Chapter 2: The Immortal Master Comes West
A carriage slowly came from the mountain road.
The car is not big, the decoration is also very simple, pulling the car is a black thin horse with little spirit, the four hooves are all bowl size, can see that this horse is not good-looking, but the bloodline is precious.
However, the most peculiar thing is, this carriage actually has no driver.
Skinny horse "to get to get to" in the mountain road trotting, every time encountered a fork in the road, the horse head above the mid-air, will flash a faint light, cohesion for a handle Sinan, a slight turn, pointing to a certain intersection, skinny horse will obediently go up.
Inside the carriage was surprisingly spacious, not matching the size of the carriage.
There were only two Taoist priests inside the carriage, the older one meditating on his knees, the younger one somewhat annoyed, lifting the curtain from time to time to look out. The scenery in the mountains was not bad, just that the Taoist priest had also seen too much and had little interest.
On such a bumpy mountain road, the car was actually smoother than a boat.
"Senior brother, that Lotus Terrace Village really had a natural disaster descend on it two years ago? But why haven't we ever heard of this village being struck by a disaster?"
The meditating senior brother slowly opened his eyes, "The information from the door should not be wrong. If it's wrong, it's not a big deal for you and I to make a trip for nothing. If it's true, then we might harvest a talented disciple, and you and I will have gotten a lot of credit for it."
The young Daoist suddenly laughed coldly, "Hehehe, two years ago, no one would have thought that that natural disaster would actually bring so many muddy gold diamonds to the cultivation world!"
Elder brother also lamented, "Indeed, surprisingly, every place where a meteorite landed, were found to be burdened with the good seedling of the wisdom root, before ten years may not be able to have one of the top ten wisdom root appeared, how can there be seven or eight this time, it is no wonder that those old-timers of various sects and factions tried to find ways to search every place where a meteorite fell."
"No one would have thought that a disaster would in turn become an opportunity for the entire cultivation world, and even more so, the demonic cultivators would thus send their supreme experts to infiltrate into the Great Sui, secretly searching for those good seedlings for cultivation."
"Yes, I heard that the seven sects have sent people to snipe the devil cultivator, but the result is not very good ah, the loss of troops, but also by people with good seedlings far away."
"Hmph, the devil cultivator sent are real person realm strong person, seven big factions can only put together a total of a few real person? Can you not lose? ......"
The two of them chatted about some of the sights and sounds of the cultivation world in the car, and they were not worried at all about how to win the trust of the villagers of Lotus Terrace.
The young Daoist looked out of the car, "Senior brother, it seems like we're almost there."
The senior brother nodded slightly and jabbed his two fingers towards the void, a yellow paper spirit talisman appeared out of thin air with a cloud drawn on it in bright red vermilion sand.
He clenched his hands and recited an incantation under his breath, his fingers suddenly shook, and he drank, "Go!"
The yellow paper spirit talisman instantly exploded into a ball of light, expanding to wrap the entire carriage and rise into the sky. The skinny horse wrung its neck and let out a neigh, its four hooves flipped in the air, and the carriage flew towards Lotus Terrace Village with a whistling wind.
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Just as the young Taoist priest Chong Park and his senior brother Chong Zhao expected, the two people's carriage flew to Lotus Terrace Village, and indeed, the mountain fools were daunted, kneeling to greet, respectfully invited the two Taoists down.
In the village chief's mansion, Chong Zhao sat still, Chong Park simply said the intention.
Hearing that the "Immortal" was going to select a successor in his village, the mayor of Tian village and a few old men in the village were almost sick with excitement, the mayor of Tian village on the one hand instructed his family members to entertain the two Immortals with good wine and good food, and on the other hand, went from door to door to notify the good news.
The whole village exploded: this is the immortal selection of apprenticeship ah, if you can be selected, it is a step up, than to participate in the imperial examination is too promising!
So in less than a meal, all the men and women under the age of fifteen from the whole village had gathered outside Mayor Tian's house.
Before this, Tian village head personally held a good wine, to the two immortals poured, accompanied by a smile and asked: "two immortals, this ...... little old man has an ungrateful request, I wonder if you can first look at how the child?"
Chong Park Daoist did not dare to make unauthorized decisions, looked at his senior brother. Daoist Chongzhao asked, "Before we came here, I heard that there was an outstanding talent in the village, I wonder which family's child it is?"
Village Chief Tian couldn't suppress a laugh and arched his hand towards the two, "Haha, it is none other than the canine son."
