Bailu Academy, located outside Taichang City, is an inconspicuous one among the many academies in Nan County. In the eyes of outsiders, its rank is only in the middle of many academies. If there is any characteristic of this academy, it is not built in a certain big city, but on the famous "Yutian Mountain" in Nan County.
This Yutian mountain is a famous spiritual mountain in Taichang Prefecture. There are more than ten peaks of different sizes. Although it is not steep and magnificent, it is like spring all the year round, and there are strange flowers everywhere. There are several rare spiritual trees and spiritual fruits that can only be planted and survived on this mountain, so they are listed as one of the thirteen spiritual mountains in Nan County.
Bailu Academy is built in the Huanyun Peak of this mountain. From the halfway up to the peak, there are large pavilions built. The area is really not small, enough to accommodate more than a thousand people.
But it stands to reason that with such a great name on the mountain, this obscure Bailu Academy is completely unqualified to enter the mountain. After all, there are quite famous and famous temples built on the adjacent peaks. , and Bailu Academy is not a second-class existence at all. But the strange thing is that after the Bailu Academy was built here more than a thousand years ago, no one in these temples and Taoist temples has ever made any trouble for it. On the contrary, the monks and priests in those Taoist temples and temples were polite to those students who occasionally went to and from the academy, regardless of their age, which really surprised many people.
Another peculiarity of Bailu Academy is that the ages and identities of the students enrolled in the academy are very different. The age ranges from six to seven years old to more than 20 years old, and the time for recruiting disciples every year is also not fixed. Sometimes a group is recruited in three or four years, and sometimes there is no movement in seven or eight years. But for those who entered the academy, it was very rare to see anyone coming out of the academy gate, and there was a mysterious color everywhere.
Of course, this kind of mystery is only for some local residents living at the foot of Yutian Mountain. The secular world outside the mountain is completely unaware of these abnormalities. Bailu Academy is still unknown in the entire Nan County, and few people notice.
On this day, at the foot of Huanyun Peak, two people came slowly up the mountain. One is a dignified middle-aged Confucian scholar, and the other is a young scholar in his twenties, with dark skin and ordinary appearance. It is Han Li who just appeared in Gan Mansion a month ago.
"Han Shi-nephew, Bailu Academy ended the recruitment of disciples two months ago, but I heard from old friend Gan that you have learned some miscellaneous Taoism before, and you also know the existence of immortal cultivation, so the old man brought you to the academy Give it a try. As for whether the academy will accept you, it depends on your own chance. Mr. Lu Da of Bailu Academy has a relationship with me. I will take you to meet him first. If he thinks there is no problem, you can stay in the academy It's not a problem." The middle-aged Confucian scholar said calmly while walking with his sleeves fluttering.
"Yes, everything is according to Mr. Yan's arrangement. Uncle Gan has said before coming here that this time, regardless of whether the academy admits the younger nephew or not, uncle will definitely keep this affection in mind." Han Li showed an honest look, behaved replied politely.
At this time, Han Li's aura only had the appearance of the third or fourth level of the Qi refining stage, and ordinary monks could not see his true depth at all.
On that day, he proposed to Gan Chi, the dark son of the Feng family, to help him join a certain local cultivating sect, regardless of Buddhism, Taoism, or Confucianism.
The reason why he said it so directly is that even though Gan Chi is just a mortal, the Feng family gave him instructions in the past to make friends with those monks who have entered the world for future use. So when Gan Chi heard this request, although he was surprised, he didn't feel too embarrassed. The only thing that made him a little worried was that he was afraid that Han Li would infiltrate these sects in order to plot wrongdoing, which might implicate the Gan family.
However, all the business in the Gan family has been secretly controlled by the Feng family. As long as Han Li takes out the land deed documents, everything in the Gan family can be wiped out overnight. In addition, although Gan Chi knew something about cultivating immortals, he always felt mysterious and in awe of the origin and identity of the Feng family. Therefore, under the assurance that Han Li's indifferent explanation would not lead to troubles and harm the Gan family by infiltrating the Xiuxian sect this time, he could only bite the bullet and follow orders.
After a few days of planning, Gan Chi finally chose this middle-aged Confucian surnamed Yan as a bridge to escort Han Li to Bailu Academy.
The reason for choosing this person is that compared with the Buddhist and Taoist schools, the academy recruits students much more easily. As long as they are not disciples of evil sects, even if they have a teacher's background, as long as their backgrounds are clean, they will still accept them. On the other hand, Gan Chi had shown great kindness to this Mr. Yan in the past. The other party was born in a Confucian school, and he always valued the matter of kindness and righteousness the most, and he would definitely do his best to handle this matter. Otherwise, although there are other ways, the possibility of success is not very high.
After all, although Dajin's Immortal Cultivation Sect is not as difficult to enter as Tiannan, it is also not a low-level casual cultivator who can enter as soon as he says it.
Han Li heard the name of Bailu Academy, and after finding out the location of Yutian Mountain where it was located, he secretly went over to observe the mountain's spiritual veins from a distance one night, and he was quite satisfied.
