Chapter 5 005 The Immortal Master is a Divine Young Master
Now that the rice is cooked, there's nothing that can be done.
She could only cut her finger with a dagger and drip blood onto the booklet. To be honest, she had completely given up hope. She felt like she'd been out of her mind when she bought that booklet!
But who knew that the yellow booklet would suddenly absorb her blood, then jump up two feet without wind, and then slowly fall down.
When it fell, the worn page was surprisingly smooth and new, although it was still a bit yellowish.
But no matter how you look at it, it was a stroke of luck, and Song Chi's heart was pounding. Honestly, this was the only decent stroke of luck she'd encountered since transmigrating.
With great excitement, she opened the booklet, and suddenly a scruffy old man with a scraggly beard jumped out, wrapped his finger around her head, and burst into laughter.
"Those destined for future generations, this is a gift from the life's work of the immortal who fled for his life. With this divination technique, I guarantee that you, little girl, will turn misfortune into good fortune, have an unobstructed path ahead, and easily avoid danger. For us cultivators, the first priority is not to be a hero, but to survive! Since you, little girl, can open my book of divination, you must be a master of survival, hahahahaha!"
Then it vanished in the blink of an eye. It was probably just a wisp of divine consciousness remaining inside!
As for the king of cunning! Song Chi thought to himself, if I were a genius, let's see if she'd be cunning or not. An arrogant and carefree life, how wonderful!
But arrogance requires capital. With her qualifications, one act of arrogance could cost her her life. She has no choice but to be cautious.
However, the divination skills of the escape immortal that could turn misfortune into good fortune were indeed something she really wanted.
So she opened the booklet and looked at it carefully. She found that this escaped immortal was quite straightforward; he didn't explain the principles of his magic, but directly presented a few divination techniques.
The first of these techniques is a killing intent divination, which allows one to sense the hostility of those around her. It can be used by those at the first level of Qi Refining, but the divination range is limited to no more than three zhang (approximately 10 meters).
Song Chi immediately made a finger gesture, using this divination technique. Immediately, a five-pointed star the size of a fist flashed, followed by a red line extending outward at a 45-degree angle, which coincidentally pointed to Dai Jia's courtyard.
To be honest... it's actually quite accurate. Although I don't know what's wrong with Dai Jia, she's embarrassed her twice today.
But there's no doubt about the hostility. This escape artist is definitely skilled.
However, the second technique can only be used at least at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Moreover, it is used for divination of good and bad fortune. The Immortal of Escape specifically noted that it can divination reveal the escape route from an array, and that no array can escape his divination except for ancient grand arrays.
If that's the case, it would truly be a great help. Array formations are extremely difficult, requiring a very high level of comprehension from the cultivator; in fact, only exceptionally intelligent people can master them. Moreover, there have been many gaps in the mastery of array formations since 100,000 years ago, and the most profound array formation techniques are now mastered by a few ancient noble families of cultivators, as well as those top-tier sects with four-character names.
The Azure Sword Sect is said to be extremely powerful in terms of defensive formations, but Song Chi hasn't heard much about their other formations, so he guesses they're just average in terms of offensive formations.
In short, she's a music student, but her science and engineering skills in her past life were rather poor. This formation is probably something science and engineering students excel at, so she definitely wouldn't be able to learn it.
With this cheating method from the immortal who escaped for his life, Song Chi felt that the mid-grade spirit stone was the most worthwhile money she had ever spent.
From now on, no matter what happens, there will be a way to escape.
But don't be too happy yet. Let's try this divination technique after we reach the sixth level of Qi Refining. Judging from the first technique, Song Chi feels quite confident.
The following day, Song Chi went out in the morning to grab two tasks to harvest low-grade spiritual plants. She had learned how to do this while working at the neighboring immortal manor. Her face was flushed red from the early autumn sun, and she earned twenty low-grade spirit stones and two task points. Fifty points could be exchanged for one Dust-Transforming Pill.
This is much more worthwhile than simply working to earn spirit stones. Although it's tiring, Song Chi isn't a delicate person and isn't afraid of this kind of fatigue.
She had originally planned to try and complete a task in the afternoon, but because her cultivation level was too low, she failed. She had no choice but to go back to her room to meditate and cultivate.
