"Master Ji Lu? Hello, Senior Sister Sun." When Lin Xin heard that it was from Dantang, or was sent by Master Ji Lu, he immediately bowed his head and respected him.
"There's no need to be too polite. Come with me." Sun Zhijin smiled.
Lin Xin didn't dare to be negligent. He was waiting outside with a good temper. He didn't know how long he had been waiting. This was enough face.
The two hurriedly followed one after the other, and walked straight along the river, and soon came to the stone steps filled with clouds and mist.
The small pagoda on the side of the stone steps is still there, and there are a few new disciples at the door who just went in to receive the new disciples' configuration package. They were all led by senior brothers and sisters, which reminded Lin Xin unconsciously of the situation when he first came here.
In the blink of an eye, almost a year has passed.
"Let's go, junior brother." Sun Zhijue walked up the first step and looked back at Lin Xin.
"Yes." Lin Xin hurriedly agreed, using a concealment formation to hide his cultivation base. Although he didn't know if it would work, it was better to hide something than not to hide at all.
He followed Sun Zhixuan up the stone steps, step by step, the speed of both of them was extremely fast, just like ordinary people running.
Soon hundreds of steps passed without knowing it.
Lin Xin felt that the white clouds and mist around him were getting thicker and thicker. Looking back, he could only see the steps more than ten meters away behind him.
"Follow me, don't be slow, I hold the entry token, without this thing, you will be completely lost in this cloud and mist, and then be swallowed by the mountain guardian spirit beast." Sun Zhiyu reminded in front.
Lin Xin quickly responded.
He has long been curious about the cloud-shrouded area above the Pine Forest Sword Sect, and now he can really get in touch with it, and he has a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
Both of them stopped talking after that, and accelerated to catch up.
Amidst the white mist, on the gray and white stone steps with no end in sight, from a distance, two small dots are constantly moving upwards.
Around them, those clouds and white air seemed to be alive, constantly trying to surround the two of them, but they were separated by an invisible barrier.
Time passed bit by bit, until Lin Xin felt a little out of breath and gradually couldn't keep up with Sun Zhijin's footsteps, finally a blurred courtyard and pavilion appeared in front of him.
Looking up, the pavilion is hidden between the white air and the green shade, hazy, seemingly real or fake.
"Be careful." Sun Zhiyu's voice came again from the front, "This is the area where Qi practitioners are active, follow me closely, otherwise I won't be able to save you if something goes wrong."
"good."
Lin Xin looked around, the courtyards and pavilions on the left and right were surrounded by white air, but they only extended to the two sides of the stone steps, and looking up, the front was still hazy with white mist, and he didn't know how long the stone steps were.
The two walked towards the pavilion on the right, and boarded a white jade arch bridge. Under the bridge was a light green river with pink lotus flowers floating, and a few golden carps were swimming in it.
Lin Xin didn't have time to take a closer look, so he continued to follow Sun Zhijue down the bridge, turned east and west, passed through pavilions, corridors, and aisles, and soon came to a small courtyard. In the courtyard stood a black stone statue, which was a saber. The man made a posture of riding the clouds and wanted to fly, and the clouds carved from white stone were under his feet.
It so happened that two boys combing their buns walked up to them. They were dressed in clean white clothes and had red lips and white teeth. They were really cute.
The two were only twelve or thirteen years old, and they were both girls. One was holding a black stone earthen pot, and the other was holding a delicate yellow wooden box. Seeing Sun Zhijin, the two quickly bowed their knees and saluted.
"I've seen Fairy Sun." The boy's voice was crisp and clear, and the surrounding clouds were still lingering, and eight trigrams and yin and yang fish patterns could be seen from time to time on the walls and floors, giving people a fairy-like, dreamlike feeling.
"Xiaoyun Xiaoyu, is brother still in the alchemy room?" Sun Zhijin asked casually.
"It's still there, but a fairy elder just walked in, and it seems that something happened." The boy on the right replied respectfully.
"Immortal head? Where did you come from?" Sun Zhiyu continued to ask.
"It's from outside." The boy on the right replied quickly.
"Is it outside..." Sun Zhixuan nodded to show that he understood. Turning back to Lin Xindao, "Senior brother is receiving guests, let's wait outside first."
"Okay." Lin Xinying said.
The two were led by the boy, entered a wing room, served tea, and waited slowly.
Sun Zhiyu calmed down, took a sip of tea, and entered the state of cultivation.
Lin Xin carefully observed his surroundings.
At a glance, it is no different from ordinary gymnasiums.
But if you look closely, you can find that the ground, walls, and even the roof here are all made of a kind of black hard stone. This stone is very strange, the surface will have a naturally generated fine texture, just like human skin.
Lin Xin sat on the seat, facing the gate. He looked out, and there was a white cloud and mist outside the gate, and he couldn't see anything clearly. After the boy had served tea, he had already left. The two of them were left quietly waiting in the wing room.
After waiting for more than half an hour, a boy came in again.
"Fairy Sun, this guest, the master invites you to come over."
When Sun Zhijin heard the words, she nodded, got up and followed outside. Lin Xin followed closely and went out the door.
