Master Zhu Zhao nodded with satisfaction and sat back down.
Master Zhumei turned around and said, "Ruiying, help Ruolan and the others settle down."
"Yes, Uncle Master." An elegant woman nodded and responded, her voice was slightly hoarse and rather cold.
She was wearing a light green robe and had a slender figure. Her appearance was not very beautiful, just above average, but she had a unique temperament, elegant and quiet, with a hint of indifference between her brows and eyes, which made it difficult for people to get close to her.
She stood in second place, and Li Muchan thought to himself that she should be ranked second, and her status was not low.
"Ruolan, please go with your second senior sister first, have a good rest, and come back to me in the evening." Master Zhumei said gently.
Mei Ruolan nodded and followed the woman out. Before leaving, she glanced at Li Muchan, her blurred eyes showed a smile, and Li Muchan smiled slightly.
"Bixuan, please help Qingyun and Xiaoyuan settle down." Master Zhumei said.
"Yes, Master!" A girl at the end responded sweetly, her voice cheerful.
She walked out and waved her little hand with a smile on her face: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, Junior Sister Qingyun, follow me!"
She has an oval face, a beautiful nose and rhombus lips, and is charming and charming.
Gong Qingyun and Xiao Yuan followed her out and glanced at Li Muchan, who smiled slightly with encouragement.
Master Zhumei turned her head and looked at the row of men again.
Zhao Jinsheng stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Uncle, let me settle Junior Brother Zhanran."
"Well, you are familiar with him, so go ahead." Master Zhumei nodded with a smile, and said to Li Muchan: "Zhanran, you can enter the outer gate and start from scratch. Depending on your qualifications, it can take as fast as one year, or as slowly as possible."
Then two years will be enough to enter the inner gate."
"Yes." Li Muchan responded respectfully.
"Junior brother Zhanran, come with me." Zhao Jinsheng said with a smile.
Li Muchan followed Zhao Jinsheng out of the main hall and walked down. On both sides were small courtyards that stretched around the mountain peaks for an unknown length of time.
The small courtyards are all independent households, surrounded by green pine trees and separated from each other.
The small courtyard is layered on top of each other, like terraces, close to the highest Wuji Hall.
Going straight down, Li Muchan memorized it, walking eight floors in total. When he reached the ninth floor, he turned east and stepped onto a path paved with bluestone slabs, with green pine paths on both sides.
When he reached the tenth small courtyard, Zhao Jinsheng stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Zhanran, you can stay here and see if you are satisfied or not."
After that, he pushed open the small courtyard and stepped in.
Li Muchan followed him in. A path in the middle of the courtyard led directly to the main house, dividing the courtyard into east and west areas.
To the west is a patch of plum blossoms. There is a small pavilion in the plum grove with five-cornered eaves and five vermilion pillars, which is quite exquisite.
To the east is the garden, and in the center of the garden is an open space with a red mud floor and a weapon rack next to it.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, the faint fragrance of flowers wafts in, refreshing your heart and mind.
Li Muchan showed an approving look and said with a smile: "This is the residence of the disciples of the outer courtyard?"
Zhao Jinsheng smiled and nodded, and said proudly: "How about it, Junior Brother Zhanran, are you satisfied with this place?"
Li Muchan said: "Very good... I thought that the environment would be very difficult for the outer disciples to train their muscles and bones and strengthen their will!"
Zhao Jinsheng smiled and said: "That's true. Outer disciples just need to hone their muscles and bones, but the place to live is still good."
"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Zhao." Li Muchan said.
Zhao Jinsheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Thank you, we will all be a family from now on. If you have any trouble, just come to me! ... I live in the Ninth Heaven, Courtyard No. 5."
"The ninth heaven?" Li Muchan asked with a smile.
Zhao Jinsheng then explained that the place where the disciples live is divided into nine levels, called the Nine Heavens, which are arranged according to the points each year in an orderly manner.
Within fourteen minutes, the dividing line between the first and second heavens is twenty-eight minutes, forty-two points is the third heaven, eighty-four points are the fourth heaven, and one hundred and twenty-six points are the fifth heaven.
As for the fifth heaven, there are inner sect disciples, divided into four heavens, the same as the outer sect.
Where Li Muchan is now, it is naturally the first level. When he started, he had zero points.
Zhao Jinsheng finally said: "Junior brother Zhanran, go and rest first. Someone will come to measure your figure later, make custom clothes, and forge a long sword."
Li Muchan nodded: "Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao. As an outer disciple, what should I do?"
Zhao Jinsheng said with a smile: "The first step for outer disciples is to carry water. You have to carry water from the bottom of the mountain to the top. It is the most painful and tiring. You have to grit your teeth and get through it!"
