That was their junior sister, Shen Qingmang.
The master was still immersed in the pain of losing his daughter, and the little junior sister was almost raised by the eldest senior brother. What no one expected was that the little junior sister's cultivation speed was so incredible. She built the foundation in three months, became a golden elixir in three years, and became an infant in ten years. She got a Taoist name earlier than him.
Qiongju, this is a piece of beautiful jade.
Everyone was like rubble, dimmed by her brilliance.
Wuwei Peak also saw the emergence of a brilliant young man named An Yanxiang, who also reached Infanthood before the sect competition. To highlight the brilliance of these geniuses, his name was finally mentioned repeatedly.
"What does it mean to be a Nascent Soul for ten years? The second disciple of the master is Qi Yao's biological brother. He has been a disciple for hundreds of years and still hasn't reached the Nascent Soul stage."
"I'm sure he'll win the Anyan Township sect competition, right?"
"He may not win the championship. Shen Qingmang reached the infant stage much earlier than him, so he might be even more powerful. But the others at Wuya Peak, especially the Sect Leader's useless second disciple, are definitely no match for Junior Brother Yanxiang."
He was repeatedly nailed to the pillar of shame. Those with higher cultivation than him had every reason to mock him, and those with lower cultivation than him would always use Shen Qingmang or An Yanxiang to suppress him, as if this would make them look stronger. He became increasingly afraid of crowded places, feeling that everyone was laughing at him.
And his dazzling junior sister didn't care about his feelings. She seemed to be solely focused on cultivation, showing little affection for others, which often made him uneasy. Being too sentimental or too heartless both led to a short life. He had lost a junior sister before and didn't want to see another tragedy happen.
One time, Shen Qingmang saw him practicing magic and pointed out directly that he had made many low-level mistakes.
Perhaps it was because he had long-accumulated negative emotions that had nowhere to vent, he couldn't help but mock the other party, just like his eldest brother did when he was a teenager.
The junior sister showed an expression of obvious surprise, as if no one had ever spoken to her like this before.
But she never wanted to be outdone and quickly retorted.
The two of them argued for a long time, and Qi Xiao suddenly felt relieved.
Even if the other party finally left after saying "boring", he still felt relieved from the bottom of his heart.
Within a few days, news of his quarrel with Shen Qingmang spread from Wuya Peak. Everyone suddenly realized that this man also had a temper and even dared to scold Master Qiongju. If they confronted him head-on, they would probably not end up well.
The cold words surrounding him suddenly became much less, and Qi Xiao was happy to have some peace and quiet. He finally realized that blindly tolerating would only hurt himself, and only by installing thorns could he protect himself.
He began to speak his mind, even becoming a bit sharp-tongued. The heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart shattered, and he finally broke through the bottleneck and reached the Nascent Soul stage.
"Ah Xiao..." Master gently stroked his head. "You, child, are always too preoccupied. You listen to everything others say, not distinguishing good from bad, truth from falsehood, and simply take it all to heart. Master bestows upon you the Daoist name 'Jingting'. I hope you will shed the distractions of rumors and listen more to your own heart. Your voice is more important than any external noise."
He didn't quite understand it at the time, but he thought he had found the right way.
Later, the junior sister went into seclusion, the younger sister traveled around, and the eldest brother buried himself in books all day long. He also stayed indoors, no longer hearing gossip, and had peace and quiet.
When the junior sister came out of seclusion again, it was time to accept disciples. She had changed a lot. In the past, she only had eyes for herself, but now she paid attention to many people.
He was delighted with her changes. His junior sister was finally starting to act like a human being.
However, when he heard that his master directly passed the vacant position of Peak Master to her, he still felt something was wrong.
Even though Junior Sister's temperament has changed a bit, she is still not smooth enough and I'm afraid she may not be able to hold on to the position of Peak Master.
not to mention……
That night, he had a nightmare. He dreamed that she fell into the abyss and her soul was torn apart.
After waking up, he felt sympathetic and decided to stop her from becoming the Peak Master. Coincidentally, just a few days later, his new disciple and her disciple had a dispute, so he simply made a bet and wanted her to give up the position of Peak Master.
He didn't see any threat from her disciples: one was sickly, one was delicate, and one was dull. He still remembered how his junior sister had taught him magic, but he couldn't understand a word she said. Such a genius never understood how ordinary people learned. He feared she wasn't fit to be a master.
Hope suddenly surged in his heart.
He is not as good as his junior sister, but if his apprentice is worse than his junior sister's apprentice, then his apprentice will definitely not be nailed to the pillar of shame and repeat his fate many years later.
He taught him everything he had learned throughout his life, but Huaining was just like he was back then, an ordinary person. No matter how hard he tried, he could not achieve the results he wanted.
He was a little anxious and blamed Huaining a lot.
At that time, he did not realize that this criticism seemed to be dissatisfaction with Huaining, but in fact it was dissatisfaction with himself.
He always hated his mediocre self.
Later, Huaining was forced to collapse by him and was about to quit the sect. He was shocked and angry, and asked him what he had to be wronged about. However, the child asked, "Who is wronged, me or the master?"
The junior sister also asked him if he was jealous of her.
The moment someone stabbed him in the back, he built up a wall in his heart and began to fight back with harsh words, but as he spoke, his true feelings came out.
The concern he had hidden behind his harsh words was eventually revealed by himself.
After the quarrel that day, he found Huaining and had a serious talk with him.
"Master, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said you were useless." Huaining apologized to him tremblingly.
He opened his mouth and uttered "I'm sorry."
"I shouldn't have pushed you or imposed my ideas on you. I care too much about what others say, and you're more open-minded than I am."
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