Half a quarter of an hour later, Bai Luan landed slowly on the top of Zhongling Peak.
The environment here is very good, full of spiritual energy and vitality. Just staying in it makes you feel comfortable.
Bai Xuan jumped down from Bai Luan's back. When she turned around to help her new junior apprentice, she saw Chu Qi also got down neatly.
"That's right, Junior Brother. You do have some sword skills. It would be a shame if you don't practice sword skills."
After Bai Xuan praised, there was a hint of regret in his words.
Judging from Bai Xuan's implication, he seems to be very interested in kendo.
Chu Qi thought of Elder Ming's words and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister Bai Xuan, don't the medical practitioners in our Tianxuan Sect also learn basic swordsmanship?"
"That's true, but I'm too busy on weekdays and don't have much free time to practice swordplay."
Speaking of sword practice, Bai Xuan sighed and told Chu Qi about the daily chores of practicing medicine.
"We have two mu of medicinal fields in Zhongling Peak. Little Junior Brother, you don't know that it takes a lot of time to tend to the herbs every day. This is just to water them with spiritual water."
"If you want to comb the root veins of the spiritual medicine like Master does every seven days, you need to close your eyes and rest for three days before you can recover."
"Not to mention, we also have to spend time refining medicine, reading medical books, and learning medical skills!"
"Studying medicine is really against the will of heaven, and the Taoist priests are trying to stop me. If I wasn't the only one with the innate wood spiritual root, I wouldn't have been caught and sent to Zhongling Peak to study medicine."
Chu Qi: “…”
In this case, he should not tell Senior Sister Bai Xuan about Elder Ming’s proposal to open up more medicinal fields.
"By the way, I have already cleaned up the courtyard where you live. We don't have menial disciples in Zhongling Peak. Spiritual medicine is precious and cannot be contaminated by the blood and evil spirit of sword cultivators. I will inconvenience you, Junior Brother, in taking care of your daily life."
Bai Xuan took Chu Qi to see his residence.
This is an elegant and quiet courtyard, with two or three green bamboos in the courtyard. Half of the courtyard is a small spiritual field, which is convenient for growing some herbs; the other half is a stone table with small stools, where you can drink tea and rest. What surprised Chu Qi was that there was also a swing in the courtyard.
"Hehe, I heard from Elder Ming that you are only ten years old this year, so I built a swing for you. I hope you like it."
"Thank you, senior sister. I like it very much." It is a blessing to be cared about like this by someone.
"You're welcome. I finally have a junior brother." Bai Xuan said with a smile, "The robes of our Tianxuan Sect's medical disciples are in the closet in your room. After you put them on, you can adjust the size according to your height. You have to wear that robe for the initiation ceremony tomorrow."
"Master was sorting out the spiritual medicine yesterday, and he is not in good spirits today, so he did not come out to greet you. He is a gentle and easy-going person, and very easy to get along with."
"I understand. From now on, I will help Master and Senior Sister to serve the elixir." Chu Qi nodded.
"Junior brother, you are so good."
Bai Xuan was very moved when she heard this. Finally, someone came to share the responsibility of growing spiritual herbs with her!
Chu Qi: "It's my job."
Medical practitioners have to deal with herbs, so it is good to be more familiar with them.
Bai Xuan then told Chu Qi about some of the forbidden locations on Zhongling Peak, and told him not to enter them by mistake. After explaining the trivial matters, Bai Xuan left. She still had to serve the spiritual medicine, so she didn't have much time to chat with her junior brother.
After Bai Xuan left, Chu Qi walked into the courtyard that belonged to him.
The furniture in the house is also extremely elegant. Because of the abundant wood spiritual energy, the air is filled with a faint scent of grass and trees, which is very calming.
Taking out the Qiankun bag, Chu Qi put some of his daily necessities in the house.
A few pieces of clothing, a stack of storybooks, um... some snacks that Yan Jiuge bought for him, why are there so many? I didn't look closely before, but now that I have sorted them out, the quantity is enough for him to eat for a year.
He has already settled down in Zhongling Peak, and he doesn't know how Yan Jiuge is doing.
When I first entered the sect, four disciples lived together in the courtyard on Creation Peak, but each of them had a separate room.
In his previous life, he lived across from Yan Jiuge. I wonder who Yan Jiuge is living with this time... I'll ask him tomorrow.
Chu Qi thought.
*
Creation Peak.
