Chapter 72 Penglai Island

"That's not necessarily the case. Cold-faced Lei Jun is just presiding over the Dharma assembly. The inner disciples below are responsible for all the tests and tests. Even if those big families can't blatantly cheat, those inner disciples will definitely be responsible for minor issues. Turn a blind eye." Zhang Haiping interrupted Xie Gang's delusion.

"Aren't you afraid that we monks will bring the matter to the cold-faced Lord Lei?" The shy Zhou Dielan seemed to be used to the presence of several monks, and she dared to express her own opinions.

Zhang Haiping shook his head and said: "Dielan, you are too naive. If you do this, even if you join the Penglai sect in the future, it will be difficult. You may not be able to stand the trouble and quit the sect one day."

Xie Gang was very unconvinced: "When you enter the sect, you have your own rules and regulations. Why are you afraid of what those big families will do?"

Zhang Haiping looked at Xie Gang with a look of hatred: "Don't think about it, even if you don't violate the rules and regulations of the sect, those big families have many ways to deal with you, such as assigning you a time-consuming task every month, you still Are you not practicing anymore? Brother Shi Xian, are you right in your judgment?”

Now that Zhang Haiping was asking questions about him, Shi Xuan had to say a few words: "Sit upright if you are good. Those ghostly tricks that cannot be put on the table cannot affect me. Soldiers will block it, and water will cover it." Without a specific situation, it is naturally impossible to make a detailed analysis. If it is a small trick within the general rules, then you can only tolerate it temporarily. If it exceeds the rules, Zhang Lutang and Cold-faced Lei Jun are not dead. If it is dangerous to your own life, then I can't blame myself for attacking first.

Seeing that Shi Xuan also supported Xie Gang and Zhou Dielan's ideas, Zhang Haiping was quite depressed. Just as the food was served, he vented his emotions on eating.

Zhou Dielan, who had always been shy, suddenly stood up and waved to the door: "Sister Yu, come over here!" After shouting, she found that the monks in the entire hall were looking at her. She was immediately ashamed, her face was red, and she wanted to put her face to death. Bury it in your job bowl.

Entering the door was a female monk in a crimson dress. She was also about twenty years old. She had a beautiful face, bright eyes and white teeth. Her snow-white skin was even more pink and tender against the bright red clothes. Her whole body was as delicate and beautiful as a burning fire. , but his expression was quite cold and arrogant, which was exactly the opposite of his dress.

"Haha, Die Lan, why don't you introduce this girl?" Zhang Haiping saw the female monk coming and stood up to greet her enthusiastically.

"This is Sister Yu Ruoshui, the one Die Lan mentioned just now." Zhou Die Lan, who could speak fluently in front of Shi Xuan and others, also stood up and introduced to the three of them.

Yu Ruoshui looked indifferent, and after returning everyone's greetings, he said to Zhou Dielan, "Why are you running around alone, and you are not afraid of meeting bad people."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Haiping and Xie Gang were embarrassed. Shi Xuan also felt that although Yu Ruoshui's name contained the word "water", he might not have a good temper.

Zhou Dielan waved her hands hurriedly: "Brother Zhang, Brother Shi, and Brother Xie are all good people." Then she repeated Zhang Haiping's words.

After listening to what Zhou Dielan said, Yu Ruoshui's expression softened. Perhaps he knew that his tone was too harsh, so he hurriedly said to the three of them: "My sister Dielan is shy and simple by nature. I'm worried that he will be deceived by bad people. Her tone was a bit urgent just now. "Although it was an apology, the choice of words showed that this girl rarely apologized.

As a man, Zhang Haiping couldn't dwell on this, so he changed the topic: "I heard that Miss Yu came with your family, why didn't you come with us?"

Yu Ruoshui's expression worsened again, and she blurted out: "Those guys know how to attract bees and butterflies. If you can't join the Penglai sect this time, go back and see if grandpa doesn't break their legs."

No one dared to answer the question, and Yu Ruoshui also knew that he had spilled the beans, so he had to sit aside with a straight face and said nothing. It was Zhou Dielan who asked the maid to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"I wonder what level of cultivation you are at now, Miss Yu? Let me tell you, Brother Zhang broke through to the out-of-body stage when he was twenty-five years old. It's really amazing." Xie Gang seized every opportunity to take a picture of Zhang Haiping. Come on.

After Zhang Haiping heard this, he straightened his back slightly and puffed out his chest.

Yu Ruoshui's face showed a half-smile expression, and he opened his mouth, but there was no answer. Zhou Dielan, who was next to her, said softly: "Sister Yu broke through to the out-of-body stage last year. She was just twenty-two years old at that time."

The smile on Zhang Haiping's face suddenly froze, and Xie Gang's smile was also extremely embarrassing, but he changed his mind and immediately said loudly: "Miss Yu, you are a descendant of the family, and you were able to break through to the out-of-body state at the age of twenty-two. It’s normal. Brother Zhang is a casual cultivator. To reach this point, he must be said to be a genius!”

Seeing that Yu Ruoshui just smiled and said nothing, Zhang Haiping's expression softened a little, but it was still ugly. Xie Gang saw Shi Xuan anxiously and asked Shi Xuan as if he was grasping a life-saving straw: "Brother Shi, you are also a casual cultivator, right?"

Shi Xuan nodded: "Exactly."

Xie Gang then asked: "It's much more difficult for casual cultivators to practice than for family members. That's true, right?" He looked at the others while asking.

