Chapter 12: Speechless Yet Quick-witted: Song Yin Catches the Elder's Eye and Is Considered a Substitute...
Qi Zibo's words only served to remind Song Yin that he could easily assign them long-term missions, and that the Lingdan Peak disciple had specifically mentioned Qi Zibo upon seeing him. Qi Zibo's immediate question about Lingdan Peak clearly indicated that he had anticipated the disciple's inquiry.
Shao Yangtian was a cultivator of alchemy, and Qi Zibo generously gave him many pills when he visited that day.
Are the two perhaps friends?
Song Yin: "Grandpa Qi, what is your current cultivation level?" She could sense that he was in the Qi Refining stage, but she still wanted to ask.
Qi Zibo: "Why are you suddenly asking this? I'm in the late stage of Qi Refining."
At such an advanced age, he's still only in the late Qi Refining stage. Compared to the younger Foundation Establishment stage Shao Yangtian and the Golden Core stage senior Xingren, he really looks old.
Seeing Song Yin's thoughts, Qi Zibo resumed his strange tone from their first meeting, "Oh my, so what if I'm at the late stage of Qi Refining? It's because I have poor talent and my cultivation speed can't compare to you geniuses."
Song Yin: ...The familiar feeling is back.
Shi Heming: "Senior Brother Shao did ask about our relationship with you. Song Yin said you were our neighbor. Later, Senior Brother Shao also asked about our spiritual roots, and we answered truthfully."
Hearing the first half of the sentence was fine, but Qi Zibo became alert instantly when he heard the second half, but quickly returned to normal.
Lingdan Peak already has three direct disciples, so it seems unlikely that they will take on any more direct disciples for the time being.
Qi Zibo: "Ahem, anyway, as long as the mission is completed, that's good. I have some connections with Lingdan Peak, and all the alchemists there are wealthy. They can easily afford your mission reward."
Earning one hundred mid-grade spirit stones put Song Yin at ease, especially since she could earn them every ten days, which made her even happier.
Song Yin and Shi Heming added a task to their regular lives, which they do every ten days.
Song Yin's joy lasted until the next day off.
Even on her day off, Song Yin still got up early and asked her master Heming to start doing tasks to earn spirit stones.
On their second trip to Lingdan Peak to deliver the spirit herbs, Shao Yangtian warmly welcomed the two of them. However, when they arrived, Shao Yangtian was at a crucial moment in refining the pills, so he asked them to wait aside for a while.
Shao Yangtian had been trying to refine a grade three pill, but he was always unsuccessful. Just when the furnace was about to explode, a stranger suddenly appeared outside the door. He helped out and saved the grade three pill from being destroyed.
"Phew! Thank goodness you appeared in time, Master, otherwise my newly bought stove would have been blown up again," Shao Yangtian said to the man.
Song Yin and Shi Heming then realized that the other party was Elder Xin, the elder of Lingdan Peak.
Elder Xin glanced casually at the two children, but his gaze lingered on Song Yin for a longer time. He was secretly pleased; this child was promising and a good prospect.
Knowing that the other party was an elder, Song Yin and Shi Heming bowed and greeted him.
The two greeted each other at the same time: "Greetings, Elder."
Elder Xin spoke, his voice as gentle and pleasant as his demeanor.
"No need for formalities. You've come to deliver spirit herbs to Yang Tian, right? Yang Tian, why don't you hurry up and accept the spirit herbs?"
Shao Yangtian: "Yes, yes, yes! You guys keep putting the spiritual herbs on the ground, I'll check them out later."
So this time, Shao Yangtian not only squatted down in front of Song Yin and Shi Heming without any regard for his image, but he also ignored his master, Elder Xin! Song Yin secretly looked at Elder Xin's expression and found that Elder Xin was used to this and even showed some tolerance.
It seems the elder is truly a good person, a compassionate and kind master.
What should I do? I'm tempted, but I don't know if Elder Xin is willing to take on another disciple.
