Eldest Senior Brother Will Guard You!

Great Bamboo Peak.

Shou Jing Hall.

"Go on."

"If you can't refine the medicinal power, don't come out and embarrass yourselves."

After understanding everything.

Tian Buyi waved his large hand, as if swatting away a fly.

Seemingly dismissive, but actually urging them on.

Song Daren and the others felt as if they had been granted a great pardon.

They tightly gripped the jade bottles in their hands, afraid that if they were even a step slower, the medicinal power would dissipate by half.

"Mother, let's go too."

Tian Ling'er tugged on Su Ru's sleeve, her small face full of eagerness.

Su Ru shook her head helplessly, tapped her daughter's forehead with her finger, her gaze soft enough to drip water.

"You, slow down."

Su Ru turned to look at Tian Buyi, nodded slightly, and then led Tian Ling'er to the back hall.

In the blink of an eye.

The originally noisy Shou Jing Hall became quiet.

Only Tian Buyi, sitting in the Grand Tutor Chair, Ye Xuan, standing by to watch the show, and the bewildered Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan remained.

The empty main hall had a strange atmosphere.

Tian Buyi picked up his teacup and brought it to his lips, but didn't drink.

His ears twitched slightly.

His attention had long since drifted to the back courtyard, to the rooms of those disciples.

"Master?"

Ye Xuan called out.

"Calling me from the dead?"

"I'm not deaf."

Tian Buyi's hand trembled, and a few drops of tea spilled out.

He immediately put on a stern face, slammed the teacup heavily onto the table, and glared at Ye Xuan.

"The two junior brothers are waiting for you to impart your teachings."

Ye Xuan shrugged.

This was what was called anger born of shame.

Then.

Ye Xuan pointed at the two little radishes standing in the center of the hall, at a loss.

Lin Jingyu was alright.

Although he was a little nervous, his back was straight, exuding a sharp intelligence.

Zhang Xiaofan was far from it.

He hunched his neck, his eyes darting around, his hands gripping his clothes tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Tian Buyi followed Ye Xuan's gaze.

When his eyes fell on Lin Jingyu, his expression softened slightly.

This child had excellent roots and was a good seedling for cultivating the Dao.

Although he couldn't compare to Seventh, that monster, he was definitely among the top disciples of the Qingyun Sect's current generation.

But when his gaze shifted to Zhang Xiaofan.

Tian Buyi's brows instantly furrowed into a knot.

Dull.

Too dull.

"Hmph."

Tian Buyi snorted through his nose.

Forget it.

Since they had been accepted into the sect, they were people of Great Bamboo Peak.

No matter how bad they were, they were still his disciples.

"You two, step forward and receive my command."

Tian Buyi composed himself, straightened his posture, and put on the air of a stern master.

Lin Jingyu tugged at Zhang Xiaofan, who was still spacing out.

The two of them quickly stepped forward a few paces and knelt on the prayer mats.

"Once you join Great Bamboo Peak, you must abide by Great Bamboo Peak's rules."

"Today, your master will teach you the first level of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao."

Tian Buyi's voice boomed, echoing throughout the hall.

"The Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao is the foundation of our Qingyun Sect, it seizes the creations of heaven and earth, and comprehends the principles of yin and yang..."

He began to recite the dry and obscure incantations.

Every word contained spiritual energy, making the eardrums of the two little fellows buzz.

Lin Jingyu listened with extreme seriousness, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Zhang Xiaofan, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered, clearly not understanding a word.

Ye Xuan leaned against a nearby pillar, watching the scene with boredom.

This scene felt strangely familiar.

When he had first joined the sect, this chubby master had been just like this, reciting scriptures with a solemn expression.

However.

Ye Xuan keenly noticed.

Tian Buyi's state today was clearly not right.

He had misspoken.

"Draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body, circulate the Heavenly Cycle..."

"No, it's 'sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth'..."

Tian Buyi paused, then changed his words as if nothing had happened, continuing to recite.

Not even two sentences later.

Tian Buyi stopped again.

His gaze drifted outside the hall once more, his fingers tapping unconsciously on his knees.

The rhythm was fast.

Revealing a hint of anxiety.

"Master."

"If you're worried about Senior Brother and the others, why not go and check on them?"

Ye Xuan couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but interject.

He knew very well that there couldn't be any problems with the Foundation Replenishing Pills he had refined.

Because he had also taken Foundation Replenishing Pills, even several at once.

But Tian Buyi didn't know that.

It was understandable that he would worry about Song Daren and the others.

"Who's worried!"

"Seventh, stop spouting nonsense!"

"Your master is currently..."

"Your master is thinking about how to explain the mysteries of meridian execution to these two!"

"Those useless brats, could they really eat themselves to death with a pill?"

Tian Buyi exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide.

Stubborn.

A classic case of a stubborn old mule.

Ye Xuan curled his lips and didn't expose him.

Although Tian Buyi scolded fiercely, he cared for his disciples more than anyone.

"Alright, alright, you continue."

Ye Xuan spread his hands, signaling him to proceed.

Distracted by Ye Xuan, Tian Buyi lost the mood to continue teaching.

"That's enough."

"Have you memorized the incantations?"

He looked at the two young disciples kneeling on the ground and waved his hand impatiently.

"I've remembered most of it."

Lin Jingyu nodded.

"Di... Disciple is dull, I... I didn't remember."

Zhang Xiaofan said with a pale face, stammering.

Tian Buyi felt a headache coming on.

They both grew up eating rice, so why was the gap so huge?

"Seventh!"

"You're a senior disciple now. I'll leave the introductory lessons for these two junior disciples to you."

"I have important matters to attend to."

Tian Buyi didn't want to see this piece of rotten wood and directly passed the buck.

After speaking.

Without waiting for Ye Xuan to agree.

Tian Buyi strode off with his signature duck-like walk, heading towards the back hall in a hurry.

He moved so fast he stirred up a gust of wind.

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

"Important matters?"

Ye Xuan chuckled as he watched Tian Buyi's retreating back.

This so-called "important matter" was probably to guard his disciples.

This fatty.

So adorably tsundere.

"Alright."

"Little Eight, Little Nine."

"You two should use the Marrow Cleansing Pills first."

"Senior Brother will guard you."

"After you've finished refining the pills, Senior Brother will teach you how to cultivate."

Soon.

Ye Xuan's gaze shifted to Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan.

Although the two youngsters didn't get the Foundation Replenishing Pills.

They had the Marrow Cleansing Pills.

Marrow Cleansing Pills were certainly inferior to Foundation Replenishing Pills.

But for the two youngsters who hadn't started cultivating yet, Marrow Cleansing Pills were more suitable than Foundation Replenishing Pills.

"Yes, Seventh Senior Brother."

Hearing Ye Xuan's words.

Lin Jingyu was the first to nod and immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground.

Zhang Xiaofan followed suit.

Under Ye Xuan's watchful eye.

The two youngsters took out their Marrow Cleansing Pills and consumed them.

Then...

Then Ye Xuan left.

As the refiner of the Marrow Cleansing Pills.

Ye Xuan was well aware of their properties.

The medicinal effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pills were mild and posed no danger whatsoever.

Even newborn infants could take them without any issues.

Under such circumstances.

Guarding them was completely unnecessary.

Most importantly.

Marrow Cleansing Pills expelled impurities from the body.

That smell...

Tsk tsk