Chapter 48: The Golden Orchid

"Uncle Wang, this is the Liang Yue I told you about." Wen Yifan got straight to the point and introduced him: "His talent definitely meets your requirements."

She then introduced him to Liang Yue: "This is the only senior in our Yu Jian lineage who gave up Taoism and turned to martial arts, Uncle Master Wang Rulin, whose Taoist name is Master Shouyi."

"Master Wang." Liang Yue bowed quickly.

But at the same time, I was a little nervous. This name sounded so frivolous and a little unreliable.

If you think about it carefully, it’s...your neighbor with the surname Wang?

"I guess you have already heard of my reputation in the world." Wang Rulin straightened his chest and picked up the tone again.

"This is inevitable." Liang Yue nodded repeatedly, and added in his heart that he had never heard of it before.

"But these years, I have been practicing diligently in Yunzhiguan, and my cultivation has improved. But when I was free that day, I thought about it and realized that I have been living a carefree life for many years, but there is no one to inherit my Taoism. I can't help but feel regretful." Wang Rulin said leisurely, "That's why I wanted to find a successor."

"But..." He changed the subject and continued, "I only need one direct disciple. I don't have the energy to teach more than that. After all, I still have to use my energy to pursue the great way. A few days ago, someone came to find me. Her talent completely meets my requirements. I have planned to accept her as my disciple."

"Uncle Wang..." Wen Yifan seemed to want to say something.

"Hey." Wang Rulin raised his hand to stop her from talking, and then said: "But in order to give face to my niece, I will still give you a chance and let the two of you compete. The one with better talent will have the opportunity to become my direct disciple. The loser can still be my registered disciple."

"Yes." Liang Yue responded, "It would be a blessing for me to become your registered disciple."

"Of course. I'm sure you've heard of my status in the Xuanmen." Wang Rulin asked, "Do you know what my nickname is?"

"This..." Liang Yue was at a loss.

"Junior sister, tell him." Wang Rulin glanced at Wen Yifan.

"Okay." Wen Yifan nodded, and then blurted out: "The most shameless person in Xuanmen, the top of the list of backstabbing in the world, the sinister and cunning young man, the person who is banned from entering the Mianbi Temple for life, the owner of 443 Jianghu hunting orders..."

"Ahem!" Wang Rulin coughed several times, interrupting Wen Yifan's words, "What are you talking about, niece? I have so many good nicknames, why do you pick out the slanders that others have said about me...the good ones."

"Okay?" Wen Yifan seemed a little confused. He thought for a while before saying, "Yes, there is one."

Wang Rulin said helplessly, "Yes, that one."

Immediately, Wen Yifan said again: "Within ten feet, even gods and immortals cannot defeat you."

……

Liang Yue finally understood why Wen Yifan and Shang Yunhai had been so speechless when they mentioned this uncle-master.

Just by listening to the series of nicknames, you can tell that this old guy doesn't look like a good person.

But the last one... is also quite domineering.

Even the gods can’t defeat him.

Never mind how many feet it is, it’s not a title that ordinary people can bear.

Looking at the Taoist priest in front of him who looked like a hermit, Liang Yue found it difficult to associate all the things that happened just now, whether good or bad, with him.

"Haha, it's just some false reputation in the world." Finally hearing the answer he wanted to hear, Wang Rulin waved his hand as if he had wished, and acted humble.

"..." Liang Yue and Wen Yifan were both speechless.

After a while, Wen Yifan said, "Uncle Master, please tell me how you want to test them."

"It's very simple, just use some Jinlan." Wang Rulin replied.

"Dian Jinlan?" Liang Yue had never heard of it before, so he turned his head to Wen Yifan.

Wen Yifan also explained to him: "It is a spiritual plant unique to Yujing Peak of Sanqing Mountain. It can test the affinity between a person and the Great Dao, and to a large extent, it can reflect a person's understanding. However, this spiritual plant is a species bred by the Peach Blossom, one of the ten immortal species. It is extremely rare. The Yin-Yang lineage of Xuanmen will only spend one Golden Orchid to test the qualifications of the most promising successor. Uncle Wang actually took out two plants just to recruit a disciple this time?"

"I only plan to accept this one disciple in my life, so what if it costs a little?" Wang Rulin said proudly.

Wen Yifan added: "It is not easy for Yujing Peak to give you these two golden orchids."

"Who said they gave it to me?" Wang Rulin raised his head again, "I just took it myself!"

"..." The two were speechless again.

If it was stolen, they just say it was stolen, and they just took it as if no one wanted this little piece of gold.

And why are you so proud?

However, being able to steal things from Yujing Peak itself also shows his strength. That is the ancestral temple of the Yin-Yang lineage of the Xuanmen, and the residence of the Heavenly Master Zhangxuan! Even dogs dare not bark anywhere within a hundred miles, and if you spit accidentally, you have to wipe it clean with your hands. Even the most treacherous and evil people have to keep their tails between their legs when they go there.

