Chapter 612: The Sea of Suffering in the Red Dust
"Everyone, please do not spread the news that I am accepting disciples."
Gao Xian said as he flicked his long sleeves, "Everyone, leave."
Yao Qinglin, the housekeeper and others bowed and withdrew, including Yongqing, and all outsiders left the yard.
Shui Tiancheng hesitated and said in a low voice: "Master, I will go and see my classmate off."
Gao Xian ignored Shui Tiancheng, and Yong Zhen beside him nodded slightly: "Go."
Shui Tiancheng hurriedly bowed and then hurried to the gate. He took Yao Qinglin's hand and said, "Yucheng, stay for two days. I'll treat you to two good drinks."
Yao Qinglin shook his head quickly: "That won't do. I have official business to attend to. I have to escort Immortal Master Yongqing to Yunyang Prefecture. It's already an exception for me to visit Brother Shui on the way. How can I delay Immortal Master's journey?"
"Um?"
Shui Tiancheng was a little surprised. Yao Qinglin brought the immortal master to take his daughter as his apprentice. This was a great opportunity for him. No matter what, he had to accept Yao Qinglin's favor.
Why did Yao Qinglin's tone change as soon as he opened his mouth? This shouldn't be the case for someone as smart as him.
Shui Tiancheng hesitated and said, "What about my daughter?"
Yao Qinglin was unhappy. He had already sent the immortal master to the Shui family. Since the immortal master didn't like him, there was nothing to say. Why was Shui Tiancheng so ignorant?
His expression immediately turned cold: "Since there is no such fate, we can't force it. Brother Shui, let's say goodbye now."
This made Shui Tiancheng even more surprised. Why did Yao Qinglin look so angry and what he said was not right? What went wrong? Shui Tiancheng didn't know how to explain it. He could only bow and send his classmate to the car. He knew in his heart that this little misunderstanding had offended Yao Qinglin.
This classmate is not very cunning, but has a deep mind. If someone says something bad about him, he will hold a grudge for ten years. Shui Tiancheng could only sigh in his heart, what does this mean...
Yao Qinglin snorted as he got on the car, feeling very uncomfortable. He had sent someone here with good intentions, so it was normal that the matter didn't work out. Shui Tiancheng still blamed him, which was really ignorant...
Yongqing, who was sitting opposite, saw a flash of gloom on Yao Qinglin's face and he sighed in his heart. Yao Qinglin and the others had their memories erased by Gao Xingjun's words, so a misunderstanding arose between Yao Qinglin and Shui Tiancheng.
The foul air in the world is thick, and people's hearts are easily contaminated by it, causing the three poisons of anger, ignorance and rage.
A small misunderstanding caused resentment in Yao Qinglin's heart. This resentment is like a seed, which will continue to grow under the circumstances and no one knows what the result will be.
Of course, this is also largely due to human nature. It's just that the filth in the world is so strong, and the resentment of hundreds of millions of sentient beings is so strong that they torture each other, making this world so filthy.
This is why Buddhists call the mortal world a sea of suffering. For a cultivator to practice in the mortal world is like overcoming a tribulation.
However, the mortal world is a sea of suffering, and so is the world of cultivators. Even if one ascends to become an immortal, one cannot escape the sorrows, joys, and sorrows...
Shui Tiancheng returned to the courtyard. He couldn't help but mutter to the old housekeeper beside him: "Why did Yao Qinglin suddenly become confused?"
The old housekeeper comforted Shui Tiancheng instead: "Master, don't worry if it doesn't work out. Don't ruin your relationship with Master Yao."
The old man paused and said, "The young lady is so young, it's okay if she doesn't practice Taoism. The master can still watch over her every day..."
Shui Tiancheng found something wrong this time. He was confused and didn't know what kind of illness the old housekeeper and Yao Qinglin had, or was he just hallucinating? Was the so-called Master Gao just a hysterical fantasy of his?
Thinking of this, Shui Tiancheng quickened his pace and returned to the backyard, where he saw Master Gao, dressed in snow-white clothes, talking to his daughter.
