Chapter 5. Jiuhua.
The clouds and mist transformed by the green scarf carried Changchunzi and Xu Fan slowly into the sky. Xu Fan, who had experienced the feeling of flying for the first time, couldn't help but feel a little panic surrounding his heart. After all, Xu Fan is now in a sky of hundreds of feet, but there is only a thin layer of clouds under his feet, which gives people a sense of security.
"Master, how could this green silk scarf turn into clouds? Can it still fly with people?" Looking at the extremely small hills and trees under your feet in the air, Xu Fan suppressed all kinds of emotions in his heart, hesitated for a moment and asked.
Although the person in front of him was his master and he was willing to become a disciple, he had a bad intention after all, so Xu Fan always felt a little awkward when talking to him.
"This is my magic weapon called 'Sanzhang Qingling'. It has many wonderful uses and has been with me for hundreds of years. Magic weapons are essential for us immortals. There are many types and their wonderful functions are different. According to the different power, they are divided into three levels of heaven, earth, and man, and each level is divided into three levels of high, medium and low. This magic weapon is a human-level advanced magic weapon." Lu Huayan explained.
Seeing Xu Fan's expression, he seemed to understand the panic in his heart. Lu Huayan continued, "Don't worry, this 'Sanzhang Qing Ling' is the first magic weapon your master's wife has cultivated. After hundreds of years of sacrifice, although it is not the best in the world, it will not let you fall from the world."
"Yes, I understand." After hearing Lu Huayan's words, Xu Fan's face, who was seen through his thoughts, turned slightly red. Then he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Then isn't it necessary for this magic weapon master?"
Hearing Xu Fan's question, Changchunzi's face, which had never changed forever, had a faint sadness. He said slowly: "Your master's wife's talent in cultivating immortals is not as high as me. Two hundred years ago, she finally could no longer resist destiny and died of old age."
"I'm sorry, master, you shouldn't ask this question." Seeing Lu Huayan's sad expression, Xu Fan hurriedly said.
"It's okay, the deceased has passed away, it's all destiny." Lu Huayan sighed. As he said, he seemed to remember something again, and said to Xu Fan: "Now you are considered a person in the immortal world, and you must know some things."
"Yes, Master, please say it." Xu Fan said respectfully.
"The secular people actually have many wrong views on immortal cultivators. The most important thing is reflected in three points: First, they believe that immortal cultivators represent the number of days, but they do not know that the number of days stipulates that ordinary people can only have a lifespan of less than a hundred years, while immortal cultivators are seeking immortality and changing fate against heaven. They are completely challenging the number of days. How can they represent the number of days? So perhaps immortal cultivators will respect the number of days, but they absolutely do not represent the number of days; second, they believe that immortal cultivators have infinite time, which is even more wrong. In order to live longer, they are more powerful, and in order to live longer, they are more powerful, so how can they have free time? Third, they believe that immortal cultivators have no desires or desires, but they do not know that the stronger the power, the stronger the hope, but the desire of immortal cultivators is reflected in immortality and stronger power. Have you recorded all these three points?" Lu Huayan said slowly.
"Disciple remember the master's teachings." Xu Fan was shocked when he heard Lu Huayan say this, but his expression forced a plain answer.
"Just write it down." Lu Huayan nodded slightly, as if satisfied with Xu Fan's current calm performance.
There was nothing to say along the way. With the help of Sanzhang Qingling, Xu Fan and Lu Huayan came to the middle earth part of the vast land of Shenzhou, the place called the prosperous middle earth.
When he was in the village, Xu Fan had heard the second elder describe the prosperity of Middle Earth countless times, although the second elder only learned from the book. Now he looked extraordinary when he looked down from a high place. The huge and prosperous city, the magnificent and colorful buildings, and the dense crowds of people shocked Xu Fan, a country bumpkin who had never seen the market, which was no less than the use of magical powers when he first met Lu Huayan. Even Xu Qingfan felt that the population of the city under his feet was greater than that of the entire Southern Wilderness. Not to mention the lush green mountains and fertile fertile fields, it was a world of difference from the poor mountains and bad waters of the Southern Wilderness.
Unfortunately, Lu Huayan did not have the idea of letting Xu Fan carefully observe it, and ordered Sanzhang Qingling to continue flying northward.
