Chapter 115: Asking the Elders' Will
Chapter 115: Asking the Elders' Will
The Mountain of Questioning is not very tall, and the Hall of Questioning also looks very ordinary.
When Tian Lin followed several elders up the mountain and entered the Hall of Inquiry, many disciples of the Inquiry Sect were already standing in the courtyard outside the Hall of Inquiry.
The gazes of these disciples of the Questioning Heart Hall always passed over the elders and fell on Tian Lin, as if they wanted to find out whether Tian Lin had three heads and six arms, and how he could enter the A-type room and obtain the inheritance of the Questioning Heart Patriarch.
"Shiqiu, go find some clothes for your Junior Brother Tian."
When the headmaster entered the Hall of Inquiry, he suddenly stopped at the door and spoke to Zhou Shichou in the courtyard.
Zhou Shichou stepped forward and was about to accept the order, but Tian Lin said in time: "I have new clothes in my storage bag, and I want to borrow the side hall for use."
Master Zhou then said to Zhou Shichou, "Shichou, take your Junior Brother Tian to my quiet room and bring him here after he has changed his clothes."
Zhou Shichou had not yet stood back at this time. He immediately accepted the order and asked Tian Lin to go to the side hall.
Master Zhou's quiet room is in a wing behind the side hall. It is a small room that can only accommodate one bed.
Tian Lin didn't have any serious injuries in Room A, but his clothes were tattered and he looked very dirty.
He first drew some water from the well and washed his body casually, then he went into the quiet room and changed into the Taoist robe of the Yaoyue Sect.
When Zhou Shichou led Tian Lin back, he finally said after a long pause:
"Junior Brother Tian, you are really talented. You can even be recognized by the Grandmaster."
Tian Lin said quickly: "My brothers from the Questioning Heart Sect are much better than me. I only got the inheritance by luck. I am not like my brothers who can practice the Questioning Heart Technique without the help of elixirs."
Zhou Shichou was not good at speaking, and his compliment just now came from the bottom of his heart, but Tian Lin's polite words made him not know how to respond for a moment.
Fortunately, the master's quiet room was not far from the Hall of Inquiry, and Tian Lin quickly returned to the Hall of Inquiry.
He glanced at the twenty or so disciples of the Questioning Heart Sect who were still standing outside the Questioning Heart Hall. He felt somewhat confused as to why these disciples were summoned here.
Tian Lin's mind was full of thoughts, but it did not stop him from entering the Heart-Searching Hall to greet Master Zhou and several elders of the Heart-Searching Sect.
As soon as he finished his greeting, Master Zhou stood up from his chair, walked to the entrance of the Heart-Searching Hall, and said to the twenty or so disciples of the Heart-Searching Sect sitting on the stone steps:
"Ten years have passed since your brother Shixue obtained the inheritance, and the A-shaped branch of the Wenxin Sect has added a new descendant of the ancestor."
The audience heard this, and a disciple stood up first and said:
"I think that Junior Brother Tian is good, but he is still a little inferior to Senior Brother Shixue. As soon as Senior Brother Shixue left the A-room, he completed the Heart-Searching Technique, but this Junior Brother Tian——"
When he tilted his head to look at Tian Lin, Master Zhou answered for Tian Lin:
"Your Junior Brother Tian is also a person who has reached the state of perfection in the art of questioning the mind as soon as he leaves the A-grade room.
It's just that he hasn't practiced the Heart-Searching Technique well, so his spiritual awareness is insufficient and he can't use it at will. Otherwise, none of you would be his match."
When these words were spoken, the people in the courtyard were somewhat shocked.
Someone stood up and questioned, "Since he is a disciple of Yaoyue Sect, even if he has practiced the Heart-Searching Technique, he is not a member of our Zhou family after all. How could the spirit of our ancestor in heaven show mercy to an outsider?"
This may seem unreasonable, but the art of questioning the mind is everything to the Questioning the Mind Sect, and the inheritance of Room A is both a reward and an honor.
When Liu Xuanfeng entered the Wenxin Sect and obtained the inheritance, the people of the Wenxin Sect felt extremely ashamed.
Now that Tian Lin has arrived, he has not only once again obtained the inheritance that most of the Zhou family members could not obtain, but he has also brought the inheritance to perfection in one fell swoop.
The disciples want to ask, is the art of questioning the mind a family tradition of the Questioning the Mind Sect?
Does Room A belong to the Zhou family or to his master and apprentice from the Liu family?
How can any outsider get more than them?
"Since Tian Lin has been recognized by the ancestor, he is no longer an outsider in my Heart-Searching Sect."
After Master Zhou said this, he looked at Tian Lin again.
Tian Lin was in a difficult position to speak at this time and could only bow respectfully.
Master Zhou ignored Tian Lin and once again turned his head to look at the disciples in the courtyard and said:
"I called you here not only to tell you that Tian Lin has been recognized and inherited by the ancestor, but also to tell you that the stone sculpture left by the ancestor has cracked."
The people in the audience looked at each other, and Tian Lin was also a little confused.
Master Zhou turned around and looked at the woman in white, and she lifted the red cloth on the table.
