Chapter 2 Apprentice Ascension
While the two were chatting, the wind and clouds in the mountains suddenly changed. The valley that was originally shrouded in dense fog suddenly became filled with golden light. Several rays of golden light penetrated the clouds and mist, dispersing all the dense fog. The sound of fairy music that made people feel relaxed and happy came from the horizon, as if there were immortals in the clouds.
Singing, flowers rained down from the sky, and then turned into golden light all over the ground. Under the golden light, the grass and trees grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the flowers bloomed, as if spring had entered in an instant. Everyone who knelt down in front of the door felt
Feeling refreshed, I couldn't help but marvel.
"A miracle, a miracle!"
"What Xingge said is true. Someone really ascended during the day!"
"My legs that have been cold for so many years have been cured all of a sudden."
"My cultivation has been at a bottleneck for so many years, and yet it loosened up just after being bathed in this golden light. This is indeed the method of an immortal."
"It's immortal energy. These are all immortal energy. Get the storage magic weapon quickly. It's not in vain to get some immortal energy."
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The crowd kneeling at the door made a commotion and looked intently at the courtyard not far away.
"Please be accommodating at all costs. I sincerely want to see Master Tianji." A middle-aged man in a suit kneeling at the door banged his head on the ground, and his pleading tone became more and more urgent, "Cao Liangji of the Jiangnan Cao Family
I beg to see the real person, and I am willing to offer you the Green Spirit Immortal Grass, the Purple Cloud Pill, and the Sky Mirror... I just want the real person to see me... I just want..."
If anyone else were present, their jaws would probably drop in shock. The head of the Cao family, the largest family in Jiangnan Province, with assets exceeding hundreds of billions of Chinese dollars, was kneeling in front of the ancient house like a dog wagging its tail begging for mercy, with blood dripping from his forehead.
It flowed down the corners of his eyes, showing an indescribable embarrassment. But he didn't seem to care at all. He just stared at the crack in the ajar door of the ancient house and said what he just said over and over again.
Beside him, there were hundreds of people who were also kowtowing like garlic. They were either wearing modern clothes or ancient robes and gowns. They were old or young, male or female, and they begged over and over again for the people inside the door to see them.
"Jiangjiajiang Jianbai of Xixia Province", "Nanyun Tianrong Zongning Tianguang", "Wang Rui of the Wang family in the capital", "Shen Xiao of Jiangnan Hidden Sword Villa"... these names that can be heard outside the valley are all here now.
People were doing the same thing in front of the door of the ancient house, kowtowing and begging. But no one dared to stand up and step into the ajar door, for fear that their slightest disrespect would cause some displeasure inside the door.
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"Grandpa He, are there still no visitors today? Why doesn't anyone dare to walk into that courtyard?" A girl in a pink dress in the crowd raised her head and asked softly the old man in black robe beside her.
"Miss, please be careful. In this era of Dharma Ending, golden elixirs are rare, and the Nascent Soul Transformation is even a legendary figure. Now there is a person who has ascended to become an immortal. This is the respect he deserves." The temples of the old man in black robes were slightly raised.
His fingertips are slender and white, and his breath is long. At first glance, he is a master of internal martial arts.
"But grandpa really can't wait any longer. Besides, there are so many people kneeling, how can real people see us." The girl looked like she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she was already very charming. Now she felt anxious and burst into tears.
His eyes were spinning, making him look even more pitiful.
The old man pondered for a moment and then said, "Don't worry, miss. The Immortal may not meet us, but it is said that there will be treasures left behind after ascending. We may have a chance then. There will definitely be a way."
In the courtyard, a stream of golden light shone down from the sky, shrouding Tianji Zhenren inside.
"It seems that the time has come." Tianji Zhenren's whole body was wrapped in golden light at this moment, as if his body was plated with a layer of gold. He looked up at the sky, stood up and said calmly.
"Congratulations." Ye Xiao also looked at the sky, with a hint of complicated emotions in his eyes, a little envious and a little lonely.
"Speaking of which, I just won a game of chess with the teacher. It seems that I should be able to ask the teacher for a reward." The golden light on Master Tianji's body became more and more intense, and his aura rose accordingly. Spiritual energy from all directions gathered here crazily, bursts of golden light
, formed a huge whirlpool, and the invisible pressure made all living things palpitate. In the valley, no matter birds or animals, flowers, birds, fish, insects, or people, they all instinctively knelt down in the direction of Tianji Zhenren.
"Originally, I should give you a congratulatory gift for your promotion. Since I lost a game of chess to you, then you can set your own conditions." Ye Xiao still looked calm and unaffected by pressure.
"I accepted a closed disciple earlier. Now that the disciple has ascended, that disciple has just started practicing. I hope the teacher can take care of him."
"It's OK to take care of people, but you also know that disaster is hanging over my head at any time, so I can't stay here for long."
"Although there is no basis for certainty, I have a hunch that the teacher's disaster is coming to an end."
"Haha, someone said this to me many years ago, I hope so!" Ye Xiao smiled heartily and was noncommittal.
"My apprentice is the youngest daughter of the Song family in West Lake City. Her name is Song Mengyun. She belongs to the Song family in West Lake City. The teacher will find out once she goes to West Lake City and asks. Please excuse me, teacher." In the halo wrapped in golden light, Master Tianji arched his head.
With both hands, he bowed to Ye Xiao again.
"Since you call me teacher, I can't just use my name and do nothing. I've made a note of this."
"Thank you very much, teacher. We met briefly five hundred years ago, and the teacher led me on the path to immortality. Now, when we meet for the second time, the teacher sends me to immortality. I don't know when we will meet again next time."
"We will meet again if we are destined. As long as this disaster cannot kill me, I will be able to go up one day." Ye Xiao said calmly, just like the farewell at the top of Qingzhou City five hundred years ago.
"Haha, the teacher is a very human being. I look forward to seeing you again in the immortal world." Master Tianji turned his palm over, and three thumb-sized golden crystals appeared in his palm. "The disciple has nothing, but at least these days have been condensed with immortal energy.
Three pieces of fairy jade can be used as a farewell gift to the teacher."
"Thank you." Ye Xiao did not refuse and reached out to take it.
Tianjizi's body was filled with golden light, and he could still vaguely see the outline of the person, but now it had turned into a ball of golden particles. Ye Xiao understood that his cheap apprentice Tianjizi was really leaving.
The golden particles were flying and spinning, as if saying their final farewell to Ye Xiao, and finally converged into a golden river, flying towards the clouds in the sky. The visions between heaven and earth gradually dispersed, leaving only the place where Tianjizi had just stood.
A pair of shallow footprints were left in the place.
"Congratulations to the Immortal on his ascension!"
The sky was filled with golden light, and a portal seemed to open slowly between the clouds, dividing the entire blue sky into two. The golden light flew towards the door, and the sounds of congratulations from the people on the ground came from the ground.
Tian Jizi slowly closed his eyes, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips, and his memory seemed to return to the wind and snow in Qingzhou that year.
A little beggar in tattered clothes was hiding under the city wall and shivering. Hunger and cold made him wander on the edge of life and death. Countless people of all shapes and sizes passed by him in a hurry, but no one stopped.
Until a young man in black stood in front of him and said to him with a smile, "Young man, I see that your bones are amazing. Are you willing to learn fortune telling from me?"
That year, Qingzhou City was filled with wind and snow. That year, that young man's smile was really warm.
In the sky, a slightly regretful sigh sounded softly, "I really miss Qingzhou City five hundred years ago!"
Chapter completed!