The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 97 I'm still her father! (6k)

Zhou Qing looked around and saw gray and white powder everywhere. These were the empty shells that all the mid-grade spirit stones on his body had turned into after losing their spiritual energy.

The old hen was coming over and pecking at me.

This made Zhou Qing feel ashamed, and he quickly crushed some low-grade spirit stone powder and gave it to it.

"Be careful not to get kidney stones if you eat too much!" Zhou Qing joked in a good mood.

Then he looked at the storage bag and found that there were only less than a hundred low-grade spirit stones left.

"I'm afraid I'm the poorest core disciple in the entire Taiqing Sect!"

Zhou Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Money, money, even a penny can make a hero fall.

After cleaning the room, Zhou Qing came to the yard and greedily absorbed the midday sun. It was so comfortable and pleasant.

"Now with the proper coordination of the Yin-Yang Art, both the first and second moves of the Cang Lei Sword Art can be performed consecutively in a short period of time!"

Zhou Qing took out the broken sword and muttered to himself.

In this way, there is one more way to save your life.

"Old Four, Old Four, what are you doing?" At this moment, Yan Xiaohu's voice sounded outside on time.

Zhou Qing sighed.

Now that the word "Fourth Brother" came out of his third brother's mouth, his scalp felt a little tingling.

But he still put away the broken sword and opened the gate.

Yan Xiaohu was standing outside the door, laughing and holding a lunch box in his hand.

"I knew you haven't eaten yet. Yushantang just made it. Come and try it!" Yan Xiaohu said as he stepped in.

Looking at Yan Xiaohu, who was acting a little strangely today, Zhou Qing asked suspiciously, "Third Brother, this isn't like you. Do you need my help with something?"

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

He knew better than anyone how stingy his third senior brother was. Last time, he agreed to treat everyone to a meal, but when they arrived at Yushantang, he said he didn't have enough money, so he had to pay for it himself.

How could he suddenly take the initiative to go to Shenyue Peak and even pack it up and bring it back to you?

has a problem!
Upon hearing Zhou Qing's words, Yan Xiaohu's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal. He placed the food that exuded spiritual energy on the table and even thoughtfully took out a pot of wine.

"What are you still standing there for? Come and sit down. What's the matter? Senior brother invited his junior brother to dinner, so he has something to ask of him? Am I such a utilitarian person?"

Yan Xiaohu came over with a playful smile and pulled Zhou Qing to sit down.

Zhou Qing just smiled without saying anything and didn't pick up his chopsticks.

"Hey, little chicken is here too. Look what delicious food I brought you. I caught some grasshoppers for you on the way."

Seeing that Zhou Qing was unmoved, Yan Xiaohu looked at the old hen in the chicken coop with a smile on his face, and quickly took out a jar with many green grasshoppers in it.

After all the food poured out at once, the grasshoppers immediately flew around in a panic, and the old hen drooped her bulging eyeballs and began to peck at the pillar frantically.

Yan Xiaohu: “…”

"Third Brother, besides borrowing money, just tell me if you have anything else to say," Zhou Qing said.

Yan Xiaohu didn't care about this silly old hen anymore and sat directly opposite Zhou Qing with an unhappy look on his face: "No, isn't that how I am in your eyes? I always promised to treat you to a meal..."

"Then I'm going to go for a walk!"

"No, no, no, look at you, why are you so angry? Um, lend me some money!"

Yan Xiaohu immediately rubbed his hands in embarrassment, looking embarrassed.

"I'd better go for a walk!" Before Zhou Qing could get up, Yan Xiaohu pushed him down on the chair and said, "Fourth Brother, my Fourth Brother, I have no choice but to come to you. It's not much, just a little bit."

Zhou Qing looked at him, then nodded and immediately took out all the spirit stones on him.

"A total of one hundred low-grade spirit stones, a heartfelt gift," Zhou Qing said.

Seeing this, Yan Xiaohu patted Zhou Qing's shoulder lightly.

"You're making trouble, you're making trouble with your Third Senior Brother again. Forget about all the money you earned at the Five Sects Yibao Gathering. Later, when you went out to seek meritorious service from the Qingyu Immortal Sect, the headmaster gave you a high-grade spirit stone. Not long after, Cui Yingying came in person to thank you for the gifts. You asked me to exchange them all for over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

"After that, the Grand Elder gave you a generous reward for every trip to the Cave Heaven. You also received over a hundred for helping the Seventh Prince identify those items. I estimate that you have at least three hundred mid-grade spirit stones and one high-grade spirit stone on you. How could this be all you have?"

