Chapter 28 Father-Daughter Conversation

“Uh, hehe… Miss Yue is right. This time I came here to…” As Xuan Yue finished speaking, beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of Deacon Yu Chong, and he even spoke a little unsmoothly.
He couldn’t say that he came here to deliver cultivation resources to the Liu family. If he really said that, he would probably be executed before he even reached the Xianyang Sect. After all, some Xianyang Sect disciples who were selected from mortal families would do so secretly even if they delivered cultivation resources to their own families. As long as they didn’t make it public, there wouldn’t be any big problems.
If this were to be said openly, we would be doomed.
“Hmm? Coming? What are you coming for?” The daughter of the City Lord’s Mansion asked in a pressing tone.
“Yu’er, don’t be rude to Deacon Yu.” Xuansheng, who was standing by, seemed to have sensed something was amiss and spoke out to stop him at the right time. When Xuan Yue heard her father say this, she stopped talking and slowly walked to the side, standing quietly.
After a brief silence, Xuansheng said: “Yuer, let me introduce you to this young man. His name is Bu Gong. He comes here intending to enter the Xianyang Gate.”
“Hmm?” After hearing Xuansheng’s introduction, Xuanyue looked at Bu Gong with a little surprise. She nodded lightly and said no more. She returned to her usual calm and elegant demeanor. Just now, when she walked in and saw Bu Gong, she already knew in her heart that Bu Gong was a cultivator.
Because a few days ago, when she met Bu Gong on her way back to Xuanhuo City, she felt that there were cultivators among the crowd on the official road; but she searched roughly but did not find any traces, so she finally gave up.
But now she saw Bu Gong in her living room, so she vaguely understood in her heart that the cultivator she sensed in the crowd that day was most likely the young man named Bu Gong.
Seeing his daughter like this, Xuansheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart: “Girl, you are a little careless this time. The talent of this young man named Bu Gong is no worse than yours!”; But, obviously Xuan Yue has not noticed this yet.
At this time, Xuansheng spoke again and introduced Bugong: “Brother Bugong, this is my daughter, Xuanyue. She has already joined the Xianyang Sect two years ago.”
“Oh? Miss Xuan Yue is really talented.” Bu Gong was a little surprised after listening to Xuan Sheng’s introduction. He bowed slightly to Xuan Yue and chuckled. As for Xuan Yue, she nodded slightly to Bu Gong and no longer paid attention to him.
Bu Gong didn’t care about this and just sat back down without arguing any further.
At this moment, Xuan Yue was a little surprised by Bu Gong’s somewhat indifferent attitude. When they were in Xianyang Sect, every male disciple was eager to talk to her for a while. She knew very well how much attraction her appearance had on men. But Bu Gong opposite her looked at her without any ripples and could easily look away.
This was obviously a bit surprising for Xuan Yue, who was used to hearing flattering words from men. Of course, she was also a little disgusted by the flattery and persistence of those male disciples, and she herself was not the kind of girl who liked to be the center of attention.
As for Xuan Yue, because she has extremely high talent, she entered Xianyang Sect two years ago; that is to say, she only started practicing two years ago, but now she has reached the peak state of the third level of body shaping. As long as she returns to Xianyang Sect and practices a little, she can make a breakthrough and reach the Yuan-seeking Realm; she is actually only a little over seventeen years old, probably about the same age as Bu Gong.
Although Bu Gong only took more than a year to reach the third level of body shaping, this was inextricably linked to the divine consciousness of King Hong in his mind; this thing was equivalent to a cheat device for cultivation during the body shaping period, and it was much faster than other people during the body shaping period.
Even if you, as a disciple of the immortal sect, have ample resources at your disposal, they may not be able to compare with the mysterious airflow differentiated by the Hong Wang divine consciousness in Bu Gong’s mind; because this thing can completely change the quality of the immortal energy in the body. If this news gets out, Bu Gong may be torn into pieces.
“Dad, I took advantage of the opportunity of the sect to recruit disciples this time, so I asked the master for permission to let me go back to the family. I guess when the sect comes to pick up these prospective disciples, I will have to go back to the sect to practice. I may have less time to go back to the family in the future. If anything happens in the family, you can send someone to notify me immediately.” After a moment of silence, Xuan Yue suddenly spoke.
Xuansheng hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then said, “Yuer, just focus on your cultivation in the sect. As for the family, it’s fine for now and we can still handle it.” Xuan Yue wanted to say something at this time, but because Bu Gong and Yu Chong, the deacon of Xianyang Sect, were present, it was not easy for her to say it.
At this moment, Bu Gong and Yu Chong seemed to have noticed this as well, and they immediately stood up and went outside the mansion to check on the recruitment process. After Bu Gong and Yu Chong left, Xuan Yue spoke slowly a while later, “Dad, the Liu family has been getting increasingly restless over the past year or two. Are you sure everything’s okay?”
After hearing this, Xuansheng fell silent. After a long while, he spoke again: “Although the girl named Liu Yu from his Liu family entered the Xianyang Sect ten years ago, her highest strength is only the Yuan-Guiding Realm. It is impossible to be higher.”
Having said this, Xuansheng paused for a moment and continued, “But your third uncle also entered the Xianyang Sect seven years ago. Two years ago, when you had just entered the Xianyang Sect, he sent you the news that his strength had broken through the body shaping stage and reached the Yuan-peek realm. If his Liu family really dares to mess around, then we are not soft persimmons that can be bullied by anyone.” Having said this, a fierce look flashed in Xuansheng’s eyes.
