True Person Muyi and True Person Nanchen exchanged a glance, then both took out a Universe Jade Bottle—one green, one white.
True Person Nanchen said, "These are Universe Jade Bottles. Each can hold five hundred cubic meters of water."
True Person Muyi grinned as he handed his own jade bottle to his little sister.
"Second Brother's is better than his. It can hold a thousand cubic meters of water. Use it to collect the spiritual spring."
Jiang Wan looked at the spiritual spring gradually gushing forth and hugged both jade bottles to her chest.
"Fill them up!"
Then she suddenly thought of something.
"Oh, right. This spiritual spring must be kept secret. You can't even tell Jiang Yao."
Hearing that, Nan Chen nodded without hesitation. Muyi paused, rubbed his chin, and said in a knowing tone:
"I get it. You're fighting her for favor, aren't you?"
Jiang Wan crossed her arms and turned the back of her head toward him.
"Hmph. Anyway, you're not allowed to tell her."
The two exchanged a glance and immediately nodded.
"Fine. If you don't want her to know, then we won't tell her.
Who would have thought that aside from the Great Myriad Sect, our Myriad Talisman Sect would have a spiritual spring too? Wouldn't the sect disciples' cultivation improve twice as fast with half the effort?"
True Person Nanchen added, "Don't worry. For now, only the three of us know about the spiritual spring here. We'll enclose this place first and keep it from being announced.
When we let the sect disciples use it, we'll mix it into pills and meals.
Wanwan truly is our sect's lucky star."
Jiang Wan said, "It's only truly good when everyone is doing well."
That very night, she began enjoying baths in spiritual spring water. Even her cat and turtle got the same treatment.
In the large wooden tub, Zixiang shamelessly stripped her naked. No more washing, no more washing—at least leave her one piece of clothing, or she would absolutely refuse.
After an intense tug-of-war, Zixiang left her an inner garment to preserve her modesty.
When it was time to return to the Great Myriad Sect, she took all the Durian Spiritual Fruits from True Person Muyi's Storage Bag, intending to share them with her little companions.
After class, Lu Zhiyi, Dong Chen, Nangong Wanyu, Jiang Wan, and Liuhuo—five little ones—gathered around a split-open durian.
Nangong Wanyu covered her tiny nose.
"Wanwan, what is this? Why does it stink so badly? Did you put your poop in here?"
Lu Zhiyi immediately defended Jiang Wan.
"Wanwan doesn't poop."
Jiang Wan said, "Don't talk nonsense. I haven't eaten Bigu Pills, and I'm not even at the late stage of Qi Refinement. How could I not poop? I'm not a Pixiu.
But this is a spiritual fruit, a very delicious spiritual fruit!"
As she spoke, Jiang Wan realized something.
"Don't tell me you don't eat meals at all and only eat Bigu Pills?"
Little Lu Zhiyi looked somewhat embarrassed.
"I eat here. I only eat Bigu Pills when I return to the sect."
Jiang Wan reached out and patted the little child's head.
"You have to eat meals from now on. Bigu Pills can only be used in emergencies. We're still so little—we need to eat."
Then she stretched out her tiny hands and broke apart the durian with her bare hands.
"Alright, eat up!"
Dong Chen held his breath.
"This yellow, stinky thing... can really be eaten?"
Jiang Wan took the first bite for them. Seeing that she really could eat it, the others immediately copied her, grabbing a piece each and tasting it.
Then they discovered that it was wonderful—it was sweet.
Xu Hengliang was leading several children over seven years old. When they came over, they saw those five children, the oldest no more than five, gathered together eating...
"Blech! Run! Stay away from them! Those children are gathered together eating shit!"
Jiang Wan's reputation had been ruined!
Even Jiang Yao, who had wanted to come over and watch the excitement, no longer wanted to get close and stayed far away.
When the martial uncle teaching them came over, they hurriedly stood properly. Jiang Wan casually pulled up Nangong Wanyu, who was still sticking out her little bottom while breaking apart the durian and grabbing the final piece.
The Foundation Establishment martial uncle looked at the five little disciples giving off a peculiar stench, and his head buzzed—especially at the yellow lump Nangong Wanyu had picked up from the ground.
Jiang Wan was the first to raise her hand and explain.
She might have been a three-year-old child, but she was not at the age of eating shit.
"Martial Uncle, this is durian. It's a spiritual fruit my second brother brought back for me. It's sweet."
After hearing her explanation, the martial uncle who had rushed over finally relaxed. Thank goodness, thank goodness. This was Venerable Yu Yi's newly accepted disciple—he could not let such a dark mark arise under his watch.
"So you were only eating spiritual fruit. Don't eat it again in the future."
Someone even went to send Venerable Yu Yi a message. When Venerable Yu Yi arrived, he immediately shouted:
"My disciple is only three. So what if she eats shit? Didn't you eat shit when you were three?"
Jiang Wan said, "Master, your disciple wouldn't eat shit even at three!
We're eating spiritual fruit. Take a look."
Venerable Yu Yi strode over in great haste. When he saw the half of that long thing Jiang Wan had saved for him, he paused, then nodded.
"Isn't this a Durian Spiritual Fruit? These ignorant fools have never seen one. It's normal that they don't know. Master won't eat it—save it for yourself.
But you're still young. This spiritual fruit contains immense spiritual energy. After eating it, hurry and circulate your cultivation to absorb the energy."
Jiang Wan nodded in response.
Venerable Yu Yi said, "In a few days, Master will hold an Apprenticeship Ceremony for you. By then, many powerful figures from our Gui Li Continent will attend.
There will also be disciples from the other two great sects, as well as many children like you. You can make a few more friends then."
Jiang Wan nodded in agreement. She was only three—what friends was she supposed to make?
How long could children's memories possibly last? Could they really remember each other for decades? Besides, the Cultivation World was so vast. Whether they would even meet again in the future was hard to say.
[Danger, danger. Malicious intent is gradually approaching. The road to whitewashing is progressing smoothly, yet someone from the Devil Race is secretly watching, seeking to become a stumbling block on your road to whitewashing and hinder your steps. New Whitewash Mission: Kick away the stumbling block on the road to whitewashing and continue whitewashing. Mission Difficulty: Infinitely high. Mission Reward: Many Children, Many Blessings Pill]
Jiang Wan glanced around but found nothing amiss. Venerable Yu Yi cast a Dust Removal Technique on them, leaving each of them clean and tidy, and they continued class that afternoon.
To prevent them from scattering spiritual energy everywhere at such a young age and causing unnecessary trouble, class consisted of several books full of grand principles, teaching them not to do this or that. After the Three Character Classic, they taught the Augmented Wisdom Essays and such texts.
The remaining time was for them to strengthen their bodies—meaning playing games and running around everywhere.
Five days passed, and Jiang Wan still had not found any bad person approaching her.
Just as it seemed the mission was about to pass without incident, a late-stage Qi Refinement disciple came over, saying Venerable Yu Yi wanted to see her and telling her to follow him.
Jiang Wan looked speechlessly at the swindler before her.
"Senior Brother, even a three-year-old child wouldn't fall for your lie. Why don't you go back and practice before trying again?"
After saying that, Jiang Wan turned and called out to the martial uncle not far away:
"Martial Uncle, there's a—"
Before she could finish, someone covered her mouth, picked her up, and ran. Flew—well, it counted as flying!
That fellow used the Wind Riding Art, carrying her at incredible speed as he flew off in a certain direction.
Jiang Wan was shocked. What kind of guts had he swallowed to dare abduct her so brazenly?
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