About half an hour later, Lu Huayan and Xu Fan stopped in front of a huge barren mountain. Although the mountain was majestic and steep, it was not as crowded as there were few trees, so it could only be considered a barren mountain. Xu Fan looked at Changchunzi strangely, not understanding why he was staying here.
Looking at Xu Fan's puzzled expression, Lu Huayan said lightly: "This is Jiuhua Mountain where our Jiuhua Gate is located."
"What?" Xu Fan couldn't help but scream after hearing Lu Huayan say this. On the way he came, he was guessing more than once what his master would look like. He thought it would be grand and glorious, and he thought it would be surrounded by fairy energy, but he never thought it would be so desolate and silent.
Seeing Xu Fan's surprised and disappointed look, Lu Huayan's ancient face showed a rare smile and said, "You see clearly." As he said that, Lu Huayan took out a piece of yellow talisman paper from his sleeve and shouted softly, "Three Thousand Worlds, the worlds depend on each other, open!" Then he shot the talisman paper between his fingers towards the barren mountain.
A strange thing happened. After the talisman paper flew for a short distance to the barren mountain, it stopped as if it was suddenly blocked by something. Then the talisman paper began to ignite without fire, and released thousands of rays of light. Then, the originally deserted mountain scenery was like a stone breaking through the calm water surface, and waves of ripples were rippled. Soon after, the talisman paper burned out, and a round light cave appeared where it had just stopped, and there seemed to be waves of fairy glow in the light cave.
After seeing the formation of the light cave, Lu Huayan did not hesitate anymore and quickly flew into the light cave with Xu Fan, who had not yet come back from the sudden change.
When Lu Huayan and Xu Fan flew into the light cave, the light cave with slightly emitting waves of fairy glow slowly began to grow smaller until it disappeared. The barren mountain continued to remain as desolate and uninhabited, as if nothing had happened just now.
After Xu Fan flew into the Light Cave with Lu Huayan, he found that the scene in front of him changed drastically. The mountain was still the same mountain, but it became lush and magnificent. Surrounded by fairy spirit, occasionally there were cranes flying around. From the hillside to the top of the mountain, several magnificent, exquisite or elegant halls and bamboo houses were established, sometimes far and sometimes near, and even far away in the misty clouds and smoke.
What a magical place!! This is where the gods live in Xu Fan's heart. No, it's even more fairy-like than Xu Fan imagined before.
Seeing Xu Fan's stunned look, Lu Huayan shook his head slightly and explained: "When you were outside just now, the scenery of the barren mountain you saw was just the illusion created by the mountain protection array in order to avoid disturbance from secular people. After you practice for two years, you will naturally be able to see through this illusion."
"Yes, I understand." Looking at the magical things in front of him, and thinking about his immediate contact with this magical world, Xu Fan became excited uncontrollably. But he still tried hard to restrain the excitement in his heart and bowed to Lu Huayan and said.
Just as the master and disciple were talking, two rays of lights on the hillside suddenly flew quickly towards Lu Huayan and Xu Fan, and in the blink of an eye it flew not far away. Xu Fan calmed down and saw that they were two middle-aged men who were using two strange magic weapons. Xu Fan knew that these two should be disciples of Jiuhua Mountain.
The two disciples looked only in their thirties, wearing the same white robe, but the magic weapons under their feet were different. The disciple who emitted white light was a small boat with a white sail under his feet, while the disciple who emitted purple light was a magic weapon that looked very much like feathers.
After seeing Lu Huayan, the two disciples were obviously stunned at first, and then hurriedly bowed to Lu Huayan and said respectfully: "Disciple Li Yuhan (Shengyu Mountain) pays homage to Master Uncle and welcome Master Uncle to the Mountain."
Lu Huayan ignored the words of the two disciples, just nodded slightly, and then asked lightly: "Where is your master?"
Li Yuhan replied: "Report to Uncle Master, the master has started to practice in seclusion three months ago, and all matters are handed over to his disciples. Uncle Master can also hand them over to his disciples if he has anything to do."
When Lu Huayan heard Li Yuhan say this, he nodded and said, "It's nothing big. I have accepted a personal disciple outside. So I want your master to register for him and distribute some basic supplies. Hasn't your master been managing these all the time?" As he said that, Lu Huayan pointed to Xu Fan beside him.
"You can do these things by disciples." Li Yuhan first replied to Lu Huayan, and after that, he bowed to Xu Fan with Sheng Yushan and said, "Disciple Li Yuhan (Sheng Yushan) to meet his uncle."