After hearing this, Zhou Qing looked at Yan Xiaohu in disbelief.

No, how come you remember it so clearly?
Is this my money or your money?

Seeing Zhou Qing's stunned expression, Yan Xiaohu immediately extended a finger and said, "One hundred. I'll only lend you one hundred mid-grade spirit stones. I'll definitely pay you back when I have money."

Zhou Qing laughed.

Well, not to mention that I don’t have the money, even if I do have it, with the words “I’ll have money in the future” coming out, the matter of paying the money back will definitely be a long way off.

But Zhou Qing still wondered, "What do you want so much money for?"

After all, Third Senior Brother has saved a lot of money over the years.

Yan Xiaohu had no choice but to sit down opposite again, pour himself some wine, and then drink it all in one gulp.

"To be honest with you, senior brother, I want to refine a baby-forming pill." Yan Xiaohu said.

"Infant-forming Pill?" Zhou Qing was stunned for a moment, and looked at his third senior brother again, a sudden sense of sadness welling up in his heart.

There is a qualitative difference between the Jindan realm and the Yuanying realm.

If the golden elixir is compared to a gestating embryo, then the Nascent Soul stage is a brand new life.

It is the transformation of the soul and the manifestation of the concrete.

After all, once you advance to the Nascent Soul stage, even if your physical body is destroyed, as long as the Nascent Soul is there, it can be nurtured again bit by bit.

If it really doesn't work, it's extremely easy to take over someone else's body.

According to what we have known before, different Nascent Souls will be produced when the Golden Elixir breaks, such as the Purple Mansion Nascent Soul, the Yangshen Nascent Soul, the Wuji Nascent Soul, etc. Different Nascent Souls determine how far the cultivator can go in the future.

The cultivation world divides these Nascent Souls into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. The number of Heaven-level Nascent Souls is the least, with only ten, and the first one is the Three-Flower Nascent Soul.

The others increase in number according to the level.

But no matter which one it is, it is an extremely difficult gap to cross when one reaches the perfection of the Golden Core Realm and wants to transform into the Nascent Soul Realm. This can be seen from the fact that the third senior brother is still in the Golden Core Realm after so many years.

If you can't break through naturally, you can only rely on the Infant Forming Pill to give you a push.

The materials for the Infant Pill are rare, and the failure rate in refining it is extremely high. If you are not careful, you will end up with nothing.

"Third senior brother, you..." Zhou Qing felt sad.

As everyone knows, after taking the Infant-forming Pill, the road ahead will be more difficult.

Seeing Zhou Qing like this, Yan Xiaohu burst into laughter: "Why are you so pessimistic? Look at what this is?"

After Yan Xiaohu finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand.

As his mind moved, a lotus made entirely of flames appeared, emitting hot energy. Because Zhou Qing was so close to it, he even felt the pain of his soul being burned.

"Is this Infant Fire? Third Senior Brother, you..."

Zhou Qing was a little confused for a moment.

Infant fire is a kind of flame that is formed after the Nascent Soul is condensed. It can not only be used to fight the enemy, but also to refine medicine and weapons.

But what is happening now?

Afterwards, Yan Xiaohu collected the Infant Fire Lotus and scratched his head: "I don't know either. After all, I haven't condensed the Nascent Soul yet. The Golden Core in my Dantian is as hard as a rock and I just can't break it. So I want to refine an Infant Core Pill to see what's going on."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing finally understood.

"Master, do you know?" Zhou Qing asked hurriedly.

Yan Xiaohu nodded: "I know. It was his idea to take the Infant Formation Pill. However, we don't have any ready-made pills here in the sect, and spiritual medicine is also scarce, so I wanted to borrow some money from you."

Zhou Qing was really helpless now, but he didn't know how to explain it so that his third senior brother would believe it.

"Then third senior brother, when you were building your foundation, did you build it in a humane way or..." Zhou Qing asked curiously.