"Oh?" The two paths looked at each other, and Chongzhao didn't dare to be arrogant, slightly owed his body and said, "In that case, naturally, I would first invite the son to come inside and meet him."
"Good good good ......," Tian village headman even promised to go, and soon led his own son Tian Yingdong in.
Tian Yingdong now was no longer the tired look of two years ago when he pulled a bunch of idle village teenagers and made fun of Sun Li's name.
Spiritual wisdom is wide open, topped with the great name of the talented son, he is now between his hands and feet, but also quite a bit of temperament.
Seeing the two paths, although he knew that the two were extraordinary, he also entered and retreated in a measured manner, putting up his hand and slightly bowing, "Student Tian Yingdong, I have seen the two masters."
Chong Park looked at his senior brother with anticipation, Chong Zhao gathered his hands within the sleeves of his dao robe, pinched a spell, his left eye pupil, a circle of golden light a turn, faint and almost imperceptible.
"Senior brother, how is it?"
A hint of smile appeared on Chong Zhao's face, he became extraordinarily polite to Tian Yingdong, and got up to greet him, "Mr. Tian, please take your seat, in the future, I'm afraid that we will still have to talk about our peers."
Tian Yingdong's father and son and Chong Park were surprised together!
"Two masters, so my family Yingdong passed?" Village Chief Tian was still in a bit of disbelief.
Chong Park also asked, "Elder brother, how exactly?"
Chong Zhao said, "Mr. Tian naturally passed. Moreover, he is full of spiritual light, and is only one of the Ten Great Wisdom Roots. However, my qi observation skill is still shallow, so which kind of Hui Gen is it, I still have to examine it in detail before I can tell."
With these words, he was answering the questions of Village Chief Tian and his senior brother together.
Tian Village Chief was overjoyed, pulling his son to kneel and worship, "Ying Dong, quickly come and thank the two masters for their great kindness."
Chongzhao and his senior brother hurriedly went forward to help the two up, "Ten thousand times no, this can be a setback for our masters and brothers."
Tian Yingdong has already determined that the body has ten great wisdom root, no matter which kind of wisdom root, as long as the entrance, the future will certainly be a personal disciple, the status is still above Chongzhao and Chong Park, two people at this time, that is absolutely do not dare to be big in front of Tian Yingdong.
Tian village head and pulled Tian Yingdong to the two toast, the two even said not dare, four people drink together.
Chong Zhao and Chong Park at this time, as if forgetting those people outside the house, very enthusiastic with Tian Yingdong about the cultivation world of all kinds of palms.
The two had the intention to make friends with Tian Yingdong, so they naturally lowered their stature. Bow down to Tian Yingdong this future pro-disciple, do is no trace, that is to give Tian Yingdong left a good impression, but does not appear mercenary, means clever extremely.
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Sun Li stood right in the middle of the crowd, followed by his younger brother Sun Chun.
Like everyone else, they were just forgotten as if they had been waiting outside the house.
After a full meal had passed, some people got impatient and gradually made some disgruntled noises. Sun Chun tugged on his brother's hand, "Brother, what are they doing in there, it sounds like they are very happy."
Sun Li remained standing still, "There's no need to rush."
To say what was the biggest change that the voice in his head had brought to Sun Li in the past two years, it was composure, a composure that far exceeded that of his peers - if not for that, I'm afraid that he would have long since been driven mad by that voice.
He was able to suppress Sun Chun, but he didn't have to bother with others.
The sound of non-sense grew louder and louder, and finally the people inside sensed it.
Master Chongzhao and Tian's father and son, had already drunk their faces and ears, and when the two paths felt that the relationship with Tian Yingdong was almost drawn out, only then did they slap their heads and make a show of saying: ''Aiyaa, let Elder Tian be amused, and Tian's senior brother hated to meet each other, and it was a delay in the right thing to do. Let's go, Senior Brother Tian will go out with us and see if there are any other talents in this Lotus Terrace Village. What kind of wisdom root does Senior Brother Tian have, it's just as well to check it out together."
Tian Yingdong's heart was overwhelmed with excitement, although he was confident in himself, he had also heard people say that cultivating Immortality, that was something nebulous. It wasn't that you could definitely cultivate immortality just because you were intelligent and resourceful, it seemed that the immortals had some harsh requirements.
In fact, when he came in, deep down he was far from being as calm as he appeared to be. And after learning that he was selected is a burst of ecstasy, and the two Taoist brothers have a long talk, do not realize that the drink will be a little too much.
