When the boy saw that he had found the rightful owner, he immediately jumped off the crane's back with a happy smile on his face.
"Senior brother, as expected. The sect master ordered me to send you a jade identity card. He also specifically told the disciples accepted by Dakaishan Gate this time that most of them have not yet entered the upper courtyard. If senior brother has time, he might as well go and select the cave first."
When Xu Luo saw his Qi moving, his eyes couldn't help but be a little dazed. This boy was only eight or nine years old at most, but he was already in the Tongmai realm. If time had passed, it was conceivable that he would be a powerful person.
He did not hesitate because of his young age, and still bowed his hands in salute.
"Xu Luo just came out of the Patriarch's Hall. He is indeed unfamiliar with everything in the Upper House, so I would like to ask the boy to lead the way. By the way, I still don't know what to call my little brother?"
"Senior brother calls me Yuanmu, and I have a brother named Qiuyu. We grew up in the upper courtyard since we were young. We are most familiar with Lingyun Peak inside and out."
Yuanmu Dozi was obviously very impressed by the respect in his words. While putting the white crane away, he walked ahead to guide Xu Luo.
The further you go, the fewer the buildings become, leaving only the bluestone steps under your feet that extend into the hazy clouds above.
Yuanmu was jumping around in front, and from time to time, various birds and beasts would emerge from the dense forests on both sides and greet him affectionately. Xu Luo felt inexplicably happy as he watched.
"Yuanmu, you usually only stay with the sect leader?"
As soon as he spoke, a seven-colored deer that was pushing Yuanmu with its big head was frightened. Yuanmu didn't respond and quickly stretched out his little hand to comfort it gently.
After the seven-colored deer licked the palm of his little hand again, Yuanmu turned around with a smile.
"No, Qiuyu and I are also disciples of the highest generation. We are just the youngest junior disciples. We also practice together with all the senior fellow disciples on weekdays."
"Then according to the sect's rules, don't I have to call you Senior Brother Zhiyuan from now on?"
Yuanmu was stunned for a moment, a trace of confusion appeared on his face, and he said hesitantly.
"Actually, Qiuyu and I really wish we had a junior brother, it would be so honorable!
It's a pity that you people who entered Lingyun Peak early this time will not make it, not to mention that Senior Brother Zhishan is still the one with the best performance in the assessment. That is the chief of the Zhizi generation, and may even be the future sect leader.
Master said that you are the great benefactors of all our disciples, and no one in this generation is qualified to be your senior brother or sister."
Xu Luo, who originally just wanted to tease him a few words, was shocked and stopped in place. Yuan Mu still skipped forward as if he didn't notice anything.
"I don't quite understand, but the master said that if any of you can come back, it will be the chief disciple of our Zhizi generation. Brother Zhishan, why do you think this is?"
The bitter smile on Xu Luo's face flashed away, and he followed a few steps behind him.
"You are already a veteran in the Upper House and you don't know. I just entered the mountain gate today. How can I know? But since the sect master said so, he must have a reason!"
Yuanmu was stunned for a moment and then nodded again.
"You're right. Master is usually tired, but in fact he is the most important person. There must be a reason for doing this...ah, it's finally here!"
Before he finished speaking, he screamed in surprise, and Xu Luo looked over.
At the corner of the steps ahead, a steep cliff suddenly rises from the ground, lying on the left side like a miraculous work. At first glance, it looks like the entire mountain peak has been cut into two parts.
Directly in front of the cliff is a green pool, where countless gurgling streams converge along the depressions of the cliff, and finally turn into waterfalls from the pool to the foot of the mountain.
I don't know who built several bamboo huts suspended over the pond. At this time, the roofs were full of colorful birds, and they were chirping loudly.
The steps branched out in front of them, and a huge archway with the three characters "Qingyu Cave" appeared in front of them. After passing the archway, Yuanmu rushed into the bamboo building in a flash.
"Uncle Jingyun, Yuanmu is here to see you again!"
Xu Luo did not follow him into the house, but instead bowed respectfully to his side.
"Zhishan has met Master Jingyun!"
Before he finished speaking, a tall and thin figure holding an ancient book suddenly appeared next to him, looking over with curiosity on his face.
"You are the young man who killed Ying Wuque in one fell swoop in this assessment. The future chief of the generation, I think your name is Xu Luo?"
