"Why?"
Luo Mingyue couldn't help but be stunned. She had just mentioned Hongri Villa today, and the owner of the villa himself was here in the blink of an eye?
Ze Manrou asked in a low voice: "Who is Jinwu Chibi? His voice seems to be ringing in our ears, and I can't even tell where he is..."
Luo Mingyue said: "He is the owner of Hongri Villa."
Ze Manrou asked again: "Who is the leader he is looking for?"
Luo Mingyue was silent for a moment, then said, "It should be me."
Ze Manrou looked confused, "Ah?"
Luo Mingyue's enormous spiritual power spread out and instantly locked onto the location of Jinwu Chibi. Then he raised his hand and waved, teleporting himself and Lan Qingyun's family to the side of Jinwu Chibi.
"This is..." Lan Qingyun and others only felt a flash before their eyes, and the surrounding environment changed.
Lan Hua was surprised and said, "We are back at the door of the bookstore again..."
But she soon stopped daring to speak, because she saw a circle of armored patrolmen surrounding the area, which had circled out an open space. A rather dignified middle-aged man with a square face and a red shirt was standing not far away.
The next second, Jinwu Chibi showed a smile as bright as spring breeze on his face, walked over and said, "I didn't know that Master Mingyue was here, I'm sorry for not welcoming you... Last time I said I would give you some more Ziyang ore, and I just happened to make time these few days to visit you, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that we met today, it's really fate."
Luo Mingyue pulled the corner of her lips and smiled, "Master, you don't have to be polite. I didn't use the Ziyang ore you gave me last time, so you don't have to give it to me again this time."
"How can this be possible?" Jinwu Chibi's face was full of disapproval. He added: "Stock up more of this ore. It will be useful in the future. After we parted last time, I heard that the sect master was shining brightly on the sea, and his elegance was unparalleled. Unfortunately, I had left by then, and I was unable to witness the sect master's elegance with my own eyes. What a pity..."
The great elder on the side widened his eyes in astonishment, staring blankly at Luo Mingyue, thinking: I have heard of the name of Mingyue Sect Master for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet him in person today? I must be dreaming...
The bookstore owner's legs were trembling, and he muttered in his heart: No wonder Miss Luo dared to say that she didn't like Hongri Villa. It turns out that Miss Luo is the leader of Mingyue Sect who is known as the number one in the world of immortal cultivation. With her strength, she can walk sideways in the world of immortal cultivation without any problem. She doesn't have to be afraid of offending anyone. Even if she really offends someone, she doesn't need to pay any other price.
Moreover, the Sect Master had come to his shop and talked to him...
The bookstore owner's initial fear and trepidation turned into excitement and trembling. He felt as if he had found a business opportunity. When the two big guys left, he could spread the word that they had visited his shop. By then, business would surely be booming...
At this moment, Master Shui, whose body was immobilized, tried to open his eyes wide, his pupils full of shock. He never dreamed that he would cause trouble today and end up in the hands of the Mingyue Sect Master! At
this moment, he was extremely grateful that the Mingyue Sect Master had a good temper, otherwise his body would have been cold by now instead of standing here like this.
Young Master Shui felt a little secretly happy and grateful, feeling that he had escaped a disaster, but at the same time, he was disappointed and had mixed feelings, because the owner of the manor whom he respected was so enthusiastic and even a bit flattering towards the Master of Mingyue Sect, which made Young Master Shui feel very uncomfortable.
Jinwu Chibi didn't know that the people present had such rich inner dramas, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care, because there was a huge watershed between the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage. In his eyes, all cultivators below the Golden Core Stage were ants, and he wouldn't care about the opinions of ants.
Jinwu Chibi asked, "I heard that the Sect Master brought three mortals here?"
Luo Mingyue nodded, "Yeah."
Jinwu Chibi asked again: "Then is the Sect Master going to accept these three people as disciples?"
Luo Mingyue said: "I don't plan to. I am not good at teaching apprentices, and I don't plan to accept any apprentices in the future."
Jinwu Chibi said: "This sect master is still in need of disciples. I wonder if these three mortals are interested in joining Hongri Villa?"
Luo Mingyue said: "Not interested."
Hearing this, Jinwu Chibi did not feel embarrassed, but said in a joking tone: "The Sect Master rejected me so straightforwardly, I am really sad, why not ask the mortals for their own opinions? This village master is willing to accept these three people as his personal disciples and teach them by his side."
