Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Auspicious Clouds Seem to Linger Above the Child’s Head (Thursday Bonus)
“Xiaoyao, from now on, you must follow Daoist Lu closely in your cultivation. Daoist Lu is our benefactor, and you mustn’t miss this chance for immortal fate.”
“Child understands. Once child has made progress in cultivation, I will definitely come down the mountain to visit father and mother.”
“Thank you, Daoist, for taking care of our unworthy child.”
The merchant couple from Heyang City repeatedly bowed to Lu Changsheng before reluctantly leaving Mount Shu, with Shen Xiaoyao energetically waving goodbye.
The other Mount Shu elders were all astonished, exchanging looks of disbelief.
Lu Changsheng had no interest in the gifted candidates from the disciple selection ceremony and instead took a mortal youth as his disciple?
“Brother Lu always takes an unusual path when it comes to taking disciples.” “Could it be that Brother Lu truly possesses a unique discernment?”
The Mount Shu elders were filled with uncertainty.
The choice of Lu Changsheng was just too bizarre.
He had not chosen any of the several disciples with special constitutions but had picked a completely ordinary youth.
Not only the Mount Shu elders, but also the rejected candidates and the onlooking citizens, all looked enviously at Shen Xiaoyao, never expecting that one could become a Mount Shu disciple in such a way.
“Above this child’s head, there seems to be auspicious clouds.”
The Taiyuan elder sensed Shen Xiaoyao’s potential, activating the Gallbladder Mirror to inspect Shen Xiaoyao’s qualifications.
The Immortal Artifact Gallbladder Mirror revealed the person’s qualifications: Shen Xiaoyao, Root Bone average, Comprehension average, Qi Destiny superior superior superior, no special constitution.
“Superior superior superior Qi Destiny?!”
The Mount Shu elders were astounded.
Was this the kind of Qi Destiny a normal person should have?
Generally speaking, someone already considered fortunate with superior Qi Destiny, but for somebody to be assessed by the Immortal Artifact as having superior superior superior Qi Destiny, just how heaven-defying was their luck?
With such luck, Root Bone and Comprehension might not be that important after all.
“Brother Lu truly is no ordinary person, possessing unique insight to discover the Son of Fortune amidst the crowd.”
“If we can’t compare to Brother Lu in granting teachings, and now not even in choosing disciples, it is indeed embarrassing.”
Many Mount Shu elders expressed their sighs and regrets.
It turned out that what Lu Changsheng valued was not an ordinary special constitution, but the Son of Fortune.
In front of the Son of Fortune, special constitutions like the Cold Ice Physique or Wind Spirit Body really didn’t amount to much.
Even the Taiyuan elder was deeply surprised.
The Son of Fortune had appeared.
“Congratulations to Brother Lu.”
“With four disciples on Qingyun Peak, the future is boundless indeed.”
Lu Changsheng returned to the grand hall with his newly accepted disciple Shen Xiaoyao, and the Mount Shu elders came forward to offer congratulations one after another.
“Haha, now I have a junior brother, don’t worry, your senior sister will look out for you from nowon.”
Lu Qinglian was overjoyed to see her master take a little junior brother. She would be the boss sister from now on.
The eldest senior brother Lin Qingzhi was a dull bookish sort, and the junior sister Mo Huazhi was a Book Addict, really quite boring. The little junior brother Shen Xiaoyao seemed quite lively, so she would have a little follower to go cause trouble with on the other peaks of Mount Shu.
“Hmm.”
Shen Xiaoyao nodded seriously.
Lu Changsheng had a face full of black lines, worried that his second disciple would lead astray the little junior brother.
One Lu Qinglian was already causing chaos in Mount Shu; if Shen Xiaoyao were to be led astray by Lu Qinglian, Lu Changsheng dared not imagine what kind of scene Mount Shu would become.
“These are your eldest senior brother and second senior sister. You also have a third senior sister who is currently in closed-door cultivation making a breakthrough.”
“Qingzhi, you will guide the junior brother in his cultivation on a regular basis.”
“Master, that’s not fair. Eldest senior brother already has to guide junior sister in her cultivation, and yet Lian has no one to guide me.”
Lu Qinglian protested.
Lu Changsheng rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, but since the fourth disciple was the Son of Fortune, there shouldn’t be any accidents, “Enough, the Little Junior Brother will be under your guidance.”
“That’s great! Master is so good to Lian!”
