The mere mention of attending an apprenticeship ceremony made all three of them tense up.
There was no need to explain Xu Jin and Zhu Sheng's reaction. On their last visit to Yizhuang for a ceremony, they had not only embarrassed themselves but nearly gotten hurt.
This time, they would be going to Jiangya County Town!
Wouldn't they just end up embarrassing themselves all over again?
As for Chen Miao, he was uneasy because the yin cultivators there were stronger, leaving him little room to maneuver.
And from what Kong Xunzhen had said, they would be staying for more than a day!
Wouldn't that bring his already meager income of yin virtue to a complete halt?
Who would want to go when there was nothing to gain?
That was what all three of them thought.
Kong Xunzhen seemed to understand his disciples' concerns. "The ceremony won't be held just yet. Over the next few days, I'll make two special paper offerings for each of you. You can familiarize yourselves with them in the Paper Effigy Underground Palace."
"That way, you won't lose your nerve when you meet the other yin cultivators."
"You've all reached aperture opening now and have yin energy inside you. Controlling paper offerings won't be as clumsy as it was before." "With a few days of practice, you might not match the gifted disciples of those yin cultivation families, but at least you won't be at the bottom." Seeing their interest stir, Kong Xunzhen brought up something else.
"Haven't the three of you been wanting to establish your seniority?"
"Once we're back, I'll settle that for you."
Xu Jin's and Zhu Sheng's eyes lit up at those words. Chen Miao, meanwhile, thought, *Just as I suspected. Kong Xunzhen has a way to monitor the Paper Effigy Underground