I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

Chapter 556: Chu Ning was taught the Way of the God of Hideout
Seven days later.

"Junior Brother Ji, how are you doing in the Disciple Pavilion?"

"Very good, it is worthy of being a holy house, the disciples are treated so well."

Chu Ning sat in the courtyard of the Disciple Pavilion, drinking tea with Senior Brother Zhang, who was in charge of the Disciple Pavilion.

The Disciple Pavilion is a temporary residence provided by the Holy Palace for new disciples who have just joined the sect. New disciples who have joined the Holy Palace live in the Disciple Pavilion before they are accepted as disciples by the elders or deacons.

From Senior Brother Zhang, Chu Ning learned that, except for a few who were directly chosen by the deacons and elders to become disciples, most of the new disciples of the Holy Palace entered the Disciple Pavilion, where they were assessed and their realms and potential were recorded. The elders and deacons of the sect would refer to the assessments of the new disciples recorded in these jade slips, and if they saw a candidate they liked, they would come and select him.

But if one fails to be selected by the deacons and elders within ten years, he will have to leave the Disciple Pavilion and choose a place to live in the Holy Palace.

Zhang Xiong smiled slightly after hearing what Chu Ning said. The treatment that the Holy Palace gave to new disciples was indeed not bad, but it was not particularly good either.

He already knew that Ji Yang was accepted as a disciple by Uncle Hong, and that Ji Yang himself was a powerful cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, so he arranged the best courtyard in the Disciple Pavilion for Ji Yang, and also the best food, which was better than what he, the chief deacon of the Disciple Pavilion, had provided.

"Junior Brother Ji, when you have free time in the future, please come and sit with me often."

"What does this mean, Senior Brother Zhang?"

Chu Ning was a little surprised. Wasn't he still living in the Disciple Pavilion?
"Master Hong has already prepared a place for you to live. I will be moving out soon."

Zhang Xiong explained the reason, and Chu Ning was really surprised this time. With his master's cold personality, he thought he might have to live in this disciple pavilion for several years before he could choose a good position for himself. Unexpectedly, it was done in just a few days.

I have misunderstood my own master.

Zhang Xiong did not lie. That afternoon, Hong Rongduan showed up at the Disciple Pavilion and took Chu Ning away.

In the Holy Palace, there is a mountain on the left side. This is where Hong Rongduan’s cave is located.

What surprised Chu Ning was that his master's cave residence did not have a palace, but a large courtyard with a long front to back structure, and a small courtyard next to it.

Is my master so simple?

However, these red walls and green tiles seem to be quite new, without any signs of the passage of time. It cannot be that my master has renovated them specially for me.

When Chu Ning had this thought in his mind, he was shocked. He was forced to be given to his master by the Lord of the Mansion. How could his master demolish the cave and rebuild it just for him? Don't be so conceited.

"This courtyard next to it is where you will live."

Chu Ning was not surprised. He had already learned from Senior Brother Zhang that his master had no other disciples, so this small courtyard must have been reserved for him.

"You should go back to your own place and live there for a while. I will be away for a while, which may take several years."

Chu Ning was not surprised at all when he heard what his master said. As expected, he was left alone.

Seeing his master disappear in a hurry after giving instructions, Chu Ning shook his head and sighed, but he was not too disappointed in his heart. He was already in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. The reason he became a disciple was more for resources, and he could only rely on himself on the path of cultivation.

When you reach this level, you can only rely on your own insights. The guidance that the master can provide is just icing on the cake. It is good to have it, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.

After pushing open the door of the small courtyard, Chu Ning suddenly froze.

He had not used his spiritual sense to scan the small courtyard before, so he didn't know the situation in the courtyard. Now, when he saw the slogans on the walls of the courtyard for the first time, he suddenly felt like he had returned to the 1980s and 1990s in his previous life, looking at the slogans on the walls of the village.

“The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them.”

"Three hundred years in the east, three hundred years in the west, don't underestimate the few monsters!"

"When something goes wrong, frown and step back!"

"Plan before you act, think twice before you act!"

These slogans were just pasted on the wall, and as if they were afraid that people coming in would not be able to see them, the fonts were so huge that they occupied half of the wall.

"What kind of slogan is this?"

Chu Ning complained, but his eyes kept shining. It seemed that he and his master were of the same kind.

After crossing the first forecourt full of titles and walking through a corridor, a pavilion appears.

Reading Pavilion.

In the pavilion, there was a treasure pavilion with more than a dozen jade slips on it. Chu Ning's eyes lit up when he saw these jade slips. These were some magical skills that his master had left for him.

