Born with immortal seed

Chapter 59 Staying True to One's Original Intention
Manager Xiong narrowed his eyes into slits and glanced at the skinny stall owner, who was so frightened that his legs trembled and he shrank back.

"Useless thing, they don't even bother to find out who they are before they do anything!"

Manager Xiong cursed under his breath, but said with an air of authority, "Disciples of the Qingfeng Sect must also be reasonable. They cannot bully others in the market. Do you all agree?"

"My two menial disciples, I have a cousin who is also a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect... Hehe, he's an inner disciple named Xiong Baishan. I don't know if you've heard of him. If you two want to bully others by relying on your power, I, Xiong, can only write to my cousin and ask him to find an elder in the sect to settle this matter."

"What...what are you going to do?"

Old Man Tong had been cautious and meticulous his whole life. With his skill in spiritual farming, he joined the Qingfeng Sect as a menial disciple and had only enjoyed a few days of peace and quiet.

Upon hearing that one of the other party's clansmen was an inner disciple, he immediately panicked.

In the eyes of these menial disciples, inner disciples were considered extremely important figures.

Although they can't directly manage them, their worst future is as outer sect managers. With just a casual remark, people in the outer sect will give face to the inner sect disciples and target the two menial disciples.

Since joining the Qingfeng Sect, he was first given a cultivation technique, and then his farming skills were tested. He was then directly assigned thirty acres of spiritual fields to manage.

All the assigned sect missions were related to spirit farming, with no danger whatsoever, which perfectly suited Old Man Tong's wishes.

The manager of the spirit plants also stated that as long as the output of the spirit land increases by 20% next year, he will hand over the hundreds of acres of spirit fields under his responsibility to Old Man Tong, and will also apply to the sect for pills to help him break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Old Man Tong, who felt that good days were just around the corner, was most afraid of setbacks. If he really offended the inner disciples and ended up losing his status as a menial disciple, then he would truly fall from heaven to hell.

“I think this precious bowl is worth ten spirit stones… You should compensate me for that amount, and there should be no further disputes.”

Despite his obese appearance, Manager Xiong was quite shrewd. He could tell from Old Man Tong's timid and hesitant manner that the latter belonged to the least favored among the menial disciples.

No background, no talent, no spirit stones—a person with none of the three.

With the backing of an inner disciple, they had absolutely no confidence to cause a big fuss.

However, given his status as a menial disciple of the Qingfeng Sect, he couldn't rip them off this time. He could just extort a few spirit stones from them and get rid of them, which would save face for himself.

"Ten yuan it is... Junior Brother Lu, let's chip in."

Ten spirit stones were not a small amount for Old Man Tong and Lu Song.

However, having lost his composure, the old man felt relieved to hear that these spirit stones could resolve the trouble.

Lu Song bit his lip hard, drawing blood, but he wouldn't let go. He kept repeating, "I didn't do it, I didn't do it..."

He couldn't understand why, when he was a rogue cultivator, he could only swallow his anger and endure being bullied.

He buried himself in his cultivation, never daring to slack off for a single day. Finally, on the day the Qingfeng Sect's mountain gates opened, he was shortlisted as a menial disciple. Because the two rogue cultivators ahead of him mysteriously disappeared, he was fortunate enough to become a menial disciple.

But even with the identity of a Qingfeng Sect disciple, he still suffers an injustice. What is the point of his arduous cultivation?

"I didn't break this bowl, so I won't pay for it with spirit stones!"

Lu Song stubbornly raised his head and shouted loudly.

What did you say?

Manager Xiong was stunned for a moment, not expecting that something so sure of happening would change again.

"Have you thought this through? If you behave badly and bully rogue cultivators outside the sect by relying on the name of Qingfeng Sect disciples, you will be expelled from the sect. There are two Foundation Establishment elders from the upper sect in the market. If I report what happened here, you can imagine the consequences for me."

"Junior Brother Lu, don't be impulsive... How about I pay for all the spirit stones, so we don't have to split the cost? How about that?"

Old Man Tong was so anxious that his white hair came undone as he tugged at Lu Song.

"Then you can report to the elders and let the sect judge my crime. I will not admit it myself!"

"Well said! How could the disciples of Qingfeng Sect suffer such an injustice!"

Bai Zichen applauded enthusiastically.

