Xu Ning slammed his fist on the table in anger. "I've told you, this path isn't for you. You don't have the patience to manage the spirit fields, and you won't have a stable income!"
"Tell me, what have you accumulated after all these years of cultivation?"
Ye Shengjie was utterly defeated, bowing his head and not daring to speak.
Xu Ning said, "Here's what you'll do. Go back and think carefully about what path you're truly suited for, what you like. Don't think you can succeed just because others have succeeded!"
Ye Shengjie said, "Yes, Master. I will go back and think about it carefully!"
Xu Ning waved his hand. "Go!"
A month later, Yu Shunan, taking a break from his busy schedule, came to see Xu Ning.
Upon entering the main hall and seeing Xu Ning, Yu Shunan quickly bowed. "Disciple greets Master!"
Xu Ning said, "No need for formalities!"
Yu Shunan said, "Master, disciple has a question!"
Xu Ning said, "Tell me!"
Yu Shunan asked, "Above the Alchemy Master level, are there further ranks?"
Xu Ning didn't try to hide anything and nodded gently. "Indeed!"
Yu Shunan was taken aback. "May I ask, Master, what are these ranks?"
Xu Ning said, "Legendary level, alchemists who exist only in legends."
"Legendary level?" Yu Shunan repeated Xu Ning's words, his eyes filled with longing.
He then quickly asked, "Master, how can one reach the legendary level?"
Xu Ning said, "Although I am not one, I have heard of it. I can only say that it is very difficult to reach. One needs to continuously refine pills using legendary-level spiritual herbs until the pills are successfully made."
Yu Shunan wasn't surprised. Instead, he pondered.
Seeing this, Xu Ning couldn't help but glance at Yu Shunan a few more times.
This guy must have his own secrets, Xu Ning thought. Otherwise, he couldn't help but be surprised.
After all, legendary-level spiritual herbs are currently unavailable in any mountain range of the cultivation world.
There are indeed demonic herbs, but they are controlled by powerful clans and are not accessible to humans.
Therefore, Yu Shunan must have a way to obtain legendary-quality spiritual herbs. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm.
"Thank you for your explanation, Master. I will take my leave!" Yu Shunan bowed in thanks and then departed.
Not long after Yu Shunan left, Ye Shengjie arrived.
Compared to before, Ye Shengjie was much more obedient this time, not daring to speak too loudly.
Xu Ning raised his eyes. "What? Have you figured out your path?"
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Ye Shengjie quickly replied, "Master, I've figured it out. I'm indeed not suited for alchemy or array formation. I'm better suited for adventure. So I want to learn talisman drawing from you!"
Xu Ning nodded. "Since you've figured it out, then go prepare the materials! I will teach you the same way I taught your junior brother!"
Ye Shengjie said, "I'll go gather them right away!"
Unlike Yu Shunan, who didn't manage the spiritual fields, he needed to slowly complete tasks to earn rewards to collect the materials.
Sure enough, after some time, Ye Shengjie found Xu Ning with the materials.
As disciples, Xu Ning didn't hold back on Ye Shengjie, teaching him with the same seriousness as he taught Yu Shunan.
However, compared to Yu Shunan, Ye Shengjie's material acquisition speed was much slower, resulting in extremely slow progress.
It took him a month to become an entry-level talisman master, a year to reach the intermediate level, three years to reach the upper level, and ten years to become a talisman master.
Meanwhile, Yu Shunan and Ye Shengjie had both already established their foundations.
Two masters from one sect, both successfully establishing their foundations.
The sect was greatly shocked by this, and the sect leader came to Xu Ning many times, hoping he would take on another disciple.
Xu Ning didn't agree, only using the excuse of "a lucky break."
Time flew by, and two hundred and fifty years had passed since Xu Ning took on another disciple.
On this day, Xu Ning received news that his two senior sisters, An Lanxin and Dang Xueqing, were nearing the end of their lives.
Upon hearing the news, Xu Ning's body stiffened, and he felt inexplicably sad.
After Xu Ning's foundation establishment, the two senior sisters had stopped fighting each other.
They treated Xu Ning very well. Although they weren't his actual junior brother, they treated him as one and often came to chat with him.
He got up and went to the mountain peak where his two senior sisters lived, finding them sitting in front of the main hall, chatting.
Compared to before, their faces were now full of wrinkles, their former vitality long gone, replaced only by the calm of impending death.
"Junior brother, over here!" An Lanxin called out as soon as she saw Xu Ning land.
After Xu Ning walked over, Dang Xueqing gestured for the middle seat. "Sit in the middle!"
Xu Ning didn't refuse and sat between the two.
Then, regardless of Xu Ning's consent, An Lanxin and Dang Xueqing leaned against him.
At that moment, Xu Ning truly couldn't utter a word of refusal.
An Lanxin spoke up. "Junior brother, I've wanted to lean on you like this for so long!"
Dang Xueqing chimed in. "Me too!"
Xu Ning said, "Why didn't you say so sooner? We don't have much time left to lean on each other!"
An Lanxin smiled slightly. "Three hundred years ago, my junior sister and I were discussing who you liked!"
Dang Xueqing said, "Yes. To avoid what happened in the past, we agreed that neither of us would make the first move, and we even made a bet to see who you would express your love to first!"
Xu Ning said, "I'm just an ordinary person. There's nothing about me that you guys like!"
An Lanxin said, "Junior brother, you have many good qualities. You just don't realize it!"
Dang Xueqing said, "I'm different. I just felt that at a certain moment, junior brother was especially handsome, and I've been thinking about him ever since."
An Lanxin said weakly, "That's called lust at first sight!"
Xu Ning said, "I'm really not worthy of your affections!"
Dang Xueqing said, "It doesn't matter anymore. In the end, there's no winner or loser in the bet. You have to let us have no regrets, right?"
An Lanxin said, "Yes. If we don't say it, we can't leave in peace!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning couldn't help but raise his hands and hug his two senior sisters. "You two are actually very good. Many people in the sect admire you!"
An Lanxin smiled. "Of course, don't you see how excellent my junior sister and I are!"
Dang Xueqing smiled as well. "It's just that we can't warm a piece of wood!"
An Lanxin said, "Actually, this is quite good. No one will be in a difficult position!"
Dang Xueqing said, "Hehe, I won. I'll go first!"
After saying that, Dang Xueqing's spiritual power completely dissipated, and her aura vanished.
An Lanxin said, "You win!"
After saying that, An Lanxin's cultivation also dissipated.
The colorful light of the spiritual roots on the two of them flickered and entered Xu Ning's body.
Xu Ning silently hugged his two senior sisters and sat in front of the main hall, remaining silent.
Memories of the two senior sisters flashed through his mind, filling him with a complex mix of emotions.
It seemed like just a moment ago, An Lanxin and Dang Xueqing were fighting over trivial matters, and the next, they were dead in Xu Ning's arms.
The contrast between the lively, energetic atmosphere of the previous moment and the sudden, utter silence was truly unbearable.
"What is it about me that you've liked me for so many years? If you liked someone else, and it wasn't the same person anymore, you'd probably have become Daoist partners long ago!"
"Clothes, am I that charming? Am I worth it?"
The clothes said, "Xu Ning, my current rank will greatly increase your charm points!"