Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 124 The Value of Spiritual Root Individuals

"Master Fang... Immortal Master Fang!"

Qu Yan's voice was hurried. He noticed the coldness in Fang Shu's eyes, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

Upon seeing this, the other disciples from the surrounding dojos also quickly spoke up:
"Greetings, Senior Brother Fang!" "Greetings, Immortal Master Fang!"

Regardless of age or the order in which they entered, everyone in the room greeted each other respectfully, and no one dared to call Fang Shu "Junior Brother".

Qin Min, who was lying on the door panel, heard the sound and her expression changed. Her eyes rolled and she stared intently in the direction where Fang Shu was.

However, because she was lying on the door panel, she couldn't see Fang Shu, but she could sense that someone was indeed standing there.

Fang Shu glanced around the pharmacy, but instead of speaking or doing anything, he calmly asked Qu Yan:
"Does Master know about this?"

Qu Yan looked even more uneasy.

How could he dare let the owner of the Du family know about such opportunistic behavior? Moreover, he deliberately chose a time when the owner of the Du family was out today.

Seeing the other person hesitate, Fang Shu immediately understood. So he turned to the other person with a half-smile and said:
"You'd better talk to your master about this yourself."

Upon hearing this, Qu Yan immediately lowered his head:
"Yes, Master Fang is right to teach me a lesson."

I will definitely apologize to my master; I was far too rude today.

As he spoke, Qu Yan felt a slight sense of relief and quickly bowed to Fang Shu again.

Whether Fang Shu was simply too lazy to manage the matter or deliberately gave him a chance to admit his mistake, it was a good thing for him.

After saying this, Qu Yan lowered his head and quickly left the pharmacy.

Before leaving, the man hurriedly bowed to Qin Min on the door panel to apologize.

The noise in the courtyard subsided.

Fang Shu glanced at the crowd and then decided to stroll around and leave the place.

As for whether Qu Yan will come to Qin Min to "propose marriage" again after today's events, that's not his business; it's up to the owner of the manor to decide.

Moreover, given Qin Min's current situation, if she were to marry one of her fellow apprentices, even if she were to become a concubine, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing in the context of the market.

It's better than marrying an outsider and dying without knowing why.

But just as Fang Shu turned around, he heard a thud behind him:
"Senior Brother Fang, please wait...please wait!"

Turning around, I saw Qin Min lying on the door panel, her face originally indifferent. She struggled to fall off the door panel, her mouth hissing coldly.

Her older sister, Qin Ji, immediately exclaimed, "Bao'er!"

Although paralyzed from the waist down, Qin Min supported herself with her hands. She refused her sister's help and instead crawled towards Fang Shu with all her might, bowing respectfully with a look of deep pleading and hope on her face.

"Senior Brother Fang, I've heard that members of the Immortal Sect are allowed to bring servants and concubines with them after joining the sect."

Please, Senior Brother Fang, accept me as your disciple!

The woman hurriedly added in a panic:

"Senior brother, there's no need to take me up the mountain now. I can wait for you at the foot of the mountain, for a year, two years, ten years! I only ask that you take notice of me, and I'll wait forever!"

These words caused a stir among the surrounding disciples.

The crowd looked at the woman with suspicion, pity, or ridicule.

"They're already in this state, and they still want to go up the mountain and join the sect? They really think they're something special!"

"Tsk tsk, she'd rather be a servant or concubine of a disciple of an immortal sect than be someone else's wife."

The scene was silent, but the onlookers were whispering amongst themselves.

Fang Shu stared intently at the woman without saying a word, but the turmoil in his eyes deepened.

He then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Qin Min before turning to leave.

Seeing Fang Shu turn around again, Qin Min's face turned anxious. She crawled towards Fang Shu with all her might, completely ignoring the strange looks from the people around her, and even shouted urgently:

"Senior brother, senior brother! I still have spiritual roots, I still have a womb, I can have children, I am not a waste!"

"Please, senior brother, take me in... Even if it means being a furnace for your medicine, even if it means being a slave to your medicine, please take me up the mountain!"

Her voice was hoarse, as if she were grasping at the last straw, a mixture of excitement and fear.

However, Fang Shu only paused slightly and did not turn around to look at her again.

Watching Fang Shu's receding figure, Qin Min cried out:
"Senior brother! You were the one who guided me when I first entered the academy!!"

Its voice was mournful and shrill, as if it wanted to shout out all the resentment and despair in its heart.

………………

"Master, is Junior Sister Qin's injury truly beyond saving?"

Inside the Dugu Pavilion, Fang Shu spoke up curiously.

After returning to the manor, the master immediately summoned Fang Shu, Du Yu'er, and Xiao Lili to the council hall to give them important instructions.

Upon hearing this, the owner of the inn immediately looked dejected.

She nodded heavily and sighed:
"I have examined her carefully and also asked the envoy of the Immortal Sect to take a look. Qin Min's spine is broken, her internal organs are injured, her qi and blood are almost completely lost, her dantian is destroyed, and she doesn't even have the cultivation of a first tribulation."

The fact that she's now out of danger is already a testament to her strong will to live, which is truly remarkable. If she can recover her spine and walk again, it will be a testament to the good deeds of her ancestors and her great fortune.

The owner of the independent building delivered a merciless verdict:

"As for cultivation, even if she possesses spiritual roots, it is impossible for her to succeed. After all, although spiritual roots are rare, they still require a physical body to rely on, unless... she is one of the even rarer individuals with special spiritual roots in her soul, who can cultivate her soul without relying on a physical body."

Unfortunately, Qin Min is not one of them.

Having learned this, Fang Shu wasn't too surprised; he simply nodded calmly.

These circumstances were generally consistent with what he knew.

Given Qin Min's current physical condition, the only two things she can do that are related to cultivation are: one is to use the other person's body to have many children, hoping to give birth to offspring with spiritual roots.

This is also the greatest value of her crippled body.

Secondly, it possesses spiritual roots, and those who are interested can use it as a special experimental material to test various elixirs and poisons, commonly known as a "medicine slave".

Even the first one.

Although those with innate spiritual roots have a certain chance of giving birth to offspring with spiritual roots, the chance is extremely slim and unpredictable.

Even those families of cultivators cannot guarantee that those with spiritual roots will necessarily produce offspring with spiritual roots.

According to popular belief, the descendants of those with spiritual roots are indeed more likely to develop spiritual roots than those without.

However, this probability is more like a situation of "impossible" and "what if".

"Alright," the owner said gently.

"Let's not talk about such things. I will raise Bao'er in the temple and find her a good family later. As for you three, please listen to my explanation of what has happened since you came up the mountain and joined the sect."

Entering a celestial sect is not as simple as people say; it's not all good. There are many intricacies involved.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu immediately composed himself and stopped paying attention to other matters.

He couldn't help but be surprised, and glanced at the two women beside him, especially Xiao Lili.

Besides him, are these two women also going to join the sect this year?
Inside the hall, Du Yu'er was alright; she looked calm, as if she had known about this all along.

As for Xiao Lili, she looked completely astonished and suspicious, as if she wondered if she had misheard.

Calmly, Fang Shu listened carefully and finally understood the reason for the matter. He realized that going up the mountain was not a good thing for Xiao Lili, as it involved both risks and opportunities.

(End of this chapter)