Chapter 59 The Advantages of Youth

On the second day after joining Lingyao Peak, Li Zhi enjoyed the treatment of a core disciple.

At the young age of six, Li Zhi showed a strong physique and cultivation at the level of Life Spring. In the eyes of the elders, he was a talent given by God.

Without even completing a background check on him, his identity as a core disciple of Lingyao Peak was confirmed.

And those disciples who passed the assessment with him were just ordinary disciples of Lingyao Peak.

Afterwards, the elder who taught martial arts at Lingyao Peak directly gave him ten kilograms of pure source as a gift, allowing Li Zhi to practice at Lingyao Peak with peace of mind.

In the next few days, Li Zhi received care and concern from a group of elders, including the master of Lingyao Peak.

Just as a gift for meeting someone, he received over a hundred kilograms of pure source.

The peak master even gave him a talisman that could withstand a full-strength attack from a cultivator from the Four Extreme Secret Realms.

Not to mention the common cultivation resources such as the Herbal Spirit Liquid used for cultivation.

The elder who taught him the skills even personally taught him the Wheel Sea Volume of the "Hundred Herbs Classic" and carefully explained to him the various things to pay attention to during the practice.

After the elders who investigated his background came back, Li Zhi's treatment was increased again.

The peak master directly assigned a young core female disciple as his training partner, apparently to deepen Li Zhi's sense of belonging to Lingyao Peak.

Taixuan Sect needs to investigate the identity of the disciples when accepting them. Li Zhi reported that he was the child of a couple of independent cultivators from Yan State, who lived outside the ancient forest. His parents died during the exploration of the ancient forbidden land by various forces.

Afterwards, Li Zhi, who became an orphan, traveled through mountains and rivers to come to Taixuanmen to learn skills from a master.

The reason why his body was so strong and his cultivation could reach the Life Spring level was because when he was a child, his parents found a bowl of Earth Spirit Milk in the ancient forest to lay the foundation for him, which allowed him to be reborn and cultivate to the Life Spring level at the young age of six.

The elder who taught him the skills asked Li Zhi about the content of the scriptures he was practicing. Li Zhi directly told him an ordinary skill that he had obtained when he was in the State of Zhao.

His identity as an orphan of a wandering cultivator was completely confirmed.

More than half a month passed like this. After the elder who was in charge of teaching martial arts had finished explaining almost all the precautions for practicing in the Lunhai Secret Realm, he took him to visit the female disciple assigned by the peak master.

There were not many core disciples at Spiritual Medicine Peak, and all of them had their own independent caves on the mountainside of Spiritual Medicine Peak. The closer to the top of the mountain, the fewer caves there were, and the higher their status was.

The master of Lingyao Peak lives in the main hall on the top of the mountain.

As for the ordinary disciples, they lived in the caves at the foot of the mountain.

The residence of the female disciple designated by the peak master was not far from the cave assigned to Li Zhi.

"Junior Brother Mingshui." Standing in front of the cave with Li Zhi, the elder who was teaching martial arts shouted towards inside.

After a while, a young and beautiful woman with excellent appearance and wearing plain white clothes walked out of the cave.

The woman looked to be in her early twenties, but the elder who taught her martial arts told Li Zhi that she had been practicing martial arts for twenty years and her real age should be around thirty.

"Hello, uncle." The woman had a gentle temperament, a graceful figure, and a mature charm.

Afterwards, the elder who was teaching the skills explained his origins directly to the woman.

Mingshui frowned slightly and looked Li Zhi up and down, as if he didn't want to take over this task.

But when the elder who taught her the skills sent her a message, Mingshui's expression immediately changed. When she looked at Li Zhi, she no longer looked at him with disgust, but with curiosity.

Then, the elder who taught him about martial arts said to Li Zhi, "Little Changshou, your Senior Sister Mingshui's cultivation level is among the top ten among the core disciples of our Spiritual Medicine Peak. You should study hard when you practice with her in the future."

