I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

"No need, I've come several times already, so there's no need to trouble you."

On the way to Yuqing Hall, Tian Ling'er occasionally encountered several Tongtian Peak disciples exchanging pleasantries with Li Qing'an, which aroused her curiosity.

After Li Qingan parted ways with them, he followed up and asked, "Why were they so friendly to you? I've never seen them so kind to you before."

Li Qingan waved his hand without turning his head, casually uttering a long string of nonsense: "You're still young, it's normal that you don't understand. It would be abnormal if you did understand. Anyway, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. I'll tell you when you grow up."

"Li Qing'an, who do you think you are? I'm already 13 years old!" Tian Ling'er said angrily.

"Ah, yes, yes, you're right."

"You're making me so angry!" Tian Ling'er heard Li Qing'an's nonchalant voice and ran up to him, wanting to punch him a couple of times.

Li Qing'an seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, easily dodging Tian Ling'er's punch, but Tian Ling'er was still relentless.

"Alright," Li Qingan turned around and grabbed Tian Ling'er's hand, saying, "I admit I was wrong, okay?"

"You, you let me go first," Tian Ling'er said in a barely audible voice, her face flushed, after Li Qing'an grabbed her hand. She was as docile as a kitten or puppy being grabbed by the scruff of its neck.

"Let go. This is Tongtian Peak, not Dazhu Peak. You should at least maintain a proper image," Li Qing'an said, releasing Tian Ling'er's grip and instructing her.

"It's your fault for always making me angry."

Tian Ling'er rubbed her wrist, feeling the lingering warmth of Li Qing'an's hand in her palm, and her face turned even redder.

"We've arrived. Don't say anything yet," Li Qing'an said, turning to Tian Ling'er before turning to greet the disciples guarding the entrance to the Jade Purity Hall.

"Senior brother, is the sect leader here?"

Standing at the palace gate, the senior brother from Tongtian Peak looked at Li Qing'an helplessly and said:

"Junior Brother Li, the sect leader is inside the hall, but he instructed me not to let anyone disturb him before closing the door, so you probably won't be able to see the sect leader now."

Li Qingan thought to himself, "Inside the hall, no one is allowed to disturb us. If Puzhi has already gone up the mountain, he should be here discussing with the sect leader. Besides, we can't go in anyway, otherwise we could confirm it on the spot."

“If anything happens to you, Junior Brother, I’ll tell the Sect Leader!” said the senior brother from Tongtian Peak.

Looking at the unknown senior brother in front of him, Li Qing'an could only offer a perfunctory reply: "Thank you for your trouble, senior brother."

He couldn't say he just wanted to confirm whether Puzhi had indeed gone up the mountain, or if his presence would cause any changes to the plot.

Having already guessed what was going on, Li Qing'an left with Tian Ling'er.

Meanwhile, inside the Jade Purity Hall, Dao Xuan sat in the head seat, facing a slender monk with a solemn appearance, wearing a yellow monk's robe and holding a nine-ringed staff.

“Master Puzhi, what is it about your Tianyin Temple that you cannot say directly, but instead have to send a master like you to visit secretly? You might as well speak frankly.”

"Since Sect Leader Daoxuan speaks thus, then this humble monk will speak frankly. The Buddhist and Taoist sects are both vessels of immortality; why not help each other with oars and rudder? This humble monk is willing to exchange the Tianyin Temple's 'Great Brahma Prajna' for your esteemed sect's 'Taiji Xuanqing Dao' foundational mental cultivation method."

Puzhi's words were startling. Daoxuan narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of his chair.

After a moment of silence, Dao Xuan resolutely refused: "Even the righteous and the evil cannot coexist, so how can the Buddhist and Taoist sects be on the same side? This is absolutely impossible!"

"Sect Leader Daoxuan, you should reconsider. This matter is truly beneficial to both of our sects."

Dao Xuan stood up and warned Pu Zhi.

"Master Puzhi, there's no need for further words. Let's leave it at that. To avoid gossip, my Qingyun Sect will not keep you here."

"Hey~"

Seeing Dao Xuan's resolute expression, Pu Zhi knew that this matter was hopeless and could only leave Qingyun Sect quietly: "Is this shackle of immortality really so unbreakable? Is immortality truly just a reflection in the water? Why can't you let go of your sectarian prejudices and social status?"

Looking at the gloomy sky and the low-hanging dark clouds, Puzhi felt despair. At that moment, the dark red to purple bead in his arms suddenly lit up, emitting a bloody light and black energy that continuously merged into Puzhi's body.

Puzhi's negative emotions also surged, constantly eroding his intelligence, causing him to become unstable and unsteady even when piloting objects.

"This Bloodthirsty Bead is truly my nemesis!"

Helpless, Puzhi suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and barely managed to steer his magic weapon towards the village at the foot of Qingyun Mountain.

.......

Dazhufeng

"Junior brother, something terrible has happened! Senior brother has discovered that all the villagers in Caomiao Village at the foot of our mountain are dead!" Du Bishu, who was well-informed, rushed to Li Qing'an's courtyard and shouted.

"What? They're both dead?" Li Qing'an was shocked, his mind racing. "Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu are both dead? That shouldn't be the case. Both of them are people with extremely good fortune. It's impossible that they couldn't overcome the first hurdle."

How could this be? Li Qingan was a little worried that he might have caused a butterfly effect.

"Are they all really dead? Not a single villager is left?" Li Qingan asked Du Bishu with a serious expression.

"Oh right, not all of them are dead. There are still two children and a crazy villager left." Du Bishu quickly corrected the message: "Junior Brother, how do you know there are still villagers who are not dead?"

