Chapter 28 What a proud little kid

After the farce in the Disciple Hall ended, Nanwang returned to his simple life as an outer disciple.

After that, the second senior brother never came to teach the outer disciples again.

However, even though the Second Senior Brother did not show up, rumors about him never stopped, spreading to every corner of the sect.

Any two outer disciples who have never met each other before can chat about the gossip about the second senior brother.

——I heard that the head immortal secretly summoned the second senior brother. On that day, the spiritual energy vortex in the Qingyun Hall gathered into the shape of the Eight Diagrams Formation, lingering around the sect for several days.

——It is said that the thunder on the top of the Dharma Sect lasted for three days and three nights, and shattered the sect's protective formation into pieces. After the thunder, auspicious clouds filled the sky, fairy cranes flew together, and thousands of rays of light stretched for thousands of miles, as if celebrating the birth of the God's favorite.

——I heard that those eighty-one heavenly thunders were caused by Second Senior Brother breaking through the realm and forming the Golden Pill. The reason why it was so loud was because Second Senior Brother formed the unprecedented Chaos Golden Pill. After the Chaos Golden Pill was formed, he was no longer troubled by inner demons, and his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds. I'm afraid it won't be long before he surpasses the true disciples who are ranked higher.

——I heard that the second senior brother was actually a fairy and a demon who was not recognized by the Great Dao. He should have been in danger of death on the day of forming the elixir, but the head fairy took pity on his talent and helped him with secret methods. So the second senior brother merged the spiritual energy and the demonic energy into one, forming the Chaos Golden Elixir, and turned the road of cultivating the immortals that was full of dangers into a smooth road.

Nanwang was enjoying eating the melon very much.

In the original novel, there is no part about the second brother forming the Chaos Golden Elixir. Nan Wang reasonably suspected that a lot of the original plot was lost by him.

In addition to eating the gossip about his second senior brother crazily, Nan Wang also spared no effort to inquire about Chu Qingya's affairs.

Nan Wang originally wanted to use indirect methods to arouse people's suspicion of Chu Qingya's identity. However, when Nan Wang and others mentioned Chu Qingya, everyone's attitude was rather... ambiguous.

The third senior brother said that Chu Qingya would never appear in front of him again, so he should not care about these trivial matters, concentrate on his practice, and strive to break through the Qi refining stage as soon as possible; the eldest senior sister said that there was no one named Chu Qingya in Qingyun Sect, not now and certainly not in the future, and she also asked him to practice well.

In addition, the senior sister also specifically told him that if he picked up any strange panacea on the road, he must not eat it carelessly, but just find a place to throw it away.

Nan Wang was completely confused by these cryptic remarks, but he believed more in what his senior brothers and sisters said than in the original work. Since his senior brothers and sisters said that there was no such person as Chu Qingya in Qingyun Sect, he felt relieved.

…

It was another sunny afternoon. Nan Wang invited his friends from outside the school to his room to discuss happily.

The atmosphere during the discussion was extremely harmonious.

"Brother Luo is having good luck today. He has won three games in a row."

"It's been a long time since I've been awarded a prize. Today it's just my turn."

After a few rounds of cards, the three of them took a short break for tea.

Luo Xuyou said: "I don't know if there are any of us outer disciples who can attend Second Senior Brother's coming-of-age ceremony..."

"Ah? What do you mean by coming of age?" Nan Wang was so frightened that the teacup in his hand fell onto the table: "Second Senior Brother just came of age?"

"Yes, isn't there a coming-of-age ceremony at the end of the month? The number of invitations is limited, and the Dharma Sect and the Alchemy Sect are all going crazy for them."

“I’ll go…”

Nanwang was shocked.

It seems that the second senior brother is not even as old as him.

The original novel only mentions that Chu Songping had achieved extraordinary success at a young age, but it does not specify how old he was.

Nan Wang felt terrible when he suddenly heard such explosive news.

No wonder the second brother is so arrogant in his actions and words, it turns out he is really ignorant of the immensity of the world.

A twenty-year-old Jindan cultivator, this is too awesome!

Yuan He sighed: "Second Senior Brother is extremely gifted. He is truly enviable."

"We are both in our twenties, but he has already achieved Dan-forming while I was almost driven off the mountain... Alas, why are people so different from each other..."

Nanwang sighed and sighed, and suddenly thought of a question:

"Wait, the second senior brother hasn't even reached the age of 18 yet, what about the third senior brother? Could it be that he hasn't reached the age of 18 either?"

Zhan Chenming is nine feet tall and looks haggard. Could it be that he is a young and strong man who has just turned eighteen?

Luo Xuyou said: "Of course not, Third Senior Brother should be the oldest among all the True Disciples, he is probably over a hundred years old."

Nanwang was very puzzled: "Why are the true disciples ranked like this? The third senior brother is ranked behind the second senior brother. Isn't this messing up the generation division?"

Yuan He said: "The ranking of true disciples is not based on age, right? Maybe Second Senior Brother is very talented and has been accepted as the head of the sect before Third Senior Brother?"

Luo Xuyou said, "That's not the case. I was already in the outer sect before Second Senior Brother entered the sect. At that time, First Senior Brother, First Senior Sister, and Third Senior Brother had all become disciples of the Sect Master Immortal Venerable. Second Senior Brother was the last true disciple to become disciples of the Sect Master Immortal Venerable. Although Fifth Senior Sister was young and entered the sect late, she became a disciple before Second Senior Brother."

Yuan He exclaimed in amazement: "I was originally a casual cultivator and have only been in the sect for a few years. This is the first time I have heard of these things."

"I... I have always been focused on my cultivation and have never paid attention to what is happening outside. I have never heard of these rumors."

Nan Wanglue said this with some embarrassment.

