Chapter 44 - 42: Eldest Senior Brother

Chapter 44: Chapter 42: Eldest Senior BrotherName: Ye Qiu Merit: 20000 Skills Exchanged: Hacker God Level 2 Chef God’s Light Level 5 Body Forging Technique Sёarch* The NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Luck bonus: 10 times, 8 remaining Task completed, proceed to the next world? "Yes." "Hurry up, Sword Pavilion’s once-in-a-decade disciple recruitment event is about to start." The people of Little Qing Mountain Town were spreading the news, with some anxious parents carrying their children under ten years old, rushing towards the streets. Little Qing Mountain Town is located at the intersection between the mortal world and the Cultivation World. Here, spiritual energy is scarce, and cultivation sects typically would not recruit disciples. Only Sword Pavilion, the leader of the Righteous Sect, would come here every ten years to test for Spirit Roots. Ye Qiu is an orphan, six years old this year. The old teacher from the town’s medical hall took pity on him and let him help in organizing the medicinal materials while providing him with food and drink. Initially, he thought a six-year-old child could not do much and considered this charity on his part, but to his surprise, the child, despite his tender age, was well-organized in his tasks – it turned out that he was the one benefiting. "You’re also within the age range for the Sword Pavilion’s Spirit Root test, go give it a try." The old teacher patted Ye Qiu’s frail shoulders, with a tone of affection, "If you have a Spirit Root, Sword Pavilion would be a good place for you." "Yes, teacher." Ye Qiu bowed deeply to the old doctor and turned to look toward the direction of the street with a resolute gaze. He knew he would certainly be chosen because he possessed the rare Mutated Thunder Spiritual Root. Although in his previous life he had not joined Sword Pavilion at this time, the outcome would not change. Yes, in his previous life, the person who charged him was also called Ye Qiu, the eldest senior brother of Sword Pavilion. At the age of 8, he was picked up by the Sect Leader and brought back to the sect; his Spirit Root tested to be the Mutated Thunder Spiritual Root. Taken as a Direct Disciple by the Great Elder, who also had the Thunder Spirit Root, he achieved Foundation Establishment by age 12, Core Formation by 20, and outperformed his peers, becoming the eldest senior brother of the sect. After becoming the eldest senior brother, he respected his elders, cared for his junior brothers and sisters, and took it as his mission to promote the glory of the sect and exterminate demons to uphold the path. However, everything good ended the year he achieved Core Formation when the Sect Leader took in a little junior sister named Qingling. Although Qingling possessed the Five Spirit Roots, which were widely acknowledged as the most difficult to cultivate in the Cultivation World, it seemed Heavenly Dao showed her special favor. Whenever she went out for adventures, she would always encounter miracles: ancient cultivators’ caves, Immortal Elixirs, Holy Beasts... Things that others could hardly encounter in a lifetime came easily to her. No demon beast, Demon, or cultivator from the Righteous Sect who opposed her came to a good end. Yet, despite being favored by Heavenly Dao, she never contributed to the sect. She robbed others of their secret techniques, resources, and even successors. When other families and sects could not find her, they came to Sword Pavilion, causing the sect to apologize and compensate for her actions. Moreover, after she lured away the successors of both the Medicine Sect and Array Sect, along with their Medicine Manuals and Array Collection, she chose to betray the sect rather than heed its summons. Consequently, Sword Pavilion, once the leader of Righteous Sect, suffered a drastic fall in reputation. Over the next hundred years, Qingling continued to have extraordinary encounters and even attracted the Demon King of the Demon World, the Demon Lord of the Demon World, and the Buddha’s son of the Buddhist Sect to her side. Before long, after nearly offending all sects of the Cultivation World, she ascended with her men. However, as she ascended, many legacies in the Cultivation World were also lost, and the Righteous Sect suffered a joint attack from the Demon World and the Demon World, leading to widespread chaos and