Chapter 5 Senior Brothers in Donggeng District
After Wang Long left, Li Xiuchang did not immediately study the "Getting Started Guide".
Instead, he familiarized himself with his new residence from top to bottom, inside and out.
The environment is good, the space is spacious, and even the furniture is fully equipped. Although no one has lived in the house for a long time, it is spotless.
The second floor is mainly a bedroom and a storage room.
There is a small practice room on the first floor that can only accommodate one person, and a very spacious quiet room.
There is also a small bedroom on each side, which should be reserved for apprentices who will help in the future.
After walking around the house, Li Xiuchang came to the quiet room on the first floor, sat at the table, and opened the "Getting Started Guide".
Two straightforward and clear lines on the title page:
"For new disciples, the first task is not to practice, but to learn.
"Understanding the world of cultivation and understanding our Xianchen Sect is the first test for you! "
Li Xiuchang was slightly startled, a little surprised, and continued to read...
After a moment, he shook his head helplessly. He didn't expect that even after traveling through time and cultivating immortals, he still couldn't escape the routine of memorizing and taking exams.
This "Getting Started Guide" roughly introduces the distribution of forces in the Xianyin Realm and explains some basic knowledge of cultivation.
But the main part is used to introduce the Xianchen Sect, the inner and outer sects, and lists all the sect rules of the Xianchen Sect.
The first task for new disciples is to memorize the sect rules, and then go to the reception center to take the sect rules exam.
Only after passing the exam can you obtain the cultivation method and start practicing.
Li Xiuchang didn't let go too much In his mind, the sect rules are nothing more than not destroying public property, prohibiting fighting, etc.
But when he carefully read the first rule of the sect, his brows tightened.
"The first rule is that it is forbidden to sell fairy wine, aphrodisiac pills, large-scale lethal formations and talismans, offensive magic weapons to disciples under the age of 18..."
Li Xiuchang continued to read, frowning even more.
"The second rule is that when flying swords and flying boats in the sect, the speed must not exceed 500 miles per hour. If the speed exceeds 20%, a spirit stone will be fined, and if the speed exceeds 50%..."
"The third rule is that fairy brewers are prohibited from smoking! Fireworks are strictly prohibited in the fairy wine storage room, medicine garden, library, and spirit beast breeding area. Violators will be severely punished! "
"Article 4, extinguish the flame in time after finishing the alchemy and refining..."
"Article 5..."
There are more than ninety sect rules!
After reading them, Li Xiuchang couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
It is said that behind every rule is a bloody lesson, so what exactly has the Xianchen Sect experienced?
It has been passed down to this day and has become one of the few large sects in the Xianyin Realm, which is also a sign of its tenacious vitality.
This sect rule is more complicated than Li Xiuchang imagined, and it is also more difficult to remember than he thought.
But Li Xiuchang, with his desire to practice the skills, took out the energy of preparing for the college entrance examination in his previous life, and memorized it in less than a day.
While his memory was still fresh, he hurried out of the door and prepared to go to the outer gate reception to take the exam.
As a result, he took a few steps, I saw a person standing in front of a house in Donggeng District.
"I met my neighbor..."
Li Xiuchang was about to go up and say hello, but when he took a few steps closer and saw the man's appearance clearly, he was stunned.
He was an old man with white hair and wrinkles on his face, but perhaps because he was a cultivator, his back was very straight, not hunched, and his eyes were not cloudy, but clear and bright.
"Senior..." Li Xiuchang subconsciously wanted to call him senior, but then he realized that although this person was old, he should also be one of the four outer disciples living in Donggeng District.
As outer disciples, they are of the same generation according to the rules of Xianchen Sect, but it is a bit inappropriate to call him senior.
So he changed his mouth: "I am Li Xiuchang, I wonder what your name is, senior brother? "
The old man looked at Li Xiuchang sideways, smiled kindly, nodded slightly, but did not speak.
Li Xiuchang was a little confused for a moment.
He smiled at me, but ignored me. What does this mean?
Sure enough, Senior Brother Wang Long was not talking nonsense. The senior brothers in Donggeng District were all a little weird.
Li Xiuchang did not want to make himself look bad, so he said goodbye and left.
When he arrived at the gate of Donggeng District, Li Xiuchang remembered one thing. This place was not close to the outer gate reception. He could not fly and had no means of transportation. It would probably take nearly two hours to walk alone!
He was not afraid of being tired, but he was afraid that when he walked to the reception, he would forget 30% or 40% of the sect rules that he had finally memorized.
"There is no other way. At most, I will review it again at the entrance of the reception."