Hearing her father say this, Xuan Yue was a little silent; she knew very well in her heart that the woman named Liu Yu from the Liu family was rarely mentioned in the Xianyang Sect.
Whenever someone mentioned the name Liu Yu, they would all be filled with awe, because within two years of Liu Yu entering Xianyang Sect, he had broken through to the Yuan realm and joined the ranks of those evildoers.
This alone put a lot of pressure on Xuan Yue; it was not that she did not trust her third uncle, but the aura of Liu Yu from the Liu family was too strong, giving people a feeling of insurmountable power.
In recent years, the Liu family has been restless because of Liu Yu; they always want to take Xuanhuo City into their own hands and replace the Xuan family; therefore, there have been constant conflicts and frictions between the Liu family and the Xuan family of the City Lord’s Mansion recently.
The atmosphere in the living room was a little quiet at this moment. Xuansheng looked at his daughter’s worried eyes, then smiled and said, “Girl, just focus on your cultivation. You don’t have to worry too much about the family affairs. By the way, please pay more attention to that young man named Bu Gong.”
After hearing what her father said, Xuan Yue began to feel a little curious about Bu Gong; she knew that someone who could be singled out for attention by her father, who was always calm and composed, must have extraordinary qualities.
Then, he asked in a somewhat strange tone: “Dad, is there anything special about that Bu Gong?”; Xuan Sheng’s face gradually became serious in response to Xuan Yue’s question, “If he says that he is only seventeen years old this year, but he has already reached the peak of the third level of body shaping, and he has never joined any sect, do you believe it?” Xuan Sheng said slowly.
“So that’s how it is. There’s nothing strange about this. I’m seventeen years old too, and I’ve reached the peak of the third level of body shaping,” Xuan Yue said speechlessly.
Xuan Sheng smiled faintly at Xuan Yue’s words. “After you joined the sect, you were accepted as a disciple by the sect elders, and you have ample resources for cultivation. He had never joined a sect before, so it can be seen that he certainly didn’t have many cultivation resources to speak of, yet he has reached this level. Girl, what do you think?”
Xuan Yue took a breath when she heard this. She knew very well how difficult it was to break through the acupoints in the body during the body-shaping period.
Because at this stage, the body cannot store immortal energy. It can only gather a little in a short period of time, and then quickly absorb it into the meridians and then quickly impact the acupoint barriers. Only after many times can it barely break through an acupoint barrier. This is for those people whose acupoint barriers are not very strong and who have better talents.
For example, after she entered the sect, she had been constantly taking various elixirs from the beginning until now; only then could she reach the peak of the third level of body shaping within two years. You should know that relying on elixirs to stimulate the acupoints during the body shaping stage will not have a significant impact on one’s future cultivation.
If one breaks through the Body Shaping Stage and enters the Yuan-Seeking Stage, and then frequently relies on elixirs to improve his cultivation, it will definitely affect his cultivation foundation and have a fatal disadvantage on his future achievements.
Therefore, when she heard her father say this, she was shocked in her heart; you know, people usually start practicing at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
If it is too early, due to the lack of strength of the tissues in the body, when the immortal energy is circulated, it will damage the meridians, acupoints and other tissue cells in the body if you are not careful, which will cause a person’s whole body to be disabled and there will be no chance of cultivation in the future.
Therefore, in order to ensure that everything goes well, most children would choose to start practicing at the age of fifteen. If they do not have cultivation resources such as elixirs, at the age of seventeen, they can only reach the middle stage of the second level of body shaping at most, which is very good, let alone the third level.
Moreover, every time when entering the second level from the first level of body shaping, and every time when entering the third level from the second level, there is a small level, that is, a small bottleneck. Therefore, those who do not have the resources for cultivation, if they want to reach the third level of body shaping, will have to postpone it for at least two years, and can barely enter at the age of ten.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some children with extraordinary talents may reach the third level of body shaping within two years without any resources for cultivation.
“That guy looks like a living dead. I never thought he has such talent.” A trace of shock flashed in Xuan Yue’s beautiful eyes. Her brows slightly furrowed, and she murmured with her mouth slightly opened.
Seeing his daughter’s expression, Xuansheng smiled; he knew that his daughter was very smart and she would know how to handle things properly without too many reminders, so Xuansheng shook his head and smiled, then slowly walked out of the hall.
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Outside the City Lord’s Mansion, Yu Chong stood at the gate, looking at the children and young people lined up in the square in front, and said, “It looks like it’s almost over.” Bu Gong also glanced at them briefly, then seemed to remember something and turned to ask, “Deacon Yu, should we take these children to Xianyang City and then set out from Xianyang City to Xianyang Gate?”
“Hehe…you are worrying too much, my friend. There is no need to worry. If the number of people is small, we should take them to Xianyang City and then set off. If the number of people is large, then we can set off from here and go directly to Xianyang Gate.” Yu Chong smiled after hearing Bu Gong’s question.
After hearing this, Bu Gong hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Is Xianyang Gate far from here?”
Yu Chong seemed to have expected Bu Gong to ask this question, and then he slowly said: “My friend, you have never been to Xianyang Gate, so it’s normal that you don’t know about it; Xianyang Gate is a hundred miles away from here, do you think it is far?”
After hearing this, Bu Gong’s face froze a little; Yu Chong looked at Bu Gong’s somewhat stiff face and said with a smile: “Don’t worry, my friend, I will find a way to let you go when the time comes.”
Bu Gong did not refute this. He knew that some monks with high cultivation level could fly in the sky. “Since Yu Chong said so, then this is the only way,” Bu Gong thought secretly in his heart.
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