bookcurios Chapter 261 Destination
Chapter 261 Destination
Xuanyu Sect is located in the vast mountains, among the rolling sea of clouds, and the seventy-two peaks are looming.
It is said that the Xuanyu Sect uses star jade as a guide, and on every full moon night, the seventy-two peaks rotate like stars on a chessboard.
If outsiders do not know the right method, they will never find the mountain gate in their entire life.
Lu Yuguan and his party flew across the river on a crane. Jinjiao lay on the crane's neck and shouted loudly, while Yinjiao grabbed the crane's feathers and made a garland.
The crane flapped its wings and flew through the clouds. Jinjiao stuck half of his body out to look down, and suddenly saw a silver waterfall like a silk thread in the mountain stream. He excitedly pulled Lu Yuguan's sleeve.
"Look! Is there a dragon hiding in that waterfall?"
Yinjiao put the half-woven crane feather ring on his head and said, "Look at you. Taixu Sect has so many strange things. Haven't you seen enough?"
Lu Yuguan held onto his crown that was nearly blown off by the wind, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Li Chonglin standing alone on the back of another crane, his robe sleeves fluttering like white sails.
"Li Chonglin?"
"Didn't he come a long time ago?"
Lu Yuguan was puzzled.
He looked at Li Chonglin's back and felt something was wrong.
Logically speaking, as the crown prince, Li Chonglin should have been accepted into the Xuanyu Sect by the elders long ago.
Why would he ride on a crane with these new disciples?
While he was thinking, the crane had already flown over the clouds, and the scene before him suddenly became clear.
The seventy-two peaks stand tall and majestic, with clouds and mist shrouding the tops, like a fairyland.
The mountains are shrouded in spiritual mist, and from time to time, the cries of fairy birds can be heard passing through the clouds, and the bluestone steps are covered with moss.
The crane slowly landed on a dojo.
Lu Yuguan followed everyone down from the crane. As soon as he stood firm, he heard a clear bell sound coming from afar.
"New disciples, please follow me."
A disciple dressed in a black robe stepped forward, speaking in a clear voice. He glanced at everyone with a solemn expression.
Everyone followed the guiding disciple and walked up the bluestone steps.
On both sides of the stone steps, there are towering ancient trees, and occasionally a few fallen leaves drift in the wind, making it seem particularly quiet.
After walking for about half an hour, everyone finally arrived in front of the Xuanyu Sect's main hall.
"Dear disciples, please rest for a while and enter the main hall in batches. The elders will assign you peak locations."
"As ordered!"
Li Chonglin was waiting in front of the hall. The prince had changed his dragon robe into a plain white Taoist robe, but it could not hide his noble aura.
When he saw Lu Yuguan coming over, he subconsciously reached out to help him, but was easily avoided by the other party.
"Your Highness is now also an inner disciple, so you should pay attention to your manners."
"Yuguan..."
Li Chonglin wanted to say something but stopped himself when he suddenly heard nine rings of a bell and the palace door burst open.
"Please invite the first batch of disciples into the hall!"
Following the order from the disciple who was guiding him, Lu Yuguan slowly walked into the main hall.
Seventy-two coiled dragon pillars support the dome. A female elder sits on a jade platform, with elders scattered on both sides like stars.
Among the elders, Xiao Wan and Du Yuansheng stood on the left. When their eyes swept over Lu Yuguan, a hint of amusement flashed across their eyes.
"Master Du, that is the furnace you are looking for..."
Xiao Wan whispered.
"Oh?"
Du Yuansheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze moved around Lu Yuguan as if it were real, with an imperceptible curve at the corner of his mouth.
He replied through voice transmission, "This appearance... is truly an excellent choice. It's worth my attention!"
After saying this, he gently stroked his beard, and a glimmer of greed flashed in his eyes.
The female elder on the jade platform smiled and said, "I am the Southern Rudder Elder of the Xuanyu Sect. I am honored to preside over your initiation ceremony today. I am very happy."
