The Tao is far away

The nine elders looked at the token carefully, with surprise on their faces. After looking at each other, no one spoke for a while.

The entire Elder Hall fell into a dead silence.

Finally, it was the old Taoist with red beard who spoke first to break the deadlock: "This token is undoubtedly real, so who is the owner of this token?"

Taoist Tianqin frowned and replied, "It's in the cave in the valley. Speaking of which, this person and my disciple have some friendship. When I was in Lingyuan, I helped him solve a small problem."

"Who could have expected that the real trouble would be this guy!"

Then, he stretched out his palm, and a ball of light slowly gathered. When the light dissipated, an illusory image appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This is what he looks like. I sketched it secretly in private." Taoist Tianqin said in a serious tone.

At this time, a graceful and charming woman in green interrupted and said, "Many years ago, I went to the Imperial City to pay a visit to Her Highness Xiao. This token was given to her by me at that time. In addition, I have also met several other Her Highnesses. Their appearances are completely different from this person."

After saying these words, an elder in a deep voice said: "It seems that this token should be the one held by His Highness Xiao. I just don't know what the relationship between this person and her is?"

A bloated man with a big belly and trembling fat on his face shouted, "Do you even need to ask? Who is His Highness Xiao? He has a large number of entry tokens in his hands that are tributed by various sects in the Eastern Region. Naturally, he can give them to whoever he wants! Even if he casually rewards them to his subordinates, it is only natural!" After saying that, he touched his round chin.

Hearing this, the elders breathed a sigh of relief. If it was really a certain prince, this small Tianji Gate would not be able to accommodate such a huge Buddha.

At this time, another voice sounded: "Since he is His Highness Xiao's man, then let him stay." It was the beautiful woman who spoke.

The woman in green turned around and asked softly, "Tianqin, what are the qualifications of this young man?"

Taoist Tianqin replied calmly: "This boy only has three spiritual roots."

Hearing this, the people around frowned. You know, in the cultivation world, the qualifications of having three spiritual roots are not outstanding, but can only be said to be at an average level.

Everyone knew that since His Highness Xiao was standing behind him, they could not treat him like an ordinary disciple. However, how to place this young man made everyone feel very embarrassed. After all, with his current qualifications, the upper limit of his cultivation was already there.

The green-clothed woman saw everyone frowning and was immediately displeased: "Why, is there something wrong with having three spiritual roots? Don't forget that I also have three spiritual roots. Haven't I formed a pill in the same way?"

"But..." Taoist Tianqin smiled and ignored the displeasure of the woman in green.

"This boy is only eighteen years old now, but his cultivation has reached the peak of Qi Refining. I'm afraid there are not many people who can cultivate at this speed, except for those evildoers."

Taoist Tianqin continued to talk nonstop: "Moreover, this boy's foundation is incredibly solid. He is just one step away from building a foundation. It can be seen that this boy must be a person with excellent comprehension, hard work, and perseverance."

"This person has been accepted by Tianqin Peak!"

"What!" The elders didn't expect Taoist Tianqin to snatch people so quickly, but they were all smart people, so they naturally knew that Tianqin didn't really want to accept Wang Chi, he just wanted to rely on His Highness Xiao. This person has poor aptitude, but he has reached the peak of Qi Refining at such a young age. The person behind him must have poured a lot of resources into him. He must be someone close to His Highness Xiao. Of course, if he didn't have a high level of comprehension, His Highness Xiao would not have poured resources into him.

In the Elder Hall, just as Taoist Tianqin finished speaking, the head of Huangsha Peak couldn't help but speak out: "Tianqin, you old thing, all your subordinates are female disciples, why do you suddenly want to accept male disciples? In my opinion, it is more appropriate for you to come to my place."

Upon hearing this, Taoist Tianqin waved his hands and said with a smile, "Alas, that's wrong. This boy has a history with my new disciple, and they can take care of each other. Naturally, it is most appropriate for him to come to my Tianqin Peak."

After listening to the conversation between the two, although the other elders also wanted to accept Wang Chi, they had worked with each other for many years and knew that it was too early to tear their faces apart, so they chose to remain silent.

