Chapter 11-Turning Point
In the Ye family's reception hall.
Ye Haoran asked Wanxuan Zhenren to sit down on the main seat. After the maidservant served the fragrant tea, Ye Haoran motioned for Ye Cai to take the maidservant and the waiter out of the hall, leaving only him, Ye Wei, the Second Mistress, and the Third Mistress who came uninvited and refused to leave.
Seeing that there were no outsiders, Wanxuan Zhenren cut to the chase. He patted the storage pouch at his waist, and a book as white as jade appeared in his hand. Then, he placed the book on the table and slowly pushed it to Ye Haoran. He said," I've read this book of Ye Bao's for five years. I'm extremely grateful. I'll return it to you now. Please check it, General Ye."”
"Eh? Perfected One is too polite." Ye Haoran reached out and pressed the other side of the book, pushing it back. He smiled and said," My Ye family is all mortals. It's useless to have this item. If a real person needs it, feel free to take it…"
Unexpectedly, Wanxuan Zhenren also laughed and pushed the book back." General Ye, you're too polite, but this thing is useless to me. I've read it for five years and showed it to many elders. They couldn't read the words on the book either. In my opinion, it's not a book or magic weapon of the Way of Celestial Immortality."”
Ye Haoran was shocked. The Ye Family had preserved this book for nearly a thousand years and passed it down from generation to generation. Every generation told the next generation that it was an immortal book, but now Wanxuan Zhenren denied it.
Ye Haoran questioned," Perfected One, if it's not an Immortal Treasure Book, why is this book as smooth as jade after thousands of years? Why are these pages as thin as Chan's wings not damaged even when cut by a knife or burned by fire?”
Wanxuan Zhenren didn't get angry. Instead, he said lightly," This book is made of the silk of the Icy Soul Cold Silkworm, so it's naturally impervious to water and fire. Although the silk of the Icy Soul Cold Silkworm is precious, it's not a rare object. General Ye, this thing is indeed useless to me. It's better for the Ye Family to keep it safe."”
Ye Haoran couldn't say anything more after hearing what she said. Who would force someone to collect trash? In fact, Ye Haoran was resentful in his heart. If you had said earlier that it was useless, why would you have borrowed it for five years?
Wanxuan Zhenren had a good temper. He said calmly," I've been stuck in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm for decades. If I don't improve, my lifespan will be up soon. That was why he searched for ancient books everywhere, hoping to make a breakthrough. To be honest with General Ye, I've been to all the major immortal cultivation sects in the past five years, including the Spirit Potion Mountain, Green Destiny Valley, Flower Sect, Blade Dock, and even the Yin Corpse Sect, which cultivates devils. Fortunately, I have a wide network of friends, and the seniors of those big sects have helped me read them. However, they all thought that this was useless. From the material, it was not rare, and there was no spiritual qi flowing inside. From the content, no one could recognize what kind of handwriting it was. And…"
As Wanxuan Zhenren spoke, he patted his storage pouch and took out a green, flat, and small square bucket.
"This is the spirit card that cultivators use to store the chants of their books. As long as you put your divine sense into it, you can read it. It was like this ten thousand years ago, so no immortal senior would write the chants and cultivation techniques in a book used by mortals, unless it was the most basic cultivation technique for those who don't have divine sense.”
Although Ye Haoran didn't completely believe Wanxuan Zhenren's words, he still believed most of them. He didn't expect that the " treasure " that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Ye Family was actually worthless garbage, so he couldn't help but feel depressed.
" My Ye Clan has preserved it for hundreds of years. I didn't expect it to not be an immortal treasure. I even made you travel for five years. I'm really…" Ye Haoran shook his head dejectedly.
He had originally wanted the immortal family to owe him a favor, but now it seemed that he was the one who owed the other party a favor. He muttered in his heart, how should he bring up the matter of becoming his disciple?
"Oh, General, you don't have to be depressed. It's also possible that this Wan doesn't recognize pearls. General, you should take good care of it. After all, the Icy Soul Cold Silkworm is not a common item.”Wanxuan Zhenren comforted him and put the letter back into his storage bag, then took out a small bottle.
