Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 272 Status Promotion (Seeking Subscriptions)

The autumn wind is brisk, and the sun is blazing overhead.

The White Lotus Fairy stared blankly at Shen Xuan before her.

Before she could speak, she choked up.

My heart is filled with countless emotions, yet sorrow is hard to express.

a long time.

The White Lotus Fairy calmed her emotions.

"Shen Lang, will you ever come to Qingyang Prefecture again?"

A hint of anticipation shone in her eyes.

"If there's nothing else, I won't come again."

Shen Xuan said calmly.

Then, he turned and walked towards Su Xue'er, who was under the shade of a tree a hundred feet away.

"It's better to forget each other in the vast world than to cling together in hardship. Bai Lian, take care!"

The sound was like an ancient bell, so powerful that it made the White Lotus Fairy lose her senses.

In their sight, Shen Xuan's figure gradually receded into the distance, leaving only a blurry blue silhouette.

Shen Xuan summoned the Golden Claw Divine Eagle Corpse Beast, mounted it, and flew away from the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts.

He never looked back.

Beside her was Su Xue'er, riding a silver-horned celestial horse.

Watching Shen Xuan's departing figure.

The White Lotus Fairy couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

It dripped heavily onto the ground.

Shen Xuan's words struck her heart like a heavy hammer.

The azure figure riding the Golden Claw Divine Eagle Corpse Beast gradually shrank to an imperceptible size.

The White Lotus Fairy stood still, like a statue.

however.

As the time goes.

The sadness in her eyes gradually faded.

"Shen Xuan, I will live a good life!"

The White Lotus Fairy seemed to have made a decision; her eyes were resolute, and she shone with renewed brilliance.

Behind him, the Zhou family head approached quietly.

"Bai Lian, he's gone. He won't be coming back."

"I know."

The White Lotus Fairy raised her head, letting the autumn wind blow her bangs across her forehead.

She rode the Crimson-Winged Serpent that had just been imprinted with her divine soul, soared into the air, and flew towards the Zhou family's territory.

"Father, I'm going back to cultivate!"

"Don't mention this person in front of me again!"

……

Riding atop the Golden Claw Divine Eagle Corpse Beast, Shen Xuan felt a faint sadness.

In the world of cultivation, strength reigns supreme.

Romantic feelings between children are fleeting.

Others are hell.

All beings are but passersby.

Shen Xuan felt a pang of reluctance to part with the White Lotus Fairy.

However, he was unwilling to remain entangled with the White Lotus Fairy.

This is not good for either side.

It is not conducive to spiritual practice.

It can easily lead to inner demons.

The best choice is for us to live our remaining lives in peace and never see each other again.

beside.

The silver-horned celestial horse's hooves trod on four small auspicious clouds as it chased after the golden-clawed divine eagle corpse beast with all its might.

However, no matter how fast it accelerates...

It was always one body length behind the Golden Clawed Divine Eagle Corpse Beast.

Su Xue'er clung to the neck of the silver-horned celestial horse, her dress fluttering in the strong wind.

Her pretty face was flushed from the cold.

Just as Shen Xuan was about to slow down again...

The Silver Horned Pegasus suddenly raised its head and let out a long neigh.

Suddenly, a pair of colorful wings sprouted from both sides of the horse's back, waving up and down.

A few breaths later, it caught up and ran alongside the Golden Clawed Divine Eagle.

Shen Xuan smiled slightly.

This silver-horned celestial horse has a rather unyielding personality.

Unable to catch up even with the clouds and mist, they revealed their wings.

However, at this time, the Silver Horned Pegasus was only a first-grade high-quality horse.

Its colorful wings never truly grew.

What we see now is merely a construct forcibly created by its demonic power.

"Xue'er, come here!"

A gentle spiritual force enveloped Su Xue'er, pulling her in front of Shen Xuan.

Lightened by the weight, the Silver Horned Pegasus became even more excited and charged forward to the Golden Clawed Divine Eagle Corpse Beast.

She would occasionally turn back and give Shen Xuan a smug, anthropomorphic look.

……

Qingyun Immortal City is located at the foot of Qingyun Mountain.

It is the foremost of the five immortal cities of the Qingyun Sect, the largest in scale, and the closest in distance.

It housed 100,000 cultivators.

Shen Xuan did not rush back to Qingyun Sect, but instead took Su Xue'er and entered Qingyun Immortal City first.

That night, at the sect inn in the immortal city.

Lü Zhengying arrived in a hurry.

