Dashing Student

Watching Tang Zhirou about to undermine, Jiang Zheng was about to go crazy. Was the excellent prospect he had just secured about to slip away again?

You must know that their sect had already declined, it was very difficult to recruit disciples with good talent, and they wouldn't miss such an opportunity.

"Ahem," Jiang Zheng coughed twice to mask his embarrassment and continued, "I see that your heart for the Dao is firm, and your talent is not bad. Would you consider joining my Qingshan Sect and becoming my disciple?"

"I can guarantee that as long as you join our Qingshan Sect, I will provide you with the best resources the sect has to cultivate you!"

Tang Zhirou almost burst into laughter because Jiang Zheng had said the same thing when he recruited her. She only found out after returning to the sect that all disciples received such a promise!

However, seeing Jiang Zheng's eyes twitching, she still didn't expose him.

Although Chen Nan wanted to join a sect to enhance his cultivation, he didn't agree to Jiang Zheng's proposal.

Because he knew that the Yuantian Sect was very strong, one of the top three sects within Yan State. If the sect he joined wasn't strong enough, it might bring disaster to them.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Nan curiously asked, "How does the Qingshan Sect compare to the Yuantian Sect?"

Tang Zhirou was about to speak, but Jiang Zheng quickly said, "Though it might be a bit weaker than the Yuantian Sect, a thousand years ago, our Qingshan Sect was the strongest in the Nine Provinces!"

"Oh? That's so powerful?" Chen Nan's eyes lit up. The strongest a thousand years ago, even if it had declined, the foundation must be deep, enough to be a reliable backing!

Jiang Zheng was very pleased with Chen Nan's response, his back straightening with pride, "Of course, who doesn't know that our ancestor, Master Qingshan, was undefeated across the Nine Provinces and left many supreme skills."

"If you join our sect, I can teach them all to you!"

Excitement surged in Chen Nan's heart. Having just entered this small world and not learned any spells, he was quite passive against the strong.

Since Master Qingshan was undefeated across the Nine Provinces, the magic he left behind must be extraordinary.

"In that case, I am willing to join the Qingshan Sect." Chen Nan agreed firmly. As long as he could improve his strength, he didn't mind acknowledging the other as his master, especially since the person had saved his life.

"Master, please accept a bow from your disciple."

After speaking, he painfully got out of bed and solemnly knelt before Jiang Zheng.

Jiang Zheng's face was filled with wrinkles from smiling, and he couldn't close his mouth. He promptly helped Chen Nan up, "Good disciple, from now on you will be my closed-door disciple!"

"Come, meet your senior sister." He pointed to Tang Zhirou.

Tang Zhirou looked about twenty years old, her features as if painted, with a bit of heroic spirit. She stood there with her head held high, but her ears secretly reddened.

Chen Nan merely smiled slightly and shook his head, "Master, I just heard her say she hadn't agreed to be your disciple yet, doesn't that mean I joined first? She should be called junior sister instead."

"You!" Tang Zhirou didn't expect Chen Nan to say that, she pointed at him speechless, eventually begrudgingly bowing her head to Jiang Zheng.

Upon standing up, she raised her eyebrow, "Well, now I've taken you as my master!"

"But you were still later than me, junior sister." Chen Nan shrugged, looking nonchalant.

Tang Zhirou didn't expect Chen Nan to be so shameless, yet it was she who said she hadn't joined before hastily taking on a master, nearly being driven to tears in anger.

Jiang Zheng, who had suddenly accepted two disciples, was even more delighted and quickly intervened, "Alright, all of you are my disciples. No need to argue about who came first or last."

"Thus, Chen Nan will be the senior brother, and Zhirou, you'll be the junior sister. Your master won't play favorites."

Tang Zhirou turned around aggrievedly, snorting, "I don't accept this!"

Jiang Zheng was extremely pleased. With disciples like Chen Nan and Tang Zhirou, the revival of Qingshan Sect seemed hopeful, "I'm delighted today, let's go, Master will buy buns for you to eat!"

Chen Nan was a bit suspicious, was the celebration ritual of Qingshan Sect just eating buns?

It couldn't be that the sect was so poor that they could only eat buns, right?

He laughed at himself, in disbelief that any sect could be so down and out. The authentic version is on MVLEMPYR.

After comforting himself, Chen Nan said, "Master, please wait for a few days here, I want to visit the previous mountain village."

"The people there died because of me. Though I have avenged them, I should at least bury them for peace."

Hearing Chen Nan say this, Jiang Zheng felt more confident he had chosen correctly and smiled, "No need."

"Your junior sister and I have already handled it. When you have time, just pay your respects."

Chen Nan was quite surprised, then felt he had indeed chosen the right master. At least Qingshan Sect felt more humane than the Yuantian Sect.

"No time to waste, let's return to Qingshan Sect now. But since the evil Mystical Elder is looking for you, you'll need to keep a low profile once we're back," said Jiang Zheng.

"Understood, I will," Chen Nan nodded. At present, he needed to lay low and develop, then seek revenge.

Tang Zhirou was still quite displeased, but suddenly thought of Qingshan Sect's situation and her mood brightened, thinking once they arrived, Chen Nan might just leave on his own.

By then, she'd still be the senior sister!

"By the way, Master, I'm severely injured and need to buy some herbs for healing, otherwise I'll suffer lingering issues. Please assist in purchasing them."

Chen Nan immediately found paper and pen to write down some medicinal ingredients.

Jiang Zheng on the side was quite surprised, "You also know medical skills?"

Recalling his medical skills, Chen Nan humbly smiled, "I know a little."

Fortunately, the medicinal ingredients inside the small world were similar to those outside, so his medical skills weren't wasted, and many herbs that couldn't be found in the outside world were available here.

That only made him thrive even more.

Returning from the herbal shop, Jiang Zheng showed a pained expression, these herbs had cost him more than thirty spirit stones, but for his closed-door disciple, he had to bear it.

As he pushed open the door, his face returned to normal, showing no trace of emotion. Just as he was about to brew the medicine for Jiang Zheng, he suddenly felt something.

"Disciple, since you know medical skills, can you also do alchemy?"

Medicine and alchemy aren't separate, after all, in the cultivation world, physicians treat cultivators, so alchemy is fundamental.

It could be said that an exceptional alchemist includes being a physician, whether it's healing pills or those enhancing cultivation, or for other effects, they can be refined.

Jiang Zheng suddenly thought of this and asked casually.

Chen Nan shook his head, sighing, "I haven't encountered alchemy before, but I can give it a try."

Jiang Zheng felt slightly disappointed but still took out a jade scroll from his storage bag and handed it to Chen Nan.

"Disciple, this contains our Qingshan Sect's alchemy methods. See if you can learn it."

The jade scroll is much simpler than books, just by placing it on the forehead and using True Qi to trigger it, the recorded knowledge can be browsed and even imprinted in one's mind.

It must be said, the foundation of Qingshan Sect is indeed deep!