"I have no way to repay your kindness. This bottle contains the Purity Pills I brought back from the Spirit Medicine Mountain. There are twenty of them inside. Although they are useless to cultivators, they can still cure all diseases and extend your lifespan by more than ten years.”
Hearing the effects of the spirit pills, the eyes of the Ye family members lit up. The brightest was Ye Haoran. One pill could last for more than ten years. If he ate all twenty of them together…Wow, wouldn't I, Ye Haoran, live another two to three hundred years!
Wanxuan Zhenren guessed his thoughts and smiled." Everyone can only take one Purity Pill in their lifetime. The second one will be ineffective.”
Ye Haoran's eyes darkened a lot, but even so, it was still a good item to give to his children and friends, or to give a favor.
However, he refused." I appreciate your good intentions, Hermit. As long as you need it, my Ye family will do whatever you want. I don't want any benefits from you. Besides, this book doesn't help you. Instead, you have to go around asking around. How can I accept your gift?"”
At first, Wanxuan Zhenren thought that Ye Haoran was too embarrassed to accept it, but after a while, he found that Ye Haoran had sincerely refused.
Now it was Wanxuan Zhenren's turn to feel embarrassed. He took back the elixir and said," General Ye, no matter what, since you're willing to lend me the book for five years, I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask."”
Ye Haoran was overjoyed when he heard that. He couldn't hold it in anymore. He quickly got up and bowed in front of Wanxuan Zhenren." Zhenren! I do have a presumptuous request."
Wanxuan Zhenren was stunned. No wonder he didn't accept the pills. He really had something to do.
"General Ye, just say the word. There's no need for such a big bow.”Wanxuan Zhenren quickly walked over and helped Ye Haoran up.
Ye Haoran knelt down and said,""Perfected One, this one has been yearning for the immortal path for a long time. I want to ask you not to give up and take this Ye as your disciple. This Ye knows that my talent is slow, but I can still serve tea and water for you.”
Wanxuan Zhenren burst into laughter and walked back to his seat. He raised his hand, and a strong force hit Ye Haoran. Ye Haoran could no longer kneel down.
Wanxuan Zhenren laughed and said," General Ye is the pillar of the country. How can you cut off the cultivation of the mortal world on the mountain? Moreover…I've just tested you, General. You don't have the aptitude to cultivate. Even if you follow me back to the mountain, you won't take a step on the path of immortality.”
Ye Haoran had already guessed the result. He then said," Then, I'll have to trouble you to check the aptitude of my Ye family's children. I can't walk on the path of immortality. If one of my children can become an immortal, it'll be enough for my life.”
Wanxuan Zhenren shook his head. How could spiritual roots be so easy to find? However, she thought that she should not reject him so directly since she had just said that she owed him a favor. Moreover, if she found a disciple with good aptitude, it would be considered a contribution to her family.
Wanxuan Zhenren changed his words." Then let them come and take a look."”
"Thank you for your help, Perfected One!" Ye Haoran was overjoyed and quickly said to Ye Wei," Hurry up and call your younger siblings out!”
Next door, the Ye brothers who had been waiting for a long time could not wait any longer.
"Little Wu, do you think we have the aptitude to cultivate?”Ye Wen asked in a low voice.
"I don't know. If I can be an immortal, I can live forever and fly in the sky.”When Ye Wu thought of the benefits of becoming an immortal, he was both excited and nervous.
"I'm just afraid that our aptitude is not enough.”Ye Wen said hesitantly.
"We don't have the talent, and they won't either.”Ye Wu looked at his brothers behind him and said in a low voice," I was going to call the fool over, but Mother told Ye Cai not to inform him. Haha, even a fool wants to be an immortal. That day, I heard him asking Mister about immortals."”
"A toad lusting after swan meat, why don't you look in the mirror?”Ye Wen snorted lightly through his nose and said," Mother did the right thing. It's already good enough for a fool like him to be able to read. He still wants to become an immortal? Dream on!" Calling him over would only bring shame to our family! He looked at his mother's face…She was really like a toad. Haha, both mother and son were toads.”
Ye Wen was laughing foolishly when he saw Ye Wei calling them to the reception hall.
