Chapter 396
Chapter 396
The new disciples probably had never imagined that Xiao Jinting used to be an outer disciple of Green Cloud Immortal Sect for a few years, and he made a living by tending to the spiritual herbs in the garden. No one would have expected that Xiao Jinting, a cultivator who used to run errands in Green Cloud Immortal Sect, would become a Nascent Soul elder of the sect.
Xu Muan suddenly leaped across the mountain. “Is that Elder Xu?” asked the woman in yellow excitedly.
Ouyang Jinyue nodded, “Yeah!”
“He must be going to meet Ancestor Xiao. They are close!” The woman in yellow said with envy.
Ouyang Jinyue nodded, “Yes, Ancestor Xiao doesn’t have anyone else.” Nascent Souls usually had many concubines, but Xiao Jinting was different.
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“Hello, Jinyue.” Tang Yunjie greeted warmly.
Ouyang Jinyue smiled at him and said, “Mr. Tang, you have advanced to Golden Core. Congratulations!”
Tang Yunjie scratched the back of his head and smiled happily. With his aptitude, it was difficult for him to advance to Golden Core, but he was lucky. When he was small, he was a friend of Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan, who helped him after they advanced to Golden Core.
“My level of cultivation is nothing compared to Mr. Xiao.” Tang Yunjie sighed.
“Ancestor Xiao has remarkable luck. You don’t have to compare yourself with him,” Ouyang Jinyue said.
Tang Yunjie nodded and said, “You’re right. I’m satisfied that I can advance to Golden Core.”
“Don’t get me wrong,” Ouyang Jinyue said.
“That’s Dong Lin!” Tang Yunjie said in surprise.
Tang Yunjie thought to himself, “It was stupid of Xiao Xiaofan to treat Dong Lin well back then. Thankfully, he came back to his sense and chose Lei Xuan.”
Dong Lin had been unlucky. He kept failing to advance to Establishment Foundation until he took three pills.
Now that Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan had got married, no one mentioned what had happened back then.
Dong Lin glanced at Tang Yunjie and walked away.
Dong Lin thought to himself, “Tang Yunjie’s cultivation was lower than mine back then. He took advantage of Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan and advanced to Golden Core.” He was embarrassed to call Tang Yunjie Senior when they met.
Back then, when Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were assigned the mission, Dong Lin thought that they would die. However, they survived and met Chen Xu, thus getting to know Chen Lifeng.
When several sects had posted rewards to arrest the Xiao family, Dong Lin thought that they were doomed. However, after the Xiao family had been hiding overseas for many years, Xiao Jinting came back and took the position of the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.
Dong Lin looked at the luxurious venue and gritted his teeth. Xiao Jinting had advanced to Nascent Soul. The Xiao family was lucky.
He sighed and thought to himself, “If I had accepted Xiao Xiaofan back then, maybe things would have been different. Chen Xu got the Spirit Washing Pill a few decades ago, and he advanced to Golden Core early. If I had accepted Xiao Xiaofan, I might have had one pill.”
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Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan and asked, “What are you looking at?”
He followed Lei Xuan’s eye and saw a strange cultivator.
“He’s only an Establishment Foundation. Why do you look at him?” Xiao Xiaofan said in confusion.
Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan in surprise and said, “Don’t you recognize him? He’s Dong Lin!”
Xiao Xiaofan stared. He asked in surprise, “That guy is so old? I remember that he is younger than Father.”
Lei Xuan smiled and said, “The higher one’s cultivation is, the slower he grows old. Dong Lin advanced to Establishment Foundation in his seventies.”
Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, “You’re right.”
Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan’s calm face and knew that he had put Dong Lin behind. He was relieved.
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As Dong Lin walked in the sect, he heard the voices of several female cultivators.
“Senior Xiaodong and Senior Chen have come. They are very close.”
“Senior Chen has a good eye. Back then, everyone thought that it was stupid of him to choose Senior Xiaodong over Qiao Xiang. It turns out that Senior Xiaodong is much better than Qiao Xiang.”
“That’s true. Senior Xiaodong made it to the advanced level of Golden Core a few years earlier than Qiao Xiang.”
“More than that. When Senior Xiaodong kills the demonic beasts, he does it neatly. His is very powerful. His soul force must be stronger than Qiao Xiang.”
“The head of Peerless Sect is eager to help Qiao Xiang advance to Nascent Soul, but I think Senior Xiaodong has a better chance than Qiao Xiang.”
“As a cultivator, it’s important to make the right choice. I heard that Senior Xiaodong was not outstanding when he was young. Anyone who befriended him when he was in difficulties is making a fortune now.”
“That’s right. I heard that Senior Xiaodong was an insignificant gardener in the Spiritual Herbs Garden.”
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The conversation pricked at Dong Lin’s heart.
Chen Xu had a sharp eye and made the right choice. Therefore, he made great achievements instead of loafing behind Chen Lifeng. Dong Lin thought he had made the wrong choice, and he might remain an Establishment Foundation cultivator for the rest of his life.