Chapter Sixteen: Stepping into the Mortal Realm

  In the new year, in the bright spring, Xiaodou led 222 junior brothers and sisters in the Xiangyang Valley, busy with a large pile of preparations before departure, all of which were shouldered by him alone!

  Firstly, submit an application to the sect, and this time's departure reason is not to leave the sect, but to go to the mortal world to find some cultivation materials.

  Needless to say, Xiao Dou's heart was filled with frustration when submitting the application. Just mention the three disciples of Feng Hui Dian who handled their application, and they would give them disdainful, hateful, and disgusted looks, as if they were noble royalty looking at stinky beggars on the street, it was so detestable!

  "Hmph! We, the Jiuhua Mountain, have supported you for so long, and yet you don't even repay our sect. You're just leaving like this? How shameless!" A triangular-eyed youth said with his arms crossed.

  Yun Xiaoqiao's face turned red with rage as she shouted: "What 'you'?! This is our place! You're talking as if Jiuhuashan is your home or something, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

  "How dare you!" The triangular-eyed youth glared and shouted, "I am a third-generation great cultivator, and you are just a fourth-generation junior disciple. You should call me 'Shifu' when you see me! Don't you even know this basic etiquette? Hmph! You're just a mid-stage Qi-refining disciple, while I'm a late-stage Dan-forming master. If we really compare, you should be calling me 'Master'!"

  "What a joke!" Yun Rui Yao gritted his silver teeth and said, "Our master is a Tian Ren period great cultivator, what are you compared to him? You still want us to call you Shifu, can you handle it?"

  The triangular-eyed youth sneered, "You just call, I dare to respond. Do you think I'm afraid? Ha! A Tianren Period Great Cultivator, what's the big deal? If he doesn't obey you, let him come find me. I'll take him on alone, hahaha... isn't that exciting?"

  "What a freak!" Looking at Yun Rui's pale face, Zhao Kai's anger ignited, and he immediately pointed at him and shouted loudly: "I think you're just in this position, as a recorder, suffering from the temper of others, nodding and bowing all day, your mind is not normal, bullying us, you remember for us, this grudge, one day we will come back!"

  "Looking for death!" The triangular-eyed youth suddenly jumped up and immediately took out a green flying sword, just wanting to teach Zhao Kai a lesson when something unexpected happened...

  "Clang~ Clang~ Clang~......" Two hundred and twenty-two Qi-refining stage, intermediate-stage mountain spirit valley junior cultivators, each with their hair standing on end, without a hint of fear, drew out low-grade dao artifacts flying swords, advancing in unison to face him. Not one of them retreated from the destructive aura of his low-grade treasure, for they all possessed this one quality - Tiger Vigor!

  Those resolute little faces, the grand hall's record room was filled with sword energy for a moment. If one were to release a powerful treasure, it would kill a large group of people. Afterwards, everyone would fight him to the death, and even if he could kill them all, this great calamity, he couldn't bear the responsibility. For a moment, he could only awkwardly stand still on the spot!

  "What's going on here!" Little Bean, who had been sitting in the middle seat all along, asked with a cute smile:

  "We're all family here, so I'm asking you, Master Shibo, to please hurry up and process our paperwork. If you can't do it, we'll have no choice but to report this to the sect's higher-ups!"

  "Hmph!" Triangle-eyed Shifu scowled with a shoe-shaped face, saying gruffly:

  "The higher-ups of the sect don't have time to deal with you, kid. You shouldn't be too arrogant either. According to our three generations of disciples, you should've left a long time ago. You're occupying good land for cultivation without contributing anything, what makes you think you deserve such a great place?"

  Xiao Dou smiled and said: "Nor is it based on anything, we are currently handling temporary departure procedures. If you really aren't afraid of anything, you can go live there!"

  "You think I'm afraid? Hmph, if it weren't for those old guys constantly going on about etiquette and morality, I would have killed my way in long ago. What's this 'heavenly realm' of the Great Ascetic's domain? It should be given to us, who work day and night for the sect!"

  "Ah~" Xiaodou exclaimed in surprise: "You're talking about those old... uh-uh..."

  Triangle-eyed Shifu suddenly realized he had misspoken, and with a fright, he hastily covered Xiaodou's mouth saying:

  "Shut up, kid! Forget what I just said, or else you're all dead meat, got it?"

  Xiao Dou gently pushed him away, with a disdainful smile saying: "It's nothing, we won't tell Shifu Yay Yang about it, don't worry, Master Zheng!"

