Chapter 420: Chapter 34: Beginning Cultivation (2)

The perception of Li Ji’an rose a notch.

"Our junior brother is remarkable."

"Haha, good, our Upper Sect has another prodigy emerging. In a hundred years, we will definitely create brilliance again!" Master Jade Pill laughed heartily.

At the same time, the other four true disciples finished comprehending, but their understanding was not as profound as Yao Rui’s and only barely reached the introductory level.

Subsequently, everyone’s eyes focused on Elder Tian.

Practice proved that what he said earlier was deceptive and untrue. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Elder Tian felt the gaze of everyone, mainly Xiao Changfeng and Master Jade Pill.

After a moment of silence, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Indeed, Li Ping’an’s comprehension is extraordinary, he should be our Upper Sect’s chief true disciple."

Without waiting for Xiao Changfeng to question, he looked at Li Ji’an again, solemnly:

"All true disciples of our Upper Sect will be nurtured as the sect’s foundation True Pill Elders, and the chief true disciple is also entrusted with future Supreme expectations. If they don’t have the confidence of the people, how can they carry such a responsibility?

Li Ping’an, do you understand my painstaking efforts?"

"..." Li Ji’an’s eyelids twitched slightly.

Betrayed by him, but still has to thank him.

"Thank you Elder Tian for clearing up the rumors and restoring my innocence."

Elder Tian nodded with satisfaction, then his figure became illusory and disappeared.

"This old geezer!" Li Ji’an chuckled inwardly.

The small uproar ended, and the trial disciples proceeded with the entry procedures as usual.

Li Ji’an did not have any parents or relatives outside the sect to account for, but he could not leave the Dharma Transmission Hall at this moment, so he had to wait indoors with a group of inner sect disciples.

"Senior Brother Li!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Li."

"Senior Brother Li, my name is Zhou Zheng. Please instruct me in the future!"

...

No matter how they truly felt inside, currently sharing the same room, and as Li Ji’an was affirmed as the sect’s chief, these inner sect disciples, and even the true disciples, showed great respect.

Only Yao Rui puckered her lips, expressing dissatisfaction.

In her heart, she was still planning to seize the chief position.

After all, the Dharma Hall elder just mentioned, even though the identity is confirmed now, there is no resting easy. If after entering the sect, one becomes complacent, changes in heart nature, lack of progress...they could be demoted or even expelled from the sect.

Moreover, if the chief true disciple’s cultivation is surpassed by other true disciples in the future, it is possible to be kicked down.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, Li Ji’an’s chief position is not particularly stable.

Li Ji’an didn’t mind the attitudes of the other five, smiled in response, then his divine sense scanned the parents and relatives of the trial disciples outside, involuntarily recalling the scene when Yan Qingwan brought him here in a past life.

Two cycles of sixty years passed in a flash, truly a different lifetime.

Half a day later, all trial-qualified disciples completed the under-sect procedures.

Li Ji’an and the five true disciples entered the rear mountain of the Dharma Transmission Hall along with inner sect disciples.

The rear mountain of Dharma Transmission Hall is full of cave mansions, situated on a branch of the sect, having a second-tier upper grade spirit vein, enough to satisfy inner sect disciples’ cultivation to Foundation Establishment Late Period.

However, this place is only for newcomers within the sect for five years.

After five years, they will be assigned various responsibilities across the sect’s peaks.

Of course, if within five years the progress of inner sect disciples fails to meet expectations, they will also be kicked out of the inner sect, becoming outer sect disciples or even expelled from the sect.

"Chief True Disciple!" Just settled in his independent cave mansion, Pang Lei came over looking shocked.

"How can you be the chief true disciple?"

Li Ji’an gave him a glare: "Why can’t I be?"

"How am I supposed to be bros with you now?" Pang Lei lamented bitterly, more distraught than hearing about his father’s death.

In his year, the highest spirit root was twenty-four wisps of upper grade middle rank, and none distinguished themselves in heart nature or comprehension, so there were only eight inner sect disciples, no true disciples. He became an inner sect disciple and was considered at the forefront of the batch.

And he didn’t care who became a true disciple, but the sudden ascent of a classmate he had accompanied for five or six years made him feel a huge gap, hard to accept.

"Get lost, who wants to be brothers with you? Remember to call me Senior Brother when we meet in the future." Li Ji’an scolded with a smile.

"No way, no way, without a prototype of a magical treasure, I can’t heal the trauma in my heart." Pang Lei said earnestly.

"Go ask your grandfather, get lost." Li Ji’an raised a leg and kicked.

Pang Lei’s figure flickered, avoiding it with ease: "Hey, not joking anymore, I’m here on orders to bring special Chief True Inheritor resources for you."

After speaking, he shouted towards the courtyard outside: "Old Huang, have you seen this brat’s character clearly? In the future, you don’t have to be too polite with him."

"Lao Huang has met the young master, henceforth I shall be the young master’s old servant." Immediately, an elderly figure, looking like an old farmer, with a somewhat fawning expression on his face, bent over and walked in.

