Uncle Jiu: I am Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xiangling gang

Chapter 68, The Poor Jiale
The next morning!
Chen Yulou finished his training, opened his eyes, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. His cultivation had reached the peak of the first level of the Soul Nourishing Realm, and he estimated that he would be able to break through to the second level of the Soul Nourishing Realm within two days.

This was not what made him happiest. The happiest thing was that he felt that the exorcism talisman seed could be successfully condensed at any time, but he just needed a little opportunity.

But he was not in a hurry, after all, his speed was already exaggerated.

At this time, the cursing voice of Taoist Simu came from outside.

"Jia Le, you lazy bastard, what time is it? Why don't you get up quickly?"

Chen Yulou couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Yesterday, Jiale was forced by Taoist Simu to practice until late at night. If Jiale hadn't dozed off constantly, he probably wouldn't have gotten any sleep last night.

Then, Chen Yulou got off the bamboo bed, put on his coat, and walked out.

Seeing Taoist Simu who was washing up, Chen Yulou said with a smile: "Master, good morning!"

Taoist Simu, who was wiping his face, glanced at Chen Yulou, nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes!"

He really likes Chen Yulou very much.

Last night, Chen Yulou actually practiced for the entire night, which shocked him. After all, he had just stepped into the door of cultivation and his concentration was not strong. It would be difficult for him to persist for even one or two hours, let alone a whole night.

Take his apprentice Jiale for example, this bastard can only practice for about two or three hours each time he enters a state of meditation.

You have to know that this kid has been here for more than a year, while Chen Yulou has only been here for less than a month.

Especially at this moment, Chen Yulou's face was pale with a hint of redness, and he was full of energy and spirit, without any signs of fatigue or lack of sleep. This showed that not only had Chen Yulou's mental and spiritual skills reached an incredible level, but he was also able to continue practicing all night and reach the point of practicing instead of rest.

At this time, Jiale yawned and walked out with a somewhat unsteady step.

He looked at Taoist Simu and Chen Yulou in confusion and said, "Master, Junior Brother, why are you up so early?"

"morning?"

Taoist Simu had just hung up the towel when he turned his head and looked at Jiale angrily, "What the hell is early? The sun is already out, how can it still be early?"

Upon hearing this, Jiale immediately defended himself, "Master, it's not that I got up late, it's just that summer is here and the sun comes out early!"

Taoist Simu suddenly glared at Jiale with wide eyes and cursed, "Bullshit! I think I've spoiled you too much."

"Look at your junior brother. He's been practicing all night and got up earlier than you."

"Also, within one month, you must break through to the second level of the Soul Nurturing Realm, otherwise!"

"Humph!"

"Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

In the past, his attitude towards Jiale was to just get by. After all, the master can only lead you to the door, but the practice depends on yourself. But when he saw Chen Yulou practicing hard all night, he felt unbalanced.

After all, among his senior brother's former apprentices Qiu Sheng and Wencai, Wencai was the worst of the worst, and although Qiu Sheng's talent was comparable to that of his apprentice Jiale, he was still a hopeless case.

Although his apprentice Jiale is also very lazy, he is still better than his nephew Qiu Sheng.

Now that there is a talented nephew like Chen Yulou, his own disciple Jiale is not as good as Chen Yulou even if he works hard in cultivation, not to mention the lazy Jiale now.

He really envied his senior brother for having such a good disciple like Chen Yulou.

But no matter how envious you are, a good talent like Chen Yulou is hard to come by.

But then again, even though his apprentice Jiale was vastly inferior to Chen Yulou, and even diligent training couldn't bridge the gap between them, he still hoped Jiale could work hard to narrow the gap, so that he could save face. Therefore, he decided to constantly spur Jiale on, not letting this kid muddle through and continue to slack off, embarrassing him.

"what?"

"One month? That's too short a time. Master, I can't... do it!" Upon hearing this, Jia Le immediately made a bitter face and looked at Taoist Simu with pleading eyes.

Upon hearing this, Taoist Simu glanced at Jiale coldly and said, "It's okay. If you can't break through to the second level of the Soul Nourishing Realm within a month, you will not be allowed to go out every day. In the morning, you will kneel in front of the ancestor and meditate for half a day. In the afternoon, you will be punished to copy the four scriptures, "Sanmao Sutra", "Zhen Gao", "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing", and "Huangting Neijing Sutra" five times. If you don't finish copying them, not only will you not eat, you will also not be allowed to sleep!"

"Master, no!"

Upon hearing this, Jiale immediately started wailing at Taoist Simu.

You have to know that these four sutras add up to 50,000 to 60,000 words, and five times that would be 300,000 words. If he really had to copy them like this, he wouldn't be able to finish them in two days, let alone one afternoon.

"Humph!"

"So, you have to work harder this month!"

"Of course, if you find cultivation boring and uninteresting, and kneeling in incense and copying scriptures as punishment are more interesting, then I won't stop you!" Taoist Simu snorted softly, looking at Jiale with a half-smile.

Jiale immediately looked at Taoist Simu with a bitter face. He felt that his master was serious and it didn't seem like he was joking at all.

Fortunately, if he practices hard, he should be able to break through to the second level of the Soul Nourishing Realm in a month.

Chen Yulou, who was standing aside, glanced at Jiale, who had a bitter face, and smiled faintly.

To be honest, he felt that Taoist Simu was right. After all, in his opinion, both Taoist Simu and Uncle Jiu were too lax in disciplining their disciples.

Although it is said that the master can only lead you to the door, the practice is up to you.

But laziness is human nature. If we really let everything go, we would have the two top "evildoers" Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai in the original novel. The responsibility really lies with Uncle Jiu.

After all, there is a saying that if a son is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. In the Republic of China, the weight of a teacher and a father is almost the same.

Afterwards, Chen Yulou began to wash up. After finishing washing up, he came to Taoist Simu, who was offering morning incense to the ancestor.

Chen Yulou then took out three incense sticks from the incense box, lit them, bowed to the ancestral tablet, and then inserted them into the incense burner.

"You are still the most obedient. Jiale burns incense to the ancestor every day, and I always have to remind him!" Taoist Simu looked at Chen Yulou with a smile.

Chen Yulou smiled, then took out the Corpse Controlling Technique from his pocket, handed it to Taoist Simu, and said, "Uncle Master, I have written down everything recorded in this Corpse Controlling Technique."

Upon hearing this, Taoist Simu looked at Chen Yulou in surprise.

"You remembered it all yesterday afternoon?"

"Yulou, I'm not in a hurry to get this book. You can take it and read it carefully over and over again to make sure you don't miss anything!" Taoist Simu reminded.

Chen Yulou immediately smiled confidently and said, "Please rest assured, Uncle Master, I have indeed remembered everything!"

Taoist Simu immediately looked at Chen Yulou in surprise.

Does this guy have such a good memory?

Although his handwritten copy of "The Corpse Control Method" was only half a book, it still contained several thousand words, especially the spells and incantations. Every word was important. If one word was missing, the meaning would be completely different, so he had to memorize it thoroughly and recite it by heart.

(End of this chapter)