Four people go out, the two Taoist masters are okay, the power to force a, alcohol vapor, has returned to normal. Tian's father and son are red in the face.
Seeing the two Immortals out, the voice of discussion finally small down.
Chongzhao two people in front of Tian Yingdong easy-going, but in the face of these mountain children, but do not have to fake color. The two faintly scanned the circle, Chong Zhao still secretly run the technique of Qi observation, already have a number in mind, can not help but let out a soft surprise.
Chong Park asked in a low voice: "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Chong Zhao slightly shook his head, "I didn't expect that there is another person here who can be made. Although his qualifications are average, he can still enter the Immortal Sect."
Chong Park was also surprised, "Really? It's actually such a coincidence. In a small mountain village, there are actually two people who are qualified."
In the past, when sects chose disciples, not to mention a small mountain village, even a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands of people might not be able to find a qualified one. In a small mountain village of a few hundred people like Lotus Terrace, there were actually two at a time, no wonder they were surprised.
Chong Zhao waved his hand, "Those who are willing to take the test, line up first and come one by one."
The two of them asked Tian Village Chief to send someone to move a table, which was placed in the middle of the courtyard, Chong Zhao had the intention of shocking these village children, and still with a lift of his hand, he grabbed a Jade Ruyi out of the void.
As expected, the previous non-committal sound was no trace, all the people's faces showed an unbelievable look.
Sun Chun was also looking dumbfounded, the little guy who had never even been out of the village, how had he ever seen such immortal means?
However, a voice suddenly popped up in Sun Li's mind, filled with disdain, "A storage bag of the lowest level, and you have the nerve to show it off."
Sun Li's mind wondered, "Storage bag?"
That voice immediately said, "The full name should be called 'Small Mixed Void Array Independent Storage Space', the storage bag and storage ring are just appearances, the specific principle is to utilize an array to seize an independent space drifting in the middle of the endless void... ..."
The voice spoke in extreme detail, but unfortunately, Sun Li couldn't understand it at all.
After a long time, the voice seemed to understand and complained in a good-naturedly spoiled manner, "A cow to a cow!"
The other voice that always quarreled with him emerged with a burst of gloating laughter.
"Ah--"
A cry of surprise came out, and Sun Li looked forward to see that in front of the long line, Tian Yingdong had already been the first to start the test. He was sticking the jade rudraksha on his brow, and a brilliant light projected out from the rudraksha, coalescing into a to four-colored rainbow in front of him!
Chongzhao hurriedly said, ''Red, blue, white, and green! This is the ...... Treasure Ryu Hui Root! Among the Ten Great Wisdom Roots, the Baoliu Wisdom Root which favors arts! Congratulations, Tian!"
Baoliu Huigen is among the famous ten great Huigen, is also ranked in the forefront. Daoist Chongzhao changed his words directly in front of the crowd.
Village Chief Tian was even so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. Tian Yingdong, on the other hand, pretended to be calm and made the faction of the talented son, but instead persuaded his father, "Father, although there is a wisdom root, future achievements still depend on the efforts of the sea child."
While Chong Park was delighted and envious, he coldly swept a glance at the remaining crowd, the two of them let Tian Yingdong take the lead in the test, so as to let all these people see and understand that Tian Yingdong was qualified to make them wait outside!
Tian Village Chief did remember the people around him at this time and said, ", Two Immortal Masters, is it time to start testing for the others?"
"Good." Chongzhao waved his hand towards the first person, "You come, do as Master Tian did just now."
This boy was from the Li family in the east of the village, only eleven years old, nervous and full of anticipation. He went up and pressed the Jade Ruin to his brow, but the Jade Ruin did not respond at all.
After a while, Chongzhao impatiently flicked, "Failed, next!"
The Li family boy retreated with incomparable disappointment.
Next, no one else was able to make the Jade Ruin glow, and without realizing it, it was almost time for Sun Li.
His younger brother Sun Chun was behind him, nervously clenching his small fists, "Brother, do you think I can do it? Can I make it?"
Sun Li smiled, but did not answer.
It was finally Sun Li's turn, but the people around him paid little attention.
These children were all at the right time to be smart, and from Tian Yingdong's performance, they vaguely guessed that the smarter they were, the more likely they would pass.
Sun Li had grown up in obscurity, in the entire village, apart from his parents, not many people would pay attention to him, the husband's side of the evaluation of him had not been high, how could such a person pass the test?
