Mu Ningning seemed to have left, but also seemed not to have left.
Li Ping'an went into seclusion to become her master. When Li Ping'an came out of seclusion, she had already begged her master to come to Liuyun Temple to 'visit her relatives'.
The whole "Like Walking".
Li Ping'an was afraid of delaying Mu Ningning's practice, so he told her to concentrate on meditation and enlightenment, and not to run around when nothing happened.
Mu Ningning agreed, and even made a bold statement, saying that she would achieve immortality within a hundred years.
Her master's Taoist name is Qingxu, and he is a True Immortal Qi Practitioner on Caiyun Peak. He usually keeps a low profile and his reputation is not prominent, but he has just started to think about recruiting disciples, and Mu Ningning is her top disciple.
This true immortal has a very gentle temperament and is quite fond of his eldest disciple Mu Ningning.
Li Pingan was naturally extremely envious of this.
He made some insinuations and asked, Taoist priest Qingxu and three fellow seniors and junior sisters also arrived at the True Fairyland, but it's a pity...
Their Caiyun Peak does not accept male disciples.
This time, Mu Ningning asked her master to take her back to visit Li Ping'an, and she would leave after staying for half an hour.
When leaving, Mu Ningning clasped her fingers and said:
"My master said that as long as I reach the middle stage of the God Gathering Realm, about the fifth level of the God Gathering Realm, I will be able to control objects and escape into the air. My master will refine a few air control magic weapons for me, and I can come back to visit my senior brother at any time!"
"My master also said that practice is not about speed, but stability. I don't know how many of Heaven's proud men are trapped in some inconspicuous bottleneck and die in depression."
"My master said again..."
"That's it! Priest Sister!"
Li Ping'an squinted and smiled, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitching slightly:
"I know you have become a master, so let's not keep talking about the word master."
"Uh-huh, I didn't mean to show off to my master!"
Mu Ningning giggled:
"I have heard what Master said. It is not easy for you to become a disciple, Senior Brother, because your father is too senior. The Immortals in the sect will also consider avoiding suspicion to avoid being said to be dependent on Senior Brother's father.
"Otherwise, if there is anything you don't understand about your future practice, senior brother, you can secretly tell me.
"I can ask my master!"
Li Ping'an pretended to hit someone.
Mu Ningning dodged nimbly and let out a burst of laughter like silver bells.
Before leaving, she said she would come to visit Li Ping'an after she could fly in the air, but Li Ping'an didn't take it to heart.
Just like what Wei Yanzi said, Liuyunguan is just a transit point for young disciples. The disciples who go out here have a new environment and new friends.
The difference is that some people are destined to become immortals, while some people eventually return to the mortal world.
But what surprised Li Pingan was...
Mu Ningning really does what he says.
Almost seven months later, Mu Ningning, who had grown much taller, was wearing a light blue long skirt disciple uniform, stepping on a fairy sword, carrying two fragrant food boxes, and shouted outside Li Ping'an's wooden building.
Immortal family formation.
She's back again.
Since then, Mu Ningning has been flying to Liuyun Temple every now and then, sometimes bringing some treasure elixirs, sometimes bringing some 'delicious dishes' she made herself.
According to Li Ping'an's incomplete statistics, in the two and a half years after Mu Ningning became a disciple, she came to Liuyunguan more than 30 times, and the number of visits has become more frequent recently;
More diligent than his own father!
It's not that the two of them have developed a love affair with each other. After more than two years of getting along, it can only be said that the spark has just started to rise and has not yet reached its ignition point.
But Mu Ningning gradually discovered...
As long as she has any problems in cultivation that she doesn't understand and her cultivation progress has slowed down a little, she can come to Liuyun Temple to ask this senior brother Ping An.
Brother Ping'an would often give her just one or two words of advice, and she would feel enlightened, and all the problems that troubled her would be solved.
Li Ping'an was not stingy with this junior sister who was the only one who had fun with him.
Because he created Zhou Tian Zi early, Li Ping'an had a lot of time to read books about knowledge, ponder the method of weapon formation, and refined some gadgets for Mu Ningning in the past two years.
Of course, he also asked Mu Ningning to be a 'pharmaceutical tester'.
After all, the days of practicing in the mountains are mostly peaceful, and the Wanyun Sect's daily tone is Zhongzheng and peaceful.
