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

Chapter 495 Spiritual Master
A ray of black light passed through the swirling clouds in the endless mountains, drew an arc, and landed in a valley somewhere.

The black light fell to the ground, revealing the burly Chu Qiushan. He was wearing a coarse blue shirt, but his hair was obviously carefully combed and neatly tied on top of his head with a wooden hairpin.

Chu Qiushan walked forward slowly, and walked out of the dense forest. He saw a thatched cottage beside a clear stream. In front of the cottage, a vegetable patch was cultivated and planted with green cabbages. A man dressed as a farmer was weeding in the vegetable patch.

Chu Qiushan walked over and saluted the farmer.

He is the dignified leader of Taiyi Sect, but why would he bow to an old farmer?
Chu Qiushan said: "Mr. Chu, a month ago, I came to visit you and you said that the ancestor had been in seclusion for a month. I wonder if the ancestor has come out of seclusion today?"

The old farmer heard this but still didn't turn around. He turned his back to Chu Qiushan and used the hoe in his hand to weed the weeds at his feet and threw them out of the vegetable field. Then he turned his head to look at Chu Qiushan and said slowly: "It's time to leave the valley today. Come with me into the valley to take a look."

"Thank you, Mr. Chu." Chu Qiushan was still very respectful.

Afterwards, the old farmer leaned his hoe against the door of the hut and led Chu Qiushan to the back of the house.

The two men spoke in silence along the way. After walking through the dense forest for a while, they climbed over a bare hill, then walked down the hill and soon entered another dead tree forest.

This dead wood forest is different as soon as you enter it.

There was only a faint mist among the dead branches, fallen leaves and withered grass, and the bare trees gave people a very similar feeling. The two walked in the forest for a while, and the scenery in front of them seemed to be motionless.

Because all the conditions were the same in all directions, and with the thick mist, it seemed as if there was no direction at all in this dead woods.

Chu Qiushan followed the old farmer closely. Even though he was a strong man in the Dongming Realm, he did not dare to be careless at this moment. He knew that if he got lost from the old farmer, he would not be able to get out of the forest.

This dead wood forest may look ordinary, but it is actually filled with geomancy and formation techniques, and they were set up by the ancestor himself. Each of the eight array eyes has seed characters imprinted on them, making it impossible for spiritual consciousness to penetrate them, and even the power of the laws will be shrouded and suppressed.

Chu Qiushan didn't know how long he had followed the old farmer. The forest seemed endless. He had walked through this forest countless times, but he felt that the old farmer took a different route every time.

Chu Qiushan initially thought that the old farmer was afraid that he would forget the way and deliberately took him a detour, but later he found that it was not the case.

It's not the old farmer who is changing, it's the forest that is changing.

When the forest changes, the path out of the forest naturally changes as well.

Suddenly, the old farmer in front stopped walking and whispered, "We're here!"

Chu Qiushan also followed behind him and paused. All around him were dead trees, fallen leaves, withered grass and mist, and he could not see any other scenery at all.

At this moment, the old farmer suddenly took out a ruler from his waist. The ruler seemed to be made of brass. It was quite old and covered with verdigris.

These ancient symbols were engraved on the surface of the ruler, and the pits in the symbols were also covered with verdigris.

The old farmer suddenly coughed, raised the ruler in his hand high, shook it to the southeast, to the southwest, and to the south, and then threw the ruler directly to a location between the southeast and the south.

There was a clang, and the copper ruler seemed to fall to the ground.

At this moment, the mist around me slowly dissipated, and the few dead trees in front of me disappeared like phantoms as the mist dissipated.

Chu Qiushan suddenly discovered that he and the old farmer were already standing at the entrance of a valley.

In the middle of the valley entrance, there stood a two-meter-high ancient stone tablet. On the huge stone tablet, there was only an ancient symbol engraved with mottled patterns.

Although Chu Qiushan did not recognize the specific content of this symbol, nor did he know its pronunciation, he knew that it was a seed character.

The copper ruler originally in the old farmer's hand is now at the foot of the stone tablet. The ancient symbols on the ruler and the seed characters on the stone tablet seem to have some kind of resonance.

The old farmer walked over expressionlessly, picked up the ruler, put it in his lower back, and said, "Let's go into the valley."

Chu Qiushan and the old farmer entered the valley and walked straight to a cave, only to see that the stone door of the cave was closed.

The old farmer turned around and looked at Chu Qiushan, saying, "They said they would be leaving the city today, so you can wait here. If the stone gate doesn't open today, come back in a few days."

Chu Qiushan clasped his fists upon hearing this and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chu."

At this time, the old farmer bowed slightly to Chu Qiushan, then turned around and walked out of the valley.

Chu Qiushan watched the old farmer leave the valley before sitting down at a stone table not far from the cave. The stone table was covered with dead leaves, but underneath the dead leaves was a black and white chess game.

