Chapter Ten: Immeasurable

  "I'm just taking out some things I don't need myself. It's not worth troubling you, senior." Jiang Feng said politely.

  Aoki said seriously: "In my younger years, I made a mistake in my practice and was injured. In order to heal my wounds, I had no choice but to enter the dangerous land. Who knew that although I obtained the healing material, I also fell into a desperate situation. With no other options, I could only drag my wounded body and force myself through the calamity. As a result, I failed to pass the calamity and was unable to return to the sect in time, so I had no choice but to seal myself here. The long years have passed, and I don't know how many years it has been. I almost gave up hope of escaping. If it weren't for you, my friend, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold on much longer. Such great kindness, how can I not thank you?"

  As he spoke, Qingmu bowed to Jiang Feng again. This made Jiang Feng feel that he hadn't saved an ungrateful person after all. At least, he wouldn't be harmed by him.

  After the most emotional and polite words, Aoki finally inquired about Jiang Feng's situation. Upon hearing that Jiang Feng had entered this place unintentionally, Aoki seriously observed his surroundings.

  "It's indeed as Daoist friend said, this place has already become a forbidden area. I suppose something unexpected happened here after I sealed this place. According to my speculation, the truly important place hasn't been opened yet. As for why it became a forbidden area, I don't know." Qingmu said.

  "Could it be that Senior has left this place?" Jiang Feng asked, voicing his greatest concern.

  Aoki said confidently, "Although this place is already isolated from the outside world, there is still a way to leave. This is not something that can stump an old man like me. Fellow Taoists, you can rest assured, I will soon be able to take you out of here."

  This remark finally put Jiang Feng at ease. He no longer had to be trapped here and could go out to experience the outside world.

  Two people chatted while walking. They soon arrived at the place where Jiang Feng obtained the Bu Tian Dan. Looking at this place, Qing Mu studied for a long time. The conclusion he came to was that this place was not ordinary. Absolutely not an ordinary relic. It seemed to have appeared here later on.

  At the same time, he also felt lucky for himself. If he hadn't sealed himself nearby, he might have really had no chance to turn things around.

  As they chatted, Qingmu asked about Jiang Feng's lineage. Upon learning that Jiang Feng didn't have a lineage and the two-layered cultivation of Qi Refining on his body was actually obtained from eating a Fire Spirit Fruit just a few days ago, Qingmu felt extremely surprised.

  Looking at Jiang Feng from top to bottom, Jiang Feng felt a bit hairy. Qingmu said with an incredulous face: "Daoist friend, from head to toe, your outfit is not simple at all. It's actually all unintentionally obtained. It can be seen that Daoist friend has a deep good fortune. Otherwise, it would not be possible to obtain the Bō Tiān Dān treasure."

  "Seniors are just lucky. It's just a temporary luck. What will happen in the future is still unknown. I heard from a friend that cultivating immortality is very difficult. Without good guidance, it's impossible to cultivate by oneself." Jiang Feng said with a scratch of his head.

  Aoki seemed to have thought of something. After pacing back and forth on the spot for a while, he said to Jiang Feng: "Since you don't belong to any sect or school, why not make me your master and join my Wu Xing Sword Sect?"

  Jiang Feng was stunned and couldn't say a word. Actually, he was shocked by the sudden good news. Qingmu thought Jiang Feng was hesitant, so he said: "Fellow Daoist may not understand the Xianxia world, maybe you don't know what kind of sect Wuxing Jianzong is. My Wuxing Jianzong is one of the nine great heavenly gates. And I, Qingmu, am one of the five founders of Wuxing Jianzong. If you join my sect, you will be a second-generation disciple of Wuxing Jianzong. Your identity and status are naturally not to be mentioned. Are you willing?"

  At this time, Jiang Feng finally reacted and nodded with a silly smile, repeatedly saying that he was willing. He smiled foolishly for a whole minute before realizing that at this moment he should be kowtowing to his master. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

  "Never mind, never mind, these trivialities can be dispensed with. Let me take a look at your qualifications first, so I can tailor my teaching to suit you." Before he could even kneel down, Qingmu had already pulled him up. At the same time, Qingmu's hands also pressed against Jiang Feng's body, examining his physique.

  The divine consciousness had just entered Jiang Feng's body when Qingmu furrowed his brow. Jiang Feng subconsciously felt that something was off.

  "Have you ever suffered a spiritual wound before?" Aoki asked.

  "Soul? No way. I just met the monk a few days ago, and my soul wasn't even hurt." Jiang Feng said so, but in his heart he was thinking, "Could it be that I've been possessed by a transmigrator and they can see through me?"

  Aoki nodded slightly and said, "Your master has seen that your soul is a bit unusual. It seems to have been split into two parts before. One was very large and the other was very small. The two were just reunited recently. But don't worry, your soul is fine now and won't be harmed."

  Jiang Feng let out a sound, but in his heart, he was shocked and terrified. What is it called when the soul has been split apart? What is it called when one part is extremely large, and another part is extremely small?

  Was it that his soul had been divided into two parts since childhood, each entering a different person's body? Was the fool he saw when he was unconscious another part of his own soul? Is this current body also his own body?

