Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 198 Master, you're going to be severely surpassed!
"Master is so childish! You're an adult now, why are you saying you can't bear to part with me..."

The silver-haired little girl nimbly jumped off the wooden stool, tilting her head. Her slender and petite body looked even thinner wrapped in her large clothes.

She tilted her porcelain-white face up, her eyes suspiciously scanning her master from head to toe:
"Hmph, Master is definitely lying! He clearly loves to fool his disciple..."

When has your teacher ever lied to you?

Chen Ye was unhappy.

He always treated his two disciples with sincerity.

They were never treated carelessly just because they were young.

They will not rely on their dependence to try to control them, and will even intentionally make them more independent.

Therefore, how can you talk about fooling them?
Seeing that the little guy not only didn't appreciate it but also dared to slander him, Chen Ye finally found a way to get rid of the subtle displeasure he felt at being called childish.

He was unhappy and was about to hit the little girl, so he flicked his finger and tapped the small whorl of her silver hair.
"You naughty boy! You're even stealing Master's clothes to wear, aren't you?"

Chen Ye's gaze swept over her slender, white fingertips, which were barely visible after several curls, and his lips twitched slightly.
"Like a little mouse wearing an adult's robe..."

Qingjun was hit on the head and then called a little mouse by her master, which made her even angrier. She deliberately flicked her excessively wide sleeves:

"Master's words are so harsh. It should be 'little squirrel' instead... Besides, Master's things originally belong to me! I can wear them whenever I want! Even Master belongs to me!"

She walked awkwardly, dragging her master's robe along, hands on her hips as she did so:

"When Qingjun goes to Longmian Mountain, we must take this garment with us! It's Qingjun's garment now!"

The little girl's adorable appearance made Chen Ye's previously serious expression involuntarily soften slightly. He snorted softly and looked away with feigned disdain: "Solidarity."

"Master is clearly just making excuses! He used to scare Qingjun every day, wasn't that just bluffing? He lied to Qingjun every day, saying he would eat braised Qingjun or barbecued Qingjun..."

The little girl was full of resentment; at that time, she actually believed it!

"This……"

Chen Ye was speechless now, because he simply couldn't refute it.

Since he couldn't refute it, he admitted it!
Chen Ye was momentarily speechless, so he simply grabbed her by the back of her collar and lifted her up. Two slender, white legs, kicking wildly, were immediately revealed beneath Qing Jun's wide robe.

"Alright, today Master will enjoy the delicious Qingjun. For example, the baby's hoof that Master has been longing for..."

"Waaaaah! Senior sister, help! Master wants to eat the girl!"

The little girl was terrified, trembling with fear, and hid her delicate white feet inside her robe, still refusing to admit defeat.
"That despicable old Taoist Chen, Qingjun has finally discovered your true colors!"

She always believed this: Old Zhang likes girls, so he eats girls! Her master wants to eat her, so her master is Old Chen!

In her still innocent mind, she always believed that the woman next door was eventually eaten by Zhang Laodao and his gang.

Otherwise... why, after that day, was there only a pool of blood left in the next room, and the sister of yesteryear never returned?
Zhiwei silently hugged her knees, curling up into a small ball, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Qingjun's arrogance seems to be inherited from her master.

The reason why Master was unhappy was because he said he couldn't bear to part with Qingjun, but Qingjun seemed to not care at all.

And isn't Qingjun's desire to take her master's clothes to Longmian Mountain another kind of reluctance?
What she wanted to take away was not just a piece of clothing...

Chen Ye was about to tease Qing Jun again when his gaze inadvertently fell on the quiet Zhi Wei to the side, and his expression changed slightly.

"Zhiwei, come here."

Chen Ye beckoned to his eldest disciple, and then casually tossed the seemingly panicked little girl back onto the stone table.

The blue duck sat on the stone table, pouting its little beak in dissatisfaction.

She was somewhat disappointed—she wanted to tease her master a little more, but alas, her master was such a rascal, he loved seeing her being bullied so pitifully, so she had no choice but to indulge him.

the other side.

Zhiwei obediently stood up and walked to Chen Ye:
"Yes, Master."

Chen Ye reached out and placed his hand on her slender wrist, slowly probing a wisp of pure spiritual energy into her body.

As soon as the spiritual energy entered his body, he noticed that the spiritual energy surging in his Zhiwei meridians was much stronger than it had been a month ago.

"Six levels of Qi training?"

Although Qingjun said a month ago that she and her senior sister would reach the sixth level of Qi Refining in another month.

But how could a little girl accurately predict when she would break through?
In Chen Ye's mind, he believed that his two disciples would need about two more months to reach the sixth level of Qi cultivation.

Such talent...

"When did you break through?" Chen Ye pressed.