Yan Xiaohu said, "The ground vein foundation was built by Lao Mo who had worked so hard to find a wisp of ground vein energy for me. Don't think too much about it. In fact, Lao Mo has also been looking for ground vein energy for you. But you should know how scarce and hard to find the Heavenly Dao Qi and the Ground Vein Qi."

"To be honest, Lao Mo is actually very good to the four of us. The eldest brother and the second sister are at the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment stage. Master risked half his life to obtain these two strands of Heavenly Dao Qi. Although they are not ranked very high, they are still Heavenly Dao Qi after all."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's face was filled with shock.

Is the master so powerful that he actually got two of such rare Heavenly Qi?
Seeing Zhou Qing's expression was off, Yan Xiaohu quickly said, "When I was about to establish my foundation, Lao Mo smiled and said he would get me one too. I was so excited that I kept suppressing my realm and waiting, but what I got was him getting seriously injured three times in a row."

"You hadn't even entered the sect at that time. I'd never seen him so badly injured. After that, he went out for several years looking for that thing. When he came back, his hair was all white."

"And I unexpectedly took on a demon-slaying mission. It was fate, I guess, that I picked up a wisp of earth vein energy for nothing. To prevent Lao Mo from running around for me again, I refined it and became the Earth Vein Foundation."

After hearing Yan Xiaohu's words, Zhou Qing felt mixed emotions.

He was completely unaware of these things.

Then, Yan Xiaohu said seriously, "Lao Mo said that your talent was tested when you first started, and it was pretty standard. But he told me that as long as you're his disciple, he'll be responsible to the end and give us a bright future."

"So, ever since you first started practicing, he's been searching for Heavenly Dao Qi for you. He never gave up all these years, but in the end, he had to lower his standards and search for Earthly Dao Qi. But just when he got a clue, you actually established your foundation on your own."

"Master had no choice but to give up, and he felt even more guilty. After all, you were only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation at that time, and you were still some years away from Foundation Establishment. He wanted to give you a surprise after finding you, but he didn't expect you to give him a surprise first."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's eyes turned red and his heart felt warm.

It turned out that the master who was not good at speaking had been silently caring about him.

"Lao Mo has always felt guilty for not telling you in advance, which led to you moving too fast. After that, I couldn't tell you anymore, for fear that you would have regrets or even become an obsession."

"I'm telling you this now because I'm afraid you'll overthink it. Besides, you're not badly talented. You were only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation back then, but you established your foundation in a short time, and now you've even broken through to the late stage of foundation building." "So it's no big deal. What's the big deal about my earth vein foundation? I've been stuck in the Golden Core Realm for years and had to use the Infant Formation Pill to break through."

Yan Xiaohu smiled and comforted him.

Zhou Qing suddenly laughed.

Third Brother, what would you think if I told you that among the four of us, you are the only one who has established a foundation in the earth veins?
And I am not in the late stage of foundation building, but the middle stage of golden elixir.

I don't know whether you should comfort me or I should comfort you then.

Now that he knew the truth of the matter, Zhou Qing's thoughts became clear, and he even felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

However, I only have these one hundred low-grade spirit stones left on my body.

After a brief pause, Zhou Qing looked at Yan Xiaohu seriously and said, "Third Brother, I've spent all my money, and this is all I have left. I don't know how to explain this, but for the sake of this Infant Forming Pill, I'm willing to contribute. I'll do whatever you want me to do, as long as I can get the money."

Seeing Zhou Qing's embarrassment, Yan Xiaohu suddenly smiled: "I believe you. After all, everyone has their own secrets, including me, your senior brother. Since these one hundred low-grade spirit stones are all your savings, I can't take them."

Zhou Qing didn't expect that his third senior brother would trust him so much, and he felt even more complicated for a moment.

"Thank you, senior brother. How can I help you?" Zhou Qing asked.

Yan Xiaohu thought for a moment, then suddenly leaned closer and said, "I'll tell you a secret. Master is still paying back his debt. After all, the Heavenly Dao Qi was either snatched at the cost of one's life or purchased with a huge sum of money. The heads of each peak actually have Master's IOUs in their hands."

"So I can't borrow money from Master, nor can I trouble him. I have to rely on myself for these one hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing fell silent.

Yan Xiaohu took another sip of wine and said optimistically, "Actually, it's not that urgent. Right now, the main thing is to raise money and then post a reward in the Mission Hall, or buy it as soon as the Exchange Hall has stock."

