10. Face-Slapping the Mediocrity Out of My System

Days blur together.

Morning training with the disciples, watching Ling’er improve at impossible speeds. Afternoon duties—mine inspections, supply orders, paperwork, the endless grind of keeping a sect running. Evening feasts with spirit rice, distributed carefully to avoid suspicion. Night lessons with Ling’er, watching her grow stronger, faster, more aware.

Before I know it, over a week has passed since I first awoke in this body.

I sit in my quarters on the seventh night, reviewing the week’s accounts while Ling’er meditates in the corner. The candle flickers low. My brush moves steadily across the page, recording everything.

Week One Progress:

Ling’er – Day 7

Physical Condition: Malnourished → Improving

Spirit Root: None detected → Trace spiritual sensitivity

Bloodline Awakening: 0.0001% → 0.0005%

Sacred Cosmic Bone: Unawakened → Faint resonance detected

Cultivation: None → Pre-Qi (body preparing for first condensation)

Observations:

Consumes 1 Qi Condensation pill daily without ill effect (would kill normal mortal)

Body strength increased approximately 300% in one week

Reflexes now exceed normal Qi Condensation disciples

Occasional gold flecks in eyes during meditation

Reports “feeling the mountain” more clearly each day

Can now hold basic stances for 30 minutes without fatigue

Learning forms twice as fast as Mei Lin’s initial estimate

Concerns:

Rapid physical growth requires constant caloric intake (approximately 3x normal)

Spiritual sensitivity attracts minor ambient qi—visible to those with detection abilities

The numbers tell a clear story: I’m burning through tomb resources to support Ling’er’s growth. At this rate, the Qi Condensation pills will last 65 more weeks. The spirit rice will last 70 weeks. The low-grade stones will last… indefinitely, if I’m careful, but I’m not being careful. I’m spending faster than I’m earning, covering deficits with wealth that won’t last forever.

But Ling’er’s progress is staggering. In one week, she’s gone from mortal to pre-Qi. Normal cultivators take a few months at minimum to reach this point. Geniuses take weeks. Ling’er is doing it in days, while also awakening two heaven-defying constitutions. If this pace continues, she’ll reach Qi Condensation within a month. Foundation Establishment within a year. Core Formation before she’s twenty.

And then everyone will notice. The Violet Sky Sect. The Prefectural Lord. Every cultivator within a thousand miles. They’ll come to investigate the sudden genius from a backwater sect. They’ll test her. They’ll discover what she is. And then—

Then I lose her. Or she dies. Or both. I need a plan. A way to hide her growth. A way to accelerate it further. A way to protect the sect when the attention comes.

The Azure Frost techniques are water-ice. I need to find compatible techniques, or adapt these.

The thought comes unbidden.

What about learning them myself?

The Azure Frost Breathing Method is water-ice affinity. My Mixed Five Elements root includes water, poorly, but it’s there. I’ll never be a master of ice, never reach the heights the technique promises. But I don’t need to reach the heights. I need to understand the technique well enough to teach it, to adapt it, to see how its principles might apply to fire instead of ice.

It’s not my strongest element, but this is better than anything I’ve ever had in my life. A complete cultivation path from Foundation to Nascent Soul. A way to strengthen myself so I can protect the sect better while it’s still in its weakest phase.

I pull out the jade slip containing the Azure Frost Breathing Method and press it to my forehead, letting the knowledge flow in. The technique unfolds in my mind; meridian pathways, circulation patterns, breakthrough methods. It’s elegant. Sophisticated. Far beyond anything in my current library.

The Gaze activates as I study:

Two to three years. I don’t have two to three years. Ling’er will be Foundation Establishment by then, and everyone will know.

I set the jade slip aside and reach for the Formation Foundations manual.

Formation Foundations of the Azure Frost Sect – Array Catalog Concealment Array (Basic) – Masks spiritual signatures up to Foundation Establishment Requirements: 3 low-grade stones, 2 hours carving, basic formation knowledge Status: Already installed beneath floorboards Obscurance Array (Intermediate) – Hides cultivation level from inspection, creates false readings Requirements: 7 low-grade stones, 6 hours carving, intermediate formation knowledge If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it’s taken without the author’s consent. Report it. Note: Would make Ling’er appear as mortal or low Qi Condensation to casual inspection Continue Reading You are reading a free preview (50%). Log in to unlock the full chapter and join comments. Log In to UnlockCreate Account Related chapter tags #mediocremaster:icanseeyourhiddenpotential!(axianxiasect-buildinglitrpg)chapter10#mediocremaster:icanseeyourhiddenpotential!(axianxiasect-buildinglitrpg)chapter11#mediocremaster:icanseeyourhiddenpotential!(axianxiasect-buildinglitrpg)chapter12#mediocremaster:icanseeyourhiddenpotential!(axianxiasect-buildinglitrpg)latestchapter#mediocremaster:icanseeyourhiddenpotential!(axianxiasect-buildinglitrpg)readonline 0 chapter views Related Novels Immortal Druid The Path of Ascension Summoned A Hundred Years Too Late: A Daily Quest Litrpg Arcane Chef [Book 1 Stubbing in 6 days] 0 Comments You must be logged in to comment. Bookmark Quote TTS Link Play Pause Stop Skip Scroll Settings Note DMCATermsPrivacyContact 1 online