When Gu Fuyou woke up again, he felt his neck was very stiff, as if it had been hanging down for too long and the entire back of his head was hurting.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the orange cushion under my knees.
She was actually kneeling, and even though she had fainted, her body was still kneeling straight.
It's simply inhumane. People fainted but were not allowed to lie down.
Maybe she was too wild and the people in Xuanmiao Sect didn't want to let her go easily. They wanted to enforce justice and execute her on the spot.
She looked around and found someone kneeling next to her. It could be none other than Yuan Changsui.
In front of her kneeling was a golden statue, about two feet tall, reaching the roof. Smoke rose from the incense altar, and candlesticks surrounded it on all sides, with bright lights. On the stands on both sides were colorful statues half a person's height, in various shapes, which went all the way to the back of the hall.
Gu Fuyou thought that this should be the ancestral hall of Xuanmiao Sect, where colorful statues of successive sect leaders were enshrined. The statue in front of her should be the founder of Xuanmiao Sect.
Yuan Changsui saw Gu Fuyou wake up. The long-term punishment of kneeling was very boring, and finally there was something fun, so he laughed at her with glee.
It took him a whole cup of tea to whisper in Gu Fuyou's ear.
Gu Fuyou finally understood what he said. It turned out that after she fainted, she and Yuan Changsui were thrown into the ancestral hall together because of the disturbance during the entrance ceremony, and were punished to kneel down and reflect on their mistakes.
He was neither expelled from the sect nor executed on the spot.
It was all in vain.
Yuan Changsui laughed at her: "Gu San, Gu San, you are really capable. Do you know who you attacked? She is the eldest senior sister of our generation! You started to cause trouble as soon as you entered Xuanmiao Sect. You humiliated her in front of everyone, made her unhappy, and even tried to attack her. I wonder how you will live in Xuanmiao Sect in the future!"
Gu Fuyou rolled his eyes and thought, "We are just in this together. You and I are both the same. I don't know why you are so silly."
Gu Fuyou saw a wooden sign floating in front of him. This thing was surrounded by blue light. It was a ring token. Yuan Changsui also had one in front of him.
This was the culprit that made her faint and forced her to kneel straight. With this ring token, they had to kneel straight for twelve hours before they could stand up.
Therefore, there are no disciples supervising here, and there is no need to worry about them being lazy and escaping punishment.
The ring token contains a formation, which is why it has such an effect.
After looking at it for a while, Gu Fuyou had an idea in her mind. She was well versed in this and knew that this kind of formation only served as a restraint and was not difficult to break.
He circled his fingers, bringing in a wisp of spiritual energy.
The blue light of the ring token in front of him dissipated and suddenly fell to the ground.
Yuan Changsui glanced at it, raised his head in disdain, and snorted, "Little trick."
He remembered that Gu Fuyou had entered Xuanmiao Sect with this little trick, and he was very dissatisfied. He lowered his voice and said, "Gu San, you are not worthy of entering Xuanmiao Sect at all."
Gu Fuyou pretended not to hear anything. He stood up. His knees ached slightly and his body was very stiff. He stretched lazily and his joints crackled.
She groaned and muttered in her heart that the Xuanmiao Sect was so magnanimous as not to expel her.
If she were in the Four Immortal Sect today, she would definitely be beaten out of the mountain gate. The Four Immortal Sect would not tolerate disciples being rude and presumptuous, and disrespecting the sect rules, especially disciples who have not yet entered.
But the Four Immortal Sect will not accept her.
Gu Fuyou looked outside. It was already night and the sky outside was a cold crab-shell blue. She didn't know how long she had been kneeling.
When he was about to leave, Yuan Changsui shouted, "Hey! Gu San, if you leave without kneeling for twelve hours, you will be punished!"
Gu Fuyou didn't bother to pay attention to him and continued walking.
Yuan Changsui called again: "Gu San, wait, you have to unlock the ring token for me!"
Gu Fuyou still didn't stop. She stepped out of the threshold of the ancestral hall, walked down the steps, walked through the stone gate, and moved away from the ancestral hall and away from Yuan Changsui's voice.
There were two figures leaning against the stone tower. When they saw her come out, they came to greet her.
Gu Fuyou was startled: "What are you two doing standing here, huddled in the shadows, like dark ghosts."
