Chapter 60: A Deal Is Made, Father and Daughter Talk

When Qin Xiao stated this condition, Lin Tiancheng was completely dumbfounded. What kind of demand was this?

“Uh, Qin Xiao, why ask for that? Do you have some strange tastes?”

Lin Tiancheng could think of no other reason for the request.

“Uh, Sect Leader, I’m perfectly normal. No strange tastes. I have my reasons for this condition, but I cannot tell you. If you refuse, there is nothing I can do.”

Qin Xiao had not expected that suspicion. He could only offer that explanation.

That was hardly an explanation. He could not mention the System or the Spirit Liquid. He could put the Spirit Stones down to that nominal master of his, but what else could he say?

“Well… I can agree. Shimeng has never had a master. I have taught her myself since she was small. There is no reason she cannot become your disciple, but you will have to ask her whether she agrees.”

Lin Tiancheng knew Qin Xiao had secrets. If he would not share them, he would not press him. But his daughter’s choice was not his to make.

“Your agreement is all I need, Sect Leader. Ask Senior Sister Lin to come to Seven Stars Peak. I have a way to make her agree.”

With Lin Tiancheng’s consent, Qin Xiao spoke confidently.

Lin Shimeng and Yun Man were the sect’s only young disciples with Heavenly Spirit Roots. Before this, Qin Xiao would never have imagined the sect’s Holy Maiden becoming his disciple. She was the Sect Leader’s daughter, after all. Now the Sect Leader had raised the matter himself, giving him a chance.

What new items would another disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root unlock? Something that helped with Body Refinement would be nice.

“Then it is agreed. Go back to Seven Stars Peak first. I will have disciples escort you. The Great Elder surely will not dare to act too openly. I’ll speak to Shimeng, and she will come to your peak afterward.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Lin Tiancheng sent Qin Xiao back. He still did not know how to tell his daughter.

Sure enough, several senior brothers at Nascent Soul escorted Qin Xiao back. Nothing happened on the way. It seemed the Great Elder had restrained himself.

Lin Tiancheng went to Lin Shimeng’s door and paced back and forth, wondering how to begin.

“Father, what are you wandering about out here for?”

Before he could begin, Lin Shimeng opened the door and looked curiously at him.

“Uh, Meng’er, I have found an opportunity for you. Would you be willing to swallow your pride and become someone’s disciple?”

Lin Tiancheng asked tentatively.

“An opportunity? Become a disciple? Whose? The Supreme Elder’s?” Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.

Lin Shimeng was puzzled. Only the Supreme Elder could offer something her father would call an opportunity like that. But he had not taken disciples for centuries and had remained in seclusion.

“It is not the Supreme Elder.”

Lin Tiancheng could hardly bring himself to say it. There had to be something wrong with Qin Xiao. Why make such a strange demand?

“Father, speak plainly. Why are you acting so hesitant? Is this how a Sect Leader should behave?”

Lin Shimeng was exasperated. What was wrong with her father? Had he been possessed?

“It is Qin Xiao.”

After a moment’s thought, Lin Tiancheng gave Qin Xiao’s name.

“What? Qin Xiao? Father, are you possessed? You want me to become his disciple? Is he even worthy?”

At Qin Xiao’s name, Lin Shimeng sprang to her feet, indignant. What was wrong with her father?

“Do you know Yun Man’s cultivation when she first joined the sect?”

Instead of answering directly, Lin Tiancheng posed a counter-question.

“Er… I paid no attention to that. What does it have to do with me taking Qin Xiao as my master?”

Lin Shimeng asked, uncomprehending.

“Foundation Establishment. Late Foundation Establishment, at that. Seven days later, when Immortal Sword Peak came to Seven Stars Peak to cause trouble, she was already at early Golden Core. Twenty-odd days later, at the sect competition, she had reached late Golden Core. Another month passed, and by the time they set out for the secret realm, she had broken through to early Nascent Soul. Now she is close to mid Nascent Soul.”

Lin Tiancheng would not have believed it himself if he had not watched Seven Stars Peak and investigated Yun Man. In just three months, she had gone from late Foundation Establishment to early Nascent Soul and was nearing the middle stage. A Heavenly Spirit Root alone could never do that.

Lin Shimeng also had a Heavenly Spirit Root. He had trained her since childhood. She began Qi Condensation at six, reached Foundation Establishment at nine, and Golden Core at thirteen. Even then, it had taken almost eight more years to reach Nascent Soul. That was already fast, but far slower than Yun Man.

“That is impossible. I do not believe it. How could anyone in this world cultivate at such a pace?”

Lin Shimeng could not believe what her father was saying.

After the sect competition, she had challenged Yun Man. At the time, Yun Man was at late Golden Core, almost at the peak. Lin Shimeng had therefore decided she must have been hiding her cultivation: she had already been at late Golden Core before joining the sect, then reached the peak through an opportunity and abundant resources. A month of seclusion in the secret realm had finally given her the chance to break through to early Nascent Soul.

But her father was saying Yun Man had joined at late Foundation Establishment. Every advance had come after she became Qin Xiao’s disciple. How could she not be astonished?

“Believe it or not, I have no reason to lie to you. I doubt I am the only one who knows. Do you still think Qin Xiao offers no opportunity?” You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.

If he were not the Sect Leader, Lin Tiancheng would want to become Qin Xiao’s disciple himself. He too had a Heavenly Spirit Root. Would Qin Xiao accept him, though?

“Even so, why must I become his disciple? Would he refuse to help me otherwise?”

Lin Shimeng was still unwilling. The more she thought about becoming Qin Xiao’s disciple, the more awkward it felt.

“That is his condition. When I spoke to him, he agreed at once, provided you became his disciple. Whether you agree is your choice. I have done all I can. Oh, and he said he was sure you would agree if you went to Seven Stars Peak.”

Lin Tiancheng knew his daughter was confident and proud. He did not force her. Instead, he challenged her pride to make her seek Qin Xiao out herself.

“What makes him so sure? Such arrogance! I wasn’t going to go, but now I want to see what gives him that confidence.”

Lin Shimeng took the bait. With that, she left her room and headed for Seven Stars Peak.

No one knew a daughter better than her father. One small challenge, and Lin Shimeng had gone of her own accord. Whether it worked out would depend on her luck.

On Seven Stars Peak, Qin Xiao lay at ease in his rocking chair.

“Master, what has you in such high spirits?”

Yun Man knew Qin Xiao had gone to the meeting that day, so she had stayed on Seven Stars Peak, cultivating lightly rather than in seclusion. When she judged enough time had passed, she came out. Seeing him in his rocking chair in a good mood, she went over and asked.

“My disciple, if all goes well, you’ll soon have a junior martial sister. You’ll be the senior one.”

Qin Xiao was delighted at the prospect of another disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. He would be able to unlock new supplies too. Nothing could make him happier.

“What? A junior martial sister? Didn’t you go to a meeting, Master? Where did you lure another disciple from?”

Yun Man was puzzled. The meeting had been full of elders. Where could a junior martial sister have come from? On the way back?

“Oh, stop asking. You’ll find out soon.”

Qin Xiao wanted to keep her guessing and give her a surprise.

“Open this door!”

As Qin Xiao and Yun Man chatted, a voice came from outside the courtyard.