Apprenticeship Ceremony

Before Jiang Wan had been found, the Apprenticeship Ceremony was already about to begin the next day.

A group of children sat in the courtyard, lest they run about everywhere and get lost again.

What if, like Jiang Wan, they were abducted by demonic cultivators? That would be terrible. These little ones were the sect's future hope.

Though they could not go out to join such a lively occasion, they could still watch.

The Mother-Child Projection Formation stood before them.

An uncle-master could carry the other formation plate outside, and wherever he went, the images would be transmitted back.

If Jiang Wan saw it, she would surely sigh, How advanced!

"Fairy Yunrou, Little Fairy Jiang Yao, please come with me. The auspicious hour is almost here. It is time to begin the apprenticeship rites."

Jiang Yao had been waiting for this moment all day. At last, it had come—an Apprenticeship Ceremony that belonged to her alone, her moment in the spotlight. From today onward, she would be a new generation's Favored Child of Heaven.

Just as she was about to leave, she ran into Fairy Xueyun, who was hurrying over.

Jiang Yao's gaze darkened. She ran to Fairy Xueyun and threw her arms around her.

"Mother, my younger sister was captured by demonic cultivators! Mother, Yaoyao is so scared. It is all Yaoyao's fault for being incapable and unable to protect my younger sister.

Will things turn out like they did in Yaoyao's dream? Wuwu, Yaoyao does not want my younger sister to become a demonic cultivator."

Fairy Xueyun caught her and held her in her arms, her heart sinking with a thud.

Could the prophecy truly not be changed?

This was the back mountain of the Great Myriad Sect. If demonic cultivators could succeed even here, then where could possibly be safe?

Fairy Xueyun patted her and comforted her.

"It will not happen. Things will not turn out that way. Go attend the Apprenticeship Ceremony first. I will go look for her again."

Su Yunrou took Jiang Yao's hand and led her away.

"Let's hurry over. Do not be late!"

True Person Muyi had arrived as well. Seeing Jiang Yao being led away by Su Yunrou, he stepped forward and supported Fairy Xueyun.

"Mother, do not worry. Nothing will happen. Let us keep looking."

Fairy Xueyun shook her head.

"We will not find her. We will not find her, Muyi. Yaoyao has a fortuitous chance to foresee the future through her dreams.

She told Mother before about things that would happen in the future. She said her younger sister would become a demonic cultivator and destroy the entire Cultivation World.

For all our precautions, we still could not prevent her from being abducted by demonic cultivators.

Muyi, what should Mother do?"

Muyi looked utterly stunned and hastily set down a barrier around them to keep others from overhearing.

"Mother, are you worrying too much? My younger sister is so young. How could she possibly become a demonic cultivator?

Besides, even if she became one, so what? At worst, she could Disperse Cultivation and Re-cultivate. She is still young anyway.

Mother, you must not entertain any other thoughts. She is my own younger sister, and she is such a good girl. Let us not borrow trouble from the sky just yet. Let us find her first, all right?"

Fairy Xueyun shook her head in despair.

"We will not find her. Once those demonic cultivators succeeded, they must have already taken your younger sister away."

For a moment, True Person Muyi did not know how to comfort his mother. Then he suddenly said,

"Mother, you are overthinking it. My younger sister's aptitude is not even good. If they wanted to abduct someone, they should have taken someone with better aptitude. Could it be just because she is cute?

Besides, those with good aptitude cultivate quickly whether they cultivate immortality or demons. With a Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root, let alone cultivating immortality, even cultivating demons would not be fast. So why would they abduct my younger sister?

Therefore, I do not think it was necessarily the work of demonic cultivators.

Has Venerable Yu Yi not already gone to search? He is a mighty Late Soul Transformation cultivator. He will definitely find her. The Apprenticeship Ceremony is about to begin, so let us go over first."

