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Chapter 34: Hometown, Bell Ringer (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

The next morning, Han Li knocked on Tian Lin's door again and shouted outside the house: "If you want to become a master within a month, you have to eat more precious medicine. If you want to eat more precious medicine, you can't sleep in without making money."

In fact, when he knocked on Tian Lin's door, Tian Lin had already gotten up.

Almost at the same time Tian Lin opened the door, the Taoist bell on the Taoist Mountain rang.

As soon as the bell rang, a group of people ran out of the house, each holding a backpack and a cloth bag, and jumped off the stilt house.

These menial disciples may look ordinary, but each of them is at the Grandmaster level. With Tian Lin's current strength, he cannot compete with them.

"Brother Han, go first, I'll follow behind."

After Tian Lin finished speaking, he put on his backpack, picked up the cloth bag, and jumped off the wooden building.

When he arrived at the river, there were four rows of errand disciples in front of him.

Tian Lin entered the river behind Han Li and became a miner in the fifth row.

"The market will open in a few days. Everyone should work harder and earn more money. Then you can sleep with Hua Hua Niang!"

The man in front of him only said one sentence, and the whole group of people were full of energy. Even the few people who liked dominoes did not slack off today. The sharp-nosed and monkey-faced errand disciple jumped into the river with bare legs and shouted with a smile:

"Is there anyone who wants to bet with me to see who can earn the most water spirit ore today?"

"What's the big deal about gambling money? If you have the guts, Hu San, just use your wife to gamble. If you lose, how about letting your wife sleep with me this month?"

"Pooh!"

While they were chatting and laughing, Hua Hualang in the first row had already dived into the water and scooped up the first shovel of mud and sand.

The riverbed, which was originally clean yesterday, had accumulated a lot of mud and sand brought up from Yuechi Mountain after a night of waterfall flow.

But unfortunately, Tianlin was in the fifth row, and not much sand and gravel could be collected after shoveling.

"Little guy, can you do it? If not, let grandpa do it!"

Later, Hu San had some conflicts with Tian Lin. He invited Tian Lin to the gambling table again and again, but Tian Lin was too "arrogant" and refused to give him face.

He had been tempted by Tian Lin's meat twice, but Tian Lin was too stingy and never invited him to taste it.

Normally he would not go down to the river to pan for sand, but today Tian Lin fell into his hands.

Unfortunately, Han Li was acting as a supervisor and did not allow Hu San to bully the newcomers.

Han Li popped his head out of the river, turned his head and glared at Hu San, saying, "Whether it works or not is other people's business. You better keep your mouth shut."

Hu San didn't want to argue with Han Li, so he pretended not to hear what Han Li said and buried his head in the river.

Soon he laughed and shouted again, "It's time for the people in front to go ashore. You guys make money, but you should leave some soup for us!"

"Who told you to come so late? Mining the mines depends on your ability. If you want to make more money, run faster next time!"

Even so, the person in front still went ashore to make room for the second row after filling his backpack.

Han Li noticed that Tian Lin had thrown the backpack on the shore and stopped shoveling sand into the river. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Did Hu San make you angry?"

Tian Lin shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I just think it's more convenient to pick up the water spirit ore directly at the bottom of the river."

He said this and the errand disciples beside him all laughed.

"If you can find the water spirit ore at the bottom of the river, my wife will give it to you to sleep with."

After Hu San said this, everyone burst into laughter.

Tian Lin did not argue with others. He tied the cloth bag around his neck, and after the three rows of people in front of him had filled up with water spirit ore and came ashore, he dived into the river.

When shoveling sand in the second and third rows, the people in front often shovel sand and stir up mud, making the river water full of sand and stones, which is very unsightly.

But in the first row, with no one stirring up the sand in front of us, the water seemed much clearer.

Tian Lin dived down and could almost clearly see the movements at the bottom of the river.

He puffed his lips, held his breath, and stared at the words on the bottom of the river with wide eyes.

As he gently stirred with his hands, some clues hidden underground became clearly visible.

Tian Lin already had a certain understanding of prompt words. Ordinary things would not have prompt words. For example, ordinary stones and ordinary sand had no effect.

However, for rare items that are poisonous, can cure diseases, or contain spiritual energy, prompt words will appear.

He finally saw the 'black iron stone' at the bottom of the river, and with the martial arts skills of a first-class master, he accurately took the water spirit ore out of the gravel.

Others couldn't see Tian Lin's movements clearly, they only saw Tian Lin paddling in the river like a dog, and everyone started laughing.

"Tell me, how many years has it been since our Mining College had such fun?"

"Children always have some strange ideas, but they will become quiet after they have had enough fun."

