Standing outside the hall, Lou Cheng scanned the faces and matched the faces with the photos Yan Zheke had found.
At the front of the group of elders, a stocky, middle-aged man who is not angry and self-respecting is Shen Guitian from Sanlaoli in Waigang. He seems to be better maintained than the head master and his own master, and he does not look old at all;
That sturdy man with jet-black hair and no wrinkles should be his senior brother Yang Xianlong, a powerful figure in the Ice God Sect, and almost the acting head of the sect when Master He Yi's energy is gradually declining;
The only woman besides the elders who has a seat is 100% her direct senior sister Shi Yuejian. She has thick eyebrows and big eyes, has a middle-to-upper-class appearance, and has a gentle temperament. Although she is over thirty years old, she only looks twenty-four or five years old. She can sense her own After looking around, she looked back with soft eyes, smiled and nodded;
In the ranks of the next generation of disciples, the one at the front on the right is Yang Xianlong's second disciple Zhu Tai. He is a twenty-nine-year-old fifth-grade expert. In a martial arts school circle, and in a place like Xing Province where martial arts is not very prosperous, he is definitely He would be famous and admired by all the stars, but now he is wearing full-rimmed black-rimmed glasses and looks unusually silent. And just by looking at him, he can see that his glasses have no prescription at all. It seems that That is more of a window to cover the soul;
A few steps away from him was Lei Fang, who had an angular face. This much-anticipated disciple was ordinary in appearance, but extremely energetic and full of confidence and vitality. Walking on the road, he was definitely more attractive than many handsome guys. People notice that at this time, he is also looking at himself, his eyes are quite complex;
Beside Lei Fang, Mo Jingting looked at her appearance and smiled sweetly. From time to time, she would come close to her junior brother's ear and whisper something in a low voice. The volume was just right, without affecting the atmosphere of the hall at all.
Looking around like this, Lou Cheng had a preliminary idea. Almost all the powerful men at the sect's Dan level and above had come back in time, which was a great honor. As for the disciples below the Dan level, they were too numerous to accommodate. Only a dozen people participated as representatives.
Among the guests attending the ceremony, he saw two people that Coach Yan had specially emphasized:
"King of Guns" Huang Ke's two most proud disciples, 25-year-old Zheng Yu, who is in the fifth-level alchemy realm, and Qian Qiyue, who is 22-year-old and in the sixth-level alchemy realm. They are handsome men and beautiful women who are pleasing to the eye. They are looking at them with great interest. Own;
The people sent by Dinghaizong and Hanji were all in their thirties and were in the Dan realm, and they were polite but distant;
As for the other guests, Lou Cheng's eyes darkened and he didn't recognize any of them. He only guessed that they were representatives of the sect's friendly forces.
When he looked at everyone in the hall with the corner of his eye, the leader He Yi left his position, walked to the incense table, paid homage to all the ancestors, then straightened his back and shouted loudly:
"Ice marrow beads please!"
Ice marrow beads? Lou Cheng, who had been taught the relevant knowledge by the little fairy last night, perked up and held his breath.
This bead is said to have been created by Yang Chenghui, the founder of the sect. It is full of miraculous powers and is the sect’s sacred treasure.
As his thoughts turned, he saw a faint blue light slowly lighting up, illuminating the incense table in a cool and dreamy way.
He Yi took out a clear round bead half the size of a fist from the secret compartment under the statue. It seemed to be condensed from streaks of pure blue light, and scenes of ice and snow were created inside.
The eyes of Zheng Yu, Qian Qiyue and others were floating, and they looked at it without blinking. Normally, the Ice Marrow Bead was not here, and it was not so easy to see.
Lou Cheng, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment, because this ice marrow bead was somewhat similar to the golden elixir in his body, but it didn't have the feeling of virtuality and reality, like matter and spirit.
What the hell is it?
He Yi placed the ice marrow bead in the middle of the incense table, turned around, and announced the start of the ceremony.
Lou Cheng gathered his thoughts, followed the instructions, stepped into the main hall with his head held high, and walked one meter in front of the incense table.
"Pay homage to all the ancestors!" Yang Xianlong sang and shouted.
Lou Cheng respectfully followed the instructions, first kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, and then offered three sticks of incense.
During this process, he was quite worried. According to the development of some novels, the golden elixir in his body might stir up the ice marrow beads, create strange phenomena, shock everyone, and slap everyone in the face.
Fortunately, such a thing did not happen!
