The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

Linghu Chong stared blankly at Feng Qingyang's departing back.

"Uncle Taishi, there is a jar that belongs to me..."

……

Feng Qingyang returned to the cave carrying two jars of wine, with a smile on his face all the way, until he saw the mess at the door of his house, and the smile disappeared.

Feng Qingyang opened his eyes wide and looked at the messy herb garden that had been destroyed by the disaster. His lips trembled slightly as he began to identify the body based on his memory.

"My ginseng!"

"My Lingzhi!"

“My Polygonum multiflorum!”

"And my Snow Lotus!!"

Every time Feng Qingyang recognized a herb that had been destroyed, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, and when he saw the messy footprints on the ground, he immediately recognized the culprit.

"You damn stupid ass!!!"

Feng Qingyang was furious.

He always thought that after decades of seclusion, his mentality had become calm, but at this moment it was disrupted by a donkey.

Feng Qingyang, who was extremely angry, felt a little better when he saw that there were still a small number of flowers and plants that had not been destroyed.

It’s ok, at least I left some for him.

But when Feng Qingyang saw these relatively intact flowers and plants, his face couldn't help but darken.

These flowers and plants are of no value; he used them as embellishments for the ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum.

Feng Qingyang was feeling a little depressed at this moment.

It would be better to destroy them all.

Feng Qingyang gritted his teeth.

"Who the hell raised this donkey? If you come here again next time, I will definitely stew you!!!"

……

“Don’t go there again.”

After descending the Jade Maiden Peak, Jiang Ning instructed Maodou.

"The flowers and plants there are planted by people. You harmed the flowers and plants planted by others. You are lucky that others did not harm you. But don't go there again. Huashan is so big, where can there be enough grass for you to eat?"

Maodou groaned and nodded his donkey head dejectedly.

Chapter 268: Assessment

Chapter 268: Assessment

Although he accidentally knew Feng Qingyang's secluded place, Jiang Ning did not take it to heart and treated it as an episode.

After returning from Yunv Peak, Maodou ran to the kitchen. Jiang Ning returned to the house and took out a tortoise shell from under his pillow. The shell was covered with densely written words.

"Calm down and cultivate your energy, gather your mind and stop your thoughts..."

Quietly cultivating and transforming Qi is the foundation of practicing Xiantian Qigong, which means that you must first learn to be quiet. If the mind is not quiet, the Qi will have nowhere to rely on, and it will lead to the inability to concentrate, and you will not be able to practice Xiantian Qigong.

Calming the mind is only the first step, the second step is to concentrate and stop thinking. Although the spirit is focused after calming the mind, it is often the time when distracting thoughts arise and it is easy to have random thoughts. At this time, what needs to be stopped are the random thoughts. Only by stopping them can the basic requirements of practicing Xiantian Qigong be achieved.

"Keep your mind focused on the void, focus your attention on the Qi points, and when sperm is produced, collect the essence at the right time..."

Jiang Ning muttered the mantra of Xiantian Gong and shook his head after a moment.

He has memorized the formula by heart and can even recite it backwards, but it is of no help to him in breaking through. Practicing martial arts does not mean one can make rapid progress just by knowing the formula. Perhaps the time has not come for him, or perhaps his state of mind is not right.

Putting the tortoise shell back under the pillow, Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced the breathing technique of Xiantian Gong. Although he had reached a bottleneck now, he couldn't say that he would stop practicing it completely.

Five days later.

After leaving Qingcheng and Emei, Master Dingyi, Taoist Tianmen, and Mr. Mo Da were also going down the mountain.

"Two nuns, Brother Mo, Brother Tianmen, why don't you stay at Huashan until June and go to Songshan together? Why leave in such a hurry? I'm worried that the demon girl's followers haven't left Shaanxi yet, and I'm afraid they will ambush you on your way back."

Yue Buqun said with a sincere expression on his face.

At this time, he brought everyone from the Huashan Sect to see off the other sects.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Yue, it shouldn't happen."

Master Dingyi said.

"The demon woman's subordinates were defeated by me last time, and the weather is cold now, so they probably won't come again."

Mr. Mo Da and Taoist Tianmen had the same idea.

Ever since Mr. Mo Da got the list from Lu Bai, he has been eager to return to Hengshan. Taoist Tianmen couldn't wait to go back because his uncles had already returned to Taishan before him. He was afraid that Yu Panzi and the others would do something weird, so he couldn't stay any longer.

