Immortal Formula

   Chapter 484 Disciple, Trial

Time flies, and a year has passed in a blink of an eye. These days, Gu Yan stays in the spiritual garden with all his heart, but does not ask about external affairs. Gan Biwu occasionally comes to the spiritual garden to tell her some things. Yan also just listened and did not express any opinion. She devoted herself to serving her spiritual garden. From the second half of the year, she has slowly implanted spiritual roots in the spiritual garden.

  Gu Yan’s new spiritual garden here is similar in structure to the original spiritual garden of Bixia Sect, that is, the spiritual garden at the old site, not the one newly built after the accident of Bixia Sect hundreds of years ago. According to the five elements of spiritual energy, it is divided into nine divisions, each planting spiritual grass with different attributes, and vacating the place in the middle, which is exactly where the underground palace is located. After growing up, it can also provide the corresponding spiritual energy for the formation, and the two terrains are skillfully combined, which is safer than the protection of the former site of the Bixia Sect. The Xia Sect disciple, retreating into the spiritual garden, is also enough to resist the siege of the Nascent Soul cultivator.

She poured her hard work here, so she was more cautious in her choice of spiritual roots. Unlike ordinary spiritual gardens, where spiritual roots and seeds from all over the world were implanted indiscriminately one by one, Gu Yan used herself from Bi Based on the spirit seeds that Xia Zong brought, he slowly arranged the nine major parts one by one. Now only a small part of them have been planted, but the spirit grass inside is scattered, some of them have already bloomed, and the sun is shining in the afternoon. After that, under the sunlight, the breeze came, and the faint fragrance was slightly smoked, and it felt like being in a fairyland on earth.

Gu Yan was standing on the top of the mountain at this time, watching Zhang Daniu busy among the flowers and plants, Zhu Ying and Moyan would occasionally help out, and a sense of satisfaction would arise in her heart, which was the accumulation of her hard work. From the beginning of the country of Vietnam, traveling all over the North and South, the ends of the earth and the sea, it seems that I have the feeling of staying here, and it is no longer just a simple passerby.

   She looked at the busy figures of the three people, and her thoughts were also scattered, and she didn't know where to go. Speaking of which, the day of Bi Zhenzhen's exit is approaching. During the past year, Zhu Ying, under the guidance of Gu Yan, has also improved her cultivation base. She has stepped into the threshold of the later stage of foundation building, and can be regarded as one of the younger disciples. In comparison, Lin Zitong reached the middle stage of foundation building within three years, which is an extremely rare speed, faster than the speed of Gu Yan's promotion back then.

In fact, she stayed in the foundation building stage for a long time, and it was Gu Yan's intention to suppress her progress, otherwise even if her spiritual sense was strong, she would inevitably be unable to keep up with her mental state. It was precisely because the foundation was solid, so There weren't too many twists and turns when the pills were formed. The two little girls were focused on their cultivation and made rapid progress, but Gu Yan was worried about them all.

  Wei Qing has been in retreat for a few months after his last failure to establish a foundation. He deliberately asked for two foundation-building pills, ready to attack the foundation again. Wei Zhaoyi has also steadily advanced to the tenth level of Qi Refining, but she still has a childlike innocence. And the foundation is much stronger.

Lin Zitong followed the traditional way of alchemy in the Bixia Sect. He was usually taught by Lan Xiang. Gu Yan wanted to wait until she was in the late stage of foundation building before teaching her the natural alchemy technique of the Biling Fairy. With her current cultivation realm, forcibly comprehending it will cause a heart block. As for Zhu Ying, Gu Yan will teach her the inner alchemy Tao of Danxia Sect. As for how much she can comprehend, it is up to her.

Gu Yan prefers to teach his disciples step by step instead of using medicinal pills or external force to achieve it overnight. Although it can improve extremely quickly in a short time, it will affect the speed of later cultivation. It is better to lay a solid foundation in the front and move to the back. Re-cultivation, whether it is assisted by medicinal pills or other means, will have a multiplier effect. So this is also the silent speech for a year, and it is only at the level of the fourth or fifth level of Qi refining. Otherwise, with her aptitude, coupled with Gu Yan, a master who is good at alchemy, three years of foundation building is nothing more than an ordinary thing.

   She was thinking at will, when a white light came flying like electricity in the distance, and it only fell when she got close, and Lin Zitong's graceful figure appeared at the foot of the mountain. In the past few years, her cultivation has become more and more diligent, and her temperament has also changed. She is no longer the same girl as before, but has become dignified and steady. She walked halfway up the mountain, and when she saw Gu Yan, she first saluted.

