Although there is no need to go through a grand apprenticeship ceremony.
But recruiting a disciple is also a big deal after all.
Under the witness of Yun Haitang and a few other people, a simple internal apprenticeship ceremony was held at Xiaozhu Peak. Yun Lingshan performed three bows and nine kowtows in an orderly manner.
Tea was served.
The gift of apprenticeship was offered.
After the ceremony, when Yun Lingshan was the only one left, Chen Ping gave her the jade ball he got from Su Lengyuan as a gift from his apprenticeship.
"Thank you, Master." Yun Lingshan carefully took the jade ball.
The greatest value of this jade ball is that it plays a role in the early and middle stages of foundation building, which is just right for Yun Lingshan.
After several decades of foundation building, Yun Lingshan is now a monk in the middle stage of foundation building.
Chen Ping introduced her to the value and use of jade balls, and told her:
"This jade ball has an evil origin. Just use it secretly yourself. Don't show it to others, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
This is just a word of caution.
In fact, in order to convince Jin Dan's father-in-law that his rapid progress in cultivation was due to his natural talent and not from external forces, Su Lengyuan never showed the jade ball from beginning to end.
After Su Lengyuan's death, basically no one knew the origin of this jade ball.
"Lingshan understands."
It was spring in Tianyan City at the moment, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant everywhere.
When Chen Ping and Yun Lingshan arrived, Tianyan City was holding a trading conference, and a few days later there would be a traditional annual program called "Golden Elixir Lecture", so the city was overcrowded and bustling.
The two of them visited several inns before finding a vacant room and settling down.
After settling in, Yun Lingshan began to go to the city to contact some trading caravans that had dealings with the Yun family.
She needs to investigate the situation of Tianyan City as soon as possible and choose a suitable store location.
Chen Ping went out alone and visited the residences of Lin Changshou and Guo Zizhao.
After so many years, I don’t know if they are still alive?
Or have you changed your address?
When I arrived, I saw a young monk couple sitting in the courtyard of Guo Zizhao's original house. They were obviously not Guo Zizhao and his Taoist companions.
In the courtyard of Lin Changshou's house, there was a young monk practicing a set of sword skills.
In the process of turning around several times, Chen Ping caught a glimpse of the young man's facial profile that looked a bit like Lin Changshou, and couldn't help but stop and watch for a moment.
The young man noticed Chen Ping's presence, stopped to practice his sword, and said politely:
"Dare to ask my friend, is something wrong?"
The behavior is polite, but the body language also shows a sense of caution.
But the next second, he noticed Chen Ping's extraordinary momentum and quickly greeted him again:
"It turns out it's Senior Foundation Establishment. I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but it's really offensive. Junior Lin Chang'an, I didn't know that Senior is here, but do you have something important to do with me?"
Lin Changan?
Chen Ping smiled:
"Are you Lin Changshou's son?"
"My father is Lin Changshou. May I ask, senior, are you looking for my father?" Lin Xueping said respectfully. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that a great monk like Chen Ping suddenly came to visit him, so he always remained respectful and vigilant.
Before Chen Ping could answer, he heard a vicissitudes of voice coming from inside the house:
"Chang'an, is there a visitor?"
Then the figure of an old man with gray hair walked out slowly.
The old man's body is already a little stooped, and his face is full of traces of time. His whole person gives people a feeling of dying, but he is dressed very decently and neatly.
When the old man saw Chen Ping, he was stunned and his eyes widened.
"Friend Daoist Lin, long time no see." Chen Ping smiled lightly.
This person is Lin Changshou.
Lin Changshou came over excitedly:
"Brother Chen? Come on, come in. Chang'an, go call your mother back and tell her that Brother Chen is here."
"Yes, Dad." Seeing his father's excited look, Lin Changan probably knew that this person was the friend his father had mentioned before, so he immediately ran out after accepting the promise.
After decades, when the two met again, it was inevitable to exchange pleasantries.
