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Chapter 118 Shi Lei's Plan

"I guess what Brother Shi came to discuss with me is related to Xiao An and Xiao Ning, right?"

Song Jie looked at Shi Lei's sad face like an old father, and probably guessed what Shi Lei wanted to say.

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Brother Song is indeed very smart. I can't hide my little tricks from you.

"Brother, let me be frank..."

Shi Lei coughed lightly and continued, "Now Xiao An and Xiao Ning have also been tested to have spiritual roots, and both have three spiritual roots.

“If they all have four spiritual roots, it would be fine. They can open a shop and do business with us peacefully, and they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

"After a few years, I can find them good wives and have them have some big fat boys. Then their lives will be pretty good.

“But they both have three spiritual roots. If we can get them to join the five major sects, it is almost certain that they will be able to build their foundation in the future.

“If they are motivated enough, it is not impossible for them to achieve Dan formation.

"Brother, my life is almost over. If I'm lucky in the future, I can just build a foundation.

"If you are unlucky and fail to build your foundation, you may even die.

“Since they both have three spiritual roots, I want to give them a chance to change their fate. I don’t want Xiao An and Xiao Ning to follow my old path in the future.

"I wonder if Brother Song can understand my idea?"

Upon hearing this, Song Jie nodded slightly.

He remembered what Shi Lei had told him when they were drinking together before.

The thing I regret most in my life is that I didn’t really fight for my future when I was young.

With Shi Lei's aptitude of three spiritual roots, he actually has a certain chance to be admitted into the five major sects.

But when Shi Lei was young, he was just a young boy from the countryside. He didn't know a lot of common sense about cultivating immortals, and no one showed him the way.

In a daze, he went to Lingbaoxuan and became an apprentice in refining equipment.

By the time he came to his senses, several years had passed.

At that time, he felt that he had wasted so many years and had no other options, so he must have no chance of joining the five major sects.

So, before he even started to struggle, he just lay down.

In addition, at that time, Shi Lei met Li Caiwei and fell in love with her, so he had no intention of pursuing the great path. All his thoughts were on Li Caiwei.

Fortunately, he succeeded in catching up with Li Caiwei in the end, and did not end up with nothing.

It can be considered a gain.

Song Jie could probably understand Shi Lei's thoughts.

It’s fine that I had no one to guide me at the beginning, but I have managed to get through these years in a daze.

But now that we have the conditions, we definitely hope that our children can have a better future.

In addition, although Shi An and Shi Ning's qualifications are not particularly good, they are not particularly bad either. If they work hard, they still have the opportunity to achieve good results in the future.

If Song Jie were in his place, he would probably have similar thoughts.

It's really pitiful for the parents in the world...

Song Jie said with his mind racing, "I can understand what Big Brother Shi is thinking. I wonder what Big Brother Shi is going to do next?"

Shi Lei pondered for a moment and considered his words.

"Brother Song, you also know that your sister-in-law is from the Li family. Although she is a collateral branch, she can still borrow some connections from the Li family.

"I plan to go to the Li family to make some arrangements and see if there is a chance for Xiao An to join the Qiyun Immortal Sect."

Like Danding Sect and Tianxiang Tower, Qiyuen Immortal Sect is also one of the five major sects in Yunmo Continent.

As the name suggests, the Qiyun Immortal Sect is famous for refining weapons.

The Li family is also a family power mainly engaged in refining equipment. Over the years, many children in the family have joined the Qiyun Immortal Sect.

It is said that there are one or two people who are doing quite well in the Qiyu Immortal Sect.

Therefore, Shi Lei planned to use his relationship with the Li family to see if he could find some ways to send Shi An into the Qiyun Immortal Sect.

Song Jie has been in Xinyuefang City for so many years, and he knows something about the situation of the three major families.

He nodded immediately and said, "What do you plan to do with Xiao Ning, Brother Shi?"

Although Shi An and Shi Ning are both his godsons, Song Jie still prefers Shi Ning.

After all, Shi Ning has been following him in making elixirs since he was a child, so his feelings for him must be deeper.

"Xiao Ning may have to rely on himself..."

Shi Lei sighed and continued, "I heard that Dan Ding Sect will recruit disciples in three months, and I want Xiao Ning to participate in the Dan Ding Sect's entrance test.

"Xiao Ning has been learning alchemy from Brother Song since he was young. Brother Song should know Xiao Ning's situation better than I do.

"Brother Song, do you think that with Xiao Ning's alchemy skills, he has a chance to join the Danding Sect?"

Song Jie pondered for a moment.

“Probably a fifty-fifty chance.

"The details will depend on what the Danding Sect's assessment is for recruiting disciples this time..."

