Chapter 129 Extra 2 That Year, That Month, That Peak (1)
Every ten years, the Guiyuan Sect would hold a ceremony to accept disciples.
Jiang Tingbai, who had just decided to switch from a medical practitioner to a sword practitioner, was admitted to the Guiyuan Sect during such a disciple-recruiting examination.
Logically speaking, disciples who have not been accepted into the inner sect would agree to be assigned to the outer sect.
Jiang Tingbai has shown great character in his quest for immortality, and he also has excellent talent and understanding. Logically speaking, it should be a sure thing for him to join the inner sect of Guiyuan Sect.
However, Jiang Tingbai wanted to become a swordsman wholeheartedly.
But the leader of Jianfeng Peak just shook his head after looking at Jiang Tingbai with lowered eyebrows.
She has cultivated to the state of unity between man and sword. Even when she speaks the most ordinary words, there seems to be a cold light around her, ready to strike.
"I'm sorry, we at Jianfeng can't accept you."
Jiang Tingbai paused for a second, then bowed and said, "I am a brave young man, and I would like to ask the Peak Master for guidance."
The leader of Jianfeng Peak opened his thin lips slightly.
Her lips were like metal, coated with a cold, hard luster like red copper.
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"——You have a heart full of kindness, but you don't have the heart to become a swordsman."
“…”
Considering the Guiyuan Sect Sword Peak Master's understanding of swordsmanship and her sharp vision, being criticized by her like this was basically equivalent to being sentenced to death in swordsmanship.
Most people would give up at this point.
The hot-tempered peak masters or elders smiled and thought that the peak master of Jianfeng was too direct. They felt sorry for Jiang Tingbai's talent and wanted to take him in as their disciple.
All of these olive branches thrown to us represent a smooth road ahead.
However, Jiang Tingbai did not hesitate and rejected them one by one with the most polite attitude.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you." Jiang Tingbai said gently, "But I still want to become a swordsman."
"——This is interesting." A man in a green robe sitting in the top row of seats smiled thoughtfully, "There are three thousand great ways in the world, and you are not a person without talent. Why do you insist on the way of swordsmanship?"
Jiang Tingbai raised his eyes slightly, and saw that the green-robed monk had snow-white hair that fell to his knees. Under the soft hair, there seemed to be a pair of red eyes flashing.
And for some reason, when the green-robed monk opened his mouth, the Sword Peak Master who was sitting next to him suddenly pressed his stomach without any warning... ?
Jiang Tingbai was a little confused, but that did not prevent him from bowing properly first, and then giving the answer solemnly and seriously.
He was not only answering the other party, but also answering himself.
"The sword can clarify the morality of heaven and earth. I hold the sword in my hand and wish to bring peace to the world."
Sitting in his seat, Ji Qinghong shook his head gently.
"With a temperament like yours, it is really hard to find the truth."
"However, if you are willing, you can become my disciple."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the four seats... sighed.
The head of Fufeng Peak was an old man. At this moment, he was whispering with other elders in the peak: "Brother Ji, are you feeling particularly bored recently?"
"I'm afraid it's boring!"
"This kid is pretty good. Don't let Junior Brother Ji drive him away again... What happened to the disciple Junior Brother Ji wanted to take in last time?"
"Don't mention it." The elder sighed deeply, "A promising sword cultivator insisted that he had seen through the world and knew that the Golden Bell Cover was the truth of the world. He even asked for a place and ran off to the Fanyin Temple for further study!"
“…”
Jiang Tingbaisi had no idea about what the leader said.
He was slightly stunned, and emphasized: "But I...want to be a swordsman."
Ji Qinghong smiled leisurely and said, "I want you to be a sword practitioner. If you want to change your training, I won't keep you."
"Thank you..."
"No need." Ji Qinghong interrupted Jiang Tingbai lazily and raised a finger slowly.
"First, I never like others to be too polite, and I don't like others to be too polite to me."
"Second, you are quite interesting for doing something even though you know it is impossible."
So, under the sad eyes of everyone, Jiang Tingbai became Ji Qinghong's disciple.
Ji Qinghong does have a hobby of guiding young people.
In his words, many people are lost in their youth, and all they need is a helping hand to have a brand new future.
But almost everyone who has witnessed Ji Qinghong's methods of instruction suspects that Ji Qinghong is not trying to pull people up, but to kick them down.
After all, in the past few hundred years, the position of Ji Qinghong, the eldest disciple, has been replaced by at least two or three hundred people, which is only slightly lower than the frequency of changes in his peak name.
However, Jiang Tingbai actually broke this record.
He broke through the illusion array set up by Ji Qinghong. The moment the array was broken, Jiang Tingbai gritted his teeth and stood firm in the Suyi Hall, sweat dripping all over his body.
Jiang Tingbai's right hand, with unprecedented vigor, tightly grasped his long sword.
——In the illusion array, Jiang Tingbai polished out the outline of the sword heart.
Opposite Jiang Tingbai, Ji Qinghong narrowed his eyes and slowly sat up straight.
“Well done.”
Jiang Tingbai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a smile: "Thank you for your guidance, Master - since I am a sword practitioner, I know it is impossible to do it but I still do it."
Although there are rumors, Ji Qinghong's actions were extremely bad when he was in a hurry.
But if he wanted to instruct someone, he would really give the key at the very beginning.
And Jiang Tingbai held it.
…
Several years later, Jiang Tingbai recalled the time when he first joined the sect.
By that time, he had already learned to be very polite in front of Ji Qinghong, and could defeat Ji Qinghong's black pieces on the chessboard without changing his expression.
On this day, Jiang Tingbai won more than 700 points against Ji Qinghong in a game of chess.