Ye Wu quickly said," Brother, don't laugh. Father and brother haven't realized that the fool isn't here yet. Don't remind them."”
"Oh, right, right, right."
In the reception hall. Wanxuan Zhenren was stroking his beard with his eyes closed and a faint smile on his face. He didn't notice it at first, but now he released his spiritual awareness and saw a group of teenagers waiting in the courtyards on both sides. It seemed that Ye Haoran was prepared.
Wanxuan Zhenren had a good temper and didn't blame him. However, he still pointed at Ye Haoran, opened his eyes and said," General Ye, there are requirements for Immortal Cultivation. You must have qualifications that ordinary people don't have. In the words of Immortal Cultivators, you must have spiritual roots. Those with spiritual roots are one or two in ten thousand. Since you've prepared a lot of people, why don't you let them come out together?"”
Ye Haoran blushed when he was exposed for preparing two groups of people. He said awkwardly," The Immortal is a god. He can't hide anything from you. He did prepare a lot of disciples, but I'm just afraid that they won't be lucky."”
"It's very rare to have a spiritual root. It has to be fated. You can't force it. Otherwise, it will backfire.”Wanxuan Zhenren said in a lecturing tone.
Ye Haoran, who was above the masses and had a large army in his hands, did not dare to breathe loudly in front of the Immortal. He was even more careful when he spoke." Immortal, you're right. What I did was indeed inappropriate. Please forgive me."”
"Then let them come together. It can also be considered as returning the favor of borrowing the book. However, if they don't have spiritual roots, then it's also heaven's will.”Wanxuan Zhenren's words were very clear. This time, I've returned your favor. In the future, I don't owe your Ye Family anything. Even if none of those disciples have spiritual roots, it's God's will. We still don't owe each other anything.
In fact, Wanxuan Zhenren thought that this was also good. Immortal cultivators were most afraid of having something on their minds, which was obsession. Cultivation paid attention to being free from all ties. If they always remembered to owe others a favor, it would affect their state of mind.
Of course, Ye Haoran understood what Wanxuan Zhenren meant." Just this once," he said hurriedly." I will never disturb you in the future."”Then, he asked the Second Mistress to call out the other children and youths.
It was around 2 pm. The sun was high up in the sky, making people sweat. However, the front of the flower hall was filled with dozens of young men and women, but they did not feel hot at all. They were all nervous and clenched their small fists, waiting for their turn.
They already knew that the old man sitting inside was an immortal. If an immortal took a fancy to him and took him as his disciple, he would become an immortal after more than ten years. Wow, immortality, flying on a flying sword, and elixirs. Just thinking about it made him drool.
However, imagination was always beautiful, but reality was cruel. When these youths saw the old immortal shaking his head at them, their expressions were as if they had received a death sentence.
Ye Haoran had the most interesting expression on his face. Every time his son or daughter came, he was filled with anticipation. However, when the real person shook his head without exception, he looked depressed.
"It's okay. There's still something else. If there's no one in the Ye family, it's hard to guarantee that the children of the Ye family's servants won't be there.”He kept consoling himself, but his hope turned into disappointment, which was still a cruel scene.
"Next!" Ye Haoran was almost in despair.
However, the next one still did not appear. Ye Haoran looked up and was completely in despair. It turned out that there was no next one. The courtyard full of young men and women had all been tested, and there was not a single one with a spirit root!
Wanxuan Zhenren had seen such a scene too many times. He comforted him," General Ye, don't be depressed. Only one or two out of ten thousand people have spiritual roots, and they're from Immortal Cultivation clans. It's normal for mortal clans like yours to have none.”
"I've made a fool of myself, Perfected One." Ye Haoran smiled, but his smile was uglier than crying. He had planned everything out, but who knew that none of them came. This was too much, so much that he didn't know what to say.
However, just as he looked at Wanxuan Zhenren in despair and was about to leave, he suddenly heard Ye Wei say," Father, it seems like…one of the Ye Family's disciples hasn't come yet…"
" Who..." Ye Haoran was like a drowning man grabbing onto a straw. His voice was trembling.
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