Qin Ying ignored the surprise of the few and continued speaking on her own.

"If you agree, once you are able to control this Flying Sword, I will already be your Master and can act as your Protector."

"In this way, you will have no worries behind you."

"..."

"Join Senior Sister Qin Ying’s Sect and take her as a Master?"

The few looked at each other in dismay.

What was Qin Ying’s status?

Among the younger generation of the Cave Abyss Sect, she was the top Genius Disciple. Now that she had established her Foundation Establishment Realm, she was even more capable of handling things on her own. It was only a matter of time before she was promoted to a direct Disciple.

Such a Genius powerhouse with a limitless future wanted to take him as a Disciple...

What kind of request was this?

For these Outer Sect Disciples, this was purely a second reward.

In the eyes of Li Qingfeng and Gu Qingqing, the value of this was even greater than the Flying Sword itself.

"This..."

Song Yan was stunned, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "I am truly sorry, Senior Sister, this matter is of great importance..."

"This Disciple still needs to report this matter to a Senior..."

To him, his former self, apart from Qin Xijun, was just an Outer Sect ant that no grandmother loved and no uncle cared for.

No one would pay attention to him.

Now that he had the Opportunity to enter the Inner Sect, and even had a prospective Master who could guide his future Cultivation...

Logically speaking, he had no reason to refuse.

However, he naturally had to ask for Granny Qin’s opinion on this matter.

"..."

Qin Ying’s brows furrowed slightly, appearing somewhat displeased.

But she quickly relaxed and nodded.

"Very well, if there are other Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator Seniors in the Sect willing to take you as a Disciple, that would naturally be the same."

Among the Loose Cultivators in the Cultivation World, their Cultivation and combat power were generally lower than that of Sect Disciples.

The fundamental reason for this situation was that there was no one to guide their Cultivation.

All the detours had to be walked over and over again by themselves. With no one to point them out, they could only keep going until they hit a wall.

Song Yan had actually felt this way when practicing the Qi Condensation Scroll in the Outer Sect before, but although he had no Master to guide him, the Jade Slips contained annotations from predecessors of the Sect and some Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.

This also spared him from much of the suffering of repeating Bottlenecks.

He hadn’t expected that before even entering the Inner Sect, he would already be reserved as a Disciple by a Foundation Establishment Realm Genius expert.

Once he went down Lianyou Peak, he must inform Granny Qin immediately.

The Flying Sword was temporarily stored in Song Yan’s qiankun bag.

"In the battle that day, this sword relied on that Demonic Cultivator’s Demonic Technique, and its power approached that of a High Grade Spiritual Artifact. But now that the Demonic Cultivator is dead, it probably only has the strength of an ordinary Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact."

Qin Ying reminded him.

However, Song Yan didn’t feel he had lost anything. Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts were sold for a high price, and he was already happy to get it for free.

As expected by Qin Ying, Li Qingfeng chose a first-tier High Grade Talisman.

Gu Qingqing had originally chosen that "good-looking and useful" Medium Grade Spirit Stone, but under the persuasion of the others, she picked an extra bottle of Medicinal Pill for refining Qi.

Qin Ying did not stay long and left after the matter was finished.

The three chatted for a few sentences, Gu Qingqing sent the two Senior Brothers down the mountain, and Song Yan and Li Qingfeng left separately.

Gu Qingqing looked at the backs of the two Senior Brothers leaving, feeling a strange excitement in her heart.

"Yo, little Qingqing, what are you laughing at?"

At this moment, a female Cultivator came from down the mountain, reeking of alcohol.

She pulled Gu Qingqing into her arms upon seeing her.

"Uh... Senior Sister Yuwen, it’s nothing... I just met two very interesting Senior Brothers."

"Oh?"

The drunken female Cultivator hugged Gu Qingqing just like that and walked swayingly. Gu Qingqing supported her and walked towards Lianyou Peak.

"Senior Sister Yuwen, don’t indulge in Spirit Wine anymore. If Senior Sister Qin Ying sees you... she’ll scold you again."

"No... it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. Tell me, what’s interesting about those two Senior Brothers?"

"Ouch, Senior Sister, you’re a bit heavy."

"Hmm? You say I’m fat?!"

"Those two Senior Brothers are very good people, they..."

...

Song Yan did not immediately return to his Immortal Cave, but headed straight for the Lingyuanze Market.

The half-finished Talisman he borrowed from Granny Qin luckily didn’t need to be used, otherwise, even if he worked like a horse to death for Granny Qin, he wouldn’t be able to pay back the three hundred plus Spirit Stone...

Thump!

Song Yan forgot to knock on the door and pushed it open directly.

Qin Xijun seemed to have been startled awake from her nap; she was sleepy-eyed.

Seeing it was Song Yan, a nameless ghost fire burned in her heart.

"You dead kid, you’re getting less and less disciplined. How dare you disturb my quiet Cultivation! Asking for a beating!"

"Hey, don’t!"

Song Yan hurriedly begged for mercy: "Granny, I’m here to return your treasure..."

"..."

Qin Xijun’s brain didn’t turn around: "What treasure?"

"Look at you, before I left, didn’t I borrow a half-finished protective Talisman from you..."

"Oh, I remember."

In fact, that thing was purely something Qin Xijun bought for fun. Perhaps there were some other factors in her subconscious, but in any case, she didn’t care about the existence of this Talisman at all.

"So, you didn’t use it?"

Song Yan didn’t hear any joy in Granny Qin’s tone. It seemed she still wanted to use this Talisman to trap him as a laborer worth three hundred Spirit Stone.

