Chapter 237 Immortal Gate
Such a good place, Qingfeng felt that even if he did not take any elixir, he could still cultivate to the Qi Refining Stage just by absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world. No wonder everyone wanted to join the immortal sect. The cultivation environment alone was countless times higher than those of casual cultivators.
After putting the people down, Uncle Jiang went up the mountain alone, while Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing led everyone to slowly walk towards the mountain gate. Flying is not allowed near the sect, so it is still far from the mountain gate of Qingfeng Hall. Letting everyone walk over may also be to show solemnity.
Two hours later, everyone reached the halfway point of the mountain. There was a pavilion on each side of the road for people to rest, but the road ahead suddenly broke here. A layer of mist blocked the front, and only the shadow of the mountain behind could be vaguely seen, but it was illusory and not very clear.
No road ahead? Just when everyone was wondering if they had taken the wrong road, suddenly a light and shadow flashed in the mist, and two figures appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.
The two people who just appeared are also disciples of Qingfeng Hall. One of them is called Zhou Nianyu and the other is called Ji Silin. They are on duty at the mountain gate during this period. Both of them are in the late stage of Qi training, and their status in the sect is much higher than that of Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing.
Without waiting for everyone to come forward to greet them, Zhou Nianyu on the left glanced at Qingyang and the others, then frowned and said, "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Qu, are these the new disciples you brought back? It seems that there are not many of them."
Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Reporting to Senior Brother Zhou, these are the disciples recruited by Yuling City. There was a small incident in Yuling City this year, so the Immortal Knocking Conference ended hastily, and the disciples recruited by various sects were not very satisfactory."
Ji Silin on the right sneered at their explanation and said, "Really? I heard that a person with a potential of 91 points appeared in Yuling City this year, but he was snatched away by the Yin Yang Sect. Uncle Jiang was reprimanded by the deputy head because of this matter."
The Heavenly Spiritual Root was snatched away by someone, can we blame it? The Yin Yang Sect is close, and sent a Jindan cultivator over? What can we do? Our Qingfeng Palace is so far away from Yuling City that even if we can pass the news back, by the time the sect sends people over, the opportunity will be gone. Li Shengbo and the others were full of grievances when this matter was mentioned.
Zhou Nianyu also knew that they were not to blame for this matter, and hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying: "Brother Ji, don't say too much. This is not their fault. The deputy head is just venting his dissatisfaction. Brother Li, Uncle Jiang is in a bad mood and won't come. You can take him to the welcoming courtyard to stay first."
After working hard for more than two months, traveling tens of thousands of miles to recruit disciples at the Immortal Knocking Conference, he was scolded by the deputy head as soon as he came back. It would be strange if Uncle Jiang was in a good mood. But there is no way. Such a good seedling was snatched away by other sects, and the deputy head would definitely not be happy. Uncle Jiang is the person in charge. Although he knows that he can't be blamed, a scolding is inevitable.
As for Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing, they went there just to help Uncle Jiang, so this matter can't be blamed on them, and the sect will not be angry with them for this.
After that, Zhou Nianyu took out a small navy blue flag from his bosom, and then waved it. The mist behind them quickly dissipated, revealing a majestic mountain gate. The entire mountain gate was milky white, tall and exquisite, luxurious but not vulgar, without a trace of mixed colors, as if it was carved from a whole piece of white jade. I don't know where Qingfeng Hall found such a large piece of white jade.
Behind the mountain gate, there are countless wide stone steps leading to the distance. Perhaps because the mountain is so high, you can even see clouds and mist surrounding the stone steps, like a dream, and it looks like a ladder to the fairyland.
Looking further back, there are layers of palaces and pavilions, which rise and fall with the terrain, and there is no end in sight. Some are hidden among countless towering ancient trees, some are located beside the deep pools in the valley, and some stand in the air on the top of strange peaks and rocks. Some are solemn, some are majestic, some are elegant, some are cold, some are quiet, and some are rough. With so many buildings, I'm afraid only a large sect like Qingfeng Hall can afford to build them.
After bidding farewell to Zhou Nianyu and Ji Silin who were guarding the mountain gate, Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing took Qingyang and the others and continued to walk forward. After walking for half an hour, they didn't know how many stone steps they had walked, and finally stopped at a fork in the road. There was a huge courtyard on the left side of the fork in the road. This was the welcoming courtyard that Zhou Nianyu mentioned, which was usually used by Qingfeng Hall to entertain visiting guests.
Compared with Yuling City, the architecture of Qingfeng Hall is completely different in style. Yuling City has not completely broken away from the influence of the secular world, so the architecture of Yuling City is always grand, comfortable and luxurious. The architecture of Qingfeng Hall is tall and majestic, but it has a bit of the spirituality of the residence of immortals. It looks simple, heavy, simple and elegant, which makes people shine at a glance. Only such a building seems to be worthy of the identity of an immortal cultivator.
Although the building in front of us is just a welcoming courtyard for entertaining guests, we can also see the style and shadow of the immortal gate architecture of Qingfeng Hall. Since it is a reception courtyard, it must be divided into areas. The conditions for entertaining high-level cultivators and low-level cultivators must be very different.
Qingyang and his companions can only be regarded as the lowest-level disciples, so the place where they live is also a courtyard with relatively ordinary conditions in the reception courtyard. Li Shengbo and Qu Pingjing led Qingyang and others all the way forward, passed through two courtyard walls, and finally came to a huge courtyard.
The layout of this courtyard is similar to the one where Qingyang stayed on his last night in Yuling City. The only difference is that it is countless times larger and has many more rooms. It can accommodate at least hundreds of people. At this time, there are already quite a few people in the courtyard, of different ages. The oldest is already in his early thirties, and the youngest is seven or eight years old. However, their cultivation is generally not high, and they are basically in the Kaimai realm.
Of course, there are also people in the Qi Refining Stage. You can find a few of them if you look around, but they are generally close to forty years old, with a face full of vicissitudes. Yes, over thirty years old is already the limit for the immortal gate to recruit disciples. If they are older, can they be recruited here for retirement?
Of course, the people living here are all disciples recruited from the Immortal Knocking Conference in other places. Those who are closer come back earlier. Qingyang and his group are almost the last few batches. When everyone arrives and the entrance ceremony is held, they will be officially Qingfeng Hall disciples.
Li Shengbo arranged accommodation for them and left, leaving Qingyang and his group in the courtyard. The disciples in the courtyard were also very bored. Seeing that there were new people, they gathered around.