Chapter 5 Academic Daji

"Junior brother, you have been waiting for a long time." said Master Qi.

He pointed his finger at the Qingji Sect's territory and asked, "Is this the land?"

System: "Host, why don't you just leave?"

Ning Mingmei: "You want me to leave just for a furnace? What are you talking about? If I want to leave, I have to get the land deed first."

He lowered his head to look at the big map, his fine hair hanging down to his cheeks.

It makes you want to tuck them behind your ears.

"Isn't this northernmost area within the territory of Qingji Sect?" he said.

Sect Leader Qi: "Yes, originally Piao Miao Peak was located in the far north and east of Qing Ji Sect. But it was rarely visited by people."

Ning Mingmei: "Oh..."

"Further east, this large area near the blessed land is where the great elders live." Sect Leader Qi thought about it and drew a circle. "If we remove this adjacent area, is the rest okay?"

The power division in Qingji Sect from bottom to top is menial servants, outer disciples, inner disciples, deacons, hall masters, elders, peak masters and worshippers, the sect leader, and the supreme elder. The Grand Elder is a powerful being, higher than the Sect Master, and resides in a blessed land on the east side of Qingji Sect. They either live in seclusion and ignore worldly affairs, or travel around.

Not often seen.

Their master, Wuwei Zhenren, was one of the supreme elders who never showed up again.

Sect Leader Qi used the jade slips brought by his disciples to carve the title deed, fulfilling the unreasonable request conscientiously. Then, he put on the seal of the master.

A flash of spiritual energy. A land deed was completed, which allocated all the land to the north and east of Piaomiao Peak to the name of Piaomiao Peak.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I'll treat you to tea next time when I'm free." Ning Mingmei said, "I have something to do at Piao Miao Peak. I'll go back first."

"No need to thank me. Just come to me if you have any problem." said Master Qi.

He smiled really gently.

So Ning Mingmei rode on the flying sword and ran away again.

He took a few jade slips and took off again in the astonished eyes of his disciples. He did not go directly back to Piaomiao Peak, but circled around the territory of Qingji Sect.

And asked the system: "Is the furnace tripod what I thought it meant?"

System: “It’s what you think.”

Ning Mingmei remained silent: "...Tell me more about my background."

The Qingji Sect is extremely large, with hundreds of peaks and five lakes. As he flew, he had already passed the inner gate marked by the twelve main peaks and arrived at the outer gate.

The spiritual energy of the outer gate is thinner than that of the inner gate. In addition to the outer disciples, there are also some servants here.

Further than the outer gate is where Qingji Sect borders the outside world.

White Jade Gate.

The one thousand white jade steps under the White Jade Gate are the way for the outside world to ascend to the Qingji Sect.

"Three hundred years ago, the Sword Immortal was thrown here." said the system.

After the collapse of the Heavenly Gate, thousands of demons poured out and the six realms fought for thousands of years. Three hundred years ago, there was a natural disaster in front of the mortal world and an invasion from the demon world behind. Many parents in the mortal world abandon their children because they cannot survive.

"The Qingji Sect is surrounded by a barrier. Not everyone can find the way to the Qingji Sect. The disciple on duty that day got up early and found the Sword Immortal on the steps."

The disciple thought that the Sword Immortal was probably abandoned by his parents.

The head of the sect at that time felt sorry for him and felt that he had great potential, so he accepted him into the inner sect and registered him as an elder.

Ning Mingmei: "So I was specially recruited by the principal through the leadership program."

System: "It's too early to say that. A few years later, the elder discovered that you were born as a furnace cauldron, and sent you back to Changlemen."

Ning Mingmei: "Why? I failed a course? Which one?"

How come this was still dissuaded?

Because the furnace is not inherently suitable for cultivation. Cultivation is difficult to accumulate and is easily affected by the outside world. In addition, he has a special physique that allows him to sacrifice himself for the benefit of others when practicing dual cultivation with others, and he is always the object of competition.

