Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 177 A whole day? A lifetime.

The little girl was very angry.

Looking at Bai Wuji, who was chatting happily with his master, she felt an inexplicable anger rising to her head.

Is this man's eyeball glued to his master?
snort!
It's all Master's fault, he's so unchaste!
Since... since Master is so charismatic, he should stay in the quiet room to cultivate all day long and shouldn't go out!

As their teacher, I should patiently wait for them to grow up!
Master should find a Daoist partner after I grow up!
She pouted angrily and peeked her little head out from behind the big tree where she was hiding.

Those dark, phoenix-shaped eyes glared fiercely at Bai Wushuang, like a little kitten with its fur standing on end.

even if...

Even if the opponent is someone extremely powerful, Qingjun must defend her master!

"Shh-"

Just as she was about to rush out, to act on behalf of heaven, and drive away this scoundrel.

From behind the big tree, another small hand reached out and, without saying a word, forcibly pushed her little head back down.

Zhiwei placed her index finger on her lips, gently shook her head at her disgruntled junior sister, and gestured for her to be quiet.

Unlike the simple and direct thought process of a little girl, an older girl tends to consider things more deeply.

You must understand, this is a guardian deity who has come to assess Rinshōdani.

If we anger the Dharma Protector, it might have a negative impact on our Master...

Therefore,
Zhiwei felt that she could still bear it.

Just like how she could tolerate Lin Qiongyu staying in the little nest that belonged to the three of them, master and disciple.

What does a little grievance matter if it's for the sake of the master?

At this time, Chen Ye was unaware that
His good-natured disciple is even jealous of men!
He was leading the white-faced protector, whose expression was complicated, and introducing the glass flowers that were in full bloom in the Garden of Glowing Light.

of course,

He had already picked those twin flowers long ago.

To be honest, his young apprentice had initially been interested in drinking this crystal tea...

Although he's expensive, he's the best master in the world! He'll grant any request his disciple makes!
I imagine the two girls will be moved to tears later.

"Deacon Chen," Bai Wuji looked at the miraculous scene before him and finally couldn't help but ask, "You... are you really a rogue cultivator?"

“Exactly.” Chen Ye nodded.

Bai Wuji fell silent.

It's simply unbelievable that a rogue cultivator possesses such extraordinary skills in cultivating spiritual plants.

He looked at Chen Ye, whose face bore a resemblance to his elder brother Bai Li, and the thought in his heart grew clearer and stronger.

Perhaps this person truly has some unknown connection with the elder brother.

My elder brother is renowned in the cultivation world of Yan Kingdom for his magical prowess.

What is not widely known is that the eldest brother's skill in cultivating spiritual plants has also reached its pinnacle!

No wonder the young lady treats him differently.

Appearance alone isn't enough to make her look at her differently, but what if she combines it with her spiritual plant cultivation techniques...?

Bai Wuji's mind raced with thoughts, but his face remained impassive.

He simply nodded and said calmly, "Not bad. It seems you're not entirely useless."

He didn't say anything more, but stood with his hands behind his back and continued to inspect the other medicinal fields in the valley.

As he walked along, the more he saw, the more shocked he became.

Whether it was the low-grade spiritual plants supplied to the market or the rare medicinal herbs exclusively for alchemists, under Chen Ye's care, they all recovered seven or eight tenths of their vitality, even surpassing their condition before the cold disaster.

Such methods are beyond the capabilities of ordinary spiritual plant practitioners.

"Deacon Chen."

Finally, after inspecting the last medicinal field, Bai Wuji couldn't help but look at Chen Ye and couldn't help but praise him.
"You... are very good. It is a blessing for the sect to have a leader like you in Lin Song Valley."

This time, there's absolutely nothing wrong with him.

If you insist on finding fault, you will be going against your own principles.

When he gets back, he should put in a good word for Manager Chen in front of the sect elders.

Of course—all of this is based on the premise that Chen Ye truly has no improper thoughts about Bai Susu!
"You flatter me, Protector." Chen Ye's expression remained unchanged. "This is merely my duty."

"Hmm." Bai Wuji nodded, pondered for a moment, and finally steered the conversation toward the real purpose of his trip.

"Let me ask you, do you know Bai Susu?"

Chen Ye's heart skipped a beat.

So, this old man has such a fiery temper, does he think he's plotted against Bai Susu?

"Reporting to the Protector, I have long been grateful for the teachings of Master Bai, and naturally I know Master Bai."

"Then... has my eldest daughter from the Bai family ever visited your Linsong Valley?" Bai Wuji asked again.

This time, he exuded an imposing aura, his tiger-like eyes fixed intently on Chen Ye.

