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Chapter 97: Taking on a Disciple - The Ruthless Empress Template! The Great Power (Part 1)
Chapter 97: Taking on a Disciple - The Ruthless Empress Template! The Great Power (Part 1)
Meeting the criteria to be directly appointed as a direct disciple!
Although the disguised Li Feiyu, Qiu Yongqin, had no idea about the basis for this, he was well aware of Lin Fan's high regard for him, with Senior Sister Xiao Ling'er being a prime example.
As for himself...
Currently, he could be considered one of them, right?
Moreover, Senior Sister's experiences up to this point had already spoken volumes.
People like her would be beneficial to the sect's development.
They would be of great use.
He had to bring her back.
However, YaYa's attitude was so resolute that if he wanted to take her back, he would need to put in some effort.
After a brief moment of thought, Li Feiyu smiled and asked, "Where are your family members?"
"I have no family. I only have my brother!" YaYa replied, her large eyes still fixed on the distant horizon as if expecting her beloved brother to appear at the edge of her vision at any moment.
The memories of the siblings relying on each other and her brother's constant care flooded her mind, bringing a smile to her tense face.
But this smile quickly faded.
"Uncle, if you have no business here, please move aside."
"I'm waiting for my brother to return."
Li Feiyu's thoughts raced.
This girl was clearly determined to wait for her brother, and she was destined to become a direct disciple. He couldn't just forcefully abduct her, could he?
Although a girl of her age might change her mind after some time, Li Feiyu felt that YaYa's resolve was exceptionally strong, and she was likely different from ordinary girls her age.
Forcibly taking her back wouldn't be feasible either.
Thus, he could only cater to her wishes.
Otherwise, it might end up harming the sect in the future.
As for catering to her wishes...
He pondered, "You're too young to be alone. How can you survive?"
"I'll beg for a living."
"However, since I'm waiting for my brother, I don't have much time for begging."
After all, she was just a little girl, and going hungry all day wouldn't bring her joy. It was only her unwavering belief that kept her going.
Finally, YaYa lowered her head, but soon smiled as if nothing had happened, "As long as I can wait for my brother, that's all that matters. I don't care about the rest."
"Have you ever thought that you might not be able to hold on until he returns and end up collapsing before he does?" Li Feiyu gently probed.
He couldn't shake the feeling that he was somehow tricking a little loli.
"Impossible!"
"I... I can persist!"
"The body doesn't lie." Li Feiyu sighed, "Judging by your bone age, you should be around six years old, right? Children your age should weigh more than you, and their height should far exceed yours."
"You look more like a three or four-year-old girl."
"How long can this body of yours support you?"
"One year, two years, ten years, a hundred years!" YaYa replied firmly.
"Perhaps."
Li Feiyu didn't deny this.
After all, this place had Essence Spirit Qi, and it wasn't overly thin. Even ordinary people could live for around two hundred years with the nourishment of Essence Energy. YaYa, despite eating less and being malnourished, wouldn't die so easily due to her frail body.
But...
How would that matter? Li Feiyu continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, you might indeed be able to hold on for that long. But do you understand what a cultivator, or the immortal you speak of, is?"
YaYa smiled, "YaYa and her brother made a promise. No matter what he becomes, he won't forget YaYa and will come back to find her."
"I believe in you, and I believe in him."
"But do you understand what an immortal cultivator is?"
Li Feiyu squatted down and spoke softly, "In the mountains, time fades, and the cold never ends."
"This describes cultivators."
"For cultivators, time is merely a number. The better one's talent and cultivation, the less valuable time becomes."
"Perhaps, he might retreat for ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years."
"Can you wait that long?"
"Perhaps, when he achieves great cultivation, he'll suddenly realize that a thousand years, or even ten thousand years, have passed."
"By then, the world might have already changed beyond recognition."
"Do you see the peach blossom tree over there?"
"Perhaps after ten thousand years, the peach blossoms will still smile in the spring breeze, but for ordinary people, ten thousand years is a lifetime, and everything will have changed."
"By then, you will have turned into a handful of yellow soil."
"Even if he returns, what then?"
"Can you still see him?"
For the first time, YaYa panicked.
Her trembling body betrayed her inner fear, but she still said, "My brother promised that whenever he has time, he will come back to see YaYa!"
