Shi Xiaowu is one of the people who has known Jiang Yuebai the longest. They were apprentices together in Huaxi Valley back then.
They all have the five spiritual roots and entered Taoism at the age of six.
More than 20 years have passed. Jiang Yuebai has already formed a Dan, but Shi Xiaowu is still stuck at the peak of Qi training. He failed in his first foundation building and has not dared to start the second foundation building until now.
In fact, his situation is the norm for 99.5% of cultivators with strong spiritual roots.
Jiang Yuebai thought about himself. If he hadn't had Lu Xingyun's gift, the baptism of the Great Dao, his grandfather's skills, his master's teachings on the Five Elements Rotation, and so many years of sleepless practice, he might have been like Shi Xiaowu, wasting more than twenty years before he could reach the stage of building his foundation.
If one successfully builds the foundation and struggles for another fifty or sixty years, if one is lucky, one can form a golden elixir before the end of his life and be reborn against the will of heaven. If one is unlucky, then this is the end of his life.
But cultivation does not mean that Shi Xiaowu is useless. He is indeed better than himself in arithmetic. This was revealed as early as when he was doing the account books in Huaxi Valley.
Over the years, the account books of Huaxi Valley, including Tianku Peak, were all made by Shi Xiaowu, and there have never been any problems.
After hearing Qi Ming say that Shi Xiaowu was with Li Jiuchuan, Jiang Yuebai rushed directly to the top of Tianku Peak, to the hall where Li Jiuchuan lived.
"Master! I'm back!"
Jiang Yuebai walked in quickly and saw Shi Xiaowu, his whole body tense, with one buttock leaning on a stool. He was sitting in front of his master, checking something with a brush and an abacus. The table was covered with papers filled with various formulas.
"Master, do you have something to ask me?"
Li Jiuchuan put down the brush. From the moment Jiang Yuebai entered the door until this moment, he had never even looked at him. His eyes were all fixed on Shi Xiaowu.
"Thank you for your help today. You can go back and rest. I will take you to see the Grand Elder tomorrow."
Shi Xiaowu jumped up from his chair in fear. He was a man who dared to say anything in front of Guo Zhen, but now facing Li Jiuchuan, he was as nervous as a zombie. He thanked him stiffly, turned around helplessly, and walked out with his hands and feet trembling.
Jiang Yuebai kept winking at Shi Xiaowu and whispered, "Wait for me, I'll come find you later."
"He has calculated a lot today. Let him have a good rest and we will talk about it tomorrow."
After hearing what his master said, Jiang Yuebai had no choice but to give up and let Shi Xiaowu go back to rest.
Shi Xiaowu felt a little more relaxed when he met Jiang Yuebai. He scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, then quickly left.
If it weren't for Jiang Yuebai's question that made Li Jiuchuan discover Shi Xiaowu's amazing computing ability, perhaps Shi Xiaowu's greatest achievement in his life would be the accountant of Huaxi Valley.
After Shi Xiaowu left, Jiang Yuebai walked to the table to get the things they had just calculated. Li Jiuchuan waved his hand, and all the papers stacked up by themselves and were pressed under Li Jiuchuan's palm.
Li Jiuchuan asked with rare dignity, "What happened during the day, and what happened two years ago, don't you have anything to explain to me, Master?"
Here we come!
It turns out that there is no mistake that can be avoided!
Jiang Yuebai's smile disappeared, he stood up with a proper attitude, and bowed deeply to Li Jiuchuan.
"I'm sorry, Master. I was wrong about what happened at Tianjian Peak! I will go to Tianjian Peak tomorrow to apologize to Guanghan Jianjun."
"If the master hadn't mentioned it, when would you have gone to apologize?"
Jiang Yuebai bit her lip and said nothing.
Li Jiuchuan said earnestly, "You are now a Jindan Zhenren, the eldest sister of Tianku Peak, and a role model for the sect. How many disciples are following your example? If you do not act uprightly, how can the disciples below walk on the right path?"
"They didn't lose to your crooked ways, but to their persistence in the way of the sword! I have already told Fang Yuxing that in two years, when your cultivation is stable, we will have a fair fight with him to settle this feud. If you do this again, don't blame me for punishing you!"
