boyutpedia Chapter 372 After the old friend
Chapter 372 After the old friend
Half a year later, on Tianwai Peak.
Xiao Yan was leading a young man, explaining something to him while heading towards Fang Xiao's cave residence in the back hall.
"You are so lucky, kid. Ever since Senior Brother Fang had his infant form, countless people have come forward to ask for his recommendation as a disciple, but they never even met him in person. Now, he only agrees to meet you.
Although I don't know what kind of relationship you have with Brother Fang, you must not lie or deceive when you go in. Just answer what is asked. In front of a cultivator with profound Taoism, he can see through your lies at a glance."
Xiao Yan turned back from time to time to give instructions.
The young man was a registered disciple he accepted from the outer courtyard. His aptitude for cultivation and talent in alchemy were ordinary, but his tenacity won his heart.
Xiao Yan was quite surprised by the sudden mention of wanting to meet Fang Xiao. He wanted to reprimand him, but he never expected that this guy actually mentioned that he had an old relationship with Fang Xiao and had a token to prove his words.
Sure enough, after seeing the token, Fang Xiao asked Xiao Yan to bring it over.
As for the rule that outer courtyard disciples are not allowed to go to the sect, that is only used to restrain lower-level disciples. Since Fang Xiao has said so, there is no need to pay attention to it.
"Master, rest assured. When Grandmaster asks questions, I will answer truthfully and will never say a word of nonsense."
The young man had an average appearance and was wearing the uniform of the outer disciples of the Tianlan Sect.
Since he came in, he has been attracted by the wonders of the sect. He looked around along the way, but he still abided by the rules and did not run around. After entering Tianwai Peak, he followed Xiao Yan closely.
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At this moment, in the cave at the back hall, Fang Xiao was already sitting in the front hall, waiting for Xiao Yan to bring his men over.
Since he mastered the Dharmakāya and officially became an early Nascent Soul cultivator half a year ago, he went straight back to Tianwai Tian to go into seclusion.
Consolidating one's cultivation is only secondary. What is more important is to ponder this initial Dharma image and have a more detailed understanding of the growth and changes in its power.
At the same time, a detailed plan is also made for the cultivation after the formation of the infant.
Although all Nascent Soul cultivators can open up spiritual peaks and form their own lineage.
But Fang Xiao had no other fifth-level spiritual veins except the Spirit Eye Jade in his hand, and he looked down upon the fourth-level spiritual peak arranged by the sect.
Therefore, facing the sect's inquiries, he simply evaded them and still stayed in Tianwaitian and refused to leave.
There are numerous caves in the Heavenly World, and Ling Taichu agrees with this. He thinks it is no problem for his disciples to continue living there, so he is naturally not in a hurry to drive Fang Xiao away.
On the other hand, the founding of a sect is responsible for accepting disciples and training them for the sect.
Ling Taichu made an exception in the first place only because he had a grudge, and he accepted Fang Xiao because someone recommended him, and he also had the idea of taking him in as a disciple.
The sect urged Fang Xiao to open his meridians because they wanted him to accept some disciples.
Even a few months ago, someone had come to recommend his own juniors to him.
After all, ever since Fang Xiao advanced to the early Nascent Soul stage, the rumor that he was the number one person below the Spiritual Transformation stage had spread throughout the Tianlan Sect.
If one could become Fang Xiao's disciple, not only would he have a master who is at the level of a Nascent Soul master, but above him would be a God Transformation master. How could anyone not be tempted by such a good opportunity that could lead to instant success?
Even if a family line is completely wiped out, it is normal to have some direct bloodline between the master and the apprentice, and they naturally want to find a bright future for their descendants.
Unfortunately, Fang Xiao didn't meet anyone who had such plans.
He only agreed to make Xiao Yan his registered disciple.
Fang Xiao was playing with the gourd in his hand, as if he was lost in memories, with a look of melancholy on his face.
A moment later, Xiao Yan brought his registered disciples to Fang Xiao's cave with ease.
"Brother Fang, I've brought the person here. If you have any questions, just ask him directly."
"Disciple Fan Chen greets Grandmaster."
When the young man saw Fang Xiao, he quickly stepped forward and saluted.
