Chapter 4: For Meritorious Service, Awarded as a Slave

  Lan Yue lowered her head, not daring to meet Ling Sheng's gaze, and was quite distressed in her heart: "Others have saved my life, but I only took that white gold ball, and I still feel like I owe him. I was thinking of finding an opportunity to repay him. Why did Master want this thing back? Although it is a family heirloom, its origin and use are unknown, and it is useless. Why not give it to him?"

  Thinking about it in her heart, she felt more and more guilty, so she could only bite her lower lip and lower her head without speaking.

  Suddenly a white sphere floated in front of her, and Blue Moon couldn't help but pause for a moment.

  "Lan Yue, take a look and see if this is indeed your family heirloom," said Shi Chang Lao.

  "Uh..." Blue Moon glanced at Ling Sheng quietly.

  Ling Sheng's face was calm, but his eyes were piercingly cold.

  Lan Yue withdrew her gaze, carefully identifying it again, and was certain that this white sphere was not the family heirloom of the White Gold Sphere. Just by its color alone, she could tell at a glance. But when her eyes met Ling Sheng's, for some reason, the girl's heart stirred slightly, and she lightly bit her lip, saying: "Master, this is indeed our family heirloom."

  Ling Sheng let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and his tightly clenched fists also slowly loosened.

  This thing was originally a black metal ball refined by Zheng Nan, also known as the outer dan of fine steel. However, for some reason, when Ling Sheng came into contact with this outer dan of fine steel, he only felt a stream of breath constantly flowing out from the outer dan of fine steel, passing through his palm and entering his dantian, merging into the White Gold Sword Dan.

  The White Gold Sword Pill inside his body seemed to have solidified a lot, while the refined steel outer pill in his hand had transformed into a layer of white on its surface, but the color was not good, looking pale and wan.

  Ling Sheng roughly understood in his heart that the surface layer of the refined gold aura on this outer dan of refined steel had been absorbed by his white gold sword dan, causing the surface to lose its refined gold aura and turn white, but inside it was probably still black.

  Facing Elder Shi's inquiry, he didn't say a word and took out the object. Originally, he didn't plan to deceive anyone, his mind had been racing for thousands of times, but unexpectedly, this girl actually helped him cover it up.

  "It's great that I can pass through naturally, but unfortunately, the refined steel outer pill I had absorbed only a thin layer of its surface, and the rich gold energy inside is beyond my reach." After his initial joy, Ling Sheng couldn't help but feel a slight sense of loss and secretly blamed himself for being too greedy.

  Shi Changlao said calmly: "Since you saved Lan Yue, as her master, I naturally cannot ignore it and must give you some rewards."

  Lan Yue glanced at her master lightly and saw that her benefactor was able to receive the reward, her heart slightly delighted.

  Ling Sheng's heart slightly stirred. This Master Shi's Taoist cultivation was profound and unfathomable, and the things she gave out must be extraordinary.

  "Su Bai is short of a sword servant, you can enter Su Bai's door and serve him as a sword servant." said Shi Chang Lao calmly.

  Ling Sheng was taken aback.

  "Master..." Blue Moon hastily said.

  Elder Shi slightly raised his hand, stopping her words, and said calmly: "Your senior brother Su Bai is talented, has a stable temperament, and after thirty years of practicing internal alchemy, he has accumulated a strong foundation. In the future, he will surely soar to great heights. Let Ling Sheng go under his tutelage as a sword servant, it's not a waste for him."

  Ling Sheng was dazed for a long time before he came back to his senses and finally understood the meaning behind Shi Changlao's words.

  To be a slave or servant is the greatest reward from Heaven!

  Ling Sheng bowed his head and said, "Thank you, elder, for your generosity."

  Su Bai was one of the most talented individuals among the inner disciples, but his cultivation wasn't particularly high and his progress wasn't outstanding either. However, he had laid down an extremely solid foundation.

  This person grew up in the Qingming Xianshan since childhood, practicing the Benming Xianjian, the most traditional flying sword of the immortal family in the world. Although it is not sharp enough, it points directly to the great way.