Jiang Yuebai lowered his head. He was not dissatisfied, but he was indeed a little ashamed.
"But if I beat Fang Yuxing until he cries, wouldn't Lord Guanghanjian be ashamed?"
Li Jiuchuan said seriously, "No, for a sword cultivator, the happiest thing is not being invincible in the world, but meeting a worthy opponent. He will only be happy for Fang Yuxing!"
"Okay, let's have a fight in two years, and..."
Jiang Yuebai raised his head, eyes full of curiosity.
"What is the grudge between True Lord Cang Huo and Lord Guang Han Jian that has not been resolved after so many years? True Lord Cang Huo is plotting something bad every day, and today he even asked someone to call me to Tianxiong Peak, but I didn't go."
Li Jiuchuan picked up the teapot and pointed at the chair with his chin, motioning Jiang Yuebai to sit down.
Jiang Yuebai hurriedly took the teapot from Li Jiuchuan's hand, poured him some hot tea and handed it to him, then sat down properly.
Li Jiuchuan took a sip and said, "Just keep this to yourself, don't reveal it in front of True Lord Canghuo."
Jiang Yuebai nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut."
"Cang Huo and Ling Guanghan entered the sect together. They have been close friends for many years. One learned swordsmanship while the other forged swords. They have been together through life and death. Ling Guanghan was a young man with a flamboyant personality and high spirits, somewhat similar to Xie Jingshan. When they were in the Jindan stage, Cang Huo admired the sect's Miaoyin Zhenren and wanted to show off in front of Miaoyin. As a result..."
"Ling Guanghan was ranked first in the Jindan stage battle list at that time. Cang Huo originally wanted Ling Guanghan to lose to him in front of Miaoyin to show his power, but sword cultivators tend to get carried away once a fight starts. In the end, Ling Guanghan accidentally defeated Cang Huo, and Miaoyin fell in love with Ling Guanghan."
Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up. "So that's how it is. What happened afterwards? Did they really become enemies because of this Miaoyin Zhenren? Where is Miaoyin Zhenren now? Why haven't I heard her name in the sect?"
Li Jiuchuan sighed, "It was the time of the Nether Sea Ghost Tide. Too many people died in the entire Earth Spirit Realm that year. I don't know the details, I only know that the three of them got along well and often went out together. But that time when they went to the depths of the Nether Sea to carry out the mission, in the end only the seriously injured Ling Guanghan returned with the dying Cang Huo."
“Since then, Ling Guanghan has become what he is now, low-key and introverted, rarely speaking, and always defeating an enemy with one move, never using a second one. He no longer has the desire to compete for fame and gain. In fact, if he had used his full strength, he might have been able to defeat Fu Yi and take the first place in the Nascent Soul Stage of the Tianyan Sect.”
Jiang Yuebai thought about it carefully, "I see. But why do I feel that the reason why True Lord Cang Huo holds a grudge is not because of True Lord Miao Yin's death, but because of the time when Lord Guang Han Jian defeated him in public? On the contrary, it seems that Lord Guang Han Jian was hurt by love and his personality changed."
"Maybe True Lord Cang Huo actually wanted to comfort Lord Guang Han Jian, but because Lord Guang Han Jian had a bad face, it became a deliberate bullying?"
Li Jiuchuan nodded in agreement. "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they don't have a deep hatred for each other. It's more like they are angry with each other. So don't get involved in their affairs. Let them solve it themselves."
Jiang Yuebai nodded. Lord Canghuo and Lord Guanghan Jian were just flirting with each other. If she got involved and turned the flirting into enmity, then this knot would be impossible to untie.
"Master, I really know I was wrong this time. I will never get involved in anyone's grudges again. I will go to Tianjian Peak to apologize tomorrow, and I will be upright in my conduct in the future."
Li Jiuchuan showed a relieved look, "Being upright is for your own people, and it's okay to use some tricks against the enemy, as long as you can tell the difference."
Jiang Yuebai continued to nod, his eyes fell on the stack of papers next to Li Jiuchuan, he reached out and pinched the edge and pulled it out.
"Master, can you let me see these now?"
Li Jiuchuan laughed and shook his head, raised his elbow that was pressing the paper, and asked Jiang Yuebai to take away all the formulas.
(End of this chapter)