Chapter 102 [Tengyun Jiao] [Jiawu Chi] (3k)

Suddenly, the aroma of alchemy wafted from the next room.

Shang Ting smelled it and found that his wife Shangguan Li was refining a high-level Qi Gathering Pill.

After she received the inheritance from Master Huoyu, she devoted all her attention to cultivating the Nirvana Fire.

He also obtained the [Fire Spirit Necklace], which greatly accelerated his cultivation speed. He had already broken through to the seventh level of Qi training half a year ago.

The speed of cultivation is faster than that of ordinary mid-grade spiritual roots!
Moreover, he had a firm determination to practice Taoism. Apart from occasionally practicing dual cultivation with Shang Ting, he spent every moment of the twelve hours of the day studying and practicing.

The Nirvana Fire has continued to sublimate her life force for six years, causing her fire realm to advance by leaps and bounds.

“That’s right. Li’er is very likely to be the fourth foundation-building cultivator of the younger generation in Shangjia after me and Jianfeng Ruyao!”

Shang Ting’s eyes were shining with anticipation.

Moreover, she has great potential and may even be able to achieve the Golden Core stage in the future. Thinking about this, people are looking forward to the day when she will come to the fore.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the outer door, and the maid Chunyue’s respectful voice came:

“My lady, today is the day when Monk Zhang’s two sons, Shang Xiaoting and Shang Xiaohua, will take a test of their destiny. Do you want to go over and take a look?”

Shang Ting looked surprised and said, “Oh? Okay, I’ll go right away.”

As far as I can remember, Xiaopang’s two sons were still running around the yard.

Time flies, and I have grown into a 15-year-old boy, just like myself back then.

I counted on my fingers and found that I am now 32 years old.

Seventeen years have passed since I turned fifteen.

The chubby wife has been pregnant for ten months. She is a little over fifteen years old, which is almost the same.

Shang Ting came to the family school.

The school is located in a quiet bamboo forest, simple and peaceful.

The green bamboo forest is tall, and the breeze makes the bamboo leaves rustle.

This bamboo forest is like a natural barrier, isolating the school from the hustle and bustle of the outside world and creating a quiet atmosphere.

Shang Ting walked through the bamboo forest and came to the school.

According to business rules, children start attending elementary school at the age of six and continue until the age of twelve.

During this stage, one does not learn any knowledge about the world of immortal cultivation. One only studies the Confucian classics of the mortal world, recites poems and songs, and memorizes family history.

Of course, after Shang Ting became the family elder, a new subject was added: mathematical calculation, which was aimed at training his thinking ability.

The intention of the merchants is to first establish the moral cultivation of the immortal seedlings.

Confucian classics play a vital role in the teaching of “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness”.

All seedlings are first people, and then monks.

Families are connected by blood ties. Young people in the family who receive such education will know how to love their family, respect their elders, observe etiquette, and be honest and trustworthy.

The knowledge of cultivating immortals can be quickly acquired through reading jade slips, but once a child’s character has gone astray, it is difficult to correct it.

This is also one of the important reasons why businesses are so united internally. It takes ten years to grow a tree, and a hundred years to cultivate a person.

Moreover, this kind of moral cultivation will accompany them throughout their lives and become their spiritual pillar to stick to the right path and resist temptation on the road of cultivating immortals.

Starting from the age of twelve, when the spiritual roots have grown, the spiritual root level of each seedling can be tested.

Shang Xiaoting and Shang Xiaohua have the same qualifications as their father, both have low-grade spiritual roots, and are considered mediocre among their peers.

Looking at this quaint school that I have not seen for a long time.

It is built with dark wood and blue stone.

The roof is covered with gray tiles, which appear more stable and heavy after years of baptism.

The heavy door of the school is made of spiritual wood, exuding a faint spiritual aura.

As you enter the school, a strong scent of books hits you.

In the spacious hall, there are rows of neatly arranged desks and chairs, where sit the ten young boys and girls of this class, looking young and ignorant.

The twin brothers Shang Xiaoting and Shang Xiaohua sat together in the fifth and sixth positions on the right. They looked exactly like the fat boy who giggled foolishly under the Yanyang Sect back then, but their complexions were much better.

When he saw Shang Ting coming, his eyes lit up and he smiled.

I wanted to call him uncle, but I backed off in public.

Shang Haoran, the head of the family who was in the stage of building the foundation, tested their natal charts, and Shang Yueer and several other family elders gathered around him.

Shang Haoran was seen touching their heads one by one, and using his spiritual sense to sense their sea of ​​consciousness.

Immediately, they were reported one by one, and a special person wrote them down:

“Shang Tingqing, spiritual item [Ironwood Bow], made of tough ironwood, with a strong string, can shoot through strong enemies.”

“Shang Shiyan, spiritual item [Frost Spirit Snake], exudes frost energy, moves swiftly, and attacks fiercely.”

“Shang He, spiritual item [Spirit Flame Bird], spiritual flames burning all over the body, extremely fast, and can spit out flames.”

Shang Ting glanced at Shang He, the young girl with the flying spirit flame bird, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

For someone like her who is born under the element of fire, it is much more comfortable.

Because six years ago, Shang Ting and Shangguan Li brought back many fire-related skills to the clan.

“Nirvana Fire”, “Leaving Fire Sutra”, “Blue Flame Demonic Skill”.
The inheritance system is complete, and the level of the skills has reached the peak of the Jindan stage, which is naturally worth celebrating.

Soon they arrived at the scene where the twins, Shang Xiaoting and Shang Xiaohua, were.

