My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 262 - 261: The Disciple on Guard

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, and a man fell out of it.

"Thud!"

"Ugh!"

The man crashed to the ground with a muffled groan.

"Is this the independent space?" The man got up from the ground and looked around with a face full of surprise and doubt: "The spiritual energy here is indeed very rich... cultivating Merciless Decision here would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort."

This man was none other than Dongfang Jian.

How did he end up here?

Well, that's a long story...

After emerging from his hiding place, Dongfang Jian spent his days on tenterhooks for fear of being discovered by Gao Fei. A few days later, Dongfang Jian inadvertently heard news that a group of powerful experts had found an independent space and had successfully entered, including Gao Fei.

It was said that the independent space was filled with dense spiritual energy and treasures of heaven and earth everywhere, a paradise for cultivators.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jian was immediately tempted. He went to great lengths to find out the location of the entrance to the independent space. After some effort, he indeed located the entrance and thus, Dongfang Jian arrived in the independent space.

While traveling through the space channel, Dongfang Jian encountered several spatial turbulences and nearly died. Fortunately, he was lucky and ultimately survived by a fluke.

In his own words, "A brush with death brings an omen of future prosperity!"

"First, I'll take a look around, and then I'll find a suitable place to cultivate," Dongfang Jian said as he took confident strides forward.

...

The wind was light, and the clouds were calm.

Time flew by.

Before he knew it, a month had passed.

During this month, Gao Fei was very busy. He cleaned during the day and spent his nights repairing his Dantian. After one month, the results were quite good. The damaged Dantian had slowly started to recover. Although the improvement wasn't very obvious, Gao Fei was still very happy.

"At this pace, I should be able to recover my cultivation in a year," a laugh from Xuan Jizi echoed in his mind.

"A whole year..." Gao Fei sighed, "That's a long time."

"If you're lucky, it might not take that long," Xuan Jizi said.

"What do you mean by being lucky?"

"Finding spiritual medicine that can repair the Dantian during your cultivation period."

"...Are you trying to provoke me?"

"I'm just stating the truth; I didn't mean to provoke you."

"Just be quiet, I don't want to hear you talk right now."

After a few exchange of words, Gao Fei continued his cultivation.

...

A few days later, at night.

Gao Fei's body gave a jolt, and then he opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light crossing the depths of his eyes.

His cultivation had recovered... to be exact, it had recovered a little. Gao Fei could clearly feel a stream of Qi slowly flowing through his meridians.

Haha...

Gao Fei couldn't help but laugh out loud, his laughter startling the others.

"Gao Fei, what's the matter?" Zhu Xiaoliang sat up from his bed, looking at Gao Fei with a puzzled face.

"What's with the ghostly laughter in the middle of the night?" grumbled the others, "Can't you let people sleep?"

"Zhu Xiaoliang, I have good news for you," Gao Fei said with a smile: "My cultivation has... oh no, I mean, I've reached the Qi Gathering Stage, First Layer."

"What!" Zhu Xiaoliang's eyes widened: "You've reached the Qi Gathering Stage, First Layer!? For real?"

"Impossible, right?" the other faces were full of shock.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me," Gao Fei spread his palms open, and a faint white glow flickered into existence within his palm, a spell known as "True Qi Formation."

"It's true!" Zhu Xiaoliang was dumbfounded: "You've really reached the Qi Gathering Stage, First Layer... that's too fast..."

"To reach the Qi Gathering Stage, First Layer in just over a month, this speed..." the envy was evident on the other faces, their words tinged with acidity: "Congratulations, senior brother, you'll soon be an Inner Sect Disciple." Everyone joined the Tianyang Sect on the same day, did the same work, ate the same food, lived in the same house, cultivated the same spells, but in the end, they couldn't cultivate as quickly as Gao Fei.

Why was that!

"Don't be anxious, everyone. You will also become Inner Sect Disciples soon," Gao Fei said with a smile: "When that time comes, we'll still live in the same house."

