"Qingzhou, I asked you to stay because I have something to tell you in detail." Nie Fang said softly.
Bai Qingzhou bowed his hands seriously and replied: "If you have anything to do, the leader can just give you instructions."
"Well..." Nie Fang nodded happily, then looked at Han Aoyu who was standing aside, "Elder Han, please tell Qingzhou."
Han Aoyu nodded to him, then looked at Bai Qingzhou and said slowly:
"Qingzhou, do you know what position Chen Li held before?"
Bai Qingzhou was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this to be the question, so he blurted out: "Senior Brother Chen is the deacon who teaches..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, paused, and said in surprise: "The elder didn't mean to ask me..."
Han Aoyu nodded and said sternly: "Yes, after Chen Li passed away, his position became free. After discussing with the head, I want to designate you as the deacon to teach the skills and resolve doubts for the disciples in the sect."
"Me?!" Bai Qingzhou was shocked and hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, "With my ability, how can I become a deacon? There is a huge difference in knowledge between me and Senior Brother Chen."
"No! You can do it." Han Aoyu stared at Bai Qingzhou and said seriously: "Although you have been practicing for a short time, you have made rapid progress. In addition, you have been traveling around the outer market in the past few years. You are well-informed and fully capable of becoming a
Deacon of merit."
"But I..." Bai Qingzhou looked around and seemed hesitant, "I have no preparation at all to be a teacher..."
"It's okay. I know you often borrowed books and read them before, and you know a lot about the world of cultivation. You can just talk about these during class."
Nie Fang, who was on the side, suddenly interrupted and said with a smile: "Haha, not to mention that you are also a late-stage Qi-refining monk. You must have richer knowledge of cultivation than other disciples. It should be no problem for you to be a deacon of Qi-transfer!"
Hearing that both elders were so confident in him, Bai Qingzhou was very entangled in his heart. After a while, he wondered:
"But now I have to manage the store, so I'm afraid I won't have enough time to be a deacon..."
"It doesn't matter," Nie Fang chuckled and said slowly, "The store is on the right track now, and there is no need for you to stay in the market all the time. You just need to take time to check it out again."
"Senior Brother Head," Han Aoyu interjected: "If Qingzhou finds it hard, perhaps the management of the store can be left to Ji Heng. His character should be able to show better in Fangshi."
Nie Fang nodded slowly, "What you said makes sense."
Then he turned to look at Bai Qingzhou and continued: "I will leave the store to Ji Heng, and from now on you will be responsible for the transfer of the sect. How about it?"
Seeing that the words had reached this point, Bai Qingzhou raised his hands and said, "Okay then...disciple accepts the order!"
Seeing Bai Qingzhou agree, Nie Fang and Han Aoyu both smiled happily.
Nie Fang continued, "Then you should make some preparations first. After the Ascension Conference is over, you can start a unified class for the new disciples. You can decide the details on your own."
"yes!"
...
The next day.
Xuanyangmen Houshan Cemetery.
Many disciples in gray robes stood in silence at the scene.
There is a stone tablet standing in front of the cemetery, with all the dead cultivators of Xuanyangmen written on it.
Various flowers and various offerings were placed in front of the stone tablet. Nie Fang, the head of the Xuanyang Sect, stood at the front, while two elders, Xiao Feichen and Han Aoyu, stood a little behind.
Bai Qingzhou stood in a row behind the two elders, standing with several inner disciples in the sect.
The other disciples stood at the back.
The entire Xuanyang Sect disciples came to worship, including the registered disciple Wu Yangyang, there were nearly a hundred people.
Nie Fang stood in front and kept saying some words of worship to the crowd, while the disciples listened quietly.
"...Finally, everyone must keep in mind the purpose of Xuanyang Sect!"
“Stand upright and carry forward the past and open up the future!”
Nie Fang's voice, which was filled with subtle aura, was as loud as thunder and clear to the ears of the disciples who were standing far away.
After Nie Fang finished speaking, all the disciples took turns to come forward to sweep the tomb, add material to the tomb, offer sacrifices, burn paper money, and kowtow and pray.
It took half an hour for the entire ritual process to be completed.
Everyone dispersed and slowly returned to the meeting hall. Several round tables had been prepared here, with various delicacies and a lot of spiritual wine on them. Just looking at them would whet your appetite.
The strength of the sect has been growing recently, and everyone has seen this phenomenon, so after the dull funeral, everyone smiled and started to exchange cups and cups and chat casually.
Since Bai Qingzhou hadn't come back for a long time, he sat with Qin Yihan, Ji Heng, He Zuo, He Li, Chen Lin, Zhang Zhiyan and other close classmates. Everyone was chatting and laughing at the banquet.
.
The banquet party quickly dispersed the somber atmosphere of the funeral.
Seeing the two young children, He Zuo and He Li, fighting over a piece of animal meat, while Qin Yihan was trying to break up the fight between them, Bai Qingzhou smiled happily.
The quarrel between two children caused everyone to laugh.
Hearing laughter, Bai Qingzhou couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhiyan.
She was seen holding a glass of sake, looking at the field with soft eyes, and her beautiful features were full of smiles.
With just one glance, Bai Qingzhou was attracted to
I was stunned for a moment...
But Zhang Zhiyan noticed someone was looking at her and immediately turned her gaze sideways.
"Junior Brother Bai, what's wrong?" Zhang Zhiyan raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
"Nothing..." Bai Qingzhou coughed lightly, looked away, and then said: "By the way, Senior Sister Zhang, are you going to host the Immortality Conference this time?"
Because the five-year ascension conference will be held in two days, Bai Qingzhou still doesn’t know who will host the ascension conference.
Hearing this, Zhang Zhiyan shook her head and said: "This time, I will leave it to Li Xian to take charge. I am about to go into seclusion."
"Retreat?!" Bai Qingzhou was shocked and immediately asked: "Are you going to enter the foundation building stage?"
"That's right," Zhang Zhiyan said with a smile, "I have been promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining for a while, and I just seemed to sense an opportunity to advance a few days ago, so I plan to officially retreat after the Ascension Conference is over!"
Hearing this, Bai Qingzhou felt mixed emotions in his heart. On the one hand, he was happy for Zhang Zhiyan's improvement in cultivation, but on the other hand, he was worried about her foundation building process. After all, Chen Li had just failed to build the foundation...
Seeing Bai Qingzhou's expression, Zhang Zhi smiled sweetly, feeling a little moved in her heart, and then said: "Don't worry, I will be fine. If the foundation building does not go well, I will give up."
"Yeah, then you must remember and don't force it." Bai Qingzhou nodded quickly.
Zhang Zhiyan frowned, "Don't worry!"
While he was talking, Ruan Xiuqi suddenly ran over, put his arms around Bai Qingzhou's neck, and with a mouth full of wine, he shouted in a daze: "Brother Bai, let's have a drink!"
It looked like he was drunk.
Bai Qingzhou laughed and did not refuse. He directly picked up the wine glass on the table and started to respect him.