Hidden Corners

At the pass of Lushan Mountain.

The carriage slowed down slowly and stopped at the mouth of a narrow canyon that entered the mountains.

The two people who got out of the car were Li Chengyi and Uncle Ning.

"You can only look back once a year when you go here. I'm out here alone, so I have to take care of myself." Uncle Ning said worriedly.

Although Gong Shanzhu has been very precocious and steady since he was a child, when it comes time for him to live and practice alone, he still inevitably has many worries and thoughts.

"Uncle Ning, don't worry. I'm afraid of trouble the most. I'll think about how to escape in advance and everything will be fine." Li Chengyi simply comforted him.

"I know too, but" Uncle Ning sighed and looked behind Li Chengyi.

A vague figure has already arrived at the entrance over there.

"It seems the person who picked you up is here, take care."

"Yes." Li Chengyi turned around, took the salute, and walked towards the man.

The person who came out was a woman. She was wearing slim-fitting black trousers under a long black skirt. Her long hair was tied up with a jade ring. However, she was obviously wearing simple makeup. When she got closer, she felt an inexplicable shock instantly, like A sea wave like petals shocks the mind.

The sword-shaped eyebrows and watery eyes, red lips and fair skin are obviously just simple matching facial features, but there is a beauty as gentle and charming as water.

Li Chengyi squinted his eyes. Just for a moment, he felt a subtle consciousness spreading unconsciously from the other party.

If I had to describe the consciousness, it would be very similar to itching.

Countless consciousnesses are like countless tickles, tickling everyone around them with great pleasure.

This was the first time Li Chengyi encountered this kind of use of consciousness.

However, this situation also caused everyone who saw this woman to have a favorable impression of her involuntarily.

Because just seeing her gives people a light sense of comfort and joy.

‘Is this the natural charm of the fox demon? ’ Guessing flashed through Li Chengyi’s mind.

"My Excellency, Xu Suyuan, the eldest disciple of Lushan Gongmen, is here to pick up the new junior disciple. Is this Gongshan Zhu?"

The woman's beautiful eyes fell on Li Chengyi.

I have to say that Li Chengyi's physical appearance this time is pretty good. Although it is almost the same as before, his skin and complexion are better, which naturally makes him more beautiful.

Coupled with the tall and strong figure, it can add a few points.

But these looks are completely different from the woman in front of her.

Fortunately, Li Chengyi didn't care about this. He just seemed to have some inspiration from the other party.

"That's right, Gong Shanzhu has met the senior sister." He stepped forward and bowed politely with his fists clasped.

"You're welcome. From now on, we are from the same family. We should support each other and help each other." Xu Suyuan seemed to have a good temper and gentleness, and seemed to be a good person.

"Yes." Li Chengyi responded seriously.

The next step was the normal handover. When Uncle Ning saw that someone had arrived, he also tried to give Xu Suyuan some gifts, but he refused.

After several refusals, his gift was still not delivered.

The carriage slowly turned around, and Uncle Ning turned back three times with a step, his expression faintly worried. After all, he was the one who took care of the children for so many years.

Li Chengyi looked at him until the carriage completely disappeared from sight, then followed Xu Suyuan up the mountain.

The two of them were silent all the way, but Xu Suyuan would always look back halfway to see if he could keep up.

Apparently he is very gentle.

Soon, they passed through more than ten miles of mountain roads and climbed up the slope. Both of them were martial arts practitioners. They were very fast and finally came to a huge cave between black rocks.

There are white luminous gems inlaid in the cave, which emit light like daylight.

There is a large area of ​​dense creeping vines blocking the view at the door.

"Monkey Lu and the other junior brothers and sisters are inside. Follow me and be sure not to take the wrong steps." Xu Suyuan warned.

"yes."

Li Chengyi nodded.

The two of them entered the cave all the way and quickly followed the gurgling stream on the ground inside the cave. They soon arrived at the deepest point, in front of a three-story stone building built inside the cave.

The Monkey King and four other disciples are already waiting here.

Obviously the gift from Gongshan Qingyang still had a lot of effect.

In front of the gray and black stone building, in the open space, Li Chengyi glanced at the other four people except Monkey King.

‘Unremarkable. ’

Except for Xu Suyuan, it can be seen from the energy and spirit of the others that the gap is too big.

Compared with him and Xu Suyuan, these four people are ordinary geniuses without good blood.

Although there are internal energy fluctuations in the body, they are too weak.

Li Chengyi knew from Uncle Ning that these people had been practicing at Hushangong for at least ten years.

But this is still only at this level. It seems.

The thought flashed through my mind.

On the surface, Li Chengyi bowed to Monkey King and the others quite respectfully.

"Gong Shanzhu has met the master and all the senior brothers and sisters."

"Come here, today is the initiation ceremony. Since you have been practicing the Blue Sea Sword Technique before, you must be able to train your body, right?" Lushangong said casually while sitting on the Taishi chair.

"Yes." Li Chengyi nodded.

"You, the children of the aristocratic family, naturally have the support of top-notch resources, good skills and practice, the speed of accumulation of true energy is far beyond ordinary, and the foundation of physical training is also very good. This is a good starting point. But you must also remember not to be arrogant or impetuous. After all, no one can help you with your mind and understanding." On the surface, Monkey King still has a kind-hearted attitude.

"Yes, thank you Master for your teachings. Disciples must remember this." Li Chengyi bowed his head respectfully.

Good upbringing made Mr. Lushang feel even more comfortable than his other disciples.

"Okay, now, let's see your level first, Xueying."