At this moment, a gentle and beautiful voice sounded: "This boy, Qingzhu Peak wants him!" It turned out that the woman in green spoke, and her tone was full of unquestionable determination.

The other elders were stunned. They didn't expect that Qingluan, who had not accepted a disciple for nearly sixty years, wanted this child.

“Senior Sister Qingluan, I’m afraid this isn’t appropriate?” Taoist Tianqin looked at this “Senior Sister” in a slightly cold voice.

The beautiful female cultivator Qingluan didn't seem to notice the look on Taoist Tianqin's face. She smiled softly and said, "Junior Brother Tianqin, you have so many beautiful disciples. If you accept a male disciple as your disciple, wouldn't that be like walking into a tiger's mouth?"

"I only have a few disciples, so please give this boy to me."

"What's more, he has the same three spiritual roots as me, so it's only appropriate for me to teach him." Qingluan smiled brightly.

Taoist Tianqin sneered in his heart, "Aren't all your disciples women? With your "master", I think you are the sheep walking into the tiger's mouth. You have three spiritual roots, do you think everyone is the same as you?"

Although he was extremely reluctant, Tianqin still accepted it: "Since Senior Sister has spoken, I, as her junior brother, will naturally help her."

"Now that the decision has been made, we will take our leave." The elders present stood up one after another and turned into a beam of light and left the Elder Hall.

"Senior Sister, I'm leaving now. This person is at the foot of the mountain." Taoist Tianqin said lightly, then turned and left without emotion.

"Tianqin..." Qingluan seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Tianqin's voice.

"I know what you are going to say. Senior sister, don't bother. Just go pick up your apprentice!"

"Oh, no, I think it's a question whether he can pass your test." After saying that, he turned into a beam of light and flew away quickly.

Qingluan looked in the direction where Taoist Tianqin left, sighed softly, and parted her lips slightly, as if she was talking to herself: "Alas..."

Putting aside his thoughts, Qingluan took out a letter from his arms, on which was written the word "Xiao".

……

At this time, Wang Chi had woken up and was sitting on the bed playing with Zi Yue. Zi Yue's eyes were fully open, but she still looked like a little dog, and did not have the spirit of the Wolf King at all. However, Wang Chi did not care about this, as long as she was cute.

Zi Yue bit Wang Chi's clothes and wanted to get into Wang Chi's arms, but was pulled out by Wang Chi. Zi Yue bit him with a "smack".

Wang Chi felt a pain. He didn't expect that Zi Yue's teeth had grown out. He wanted to pull Zi Yue away, but the little dog refused to let go.

"Ziyue, let go!"

"Woo~"

"You wolf cub, let go, you're going to bite me to death!" Wang Chi felt the fangs had already entered his flesh. He felt a burst of pain and pulled Zi Yue away, throwing her onto the bed.

Zi Yue in the air flapped its pair of fleshy wings and actually flew up, but its body was unstable.

Wang Chi was somewhat delighted. These wings were finally not just for show! He opened his arms and said encouragingly, "Yes, yes, that's it. Zi Yue, come on, fly towards me."

Zi Yue tried hard to steady her body in the air. Seeing Wang Chi's encouraging look, her confidence increased greatly and she flew steadily into Wang Chi's arms.

The first thing Zi Yue saw when she opened her eyes was Wang Chi’s face. The first voice she heard was Wang Chi’s voice coaxing her to sleep. The warmest place she had ever been was Wang Chi’s arms. She had already regarded Wang Chi as the most important person.

In Wang Chi's arms, Zi Yue wanted to get into his clothes, but was pulled out by Wang Chi again, and then he gave her another "smack".

"Ahhh, you little wolf cub!"

……

"Dong dong dong" there was a knock on the door.

Wang Chi ignored Zi Yue's protest and took a bite. With a flash of green light, he put it into the spirit beast bag given by Li Xiaoxiao.

I don’t know where Taoist Tianqin is going to take me, Wang Chi murmured to himself.

With a "zhiya" sound, a green figure pushed the door open and walked in.

……