Chen Ye's mind sharpened, realizing that Bai Wuji's divine sense had locked onto him, allowing him no room for falsehood.

"Guardian, please be aware. True Master Bai... has indeed been to this place."

Following that, Bai Wuji asked Chen Ye several more questions.

Only after clearing him of suspicion did he wave his hand and say, "Fine, it seems that the young lady's disappearance really has nothing to do with you."

Chen Ye couldn't help but complain in his heart.

This Bai Wuji seems to be Bai Susu's uncle, so why does he keep calling her "Miss"?

When Chen Ye recalled Bai Susu's unpredictable temperament, he inexplicably felt a sense of understanding. It seemed that Bai Susu was also the one who did whatever she wanted at home...

Before parting,
Bai Wuji suddenly asked out of the blue, "What do you think of the young lady?"

"...innocent and kind, friendly to others."

"Tell me the truth! What do you really think of her?"

"Uh... I'll avoid it."

"Hmph! The eldest daughter of the Bai family is indeed not someone you herbalists can approach."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wuji nodded in satisfaction, then turned around, transformed into a streak of azure sword light, and disappeared into the horizon.

Chen Ye watched Bai Wuji's figure disappear into the horizon before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

Finally... we got rid of this troublesome plague.

Bai Wuji's attitude towards him was very strange.

But without a doubt, this person looked down on him to some extent.

It seems that in Bai Wuji's eyes, no matter how exquisite your spiritual plants are, you are nothing more than a herbalist.

The difference between them and Bai Susu is like heaven and earth.

but……

It was clearly this golden fluffy thing that had been clinging to him.

Chen Ye shook his head, suppressing all the helplessness and complaints in his heart.

He turned and walked towards the inner valley.

Being looked down upon will inevitably leave you feeling unhappy.

When I'm in a bad mood, I need to cuddle with my apprentice...

……

There are no stickers.

If I wanted to offer my own opinion, I would have to accept my disciple's cold shoulder.

The courtyard was bathed in the golden hues of twilight.

Chen Ye stood at the door, momentarily dazed.

He hadn't been home this early in a long time.

During this period, he had to work until late at night every day before he could get home.

By then, the two disciples had already gone to bed early...

Chen Ye pushed open the door.

Two small figures were peacefully doing their own thing.

One was intently drawing circles on the ground with a small stick. The other sat upright, engrossed in reading a book.

Uh……

Are you unhappy again?

Chen Ye sensed something was wrong. He cleared his throat and tentatively said, "Your teacher... is back."

The silver-haired little girl who was drawing circles on the ground paused when she heard his voice. Then, with a "snap," she broke the little wooden stick in two.

"Senior sister, what are we having for dinner?"

The little girl with black hair who was reading didn't even lift her eyelids. She simply stretched out her slender fingers and flipped the page to the next with a "whoosh," the sound even colder than the moonlight.

"casual."

"..."

Looking at the two girls in front of him, one openly angry and the other secretly annoyed, Chen Ye felt a headache coming on.

Could it be that

Is taking care of a child, especially a girl, really that troublesome?

But these days, I have indeed neglected them.

The two little girls longed for their master's company...

Chen Ye silently watched his two adorable disciples.

Watching Qingjun draw crooked circles on the ground with the small wooden stick that had been broken in two.

Then he looked at Zhiwei and quickly flipped through the book, page after page.

“These days, Master has been too busy, only focusing on things in the valley, and has neglected you all.”

After Chen Ye finished speaking, he smiled slightly.
"However, everything is finished now. The sect's evaluation is also over."

"Tell me, what do you want to do tomorrow?"

The two girls paused simultaneously.

After a long while, Zhiwei's slender fingers twirled the corner of the page, and finally she shook her head:
"I don't know. I haven't thought about it."

"..." Chen Ye remained silent for a while, still thinking that his eldest disciple was deliberately ignoring him.

But actually,
This is what Zhiwei was thinking.

"As long as I can be with my master," she thought to herself. "What does it matter where I go or what I do? There is nothing in the world that can interest me anymore."

Qingjun remained silent, while the little girl bit her finger, looking very conflicted.

There are so many fun things to do if I'm with my master!
So what should we play?
It's really giving the girls a headache... That wretched master only knows how to tempt them!

This is really giving Master a headache... How can you still not be able to handle them?

Chen Ye said gently, "Then take advantage of tonight to think it over carefully. Whatever you want to do tomorrow, your master will be with you."

"All day long?" The two girls looked up at the same time, their eyes sparkling.

"lifetime."

"Master...Master..." The disciple's voice suddenly became childish.

"What? Still not happy?"

