The magnificent and solemn main hall of the Tianlan Sect was completely silent at this moment.
Sect Leader Hansong smiled broadly, his fox-like eyes glancing towards the outside of the palace gate from time to time.
The elders from the Sword Sect and the Talisman Sect were full of admiration, while the elders from the Pill Sect and the Weapon Sect went from resistance to hesitation.
A fourteen-year-old girl with five spiritual roots has already become an intermediate alchemist. What are you all hesitating for? She's a promising young lady!
"It's quite remarkable that this child passed the intermediate alchemist's secret realm assessment at the age of fourteen!" Elder Heng Shi of the Pill Sect exclaimed sincerely. His disciples were still growing herbs in the back mountains when they were fourteen!
"Girl, let me see the pills you refined."
Zhu Yi's eyes lit up, and she grinned, taking out a bottle of spirit-replenishing pills she had refined earlier from her storage bag and presenting it to him.
The pure white pill had a smooth texture and a sweet fragrance. It also had a faint fruity sweetness when tasted. Elder Hengshi tried it and felt that it was more effective than other mid-grade spirit-replenishing pills.
Elder Hengshi distributed the pills to the other elders around him so they could take a look. He smiled and said that the girl's intermediate-grade pills were extremely well-made.
"I wonder if your family approves of you coming to our Tianlan Sect to cultivate? Refining pills doesn't require extremely high cultivation. People from our Pill Sect are welcome wherever they go if they refine pills well."
Elder Hengshi was somewhat tempted; he was considering taking the girl under his tutelage and personally instructing her.
Zhu Yi's crescent-shaped eyes crinkled with anticipation as she awaited Elder Heng Shi's next words about accepting her as a disciple. Before her smile could fully bloom, she heard someone say, "But!"
“But our sect has never had a disciple with five spiritual roots!” Elder Hanliu from the admissions office spoke up again. He was quite clear about the talents and strengths of the disciples of Tianlan Sect.
He transmitted his voice to Elder Hengshi, "Senior brother, disciples with five spiritual roots have never been considered for inclusion in the sect in the past."
“Look at this pill, isn’t it well made?” Elder Hengshi raised an eyebrow. “Compared to being a furnace, this child is more valuable as an alchemist! I don’t think the Zhu family would refuse an outstanding young alchemist in the future.”
Zhu Yi couldn't hear the two elders' voice transmissions. The people above had just said that she was refining pills well, but now there was no further news, which was really frustrating.
While Elder Han Shi and Elder Han Liu were still struggling to their limits, they felt a gust of wind that they would never forget gently sweep over them.
"Oh? So many people today? You old guys are all here!" A mocking voice came from outside the quiet hall. Zhu Yi turned around at the sound.
The newcomer, dressed in a long black robe embroidered with gold bamboo leaf patterns, came against the spring light outside the hall, exuding a rather dashing and unrestrained air.
He looked like a shrewd, middle-aged man next door. The moment he entered, his gaze fell on Zhu Yi, his tangible eyes scrutinizing her from head to toe, leaving her nowhere to hide.
Zhu Yi stared at him blankly for three seconds. Since transmigrating, this was the first time she had looked at someone so intently.
I felt a little guilty, afraid that these high-level cultivators would notice that I was different from others.
"What a fine line, 'Where the heart leads, there is no regret, even at the cost of death.' A commendable ambition!"
The neighbor uncle reached out and patted Zhu Yi's head. He had a kind face, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Zhu Yi.
"Little girl, would you be willing to become my disciple and my personal student?"
Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Tianlan Sect in the main hall all gasped in surprise. It was none other than the Imperial Mirror Master from the Library Pavilion who had arrived!
Yes! He is the Mahayana stage cultivator with the highest cultivation level and the highest status in the Zhongzong Sect!
While others still need to consider whether to cultivate swordsmanship or talismans before starting their training, and which field to choose for in-depth study, Master Yujing has already achieved remarkable success in various fields!
He doesn't need to worry about any of these things at all!
Swords, spears, halberds, alchemy, talisman drawing, body tempering, weapon forging, array breaking, divination... he is almost omnipotent!
Master Yujing is the soul of the entire sect! To put it simply, he's the senior disciple of the sect's elder generation. Even the elders sitting in the hall consult Master Yujing when they encounter problems in their cultivation!
Many Tianlan Sect disciples felt their teeth ache, wondering what was so special about this Five Elemental Roots that made it worthy of special attention from Uncle Yujing!
"I'm willing." Zhu Yi's eyes flickered slightly as she bravely met the gaze of the elder before her.
She was a coward! She didn't actually know the identity of the seemingly refined-looking man in front of her, but she knew that given her circumstances, it was already very good that a master would take her as a disciple, and staying in the sect was a hundred times better than returning to the Zhu family! She wasn't picky!
At this moment, her previously somewhat bewildered eyes were filled with the girl's determination and resolve.
