Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 609: Chapter 30 Chasing _3

However, seeing this, Ma Shengxu felt helpless, yet his admiration for Wang Ba grew even more.

In his heart, he couldn’t help regretting:

“Such a virtuous younger generation, why on earth he was taken away by that Yao Wudi!”

Truthfully, if the Sect didn’t forbid it, he would have wanted to take in Wang Ba as his disciple.

After all, such a person who values loyalty and keeps promises, is calm in nature, and while not an extraordinary talent, also has respect and due courtesy in social interactions, is neither humble nor supercilious, is reassuring.

He is indeed the best candidate to inherit his mantle.

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His own disciples are not too bad, but when compared with Wang Ba, they seem significantly dimmer.

“I wonder if he is interested in learning the Dao of Lishu…”

Ma Shengxu thought to himself.

Wang Ba’s refusal to accept the Merit instead made him somewhat embarrassed.

The disciple had painstakingly developed spirit food to cure his injuries. Even though Yao Wudi had made mistakes earlier, if he shamelessly accepts it, he would be ungrateful and laughed at.

But he, a farmer, truth be told, cannot offer anything precious except for Merit or Spirit Stones.

Indeed, the Spirit Plant Department possesses abundant spiritual medicine and plants, but those belong to the Sect, and he is merely their custodian.

His old friend Cui Daqi quickly noticed his embarrassment, was slightly moved, and then urged him: “Old Ma, let’s talk about Wang Ba later, let’s hurry up and go accordingly, so as not to keep Master Qu waiting anxiously.”

Hu Zaixi also immediately reacted and hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, yes, we were too occupied watching the excitement here…”

Hearing this, Ma Shengxu saw a way out of this awkward situation. He immediately said to Wang Ba, “Nephew, I’ll accept this spirit food now and I’ll come to find you after I’m done with my work.”

“Feel free to use it, Martial Uncle.”

Wang Ba smiled and nodded, then turned to Hu Zaixi, who was about to leave, bowed, and hurriedly said:

“Martial Uncle Hu, I wonder if you have any spare time recently?”

“Me?”

Hu Zaixi looked puzzled as he turned back, thinking:

“My disciple told me earlier that you came to Thick Earth Peak… are you planning to start cultivating the True Yang Wu Earth Scripture?”

“As expected, I couldn’t hide it from Martial Uncle’s sharp eyes.”

Wang Ba deftly flattered him without batting an eye.

Hu Zaixi, however, nodded his head with a degree of satisfaction:

“In that case, feel free to come at any time. But as I’m busy arranging the venue for the Dao-asking Conference…you can come to me in the evening, and I will guide you then.”

Wang Ba’s face was filled with joy as he quickly bowed again.

Seeing this, Hu Zaixi waved his hand, then turned into a streak of earthy yellow light and disappeared. @@novelbin@@

Both Cui Daqi and Ma Shengxu also nodded to Wang Ba before transforming into light and speeding away.

Watching the three of them leave, Wang Ba contemplated for a while and then headed up towards Wanfa Peak.

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Shao Yin Mountain.

Hushou Hall.

“…The chosen one, Chen Yuan from the Foundation Establishment Disciples of Qingmu Peak, ordered to go to Li State for Patrol…”

“… Bai Xiaoyun, a foundation establishment disciple from Bai Shu Peak, ordered to go for patrol in the Sen State…”

“…Li Wuji, a Golden Core disciple from Shenti Peak, ordered to go to the Southern Shoreline of West Sea Country for patrol…”

Ma Shengxu and Cui Daqi quickly walked into Hushou Hall.

The first thing they saw was a middle-aged cultivator in an ocher cloak, with severe, penetrating eyebrows, sitting at the end of the hall.

It was none other than the Master of Shao Yin Mountain, Qu Shentong.

To his side was a Golden Core Deacon, swiftly announcing the names of the latest batch of randomly selected disciples assigned for patrol tasks.

This was an initiative jointly set up by the Wanxiang Sect, the Longevity Sect, and the royal family of the Jin Dynasty. Every now and then, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage are randomly selected from the two sects and the royal family to form a patrol team, and then randomly assigned to various places for patrol duties.

Initially, it was to prevent the stationed cultivators from acting arbitrarily and secretly communicating with the inspection team, so they were specially drawn randomly to ensure the effectiveness of the inspections.

However, over time, this system has gradually become a way for young cultivators to gain experience.

It ensures that younger disciples can go out and witness some things, achieving a certain degree of growth.

Otherwise, if they keep cultivating within the sect, even if they achieve Immortal Ascension, they would not be able to face the outside world.

This system is executed every few days, so Ma Shengxu and Cui Daqi didn’t bother much. They looked around the hall and saw about twenty or so Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in their places, with only a few tables unoccupied.

Apparently, they were indeed a bit late.

Seeing them come in, Qu Shentong at the forefront of the hall looked surprised at Ma Shengxu but then nodded slightly, signaling, and immediately said:

“Good, now that Minister Ma and Minister Cui are both here, let us discuss together how different scenes for the upcoming fighting arena… the budget for welcoming guests… foreign guests…”

The Dao-asking conference also counts as a form of reward and falls under the jurisdiction of Shao Yin Mountain.

However, occasionally it is handed over to Diwu Hall or controlled by Taiyin Mountain under Diwu Hall. However, both Diwu Hall and Taiyin Mountain are much wealthier than Shao Yin Mountain and the rewards for the few Dao-asking Conferences they have organized were too extravagant. The sect’s high-ranking members felt that it was a waste, therefore, the Dao-asking conference was handed over to Shao Yin Mountain for management.

Since the rules are slightly adjusted for each conference, the venues are also changed accordingly.

Those present were responsible for implementing the plans made by Shao Yin Mountain.