Chapter 200 There are sheep (2)
It's because cultivators like me are skilled in alchemy, crafting, healing, and puppet making, but fighting is our weakness.
Everything in this world is interconnected and interdependent. I suspect that the alchemy technique you presented might become a pathway for my Jade Void Palace bird-type alchemy practitioners to advance their cultivation.
Do you understand now?
"Understand?" Ji Rong didn't quite understand. She finally asked the question that had been lingering in her mind: "Lord Dan Sheng, I've heard that those like me who come carrying books..."
"Either you'll offer me some precious materials, or I'll serve you as a nominal servant receiving a salary. Why is Jade Void Palace different from other places, choosing to formally accept me?"
Gu Lin stroked his beard and looked at Ji Rong, saying, "Because there are benefits, all skills need to be passed down by taking on apprentices. These skills need constant creation and improvement to become truly masterful."
You should know from your godfather that a cultivator's skill level isn't necessarily higher just because their cultivation is higher.
If we did not respect our teachers and the Way, our sect would have withered away long ago. How could we be so prosperous today?
If your name isn't included in the register, then when later practitioners learn this alchemy, wouldn't they be able to claim they're learning an unnamed method? How could that be considered a legitimate way to learn from someone?
If someone later learns your method, only to find out you are merely a servant within the Jade Void Palace, what would they think?
Ji Rong stared at the old Taoist priest Gu Lin and asked nervously, "I don't know how to refine pills. My status has suddenly been elevated so much. How am I supposed to live from now on?"
Furthermore, if I succeed, will I no longer be able to live in the Kun Dan Room? Will I still have to pay my respects to the younger generation? I am only at the King Realm, and I have not accumulated much wealth in my daily life. How can I afford to send off so many cultivators in the Jade Void Palace?
If I don't send them gifts, even if they outwardly submit to me, how can they truly be convinced in their hearts?
After thinking for a moment, Gu Lin said, "I will bring up the matter of accommodation with my master."
"You don't need to worry about the treasure; your master and all your senior uncles will give you generous gifts."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately nodded and said, "Thank you, Pill Saint."
"Junior Uncle, you flatter me."
After a conversation, the bird and the old Taoist priest each began to discuss their own views.
Then, Gu Lin said, "Our Jade Void Palace has two important points..."
Firstly, it is to respect teachers and value their teachings, to impart knowledge and skills.
Secondly, it is the inheritance of cause and effect, and the deduction of the Great Dao.
..."
After giving a general overview, the old Taoist priest Gu Lin began to focus on teaching Ji Rong the proper kneeling etiquette, so that Ji Rong's posture would not be unseemly on the day he opened the altar to accept disciples.
Meanwhile, after telling his disciple about the matter, Kiyohiroko excitedly went to find his senior brother, Kiyoheiko.
Qingping Zidan was born into a family of cultivators. His true form was a ferocious beast with five tails, a single horn on its head, and a crimson body, resembling a leopard.
He lived on the summit of Yuxu Peak in the Yuxu Mountains, where clouds and mist swirled and pavilions hung high in the sky.
All the great supernatural beings believed that Qingpingzi had attained the new Dao, but only Qingpingzi himself and a few of the tower masters and valley masters knew that the Hundred Skills Seal was incomplete, and he failed when he tried to attain the new Dao.
He was just not as unlucky as the ancient witches.
There's a reason for this. The most important reason is that the Hundred Skills Seal isn't rotten. It's just missing a few corners, and it can still be used normally.
Secondly, Qingpingzi is not seeking the divine path; the path ahead is not yet clear, and further proof is still needed. Naturally, he will not suffer the same tragic end as the ancient shaman lineage.
When Qing Guangzi went up, Qing Pingzi was lying on the cloud cliff, nourishing his spirit by feeding on the wind and dew.
Qing Guangzi went up the cloud cliff and transformed into a white-browed, double-eyed sheep, lying down to one side.
After Qingpingzi had absorbed his fill and descended from the top of the cloud cliff, Qingguangzi transformed back into a thin, withered old man.