After joining Taixuanmen, Li Zhi naturally did not give his real name, but used a pseudonym.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Disciple will remember this."

The elder who passed on the skills took Li Zhi's hand and handed it to Mingshui, saying, "Mingshui, nephew, I'm leaving Little Changshou in your care. Although his cultivation is still low and he can't go out alone, you can take him around the sect first."

Mingshui nodded and said, "Disciple will remember this."

Then, the elder who taught him the skills left.

Senior Sister Mingshui squatted directly in front of Li Zhi, and smiled at him as if teasing a child, "Little Changshou, you will live with me from now on, okay?"

Li Zhi felt a little scared when he was stared at by Mingshui's big eyes that seemed to speak. He felt that she would eat him up in the next second. He immediately broke free from her hands on his shoulders, took two steps back, and then bowed and said solemnly, "Li Changshou greets Senior Sister Mingshui."

Mingshui stretched out his hand and pinched his cheek, then laughed and said, "How cute."

Then, Mingshui stood up, his expression immediately became serious, and he said: "Next, let's talk about something serious. Although the peak master asked me to take care of you, you are almost seven years old. I don't need to take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation. So you can practice with me. If you don't understand something, you can ask me at any time."

Li Zhi said: "Thank you for your care, Senior Sister."

Mingshui said, "You should practice well on your own these few days. I just came out of retreat and need a few days to stabilize my cultivation. Once my realm is stable, I will take you to visit the various peaks of our Taixuan Sect."

A week passed like this. After Senior Sister Mingshui's cultivation had stabilized, she took Li Zhi to tour Taixuan Sect and introduced him to the history of Taixuan Sect and the heritage of each peak.

When they passed by the slightly desolate Zhuofeng, Sister Mingshui's tone changed slightly, and she said, "Junior Brother Changshou, Zhuofeng is not far ahead. The inheritance of Zhuofeng can be ranked in the top three among the 108 main peaks of Taixuanmen. Five hundred years ago, Zhuofeng was filled with fairy mist and auspicious colors. The jade buildings were located on the clouds, and masters emerged in large numbers. It can be said that it was a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, since the master of Zhuofeng and the great elder of Yaoguang Holy Land died together, the inheritance of Zhuofeng was broken and gradually declined. Otherwise, the prosperity of Zhuofeng would be no less than that of Xingfeng we passed by before." Li Zhi asked knowingly, "Senior Sister, is the inheritance of Zhuofeng very powerful?"

Mingshui showed a trace of yearning in his eyes, and said, "It's not just as simple as being powerful. Zhuofeng's fundamental method of cultivation is the Great Way of Nature, which is a supreme inheritance that is not inferior to Xingfeng's Great Way of Stars. Moreover, Zhuofeng also has an immortal technique, which is one of the legendary nine secrets, which can multiply the combat power of the cultivators. In fact, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" of our Lingyaofeng and Zhuofeng's Great Way of Nature are similar in nature."

Li Zhi asked again: "Sister, why didn't you join Zhuofeng back then?"

Mingshui said: "Although the 108 peaks of our Taixuan Sect represent 108 inheritances, these inheritances are also divided into high and low levels. Only the inheritances on less than ten main peaks are left by ancient saints. Although the inheritances of each peak have been imprinted in the mountain by the ancestors of our Taixuan Sect, it is not easy to fully comprehend those inheritances. Since the death of the peak master of Zhuo Peak, the fundamental inheritance of Zhuo Peak has been cut off, and no one has been able to comprehend the scriptures directly from the mountain, so Zhuo Peak has declined."

"Senior Sister, with your qualifications, why didn't you join Xingfeng or Lifeng, which are the top-ranked inheritances, but instead joined our Lingyao Peak?" Logically speaking, Mingshui, who is in his early thirties, has already opened the divine treasures of the four Taoist secret realms and can be considered a genius among ordinary people. However, he is willing to stay on Lingyao Peak, which does not have much combat power. It is really curious.