Liu Weiming also settled the five younger fellow sword practitioners.
"My fellow disciples, please have a good rest. The initiation ceremony will be held early tomorrow morning. It will be held at Zizai Peak. I will come and pick you up then." Liu Weiming said.
"If you have no further questions, I will take my leave now."
"Senior Brother Liu."
A clear voice called out to Liu Weiming. He looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who spoke was Yan Jiuge.
"Junior Brother Yan, do you have any questions?"
"How far is Zhongling Peak from here?" Yan Jiuge asked him.
"It would take about half an hour for a Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator to fly over there on a sword, two quarters of an hour for a Golden Core Cultivator, and a quarter of an hour for a Nascent Soul Cultivator." After Liu Weiming pondered for a while, he roughly estimated the distance and answered him, "This place is still quite far from Zhongling Peak."
"If I were to share this room with other disciples..."
Yan Jiuge had just expressed his idea when Liu Weiming suddenly realized, "So you want to live with Junior Brother Chu."
Yan Jiuge, whose thoughts were guessed, said: "..."
He hasn't even finished his sentence. Is it that obvious
"I'm afraid that won't work." Liu Weiming shook his head and said, "Medical practitioners are different from us sword practitioners. Medical practitioners have to serve precious herbs every day. As for us sword-wielding people, our hands will inevitably be stained with blood, which will affect the growth of herbs."
When Liu Weiming was speaking, he noticed a slight paleness in Junior Brother Yan's eyes at first, but when he finished speaking, Junior Brother Yan looked in a good mood, as if the previous glance was just an illusion of Liu Weiming.
"I understand. Thank you, Senior Brother Liu."
It turns out that it is because the blood and energy around the sword cultivator will affect the growth of herbs. Then when he goes to find Aqi, wouldn’t it be enough to isolate the aura
This is not a difficult thing for him.
Yan Jiuge thought casually.
**
The sun and the moon alternate, and a day passes quickly.
The morning light rises from the east and then illuminates the entire earth.
Today is the Tianxuan Sect's initiation ceremony, which is held once every ten years. All disciples in the sect who have reached the Nascent Soul stage must go to Zizai Peak to watch the ceremony unless they have important matters to attend to. They must not be absent.
Bai Xuan is now at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, so there is no need for him to go.
But it was rare for their Zhong Ling Peak to have a new junior brother, and as a direct senior sister, Bai Xuan naturally had to go over to show off to Chu Qi.
For this reason, Bai Xuan specially dressed himself up today, put the medicine bag he usually used into the Qiankun bag, took out a magic sword, and wore it majestically around his waist.
If any ignorant sword cultivator dares to bully her junior brother, her spiritual sword is no joke.
“Squeak!”
With a sound, the wooden door of the courtyard was pushed open from the inside.
Hearing the noise behind him, Bai Xuan turned around.
"Hey Junior Brother, today's Senior Sister—Wow! You look really good in this outfit!"
Bai Xuan wanted to say hello, but halfway through her words, she was struck by Chu Qi's clothing and temperament.
Obviously, everyone is wearing the same medical uniform.
It looks neat and sassy on Bai Xuan, but looks delicate and well-behaved on Chu Qi.
Especially the silver leaf hair accessories that were taken off by Bai Xuan, which were naturally dotted between the hair on Chu Qi's ears, making him look like a beautiful and elegant little fairy.
"Senior Sister Bai Xuan, my clothes seem to be different from yours. I wonder if I took the wrong ones..." Chu Qi said hesitantly.
When he put on his medical uniform today, he wore those complicated silver leaf ornaments on his body spontaneously, which was totally unlike Bai Xuan's clean and dashing look.
Even her hair was not tied into a high ponytail, but half of it was tied into a low ponytail with a silver leaf hair accessory, and the other half fell on her shoulders.
"You got it right! Junior brother, this is the right way to wear it! It looks so good!"
Bai Xuan was full of praise.
At first, she disliked the silver leaf ornaments on her body because they always made a tinkling sound when she danced with the sword, which was very annoying, so Bai Xuan took them all off.
Over time, she had forgotten what it looked like to wear medical clothes properly. It was not until she saw Chu Qi today that she remembered this.
"This is the appearance that our Zhongling Peak medical practitioners should have." Bai Xuan nodded in approval, then shouted, "Junior brother, let's set off quickly. Master is also in seclusion today. I will take you to Zizai Peak."
