Chapter 199 There is a Sheep (1)
Ji Rong stood in front of the newly erected tombstone, hugged Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, and wept bitterly.
Then they said goodbye to each other.
Ji Zhuang carried Gu Qingqing toward the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, while Ji Rong sat on Shan Wu's back, heading toward the Jade Void Palace with Shan Zhongfeng.
On the way, Shan Zhongfeng leaned against Shan Wubian and said earnestly, "My dear daughter, if I were to pass away before you, you would definitely bury me in the same way."
"If you don't outlive me, I'll do the same for you, how about that?" Ji Rong looked at the serious Shan Zhongfeng, grinned, and said with a smile, "Okay."
Shan Wu listened and asked in confusion, "Brother, once you die, you lose everything. Why bother with all this effort?"
Upon hearing Shan Wu's words, Shan Zhongfeng couldn't find a rebuttal. After all, which of the mountain beasts didn't find a secluded cave to await death when their lifespan was nearing its end?
But he also felt that after he died, he should do what Ji Rong did for Huang Pinjie and the others, so that a younger generation could do it for him.
Upon hearing Shan Wu's words, Ji Rong said in a muffled voice, "Uncle, this is naturally done to comfort the living."
We, as living beings, will all die eventually, but those who live on will continue to live, and will think of them. Since they are unforgettable friends, then let us remember them well.
"By burying them so properly, the living can find peace of mind, and will have a place to go when they miss them in the future."
Shan Wu stopped walking, thought for a moment, and suddenly felt that he understood.
He said, "I understand. It's a good idea to remember the friends you can't forget."
Back in the Kun Dan room, Ji Rong and Shan Wu resumed their mundane lives of cultivation and receiving their pay.
During this period, one of Gulin's disciples, who was quite skilled in alchemy, was often unable to find time for meditation and cultivation due to the numerous tasks assigned to him.
After being repeatedly egged on by several servants in private, he finally mustered up the courage to privately mention to Gu Lin that Ji Rong and Shan Wu were receiving salaries without working. He also suggested that his master allow him to refine fewer pills so that he could have more time to cultivate.
Gu Lin was disappointed. Back then, in order to earn more treasures, he had to go to various tribes to refine pills. But this disciple complained that there were too many pills to refine. Did they think that they could not cultivate themselves while refining pills? This was outrageous!
But he maintained a calm expression and said, "You are able to refine so many pills and receive such a large monthly salary, all thanks to Ji Rong and Shan Wu's hard work in making a name for me."
If you feel that I have assigned you too much work, you don't have to refine pills; others will come who will want to.
Then Gu Lin sent that disciple to serve his twenty-fifth uncle, Qing Hezi.
It's better to part ways amicably than to grow tired of each other.
Aside from secretly skimping on the ingredients for alchemy, Qinghezi had no other faults.
Moreover, the alchemy tasks there are the lowest. Since this disciple complains about the heavy workload, we'll grant his wish and find him an easier place. Whether things turn out well or badly depends on his own fate.
It was six months later when Danlou finished preparing this batch of pills.
After watching the alchemists of the Danlou Pavilion hand over the finished pills, checking their quality, and notifying the various merchants to pick up their ordered pills, Qing Guangzi, the owner of the Danlou Pavilion, finished his inspection.
He then hurriedly summoned Gu Lin and said, "This alchemy is actually suitable for birds. Your senior brothers are truly fortunate. The bird alchemists of my Alchemy Pavilion are truly fortunate."
I will present this alchemy manual to my senior brother Qingpingzi and propose that he accept you, the attendant Ji Rong, as his junior sister on behalf of our master. Do you have any objections?
After Qing Guangzi finished speaking, he transformed into his original form, which was an old white sheep. He stood up on his hind legs, put his two front hooves on Gu Lin's shoulders, and stared at Gu Lin with his eyes wide open.
Gu Lin immediately lowered his eyes and bowed, saying, "It is my good fortune and the good fortune of Kun Dan Fang to have produced a senior master. This disciple has no objection."
"Hmm." Qing Guangzi transformed into his celestial form, stroked his sparse beard, and said with satisfaction, "I was right about you. Just the fact that you can tolerate that idiot Shan Zhongfeng for so many years shows that among all my disciples, you have the greatest magnanimity."
"That's the right way to think. Go back and properly teach Ji Rong the etiquette and traditions of our Jade Void Palace. I reckon that once the Palace Master sees this alchemy, she'll definitely accept Ji Rong as her junior sister."
Gu Lin felt a chill run down his spine. He lowered his head, bowed deeply to Qing Guangzi, and said, "Master, is this alchemy so precious that it can even allow the Palace Master to hold an altar and accept disciples on your behalf?"
Qing Guangzi glanced at Gu Lin, licked his lips, swallowed hard, and said, "Don't you really know how precious it is?" After saying this, Qing Guangzi transformed back into a big white sheep and ran away.
Upon hearing this, Gu Lin broke out in a cold sweat. He remained standing with his hands clasped in a bow until the lingering aura of his master, Qing Guangzi, completely dissipated before slowly rising to his feet.
"I passed the test," Gu Lin thought to himself.
Gu Lin knew that this alchemy technique was precious, but he hadn't expected it to be so precious that even the Palace Master was tempted by it.
When the old Taoist priest Gu Lin found Ji Rong and told her about this, Ji Rong was stunned. She asked, "Why do you need to take on disciples on behalf of your master? Pill Saint, where is your grandmaster?"
"He passed away long ago."
"..."
Although this was a good thing, Ji Rong had previously had some ideas in her mind, such as becoming a respected guest elder of the alchemists.
But Ji Rong never intended to become an elder of these old cultivators, so upon hearing this news, she couldn't help but feel it was utterly absurd.
"If it really works out, will those old monks respect me?"
Will he be secretly locked up, tortured, and interrogated by the palace master Qingpingzi, or will he be severely tortured by an old cultivator like Qingguangzi?
If it succeeds? Would I be expected to pay my respects to all the juniors of Jade Void Palace?!
..."
The thought of possibly having to pay her respects made Ji Rong feel a cool breeze beneath her wings. She quickly spread her wings and counted her storage rings, only breathing a sigh of relief when she saw that none were missing.
Then, she forced herself to calm down, because she no longer had the right to refuse.
Ah, this damned ancient knowledge has such immense charm! Even the leader of Jade Void Palace can bend down to it.
With a feeling of unease, Ji Rong gave Shan Wu, who was lying beside her, a wink. Shan Wu understood and immediately erected a huge isolation barrier.
Ji Rong shook her feathers and said, "Lord Dan Sheng, I only contributed a piece of alchemy. How can the Lord be so sure that the Palace Master will hold an altar to accept me as his junior sister?"
"My cultivation level is far from sufficient to be the Palace Master's junior sister."
Old Daoist Gu Lin sat down and began to tell a story: "All cultivators in the world know about becoming a saint, but they do not know what realms are beyond that. My Jade Void Palace has already deduced three stages beyond that, but we have no clue how to define the boundaries between these three stages."
The successive masters of my Jade Void Palace have all wielded power over a hundred skills, but they were not averse to the struggle for divine authority from the very beginning.
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