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Arc 7 – Farewell to that Senior Brother
Chapter 157

Chi Zhao looked up and glanced at the high-ranking sect leader of the Zhao Tian sect, then at the two young men next to him and finally at Cheng Feng who was closest to him.

The latter had been waiting quietly for his answer. The hall was completely silent. In such silence, even if Chi Zhao didn’t speak loudly, his voice reached the ears of everyone present.

“This disciple is willing.”

As soon as these four words sounded, many different expressions were revealed. Chengfeng no longer looked at him after hearing this answer. As he turned away, his gaze briefly met with the young woman standing above.

The young woman pursed her lip slightly. Instead of flying down like Chengfeng earlier, she quickly walked down and whispered to Chi Zhao, “Follow me.”

Very surprisingly, the cold-looking young woman’s voice turned out to be very warm and it even carried noticeable concern.

Chi Zhao went with her together to the left side of the main hall and the two of them formed a group by themselves. Chi Zhao obediently stood there, waiting for the rest of the test to finish. The spiritual root test continued, and the next one was Han Yu.

However just a few seconds after everything had calmed down from Chi Zhao’s results earlier, everyone once again started to become animated.

Han Yu turned out to be both lightning and fire, two spiritual roots.

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Lighting spiritual root was simply a variant of the fire spiritual root so the lightning and fire dual spiritual root was equivalent to having a dual fire spiritual root and it was also a super powerful variant of it. Such a spiritual root was god sent. With this, he could practice almost all fire-based skills and there was no bottleneck to encounter. What cultivators feared the most was reaching a bottleneck. To have such a spiritual root, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that he was a child blessed by the heavens.

It was too amazing, alright?!

With Han Yu soon following, the others no longer paid much attention to Chi Zhao. Unlike Chi Zhao earlier where the sect leaders showed no interest, the moment they saw that he was a lightning and fire dual spiritual root, several sect leaders spoke up.

They were already an esteemed sect leader so they naturally had to worry about their image. They only commented ‘not bad’ or ‘this one has good future prospects’ before falling silent again, The job of fighting for the disciples was does by the disciples they had brought, just like how Jiye Zhenren had asked Chengfeng to ask him if he wanted to join.

No, he shouldn’t call him Chengfeng now. It should be senior brother.

The sect leaders each came this time with not many disciples by their side. The Zhao Tian sect leader had four while the others only had one or two. Regardless of how many they had brought along, if they brought one who couldn’t talk, it would be all in vain.

And so, Chi Zhao was subjected to listening to the disciple’s non-stop praise of their respective sects.

During the assessment, Chi Zhao had chatted with Han Yu. Han Yu had said that he wanted to enter the Zhao Tian sect but even now, Jiye Zhenren had not spoken. It looks like he had no intentions to accept another disciple.

Although Jiye Zhenren had the most disciples present, he was also the one with the least disciples. The four disciples he had brought along were the only disciples he had. For him to accept one was already a big feat so accepting another one was very unlikely. Han Yu knew that he was probably out of luck.

But it didn’t matter if he couldn’t be Jiye Zhenren’s disciple, his future would still be bright even if he joined another sect. His eyes lingered between the Ning Xin sect’s sect leader and Di Chuan sect’s sect leader.

He didn’t even consider Ling Shan School because his preferences didn’t align with them; he loved to eat meat and he hated reading Buddhist scriptures. He also didn’t consider the He Huan sect because he was still young and wouldn’t be able to bear through the training they go through. Needless to say, the Li Yang Palace was also out of the question. Just as the name implies, this sect was supported by women and was pretty much made up of only women. Of course, it wasn’t that there weren’t any men but the men in this sect are generally sons of the disciples, not men from outside.

Han Yu was feeling very conflicted. He had heard that the sect leader of the Ning Xin sect was terrifying, and that the death rate of his direct disciples was very high. If he joined that sect, he would need to write up his will in advance. As for the sect leader of the Di Chuan sect, he wasn’t as scary, but he was quite loose with his training. Saying that he was loose with the training was wording it nicely but in fact, he didn’t train them at all. All the cultivation depended entirely on the disciples own ability and he was only a master by name.

