Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 268 Xiaomeng Enters the Heavenly Sect and Accepts Xiaoling as a Disciple
Upon hearing this, the girl quickly ate the bun in her hand.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai took out a water pouch and presented it to her.

The girl didn't stand on ceremony and drank it in large gulps.

Looking at her, Leng Feibai asked, "By the way, little girl, what's your name? How old are you?"

After hearing this, the girl put down the water bag, her tone still devoid of any emotion.

"Five years old! As for my name, my parents have always called me Er Ya."

Leng Feibai almost stumbled upon hearing this, but considering that Xiaomeng was rescued by Zhang Han in a small mountain village, he didn't say anything more.

"Would you like to give me a name?"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, Leng Feibai's lips trembled, and he shook his head, saying, "After we get up the mountain, let's listen to our teachers."

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he turned and walked towards Mount Taiyi.

"follow me!"

Upon hearing this, the girl bit her lip, but still followed Leng Feibai up.

An hour later, the news of Leng Feibai's return to the mountain quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Sect. In an instant, every elder in the Heavenly Sect with a special skill was filled with fear.

They were afraid that this little devil would ask some tricky question that would stump them.

But soon, the news that Leng Feibai had returned to the mountain with a five-year-old girl had spread throughout the entire Tianzong sect.

In an instant, a number of young disciples rushed to the mountain gate, and even three elders from the Heavenly Sect came over.

Looking at the Tianzong disciples gathered in front of him, Leng Feibai was speechless. He covered his head and said, "Why aren't you cultivating? What are you doing here?"

One of the disciples said with a forced smile, "Upon hearing that our Martial Uncle had returned to the mountain, we disciples naturally came to welcome him. So..."

"That's it!"

Leng Feibai cracked his knuckles and said, "Since that's the case, I'll test your cultivation. Who wants to go first?"

As soon as Leng Fei finished speaking, he immediately drew his Zhanlu sword, looking at the disciples with a playful expression. The group was startled and quickly retreated dozens of steps.

"Junior brother!"

Yun Shuangzi, an elder of the Heavenly Sect who had previously communicated with Leng Feibai, stepped forward and said, "Why make things difficult for these juniors? Who is this child beside you?"

"Oh!"

Leng Feibai calmly said, "I don't know who sent this child near Mount Taiyi, wanting to join our Heavenly Sect. I just brought him back on my way."

"This is difficult!"

Yun Shuangzi looked troubled and said, "The period for recruiting disciples this year has already passed. If this child wants to join the Heavenly Sect, he will have to go to Langhuan Mountain!"

After listening, Leng Feibai pondered for a moment, then turned to the little girl beside him and asked, "Have you learned martial arts?"

The girl nodded and said, "I learned a simple sword technique and basic internal energy cultivation from the village's swordsman before."

After listening, Leng Feibai nodded and said, "So you plan to venture into the Langhuan Mountain Path, or I can help you try to defeat a few disciples so you can join the Heavenly Sect?"

"sorry to bother you!"

The girl nodded. Seeing this, Leng Feibai took out a wooden sword from his sleeve and handed it to the girl. He then turned around and walked to Yun Shuangzi and the other two, saying, "Three senior brothers, you are the people I brought back. Give your junior brother some face."

After he finished speaking, the other two remained silent.

Yun Shuangzi looked helpless and said, "Junior brother, these are the sect rules. You can't just do whatever you want."

"Rules are rules, but people are flexible. How about this..."

Leng Feibai laughed, "How about letting her spar with the disciples of the sect? If she can defeat ten of them, then we'll let her join the sect. What do you think?"

"this?"

Yun Shuangzi was about to speak when Leng Feibai said in a low voice, "How about this, if you senior brothers agree, I'll figure out the problems myself if there are any in the future, and I won't bother you senior brothers anymore, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another elder quickly said, "That's fine. Just like you said, junior brother, are the rules inflexible? If she can really defeat ten disciples, it's not unreasonable to make an exception once."

Seeing this, Yun Shuangzi nodded. After all, making an exception once in exchange for not being bothered by Leng Feibai in the future was not bad.

"Ten of you come out!"

Yun Shuangzi shouted to the Tianzong disciples in the distance, "Have a friendly spar with this little girl! Losing is no big deal, but if you win, you can come to this elder and collect three Guining Pills!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Tianzong disciples who were watching the show from afar also became interested.

But seeing that his opponent was just a young girl, he felt embarrassed to go up to her.

After all, fighting with a young girl, even if you win, is a very embarrassing thing.

Seeing that the group of disciples did not step forward, the girl calmly walked a few steps forward, her voice resounding throughout the entire Tianzong Mountain Gate.

