The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han informed Tianjizi of the address of Ziwei Sect, and then flew down with Xue Ning to visit his sect.

According to Xue Ning, the founder of the Ziwei Sect was obsessed with the study and deduction of Ziwei Dou Shu. After he reached the realm of transformation, he founded the Ziwei Sect here.

However, because the founder of the sect established a strict procedure for selecting disciples, there have always been very few disciples in the sect.

In fact, the Ziwei Sect has only been around for more than ten thousand years since its founding.

After the founder passed away, one of his disciples reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm and supported the sect for thousands of years. Later, the highest-level disciple in the sect was only at the Nascent Soul Realm.

At a time when the sect had few disciples and the highest level of cultivation was only the Nascent Soul Realm, someone from the Ma family, a small immortal cultivation family near the sect, cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

With a Divine Transformation cultivator in charge, the Ma family began to gradually encroach on the territory of the Ziwei Sect.

Just when the Ma family's forces were about to approach the sect's mountain, Xue Ning's master finally succeeded in becoming a god.

Thanks to his master, the Ziwei Sect survived for several hundred years.

Unfortunately, Xue Ning's master did not have many scruples when making deductions, and revealed too many secrets, which resulted in a significant reduction in his lifespan. He died of old age after living for over a thousand years.

The Ziwei Sect no longer had a Jindan cultivator in charge, and only Xue Ning, a Yuanying cultivator, was left in the sect. The Ma family no longer had to worry about anything and prepared to seize this precious land.

Each force grows and declines, this is an eternal trend, and outsiders don't feel much except the parties involved.

Tianjizi arrived soon.

The other party was not only a master in the field of deduction, but also a cultivator in the fusion realm. Xue Ning was naturally excited and thrilled to see him.

There are too few cultivators in Yuantian Continent who delve into the art of deduction. It is rare for Tianjizi to encounter a sect that still focuses on this. He immediately goes to the observatory built by Ziwei Sect at the highest point on the mountain top and talks with Xue Ning about how to use Ziwei Dou Shu to deduce fate.

Xiao Han had no idea about any of this. After listening for a while, he was still confused. So he simply drank tea in a pavilion below and waited for the two to finish their discussion.

However, when Xue Ning talked with Tianjizi, he found that the other party was even more proficient in how to use Ziwei Doushu for deduce than his master, and he could explain it very clearly.

As they chatted, Tianjizi also became puzzled.

"Besides Zi Wei Dou Shu, your sect doesn't use other methods for divination?"

Xue Ning looked ashamed, "This is the only method that our ancestor passed down."

Tianjizi tutted his words twice. "That's it! They actually founded a new sect. The ancient Tianyan Sect practiced the art of divination and deduction. It included Ziwei Dou Shu, the Qimen Dunjia technique using compasses and tortoise shells, the Tianji Deduction Secret, and the Tongtian Talisman rune deduction. That's the true sect that deduces fortune and destiny, and comprehends the variables and constants in destiny."

Then, Tianjizi gave a general explanation of how to use various deduction methods.

This made Xue Ning feel very embarrassed, and he said hesitantly: "The Ziwei Sect can't really be considered a sect that can deduce the secrets of heaven."

Tianjizi patted his shoulder and said, "This isn't your fault, there's no need to be ashamed. It's just that your sect's deduction methods are too simple. As a sect, passing them down, it's indeed a bit embarrassing. The old Taoist's deduction and divination techniques were learned from the collection of books in Taichu Temple. It should be the complete set of methods of the ancient Tianyan Sect, all of which have been collected by Taichu Temple.

If you truly wish to achieve success in the art of divination and calculation, why not become my disciple, learn all these techniques, and then establish a new branch, the Tianji Pavilion, within the Taichu Temple to further promote the Tianyan Sect's techniques?"

Tianjizi didn't know why Taichu Temple had the entire inheritance of Tianyan Sect, but in the long history of Taichu Temple, no disciple had ever thought of learning this method, let alone promoting these things.

Since he has talent in this area and has learned it by himself, he should indeed find disciples to pass on his knowledge.

If someone came to Xue Ning and asked him to give up his own sect, switch to another sect, and become someone else's disciple, Xue Ning would definitely spit at that person.

But the person standing in front of him now is a great cultivator who can be called Tianjizi, and is also the famous Taichu Temple's Supreme Patriarch.

Such a person is willing to accept him as a disciple and personally teach him a more comprehensive calculation technique. If he still refuses to change, then he can really disappear from the world with the Ziwei Sect.

"Disciple Xue Ning, greetings to Master!" Xue Ning knelt down swiftly to confirm his identity.

When he later arrived at Taichu Temple and found that the abbot of the Lianxu realm called him "uncle master", Xue Ning would be even more grateful that he did not remain stubborn.

Tianjizi twirled his beard and smiled, "Get up first. When we get to Taichu Temple, we'll do the ceremonial ceremony of paying respect to the master."

When the two came down from the observatory and went to the pavilion where Xiao Han was to drink tea together, Xiao Han saw Xue Ning standing respectfully behind Tianjizi and calling him Master. Only then did Xiao Han realize that Tianjizi had actually accepted Xue Ning as his disciple.

She immediately raised her teacup and said to Tianjizi, "I am offering tea instead of wine to wish you a successful disciple. This way, you will have someone to carry on your legacy."

Tianjizi laughed and said, "This is all thanks to you. You gave me a good disciple."

Xiao Han asked again, "After you return this time, won't you hold another disciple-taking ceremony?"

What she was thinking was, you just held a merger ceremony and received a wave of gifts, and now you hold a disciple-taking ceremony and receive another wave of gifts. I wonder if those who gave you the gifts will curse you behind your back.

Tianjizi said, "This disciple-recruiting ceremony will only require the participation of the disciples of Taichu Temple. We don't plan to hold a grand ceremony."

After all, Xue Ning is the only remaining disciple of Ziwei Sect. Now that he has switched to another sect, people who don't know the truth will inevitably talk about him behind his back.

Tianjizi wanted to keep a low profile and let Xue Ning slowly integrate into Taichu Temple.

After drinking a cup of tea, the three of them discussed the follow-up measures for the Ziwei Sect.

Xue Ning became Tianjizi's disciple, and he would definitely live in Taichu Temple in the future. This place was too far away from Taichu Temple, and it was unrealistic for him to stay and become a property of Taichu Temple in the future.

Xue Ning said bitterly, "With Master and Taichu Temple as my backers, I don't want the Ma family to get this mountain even if I leave it idle."

Xiao Han's heart moved, and he immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Xue, why don't you sell this mountain to me? I can buy it for a high price."

Before Xue Ning could say anything, Tianjizi immediately said, "What are you selling? If it weren't for you today, not only would he lose the sect, but he would also lose his life. I'll make the decision. All of Ziwei Sect's territory will be given to you."

Xue Ning also hurriedly expressed his opinion, "Master is right. If Senior hadn't passed by and saved me in time, I would have lost my life. Since the Ziwei Sect has disappeared, there is no use for me to keep this mountain. Giving it to Senior is a way to repay you for saving my life."