Gu Yan laughed, "Senior Sister Lin, what's your order?" Lin Zitong's face couldn't help but turn a little red, but when she heard the old name of the year, she still felt very kind. She knew that Gu Yan was making fun of her. The people who got along slowly were all the old friends Gu Yan had met when he first came to Cangwu, and Gu Yan did not want to show the majesty of a cultivator in front of them. Just like Wei Zhaoyi, who has always been called "Sister Yan", Gan Bi Wu does not care about her.

However, Lin Zitong has always demanded himself based on the standard of the leader, so naturally he won't do anything too rude, he just said, "The leader, please come over, saying that there is something to discuss, especially Let me come and invite you."

Gu Yan smiled away. She was meditating in the spiritual garden without asking about foreign affairs. Gan Biwu has always been clear that this year, she has only been to the spiritual garden a few times to report the important events in the door. It is better than Wei Wei. Zhaoyi and the others have come more. This time, I solemnly asked Lin Zitong to come over to invite each other, presumably because something happened in the Bixia Sect. He replied, "Go back and tell the Sect Master, I'll make arrangements and go over immediately."

  Lin Zitong responded, stepped on the cloud boat and flew away, Gu Yan called Zhang Daniu over, gave some orders, and asked Zhu Ying and Moyan to guard here well, and then stepped on the Jinyun Plate and flew to the front mountain.

When    arrived at the mountain gate, Gu Yan fell directly into the middle hall. In the middle of this year, the Bixia Sect began to overhaul the mountain gate, expand outwards, restore the old view of the Danxia sect, and restore the entire mountain protection formation. Naturally, it is inseparable from the efforts of Gu Yan, the master of the formation. It has gradually regained the atmosphere of the past. Gu Yan had not been here for a few months, but now that he looked at it, he felt that he was completely new, and he didn't recognize him.

In the middle hall, Gan Biwu sat on the edge, Lan Xiang sat on top of her, Gu Yan walked to the opposite side of Lan Xiang and sat down, there were only three of them in the hall, Lin Zitong stood on the edge, other than that There is no one else outside. Gu Yan nodded towards Lan Xiang and Gan Biwu, "What's the matter with the head?" Seeing the sad expression on Gan Biwu's face, she couldn't help but feel strange. Although she lived in a secluded spiritual garden, she hadn't listened to it recently. It is said that something major happened in Dongyang County, and the Bixia Sect is thriving, why is it so?

  Gan Biwu picked up a jade slip on the table, handed it over, and said, "The county government has issued a warrant, and it will be sent to various sects, you should come and have a look."

Gu Yan pressed it over and pressed it with the palm of his hand, and the information inside was immediately clear. There were only a few words written. It was an order from the Dongyang County Governor himself, saying that it would be ten days later, in the Yuanji Mountains in the southwest. , hold the trial of this generation of disciples, and ask Bixia Sect to send people to participate when the time comes. The seal of the county governor is engraved below to show the authenticity, and the rest is not much to say.

Gu Yan put the jade slip down, and asked curiously, "What does the test lift mentioned in Lingfu mean?" She first came to the Central Plains, and she had many rules and regulations, but she was still unclear. Compared with the six southeastern countries, there were no restrictions. It is only a corner of the Central Plains, but the forces are fighting each other and fighting each other, but it is not much worse than the center of the heart. This trial, I don't know what the name is.

Gan Biwu said: "I only heard about it after I came here. That Yang Zhen from Cumulus Peak probably knew you once and told me a lot about things here. The so-called trial is actually It is a way for the major sects to unite to select disciples, and it is not implemented from time to time. The last trial was 30 years ago."

   Gu Yan has a keen mind, so he asked, "Is it related to this year's competition?"

Gan Biwu nodded, "As a rule, each sect will preside over the recruitment of disciples, and the county government will not intervene, but the big competition is approaching. The disciples gather first, teach them the method of getting started, and then they are selected by each sect. After the big competition, if any sect is broken down for some reason and is divided up by others, then these disciples will no longer have the title, but will be reborn. distribute."

Gu Yan nodded. As a rule, after the big competition, the failed sects will be divided up by others, and the resources in the sect will be allotted naturally, and the original disciples, after being divided up by other sects, will be divided in terms of status. Inferior, and some even become servants, just like when she imprisoned the disciples of the Danyang faction here and made them do hard labor to pay for their lives. Those who have not started for a long time and have low cultivation bases will most likely fall here. The way the county government does this is also to avoid those mortals with good qualifications who are born with bad luck, because they are accidentally reduced to servants and ruin their future. It's nice to say. But, the inside story is probably not so simple!

She frowned and asked, "Since this is the case, that is to say, the initiative to select candidates is not in our hands. What kind of constitution is this trial election?" In fact, according to their original thoughts, Bi Xia Sect has no plans to recruit new disciples within three years, so it doesn't really matter whether you participate in this trial or not.

