Wang Qian's dream was to become a heroine who traveled the world and stood at the pinnacle of the ancient martial art practitioners. She would roam the world and smile as she watched the clouds roll by.
The Martial Arts Circle Convention represented the pinnacle of the martial arts circle.
In the martial arts circle, although the Martial Arts Circle Convention was held once every five years, she had never seen it with her own eyes. It was almost impossible for an ancient martial art practitioner like her to have the opportunity to come into contact with such a grand event. Even the Five Tigers Sect did not have many slots, let alone her. Only the top few people in the sect were qualified to go.
In the vast Taihang Mountains, a few of the larger sects often fought fiercely for a slot.
"I want to go too. I wonder what the Martial Arts Circle Convention is like. Legend has it that it is the stage for the pinnacle ancient martial art practitioners. Strong practitioners gather from all over. The scene must be spectacular."
Wan 'er supported her chin and looked at the sky in a daze.
Everyone in the martial arts circle had a martial arts dream. They practiced ancient martial arts diligently day and night, hoping that one day they would succeed in their cultivation and stand at the highest and most dazzling position in the martial arts circle. Wan 'er also dreamed that one day she could be as famous as the sect leader and sit on the throne that represented the highest honor.
However, she looked forward to it but could not imagine what it would be like. After all, she was just a low-level figure. She had not even seen the Five Tigers Sect sect leader a few times. How could she know their lives? In her world, the sect leader was the most powerful person. However, she also knew that this world was very big and her world was too small.
"That is the Martial Arts Circle Convention. Of course the scene is spectacular. Haven't you heard the descriptions of those storytellers? That scene is called a situation," Wang Qian said excitedly. This topic was very attractive to her.
"Those storytellers have never been to Dragon City. How do you know that what they say is right? A person who has never seen the Martial Arts Circle Convention can only make wild guesses."
Wan 'er shook her head. She did not like the stories told by the storytellers because the stories they told were not the same as the world she wanted to know. She did not want to understand anything that was not real.
"What a disappointment. Can't you be confused for once?" Wang Qian rolled her eyes at Wan 'er. There were no more than five people in the Five Tigers Sect who could participate in the Martial Arts Circle Convention. Those five people were definitely people with the highest status. Naturally, they could not tell the ordinary disciples about the process of the Martial Arts Circle Convention.
The ordinary warriors who were curious about the Martial Arts Circle Convention could only hear some things from hearsay and imagine an unreal scene.
"Let's continue looking for medicinal herbs. We can't keep looking at the distance, it's just an illusion. You should look at your own feet and walk step by step steadily. "
Wan'er got up and carried the bamboo basket on her back. She held the medicinal spatula in her hand. After resting, she prepared to continue on her journey. No matter how many fantasies she had, she couldn't change the fact that she was just a person at the bottom of society. She couldn't spend too much time immersed in her dreams. After all, she needed to work hard to survive. Living was her main theme.
Wang Qian also sighed softly. She carried the bamboo basket and continued on her way. They didn't have too much time to fantasize about those illusory things. There were always too many things piled up on them in reality.
Mo Wen was the most relaxed. Previously, considering that he was injured and was a normal person, they didn't ask him to carry the bamboo basket.
In the afternoon, they found quite a number of medicinal herbs. Wan 'er and Wang Qian's bamboo baskets were filled to the brim. For Wan' er, this was a great harvest that she had never had before. She was unprecedentedly happy.
However, Mo Wen felt somewhat helpless. After searching for an entire afternoon, he actually didn't find a single stalk of spiritual medicine. The spiritual medicine in the Taihang Mountains was actually so rare. However, it made sense when he thought about it. The environment of the Taihang Mountains was indeed not suitable for spiritual medicine to grow.
Mo Wen didn't ask Wan 'er to hand over so many medicinal herbs in one go. Instead, he left most of them at home and just handed over the tasks that needed to be completed every day. After all, there were too many medicinal herbs. It was clearly not normal to hand over too many at once. It would inevitably raise suspicions.
The next day, Mo Wen accompanied Wan 'er to gather medicinal herbs again. His target was still spiritual medicine. This time, he didn't let Wan' er lead the way. Instead, he used his deified soul to sense and walked towards a place with dense spiritual energy. A place with dense spiritual energy might not necessarily have spiritual medicine, but the chances of spiritual medicine growing there were definitely many times higher than in an ordinary place.
After searching for an entire morning, Mo Wen finally found a stalk of spiritual level low-grade spiritual medicine, Yunxi Grass, in a dangerous area. Although this spiritual medicine was only a spiritual level low-grade spiritual medicine, the requirements for its growth were very strict. Mo Wen had not expected to find a stalk of Yunxi Grass in the Taihang Mountains.
Although the Yunxi Grass had strict requirements for its growth, it was not very useful. Mo Wen directly handed it to Wan 'er and asked her to hand it over to the Five Tigers Sect. With the Yunxi Grass, Wan 'er naturally didn't need to go out every day to gather medicinal herbs.
In the next few days, Mo Wen didn't go out anymore. He hid in the wooden house and silently healed his injuries. His medical skills were already extraordinary. The Celestial Scripture of Yin and Yang also had a miraculous effect on healing the body. After these few days of treatment, Mo Wen's injuries were already much better. The Inner Qi in his body could finally slowly circulate.
However, the power of thunder still sealed off all the meridians in his body. If Mo Wen wanted to completely recover his cultivation, he could only slowly whittle away at the power of thunder in his body. If he was treated normally, he would most likely need a very long time to recover.