Li Muchan nodded slowly and said, "Where's the second level?"
Zhao Jinsheng said: "The second level is to chop firewood, and the third level is to plant vegetables. Then you will be free. Just manage a small vegetable garden."
Li Muchan smiled and asked: "How many times do you have to carry water every day?"
Zhao Jinsheng said: "In the beginning, there were two trips a day, and one trip was added every ten days. If you can pick up ten trips a day, you have passed the test. ...The same is true for chopping firewood. Not much at first, then slowly increase it, and finally you can pass the test by splitting one yard a day.
After that, you can manage a small vegetable garden."
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Okay, I am strong, can I pass the test immediately?"
Zhao Jinsheng nodded: "Okay, if you have excellent physical fitness, you can naturally pass the two levels, but there is one condition: you cannot use internal strength."
Li Muchan said: "How do you know if you are using your internal strength?"
Zhao Jinsheng smiled and said: "Uncles and uncles will seal your skills."
Li Muchan suddenly understood and said with a smile: "If we use our inner strength when we go up the mountain, how can we detect it?"
Zhao Jinsheng said: "The head master's mind is strange and insightful. If you use your skills, she will be able to detect it... and will be expelled from Canghai Mountain and will never be accepted."
Li Muchan smiled, secretly curious, how could he have such a miraculous feat?
Zhao Jinsheng seemed to see his suspicion and said with a smile: "Don't believe it, the Miaolian Sutra practiced by the master's uncle is unparalleled in mysteries and mysterious."
Li Muchan nodded: "Yes, it's a good thing we weren't lazy when we went up the mountain."
Zhao Jinsheng said: "Yes, that's why my uncle values ​​​​you very much. Many people who lead the art profession want to be lazy, thinking that they can't see it, and are eventually rejected."
He pointed to the west: "Zhanran, you have to be careful, the guy next door to you is a bully, don't mess with him."
Li Muchan smiled and said, "What's going on?"
Zhao Changsheng said: "He is also a master of martial arts. He is very powerful in martial arts. He is also domineering and arrogant. Even the outer disciples cannot offend him."
Li Muchan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I just won't mess with him."
Zhao Changsheng shook his head and said: "I'm just afraid that he will offend you...this guy just likes to make trouble over nothing, so you just have to endure it, he doesn't dare to do anything."
Li Muchan smiled and did not agree.
Zhao Changsheng nagged for a while and gave some instructions before he left.
He returned to the house, which was very clean. The main room was the living room, the east was the study, and the west was the bedroom. The furniture was simple but elegant.
Obviously, a woman cleans this place.
He sat cross-legged on the couch and thought about what he had seen along the way. Men in the Canghai Sword Sect were indeed weak, and those senior figures had no men at all.
Now, Xiao Yuan and Senior Sister Gong have settled down, and Mei Ruolan has reached the sky in one step, directly entering the inner gate, and practicing the most advanced skills. It is a joy to congratulate her.
However, looking at those senior sisters, she wants to catch up from behind, but there is still a long way to go.
He thought for a while, threw away all his thoughts, and started practicing. Now, his most important task is to practice, practice with all his strength, become a cold front, and make the arrogance of the Helian family even worse.
Just as he was about to do his exercises, there was a sudden "bang" sound. Li Muchan looked out of the window and saw that the courtyard door was kicked open, and a burly and sturdy young man stepped in carelessly.
Wearing a black shirt, he has a majestic body, a round face, and bull's eyes. He is a bit honest and a bit arrogant. He walked into the courtyard with a straight figure.
He shouted loudly: "Hey, if there is someone or no one, please make a noise!"
Li Muchan floated down on the bed, shook his head, secretly thinking that this must be a bad neighbor, stepped out of the main room, stood on the steps, and titheed: "This senior brother, what can I teach you?"
The burly young man squinted his eyes, looked Li Muchan up and down, and hummed: "Are you the new little monk?!"
Li Muchan smiled and nodded: "I am Zhanran, what is your surname, senior brother?"
"I, Li Zongheng!" said the burly young man.
"It turns out to be Senior Brother Li," Li Muchan said with a smile, "I wonder what Senior Brother Li can teach me when he comes to visit like this?"
Li Zongheng curled his lips in disdain and waved his hands: "Nothing to teach me! I just want to tell you, stay back, little monk, you have to listen to me!"
Li Muchan said calmly: "Canghai Sword Sect still has this sect rule?"
Li Zongheng glared and said fiercely: "The young monk is so troublesome. This is not the rule of the Canghai Sect, but the rule of me!"
"It's not a sect rule, so I apologize for not being able to follow it." Li Muchan said with a smile.
