"Uncle Ji Lu? Hello, Senior Sister Sun." When Lin Xin heard that it was someone from the Alchemy Hall or someone sent by Uncle Ji Lu, he immediately bowed his head and addressed him respectfully.
"No need to be polite. Come with me." Sun Zhiyu smiled.
Lin Xin didn't dare to neglect him. He was waiting for him in a good-tempered manner outside, and he didn't know how long he had been waiting. The face given was enough.
The two of them hurriedly followed, one after the other, and continued along the river, and soon arrived at the mist-filled stone steps.
The small tower on the side of the stone steps is still there, and there are a few new disciples at the door who have just gone in to collect the new disciples' configuration packages. They are all led by senior brothers and sisters, which reminds Lin Xin of the situation when he first came here.
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In a blink of an eye, almost a year has passed.
"Let's go, junior brother." Sun Zhiku walked up the first step and looked back at Lin Xin.
"Yes." Lin Xin quickly agreed and used a concealment formation to hide his cultivation. Although he didn't know if it was effective, hiding it was better than not hiding it at all.
He followed Sun Zhiyu up the stone steps, step by step. Both of them were extremely fast, just like ordinary people running.
Soon hundreds of steps passed without realizing it.
Lin Xin felt that the white clouds around him were getting thicker and thicker. He looked back and saw that behind him he could only see the steps more than ten meters away. The steps further down were shrouded in white mist and he could not see anything.
"Follow me closely, don't be slow, I hold the token to enter the formation. Without this thing, you will be completely lost in this cloud and mist, and then be swallowed by the mountain guarding beast." Sun Zhiyu reminded from the front.
Lin Xin quickly responded.
He had long been curious about the mist-shrouded area above the Pine Forest Sword Sect. Now that he could really get in touch with it, he felt more and more hopeful.
The two of them stopped talking and sped up.
In the white mist, on the endless gray-white stone steps, looking from a distance, two small dots were constantly moving upward.
Around them, the clouds and white air seemed to be alive, constantly trying to surround the two of them, but were isolated by an invisible barrier.
Time passed bit by bit until Lin Xin felt out of breath and gradually couldn't keep up with Sun Zhiyu's footsteps. Only then did a vague courtyard pavilion finally appear in front of him.
Looking up, the pavilion is hidden between the white air and green shade, hazy, and seems real and fake.
"Be careful." Sun Zhiyu's voice from the front came over again, "This is the area where Qi Practitioners are active. Follow me closely, otherwise I won't be able to save you if there is an accident."
"good."
Lin Xin looked around. The white mist lingered in the courtyard pavilions on the left and right, but they only extended to both sides of the stone steps. Looking up, there was still a hazy white mist in front of him. He didn't know how long the stone stairs were.
The two of them walked towards the pavilion on the right and climbed onto a white jade arch bridge. Under the bridge was a light green river with pink lotus flowers floating on it, and several golden carp swimming around in it.
Lin Xin didn't have time to take a closer look, so he continued to follow Sun Zhiyu off the bridge, turning east and west, passing through pavilions and corridors, and soon came to a small courtyard. In the courtyard stood a black stone statue of a man with a sword.
The man is posing as if he is riding on a cloud, with clouds carved from white stone beneath his feet.
By chance, two boys with bun-combed hair came towards me. They were clean in white clothes, with red lips and white teeth. They were really cute.
The two of them were only twelve or thirteen years old, and both were girls. One was holding a black stone earthen jar, and the other was holding a delicate yellow wooden box. When they saw Sun Zhiyu, the two of them quickly knelt down and saluted.
"I've seen Fairy Sun." The boy's voice was clear and crisp. In addition, the surroundings were still surrounded by clouds and mist. From time to time, Bagua symbols and yin-yang fish patterns could be seen on the wall and floor, giving people a fairy-like and dreamlike feeling.
"Xiaoyun Xiaoyu, is senior brother still in the alchemy room?" Sun Zhikuo asked casually.
"Still here, but an immortal who just came in seems to have something to do." The boy on the right replied respectfully.
"Immortal? Where did you come from?" Sun Zhiku continued to ask.
"It's from outside." The boy on the right replied quickly.
"Outside?" Sun Zhiyu nodded to show that he understood. He turned back to Lin Xin and said, "Senior brother is waiting for guests, let's wait outside first."
"Okay." Lin Xinying said.
The two of them were led by the boy into a side room, where they were served tea and waited slowly.
Sun Zhikui was calm and relaxed. He took a sip of tea and entered the state of cultivation.
Lin Xin observed his surroundings carefully.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary gym.
But if you look closely, you will find that the floors, walls, and even the roof here are all made of a black hard stone. This stone is very strange, with naturally occurring delicate textures on its surface, just like human skin.
Lin Xin sat in his seat, facing the door. He looked out. There was a white cloud outside the door, and he couldn't see anything clearly. After the boy had tea, he had already left. The two of them were left quietly in the side room.
waiting.
After waiting for about half an hour, a boy came in again.
"Xianzi Sun, this guest, please come over."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiyu nodded, stood up and followed outside. Lin Xin also followed closely.
