Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 873 - 14: I Should Also Take a Break
Chapter 873 -14: I Should Also Take a Break
Soon, it was the day Kunlun established itself.
How the Ziwei Master dealt with the past period, Qiu Changtian couldn’t be bothered to think about.
All he knew was that the threshold of his cave dwelling had been trampled beyond recognition, and Xu Yinglian was harassed to no end, recently locking up the doors to the dwelling.
Pretending to not be in!
It wasn’t until the actual day of establishment that the two of them left their dwelling early, to avoid being besieged by those over-enthusiastic elders.
As the True Person Qiong Ying, Xu Yinglian had no hard and fast rules to follow on where to go, so today she planned to patrol around the Kunlun Heavenly Pillar and take a look at these new generation of young disciples.
Qiu Changtian, as Elder Changgeng, couldn’t wander around everywhere and therefore had to stay in the main hall during the founding period, waiting for the results of the entry ceremony.
The other elders were also in the main hall, each of them resting with their eyes closed.
Usually at this time, everyone’s expressions are extremely calm, to show that their own subdivision is brimming with talent, and they would not compete with other elders for disciples.
Indeed, it has been so. In the past few centuries, it was only Qiu Changtian’s generation, due to Daoist Heart Clarity, that was fiercely contested. At other times, everyone was harmonious, respecting the wishes of disciples, not fighting over anyone and causing discord.
But this time, everyone’s expressions seem a bit restless.
The reason for the restlessness wasn’t about having to snatch any must-have disciples, but rather worrying whether their own family’s juniors could catch the super nova express ride of Changgeng True Person.
Clearly, to simply finish the Path to Heaven in the allowed time is to just gain the minimum participation in this competition. But because there are too many qualified candidates, the Changgeng True Person will certainly have to make a choice among them.
That is to say, not only do you have to complete the Path to Heaven, you must also be among the first few to finish, to have a slightly greater chance of winning.
For example, let’s take three individuals: A, B, and C.
A completes the Path to Heaven and in the main hall of the Kunlun Jade Void Palace, he specifically asks to become a disciple of Elder Changgeng.
Changgeng: Sure.
Next up is B, who also names Changgeng True Person.
Changgeng: Sure.
Finally, it’s C’s turn, likewise naming Changgeng True Person.
Changgeng: Sorry, although your talent is excellent too, I have already taken on many disciples and I’m afraid I won’t have the energy to look after you…
Thinking this, the various elders couldn’t help but wish to take the place of their juniors and speed through the Path to Heaven themselves, then be the first to grab Elder Changgeng.
Of course, thinking about it, they know it’s impossible, and so they can only frown with worry and secretly pay attention to the outcomes of the Path to Heaven.
As elders, they must conduct themselves with dignity and can’t be constantly asking about the happenings of the Path to Heaven. Hence, the Golden Core disciples of each family are burdened with the task of relaying news.
Sword Light keeps flying out of the Jade Void Palace and back again. People pass through the side door of the main hall in succession, whispering to their masters to share updates about the location and speed of their juniors, and who lies ahead or behind them, turning the entire Jade Void Palace main hall into something like a secret base for spy meetups.
The Ziwei Master saw all this and wanted to rectify the discipline, but then thought better of it and let it be.
Mainly, there were too many elders, too many to hold accountable. Plus, having previously shielded Changgeng from social obligations, grievances had arisen, and it was now not a good time to incur further ire.
Forget it, everyone’s just worried about the juniors of their family, I might as well turn a blind eye.
Near the Kunlun Heavenly Pillar, Xu Yinglian flew around the mountain on her sword, looking down at the black dots climbing the mountain path and recalling the days when she herself climbed, she couldn’t help but sigh.
She noticed that the one currently leading the pack was Luo Chuan, the Luo Family’s cultivation prodigy.
Although he was the closest to the finish line, his expression was nearly one of exhaustion, clearly having overexerted himself fighting against the Heavenly Demon Illusory Spell.
Trailing him by only a step or two was Xu Jin from the Xu Family of Southern Heaven, who was also related to one of Xu Yinglian’s distant cousins… What was he supposed to call her? Great-great-great-great-great-grand-aunt?
Xu Jin’s complexion was much better than Luo Chuan’s, maintaining a steady pace just one position behind. She could easily overtake him and secure first place whenever she chose to make her move.
A few steps behind, at about five or six steps away, was Ge Juan from the Ge Family, a girl who appeared very delicate and refined, her face showing a hint of sweat as well.
These three belonged to the first group, clearly ahead of the other disciples. It seemed likely that the Chief Disciple would choose his apprentice from among these three.
Luo Chuan, who was about a hundred steps from the finish, suddenly stopped in his tracks. He bent over, hands on his knees, panting heavily.
“You win,” he said between gasps. “Xu Jin, is it? Truly worthy of the Xu Family of Southern Heaven, to have kept up with me until here.”
“It’s a pity that I expended too much energy before, and now I have no strength left to go on… Damn it!” As he spoke, Luo Chuan punched his thigh in frustration, his face a picture of regret and unwillingness to concede. “Otherwise, why would I ever willingly cede this first place to anyone else?”
“You’re making too much of a fuss,” Xu Jin replied indifferently, standing a couple of steps behind him, remaining silent.
Luo Chuan: ………
He watched Xu Jin in silence, observing that she showed no intention of moving on, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Soon, Ge Juan, who was in third place, caught up to the two who had stopped.
“Excuse me, how much farther is it to the top?” Ge Juan asked, breathing heavily.
“About a hundred steps or so,” Luo Chuan replied, pretending to be completely drained of energy, and he simply sat down on the steps, “I really can’t go any further.”
“Oh,” Ge Juan nodded, then turned to Xu Jin, “You can’t go on either?”
“Resting,” Xu Jin answered succinctly.
“Then I’ll rest for a bit too,” said Ge Juan with a smile, and she moved to the side to stand.
The three of them looked at each other, a sense of meeting worthy rivals momentarily arising between them.
This situation was soon noticed by the real people who came to check, and the information was promptly relayed through the network back to the Jade Void Palace.
The elders, upon hearing the news, exchanged glances, wondering what was going on with these three cultivation seeds from the Xu Family, Luo Family, and Ge Family. They were so close to reaching the end, yet they suddenly stopped and went no further?
Looking at the elders of the Xu Family, Luo Family, and Ge Family, some had furrowed brows while most displayed peculiar expressions.
At the main seat, the Ziwei Sect Leader’s eyelids twitched for a moment, realizing this was going to be tricky.
Because after hearing the news, it suddenly hit him, a rule of accepting disciples in Kunlun which everyone in the hall had forgotten, but which those children remembered:
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The first disciple to complete the trek to Kunlun’s Heavenly Path would be this generation’s Chief Disciple, taken under the wing of the Sect Leader himself.
