Chapter 55: A Disciple on Record?

  On that day, Luo Yu and others hitched a ride on a favorable wind, sat in Wang Zhenren's flying boat back to the sect, handed over the task, each got 11 pieces of medium-grade spirit stone, 100 sect points, everyone was very happy.

  Five days later, Wang Bin dealt with the loot from the scar-faced man and sent 82 pieces of medium-grade spirit stones to Luo Yu.

  Luo Yu looked at the storage bag, which already had over 170 middle-grade spirit stones and one high-grade spirit stone. She felt very satisfied in her heart. She decided to go into seclusion for a while, not coming out until she reached the seventh layer of Qi Refining.

  Three months later, Luo Yu practiced Qi for seven layers. She picked up the symbol pen, the snake walked and the dragon flew, a flash of spiritual light, and a first-class fireball symbol was formed.

  "It seems that this retreat was correct, and as soon as I came out of it, I drew an extreme symbol." Luo Yu thought to herself, "There is still a month left until the half-year time that Master Song mentioned, but I'd better hurry up and draw some symbols to hand in, otherwise Chu Yang will catch me and can't help but peel off a layer of my skin."

  Thinking of Chu Yang, Luo Yu's whole body turned cold. She hastily spread out new blank talismans, her brush dancing with a life of its own as another talisman took shape. Forgetting to eat and sleep, she worked tirelessly for 20 days, during which time she drew 700 talismans. At this point, she could complete 40 talismans in one day.

  "For four months, I've only been taking Bao Dan pills, what a dull life this is. Now I have no way to taste the culinary skills of Bai Qi and Zhao Yu Cheng, but I can go to Fang Shi to eat a meal of spiritual food. Hehe, let's set off now!"

  Luoyu made a decision to get rid of the dust, combed her double buns, changed into a light yellow skirt, opened the long-closed door, and rushed towards the market like the wind.

  "Shopkeeper, this is half a year's worth of tokens. Please check them." Luo Yu handed a storage bag to Wen Shu, keeping 100 tokens for backup.

  Wen Shu looked at Luo Yu with a glance, and said with a smile: "I see that your cultivation has reached the 7th layer of Qi Refining, congratulations! You are indeed formidable, you are much stronger than me, an old man who is already half-buried in the ground!"

  Luoyu awkwardly, she was not good at handling this kind of situation, saying that he was still young, obviously insincere words, saying that he was getting older and more energetic, this word is not suitable for a monk, so she just dryly said "Thank you!"

  Wen Shu didn't mind, chuckled twice, and lowered his head to check the rank of the token.

  "First-rate superior symbol? 80 pieces, purchase price 3 blocks of spiritual stone and 33 spiritual pearls; first-rate top-grade symbol? 520 pieces, purchase price 6 blocks of spiritual stone and 66 spiritual pearls." Wen Shu moved his abacus, clicking away, "In total it's 5237 blocks of spiritual stone and 42 spiritual pearls. I'll give you 52 blocks of medium-grade spiritual stone and 38 blocks of inferior-grade spiritual stone. How about that?"

  "Great, thank you, boss!" Luo Yu smiled and thanked him, taking the Ling Stone from Wen Shu's hand.

  100 spirit beads are equivalent to 1 low-grade spirit stone, basically used by poor scattered cultivators.

  "Are you willing to meet the young master of our house and the young master of Chu's house, who are in the backyard of the store?" Wen Shu's eyes were smiling, and he was certain that this little girl would agree.

  (Hmm?) Thinking of Chu Yang's sharp tongue, Song Ning's troubles (the trouble of being attacked by the female cultivator group), Luo Yu's eyebrows drooped, her slender eyebrows forming an eight-character shape, she hastily waved her hand.

  "I still have something to do, I'll come back another day to pay my respects to both of you." Li sister had been running around for a month without bumping into these two people, how did she run into them as soon as she came? It seems that Song Ning indeed intentionally avoided Li Yanran.

  "Come on in, must I invite you personally?"

  Chu Yang's voice came from Luo Yu's ear, with a long tail tone, and trembled twice, causing Luo Yu to have goosebumps all over her body.

  "I don't dare, I'll go in and pay respects to Master Shu now!" Luo Yu replied with a bitter face, turning her head to look at Wen Shu who was smiling on the side.

  "There's no one else in the store, and I still need to attend to customers, so I won't see you out." Wen Shu pointed to the few customers selecting goods in the store, "Just push open the large door at the front right of the store, and you can directly enter the backyard."

