The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 292 Bridge Mountain
The matter of becoming a disciple was settled. Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief and held Mo Yingcheng tightly.

"We're a family from now on." Lin Bai knew that Mo Yingcheng was a man of high moral character. No matter how the others did things, their character was acceptable. It was definitely a good thing for Sister Pei to join the Hidden Sect.

After sighing for a long time, Lin Bai came to ask about the etiquette of becoming a disciple and what he needed to prepare.

Although Lin Bai had accepted disciples before, he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage when he accepted them, and his two disciples were just little girls, so there was naturally no need for anything grand and simply serving them tea would be considered a complete ceremony.

But now it is a Nascent Soul cultivator who is recruiting disciples, and this is not the territory of Qiaoshan, so I don’t know whether the etiquette is complicated or whether I need to invite people to watch the ceremony.

"Just kowtow and that's it." Mo Yingcheng was well-versed in human relationships and knew what Lin Bai meant. "Since you've become my disciple, you're no longer an outsider. Besides, my master doesn't really like to do those empty things. Just kowtow and call me master and that's it."

"Chen Tianren is worthy of the name of Tianren." Lin Bai sighed.

Seeing a good person, Lin Bai also planned to learn Chen Tianren's teaching methods so that he could teach Miaomiao according to her aptitude in the future.

After chatting for a while, they agreed to perform the apprenticeship ceremony ten days later, and then Mo Yingcheng left.

Only Lin Bai and Mu Zhen were left in the courtyard.

"Sister Zhen, Pei Ning has married into a noble family. As a senior, you should also show some respect, right?" Lin Bai grabbed Mu Zhen's sleeve.

"..." Mu Zhen was stunned for a moment, and finally lost his patience and said unhappily: "Lin Zhuanlun, do you think I am Duobao Taoist? If you love Pei Ning, just do it by yourself, what does it have to do with me?"

"I just said it casually." Lin Bai felt wrong and did not dare to argue.

"However, what you said makes sense." Mu Zhen actually smiled and said, "I was also a witness to your collusion with Pei Ning. I should express my opinion."

"I knew that Sister Zhen loves to support the younger generation!" Lin Bai quickly went up to her and said something nice.

"As for what to give, I need to think carefully." Mu Zhen pushed Lin Bai away, stood up and walked into the house.

Lin Bai found the house gloomy and hesitant. He thought he would be tortured if he went in.

"Are you coming?" Mu Zhen walked to the door, turned her head, spoke softly, and raised her eyes.

She was often flirtatious when we were in the Endless River Secret Realm, and I haven't been intimate with her since we returned to the Daoyin Sect. It seems that now that she has recovered from her injuries, she can no longer hang up the avoidance card.

Close the door and create your own world.

"No matter if they are ordinary people or powerful ones who guard a piece of heaven and earth, in the end, they will all turn into dust and be destroyed in smoke. How many people can live forever?"

After some ups and downs, Mu Zhen became more interested. He pinched Lin Bai's flesh and said, "The sword intent is stagnant in your body, but it seems to be tempering your body all the time. Not only are you recovering faster, but you are also more condensed than before."

This is a full meal, commenting on the dishes. Lin Bai naturally followed her and did not respond.

"I don't know when we will meet again." Mu Zhen actually felt sad.

"Sister Zhen, what are you doing in the north?" Lin Bai was very curious.

"Let's go and see why the war started and where it originated." Mu Zhen smiled and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go?"

"My sword intent has not disappeared, and my magic weapon has not been completed. I don't plan to go out." Lin Bai was unwilling to take risks and decided to go home and embrace his apprentice.

Mu Zhen nodded, without any further reluctance, and became even more gentle.

"Sister Zhen, the treasure you promised me..." Halfway through the journey, Lin Bai brought up the old matter again.

"You're indispensable!" Mu Zhen was not as angry as before. Maybe she was used to it. Instead, she smiled coquettishly.

Hearing this, Lin Bai felt relieved, and seeing that she was very dedicated and willing to try everything, he no longer had any concerns.