"Compared to you... I'm just too poor..." Zhu Xiaoliang said with a bitter smile: "One in the sky, the other in the ground, you're the eagle soaring in the sky, I'm the bug crawling on the ground, the difference is too great." Zhu Xiaoliang felt very depressed. He worked harder and spent more time cultivating than Gao Fei, but his achievements were not as good. What was the reason for this?

"Don't talk like that," Gao Fei waved his hand: "I was just lucky! Don't lose heart, continue to cultivate diligently, and I believe it won't be long before you become an Inner Sect Disciple."

"I'll work hard," Zhu Xiaoliang nodded: "Not for anything else, but to avenge my mother, I must diligently cultivate!"

"Senior brother, don't forget about us when you become successful."

"Yes, senior brother, remember to pull us up when you have the ability."

"From the first day I met senior brother, I knew he was not an ordinary person!"

...

Except for Zhu Xiaoliang, all of the others gathered around, showering him with flattery.

"Rest assured," Gao Fei said with a slight smile, "I will never forget you guys in my lifetime."

Time flew by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, day broke.

Gao Fei strode confidently to the storeroom and then knocked on the door of manager Wu Dongzhu's room.

"Manager Wu, I have come to bid you farewell," Gao Fei said politely.

"Farewell?" Wu Dongzhu was startled.

"I have already cultivated to the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage."

"Oh?" Wu Dongzhu's eyebrows raised slightly, "That fast? As far as I know, haven't you been initiated for less than two months?"

Gao Fei nodded, "Indeed, it has been less than two months."

"Your cultivation speed is quite fast," Wu Dongzhu said, surprised, "You've directly broken the sect record."

"I've had good luck," Gao Fei humbly said.

"Since you have cultivated to the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage, you are qualified to become an Inner Sect Disciple," Wu Dongzhu smiled and said, "Congratulations! Once you become an Inner Sect Disciple, you can enjoy more cultivation resources, and your status in the sect will greatly improve."

After a few more exchanges, Gao Fei took his leave.

"I really underestimated this Gao Fei," Wu Dongzhu muttered to himself, "Cultivating to the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage in just over a month is nothing short of a miracle. It took me half a year to reach the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage back then, and I was hailed as a cultivation prodigy. One really can't compare oneself with others."

...

After leaving the storeroom, Gao Fei headed directly to the Administration Hall. The sect rules stipulated that once disciples met the promotion requirements, they should report to the Administration Hall. After passing the test, they would be promoted.

"What brings you here?" a manager asked in a cold tone.

"I have cultivated to the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage and have come to report," Gao Fei said confidently.

"Oh? Stretch out your hand! Let me check," the manager instructed.

Gao Fei spread his palm open, reciting a spell inwardly; a layer of white halo appeared in the center of his palm.

"Take out your waist token," the manager ordered.

Gao Fei took out his waist token and handed it over to the manager.

"Clatter!"

The manager threw the waist token into the trash bin and took out a copper grade waist token from a drawer. Using a pen made of special material, he wrote Gao Fei's name on the front of it, "Keep this token safe and don't lose it."

Ordinary disciples had wooden waist tokens, Inner Sect Disciples had copper grade tokens, and what about the tokens for Elite Disciples? The Elders? The Sect Leader? The higher the rank, the more prestigious the material from which the tokens were made.

"Let's see where there's a need for help," the manager flipped through a small booklet and carefully checked, "The Artifact Refining Pavilion is short of a handyman disciple. You will go to the Artifact Refining Pavilion."

"What?" Gao Fei was startled, "What do you mean? I have to work even after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple?"

"What did you think?" The manager glanced at Gao Fei, "Tianyang Sect has never supported the idle." At this, the manager added, "Once you become an Elite Disciple, you won't need to work."

"..." Gao Fei fell silent; things were not as he had imagined. