Chapter 2

Xiao Chuang led Xiao Yi away from Tianyufeng with satisfaction.

Xiao Yi was very puzzled by Xiao Chuang's actions.

"Uncle, why do I have to join Tianyufeng?"

Xiao Chuang replied, "Didn't Uncle already tell you?"

"The peak master of Tianyufeng, Shao Cheng, needs a personal disciple. If you stay with Uncle, you can only be an inner disciple, which is far from being a personal disciple."

Xiao Yi said with some concern, "But from what Senior Brother Lu said, joining Tianyufeng doesn't seem to be a good thing."

Xiao Chuang scolded, "That damn kid is talking nonsense. Don't believe him."

"Joining Tianyufeng is a rare and good opportunity for you."

"Why?"

Xiao Yi said, "Uncle, if you don't explain clearly, I won't join Tianyufeng."

Xiao Chuang sighed, "Alright, as I said earlier, besides being able to join Tianyufeng as a personal disciple, you will also have an excellent senior brother."

"Do you know who the strongest disciple of Lingxiao Sect is?"

Xiao Yi, being very smart, asked, "Uncle, you're not talking about the senior brother of Tianyufeng, are you?"

Xiao Chuang nodded, "That's right, the strongest disciple of Lingxiao Sect is the senior brother of Tianyufeng, Ji Yan."

"His strength is at the late Core Formation stage, capable of defeating the early Nascent Soul stage."

Xiao Yi's eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, and her face was full of disbelief.

"Uncle, you, you're not joking, right?"

"Core Formation stage, defeating the early Nascent Soul stage?"

What a joke, what Nascent Soul, so weak.

Xiao Chuang said, "Why would Uncle lie to you?"

"Ji Yan is truly the strongest genius of our Lingxiao Sect. His sword talent is the strongest since the founding of the sect, even surpassing the founder."

"Shao Cheng was at the late Core Formation stage ten years ago. After taking in Ji Yan, under Ji Yan's urging, he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in less than a year."

Xiao Yi was even more incredulous, "A disciple urging the master?"

Xiao Chuang said, "That's right, with Ji Yan around, what reason would there be to slack off?"

"Ji Yan constantly advances, and following him, you will also keep up with his pace, never stopping. This is the true reason Uncle wants you to go to Tianyufeng."

"Having such a senior brother, your strength will also improve rapidly."

In Xiao Chuang's description, an image of a determined and constantly advancing person gradually formed in Xiao Yi's mind.

But the next moment, for some reason, Lu Shaoqing's figure suddenly appeared in her mind.

Xiao Yi asked subconsciously, "Senior Brother Lu? Is he also that powerful?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi's words, she noticed her uncle's face showing a constipated expression.

Xiao Chuang said irritably, "Him? When you get to Tianyufeng, stay away from him, don't let him influence you."

Xiao Yi was curious, "Uncle, what kind of person is Senior Brother Lu? Why say that?"

Xiao Chuang said, "Lazy, very lazy, extremely lazy."

"Greedy, very greedy, extremely greedy."

Xiao Yi was taken aback, not expecting her uncle to evaluate Lu Shaoqing like this.

But thinking about Lu Shaoqing's performance earlier, she felt her uncle's words made sense.

"Strength? You said following Senior Brother Ji Yan would motivate you to work hard and advance. Shouldn't Senior Brother Lu be very powerful?"

Xiao Chuang was even more depressed, "He's an exception, a special case."

"Just listen to Uncle, after joining Tianyufeng, stay away from him."

Xiao Yi said, "Uncle, are you so sure I can join Tianyufeng?"

"Didn't Senior Brother Lu say it's hard to pass Senior Brother Ji Yan's test?"

Xiao Chuang said, "That kid, though lazy and greedy, still has some principles. He will do things if he gets paid."

"Moreover, he is the one who knows Ji Yan best. His methods are effective."

"Once Shao Cheng returns, Uncle will take you to meet him and follow his methods, it will definitely work."

Tianyufeng!

In the evening, Lu Shaoqing looked at the 500 spirit stones he had obtained today, smiled lightly, and then disappeared.

Lu Shaoqing appeared in a white hall.

In the middle of the hall was a jade table, on which a blank spirit tablet was placed, and in front of the tablet was an incense burner.

The spirit tablet and the incense burner were also made of the same jade as the table.

Apart from these, there was nothing else.

Lu Shaoqing came to the table and threw 10,000 spirit stones into the incense burner.

The incense burner flashed with white light, instantly absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stones, turning them into powder.

Then the spirit tablet also flashed with white light, and faint words could be seen on it.

Finally, the words "one year" appeared on the jade table.

Seeing this, Lu Shaoqing sighed, "10,000 lower-grade spirit stones for one year of time, too expensive."

