Master Lü walked forward and knocked on the table.
The grey-robed man woke up and rubbed his sore eyes. He was very happy to see Master Lü, but he was shocked to see the wet mud on his front and shoes.
"Senior Brother Lü, what happened?"
Just like a child who learned to walk would never think of crawling again. Who would be willing to walk after learning to ride a sword and fly?
Master Lü said, "I just want to be careful. What if the three sides find out and come to snatch him?"
The grey-robed man said, "We're all from the same sect, it's not necessary."
Master Lü said, "What if other sects come to snatch him?"
The grey-robed man laughed. "Senior Brother, you're exaggerating. I'd like to see what kind of genius you've found to make you so nervous."
Master Lü signaled Jing Jiu and Liu Shisui to come forward and said, "This is our sect's South Gate registered Immortal Master Ming Guoxing. Before entering the inner gate, you must call him Uncle-Master."
Liu Shisui hurriedly shouted, "Uncle-Master Ming."
Seeing Jing Jiu, Master Lü was startled for a moment before coming to his senses. He praised, "What a beautiful child carved from ice and jade. Senior Brother Lü, you've really had an extraordinary encounter today."
"Whether or not he's just an empty shell is another matter. I picked the small one."
Master Lü sighed and did not hide his words from Jing Jiu.
After only three days on the road, his impression of Jing Jiu had worsened and he even regretted it.
He had never seen such a lazy person.
Of course, what really annoyed him was that Liu Shisui, a genius in his eyes, was being ordered around like that.
Uncle-Master Ming looked at Liu Shisui and saw that the child's breath was fresh and his eyes steady. He nodded and thought that he was indeed not bad.
When he used his Piercing Discernment to take a look, he was so shocked that his voice trembled.
"Natural Taoist quality?!"
Master Lü smiled and said, "That's right."
Ming Guoxing shouted anxiously, "Then what are you waiting for? Come in quickly!"
Master Lü led Jing Jiu and Liu Shisui into the stone door.
Ming Guoxing stroked his chest and smiled at him. He was finally relieved.
Once he entered the mountain gate, he would be a disciple of the Aoyama Sect, and no one would be able to snatch him away.
To say nothing of those Cultivation sects, even the people from Zhaoge City couldn't do anything; even the Old Ones and the Curtain Rollers didn't dare set foot in this place.
For countless years, who dared to be presumptuous in Aoyama Sect?
Ming Guoxing picked up the brush, dipped it in the inkstone, and opened the book. He looked at Liu Shisui and asked, "Name?"
Liu Shisui answered nervously, "Liu Shisui."
Ming Guoxing was slightly startled and said, "Name, not age."
Liu Shisui widened his eyes and said, "This is my name, can't I?"
At first, he was not satisfied with the name, but now he was used to it and even liked it.
"Not to mention Shisui, even if you want to call me Wan Sui, you can."
Ming Guoxing said with a smile.
After registering Liu Shisui's information, he looked at Jing Jiu and asked, "What about you?"
Though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but squint his eyes and click his tongue in his mind when he saw that unbelievably beautiful face.
"Jing Jiu, from Zhaoge City."
The youth answered casually while looking at a lonely peak in the distance.
Ming Guoxing was so excited that he didn't mind his rudeness. He even gave him a few words of encouragement, and then he turned to Liu Shisui, ready to have a conversation with this person with natural Dao quality.
Unexpectedly, Liu Shisui didn't even look at him and walked toward the mountain gate, because Jing Jiu had already started to move.
On the mountain path, the youth in white walked in the front, and the young boy followed behind with his luggage.
Seeing this, Ming Guoxing was quite surprised, asking, "What's going on?"
"They are master and servant."
Master Lü thought of what his father told him that night, furrowing his brows.
"A person with natural Dao quality is actually a servant?" Ming Guoxing was extremely shocked. He looked at Master Lü and said, "No matter what their relationship was in the past, once they enter the mountain gate, the matters of the mortal world are no longer meaningful. Didn't you tell them?"
Master Lü felt somewhat helpless. On the first day, he had clearly explained this matter. Jing Jiu didn't say anything, but Liu Shisui didn't listen no matter what he said.
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The clouds and mist had long dispersed, but the wind was moist enough. The mountain path was also very smooth, and walking on it was quite comfortable.
Liu Shisui looked around at the surrounding cliffs, his little face full of curiosity, feeling nervous and excited.
Perhaps influenced by him, or perhaps evoked memories from a long time ago, Jing Jiu's gaze lingered on the surrounding scenery a little longer.
With this kind of mood, he quickly walked more than ten miles of mountain path and came to a cliff plateau halfway up the mountain.
There were towering trees everywhere on the cliff, and dozens of thatched huts were scattered among them.
The clouds and mist rose again, and the thatched huts were faintly discernible. Looking closely, one could see that each hut was separated by a courtyard wall.
When they came to the cliff plateau, there were more and more paths. Liu Shisui didn't know where to go, so he looked at Jing Jiu.
There was the sound of water behind the cliff, clear and pleasant to the ear. It should be a stream of spring water. Another sound of music gradually rose, matching the sound of the water, making it even more faintly discernible.
Jing Jiu walked in that direction, and Liu Shisui hurried to keep up.
Following the sound, the two walked past the green trees and saw a building vaguely in the mist.
The sun suddenly fell, dispersing the mist, and the true appearance of the building was revealed. It was a building with black eaves and green walls, giving off a rather austere feeling.
