The two slowly descended the mountain without saying a word.
"Uh, I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to be mean to you," Sui Xin said, breaking the silence with some self-reproach.
"I know, but I'm still very sad," Xi Yun replied, thinking about what had just happened.
"Are you still sad?" Sui Xin asked cautiously.
"Yeah, I'm so sad," Xi Yun said, feigning anger.
"Huh? How about we go play with slingshots?"
"No, it's pointless."
"Trying to force growth by pulling up seedlings?"
"No," Xi Yun shook her head.
"So what do you want to do?"
"I want to... beat you up," he said, and punched Sui Xin in the stomach.
"You abandoned me, you yelled at me, I'll beat you to death!" Xi Yun became angrier the more she thought about it, and as she spoke, she threw a few more punches.
"Stop, stop hitting me, I'm going to die!"
Xi Yun is a ninth-level cultivator with astonishing strength; he almost managed to vent his own frustrations.
"Phew, happy now?" Sui Xin lay on the ground, somewhat speechless.
"Not bad, I'll teach you a lesson this time," Xi Yun said fiercely, looking at Sui Xin.
"Okay, I'm going to die, help me up quickly," he said, reaching out his hand.
Xi Yun quickly helped Ye Suixin up, frowning as she pondered: Had she gone too far? She'll have to be gentler next time.
"Oh no, they've murdered their own brother!"
"I told you not to yell at me!"
...
The two strolled home leisurely.
"What happened?" Ye Hao asked as Xi Yun helped Sui Xin walk in.
"It's nothing, I just accidentally fell and hit my stomach, so it's a little hard to walk," Sui Xin said immediately.
Ye Hao believed him and didn't ask any more questions. "Oh, your mother went to cook. Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
At the dinner table, the four chatted and laughed. After all, both of them had entered the Medicine Peak for cultivation, so the parents were naturally happy.
Lu Yeling couldn't help but feel a little lost because she could no longer see them every day.
Fortunately, the honorary elders have the right to freely enter the main peak, so they can visit them anytime they want.
...
After dinner the next day
"Behave yourself when you get there, and don't cause any more trouble, understand?" Lu Yeling was instructing Suixin and the other two.
"Have you got everything?"
"You're still growing, remember to eat breakfast!"
…
"Oh, Mom, I know," Sui Xin said, sounding a little impatient.
What parent doesn't say "I love you"? But their boundless love becomes a series of earnest words of advice before a child's departure.
...
The two who had left home then went to greet Lin Ling again, expressing their gratitude for her guidance over the years.
"You've grown up! Remember to cultivate diligently from now on. I'll come visit you when I have time," Lin Ling said, genuinely happy for them after learning what had happened yesterday.
Looking at the two people in front of me who were not much shorter than me, I felt a little emotional. More than seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.
After saying a few more words of encouragement, the two bid farewell to Lin Ling.
"Go report to Class 5 first. I'm going to the medicine pavilion. I'll come find you before dinner," Sui Xin waved to Xi Yun.
Watching Xi Yun leave, he slowly walked towards the medicine pavilion.
...
A majestic tower slowly appeared before our eyes. The tower's body was golden, and from a distance it looked like it was carved from jade. The layers of eaves were neatly arranged, and there was a golden and transparent plexiglass base with distinct concave and convex features, sharp edges and corners, making it very beautiful.
It's more accurate to call it a book tower than a book pavilion.
Ye Suixin walked to the tower gate and saw an old man sitting inside. "Disciple Ye Suixin has come to report for duty."
The old man was Zhao Yingtian, a Xuan Yuan cultivator.
"So your name is Ye Suixin?" Old Zhao said with a smile.
"Um",
"Come in first, let me test you."
"yes"
Which medicinal material is recorded on page 3000 of the "Pharmacopoeia"?
"The leaves of the copper coin plant resemble copper coins and grow in the southern part of the mountain..."
The old man asked a few more questions, which Ye Suixin answered fluently.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad," Zhao Yingtian said with satisfaction.
"Come over here and perform the apprenticeship ceremony. From now on, you will be my second apprentice," Old Zhao beckoned.
"Greetings, Master," he did as he pleased, kowtowing several times.
"Oh, my good disciple," Sui Xin was very likable, and the old man was also very kind.
"I'm getting old, and my energy isn't what it used to be. I probably only have another twenty or thirty years to live, so I'll have to find a disciple to help me. Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time. Just spend an hour or two each day organizing my books."
As compensation, you are free to browse the books here, and you can ask me any questions. As for the rest of your time, you can arrange it as you see fit. There's no rush to cultivate techniques; we'll talk about that after you reach the True Spirit Realm. I'll teach you then.”
Zhao Yingtian looked at Ye Suixin and said kindly.
People in the True Qi Realm generally don't cultivate techniques; they focus on building a foundation. People in the True Spirit Realm gradually come into contact with techniques.
"Yes, Master," he replied. He had a good impression of the old man, just like the old man next door.
"This is the complete book; take a few days to memorize it," the old man said, taking out a thick leather book.
"yes"
“Alright, that’s where you’ll cultivate and live,” Old Zhao said, pointing to a small building outside the tower.
"This is a map of the Medicine Peak, this is..."
Old Zhao explained a lot.
He then gave Ye Suixin a storage bag, saying it contained his cultivation resources for a month, and that he should come to collect it on the first of each month.
Inside Ye Suixin's small building, Ye Suixin sat in the cultivation room.
"How come there are still so many medicinal herbs?" Ye Suixin looked at the storage bag, somewhat puzzled.
He could only go back and ask Zhao Yingtian again.
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