After all, for a beggar, suppressing demons and bringing peace to the chaotic world is too far away.

The old man in white robes did not notice Jiang Zhige's abnormality. He looked up at the sky and said, "Okay, it's getting late. Come back to the sect with me first."

Jiang Zhige followed his gaze and found a crane circling in the sky.

At the signal from the old man in white robe, the crane flapped its wings and flew over, landing beside Jiang Zhige.

Jiang Zhige glanced at Xianhe, then looked down at Nangong Rou who was still sleeping soundly, and said hesitantly: "Xianren, my sister..."

Although he felt that since he could worship the immortal as his master, Nangong Rou should be no exception, he was somewhat worried because he didn't get the consent of the old man in white robe himself.

"Don't worry, even if I don't accept your sister as my apprentice, you can still keep her with you."

The old man in white robe shook his head and smiled. Compared with Jiang Zhige, he liked Nangong Rou more. How could he abandon Nangong Rou?

The reason why he deliberately did not accept Jiang Zhige at the beginning was purely to test Jiang Zhige again.

Jiang Zhige immediately breathed a sigh of relief, bent over and carefully picked up Nangong Rou, fearing to disturb her.

However, standing in front of the crane holding Nangong Rou, Jiang Zhige didn't know what to do.

"Sage, I, we are not going to sit on its back, are we?"

The old man in white robe smiled without saying a word. He stretched out two fingers and lightly lifted them up. Jiang Zhige, who was holding Nangong Rou, was wrapped in a ray of spiritual light and slowly flew to the back of the crane.

Witnessing such incredible means, Jiang Zhige was not afraid, but felt excited instead.

“This is the power of the immortal.”

Thinking that he would be able to be like the old man in white robe in the future, Jiang Zhige felt elated for the first time in his life.

At this moment, the old man in white robe suddenly remembered something, and flew to the side of the crane with his hands behind his back. He turned his head and said to Jiang Zhige, "By the way, my name is Yao Qianji. From now on, you can call me Master."

"But Immortal, Master, we haven't officially performed the apprenticeship ceremony yet. Shouldn't there be a lot of rules when joining the Immortal Sect?"

"I accept you as my disciple, and you accept me as your master. Why do we need so much formality?"

Yao Qianji laughed heartily, then flew away, leaving Jiang Zhige with only his back.

Before Jiang Zhige could come to his senses, the crane under his crotch let out a cry and carried him and Nangong Rou to chase Yao Qianji.

The crane flew very steadily, carrying the two of them through layers of dark clouds.

When the clouds dispersed and light came out, Jiang Zhige opened his eyes and was stunned for a moment.

The sky was filled with clouds and mist, the setting sun was shining brightly, and half of the sky was dyed with red.

Being in it feels like a fairyland, as if you are in another world.

He quickly adapted to the feeling of weightlessness in flying, and stood up while holding Nangong Rou to look at the crimson sunset.

"It's been a long time since I saw such a beautiful sun."

Jiang Zhige sighed and looked down at Nangong Rou in his arms.

At this moment, his heart was full of longing for the future.

"The great immortals guard the gates of heaven, suppress demons, and pacify the chaotic world. It is hard to imagine that such words came from the mouth of the Demon Emperor."

"Joining the Immortal Sect should be the first turning point in the Demon Emperor's life."

"How can a golden scale stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it will turn into a dragon. The Demon Emperor has such a character at the age of nine. Even if he is not favored today, he will surely achieve something in the future."

"Now it seems that everything is going in a good direction. I am very curious about what caused the Demon Emperor to fall into the path of evil."

All the powerful men in the hall were filled with emotion. The feeling of witnessing the growth process of a great emperor was truly indescribable.

Hearing these discussions, Qu Yun's heart moved. He almost forgot that although Jiang Zhige was very good to Nangong Rou in his early years, didn't he fall into the evil path later?

When Nangong Rou witnesses Jiang Zhige's betrayal, let alone turning against him, she will probably hate Jiang Zhige even more.

Nangong Rou had no idea what Qu Yun was thinking, and her eyes were fixed on the picture in the light and shadow.

Compared to Qu Yun's little thoughts, her heart had already begun to waver and she began to doubt the truth of what happened that year.

If Jiang Zhige's feelings for her were really so deep, would he really betray her for a treasure that day? Although it was hard to believe, Nangong Rou was not sure, after all, she trusted Jiang Zhige so much back then.

Nangong Rou was in a state of confusion. She turned to Jiang Zhige who was half-kneeling in the hall and murmured, "Jiang Zhige, if there was something else going on, why didn't you explain it to me?"

In the picture of light and shadow, seven years passed in a flash.

Nangong Rou is extremely talented. In just seven years, she has reached the initial stage of Spiritual Martial Realm. It is said that she may have some kind of bloodline hidden in her body. The elders of Tianyun Pavilion regard her as a designated true disciple.

Jiang Zhige had mediocre talent and became a disciple in the Tianyun Pavilion's medicine garden who was responsible for collecting herbs. Even though he practiced very hard, he was still only at the Organ Refining Stage.

The body refining stage is divided into the skin refining stage, bone refining stage, marrow refining stage, organ refining stage, and blood refining stage. Jiang Zhige had just entered the organ refining stage not long ago, and it would take at least five or six years for him to break through to the spiritual martial arts stage.

Moreover, it becomes more difficult to make progress as one progresses in cultivation. With Jiang Zhige's talent, without external help, he would probably never be able to break through the Yuanhai realm where his master Yao Qianji is in his lifetime.

Jiang Zhige was not discouraged. To him, a life of collecting herbs and practicing cultivation was a thousand times better than begging in Yucheng.

Moreover, after breaking through to the Dao Seed Realm, his life could be extended by more than 300 years. Jiang Zhige was already very satisfied to be able to accompany Nangong Rou for more than 300 years.

Tianyun Pavilion, Zhaixing Peak.

Jiang Zhige squatted in the field, carefully taking care of the spiritual herbs that emitted a faint spiritual light.

Although it's just taking care of spiritual herbs, the work is not easy. The nourishment and water control alone need to be controlled to an extreme degree. The slightest mistake will make the spiritual herbs lose their best effect.

Not long after, a beautiful girl in a light blue dress ran into the medicine garden and shouted, "Brother! Brother! There's a sect competition today, come with me and watch it!"

Jiang Zhige stood up from the field and saw Nangong Rou who was looking for him. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Rou'er, the inner sect test is coming soon. Why don't you work hard to practice and still want to watch other people's competitions?"

"Bah! Brother, you are such a pighead that you only think about practicing every day and never find time to relax. What's the point of practicing so hard?"

Nangong Rou pouted, ran over and pulled Jiang Zhige out without question.

"Okay, let me go first, I'll go with you."

Jiang Zhige smiled bitterly. Seven years had passed, and Nangong Rou had not become more sensible, but had become even more naughty.

Nangong Rou immediately giggled, let go of Jiang Zhige's hand, and walked in front, skipping and leading the way for Jiang Zhige.

"Fuck, is this lively and lovely girl really the Nangong Fairy who is not interested in worldly things in my impression? She even called the Demon Emperor a pig-head?"

"Well, it should be that Fairy Nangong and the Demon Emperor had a better relationship back then."

"The fairy is indeed a fairy. She is only fourteen years old, but she is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water."