Chapter 16 Ah Que will be my disciple from now on. The disciple-acceptance ceremony.
By the time Shen Que woke up, the competition was over and it was already dark.
He opened his eyes and saw Jiang Yuemian watching over him on the bed. When she saw that he was awake, she immediately went to the table and brought him a bowl of water. Shen Que took it and thanked the immortal.
"Is there anything else that's bothering you?" Jiang Yuemian frowned slightly as she quietly watched him drink water.
"Master, I am much better now." Shen Que smiled gently. Seeing how worried the Immortal Venerable was about him, he felt that his injuries no longer hurt, and he was in a great mood.
"That's good. Although I have already examined your meridians and the elders of Danyang Peak have treated you, they were all superficial injuries. But superficial injuries are still the most painful."
"Fortunately, if you don't feel uncomfortable, then you're fine," Jiang Yuemian said, finally smiling.
After all, he fainted on the spot, which terrified her.
After the master and disciple chatted for a while, Jiang Yuemian took the bowl of water that Shen Que had finished drinking from, put it aside, and said, "Once your injuries have healed, we can hold the disciple-acceptance ceremony."
[Yay! The mission is finally almost complete!!!]
Upon hearing this, Shen Que's eyes lit up instantly. He looked at her with his deep eyes, his fingers clenching the blanket tightly. He couldn't wait to say, "Three days. I only need three days to recover."
Jiang Yuemian was at a loss for words when she saw him like this. Did he really want to become her apprentice that much? It was just a formality; she had already considered A-Que her apprentice.
However, she was still very happy, very happy that someone could be close to her. Her eyes softened: "Ah Que, it's still most important to recover from your injury."
Upon hearing this, Shen Que pursed his lips, and his eyes darkened.
“I feel sorry for Ah Que when he’s like this.”
Chen Que's eyes became hesitant.
Looking up, he saw Jiang Yuemian with a smile in her eyes and a smile on her lips, clearly teasing him. He felt annoyed, knowing that this was his master's way of showing affection, so he couldn't help but smile back.
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These past few days, Shen Que has been recuperating in the courtyard, occasionally going out for a stroll. Jiang Yuemian sometimes comes to keep him company and keep him company, so his days of recuperation have been quite pleasant.
Shen Que's injury healed quickly, since it was only a superficial wound. He was taking medicine, and Jiang Yuemian would occasionally transfer some spiritual energy to him. Moreover, Jiang Yuemian's spiritual energy attribute was wood, which was the most compatible with it. So, after resting for two days, Shen Que was almost fully recovered.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the disciple-acceptance ceremony. After all, it's the number one cultivator in the cultivation world accepting disciples, so the scale of the ceremony is naturally impressive.
It's tough on Xiao Mingjue and Nangong Chen.
Fortunately, Nangong Chen felt that it was a good thing for him that his fifth uncle had taken Shen as his disciple, and he now had a job.
So they worked hard and quickly everything was arranged.
On the day of the disciple-acceptance ceremony, Jiang Yuemian wore a blue-gold long dress, and her hair was tied up in a beautiful style, with a glass pendant in her hair. The immortal's face was cold and aloof, and when she did not smile, she was untouched by the mortal world.
It's just a back-and-forth chat between him and 001 in his mind.
Shen Que, dressed in the attire of a direct disciple today—a purple robe with a gold belt—brightened her striking beauty, a captivating charm that few could rival.
He was clearly in a very good mood and quietly waited for the ceremony to begin.
Until Xiao Mingjue presided over the start.
Shen Que walked step by step toward the Immortal Venerable. The long carpet was covered with black and gold. His eyesight was excellent, and the Immortal Venerable was now at the end in the distance.
He felt the road was very long, but he could only walk slowly and restrain himself. So when he stood in front of Jiang Yuemian, he smiled broadly, and that smile was a sight to behold.
He slowly knelt down, bowing his head and listening attentively.
Jiang Yuemian took the disciple token presented to him and handed it to Shen Que. Shen Que respectfully accepted it with both hands, but his hands were trembling slightly, which showed how nervous he was.
After bestowing the disciple tokens, Jiang Yuemian helped Shen Que up, and only then did Shen Que take a closer look at the Immortal Venerable.
He couldn't take his eyes off the Immortal Venerable today. The Immortal Venerable was already extraordinary, and after dressing up, he was even more outstanding.
He thought to himself, "Great, from now on I am her apprentice."
He was the person she was closest to besides her fellow disciples.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
Jiang Yuemian smiled and slowly said, "From now on, Aque will be my apprentice."
[Ding! The apprenticeship task is complete. Keep up the good work, Mianmian!]
The system notification sounded, and Jiang Yuemian was even happier. Having completed the task, she wouldn't lose any faith points.
However, someone just had to ruin her good mood.
"Wait!"
Shen Que's gaze sharpened; no one was to be allowed to disrupt his and his master's happy days.
Jiang Yuemian also looked up.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and the speaker was an elder from another sect who had been invited to participate in the disciple-acceptance ceremony.
Seeing everyone's gaze fall on him, the elder showed no sign of panic. He continued to smile, but his words were anything but intimidating: "Immortal Venerable, on such a fine day, why don't you bring out that immortal artifact so that we can all feast our eyes on it?"
After he finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with the sect leader of Danyang Sect.
Although the elder appeared calm on the surface, he was inwardly panicked. He didn't want to say these things on such a fine day, but it was a task assigned to him by the sect leader. If he didn't complete it, he would suffer the consequences. So, he had no choice but to play the bad guy.
