Heavy rain fell, hitting Lu Shanjun's face and clothes, and then slid to the ground again. The entire platform was soon soaked by the rain, washing away all the remaining gray, black and blood stains.
Hu Yun was watching all this from a distance and felt that Lu Shanjun was just standing in the rain looking at the sky, and he didn't seem to be trying to hide.
As the rain washed the huge stone platform, it became cleaner and cleaner, and the color seemed to become clearer and clearer, just like a bright plate washed in the rain, which also attracted Hu Yun's attention to the platform.
As if his attention was also attracted by the platform, Lu Shanjun finally lowered his head, looked at the platform under his feet, then looked at Hu Yun on the side, and asked with a smile.
"Why, you don't want to congratulate me?"
Hu Yun finally came to his senses and quickly put his paws together and saluted Lu Shanjun.
"Congratulations, Shanjun, on your successful transformation. From now on, you will travel the world!"
“Hahaha, indeed!”
Lu Shanjun laughed loudly, jumped down from the huge rock on the platform, landed steadily on the hill, and then strode towards his cave.
Because of lightning strikes, this area of the mountains had scorch marks in many places and many trees were set on fire by lightning, but it rained heavily at this moment and quickly extinguished the fire.
There was no lightning, and dark clouds covered the sky and heavy rain was pouring down. The visibility in the mountains became extremely low, but it did not have much impact on Lu Shanjun and Hu Yun.
Soon, Lu Shanjun arrived at his own cave. As he continued to walk inside, some stalactites appeared above his head.
Lu Shanjun pointed his finger at the stalactites above, and fluorescent light appeared on each stalactite, soon illuminating the cave.
At your feet is a small, clear pool of water. Because of the black rock bottom, it looks like a smooth mirror under the light.
Although Lu Shanjun already knew what he looked like after successfully transforming, when he looked in the mirror at this moment, he still had a special feeling about his current appearance.
“It feels like something is missing.”
After looking for a long time, Lu Shanjun touched his head and finally realized what was wrong. When he was making the clothes, he did not turn out the hairpin.
After thinking about it, Lu Shanjun stretched out his little finger and flicked it lightly, and a sharp claw as long as his forearm fell off. Then he used his index finger as a carving knife and quickly started working on this slightly curved claw.
Soon, a slightly curved white hairpin appeared in Lu Shanjun's hand. The material looked like white jade and ivory.
Then Lu Shanjun tied part of her long hair into a bun and secured it with a hairpin.
"That's about it!"
Hu Yun also kept looking up and down at Lu Shanjun from the side. Perhaps because of his human form, Lu Shanjun at this moment did not give Hu Yun as much oppression as in the past.
"Mr. Lu Shan, now that you have successfully transformed, are you going to leave Niu Kui Mountain?"
Hearing Hu Yun's question, Lu Shanjun also answered with emotion.
"Yes, I have been trapped in Niu Kui Mountain for so many years. Since I have transformed into a human, I naturally need to go out and take a look. I also have to fulfill the promise I made that year..."
Having said that, Lu Shanjun looked down at the red fox.
"However, I will not leave right away. I will consolidate my cultivation and state of mind for a while. The injuries from the thunder tribulation cannot be healed immediately. I will restore my condition to the best before leaving."
Lu Shanjun knew very well what the fox was worried about, but it would eventually happen.
Hearing this answer, Chihu was obviously relieved. Mr. Ji left and no one knew when he would come back. Yin Qing left and had never come back. Even Lu Shanjun was leaving. He felt uncomfortable.
"Okay, you and I will practice together first."
After Lu Shanjun finished speaking, he turned around and strode towards the front half of the cave. He came to the hay where he used to lie down, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate his breath in the posture of a human cultivator.
Hu Yun jumped over there a few times and looked at Lu Shanjun who was regulating his breathing with his eyes closed. There was a recess on the cave wall behind him, on which was placed the calligraphy that Ji Yuan had given him, with four large characters "Reborn" written on it.
"I practice too!"
Hu Yun thought to himself, and lay down beside Lu Shanjun, invoking his divine power and starting to breathe in the surrounding spiritual energy.
The heavy rain outside was still pouring down, and the entire Niukui Mountain and the surrounding areas seemed exceptionally quiet. No one knew why the thunder was so loud in the first half of the night, and what had happened in the deep mountains.
Spring is the season of revival and rebirth. After a thunderstorm, the mountains are moistened and everything seems more vibrant.
In the following period of time, the ashes left by the trees destroyed by lightning around the platform rock became new nutrients. New vegetation sprouted and grew here, and new branches grew on the stumps of some trees.
The original burnt black color was gradually replaced by new green.
The injuries Lu Shanjun suffered from the thunder tribulation also healed bit by bit like revived vegetation. His realm since his transformation also gradually consolidated, and his cultivation reached its peak in just one or two months.