"OK then."

Yue Buqun said: "Everyone, be careful on your journey, and see you in Songshan in June."

"Ah."

Master Dingyi and Mr. Mo Da nodded.

Taoist Tianmen bowed and said, "Master Yue, goodbye."

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Brother, please take your time. If you are free, I will play a few more games of chess with you."

Upon hearing this, Taoist Tianmen's face darkened slightly.

These days, he was dragged by Yue Buqun to the chess pavilion to play chess. Yue Buqun had a great time these days, but Tianmen Taoist's experience was not a pleasant one.

He can play chess and his skills are pretty good, but he is almost sick of playing these past few days. He probably won't touch chess pieces for several months after he returns.

"Goodbye."

Taoist Tianmen bowed and then left with the Taishan disciples.

"Brother Yue, goodbye."

Master Dingyi also bid farewell to Yue Buqun, and then left with the Hengshan disciples. Among the Hengshan disciples, Yilin couldn't help but look back at Linghu Chong among the Huashan disciples, only to see a young girl standing next to Linghu Chong.

Seeing this, Yi Lin looked lost and felt sad.

Before coming to Huashan this time, the person she most wanted to see was Linghu Chong, but after finally meeting him, her feelings were indescribable.

"Alas, everyone has left, and Huashan is deserted again."

Seeing several factions leaving one after another, Lu Dayou couldn't help but sigh.

"What? Do you feel lonely and have nothing to do?"

After seeing off several sects, Yue Buqun heard what Lu Dayou said.

Lu Dayou was shocked and shook his head quickly.

"Master, no no, I mean."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yue Buqun.

"I'll find you something to do."

Yue Buqun said: "In a few days it will be the fifteenth, the day for the sect's internal assessment."

Hearing this, the Huashan disciples present were also surprised, but then they became nervous.

The assessment had been suspended before due to special reasons, and now the sects that came to support Huashan Sect have left one after another, and the Dian Cang Twin Swords have also left long ago. It is normal for Yue Buqun to propose to restart the assessment.

Although they had anticipated this, they were still a little nervous when they heard Yue Buqun mention it in person, just like they were taking an exam.

"But you don't have to participate in this assessment. This time it's mainly to see how your new junior brothers have been training during this period. Your assessment will not begin until next month."

Yue Buqun then added another sentence to put the Huashan disciples at ease.

"Dayou, Taojun, I plan to let Ning'er preside over this assessment. Please assist Ning'er."

Hearing Yue Buqun's order, several people from Lu Dayou hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, Master."

Yue Buqun nodded, as if he had just casually arranged something, and went back to his room after returning to Huashan. However, the Huashan disciples who stayed behind were in an uproar and were whispering to each other.

"The junior brothers actually asked Junior Brother Jiang to come for this assessment."

"Don't you want to let Senior Brother preside over it?"

Some Huashan disciples were wondering why Linghu Chong was not allowed to attend this assessment, but Jiang Ning was allowed to preside over it instead.

But this discussion only lasted for a while and then stopped without causing much waves.

After all, Jiang Ning's strength is now the second strongest in Huashan, second only to his master Yue Buqun. This is obvious to all. Even if Yue Buqun made such arrangements, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. At most they just talked about it.

But Yue Lingshan was a little worried about Linghu Chong's mood.

"Big Brother, don't worry, my father..."

"fine."

Linghu Chong looked at her, knowing what she was going to say, and said with a smile: "Master, you know that I find it troublesome, so you let me do all the things so that I don't get tired."

Hearing Linghu Chong say this, Yue Lingshan looked at Linghu Chong's face carefully and found that there was nothing unusual on his face, and he didn't look like he was lying or forcing a smile, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Three days passed quickly.

Martial arts training ground.

More than sixty young children dressed in Huashan disciples' uniforms stood neatly on the martial arts training ground, and in front of them stood Jiang Ning.

"In the past, your sect's internal examinations were supervised by the master himself, but this time I will be in charge."

Jiang Ning looked at these young disciples with childish faces and spoke calmly.

"Yes, senior brother."

Many junior disciples answered in unison, including one who called out "Master".

In addition to the new disciples of Huashan, his disciple Liu Zhao was also among them.

At this time, Liu Zhao was standing in the crowd, looking at Jiang Ning in front of him with a serious face, his palms clenched slightly, and he felt a little nervous.

"let's start."