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Chapter 16 Outer Fourth Hall

Shi Feng said, "Since there are low-grade spiritual stones, are there also high-grade spiritual stones?" Changqing said, "Of course, one medium-grade spiritual stone can be exchanged for one hundred low-grade spiritual stones, and one high-grade spiritual stone can be exchanged for one There are middle-grade spiritual stones, and there are also top-grade spiritual stones, but we can’t see these.”

Shi Feng said, "Why is this?" Changqing said, "The higher the grade of the spirit stone, the stronger the spiritual power contained in it. These high-level spirit stones have wider uses. For some large-scale formations, high-grade magic weapons must have high-level spiritual power. It can be driven by stones. Even if you simply replenish your spiritual power, it can be restored with one middle-grade spiritual stone. If you take a hundred low-grade spiritual stones, the recovery speed will be too slow. If two people fight, One recovers quickly and the other recovers slowly. What do you think the result will be?”

Shi Feng nodded repeatedly, put the five crystal stones away close to his body, and Chang Qing said, "I should have received a storage bag for you, but the storage bag requires spiritual power, but you can't use it."

Shi Feng said, "Senior brother, can you tell me the general situation of the sect and the rules that need to be paid attention to."

Chang Qing said, "Of course I have to talk about this. Our Taiji Sect has been established for thousands of years and is one of the five authentic Taoist sects in the Yan Kingdom. Taiji Sect is divided into five inner sects and four outer sects. Among these five inner sects, except our Tiejianfeng In addition, there are Diecui Peak, Huiyan Peak, Fentian Mountain and Yantai Ridge. In terms of terrain, Huiyan Peak is the highest and Yantai Mountain is the shortest. However, in terms of strength, it is just the opposite. Yantai Mountain is the shortest. It is the head branch with the largest number of people. Most of them are women from Huiyanfeng, but it has the smallest number of people."

Shi Feng asked, "What are the differences between the five inner sects?" Changqing said, "The five inner sects are divided by the five elements. Our Iron Sword Peak majors in the metal system, and Huiyan Peak majors in the ice system. It is located at the northernmost point, where the cold is the heaviest. Fentian Peak is in the south, where there is a thousand-year volcanic valley, suitable for practicing fire-based exercises; Diecui Peak is slightly far away from the sect, on the east side of the Shigu Mountains, and is mainly used for practicing wood-based exercises. He pointed to a platform-like mountain peak in front of him and said, "That's Yantai Ridge, located in the middle. In addition to the five inner sects, there are also four outer halls, collectively called the outer sect, our Taiji Sect Three." Thousands of disciples, 80% of whom are from the outer sect.”

Shi Feng was a little surprised, "Why are there more people from the outer sect than from the inner sect?" Changqing chuckled and said, "In addition to the five sects and four halls, Taiji Sect also has seven major aristocratic families, and dozens of smaller aristocratic families and affiliated sects. "Family, these are all outer sects, and they naturally have more people than the inner sect, but the real elites of this sect are the inner sect disciples."

Shi Feng said, "The subordinate sect disciples still understand what is going on with this family?" Changqing said, "The family is actually derived from the inner sect. Some inner sect disciples have cultivated to a certain level and feel that there is no hope for them to advance. We don’t have to live in the mountains to practice hard. Oh, although our monks live much longer than ordinary people, we will eventually die one day. These people want to return to the earthly world before their life span is over, get married and have children, and enjoy some happiness. The major sects were not allowed to do this, but later they promoted it and even encouraged it.”

Shi Feng was interested when he heard this and said, "Why is this?" Chang Qing said, "The reason why it was not allowed at the beginning is easy to understand. First, we monks are not allowed to deal with ordinary people. After all, monks possess magic power and shocking supernatural powers. If they all go to the secular world, the entire secular world will be in chaos. Secondly, most of the inner disciples have learned some advanced skills of their own sect. These are secrets that are not taught by each sect. If they are leaked outside the sect, it will not be a trivial matter. ." Shi Feng nodded, "Then why did you encourage this again?"

Chang Qing said, "The reason is simple to say. It's just because there are so few people with spiritual roots in the world. Only one in ten thousand can be selected. The senior sects don't have the energy to go to the secular world to test them one by one. I heard that some small sects just can't receive the test. The disciples had no successors, and the inheritance was even broken. Later, it was discovered that although this spiritual root cannot be seen or touched, it is related to the physical constitution. The descendants of monks with spiritual roots have a much higher chance of producing spiritual roots. The higher the monk's cultivation, the more difficult it is for his children to have heirs. Therefore, various sects encourage their monks to marry and have children. Some sects even set rules that those over fifty who cannot build a foundation must go down the mountain and return to the secular life. "

Shi Feng said, "I see." Chang Qing continued, "But after coming down the mountain, the sect was worried about the spread of the skills. Therefore, these people who came down the mountain and returned to the secular world could not be completely like ordinary people and had to be controlled by the sect. They help the sect mine mineral veins, plant spiritual herbs, etc. Correspondingly, the sect will also help if there is a crisis. These people have spread their branches and formed families of different sizes. Some families are very large and have many masters. , the power should not be underestimated. The sect goes to major aristocratic families every year to assess and recruit disciples, and I am from a small aristocratic family."