At dawn the next day, Lin Bai finally woke up in a daze, but he did not see Sister Zhen.

"Did he run away?"

Lin Bai was shocked and hurried out. Seeing Dugu Yan and Dugu Jing chatting, he went to ask them.

"Senior Mu said that he gained a lot from discussing Taoism with you for one night, and he wanted to choose a place to attain enlightenment." Dugu Yan answered honestly.

"Choose...choose a place? Doesn't that mean running away?" Lin Bai was stunned.

"Sir, Senior Mu has something to give you before he leaves." Dugu Jing took out a letter and presented it with both hands.

Why write a letter when you can't say anything on the bed? Lin Bai took it and tore it open.

Sure enough, there were only four words: I’m leaving first.

In the end, he ran away. Last night's affection was just an illusion, and this morning he ran away...

Women really can't be trusted.

Lin Bai felt that he could not do such a thing!

"You eat my food and drink my drinks, but in the end you still run away!"

There was no way out. Lin Bai touched his waist and knew that he could only swallow this loss.

I went to ask Mo Yingcheng again and found out that Mu Zhen had really been there.

"She has made up her mind to leave, and I can't stop her." Mo Yingcheng also sighed, "She came to say goodbye to me early this morning, and said that you wanted to keep her, and she was afraid that you would be too sad, and that Pei Ning would blame her, so she asked me to comfort her a little."

Mo Yingcheng smiled as he spoke, and then whispered, "Junior Brother Zhuanlun is always affectionate, he is indeed a romantic man."

"..." Lin Bai had no choice but to laugh it off.

After asking about etiquette, Lin Bai returned to Daishan. He did not mention Mu Zhen's departure, but only told Sister Pei about Chen Tianren accepting a disciple.

"I have been in Daoyin Sect for a long time. Although the foundation here is not as good as Qiaoshan, Chen Tianren is famous, and the senior brothers and sisters are kind and gentle. You and I have received a word of kindness from Chen Tianren in the past. Now I am naturally very happy to be his disciple." Pei Ning agreed.

The matter has been settled, and there is no need to think about it any further. I will just meditate quietly and wait for the ceremony of becoming a disciple.

Even though nothing happened, Sister Pei didn't want to stay in bed any longer, so Lin Bai checked what he had gained from the trip to Jiuzha Mountain.

In a quiet room, he set up a formation and took out the fragments of the stone plate.

In the secret realm of Endless River, Mu Zhen got plum fruit on the top of the mountain and a fragment of a stone plate, and took the chessboard away.

I held the fragment in my hand and rubbed it carefully. I didn't feel anything mysterious about it. I just felt it was an ordinary thing.

I probed into his spiritual power and consciousness, but there was no reaction at all.

Yet, vaguely, I felt it was extremely close, as if it had been taken from myself.

Previously in the Endless River Secret Realm, I had a strong sense of good fortune in my heart, and I knew that this item must be suitable for me. It was just that due to my realm and vision, I could not recognize its wonderful use.

"This is indeed my natal stone disc, but I don't know why it broke. How many pieces did it break into? Who broke it? Who was the previous owner?"

"Now that we have this thing, do we still want to refine the gourd into a life-saving magic weapon?"

"This item should be left by the Taoist Master Wuxiang. Is it used by the Taoist Master Wuxiang?"

"How can I use it? My innate ability has given me the ability to avoid disasters and seek good fortunes, hasten death and end life, and can also track down traces. With the help of the Taoist Wuxiang, time and space are parallel. What effect can the stone plate have?"

After thinking for a long time, I got nothing.

I closed my eyes and came to the stone plate. A ray of green was still there. It was Auntie Gu's dog chain. The moonlight was even brighter, which showed that Xiuxiu was really making great progress.

Sitting cross-legged and meditating, Lin Bai observed the stone plate beneath him.

In fact, Lin Bai had no idea how much time he had spent here, and he had already become familiar with the lines and cracks on the stone plate like the lines on the palm of his hand.

