"Master, please accept my bow."
Ah Niu knelt down excitedly and kowtowed repeatedly to the Qin beast.
Her little face was beaming with excitement.
The immortal has accepted me as his disciple!
The immortal has finally accepted me as his disciple!
"Good disciple, get up."
Qin Shou gently raised his hand, and a wisp of breeze helped Ah Niu up.
"My disciple, let me introduce you."
"The sect you belong to is called the Reliance Sect, and I am the second-generation sect leader of the Reliance Sect."
"You, Ah Niu, from this day forward, will be the senior disciple of the third generation of my Kao Shan Sect."
[Successfully recruited an apprentice; reward: the magical artifact "Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Robe"]
【Eight Trigrams Purple Robe: A top-grade magic treasure, decorated with the Eight Trigrams diagram. Wearing it grants invisibility and can also conceal the wearer's spiritual root, cultivation level, and aura.】
"Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Robe"
Qin Shou took out a purple robe and draped it over his body.
In that instant, he felt as if his body had merged with the surrounding void.
"Tsk tsk tsk, what a find! If I ever see a fairy bathing in the future... hehehehe... 乛? 乛? ........"
Just as Qin Shou was feeling pleased, another set of subtitles popped up on the attribute panel in his mind.
[Qin Beast, congratulations! You have your first disciple. The system rewards you with a "Disciple Recruitment Gift Pack." Would you like to open it?]
"There's also a special gift package for accepting apprentices?"
"This guy, Brother Tong, is he someone I can get along with?"
Qin Shou's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Open it!"
[Minor Five Elements Technique: A seventh-tier cultivation method that uses the five internal organs of the human body as the five elements. It can create a pseudo-spiritual root and simultaneously cultivate five types of spiritual energy. However, this technique can only be cultivated up to the Nascent Soul stage. To break through to the Nascent Soul stage, one needs a fortuitous opportunity.]
【Sun and Moon Pearl: A top-grade magic weapon. The Sun and Moon Pearl contains the essence of the sun and moon, which can assist and accelerate the cultivation speed of cultivators. It also contains the "Sun Scorching Moon Killing" energy. When activated by spiritual power, it can unleash a burst of killing light, slaying enemies from a hundred miles away.】
【Five Elements Spiritual Soil: A rare type of soil containing the spiritual energy of the five elements, possessing a 10-fold ripening effect, which can accelerate the growth cycle of spiritual herbs and plants】
[One Taibai Jade Ginseng: 800 years in length, can increase lifespan and cultivation by five years. When combined with Sun and Moon Flowers and Snow Spirit Fruit to refine it into Snow Jade Pill, its effects are tripled. It is also a sacred healing medicine for Golden Core cultivators.]
[One bag of Gathering Spirit Grass seeds..............]
Holy crap!
"So many gifts for accepting an apprentice!!!"
The Qin beast was shocked!
The Qin beast was excited!
Qin Shou felt a little smug!
He was already considering whether or not to go down the mountain and take in a hundred or eight thousand disciples at once.
But after thinking about it, I decided against it. If I really took in hundreds of disciples, wouldn't things turn upside down?
The cause and effect can be quite significant.
Qin Shou didn't want to be constantly told things like "Please ask Master to come out of seclusion," "Please ask Sect Leader to come out of seclusion," or "Please ask Ancestor to come out of seclusion."
He, Qin Shou, just wanted to be a quiet, handsome man.
Ideally, one should simply survive until they achieve immortality.
"Ah Niu, extend your palm so I can examine your spiritual roots."
Qin Shou took out a dusty, bluish-gray stone with five lines on it from his master's room.
Three dim lines, two bright lines.
This is a spirit-testing stone, a common low-grade product on the mainland, worth one spirit stone. Its effects are limited, and it can only be used for five tests.
Senior brother, senior sister, and Qin Beast each used it once, and there are two more testing opportunities.
"As expected, he has no spiritual root talent."
Looking at the unresponsive spirit-testing stone, Qin Shou frowned, but then quickly relaxed.
"It seems that the 'Minor Five Elements Technique' is just right for Ah Niu to cultivate."
"Thinking about it this way, this damn system—ugh, my system brother—is actually quite humane."