Ji Qinghong: “…”
Ji Qinghong stared at the chessboard for a while and said quietly, "Say something."
Jiang Tingbai is indeed a rare upright gentleman in this world.
He has neither the habit of killing all enemies nor the principle of respecting teachers to this day - even when facing a dog among rabbits like Ji Qinghong.
So after a little hesitation, Jiang Tingbai chose a topic that was not so embarrassing.
He asked, "When Master accepted me, he said that it would be difficult for me to enter the Great Dao."
Ji Qinghong responded nonchalantly, "To get tangled up with this matter? Building the foundation is the same as understanding the sword's meaning. Aren't you getting into it pretty quickly?"
"No, I just want to know... why did Master make such an explanation at that time?"
Ji Qinghong picked up the chess piece and put it back into the chess box, then slowly gave an example.
"It's just like the chess game in front of you. There are only black and white pieces on the board. It's also like every cultivator in the world. Either they can enter the Great Dao or they can't."
"In other words, I picked the answer that came to my mind from the two possible answers and said it casually."
Jiang Tingbai: "..."
Ji Qinghong laughed and said, "Look at what I am doing. I am just saying it casually."
Jiang Tingbai: "..."
Thinking about Ji Qinghong's ability to judge people and things, Jiang Tingbai did not comment on this statement.
Rather than just saying it casually, he was more inclined to believe that he did have some insurmountable flaws at the time.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence, or perhaps Ji Qinghong gave a deliberate push, but the high ridges that were difficult to climb in the past were silently smoothed out along the way.
But since Ji Qinghong said so...
So in the next game of chess, Jiang Tingbai very freely allowed himself to win over Ji Qinghong by more than 2,000 points.
Ji Qinghong: “…”
"I wonder why Master is looking at me?" Jiang Tingbai asked respectfully but gently, "I didn't do it on purpose. I really won by chance."
Ji Qinghong: “…”
That day, when Ji Qinghong left the chess room, he froze the teacup and the tea in it into ice cubes.
Oh, it's not that I'm dissatisfied.
It's just a funny version of the saying "The pupil is better than the master, and the ice is colder than the water."
…
In fact, after Jiang Tingbai broke out of the illusion array, a small episode occurred during the process of being officially entered into the sect's roster by Ji Qinghong.
Ji Qinghong's rules for accepting disciples seemed to have been decided long ago.
When Yan Luoyue and Wu Manshuang became disciples, they did not go through too many complicated procedures. They just lit a stick of incense in front of Yun Suzhen's portrait.
The same thing happened when Jiang Tingbai became Jiang's apprentice.
However, after the sect disciples solemnly recorded Jiang Tingbai's name under the name of the owner of Suyi Hall, Ji Qinghong suddenly called him.
Ji Qinghong said slowly: "I have an idea..."
At this moment, various rumors about how the name of this peak was changed flashed through the minds of the registered disciples.
The registered disciple thought with some fear: ... Could it be that Su Xitang wants to change his disciple's name as well? !
Facts have proved that Ji Qinghong's interest in naming has not yet spread to that extent.
However, what he said next made the registered disciples feel that it would be better to let Jiang Tingbai change his name!
Because Ji Qinghong said excitedly: "I feel that my eldest disciple is not like my disciple in terms of personality."
Registered disciple: "..."
The registered disciple asked numbly, "Then I wonder if you want to..."
Could it be... could it be... that they are going to expel me from the sect? !
——He repeatedly broke the record for the shortest time to recruit disciples. I always feel that Su Xitang is really capable of doing such a thing!
While talking, the registered disciple glanced at Jiang Tingbai out of the corner of his eye and found with great admiration that even facing such an embarrassing situation, Jiang Tingbai still stood straight, with a calm expression and a calm demeanor between his eyebrows.
However, Jiang Tingbai's composure slowly collapsed when he heard Ji Qinghong's next words.
Ji Qinghong said: "With his character, he seems more suitable to be Suzhen's apprentice."
"How about you erase him from my name and let me... um, accept him as my disciple on behalf of the master?"
Jiang Tingbai: "..."
Registered disciple: "..."
Huh? How did you come up with such an extraordinary idea?
It is not uncommon for a master to accept a disciple in the immortal sect. But generally speaking, two conditions must be met.
First, Master is still alive, he just went into seclusion.
Second, the eldest disciple has not yet completed his apprenticeship.
As for you, Suyitang... which condition can you meet? You have been a master for nearly three thousand years!!!
To give an example, this is like an old lady who went to burn incense and suddenly picked up a little girl of four or five years old on the way.
The old lady first adopted the little girl as her granddaughter, then after thinking for a while, she corrected it and said, "Today I will adopt a daughter on behalf of my mother. From now on, let this little girl be my sister!"
——In this example, there may be some difference in age, but the degree of outrageousness is similar.
The disciples who were enrolling were almost in tears because of the embarrassment: "This... Suyi Hall... We have no precedent here."
Ji Qinghong and Yan Yuese said: "That's why it's interesting and worth a try."
Registered disciple: "..."
Jiang Tingbai no longer wanted to recall how he had colluded with the registered disciples, and after much persuasion, he finally dispelled Ji Qinghong's sudden whim.
But many years later, in the same lobby, Ji Qinghong accepted Yan Luoyue and Wu Manyhuang as his disciples.
The familiar scene comes back again.
This time, Ji Qinghong's suggestion was: Otherwise, let Wu Manshuang worship Yan Luoyue and become his disciple.
Yan Luoyue: “…”
Wu Manshuang: “…”
Jiang Tingbai: "..."
Jiang Tingbai stood aside and couldn't help but close his eyes.
——There is no doubt that the current situation is a recurrence of an old illness.