  "Hmph!" The triangular-eyed Shifu returned to his seat, saying gruffly: "Just call me Shifu from now on. Hmph! A bunch of troublesome little ghosts. Look carefully, I've handled everything for you. Sign your names here, don't sign incorrectly or you'll have to report to the higher-ups again. Then go enjoy yourselves in the mortal world and don't come back!"

  After Xiao Dou signed, he didn't even bother to look at that jealous face again and immediately led the younger disciples away!

  Returning to Shengu Valley, on the second day at dawn, two hundred and twenty-two people, all carrying large and small bags, closed their own homes and the gate of Shengu Valley, following Xiao Dou Dashi together towards the journey of the mundane world...

  One person in white clothes, one person holding a sword, carrying a large bundle on his back, using only two legs, all day is just walking. The scorching sun doesn't matter, the wind and rain don't matter, thunder and lightning don't matter, nothing can defeat them!

  Because of those people in the sky who occasionally trample flying swords, sit on magical instruments, and ride flying mounts, their eyes are so detestable. In their hearts, they would rather endure physical pain than suffer another glance from others!

  Those guys are also mentally abnormal, when they meet them, they have to show off and pretend to be a high-ranking official, and then fly away with a smug face. Some of them even come down and inspect their juniors in the manner of a senior official, using these little pawns to balance their own minds, truly abnormal!

  They could have asked the sect for help and had a senior with a high-grade flight treasure send them off as a favor to their master, but today they were forced to go to an unknown place in the mortal world because of that irresponsible master. They hated it, and would rather die than owe that master a favor!

  Look at the disciples of those masters, each and every one of them is making rapid progress with unlimited future prospects. Among those who entered together with them, not only are most of them in the late stage of Qi Refining, but some have even reached the early stage of Foundation Building. And yet, their fastest Cloud Rui Yao has only just reached the late stage of Qi Refining! The sad thing is that there aren't any more medicinal pills for further cultivation!

  Day after day of walking, not to mention that some of the sisters' feet were swollen, and some brothers could hardly bear it. But they couldn't stop for too long, no matter how much food they brought, it was barely enough for this half-month journey. Looking at the usually elegant and clean brothers and sisters, now disheveled and dirty, Xiao Dou's heart ached terribly!

  It's also a case of heaven never cutting off a person's path. On that day, while shuttling through the forest, I happened to meet a group of outer sect disciples who were helping inner sect members deliver daily necessities!

  Xiao Dou hastily stepped forward and blocked the way, after establishing his authority, Xiao Dou's face turned gentle and polite as he approached and said:

  "Excuse me, old man. We are inner disciples who have come to the mountain to gather herbs. Our food supply is a bit insufficient. Could you please provide us with some more?"

  The leader of the group of forty or so people looked at them with a profound and mysterious expression, smiling faintly:

  "Hehe, since we're all fellow drifters, I'll give you some supplies, but not too many, we still have a mission to complete!"

  The brothers and sisters of Shangong Valley were overjoyed, they came forward to pay their respects and thank them profusely, then took over dozens of bags of grain, and even a cow!

  The two of them stopped together to rest, Xiao Dou eating dry rations with big mouthfuls while silly smiling and saying:

  "Every night I sleep for six hours, at noon I sleep for two hours, eat two meals a day, and each meal is just a small mouthful, I'm almost starving to death!"

  The old man chuckled and said, "None of you fell behind, that's not bad. It can be said to be quite rare. Think about our fellow disciples back in the day, some even starved to death on the road after leaving the sect!"

  Xiao Dou smiled awkwardly: "We're really in a difficult situation, Elder. You must have seen through us long ago. It's just that we can't say this in front of your subordinates, so please don't mind, we really have no other choice!"

  The old man nodded and said, "I understand. Many of our outer sect disciples are like you, forced to take this path out of desperation. At least they can marry a wife in peace, and it's not bad usually. It's just helping the sect deliver some things! Eh ~ Xiaodou, why don't you join our little group? I'll introduce you to the leader of the outer sect disciples later!"

  "No! We're not going to be outer disciples, we've processed the temporary departure procedures, this time out is to go and fight for a place under the sun!"

  "Ah~" The old man exclaimed in shock: "Youngster, you're crazy! Cultivators are not allowed to appear in the mortal world. Even if they do, they can't use their powers or spells. And yet, you've torn apart a piece of the sky?! Are you trying to exchange something from the mortal world for something from the cultivation realm?"

