In the end, it was Orikawa who taught Mu Lin how to make tea step by step.
Orikawa: My disciple knows nothing, and I am tired...
Mu Lin held his chin with his hand and watched Master Zhechuan make and brew tea attentively... His posture was calm and indifferent, his long sleeves fluttered up and down, his movements were slow and graceful, as pleasing to the eye as flowing clouds and running water.
As soon as the tea was poured, Mu Lin immediately picked up the cup and offered it to his master.
Looking at her servile appearance, Orikawa couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "I've never seen you do this kind of thing."
Having said that, he didn't care much about her actions and easily took the teacup with his slender fingers.
Mu Lin just stood there in a daze.
There is nothing else, it’s just the way Master smiles… It’s like this when a cold person suddenly smiles.
It feels as stunning as a silver bottle breaking and ice melting. It feels like a light cloud covering the sun and snow drifting in the wind.
Mu Lin couldn't help but sigh. Zhongli once said that beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. But once Master smiled, the charm that flowed from him was even more intoxicating than the nectar of the fairy world...
If he smiles more at the women in the world, he may be able to seduce them into giving him their hearts.
Thinking of this, Mu Lin began to be thankful that her master didn't smile often. Otherwise, as his disciple, how many romantic calamities would she have to fight for her master in order to help him solve his problems
Orikawa had no idea of his disciple's strange thoughts. He slowly drank the cup of tea he had brewed himself, his movements indescribably graceful and natural.
Orikawa asked Mu Lin to make tea again. Seeing that she was learning well, he just told her to practice more and left it at that.
Orikawa put down the teacup, and his expression became less nonchalant, appearing dignified and elegant.
Mu Lin was also influenced by him and became serious. Then he listened to him word by word: "Mu Lin, from now on you will be my only disciple. I will teach you everything I have learned in my life. I hope you will not forget your original intention and achieve great success in the end."
Mu Lin's eyes were full of sincerity and seriousness. Even though her master didn't care about conventional etiquette, she still knelt down seriously and performed the highest level of the apprenticeship ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows.
He knelt once and kowtowed three times, showing the utmost piety.
After the ceremony, Mu Lin looked at his newly appointed master and couldn't say anything more for a while.
"Yes, disciple will remember Master's teachings." Mu Lin felt a little dazed when he heard himself say this.
From now on, she has a master.
This master-disciple relationship seemed like a bond, proving that she was not the only one wandering rootlessly in this vast world.
"Come with me."
With his hands behind his back, Zhechuan led Mu Lin to the underground space. There was no trace of Mu Lin breaking through the ice, but the ground was still covered with a layer of ice. Endless cold spread and raged. It seemed as if they were in a world of ice and snow, but the master and apprentice were unaware of it.
Orikawa's strength was unfathomable, he could even subdue this divine relic, so this little bit of cold was unlikely to have any effect on him. Mu Lin had been frozen in the ice for a year, so her resistance to the cold was greatly enhanced, not to mention that she had already suffered multiple tortures during her ten thousand years of imprisonment, so her endurance was rare in the world.
Mu Lin looked at the ice layer reflecting a faint white light under the illumination of the night pearl, his expression calm but meaningful.
Yesterday she learned that this was not an ordinary layer of ice, but rather a mysterious and cold ice with divine properties—a divine object that was strong enough to compete with the True Flame of Destruction.
Thinking of this, she became a little confused, so she looked at Orikawa, "Master, you focus on practicing water-based magic, why don't you subdue this Xuanyou Hanbing and use it for yourself?"
Hearing this, Orikawa frowned slightly, "How do you know that I prefer water magic?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a lifelike and powerful fire dragon instantly wrapped around Mu Lin, and the temperature around him instantly rose by dozens of degrees. Mu Lin was a little surprised that he made a mistake in his judgment, but he was not at all frightened by the appearance of the fire dragon.
The fire dragon didn't seem to have any intention of hurting her. Its tongues of fire licked the hem of her skirt as it circled around her, but it didn't cause any burning sensation. It circled around her and then slowly dissipated.
Mu Lin remained calm from beginning to end, as if this was a common occurrence, and as if it was not a miracle that his master could cast a counteracting spell in an instant.
Mu Lin just acted in this expressionless and mysterious manner out of reflex. It was the right reaction when encountering emergencies. This attitude had been ingrained into her bones for thousands of years, and the transformation was so natural and superb.
But it was true that she was not that surprised. In fact, Mu Lin felt that her master, Master Orikawa, was by no means a simple person. She would have found it a little strange if he did not show some strength.
At this time, Orikawa praised her slightly, "You have good concentration."
Then there was the sound of golden swords breaking through the air. Mu Lin's eyes fixed and she bent backwards in an instant. A silver arrow pierced through the direction of her neck where she was standing before, and penetrated diagonally into the ice layer three inches.
Mu Lin saw the arrow less than an inch away from her, and she froze slightly before standing up straight. She glanced at her master, who only glanced at the arrow casually, so she understood and stepped forward to pull it out.
Huh, this arrow penetrated quite deep. If it really pierced her body, she would be pierced to death... Mu Lin's eyes twitched as she looked at the sharp arrowhead that was shining with cold metallic light. She could dodge one arrow, but if there were more, she would definitely be pierced like a hedgehog.
It seemed like the same arrow that the master had used to send her clothes before.
Wait, water, fire, and gold magic… Mu Lin seemed to understand something, and turned to look at his master in surprise, "You are proficient in all five elements magic?"