"I know nothing, I'm just guessing." Li Qing'an, who had been deceived by Du Bishu, was furious and cursed.

"Damn it, he can't even speak clearly."

Li Qingan initially believed that Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu's deaths were due to his own actions, and he was worried about future plot developments.

His prophetic perspective became useless, and he lost a period of time where he could peacefully cultivate, now having to worry every day about when the demonic cult would attack.

"Junior brother, calm down. You just misspoke. It's not a big deal to you."

"How can it be small? Aren't the children left behind all still very young?"

"Yes."

"If they have no one to rely on, does that mean they should join my Qingyun Sect? They might become our junior brothers in the future. Should I take care of them?"

“That makes sense, but I feel you wouldn’t have such good intentions, senior brother.” Du Bishu looked at Li Qingan’s face, first nodding and then shaking his head.

"Think about it again, we have so few disciples on Dazhu Peak. Maybe Master will choose one of them to take under his wing, and then we'll have one more junior brother."

"That makes some sense." Du Bishu nodded, seemingly convinced.

"Let's go check out Tongtian Peak."

After Li Qingan finished speaking, he flew towards Tongtian Peak on his sword. They traveled at lightning speed and soon arrived at Tongtian Peak.

Outside Yuqing Hall

"Junior brother, are we really going to go in? All the chief disciples of the peaks are still here. The most important thing is how are we going to get in?"

Li Qingan ignored them and turned to look at the three people walking from a distance: two children and a disciple of Tongtian Peak.

Li Qingan breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally entered the original timeline.

He looked at the slightly dull-looking child, who appeared to be around eleven years old, and said, "This should be Zhang Xiaofan."

"Senior Brother Chang, these two are..." Du Bishu also stepped forward, looking at the two children, but the question he wanted to ask stuck in his throat.

"Hmm," Chang Jian nodded, said nothing more, and greeted Li Qing'an, "Junior Brother Li, you've come too."

"Senior brother, let's go in first and let the sect leader and the others discuss it."

"it is good"

"Don't be afraid, just stay inside with your friends," Li Qingan comforted the two who were a little scared as they entered the unfamiliar environment.

"Thank you, Immortal Brother." Zhang Xiaofan seemed to sense Li Qingan's kindness and said gratefully.

When Li Qing'an heard the naive and inexperienced Zhang Xiaofan call him a god, he smiled.

The two people next to them chuckled upon seeing this.

“Children speak without thinking, but these words are also the most truthful,” Chang Jian said to Li Qingan.

Li Qingan followed Chang Jian up the high steps, saying, "Senior brother is joking."

Xueqi Grown Up

Chapter 12 Zhang Xiaofan (Old Eight)

"Sect Leader, fellow disciples, this disciple has been ordered to deliver the two 'Grass Temple Village' officials..."

Chang Jian and Li Qing'an said respectfully.

"Disciples Li Qing'an and Du Bishu greet the Sect Leader and fellow disciples."

"Why are you two here?" Tian Buyi asked, looking at the two people who came in together.

"It's alright, since Qing'an is here, let's listen together."

"Alright, just listen." Whose disciple has such prestige that he can eavesdrop on the discussions of the heads of various sects? Oh, it's mine. Then it's fine. Tian Buyi smiled, but still gave the two instructions.

...(Original plot omitted)...

Tian Buyi, the head of Dazhu Peak, coughed a few times: "Ahem, as everyone knows, Dazhu Peak has few disciples. Why don't you let me choose a disciple first this time?"

Shang Zhengliang, the chief monk of Chaoyang Peak, stood up and said.

“No, no, Junior Brother Tian already has a disciple who is famous throughout the world. It is really inappropriate to choose a disciple now. Why don’t you let Chaoyang Peak take this child in? I think he and I are quite destined to meet.”

"Senior Brother Shang, what you said earlier is true, but the later part is a bit exaggerated. Do you think all the disciples of Chaoyang Peak are destined to be with you?"

"Why don't we let Li Qing'an become my disciple, and Lin Jingyu become Junior Brother Tian's disciple?" Tianyun Daoist of Luoxia Peak also spoke up, even proposing an exchange.

The other peak leaders also nodded slightly, but some of them had their own objections.

After all, compared to Li Qing'an, who was able to develop a spirit-gathering formation, Lin Jingyu, who had better aptitude, was nothing special.

The appearance of this spirit-gathering formation will increase the strength of the younger generation of Qingyun Sect disciples by at least 10%.

"If that's the case, you should become my disciple. My peak has a great many Taoist techniques."

"No, no, no..."

The Jade Purity Hall instantly erupted into chaos, with everyone vetoing each other's opinions.

They all wanted to fight for that tiny chance of getting Li Qing'an to turn around and become their disciple.

Meanwhile, Li Qingan below was making advances on him right in front of him, though he didn't know what to say.

Du Bishu was also dumbfounded. He had read many classic Taoist books and various storytelling in the mortal world, but he had never seen such a scene before.

These chief monks usually act like enlightened masters in front of others.

"Senior brother, that's not appropriate. How could I possibly switch to another disciple?" Tian Buyi quickly retorted when he saw that the matter had turned against him, and then stopped talking about taking Lin Jingyu as a disciple.

Having finally managed to be arrogant thanks to Li Qingan, he didn't want to win over Lin Jingyu only to lose Li Qingan in the end.

This is not a classic case of losing the watermelon while picking up a sesame seed!

At this moment, Cangsong finally spoke: "This child is indeed exceptionally talented. I will take him under my wing and teach him with utmost care, so that my Qingyun Sect may produce another genius comparable to Li Qing'an."