Feng Ci has really never raised a familiar before.
The Art of Spirit Governance involved establishing a blood pact with a spiritual pet and then using the power of the Divine Spirit to transmit one’s commands. It’s not that Feng Ci didn’t know how to do it; he just couldn’t use it.
Since thousands of years ago, up until now, he has never found a familiar who could withstand the might and pressure of his Divine Spirit.
This counted as a sore point in Feng Ci’s heart.
However, although he’s never raised a familiar before, after being reminded like this, he actually started remembering that he really did have a history with a little snake previously.
That was 3 thousand years ago, just after he had pacified the lands under Heaven. At that time, the cultivation world was devastated and wounded from war. There were thousands of things to be done yet those with the ability to make decisions were all either dead or heavily injured. Everything needed Feng Ci’s personal involvement, which required quite the brains and effort.
Feng Ci was only able to spend a few days like this before he couldn’t take it anymore. Throwing aside the hot mess, he ran off to the mortal realm to roam freely.
There he picked up the little black snake at the foot of a snowy mountain.
Born not too long ago. Skinny, small, and completely pitch black. However, it had an extremely pretty pair of golden eyes. Clearly, its entire body was already frozen stiff. Yet when it saw Feng Ci approach, it still stretched out its tail and hooked it onto the hem of his clothes pitifully.
With one momentary slip in judgment, Feng Ci fed that little snake a drop of blood and saved its life.
And was attached ever since.
Feng Ci didn’t feel like a little snake could cling to him for too long and so, he allowed it to do whatever it wanted. But who would have known, this attachment lasted for an entire half a year. Clinging until he found a suitable place to store his physical body on LingWu Mountain. Clinging until he got ready to separate his Divine Spirit from his body and leave this world.
Before he left, he placed that little black snake on LingWu Mountain along with the magic items he carried.
LingWu Mountain was protected by his magic array. There’s also no need to worry about food and drink within the mountain. He presumed that the little black snake had enough freedom to do whatever it wanted and could live without worries or concerns.
After the passage of all of these years, here he was thinking the little black snake had died of old age a long time ago. Who would have thought it actually cultivated into human form.
How should he describe this? This was just like leaving home for many years and returning to suddenly discover that your family’s little brat had grown up and made a name for themself.
He actually felt pretty gratified.
“……. So, why exactly did you suddenly decide to remain again?” When asking this, Meng ChangQing and Feng Ci were currently following behind a LangFeng City disciple, who was leading the way to the main peak of the mountain.
The mountain was cold and chilly, but the path was extremely narrow. A thick layer of snow collected on the ground. Some of the accumulated snow next to their feet were knocked over by the hems of their clothes and rolled down into the deep, bottomless valley.
Feng Ci woke up too early this morning. At the moment, he was so tired, he couldn’t keep his eyes open. On the contrary, Meng ChangQing looked thoroughly refreshed and vigorous: “Didn’t you want to leave previously?”
Feng Ci gave him a glance and mumbled vaguely: “I changed my mind alright?”
These words weren’t fake.
After being away from this world for so many years and then suddenly learning that there was a little black snake, who could be considered vaguely as an old friend, still within this world, Feng Ci couldn’t help but want to see the old friend again and reminisce.
Not to mention, his family’s little black snake had cultivated into the way of Dao on LingWu Mountain and was also the current leader of the Immortal Alliance. The official rationale– he controlled information regarding the current affairs of the cultivation world, as well as clues to the exterminated cultivation sects. Feng Ci felt it was worth questioning him. The personal rationale– Feng Ci’s physical body was still missing. Back then, his body was guarded by this little black snake.
Regardless of his rationale, he should remain and meet with Pei QianYue.
As for the misconduct that night……
This child just had a heavily suspicious heart. It wasn’t that big a deal and could be forgiven.
“After this vine bridge, the main peak is right ahead.” The disciple leading the way stopped next to a vine bridge.
This disciple only looked around 20 years old and was still very young. His every gesture and movement was gentle and well-mannered, like jade. He carried himself with a unique presence: “LangFeng City is located on the mountain peaks of Kunlun. There’s no flight permitted within 100 meters. Even when the Immortal Alliance Elders and the Leaders of the 6 Sects arrive in person, they have to walk up the mountain or ride in on the flying ship.”
