Strange mountains and rivers

Leap lightly and ride on the wind.

The flowing wind that penetrated his clothes was like a lover's whisper, making Chen Huai extremely happy.

A land of ten miles is here in an instant.

Seeing the two Taoists in front of him who were dumbfounded and looking at him in disbelief, Chen Huaisheng smiled gently: "Is Master Wu here?"

His fingers were trembling, and he could hardly believe his eyes. The older Taoist named Zuo said in a trembling voice: "Senior Brother Chen, have you reached the middle stage of Qi Refining?"

There is a complete difference between the middle stage of Qi refining and the early stage of Qi refining, the fourth level of Qi refining and the third level of Qi refining. The difference in momentum is difficult to describe in words, but as long as you look closely, you will know the difference.

Daozhong Zuo felt that he was going crazy.

The peak master was still talking about him in the morning, saying that it had been a year and a half and there was still no movement.

I am still mumbling that I only reached the second level of Qi refining at the end of the year before last year, and in a few months I will be in seclusion to attack the third level of Qi refining. Am I too complacent?

This time, the main force of the peak forced Chen Huaisheng to go to Yangu to retreat next to Xiaoyan Peak. The intention of protecting it was self-evident, which naturally attracted a lot of criticism. It is said that even the Deacons Council and the Elders Council had opinions.

People outside are saying that the Peak Master is too gullible and favors Chen Huaisheng. Even Yuan Wenbo and Tong Tong, two recognized geniuses of the sect, only started seclusion to attack the third level of Qi Refining for more than two years.

Chen Huaisheng was so arrogant that he wanted to attack the third level of Qi Refining. Once he failed, it would definitely have a negative impact on the peak master's prestige.

It's just that the Taoist people who work around the peak master are soft-spoken and don't dare to interfere in such matters, but privately they all feel that Chen Huaisheng is too arrogant and will definitely affect the reputation of the peak master in the future.

But this person in front of me...

Rubbing his eyes, Zuo Daozhong swallowed again and looked at Chen Huaisheng eagerly, hoping that the other party would give him a negative reply. Maybe he was dazzled...

"It's just a fluke." Chen Huaisheng was still gentle and courteous.

"Really?" The two Taoists' voices trembled at the same time, "I'm so happy, so happy!"

Chen Huaisheng laughed dumbly, "You two are only at the fourth level of Qi refining, why are you so arrogant? Where is Master Wu?"

Only then did Chen Huaisheng's question come to mind, Daozhong Zuo quickly replied: "Back to Senior Brother Chen, the Peak Master went to Xiaogu Peak to discuss matters."

"When are you coming back?"

"I don't know." Taoist surnamed Zuo was still in a trance, "Senior Brother Chen, I remember that you were at the second level of Qi refining when you were in seclusion, but it has only been a year and a half and you have entered the high level of Qi refining. Could it be that you are standing in the valley? Have any adventures?"

Chen Huaisheng laughed and said, "There is no such thing as an unexpected encounter. It's just a matter of course and an occasional epiphany."

Until Chen Huaisheng left, the two Taoists were still talking about it, but it was just a matter of course, and there was an occasional epiphany? But why did this epiphany send out hundreds of people, but no one did it?

Xiaogu Peak is thirty miles south of Xiaoyan Peak, where the head of the academy is located.

Xiaogufeng is actually two peaks. The one on the left that is slightly taller is called Xiaogufeng, and the one that is slightly shorter on the right is called Xiaogushan. However, because the two mountains are too close together, they merged to be called Xiaogufeng.

Thirty miles was no longer a problem for Chen Huaisheng, and he had no intention of going all out. In two moments, he had already reached the foot of Xiaogu Peak.

The head Taoist temple is gathered under the pass between Xiaogu Peak and Xiaogushan Mountain, a Taoist temple that is pure and pure.

A side courtyard next to the Zhangmen Taoist Temple is the Zhangyuan Taoist Temple, which is smaller in scale, but when the leader is away, the Zhangyuan acts as the head, and most of the time works in the Zhangmen Taoist Temple.