When Mu Ningning returned to Liuyunguan for the thirty-sixth time, it happened that Li Ping'an had stayed at Liuyunguan for three years.
The period of three years has come;
According to the sect rules, Li Ping'an was unable to become a disciple at Liuyunguan. He had to pass the outer sect trial and become an outer sect disciple before he could continue to practice in the mountain sect.
Li Ping'an took the initiative to send an 'application' for the trial half a month ago, but Fanshi Palace has yet to give him a reply.
This afternoon.
In front of the wooden building in the backyard of Liuyunguan, the brother and sister were sitting in the shade of the trees drinking tea and chatting.
Li Pingan's outfit is very simple, with a loose and soft bright white inner placket and a cyan outer layer.
His thin figure was wrapped in a faint aura, giving him a somewhat ethereal air.
Or maybe it's because he has read a lot of books in the Wan Yun Sect's collection in the past three years. His sword eyebrows are not sharp, his starry eyes are not dusty, and his mouth always has a vague smile, just like a harmless human or animal.
Li Ping'an held a small carving knife in his hand and carved a piece of spiritual stone the size of an egg.
A bamboo slip was suspended in front of him. The words on it were ancient and obscure. Most of Li Ping'an's attention actually fell on this bamboo slip, and he was just carving things casually.
Compared to a 'host' like Li Ping'an, Mu Ningning's dress is much more particular.
Mu Ningning is sixteen or seventeen years old this year, and has grown from a slim figure to a slim and graceful one.
The full moon is called fullness, and its curves are real and graceful.
She is still wearing a plain white disciple's skirt today, with a jade belt tied around her slender waist. Under the skirt are soft and thin silk trousers. Her delicate little feet are stepping on the 'flip-flops' made by Li Ping'an, and her ten toes are crystal clear.
, just like a delicious lychee with its skin peeled off.
She also has a love for beauty as she gets older. It is not difficult to see the traces of light makeup on her pretty face. Her fair and rosy skin can be broken by blowing. Her bright peach blossom eyes are gentle and charming. Whenever her long eyelashes
With a slight blink, Li Ping'an's profile was reflected in his slightly rippling eyes.
She was sitting at the table with her body slanted, and she had no proper posture. She could hold her chin with her delicate hands and stay there in a daze all day.
A slight breeze blew by, causing the sycamore tree crown to sway slightly.
The noises made by the young disciples moving around outside disappeared without a trace after being filtered by the formations near the wooden building.
Mu Ningning couldn't help but ask: "What state have you reached?"
Li Ping'an continued to play with the objects in his hands: "What do you think?"
Mu Ningning, who has reached the peak of the God Convergence Realm, raised her lips and complained: "How on earth does Senior Brother do it? His cultivation speed is always a little faster than mine... Hey, uncle is here!"
A white cloud floated from the direction of the main peak and broke into the scope of Liuyun Temple.
There are two people on the cloud, one fat and one thin. They are Li Dazhi, a disciple of the founder, and Wei Yanzi, a high-ranking deacon of Liuyun Temple.
Mu Ningning pursed her lips and stood up: "I'm going back to practice first."
"You run away every time you meet my father. My father doesn't eat people."
Li Pingan smiled and said:
"Wait until I finish carving.
"I have carved many of my insights into this spiritual stone when I lit up the spiritual platform with a little light, which will help you break through to the Condensing Light Realm in the future.
"According to the rules within the sect, if you want to enter the outer sect from Liuyun Temple to practice, you must pass the outer sect's trials, and the outer sect's trials must be related to the ordinary world. After all, the main role of the outer sect of the sect is to manage the secular world.
"I should go to Morality next, and it will take more than half a month to return at the earliest."
Mu Ningning couldn't help but puff up her lips and said depressedly: "Okay! I knew it! Senior brother, you must have entered the Condensing Light Realm."
"this……"
Li Pingan put away the bamboo slips and raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Is there a possibility that it's not that I cultivate quickly, but that you, junior sister, are too slow?"
"That's not true. We are now the recognized immortal seedlings of Caiyun Peak!"
Mu Ningning was quarreling with Li Ping'an a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye she showed a bright smile, stood up and rushed to the yard with small steps, bowing and saluting to the falling white clouds.
"Meet Master Dazhi."
"Ning Ning is here too! The little girl is full of energy again! I'll go talk to Ping An first."
