A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 311 White Mist Crane Shadow
Duan Rong and his companions were led by four people out of the lower courtyard, along the mountain path, and into the dreary forest...

The stone steps disappeared after passing the lower courtyard.

At this time, there were only jagged rocks under their feet...

There are a lot of mosses among the rocks and ferns growing out of the cracks in the rocks, and many of the ferns are trampled on the rocks.

In just the past few days, this desolate and desolate mountain road has been trampled upon by countless registered disciples.

There was a light mist in the forest and visibility was slightly poor.

Duan Rong and the old man surnamed Qin walked in front.

Duan Rong looked around carefully, fearing that the baboon would suddenly jump out of the woods and cause trouble again.

Duan Rong tightened the package on his back. In addition to the bag he carried on his back, the old man also gave each of them a fur blanket and a Taoist robe in the lower courtyard just now.

From time to time, poisonous snakes and scorpions crawl out from the cracks between the rocks and the grass.

When these poisonous creatures saw the human figure, they were frightened and rushed to bite Duan Rong's feet. Duan Rong kicked the snakes and scorpions into meat paste with a flick of his foot.

Duan Rong killed and cleared the way along the way, while Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi walked behind him, thus avoiding the harassment from poisonous insects.

Xiao Yu was fine. He was escorting escorts outside all year round and didn't care too much about these things.

Shen Mizhi was most afraid of snakes and insects. As she walked behind Xiao Yu, she would look at Duan Rong not far ahead with gratitude from time to time.

They walked in the woods for about an incense stick of time, and then gradually came out of the dense forest and came to the edge of the cliff.

Outside the cliff was a bottomless abyss, but at this time it was filled with thick fog, and all that could be seen was a vast expanse of white. In the distance, the dark shadows of a few mountains were vaguely visible in the fog, like lurking wild beasts.

They suddenly stopped somewhere near the cliff.

A thin young man looked at Shen Mizhi and said, "Go down this cableway and you will reach the Elders' Council. Let's go."

At this time, Duan Rong and his friends realized that not far from the young man's feet, there was an iron chain as thick as an arm extending from the cliff wall and extending into the thick white fog...

Shen Mizhi bit her lip, her eyes reddened, she turned her head to look at Xiao Yu and said, "Sister Xiao..."

The two of them had been together all the way, and now they were about to separate, and Shen Mizhi suddenly felt reluctant to leave.

Seeing Shen Mizhi wanting to cry, Xiao Yu walked over, took Shen Mizhi's hand, and said, "Look at you...it's not like we won't see each other anymore..."

Shen Mizhi said: "Sister Xiao, I will come to see you."

Xiao Yu nodded, her eyes slightly red.

A stone pit was dug out on the cliff not far from the iron chain. The thin young man took out two wrapping belts made of animal skins from the pit.

The young man handed a wrap to Shen Mizhi.

He took the other one and looked at Shen Mizhi and said, "Do as I do."

The young man tied the thin rattan ropes on both sides of the animal skin around his waist, then grabbed both sides of the animal skin with both hands, squatted on the edge of the cliff, put the animal skin on the iron chain, and jumped up.

The iron chain shook, and the young man slid into the thick white fog and disappeared.

Shen Mizhi also squatted on the edge of the cliff. She pursed her lips, turned her head to look at Xiao Yu, Duan Rong, and Ximen Kankan, and then suddenly swiped the iron chain. As the iron chain shook, Shen Mizhi disappeared in the white mist.

Duan Rong and the other two watched Shen Mizhi go into the white mist, their eyes filled with sadness.

Although we are all in Taiyi Sect, the mountains are so vast that we don’t know when we will meet again after this separation.

The four of them have been together all the way and have developed a deep bond, especially Xiao Yu, who has always regarded Shen Mizhi as her younger sister.

The others had already started walking forward, but Xiao Yu was still standing there in a daze. Duan Rong walked over, patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Let's go."

Xiao Yu came to his senses and caught up with Duan Rong and the others.

The group walked along the edge of the cliff for several feet and then stopped at another place.

I saw four iron chains tied to the cliff wall not far away, passing through the white fog.

The two people leading Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan pointed to a ropeway and said, "Go down this ropeway."

Xiao Yu turned his head and looked at Duan Rong intently. They looked at each other in silence. Duan Rong's lips moved, but it was unknown what he said.

Xiao Yu paused for a moment and said softly, "I'm leaving."

"Yeah." Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Be careful."

Xiao Yu nodded, tied the vine rope, and followed the man who was leading her into the white fog.

Ximen Kankan squatted on the edge of the cliff, turned his head and looked at Duan Rong, and said: "Duan Rong! Remember, I am working as a blacksmith in the Weapon Shop. Remember to come find me..."

