The Golden Elixir Road

Chapter 17: The plan to recruit a disciple failed

The Li family is holding a grand banquet today. Even a beggar in the city can have a share of the wedding feast as long as he says a few auspicious words.

Wang Zizai followed the crowd to Li's house, gave a gift, and attended the wedding banquet. During the banquet, he saw the bride and groom, and they were indeed a perfect match.

By the way, Wang Zizai asked about the little girl selling herbs he saw today.

It turned out that the little girl's name was Yan Qingci. Her parents were once disciples of the nearby Ziyun Cave Heaven. Unfortunately, they were killed while on a mission, leaving behind only their daughter.

Yan Qingci's aptitude for cultivation was too poor, and he was not accepted by Ziyun Cave Heaven, so he moved to Baishui City and made a living by collecting herbs in the mountains.

Fortunately, Li Yunting, a good friend of his parents, has been secretly taking care of him, so he can gain a foothold in Baishui City and not be bullied.

After the wedding banquet, Wang Zizai came to a quiet little courtyard and stood outside the door to feel it. There was only one person in the room, who was practicing.

“Although his aptitude is poor, he is still able to practice asceticism without giving up. His perseverance is great.” Wang Zizai nodded.

An hour later, Wang Zizai felt that the people in the house had finished their practice, so he knocked on the door.

"Who?"

A crisp sound was heard, and the gate opened at the same time.

"It's me, little girl." Wang Zizai said with a smile.

"Sir, you are here. This is your elixir. My herbs are not worth so much. I only used one. The rest are all here."

Yan Qingci thought that Wang Zizai came to retrieve the extra elixir that she had been given. Although it was a pity that she could no longer practice and improve as quickly as before, the girl still took out the elixir with a determined look on her face.

"What is given to you is naturally yours. Just keep it. I am here for you." Wang Zizai shook his head and said.

"Come for me?" Yan Qingci looked at Wang Zizai with a vigilant look: "Why don't you take back the pills, sir?"

"Hahaha, don't misunderstand." Wang Zizai also felt that what he said seemed ambiguous.

"Are you willing to take me as your master?" Wang Zizai asked.

"Are you willing to accept me as your disciple? But my aptitude is very poor, and I have only now been able to resolve the sea of ​​suffering." Yan Qingci said in disbelief.

“So what if you have poor talent? A long time ago, there was a woman whose talent was similar to yours, but she was also able to rise against the heavens and terrorize the nine heavens and ten emperors. Maybe she is not dead yet.” Wang Zizai said.

"Sir, you are joking. How is it possible for someone to not die? But, with my qualifications, is it really possible?" Yan Qingci said unconfidently.

"How do you know if you don't try? Besides, if you really gave up on yourself, why did you practice so hard just now?" Wang Zizai said.

After these words were spoken, Yan Qingci couldn't help but shed tears. Thinking of the ridicule and sarcasm she had endured over the years, she felt so aggrieved. After all, she was just a little girl.

"Moreover, our sect's practice does not look at aptitude. My aptitude is not that good, but I am still practicing now." Wang Zizai said.

"Master!"

Yan Qingci was about to kneel down and kowtow to become his disciple, but unexpectedly he was stopped by Wang Zizai.

"However, although I intend to accept you as my disciple, the skills cannot be passed on lightly. I still want to test you. Are you willing?" Wang Zizai said.

"Disciple is willing, but I wonder what the test is?" Yan Qingci asked.

"Pack your things and follow me. I will tell you when the time comes." Wang Zizai said.

"Yes, Master, could you please wait a moment? I want to leave a letter for Uncle Li so that he won't worry." Yan Qingci said.

“It’s my duty. However, since we haven’t formally become each other’s disciples yet, you don’t have to call me Master yet.” Wang Zizai said.

"What's that called?"

Wang Zizai thought for a moment and said, "You can call me brother or you can continue to call me sir. sir also means teacher. You can call me whatever you want."

"Then just continue to call me sir." Yan Qingci said, sticking out his tongue.

After Yan Qingci finished writing the letter and packed up her things, Wang Zizai gave her a storage bracelet, taught her how to use her spiritual sense to refine it, and then put the things away.

