After punishing Du Bishu, Su Ru felt much better.
He turned to Murong Fu and said, "Fu'er, Zhang Xiaofan is now in your care. You are responsible for guiding him into the field."
"Yes, Mother-in-law!"
Murong Fu clasped his hands and nodded.
Hearing Murong Fu call his mother-in-law so naturally.
The master and mistress seemed to be very familiar with their titles.
The fellow disciples exchanged glances, knowing that the deed was done, so they immediately gave up their hopes.
However, they didn't have much hope to begin with, because their aptitude was really too poor. Of the six fellow disciples, only the eldest brother, Song Daren, was at the Foundation Establishment stage.
But Song Daren was already nearly a hundred years old. If he had only succeeded in establishing his foundation at such an age, he would have been old by now if he had waited a few more years.
A Qi Refining cultivator can live to be 150 years old in the late stage. Song Daren was only halfway to old age when he finally reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Junior Brother Xiao Fan."
Murong Fu glanced at Zhang Xiaofan and called out.
Zhang Xiaofan's eyes were lifeless. Hearing the call, he was stunned for a moment, then stared blankly at Murong Fu.
"You...you called me?" Zhang Xiaofan pointed to himself.
The senior brothers were stunned. Where did their master find such a muggle junior brother?
Murong Fu completely ignored his stunned reaction, smiled slightly, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze, and said, "Junior Brother Xiao Fan, from today onwards, this place will be your home."
"Home, my home..."
Zhang Xiaofan murmured, his eyes instantly turning red, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Seeing this, Tian Buyi explained, "His village was massacred by the demonic cult, please understand."
Du Bishu immediately replied, "The demonic cultists are truly hateful! We will definitely cultivate diligently, slay demons and eliminate evil, and avenge our junior brother!"
"We cultivators should vanquish demons and monsters, and suppress all evil within the universe!"
"Absolutely! Sixth Junior Brother is right, Eldest Senior Brother is right!"
Everyone agreed.
Tian Buyi glanced at the group and said irritably, "Stop joking around. You're good at talking nonsense, but not at breaking through your cultivation level? You bunch of Qi Refining stage cultivators aren't even qualified to be cannon fodder!"
When his gaze fell upon Murong Fu, he was completely satisfied.
How could I have been so blind as to take on a bunch of useless apprentices?
If all the disciples were geniuses like Murong Fu, Dazhu Peak would surely shine throughout the entire cultivation world!
"Alright, all of you go back to your seclusion. You can emerge from seclusion on the day of your junior brother Murong's wedding." Tian Buyi waved his hand and said, "Oh, and remember to prepare gifts."
"Yes, Master!"
The senior students retreated with long faces.
Tian Buyi then glanced at Murong Fu and the others, and said, "I will personally send invitations to all the righteous sects. You all should focus on your cultivation."
Su Ru frowned and said, "Why go in person? Can't we just send a disciple from the sect?"
Tian Buyi laughed heartily, "Such an excellent son-in-law, and Ling'er is my only daughter, so I should personally send out invitations to show my respect!"
"Alright, go ahead."
Su Ru waved her hand, somewhat impatiently.
"I'm leaving!"
Tian Buyi flew on his sword, transforming into a streak of crimson flames that vanished into the sky.
Su Ru said, "Fu'er, take good care of your junior brother. He's a pitiful person."
After saying that, she left.
Zhang Xiaofan looked around blankly, then finally looked at Murong Fu, "Senior Brother, I..."
Murong Fu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't need to say anything or do anything. Have a good meal, get a good night's sleep, and we can talk about it when you wake up tomorrow."
"Um!"
Zhang Xiaofan nodded emphatically.
I woke up the next day.
Zhang Xiaofan became a follower and went to the back mountain with Murong Fu and Tian Ling'er.
Murong Fu pointed to a black bamboo and said, "Junior Brother, your task today is to cut down a bamboo."
"Is it enough to just cut down one bamboo stalk?"
Zhang Xiaofan was somewhat surprised. Was cultivating immortality really this simple?
Murong Fu smiled and said, "Don't underestimate this black bamboo. You'll know once you try it yourself."
Zhang Xiaofan raised his woodcutter's knife and chopped down heavily, the impact causing his hand to tremble slightly and his arm to go numb.
Black bamboo remained completely unmarked, without even a single knife wound.
"Do you understand now?" Murong Fu laughed. "You can continue chopping away. Your senior sister and I will go to a deeper place to cultivate."
"Yes, Senior Brother Murong!"
Zhang Xiaofan put aside his contempt and, after calming down, continued cutting bamboo.
Deep in the back mountains.
The stream flows silently around the bamboo grove, and the clear reflection of the peach blossom in the pool is stirred by the water.
Several peach trees stand beside the pond, their blossoms in full bloom.
Tian Ling'er was very surprised: "Huh, there's actually a pool of water here."
Murong Fu smiled and replied, "I also discovered by chance that this place is excellent. Would Senior Sister Ling'er be willing to cultivate with me?"
"Ah... Junior Brother is still over there."
Tian Ling'er's face flushed slightly.
"Senior sister, don't panic. I found some books on formations in the library and have some knowledge of them."
As Murong Fu spoke, he raised his hand and set up an array.
The bamboo grove and peach trees appeared to be moving.
Moments later, bamboo leaves and peach blossoms fluttered down, obscuring the view.
Tian Ling'er felt a little relieved and stepped into the pool.
It can be ignored.
A wave of dizziness washed over me.
Murong Fu raised an eyebrow, raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and a piece of broken bamboo fell into his hand.
"What is this? It seems to be an evil object!"
Murong Fu looked up at the sky, as if he were muttering to himself.
"Um?"
Su Ru was stunned. Had she been discovered?
Murong Fu raised his voice slightly this time: "Master's wife, with my magical power, I cannot control this evil creature for long. If you do not show yourself, I and your daughter will have no choice but to become a pair of doomed lovers."
They've been discovered!
Su Ru could only reveal herself and floated down: "Don't misunderstand, I mainly came to see your junior brother, but I didn't expect to see this evil creature born."
As he spoke, he took the broken bamboo.
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