He watched from the sidelines for a long time, and could only sigh that the two of them were caught up in the situation and reacted much slower than expected.

Old Man Tong was shrewd and timid, while Lu Song was resolute and stubborn. They were originally a perfect complement to each other, but because they had only been out of the life of a rogue cultivator for a month or so, they were intimidated by Manager Xiong's words.

The higher-ups of Qingfeng Sect certainly didn't take the menial disciples seriously, but they still used the Qingfeng Sect's name when they went out.

Manager Xiong took this trivial matter to the Foundation Establishment Elder; it would be a miracle if he got a response.

What Bai Zichen didn't expect was that even next to the sect's market, there were such filthy and domineering behaviors.

Even if he had a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to detain any of the Qingfeng Sect's handymen disciples.

"Didn't this Manager Xiong just say he was reporting to the two elders? Well then, I'll wait here and see what the elders have to say."

"By the way, I also know Senior Brother Xiong Baishan. I will definitely convey his greetings to Steward Xiong after I return to the sect."

Among the inner disciples, there was indeed one named Xiong Baishan. Coincidentally, this was one of the inner disciples who took the initiative to deliver his name card.

"Brother Bai!"

Old Man Tong exclaimed in surprise, but Bai Zichen disappeared without a trace after the assessment that day.

Upon hearing this today, I know that Bai Zichen has also become a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect. Judging from his age and potential, he must be an outer disciple.

Lu Song nodded slightly as a greeting, and his expression relaxed a bit.

Manager Xiong secretly groaned, realizing he had kicked a hornet's nest today.

Such a young Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, and knowing Xiong Baishan, is most likely an inner disciple as well.

Manager Xiong currently addresses Xiong Baishan as "cousin," but when they actually meet, he'll be serving him hand and foot.

Although he and Xiong Baishan share the same surname, they are more than thirty years apart in age and separated by many generations of blood.

In order to maintain this line, Manager Xiong would send two hundred spirit stones to Xiong Baishan every year, claiming it was cultivation resources provided by the clan, but in reality, it was for his own personal gain.

"I looked at it carefully again, and there are some suspicious points about the crack in this bowl. I think there's a high possibility that Yan Xiaozhi staged it himself!"

Manager Xiong suddenly changed his tune, completely contradicting his previous statement.

"You little brat, you actually dared to frame a disciple of the upper sect! You almost fooled me! You deserve to die!"

A hand as big as a palm fan slapped across the face, knocking the skinny stall owner's teeth to the ground. He passed out without uttering a sound.

At the same time, he grabbed the man's storage bag, rummaged through it for a while, and pulled out twenty spirit stones.

"Consider this amount of spirit stones as compensation for the mental distress caused by this person's false accusation against the sect's disciples. Please accept it."

Bai Zichen gestured for Old Man Tong to accept the spirit stones, and then decided not to concern himself with anything else.

Whether he's running rampant or setting traps to harm people, he's not a sect law enforcement cultivator. If it weren't for his two old friends encountering him today, he might not have intervened.

"Not bad, you can persevere in the face of adversity... Brother Lu has gone through this ordeal, and it is estimated that your cultivation will advance to another level in less than half a year."

Bai Zichen and the two of them took a walk near the square and talked about the things that had happened since they parted ways that day.

Jiang Shu happened to have a family member living nearby, so she was taken home the next day.

"Thank you for your encouragement, Brother Bai. I simply followed my heart and made a choice."

Lu Song's eyes were filled with gratitude; for a moment just now, he had truly prepared himself to be dismissed.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Bai Zichen declined Old Man Tong's offer to give him half of the spirit stones he had received as compensation, making an excuse that he had other matters to attend to inside the gate.

Once outside the square, it rode away on a beam of light, leaving behind only a wisp of dark green.

"This time, we really owe a debt to Brother Bai. As an outer disciple, he got to know an inner disciple after only a few days of joining the sect, which is why that manager didn't dare to act rashly."

Old Man Tong patted Lu Song on the shoulder with lingering fear and said.

"Junior Brother Lu, you'd better rein in your temper from now on. There are quite a few people we can't afford to offend!"

"Didn't you hear what my friend Bai said about staying true to yourself...? I can't run away anymore."

Lu Song took a deep look at the black ring on his index finger, as if he had made a major decision, and his entire demeanor changed.

(End of this chapter)