Chapter 5

In the small courtyard, Su Fan led Xiao Jixiang to choose a room, then sat by the stone table in the courtyard to drink tea. Watermark GG test Watermark GG test

Su Fan stared at Xiao Jixiang, who was standing beside him, lost in thought. He always felt there was something off about Xiao Jixiang, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

After a while, he laughed wryly and said, "Forget it, perhaps our meeting is fate. From now on, consider this place your home."

"Yes, Uncle!" Xiao Jixiang responded happily.

Hearing her call him Uncle, Su Fan nodded in satisfaction. She was teachable!

"Let me ask you, in the secular world, did you have a teacher who taught you to read and write?" Su Fan asked.

Xiao Jixiang shook her head. "The teacher in the village charges money, fifty coins per person, to teach. I secretly listened to his lessons from the back of his yard, and my mother also taught me to recognize characters. I know about a thousand characters now."

"That's good, it saves some effort." Su Fan couldn't really tell how talented Xiao Jixiang was, after all, he didn't know any magic.

But since Zhang Shanfeng said Xiao Jixiang was very talented, she must be quite strong.

"Xiao Jixiang, I have many supreme cultivation techniques here. Since you're just starting out, don't aim too high. I'll take out a few, and you can choose one."

Su Fan took out a series of ancient bamboo scrolls from a spatial ring on his hand.

One, two...

Thirteen, fourteen...

Thirty-five, thirty-six!

Finally, Su Fan stopped.

Xiao Jixiang's eyes widened. This was just a few?

At this moment, she discovered something new, staring curiously at the spatial rings on Su Fan's white fingers.

Ten spatial rings!

On each of his white wrists, there were three spatial bracelets.

Sixteen storage items in total!

Wasn't it heavy for Uncle to wear so many decorations?

"Choose one." Su Fan said.

Xiao Jixiang's eyes widened as she looked at the ancient techniques, her breathing becoming rapid.

These were all cultivation techniques, and Uncle was letting her choose from so many. He was really too good to her.

*Huangtian Dahuangting Heart Technique*.

*Seven Marvels Immortal Heart Method*.

*Nine Heavens Great Derivation True Scripture*.

*Ten Thousand Immortals Return to the Origin Sword Canon*.

...

Xiao Jixiang tilted her head, her eyes scanning each bamboo scroll.

"Have you decided which one to cultivate?" Su Fan asked softly.

Xiao Jixiang turned and said, "Uncle, can I have them all?"

Su Fan: ...

Are kids these days so greedy?

"You can't aim too high, you can only choose one!" Su Fan said sternly.

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Xiao Jixiang looked around and finally picked up a bamboo scroll.

The bamboo scroll was very light, like a feather, resting quietly in Xiao Jixiang's palm. The greenish-gray scroll was inscribed with mysterious runes, seemingly used for preservation and sealing. The central part of the scroll had four large characters written on it.

*Huangtian Dahuangting Heart Technique*.

The feeling of holding it was very strange, as if she was touching a warm jade, without any coldness, and it felt incredibly comfortable.

"Uncle... Uncle, I'll choose this one." Xiao Jixiang stared at the bamboo scroll, her heart racing.

Cultivating this would allow her to fly and travel through the earth?

When her mother saw her again, she would be amazed.

Looking at the *Huangtian Dahuangting Heart Technique*, Su Fan's lips twitched.

"This technique isn't good, it would waste your talent. You should choose another one."

This technique was created by Li Huatian. Su Fan had practiced it for thousands of years without any use, and it wasn't as practical as the secular world's body-strengthening techniques.

"I have a lot of talent, I'm not afraid of wasting it." Xiao Jixiang said with a smile.

Su Fan: ...

What?

Is this a disciple for Li Huatian?

"Suit yourself. Find a place to read it, the characters aren't too difficult to understand." Su Fan said helplessly.

"Thank you, Uncle!" Xiao Jixiang said happily, but then her face was filled with confusion.