Walking on the street, I happened to see a man selling candied haws. "Do you want to eat candied haws?" Wang Zizai asked.

"No, I'm tired of it." Yan Qingci shook his head and said.

After saying that, he looked at Wang Zizai and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm a kid who can't even afford to eat candied haws since childhood?"

"Even if I have Uncle Li to take care of me, I can also feed myself by picking herbs. How can I not afford to eat candied haws? You must have read too many stories."

Wang Zizai felt embarrassed. Why didn't this classic method of coaxing little girls in novels work on him?

At that moment, clouds appeared under his feet and he flew away with Yan Qingci.

"Sir, what kind of flying technique is this? I have never seen it before. The clouds are quite beautiful. Can I learn it in the future?"

I can only say that girls’ focus is really a little different.

After walking for a while, they reached an uninhabited mountain top and Wang Zizai descended from the clouds.

"Qing Ci, I will first teach you a method of cultivation. If you pass the test in the future, I will teach you the basic method of our sect." Wang Zizai said.

He then passed the Blood Phoenix Sutra Scroll to Yan Qingci, but did not tell her the name of the scripture. Yan Qingci practiced it for a while and found that it was more than a hundred times stronger than her original method of practice.

If any random cultivation method is so powerful, then how powerful must the fundamental method of our sect be? Yan Qingci was full of expectations.

Before leaving, Wang Zizai looked under a stone, but did not do anything. After the two left, a small green snake crawled out from under the stone and spit out its signal in the direction where Wang Zizai left.

In the main hall of the Huanggu Ji family, Yan Qingci stood quietly behind Wang Zizai, holding the spiritual fruit that Wang Zizai took from the table and gave it to her.

Yan Qingci did not expect that his future master would take him to visit a friend, and the place he would go directly to was the Ji family. For a moment, he became curious about Wang Zizai's identity.

In fact, Ji Ziyue had already told Xukong Jing everything that needed to be said, and Xukong Jing naturally agreed a lot. Wang Zizai just came to confirm it, and he had promised to visit before, so he naturally couldn't go back on his word.

After a polite conversation with the Holy Lord of the Ji family and the departure of the older generation, Ji Ziyue entertained Wang Zizai and Yan Qingci. Ji Ziyue took them to a pavilion.

"Where is your brother? Why can't I see him?" Wang Zizai asked.

"After my brother saw you transcend the tribulation last time, he was stimulated and tried every way to improve his strength. He heard about the Nine Secrets some time ago, so he went to check it out. I guess he will be back soon."

Ji Haoyue has been possessed recently in order to improve his strength, and Ji Ziyue feels itchy when talking about this.

"By the way, why don't you fight for the Nine Secrets?" Ji Ziyue asked.

"Ye Fan will definitely go. Just switch with him when necessary." Wang Zizai said, but in fact he had completely forgotten.

"You only know how to bully Ye Fan." Ji Ziyue felt her teeth itching again. The more she looked at Wang Zizai, the more hateful he looked to her.

"What? You're already protecting me before we even get married?" Wang Zizai said.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ji Ziyue became angry and embarrassed.

Ji Ziyue glanced around and saw Yan Qingci sitting next to her. She suddenly had an idea and asked, "What's going on with this girl? There's no one here now. Tell me in detail."

"You are talking about Qing Ci. It's nothing. I plan to accept her as my disciple, but there is still a test to pass." Wang Zizai said.

Ji Ziyue felt that although this little girl seemed to have poor qualifications, there must be something different about her since Wang Zizai took her so seriously by his side, so she came up with a plan.

"Qingci, I don't know when you will pass this test. Why don't you take me as your master and I will teach you the Void Sutra directly? How about that?"

Wang Zizai also looked at Yan Qingci and said, "Don't worry, if you really want to join the Ji family to practice, I will definitely support you."

Yan Qingci swallowed her saliva. It was obvious that this temptation was still very great for her.

"No, I still want to take you as my teacher," Yan Qingci said with a firm face.

After saying this, Yan Qingci felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)