He lifted the alchemy presented by Ji Rong with his hooves and said, "Senior brother, this was presented by Ji Rong, a bird cultivator under my junior apprentice Gu Lin. After repeated deductions, I concluded that this should be an ancient method of the Phoenix Clan."
"The old method?" Upon hearing this, Qingpingzi immediately reached out a claw to scoop up the alchemy technique and tossed it into the air.
A multifaceted, regular ninety-six-sided seal hung above his head, with four irregular gaps clearly visible above it. Qingpingzi read the alchemical text, and one of the gaps even showed faint signs of self-repair.
After reading it, Qingpingzi said, "It is indeed the old method. This is a major cause and effect. Since I have already made a vow of cause and effect to find a way to repair it, I should make some compensation to this cultivator and settle this cause and effect. Junior brother, what do you think?"
Qingpingzi licked his lips, bowed and said, "Gulin lied to me. He must have changed the parts about alchemy that are not correct."
But that's not important.
I told him to teach Ji Rong etiquette properly, and that his senior brother would take on the role of disciple on behalf of their master, which would yield good results.
Qingpingzi said with satisfaction, "That's good, but junior brother, this isn't like you at all."
“Senior brother, she was able to produce such a perfect old method as soon as she entered my Pill Pavilion. What if she had more than just these few? Even if she couldn’t produce them, and we can’t enter now, what could be more important than forming a good karmic connection so that senior brother can attain enlightenment?”
"Boom!" The cloud cliff beneath Qingpingzi collapsed like snowflakes, and his breathing became rapid. He said, "If she can help me perfect the Hundred Skills Seal, the entire Jade Void Palace will respect and protect her."
"Senior brother is so kind!"
"It's only right. Our Jade Void Palace has been silent for too long. It's time for us to come out."
I wish to invite the Primordial Sovereign for a gathering. The Yin-Yang Water there is extremely nourishing; you, junior brother, should also attend."
Qing Guangzi's eyes lit up, and he said with a burning light, "Thank you, senior brother."
After being taught by Gu Lin for two days and having his various bowing methods corrected, Ji Rong was led by Gu Lin to see Qing Guangzi. As soon as Qing Guangzi saw Ji Rong, he frowned and said, "Lin, from now on this person will be your Uncle Ji. How can you walk in front?"
Gu Lin immediately lowered his head and bowed to Ji Rong, saying, "Uncle Ji, I have been disrespectful."
Then, Gu Lin continued, "Master, will Aunt Ji continue to stay in my Kun Dan Room, or should we choose another place for her to practice?"
"Master Ji comes from the Danlou Kun Danfang, shouldn't Lin also prepare a gift for her?"
"Lin, you may step back. I have something to say to my junior sister. You don't need to worry about the dojo or the gifts."
Even if the Palace Master hadn't said anything, I would have chosen a peak with abundant spiritual energy for Junior Sister Ji, so that it would be worthy of her status.
Gu Lin bowed and said, "Yes, Master, Uncle Ji, I take my leave."
The heavy gate closed as Gu Lin left, and Qing Guangzi, disguised as a heavy-eyed old sheep, said, "Junior Sister Ji, Senior Brother Qing Pingzi is now preparing for the disciple-acceptance ceremony on behalf of our late master. Do you have anything to say?"
Ji Rong shook her head.
Qing Guangzi looked calmly at Ji Rong and said, "Junior Sister Ji, you not only have alchemy skills, but also puppetry and weapon-making abilities?"
As he spoke, his two overlapping eyeballs gradually separated into four. When Ji Rong saw this, she felt her blood rush to her head. She wanted to answer, but then she felt a chill and instinctively wanted to refuse.
She remembered the words of the old Taoist priest Gu Lin, and her vocal cords began to work on their own. Her beak started to open and close, trembling as she was about to speak. In a flash, a brilliant idea suddenly flashed in Ji Rong's mind.
She stretched her neck, tilted her head back, opened her beak wide, flapped her wings, and laughed "ha-ga-ga" at the sky.
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