Finally, on this day, Lu Shanjun, who had been practicing with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, and a gleam of divine light flashed in his eyes.
Looking around, the red fox was not around, but not long after, he saw Hu Yun jumping in from outside. Lu Shanjun smelled a faint smell of blood, and it was obvious that the fox had just returned from hunting.
Lu Shanjun stood up and said to the red fox.
"Hu Yun, take me to Mr. Ji's residence."
"Oh, now?"
"Well, now."
The red fox nodded, jumped out of the cave again, looked back at Lu Shanjun and said.
"Then you follow me!"
After saying that, the red fox began to leap quickly in the mountains, but would look back from time to time. However, every time Lu Shanjun followed it slowly, so the red fox no longer slowed down and started to run at full speed.
Although Lu Shanjun has always respected Ji Yuan over the years, for well-known reasons, it is not convenient for him to go down the mountain to visit his mentor's home. Every time he has to wait for his mentor to come to the mountain to see him in person.
So among the wishes in Lu Shanjun's heart, there is a small wish that he hopes to visit his mentor's home in person.
The man and the fox walked very fast. The rugged mountains with dense vegetation seemed like flat ground under their feet. After traveling through Niu Kui Mountain for more than an hour, they had reached the outer mountain area and would soon be out of Niu Kui Mountain.
At this moment, Lu Shanjun was unusually nervous. He could have ridden the wind out of the mountain, but he wanted to walk step by step to Ning'an County with his feet on the ground.
Finally, Lu Shanjun walked out of Niukui Mountain for the first time, went down the hill and came to the road outside.
Hu Yun often went down the mountain from a place where he could see a mountain village not far away. At this time, Lu Shanjun could see the children playing in the village, the leather drying in the village, and the smoke from the houses. It felt extremely novel.
Keep going along the road, Ning'an County is only a few dozen miles away from here, and it is a truly flat land. In a short while, the man and the fox have arrived outside the county.
Ning'an County, which produced the literary giant Yin Zhaoxian, now has a strong learning atmosphere. Even students from other counties come to study in the county middle school, so it is not uncommon to see scholars coming to the county middle school.
But the color of Lu Shanjun's clothes was mainly light yellow, which was not out of place, so he brushed his sleeves a few times with both hands before entering the city, and the color of his clothes naturally changed to light blue. Except for some thin black cloud patterns on the sleeves, it was very consistent with the appearance of a scholar in blue clothes.
Ning'an County has always been a quiet place, but also a lively place.
Entering the city, the sounds of people walking around, the discussions in restaurants and teahouses, the hawking of vendors in shops, etc. seem noisy but full of life.
This is a completely different environment from the one in the mountains. Although Lu Shanjun appears calm on the surface, his heart is mixed with excitement and novelty, and he is trying hard to adapt.
When Hu Yun arrived in the city, he had already used the sleight of hand. He led the way carefully in front, looking left and right.
"Hu Yun, what are you looking at? Is there anyone here who is against you?"
Lu Shanjun finally discovered that something was wrong with the red fox and was being too cautious, but as far as he knew, even the city god of the county would not do anything to Hu Yun.
"Hey, Shanjun, you don't understand. I have some 'mortal enemies' in the county. Although I don't really care about them, it will be very troublesome if I meet them. It's better to be careful. Now that they are not here, let's move faster. Tianniufang is in that direction!"
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Lu Shanjun was a little confused, but he didn't ask too many questions. Instead, he was very considerate and finally quickened his pace.
“Selling braised pork noodles~~~ Delicious braised pork noodles, and mutton offal~~~~”
Outside Tianniufang, someone was shouting to attract customers at the Sunji noodle stall. Lu Shanjun subconsciously looked over there and then turned into Tianniufang.
"I wonder if Master has ever eaten noodles here."
Whenever he met someone along the way, they would subconsciously look at him, a stranger, twice, and Lu Shanjun would occasionally smile and bow. He could even imagine that when these people met their mentor, they would say "Hello, Mr. Ji".
Soon, the man and the fox arrived at a small courtyard in the innermost remote corner. The jujube tree in the courtyard was like a green canopy, covering the small pavilion.
Lu Shanjun looked at the old copper lock on the courtyard gate, at the peeling paint on the gate, then raised his head to see a plaque with the words "Ju'an Xiaoge" hanging high. The handwriting did not look magical, and it was not written by the master. The color was also dull, and some words were even missing.
He looked around and saw no one, so he followed Hu Yun's example and jumped over the wall.
A well covered with stone slabs, a stone table and four stone benches, a simple courtyard house, a large vat with a wooden cover outside the kitchen, and a thick and lush jujube tree in the middle of the courtyard...
This is Ju'an Pavilion, the home of my mentor.
Even though he had not returned for a long time, Ji Yuan's aura was everywhere around him, and Lu Shanjun was full of emotion at this moment.
"Who among those vulgar people in the world could have imagined that a being like our Master lives here!"