Zong Ci received the prescription personally written by the leader of Tianji Sect. The other party was very considerate of his current inconvenience, so he specially wrote it down on a jade slip, strung it with a red string, and placed it beside the spiritual spring.
The only thing that was a bit worrying was that, for some reason, Zong Ci always felt that the back of the Tianji Sect leader holding the Changsheng Crane as he left had a bit of a sense of fleeing.
It must be an illusion.
Thinking this, he went back into the pond.
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, Zong Ci tried his best to behave like a teenager in front of these powerful people.
But if you do this step by step, treading on thin ice, it would be too tiring. And in front of familiar people, this is not a long-term solution. If you keep wasting time, you will be exposed one day.
Zong Ci let down all his guard, relaxed all the muscles in his body, and before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.
After all the trouble, the sky gradually darkened, the sunset faded away in the sky, revealing the deep night behind.
Qingxuzi, who had been away for a while, finally came back, but his face was not very good.
The owner of Yaowang Valley has an extremely eccentric personality. He said he would not diagnose the patient and he would not do so. Even if the Jade Emperor came, it would be useless.
When Patriarch Qingxu went there in person, the other party lowered his airs a little, no longer holding a cynical attitude. However, the valley master had an emergency patient on hand, so he only made an appointment for seven days later.
In fact, seven days later was considered very respectful. In the past, it was difficult to ask the Valley Master to help, even if you spent all your money. You also had to see if you had a good impression of him. The people queuing for consultation would at least be lined up until next year. However, Medicine King Valley did not want to offend Tai Yan Sect, so it chose a time and agreed to this matter.
The Taoist boy in green casually glanced into the mist.
The boy's furry head was resting beside the spring. His originally wet hair had been dried and spread on the pebbles. His eyes were closed, his chest rose and fell, and he was sleeping soundly in the night.
For some reason, this scene reminded Qingxuzi of the little prince he brought back from the secular world a long, long time ago.
When he first came to Taiyan Sect, the spoiled little prince was not used to the austere life of a cultivator. Although as the eldest disciple of Qingxu, the head of Taiyan Sect, and the eldest brother of the entire sect, his food, clothing and expenses were not much worse than before.
But the most important things in practicing Taoism are perseverance and determination. The little prince had been in the deep palace, learning the ways of being an emperor. He was not strong enough to carry anything, so how could he have done such rough work as practicing Taoism
When Ling Yun said he wanted to learn swordplay, Qingxuzi asked him, "Are you sure you want to learn swordplay?"
The little prince clenched his fists, his eyes were firm, "The one who holds the sword brings peace to the world, and a gentleman is like a sword. Father once said that he hopes I will become a gentleman."
At the beginning, swinging the sword hundreds of times was very difficult for the seven-year-old Ling Yun.
Many times, when Qingxuzi finished handling the daily affairs of the sect in Lingguang Hall and returned to the cave on the main peak, he could see in his spiritual consciousness the young boy squatting beside the spiritual spring in Tianzi Cave with a grin on his face, covering the blisters on his palms with spiritual spring water mixed with medicinal powder and blowing gently into his hands.
Compared to the Sword Master who successfully entered the ruthless path when he grew up, Ling Yun was actually a very lively person when he was a child. Although he learned to keep a straight face like an adult due to the changes in his life, he would actually get angry if teased. Many elders and peak masters of Taiyan Sect would form groups to tease the little master to get angry, and they never got tired of it.
On the contrary, later on, because the practice of the ruthless way would suppress people's emotions to a certain extent, Ling Yun's emotions became more restrained, closer to Qingxuzi's requirements, but lacking some spiritual energy.
Thinking of this, Qingxuzi suddenly frowned again.
In recent times, he has unconsciously recalled the person who had passed away a thousand years ago more and more often.
