Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 141 - 106: Master Fuqing of Jiufeng Mountain, Two Professions
Upon landing, General Wei raised his long trunk, ready to take a bite from the evergreen tree at the gate of Wanhua Institute.
Xu Guang quickly stopped him.
Eating away someone’s gate tree directly like that just doesn’t look good.
General Wei was also clever, understanding immediately, and waved his huge ears with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
Xu Guang was speechless.
"Junior Brother Qingfeng, let’s leave it here. When you return, please thank Brother Niu for me."
Qingfeng knew the rules and nodded before preparing to leave.
However, before Xu Guang departed, he handed several bottles of elixirs to Qingfeng, all Seventh-Grade Elixirs.
Although Qingfeng was an outer disciple, he managed the channel for Jiufeng Mountain to recruit disciples externally.
Xu Guang intended to find shelter in the mountain, but acquiring experience couldn’t be halted.
He thought he was quite suitable for teaching others to become talents.
Qingfeng was overjoyed, feeling that Xu Guang was different from the innate experts he had encountered before.
After all, the gap between innate and Seventh Grade was enormous, and few innates were so kind to disciples.
...
Master Fuqing was a woman, looking about thirty, wearing a Daoist robe, possessing an ethereal aura, making it easy for one to overlook her stunning looks.
In terms of beauty, among the women Xu Guang had seen, she could rank in the top three.
Despite being a Fifth-Grade Expert, under Tang Yuming’s lead, she actually met Xu Guang in person.
"Regarding the Celestial Register matter, thank you, Young Master Xu, for giving Yu Ming an opportunity."
Xu Guang smiled, "Zhenren jests, it’s merely a transaction, I hope Zhenren doesn’t think Xu Mou deceived Brother Tang."
Master Fuqing slightly smiled, then spoke to Xu Guang about Martial Dao matters.
It was both guidance and discussion.
Perhaps Tang Yuming had already mentioned Xu Guang’s purpose, and Xu Guang saw a sense of testing in Master Fuqing’s words.
However, all his Martial Dao skills were honed through trials, so he wasn’t afraid of being questioned.
Half an hour later.
Master Fuqing gazed at Xu Guang.
"Yu Ming said you wish to apprentice at our Wanhua Institute?"
"After Zhenren’s guidance, Xu Mou desires even more to apprentice under Zhenren."
Xu Guang said with eagerness, after the discussion just now, he had a general understanding of Master Fuqing’s personality; she was very patient with her disciples, and considering her willingness to lend money to Tang Yuming, she seemed like a teacher who deeply cared for her students.
Master Fuqing merely smiled faintly.
"No need for formal apprenticeship, Young Master Xu, your comprehension is extraordinary and your talent is remarkable. It won’t take many years for you to reach Fifth Grade, calling each other master and disciple by then might only add awkwardness."
This only strengthened Xu Guang’s resolve to become her apprentice.
This Female True Man sought neither fame nor profit, genuinely wanting the best for her disciples.
"Xu Mou has wandered the Jianghu for many years and once heard this saying, ’There is no precedence in learning the Way, and different fields have different focuses, hence a disciple need not be inferior to the master, nor the master necessarily more virtuous than the disciple’, that’s all there is to it."
Master Fuqing chewed on this statement, seeming to gain some insight.
"Alright then, I studied under Profound Chaos Zhenren, who lived two hundred years, and ascended fifteen years ago. In the latter part of his life, he emphasized discipleship, and I am willing to take you on behalf of my master."
Xu Guang was surprised, not expecting Master Fuqing to come up with such a solution.
A bit helpless, but still nodded in agreement. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Pausing for a moment, Master Fuqing continued, "However... whether or not you can apprentice, you need to agree to one condition, Young Master Xu. Your current Martial Dao isn’t aligned with our Wanhua Institute. I can provide you with the Transformation Powder to dissolve your Martial Dao foundation, would you be willing?"
Xu Guang wasn’t just affiliating himself; he truly wanted to apprentice, and if so, cultivating the fundamental technique of this sect was necessary.
"It’s merely scattering technique, joining Jiufeng Mountain, Xu Mou is willing!"
"Xu Mou has one more request, I wish to know, how strong exactly... is Fifth Grade?"
Master Fuqing smiled.
...
In an open space at the training yard.
Xu Guang and Master Fuqing faced each other.
"Go all out, no need to hold back."
Master Fuqing’s gentle voice resonated like jade.
Xu Guang, wielding a heavy sword, clasped his fists, "Please enlighten me, Zhenren."
He stepped forward, drawing the heavy sword.