Li Dazhi said hello with a squinted smile and was already in front of Li Ping'an.
He did not shy away and said directly: "Everything has been arranged! Don't worry if it's safe! I've taken care of everything inside and outside the palace! If you ask me, don't take part in any trials and go directly to the outer gate.
Wouldn’t it be better to practice?”
Li Ping'an said: "Dad, it's better to follow the rules. There are too many people watching you now, waiting for you to make a mistake."
Wei Yanzi stood at the courtyard gate, looking at the father and son with a smile, and did not move forward to answer.
——Wei Yanzi only had a few drinks with Li Dazhi, and he showed signs of becoming the ‘chief follower’ of the Patriarch’s disciples.
Li Ping'an kept carving on his hands and sighed: "Actually, there is no need to take care of it like this. Doing it deliberately can easily lead to trouble. It is better for me to participate in the trial openly."
"Aren't you afraid that others will cause trouble?"
Li Dazhi patted his belly and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, as long as you reach out to draw the lot, what you draw will be yellow number twenty-three, and the notes inside will be the same!
"As for the specific trial tasks, you will know when the time comes! It will definitely not be difficult!"
Li Ping'an nodded with a smile and said, "Dad, you seem to have been slacking off in your practice recently..."
Li Dazhi seemed to have a soldering iron under his butt, and his handsome Taoist body immediately jumped up.
"What about that? I still have a wine shop! Several peak masters invited me to dinner. I'll take care of it and then go back to your master to practice and try my best to become a Yuanxian!"
After saying that, Li Dazhi rose into the sky, and the figure who left on the clouds looked a little embarrassed.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wei Yanzi pinched his goatee and laughed, then raised his hand in greeting, and returned to the tree with Mu Ningning, sitting on the left and right sides of Li Ping'an.
Li Ping'an asked: "Deacon, what is the trial task my father has arranged for me?"
Wei Yanzi smiled and said: "The easiest thing is to go to Wan'an City in the mortal world and find that guy Chen Gongmin to deliver the message."
"oh?"
Li Pingan raised his eyebrows slightly:
"I would also like to go back to Wan'an City to visit, after all I have lived there for two years.
"I was in a hurry when I came to the mountain. I didn't have time to pack my luggage. Many of the books I collected were lost in the world. I don't know if I can find them again when I go back."
"I just know your book."
Mu Ningning said dissatisfied:
"I only come here once a month at most. Every time I come, senior brother, you always hold the book in your hands and don't even look at me."
Wei Yanzi smiled and said: "Look... Ping An, please don't neglect the beauty."
"No way," Mu Ningning said hurriedly, "Deacon, how can you say such nonsense? The friendship between senior brother and I is not what you think..."
Li Ping'an happened to stop what he was doing and looked up at Mu Ningning.
Mu Ningning lowered her head for some reason and whispered:
"Senior Brother Ping An hides here every day to practice and does not go out for a walk throughout the year... Otherwise, he will definitely meet many real fairies who fall in love with him at first sight."
"Give."
Li Pingan threw the spiritual stone over and said with a smile:
"What I want to do now is to renew my father's string. Even if I do meet such a fairy, I will not consider becoming a Taoist partner for the time being because of my cultivation.
"Priest Sister, you still need to practice hard at Caiyun Peak.
"I heard that in the next few months, the sect will hold a competition for new disciples from the past twenty years. Junior sister, you have only been on the mountain for three years. If you can reach the Ningguang Realm during these few months, you will definitely be able to compete in this competition.
A blockbuster in the competition.
"Cultivation focuses on the Dharma and Wealth Couple, and the rewards for such a grand competition are very generous.
"However, you also need to remember that you should not rush forward in practice. Qi training, concentration of mind, and light condensation are all stages of building the foundation. It is better to go slower than leave any regrets, so as not to affect the future journey."
Mu Ningning nodded obediently, held the spirit stone in his hand, and said with a smile: "Brother, I will take second place, and you will take first place!"
Li Ping'an sighed: "I can't participate, it's a competition for inner disciples."
"Um……"
Mu Ningning quickly closed her mouth.
The old and difficult issue of apprenticeship with Senior Brother Ping An has also troubled her for a long time.
Li Ping'an asked: "Deacon, when will my outer sect trial start? Is there an accurate time?"
