Chapter 9: Don't mention being a teacher to anyone

"Um."

Li Xuan nodded, feeling that he needed to reprimand his apprentice. How could he forget to cook?

It’s not good to have your mind completely occupied with cultivation.

"Combine work and rest, and don't practice too much. Do you understand?"

Li Xuan said seriously.

Hearing this, Xu Yan looked ashamed, "Yes, Master, I will keep it in mind!"

I was deeply touched: "Master is afraid that I will hurt myself if I blindly persist. That's right, although persistence is important, we must also proceed step by step. I have just started to refine my bones. If I persist, I am afraid that something will go wrong!"

"You have to understand that persistence also has its own rules. You need to relax your mind appropriately to practice more efficiently and gain more insights!"

Li Xuan taught earnestly.

"Disciple understands, and will never make this mistake again!"

Xu Yan said respectfully.

"Sure enough, blindly holding on can easily lead to problems. We need to relax our minds appropriately. Otherwise, it will be like a string that is stretched too tight for too long and will easily break!"

Xu Yan suddenly understood.

"Go ahead!"

Li Xuan waved his hand and asked Xu Yan to go cook.

"This disciple does listen to my teachings, but unfortunately I am not a real master, and the method of cultivation is also made up. It is useless to persist!"

I sighed in my heart again, but since I had already been cheated, I could only continue to deceive people.

…

After Xu Yan entered the bone refining stage, every time the qi and blood further penetrated into the bones and began to temper the bones, he would feel the sand rubbing against the bones.

However, Xu Yan did not continue to hold on. As long as he was about to give up, he would stop and do other things to relax his mind.

Five days later.

While practicing, Xu Yan felt his blood and energy vibrate, and his bones all over his body vibrate. When the blood and energy seeped into his bones, he felt a smooth feeling.

The whole person has a feeling of becoming stronger, and the energy and blood also improve accordingly.

"Finally I have mastered the art of bone refining."

Xu Yan was extremely excited. After five days of hard training, he finally completed the first stage of bone refining.

The subsequent bone refining will be much smoother, and there will be no more painful feelings such as ant bites and sand friction.

Only when you reach the initial stage of refining your bones to be as hard as copper will the feeling of pain appear again.

"I am now in the entry stage of refining bones like iron, but now that I have entered the stage, the subsequent tempering, until I can refine bones like copper, will be easier."

Xu Yan was very excited. As long as he no longer felt the pain during the tempering, he could persist longer and spend more time on cultivation.

"I've been out for almost a month. Now I've mastered bone refining. I'm so strong that I'm not afraid of a hundred people attacking me with my bare hands."

"It's time to go back. The apprenticeship gift I gave to Master ended up being used for my cultivation. I should also buy some rare medicinal herbs and prepare another apprenticeship gift for Master."

Xu Yan felt that although the master didn't care about his apprenticeship gift, as a disciple, how could he ignore the gift of respecting the master? "With the master's realm, rare and precious medicines would definitely not be taken seriously. After all, precious medicines in the eyes of ordinary people are just ordinary things. What kind of apprenticeship gift should I prepare?"

Xu Yan fell into deep thought.

Suddenly he slapped his head and said, "Why am I so stupid? Master doesn't care about any rare treasures at all. I just need to bring my thoughts to him. I can decorate Master's house with toys like gold and jade. Master should like it."

After figuring it out, Xu Yan felt relieved.

"Go outside and catch a rabbit, go to the creek and catch a fish, and make a hearty meal for the master before you leave."

Xu Yan finished his training and left the village to prepare the ingredients.

…

Looking at the sumptuous table, Li Xuan was very satisfied. This disciple is not bad!

The food is becoming more and more delicious, and there are more dishes.

"Master, I have been out for nearly a month. I want to go home."

After dinner, Xu Yan spoke.

Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat: "When this kid goes back and talks about becoming a disciple, won't I be exposed? His brain is not very good, but his parents and family members can't all be stupid, right?"

But if Xu Yan is not allowed to go home, it would be unreasonable and would make Xu Yan suspicious.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Xuan said, "It's good to go back, but I want to remind you that before you start practicing, you must not tell anyone, including your parents, about your cultivation. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master, I will never mention anything related to cultivation to others!"

Xu Yan was stunned, and immediately made a solemn promise.

"I am a quiet and low-key person. I don't like to show off. Although I have accepted you as my disciple, you cannot mention me as your master before you enter the sect. I hope you understand!"

Li Xuan said seriously.

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"Yes, Master. Before I enter the sect, I will never mention you at all!"

Xu Yan assured respectfully.

"If I fail to enter the door, it means that I have no fate with Master. Master made an exception and accepted me as a disciple. If I fail to enter the door, it will be a great loss to Master's reputation. As a disciple, I should protect Master's reputation first!"

Xu Yan felt a little ashamed, thinking that his talent was still a little lacking.

If I cannot enter the door, wouldn't it bring shame to the master's reputation and make him a laughing stock?

As a disciple, you should take the honor and reputation of your master as your top priority! Li Xuan wanted to avoid being exposed in advance and being discovered, so he told Xu Yan not to mention himself, let alone anything about cultivation.

Unknown to him, Xu Yan filled in the blanks in his own imagination.

"I naturally believe you. You should go back early and be careful on the road."

Li Xuan's expression softened, and he reminded, "We need to pass through a 30-mile evil forest, where there are fierce tigers and ferocious beasts. You need to be more careful and don't get hurt."

The Evil Forest is too dangerous. If Xu Yan were to encounter a ferocious tiger or beast alone, he would probably have difficulty surviving.

Li Xuan could only give a reminder, as to whether Xu Yan could pass safely, it all depended on his luck.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan knelt down with a plop, kowtowed three times respectfully, and said, "Master, I will come back to serve you in six or seven days at the shortest, or eleven or twelve days at the longest!"

“That’s thoughtful!”

Seeing Xu Yan being so respectful, respectful to his teacher and filial, Li Xuan was a little moved.

"How come I ended up feeling some emotions after lying to you? Oh, it turns out that I'm not a qualified liar. I was forced to do this!"

Li Xuan felt helpless.

He really didn't want to lie. It was all Xu Yan's fault that he had to be deceived. Moreover, the gift he gave as a disciple was too much! Xu Yan left.

Li Xuan stood on the hillside at the entrance of the village, looking at Xu Yan's receding back with a complicated expression.

"I hope he can get through the evil forest safely, this silly boy... Alas!"

With a sigh, Li Xuan returned to his residence until Xu Yan disappeared from his sight.

Lying on a chair under a big tree, I suddenly felt a little... lonely! "Fuck!"

"I'm used to having disciples serving me, and suddenly I'm all alone again. I just feel uncomfortable!"

Li Xuan slapped his face and couldn't help swearing.

(End of this chapter)