  The shock in my heart is hard to express. At this time, Jiang Feng also remembered that the staff of the orphanage who adopted him had said that he was originally a stillborn baby. They were all prepared to bury him, but unexpectedly, he came back to life. Could it be that at some point, his split soul entered the body of that dead baby? And now they have reunited again?

  All sorts of guesses appeared in Jiang Feng's mind. The impact brought to Jiang Feng was very great. However, what excited Jiang Feng the most was that he also had a real family. And he still had the opportunity to see them again.

  "Your physique is good, cultivating immortality shouldn't be a problem. As your master, I..." Qingmu Zheng said, but his words suddenly came to an abrupt halt. His entire being seemed to have discovered something terrifying, and he stared at Jiang Feng with wide eyes.

  "Master, what's wrong?" Jiang Feng shouted.

  It wasn't until after shouting several times that Qingmu came back to his senses. He hastily re-examined Jiang Feng's body, and after carefully checking again, the look of shock on his face grew even thicker.

  "Channel your spiritual energy into this storage bag. When I say stop, you must immediately stop." Qingmu said as he took the storage bag from Jiang Feng's waist.

  Jiang Feng, who had a bad feeling in his heart, followed Qingmu's words and did as he was told. The little spiritual power that had just been input into the storage bag suddenly heard a loud rumbling thunder, and the sky turned dark with thick clouds. At this moment, Qingmu hurriedly shouted to stop.

  Without needing Qingmu to say it, at the moment when the thunder rumbled, Jiang Feng himself stopped. He knew that if he continued on, he would be struck by lightning.

  "I didn't think so, I really didn't think so." Aoki said with a somewhat absent-minded tone.

  "Master, what's going on? Why is there thunder?" Jiang Feng shouted.

  After shouting for a good while, Qingmu finally came back to his senses. At this time, Qingmu looked at Jiang Feng and let out a long sigh. Then, somewhat awkwardly, he said: "If it weren't for your Bu Tian Dan, I'm afraid I would have been dead for sure. Since you've saved my life once, if I were to take you in as my disciple again and become your master, it would be taking advantage of you. It's just as well that we never formally became master and disciple, so let's just consider the matter settled."

  Jiang Feng was suddenly stunned and couldn't figure out what it was all about. Was there something wrong with his body? And was the problem so serious that Qing Mu didn't dare to take him as an apprentice?

  Just as he was about to ask, Aoki's face turned red with embarrassment and hastily said: "Indeed, I am not suitable to take you on as a disciple. Firstly, it's because of the matter of your gratitude, and secondly, my skills may not necessarily suit you. However, if you're willing to overlook this, I can take you on as a substitute disciple. If you agree, from today onwards, you will be my junior brother. You will be the sixth ancestor of the Wu Xing Sword Sect. What do you say?"

  This time Jiang Feng was even more confused. How could he not accept himself, but instead accept a disciple on behalf of his master? Just now he was still a second-generation disciple, how did he suddenly become an ancestor-level master?

  "Just now when we were chatting, didn't you say that it was you and four other people who founded the Wu Xing Sword Sect? If you have a master, then it should be your master who founded the Wu Xing Sword Sect." Jiang Feng said in confusion.

  Aoki chuckled and said, "You are unaware. My three senior brothers, one senior sister, and I followed our master to cultivate immortality when there was no Five Elements Sword Sect. It wasn't until after our master's ascension that my four siblings and I achieved success in our studies and established the Five Elements Sword Sect. Indeed, I do have a master, indeed can accept disciples on behalf of my master. Moreover, my sect actually has six lines of transmission. Apart from the five elements cultivated by me and the other four, there is another sword sect. If you were to join, you would naturally become the master of this one line...

  "It's just that this Sword Sect doesn't have many people and isn't very capable either." Jiang Feng continued from Qingmu's words.

  "When I went out back then, there really weren't many people. However, the one that Master spent the most time on was indeed the inheritance of this sword sect. It's just that my five senior brothers didn't have the aptitude for it, so he didn't pass it down to us. If you were to join our school, aside from the sword sect, you can learn any of the other five sects' techniques as you please. As long as you're willing, I can bring the other four senior brothers and teach you their inheritances." Qingmu said.

  "Are you substituting for the teacher? Why don't they teach themselves?" Jiang Feng asked.

  "Those... three senior brothers and sister have all transcended and ascended. Only I remain, still in the cultivation realm." As he said this, Qingmu looked very embarrassed, as if it was a shameful thing.

  But Jiang Feng was greatly shocked. All four of them had ascended to immortality, and if they were to enter the sect, wouldn't that mean there would be four immortal senior brothers watching over him? What a wonderful thing to have!

  "Well, in that case, let's just do it then. I don't know what kind of ceremony we're supposed to have." Jiang Feng said as calmly as possible.

  "No need for any complicated formalities. Once we leave this place, I will make the arrangements myself. From now on, you are my junior brother. There are some things that I must tell you, junior brother. I hope you can remain calm after hearing them." Qingmu said.

  Jiang Feng nodded and said: "Tell me, what's going on with my body?"

  Aoki nodded slightly in satisfaction, secretly praising Jiang Feng's cleverness. After thinking for a while, Aoki slowly said: "You are the body of Wu Liang Jie."