Chapter Fifty: Swan Goose Spirit Feather

  Sun Ming stood in front of the gate, staring blankly at the magnificent building before him. The sign above the door read "Qixing Sect Headquarters". Sun Ming was indeed shocked by the grandeur of the building, and even the door itself was a magical artifact. He took a closer look, estimated its value for a moment, and jumped in fright - this seemingly golden and majestic door was actually a mid-grade spiritual artifact. It's probably only possible to do something like this on Xuantu Star, where security is extremely good; otherwise, a mid-grade spiritual artifact would likely be enough to cause some small sects to fight each other to the death.

  "Tomorrow, you're back, huh?" A face suddenly appeared on the door, startling Sun Ming.

  "Heavenly One Elder? This is also too ridiculous." Sun Ming laughed and said.

  "Hehe, alright, come in quickly, there are seniors of the sect here, hurry up and pay your respects." As soon as Tianyi finished speaking, the scene on the door disappeared, and the large gate slowly opened.

  Sun Ming strode in, and suddenly the magnificent golden building that had been visible from outside disappeared. Before his eyes appeared a familiar scene - a miniature version of Qiwu Mountain, even the main hall was exactly the same. Sun Ming didn't think much about it, he flew up to the mountain on his sword and walked in.

  "Lingming, come quickly to pay respects to Wu Xin and Wu Ting, the two elders." As soon as Sun Ming entered, he heard Tianyi's voice, so he looked up in the direction of the sound. Indeed, they were all there, including two elderly men with a dignified air sitting in the center, smiling but not quite smiling at him. Sun Ming couldn't gauge their cultivation level for the time being, thinking to himself that these must be Wu Xin and Wu Ting, the two elders. Without much thought, he performed a junior's courtesy and bowed down.

  "Heh heh, wake up, you're the Lingming that Tianyi and Tianhuo both praised. I didn't expect, really didn't expect, that among the younger generation of our sect, such an outstanding talent would appear, it's truly a joyous occasion." Xintan smiled and said.

  "Yes, Heartless Shixiong, I heard that the Instrument Repair Alliance had a Five-Star Refiner in the Yuan Ying period and I thought we would definitely lose this competition. Who knew our sect would let Lingming bring us such a big surprise." Tingming was also staring at Sun Ming with an uncloseable smile.

  "The two elders have overpraised me, I'm just a junior who has some minor accomplishments in refining equipment. To receive such praise from the two elders, I am truly humbled." Sun Ming said modestly.

  "Heh heh, not bad, not bad. You know how to be humble and not let success go to your head like some people." Xīn Mù said with a glance at Líng Xīng and Líng Yǔ, making the two feel uneasy.

  "Who is this brilliant master?" asked Ting Meng beside him.

  "I have something to report to Master Shu, it's about Xuanzi's disciple, Xuan Kong. The matter that happened the other day, he died at the hands of a demonic cultivator." Tian Yi stood up and bowed his hands as he spoke.

  "Since that's the case, Lingming, are you willing to become my nominal disciple?" Duanxin suddenly said, making Sun Ming feel somewhat depressed.

  "Ah, a registered disciple?" Sun Ming was taken aback for a moment and blurted out.

  "How come you're still unwilling?" Ming Xin suddenly looked at Sun Ming with a hint of a smile.

  "Reporting to the elder, it's not that the disciple is unwilling, but...but..." Sun Ming's voice became softer and softer until it was barely audible.

  "Just what is it? If there's something, say it. We cultivators detest beating around the bush." said Mu Ying.

  "It's settled then. I'll take you on as a nominal disciple, what more could you want? Others beg and plead with me but I still refuse." said Mu Yan.

  "Uh, it's not that I don't agree, Elder Mo Xin. My disciple just heard Tian Yi Elder call you Shifu (Master), if you take me as your nominal disciple, then wouldn't I have to address Tian Yi Elder and Tian Huo Elder as my senior brothers? That would be too impolite." Sun Ming said with embarrassment.

  "Hahaha, so you were estimating this, you little guy is really cute, this nominal disciple of mine has been decided, you can continue to call them two elders, you are just my nominal disciple, everything else remains the same." The old man heard Sun Ming's words and seemed to be amused by his silly answer, speaking with a stutter.

  "Master" Sun Ming was also straightforward and directly knelt down to pay his respects.

  "Haha, still a disciple, good disciple." The old man seemed quite pleased.

  "Master, aren't you going to give me a meeting gift for this new apprentice?" Sun Ming finally said the words that had been bottled up in his heart for a long time.

  "Hehe, I would have given it to you even if you didn't ask, hehe you little brat is really straightforward, saying whatever comes to mind, unlike some people." Then his eyes glanced at Ling Xing and Ling Yu again, intentionally or unintentionally.