Upon hearing this, everyone began to discuss it amongst themselves.
Xiao Mingjue gestured for Jiang Yuemian to handle it.
Jiang Yuemian was the most displeased. She had known all along that these people would cause trouble, but they shouldn't cause trouble on the day she was accepting disciples. This turned her good mood into a bad one.
001 was also punching and kicking him, but he just couldn't see it.
Jiang Yuemian pursed her lips, and instead of being angry, she smiled and said, "Sure."
Then, to everyone's astonishment, she took out the Sacred Brush of the Examiner: "This is a celestial artifact that I crafted; it can enhance a cultivator's comprehension."
The elders and sects who were invited to participate in the disciple-acceptance ceremony were immediately intrigued.
If it can improve a cultivator's comprehension, then it can improve the cultivator's aptitude for cultivation!
This! This is simply an incredible, heaven-defying artifact!!!
"but..."
Jiang Yuemian changed the subject and said, "You can only improve by practicing civil service exam questions. Besides, not everyone can improve; it depends on aptitude."
Civil service exam questions? What are civil service exam questions?
Do you know? No, I don't know either.
The group looked at each other, completely baffled.
Then, a disciple from Liwen Palace, who couldn't stand them, spoke up: "You've never even heard of civil service exam questions? They are the Administrative Aptitude Test and the Essay Test, which are the perfect codes that the Immortal Venerable found for us."
Seeing that the people were still puzzled, he paused, then proudly said, "Since I started practicing these civil service exam questions, my back doesn't hurt anymore, my legs don't hurt anymore, and more importantly, I'm a pill cultivator, and the spiritual herbs I cultivate have covered the entire courtyard."
He had a smug look on his face, as if he were mocking their ignorance.
This group of people caused trouble when the Immortal Venerable was accepting disciples, and they still expect him to give them a good face?
Pah! No way! You're dreaming!
In an instant, the expressions of those people changed, and they looked at the Immortal Venerable with greed in their eyes: "Immortal Venerable, such an immortal artifact will benefit the entire cultivation world. The Immortal Venerable will surely take it out and share it with everyone."
Bah, they're shameless. They've said everything, good and bad, and they've put Jiang Yuemian in this predicament. Isn't that right? They're morally blackmailing her.
001 held these hypocritical scoundrels in utter contempt.
Jiang Yuemian felt comforted upon hearing this.
It's okay. We need to collect faith points anyway. Let them practice more civil service exam questions, and our faith points will increase.
Besides, there's no way they'd get away with taking advantage of her for nothing; she'd make them bleed.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuemian smiled, gave Chen Que and the others a reassuring look, and then said, "Sure."
Hearing Jiang Yuemian say this, their eyes shone even brighter, as if they had already obtained that immortal artifact.
"but..."
"This magical artifact can only be used in conjunction with civil service exam questions."
“I can use magic to expand the coverage of the immortal artifact, but this exam question is exclusive to our Liwen Palace. If you want this exam question, I think the elders of each sect should offer something in exchange,” Jiang Yuemian said, pretending to be generous, but then showing a troubled expression.
The disciples of Liwen Palace suddenly realized that their Immortal Venerable was indeed superior.
Yes, it's already generous of us to let you use the immortal artifacts for free. It wouldn't be right to let you use these civil service exam questions for free too.
They're not easy targets; they'll do anything for you.
What's more, you guys really have the nerve to ask for everything so readily.
The sect leaders and elders also changed their expressions. Their original intention was to have the Immortal Venerable bring out the divine artifact and that civil service exam question.
After all, as a cultivator in the Mahayana stage, the Immortal Venerable would certainly not refuse openly. This was a miscalculation on their part. They thought the Immortal Venerable was detached from worldly affairs and would not understand such matters. Unexpectedly, the Immortal Venerable directly proposed to exchange something.
They certainly didn't want to, otherwise they wouldn't have said those things before.
Since the Immortal Venerable had already made it clear, and was still pretending to be in a difficult position, they had no choice but to say something, even if they didn't want to.
So, the sect leader of Danyang Sect paused for a moment, then said somewhat reluctantly, "Hehe... What the Immortal Venerable says is true, but our sect has indeed been struggling these past two years, and our income is not as good as before." As he said this, he pitifully wiped his face.
"yes."
"Indeed, Immortal Venerable, the sect is not as grand as Liwen Palace!"
The other sect elders echoed this sentiment.
This means that our sect can't afford that much. Your Liwen Palace has better resources, so we can't compare to you. Therefore, we can't contribute much either. You can decide what to do.
Moreover, if you force us to exchange a lot of resources for that, that would be unethical!
Ha! What a sharp tongue you have.
If this gets out, people will say that Liwen Palace is bullying these smaller sects because of its size, which is shameless!
001 communicates with Jiang Yuemian internally.
Shen Que frowned after hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, someone spoke first.
"Oh? You mean you don't want to vomit anything at all?"
A note from the author:
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I should be updating more these next couple of days. The rankings are currently empty, so I'm trying to get into the top ranks as a newcomer and reach 70,000 words as soon as possible. I hope that getting into the top ranks of the channel can increase my exposure.
With little exposure and no viewers, it's really discouraging.
I'm going to write like crazy tomorrow, trying to reach 70,000 words by tomorrow night. I ate some teacher qualification exam materials and rice crackers today, I'm sure I'll pass the teacher qualification exam results tomorrow!!!
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