Fairy spare

Rushing all the way back to Honglin Garden, until the moment he entered the house and closed the door, Ruan Heng still felt like his heart was burning with anger and his face was burning fiercely.

Leaning against the door, he could hear his heart beating wildly in the quiet space, as if it was about to jump out in the next second!
"came back?"

It wasn't until Yan Zhen's voice sounded that Ruan Heng raised his head to look at him.

When he saw Ruan Heng's face, Yan Zhen's eyes suddenly widened: "I went and you were beaten again? Did Junior Sister Manying slap you in the face?"

Ruan Heng touched his face and shook his head when he heard this.

"Then...then why are you face so red?"

I rushed to the table and poured three cups of tea in a row, and then the strong throbbing in my heart was slightly suppressed.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing that he was so abnormal, Yan Zhen became seriously worried.

Ruan Heng was stunned for a moment and then murmured: "I seem to be... talking nonsense..."

"what?"

Tiangui Mountain has endless peaks, with overlapping peaks and rugged rocks. Tough dianthus grows from the cracks in the wall toward the sun. A rapid waterfall hangs upside down from the center of the two peaks.

The sound of the waves spread far away, and the mist filled the mountain stream, making even the air between your noses moist.

On the top of the peak, Ruan Li stood in the middle of the source of the waterfall wearing loose white clothes. After taking two deep breaths, he jumped up and dived directly from the top of the waterfall. His petite white figure was in the water curtain. Faintly appearing, and finally plunged into the water and disappeared.

After a long while, I saw Ruan Li looking up from the water, his black hair causing a wave of water. The river water in early winter was bitingly cold, but for Ruan Li who had the power of extreme cold, it was not worth mentioning!
He swam in the water dexterously and freely until he climbed up to a boulder under the water curtain of the waterfall. The fierce water flow hit the boulder, and the rising water splashed on his body, which was painful.

After Ruan Li climbed up the boulder, he actually withstood the huge pressure from the impact of the waterfall. He slowly stood up straight on the boulder, and then stood motionless and allowed the huge waves above his head to hit his body, as if he were weighing hundreds of kilograms. Things kept falling, but she remained motionless, as solid as a rock!
After two months, she was now able to shed her spiritual power and endure this test with only her physical body.

Because of this, this experience can completely shape her body and make her physical fitness stronger!

This stop lasted three full hours!

As the sky grew dark, Ruan Li stepped ashore barefoot, changed his clothes, and headed down the mountain alone.

She has been very familiar with this road for two months, but Wuya Peak is a bit far away from the sect. The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, so it will take some time.

"Crack!"

There was a crisp crunching sound, accompanied by an alluring sound of juice. The man on the tree crossed his feet, put one hand behind his head, and held an apple in the other, eating it deliciously!

"Crack!"

After another sip, the cool evening breeze blew by, and the man shook his feet happily.

There was a bamboo basket placed under the tree, filled with hibiscus grass and a few apples. A rusty sickle was thrown aside casually.

Until there was a sound of footsteps, the man blinked his beautiful eyes, turned his head slightly, and listened more carefully.

The steps are light and the rhythm is steady. He is a human, not an animal!
Soon, Ruan Li's figure appeared from the end of the winding road. Chu Xijue slowly sat up from the branch, his warm eyes full of surprise.

In this Wuya Peak, we can actually see other people!
"Crack!"

He took a big bite of the apple and threw the core in his hand towards Ruan Li's feet.

Although Ruan Li was walking with his mind elsewhere, he still sensed the flying foreign object immediately!
With a wave of his hand, he fanned the apple core away.

Looking up, she saw a man smiling at her on the tree in the distance.

Ruan Li was slightly stunned, very surprised.

Uncle Huyang said that almost no disciples would come to the Wuya Peak. Ancestor Fu Yu lived in seclusion deep in the peak, but he would hardly leave his residence.

Moreover, Patriarch Fu Yu is nearly [-] years old, so he should not be someone who can climb a tree no matter what he thinks!
Who is this person?
Ruan Li stepped forward and watched helplessly as the man jumped down from the tree like a monkey and landed firmly in front of him!

His face was exceptionally fair, and even though it was dark, you could still see it.

A pair of eyes as bright as stars, as gentle and lively as if they could talk!
And when he smiles, his eyes will narrow slightly, making him very approachable.

At this time, he was smiling to himself!
"who are you?"

Ruan Li looked confused and was very curious about this person's identity.

And I saw that he was wearing a white brocade robe, which was not the attire of a disciple of the sect. But if he was not a disciple, how could he appear in Wuya Peak?
"Nice to meet you. My name is Chu Xijue. Why did you come to Wuya Peak?"

