Chapter 623: Request From an Old Friend
Although the content of the inner sect election was not disclosed, the fact that Wu Yi, the Wuyi Master, would recruit disciples in this examination was widely spread.
Anyone with some channels would understand the benefits of being a disciple of Wu Yi. At present, Wu Yi's sect is not popular, and even if one's qualifications are not high, he can be taken seriously and not fall into the state of being ignored.
Because Wu Yi spread this news, there are fewer Taoists around Yanxuan Tianchi in recent times, but the market formed by the gathering has not declined because of this, and it still survives tenaciously.
Wu Yi's attitude towards these markets is that as long as they do not enter the core area, he will let them be. In short, he controls the underground Yanmai and is not afraid of these people making trouble.
As Wu Yi's reputation gradually flourished in the sect, some old friends, even if they did not have much contact, came to Yanxuan Tianchi, handed in their business cards, and asked to see him. People like Li Gu also came to see him.
But decades later, Wu Yi has crossed the two levels of Jindan Yuanying, but he is still stuck in the foundation-building stage, unable to make any progress. This is probably how his life will be.
After Wu Yi entered the inner sect, he became a true disciple. He had no shortage of natural resources and cultivation methods. He could concentrate on cultivation without being disturbed by external affairs. For inner sect low-level disciples like Li Gu, there were still things to do, such as surveying, to earn resources and improve their cultivation. Outsiders see it as glamorous, but you know the bitterness in your heart.
The hurdle from the outer sect to the inner sect is indeed the most important turning point in the lives of many disciples. However, some people soar to the sky, but some people sink and become indistinguishable from the crowd.
Li Gu struggled for a while and realized that his talent was like this. Now he has become a Taoist partner with Yi Kun Dao, and they have branched out. When they meet again, the other party is full of vicissitudes, with ravines on his face, full of traces of time, and his Taoist robe is still brand new. I don’t know if it was deliberately changed because of this.
To be honest, although Li Gu had handed over his business card at first, he still didn't have much hope that Wu Yi would meet him. Originally, he and Wu Yi had a mutually beneficial relationship, and they were not close friends. There was no foundation of "getting rich and powerful and not forgetting each other", and it was common for Wu Yi not to meet him.
When he met Wu Yi, Li Gu was extremely excited, but he just talked and laughed, because decades of smiling and flattering had worn away Li Gu's passion. He was very cautious. Wu Yi was unhappy, and Li Gu was uncomfortable, so it ended in a short while.
At the end, Wu Yi offered to give Li Gu some natural treasures, but Li Gu declined politely, but made a new request, asking Wu Yi to accept his son as a disciple, but Li Gu also knew the limits, and only asked for a place of honor. It doesn't take much thought to choose a golden egg or a goose that lays golden eggs.
Even seeing Wu Yi frown, Li Gu offered to serve as a chores, which was extremely humble.
Wu Yi did not rush to agree, and asked Li Gu, "Did you bring your son with you today?"
Li Gu said hurriedly: "I brought him, I brought him, he is outside."
Wu Yi smiled slightly, and Shan Hui happened to be beside him, so he said to Shan Hui beside him: "Go outside and bring the boy in to see."
Shan Hui obeyed the order and went out with Li Gu without saying anything.
Not long after, a boy of seven or eight years old timidly entered the somewhat dark cave, hid behind Li Gu, and carefully observed Wu Yi.
Li Gu pulled the boy out from behind him, smiled at Wu Yi: "This is my son Li Xuanyuan," and then looked at his son and said sternly: "Come and meet your uncle Wu-no, Wu Yi Zhenren."
Wu Yi looked at him carefully, and the boy was full of spiritual energy, and his aptitude was first-class, a piece of unpolished jade. Although he was only cultivating his life force at the moment, he was in the stage of laying the foundation, so there was no need to rush at this moment. With a solid foundation, he would naturally make rapid progress in the future.
This boy is much better than when Wu Yi started out, but a lot of his spiritual energy is not innate, but acquired. It can be seen that Li Gu spent a lot of money to cultivate this boy!
"I accept this child, but I can't guarantee how far he can be cultivated." Wu Yi said the ugly words in advance, which seemed very cold and disregarded the friendship of old friends. In fact, Wu Yi accepted this child because of Li Gu's face.
Li Gu knew that it was a blessing to have such a result, so he pulled the child to kneel down and kowtow to Wu Yi.
Wu Yi stopped them and said: "I don't have the idea of accepting him as a disciple for the time being, just call me master for the time being!"
Under Li Gu's guidance, the boy respectfully saluted Wu Yi and called him master.
After staying for a short time, Li Gu felt that he was an eyesore and left early, leaving the boy alone.
Wu Yi looked at the boy and said calmly: "Have you ever read the Xuanwen before?"
Li Xuanyuan shook his little head, and the braid of his sparse hair swayed back and forth.
Wu Yi said: "The path of cultivation is planned for a thousand years, so there is no need to rush. Even if you lag behind others in the morning, as long as the roots are solid, you will have a smooth road ahead in the future. Even if others are faster for a while, they don't know why they are faster, and they can only stagnate at the bottleneck in the future and make no progress."
"Just like my father?" Li Xuanyuan seemed to understand Wu Yi's meaning, but seemed more confused. He didn't know anything else, but he knew that the reason he came to Wu Yi today was because the Taoist in front of him was better than his father.
Wu Yi smiled and nodded.
Li Xuanyuan knelt down and saluted Wu Yi as before, saying: "Please guide me, Master."
Wu Yi said two words lightly, "Xuanwen."
It can be said that Wu Yi's current path of cultivation is so smooth, and it has a lot to do with Zhi Tianxuan forcing him to copy historical records.
Xuanwen, as the text that records the mysteries of heaven and earth, is a natural text. Often one word has thousands of meanings. If the strokes are slightly changed, the meaning will be completely different. It is extremely difficult.
Because Xuanwen is difficult to understand, if it is completely inherited by this text, it will definitely decline. Later, with the rise of various races and Taoist sects, the demon race has its own demon text, the witch race has its own witch text, and the Taoist and Buddhist sects also have their own texts. Even the human dynasty, according to local conditions, created its own unique text, enriching Xuanwen.
These texts are collectively called Changwen.
Xuanwen means one word with a thousand meanings. These words can have a thousand meanings in ten words, a thousand meanings in a hundred words, a thousand meanings in a thousand words, or even ten thousand meanings in ten thousand words. The purpose is just to make it easier for future generations to understand. The purpose is pure and simple, which is to pass on the two words. Xuanwen is so obscure that no one can read it, which is not conducive to popularization.