After checking the tally, Shao Yangtian paid the full amount on the spot.
Elder Xin didn't leave; he must be going to teach his disciples.
Song Yin and Shi Heming received their payment and left without notice.
After everyone left, Elder Xin said, "I think Song Yin is a pretty good girl. Would you like to have another junior sister?"
Two more people appeared inside the room; they were Elder Xin's eldest and second disciples. The eldest disciple was male, named Lü Ziya, and the second disciple was female, named Cheng Linlin. They were secretly observing Song Yin and Shi Heming from the shadows, focusing primarily on Song Yin. This was because the most suitable spiritual roots for alchemy cultivators were fire and wood, and Song Yin happened to have a wood spiritual root.
Shao Yangtian was the first to speak up: "I have no objection!"
The eldest and second disciples also said, "We have no objections."
Elder Xin knew that his three disciples had no objections, so he nodded and said, "Although I intend to take her as my fourth disciple, it is difficult to judge a person's character on the first meeting. I will wait and see for a year or two before taking her as my disciple."
Shao Yangtian cheered, "Master is wise!" He already regarded Song Yin as his junior sister. Since his master had spoken, this matter was definitely a done deal! He was no longer the youngest disciple of the sect and could become a senior brother! His senior brothers and sisters always made him run errands. Now that he was the senior brother, he would make his junior sister run errands too.
After all, this is a fine tradition of their Lingdan Peak!
Song Yin, someone who hadn't even become an apprentice yet, was already being targeted by her senior brother to be his errand boy!
Song Yin knew nothing about the conversation among the important personnel at Lingdan Peak; all she knew was that Qi Zibo had come to inspect the planted flowers and plants again today.
If Song Yin knew that Elder Xin intended to take her as his personal disciple, she would immediately kneel down and kowtow to become his disciple, saying, "Master, you don't need to wait a year or two, your disciple is here to become your disciple now!"
The seeds planted in the yard have sprouted, and the bare, yellowish-brown ground, once hoeed away, is finally covered with vibrant green again.
The more times she visited Lingcao Peak, the more she loved plants.
Qi Zibo walked around the yard and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. At this rate of growth, they'll grow big and bloom soon. I suggest you channel more of your wood-attribute spiritual energy into them. This will help them bloom quickly and also make you more proficient in using spiritual energy."
Song Yin had never tried channeling wood-attribute spiritual energy into flowers and plants before. She mobilized the spiritual energy within her body, which flowed through her meridians and was eventually precisely injected into the flowers and plants.
These seedlings grew at a visible rate, and after absorbing the wood elemental energy, they shot up a lot taller.
Song Yin was shocked; she hadn't expected it to be so effective!
“You have a wood-elemental root, so you have an innate sensitivity to plants. From now on, you will channel wood-elemental spiritual energy into these flowers and plants once a day. As you do this more often, you will find that your sensitivity to plants will improve even further,” Qi Zibo said patiently.
Song Yin: "What can be done by enhancing plant perception?"
Qi Zibo: "There will be many benefits, whether in battle or alchemy, they can all help you. Just listen to me, I want to see them all bloom in three days. If they bloom successfully, I will give you some useful pills. If they fail, then you will get nothing."
Originally, Song Yin didn't care about plant perception, but when she heard that there would be a reward for making the flower bush in front of her bloom, she was immediately motivated and patted herself to promise Qi Zibo!
"I can definitely do it, so get your reward ready!"
Qi Zibo calmly stroked his beard, "Then I'll wait and see."
I'll risk everything for the new free pills!
After finishing her daily lessons, Song Yin devoted all her cultivation time to channeling wood-attribute spiritual energy into the flowers and plants.
The spiritual energy in the world is abundant, containing various attributes. The human body needs to absorb spiritual energy from the outside, but the amount of spiritual energy that the human body can absorb is limited. Therefore, after each time Song Yin finished supplying wood-attribute spiritual energy to the flowers and plants, she had to quickly meditate to absorb new spiritual energy.