“However, no need to worry. Since the two of you are interested in joining LangFeng City, after establishing an apprenticeship and entering the sect officially, the two of you will be distributed passage tokens.”
“Holding the passage token in your hand will allow you to reach the entrance through the teleportation array at the foot of the mountain. It can also…… save you a lot of unnecessary troubles.”
Speaking here, that disciple paused for a moment.
Feng Ci was unconcerned. He was just about to keep walking forward when the whistling sound of a gale approached him from the front.
The accumulated snow on the vine bridge was blown into the air by that wild gale. Forming quickly into a small tornado, it swept up the sharp, piercing wind and attacked them head on.
Lazily reaching out a hand, Feng Ci picked up Meng ChangQing by the back of his collar and dragged him back.
The wind and snow approached them violently. Ultimately, the disciple guiding the way pinched a sword spell inside his sleeve, then raised his hand and swung once, dispersing the wind and snow.
The fine snow fluttered around and landed on top of them. The disciple finally turned his head and explained nonchalantly: “There are some areas of restriction placed on the path heading up the mountain. They are a test for outsiders, as well as a kind of protection for the Sect.”
It wasn’t until they stepped in front of the entrance of LangFeng City that Feng Ci finally understood that the “some areas of restrictions placed” mentioned from the mouth of that disciple was a very subtle and vague statement. From the outer courtyard where they were residing to the main entrance plaza, a journey that only lasted an hour, Feng Ci has already lost track of how many traps they’ve encountered.
This was at least the #1 cultivation sect within the world, right? The dangers everywhere, traps and pitfalls placed with every step; were any of this necessary?
Those unaware might even think they were trying to guard against someone.
By this time, the entrance plaza was already packed with people.
Feng Ci has already heard Meng ChangQing describe the guidelines for the Immortal Alliance’s entrance selection.
The Immortal Alliance was built from the 6 oldest Sects of the cultivation world. Developing to this day, now the Alliance has 28 cultivation sects total. However, the Immortal Alliance’s entrance selection only targeted the 6 oldest Sects.
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Each of the 6 Sect Elders would provide a test according to the expertise of their sects. Only by successfully passing all six tests would one be considered as having passed the primary exam.
When Feng Ci and Meng ChangQing were brought back to LangFeng City, the primary exam of the 6 Sects had already advanced halfway.
Logically speaking, they shouldn’t have had the opportunity to participate in this entrance selection. Towards this, LangFeng City’s justification was that: They had wandered into the Disorientation Array on LingWu Mountain and managed to leave unscathed. The City Master was making an exception for them to skip the primary exam and enter level two directly.
This second level exam was right now.
Feng Ci raised his eyes and looked ahead.
There was a white jade platform in the entrance plaza. This was where the disciples’ innate constitutions were to be assessed. Right in front of the jade platform, on top of a long flight of stairs were seats for the Elders of the 6 Sects.
However right now, only five of the seats were occupied.
Feng Ci frowned: “Pei QianYue is not coming?”
“Shh, why are you calling the City Master directly by his full name again!” Meng ChangQing lowered his voice and scolded before finally saying: “I hear the City Master never participates in these kinds of events. Even if you did enter the sect, it’s hard to say if you’ll be able to see him or not.”
After he finished talking, he became depressed: “Logically speaking, another elder should have been sent here, but why aren’t they here yet? Could it be that LangFeng City doesn’t plan to accept new disciples this time?”
While they conversed, two LangFeng disciples carried a piece of device onto the platform that was about half the height of a person.
Meng ChangQing exclaimed: “That’s WanFa Pavilion’s newest product, the 9th generation detection device for assessing one’s innate constitution!”
Feng Ci: “WanFa Pavilion?”
Meng ChangQing has already gotten used to Feng Ci’s complete ignorance and explained: “WanFa Pavilion is one of the 6 old Sects. It specializes in the Art of Armor Enchantment and Craft Mechanics. Do you remember the flying ship we saw on LingWu Mountain? That’s their masterpiece.”
Feng Ci had seen related things in other worlds. This kind of machinery used a new type of energy as its source of operation. It can allow mortals to fly into the skies and dig into the depths of the earth. It can even move thousands of miles in an instant.
Much more convenient than flying on a sword.
