Five Immortals Gate

In the early morning, Li Yan woke up from his dream. It was already slightly bright. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw an unfamiliar environment. The roof was no longer the familiar wooden beams, some of which were already dark black. , but a green and black flat roof. He was suddenly confused in his mind. He slowly turned his head and looked around the room again, only to realize that this was no longer the old house he had lived in for more than ten years, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of strangeness in his heart. He took a breath, sat up expressionlessly, walked to the table and opened the window. A refreshing coolness blew in from the open window, which made him feel refreshed.

Looking from the window, the valley is surrounded by peaks on three sides, towering straight into the already dark blue sky. In the faint sky, a few stars are shining down from the sky with traces of morning light. The black and green vines and shrubs on the ground in the valley rise from the bottom of the valley. It spreads upward, layer by layer, like the undulating back of a monster. Birds chirp in the valley, with a hint of emptiness and crispness.

Nearby, there is indeed a pool behind the stone table outside the window. A thin layer of mist hovers above the pool, like a layer of gauze covering it, and like a dense cool air rising up.

Li Yan stood in front of the window in shock and looked outside. After standing for a while, he felt much calmer inside. He turned back to the bed and got dressed, opened the door and walked out, looking at the doors of the rooms on the left. After taking a quick look, he saw that several of the doors were still closed, so he stepped lightly and walked slowly towards the pool.

After arriving at the pool, Li Yan found that the pool was about four or five feet wide and oval in shape. On one side of the pool, against the mountain wall, there were two or three springs slowly flowing down from the top of the mountain, soaking the stone wall with smooth water along the way. It was bright, and the roots of many vines where they passed had been washed out. The roots swayed with the clear spring water from top to bottom. There were green moss on both sides of the water flow, forming several clear springs from the top of the mountain. groove.

The surface of the pool is rippling slightly, soaking in many gravels on the shore. As a result, the water surface has ripples. Silks of white mist are circling above it, just like several white transparent ribbons. The water in the pool is clear, but one does not know how deep it is. , just looking down, the water became quiet, dark and cold.

Li Yan knelt down, picked up a handful of pool water, and washed it on his face. The freshness penetrated into his skin, and his skin could not help but feel a shiver, but it was very pleasant.

Li Yan stood up and looked towards the south side of the water pool. Only then did he realize that there was a large area on the south side of the water pool that looked like a vegetable garden and a flower bed. As he was going over to take a closer look, a voice suddenly came to his ears. "That patch is just some vegetables and a few wild flowers that I planted when my teacher had nothing to do."

Li Yan was startled when he heard the sound, and quickly turned around to look for the sound. He saw a man in black robe standing between two stone tables in front of a row of rooms at the back, looking at him with a smile.

"Old teacher" After Li Yan saw the person clearly, he quickly turned around and saluted, and said, "It's a student who disturbed the teacher's rest. Please punish him."

The man in black robe was Ji Junshi. Ji Junshi waved his hand and said, "Master, I've been up for a long time. I'm just meditating and practicing in my room."

"This valley is so big. You will have plenty of time to get familiar with it. A servant will bring breakfast soon. After you wash up and have a meal, come to the master's room."

Li Yan quickly replied, "Yes, teacher."

After speaking, Master Ji smiled gently at him, then turned around and walked back. Li Yan looked at the teacher's back, and somehow he felt as if his parents loved him as much as he did in his old house at home, and he felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

Not long after he returned to his room, the woman from last night brought breakfast.

\u003c/di\u003e

The meal was light, consisting of a few steamed buns, a few side dishes, and a large bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge. Li Yan ate very deliciously. Even these ordinary foods were rare for him at home. He just thought about what the teacher asked him to do, so he ate very quickly.

After breakfast, Li Yan quickly walked to the first stone house at the entrance of the valley on the east side. When he came to the door, Li Yan saw that the door was not closed. The teacher should be waiting for him, so he stood outside the door and said, "Teacher, Disciples pay their respects."

"Oh, you're here, come in." A gentle middle-aged man's voice came from inside, and Li Yan walked in. The room was about the same size as Li Yan's house, and it was also a large wooden table on the north side. There is a bed and a four- or five-story bookshelf on the west side, but it is full of books. There are also some simple toiletries on the east side. The difference is that a low table is placed on a large piece of carpet in the center of the room. The low table There was a pair of guqin, with a simple style. There were a few spots on the body, but it was very smooth. It looked like it had been touched for a long time.

