Yuan Heng: Eat peaches, eat peaches.
Hongjun looked at his little disciple, helplessly rubbing his temples. "Disciple..."
Yuan Heng had an innocent look on her face. "Honored Master, is that not allowed?"
Hongjun tossed the entire Renshui Flat Peach Tree to her. "I shall give this entire tree to you."
Yuan Heng: !!!
Then what conference would the Queen Mother hold?
Where would the monkey go to steal peaches?
No, no, this wouldn't do.
The future Heavenly Court would already be poor enough when it started out. Was she really going to exploit them even further?
Yuan Heng shook her head, looking extremely mysterious. "Honored Master, there is great karma involved in this. Your disciple only needs a branch of it."
Hongjun: "..."
Could there really be any karma in this world that he couldn't handle?
Yuan Heng's gaze as she looked at Hongjun was full of determination. The two stared at each other for one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Hongjun compromised. "Forget it. If you want a branch, then a branch you shall have."
"Hehehe, thank you, Honored Master!"
Yuan Heng looked at the small tree branch in her hand, which was slightly lackluster compared to the mother tree, her face overflowing with uncontainable joy.
Moreover, she very thoughtfully shared some of her life vitality with the mother tree and even drizzled a bit of Three-Light Divine Water on it to make up for its lost origin.
Mhm, excellent. She was thoroughly satisfied.
Yuan Heng happily put away her little tree branch and blinked as she looked at the helpless-looking Dao Ancestor in front of her.
Hongjun looked at his disciple, who had such modest desires, and sighed softly. "Disciple, the Primordial World is a dangerous place. With your temperament, you will easily suffer losses."
"Ah?"
Yuan Heng straightened her expression and looked at him in all seriousness. "Honored Master, you must protect your disciple!"
She was weak and utterly unable to take care of herself! She needed the big boss to cover for her!
Recalling Yuan Heng's "three-step" process of blasting the Duke of the East away that day, as well as her petite yet agile figure, Hongjun silently nodded in his heart.
Yes, my disciple is still young. She truly needs protection.
"Rest assured, your master will certainly protect you. However... Disciple, you possess a gentle temperament, and the Dao of Life you cultivate just happens to be directed toward protecting and nurturing all living things."
"Do you have any offensive methods?"
Ah? Offensive methods?
"Honored Master, I am incredibly accurate when smashing people with my scepter."
Yuan Heng pulled out her Scepter of All-Spirits Creation to show Hongjun. After thinking for a moment, she also pulled out the Fangzhang Seal. "I am also really good at smashing people with this."
Hongjun: "..."
Smashing people with the entire Fangzhang Island? That was indeed quite powerful.
But disciple, ever since you took form, you have only smashed two people in total: one unlucky fellow and the Duke of the East.
Hongjun helplessly rubbed his temples. "Very well, your master understands."
He raised his eyes to look at the clueless-looking Yuan Heng, glancing at the square seal in her hand. "But fortunately, your origin is bound to Fangzhang Island. If anyone tries to harm or kill you, they will inevitably shoulder the heavy karmic sins of destroying its earth veins and annihilating all its living beings."
"It can be considered a form of protection."
Hongjun continued, "Disciple, although your master can protect you so that you remain worry-free for eternity, do you understand the saying that 'to forge iron, one must be strong oneself'?"
Yuan Heng nodded. "Your disciple understands."
She gave an embarrassed smile. "It's just that my inheritance seems to be incomplete. After taking form, I only knew what Dao I cultivated, but as for anything else... I don't really know much."
"Your disciple had to grope around blindly all the way just to realize that spiritual energy follows the heart, and spells can be cast as soon as the thought arises. Only then was I able to use some simple magic. As for anything else..."
She was a total amateur.
Hongjun: !!!
Wait, so she couldn't even withdraw the flowers blossomed from her own Dao Rhyme back then because of this?