"Reporting to Master, about ten days ago when you went into seclusion, I had a sudden inspiration at night and thus broke through." Zhiwei's voice was calm, as if he were stating a trivial matter.

Ten days ago!

The time taken was even shorter than Chen Ye had expected.

After hearing Zhiwei's explanation,
Chen Ye's lips twitched slightly. Was he sensing something in the night?
What ordinary cultivators struggled through for years to overcome was something his eldest disciple could feel and break through in an instant.
So your eldest disciple is mimicking his speech?

He told Mao Qingzhu that he had broken through by chance, while Zhiwei said that she had a feeling at night... Well, it really is true that birds of a feather flock together.

"Not bad, not bad at all, worthy of being my prized disciple." Chen Ye was very pleased and was about to praise him a few more times when his expression suddenly froze.

wrong.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster...

Seeing Zhiwei's bewildered gaze, Chen Ye reached out once more, took out her small hand that had been tucked into her sleeve, and examined it closely.

It would have been better if they hadn't investigated. Once they did, even Chen Ye, with his composure, almost cried out in surprise!
In addition to the pure water elemental energy, Zhiwei's dantian also contained a trace of wood elemental energy!

"Wood spirit root?"

Chen Ye was stunned for a moment.

For ordinary cultivators, having mixed spiritual roots is a major taboo in cultivation.

But for Zhiwei, it was quite the opposite.

She possesses the flawless, crystal-clear body, the world's most superior physique, bar none.

The body is said to be free of impurities because there is no separation between the physical body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In other words, if we know that Wei has five spiritual roots, then each of her spiritual roots can be regarded as a single heavenly spiritual root!

The more spiritual root attributes one possesses, the more compatible one is with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

However, this immortal body is special and requires the shedding of mortal desires in order to truly reveal its extraordinary nature—that is, to be free from defilement in both body and mind!
In this process of shedding the mundane, one must experience the suffering of being with those one hates, being separated from those one loves, not getting what one desires, and encountering things one does not want.

Only by severing worldly ties and understanding the seven emotions and six desires can one achieve a pure and immaculate body.

At that time, her hair will be as black as ink and her eyes as cold as a deep pool, and she will be untouched by the myriad causes and effects of the world.

In plain terms, it means that only when a person's mind and body are subjected to intense stimulation can they gradually awaken; the deeper the stimulation, the greater the potential that can be unleashed.

The first time was when Zhiwei faced the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, which awakened her water spiritual root.

The second time was when she and Qingjun were being chased in the Misty Forest, which further enhanced Zhiwei's talent.

the third time……

In an instant, Chen Ye's mind flashed back to that day by the pool in the back mountain, where the girl knelt on the ground, trembling all over, her eyes broken, her expression one of despair.

So that's how it is.

It was his seemingly harmless few lashes that triggered her awakening once again.

Although he was slightly awakened, Chen Ye's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

Sever worldly ties and see through the seven emotions and six desires?
What he wanted was never a heartless and desireless immortal disciple!

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing her master's gloomy expression, Zhiwei pursed her lips and asked cautiously.

"nothing."

Chen Ye snapped out of his daze, suppressing the raging storm in his heart, and gave Zhiwei's fluffy little head a good rub.

"I was just thinking that if things continue like this, my disciple will overtake me."

“Master…” Zhiwei hesitated, but was interrupted by Qingjun, who puffed out her cheeks: “Master! Are you looking down on Qingjun? Why didn’t you check Qingjun’s cultivation level?”

"You? You definitely haven't broken through." Chen Ye glanced at her, and the heaviness in his heart was dissipated quite a bit by this little girl's interruption.

"Master! You won't even check it!" the little girl complained.

"Does this even need Master's inspection? If you had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, you would have already run to Master to show off." Chen Ye raised an eyebrow.

"Ah...hehehe..." The little girl shrank her neck, her face turned red, and she looked shy.

broken!

How does Master know her so well?
Wouldn't that mean I'd be controlled by my master for the rest of my life...?

The little girl felt that her future was bleak. Her master was like a tapeworm in her stomach. How could she escape her master's grasp?

……

Chen Ye, unusually patient, held a dumpling in each hand and gently told them a story.

His disciple's breathing was soft, and his eyes were blinking as he looked at him.

Hearing and seeing this, Chen Yexin was deeply moved and almost wanted to spend the whole day telling them stories.

just,

The tender moments with my disciple are always too short...

After calming his two disciples, Chen Ye's mind gradually began to work.

His month-long seclusion was not just for simple cultivation—after all, the word "seclusion" sounds lofty, but for Chen Ye, it simply meant spending all his time in a quiet room, cultivating almost without sleep.

During this period, he refined a large number of Qi-Nourishing Pills to aid his cultivation.

At this point, the number of high-grade Qi-nourishing pills he had accumulated was already quite considerable.