There is a small and exquisite cauldron in front of the piano, with three sticks of fragrance inserted in it. The clear smoke slowly floats upward from the tips of the three sticks. There is a faint smell of sandalwood lingering in the room, which makes people feel peaceful.

There was a person behind the table wearing a black robe, with his hands folded in his big sleeves, sitting cross-legged, looking at Li Yan with a smile on his face. He was none other than Master Ji.

"Come, sit down at the table." Master Ji Jun raised his right hand from his sleeve, pointed at Li Yan and pointed to the carpet in front of the case. Li Yan quickly walked to the carpet, took off his shoes and knelt down to face the teacher. These etiquettes were taught to him by the old scholar before. Master Ji couldn't help but smile when he saw him like this.

"Li Yan, today I will tell you some things about our sect." Master Ji said after seeing Li Yan sit down.

"Yes, teacher, I am all ears." Li Yan looked at the teacher and replied respectfully.

"The name of our sect is the 'Muying Sect'. It was founded six hundred years ago, but it has not been born for generations. It is usually hidden in the mountains and is not known to the world. The martial arts of this sect is a secret that is not passed down. In addition, The requirements for cultivators are strict, and looking for disciples is like looking for a needle in a haystack. There have been only two or three disciples in the past, but there is only one disciple in this generation. Needless to say, the martial arts of this sect is very advanced, even if it is unparalleled. , but it can also be the best among the generations." The gentle voice of the Jijunshi said slowly, and he paused at this point.

Li Yan listened attentively and said in a low voice, "Yes, when I entered the city, I heard someone say that the teacher felt like he was in a deserted place among thousands of troops. Such magical skills are unheard of."

Master Ji smiled and continued, "In the future, if you practice hard, your achievements may not be as good as those of my teacher." After hearing this, Li Yan quickly said, "Teacher's words are serious. How can a disciple be on par with the teacher? No matter how hard it is, I will With practice, the teacher must be getting better and better day by day, so there is no way he can catch up.”

The third military commander smiled and said, "We should be arrogant, but you can't be like this."

Li Yan didn't dare to say any more and nodded "yes".

The third division master then continued, "My teacher came out of the mountain this time for a reason. In addition to our martial arts, our Muying sect's predecessors have studied herbal medicine very deeply. For hundreds of years, generations of ancestors have devoted themselves to studying in the mountains." The way of grass and trees, even though it is not born in the world

, but there is experience in traveling in the world, and at the same time, he can help the world, relieve diseases and save people in danger. This is also the practice of our sect in the past dynasties. If we cannot put it to use, it is useless. Martial arts is just a means of self-protection for us to travel around the world. . "

When Li Yan heard this, he couldn't help but feel awe in his heart, and thought to himself, "It turns out that in addition to martial arts, our sect also has such actions to benefit the people. It is really a decent sect."

"My teacher also practiced and traveled based on this path. Unfortunately, five or six years ago, when I went into the mountains to collect medicine, I was accidentally injured by an unknown poisonous insect. After several months of treatment, the injury did not get better, but worsened. Therefore, he had no choice but to visit many friends and famous doctors. Although their medical skills may not be better than those of his teacher, who knows whether they know the origin of this poison. If they know the origin of this insect, they may know how to do it. It may not be impossible to get rid of this poison, but contrary to expectations, no one recognizes this poison. As this poison has gradually eroded the internal organs, I still cannot find a way to detoxify it. I can only use this method. The power can temporarily suppress this poison, but it can only suppress it for seven or eight years. It has been about six years now. If there is no antidote during this period, it can only be said that this is the fate. "

Li Yan was shocked when he heard these words. Then he looked at the teacher's green and white complexion, which was faintly filled with blackness. He couldn't help but change his expression and said, "The teacher probably hasn't found a way to detoxify it, otherwise his complexion wouldn't be like this." ish."

Master Ji nodded and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, life or death is just a matter of fate."

Li Yan asked anxiously, "What should we do?"

Master Ji stretched out his hand and waved to him and said, "Haha, don't be impatient, young master. This is why I was born as a master. I want to find a disciple to pass on the sect. Otherwise, if the inheritance is broken here, how can I survive under the Nine Springs?" Facing the leaders and seniors of the past, alas! Because of the overbearing mentality of this sect, it is not suitable for those with special physiques. If they practice forcefully, their meridians will be reversed, and such people will definitely die. , if our sect was looking for disciples in the past, the previous sect leaders would search for suitable people while traveling around the world, hanging pots to help the world. Although people with this kind of physique are difficult to find, they can eventually be found in this vast world, but if I According to the previous method of looking for disciples within the sect, I didn’t have that time. Later I had to think of this method and came to the army. There are many men in the army and they are strong, so the chances will be greatly increased. "