Shang Haoran looked over and suddenly raised his voice:
“Shang Xiaoting, spiritual item [Soaring Cloud Dragon], controls the clouds, and his body changes unpredictably. He moves at an extremely fast speed and silently, forming a vortex of clouds and mist that covers himself.”

“Shang Xiaohua, spiritual grade [Jiawu Chi], can control fog, is good at hiding and changing, making it difficult for people to detect his tracks, and can control all kinds of fog to create illusions.”

He looked surprised, a smile appeared on his face, he looked at the two ignorant boys and said with a smile:
“You are the [mutually beneficial couple]!” As soon as these words came out, many elders and students in the school looked at Shang Xiaoting and Shang Xiaohua with envy in their eyes.

[Tengyun Jiao] and [Jiawu Chi], just by sounding they have a kind of immortal charm, and it is obvious that they have extraordinary qualifications.

The two brothers were a little confused, and then said in surprise: “Thank you, Patriarch, for your fortune-telling!”

Shang Yueer’s family elder smiled gently:
“You two are lucky. Like Jianfeng Ruyao, you will also follow me to the Sutra Library later. There are special cultivation techniques for you!”

After hearing this, the other students’ eyes became more envious.

With their mutually beneficial nature, even if the two brothers only have low-grade spiritual roots, their potential can be doubled, and there is hope for them to reach the stage of foundation building!
Shang Ting smiled slightly and thought:

“Little Fatty is blessed. [Family Reunion] speeds up their cultivation by 50%, and [Depend on Each Other] can help them sense each other’s destiny, and their cultivation level will be improved with half the effort. Not bad, not bad.”

However, I have never even heard of [Tengyun Jiao], [Jiawu Chi], the cloud path, and the fog path.

It is better to practice the relevant waterway skills first.

Water creates fog, fog gathers into clouds. Lay a solid foundation and then you can switch to practicing the Cloud and Fog Paths after you have mastered the skills.

Bring the two brothers Xiaoting and Xiaohua to Xiaopang’s house to announce the good news.

When Zhang Xiaopang and Shang Yuru heard that they were destined to be together, they were so overjoyed that they couldn’t hide their joy.

The two younger sisters, Shang Xiner and Shang Shuer, had also grown to twelve or thirteen years old and had already started practicing. They were very happy to hear this.

They are not twins, so the possibility of them being born in the same zodiac sign is not high.

But being born later has its advantages. His aptitude is better than his elder brother, and both of them have middle-grade spiritual roots.

After a delicious meal cooked by my sister-in-law Yu Ru.

In the evening, the sun sets.

Xiaopang suddenly brought Shangting to the pavilion mysteriously, with a hesitant look on his face:

“Brother Ting, I’m undecided about something. I want you to help me.”

Shang Ting smiled faintly: “Why, have you awakened your esophagus talent again?”

Zhang Xiaopang slowly shook his head and said:

“That’s right, I want to change my name!”

“Oh?”

Shang Ting was surprised. “You are thirty-two years old now. Why do you suddenly want to change your name?”

Zhang Xiaopang took a deep breath and said:
“That’s right. Because of your cultivation, Brother Ting, my cultivation speed has become faster and faster since I awakened my talent. Now I have reached the sixth level of Qi training.”

He slowly explained that he thought the name was too low in destiny and was afraid that it would hinder his future potential.

Zhang Xiaopang, a name similar to that of a farm boy.

But now, as a sixth-level Qigong cultivator, it seems a little hard to say it!

He also specifically inquired from the family’s trade department.

In the vast Liang Kingdom’s world of immortal cultivation, with hundreds of foundation-building families, no foundation-building cultivator has ever been heard of with such a name.

Therefore, I want to change the name.

Shang Ting heard this, but did not approve. Instead, he looked at his dark face solemnly and said:
“Xiao Pang, you have to know that for a cultivator, his name and life are closely related.”

“[Changing your name] can even [change your fate] to a small extent, but whether the change is good or not depends on how you change it.”

“Have you thought of a new name for yourself?”

The name and life of a cultivator are interrelated.

For example, a cultivator whose name contains the word “fire” may be more likely to have a fire attribute, which will affect his future path.

At the same time, the meaning of the name is often regarded as a mysterious omen that can reveal the direction of their destiny.

But not every name that is particularly grand, such as “Qitian”, “Zhenjun”, “Qingdi”, is necessarily good?
This is not the case at all. Everyone has his or her own destiny.

If your fate cannot support it, you will suffer the consequences!
Not only will the originally good destiny be ruined, but it may even bring disaster.

Zhang Xiaopang hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head and smiled bitterly:
“Brother Ting, I have been concerned about this for a long time. It is because of the lack of culture that I have thought of a few myself.”

“【Zhang Yuyuan】, 【Zhang Fengge】, 【Zhang Yizhuan】. All of them are not satisfied, so I want you to help me think about it.”

So that’s how it is. You want me to help you pick a name.
Shang Ting pondered for a moment.

Then he shook his head and said with a smile: “It’s not necessary to help you choose a name, but if you want to change your name, I think it’s feasible.”

“feasible?”

Xiaopang’s black eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

Shang Ting nodded slightly:

“That’s right, Xiaopang, you don’t have to underestimate yourself. I think you have the potential to build a foundation. Give it a name that matches your origin. Maybe you can consider your esophagus.”

Natal esophagus?

Xiaopang nodded thoughtfully.

A few days later, Zhang Xiaopang officially went to the clan registration office and changed his name.

The new name is [Zhang Shiyun].

The news was told by the maid Chunyue to Shang Ting who was in seclusion.

“Zhang Shiyun? Haha, not bad.”

After listening to this, Shang Ting tasted a few flavors and smiled faintly.

(End of this chapter)