Immortal Road

Chapter 3: Entering the Immortal Sect

"Okay." Shi Qingchuan nodded obediently and walked out.

"Old beggar, you can't explain anything clearly, you have to..." Ishikawa said helplessly.

The old beggar's face suddenly became extremely serious, without the playful smile before. "I can't explain this matter in three or five sentences, but listen carefully, kid, this matter will only be good for you, and there will be no harm."

The old beggar took a deep breath and said, "In the past few years, haven't you been practicing exhaling and inhaling? And after practicing, your body will feel very comfortable, all the fatigue in your body will disappear, and you will feel stronger and stronger?"

"How do you know?" A look of surprise appeared on Ishikawa's face. This had always been his own secret. Even Qingchuan, he had never told it. I don't know why, but he has been deliberately hiding this secret.

"Then let me tell you, your exhalation and inhalation are called breathing. Breathing is the most basic mantra for cultivating immortals. But you should be able to find that breathing in the mountain temple is much faster than in other places. Yes, it’s much easier.”

Ishikawa nodded, his face even more surprised. How could this old beggar know so many secrets about himself?

"Don't be surprised. This is because there is a treasure in the mountain temple, which will definitely be of great benefit to your cultivation." The old man pointed to the desk, and an earthy yellow stone appeared on the desk. It was the size of a palm and covered all over the body. Emits a soft warm light.

"Put it away. Remember, this stone is a very precious treasure in the world of immortality. You must not tell anyone, otherwise you will be killed. No matter who it is, you cannot tell him, understand?"

Ishikawa thoughtfully hid the stone close to his body, but his brain was still a little unable to turn around. He really didn't understand what was going on, how could this old beggar know so much.

"Could you be the mountain god?" Ishikawa blurted out.

The old beggar was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be really cool, okay, let's go quickly."

After finishing laughing, the old beggar showed a bitter smile on his face.

At the moment when Ishikawa was about to go out, the old beggar suddenly turned into a ray of yellow light and shined directly into Ishikawa's clothes.

"I didn't expect that I, a great cultivator, would pretend to be a mountain god imagined by mortals. What a big joke. However, regardless of whether it is the Five Spirit Sect or not, this is the last chance, and I can't wait any longer." The old beggar said So I thought in my heart.

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Ishikawa took Shi Qingchuan's hand and walked down the mountain. When he subconsciously looked back, he saw that the mountain temple was empty. The old beggar was missing. Ishikawa was even more confused. I was even more sure that I had met the Mountain God.

After being delayed for a long time by the old beggar, when Ishikawa returned to the village entrance, the selected children had already lined up, all wearing the best clothes at home, as if celebrating the New Year, and their parents and neighbors were also smiling. It's a big deal to have an immortal in your family. Ten years later, maybe I can bring back a few immortality pills.

"Guawa, don't forget the roasted sweet potatoes your uncle gave you..."

"Gou Sheng, you must remember to come back to see us in ten years..."

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"Okay, that's enough." Huang Shulang saw that Shi Chuan and Shi Qingchuan had returned and said, "The time has come, we must return to the mountain gate immediately."

After Huang Shulang said this, he took out a few talismans from his sleeves and carefully attached them to Ishikawa and others. Several other young Taoists also followed suit.

"Everyone follow me. If you fall behind, no one will care about you." Huang Shulang gave Ishikawa a vicious look. In fact, he wanted to throw Ishikawa in the wilderness to feed the wolves. When he thought that Ishikawa had five earth spirit roots , Huang Shulang's heart was like a needle, piercing deeply into his heart. But he knew in his heart that it was not up to him to make the decision, and several junior brothers who came with him had also seen it and could not hide it.

As for Shi Qingchuan, he had other ideas. The four water spirit roots were definitely the direct disciples of the elders of the sect. They would have a bright future and would be much better than inner disciples like him. If you can form a pair of monks, you will naturally benefit a lot.

"Is this girl called Shi Qingchuan? Huang Shulang, just call me Senior Brother Huang. If you can't keep up on the way, just tell me. Helping each other is our Shuiling Sect's tradition."

"No, I'll just follow Brother Shitou." Shi Qingchuan hid behind Shi Chuan and said, "Since those two people are not my biological parents, I don't want to take their last name. From now on, just call me Qingchuan."

Huang Shulang looked at Ishikawa, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes, but it passed quickly.

"Let's go!" Huang Shulang waved his hand, and the group of people shot forward like arrows. In just a moment, they disappeared from everyone's sight. The remaining people in Shijiacun, old and young, were stunned.

Ishikawa's steps were light, as if something was gently holding him up. He walked without any effort at all and traveled extremely fast. If Ishikawa tries his best, he can reach this speed, but maintaining this speed for a long time is not so easy.

