The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 21 Conferring the Elders

In the next few days, the courtyard was quiet and no one disturbed it.

It was not until the fourth day that a deacon disciple rang the handbell and the gate opened.

When Wang Zhiqi walked into the courtyard, what caught his eye was the tall osmanthus tree. Under the lush tree there was a reclining chair, on which a man in white was lying leisurely. There was also a pot of tea and a celadon cup on the stone table beside it. A faint tea fragrance and white mist were floating in the air. The whole courtyard gave people a feeling of tranquility and peace. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he felt his heart calm.

He couldn't help but feel relieved, and said softly: "Elder, your magic tools and elder uniforms have been delivered."

"Oh? Put it here." A clear voice sounded, and the person on the recliner sat up straight, with his long hair hanging down in front of his shoulders. His eyes were as bright as spring water, and people would never forget them after just one look.

"So young." Wang Zhiqi exclaimed in his heart. Even though practitioners age much slower than mortals, it is still about half as fast. Looking at the appearance of the elder in front of him, it is impossible that he is just in his early sixties, right?
Maybe this elder has some secret to maintain his youth, so he doesn't look that old?
“Elder, this is the magical instrument Clear Water and Clear Clouds.

This is the attire worn by elders during festival ceremonies.

This is a gift of one hundred spirit stones given by the peak to each newly promoted elder.

In addition, from now on your monthly salary will be ten spirit stones and five kilograms of spirit rice.

As an elder, you no longer have to do chores every month. You only need to choose a job you like every two years, and if you do other jobs, you will be compensated with spirit stones.

As an elder, you not only have the power to open caves at will, but you can also assign disciples, issue deacon tasks, etc...."

Wang Zhiqi patiently explained to him one by one, until it was dark, when he finished explaining the various rights, benefits, responsibilities and obligations of an elder.

After listening to this, Li Yuan was quite satisfied. After all, such many benefits were definitely not comparable to other forces.

"Okay, thank you for taking care of me.

These five spirit stones will be your reward for your hard work."

For the first time in his life, Li Yuan generously rewarded him with five spiritual stones. He looked at Wang Zhiqi's surprised expression with a smile and said, "If I don't understand anything in the future, I will ask you to run more errands."

"Ah, I thank the elder for his respect! It is my blessing to be of use to the elder!"

Wang Zhiqi happily bowed and said goodbye.

After he left, Li Yuan collected the spirit stones, dress and other items, took the clear water and clouds in his hand, refined them, and summoned the white wall and black mist. With a thought, the two clouds merged together, with white and green colors intertwined, which would not slow down the speed of the flying magic weapon at all.

"At the time I thought the two would work well together, and now it seems like a perfect match."

Li Yuan put on the elder's uniform again, a dark yellow crown and robe with auspicious clouds, sun and moon, and many ancient characters engraved on it. Obviously, the meaning of this robe is far greater than its practical significance, but it also shows that the sect's heritage has been passed down for a long time.

The Qi Ling Sect has been passed down the virtue of earth for thousands of years, or even longer, so the robes are dark yellow in color, corresponding to the true color of earth virtue.

Of course, the elders of Qi Lingmen usually dress as they please, depending on their personal preference.

So if you see someone in the mountain gate who is not wearing the uniform of ordinary disciples and deacon disciples, he is not an ordinary person.

Li Yuan shook his head and decided to go to the market to buy some clothes and a magic weapon when he had some free time. Even if his magic power was average, the magic weapon should at least be average. As for his rare magic skills, he didn't need to worry about that.

At night, Li Yuan continued to consolidate his realm and lay a solid foundation. He knew that his magic power was not deep, but at least he had to lay a solid foundation for his realm so that he could go further.

Compared with its shortcomings, the miraculous effects of the Spiritual Lower Yuan Zhen Jue are hardly a disadvantage. Spells and mana are flaws, but the realm is really amazing.

……

A few days later, some idle disciples gathered in front of the stone tablet of Baique Pagoda, talking about something in a buzzing manner.

It was just because a name was suddenly missing from the Baique Tower. If it weren't for someone who was careful enough to notice it, no one would have noticed that a name was missing from the last row that hadn't changed for decades.

"Hey, look, why is Deacon Disciple Li Yuan gone? Wasn't he the last in history?"

"Yeah, it seems to be true. How come this one who has been the best for thousands of years suddenly disappeared?"

"It can't be that one, can it?"

"Which one?"

"That's it!"

"Which one is it?"

Everyone looked at a clever disciple and asked curiously.

"That's right. If the deacon disciple dies, then the ranking of Baique Tower will be eliminated."

"Ah? Junior Brother Li Yuan is dead? It's really possible. Don't tell me, he is so weak, it is really possible that he was killed."

"Alas, for those of us who practice cultivation, we should respect strength. The weak can only be slaughtered. There is nothing we can do about it."