Gu Huaiyou held Gu Fuyou's sect uniform and identity token in his hand and stuffed them into her arms: "I told you not to cause trouble, but you didn't. Not only did you fight with others, but you also thought the trouble was not big enough and provoked a senior sister in the Jindan stage. You have always been a cause of worry for me."
"She's just itching for trouble." Si Miao handed over a bottle of elixir: "Repair the spiritual veins, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The spiritual power of a Jindan-stage cultivator is not something you can bear. Take good care of it."
Gu Fuyou took it and said with a grin, "Thank you."
The three of them walked side by side in the night. Gu Fuyou asked, "What are you two doing here?"
Si Miao said: "He is worried about you, but ordinary disciples cannot enter the ancestral hall, so he is waiting for you outside."
Gu Huaiyou said, "Ah Man, fortunately this time Xuanmiao Sect didn't investigate further and didn't expel you from the sect. Don't make trouble again. You might as well use this as an excuse to go back to Xiaoyao City and cause trouble for Dad and Big Brother."
Gu Fuyou curled his lips and didn't respond.
Gu Huaiyou asked: "Did you hear that?"
"I heard it, Gu Huaiyou, you are so good! Don't worry about this.
But I have already entered the master's door, and the matter is done. I can only comfort myself by saying "I have come here, so I will make the best of it". I would rather have left without hesitation, but now I feel a sense of resentment in my heart.
Moreover, as a sect of cultivating immortals, Xuanmiao Sect ranks fifth among all the major immortal sects. Its leader, Ji Chaoling, has achieved great perfection in the state of Dongxu and is one step away from achieving the state of distraction. The sect's disciples are all talented people who have made achievements in various forms of cultivation, and the sect is filled with rare books, which is not comparable to those smaller sects.
Just as Gu Huaiyou said, entering this mysterious door will bring you only benefits and no harm.
At first, every hair on Gu Fuyou's body was telling him that he didn't want to come to Xuanmiao Sect. But when he really got in, he decided to stay for a while and planned to study seriously.
But God deliberately disliked her, and she was assigned to the same shift as Yuan Changsui.
On weekdays, when the master gave lessons, she had to see him, which was always a nuisance for her.
The only consolation was that she lived with Si Miao. The two of them lived in a wing room, with two beds and a wardrobe taking up most of the space. Si Miao also had to put her alchemy furnace in the center, which made the space seem a bit crowded.
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That afternoon, Gu Fuyou and a group of disciples attended class in the East Square.
The teacher who was teaching the class was the elder Jiu Yuan of the Beast Taming Hall. He was slightly fat, with a ruddy complexion and shiny black hair. He stood in the middle and explained the way of taming beasts to the disciples.
Gu Fuyou sat on a stone pier under the shade of a big banyan tree, holding his face and looking at the piles of people.
Someone has already started practicing. Gu Fuyou remembers that this person's name seemed to be Hua Xi.
She drew seals in the air with her two fingers and formed a formation with her spiritual power. A white light flashed, and a winged skeleton lion appeared out of thin air. Although it was a young beast, it was also majestic.
The nine apes stroked their beards with a smile on their faces, as if to say, "This young man is teachable."
"Okay, cut your ring finger and put the blood on its forehead."
Hua Xi did as she was told. The skeleton lion struggled for a while, but could not break through the formation under its feet, and the blood still appeared on its forehead.
Jiu Yuan smiled and said slowly: "The first word you say now is its name. When you fall into the formation in the future, you can call this name and it will respond."
Hua Xi thought for a while, thought of its name, and said it out loud.
The blood turned into a streak of red light and penetrated into the skeleton lion's forehead. The skeleton lion roared, and a black pattern appeared on the hair on its back.
Jiu Yuan said: "The beast pattern appears, and the contract is signed. From now on, it will be your spirit beast, accompanying you for life, and will respond to your calls unless it dies or is seriously injured and falls asleep."
Hua Xi stroked the skeleton lion's mane and was very happy.
Among the disciples, only a few could summon spirit beasts. Most people found it novel and rushed to try it.
As soon as the spiritual light on this side faded, it appeared again on the other side. Spiritual beasts responded to the call, flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, and everything else.
