Chapter 4: Apprentice to Shushan

Bai Long said kindly and watched her leave. Ye Qing pointed at Bai Long and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, please go here. The master is not in the hall at this time, but is playing chess with Kunlun Sect Yuqing Zhenren in Yangxin Garden. I will take you there now." As he said that, he led Bai Long to Yangxin Garden.

As the first disciple to go to Shushan, it was reasonable that Bai Long could meet the leader of Shushan. Later, there were more disciples entering Shushan, and more matters were left to Ye Qing and other disciples of the Five Dynasties. The leader did not come forward at all. It would be difficult to meet the leader again.

Ye Qing took Bailong to the outside of Yangxin Garden. Bailong looked at the Yangxin Garden carefully and found that the yard was natural and without a trace of artificial embellishment. It was really rare. Standing here, there was sufficient spiritual energy and the cultivation speed was at least twice that of other places. Shushan is worthy of being a blessing in the cave.

"Qing'er, come and find me, are there anything important?" Bai Long was admiring the scenery in the garden, and a sound suddenly came from the garden.

Ye Qing heard the master's question and quickly responded: "Report to the master, a fellow Taoist heard the name of my Shushan Sect and wanted to worship me in the wall of my Shushan Gate. He also asked the master to summon him."

Bai Long was about to say hello, but suddenly felt a feeling of being seen through by someone, which was very uncomfortable. When he thought about it, he immediately knew that it must be the head of Shushan Tianxuan, who was using his spiritual sense to observe himself. Without the permission of others, he was rude to explore the details of others. Thinking of this, Bai Long did not say hello to him.

"Well, the foundation is solid, you can bring him in." After the discomfort felt gone, the voice of Tianxuan Zhenren came from the garden again.

Ye Qing made a gesture of invitation to Bai Long and took him into the Heart Garden.

In the Yangxin Garden, two old men with fairy spirit and Taoist spirit were sitting together playing chess. Although one of the two tall and thin old men showed no momentum on their bodies, Bailong looked at him and felt that he was like a sharp sword that was unsheathed, full of unparalleled sharpness. He had only seen this kind of aura in Dugu Qiubai before. Only sword practitioners who practiced their cultivation to a great success will have this kind of aura. Needless to say, this person is the head of the Shushan Sword Sect - Tianxuan Zhenren.

Another old man's aura was much more peaceful, giving people a sense of peace and freedom. He was covered with white clothes, like a person among the immortals. He must be the Yuqing Zhenren of the Kunlun School.

"Disciple Ye Qing, pay homage to the master and met the real Master Yuqing." After Ye Qing greeted the two, Bai Long also followed suit and said: "My younger generation Bai Long, have met two seniors."

At first, the real man Yuqing didn't care much about Bailong, but after looking at Bailong, the divine light flashed slightly in his eyes and immediately smiled: "It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Bai, I'm polite." After that, he actually stood up and wanted to salute himself. Obviously, he had already regarded Bailong as a person of the same level as him.

Bai Long was shocked and quickly stepped back two steps: "Senior, don't kill me, I can't afford the rituals of me."

Zhenren Tianxuan didn't care much about the Bailong who was only in the middle stage of the Golden Pill. Although it is undeniable that he has great potential, he has not yet reached the qualification to get him up to greet him. But when he saw Zhenren Yuqing was so polite to Bailong, he had to arouse suspicion. He began to look at Bailong with importance and said, "You have a very good qualification. If you want to join my Shushan Gate, no one will have any objections..." Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhenren Yuqing say, "Fellow Taoist Tianxuan, I see that this friend is destined to me. I wonder if you can give him to me. I am willing to personally accept him as a closed disciple."

"Close-up disciple." Zhenren Tianxuan was secretly shocked. The closed disciple is no better than a personal disciple. Accepting a closed disciple means that he will never accept disciples again in the future. The personal disciple can be collected more, as long as you have so much energy to teach. If the head of a sect accepts a closed disciple, then there is no doubt that this disciple must be the next head of this sect. As the head of Kunlun, Zhenren Yuqing wants to accept Bai Long as a closed disciple, wouldn't that mean...

They were mainly sword cultivation under Shushan, and they were not far from Kunlun in terms of Taoism. Many things could not be seen as thoroughly as Kunlun Sect. When he saw that Yuqing Zhenren was attracted to Bailong, he knew that there must be something extraordinary about Bailong, otherwise he would not have accepted Bailong as a disciple as soon as he opened his mouth. Thinking of this, he said, "Fellow Taoist Yuqing, this little friend Bai has been cultivated from a mortal and martial arts. Any such practitioner has extremely firm minds and solid foundations. Most importantly, they have an understanding of swordsmanship that is difficult for ordinary people to compare with. They are the best candidates for practicing my Shushan Sword Art. Fellow Taoist Yuqing, please do not take away what others love."

