Chapter 230: Dan Sheng is Speechless! Su Changqing's Promise!

Chapter 230: Dan Sheng is Speechless! Su Changqing's Promise!

"So Elder Wu lives here?"

Ye Jingshan raised his eyebrows in surprise as he looked at the secluded mountain below.

"Senior doesn't like crowds, so he chose this peak himself."

Shen Banyear smiled and explained, "There are no other disciples here, only Senior's personal disciple."

"Only one disciple?"

Ye Jingshan touched his forehead in dismay, "I hope Chu Xiaotou doesn't go too far."

"If Wu Laotou's disciple is bullied, I'll have to go and apologize."

These past few days, he had been discussing the Tian Dan Pavilion matters with Shen Banyear, and he had momentarily forgotten about time.

Now, after a few days had passed, he suddenly remembered his troublemaking disciple.

To prevent Chu Xi from going overboard, he had even prepared a few gifts for their meeting.

"Senior Brother, rest assured, Changqing shouldn't be bullied."

Shen Banyear smiled and spoke with a hint of confidence.

"It seems Elder Wu has accepted a good disciple."

Ye Jingshan gave a noncommittal smile and nodded lightly.

Wu Jiuling's disciple might be strong, but compared to Chu Xi...

He secretly shook his head, the might of the Emperor's Body was beyond what outsiders could imagine.

...

Just as Ye Jingshan and Shen Banyear were conversing, Su Changqing hurriedly came out to greet them.

Looking at Shen Banyear, he respectfully bowed, "Su Changqing greets the Peak Master."

Turning his head, he looked at the unfamiliar elder and felt a twinge of guilt. He lowered his head and said, "Greetings, Senior."

"Hehe, a talented individual. Elder Wu has accepted a good disciple."

Noticing Su Changqing's unusual expression, Ye Jingshan examined him from head to toe and smiled, nodding.

Then, as if to comfort him, Ye Jingshan said, "Changqing, you've worked hard these past few days."

"Chu Xiaotou is still young, and if she did something wrong, don't take it to heart."

Ye Jingshan waved his wide sleeves, and several holy pills, their surfaces shimmering like polished glass, appeared before Su Changqing.

"These few holy pills are a greeting gift. I'll teach Chu Xi a lesson later and vent your anger for you!"

Ye Jingshan had seen Su Changqing's peculiar expression countless times.

Every time Chu Xi caused trouble, the bullied person would always look like they wanted to say something but stopped themselves.

These holy pills were not cheap. They served as both a greeting gift and a means for Ye Jingshan to compensate for Chu Xi's misdeeds.

However.

At that moment, Su Changqing was stunned by Ye Jingshan's words.

Teach Chu Xi a lesson? Vent his anger?

Chu Xiaotou was crying in her room; how could he vent his anger at her?

Su Changqing glanced at the greeting gifts in front of him, his mouth twitching. He dared not accept them.

"Senior..."

Su Changqing felt embarrassed and said, "That... Chu Shimei... didn't bully anyone."

Before he could finish, Ye Jingshan waved his hand and said,

"Junior Brother, don't say anything. Did Chu Xiaotou force you not to tell me?"

"This brat is too much!"

Ye Jingshan's brows furrowed in anger as he looked towards the direction of the main hall, "Chu Xi, come out here for your teacher!"

Su Changqing was startled and quickly waved his hands, "Senior, you misunderstood. It's me..."

"Hmph!"

Ye Jingshan glared at Su Changqing, who was still trying to explain, and his face turned dark as he said, "Good child, don't be afraid. I'll stand up for you and make sure you get your revenge."

Su Changqing was so shocked he felt numb all over.

At that moment, Chu Xi, her eyes slightly red, emerged from the main hall.

Her spirits were low, and she hadn't yet recovered from Su Changqing's scolding.

"You rebellious disciple! Apologize to your Senior Brother Changqing immediately!"

Chu Xi, already in a foul mood, had just stepped out when she heard Ye Jingshan's angry rebuke.

