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Chapter 495: The Elders of the Dragon Court Realm Go to Fangcun Mountain! (4.6k, please read!)
[The Chen family is one of the three major families in Fangcun Mountain. Its ancestor and Zhou Tai were both disciples who returned to secular life from Fangcun Mountain in the past. They are from the same school and have the same origin.]

[In recent years, the Chen family has become more powerful and is no longer inferior to the Zhou family. Last year, two Chen family members were selected to practice in Fangcun Mountain. For a time, the Chen family became even more powerful and was the most popular.]

[The Song family has always been on good terms with the Zhou family. Your mother was born in the Song family. But now the Song family has close ties with the Chen family. The deep meaning behind this is intriguing.]

[You returned to the Zhou family as scheduled. Grandfather has been waiting in the hall. I know you always keep your promises. As expected, you returned on time today.]

[I learned from my grandfather that today is the Fangcun Mountain's three-yearly disciple-recruiting ceremony. According to custom, Fangcun Mountain will send disciples to various places to test the depth of their cultivation. Those with superior qualifications can enter the mountain to practice.]

[However, this year is different from previous years. In the past, when the disciples of Fangcun Mountain came to Qinghe County, they would take turns staying in the three major families.]

[No matter if you are from an aristocratic family or a commoner in the county, you can go there to test your qualifications. ]

[Surprisingly, the people from Fangcun Mountain have been staying at Chen's house and have not yet come to Zhou's house.]

[My grandfather Zhou Tai went to the Chen family twice to invite him, but failed to get him to come.]

[Father frowned and said, "It seems that the woman from the Chen family has really become the favorite concubine of a certain elder in Fangcun Mountain."]

[Seeing your puzzled expression, father explained, "Last year, a beautiful girl appeared in the Chen family. She was chosen by an elder of Fangcun Mountain and married to him in a formal ceremony. She was brought to the mountain."]

[“I heard that this girl is very favored in the mountains. Now the Chen family has become more and more prominent by virtue of this relationship.”]

[Inside the hall, my grandfather Zhou Tai was sitting at the top, and my father and my second, third, and fourth uncles were also present.]

[The second uncle frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Chen family came with ill intentions this time. I'm afraid they have other intentions."]

Uncle San took over the conversation, his voice a little solemn: "An elder of Fangcun Mountain is a great cultivator at the Dragon Court Realm. Not to mention my Zhou family, even the entire Qinghe County is just like an ant in front of such a person."

[My grandfather has now reached the perfect state of Solid Spirit Realm and is considered a top master in Qinghe County.]

[However, the road of cultivation is long. Above the solid spirit is the Daotai, above the Daotai is the Heaven Gate, and above the Heaven Gate is the unreachable Dragon Court realm.]

[The disciples under the seat of the elder of Fangcun Mountain are at least strong men at the Tianmen realm, and their strength is astonishing. ]

[Such an existence is like a behemoth in the sky for Qinghe County, where even a Dao-fetus cultivator cannot be found.]

[A casual remark from this kind of person is enough to destroy Qinghe County.]

[“The disciples from Fangcun Mountain who came this time.” Father hesitated, “Most likely they received instructions from the elder to take care of the Chen family.”]

[The hall was silent for a while. After a while, my father sighed and said, "It seems that the Song family has already secretly joined the Chen family."]

[Although your mother was born in the Song family, she has been married to the Zhou family for many years and has already tied her heart to the Zhou family. However, this blood connection makes people feel uneasy.]

[Grandfather remained silent, the furrows between his brows growing deeper. When the discussion became more and more off-topic, he suddenly raised his hand to stop the conversation, his voice as steady as a bell:]

[“Even if the Chen family has a thousand tricks, our Zhou family has always acted uprightly. Fangcun Mountain has been established for thousands of years, so we must abide by the rules and regulations.”]

[The old man changed the subject, with a worried look in his eyes: "What I am worried about is that this matter may delay Jing'er's admission to Fangcun Mountain to become a disciple."]

【Everyone's eyes are focused on you, all with eagerness. The talent and understanding of this talented child of the Zhou family has always been the pride of the whole family. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Chen family is acting this way - they are afraid that you will become successful once you enter Fangcun Mountain.】

【Grandfather looks at you: "Jing'er, what do you think?"】

[“The Chen family’s actions have indeed broken the rules. But my Zhou family has a century-old foundation, and we are not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by anyone.”]

