Chapter 673 - 509: Star-Picking Initiation (3)

Chapter 673: Chapter 509: Star-Picking Initiation (3)

Tan Yunxing’s face turned slightly grim. Zhu’Er was merely a mortal woman; at the Minglong Mountain Immortal Sect Gate, she couldn’t take a step beyond this courtyard. Where could she possibly go?

Immediately, he took action, first gathering the servants in the courtyard, then using his authority to inquire among the nearby stationed cultivators and those guarding the mountain gate. After piecing together tidbits of information, he finally confirmed that Zhu’Er had been taken away by several cultivators.

Who was it?

Rage surged within his heart, just as he was about to investigate further, a letter was delivered to him. At the sight of the signet seal on it, Tan Yunxing’s hand trembled.

It was his mother’s letter.

After dismissing the others, he opened the letter. Zhang Lemei wrote that Zhu’Er, unable to endure Tan Yunxing’s humiliation, had sought her help. Fearing that Tan Yunxing’s recklessness might lead to disaster, she secretly had Zhu’Er taken away. Zhu’Er had now been sent back to the mortal world, and he need not search for her any longer.

The letter concluded with severe reprimands, urging Tan Yunxing not to indulge in women and to cultivate diligently, achieving Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

Upon reading the letter, Tan Yunxing invoked a spell and the letter ignited in flames.

In the flickering firelight, his ashen face alternated between light and shadow, appearing quite frightening.

Mother, do you really see me as a three-year-old child all the time?

Expect me to believe such flawed words?!

If Zhu’Er truly intended to run away, why didn’t she take any of the treasures and fine jade I gave her, not to mention the luxurious clothes? Does she not plan to live anymore?

Ha, it’s always like this.

Whatever I like, you take away. Whatever I value, you belittle. Whatever I love, you destroy.

This cannot continue; I must succeed in Foundation Establishment and break free from you forever!

He stood up furiously, but at that moment, a mystical vibration resonated from the void, infusing profound information into his sea of consciousness. Tan Yunxing’s eyes widened with exhilaration, his face overflowing with joy.

My opportunity for Foundation Establishment has arrived!

...

In the solemn and majestic main hall, over thirty young disciples were undergoing the final stage of the initiation ceremony: meeting the Sect Leader and listening to his exhortations.

Moments ago, they had already honored Heaven and Earth, bowed to the ancestors, and were bestowed with the white feather symbolizing their status as Outer Disciples of the Yunshan Sect. Thus, they were no longer Spirit Seeds but the newly initiated young disciples of Yunshan Sect.

The entire initiation ceremony had been meticulously explained by their senior brothers before their arrival to avoid any mistakes. Wei Zhaixing had imagined it a thousand times in his mind, but now, as imagination turned into reality, he felt his face grow hot, and his body light and airy, reminiscent of the feeling a year ago when he secretly drank a gourd of wine from his grandfather.

When he saw the familiar yet unfamiliar figure standing ahead, Wei Zhaixing’s mind went blank, unable to even hear what was being said, merely staring dumbly at this Immortal with extraordinary stature and demeanor.

Our Sect Leader, Lu Qian.

Finally, I’ve seen the Sect Leader. From today on, I am a Yunshan Disciple.

In this hazy state, when Wei Zhaixing finally came to, the Sect Leader had finished speaking and departed as the disciples sent him off reverently.

Wei Zhaixing felt an immediate regret, cursed himself for not hearing what the Sect Leader had said.

He turned immediately to the fellow disciple beside him: "Dan Niu, what did the Sect Leader just say?"

The eight-year-old companion blinked his clear and pure eyes: "Uh? He spoke."

Wei Zhaixing sighed: "Dan Niu, from now on we’re Yunshan Disciples, you need to be more attentive."

"Attention, what attention, where’s the attention?"

...

In May of the 393rd year of Jia Shen, the opportunity for Foundation Establishment arrived for Sect Leader’s second disciple, Tan Yunxing. Lu Qian also paid considerable attention, assigning Yang Jiye and Xiao Tianci, carrying a Golden Core Paper, to lead a hundred Inner Sect Disciples as guards.

This was arguably the most formidable arrangement among the recent cultivators preparing for Foundation Establishment. Feeling this level of support, Tan Yunxing, flushed with excitement, bowed deeply before Lu Qian.

"Master, I will surely succeed in Foundation Establishment and return!"