"Here!" A girl standing at the end stood up, clasped her fists and lowered her head.

This girl has an ordinary appearance and a well-proportioned figure. She has no features at all. Her hair is also a little yellow, and she feels a bit malnourished. But it seems that hair color is natural.

"You go and try your hand with my junior brother, and be careful about your propriety." Lushangong said calmly.

Although the purpose is not pure, if the disciple's cultivation level is higher, the effect of hard work will be better, so he is really serious about cultivating disciples.

"Yes!" The girl lowered her head seriously, then turned to look at Li Chengyi.

With a flash of figure, she suddenly appeared five meters opposite Li Chengyi.

"Junior brother, I am Zhang Xueying, ranked fifth. Please give me your advice."

"Senior Sister Xueying, please give me some advice." Li Chengyi's etiquette was impeccable.

The two stood facing each other in the open space, while a transparent invisible film covered them in a hemispherical shape.

"Junior brother, be careful." Zhang Xueying said nothing nonsense, her right palm drooped and her body was slightly arched.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, she appeared beside Li Chengyi and hit him on the shoulder with a palm.

This speed made Li Chengyi frown. He couldn't feel the opponent's movement trajectory.

It was as if people suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

‘Space jump? ’ He felt a chill in his heart. The force value of this place was very high, and he knew it.

But he had just left the family and encountered this level of martial arts.

interesting.

Although the opponent flashed directly to his side, his own reaction was not enough to maintain this speed.

so.

Li Chengyi turned sideways slightly to avoid this palm, and at the same time, his true energy condensed into a long blue sword, the sword light was slanted.

Bang! !

The sword blade collided with the opponent's palm in mid-air, sputtering out blue and black light spots of true energy.

Zhang Xueying disappeared again, flickered to the back, and received another palm.

This time, the black essence in her palm overflowed heavily and turned into a phantom of a mountain with a diameter of more than one meter, hitting Li Chengyi's back.

puff.

The shadow of her palm paused in the air, not because Zhang Xueying was showing mercy, but because the tip of a sword was hovering in the middle of her eyebrows, and the sharp end continued to exude a chill.

Lost.

Snap, snap, snap.

Monkey King's eyes lit up, he stood up and clapped with both hands.

"Very good. The true essence is about to reach the third level. It's very good. The body's reaction is also very fast."

He walked to Li Chengyi's side and motioned for the two of them to stop.

At the same time, he stretched out a finger and touched Li Chengyi's chest.

A ray of golden essence instantly surged out, circulated along Li Chengyi's body's meridians, and then spread out on its own, integrating into every part of his body.

"Remember this route, this is the first level of the foundation of my Shanshan Baibian technique. I must practice more frequently in the future."

"Yes." Li Chengyi converged and dispersed the Jiuzhong Haiyuan long before the other party used the technique to investigate, leaving his meridians and blood empty.

After all, he is also a top expert who has practiced a lot of martial arts, and he still has this skill.

"Are you curious, why did your senior sister suddenly appear next to you just now?" Hushang Gong said with a smile.

"Yes." Li Chengyi showed curiosity and doubt appropriately.

"This is the unique magical power of Jinyu Martial Arts." Lushan Gong said with a smile. "In addition to the true essence cutting through gold and breaking jade, the Golden Jade Martial Arts also has four general magical powers: flashing, lasting, extending life, and solidifying strength."

"Do all Jinyu martial arts have it?" Li Chengyi was really curious.

"Not all Jinyu martial arts have the five great magical powers. Generally, poor Jinyu martial arts only have one, ordinary ones have two, good ones have three, and the best naturally has four or all five." The monkey explained.

"So no matter how long you have practiced first-class martial arts, you have already lost too much gold and jade martial arts from the very beginning."

Li Chengyi was thoughtful.

"Then, I dare to ask Master, magical powers shouldn't appear after you have perfected your cultivation, right?"

"You are quite smart." Lushan Gong nodded, pinched his beard and smiled, "Supernatural power depends on comprehension. Lushan Baibian has a total of nine levels, and Xueying has only reached the second level to understand the magical power."

"Does this mean that if your understanding is not enough, even if you have all five magical powers in martial arts, you may not be able to understand them?" Li Chengyi asked again.

"That's right." Lushangong was in a better mood. The reaction of the aristocratic son was much faster than that of ordinary geniuses. He didn't need to teach him repeatedly, he just got it right.

"Okay, which one of you is here to try?" He looked at the other disciples, but did not notice that the defeated Zhang Xueying retreated to one side, her face gloomy and motionless.

On one side of his face, there are faint purple-red flower marks emerging.

If someone looks closely, they can find that the mark is a very light purple crape myrtle flower. It was only as big as a fingernail, and as soon as it appeared, a flash of purple flashed in Zhang Xueying's lowered eyes.

This is a sign that the royal flower language of Ziwei is activated.

On the other side, Monkey King and the others didn't notice at all. Seeing Li Chengyi show his strength just after he started, they knew that the master was planning to give him a blow.

Immediately, the second senior sister Qiu Xueshan took a step forward and stood up.

"I'm here to teach you the rules of entry." Qiu Xueshan is a little more recognizable than Zhang Xueying. Her appearance is average, she has long legs, a thin waist, a flat chest, and a standard athlete's figure.

Standing opposite Li Chengyi at this time, she had her long straight black hair hanging down like this, looking towards this side with a trace of arrogance in her eyebrows.

"Okay. Be gentle." The Monkey King nodded. With a flash of figure, he returned directly to the Taishi chair.