Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 876 - 16 Each Teaches His Own
Chapter 876 -16 Each Teaches His Own
In the end, Qiu Changtian still accepted four disciples, as the Ziwei Master had suggested.
Xu Jin had the most exceptional temperament and was even better than Xu Yinglian back then, leaving nothing to criticize.
(Qiu Changtian subconsciously ignored the main culprit behind destabilizing Junior Sister Xu’s state of mind)
Luo Chuan had the most superior “Root Bone,” probably the best among everyone.
The Shushan Shangqing Faction would have been a more suitable fit for him, but since the Luo Family wanted to bank on him, it was also fine. After all, my Sword Control Technique is second to none even within the whole Kunlun Taiqing Sect.
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Ge Juan’s greatest advantage lies in her piercing intelligence, which clearly suggests she should have gone to the Penglai Jade Pure View.
Choosing to join my sect for similar reasons is fine too, anyway, whatever she wants to learn I can teach her.
And then there was Zhao Yunhu.
This girl… Right after the apprentice selection ceremony ended, Qiu Changtian went to inquire with several elders from the Guyuan Zhao Family’s faction and found out that the Zhao Family had actually prepared a whole set of pretexts for her.
In front of the family elders, Zhao Yunhu’s assurances were very solid, and she was articulate during the practice session—who knew that she would suddenly drop the script and improvise during the apprentice selection ceremony.
It was to the extent that the Zhao Family elders’ faces changed color on the spot, yet they were powerless, and now they could only imply in a roundabout way to Qiu Changtian that Zhao Yunhu was actually excellent in all aspects, just somewhat stubborn, hoping he wouldn’t mind.
Of course, Qiu Changtian wouldn’t hold a grudge against this young girl. Besides, he didn’t place much importance on these master-disciple relationships, given that he was eventually going to defect from the sect. Becoming too close to these disciples would only harm them instead.
Thus, he returned to Miaoxuan Mountain with Xu Yinglian and the four disciples by Sword Control.
“All of you, introduce yourselves.” Inside the cave dwelling, Qiu Changtian casually sat on the edge of the stone bed and commanded.
Xu Yinglian fetched sitting mats for the four disciples to kneel on.
“How should we introduce ourselves?” Luo Chuan was the first to ask, “What does Master want to hear?”
“Just talk a bit about yourselves,” Qiu Changtian said offhand, “things you like, things you dislike, and your dreams and such.”
The four disciples looked at each other. What kind of self-introduction was this?
In this era, self-introductions usually started with my surname is such and such, my name is so and so, hailing from such and such a background… The information Qiu Changtian asked for was too personal, which everyone found rather odd.
But since the master had spoken, they dared not disobey, so Luo Chuan was the first to say:
“I am Luo Chuan, I like cultivation, despise the weak, and dream of forming a First Grade Golden Core!”
Xu Yinglian silently watched him, thinking to herself that although the child was clever, he was ultimately not mature enough.
Previously, at the apprentice selection ceremony, when Qiu Changtian had yet to agree to take apprentices, showcasing your quick wit was acceptable because he was testing it.
But now that the master-disciple relationship is confirmed, he is asking you this to quickly bridge the distance between people. If you continue to flatter him like this, you actually lose your authenticity.
“Is that so.” Qiu Changtian said with a laugh, “But you’re a weakling now, aren’t you?”
“I won’t be weak forever.” Luo Chuan said proudly.
“Hmm.” Qiu Changtian neither agreed nor disagreed and looked at the others. “What about you all?”
“Xu Jin,” Xu Jin replied, “I like reading, don’t dislike anything in particular, and my dream is to attain great freedom and ease.”
“Oh? And what exactly is ‘great freedom and ease’?” Qiu Changtian asked with a smile.
After a moment of silence, Xu Jin responded:
“To act in all ways according to one’s true heart, without any need for doing anything out of compulsion.”
This girl… It seems she’s been specifically pointed out by the Xu Family of Southern Heaven to be my disciple, and she’s pretty dissatisfied with it.
Qiu Changtian glanced subtly at Xu Yinglian, implying that although this child may seem indifferent, her desire to win is just like yours back in the day.
Xu Yinglian’s lips twitched slightly as she said:
“Even if you have achieved Feather Transformation and ascended to immortality, if there are people you care about compelling you to do things you do not wish to, what would you do?”
Without a second thought, Xu Jin replied:
“I have no one I care about.”
Following that, she noticed the look in everyone’s eyes when they turned to her, perplexingly filled with a hint of pity.
…Did I say something wrong? Xu Jin wondered.
Qiu Changtian laughed heartily, feelings of warmth spreading through his heart.
He guessed what Xu Yinglian was getting at:
The former Junior Sister Xu was always reluctant to accept the fact that “I am weaker than Senior Brother,” but that desire to win has never changed.
It is only because of love that she forces herself to accept the fact, placing herself below her Senior Brother, which naturally does not count as the utmost freedom and ease, but would Xu Yinglian regret it?
As for Xu Jin, she’s too young. She wouldn’t understand if you talk to her about such matters.
“How about the two of you?” Qiu Changtian looked at the other two.
“I am Ge Juan.” Ge Juan spoke up, “What I like is the same: reading and cultivating. What I detest are troublesome matters, and my dream is to become the next Head of the Kunlun Sect.”
“Why do you wish to be the Head of the Kunlun Sect?” Qiu Changtian asked, surprised.
“Because the master will surely lead Kunlun to its pinnacle,” Ge Juan replied. “I just want to rest in the shade of the big tree that my master has planted.”
With that, everyone burst into laughter, except for Zhao Yunhu, who kept her poker face tight, not saying a word.
“What about you, Zhao Yunhu?” Qiu Changtian called her by name.
“Me.” Zhao Yunhu paused, “I like smart people, hate idiots, and dream of taking charge of the Zhao Family of Guyuan, making all those irredeemably stupid old fools shut up!”
This one sure dares to speak her mind… The other three disciples sweated on her behalf, only to hear Qiu Changtian ask:
“Do you have any complaints about the elders in your family?”
“They are all too stupid,” Zhao Yunhu replied.
“For example?” Qiu Changtian continued to inquire.
“I’m not stupid,” Zhao Yunhu replied, meaning that such matters involve family secrets, how could I possibly tell you?
The other three looked at her speechlessly, thinking, so you can criticize your family elders, but we can’t?
Qiu Changtian smiled naturally and said:
“Good, I have a general understanding of you now.”
“Next, let’s talk about cultivation. The technique I practice is the ‘Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’, but this Qi Refining Technique can only be taught by direct transmission from the Sect Leader. Your master is currently in communication with him, therefore I cannot instruct you in it for now.”
“Before we have an outcome, apart from breathing and Qi Refinement, and quickly passing the three tests to reach the Qi Refining Rank, you should also choose a magic for self-protection to use in combat.”
At this point, Qiu Changtian pondered briefly and said:
“Xu Jin, start with Daoist Magic, Luo Chuan study the Sword Control Technique, Ge Juan can consider the Talisman Scripts or Formation, Zhao Yunhu… Yun Hu, what do you want to learn?”
“I want to learn the Thunder Method!” Zhao Yunhu replied immediately.
“Good, the Thunder Method it shall be,” Qiu Changtian said with a smile as he stroked his palm, “Once you enter the Qi Refining Rank, I will arrange for you to spar with each other, to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various magical combat strategies.”
“Afterwards, I shall reorder your training, how does that sound?”
