Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 377 Appearances of All Living Beings

Tian Jin watched the falling yellow leaves hit the rocks and then be blown away by the wind.

The mountaintop was blown by the cold wind in the early morning, making the chill even stronger. She crossed her arms and asked softly:
"Uncle Master, do you want me to get you a cloak?"

There was no response. She bent down and was about to lean over to whisper in his ear when she found that he was leaning to the other side.

With a sudden heartbeat, Tian Jin hurriedly moved to the front of the other person. She squatted down and looked at the other person with his eyes closed and a relaxed face.

"Uncle?"

Her voice was soft and quickly dissipated in the wind.

She grabbed the other person's hand and found that she could no longer feel his pulse.

Tian Jin's mind went blank for a moment, and she reacted after a moment. With mixed emotions, she moved the armchair and the person to the quiet room in the cave and laid them flat on the bed.

She knew that Master Ji would arrive after the hour of Chen, so she waited at the cave door. She recalled every detail of her life since arriving at Ningcui Cliff, and sadness lingered in her heart.

This kind senior sister will never open her eyes again, and in a few days she will leave here and be assigned to another place.

The master once said that he would reward her with a foundation-building pill to thank her for her meticulous care in the last stage of her life, but now it seems that he will not get it.

Next to the cave, the teleportation array flashed and Ji An strode out.

Despite having experienced teleportation too many times, he was still very curious about the gray space channel during teleportation.

He saw Tian Jin leaning against the cave door in a daze, and inexplicably had a bad premonition:

"Where is my master?"

The maid came back to her senses and said sadly:

"Master Ge passed away while watching the sunrise in the early morning."

Ji An was slightly stunned. When he said goodbye last night, although he felt that the death energy in his master's body had accumulated to a certain level, he should still have at least a few months to live. How could he die in the early morning after just one night?

"Take me to see it!"

He followed the maid to the quiet room, only to see his master lying there lifeless, without any warmth.

Ji An walked to the bed and looked at it for a moment, then closed his eyes and sighed softly.

For a monk who goes against the flow, when his cultivation cannot improve at all and his body functions are declining, and he watches himself getting weaker day by day, death may be a good ending.

From now on, you no longer have to feel the gap in life, all the joy and pain will disappear together.

Ji An took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, but a faint sadness still lingered in his heart. The fragments of his time with the master flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

"I would like to accept you as my registered disciple. Are you willing?"

"Take this exquisite foundation-building pill and use it."

"What if you lose money? What will you use to pay it back?"

"You have excellent talent for planting. You can practice water, wood, and earth types of skills."

"Second-grade, top-grade Star Mark Gold. This gift is too valuable. Do you know what this stuff means to those sword cultivators?"

"I happen to have some Qinglian Pills left. You can use them."

"There are two Xuanyuan Rejuvenating Pills in the jade bottle. If your Dharma body is injured, there is a Blood Burning Pill in this red jade bottle. It can burn your Qi, blood and magic power. Don't take it unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Now you are the only one who can calm down and listen to an old man like me."

Ji An opened his eyes and exhaled again.

He took out more than ten golden swords for communication, entered the information, activated it, and sent it to Senior Sister Ge Luoying, his fellow disciples, and Dan Ding Academy.

Master is an alchemist, and the funeral arrangements will be supervised by the Danding Academy.

Three days later, Han Yan, the dean of Danding Academy, presided over the funeral:
"We bid farewell to Fellow Daoist Ge Ying with deep sorrow. It is thanks to countless diligent cultivators like her that the sect has prospered."

The picture of riding a dragon to ascend to heaven covered the wooden frame and Ge Ying's body, and the charcoal fire underneath was bright red.

As the fire burns, the body of the deceased turns into spiritual energy and returns to heaven and earth.

The flames died down and the guests dispersed.

Ge Luoying, Ji An and others collected the ashes, and scattered the ashes on the land of Ningcui Cliff by flying swords, clouds or shuttles.

This was Ge Ying's last wish. She had been in charge of Ningcui Cliff for about 150 years and loved this land deeply.

Finally, everyone gathered in the cave on the top of the mountain and chatted for a while. Ge Luoying was the first to stand up and say goodbye.

"My fellow Taoists, let's say goodbye now. We'll meet again someday."

Her relationship with most of the monks here was ordinary, and she didn't like such occasions on weekdays.

Now that her great-aunt has passed away, she doesn't want to stay in such an environment for long.

She strode out of the cave without waiting for the others to see her off. The light rippled like autumn water, and the faint sound of the sword quickly faded away.