Han Yu was very, very troubled. He glanced at Chi Zhao glumly. He also really wanted to join the Zhao Tian sect.

Chi Zhao didn’t notice the look from his little friend, but someone above saw it. Suddenly, a female voice rang out, “Would you like to worship me as your master?”

The one who spoke was the sect leader of the Li Yang Palace, that is, the Li Yang Palace that never accepted outsider men.

After everything was over, everyone walked out one after another. Chi Zhao still followed behind the young woman, who was his senior sister, Xu Shiqing.

Jiye Zhenren had left as soon as the ceremony was over and the other three senior brothers also left soon afterwards but it was to send off the other sect leaders.

Xu Zhiqing called out to him, “Let’s go. I’ll take you around to get you familiar with the main peak first.”

The main peak was divided into the front peak and the back peak. The front peak was the place where the sects discussed matters and the back peak was where the master and disciples lived. Knowing that Chi Zhao didn’t know how to fly, she walked slowly with Chi Zhao, her expression cold and indifferent until the moment they reached the back peak.

Xu Shiqing, “I’m exhausted! I’m going to end up having facial paralysis like this! Junior brother, help me check. Is there anything wrong with my face?”

Chi Zhao: “………”

 Seeing Chi Zhao’s dumbfounded expression, Xu Shiqing laughed, “Did I scare you? Sorry, I didn’t mean to, but our sect is like this. When you go out, you have to act cold and aloof or the others will look down on you especially since we are so small in number.”

……It does make sense.

Chi Zhao blinked a few times, “Then is master and the three senior brothers also pretending?”

Xu Shiqing shook her head, “Master isn’t. He’s really like that, I’ve never seen him have a second expression. Eldest senior brother is also not pretending. He was someone who was raised by master so the two are practically carved from the same stone. As for second senior brother…..well, neither is second senior brother. His temperament is colder than my ice spirit root. Although he can smile, his smile is terrifying, as if he is about to eat a child.”

After stepping over an exposed root of a thousand-year-old peach tree, Xu Shiqing thought for a while, “As for third senior brother…..It’s not the case for him either! You saw the sect leader of the Di Chuan sect earlier, right? Third senior brother is that sect leader’s nephew. It is said that the nephew is like the uncle, it really is the case!”

Chi Zhao fell silent.

So in the end, the only one who needs to put on an act when going out is just you!

Xu Shiqing didn’t see Chi Zhao’s complicated expression and continued talking as she walked, “I didn’t expect master to actually accept another disciple. I joined 30 years ago, and third senior brother joined 200 years ago. Everyone thought that the next time master accepts a disciple, it would be at least a hundred years later! Now that you’re here, I’m no longer the youngest! Hahahaha!”

Xu Shiqing was in a really good mood. Chi Zhao was infected by her laugh and also couldn’t help but smile. Seeing him smile, Xu Zhiqing was stunned for a moment.

She then rushed over and pinched Chi Zhao’s face, “Ahhhh You look great smiling. Give this senior sister another smile!”

Chi Zhao: “………”

“We don’t have many main peak courtyards, there are only six independent ones here and with five of us using a room each, there is no place for you. I’ll have to ask eldest senior brother later but for now you will need to share a place temporarily with someone. Where do you want to stay?”

Xu Shiqing asked this question very seriously. Chi Zhao was puzzled, “Aren’t there six courtyards? Can’t I stay in the remaining one?”

Xu Shiqing raised a brow and smiled, “Sure you can, but you’ll have to ask master. It is reserved for his future Dao companion. If master agrees, you can stay there.”

Chi Zhao flushed and quickly shook his head, “Nevermind then.”

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Xu Shiqing laughed again, “Look at you acting all scared. Alright, you can just stay with me.”

Chi Zhao widened his eyes, “That probably isn’t a good idea?!”

Xu Shiqing glanced at him, “Why not? Cultivators are not bothered by trivial matters like that. Besides, my place is very big and the place we’ll be staying at will be separated by two mu of land. Don’t worry, senior sister won’t take advantage of you.”

Chi Zhao was relieved to hear this. He also smiled, “Senior sister likes to joke.”

