Chapter 49 – Windfall (I)

Chapter 49

Windfall (I)

Ah, home sweet home!

It still looks like someone sneezed it out of a pus-filled, putrid nostril, but it’s the only one I’ve got. It was well past the evening by the time we returned, as I actually took the pair on a bit of a stroll and even to the sect’s restaurant, where we somehow managed to spend 100 low-quality Spirit Stones.

In fairness, half of that was spent packing two meals for Hua and Light. Me? Heh. I don’t count the stones I spend on me. Never.

Khm.

Anyway, on our way back, there were quite a lot of stares still, but they were rather… different. Not toward me, no–there was still a lot of loathing, hatred, and such other feelings–but toward my disciples. They weren’t invisible any longer, and they will likely never be invisible again.

As soon as we got to the peak, I vaguely said that I was tired and would like to rest for a little bit before I sprinted toward my room like there was a ghost chasing me.

Why?

Well.

This abomination of the window was constantly hovering at my periphery. I needed to read through it immediately, or I’d go mad.

I closed the door to my bedroom, sat on the bed, took a deep breath, closed my eyes for a moment, and opened them to focus on the window itself. Alright. Let’s see what my Bus 1 has given me.

[–congratulations, Host. One of your Disciples has achieved a major breakthrough]

[Long Tao has broken through to the First Stage of Foundation Establishment]

[… anomalous breakthrough noted]

[…]

[As the Disciple hasn’t achieved the breakthrough using a Host-Created method, rewards will be lowered]

[Time Taken to reach the Foundation Establishment: 176 days]

[Speed: Slow (World Correction–> Impossible)]

[Foundation: Immortal Perfection]

[Immortal Perfection: your Disciple, Long Tao, ensconced the Seed of Dao within a Spirit Palace arrayed with 13 layers of walls, achieving Immortal Perfection]

[–Long Tao’s talent has been updated: Jade(+) -> ???(+)]

[Due to the nature of the Sword Embryo talent, the Spirit Palace has been molded into an Immortal Sword]

[Long Tao can only learn Sword-based arts from hereon]

[…]

[Rewards]

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[Reward 1: 500 Creation Points -> Deducted to 200 because the host’s method was not used]

[Reward 2: You may spend up to 1,000 Creation Points (–> deducted to 500 because the host’s method was not used) creating an art with Sword Embryo & Sword Heart trait restrictions; it cannot be a Cultivation Method and can only be used once. Expires in 360 days]

[Reward 3: Body Purification +20% (–> deducted to 10%)-> 14%]

[Reward 4: Custom System Function unlocked, ‘Art Discerner’; you may spend Creation Points to discern specific weaknesses in the Arts of both your & your disciples’ opponents]