"Your master, Master Zhechuan, is well-known for his ability to cultivate all five elements, and I believe he would have the same requirement for his disciples. This method of cultivation requires extremely high qualifications from the practitioner, but I have always believed that 'every inch has its own strengths', and that the most concise and efficient method of cultivation is to play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses, and to specialize in one thing."
After the North Sea Dragon King finished speaking, a fist-sized transparent bead floated in front of Mu Lin.
"This is the Dragon Spirit Pearl, a magical tool used by the dragon clan to test the qualifications of young dragons. If you drop some blood on the Dragon Spirit Pearl, you can test the most suitable attribute for cultivation."
Mu Lin had also heard of the magical properties of the Dragon Pearl. In addition, what the North Sea Dragon King said made sense, so Mu Lin thought he could give it a try. He cut his finger, causing a drop of bright red blood to fall onto the pearl.
Unexpectedly, the blood drop did not slide down, but was absorbed into the interior of the Dragon Spirit Pearl. In a moment, the Dragon Spirit Pearl emitted a red light from the inside out.
The North Sea Dragon King raised his eyebrows and asked, "Fire type?"
He originally thought that Mu Lin had some connection with the underworld, or was even from the underworld, but he didn't expect that he was actually a fire element...
The underworld is feminine, how could the creatures it breeds be dominated by fire? His doubts were dispelled at once.
Mu Lin had also thought of what the North Sea Dragon King had thought of. She concealed the shock in her eyes without making a sound.
It was impossible for her not to be shocked. After all - how could she be the master of the five elements, fire!
The Pluto clan has been practicing water magic for generations, and her father was a master of the water element when he was alive. How could she be of the fire element, which is incompatible with water
Is she not of the Pluto clan? No, absolutely impossible! She and the king must be father and daughter, just looking at those very similar peach blossom eyes can confirm it... So, what is the reason
Mu Lin was puzzled.
However, it seems that this is the only explanation - why her water magic skills are mediocre, but she can master the fire magic without much effort... Mu Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
At this moment, the North Sea Dragon King took out another sandalwood box, waited for it to fly in front of Mu Lin, and said meaningfully: "Inside the box is the Nine-transformation Red Dragon Pill. I got two in the God's Secret Realm, and I'll give one to you. Taking it will be a blessing for you."
Mu Lin opened the sandalwood box, and a grape-sized pill was lying quietly inside. Mu Lin took a closer look, it was so strange! It seemed as if magma was constantly flowing, colliding, and splashing in the translucent pill, which was strange and magnificent.
Mu Lin did not refuse. He closed the box and put it in his pocket. He thanked the North Sea Dragon King and said goodbye for real.
When Mu Lin walked out of the palace, he saw Yue Zhi being dragged out by the burly palace servants. She looked miserable, struggling and shouting, without any trace of her beauty from yesterday.
"Brother Ye, no, Your Majesty, it was Yuezhi who was wrong! Yuezhi shouldn't have offended you, let alone drugged you, please forgive me! Please spare me for the sake of the Empress Dowager Long! Your Majesty!!"
Yue Zhi's eyes were full of regret. She shouldn't have had such evil thoughts and lit the aphrodisiac incense at the place where Long Jun passed by last night. In the end, not only did she fail to succeed, but Ming Yijian got the advantage, and Long Jun also found out...
It is the result of one's own actions that one suffers. Mu Lin roughly guessed what had happened before and left as if he had seen nothing.
It is early winter outside, and it is actually colder than the sea. Whenever the north wind blows past, it almost takes away all the temperature around.
Mu Lin sat on the rocks by the North Sea. Without Ming Yijian chattering beside her, the surroundings were unusually quiet. She thought that when Ming Yijian knew she was gone, he would definitely blame her for leaving him behind.
I couldn't help but smile as I thought about it.
Mu Lin untied the bun that Ming Yijian had tied for her and let her black hair fall to her waist. Her black hair grew at a speed visible to the naked eye until it stopped at about seven feet and fell all over the floor.
"Zhongli, do you think she is destined to be just like you, a passer-by in my life..." The faint murmur disappeared with the wind.
Her little face was half hidden in her black hair, revealing only her cherry-red lips and small chin, revealing a breathtaking beauty.
Zhechuan was stunned when he saw this scene. His little disciple seemed calm and indifferent, but the suppressed loneliness in his bones would be revealed inadvertently.
The displeasure that the disciple had sneaked out had mostly dissipated, and was instead filled with a bit of pity.
"Rin'er."
"Master!" Mu Lin turned her head in surprise, and sure enough, she saw Master Zhechuan standing beside her, tall and slender, with unparalleled grace.
The master's aura was more restrained and he looked even more unfathomable. His cultivation must have reached a higher level. Mu Lin was very happy for his master.
"You've been having fun outside for a few months, do you still remember your master? The human world is vast, and if it weren't for Xuanyou Hanbing's induction, it would have been difficult for your master to find you for decades." He still couldn't help but blame him a few words.
“Master, I was wrong…” Mu Lin quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake, but his little hands grabbed Zhechuan’s sleeves and shook them left and right, his attitude was as sincere and pitiful as it could be.
Now Zhechuan's remaining anger disappeared. He felt helpless, but he was completely unable to do anything with his disciple.
"Tell me, what progress have you made in the human world?"
