Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Accepting a Disciple, Encountering a Billion-fold Return Again
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“Today, I have called all of you here not only to announce that Changsheng will succeed me as Sect Leader, but also to reveal another matter. From now on, Murong Shi, the eldest disciple of Bimoon Peak, will take over as the Peak Master of Bimoon Peak.”
“Could it be that the Peak Master of Bimoon Peak…”
“Elder Sister was approaching the end of her lifespan and expended all her life force in this catastrophe; she has passed away.”
Taiyuan Zhenren sighed, and the Supreme Elders of Mount Shu fell silent.
More than half of the elders and disciples of Mount Shu died in the conflict with the four Great Demon Sects and the demons of Huang State. The ninth layer Void Refinement Realm Peak Master of Bimoon Peak also perished in this calamity.
Lu Changsheng also felt powerless.
He had Ninth-grade Life and Death Reincarnation Pills, but the Peak Master of Bimoon Peak had reached the end of her natural lifespan, not merely injured; even Ninth-grade Immortal Pills couldn’t turn back fate.
“Changsheng, before your Elder Sister passed away, she entrusted me with a task,”
“Please speak, Master.”
“She hoped that you would take her junior disciple, Chen Yao, as your apprentice. Chen Yao is blessed with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique, and her talent holds the promise of ascension to the Immortal Realm. In the future, she may prove to be of help to you.”
“Agreed.”
Chen Yao’s Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique would be recognized by the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, and if he recruited this disciple, he would then have six chances for apprentice training returns every day.
Lu Changsheng never refused an unparalleled genius.
“Lu, I entrust my junior sister to your care as she enters your tutelage,” Murong Shi approached with Chen Yao, “Junior Sister, pay respects to Elder Lu as your master.”
“Master above, please accept your disciple Chen Yao’s bow.”
Chen Yao performed the apprenticeship ceremony.
Because of Lin Qingzhi, Chen Yao often traveled between Bimoon Peak and Qingyun Peak. Lu Changsheng occasionally bestowed gifts upon her, so Chen Yao had no objections to taking Lu Changsheng as her master—this was also the intention of the former Peak Master of Bimoon Peak before her passing.
After accepting this disciple, Lu Changsheng could see her information in the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator.
[Name: Chen Yao]
[Race: Human]
[Talent: Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique, Thunder Spiritual Root, Formation Grandmaster]
[Cultivation Level: Dao Palace Realm Third Layer]
[Dao Bone: 70 Years]
[Merit: 100,000]
[Cultivation Technique: Supreme Thunder Command (Heaven Rank Upper-grade Technique)]
[Martial Technique: Taiyin Sword Art (Heaven Rank Upper-grade Technique)]
[Treasures: Five Thunder Sword (Upper-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure), Profound Thunder Immortal Skirt (Middle-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure)]
Under the tutelage of the Peak Master of Bimoon Peak, Chen Yao’s pace of cultivation was astonishing.
It took Zhao Wuyan of Zhiyue Peak three hundred years to reach the fifth layer of the Dao Palace Realm, nearly four hundred years to reach the seventh layer, while Chen Yao in mere seventy years reached the third layer. This reflected the formidable nature of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique.
After all, the Peak Master of Bimoon Peak could not constantly impart power and initiate disciples like Lu Changsheng, so Chen Yao’s cultivation speed was normal.
If she were to receive the power-infusing initiation and a bounty of elixirs for cultivation like Lu Changsheng provided, Chen Yao’s cultivation level would surely be on par with Lin Qingzhi and Lu Qinglian, both at the ninth layer of the Dao Palace Realm.
The Peak Master of Bimoon Peak had been extremely generous with Chen Yao, whether in terms of cultivation techniques or swordsmanship, all of which were the pinnacle techniques of Bimoon Peak, ranked as heaven-tier upper-grade. Supreme Thunder Command at great perfection was nearly as powerful as the ninth layer great perfection of Supreme Purity Limitless Technique and was compatible with Chen Yao’s “Thunder Spiritual Root.”
Currently, Lu Changsheng had no more suitable techniques to impart to Chen Yao, except perhaps the Tiangang Sword Formation.