"Hmm, I’ll count on you in the future." Li Ji’an nodded.

As a sect’s True Inheritor, in future trials, there will be a Guardian Path follower appointed by the sect, most of them are predecessors who have stopped at Foundation Establishment.

And for a Chief True Inheritor, before impacting Core Formation, an old servant will be appointed as a personal guard and also serve as a servant.

This old servant, Li Ji’an had once met in a past life, was a martial fanatic in the Scripture Pavilion.

He was one of those obsessed with magical techniques and divine abilities, unwilling to take on any sect responsibility, signed a Spirit Contract with the sect, and was willing to spend the last decades of his life as a servant, protecting the sect’s True Inheritors as repayment.

Old Huang had once asked Li Ji’an to refine a rather niche Pill Medicine in a previous life.

He was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but was proficient in sword techniques, and a hundred years ago, was said to have killed a Fake Pill True Man with a swordsmanship divine ability, in a sense, he could also be regarded as a Sword Cultivator.

"Hehe, the young master is too courteous. This old servant has no ties in the rest of my life, so this old bag of bones will just lend a hand to the young master." Old Huang bowed repeatedly.

"Great! Old Huang, at your convenience." Li Ji’an no longer declined, having such a Fake Pill battle power as a personal guard certainly increased his sense of security, especially since he would have to go out for trials from Qi Cultivation 2nd Layer, with him there, he didn’t need to reveal any trump cards and could truly hone his Magical Power.

Old Huang grinned and immediately started tidying up the courtyard.

As the Chief True Inheritor, Li Ji’an’s Cave Mansion was a standalone courtyard, with dense Spiritual Qi and all Five Elements present, and multiple Arrays to gather strength.

Pang Lei left sourly not long after, and Xu Xiaochun and Guo Wanzhi arrived with the items Li Ji’an had left at Pill Cauldron Peak.

Theoretically, Pill Cauldron Peak was only a residence for the sect’s Pill Masters, and after Li Ji’an became the Chief True Inheritor, before reaching the pinnacle in cultivation, by rules, he should not be distracted by other arts.

In a mainstream world that emphasizes cultivation realms, the Hundred Arts of Cultivation are aids for cultivators focused on gaining cultivation realm, a sideline.

So naturally, Li Ji’an could no longer live at Pill Cauldron Peak.

"Junior Brother, this Storage Pouch that Master gave you, you should keep it yourself from now on. Once you have Magical Power, you can also take things yourself." Guo Wanzhi handed the Storage Pouch that Li Ji’an brought back after Rejuvenation to him.

Previously, Li Ji’an took the Source Supplement Pill daily, asking Guo Wanzhi to help take it from the Storage Pouch.

And in this Storage Pouch, there were only a few Spirit Stones, mainly Source Supplement Pills.

Now that the Spirit Root had fully grown, there was no need to take the Source Supplement Pill anymore.

"Junior Brother, being the Chief, you must have ambition and aspiration, Senior Brother is waiting for the day you become the Sect’s Supreme Elder!" Xu Xiaochun patted Li Ji’an’s shoulder firmly.

"Don’t feel too much pressure, Master once said, do your best and leave the rest to fate, don’t be like your Senior Brother, always wanting to defy the heavens." Guo Wanzhi glared at Xu Xiaochun.

"Junior Sister, thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don’t look down on people." Xu Xiaochun immediately retorted.

Guo Wanzhi wrinkled her nose, and considering Li Ji’an was present, she didn’t rebut further: "Fine, fine, Senior Brother, you’ll surely defy the heavens."

...

That day, all the Inner Sect Disciples of this generation received upper techniques and began their true cultivation journey.

However, the six True Inheritors were told to wait for a while, until the Sect Leader and the Elders discussed the Cultivation Techniques each would practice before passing them down.

Three days later, based on the Spirit Root talent, Heart Nature, and Comprehension of the six True Inheritors, both True Pill Elders of the sect, Elder Tian, and Elder Changfeng personally came to impart the sect’s Earth Level Cultivation Technique.

"Evergreen Wood Technique"

After Xiao Changfeng personally branded the Cultivation Technique into Li Ji’an’s Sea of Consciousness, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Uncle Master, what level is this Cultivation Technique?"

"Earth Level Upper Grade!" Xiao Changfeng’s expression remained the same.

"Huh?" Li Ji’an suddenly lifted his gaze.

It was actually of the same grade as the Sect’s Foundation Technique!

Xiao Changfeng nodded: "This Cultivation Technique is the sect’s top-level technique, equivalent to the Sect’s Foundation Technique, its cultivation efficiency and magical power refinement are exceptionally marvelous, but it has drawbacks."

"What are the drawbacks?"

"Wood Element Techniques are not good for fighting, and this technique focuses more on health preservation. Moreover, because the technique is connected to the physical body, if the body is weak, the magic’s power will be weaker. Therefore, while cultivating this technique, you also need to refine your body appropriately."