"Senior Brother Shen, this is a jade slip containing intelligence from the sect's higher-ups."

The Qingyun Sect openly has five Golden Core cultivators, thirteen Core Formation cultivators, and more than twenty Pseudo-Core cultivators.

"Thunder and wind, hidden appearances and mysterious traces, the spirit sword suppresses the peaks."

This is the opening line of the intelligence jade slip, which is widely circulated within the Qingyun Sect.

This refers to the five Golden Core cultivators of the Qingyun Sect: Heavenly Thunder True Man, Heavenly Wind True Man, Hidden Appearance True Man, Lost Track True Man, and Spirit Sword True Man.

The Lost Immortal is the sect leader of the Qingyun Sect.

Legend has it that there are ten incarnations.

His figure flickered erratically.

Responsible for handling various affairs within the sect.

Lingjian Zhenren is a sword cultivator and the top combatant of the Qingyun Sect.

He is aloof and rarely leaves Lingjian Peak.

Shen Xuan's master, Master Gufeng, was one of the thirteen Core Formation Realm Masters.

The ranking is slightly lower.

As for the fake elixir master...

The road was cut off.

Strictly speaking, it does not fall into the category of "real people".

Most of them went to serve as deputy city lords in the five major immortal cities, or as city lords in smaller immortal cities.

They rarely stay on Qingyun Mountain.

"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Lü."

Shen Xuan scanned the jade slip with his divine sense and carefully put it away.

"It's no trouble at all, just a small matter. However, Senior Brother Shen, please don't let the True Immortals see that jade slip. Otherwise, if the True Immortals get angry, the consequences will be severe!"

"I know."

The two chatted for a while.

Lü Zhengying had served in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall of the sect for many years.

He was adept at understanding many of the sect's unspoken rules.

Shen Xuan listened with great interest.

"Senior Brother Shen, after your bet with Lei Yaoyang last time, the support from the Golden Core disciples was reduced by 30%. You must be careful and not provoke these people."

Lü Zhengying advised.

"Thank you for the reminder, Junior Brother Lü. I will avoid them."

"That's good."

After chatting for a while, Lü Zhengying took her leave and went back. Shen Xuan continued to read the intelligence jade slip.

On Mount Qingyun, there were three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although there is no clear division, their identities and statuses are completely different.

The most advanced is the direct transmission of the Golden Elixir.

This is a key target of support from the sect.

The annual stipend is three times that of a True Immortal's direct disciple and ten times that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Most of the Core Formation True Persons produced within a sect are those who have received direct instruction from these True Persons.

The second tier is direct instruction from a real person.

Although it cannot compare to the direct transmission of a Golden Core cultivator, with the guidance of a Core Formation True Person as a master, reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage is not a problem.

Occasionally, a few Core Formation cultivators might emerge.

The third tier consists of disciples registered under the real person's name.

In reality, their treatment is the same as that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators. Having a True Person Master title makes things easier. A very small number of people can be transferred to a True Person's personal discipleship.

The fourth level is the ordinary Foundation Establishment stage.

This is the largest number of people.

They are also the backbone of the Qingyun Sect's operation.

Sect affairs are all handled by these ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qingyun Sect are clearly divided internally and each forms their own small group.

There are scions of once-glorious families, local cultivators who have been nurtured from childhood, and a small number of outside cultivators who have entered after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and so on.

"Fortunately, I will switch to live instruction."

Shen Xuan put down the intelligence jade slip and pondered how to deal with his master's anger.

……

three days later.

Xiao Gufeng.

In a blessed land.

Shen Xuan obediently knelt on the ground.

He lowered his head, looking like he had done something wrong and was accepting punishment.

Ahead stood the solitary peak master, his face contorted with anger.

"Shen Xuan, it's fine that you're unwilling to stay and support the Feiyun Su family and have returned to the sect on your own."

"Why break the Su family head's legs!"

"You call me your master, how will you face the Su family?"

After Master Gufeng finished cursing, Shen Xuan cautiously said, "This disciple has no choice but to accept this."

"tell me the story!"

"The Su family is a pile of useless mud that can't be supported. The new head of the Su family, Su Huaijing, is ambitious but incompetent, overestimating his abilities and full of ambition."

"If it weren't for the disciples' vigilance, the Su family would have already been infiltrated by the Blood Spirit Sect's Holy Son and defected to the Demonic Sect."

"This disciple also trains talisman masters for the Su family and collaborates on thunder talismans."

