"Back to Teacher Tian, this is Zhang Xuan, an outstanding young teacher from Hongtian College." Liu Ling introduced.
Although Mr. Tian no longer teaches him, he is still used to calling him teacher.
Once a teacher, always a father.
In this world, the dignity of teachers is very strict, and even famous teachers would not dare to violate it.
"Zhang Xuan?" Mr. Tian shook his head, his face calm and confused: "Isn't the outstanding teacher of Hongtian College Lu Xun?"
"Teacher Lu is also very good, but Teacher Zhang is not weak at all, even better." Thinking of the scenes he saw at Hongtian College in the past two days, Liu Ling couldn't help but admire.
I taught the students casually for more than ten days, and only three days of fishing and two days of drying nets failed. As a result... every student made rapid progress and their strength increased dramatically.
This kind of teaching achievement is difficult for the three of them to achieve, let alone ordinary teachers.
"Is it more than that?" Mr. Tian's eyes flashed: "Being able to receive such praise from you means that you are indeed capable and qualified to sit down. However, it is not so easy to drink my tea. You must pass the test."
"test?"
Zhang Xuan looked over.
I just came here to accompany Master Liu and the others, not to drink tea.
Besides, is your tea brewed by gods? Do you need to pass an assessment before you can drink
Just as he was about to refuse, Liu Ling's eyes lit up not far away and he looked over excitedly.
"Great, Teacher Zhang Xuan, this is a good opportunity, you must seize it..."
"Chance?"
Just have a cup of tea, what good opportunity is there
"Being able to drink tea brewed by Teacher Tian himself is the dream of countless practitioners."
Seeing that he didn't understand, Liu Ling smiled and explained: "You may not know that Teacher Tian's tea is very particular in terms of tea leaves and tea making techniques."
"The one on the table now is called Jingshen Tea. There are no more than three tea trees in the entire Tianxuan Kingdom. They grow on the snow-capped mountains at the highest peak of Mount Everest. The sunshine length is more than eight hours a day. Because of this, when you brew it, the aroma is fragrant. , enduring.”
"It doesn't matter if the tea tree falls a little. The leaves to be picked cannot be young or old, but can only be from the third hour after the tea tree blooms. The tea leaves at this hour contain a faint floral fragrance, combined with the fragrance of Mount Bai Mt. When the ice is cold, soak it in boiling water to give people a more beautiful enjoyment."
"A tea tree doesn't have many leaves to begin with, and the requirements are so strict. You can imagine the output of this kind of tea. To tell you the truth, the total output of the entire Tianxuan Kingdom is only about three taels a year."
Zhang Xuan was speechless.
No wonder the other party said it so solemnly, even if you drink tea, you have to be tested. The rarity of the tea alone is worth it.
"Of course, the quantity is rare. It just means that this kind of tea is precious. For cultivators, it is not an opportunity to drink it or not."
As a cultivator, the most important thing is your own cultivation. No matter how delicious the tea is, you won't lose anything if you don't drink it. There is no need to spend a huge price just to gain food and drink.
"The reason why it is important is because of the effect of tea! Jingshen tea has the effect of calming the mind and calming the nerves. Ordinary people can improve their sleep, restore their spirits and increase their energy when taken by them. However, warriors can achieve the state of calm mind in a short period of time after taking it. Although you only enter it for a short time and will automatically exit after a short time, it allows people to experience the mystery of this state of mind in advance, which is of great help to future progress."
Master Liu continued: "Of course, tea alone cannot have this effect. It needs to be combined with Teacher Tian's superb tea ceremony skills to have such ability!"
"Can you reach the state of still water in a short period of time?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.
Only when you reach the state of mind as still as water can you focus on anything you do and not be affected by other emotions.
Just like the two alchemists Meng Yan and Chen Xiao who met during the Dan Dan debate, when refining the Jingxin Dan, a calming elixir for the mind, it is easy to be controlled by one's own emotions and body, causing the elixir to mutate and lose its original character. effect.
The reason why this happens is because the state of mind has not broken through.
As long as you reach the second state of mind as still as water, even if there are negative things happening in your body, you can still keep your mind peaceful and unaffected, and refine the perfect meditation elixir.
Luo Chong, the president of the Weapon Refiner Guild, reached this level. As a result, he couldn't meditate every time he refined the weapon because he ate dragon scale shrimp. In the end, he couldn't even do it.
"Many practitioners do not pay attention to the state of mind and feel that it is of no use. In fact, this is not the case. If a warrior wants to break through the Grandmaster and become an eighth-level warrior, he must reach the second level of state of mind. Otherwise, if the state of mind is not pure, it will be difficult to grasp it no matter how hard he attacks. The charm and artistic conception of a living master. Not only are there requirements for warriors, many professions also have special requirements. Just like the assessment of famous teachers and formation masters, those who have not reached the state of mind as still as water are also not qualified for the assessment."
Liu Ling was afraid that Zhang Xuan wouldn't understand, so he explained again.
"Yeah!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Regarding the description of the state of mind, there are some records in the library of the Kingdom. Once the spirit is moved, it can be seen almost. It can be regarded as knowing something, but it is not a secret.
Just because I know this, I know how difficult it is to improve the state of mind. You can enter it by drinking a cup of tea. Although it is short-term, it is terrifying. The effect is so great that even the Meditation Pill cannot do it.
No wonder tea ceremony is so popular in the kingdom, even more than calligraphy and painting. The most important root lies here.
In other words, if the two alchemists, Meng Yan and Chen Xiao, had a drink before refining the elixir, they could refine the Jingxin elixir without any problems, Zhang Xuan might not have won so easily.