Chu Xi was stunned, and her lips pouted. The tears she had just managed to hold back began to flow again.

"Waaah, you're all bullying me!"

"Why should I apologize to Su Changqing? Waaah, he hit me, waaah!"

Chu Xi's face was wet with tears, and she looked utterly wronged.

She had never been treated so unfairly in her entire life.

Clearly, she was the one being bullied, yet she was the one being asked to apologize.

This made Chu Xi, whose mental fortitude was still immature, burst into tears, feeling like the world was collapsing around her.

"This..."

Seeing this scene, Ye Jingshan was stunned, and Shen Banyear's mouth twitched as he looked at Su Changqing with a questioning gaze.

It was as if he was asking, "What did you do to make her so upset?"

"I..."

Listening to the crying beside him, Su Changqing felt like crying himself, and he was at a loss.

He awkwardly bowed, "My apologies, Senior."

"The Peak Master asked me to temper Chu Shimei's temperament. I went too far and didn't consider that Chu Shimei is still young."

Ye Jingshan's entire body went numb after hearing this.

He stared at the sobbing Chu Xi, then at the embarrassed Su Changqing.

A cultivator with the Emperor's Body... was being bullied to tears?

What kind of joke was this?

"Teacher..."

Chu Xi cried, her face wet with tears, and asked pitifully, "Am I really that weak?"

These words shocked both Ye Jingshan and Shen Banyear.

They knew how proud this girl was.

Yet, after just a few days, she was already doubting herself?

"My dear disciple, how could you be so weak? You're a once-in-a-millennium Celestial Talent!"

Ye Jingshan immediately rushed to Chu Xi's side, comforting her.

"Changqing."

Shen Banyan approached Su Changqing and whispered with a twitching smile, "What did you do to her?"

"That Chu girl is so proud, how did she end up like this?"

He couldn't fathom how the mighty Imperial Body Chu Xi could have transformed into this state in just a few days.

"I didn't do anything."

Su Changqing also felt wronged and helplessly spread his hands, saying, "I just taught her alchemy, and said a few provoking words."

Shen Banyan was taken aback, "You provoked her while she was teaching you alchemy?"

He had thought that Su Changqing had used his absolute strength to teach Chu Xi a lesson.

But he never expected that it was in alchemy that Su Changqing had suppressed Chu Xi.

"Hiss!"

Shen Banyan couldn't help but inhale a cold breath, his eyes filled with astonishment as he looked at Su Changqing.

Chu Xi was an Imperial Body in the art of alchemy.

How could she be suppressed by Su Changqing, a mere martial artist?

At the same time, after Ye Jingshan's comforting words, Chu Xi finally calmed down.

"Disciple, what's going on?"

Ye Jingshan couldn't help but ask.

He couldn't understand what experience could have made the proud Chu Xi question her own strength.

If an Imperial Body was considered 'weak', then there would be no Celestial Talents in this world.

"I taught Su Changqing the Spirit Herb Compendium."

"And then?"

"He finished reading it in two days and memorized it perfectly."

"Hiss!"

Ye Jingshan was stunned. He glanced at Su Changqing, who stood nearby, his eyes filled with shock.

Two days to comprehend the Spirit Herb Compendium?

"I also taught him fire control techniques and the Xuanling Fire Control Art."

"And then?"

"Waaah, he mastered it in two days and still called me weak!"

"Hiss!"

Ye Jingshan turned to Su Changqing, who stood nearby, his entire body frozen in disbelief.

Two days to read the Spirit Herb Compendium, two days to learn the Xuanling Fire Control Art?

He lowered his head and glanced at Chu Xi, his mouth twitching.

No wonder the mighty Imperial Body had been reduced to this state.

This was truly astonishing, not just for Chu Xi, but even for him, the Alchemy Saint, it was a blow.

"That's not right?"

After being lost in thought for a long time, Ye Jingshan looked at Chu Xi, who was sobbing, and said with a smile, "With your personality, you didn't fight back against Changqing?"

