Chapter 108 Xizhou Customs
After thinking for a while, Ruan Xing decided to try the real-life simulation first.
There were many registered disciples on Yaoguang Peak. Ruan Xing met several of them after taking a few walks outside. By giving them some small gifts of not too high value, such as medicinal materials, Ruan Xing successfully opened their mouths to talk.
After all, one should be grateful for what one has received. The new junior sister has a good attitude and high cultivation level. It is inevitable that she will be the second Qin Taihe. It doesn't matter if you build a good relationship with her in advance.
Anyway, it's just a chat and asking a few questions.
In the simulation, Ruan Xing was always generous. No matter how much he spent, he would get it back immediately as soon as the simulation was over.
She first asked questions about the technique, but the results she got were pretty much what she expected.
The first method is the same as in Nanzhou, which is to complete the sect's tasks to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for skills. Theoretically speaking, an unknown cultivator in the sect needs to work continuously for a hundred years to obtain the skills of the Golden Core stage, and there cannot be any consumption in the middle.
It sounds harsh, but it makes sense. Disciples in the Qi training stage are attracted by the benefits and fame, but there are too many of them and a mixed bag. The sect wants to select disciples with potential like washing away the sand with the waves. If they keep them all, the first is that the sect's expenses are large, and the second is that it is easy to cultivate laziness in these disciples, so the outer disciples are all self-sufficient.
After a disciple in the foundation-building stage enters the inner gate, he or she basically becomes a reserve resource of the sect, so the most important thing is to cultivate their sense of belonging and identity with the sect. During this period, most disciples will find like-minded friends and have a master.
The kind of disciple who acts like a lone wolf from beginning to end will not sacrifice his life for the sect, so it is also necessary to set a very high difficulty for them to obtain the skills and the Boundary Breaking Pill, so that they have to start socializing within the sect.
Oh my god, what kind of e-paradise is this?
The second type is the most common one, which is given by each master. However, this depends on the master's subjective ideas. If the master thinks you are worthy of training, resources will be tilted towards you. If the master thinks you can break through, he will naturally apply to the sect for a Boundary Breaking Pill.
If you don't make a good impression in the eyes of your master, you will be in trouble.
Therefore, registered disciples are more respectful than close to their masters. A 50% chance of having a chance to break through to the golden elixir stage depends on the master's nod, so they have to be respectful.
The third type is relatively rare. It is awarded by the sect master himself. Generally, it is for those who have made contributions to the sect, or won the first place in a certain event or competition. For example, the reward for the first place in the Golden Platform Discussion is a Boundary Breaking Pill.
Now the Boundary Breaking Pill is still in her pocket and she has no chance to use it.
Ruan Xing did not hide her cultivation level when she came to Yaoguang Peak. The peak master could definitely see that she had completed her foundation building, but she did not mention a word about the exercises and the world-breaking pill. I don’t know what she was thinking. Was she trying to limit her cultivation level?
This is not a problem. Time is pressing. Before she turns 23, she must at least have the strength to fight ten thousand enemies alone, so that she can feel safe in the Xianyuan Continent where demon cultivators are everywhere.
I have died so many times, it's too scary, I must speed up improving my cultivation!
We still have to focus on Qintai He.
Ruan Xing then asked, "What kind of person is our Senior Brother Qintai from Yaoguang Peak?"
The two young sisters' eyes lit up, they smiled at each other and said, "Of course he is a god."
Senior Sister B said, "Except for Fu Qinghong, who is a disciple of Qingyuan Daojun, our Senior Brother Qintai is the fastest cultivator in the past hundred years. If he were not from a Xizhou clan, the sect might have focused on training him."
Senior Sister A nodded seriously, "That's right, Senior Brother Qintai is also good-looking. If he wasn't from a Xizhou clan, there would be countless senior sisters and junior sisters in the inner sect who would want to marry him."
Ruan Xing was a little confused. She felt that Qin Taihe had a secret and proud attitude when he mentioned the Xizhou clan. But how come in the eyes of the two senior sisters, this was the biggest shortcoming?
"Why is this? What's wrong with the Xizhou clan?" Ruan Xing asked hurriedly.
Senior Sister A covered her mouth and laughed, "Junior Sister, you look so young, I'm afraid saying this will pollute your ears."
"Oh, what's the big deal? Although this junior sister entered Taoism early and her body has taken shape, it doesn't mean her mind has taken shape either. What's the harm in talking about it?" Senior Sister B said with a smile, "I heard that the clans in Xizhou have their own customs. Although they also have a spiritual connection when they marry, they value offspring inheritance more. However, it is difficult for cultivators to have offspring, so their family cultivators, both male and female, take concubines. I can't stand this."