"I believe he will."
"But for cultivators, once they enter an immortal sect, they are no longer in control of their own fate."
"The more powerful the sect, the more this is true."
"Do you know which sect he joined?"
Li Feiyu continued his questioning.
YaYa fell silent, and after a while, she replied, "I heard it's a powerful divine dynasty."
"What's a divine dynasty?"
"Divine dynasty?" Li Feiyu sighed, "A divine dynasty is also a type of immortal power, different from sects and families. It's an imperial dynasty!"
"They rule over vast lands and are filled with capable individuals."
"Being noticed by a great power of a divine dynasty proves that your brother has exceptional talent."
"But the rules of a divine dynasty are numerous and extremely strict."
"If he wants to return, it will be difficult in a short time."
"And by a short time, I mean a short time for cultivators. For you... it might be a lifetime of waiting."
"I don't want that!"
YaYa finally panicked.
Although her belief was strong, and she was sure her brother wouldn't deceive her, she could also sense that the uncle before her wasn't lying. She had heard about many things regarding immortals, but her knowledge was shallow, and she hadn't dared to delve deeper in recent days.
But now, Li Feiyu was forcibly tearing down the 'barrier' she had set up for herself, forcing her to face reality.
This was a bit cruel.
Li Feiyu felt a twinge of guilt, but soon justified his actions. Perhaps it was cruel to YaYa at this moment, but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing! She wanted to wait for her brother, and to do that, she had to stay alive. His task was to help her become stronger and, in turn, help her survive. Cruel, but not harmful.
"Follow me."
"I'll take you to cultivate immortality."
Li Feiyu sighed, "I can help you live longer, so you can wait for your brother's return."
"You...you're lying to me."
YaYa's guard went up instantly. "Those people said I have no talent. I'll be an ordinary person all my life, so no matter how much my brother begged, they wouldn't take me with them."
"But you want to take me to cultivate immortality?"
"You're a bad person!"
Li Feiyu: "..."
This little girl was quite cautious.
He didn't feel embarrassed, but he shook his head and smiled, "I'm not a bad person."
"You're right. In my eyes, you truly have no talent, and I can't see any exceptional qualities in you."
"But..."
"I know a place that might give you a glimmer of hope."
"Even though I don't have a foolproof plan, it's still better than you waiting here day after day."
"Besides, if I were a bad person, why would I go through all this trouble to deceive you?"
"I'm a cultivator, and in this small place, not many can match me. If I wanted to kill you, I'd only need a glance."
"With the same glance, I can make you lose consciousness and act according to my will, even if I make you crash into a wall, you are on another day meet again."
YaYa fell silent.
She was young, but she understood this reasoning.
Indeed.
If an immortal wanted to harm her, why go through the trouble of deceiving her?
YaYa hesitated.
Cultivate immortality?
She didn't have many desires and wasn't particularly eager for it.
But she didn't want to die.
She wanted to live.
Not for immortality, but to wait for her brother's return in the mortal world!
"Then...if I leave with you, what if my brother returns and can't find me?"
"Simple."
Seeing YaYa's hesitation, Li Feiyu smiled, "I'll set up a stele here, stating that you left with me. If your brother returns, he can come and find me."
"In the future, I'll make a name for myself,"
"If he returns and wants to find me, it shouldn't be difficult."
"But what if someone destroys the stele?" The little girl was very cautious.
"With my pressure, few here dare to do that."
"Besides, once you've cultivated, you can return every now and then to check on the stele."
"This way, you won't have to worry about him not knowing where you are or not being able to find you."
YaYa pondered for a moment before finally nodding.
"Okay!"
"But you must set up the stele first, then I'll leave with you."
She knew in her heart that waiting here was truly difficult.
Even if her brother wouldn't wait until she died of old age to return, she might not live long enough! This world was full of dangers.
Only with strength could she survive.
And only by surviving could she wait for her brother's return!
"Okay."
Li Feiyu agreed without hesitation and nodded.
He immediately used his magical technique to set up a stele and carved the agreed-upon content on it. He then used materials to set up a not-so-powerful guardian formation.
Finally, he rose into the air, releasing the aura of the Third Stage.
"I am Li Feiyu!"