After being away for 3 thousand years, the technology of this world has actually developed so much.
Meng ChangQing said: “Unfortunately, the items from WanFa Pavilion cost too much. Using it once also requires the consumption of who knows how many high quality spiritual stones. Normal people can’t afford it. Our Sect had a 2nd generation detection device. The Sect Leader had acquired it second-hand from a cultivation clan with great difficulties. He spent practically more than half of the entire sect’s savings on it.”
Feng Ci asked: “So that thing really can really detect innate constitution?”
Meng ChangQing: “Naturally.”
“If someone deliberately hides their strength, can it still detect?”
“Hide? Why hide?” Meng ChangQing didn’t understand; he said: “I actually have heard that in a previous entrance selection for the Immortal Alliance, someone took medication to enhance their innate constitution temporarily and attempted to cheat during the assessment. Since then, the 5th generation detection devices have specifically improved their ability to detect lies. Regardless of deliberate enhancement or masking one’s strength, it shouldn’t be passable.”
“‘You might be able to deceive people, but you definitely won’t be able to deceive a piece of equipment.’ The Pavilion Master of WanFa Pavilion, YuChi Chu, said this.”
Feng Ci replied “Oh” and nodded his head in approval: “Very interesting.”
There was a hemisphere-shaped installation attached to the upper part of the detection device. The potential of a person’s innate constitution can be assessed by pouring spiritual energy into this area.
After the innate constitution reached the standard range, the various Elders would decide if they wanted to keep this disciple.
On the white jade platform, the disciple responsible for conducting the assessment spoke briefly about the rules and started calling names. The disciples waiting to be examined went up one by one to be assessed. Even after testing through half of the people, the elder responsible for LangFeng City’s evaluation still did not appear.
“Is LangFeng City really not accepting new disciples this time?!”
“What should I do? I came specifically for LangFeng City!”
“Grandmaster QianQiu, please bless me. Please don’t let me get picked for the Shaman Valley. I definitely don’t want to go to the Southern Borders to feed bugs.”
“Oh Grandmaster QianQiu, not Black Bamboo Docks, not Black Bamboo Docks……”
Hearing the quiet prayers around him, Feng Ci only felt completely speechless.
Your Grandmaster QianQiu himself is standing right beside you guys. He doesn’t even know where he’ll be assigned to. Stop praying already.
A moment later……
“Next, Lu JingMing!”
Feng Ci almost didn’t respond properly. Meng ChangQing had to give him a push for him to finally remember that this was the name of his current physical body.
After this name appeared, there was a wave of discussion below the platform.
The tests from the 6 Sects, the 6 different checkpoints, has often been a method to weed out a large portion of the disciples trying to enter. You can just imagine the difficulties and dangers involved here. However, the City Master had made an exception and allowed Lu JingMing and Meng ChangQing to skip the 6 tests without announcing the reason for it. Naturally people couldn’t accept this.
Not daring to question the City Master’s decision, however, they could only direct their fury towards the two people.
Feng Ci got onto the platform amidst the sound of these skeptical voices.
The disciple conducting the examination welcomed him.
Skipping the 6 Sect’s tests and directly entering the innate constitution assessment, this was unprecedented since the establishment of the sect. The disciple conducting the assessment had long been curious as to what kind of individual this Lu JingMing was. However, from what he saw, he was somewhat disappointed.
The guy had pretty good looks, that’s for sure. Nevertheless, no matter how he scrutinized…… this was only an ordinary youth.
When he came onto the platform, he even gave a yawn.
So lazy. Just why did the City Master become interested in him?
“……Lu-Shidi, please go ahead.” The disciple conducting the assessment turned sideways and moved out of the way. Feng Ci was just about to step forth when he suddenly heard a loud shout.
“The City Master is here!”
The sound of discussion in the surrounding came to a grunting halt. From behind the crowd, Pei QianYue slowly walked closer.
No one has ever accompanied Pei QianYue by his side. Just like that night in LingWu Mountain, he came alone by himself. His temperament was so piercingly cold and dark that bystanders unconsciously moved out of the way to avoid him.
Feng Ci’s gaze landed on that figure. As if sensing something, the other raised his head slightly.