Xu Shiqing also told him a bunch of sect roles including where to get his monthly rations, when to get up each morning, what to call the elders in class as well as the location and requirements of each level of cultivation. The entire time, Xu Shiqing’s mouth never stopped. Chi Zhao even felt that she must’ve felt very suffocated being unable to speak during the ceremony.

“I also don’t know much about the Yin spiritual root and will have to look into it when I get back, but no matter what the spiritual root is, you should start with <Basics of Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Energy>. Start with memorising the cultivation method in that book and then I will teach you how to do the breathing exercises, meditate and the likes. First learn the basics and then we can start with the training. Well, I heard that those with Yin spiritual roots learn very fast? Would three days be enough for you?”

Ordinary inner disciples would require three months to learn <Basics of Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Energy>. Xu Shiqing herself used half a month and she was already the worst in the sect. Since the Yin spiritual root is so powerful, she felt that three days should probably be fine?

If three days wasn’t possible, they could worry about it later. In any case, she wasn’t in a hurry.

While Xu Shiqing thought this, she didn’t notice that Chi Zhao’s expression was becoming more and more strange. When she reached the courtyard where she stayed, Chi Zhao finally interrupted her. Xu Shiqing turned back and looked at him questioningly, “What’s wrong?”

“…..Senior sister, shouldn’t master be teaching me these?”

Xu Shiqing naturally shook her head, “No, I’ll be teaching you.”

Noticing Chi Zhao’s confused look, Xu Shiqing realised that she had forgotten to tell him, “Our master is very busy and doesn’t have time to teach these basics. The only disciple our master has taught is eldest senior brother.  Second senior brother was taught by eldest senior brother, third senior brother was taught by second senior brother and I was taught by third senior brother. Now that you’re here, I should be the one teaching you. Understand?”

Chi Zhao seemed to understand but he also seemed to not understand, “Oh…..so that is to say, once I learn the basics, I should look for master for the rest?”

Xu Shiqing continued to shake her head, “No, once you’re done with the basics, you can start core formation. If there is a problem, you just need to find eldest senior brother. Eldest senior brother is now in the late Nascent Soul stage and will have more than enough skills to teach you.”

Then wasn’t Jiye Zhenren pretty much just like the sect leader of the Di Chuan sect who lets his disciples do their own things?

Chi Zhao murmured, “Looks like master is really busy. That’s true, as a sect leader there must be a lot of things to deal with.”

Chi Zhao had only said those words to himself and he didn’t expect Xu Shiqing to answer him, but Xu Shiqing once again shook her head, “No, master doesn’t care about the sect affairs. All matters in the sect are handled by eldest senior brother, master is busy secluding himself and doing closed door training. The person you saw yesterday wasn’t master himself but master’s clone. Eldest senior brother manages the entire sect, second senior brother is in charge with correspondence between the sect and other sects and third senior brother is in charge with managing the sect’s main warehouse. Once you’re settled, I will also go and be delegated a responsibility. As for you, you should hope that the next disciple joins soon. As soon as the next disciple joins, you won’t need to train all day and can finally do something proper.”

Chi Zhao: “………..”

What kind of master is that?! How can he not care about anything and push it all onto his disciples?! Didn’t they say that the Zhao Tian sect is very powerful and is one of the most humane? But this Jiye Zhenren is more like a stepfather than a stepfather! Something is seriously wrong here!

Chi Zhao was severely affected by this news. Cultivation was originally something that would take a long time and if he wasted all that time on cultivation, he wouldn’t he able to find the person he was looking for. Slowly trudging on, Chi Zhao yawned again. Ever since entering this world, he had been particularly sleepy. Xu Shiqing looked at him with concern, “Are you sleepy? Then hurry and sleep. I’ll take you up tomorrow morning for morning class.”

Xu Shiqing pulled at Chi Zhao’s wrist to take him to her room but at this moment, she heard someone calling out to them from behind them.

The two together looked back only to see the eldest senior brother suddenly appear. His cold eyes lingered for a moment at their linked hands and then he looked up at Chi Zhao, “Come here and live with me first.”

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