Shui Mingxia has always been a talkative person with outsiders, but somehow she was chatting happily with Master Gao, as if they had known each other for a long time.
Shui Tiancheng was puzzled again. This Immortal Master Gao was clearly here, and everyone had just seen with their own eyes that Immortal Master Gao was going to accept Mingxia as his disciple. How could he forget all this in the blink of an eye? He suddenly remembered a sentence that Immortal Master Gao had told them not to tell anyone about this matter. Could it be that with just one sentence, everyone else would forget everything that had just happened? !
Yong Zhen saw Shui Tiancheng's doubts, and she said to him softly: "There is a difference between immortals and mortals, and Xingjun doesn't like to be disturbed by others. In this family, except for you and Shui Mingxia, no one else can remember Xingjun and me..."
To be honest, although Yong Zhen is a foundation-building cultivator, he has no idea how Gao Xian has achieved this. Others can see them, remember their identities, and communicate with them normally, but as soon as they leave this backyard, they will immediately forget their existence.
All we can say is that the Star God has limitless magical powers and is not restricted in the mortal world.
Although Shui Tiancheng had some guesses, he was still shocked by Yong Zhen's explanation. He hesitated and said, "Wouldn't it be inconvenient if other people didn't remember the two immortal masters?"
"These are irrelevant. I will take care of Xingjun's food, clothing, housing and transportation."
Yong Zhen explained to Shui Tiancheng in a serious and solemn manner: "I am just a follower of the Star Lord, I am not worthy of being called the Immortal Master. You can call the Star Lord the True Lord, and you can call me Taoist Priest."
Shui Tiancheng hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Taoist priest. If you need anything, just let me know."
Yongzhen smiled slightly but said nothing.
The Star God had instructed that everything should be kept simple in the mortal world to avoid being contaminated by the foul air of the mortal world, and that top-level spiritual objects should not be used. Even so, Shui Tiancheng could not afford to provide for the Star God's food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
It is no exaggeration to say that the cup of tea that Xingjun drank was something that the Shui family could not afford even if they spent all their money. But there was no need to tell Shui Tiancheng about this.
Gao Xian ignored Shui Tiancheng behind him. He asked Shui Mingxia softly, "Child, are you willing to be my disciple?"
Shui Mingxia hesitated for a moment, and looked at her father behind her for help. Although she was young, she knew that becoming a disciple was a big deal and she couldn't just agree to it.
The few female warriors who taught her swordsmanship could only be considered instructors.
Shui Tiancheng had been listening with his ears perked up. He nodded hurriedly to Shui Mingxia, signaling his daughter to agree quickly.
With her father's permission, Shui Mingxia said seriously, "I do."
"Good boy."
Gao Xian touched Shui Mingxia's little head and said, "Skills should not be passed on easily. If you want to teach swordsmanship, you must have a formal reason."
As for Shui Mingxia's identity, he actually made some guesses.
Bai Yujing is a spirit, so logically he shouldn't have any relatives or descendants. Moreover, this person is at least 10,000 years old.
After being passed down for more than ten thousand years, any bloodline has long become extremely thin and is not worth caring about at all.
So, this little girl might be related to him. Bai Yujing wanted to take this opportunity to tease him and do him a favor.
Since Gao Xian started practicing Taoism, there have been few people with whom he has a deep connection. He naturally thought of Yun Qiu Shui.
However, more than two hundred years had passed, and Yun Qiu Shui's true spirit had been reincarnated countless times, and her past life memories and spirituality had long been erased. Even if this little girl was really Yun Qiu Shui, she had little to do with Yun Qiu Shui.
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Of course, this little girl might be Yun Zai Tian! He had only lived for three hundred years, and he couldn't guess how a spirit that had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years would have fun! Gao Xian didn't have the ability to discern the true spirit of the little girl. In fact, he had always been skeptical about the reincarnation of the true spirit.
According to the official sect books he had read, the reincarnation of the true spirit was mysterious and unpredictable. Most of the so-called reincarnation of the strong was actually the reincarnation of the Yin spirit or the Yuan spirit.