Thus, Lu Changsheng casually produced a Flying Sword and the secret manual for the “Tiangang Sword Formation”: “Make do with this lower-grade Innate Spirit Treasure for now. And this ‘Tiangang Sword Formation’ is a heaven-tier upper-grade sword array technique. You may practice it in your spare time, but continue to focus primarily on the ‘Taiyin Sword Art’.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Chen Yao accepted both the Flying Sword and the technique manual, feeling inwardly amazed. An Innate Spirit Treasure and a heaven rank technique, just to ‘make do’ with?
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Chen Yao knew that Lu Changsheng was good to his direct disciples, but she didn’t expect him to be this good.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple Chen Yao with a lower-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, “Thunderbird Sword,” and have received a billion-fold return reward for teaching: a human race Treasured Fragment.]
[Today’s reward count -1, remaining reward count for today is 5.]
A second billion-fold return!
Lu Changsheng had been trying to collect Treasured Fragments, and this was the second Treasured Fragment he had obtained.
However, this time the returned fragment was not a Demon Race Treasured Fragment but a human race Treasured Fragment.
A second metal fragment appeared inside Lu Changsheng, which was also the size of a fingertip. Unlike the Demon Lord’s Treasured Fragment, which was the color of Chaotic Primordial Yellow, this one was crimson.
With the appearance of the human race Treasured Fragment, a subtle balance formed with the original Demon Lord’s Treasured Fragment already inside Lu Changsheng’s body, with neither making any rash moves.
“I wonder exactly what Treasured Fragment the Demon Race’s and human race’s fragments inside my body are from?”
From the returned multiples, Lu Changsheng could see that the quality of the Treasured Fragments was still above that of Immortal Artifacts. He was even more curious about what magical item could be forged by collecting these fragments.
These fragments seemed like they had been shattered during an unprecedented great war.
Just the idea of Treasured Fragments being broken was indeed shocking.
It was difficult for someone with the power of the Unity Realm to even damage a high-grade Immortal Artifact.
Inside Lu Changsheng’s body was also a high-grade Immortal Artifact—the Demon Emperor Cauldron.
There were two clear sword marks upon the body of the Demon Emperor Cauldron.
Two Divine Swords, using the Holy Spirit Sword Art, had damaged this spatial magical item, the Demon Emperor Cauldron.
The Demon Emperor Cauldron had the ability to tear and seal space, containing a small world within it capable of holding living beings and also came with an effect that suppressed powerful enemies; it wasn’t necessarily inferior to the Demon-Suppressing Sword.
When the Demon Lord’s magical item fell into Lu Changsheng’s hands, he considered how to repair this high-grade Immortal Artifact.
Even if he didn’t use it himself, he could still reward the Demon Emperor Cauldron to a disciple with the Demon God Physique in the future. After all, the Demon Emperor Cauldron was a high-grade Immortal Artifact crafted by the Demon Race.
Repairing the Demon Emperor Cauldron required some special crafting materials.
Most of the crafting materials could be exchanged from the Treasure Pavilion of Mount Shu, while a few rare materials might be obtained through teaching.
Lu Changsheng possessed a mid-grade Immortal Artifact, “Golden Crow Divine Furnace,” which could be used for crafting.
Lu Changsheng accepted Chen Yao as a disciple and took her back to Qingyun Peak.
“From now on, she will be your junior sister.”
Lu Changsheng gathered several disciples for a brief introduction.
Chen Yao frequently visited Qingyun Peak and was already acquainted with several of the disciples there.
The ranking of the disciples was determined by the order in which they joined, and since Chen Yao joined last, she was the sixth junior sister.
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Lin Qingzhi found it bizarre that his senior sister Chen Yao had become his junior sister?
“Master, should I call Chen Yao senior sister or junior sister?”
“As you like.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t mind. As long as they were his disciples and he could get teaching return rewards, that was fine.
“From now on, you must cultivate diligently and strive to advance your cultivation to the Void Refinement Realm as soon as possible. That is when you will truly have started.”
Lu Changsheng was counting on his disciples to elevate their cultivation to the Void Refinement Realm, so that he could reward them with Immortal Artifacts.
Is the Void Refinement Realm just the beginning?
The six disciples of Qingyun Peak felt immense pressure, as their master’s expectations seemed, maybe by just a billion points, too high.