Fang Xiao motioned Xiao Yan to sit down, then turned to look at the young man in front of him named Fan Chen.
"Fan Chen? Let me ask you, where did you get this gourd?"
"Reporting to Master, this is something left by my great-grandfather. He said that if I hold it, I can find Master and ask for an opportunity."
Fan Chen looked at the gourd in Fang Xiao's hand and said.
Fang Xiao asked, "Well, I have been back to the sect for ten years, why haven't you come to look for me?"
"Brother Fang, what you said is true. As an outer courtyard disciple, let alone not knowing the situation inside the sect, even if he knew, who could introduce him to others? Who would believe it if he told others about it?"
Xiao Yan continued from the side.
"Just as Master said, if I hadn't become your disciple, I would have no chance to see you."
"It was my oversight. In this case, Mr. Fan is your great-grandfather."
The Master Fan that Fang Xiao was talking about was none other than Fan Tingshu, who helped him choose a martial art when he first entered the sect and later recommended it to Ling Taichu.
If Fan Tingshu had not been about to die, he would not have gone to the outer courtyard to guard the Sutra Library, and he would not have met Fang Xiao.
To Fang Xiao, Fan Tingshu was kind enough to guide him and recommend him as a teacher.
Unfortunately, by the time Fang Xiao returned to Tianlan Sect from the South China Sea, Fan Tingshu had already passed away many years ago.
He did promise Fan Tingshu at the beginning that he would never let him down if he needed his help.
However, Fan Tingshu's original words to Fang Xiao were to wait until he formed the elixir before talking about it.
But things in this world are unpredictable. When Fang Xiao left the sect, he had not yet formed his elixir, and when he came back, everything had changed.
And what Xiao Yan brought was exactly the gourd that Fang Xiao left behind when he gave wine to Fan Tingshu.
It should have been passed on to his descendant, Fan Chen, before he passed away.
Thinking of this, Fang Xiao felt much more favorable towards Fan Chen in front of him.
"When I first entered the Tianlan Sect, Elder Fan showed me a great favor, but unfortunately I was never able to repay him. Since you are Elder Fan's descendant, if you have a request now, I will definitely help you as long as I can do it."
Xiao Yan and Fang Xiao, who came from an outer courtyard, also reacted and remembered the sloppy Taoist priest who had been in the Sutra Library.
It’s just that Xiao Yan became a disciple very early and seldom went to the Sutra Repository. Although he knew him, he was not very familiar with him.
"Thank you, Master. I have a request, but I hope you can give me a chance to learn how to brew spirit wine."
The young man showed a look of delight and immediately leaned forward and said.
Fang Xiao and Xiao Yan looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.
They all thought that Fan Chen would take this opportunity to worship Fang Xiao as his master, but they never thought that he would only make such a small request.
Xiao Yan pretended to be angry and said, "Why? Don't you like to make pills? Or is your master not treating you well?"
"Master, please calm down. You have been so kind to me that I have no such intention.
Being favored by Master, I should have worked hard, but I know that I have no talent in alchemy, and I am afraid of disappointing Master, so..."
"Then how do you know that you have the talent to be a wine brewer? I remember that the sect has already opened up the inheritance of wine brewers. Why do you have to ask me for it? Why not ask me for a treasure or a resource? Wouldn't it be better?"
Fang Xiao also said temptingly.
“Although my cultivation is low, I know the principle of living off the land.
My qualifications in the outer courtyard are just ordinary, and I don’t have any special skills. It can be said that there is no hope for me to achieve a successful career in this life.
The reason why he insisted on being a wine master was that he had secretly tried it before and felt that he had some talent.
Unfortunately, the sect has certain requirements for the skills and qualifications of the wine master to be trained, so the disciples naturally cannot get more inheritance. "
Xuanyin Refining Spirit Wine is extremely important to the Tianlan Sect. Naturally, the sect is extremely strict when it comes to passing on the recipes, and all that are passed down are some inferior spirit wine recipes.
The idea of ice spiritual roots and cultivating Yin-cold attribute skills were also proposed by Fang Xiao in the beginning, and he was inclined towards this aspect when making the selection.
Now that I think about it, it was indeed a bit biased.
If he really had the talent to be a wine brewer, wouldn't he be blocked by these conditions?