Chu Xi replied tearfully, "I did fight back, but he punched me and sent me flying."

"And then you said I was bullying him, waaah waaah!"

Ye Jingshan's expression turned astonished as he glanced at Su Changqing.

Although Chu Xi was only at the Divine Body Realm, her formidable combat power could suppress even those at the Divine Spirit Apex.

Yet, she had been knocked away by a single punch from Su Changqing?

"Who is the real Imperial Body here?"

Ye Jingshan, now back to his senses, shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, "The Minor Immortal Sect is indeed a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Old Wu has taken in an exceptional disciple."

Su Changqing smiled awkwardly, "I still haven't apologized to Senior and Junior Sister."

"Apologize for what?"

Ye Jingshan, seizing the opportunity, spoke sternly to Chu Xi, "You've been arrogant and unrestrained, and I've repeatedly told you to restrain yourself, but you've been stubborn."

"Now do you understand that there are people beyond your abilities and a world beyond your understanding?"

"In cultivation, talent is important, but more crucial is a steadfast and unyielding Dao heart!"

"Today, Changqing deliberately suppressed you to temper your character."

"But have you ever considered that if I weren't by your side, Changqing would be your enemy. What would you do then?"

"Feel wronged? Cry?"

Ye Jingshan's tone turned sharp, "Tears won't make your enemies back down!"

"No one in this world will be your lifelong support. Only your own fists and abilities are your greatest reliance!"

Chu Xi lowered her head, wiping away her tears, and for the first time, she didn't argue with her teacher, listening intently.

Although these words were directed at Chu Xi, Su Changqing, who stood nearby, also had a solemn expression, listening attentively.

It was only at this moment that he truly understood the significance of his Confucian teacher's 'concealing' style of teaching, which was an invaluable treasure.

He should be grateful that he hadn't lost his original heart due to his extraordinary talent.

Just as the Alchemy Saint said, compared to talent, what was even more important was an unyielding Dao heart!

"I understand."

Su Changqing seemed to have gained some insight, bowing respectfully.

"Changqing."

Ye Jingshan looked at Su Changqing approvingly and said, "You've done me a great favor."

"What do you ask of me? I won't refuse you!"

Ye Jingshan's lifespan was limited, and there weren't many things in this world that he feared.

But the one thing he couldn't set his mind at ease about was his disciple.

Youthful recklessness wasn't a big problem; as long as he was there, even if Chu Xi caused trouble, he could handle it.

But the problem was that he couldn't take care of Chu Xi for her entire life.

When he returned to the Sky Elixir Pavilion, he didn't know if he would come back, and if he truly passed away, with Chu Xi's personality, she would eventually create a huge disaster.

Now, with Su Changqing's help, Chu Xi could be a little more restrained, which made Su Changqing feel grateful.

"Senior, can you teach me alchemy?"

Su Changqing's eyes lit up at the question.

"Alchemy?"

Ye Jingshan seemed hesitant, then gritted his teeth and said, "I was planning to leave today."

"But since you ask, I'll stay a few more days."

"However..."

He turned to Su Changqing and said, "I can't stay for long, and I can't teach you for many days. Think it through."

The favor of the Dan Saint was incredibly valuable.

"Senior, rest assured, I won't delay you for long!"

Su Changqing nodded heavily, his face filled with anticipation.

"Haha, good."

Ye Jingshan burst into laughter and said, then his face turned pensive, "Pharmaceutical principles and fire control, you've already mastered them."

"Next up is alchemy."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a three-zhang tall purple-red pill furnace appeared before Su Changqing.

"This is the Tianjie Lower-Grade Spirit Artifact, the Ziyang Furnace. Its interior is densely covered with pill patterns, which can greatly enhance the quality of pills and the success rate of pill condensation."

"I'll give this to you as a gift for our first meeting."

The magnitude of Ye Jingshan's gesture left Su Changqing feeling overwhelmed.