After a brief pause, he found a place that matched the fragment he had obtained. However, the fragment was only the size of a fist, but this place was more than a hundred times larger.

Lin Bai looked at the lines carefully again, and gathered a cloud of mist, trying to imitate their shape, but it dispersed again, and ultimately failed.

"The stone plate here and the fragments outside are originally one thing, so it is naturally difficult to form. Or is it that I have not sensed the mystery?"

Lin Bai muttered to himself for a while, still having no clue.

Anyway, no matter what, this fragment will definitely be of great use, just not today, but in the future.

If the fragments could be combined into a stone plate, then the natal object would be formed, which would surely be even more mysterious.

Lin Bai no longer bothered about this matter, and just focused on meditation. After all, many things would be easily solved once his realm was raised.

After a few more days, it was the auspicious day to become a disciple.

There was no special ceremony. In addition to the seven disciples under Chen Tianren, there were also three Jindan managers in the sect. The only people who watched the ceremony were Qu Ruyi and Huang Ruhua, who were close to each other and loved to join in the fun.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, Chen Tianren gave Pei Ning a rusty sword, which was something he used to wear. He then gave Pei Ning a few more words of advice, telling him to find him if he had any questions, and then they clapped their hands and parted ways.

Thinking back to the time when Miaomiao was taken in, it seemed that it was not as perfunctory as today. Lin Bai also saw Chen Tianren's unconventional style.

"Don't mind it, Junior Brother Zhuanlun. My Daoyin Sect is newly founded and has always been simple." Mo Yingcheng was a kind-hearted person. Fearing that Lin Bai would have a grudge, he did not forget to explain afterwards.

Lin Bai didn't care much about these empty formalities, and he wouldn't say anything. Anyway, the master-disciple relationship was already established, and Sister Pei would have a new world in the future.

After the apprenticeship ceremony was over, Lin Bai was not in a hurry to return to Qiaoshan, but stayed to continue his meditation.

Pei Ning was the youngest of Chen Tianren's many disciples. He moved away from Meishan and went to Yushan Mountain to live with Dugu Yan.

Lin Bai helped Sister Pei comprehend the meaning of the sword every day, and instructed Dugu Jing on formations from time to time, and he lived a very enjoyable life.

Another half a year passed in a flash. When Lin Bai was in meditation, Dugu Yan came to his door with Gu Yao.

Lin Bai thought that it was Aunt Gu who came to urge him to do something, but he didn't expect there was another reason.

"The ancestor of the Cheng family passed away due to old age. Uncle Jiuchong and Cheng Shuang went to pay a visit to Chen Tianren, and I specially asked Senior Sister Dugu to come and find you." Gu Yao didn't say anything more and said directly that she was here to attend the funeral.

Lin Bai didn't have a deep impression of the Cheng family ancestor. He only knew that he was the oldest and didn't have many years left to live. He had fought desperately when he surrounded and killed Lu Haike last time, so he was probably already decayed inside.

Now the fall is expected.

"You should go back too." Gu Yao joked, "Now people in Qiaoshan are saying that my Gu family worked so hard to raise a golden elixir, but it was snatched away by Daoyin Sect."

Lin Bai immediately became anxious and shouted, "You believe this? I am loyal to my ancestor! Heaven and earth can bear witness to this!"

"I didn't say I believed it, why are you so anxious?" Gu Yao crossed her arms and smiled, "Pei Ning joined the Daoyin Sect, do you have the same idea?"

"The kindness that the ancestors have shown me is like the sea. I can't even repay them in time. How can I join them?"

Lin Bai made a clever remark, changed the subject, and asked, "Why didn't Miaomiao and Xiaoyuer come with you? I've been here for so long, and they didn't say anything about sending a message or anything."

"They both have their own assignments. Miaomiao is detained in Fengming Mountain as a preacher and teacher, and Jiang Yu is refining pills in her Dihuo Cave. They are both very busy!" said Gu Yao.

"I see." Lin Bai nodded and sighed, "Busy, everyone is busy, it's better to be busy."

