Chapter 14 - The Soul Formation Supremacy (1/2)

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“Shen… Shen Ying?” Who! Who? He had never heard of her. But the main point was—since when had this person been standing here? He was a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he hadn’t detected her presence at all. Xi Qiu swept a questioning look at his sect members, but they all wore equally surprised expressions.

His heart immediately sank and he became on guard. He glanced at the girl, releasing a bit of his Divine Perception. His Divine Perception revealed that she did not possess any Spirit Qi—she was only a mortal.

Xi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had not noticed her because he had been overcome by surprise. But… it was certainly strange that Yi Qing, a Golden Core Sword Cultivator, had actually sought a mortal woman as his master. Although the path of a Sword Cultivator was arduous, his future would be limitless once his Core reached fruition. Why had he chosen a master like this?

“Miss… Shen,” Xi Qiu greeted her with a smile. She was definitely a mortal. He thought it over again, and surmised that perhaps this girl was Yi Qing’s mortal master from before his cultivation practice began. Perhaps even after he started on the Immortal Dao, he still could not forget his teacher’s kindness which just proved the nobleness of his character. This further convinced Xi Qiu that he had to recruit Yi Qing.

“Since you already have a master, I will certainly not force you to choose another.” He smiled and continued to persuade him, “But there is always the position of guest elder in my sect, and since my Fellow Daoist is already a Golden Core Dao Lord, how about becoming a guest elder in my sect?”

Yi Qing frowned uncertainly.

Xi Qiu immediately added, “Although guest elders are nominal sect members, we usually don’t impose any restrictions on them. Fellow Daoist can still travel like you did before. Only, you can expect help from my sect during your travels. For instance, we can assist in matters such as releasing souls from Gonfalons, saving you much trouble. Just instruct my disciples to bring them back to our sect.”

Indeed, being a member of a sect did have its benefits. More than anything, one only had to look at the matter of Rui Mi. If he had had the support of a sect, he could have solved the problem before the Soul Devouring Gonfalon gave birth to the Ghost King.

“Besides, my sect always gives our guest elders special treatment.” Xi Qiu continued to try and persuade him. “You can choose whatever cultivation technique you want from our Dao Repository. We will also provide a separate cave abode and a monthly supply of spirit stones and elixirs. If you have any other requests, please feel free to bring them up.”

“Are meals provided?” Yi Qing was just about to refuse when Shen Ying suddenly popped a question.

“What?” Xi Qiu was momentarily stumped. What kind of request was that?

A thought suddenly struck Yi Qing who had been unmoved by Xi Qiu’s speech until that point. There was an contrite expression on his face. He had forgotten that master had not had breakfast yet. This reflected badly on his competency as a disciple.

“Sect Master Xi, does your sect provide your disciples with a daily supply of food such as spirit rice and fruit?” he asked solemnly.

“Yes, we do…” Is this a very important condition? Isn’t food only required by outer sect disciples who are yet to practice Grain Liberation? “If you like, you can obtain it from the Outer Affairs Hall.”

“Okay, I’m in!”

“Huh! Huh?” You agreed just like that… don’t you need to think it over?

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“Sect Master, I must trouble you to arrange a place with a kitchen.” Yi Qing clasped his hands in a show of thanks.

“Alright…” A bemused Xi Qiu called over a disciple to lead the way.

However, Yi Qing’s group was already rushing out of the hall with the disciple. Though they were some distance away, the gist of their conversation could still be heard.

“I’m famished!”

“Fellow Daoist, please lead the way quickly. My master is hungry.”

“How much longer?”

“Master, don’t worry. We are almost there.”

“Oh, please make soup today. I have been hungry for too long, so I need to warm my belly.”

“Yes Master, no problem Master!”

Xi Qiu: “…”

Xi Chen: “…”