"You...don't dare?"

The elders were stunned as soon as these words were spoken.
This further enraged the group of Tianzong disciples.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai frowned slightly.

He had thought that Xiaomeng's cold temper in the future was due to her cultivation of the Heavenly Sect's techniques, but now it seems that Xiaomeng has never had a good temper since childhood.

"I'll meet you!"

A disciple of the Heavenly Sect walked up with a sword, but in just a few breaths, the girl swung her sword and knocked the sword out of his hand.

The disciple blushed on the spot and wanted to fight again, but Yun Shuangzi told him to back down.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the disciples and three elders, the girl defeated seventeen more disciples in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

"Junior brother!"

Yun Shuangzi looked at Leng Feibai with surprise and said, "You made the right decision to bring this child back to the sect!"

Leng Feibai remained silent, but his eyes held a complex expression. With his keen eye, he could naturally tell that Xiaomeng was only using the most basic Three Talents Sword Technique in the martial arts world.

But swordsmanship is incredibly versatile, and those with average skill are no match for it. Just then, a rather authoritative voice rang out.

"what happened?"

Everyone turned around and saw that Chisongzi and Beimingzi had arrived at the same time.

Everyone bowed in greeting, and Chishongzi waved his hand, saying, "No need for formalities, Junior Brother Qingyang, what's going on here?"

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai quickly stepped forward and recounted what had just happened.

Chisongzi was secretly shocked upon hearing this. A five-year-old girl had managed to defeat eighteen disciples of the Heavenly Sect in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Thinking of this, Chishongzi stepped forward and asked, "Little one, why do you want to join the Heavenly Sect?"

After hearing this, the girl said, "Does becoming stronger need a reason?"

Although Chishongzi's face did not change after hearing this, he was very puzzled.

This little girl was only five years old, yet she harbored an immense desire to become stronger.

What exactly did this little girl go through?
"Brother!"

Leng Feibai used the Heavenly Sound Transmission to say to Chisongzi, "Judging from the accent of this girl, she should be from the State of Wei. It is likely that her homeland was destroyed by the Qin army, which is why she is in this state now."

Chishongzi's doubts were resolved after hearing this, but seeing that no one spoke, the girl pointed her sword at Chishongzi, who was called the sect leader, and said, "If I want to join the Heavenly Sect, do I have to defeat you?"

"Sword skills are not the standard by which the Heavenly Sect accepts disciples!"

Chisongzi stroked his beard and said, "When the Heavenly Sect accepts disciples, it looks not only at their aptitude but also at their understanding of the Dao." After saying that, Chisongzi turned to the other elders and said, "Junior brothers, please follow me and our master to the back mountain."

The elders nodded and left with Chisongzi and Beimingzi.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai nudged the little girl and said, "Go with them!"

"Thank you!"

After the girl finished speaking, she quickly chased after him.

At the same time, Bei Mingzi's voice came over, "Qingyang, you are also an elder of the Heavenly Sect, come over here!"

Leng Feibai smiled helplessly after hearing this and turned to look at the disciples who had been defeated by the girl.

They all looked dejected, their eyes filled with disappointment and despair.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai secretly channeled his true qi and shouted, "As the saying goes, shame is the mother of courage. Are you all going to collapse and become dejected because of a temporary defeat?"

Leng Feibai's words struck the hearts of the disciples like thunder.

"Losing for a time is not terrible; what's terrible is losing for a lifetime!"

Leng Feibai nonchalantly revealed his embarrassing past, saying, "Back when I hadn't joined the Heavenly Sect, I was once beaten so badly that I vomited blood and rolled on the ground. So what? Now I still have few rivals!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai turned and walked towards the back mountain.

The disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

But soon, the group of people started talking to each other.

"Uncle-Master is right, we can't afford to lose forever."

"I was too engrossed in playing around recently and neglected my cultivation. I'll go back into seclusion now and try to get revenge for today's defeat as soon as possible!"

"But did you hear that? My uncle said he was once beaten so badly he vomited blood and rolled on the ground. Is that true?"

In the back mountain of Tianzong, Leng Feibai, dressed in a Taoist robe, knelt down with the other elders in a clearing in the forest.

Just like in the story, Bei Mingzi pointed out that although the girl had excellent aptitude, she had a problem with mental constraints.

The girl was indignant after hearing this. She said that her sword could break the shackles, and then she swung the wooden sword that Leng Feibai had given her and forcefully attacked Bei Mingzi.

Bei Mingzi didn't care at all. He used his cultivation technique of blending with the world to avoid the girl's sword. However, the teapot in his hand was shattered by the wooden sword.