"With the death of Junior Brother Li Yuan, the last place will have to be contested. No one wants to have this title, and the fellow disciples at the bottom of the list don't want to bear this title forever."

"Hahaha, now that you put it that way, it does seem like there's a fight between ants and insects."

While they were discussing, they suddenly heard the spiritual bell hanging on the mountain being struck three times, and the sound echoed melodiously among the mountains.

"This is, someone has broken through to the late stage and become an elder!"

"Yes, the bell vibrates three times, and the humerus comes out. This is a custom. The day before the appointment of an elder, the disciples will be reminded to go and watch the ceremony if they have time."

"Let's go check it out tomorrow. It seems like there haven't been any new elders in the mountains in the past few years. It's hard to find one now. This is really rare."

"Of course we have to see. I wonder which senior brother is so capable as to become an elder! If I can gain the respect of the elders, there will be many benefits."

Everyone was talking and laughing, and they all made appointments to go to Fengxian Square to watch the ceremony tomorrow.

On the second day, at Fengxian Square, the time had not yet arrived, but the scene had already been arranged. Eight disciples in charge of the ceremony, each holding a spiritual flower, spiritual herb, spiritual elixir, spiritual furnace, spiritual fan, spiritual gourd, ganoderma lucidum and Ruyi, stood in the courtyard.

The many disciples who were watching the ceremony could only stand on both sides. There was an incense burner lit directly above them, with smoke curling up into the air. There were four other disciples holding ritual instruments, and they would play music when the ceremony began.

The time was approaching and there were already more than a hundred disciples coming to watch the ceremony.

When the time came, the four disciples of ritual instruments played their instruments at the same time. The sound of the zither floated, the rhythm of the dark bell was deep, the wooden fish clanged, and the golden gongs vibrated. Nine elders came out, wearing dark yellow robes and long crowns on their heads, and walked to the main seat with solemn expressions.

The ancient elder in the middle held a pure whisk in his hand and shouted, "In the 53rd week of Qi Ling Sect, on the 9th day of the third month of the Xinsi year, the steward disciple, Li Yuan, is 57 years old. He has condensed his immortal bones and ascended to the primordial spirit. He is now specially appointed as the elder. I report to the heavens, respect the earth, and the ancestors of the Zhongshu!..."

Few people paid attention to the bunch of praises that followed, simply because they heard the two words "Li Yuan" in an incredible way.

"Li Yuan? Which Li Yuan?"

"I don't know. There must be another person named Li Yuan in the mountains."

"But I've never heard of another Li Yuan in the mountain gate."

"Is this true? Is this possible?"

"This must be impossible!"

The disciples were talking about it at once, but no one dared to believe it.

Even the eight elders on the stage were a little surprised. They knew the name of the new elder, but they couldn't believe that he was so young, not even sixty years old! What kind of talent was this? How come he had never had this talent before?
Elder Gu threw the golden edict in his hand, and a curtain of light fell from the sky. Clouds gradually rose, and the white fairy mist covered everyone's calves, as if in a fairyland.

Li Yuan landed in the middle courtyard and bowed, saying, "Disciple Li Yuan thanks the Emperor for his kindness.

You must be upright, be diligent and respectful, follow the Way and seek immortality, and never forget your true self!"

Under the incredulous gazes of the disciples, Li Yuan took the seal from the elder, bowed to thank the heaven and earth, and then bowed to his ancestors.

The music sounded melodious and the immortal sounds were faint, and the elders came forward one by one to congratulate.

Li Yuan naturally thanked him with a smile on his face, and then went through many complicated rituals such as crowning, sealing the talisman, giving gifts, and conferring the title, and then he stood in the center of the upper seat.

The hundreds of disciples present all bowed and saluted, "Congratulations, Elder, on your long and bright path to immortality!"

Hundreds of people paying their respects together was a rare and spectacular scene. The sound was mighty and carried to the sky. Even Li Yuan could not help but sigh at the power of authority, which was so intoxicating.

Just as he was slightly stunned, he noticed a layer of faint gray gas gathering from the sky and gathering on him, and then was absorbed by the Xuanyuan Wanmu Realm in his soul.

"This is……"

He suddenly remembered what was written on the stone tablet of Wanmujie a long time ago: use sex to nourish life, and use life to move!

Could this be the illusory qi and luck in the legend?
When the celebration was over, the elders dispersed. Li Yuan had no intention of showing off his power in front of others, so he said goodbye to Elder Gu and returned to his own courtyard.

Little did he know that his becoming an elder had created an indescribable feeling in the minds of many of his disciples, and that this feeling had transformed into motivation in the hearts of the disciples.

In the past, those who became elders were the top figures in Baique Tower, and were regarded as powerful senior brothers and sisters by all the disciples. But now, a deacon disciple who was ranked below everyone else and had the weakest strength has become the elder they need to look up to.