  "It seems that during my absence, these two people have offended the two elders." Sun Ming said.

  "I heard that Tianyun gave you something good, so I'll give you something similar too." Mu Xin said and took out a feather filled with intense flame energy and handed it to Sun Ming.

  "Could it be?!!!" Sun Ming's heart was pounding with excitement, his joyful expression overflowing, as he solemnly took the feather emitting intense flames from Zhen Xin's hand.

  "This feeling can't be wrong, it must be one of the seven spirits in the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan." Sun Ming thought to himself.

  "Alright, calm down, this is indeed the Lingyu of Honghu. Your cheap master is watching, don't lose face for our Yu Xu Palace." Yun Zhongzi's voice suddenly rang out.

  Sun Ming took a deep breath, withdrew from the extremely excited state he was in just now, and thanked Mu Xin with a rather indifferent expression.

  "Not bad, if you keep getting excited with this spiritual feather, I'll not only take it back, but also drive you out of my door. Unexpectedly, your cultivation is the lowest among the three, but your heart is indeed the highest. It seems that I've taken in a good disciple."

  Even Sun Ming's thick skin turned slightly red at this point, and his heart was even more frightened; 'Fortunately, Yun Zhongzi reminded me early, I said why these two elders always had a bitter face to Ling Xing and Ling Yu, it seems that these two people should not have held on, they were too excited.'

  "Haha, Master, I'm just starting to get used to this thing and it's a bit hard to control, sorry to make you laugh." Sun Ming quickly smoothed things over.

  "You're already quite good, Ling Xing and Ling Yu know why your cultivation is so high but you can't keep up with Ling Ming in terms of equipment refinement? Humph, your mental state and cultivation are still not enough. As a refiner, your cultivation completely cannot control your abilities. After this matter is over, go back to the sect and close yourself off for a period of time to cultivate, it will be beneficial for you." said Mu Xin Dao.

  "Master, I will definitely supervise them on this matter. The competition is approaching, let these children start some pre-match training early." Tian Huo said with a bow, secretly scolding his two useless disciples.

  It turned out that Ling Xing and Ling Yu had also encountered the same experience as Sun Ming. They were first taken in by the Taishang Elder, then given a treasure, and they both behaved normally, even gaining the appreciation of the two elders. However, when it came to the crucial moment, there was only one Hongchun Lingyu, but there were two people, making it impossible to divide. The two of them had a mind to fight for this Hongchun Lingyu, which was very helpful to the alchemist couple, and an extraordinary battle began. Although they didn't actually fight, their verbal sparring seemed to be no less intense than a fierce battle. As for Tianyi and Tianhuo, they were ordered by the two Taishang Elders not to intervene. (Imagine, dear readers, what would happen if two people with personalities as stubborn and petty as Ling Xing and Ling Yu were to engage in an all-out argument.)

  It finally ended with the loud shout of Elder Ming Xin, and the two were also expelled from the sect, becoming the fastest disciples to be taken in by the elder and also the fastest to be expelled in the history of Qixing Sect. Fortunately, these two still had Tianhuo as their master, so they didn't end up without a master.

  It was Sun Ming's performance that made Tianyi and Tianhuo extremely envious, with the thought "How come I didn't take in such a talented disciple earlier?" These two had initially been opposed to Sun Ming being able to remain calm in front of Hong Hui, thinking that even a Mahayana period cultivator would be unable to keep their cool when faced with something so beneficial to their cultivation, let alone a mere Jindan period cultivator.

  As a result, Sun Ming's performance was unexpectedly surprising to the two great masters. Afterwards, they looked at each other and seemed to be saying: 'You've been cultivating for so many years in vain, your mental state is still not as good as that of a Golden Dan stage junior.'

  Sun Ming was quite happy, not only did he get a seemingly useful stone, but also got a cheap master, one of the seven spirits of Lingyun, and most importantly, Master Yun Zhong woke up. Although on the surface, it still looked calm and peaceful, without sorrow or joy, in fact, his heart had long been overjoyed.

  "Look at your little temper." Yun Zhongzi laughed and scolded after knowing what Sun Ming was really thinking in his heart.

  Yeah, today I saw someone in the book review section say that Jian Ge is wordy, haha thanks for the suggestion. Jian Ge's first time writing will definitely make mistakes like this or that, but thank you to reader jhne for pointing it out to Jian Ge, really a million thanks. Hope everyone can continue to work hard and give Jian Ge more suggestions in the future haha

  Some people say that the Sword Song updates slowly, haha indeed, one chapter a day is quite slow, but after this, I will strive to do two chapters a day. If it can't be done, don't scold me, I'll just do my best. Hope everyone enjoys reading it. Hmm, asking for collections haha.