Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 53 Apprenticeship
"Pre-pre-pre-pre...Senior?"

"Hey!" The Imperial Master replied with a forced smile, "I am the Imperial Master of the Bao Liuli Kingdom. I am bringing a group of young cultivators from the Bao Liuli Kingdom to become my disciples. Please, little brother, please pass on the message."

The disciple guarding the mountain turned around and was about to report it, but suddenly something occurred to him and he boldly asked, "I wonder what the spiritual roots of these young cultivators are like? Have they been tested?"

The person who came seemed to be of high status, perhaps the guardian of a country, but in the final analysis, it was just a country of mortals.

If I make too much of a fuss, I’ll probably get beaten up by the elders.

The identity of a mortal kingdom means nothing in the Zhengyang Sect. When someone comes to become a disciple, what matters most is the weight of the disciple himself.

The Imperial Master smiled faintly, full of pressure, "Three Heavenly Spiritual Roots; Eleven Top-grade Spiritual Roots."

Bao Liuli Kingdom is the largest mortal kingdom in Longxiong Province, with a population of over one billion.

With such a large population base, there have always been many talented monks born in the country.

Among them, there were always some young cultivators who, like the princess, did not like the lack of famous teachers in the nearby sects. Now, after hearing from the princess that the Zhengyang Sect was very capable, they all followed her.

Before the immortal spiritual roots appeared, the heavenly spiritual roots were considered the strongest talent in the eyes of all cultivators.

And now... three of them came at once!
You have to know that in the past ten years of their Zhengyang Sect, the only one who possessed the talent of natural spiritual roots was the one who used to be Junior Brother Bai and is now Junior Sister Bai!
Not to mention that these people have eleven high-grade spiritual roots, and if they are well cultivated, they will become the main force of the sect!
If so many talented cultivators were snatched away by other sects, this disciple felt that he would most likely be torn into pieces by the elders or even the sect leader who would get to know the news.

So he rolled and crawled all the way up the mountain, shouting excitedly, "A person with a natural talent is here to become my disciple! A person with a natural talent is here to become my disciple!"

……

Lin Jian didn't expect the sect's decision to come so quickly.

When he arrived at his master's residence early in the morning to ask for advice on magic, he found out that his master had been invited to the sect's main hall.

Unfortunately, when he hurried over, there were already guests from the sect guarding the thousand-step steps of the hall, not allowing outsiders to approach.

Lin Jian could only use his eyesight to see from afar more than twenty figures with missing arms and legs standing scattered in front of the hall entrance.

"Foundation Establishment disciples, in recognition of your meritorious service in the battle against the demons, the debt owed to the sect will be eliminated. From now on, you will be granted freedom and no longer need to bear the sect's responsibilities, but you will also no longer be able to enjoy the sect's benefits."

"Each Jindan-stage disciple can receive 50,000 high-grade spirit stones, pain-relieving powder, and a letter of recommendation from a small sect or independent cultivator. Although you will no longer serve the sect, the sect hopes that you will always remember that you are from the Zhengyang Sect! After leaving the sect, you must not rely on your own cultivation to commit evil. Be a person of use to the world and society."

"...The above is the decision made by the sect elders after several days of careful deliberation. Now, go and prepare."

Seeing the law enforcement elder finish reading the decree and turn to leave, a hot-tempered monk finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Why do you want us to leave just like that? I've almost paid off the debt I owed for my apprenticeship. Do I really need you to forgive it now? I've served the sect well and shed blood in Tianyuan. You can't do this to me!"

Being free means having no connections.

Instead of going out and trying your luck, it is better to have a stable channel for advancement in the sect and practice all the way.

Although I have to face some dangerous tasks occasionally, at least I have a clear hope and a goal to work towards every day.

Once you leave the sect, all of this will be gone.

The most important thing is that he is disabled now...

However, he was a pure physical cultivator, so after going out, he could only find some guarding jobs. With only one hand left, he was far less competitive than others.

He doesn't want to leave.

The law enforcement elder paused after turning around, then turned back. He didn't look at him, but glanced at the people around him.

"What else? Is there anyone else among you who has the same idea as him?"

Looking around the crowd, a few more monks stepped forward.

“I.” “I…”

"I don't want to leave either."

There weren't many voices, just a few.

The four Jindan stage sect masters, including Zhenyang and Xuanjian, did not say a word.

The physical cultivator who initially protested was so anxious that he started pulling around and said, "Speak!"

"You guys should talk!"

"Didn't you agree that you didn't want to leave? Why aren't you saying anything now?"

"We are crippled for the sect, why should we leave like this?"

The monk he was pulling avoided his eyes and said, "I'm afraid of death... I don't want to go to that kind of place anymore. I want to live, even if it's just as a mortal."

"I'm still short of money, a lot of it. It's just right that the sect has forgiven my debts. From now on, everything I earn belongs to me. I can also make pills, so I'll be able to find a job when I get out."

"I don't have the talent, and I will never be able to reach the Golden Core in this lifetime. Besides, I can draw talismans, so I can live well in the mortal world... I don't want to climb up anymore."

"I'm tired, brother... I'm tired."

Those who don't want to fight have their own reasons, and those who want to stay have only one reason -

Motivated.

They still want to practice, they still want to climb up.

But the truth is...

"Is that all?" The law enforcement elder waited quietly on the side. Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, he spoke up, "Now that everyone has finished speaking, I'll say a few words."

He looked at the first physical cultivator and asked calmly, "Your name is Sun Dayou, right? How long have you seen me?"

"Five... more than fifty years."

"Yes, for over fifty years, ever since you joined, I've been the Law Enforcement Elder." He sighed deeply, "I've held this position for over two hundred years. But there's one thing you probably don't know: it wasn't until the sixty-seventh year after I took this position that I paid off all my debts to the sect!"

These words were so unexpected that Sun Da looked at the law enforcement elder in a daze, his face full of disbelief.

"You don't believe it, huh? I don't believe it either. I've already become a Law Enforcement Elder, and it's going to take me sixty-seven years to pay off my debt. Back then, in order to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, I withdrew too much from the sect in advance. I deserve this."

"So, what about you guys?"

The tone of law enforcement is heavy.

"The sect trained you, but didn't ask you for a single spirit stone, did it?"

"Kungfu, magic, spiritual food... including that Spirit Gathering Square, do you know how many spirit stones it takes to maintain that thing in a day?!"

"You should all have encountered independent cultivators from outside, and you should have heard of some stronger sect disciples who, even at the Foundation Establishment stage, were able to surpass their level and defeat independent cultivators at the Golden Core stage."

"What do you rely on? The sect's unremitting training! So after you grow up, it's only natural that you give back something in return for this training, right?"

"On this point, everyone is mutual. As long as you repay your debt, you don't owe the sect anything, and the sect doesn't owe you anything either."

"Speaking of this Heavenly Abyss Demonic Crack..."

"Attention! This isn't for the sect, this is for justice! For the world!"

(End of this chapter)