Chapter 4: What? Someone Actually Wants to Join the Divination Branch?
[Detected someone bragging/bullshitting, congratulations to host for gaining spiritual energy +6.]
[Detected someone bragging/bullshitting, congratulations to host for gaining spiritual energy +6.]
[Detected someone bragging/bullshitting, congratulations to host for gaining spiritual energy +6.]
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In his mind, system notification sounds ring out repeatedly.
Soon.
Wang Xiu feels his dantian filled with spiritual energy, once again piercing through a layer of that mysterious membrane.
Foundation Establishment Stage — Third Heaven!
Awesome~
You must know Wang Xiu just broke through to Foundation Establishment Second Heaven yesterday. According to estimates, he would need at least ten to eight days of bragging grinding.
For his cultivation to breakthrough again.
He did not expect the fellow brothers at the recruitment conference to brag one brag stronger than six, directly pushing him to Third Heaven.
Simply spiraling takeoff!
Honestly, if the Divination Branch was not so unwelcome, with other branches keeping their distance from him.
Wang Xiu would want to send those fellow brothers some fruits and tea.
"Excuse me."
"Is this the Divination Branch recruitment point?"
Just as Wang Xiu was bragging with enthusiasm, a crisp voice rings out.
This is a young girl.
About thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a water-green long dress, her appearance is delicate and refined, her gaze pure and flawless, like an elf maiden walking out of a deep mountain valley.
Making people look at her and cannot help but feel pity.
On the girl's left wrist hangs a string of small jade bells, flowing with clear light under the sunlight, quite beautiful.
"It is her!"
"Jiang Ling'er, upper-grade water spirit root genius girl!"
"This kind of aptitude could steadily enter inner disciple ranks even in the upper three branches, and in the lower branches even has a chance to compete for true disciple seats."
"What is she doing at the Divination Branch, could she want to join the Divination Branch?"
...
Since ancient times.
Beautiful young girls are the absolute focus in crowds, especially Jiang Ling'er who is pure and cute with excellent aptitude.
She is the perfect Dao companion candidate in countless prodigies' hearts, the absolute dream lover.
At this time.
Seeing Jiang Ling'er approaching the Divination Branch, four or five disciples from nearby branches quickly surround her.
"Calm down! Junior Sister Ling'er calm down, this Divination Branch is not for joining!"
"This branch is rated as the shame of Three Pure, who knows when it will be banned, you joining the Divination Branch is completely wasting time, wasting talent!"
"Junior Sister Ling'er, better join our Talisman Branch! Calligraphy and painting are the perfect match for you."
"What ghostly drawings? Our Music Branch is more suitable for Junior Sister Ling'er, zither and pipa, flute and suona, what can cultivate temperament better than music?"
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The recruitment from other branches falls on deaf ears for the young girl.
She curiously looks at Wang Xiu: "Senior Brother, they belittle the Divination Branch so much, are you not angry?"
Belittle?
These years, already long used to hearing it.
Wang Xiu shows a faint smile: "Why be angry? Everything they say is the truth."
"My Divination Branch is declining."
"Now in this Three Pure Immortal Sect, indeed belongs to the weakest branch, and indeed may be banned at any time, far less powerful than other branches."
"Junior Sister."
"I suggest you still join the Talisman Branch, Music Branch these powerful branches, they are more suitable for you."
As soon as the words fall.
The Talisman Branch and Music Branch disciples' faces show smiles.
Even their looks at Wang Xiu are less hostile; this Wang Senior Brother from the Divination Branch is quite sensible!
Jiang Ling'er is stunned: "Since the Divination Branch is declining, why does Senior Brother not switch to other branches? Is it not said that in Three Pure Immortal Sect, you can change branches?"
Switch branches?
Other branches' support subsidies would not fall into my hands.
Besides.
If I switch branches, Master's grave would explode that very day.
The consequences... world-destroying.
Wang Xiu sighs: "I am different from Junior Sister, I was adopted by Master since childhood, grew up on Spirit Turtle Peak."
"The Divination Branch to me is not just master and disciple inheritance, but home."
"A son does not think his mother ugly, a scholar does not think his family poor, a gentleman does not forget his roots. No matter how lonely and desolate the Divination Branch is, I absolutely cannot abandon it."
A son does not think his mother ugly!
A scholar does not think his family poor!
A gentleman does not forget his roots!
Hiss~!
As soon as Wang Xiu's words fall, disciples from all major branches around show solemn respect, the original hostility and disgust in their eyes gradually deriving sympathy.
Indeed.
Although the Divination Branch is the shame of Three Pure, it has nothing to do with Senior Brother Wang Xiu.
Eight hundred years ago, he was not even born.
These years, Senior Brother Wang Xiu has been staying on Spirit Turtle Peak properly, neither cheating people nor pretending to be gods and ghosts, very low-key.
Transferring the Divination Branch's hatred to him is indeed unfair.
Even looking at him living alone on Spirit Turtle Peak since age six, lonely holding up the Divination Branch banner, this kind of responsibility and grit is not to be insulted by others.
Of course.
Respect is respect, solemn respect is solemn respect.
They definitely will not go to the Divination Branch, after all cultivators are superstitious, that Spirit Turtle Peak place is too ominous.
It is said.
Spirit Turtle Peak is a cursed place by the heavenly Dao, anyone connected to it will have bad luck and bloodshed.
This kind of thing.
Better to believe it exists than not!
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"Senior Brother, I want to join the Divination Branch."
Here.
The various branch disciples had just developed some sympathy for Wang Xiu, but were completely erased by the young girl's next words.
Looking at the innocent, pure young girl like a lotus just out of water, now looking at the Divination Branch, looking at Wang Xiu, with a face full of yearning, countless hearts are broken.
Just imagine.
This pure young girl, after cultivating in the Divination Branch for a few years, wearing a black gown, holding a fortune-telling banner, opening her mouth with "you have an ominous sign, a very ominous sign."
The mental image was simply too jarring!
"Junior Sister calm down!"
"Divination Branch is a heavenly pit, a heavenly pit!"
"Junior Sister, name your price! As long as you do not join the Divination Branch, I will do anything!"
"Junior Sister Ling'er is being abducted by the Divination Branch! Quickly go get the Eldest Senior Brother, he is good at bragging, it will be too late!"
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Looking at Jiang Ling'er with firm gaze and serious expression, clearly not joking, even Wang Xiu is a bit stunned: "You want to join the Divination Branch?"
Jiang Ling'er: "Mm-hmm!"
Wang Xiu laughs and cries: "What are you hoping for?"
The young girl's face is full of innocence: "Hoping for peace and quiet."
Hiss~!
That indeed makes sense, the whole peak only has two people, how could it not be peaceful!
Taking out a yellowed volunteer form from his storage bag, Wang Xiu smiles: "Fill out the branch entry application form, then sign and fingerprint, once the process is complete you are a Divination Branch person."
Saying this.
He again looks at the other branch disciples with grieving faces, his face full of "sincerity": "Honestly, I do not want to accept her either, but according to sect rules, branch selection is completely democratic."
"So."
"Before this girl signs, you all quickly brag... I mean, tell your branch advantages, it will be too late later!"
Hiss~
Makes sense, Senior Brother Wang Xiu is right!
Now Junior Sister Jiang is completely acting on impulse wanting to join the Divination Branch, completely irrational.
As long as she truly understands how much advantage other branches have compared to the Divination Branch, she will definitely change her mind.
(End of Chapter)