"But it is said that Lin Su only took a quarter of an hour to pass the inner demon realm. I guess his character is not too bad."
"Master Qingxiao opened the inner demon realm, and his disciple entered it. He wanted outsiders to stop him from being called useless, so it was understandable that he gave some leeway. However, it was inevitable that he gave too much leeway in this quarter of an hour."
"That's what I'm saying..."
What the disciples discussed was originally a secret, but Shen Qingtang was a very smart person, so even if it was through telepathy, he would always be able to hear a thing or two.
In the past, he didn't care what others said about him, because the innocent are innocent, and one can defeat ten with one strength, so he just had to be himself. But now, hearing them slandering Lin Su like this, and the person himself remained calm, neither listening nor asking, and neither doing anything, he actually felt a sense of anger.
"You are disciples of Jiuxiao Immortal Sect, but you have only learned the tricks of gossiping behind people's backs like women in the market?" Shen Qingtang said softly.
His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by every disciple present. The disciples who had just transmitted their voices with their spiritual senses all lowered their heads, looked at each other, and dared not say another word.
Lin Su stood beside him and said, "Didn't Master say that since we are a fierce tiger, we don't have to pay attention to snakes, insects, rats or ants?"
"Sometimes snakes, insects, rats and ants are more annoying than evenly matched opponents." Shen Qingtang said.
An opponent of equal strength can at most be defeated directly, but snakes, insects, rats and ants are impossible to drive away or kill. Even if they cannot beat you, they can find ways to annoy you from different angles.
Shen Qingtang didn’t understand it before, but now he understands it.
Lin Su glanced at him and said, "Master is upset."
Knowing that they can never be driven away or killed, all they can do is to keep their original intentions. After reaching the level where they can destroy all snakes, insects, rats and ants with a wave of their hands, they dare not bother them any more.
Keeping a clear mind and not taking those people and things seriously is the way to deal with the world nowadays. After all, if a dog barks at you, it is not good to turn into a dog and bark back. All you need is a stick and sugar to make the dog obedient.
Lin Su's words caused Shen Qingtang's heart to beat faster. He knew he was upset, but no matter how hard he tried to suppress it, his mind couldn't seem to return to its former calm state. He knew at a glance who was causing him such an upset: "Today's business is over. You should go back first. Tomorrow's grand event will have the heads of all the peaks coming. It's not appropriate for a disciple to show up. You should stay at Qingxiao Peak."
He obviously wanted to be alone to calm down. Lin Su bowed and said, "Yes, disciple, I will obey your command."
After all, he is now an apprentice who knows nothing about his master's thoughts.
The most taboo thing about matters of the heart is to be calm. As long as you have concerns in your heart, the calmer you are, the more confused you will feel.
He turned and left without hesitation. Shen Qingtang looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.
When the disciple in the Inner Demon Realm faced his phantom, he was able to distinguish so clearly that it was not him, which shows the strength of his mind. After several years of being together, if the Inner Demon Realm had not revealed it, he would never have been able to see through it at all.
Even though he has admiration for her, he can remain calm and composed, as if he doesn't pray for them to have a result. Even when they hug, he never crosses the line. He can break through the state of inner demons in half a minute, which shows that he has a good character and will not be easily disturbed by external things. Instead, he is the one who is confused.
I didn't know why I was so worried about gains and losses before, but now I seem to know. He was disrespectful to his teacher and actually fell in love with his own disciple.
Disobedience between master and disciple is not tolerated in the world of cultivation. Even if Lin Su is not confused, he cannot continue to go deeper with him, otherwise it will only make the situation worse.
The sect's recruitment event began, and countless mortal cultivators poured in from outside the Heavenly Gate.
The Tianmen of Jiuxiao Xianmen was originally built at a very high place, so it was convenient for disciples to travel in and out. However, flying was not allowed in this recruitment, and even cultivators could not use any spiritual energy when climbing the ladder.
There are tens of thousands of steps, and countless people are climbing together. From a distance, it looks like countless ants moving forward. Some stop halfway, and some fall from above. Although they are caught by the disciples of Jiuxiao Xianmen and brought down, they have completely lost the chance to enter. Only one tenth of them can actually reach the top.
However, there were still a huge crowd of people at one-tenth of the place. Many more people came to test their spiritual roots. There were many people with medium and low spiritual roots. Whenever a single spiritual root was revealed, it would attract the attention and discussion of the crowd.
"Monochrome, monochrome, it's green..."
"Single Wood Spiritual Root!"
"Congratulations..."
"Blue, it seems to be a single color, no, it's blue and green. What a pity..."
The line was slowly shrinking. Those who had their spiritual roots tested received jade slips and re-entered the inner demon realm. The originally sea-like crowd was slowly decreasing.
"White, it's white, is it ice-type?"
"No, it's another color. How could it be??!"
"This is impossible! These two attributes are inherently mutually exclusive. How could they appear in the same person?"
The boulder used to test spiritual roots was divided into two parts by icy white and fiery red, coexisting in perfect harmony. The cold and elegant young man asked, "Maybe it's decided?"
"Dual spiritual roots of ice and fire?" The cultivator who was testing was a little hesitant.
Ice overcomes fire, and fire overcomes ice. These two spirits are simply incompatible. If they appear in one person, it will be a sign of premature death. However, no one expected that these two spiritual roots could be so well balanced in one person.
Chu Xi took the token handed over by the disciple, and his eyes passed over the masters of the peaks in the distance. When he saw the pure white figure, his eyes moved slightly.
After a lifetime, I finally saw that person again.
When the new disciples were testing their spiritual roots, the peak masters would also get the news. There were people competing for the one with a single spiritual root, and even the one with double spiritual roots was wanted by the peak masters. But when this one with the double spiritual roots of ice and fire was presented, the peak masters all showed surprise.
"Dual spiritual roots of ice and fire? This kind of spiritual roots are rare. How do they compare to ordinary dual spiritual roots?" said a peak master.
"It's difficult to balance ice and fire. Once that balance is lost, the result will probably be death." said another peak master.
"What do you think, Elder Qingxiao?" A Yuanying Peak Master looked at the person sitting on the high seat in the middle and asked.
As soon as he asked, the other peak masters all turned their heads, wanting to hear his opinion. Only one person asked sternly, "What's the name of that person with dual spiritual roots of ice and fire?"
"It seems her name is Chu Xi." The peak master holding the jade slip said, "Does Master Shanghe recognize her?"
"I recognize him, of course I recognize him. When this man came to the outer city, he provoked my nephew. My nephew died at night with evil spirits on his body. I searched for him for several days but couldn't find any trace of him. I didn't expect that he would dare to come to Jiuxiao Immortal Gate!" Master Shanghe was extremely angry, and there was an obvious murderous look in his eyes.
"This..." The other peak masters did not want to provoke him. First, although Master Shanghe had water spiritual roots, he was notoriously bad-tempered. Second, he was a Nascent Soul cultivator. Provoking a Nascent Soul cultivator for no reason would not be good for anyone.
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