As for Shi Ning's talent in alchemy, Song Jie could only give a passable evaluation.

He felt that if Shi Ning followed him, it might not be any worse than if he went to Danding Sect.

But he is only Shi Ning's godfather, not his biological father, so he naturally has no right to interfere with Shi Lei's decision.

After hearing Song Jie's assessment, Shi Lei nodded with a sense of relief and said, "A 50% chance is still quite high. It's worth a try."

"It's true that we can give it a try." Song Jie nodded slightly.

Shi Lei hesitated for a moment, then said: "Danding Sect is a long way from here, I may have to send Xiao An to Qiyun Xian Sect when the time comes.

“If I let Xiao Ning go to Danding Sect by himself, I would be a little worried.

"I wonder if Brother Song will be free to accompany Xiao Ning?
“Don’t worry, Brother Song, I will cover all the travel expenses.

"I will give Brother Song some compensation when the time comes..."

Song Jie smiled and shook his head, saying, "Brother Shi, it's a bit too polite to say that.

"Xiao Ningke is my godson, isn't it normal for me to send him to Danding Sect?

"If Brother Shi is not available at that time, leave Xiao Ning to me."

"Then I'd like to thank Brother Song first!"

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Song Jie turned and said, "However, has Brother Shi informed Xiao An and Xiao Ning of this decision?
"Are they willing to join a sect to cultivate immortality?"

Shi Lei shook his head.

"I haven't told them yet. I will do some ideological work for them in the next two days."

"Yeah." Song Jie nodded and said, "If they really don't want to, there's no need to force them."

"I know this, don't worry, Brother Song, I know my limits."

Seeing that Shi Lei was still sober and showed no signs of insanity, Song Jie felt relieved.

There is nothing wrong in wanting your children to be successful, but you should also respect your children's choices.

Everything must be done in moderation. Too much is as bad as too little, and being too rigid will easily lead to failure.

……

After talking with Shi Lei, Song Jie turned around and went to Liu Zhicheng's alchemy room.

"Zhicheng, are you preparing to make the elixir?"

As soon as Song Jie walked in, he saw Liu Zhicheng piling firewood under the alchemy furnace, as if he was preparing to light the fire to make the elixir.

With Shi Lei, a first-level weapon refiner, several alchemy rooms are equipped with an alchemy furnace as standard.

Although the Danqi Pavilion's shop is not very large, the configuration of this alchemy room is quite good.

Of course, they are all ordinary alchemy furnaces.

When Liu Zhicheng saw Song Jie come in, he quickly bowed to him.

"Master Alchemist Song~" As far as he could remember, Song Jie hadn't come to his alchemy room to teach him how to make elixirs for a long time.

Song Jie waved his hand and said, "Nothing, I just noticed that you were a little off when we were having dinner, so I came to see you."

“Thank you for your concern, Master Song Dan, I’m fine.

"Just now I just saw Xiao An and Xiao Ning also embarking on the path of cultivating immortals, and I suddenly felt emotional."

Liu Zhicheng forced a smile.

He also watched Shi An and Shi Ning grow up.

In a blink of an eye, the two little guys also had to start practicing, but he was still a mortal.

While Liu Zhicheng was happy for Shi An and Shi Ning, he also felt sad for himself.

Song Jie stepped forward, patted Liu Zhicheng on the shoulder, and said, "Everyone has a path that suits him or her.

“Since you have spiritual roots, it means that God has given you the opportunity to seek immortality.

“You just haven’t found the path that’s right for you yet.

“When you find your own way, that’s when you can show your talents.”

Song Jie comforted Liu Zhicheng by saying something that even he himself found hard to believe.

So many years have passed, but Liu Zhicheng still has not been able to embark on the path of cultivating immortals.

Even Song Jie felt that this might be the way the other person would be in his life.

But he still had to comfort the other person by saying something, so that the other person wouldn't get stuck in a rut and end up doing something stupid.

Liu Zhicheng is a smart man and he knows what Song Jie is up to.

He immediately smiled and said, "Master Song Dan, don't worry, I have already let it go and I won't do anything stupid.

"Even if I can't cultivate immortality, I am already satisfied to be able to make pills from you and learn so much knowledge about the way of alchemy."

Song Jie nodded slightly.

"As long as you can figure it out...

“Actually, you can also consider getting married and having a child.

"Given your single spiritual root aptitude, your child's aptitude will surely not be too bad.

“At least he will have the qualifications of three spiritual roots, or even two spiritual roots is possible.

"I think Qianyun is a very good candidate. You can consider my suggestion carefully."

Qianyun is Liu Zhicheng’s childhood sweetheart. Her full name is Tong Qianyun, and she is currently a cultivator at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

As far as Song Jie knew, Tong Qianyun had three spiritual roots, which was pretty good compared to ordinary cultivators.

