Chapter 328 Opportunity
Seven years quickly passed on. Su Li had stayed in Tiehe Village and never left to see the outside world.
The nimbus in Tiehe Village was so barren, and therefore there was no condition for cultivation. But she managed to improve her cultivation to the third peak of Lianqi Realm in just three years, with the help of her body of evil ghost and the broken Reincarnation Mirror. Limited by the circumstances, she could not make any progress in the rest four years. But her physical strength could reach the peak level of Zhuji Realm due to the frequent refining of starlight.
Such an odd situation could only be explained by Su Li’s special physique. If she could find a suitable environment to practice, her cultivation would easily reach Zhuji Realm in a short time.
However, thousands of years ago, places suitable for cultivation had been occupied by the major sects of cultivation. Even if there was a place where only poor nimbuses were gathered, small sects had claimed it.
To recover the cultivation, she must join a sect!
Holding the book in her hand, Su Li flickered her eyes lightly. Contacting a practitioner would run a risk to reveal her identity, but if she didn’t, it was likely that she would be trapped in the third hurdle of Lianqi Realm for the rest of her life, and she would be unable to make any progress.
Compared to her cultivation at the ninth hurdle of Jindan Realm in her previous life, that at the third hurdle of Lianqi Realm was unworthy of being mentioned.
Cultivation at Jindan Realm in this vast and immense Qingshui Circle was only at a level where a man could barely survive. Even in Yuxu Sect, there were at least more than ten individuals that could kill her.
So, if a casual practitioner on the third level of Lianqi Realm tried to find his place in cultivation circle, he must be extremely careful. With a bit bad luck, he would be trampled to death by another powerful practitioner.
Su Li’s eyes narrowed slightly. She could not deliberately join a sect… An opportunity was what she needed, and this took her four years to wait. Even so, she remained patient.
If she wanted to know what happened back then, she must contact with the cultivation circle. The difference was only getting in there actively or passively. It seemed to be more natural to be taken into the cultivation circle, so that it would be less likely to be exposed.
But if this opportunity never came after a long time, she would take the risk to contact the cultivation circle. So… she set a deadline of ten years for herself. Now there were three years left.
Slap!
The wooden ruler slapped extremely loud on the table. The well-dressed teacher was serious, and his eyes vaguely tinged with disgust as he scolded, “Su Li!”
Su Li’s mind turned back, and she slowly raised her head and met the sight of the teacher, full of bewilderment.
This look instantly caused a burst of ridicule to erupt in the classroom. The teacher, with a gloomy face, walked over and slapped Su Li’s desk hard, “Hands out!”
Su Li sighed inwardly and extended her hands obediently.
“Slap!”
The wooden ruler hit hard on her palms. Although Su Li didn’t feel much pain, she still showed an aggrieved expression cooperatively.
“No one had ever dared not to listen to my class, and you are the first!”
“I’ve told you yesterday that if you don’t listen, never take my classes in the future. Now, get out!”
Slap!
After the last hit, Su Li’s palm was flushed. She didn’t retort anything. She obediently put the books away and walked out of the classroom.
How profound was her experience! Not to mention a mortal school, even if she was in a sect, there was not much she could learn. But Huang did not know it. He insisted on spending the money on her schooling, so, Su Li had no choice but to obey.
She never came to the idea to tell him the truth, for her identity was too special, which might bring Huang trouble.
After the class ended at dusk, a student in blue hurriedly came from another classroom. When he saw Su Li, who was still standing at the school entrance, his eyes immediately lit up and he strode to Su Li, smiling,
“Sister Su Li, let’s go back to the village.”
Su Li glanced up at him and asked, “Aren’t you afraid of your mother’s blaming?”
From the face of the student in blue, one could still recognize the little fat boy from back then. However, he was not fat anymore and had a very formal name, Yang Chunbo.Updates by vi p novel
Speaking of that, Yang Chunbo learned how to be a hunter under the guidance of his father since he was a child. He should’ve had no chance to attend the school in the town, but his third uncle became the mayor of the town. Since the family got rich, it was no longer necessary to run around for survival.
Yang Chunbo’s parents decided to send him to school with the hope that he might take over his third uncle’s position one day. After all, the uncle had no children, and Chunbo was the next kin to him.
The reason why Su Li went to school was very clear. Huang’s obsession to make Su Li stand out was much stronger than anything else. Even if the school’s tuition was very expensive, he still did his part.
What astonished Huang was that instead of getting sick from all his hard work every day, he was getting healthier and healthier, which really confused him.
After a long time, he gave up finding the answer and was glad to see this.
Yang Chunbo laughed bitterly at her words and said, “You and I are from the same village and study here in this town. Now you… have become so beautiful. Even my mother will not blame you, in case she sees us.”