Chu Qiushan didn't move at all, but the plate full of dead leaves fluttered without wind.

When the dead leaves were swept away, the true appearance of the chess player was revealed.

Chu Qiushan stared at the unfinished game, his eyes filled with deep contemplation.

At this moment, the stone door behind him made a rumbling sound.

Chu Qiushan turned his head and stood up immediately, only to see the stone door open and a figure walk out of the dark cave. He thought the person who came out was the sect's ancestor, Lu Yinlin, and was about to salute him, but suddenly he felt that the person was a little thinner than the ancestor.

Chu Qiushan hesitated for a moment, and the man had already walked out of the cave. Under the sunlight, Chu Qiushan was suddenly shocked. It was Gu Daoling!
Gu Daoling also saw Chu Qiushan standing in front of the stone table, and immediately clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Brother Chu, I saw you as soon as I walked out. It's fate."

There was a hint of tiredness on Gu Daoling's face.

Chu Qiushan immediately understood that the ancestor had been in seclusion for a month with Gu Daoling.

Chu Qiushan's eyes turned, and he clasped his fists in return, saying, "It's Junior Brother Gu! Junior Brother Gu is still concerned about the ancestor. Last time we met in the suburbs of Shenyun Mansion, Chu just mentioned it, and Junior Brother Gu really came."

Gu Daoling said: "What is to come will come. I was born in Qingzhou and learned from my master here. This will not change in ten thousand years."

Gu Daoling was just saying this for politeness. Lu Yinlin was in the cave, and he was saying this for Lu Yinlin to hear.

After Gu Daoling finished speaking, a faint cough suddenly came from deep in the cave.

Chu Qiushan and Gu Daoling looked at each other. Since they were in front of the ancestral cave, it was naturally inconvenient for them to chat for long.

Gu Daoling said: "Brother Chu, I will not disturb you from paying respect to the ancestor. I will leave now. We will meet again someday if we are lucky enough!"

Chu Qiushan said: "When we meet again, I hope you can improve your cultivation!"

Gu Daoling smiled and walked slowly. He came to the stone tablet in the valley and entered the dead woods filled with mist.

He walked into the dead woods in the opposite direction, without any cover, and could go straight out of the valley. After Gu Daoling walked out of the dead woods, he turned into a ray of black light and shot towards the sky.

Chu Qiushan straightened his clothes, walked slowly to the entrance of the cave, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Ancestor, Qiushan greets you!"

After a pause of about a second, a voice was heard from inside the cave. "It's Qiu Shan. Come in!"

Chu Qiushan stood up and walked in slowly. There was a fluorescent light in the depths of the cave, which was the light emitted by several strange mushrooms on the stone wall.

In the fluorescent light, I saw Lu Yinlin wearing a Taoist robe, sitting there, sipping water.

Chu Qiushan knelt down immediately.

Lu Yinlin said in a pale voice: "Get up."

Chu Qiushan stood up and looked at Lu Yinlin cautiously. He saw that Lu Yinlin, who had white hair and a youthful face, had a deep look of fatigue on his face. Lu Yinlin had already achieved great success in his cultivation, so it was definitely not an ordinary thing for him to feel tired.

He and Gu Daoling secluded themselves in this cave for a whole month, and it was obvious that this month was very exhausting for Lu Yinlin.

A strong envy welled up in Chu Qiushan's heart. He envied Gu Daoling very much.

Although he didn't know what the ancestor had done for Gu Daoling, it was obviously a very important matter. It was definitely not a trivial matter to make a great cultivator like the ancestor in the Nascent Soul Realm look so exhausted.

But Chu Qiushan also knew that envy was useless. He had to rely on himself to break through the late stage of the Cave Nether Realm before he was qualified to be with the ancestor again.

After taking a few sips, Lu Yinlin put down the bamboo tube in his hand and asked, "Qiu Shan, why did you come to see me?"

Chu Qiushan said: "Ancestor, more than a month ago, something happened. A disciple of the sect was circling in the elders' hall."

Lu Yinlin remained silent, waiting for Chu Qiushan to continue. He knew that Chu Qiushan would never dare to disturb him with such trivial matters.

Chu Qiushan continued, "This boy's whirlpool once stirred up the tide of heaven and earth's vital energy."

Lu Yinlin raised his head, his eyes flickering. "Did it trigger the tide of heaven and earth's vital energy?"

"That's right!" Chu Qiushan affirmed.

Lu Yinlin smiled. "My vortex has not yet triggered the tide of heaven and earth's vital energy." "There seems to be only one person in the record of Jiuzhou Continent who triggered the tide of heaven and earth's vital energy with a vortex, right?"

Chu Qiushan said: "Yes, only one person."

The smile that flashed across Lu Yinlin's face seemed to have a strange touch. "Master Lingji of Faxiang Temple!"

