Chương 3: Your Master’s Amazing!
Biên tập viên: EndlessFantasy Translation
Usually, cultivation methods had specific spiritual pressure and could only be executed at certain levels, thus producing relatively fixed strength. Such cultivation methods were lower in tier and were conventionally called… lousy cultivation methods.
Due to the Dao-Ending Period, real high-tier cultivation methods were basically olden cultivation methods.
It was said that olden cultivation methods were improvised based on the remaining pieces of immortal art upon entering the Dao-Ending Period. They were the best weapons for a cultivator in a battle that exceeded his level and they were powerful and incredibly difficult to cultivate.
One could cultivate at any stage from Qi Refining to the Great Vehicle. The level of cultivation difficulty was high, but with the increasing growth of the cultivation base and the length of time of insight, one would grasp the cultivation method with increasing familiarity.
The olden cultivation methods were divided into four tiers: Heaven-Tier, Black-Tier, Earth-Tier, and Yellow-Tier.
The Heaven-Tier was the highest level of cultivation method. It was rumored that there were less than 10 Heaven-Tier cultivation methods left in the cultivation world since the Dao-Ending Period!
His master actually had one to herself? She did not look like she treasured it either…
What were his master's actual identity and background?
What was more preposterous was that she wanted Xiao Ran, a mere mortal, to cultivate the Heaven-Tier cultivation method right from the start!
Wow!
Nonetheless, Xiao Ran had an advantage when it came to receiving a Heaven-Tier cultivation method.
He did not plan to dig deep into his master's motive. He just focused his attention on how he could learn the Art of Resonance.
The system store priced the acquisition at 10 DP. Maybe he could reap some off his master tomorrow.
It was late in the morning now, so it was still early in the day. Was he going to wait for tomorrow to come without doing anything?
Hold on…
His master was sleeping now? Were all Sword-Wielding Elders this free?
Xiao Ran did not fall asleep, as he was still thrilled about managing to get himself into a cultivation sect and acquiring the system on the same day. He was not going to sit around and wait for the next day to come either.
He wanted to learn the mental cultivation method as soon as he could!
His master was already asleep. How could Xiao Ran earn 10 DP before tomorrow?
If someone knew how to spend money, they would make more money—this was the method of financial management Xiao Ran had followed in his past life.
Seven DP was not a small amount. What should he buy?
Actually, what should he buy so he could serve his master more efficiently?
Xiao Ran gazed at the straw hut.
What the heck!
He had not given it a closer look earlier. Now that he looked at it, the straw hut was shabby.
Were houses very expensive in the cultivation world?
Hopping off the pine roots, Xiao Ran went nearer to the straw hut with faint stride and peeked in from the gaping wooden door… It did not seem any better than a doghouse.
To be specific, his master's lengthy, slim figure was laying on its side on the tattered pinewood bed while her fair skin was snuggling on the grass pillow, dribbling drool that smelled like wine.
What a reckless waste of God's gift! Such a beautiful grass pillow was sullied by drunken drool…
There was no furniture or dressing table in the hut, and no kitchen or washroom. There was just one bedroom and no disciple room. The only thing that added a slight hint of immortality to the miserable doghouse were the restrictive spells and arrays adorning the four walls to secure the straw walls and weather the storm glowing faintly with a light green color.
Xiao Ran thought that houses were truly a challenging issue both on earth in his past life and in the cultivation world in his current life!
While he entertained this thought, his master tossed and turned, revealing a large patch of fair skin that could be vaguely seen thanks to the illumination of the light. It was an indecent sight to behold.
The Sword-Wielding Elder of Zongzhi Mountain, a formidable opponent whose cultivation base was unfathomably profound, only discovered this after her disciple had peeped at her skin for a long time because she was sound asleep.
With a slight startle, Lingzhou Yue said drowsily, "Are you not sleeping after a hard day of work?"
'If only I had somewhere to sleep!' Xiao Ran scowled.
"This disciple wishes to cultivate more today."
Bastard! Lingzhou Yue almost sprang awake when she saw how hardworking this man was.
'What are you cultivating given your lack of talent? I've given you a mental cultivation method. Read a book, ruminate on life, and take it easy. Is sleeping not fun?'
Her words had rolled to the tip of her tongue but came out as caring advice. "It's good that young people are strong and robust, but one should be careful not to go overboard. The journey of cultivation emphasizes on the long run. Read more books and get enough sleep. Work and rest should go hand in hand."
"Thank you for your concern, Master."
