DreamersGN 273. Chapter 273 Return To Liujiazhai Again!
273. Chapter 273 Return To Liujiazhai Again!
Chapter 273: Returning to Liu Family Village Again!
The next day.
In the early morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Liu Zimo heard someone shouting his name outside the courtyard gate.
"Brother Liu! Brother Liu!"
"Are you awake? We should set off!"
A clear and sweet voice rang out, echoing throughout the servant's courtyard, attracting the attention of many early-rising disciples who peeked out to see.
When they saw the person standing in front of the gate of the sixth courtyard, shouting without restraint, turned out to be a female immortal dressed in the attire of a true disciple, they all chose to retract their heads and remain silent.
Originally, Liu Zimo's presence alone was already intimidating enough for them.
Now, another true disciple had arrived, and they simply couldn't afford to provoke her!
Creak!
Liu Zimo opened the door and walked out of the house with a small package in his hand, responding with a smile, "I'm up, I'm up!"
"I knew we were leaving early this morning, so I was already prepared before dawn!"
He glanced in the direction of Liu Yun and asked, "Didn't you say that another senior sister was also coming down the mountain with us? Why is it only you?"
True disciples with Gold Core cultivation on the Emerald Bamboo Peak were all exceptional geniuses among geniuses.
Even if their talent was not as good as Tang Ziyun, the chief disciple of the main peak, they were still not to be underestimated.
Liu Zimo had wanted to take this opportunity to bind another peerless genius like her.
"Sister Ningxin is waiting for us at the servant's hall," Liu Yun said. "Brother Liu, let's go quickly and not keep Sister Ningxin waiting!"
Liu Zimo nodded understandingly.
Ningxin, full name Yu Ningxin.
She was also a direct disciple of Dai Yingyu, the peak master of the Emerald Bamboo Peak.
It was said that under Dai Yingyu's guidance, she had spent nearly two hundred years breaking through to the Gold Core stage. She was currently the chief disciple of the Emerald Bamboo Peak, and her cultivation level seemed to be at the Gold Core stage.
Unfortunately, just like Liu Yun, this Yu Ningxin was not fond of studying and spent her days either in seclusion or going on adventures.
In the past six months since Liu Zimo entered the library, she hadn't even set foot in the library once. Even though Liu Zimo had wanted to bind her, he never had the chance.
But this time, it was a golden opportunity.
Thanks to Liu Yun, Yu Ningxin had taken the initiative to come.
"Oh, by the way!"
Liu Yun seemed to remember something and reminded Liu Zimo in a soft voice, "Brother Liu, a few senior brothers and sisters from the same sect are coming to see me off this time. They are all the peak master's direct disciples and have been very kind to me. When we meet, I'll introduce them to you!"
Liu Zimo raised an eyebrow.
There's more good news?
He didn't expect it to be a buy one, get a whole bunch situation!
He had been thinking about having the opportunity to bind several peak master's direct disciples, but he never expected Liu Yun to bring all of them right in front of him!
This girl was truly a little lucky star!
Liu Zimo felt delighted and looked forward to it, but he directly waved his hand to refuse Liu Yun's kindness.
"I'd better not. I'm just a servant disciple, I don't have the qualifications to socialize with those true disciples on an equal footing!"
"Just pretend I don't exist when you meet them later, and I'll be happy with that!"
Liu Zimo was very clear about the character of those true disciples in the sect.
Each and every one of them was as proud as a crowing rooster, and they didn't even look at them, the servant disciples.
Liu Zimo didn't want to seek trouble for himself by actively approaching them and being despised or even humiliated.
"No, my senior brothers and sisters are all kind and friendly. They definitely won't care about Brother Liu's identity as a servant disciple!"
Liu Yun persuaded with an innocent face.
Little did she know that her senior brothers and sisters wouldn't even want to set foot in the servant's hall, so how could they possibly be kind and friendly to him, a servant disciple?
Liu Zimo insisted on his own opinion, unwilling to directly communicate with those true disciples, and even more unwilling to let Liu Yun be caught in the middle.
In the end, Liu Yun couldn't resist and had to go along with Liu Zimo's idea.
After a while.
Outside the menial hall, Liu Zimo finally saw Yu Ningxin and the other six peak masters in person, as he had hoped.
Seeing the various colors of light shining on their heads, ranging from five to seven feet long, Liu Zimo's eyes lit up.