At the Apprenticeship Ceremony, Venerable Wanhe wore a crane-patterned robe. His long face and crane-like eyes carried an imposing dignity as he looked down upon the crowd.

A Golden Core Cultivator stood beside him as the host.

"Today, Venerable Wanhe of our Great Myriad Sect has gained an excellent disciple. Thank you all, fellow Daoists, for taking time from your busy schedules to attend this banquet.

Next, let us welcome Venerable Wanhe's young disciple, Fairy Jiang Yao—!"

Everyone followed the sound and looked over. In the sky, Su Yunrou wore a long red dress. The six-year-old girl had a solemn face, her expression taut. She held the hand of an exquisitely dressed little girl in pink, who looked only a little over three years old.

The crowd began whispering among themselves.

"Why are there two children?"

A Great Myriad Sect disciple explained,

"The older one is Venerable Wanhe's daughter. The little girl who is three years old is the disciple Venerable Wanhe intends to accept this time."

The crowd erupted into discussion.

"What kind of Heaven-Defying Fortune is this? Accepted as a disciple by a Spirit Transmutation Cultivator at three years old—would her path of cultivation not be smooth and unobstructed from now on?"

"Exactly. She is only three. Is she a Single Spiritual Root or a Mutated Spiritual Root?"

"I heard she has a Dual Spiritual Root, but I do not know. They will test her shortly. We will know when we see it."

"Three years old is far too young. When I was three, I was still peeing and playing with mud!"

"What ability does this Little Fairy possess to catch Venerable Wanhe's eye, and even have an Apprenticeship Banquet specially held for her?"

"You do not know? I heard there was originally another Little Fairy at this Apprenticeship Ceremony, but she was abducted by demonic cultivators."

"I heard that too. They say that Little Fairy was suited to cultivating demonic arts or something."

"What? Demonic cultivators have become so rampant that they dare enter even the Great Myriad Sect at will?"

"Who knows?"

Su Yunrou led Jiang Yao down from the sky and landed in the center of the plaza. Su Yunrou released her hand, and Jiang Yao walked alone, step by step, up the red carpet beneath the gazes of the multitude.

Her little face was taut, but the corners of her lips curled upward. Wild laughter was already impossible to suppress in her heart. Having been reborn, she would gain even more than she had in her past life.

Jiang Wan, you must be dead beyond all doubt by now. Do not blame me. You killed me in my past life, and I killed you in this one. That is fair, is it not?

Just as she was gloating inwardly, she suddenly heard a loud shout.

"Hahahaha, sorry to keep everyone waiting!

My apologies. We originally agreed that several little ones would be apprenticed together today, but this old man overslept. Fortunately, my disciple reminded me. You two, go down as well and walk up with her!"

It was Venerable Yu Yi and Venerable Yichen.

This master and disciple were both Spirit Transformation cultivators, one in the late stage and one in the early stage. In any force, they could not be underestimated.

Jiang Yao stared at the sky in shock. A white lotus carried Jiang Wan, who wore a little purple dress and a purple flower crown.

What was going on? Why had she suddenly appeared here?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

Seeing the shock written across Jiang Yao's face, Jiang Wan's small face turned serious. If Madam Li's kidnapping of her had nothing to do with Jiang Yao, not even dogs would believe it.

Xu Hengliang, standing beside Jiang Wan, was delighted, fulfilled, and basking in glory.

Sure enough, Master did care about him. He had even held Xu Hengliang's Apprenticeship Ceremony together with hers. This time, Xu Hengliang would truly be in the limelight.

Venerable Wanhe, seated in the place of honor, saw the master and disciple arrive together and snorted inwardly. They certainly knew how to steal the spotlight.

Jiang Wan landed beside Jiang Yao and smiled at her.

"Senior Sister Jiang Yao, are you disappointed to see me back?"

Jiang Yao widened her eyes and stared at Jiang Wan, as though trying to determine whether someone else was impersonating her. After all, once someone fell into that place, it was absolutely impossible for them to get out.