Chapter 408 Professor
In the fourth year of the Immortal Era, the "Grand Ceremony of Myriad Races" in Ze Peng's hands was finally sent out page by page, leaving only the "Divine Attributes Chapter" and "Plant and Tree Chapter" which were unclaimed by cultivators.
Ji Rong's letter to Qing Pingzi requesting his disciple Ze Peng was once again placed on Gu Lin's desk. Gu Lin waved the letter at Ze Peng and said, "Your master is here again to urge you to go."
Upon hearing this, Ze Peng was excited. He wanted to bow in greeting, but his mind wandered, and he fell off the cliff again.
Seeing that the portion of the jade book that could be distributed had been distributed, and that four of his carefully selected disciples had received theirs, Qingpingzi didn't delay.
Gu Lin then showed him Ji Rong's letter, and he personally led the four newly acquired seedlings to the Danxue Mountains.
Originally, Qingpingzi intended to teach all ten minor repairmen at once.
But the exceptionally talented Xiao Xiu was no ordinary bird or beast; he lowered his requirements again and again, and in the end, he could only choose these four.
These four were chosen by him based on Ji Rong's preferences, and by comparing them to the likenesses of cultivators such as Niu Fen and Shan Zhongfeng.
Qingpingzi entered the Danxue Mountains with familiarity and went up to Longfeng Mountain. There, he was invited into the Shoudao Palace by the little white dragon who was stationed outside.
Inside the Shoudao Palace, Ji Rong, who had separated from the Source Regeneration Pool, continued to study the various uses of the Great Witch Puppets.
Upon hearing that Qingpingzi had arrived, Ji Rong hurriedly went downstairs to greet him.
After not seeing each other for several years, they exchanged only a few pleasantries before Ji Rong asked, "Senior brother, where is my disciple Ze Peng?"
Qingpingzi then placed the four smaller ones behind him in front of Ji Rong and said, "Junior sister, there's no rush. Take a look at these four."
Although their talent is average, I've already shown them to you. They're barely qualified to be your disciples. Please accept them as your students quickly.
Ji Rong rolled her eyes as she looked at the mortal demon realm cultivators in front of her: the bull cultivator, the fox cultivator, the tiger cultivator, and the bird cultivator.
She asked the white dragon to take the four junior cultivators down to eat, and said helplessly, "Senior brother, I asked you for my cheap disciple Ze Peng. If you wouldn't have brought him, fine, but why did you send four more?"
"Senior brother, if you're really that free lately, why don't you go and roam the lawless lands like Buzhou or the Fulu Mountains instead of asking me to take on disciples for you to teach?"
Qingpingzi laughed and said, "Junior sister, I am old and of high status. How can I go out and bully the younger generation?"
I know you are trying to realize your grand dream world, but you lack some useful skills. As your senior brother, I am knowledgeable and can teach some disciples for you.
"Don't worry, once you accept these, Zepeng will naturally gather his belongings, and you'll have a steady stream of apprentices to employ."
Ji Rong glanced at Qing Pingzi, spread her wings, and raised her head, saying, "But I heard that Ze Peng performed the disciple's salute to his senior brother. I suppose that's why he keeps falling off the clouds."
Qingpingzi immediately said with righteous indignation, "I taught him, so of course he can treat me with the respect due to a teacher, but his teacher will always be you, my junior sister. This Zepeng comes from Puppet Valley, has an excellent temperament, and is good at arithmetic."
After ascending to Cloud Cliff, I've dabbled in array formations, puppetry, and alchemy; I could barely be considered an all-rounder. Junior Sister, you'll see when you use me."
Ji Rong said loudly, "Then I'll trouble you, senior brother, to send a message to Ze Peng to come over immediately. I can't really be such an easy master. Senior brother, you teach them skills, and I'll teach them how to conduct themselves in the world."
As for you, senior brother, why don't you spend some time exploring the Danxue Mountains before heading back?
Qingpingzi said, "No need to play around. Junior Sister, have your trees sprouted any new leaves? I'll go and take a look."
Ji Rong said, "There are no trees now, but the learned Mountain and Water God has returned. Senior Brother, would you like to go and have a chat with Him?"
Qingpingzi thought for a moment, then said, "Okay."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately shouted towards the top of the Shoudao Palace, "Abai, take my senior brother to the Mountain and Water God."
"Junior sister, wait a moment," Qingpingzi said solemnly, "Let these four new disciples pay their respects to you first, then I will go."
Ji Rong nodded, then called the little white dragon from outside to bring the four junior cultivators over. She looked at the four junior cultivators in front of her and said, "Tell me, tell me where you are from, how old you are, and how many relatives you still have in your clan?"
The four little ones looked at each other.
