Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 51 Accepting a Disciple
Luo Qing, the clouds have dispersed and the sun is bright, and the Tianshan Mountains are as blue as ink.

Wang Qiyun came back rarely to accompany Shen Shu and see his own children.

Xiao Wen has been in charge of Shuanma Road these days. This junior brother is very worried and has persuaded his senior brother to return to the peak to see his wife and children early.

He was worried at first, but was persuaded to come back. Wang Qiyun came to his senses while walking on the road, thought of his child's face, and smiled foolishly.

When Yufeng returned, the first thing that caught his eye was Shuanghui Peak, the peak where Junior Brother Xiaowen lived. It seemed that a new Junior Brother Xingfang had come here, and he had never met him before. He should find some time to go and see him.

Wang Qiyun went on and saw Caiyun Peak. Master Si'an might be able to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining in a few days. After all, she was a descendant of the Wen family and had excellent talents and aptitudes.

'Pity. ’

Wang Qiyun felt a little sad. The Wen family was originally the main branch of the temple. Although there were not many people, their talents and qualifications were superb. In the past, there were Wen family members in each peak, so it would not be so empty.

"Why exactly?"

When he thought of this, Wang Qiyun felt a little cold, as if he had returned to the past.

He was only a teenager at that time, and he witnessed with his own eyes the mountain gate being breached and all the elders and fellow disciples dying one after another.

Now that I think about it, it seems a little strange. It seems like they are targeting the Wen family, leaving only Elder Fuyi and Sister Si'an.

Although he was simple-minded, he was not a mediocre person. He had noticed early on that this place was not peaceful. There was something wrong with the demon disaster in previous years. At least in the Yuliu Mountains, where did so many demons come from?
Wang Qiyun once saw with his own eyes an eight-legged demon spider with the foundation-building cultivation level. Its upper body was a woman's body. It chose its prey to blood and swallowed an elder in the late stage of Qi Refining whole.

Later, after careful research, he realized that this should be the [Jiangnu Spider], a monster from the Far East, and could even be seen in areas close to the East China Sea.

Chiyun County is roughly located in the north-central part of Li State. Where can one see such a monster?
Wang Qiyun asked his father, but he didn't say much. He just told him to practice well and left with a cold face. Apart from the matter of refining weapons, the two of them rarely communicated most of the time.

While I was thinking about these troubles, we arrived at Dangxia Peak.

Wang Xiwei is now heading to Baishi, saying that he wants to build a site for smelting ore there. This has made Senior Brother Jiang there very happy these days. He is helping his master to open mountains and carve out roads, and to draw underground fire.

Yufeng landed in a small courtyard halfway up the mountain. As soon as he entered, Wang Qiyun felt his heart calm down and his steps became lighter.

There is a tea rack in the open space in front of the yard, with white flowers hanging down and a faint fragrance. Some flowers and plants such as wind fairy and sweet osmanthus are planted under the rack.

There is a bluestone table in the shade of the flower stand. The stone was found by Senior Brother Jiang in Baishi. Although it is fetal breathing stone, it is said to be a rare [Cool Summer Stone]. It was carved by Senior Brother Chiyu himself, and it is quite ingenious. It is matched with three stone benches, two large and one small.

Wang Qiyun did not say anything, but sat quietly on the stone bench and looked at the pale white tea flowers.

Shen Shu heard the noise and walked out of the house. Holding the door edge, he leaned half of his body out and looked over with his pretty eyes. When he saw that it was Wang Qiyun, he smiled and walked over quietly.

Her girlish figure had changed, perhaps because she had become a new mother, she had become more resilient. She was no longer swaying in the wind like a weak willow, but was as tall and straight as a beautiful bamboo, taking root in Luo Qing.

"Shh, Chengyan fell asleep."

Shen Shu walked over gracefully and sat next to Wang Qiyun. The two faced each other and looked at each other.

At this time, Wang Qiyun would look straight at Shen Shuruo's pale face until the other's crystal clear eyes revealed some shyness.

Her head drooped slightly, her neck flushed, and a victorious smile appeared on Wang Qiyun's broad, round face.

Wang Qiyun was a little dazed. He looked at the other person's hair, which was still wearing the rough red jade hairpin. It reminded him of the hairpin he saw when he lifted the veil.

"Are you still busy with the horse tying thing?"

Shen Shu held her husband's hands and rubbed them gently, as if she could feel his hard work.

"Fortunately, Xiao Wen is older now, and has more independent ideas than a weapon refiner like me. He has helped me a lot."

Speaking of his junior brother, Wang Qiyun smiled. Xiao Wen had a very good personality, outstanding talent, decisiveness, and no airs. The outer disciples stationed at Shuanma Road all respected this true disciple of the master.

Wang Qiyun never had the idea of fighting for power and profit. He wished he could hand over all the affairs of the sect to his fellow disciples so that he could be a hands-off boss and spend every day with his wife and children.

Suddenly, the sound of a baby crying could be heard from inside the house. Shen Shu hurried in and carried the child, who had just woken up, out. Wang Chengyan was cute and looked a bit like Shen Shu, but his eyes were bright and big, like those of Wang Xiwei and Wang Qiyun.

