Volume 1: Abandoned Land Chapter 25: Qingling Gate
"This is"
In the blasted ground, a long knife about one foot long was lying quietly in the hole. Kong Laosan remembered clearly that this knife was exactly the one Zhao Hengdao was carrying on his back. He had just seen it for the first time.
At that time, Kong Laosan was still secretly wondering why Zhao Hengdao didn't put this object into the storage bag.
Taking the long knife into his hand, Kong Laosan felt his arm sink, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. The long knife in front of him was ten feet long, almost twice as long as his body. The scabbard was plain and dull, and seemed to be some kind of beast.
It's made of sewn leather, and I don't know what kind of metal was added to it, making it look a little dark.
Compared to the scabbard, Kong Laosan's eyes focused more on the handle of the knife, which was surrounded by a faint layer of black light and had some runes imprinted on it, which looked very strange.
Kong Laosan thought for a while and took the knife out of the sheath. However, the next moment, Kong Laosan twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a wry smile. The long knife in front of him turned out to be a broken knife, as if someone had broken it in the middle with great force.
, only half is left.
The blade was densely covered with runes, which seemed to be some kind of formation, but it was of no use now. Kong Laosan sighed softly. He originally thought he had picked up some treasure, but now it seems that it is just a useless discard.
That’s all.
Kong Laosan thought for a while, and just as he was about to put away the broken knife, the black crystal grimace that was originally around him suddenly became restless, his empty eyes staring at the broken knife in Kong Laosan's hand, and the grimace
There was a rare look of fear on his face.
Seeing this scene, Kong Laosan's movements stagnated slightly, and he looked at the trembling grimace beside him. Finally, his eyes fell on the broken knife in his hand again. After thinking about it, a gray light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
, a faint wisp of spiritual power spread out from the center of the eyebrows and spread towards the blade.
However, at the moment when the power of spiritual thought came into contact with the blade, a strange spiritual fluctuation came from the blade. This spiritual power was extremely huge. Under the shock, Kong Laosan even held the handle of the blade.
The palm of his hand flicked open, and with a "bang" sound, the heavy broken knife fell to the ground again, kicking up a cloud of dust. Upon noticing this scene, Kong Laosan's expression became a little uncertain.
"A thing that belongs to the owner?!"
Although the quality of the broken knife in front of me is unknown, judging from its appearance, it must not be a mortal thing. However, the spiritual power attached to it is condensed and never dispersed. It obviously has an owner, and the owner is not dead yet.
That's why the current situation occurred. If the power of divine thoughts is strong enough, it can be used by forcibly erasing the spiritual power on it and re-refining it, but today's Kong Laosan obviously does not have such strength.
After thinking about it, Kong Laosan was a little undecided for a while. He kept thinking about it. It is very likely that someone entrusted this broken knife to Zhao Hengdao. If he took it as his own, the owner of the knife would find it later.
If you look at yourself, doesn't it mean that you have confirmed the fact that you killed Zhao Hengdao? Judging solely from the degree of mental fluctuations emanating from the sword, this person's strength is very likely to have reached a level above the foundation. If so, how can you
Didn't you just throw yourself into a trap?
However, if Zhao Hengdao found this thing somewhere and returned it when someone came to look for it, he might even be able to owe the other party a favor.
After a cup of tea, Kong Laosan sighed in his heart. After all, he still couldn't take the risk. However, Kong Laosan also had an idea in his heart. He hid the knife in the hole and filled it with sand. After a while, if
If nothing happens, just come back and find it yourself.
After settling the matter in front of him, Kong Laosan looked at the Yinhun Banner at hand, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Since this ghost flag cannot be brought into Qingling Gate, we can only bury it on the spot or send it back to Yu'er City and let the Shuiyan Gang take care of it. However, this place is very far from Yu'er City, and it will take at least a month and a half to go back and forth.
After a while, Kong Laosan gave a wry smile and had no choice but to give up the idea, and his eyes kept wandering around.
The old wood in front of me is about the thickness of an adult's waist. Except for its lush branches and leaves, it is inconspicuous among the dozens of old trees around it. After roughly measuring it with my hands, Kong Laosan's face flashed with a look of satisfaction.
He jumped lightly and landed directly on the tree crown. After thinking for a while, he spread out the flag. As Kong Laosan moved his lips, the face of a beautiful girl on it was looming. I don't know what Kong Laosan said.
The girl nodded, then disappeared into the black flags again.
The copper pole and black flag in his hand were inserted directly from the top of the tree. Only when the entire copper pole and black flag was completely submerged into the trunk of the tree did Kong Laosan stop. After making an inconspicuous mark on the old tree, he turned and left.
Mushui, one of the three major rivers in the Qin State, stretches thousands of miles from east to west and runs through the entire land of the Qin State.
It is recorded in the historical documents of the Qin State that Mushui, one of the origins of civilization, experienced three large-scale floods, covering thousands of miles of rivers, destroying fields and plundering land, and causing the displacement of tens of millions of civilians.
Even so, as people who have relied on water for generations to make a living, they are still very grateful to this mother river.
To the southwest of Mushui, which flows through one of the 260 state capitals of the Qin State, the Qingzhou River section, there is a small village called Mujiazhuang. The whole village has only more than 300 households, and every family uses Mushui.
The character "Mu" is the surname, and people make a living by fishing in the water, and this has been the case for generations.
The village is small and the folk customs are simple. Every February 2, the whole village will consciously gather on the shore of Mushui to worship the distant Qingfeng on the other side, hoping that the gods living on the Qingfeng will bless the village with good weather and abundant prosperity every year.