"It's not that I'm busy, it's just that they seemed to have committed a crime and they are not allowed to go out." Gu Yao smiled.

No need to think too much, it must be Miaomiao's fault.

Without asking any more questions, Lin Bai and Gu Yao went to look for Gu Jiuchong.

At this moment, Gu Jiuchong had already paid his respects to Chen Tianren and was talking to Mo Yingcheng in a side hall.

Cheng Shuang stood aside, wearing a black robe. She didn't look as lively as usual, but rather sad.

Shen Qiyun was standing next to Mo Yingcheng, and Qu Ruyi and Huang Ruhua were also there.

At the beginning, Qu Ruyi met Cheng Shuang in the Wu Zi Secret Realm, and the two of them formed a deep friendship. Now that the ancestor of the Cheng family has passed away, Qu Ruyi hurried to see the little sisters.

"It's time for you to go back to Qiaoshan. Everyone is talking about you." When Gu Jiuzhong saw Lin Bai coming, he refused to let him leave.

Lin Bai naturally agreed, as he also wanted to take care of Aunt Gu.

After chatting for a while, Gu Jiuchong decided not to stay any longer and took Gu Yao and Cheng Shuang with him and headed south to visit Yunxia Sect.

Lin Bai didn't say much. He gave Pei Ning instructions for the whole night and then went to say goodbye to Dugu Hao. He wanted to go alone, but Qu Ruyi came up to him and insisted on following him.

Huang Ruhua was led astray by Qu Ruyi and decided to go along.

Lin Bai didn't have any temper. He took the two women and one snake with him, crossed the Endless River, bypassed the Thousand Valleys of Sand, and then headed straight to Qiaoshan.

After leaving them at Xinyifang, Lin Bai did not go to visit his old friends and went straight to Qingyun Mountain of Qiaoshan Sect.

After being away for a long time, returning to Qiaoshan, I felt even more solemn.

Looking at the blessed land of Xianqiao from afar, it seems even higher.

"Senior." Gu Wushang and Gu Fang greeted him.

Lin Bai nodded, casually asked about Qiaoshan's recent situation, and then went to the Water Curtain Cave with Gu Wushang.

The two of them came to the outside of Gu Yao's cave and continued to walk upwards.

Soon, we saw a pool of water surrounded by green trees. At the end was a waterfall, and that was where Gu Qingshui was meditating.

Lin Bai hurried forward and saluted, thinking that he could finally go through the main entrance this time.

Sure enough, a stream of clear water came over to cover him. Lin Bai did not dare to resist and was swept in in an instant.

Although I went in through the main gate, I didn't enter by myself.

I heard the sound of water and opened my eyes, then I saw a person sitting cross-legged in front of me. He was wearing a light blue palace dress with long black hair hanging down behind him.

"Ancestor!" Lin Bai hurried forward and knelt beside Gu Qingshui.

Gu Qingshui couldn't stand Lin Bai's affection. She shook her head slightly, stared at Lin Bai for a while, and asked, "Are you hurt?"

"It's an old injury from the secret realm of Jiuzha Mountain. It's not serious." Lin Bai said.

Gu Qingshui said nothing, but gently lifted her hand and touched Lin Bai's brow.

She was a little thin, with slender hands and pink nails that were as soft as water.

Lin Bai stood still, feeling only a slight coolness between his eyebrows, and then the coolness spread throughout his body.

Gu Qingshui withdrew his hand, nodded slightly, and said: "It seems that your trip was worthwhile."

"If it weren't for the mercy of the old ancestor, I wouldn't have this opportunity." Lin Bai was sincere and asked, "Old ancestor, do you know who this sword intent came from?"

Gu Qingshui did not answer, but said: "Tell me in detail about your trip."

Lin Bai did not dare to hide anything and told everything immediately, including the story of how he and Mu Zhen worked together to kill someone and how he removed the sword.

After listening to this, Gu Qingshui pondered for a long time but did not speak.

(End of this chapter)