Hearing this, the Great Elder and the bookstore owner were almost jealous to death. Ordinary people couldn't even meet the owner of the villa, and even if they did, they might not be able to join the villa. But these three mortals could directly become his disciples!
Luo Mingyue said: "Okay, then ask, but I personally don't like your Zhuangzi."
Jinwu Chibi asked, "Why? If you think I did something wrong, I can change it."
Luo Mingyue said: "I don't think you can change. You like to look at the appearance of your disciples, and your values are based on their appearance. And you are wearing a red dress..."
Jinwu Chibi said: "I like beautiful women, I admit that, but what's wrong with me wearing red clothes?"
Luo Mingyue said: "You look very decent, like a righteous uncle, but this red dress is too bright and doesn't match your temperament. I think you would be better in black or white. To be honest, red doesn't really suit your face. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. You are free to dress however you want."
Jinwu Chibi looked down at his clothes and said, "Because there is a red character in the name of my sect, I wear red clothes. I feel that this way I can be recognized more easily. Red clothes are eye-catching and can make others see me at a glance."
After saying that, Jinwu Chibi turned to look at Lan Qingyun and said, "If you join my villa, I can guarantee that I will focus on training the three of you. Whether it is spiritual stone resources or magic weapons and elixirs, you can choose whatever you want. How about it? Are you willing to join?"
Lan Qingyun was flattered. He originally thought that Luo Mingyue was just an ordinary cultivator. Now that he knew that Luo Mingyue was the leader of the world's number one sect, Lan Qingyun wanted to go back and see if his ancestral grave was smoking to give birth to Lan Zeguang, a good son. Fortunately, Lan Zeguang and Qianxue were in love, which attracted the leader of Mingyue Sect...
Ze Manrou also looked dizzy, as if she had been hit by a pie in the sky. When she heard the conditions proposed by Jinwu Chibi, she was almost tempted, but she woke up in time and said, "We will listen to Luo Xianzhang. We will join wherever she wants us to join."
Jinwu Chibi said: "You must have your own opinions. On the road to immortality, you can only rely on yourselves. Sect Master Luo cannot accompany you for the rest of your life."
Lan Qingyun said: "No matter how far we can go on the road of cultivation in the future, we hope that the first step will be chosen by Luo Xianchang for us. She is the noble person in our lives, and we are willing to listen to her."
Jinwu Chibi found that he could not fool the two adults, so he squatted down and looked at the little girl Lan Hua.
Jinwu Chibi said in a kind tone and with a smile: "Little friend, would you like to follow me? I have a lot of delicious candies and snacks at home, and there are many good-looking brothers and sisters who can play with you. As long as you are willing to follow me, I promise that I will spoil you to the sky in the future!"
These words sounded really sincere. If it were an ordinary child, they might agree, but Lan Hua clung to her mother's clothes and said in a soft voice: "Uncle, I know you are a good person, and I am very grateful to you, but I can't bear to leave my father and mother."
Lan Qingyun also hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Master, we are new here and don't know anything about the world of immortal cultivation. Immortal Luo has tested our spiritual roots and found that our spiritual roots are not very good. Your villa is famous far and wide, and we are just a few ordinary mortals. We don't deserve your kindness..."
Jinwu Chibi sighed, he accepted disciples based on their appearance. The three members of the Lan family all looked good, especially the little girl Lan Hua, who was delicate and pretty, quiet and well-behaved. Jinwu Chibi thought the girl was quite cute. As for her parents, to be honest, they were a bit old. Jinwu Chibi mainly wanted to take this opportunity to build a relationship with Luo Mingyue, so that it would be convenient for him to ask Luo Mingyue to continue whipping his disciples in the future. That's why he wanted to accept the three of them. However, he put forward such generous conditions, but the couple and the child refused them, which meant that they were not destined to be together and could not be forced.
Jinwu Chibi stood up, looked at Luo Mingyue, and said self-deprecatingly: "It's a pity that I can't even accept a disciple now..."
Master Shui: "..." Look at me! I'm happy to be your apprentice!
The great elder lowered his head and dared not respond, and the bookstore owner also quietly acted like a quail.
Jinwu Chibi took out a storage bag and said, "Master, there are 100 purple sun ores in it. Please accept them."
"No, really."
Luo Mingyue waved her hand, and then said: "I didn't know that Miaocheng was your territory before, Master. I just came here to take a look. Now it's time to leave."