Xu Luo was ashamed and quickly waved his hands to show humility.
"Uncle Master's overestimation is just a coincidence. Besides, I have to thank Master Uncle Jingshui for involving Master Duanshui, otherwise I wouldn't be able to kill Ying Wuque if there were a few more."
Master Jingyun looks like a teacher. Even when he speaks, he speaks softly and is not hasty or slow.
"Young people still need to be a little energetic. If it's yours, don't be too humble."
Seeing that Xu Luo just laughed without responding, Jingyun smiled gently and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, my uncle likes to hide in the pile of books on weekdays. He can't help but lecture everyone he meets. Did Yuanmu bring you here to ask for the cave?"
Xu Luo couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart when he looked at Yuanmu who was still shouting stupidly in the bamboo house looking for someone.
"Uncle, I came here first to seek a place to stay, and secondly to inquire about the current situation of that girl Gu Xixi."
Master Jingyun raised his feet and walked towards the bamboo house, turning back and waving.
Xu Luo followed him into the bamboo house and saw Yuanmu, staring resentfully at the master Jingyun who was teasing him.
Jingyun chuckled and tapped the book on his head a few times.
"As a practitioner, do you only rely on your own eyes to see things?"
Yuanmu touched his painful head.
"Uncle, you are a real person in the Three Flowers Realm. How can my nephew, with his pitiful spiritual knowledge, find traces of you?"
Jingyun originally wanted to hit him a few times out of habit, but it could be seen that Yuanmu's face had wrinkled up and he put his hands behind his back.
"Okay, okay, don't flatter me. Uncle Shi's potpourri is still in the same place. Just go get it yourself."
Yuanmu cheered and couldn't wait to get into the side room. Soon, happy laughter burst out from inside. Jingyun, who had just sat behind the table, tapped the table twice with his book.
"You little guy, don't be greedy for more. The two of you and Qiuyu can only take out one bottle per month."
"I know, uncle!"
Yuanmu poked his little head out from in front of the door, smiling so hard that he could hardly see his eyes. Jingyun waved to him angrily.
"Take it and leave. Don't disturb Uncle Master's peace."
Yuanmu showed a happy expression of success and jumped out from the window. The next moment, the white crane that had just been put away screamed, carried him steadily on his back, and went away in an instant.
Jingyun watched him disappear quietly, then turned back and smiled at Xu Luo.
"This child has grown up around old guys like us, so he has inevitably been pampered. Don't laugh at me."
Xu Luo shook his head and sighed subconsciously.
"Carefree and innocent, there is nothing funny about it, even my disciples would envy me."
Jingyun's eyes narrowed, and then he changed the topic.
"Qingyu Cave has a total of seventy-two caves, divided into four categories: A, B, C and D. Except for those currently occupied by people in retreat, the remaining twenty-eight caves will be given out for you to choose from this time.
Since you are the first person in the assessment, do you think you have to choose a first-class cave?"
Xu Luo had already planned it in his mind. He just smiled and answered without hesitation.
"I don't care too much about the level. The disciple has never thought about how much he can improve his cultivation level in just one and a half years.
I don’t know where Gu Xixi is retreating, but if it’s convenient, my uncle will arrange my cave next to her.”
Jingyun was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Luo deeply before saying in a deep voice.
"That girl Xixi was still in a low level of seclusion back then, so she only chose a D-shaped cave. With your actual cultivation level, even a second-class cave is enough to withstand it. Are you sure you want to choose this way?"
Xu Luo nodded and said no more, but the expression in his eyes did not even change at all.
Master Jingyun turned around and replaced the scroll in his hand with a new one. His body trembled as if he was sighing, but when he turned around again, he already had a gentle smile on his face.
"In that case, just come with your uncle."
The two of them walked out of the bamboo house one after another. At their feet was the Bitan, which was slightly rippled by the mountain wind. Jingyun stepped onto the water without hesitation.
Buzz, there was a faint sound of ripples in the water, and the clear water parted directly from it, revealing the steps hidden under the water.
Xu Luo followed closely behind, extremely curious about the wall of water that was still flowing but not flooded.
Jingyun didn't look back but seemed to see everything and laughed lightly.
"There is not much mystery. If you are interested, you can go to Zhenhaifeng to listen more when you have time in the future. There are a bunch of bored fellow disciples there who are honing these useless skills every day."
Xu Luo intuitively realized that if these methods were used on his Xuan Ming River, there might be some unexpected effects, so he kept this in mind.
The steps were not long. After walking for a while, a wall of water appeared in front of them.
The red light in Xu Luo's eyes flashed away, and he saw that behind the water curtain was the real mud ground. He subconsciously looked at Master Jingyun in confusion.
"It's just some illusion!"
Master Jingyun suddenly made a strange seal and pressed it on the water curtain that suddenly appeared in front of him.
Boom, the water curtain exploded and immediately enveloped the two of them.
Xu Luo felt that the whole world was completely turned upside down, and the stairs that had originally reached the end of his feet were strangely extending forward again.
The water curtain rapidly expanded above the head, completely covering the entire sky. Strange runes criss-crossed the water curtain like lightning, instantly outlining an ink landscape painting of Jiangnan.
When the scene in front of him completely solidified, Xu Luo stepped on the hard stone ground under his feet in disbelief. Jingyun, who had always been with the old god, finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Actually, it's just some skills on how to use the talisman array..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Luo looked over with a dull look on his face, as if I believe you, you are a bad old man, and he was very pretentious.
Maybe Jingyun himself felt that such nonsense was a little unreasonable, so he finally explained a few words.
"Qingyu Cave is an important place for cultivation for the sect, and the protection and warning are naturally very cautious, so the sect specially cut out this small cave to carry it.
Even if I lead the way, you won’t be able to enter this place without that jade identity card.”
Xu Luo was speechless in his heart, tsk tsk, a small hole in the sky is like a vegetable garden in your home.
He now has some understanding of the temperament of Master Jingyun. If such big things come to the mouth of this big boss, Feng Qingyun will be indifferent and not worth mentioning!
He breathed a long sigh of relief and simply took in the scenery around him.
The crystal clear water curtain stretches across the sky and extends into the distance. The mountain peaks are rolling and the scenery is exquisite but vaguely familiar.
The only thing Xu Luo could confirm was that this place was still at the bottom of the deep pool, and he could even clearly see various fish and shrimps playing freely above.
It is clearly deep under the water, but the bright light illuminates Qingyu Cave as bright as day. All kinds of exotic flowers and plants are flourishing around it, and birds and animals are running around inside, chirping happily from time to time.
As soon as he entered this place, the rich spiritual energy enveloped Xu Luo's acupuncture points like a tide. He didn't need to perform any breathing exercises at all, and the spiritual energy penetrated into his body spontaneously.
The breath he just exhaled directly rolled up two chi-long air arrows in the air, and then they were completely dissolved by the surrounding spiritual energy.
Seeing that he had come to his senses, Jingyun continued walking forward along the steps.
"Although Qingyu Cave is safe and quiet, there are still some places that have been restricted by the Sanxian Ancestor. You disciples must not break in.
This step is the only way in and out. From now on, you can just use the identity jade token..."
He talked about things that Qingyu Cave should pay attention to one by one, Xu Luo nodded obediently from behind.
Not long after, an identical cliff appeared in front of the two of them, with a look of horror in Xu Luo's eyes.
The cliff in front of you is almost the same as the cliff in the outside world, just like a reflection of the cliff in the outside world.
"Don't be surprised, just as you thought, Qingyu Cave is located in the reflection of this cliff."
Master Jingyun explained aloud and threw the scroll in his hand.
There was a soft buzzing sound, and one cave after another appeared on the cliff. Except for a small part of the cave entrances, the light was dim, and most of them had the writing on them.
"Any cave where there are writings on it means that someone has chosen it. From top to bottom, they are A, B, C, D, and fourth. Naturally, the spiritual energy is gradually getting thinner.
That girl Gu Xixi originally chose Cave House No. 3 in Ding. There are already people in Cave No. 2 in Ding. If you still insist, you can only choose Cave House No. 4 in Ding, which is closest to it.
I’m going to ask you again, what do you think?”
Jingyun really couldn't figure it out. They were already in the same Qingyu Cave, so what's the problem if they were further apart?
There is a huge difference in the spiritual energy between Class A and Class D caves. I have already reminded you so clearly, why is this stupid boy still so insistent?