After the examination, there was a relaxation time of three days for the participants before the official admission began.
In a peaceful glade at the Zhou Mountains, a black-clothed young man sat beside a beautiful young lady wearing a white dress.
The girl in a white dress spoke, "Brother Lin, you look so dashing today. I don't know why, but you seem to be much... cleaner?"
The black-clothed young man replied with a chuckle, "Xingxuan, what do you mean by that? I'm always dashing and clean."
Without surprise, these two were Lin Ming and Qin Xingxuan.
Last night, I finally consumed the Absolute Cleansing Pill. Earlier on, I didn't do it to stay low-key. During the announcement of the results, there were plenty of people that especially came to observe 'the boy who reached the seventh floor'. I was grabbing too much attention, so to avoid even more attention, I had to be patient.
It was only now that I have shown myself, cleansed of all impurities. One didn't need a discerning eye to notice the changes to myself, but how I could just fully admit it? The Absolute Cleansing Pill had to be kept an absolute secret for now.
"You really do look different today, did you achieve a breakthrough?" She extended her soul force to sense my cultivation, but was surprised the next moment, "You're still at the Peak of Viscera Training."
"See, there's nothing wrong. I've always been a clean and dashing charmer." I winked, while I helplessly thought, 'If it weren't for the Absolute Cleansing Pill, there really would be nothing wrong...'
After taking that godly pill last night, my cultivation actually plummeted by a great deal. At that time, I was a bit frightened since I thought that I had to cultivate from the start all over again. Fortunately, because my true essence was originally very pure, my cultivation only landed me back to the early Third Stage.
Because I was already at the peak before, reaching it once more was only a simple matter of time. Not to mention, I also managed to 'cleanse' thousands of true essence stones in the big barrel, so needless to say, the process was very smooth. Generation also played a big part in this. Otherwise, with my third-grade talent, although it would be completely harmless, absorbing so much true essence by myself would've been way too slow.
Even so, I was actually only able to cultivate up to the middle of the Third Stage, and that was including the time I spent consolidating my stage. In other words, I was currently disguising my true cultivation.
It's also worth noting that I wasted a lot of true essence stones because of the rapid speed of generation. If the amount of true essence stones that I wasted were given to another martial artist, it would've lasted them several years, even if they were to use it every day.
However, this was the part when my infinite system points showed absolute dominance. This was also one of the times when I would feel infinitely grateful for choosing such a wonderful cheat.
"Hmph," she turned her head with a slight blush and changed the topic, "I heard from Master that you were given a chance to become a core disciple."
"Mm," I nodded, "But those old fogeys are really strict when it comes to talent," I sighed to myself and continued, "If I didn't need to use their magic arrays, I wouldn't want to stay here."
She was momentarily surprised before her face turned a bit anxious, "Brother Lin, don't say that. You will surely become a core disciple, so don't leave..."
I laughed, "I won't leave just yet. Not until I finish some stuff."
She asked, "What do you mean?"
"It's a secret," I smiled at her, "But when I do leave... will you come with me?"
She was a bit stunned before she got a bit flustered, "Brother Lin... I... I..."
I looked on silently for a few seconds before saying, "Are you hesitant?"
She turned her head down, her silence indicating her agreement.
"I understand your worries." I paused, "You wish to pursue the Xiantian realm, don't you?"
She raised her head slightly and glanced at me. She has always had great ambitions. Before she met Lin Ming, her lifelong goal has always been to reach the elusive Xiantian realm. However, after spending three months with each other, she also came to learn about the realms beyond it and the broadness of the world. Correspondingly, her ambitions also increased.
This made me feel somewhat helpless back then. I don't really remember her being so ambitious in the novel. But upon careful thought, I remembered that her personality went through a change over the years because of the suffering she experienced. That was the time when that demonic sect waged war... and this war would happen in a few years.
As my cultivation grew, so did my mind. If remembering past events in the novel before was like walkking in a smog, then remembering now was like walking in a fog instead. It was still difficult, but it was possible to see further.
After all, martial arts cultivates not only the body but also the mind. By the time I break through to Xiantian, it might even be possible to remember everything and have a photographic memory.
Qin Xingxuan remained silent as she contemplated.
"You think that only by joining the Seven Profound Valleys will you fulfill your dream, right?" I smiled thoughtfully, "But what if I told you I could let you fulfill your dream?"
This time, Qin Xingxuan raised her head and locked gazes with me, "Does this have something to do with your master?"
"Not at all," I laughed slightly, "Every choice I make is my own."
"What if I join you?" Qin Xingxuan mustered up her courage as she asked with a blush.
"Why don't you find out?" I smiled as I extended a hand, "Do you trust me?"
Her face then turned into a thoughtful expression with a hidden current of hesitation.
"This is a one-time offer by the way," I warned, "And this offer will expire in three seconds."