Su Fan was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Um... Uncle, why aren't you wearing clothes? Aren't you cold?"

Xiao Jixiang had noticed that Su Fan was always wearing white shorts since she first met him. Now, at such a close distance, her face turned red.

Not wearing clothes?

Am I not wearing clothes?

Su Fan finally came to his senses. His clothes had long since deteriorated, and he had been wearing white shorts since he emerged from his seclusion.

If Xiao Jixiang hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten.

He immediately took out a flowing green robe from his spatial bracelet and put it on.

Xiao Jixiang, holding the *Huangtian Dahuangting Heart Technique*, went to a corner of the courtyard, her steps light, careful not to disturb Su Fan.

In the corner, Xiao Jixiang puffed out her cheeks and blew away the dust on the stone slab in front of her, using considerable effort, her face turning red.

When the stone slab was clean, she placed the bamboo scroll on it.

"Whoosh—"

As soon as the bamboo scroll was placed, it seemed to be drawn open by some force.

For a moment, the thin spiritual energy in the entire Huatian Sect area began to surge, but Xiao Jixiang closed her eyes lightly, completely unaware of the changes around her.

Enlightenment!

Su Fan saw this scene and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This talent is indeed...

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Terrifying, she actually received the active recognition of the *Huangtian Dahuangting Heart Technique*. It seems Xiao Jixiang truly has the potential of an immortal.

This is too much.

Why can others cultivate smoothly, while he has to endure a lightning tribulation even at the Qi Condensation stage?

In the Huatian Sect area, the spiritual energy surged for a moment, followed by petals falling from the sky.

A shower of flowers!

The disciples who were cultivating stopped and looked up at the falling petals.

Some were surprised, some were puzzled, and some were curious...

In the main hall of the main peak.

"Brother, petals are falling outside, the disciples say it's a sign of good fortune. Aren't you going to take a look?" Ji Yunxi rushed in.

"This shower of flowers is due to a long-lost technique of our Huatian Sect reappearing. It's probably because Uncle took it out. He is the first-generation disciple of our Huatian Sect, so he must have this technique." Zhang Shanfeng said excitedly.

Hearing there was a chance to meet Uncle, Ji Yunxi quickly said, "What are we waiting for? Let's go visit Uncle. We should bring some good wine. If we can get Uncle drunk, he might teach us. Don't say you're not interested in this technique."

Zhang Shanfeng: ...

Are you really going to visit?

Getting Uncle drunk, are you sure it's for the technique? Not because you're lusting after Uncle?

"Since Uncle has taken out this technique, he must have a purpose. He's probably going to teach it to Xiao Jixiang, and we shouldn't disturb him easily."

Zhang Shanfeng slowly said, "This technique is so extraordinary that it must have a terrifying backlash. If Uncle is at a critical moment, disturbing him would be troublesome. The backlash could harm both Uncle and Xiao Jixiang. We mustn't disturb them now!"

Hearing this, Ji Yunxi also thought it made sense.

The stronger the technique, the more terrifying the backlash. If they disturbed Uncle, it could be disastrous.

"You're right, we can't go now. I'll have someone block the path to the back mountain."

Ji Yunxi hurriedly went out to arrange for the disciples to block the path to the back mountain.

Zhang Shanfeng looked relieved. Since meeting Uncle, he felt he could understand Uncle's intentions.

Perhaps this was also due to Uncle's care.

Otherwise, why would he be the only one in the entire Huatian Sect who could understand Uncle's intentions?

Sure enough, Uncle must also hope someone could understand him.

After so many years of seclusion, Uncle must have been very hard. In the future, he should try to understand Uncle's intentions more.

"Is Uncle planning to cultivate Xiao Jixiang as the future sect leader by teaching her this technique?" Zhang Shanfeng murmured.

"You're right. There's probably no other disciple in the entire sect with such talent. When Xiao Jixiang reaches the Golden Core stage, I'll step down and focus on cultivation."