Chapter 266: 266: Master’s Task (Extra 300 Chapters for bookstore recommendation)
Mu Qiuniang glanced at him with great satisfaction, "No wonder little Gong always praises you for being capable. You take care of every disciple who leaves the Master for the first time and set up various reward mechanisms. You truly consider the disciples of the Master, having a senior brother like you is their good fortune!"
Gong Leitian replied shyly, "These experiences were borrowed from the Master, and were established by the predecessors. I merely improved them, they are not my own ideas. I dare not claim credit."
"Being able to do well under your management is already very good. You don’t need to be modest. If you face any difficulties in the future, feel free to bring them up, and I will handle them accordingly."
"Rest assured, Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master, if I truly have anything to trouble you with, I will definitely speak up."
"Very well, I called you over today for a private matter." Mu Qiuniang proceeded to briefly explain Jiang Nuo’s situation and handed over the prepared hair to Gong Leitian, "Reputation speaks of a national gene bank being established, and all it takes is matching Anuo’s gene to possibly find his parents... Though, I am not sure how exactly this works, but I believe you can handle this matter for me, can’t you?"
"This matter is not difficult for me."
Gong Leitian dared to say such a thing because he had the credentials. After all, he belonged to a special department and was a senior executive, naturally having some channels unknown to outsiders.
Moreover, Mu Qiuniang had just "provided" so much to the country, merely raising this trivial private matter, even going through the state should be willing to resolve it, right?
Although Gong Leitian did not directly reveal Mu Qiuniang’s identity to the state, the fact that such an accomplished Gong Leitian still addressed that person as junior indicated to the state that she was a talent worth cultivating.
Mu Qiuniang, on the other hand, did not need their cultivation. As long as it benefitted Huaxia and was convenient for her, she was very willing to lend a hand.
The leaders of Huaxia were extremely pleased having such an extraordinary hermit within their land, especially as this sage stood on the side of justice and would not frequently trouble them, which was a blessing.
The leadership even told Gong Leitian that talents like hers could be facilitated in matters not threatening state security.
At that time, Gong Leitian said, "Leader, rest assured, my Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master is not someone who likes to cause trouble. Instead of spending so much time fighting for fame and fortune, for her, it is better to find a place with beautiful mountains and waters to cultivate and ascend soon. She got involved in the Master’s affairs this time because she sensed her time left in the Mortal World is running out and wanted to leave something for the disciples."
Gong Leitian subtly implied that his Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master was likely the first cultivator to ascend to Immortal in hundreds of years!
The leader’s eyes immediately widened. Though he himself was no extraordinary person, being in a high position and needing to manage the Cultivation World, preventing those extraordinary individuals from abusing their abilities was the priority, which meant understanding the entire Cultivation World.
Therefore, he was very aware of the current scarcity of spiritual energy, with all cultivators struggling as they could not ascend.
Yet now, his most capable assistant, Gong Tiandong, said that their Master had a Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master about to ascend, really?!
"Hasn’t it been hundreds of years since anyone ascended in the Cultivation World?"
"I’m not sure of the specifics, but this Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master has always been a legend not passed beyond our Master. It is said she is a senior left from that era, often remaining secluded, so outsiders rarely know of her. Even among disciples, most have only heard of her name but never met her."
"That era? Does that mean she has lived for hundreds of years?"
Gong Leitian nodded, "Yes, from hundreds of years ago to now, Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master’s appearance seems to be forever forgotten by time, never having changed."
"Not changing for hundreds of years, isn’t that eternal youth? How did she achieve it?" The leader was somewhat agitated.
Living as long as heaven and earth has always been a human aspiration. Many ancient emperors dreamt of it, seeking elixirs and praying for immortality, yet none succeeded. Gradually, it was considered an unattainable dream.
But now, Gong Tianle claimed someone had achieved it?!
If one person could achieve it, doesn’t that mean others could too?
No one despises longevity; everyone wishes to live longer. Especially those in power, the longer they live, the more they seize opportunities of power, the more reluctant they are to let go.
Gong Leitian, however, shook his head, "Besides Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master, no one else in these hundreds of years has accomplished her feat. Even among our Sect Leaders, several generations have changed, the longest living about 200 years, with white hair and beard, an immortal demeanor... If not for meeting Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master, even I would not dare believe such a legend could be true."
"Does she have no secrets?"
"The secret is essentially cultivation. All of Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master’s lifelong knowledge originates from the Master. Yet among our thousands of disciples with cultivation talent, learning the same things, none could reach her level. It can only be said that fate, chance, this sort of thing is truly indescribable."
"What you say is reasonable, just like students taught by the same teacher still have rank differences, the best and worst are worlds apart which no one can change," the leader shook his head, sighing, "The affairs of you cultivators, I really find unfathomable, too mystical!"
As a leader, having a chance to contact cultivation, how could he not have tried to cultivate?
Unfortunately, he lacked the talent. No matter how many secret books he had, they were just means to cultivate his moral character, which he couldn’t figure out at all.
It seems as though heaven built a gate between cultivators and ordinary people. Those with enlightenment could step across and become cultivators; those without could never step across, never could become cultivators, let alone pursue the Immortal Path.
"All right! Rest assured, I understand what you said. Your Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master can walk so far, not because of any secret technique, but simply because she is more enlightened, something others can neither learn nor steal nor rob, all personal fortune. In this life, as far as I am aware, being just an ordinary person is fine with me. I will live as long as heaven lets me, having done and eaten everything, leaving with no regrets, nothing more is needed."
"My Martial Uncle-Ancestral Master has refined some elixirs to prolong life, though they can’t guarantee eliminating a hundred ailments or granting a long life, they do have health-enhancing, beauty-boosting, and longevity-enhancing effects. I’ve gathered some in a jade bottle, especially to give you." Gong Leitian said, handing over a thumb-sized, white jade bottle, "You’ve been an old neighbor, contributing so much to Huaxia in your youth, enduring various artillery attacks that left many hidden injuries on your body. This health elixir has the best effects."
"You’re very thoughtful!"
As a leader, he naturally couldn’t just take it directly and use it, nor could he keep it solely for himself. Naturally, one would be taken out and given to subordinates for testing, to check for any dangers.
If there were absolutely no issues, then he could use it.
The rest would be distributed to several other leaders.
Gong Leitian was already familiar with this routine, so he remarked that although the jade bottle seemed small, it actually contained more than 50 pills, enough for each person to consume three pills consecutively for three days.