In the center of Longmen Island stands a hexagonal seven-story stone tower.
It is more than ten feet high, with layers of cornices, all in the same shape. There are wind chimes and corner beams on the lower part, and each corner has the tendency of flying upward.
The tower is hollow, with internal corridors surrounding the walls and center of the tower, and stairs to climb up. The top of the tower is covered with orange colored glaze, which contrasts with the blue sky. It is brilliant and unique, so it is called the Glazed Tower.
After three months of initiation, the fifth day of every month is the day when disciples go to the Liuli Pagoda to change their tendons and cleanse their marrow.
At dawn, all the disciples arrived at the Liuli Pagoda early. Bai Liming, Cui Bingwen, and Niu Erhu were arranged on the sixth floor. The three of them followed the stairs to the inner corridor of the sixth floor, walked to the designated position, sat cross-legged and waited.
start.
Yesterday, Han Jiaoyu introduced how Liuli Pagoda can help people change their tendons and cleanse their marrow: "When you first started, I once said that you should exercise the Yi Jing to strengthen your body so that your body can withstand the washing of spiritual energy and breathe in and out.
Only by combining methods can we be completely transformed.”
"But relying solely on individual efforts, the body-refining disciples are too slow, so in order to allow the disciples to reborn as soon as possible, the Taoist sect uses the giant cauldron in the Beidou Demon Subduing Formation to suppress the formation's eyes to forge the bodies of the disciples. You will be here
Under the spiritual pressure of the giant cauldron, which is as large as a mountain or a sea, the hair is cut and the marrow is washed, the process is like cramping, eviscerating the bones, and reshaping the body."
At that time, many disciples turned pale when they heard this. Fortunately, Han Jiaoyu continued: "However, under the protection of the large formation in the tower, you are training in an unconscious state, so you are exempted from the need."
You don’t have to panic because of the painful experience. You also need to proceed step by step to cleanse your tendons. You should cherish this opportunity once a month.”
In the pagoda, most of the new disciples were holding their breath and concentrating, feeling uneasy. After all, it was their first experience. Although Han Jiao said that they were practicing in a state of unconsciousness, when they thought of the words "cramping and deboning", they felt nervous in their hearts.
Somewhat uneasy.
The disciples walked into the Glazed Pagoda one after another. Among them, a group of five people came to the sixth floor. They did not stay, but went directly to the seventh floor. These five people were three men and two women. They were all carved in pink and jade, and had extraordinary appearances.
But they are all quite unfamiliar, unlike the disciples on Longmen Island.
Bailiming glanced at it without thinking much. After waiting for about one stick of incense, a "clang" sound came.
It turned out that the wooden door on the first floor was heavily closed, and the light in the tower gradually dimmed. Suddenly, a strong wind appeared out of thin air, spinning from the center of the tower on the first floor to the top of the tower.
A huge bronze cauldron with three legs and two ears slowly appeared in the whirlwind. On the front were engraved the four characters "Kaiyang Wuqu", and on other positions were engraved the Big Dipper, the Four Sacred Beasts and other patterns.
The giant cauldron was suspended in the air and rotated slowly, trembling rhythmically and making bursts of sound. Its sound was as strong and powerful as a bell, loud and long. Invisible shock waves passed through the bodies of everyone in the tower, and the muscles and bones of everyone followed.
The bells vibrated together...
This time, the process of changing tendons and cutting marrow lasted for six full hours from Chen hour to You hour, but the disciples did not feel tired at all. Instead, they felt refreshed and energetic.
On the way back, Cui Bingwen suddenly asked mysteriously: "A few new disciples have arrived today, have you seen them?"
"New disciple? Didn't the test end long ago? Did he come in through the back door?" Niu Erhu asked in confusion.
"What about the front door and the back door? The parents of these new disciples are all great monks from the Kaiyang Inner Sect. I saw them when they went to the seventh floor to practice, and they were the direct disciples of the Dao Sect. They were really different. They were all very graceful and graceful." Cui Bingwen teased.
Niu Erhu said with an envious look on his face.
"It's true, I've seen it too." Bai Liming added.
Hearing this, Niu Erhu said with some regret: "Oh, I was only looking at the scenery outside the tower and missed it. It's a pity."
"What a pity. We will meet tomorrow. They will practice with us in the future, but this is not the point. I heard that one of these five people is the child of Yuan Chief of Jingyi Hall. Guess which one is it?" Cui Bingwen said
He looked at the two of them with a proud face.
"I haven't seen anyone, how would I know? Since Brother Ming has seen him, it's up to you to guess." Niu Erhu said dully.
Bailiming thought for a moment: "It should be the tall girl walking in the middle."
"Oh, do you think so?" Cui Bingwen asked slightly surprised.
