Chapter 452: Chapter 171: Zi Wan goes up the mountain, faith takes shape_1
"Brother, Brother Xuan Qingzi wants to see you."
Not long after settling down, Mao Ruxue suddenly came up to the attic with Xuan Qingzi in tow, who brought someone along.
The person who came was a young girl, none other than Li Zhiwan.
Upon learning of Xuan Qingzi’s arrival, Chen Chang’an, unusually, stirred in his lounging chair and sat down beside the stone table.
Soon, the three of them walked in.
"Elder Brother Xuan Qingzi, brother, you guys chat, I have to go back to farming."
Having brought Xuan Qingzi to the mountain, Mao Ruxue quickly excused herself and left. Clearly, she was still quite invested in the spirit fields she obtained a few days ago.
"Brother, you came to me?"
After Mao Ruxue left, Chen Chang’an looked at Xuan Qingzi and then at Li Zhiwan standing behind him, and asked.
"Junior brother, there’s something brother needs your help with, would that be alright?" Xuan Qingzi asked.
"Go ahead, brother. There’s no problem," Chen Chang’an nodded. He could more or less guess why Xuan Qingzi had come.
Most likely, it had something to do with Li Zhiwan standing before him.
Indeed, the next moment, he heard Xuan Qingzi say:
"Junior brother, Zi Wan is quite the promising child, it would be a waste for her to stay with us."
"So I wondered if you might consider taking her in as a regular disciple."
"But brother, that might not be so good," Chen Chang’an mulled over his words.
Even though he liked Li Zhiwan, he had never considered bringing her into his mountain.
Hearing Chen Chang’an’s response, Xuan Qingzi let out a weary sigh:
"Junior brother, frankly, we didn’t want it that way either, but you’ve seen the child’s potential, she is truly astonishing."
"And more so, her disposition is incredibly good."
"You know the level of our sect. While we could train her, she won’t go far. So, please consider it," Xuan Qingzi said, his words causing Chen Chang’an to nod in agreement.
Indeed, Li Zhiwan shows great promise. In spite of Mao Ruxue’s intrusive behavior, she remains the leading light of the Tianshui Sect’s younger generation.
As far as he knows, among the Tianshui Sect’s disciples, she is the only one who has managed to gather the power of the Four Heavenly Star Gods.
For a disciple with such talent, it would indeed be a pity not to develop her potential further.
But what puzzled Chen Chang’an was this: If he wasn’t mistaken, isn’t Li Zhiwan’s master Bai Yunzi? Why is it Xuan Qingzi, the elder brother, who brought her here now?
Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter.
If Li Zhiwan could be brought here, it suggested that Xuan Qingzi and Bai Yunzi had agreed on this. It might even have been approved by Li Daoran.
Thinking this, Chen Chang’an turned his gaze back to Li Zhiwan.
"Zi Wan, what about you? Would you like to train on my Daoist Mountain?"
"Master, I am at your disposal," Li Zhiwan replied, glancing at Xuan Qingzi. Seeing no objection from him, she bowed respectfully to Chen Chang’an.
Chen Chang’an nodded, "Alright, since you want to stay, you may. Go to the main hall and pay homage, then let Ruxue take you down the mountain to choose a spirit field."
Li Zhiwan quickly bowed again, "Thank you, master."
"Chang’an, I’m entrusting this child to you, thank you," Xuan Qingzi heaved a sigh of relief as he saw that Chen Chang’an agreed.
"Brother, you’re too modest. Zi Wan is willing to join my mountain, that’s my good fortune," Chen Chang’an shook his head.
Soon after, having finished their casual conversation, Chen Chang’an bid farewell to Xuan Qingzi.
"Zi Wan, come with me," Chen Chang’an said to Li Zhiwan.
"Yes, master," Li Zhiwan nodded and followed.
In no time, Chen Chang’an promptly brought Li Zhiwan to the grand hall inside Daoist Mountain.
At the moment, there were hundreds of neatly arranged tablets under the hall.
These were the memorial tablets for Daoist Mountain’s successive generations, with the deputy spirit tablets currently displayed.
Aside from the deputy tablets, there were also main spirit tablets enshrined in the spirit pavilion behind Tianshui Peak.
Normally, there would be no such deputy tablets, but because the Tianshui Sect’s spirit pavilion opens every few decades, many peaks had arranged for these deputy tablets.
This way, it was much more convenient for everyday worship.
"Pay homage to our ancestors at these tablets," Chen Chang’an instructed Li Zhiwan as they entered.
"Yes, Master," Li Zhiwan nodded and proceeded to light three sticks of incense and began her worshiping.
This is a ritual called lighting spirit incense.
Once a disciple completes this ritual, it signifies that they are recognized by the sect and officially become a disciple of the sect.
Usually, new disciples light nine sticks of spirit incense.
Six are offered to the sect, and three are offered to the sect gate they are assigned to.
However, since Li Zhiwan transferred from another peak, she only needed to light up three.
"Master, I’m done," Li Zhiwan said after a while, having finished the worship. From this point on, she changed her status from a disciple of the Queshen Peak to a disciple of Daoist Mountain.
"Alright, let’s go down the mountain next," Chen Chang’an nodded and led Li Zhiwan directly to the foot of the mountain.
"Junior Sister, take Zi Wan to pick a spirit field in a bit."