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This ritual-like custom has been passed down from generation to generation. It has lasted for nearly three thousand years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty. Not to mention the three floods that flooded the earth, but the villagers of Mujiazhuang muddleheadedly escaped the three floods.
Despite the disaster, the entire village was not damaged at all, which made people marvel.
It's just that the villagers of Mujiazhuang don't know that on the other side of Mushui, deep in the vast green peaks, there really is an immortal family courtyard.
Qingling Gate, one of the three major immortal gates in the Qin Kingdom, is as famous as the Liuhe Sect located in the Qinyang Dao Palace in the northern part of the Qin Kingdom, in the west of the Qin Kingdom, close to the Luo River.
Qinyang Taoist Palace is the well-deserved leader of the three immortal sects. Unlike the other two immortal sects, Qinyang Taoist Palace not only teaches those immortal sects' magic formulas, but also teaches scriptures and arts, including the inheritance of martial arts and the way of governing the country through classics.
Therefore, in Qinyang Dao Palace, in addition to those cultivators who pursue immortality and Taoism, there are also talented martial arts seedlings and a large number of Confucian scholars and scholars who are interested in official careers.
Inherited for tens of thousands of years, whether it is the magic formula of the Immortal Family, the secret knowledge of martial arts, or the strategy of governing the country, Qinyang Dao Palace covers everything and is listed as the number one academic institution in the Qin State, which is a well-deserved reputation.
However, the Qinyang Dao Palace recruits disciples mainly for relatives of the emperor, direct descendants of the imperial ministers and ministers, or some talented students from all over the world. It is basically impossible for ordinary people to enter the Qinyang Dao Palace.
Among the three major immortal sects, Liuhe Sect ranks first in terms of popularity. The main reason is that Liuhe Sect preaches regardless of status, wealth or status, and has three religions and nine streams. As long as they have spiritual roots and are interested in immortality, they can go to Baishan to learn skills. Therefore,
, there are so many disciples of Liuhe Sect spread all over the Qin Kingdom, and their strength varies greatly.
Of course, if you want to get the true inheritance, you can only be accepted as a disciple by those elders.
No matter how high the mountain is, it will be famous if there are immortals. This sentence is vividly reflected here in Qingxia Mountain.
Qingxia Mountain only stretches for more than 100,000 miles. It is a small mountain range in the entire Xiling land. The entire mountain range lies on a spiritual vein. Therefore, it is green and lush with vegetation all year round.
Qingling Gate is located on the main peaks of Qingxia Mountain, and is shrouded and blocked by a huge formation. Looking with the naked eye, you can only see the rolling green shade and the beautiful scenery of the steep peaks.
The six peaks of Qinglingmen are connected in parallel. Except for Tongtian Peak, which is the main peak in the middle, the other five peaks are named after the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They are gold, Yun, wood, water, fire, essence, and earth. According to the different spiritual root attributes of the monks, they worship different
Peak.
In addition to the leader Qingyang Zhenren, there is an elder sitting on each of the other five peaks in the entire Qingling Sect. They are considered the top power of the Qingling Sect. Of course, in addition to these powerful elders, according to the rules of the Qingling Sect,
Some idle elders whose strength has reached the golden elixir realm also have the right to occupy a peak as the main training ground.
Under the Jindan Patriarch, the most noble ones are the true disciples. There are over 10,000 cultivators in Qingling Sect, but there are only about 20 true disciples. If you want to become a true disciple, you must have extraordinary talent and perseverance.
, the weakest one has to reach foundation building.
Under the true disciples, there are those sect stewards and the inner disciples of the five peaks. The sect stewards have certain rights and are in the awkward position of being neither above nor below. Many sect stewards are held by inner sect disciples. The real disciples
Speaking of which, status is not much more valuable than being an inner disciple.
There are usually one or two hundred inner disciples at each peak, and the number will not exceed three hundred at most. For ordinary outer disciples to become inner disciples, in addition to reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining within the prescribed time limit, they must also
Complete some assessment tasks assigned by the sect, and after passing the assessment, you can become an inner disciple.
The lowest level belongs to the outer sect disciples. Strictly speaking, the outer sect disciples are not the true disciples of Qingling Sect. They are only in the assessment stage and are regularly taught some basic immortal cultivation techniques by the elders of the sect. Six
If you cannot reach the sixth level of Qi Refining within the year, you will not be accepted by the Qingling Sect, and the outer disciples will be assigned some chores, so the time for cultivation is really limited.
Within six years, less than one in ten can truly reach the sixth level of Qi Refining. However, compared to the tens of thousands of disciples who enter the mountain gate every year, the level of competition is still very fierce.
The Qingling Sect recruits disciples mainly for those wealthy businessmen from aristocratic families, or Jianghu sects with certain strength. Those with unknown origins will not be accepted unless they have extraordinary qualifications. If it were not for opportunism, Kong Laosan would not be here anyway.
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Above the void, the flying boat came at a high speed. In just half a cup of tea, the mountain gate that was far away in the sky just now was already close at hand. Viewed from a high altitude, the six peaks of Qingling Gate were slightly arc-shaped, reaching straight into the sky, and the clouds were misty.
, it looks like a fairy palace, with an unreal and illusive feeling.
Li Xiuchen made a seal with his hands, and the flying boat buzzed and slowly landed towards the foot of the mountain. At the same time, he warned the people behind him, "The outer disciples of Qingling Sect usually live in the bamboo houses at the foot of the mountain. Without permission, they are not allowed to board the Sixth Floor."
Feng, every month there will be elders from the sect who will teach you how to practice. With your qualifications, if you work harder, it will not be difficult to reach the sixth level of Qi training in six years."
With that said, the flying boat has landed on the ground.