Gan Biwu smiled bitterly: "This trial lift is also related to the grand competition at the end of this year. If you cannot participate in the trial lift, then you will not be able to win a place in Beijing during the trial lift. The higher the ranking, the more disciples you can choose, and the more people you can send when you participate in the capital competition!"

   Gu Yan frowned suddenly, "So, do we have to go?"

  Gan Biwu nodded, "According to the rules, we are limited to four people, one of which is a cultivator, and the other is not limited. I have discussed with Uncle Lan, and I am inclined to ask you to take action."

Lan Xiang said: "Originally, we don't need to be in the limelight this time, we just need to be in the middle. It's not difficult to think about it. It's just that Bixiazong came to Dongyang for the first time, and was afraid that something might go wrong, so I want you to take care of it, I don't know you. Is it possible to let go of things in the mortuary?"

Gu Yan pondered without saying a word. Dongyang County's method cannot be aimed at only the Bixia Sect. Since they want to establish a foothold here, they must follow the rules here, unless they wait for their strength to arrive. She has the power to make rules. Thinking of this, she stood up, "Since that's the case, then I'll take a trip!"

  Gan Biwu also knew that Gu Yan would not refuse, and asked, "Then who are you bringing?"

  Gu Yan thought for a while, and said, "I will only bring two disciples from the spiritual garden with me, and I will ask Zitong to follow me. That's enough. You all take good care of Danxia Mountain and wait for me to come back."

Naturally, Gan Biwu and Lan Xiang will not have any objections, and in two months, Bi Zhenzhen will leave the customs, and then everyone will discuss the matter of going to Yunyang City to participate in the entire Yunze Grand Competition at the end of the year, and Danxia Mountain is indeed inseparable. Kairen, Gu Yan did not take all the capable disciples away, but also to leave some help for them. After all, the Bixia Sect was based here at the beginning, and there were many things to do. They could not be both hands-on, they had to have the help of the disciples.

  Gan Biwu added: "According to the requirements of the talisman, you can arrive at the Dongyang Prefecture within ten days. From here, you can arrive in a short time. When you leave, you can do what you want."

  Gu Yan nodded and said, "I'll take Zitong back first, explain to them, and leave in a few days." After speaking, she told Gan Biwu and Lan Xiang, and then took Lin Zitong back to the spiritual garden.

After Gu Yan returned to the Lingyuan, she called the disciples and then instructed Zhang Daniu to guard the Lingering Garden during her absence, and pay attention to the movements in the underground palace. Bi Zhenzhen entered the jade shrine. After one year, there will be another two or three months before the exit. If there is any sign of exiting early, it must be reported to the head.

  Zhang Daniu agreed, he is a steady person, and staying in the Lingyuan is the most suitable candidate. And Zhu Ying originally wanted to wait for her master to go out, but Gu Yan wanted to take her out to meet the world. After all, she is now the first among the younger disciples. In the future, she will definitely be an important figure in Bixia Sect. In the past, she followed Bi Zhenzhen and seldom communicated with the outside world. This time, it was a make-up class.

Naturally, Zhu Ying would not go against Gu Yan's opinion, but she stayed silently in the mountains for a year, and was very excited when she heard that she had the opportunity to go out. I have experienced everything, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. This time I can really go out and see the grand event in the world of immortals, and I can't help but feel excited.

  Gu Yan watched Moyan chatting non-stop, thinking that in their line, four women, probably among all the sects in Dongyang County, are extremely rare.

   This idea was confirmed when she arrived at Dongyang County Mansion seven days later. There are dozens of sects of various sizes in Dongyang County, not all of them are qualified to participate in the trial. Only those sects who can go to Yunyang City to participate in the competition will come to participate in the trial. These sects have fixed caves. Lingmai, there are a group of disciples who can be the foundation. Only in this way will he get Yunze's assistance and participate in the allocation of resources in the entire Yunze Xiuxian world. As for the small sect with only three or five people, maybe it will be swallowed up by the big sect at some time. Like fish and shrimp in the ebb and flow, they can only follow the tide, but they have no ability to decide their fate. Naturally, such a sect would not be invited. This time, there are probably only a dozen or so sects participating in the entire Dongyang County trial.

  The entire Yunze is divided into nine counties. The number of sects in Dongyang County is in the lower reaches, but it is located at the southeast gateway, next to the Tianji Mountains. Although there are not many sects, the cultivation of the cultivators in the sect is excellent. The reason is because it is close to the Tianji Mountains, a natural place of trial, so the monks in the sect can get exercise.

Half of the sects that I came to have met at the opening ceremony, but those people didn't pay much attention to Gu Yan at that time, although she was able to form a golden core at a young age and occupy the position of elders. Surprised, but on the land of Cangwu, even there are a lot of cultivators, and there are also many young and well-known geniuses, so they don't seem to be paying much attention. And Gu Yan probably didn't remember their names and names, but Lin Zitong had followed the affairs of the sect for the past year.

