C28 No Desires No Desires

Logically speaking, only the masters and disciples of the seven peaks were allowed to enter the platform to watch the apprenticeship ceremony. It was obvious that Qu Lingjing did not fit his status, and he could not even be considered a disciple. This had never happened before in the past. Although there were many people who disapproved of Qu Lingjing, they did not dare to point fingers at him or criticize him for the sake of Sheng Xueyin's face. However, this did not mean that everyone would just let it go and pretend that nothing had happened. For example, Sheng Xueyin's second senior brother, Fann Tinglang, would not let him pass so easily. From the moment Qu Lingjing appeared, he had been an eyesore. In addition, his junior brother, Sheng Xueyin, who looked down on everyone, had actually been rude to many of his senior brothers for this person's sake and protected him without saying a word. This made Fann Tinglang even more disgusted.

Fann Tinglang quietly waved his hand, and his eldest disciple bent over to listen.

"Investigate this person's background and all his actions on Inaction Peak."

"Yes, Master."

"Also, be careful. Don't let Xueyin find out."

"I understand."

After watching the entire apprenticeship ceremony, Qu Lingjing's legs were already weak when he returned to Inaction Peak. He had been staying in Sheng Xueyin's room for the past few days. As a result, when he arrived at Dustwallow Hall, he scrambled into Sheng Xueyin's room without even thinking about it. He felt the couch and pulled himself into the shape of a turtle.

"Four hours, a whole four hours. What have I been looking at? Other than the repetitive process, are there any other bright spots? I only have four words to describe this grand apprenticeship ceremony. That is, it is extremely boring."

Sheng Xueyin did not care at all about the bed. He took off his outer robe, closed his eyes, and sat up on the side.

Qu Lingjing turned his body to look at Sheng Xueyin, who was as still as a bell, and teased him: "Do you think those disciples are all watching the Immortal Sage? Do you have any pride in your beauty saving this boring ceremony?"

Sheng Xueyin closed his eyes and said calmly: "All Aspects are nothing. They are just obsessions of the mortal world. All cultivators have been abandoned."

"That's you. Those little disciples of your Immortals are still not refined yet. Just look at the light shooting out of their eyes and you'll know. It's completely different from the feeling in your eyes."

After a moment of silence, Sheng Xueyin suddenly asked, "What do I see in my eyes?"

Qu Lingjing did not expect Sheng Xueyin to care about what others thought of him. He followed his heart's feelings and looked at the ceiling as he replied, "No desire... no desire, no joy, no sorrow. It's just that he's no longer human."

Sheng Xueyin suddenly opened his eyes and shot a questioning gaze at Qu Lingjing. The presence of this gaze was so strong that Qu Lingjing could feel its lethality from afar. It was obviously not very fierce. It was just a normal glance, but Qu Lingjing could feel his dissatisfaction.

"It's not very human. When applied to you, it means that you are full of immortal Qi. This is praise, not bad words. Immortal Sage, please don't misunderstand."

"Come here."

Qu Lingjing really admired this Immortal Sage. How did he know that he would listen to his orders and go over? After three seconds of stalemate, Qu Lingjing could not hold on any longer. Sheng Xueyin's silence was indeed more intimidating than the average person's. The longer it lasted, the more it seemed like he was accumulating strength and preparing to explode.

Qu Lingjing chose not to reveal the consequences of disobeying him. He obediently dragged his feet and sat down in front of Sheng Xueyin: "I'm an Immortal Sage, what can I do for you?"

"Look me in the eye and repeat what you just said."

"I just said a lot. Which sentence?"

"Say I am heartless."

"Huh?" Qu Lingjing did not know why Sheng Xueyin cared so much about that sentence. He was not satisfied with saying that his immortal Qi was brilliant and kept holding on to that sentence.

Qu Lingjing raised his head and saw that Sheng Xueyin's serious expression did not seem to be a joke. He could only look him in the eye obediently. He only wanted to go through the motions and return the original sentence later.

She couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of her eyes, the shape, the thick lashes, like a small fan, that made the dark pupils seem deep enough to fascinate the mind. Qu Lingjing also saw his own face clearly reflected in those clear and deep eyes. Being framed by such a beautiful picture, Qu Lingjing's mood was elated. However, as she continued to look, Qu Lingjing began to feel that those eyes were transmitting some information that she had not noticed before.

He didn't seem to be calm. The calm he had been expecting slowly disappeared as they looked at each other, and the surface of the lake rippled, and then there was something at the bottom of the lake that seemed to be on the verge of bursting out.

This discovery shocked Qu Lingjing as he subconsciously took a step back.

"Immortal Sage, you... You're not going to kill me to silence me, are you?"

Seeing Qu Lingjing retreat, Sheng Xueyin used his long eyelashes to block his eyes. He calmly retracted his gaze and asked, "Why did I kill you to silence you?"

"I did see a different Immortal Sage, I feel..."

"Feel what?"

"It feels like a ferocious beast."

Sheng Xueyin still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Qu Lingjing: "I suddenly feel so hungry. Immortal Sage, can you make me something to eat? Look, your junior apprentice-nephew is so heartless that he doesn't even care about me."

Sheng Xueyin raised his eyes slightly as he said the last sentence. He looked over Qu Lingjing's head and out the door. Qu Lingjing suddenly had a bad feeling about this. She turned her head carefully and saw Qin Yubing's resentful face. When she saw the box of food in his hand, she changed into a smile.

"Didn't I say that Yubing wouldn't leave me behind? Look, here he comes."

"Don't think that I didn't hear you say that I'm cruel. Am I as cruel as you?" Qin Yubing put down his food box and glared at Qu Lingjing.

Qu Lingjing was unconvinced. He turned to Sheng Xueyin and said: "Hey, hey, hey, you judge this Immortal Sage. When have I ever been cruel to him?"

"Yubing values relationships the most. Since he said that you were heartless, there must be a reason for it."

Qu Lingjing felt a sense of defeat, as if he had been falsely accused instead of being able to appeal. He recognized one fact: Sure enough, their Immortal Sect was colluding to bully outsiders.

"I still don't understand why you were so angry yesterday. At least let me know what I did wrong," Qu Lingjing said in a conciliatory tone.

"I... I... I don't want to say it. If you can't think of anything, then forget it." Qin Yubing felt even more resigned than Qu Lingjing.

"He's probably angry that you like women and not men."

The man who spoke was casual. He didn't know the effect of the words. It made the other two men's faces turn red.

Qin Yubing grabbed the meditating Sheng Xueyin and pulled him out of the door. "Martial Uncle, I had a new move I wanted to show you yesterday. Can you give me some pointers?"

Qu Lingjing looked at the two of them as they disappeared into the distance. His mind was in a mess. He took two bites of the white steamed bun and started to think about when he would go down the mountain.