Although this spirit vein is far from being comparable to the cave where he placed many spiritual eyes in Tiannan, it is still a good spirit vein, far stronger than the other ones near Taichang City.
Speaking of which, if it wasn't for the frequent movement of things such as the spiritual eye tree, it would damage the purity of the spiritual energy inside, and if it was not placed on the spiritual veins for a long time, the spirituality would gradually lose. Finding a low-quality spiritual vein can be used for cultivation, so why bother to sneak into the big sect to practice.
And just like that, Han Li transformed himself into an in-law of a distant relative of Ganchi. On the surface, he was a low-level casual cultivator with spiritual roots and learned some superficial spells. He yearned for the road to immortality, so he asked Ganchi, a distant uncle, for help, to see if he could enter a certain sect and continue to practice.
Gan Chi found a Confucian student surnamed Yan who taught at a famous university in the city, and said that out of the idea of repaying his kindness, he agreed without hesitation.
"Well! It seems that Brother Gan has really put a lot of thought into your cousin. But it's no wonder that there is no one in the world who can have spiritual roots. Naturally, I pay more attention to you. Even if I am suffering from no spirit Root, otherwise I would have entered Bailu Academy a long time ago and practiced the way of seeking immortality." The Confucian scholar said with some emotion.
Han Li smiled, but did not respond to this remark.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar didn't say anything more, and led Han Li straight up. When he was almost halfway up the mountain, suddenly there were bursts of bells ringing from another mountain that was visible to the naked eye. The sound was clear and melodious. , People can't help but feel refreshed after listening to it.
"The Green Cicada Bell in Baoling Temple is really a rare treasure, but the eminent monks in Baoling Temple are showing off by beating it three times a day." Confucian student paused and turned his head to take a look. That mountain, which was three points taller than Huanyun Peak, shook his head and murmured.
When Han Li heard that the mountain was where the Buddhist sect was located, his eyes flashed, revealing a hint of thoughtfulness. Based on his perception, this so-called treasure is actually just a high-level magic weapon, nothing unusual.
He stretched out his hand to support the thick and long package on his back, and continued to follow the Confucian scholar up. Not long after, the two finally came to a platform halfway up the mountain, and their eyes suddenly brightened.
As far as the eye can see, it is full of emerald green and lush, and a large green bamboo forest appears in front of it. In the bamboo forest, red walls and white buildings can be vaguely seen, an elegant scenery, several white stone paths lead directly to the depths of the bamboo forest, and a huge Zhumen about several feet high can be vaguely seen at the end.
"Let's go, the main door is usually not open, just follow me to the side door." The middle-aged Confucian scholar glanced at the bamboo forest, said in his mouth, and led Han Li to the side, walking into one of the small paths , into the bamboo forest.
As a result, after several turns and eight turns, Han Li and Confucian scholar appeared in front of a pitch-black wooden door that was about ten meters high.
The door opened silently, and a young man in a white robe and Confucian shirt stepped out from inside.
"Ah, it turns out that Mr. Yan has arrived. Mr. Master is here to find Mr. Lu Da?" However, he was extremely polite, which made Han Li on the side see it, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
If it were in Tiannan, such a thing would never happen. It seems that Confucianism is really strict and strict, so that a cultivator can bow his head to a mortal. However, it is estimated that this kind of situation can only happen to low-level cultivators, and it will never happen to high-level cultivators. Han Li secretly sneered and thought.
"Well, I'm here to see Brother Lu this time. Is Mr. Lu Da free now?" The middle-aged Confucian scholar asked calmly.
"A distinguished guest has come to the lower academy. Mr. is accompanying him in the study. Let me report to Mr. Yan." The young man in white robe said after thinking for a while.
"Alright, sorry for your inconvenience!" the scholar surnamed Yan said with a smile on hearing this.
The young man in white robe knew that although the person in front of him was a mortal, he had a deep relationship with Mr. Lu Da, so of course he didn't dare to neglect him. After saying something polite, he hastily reached out and took out a sound transmission talisman, whispered a few words to it, and then raised his hand, the sound transmission talisman turned into a flame and shot backwards, disappearing in a blink of an eye.
Not long after, Han Li suddenly felt a not-so-weak divine sense flying towards them from a distance. After passing by several people, it immediately restrained itself.
Han Li's heart moved, and he knew that this was probably Mr. Lu Da. Judging from the strength of his spiritual consciousness alone, he also has the cultivation base of the early stage of alchemy, which is much higher than the expected cultivation base in the middle and late stages of foundation establishment, which surprised him a little.
For him, the lower the cultivation level of this person, the better, so it is impossible to see his method of concealment.
A moment later, the spirit wave trembled in the sky above where Han Li and the others were standing, and a man's faint voice suddenly sounded: "Is it Brother Yan? It's just in time, I have a distinguished guest here, Brother Yan, why don't you come and see me?" See you. Well, the little friend next to you, come here too."