Their attention was on the oldest member of the Li family behind Sun Chun.
There are three major surnames in the village: Tian, Li, and Sun. Before Tian Yingdong, the Li family's oldest three had always been the number one senior disciple in the eyes of the husband's son. If there was anyone else who could possibly pass the test, it would have to be the Li family's oldest three.
Sun Li stepped forward and Chong Zhaoge's face was flat, "Begin."
Sun Li picked up the Jade Ruin and stuck it on his brow.
Just as the crowd waited for him to be scolded down and hurry up for the Li Family's oldest three's turn, a light was suddenly released from the Jade Ruin. The light was not strong, and was only a faint golden color, far less powerful than Tian Yingdong's four-colored rainbow, but the Jade Ruin did light up!
"Ah ......"
The children were surprised and unexpected, even Village Chief Tian didn't expect that Sun Li, who had always been unremarkable in the village, could actually pass.
Chong Zhao and Chong Park, however, were unsurprised and nodded their heads lightly, "Passed."
"Brother, you passed, haha, you passed!" Sun Chun was overjoyed and fiercely jumped into Sun Li's arms and shouted.
The first few who were brushed down could not help but feel jealous in their hearts, only they were all from the same village, so it was not easy to say it out, but in their hearts, they felt that the two brothers were a far cry from Tian Yingdong.
In fact, just Sun Chun for Sun Li happy, Sun Li himself, but really calm, this result in his case, not unexpected.
Sun Li touched his brother's head, "Stop it, it's your turn."
"Uh-huh!" Sun Chun went with confidence, but the result was disappointing. And in the subsequent tests, not a single person was able to pass anymore.
If Sun Li was the only one from Lotus Terrace Village to pass the test, such a gain would be acceptable to Master and Brother Chongzhao. In that case Sun Li would have become the center of attention. But now, Chong Zhao only lightly nodded towards him, "Go back and get ready, we'll leave tomorrow." Then with a smile on his face, he went into the house to catch up with father and son Tian Yingdong.
The children dispersed in twos and threes, still because of Tian Yingdong's radiance, Sun Li, who had also passed the test, didn't attract attention, and no one came over to chat. Only his younger brother, Sun Chun, was vigorously happy for him, and kept talking on the way.
What Sun Chun said, Sun Li didn't listen at all.
After passing the test, Sun Li vaguely felt that he seemed to be following an unseen track, embarking on the path that he seemed bound to take.
After the initial faint joy passed, he suddenly realized: once he went, he didn't know how long it would be before he could return. His parents' faces and smiles floated in his mind, and suddenly his nose turned sour. As he pulled his younger brother, Sun Chun looked at his solemn and somewhat fierce elder brother with some surprise: "Brother?"
"Eldest, with brother gone, father and mother are left for you to take care of!"
Sun Chun suddenly grew up all of a sudden, nodding his head vigorously and straightening his still somewhat thin body, "Brother, don't worry!"
Sun Li habitually rubbed his brother's hair, and suddenly realized that perhaps for a long time to come, he would not have the opportunity to be intimate with his brother like this, what was originally a very common action, but it almost made him shed tears.
Sun Chun walked towards home first, Sun Li quietly sighed behind him.
Suddenly a voice exploded in his mind, "Kid, why do you cultivate?!"
Sun Li was slightly stunned: why did he cultivate?
The voice continued to ask, "Do you know that once you leave tomorrow, there is no telling when you will be able to return. It's likely that by the time you return home, your parents and relatives will all be shovelfuls of yellow earth, and even this Lotus Terrace Village will have turned into a piece of rubble."
"Why do you cultivate, do you think it's worth it?"
Why do I cultivate?
Sun Li was also thinking. Recalling the previous time when Village Chief Tian went door-to-door to notify everyone to go for the test, Sun Li didn't have any excitement or ecstasy at that time, but rather felt very plainly: it's coming.
What came?
He couldn't explain it clearly either.
He had been ignored since he was a child, and aside from his own parents and brothers, it seemed that not many people would even pay attention to such a teenager. Yet Sun Li had always known that deep down, he was different from those children in his village!
Was it worth it to leave home to cultivate?
He looked ahead at his younger brother who was trotting along the narrow path in the village and suddenly smiled:
I have a path of my own.
This was the answer.
"If I can achieve something in the future, I can bring up my family, it's better than letting them just be mediocre people in this life, and then fall into the six paths of reincarnation, not knowing if they are human or ghost in the next life, right?"