"New disciples joining the sect will be selected from Yutianqiong Peak. Please relax and be mindful—"
After saying that, the seventy-two coiled dragon pillars suddenly glowed faintly.
The dome star map cast a brilliant beam of light, enveloping everyone.
Soon, countless beams of light shot into everyone's palms and gradually formed a jade plate.
Lu Yuguan looked at the jade token in his hand in surprise, on which was written his spiritual power realm.
"Why does it feel... like going through a security checkpoint?"
Elder Nanduo only raised his hand slightly, and all the jade plates half floated in the air, emitting different lights.
She smiled and said, "This year's disciples are all of good quality!——"
"Li Chonglin, a top-grade gold spiritual root, became a disciple of Taoist Changping of Tianjian Peak."
As he reached this point, a sword-wielding immortal stepped out from the elders' seat.
He walked a few steps to Li Zhonglin, his expression stiff: "From now on, follow me to practice swordsmanship. I hope you will live up to your talent."
Li Chonglin bowed respectfully and said, "I will work diligently to live up to Master's high expectations."
Elder Nanduo nodded with satisfaction and continued, "The mutated wind spirit roots, Jinjiao and Yinjiao, have become disciples of Fairy Qingluan of Xunyun Peak."
The Fairy Qingluan came gracefully, she was wearing colorful clothes and had a beautiful face.
As soon as Jinjiao and Yinjiao saw her, they immediately stopped being naughty and bowed properly.
"I've seen fairies!"
"Have you eaten, fairy?"
Fairy Qingluan smiled softly, her voice as sweet as a yellow oriole singing out of a valley: "These two little guys look smart. Follow me from behind, you will have fun."
Jinjiao scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
Yinjiao twitched the corner of his mouth and muttered softly: "Alas, we have become another disciple. I wonder if the master will blame us."
"Lu Yuguan——"
Elder Nan Duo paused for a moment, and suddenly a strong aroma of wine wafted into the hall.
A slovenly old man stumbled into the hall carrying a wine gourd, his clothes stained with cinnabar ash, and shouted, "This kid belongs to me, Zuidan Peak!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.
The elder from the Southern Rudder turned around and said, "Peak Master Yang Xun, didn't you say that you wouldn't be accepting any disciples this year?"
Yang Xun cursed back, "Who said that? Isn't it because there are no good seedlings?"
As he spoke, he suddenly stepped in front of Lu Yuguan.
Yang Xun accurately grasped his pulse, his cloudy eyes gleaming with brilliance: "Excellent! With your spiritual power combined with my recipe, you will surely be able to refine an astonishing elixir!"
Just as Jinjiao was about to jump up in protest, Fairy Qingluan tied him up like a dumpling with a wind rope.
"The most important thing for this peak is, remember, don't bother with the people from Zuidan Peak!" Fairy Qingluan snorted.
"But..." Jinjiao said anxiously.
"There's no buts," Fairy Qingluan warned, "If it's not allowed, it's not allowed!"
"Well... okay..." Jinjiao said with a pursed mouth.
Lu Yuguan's face was filled with the scent of medicine mixed with the smell of alcohol from the old man.
Lu Yuguan's mouth twitched as he said, "Uncle, we just met, so it's better not to be so intimate."
"Uncle? Hahahaha! Boy, you make me look young!"
Yang Xun proudly shook the wine gourd at his waist.
The elder from the Southern Rudder sighed, "Master Yang Feng, please stop treating your disciples like medicinal herbs..."
Before he finished speaking, the old man had already dragged Lu Yuguan away and disappeared in a stream of light, leaving only a few wine-stained pages of the pill recipe floating in the air.
Li Chonglin looked at Lu Yuguan's back, his mind heavy with thoughts.
"know?"
Taoist Changping asked calmly.
"I have admired him for a long time, but I still cannot find his heart."
Li Chonglin sighed.
Taoist Changping put his hand on his head and said, "Let go of what you can't get and practice sword skills well."