Shi Feng asked as he walked, "Senior brother, what should I pay attention to in the sect?" Changqing said, "I will give you the sect's rules in a moment, just take your time and read them. The most important thing is not to bully your master and destroy your ancestors. "That's totally unreasonable." Shi Feng nodded, "Then I usually have to do something, but I feel like I have nothing to do."

Changqing stopped, scratched his head and said, "This really stumps me, junior brother. Normally, what our inner disciples should do is practice, meditate and breathe. We can also complete some sect tasks and earn some spiritual stones. Refining elixirs and crafting spiritual weapons to fit your hands is just something you don’t have to do because you don’t have spiritual roots.”

Shi Feng asked, "Didn't Senior Brother say that I can practice Pure Yuan Gong?" Chang Qing said, "You practice Pure Yuan Gong just to strengthen your body. Unlike us, we Qi refining disciples breathe in and absorb Yuan Qi. , this vitality is stored in the Dantian, and when it accumulates to a certain level, it will form a spiritual ring. When you reach nine spiritual rings, which is the ninth level of the Qi refining period, you can try to build the foundation to solidify the Dantian. Junior brother, you are purely for strengthening your body, but. There is no need to meditate all day long.”

Shi Feng said, "Then what should I do?" Changqing thought for a long time and said, "Junior brother, if you are willing to put down your dignity, you can go to the outer sect to find a job." Shi Feng said with a bitter smile, "Senior brother, I am like this What kind of body do you have left?" Chang Qing said, "What you said is wrong. There are only 600 disciples in the inner sect among the three thousand in the Taiji Sect. They are all carefully selected and have no spiritual roots and poor qualifications. You can’t enter the inner sect. Junior brother, you are a special case. You are the only inner disciple of our Taiji sect who has no spiritual roots.”

Shi Feng couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, and Chang Qing said, "Those who have no spiritual roots, or whose spiritual roots are too poor, can only be classified as outer sects. People in the outer sect, regardless of their life experience and age, must respectfully call senior disciples when they see inner sect disciples. The difference in treatment is huge. Junior brother, you will know later. Otherwise, why did Master Dao Chong have to go to the inner sect to plead for mercy. "

Shi Feng said, "My little brother has no spiritual roots and is dawdling in the inner sect. It would be better to go to the outer sect to do something. I wonder if senior brother can agree?" Chang Qing said, "What a coincidence, the master you are talking about happens today. I have told you that if you want to stay in the inner sect, you can stay in the inner sect. If you feel bored, you can go to the outer sect to do things. But even if you go to the outer sect, you will still be an inner sect disciple. "

Shi Feng said, "Thank you so much, master and senior brother. What errands will master arrange for me to do in the outer sect?" Changqing said, "It's up to you. There are four halls in the outer sect, and there are all kinds of errands. It depends on you, junior brother." What are your plans for the future?”

Shi Feng said, "Oh, how do you say this?" Changqing said, "The largest in the outer hall is the Deacon Hall. The Deacon Hall mainly manages many chores of the sect, such as guarding the gate, receiving guests, distributing items, etc. In addition, The miscellaneous affairs of the sects affiliated to the aristocratic family are also managed by the Deacon Hall. If you want to go down and set up your own business in the future, junior brother, then go to the Deacon Hall and make friends with everyone so that you can take care of them in the future. "

Shi Feng listened and shook his head repeatedly.

Chang Qing said, "I don't recommend Junior Brother to go to the Mechanism Hall. The Mechanism Hall manages all teleportation formations of the sect, as well as the restrictions of each sect and hall. Although we also study some formations, our Taiji Sect is not good at the Mechanism Formation." , this hall also has the smallest number of people among the outer halls," Shi Feng said, "What are the remaining two?"

Chang Qing said, "There are two left. I recommend my junior brother to go to the Alchemy Hall. The Alchemy Hall is a place where medicinal herbs are grown and elixirs are refined. As the saying goes, those who are near the water and towers get the moon first. The disciples of the Alchemy Hall are not short of elixirs. These elixirs can be used It will strengthen your body, cure diseases, and prolong your life. No matter whether you are a monk or not, eating it will do you a lot of good. Even if you don't eat it yourself, you can exchange it for spiritual stones or other magic weapons from other disciples." Shi Feng felt moved and asked, " Senior Brother, can poison be refined in this alchemy hall?"

Changqing was shocked when he heard it, "What do you want poison for?" Shi Feng said, "I want revenge."

