Chapter 53: with translation of chapter title

Qing Shi and Hong Zun returned together to the mountaintop; seeing their master return, Wang Yao immediately went up to greet him and said.

"Master, Senior Hong."

"Hmm, disciple, from now on you are also a disciple of the Dao Yi Sect."

Seeing Wang Yao, Qing Shi smiled and nodded, said, while Hong Zun beside him gave a displeased cold snort.

Damn, bringing the whole family, this old fogey; if I had known, I should have stopped him outside the mountain.

Still full of resentment, as for this, Wang Yao looked puzzled, while Qing Shi was completely indifferent.

"What does Master mean?"

"Your master I am now the Grand Elder of Divine Sword Peak; you are my disciple, so naturally you are also a person of Divine Sword Peak."

Qing Shi simply explained the whole matter; hearing this, Wang Yao stared with her cute big eyes, looking at the master suspiciously.

As for her master, she naturally understood him well; he had been alone all his life, only recently taking her as a disciple in the past few years, now having companionship, how could he suddenly join the sect?

Regarding joining the Dao Yi Sect, Wang Yao had no objection; Dongzhou's orthodox leader, those who wish to join the Dao Yi Sect are as rare as crossing-the-river carp, others wanting to come don't even get the chance.

Moreover, wherever the master is, she is there.

"By the way, making this disciple an inner disciple should be fine, right?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Qing Shi turned his head to ask the still-sulky Hong Zun beside him; hearing this, Hong Zun replied unhappily.

"You decide for yourself, why ask me?"

Qing Shi is already the Grand Elder of Divine Sword Peak, his status there second only to Hong Zun's; this was decided by the two on the way.

As for Wang Yao, possessing a special physique, talent, and bone structure, she is in no way inferior to Liu Shuang and Lu Youyou; being an inner disciple is more than sufficient.

Seeing Hong Zun unwilling to engage, Qing Shi gave a hehe laugh.

"Then I'll decide it myself."

"Whatever, hurry up and do it; after finishing, go to the main peak, don't miss mealtime."

The two still needed to go to the main peak; hearing the words 'don't miss mealtime', Qing Shi also hurriedly got up.

"Right, right, right, hurry, first go to the main peak, we'll talk about the rest later."

After saying that, the two immediately set off together toward the main peak, leaving only Wang Yao standing there dazed.

At the main peak, aside from Sect Master Qi Xiong, all the peak chiefs and major seat elders, basically everyone in the sect had gathered, naturally to welcome Qing Shi's arrival.

Moreover, Qi Xiong also planned to broadly invite the major immortal sects of Dongzhou to hold a grand assembly, one to congratulate Qing Shi, another to display the Dao Yi Sect's strength.

After all, someone like Qing Shi joining is obviously a major event for any sect, naturally requiring preparations.

Regarding these matters, Qing Shi had no interest; he wanted to refuse, but in the end he couldn't oppose Qi Xiong and could only reluctantly agree.

However, this all needs time to prepare; at least several months later can it be held.

This is for the outside; for the sect's interior, Qing Shi's identity has been set: he is the Grand Elder of Divine Sword Peak.

Logically he should be given a seat-elder position, but Qing Shi refuses no matter what, insisting on staying at Divine Sword Peak.

His only request is that his disciple be listed among the inner disciples of Divine Sword Peak; naturally no one objects.

Even with Hong Zun and several other peak chiefs and seat elders testifying, even the aptitude test was waived.

After a lively exchange of greetings, Qing Shi was still there happily chatting with Qi Xiong, while Hong Zun glanced at the time and realized it was almost mealtime.

He gave Qing Shi a disdainful glance and silently cursed in his heart.

"Blockhead, did you forget the time while chatting?"

Not bothering with anything else, he rose directly and said to everyone.

"Divine Sword Peak still has some matters; I'll take my leave first, you all keep Qing Shi brother company so he can feel the enthusiasm of our Dao Yi Sect."

"This is clearly a scheme to screw over Qing Shi; just stay here and chat, you won't get any lunch."

Hearing this, everyone failed to see Hong Zun's thoughts, nodding repeatedly.

"Of course, Fellow Daoist Qing Shi joining our Dao Yi Sect, we naturally ought to give him a proper reception."

"Yes, I happen to have prepared some Dao-understanding tea; Fellow Daoist Qing Shi, why not go to my place for a cup?"

"I also have heavenly fragrance fruit, perfect to go along."

Everyone brought out their cherished treasures, intending to properly entertain Qing Shi, but his gaze was fixed firmly on Hong Zun.

Seeing that old fogey actually reveal a smug smile, Qing Shi gritted his teeth silently, do you think this can shake me off?

Ignoring Qing Shi, Hong Zun turned and walked away cleanly.

Satisfied, he hurried back to Divine Sword Peak, but not long after, Qing Shi chased up from behind.

"You're going to eat and didn't even call me?"

He laughed extremely proudly at Hong Zun.

"You...... how did you come out?"

"Just walked out like that."

Not keeping Qing Shi, Hong Zun was quite dissatisfied; having finally gotten a chance to screw over this old fogey, who would have thought Qi Xiong and them would be useless, can't even keep a person, might as well just tie him up?

Hong Zun felt hatred in his heart; seeing him again gritting his teeth, Qing Shi laughed and waved his hand.

"I'll go ahead first."

After saying that, Qing Shi turned into a stream of light and shot toward Divine Sword Peak; seeing this, Hong Zun hurriedly gave chase.

"Holy shit, old fogey, you lack martial virtue."

The two, one before the other, quickly arrived at the Divine Sword Peak canteen; just then many disciples also rushed over, and a great battle was similarly on the verge of breaking out.

Qing Shi naturally need not participate in such a fight; with his strength, aside from Hong Zun, no one in Divine Sword Peak is a match, including the various elders.

So no one came up to seek discomfort.

Satisfied, he ate his meal, holding a big bowl; Qing Shi ate with a grandeur unmatched.

Originally his beard bore the air of an immortal daoist, but now it was already smeared with grime, showing no trace of a strongman's bearing.

"I say, you old thing, can't you eat a bit more nicely?"

Seeing Qing Shi wolfing down his food, Hong Zun beside him said in an annoyed tone; hearing that, Qing Shi tilted his head and immediately gave an equally contemptuous look.

"How much better are you than me?"

In fact, Hong Zun really wasn't much better either, with rice grains stuck to his collar.

Two old men, don't let their age fool you—they eat the fastest; those young disciples can't keep up with these two old fellows.

As before, he was the first to finish, but this time he had a match; Qing Shi almost simultaneously put down his bowl and chopsticks.

Looking at the disciples still feasting, Hong Zun said angrily.

"Look at you, you can't even eat plain rice quickly—what else can you do in the future?"

Being scolded out of the blue, the disciples were all bewildered; what's wrong with this Peak Master?

They didn't know that Hong Zun was just venting his pent-up resentment on them.

Sure enough, after scolding them he felt much better and left directly; seeing that, Qing Shi also smiled and followed closely behind.