"The stele outside the city was left by me. Whoever dares to destroy it, I will not spare them when they come to me!"
The city's cultivators trembled.
As mentioned before, this was just a small city.
Calling it an Immortal City was a bit of an exaggeration.
At the Immortal Mortal Convergence, a Third Stage cultivator was already a top-tier expert.
Moreover, Li Feiyu had just arrived and hadn't made any enemies yet. Those he had made in the past had already been dealt with, leaving no room for revenge.
Naturally, no one would offend Li Feiyu just to destroy a stele.
After all, the stele didn't hinder them in any way.
...
Li Feiyu landed.
YaYa stared at him and slowly said, "I'll go with you!"
"I don't want to die!"
Li Feiyu smiled.
At least, this little girl wouldn't resent the Moonseizing Sect.
If she achieved something in the future, she should also bring some benefits to the sect.
It wouldn't be in vain for him to have persuaded her.
"Let's go."
He took YaYa's small hand and left the land, with her looking back every few steps.
Li Feiyu embarked on his return journey.
But this time, he had a little yellow-haired girl by his side.
...
Half a month later, after traveling through numerous teleportation arrays, they finally arrived outside the Moonseizing Sect.
Li Feiyu stopped and released YaYa's hand. He took a deep breath and said, "This is the Moonseizing Sect. Go up the mountain and find the Sect Leader with this token."
"I won't go up."
"Why won't Uncle Li come with me?"
YaYa had become familiar with Li Feiyu and was puzzled.
"I can't go up there."
Li Feiyu shook his head, "If I go up, the Sect Leader will surely give me many treasures."
He didn't want them.
It wasn't that he didn't need them, but he preferred to earn his own way.
The sect's development was not easy, and it was more appropriate to leave those treasures for his fellow sect members.
On his journey, he had heard about the Moonseizing Sect's recent progress, and he was delighted.
"With their own Essence Stone vein, they won't lack Essence Stones for a while. And with their new affiliate, it's truly wonderful!"
Li Feiyu smiled.
He waved goodbye to YaYa and took off with big strides.
"Goodbye, Uncle Li!"
YaYa didn't understand the reason behind this, but her heart had always been set on one goal, making her extremely determined and unaffected by these trivial matters.
After parting with Li Feiyu, she took big steps forward.
In a short while, she was stopped by the disciples guarding the mountain.
"Little girl, who are you?"
The two outer sect disciples laughed.
Although they were ordinary people, the sect's rules were strict, and the treatment within the sect was excellent. They lived happy lives and naturally wouldn't go out of their way to make things difficult for others.
"Go back quickly. This is a sacred place for the immortal sect; you can't just barge in."
"I'm here to find the Sect Leader."
She slightly bowed and presented the token given to her by Li Feiyu.
"This, this is...?!"
The two disciples were startled.
"An inner sect senior brother's token?!"
"Little girl, where did you get this from?!"
"An uncle gave it to me."
"Uncle Li said I should come to the mountain to find the Sect Leader, and that the Sect Leader would take me as his disciple."
The two were even more astonished.
The Sect Leader taking on a disciple?
Wouldn't that be a direct disciple?! But wait, an inner sect disciple's token? There were only about ten inner sect disciples, including the seven who had entered earlier and the newly promoted ones like Liu Xinyue.
Even if she was an inner sect disciple, would she dare to speak so boldly? He himself was only an inner sect disciple, so how could he be certain that the Sect Leader would take this little girl as a direct disciple?
But in the end, it was an inner sect senior's token, and they dared not take it lightly. They led the way, "Follow me!"
One of them immediately took the little girl up the mountain.
Soon, they arrived at the Embracing Moon Palace.
Lin Fan toyed with the token, his gaze wandering over the yellow-haired little girl.
After a moment, he asked, "What's that uncle's name?"
"Li Feiyu."
Oh?
Qiu Yongqin?
Lin Fan's gaze intensified.
So far, not many people knew about the 'core sect rule', apart from the five elders, Xiao Ling'er, Fan Jianqiang, and Qiu Yongqin.
Since he had brought her back and said he would take her as his direct disciple, this little girl must meet one of the criteria for accepting disciples.
"Where is he now?"
"He left."
The little girl hesitated, wanting to say something.