Qingxuzi has always been a cold-hearted person. Long before Lingyun, he was chosen by the then head of Taiyan Sect to marry a man. He became a Taoist couple with the son of an elder in the sect and lived together for hundreds of years. After taking over as the head, he accepted Lingyun as his eldest disciple, and hundreds of years later, he accepted Lingchou as his second disciple.
Qingxuzi could not remember the names of his Taoist partners. Their union was more of a consideration between the favored and the stubborn factions in the sect. They treated each other with respect and had little affection. As for the second disciple Ling Chou, Qingxuzi did not intend to accept him again. But he could not stand him kneeling for three days in the rain, and the eldest disciple Ling Yun also came to intercede for him, so he reluctantly accepted him. Not to mention that this last disciple was a tiger he raised to cause trouble, and he eventually betrayed his master.
In this comparison, they are both teaching apprentices, so why do his attitudes towards Ling Yun and Ling Chou are so different
Qingxuzi knew very well what kind of omen this was for him.
For Qingxuzi, Lingyun was his proudest disciple. No one knew how much effort and time he put into Lingyun. Unfortunately, Lingyun was possessed by the devil, so this pride became the heaviest stain in his life. As for Lingchou, he didn't care much about him from the beginning. Even though he betrayed his master, Qingxuzi didn't feel much.
The Taoist child's deep eyes were mysterious and obscure as he stared intently at the young man who was sleeping peacefully in the distance.
He had to find some time to retreat for a short period of time and carefully examine his own state of mind.
Qingxuzi withdrew his gaze, but in the end did not disturb the young man who was immersed in his beautiful dream, and left.
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After waking up, Zong Ci felt refreshed.
He didn't expect that he would fall asleep directly in the spiritual spring last night. Fortunately, the spiritual spring itself has a certain temperature. If it was replaced with a bathtub, he would have caught a cold last night.
The main peak is located in the center of the entire Taiyan Sect's top spiritual vein, and the essence of this spiritual spring water is also introduced to the main peak. In his previous life, when Zong Ci first started practicing swordsmanship and applying medicine in front of the pool, he discovered that the spiritual spring water had an immediate magical effect on injuries. So after sleeping for a night, he did not feel dizzy after soaking in an ordinary pool for a long time. Instead, he felt clear-headed and comfortable, and felt refreshed for a rare time.
The courtyard was quiet, the sun was shining, and those extremely precious medicinal herbs were still placed around the pond intact.
After Zong Ci looked around and saw that there was no one around, he quickly got up and went back to his cave to change into the white clothes he had been wearing before.
Although this dress originally belonged to Ling Yun, he always felt uncomfortable when he wore it.
It's time to go down the mountain and buy some more clothes. Maybe I can also go and say hello to that junior.
After all, Qingxuzi did not hold back at all yesterday, and Xuanji was speaking for him, so he had to give an explanation out of both moral and legal considerations. This was a matter of basic courtesy.
Zong Ci put on his clothes, looked up at the still early sky, and headed down the mountain.
Before going down the mountain, he subconsciously glanced at the Xuan Cave from afar.
The little boy was still standing at the entrance of the cave. Behind the layers of tree shadows, the crimson eaves were looming, and everything was silent.
The leader of Tianji Sect is really a very good person.
Because he had only met Qian Yuexi once in his previous life, and that meeting had left a very deep impression on Zong Ci, he had always believed that the other person was the kind of person who was detached from the world, indifferent to sadness or joy, and high above everyone else.
Unexpectedly, after actually getting along with each other, I found that the other person was actually a very gentle person. There was a pure, clean, ethereal temperament about him that made Zong Ci involuntarily like him.
Of course, in the eyes of more people, this is the image of the leader of the Tianji Sect in Zong Ci's eyes.
Zong Ci walked to the foot of the mountain and went to the herbal medicine shop where he had made an appointment long ago. He sold all the remaining herbs in his hand and exchanged them for spirit stones.
After coming out, he went to the nearby market, browsing from stall to stall, occasionally buying some strange little gadgets.