Chu Ning picked up the first jade slip on the left with anticipation and put his spiritual consciousness into it.

"Mysterious Sword Record, a sword technique?"

Chu Ning muttered something after glancing at the title in the jade slip. However, after he finished reading the entire contents of the jade slip, his expression became extremely strange.

This is not some magic or supernatural power, but the biography of a person.

It records a super genius in Zhongzhou of Cangtian Realm.

In the Xuanjian Sect of Zhongzhou, there was a disciple named Chi who appeared only once in a thousand years. He built his foundation in ten years, formed the elixir in fifty years, and after two hundred years of Nascent Soul, he traveled the world. No one of his peers could withstand his sword. When he was five hundred years old, he killed a disciple of a powerful sect.

The deceased's father was furious and went to take revenge, but was killed by Chi with one sword. When the deceased's grandfather heard the bad news about his children and grandson, he stopped Chi and challenged him to a duel. The two sides fought for three hundred rounds, and Chi killed him with one sword.

All the onlookers were amazed at the exquisite swordsmanship of Chi. At that moment, the sect's old man took action. With one palm strike, Chi was killed and his body melted into the earth!

There is a poem commenting on it: "It is a pity that the bones of the poor and desolate ridges once had earth-shaking talents. However, heroes are often short-lived, and the truth behind this needs to be thought over twice."

This is the experience of the super genius named "Chi" introduced in the jade slip.

After reading it, Chu Ning sighed, "What a fool! If the Xuanjian Sect behind him is strong enough, it's ok to be so tough. If the sect is not strong and the backing is not strong, then they should keep a low profile."

"Kill the son and the father will come. Kill the father and the grandfather will come. Kill the grandfather and the ancestor will come. It's endless. Before you get enough strength, if you really want to do it, just destroy the bodies and do it cleanly."

After making a few comments, Chu Ning put the jade slip back on the shelf and then picked up the second jade slip.

The second jade slip also contained a biography of a person, but the one who recorded it was a famous and long-lived powerful person in the Cang Tian Realm.

The jade slips introduced the life stories of some sect leaders. Chu Ning read through them one by one. After reading them all, he concluded, "Looking at these long-lived strong men, none of them are the most talented, but they can stand out from the crowd. The reason is nothing more than the word 'stable'."

What Chu Ning didn't know was that his master was sitting in the large courtyard just across the wall. Listening to his concluding remarks, a smile appeared on his face.

The third jade slip is named The Transmission of All Things.

Seeing the title of this jade slip, Chu Ning showed interest on his face. Could this jade slip be introducing the rare treasures of the Cang Tian Realm?
It turned out that he was thinking too much.

[In Fengyang County, a mortal country in the Cangtian Realm, there is a tree that has lived for a thousand years. People at that time marveled at the tree's longevity. An elder passed by and saw the tree. He stroked his beard and said, "It can live for a thousand years, not because of the land, but because it avoided human disasters." The people around him were puzzled. The elder pointed to one side and asked, "The trees here are square. When they grow up, they will become pillars, but they only take twenty years. But the thousand-year-old tree is the opposite."]

That tree can grow to a thousand years, but it can't be used to make beams because it grows crooked, and its wood is too hard to be used as firewood, so it can live that long. Those straight trees are cut down after only twenty years.

After reading this short article, Chu Ning muttered: "Isn't this what they call heroes don't live long, but evildoers live for thousands of years."

Just as Chu Ning was about to look at the next jade slip, a figure suddenly appeared in the yard.

Chu Ning was startled when he saw his master suddenly appear in the pavilion, and then he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Master!"

Hong Rongduan looked at Chu Ning for a while, then asked, "Do you know what is the most important thing if you want to go further in cultivation?"

Chu Ning said without any hesitation: "Yes, alive."

Hearing Chu Ning's answer, Hong Rongduan smiled, but this smile was full of sadness.

"Master, but the disciple answered incorrectly?"

"You are not wrong, it is the teacher who is wrong."

There was a deep sadness in Hong Rongduan's eyes. If his six disciples could understand these principles, if he, as their master, could teach them, these six disciples would not have died in the battle.

Because of the mansion master, he accepted Ji Yang as his disciple.

Whether he likes it or not, Ji Yang is already his disciple.

He didn't want to see Ji Yang follow the same path as the previous six disciples, so he spent seven days preparing this small courtyard, hoping that Ji Yang could understand these principles.

Ji Yang made him very satisfied.

PS: Thanks to the book friend for the reward.

(End of this chapter)