Last night, after careful consideration, Chen Xiao felt that there was a candidate for cooperation with the Immortal Sect, Master Xi Yunting. His identity as a senior uncle of a certain generation in the Chongxuan Sect meant that he had a certain status and his words were effective. And this time he came out to select disciples for the sect, which was just related to this. Of course, these were the reasons that were put on the surface, and there were also private reasons. After a period of getting along, Chen Xiao got to know Xi Yunting a little. Although this person looked cold, he was actually quite approachable in his heart. Even if Chen Xiao's actions were offensive, he would not act rashly given his temperament, and the possibility of success was greater than failure.
After comprehensive consideration, Chen Xiao had no reason not to choose Xi Yunting, his acquaintance, to take the first step towards a famous sect in the world of immortal cultivation.
But there was a problem, that is to make Xi Yunting believe him. Xi Yunting was very good at thinking and had a sharp insight into things. So if Chen Xiao wanted to achieve his goal, making up lies to fool people would basically not work on him, and once he used this trick, Xi Yunting's impression of him would definitely drop to the bottom and he would feel disgusted.
However, people like Xi Yunting also have one advantage, that is, they speak the truth and are honest. Once he believes, he will take the initiative to think, and think more comprehensively than anyone else. Sometimes, it even has the benefit of inspiring Chen Xiao. So, Chen Xiao made the move this morning.
Sure enough, Xi Yunting was not angry because of Chen Xiao's concealment. Instead, he slowly said, "It is human nature to keep the secrets of martial arts. You don't have to apologize."
Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Master, I hope you don't blame me." After that, Chen Xiao extended his hand forward, motioning Xi Yunting to continue to Ah Shou's house. "I am being honest with Master Xi now, and I think Master Xi can guess it. It was with this Feng Shui technique that I discovered the uniqueness of this mountain. However, I didn't expect that there would be people living here. This place has sufficient earth energy, harmonious yin and yang, and naturally fertile land. The local residents are nourished by the earth energy, and the offspring they give birth to will have good spiritual root talents. The descendants of the Chang family have moved here for more than a hundred years. The first generation of descendants may not be very obvious, but later, the children born from the marriages of people in the village will become more and more outstanding. Until now, this generation has doubled and occupied half of the population."
Chen Xiao's lips were curled with confidence, and his eyes were looking forward. Because Ah Shou's family was so close, he lowered his voice a little: "If Master Xi is interested, you can use the instruments that can test spiritual roots to try it out, and you will definitely be able to find a lot of good talents and beautiful jades."
Xi Yunting walked beside him, only one step away from him. With his sensitive facial features, he could hear Chen Xiao's voice no matter how low it was. Xi Yunting turned his head and glanced at him without saying anything.
Although the mission of leading the team was handed over, Xi Yunting did not hand in the meritorious mission he received from his master this time. The magic weapon for testing spiritual roots was handed over to him after Zhao Fang presided over the selection. In theory, he still has the function and right to select outstanding disciples on behalf of his master. The key is whether he wants to continue this mission.
To be honest, Xi Yunting was very interested after listening to Chen Xiao's analysis, but what caught his attention more was Chen Xiao's attitude. Chen Xiao must be equally interested in the qualifications of the teenagers here. But he didn't say it directly, but aroused his interest first. He believed that Chen Xiao said this to him to encourage him to do a test on the local teenagers of the right age. However, Xi Yunting didn't hate such a small cunning mind. He felt that his senior brother probably felt the same way when the juniors tried to achieve their goals by twisting their ways. He couldn't bear to refuse.
In fact, he had never been pestered to do anything, and he had never even had such an experience. Thinking about it now, his youth was quite boring and regrettable.
Chen Xiao's analysis was correct. Xi Yunting took the initiative to think very comprehensively, even too comprehensively. He also included completely irrelevant emotional issues.
As soon as Chen Xiao entered the house, Tong Nuonuo smiled as if he had seen a relative. He waved at Chen Xiao: "I feel more comfortable now that you are here. You must accompany me for a walk around the neighborhood today! I am almost dying of suffocation." Chen Xiao agreed, and the two decided to go out together and take a walk around the village.
Although he drank fruit wine yesterday, it was quite strong. When Du Rong woke up in the morning, he was still a little dazed, but Ah Shou had already gone out to work. Du Rong couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, and felt that he had lost.
Hearing Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo discussing going out for fun, Du Rong came out, holding his head which was still a little aching, and said, "Wait, I'll go with you." Although he was still a little uncomfortable, the conscientious Uncle Rong still followed his employer to protect his safety.
Chen Xiao asked Xi Yunting if he wanted to go with him, but he refused. So, in the end, only the three of them walked out of A Shou's house.
Tong Nuonuo looked like she had come alive again, and sighed, "It's been so boring in the past month!"
Chen Xiao looked at him with amusement: "That shouldn't be the case. Don't you have the materials to make the mechanism? You can tinker with it by yourself and have fun for a long time. Why do you still feel bored?"
Tong Nuonuo said helplessly: "The materials are limited, and I have used them up long ago. When I go out with the team to train, the mechanism is consumed quickly, and the materials are used up even faster. When encountering a battle, no matter how capable you are, you have to contribute. Otherwise, you will suffer a loss when the spoils are distributed in the end."
Du Rong asked curiously, "How many of you are there in total? What percentage of the spoils have been distributed to you? There is a top Jindan stage cultivator and several other Jindan stage cultivators. The spoils along the way should be quite considerable, right?"
Tong Nuonuo touched the box on his back and said, "There are 40 people in our team this time. Along the way, in order to find the black-eyed green, we passed through the territories of three ferocious beasts. With everyone's cooperation, we got a lot, but no one died." Tong Nuonuo was a little angry when he said this, "The Jindan cultivator who led the team promised 40% to 60%. At that time, I thought he was a good person. But I didn't expect that he didn't value these spoils at all, but was eyeing our lives!"