He had thought it was because she was young and got nervous at the moment. In truth, it was because she had no established system or structure for using magic, and disorder naturally led to mistakes... So that was why.
Yuan Heng: "..."
I really was a bit flustered back then, haha. No wonder I couldn't withdraw my magic power when I thought about it.
Hongjun nodded and raised his index finger to lightly touch Yuan Heng's forehead. "Disciple, do not resist. Your master shall inspect you..."
Yuan Heng blinked and looked at him indifferently. After about two breaths of time, Hongjun withdrew his hand.
"My disciple, your origin is perfectly intact and complete. However, it seems some accident occurred before you took form, interrupting your inheritance."
Yuan Heng racked her brain to think... What accident?
Was she suddenly woken up while sleeping? Or did something happen along the way while she was swept along by the great Pangu's sneeze?
She had somewhat forgotten.
Yuan Heng shook her head. "Honored Master, your disciple does not remember."
The Dao Ancestor looked at the somewhat airheaded Yuan Heng before him, a hint of complexity flashing deep in his eyes.
Sigh, I never expected my disciple's path to be so arduous. No wonder she took form so late.
He hesitated for a moment and asked the question he had been pondering for a long time. "Disciple, the Great Dao runes... do you recognize them?"
Do you know how to read?
It's fine if you don't. Your master will just teach you from scratch.
Yuan Heng: "..."
Thank you for the gift, Father Pangu.
"Honored Master, I can read. I recognize all of the Great Dao runes."
Hongjun secretly let out a sigh of relief. That was good then. As long as she could read, it was fine. Otherwise, learning those things would probably be a bit tedious.
Innate beings were born close to the Dao and naturally knew which Dao they cultivated. The Great Dao runes were also the very first things passed down to them in their inheritances.
"That is good. What do you wish to learn?"
Speak, my disciple, whom do you wish to kill?
Yuan Heng used her clever little brain. "Honored Master, alchemy, arrays, artifact refinement, and whatever lightning spell divine abilities there are, I..."
"You wish to learn them all?"
"I have never been exposed to any of them, so I don't know which one suits me."
She rubbed her fingers together and added, "I'm not very good at basic magic either, and I don't know how to form hand seals."
She really wanted to learn those flashy and showy techniques!
Looking at the expectant Yuan Heng, Hongjun helplessly rubbed his temples once again. "Very well, let us try them one by one then... I shall first teach you magic."
The more the Dao Ancestor looked at Yuan Heng, the more he felt she was fragile. With such a temperament, how could she ever compete with that bunch of black-hearted schemesters outside?
An immortal strokes my crown, tying my hair to receive longevity.
Somewhat awkwardly, Hongjun raised his hand and patted Yuan Heng on the head. Amidst her completely bewildered expression, he imprinted all the most basic spells of the Xuan School—excluding innate divine abilities—into her divine sense.
Talismans and incantations, alchemy, arrays and restrictions, artifact and sword control, escape techniques and calculations... as well as the Purple Heaven Lightning Technique.
There was so much!
Yuan Heng, you really shouldn't be a greedy little girl. It will take you ages to learn all this.
She secretly rolled back and forth in her heart. There is truly no end to learning, my friends.
Hongjun nodded with satisfaction. "Disciple, this is all for now. Learn these first, and if there is anything you do not understand, you can come and ask me."
Realizing that he was in Purple Heaven Palace and would have to go into secluded meditation to merge with the Dao later, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to attend to her when she came to ask. Thus, he added, "If I am busy, you may also go and ask your senior brothers and sister."
"I will let them know."
Yuan Heng nodded, her small face filled with admiration and respect. "Your disciple has committed it to memory. Thank you, Master."
It's so nice to have a big shot to back me up~
Hongjun hearing Yuan Heng address him as "Master," his lips curled up slightly. Strange. Why did "Master" sound even more pleasing to the ear than "Honored Master"?
He raised his hand and patted Yuan Heng's head once more, his eyes filled with gratification. "Good disciple~"
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