"Judging from the expressions of those people, they all looked up to her and were very flattering to her. I guess her status is more noble."
Hearing what Bai Liming said, Cui Bingwen continued to ask inductively: "Then it could be Xingjun, or another daughter of the Prime Minister?"
"As far as I know, Xingjun has no heirs, and the other first positions are weaker than those of Yuan, so..." Bai Liming did not continue, but looked at Cui Bingwen playfully, and Cui Bingwen pretended to look up to the mountains.
The demeanor of stopping.
"It's true. Brother Baili knows everything very clearly and is very powerful!"
The three of them laughed and joked all the way back to their residence.
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On the second day, the five new people indeed joined the practice team. Everyone looked at the five people with curiosity. After learning the identities of the five people, some people showed their kindness to others repeatedly, and those five people
The legitimate son of the Taoist clan was quite arrogant and did not interact with others, nor did he act domineeringly based on his status. The two groups of people did not interfere with each other and lived in peace.
On this afternoon, all the disciples in the teaching building were gathered together on three floors inside and three outside.
I heard a short disciple say flatteringly: "Little prince, last time we were in a hurry and didn't even see what the Peiyuan Pill looked like. Let's open our eyes again."
Everyone also echoed, and the young prince Zuo Sisi pretended to be reluctant, took out the sandalwood box from his arms, opened it, then held it in his hand, slowly walked around for everyone to watch, and turned to whomever it was.
People in Bo will be amazed.
Suddenly, a mocking laugh sounded: "A bunch of frogs in the well."
Zuo Sisi, who was in a state of intoxication, was suddenly interrupted and felt a little annoyed.
Everyone was also very angry. They followed the name and found out that it was one of the legitimate sons of that sect. The young man had handsome features, but his lips were a little thin and a little mean.
Seeing that it was them, everyone was angry, but considering their prominent status, Du Nuonuo did not answer. Only the short disciple jumped out and asked sternly: "I don't know what you mean by this?"
"It's not interesting. I just looked at everyone's posture just now and found it a bit ridiculous." The thin-mouthed boy said sarcastically.
"You..." The short disciple was choked for a moment and was about to have another attack.
The thin-mouthed boy interrupted rudely: "Huh, although this Peiyuan Pill is precious, it is not as scarce as a rare bird. You are acting like this. Isn't it ridiculous? What is it?"
"Don't just talk. If you have the ability, bring out the Peiyuan Pill and let us have a look." The short disciple retorted.
Everyone also cheered together: "That's right, that's right."
The thin-mouthed boy did not reply, but looked at each other with a strange expression at the other four companions, and the five of them suddenly burst into laughter.
One of the tall girls covered her stomach, waved her hands back and forth and laughed, "Hahaha, my stomach is going to cramp. It's so long, please hurry up and let them have a look."
When the thin-mouthed young man heard the words, he held back his laughter and took out a jade bottle and said, "Hey, here are ten pills of cultivating the Yuan."
As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief and spread it on the desk. He tilted the jade bottle in his hand, and ten white elixirs rolled down on the handkerchief. A strong fragrance of herbs and medicinal herbs lingered in the teaching building for a long time.
Everyone was shocked. The short disciple could not help but shrink his neck, quietly moved a few steps back, and hid behind the crowd.
Zuo Sisi's face turned green and red, and he put away the wooden box in embarrassment, pretending to be cool and holding his fists in the air: "I have learned a lesson." After saying that, he turned and left.
Bian Zhangji looked at Zuo Sisi's back and said sarcastically: "In the Taoist sect, we only look at the level of cultivation. No matter how noble a prince or a wealthy gentry is, no matter how prominent his family is, he can't condense the elixir and can't enter the inner sect. They are all ordinary people."
Ants."
Everyone's expressions were a little embarrassed when they heard this, and they were about to leave when they saw the commander holding up a Peiyuan Pill: "Does anyone want to take it?"
Suddenly, those disciples stopped and asked with gleaming eyes: "I want it, I want it, please give me some advice from my fellow Taoist."
"It's simple. Who can come up with something that can catch the eyes of my sister Chao Xi." He pointed to the tall girl next to him: "This Pei Yuan Pill belongs to him."
After hearing this, everyone became excited, and some people couldn't wait to ask: "Should I change it now? But I don't have anything with me right now."
"Don't worry, I will give you some preparation time. In a few days it will be the day of visiting relatives. The day after the day of visiting relatives, now is the time for exchange."
After saying that, the captain collected the elixirs on the table and put them into a jade bottle under the envious and excited eyes of everyone.
In the next few days, the disciples began to inquire about the tall girl's preferences, and then wrote letters to her family, asking her to prepare various items that she thought were right.