novelraw Chapter 3 – Join the Heavenly Sword Sect
Chapter 3 – Join the Heavenly Sword Sect
The sliced watermelon was crescent-shaped.
The red flesh was soft and powdery, with glistening juice dripping onto the wooden table, leaving a small water stain.
The girl watched with delight, cupping one slice in her hands.
Just as she was about to take a bite, she suddenly thought of something.
She tiptoed with effort, raising her hands higher to offer the slice to Xu Xi's mouth.
"Hehe, brother, you first."
"Thank you, my adorable little Moli," Xu Xi said with a smile, taking a light bite.
It was sweet and delicious.
The texture was grainy, the juice sweet, and it tasted refreshing.
In the scorching summer, a bite like this felt like a redemption, with sweetness bursting on the tongue, bringing happiness and joy.
The siblings each held a slice of watermelon.
Sitting at the doorstep, they ate while watching the passersby and the dense ancient trees swaying in the wind.
"Brother, when will Moli grow taller?"
"Well, how should I put it, I can't really guess."
"I wish I could grow taller soon..."
The girl sat on the doorstep eating watermelon.
The wooden threshold was high, and with her current leg length, she couldn't touch the ground once she sat on it.
So, her feet swung back and forth, and with each swing of her pale calves, there was a crisp sound of eating watermelon.
A swing, a bite.
Back and forth.
Her toes traced gentle arcs in the air, and in that light, bird-like tranquility, time seemed to slow down.
Summer, a girl, watermelon.
They combined in a serene and beautiful way.
At least Xu Xi thought this scene was indeed beautiful.
However, beauty aside, necessary education was still required.
Xu Xi lightly tapped the girl's forehead with the back of his clean hand: "Be quiet when eating, don't move around so much."
"Brother, you're so annoying!"
Xu Moli grumbled.
But she obediently retracted her legs and quietly ate her watermelon.
***
Before long.
All the watermelon was in the siblings' stomachs.
Xu Moli, being young, couldn't eat much, so most of it was eaten by Xu Xi.
Even so, the girl's belly became round, and she lazily lay on Xu Xi's back, muttering, "It's all brother's fault I ended up like this, brother has to take responsibility and let me lie here."
The girl was probably truly tired.
Her voice grew weaker.
After a while, Xu Xi heard a small snore from behind.
"......"
"Ah, youth, able to sleep at the drop of a hat."
Xu Xi shook his head, carried the already asleep girl on his back, slowed his pace, and gently supported her with his hand, walking all the way to the bed.
He let the girl lie half-reclined on the bedding.
The girl had just eaten until her belly was round.
Lying flat, Xu Xi worried about indigestion.
So he used the bedding to support her back, allowing her to rest in a half-reclined position.
"What a worrisome child."
Xu Xi gave this evaluation.
In front of him, the girl slept soundly, her breathing even and gentle, like an extremely cute young beast, showing a completely defenseless, pure and adorable face.
Sunlight streamed in from outside the window, not too strong, forming a layer of warm gauze.
It fell on the edge of the bed.
Xu Xi watched for a long time, holding a palm fan, occasionally fanning a few times to drive away the heat and annoying mosquitoes for the sleeping girl.
"This child... is she a bit too clingy to me?
When the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony comes next year, I'll have to leave. If I don't let her come along, she'll probably cry for a long time."
Xu Xi clicked his tongue lightly.
As if thinking of a particularly interesting scene.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Originally, Xu Xi planned to enter a cultivation sect alone at next year's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, but the girl was too clingy, and Xu Xi wasn't comfortable leaving her in someone else's care.
Thinking this way, it seemed better for the two of them to leave together.
With such a heaven-defying talent as the Heavenly Spiritual Root.
He believed the cultivation sect wouldn't refuse Xu Xi's request.
***
[Time continues to flow]
[You quietly await the arrival of the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony and propose to your sister to leave together. She agrees, thinking it's a cool thing to do, and she only wants to be with you]
[One month, two months, three months...]
[A year passes again, this is your fifth year after crossing into the Cultivation World, and a new Disciple Recruitment Ceremony begins]
['Immortals' descend from the sky, either riding swords or flying boats, jointly releasing a large formation covering the entire city to identify the spiritual roots of mortals]
[Three Spiritual Roots, Four Spiritual Roots, Five Spiritual Roots...]
[As the formation activates, those with spiritual roots in the city are quickly identified one by one. You are surprised because there are very few people with spiritual roots, and most are mediocre Mixed Spiritual Roots]
[Suddenly!]
[You feel your body tremble, a surging aura breaks through your chest, the Heavenly Spiritual Root no longer conceals itself, revealing its presence!]
[Sister Xu Moli is very happy, but at the same time feels inferior because she is a pure mortal without any spiritual roots]
***
Within the spiritual root formation, a green light suddenly shot up into the sky, startling the cultivators who had been calmly exchanging cultivation experiences.
"This aura, could it be!"
"Hiss, there's no mistake, it's a wood-attributed Heavenly Spiritual Root!"
"Hahaha, this child is destined for our Heavenly Sword Sect!"
Almost simultaneously.
Those high and mighty cultivators in the eyes of mortals all showed faces of ecstasy, flashing to Xu Xi and his sister's side in unison.
"Brother..."
"It's okay, let me handle this."
Tightly holding the small, trembling hand in fear.
Xu Xi shielded the girl behind him, facing those cultivators alone.
Some coaxed, some recruited, some tempted with benefits, and for a moment, the scene was as chaotic as a mortal marketplace.
In the end.
Xu Xi chose the Heavenly Sword Sect as his final destination.
In terms of foundation, the Heavenly Sword Sect was the strongest sect present, with several Elemental Infant cultivators in residence.
In terms of sincerity, the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect were the most genuine, promising that upon entry, he would be a True Inheritor Disciple, with a dedicated cave dwelling and abundant cultivation resources.
And they allowed the siblings to leave together.
"Kid, have you made up your mind?"
"Yes, senior, I am willing to join the Heavenly Sword Sect."
[The cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect are very pleased with your choice, and immediately take you and your sister away from Blackstone City, riding a flying sword straight into the clouds]
[You don't know how long you flew, nor how fast]
[You only know that the clouds swept past on both sides, the sun and moon in the sky rotated once, and the flying sword finally slowed down, descending on a magnificent mountain range, which was the sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect]
[You and your sister are settled in a room, and you take a simple nap]
[When you wake up, the cultivator who brought you hurriedly drags you to the main hall of the Heavenly Sword Sect, where many great cultivators have gathered, eager to accept you as a disciple]
[In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, you decide to join Sen Sword Peak, related to the Wood Spiritual Root, becoming the True Inheritor Disciple of the Elemental Infant Patriarch, the Master of Sen Sword Peak]
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