"Earning money is hard. It took a long time to save up 10,000 spirit stones, and now I'm back to square one."

He then shook his head, "Sigh, no choice, who would have thought that Senior Brother is such a freak. Without using spirit stones to exchange for time, I can't catch up with him."

"Fortunately, after crossing over, I found this ring. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to survive in this world."

After saying this, he sat down to meditate.

Lu Shaoqing crossed over to this world 18 years ago and, by chance, joined Tianyufeng.

He also found a ring with a function similar to the Room of Spirit and Time from the Dragon Ball world.

With the help of the ring, he managed to keep up with his freakish senior brother, Ji Yan.

Lu Shaoqing and Ji Yan joined Tianyufeng at the same time and were taken in as disciples by their master, Shao Cheng.

Ji Yan was a true genius, unmatched in talent, especially in swordsmanship.

He was even praised as surpassing the founder of Lingxiao Sect.

Ji Yan was also very ambitious and diligent in his studies.

He was just a mortal when he joined, but within ten years, he advanced to the late Core Formation stage.

His talent was outstanding, unmatched by anyone in Lingxiao Sect.

More than a year passed in cultivation, almost in the blink of an eye.

Lu Shaoqing woke up and felt the results of his cultivation.

He said, "Sigh, a year of hard cultivation, equivalent to half a year of Senior Brother's cultivation?"

"A year of cultivation, only breaking through a minor realm, I really envy geniuses."

Lu Shaoqing shook his head, his figure flashed, and he appeared on the bed.

In the outside world, it was actually less than a quarter of an hour.

"Unfortunately, the ring's function has a one-month cooldown."

"But it's also good, taking a break, balancing work and rest."

Lu Shaoqing fell asleep like a mortal.

The next day, Lu Shaoqing woke up at noon.

Lu Shaoqing got up and found that his master and senior brother had not returned yet.

Stretching, he said, "Order some takeout first."

He took out a paper crane, infused it with spiritual energy, and the crane's eyes lit up, coming to life.

Lu Shaoqing said to the paper crane, "As usual!"

The paper crane flapped its wings and flew into the sky to order takeout for him.

At his level, eating was no longer necessary.

But Lu Shaoqing felt that not eating would lose a lot of fun.

He went to the hammock outside, continued lying down, and took out the Tianji tablet to browse the news.

The Tianji tablet, similar to a phone on Earth, was about the size of a palm.

It was a masterpiece of the Tianji Pavilion.

The Tianji Pavilion, like news publishers on Earth, released news and information on it.

The Tianji Pavilion had many disciples spread throughout the world.

They were called Tianji, nicknamed Tianji dogs, similar to journalists on Earth.

After Lu Shaoqing came to this world, he obtained the nameless ring.

After a long period of cultivation, he would always take a break, otherwise, he couldn't bear the loneliness.

Of course, it was also because earning money was difficult, and he couldn't afford to cultivate for a year like last night.

The year of cultivation last night was his first time.

The news and information on the Tianji tablet were the best way for Lu Shaoqing to pass the time in this world.

The hammock swayed gently, and a red bird chirped softly in the tree.

A gentle breeze blew, and Lu Shaoqing felt very comfortable.

Half an hour passed, and someone came from outside.

"Senior Brother Lu, your order is here."

A young man in his mid-twenties arrived with a steaming food box.

Lu Shaoqing, lying on the hammock, looked at the young man and said, "Junior Brother Wang, why are you so late today?"

The young man was Wang Yao, an outer disciple of Lingxiao Sect, with average talent and still at the Qi Condensation stage.

Wang Yao said, "Just finished two deliveries."

"It's all because of you, Senior Brother Lu, making everyone in Lingxiao Sect order takeout."

"My boss is so greedy, he won't hire more people, making us apprentices suffer."

Lu Shaoqing said, "But you earn more, right?"

His tone revealed envy. If not for the rules prohibiting inner disciples and above from working, he would have delivered takeout to earn money long ago.

Wang Yao shook his head, "Not really, working hard, but only a little bit of spirit stones a month."

"Here, the water-cooked spirit beans, jade-green soup, and roasted spirit pigeon you ordered."

Lu Shaoqing peeled one and threw it into his mouth, chewing it, and said, "The taste is a bit different, did the chef change?"

Wang Yao said, "That's right, business is good, more work, the boss is greedy, won't pay more, Uncle Hu quit in anger."

Lu Shaoqing said, "Where did he go? Tell me."

Wang Yao widened his eyes, "Senior Brother Lu, are you planning to change restaurants?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "Of course, can anyone compare to Uncle Hu's skills?"

Wang Yao said, "So, will the takeout for Tianyufeng also change to another restaurant?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "I don't know about Master and Senior Brother."

