Chapter 163 The Formal Acceptance of Disciples Sparks Controversy

Lou Shuhe actually raised her hand to calculate, but after a long time, she couldn't get a result.

Lou Shuhe looked at Song Yin again; the girl's fate was becoming increasingly unclear. "Have you already had someone calculate your fortune?"

Song Yin: "Wow, Grandmaster, you can even predict this? I did consult Elder Su of Xuanji Peak before, and she said it was very auspicious."

Lou Shuhe: "As expected."

Song Yin: "What do you mean, 'as expected'?"

"The fortune teller couldn't calculate the details about you, so she could only try different angles. Even so, she only came to a very auspicious conclusion." Lou Shuhe continued to calculate as she spoke. She didn't directly calculate the outcome of Song Yin accepting a disciple, but rather other things.

After a moment, Lou Shuhe breathed a sigh of relief, "I've calculated the future development of Danque Peak, and it's very auspicious. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, you will be a very good disciple."

Both diviners said it was very auspicious, so Song Yin was completely relieved and just waited for a time to take him under their wing.

Thinking that there was another person who needed a divination, Song Yin said, "By the way, Grandmaster, can you help me divine the fate of another person? My senior brother is also planning to take on a disciple, but the person he has his eye on is very strange. We can't find out the details for a while. He seems normal but not normal."

"As you wish." Lou Shuhe casually calculated, and once again sighed in her heart that she had been in seclusion for too long, and that Shen Yuzhu was also about to take on disciples.

Lou Shuhe thought it was another auspicious day, but soon her expression changed again and again. "These two came for Shen Yuzhu, but things have taken a turn for the better."

"It's good that there's a turning point. Wait, why are there two people? Senior Brother only had his eye on one person, right?" Song Yin was bewildered. Where did the extra person come from?

Lou Shuhe: "The results show that there are two people involved. Things are not simple. One of them is related to Shen Yuzhu. You should have him focus on investigating the Shen family."

She knew about the troubles her family had gone through.

Song Yin nodded, still wondering who the extra person could be. Could it be that her senior brother had taken a liking to both of them?

"Now that the divination is finished, it's time to pay the divination fee." Lou Shuhe picked up the spiritual herbs needed for the eighth-grade pill again. "The divination fee is for you to refine a batch of eighth-grade pills for me in person."

"Are there any specific requirements for the pills?" Song Yin took the spiritual herb from her master's hand, realizing that her master wanted to test her.

Lou Shuhe, with a "let's watch the show" attitude, said, "Anything is fine, as long as it's an eighth-grade pill."

In her eyes, Song Yin's idea of ​​refining an eighth-grade pill was simply a pipe dream; she had never seen a Nascent Soul cultivator refine an eighth-grade pill before.

While Song Yin was processing the spiritual herbs, Lou Shuhe casually asked, "When did you learn how to refine eighth-grade pills?"

Song Yin answered truthfully: "When I was in the Nascent Soul stage, I received the Dao of Alchemy from the Nine Heavens Secret Realm. The inherited cultivation method allows alchemy to be practiced without being limited by cultivation level."

Lou Shuhe: "Oh? Such a miraculous technique? I'd like to take a closer look."

Song Yin skillfully processed the spiritual herbs, while Lou Shuhe remained relaxed; Song Yin expertly started a fire to refine pills, and Lou Shuhe turned to watch her pill-refining techniques intently...

The temperature in the alchemy room rose slightly, but it had no effect on the two of them. One was focused on refining the elixir, while the other watched intently.

Lou Shuhe completely lost interest in watching the spectacle, because Song Yin's alchemy techniques differed from common methods in several ways.

The air was filled with the fragrance of pills. Song Yin put the six pills into a bottle, and then handed the unclosed bottle to Lou Shuhe.

"Grandmaster, please take a look."

Lou Shuhe: "It really is an eighth-grade pill... It's unbelievable. There has never been a record in history of a pill refiner being able to refine pills without being limited by their cultivation level." She raised her head and stared straight at Song Yin, "Is this really the cultivation method of the Xuan Tian Realm?"

Song Yin: "As expected, I couldn't hide it from my master. The cultivation method was indeed passed down from somewhere else to the Xuan Tian Realm. Now it is also the cultivation method of the Xuan Tian Realm, isn't it? I will rewrite the cultivation method from memory for my master later."

The newly produced pills returned to Song Yin's hands. Lou Shuhe said, "I have already mastered the refining of ninth-grade pills. Your cultivation method is probably useless to me. You should keep it and pass it on to your disciple."

Song Yin: "Alright, Master, you can come to me anytime if you need anything."

Lou Shuhe's emergence from seclusion brought the happiest person to Song Yin; the presence of her grandmaster reassured her considerably. Then there was the matter of her master, "Grandmaster, Master—"

Lou Shuhe: "I know about Qi Zibo's situation. He won't come out of the ancient battlefield for the time being, nor can he come out."