As the third day approached, the plants had only grown taller without any buds or signs of blooming. So Song Yin gave up on sleeping and instead spent her nights meditating and absorbing spiritual energy. Fortunately, it was common for cultivators to use cultivation instead of sleep, and Song Yin, instead of sleeping, cultivated the next day with renewed vigor and energy.
By the third day, the plants still hadn't bloomed.
Song Yin, who had worked so hard for three days in vain: ...
Song Yin looked speechlessly at Qi Zibo's expectant expression. "Did you already know this would be the outcome?"
Qi Zibo laughed heartily: "Hahaha, it's because you're too weak. It's not my fault or the fault of these flowers and plants. I've personally witnessed someone plant a seed, and it sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit within a day. The seeds that person planted weren't even the ordinary, spiritually powerless seeds I gave you; they were all sorts of precious spiritual plants."
Song Yin: "I don't believe it."
Qi Zibo: "What can I do if you don't believe me? It's the truth. I almost forgot that you're only at the early stage of Qi Refining. Your cultivation level isn't high enough, so your spiritual energy is also insufficient. Here's what we'll do: the reward will still be reserved for you. I'll give you the pills when these flowers bloom."
"real?"
"Why would I, an adult, lie to a child like you?"
“Okay!” Song Yin agreed to Qi Zibo’s suggestion.
The original plan of not sleeping for three days turned into not sleeping at all.
Song Yin has no spare time, whether she's studying, cultivating, or growing flowers. On her rare days off, she even has to deliver spirit herbs.
Even in such a regular life, although Song Yin's cultivation level was still in the early stage of Qi Refining, the spiritual energy around her was more solid than that of other disciples of the same level.
As time went on, Zhou Xinren was always alarmed whenever he saw Song Yin. If Song Yin continued cultivating at this rate, she could reach the Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years, and her cultivation would be more stable than others. Had she figured out her cultivation method on her own, or was she being guided by someone?
Finally, a month later, one of the flowers in Song Yin's yard bloomed. The white petals looked more and more beautiful to Song Yin. She didn't rush to find Qi Zibo, but patiently nurtured it for another two or three days until most of them were in full bloom, filling the small courtyard with a delicate fragrance. Only then did she knock on the door of the neighboring courtyard.
Knock knock knock.
Who is it?
"Grandpa Qi, it's me! Come and see the flowers, most of them are in bloom."
After Song Yin finished speaking, the gate in front of the door opened automatically, but Qi Zibo himself was not behind the door.
Qi Zibo bent down and watered his flowers and plants with a ladleful of water. "Come in first, I'll go over and check on them after I'm done watering."
Qi Zibo's courtyard is much prettier than Song Yin's. In addition to the familiar ornamental flowers, plants and trees, there are also grapes. The ripe grapes hanging on the grape trellis look fresh and juicy.
"You like grapes? Go pick a few bunches yourself. That grape vine is also a spiritual plant. It bears fruit all year round. The fruit carries spiritual energy, and eating it won't burden your body like eating mortal food."
“Okay.” Song Yin didn’t stand on ceremony and went over to pick a bunch.
Qi Zibo's grapes were growing very well, with each bunch weighing several kilograms. She didn't pick more than one bunch, as it was enough for her.
After picking the grapes, Song Yin asked, "Why not use your spiritual energy to bring out the well water and water all the flowers at once, instead of watering them one ladle at a time?"
Qi Zibo: "You don't understand. What I'm watering isn't water, but the joy of life."
Song Yin: "Are all older people like this?"
Song Yin: ……！ ！ ！
Oh no, my sharp tongue is faster than my brain again!
Qi Zibo stopped watering the plants and looked at Song Yin.
A note from the author:
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Qi Zibo: Getting old? [Angry]
Song Yin: [Cai Gou]
So, who will Song Yin study under? [Newbie]
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Enough said, let me show you a talent.
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