The atmosphere in the cave was a little quiet. No one spoke and everyone was breathing lightly.

After a moment, Zhu Qinghao glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice:
"My fellow disciples, now that our master has passed away and Senior Sister Ge is leaving at this time, I wonder what to do with our master's belongings?

Let's discuss and formulate some rules."

He is the senior brother of everyone, even if his cultivation is not the highest, his words naturally carry a certain weight.

Ji An didn't say anything. He knew that all the small merits and contribution points in his master's jade token had been exchanged for spirit stones half a year ago and given to Ge Luoying.

The master's robes and various clothes were burned along with his Dharma body. Now there are only a few alchemy furnaces left, among which there is a Four Symbols Life Furnace that has reached the level of a spiritual weapon.

In addition to the alchemy furnace, there were also some elixirs taken by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, as well as some jade slips about alchemy and planting.

Liu Yu spoke first:

"I abstain."

Other brothers and sisters all learned alchemy and needed alchemy furnaces or elixirs, but he didn't need anything.

Ji An's eyes flashed, and he said:

"I also abstain."

Only the Four Symbols Life Furnace is useful to him, but it will soon be unable to keep up with his level, so it is better to leave it to fellow disciples who need it more.

He can now try to refine Chaoyuan-level pills, and in the future he plans to directly purchase a second-grade high-quality pill furnace.

Zhu Qinghao was secretly delighted and said:

"There are only eight of us brothers left now. As for the pills, each of us can take what we need. As for the remaining three pill furnaces, we will distribute them according to our alchemy abilities.

This will also allow the alchemy furnace to function better and thus serve the sect. What do you think?"

His words were obviously selfish. In terms of alchemy ability, those disciples who became apprentices earlier had a natural advantage because they had more experience in alchemy.

This sentence united a group of people and someone responded immediately.

"I agree with Senior Brother Zhu's plan."

Du Huaiyuan curled his lips and said:

"I'd like to ask, Senior Brother Zhu, how do you distinguish between high and low-level alchemy skills?" "It's fairest to calculate based on multiple factors, such as the type of elixir refined, the success rate, and the number of high-quality elixirs."

"But we embarked on the path to immortality several decades later than you, our senior brothers. Such a huge time gap is difficult to bridge. I think we should each refine a furnace of our best foundation-building elixir as a basis."

Du Huaiyuan said lightly that he practiced the water-based technique and used water methods to refine pills, so he did not need to use the alchemy furnace left by his master.

However, he was angry because the other party said something unfavorable to them. Alchemy is a skill that requires a lot of experience, and it is obvious that he wanted to exclude them.

"Junior brother, you are wrong. With strong alchemy skills and better alchemy furnaces, you can make greater contributions to the sect. This is what our master has always taught us to do.

So, I think having more comprehensive capabilities is the most important thing now.”

Li Lingyu said sarcastically:

"It would be most beneficial to the sect if the alchemist could make more contributions in the future. I think potential should be calculated based on age and cultivation level.

Being accepted as a formal disciple by the master means that one's ability in alchemy is not much different. If one refines enough pills, one will naturally gain more experience."

The other party obviously wanted to get the alchemy furnace, and he acted in a pretentious manner, which she did not like.

Everyone started arguing and refused to give in, so they split into two factions, one consisting of several old disciples headed by Zhu Qinghao, and the other consisting of Du Huaiyuan and three others.

Zhong Yuefei sighed lightly. With the accidental death of the eldest senior brother, senior brother Zhu became the 'actual eldest senior brother', but he did not have the responsibility of a eldest senior brother.

Such a conflict arose just a few days after the master passed away, and the little affection between the brothers was completely destroyed.

When the quarrel stopped for a moment, Zhong Yuefei said:

"No matter how we distribute it, there will be disputes. How about this: we auction these furnaces on the spot and divide the proceeds equally. This is the fairest way."

Du Huaiyuan smiled and said:
"I agree. Senior Sister Zhong's words are fair. Those with ulterior motives should learn from them!"

Among the master's five old disciples, he only has a good relationship with Senior Sister Zhong.

Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan nodded at the same time, "I agree."

Zhu Qinghao looked at Zhong Yuefei with an unpleasant expression and said:
"Junior sister, what good will this do you? If you follow my method, the Four Symbols Life Furnace will be yours.

We have more people, so if you all vote, you should follow my decision!"

Zhong Yuefei lowered her eyes, pursed her lips and said nothing. The other person's eating habits were too ugly.

In fact, things don't need to have come to this point. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to just get along?
She has decided to try to have less contact with Senior Brother Zhu and others in the future.