Moreover, the mature furnace will have a mind-boggling aroma that will induce inner demons.

Changlemen is the Hehuan Sect of the fairy world. It is not as reckless as the Hehuan Sect in the Demon Realm, and only teaches techniques that can be used on furnaces and cauldrons. But the furnace... It is almost impossible for a furnace to achieve a very high level of cultivation on its own.

Most of these exercises are of average effectiveness and are prepared for the furnace-cauldron physique.

Unless you rely on dual cultivation.

The system waited for a second for Ning Mingmei to sigh.

Ning Mingmei: "Oh, the first batch was withdrawn, and the second batch was adjusted... from a first-class institution to a second-class one."

System: ...Why is there no sadness at all?

"How did I get in later?"

The system continued, "Later, when the elder went to Changle Sect, he was shocked to find that you had actually cultivated to the middle and late stages of foundation building with the body of a furnace, and without practicing furnace techniques. He remembered that Qi Miancheng, the most outstanding disciple of the headmaster, who is now the headmaster Qi, has a special physique and may need it. So after discussing with the former headmaster Wuwei Zhenren, Wuwei Zhenren brought you back and accepted you as his last disciple."

It turned out that he was the prince's study companion.

Ning Mingmei said: "From being a transfer student to becoming an academic master. It's legendary."

This person reacted like this after hearing such a tragic story.

Aren’t the hosts of other systems generally all filled with empathy, sadness, anger, and “I want to live well for you”?

System: "Emotional engagement point."

Ning Mingmei: "Have I slept with Sect Leader Qi?"

system:? ?

Are you human?

"No. Sect Leader Qi has his own personal values ​​to pursue, and..."

"No need to tell the reason. It's good that they didn't sleep together. If they did, it would be a bit troublesome." Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses, "Since they didn't sleep together, we are pure brothers and sisters. Pure academic connection. Pure teacher working, not a sex scandal."

System: That doesn’t sound very pure. And if you don’t listen to my “and” you will suffer a great loss.

“And it’s understandable why those five people, who were all disciples of the former master, formed a group,” Ning Mingmei said.

System: “Why?”

"They are Qingji people who studied for their bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, commonly known as the Three Qings. I studied undergraduate at Changlemen, and transferred to Qingji to study for my master's and doctoral degrees. Naturally, I cannot integrate into their alumni circle." Ning Mingmei's glasses flashed a strange light, "As the saying goes, only undergraduates can be considered alumni with a good family background."

Masters and PhDs are here to give money and do work. Is there anyone else who doesn’t know?

System: ...Why do I suddenly feel that Ning Mingmei is a little evil again?

After hearing this, Ning Mingmei rubbed his forehead with his fingers again: "No, it's not just that. I must have forgotten something related to Qi Miancheng."

He thought hard but couldn't come up with an answer, and finally uttered a sentence: "Sword-wielding Elder, why am I the Sword-wielding Elder?"

"On the surface, it's because of your superb swordsmanship, but in fact, it's because Master Wuwei used your body to do another thing." The system reminded.

"What's up?"

"Nourish the sword bones." The system replied.

…

Ice ground.

Red snow.

Ning Mingmei fell to the ground, his lifeless eyes looking up at the sky.

The dead eyes reflected the final scene.

Someone reached out and pulled his spine out of his body.

With flesh and blood.

The divine sword that had been fought for by all living beings and had subverted the six realms has been refined and is finally about to appear again.

…

Ning Mingmei immediately flew back to the inner gate.

When he turned around, he didn't notice that there was a person standing far behind him.

The young man was wearing a cloak even though the weather was not very cold. His handsome face was framed by the fluffy gray fox fur collar, and his complexion looked a sickly pale color.

The Western Elder among the four great elders is Yin Xisheng.

"Why did Junior Brother Mingmei think of looking for Senior Brother? It's really strange."

He held the hand warmer and coughed. The eyes seem gentle.

The background color is dark.

…

Library.

