Chapter 659: The Way is Far, but the Journey Will Come
Chapter 659 – The Way is Obstructed and Far, and the Journey Will Be Here
Shen Miaoling although some wonder why the master did not suffer, but also knowingly did not ask more.
She cheerfully squatted down and checked up the Wangshan pig lying on the ground.
Wangshan pig grunted, very sensible and did not reject her.
Shen Miaoling was very fond of the newly acquired Wangshan pig and even gave it a name.
“Master, Little Mountain is exhausted, why don’t we rest here for a while?”
Xu Chuniang did not reject this offer since.
After hearing Shen Miaoling’s words just now, she happened to have some new ideas that she planned to try.
“It’s fine, I’ll practice my swordsmanship, you and Xiaoshan will guard here, don’t go far.”
“Okay, master.”
Shen Miaoling nodded her head obediently, not long after, she heard the faint sound of wind, it was Master who started practicing sword.
It’s just that Master’s sword, it sounds like it’s slower than previous days.
Shen Miaoling was not wrong, Xu Chuniang’s sword speed, compared to the past is indeed much slower.
She sealed her divine sense and eye sense, so there was only darkness around her.
Those previously unnoticed sounds of the wind blowing and grass moving, successively filled her ears.
After losing her field of vision, the slightest sound became exceptionally clear.
Xu Chuniang slowly drew and discharged her sword, her speed getting slower and slower, but it was as if she had entered some kind of marvelous realm, rounded and rhythmic.
Shen Miaoling, who had been paying attention to the movements, also heard the changes in the sword.
She couldn’t say what she felt, but vaguely felt that her master’s swordsmanship, seemed to be even more powerful.
She looked down and pulled a handful of Xiaoshan’s hair, “Master is so powerful, when will I, be as strong as Master?”
Xiaoshan grunted twice, disgruntledly glanced at the hair that was pulled down and glared at Shen Miaoling.
Feeling a strong gaze, Shen Miaoling smiled sarcastically, and hurriedly helped it straighten its fur as if it was comforting.
Little Mountain hummed comfortably, and only then did it stop.
The sound of the wind in the surroundings became finer and finer, and at some point, it suddenly stopped.
With that, Master’s voice rang out, “Let’s go.”
Shen Miaoling got up and asked curiously, “Master, have you refined your sword art?”
“Or have you achieved it, it’s just that it’s been a long time in the past, and it’s been practiced for a long time.”
Xu Chuniang shook her head slightly, she could feel that her comprehension of the human sword was getting deeper and deeper.
Yet the farther she traveled and the more she saw, the less she realized she knew.
This was true of sword techniques, and it was also true of dao techniques.
Shen Miaoling was a bit puzzled, “Then if this continues, will it be farther and farther away from the Dao?”
“The path is blocked and long, but the line will be reached.”
After silently reciting this twice, Shen Miaoling firmly memorized these words in her heart and brought Xiaoshan to follow her master’s footsteps.
The two men and the pig walked forward unhurriedly, the setting sun lengthening their silhouettes.
Even the chubby Wangshan Pig’s shadow looked well-proportioned and slim.
Since this day, Xu Chuniang took Shen Miaoling all the way south.
Along the way, they passed through dozens of mortal cities and five or six marketplaces, and finally, three years later, arrived at the foot of the Easy Sect mountain.
Feeling the richer than usual aura, Shen Miaoling’s face showed some excitement.
“Master, is the mountain the Easy Sect, one of the three great sects?”
“That’s right, the Mind Technique Easy Technique that you learned, including those Five Elements Techniques that I taught you, all came from the Easy Sect.”
Shen Miaoling’s face revealed a hint of nervousness, “These big sects, they are very strict in accepting disciples and preaching, Master teaching me this in private, shouldn’t I be held accountable?” Xu Chuniang smiled and shook her head, “And don’t worry, you won’t be held accountable.”
Hearing this, Shen Miaoling then put her heart down, she didn’t want to involve her master.
“Although you now have a cultivation of the fourth level of qi cultivation, after entering the Easy Sect, you still have to start as an outer disciple.”
Xu Chuniang explained, “Previously when the mountain gate was reopened, the sect had set a new rule that only those with Foundation Establishment cultivation could be promoted to inner disciple.”
Shen Miaoling nodded, although she didn’t understand what was an inner disciple and what was an outer disciple, but whatever her master said, she just did it.
“After returning to the sect, I’m going to be in seclusion for a period of time, and I’m afraid I won’t have much time to teach you in the future, so don’t slack off on your cultivation.”
Shen Miaoling’s heart panicked, “Master doesn’t want me anymore?”
“Not really, it’s just that cultivation is your own thing, what the others can accompany you is only a small part of the road. When this part of the road is finished, the rest of the road, you still need to walk by yourself.”
Over the years, as Xu Chuniang’s understanding of swordplay deepened, her sense of the Dao likewise deepened.
She could feel the cultivation within her body becoming more and more rounded.
Next, it was time to prepare for the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation after breaking through the Transformation Spirit.
Shen Miaoling was reluctant in her heart, “Then what if I miss my master, how should I go find you?”
“In the inner gate of the Easy Sect, there is a small Witch Mountain. If I get out of the gate, I will also come to see you.”
The sadness of parting made Shen Miaoling a little depressed, and her yearning and expectation for the Easy Sect was also discounted quite a bit.
It was just that Master’s words made sense, and that Master also had to cultivate, so he couldn’t be with her all the time.
Xu Chuniang led Shen Miaoling to the outer door, received her, is still the last time that foundation stage steward.
He had a look of surprise on his face and made a salute.
“Master Xu has returned from traveling in the clouds? If Patriarch and Master Sheng were to learn of this news, they would be very happy!”
Xu Chuniang waved her hand to indicate that she was exempt from salute, “This is my new disciple named Shen Miaoling, she only has a cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi cultivation, so I’ll trouble you to place her in the outer gate.”
“This ……”
The steward was a little embarrassed, Master Xu was willing to hand over the errand to him, he was a hundred percent willing.
It was only Master Xu’s disciple, how to place her, but it made him difficult.
Seeing this, Xu Chuniang shook her head slightly.
“There’s no need to declare to the public that this is my disciple, as the wood shows in the forest, the wind will destroy it, just treat her as an ordinary disciple.”
The steward breathed a sigh of relief, took a look at Shen Miaoling, saw her eyes were lifeless, and her heart thumped again.
The steward tentatively asked, “Master Xu, is there something wrong with her eyes ……?”
“An acquired disease, both eyes are unable to see.”
“This ……”
The steward stammered, looking like he was about to say something.
“If you have something to say, you might as well say it.”
“Outer sect disciples have a small competition in three years, a large competition in ten years, and various kinds of assessments, if they fail the assessment, the more serious ones will even be expelled from the sect ……”
The steward said cryptically, “If we don’t disclose Shen Miaoling’s identity, if she repeatedly fails to pass the examinations and still forcefully stays in the sect, I’m afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.”
Xu Chuniang understood in her heart, when common people saw that Shen Miaoling had ailments in her eyes, they would often have preconceived notions of her as a weakling.
But in fact, this little disciple she took in, absolutely can’t be called weak.
Shen Miaoling opened her mouth at the right time, ”It’s very simple, if I fail the test, I will be punished however I want. Even if I am kicked out of the sect, I will never complain!”
“At a young age, you do have some backbone, worthy of being the person that Master Xu looks up to.”
The steward was somewhat impressed with her, except that her bone age was already nineteen, and her cultivation was only at the fourth level of Qi Practicing.
Looking at the entire Outer Sect, it was also the bottom of the cultivation ah.
(End of chapter)