That's right, our grandmaster is a Mahayana cultivator and a divination practitioner. She probably knows most things in the Xuan Tian Realm if she wants to.

But what did the master mean by the second half of what he said?

We can't even come out?

This matter did not trouble Song Yin for long. A few days later, she received a message from Sect Master Yan, asking if she would be willing to make a trip to the border between the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent.

After leaving the forbidden area, Sect Master Yan began to arrange the seizure of the spiritual vein. Many disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect who were training outside were recalled, and at the same time, many cultivators from within the sect went to the border between the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent.

It was at this time that Song Yin learned about the two new spiritual veins.

The reason why Sect Master Yan sent Song Yin was very simple: Song Yin was very good at fighting, and her methods were different from those of ordinary sword cultivators.

I thought Song Yin would agree, but to my surprise, Song Yin resolutely refused.

The Immortal Firmament Sect doesn't need another Nascent Soul cultivator like her; they can easily send someone else to handle this. Before she's properly trained her disciple, she shouldn't go out and cause trouble. Besides, she realized that the spiritual vein the Immortal Firmament Sect wants isn't the one at the border of the two continents, but the one that hasn't yet appeared on the ancient battlefield.

Sect Master Yan: "All eyes are on the border between the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent. The Qingxuan Sect, which was severely weakened before, will definitely mobilize all its forces to seize the spiritual vein..."

Song Yin: "Is the sect leader trying to put on a show for the other sects?"

Sect Master Yan stepped down from his position with his hands behind his back. "That's right. The reason we sent you to the border is because everyone knows you. Wherever you are, that means the elite of the Immortal Cloud Sect are there."

Song Yin: "In reality, the elites of the Immortal Firmament Sect only go to the ancient battlefield."

Sect Leader Yan continued, "Our elite troops will secretly go to the ancient battlefield. Even if it is exposed, it will not matter. We can simply claim that they are going to the ancient battlefield to rescue people."

Song Yin pondered for a long time: "...I can provide high-grade pills, I can refine any of the eighth grade and below, the sect just needs to prepare the spiritual herbs for me."

Sect Leader Yan: ...

Sect Master Yan re-examined Song Yin, the candlelight illuminating the room as if it were daytime. She confirmed that the young cultivator before her was only a little over three hundred years old. Ordinary cultivators her age wouldn't even have reached the Golden Core stage, while she had already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

If Song Yin's cultivation advances further, she will enter the Integration Stage, which is her own realm.

Such a genius may ascend to heaven earlier than anyone else.

"I used to think you were suitable for the position of young sect leader, but now I don't think so anymore," Sect Leader Yan said with emotion. "Your cultivation speed is unmatched. I'm afraid you'll have already ascended before I even step down."

Song Yin: "Not that fast."

"So let's refine a batch of Grade 8 pills for the sect first. Not many, just a hundred batches." Sect Master Yan revealed his true intentions.

Song Yin: ...

The Eastern Continent has the Immortal Firmament Sect, and the Central Continent has the Azure Profound Sect. With both sects making significant moves simultaneously, it's impossible to ignore them. At the same time, other sects, large and small, in both continents are also making their moves. Those in the know are rushing to the border region, while the uninformed are still wondering what's going on.

Not only are people rushing to the border between the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent, but many demonic beasts are also migrating there.

The existence of a new spiritual vein cannot be kept secret. When it appears, abundant spiritual energy will fill the world, and everyone will naturally know about it over time.

Despite the impending storm outside, Song Yin's life within the Xianxiao Sect continued as usual.

Song Yin finished refining a hundred batches of pills early, but instead of handing them over to the sect, she waited for the final deadline.

With Shen Yuzhu's plan to take on a disciple put on hold, Yan Jin'an visited Song Yin several times to ask why she hadn't seen her master.

Whenever this happened, Song Yin would tell him that Shen Yuzhu had gone to the border between Dongzhou and Zhongzhou to do a mission and would not be back for a while.

The truth is that Shen Yuzhu secretly went to Yujing City to investigate the Shen family, as Lou Shuhe had instructed.

Upon receiving the news, Yan Jin'an politely withdrew. He walked to the deserted back hill and kicked away a pebble that was in his way.

"I was so close to being a direct disciple of Wujian Peak! I even called him Master and accepted his gift, so why am I not a direct disciple? Is it because my identity wasn't officially registered?!"

"Hahaha, calling your own younger brother 'Master' and someone younger than you 'Uncle-Master' must feel really bad, right?"

"Get out! You have no right to speak here!"

"You're using my body, of course I'm going to talk, and I'm going to keep talking until you're driven crazy. So what if you possess my body? Throughout history, which person who possesses another body has ever ascended to immortality? Don't let your brother ascend to immortality while you're struck down to ashes by lightning in the cultivation world!"