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Li Zongheng became angry, glared, and rolled up his sleeves: "Okay, you are another one who is unconvinced, I have to win over you!"
As he spoke, he rushed out with a lunge and punched straight at him with his fist as big as a vinegar bowl. The move was simple and his momentum was extraordinary.
Li Muchan punched to meet him.
There was a muffled "bang" sound, and Li Zongheng took three steps back.
His face turned red, his eyes widened in shock, he looked at him, and said angrily: "I'm not ready, don't count, I'll do it again!"
Li Muchan stretched out his hands and smiled lightly.
"Huh...huh...huh..." Li Zongheng held the ball with both hands, stretched it out, and shrank it, as if the invisible ball was expanding and contracting, and his belly was rising and falling accordingly.
His breathing was heavy, like a cow panting.
After three or five times, his body seemed to have swelled, and he took a step with a "bang", the ground shook, and he punched Li Muchan.
This punch may seem clumsy, but it is extremely fast and can happen in an instant.
Li Muchan punched again.
"Bang" was like a thunderous sound, and Li Zong flew out.
Li Muchan stood firmly, shook his head and smiled: "Senior Brother Li, is it okay?"
"Bang!" Li Zongheng hit the courtyard wall and landed with a "bang", splashing mud and dust.
He rolled on the ground, jumped up, patted the dirt on his body, and looked as if nothing had happened. Then he pointed at him and said loudly: "You little monk, you are so insidious!"
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Why am I so sinister?"
Li Zongheng looked at him sideways and snorted: "You pretended not to know kung fu, but you turned out to be a master. You are deliberately deceiving people. You are really despicable!"
Li Muchan shook his head and laughed. This Li Zongheng's logic is really weird.
"Are you convinced?" Li Muchan walked up to him and looked at him with a smile.
"I don't accept it, I don't accept it!" Li Zongheng turned his head and looked awe-inspiring.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Then come again."
"Hoo!" Li Zongheng suddenly punched out with lightning speed.
The two of them were at arm's length apart, and his punch was so fast that Li Muchan had no time to dodge, and hit him right in the chest with a "bang".
Li Muchan's expression remained unchanged, his body remained motionless, and he continued forcefully.
"Bang!" Li Zongheng flew backwards again and hit the courtyard wall.
The courtyard wall shook, as if it was about to collapse. Li Zongheng slid down softly and moved his hands, but his whole body was numb and he couldn't exert any strength.
Li Muchan smiled and shook his head, turned around and left.
Li Zongheng blinked his eyes, a little surprised, and watched Li Muchan return to the house. From the window, he saw him sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Don't forget to close the door when you go out!"
Li Zongheng was breathing heavily, and he was so angry that he regained his strength and stood up. He glared at Li Muchan for a few times, turned around and left.
"Bang!" The courtyard door was slammed shut.
Li Muchan shook his head and smiled. Li Zongheng's horizontal kung fu was indeed extraordinary, but in terms of horizontal kung fu, no one in the world could compare to the indestructible magical power of Vajra.
Moreover, although his internal strength is deep, it is far inferior to his own. Taking action on his own is no different from Lu Ban wielding a big ax in front of him or Guan Gong wielding a big sword in front of him.
Li Muchan stopped thinking and began to meditate while adjusting his breath. The relics in his Dantian slowly rotated, as if the planets were rotating, and the true energy rotated like a nebula.
The Tianyuan Breathing Technique was running, and the slightest breath penetrated into the pores and blended into the lake water outside the relics. It was constantly replenished and strengthened. Although he felt that the effect was not great, it was still better than not practicing at all.
Ordinary breath control relies on the flow of true energy in the body, and its efficiency is too low. Compared with the Tianyuan Breathing and Inhalation Technique, there is a world of difference, and it cannot be measured in words.
While he was meditating, a middle-aged woman came over. She was of average appearance, not beautiful, but had a gentle and pleasant temperament. She measured Li Muchan's figure and left quickly.
In the evening, two sets of green shirts had been delivered, but Li Muchan didn't wear them. He was a monk and he wanted to wear monk's robes, so how could he wear this.
Soon, someone sent two more sets of monk robes, one each in jade and gray. Li Muchan was satisfied. However, the one on his body was sewn by Li Yuqi and could not be replaced easily.
The next morning, he got up early and knocked on the neighbor's door to the east.
"Who is it?!" An impatient voice came from inside, and the door was suddenly opened, revealing Li Zongheng's vicious face.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Senior Brother Li, excuse me."
"You... you little monk, what are you doing here?!" Li Zongheng was startled, then glared over fiercely and said, "Are you looking for another beating?!"