It is not as light and natural as Xiao Yan Peak, but Xiao Gu Peak is much stricter.

Although there are no clues about a magic formation, if you try to break through it, you will definitely be hit by the formation.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng arriving in the air, some disciples came to inquire.

If someone is at the second level of Qi Refining at the age of twenty, then it is very common, but if he is at the fourth level of Qi Refining at the age of twenty, it is very unusual.

At least in the Chonghua sect, there have been fourth-level Qi refining people in their twenties, such as Zhao Sitian and Lu Zhaolin, and even the Fang brothers and sisters. Maybe there will be others soon, such as Yuan Wenbo, but this young man in front of him People are obviously not.

He looked Chen Huaisheng up and down with some surprise, and the head disciple Yao Liwei bowed his hand politely: "Junior brother, what are you doing here at Xiaogu Peak?"

The rules of the Chonghua Sect are different from those of other sects.

Except for the headmaster, the disciples of the entire sect do not teach disciples in person, but lead disciples through the Gong Chuan Yuan.

The head disciples are also selected from the Chuangong Academy every ten years, and the number varies. Sometimes there is no one person, and sometimes there are no more than three.

For example, the current leader has not selected a disciple for thirty years. There was no suitable disciple for the first ten years, and the two subsequent ones were canceled directly because the leader was in retreat.

The current head, Shang Jiuling, succeeded him fifty years ago. The previous head was in the 15th year of Xuanning when he was besieging and killing Jiuyuan Lei Xi in Bailuya, Aoshan Mountain. Unfortunately, he was killed.

In other words, the current direct disciples of the headmaster were all selected at least forty years ago. In fact, Shang Jiuling only selected two direct disciples, a total of five people.

The young man in front of him, Yao Liwei, who is about fifty years old, is one of the last disciples selected.

Today, the chief convened the deacons and elders to discuss the matter of attending the Shangyuan Taoist Association in Bianjing next year. Many people wanted to come and inquire about the information, so he was ordered to dissuade these inquirers here.

Chen Huaisheng didn't know the young man in front of him who looked to be about thirty years old, but he also knew that he must be more than thirty years old. An inconspicuous purple jade pendant around his waist proved the other person's identity - the head's direct disciple. .

Chen Huaisheng had heard stories about the direct disciples of the sect. They were no more than twenty years old at the time of selection, and they had to be successful in practicing Qi. There were no other particularly harsh conditions.

But forty years later, the situation of the five direct disciples of the sect is different. One of them was at the peak of Qi refining fifteen years ago, but he went crazy while attacking the foundation and died.

One person was at the peak of Qi refining seven or eight years ago. He traveled abroad and had no news.

The remaining three are all in the door, and the one in front of me should be one of them.

"Chen Huaisheng, a disciple of Jiashe, the outer hall of the Chuan Gong Academy, has met his senior brother and asked to see Uncle Wu, the master of Xiaoyan Peak."

Chen Huaisheng? !

Yao Liwei has never seen this person, but he has heard of him a long time ago.

Many people said that this person was a relative of Wu Tianen, but they pretended to be related to the Jiulian Sect.

Wu Tian'en was extremely kind to him and even allowed him to get started at the age of twenty. However, it took him more than a thousand years to refine Qi to the second level after he started, which is indeed extraordinary.

But Yao Liwei knew that Chen Huaisheng was indeed an entry-level member of the Jiulian Sect. Yao Liwei also knew about Wu Tianen's temperament, and the head of the school also spoke highly of him.

But isn't it Chen Huaisheng who is at the second level of Qi refining?

Why is it that the young man in front of me is clearly in the middle stage of Qi refining?

How can this be? !

Even Yao Liwei had seen strong winds and waves, and had never heard of such a thing. He couldn't help but stand still, looked up and down, and said in surprise: "Junior Brother Chen? Are you Junior Brother Chen?!"

"It's Huaisheng." Chen Huaisheng bowed and saluted.

