Chapter 13: Come and kowtow

The sloppy old Taoist finished a jar of wine and ten pounds of beef. He was satisfied and said with a big tongue: "Okay, this year, there are only five of you trial disciples of the old Taoist lineage of the Xiandu sect. The old Taoist's surname is Qi. The Taoist name is Yunhe, he is your introductory master, come here and kowtow."

Everyone knelt down and kowtowed. They saw the master again. They were ranked first. Yue Zhilan was the biggest, Wei was the second, and the rest. There are three people, two boys and one girl. The boy is a pair of twin brothers, the elder brother Song Qi and the younger brother Song Ji. They are about thirteen or fourteen years old. They come from a wealthy family and are dressed in exquisite clothes. The female is in her late teens. Her surname is Qin and she has a single name. The word "Zhen" means Wenwen quietly, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Qi Yunhe looked at the five disciples and thought to himself: "This year's luck is a bit bad. Yue Zhilan has no qualifications, and Wei Shiqi's qualifications are low. These two can only go to the outer sect to hang out. The Song family Each brother has three "innate apertures", which are not satisfactory. Qin Zhen is not bad. He has seven innate apertures, scattered on two meridians, and it is not a problem to enter the inner sect. It seems that he will be at the bottom this time."

When the teacher has something to do, the disciple must obey him. Wei Shiqi and Yue Zhilan are both smart people. One of them led the young junior brother and sister to the outside of Tutu Temple to say goodbye to the family members who sent them here. , greeted the miscellaneous people who had been waiting for most of the night, told them that the immortal master had finished selecting his disciples, and quickly retreated, putting an end to their infatuated thoughts.

The scene of the young man in white doing the gourd roll before was still before their eyes. Everyone was frightened and did not dare to entangle anymore, so they dispersed in twos and threes. The Song brothers and Qin Zhen's family members also left with tears in their eyes, looking back from time to time with reluctance. We have been separated from each other for a long time, and we don't know when we will meet again. "

The five brothers and sisters stood in front of the temple. The river wind blew on them, feeling a little chilly. The diandian in the east turned white. The dawn illuminated the poplar trees, adding a golden edge to the dilapidated earth temple. .

A new day has begun.

The Song brothers and Qin Zhen were young after all. They had not slept a wink all night, and were mentally exhausted. Wei and Yue were unable to stand. The two led them back to the Earth Temple and found a clean corner to settle down. Their family members were not around. They were tired and frightened, so they fell asleep without knowing it.

Qi Yunhe slept until midnight. , then stretched out and climbed up slowly. Several disciples were neatly dressed and waiting quietly on the altar. The gourd was filled with wine, and there was beef in an oil paper bag on a lotus leaf. Placing the steamed buns, Qi Yunhe laughed and waved: "Disciples, come on, come on, open your cheeks and eat! "As he said that, he picked up the gourd with one hand and drank a few sips of wine, and grabbed beef with the other hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

Yue Zhilan tore open the steamed buns, put beef on them, handed them to the three junior brothers and sisters, and ate them slowly himself. Get up. Seeing that Wei Shiqi didn't do anything, he was slightly surprised and asked, "Junior brother, aren't you hungry? ”

Wei Shiqi smiled and shook his head.

Qi Yunhe glanced at him, with a smile on his face.He said vaguely: "For such a big man, the kitchen can't be small. What, I'm sorry? The old Taoist won't laugh at you!"

Wei Shiqi explained: "My disciple has a quirk, he only eats meat. Don’t eat vegetables or pasta.”

“I’ll eat meat, no need to be polite!” Qi Yunhe grabbed a large piece of beef and threw it over. Wei Shiqi reached out to catch it, swallowed it in two bites, and wiped it. Mouth, the meaning was not finished, the Song brothers' eyes were straightened, Qin Zhen's mouth was half open, and a mouthful of steamed bun fell on the lapel of his clothes.

Qi Yunhe found this apprentice more and more interesting. He asked curiously: "Disciple, how much meat can you eat in one meal?"