The yellow-skinned tiger cultivator mustered his courage and said, "Lord Ji, my name is Shan He. I was born in Tiger-shaped Mountain, part of the Canglan Mountains. I am sixty-five years old this year. When I was in the Illusionary Realm, my parents went out to fight for territory and were killed. Later, I followed the main force to the Jade Void Mountains to listen to the Immortal Ancestor preach."
The tigers of the Canglan Mountains and their waterways are all my relatives, but we are a solitary clan, so having relatives doesn't really matter."
Ji Rong nodded to her and gave her a storage ring. Shan He respectfully accepted it with both hands, only to find it unusually heavy, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
With Shan and the beginning established, the other three followed her instructions, smoothed their fur, and began to speak.
The fox with small eyes and a grayish-yellow body, with a round face, said, "Lord Ji, I... I am called Xiao Hua. I don't know how old I am. After I gained intelligence, I was captured and raised by a wealthy Celestial Race at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. I barely grew to the Illusionary Realm."
One day, a fire broke out in the sky, and some of the fire fell right next to me. The tribe was thrown into chaos, and I took the opportunity to melt the chains that bound me and escape.
On my journey, I heard that I could learn in the Jade Void Mountains, so I inquired around and finally made it to the Jade Void Mountains Preaching Conference last year, where I was selected.
Then, the fox-woman stood up, clenched her paws in front of her chest, and said, "Lord Ji, I have finished speaking."
Ji Rong looked at the old burn marks on her claws, then gave her a storage ring as well, saying, "Hold on tight."
The black bird cultivator and the water buffalo cultivator exchanged glances, and the black bird cultivator said, "Lord Ji, my name is Bone. I don't know where I'm from or how old I am. I used to live in a cage, but a few years ago there was a fire, so I took the opportunity to come out."
Ji Rong asked, "How did you get out?"
The bird immediately said nervously, "I... I'll come out once the cage is burned down."
Ji Rong laughed and said, "The temperature of heavenly fire is so high that it will ignite upon contact. How can we bird cultivators possibly hide from it?"
The crow immediately cried out in alarm, "Lord Ji, I was born with the ability to control fire." With that, it spat out a mouthful of fire.
But as soon as the fire was exhaled, the bird felt as if its insides were being burned, and cried out in pain.
"Huh," Ji Rong said, "So you have the bloodline of the Golden Crow. You must have survived because of the loosening of the rules over the years."
You bird are naturally inclined towards fire, but your bloodline is impure. Once you use fire, it will burn your life. It's pitiful.
"On the path of cultivation, there is no mercy for the weak, yet I do not wish for my disciple to die before me; this shows our affinity is not deep."
Qingpingzi immediately spoke up from the side: "Junior sister, there aren't many cultivators who are compatible with the fire path these days. Although this bone may not live long, it's still young."
As long as he has good talent, lifespan isn't a problem; a demon emperor always lives longer than a demon lord, right?
Ji Rong turned her head to look at Qing Pingzi and said, "I can take him in, but I can't teach him. Immortal Lord Jiyang is more suitable to teach him."
Having said that, without waiting for Qingpingzi's response, he also gave the skeleton a storage ring. The skeleton accepted the storage ring and nodded to the ground.
When it was the water buffalo cultivator's turn, he said, "Lord Ji, I was born in Hezhou and my name is Tie Niu. I was originally a blood animal raised in the blessed land of Qingshan. Because the ancient immortal mastered the Dao and unified the forces in Hezhou."
The newly arrived mountain gods are quite capable; they have brought spiritual energy to all parts of Hezhou.
The Ancient Immortal said that Hezhou was a large place with many cultivators, and asked each blessed land to report the number of cultivators. Those with more cultivators would be allocated more land; those with fewer cultivators would have their land divided up.
Thus, we, the blood offerings, were also treated as legitimate cultivators. After gaining our freedom, Little Ox was fortunate enough to receive guidance from the Mountain Turtle Master of Hezhou. We trekked through mountains and rivers, and after many close calls, we arrived at the Jade Void Mountain Range, where we were chosen to ascend.
Ji Rong nodded and gave the ox a storage ring as well.
She went out herself, summoned Feng Qing, and ordered it to prepare the necessary items so that the four junior cultivators could perform the apprenticeship ceremony before her.
Seeing that Ji Rong had accepted four more disciples, Qing Pingzi, under Ji Rong's repeated urging, sent a letter to Yu Xu Palace with a beaming face, asking Gu Lin to send Ze Peng out. He then followed the little white dragon to the Dragon and Phoenix Hall to find mountains and water.
Having just taken in four new disciples, Ji Rong was immediately overwhelmed. She turned to Niu Fen and said, "Niu Fen, come here. These are your junior brothers and sisters. You take them under your wing and teach them some ways to conduct themselves in the world."
Niu Fen immediately nodded. He generously took four pouches off his neck and gave them to the junior sisters and brothers he had acquired cheaply as a greeting gift before taking them away.
To cultivate oneself, one must first learn to farm and mine. Back in the day, that's how Niu Fen got by.
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