There is no business without fraud...

"Hehe, didn’t use it."

He handed over the Talisman with both hands, but Qin Xijun didn’t rush to take it.

She grabbed Song Yan’s ear, pinched his face, and looked him up and down suspiciously.

"Did you kid have some peach blossom luck, so happy?"

"Is it that obvious that I’m happy?"

Song Yan broke free from Qin Xijun’s hands, seeming to realize something.

"Oh, it’s not peach blossoms, it’s a great Opportunity, Granny Qin!"

Song Yan slowly told the whole story in detail. Qin Xijun’s brows locked tighter and tighter.

"There aren’t many such opportunities. If this is really the case, I can Cultivate with peace of mind. Once I reach the Inner Sect, there will be someone who can guide my Cultivation..."

Qin Xijun did not speak.

Although she had long since completely separated herself from the Qin Family, which was now filled with greed and had gone astray,

But the world is unpredictable. Sometimes fate is like this, and the connection remains.

She really wanted to tell the young man in front of her everything, to let him stay away from that Qin Ying, away from the Qin Family.

However, what the other party said was not wrong at all. Having a Senior carefully guide one’s path in Cultivation was definitely an Opportunity.

Her own heart knot was hard to untie, and she had no heart to ask about the Dao.

For this child, this was the best choice. What position and excuse did she have to stop him?

Thinking of this, she let go.

Everyone has their own fate...

"..."

However, even though she said that...

When Qin Xijun saw Song Yan gloating on the counter, she still felt a nameless ghost fire rising, and really wanted to punch him in the face.

"..."

"Good, this is indeed a happy event..."

She nodded calmly. Song Yan seemed to have never seen such a serious Granny Qin.

"But you must remember, a person who follows the Dao must follow their own heart in everything. If this Master of yours makes you do something you don’t want to do, you can rest assured and refuse."

"I still have some ability. When the time comes, escape here, and Granny will keep you safe."

Qin Xijun pinched Song Yan’s face and smiled: "When the time comes, being a handyman here won’t let you starve to death."

"What are you talking about, Granny Qin."

Song Yan looked at Qin Xijun with a smile.

"I didn’t agree to her."

"?"

"Granny Qin, tell me the truth."

For some reason, looking into the young man’s eyes, Qin Xijun’s heartbeat skipped a beat.

"What..."

"Are you... also a Foundation Establishment Realm expert!?"

"..."

"I..."

Qin Xijun stammered for a long time, and finally admitted it.

"Yes... Foundation Establishment Realm, not much of an expert."

Song Yan had an expression that said "as expected."

During this trip to Peach Blossom Dock, he often paid attention to the spiritual energy aura of Qin Ying, the Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator.

Recalling, the spiritual energy exposed when Granny Qin "invited" him out of the Relief Grocery Store was exactly the same as Qin Ying’s.

Perhaps even deeper.

"Then if one day, I really step into the Inner Sect, wouldn’t it be good if you took me as a Disciple."

"..."

"I... I don’t take Disciples."

Qin Xijun turned her face away, looking like an expert outside the world.

"Ah, well then..."

Song Yan was slightly disappointed: "Then I still have to find Senior Sister Qin, otherwise she won’t give me the Flying Sword."

"Hey!"

Qin Xijun was anxious: "In the Inner Sect of the Sect, there are countless outstanding Disciples and Senior Elders, why must you..."

"Aiya, this Flying Sword was bestowed by Senior Sister Qin after all." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"You are my Senior, so there is a saying that it’s closer to family."

"But if I take someone else as a Master, then I would be too much of a jerk..."

"..."

Qin Xijun pondered. What this kid said did indeed make sense.

Song Yan glanced at her from time to time, observing her expression.

"..."

Finally, she sighed: "Alright..."

"Let’s make it clear first, Granny is just a woman, and can’t teach you anything."

"If you get bullied in the future, I don’t have the ability to protect you."

Song Yan laughed: "Aiya, I know, I know."

Over the past few years, he knew very well how Granny Qin had treated him.

He had long regarded her as a relative and Elder.

If he could take her as a Master, he would truly have "family" in this Cultivation World.

"You kid has a high spirit..."

"To Cultivate to the Late Stage of Qi Refining and enter the Inner Sect, one needs to go through the path of refining the heart, which is not something everyone can pass."

"If you have nothing to do, hurry up and go Cultivate. Don’t hang around in front of me if you’re not working for Granny, it makes me angry just looking at you."

Granny was joking again.

In this little shop, apart from himself, Song Yan had never seen anyone else walk in.

Where was there work to do?

After chatting with Qin Xijun for a few words, Song Yan returned to Green Leaf Peak.

"..."

By now the sky was bright. He returned to his Immortal Cave, washed up, and bathed.

He sat cross-legged on the stone bed to adjust his breath. After a while, he cast aside distracting thoughts and calmed his mind.

He took out the Flying Sword from the qiankun bag.

Perhaps because the Demonic Cultivator was dead, the Flying Sword no longer had the monstrous power of the demonic flames that day. From the sword body to the tip, it was pitch black like ink, like charcoal wood.

His fingertips gently stroked the black color of the sword body, leaving no marks, but he faintly heard some chaotic sounds in his ears, blurry and indistinguishable.

He didn’t pay attention to it, just held the Flying Sword vertically.

Seeing the side of the sword body, there were two deeper ancient characters on the black color, which seemed to be the name of this sword.

"Heart..."

"..."

Song Yan raised his eyebrows. For some reason, a chill surged from the bottom of his heart.

"Heart Demon."