Chapter 79: Outer Gate

After bowing three times and nine kowtows to the jade statue of Song Yan, the founder of the sect, the ordinary middle-aged monk wearing a seven-star robe shouted loudly: "All new disciples of the outer sect, please pay homage to the master Zhang Zhenren."

The real person here does not mean Yuan Shen, but a convention formed in the world of cultivation over the years. Leaders of major sects are called Zhenren, regardless of whether they have reached Yuan Shen or not.

However, the leader, Zhang Zhengyan and Zhenren Zhang, are among the few Yin Shen Lords in the world of cultivation. According to the jade slip in the "History of the Cultivation World", most of the Yin Shen Lords retreat to attack the soul, and three of them are still active in front of the world. Among the Yinshen Lords are the current leader of the Penglai Sect, the current leader of the Yingzhou Sect, and the current leader of the Nether Sect.

After paying homage, the leader with his long eyebrows lowered said to the dozens of outer sect disciples kneeling below: "You are considered to have joined our Penglai sect. Later, Yongxiang, the head of the Zhanglu Hall, will give you a lecture on the sect." Discipline. The old Taoist said here that if a monk in the out-of-body stage cannot break through the entrainment stage and enter the inner door, he will leave to enjoy the luxury of the world at the latest when his body begins to decline. But in fact, many outer sect disciples become disheartened and leave the sect when they are sixty or seventy years old. The old Taoist said so much to tell you, don’t think that you can make a breakthrough naturally after entering the sect. It depends more on your own hard work. "

Shi Xuan could not have imagined that the initiation ceremony for outer disciples would be so simple. It would be over after worshiping the ancestor and the master. Next, a tall and powerful young monk stood up and lectured on the sect's precepts. This was the famous non-returning sword.

There are many rules in the sect, but generally speaking, they are not allowed to teach skills privately, not deceive their masters and destroy their ancestors, and not harm their fellow sect members.

After Yongxiang finished speaking about the sect's precepts, the ordinary middle-aged monk wearing a seven-star Taoist robe stood up again and said calmly: "Pindao is the head of the sect's general affairs hall, and his name is Lingxing. Although you will be the main general affairs minister in the future. It is under the jurisdiction of the general affairs elders of the outer sect, but if you have any disputes, you can come to Pindao to appeal. The general affairs hall is on the mountainside of Tianshu Peak. "

All the outer disciples saluted in unison. Unexpectedly, this ordinary middle-aged monk is Lingxing Taoist, one of the six golden elixir masters of the Penglai Sect. He has cultivated a middle-grade golden elixir.

Taoist Lingxing pointed to an old monk with white hair and white eyebrows wearing a red dragon robe and said: "This is Grandmaster Meng Limeng, the leader of Tianquan Peak.

The new disciples also continued to salute, but Grandmaster Meng Limeng responded rather arrogantly.

Taoist Lingxing introduced the elders and leaders behind him in turn. The thin, middle-aged Taoist was Yongxing, the leader of Yuheng Peak, Mo Yuan was the leader of Tianji Peak, and a beautiful woman in a purple maid uniform turned out to be one of the six great leaders. The leader of the masters is Yu Linglong. She is the leader of Tianxuan Peak and the elder who transmits the Dharma.

Kaiyang Peak and Yaoguang Peak, however, do not have the first seat, only two elders. Among them, Kaiyang Peak is where distinguished guests are received and Dharma meetings are held. Yaoguang Peak is where the true disciples and inner disciples listen to the first seat, the elders preach and discuss. The place.

Then there were some inner sect elders, all of whom were in the Soul Stage.

Taoist Lingxing did not introduce the true disciples and inner disciples one by one, so Shi Xuan only recognized Xie Fangwei among the true disciples, and the others were two men and one woman. The other true disciples were probably traveling abroad.

After the initiation ceremony, Shi Xuan and others were taken back to Jiaomu Peak among the twenty-eight outer peaks, which is where the outer gate general affairs hall is located. When he came back, Shi Xuan heard Ming Qingyue say something strange about the Penglai sect. The entire Penglai sect had only three halls and four floors. The three halls were the Foreign Affairs Hall, the General Affairs Hall and the Zhanglu Hall. Planting elixirs, mining ores, etc. all depend on whether they are external or internal, and are divided into the Foreign Affairs Hall and the General Affairs Hall respectively. They do not have separate halls like other sects. Li Jinkui, the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall, was in Xihuang at this time and could not come back.

