The Celestial Race of Destiny: Starting with Farming and Fish Raising

Chapter 42 The Moon Shadow Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony

Using his talent [Master Fisherman], Su Qingyan sensed that the Xuan Shui Catfish was filled with a peculiar energy that was nearing saturation.

Without a doubt, this peculiar energy was formed after the Xuan Shui Catfish consumed the "Demon Blood Guide".

"Under these circumstances, this Xuan Shui catfish cannot continue to be fed 'Demon Blood Guide' for a short period of time. If it is forcibly fed, this strange energy will become too saturated, and it may explode and die." Su Qingyan speculated, and then put the small porcelain bottle containing the "Demon Blood Guide" back into his storage bag.

He was also extremely cautious in his experiments.

Before the results of using "Demon Blood Guide" to cultivate the Xuan Shui Catfish were available, he did not release the cultivated Xuan Shui Catfish back into the fishpond.

They did not choose to catch another black water catfish to continue breeding.

When Su Qingyan stepped out of the small incubation room, it was already dawn. Warm sunlight shone on his shoulders, and a gentle breeze caressed his face.

Turning his head, he saw Mei Dong walking towards him.

After five years of getting along, Su Qingyan had come to trust Mei Dong and her brother very much.

Mei Dong was not only upright and loyal, but also exceptionally capable. She had attended school and was literate, and she managed the Su family's affairs in the village in an orderly manner.

With such advantages, three years ago Su Qingyan had him take over the task from the departed Uncle Yuan, making him the steward of all the mundane affairs of the Su family.

"Young Master, the village chief has arrived. He says he has important matters to discuss with you," Mei Dong reported respectfully.

Su Qingyan was taken aback, slightly puzzled.

Since becoming a cultivator, Su Qingyan has almost never participated in the mundane affairs of the village. When it comes to matters involving the Su family, he leaves it to Mei Dong to handle.

So why did the village chief come to find me?

Moreover, when the Chen family forcibly seized Su Qingyan's family's fertile land, the village chief's family turned a blind eye and pretended not to know anything about it, so Su Qingyan didn't have a good impression of the village chief's family.

The village chief of Yaxi Village is named Zhou Yuanfang. He belongs to the mortal branch of the Zhou family of Jin Su Mountain and is also the manager sent by the Zhou family to Yaxi Village.

He has that ability.

If Zhou Yuanfang had stepped in to mediate back then, the Chen family would have given him some face and wouldn't have gone so far, forcing Su Qingyan and his family into such a miserable and painful situation.

However, Su Qingyan did not hold a grudge against the other party because of this incident.

It's a favor if someone is willing to help you when you're not related to them, and it's their right not to. But from Su Qingyan's own perspective, even though he doesn't hate them for not helping him, he certainly can't like them either, and he definitely doesn't have any goodwill towards them.

"Let's see what he wants first."

"Mei Dong, take him to the living room. I'll be right there and make some tea. Although I don't like the village chief's family, we shouldn't be lacking in manners, lest people gossip," Su Qingyan instructed.

A few minutes later, Su Qingyan met Zhou Yuanfang, the village chief of Yaxi Village.

He was a very well-dressed, energetic little old man, except that he had a little little hair.

"Kiyohiko, we're practically family, aren't we?"

"Your wife, Zhang Hui, is from our Zhou family. Before you married her, your father came to me, and I helped with that."

"As for what happened to the three Chen brothers... I'm ashamed to say, I wanted to lend a hand, but they used the immortal seedlings of the Moon Shadow Sect to pressure me. It involves cultivators, how could a mortal like me dare to get involved? After all, I have a large family to support. I hope you can understand, Qingyan."

"I've come here this time because there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor in the village." Zhou Yuanfang started with a bunch of small talk to build rapport before getting to the point.

As a long-time village chief who has managed a village for decades, Zhou Yuanfang not only has a strong background, but also handles interpersonal relationships very well.

"Village chief, just say what you need to say," Su Qingyan replied indifferently.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuanfang was also unsure of Su Qingyan's attitude. If it were anyone else in the village, he would have already gotten angry and started acting like a senior, but the Su family had a spirit beast and was a young man, so she was afraid he wouldn't accept that.

If he gets carried away and gives himself a beating, even if his body can handle it, he won't be able to save face for his family and the village head.