As she spoke, she summoned her spirit sword.
Jinwu Chibi said: "This Miao City does not actually belong to me, but the master of Miao Valley is one of my registered disciples, so this place has some relationship with me, but not much... There are several natural landscapes in Miao City, as well as naturally formed [Enlightenment Stones]. This [Enlightenment Stone] has no effect on cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage, but it is very useful for mortals and cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. Is the Sect Master interested in taking a look?"
Luo Mingyue herself had no interest, but she turned around and looked at Lan Qingyun and the others, and said, "Then let's go."
Before leaving, Luo Mingyue glanced at Young Master Shui, raised her hand and took back her spiritual power, allowing Young Master Shui to regain the ability to move freely.
Young Master Shui originally wanted to express his gratitude and apologize, but when he looked up, he found that Luo Mingyue and the others had disappeared from the spot.
The bookstore owner sat down on the ground in a very ungraceful manner and said, "I'm so scared, I'm really scared. I never thought I would be questioned by such an important person... No wonder I can't remember Miss Luo's appearance. It must be because she deliberately blurred everyone's impression of her..."
The elder was still in shock. After a moment's rest, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped his son on the back of his head. "You rebellious son! You don't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is. You actually dared to challenge the head of Mingyue Sect Master. If you want to die, you can just say so. I will send you to heaven directly. Why do you have to use this method? Fortunately, the master of Luo Sect is kind and has a good temper. If you meet someone with a bad temper, he will kill you directly and use you to destroy our entire valley. Then you will be the sinner of the valley!"
Master Shui covered his head and didn't talk back. This incident was caused by him. He felt guilty. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't quarrel with strangers in the future."
The Great Elder said, "You realize you were wrong now? I punish you to face the wall and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to come out without my permission."
Although it is called punishment, it is actually a disguised form of protection. Locking up the son can prevent him from causing trouble again. Moreover, this son does need discipline. The elder decided to correct his son's personality and temper starting today to prevent him from causing trouble again in the future.
Master Shui replied in a low voice: "I understand."
…
On the other side, Luo Mingyue had come to a place called "Enlightenment Cliff". The area around the [Enlightenment Stone] on the top of the cliff was densely packed with cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, and occasionally there were some mortals mixed in, but the number of mortals was very small, because it was quite difficult for mortals to hike up the mountain.
Most of the mortals present were brought up the mountain by their relatives. For example, in some families, the elder brother had spiritual roots and was an immortal cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, but the younger sister did not have spiritual roots. The elder brother would then bring the younger sister up the mountain, hoping that the younger sister could also obtain [immortal fate].
It is said that the [Enlightenment Stone] possesses all kinds of magical powers, such as allowing mortals to gain enlightenment overnight, grow spiritual roots, and become immortal cultivators from then on;
it can allow immortal cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage to have a sudden enlightenment in one day and directly advance to the Foundation Building Stage;
it can temper the spiritual roots of immortal cultivators, so that their cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort, etc.
——The above are all legends about the [Enlightenment Stone] and are not necessarily true.
But so far, no one has been able to comprehend the skills from this stone, so many people suspect that this legend is false, but people are still willing to go up the mountain to join in the fun, and at the same time have a mentality: What if I can get the favor of the [Enlightenment Stone], won't I soar to the sky in the future?
Lan Qingyun first helped his wife and daughter find a suitable place, let them sit down, and then found a place for himself.
After sitting down, Lan Qingyun began to observe the [Enlightenment Stone] attentively.
This stone tablet is half a person's height, and has some strange "words" written on it. Although they are called "words", they are actually a bit like a child's casual doodles with a paintbrush. It is said that each word represents a kind of [Tao]. If one comprehends all the Taos of the [Enlightenment Stone], the stone tablet will turn into a rainbow light and fly into the center of the eyebrows of the person who comprehends it. From then on, the [Enlightenment Stone] will become an individual's private property.
Lan Qingyun stared at the stone tablet intently.
Zeman Rouhe Lanhua also cherishes this opportunity.
Although there are many people on the cliff, they are all very quiet, staring at the [Enlightenment Stone]. Some people seem to be in a state of concentration, with infatuated expressions on their faces, as if their souls have been taken to the wonderful world of the [Enlightenment Stone], with only their bodies remaining in the same place.
Some people also had confused faces, with their eyes wide open in a daze, and it was obvious that they had not figured out anything.