Xiao Ran thought that his master might not have the best intentions for him, but one could not ask for more when a hotshot of the cultivation world respected their pride and advised them. Regardless of her motive, she was at least not the type of person to forget about him once she woke up. She wanted to maintain a long-term master-disciple relationship.
If the devotion system had a personality, it would definitely give Xiao Ran a big thumbs-up and say, "Your master's amazing!"
Now that the system had dropped on him, Xiao Ran would naturally keep serving her until she forgot how to be independent.
Okay, he had made a decision about his newest devotion task. He would build a sleeping place with a disciple room for his master.
While browsing the system store, Xiao Ran saw that the price for "Maximum Level Construction Skill (Civilian)" was three DP!
It was cheap… He would earn it by massaging his master.
Nevertheless, Xiao Ran did not purchase the Maximum Level Construction Skill immediately.
DP could be used to purchase healing kits to save lives. To prevent needing DP for emergencies, Xiao Ran had to get hold of the construction materials first and make sure he was safe while doing that before buying the Maximum Level Construction Skill.
First and foremost, he had to get his master's permission.
Xiao Ran did not express his filial devotion directly.
"Speaking of sleeping… this disciple wishes to build a disciple room on the mountain."
Rearranging herself into a new idle sleeping position, Lingzou Yue offered her full support to her disciple's sleeping career. If she did not want to sleep, she would have taken him down the mountain personally to chop some wood.
"Sure, this is also cultivation. Build one on your own based on my straw hut."
"Yes, Master."
It was obvious that the raw materials available on the mountain were insufficient to build a wooden house. Xiao Ran planned to secure help from the outer sect, so he went down the mountain by using the narrow path going around the hill.
The narrow path was steep and full of rocks and brambles. A careless step would throw one into the clouds and crush one's body.
DP could buy healing kits to save Xiao Ran, but his current DP was not enough to do that.
As he probed for his interspatial ring, he came across the high-tier sword that the sect had given him. It would be great if he could fly by riding the sword… Unfortunately, he could not even access the interspatial ring, let alone reach for his sword.
Upon thinking of that, Xiao Ran was thrilled to know that he could refine Qi and ride his sword once he amassed 100 DP.
He went down the mountain very slowly, only safely arriving at the base of the mountain in the afternoon.
After going through the jungle and the valley, he reached a line of towers with vines creeping along them. This was the Outer Disciple Management. It was also where Xiao Ran had registered to enter the sect.
Upon moving forward, he saw the Overseer who had been very cold to him when he had registered for the assessment, Zhang Shun.
He was a middle-aged man with long, narrow eyes like leaves that looked sturdy thanks to his short, fat, and solid build.
Ah, how things had changed…
Xiao Ran, who had come here again, was already in a green Direct Disciple uniform. Compared to the impassive Overseer, he was at least three ranks higher in status.
The Overseer was only at the peak of Body Tempering and was a representative of Outer Disciples.
Above the Overseer were the Outer Sect Trainer and the common Inner Disciples, who had a Qi Refining cultivation base. Above them were Inner Elite Disciples starting with a Foundation Establishment cultivation base. Then, even higher were Direct Disciples whose cultivation base did not matter, as their talent and potential were the key.
Zhang Shun gritted his teeth as he stared straight at Xiao Ran. He was indignant and unable to produce a word for a long moment.
He had witnessed the soil under his feet bumping up and soaring into a high mountain that one could hardly look up at—and why? Xiao Ran was just a handsome vase. How could he expect him to call him Senior Brother?
Xiao Ran had zero talent but was a Direct Disciple. There was no way he could get petty with a worker like Zhang Shun.
Reappearing there, in a Direct Disciple uniform no less, was a loud slap by itself.
Zongzhi Mountain upheld the heart of the Dao and free cultivation. Politeness was not a rule, so there was no need to force others to pay their respects.
This was also why Zhang Shun could puff his chest and tip his chin, resolutely not greeting him. He was cold to everyone. There was no need to pander to a Direct Disciple who had not climbed to their spot legitimately and could collapse at any time.
It was as though he was saying, "I, Zhang Shun, am an Outer Disciple but I'm also willful—I don't know how to cave in!"
Dong, dong, dong…
Zhang Shun's superior, respected Outer Sect Trainer Lin Yunzi, ran out of the tower at a speed that did not match his age.
He patted his clothes down and bowed, cupping his fist with his palm before Xiao Ran.
"Disciple, Lin Yunzi greets Junior Uncle Xiao."
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