Yao Liwei narrowed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath: "If I remember correctly, you only succeeded in the second level of Qi refining the year before last, right?"

Chen Huaisheng also knew that it was inevitable to attract surprises, but he didn't expect that the direct disciple of the sect leader actually knew when he was at the second level of Qi refining. He nodded: "The heavy snow broke into the second level in December of the year before last."

"You went into retreat last March?"

"Exactly, during the spring equinox, I will go into retreat in Yangu."

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be at the fourth level of Qi Refining now?"

"Exactly, I broke through the realm this morning and advanced to the fourth level of Qi refining."

Breaking through the second level in a row in a year and a half, and also crossing the middle stage of Qi refining?

Yao Liwei is also a person who has been through this experience, and he is very aware of the difficulties and obstacles involved in crossing the ranks, but this person in front of him...

Seeing the other party's modest and indifferent appearance, Yao Liwei suddenly felt that he was a little older at the age of twenty.

Seeing Yao Liwei entering the hall, everyone couldn't help but look sideways.

No one is allowed to enter the joint meeting of elders and deacons, even the direct disciples of the head are no exception. Of course, there are exceptions, and those are major events.

The headmaster raised his white eyebrows and turned his head in surprise, "What? Li Wei, are you sure?"

Yao Liwei bit his lip and nodded.

The commander took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and then said: "In this turbulent time, we can have such good news, which relieves our troubles. Junior brother Tian'en, as expected, your eyes are as bright as lightning. They say that you are stubborn and nepotistic. But I don’t believe it, okay!”

The headmaster's nonsense words left everyone present at a loss, and Wu Tianen was also at a loss.

You Shaoyou, on the other hand, glanced at Wu Tianen and asked with a smile: "Senior Brother Zhangyuan, what is something worthy of joy that makes everyone happy? Is it related to Junior Brother Tianen?"

The headmaster stroked his beard and said happily: "You also passed on the merits of the academy and did a good job in worshiping the Tao! Chen Huaisheng, a disciple of Jiashe in the outer hall, has been in seclusion for one and a half years. He has broken through the second level in a row and has advanced to the fourth level of Qi refining. He has entered the Qi refining level directly. The middle section,..."

The whole hall was shocked!

Although You Shaoyou was shocked and inexplicable, the others looked at each other in disbelief.

The fourth level of Qi refining is nothing, but to break through two levels in one and a half years, this is unheard of, an unprecedented and unprecedented anecdote, how is it possible?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Breaking two levels in a row? One and a half years, is that Chen Huaisheng? How is this possible?"

"Could it be that Li Wei got it wrong? We in the world of cultivation have never heard of such a situation."

"Is this happening? If it is true, it would be a wonder in the world!"

"It's absolutely impossible. Do you really treat cultivation as a child's play? Chen Huaisheng is just trying to please others, Li Wei, but you are deceiving the headmaster with your lies. Even if you are the headmaster's direct disciple, you will still be punished!"

The tone of the last person was already stern. It was Tong Baichuan, the deacon of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who glared at Yao Liwei with anger on his face.

Being questioned and criticized by the elders and deacons, Yao Liwei could only smile bitterly.

After all, he is at the eighth level of Qi Refining and has seen countless experiences, but after traveling all over Zhao, Nanchu, and Tang and Wuyue, is this not the first time he has encountered such a situation?

No, I have never heard of such a situation before.

You said that there are people who break through the realm in half a year, and there are even those who break through in three months. Whether it is a stunning talent or a blockbuster, it is not uncommon in any sect.

But the faster you break through the previous level, it means that you have insufficient accumulation and need to make up for it next, so the next level will often take longer. They all understand this truth, so they never break through the second level in a row.

"What's the fuss about? Chen Huaisheng is outside. Let him come in and ask questions to find out the truth. If Chen Huaisheng is really making a fool of himself, he will be held responsible. But if it is true, this is a great good thing. Maybe this session The direct disciple of the headmaster..."

The final word.

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