Senior Sister Mingshui thought for a moment and said, "Little Changshou, let me tell you a truth. In our Taixuan Sect, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, otherwise you will never get ahead. If I had chosen to join those main peaks for the so-called sage scriptures, my cultivation would probably not have reached the current level. Those main peaks that seem to have a strong heritage are actually a torture for disciples who are not talented enough. It is far less relaxing than being a core disciple in other main peaks with weaker heritages."

Afterwards, Mingshui continued to impart her experience to Li Zhi, saying: "When I entered the sect, my talent was only ranked in the upper middle level among all the new disciples, which was considered to be a disciple who was not as good as the best but better than the worst. If I had chosen to join a powerful inheritance such as Xingfeng, I would have been qualified to enter. But if I had chosen the main peaks such as Xingfeng and Lifeng, my cultivation would probably not be as smooth as it is now.

But my choice to join Spiritual Medicine Peak is different. My qualifications are not at the top of Star Peak, but they are considered top-notch in our Spiritual Medicine Peak, so I will naturally be valued by the Peak Master and the elders. Now, twenty years have passed, and compared with the disciples of the same period, my cultivation is no weaker than those disciples who were more talented than me back then, and even exceeds most of them.

Your aptitude is much stronger than mine back then. With the careful training of our peak master and elders, you are expected to reach the level of perfection in the Dao Palace Secret Realm when you are 20 years old. But if you choose to join Xingfeng, I am afraid that you will not be able to stand out from the crowd with your aptitude, and you will not be able to receive the full training of Xingfeng. Don't underestimate the resource training in the early stage of cultivation. For cultivators like us whose aptitude is not top-notch, sufficient resources in the early stage are very important for cultivation. "

Li Zhi also understood what Senior Sister Mingshui meant by this. Perhaps the elder asked her to say this, fearing that he would leave Lingyao Peak. After all, in Taixuan Sect, disciples were allowed to transfer to other peaks except Zhuo Peak.

Afterwards, Li Zhi said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister."

"It's good that you can figure it out. In fact, although our Lingyao Peak ranks relatively low in the sect, in terms of the richness of cultivation resources, it can actually be ranked in the top 30. Moreover, the fundamental inheritance of our Lingyao Peak, the "Compendium of Materia Medica", is a cultivation method created by a few ancient sages in the sect.

However, the combat power of the "Classic of Materia Medica" is the last in the same level, so most people do not classify it as a sage scripture. In every battle between the disciples of each peak, there are often few victories, so it ranks relatively low.

However, the reason why we cultivators practice is not to fight with others, but to achieve immortality. Although the "Classic of Materia Medica" of our Lingyao Peak is not strong in combat, it is unique in terms of perceiving nature.

Even if one can condense the spiritual herbs of one's own destiny, one can sense whether there are spiritual herbs within a certain range, which is an invaluable tool for finding spiritual herbs."

"Senior Sister, has your natal spiritual herb been condensed?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

Mingshui's expression suddenly paused, and he said with a little embarrassment: "Not yet. To condense the life spirit herb, you must first choose a spirit herb as the body. I don't like fighting, so I seldom go out. I plan to improve my cultivation to the Four Extremes Secret Realm in the mountains, and then go out to look for the life spirit herb after I have a stronger self-protection power."

Li Zhi asked: "Why is it delayed for so long? The sooner the natal spirit herbs are condensed, the better the effect. I heard that most of the core disciples of Xingfeng condensed their natal spirit stars in the Lunhai Secret Realm."

Mingshui said, "Brother, sister, let me tell you a story. There were at least 200 disciples who were more talented than me when I entered the mountain sect with them. But now half of them have died. It has only been 20 years. If another 20 years or 200 years pass, how many of them will be able to survive?
Junior Brother Changshou, you are still young and don't understand the value of life. But you must not learn the behavior of those disciples of Xingfeng. When we passed by Xingfeng before, you also saw that they were arrogant and looked down on the disciples of other peaks, and even caused trouble everywhere.