A group of people watched Tian Lin play for more than half an hour, and finally someone said dissatisfiedly: "Little brother, you are occupying the first row like this, isn't it our turn?"

If Tianlin doesn't shovel sand, the bags will never be full, so there is no need to go ashore.

But in this case, how can the people in the second and third rows be willing to accept him occupying so much space?

Tian Lin didn't say anything until he got close to the waterfall, then he stood up and stopped diving into the water.

There was a continuous rumbling sound of the waterfall in his ears. From Tian Lin's perspective, the entire Yuechi Mountain looked like a sword piercing the sky.

And in a huge black cave halfway up the mountain, a waterfall hangs upside down like a white silk ribbon towards the bottom of the pool below.

"This waterfall flows out from the 'Moon Pond Cave'. There is a small moon pond in the Moon Pond Cave, which is the only blessed place of our Yaoyue Sect."

At some point, Han Li appeared beside Tian Lin, looking at the cave high in the sky with envy, and said, "It is said that Xiaoyuetan is a pool of water formed by the accumulation of water spirits. Practicing there for a day is equivalent to others practicing outside for a year."

After saying that, he didn't wait for others to react, and shouted, "Okay, everyone, get off work, and don't scoop any more."

When I was working in a merchant's mine, only the supervisor was there to urge people to work.

But it’s different here. The supervisor seems to be afraid that the water mine will be mined out.

A group of people came ashore happily, but soon they started cursing one after another.

"What happened today? I've already done the third screening, but I haven't found even a penny of Shuiling ore."

Some people said, "I was luckier, but I only got two cents of Shuiling ore."

They began to analyze: "Could it be that there is not much water spirit ore left in the Moon Pond Cave, so the output of water spirit ore in the mud and sand brought out has decreased?"

Only Han Li remained silent, holding the cloth bag Tian Lin gave him in a trance;
According to the rules, the errand disciples of the Mining Academy must hand over the water spirit ore they have dug out that day to the supervisor and are not allowed to take it back to their residence.

So Tian Lin gave the Shuiling ore he found today to Han Li before leaving.

Han Li rummaged through it and found that the small handful of "mud and sand" that Tian Lin put into the bag was actually all water spirit ore.

These water spirit ores weigh as much as five or six taels.

"Did you find these water spirit minerals at the bottom of the river today?" Han Li asked during lunch.

"My cultivation is not good enough now, and I am not skilled enough in finding things, so I only found a few taels of water spirit ore."

After hearing what Tian Lin said, Han Li's eyelids twitched and he opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

In the afternoon, Tian Lin went to work again.

The mud and sand in the river in the afternoon was obviously not as much as in the morning. Tian Lin searched more carefully, but only found about four taels of water spirit ore.

"That shouldn't be the case! If the water spirit ore in Yuechi Cave was decreasing, we should have noticed it a long time ago, right?"

One of the errand disciples threw down his dustpan and asked the errand disciples next to him, "Ladies and gentlemen, how much have you scooped today?"

Everyone looked unhappy, and one of them said, "Don't ask, I only made less than two cents today."

"That's not bad, at least it's better than Zhao Si who was whipped by Xiaoyue. He needs to rest for a few days before he can recover from this whipping. Not only did he spend a lot of money on medicine, but he can't go to the river to pan for sand for a few days."

A group of people were fighting and cursing, but only Han Li was sifting the dustpan silently.

During lunch, he said to Tian Lin, "The people panning for sand today are very resentful. If they knew that you 'robbed' their Shuiling Mine, they would probably be very unhappy."

Tian Lin ate his mushrooms and asked Han Li, "How about I give some of the Shuiling Mine to Brother Han?"

Han Li's face changed slightly, and he said, "I'm not trying to do you a favor, I just want you to understand that if you continue like this, you won't be able to get along with everyone in the future."

Tian Lin had a blank expression on his face, and without even raising his head, he said, "I didn't come to Yaoyue Sect to build good relationships with everyone. Just like what you said, Brother Han, I'm just a Huahualang. I came here to seek immortality, not to eat, drink and have fun with everyone."

After hearing what Tian Lin said, Han Li stopped trying to persuade him. He just said, "Okay, tonight, I'll take you to the Dao Mountain to climb the Immortal Ladder."

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‘Dong~dong~’

As the melodious bells rang, the menial students of the Mining Academy began to prepare oil lamps and candles.

Although the results of today's sand panning were not ideal, everyone became happy in front of the gambling table.

Han Li and Tian Lin changed into different clothes, carried swords, and walked down the stilt house to the sound of bells.

Although Tian Lin followed Han Li closely, his eyes were on Wendao Mountain.

