Sikong Xuan looked at the stumbling blocks on his way to accepting disciples and glared at Wu Fa.
"Haha, senior brother, stop teasing the junior brother." Lu Yan glanced at Sikong Xuan, suddenly thought of something, and chuckled softly.
At the same time, everyone present, except Wu Fa, Sikong Xuan and Lu Li, all received messages from Lu Yan at the same time.
"Senior brother, you are so bad, you bully your junior brother every day."
Xu Qing also said softly.
"Yes, senior brother, why are you like this? You always do things that damage the relationship between the senior brothers." Jiang Yan agreed with sadness.
"you???"
Wu Fa looked at the people who quickly turned against him, with heartache on his face and some doubts at the same time.
Why did those who had previously wanted to take over Lu Li suddenly defected?
But Wu Fa was worthy of being the person in charge of Senluo Mountain’s meritorious peak. Seeing that he could not win over Lu Li, he quickly changed his words:
"Haha, actually, the senior brother just wanted to make a joke with the junior brother. You also know that my father will die at some point..."
Hearing this, Lu Li couldn't complain for a while.
Looking at Sikong Xuan in front of him, Lu Li clasped his fists and smiled: "I wonder if Senior Sikong is willing to accept this junior as his disciple?"
"What do you think?"
Hearing this, Sikong Xuan raised a smile on his lips and asked Lu Li.
"Junior feels that Senior Sikong may be laughing in his heart to have such a good apprentice as this junior."
Lu Li smiled.
"really."
Sikong Xuan nodded seriously.
Such a sincere reaction made Lu Li a little overwhelmed.
"Okay, let's all disperse. Junior brother, please go back and take Lu Li to get familiar with our Senluo Mountain. In two days, we will discuss when to hold the apprenticeship ceremony. Besides, I have to tell my father about this later.
One sound."
Wu Fa clapped his hands, indicating that everyone could leave.
"Let's go, I will take you to get to know all the masters one by one later."
Sikong Xuan first greeted everyone and then took Lu Li away.
But the two of them didn't know that after Sikong Xuan and Lu Li left one after another, the people who had dispersed returned to the hall again.
…
Following Sikong Xuan, Lu Li suddenly felt confused when he looked at the surrounding palaces, pavilions, waterfalls and lakes.
"Master, are we still in Senluo Mountain now?"
"Do you think Senluo Mountain is the area at the top of the mountain?"
Sikong Xuan heard the words and explained: "Actually, the place we are in now is the real Senluo Mountain. This place is constructed by an independent secret realm that our mountain owner obtained when he and senior Li Cangqian traveled to the mainland together when we were young.
"
Independent secret realm?
"Master, what is that secret realm?"
Lu Li couldn't remember how many times he heard the word "secret realm". Now he had the chance to ask.
"Cultivation is divided into nine steps, namely the upper three steps, the middle three steps and the lower three steps. The lower three steps are Qi training, foundation building and golden elixir respectively; the middle three steps are Yuan Ying, Shen transformation and Shen refining;
The first three steps are hearing the Tao, asking questions and cultivating the Tao.
The secret realm is the product left behind after the death of the monks above the realm of transformation into gods."
"Master, what is your current level of cultivation?" Lu Li nodded thoughtfully, and then asked again.
"My teacher is currently in the late Nascent Soul stage."
Sikong Xuan said calmly.
"What about the great uncle and the others?"
"Your uncle is currently in the late stage of God Refining."
"Then why, Master, is your cultivation so different from that of Uncle Master and the others?"
"Because of an accident."
"Ah?" Lu Li was a little confused.
"You will know these things later."
Sikong Xuan didn't explain, he just sighed and told the story.
After that, he didn't speak again.
Lu Li could see that he was not interested and seemed to be hiding something on his mind.
So I was interested and didn’t ask any more questions.
The Senluo Ten Peaks are actually ten peaks that are far apart.
Lu Li and Sikong Xuan were currently on the second peak, which was within the scope of the Meritorious Peak that Wu Fa was in charge of.
Therefore, the two of them need to go down the mountain first, and then use their swords to reach the tenth peak.
"Be calm on the flying sword and don't think blindly. If this is your first time wielding a sword, try not to look down."
Sikong Xuan summoned the flying sword, looked at Lu Li and warned.
"Disciple knows, Master, just rest assured."
Lu Li glanced at the flying sword at Sikong Xuan's feet with gleaming eyes, patted his chest and said.
"Okay, come up then." Sikong Xuan nodded.