Taking advantage of Liu Yun's greeting with several senior brothers and sisters, Liu Zimo's mind moved slightly, quickly binding these seven peerless talents that he had never seen before, one by one!
[Binding successful! Your good sister Yu Ningxin is online, current bindable objects (136/1000)]
[Binding successful! Your good sister Shen Jingzhi is online, current bindable objects (137/1000)]
[...]
[Binding successful! Your good brother Gan Yuanqi is online, current bindable objects (142/1000)]
Great, seven peerless talents have arrived!
Liu Zimo stood silently behind Liu Yun, feeling delighted.
The seven peerless talents, including Yu Ningxin, all looked at Liu Zimo curiously when Liu Yun led him out of the menial disciples, but no one took the initiative to speak to him.
Even though they had heard of Liu Zimo's "reputation" and knew that he was an exclusive menial disciple of the Scripture Pavilion, and even had a replica of the [Qiankun Divine Fire Hood] bestowed upon him by the Keeper of the Scriptures, in the eyes of these true disciples, he still couldn't escape the identity of a menial disciple.
Ignoring and not offending him was the general attitude of the many disciples of Qingyun Immortal Sect towards Liu Zimo.
No one wanted to associate with a mortal, a waste menial disciple who was destined never to set foot in the immortal sect.
Even though this menial disciple had a special status and was favored by the Keeper of the Scriptures, it was the same!
After a hundred years, he would just be a pile of bones, not worth their attention.
Liu Zimo was also happy with this.
He didn't need to have too much interaction with these people, as long as the binding was successful, these people would silently work for him every day.
After a few senior brothers and sisters exchanged greetings with Liu Yun, Yu Ningxin finally spoke up:
"Alright, it's getting late. Junior brothers and sisters, it's time for me and Yun'er to set off!"
After speaking, the senior brothers and sisters bid farewell to each other.
Taking the opportunity, Yu Ningxin drew her flying sword and flew into the sky with Liu Yun and the silent Liu Zimo.
In mid-air, the gusts of wind howled, and Yu Ningxin's expression was cold and indifferent, showing no intention of speaking.
Liu Yun stood behind her like a well-behaved child, not saying a word.
But her gaze was always focused on the flying sword beneath her feet, seemingly learning Yu Ningxin's sword control technique.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Zimo quietly clicked on the "!" symbol floating above Yu Ningxin's head.
In an instant, Yu Ningxin's relevant attribute panel appeared directly in front of Liu Zimo's eyes:
[Name] Yu Ningxin
[Age] 19632
[Spirit Root] Top-grade Gold Spirit Root, Top-grade Wood Spirit Root
[Cultivation Realm] Gold Core Second Realm
[Cultivation Techniques] Golden Cicada Nine Transformations, Turtle Breath Dao Technique, Spirit Plant Nurturing Art, Sword Control Technique...
Top-grade dual spirit roots!
It was quite similar to the Elder Zhou who was in charge of testing in the immortal sect, both having top-grade Gold Spirit Root and top-grade Wood Spirit Root!
However, Yu Ningxin's age seemed a bit outrageous, even older than Elder Zhou by several thousand years!
Seeing the long string of numbers displayed behind Yu Ningxin's [Age] attribute, Liu Zimo couldn't help but be intrigued.
"Could it be that this Yu Ningxin came from the lower world of Ascension?"
"Otherwise, with her dual spirit roots and cultivation talent, it would be impossible for her to be almost twenty thousand years old and only reach the level of the Gold Core Second Realm!"
It's no wonder Liu Zimo had such a guess.
Yu Ningxin's age was indeed quite outrageous.
You should know that Tang Ziyin, who also had the cultivation realm of the Gold Core Second Realm, was only eighty-five years old.
Yu Ningxin was not an ordinary disciple with mixed spirit roots. Even if her talent was not as good as Tang Ziyin's, it would still be impossible for her to cultivate for nearly twenty thousand years and only catch up to Tang Ziyin's level.
So the only explanation was that Yu Ningxin must have come from the lower realm of Ascension, and the time she had been cultivating in the immortal path was probably only a few hundred years.
While Liu Zimo was lost in thought.
Yu Ningxin had already landed on an open space outside the county town with him and Liu Yun.
"Junior sister Yun'er, we will meet here again in seven days, and then I will take you back to the sect!"
After landing, Yu Ningxin quietly instructed Liu Yun:
"During this period, if you encounter any danger that you can't solve on your own, activate the talisman seal I gave you. Within a thousand miles, I will arrive instantly!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Liu Yun's reply, Yu Ningxin hurriedly rose up on her sword again and disappeared into the sky with a swish.