"My disciple's cultivation has not improved much, but I have gained a lot of insights. At the same time, I have felt the loosening of the Golden Immortal realm..." Mu Lin briefly recounted the story of Ming Yijian and the North Sea Dragon King, and then handed the Nine-Transformation Red Dragon Pill to his master for review.
"This is a thank-you gift from the North Sea Dragon Lord to my disciple. I wonder if it is suitable for use?"
"Since the North Sea Dragon King has determined that your five elements attribute is fire, there is no problem with taking this pill. However, the Nine-Transformation Red Dragon Pill is a top-grade pill with strong medicinal properties. Your current cultivation is still low, and I am afraid you cannot withstand it, nor can you stimulate all the medicinal properties. It will not be too late to take it later, so keep it for now." After taking a closer look, Master Zhechuan returned the pill to Mu Lin.
Mu Lin blinked: "Master, is water the most suitable element for you to cultivate?"
"Not bad." Orikawa nodded lightly.
"Lin'er, water and fire counteract each other, are you worried?"
"How could that be? Master is omnipotent and has mastered all five elements of magic. I, your disciple, still have much to learn!"
Zhechuan touched Mu Lin's head and said with a faint smile: "Silly disciple, the master is not omnipotent. Lin'er has a very high level of understanding. In another hundred years, he will be better than the master..."
Mu Lin smiled and said, "Then you are also my only master! The best master!"
"Master, are we going back to Yingzhou?"
"No, since you have come to the human world, I will accompany you to experience it."
"So where do we go next?"
Orikawa counted for his disciple: "Rin'er, just follow your heart and let nature take its course."
"Disciple, I understand." Mu Lin smiled.
With her master around, she seemed to have found a backbone, she was fearless and no longer felt sad about leaving.
Mu Lin was sincerely grateful to her master. His mere presence here, without saying much, was a kind of enlightenment and comfort to her.
Although Yi Jian left her, she was not alone in the world. She finally had her master by her side, and they became family to each other.
"Master, I want to go to Kyoto."
"good."
"Master, are you familiar with Fairy Ling Yue? What kind of person is she?"
"I know her, but I'm not familiar with her. She is very good at making pills. If you meet her, you can ask her for advice."
“… Disciple knows.”
The master looked completely uninterested. Mu Lin felt a little amused, but also secretly relieved - it seemed that Fairy Ling Yue would have no chance of becoming her master's wife.
The new dynasty was established only more than 20 years ago, and there was still a long way to go before the country was peaceful and prosperous. The master and his apprentice encountered five or six waves of bandits along the way. Mu Lin was familiar with them, and tied them up and sent them to the government office without exception, and then continued on his journey with his master.
No one ever saw the hero show up, and the robbers couldn't remember what he looked like. People sighed and said that the gods had come down to earth to punish the evildoers! As the story spread, it became more and more mysterious, and it became a strange story in the north.
Master Mu Lin and his disciples traveled leisurely southwards and had no idea about this matter. Even if they knew, they would not care.
"Lin'er, we've arrived at the imperial capital."
Surrounded by a moat, the city of Kyoto is majestic and full of vitality. Compared with other places, the emperor's feet are indeed much more prosperous.
But for some reason, the entire imperial city was shrouded in a faint black fog. Ordinary people could not see anything unusual, but Master and disciple Zhechuan frowned in unison.
Mu Lin seemed to have sensed something and said with a smile: "Master, I want to see the dragon vein of the new dynasty."
The dragon vein is the source of a dynasty's fortune. By observing the dragon vein, one can tell whether a country is prosperous, peaceful and safe, and how long the dynasty can last.
Orikawa said casually, "Southwest."
Mu Lin looked up and saw endless mountains to the southwest beyond the city wall. Then they left the city again.
Dragon vein, dragon vein, naturally it is inseparable from the dragon. The bulge on the mountain is like a dragon winding around the mountain, and there is a small open space where the dragon rests. Emperors of many dynasties asked sorcerers to infer the location of the dragon vein and built their own tombs there.
Sure enough, the tomb of the emperor of the Xin Dynasty was also being built there.
"Those emperors like to build tombs in advance, and once they pass away, they put their bodies into gorgeous coffins and send them in with grand ceremonies. Master, why do mortals care so much about what happens after death?"
"Lin'er, not only ordinary people, but even immortal cultivators care about what happens after they die. They may seal up their residences or open up a space, set up mechanical formations, and bury their life's work with rare treasures. This is a sense of ritual, and it is the living's awe of death."
"Master, I don't understand." Mu Lin shook his head and smiled faintly, "If one day I die, I only wish to turn into ashes under the flames and float on the river in my hometown."
Zhechuan patted Mu Lin's shoulders twice and said calmly: "Lin'er, take life and death lightly, you still have a long way to go. And you must remember that with Master here, even if the sky falls, Master will support you and keep you safe and worry-free."
Mu Lin's heart felt as soft as spring water, yet he felt a little frightened.
I express my fear at Huangfeng Beach and sigh my loneliness in the Lingding Ocean.
Master has been so good to her, how should she repay him in the future
I'm afraid that even a thousand deaths wouldn't be a pity...
Mu Lin's eyes dimmed slightly, but her smile was soft and warm. She said slowly: "Disciple will remember this."
"Master, the dragon vein should be deep in the mausoleum. Let's go in and take a look."
Orikawa naturally agreed and walked ahead to explore the way.
"Lin'er, you must remember that immortal cultivators must not interfere too much with worldly affairs."