Chapter 78 The Youngest Core Formation Junior Sister of Spirit Beast Mountain! [New Book, Please Rea
Chapter 78 The Youngest Core Formation Junior Sister of Spirit Beast Mountain! [New Book, Please Rea
"Congratulations, Master!"
At Jinxia Peak, Mengde, who had been waiting for a long time, respectfully cupped his hands in congratulations when he saw Qingli.
"Hmm." Qingli nodded gently, walked past Mengde to Yunxi who was not far away, handed her a rare pill, and then turned around to carefully examine Mengde, whose figure had become noticeably more muscular.
"Thirteenth level of Qi Refining... You've been quite diligent in your cultivation." Qing Li, who had broken through to the Core Formation Realm, could see through Meng De's true cultivation level at a glance, but she couldn't see through Meng De's Body Refining cultivation level.
"It's all thanks to Master's excellent teachings," Meng De said earnestly.
"Heh..." Meng De's serious expression made Qing Li chuckle, then she said softly, "If it really is my doing, then my teaching skills are quite high."
"..." Meng De chuckled awkwardly, unsure how to respond.
However, Qingli did not make things difficult for Mengde, but continued, "When you first entered Qingling Peak, it was a time of undercurrents, so you never had a true master to pass on your teachings, and you were often neglected."
"I am already deeply grateful for the opportunity to be granted immortality, and I dare not ask for more," Meng De said honestly, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect. These words came from the bottom of his heart, because as a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator, the other Core Formation elders would never give him a formal chance to enter the sect.
If Mengde had not formally entered the sect, he would have needed to spend much longer to achieve his current level of cultivation.
"There's no need to restrain yourself like that." Qing Li gently shook her head, then sat down on the swing under the golden ginkgo spirit tree. She turned to look at Meng De, who was bowing in greeting, and said softly, "Now I am the master of Qingling Peak. In a month, the Qingfeng Hall, which has been closed for a long time, will officially hold a disciple selection ceremony. At that time, all the peaks will send outstanding juniors who want to join my Qingling Peak."
As the saying goes, "a new emperor brings a new court," the Foundation Establishment disciples left behind by Fairy Qingling could only become Qingli's juniors and subordinates, not her direct disciples. As the new Qingling Peak Master, Qingli needed to develop her own core team independently.
As the youngest "Core Formation Junior Sister" of Spirit Beast Mountain, she naturally needs to help out the eleven Core Formation Senior Brothers ahead of her.
For example, one of Qing Li's gains in the main hall of the Spirit Beast Mountain sect was successfully becoming a disciple of Taoist Fox Hill, automatically becoming the junior sister of all the Core Formation elders. Since the junior sister had just broken through to the Core Formation stage and needed to refine her own natal magic weapon, all the peak masters reluctantly gave Qing Li many valuable treasures, allowing her, who was already skilled in weapon crafting, to focus on creating a powerful natal magic weapon.
Fox Hill Daoist held the same status as the Nascent Soul Ancestor of Spirit Beast Mountain. Qing Li's apprenticeship under Fox Hill Daoist was equivalent to becoming an apprentice of the Spirit Beast Mountain Nascent Soul Ancestor. Both Nascent Soul experts, along with the eleven Core Formation elders and even the eleven demon core realm spirit beasts, would all provide Qing Li with a batch of "Core Formation Realm start-up funds." Therefore, upon returning from the Spirit Beast Mountain sect's main hall, Qing Li's wealth was already comparable to that of those Core Formation seniors.
"Does Master mean... I also need to participate?" Meng De hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously.
"I can't refuse the disciple selection ceremony." Qing Li shook her head. She had received too many benefits from the higher-ups of Spirit Beast Mountain, and the selection ceremony was essentially well-intentioned, so Qing Li really couldn't refuse.
However, to Meng De's surprise, Qing Li said next: "If you don't want to participate, then you don't have to. I'll just choose you, and then I'll just pick some others randomly."
Qing Li glanced at Meng De, then explained, "The selection ceremony for the disciples of the Core Formation Elders is usually for Foundation Establishment cultivators. Your Qi Refining 13th level cultivation is somewhat eye-catching."
Why did Yunxi and Qingli both think Mengde was a lucky person? Because most Qi Refining cultivators in Spirit Beast Mountain can only be considered 'disciples of the sect' and do not have the right to become disciples of Core Formation elders. Even becoming a nominal disciple is very difficult.
Because of a casual remark by Fairy Qingling, Meng De was able to leapfrog from ten years of menial labor to become not only a disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain but also Fairy Qingling's nominal disciple. Of course, it was not Fairy Qingling who ultimately agreed to let Meng De become a nominal disciple, but Qing Li, who oversaw all affairs of Qingling Peak.
Seemingly realizing that her words might have been a bit too cold, Qingli added, "It's not that I look down on your low cultivation level. At the age of twenty-nine, under the limitations of a pseudo-spiritual root, you were able to cultivate to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, which is enough to show your diligence in cultivation."
Although Qing Li was surprised that Meng De's cultivation progressed faster than expected, she wasn't too surprised. In her understanding, so many people had died in the Blood Forbidden Land, so Meng De must have benefited greatly. Therefore, if Meng De simply sold off the spoils of war to exchange for cultivation resources, he could quickly cultivate to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.
"The reason I suggested not having you participate is mainly because your appearance might attract some unnecessary ridicule." Qing Li's meaning was simple: Meng De's cultivation level would definitely be ridiculed and humiliated by others, so it didn't matter whether Meng De participated or not.
Of course, the main reason is that Qingli doesn't want Mengde to be slapped in the face too severely, because that would be like slapping her own face... So, Mengde, this lucky one, should just go through the internal referral process to avoid being slapped in the face and questioned, which would ultimately make her lose face.
Upon hearing this, Meng De felt a slight surge of emotion. Over the years, he had come to understand his situation and figure out his circumstances.
Mengde initially had some concerns about not being able to find a place to practice his magic, but he eventually came to terms with it.
At that time, he was a disciple of higher rank than other sects, so his magical inheritance should have been handled by the non-existent Fairy Qingling, and therefore no one else could control him.
However, Fairy Qingling had long since perished, leaving Mengde, the so-called nominal disciple, in a particularly awkward position on Qingling Peak... After a brief period of confusion, Mengde embarked on his own path of seeking out and learning magic. By the time Qingli and the others realized this, Mengde had already learned quite a few magical techniques from Bai Yunsheng, making it difficult for them to pass on their skills and techniques to him...
Therefore, Mengde did not object to Qingli's concerns, but instead bowed gratefully again and said, "I will obey Master's orders."
However, Meng De also understood that he would definitely have to attend the Qingfeng Palace trial selection next month, because Qing Li needed to announce the new master-disciple system of Qingling Peak in that place, witnessed by all the cultivators of Ling Beast Mountain.
Understanding this, Meng De looked at the beautiful figure sitting on the swing under the spirit tree, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Master, in the past few years, I have discovered that I have some talent in the Blood Dao field."
If Mengde wants to obtain a high-level bloodline inheritance, Qingli is currently the only way.
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