"Liu Big Brother, don't mind her. Senior Sister is always like this, cold on the surface but warm-hearted, not very talkative!"
Liu Yun watched Yu Ningxin disappear into the distance and explained softly to Liu Zimo,
"These past few days, a relative of hers in the mortal realm is about to ascend to the Transcendent realm, and she is anxious to go to the place of ascension to wait."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zimo couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
As expected.
His previous guess was not wrong. This Yu Ningxin was indeed an ascender from the mortal realm.
Moreover, judging from Liu Yun's words, Yu Ningxin was able to know in advance that her relative was about to ascend.
Obviously, she also possessed the divine ability secret technique to communicate with the mortal realm.
"Are there many ascenders like Senior Sister Yu in the immortal sect?"
Liu Zimo pretended to be curious and asked Liu Yun.
Liu Yun didn't think much and replied directly, "Indeed, there are quite a few. Not only in the inner sect and true transmission, but many elders in the immortal sect also ascended from the mortal realm!"
"According to the Master, those who can ascend from the small world are the most outstanding geniuses!"
"And when ascenders ascend, they all undergo the baptism of the Transcendent realm, and their affinity for the spiritual energy of this realm is even better than that of the native cultivators in this realm."
"Not only in our Qingyun Immortal Sect, but also in other major immortal sects, they all favor such ascenders!"
Liu Zimo nodded in understanding.
He had seen related records in the library before.
However, as an ascender himself, he didn't experience any of the affinities that an ascender should have.
Even the strength of his spiritual roots did not reach a full scale, which was really embarrassing for many senior ascenders.
"Liu Big Brother, are you going back to your own home first, or are you going back to Liu Family Village with me?"
Liu Yun looked at Liu Zimo hopefully.
Liu Zimo shook his head and said, "I don't even know where my home is now. If you don't mind, I'll go back to Liu Family Village with you!"
"Really? That's great!"
"After we get home, I'll have my grandfather make delicious food for us!"
"And, and, if Liu Big Brother doesn't have a home, you can consider Liu Family Village as your own home. We are all your family..."
Liu Yun clapped happily, unabashedly holding Liu Zimo's right hand and walking towards Liu Family Village, chattering non-stop along the way.
Liu Yun had just reached the Core Formation stage, and even though she had practiced the Sword Control Technique, she could only barely fly on her sword and didn't have the ability to travel with a "mortal" like Liu Zimo.
So, they still relied on their feet and ran all the way.
Compared to half a year ago, when they fled from Liu Family Village, it took them nearly half an hour to reach Linqing County.
This time, their pace was many times faster.
In just a few minutes, they crossed dozens of miles of mountain roads and arrived at the entrance of Liu Family Village.
"Sister Yun?!"
"Haha, it's really Sister Yun who's back!"
"Mountain boy, go tell Uncle Chang that Sister Yun is back!"
As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, Liu Jian, who was responsible for guarding the village, recognized them.
Liu Jian opened the door to welcome them and instructed a nearby child to quickly enter the village and deliver the news.
"Haha, Brother Liu, Sister Yun, you're finally back!"
"Quick, come into the village and rest. I'll show you the way!"
Liu Jian enthusiastically led the way for the two of them, talking loudly as they walked,
"It's been half a year since you left. I'm afraid you won't recognize the changes in our village, right?"
"Not just you, even those of us who have been living in the village feel like we're dreaming!"
"Look, these rows of brick houses, and the stone roads on the ground, were all built for free by the county government after Sister Yun entered the immortal sect!"
"Now, our Liu Family Village has become famous in the surrounding ten miles and eight townships. There are even queues of girls and young women who want to marry into our village!"
Liu Jian's face was filled with pride and happiness.
Thanks to Liu Yun, he had also married a wife now, and life was so beautiful.
"Not only that, the county magistrate has mentioned more than once that he wants the people in our village to move to the county to live."
"But Uncle Chang is attached to his homeland and doesn't want to leave, so it has been delayed until now..."
Liu Zimo and Liu Yun looked at the huge changes in the village and listened to Liu Jian's enthusiastic explanation, and they both understood in their hearts.
This is the direct benefit of joining the immortal sect and becoming a true disciple.
It is also a true portrayal of the saying that has always been circulating among the secular world, "When one person achieves enlightenment, even chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven."
