Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning gave a few instructions and asked everyone to retreat. He also left the main hall and returned to the cave.

At night, Xu Qingwan was sitting cross-legged in the cave. Suddenly, the storage bag trembled. She opened her eyes, took out the formation plate, pointed it at it, and took the talisman into her hand.

Outside the thick fog, a tall and muscular man stood. It was Xu Qiyuan. Seeing the fog billowing, he flashed, entered the inner room, came to the main room and saluted, "Auntie."

Xu Qingwan said: "Why are you here? Something is wrong!"

Xu Qiyuan said: "Today, the department is discussing matters. Senior Brother Xu Wenze conveyed the sect's instructions, requiring each department to select the disciples who stayed in the sect to learn skills from the four departments: elixirs, talismans, formation flags, and weapon techniques."

"Didn't you already know that?"

"Yes, I have taken the initiative to apply to Senior Brother Xu. I will be fully responsible for this matter and lead the disciples to complete the tasks assigned by the sect."

Xu Qingwan glanced at him: "Are you solely responsible? Instead of practicing hard, you spend a lot of time on these trivial matters. Why?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "Didn't you also work hard on this matter? Didn't you spend a lot of time?"

"I'm different from you. I'm responsible. After I've been busy for this period of time, I don't have to worry too much. You know that this plan of the sect will take up to thirty or forty years. If you are solely responsible for it, it will inevitably It takes a lot of time, and others are afraid to avoid it. You are dissatisfied because of the delay in practicing, but you take the initiative to ask for help. Why? "

Xu Qiyuan did not answer but asked: "I heard that Uncle Tang has entrusted you with an important task and asked you to be responsible for the specific matters of the investigation team. Is this true?"

"Yes, but today he asked me to serve as the deputy captain of the supervision team, responsible for the team's logistics support."

Xu Qiyuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "This is even better. I want to learn alchemy. Since you are responsible for the logistics support, I will not have to worry about the cultivation resources of elixirs and herbs in the future."

Xu Qingwan frowned slightly: "You want to learn alchemy? But you have no foundation at all before. Alchemy is not that easy. It requires a lot of time."

"Even if he reaches Master Tang's level of cultivation and skills, he can only refine the essence-strengthening elixir. He has been immersed in this path for many years, and that's all."

"If you start late, it will be even more difficult. I advise you to just focus on your cultivation. Alchemy is just a side detail, and it is nothing compared to the improvement of your cultivation."

Xu Qiyuan said: "I just wanted to copy the path he took, so I decided to learn the way of elixirs. His previous cultivation was low, and his spiritual qualifications were mediocre. Until the later stage of foundation establishment, his salary was only two thousand spirit stones. The reason why he was able to My cultivation is advancing rapidly without any obstacles. Isn’t it just relying on alchemy to be self-sufficient?”

"My current salary is only one thousand spirit stones, which is not even enough to consume basic elixirs, let alone other things. Instead of taking the risk of killing Demon Sect disciples to gain merit and improve their salary, it is better to learn a skill that is both stable and stable. Safety."

"Although I started a little late, as long as I spend more time, one day I can refine the Strengthening Pill and even the Xiaoyang Pill."

"Now that we have the strong support of the sect, you are the person in charge of logistics, and there is an inexhaustible supply of elixirs and herbs, it is a great opportunity."

"To tell you the truth, two years ago, I encountered the Tribulation of Sighs. In the past two years, I have not made any progress in my cultivation. Even if I try every means to break through this bottleneck, it is still in vain. No matter how hard I practice, it is useless."

"Instead of wasting your time, it is better to take this opportunity to learn alchemy. If you can break through the bottleneck one day, you can lay a solid foundation for future practice."

Xu Qingwan sighed slightly when she heard that he suffered the Sighing Tribulation. She also encountered this calamity when she was in the middle stage of foundation building. She knew that this calamity was difficult, dangerous and strange, and it was derived from the deepest inner demons in the human heart. Everyone's inner demons They are different, so there is no specific solution.

It is almost impossible to rely on external factors to resolve inner demons. The only way to resolve inner demons is to rely on one's own perception.

"Now that you have decided, it's up to you! If you need any elixir in the future, just tell me."

Xu Qiyuan said: "Auntie, I have one more unkind request, I hope you can agree to it."

"Tell me! What's the matter?"

"I hope to have a famous teacher to teach me my skills. As the saying goes, only a famous teacher can make a great disciple. If you follow those losers in the Alchemy Department, you may have many detours."

Xu Qingwan said: "You mean, you want to learn alchemy from Uncle Tang? I'm afraid that's not possible! He has so many things to do every day, he is busy with cultivation, and he has to manage such a big thing. How can he have time to teach you alchemy in person? Even his disciple I didn’t even learn alchemy from him.”

Xu Qiyuan said: "That's why I came to ask my aunt. You have helped him with so many things, and he finally owes you something. If you ask, maybe he will agree."