This indescribable feeling stimulated many disciples, and thus the lax atmosphere that had arisen in the mountain in recent years disappeared.

Li Yuan didn't care about that. He just went back to the yard to check what changes had taken place in the Xuanyuan Wanmu Realm.

After all, everything he has now comes from this mysterious world of trees.

As soon as he stepped into the World of Ten Thousand Trees, Li Yuan was surprised to find that the spiritual trees that he had cut down were actually sprouting new buds again, and they had been growing for several years.

"Is this what it means to use sex to support life and to use sex to move life?"

Originally he was worried that one day he would cut down all the spiritual trees in the Ten Thousand Trees Realm, but now it seems that as long as he obtains good luck, these spiritual trees will be able to grow again, and they will not have to go through long years like ordinary spiritual trees. They only need to use their nature to nourish their lives and their luck to move their lives, and they will naturally grow faster!
If one day, he really becomes the ancestor of the Qi Ling Sect, then it would not be possible that this world of ten thousand trees would have endless spiritual trees that could be cut down?

Li Yuan was very excited, knowing that he possessed such a rare treasure, but he became even more cautious in his heart. Otherwise, if he revealed even the slightest clue, he would have no chance of survival in this vast world!
……

A month later, Li Yuan was searching for spiritual trees and materials in the Ten Thousand Woods Realm. The replacement puppet required thirteen kinds of spiritual materials, and all of these things were extremely precious spiritual objects, but they happened to be spiritual trees that grew in the Ten Thousand Woods Realm!

This made Li Yuan somewhat suspicious. Could it be that the powerful being who created this world was the one who specialized in the Wan Kui Sutra?
During this month, he had finally searched for all the spiritual materials and processed them. He only needed to rest enough before he could start refining.

Li Yuan's spiritual consciousness can now stay in the Ten Thousand Woods Realm for most of the day, so its efficiency has also improved a lot. His soul and spiritual consciousness are also terribly strong, probably not worse than those of a cultivator who has reached perfection in solidification.

His mind returned to his body, and he lay down on a chair to rest, feeling somewhat exhausted. In his drowsy state, he suddenly became aware of a bleak chill blowing from the south, which made his heart tremble and made him feel uneasy.

Li Yuanqing woke up and looked up at the mountain not far to the south. The cold dew had condensed into frost. It was summer, but the cold air made the mountain look like autumn.

The osmanthus tree in the yard also sprouts and blooms when it encounters this air. The autumn osmanthus blooms in summer, and the whole yard is filled with fragrance.

"Someone has entered the late stage of Qi Refining."

Li Yuan felt somewhat touched by this scene. It had only been less than two months and someone else had made a breakthrough.

A figure came flying towards them, it was an elder from Lingfeng, it was Qian Shiyan!
She frowned and said, "This person should be practicing cold qi, but this scene looks like gold sharpened into cold, which is very repulsive to me!"

"So it's Senior Sister Qian." Li Yuan smiled and bowed, then asked, "Senior Sister, do you know who this person is? With such a great presence, I guess he must be quite powerful, right?"

The scene when I broke through that day was only more than ten miles away, but this person's vision tonight was at least forty or fifty miles away.

"Humph, with such a great atmosphere, and he is also cultivating cold qi, who else could it be other than Li Yunming?" Qian Shiyan said dissatisfiedly: "I am afraid that when he reaches perfection and visualizes Dao Chan, I will be driven out of the mountain gate."

"Ah? Why is that?" Li Yuan asked in confusion. He was not pretending. He had just become a late-stage cultivator and there were still many secrets and things about the orthodox ways that he didn't know. These things couldn't be made up in a short time. Unless there was a complete family inheritance or the guidance of a personal teacher, it would take a long time of cultivation to become so knowledgeable.

"Cold air is yin, and if it is good, it will turn into metal. If it is slow to turn into Dui Ze, it will definitely suppress my Ding Fire Taoist school. Once he starts to visualize the Taoist meditation, I will naturally leave the mountain gate. Otherwise, it will become a joke if there is a conflict."

Qian Shiyan shook her head, "But I can't say for sure. I have already started to comprehend the Dao, and this kid has just entered the late stage, so it may take some time."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Then I wish Senior Sister to set foot on the foundation of Taoism as soon as possible!"

"Junior Brother Li Yuan, tsk tsk, you have average spiritual roots, but you can cultivate to your current level at the age of fifty-seven. You may not be worse than that kid."

Li Yuan smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Senior sister, you are joking. I was just lucky. How can I compare with Junior Brother Li Yunming, who is so talented?"

"A natural talent?" Qian Shiyan laughed and said, "Being gifted is not necessarily a good thing.

Junior Brother Li, since you have met me, why don't you invite me into your mansion for a cup of tea?"

(End of this chapter)