【Grandfather's eyes sparkled, he stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, "Actually, I have a history with an elder from Fangcun Mountain. She owed me a favor back then. I thought I wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary. The word favor fades once it's mentioned."】

[“With your aptitude, Jing’er, I can write a letter to you, and you can become her disciple. The inheritance is not inferior to the various lineages in Fangcun Mountain.”]

【When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked. 】

[The second generation of the Zhou family looked at each other in bewilderment, apparently unaware that their master had such a connection with the high-ranking officials of Fangcun Mountain.]

[Your eyes passed over the crowd and fell on the gilded plaque with the words "Xuan Zong's Protector" hanging high in the main hall, and you pondered secretly in your heart.]

[Grandfather rarely slowed down his tone: "This matter is entirely up to Jing'er to decide."]

[Father and the others were all stunned when they heard this. How could your father, who is always so resolute and powerful, hand over the decision-making power to you so easily? Everyone was puzzled.]

【In the face of this matter...you decide! 】

1. Ask your grandfather to write a letter and introduce you to the ancestral hall of Fangcun Mountain. (Hint: It may have an impact in the future.)
2. Do not worship Fangcun Mountain. (Hint: This may have an impact in the future.)
3. Wait until the Chen family affairs are settled, and then join Fangcun Mountain. (Hint: It may be beneficial for the future.)
4. Get involved in person. (0/3)

5. Can predict the future once. (1/2)

The big cauldron was struck, revealing a brilliant glow of light.

Yu Ke looked at the five options above and it seemed that joining Fangcun Mountain was the inevitable choice.

Behind every option lies a fork in the road of life.

He had been thinking whether Zhou Jing could become a disciple of the "Three True Ones". It seemed that since he was born in the Qinghe Zhou family, there was a connection between their fate.

Yu Ke looked at the five options above without much hesitation.

Select directly.

3. Wait until the Chen family affairs are settled, and then join Fangcun Mountain. (Hint: It may be beneficial for the future.)
[You hesitated for a moment, "I think we should wait and see what happens. Grandfather, this favor should be kept for when it will be of greater use in the future."]

[Facing everyone's gaze, "My grandson is confident that even without any introduction, he can still be accepted into Fangcun Mountain Gate!"]

[When Zhou Tai heard this, a look of relief appeared in his old eyes. He stroked his long beard and sighed, "The world is like darkness, and human relationships are like dreams. This ever-changing debt of favor is the most sinister."]

[“Although he has great cultivation, he is a solitary person. He is fine as a patron, but he may not be suitable as a famous teacher. Moreover... with Jing'er's talent, after entering Fangcun Mountain, why should he worry about no one liking him?”]

[“In this case, let’s wait until the Chen family’s storm is over.”]

【Zhou Tai made the final decision, "My Zhou family will just wait for the right opportunity."】

【Everyone agrees in unison.】

[A month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, you have been practicing hard behind closed doors, and your cultivation has improved further. You have already reached the threshold of the middle stage of Tianmen.]

[Grandfather has been stagnant in the realm of "solidifying the spirit" for many years - not because of insufficient accumulation, but because of a blockage in his heart, coupled with old age and physical weakness, which restricted his talent.]

[This old man is like a strong old pine tree, he would rather his own branches crack than not give the young tree any shelter from the wind and rain.]

[The death of your great uncle in Fangcun Mountain was a huge blow to this grandfather.]

[Although the second generation of the Zhou family are all prudent, your father is good at managing the family, and your second uncle is good at business, but after all, their talents are limited, and it is difficult for them to make achievements on the road of cultivation.]

[The Zhou family is so big, but they can't find a person who can carry the responsibility. 】

[Until you appeared, with your cultivation surpassing my own at such a young age, and your calm and resolute temperament, the haze that had been between my grandfather's brows for years gradually dissipated.]

[It's strange to say, as the burden on my heart was slightly reduced, the barrier of the Daotai realm actually began to loosen. ]

[You also brought the "Taiping Yaoshu". Although the records in this book are complicated, it also has many benefits and will be of great benefit to grandfather's practice.]

[Grandfather has felt that his cultivation has improved over the past few days, but he has not yet gone into seclusion. He is still worried about your joining Fangcun Mountain.]

【Seeing that your grandfather still has difficulty in calming down and breaking through, you feel moved. 】

[Taking advantage of the night, you quietly sneak into your grandfather's retreat room. With your current Tianmen realm cultivation, it is not difficult to hide from your grandfather who is in the Gushen realm.]

[You stand behind your grandfather, put your hands together, and a strand of extremely pure spiritual power entangles around him like a thread, silently guiding the restless magic power in your grandfather's body and helping it to run smoothly.]