But if you walk along the river frequently, you will get your shoes wet. One day they will regret what they did in their daily lives. They won't even have the chance to regret. Our Eastern Wilderness cultivation world seems peaceful, but in fact, countless cultivators die every day.

The competition between ordinary monks like us is never about bravery, but about who can live longer. You have to know that once you die, everything is over. All your ambitions will be in vain, and you may even become a laughing stock in the mouths of others. "

The two talked as they walked, and after flying over two mountains, they finally saw the main peak of Zhuofeng.

Zhuofeng, which was supposed to be desolate, now had more than a dozen disciples wearing Xingfeng clothing clearing the mountain path.

Senior Sister Mingshui pointed at the Xingfeng disciples who were clearing weeds on the mountain path and said with a smile, "Look, those Xingfeng disciples on the mountain path must have hit a wall and were suppressed here to do hard labor. This is the end of causing trouble. But the Xingfeng disciples were detained in Zhuofeng. This is a bit strange. Could it be that Zhuofeng is accepting disciples again? Let's go over and take a look."

Afterwards, the two of them landed in front of the gate of Zhuofeng Mountain.

After listening to Senior Sister Mingshui's introduction along the way, Li Zhi finally had a general understanding of her. He did not expect that the senior sister assigned to him by the peak master was actually a person of the Gou Dao.

When they reached the mountain path of Zhuofeng, Senior Sister Mingshui turned her head and said to Li Zhi, "Little Changshou, do you want to try the nine-step ladder of Zhuofeng? That is a treasure left by the ancient sages to test the disciples' cultivation talent. In our entire Taixuan Sect, only Zhuofeng has one, which is much more magical than the immortal gate in front of the mountain gate.

It is said that those who can reach the seventh level are already rare geniuses, and they are all famous prodigies in the entire Eastern Wilderness.

And even though Zhuofeng has declined, in fact, the core disciples of each peak are still extremely wary of Zhuofeng. Let me tell you a secret, almost all the core disciples have secretly come to Zhuofeng and climbed the nine-step ladder to verify their own talents.

It's just that everyone chose to test when there was no one around. After all, the level of one's own talent is a very private matter. Back then, I tried my best and only climbed to the third step of the nine-step ladder. With your talent, it is very likely that you can climb to the fifth step."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I don't need it. Zhuofeng seems to have started recruiting disciples again. Now we go up secretly to test our talents. It would be bad if the master of Zhuofeng found out. The sect rules say that disciples of each peak cannot enter other main peaks without permission. Let's abide by the sect rules."

Senior Sister Mingshui smiled and said, "Don't worry. Grandmaster Li who stayed behind at Zhuofeng is a very easy-going person. I will prepare a bowl of Hundred Flowers Soup to honor him, and we won't be considered as trespassing."

Li Zhi continued to shake his head, showing no intention of climbing up the mountain.

Then, Li Zhi said, "Senior Sister, let's go take a look at other places."

"Wait a minute," Senior Sister Mingshui suddenly turned her head and looked in the direction of Xingfeng, saying, "A large number of Xingfeng disciples are coming. I'm afraid there will be something interesting to watch. Do you want to go up and take a look?"

Li Zhi asked, "Senior sister, do you also like to watch the fun?"

Senior Sister Mingshui nodded and said, "I like to watch the excitement in the sect, but after leaving the sect, I won't watch any excitement. I will stay as far away as possible. Especially when I encounter a battle between strong men, I must not get close to them. Often the aftermath of their battle can wipe out a large number of cultivators. But the excitement in the mountain gate is different. We are all from the same sect, and we are under the supervision of the elders. It is still safe to watch the excitement."

Li Zhi asked: "Senior Sister, should we hide?"

Senior Sister Mingshui said with a smile, “Why hide yourself? Stand beside me and watch openly. I think the disciples from other peaks will soon hear the news and come to see the joke of the Xingfeng disciples.”

Li Zhi also looked at those Xingfeng disciples curiously. Are they here to cause trouble for Ye Fan?

Has Zhuofeng’s inheritance been opened?
　Just a heads up, it will be available on Friday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)