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Arc 7 – Farewell to that Senior Brother
Chapter 158

Xu Shiqing was stunned. She quickly walked forward a few steps and looked anxiously at the eldest senior brother who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, “Huh? But senior brother, junior brother is being taught by me so wouldn’t it be inconvenient for him to stay with you? Your place is also too far from mine and he still doesn’t know how to fly so it will waste a lot of time.”

Chengfeng glanced at her, “It’s fine.”

“I will teach him.”

Xu Shiqing was completely stunned. Chi Zhao wasn’t surprised. He looked at Chengfeng with thoughtful eyes.

After taking some time to process this, Xu Shiqing couldn’t accept it, “Y-you’re teaching him?! What about me, eldest senior brother? Aren’t you very busy? You should let me do it, I——-”

Chengfeng was someone no one dared to speak against in this sect. Xu Shiqing was one of the few people who dared to speak back. For others, Chengfeng wouldn’t bother explaining but this person was different, she was his junior sister.

Chengfeng frowned and answered, “You won’t be able to teach him.”

It was fine when he hadn’t said anything but as soon as he said that, Xu Shiqing exploded.

“……Eldest senior brother, I’m already at the fasting stage! Although we only see each other once every few years, you can’t look down on me like this! I’m no longer at the stage where I can only do qi condensation!”

The cultivation levels were separated into qi condensation, foundation establishment, fasting, core formation, nascent soul, spirit severing, soul formation, body unification and great completion Only after progressing through all these stages will you have a chance at ascending.

It typically takes a cultivator with a single spirit root six years to enter the qi condensation stage and to reach the foundation establishment stage, it would take another thirty years. From foundation establishment to fasting it would take one hundred years and then two hundred years to progress onto core formation and finally another four hundred years to reach the nascent soul stage. The further along, the long it took, and many end up stuck at a stage, never able to advance further. Only a small number of people are able to break through their skill barriers and their inner demons and be able to get through this bottleneck stage.

Although Jiye Zhenren didn’t care about his disciples, each of his disciples were outstanding. Xu Shiqing may be the slowest, but it only took her thirty years to develop from an ordinary person who didn’t know anything to a cultivator on the fasting stage.  It was shorter than others by more than one hundred years.

In other words, Xu Shiqing had the right to be dissatisfied. She was very skilled and at her current level, teaching Chi Zhao was not a problem.

Chengfeng looked at his stubborn junior sister and his expression remained unchanged. He slowly spoke up, “The last person who possessed the Yin spiritual root took one year to reach qi condensation, three years to reach foundation establishment, five years to reach the fasting stage and at sixty years of age, he was already halfway to the golden core formation stage.”

“When he is sixty years old, you will be at the core formation stage?”

He was talking about Chi Zhao. Xu Shiqing could only open and close her mouth, unable to speak. She looked at Chi Zhao like he was a monster and finally could only angrily lower her head, “I can’t.”

The young lady’s voice was filled with frustration. Chengfeng no longer looked at her and walked on. Chi Zhao hurriedly ran after him but before he could take more than a few steps, Chengfeng turned around again. He first glanced at Chi Zhao and saw that he wasn’t resistant about going with him and even appeared very happy. He couldn’t help but furrow his brows. After a short pause, he looked at Xu Shiqing again, “From today, you go manage the library.”

Xu Shiqing’s originally glum expression immediately turned into a look of pleasant surprise. She immediately looked up, “Really?! Thank you, eldest senior brother! Eldest senior brother, goodbye! Junior brother goodbye!”

Chi Zhao: “…………”

Chi Zhao had thought that Xu Shiqing was upset because he was leaving but from the looks of it, he was overthinking it. Xu Shiqing really only cared about being delegated a responsibility and no longer being the youngest disciple forced to train every day, and actually didn’t care where Chi Zhao went.

Seeing her regain her spirit, Chengfeng continued, “You must ensure that you also continue your training while managing the library. You will still need to report to third junior brother with your results.”

After saying this, Chengfeng really left. Chi Zhao followed after him without looking back and could hear a loud wail coming from behind him. Chi Zhao walked beside Chengfeng and caught a glimpse of a small smile appearing briefly on his face.

Chi Zhao couldn’t help but also curl up his lips, “Senior sister seems to find third senior brother troublesome.”

Chengfeng returned to his cold expression and his voice was calm, “Cangxu can be a little strict.”

There were only five people under Jiye Zhenren and with Chi Zhao now, there were six. Master Jiye had lived for almost two thousand years and no one remembered what his real name was nor did anyone dare ask. Jiye Zhenren would always be in seclusion so he naturally also wouldn’t say it himself. Apart from master, the remaining disciples didn’t have Daoist names, so they called each other by the names given to them by their birth parents.

Eldest senior brother was Lin Chengfeng, second senior brother was Lu Yuezhi and third senior brother was Shentu Cangxu.

When he first heard Han Yu introduce them, he had felt that second senior brother’s name sounded the best, it was very elegant and sounded like it belonged to a gentleman. But now, he felt that the eldest senior brother’s name sounded the best. The more he heard it, the better it sounded. It was as if each character of his name carried a gentle taste, just like him in person.

If Xu Shiqing heard Chi Zhao’s thoughts at this moment, she would shake Chi Zhao back to his senses, “Junior brother, are you okay? Junior brother, when did you become blind?!”

Of course, not only Xu Shiqing would be shocked, the real Jiye Zhenren would also be unable to maintain his cold and aloof exterior if he heard this. Lin Chengfeng was the disciple he was most proud of and he was happy to hear others praise him but to say that he’s gentle…..Chi Zhao was in the wrong here. Even if he didn’t like his eldest senior brother, he shouldn’t curse him out like that.