As dusk fell, disciples came to distribute inner disciple robes, four sets for each person. They were all altered according to height measurements, and Song Chi's were noticeably shorter. She was at most 1.55 meters tall now, which was the same height she was in junior high school in her previous life. She grew a little more in high school, reaching 1.62 meters, which she thought was just right, neither too tall nor too short.
Even so, Dai Jia chuckled. She was tall and well-proportioned, with a slender and long neck, delicate features, and a very standard head-to-body ratio; in later years, she would probably be a natural dancer. Therefore, even though Song Chi disliked her, he had to admit that she was indeed a rare beauty.
Cheng Yao was actually quite good-looking, with a face like a silver basin, almond-shaped eyes, red lips, fair and delicate skin, and a height that was neither too tall nor too short.
Of course, Xi Ya was still the most beautiful. She was as beautiful as a lotus flower in clear water, with delicate features and a cool, mysterious aura like mist surrounding her. She had only been in the inner sect for two days, and people were already saying that Xi Ya was the most beautiful among the new disciples.
Dai Jia was clearly a little unconvinced, but she didn't dare offend Xi Ya, who was sure to be an excellent alchemist in the future. So she smiled gently at Xi Ya.
As for these beauty comparisons, Song Chi hadn't thought about them. She had always been satisfied with her height and appearance, from her previous life to the present.
After the inner disciples' robes were distributed, a burst of spiritual light quickly fell like raindrops upon Peach Blossom Mountain. Then many people cheered joyfully.
"I'm in Jia Yin, Yun'er, you're coming with me, that's great, hahaha!"
"Oh my god, I'm in Yimao. Su Qiwu seems to be in Yimao too, sob~"
"Senior Brother Lin Yue was selected in the Gengshen year, and I was also chosen! I'm so happy!"
"..."
Even Song Chi, busy with tasks and cultivation, had heard of Su Qiwu and Jiang Linyue. Both were geniuses with spiritual roots exceeding 95, making them the inner sect's prodigies among the new disciples. Of course, this list of prodigies did not include those celestial gems like Ye Qingyu and Mo Feiyun, who possessed heavenly spiritual roots.
Both of them were very beautiful and were known as the two beauties among the new inner disciples. As a result, they attracted the admiration of the female disciples in just one day.
On Song Chi's side, whether it was the rooftops or the tokens in his hand, all four study rooms displayed the characters "Guihai". That meant they were all assigned to the Guihai class.
Dai Jia glared at her with an unpleasant expression, and Song Chi, not one to be trifled with, naturally rolled his eyes back at her.
If you're sick, stay home and don't go out and cause trouble for others.
Dai Jia was also taken aback, probably thinking that because she hadn't responded the previous two times, she thought she was a pushover and easy to bully.
Song Chi descended the mountain speechlessly, first going to eat his fill. Upon returning, he immediately immersed himself in cultivation.
She came out of the practice room in the middle of the night and found that the other three courtyards were also lit up, and these three were also quite shabby.
Song Chi jumped onto the roof and looked around the mountainside, noticing that lights were scattered everywhere. It seemed that everyone, regardless of who they were, cherished this hard-won opportunity and was working quite hard.
She aspired to become a top scholar, but that wasn't possible. Because with poor aptitude, excessive cultivation would cause excruciating pain in her meridians, and forcing herself to cultivate would damage them.
This is just ridiculous. You want to participate, but you need to be qualified. Isn't that cruel?
She washed up and went back to her room, where she looked at the rules and regulations of the Seigaku Academy for a while before going to sleep. She was going to attend school at the Seigaku Academy the next day.
The following day at dawn, Song Chi was already standing in front of Qingxue Palace with the crowd. The more than three hundred new disciples had almost all arrived by this time; no one was foolish enough to be late on their first day.
As the bells rang out, the mist surrounding the Qingxue Palace suddenly dissipated, revealing the solemn and magnificent layers of deep red buildings behind it.
The new disciples are located in the buildings on the west side of the academy.
Song Chi quickly found the characters "癸亥" on the first floor of a school building near the westernmost plum grove.
Strangely enough, the three dormitories on the first floor were not arranged according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Next to Guihai was Gengshen, and to the east was Yimao.
As Song Chi was in the crowd, he saw the two beauties amidst the whispered cries of the female disciple.
Su Qiwu possessed a graceful and elegant figure, not only beautiful in appearance but also strikingly handsome, with a captivating allure in her brows. Yet, the coldness emanating from her added a touch of haughty arrogance, like that of a high mountain snow. She was said to come from a distinguished family, a prominent clan of cultivators.