suffering among the people. In this new life, he must prevent Qingling from stealing the Exotic Treasure, luring away the successors, and safeguard the well-being of the Righteous Sect! Merit Points Contributed: 8000 "Next!" Ye Qiu was at the very end of the line, looking at the gentle man testing the Spirit Roots of the town’s children, engulfed in sorrow. His name is Shun Hua, the Sect Leader’s direct disciple, with a single Water Spirit Root, known for his gentle temperament. Besides him, which other direct disciple would come to this place where spiritual energy is scarce to do such a task that has no benefits and is a waste of time? Yet even such a good-natured senior brother was eventually driven to his death. "Senior brother, hello." Ye Qiu looked at Shun Hua, his usually stern face softening into a mushy smile. Now only six years old, Ye Qiu had delicate features, and after being well-cared for by the old teacher over the year, he was chubby and pale, looking exceptionally cute and soft. Shun Hua couldn’t help but scream internally from the cuteness overload! But glancing at his sister by his side, who was staring at him, he suppressed the urge to pinch Ye Qiu’s cheeks, and instead greeted him with a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze: "Little brother, how old are you this year? Come, don’t be nervous, just place your hand on this orb." Watching her brother’s foolishly grinning face, Shun Ying showed a look of disdain from the sidelines. Humph! If it wasn’t for the fact that she thought he was silly and could be easily deceived, she wouldn’t bother coming to this forsaken place. Being good-looking is of no use without a Spirit Root. Ye Qiu didn’t care about Shun Ying’s contemptuous look, because he knew she was a kind-hearted girl who camouflaged her warmth with coldness, yet in his previous life, she lost her life because of her haughty nature. In his view, although Shun Ying was willful and capricious, she was not unreasonable. Despite her harsh words to her fellow sect juniors, she was actually anxious about their lack of progress. Being the Sect Leader’s daughter, she was more loyal to the sect than anyone else. To put it bluntly, she was born into a family of cultivators, with a single Fire Spirit Root and beautiful looks; wasn’t it normal for her to have a bit of a temper? However, Qingling, who clearly knew she meant no harm, still indulged others in harming her. "Beautiful sister, hello." Taking advantage of his young age, Ye Qiu shamelessly acted cute, and sure enough, despite Shun Ying’s aloof nature, she wouldn’t admit it, but her ears turned red. Such an adorable senior sister, he would definitely not let anything happen to her in this lifetime. Under Shun Hua’s guidance, Ye Qiu slowly placed his right hand on the testing orb, gently closed his eyes, and relaxed, his mind going blank. "ZzZz..." Blue-purple thunder zipped through the orb, and Shun Hua, being close, even felt threatened. "Hiss... A Mutated Thunder Spirit Root!" Shun Hua immediately excitedly grasped Ye Qiu’s hand, his tone agitated: "The Great Elder finally has a successor!" Seeing this, Shun Ying, with her haughty face, nodded in satisfaction: "Little brat, from now on, I’m your senior sister. Welcome to Sword Pavilion." "Who would have thought it would be him? Our Little Qing Mountain Town, after so many years, has finally produced another cultivator." "Alas... An orphaned child, turns out to be the luckiest one." "I always knew this child was not simple, being able to help the old teacher at such a young age." "Come on, you never even gave him a second look before." The onlookers from the town chattered away, full of envy and jealousy. From now on, Ye Qiu would belong to a different world than theirs. "Teacher, I’m leaving." Before leaving, Ye Qiu said goodbye to the old teacher, who had taken him in a year ago; otherwise, he would still be struggling to survive alone in the mountains. "Go ahead! Take good care of yourself. When I met you, I knew this town couldn’t keep you." The old teacher patted Ye Qiu’s head, "In everything you do, stay true to your original aspiration, and never give up halfway, understand?" "Thank you, teacher. I’ll remember that." Ye Qiu bowed deeply to the old teacher once more. Watching the Spirit Boat of Sword Pavilion leave, the old teacher smiled lightly, thinking to himself that the times were about to change!