Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 937 - 77 Qiu Changtian Trains His Disciple

The enthusiasm brought by "First Grade Immortal Infant, Elder Changgeng" to the Kunlun Taiqing Sect has now started to fade.

Most of the Kunlun Cultivators have returned to their regular pace of cultivation.

Qiu Changtian is no exception. Having been promoted to Nascent Soul Elder and taken on four disciples, he has to guide these disciples according to their aptitudes in addition to his daily cultivation—though this is not unfamiliar to him, as Wei Dongliu once served as a master too, right?

"Master." On this day, after Qiu Changtian finished his teachings, Luo Chuan couldn’t hold back and spoke up, "When will you teach us the ’Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’?"

"The ’Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’ is a Kunlun secret Immortal Qi Cultivation Technique, only the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciples are allowed to study it." Qiu Changtian said slowly.

"But you are the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple yourself." Luo Chuan argued earnestly, "Isn’t the Direct Disciple of the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple also a Direct Disciple?"

"Who told you that the Direct Disciple of the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple is also a Direct Disciple?" Qiu Changtian chuckled, "Do you understand ’Not Allowed to Teach Everyone’? Without the Sect Leader’s permission, I cannot pass this Immortal Qi Refining Technique to you all."

"So, as long as Master seeks permission from the Sect Leader, you can teach us, right?" Zhao Yunhu suddenly realized.

A cold silence ensued.

With her matter-of-fact words, the cave residence fell silent.

Qiu Changtian looked at this young girl with quite a headache, not knowing how to explain it to her for a moment.

Firstly, can one apply to Ziwei Master? Of course, one can, and given the Sect Leader’s regard for him, it would most likely be approved.

However, if this matter gets out, what will the Kunlun Elders think?

Yes, you, Elder Changgeng, are indeed the designated successor to the Sect Leader, but you haven’t become the Kunlun Sect Leader yet, and you’re already treating your disciples as the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciples. Isn’t that too unseemly?

The Crown Prince is the heir to the Emperor, but the Crown Prince must not assume such a position, and must not overstep in any way, lest it becomes a path to destruction—in some respects, the successor to the Sect Leader is the same.

Moreover, the reasons above are not easy to directly explain to Zhao Yunhu.

Can one speak of how a Sect Leader successor should conduct themselves? It can only be understood but not expressed!

A qualified Sect Leader successor should appear to "not know they have been chosen as the Sect Leader" until the moment before they formally take office, showing "complete ignorance," embodying the humility and self-examination virtues of an Orthodox Sect Cultivator.

Thus, Qiu Changtian solemnly said:

"If everyone applies to the Sect Leader, how can the ’Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’ still remain a Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple’s secret technique? This topic should not be brought up again."

This topic should not be brought up again, meaning you shouldn’t mention it anymore.

"But isn’t Master the next Sect Leader?" Zhao Yunhu indeed didn’t understand and, driven by the spirit of inquiry, asked again, "Since it’s sooner or later that you’ll be the Sect Leader..."

"Nonsense!" Qiu Changtian pressed a palm onto her forehead, "What nonsense is this child speaking? A position as grand as Sect Leader, I dare not assume lightly. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll have to send you to clean bird droppings."

It was better not to say anything, but once he spoke, the other three disciples couldn’t help but twitch their eyes, staying silent.

What does "I dare not assume lightly" mean? Even a rural Taoist priest knows that the next Kunlun Sect Leader can only be Elder Changgeng, yet he claims "I dare not assume lightly," clearly treating the audience as fools.

Unfortunately, the audience is entirely his disciples, so even if their master is talking nonsense here, they can only pretend not to hear it.

"But..." Zhao Yunhu still wanted to say something, but saw Xu Yinglian walking into the cave residence from outside.

"Junior Sister." Qiu Changtian greeted her, "How are things at the Immortal Crane Valley?"

The so-called Immortal Crane Valley originally was just an uninhabited nearby valley.

Since Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian moved their residence, the cranes accustomed to Xu Yinglian feeding them also came along, occupying this valley as their nest, and each day they come to Xu Yinglian for food.

Over time, the valley accumulated a lot of bird droppings, and with the chilly climate preventing decomposition, it appeared colorful but ugly. Seeing it, passing cultivators mentioned it to Xu Yinglian.

The valley was too close to Elder Changgeng’s residence, and although freezing temperatures prevented odor, it ultimately affected the appearance.

Xu Yinglian planned to burn it all at once, but Qiu Changtian suggested:

"As long as those big birds don’t leave, you burn it this year, it’ll pile up again the next, and you’ll have to burn it... until when? Better to have a few outer sect disciples come regularly to clean it; we can offer some money for it."

Xu Yinglian thought it made sense. Cultivators should focus on their own path, and it’s unreasonable to periodically be troubled by birds. Though cleaning bird droppings is a simple task of setting a fire, it would set a bad example of "hands-on" for the disciples, so she went to the Affairs Hall to post a task.

"The task has already been posted." Xu Yinglian replied, "Though it’s just cleaning bird droppings, it should not lack volunteers."

"First, let the outer sect disciples who take the task wait a bit." Qiu Changtian said leisurely, "Yunhu, this child, still needs some tempering... Let her go to the valley for training, no Daoist Magic is allowed, just use iron tools to scrape."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunhu shivered, her hair standing on end.

If it’s merely cleaning bird droppings, she isn’t afraid, but to use a shovel like a mortal and scrape it, inevitably getting messy, would be too tormenting.

Xu Yinglian, also having a cleanliness habit, thought the same as Zhao Yunhu, and immediately put on a stern face:

"Yunhu, what did you do to upset your master again?"

Zhao Yunhu could only bow respectfully and honestly recount the situation once more.

Xu Yinglian chuckled and said:

"Although your Master holds a high authority in the sect, he too has to tread carefully, like walking on thin ice. Early on, before reaching Core Formation, he even encountered many dangers."

She picked two incidents: "Encountering a Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator in the mine" and "Being plotted against by a senior brother while seeking a secret realm" to narrate.

Although her tone was plain and collected, the sheer peril of those situations made the disciples sweat, even Xu Jin, usually calm and mature beyond her years, was moved.

"So, do you understand?" Xu Yinglian finally concluded, looking at Luo Chuan, "Our Kunlun Taiqing Sect does not hold an invincible status in the world yet; even as Elder Changgeng’s disciples, you are far from being without worries and constraints."

"Prudent in words and deeds is what you must remember going forward."

"Disciple understands." Luo Chuan said, full of shame, "Disciple dares not aim too high anymore."