He entered Qingyun Sect not too late. Even his fifth junior sister and second senior brother became disciples of the Sect Master after his arrival. However, he had always been a menial disciple before that. The news there was extremely isolated. On weekdays, he would hardly see many inner disciples, and had no way of knowing the gossip about the true disciples.

From this we can see that if one wants to listen to the sect’s gossip, entering the outer sect is the most basic threshold.

After a moment of silence, Nanwang said, "The ranking method for the True Disciples is too weird. The second position is left vacant, as if it is waiting for Senior Brother Chu."

Luo Xuyou didn't care about this: "The headmaster has his own considerations. It's normal for us not to understand."

Yuan He said: "Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of another question - why is the fourth position of the True Disciple ranking vacant?"

Luo Xuyou said: "You joined the sect too late, and you don't know what happened back then. Fourth Senior Brother unfortunately died in the secret realm, and his soul lamp was shattered. Since then, Fourth Senior Brother's position has been vacant."

Nan Wangdao's eyes were sharp: "So that's it!"

When he read the original novel, he was very curious as to why Qingyun Sect did not have a fourth-ranked true disciple. Not only him, but other readers also had the same doubts as him, but the author refused to explain the reasons and forced the readers to guess on their own.

Readers guessed all kinds of possibilities, and finally came up with ridiculous reasons that the author didn't write the number because the pronunciation of "four" is unlucky, but they still failed to get the author's approval.

This time Nanwang finally knew the reason.

It's quite satisfying to have a puzzle that has been bothering me for many years finally solved.

If he is lucky enough to wear it back, he will definitely go to the comments section and make the truth known to everyone!

Luo Xuyou said: "Hearing what you said, I feel that the position of Second Senior Brother might have been specially reserved for him by the Sect Master Immortal Venerable. After all, someone who can form the Chaos Golden Pill is a favored child of the Heavenly Dao that has not been seen in thousands of years."

Yuan He agreed and said, "Brother Luo, what you said makes sense! It makes sense!"

Nan Wang nodded as if following suit, but he did not agree with Luo Xuyou's words in his heart.

He always felt that things were not that simple. There must be some kind of pattern in the ranking of true disciples. However, that pattern was neither age nor the time when one became a disciple of the Immortal Master, but something... something that he could not know at the moment.

Luo Xuyou added: "I heard that Second Senior Brother has become more restrained after he reached Dan Formation, and has the demeanor of an elder. Maybe in a few days, he will no longer be the Second Senior Brother of the sect, but an elder of the Dharma Sect."

Nanwang said: "Is it true or false?"

He had seen how arrogant Second Senior Brother was, and he didn't believe that Second Senior Brother's personality could change.

Luo Xuyou said firmly: "Of course it is true. This coming-of-age ceremony is proof of it. There are rumors that the second senior brother will start a furnace to refine elixirs at the ceremony and make many good friends."

Yuan He said with regret: "It's a pity that I didn't get to know Second Senior Brother when he came to teach in the outer sect. I missed a chance to soar to the sky in vain!"

Nan laughed at him: "You are still soaring into the sky, what does Second Senior Brother's Dan formation have to do with you? Are you just a pet of Second Senior Brother? If he achieves enlightenment, you and his pet will ascend to heaven?"

Yuan He smiled awkwardly and said, "That's just what I said. Second Senior Brother doesn't even know me, so he can't benefit me... But Brother Nan, you were detained by Second Senior Brother, so didn't you leave a deep impression on him?"

Nan Wang laughed loudly: "What deep impression? The deep impression that I always fell asleep during his class?"

The other two also laughed.

The room was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

The three of them were laughing happily when they suddenly heard the sound of a door opening outside the house.

Nan Wang stood up and cursed: "Who is so blind that didn't you see the sign hanging on my door that said 'Discussing the Dao, Do Not Disturb'? And what does it mean to come in without knocking..."

He didn't finish his words.

Because while he was walking out, the man had already opened the door and walked into the house.

His eyes also fell on the card table in the middle of the room.

"Oh, you two really have a good argument."

The visitor opened his mouth with words full of sarcasm, and his eyes were filled with undisguised disdain.

With such an arrogant attitude and such a weird tone, if it were someone else, Nan Wang would have cursed back.

However, facing the person in front of him, Nanwang not only did not dare to say a single harsh word, but even had to kowtow and apologize:

"Second, Second Senior Brother, you...are here to discuss the Dao as well?"

“I’ll go!”

“I’ll go!”

The other two got off the couch in a panic and said tremblingly:

"Greetings, Second Brother!"

"Greetings, Second Brother!"

Oh my god, the person who came was actually the second senior brother of Qingyun Sect who had been making a lot of noise in the past two days, Chu Songping himself!

Nan Wang looked at the messy card table in the room, then at his second senior brother, who was dressed in white and had a purple collar, and looked like he was surrounded by a halo. He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't know that you were coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Your presence has really made my humble room more glorious..."

"Forget it. All of us true disciples put together are not as eloquent as you."

Chu Songping waved his hands, praising openly but criticizing secretly.

Nanwang hesitantly said "I dare not, I dare not" several times.

"You are eloquent, but your character is not good." Chu Songping raised his head and said proudly: "What I said that day, I will say again today. With your character, even if you are lucky enough to refine your Qi, your future cultivation will still be difficult!"

Nanwang: "..."

Who said that Second Senior Brother’s temperament became much more restrained after he achieved Dan?

Is this also called convergence?

Obviously, he is even more arrogant! He deserves to be beaten even more!

Nan Wang was complaining happily in his mind, but the other two were almost frightened to death by the scene in front of them.

It was agreed that no one knew Second Senior Brother, so how come Second Senior Brother came to visit Nan Wang at this critical moment?

What kind of approach is this?