Duan Rong nodded, but his eyes were fixed on the iron chain where Xiao Yu's figure disappeared.

Ximen Kankan noticed Duan Rong's gaze and said, "You are a guy who values women over friends!?"

"Are you going to leave or not? If not, I'll kick you down!" Duan Rong said, and really kicked Ximen Kankan.

Ximen Kankan was startled and immediately jumped from the edge of the cliff into the fog.

As the white fog rolled, Ximen Kankan's voice could be heard. "Duan Rong, just wait! When you come to find me, I will kick your ass to pieces..."

Duan Rong stood on the edge of the cliff and smiled, but the next moment, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. He looked at the iron chain swaying in the vast white fog and murmured, "Xiao Yu, Kan Kan, take care of yourself."

The old man surnamed Qin walked to the front and paused. Duan Rong saw him out of the corner of his eye and immediately followed him.

Now, there were only two of them left on the edge of the cliff. On one side was a towering cliff, and on the other side was thick white fog. Both of them walked in silence.

After walking for nearly half an incense stick of time, the old man showed no intention of stopping.

Duan Rong turned his head and glanced to his side. There was a thick white fog. Along the way, they had passed more than twenty iron chains, which obviously led to different places in the sect.

Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he asked tentatively, "Old Qin, Ximen Kankan and Xiao Yu, the iron chains they drew are quite close!"

The old man walked with his hands behind his back. He sneered when he heard this and said, "One of them is going to the Stone Square and the other is going to the Weapon Square. The Stone Square and the Weapon Square are both under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Department. They are located on two adjacent hills, so of course the iron chain is close."

"Taipu Hall?!" Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat. This term was very unfamiliar to him. "Then, Mr. Qin, where should I go to be a medicine boy?"

"Go to Pharmacist Shang."

Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he continued to ask, "Who is in charge of Pharmacist Shang?"

"Pharmacist Shang is the registered pharmacist of the sect's pharmacy. But he manages his own business." "Sect's pharmacy? Registered pharmacist? He manages his own business?" Duan Rong pondered for a moment, thinking about the meaning of the old man's words, his eyes flickered, and he wanted to continue asking. "Qin..."

Duan Rong had just uttered a word when the old man suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with a cold light like a knife, staring at Duan Rong and said, "Boy, you are a registered disciple, just do your own thing. The sect is so big, don't ask questions!"

After the old man finished speaking, he continued walking forward.

Duan Rong looked at the old man's back, sighed softly, and thought to himself: There are so many organizations in Taiyi Sect. He had only been there for a while, but he had already heard the names of several organizations. There was the Elders' Court, the Lower Court, the Imperial Household Hall, the Medicine Pavilion, and that Pharmacist Shang's place, and his own place.

The organization of a sect that has existed for tens of thousands of years is indeed bloated!
Old man Qin was walking in front, but he was secretly talking to Duan Rong behind him.

He usually had no good face towards these registered disciples, and it was even more impossible for him to chat with them about the Pharmacy and Taifu Hall.

He originally thought that this kid knew when to advance and when to retreat, spoke politely, and did not have the bad habits of those children from wealthy families. In addition, this kid recognized the three poisonous herbs that Pharmacist Shang had placed with him, which made him look at him with new eyes. He chatted with him for a while, but he did not expect that this kid would be so arrogant and try to trick him into talking.

Duan Rong naturally understood why the old man was angry, so he just walked with his head down and didn't say another word along the way.

In this way, the two walked along the edge of the cliff for a long time before finally stopping in front of a steep cliff.

Near the cliff, there was only an iron chain, hanging alone in the white fog.

Old Man Qin took out two animal skin straps from a cave on the cliff and handed one to Duan Rong.

Because Duan Rong just walked obediently and didn't say anything more, at this time, the look in Old Man Qin's eyes when he looked at Duan Rong had softened a lot. "Tie the vine rope tightly around your waist. No matter what happens during the rope rowing, hold on to the animal skin and you can survive!"

Duan Rong took the animal skin strap, looked at Old Man Qin with gratitude, and tied the rattan rope tightly around his waist.

Just as Duan Rong was tied up, Old Man Qin was already at the edge of the cliff. He leaped up and disappeared into the vast white fog.

Duan Rong squatted on the edge of the cliff, holding onto the animal hide with holes at both ends, and placed it on the iron chain. He leaped into the vast fog...

Duan Rong's body was whizzing through the thick fog in the valley. The fog in the valley soon wet his face, hair, and clothes.

Duan Rong looked at the rolling fog and had the illusion that he was hanging upside down in the air and walking on the fog.

When Old Man Qin slid across the iron chain, it seemed that the fog along the way had been thinned a little, otherwise the moisture on Duan Rong's face would have been even wetter.