The Wendao Mountain was covered with a golden outline under the setting sun. Tian Lin saw the figure ringing the bell under the pavilion at the top of Wendao Peak again.

"Did you see the bell ringer, too?"

Han Li suddenly asked a question in front, and when Tian Lin nodded, he said: "The information I got is not accurate, I only heard that the one who rang the bell on the mountain is the founder of our Yaoyue Sect!"

"Ancestor?"

Tian Lin was surprised and said, "A simple disciple can do something like ringing the bell. Why does he have to do it himself?"

Han Li smiled and said, "You are wrong. Do you think that the Immortal Ladder is easy to climb? Since the founding of Yaoyue Sect, it seems that no one has been able to reach the top of the Dao Mountain. The flying boats of Yaoyue Sect that you usually see always go around the Dao Mountain.

The disciples in the sect said that it was because the Grand Master was on the mountain, so it was not convenient to let the flying boat pass over his head. But I saw a flying bird explode into a cloud of blood mist and completely annihilate its soul when it crossed the mountain top.

As the two were talking, they had already reached the foot of the mountain, and the bells had stopped ringing.

Han Li pointed to the rugged mountain path and said, "There is more than one way to get to the Dao Mountain. But when you get halfway up the mountain, you must pass the archway at the mountain gate and climb the ladder to the Dao Mountain."

Tian Lin discovered that compared with other mountains and fields, Wendao Mountain was not higher than Yuechi Mountain, nor as steep as Lianshui Peak.

But what makes it different from other mountains is that there is a different kind of silence in Mount Wendao.

Apart from flowers, plants and trees, there are neither birds singing nor animals roaring. It seems like a lifeless rockery, and the surrounding flowers, plants and trees look like painted plastic decorations.

Neither of them spoke a word, and they walked along the path to the mountainside, one after the other.

After a while, Tian Lin saw the familiar archway and the cliff opposite the archway.

He walked up to the archway and reached out to grab the iron chain wrapped around it.

Just as he broke the iron chain, Han Li said:

"Every year, some Huahualang come here and pass through this mountain gate by the iron chain or long wood connecting the two sides of the natural moat. The lucky ones don't climb the immortal ladder, but directly follow the mountain path we came from to the Yaoyue Sect, and then become menial disciples.

But most people have bad luck. They think that as long as they climb this stone staircase, they can enter the Yaoyue Sect. However, they don’t know that this seemingly ordinary stone staircase is actually a place where no leader of the past can climb to the top, except for the founder.”

"Who named this Daoshan Mountain? Who 'created' it?"

Tian Lin didn't believe that this fairy ladder was the work of nature, because the traces of artificial carving were too obvious.

"They all say it was built by our forefather - look at this mountain gate, these eight characters were also written by our forefather."

Tian Lin looked at the words on the pillars on both sides of the archway. They were exactly the eight words "Immortals and mortals are forever separated, and humans and ghosts are not allowed to enter."

The old man originally walked between these eight words and finally died under the stone steps.

However, the old man's body is long gone now.

When Tian Lin looked at the stone steps, Han Li said to Tian Lin:

"There will be a first platform after ninety-nine steps on this stone staircase. Below the first platform is the Immortal Ladder for mortals. After ninety-nine steps, the second platform is the Immortal Ladder for Qigong practitioners. The last platform is the Immortal Ladder for the Foundation Establishment Patriarch.

What we need to do now is to climb to the first platform. But one thing is, don't rush in and retreat when faced with difficulties. Because every step of the stone stairs has a killing scene!"

Tian Lin watched Han Li climb up the stone steps and saw that Han Li climbed up steadily.

After thinking about it, he walked to the stone steps and took the first step.

When he stepped onto the first stone platform, Han Li in front of him disappeared, and instead, a little boy of six years old stood opposite him.

Tian Lin was confused. When he saw the little boy rushing towards him with a dagger in his hand, he swung the long knife in his hand and the little boy's body was separated.

As soon as the little boy died, Tian Lin found himself back on the stone steps.

However, Han Li above had already walked up more than ten stone steps, and his figure was gradually disappearing into the clouds.

Tian Lin didn't hesitate any longer and continued to step onto the second level of stone steps.

The scene on the second level of stone steps changed again, and he found himself on an official road.

Men were riding horses on the official road, and the leading officer whipped him.

Tian Lin raised his sword again, and the officer fell to the ground.

The scene changed again, and this time Tian Lin appeared in a market.

He was in the arena, and across from him stood a large man holding a spear.

Tian Lin didn't look at the big man, but noticed the market archway behind the man.

Looking at the words on the archway, Tian Lin's expression slightly changed: "Isn't this place my hometown?"

　There will definitely be some testing today, hehe!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)