There was something wrong with my past life

"My son has always been so out of tune. He really made Brother Shouji laugh."

Father Chu, who was a little embarrassed about his face, quickly pulled Chu Ran back.

Master Shouji responded with a smile: "No, no, your master is so sincere. As an elder, I am not in a hurry to be happy."

Today is different from the past. Master Shouji, who has seen that the Chu family is about to rise to prominence, is naturally willing to ride on the Chu family's coattails, so he directly recognizes this elder's title.

Although he was pulled back, Chu Ran still muttered and complained: "Dad, since you know such a powerful friend, why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you know that a peerless master is almost buried in you?" In your hands, this is a great loss to the world!”

Hearing such a shameless boast, Father Chu's face turned red. His son was good at everything, but he was just too out of tune on weekdays.

But what happened today also sounded the alarm for Chu’s father.

He used to believe that as a businessman, as long as he abided by the bottom line and operated with integrity, no disaster would befall him. But now I realize that in the face of absolute power, those people can really confuse right and wrong and do whatever they want. If it weren't for the help of this noble person, the Chu family would really be in trouble.

Although he is a close friend with Master Shouji, the leader of the Jiangcheng Branch Alliance Hall, if he had been willing, he could have introduced his son to Master Shouji long ago.

But the reason why I have never done this is mainly because I want to give Chu Ran a stable and happy life for ordinary people. Although those practitioners of the Tao Alliance have power far beyond ordinary people, they also shoulder responsibilities far beyond ordinary people. In the face of crises that can lead to death if you are not careful, casualties and losses are also normal.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!

After hesitating for a long time, Chu Ran finally made up his mind when he saw the look in Chu Ran's eyes that was so full of anticipation.

"Brother Shouji, you see that my son Chu Ran has a firm heart towards the Tao. Can you please take him under your sect, brother Shouji, and join the Taoist League to practice for a period of time?"

The reason for adding a time limit is because Chu Ran's consideration is that Chu Ran may just have a temporary interest. When he truly enters the Taoist Alliance and sees the pressure of death that those monks have to endure under their glamorous appearance, he may change his mind.

All in all, it never hurts to leave a way out.

Daomeng? Be a Taoist priest?

When he heard his father's words, it was like having a bucket of cold water poured over him, and Chu Ran reacted immediately.

"Wait! I have a very serious question to ask?"

"what is the problem?"

It was rare to see Brother Chu's son acting seriously. Master Shouji thought something big had happened, so he asked in a very serious manner.

"If you join that Taoist alliance and become a Taoist priest, won't there be many rules and regulations, such as not flirting with girls, not having sex with girls, not having sex with girls, etc.?" Chu Ran looked serious and serious.

"...Are you concerned about this?"

Master Shouji, who originally thought it was a serious topic, now looked confused.

"Of course you have to care about this!" Chu Ran said with a righteous face and righteously: "Even if you become a great knight who travels the world with a sword, if you can't flirt with girls, who will show you how cool you are? A life without girls, It’s incomplete and meaningless!”

"Ahem... There are no clear rules and regulations in the Taoist Alliance, nor do they prohibit monks from marrying and having children."

"That's good! Without further ado, master, let's start our apprenticeship now. We should finish our apprenticeship as soon as possible and start training early, so that a genius like me, Chu Ran, can become famous as soon as possible!"

Looking at Chu Ran who felt very good in front of him, Master Shouji had a very real premonition that after accepting this apprentice, his future life would definitely not be peaceful.

After performing a simple ceremony of serving tea and becoming a master, Master Shouji nodded with a smile:

"Disciple Chu Ran, please come forward first. My teacher will test your cultivation qualifications first, and then I will return to the Fenmengxu Realm tomorrow to formally teach you the cultivation techniques."

Because of the relationship with Chu's father, and the fact that he had been a disciple for a long time, although this disciple was a bit out of character, according to observation, his nature was not bad, and the joy in Master Shouji's heart was indeed real.

In order to pursue the great road, he never had a wife or children. Now he has a disciple, and this disciple is the closest person to him in his life.

When he heard that he was going to test his cultivation qualifications, Chu Ran immediately ran over with joy on his face.

When Chu Ran thought about it, he was an extremely talented person. When he tested his qualifications later, he would definitely make some big noise, such as the appearance of a blue dragon and white tiger. It was a bit trivial to think about it. Excited.