  Su Bai had been practicing flying sword since childhood, and after 20 years of cultivating his energy, he finally achieved great success. He then spent the next ten years focusing on tempering his flying sword, eventually breaking through to the level of controlling his energy, allowing him to control his sword for three hundred steps, with extremely remarkable results.

  However, what is most commendable about him is his perseverance in diligent self-cultivation. Despite being exceptionally talented, he does not seek to take shortcuts or advance rashly, but instead proceeds steadily and lays a solid foundation. Now that the foundation has been established, he can soar to great heights, and his future achievements will be boundless.

  It is rumored that he has traveled the world, and his spiritual energy has already reached a high level. He will soon enter the realm of Yunxia, after which, relying on his solid foundation, his progress will far surpass that of his peers.

  There have been rumors in the door for a long time that Su Bai has a steady and stable personality, outstanding talent, and a solid foundation. His future prospects are boundless and he is considered to be one of the pillars of our sect in the future.

  Ling Sheng vaguely understood in his heart that this person was valued by the high-level figures in the door, and these rumors were probably for his future momentum.

  No matter how extraordinary Su Bai's natural talent and diligence are, and no matter how he will make a great career in the future, what does it have to do with Ling Sheng?

  What's with the sword?

  Slave?

  Because of your merits, you were enfeoffed as a slave?

  Ling Sheng smiled slightly.

  "You, Su Bai Shixiong, are cultivating in seclusion at the White Cloud Peak a thousand miles away. After you leave here, go find him immediately, don't make any mistakes." Shi Changlao said: "His flying sword is about to be completed and is ready to undergo its tribulation. Once it has passed, the flying sword will no longer be restricted by impurities. This God Wind Manor has been reckless in the mortal world for too long, daring to come to my Empty Clear Mountain and cause trouble. I have already sent a message to him, telling him to use his sword to destroy God Wind Manor. Now it's just waiting for you to go and present the sword case to him."

  Traditional Xianjia flying swords directly point to the great way, chaos is genderless and does not belong to the five elements.

  Cultivating the Immortal Sword is not easy, requiring a large amount of spiritual medicine to supplement and slow progress in the early stages, and also being subject to restraint, until the Flying Sword is fully formed and can be manipulated at will, only then can it break free from restraint.

  Before the Xianjian is fully formed, all kinds of filthy things can restrain it, such as women's menstrual blood, black dog's blood, and feces.

  However, once the flying sword is cultivated, it will not be afraid of filth.

  If you want the flying sword to be free from pollution, it must go through polluted things and come out of its body. It is indeed coming out of the muddy water without being stained, washing in the clear pool without being seduced.

  This step is the sword's calamity.

  If it can survive the sword calamity, ordinary filthy things cannot damage the flying sword. If it cannot survive the calamity, then the flying sword will only be destroyed.

  Human blood is originally pure, but breathing and eating are all contaminated, and after a long time, it also belongs to filthy things. According to what Master Shi said, Su Bai wants to take the lives of hundreds of people in the entire Shenfeng Mountain Villa, and use this as a sword to cross the tribulation.

  "In the eyes of those who cultivate, all people in the world are weak and insignificant, no different from ants. And in the eyes of these superior beings, I am also no different from an ant. Being able to serve as a servant under someone like Su Bai, with such a great future ahead of him, is already a great reward."

  Ling Sheng's heart grew even colder as he thought about it.

  Suddenly, Elder Shi's slender hand beckoned, and two jade boxes flew in front of Ling Sheng, suspended in mid-air.

  Ling Sheng was taken aback.

  "These two jade boxes, one contains a 500-year-old Lingcang, and the other contains a root of the Millennium Xiansen." Shi Changlao said: "This is the gift I gave to Su Bai, which can make him replenish the Xianjian, let the Xianjian absorb the medicinal power, and further enhance it."

  "Yes." Ling Sheng replied.

  The roots of the immortal ginseng, the 500-year-old spiritual ginseng, are quite a good reward, and it's worth serving as a slave or servant.