Chen Ping learned from Lin Changshou that Guo Zizhao had returned.
But it wasn't a violent death.
But he lived until the day he died.
Right.
Almost eighty years have passed since I left Lianyuncheng. When they were in Lianyuncheng, Lin Changshou and Guo Zizhao were slightly older than Chen Ping.
After all, they all lived to be over a hundred years old.
The lifespan of the Qi refining period is only about a hundred years. Chen Ping practiced immortality skills, and Shouyuan, who was practicing at the ninth level of Qi, was only 131 years old.
What Guo Zizhao and Lin Changshou practiced was not the longevity skill.
After Guo Zizhao's death, his Taoist companions also returned to Taoism a few years later.
The two left no descendants.
"Fellow Daoist Guo lived for more than a hundred years and had no regrets. He passed away peacefully. I took care of his funeral arrangements."
"I have lived a few more years. My name is Changshou." Lin Changshou smiled teasingly to himself.
He looked at Chen Ping and felt a little sad.
Several people came out of Lianyung City with the same level of cultivation. Decades passed, and Chen Ping became younger and younger. He himself was already on the verge of death, and fellow Daoist Guo was even more covered in loess.
Chen Ping looked at his old friend.
The cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi training.
But there is no sense of "little enlightenment" in it.
Small insights are the same as big insights. They all rely on the monk's own Tao Yun perception. Others can't help much, and even resources can't play a big role.
If resources could really solve all problems, those big sects and big families would probably have as many foundations as dogs and golden elixirs all over the place.
Today, Lin Changshou is showing his age.
There is no facial preservation technique during the Qi refining period, and you will experience changes in appearance throughout the life cycle from birth to death just like ordinary people.
Simple beauty pills are not enough to cover up the feeling of aging.
It was a bit sad to talk about this topic, so Chen Ping changed the direction:
"Didn't I see you have a daughter last time I came here? Why didn't you see her today?"
When talking about his children, Lin Changshou smiled happily:
"That girl is better than her father"
When her daughter was a teenager, she successfully passed the examination for an outer disciple of a small sect and became an outer disciple of that sect.
Lin Changshou’s unfulfilled dream was realized.
Lin Changan did not go to the sect and stayed with his parents. He is now in his thirties.
While the two were chatting, Lin Changan hurried back with her mother.
Lin Changshou's Taoist companion is younger than Lin Changshou, so he doesn't look as old as Lin Changshou.
Lin Changan was holding a large piece of newly purchased second-level monster meat in his hand.
"I saw someone selling second-level monster meat on the road. It was really rare, so I bought some. Senior Chen, father and mother, please chat while I make dinner." Lin Changan hurried to the dining room.
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Chen Ping did not refuse and stayed to have dinner together.
During this period, Lin Changshou talked about Chen Ping’s purpose of coming to Tianyan City this time. Chen Ping said bluntly:
"I came here this time because I want to open a shop in Tianyan City as a window for Yunfu's external trade."
During the chat just now, Chen Ping knew that Lin Changan was also a casual cultivator, taking on various tasks and having no fixed occupation.
And in the past period of communication, I found that Lin Changan inherited his father's style of life, which is steady and steady, not too arrogant, and not too oily.
This is a quality that Chen Ping admires very much.
After a pause, he said:
"The one who came with me to build a new shop this time is Yun Lingshan, whom Lin Daoyou has met before. But she will not stay in Tianyan City for a long time. She will go back after the shop is on track. How about it? Nephew Lin Xian Are you interested in taking up the position of acting store manager?"
Chen Ping is talking about 'acting shopkeeper'.
Not the shopkeeper.
This shop in Tianyan City is very important, so it also depends on Lin Changan's follow-up ability. If his ability can keep up, he would naturally be more willing to let Lin Changan officially take over this position.
As soon as these words came out, the three people on the opposite side were stunned.
