How many people in the world are like Gu Suihan’s father?
On the way to the Sword Pond, Shen Qingmang pondered this matter. The longer she spent in the Taichu Sect, the more she felt it needed change. The Taichu Sect adhered to the philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi, advocating tranquility and inaction. If it were just an ordinary sect, detached from the world, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, as a ruling regime, this was a serious problem.
The Taichu sect's food, clothing, and shelter are largely provided by the mortal world, and their currency, spirit stones, are also mined by mortals. While ordinary monarchs rule over their subjects, they also shoulder the responsibility of protecting them while enjoying their offerings. A good monarch would consider how to ensure the well-being of their subjects. However, the Taichu sect offers no such considerations. Their behavior can be described as "scumbags," all about flirting and no commitment.
They told the people that they could achieve immortality and stay away from troubles by practicing Taoism. However, the Taichu Sect only accepted disciples every 60 years, and only accepted talented children. They adopted a policy of keeping the people ignorant, believing that if they did not impart knowledge to them, they would not know how to rebel.
If Shen Qingmang had been born a monk, she might not have realized the cruelty of this policy. But as an ordinary person living in modern society, she deeply understood the importance of education.
She is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. Whether in elementary school, junior high school, or high school, the teachers she met were all warm people. They did not discriminate against her background, but instead took better care of her, encouraging her to study hard and change her destiny. She lived up to everyone's expectations and was admitted to a 985 normal university.
During her senior year, she learned about a volunteer teaching program at her university that would guarantee her admission to graduate school. She immediately signed up, hoping to sow seeds of hope for children like herself who grew up in remote areas. The program was only one year long, after which they could return to university for graduate school. However, Shen Qingmang was worried about the children in her class. After learning that if she left, her replacement would be a teacher who frequently physically punished students, she resolutely stayed, forgoing her admission to graduate school.
If the landslide hadn't happened, she would have returned to her hometown, prepared for postgraduate studies, and continued her career as a teacher. Unfortunately, the accident cost her her life. She doesn't regret her decision to teach, but her only regret is that she had promised to return to see her students, but she had to break her promise.
"Master." Gu Suihan reminded, "We've arrived at the Sword Pond."
"Oh." Shen Qingmang pulled himself out of his memories and curled his lips. "Wait a moment, I will make all the arrangements for you."
The past cannot be retrieved, but she can still grasp the present. This time, she must ensure that her eldest disciple successfully establishes his foundation.
She took off the green jade brush with bamboo leaf patterns from her waist and sketched in the air, muttering to herself, "Gold and stone remain unmoved by the waves, while pine and bamboo know the cold of winter."
The sword pond emitted a low humming sound, and the golden spiritual energy between heaven and earth gathered together with the movement of her brush, like a piece of golden brocade. The formation she drew gradually took shape, expanding in circles and spreading on the ground, forming a pentagram pattern.
"Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation?" Gu Sui Han blurted out.
Shen Qingmang nodded slightly, then threw out five spirit beads, which fell into a corner respectively. When the last earth spirit bead fell, the center of the formation suddenly shone brightly, and Gu Suihan, who was standing in the center, was hidden behind the light.
"Close your eyes, sit cross-legged, and feel the fusion of spiritual energy." Shen Qingmang instructed.
"Disciple knows."
Five different colors of spiritual energy surrounded Gu Sui Han. Shen Qingmang stared at the formation with his brows furrowed.
The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation is a seemingly simple but complex formation to operate. The five elements are mutually reinforcing and restraining, and they must be evenly matched in order for the formation to operate stably. Once the proportions are uneven and one element prevails, the formation will become chaotic, and the people in the formation will suffer from unstable spiritual power at best, and at worst, they will go astray.
So she didn't dare to relax for a moment.
Gold energy is at its peak near the Sword Pond, and the entire formation is based on this golden spiritual energy, so the Golden Spirit Pearl always shines brightly. Gold generates water, nourishing the Water Spirit Pearl and enriching it with spiritual energy. However, gold overcomes wood, and the Wood Spirit Pearl is most suppressed in such an environment, making it most vulnerable to being consumed.
Seeing that the Wood Spirit Pearl was showing signs of dimming, Shen Qingmang immediately lightly tapped the jade pen, extracted wood spiritual energy from the air, and sent it into the Wood Spirit Pearl.
When the Wood Spirit Pearl stabilized, the Fire Spirit Pearl began to dim again. She hurriedly replenished the Fire Spirit Qi.
The consumption of spiritual energy in these spiritual beads is also related to the spiritual roots of the people in the formation. Gu Suihan's Hunyuan spiritual roots have the highest proportion of water elements, so he can absorb water spiritual energy more easily. The absorption rate of other spiritual energies varies. Shen Qingmang adds firewood here and there, feeling like he is boiling soup.
I don’t know when the eldest disciple will be mature... no, when he will be able to absorb it well.
She guarded from the scorching sun to the setting sun. When the sun hid behind the mountains, the five spirit beads dimmed at the same time. Shen Qingmang's eyebrows jumped and cold sweat slid down his cheeks.
"Master."
All is silent, the dusk is thick, and there is only this one person, bright as the morning sun, as clear as the moonlight, who may be a spirit in the mountains.
Shen Qingmang subconsciously took a step back, looking dazed.
"I'm sorry to upset Master again, but I still want to say thank you so much, Master." Gu Suihan's eyes sparkled. "Master, your kindness to me is as great as a mountain."
She was brought back to her senses by the words "a favor as heavy as a mountain," secretly cursing herself for her momentary distraction and putting on a smile. "Congratulations on your advancement. Are you feeling unwell?"
Gu Suihan shook his head. "I feel refreshed."
"That's good, let's go back and have some soup!" Shen Qingmang raised the last word in his voice.
“Why soup?”
"No reason, your master, I want to drink soup tonight!"
"Okay. I'll do as Master says."
Shen Qingmang put down the heavy burden and her steps became much lighter than before. However, as the night grew darker, she was not paying attention and tripped over a stone, stumbling.
"Master, be careful!" Gu Sui Han immediately reached out and grabbed her arm, trying to steady her, but Shen Qingmang hissed, and her arm and shoulder shook.
Gu Suihan asked anxiously, "What happened to Master?"
"Oh, you used a little too much force just now. It's okay." Shen Qingmang wanted to shake his shoulders to show that he was fine, but he couldn't help but gasp when he moved.
No matter how stupid Gu Sui Han was, he noticed something was wrong. He pinched Shen Qingmang's wrist with one hand and pushed her sleeve halfway up with the other.
"I've offended Master... What is this? Traces of fire spiritual energy burning?" He looked at Shen Qingmang in surprise. "What happened? An enemy attack on Wuya Peak?"
"No." Shen Qingmang quickly withdrew his hand, his face stern. "If you know it's an offense, don't use force. Today, considering you're having a happy occasion, I'll let you off the hook. If you do it again next time, I'll definitely punish you."
Gu Suihan knelt on one knee before her. "Even if Master is punishing me now, I will ask for clarification."
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