Just a small talisman can achieve this effect, and Ishikawa couldn't help but feel a storm in his heart.

Looking at the other people, their faces were full of joy. If Huang Shulang hadn't been there, they would probably be able to go to the house and climb the tree.

Huang Shulang naturally saw the abnormality of these children and said coldly: "The use time of the magic walking talisman is limited, so we must speed up, otherwise we will not be able to return to the sect before the talisman seal expires. You can just walk back by yourself."

Hearing this, the children restrained themselves and quickened their pace.

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The three days of day and night travel made the group exhausted. Finally, on the evening of the third day, they arrived at the foot of a mountain. The mist was lingering here, the grass and trees were lush, and there was a faint moisture in the air, which made people feel very comfortable.

A hundred-foot-long stone staircase extended upward from the bottom of the foot, and at the end was a magnificent mountain gate, on which were carved various floating clouds and flowing water, which was very vivid, and three big characters were written: "Shuilingmen"

"Brother Huang, I'm finally back. I'm exhausted on this trip, but I can get a lot of spiritual stones for going out once." A young Taoist said.

"Take them to rest first, I'll pay my respects to my uncle." Huang Shulang looked at these people, but he had other thoughts in his mind. If it were just a few ordinary disciples, they could be handed over to the outer gate manager. Now, Ishikawa and Qingchuan are extremely important to the sect, so they have to be reported. Maybe some elders will be happy and accept him as their personal disciples.

Thinking of this, Huang Shulang hurried to the deacons and elders.

"Brother, I have something important to report to the deacons."

The disciples stationed with the deacons are at least the registered disciples of the deacons. How can an ordinary disciple like Huang Shulang, with low cultivation, meet the elders?

"Brother, I just came back from Shijia Village to recruit disciples. I have something important to report. I hope you can pass it on." Huang Shulang said respectfully.

"Shijia Village? Haha," the Taoist laughed, "What important information can there be in a remote place. The elders are very busy and have no time to waste time on you..."

"Brother, I really have something urgent!" Huang Shulang bowed again respectfully, but there was a vicious look in his eyes. He remembered this grudge in his heart.

"Who is making noise here?" The door of the deacon elder suddenly opened, and a white-bearded old man came out from inside. An inexplicable pressure suddenly descended on the two of them.

Huang Shulang knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Elder, please forgive me. If I really have something urgent to report to you in person, I am willing to be punished if I lie."

The deacon elder pondered for a moment and said: "Don't you know that today is the day for us elders to exchange cultivation experience once a month? If it is useful to you, then it's fine. If it is useless, hum!"

After that, he turned and entered the room.

Huang Shulang also hurriedly followed him.

There were five elders in the foundation-building period in the room, which made Huang Shulang very frightened. He had been in Shuilingmen for four or five years, but he had only met three of them, and one of them was only seen from a distance.

"Greetings to the elders." Huang Shulang saluted respectfully.

The five elders said nothing. With their cultivation, they naturally heard the argument outside the door just now. If Huang Shulang doesn't give them a satisfactory answer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave here today.

"Elders, I led a team to Shijia Village to recruit disciples this time. I accepted a junior sister with four water spiritual roots."

"What? Four water spiritual roots?" A female elder stood up from the futon and asked excitedly: "Four water spiritual roots, really four water spiritual roots? No other messy spiritual roots?"

Huang Shulang nodded and said seriously: "It is indeed four water spiritual roots. I can see it clearly with the sect's spiritual root mirror."

"Haha, God helps me, God helps my Shuiling Sect!" The female elder laughed.

"Junior sister Yan, this is wrong. This female disciple has not yet become a disciple. We have the right to accept her as a disciple." A tall and thin elder said in a deep voice.

"Brother Sun, are you trying to compete with me for a disciple? The technique I practice can only be practiced by women. Besides, you already have two direct disciples."

"My two direct disciples only have three water spirit roots. Besides, the technique I practice is the ancestral book of our Shuiling Sect. If this disciple can inherit my legacy, it will also enhance the reputation of our Shuiling Sect."

"Okay, both of you stop arguing." The deacon elder advised. After all, there is Huang Shulang, who is in the third level of Qi training, and it is not good for him to watch these arguments.

"I also have three water spirit roots." Seeing this, Huang Shulang bowed on the ground.

"Hmph!" Elder Yan and Elder Sun looked at each other and said no more. If Huang Shulang had not been here, their argument today would not have ended here.

"Okay, Huang Shulang, you have done a great job in recruiting a disciple this time. Go and receive 100 low-grade spirit stones and a chance to enter the library." The deacon elder said coldly. The four water spirit roots are certainly important, but it is more important for them to exchange cultivation experiences.

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