"I, just want to cultivate."
There was a raw obstinacy in the voice.
There was only silence in the mind.
"Hahaha!" Suddenly the two voices laughed together, and Sun Li was in agony as if his head was about to explode.
"Night Mo Tian, what do you think?" The two voices asked together.
The third being remained silent, silent as the still void.
The other two voices had gotten used to it and spoke to themselves when they saw no response.
"Although his qualifications are average, his dao heart is as solid as a rock, alright."
"Dao heart?" Sun Li was puzzled.
Among those two voices, one said lazily, "Luo Huan, explain to the little guy what the Dao heart is."
Luo Huan was furious and broke into a curse, "Bah! Wu Yao you guy who doesn't know the heights of heaven, who are you to instruct me?"
Wu Yao was like a firecracker, when teased, he would catch fire, "You're a good teacher, what's wrong with you explaining? This little thing you still want to quarrel with my old man ......"
"......"
"Kid, what is the heart of the road? After you're initiated, remember, don't listen to those idiots fooling you. What bullshit heart of the road, in fact, simple and incomparable, is to see your practice heart firm or not. You kid, your qualifications are greatly problematic, but your heart of the Dao, is absolutely fine."
Sun Li was silent: was this a compliment or a rebuke?
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When Sun Li entered the door, Sun Chun had already told the good news.
Sun Li's father and mother were beaming with joy, and his father patted his son's shoulder hard: "Good boy, father knew that you would definitely have a future! All these years, father always told the people in the village that my son is capable, they just don't believe it, haha, how about it, now you're dumbfounded!"
Mother was also overjoyed, "Ah Li, you passed the test, but you've given our grandparents face. Mother will go out in the future, and when she meets those sisters-in-law, her back will be able to stand up ......"
Father tugged at Sun Li: "Go, go and offer incense to the ancestor's tablet and thank the ancestors for their blessings!"
"That's right, Ah Li, go quickly. If you ask me, it's all because our family's ancestral tomb has good feng shui ......"
Worshipping ancestors this kind of thing mother can't participate, Sun Li father and son three lit incense and kowtowed devoutly, father recited some words, his face was still a little red, obviously Sun Li can be chosen by the immortals, father felt that the family luster is shining, he raised such a son, he can afford to be a good match for the ancestors.
After the incense, the father's calloused hand waved: "His mother, but to the child to organize a little, bring some good food."
"Good le."
Mother promised, hurriedly went.
Nothing more than a few clean clothes, the mother cleaned up the clothes, quickly boil water to cook eggs and bacon, all to bring him.
Father moved the ladder climbed up the beams of the hall, from a brick hole pulled out a locked small box. When he took it down and opened it, there was a ten-twenty silver dollar coin inside, as well as some loose silver.
The father gritted his teeth and stuffed the Yuanbao to Sun Li, leaving the scattered ones behind.
"Take it with you, I don't know if it works, it's better than nothing."
Sun Li froze for a moment, and his father casually waved his hand, "Mostly it's also the money from the medicine you picked and sold, quickly put it away."
The smell in the kitchen wafted out, Sun Chun was at the side, salivating.
Mother was busy adding firewood to the stove and pulling the bellows. A burst of smoke puffed out, the mother's eyes red, quietly wiped a handful of tears.
I don't want the tears can't be stopped, the mother covered her mouth and hid behind the stove and cried out.
"Mother, why are you crying, didn't you and father both say that this is a big celebration for our family?" Sun Chun asked in confusion.
In the hall, his father slammed the table in anger: "What are you crying for? Useless bitch! How many people in the village want to look forward to can not hope it, you wait, those who returned to our family A Li marriage family, all give my old son regret to go ......"
Father waved his hand forcefully, bronze bell-like eyes have been red, but just forced to hold back.
Sun Li flopped down on his knees and heavily kowtowed three times to his parents. Just feel choked in the throat, as if stuffed with a ball of wet cotton, want to say something, an opening accent is a little wrong. He hurriedly turned around and rushed back to his house and closed the door.
Wiping away a handful of tears, his hand unintentionally touched the three stone people in his pocket.
Over the past two years, the three stone figures he had been carrying around, when no one was around, he took them out and rubbed them, and the surface of the stone figures was already smooth.
"Kid, you can think about it, if you want to cultivate, there will be many more of these partings in the future. The Immortal and Mortal paths may just be separated forever!"
Sun Li clenched his teeth fiercely for a long time before saying with difficulty, "I understand."