Duan Rong was gliding when he suddenly saw a white shadow standing on a dark iron chain not far ahead. There was a red cap the size of a fist on the white shadow's head.

It turned out to be a crane, standing safely on the dangling iron chain, grooming its feathers with its beak. It didn't seem to be panicked at all when it saw Duan Rong gliding out of the white mist.

It waited until Duan Rong got close to it before it suddenly spread its wings, flapped its wings and shot out like an arrow, flying straight into the white mist in the sky.

When the crane leaped up into the sky, a few feathers on its wings even brushed Duan Rong's cheek.

Duan Rong smiled as he watched the crane disappear into the vast white mist. The crane, the white mist, the cliff, the iron chain, such a wonderful sight, made him feel as if he had entered a fairyland...

Duan Rong was gliding in the boundless white fog, and he didn't know how long he had been gliding. He only saw a large black shadow in front of him. The color became darker and darker, and gradually a mountain appeared from the white fog.

Duan Rong slid down the iron chain, jumped, and landed on the edge of the cliff on the top of the mountain.

Duan Rong stood on the edge of the cliff, and saw Old Man Qin not far away, twisting his soaked sleeves, with a puddle of water at his feet...

Duan Rong placed the animal skin wrap in his hand into the stone cave next to him, and imitated Old Man Qin to wring out some of the dryness from his sleeves.

Old man Qin wrung out his clothes and walked forward. Duan Rong followed him immediately.

Duan Rong walked while circulating his internal energy, and stood on tiptoe in a horse stance. In just half an incense stick of time, the heat from his internal energy had dried Duan Rong's clothes.

Duan Rong glanced sideways and saw that old man Qin's clothes were still wet and stuck to his body.

Duan Rong's eyes moved and swept towards Old Man Qin's temple.

Old man Qin's temple was as flat as before, with nothing unusual.

Because they were inside the sect, Duan Rong did not release his spiritual consciousness to penetrate Old Man Qin's dantian, but through the appearance of Old Man Qin's temple and his body shape along the way, Duan Rong had already determined that Old Man Qin was a mortal who did not practice martial arts.

A mortal who was not a warrior in the sect was actually in charge of the assignment of the registered disciples in the lower courtyard.

There must be some tricks involved. This old man must have some background.

Duan Rong's look towards Old Man Qin was not one of contempt, but rather one that was more serious.

As they walked, they suddenly stopped in front of a cave on the edge of a cliff.

Old Man Qin turned his head and looked at Duan Rong, saying, "We're here. That's where Pharmacist Shang is. Come with me."

Duan Rong followed Old Man Qin while looking intently at the cave not far ahead.

I saw a large platform in front of the cave, which was obviously dug out by humans.

The platform was on the edge of the cliff, and there seemed to be a stone railing carved out of local materials, surrounding the platform.

At this moment, in the corner of the platform, there were four black spots, concentrating on doing something. From a distance, the subtle noises of various stone and iron tools could be heard.

When Duan Rong followed Old Man Qin closer, he finally saw the four black spots clearly.

There were three men and one woman, four young people, all dressed in green Taoist robes, with gloomy faces and an expression that said "keep away from strangers".

Duan Rong took a quick look and found that the tools in their hands were all tools for processing herbs. However, during this glance, Duan Rong discovered that there were several tools that he had never seen before.

You have to know that he has devoured the spirit of Gu Suxiu's ancestral weapon, as well as the spirits of almost all the weapons left by Shen Ping in the Wild Boar Mountain Cave stronghold. In principle, he should have seen all the tools used to process medicinal herbs in the world.

But there were a few objects that Duan Rong could confirm with just a glance, and they had never appeared in the spirit objects he had devoured and digested.

Old Man Qin looked at the four pharmacists busy in the corner and asked, "Pan Yong, is Pharmacist Shang here?"

A square-faced, bright-eyed young man raised his head, smiled naively, and said, "Master Qin is here. Master Shang is here. Please go in."

Old Man Qin nodded, pointed to the flat ground at the entrance of the cave, and said, "Put your package here first and follow me into the cave."

Duan Rong put down the package he was carrying on his back and followed Old Man Qin into the cave.

The moment Old Man Qin turned around and went into the cave, the other two men and one woman who were working with their heads down suddenly raised their heads and glanced at Duan Rong's back with strange expressions.

The woman among them was quite pretty. Her face was flushed from sweating from working. She looked at Duan Rong's profile, snorted coldly, and muttered, "Another fool!"

When Pan Yong heard this, his face darkened and he said angrily, "Tang Zhu, stop talking nonsense."

The woman named Tang Zhu realized that she had said something wrong, so she immediately pursed her lips and lowered her head to work.

The other people also started working, and various subtle noises began to sound in the corner of the platform...

(End of this chapter)