A Tianjie Lower-Grade Spirit Artifact, and a precious pill furnace at that, its value was unimaginable.

"Senior, this item is too precious, I..."

Before Su Changqing could finish, Shen Banyan interrupted with a light laugh,

"Changqing, if he's giving it to you, then take it. This is a debt your teacher owes, and you'll have to repay it in the future."

"Besides, he's the Dan Saint, he's wealthy, no need to feel sorry for him."

Hearing this, Ye Jingshan smiled and scolded, "You, Shen Banyan, now you're even using me to teach my senior brother a lesson?"

Shen Banyan laughed heartily, unbothered.

He understood that Ye Jingshan's gesture, though a gift, was also a way to build a good relationship with Su Changqing.

A person capable of completely overwhelming an Imperial Body cultivator, their future achievements were unimaginable.

By leaving a good deed today, even if Ye Jingshan were gone one day, his disciple would still benefit from his blessings.

"Now that you have the pill furnace, does Changqing have a fire seed?" Ye Jingshan asked again.

"Fire seed? Can this fire be used?"

Su Changqing extended his palm, and the crimson Vitality Flame burned fiercely.

"Is this the Vitality Flame of the old man?"

Seeing this, Ye Jingshan shook his head, "The Vitality Flame is mysterious and possesses unimaginable power."

"But although it's a flame, it has no temperature and can't refine the impurities of spirit medicines."

After speaking, he pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand, and a bluish-green flame appeared in his hand.

"If you give a gift to the Buddha, you might as well give him a fire seed too."

"This flame is called 'Qingxiao,' it's a Lower-Grade Earth-ranked Spirit Flame. It's more than enough for you to practice with."

Su Changqing looked at the two treasures beside him, both of which could be considered rare and precious, and his face showed hesitation.

He didn't feel worthy of receiving such a gift without having done anything to deserve it.

Ye Jingshan, standing beside him, saw Su Changqing's expression and his eyes revealed a look of appreciation.

Most people, when faced with such rare treasures, would be overjoyed, and wouldn't care about anything else.

But Su Changqing could resist the temptation and maintain his integrity.

This kind of temperament, in Ye Jingshan's eyes, was no less impressive than that world-shaking talent.

"Changqing, take it."

Ye Jingshan looked at Su Changqing and said with a light smile, "My lifespan is limited, I can't accompany Chu Xiaojie for long."

"She's too proud, and in the future, she might cause big trouble."

"At that time, I won't expect you to stand up for her, but if you can save her life in a critical moment, I'll be eternally grateful!"

Hearing this, Chu Xi beside them panicked, "Old man, what are you saying?"

"Don't talk about life and death, once I master the divine pill, I'll definitely refine the world's best longevity pill for you!"

Ye Jingshan, hearing this, affectionately ruffled Chu Xi's hair, but his gaze remained fixed on Su Changqing.

He needed a promise.

This was the backup plan he was leaving for Chu Xi!

Su Changqing, upon hearing this, pondered for a moment.

After a while, he waved his wide sleeves and put away the pill furnace and fire seed.

He turned to Ye Jingshan, his face serious, and bowed respectfully, "Junior doesn't know what heights he'll reach in the future."

"But if there ever comes a day when Chu Shimei encounters a crisis, and I'm able to help..."

"Junior will do his utmost to ensure Chu Shimei's safety!"

The Dan Saint's favor was very valuable.

But what they didn't know was that Su Changqing's promise was even more priceless.

"Hahahaha, good!"

Ye Jingshan laughed heartily upon hearing this.

He could tell that Su Changqing's words were not spoken lightly, but after careful consideration.

Such a person, if they didn't agree, then that was that, but if they did, they would definitely keep their word!

"Old man, I won't take advantage of you."

Ye Jingshan waved his wide sleeves, bringing Su Changqing with him as they soared into the depths of the sky.

"I'll teach you the supreme secret art of the Dao of Alchemy!"

(End of Chapter)

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