[For eight consecutive days, you stayed by your grandfather's side, using your Tianmen realm cultivation to protect him and ensure that he was safe in his cultivation.]

[On the ninth day, you sense that your grandfather has polished your body to perfection, and extracted the Yang Spirit from the Yang Meridian. The only thing left is to awaken the Yin Spirit from the Yin Meridian.]

[Just wait to merge the Yang God's divine thoughts and the Yin God's divine consciousness into one, and condense the original spirit of one's own origin. ]

[You smiled slightly, knowing that your grandfather was about to make another breakthrough, so you left quietly and waited outside the door.]

[At the hour of Yin the next day, a long and clear howl suddenly broke through the dawn.]

[The sound spread out like ripples, shaking the tiles of Zhou's house. The majestic spiritual power contained in the roar made all the cultivators in Qinghe County look up involuntarily.]

[Inside the Chen family compound and the Song family ancestral hall, the two family heads simultaneously opened their windows and looked towards the Zhou family with uncertain expressions.]

[Qinghe County finally has its first Daotai Realm cultivator! ]

[At this moment, in the main courtyard of the Zhou family, surging spiritual pressure surged like a tide. ] [When my father and others hurried over, they saw my grandfather Zhou Tai's beard and hair flying, and a spiritual power vortex visible to the naked eye surrounding his body. ]

[You stand at the end of the crowd, with a faint smile on your lips. ]

[For many years, you have never seen your grandfather so high-spirited. ]

[The old man's hearty laughter made the ancient pines in the courtyard rustle.]

[Everyone in the Zhou family was very happy. From then on, the Zhou family could once again hold their heads high in Qinghe County.]

[However, no one knows that the fourth young master of the Zhou family has already entered the Tianmen realm. ]

[Another month has passed, and you seem to have let go of your worries. You no longer have to worry about your grandfather's limited lifespan. Breaking through the Daotai realm will add another 200 years to his lifespan.]

[With your mind clear, your cultivation level will rise steadily as if it were a natural progression.]

[After you finish breathing today, you look at the spiritual energy flowing through your palms, and suddenly you feel a little confused! ]

[People often say that cultivation is like sailing against the current. The higher the realm, the slower the progress. There are countless old cultivators who have been stuck in a certain realm for decades without making any progress.]

[But for you, this path of cultivation is like a boat going downstream, getting faster and faster.]

[After reaching the Tianmen realm, the time required to break through each small realm is three times faster than the previous practice speed. ]

~

Qinghe County, the newly built Yingxian Pavilion of the Chen family.

This vermilion-lacquered pavilion with flying eaves and gold-painted brackets exudes a spiritual aura and was built specifically to entertain distinguished guests from Fangcun Mountain.

There is a waft of sandalwood incense in the pavilion and swaying bamboo shadows outside the window.

"Master Chen, we will set off to return to Fangcun Mountain tomorrow."

The person who spoke was a young monk in a moon-white Taoist robe. He was Yuan Shujian, a disciple of Fangcun Mountain.

He has a handsome face and an upright figure. The jade pendant on his waist sways gently with his movements, and his every move exudes the air of an immortal.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lin quickly put down the teacup in his hand.

Although the Chen family's ancestor has gray hair on his temples, his face is ruddy than that of an ordinary middle-aged man. At this moment, his face is full of smiles: "Why are you in such a hurry to leave, nephew Yuan? Why don't you stay for a few more days and let me show my hospitality as a host."

This Yuan Shujian is no simple person. He is from the Xiaozhu Peak lineage of Fangcun Mountain. Behind him is a great cultivator at the Longting realm. Similarly, his cultivation has already broken through the Daotai realm.

Yuan Shujian smiled slightly, flicking his sleeves and said, "Thanks to Patriarch Chen for his kindness. I'm sorry for bothering you these days."

He turned his head and looked at the seven or eight fellow disciples behind him. Those young cultivators all had extraordinary bearings. "Besides, the recruitment has been completed. It's time for the junior brothers and sisters to return to the mountain to continue their cultivation."

Chen Lin followed his gaze and saw the disciples of Fangcun Mountain, both men and women, standing or resting, all dressed in plain Taoist robes with uniform jade pendants hanging around their waists, which glowed with a warm luster in the morning light.

"That's fine." Chen Lin said with a regretful smile, "You are the proud children of heaven, so you really can't delay your cultivation."

As he said this, he winked at the butler standing beside him.