Qin Xingxuan was speechless.
"Three...
"Two...
"One..." As I was about to retract my hand, her two hands immediately swooped onto mine as she shouted in exasperation, "I will join you!"
...
The three days quickly passed.
During this time, besides Qin Xingxuan, I also successfully recruited Liang Tieshan to my cause. And to my pleasant surprise, the system did a little something.
[Status]
Name: Lin Ming
Age: 15
Condition: Healthy
Title:
- He Who Cuts In Line
- Walking Gold Mine
- Sky Fortune Kingdom's Rising Star
- Leader of the Revolutionary Army
That's right, the system automatically created a group! I named it that way, of course. The name of the group inspired by Monkey D. Dragon. I was a big fan of anime and One Piece was definitely one of my favorites. But alas, I died before it ended, so I could only grumble to myself. For a time, I also considered naming the group as 'Night Raid'. But I was planning large-scale, so I stuck with 'Revolutionary Army'.
I also brought back titles in the status screen. This was due to my recent discovery that titles actually weren't useless. It happened roughly two months ago when I went shopping at the Allied Trade Association, otherwise known as the Chamber of Commerce. As I wore my disguise and entered their headquarters, I was warmly and eagerly welcomed by the staff, making my purchases proceed very smoothly and without much delay.
This had been happening plenty of times and it wasn't a unique case. I was really suspicious by then. When I asked the staff about this, even they couldn't give a proper explanation as to why they were so eager towards me. But when I asked the system why, it finally explained that these 'titles' could actually provide real benefits!
For instance, the shameful title 'He Who Cuts In Line' actually made the staff prioritize me over everyone else! Thus, 'Cutting in Line'.
The title 'Walking Gold Mine' was also similar. For some reason, this title gave me this disgustingly luxurious aura which only further boosted my image of a moneybag in the eyes of others.
As for the title 'Sky Fortune Kingdom's Rising Star', it shockingly boosted my growth in terms of comprehension and talent! It was really mystical.
And as for the last title 'Leader of the Revolutionary Army', needless to say, it was the title given to me when Qin Xingxuan joined the Revolutionary Army. This title was also quite overbearing.
Similar to 'Walking Gold Mine', this title instead gave me this domineering aura of leadership that would cause others to wholeheartedly submit and follow my lead. This was further amplified towards members of the group. Of course, it wasn't limited to only this effect, but I still haven't completely grasped the title's effects yet.
After the examination, there was a relaxation time of three days for the participants before the official admission began.
In a peaceful glade at the Zhou Mountains, a black-clothed young man sat beside a beautiful young lady wearing a white dress.
The girl in a white dress spoke, "Brother Lin, you look so dashing today. I don't know why, but you seem to be much... cleaner?"
The black-clothed young man replied with a chuckle, "Xingxuan, what do you mean by that? I'm always dashing and clean."
Without surprise, these two were Lin Ming and Qin Xingxuan.
Last night, I finally consumed the Absolute Cleansing Pill. Earlier on, I didn't do it to stay low-key. During the announcement of the results, there were plenty of people that especially came to observe 'the boy who reached the seventh floor'. I was grabbing too much attention, so to avoid even more attention, I had to be patient.
It was only now that I have shown myself, cleansed of all impurities. One didn't need a discerning eye to notice the changes to myself, but how I could just fully admit it? The Absolute Cleansing Pill had to be kept an absolute secret for now.
"You really do look different today, did you achieve a breakthrough?" She extended her soul force to sense my cultivation, but was surprised the next moment, "You're still at the Peak of Viscera Training."
"See, there's nothing wrong. I've always been a clean and dashing charmer." I winked, while I helplessly thought, 'If it weren't for the Absolute Cleansing Pill, there really would be nothing wrong...'
After taking that godly pill last night, my cultivation actually plummeted by a great deal. At that time, I was a bit frightened since I thought that I had to cultivate from the start all over again. Fortunately, because my true essence was originally very pure, my cultivation only landed me back to the early Third Stage.
Because I was already at the peak before, reaching it once more was only a simple matter of time. Not to mention, I also managed to 'cleanse' thousands of true essence stones in the big barrel, so needless to say, the process was very smooth. Generation also played a big part in this. Otherwise, with my third-grade talent, although it would be completely harmless, absorbing so much true essence by myself would've been way too slow.
Even so, I was actually only able to cultivate up to the middle of the Third Stage, and that was including the time I spent consolidating my stage. In other words, I was currently disguising my true cultivation.
It's also worth noting that I wasted a lot of true essence stones because of the rapid speed of generation. If the amount of true essence stones that I wasted were given to another martial artist, it would've lasted them several years, even if they were to use it every day.
However, this was the part when my infinite system points showed absolute dominance. This was also one of the times when I would feel infinitely grateful for choosing such a wonderful cheat.