"Twenty kilograms."

"Okay, you can hunt only if you can eat. Tiandu Peak has a lot of game. You are a hunter and you are not hungry anymore."

After everyone finished eating, Qi Yunhe took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and pulled it out. He opened the cork and poured out five pills. They were big in size, waxy in color, and fragrant. He said: "This is the Yin Deficiency Pill of the Xiandu Sect. It has the effect of lightening the body and strengthening the body. It can be regarded as a meeting gift for the master. One pill for each person." , eat and go on your way."

Yue Zhilan took one first, Wei Shiqi took one and threw it directly into his mouth, followed by the Song brothers and Qin Zhen.

The elixir melts immediately in the mouth, and a heat rises from the belly and spreads continuously into the muscles and bones. Wei Shiqi is almost certain that the vitality contained in the elixir is the same as that of bear meat. Just more gentle and nourishing. After experiencing the violent impact of vitality, he was able to appreciate the beauty of Yinxu Pill. The pill is like a prescription. Only when the king, ministers and envoys cooperate properly can the body not be harmed.

The group set out on the road, crossed the Ximin River, and headed for the snow-capped Kunlun Mountains.

Qi Yunhe's sleeves were fluttering and he was walking as fast as flying. In the first few days, he kept walking and walking, and then he walked for four or five hours at a stretch, and did not stop until dark. Even Yue Zhilan found it difficult to rush, let alone the Song brothers and Qin Zhen. Fortunately, the Yinxu Pill was very effective. Although the three of them were young, they could barely hold on with the support of the medicine.

Wei Shiqi had achieved some success in practicing the method on the animal skin fragment. This method was not a problem for him at all. When his classmates fell asleep from exhaustion, he was still energetic and mentioned He used hunting forks, bows and arrows, and went to the mountains and forests to catch wild game to honor his master. Wei Shiqi's barbecue skills were not bad, and Qi Yunhe did not restrain his appetite, so he admired this apprentice very much. He often talked while eating, and inadvertently revealed a lot of information.

A whole new world unfolds before our eyes.

The Kunlun side branch of the Xiandu faction belongs to the line of sword cultivators. The past leaders are all direct descendants of Kunlun. The disciples under the sect are divided into the inner sect, the outer sect, and the trial. The inner sect is a sword cultivator who specializes in practice. The outer sect handles worldly affairs and recruits new people every three years. The first-time disciples are trial disciples and teach Kunlun Taoism. If they can form a Taoist body within three years, they will be promoted to the inner sect. If they cannot form a Taoist body, they will be transferred to the outer sect.

Sword cultivator must have an innate body. The human body is a small world, and the universe is a big world. When a person is in the womb, all the acupoints are opened, which are called "innate apertures".When the baby falls to the ground, the acupoints close one by one, cutting off communication with heaven and earth, and become a turbid thing from the day after tomorrow. Among thousands of people, there are always one or two with extraordinary talents. Not all of the "innate apertures" are closed, and they are innate bodies. The first step in sword cultivation is to use the "Innate Aperture" to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon, refine the body, open the closed acupoints in the body, open the "Acquired Aperture", and store the vitality in it.

Only when the vitality is abundant and the "acquired orifice" is connected along the meridians, can you try to condense an "acquired seed" in the Dantian, which is the Tao fetus.

Among the five disciples accepted by Qi Yunhe, Qin Zhen has the best qualifications. He has seven innate apertures and is close to fire in the five elements. The Song brothers are worse. They are both innate with three apertures. Ji's five elements are close to water. As for Wei and Yue, he didn't mention them. Wei Shiqi knew it himself and didn't dare to ask. He wondered whether Qi Yunhe might mistakenly think that he had an innate talent.

The skills on the animal skin are incomplete and are some kind of body-tempering method. However, no matter how strong the body is, it cannot stop the sword from practicing, so Qi Yunhe dismissed it as a stupid skill. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t practice, but for Wei Shiqi, it is the straw that changes his destiny...