Senior Sister A sighed, "Yes, if I want to find a Taoist partner, it must be a cultivator who shares the same ideas as me and can advance and retreat together. I will not accept a bunch of mortal servants just to have children."
This is a problem, but Ruan Xing knows that the monks in Xizhou are very good at pure love. When they pursue a Taoist partner, they really like him. In their eyes, mortals without spiritual bones are just tools for giving birth to children, and they will die in a few decades at most. They don't think that there is anything wrong with themselves or their Taoist partners having mortal concubines. It's all for the family. Everyone does this. Anyway, the children born will only recognize themselves and their Taoist partners as their parents, so what's the difference.
The situation in other states is different. Although there are people who form Taoist couples, they are much fewer in comparison. Most of them are still obsessed with seeking the Tao. It is normal for some male and female cultivators in their twenties during the Foundation Establishment Stage to have feelings for each other. After this period of time, after the Nascent Soul Stage, it is rare to hear gossip about some Taoist or Immortal Lord being crazy about love.
“But speaking of it, Senior Brother Qintai grew up in Yaoguang Peak since he was a child. Maybe his ideas are different from those people from Xizhou.” Senior Sister B said.
Senior Sister A teased her, "Why, do you want to try to woo Senior Brother Qintai? If he goes back to Xizhou someday, I want to see what you will choose, will you follow him or not?"
"Oh, it's just talk, why do you take it so seriously?" Senior Sister B shook her head repeatedly.
"Brother Qintai grew up in Yaoguang Peak?" Ruan Xing couldn't help but interrupt, "Why is that? Where are his parents? Have you ever seen him when he was a child?"
It is too strange that the Xizhou clan, which attaches so much importance to the inheritance of offspring, would let such a talented child be stranded outside.
Senior Sister A thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. I just heard about it. It is said that Senior Brother Qintai was already at Yaoguang Peak when he was a few years old. I don't know who his parents are, but I know they are from the Xizhou clan. But the white wolf grew up with him."
"If you are curious, go ask Senior Sister Meng." Senior Sister B suggested, "We have been at Yaoguang Peak for less than ten years, and the information we know is just hearsay, but Senior Sister Meng is the first registered disciple of Yaoguang Peak. She has been at Yaoguang Peak for more than 30 years, even earlier than Senior Brother Qintai. She is also kind, and we have both been taken care of by her. However, she is preparing to form a pill recently, so she is not at Yaoguang Peak most of the time."
Ruan Xing asked: "Where is she?"
Senior Sister A said, "It should be the Weapon Refining Peak. She is a second-rank weapon refiner. I heard her mention it before. She has not finished working on a protective magic weapon she refined to resist the heavenly tribulation."
"Thank you, senior sister, for telling me." Ruan Xing nodded in thanks, turned around and prepared to go to the Weapon Refining Peak.
She had seen on the map before that Xuanbing Sect had some functional things such as Danfeng and Qifeng. At that time, she had also considered going there to study when she had time, to improve her skill level and learn a few more alchemy recipes.
It was just right that she could find this Senior Sister Meng this time and learn about it in advance. Judging from the intention of the Peak Master, he had no intention of giving her the technique immediately. Perhaps she could achieve this goal in advance before the simulator price increased before the Golden Core.
According to the map he memorized in his mind, Ruan Xing flew towards the Weapon Refining Peak on his sword.
The distance wasn't too far, and it took less than an incense stick of time to fly there. However, this weapon refining peak... there were too many macho men, and she was a little embarrassed to look at it.
Many refining furnaces are open-air. In the world of immortal cultivation, the most common cultivators use swords, so the most common magical instruments forged by refiners are swords. In front of the hot furnace, various materials and ores are melted into the shape of sword embryos, waiting for the next step of transformation.
"Weapon refiners...are all of them like this?" Ruan Xing murmured.
No wonder there are no independent weapon refiners out there.
After looking around, Ruan Xing found a monk who was sitting and resting with a white towel around his neck, and asked politely, "Brother, do you know a female weapon refiner, Sister Meng from Yaoguang Peak?"
"You've come to the wrong place. Female weapon refiners usually learn the water quenching method, which is over there by the waterfall." The monk said casually and pointed Ruan Xing in a direction.
Ruan Xing's alchemy is actually divided into fire refining and water quenching, but the water quenching method has higher requirements on spiritual awareness and requires very delicate operation. The alchemist who taught her was just a casual cultivator. He himself didn't know the technique, let alone teach Ruan Xing.
