Chapter 9 – Tests & Trials (I)

Chapter 9

Tests & Trials (I)

[Quest completed]

[Reward: 15 Creation Points]

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[Note: The Host can earn more Creation Points by not only completing assigned quests but also achieving great things–either through your own means or through your Disciples’. For example, any time any one of your Disciples breaks through a major realm, you will receive the proportional amount of Creation Points. Good luck!]

Oh, that’s quite alright, System.

I don’t plan on achieving many great things–no such aspirations, no. After all, this was a world of cultivation, and though I wanted to lord over everyone just a tiny little bit (doesn’t everyone?), I’m too weak! Ah, not just too weak, this body is too trash!

But… I do have a monster disciple! That kid–yeah, let’s just call him a kid; it might be easier to breathe next to him that way–if I just latch onto that thick thigh… won’t all my future troubles be resolved? After all, even if I do something to elicit the ire of others, I can always hide under his umbrella! And just silently create things in the background…

Though it wasn’t a genius plan, it was still a plan. For now, however, that was in the distant future; it all hinged on my Disciple becoming strong. As for right now, he was… nothing. Though the Spirit Sword Sect wasn’t a major force, it was still a tiny little hegemon of the surrounding area.

From this body’s memories, it’s easy to assume that the kid will skyrocket to the top position in a matter of years, but what if he was one of those low-key protagonists? Haah, I need more Disciples!

But getting a new Disciple, outside the selection ritual, was… difficult. It wasn’t as though I could just walk out and come upon some talented kid; just my luck of having stumbled upon Long Tao had already likely drained most of the reserves, even if he chose me simply due to my reputation.

Speaking of reputation, that would be the reason why other Disciples won’t choose me. Those who are talented but also legitimately need guidance would never choose me of all other Elders or even Deacons. After all, not only was I the weakest, I was marked as a hedonist! And, truth be told, that was selling it a bit short.

The memories… ah, I truly do want to erase them. So, so, so much. One day! Yes, one day when I have surplus Creation Points, I will create an Art for selective memory erasure! Won’t that be a blessing not just for me but for others? In this world, too, inner demons and doubts often manifested during the breakthrough and ended many a promising life. If I created a way to resolve that and then sold it to people–no, no, no.

In order to sell things like that, you needed strength! Or, in my case, I needed Long Tao to become strong.

But… one wasn’t enough.

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I needed more Disciples.

On my way out of the house, I passed by the meditating Long Tao–the kid had finally stepped into the path of cultivation… and immediately reached the second stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.