She couldn't understand why some people couldn't see the current situation clearly. The monk who would unite their lineage had clearly been born, so why did others still support this proposal that was not conducive to unity?

Ji An said in a deep voice:
"Although I abstained from participating in the distribution, I should have the right to speak. I agree with Senior Sister Zhong's suggestion."

It seems that the fellow disciples who gathered together because of the master will become strangers in the future.

When there were no conflicts of interest, everyone seemed kind and generous. But now that things were getting serious, his face looked a little gloomy.

His relationship with the other people was average, so of course he stood on the side of Senior Brother Du and the others.

Liu Yu coughed and said:
"I agree with Senior Sister Zhong's suggestion. Since things have come to this point, it would be better if the pills were auctioned off and everyone divided them up clearly."

The vote was six to four, and the two Chao Yuan period cultivators stood on the same side. Zhu Qinghao glared at Zhong Yuefei fiercely and had to give in.

"Ok."

Ji An sent messages to Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan respectively:
"Senior Sister, if you need an alchemy furnace, feel free to take a picture of it. I can lend you some spirit stones or resources first."

All the alchemy furnaces collected by Master are of top quality.

Li Lingyu smiled and replied:

"Thank you for letting me borrow your help, great landlord!"

Mu Qingwan shook her head slightly and said:
"Senior Brother Liu promised to help me, so I won't bother you anymore."

Zhong Yuefei clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said:

"What do you think about letting Junior Brother Ji or Junior Brother Liu preside over the auction?"

"Okay, two Chao Yuan period monks will preside over this. I assume everyone agrees. Let's begin!"

Du Huaiyuan smiled and said that the Ningcui Ya lineage actually had two Chaoyuan-stage cultivators, which was also a good story in the sect.

Most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators may not have seen Ji An and the others in person, but they all know the news.

Ji An raised his head towards Liu Yu and said:
"Brother, come here."

The matter was settled, and everyone got what they wanted during the auction of the pills, and there was no major disturbance.

When the alchemy furnace was auctioned, there was a bloody storm.

Zhong Yuefei won the bid for a second-grade spiritual furnace, while Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan won the bid for a first-grade top-grade furnace. The prices were very high, much more expensive than custom-made furnaces of the same style.

Unlike other magical tools, second-hand alchemy furnaces are more popular among alchemists as long as the internal magical restrictions are intact and intact.

Because of the long-term refining of pills, the furnace will produce a special spirituality. Alchemists believe that this can help increase the success rate of pills.

After dividing up the resources obtained from the auction, Zhu Qinghao and the others exchanged a few polite words and left.

Ji An's eyes were deep, and he shook his head slightly.

"Master often mentions that we should help each other, but that's ultimately wishful thinking."

It cannot be said that they and Zhu Qinghao and others have become enemies, but it is unlikely that they will continue to have any contact with each other in the future.

Zhu Qinghao once brought Chen Xingyun to see him, and since then his relationship with this senior brother has been very cold.

Du Huaiyuan laughed coldly and said:

"Brother Zhu and his people are not the same kind of people as us. I once asked him for help, and he said it very nicely, but when I really needed help, I couldn't find him."

During the period when the demon disaster just broke out, he was refining medicine in the fairy city of Mingfeng Mountain and was directly under the jurisdiction of Zhu Qinghao. There were some unpleasantness between the two sides at that time.

Zhong Yuefei raised her drooping head and said:
"Everyone is busy with cultivation or various things, so it's inevitable that we'll see each other less often in the future. Why not get together every few years to keep in touch?"

If there is no contact, even the deepest friendship will gradually become distant with the passage of time.

Because of different experiences, everyone will have nothing in common.

"Okay," Du Huaiyuan was the first to agree and said with a smile:

"Junior Brother Ji is now in charge of Ningcui Cliff, so we should let Junior Brother Ji make the arrangements."

Now his relationship with Ji An is still good, without any mixed interests. If there is a rift between the two one day, he will withdraw from this friendship.

He understood his situation very well and had no hope of breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage. He wanted to spend the rest of his life enjoying life.

Du Huaiyuan swallowed his saliva subconsciously. The food in Chiyan Peak was extremely delicious. The second-level ingredients were not something that a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage could easily enjoy.

Liu Yu smiled and nodded: "I agree."

"I agree," the others echoed.

Ji An patted his chest and said with a hearty smile:
"Haha, no problem, leave it to me. I'll invite everyone to visit Scarlet Flame Peak before I go out on my journey."

(End of this chapter)