  Xiao Dou nodded and said: "Can't we? We won't use magic, spells, just our swordsmanship, using mortal martial arts to fight for it, what's wrong with that!"

  "Wrong!" The old man said gruffly: "You're wrong! Do you think that all the outer door disciples of Jiuhua Mountain are just a bunch of useless people? This is a big fat meat, this is an official position to make a fortune and earn spirit stones. It's not something that anyone can sit on casually. They have a background, they are a famous family in Jiuhua Mountain! If you also do this, aren't you ruining their livelihood? How could they possibly allow you to develop with such great power?"

  Xiao Dou pouted and said: "We're not afraid of this at all, as long as we follow the rules, who can say we're wrong? Trying to calculate us, humph! That irresponsible, stinky master's reputation is just right for use!"

  The old man was about to loudly refute, but after thinking for a moment, he said with a helpless expression:

  "Never mind, we are all desperate people who have been forced to a dead end. I understand you too well. If you don't fight with your life, it's just death. You go ahead and fight, I won't stop you. Who knows, maybe you can really make a name for yourselves and become successful. But remember, when you enter the mortal world, never kill anyone!"

  Xiao Dou's face lit up with interest as he asked, "Old man, you're really great! We were just lacking this kind of information. Besides not being able to kill people, which I've already remembered, what else is there? Tell me!"

  "Ah~" The old man widened his eyes in surprise and said: "I thought I was just casually mentioning something, but it turns out you really don't understand anything. Then how dare a little guy like you take charge of so many people? I'm truly impressed by your audacity! Alright, listen up! When entering the city, without the permission of the sect, you cannot marry a mortal wife, you cannot bully kind-hearted citizens, you cannot tarnish the reputation of Jiuhua Mountain, and you cannot..."

  Said goodbye to the old man's team on the same day, and the younger brothers and sisters collectively shouted - can't walk anymore!

  "Hum! These little guys, seeing a bit of a loophole, immediately became lazy and didn't want to do anything. No choice, led everyone to set up camp on the soft grass by a small river!"

  Xiao Dou led several leading disciples to calculate the route below and the food reserves along the way, the marching route!

  After they finished their busy work, the sky was dark, and when I looked up, wow! These guys were still not tired, one by one surrounding the big bonfire, holding hands and singing songs, dancing!

  Yun Rui's gloomy face suddenly broke into a smile: "Big Brother Master, on this journey, not a few disciples have been carrying their sisters on their backs, and quite a few sparks have flown. Now that we're going to the mortal world, these guys' minds are all becoming lively, I think it won't be long before they'll all be getting married and starting families!"

  Yun Xiaoqiao giggled and said: "Sister, isn't Little Kai also very good to you? Are you going to get married soon too?"

  "Die, you little brat!" Yun Rui Yao shouted with a red face: "Just you wait and see if I don't tear that stinky mouth of yours apart!" With that, the two sisters ran off to one side, causing chaos!

  Watching them, one by one, with a fluttering heart, Xiao Dou couldn't help but smile wryly and say nothing about the lessons to be learned. The success rate of this trip was too low. On the path of cultivation, in order to cultivate better and faster, most people get married late and maintain their innocence, which has a decisive effect on advancing!

  And this small group of people, can't see tomorrow's affairs today, are happy at the moment, at least after they die, they won't regret it. Moreover, they all have the appearance of being around thirty years old, if they don't get married, and pass their prime years, they might as well give up on everything!

  And Xiao Dou, this young and only master brother in his early twenties, was actually left out, standing alone, gazing at the night sky in the evening - sigh!

  He was determined not to be swayed by emotions, for he had promised Shui Xian that he would work hard to cultivate himself, even if it meant death. He wouldn't let her down. With a fierce shake of his head, he cleared the jumbled thoughts and accepted the bowl of beef noodle soup from Fan Shi-di. He wolfed it down and then fell into a deep sleep.

  Then they walked and stopped, eating when they should eat, drinking when they should drink, resting when they needed to rest, pairing up and entering the small forest together. With the power of love, all hardships were endured, and it was very easy to walk down. It's really true that men and women make a good pair, working together without getting tired!

  After half a month's journey, I finally left the mountain gate of Jiuhua Mountain and came to the mortal world. The nearest place to Jiuhua Mountain is also the territory of Jiuhua Mountain in the mortal world - Yangzhou City!