Chapter 301 No wonder the master is the only true immortal
Even if immortal fate is too elusive and hard to find, and the system conditions are too harsh, as long as the population base that comes for testing is large enough, one or two suitable candidates can always be found.
For example, Shi Lei who is waiting in line.
He is now quite old, forty-three. After more than ten years of hard study and twenty years of repeated failures in the imperial examinations, the years have passed by like this. Before he knew it, his hair has turned gray and his face has become yellow. He is no longer the high-spirited student he used to be.
He still vividly remembered the expectations of his fellow villagers when he left his hometown. He used all the resources provided by the clan, but achieved nothing, but the clan continued to support him.
He had also written to the elders, asking them to find someone else to train him, but the elders said: "Don't worry, Lei'er. The fortune teller said that you will be a late bloomer! And there is no younger generation with your talent in the clan. The younger generation finds it difficult to even learn to read, let alone understand the meaning of the scriptures."
There was no other way, Shi Lei could only take part in the imperial examinations one after another, but he couldn't even pass the provincial examination.
As the saying goes, one knows one's destiny at the age of forty. Shi Lei watched generation after generation of young people display their talents. Some were able to pass the imperial examinations at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and even take part in provincial and palace examinations... But he himself achieved nothing, squandering the limited financial resources of his clan.
His heart aches.
He really wanted to go back and tell the elders of the tribe that he had no confidence and would not be able to pass the exam.
But he didn't dare, for he was afraid of seeing the disappointed eyes of the elders and tribesmen.
He failed the provincial examination again this year and was so depressed that he came to Hangzhou to relax.
After all, there are real immortals here. Just think about praying and praying. Maybe your fate will change for the better?
In Hangzhou, he saw the city that never sleeps and the legendary golden fairy boat, but at the same time... he also saw the luxury here.
The money he brought was spent in less than three days.
And that’s without playing much or eating much.
If you stay any longer, you'll have to eat dirt.
Then he went to join in the fun, intending to pray for his own immortal fate.
He never had any confidence in this... because in the past few days, he saw countless brilliant men and women with charming auras , who entered the Xianyuan Pavilion excitedly, and then walked out in despair.
So, he just tried to touch the legendary 'Xianyuan Colored Glass Beads'.
However, when he placed his hand on it, the glass glowed green.
He subconsciously withdrew his hand and wanted to leave, but then he was stunned and raised his hand again with trembling hands.
It’s green light indeed!
According to rumors, if the Immortal Glass Beads emit green light, it means that the person has an immortal connection.
At this time, outside the Xianyuan Pavilion, everyone saw a green beam of light shooting straight into the sky, and everyone was shocked.
Then two purple lights flew over from the system door and landed in front of the Xianyuan Pavilion.
Suddenly, two Qingqiu foxes appeared, followed by several family generals trotting out from the darkness.
After they saluted the two men, they entered the Xianyuan Pavilion together.
The Xianyuan Pavilion has been established for more than a year and has tested the qualifications of nearly one million people, including men and women, young and old, rich and poor, and this is the first time that a qualified person has been shortlisted.
Therefore, Lu Xianxian and Lu Jingjing were very curious about who the person with the opportunity was... You know, even Yang Jinhua, Pang Meir and others, who were considered to be half-entered in cultivation, were still not qualified to inherit Lu Sen's "immortal inheritance".
As a result, when she came in, she saw a man squatting on the ground, raising his sleeves to cover his face, and his whole body was shaking.
If you listen more carefully, you can hear him crying, weeping tears of joy.
Lu Xianxian shook her head slightly and said to the family generals beside her, "Wait until he calms down, then escort him to the mountain gate."
Several family generals responded at the same time.
Afterwards, Lu Xianxian and Jingjing both left and returned to the cave. They drove the aircraft towards Xingqing Prefecture. Because Lu Sen was not at the mountain gate at this time, they had to inform him about this.
When Shi Lei calmed down, he walked up the stone steps, one step at a time, under the escort of several family guards, and entered the mountain gate.
From a distance, it looks like the entrance to the archway. When you get closer, you will find that it is made of square bricks.
The stairs on the ground are also made up of blocks.
If you walk further into the mountain gate, you will find that... everything here is made of square bricks.
From a distance, the edge guard of the circular fountain is also made of square bricks, and the eaves of the roof are also connected with square bricks.
Several family guards escorted him here, then bowed and left.
Shi Lei stood in the wide square, feeling a little overwhelmed.
He didn't know what the taboos were here. If he made a mistake and lost the opportunity to cultivate immortality in vain, that would be a tragedy.