"Making thunder talismans is not easy. This disciple has worked hard to increase the Su family's annual income by 100,000 spirit stones."

"The Su family not only showed no gratitude, but also wanted to increase the share of the Thunder Talisman to 30%."

“This disciple did not want to cause trouble. As a result, the Su family deliberately made things difficult for me, trying to trap me in the Su family's territory.”

"I could no longer tolerate it and had no choice but to break Su Huaijing's leg to show him my power, so that I could escape and return to my sect."

Shen Xuan's words were nine parts true and one part false.

Even if the Su family confronts him face to face, Shen Xuan is not afraid.

After listening to Shen Xuan's explanation.

Master Gufeng stared intently at Shen Xuan.

After pondering for a long time, he finally sighed.

"My original intention was to fulfill the request made by the Su family patriarch. However, I did not expect the younger generation of the Su family to be so incompetent."

"Alas, Master! What are the Su family of Feiyun? How dare they exploit Senior Brother Shen! They demand 30% of the Thunder Talisman's value, attempting to imprison Senior Brother Shen!"

"If it were me, it wouldn't be as simple as just breaking his legs! Destroying his dantian and sparing his life would be enough to do justice to the Su family patriarch!"

Gu Jinqin, who was standing to the side, noticed the situation and interjected at the right moment.

Senior Brother Shen?
Shen Xuan looked at Gu Jinqin with some confusion.

When did he become a senior student?

Gu Jinqin winked at him, indicating that they should talk about it after getting through this hurdle.

Master Gufeng's expression softened slightly.

"Shen Xuan, get up!"

"Your aptitude is actually quite good, and your temperament is especially excellent, but unfortunately you've wasted your years."

"But your temperament really gives me a headache."

Shen Xuan did not argue.

As a master, Master Gufeng is a good person.

He muttered to himself occasionally.

Actually, they're still protecting their own.

"I promised you that after supporting the Su family for thirty years, I would return to the sect and accept you as my personal disciple."

"Jinqin!"

"The disciple is here!"

"Take my jade token and go help Shen Xuan with the formalities!"

The words fell.

Shen Xuan was overjoyed.

My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, can finally be put at ease.

Personal instruction from a real person!

With this identity, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, he can remain safe and sound and cultivate steadily in the Qingyun Sect.

"Yes, Master!"

Gu Jinqin accepted the jade pendant that identified Gu Feng Zhenren.

"By the way, Master. Now that Senior Brother Shen is here, let him take over all the administrative affairs of Little Lonely Peak!"

Master Gufeng turned his gaze to Shen Xuan.

"Shen Xuan, what do you think?"

Xiao Gufeng's General Affairs?
Shen Xuan glanced at Gu Jinqin, whose face was beaming with joy, and began to make plans in his mind.

We definitely have to accept it.

Looking at his master's gaze, he could tell that his master hoped he would take over.

only.

He had just joined the sect and didn't know much about the situation.

Suddenly getting caught up in mundane affairs is not conducive to spiritual practice.

It's also easy to offend people and bring trouble upon yourself.

"I am about to break through to the next level. Could this matter be postponed for a few more days?"

Master Gufeng nodded.

“Cultivation is the priority. Shen Xuan, once you break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and consolidate your realm, take over the general affairs of Little Lonely Peak.”

"Jinqin, it hasn't been easy for you either."

Shen Xuan replied respectfully, "This disciple obeys."

Gu Jinqin asked, "Senior Brother Shen, could you give me a specific time? I'd like to prepare accordingly."

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

"How about three years?"

Breakthrough in a year and a half, consolidation in a year and a half.

"Three more years! Senior Brother Shen is incredibly talented, ten times better than Jinqin! Wouldn't it be better to take over sooner?"

"Jinqin, stop talking nonsense! Let's set a three-year timeframe!"

Master Gufeng made the final decision with a single blow.

Seeing that Gu Jinqin looked unconvinced.

Master Gufeng laughed and said, "Jinqin, if you return the Primordial Sacred Sound Qin, I will let Shen Xuan take over right now, how about it?"

"No! Master, I've made up my mind. I'd rather endure three more years of hardship!"

Gu Jinqin quickly said.

"Go out and run some errands!"

"Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary!"

Master Gufeng rudely drove the two away.

Shen Xuan followed Gu Jinqin out of the blessed land.

The two transformed into streaks of light and headed towards the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Standing at the entrance of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Shen Xuan couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Junior Sister Gu, how did I become a senior brother?"

(End of this chapter)