Pei QianYue was really born very beautiful. The contours of his facial features seemed even deeper and more distinct under the first rays of the morning sun. Everyone says that the monsters and demons of this world were best at seducing the human heart with their beauty. Feng Ci had seen countless people over the years, but very few people compared to this person before him.
Even the frigid aura surrounding him added flavor to his beauty.
Pei QianYue walked in front of him and then turned to ascend the stone steps.
Eyes still covered by black silk, he wore a black robe with gilded gold borders, the hems of which swept across the stone steps as he walked.
He walked very slowly, but very steadily.
As if the covering over his eyes did not affect his vision.
The sound of discussion below the platform restarted again. Everyone was discussing why the City Master had arrived in person; was there a disciple that he was interested in, etc.
Feng Ci, however, was thinking about something else.
— What’s going on with his eyes?
His little black snake… clearly had a very pretty pair of eyes.
“Lu-Shidi, Lu-Shidi?” To the side, the disciple conducting the assessment called him: “You can start.”
Pei QianYue had already taken his seat above the high platform. Feng Ci finally returned from his thoughts and said ‘ok’.
He walked in front of the device.
With Meng ChangQing’s introduction just now, Feng Ci was very interested in this device at the moment. Looking at it left and right, he pointed at the red mark on the indicator panel and asked: “So if I reach that red line, it means I can join the Immortal Alliance?”
The disciple conducting the assessment had lost his patience from Feng Ci’s dilly-dallying. He said: “That’s right, you—”
He didn’t manage to finish his words; Feng Ci placed his hand gently on the device.
And inserted his spiritual energy.
On the indicator panel, the pointer trembled and started to swing left and right frantically.
The expression of the disciple conducting the assessment instantly changed.
The pointer was oscillating so much that it was creating afterimages. The disciple conducting the assessment gazed completely fixed at the indicator panel. If he raised his head to take a glance at Feng Ci, he would have discovered that the originally lackadaisical youth now looked unprecedentedly serious.
After a long time, the pointer finally slowed to a stop.
Exactly and precisely, it stopped right in the middle of the red mark.
Feng Ci released his hand and exhaled softly.
It really wasn’t as hard as he had imagined.
What’s with all the bragging?
“This…… You……”
Everyone’s innate constitution was born naturally. The detection device only transformed this potential into an observable numeric value. It should be exactly what it should be. Where’s the logic in the oscillating back and forth?
This kind of situation was unheard of. The disciple conducting the assessment didn’t know what to do.
“He cheated!” A voice suddenly shouted below the platform, a rock stirring up a thousand ripples.
“I’ve never seen a detection device behave like that. He definitely did something to it!”
“That’s right. Just now, I was even thinking it was very strange that he was looking at it for so long!”
“He definitely cheated!”
……
The crowd discussed vigorously below the platform. Feng Ci, however, didn’t really care. He met the gaze of the disciple conducting the assessment head on and shrugged innocently: “I didn’t cheat. Doesn’t this thing have an ability to detect lies?”
“This……”
The disciple conducting the assessment wanted to speak but hesitated, unable to make a proper decision. Someone patted him on the shoulder: “Let me see.”
The new arrival was a little old man, whose body stature was not much different from Feng Ci in his youthful body. The old man had a sparse head of white hair that was tied messily behind his head. When he extended his right hand out of his sleeve, it was clearly made of wood.
This person wore a monocle on his face and behind the thick lens was a light colored eyeball.
— Clearly, that was also fake.
The disciple conducting the assessment greeted him respectfully: “Yes, Pavilion Master.”
Oh, this was the inventor of the detection device then.
That disciple tugged Feng Ci and moved back. In this moment, Feng Ci finally realized that under the other’s garments was actually also a pair of wooden fake legs.
But he walked in such a stable manner, with vigorous steps; it was impossible to see any abnormalities.
YuChi Chu circled around the detection device twice, hitting and prodding here and there, while mumbling to himself: “Huh? There’s no malfunctions……”
“Pavilion Master YuChi, what’s the matter? Did your beloved block of wood break after one use?” Someone mocked from one of the seats of the 6 Elders.
YuChi Chu yelled: “Asshole! It’s not broken. This is…… this is……”
The detection device was completely perfect. It didn’t make a mistake, however, the unusual condition just now wasn’t fake. Unless…… someone had managed to deceive his device.
