Gu Daoist Master

Profound Literature grotto-heaven.

“Xiao Bai, here will do.” In the small path between mountains, Teacher Jiang stopped and spoke to Li Xiao Bai.

Li Xiao Bai showed sadness and reluctance: “I was able to survive in the capital city all thanks to teacher’s guidance and help. I will engrave this kindness in my heart and never forget it. But after this separation, I wonder when I can see teacher again!”

“You.” Teacher Jiang sighed and patted Li Xiao Bai’s shoulder, encouraging him: “Although you lost in this world poetry competition, your poems have already spread far and wide. Everyone knows your talent is worthy of the title of a great scholar. Moreover, Su Qi Han has already returned, the capital city is the arena for you to display your talents. Go back, teacher will look forward to your performance.”

Li Xiao Bai bid farewell to Teacher Jiang with eyes full of tears.

Li Xiao Bai rode a horse through the mountain path that was covered with trees while pondering about his future.

He lost in the world poetry competition, although his earlier performances were exceptional.

Like he had expected, he ran into Teacher Jiang in the later stage. This made Li Xiao Bai fall into an awkward situation — if he won against his teacher, his morals and character would be criticized and there would definitely be a tide of hateful remarks.

Li Xiao Bai had wanted to use his next chance to continue passing through the stages. But he kept on running into his teacher again and again.

Teacher Jiang was also helpless, in fact, he also did not want to succeed by stepping on his own student. But he had to grab onto every chance because he had also probed the biggest meaning behind the world poetry competition.

Li Xiao Bai ran into Teacher Jiang time and again, his hands were tied and he eventually lost the competition.

Although he felt pity about this, Li Xiao Bai felt thankful as well: “My previous performances were too exceptional and even excessive. If I were to succeed like this, there would definitely be a detailed investigation done on me. Even if I passed the investigation, because I don’t have a good background and am not a renowned person, I am very likely to be schemed against. Many people are coveting this opportunity to become an immortal, how could they let it fall into a minor character’s hand?”

The world poetry competition’s selections looked extremely fair, but in fact, where there were people, there would be conflicts of interests and many deals going on behind the scenes.

Just look at the list of candidates that passed the world poetry competition’s selection, they were either influential officials or renowned people, even the so-called dark horses have extraordinary roots and background.

“It doesn’t matter that I am not selected in this world poetry competition, there will be a second selection in the future.”

“Even if there is no second world poetry competition, don’t tell me I cannot become an immortal by relying on myself?”

“Hmm, what smell is this, it is so fragrant!”

Just as Li Xiao Bai was thinking, a delicate fragrance broke his train of thoughts.

This fragrance was really pleasing and smelled like the inky fragrance of a book.

Li Xiao Bai was immediately curious, how could there be such a fragrance in this mountain’s forest?

the horse and followed the fragrance to its

ahead, Li Xiao Bai had no choice but to get off the horse and

he was going in the right direction and was getting closer to the source of the

aside some leaves and found a pine

was covered with pine cones and these pine cones were releasing the dense book fragrance. And on the branch of the tree, there

hermit?” Li Xiao Bai carefully approached and called out: “I am Student Li Xiao Bai, I accidentally passed through here and took the liberty to pay a

there was no sound

Bai called out several times but there was still no reply. Seeing that there seemed to be no one in the treehouse, he walked towards the pine

not constructed on the tree,

to probe, but after circling around the tree, he found that the treehouse was completely integrated, with only windows but no

and subconsciously placed his hand on the tree

bark let out crisp sounds as it transformed. In an instant, a spiral staircase appeared around the

door appeared on

before stepping on the stairs

rows of bookcases in the treehouse that were standing against the three walls. In the compartments of the bookcases were

shall be left to

Bai inspected it

an

four and many rank five Gu worms. There is also detailed cultivation instruction, forming a complete

recently. Looks like my

Master inheritance, not only did it have many Gu worms, the pine tree itself was

he came. He smoothly found his horse and hurried

peak of the mountain, two

and

Song, the mortal was

the inheritance and

that Teacher Jiang’s teacher was Hua

grand-disciple. He belongs to our faction, how can I ignore him? When the world poetry competition started, I already noticed him. He clearly had the strength to pass the stages, but because he ran into you, he chose to limit himself. I had been hoping for you two, teacher and disciple, to succeed in passing the competition, but his luck seems to be quite bad, he ran into you again

fault.” Teacher Jiang lowered his

shoulder: “You are really outstanding for being able to teach such a superb student. If this Li Xiao Bai had disregarded his teacher for fame and defeated you in

fortune to be noticed by teacher. Just that, teacher, why didn’t

competition, if I were to act in favor of my personal gain, I would be criticized by other Gu Immortals and lose my reputation in front of

became an immortal, it might lead to misfortune because of this good fortune. He should still continue to accumulate experience in the mortal world, a

and said excitedly: “I understand teacher’s effort. Teacher, you don’t want me to bear the feeling of guilt,

nurtured to become an immortal. You must concentrate wholeheartedly and not split your attention because of other matters. Concentrate on cultivation, don’t ruin

will definitely use all my strength!” Teacher Jiang cupped his