Under the red cloth, a stone sculpture shaped like a mountain in the shape of Wendao Mountain instantly appeared.
As the woman in white carried the mountain-shaped stone sculpture that was split in two out of the hall, the disciples who saw the stone sculpture were instantly excited, and Tian Lin also looked at the mountain-shaped stone sculpture on the tray in surprise.
Tian Lin had seen this mountain-shaped stone sculpture in a fantasy world. It was brought out by Zhou Qing from the Dao Sect.
However, Tian Lin never thought that the things that appeared in the illusion thousands of years ago would one day be seen in reality.
"The mountain-shaped stone sculpture is broken. Could it be related to Junior Brother Tian?"
The disciples in the courtyard had already made some vague guesses, and although they were asking Master Zhou, their eyes were glaring fiercely at Tian Lin.
Tian Lin turned his head and looked at Master Zhou, trying to figure out Master Zhou's purpose.
Then Master Zhou said, "When the founder of the Xin Sect left behind the A-shaped chamber, he also left a will -
Anyone who enters the Heart Chamber and causes the Heart Stone Sculpture to break is the chosen one and should immediately take over the position of the headmaster. All disciples and elders should assist him wholeheartedly and must not disobey his orders.
It has been over a thousand years since the ancestor's will was established. During this thousand years, there have been many people who have inherited the legacy, but no one has been able to truly break the stone sculpture.
When Liu Xuanfeng came to my Wenxin Sect, he asked the previous headmaster that since you, the Wenxin Sect disciples, could not break the "Wenxin Stone Sculpture", why not find an outsider to try. So the previous headmaster agreed to let Liu Xuanfeng enter the A-type room -
From then on, the A-room was open to outsiders. The opening of the A-room was not only for the disciples of the sect to inherit the legacy, but also for the purpose of selecting the chosen ones. "
Master Zhou spoke for a long time, so much so that the people below were a little stunned.
Tian Lin was also shocked and glanced at the elders beside him.
These elders of the Wenxin Sect had blank expressions on their faces, and Tian Lin could not tell what they were thinking from their looks.
But the twenty or so disciples of the Wenxin Sect in the courtyard did not hide their anger, doubt and shock on their faces.
"I am a disciple of Yaoyue Sect. How can I be the headmaster of Wenxin Sect? Moreover, my cultivation is low. How can I be qualified to command the brothers in the sect? Please think twice."
Tian Lin was telling the truth, but Master Zhou ignored him and said to the disciples of the Questioning Heart Sect below:
"Now that the stone sculpture of the heart has been broken and the chosen one has appeared, do you think we should obey the old ancestor's last words?"
The disciples of the Wenxin Sect in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment, and some of them looked so embarrassed that their faces turned red.
Of course, they were unwilling to let Tian Lin, an outsider who appeared out of nowhere, become the head of their Zhou family.
But, since this is the will of our ancestors, how dare they stand up and say "no"?
"This matter has been the top priority of my Wenxin Sect for thousands of years. You all go back and think about it carefully. Wait three days and then come back to Wenxin Hall to discuss it." Master Zhou did not ask these disciples to stand up and answer immediately, but spoke decisively.
These Zhou family members did not dare to disobey the order. They all bowed and then went down the mountain in groups of three or two.
"Senior, I have ordinary talent. Even though I have been lucky enough to inherit the perfect heart-searching technique, I dare not covet the position of the headmaster."
Tian Lin still remembered the hateful and repulsive looks in the eyes of those Zhou family members when they left. How could he dare to take the position of the headmaster?
But Sect Master Zhou ignored Tian Lin and turned to the woman in white and said, "Fu Nian, take Junior-nephew Tian to Funiu Mountain to rest. Do not allow the sect disciples to disturb him."
After receiving the order, the woman in white glanced at Tian Lin and strode out of the Hall of Inquiry.
The woman in white seemed to be strolling leisurely, but with each step she took, she covered a distance of seven or eight feet.
Tian Lin had to use the Wind Walking Technique to follow closely, but just as he caught up with her, the woman moved even faster.
Tian Lin chased for only half a quarter of an hour, and seeing that he could not catch up, he simply slowed down.
The woman in white in front had to stop and turn around, glaring at Tian Lin and asking, "Why don't you chase me anymore?"
"I just left the A-grade room, and my Qi is already insufficient. How can I compare with the seniors who have abundant Qi and profound skills?"
Now, he doesn't have to worry about lack of true energy when performing the Wind Walking Technique.
He just realized that the woman in white was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him, so he just gave in.
The woman in white sneered and said, "With just this little ability, you dare to covet the position of the head of my Wenxin Sect? I think you'd better go back to Yaoyue Sect as soon as possible."
Tian Lin said nothing and walked slowly up to the woman in white.
The woman in white frowned and grabbed Tian Lin's shoulders.
She tapped her toes and instantly crossed the stream and climbed up another hillside in the distance.
Tian Lin only saw a few wooden farmhouses on the hillside.
Before he could see clearly who lived in the farmhouse, the woman in white had already thrown Tian Lin down from mid-air.