"But these spiritual medicines are very scarce. I'm afraid that the sect alone can't gather them all. So I plan to go to Lingyun Mansion. There are more medicine shops there, as well as auctions and black markets. I hope it should be bigger."

Zhou Qing frowned: "Lingyun Mansion? This is indeed a good idea."

Yan Xiaohu said, "As a fourth-level cultivation nation, our Shengwu Dynasty, apart from the upper echelons of the imperial capital, strictly speaking, is divided into three levels: counties, prefectures, and cities."

"Our five sects, including the thousands of other large and small sects in the surrounding areas, are actually all under the jurisdiction of Lingyun Prefecture. Of course, it's just one area. After all, we are equal to the imperial court and don't need to obey orders."

"The Flame Dragon City at the foot of the mountain, and the Qingmu City I visited last time, are all under the jurisdiction of Lingyun Mansion. The actual mansion is extremely large and bustling."

Yan Xiaohu said this with a look of longing on his face.

Zhou Qing also agreed with this.

In the Shengwu Dynasty, there were eight counties and seventy-two prefectures, and the number of cities was countless. After all, there were no less than hundreds of cities under the jurisdiction of Lingyun Prefecture.

The masters of these seventy-two prefectures have all reached the great perfection of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Of course, this is only on the surface. As for the eight county governors, they are all terrifying beings who have one foot in the Soul Severing Realm.

"Then I'll go with you. It's a good opportunity to go out for a walk!" Zhou Qing made a decision quickly.

After all, he is short of money now.

The subsequent practice and simulation of [Shenxu Heavenly Palace] will require a huge amount of spirit stones.

Yan Xiaohu asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Cang Yan Dao Palace?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Now that the Spiritual Transformation Realm has started to die, people like us, who are just small fry, probably won't even bother to look at us. Besides, if we are always so hesitant, even if I keep practicing behind closed doors and reach the Spiritual Transformation Realm, I won't dare to go out and explore the world."

Yan Xiaohu burst into laughter after hearing this.

"I've figured out that you've learned half of the styles of the eldest senior brother and the second senior sister, and you're very casual. You take risks when you say you want to, and you hide away when you say you want to." Yan Xiaohu said.

Zhou Qing also laughed in silence.

Yes, human nature is so complicated.

Whatever comes to mind is what happens, and the decision made in the last second may be regretted in the next second.

But that's the fun of life, isn't it?
"Okay, it just so happens that you have a keen nose, maybe there is something you need help with!" Yan Xiaohu was very happy.

Brothers working together can cut through gold!
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Inside the hall, Mo Xingjian looked at the two people below. There was no surprise on his face, as if he had expected it.

"Let's go, let's go. It's good to go out for a walk, but remember to be careful!"

After Mo Xingjian finished speaking, he took out the mother-and-child scroll that they had brought with them when they went to Aoki Castle.

"This Lingyun Mansion is quite far away. If we really encounter danger, it will take me a while to get here. If you notice something wrong, remember to activate it in advance!" Mo Xingjian reminded.

Both of them looked moved.

"It's not a matter of life and death, why be so pretentious? Go ahead!" Mo Xingjian threw the teleportation scroll to Yan Xiaohu.

"You are the senior brother, remember to take good care of the fourth one. By the way, your eldest brother sent a message earlier, saying that he followed the trail all the way and found that your second senior sister also took the route of Lingyun Mansion. If you can run into her, please ask her to come back as soon as possible. Master would rather not have the Soul Breath Immortal Grass, and hopes that you will be safe and sound."

"There's a shop over at Lingyun Mansion that belongs to our Taiqing Sect. If you need any help there, you can look for the owner. This is the shop address."

"Tell me before you leave. The situation in our sect is quite complicated right now. To prevent anyone from discovering you, I will use a secret technique to teleport you to a place approximately three hundred miles outside of Yanlong City!"

…………

Mo Xingjian kept on giving instructions, while the two of them lowered their heads and listened silently.

Soon after, the two of them knelt down in unison and kowtowed three times to Mo Xingjian silently.

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Zhou Qing didn't have much to pack, so the only thing he had to take was an old hen.

But the third senior brother had to take a day off to at least leave some spirit stones for the eight loyal followers.

After all, he still has to go to the mission hall to complete the mission. If someone goes out and finds the relevant medicinal materials, someone has to be responsible.