"Oh."
Lin Fan understood.
He could roughly guess Qiu Yongqin's intention.
It wasn't surprising that he passed by his family without entering.
After all, these protagonist templates were quite 'proud'.
Or perhaps, if they weren't proud, they wouldn't have achieved such greatness.
"YaYa?"
"Yes."
"Is there anyone else in your family?"
"I'm a beggar." The little girl spoke without hesitation, "I only have an older brother to rely on. But we're not blood-related; we're both beggars who met during the harsh winter..."
Beggar siblings!
Not blood relatives!
No names?
Lin Fan's eyebrows rose.
"What about your brother?"
"He was taken away by someone from the Immortal Dynasty. They said he's a talent and will become an immortal in the future."
"I want to wait for him to come back."
"But I'm afraid I won't live long enough to see him."
YaYa stared at Lin Fan, her logic clear and her words distinct, "Uncle Li said that if you're willing to take me as your disciple, even if I have no talent, is that true?"
Oh my!
The template of that peerless talent! Lin Fan was delighted.
But soon, he felt a headache coming on.
That peerless talent had an unparalleled talent, and although she wasn't a 'protagonist template', she was even more powerful than the typical protagonist template!
This template, as a direct disciple, was naturally excellent.
But there was also a fatal problem.
'Mortal Body'! A mortal body meant having no cultivation talent, and the conventional path of immortal cultivation wouldn't work for her.
Accepting her into the sect was simple.
But how could he truly set her on the path of immortality and turn her into that peerless talent? That was the biggest challenge.
"However..."
"Since it's the template of that peerless talent, there must be a reason."
"What I should do is guide her from the side, not do everything for her."
"Otherwise..."
"Perhaps she wouldn't be able to grow to that level."
At this thought, Lin Fan smiled, "Your Uncle Li wasn't lying."
"Are you willing to take me as your disciple?"
YaYa's face lit up with joy, but she said, "Can you help me cultivate and let me wait for my brother's return?"
"No one can predict the future."
Lin Fan shook his head, feeling a bit regretful.
He thought to himself, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll probably never see your brother again.
"But, I can help you stay alive!"
"Okay."
"Then I'll take you as my disciple."
YaYa immediately knelt on the ground, performing the kowtow ceremony.
"YaYa pays her respects to the Master."
"Stand up."
Lin Fan smiled, "First, take a bath and change your clothes."
Then, he called for Zuo Qingqing to help YaYa bathe and change into a brand-new robe.
However, dressing up YaYa didn't quite work.
She was too small, having suffered from long-term malnutrition, and her hair was sparse and yellow, making it difficult for her to look good.
After that, it was time for the initiation ceremony.
As a direct disciple, the ceremony's standards were naturally higher.
Xiao Ling'er, as the senior sister, felt a deep sense of pity for YaYa when she saw her. She immediately hugged her and comforted her, then gave her many gifts.
Among them were several large bottles of pills!
And they were all pills tailored to YaYa's current condition.
After taking them, although they couldn't grant her cultivation, they could greatly improve her physique and restore her body to normal in the shortest time.
When Fan Jianqiang learned about YaYa, he was also very surprised.
He also sent some gifts, but they seemed very 'restrained'.
After all...
On the surface, he was still just a small cultivator at the first level of the inner sect.
Not only Lin Fan but even Xiao Ling'er felt that something was off about him.
...
"From now on, you'll live in the Embracing Moon Palace."
After a brief thought, Lin Fan made arrangements for YaYa to stay in the Embracing Moon Palace.
"After all, this is an immortal sect, and everyone has their tasks. Only I seem to have a more relaxed and free schedule." Lin Fan smiled, "First, improve your physique, and after you recover, I'll find a way to help you enter the sect and cultivate."
"Yes, Master."
YaYa was very respectful and well-mannered.
She didn't have many complicated thoughts, so she ended up staying at the Moonseizing Sect.
With Lin Fan around, her needs for food, clothing, and shelter were well taken care of.
Moreover, everything was rich in Essence Energy.
Combined with Xiao Ling'er's pills, in just a few days, YaYa underwent a complete transformation. Not only did she regain her normal height and weight, but her once dry and yellowish hair also turned jet black.
(End of Chapter)
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