The Wind Walking Technique is just a body movement that can use the force of the wind to move, but it cannot fly in the air.
The woman in white stepped on the flying sword and suddenly threw Tian Lin down from a height of seventy or eighty feet. How could Tian Lin not be frightened?
He was in mid-air, performing the Wind Walking Technique while adjusting his center of gravity for landing.
Finally, after doing two somersaults in the air, he landed directly on the rubble of the farmhouse roof.
Several pieces of rubble were crushed by Tian Lin, and the noise directly scared Senior Brother Zhao and Han Yue who were in the room.
By the time they ran out of the house, Tian Lin had finally managed to stand firmly on the roof.
Tian Lin on the roof clasped his fists in the air and said to the woman in white, "Thank you for seeing me off, senior."
The woman in white was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that Tian Lin not only stood firm, but was not injured at all.
She also felt uninterested, and just said coldly in mid-air:
"You just stay in Funiushan for the next three days. If you dare to cause trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Senior Brother Zhao and Han Yue didn't know that Tian Lin was going to become the headmaster, so they didn't know where the anger of the woman in white came from.
Then I heard Senior Brother Zhao say happily under the eaves: "Senior Brother Tian, you finally came out. Finally, those people from the Wenxin Sect did not lie to me."
Tian Lin turned over and jumped down from the roof, and asked Senior Brother Zhao, "Where are Senior Brother Zhong and Junior Brother Jiang?"
"Senior Brother Zhong was locked in the room by Junior Sister Han, and Junior Brother Jiang went back to Yaoyue Sect."
Tian Lin followed Senior Brother Zhao into the main hall, and saw only a few dishes on the table.
Senior Brother Zhao quickly pulled a stool and said, "Senior Brother, you came at the right time. These dishes were made by Junior Sister Han herself. Come and try Junior Sister Han's cooking skills."
Tian Lin glanced at the meat and vegetables on the table and looked at Han Yue in surprise.
He knew that Han Yue was a descendant of a royal family, and that most of the descendants of royal families were only concerned with practicing sword skills, and it was unlikely that they would go to the kitchen to compete with the servants for work.
"I lived in the Zhong family when I was very young. At that time, the servants of the Zhong family bullied me, so I have experience in cooking."
This sounds a little unbelievable, but Tian Lin would never ask about other people's pain, and he was not interested in Han Yue's tragic past.
He only asked: "Why, did Wenxin Sect also deliberately not send you food?"
Although this sentence was still about the meal, it instantly shifted the focus from Han Yue.
Brother Zhao said, "That's not the case. Although the Questioning Heart Sect doesn't like us, they are not so petty.
Maybe it's their habit. Anyway, Wenxin Sect doesn't have a kitchen. No matter whether they are elders or disciples, they all cook their own meals. "
Tian Lin also noticed the difference between the Wenxin Sect and the Yaoyue Sect.
The inner disciples of Yaoyue Sect practice on Yuechi Mountain all year round and rarely come down the mountain.
The elders of each sub-peak also often stayed in the Taoist temple to indulge in pleasure, leaving all trivial matters to the menial disciples.
The Wenxin Sect is different. There are only two or three mountains where people live in the Wenxin Sect. There are neither menial disciples nor inner and outer disciples.
Moreover, the Wenxin Sect is not very populous. The twenty-odd disciples called into the Wenxin Hall today were probably the number that was gathered when all the disciples in the sect were present.
"Junior Sister Han's cooking skills are indeed good. It looks like Senior Brother Zhong is in for a treat."
Tian Lin smiled and tasted the food on the table. He then changed the topic to Zhong Wuji and asked Han Yue, "How is Senior Brother Zhong doing now?"
Han Yue had a worried look on her face. "His hysteria has become more and more severe. He has to be tied up with ropes made by the sect to prevent him from running around. It's a pity that the Wenxin Sect is unwilling to save him. I don't have any good solutions now."
Senior Brother Zhao frowned and said:
"It's all because of Elder He's violent temper. Now that he has killed the elder of the Wenxin Sect, it's no wonder that the Wenxin Sect wants to detain Junior Sister Han and Senior Brother Zhong—
The current situation is, can Junior Brother Jiang get the formula of the Heart-Searching Pill from Elder Xiao? If Junior Brother Jiang is not doing well, we will not be able to cure Senior Brother Zhong, and it will be difficult for us to escape from the Heart-Searching Sect."
Only Tian Lin in the field knew that Elder Xiao did not have the recipe for the Heart-Searching Pill.
Therefore, Junior Brother Jiang’s return to invite Yue Zong this time is destined to be in vain.
According to Tian Lin's plan, when Junior Brother Jiang returned empty-handed and the people from the Questioning Heart Sect questioned him, he would then "recommend himself" and personally go to the Yue Sect to "ask" for the recipe of the Questioning Heart Pill.
But now things have changed. The ancestor of the Wenxin Sect has left a will, and this will involves the position of the leader of the Wenxin Sect.
If I want to escape from the Wenxin Sect again, I will have to leave it to fate.
(End of this chapter)