We also need to pay close attention to the Exchange Hall and Danhua Peak.

I heard that Senior Sister Shi Zhen is also in seclusion. I wonder if she has the chance to cross that chasm and advance to the Nascent Soul stage?
And what about Master Gao Xuan from Jinyang Peak? What’s going on with him?

What is his purpose in hiding in Taiqing Gate?

Zhou Qing couldn't figure it out, but this time when Gao Xuan and Uncle Tong Min went out, the master went out to check as soon as he got the news, which showed that he still had doubts about Gao Xuan, so it was better this way.

"Our trip to Lingyun Mansion will take at least half a year. Are you sure you don't want to say hello to Junior Sister Lu? I think she cares about you a lot."

As the two of them were on their way to the top of the mountain, Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but remind them.

Zhou Qing shook his head. "What's there to say? She also needs to calm down and cultivate properly for a while. Ever since she broke through the Foundation Establishment Stage, she's been restless and restless. This could be an opportunity."

Yan Xiaohu nodded in agreement, then hugged Zhou Qing and said seriously, "I thought she liked you before, but after observing her several times, I always felt that the way she looked at you was not right. It was a bit like... a relative, yes, a relative. You don't look like her deceased brother, do you?"

"I'm still her father!" Zhou Qing said speechlessly.

What do you mean by "passed away"? That's too unlucky.

Yan Xiaohu burst into laughter.

"Okay, when you come back, let her call you dad. I guarantee that in less than an incense stick of time, her five senior brothers will come to kill you." Yan Xiaohu joked.

Zhou Qing shook his head, but his third senior brother's words really gave him inspiration. From her expression when they first met, to her continuous help in finding matchmakers for him, including the life-and-death crisis he encountered when he went out, and the inexplicable words that he would never let him leave her behind again.

If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true.

Forget it, I'll ask next time I have a chance.

Soon after, the two arrived at Mo Xingjian's residence.

At this time, Mo Xingjian had already set up a short-distance teleportation array for the two of them.

"Your situation is a bit special. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so difficult to build the foundation of the earth veins and break through to the Nascent Soul stage. It would be better to use the Nascent Soul Pill to accelerate it," Mo Xingjian said to Yan Xiaohu.

Then he looked at Zhou Qing again, with some shame in his eyes.

Zhou Qing also felt a little reluctant, but if he told his master that he had already established the foundation of the Heavenly Dao and had the opportunity to condense the Three Flowers at the Top of the Head in the future, how do you think his master and the entire sect would react?
He knew very well that once this matter became known, the sect would devote all its resources to training him.

However, this also means that he will completely lose his freedom and become a bird in a cage.

He is protected at all times and does everything without any worries. But after growing up like this, is he still the same person?

Having never experienced a life-and-death crisis and seen the evil of human nature, it is not an exaggeration to describe them as flowers in a greenhouse.

If he has the opportunity to enter the realm of transformation in the future, what kind of artistic conception can he comprehend from his comfort zone?

What's more, he has many secrets.

Zhou Qing opened his mouth, but eventually swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Suddenly, Mo Xingjian slapped Yan Xiaohu hard on the neck, knocking Yan Xiaohu unconscious.

It’s been so long since the Aoki Castle incident. Why are you only remembering it now?

Mo Xingjian cursed and said, "Old Four is a human foundation-building cultivator. He went out this time to accompany you. If anything happens to him, you don't have to come back."

Yan Xiaohu's face twitched and he reached out to touch his burning and painful neck.

"Master, your hand is broken, right? Why is it so painful? It hurts all the way to the top of your head."

"You don't even know how to say something nice before leaving. Let's go!" After Yan Xiaohu said that, he pulled Zhou Qing into the teleportation array.

Afterwards, Yan Xiaohu and Zhou Qing looked at Mo Xingjian, whose eyes were a little red, and they both bowed at the same time.

"Master, take care!"

Mo Xingjian waved his hand slightly, and the teleportation array suddenly emitted a dazzling white light. When he looked again, the two had completely disappeared.

For a moment, the entire hall was silent.

"Let's go, let's all go, I, an old man, am the only one left——"

A sigh came slowly, echoing in the silent hall, carrying with it endless loneliness and concern.

Seeking monthly ticket
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(End of this chapter)