Wan 'er still stayed in Wang Qian's house. However, because she had picked the Yunxi Grass, she didn't go down the mountain to gather medicinal herbs again. She just waited patiently for the sect to reward her.
Two days later, in a great hall, a tall and skinny old man sat at the head of the table. There were many men and women from the Five Tigers Sect on both sides. Those who could appear here all had a certain status in the Five Tigers Sect.
The only person who didn't have any status was Wan 'er, who was standing below the great hall. Right now, she was looking cautiously at the corner of her clothes. She looked at the important figures of the sect with some apprehension. Usually, it was difficult for her to see even one of these people. Right now, she was seeing so many of them.
"Are you the outer-sect disciple Su Wan 'er who picked the spiritual medicine?"
The tall and skinny old man sitting at the head of the table said as he looked at Wan 'er. On the table to his left was a jade box. In the box was a medicinal herb. It was the Yunxi Grass that Mo Wen had picked.
"Disciple Wan 'er greets the Sect Grand Elder," Wan' er said as she bowed respectfully.
She had been waiting for the sect's reward for the past two days. The sect would usually not be stingy when she picked a spiritual medicine and offered it to the sect. Most of the time, they would reward her handsomely.
However, she hadn't expected that the Sect Grand Elder would personally appear because of her. Usually, even if a disciple picked a spiritual medicine, the Sect Grand Elder would rarely appear personally. Most of the time, the Sect Grand Elder would reward the disciple on his behalf.
There were only four Sect Grand Elders in the Five Tigers Sect. Wan 'er naturally recognized the person before her. This old man was the second Sect Grand Elder of the Five Tigers Sect, Wang He. He was in charge of the sect's treasury and financial affairs.
"Let me ask you. Did you personally pick this spiritual medicine? Where did you pick it?" Wang He asked lightly.
"Reporting to Sect Grand Elder, this spiritual medicine was picked near Yunyang Mountain. I personally picked it," Wan 'er said.
"Oh, and how did you find this spiritual medicine?" Wang He nodded.
"Reporting to Sect Grand Elder, picking the Yunxi Grass was an accident. Wan 'er didn't know that there was a spiritual medicine under the cliff of Yunyang Mountain. I was picking a medicinal herb on Yunyang Mountain when I accidentally lost my footing and fell off the cliff. Wan 'er was very lucky. Not only did I not die, but I also accidentally found the Yunxi Grass. "
Wan 'er had already discussed with Mo Wen how to answer the sect's questions. She didn't lie. She just said that Mo Wen had found the Yunxi Grass as an accident. Her half-truth and half-lies were almost flawless.
"Oh, you are very lucky. It was a blessing in disguise." Wang He nodded when he heard her.
Everyone in the great hall looked at Wan 'er in surprise. Their eyes were more or less filled with envy. This little girl's luck was actually so good. Even after falling off the cliff, she had still managed to find a spiritual medicine. Although this kind of thing was somewhat bizarre, it was not impossible in the mountains. Instead, such coincidental encounters with treasures often happened.
For something like this to happen, it could only be said that fate had blessed her.
"Su Wan 'er, since you have found a spiritual medicine for the sect, the sect has decided to reward you handsomely. However, before that, I must ask you again. Did you hide anything from us just now? If you hid anything and something happened in the future, you would most likely not be able to enjoy the reward. Instead, you would be consigned to eternal damnation.
"I did not hide anything from you."
Wan 'er said firmly. She knew the reason why the Sect Grand Elder had asked her this. He was worried that the spiritual medicine had come from an improper source and would bring trouble to the sect in the future.
However, she had indeed picked the Yunxi Grass. Also, Yunyang Mountain was not under the jurisdiction of any sect, so it would not involve the issue of ownership.
"That's good! Don't blame me for being too cautious. Recently, the Taihang Mountains have not been peaceful and there have been many incidents. At this time, the Five Tigers Sect does not want to get into any trouble. "
Wang He nodded. The reason why he had personally appeared was because he was worried that there was something fishy about the origin of the spiritual medicine. Recently, because of the Martial Arts Circle Convention, the Taihang Mountains looked calm on the surface. However, in reality, there were turbulent undercurrents. Some sects would do anything for a place to go to Dragon City.
He was worried that someone was making use of Su Wan 'er, using the ownership of the spiritual medicine as an excuse to drag the Five Tigers Sect down with them. After all, it was rare for an outer disciple to find an elixir even once in a few years, let alone at such a sensitive time.
He had asked Su Wan 'er personally and observed her expression. He did not find any signs that she was lying, so she was most likely telling the truth.
"Su Wan 'er has made a great contribution, so she has been promoted to an inner sanctum disciple. She will enjoy all the benefits of an inner sanctum disciple, and she will be specially rewarded with five times the monthly salary of an inner sanctum disciple. She will not have to do any chores in the sect for five years and can focus on cultivating and learning. The sect will also focus on grooming her, and she will be given more resources."
The outer sect disciples were the lowest level disciples in the sect. Most of them did the dirtiest and most bitter chores in the sect. But the inner sect disciples were different. They were the target of the sect's training.
"According to the rules, an inner court disciple can take an elder as a teacher. I wonder if any of the elders present are willing to take Su Wan 'er as their disciple?" Wang He slowly glanced at the people around him. There were many elders in the hall, and he was obviously asking for their opinion. (To be continued.)
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