So Shi Lei stood there, waiting, quietly and patiently.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait too long before he saw two extremely beautiful girls, wearing colorful feathered robes, floating down from the stairs in front.
Every step they took was like cotton wool being blown by the breeze, floating down a dozen steps, and then lightly tapping the ground a few more times, they landed in front of the square.
The two men walked up slowly and stood in front of Shi Lei.
Shi Lei immediately bowed his head and said, "Greetings, the two fairies."
"Call us Senior Sister." Yaoyao said with a smile: "I am the Senior Sister."
"I'm the second senior sister." Kun Kun also smiled and said, "You are our junior brother. It's very easy to tell the two of us apart. I like to wear green clothes more, and my sister likes to wear white clothes more."
Shi Lei bowed his hands again, lowered his head and said, "I haven't performed the apprenticeship ceremony yet, so I dare not call you Senior Sister."
"You're quite an interesting person." Kun Kun walked around him and said with a smile, "You look old and you act maturely. Master has already told us that if someone can pass the approval of Xianyuan Pavilion while he's away, we two will guide you."
"Please teach me, fairies."
Yaoyao said: "Let me take you for a walk first, so you can get familiar with our sect."
Shi Lei then followed the two of them and spent nearly two hours walking around the entire mountain gate.
Finally, Yaoyao pointed to the giant tree on the top of the mountain and said, "That is the Fusang tree mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. That is where Master and his wives go for fun. You cannot go up there casually. Do you understand?"
Shi Lei immediately cupped his hands and said, "I know."
"You have seen the rooms just now. Choose a room for yourself to live in from now on." Yaoyao took out a large box from the system backpack and handed it to the other party: "This is a gift prepared by the master. There are some food and the rules of the sect in it. Take a good look at it yourself."
Shi Lei took the box and bowed for a long time. He didn't straighten up until Yaoyao and Kunkun had left for a long time.
Then he found a room to live in, while looking at the house rules and eating the food in the box.
On the third day, Lu Sen came back.
He sat on the main seat in the hall, looked at Shi Lei who was kneeling in front of him, and said: "Although you have a destiny to be an immortal, you are old and your Qi and blood are deficient. It is not suitable for you to enter right away."
Hearing this, Shi Lei's heart sank.
He knows very well that even if you have the qualifications to enter, people may not necessarily accept you.
Just like when many scholars take imperial examinations, they actually write good essays, but the chief examiner has a reading "tendency", if he doesn't like certain essays, then he just doesn't like them.
Then these scholars would fail the exam and be defeated by other candidates who were not as strong as them.
Shi Lei also knew his own business. Not only was he old, he was also not very smart.
Seeing his pale face, Lu Sen continued, "But you don't have to worry. The lack of Qi and blood can be slowly adjusted. Don't do anything that will damage your Qi and blood in the future. Once you have a foundation, you can consider getting married."
Shi Lei suddenly felt ashamed.
Although he didn't have much money, it was not difficult for him to mingle on the pleasure boats because of his status as a scholar.
"First, stay in the sect to recuperate for a few days. You will have plenty of fruit and honey." Lu Sen thought for a moment and said, "Then you will return to your hometown, inform your tribe members, and settle mundane matters. When everything is settled, you can come back and I will teach you the system."
"Master, I will obey your orders." Shi Lei bowed down, tears in his eyes.
He understood what Lu Sen meant. When he said that he wanted to finish worldly affairs, he actually wanted him to go back and tell his tribe the good news.
If one does not return to his hometown after becoming rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night.
Next, Shi Lei stayed in the sect for four days, eating fruits and honey produced in the system home. His old appearance recovered day by day. In just four days, he changed from a down-and-out middle-aged man to a young and strong scholar.
Although these fruits and honey did not add to his life, they could repair his body.
When people have hope, they will be energetic and look much younger.
Standing by the fountain, looking at the reflection of his own face in the water, Shi Lei was extremely surprised and felt the magic of the Immortal Gate even more.
This isn't even the case of formal apprenticeship, but one already has such good fortune. If one can truly attain the Great Dao, how miraculous and mysterious it would be.
Four days later, Shi Lei returned home by boat, escorted by ten family generals.
His hometown is in a town outside Hengzhou, 300 miles west of Hangzhou, named Qiaotou Town, because there is a big river nearby and a stone bridge next to it, hence the name.
This town has a small population, only about 4,000, but the people are simple and honest.
The Shi family is a big family in this town and has the largest ancestral hall in the town.
Shi Lei hasn't returned to his hometown for more than ten years.
The time in the world at this time seemed to pass very slowly. In more than ten years, the roads and building layout in the town did not seem to have changed much.
The only thing that has changed is the people!
