si-mexico Chapter 120 Still Pitying the Green Grass and Trees
Chapter 120 Still Pitying the Green Grass and Trees
When the Dao Xuan Sect Master is mentioned, everyone in the cultivation world will involuntarily feel a sense of awe.
Ren Pingsheng was the leader of all immortals, an elder, and was revered as an elder by all the sects and cultivators.
In the cultivation world, he stands alone in seniority, and no one who comes after him can even come close.
Looking back, Ren Pingsheng was also young and unparalleled in the world. At the age when he was most spirited and passionate, he did two great things that shocked the cultivation world.
The first thing he did was to establish a school and take on disciples.
The second thing, naturally, was the battle with the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu...
Leaving the latter aside, let's focus on the former.
When it comes to accepting disciples, whether it's a small sect or a prestigious family, everyone is extremely cautious.
This is, after all, related to the inheritance of a sect or the continuation of a clan.
Not to mention that this was Ren Pingsheng's first time accepting a disciple.
Everyone thought he would carefully select the best candidates, but to everyone's surprise, after much deliberation, he ended up choosing a person with inferior aptitude and mixed spiritual roots of four elements.
People say that perhaps he was overwhelmed by the choices and made the wrong one by accident.
This taught the various sects of the immortals a lesson.
From then on, the rules for accepting disciples by various sects became increasingly strict.
What is little known is that Ren Pingsheng's eldest disciple was not originally a person, but a reed.
The bond between master and apprentice began on the banks of the Xunjiang River.
Ren Pingsheng crossed the river by boat and saw the lush reeds on the sandbar. He was delighted and ordered the boatman to sail into the reeds. The oars parted the ripples, and the immortal, with the sunset glow on his shoulders, reached out and touched the clusters of snow-white water reeds.
Know the universe, still pity the green grass.
Among the many reeds, a dry, thin branch suddenly caught on his sleeve.
The small boat stopped here.
Fishermen sing their evening songs as the sun sets in the west.
The swaying grass in the wind was touched on the head by an immortal, thus gaining a chance to awaken its intelligence and see all things.
It stretched out its withered branches, bewildered, to try and hold back the immortal's reluctant steps. Before the last rays of sunlight faded, it used a wisp of pure spiritual energy that was about to be blown away by the wind to transform into human form.
He is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, with an average appearance and... subpar aptitude.
The plants and trees, now spirits, stood timidly before the lazy, carefree immortal with flowing white hair.
Ren Pingsheng looked at him for a long time and felt that this was a golden opportunity. Rather than miss it, he decided to seize it. So he simply picked the reed and brought it back to Daoxuan Sect. On a whim, he took him as his first disciple and nurtured him with great care.
However, this reed has limited talent and has not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.
Ren Pingsheng's eldest disciple, one of the thirteen peak masters of the Dao Xuan Sect, was actually just a mere Golden Core cultivator.
It's truly both laughable and absurd!
Ren Pingsheng was a man of great glory, but his eldest disciple was his greatest "failure".
Although he himself was broad-minded and not burdened by fame, and did not feel that his disciple had tarnished his reputation, there were many rumors circulating outside, and his eldest disciple had long been the subject of gossip.
In particular, the Dao Xuan Sect Master only has one person with mixed spiritual roots.
In other words, Ren Pingsheng never accepted any more apprentices of inferior talent after that.
Although he didn't care about what others said, he didn't harbor any resentment towards his eldest disciple.
However, it cannot be denied that he did indeed suffer a resounding defeat at the hands of his eldest disciple, who had only managed to barely form a Golden Core after several hundred years of wasting time.
He paid a heavy price for his past excessive capriciousness, confidence, and arrogance.
He dragged someone who wasn't suited for cultivating immortality onto this endless road.
He was taught to uphold his principles, but not to achieve great things.
He felt frustrated and gradually realized that this was a form of "irresponsibility".
learn from mistakes.
From then on, Ren Pingsheng tried his best to avoid repeating the same mistakes and paid more and more attention to the assessment of his apprentices.
He collected all thirteen direct disciples of the Dao Xuan Sect, including all five unique spiritual roots: Sun, Moon, Wind, Thunder, and Ice, like a stamp collector... It has to be said that he also has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder; the whole family has to be complete.
Finally, Ren Pingsheng accepted Mei Shiyu, who possessed the innate ice spiritual root, as his last disciple and went into seclusion to cultivate in peace.
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"Putting aside everything else, just take the matter of cultivating immortality. It doesn't differentiate people into different classes based on their aptitude. It sounds 'fair and just,' but in reality, it 'misleads both oneself and others.'"
Wang Wu said to Mei Shiyu.
"What you said might have some merit..."
Mei Shiyu replied calmly.
As Ren Pingsheng's most beloved junior disciple, he naturally knew better than anyone else about the past relationship between his senior brother and his master.
Mei Shiyu was well aware of how important innate talent was to a cultivator.
Take Wang Wu as a recent example—
With a single-elemental metal spiritual root, he was a rogue cultivator, without any sect or faction. In the fiercely competitive world of cultivation, he had almost no advantage, yet he was able to condense a golden core solely based on his talent.
Even when he was on the verge of death, his core shattered and he was about to die, Mei Shiyu could save him and he would steadily enter the Nascent Soul Realm, like a lively carp, more energetic than anyone else.
As for the eldest brother... he's still stuck at the bottleneck of the Golden Core stage, struggling to breathe.
Wang Wu continued, "Immortal Mei, when you take on disciples, aren't you responsible to yourself and even more so to your disciples? This is not something you can decide on a whim or by just being enthusiastic."
Mei Shiyu remained silent.
In fact, Wang Wu had said similar things to him before.
Mei Shiyu didn't listen then, and he's even less likely to listen now.
...because the two of them are not on the same wavelength.
Mei Shiyu wasn't considering spiritual roots or aptitude at all.
Rather, it's the "historical legacy" of bones not dissolving.
Mei Shiyu always felt that there was a connection between the incorruptible bone in the Bodhi Precepts and Yuanbao.
This was the real reason why he decided to take Yuanbao as his apprentice.
Wang Wu was unaware of the hidden story, but he certainly couldn't give up the opportunity to use connections.
That's a joke. The Dao Xuan Sect's disciple selection test is ridiculously difficult; it's no exaggeration to say that only one in ten thousand can pass it.
If we could secure a spot through Mei Shiyu, why not?
Wang Wu said, "Immortal Venerable, since you are determined to accept mixed spiritual roots, why don't you just take in my godson as well? It would be good to learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses."
The "girl" standing next to him still kept her head down.
However, his eyes suddenly brightened.
Mei Shiyu said helplessly, "Brother Wang, I understand your thoughts, but let's leave this matter for later."
Yuan Che's bright eyes dimmed instantly.
Mei Shiyu said, "The most important thing right now is to send you back to Dao Xuan Sect..."
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