Chu Qiushan said: "Master Lingji is now a great man in the original god realm. He is also the only cultivator in the original god realm in Jiuzhou, the number one in Jiuzhou!"

Lu Yinlin smiled and said, "Could it be that the heavens have been so kind to my Taiyi Sect that a young spiritual master has emerged from my Taiyi Sect?"

This time, Chu Qiushan did not respond. Because he was a little unsure of the true meaning of Lu Yinlin's tone and smile. At this time, his principle was to be taciturn and not answer questions.

As expected, Lu Yinlin looked at him and asked, "Who is the disciple of the person you are talking about?"

Chu Qiushan said: "Zhu He!"

Lu Yinlin paused for a moment, then continued to ask, "What was the result of his Yougu test?"

Chu Qiushan said: "I am only half a step away from stepping onto the altar."

“Half a step away from the stage?!” Lu Yinlin’s eyes flickered and he asked, “Is it Duan Rong?”

"That's right!" Chu Qiushan said, "Ancestor has a good memory!"

Chu Qiushan had delivered the results of the valley test that day, the information of several people who crossed the red line, and the information of Duan Rong who was half a step away from stepping onto the altar to this deep valley.

However, that happened three or four years ago, yet Lu Yinlin still has a photographic memory.

Lu Yinlin showed an interesting expression on his face, and suddenly said: "Tell Zhu He to bring Duan Rong to see me!"

"Yes!"

On Tiefeng Mountain, in the tower forest.

After Su Bairong's body was covered with a white cloth and carried away, everyone still walked stiffly to the open space in front of Tallinn.

The instructor was already urging them to practice, and soon, the sound of iron colliding could be heard all around.

Xiao Yu sat at the edge of the dense forest and calmed down for a while. As soon as she stood up, another person walked over. It was a middle-aged woman wearing an old dress that didn't fit her well and her hair was a little messy.

She looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "You don't have a sparring partner, right? How about we find a partner?"

Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed. She knew the person in front of her. After all, she had been in Tallinn for almost a year, and she was familiar with most of the people there.

Xiao Yu frowned and said, "Don't you have a sparring partner?"

A trace of disgust flashed across the middle-aged woman's face, and she said, "That guy always looks at me with lustful eyes. I don't want to practice with him anymore."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu turned her head and saw a man not far away looking at this place. He was indeed the woman's original sparring partner.

When the man saw Xiao Yu's gaze, he immediately dodged behind the figure who was sparring with him.

A hint of hesitation appeared on Xiao Yu's face.

Seeing her hesitation, the middle-aged woman said, "Practice partners are supposed to practice with each other voluntarily. Now that Su Bairong is dead, you don't have anyone to practice with, right? What are you still thinking about?"

Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh and looked at the middle-aged woman with a sad look. She knew that the woman in front of her had been in Tallinn for almost ten years.

She wasn't the type to be picky about sparring, she just felt scared! Was she going to stay in this Tallinn for ten years? Could she really stay for ten years? She suddenly thought of Su Bairong again. Maybe if she couldn't stay for ten years, she would want to go home too...

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu seemed to see Duan Rong's smile flash before his eyes, but that smile was like a piece of drawing paper stained with oil, and it was already a little blurry...

At this moment, behind the middle-aged woman, the instructor was looking at this place with a stern gaze.

Xiao Yu knew that if she did not have a sparring partner for three consecutive days, the instructor would lock her up in a tower, away from daybreak, until another person found a sparring partner. Only then would she be released.

Xiao Yu looked at the somewhat materialistic middle-aged woman in front of him and nodded silently.

Seeing Xiao Yu agreed, the middle-aged woman smiled, slowly drew out the knife in her hand, and said, "Come on! You better take it easy!"

Xiao Yu didn't understand what the middle-aged woman meant by taking it easy, but the instructor was watching here, so she drew out her sword, and the two of them started practicing against each other.

After a few moves, Xiao Yu realized that this woman was extremely weak.

Xiao Yu now finally understood what she meant by "take it easy".

The two had just practiced a few moves when the middle-aged woman suddenly said, "Stop, stop, stop for now."

Xiao Yu stood with a knife in his hand, looking at the woman with a puzzled look. She glanced behind her and said with a smile, "The instructor has already walked over there. Let's practice again when he comes over."

After the woman finished speaking, she walked to the rock at the edge of the forest and sat there to rest.

Xiao Yu stood there in a daze, and she didn't react for a long time.

After a long time, Xiao Yu looked at the woman and said, "If you practice like this, when will you be able to leave Tallin?"

The woman smiled at her and said, "You still want to leave Tallinn?" "It's okay. After all, it's only the first year. In two or three years, you won't think so anymore."

Xiao Yu froze there, her body trembling slightly. The woman's smile stabbed her like a knife.

(End of this chapter)