"It must have already detected that Ah Niu has no spiritual talent."
"However, this technique has a limitation in its upper limit..."
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Judging from Ah Niu's rather dim-witted appearance, by the time he cultivates to the Nascent Soul stage, I reckon he'll have already ascended to immortality."
"What are mere flaws to an immortal?"
Once Qin Shou understood, he stopped worrying about it.
"Ah Niu, this is the 'Minor Five Elements Technique,' and these three are first-tier spells. Take them and cultivate them diligently."
"I will soon be instructing you on cultivation practices, and if you have any questions, you are welcome to ask me."
As he spoke, Qin Shou took out a cultivation manual and several first-tier spells he had practiced during his Qi Refining period: water control, wind control, and fire control.
"Disciple thanks Master."
Ah Niu respectfully accepted it.
"Um"
Qin Shou nodded and said, "Aniu, we mortals, once we enter the path of immortality, are separated from the mortal world. Now that you have no more attachments in the mortal realm, how about I bestow upon you a new name?"
"Please bestow a name upon me, Master."
After a moment's thought, Qin Shou said, "Chang Sheng, since you have come for immortality, then from now on, you shall be called Chang Sheng."
"Chang Sheng, Cao Chang Sheng"
Changsheng muttered to himself.
"Yes, Changsheng, fuck Changsheng, fuck his mother!"
"Disciple thanks Master for bestowing upon me a name."
Changsheng knelt down on both knees and bowed his head in greeting.
"Get up, my disciple."
The Qin beast helped Changsheng up.
The sea of clouds surges and the winds and clouds shift and change.
The Qin beast stood on the edge of the cliff, muttering to itself:
"Immortality, oh, the path to immortality is vast and boundless, and immortality is but a fleeting dream. From now on, you and I, master and disciple, should strive together towards it!"
Your disciple will remember your teachings.
......
It was afternoon.
Qin Beast filled the peach tree seedling with the Five Elements Spiritual Soil rewarded by the system.
The peach tree takes nine thousand years to bear fruit, but now, with the Five Elements Spiritual Soil's ripening power tenfold, it only takes nine hundred years for it to flower and bear fruit.
Nine hundred years is a long time for the Qin beast now, but it's still acceptable.
night.
The moonlight was hazy.
Qin Beast took out the Sun and Moon Pearl and began to cultivate.
Inside the bamboo house, a precious pearl the size of an infant's fist floated quietly above the Qin beast's head.
Guided by the Chaos Immortal Scripture, streams of rich essence from the sun and moon slowly flowed into Qin Beast's body.
In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding Qin Beast also began to circulate even more rapidly.
"As expected, it can accelerate cultivation speed."
Half an hour later, Qin Shou opened his eyes, his eyes filled with surprise.
He then took out the Taibai Jade Ginseng, wondering whether he should consume it directly to improve his cultivation.
But then he gave up.
Taking it directly would be quite wasteful.
Moreover, he had plenty of time to cultivate, so he wasn't in a hurry to take elixirs to increase his cultivation level.
......
The next day
Qin Shou then began to teach Changsheng cultivation.
As Qin Shou had expected, Changsheng's talent was just like his appearance—simple, honest, and genuine.
What should have been a three-day explanation of cultivation knowledge took Qin Shou two whole months to break down and explain in detail, until Qin Shou was able to understand it even slightly.
"My good disciple, your talent is unparalleled in my lifetime."
"Work hard in your cultivation; I believe you can do it."
"By the way, I'll be going into seclusion for a while. Remember to water that sapling regularly."
On this day, Qin Shou patted Changsheng on the shoulder and gave him some instructions.
"Thank you for your praise, Master."
Chang Sheng was filled with excitement, thinking that his talent had moved his master.
......
Spring goes and autumn comes, and three years have flowed by in the blink of an eye.
With the help of the Sun and Moon Pearl, Qin Beast has cultivated all 10 elemental roots to the 9th level of Foundation Establishment.
"With just two or three more years of practice, I should be able to advance to the Golden Core realm."
"The Golden Core Realm, also known as the 'Minor Longevity Realm,' grants a lifespan of 500 to 800 years. Just thinking about it makes me quite excited!"
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