Just then, a flying boat above his head suddenly slowed down and landed slowly. A pockmarked man on the flying boat greeted him warmly:
"This fellow Taoist looks unfamiliar. He should be a junior brother who has just entered the sect. But are you going to the reception?"
"That's right. "Li Xiuchang nodded.
"I'll give you a ride. How about a spirit stone for your hard work?"
Li Xiuchang was surprised. He didn't expect that Xianchen Sect also had a "taxi driver".
"This...thank you for your kindness, but unfortunately I'm short of money and have never seen what a spirit stone looks like." Li Xiuchang declined politely.
He had just entered the immortal sect and had no idea about the purchasing power of spirit stones. He was also unwilling to waste spirit stones just to save some effort.
"It's okay. You can owe me first. When you pass the sect rules exam, you can get a sum of spirit stones and pay me back then." Senior brother with pockmarked face still didn't give up.
"You are so brave that you even dare to cheat people in my Donggeng District?" A voice suddenly came from behind Li Xiuchang.
He looked back and saw a man in white clothes walking out of Donggeng District.
Li Xiuchang searched through the memories of two lifetimes and determined that the man in white should be the most handsome man he had ever seen in his two lifetimes combined.
He usually won't admit that others are more handsome than him unless there is really no room for quibbles.
"Senior Brother Zhang." When the pockmarked disciple saw the man in white, he smiled bitterly and said in a respectful tone, "If you want to say that I lied to others, you would be exaggerating. I only earn a piece of hard-earned money for transporting you with a piece of spiritual stone."
Seeing that the man in white, Senior Brother Zhang, did not answer, but just looked at him, the pock-marked disciple said helplessly: "No matter what, there is no charge for this trip. I should take care of the new Junior Brother..."
Senior Brother Zhang finally waved his hand: "No need, I, the people in Donggeng District, don't need outsiders to take care of me. I will just go there myself."
The pockmarked disciples felt as if they were being pardoned and quickly said goodbye and left.
Li Xiuchang hurriedly thanked Senior Brother Zhang and said, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother Zhang. I don't dare to bother Senior Brother to see you off. I'll just go to the reception area."
Senior Brother Zhang faced Li Xiuchang with a kind smile on his face: "I just have to go out to do some errands, so I'll see you off on the way. It won't be a bother."
Seeing what Senior Brother Zhang said, Li Xiuchang did not refuse and stepped onto Senior Brother Zhang's flying boat.
"There have been no new disciples staying in our Donggeng District for many years. Why did Junior Brother choose this place..."
The flying boat was not flying very fast. On the way, Senior Brother Zhang took the initiative to chat with Li Xiuchang.
The two of them talked to each other and got to know each other a little bit.
Senior Brother Zhang’s name is Zhang Wanzhi, and he has been a disciple for more than 80 years!
I feel like Senior Brother Song Yu, a "reliable senior" type of Senior Brother.
Although the rules of the Immortal Dust Sect made Li Xiuchang and them treat each other as brothers and sisters, in fact, to the outside world, to a newcomer like Li Xiuchang who was cultivating immortals, they were definitely senior level existences.
"It is said that the senior brothers in Donggeng District have weird tempers, but that's not necessarily the case. Senior brother Zhang Wanzhi seems to be easy to get along with." Li Xiuchang thought to himself.
Speaking of having a weird temper, Li Xiuchang suddenly thought of the gray-haired elder brother he met when he just went out.
He tactfully asked Zhang Wanzhi about the situation of Senior Brother Cang.
After all, we are all neighbors, and it never hurts to get to know each other better.
Li Xiuchang still hasn't figured out what the senior fellow Cang meant by smiling kindly but ignoring him.
"You mean Junior Brother Gui?" Zhang Wanzhi knew who he was talking about as soon as he heard Li Xiuchang's description.
"Junior brother?" Li Xiuchang wondered if Zhang Wanzhi had made a mistake.
Although immortal cultivators cannot judge their age by their appearance, Brother Cang does not look younger than Zhang Wanzhi.
Zhang Wanzhi seemed to have guessed what Li Xiuchang was wondering about, and explained: "Yes, Junior Brother Gui may look old, but his actual age is indeed the youngest in our Donggeng District, and he was also the latest to enter the profession. Of course, this refers to you. before coming.”
Zhang Wanzhi counted with his fingers and added: "It should be less than forty years since Junior Brother Gui started his career."
"Forty years?! Senior Brother Gui, even if he started at the age of 18, he is only over 50 years old now. How could he..." Li Xiuchang couldn't understand.
"It's a long story." Zhang Wanzhi paused, with a strange look on his face, "Do you know the hexagram technique?"