Go out and go to the left, walking along the long corridor, and you will see a figure walking in front of you.
Lin Xin didn't pay much attention at first, but when the other party approached, he was slightly surprised.
The man had a calm expression, was dressed like a wealthy businessman, and his appearance was no different from that of an ordinary middle-aged man.
This man's ears are extremely huge. The two earlobes are as big as footballs. They hang down like two huge meat bags, reaching both sides of his waist. They wobble when he walks, which is very strange.
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Seeing Lin Xin paying attention to his ears, the man turned his eyes and gave him a friendly smile.
Sun Zhiyu and Lin Xin also smiled back quickly without saying anything. They passed by each other.
"What is this?" When the man walked away, Lin Xin couldn't help but ask.
"They are people from outside the country. All the monks from the Chang'er Kingdom are like this. You will get used to it the more you see them in the future." Sun Zhikui replied calmly.
"A country with long ears?" Lin Xinqi asked, "Does it mean that everyone in the country has ears like this?"
"Yes." Sun Zhiku smiled, "The scope of contact between Qi practitioners is different from yours. You will gradually see more of them in the future. Just get used to them. The outside world is so vast and there are endless strange things and strange things. Don't be surprised."
Lin Xin nodded, suppressed a series of questions in his heart, and continued to follow Sun Zhiyu, passing through a small pond as hot as a hot spring, and soon arrived in front of a small pavilion next to several pink flower trees.
In the pavilion, Ji Lu was sitting in front of a low table, with a small charcoal stove burning in front of him and a vermilion teapot on it, and he was turning the teapot carefully.
What is strange is that the teapot spews out wisps of water vapor, rolling and twisting in the air, constantly transforming into hazy white butterflies.
Each butterfly only existed for a moment, and just flew less than one meter out of the mouth of the teapot, and then naturally faded and dissipated. But the good news is that new white butterflies are constantly flying out of the mouth of the teapot.
"Come on, come on, everyone, let's drink the butterfly tea I just bought." Ji Lu didn't get up. He seemed to know that they were coming, and said softly with his back to them.
"This is a new product this year."
"I don't need it. Senior brother has finished refining the elixir? It's really free." Sun Zhiyu said helplessly. "I still have something to do. I'll get it for you and go back first."
Ji Lu turned around and smiled.
"Junior sister, thank you for your hard work. You have to preside over the preparations for the Sword Listening Conference again, and you still have to help my senior brother with things despite your busy schedule."
"Hard work doesn't count. Anyway, there are tasks and rewards to get." Sun Zhiyu replied softly, "Then I'll leave first."
"good."
Lin Xin also quickly nodded and saluted Sun Zhikui and watched her leave.
After Sun Zhikui left, Ji Lu waved to Lin Xin.
Lin Xin walked into the pavilion and saw that there was only a futon across Ji Road. It was obviously prepared for himself, so he went over and sat down cross-legged.
"You did a great job with the human-faced fruit." Ji Lu went straight to the topic as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Lin Xin's heart skip a beat.
"Thank you for the compliment, Master. I just did what a conscientious person should do." Lin Xin replied quickly.
Ji Lu didn't answer, carefully separated out two cinnabar teacups, gently lifted the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for each of them.
The tea water was clear and crystal clear, glowing with a faint silver light like mercury. It was silver on the outside and transparent on the inside. It was very strange.
The tea was poured into the cup, and the white butterfly gradually disappeared.
"I asked you to come here. Firstly, I want to take a closer look at you. After all, you are from my red pine city lineage." Ji Lu said peacefully. "Secondly, I want to give you a cup of this unique butterfly tea. It's your business.
Senior brother Zhongxuan has already mentioned it to me. I spent a lot of money to get this good thing that can stabilize the inner energy, but I didn't expect that you solved the problem yourself in advance."
Lin Xingxin said that his heart suddenly felt warm. Uncle Ji Lu really wasn't called for nothing this time. It was true, it was true. He was definitely the most reliable supporter when something happened.
"Uncle, I'll let you spend money and worry about it," he said quickly.
Ji Lu smiled slightly.
"I can see that you are already gifted. I was not optimistic about you at first, but now I didn't expect that you would reach this level in just one year. When I told your uncle Yunzi about it, he was also quite surprised. In addition, Jintang
There are also rumors over there that you have some talent in battle."
"Those are all rumors. How can my nephew be so powerful? These gains are the result of a struggle between life and death." Lin Xin lowered his head and said helplessly.
"So what? Although you are not as talented as the Dugu siblings, you still have a place in the next junior show." Ji Lu disagreed.
"Xiao Sixiu?"
"Listen to the top four innates in Sword Valley. If you are listed as a junior show, you will receive doubled support and attention from the sect. You will also have many privileges. You can be regarded as a preparatory Qi practitioner. Of course, the Dugu sisters and brothers have spirit gathering bodies and are not included in the list.
"Inside, they are just listening to the formality of Sword Valley. You can't compare them. They are destined to be innate Taoist masters of Qi Dzogchen. It is something that many people envy and long for." Ji Lu sighed, and it seemed that he had no choice but to face the unfairness of fate.
He picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp.