Chapter 9: Bad Apprentice
Minghua Valley.
As we all know, there are six of the top three immortal gates. Minghua Valley is one of the four third-ranked immortal gates in the world.
Minghua Valley, as its name suggests, is located in a valley. The grass and trees are lush, the fallen petals are colorful, there are hundreds of flowers in spring, red maples in autumn, the sun and the moon are in the sky, shining brightly, so it is called "Minghua".
Due to the rich flowers, plants, fruits and trees, Minghua Valley is famous for its alchemy and medicine. The monks in the valley advocated a free and easy spirit, which led to the separation a few years ago. The valley master's brother Gui Ruoxue ran away with several elders and core disciples, and separated out a Qingyu Altar that specialized in poisons and poison pills.
The Qingyu Altar is considered an evil sect that is not far from falling into the demonic realm. Gui Ruoxue even created a reputation for testing new drugs on the mortals in a village. In order to maintain Minghua Valley's TOP3 status, Valley Master Gui Ruoxu has had to work hard to get closer to the TOP2 two sects in recent years.
The cousin who was sent to Qingji Sect, my third senior brother Gui Taoran, is one of the close-knit people.
The disciples of Piaomiao Peak had certainly heard of many stories about the Third Immortal Sect. But after all, they are all disciples of Qingji Sect, and their understanding of Minghua Valley is just so-so. Now listen to Gui Taoran's account of the internal situation of Minghua Valley.
The current head of Minghua Valley is good at alchemy. There are several elders in total. What is the cultivation direction of each elder? How to recruit disciples, how to teach disciples, who is the first disciple, and even where the elders live, what herbs are commonly used for cultivation...
All the disciples were stunned.
That's unheard of.
If Gui Taoran hadn't been there, how could they have known such detailed and systematic information.
They all felt that the door to a new world had been opened to them.
After Gui Taoran finished speaking, he also felt thirsty and said, "Master gave me a table, and I inquired according to what was written on it."
Finding out these things is much more fun than practicing. This information is also public in Minghua Valley. It's not a leak.
Ning Mingmei listened to Gui Taoran's report, his eyebrows trembling a little...Lu Ding physical experience water, aphrodisiac, some research is too free. Only after hearing that an elder Cong had failed in refining the elixir and made a pot of potion that could dissolve cold iron, did he put down his teacup again.
After Gui Taoran finished his report, Ning Mingmei said, "Who has any questions? Raise your hand."
After a while, the fourteenth disciple raised his hand and said, "Master, why did you ask the third brother to inquire about the news of Minghua Valley? Piaomiao Peak cultivates swords, while Minghua Valley cultivates alchemy. There is no connection between us."
This is a disregard for basic subjects.
"If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. When it comes to sword training, how much do you know about your sword and your body?" Ning Mingmei said.
"But for the talisman and mechanical arts, there is Yinbing Pavilion, which is one of the third-rank immortal gates. For the weapon arts, there is Qisheng Castle, which is among the top nine immortal gates..."
How on earth can a sword cultivator have anything to do with herbs?
Ning Mingmei: "It's really hard to talk to someone who doesn't understand chemistry."
system:……
Ning Mingmei: "Sword cultivators emphasize the unity of man and sword. How long did it take you to use your last sword?"
The fourteenth disciple thought about it uncertainly: "...seven years?"
"The potion of Elder Cong of Minghuagu can melt cold iron. What if there is a potion that can be used to melt the rust on the surface of the sword?"
"this……"
"What if there was a potion that could make a sword no longer rusty and stronger than before?"
The fourteen disciples stopped talking. Ning Mingmei continued leisurely: "Besides, cultivating immortals is not an isolated island."
If you stick to your own academic work and don't communicate with bosses in other fields, how can you follow hot topics, carry out projects, and attract investment?
Just like when machine learning first became popular. Computer machine learning, physical machine learning, biological machine learning, even political science research requires machine learning. If Python hadn't yet been available in the world of immortal cultivation, Ning Mingmei would have also learned some machines in the world of immortal cultivation.
Moreover, more friends mean more paths, more bosses mean more projects. Now it is just one person, but in the future the entire journal editorial board will come together to review.
There is no need to tell the above content to the disciples. Ning Mingmei simply talked about the importance of helping each other and the unity of the immortal sect, and finally added: "...knowing what they are doing will also help you to enter the industrial world in the future."
Although I didn’t understand what “entering the industrial sector for employment” meant. The disciples were also sweating and felt it was very evil.
It seems that Third Brother has indeed done a job that no one else can replace.
Another disciple asked: "Can I take aphrodisiac medicine..."
Ning Mingmei raised his eyebrows mockingly, looked around at everyone, and said with a half-smile, "How big is the market for this thing? Don't you have any idea?"
Everyone: ...Then there is really nothing to say.
He also asked Gui Taoran to sort it out this week to see what projects in Minghua Valley could intersect with Piaomiao Peak. Gui Taoran laughed heartily and said, "It's okay. Even if I can't do it, my servants can help me."
Ning Mingmei: "That's great. It comes with a free RA (research assistant) and I don't have to pay him a salary."
You really don't intend to be a human being, do you?
A crisis was temporarily averted. The next one was the turn of the fourth apprentice Bai Bugui, who had been watching the show.
The golden Bai Bugui was prepared to be harassed. Who would have thought that Ning Mingmei was unusually lenient to him, and only asked him a few quick questions before letting him go.
This made Bai Bugui a little confused.
"Could it be that the Sword-wielding Elder is only particularly strict with the first and second disciples?"
The suffering of his fifth junior brother quickly made him deny this idea.
When the fifth junior brother finished his presentation, there were tears in his eyes. Everyone shuddered, and then they heard Ning Mingmei's voice: "Next."
That sound was like death.
The eighteen disciples completed their reports one by one. Generally speaking, the quality is good, and those who can become disciples of Qingji Sect are mostly quite capable. There are only a few special cases that deserve some detail.
One is Lao Liu, who has connections.
There are six realms in the world. The human world, the immortal world (also known as the cultivation world), the demon world, the devil world, the underworld (also known as the ghost world), and the heavenly world. The heaven is also known as the realm of gods. It is the residence of ancient gods and those who have transcended tribulations and ascended to heaven. Since the collapse of the Heavenly Gate ten thousand years ago, no one has ascended to heaven again.
In addition to the many immortal gates, the immortal world also has organizations such as aristocratic families, immortal cities, associations, villas, and large and small immortal alliances.
Lao Liu is the son of the mayor of one of the immortal cities.
Where there are people, there is the world. There are also intrigues, betrayals, alliances, and various frictions, big and small, between the immortal cities. Of course, where there are cities, there are also various industries.
“Now, all the direct followers of the Great Immortal City have to be at least mid-Nascent Soul cultivators.” One disciple’s face turned pale.
Ning Mingmei glanced at him.
Remember, Xiaojiu’s dream is to enter the system after graduation. And it’s not a civil service exam, but direct selection into the ministry.
There is also Lao Shi, who has connections.
Lao Shi, a relative of Lao Shi, comes from the western border of the fairy world, which is geographically connected to the demon world and the human world. There are different tribes in the western, northern and southern borders of the fairyland, and only the northern tribes have a unified king. Lao Shi is the son of the patriarch of the largest local tribe in the west.
Students from ethnic minorities.
The people of this tribe have higher noses and deeper eyes than the people of the Central Plains. They have some secret methods passed down from generation to generation and their customs are also different. And due to geographical factors, they are also relatively familiar with the demon tribe: some are friendly with them, while others are at war with them.
The tenth elder didn't speak the Central Plains language very well, and he stammered as he finished talking about the affairs of the tribe and some situations of the demon tribe on the border. Ning Mingmei sensed some of these could be profitable... no, academic opportunities, so he told Lao Shi to continue inquiring.
The last relative is my junior fellow apprentice, Lao Shiba. Unlike the previous three who have connections in the fairy world, Lao Shiba comes from the human world.
The relationship between the human world and the fairy world in this world is not clear-cut. The immortal world cultivates immortality, while the human world practices martial arts, learns witchcraft, and uses puppets or mechanisms. They have exchanges in many resources and businesses. Most human capitals would also invite some immortal cultivators to take charge.
Lao Shiba's father is a king of a different surname in the human world. He rules over a capital city called Yetu, which is located at the border between the underworld and the human world. In addition to the underworld and the human world, Yedu is also close to the Fangcun Mountains.
The Fangcun Mountains are vast and majestic, with several valleys and forests, and can be called a paradise. There are some remote villages scattered among the mountains.
After the battle between gods and demons and the collapse of the Heavenly Gate, a few descendants of the gods stayed in the lower world and reproduced like other ethnic groups.
Most descendants of the gods act mysteriously and possess extraordinary talents. Some of them have left the world, some have avoided it, and some have lived in seclusion, guarding certain seals for generations.
Legend has it that some villages in the Fangcun Mountains are the descendants of some gods.
However, the fall of Tianmen happened ten thousand years ago. These villages have been multiplying from generation to generation until now, and most of them have lost their divine abilities and have become ordinary people.
"Some time ago, a group of men in black entered Fangcun Mountain Range and were searching a village. But that village was wiped out five years ago. No one in the village was spared." Old Eighteen said, "When my father sent people to check, strange black smoke was coming out of the bodies of the dead villagers..."
"Was it done by the evil cultivator?" Ning Mingmei said.
"I don't know. My father said that the killing method was that of a demon cultivator, but the black smoke was a little weird." Old Eighteen shook his head. "Who would massacre a group of unarmed villagers?"
Ning Mingmei's eyelids twitched.
Fangcun Mountains.
Isn't that the protagonist's hometown?
"What's the name of that village?" Ning Mingmei asked.
"Lingshui Village." said Lao Shiba.
Thousands of years ago, there was a goddess who ended the war in the underworld after the collapse of the Heavenly Gate with her death.
The descendants of the goddess have lived in Lingshui Village for generations.
Lingshui Village.
It is indeed the protagonist’s hometown.
In the original work, the hero is the son of the village's high priest, and he encountered a massacre when he was seven months old. A maid took him out of danger through a small path, and then he fled for two months while being hunted down.
Only then did he completely get rid of the pursuers.
But the maid didn't know that the baby in her arms had already changed its core.
Became the soul of the sealed devil.
The Fangcun Mountains are right near Lao Shibajia, what a coincidence.
Ning Mingmei: "If I remember correctly, the male protagonist later settled down in Yedu of the Eighteenth Old Family."
System: "No, it's in Yuanchuan, the city next to Yedu."
It is a metropolis that is more prosperous than Ye City.
Later, Yuanchuan was built by the male protagonist as his base in the human world. The base of the natural demon species... of course it didn't have a good ending.
Ning Mingmei has begun to protect his own shortcomings and is worried about his old eighteenth.
Ning Mingmei: "That's good. I can do long-term business with the Eighteenth Old Family. The male protagonist won't come to steal my business route in Yedu, right?"
system:……
It felt that it was not a human, and Ning Mingmei might not be one either.
Come to think of it, I almost forgot about it.
These days, it was so busy completing Ning Mingmei's mission instructions that it forgot to urge Ning Mingmei to meet the male protagonist.
Ning Mingmei traveled through time for a week and never even looked at the male lead!
The last special disciple is Wang Laoba.
Lao Ba had his eyebrows drooped, looking like he couldn't be lifted up or beaten to death. Six of the fifteen books he read were related to the cooking of immortal food. When he was reporting on the cooking method of fish soup, several younger disciples couldn't help but burst out laughing.
However, Ning Mingmei only glanced at them, and they became silent.
"They are so afraid of me." Ning Mingmei said to the system.
You have the nerve to say that.