The library is divided into two parts: inner and outer pavilions. The nine levels of the outer cabinet are under the jurisdiction of the disciples and deacons, while the inner cabinet is under the jurisdiction of the elders. From a distance he heard the disciples in the library whispering:

"What's going on today? All the people from Piao Miao Peak have come to the library."

"It's not surprising that Wen Siheng and his group came, but Lin Heting and his group are here too. Even Brother Bai came just now."

Brother Bai.

Bai Bugui, the fourth disciple of the demon clan's overseas students, has a very good relationship with people. He is indeed the hidden son of destiny.

“Isn’t it possible that the Sword-wielding Elder will be here next? Haha, haha… what the hell…?”

"What are you all doing here? Go do your own thing."

The elder of the library is an old man with a white beard.

This "elder" does not have real power among the twelve peak masters, but is just an honorific title. He always had droopy eyelids and looked drowsy when he was on duty with two library stewards.

He has been guarding here since Ning Mingmei joined the sect.

The elder of the library came out and drove away a dozen stunned disciples. Immediately, he said respectfully to Ning Mingmei: "Sword-wielding Elder, please follow me."

Ning Mingmei did not act like one of the twelve peak masters like ordinary people, but said respectfully: "Thank you, Elder."

system:"?"

Ning Mingmei: "He has an empty title, draws a salary without producing anything. This empty title elder must have an amazing background."

The old man brought Ning Mingmei into the library cabinet. The Inner Cabinet has fewer books than the Outer Cabinet, but they are more refined. This is the place where only the headmaster, elders, and a few special deacons can read. The old man asked, "What book is the Sword-wielding Elder looking for?"

Ning Mingmei answered a question that was not asked: "Does the library have a book index or search system?"

Otherwise, how are we going to translate millions of books?

After Ning Mingmei's description, the old man said in confusion: "There are no such details."

He pointed roughly: "The swordplay-related stuff is here."

"The spell-related stuff is here."

"Here are the ones related to alchemy."

This is too rough.

Seeing Ning Mingmei's expressionless face, the old man said, "What kind do you need, elder? I have been here for many years, and I know where the books are stored."

"A furnace or tripod." Ning Mingmei said openly.

the old man spurted out.

…

The jade slips related to furnaces and tripods filled up an entire private room.

"There are so many obstacles on the road of academics. It's really a long and difficult road." Ning Mingmei flipped through the jade slips and sighed, "I can only go to the outer pavilion to watch over the disciples of Piaomiao Peak and see them staying up late to study. This can bring me a little comfort."

"Looking back on the past, when I first became a doctor and started academic research, it was very hard. I can empathize with them in this regard. It was the same when I was in my first year of doctoral studies." Ning Mingmei said calmly, "Thanks to my supervisor, his office is right across from my seat. He can see me when he looks up when he works ten hours a day. In those days when there was no one to guide me, I had to explore new directions on my own and give presentations every week, every time I saw him, I regained my academic passion."

System: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Sword-wielding elder." The elder of the library came to chat with him. "This afternoon, all the disciples of Piao Miao Peak and you came to the library. I wonder what happened to Piao Miao Peak..."

"Half a year later, disciples from Yanyun Tower will come to Qingji Sect to study. I feel sorry for my senior brother who is so tired. So Piaomiao Peak will also come to help the sect." Ning Mingmei passed the blame without blinking.

Anyway, the identity of his furnace is kept secret. Since he has never slept with Sect Leader Qi, it is only natural to use his purity to shift the blame and show off his background.

The elder of the library: "Excellent, excellent. The sword-wielding elder is very righteous. We are far behind him!"

Ning Mingmei: "It's just that I am too busy to accompany you all the time and teach you the truth and answer your questions. Alas."

He looks so gentle and caring with the glasses on.

The elder of the library drooped his eyelids and thought for a while, then said, "I wonder if the elder holding the sword knows the art of the mirror?"

"Mirror?"

The art of looking in the mirror is a special technique. As long as the other person has something related to oneself, one can see the other person's actions at the moment through the mirror.