Somewhat understanding what Xie Gang wanted to ask, Shi Xuan was secretly amused, wondering if this was shooting himself in the foot, and replied with a serious face: "That's true."

Zhou Dielan, who didn't understand the situation, also echoed: "Indeed, my father and I also practice very hard."

Xie Gang saw that both of them agreed with him, and his smile returned to his natural face: "If that's the case, then Brother Zhang can break through to the Out-of-Body Stage at the age of 25, isn't that amazing? Brother Shi, I wonder when did you break through to the Out-of-Body Stage? You must have suffered enough as a casual cultivator."

Shi Xuan didn't intend to save face for others, because at the recruitment ceremony, the cultivation level would be known to others. If he lied at this time, others would think that Shi Xuan was scheming, so Shi Xuan answered very straightforwardly: "I broke through before I was 21 years old."

Xie Gang's smile froze on his face immediately.

Zhang Haiping wanted to smile, but he couldn't force a smile.

Only Zhou Dielan sincerely exclaimed: "Brother Shi, you have reached the Out-of-Body Stage at such a young age, it's really amazing, I think Penglai Sect will definitely accept you as a disciple."

Yu Ruoshui, who had been silent, was also a little surprised. It was rare for casual cultivators to break through at this age.

After that, Xie Gang and Zhang Haiping only focused on eating and rarely spoke. However, Shi Xuan occasionally talked with Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan and gradually became familiar with each other.

In the next two days, Zhang Haiping and Xie Gang met many more monks and had a great time on the ship.

As for Shi Xuan, Zhang Haiping still greeted him politely and occasionally chatted with him, but he was not as enthusiastic as before. Xie Gang was very embarrassed when he saw Shi Xuan, and basically just lowered his head and passed by him.

Because Zhou Dielan lived nearby, Yu Ruoshui often came down to see her. Shi Xuan and them met several times by chance and they were considered ordinary friends.

In the evening of that day, a lush island appeared in front of the ship. There was a jade building on the island, which was a hundred feet high and deep into the clouds.

The monks cheered because this island was the destination of this trip, the welcoming island of Penglai Island.

Shi Xuan and Zhou Dielan happened to meet on the way to the deck. Shi Xuan saw Zhou Dielan walking back and forth there, and asked curiously: "Miss Dielan, why don't you go to the deck? We have already arrived at the Guest Island."

"Hello, Brother Shi, I'm waiting for Sister Yu here, she will come down soon." Zhou Dielan answered politely.

"Uh, Miss Yu is not going with her relatives?" Shi Xuan remembered that Yu Ruoshui did not come alone.

Zhou Dielan said a little embarrassedly: "Sister Yu and her cousins ​​had a quarrel, so she asked me to wait for her here and go with her."

As soon as the voice fell, a female monk in a fiery red dress came down from the third floor. It was Yu Ruoshui.

"Dielan, let's go. Well, Fellow Daoist Shi is here too, why don't we go together?" Because there was a formation to suppress sound between the floors, Yu Ruoshui did not hear the two talking when she came down, and was slightly surprised when she saw Shi Xuan.

The three of them quickly walked from the boat to the island. In front of them were hundreds of monks, and in front of them was a middle-aged man in a blue Taoist robe, and behind him were eight young monks in black uniform Taoist robes.

Seeing that almost everyone on the boat had gotten off, the middle-aged man in the blue Taoist robe said to everyone: "I am Li Zhen, the outer sect deacon of Penglai Sect. Please follow these outer sect disciples to the Jade Tower." The voice was not loud, but every cultivator present heard it clearly.

Following several outer sect disciples, many cultivators slowly walked through the forest. It took a quarter of an hour before they arrived under the Jade Tower.

This Jade Tower is magnificent and dazzling. The upper half is looming among the white clouds. It looks like the place where immortals live, and it is extraordinary.

Entering the Jade Tower, I saw the white jade steps winding and winding, circling up to the end that cannot be seen by the naked eye. The building body made of green jade dropped one after another of hazy and clear light, which set off the entire Jade Tower like a fairyland. In the swaying light and shadow, you can vaguely see the jade smoke rising from the white jade steps. Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath and was shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them. Even Shi Xuan, who had seen many modern special effects, was amazed.

"It's so beautiful." Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan murmured to themselves.

Shi Xuan saw that someone was already walking up the stairs, and coughed, waking up the two girls beside him: "Two girls, I think the top of the Jade Tower is our destination, let's go quickly."

Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan felt a little embarrassed and strode forward to the stairs.

The Jade Tower looked only a hundred feet high, but Shi Xuan and the others felt that it was much more than that when they walked on the stairs, because they had walked for half an hour, but the stairs still looked very long.

"Brother Shi, how long do you think it will take us to get there?" Zhou Dielan was already a little out of breath.

Shi Xuan was thinking at this time, did the test start from now on? Hearing Zhou Dielan's question, he hurriedly encouraged her: "It shouldn't be far away, Miss Yu, aren't you right?"

Yu Ruoshui understood that Shi Xuan was comforting Zhou Dielan. After all, in terms of the effect of body training, the out-of-body stage cultivators have much more endurance than the Qi-nourishing stage cultivators. She nodded and confirmed Shi Xuan's words: "Fellow Daoist Shi is right, it should be soon."

I don't know if it was a wish come true. After a while, a jade gate with a clear light appeared in front of me.