Wang Yao left, leaving Tianyufeng.

He muttered, "Looks like I need to quit too."

"Senior Brother Lu's taste is so picky, if you can't satisfy his stomach, greedy boss, you're doomed."

"Senior Brother Lu said he doesn't know if Master Shao and Senior Brother Ji Yan will change, but they order takeout through him."

"Once Lingxiao Sect knows which restaurant Senior Brother Ji Yan orders from, they will follow."

"Hehe, greedy boss, you're in for a cry."

Wang Yao laughed smugly.

Suddenly, a streak of light flew across the sky.

Wang Yao looked up, "Hey, isn't that the peak master of Chiyuefeng? What's he doing at Tianyufeng?"

"Sigh, forget it, this is a matter for the big shots, I'm just a small fry, better not meddle."

"Work hard, earn money, break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and become an inner disciple."

The light landed, and Xiao Chuang appeared with Xiao Yi at Tianyufeng.

Lu Shaoqing saw them arrive and greeted them, "Senior Uncle Xiao, Junior Sister Xiao."

Then he continued eating the spirit beans and listening to the news on the Tianji tablet.

Occasionally, he would throw a few beans up, and the red bird would catch and swallow them.

The Tianji tablet could display news and also play news like a radio.

[The Young Disciples Competition of the Three Major Sects in Qizhou and the Dachang Spirit Vein Negotiation Meeting concluded successfully.]

[Representative of Lingxiao Sect, Ji Yan, gave the closing speech.]

Hearing "Ji Yan," Xiao Yi couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Ji Yan!"

She had already learned from Xiao Chuang about who Ji Yan was, and a seed of admiration had been planted in her heart.

Xiao Chuang chuckled, "Nephew Ji Yan has greatly honored our Lingxiao Sect."

Lu Shaoqing said, "Sending Senior Brother to the competition, isn't that bullying the people from Shuangyue Valley and Guiyuan Pavilion?"

"Isn't the Sect Master embarrassed?"

Xiao Chuang said, "This is about the distribution rights of the new spirit vein discovered in Dachang for the next ten years, of course, we must go all out."

"Unlike you, you little rascal, lying here in the sun, contributing nothing."

Lu Shaoqing said, "Do you believe that when Senior Brother returns, I'll tell him you think he disgraced the competition?"

Xiao Chuang jumped up and then hurriedly smiled, "Shaoqing, what are you saying?"

"Senior Uncle was just joking, don't get angry, don't get angry."

"This roasted spirit pigeon smells so good, come, let me try some."

Lu Shaoqing slapped his hand away, "Get lost."

Xiao Chuang retreated, feeling depressed.

Xiao Yi found it very amusing, "Uncle, you, one of the five peak masters, are actually afraid of Senior Brother Lu?"

Xiao Chuang said irritably, "What do you know, I'm not afraid of him."

"I'm giving him face as a senior brother."

Xiao Yi laughed even harder.

Seeing Lu Shaoqing easily handle her uncle, Xiao Yi found it very interesting.

"Senior Brother Lu is also very amusing."

Xiao Chuang became alert, staring at his niece, "Girl, I warned you, stay away from him."

Xiao Yi said, "Uncle, I haven't even joined Tianyufeng yet."

Xiao Chuang said, "Don't worry, joining won't be a problem."

Xiao Yi said, "If I really become Master Shao's disciple, Senior Brother Lu will be my second senior brother, living here together, how can I stay away?"

Xiao Chuang's expression froze, and he finally said earnestly, "No matter what, stay away from him."

"Don't become like him."

After about an hour, Lu Shaoqing, lying on the hammock, moved his expression.

He glanced at the northwest direction, then resumed his usual expression and continued reading his Tianji tablet.

Xiao Chuang's face lit up, "They're back."

Soon, a streak of light flew from the distance and landed in front of everyone.

A middle-aged man and a young man appeared.

The middle-aged man had a kind face and a smile, making a good first impression.

The young man carried an ancient longsword, with a cold and determined expression, and sharp eyes.

When Xiao Yi saw him, she felt like she was looking at a sharp sword, its edge intimidating.

Xiao Chuang greeted them, "Junior Brother Shao, Nephew Ji Yan, congratulations on your victory."

"Nephew Ji Yan, your performance at the competition greatly honored our Lingxiao Sect. Thank you for your hard work."

Ji Yan said indifferently, "They were not strong opponents, it wasn't hard."

His tone was neither condescending nor arrogant, making it clear he was speaking the truth.

Shao Cheng politely bowed, "Senior Brother Xiao, you flatter me. This is for the sect, no need to mention hard work."

Lu Shaoqing, lying on the hammock, asked, "Master, did you bring me any gifts?"

Shao Cheng said irritably, "No, get lost."