Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 24: The Treatment of the Senior Brother
Is someone visiting?

Zhou Qing was a little puzzled.

It was already the beginning of the hour of Hai, which was around nine o'clock in the evening in the previous life. Although it was not late, in this world without electricity, most people were already preparing to go to bed.

Who would visit at this time?
Zhou Qing walked over and opened the door, and found three people standing at the door.

In the middle is Nie Yunxi.

She also changed into the Qingyun Sect's Taoist robe at this time, but the women's and men's robes were different. The snow-white fabric had delicate cloud patterns on it, and the waist had a noticeable constriction design, which could better highlight the person's figure. In addition, there was a gauze cover outside the Taoist robe.

Nie Yunxi was already slim and graceful, and now she became even more elegant and refined.

To Nie Yunxi's right is Wei Xu, and to his left is Wang Xiaohu.

The two men wore the same Taoist robes as Zhou Qing, and stood on either side of Nie Yunxi like two generals. Against her background, they looked like two personal attendants.

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "What's going on today? The three of you actually came together."

Wei Xu smiled and said, "We didn't come here together, but we met in the bamboo forest."

Does that mean that the three of them are going to visit him tonight without any prior arrangement?
This is even stranger.

Zhou Qing asked, "I'm afraid you're not here to chat with me?"

Wang Xiaohu spoke first: "Brother Zhou Qing, I'm here to report the news to you."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "What news is worth making you come all this way so late?"

Wang Xiaohu said, "I've been hanging out with Wei Kuang's little brothers lately. Tonight I went to chat with someone named Feng Yuan."

"This Feng Yuan is the son of a servant of the Qingyun Sect. He was selected because of his talent for cultivation. He likes to follow Wei Kuang around every day. Today, he told me that Elder Jin Mang of the Transmission Hall gave Wei Kuang a heart-strengthening pill to prevent Zhou Qing from becoming this year's senior brother."

Zhou Qing didn't understand the cause and effect relationship for a moment and asked, "Who is Elder Jin Mang?"

Wang Xiaohu was about to explain when Wei Xu spoke first, "Brother Zhou, you're too indifferent to the sect's basic situation."

"The Qingyun Sect, from the Sect Master down, is divided into four halls: Transmission of Power, Discipline, Qimen, and Miscellaneous Affairs. Each hall has a headmaster in charge, who in turn has four elders and several deacons."

"They are the backbone of Qingyun Sect."

"Among them, the Transmission Hall is the leader of the four halls. Jin Mang is an elder of the Transmission Hall. He is a great cultivator who has reached the perfection of foundation building and is only one step away from the golden elixir stage. Uncle Chen is his deacon."

Zhou Qing secretly felt ashamed.

Since he came to Qingyun Sect, he only wandered between the power transmission platform and his own courtyard every day, and never thought about understanding the situation of the sect.

It's not his fault.

On the first day of listening to the sermon, he obtained the cultivation method and then plunged into the intense and exciting practice. Others could only sense the spiritual energy at the transmission platform and had nothing to do after leaving the platform, so they had to walk around and learn about the affairs of the sect.

Zhou Qing asked, "So, Elder Jin Mang is a big shot in the sect, so why would he care whether a registered disciple like me can become the senior disciple?"

This was beyond Wei Xu's knowledge, and he looked at Wang Xiaohu helplessly.

Wang Xiaohu smiled complacently and said, "According to the information I've gathered over the past two days, the Qingyun Sect consists of two main factions, the so-called local faction and the foreign faction."

"What do you mean?"

Wang Xiaohu said, "There are two types of disciples in Qingyun Sect. One is disciples like us who were recruited from the mortal world, and the other is disciples who were born in Qingyun Sect. Some of them are the sons of servants, and some are the descendants of senior disciples."

"The latter constitute the local faction of Qingyun Sect. The local faction believes that disciples born within the sect, whose predecessors have made many contributions to the sect, should be given preferential treatment when training disciples." Zhou Qing finally understood and said, "So Elder Jin Mang is from the local faction?"

Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "That's right."

"Wei Kuang's grandfather was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. It is said that he died in an attack by demonic cultivators while on missions for the sect."

"Elder Jin Mang took pity on his loyalty and bravery, so he brought his descendant with him to train. This is Wei Kuang."

"Elder Jin Mang wanted Wei Kuang to be his senior brother, so he specifically asked the head of the Transmission Hall to teach Wei Kuang the Qingyun Sect's skills in advance, so that he could gain an advantage."

"Unexpectedly, among this class of disciples, there emerged a genius like Brother Zhou Qing. Uncle Chen wanted Brother Zhou Qing to be his senior disciple, and he approached Elder Jin Mang twice to try to persuade him."

"Finally, the two reached an agreement. If after three months, Brother Zhou Qing's cultivation level could reach half of Wei Kuang's, the position of the eldest senior brother would be given to Brother Zhou Qing. Otherwise, it would go to Wei Kuang."

Wei Xu asked, "How many spiritual roots does Wei Kuang have?"

"It is said there are sixteen."

Wei Xu frowned and said nothing.

However, the three of them understood his concerns. Zhou Qing only had one spiritual root. While practicing the same technique and having similar resources such as spiritual veins and spiritual stones, Zhou Qing's cultivation speed was only one sixteenth of Wei Kuang's.

It would be almost impossible to have half of Wei Kuang's cultivation level in three months.

Elder Jinmang made this concession just to shut Chen Qingxuan up.

Worried that Zhou Qing might feel disappointed, Wei Xu consoled him, "Brother Zhou, don't be discouraged. Wei Kuang hasn't yet successfully completed his Circulation of the Heavenly Qi, while Brother Zhou has already begun practicing. This gives him an advantage, so he won't necessarily lose to him."

Wang Xiaohu said, "What we thought of, there is no way Elder Jin Mang could not think of it, so he gave Wei Kuang a heart-strengthening pill. It is said that it can stabilize the mind and enable cultivators to pass the twelfth floor faster."

"I'm afraid Wei Kuang will be able to circulate the Qi of the Universe soon."

Wei Xu glared at Wang Xiaohu helplessly.

This child is usually quite smart, why does he bring up such irrelevant things?

He looked at Nie Yunxi and asked, "What do you think, Miss Nie?"

Nie Yunxi said: "According to common sense, it is impossible for Senior Brother Zhou's cultivation to reach half of Wei Kuang's in three months..."

Having said this, she glanced at Zhou Qing and said, "However, Senior Brother Zhou has always been very reasonable. I believe in him."

Zhou Qing smiled and asked, "It seems that the position of Senior Brother is very important."

"of course."

Wang Xiaohu shouted, "Big Brother is ranked first among all the disciples and is respected by all of them. What an honor! Moreover, the sect supports Big Brother twice as much as other disciples. Big Brother is also responsible for assigning tasks to the disciples and controls a large amount of resources."

"Most importantly..."

Wang Xiaohu swallowed his saliva and continued, "As usual, every senior disciple of each generation will be promoted to an inner disciple without undergoing any assessment. They will enjoy the same treatment as inner disciples, can freely enter and exit the Sutra Library, browse the classics below the fifth floor, and learn the secret techniques and spells that only inner disciples can practice."

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, this one made him very excited.

He has only learned the basic skills now, which is the realm of Tao. As for the magic used in fighting, he has not come into contact with it yet, and the latter is the most practical thing to defend himself and fight against the enemy.

(End of this chapter)