Chapter 2655: Chapter 543:
Speaking of which, his gaze fell to the side, and he whispered, "Teacher Wang is here too."
Beside him, a man wearing a blue silk robe, loose and comfortable, with delicate gold stitching at the collar, giving him a rather elegant appearance. The man was tall and slender, with a lean face, well-defined features, and a touch of scholarly air between his brows.
Such a refined person, yet when you get close to him, you can immediately smell a strong scent of alcohol. He was holding a giant wine gourd in his hand.
Hearing someone greet him, he didn’t respond immediately. Instead, he picked up the wine gourd, took a hearty swig, then turned to look at the person, smiling as he said, "Yes, didn’t they say everyone might have a chance at immortal cultivation? So I thought I’d give it a try too."
The man who first spoke heard this and couldn’t help showing a mocking expression on his face, saying in a strange tone, "Teacher Wang, do you still want to cultivate immortality? Didn’t you say that life is about enjoying oneself, gaining freedom without being constrained?
If you really get chosen for immortal cultivation, wouldn’t that mean being governed by others? Besides, Teacher Wang, didn’t you say that as long as there is wine, everything is just fine. You’re just on your own; doesn’t make much difference whether you cultivate or not?"
The other was a teacher, and typically, even for those who hadn’t inquired, they had a lot of respect for teachers.
But when it comes to this Teacher Wang in front of them, he really couldn’t bring himself to respect him.
Other teachers strictly discipline children.
But this Teacher Wang, once others paid him and sent their children to him, he did teach, but if the children didn’t learn, he wouldn’t care either.
In Teacher Wang’s words, if children want to learn, they learn; if they don’t, they don’t.
Back then, I chose to send my child to Teacher Wang because his teaching was cheap. As a result, my child didn’t learn anything, and I paid him for nothing, all used to buy wine.
Facing the other’s mockery, Teacher Wang didn’t show any anger but continued smiling as he said, "It’s different. There are so many fine wines and beautiful sceneries in this world. How many years could I live without cultivating immortality? If I die early, how can I see the world’s beauty and taste its fine wines?
Only through immortal cultivation can I see more fine wines and taste more fine wines."
Upon hearing this, the man didn’t even glance at Teacher Wang again. This is truly a drunkard; cultivating immortality just to drink more wine? Such a person achieving immortality? Unlikely!
He couldn’t help but wonder how such a person managed to become a teacher!
He turned his head to look at Old Li and asked, "Old Li, I heard that many great teachings and sects will be recruiting disciples today. Do you know which great teachings and sects will come to Yi River City first?"
Old Li heard this and chuckled, "Old Zhang, I did ask around. It seems there will be people from ten great teachings and more than a dozen sects coming to our place simultaneously.
By that time, if someone is suitable for immortal cultivation, the immortals from either the sects or the great teachings will naturally invite us to join them."
Old Zhang heard this and curiously asked, "Then, if—just if—several great teachings fancy me at the same time, which great teaching should I join?"
As soon as he finished speaking, people around who knew him burst into laughter.
"Zhang the Second, you sure have some good imagination, with several great teachings fancying you. Having one great teaching, no, having one sect fancy you would be nice enough!"
"Zhang the Second, are you still dreaming!"
"Old Zhang, do you think you look like someone who can be an immortal?"
Zhang the Second shouted with a disgruntled face, "What’s wrong with that? Can’t I at least think about it?"
The crowd continued to roar with laughter.
"Sure, why not."
"It’s just that you’re thinking too much!"
Old Li then replied earnestly, "The constables said if we encounter such a situation, we have the right to choose which great teaching we want to join. Whichever great teaching we wish to enter, that’s the one we’ll join."
"Is that so?"
"What kind of talent would it take for those immortals of the great teachings to compete for us?"
"Which great teaching should we choose?"
Old Li, who clearly had a lot of information, heard this and immediately smiled, "The nearest great teaching to us is called the Hundred Peaks Sect!"
"The Hundred Peaks Sect?"
"Isn’t that the great teaching where the Clan Leader of the Human Clan resides?"
"It’s said the Hundred Peaks Sect is extremely powerful!"
Everyone around turned to look upon hearing this.
Feeling the gaze of the crowd, Old Li nodded immediately and said, "Yes, it’s that Hundred Peaks Sect. Just think, the Sect Hierarch of the Hundred Peaks Sect is already the Clan Leader of the Eastern Province Human Clan. How could the Hundred Peaks Sect not be strong?
Besides, I’ve heard people say that the Hundred Peaks Sect is very well-known throughout the Eastern Province. It would be wonderful if we could be chosen by someone from the Hundred Peaks Sect."
"So it seems we’re quite lucky. It’s the Hundred Peaks Sect that’s coming to recruit us directly."
"No need to think then, it has to be the Hundred Peaks Sect!"
"There’s no guarantee the Hundred Peaks Sect will want us."
"We might be overthinking all this. Forget about those great teachings, even getting selected by a sect would be enough!"
"I’ve lived for so many years, whether I can cultivate immortality doesn’t really matter to me, the key is that I hope my child can cultivate immortality."
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