Chapter 11 Three Meridians and Four Paths

Liang Yan followed Lin Fei to the valley and saw beautiful mountains and clear waters, and colorful clouds. Various buildings of all kinds are hidden among the beautiful mountains and rivers. They seem to be scattered randomly, but they give people a sense of a paradise and a remote place.

At this time, Lin Fei said to him: "Our sect starts the selection test for outer disciples in February every year. Now it has passed the time to recruit disciples. However, I happen to be going to report the task to the Pavilion Master, so I will take you with me. As long as If the Pavilion Master agrees, it will be easy for you to join the sect."

Of course Liang Yan had no objection, so he walked deeper into the valley under the leadership of Lin Fei.

It took about a stick of incense to walk, and after passing through a lotus pond, I saw an antique building standing in front of me. Although it is not as beautifully decorated as the secular dignitaries, it has a vague sense of simplicity and grandeur, which makes people feel awe at the first glance. There is a plaque hanging above the gate with the words "Meeting Chamber" written on it. Liang Yan secretly guessed that the materials used in this building must not be ordinary things.

Lin Fei straightened his clothes with a respectful expression, and then led everyone in.

There were already more than a dozen people waiting in the hall. Liang Yan looked up and found that most of them were in the foundation building stage. There were only four people whose cultivation levels couldn't be seen through. He thought to himself: "The old monk's skills are Although I have some skills, my current strength is too low. At most, I can only see through the foundation-building stage, and not beyond. Well, these four people must have broken through the foundation-building stage and reached the legendary Juyuan Realm."

He was thinking to himself when he suddenly felt a cold gaze coming towards him, and then he noticed a woman sitting at the back of the hall. He looked about 27 or 27 years old. He was wearing purple clothes and a purple skirt. He had a dignified face and a cold expression. At this moment, his eyes swept over him coldly, and Liang Yan couldn't help but feel a cold sweat on the back of his head, as if all the secrets in his body were hidden in front of this man. Escape.

"So amazing. This person is definitely not comparable to the others in the hall. Her cultivation has probably reached a level above Juyuan." Thinking of this, Liang Yan lowered his head in silence, not daring to look at her again.

At this time, a middle-aged man in gray robes in the hall said: "Lin Fei, you are so arrogant. Today is the day we agreed to return to the clan. All the fellow disciples responsible for hosting various exchange meetings have arrived, but you are the only one who is late. , do you want everyone to wait for you here?"

Liang Yan looked for fame and saw that the person speaking was one of the four people who had not been able to see through his cultivation before. The woman in purple sitting in the hall also looked at Lin Fei with a look of inquiry.

Lin Fei said respectfully to the woman in purple: "Pavilion Master, it is not because the disciples deliberately delayed it, but because they brought a junior with them on the way, and the flying speed of the object was too fast, which delayed the time of returning to the sect. Please forgive me, Pavilion Master." crime."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall turned their attention to Liang Yan. Obviously, there was no need to say more. The junior Lin Fei mentioned was naturally Liang Yan.

The woman in purple remained silent, her eyes turned to Liang Yan, and still looked at Lin Fei, obviously waiting for his next words.

Lin Fei continued: "When I was training in Mang Yun Mountain in the past, I was besieged by several six-clawed wolves and was poisoned by wolf poison. Fortunately, a senior happened to pass by and saved my life. He also saved my life for me. The wolf poison was pulled out. If it weren't for that senior, even if the disciple didn't die, he might not be able to improve his cultivation in this life. This time, the disciple went out to hold the Cuishan auction. The senior found the disciple and wanted me to introduce him to the sect for him. Sect, this disciple has received a great favor and cannot refuse it, so I also ask the master of the pavilion to take a clear look at it."

After hearing this, the purple-clothed woman's face remained calm and indifferent, she just nodded slightly and said: "So there is such a connection."

Lin Fei quickly rushed to Liang Yan and said, "Liang Yan, why don't you meet the Pavilion Master soon!"

Liang Yan stepped forward in response, saluted the woman in purple, and said loudly: "Disciple Liang Yan, see the Pavilion Master!"