Wei Yanzi replied: "This is more casual. After all, it is just an introductory trial for outer disciples. No one takes it seriously on weekdays. You only need to go to the main peak Fanshi Hall to start the trial."
"Then I'll go today."
"today?"
Wei Yanzi was also a little surprised:
"Isn't this a little too hasty? Why not tell the other side first so that the door can make more preparations."
"What else is ready inside the door?"
Li Pingan stretched and stood up:
"If I procrastinate any longer, my father will allow me to pass the trial without leaving home.
"In the past two years, my father has made a lot of friends while practicing spiritual practice, and some noises inside the door have become more and more harsh. I still act according to the rules and don't leave anyone with a reason to say anything."
Wei Yanzi stood up and said: "I'll go to the Fanshi Palace to inform them and let them prepare early... You are too hasty!"
Mu Ningning said: "Senior brother, can I accompany you to the ordinary world?"
"Follow the rules. This is a trial, not a fun trip."
Li Pingan smiled and said:
"Although it's just a small job of delivering letters, I will do my best.
"Junior sister, please go back to Caiyun Peak to practice first. Now you are also a big girl. If you and I become a couple, we will inevitably attract gossip."
"Just let them say it."
Mu Ningning pursed her lips, but didn't say much. She softly told Li Ping'an several times to take care of herself, and then reluctantly left with Yu Jian.
…
at the same time;
In the corner of Wanyun Sect, there is a hilltop where several Tianxian caves are distributed.
In a pavilion wrapped in clouds and mist, several immortals were gathering together to drink tea and chat.
The tea maker is a beautiful fairy wearing a complicated ancient dress.
There were three to five old men drinking tea, most of them with dull expressions.
Several elders said:
"It is said that the merchant's son is about to participate in the outer sect trial."
"What if the merchant's son participates in the outer sect's trial? Can you still prevent him from entering the outer sect? Besides, what should you care about an outer sect disciple? Many of the problems within the sect are caused by the merchant, not his son!"
"Yes, it has only been two or three years. It is said that the merchant is not far from ascending to immortality. Half of the peak owners of the thirty-six peaks in the gate are familiar with him... Several spiritual mines were discovered near the mountain gate last year.
, it is said that the fortune of the Immortal Sect was driven by his great fortune..."
"The rumors about him being the next leader will probably cease to be rumors in a few years."
"Then what can we do? The three golden immortal ancestors in the sect are watching. Can we still hold his son hostage and make him swear not to fight for the position of the sect leader?"
The atmosphere in the pavilion became dull again.
An old man said: "Senior Brother Mo Yi is the deputy head, and he is also the head of the family. I thought that you would be the head in a few thousand years..."
"Why!"
The gray-haired old man named Mo Yi waved his hands gently and smiled gently:
“If the leader is not in charge, what good will it do to practice?
"If the sect needs a poor Taoist to take on such a responsibility, even if the poor Taoist spends thousands of years not cultivating, he will still be bound to do errands for all his fellow sects.
"If there is no need for the poor Taoist to do such things in the sect, the poor Taoist would be happy to be at ease and concentrate on finding the wonderful land of golden immortals and immortality."
"Senior Brother Mo, if you really don't fight...are you really going to hand over the position of head to an ordinary businessman?"
"well!"
Several people shook their heads, but didn't say much.
The beautiful woman who made the tea chuckled, poured a few cups of tea into the clay pot, and said with a smile:
"Why are you so anxious? This matter is uncertain.
"I heard from an elder that the merchant's son will go to the world soon. How about arranging some leisure time for him and making the merchant proud?"
"Junior Sister Xiao Yue."
The old Taoist named Mo Yi frowned and warned:
"You have been in charge of many affairs of the Fangzhen industry for hundreds of years, and you have always followed rules and regulations. Pindao shouldn't say anything more to you, but you need to keep one thing in mind.
"My Wan Yun Sect experienced several internal fights thousands of years ago, resulting in heavy casualties. After the Third Patriarch returned, he issued strict orders to strictly prohibit fighting for power and private fights among his disciples.
"After all, this merchant's son is also a disciple of my Wan Yun Sect. Remember not to really hurt him, otherwise the ancestor will blame you and our future will be cut off."
"Senior Brother Mo, don't worry. I can spare the trouble."
The beautiful woman squinted her eyes and smiled softly, obviously not paying attention to a certain young monk.