The four buildings are: Tianya Haijiao Tower - where the sect's precious skills and techniques are located; Ziqi Donglai Tower - the sect's treasure house, which contains various precious magic weapons, spiritual weapons, weapon refining materials, exotic treasures, etc.; The Great Sun Puzhao Building - where elixirs, elixirs, spiritual stones, etc. are located; the Dragon and Tiger Intersection Building - combines all the low-level things in the first three buildings, mainly for outer disciples. The first three floors are all on Tianshu Peak, and the Longhu Intersection Building is on Jiaomu Peak.

Originally, Shi Xuan wanted to ask what the first of the four peaks meant. What rights did it have? Unfortunately, Chuanyunzhou was not very slow and soon reached Jiaomu Peak. Shi Xuan had no choice but to follow the new disciples into the main hall of the Outer Gate General Affairs Hall.

The elder of the outer sect general affairs was a tall, fat, bald old man, his surname was Cheng Ping, and he was in the Soul Stage. He was standing on the stage in front of him and was telling these new disciples something that the outer sect disciples should pay attention to.

"You are all monks who admire the Dao and have extraordinary qualifications. But if you join our Penglai sect, you must abide by the rules of our Penglai sect. For outer disciples, our sect will issue a bottle of Soul Condensation Pill and a low-grade spiritual stone every month. Fifty. At the same time, new disciples can also choose a jade slip of martial arts for free, but there are requirements. You must complete one task assigned by the sect every month. If you want more pills and jade slips of spells. , or even magic weapons, then you need to take on more sect tasks, accumulate good deeds, and redeem them yourself. The merit list is in the good deeds room on the left side of the general affairs hall. "

After a pause, Elder Cheng Ping continued, "New disciples, you will be given a storage bag in a moment, which contains a black outer sect robe, a bottle of soul-condensing pills, fifty low-grade spirit stones, a jade slip of good deeds of our sect, and a low-grade magic weapon, a blue steel sword. Every five days, in the Tingdao Hall at the top of Shenshui Peak, there will be a chief, elder, true disciple or inner sect disciple to preach and teach. If you have any questions about Taoism, you can ask them at that time, and you must remember it. Also, after choosing a cave or a pavilion, the medicinal fields around it belong to you, and you can plant the spiritual medicine you need by yourself."

After Elder Cheng Ping finished speaking, the outer sect deacon who had been waiting there or the outer sect disciple who had received the good deeds task gave the storage bag to Shi Xuan and others.

Shi Xuan penetrated into the divine consciousness, and the things inside were indeed as Elder Cheng Ping said. Then the new disciples were taken to the Dragon and Tiger Intersection Building by the outer sect deacon, and everyone could choose a jade slip of the practice method.

The Dragon and Tiger Intersection Building has three floors, the first floor has the classics of the skills, the second floor has the elixir, and the third floor has the instruments and materials. After the disciples have chosen the skills jade slips on the first floor, they will hand them over to the stewards of the building, who will then copy a jade slip for the disciples.

The first floor is very large, with eighty outer disciples scattered inside without even a wave of excitement, and there is often only one disciple choosing in front of a bookshelf.

Shi Xuan had thought about it before he came in, and originally wanted to learn some sword control techniques and sword techniques. After all, his Wanxiang Wuying Sword only had the method of sacrifice and refinement, and no corresponding sword techniques to match it. But now the most important thing is to choose a wind-attributed skills to cover it up, at least before learning "The True Explanation of the Divine Wind of the Six Combinations of Heaven and Earth". The sword control technique can only be chosen after accumulating good deeds.

With the decision, Shi Xuan acted quickly. He found the bookshelves where the wind-related skills, magic, swordsmanship, and formations were located according to the classification. He planned to pick a better one. Although he already had the "Baolu", he could learn from others. If he had a better skill to compare with, the effect of cultivation would be better.