"No need to meet." The woman in purple didn't even look at him, and said coldly to Lin Fei: "Huh, just a five-element miscellaneous spirit root, I also want to recommend him to my sect. The senior you mentioned is my Yixing Pavilion." What do you think it is? Can any kind of garbage come in?"

As soon as these words came out, an evil fire suddenly appeared in Liang Yan's mind. He had a crazy nature and would have an attack at any time on weekdays. But now he was surrounded by experts in cultivating immortals, and any one of them could be wiped out with just a flick of his finger, so he had to grit his teeth and suppress the anger in his heart. Even Lin Fei looked embarrassed at this time.

Fortunately, the woman in purple continued, "But everything has a cause and a result. Since that man saved the life of my pavilion disciple, it would be a joke to outsiders if he didn't give him any face." As he said that, he turned to look at Liang Yan.

Liang Yan knew that things were about to turn around, so he held his breath and waited for what was to come.

Sure enough, the woman in purple said slowly: "Your spiritual roots are so messed up that you may not be able to break through even the third level of Qi training in this life. However, our Yixing Pavilion has three meridians and four paths. If you think you are talented in these, you can choose one to join. , to be a handyman disciple. It will last for six years. If after six years, you can prove your value to the sect, you will naturally be allowed to enter the outer sect to practice and enjoy all the resources and treatment of the outer sect disciples. But if you don’t Any talent, then go down the mountain for me.”

After saying this, without waiting for Liang Yan to reply, he waved his hand to the beautiful woman in blue who was traveling with Lin Fei, with an obvious look of impatience on her face.

The beautiful woman in blue understood and bowed, then led Liang Yan out of the hall.

Liang Yan said nothing until he left the hall and came outside under the blue sky, then he let out a breath of boredom.

Seeing his appearance, the beautiful woman in blue said, "You don't have to care too much. In the world of immortality, strength is supreme and the strong are respected. Actually, if you think about it a bit, although your qualifications are poor, you can get the protection of the sect here, anyway. It is better than suffering in the world.”

Liang Yan listened to what she said. Although he didn't take it seriously, he knew that she was also trying to comfort him, so he thanked him: "Thank you, senior, for your advice. I just don't know what the three meridians and four paths mentioned by the pavilion master just now refer to?"

The beautiful woman in blue smiled slightly and said: "You don't have to call me senior. When you join the sect, even though you are a handyman disciple, you can still call me Uncle Zhou. As for the three meridians and four paths you asked about, the three meridians refer to Dan. The four channels are the four channels of music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"I see!"

Liang Yan showed a look of astonishment and thought secretly in his heart: "The old witch said that after six years, she will have to prove that I am useful to the sect before she can accept me as a disciple. The four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all cultivating themselves. If it is about being useful to the sect, The contribution is definitely not as good as that of the alchemist, talisman master and formation master. I once heard an old monk mention that the alchemist needs to condense his own elixir fire, and the requirements for entry are extremely high. I am afraid it will be extremely difficult for me to achieve anything within six years. As for this To be a Talisman Master, it is best to have a calm personality and a heart as calm as water. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to achieve this. It seems that the only way is to try the formation."

Having made up his mind, Liang Yan said, "Uncle Zhou, this disciple wants to join the formation."

Uncle Zhou looked at him with a strange look on his face, hesitated, and then said: "Although the choice is your business, after all, you are the junior brought by Lin Fei, so I still have to explain it to you. Although I The grandmaster of the Kaisect, Yixing Zhenren, is known as the master of both chess and formations. However, since it has been passed down for thousands of years, the formations have gradually declined, and few people can understand them now. There are very few people in the formation veins, and compared to the talisman veins, the difference between the alchemy veins is too big, let me say , you can choose the other two veins instead."

"So there is still such a situation." Liang Yan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Uncle Zhou, my disciple has made up his mind. He is very partial to the formation method. Please ask uncle to introduce me to the formation."

"That's all," Uncle Zhou sighed and said, "Just follow me."