Ruan Li held the clothes he had changed into, which were still dripping and wet.But she was wearing clothes worn by disciples, so she could tell at a glance that she was a disciple of the sect.

And Chu Xijue's tone clearly showed that he recognized that she was a disciple in the sect, so he asked this question!
"I'm going to practice at the waterfall above."

Ruan Li answered while thinking about this person's name.

Chu Xi Jue?
I've never heard anyone mention it before, and I look embarrassed when I look at it, and I don't wear disciple's clothes.

"Are you also a disciple of the Tiangui Sect?" Ruan Li asked.

"You don't recognize me?" Chu Xijue was slightly surprised.

Ruan Li was stunned and shook his head.

Chu Xijue was also stunned.

Their eyes met and they blinked at each other.

Chu Xijue suddenly smiled: "It seems that I haven't left the mountain for 20 years, and there are many changes in the sect!"

"You..." Ruan Li was very confused and asked: "You have stayed at Wuya Peak for 20 years?"

Chu Xijue's handsome eyebrows raised slightly: "Twenty-three years, four months and seventeen days!"

"But isn't it Patriarch Fu Yu who lives in seclusion at the top of Wuya Peak?"

"Yup!"

"Then who are you?"

"I was chosen by my ancestor to take him up the mountain!"

"Are you the ancestor's apprentice?"

The ancestor is the master's uncle, the master of the master's uncle, and can be said to be one of the senior seniors in the sect.

If the person in front of you is the disciple of the ancestor, then he is of the same generation as the master. Even the head master has to call him uncle!
However, Chu Xijue shook his head calmly and denied: "I'm not, I was brought up the mountain by my ancestor to serve him!"

Ruan Li: "..."

"Then what should I call you?" Ruan Li was a little confused.

Chu Xijue smiled slightly and narrowed his beautiful eyes: "Just call me Senior Brother Xijue!"

"Senior Brother Xijue." Ruan Li lowered his head slightly and greeted politely.

"No need to be formal, is this your first time here?"

"No, it's been two months, and every time I go to the waterfall above!"

"Practice physical strengthening techniques?" Chu Xijue frowned slightly.Seeing Ruan Li nodded, he grinned and said, "Uncle Huyang is really good at it. Let a little girl like you, with delicate skin and tender flesh, learn the art of strengthening the body, but you will have to suffer a lot!"

"I have to learn it myself." Ruan Li smiled and asked, "Senior brother has been taking care of the ancestors on this mountain, so he never went down the mountain again?"

Chu Xijue curled his lips and nodded: "Well, we can't go down the mountain."

"Why?"

"The rules set by my ancestor, I will learn from him."

"Then you can't go down the mountain anymore?"

Chu Xijue shook his head: "That's not true. There are two ways to leave. One is to learn the secret skills passed down to me by my ancestors, and the other is to wait for my ancestors to open the way to heaven and go to the upper world."

"But judging from the progress of what I have learned, I am afraid that the first method will not work. The ancestor has now reached the final breakthrough point. Once the breakthrough is successful and the Heavenly Path is opened, he will leave, and then I can go down the mountain!"

The so-called Heavenly Path is the door to the upper world. When a cultivator reaches the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm and reaches the Spiritual Silence Realm, this path can be opened!

Therefore, the lowest threshold for going from the lower world to the upper world is the state of spiritual silence.

Unlike ascending to immortality, opening the Heavenly Path will not trigger a catastrophe, and the upper world is not a fairyland.

The real fairy world is the corner of the God Realm where Fangze is located, and is ruled by the Lord of the God Realm!

This is what Fangze told her, otherwise she would always think that the world of gods is the fairy world, and everyone in the world thinks so too!
"That's it." Ruan Li nodded lightly. It was getting dark now. She said hurriedly: "I have to go down the mountain quickly. Brother Xijue, please go back quickly. See you another day!"

Because he hadn't seen anyone other than his ancestor for a long time, just saying these two simple words made Chu Xijue feel very good.

"Junior sister, if you go up the mountain tomorrow, can you bring two meat buns to senior brother?"

Ruan Li was about to leave when Chu Xijue suddenly said. When he mentioned the three words "rou buzi", his eyes flashed with an extraordinarily vivid light in the dark night.

"Meat buns?"

"Yes, just two!"

Ruan Li finally smiled: "If senior brother likes it, I will bring two for him tomorrow."

Occasionally there are meat buns for breakfast in the sect dining hall, but they are also made by Linggu spirit animals. The taste is definitely not as good as those in the market because there is less salt and oil and not enough seasoning.

But the smell of meat is there, and it is considered one of the more delicious things in the canteen.

"Thank you, junior sister, please go down the mountain more slowly!" Chu Xijue smiled as happily as a child and turned sideways to watch Ruan Li go away.