Lin Changshou was the first to react and put down his bowl and chopsticks excitedly:
"Brother Chen, look at what you said. If you can hand over such an important position to Quan Zi, you think highly of him. What can he be willing to do? Of course he is willing."
He turned around and slapped Lin Changan on the head:
"You kid, why don't you quickly thank you, Senior Chen."
"Junior Changan thanks Senior Chen." Lin Changan said quickly.
Mrs. Lin also thanked her profusely.
Because of this incident, the three of them were a little excited, and even their eating movements slowed down, trying to understand the opening of the shop.
He also introduced Lin Changan's advantages and repeatedly stated that he would do his best to do this well.
Especially Lin Changan himself was even more excited when he knew that Chen Ping was not building a foundation, but a golden elixir.
When he heard that Yun Lingshan would go back soon, Lin Changshou hesitated and said:
"Brother, the importance of this shop is of great importance. Quanzi will naturally fulfill his responsibilities meticulously. However, to be honest with brother, Quanzi is only at the fifth level of Qi cultivation. Brother and Senior Yun are far away in Lingxiao Sect, so..."
Chen Ping knew what he was worried about.
It's just that his cultivation level is too low and he can't suppress the situation.
To put it bluntly, if any monk comes to cause trouble, you can't control it.
What's more, in a large Immortal Cultivation City like Tianyan City, various powerful forces are entrenched, and the interests are complicated. If someone makes any extra moves, your shop may disappear completely.
Chen Ping has long thought about this problem:
"It doesn't matter. Nephew Lin only needs to run the business. I can arrange these issues freely."
This is not just talk, but he has already considered it.
If you can't even solve this most basic problem, why bother opening a shop?
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Chen Ping returned to the inn and saw that Yun Lingshan hadn't come back yet, so he took out a book and started writing.
This booklet is a story written by three new maids on Xiaozhu Peak. The story was told to them by Chen Ping.
The name of the story is - "Fight to Break the Sky".
The story is almost unfinished, so I can continue writing on my own.
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Three days later.
Yun Lingshan finally settled the store matter.
The store was located according to Chen Ping's requirements. It was not located on the busiest street, but in the center of a relatively less conspicuous street.
This location is adjacent to Central Street, and next to the store is a large-scale weapon refining workshop.
Moreover, the magical weapons in this weapon refining workshop are not low-end, there are many second-level ones, and even third-level ones, mainly customized. This means that the store background is not simple.
It's not easy to get robbed around a store like this.
But the location is not too conspicuous and not overly public.
The talisman shop that Chen Ping wants to open is not for retail sales, but mainly for supplying caravans with regular cooperation.
So there is no need for a too busy location.
"Master, what do you think of this house?" Yun Lingshan asked Chen Ping to make a decision.
Chen Ping praised:
"It's pretty good. The front bunk isn't too big, and the backyard is relatively wide. It can just be set up as a tea room for receiving distinguished guests. What's behind this bedroom?"
"This shop used to be an elixir shop, and inside is the alchemy secret room. The defense of the secret room is very good. We only need to set up a few defensive formations and it can be used immediately..." Yun Lingshan introduced.
Chen Ping saw it and was very satisfied.
Next, Yun Lingshan hired laborers to start the formal repairs of the store.
Lin Changan also officially joined the supervision team.
Five days later, the entire "Fight to Break the Sky" was completed, and Chen Ping took Yun Lingshan to Tianyan Sect.
Originally, he could just go alone. But Yun Lingshan hadn't seen Yu Lingchun for decades and wanted to take a look.
The two had a very good relationship before.
"Master, why did you ask Lingshan to bring a door plaque?" Yun Lingshan asked in confusion as Chen Ping flew.
"Go and seek peace." Chen Ping grinned.
The two of them quickly arrived at the foot of the Tianyan Sect Mountain. After landing, they were a little disappointed when they saw that the disciple guarding the sect was no longer the foundation-building disciple they met the previous two times.
He felt that his sense of loss was probably caused by not seeing his old friend, and there was absolutely no other possibility.