"Even though I may not be able to drink tea with such efficacy every time I come here, today I still benefited from three famous teachers. Since Mr. Tian promised to give you the opportunity, it will definitely be hard to find." His Majesty Shen Zhui also smiled. Look over here.
"I wonder what the test is?"
Zhang Xuan was a little moved and couldn't help but look over.
Although he has reached the state of stillness, it is only at the lowest level. If this tea is useful, it may be able to make him feel at the intermediate level or even higher.
Mr. Tian did not answer, but waved: "Let them come in too!"
Butler Tian Gang nodded and left. Not long after, several people came in.
It was Tian Long, Lu Xun, Wang Chao, Huang Yu, Bai Xun and others.
"Lu Xun has met Mr. Tian!"
Entering the room, Lu Xun took a step forward, clasped his fists and bowed.
"Well, sit down! You and this teacher Zhang are both outstanding teachers at Hongtian College. Unfortunately, there is only one cup of tea, so it can only be a test. Let me give you a question, and the two of you will compete to see who wins. , who is qualified to drink tea, Liu Ling, what did I say?"
After asking Lu Xun and others to sit down, Mr. Tian looked at Master Liu.
He was talking about drinking tea. In fact, as long as you are not stupid, you can understand what is going on.
"It turns out that this old guy's test was fake. He wanted to create conditions for Lu Xun..."
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan didn't understand what was going on.
Although he didn't understand why Master Liu and others were suddenly so polite to him, he could guess at this moment that he must have wanted to accept him as his apprentice. Otherwise, what if the three famous masters were so full that they would end up with a low-level teacher like him
This incident happened in Tianjia Manor. As the owner, Mr. Tian, it is absolutely impossible to say that he did not know about it.
Therefore, the so-called tea drinking was a lie, and it may be that he deliberately made things difficult for himself, so that Lu Xun could perform well and regain Master Liu's favor.
Zhang Xuan had no intention of becoming Master Liu's apprentice, but the other party's move still made him secretly unhappy, as if he had gotten into a cage and been tricked by the other party.
However, I can't refuse now.
After the teacher evaluation incident came out, he has been compared with Lu Xun. It seems that they are competing for a cup of tea, but in fact they are competing for the qualification of Master Liu's apprentice. Once he refuses, he will definitely be labeled as fearful.
This Lu Xun must be even more complacent.
Zhang Xuan heard the meaning, and Liu Ling naturally heard it too. He frowned and looked a little unhappy.
Obviously, Mr. Tian's decision was something that even he didn't expect.
However, since Teacher Tian opened his mouth, he had no choice but to nod and agree: "Okay!"
Master Liu and Zhang Xuan were both a little unhappy. In fact, Mr. Tian was also very depressed.
Master Liu did mention Lu Xun in his letter to him before, and clearly intended to accept him as an apprentice. Because of this, he specially invited Lu Xun and deliberately prepared an extra cup of tea for him to come over, pretending to be an assessment, but actually to facilitate the introduction.
Who knows... Lu Xun didn't come, but Zhang Xuan came first.
And judging from Master Liu's attitude, he must have fallen in love with Teacher Zhang. He gave up on Lu Xun and let his advance preparations come to nothing, so he was naturally a little unhappy.
That's why this test was improvised.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing if he told Lu Xun in advance and ended up being unable to become an apprentice
"Lu Xun follows Mr. Tian's arrangements!"
Understanding what the other party meant, Lu Xun's face lit up, he cupped his fists and spoke.
"Since there is a test, there must be content. I don't know what the test is?"
Knowing that he could not refuse, Zhang Xuan no longer hesitated.
"You are here to drink tea, so of course you have to discuss the tea ceremony!" Tian Long on one side snorted.
"Tea ceremony?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Teacher Zhang has never been exposed to the tea ceremony. It would be biased to test the tea ceremony!" Huang Yu couldn't help it and couldn't help but speak.
She had more contact with this teacher Zhang, who was a master of calligraphy and painting, but knew nothing about tea ceremony. She had never even heard of it before talking to him today.
Testing people who know nothing about tea ceremony
Isn't this deliberately embarrassing
Moreover, as far as she knew, Lu Xun had studied tea ceremony. Although he was not as good as Tian Long, he had actually listened to Mr. Tian's lectures and could at least make first-level tea... Even a blind man could see this kind of assessment. It's not fair.
"If you want to become an apprentice of a famous master, you must be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. You should be involved in various professions... Tea ceremony is one of the ninth-rate professions and is popular throughout the kingdom. How could you not understand it? If Teacher Zhang really knows everything No, I'm sorry, I have to drink this cup of tea..."
Lu Xun smiled softly, with confidence in his eyes and elegance on his face.
Baby, fight me and see if I can't kill you.
"That's right. If you don't even understand the tea ceremony, why should you be a disciple of a famous master? Just give up on your own initiative and save yourself the embarrassment!" Wang Chao said.
I had lost face just now, so when I found the opportunity, I immediately retaliated.
"Okay, although I just heard about the tea ceremony today, you can learn it now. If you want to test it, let's start directly!" Seeing the other party's stinking look, Zhang Xuan shook his head.
If someone wants to slap someone in the face, give them a hard slap in the face.
Although he had only heard about the tea ceremony today, there were seven or eight rows of books on the tea ceremony in the kingdom's library, totaling tens of thousands of books.
Before, I just collected it into the Tiandao Library without observing or studying it. Now... it's time to look at it.