"What's your junior sister's name?"

Chu Xijue suddenly shouted from behind.

Ruan Li stopped, turned around, smiled, and responded loudly: "My name is Ruan Li!"

Ruan Li!

The smile on Chu Xijue's face never faded, and her beautiful eyes kept watching her figure disappearing into the night.

"Ali!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, Ruan Heng, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed over shouting.

After not seeing each other for six years, he had grown taller and his voice had changed. Ruan Li didn't recognize who it was in the dark night. It wasn't until he got closer that he said in surprise: "Ruan Heng?"

"Ali!"

Ruan Heng's lips were trembling with excitement, but he couldn't help but giggle.

"You are taller than me and much stronger!" Ruan Li's eyes were slightly red. Seeing Ruan Heng again, scenes from that time skipped through his mind. After six years of blank time, it was like seeing him as a different person.

But Ruan Li knew that he was Ruan Heng, and except for the change in appearance, nothing had changed.

"How did you find this place?"

"In the evening, Master and I returned to the sect through Senior Brother Jingchen's Cyclone Gate. We immediately went to Shennong Hall to find you. However, Senior Brother Mo Bai said that you had come to Wuya Peak for training and would not be able to come back until later. I’ll come to the foot of the mountain and wait for you!”

Ruan Li was moved. He had a lot to say and ask, but he didn't know how to speak.

At this time, Yue Manying poked her head out from behind Ruan Heng with curious eyes and grinned at Ruan Li: "Sister Ruan Li!"

"Are you Junior Sister Manying?" Ruan Li recognized her.

"Senior sister knows me?"

"Senior Brother Jinyang mentioned to me, thank you for taking care of Ruan Heng during this time."

Under the dark night, Yue Manying's face was slightly red, and she said softly: "Senior brother, please take care of me more!"

Ruan Heng lowered his head slightly when he heard this. The atmosphere between the two of them was very subtle, and Ruan Li could see it.

While walking and chatting, the two of them started talking non-stop.

What Ruan Heng talked about the most was naturally about the academy, and Ruan Li spent most of the time listening. She has been in Lingya Cave for six years and has done nothing else except absorbing river beads!

"What stage has your cultivation reached?" Ruan Li asked.

Ruan Heng was a little embarrassed to say it, but he still answered truthfully: "Level [-] of the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Hearing this, Ruan Li couldn't help but nodded: "When I was in seclusion, you were still at the Great Perfection of the Qi Training Realm. Now you have reached the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, which is not too slow considering your qualifications."

"Senior brother, he works very hard, but the college does not pay enough attention to the yellow shirt disciples, and the resource allocation is more inclined to the blue shirt and redwood disciples." Yue Manying said.

"Are the disciples of the academy divided into different levels?" Ruan Li was slightly shocked.

Ruan Heng nodded and explained: "The grades are divided according to the cultivation level of admission. There is a chance to be re-graded every three years. After the assessment, I am still a yellow shirt disciple."

Ruan Li understood and heard Ruan Heng continue: "Master said today that the second batch of lists of the academy has been released. Each of the six major sects has one hundred new places. Ah Li, you should be entering the academy soon!"

Ruan Li smiled and did not resist the matter. She also wanted to be with her master.

At this time, Li Xianyong was discussing the matter with He Jiuzhang in the Juling Hall, and this was also the main purpose of his return to the sect this time!
"Uncle Master, do you have any advice?"

He Jiuzhang felt that he didn't know much about the situation in the academy, so it was better to follow the wishes of his uncle in this matter.

Li Xianyong pondered for a moment and then said: "The hundred quotas are tighter than last time. After they are dispersed to various halls, there will be even fewer places. In my opinion, it is better to abandon the hall restrictions and use all the disciples of the sect as the core, starting from the disciples." One hundred most qualified ones will be selected.”

In other words, if most of the high-quality disciples are concentrated in a certain hall, then these disciples will all be selected and will no longer be restricted by the hall quota.

"What about the selection criteria?" He Jiuzhang asked.

Li Xianyong responded: "Using qualifications and cultivation as standards is the most straightforward and fair!"

He Jiuzhang nodded slightly and felt that this method was feasible. There were thousands of disciples in the sect. If it was unfair, it would only be counterproductive.

"Uncle Master, last time many geniuses from the sect took the initiative to give up their places. This time, there are one hundred places. If there are geniuses who want to go, what should they do?"

"Then naturally the geniuses will be the main ones. There are more than a hundred geniuses in the sect. If these hundred places are all occupied by geniuses, it is natural!"

Tianjiao is the most outstanding disciple in the sect and should have a higher initiative. This is understandable! (End of chapter)