"Hmph," she turned her head with a slight blush and changed the topic, "I heard from Master that you were given a chance to become a core disciple."
"Mm," I nodded, "But those old fogeys are really strict when it comes to talent," I sighed to myself and continued, "If I didn't need to use their magic arrays, I wouldn't want to stay here."
She was momentarily surprised before her face turned a bit anxious, "Brother Lin, don't say that. You will surely become a core disciple, so don't leave..."
I laughed, "I won't leave just yet. Not until I finish some stuff."
She asked, "What do you mean?"
"It's a secret," I smiled at her, "But when I do leave... will you come with me?"
She was a bit stunned before she got a bit flustered, "Brother Lin... I... I..."
I looked on silently for a few seconds before saying, "Are you hesitant?"
She turned her head down, her silence indicating her agreement.
"I understand your worries." I paused, "You wish to pursue the Xiantian realm, don't you?"
She raised her head slightly and glanced at me. She has always had great ambitions. Before she met Lin Ming, her lifelong goal has always been to reach the elusive Xiantian realm. However, after spending three months with each other, she also came to learn about the realms beyond it and the broadness of the world. Correspondingly, her ambitions also increased.
This made me feel somewhat helpless back then. I don't really remember her being so ambitious in the novel. But upon careful thought, I remembered that her personality went through a change over the years because of the suffering she experienced. That was the time when that demonic sect waged war... and this war would happen in a few years.
As my cultivation grew, so did my mind. If remembering past events in the novel before was like walkking in a smog, then remembering now was like walking in a fog instead. It was still difficult, but it was possible to see further.
After all, martial arts cultivates not only the body but also the mind. By the time I break through to Xiantian, it might even be possible to remember everything and have a photographic memory.
Qin Xingxuan remained silent as she contemplated.
"You think that only by joining the Seven Profound Valleys will you fulfill your dream, right?" I smiled thoughtfully, "But what if I told you I could let you fulfill your dream?"
This time, Qin Xingxuan raised her head and locked gazes with me, "Does this have something to do with your master?"
"Not at all," I laughed slightly, "Every choice I make is my own."
"What if I join you?" Qin Xingxuan mustered up her courage as she asked with a blush.
"Why don't you find out?" I smiled as I extended a hand, "Do you trust me?"
Her face then turned into a thoughtful expression with a hidden current of hesitation.
"This is a one-time offer by the way," I warned, "And this offer will expire in three seconds."
Qin Xingxuan was speechless.
"Three...
"Two...
"One..." As I was about to retract my hand, her two hands immediately swooped onto mine as she shouted in exasperation, "I will join you!"
...
The three days quickly passed.
During this time, besides Qin Xingxuan, I also successfully recruited Liang Tieshan to my cause. And to my pleasant surprise, the system did a little something.
[Status]
Name: Lin Ming
Age: 15
Condition: Healthy
Title:
- He Who Cuts In Line
- Walking Gold Mine
- Sky Fortune Kingdom's Rising Star
- Leader of the Revolutionary Army
That's right, the system automatically created a group! I named it that way, of course. The name of the group inspired by Monkey D. Dragon. I was a big fan of anime and One Piece was definitely one of my favorites. But alas, I died before it ended, so I could only grumble to myself. For a time, I also considered naming the group as 'Night Raid'. But I was planning large-scale, so I stuck with 'Revolutionary Army'.
I also brought back titles in the status screen. This was due to my recent discovery that titles actually weren't useless. It happened roughly two months ago when I went shopping at the Allied Trade Association, otherwise known as the Chamber of Commerce. As I wore my disguise and entered their headquarters, I was warmly and eagerly welcomed by the staff, making my purchases proceed very smoothly and without much delay.
This had been happening plenty of times and it wasn't a unique case. I was really suspicious by then. When I asked the staff about this, even they couldn't give a proper explanation as to why they were so eager towards me. But when I asked the system why, it finally explained that these 'titles' could actually provide real benefits!
For instance, the shameful title 'He Who Cuts In Line' actually made the staff prioritize me over everyone else! Thus, 'Cutting in Line'.
The title 'Walking Gold Mine' was also similar. For some reason, this title gave me this disgustingly luxurious aura which only further boosted my image of a moneybag in the eyes of others.
As for the title 'Sky Fortune Kingdom's Rising Star', it shockingly boosted my growth in terms of comprehension and talent! It was really mystical.
And as for the last title 'Leader of the Revolutionary Army', needless to say, it was the title given to me when Qin Xingxuan joined the Revolutionary Army. This title was also quite overbearing.
Similar to 'Walking Gold Mine', this title instead gave me this domineering aura of leadership that would cause others to wholeheartedly submit and follow my lead. This was further amplified towards members of the group. Of course, it wasn't limited to only this effect, but I still haven't completely grasped the title's effects yet.
