Becoming an Apprentice 31

Master Dongshan remained silent for a long time. Finally, he said, "Come with me."

After they sat down in Master Dongshan's reception room, he poured tea and slowly said, "You have attained Qi."

"Qi?"

Mr. Dongshan nodded and began to recount the other side of this world, an event known as the "Strange Man".

Liu Jin listened quietly. Although he understood, the account of a person involved in the world event still deeply moved him. Loving dragons and actually seeing dragons are two different feelings.

After Mr. Dongshan finished speaking, while Liu Jin was sipping tea to moisten his throat, he bowed deeply and said, "I see that you are kind-hearted, sir. Please show me the way."

Master Dongshan laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, you must have been planning this all along, waiting for me here?"

Liu Jin chuckled and said, "I did try it, and it seems to be a good thing. I also heard that you have connections with a cultivator from a certain sect, so I came to trouble you."

Mr. Dongshan nodded, took another sip of tea, and then carefully looked Liu Jin up and down.

"You just said you wanted to find a way to go?" he asked.

Liu Jin nodded immediately, his eyes filled with the bewilderment and expectation of a newly awakened self-taught extraordinary person: "I don't know if this thing is good or bad, and no one has taught me. My family also had a crisis, so I sold my family property to seek the Dao. I don't ask for anything else, I just want to have a proper path to follow."

Mr. Dongshan looked at him for a long time.

There was a sharp glint in those eyes. Liu Jin remained motionless, maintaining his expectant expression, letting him look at him.

After a long silence, Mr. Dongshan sighed and said, "You shall stay here."

He turned and walked towards the village, but after a few steps he turned back and added, "Eat whatever you like."

Liu Jin nodded and obediently settled down in the small courtyard.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Master Dongshan taught Liu Jin how to establish his foundation. With the automatic cultivation device, Liu Jin completed the task with ease, yet he was meticulous in every detail.

Master Dongshan was somewhat surprised. Although this young man was diligently cultivating, he hadn't done any extra training, yet his foundation was as solid as if it had been honed over a long period of time. Originally, he thought that since the young man was getting old, he could just teach him some methods to hone his cultivation and then let him leave.

Now, however, I can speak to the sect leader about it.

That day, just as dawn broke, Master Dongshan called out to Liu Jin. But the expression on his face changed—it was no longer scrutinizing, but solemn.

"Come with me."

"Where to?"

"Go up the mountain."

A Taoist temple appeared on a flat area halfway up the mountain. With its blue tiles and white walls, it was simple and unpretentious, and the three characters above the door were written: Sanyi Gate.

There was a person standing at the door.

The man was tall and slender, dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, with a thin face and long hair casually draped behind his head. He was not old, but there was a clear and pure air about him, so that the first thing that came to mind when you saw him was not "ethereal and otherworldly", but "clean".

Extremely clean. It was as if he had been washed clean from the inside out by mountain spring water, and even standing next to him made the air feel clearer.

Zuo Ruotong.

The leader of the Sanyi Sect, the number one person in the world to reverse the cycle of rebirth three times.

Master Dongshan instructed, "This is my master, and also the head of the Sanyi Sect. You have been training with me for a month, so you can also be called the head of the sect."

He stood with his hands behind his back in front of the Sanyi Gate, his gaze falling on Liu Jin. After a moment, he smiled gently: "My name is Zuo Ruotong. You must be that child from the Liu family?"

Looking at the ethereal sect leader before him, Liu Jin put away all his scheming and acting skills and bowed respectfully.

"Disciple Liu Jin greets Master Zuo and requests Master Zuo to show him the way."

Zuo Ruotong did not answer immediately. He stepped forward, extended his finger, and gently touched Liu Jin's brow.

A warm power surged into his body, as if he had been cleansed from head to toe by a pool of clear water. Liu Jin's internal Qi was activated and began to circulate on its own, gently touching the power at Zuo Ruotong's fingertips.

A moment later, Zuo Ruotong withdrew her finger, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"Looks like you've had quite a bit to gain this month. What, still not satisfied?"

Liu Jin smiled slightly: "This disciple also feels that I have gained a lot, but this disciple only knows how to make it more, not how to use it. If you don't say anything, Master, I just think that the time is not right yet."

Seeing no impatience or doubt in his eyes, Zuo Ruotong nodded: "You have a good temperament and some cleverness. I heard from Dongshan that you only want to take one path. Now that you have a choice, which path do you want to choose?"

Liu Jin was taken aback, a look of reminiscence appearing in his eyes. After a long while, he firmly said, "This disciple wishes to choose the path of immortality."

Zuo Ruotong's calm heart was finally stirred. He was satisfied with the assessment at Dongshan. He thought it would be just an ordinary question, but he was surprised to hear such an amazing statement from this diligent young man.

Zuo Ruotong stared intently at the young man, not out of arrogance or infatuation, but out of pure thought!

Zuo Ruotong declined to comment, then asked, "What do you consider to be the definition of an immortal?"

"Immortals are like humans but not humans, yet they are not humans but humans; they are first humans and then immortals."

Zuo Ruotong shook her head and asked again, "What you're talking about are principles of being a person, but without reaching the level of an immortal, it's pointless to talk about them. I'm asking about the methods; how do you consider using Qi to become an immortal?"

"This disciple believed that any method could lead to immortality."

Zuo Ruotong had expected Liu Jin to answer with claims of being able to bring the dead back to life, heal wounds, and fly through the air, but his answer was essentially meaningless. She smiled and said, "It was I who was confused. You haven't even learned any skills yet, and I'm asking you such a question."

Liu Jin replied solemnly, "This disciple believes that even immortals must strive for advancement."

Zuo Ruotong was taken aback.

Mr. Dongshan listened from the side, initially stroking his beard in silence, but as he listened, his eyes gradually lit up. Zuo Ruotong's expression changed from gentle to serious, from serious to contemplative, and finally to a kind of indescribable complexity.

He looked down at Liu Jin for a long time, then nodded slightly.

"From this day forward, you are a member of the Trinity Sect."

Liu Jin knelt down and kowtowed.

As his forehead touched the cold stone steps, he silently said a sentence to himself.

The fate of the Trinity began to change at this moment.

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"Holy crap, some guy's stealing chickens here!! He's joined the Trinity Clan!"

"What? You're really going for it? You're so confident you can get a triple kill?"

"Why is it called stealing a chicken? Doesn't one person get it by making a prayer?"

"That's the modern timeline. This sect disappeared during the Republic of China era. This guy is really dedicated. My friend is practically Zuo Ruotong's dog, but he still doesn't dare to go. It's too much trouble. Sanyi has too many problems. It's just that Zuo Ruotong's personal charisma is too great, which covers up the problems. With that kind of effort, he could have succeeded in other sects as well."

"That's true. Many people chose automatic cultivation devices to go to Longhu Mountain. Tell me, with all this golden light everywhere, can you tell which ones are from human cultivation and which ones are from cheat codes?"

"Damn, they really got to enjoy themselves. But I want to keep an eye on this ruthless guy and see what the Great Ying Immortal is all about."

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