"Master, that's despicable... all you do is bully girls..."

"Then I'll go bully Sister Qiuyun?"

"No!!"

Anyway,

Disciples are very easy to please, because their master is their world.

With them there,

So what if the whole world looks down on me?

……

at the same time.

Far from Linsong Valley, Bai Wuji rode his sword through the air, his expression shifting between light and dark.

His mind was uncontrollably replaying everything he had just seen in Linsong Valley.

"This person... is definitely not someone to be underestimated. It's just a pity he's only a plant grower, but he could become a great help to Susu in the future."

Bai Wuji silently made his assessment in his heart.

He took out a communication jade slip from his storage bag, which was used to report to the sect.

According to the rules, he only needs to objectively enter the evaluation results to complete the task.

He channeled his spiritual energy into the jade slip, his face cold, and began his report: "Chen Ye, the manager of Lin Song Valley, has managed the herb garden for a month and has done an excellent job, restoring all the spiritual plants to their full vitality. This assessment should be rated as above average..."

At this point, he suddenly paused.

He hesitated, then casually dispersed the divine thought and added it again:

"...Not only is Deacon Chen's skill in cultivating spiritual plants superb, but his character is also far superior to his peers. With his own strength, he saved the sect's important assets from collapse in a time of crisis. Such merit should be considered the highest."

"Given Deacon Chen Ye's outstanding achievements and great contributions to the sect, Wuji earnestly requests the sect to reward him, to recognize his merits and to encourage future generations."

After he finished speaking, Bai Wuji listened carefully and, after confirming that there were no problems, he injected his spiritual power and sent the assessment report, which carried his personal will, back to the Lingyin Sect.

"Hmm... let's just consider it a good deed, since it's not my spirit stones that are being spent... However, Chen Ye's guard seems to be an outer disciple? With his skills, how could a mere outer disciple be worthy of him?"

After doing all this, Bai Wuji put away the communication jade slip and no longer lingered above Linsong Valley.

He discerned the direction, transformed into a streak of azure sword light, and sped towards the deeper reaches of the Three Thousand Mountains.

The deeper one ventures into the Three Thousand Mountains, the more shocking the surrounding scenery becomes.

The once lush and verdant ancient trees have long since been chopped into charred charcoal through various battles.

The rolling mountains have many peaks that have been flattened, exposing the internal cross-sections of the mountains.

Bai Wuji's expression grew increasingly solemn.

About half an hour later, he finally found the main force of the Lingyin Sect in a relatively flat canyon.

A temporary camp consisting of three Foundation Establishment cultivators and one Golden Core cultivator.

"Junior Brother Bai, you're back."

A middle-aged cultivator with a square face greeted Bai Wuji upon seeing him.

This person is another Foundation Establishment True Person from the Lingyin Sect, Protector Zhao.

"Senior Brother Zhao," Bai Wuji cupped his hands in greeting and asked directly, "How is the situation? Is there any... news of True Disciple Bai?"

Upon hearing this, Protector Zhao's expression turned solemn: "Difficult!"

He pointed to the devastated landscape and said in a hoarse voice, "This area has been turned upside down by Master Ye's tribulation of lightning. The secrets of heaven are in chaos, and all divination and fortune-telling techniques have become ineffective."

"We can only search inch by inch. What's more troublesome is that the Crossing Love Sect has issued an exorbitant bounty for Bai Zhenchuan's head. Now, who knows how many desperate criminals have infiltrated these Three Thousand Mountains."

As Bai Wuji listened, his heart gradually sank.

His face turned cold: "Why does this Master Ye insist on undergoing his tribulation in my Lingyin Sect's territory? Does he really think my Lingyin Sect is the backyard of the Refining God Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Protector Zhao shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, "Alas... ever since Master Bai passed away... never mind."

The Lingyin Sect of today is far from what it used to be.

In the wars of the past, how many people died besides Bai Zhenren?

The Lingyin Sect had long been severely weakened.

Beset by internal and external troubles, morale is low, and even local cultivation families dare to secretly encroach on the sect's assets...

"But this beast plague is really strange! Logically speaking, this place is only on the outskirts of the Three Thousand Mountains, so why are there Golden Core demon beasts here?"

Bai Wuji frowned, increasingly puzzled. He suddenly looked up at Protector Zhao.

"Senior Brother Zhao, I only arrived at the Three Thousand Mountains today and am still unclear about the situation. May I ask if you have been able to find any clues in the Three Thousand Mountains during this time?"

Protector Zhao suddenly fell silent. He casually set up a barrier before whispering:
"There's a clue. It's said... that Master Ye isn't human!"

"Not human?!"

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