She thanked him and was about to go over there when suddenly a sword appeared in front of her. Ruan Xing subconsciously bent her waist backward to let the sword pass by, then she stood up and quickly retreated a few steps to the side.
She looked at the woman holding the sword, her mind full of question marks.
Big sister, who are you? What do you mean?
The woman was wearing a yellow dress. Her wheat-colored skin looked very healthy. Her long hair was neatly combed into a high ponytail. There was a hint of provocation in her eyes as she looked at Ruan Xing.
She said, "My new sword has just been forged, and you happen to be next to me, so why don't you help me sharpen it?"
Ruan Xing did not answer immediately, but lowered her eyes and thought, this female cultivator seemed to be a weapon refiner? Was she the Senior Sister Meng she was looking for? However, she was not as kind as she was described by others, and the weapon she refined was not a protective magic weapon to resist the heavenly tribulation.
The cultivator who had just spoken to Ruan Xing stood up and tried to smooth things over. "Senior sister, let me help you test the sword. This junior sister is here to look for Senior Sister Meng. She may have something else to do."
Oh no, that’s ruled out. She is not Senior Sister Meng.
Who could that be? Ruan Xing had only been in Xuanbing Sect for one day.
Did she offend anyone? Or was she just unlucky.
"Stop talking nonsense." The yellow-clothed female cultivator said impatiently, "Why would I waste my time just testing swords? I'm tired of testing swords with you guys all day long. What's wrong with a new fellow cultivator practicing with me?"
Ruan Xing looked at the female cultivator timidly and said pitifully, "Senior Sister, I am no match for you. I entered Taoism early and only focused on improving my cultivation every day. I have never learned any magic."
"It doesn't matter." The female cultivator smiled and said, "I can teach you."
As soon as she finished speaking, her sword had already rushed to Ruan Xing's face. Ruan Xing acted as if she was startled, and jumped like a frightened rabbit to the side of the male cultivator who had just helped her out. She seemed to have lost her balance and fell backwards with a cry. The male cultivator quickly supported her shoulders.
The female cultivator also had reached the perfect foundation. Although this was a simulation, Ruan Xing felt that having a fierce battle with her in public was not the best way. She didn't even know who the other party was or why he disliked her.
She decided to be a green tea girl to the end. Her eyes turned red, she sniffed and trembled, "Senior Sister, if you don't like me, I can leave here, but can you please not hit me?"
"Senior Sister, it's not right to bully a child like this. She only cultivates her realm and not her magic. She really can't help you test the sword. How about I do it?" Another cultivator came over to persuade her.
"Humph, why are you pretending?" The female cultivator glared at Ruan Xing and threw the sword into the arms of the next cultivator. "You go and try. I'm too lazy to move."
After the two men left, the monk who supported her smiled apologetically, "Are you okay?"
Ruan Xing rubbed his eyes and shook his head, "I'm fine. Who is that senior sister? Why does she seem to hate me? I've only been a disciple for one day."
"Maybe she's in a bad mood today. Although she usually has a bad temper, she's never upset for no reason like this." The monk scratched his head and said, "Just stay away from her. Her father is the Yuanying Zhenjun of the Law Enforcement Hall, and her mother is the Jindan Zhenren. If you mess with her, you'll suffer."
Ruan Xing frowned, as if he had guessed why the woman was like that.
"So she called?"
"Xu Sirui."
Is she Xu Sixi’s sister?
She is also a Yuanying Zhenjun. Since the peak master knew about her coming at the first time and transferred her to his Yaoguang Peak, then Xu Sirui's father should also know it.
Perhaps Elder Xu had a few words with Xu Sirui's father before killing her and mentioned her, so Xu Sirui was looking for trouble with her.
But Elder Xu certainly did not explicitly say that Xu Sixi's death was related to her, and Xu Sirui and the others did not have any evidence about her, otherwise, she would not have survived that long in the simulation in the library. She was not important in the eyes of the Xu family, and she would not be standing here now. Maybe she had already been caught and taken to the Law Enforcement Hall.
That is, she took the initiative to come to the Weapon Refining Peak and bumped into Xu Sirui's gun, so she suddenly wanted to let her try the sword.
It seems that if she can't vent her anger, Xu Sirui will make things difficult for her in the future.
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother." Ruan Xing blinked and smiled at him gratefully, "I will avoid her."
Thanks to _Panda Jun_ for the reward~
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(End of this chapter)