Tong Nuonuo was not an outgoing person. He could only hold back his grievances in his heart when he was angry. Now that he had an acquaintance, he could not help it. He condemned the Li Xianshi and several other Jindan practitioners. Tong Nuonuo felt much better after venting his anger. He said to Chen Xiao and Du Rong embarrassedly: "I let you listen to my complaints."
Du Rong said, "Master Tongxian is too polite. If it were me, I would definitely scold him even more harshly."
At this time, they had already reached the mountain where Chen Xiao and his companions came down. Chen Xiao asked Tong Nuonuo which direction he wanted to go. Tong Nuonuo said, "Your trip is not in vain. There is a patch of sugarcane glow grass on the territory of Wuyanqing. It should be almost grown. Alchemists who refine this sugarcane glow grass post a reward in Zhishi Hall every day. If you bring it back, you can get a lot of spirit coins."
Chen Xiao then realized that Tong Nuonuo was still thinking about the spirit coins that Chen Xiao had stuffed into his pocket, and this was a way of repaying him. Chen Xiao couldn't just say that Tong Nuonuo didn't need to worry about it, lest this stubborn boy who cared about his reputation be embarrassed.
So Chen Xiao pretended to be pleased and said, "Great, now I can make some money."
It was not possible to let Tong Nuonuo lead the way, and it was difficult for him to describe the general appearance of the surroundings. Fortunately, he knew that the location was on the road between the village and the territory of Wuyanqing. Since they had not entered the territory of the ferocious beasts, they were only at the edge of the area where the beasts appeared. Du Rong led the way in front. Otherwise, he and Master Tong, who was prone to getting lost and could not come back for help when encountering problems, would not go to dangerous places. Chen Xiao walked in the second position, and Tong Nuonuo followed at the end, following closely, and never looking to the side.
They searched for a long time, until the sun rose above their heads, before they found the sugarcane grass in a sunken area on a gentle slope.
This grass is very cute, with yellowish green leaves and tiny golden dots. Only when I saw Chen Xiao did I feel it was real. This is a magical grass! It looks good and has special effects. If it were in my previous life, it would definitely be loved by girls. Just a small grass, planted in a palm-sized pot and placed on the table, can be admired for half a day.
Tong Nuonuo's eyes lit up, and he moved forward and squatted in front of the sugarcane grass: "It's here, dig it!"
Chen Xiao's movements were not slow either, he had no feelings of pity for the grass and flowers. Du Rong untied the waistband from his body, shook it out and spread it out. The sugarcane grass had to be dug out with its roots, and it needed to be left for a while before it could be packed.
Du Rong carefully used a piece of wood to dig out the grass roots, and asked in confusion: "There are so many sugarcane grasses growing here, why is Ah Shou still so poor?"
Tong Nuonuo said: "This magical herb is of no use in the village. No one knows how to make pills. I also asked Ah Shou, and he said that the people in the village think that this herb is not even as good as wild vegetables."
Du Rong sighed: "It's a pity that this place is too far from Hanshan City. It's too inconvenient. Otherwise, this village wouldn't be so poor."
Du Rong had a deep understanding of this. When he got up in the morning to wash up, Ah Shou's family didn't have tooth powder or even salt. They only had willow branches, which he bit open and used the fibers to scrape the gaps between his teeth, which was considered cleaning.
Chen Xiao seemed to be thinking about something. He said, "Do the people in this village want to change their circumstances? Or are they willing to continue living this poor but peaceful life?"
Tong Nuonuo laughed: "If there was a way, the villagers would have left here long ago and lived near Hanshan City. They are still afraid that the city lord will bear a grudge against the Chang family, and they will be arrested and beheaded as soon as they show up."
Du Rong nodded and said, "A Shou said that not only the young and middle-aged people in the village, but also the teenagers are eager to live outside the village."
Tong Nuonuo said: "I have also heard that many villagers who practiced cultivation wanted to escape from being imprisoned here. They organized a dozen people and tried to cross the mountains to the other side to find a way out for the village. As a result, those young people probably left the cultivation world for too long and even forgot how dangerous this mountain range was. Those dozen young people died outside, and none of them came back alive."
Then if there is an immortal sect that wants to accept disciples, there probably won't be any resistance, Chen Xiao thought to himself.
They picked most of the sugarcane glow grass, leaving some to continue growing. The dried sugarcane glow grass looked a little dehydrated, and the tender green and yellow leaves were a little wilted, but the golden dots on it did not lose their vitality at all. Du Rong pointed at the sugarcane glow grass and said, "Look at these golden dots, they are all spots of condensed gold spiritual energy. The pills made from this sugarcane glow grass are particularly effective in replenishing gold essence."
The sun moved westward, and the three hurried back to the village. It was already dark. Ah Shou left dinner for them, and after eating, Chen Xiao returned to the villager's house where he was staying. Unexpectedly, Xi Yunting was not in his room, waiting for him to come back.
"Master Xi, it's so late, is there anything wrong?" Chen Xiao looked at Xi Yunting in some confusion.
Xi Yunting didn't say much, just said: "Go to bed early tonight, I have something to do tomorrow."
As a result, the next morning, before Chen Xiao got up, he could hear the noisy sound outside, as if the whole village had gone out. When he asked, he found out that Xi Yunting had told the village chief yesterday that he would test everyone's spiritual root talent today!
Chen Xiao was stunned. Xi Yunting was still so generous and bold in doing things. He not only limited himself to the teenagers of the right age, but also did not let go of the young and strong adults!
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