After Li Yan heard this, he thought to himself, "It turns out that the teacher came to the army to better find disciples. I think the weird silver needle pricking method that the teacher used yesterday was to find the method for this special physique." However, thinking of it, There was pain in the abdomen, and a faint feeling of fear arose in my heart.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Master Ji said to him, "This special physique is an invisible physique. It cannot be stimulated without using our own methods. Although it is inevitably painful when it is stimulated, it also ensures the cultivation of our mental methods." The prerequisite is that the division has been in this army for five or six years. However, this army of hundreds of thousands has also been looking for hundreds of thousands of people. It took a long time to find two people. One was found last year. The other one is you.”

Li Yan was stunned when he heard the words, and thought to himself, "Two of you? Aren't there only me and the teacher in this valley? At the same time, I didn't see Chen An and Li Yin mention it yesterday. Except for the teacher's bedroom and the training room next to it, the other two I have entered all the houses, and I still live in one of them." Thinking of this, there seemed to be some impression in my mind, and after thinking about it carefully, I suddenly remembered myself yesterday.

\u003c/di\u003e

When I was thinking wildly outside the tent on the school field, the teacher and Marshal Hong were talking. Marshal Hong seemed to be saying something about "the person I picked up last time."

When Ji Junshi said this, he saw Li Yan was stunned and couldn't help but wonder, "Hong Linying also mentioned this matter yesterday, why does he still have such a sudden expression?" But after thinking about it for a moment, he understood the meaning. The reason, but he didn't know that Li Yan didn't hear what Marshal Hong said yesterday at all.

"Are you surprised that you didn't see the other person that I told you about? In fact, I still need to tell you about this." At this point, he slowly took a breath and continued, "That person should be your senior brother. I found it at the beginning of last year, and then I joined our school. Do you still remember that after testing your physical fitness yesterday, my teacher asked you if you had studied."

Li Yan nodded in agreement, he naturally remembered this.

"Your senior brother has never read a book. After I started, I thought I could practice under my personal guidance. However, as a teacher, I was impatient for a while and underestimated the tyranny of our mental method. After your senior brother's practice More than a month later, when he went to the city to discuss matters with the commander, he practiced the follow-up cultivation method he had just learned without authorization. However, due to insufficient understanding, his qi and blood were reversed. When he came back, he was already, alas. "

The Ji Junshi said this with a look of guilt and regret on his face, "It's my fault that I'm a little impatient. The poison in my body has been unable to be eliminated, and my health is getting worse. I can't help but feel anxious about the inheritance of the sect. In addition to the personal guidance of the master, the mental method also requires self-understanding of the mysteries word for word, line by line, and then combined with the situation in your own body to slowly guide the inner energy to move step by step. However, this time it is too much to be a teacher. With self-confidence and personal guidance, there is no need to worry about making irreparable mistakes in the end." As he said this, there were tears in his eyes.

When Li Yan heard this, he was shocked and said in his heart, "It turns out that the person who came here earlier has died. Yesterday, Marshal Hong seemed to be talking about his qualifications. It seems that he was talking about my qualifications. How is it compared with that of my senior brother who died earlier? This is impossible to reconcile with. If you compare yourself with others, if that senior brother has better qualifications than me and ends up like this, then I will be even more miserable." Thinking of this, he was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

He looked up at the teacher and murmured something about how he might not be able to practice, but when he saw the tears and a hint of hope in the teacher's eyes, he felt embarrassed again. This was a fatal job. I couldn't help but hesitate in my heart. After a long time, I thought, "If you retreat like this, then you may be sent back to the village by the teacher. How will you face your parents? Even if you are better, you will have to return to the army and become a small soldier." Even though he wants to get up, he will inevitably fight on the battlefield. He still can't decide whether he will live or die. Neither of these two results is what he wants. It's better to fight, not to mention that he is a private school student who is familiar with it. When he studies and comprehends it in the future, , if you can't understand it, just don't continue to practice rashly. Besides, the teacher's extraordinary ability can only be as invincible as the legend. Isn't this the dominance of our martial arts? There is nothing in the world that can be obtained without hard work. " Thinking of this, his eyes towards the teacher gradually became firmer.

Ji Junshi looked at him and understood what he was thinking. He also smiled comfortingly and continued, "Since that incident happened, I actually don't have too many expectations for my master anymore. I don't think I have enough time to find the right person." , It’s really too ethereal. Who knows that the sky has eyes, but before I die in depression, there will be a bright future again. "