Many people don't even have the mental qualities to dare to steal there, let alone the physical skills.

"But my niece is right. The price of a golden orchid is extremely high. I really can't waste it on a mediocre person." Wang Rulin turned around and asked, "How long have you been studying the Sword Domain Wandering Dragon Body Skills that I gave you before?"

It seems that he intends to use this to judge whether Liang Yue is worthy of using a Golden Orchid to test his qualifications.

Liang Yue answered truthfully: "Three times."

"Three... huh?" Wang Rulin was about to smile, but suddenly froze for a moment, then leaned forward and asked, "How much?"

"Three times." Liang Yue answered again.

"Wait a moment." Wang Rulin stood up immediately.

The two waited in the main hall for a while, and then they saw Wang Rulin coming back with a pot of gorgeous flowers in one hand.

This flower has long and soft petals that are tender yellow and translucent white. There is only one flower on a branch, and there are large clusters of them stacked up one after another. It looks shiny and lively, with a faint and refreshing fragrance. When you smell it, you feel that your mind is clear and the turbid air has dissipated.

It is worthy of being a spiritual plant.

Just planting it in this tattered clay pot feels a bit like a waste of resources.

Liang Yue secretly complained in his heart, you have already stolen the spiritual plant, so what's the big deal if you just steal a better flowerpot?
Wang Rulin placed the pot of golden orchid on the ground and said to Liang Yue, "Stretch out your hand."

Liang Yue did as he was told.

Wang Rulin pulled his arm over, and with two fingers of his right hand, Liang Yue's wrist was cut, and a drop of blood fell.

呲——

The blood dripped onto the center of the petals of the Golden Orchid, and suddenly there was a crackling sound of burning. All the petals of the Golden Orchid began to tremble, and they closed together one by one, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a large closed bud.

Wang Rulin handed the bleeding arm to Wen Yifan and asked, "Junior niece, can you stop the bleeding?"

"Huh?" Liang Yue glared.

You cut someone's wrist if you can't stop the bleeding?

It only takes one drop, so wouldn't it be the same if you prick your fingertip?
Wen Yifan's expression was also a little helpless. He stretched out two fingers and pressed three acupoints on Liang Yue. With three whooshing sounds, white light flashed one after another.

"I don't know the medical skills of the Dan Ding lineage, so I can only temporarily seal the acupoints to help him stop the bleeding. A warrior's body recovers very quickly, so he should be healed in a while." Wen Yifan also said.

"The Qi is still dense and gentle." Wang Rulin said with a smile, "If my martial arts Qi hits the acupuncture points, I'm afraid it will pierce his internal organs."

whatever.

Liang Yue closed his eyes.

Just don't kill me, both of you.

Wang Rulin moved the pot of golden orchid to the sun in the courtyard and came back and said, "Wait for a while and you will know the result."

Liang Yue was a little nervous and asked, "How can we know the result?"

"The Golden Orchid will use the spirituality in that drop of blood to communicate with the Great Dao and grow its own immortal vine that carries the Dao." Wen Yifan answered: "The more vine roots it grows, the stronger your aptitude is."

"Ordinary mortals will definitely not be able to grow even one immortal vine. If they can grow one immortal vine, they can be considered a talent; if they can grow two immortal vines, they can be considered a local talent; if they can grow three immortal vines, they can be considered a genius. But this is just the threshold to enter the Xuanmen. I hope that my successor can grow four immortal vines! That is the true power of a genius." Wang Rulin said heavily.

Wen Yifan asked, "Uncle Wang, how many orchid vines did the disciple who came here before give birth to?"

“Three and a half vines.” Wang Rulin sighed and said, “She has excellent talent, outstanding comprehension, and is also smart. If she works hard, she may be able to catch up with the geniuses of her generation. But compared to the top geniuses like you at the top of the Young Unicorn Ranking, she is still half a step behind.”

"Talent is not everything." Wen Yifan comforted.

Wang Rulin smiled again: "Oh, niece, you are born with an immortal body, it is not appropriate to say this."

Wen Yifan turned his head and glanced at Dian Jinlan over there, thinking in his heart, if it was San Tengban, he wondered if Liang Yue’s qualifications would allow him to win.

The four-vine orchid of the genius is a rare sight in Sanqing Mountain, which is definitely not easy to find. But any three-vine orchid can be called a seed for cultivating immortals.

Liang Yue was naturally more nervous, just like the time he was waiting for the results after taking a big exam.

Wang Rulin seemed to notice his awkwardness and smiled, "Relax, while you're waiting, I'll teach you a lesson."

(End of this chapter)