"Kuangfeng Dafa", "Soul-devouring Yinfeng Gong", "Yufeng Jue", Shi Xuan slowly looked at the names and introductions of these skills jade slips. Suddenly, Shi Xuan's eyes lit up and he found a skill called "Zhanfeng Liujian Zhen Jue". The name seemed to be a sword skill, but it was placed on the side of the skills.

Picking up the jade slip, Shi Xuan sent out his mind to see the specific introduction inside. These jade slips are all restricted, and only the specific introduction can be seen. If you want to learn, you have to take them to the deacon, who will copy them to other jade slips before you can watch them in full.

This skill is indeed as Shi Xuan expected. It is a skill that integrates swordsmanship and skills. Before learning each sword skill, you must first visualize the sword force and cut off the Yin wind in your heart, so as to cultivate your soul. However, according to the conclusion on the jade slip, the sword technique is good, but it is not very effective for the cultivation of the soul. After all, the soul of a low-level cultivator is mainly nourished and trained, so this technique is placed in the Dragon and Tiger Intersection Tower.

But for Shi Xuan, this is not a problem at all. He does not rely on this to cultivate, but only serves as a cover. In addition, Shi Xuan is very satisfied that the six-way sword technique of "Six Swords of Slashing the Wind" can be considered between the first and second-rate in the huge cultivation world. Learning this, combined with the Wanxiang Shadowless Sword, he has another means of self-protection.

Taking the jade slip, Shi Xuan walked to the entrance of the first floor and handed it to the deacon of this floor, Xiao Wannian, and at the same time handed him his good deeds jade slip, asking him to make a record on it, indicating that Shi Xuan, a new outer disciple, has received a technique.

After receiving Shi Xuan's good deeds jade slip, Xiao Wannian gently exclaimed, and then looked at Shi Xuan with a strange expression and complicated eyes. Shi Xuan felt that there was a lot of pity and sympathy in it, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Meng Yuchang had already passed on the idea of ​​revenge to some people in the outer sect?

While waiting for Xiao Wannian to copy the jade slip, Yu Ruoshui also came over with the jade slip. Seeing Shi Xuan, she smiled and said hello: "According to the introduction on the good deeds jade slip, you have to call me Senior Sister Yu."

Shi Xuan hadn't had time to read the good deeds jade slip. It was said that there was some common sense of the sect on it, so he could only smile perfunctorily: "What method did you choose?"

Yu Ruoshui showed the jade slip to Shi Xuan: "Yes, "The Complete Explanation of the Thirty-Six Ways of Chasing the Sun Sword Technique". My own method is pretty good. There is no need to change it before entering the inner sect, so I chose the sect sword method."

Shi Xuan took his own method jade slip and smiled to Yu Ruoshui: "This is also the sect sword method." It's not good to block here to chat, Shi Xuan said goodbye and waited outside.

While waiting outside, Shi Xuan met Ming Qingyue, Zhou Dielan, and Zhang Haiping one after another, and chatted with them separately. Ming Qingyue chose the sect formation - "Turning Rivers and Seas Formation", Zhou Dielan chose a water-based technique - "Soft Water Jue", and Zhang Haiping chose the fire-based technique - "Rock Fire Divine Art".

Then several outer sect deacons took Shi Xuan and his friends to visit the Good Deeds Room. This was a large hall, and several walls were shining with light, showing the tasks that could be taken, including smelting metals, looking after medicinal fields, guarding dangerous places, and asking for certain materials at a high price. Some of these tasks were issued by the sect, some were issued by the first seat and elders, and some were issued by the disciples themselves. Among them, the task with the highest good deeds was the perfecting of the "Shenxiao True Method" issued by the sect, but for the outer sect disciples who had never seen the sect-suppressing techniques, this was just a passing cloud.

Then, the caves and pavilions were selected. Shi Xuan chose the sunny Chaori Palace located at the Xiangyang Peak and got the jade pendant that controlled the formation there.

When sending the outer sect disciples back to Xuri Peak and Xinyue Peak, the outer sect stewards announced that in the first month, Shi Xuan and his disciples only needed to familiarize themselves with the sect and concentrate on cultivation, and they did not need to accept any tasks assigned by the sect.

————The next chapter will be tomorrow night. .