Being able to stay in the Tianlan Sect and become an elder's personal disciple without having to undergo further assessments is truly the best news I've heard in a long time!
"Hmm, not bad." Master Yujing smiled and looked at Elder Hengshi, his brows seemingly showing off...
Elder Hengshi was furious and inwardly furious. He had only hesitated for a moment! He glared at Elder Hanliu with a huge eye roll!
Well, this girl is quite good at alchemy. If Senior Brother Yujing were to personally teach her, she would be much better off than if she were taught by him...
Elder Hanliu seemed to understand Elder Hengshi's current predicament. Alas, back when he was just a junior disciple, he had been tormented by Senior Brother Yujing quite a bit. To be honest, all of them were a little intimidated by their senior brother.
Han Liu stole a glance at Sect Leader Han Song. The Sect Leader had been silently playing with the Jade Spirit Communication device earlier, probably to send a message to Senior Brother Yu Jing!
With a Mahayana cultivator taking on a disciple, there's no need to negotiate with the Zhu family anymore. Looking across the entire Eastern Continent, there are only four Mahayana cultivators!
If the Zhu family wants to send this little girl to be used as a furnace cauldron again, they'll have to see if their eldest brother agrees!
"Ahem! Don't just stand there, little girl Zhu Yi, hurry up and come over with your master. With so many sect elders here today to witness the apprenticeship ceremony, you can go back with your master."
After sitting in the main hall and secretly playing with the Jade Spirit Token for half a day, Sect Leader Han Song finally spoke, uttering his first words at the sect merger event.
The six forgotten elders from other sects: So we're just invisible... Let's continue drinking tea. After we finish, they can ask the others about the Hehuan Sect.
After all, the Hehuan Sect has been destroyed so badly that even the smallest piece is broken, leaving only these hundred or so children. It's not worth the major sects dividing them up among themselves.
The Immortal Venerable Miaoyin hastily sought refuge there, so she probably didn't bring many treasures with her. Judging from this, the Tianlan Sect has gained nothing other than taking in these children.
After they have seen the image of Master Miaoyin before her death and confirmed that it was not fake, they can return to their respective sects to report.
Master Yujing casually found an empty seat next to Sect Leader Hansong. With a wave of his hand, a complete set of light green jade tea set appeared in front of Zhu Yi, suspended in mid-air, complete with water, tea leaves, and everything else.
Zhu Yi raised his hand to make tea, but the teapot was lukewarm and contained no boiling water.
How do you make tea without hot water?
After a moment's thought, she crossed her hands in front of her chest and skillfully began to form hand seals with her orchid-like fingers. Light pink spiritual light flashed in the seals, and an orange-yellow flame, shaped like a lotus flower, struck the base of the jade pot.
The fire used to boil the water was precisely calculated and controlled. It had to bring the water in the jade pot to a boil in just a few breaths, while also being careful not to burn the color of the jade pot.
Thus, after the water boiled, Zhu Yi stopped making hand seals, and Master Yujing was able to clearly see how his little apprentice circulated spiritual energy.
After boiling the water in the jade pot, Zhu Yi carefully performed the steps of cleaning the utensils, appreciating the tea, and adding the tea leaves. Her fair and slightly small hands smoothly completed the tea-making process, showing a skill that was both proficient and somewhat clumsy.
Amidst the fragrant aroma of tea, she held the brewed tea above her forehead, knelt respectfully before Master Yujing, and steadily offered the tea: "Master, please have some tea."
"From now on, you will be my first personally taught disciple." The Mirror Immortal Venerable took a sip of tea. The taste was much worse than what he brewed himself, but it was still quite good.
"From now on, whether inside or outside the sect, if any fool, young or old, dares to bully you, turn around and tell your master, and your master will bully them back for you."
Zhu Yi was dumbfounded: What an amazing master! He's so protective of his own! She's loved domineering CEOs for a million years!
Master Yujing ignored his little disciple's stunned expression. He asked Elder Hanliu, who was a little distance away, for a personal disciple's identity token. After imbuing it with his spiritual power, he solemnly handed the jade token to Zhu Yi with both hands.
Was the hand bearing those scattered scars a life tablet? No! It was the warmth from Master. Zhu Yi felt that Master's simple gesture was full of respect!
The little apprentice sniffed, then solemnly accepted the life tablet, infusing it with her own spiritual power. She kowtowed again, her eyes filled with hope for the future, looking incredibly adorable.
Master Yujing smiled along with the silly child, and then he took out a storage ring. The luster of the ruby was obviously very valuable, and it almost blinded Zhu Yi.
"This is my first time taking on disciples, and I didn't know what you little girls liked. I came in a hurry, so I prepared these things first. Take them and let me know if you need anything later."
Zhu Yi was completely stunned by her master's magnanimous actions. She felt that happiness had come too quickly and she couldn't believe it!
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