C6 10 Years
Chiang Lih was wearing a white silk robe and riding on a winged horse. He didn't have the arrogance of a noble young master at all.
The horse team walked unhurriedly. A rare red flower petal fluttered like a red snowflake and landed on Chiang Lih's long hair that was tied up high like ink. The flower petal only stopped for a moment and then followed the straight hair. Chiang Lih caught it at the right time and held it in front of his eyes. A casual smile spread out at the corner of his eyes.
Just like in the past.
A hundred miles away, on the Qing Qiu Heavenly Rock Peak, the verdant green sword bamboo forest was half full of hills. In the bamboo forest, there was a bluestone path that meandered into the depths of the bamboo forest. At the end of the path was a relatively large open space, a bamboo house, and a bamboo chair.
An old man with white hair was sitting on a bamboo chair and swaying. A creaking sound reverberated in the quiet depths of the bamboo forest. Seven or eight children were standing in a line in front of the old man as if they were cicadas in winter.
The oldest among the children was only fourteen or fifteen years old. The youngest was a little boy at the very front. He looked to be no more than seven or eight years old. He had a round and chubby body and a mushroom head. He was very cute.
The old man's voice sounded again. His dry throat was long. "Next, Tao Fenglin."
The little fatty walked nervously to the old man and started to report his results. "Tao Fenglin, 300 years old, majoring in the 'Profound Azure Path'." As he spoke, he stretched his fat little arm over. The old man grabbed the small arm that looked like a lotus root. Without saying a word, he picked it up and threw it out.
Tao Fenglin's round body drew an arc in the air and landed steadily on the ground. He said with a smile on his face, "Master, you are so cruel. You are bullying children like this."
The old man still narrowed his eyes, or perhaps his eyes were already so big. There was anger in his hoarse voice that could not be hidden. "Hmph, brat, do you think this old man is really old and muddle-headed?"
Tao Fenglin was not afraid. He continued to laugh and laugh, but his body actually slowly grew. In a moment, he was already a handsome young man.
Tao Fenglin twisted his neck and stretched his legs. He laughed and said, "Master, this is not a light move. I think I have passed."
The old man snorted and did not say anything. He had acquiesced. Tao Fenglin had cultivated his Nine-tail at two thousand years old, and now he was three thousand three hundred years old. His Mystic Azure Dao had reached the True Yuan Realm, which was not any weaker than the three genius brothers and sisters.
The old man continued the exam. He glanced at the crowd and thought, "Eh? Where is Yaoyao? Is she afraid that I will blame her and she did not dare to come?"
"Grandpa Shi, Grandpa Shi, I am here. Where is she?" The young girl's voice came from the bottom of her feet. The old man bent over and saw a white Little Fox rubbing his ankle with his head. The old man tried hard to open his eyes. He angrily picked up the Little Fox and placed it in front of his eyes. He said, "Little Qianyi, you want to anger me too?"
The Little Fox quickly shook its little head and stared at the old man with its black gem-like eyes. Its four legs were held in the air and its body gently pulled the seven furry red tails behind it. It explained, "Grandpa Shi, I am Yaoyao. Little Qianyi is my mother. Her tails are not as beautiful as mine."
The Grandpa Shi Tao Yaoyao mentioned was precisely the Peak Master of Sky Rock Peak, Tao Shi. Tao Shi looked at the unique red tail and finally nodded. He changed from his usual fierce look and put Yaoyao on his body with a smile. He lifted one of her small hands and a flash of dark light appeared.
A bitter smile appeared on Tao Shi's face, but he still gently stroked Yaoyao's head. His voice was as gentle as he could, "Yaoyao, are you used to living in the Sky Rock Peak?"
Tao Yaoyao put down her two front legs that were stroking Tao Shi's long white beard. Her seven red tails intertwined with each other. She said in disappointment, "Grandpa Shi, is it because you only have a tough body and the Spiritual Force has not improved at all? Can I still produce nine tails like this?"
Tao Shi laughed and comforted her, "Let these kids do these things. You are responsible for making me happy every day."
Tao Yaoyao quickly shook her head and said, "No, I still want to go to Penglai to participate in the Four Sect Elections."
Tao Shi said in surprise, "Oh? You want to go to the old Celestial Thearch to get an official position?"
The four sects' selections in Penglai were mainly aimed at the little immortals from various places and some talented cultivators. The selected little immortals would have the opportunity to take up an immortal position at the top of the Kunlun Mountains in Immortal Realm, and the selected cultivators would have the opportunity to continue their cultivation in Penglai.
Tao Yaoyao's long eyes unconsciously revealed a faint smile. Her two tails went around her head and stroked her ears. Her tone also became gentle. "I don't want to be like Brother Tao Chen. I can only come back after many years. I want to go to Penglai because... because I have a friend who will go there. I want to go and see him."
Tao Yaoyao went to find Liu Tao Yunba after she woke up ten years ago. Liu said Chiang Lih was a very powerful cultivator of the Human Clan. He entered Rong Wei Peak at the age of twelve. He became Uncle Tao Rong's direct disciple at the age of fifteen. After a year, he returned to the secular world to train. It was very likely that he would participate in the Penglai Four Sect Elections and rush back before that.
Tao Fenglin was listening in. He made an exaggerated "oh" sound and interrupted, "I know. Is it that kid from the Human Clan? Do you still remember him..."
Yaoyao hurriedly answered, "Linbao, you are not allowed to say my friend!"
Tao Fenglin said angrily, "Tao Yaoyao, if you call me Linbao again, I will beat you up."
Yaoyao's seven tails stood up. She raised her voice and shouted, "Linbao, Linbao, Linbao..."
Tao Fenglin was so angry that his facial features were squeezed together. Linbao was his nickname. No one would call him Linbao like this except for his mother and fifth sister. The more he grew up, the more frustrated he felt.
Tao Fenglin glared at Tao Yaoyao, but his master was here. He did not dare to make a move. Moreover, he could not bear to make a move.
At this moment, the seven or eight children standing at the side laughed out loud. Elder Shi could not hold back the nagging of the other peak lords and began to take in other disciples. As for the children who were able to learn Immortal Arts from Elder Shi, they all had some background. It was not that they had some relatives with the Peak Leaders. It had something to do with the other Qing Qiu clan leaders.
However, they had suffered quite a lot from their eldest senior brother, Linbao, while their eldest senior brother was being suppressed by Fifth Princess, causing him to lose his temper.
Elder Shi coughed lightly and the surroundings immediately quieted down. He asked curiously, "Human Clan? How did a Human Clan participate in the four sects' selection test, and how did you get to know a friend of the Human Clan?"