Jiang Linyue, just like his name suggests, is like a flower in the forest, the moon in the water, or a slender green bamboo, possessing a refined and elegant air. It is said that he is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, a truly talented scholar. He also comes from a prominent cultivation family, reportedly an ancient lineage of cultivators.
He just couldn't understand why someone from such a family background would come to the Azure Sword Sect and become an inner disciple. There was probably some unspeakable reason behind it, something Song Chi couldn't possibly imagine.
As for their spiritual roots, Song Chi learned from the whispers of the female disciples beside him that they both possessed the three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood. Moreover, the minimum spiritual root strength was 97, and the other two spiritual roots even had a strength of 99.
This talent is absolutely genius-level, only slightly inferior to someone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root like Ye Qingyu. Although that slight difference is an insurmountable chasm, it's still something that ordinary disciples can only dream of.
Upon hearing about their spiritual roots, Song Chi knew that these two were likely highly valued talents within their families, capable of cultivation without needing to seek a master. However, their purpose in coming to the Azure Sword Sect was undoubtedly to inherit that ancient musical tradition. Their goal was certainly also to cultivate through sound.
They were kindred spirits, though. But compared to them, her talent was like that of a swan compared to a wild duck.
Song Chi didn't look at it much; she wanted to rush into the dormitory and sit in the front row as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, everyone had the same idea: the front door was packed with people. She couldn't squeeze in at all, so she hurriedly rushed to the back door, where people were also trying to squeeze in, but at least she managed to get in.
However, the front row was already almost full of people.
This time, they recruited 300 inner disciples in ten classes, with about 30 students in each class. Guihai is the last number in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system, and she happened to be assigned to Guihai. This means she probably changed the script and didn't go to Changyun Sect, but came to Qingjian Sect instead. Moreover, she was let into the inner sect by the steward loosening his grip, which makes her a cheater.
Therefore, there were thirty-one students in the year of Guihai. The schoolhouse was originally divided into five rows and three columns, with each row sharing a long table and a passageway separating them. However, an extra long table was placed near the window.
Song Chi rushed to the window, where there were only two rows left. She went over and saw a male and female disciple sitting in the front row. She thought she would just sit in the back row by the window, since in the anime this was the king's hometown, reserved for the protagonist.
Unexpectedly, a boy swiftly grabbed a seat inside, leaving her to sit next to him.
This actually freed up a spot near the back door.
Soon after, the bell rang, and a figure in blue appeared at the entrance of the school. Although he was talking to the immortal master next door with his back turned, the figure was very elegant and handsome, and was probably quite good-looking.
The girl in front of Song Chi was well-informed, and she whispered some information to the girl in front of her.
"This Immortal Master Mo Shubai is a disciple of Venerable Xueqiao and is a genius in sound cultivation. It is said that his aptitude is the same as that of Young Master Meiquan Ye Qi, who joined the sect this year, both of whom have the Heavenly Spiritual Roots of Metal, Water, and Wood."
"Hiss! I never expected that such a talented disciple would go to the trouble of teaching us."
"It's truly unexpected. Moreover, this immortal master is exceptionally handsome, one of the four beauties of the cultivation world."
"I've heard that too. Just looking at that back view, my heart melted, oh dear~"
The two of them immediately bit their lips and laughed together.
Song Chi immediately understood. Venerable Xueqiao was also a powerful sound cultivator, and the senior brother of Venerable Tonghua. However, Venerable Xueqiao disliked worldly affairs and preferred to travel the continent's mountains and rivers, so he was rarely seen, and even few members of the Qingjian Sect had ever seen him.
This person was very strict in accepting disciples, and in the past eight hundred years, he only accepted Mo Shubai as his disciple.
Even Song Chi had heard of Mo Shubai, the Immortal Master, who was known as one of the Four Beauties of the cultivation world. It was unexpected that such a genius would be willing to teach a newly initiated disciple.
Song Chi felt like she had struck gold. But then she thought about her own aptitude and sighed. No matter how much guidance she received from a famous teacher, her cultivation level would still be limited.
However, having a master to guide you is better than having none. Moreover, just waiting for Master Mo Shubai to turn around at the door and see his face, Song Chi felt that he could live a few more years.
The man was handsome and dashing, as beautiful as a celestial prince.
The entire dormitory fell silent, deeply awestruck by the beauty.
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