"Really... am I wearing it right?" Chu Qi was still worried about the little silver leaves on his ears. He had never worn so many ornaments in his life, not even a headdress.
“…Okay, alright.” Chu Qi had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Sitting on Bai Luan's back once again, they headed towards Zizai Peak.
The main peaks of Tianxuan Sect each have their own responsibilities. Zizai Peak is where the sect leader and the main hall of Tianxuan Sect are located. Any important matters are discussed at Zizai Peak.
Creation Peak is where sword-cultivating disciples live and work.
Wenjian Peak is where the sect's disciples discuss swordplay and preach the Dao, although usually only sword cultivators come here.
Yuxiu Peak has the library, spiritual weapon pavilion, treasure pavilion, as well as the Tianxuan Sect's mission issuance and other trivial matters.
Zhongling Peak is the place where medical practitioners live, in charge of the medical inheritance, the spiritual medicines within the sect, and the location of medical disciples.
The white phoenix flew for half an hour before it flapped its wings and flew from Zhongling Peak to Zizai Peak.
Zhongling Peak is located deep in the Tianxuan Sect, and the foot of Zizai Peak is directly opposite the mountain gate. The distance between the two peaks is quite far.
At this time, the sword-cultivating disciples wearing black and white uniforms were already standing in the square of Zizai Peak. The morning sunlight was bright, outlining a series of tall figures on the white jade floor.
At the very front of the square, there stood a majestic giant black iron sword. Flowers bloomed everywhere under the sword. The killing and vitality echoed each other, and it did not seem inconsistent. Instead, there was a mysterious state.
This is the restriction set by the founder of the Tianxuan Sect, and it is also the current barrier of their Tianxuan Sect.
According to the rules, the new disciples stood in the center of the square, and the disciples watching the ceremony lined up behind them in a fan shape.
The initiation ceremony had not yet begun, but the disciples who were watching the ceremony, who were senior brothers and sisters, could not help but look at this batch of junior brothers.
There were only five new junior brothers this time! It was truly unprecedentedly small.
However, I heard from the fellow disciples who were on duty at the mountain gate yesterday that this time there is also a junior brother who practices medicine joining the sect.
But no matter how they looked, these five brothers all looked like sword cultivators. So who was the medical practitioner
Just as everyone was speculating, the clear cry of a white phoenix was heard in the sky, which attracted their attention.
The white phoenix was seen circling down from the sky and landing steadily beside the Free Peak Square. Then, the white phoenix gracefully bent its body to facilitate the two figures on its back to get down.
The two men were wearing dark green clothes, which made them stand out like a breath of fresh air among the many black and white outfits.
If it weren't for the obvious Tianxuan Sect emblem on their belts, everyone would have mistaken them for outer sect disciples who came to watch the ceremony.
You know, sword-cultivating disciples often fly on swords, and disciples who haven't built their foundation will ride on a small boat, but no one has ever seen anyone riding a white phoenix.
—Wait a minute!! A disciple of the Tianxuan Sect who is not wearing the uniform of a sword cultivator, and is not flying with a sword.
—Aren’t these the medical practitioners from Zhongling Peak that I’ve never met before? !
Seeing is believing. Today, I actually saw two medical practitioners at the same time
After the initial shock, the sword-cultivating disciples looked at the two of them in a daze.
Those who came to watch the ceremony were all the new generation of sword cultivators of Tianxuan Sect. It was their first time to see Bai Xuan. The sword cultivators of the same generation as Bai Xuan had also reached the Nascent Soul stage, so they did not need to come to the initiation ceremony today.
Bai Xuan ignored the gazes of others for the time being and said, "Junior brother, you should stand in the center of the square. Do you see those five sword cultivators? Just stand beside them and wait for the master to start the initiation ceremony."
She gave her junior fellow apprentice earnest instructions, and only felt relieved when she saw Chu Qi nod.
"Go ahead, Senior Sister is waiting for you here."
I will have to bring my junior brother back to Zhongling Peak safely later.
This is what Bai Xuan planned.
Chu Qi separated from Bai Xuan and walked towards the center of the square. He arrived a little late, so it was inevitable that he would be looked at or observed by other disciples in the sect.
If we had come earlier, perhaps it wouldn't be so embarrassing.
Chu Qi was thinking naively, not knowing at all that the many sword cultivators were not there to see him being late, but were instead looking at a once-in-a-century spectacle—the Tianxuan Sect’s newly minted medical disciple!