YuChi Chu raised his head, his gaze landing on Feng Ci.
But he had no proof.
The fact was that the detection device did not malfunction, nor did it discover any fraud. This confirmed that Feng Ci’s result was real and valid.
YuChi Chu walked forth in large strides and grabbed Feng Ci by the elbow: “You, come back with me to WanFa Pavilion.”
Feng Ci: “…….”
Not only was he dumbfounded. There was an uproar below the platform as well.
Didn’t he…… cheat? So how did it suddenly become accepting a disciple???
This was The WanFa Pavilion, which had failed to accept any suitable new disciples for several years from Immortal Alliance entrance selections of the past. The same WanFa Pavilion that, because they had no qualifying successors, enforced a mandatory law for the elders within their sect to diligently study the Art of Longevity and Eternal Youth!
Feng Ci didn’t reply for a long time. YuChi Chu frowned: “What, you already have a sect you want to go to? Where else in this cultivation world can compare to WanFa Pavilion?”
He spoke arrogantly, but it wasn’t without reason.
In terms of cultivation techniques, WanFa Pavilion may not be the best, but they controlled the most advanced technology inside the cultivation world right now. This one aspect alone was enough for WanFa Pavilion to tower above others within the cultivation world.
Yet Feng Ci only looked ahead, that black robed figure reflecting within his eyes: “This disciple wants to enter LangFeng City.”
On the high platform, Pei QianYue sat properly in place, expression ice-cold, without any change: “Why?”
Feng Ci said immediately: “This disciple has admired the City Master for many years. In this lifetime, I only want to accompany by the City Master’s side. Please grant my wish, City Master.”
“Can admiration feed you?” YuChi Chu couldn’t help but scold him: “What’s so good about LangFeng City? They only know how to teach disciples to practice sword all day long. I guarantee you’ll regret it within 3 days. Come to our WanFa Pavilion. I can teach you the Art of Mechanics. I can teach you how to make enchanted armor that allows you to fly in the sky and dive into the sea. Isn’t this much better than those sword flying techniques?”
“Not to mention, your innate constitution only barely counts as passable. He might not even want you, why asked for something that won’t—”
Pei QianYue said quietly: “Okay.”
YuChi Chu opened his mouth and closed it, his unfinished words blocked completely inside his throat.
Feng Ci was also a bit flabbergasted.
With Feng Ci’s strength, it actually wouldn’t be hard for him to see Pei QianYue if he wanted to. Participating in the Immortal Alliance’s entrance selection was only because he wanted to find a more legitimate reason while playing around a bit with these youngsters.
Even if he wasn’t selected in the end, it was no big deal.
Who would have imagined that Pei QianYue was so agreeable.
Everyone all say that the Leader of the Immortal Alliance was extremely apathetic. Now it looks like this wasn’t actually the case.
So obedient. He wasn’t raised completely in vain.
This was what Feng Ci was thinking. However, he heard Pei QianYue dismissively finish the rest of his words: “The outer sect is still missing an errand boy. Your innate constitution is mediocre. If you want to stay, then go sweep floors for the outer sect.”
Feng Ci: “?”
…… Go where?
The author has something to say:
Feng Ci: Then I choose WanFa Pavilion
The novel is completed.
God is blind
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” This child just had a heavily suspcious heart. It wasn’t that big a deal and could be forgiven. ”
hmMmMmmMMm the novel description + that last scene say otherwise 🙂
Love makes people see things through tinted glasses 😂
Hahahahahaha!
Lolololol. Meng ChangQing became Feng Ci’s exclusive NPC guide.
Thank you for the chapter!
loool Feng Ci, so obedient but your family’s brat will make you sweep floors?? 😂 HMmMm, what does that say about the person who raised said brat, hm? 😂😂😂
Thank you very much for the chapter! Loving this story!
Sweeping sweeping sweeping…lmao
Ahhaha the author has something to say part is so hilarious
🤣🤣🤣🤣
thanks for the chapter!
little snake, later u will sleep in the yard for this
Yes, he’s low keep pissing me off 😂in another sect. He would be treated as a good disciple But now he’s being treated as a trash boy here. Who would really take that offer😑
thanks for the chapter!
HAHAHAHA i love the author’s note🤣
Love the author’s sense of humour. 👏😂
A/N 💀💀