Chapter 49: Safeguarding

“One must not rush or act recklessly on the path of cultivation. During the Qi Refining Stage, you must first lay a solid foundation.”

She Zijiang raised his arm.

“As you are not yet on the cultivation path, you have no cultivation base, and your Divine Sense is not yet awakened. You are unable to access items like Jade Slips. These are the introductory books I have prepared for you. You mentioned you had some teaching experience before. These books do not contain overly difficult or obscure characters.”

“Of course, if you encounter anything you don’t know or cannot understand, you may seek advice from your Senior Brothers and Sisters, or you may come to the Main Hall to find me. When your cultivation breaks through to the Mid Foundation Building Stage, and your foundation is considered consolidated, you will then be able to obtain your own cultivation method.”

Shen Qingyi took the several books from She Zijiang’s hand.

“Thank you, Master.”

She Zijiang nodded.

After giving some additional instructions, She Zijiang let Shen Qingyi leave.

Gu Mingxue also exited the Main Hall.

Regarding this new Little Martial Sister that their Master had just taken in, Gu Mingxue was extremely delighted.

Usually, when she wandered around the other peaks, she was always so envious of those guys who had cute, small, soft, and gentle little martial sisters!

Going out with a little martial sister following behind her, how cool was that!

From now on, she, Gu Mingxue, also had a little martial sister! She no longer needed to envy others!

“Little Martial Sister, you just arrived at Tianshui Peak. Are you settling in alright? If there’s anything you’re not used to, you can tell your Senior Sister! In the future, if you encounter anyone blind or daring enough to bully you on this Tianshui Peak, you can also invoke your Senior Sister’s name! Let’s see who would still dare to bully you then!”

Gu Mingxue’s voice was not quiet. Sect disciples walking by in the distance couldn’t help but move even farther away.

The reputation of the Tianshui Peak’s little tyrant was widely known within the Lingdao Sect.

Not just within the Lingdao Sect, Gu Mingxue’s flamboyance was famous throughout the Cultivation World.

Chu Yuliang, who had followed from a distance, couldn’t help but tug at his Senior Sister’s sleeve.

“Senior Sister, lower your voice a bit!”

He felt this newly accepted Little Martial Sister was quiet, and also so young. She needed to make friends too.

Shen Qingyi’s family background was not comparable to Gu Mingxue and Lu Jingqing’s.

Some things could not be handled the same way as they could.

“Why should I lower my voice! I want to tell those blind people! Little Martial Sister is someone I, Gu Mingxue, will protect! Anyone who dares to bully her is going against me, Gu Mingxue! And anyone who dares to go against me, Gu Mingxue! Hmph!”

Some disciples eavesdropping from afar, upon hearing this, grew even more fearful of this newly arrived Junior Martial Uncle from Luohong Hall on Tianshui Peak.

They resolved in their hearts to keep their eyes sharp in the future on Tianshui Peak and absolutely not provoke this Little Martial Sister.

“That won’t do. Little Martial Sister is a Personal Disciple of Luohong Hall on Tianshui Peak. If someone bullies her in the future, she should rely on herself to fight back.”

A somewhat aloof, magnetic voice came from behind.

Lu Jingqing looked at Shen Qingyi. Although no particular emotion was visible in his eyes, Shen Qingyi still caught a sense of seriousness from this Fourth Senior Brother’s gaze.

“Fourth Junior Brother! Qingyi is my Little Martial Sister! Who dares to bully her!? I am going to protect her!”

“Senior Sister, you might be able to protect her here in Luohong Hall on Tianshui Peak, and you might protect her within this Lingdao Sect’s Tianshui Peak. Perhaps you could even protect her within the areas under Lingdao Sect’s jurisdiction, within the Daoist Faction’s jurisdiction, and even in some parts of the Yunze Continent. But can you guarantee she will never leave the scope of your protection? Can you protect her for a while? Can you protect her for a lifetime?”

Lu Jingqing’s words were undoubtedly serious and hit the nail on the head.

It left Gu Mingxue momentarily speechless.

She really wanted to argue back, but facing this Fourth Junior Brother who always had strong opinions, even though he was younger and his cultivation was lower than hers, she rarely gained the upper hand. Unless she used her status as Senior Sister to pressure him, but she disdained doing such things.

“This is the Cultivation World. No one can protect another person for a lifetime, unless that person wishes to stop progressing. And if that’s the case, what’s the point of cultivating immortality?”