  Luo Yu pushed open the door and entered, walking through a short corridor to find a hundred-meter-sized backyard with green trees, purple wisteria, scattered flowers, an ancient wooden pavilion, and two men drinking tea in front of a stone table. One wore a blue robe, elegant and refined, while the other wore white clothes, creating a picturesque scene of beautiful men enjoying tea.

  "What's taking so long? Let me help you out, kiddo!"

  In a flash of inspiration, Luo Yu was seized by Chu Yang and dragged to the wooden pavilion. With a stumble, she quickly steadied herself, clasped her hands together and bowed her head.

  "See two masters!"

  "Never mind, sit down." Chu Yang muttered in a low voice: "The last time we met, you were still talkative and lively, how come you're so dull now!"

  It's only when one is bored that they can extinguish their mischievous heart. Luo Yu secretly smiled to herself, and as instructed, sat down and asked: "I wonder what important matter the two of you have summoned me for?"

  Song Ning looked at Chu Yang, who was playing with his tea cup, and knew that he had no interest in talking to him at this time. So, he opened his mouth and said: "Just now, Wen Shu passed on a message to me, saying that your symbol has reached the first-class extreme product. With your age and cultivation, you are already a rare symbol genius who appears only once in a hundred years. If you are willing, I can introduce you to the sect leader and let him arrange a master for you, and from then on, you will be an inner disciple."

  Song Ning is the first disciple of the sect, with deep feelings for the sect and his master. Seeing Luo Yu's seal skills gradually mature, he intends to lead her into the inner circle, so that her growth will be faster and her contribution to the sect will be greater.

  Luo Yu was taken aback by the words, looking at Song Ning's smiling lips, she hesitated for a moment: "Thank you, Master Song, for your kindness, but I'd like to wait until after building my foundation before becoming your disciple."

  "Why?" This time it was Chu Yang who spoke, he was obviously stirred up by Luo Yu's refusal. After all, a disciple of the outer sect who didn't want to enter the inner sect wasn't a good disciple!

  Luoyu was stabbed by Chu Yang's shining eyes, she lowered her head: "Four years later, the disciple will enter the Qinghuang secret realm, and it is very likely that he will not come out. Now, why bother to take one more move, and at that time, there will be one more person who will be sad for me."

  Luoyu's expression was downcast, her face filled with worry, as if a sentimental man had seen her and would surely...

  Unfortunately, Luo Yu forgot her age and also forgot who was in front of her.

  "Cut the nonsense!" Chu Yang opened his golden fan, "If you don't want to acknowledge a master then so be it, must we force a cow's head to drink water? Ha! Just because you have some innate talent for formations, do you think you're some kind of unparalleled genius?"

  A strong gust of wind blew over, almost blowing Luoyu away. Could this be the Iron Fan Princess's banana fan not working?! Luoyu quickly got up to avoid it, looking embarrassed.

  Luoyu's previous words were naturally an excuse. If she were to become a disciple, her master would definitely want to examine her qualifications. How could she explain the huge difference in her qualifications before and after? Just thinking about it gave her a headache, so Luoyu reluctantly refused.

  "Chu Yang, put away your spirit tool!" Song Ning glared at Chu Yang, who sulkily closed his golden fan.

  "If you're unwilling to acknowledge a master, I won't force it." Song Ning handed over a booklet, "This manual contains basic talismans and how to decompose them. It might be of some use to you."

  "This book of talismans was the property of our sect's great master, Qi Shan Zhen Ren. When I first learned about talismans, my master saw that I had some talent and sent me to study with Master Qi. He gave me this book of talismans and taught me the art of creating them. Now, I lend this book to you; a year later, I will take it back. In the future, you must focus your heart on this path."

  Luoyu took a closer look and only then did she realize that the symbols on the talisman could be broken down, and once she understood the underlying principles, even spells she didn't know herself could be drawn onto the talisman paper to form a new talisman. It was only at this point that she discovered how shallow her knowledge of talismans actually was.

  Most talisman makers don't understand the meaning of talismans, they just copy them mechanically. If they know the spell themselves, they can draw it smoothly; if not, nine out of ten times they won't be able to draw it at all. Luo Yu's knowledge of talismans comes from his family studies, Jade Annals and Song Ning's previous lectures, none of which have ever mentioned basic talismans or decomposing talismans, which shows the value of this book.

  Luo Yu knelt down on both knees, her expression agitated: "Thank you, Master Song, for your gift. If you don't mind, may I take you as my master and become your nominal disciple?"

  Song Ning's gift has already shown half of his true abilities, and Luo Yu's kneeling is sincere. If she can bow to him as her master, her previous concerns will also be resolved. Song Ning's character is guaranteed, even if he doesn't believe in the female lead Luo Xue, he will still believe in this future senior brother.