As Lu Li stepped onto the flying sword, Sikong Xuan thought in his mind, and the spiritual power in his body flowed, and the flying sword under their feet instantly shot straight into the sky.
Lu Li looked at the flowing clouds on both sides and couldn't help but secretly glance down at his feet.
Then when he saw the pavilions and pavilions under his feet that were as big as his thumb and the flying sword that he was stepping on was no wider than the width of his hand, Lu Li couldn't help but be dazzled for a moment.
What follows is the nervousness after the excitement.
"Calm down, you can't fall. If you are really scared, you can grab my fairy robe."
Sikong Xuan noticed Lu Li's nervousness behind him and spoke softly.
Lu Li nodded, reached out and grabbed Sikong Xuan's immortal robe, and then asked curiously: "Master, why can you stand so steadily?"
"Because I studied for a long time." Sikong Xuan's calm voice came from the front.
"Do you still need to learn how to fly with a sword?" Lu Li asked in confusion.
He always thought that as long as he reached the realm, he could fly with a sword.
"You need to learn to wield a sword, you also need to learn to fly, and you also need to learn to fly with a sword."
Sikong Xuan understood what Lu Li was thinking and explained.
"Flying with a sword may seem simple to you, but it actually involves the nested use of many spells, including the control of flying swords, the continuous use of wind protection, the use of soaring skills, and the caster's anti-interference training."
After listening to Sikong Xuan's explanation, Lu Li nodded understandingly.
This is the benefit of having a master.
A teacher preaches, teaches, and resolves doubts.
If Lu Li didn't know anything before and could only rely on his own speculation, now he has someone he can rely on.
Although he and Sikong Xuan had only met for a day, fate could only be summed up in four words: wonderful.
"Master, can I ask you why you wanted to take me as your disciple before?"
As his thoughts were swirling, Lu Li suddenly asked.
"Why?"
Sikong Xuan paused after hearing this, and then a smile appeared on his lips.
"Because I think you're interesting."
"Is that the reason?" Lu Li was puzzled.
"Isn't this reason enough?"
"I thought Master, you saw my qualifications and potential, so you came up with the idea of accepting me as your disciple."
Lu Li said.
"Qualifications and potential are nothing worth paying attention to for people like me. They will only make your journey easier at the beginning, but in future practice, what matters most is your character and resources. So this is why your uncle
The reason why I haven't found a suitable apprentice after more than a thousand years of searching.
There is no shortage of talented people in the world, but most of them will not become prominent monks. Instead, most of them will die young due to many accidents on the path of cultivation.
Therefore, for cultivators above Nascent Soul, talent is no longer important when recruiting disciples. After all, relying solely on talent, even a hundred thousand geniuses may not be able to cultivate a Nascent Soul realm."
Sikong Xuan shook his head and said.
"Well, Master, this is my first time as an apprentice. Please bear with me if I do something wrong." Lu Li suddenly said.
Hearing this, Sikong Xuan's lips raised a smile, "It's okay, it's my first time to be a master, and I have no experience."
As he finished speaking, Lu Li noticed that the height of the flying sword began to drop, and he quickly looked forward.
But not far ahead, half a bare mountain peak jumped into view.
Why is it said to be half a mountain?
Because this mountain peak looks as if someone has used something to cut it off halfway up the mountainside.
Only a flat and bare cross-section is left.
In the cross section, among the sand and gravel, there is a wooden house with quite a personal artistic style standing quietly.
"This is the tenth peak."
Sikong Xuan stopped the flying sword in front of the wooden house, then turned to look at Lu Li and said.
"Due to some accidents, I am currently the only one on the Tenth Peak, and you are the second person.
In addition, I will prepare a waistband for you as a deputy peak master tomorrow.
It will be more convenient for you to go to other peaks by then."
"Is this the tenth peak?"
Lu Li raised his head and looked at Sikong Xuan, and then glanced at the towering giant peak not far away, as well as the exotic flowers and plants on the giant peak, and the flowing fairy treasures, which were a little hard to accept.
"Yes, because of some accidents, the Tenth Peak became like this."
Sikong Xuan said with some embarrassment.
"Could it be that the enemy invaded and our Tenth Peak bore the brunt and suffered heavy losses?"
A battle between two sects suddenly appeared in Lu Li's mind, with many flying swords floating behind Sikong Xuan, fighting the enemy through the air.
"This is not..."
Sikong Xuan looked even more embarrassed.
"It's just that I had a whim to cultivate mountain spirits from the tenth peak mountain range, but it failed. Then I had no choice but to chop down the upper half of the mountain range that had become a demon..."