Soon, several maids came in one after another carrying sandalwood trays covered with red silk.

There were faint fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from beneath the silk cloth, and it was obvious that they were all magical weapons of great value.

"Just consider it as a token of my appreciation to you all."

Chen Lin raised his hand with a smile, and the red silk moved without wind, revealing the glittering magic weapon on the tray.

There are jade brush washers for concentrating the mind and calming the spirit, and gold-gilded hairpins that conceal the power of swordsmanship. Each piece is perfectly suited to the cultivation of these young monks.

The disciples' eyes flashed with joy, but they all stood obediently with their hands down, until Yuan Shujian nodded slightly, and then they said in unison: "Thank you, Master Chen, for your generous gift!"

There was unconcealable joy in his voice.

Chen Lin's smile deepened, "I love to see young people like you who are full of vigor and vitality."

After everyone left, the pavilion suddenly became quiet, with only the smoke rising from the incense burner.

Yuan Shujian slowly turned around, looked at Chen Lin and said, "Master Chen, my uncle talked to me alone before we went down the mountain, and Shujian will naturally examine it."

"We have not set foot on Zhou's territory in the past two months. I believe that Patriarch Chen understands the meaning of this."

Chen Lin's expression froze, and he quickly said, "I'm really sorry to have troubled Elder Xu. I'm ashamed."

Yuan Shujian changed the subject and said, "But...

"Master Uncle has also reminded the people behind the Zhou family that it is not a good idea to offend them to death. I will agree to what Patriarch Chen wants for the time being."

"It would be a good idea to let the Zhou family's children spend a few years in the outer hall to temper their character."

"Plus, Zhou Tai has now reached the Daotai realm, so he can actually be included in the list of Fangcun Mountain..."

Yuan Shujian said this and said no more.

Chen Lin was shocked.

Is there really a connection between the increasingly declining Zhou family and a big shot in Fangcun Mountain?

The person who could make Elder Xu feel uneasy must be an elder in the mountain.

It seems that we need to take a long-term view to deal with the Zhou family.

As for the fact that that old man Zhou Tai broke through to the Daotai realm, although it was unexpected, it was nothing to be afraid of.

Within three months, Chen Lin was confident that he could reach the same level.

What really made him feel uneasy was the younger generation of the Zhou family who was known as the "Qilin Son".

If we allow him to enter the inner gate directly and obtain the true teachings of Fangcun Mountain, he will become a great threat in time.

"Master Yuan is absolutely right."

Chen Lin clapped his hands and smiled, "It would be a good thing for young people to hone their character in the outer hall for a few years."

"Thanks to Master-nephew Yuan for his thoroughness, Chen is grateful."

Upon seeing this, Chen Lin quickly took out a brocade box from his sleeve.

Even though there were three soul-sealing talismans pasted on the box, it still couldn't conceal the rays of light that overflowed from it, and the faint sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes could be heard, indicating that it clearly contained an extraordinary treasure.

"It's just a small gift, I hope you, Junior Brother Yuan, will accept it."

Chen Lin presented it with both hands, with an attentive smile on the corners of his eyes.

Yuan Shujian shook his head, his eyes slightly cold, turned around and left, stepping into the rustling bamboo shadows outside the corridor.

"Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch Chen."

Chen Lin stood there holding the brocade box, and suddenly remembered the rumors about this top disciple of Fangcun Mountain - in addition to his talent in cultivation that was unrivaled among his peers, he was even more famous for his "impartial and impartial" character.

It is said among the disciples that Yuan Shujian often said that "the rules of Fangcun Mountain cannot be broken". He even contradicted the elders in person for enforcing the law impartially.

Chen Lin shook his head in self-mockery and put the brocade box back into his sleeve.

~

[The second day, in front of Zhou's house.]

[The morning mist has not yet dissipated, and a few golden rays pierce through the clouds and sprinkle on the ancient gate of the Zhou family. ]

[Suddenly, a clear crane cry was heard in the distance, and dozens of snow-feathered cranes flapped their wings and came over. There were figures standing on the cranes' backs, and their clothes were fluttering. The cloud patterns of Fangcun Mountain were faintly visible in the morning light.]

[Before the gatekeeper of the Zhou family could come to his senses, the leader had already landed on the ground. It was Yuan Shujian who was still at the Chen family yesterday.]

[“Following the order from the mountain gate, lead the Zhou family members into Fangcun Mountain.”]

[You bid farewell to your grandfather and others, then ride on the crane to Fangcun Mountain.]

(End of this chapter)