Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 51 The Bad Boy Qingjun

A busy day.

Chen Ye was not in a good mood.

The reason is simple: if it weren't for Kong Hongxuan, why would he risk going hunting in the Three Thousand Mountains?
All I need to do is stay at home, with my sweet and soft apprentice by my side.

Just focus on improving your skills.

"Strange, neither of my disciples is paying any attention to me?"

The words rolled twice in the snow, but the house remained eerily quiet.

Chen Ye paused, the light leaking from the crack in the door swayed slightly, and the crisp sound of ice breaking could be faintly heard.

He pushed open the door.

Inside the room, Qingjun was curled up in the bedding with her back to the door, only the back of her head showing.

Zhiwei tucked her hands into her sleeves, but ice crystals leaked from her fingertips, leaving several dark watermarks on the floor.

"Master."

When the black-furred ball of fur got up, it kicked over the copper basin, spilling hot water onto the ground.

She unusually didn't tidy up; she just stood there with her head down, her long hair covering half of her face.

Chen Ye keenly sensed the abnormality.

One of the two little dumplings was pretending to sleep facing the wall, while the other kept his head down and remained silent. The air was filled with the lingering tension of a battle that had just ended.

His gaze swept over the water stains on the floor, then fell on Qingjun's slightly trembling shoulder.

"Grandma Li made winter clothes for you."

Chen Ye deliberately placed the package on the bed. Usually, Qing Jun would have pounced on it and searched for it by now, but she didn't even turn her head.

Zhiwei mechanically untied the knot, her fingertips trembling slightly when they touched the thick cotton-padded coat.

The coarse cloth lining was sewn with fine stitches, and a small black dog was embroidered on the collar, which was enough to show the old woman's care and tenderness.

Her slightly cold gaze softened with warmth.

But when she looked at Chen Ye, that warmth vanished without a trace.

“…Thank you, Master.”

Her voice was like it had been soaked in ice water, making Chen Ye's heart tighten.

Although this girl is usually aloof, she has never spoken in such a distant tone.

"It's weird."

To be honest, Chen Ye wasn't feeling very comfortable.

Grandma Li's act of sewing clothes for them touched their hearts.

But what I've given them these past few days is far more than just winter clothes.
A comfortable living environment, plenty of food, and his meticulous care...

That's it.

Chen Ye recalled how his eldest daughter had cried for the snow cat yesterday.

I couldn't help but feel relieved.

Ultimately, he is a human being, but the two little dumplings are also living, breathing people with their own emotional fluctuations.

It's normal to have a little temper occasionally.

Moreover, they probably still harbor resentment about how their predecessors treated them.

maybe……

Later on, they will have a rebellious phase.

The path of cultivation is destined to be tedious, so it's alright to worry a little about my two disciples.

Chen Ye suddenly understood and took his eldest disciple's cold little hand in his.

“Master…” The little girl’s little finger twitched in his palm.

"Could it be that Zhiwei is upset because the snow cat broke?" Chen Ye spread out her wet little hand, and a shard of ice could be vaguely seen.

"No, that's not it." The older girl tried to pull her hand away.

Without saying a word, Chen Ye led his eldest apprentice into the courtyard.

Night had fallen.

The snow in the yard was as high as my calves.

Six golden lights rose from Chen Ye's fingertips, transforming into six agile arcs in his eldest disciple's dark pupils.

They traversed through the snow, carving out six ice sculptures in different poses.

"Phew..." Chen Ye wiped away a cold sweat. Although his Geng Metal Qi had already exceeded its limit, simultaneously manipulating six points of Geng Metal Qi to carve different ice sculptures was still a challenge for Chen Ye.

Seeing his eldest disciple's blank expression, Chen Ye immediately felt it was all worth it.

"You still say it's not because Snow Cat is feeling unwell." He took the opportunity to ruffle the big girl's fluffy head.

“Master… doesn’t understand anything.”

The little black fluffy thing raised its face and silently glanced at Chen Ye.

The man's face was tired and speckled with blood, clearly indicating he had been busy outside all day.

But when we got home, I still had to carve ice sculptures for her that only children would like...

At this moment, a look of confusion appeared on his face: "Why is that?"

Chen Ye, you idiot!
The black fur ball lowered its head: "Because... it's not a snow cat, it's an ice cat!"

Is this girl making fun of her master?

Chen Ye flicked her head: "Master is really busy. He goes out to hunt monsters and comes back to take care of you two girls."

The black furball lowered its head even further and remained silent.

Go home.

The little girl was sitting on the bed, looking around blankly, when suddenly she burst into tears and threw herself into Zhiwei's arms, trembling.
"Sister... Qingjun had a nightmare! I dreamt again that Master was beating Qingjun... Oh, Master!!"

Qingjun belatedly realized that her master was still here!
Startled like an ostrich, she buried her little head in her older sister's thin body.

Zhiwei glanced at Chen Ye again and gently patted her back:

"Sister is here, Qingjun, don't be afraid."

Seeing this, Chen Ye reluctantly entered the cultivation room, giving the two little ones some time alone.

"Sister, did I just become a bad kid again?"

The answer she received was a voice softer than falling snow:

"Don't be afraid, your sister is here..."

The little white fluffy ball's panicked face now showed a hint of relief.

As long as my sister is here, nothing is scary, no matter how terrible it is!
……

Chen Ye reviewed today's hunt and discovered a key issue.

That means his mastery of the Gengjin Technique is sufficient, but his cultivation level is not up to par.

He only had the cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining, and this deficiency meant that the spiritual power in his body was simply insufficient.

He exhausted his spiritual power after using the Gengjin Technique only ten times, which severely affected his endurance.

When Chen Ye was hunting the Red-tailed Bird, he dared not use multiple strands of Geng Metal Qi at once, for fear of exhausting his spiritual power in the Three Thousand Mountains.

In addition, insufficient spiritual power will inevitably weaken the power of Geng metal energy.

"The control panel!" Chen Ye thought to himself.

Name: Chen Ye

【Shouyuan: 40/82】

[Spiritual roots: gold, wood, water, fire, earth]

[Realm: Qi Training Level 4]

[Skills: Evergreen Skill Perfected: 310/400; Body Regeneration Technique Mastered: 52/200]

【技能：刮骨鞭小成：50/100；厨艺大成：180/200；去疾刀诀圆满：220/400；催生法大成：100/200；云雨术大成：100/200；庚金诀破限：21/800】

His gaze fell on Changqinggong.

At this point, if he had enough Qi-replenishing pills, it would take him four months to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

It sounds fast.
However, his predecessor had already spent several years at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and now he was on a spiritual vein, having broken through to perfection with the Evergreen Technique, and had abundant resources.

All these factors combined mean it will take another four months!
The young Daoist couple next door, Xue Chengjun, is not yet thirty years old, but he has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Lin Qiongyu, on the other hand, is around twenty years old and also at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"It's true what they say, comparisons are odious... Luckily I still have this control panel, otherwise I'd be dead before my apprentice even grows up." Chen Ye clicked his tongue in amazement.

There was nothing he could do; after all, he possessed five spiritual roots.

Although his five spiritual roots allowed him to learn most of the spells in the cultivation world, this also resulted in a slow cultivation speed...

"However, once the cultivation technique breaks through its limits, it can make up for all of this!"

(End of this chapter)