In the valley of Yixing Pavilion, in a remote apricot forest, stands an attic with red bricks and green tiles, and a simple shape. Under the octagonal eaves, there is a bell hanging on each side. With the breeze in the apricot forest, the eight bells "dang-dang" from time to time, like the singing of orioles and dancing swallows.

There is a large yellow wood table in front of the attic. On the table lies a middle-aged man, wearing yellow clothes and long sleeves, with a broad nose and thick lips, and an extremely high forehead. At this time, he was fast asleep.

Suddenly, his big ears twitched slightly, he raised his head and looked forward, and saw two figures turning out from the end of the apricot forest path, a man and a woman, it was Liang Yan.

The middle-aged man in yellow clothes was startled. He immediately got up and ran towards the two of them. When he got in front of him, he bowed his hands to Master Zhou and said, "Deacon, a handyman disciple, has seen Master Uncle. He didn't know that Master Master was coming. He was far away to welcome him. It's really... "

"Okay, okay!" Uncle Zhou waved his hand to interrupt him impatiently, and said calmly: "I brought him to become a formation disciple." He pointed at Liang Yan.

The middle-aged man in yellow was slightly startled, then looked at Liang Yan and said, "I didn't expect that a new handyman disciple would join our formation. Haha, don't worry, uncle, Wang will definitely take him on as soon as possible."

Uncle Zhou nodded slightly, raised his right hand, and a sheepskin scroll flew into Liang Yan's hand, and then said to Liang Yan: "From now on, you will be the handyman disciple of my Yixing Pavilion formation. This is the map of my sect. I will show you the map tomorrow morning." , you will go to the Li Pavilion and the Law Pavilion to register and receive our sect's law manual. From now on, you must strictly abide by the laws and regulations. If you violate them, law enforcement disciples will arrest you and deal with them strictly. Do you understand?"

Liang Yan looked stern and replied respectfully: "Disciple understands!"

Uncle Zhou nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left.

The middle-aged man surnamed Wang had been watching Uncle Zhou walk out of the apricot forest. Then he turned to look at Liang Yan, the gentle look on his face swept away, and asked with a straight face: "What is your name? Do you have any family elders or brothers or sisters in the clan?" Door?"

Liang Yan was stunned and said honestly: "Liang Yan, I have no relatives practicing in the sect."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man surnamed Wang had a flash of contempt in his eyes. Then he took out a wooden sign from his sleeve, vomited spiritual energy with his fingertips, wrote and drew on the wooden sign, then returned to the square table where he had just slept, and took out Get a seal and stamp it on the wooden sign, then throw it to Liang Yan.

"This is your status token as a handyman disciple. Starting from tomorrow, you will report here every morning. You need to chop fifty bundles of spiritual wood, go to the spiritual spring to carry ten tanks of water, and then clean the library behind me. If you fail to complete the task , I will have my own punishment. Humph, remember, my name is Wang Yuan, and I have the final say in all matters big and small here, do you understand?"

Liang Yan took the token and saw that it was a wooden sign made of rough wood. On the back was written the word "Common Service Disciple" and on the front was the word "Liang Yan". There was also a dark red seal stamped underneath. He thought secretly: "This Immortal Family Token is too ordinary."

However, he still handed over his hand and said: "Junior brother must try his best to complete the task."

"Well," Wang Yuan said again: "There is a house in the northwest of Xinglin, which is where your handyman disciples live. With this identity token, you can break the restrictions in the outer courtyard. You can go inside and choose a wing for your future living. Let's go somewhere." After saying that, he ignored him, returned to the table, closed his eyes and rested.

Liang Yan accepted the token, said goodbye to Senior Brother Wang, and walked to his northwest residence. Not long after, I saw a gray-brown mansion with about a dozen rooms. Liang Yan has been practicing "Hunhun Gong" for a long time, and his six senses are different from ordinary people. From a distance, he saw that only two of the ten rooms had closed doors, while the other rooms had their doors open and were empty. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. .

"It seems that this pulse has really declined."