The system wanted to complain until it suddenly discovered that Ning Mingmei was smiling.
The kind of smile that makes people's hair stand on end.
The remaining eight books are also all about useless stuff, such as the mountains and rivers, geography, humanities, and ethnic distribution of the fairy world... The last one is actually related to the furnace.
As soon as Lao Ba mentioned the furnace, several of his fellow disciples blushed, and the one who blushed the most was Lin Heting. This was really a bit beyond Ning Mingmei's expectations.
Ning Mingmei asked, "What happened to the furnace?"
His expression remained unchanged. Several blushing disciples felt that their master had transcended vulgarity and was very noble, and they all felt ashamed of themselves.
Lao Ba's voice also became smaller and smaller, and he said awkwardly: "I originally thought this book was about the elixir that can eliminate inner demons..."
In short, it is a kind of elixir. For people with Luding constitution, it can not only open up and cleanse the meridians throughout the body, but also delay the awakening of Luding constitution.
The elixir requires the Yunzhong Fruit, an extremely rare fruit. It only comes once every five hundred years and is priceless.
Moreover, the Cloud Fruit is generally used by monks to cleanse their meridians and prepare for foundation building. In fact, its common effect on the cauldron is to accelerate the awakening of the cauldron's physique.
Only when used according to this pill recipe can it delay the awakening of the furnace physique. It can be called a chiral molecule.
Ning Mingmei seemed to be thinking about something.
What surprised all the disciples was that in the face of Lao Ba's perfunctory and obviously shabby direction on the classics, Ning Mingmei actually had questions to ask, and he was just as serious, detailed, and demanding and professional as he was with other disciples.
It was as if he regarded the other party's perfunctory attitude as academic and provided guidance to everyone equally.
Lao Ba had never expected Ning Mingmei to react like this and could only stammer in his answer. Looking at Old Eight's embarrassment, Old Sixteen laughed behind Lin Heting.
But he didn't expect that the reaction of his second senior brother, a genius who always loved to be clever, standing in front of him was completely different from his.
"Master teaches everyone. He does his best and cares so much about all of us disciples... Doesn't Master know that Eighth Junior Brother is just being perfunctory? Maybe he doesn't know, but even if he knew, he would still give the same careful guidance." Lin Heting's heart was like chimes ringing. "A silkworm may not stop spinning silk until it dies, and a candle may not stop shedding tears until it turns to ashes. Master has done this for us, but what about me?"
And what I am thinking about are just those pieces of paper about fame, fortune and wealth?
Do you just want to rely on your cleverness to maintain the status that the Lin family has now?
Lin Heting suddenly felt very ashamed, extremely ashamed. This feeling of embarrassment was even stronger than when he was exposed by his master just now.
Master is so innocent, and I am so dirty!
When Lao Ba was asked about this, he just started to give up and kept saying “I don’t know”. Ning Mingmei then sent Lao Ba back. He didn't say anything, and the main hall was eerily quiet.
Is Master going to be angry?
Ning Mingmei: "It feels so good to torture someone."
System: Confirmed, Ning Mingmei does not speak human language.
People like Lao Ba can be regarded as a great threat to the school.
The problem is not that Lao Ba is being bad, the problem is that he is stubborn and has brought a bad influence to the school. Moreover, a guy like this who has no output but still receives salary and takes up quota cannot stay in the sect forever. Sooner or later he will have to be thrown out and let graduate.
This will free up space for recruiting new students.
How to sanction Lao Ba is a difficult problem. If the punishment for Lao Ba is too light, the other disciples will feel unbalanced. They will think that as fellow disciples, how could Lao Ba be so bad and still graduate in the end. Birds of a feather flock together. I am afraid that some disciples with weak academic wills will be led astray by Old Eight and start to join in.
The punishment for Lao Ba is too harsh... I'm afraid it will be useless even if it is more severe. Failure to punish will undermine the tutor's authority.
The authority of the mentor is the most important. Only when you have enough authority can you make your disciples and teachers work.
With such a rift, it only takes a spark to cause all kinds of conflicts.
Ning Mingmei tapped the table with his fingers. The disciples didn't know what Ning Mingmei was going to say, and they became even more afraid. The system looked at him and felt a tingling sensation on his back.
You won't abuse Lao Ba, will you?
The system thinks Ning Mingmei can really do it.
"Abuse is too low-level." Ning Mingmei said, "Arouse his desire, amplify his desire, and then give him a little hope."
system:? ?
It didn't say anything, so how could Ning Mingmei know what he was thinking.
Ning Mingmei: "This is the first time I've met a disciple like Lao Ba, and it has aroused my desire to win."
And the desire to conquer.
The system asked a question: "So this is the group meeting?"
Ning Mingmei: "Strictly speaking, I haven't determined my research direction yet. Therefore, I just suppress them first... train them and let them get used to the academic atmosphere."
?
Ning Mingmei: "What they are researching now will have to be changed in a few days, hehe."
Are you serious.
Ning Mingmei: "One sentence from the instructor can make several years of work go to waste. This is also part of academic training."
...nothing to say.
After the first group meeting, all the disciples experienced an extraordinary spiritual baptism, their steps became unsteady and their expressions became dazed. Seeing that they were in low spirits, Ning Mingmei gave them a few words of encouragement and asked Wen Siheng to watch the disciples sweeping the hall clean.
"Come to my study after everyone leaves." Ning Mingmei said to Wen Siheng.
Wen Siheng's eyes were a little red, and his voice was muffled when he agreed. Ning Mingmei didn't even look at him. He just announced the end of the meeting and went to the study in his black robe.
On the way, the system asked him: "Wen Siheng looks very depressed."
Ning Mingmei only said: "He doesn't even have this much ability to handle pressure. How can we trust him to manage the lab's accounts in the future? If we ask him to collect invoices and make up fake accounts, he will cry, right?"
System: ...You are really not a human.
As soon as Ning Mingmei left, everyone felt relieved. There were some voices in the hall, but they were still miserable.
"Ah, I wonder if it would be easier to be a retainer in the border capital of the human world..." The seventh brother was still muttering.
"Master said that we will continue the meeting next week." Wen Siheng said, "This week there will still be 15 books."
All disciples: Pain.
Old Sixteen sighed. Lin Heting glanced at him and frowned, "Master has been so dedicated in guiding us. Why are you sighing here? Think carefully, isn't what Master said today reasonable? Is it all for the sake of our cultivation?"
How many powerful beings in the world would do this for their disciples?
A disciple can only be called a disciple of a certain elder after he enters the master's room. Before that, even if one became an inner disciple and was distinguished from an outer disciple, one would only work in one's own peak.
Even so, most of the powerful people focused on their own cultivation and did not care much about the disciples under their command. Only by becoming a direct disciple above the level of an inner disciple can one have the opportunity to receive some guidance from a powerful person. There are even some powerful people who don't care much about their own disciples, and only care about their only true disciple.
Old Sixteen was very surprised. When did the second brother, who always loved to play tricks, become so righteous? The twelfth brother is much smarter than him.
"Master has given us a lot of inspiration, we must not let him down!" Old Twelve said, "Brothers, take care. I'm going to the library first!"
Old Twelve ran away on his flying sword. All the fellow disciples were stunned, and one after another they rode their flying swords to catch up.
"Damn it, he's practicing secretly behind our backs!"
"Let's see who can run faster!"
The fellow apprentices flew away, and Lin Heting's gloomy brows relaxed a little. He was about to leave when he saw Wen Siheng heading towards the study from a distance.
Lin Heting:! !
He almost forgot!
People from Yanyun Tower will be coming in the afternoon!
Master, are you planning to bring Wen Siheng to attend the welcome ceremony? !
besides.
When did Master become so close to Wen Siheng? ? He had just clearly seen Wen Siheng staring at his master's white jade neck in a daze!
Could it be that Big Brother is to Master...
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