Originally, Zong Ci wanted to buy himself a few bottles of fasting pills, but he unexpectedly found a big surprise halfway through his stroll.
"Boss, are you selling these beads?"
He squatted down in front of the stall, reached into the bag and rummaged around. When his fingertips brushed over two of the balls, he felt delighted.
"For sale, three low-grade spirit stones each, take your pick."
The stall owner looked up at him lazily, then went back to work on his things. He didn't seem to care how much this pile of beautiful stones without any spiritual power could be sold for.
"Just these few, here you go."
The young man in white squatted on the ground, pretending to be indifferent and picked up a few pieces at random, especially picking out a few good-looking stones.
After he walked away, the stall owner was still wondering which noble young man in the world of cultivation was so ignorant of the value of things.
After Zong Ci walked away with the stones in his hand, he hurriedly stuffed the stones into his storage bag and took out the two most inconspicuous ones.
He is very excited now.
Although this stone looks unremarkable, it is actually a fragment of an ancient meteorite that fell from the outer world. Because it is not from this world, it has the ability to ignore the obstacles of this world.
In his previous life, when Zong Ci was still Lingyun Sword Master, he once got a piece of it. At that time, he was accidentally trapped in a secret place and was in imminent danger. Thanks to this meteorite fragment, he escaped and forcibly transferred space.
Unfortunately, this meteorite was too small and rare, and there might only be a few in the entire continent. Even in his previous life, Zong Ci had only seen it once before, but he didn't expect that he would be so lucky in this life and got two at once.
This thing is very useful if used properly. It can easily turn the situation around by making a desperate counterattack.
He stuffed the two teleportation stones into his storage bag in a good mood and was about to turn back when he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Brother!"
Zong Ci looked up and saw the outer sect disciple who had exchanged the task of organizing the Sutra Library with him last time walking towards him while congratulating him with a cupped hand. "It is said that Brother Zong has successfully been promoted to the inner sect. Congratulations."
This matter was no secret in the outer sect. Zong Ci went back to his humble abode yesterday, packed up all his few remaining belongings, and left the house. He happened not to run into the senior disciple of the Affairs Hall.
The senior disciple from the Affairs Hall was very respectful and asked them to help pass on a message, asking Brother Zong Ci to come to the Affairs Hall to collect the salary as a direct disciple.
This stone could cause a thousand waves, and the entire outer gate was stunned.
"I didn't expect that Brother Zong would not only join the inner sect, but also become the elder's personal disciple. Congratulations."
"It's nothing, it's just luck, no need to be so polite."
Zong Ci tried to refuse, but he saw the embarrassed look on the other side's face, so he asked, "Does Brother Wang Dao have any unspeakable secrets?"
Wang Bing sighed, and then said with some shame, "Tomorrow our outer sect has accepted a collective mission in the Sunset Forest to kill a demon beast. We hesitated for a few days and were ready to shamelessly ask you for help, but now you are already an inner sect disciple, alas... we don't want to trouble you too much."
"It's not that difficult, just tell me. You've helped me a lot, and I just happen to have nothing to do these days."
Zong Ci patted his shoulder. Wang Bing was indeed a calm and considerate person. This was a small matter that Zong Ci could handle perfectly, so he certainly wouldn't deliberately refuse. He was free anyway.
"Really? Oh my!" Wang Bing slapped his thigh, "It would be great if Brother Zong is willing to help, but I wonder if it would be too much trouble?"
Zong Ci smiled and said, "No trouble."
If he sets off tomorrow, he won't have to face Qingxuzi, so why not
"By the way." Before leaving, Zong Ci asked casually, "Who else is going with us tomorrow?"
"They are the most powerful disciples in the outer sect right now. Liu Meng, me, and Brother Liu Yuan."
At this point, Wang Bing added, "By the way, it was Brother Liu Yuan who asked me to invite you to go with me."