Yang Chunbo was as honest as ever, saying everything on his mind.
Su Li touched the corners of her eyes. In the past seven years, the starlight had continuously refined her body. The scars on her face had long disappeared, leaving only a small piece one at the corner of her eyes. The lotus-shaped imprint in size of broad beans did not affect the look, but added brilliance to her splendid face.
The others including Huang and the villagers thought this was a scar from her childhood. Only she knew this must have something to do with Black Lotus Ring.
“If you are not afraid of that, you can follow.”
Su Li said and walked ahead. Yang Chunbo grinned and followed her.
As the saying went, a young woman could be very different from the little girl she once was. He still remembered that Erya had many injuries on her face and was the ugliest girl in the village when they were young. Seven years later, as the scars faded, Su Li became extremely beautiful and lively. Now she was the most beautiful girl in the village.
At the age of fourteen, it was almost the age to talk about marriage. His family background was the best in the whole village. He naturally wanted to marry Su Li as his wife. And when he was a little child, he did not listen to his mother and was kind to Su Li, which must have left Su Li a good impression. The chance for him was bigger and better.
He and his mother both were rejoicing at this point.
Yang Chunbo was still wondering on his way home. Soon, Tiehe Village hove into view. Su Li was standing on the edge of the mountain road, seeing that the smoke had risen from the house roofs. Suddenly she narrowed her eyes, looking to her right, where two wisps of smoke were very different from the cooking smoke and rushed straight through!
In the midst of the smoke, a young man in blue sword robe and a young woman in red were standing on a cloud-like treasure, flying at a leisurely pace. Both were the best of the best in every aspect.
“Senior Fellow Apprentice.”
The young woman in red sword robe, with a soft sword around her waist, opened her mouth and complained, “Master Yuan obviously wanted to avenge us with his power. He sent us to this barren place to find children with immortal latency. It is nonsense!”
The young man, who appeared to be slightly older than the woman, was blue on his calm face. He frowned slightly and said, “Junior Sister Apprentice, don’t talk bad about the elders. Since Master Yuan had instructed so, he must have his reasons.”
“What a shit!”
The woman became angry, and the dignity she had been struggling to maintain disappeared. She became shrewd, and began to curse,
“Yuan Shu is just a villain! Based on our cultivation level, we could have been allocated to a second-grade region at least, in worst case, to a third-grade region. But now, Senior Fellow Apprentice, we’ve been sent to a fifth-grade region with no nimbus. If there is a child with immortal latency in this barren place, it would be odd.”
The young man kept silent, for the junior sister apprentice said what he thought.
They both came from a small cultivation sect called Huajian Sect. Thousands of years ago, Huajian Sect was an affiliated sect of Yuxu Sect, the largest sect in Jiuzhou Region, and it flourished for a time with the support of its patron.
After “Bloody Accident of Reincarnation”, which greatly shocked the cultivation circle, Yuxu Sect was severely crippled, and Huajian Sect could naturally not be spared. 90% of the genius apprentices died. They had to face a lean season.Updates by vi p novel
In desperation, the headmaster had to only lower the standard for admitting disciples, and reformed drastically.
In the past, the sects of cultivation had a strict rule to admit disciples. Talent should be put to the first place to evaluate and character the second. Only those who had a complete spiritual root were eligible to be trained by the sects and could embark the path of cultivation.
After the reform, Huajian Sect was no longer confined to the spiritual roots. Those who had a little bit of connection with cultivation would be accepted and trained, and they were called children with immortal latency.
Such an act naturally displeased the disciples, who had the spiritual root and felt superior. Even the elders in the sect found it ridiculous!
Huajian Sect had been in chaos for hundreds of years. Until a child with immortal latency was found to be a genius, the method was accepted.
Even if a lot of cultivation resources could be wasted, if one in a thousand children could reach Zhuji Realm, there would be no loss. Moreover, that genius was far beyond Zhuji Realm!
Today, thousands of years had passed. Although Huajian Sect was still weak, it was much stronger than it was in those years.
The young man dissipated those distracting thoughts and stopped thinking about this. Every ten years, the sect would send fifty inherited disciples out to travel for a year. New disciples were widely recruited. Each had to bring back no less than two children with immortal latency, and the more the better. This year, they two were sent out.
Unfortunately, Master Yuan had taken advantage of this. It was difficult for them to bring back four children with immortal latency within a year. But if they went back empty-handed, their cultivation resources would be cut.
So, when they left the sect, the young woman was thinking that they would just bring back four kids who looked pleasing if they couldn’t find the real ones. After all, immortal latency was just a statement, which was up to them.
Originally, he wasn’t willing to deceive his master and others, but… the deadline neared.
The young man’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Yuan Shu, it was your fault. Don’t blame me!”
Thinking of this, he accelerated his flying to Tiehe Village.