Go out to the left and walk along the long corridor, and there is a figure walking in front of you.
Lin Xin didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the other party approached, he was slightly surprised.
The man looked peaceful, dressed in the clothes of a wealthy businessman, and his appearance was no different from that of an ordinary middle-aged man.
but... ..
The two ears of this person are extremely huge. The two earlobes are as big as footballs, like two huge meat bags, hanging down to the sides of the waist, shaking and shaking when walking, very strange.
Seeing Lin Xin paying attention to his ears, the man turned his eyes and gave him a friendly smile.
Sun Zhijuan and Lin Xin also quickly smiled back, but did not speak. The two sides passed by.
"Is this...?" Lin Xin couldn't help asking when the man walked away.
"This is a person from the Outer Lands. All the monks in Chang'er Country are like this. You will get used to it after seeing more of them." Sun Zhixuan replied lightly.
"The country with long ears?" Lin Xinqi asked, "Could it be that the people in the whole country have ears like this?"
"Yes." Sun Zhijin smiled, "The scope of contact with Qi practitioners is different from that of yours. You will gradually see more of them in the future, so you just get used to it. The Outland is so big that there are endless strange stories and strange stories, so don't be surprised."
Lin Xin nodded, suppressed a series of questions in his heart, and continued to follow Sun Zhiyu, passing through a small pond that was as hot as a hot spring, and soon came to a small pavilion next to several pink flower trees.
Inside the pavilion, Ji Lu was sitting in front of a low table. A small charcoal stove was burning in front of him. There was a vermilion teapot on it, and he was carefully turning the teapot.
Strangely, wisps of water vapor spewed out from the mouth of the teapot rolled and twisted in the air, constantly transforming into hazy white air butterflies.
The butterflies only exist for a moment, and they fade away naturally when they fly less than one meter out of the mouth of the teapot. But the good news is that new white air butterflies are constantly flying out of the mouth of the teapot.
"Come on, come on, let's drink the butterfly tea I just bought together." Ji Lu didn't even get up, as if he knew they were coming, he turned his back to them and said softly.
"This is a new product this year."
"I don't need it, brother's alchemy is finished? It's really free." Sun Zhiyu said helplessly. "I still have something to do. I'll go back first after I get it for you."
Ji Lu turned around and smiled.
"Junior Sister has worked hard. I have to preside over the preparations for the Sword Listening Conference, and I have to help my senior brother in my busy schedule."
"Hard work doesn't count, anyway, there are tasks to get rewards." Sun Zhiyu replied softly, "Then I'll leave first."
"good."
Lin Xin quickly bowed his head to Sun Zhiyu, and watched her leave.
After Sun Zhijin left, Ji Lu waved to Lin Xin.
Lin Xin walked into the pavilion and saw that there was only one futon opposite Jilu, apparently for himself, so he went and sat down cross-legged.
"You've done a good job about the human face." Ji Lu got straight to the point as soon as he spoke, and Lin Xin's heart skipped a beat.
"Thank you uncle for your compliment. This disciple just did what a person with a conscience should do." Lin Xin quickly replied.
Ji Lu didn't answer, carefully took out two cinnabar teacups, gently lifted the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for each of them.
The tea water was clear and crystal clear, like mercury with a faint silvery light, silvery on the outside and transparent on the inside, very strange.
The tea was poured into the cup, and the white air butterfly gradually disappeared.
"I called you here because I wanted to take a serious look at you. After all, I came from Hongsong City." Ji Luping said peacefully. "Secondly, I'll give you a cup of this unique butterfly tea. Brother Zhong Xuan has already mentioned your matter to me. I spent a lot of money to get this good thing that can stabilize the inner energy. I didn't expect you to advance yourself. solved the problem."
Lin News said that his heart suddenly felt a little warm. Master Ji Lu really didn't call him for nothing, it was true, it was true. An accident is definitely the most reliable backer.
"Master, you have to worry about it..." he said quickly.
Ji Lu smiled slightly.
"It can be seen that you are already innate. I didn't like you at first, but now I didn't expect you to reach this level in a year. When I mentioned it to your uncle Yunzi, he was also quite surprised. In addition There are also rumors that you have some talent in matchmaking."
"It's all rumors. My nephew is not as good as rumored. The harvest of IE is also the struggle between life and death." Lin Xin bowed his head and said helplessly.
"So what? Although it's not as stunning and talented as the Dugu siblings, it's possible that you will have a place in the next Little Four Show." Ji Lu didn't think so.
"Little Sixiu?"
"Listen to the top four innate talents of Jiangu Valley, who are included in the Little Four Talents. They can get double support and attention from the sect, and there are many privileges. They can be regarded as preparatory Qi trainers. Of course, the Dugu sisters and brothers have spirit gathering bodies, so they don't count. Inside, they are just listening to Jian Gu and going through the motions, you can't compare them, they are destined to be great masters of qi training...the innate dao foundation...how many people envy what they desire..." Ji Lu sighed , It seems to be the injustice of helpless fate.
He picked up the teacup, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.