Only Nan Xianzi and Yang Zhen, who came from Cumyun Peak this time, are known to Gu Yan. In addition, they also brought a few disciples. There are probably six or seven people in total. Gu Yan's heart is clear, it seems that this time the quota It is also allocated according to the strength. The Bixia Sect should have inherited the quota of the last Danxia Sect. If the Bixia Sect cannot be harvested during this event, then the quota may be replaced by other people. The sects are divided. Most of the youths of the right age in Dongyang County are here. If the Bixia Sect cannot be allocated a place, on the one hand, the places in the Beijing Grand Competition will be reduced. It is not to be missed. No wonder Gan Biwu and Lan Xiang agreed to invite her to go out.

   In addition to the Cumulus Peak, several major forces, such as the Tan family, the Han family, etc., all sent a monk in the middle stage of the formation to lead the team, with six or seven disciples. After the Danyang faction withdrew from Dongyang County, among the remaining sects, these three sects dominated. In comparison, there were only four women in Bixia Sect, and among the dozen or so sects, they were inconspicuous. This also made the rest of the sects talk a lot. Most of them felt that Danxiazong had no choice but to find an unknown small sect in the southeast to lend a hand. If Bi Zhenzhen made a decisive decision and took Danxiazong to take the initiative to join a major force, most of them would be able to survive and get shelter. Now, if Bixiazong fails in the trial and the competition, it will be swallowed whole. Not even bones are left.

The people sent by the Han family and the Tan family have regrets in their eyes, and they also feel that it is a pity. If the Bixia Sect really loses in the big competition, then if the forces are divided, they may not be able to get a share of the pie. Is it convenient for Bi Zhenzhen to bring the whole sect to work? In my heart, I was scolding Bi Zhenzhen's brain, and I didn't know what to do. Only Yang Zhen watched from the side, sneering in his heart.

Gu Yan is naturally aware of this kind of mentality of outsiders, and she doesn't take it to heart, but Moyan looks at the disdainful eyes of outsiders and can't help but feel a little puffed up. In contrast, Lin Zitong is mature in dealing with things, and Zhu Ying used to be Seeing this kind of eyes a lot, they are very indifferent. Most of those people's eyes were on Mo Yan. They didn't expect that this time Bixia Sect would bring a disciple who had not even established a foundation.

In fact, in Gu Yan's heart, he didn't take this trial as a thing at first. Since only one alchemist is limited to lead the team, the leaders of each faction may not be able to show up. In fact, it is an elite disciple of the reserve force. In the competition, Gu Yan is not without confidence in this, and she didn't want to be in the limelight at first, and she went back in the middle, even if she completed the task, so she brought Si Yan, just to meet the world, and she was confident that she would be able to protect her well.

   Seeing Mo Yan's bulging, he said indifferently: "As a cultivator, you should not be happy with things, not be sad about yourself, and don't disturb your mood because of external things!"

The words poured on Moyan's head like ice water, which made her wake up instantly. Although Gu Yan was usually very kind to her and never put on the air of a master, when she taught, Moyan was still awake. Will be obedient. Speaking of which, she has a lot of respect for this master who is also a teacher and a sister.

The county governor of Dongyang, who is also a son of the royal family, was sent here to serve as the county governor. He was rotated once every 30 years. Please go on your way.

The rules are still based on the old rules. Each sect is limited to three to seven people. The quota is allocated according to the last time. The Bixia Sect inherited the power of the Danxia Sect, and four people can go, but no matter how many people are there. , There is only one person for the cultivator. Participate in the trial in the same place, and decide whether to win or lose according to the number and value of the monsters hunted. Then, according to the ranking, the number of disciples will be distributed, and the name of the Shangjing Grand Competition will also be ranked.

The quotas for the    Yunze Country Grand Competition are usually allocated by the counties, and the methods are different. In short, the forces in one place should be ranked first, and then the distribution will vary according to their strengths and weaknesses. That kind of small sect and weak sect will naturally be allocated fewer places, and there are also fewer people who can go to Beijing to participate in the big competition. Although it is said that when participating in the competition, it is mainly based on two or three people in the elite, and it will not make much difference if there are too many people, but for those weaker sects, who are on the verge of elimination, they are not thinking about this time. How good the ranking can be in the big competition, and the allocation of more resources, but try to keep yourself from being eliminated, so many people and one person less will sometimes play a big role.

Therefore, before Gu Yan came, he had already been informed that big forces such as Cumulus Peak would not particularly care about this competition, but those weaker sects were all eyeing this trial, Bixia Sect, It is undoubtedly a piece of fat that needs to be slaughtered in their eyes.

   It's just... Gu Yan sneered in her heart, wanting Bixia Sect to be slaughtered, but it's not that easy!

   (end of this chapter)