Xu Qingwan said: "Aren't you very dissatisfied with him? Why are you begging him to teach you alchemy now?"

Xu Qiyuan smiled helplessly: "Auntie, why do you always take things personally? I have made it clear to you from the bottom of my heart. I am not dissatisfied with him, I just don't trust him as much as you do. "

"I have never denied his kindness to me, and I have also said that I will repay him in the future if I have the opportunity. However, the extent of this kindness and the intensity of the repayment are debatable."

"It is impossible for me to declare lifelong loyalty to him just because he recruited me into the mountain gate, just like a subject treats a king."

"I'm a little dissatisfied. He once secretly investigated me and used you like this. Not only did he not recommend you to be promoted to the deacon of the intelligence station, he also pushed you to the front desk to help him make those offending financial reform plans."

"But this is different from me wanting to learn alchemy from him."

"I can't be like you, knowing that he is using me, but still doing things for him wholeheartedly."

"If he teaches me alchemy, I will repay him in the future if I have the opportunity. I will not put any conditions on him before repaying his kindness."

"But if I feel that what I have done is enough to repay his kindness, I will naturally pay attention to repaying him for anything else in the future."

"It's just like doing business. I owe him first, and I will pay him back later. When doing business, of course, we must talk about fairness and interests."

"Anyway, I will not completely obey his unreasonable orders and let him manipulate and use me like you. This is my bottom line."

Xu Qingwan's face darkened and she scolded: "It's full of lies."

Xu Qiyuan saw that she was a little angry, so he said no more and whispered: "What about me?"

Xu Qingwan said: "I will take you to visit him tomorrow, but whether he is willing or not is another matter."

"Thank you, auntie." Xu Qiyuan said.

"Is there anything else?" Seeing that he didn't leave, Xu Qingwan asked.

Xu Qiyuan said: "I heard that the sect has relaxed restrictions on recruiting disciples this time, and has abolished the restriction on recruiting people from the mountain every ten years. As long as you have spiritual roots, you can come to the mountain gate to practice and transform from the mortal world anytime, anywhere. And everywhere The casual cultivators recruited by the chief can also apply to join the sect. In this case, can sister Zhirou join the sect and practice in the sect? "

Xu Qingwan said: "That's what I said, but I got news that after those casual cultivators recruited to join the sect, they must first go to the front line of Yingxia Mountain to help fight against the Demon Sect. Only those who perform well on the battlefield can be allowed to join the sect. Go back to the sect and arrange your duties. With Zhirou’s cultivation, she is nothing more than cannon fodder. It’s better to let her stay at the intelligence station. At least it will be relatively safe.”

Xu Qiyuan said: "This is not just a matter of a word from the top of the sect. You have done so many things for Uncle Tang. Let him say a word to take Sister Zhirou back to the sect and arrange her duties. She can practice with peace of mind and prepare to build the foundation. I miss him." You shouldn’t refuse!”

Xu Qingwan was thinking: "I wonder why you are still thinking about her. I see that you are already old. Have you ever thought about starting a family and marrying a wife? How about I be a matchmaker and talk to Zhirou for you about marrying her?"

Xu Qiyuan was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he became a little enthusiastic and said quickly: "That's not what my nephew meant."

"Whether you mean it or not, it's time for you to get married. I know this child Zhirou. You two are quite a good match. I think that's it!"

"Aren't you not married yet?" Xu Qiyuan glanced at her and whispered.

"What did you say?" Xu Qingwan frowned.

"Nothing, I'll take my leave first." Xu Qiyuan left in panic.

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The next day, in the main meeting hall of Yuanyi Hall, disciples from each department and department stood in neat rows outside the hall. In the distance, a ray of light shot out and landed in front of the hall, revealing Tang Ning's figure.

The disciples on duty in front of the hall hurriedly bowed and saluted. Tangning nodded and walked into the hall. Inside, managers from various departments had already stood below waiting for him. When they saw him walking in, they all bowed and saluted.

After Tang Ning walked to the main seat and sat down, she looked at Xu Qingwan and said, "Has the supervision team finished counting? How many disciples in this batch are participating in learning elixirs, talismans, formation flags, and weapon techniques?"

Xu Qingwan took out the file and handed it to him: "Uncle Master, there are a total of four hundred and thirty-five disciples in each department, including ten instructors and professors from the Alchemy Department, five disciples from the Fulu Department, and five disciples from the Formation Flag Department. Five disciples from the Weapon Law Department.”

Tangning took the file and asked, "Have they been assigned?"

Xu Qingwan said: "Based on the letters of intent for disciples submitted by each department, and through our balanced arrangements, we selected two hundred disciples to learn alchemy, the remaining 80 disciples to learn to make talismans, 70 disciples to learn to refine weapons, and 60 disciples to learn Formation flag.”