Lian leapt in excitement, only to be held down by a palm from Lu Changsheng.
“This is not good, Lu is going to let that Little Devil instruct the newly accepted disciple in cultivation.”
“One Little Devil is troublesome enough, if Qingyun Peak produces a second Little Devil, we won’t be able to cultivate in peace.”
“Sect Leader, Elder Brother, please do something about this.”
The other Mount Shu elders turned deathly pale and sought help from the Taiyuan True Person and Li Changye.
Li Changye shrugged his shoulders.
The Taiyuan True Person just smiled, remaining silent.
Lu Qinglian challenged the elders of various peaks, and to avoid losing face, the elders trained tirelessly, greatly advancing their cultivation over the past two years.
For Mount Shu, this was a favorable development; the Taiyuan True Person would be thrilled if Lu Qinglian caused trouble for the elders every day.
The discipleship ceremony ended, and Lu Changsheng returned to Qingyun Peak with his three disciples.
The clouds surrounding Qingyun Peak began to converge towards Lu Changsheng’s cave dwelling.
The third disciple, Mo Huazhi, was breaking through, and Lu Changsheng had laid out a Spirit Gathering Array to provide ample Spiritual Energy.
“This bamboo house will be your residence.”
“Now, I will initiate you with the Power-infusing Initiation.”
Upon accepting disciples, Lu Changsheng didn’t hesitate to perform the Power-infusing Initiation.
After the initiation, Lu Changsheng had four opportunities for Power-infusing Initiation renewal, four chances to bestow gifts, and four simulations of the disciple’s life each day.
The renewal opportunities for the Power-infusing Initiation were not so critical, since each time it was done, the disciples needed time for Refining the Spiritual Energy, and Lu Changsheng also had to refine the returned Spiritual Energy, meaning that the daily opportunities were never used up.
What truly mattered were the four daily opportunities for gift return.
Shen Xiaoyao sat up straight, having only heard of the Power-infusing Initiation from storytellers and never imagining he would embark on the path of cultivation himself one day.
Lu Changsheng placed his palm on top of Shen Xiaoyao’s head, and a faint trickle of Spiritual Energy flowed into Shen Xiaoyao’s Heavenly Spirit.
Lu Changsheng had reached the ninth level of the Dao Palace realm, and even this gossamer thread of Spiritual Energy was immensely overwhelming for Shen Xiaoyao, who was merely at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
This was Shen Xiaoyao’s first experience of Power-infusing Initiation; his face turned red with the pain, and he grimaced as veins throbbed on his forehead.
Lu Changsheng helped him open his Dantian and taught him how to channel Spiritual Energy.
[Ding, you have transmitted 0.5 days of cultivation to disciple “Shen Xiaoyao”, who actually receives 0.1 days of cultivation. The current realm of Shen Xiaoyao is Foundation Establishment Realm Level 3, and he may advance to Foundation Establishment Realm Level 5 after refining all the Spiritual Energy. Before refining all the Spiritual Energy, he cannot receive another Power-infusing Initiation, or it will damage his meridians.)
[Ding, you have received a three hundredfold return reward for teaching a disciple: thirty days of cultivation.)
[Ding, today’s number of Power-infusing Initiations -1.]
Just 0.1 days of cultivation and he’s already at his limit?
Lu Changsheng realized his cultivation was too high for a disciple at the Foundation Establishment Realm, who simply couldn’t handle a strand of Spiritual Energy.
He would have to cultivate him slowly.
“Your master rewards you with the Profound Rank midscale Cultivation Technique ‘Wind-Control Skills’.”
Lu Changsheng selected a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique to bestow upon his fourth disciple.
Shen Xiaoyao, having a Wind Spirit Root, was more suited to wind-based cultivation techniques.
[Ding, you have gifted disciple “Shen Xiaoyao” with the Profound Rank midscale Cultivation Technique ‘Wind-Control Skills’, receiving a hundredfold return reward: the Earth Rank high-grade Cultivation Technique ‘True Manual of Storms’.]
An Earth Rank high-grade Cultivation Technique?
Not bad.
Shen Xiaoyao could still make use of this Cultivation Technique after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.
[Ding, you have gifted disciple “Shen Xiaoyao” with the Profound Rank midscale Swordmanship ‘Tiangang Sword Qi1, receiving a ten thousandfold return reward: the Heaven Rank high-grade Swordsmanship ‘Tiangang Sword Formation’.]