The next day, Lu Ling came to ask to become a disciple with a smug look on her face.
When she learned that Qin Bao'er had gotten there first and she could only be second to her, she glared at Qin Bao'er fiercely a few times, but didn't dwell on the matter.
After all, although Fang Ruotang said she wanted to take her as a disciple, she ran away after receiving the apprenticeship gift and did not formally acknowledge her as a disciple, which allowed Qin Bao'er to take advantage of the situation.
However, she was stuck at the Great Perfection stage of cultivation at that time. When the situation finally loosened, she couldn't care about anything else and could only go back to break through to the Golden Core stage.
Fortunately, it went smoothly and we succeeded on the first try.
"Please take good care of me from now on, Fourth Junior Sister."
"Ha! You despicable man!"
Lu Ling tossed her neck and ignored her completely.
After respectfully kneeling and bowing to his master, and receiving the remaining apprenticeship gifts, he was completely stunned when he saw that there was an ice-type rare spirit stone in the storage bag.
"Master!"
Lu Ling cried out and hugged Fang Ruotang.
"Could I have accidentally become the disciple of some super powerful being? Otherwise, how could I be giving away rare-grade spirit stones so easily? Master, you are so rich!"
Qin Bao'er rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, "It's fake! You even got a Heaven-Rank cultivation technique yesterday, how could you not see how rich your master is?"
"Hehehe! I didn't do this on purpose, did you? I have rare-grade spirit stones, do you?"
"Look, what is this?"
Qin Bao'er took out the rare gold-type spirit stone that Fang Ruotang had given her and showed it off.
Fang Ruotang looked helplessly at the two children in front of her, who were no more than three years old combined, pecking at each other like chickens.
"Master, why did you give it to her too?"
"They are all newly accepted disciples, and I will not show favoritism. Here, you can choose between the Xuanbing Jade Frost Sword and the Snowflake Divine Fan! They are both Heaven-rank magic weapons, so choose whichever you prefer."
"Heavenly... Heavenly Rank? Magical artifact?"
Lu Ling's tongue immediately got tied, and with a "waaa," she hugged Fang Ruotang's leg and burst into tears, "What virtue or ability do I have to be fortunate enough to become a disciple of Master? I am so happy!"
"Alright! Stop joking! How about you choose the Snowflake God Fan? I've read your fortune. You chose sword cultivation before because you wanted to compete with Qin Bao'er. But sword cultivation requires hard training. You can't handle the hardship of swinging the sword tens of thousands of times a day. You might as well change it sooner rather than later. Besides, the ice-type technique I gave you isn't a sword technique."
Fang Ruotang is quite meticulous in this respect.
She read Lu Ling's face and, while she didn't remember Lu Ling's preferences, she did remember that she didn't like practicing swordsmanship.
"Master is truly amazing. I was just about to tell you this. From now on, I will focus on magic and give up sword cultivation." Lu Ling said with a relieved expression.
Although the formation of her core yesterday brought her to her senses, she has to admit that making this decision has made her feel much more relaxed.
For so many years, she has been trying to outdo Qin Bao'er.
But she knew very well that she was no match for Qin Bao'er on the path of sword cultivation.
Because she didn't like swords, and even felt a bit of dislike for Qin Bao'er because of her and the hardship of wielding the sword day and night.
However, she was a powerful sword cultivator, and she carried the burden of her family's prosperity. She chose this path to please her family.
But things are different now. She has joined an inconspicuous sect, but has an exceptionally powerful master who can use Heaven-rank techniques with ease. She believes that in the future, even if she is not a sword cultivator, she can still stand at the peak as a magic cultivator and is no less capable than a sword cultivator.
"That's good. After all, cultivation is inherently tedious, and choosing something you don't like makes it even harder. Although we cultivators are defying fate, we shouldn't make things too difficult for ourselves. Whether a person lives for decades or thousands of years, the most important thing is to live happily. Otherwise, even with unlimited lifespan, it's all in vain."
Fang Ruotang paused for a moment after saying this.
She didn't understand why she would say such profound things, but Xiao Jingzi tensed up.
"My lord? Have you remembered something?"
【No! 】
Oh, okay!
Fang Ruotang found it somewhat amusing to hear Xiao Jingzi's cautious and hesitant tone.
[I'll tell you about the past, and didn't you already tell me? I know I've had enough of living, I don't want to live anymore, I've given up on eternal life, and I also know that Gu Yanjin and the other six were just an insignificant little flower I used to cultivate. I don't blame you.]
She had no desire to live. Gu Yanjin and the others loved her and followed her through life after life, wanting to be her concern.
Although it was a despicable act of taking advantage of someone in distress and disregarding her wishes, their original intention was not to harm her, but simply to keep her.
In any case, given her current state of mind, she doesn't resent Gu Yanjin and the others for meddling. If it were her, she couldn't possibly accept letting her loved ones, who were bored and wanted to return to dust, simply leave them to fend for themselves.
Whether she will have such thoughts after her soul recovers and her intelligence returns is not something she should be thinking about now; that's a question for her future self to consider.
Just as I was thinking about them, they returned.
Apart from Gu Yanjin and his group of six, everyone else in the group looked disheveled.
Fang Ruotang stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the six people. Seeing that none of them were injured, she asked, "Are they difficult to deal with?"
"It's acceptable," Gu Yanjin said succinctly.
Fang Ruotang was a little skeptical.
After all, Wu Yang was dressed in tattered clothes, his robes were barely enough to cover his body, and the old man he was supporting was barely breathing, looking like he was about to die.
When she arrived in the Cloud Deep Continent, among the cultivators she met, this was the first one who appeared to be an old man. Fang Ruotang curiously looked into his affairs.
It turns out that he only reached the Golden Core stage very late in his cultivation, and if he couldn't find an opportunity to break through, his lifespan would soon be over. That's why he risked entering the Valley of Annihilation.
[So it's a dual spiritual root. Wait, aren't dual spiritual roots allowed to cultivate up to the Nascent Soul stage?]
[It's possible, but it requires resources. Most people with dual spiritual roots stop at the Golden Core stage. Talent is something that people envy. Look at Qin Bao'er and Lu Ling, they were both teenagers and easily formed their cores, while Wu Yang's master didn't form his core until he was over a hundred years old. Now his lifespan is almost over, and he hasn't found an opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.]
[But he seems to have a very good grasp of the basic techniques, so I think he'd be quite suitable to be an elder in my Tianyi Sect who transmits skills.]
[Him? Forget about him! His aptitude is so poor; anyone you pick up anywhere in the Cloud Depth Continent is better than him.]
But I see he takes very good care of Wu Yang; he would make a very good mentor.
Fang Ruotang was a slow learner. When she was a student, she didn't care how good her teacher's writing was, since she couldn't learn anything that profound.
The fact that the man is a little slow makes it easier for him to communicate with her.
Because of the agreed-upon reward, the Qin family took back everything from the secret realm. Although they didn't share it with Wu Yang and his apprentice, they did heal their injuries.
After taking one pill, both of their injuries were almost completely healed.
Just as Fang Ruotang stepped forward to speak, a hand suddenly reached out from the void and, in full view of everyone, grabbed Fang Ruotang from the rift.
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