These pills, once placed in a storage bag, are ultimately just inanimate objects.

Only by exchanging them for real spirit stones can their greatest value be realized.

Whether it's preparing for one's own breakthrough to Foundation Establishment or paving the way for one's disciples' future cultivation, spirit stones are an indispensable form of hard currency.

"It's time to make a trip to the market."

Chen Ye thought to himself.

His cultivation has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his strength has greatly increased. He should now gather resources and prepare for Foundation Establishment.

If he wants to establish his foundation, he must cultivate the Mysterious Light of Withering and Flourishing.

To successfully cultivate the Mysterious Light of Withering and Flourishing, one must possess five second-tier spiritual objects!

Other than that,

Chen Ye intended for his two disciples to also cultivate the Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light Scripture. For example, Zhiwei was developing towards the Five Elemental Roots, so cultivating the Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light Scripture was just right for him.

This would be another expense.

However... raising disciples is not about raising them like pets, where you only need to feed them. As a master, you should provide for your disciples in some way.

We can't exactly send two girls out to fight to the death to earn spirit stones, can we?

"Fortunately... I still have alchemy skills, so I can afford to raise two gold-devouring beasts."

Chen Ye fell into deep thought.

However, selling pills is ultimately a bit too conspicuous.

Selling so many top-grade pills at once is bound to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives—and may even cause a huge uproar in the market!
As for selling it to Ben Cao Ge, that's even more impossible.

Chen Ye was worried that this would attract the attention of the sect's major overhaul.

He was always cautious and naturally did not want to get involved in the vortex.

It's best to leave this kind of thing to cultivators who are familiar with Taoshanfang and have the connections to find ghost markets, black markets, and other such places. They also need to be quick-witted and cautious.

"Wang Hao..."

Chen Ye immediately thought of this "confidant" he had sent out.

That guy is thick-skinned, quick-witted, and well-versed in the ways of the marketplace; he's the perfect person to handle this matter.

But as soon as the thought arose, he shook his head helplessly.

wrong.

Wang Hao was just sent to the more distant Yuexi Lake area a few days ago to monitor the movements of the Xu family's main branch. He probably won't be back anytime soon. Besides, Chen Ye doesn't trust him.

"Duan Ling?"

He quickly rejected this idea as well.

Duan Ling is a calm and collected person, suitable for guarding the valley or carrying out some key tasks. But sending him to the market to deal with those cunning and shrewd merchants and sell pills would likely result in him being swindled and killed...

After much thought, Chen Ye realized that he had no one under his command who could be of use.

"Never mind." He sighed. "It seems I'll have to make the trip myself."

However, the risks of going out are too great.

Putting aside everything else, the Wei family and Yuan Haoxuan, who are suspected of coming for them, are threats that cannot be ignored.

However, if we don't improve ourselves now, it will be too late when these threats come knocking!

Having made up his mind, Chen Yegang set off for the outer valley.

A gentle voice came from behind.

"Brother Ye, where are you going?" Mao Qingzhu asked curiously.

Chen Ye turned around and saw that Mao Qingzhu had been standing gracefully in the courtyard for some time now.

"Sister Qingzhu!"

Chen Ye's eyes lit up. He hadn't even considered Sister Qingzhu. He was overjoyed and quickly walked up to Mao Qingzhu.

Brother Ye... why are you so happy to see me?
Mao Qingzhu felt flustered by his overly enthusiastic gaze and subconsciously took a half step back, her pretty face slightly flushed.

His voice stammered, "In broad daylight, Brother Ye... don't do anything reckless!"

"Sister Qingzhu!"

Chen Ye had no idea of ​​the myriad thoughts swirling in her mind, and exclaimed with delight:
"Sister Qingzhu, you are truly my savior!"

"what?"

Mao Qingzhu was completely bewildered by his sudden actions and words, and froze on the spot.

Could it be that Ye Di can't hold back any longer... and wants me to help him?
No!

At most, at most...

Ugh, why does she always think about this?!
Chen Ye, disregarding everything else, quickly explained his predicament in detail:

"...That's how it is. But after thinking it over, this batch of pills is hard to sell. Only you, Sister Qingzhu, can surely sell this batch of pills without anyone noticing!"

After listening, Mao Qingzhu suddenly realized what was going on.

So that's why he was so happy?
After all that, it turns out I was just being delusional...

"You...you, cough cough..."

For a moment, Mao Qingzhu was somewhat embarrassed and angry, and feigned helplessness with a sigh.

"Brother Ye, is it really necessary to go to such lengths for a few pills? Alright, alright, Sister Qingzhu will give you some spirit stones, don't be silly."

　Thank you Wang Zixing for the 300 coins!

　　Thank you Silver Moon's Amazing Beauty for the 100 coins!

　　By the way, the group is still there, but it's temporarily muted for seven days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)