Shen Shu patted the young child gently and coaxed him a few times, and the child in his arms calmed down, looking at his mother with his fingers in his mouth. Wang Qiyun came over and teased his own child, laughing non-stop.

But at this moment, he felt the warmth of a jade pendant in his arms. He quickly stood up and said in a daze:
"Master uncle has come out of retreat and wants to see me for something."

"Why don't you go quickly?"

Shen Shu said this with some anger, and Wang Qiyun had no choice but to walk away, looking back every few steps.

The faint fragrance of tea flowers wafted in the air, and Shen Shu hummed a ballad and carried the child back into the house.
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Tianqing Peak, inside the cave.

Xu Xuan has been back for a few days, but has not yet come out of seclusion. He is very troubled by Wei Fayan's matter.

In the past few days, Xu Xuan has gradually been able to access some memories about Wei Fayan. It seems that the ancient stele is of great use. Tiantuo has even looked at the body of this child and roughly guessed his origins.

The old immortal of the Wei family only had one magical power until his death, but because he practiced [Yunthu], the spirit he turned into after his death was extremely spiritual. This spirit still believed that it was the residual soul of the immortal of the Wei family.

The escaped woman from the Wei family became pregnant, and it happened that she was connected to the Xu Xuan ancient stele, causing the fetus in her belly to have some supernatural powers, which attracted the monster to haunt her.

This monster bewitched the woman day and night, making her believe that the baby in her belly was the reincarnation of her ancestor.

Xu Xuan had been meditating for the past few days, gradually piecing together the memory fragments transmitted from the ancient stele. After careful examination, he had a general understanding of Wei Fayan's origins.

First, in a field of yellow sand, a woman was walking forward with difficulty. The ground behind her was undulating, as if something was hidden.

A half-human, half-goat monster appeared and claimed to be the ancestor of the Wei family. The woman believed it without a doubt and offered her unborn child to the monster.

This monster possessed the child, who was born from the same mother. It wanted to take over Wei Fayan in the womb, but in the end it was just a remnant of the Purple Mansion, without sex or life. It failed at the last moment and died instantly.

"Reincarnation and cultivation are not such a trivial matter. Ordinary Purple Mansion Immortal Sects rarely have the opportunity. Only the Golden Core Sect has the foundation."

Tiantuo sighed after listening to Xu Xuan's story, but Xu Xuan was shocked by what happened to Wei Fayan afterwards.

The woman from the Wei family first determined that the baby she was carrying was the reincarnation of her ancestor. She gave birth to the child in the mud, and behaved like a possessed person, extremely respectful, and walked step by step towards the depths of the desert while holding the fetus covered in blood.

As time passed, Wei Fayan grew up. The woman was first expectant, then disappointed, then resentful, and finally fearful.

Xu Xuan carefully sensed the emotional changes of the woman in his memory and seemed to be able to guess what had happened.

'There's just no mother-son love at all.'

Xu Xuan looked at Wei Fayan again. The child curled up in a ball, hiding in a corner of the cave. He didn't cry or laugh, and he didn't say a word. Only when Xu Xuan asked him questions would the child respond.

"Is it innate evil or acquired circumstances?"

Xu Xuan pondered, but couldn't come up with anything. The boy's eyes were full of vigilance. Xu Xuan had no choice but to ask Tian Tuo if he had any good ideas.

"Is there any way to change this child's temperament, or at least control his bestial nature?"

"There are some ways, but I'm afraid they will go the other way."

"Why?"

Xu Xuan was a little confused, not knowing what Tiantuo meant by the other side. He only heard the old demon say carefully:

"To summarize, you can consider this child the reincarnation of a ram, possessing the luck of a ram, though he hasn't fully transformed into a human and still has the animal aspect. The second emperor of Great Xia was the reincarnation of the legitimate son of the Golden Crow. There's also a branch of the Yang family whose legitimate bloodline is also blessed with the luck of the Golden Crow, but their bodies are human."

"The goat is an evil beast and cannot be educated. However, if it is reincarnated as a human, its evil will become the evil of a human. While animals cannot be educated, humans can still be taught."

Xu Xuan roughly understood it and just asked:
"Then how can we help him completely eliminate his beastly form and transform into a human?"

Tian Tuo's fault came back at this time. He started to show off some of the Taoist scriptures he had read in a proud tone, and laughed strangely:
"It is said that you, the small families, are all shallow in knowledge and still need your grandfather Tian Yao to talk about profound teachings."

Xu Xuan resisted the urge to curse the old demon and just smiled:

"Oh, this celestial demon is different. He has a lot of knowledge. Even his residual soul knows so much."

These words immediately choked Tian Tuo, who just hummed twice and said in a deep voice:

"[Yuntu] hides spirits and subdues monsters, gathers bones and gathers souls. Autumn leaves fall, spring grass grows, and the cycle repeats. Wei Fayan carries the luck of the sheep, which is similar to a reincarnated body, in line with the meaning of [Yuntu]'s circulation of living beings."