After saying that, both of them secretly looked at Xu Fan with strange eyes. You should know that although the three personal disciples, family disciples, and registered disciples are all called disciples, they are very different in terms of status and care from masters. Register disciples are generally qualified and only teach some basic skills, which is no different from servants in major sects; while family disciples can learn advanced skills and are the backbone of the sects; as for personal disciples, as the name suggests, they will always be taught by the master personally and learn the most essential skills and experience of the master. Once they become masters, they will become elite forces in major sects and be responsible for inheriting the Taoist traditions of the masters.
Because cultivators have to seize the time to practice to seek the way of immortality, how can they have time to teach their disciples all the time? Therefore, most cultivators will only accept one or two personal disciples in their lives, and all the selected ones are talented. And Xu Fan in front of them is obviously an ordinary person, so it is no wonder that these two disciples who have extraordinary qualifications are very strange.
But how could they know that Lu Huayan accepted Xu Fan as his personal disciple just wanted to use the wood and Yi energy in Xu Fan's body to conduct experiments for his immortality.
Although Xu Fan was mentally prepared in advance, he did not expect that Lu Huayan's seniority was so high. Seeing these two disciples who were many times older than him, he waved his hand and said, "I dare not."
"What's there to be afraid of? Do you think of me, Lu Huayan's disciple, even if you ask them to call you Uncle Master?" When Lu Huayan heard Xu Fan say this, he glared and shouted.
When Xu Fan, Li Yuhan and Sheng Yushan were both embarrassed and dared not say anything again.
In this way, after Xu Fan registered with the two disciples, he received some commonly used items from Jiuhua Sect, such as the robe that the disciples wore and the token used to identify their identities when they went in, and was carried by the three-zhang Qingling to break through the air with Lu Huayan.
In just a moment, the two flew to the hillside and fell in front of an exquisite cabin. They saw lush trees around the cabin and lush green. The plaque on the door of the cabin was engraved with the words "Changchunju". Xu Fan knew that this should be the residence of his master Changchunzi Lu Huayan.
Just as the two of them landed, the front door of the small house opened, and an old man dressed in Confucianism walked out of it. He was elegant and elegant, and seemed to be about the same age as Lu Huayan. But he saw him bowing to Lu Huayan and said, "Master, you are back."
"Well, Xu Fan, this is your senior brother Yue Qingru. Qingru, this is my newly acquired disciple Xu Fan. You can prepare the incense table now and ask your junior brother to worship all the ancestors of my delegation." Lu Huayan first introduced the identity of the person in front of Xu Fan, and then ordered Yue Qingru and Taoism to do so.
"Yes, master." As he said that, Yue Qingru also secretly glanced at Xu Fan, and secretly wondered in his heart how the master could accept such a mediocre person as his disciple.
In this way, Xu Fan followed his master's senior brother to the Changchun Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors of the Changchunzi lineage of Jiuhuamen. Yue Qingru also introduced the rules and various taboos of Jiuhuamen to Xu Fan. Later, Xu Fan also formally paid homage to his master's senior brother. When Yue Qingru learned that Xu Fan was actually the master's personal disciple, he felt even more different. You must know that Lu Huayan is a withdrawn person and has never liked to accept disciples. Yue Qingru himself made an exception and was accepted as a disciple by Lu Huayan because his ancestors had a very shallow relationship with Lu Huayan.
After everything was done, the master and apprentice returned to the main hall, Changchun Zi Lu Huayan sat in the main seat, and Xu Fan and Yue Qingru took the ritual of disciples, stood respectfully in front of him.
Looking at the two people in front of him, Lu Huayan said slowly to Xu Fan: "My Jiuhua Sect has been established for thousands of years, with strict rules and clear generations. According to the words left by the ancestors, in the order of "Xuhua Qingyu", the master belongs to the "Hua" generation, and you belong to the "Qing" generation. From then on, your name will be changed to Xu Qingfan. Are you willing?"
Xu Fan, Oh, now I want to call him Xu Qingfan, and said respectfully: "Disciple is willing."
Hearing Xu Qingfan's answer, Lu Huayan nodded with satisfaction, and said to Yue Qingru: "Qingru, please arrange the room for Qingfan to stay, and then take him to familiarize himself with the environment around Changchun. Qingfan, wait until you become familiar with the environment and come to my room."
Chapter completed!