Ch120 - The luckiest child (1/2)

9.5 – The luckiest child

translator: xiin

editors: alamerysl & BlueBug

News that Venerable Crimson Flame had accepted an disciple spread rapidly, and very soon the entire cultivation world knew that someone dared to be his disciple. And not only was it not someone that had forced their way in, it was someone he had found himself.

Most of them thought that this was very normal. After all, it was better to find an disciple by themselves than collect a bunch of people who had been stuffed in. Compared to the question of why he chose to accept an disciple now, they were more curious about exactly who Venerable Crimson Flame’s disciple was.

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It was very easy to guess. After all, Still Peak had only just gone through a lightning tribulation, and other than that person and Venerable Crimson Flame, there should be nobody else on that mountain peak. Other than his disciple, there should be nobody else that could make the Venerable act as their Dao protector.

The celebrations for his acceptance as a disciple were extraordinarily grand. All the major powers received invitations, and it could be regarded as a major event in the cultivation world. It was also the first time that Venerable Crimson Flame had done such a high-profile thing ever since he gained his title.

The organizer for this event was Sky Sword Sect, but Chi Clan also joined in. In these past few days, Xue Ling was introduced to the leaders of all the major forces in the cultivation world, and was basically recognized by all of them. He also received a lot of artifacts and weapons.

Almost everyone went through the same set of expressions after seeing him. First, they were dazed, then they were embarrassed because they were dazed, and then they would laugh awkwardly, and then hand over their first-meeting gift with an embarrassed expression on their faces. And when they gave their gifts, they were always very careful about making sure their gazes did not land on his face.

Xue Ling smiled the whole time. He met one person after another, but his smile did not turn stiff. Every time he smiled, the curve of his mouth was slightly different, and every time he received a gift, his smile became especially sincere.

Venerable Crimson Flame had very few friends in the world of cultivation, but he had many acquaintances. Whether it was because of his family’s personal ties, or connections made through Sky Sword Sect, or even based off his own strength, they were all reasons for these people to show him respect.

Another reason, of course, was that they were really curious about what kind of disciple the Venerable had accepted.

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Now that they had met him, they could all only use one objective. Everyone collectively agreed that the little disciple that the Venerable Crimson Flame had taken in was an evildoer.

He was the kind of evildoer who was particularly pleasing and delightful. When he smiled, nobody would be able to refuse his request.

Alas, how could such a lovely child be abducted by someone like Venerable Crimson Flame? If he had been theirs… how much respect would it bring them if they could bring him out to show off every day~

Because of this gathering, Xue Ling’s name spread through the cultivation world. In fact, Chi Lan’s intentions in holding this event was very clear – it was to let everyone know and recognize his disciple, and prevent those who could not see things clearly from hurting or making a move on his person.

His little disciple was really too good-looking. He was a little worried about whether or not he would be able to properly look after him.

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When the young disciples of Sky Sword Sect learned that they now had a new member amongst them with great backing, they were quite worried that the other party would be a bully who would rely on his master’s strength to cause trouble all over the world. Later on, they discovered that they had been wrong.

The Venerable Crimson Flame stayed on Still Peak all day long, and that person also did the same and never came down. They did not have a high enough status to attend when the celebrations to introduce him to the cultivation world were held, and had never seen him at all. When they went to ask their elder martial brothers and sisters, all of them were tight-lipped and refused to speak; making the little disciples even more curious about this new martial uncle of theirs.

But they had not expected that the opportunity for them to see him would come so quickly.

The five great sects and seven major clans accepted new disciples at fixed intervals – once every one hundred years. And this round of recruiting was the time when the protagonist came into the story.

Xue Ling notified the man who was about to enter closed door cultivation, and was in high spirits as he went off to attend the event.

There were only the two of them on Still Peak. The man did not speak much, so claiming that he was helping his master find a small disciple so that he could have a little martial brother was not a problem at all.

Chi Lan had never refused any of his requests. Although this little fellow did not say much to him normally, and only showed his weak side whenever he had something to ask of him, Chi Lan still felt very satisfied. At least his disciple would come to find him if he needed anything.

Very soon, he would probably regret the fact that he agreed to let Xue Ling attend this disciple recruiting event today.

The disciples accepted into the Still, Middle, and Lower peaks were usually already disciples of the sect. That was to say, they were normally from the families of some of the cultivators already in the sect. Once these people’s children reached the age to begin cultivation, they would be sent to the Middle or Lower Peaks according to their qualifications, so the Middle and Lower Peaks did not participate in this recruitment. Still Peak’s situation was quite special. Ever since Chi Lan came to Still Peak, it had always been a place where nobody dared to point their fingers. If Xue Ling wanted anyone, he only needed to bring them back and they would be considered a member of Still Peak. So, when he smiled widely and told the Sect Leader that his master asked him to help select a small disciple, the Sect Leader felt inexplicably gratified.

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At least that person was not completely indifferent, since he and Sky Sword Sect were tied together.

This recruitment convention was attended by people from the Sky, Earth, Profound, and Yellow Peaks. Amongst them, the Sky and Earth Peaks had priority – Sky Peak’s Peak Master was the Sect Leader, and Earth Peak’s Peak Master was the protagonist’s original master, known as ‘Ancestor Thunderbolt’ in the cultivation world. He was a powerhouse in the Dongxu stage, and could not be considered as one of the strongest in Sky Sword Sect, but he had a lightning spiritual root, and his attack power was strong and explosive. Very few people would be able to face him in a one-on-one fight.

The protagonist could be considered very lucky to have been chosen by him back then.

Unfortunately, this person’s intentions were not as impulsive as they appeared on the surface. He seemed to be brewing some conspiracy, and the protagonist’s spiritual roots and constitution were both useful to him. He took in the protagonist only so that he could completely destroy him at the right time and help himself advance.

What Xue Ling had to do was snatch up the protagonist before that person made his decision.

Although he was unable to beat ‘Ancestor Thunderbolt’ in a fight now, there was still someone above him. From Venerable Crimson Flame’s perspective, this Ancestor didn’t count for much.