The new junior brothers who entered this class were really lucky to be able to enter together with the medical junior brothers. They didn't have such treatment in the past!
Many of the disciples watching the ceremony felt a sense of envy in their hearts. Only a mature sword practitioner who had experienced pain would truly understand how heartwarming the healing skills of a medical practitioner were.
Of course, this is only the treatment that a small number of Tianxuan Sect's sword cultivators and outer sect's medical disciples get when they train together.
Most young sword practitioners rely on self-healing when they are injured, and rely on pills when they are seriously injured.
For example, the sword-cultivating junior brother standing next to the medical-cultivating junior brother actually asked bluntly, "Why are you so late? Did you oversleep again this morning?"
Many sword-cultivating disciples who were watching the ceremony were disappointed: "…"
Junior brother, if you keep talking like this, you won’t be able to heal anymore!
"I didn't oversleep, but Zhongling Peak is quite far from Zizai Peak. It took Bai Luan half an hour to fly there."
To everyone's surprise, the medical junior brother actually answered in a good temper.
*
After Chu Qi answered Yan Jiuge's question, he found that the attention he was getting from people was increasing. He asked Yan Jiuge nervously, "Is my outfit too weird... Would it be better if I took off the silver leaf headdress?"
Yan Jiuge's eyes were deep.
He had already taken a look at Chu Qi when he was far away just now. Now, as he took a closer look, he saw that the tips of his ears were slightly red under the silver leaves, which set off Chu Qi's handsome eyebrows and made him look cute in a way that he had never seen before.
"It's not strange, it suits you quite well." Yan Jiuge said with confidence, thinking that Chu Qi's clothes were too plain before, and this kind of exquisite and beautiful accessories would suit him better.
Finally, Yan Jiuge caught a glimpse of the uneasiness in Chu Qi's eyes and couldn't help but add, "It's pretty good, I'm not lying to you."
"Oh, okay." Chu Qi felt relieved. Since Yan Jiuge, with his picky mouth, said there was no problem, then there should be no problem.
Maybe he was too nervous.
Just as Chu Qi was feeling emotional.
A long bell sound suddenly came from the hall in front of the square.
"when!"
The majestic spiritual power spread out with the sound of the bells, which made people feel awe and cast away their troubled thoughts, leaving only a moment of clarity.
"The initiation ceremony officially begins!"
Yang Chang's tone was solemn and dignified, and a heavy aura fell in front of Chu Qi and others.
The leader of Tianxuan Sect walked out of the hall.
As the previous words fell, the head of the Tianxuan Sect raised his hand, and the natal spirit sword at his waist had not been unsheathed, but a sharp sword intent came out of thin air.
The sword intent struck the black iron sword in the square.
Circle after circle of ancient restrictions were activated, and astonishing momentum burst out from the black iron sword. The sword intent opened and closed greatly, reaching straight through heaven and earth.
A spiritual book composed of countless characters was projected out by the black iron sword, and floating on it were the names of all the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect.
"The 761st generation of Tianxuan Sect disciples are enrolled. Today, the Black Iron Sword is used as a witness. The succession will be passed down and everyone will be taught. I hope that the disciples of Tianxuan Sect will follow the path from now on, have a strong character, distinguish between good and evil, and live up to the teachings of our ancestors who founded the sect."
The head of the Tianxuan Sect spoke word by word, and then his eyes fell on the new disciple.
"Yan Jiuge."
The young man in black and white sword training clothing took a step forward, clasped his hands together and bowed, "Disciple is here."
"Are you willing to join my Tianxuan Sect?"
"Disciple is willing."
"… "
Chu Qi looked at Yan Jiuge's figure, and in a trance he returned to the time when he and Yan Jiuge joined the Tianxuan Sect together. Memories surged, and now everything started over again.
"Chu Qi."
Chu Qi came back to his senses and took a step forward, standing side by side with Yan Jiuge. He breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed the emotion in his heart, clasped his hands together and bowed, "Disciple is here."
"Are you willing to join my Tianxuan Sect?"
"Disciple is willing."
Although Chu Qi became a medical practitioner of Tianxuan Sect this time, it did not completely match the beginning of his previous life.
But from now on, he will be lucky to be able to accompany Yan Jiuge, witness Yan Jiuge's growth, and start his own medical practice.
(End of this chapter)