting out in the palace, turning it into a vast expanse of white. It was filled with murderous intent and roared into the void!
"Is cultivating Taoism and becoming a disciple a trivial matter? Even though I am optimistic about this boy, I don't want to hurt my old friend's face, and I don't want to violate the rules of the 'Feast of Fragrance' that have been passed down for thousands of years, so I can only make this decision. ”
Xie Tan just lightly pressed his hand, and the white brilliance was instantly dimmed, and Cui Wuyue suddenly groaned, obviously suffering a small loss in this contest.
"Even Lord Shenwu Shuhua, when he accepted True Lord Yushu as his disciple, had to test his heart three times to find out his character, destiny and character, not to mention me, Xie Tan?"
He looked at Cui Wuyue with a smile and said:
"Although I am from a side background, I am at least a member of the Changyou Xie clan. With my abilities as a junior, I am afraid that I am still far from qualified to fight with me. Now that I have received a small punishment but a big warning, please don't come back to seek death again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Wuyue's eyes suddenly hurt, and black blood flowed out.
He turned his Xuan Gong away a few times in shock and fear, looked at Xie Tan in shock, covered his face with his sleeves in shame, and flew out of the palace without stopping.
"You idiot with mud legs, you really don't know the heights of the world, and you don't know how to live or die."
After Cui Wuyue left the table angrily, several Dongxuan masters including Huaiwu Cave Master lowered their heads and remained silent.
Xie Tan looked at a few people coldly, then turned to Chen Heng and said:
"I've made the regulations clear. Obviously I can't put you in the door immediately. What do you think?"
"Thanks to Master Refiner's care, Heng is overjoyed, so how can he dare to say anything more."
Chen Heng bowed his head.
"Aren't you afraid of dying in the abyss of the earth or at the Fang Fang Banquet?"
"If you become a king or lose a bandit, if you die, it will be the fate of Heng."
"Okay! Okay! This is how it should be!"
Xie Tan was startled at first, then put his palms up and laughed:
"If you can really enter my door, in a few months, I will also be a golden elixir. Seeing your nature, I must ask my ancestors to teach you the "Twenty-Four Flower Gods Canon" so that you can also Come and practice the fundamental scriptures that have been passed down by the Flower God Mansion for tens of thousands of years!"
Chen Heng bowed respectfully.
But this time, Xie Tan accepted it calmly, and handed the folding fan with twelve beauties in his hand to Chen Heng, laughed loudly, and flew away.
"..."
Huaiwu Cave Master looked at this scene with a complicated and unspeakable expression. He was silent for a moment, and then he finally came back to his senses. He laughed as if nothing happened, held hands with Chen Heng, and started the banquet again.
Immediately, the music started melodiously again, and it didn't stop until two hours later. This time, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.
Not only did Chen Heng and others get what the Huaiwu Cave Master had originally promised, but they also received a lot of guidance on practice. The harvest was quite fruitful.
And before bidding farewell.
Chen Heng suddenly stopped.
By some strange coincidence, I asked the master of Huaiwu Cave.
"I dare to ask the cave master, I wonder what Master Xie just said about the entrance to the Flower God Mansion and the need to check the bloodline and life experience. What is the explanation?"
"Bloodline? This is easy to say..."
Huaiwu Cave Master's face smelled of alcohol, so he was not surprised that he asked this question, so he only said kindly:
"It is the sect rule of each major sect to check the disciple's bloodline and life experience. They all have unique and powerful techniques. Once the spell is cast, not only you, but also the lines of several generations of your ancestors can be clearly read.
Acting like this is also because he is afraid that the disciple will have a big karma behind him and cause trouble for the sect, so he can take precautions in advance and screen out those who are carrying trouble. However, my little Taoist friend is innocent, so it doesn’t matter! Don’t worry! rest assured! "
Chen Heng was slightly startled, then he cupped his hands and thanked her.
The master of Huaiwu Cave didn't stay long. He just told Chen Heng and the others to remember to come and listen to the sermon the next day, and then returned to the hall.
…
…
at this time.
It was already getting dusk, and the thousands of evening lights were so sad and deep that half of the sky was filled with soft light like a gauze.
The Ji Ji San Lu Yu only slightly arched his hands towards Chen Heng and the two of them, and then hurriedly walked away, not daring to stay by Chen Heng's side for a moment longer. He was obviously frightened.
"The folding fan given to you by Master Huashenfu is really a good treasure, a real good treasure! Look at it! Show it to me!"
Yuan Yangsheng glanced at Lu Yu and didn't think so.
He just leaned towards Chen Heng and begged, just asking for a look from the beauty.
Chen Heng had been pestered by him for a long time and was too lazy to talk to Yuan Yangsheng anymore. He just took out the gold-painted folding fan from his sleeve and separated the fan bones.
"Okay! These legs are very long, and here..."
Yuan Yangsheng swallowed hard, gestured with his hand on his chest, and said in horror:
"It's bigger than my head. Is this really such a big woman? I don't believe it! It must be a lie!
Brother Chen, you have to summon her down. I'm going to criticize her tonight to see what kind of monster it is that dares to confuse your Taoist mind! To confuse Brother Chen’s heart is to make me, Yuan, an enemy. I cannot live with this woman! "
"She can't mess with my mind, but you can."
Chen Heng said calmly: "Wipe your saliva, don't be embarrassed."
But at this moment, Yuan Yangsheng's eyes were shining brightly and he was swallowing saliva.
Chen Heng suddenly put his fingers together, "brushed" the folding fan and put it into his sleeves, his eyes drooping slightly.
"What are you doing? I only tasted two people, and there are still ten beauties left!"
Seeing that the folding fan was suddenly put away, Yuan Yangsheng came back from his obsession and complained: "After all, we have been through life and death. We are all brothers. How can you be so stingy!"
Chen Heng didn't respond to his words.
When Yuan Yangsheng looked up in confusion, he saw a slim girl wearing a curtain hat standing on the pontoon not far away.
Next to the girl, there is a chubby girl in Tsing Yi squatting, holding a piece of cake in one hand, her cheeks are bulging from eating.