Zhou Yuanfang knew all about these intricacies, but she still put on a smile full of wrinkles and forced herself to continue, "Isn't the Moon Shadow Sect's disciple recruitment conference coming up soon? This year, as usual, all the eligible children in the area under the Zhou family's jurisdiction will undergo spiritual root testing in Jin Su County at the foot of Jin Su Mountain. Cultivators from the Moon Shadow Sect will also be there."

"If I remember correctly, your eldest child is already six years old and should be participating in this year's spiritual root test, right?"

Seeing Su's relatives nod, Zhou Yuanfang continued, "There are quite a few school-age children in the village this year."

"Our Yaxi Village is located in a remote area, and it is quite far from Jin Su County. We are bound to encounter bandits and robbers along the way. It would be fine if we were only robbed of our belongings, but I am afraid that these villains will harm the children of school age in our village. So I would like to ask you to be the leader and bring the spirit beast with you so that the children of our Yaxi Village will not be harmed by villains on the way."

"Don't worry, I've prepared several carriages, so it won't take too long to go back and forth."

"It won't cause much trouble."

Something's strange...

In previous years, when the village's school-age children went to Jin Su County to test their spiritual roots, Zhou Yuanfang wouldn't care much about it. He would just send two strong men and they would leave. There were no carriages around.

Many times, even oxcarts are full.

However, the journey is long, and it is true that you will encounter bandits and robbers along the way.

Many outlaws targeted the villagers who went to Jin Su County to test their spiritual roots, robbing them and then hiding in the deep mountains and forests to avoid trouble.

When Su Qingyan went to Jin Su County to test his spiritual roots, his father specially hired more than a dozen bodyguards to escort him. On the way, they encountered four or five groups of bandits. Fortunately, each group was not large, only three or five people, which allowed Su Qingyan and his companions to reach their destination safely.

"Why are they being so cautious this year?"

"Could it be that among the eligible children who went to test their spiritual root aptitude this year, there is one of your illegitimate children?" Su Qingyan asked directly, rather impolitely.

In an instant, Zhou Yuanfang's old face turned bright red, like a monkey's bottom.

He immediately waved his hand and explained, "I'm so old, how could I have any illegitimate children?"

"It's because I have two little grandchildren who are going."

"They don't have the surname Zhou, so we can't send them to the Zhou family to test their spiritual roots. We can only take advantage of the Moon Shadow Sect's disciple recruitment event to see if they have any affinity for immortality."

It turned out to be like this...

Anyway, Su Qingyan was going to take his eldest son, Su Yuanxian, to Jin Su County to test whether his spiritual roots had fully developed, taking advantage of the Moon Shadow Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony. If he could hitch a ride with them, taking on this small job wouldn't be a problem.

Su Yuanxian has the aptitude of four spiritual roots, which the Moon Shadow Sect wouldn't consider. Don't worry about being taken away by the Moon Shadow Sect; he can come back after the spiritual root test.

However, Zhou Yuanfang, that old man, always liked to say only half of what he meant, and Su Qingyan really disliked people like that.

Feeling displeased, Su Qingyan naturally wouldn't speak politely. He stood up abruptly and said with a stern face, "I agree to this."

"I will keep an eye on your two little grandsons on the way and make sure they are safe."

"but--"

"From now on, you can just talk to Mei Dong about these little things directly, and don't bother me while I'm cultivating."

"There is a difference between immortals and mortals."

After saying that, Su Qingyan unleashed the full power of his Qi Refining Level 3 aura.

Zhou Yuanfang was completely unprepared for the impact and was so frightened that she went limp and fell off her seat, feeling utterly powerless.

After a long while, when he looked up again, Su Qingyan had already left, but Zhou Yuanfang was still in shock and fear.

"I actually... sat and chatted with a cultivator for so long."

"Luckily, I didn't put on airs or lose my temper, otherwise I might be buried prematurely today... Fortunately, I managed to control my temper."

"So the rumors in the village were true. The Su family really did produce a cultivator. I didn't believe it before and even laughed at those who spread the rumors."

"Now it seems that I was the one who was like a frog in a well, ignorant and naive."

"I was stupid too. Why wasn't I bolder when I had such a good opportunity?"

"If we could scare those three Chen brothers a little and protect the Su family, gaining them a favor, the benefits would be..."

"What a pity, what a real shame!"

"..."