Chapter 285 To forget the means by which the end is attained (1/2)

Shen Lian said, ”Sure, please go ahead.”

Shoujing and Shouxuan sent Shen Lian out. With a low voice, Shoujing said, ”That little girl has a strong, soulful aura and she's only eleven or twelve years old. Could it be that she's the Headmaster's daughter?”

With an expressionless face, Shouxuan responded, ”Nonsense! The Headmaster has been cultivating in the mountains for the past ten years. How would he have a daughter out of nowhere?”

Shoujing murmured, ”Who knows? The Headmaster is always so unpredictable. Maybe he went down the mountains during his cultivation. Plus, don't you think they look alike?”

Shouxuan looked at Shoujing with a hint of mercy, he sighed and wrote a message on the table using wine, 'Do you think the headmaster won't be able to hear us?'

Shoujing's face changed immediately as he recalled how different Shen Lian looked when he's calm and when he's punishing someone.

He scolded himself for being garrulous but why didn't his cold-hearted senior fellow apprentice reminded him earlier?

He then secretly decided that after reaching the open waters, he would stay at the Temple of Longevity to serve Uncle-Master Yan.

Not long after, Shen Lian and Ruoxi arrived at the Wenxin intersection outside of gates of Qing Xuan. Ruoxi said, ”Uncle, the two brothers said that I'm like your daughter.”

Shen Lian stroked her hair, it's not appropriate for him to style Ruoxi's hair and could only leave it unkempt. Unknowingly, Ruoxi has grown so much and it was difficult to see her as a kid. He calmly replied, ”You could still hear them from so far away. Looks like you've been working hard in the past few years. Once we get back up the mountain, I will officiate your entry to Qing Xuan.”

Ruoxi happily said, ”That's great. Uncle, when can I start flying with the wind? I am now capable of lifting myself using my Qi and with the help of the wind, I can rise up to the sky for a brief moment.”

Shen Lian smiled, ”Let's not rush, take it step by step.”

Ruoxi looked down with a dejected expression and said, ”I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait until then. For the past few days, I've been having visions of the Master. I'm afraid that I might turn into someone else one day in the future.

Shen Lian patted Ruoxi's shoulders and said, ”Ruoxi, no matter what, always remember that you are Ruoxi, your mother is my sister and you are my niece.”

Ruoxi lowered her head and said, ”Yes.”

The both of them were quiet as they walked on the Wenxin Road. The force of Wenxin Road was strong but it did not affect Ruoxi at all. She did not go through any disturbance and managed to enter Qing Xuan very quickly.

Wenxin Road was personally designed by Grandmaster Yuanqing. Although its main purpose was to test the newly recruited disciples, some deeply cultivated cultivators too could not bypass its effects.

Ruoxi was not affected by the Wenxin Road at all because she possessed special qualities.

Not only that she had to face the Synchronized Heart Mantra of Taisu but her Yuan Jun incarnation was gradually affecting her. Spiritual techniques were not effective on her anymore.

This was very similar to reincarnation as the reincarnated has several spirit levels and were not affected by millions in the human realm.

She effortlessly entered Qing Xuan and as they were about to reach the Taiyi Peak, Gu Caiwei was already waiting for them. Shen Lian and Gu Caiwei both specialized in the Taixu Strategy and could communicate telepathically with each other.

On the clouds' road, Ruoxi curiously analyzed this gentle elder sister who looked at her with gentle warm like a stream in the mountain, or even the moonlight that shined through the bamboo window in a silent night.

Gu Caiwei smiled and said, ”So this is your niece? She does resemble you.”

Shen Lian said to Ruoxi, ”This is Aunt Gu Caiwei. She is my Senior Apprentice-Sister.”

Ruoxi was not shy at all, she courteously responded, ”Hi Aunt Gu, you look really pretty.”

She added, ”As pretty as Sister Xiaoyu.”

Gu Caiwei was flustered and laughed out loud, ”Shen Lian, you met Xiaoyu again? Please get her to address me as her aunty next time and that will make her your niece.”

Shen Lian let out a cough and said, ”Senior Apprentice-Sister, stop joking around. How is the Grandmaster?”

Gu Caiwei recollected herself and said, ”The Grandmaster is not showing any signs of advancing. But don't worry, the Grandmaster has been through too much. Although she was heavily injured, this is not much of a hurdle for her. It's just that the news about the joint marriage between Guangqing and the Taisu Sect was spreading like wildfire.”

Taisu had millions of years of history and the joint marriage with the powerhouse Guangqing would trigger the entire world of cultivation. Even the rise of Zen among Buddha sects that silenced that the eight sects of Buddhism were not as influential as the joint marriage.