This was prepared by the Xiang Family for him, the materials weren’t great, but it weighed three hundred pounds, barely able to withstand the impact of innate-level Qi force.
Unsheathing the heavy sword, he unleashed the Angry Dragon Sword’s lethal move.
Angry Dragon Crossing the Sea.
Xu Guang didn’t hold back with this strike, the air trembled, emitting a sound akin to tearing silk, unable to bear this force, letting out a hiss like a serpent.
The Elephant Contract endowed him with tremendous strength, combined with the boost from multiple professional talents, although it wasn’t full force,
But it was clear, Master Fuqing was surprised.
Her duster swept away the dust, a peculiar vibration appeared, a power surpassing Qi force emerged in her fair and tender palm.
Clashing once with Xu Guang’s heavy sword.
The heavy sword missed, Xu Guang abandoned it and soared, Slaying Buddha’s cold light flashed.
In mid-air, the heavy sword swung back, Slaying Buddha howled proudly, like a silver snake illuminating.
Three swords struck out simultaneously.
Bang!
A seemingly invisible barrier appeared in front of Master Fuqing, forming a semi-transparent Qi gang shield in front of her, it slightly distorted, undulated like water ripples, blocking all of Xu Guang’s attacks.
A wave of Qi surged up.
Xu Guang was pushed back.
Landed.
"Zhenren’s divine might."
Xu Guang was full of admiration.
Master Fuqing smiled, "You are also stronger than I imagined, such a strong innate is rare."
If it weren’t because after reaching Fifth Grade Five Viscera Divine Realm, the Qi force undergoes a fundamental change, with power levels greatly surpassing Qi force, and facing, in turn, someone with her peak Fifth-Grade combat power.
If not, with Xu Guang’s current strength, he might very well challenge some weaker Fifth-Grades.
Unfortunately, this battle related to Xu Guang’s foundation, with no spectators.
...
Master quickly departed.
Outside, Xu Guang saw Tang Yuming standing beside General Wei.
He looked somewhat aggrieved.
Although he didn’t witness Xu Guang sparring with Master Fuqing, the conversation between the two was not concealed from him.
Clearly, Xu Guang came to apprentice, but why did it seem as if he was going to become his senior uncle?
"Do you really want to scatter technique?"
Xu Guang nodded solemnly, "The Martial Dao I practice now is a dead end; taking the path of Jiufeng Mountain aligns with my expectations."
Tang Yuming looked complex.
"I didn’t expect Brother Xu to be so decisive."
Indeed, this is not an easy decision, as scattering technique has a significant impact on a person, let alone an innate realm, having already cultivated spirit bone and scattering technique.
"In the future, as fellow disciples of Jiufeng Wanhua Institute, we should work hard in cultivation, abide by the rules, and make a name for Wanhua Institute."
...
Time flows like water.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Guang had been at Jiufeng Mountain for a month.
Master Fuqing’s approach to nurturing disciples has always been highly praised at Jiufeng Mountain.
Even though Xu Guang hadn’t scattered technique or formally apprenticed or received a talisman, the treatment from Wanhua Mountain to Xu Guang was comprehensive.
Down the mountain, they cleared a piece of Profound Land larger than that of the Xiang Family’s estate, providing food for General Wei, granting him free range over a mountain’s territory.
As Xu Guang expected, the days of apprenticing and learning were the happiest and most blessed.
Because he didn’t need to worry about the complexities of human nature, he only had to focus on his cultivation each day, striving for the sake of cultivation.
Having sold the Celestial Register, acquiring nearly two hundred Spirit Crystals, there was no need to worry about resources. At Jiufeng Mountain, being valued by Master Fuqing, safety was also ensured.
Xu Guang entered the fastest developmental phase in his history.
Using Qingfeng’s name, Xu Guang found a job in the outer sect instructing hundreds of children under fifteen, earning more experience daily than in Qingshuo County.
He could feel himself progressing every day.
General Wei was the same.
Beyond that, Wanhua Institute had a Library Pavilion, known for housing the most scriptures in Jiufeng Mountain, boasting a collection of ten thousand volumes.
Unfortunately, Xu Guang still hadn’t achieved his wish of converting to the Daoist class.
However, he hadn’t given up on developing his panel, with many professions reaching a plateau, he began seeking a new profession.
In a month, the first profession to successfully convert was Plant Master.
Simply due to helping General Wei plant trees, nurturing the profession.
Gaining a large amount of experience daily, Xu Guang directly raised it to Level 5.
Yesterday, the second profession successfully converted, one he had been intending for a long time, finally succeeding in a quiet mind, as Blacksmith.