It can even transmit sound and video.

Ning Mingmei: "There is also the option of online zoom study room."

system:…………

Ning Mingmei: "System, what do you want to say?"

System: "When are you going to see the male lead?"

The elder of the library brought the jade slip for Ning Mingmei. For the next two days, Ning Mingmei was busy with this jade slip.

Two days later, the spell had taken shape. Ning Mingmei asked the library for a mirror and cast his magic on the mirror with peace of mind.

The system stared at Ning Mingmei.

I have to say that Ning Mingmei's ability to cultivate immortality is truly extraordinary. It would take other time travelers a month to learn this spell.

The mirror swayed, and the first person that came into view was Wen Siheng.

Wen Siheng and his seven fellow apprentices occupied a large quiet room in the library. Surrounded by a pile of jade slips, they were writing furiously.

"Good disciple." Ning Mingmei said.

System: “…You.”

Then it moved to Lin Heting and others. Geniuses such as Lin Heting were also in a quiet room, writing furiously.

There was just an ancient zither and some other things thrown around.

It looks like it's played when one is tired of studying.

Ning Mingmei: "The learning ability has not been fully developed yet."

Such a simple sentence made the system tremble with fear.

The four people with connections are each in their respective positions. The overseas student Bai Bugui was reading a book and flirting with the disciple from Yunu Peak beside him. As for Old Eight...

System: "Old Eight has also come to the library."

Although I was just leisurely slacking off, I found some useless books in the library and read them.

Ning Mingmei called the mirror he made "ZOOM". He placed the Ru Mu beside the table and continued to read books related to furnaces and tripods. It is always interesting to see the tired looks on the disciples’ faces.

Don't talk to disturb them.

However, the system became even more frightened when it saw his daily schedule of staying up late to study.

It must have found some cool and aloof master from the modern era.

In addition, it urged Ning Mingmei several times to go find the male protagonist. Ning Mingmei let him shock her, lying on the ground without moving: "Always urging me, why don't you go and see the male lead yourself?"

In fact, the system did not force Ning Mingmei to look at the male protagonist's authority - because his concentration on academics did not destroy the character of the cold and aloof Immortal.

The system is depressed.

Finally, on the morning of the seventh day, Ning Mingmei finished reading.

He almost knew what a furnace was.

The furnace-cauldron physique is said to be troublesome.

It’s really troublesome to do.

Not to mention the low-grade furnaces. A high-level furnace like his is like an advanced... machine that can absorb, filter, purify, concentrate and condense spiritual energy at any time.

You can gain these benefits as long as you practice dual cultivation with him. Advance by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, if Lu Ding wants to practice cultivation, he must not be emotional, reduce his desires, and even reduce his contact with the outside world - even if he only sees the colorful world, it is possible to induce Lu Ding to awaken.

If you are practicing dual cultivation, you must do so with someone who has a higher level of cultivation than you, and you must perform the corresponding exercises while practicing dual cultivation. Otherwise, your spiritual energy will be lost and taken away by others, and all your previous efforts will be wasted.

What should you pay attention to when practicing dual cultivation with someone, or after having sex with someone... Ning Mingmei didn't read it at all. He only looked at how to practice when the furnace and cauldron were still intact.

It seems that the Sword Immortal can succeed in his practice, firstly because although this body is of a furnace physique, it still has outstanding talent. The second reason is that the sword immortal devoted himself to cultivation in seclusion and cut off all contact with the outside world.

Ning Mingmei: "But I feel like there is no obstacle in my practice. Could it be that my heart is colder than that of the heartless and desireless Sword Master?"

What gave me this ability?

Is it just those seven years of delayed completion of a doctorate and the subsequent career as an assistant professor?

system:……

The only problem was that he hadn't found a single book related to "nourishing the sword bone" that would have made him guilty of possessing a treasure and cost him his life. Ning Mingmei was thinking when he heard the system say, "Are you a virgin who has never had a relationship in modern times?"