"I need to go to the Ninth Peak, please help me lead the way." Chen Ping showed the token.
His token itself has the right to enter the formation and fly directly to the ninth peak.
But when you first arrive, it’s best to follow the procedures.
"It turns out to be Senior Chen, please come here." The gatekeeper disciple saw the word "Xi" engraved on Chen Ping's token, and immediately recognized that it was the token of Fairy Xiyue's registered disciple, and quickly led the way.
On the way into the mountain, Chen Ping did not fly, but deliberately walked in order to familiarize himself with the terrain of Tianyan Sect.
At the same time, he asked the gatekeeper disciple to introduce the situation of Tianyan Sect.
He came to Tianyan Sect twice, but he only went to the door but never entered, and his understanding of Tianyan Sect was limited to what he heard.
I only know that Tianyan Sect is the largest sect in the Western Wilderness.
There are only two Yuanying monks in the Western Wilderness.
Other than that, not much is known.
At this moment, after listening to the gatekeeper's detailed introduction, I realized that in addition to the two Nascent Souls, Tianyan Sect also had more than thirty Golden Elixir cultivators.
The number is terrifying.
You must know that the sects around Qingyun Domain only have one or two golden elixirs at most. Some sects that are more remote to the south and west don't even have a single Golden Core cultivator, so you can become the leader just by building a foundation.
Tianyan Sect has more than a dozen independent peaks.
Important halls are basically controlled by Jindan.
"...Senior Bian from the Seventh Peak is a master of alchemy and has the most eccentric temperament. Senior Chen has just arrived here, so he must not approach the Seventh Peak rashly."... Master Lianhua from the Thirteenth Peak likes to meditate the most. I have never seen anyone like him. Master Lianhua is the senior who is more capable of practicing hard. This junior has only met Master Lianhua once in all the years he has been in Tianyan Sect... The Great Elder Ximen is the most powerful swordsman in Tianyan Sect. He once defeated two enemies with one ancient sword and one sword. A golden elixir monk who came to challenge was very famous... Master Yuquan was a master of weapon refining. During the battle, various magic weapons and ginseng emerged in an endless stream. Once, Master Yuquan took me and other disciples to a secret realm for training. During the process, he encountered a very powerful beast. The third-level demonic beast, that time really made me and other juniors see it..."
The leading disciple started chatting and introduced Chen Ping to the humanistic environment of Tianyan Sect.
Chen Ping was so happy that he mainly listened.
He will also interject when something is unclear.
As we approached the ninth peak, the topic also turned to the ninth peak:
"...Senior may not know something. Immortal Xiyue is very strict in selecting registered disciples. Ordinary monks can't get into her eyes at all. There once was a golden elixir monk who wanted to worship Immortal Xiyue as his teacher. In order to impress Xiyue Immortal Lord, that Jindan senior has been kneeling at the foot of the Ninth Peak Mountain for three whole months, and he didn’t even see the face of Xiyue Immortal Lord. … These disciples like us even went to the Ninth Peak Mountain without permission. Even Fengmen dare not approach."
The disciple who led the way was amazed.
There was serious fear of Xi Yue in her tone.
Chen Ping thought about it and felt that it was necessary to regain Xiyue's image:
"Not necessarily. This is an isolated case and should not be taken seriously. She is actually very easy-going. I was accepted as a registered disciple by her when I met her for the second time."
The disciple who was leading the way hesitated.
Why does this sound like you want to hit someone so much?
Senior, you are just an exception.
It's really annoying to compare people to each other.
The leading disciple's mouth trembled, he put away his depressed mood, and said:
"Senior Chen is the one who has a master-disciple relationship with Xiyue Immortal Lord. No one else can ask for him."
Chen Ping actually doesn't quite understand.
After several contacts, Xiyue is not the kind of person who is very difficult to communicate with.
Why.
Really.
Xiyue has nothing to be afraid of.
She is obviously the junior sister next door.
(End of chapter)