But something surprising happened to the girl: after the teapot shards hit the ground, the water inside the pot floated in mid-air, rippling but steadily suspended in mid-air.

The little girl was stunned by what she saw.

Bei Mingzi slowly rose to his feet and said calmly, "From today onwards, your Daoist name will be Xiaomeng. Qingyang is your senior brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone from the Heavenly Sect except for Leng Feibai disappeared.

Upon seeing this, the girl knelt down and said, "Xiaomeng thanks Master!"

Seeing this, Leng Feibai shook his head, raised his hand and drew a talisman in the air, restoring the broken teapot on the ground and filling it with water.

Xiaomeng was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, what's going on?"

"It's a method I created myself, but you're too young to learn it."

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he used his internal energy to drag the teapot away into the distance.

"Go find Senior Brother Xuansong. He is the elder in charge of the housing. Ask him to arrange accommodation for you."

Leaving behind his last words, Leng Feibai's figure vanished.

A moment later, inside the bamboo house where Bei Mingzi lived.

Leng Feibai sat cross-legged opposite Bei Mingzi and said respectfully, "Congratulations, Master, on gaining another excellent disciple."

"Um"

Bei Mingzi responded, then asked, "Where have you been this past year? Why is there no news of you in the martial world?"

Leng Feibai smiled after hearing this, "I went to Sanghai City for a visit, and then found a quiet place to go into seclusion for about a year."

After he finished speaking, Leng Feibai released a powerful burst of true qi from his body.

Bei Mingzi nodded slightly, "You've made considerable progress. Now that you're back, why don't you go and help me instruct your junior sister?"

"master."

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "With my level of knowledge, I'm afraid I'm not yet capable of imparting knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts."

"Leave the task of imparting knowledge and resolving doubts to your teacher."

Bei Mingzi stroked his beard and said, "You only need to be responsible for teaching."

Seeing this, Leng Feibai did not refuse any further and agreed.

After the master and apprentice talked for a while, Leng Feibai turned around and went back to his own courtyard.

Looking at the dusty yard and rooms, Leng Feibai looked helpless and drew a few cleaning talismans to thoroughly clean the place.

Just then, Chishongzi's voice came from outside.

"Junior brother, are you there?"

Upon hearing this, Leng Feibai waved his hand, and the courtyard gate immediately opened wide.

Chisongzi walked in with Xiaomeng and Xiaoling carrying luggage behind him.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "Sect Leader, what are you doing here with Junior Sister Xiaomeng?"

Chi Songzi looked at Leng Feibai with a slightly guilty look in his eyes and said, "Junior Sister's accommodation will be temporarily arranged here with you. We'll move her elsewhere when she's a bit older. Also, Xiao Ling wants to become your disciple. What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Feibai's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but say, "Junior sister is one thing, but why does Xiaoling suddenly want to become my disciple?"

"Uncle-Master Qingyang."

Xiao Ling put down her luggage and knelt on the ground, saying sadly, "I suffered a tragedy when I was young, losing both my parents and my only sister. I beg you to take me as your disciple so that I may have enough strength to find my sister."

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai couldn't help but ask, "Then why do you want to become my disciple? Can't you accept the other elders?"

Xiao Ling was about to say something when Leng Feibai changed the subject, "Teaching one is the same as teaching two, so forget it, come on then."

After saying that, Leng Feibai looked up at Chisongzi and said, "Senior brother, there are two more things I need to tell you. Xiaoling has become my disciple, what can I teach him?"

"Junior brother can decide this for himself. In any case, apart from blending in with the world, everything else is up to your own wishes."

"The second thing!"

Leng Feibai looked at Xiaomeng beside him and said, "Junior Sister Xiaomeng is still young and growing. It's not appropriate to make her eat only vegetarian food at this time."

Upon hearing this, Chisongzi's face showed a helpless expression and he said, "There are plenty of wild rabbits and pheasants in the back mountains, junior brother, please make yourself at home."

After saying that, Chishongzi turned and walked out.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai turned to Xiaoling and said, "Come here."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling quickly stepped forward. Leng Feibai remained silent, then kneaded Xiao Ling's limbs and said, "Your body is average, not very strong. Starting tomorrow, run twenty laps around the mountain gate square. You can use your internal energy. Come find me after you finish. Remember, if you haven't finished by 3:45 AM, you don't need to come back."

Seeing Leng Feibai's expression, Xiaoling felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, but she reluctantly agreed.

The Tianzong Mountain Gate Plaza is about 500 meters in circumference. Even with his cultivation level, running twenty circumferences would be exhausting, though he could manage it.

(End of this chapter)