What kind of spirit beast is summoned depends on the strength of the master. Disciples who have just established their foundation or practiced fasting cannot summon spirit beasts with higher cultivation than themselves, as they will not be able to suppress the spirit beasts and make a contract, so these disciples summon young beasts.
The quality of the young animal and its level of cultivation are also linked to the talent of its owner.
This is the reason why Gu Fuyou understands the formation but has been reluctant to summon the spirit beast.
If you are a bad person and then summon a bad spirit beast, no one can rely on anyone. It’s heartbreaking just to think about it.
The young animals on the field had just been contracted and were still in a panic stage, crying and chirping, giving Gu Fuyou a headache.
She hung her head and covered her ears with her hands, feeling upset.
Yuan Changsui saw her in the crowd, picked up a stone and threw it at Gu Fuyou's head.
Gu Fuyou felt pain, hissed, and raised his head while covering his head.
Yuan Changsui poked the person next to him with his elbow and raised his chin towards Gu Fuyou.
The man understood, walked up to Gu Fuyou, cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "Junior Sister Gu, I heard that your father's spiritual beast, the Golden Peng Bird, can grow to the Nascent Soul stage. A tiger father will have a dog daughter, so I think the spiritual beast that Junior Sister Gu summons will not be bad."
Gu Fuyou glanced at Yuan Changsui, and seeing him smiling and crossing his arms, he knew what he meant.
Everyone was attracted by the sound and looked over.
Jiu Yuan looked Gu Fuyou up and down. He had heard about the noise Gu Fuyou made when he first entered the sect. His face darkened, and he shouted to Gu Fuyou, "You don't have enough talent, so you need to work harder. Cultivation doesn't come in vain, and you're still being lazy. Come here! Practice the summoning formation!"
Gu Fuyou had no choice but to go there. Not only did she have to summon, but she also had to summon in front of everyone. She was familiar with the formation, and with a flick of her hand, she formed a seal and set up the formation.
Jiu Yuan nodded. Everyone looked at the center of the formation, waiting to see what would happen.
But after half a day of silence, someone in the crowd burst out laughing: "You can't even summon a young beast of the lowest level."
Everyone has heard of Gu Fuyou's reputation for mediocrity.
In contrast to this mediocrity is her father Gu Wanpeng's reputation as a "rising star" and her elder brother Gu Shuangqing's outstanding talent as a "rising star and son of a famous family."
Hearing about someone is not as good as seeing him in person. Now that I have seen him with my own eyes, he is not only mediocre, but also completely useless.
Everyone burst into laughter as they heard those words.
Who knew that while they were laughing, the formation would emit white light and mist would fill the ground. The laughter turned into exclamations.
A figure appeared in the formation, dressed in white and with black hair hanging down to his shoulders.
Everyone thought that Gu Fuyou had summoned a spirit beast, but it was not a spirit beast at all, it was clearly a human being.
The field was completely silent. Gu Fuyou had never expected that even though she had slightly modified the formation, it was still a summoning formation.
The summoning formation can only summon spiritual beasts. No matter how outrageous it is, it can never summon people.
But how...
The more she looked at the figure, the more familiar it seemed to her. She stared at the bamboo green jade hairpin in the person's hair for a long while, and suddenly she remembered who this person was.
At this time, Zhong Michu also slowly turned around, holding a book in his hand, with a confused look in his eyes, as if he couldn't expect how he suddenly appeared here.
Gu Fuyou ran into Zhong Michu's sight. She was still so beautiful that her heart trembled. As the saying goes, everyone loves beauty. Just looking at this beauty made her feel relaxed and happy.
Zhong Michu's eyes were light in color, probably because of the sunset. Gu Fuyou felt that there seemed to be a golden light in her eyes, making her expression seem less cold.
Gu Fuyou walked closer to her, raised his hand as if possessed by a ghost, and with his ring finger, he touched the forehead of the person who had not yet come to his senses.
Jiu Yuan finally recovered from his shock, his beard pouting in fear: "No, she is your senior sister!"
Although the spirit beast contract was invalid for humans, the summoning circle had already summoned people, which went against common sense, and Jiu Yuan had no time to think about it, so he hurried over to stop it.
However, it was too late. After one miracle, two more happened.
Gu Fuyou called out "Nanzhu Jun," and the blood on his ring finger turned into red light and penetrated into Zhong Michu's head.
The contract was concluded.