This was the training hall of the South Pine Pavilion of the Aoyama Sect, where new disciples would live and study for a long time.
Dozens of young boys and girls stood on the flat ground in front of the training hall, all wearing the same style of green clothes.
Master Lü stood on the stone steps and said, "We're waiting for the two of you. Hurry up and get in line."
Liu Shisui was very surprised, and asked Jing Jiu, "Young Master, how did the Immortal Master get here? I didn't see him pass us on the way. "
After entering the mountain gate, there was no need to worry about being exposed and being robbed by other sects. Master Lü only needed to fly on his flying sword and arrive in a moment.
Jing Jiu understood this, but Liu Shisui had no idea.
Hearing Master Lü's words, dozens of disciples turned to look at Jing Jiu and Liu Shisui, their faces full of curiosity.
In front of the training hall, there was an atmosphere of "finally here".
These disciples came from all over the continent and had been at the South Pine Pavilion for some time, but they hadn't been taught mystical methods and swordsmanship. They had been waiting anxiously for a long time.
It was said that the Immortal Master was waiting for a disciple.
For a disciple to make so many people wait and waste time, they naturally knew that the Immortal Master valued him very much.
These disciples were all excellent talents personally selected by the Immortal Master of the Aoyama Sect, and they were confident that they would be able to set foot on the path to heaven. In the face of such a situation, they were naturally curious about the new disciple, and at the same time, it was inevitable that they would have some resistance.
They were all outer disciples who had just entered the Aoyama Sect, and they couldn't detect Liu Shisui's talent through the Sword Discernment. Their eyes naturally fell on Jing Jiu who was in front of them.
A burst of uncontrollable low exclamations rang out in the crowd, and then became excited discussions, buzzing like the sound of a swarm of bees.
"Why is this person so good-looking?"
"How did he get that face?"
"His bearing is also extraordinary. Maybe he's a noble from Zhaoge."
Especially those female disciples, looking at that handsome face, for some reason, they felt a little hot. They turned around and raised their hands to gently fan their cheeks.
A male disciple suddenly said, "Don't you think his ears are very strange?"
Hearing this, the crowd looked over and realized that the young man in white had a pair of prominent ears, looking …
"So cute."
A young girl looked at Jing Jiu and said in an infatuated manner.
Master Lü coughed twice.
The youths who were willing to enter the mountain to cultivate were naturally dedicated to Dao. With the reminder of their master, they quietly guarded their Dao hearts, no longer looking at Jing Jiu, and no longer discussing.
It became very quiet in front of the training hall.
Under the reminder of Master Lü's gaze, Jing Jiu and Liu Shisui walked to the back of the group and stood there.
"Here is the rudimentary formula, you must study it well."
Master Lü waved his sleeve lightly, and dozens of thin books flew out of the training hall, scattering like fallen leaves, landing accurately in the hands of each disciple.
This scene was really amazing, and both Liu Shisui and the young disciples were amazed.
"There are many cultivators in the world, and each sect's methods are different. The division of states is different, but there is no difference in essence. What you are learning now is the method of the initial state."
Master Lü motioned for the disciples to open the thin book, and said, "The Great Dao of our Aoyama Sect is simple, and the initial state is only divided into two stages, the first is Propriety."
Finally hearing the real cultivation method, the young disciples' expressions became extremely serious, their eyes looking at the words in the book, not missing a single word from their master.
"What is Propriety? The Nanhua Daoist Canon says: The body protects the spirit, each has its own propriety, and that is called nature. "
"What you need to do is to familiarize yourself with the rudimentary method, strengthen your body, temper your will, and straighten your bearing. Only then will you be able to connect the two, and have a beginning and end."
"Return from the outside to the inside, and when the Propriety state is perfected, the Dao seed in your body will be stable enough to endure the chaos of the heart, grow strong, and enter the second state of Spiritual Stability."
Hearing this, some of the disciples raised their heads, their faces full of hope and yearning.
"What is Spiritual Stability? The Confucian Scholar says: Hold the spirit in stillness, and the form will straighten itself. "
"This stage can be said to be the extension of the Propriety state, and also the first leap for a cultivator, because at this stage, the cultivator's will will will become incomparably firm, and they will naturally be able to sense the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, the Dao seed will gradually grow, the meridians will gradually grow, and they will be able to absorb the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, turning it into Zhen Yuan. This is using the spirit of heaven to nourish the spirit of man, and when the spirit ocean is full, it can be said to be the initial stage of the state. As for how perfect it is, it depends on your Sword's Resolve …"
Master Lü's voice was not loud, but it fell clearly on the ears of every disciple.
The sun had already risen to the middle of the sky, and the clouds had long dispersed. The light was blazing, and it was rather hot.
But none of the disciples complained about the heat, and they listened attentively to the Immortal Master's teachings, as if they could not even feel it.
A young disciple from Lelang County was fascinated by the states that the Immortal Master was talking about, when he suddenly heard some noises coming from beside him.
He turned his head and saw the scene, and he could not help but be stunned.
Liu Shisui was pouring tea for Jing Jiu.
The tea that was poured out of the teapot had long since cooled down, and there was no steam coming out.
But the sound of the tea falling into the teacup was still as clear as spring water.
Jing Jiu took the teacup, drank it all, and handed it back.
Liu Shisui put away the teapot and teacup, took out a round fan from his bag, and began to fan Jing Jiu.
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