The reincarnation of the Yin Spirit or the Yuan Spirit is equivalent to a strong person taking over the body of a fetus. Basically, there will be no mystery in the fetus. It is just a temporary loss of memory, and it will naturally awaken when it reaches a certain age.
This is completely different from the reincarnation of the true soul.
No matter who Shui Mingxia was in her previous life, she was Shui Mingxia in this life, and her previous life had nothing to do with her anymore, unless she could awaken her wisdom.
Gao Xian thought the little girl was pretty good, and her physical aptitude was considered above average among mortals. In the world of cultivators, it was not worth mentioning. At the age of 24, he was still at the first level of Qi training, but in terms of cultivation aptitude, he was much better than the little girl.
The so-called cultivation aptitude actually depends on the affinity between the person and the spiritual energy. Some cultivators with poor aptitude can also achieve enlightenment and become gods.
Bai Yujing asked him to teach sword in the mortal world for ten years, and it would not be too late to make any plans after these ten years.
Shui Tiancheng attached great importance to becoming Gao Xian's disciple, especially after witnessing Gao Xian's unfathomable magical powers, he became extremely awed by Gao Xian.
He wanted to hold a grand ceremony, but was stopped by Gao Xian.
"Being a disciple is about the heart, not the form. Just kowtow and don't worry about anything else." Gao Xian said.
Under Yongzhen's guidance, Shui Mingxia kowtowed three times and nine times. Gao Xian smiled and gave Shui Mingxia a long sword. The sword weighed seven pounds and was three and a half feet long. It was named Yunshui.
This was also forged by Gao Xian himself. He was not very good at refining weapons, but it was easy for him to refine this ordinary sword. This sword itself was also very special. It was made by melting Yunguang Jade Crystal and platinum extracted from Tianshui. The most important thing was that it was not afraid of being contaminated by foul air, and it could also exert a little power in the mortal world.
Shui Mingxia was quite strong and could hold the sword with both hands. However, she particularly liked such a heavy sword, and she couldn't tell why.
Because Shui Mingxia was too young, Gao Xian couldn't take her out, so she stayed at Shui's house for the time being.
Gao Xian occupied the backyard and taught Shui Mingxia swordsmanship for two hours a day. The rest of the time, he asked Yong Zhen to teach Shui Mingxia to read and write.
Gao Xian used a secret method to cut off mortals' memories of him and Yong Zhen, so no one knew that Shui Mingxia had become a disciple of the Xuanming Sect's immortal master, and no one knew that the Shui family had two more immortal masters in charge.
More than a year passed like this. One night, Gao Xian was sitting in meditation in his room. The mortal world is filthy. When you exhale here, nine out of nine are filthy air, and the remaining one is spiritual energy.
In the mortal world, cultivators try not to practice, and rely on taking pills to hold on. This is the only way to avoid being corroded by foul air to the greatest extent.
Gao Xian had been in the mortal world for more than a year, but he felt that practicing here was quite beneficial to him. His cultivation was too strong and his progress was too fast. Breathing and practicing in such a harsh environment would help refine his magic power.
In the past year, his cultivation level has not improved, but he has a deeper understanding of the Great Five Elements Kung Fu. At this moment, he suddenly felt something in his heart and quietly came to Shui Mingxia's window.
Through the window, Gao Xian could also see a bright light shining between Shui Mingxia's eyebrows, which resonated silently with the Yunshui Sword beside her, and there was a faint sense of sword energy flowing back and forth.
Gao Xian was a little surprised. Awakened the innate spirituality? Otherwise, with Shui Mingxia's qualifications, how could she have the energy to stimulate the sword energy of the Cloud Water Sword!
"Could it really be Qiu Shui?"
Shui Mingxia suddenly sat up, she gently flicked the Yunshui sword beside her, then jumped barefoot to the window with the sword in hand.
Shui Mingxia sighed softly through the thick window paper: "If we meet again, we will drink and talk about the passing years... Brother Gao, where is my peach blossom wine?"
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(End of this chapter)