All the relatives and clan members living in the secular world have had their destinies changed and lived a wealthy and prosperous life because of Liu Yun's existence.
In the future, if there are clan members with spiritual roots, it will be easier for them to join the immortal sect.
"What about Cuijiabao?"
Liu Yun has always been concerned about this issue and asked Liu Jian softly, "After we left, did they come to the village to cause trouble again?"
Liu Jian waved his hand and sneered, "What Cuijiabao? After the county magistrate came to our Liu family village, he learned about the various crimes of Cuijiabao and immediately led the county's officials to crush Cuijiabao!"
"It is said that all the Cui clan members in Cuijiabao were beheaded according to the law, and the nearby people were very happy!"
Liu Zimo nodded slightly at the words, which was within his expectations.
The deterrent power of a true disciple is not comparable to that of the so-called outer disciples of Cuijiabao.
However, when Liu Yun heard this news, she was stunned on the spot for a while before reminding Liu Jian softly, "Jian ge, in the future, the people in our Liu family village cannot behave arrogantly like Cuijiabao, otherwise we may end up with the same fate as Cuijiabao!"
Liu Jian nodded and replied, "Of course, sister Yun, you can rest assured! Elder Shanzhang has already told us that if anyone dares to do evil in the name of sister Yun, he will be the first to disagree!"
"Besides, our Liu family village has always been honest and law-abiding, unlike those bad seeds in Cuijiabao who have done all sorts of evil deeds!"
While they were talking, Liu Chang, the old mountain elder, came running with his men at the intersection ahead.
When Liu Zimo saw him and his beloved granddaughter, Liu Chang was so excited that his beard trembled and his eyes turned red.
"Grandpa!"
Seeing her grandfather, Liu Yun rushed forward and threw herself into his arms.
Liu Chang laughed heartily, holding the little girl and wiping away a tear quietly, emotionally saying, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"
"Truly blessed is my old Liu family, finally producing a disciple of the immortal sect!"
After hugging Liu Yun and sighing repeatedly, Liu Chang shifted his gaze to Liu Zimo and said, "Young Master Liu, I have already heard about what happened in Linjiang County before. I can't thank you enough. If you have any orders in the future, just speak up!"
"You are too kind, Elder Liu. If it weren't for the bowl of meat porridge you gave me before, I would have starved to death on the roadside. If we talk about repaying kindness, it is the life-saving grace you showed me..."
After exchanging a few polite words, Liu Chang took his granddaughter's hand and invited Liu Zimo into their old house.
The appearance of the old house hadn't changed much, but all the furniture inside had been replaced with new ones.
"These were all done by the county magistrate's people. They said it's the benefit of being a disciple of the immortal sect. The homes of true disciples of Qingyun Immortal Sect cannot be too shabby!"
"They wanted to demolish this old house and rebuild it, but I refused. This is where Yun grew up. How can we just tear it down?"
Inside the courtyard, Liu Chang smoked his pipe and chattered on, recounting the many changes that had taken place in the Liu family village over the past six months.
Liu Yun passed the test of the immortal sect and was directly accepted as the personal disciple of the Cui Zhu Peak Master.
The status of the Liu family village naturally rose with it.
Not only did they receive blessings from the immortal sect, but the county magistrate and some local families also rushed to curry favor.
Not only were they exempted from local taxes, but the county also funded the renovation of the entire Liu family village.
Therefore, in just six months, the changes in the Liu family were earth-shattering.
However, Liu Chang was not happy and excited about this. On the contrary, he was somewhat worried and uneasy.
He was afraid that these sudden benefits and favors that came knocking on their door would be like a mirage, like sugar-coated bullets.
If they were not careful, the entire Liu family village might end up like Cuijiabao.
"You can rest assured, Elder Liu. The county magistrate did not lie. After becoming a true disciple of the immortal sect, the relatives and blood relatives of the true disciples can indeed enjoy the blessings and protection of the immortal sect!"
Liu Zimo said softly to Liu Chang, "As long as you all stay true to yourselves, do not tarnish the reputation of the immortal sect disciples, and do not commit evil acts, such blessings will only increase in the future!"
Liu Zimo was not deceiving Liu Chang about this.
All major immortal sects treat the families and relatives of their disciples in the same way.
Moreover, as Liu Yun's cultivation strength continues to improve and her position in the immortal sect becomes more stable, the blessings and treatment that the Liu family village can enjoy in the secular world will only become more abundant!
(End of this chapter)