What an amazing talent! Mu Lin's eyes changed when he looked at Zhechuan.
Orikawa didn't think he needed to be modest with his new disciple, so he just nodded and said, "Not bad."
"Master, aren't you afraid of having too much but not enough?"
It is not easy to master one of the Five Elements magic, not to mention that some attributes counteract and kill each other. How difficult is it to practice
"The five elements of magic complement each other and are not difficult. If you want to practice one, why not learn it to the top? It's not a bad idea to specialize in one, but if it's a life-and-death situation, what will you do?"
Mu Lin couldn't help but think after hearing this.
If you only practice one type of magic, unless you have supernatural power to dominate the six realms, and you encounter someone who practices magic that counteracts your own strength, or is similar to or inferior to them, wouldn't it be a waste of time? If you are proficient in all five elements, you will have more skills, and even if you are imprisoned, you will have more opportunities to protect yourself or defeat the strong with the weak.
Mu Lin finally said in admiration: "Now that I know this, I will definitely learn from you, Master."
Although it is not easy to practice, she should have perseverance and the ability to endure hardships.
Orikawa nodded slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Rin'er, you must remember that cultivation is not a one-day job. Don't rush for success. Master brought you here today to teach you the first lesson."
Orikawa continued slowly, "It is better to hear than not to hear, it is better to see than to hear, it is better to know than to see, it is better to practice than to know, learning is the end of practice."
"Master, I don't understand."
"Well, I overestimated your ability. Although reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, if you haven't read a hundred books, traveling is useless."
"..." This means that he thinks she is uneducated. Mu Lin pursed her lips, feeling a little ashamed, and her expression was slightly gloomy.
Zhechuan didn't pay attention to Mu Lin's thoughts, but said casually: "There are thousands of books in the East Pavilion. You can read them when you are free. I will test you once a month at the end of the month. If you fail, there will be punishment."
Mu Lin didn't read much in the underworld, but he did read a few chess books from Mo Wangchen. Speaking of which, Mo Wangchen was always reading, so his master must be very knowledgeable to have so many books in his collection.
People who read are all powerful.
So she didn't resist and just nodded.
Zhechuan was quite satisfied with her attitude, so Mu Lin watched in amazement as Xuan You Hanbing transformed into a table and two chairs in the blink of an eye, and sat down with his master without changing his expression.
Cold, bone-chillingly cold.
Even though her butt was freezing cold, Mu Lin remained motionless and looked at her beloved master like a good student.
Now that we're all seated, the Master will probably say something, right
Orikawa looked at her well-behaved and serious appearance, his expression softened a little, and he opened his thin lips slightly.
"There is a book called 'Miscellaneous Records of the Six Realms' in the East Pavilion. You can start by reading it. You can find a few things about most of the things that have been recorded in the Six Realms from it."
"Yes." This allowed her to understand history, which was exactly what Mu Lin needed.
"As we all know, after Pangu created the world, the world was divided into six realms. The records of the other five realms are also comprehensive, but only the God Realm seems mysterious. Next, I will tell you the history of the God Realm."
It seems that the records about the divine world are not in the book "Miscellaneous Notes on the Six Realms".
Mu Lin was actually somewhat interested. Looking at the world-destroying true flame that appeared in the underworld, Mu Lin really didn't believe that it was not the work of someone from the God Realm.
Who are the people who participated in the destruction of the underworld? One day, she will make them pay with blood!
Orikawa paused, as if thinking about where to start.
Mu Lin was just about to redirect the topic when he heard him speak.
"You should know that the gods and immortals cannot be lumped together. The ancient gods came into being with the creation of heaven and earth, in charge of the order of heaven and earth, and flowing with the ancient legacy. At the peak of the divine world, there were hundreds of gods."
Mu Lin was a little surprised that there were so many gods. Just one divine object could bring devastating damage to the underworld, so how powerful must the gods be
"In the ancient war among gods millions of years ago, most gods fell and the divine world withered. The God of War took control of the supreme authority in the divine world and became the most powerful god in the world. All six realms were under his control."
When Orikawa said this, his expression was somewhat unpredictable. "However, there are only a few gods left. After more than a dozen gods passed away, they could only watch the influence of the gods dwindle day by day. As mortals attain enlightenment and become immortals, the power of the immortals grows day by day, and they gradually control the two worlds of immortality and the underworld."
"The second world?"
"Yes, hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Immortal Emperor and Hades were brothers, and they ruled two worlds respectively. Your ancestor should be an immortal from Hades' lineage."
Zhechuan glanced at Mu Lin's long hair which was as black as the abyss. He knew that it was the symbol of the Hades, but he didn't know that it was unique to the royal descendants. He just thought that she was an orphan of the Hades.
The direct bloodline of Hades... should be cut off.
Mu Lin's eyelashes trembled slightly, "The God of War will not sit idly by and watch the immortal race grow stronger."
Hearing this, Orikawa glanced at her and said, "You are very smart."
"It's just that the God of War is old too, and he has no power to control these things. Lin'er, if you were the God of War, what would you do?"
A dark light flashed in Mu Lin's eyes, "Of course it should be handed over to the heir to the throne of God."
If the gods died out, the divine world would cease to exist. She didn't believe that the gods had no way to pass on their power.
"Yes, gods can give birth to offspring, but the laws of nature are fair, and it is extremely difficult for them to have children."