“After the death of the Master Wei, he transformed into a spirit to take over the body. Although he was unsuccessful, he did greatly strengthen the beast side of this child, leading to his current situation. He is just like those reincarnated people in ancient times whose past lives have not yet been resolved. Most of them are crazy and insane.

Xu Xuan frowned. According to Tian Tuo's statement, Wei Fayan's situation was indeed complicated, so he continued to ask:

"After all this talk, how should we actually do it? I need a concrete solution."

Tian Tuo had no choice but to speak faster and said:

"Do you remember the secret technique of [Six Paths of Rebirth] that I taught you?"

"You can use the secret technique on him, but first you need to find a wood spiritual object to remove the excess earth energy from him."

Xu Xuan was moved and took out an object. It was the [Ghost Cover Boy] that the Liu family sent at that time. It was a spiritual wood of the foundation-building level and belonged to the [Avoid Wood].

"Is this thing usable?"

"Nature is unobstructed. When earth is abundant, wood is needed to be sparse. Avoid being a reservoir. This is the next stage of spiritual flow. It couldn't be better."

Xu Xuan was relieved and walked forward, ready to use his secret technique on the child.

Wei Fayan was very afraid of Xu Xuan. When he saw him coming, he immediately went deeper and hid under a stone table. His yellow eyes revealed a ferocious and fearful look.

"come out."

Xu Xuan shouted softly, and the child came out reluctantly, looking a little frightened.

There was dim candlelight in the cave as Xu Xuan recited the spell. It was his first time casting a spell on someone else and he felt something was a little strange.

The figure of a ghost of impermanence appeared before my eyes. This ghost had angry eyes and fangs, and stretched out his purple arms, tightly clamping a wheel. The karma and retribution kept turning. The heart of the wheel was an ancient Buddha, which divided into six paths of precious light and divided into six paths.

Xu Xuan ignored these anomalies and forcibly restrained Wei Fayan, urging the [Ghost Cover Boy] to fall on the child.

The little ginseng man climbed onto Wei Fayan's shoulder and sniffed some muddy yellow air.

Xu Xuan hurriedly activated the secret technique, and saw the six paths rotating. The small horns on the child's forehead gradually disappeared, and his eyes were still the official yellow color, but not as strange as before.

"Wei Fayan, wake up!"

Xu Xuan shouted softly, as if calling a soul, causing the child in front of him to shudder all over, as if he had just come back to his senses.

The child in front of him looked at him in confusion and started to speak. His voice was no longer as rough as a beast, but a little weak. He looked down at his hands and said something hesitantly.

"mother?"

Wei Fayan had been traveling in the desert with his mother for many years. Although he was only a little over ten years old, his skin was tanned, his palms were covered with calluses, and he was very thin.

At this moment, he seemed to really remember something and understood what he had done. The voice seemed to be stuck in his throat and blocked in his heart, and he made a dying gasp.

Then, I cried.

Xu Xuan had never heard such a cry before. It was almost impossible for a human to make such a cry. It sounded like a ghost in the mountains or the waves of the South China Sea. It was almost endless and full of sorrow and hatred.

Xu Xuan just sighed and gently stroked the forehead of the child in front of him, not knowing how to comfort him.

"Now he can go out and meet people. His past is over, and in his next life, even the Purple Palace won't be able to figure out where he is."

Tiantuo's voice sounded, temporarily resolving the matter. The [Ghost Cover Boy] was handed over to Wei Fayan, who always helped him to sort out his earthy nature and eliminate his beastly appearance.

"Now I have saved you from being a human being. All the past events are but a dream. Would you like to become my disciple and enter my school?"

Seeing that Wei Fayan's mood had recovered, Xu Xuan asked formally.

"Disciple is willing."

Wei Fayan bowed directly, his voice respectful and with some thoughts on his mind.

"The Wei family is dead. If you have nothing to worry about, could you change your surname?"

Xu Xuan asked softly, a little hesitantly. After all, although the child was evil, he still seemed to respect his mother. But the surname Wei was related to [Yun Tu], which was a bit ostentatious, so he had to change it.

"Master, your last name is Xu, right? Then I will change my surname to Xu as well, and be called Xu Fayan."

Xu Xuan was a little surprised. Although he had some communication with the child before, it was only a few short words. Now hearing such words coming out of his mouth was really magical.

"That's what a sheep is like. When it's weak, it's subservient and fawning over others. But once it gains power, it'll turn around and swallow you whole. Can you guess how much of that child's crying just now was just an act for you?"

Tian Tuo's sarcastic voice sounded, causing Xu Xuan to frown slightly, and he could only reply in his heart:
"As long as I can control him and force him to do good, I won't dare not do otherwise. Don't just label him and not give him any chances!"

After finishing his words, Xu Xuan helped Wei Fayan up and whispered:
"In that case, from now on you will be called Xu Fayan, and you will be my true disciple."

The child with the sheep's luck below lowered his head, and Guan Huang's pupils were full of indifference, but when he raised his head, he was ignorant like a child again, and looked respectfully at his new master.

(End of this chapter)