Chang Qing shook his head repeatedly, "Junior brother, your idea is too naive. Although it is not difficult to refine poison, ordinary poison is useless to monks. Even if you have powerful poison, what can you do? Could it be that you put poison into the tea? Do you want to beg the other party to drink it again?" Shi Feng gritted his teeth, "The people of the Demon Puppet Sect will kill my whole family and destroy my whole village. Naturally, I will kill them all," Chang Qing said, "You will know how bad it will be after this. It’s funny, the Demon Puppet Sect is also a large sect with thousands of people, and its power is no less than that of my Tai Chi Sect. I can kill you with just one breath.”

Shi Feng stopped talking and Chang Qing said, "The last outer hall is the Weapon Refining Hall, which is where all kinds of spiritual weapons and magic weapons are refined in the sect." Shi Feng asked, "Does this spiritual weapon and magic weapon also require mana?" "Drive?" Chang Qing said, "Of course! However, some first- and second-grade magic weapons can be used as long as the spirit stone is installed, and the user does not need to have magic power." Shi Feng was overjoyed. He used to make pottery in his hometown. , making bows and arrows, his craftsmanship is exquisite, and he is well-known in the village. Immediately he said, "Brother, let's go to this weapon refining hall."

Chang Qing said, "You have to think carefully. This weapon refining hall is the dirtiest and most tiring. No one is willing to go there." Shi Feng said, "I am not from a wealthy family, so I am not afraid of hardship."

Changqing said, "Okay, I will report this to the master and let him decide. Let's go back first." The two of them returned to Yuxiu Peak. Changqing immediately informed Shi Feng of the sect's rules one by one, and taught Shi Feng Some basic common sense of cultivation methods, such as identifying meridians, how to transport the heaven, how to breathe, how to absorb, etc.

For the next three days, Chang Qing came to give Shi Feng a half-day lesson every morning, explaining the meaning of "Pure Yuan Gong" sentence by sentence. However, Tai Chi Sect has always had a rule. Whether it is a master or a senior brother teaching the skills, , they only explain the exercises literally. As for how to understand them, they do not go into details. They are only left to the practitioners to understand.

If the disciple doesn't understand and asks again and again, then the person teaching the practice will naturally say it, but only that it is his personal opinion, and the practitioner does not have to follow it.

"Pure Yuan Gong" has records on how to absorb the five elements of spiritual energy, starting with the chapter on melting gold. Shi Feng has a high level of understanding. After listening to Chang Qing's talk for three days, he roughly understood it. However, for the rest of the time, he sat cross-legged and breathed, but he could not feel any golden spiritual energy entering his body at all. He was not in a hurry and just practiced diligently every day.

On the fourth day, Chang Qing came at noon. He said as he entered the door, "It happened that the master came out of retreat today. I told him that you wanted to go to the weapon refining hall. The master agreed and asked you to study hard." Shi Feng hurriedly thanked him, "Disciple obeys." Chang Qing said, "It's too late today. I will send you to the weapon refining hall tomorrow. Let's continue to explain the "Pure Yuan Gong"."

The next morning, two green-robed monks, one tall and one short, walked down the mountain road of Yuxiu Mountain, and arrived at the Deacon Hall through the teleportation array at the foot of the mountain. From the Deacon Hall, they were teleported to the foot of Fentian Peak in the south. They walked another ten miles of mountain roads and came to the Sword Casting Valley where the weapon refining hall was located.

The Sword Casting Valley is very large, surrounded by red mountain walls, bare and without any grass. The houses inside are also quite simple, and some gray-robed disciples come in and out, busy all the time. Changqing and the other man walked in and shouted, "Is Manager Luo here?"

"Who is it?" A tall and broad man with a full beard came out. When he saw Changqing, he saluted and said, "It's Senior Brother Changqing. I'm honored to be your Senior Brother Luo San. Are you going to refine a magical weapon?"

Changqing waved his hand and said, "Let's go in and talk." Manager Luo led the two into the house and told his disciples to pour two cups of spiritual tea. Changqing said to Shi Feng, "This is Manager Luo San of the Refining Hall." Shi Feng said, "Hello, Senior Brother Luo." The man said, "Little Senior Brother, don't break the rules. Just call me Luo San." It turned out that he was also an outer disciple.

Changqing said, "Manager Luo, you are welcome. This is Shi Feng, the seventh disciple my master has just accepted. He has no spiritual roots. The master asked him to come to the Refining Hall to learn something. He will be your subordinate in the future."

The Iron Sword Peak opened the ancestral hall and accepted a new inner disciple, but he was a person without spiritual roots. This was a strange story that had spread throughout the entire sect. Luo San heard about it and said, "Brother Changqing, don't worry. I will take good care of Brother Shi here."

Changqing nodded, pulled Shi Feng over and explained a few words, and finally said, "If someone bullies you, just tell me, the eldest brother." Then he floated away.

Luo San waited until Changqing left, then coughed, "Brother Shi..." Shi Feng hurriedly said, "Brother Luo, don't call me that. I am a mortal without spiritual roots. I come to the Refining Hall as an ordinary disciple. Please teach me everything, Brother Luo."