When Yuqing Zhenren heard him say this, he knew that he was very reckless in snatching the disciples in front of him. He nodded in disappointment and said, "Since that's the case, I won't say much." He said to Bailong: "I hope my friend can come to my Kunlun when he has time in the future."

Bailong nodded and said, "I will definitely go there at that time." Most of the Kunlun Schools only practice Taoism and do not practice magic power, which is similar to Bailong. But what Bailong lacks is the offensive sword technique, so although he has a much better impression of Yuqing Zhenren than Tianxuan Zhenren, he still refuses it.

After Tianxuan returned to Yuqing Zhenren, he immediately said to Bailong: "You have now had a solid foundation in cultivation. If you practice my Shushan sword technique, you will definitely achieve great success. I will accept you as my personal disciple, are you willing?"

Bailong immediately said, "Disciple Bailong, please see the master." Then he performed the ceremony of apprenticing to the master.

Tianxuan nodded with satisfaction. Ye Qing, who was beside him, quickly said to Bai Long: "Congratulations to Junior Brother Bai, I don't want us to meet just now. Now we are brothers. It's really a fate."

True Man Tianxuan said to Bai Long: "Disciple, my master has not prepared any gifts now. There is no one living in Yinxuanju in the West Mountain. Just treat it as a gift for you. Ye Qing, now you will take your junior brother Bai to change his clothes, and then take him to Yinxuanju. Tonight, you will see me again. I will take him to meet the elders of this sect."

Bai Long bowed and said, "Thank you, Master." Then he retreated with Ye Qing.

Although he was a little disappointed when Yuqing Zhenren accepted his disciples, he naturally saw it very openly with his Taoism. He congratulated Tianxuan Zhenren: "Congratulations to Zhenren, I have accepted a good disciple. Your disciple's future is unlimited."

Not to mention the two polite real people on the side, Ye Qing took Bailong to Yinxuanju and said in an envious tone: "Junior Brother Bai, it seems that the master values ​​you very much. This Yinxuanju is elegant and is a rare place to cultivate the mind and nature. What is even more valuable is that it happens to be located on a spiritual cave in our Shushan Mountain. The spiritual energy in the Yinxuanju is nearly twice as strong as other places. In practice for one year, it is equivalent to two years of our cultivation. Many elders of the masters have asked to stay in Yinxuanju before, but they have been rejected by the master. Brother Bai, you are blessed this time. If you achieve something in the future, don't forget me, my senior brother."

"You and I are brothers, so we should naturally support each other." Bai Long responded and came to Yinxuanju. This Yinxuanju is a yard with a radius of more than 1,000 square meters. It is located next to a cliff. There is a waterfall flowing down from thousands of meters above, bringing a hint of sweet spring. There are countless trees in the yard, and the whole yard seems to be shrouded in the forest, which is so beautiful. The most important thing is the spiritual energy here; the depth of the spiritual energy here is nearly four times stronger than outside Shushan. The cultivators who practice here cannot do it without thinking. Bai Long dares to say that if he is really reborn, as long as he practices for a year, he can restore his cultivation.

Ye Qing took Bai Long into Yinxuanju and saw him coming all the way. He looked at Yinxuanju very carefully. I must like it very much. If Bai Long invited him to live in now, he would definitely not refuse. But the yard is so big, Bai Long still has to consider Wuhen, a few months later, Gu Zhongyi's first-class people. If he was allowed to live in, what if Gu Zhongyi's first-class people have no place to live in the future? Therefore, he could only pretend that he had not seen any of this.

After Ye Qing arranged Bai Long, he and he took some rules from the Shushan Sect to let him know where to go and where to go, so he took his leave. Bai Long was happy to be idle when he saw him leaving.

In the evening, Ye Qing came again and took him to see Zhenren Tianxuan. The personal disciples who were in charge of the head of the sect are different from ordinary introductory disciples or Shushan disciples. In addition to being recognized by the master, they also need to be recognized by the elders of the master.

In Shushan, new disciples are collectively called "Shushan Disciples" to the outside world. The task at this time is to practice. Generally, they do not participate in Shushan's political affairs and rarely assume the responsibility of subduing demons. In principle, there is no companionship or concession of the master, so they cannot go down the mountain alone. This is true for both laymen and monks. At this time, Shushan disciples can only choose one of the three items of cultivation of swords, refining qi, and nourishing the spirit to practice.

When a disciple of Shushan practices to a certain level and gains recognition from his master and the leader, he becomes an introductory disciple. At this time, he will be assigned to the jurisdiction of each elder and undertakes certain work. At the same time, the relationship between master and apprentice begins to loosen, and disciples can ask any elder for advice to learn any method of Shushan cultivation. Upgrading to an introductory disciple is usually also called "departing a master" within Shushan.
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