The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

The Land of Nothingness is vast and boundless. The chance of encountering a Void Hunter opening a passage and rushing out in a short time is almost negligible.

Not to mention surviving in that void without direction or concept of time is an extremely difficult task.

"Void storms, void rifts, Void Beasts..." Zhou Qing muttered to himself, recalling those terrifying dangers and shivered.

Just maintaining the consumption of Spiritual Power alone is enough to deter the vast majority of cultivators.

Who else could be as lucky as him, not only encountering a moving Spirit Stone mountain but also being ignored after it was full?

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but feel a wave of lingering fear.

Then, with a single thought, thirty thousand Spirit Seals appeared around him, and finally, a hint of a relieved smile appeared on his face.

This void journey was perilous, but the biggest gain was the addition of twenty thousand Spirit Seals, bringing him one step closer to the legendary Fifth-level Array Master.

"It’s just..." Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

In the initial thirty-four years, with the help of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, he easily condensed ten thousand Spirit Seals.

But as time went on, the Ancient Tea Tree required more and more wood attribute Spirit Stones.

The time to comprehend Spirit Seals became longer and longer until another ten thousand were added over the next century.

Recalling those early days, when he could comprehend a thousand Spirit Seals with just ten wood attribute Spirit Stones and a month, and now—

Zhou Qing immersed his Heart and Spirit into the Storage Bag, looking at the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree exuding ethereal Spiritual Qi.

The next time he wants to condense a thousand Spirit Seals, it would probably require at least eighteen hundred wood attribute Spirit Stones and over seventeen years of comprehension time.

Fortunately, now the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree is in a state of satiation, and for the next condensation, all that’s needed is a long retreat.

However, this speed is already quite astonishing.

Just know that, for Array Masters later on, let alone comprehending a thousand Spirit Seals in a decade or so, sometimes even understanding one requires an unpredictable amount of time.

At the same time, the array inheritance left by Master Xuanqing only reached the Fifth-level Array Master’s realm at best.

This means, that from here on, he must explore the path by himself.

"Sometimes people are truly cheap, not knowing to cherish what they have. Now, after leaving, I even somewhat miss the back of that giant turtle. Where will I get so many wood attribute Spirit Stones in the future?"

Zhou Qing chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As he was in deep thought, a rough knocking sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Aman! Aman!" An arrogant voice rang out from outside the door.

In the courtyard, Cao Aman, who was teasing an old hen, got up unhappily to open the door.

Zhou Qing looked over at the sound, and saw two men and one woman standing outside, arrogantly looking at Cao Aman who opened the door.

"What do you want?" Cao Aman asked grumpily, obviously dissatisfied with their attitude.

"Oh, still sulking?" Cao Quan from the first household puckered his lips, crossed his arms, his tone frivolous.

"Relax, it’s just that among the four young people from the Cao family, you’re the only one not selected by Jiyuan Temple to be a novice monk, no big deal."

"Exactly," Cao Xian from the second household grinned, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "If Jiyuan Temple doesn’t work out, why not try Wuxiang Temple, maybe you’ll get picked?"

Cao Aman’s face grew darker listening to their sarcastic jibes.

Cao Ying from the third household blinked, pretended to be naive, and said, "Don’t be discouraged, when I become a female Bodhisattva of Jiyuan Temple, I’ll make sure to open a back door for you."

"Hmph!" Cao Aman snorted coldly, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes, "Isn’t it just answering a few Zen questions correctly, what’s there to be proud of?"

"That’s sour grapes because you can’t reach the grapes!" Cao Quan was instantly irritated, raising his voice, "We were being considerate, but you don’t know good from bad!"

"Let’s go," Cao Xian tugged at his sleeve, his tone sarcastically, "Ever since Fourth Uncle left, he’s been a mud that can’t support the wall..."

"Who can’t support the wall?!" At this moment, Madam Sun stormed out over the threshold, her eyes blazing with anger, "Three little brats, really think you’re something else?"

"Fourth Aunt..." The three of them instantly wilted, their voices weakening.

"Don’t call me Fourth Aunt!" Madam Sun sneered, her gaze sharp as a knife, "Those who know might think you entered Jiyuan Temple, those who don’t might think you apprenticed to some Venerable Master!"

"My son may not have a Buddhist affinity, but he’s far better at being a human than you lot!"

Cao Aman’s eyes grew warm as he looked at his mother shielding him, a surge of warmth swelling in his heart.

The three turned livid, grunted coldly, and flung their sleeves as they left.

"Mother..." Cao Aman’s voice trembled, choked with emotion.

Madam Sun turned to him, her gaze firm yet gentle, "Aman, never lose your own spirit to others’ ridicule. In my heart, you’re always unique."

She gently caressed her son’s face and continued, "This Nanhuang State is vast and boundless; aside from those two temples, there are countless sects."

"You must remember, it’s not them choosing us, it’s us choosing them."

Upon hearing this, a spark ignited in Cao Aman’s heart.

All those accumulated feelings of inferiority and resentment vanished at that moment, and spurred on by his mother’s encouragement, an unprecedented determination surged in his chest.

"Mother, I understand!" He nodded firmly, his voice resolute and powerful.