"Hahaha, how could that be? You're the one who should turn to ashes. Otherwise, why would I leave your soul intact instead of obliterating it?" Naturally, it's because the real Yan Jin'an is going to be his scapegoat.

The real Yan Jin'an's voice didn't sound again; the fake Yan Jin'an was in high spirits after winning the argument. The possession method the Shen family had found was indeed effective, completely unafraid of the threat of lightning tribulation.

Jia Yan Jin'an changed direction, feeling quite pleased with herself. "Fine, I won't argue with you. I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion and find a few cultivation manuals to send back to the Shen family."

After Yan Jin'an flew to the Zangfa Pavilion, a person appeared in a tree on the back mountain.

Song Yin tossed the image stone in her hand back and forth: "No wonder Grandmaster said there were two people. It turns out that the current Yan Jin'an is a fake. His real identity is Senior Brother's elder brother."

The Shen family, who dared to covet the cultivation techniques of the Immortal Cloud Sect, probably won't be around for long.

Yan Jin'an went to the Dharma Pavilion, and Song Yin went to the Discipline Hall.

She handed the photo stone to Elder Liu of the Discipline Hall, and then she reappeared at the bamboo hut.

The bamboo groves along the road remain the same, but the people living in the bamboo huts have changed batch after batch.

The school bell rang, signaling the time when the students finished their day's lessons and returned to their bamboo huts to rest.

"Why are you standing in front of my courtyard, fellow Daoist?" Ning Tang, who had just returned from school, walked to the gate of her small courtyard and saw a strange female cultivator standing there. She could only see the back of the woman.

Song Yin remained facing the door without turning around: "Why don't we open the door and go inside to talk?"

Ning Tang became wary. "I have never met you before. If you have anything to say, you can say it at the door."

Several cultivators chatted as they passed by, glanced at this side, then looked away and continued walking forward.

Helpless, Song Yin turned around and asked, "Can we go inside and talk now?"

Ning Tang's breath hitched. "Elder Song, Elder Song!"

Ning Tang's attitude changed drastically, and she immediately opened the door, saying, "Elder Song, please come in."

The passing cultivators stopped in their tracks, and one of them said, "I think I heard someone talking about Elder Song?"

“I heard it too, and they said, ‘Elder, please come in.’”

The group turned around, but Elder Song was nowhere to be seen.

"Maybe we misheard."

"You must have misheard. How could Elder Song be in the outer bamboo hut?"

The group laughed and continued forward.

At this moment, Song Yin was invited into the house by Ning Tang, who bowed and apologized and poured tea and water for her.

"Alright, sit down." Song Yin called out to Ning Tang.

Ning Tang sat down cautiously: "Yes, thank you, Elder."

Song Yin: "Ning Tang, have you ever thought about why I came to see you today?"

Ning Tang shook his head: "This disciple does not know."

Song Yin: "You should remember the first time we met, right?"

Ning Tang knelt down with a thud, kowtowing and admitting his mistake, "Back then, I was young and ignorant and stopped the elder, and even asked the elder for money. It was my fault, and I beg the elder to forgive me."

Song Yin: "Did you harbor any resentment when I didn't promise to give you money to bury your mother? After all, as an elder of the Xianxiao Sect, helping you is just a matter of lifting a finger."

The mantra was silently affixed to Ning Tang's back.

"I am so grateful to you, Elder, how could I possibly resent you? I know that it was you who infused my body with spiritual energy back then, which gave me the strength to bury my mother. It was also because of you that I was able to be brought into Immortal Cloud City by Senior Sister Wang and the others and join the Immortal Cloud Sect."

Ning Tang looked up, her face already streaked with tears.

Song Yin removed the mantra talisman and finally understood why she had appeared at the Xianxiao City restaurant back then.

Ning Tang spoke the truth, so much so that she didn't feel the truth talisman stuck on her body.

Song Yin: "Ning Tang, would you be willing to become my disciple and the chief disciple of Danque Peak?"

"Become a disciple? Become a disciple?" Ning Tang was dumbfounded. "But, but I'm still only at the early stage of Qi Refining."

Song Yin: "Cultivation level is not an issue, so are you willing?"

A person who was once unattainable suddenly appeared before her, saying he wanted to take her as his personal disciple. Ning Tang's tears fell uncontrollably, soaking the ground.

Seeing Elder Song reminded her of what happened at the city gate years ago. The past was worlds apart from the present, and the person before her was the one who brought her the opportunity for change.

Ning Tang sniffed, raised her arm and wiped away her tears with her sleeve in a few quick movements, then knelt down again and kowtowed, "Disciple Ning Tang greets Master!"

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Author's Note: The eldest apprentice's tags: extremely loyal, hardworking and eager to learn, highly talented, sensible... orphaned, and can drop small pearls.

Shi Heming: What's with the last two? Oh no, they're coming for me! [fear]

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[Empty bowl]