Master Shouji stretched out his palm, placed it on Chu Ran's head, and used the spiritual power in his body to detect his qualifications.

Not long after the first contact, Master Shouji's eyes showed a look of horror, as if he had seen some incredible sight.

"This young master is indeed a genius! Even the master can't bear it anymore. Alas, it seems I'd better keep a low profile in the future, otherwise I will suffer the jealousy of those mediocre people!"

Seeing the horrified look on Master's face, Chu Ran's face suddenly burst into laughter, and she was thinking happily in her heart.

"Master, how about it? Are you going to be scared to death when you see my qualifications for practicing cultivation? But don't worry, master, I, Chu Ran, am by no means an ungrateful person. When I become famous all over the world in cultivation, I will definitely not I will forget to help you, master, to promote it!"

Chu Ran, who had a smile on his face, was very pretentious.

"I have been practicing as a teacher for hundreds of years, and I have never seen... I have never seen anyone like you..."

Master Shouji finally spoke, but he seemed to be in a very unstable mood and his words were somewhat stumbling.

"Genius?" Chu Ran immediately said, "Master, you don't have to be jealous. After all, the gap between people is huge. Otherwise, why would the word genius exist? Hahahaha!"

"...I have never seen such a clueless elm lump like you."

Master Shouji finally said the rest of his words in one breath.

Don’t know anything? Elm knot?

The smile on Chu Ran's face froze, and he was stunned. Isn't he a peerless genius? What kind of ghost is he now?

"Normal people, even if they don't have the qualifications to practice, will always have some of the acupoints in their bodies open. But Chu Ran disciple, you, no acupoints in your body are open, that is, you are so-called ignorant. You have such a lumpy physique. , it’s really a rare sight in a hundred years! It’s a complete eye-opener for me to see you for a long time!”

"If you don't know anything, what impact will it have?" Chu Ran, who felt that something was wrong, asked weakly.

"There are one hundred and eight acupoints in the human body, and the so-called practitioners absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through these acupoints that are naturally opened. The so-called cultivation qualifications depend on the number of acupoints that are naturally opened, like most ordinary people. The reason why people are unable to practice is because there are too few open acupoints and they cannot sense the existence of the aura of heaven and earth. This is a natural threshold that isolates all living beings who want to ascend to the immortal gate. The more natural acupoints are opened, the more natural acupoints are opened to absorb the heaven and earth. The faster the spiritual energy will be, the shorter the time it will take to practice and break through in the future, this is what is called genius!"

As he spoke, Master Shouji pointed at Dongfang Qingyue beside him, and said in an envious tone: "As the sword-wielding elder of the Dao Alliance, Elder Dongfang Qingyue has a natural sword body and all 108 acupoints in his body are open. This is genius!”

Chu Ran, whose face grew darker as he listened, asked: "Can these acupoints be opened through acquired methods?"

"There are two ways to open up the day after tomorrow, one is to take pills, and the other is to improve the realm of cultivation. However, the pills that can open up are extremely precious, and even those Taoist families regard them as family heritage and pass them down from generation to generation. Treasures are stored away, alas.”

In short, ordinary people without qualifications who want to practice must take precious elixirs to open their apertures. Later, in the process of practice, as their realm improves, they can gradually open the remaining closed acupoints.

Therefore, taking elixirs to gain the qualifications for practice is the first and most important step.

Chu Ran suddenly despaired. He didn't know any big shots, so where could he get these precious pills that would help him get better?

"Disciple, you should feel lucky. Do you know why my master showed such a shocked expression just now?"

At this time, Master Shouji patted Chu Ran's head and said comfortingly: "When I was checking your qualifications, my disciple, I discovered something very strange. According to common sense, you should have already If you die, it’s impossible to survive until now.”

"Ah? What do you mean?" Chu Ran looked confused.

"Disciple, you may not have noticed it yourself. You were born with a soulless soul. You are one of those who have been punished by God. You will not survive until the age of fourteen. However, you may have survived until now. I have to say that this is a miracle. I am a teacher to you. I have dabbled in the path of alchemy, and it stands to reason that there is no medicine that can cure this kind of natural soul deficiency."

Born with a soul deficiency? Divine punishment? Can't live to be fourteen?

The more Chu Ran listened, the more confused he became. If it weren't for the fact that the person standing across from him was his father's friend, he would have thought that this was just a charlatan talking nonsense on the street, and he was about to start selling some life-saving charms.