Zhu Xian: Learn from the Great Ying Immortal and rebuild the Trinity School

Chapter 158: You are playing very fancy?
In the blink of an eye, another half moon has passed.

The seven children all had good aptitude for refining Qi. In just over a month, they had all completed the stages of drawing in Qi and refining medicine, and could now begin to pass on the Dharma and reverse rebirth.

So this morning, there was another ceremony for Trinity to accept disciples.

On one side of the training ground, the disciples’ families were watching the ceremony to witness it.

Xu Zhiqiu sat upright on the armchair and said what he should say as a teacher today, sentence by sentence:

"We should be sincere and cautious in dealing with things, and not act deceitfully or with a confused mind."

"You should guard your Qi and calm your mind as if you were facing a sharp blade. You should not overwork your body or become emotionally unstable."

"We should act according to the situation. If we lose our integrity and make things chaotic, we will not be able to act wisely when facing the situation."

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In the school grounds, seven children listened quietly.

They had just knelt down to pay homage to the ancestor, and now they were listening to the instructions of the sect leader. At this point, they had completed most of the process.

"These are the laws and rules of my Trinity School. You must remember them firmly."

"Disciple, obey."

The seven disciples bowed and kowtowed.

Afterwards, each of them offered tea to the master.

Xu Zhiqiu only took a sip.

In this way, these seven people were officially accepted into the sect.

Although these seven people entered the school at the same time, they were ranked in order according to their age.

Feng Baoshan, Guo Dazhuang, Yu Zhuo, Xu Feixiong, Fu Wujiu, Yu Qing, Liu Yingying.

"Before the seven of you, I had a first disciple, whose last name was Wu and whose given name was Chongguang. Some of you have seen him, but some of you have not."

Xu Zhiqiu paused and continued:
"But it doesn't matter. You will recognize him when he returns to the mountain in the future."

"Yes."

"Ah."

Looking at the seven children in front of him, Xu Zhiqiu smiled a little.

Today, Trinity is on the right track.

I looked back at the tablet of my mentor in the main hall.
Recalling the shabby times when I first accepted a disciple...

Xu Zhiqiu felt relieved.

Next, Xu Zhiqiu dismissed his disciples.

The family members who were watching the ceremony came over and exchanged greetings as usual.

"Master, I never dreamed that one day I would become an equal to my own nephew!"

The prince made a joke, which made Xu Zhiqiu smile.

It’s quite interesting to say that the parents of these seven apprentices were basically registered disciples who had been taught skills by Xu Zhiqiu.

If we talk about this, doesn't it mean that I have to call my son "senior brother"?

"Qiu'er."

Mrs. Gu's eyes were red as she stared at Yu Zhuo and Yu Qing playing in the distance.

"I will officially hand these two children over to you today. You, you must take good care of them..."

The loving mother wiped away her tears as she spoke:

"Don't forget, you gave them both their names."

Xu Zhiqiu glanced at the people around him, feeling a bit amused:
"Mrs. Gu, it's not good for you to use the backdoor so blatantly."

The latter was stunned, then reacted immediately and said ashamedly:
"I, I am also worried and confused."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I treat everyone equally."

After dealing with what needed to be dealt with and sending off what needed to be sent off, and greeting this group of "relatives", it was Zhou Yixian and his grandson's turn.

The father and son traveled around and their whereabouts were unknown. This time they came to visit Sany because Xu Zhiqiu specially wrote a letter to invite them.

"Hey, what do you think? How about I give Xiao Huan to you as your apprentice?"

"Are you really willing to do so?" Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiqiu glanced at Xiaohuan who was chewing on a candied haws.

"You two have always depended on each other. If you leave your granddaughter to me, won't you be left alone?"

Zhou Yixian sighed and scratched his gray hair:
"She's a good girl. I can't just let her stay with me forever. I have to consider her future."

What can Xu Zhiqiu say?

Let him think about it again. If he has made up his mind, then he can follow the procedure and enter the House of Commons first.

In fact, it was a bit redundant. Xu Zhiqiu knew a little about Xiaohuan. She was a suitable candidate for Trinity.

"Let's not talk about that for now. The reason I asked you to come this time is because I have a scripture whose origin I don't know, and I need you to take a look at it."

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I found a place to talk.
Xu Zhiqiu gave the scripture copied from the Bleeding Cave to Zhou Yixian for observation.

Zhou Yixian stared at the scripture for a moment and handed it back silently.

After a long silence, two words came out of his mouth:

"Book of Heaven."

"Book of Heaven?"

"This scripture has been passed down since ancient times. It is said that the origins of the three sects of Tianyin, Qingyun, and Demon Sect all come from this scripture..."

"It is said that the Heavenly Book consists of five volumes, and the volume in your hand looks like the initial outline of the first volume. Its value is inestimable."

Xu Zhiqiu understood what he said:

"No wonder the text in this scripture is so abstract and profound. It doesn't involve any specific practice methods at all. It only talks about the way of heaven and earth. It turns out to be a general outline."

I couldn't help but laugh at myself——

I thought that the enchantress Jin Ping'er was also obsessed with this scripture. It seems that this woman is more knowledgeable than me!

Suddenly he asked again:

"If someone collected all five volumes of the Heavenly Book, then... could they become immortal?"

Zhou Yixian was startled when he heard this, and replied hesitantly:

"The Heavenly Book may show the way to immortality, but whether this path can be reached by human power is another matter. After all, seeing the moon and touching the moon are not the same thing at all. Anyway, as far as I know..."

The old man folded his arms and looked up at the sky.

"…There are no gods in this world."

After hearing this, Xu Zhiqiu remained silent for a long time.

He didn't agree with this in his heart.

Everything in the past is a prologue.

Just as from the moment the first ape-man looked up at the stars, the universe was not out of reach.

Similarly,

In this world of cultivation,

Throughout the ages, countless sages have been pursuing the path to heaven, and in the end, it should have a corresponding ending.

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On that day, Trinity Sect set up two banquet tables to entertain the disciples' families.

As the host, Xu Zhiqiu drank with them until late at night before they all left one by one.

Qu Niang was afraid that he would get drunk, so she insisted on helping him back to his room.

It was not until she pushed open the door that Qu Niang saw the messy bedding on the couch and wanted to go up and tidy it up.

But Xu Zhiqiu stopped her and whispered something in her ear. After hearing it, Qu Niang looked confused.

"Go ahead and catch it. I'll sit here and wait for you."

Qu Niang went down as she was told. Xu Zhiqiu sat on a stool and poured himself a cup of cold tea.

Not long after, Qu Niang returned, holding a living creature wrapped in black cloth and handed it to Xu Zhiqiu.

"Well, you go back and rest."

After sending her away, Xu Zhiqiu opened the black cloth and pulled out a big black rat.

He rushed to the couch in two steps, lifted the quilt and stuffed the mouse in!

Then he pressed the quilt tightly,

Not long after——

"Ahhhh——!"

Following a shrill scream, a half-naked woman wearing only a bellyband rolled out from under the quilt.

If it’s not Jin Ping’er, then who else could it be?

"You sneaked into my mountain gate so early in the morning. You must have been hiding in this bed for quite a while, right? Aren't you afraid of getting prickly heat?"

Xu Zhiqiu looked down at her coldly:
"I thought you were here to steal treasure, but it turns out you were here to throw yourself into my arms. I mean, you're pretty good at it, aren't you?"

(End of this chapter)