Some familiar faces already have gray hair, while some familiar faces are still children in memory, but have grown taller now.
As soon as Shi Lei entered the town, someone discovered him. After all, there were not many outsiders coming to Qiaotou Town.
Soon, someone discovered Shi Lei. Some people didn't recognize him, but some did.
Someone immediately shouted, "But is it Scholar Shi?"
"But Shi Jia Jiulang?"
"It's me, it's me!" Shi Lei felt a little timid and nervous, but he walked forward while bowing: "Hello, fellow villagers, Uncle Zhang...Uncle Li, long time no see."
The entrance to the town was not far from the ancestral hall of his Shi family, but he walked very slowly even for this short distance.
More and more people gathered on the nearby streets, many of them were acquaintances, so Shi Lei had no choice but to greet them one by one.
"Scholar Shi looks to be in his forties."
"Your face is pale, and you look younger than my wife."
"Scholar Shi seems to be dressed very elegantly. Has he become rich?"
"After more than ten years, Shi Shusheng finally made it."
"Yes, the Shi family's support for more than 20 years has finally borne fruit."
More and more neighbors gathered around, and some of the Shi family's children, after listening to the discussion of the neighbors, immediately ran to the ancestral temple to inform the elders of the clan.
So when Shi Lei arrived at the ancestral temple, the Shi family members who were still at home stood at the door to greet him.
When Shi Lei saw several old men with crutches at the door, he immediately rushed forward and knelt down in front of the ancestral temple.
"First Duke, Second Duke... Fourth Duke, Fifth Duke, Sixth Duke." Shi Lei kowtowed several times: "Lei'er is back."
The oldest elder helped him up, looked at him for a while, and said with a smile: "Your complexion is bright and radiant. I think you must be blessed with great fortune."
Shi Lei nodded vigorously: "Although Lei'er did not pass the imperial examination, he unexpectedly became Master Lu's disciple and obtained the fate of an immortal."
The surroundings became quiet in an instant.
Then there was another loud noise.
The old men were stunned at first, and then they were ecstatic. The Grand Duke smiled, covered his heart, and collapsed to the ground, causing others to exclaim in surprise.
The fourth master ran to the ancestral hall, knelt down in front of the portraits of his ancestors, kowtowed and cried out in tears: "Shi family ancestors, our family has finally given birth to a child. Our Shi family has lived in Qiaotou Town for hundreds of years, and finally we can enjoy this blessing."
Then other members of the Shi family also ran into the hall to pay their respects.
Shi Lei found his parents in the crowd and kowtowed to them.
After that, the Shi family closed the door and no longer received outside guests.
The Shi family's firecrackers burned for three whole days.
Three days later, Shi Lei was driven out by several elders.
"Leier, please return to Hangzhou. It is difficult to save your fate. There is no point in keeping your master waiting for so long."
"The master gave me a very fulfilling life."
"Then we shouldn't keep the Immortal Master waiting for so long." The Duke blew his beard and glared, "After a while, our Shi family will sell our ancestral home, take our ancestors' ashes, and move to Hangzhou to settle down."
This is a very normal thing. In ancient times, a clan would do its best to support one or two or three talented people to come to the fore, and then lead the entire clan to prosperity.
Shi Lei has been supported by the clan for nearly twenty years. It is time for him to repay the clan.
Shi Lei smiled and said, "Well, I will go back to Hangzhou first. When the tribesmen arrive in Hangzhou, I will definitely find a good place for everyone to stay."
"We know." The Duke patted Shi Lei's shoulder and said, "I, the old man, will also restrain the tribesmen and prevent them causing trouble in Hangzhou. Master Lu has a great aura of immortality, untainted by external things, and immune to all evil. We can take advantage of Lei'er, but we will never act recklessly under the name of Master Lu."
Shi Lei immediately felt relieved.
He bowed and left the Shi family ancestral temple with his family soldiers.
After spending four days, Shi Lei returned to the mountain gate again.
This time, Lu Sen installed the 'system' on Shi Lei. Since Shi Lei was able to pass the 'authentication' of the system, his character was definitely up to par.
And... Lu Sen can take back the system functions at any time, and these subsystems themselves are managed by the main system.
Looking at the system interface in front of him and the densely packed 'recipes' on it, Shi Lei was stunned for a moment and murmured, "It turns out that the 'enlightenment' written in the Gods and Ghosts is actually true. It turns out that the immortal method is like this. Everyone in the world thinks that the immortal method is to practice, to cultivate the mind, and to cultivate the body, but they didn't expect that it is just a legacy! No wonder there are tens of thousands of smart people in the world, but only Master is a true immortal in the world!"