……..

Xu Shiqing didn’t lie. Her place and eldest senior brother’s place were almost on complete opposite ends. If he walked over, it would take him about the time it would take for a stick of incense to burn. After walking for a while, Lin Chengfeng stepped onto his sword and reached out to Chi Zhao.

Chi Zhao looked at that slender and powerful hand and after a second of silence, he placed his own hands onto it.

Lin Chengfeng used some strength and pulled Chi Zhao up onto his flying sword. He made Chi Zhao stand in front of him to prevent him from falling off. Seeing that he was standing straight, he was ready to let go but before he could do that, Chi Zhao tightened his grip around his hands.

Lin Chengfeng: “……???”

His hand was smaller and more tender than Lin Chengfeng’s and there were no calluses on his fingers. In one glance, it as clear that he was a child of a wealthy family and had never suffered. He held firmly onto Lin Chengfeng’s hand. In fact, it wasn’t very strong and if Lin Chengfeng really wanted to break free, he would be able to do so easily, but when he saw Chi Zhao’s slightly pursed lips, he thought for a moment and decided to let him do as he pleased.

Along the way, he noted something down inside.

Youngest junior brother is afraid of heights. He will need to find a way to correct it in the future.

 …..

Very soon, they arrived. Lin Chengfeng had indulged him all the way and the first thing he did after they landed was to withdraw his hand. As a result, he pulled and pulled….but he couldn’t do it?

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Lin Chengfeng furrowed his brows, “Let go.”

He didn’t use any force because he was afraid of hurting Chi Zhao. The people with the Yin spiritual root are lethargic, afraid of the cold, and can easily get sick. This was a physique that will need to be trained. If it wasn’t worked on, he would soon die from an accident or illness. People with the Yin spiritual root often are not able to cultivate because they don’t manage to grow up. Since young, they do not have the ability to protect themselves and if they weren’t lucky during this time, they would easily die off in some unknown place. In fact, Yin spiritual roots aren’t uncommon, and the frequency of its appearance was about the same as that of the four major mutated spiritual roots but it was rare for one to grow up into an adult, so it gave people the illusion that the Yin spiritual root was extremely rare.

Moreover, even if they managed to grow up, most people with the Yin spiritual root do not live long. They cultivated too quickly and almost none of them wouldn’t develop any inner demons, just like than man from six hundred years ago…..The proud son of heaven. Once developing inner demons and falling into madness, continuing to live was no longer an option.

Lin Chengfeng’s thoughts drifted a little, but it was only for a short moment. When he recovered, he saw that Chi Zhao still hadn’t let go and was looking at himself with docile expression. If one looked more carefully, one would also see some joy in his eyes.

Lin Chengfeng found it strange. His browed furrowed even more. Chi Zhao lowered his eyes slightly and released his hold, returning is hands back to his sides. He tightened his empty palms and said in a low voice, “I was a little nervous riding a flying sword for the first time and have offended senior brother.”

Lin Chengfeng could see that he wasn’t telling the truth, but he didn’t expose him and just walked on.

Lin Chengfeng hadn’t arranged for a place for Chi Zhao in advance. He entered his room, found a bottle of pills and handed them to Chi Zhao, “Take one every three days to keep your spirits awake.”

Chi Zhao obediently accepted it, “Then I won’t have to sleep anymore?”

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Lin Chengfeng paused, “Still will need to sleep. This pill will only keep you awake when you should be awake.”

Chi Zhao let out an ‘oh’. He looked down at the bottle of pills. The pattern was strange but it looked pretty nice.

With his head lowered like this, Lin Chengfeng’s gaze moved from his eyes to the centre of his eyebrows. The blood stains there had already dried up, but the hideous wound was still there. He hadn’t held back at the time and if Chi Zhao showed any signs of possession, he would have mercilessly plunged it through his head. It would have been the same too if Chi Zhao raised his spiritual defences to resist him.

For this kind of thing, he would rather kill a thousand people than let one person go. As one who has witnessed what it was like for life to be turned upside down back then, Lin Chengfeng believed that he would never go easy on someone who could potentially make it happen again.

However, seeing the shocking wound between Chi Zhao’s brows again and how he treated it like it was nothing and was only concentrating on examining the bottle of medium-grade pills in his hands, Lin Chengfeng suddenly felt uncomfortable.

As if he was possessed by someone, he reached out and touched Chi Zhao’s wound.

The sudden bout of pain made Chi Zhao subconsciously avoid his touch. Lin Chengfeng’s hand stopped in place. He fell silent for a while and then turned to take out a bottle of wound medicine from his storage box, “Apply once in the morning and evening.”

Chi Zhao took it as usual but when he saw that Lin Chengfeng’s expression was a little different from earlier and then combining it with his action earlier, Chi Zhao felt that he understood what was going through his mind. He said without blame, “It doesn’t hurt.”

Lin Chengfeng, “…………”

It was better if he didn’t say that. He had just avoided his hand because of the pain and now he was lying and saying that it didn’t hurt. Was he thinking that he wasn’t feeling guilty enough and wanted to deliberately stab him in the heart?

Lin Chengfeng pursed his lips. His voice was a little heavier than usual, “Why didn’t you avoid it?”

Any normal person would have the desire to live but when faced with his sword, Chi Zhao didn’t move an inch. He didn’t look like someone who wished to die. From his reaction earlier when people started showing their doubts towards him, it was clear that he didn’t want to die, and he had a very strong desire to live.

If that was the case, why didn’t he avoid it? Chi Zhao looked at him and a few moments later, he smiled softly, “Because it’s you.”

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