After Liu Zhicheng moved to Xinyuefang City to settle down, Tong Qianyun moved in with him not long after.

After moving to Xinyue Market, Tong Qianyun spent most of the year wandering in the Shiwanda Mountains, making a living by hunting monsters.

Although the two did not live together, Tong Qianyun had taken good care of Liu Zhicheng over the years.

All this was seen not only by Song Jie but also by everyone in the Danqi Pavilion.

Considering the spiritual root attributes of Liu Zhicheng and Tong Qianyun, if they were to become husband and wife, the possibility that their offspring would have dual spiritual roots is quite high.

In the world of cultivating immortals, a cultivator with dual spiritual roots is already considered a genius.

Even within the five major sects, cultivators with dual spiritual roots can receive many preferential treatments.

That's why Song Jie suggested that Liu Zhicheng consider marrying Tong Qianyun.

I also hope that after Liu Zhicheng has a child, he can focus more on the child and avoid him having too many wild thoughts.

It’s a pity that over the years, Liu Zhicheng has always been unwilling to respond to Tong Qianyun’s feelings.

When Liu Zhicheng heard Song Jie mention this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Thank you for your advice, Master Song. I will consider it."

"Well, you continue to make the elixir, I won't bother you anymore."

Seeing that Liu Zhicheng didn't want to continue talking about this topic, Song Jie didn't say anything more.

After returning to his alchemy room, Song Jie continued his alchemy work for the day.

……

Before I knew it, it was evening again.

After a busy day, Song Jie also finished today's alchemy work.

After saying goodbye to everyone in the store, Song Jie brought Jin Jiao to Lingshan Pavilion.

"Today is the day for eating spiritual food once a week. How is it? Are you happy?"

Standing at the door of Lingshan Pavilion, Song Jie rubbed Jinjiao's soft hair again.

"Ow~"

Jin Jiao whispered a response to Song Jie whose meaning was unknown.

"Master Song Dan, you are here, please come in!"

As soon as the waiter of Lingshan Pavilion saw Song Jie, he welcomed him in with a smile on his face.

As a VIP customer of Lingshan Pavilion, Song Jie didn't need to make an appointment at all. The waiter took him to a separate private room.

"Purple Air from the East Cake, Heavenly Fragrant Honey Lotus, Black Turtle Immortal Marrow Soup..."

Without even looking at the menu, Song Jie named several dishes in a row.

The waiter wrote down everything and said with a warm smile, "Okay, Master Song Dan, please wait a moment. The dishes will be served to you in a moment."

After this waiter left, another waiter came with two plates of appetizers shortly afterwards.

This is a treatment exclusively for VIP customers.

After the waiter left, Song Jie divided the two plates of snacks in half, pushed one of them in front of Jinjiao, and kept the other for himself.

Then he started thinking while eating a snack.

"Unconsciously, Xiao An and Xiao Ning are also about to join the ranks of monks. Time flies so fast~
"If these two guys join the five major sects, Brother Shi will have more places to spend his spirit stones in the future."

If you want to have a good future in a sect of immortal cultivation, it is not as simple as just practicing hard, you also need to manage various personal connections.

The management of personal connections naturally requires spirit stones.

“Unfortunately, after I reach the seventh level of Qi Refining, I will have to go to Yunmiao City to make preparations for foundation building in advance.

"Otherwise, we can continue to expand the scale of the Danqi Pavilion."

Song Jie sighed softly.

In fact, he could have expanded the business scale of Danqi Pavilion as early as ten years ago.

But he never did so because he was destined not to stay in Xinyuefang City forever.

As Danqi Pavilion's business scale expands, it will inevitably become a competitor of Baodan Building and Lingbao Xuan.

It was still easy when I was here. With my current alchemy skills, I am not afraid of competing with Baodan Tower.

But after going to Yunmiao City, with Shi Lei's ability, he would not be able to maintain such a big store, and would sooner or later be eaten up by Baodanlou and Lingbaoxuan.

On the contrary, this small shop does not pose a threat to Baodan Building and Lingbaoxuan.

Even if Song Jie leaves Danqi Pavilion in the future, Shi Lei can still keep this store.

Therefore, Song Jie never mentioned to Shi Lei the idea of ​​expanding the business scale of Danqi Pavilion.

Shi Lei himself doesn't seem to have any thoughts in this regard. He is already quite satisfied to be able to open this store and run it for so many years.

"Well, everyone has their own path to walk, just help a little within your ability.

“I should also think about whether there is any other way to speed up the improvement of my cultivation.

"If I don't hurry up and improve my cultivation, I will miss the Tongtian Secret Realm..."

(End of this chapter)