If this happens, it means that Jindan can actively contact the outside world without being driven by himself, and the hidden danger will be huge!
"Greetings to my mentor!" Yang Xianlong continued to sing.
Lou Cheng thought about the visualization diagram of Zhu Rongjin that his master had worked so hard to get, without asking for anything in return, and without any resistance in his heart, he kowtowed three times and bowed nine times.
"The ceremony is completed! Disciple Lou Cheng serves tea!" After Yang Xianlong finished shouting, he took a step back and returned to the line.
Lou Cheng picked up the tea from the nephew's hand next to him, held it in both hands, and offered it to Old Man Shi.
And when the bowl of tea entered the range shrouded in the blue light of the ice marrow beads, the temperature passed rapidly, and a thin layer of ice floated on the surface of the water.
Old man Shi took the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile:
"Why don't you go see the head master soon?"
"Disciple Lou Cheng has met the head master." Lou Cheng turned to He Yi.
He Yi took out a card that shimmered with ice crystals, smiled slightly and said:
"You are now the twenty-seventh generation disciple of our sect. According to the rules, you will not hold any post within the sect and will not receive any subsidies. However, with this card, you can receive cultivation-related elixirs for free in our sect and the Wuyue Hui Medicine Hall industry.
Medicine and materials, one portion per month.”
Sure enough, the martial arts sect is advancing with the times. In the TV series, there are still tokens and other things, but in reality, they have developed into membership cards? Lou Cheng was full of complaints, suppressed a smile, took it, and thanked the leader.
Now that the apprenticeship process was completed, He Yi began to introduce his classmates to him. Zheng Yu and Qian Qiyue who were watching the ceremony both looked at Lei Fang, as if they were looking forward to the show.
However, what surprised them was that Lei Fang, who had always been headstrong and arrogant, had always been calm and composed, without even making verbal attacks. On the contrary, Mo Jingting kept laughing and chatting, and seemed to be very familiar with Lou Cheng.
Just when they were wondering what was going on behind the scenes, Old Man Shi coughed twice and said:
"You brat, let's go."
Shall we go? Lou Cheng huffed and looked at his master in surprise.
I’ve just met my classmates! Isn’t it time to have an apprenticeship banquet?
"I have paid homage to my ancestor and met my fellow disciples. Why are you staying here if you don't want to leave?" Old Shi didn't say anything more, put his hands behind his back, and walked out of the hall proudly.
At this time, the sunshine outside dimmed, lead clouds gathered, and a cold wind blew between the sky and the earth, covering up all the characteristics of summer.
"This..." Zheng Yu and Qian Qiyue focused their gazes and turned to look at Shi Jianguo. They felt that he had not shown any aura, but had a certain degree of connection with the surroundings.
The wind blew faster and stronger, pouring into the hall, making Lou Cheng shiver. He followed his master's orders and coach Yan's instructions, turned around and walked out of the hall, catching up with old man Shi who was walking forward slowly.
Today I am following Master, and I will do whatever he says. If the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up!
Shi Yuejian frowned, sighed helplessly, and took a step forward to keep up.
Wow!
The wind howled, and white condensed flowers floated down. Zheng Yu stretched out his hand blankly and took one, feeling the slight coolness and seeing real snowflakes.
The heavy snow fell more and more violently, turning the trees white, turning the earth old, and piled up on the tops of the houses everywhere, shrouding the entire Ice God Sect.
It’s early August, summer is in full swing, and even if it’s cool halfway up the mountain, it’s only relatively cool. But now, at this moment, here, it’s freezing cold, with violent storms and snow!
Qian Qiyue looked at it in a daze, as if in a dream, but the coldness on his face and the ice and snow in his hands were so real!
He looked at the senior sister next to him in astonishment, and saw the same shock in Zheng Yu's eyes as his:
Even my own master couldn’t do this!
Mo Jingting, Lei Fang and others' eyes froze, and they shuddered involuntarily. They suddenly thought of a rumor in the sect: Uncle Shi was a powerful man in the past, and he was once expected to enter the forbidden realm. Unfortunately,
Is this the terror of his full strength?
Lou Cheng looked around inexplicably and was equally shocked. He stepped on the squeaking snow and followed his master and senior sister out of the sect in the vast sea.
The sky and the earth are all white, so unclean!
He Yi stood there, staring at this scene in a daze, and suddenly understood what his junior brother wanted to say:
It’s not that I can’t fight, I just don’t want to fight and I don’t bother to fight!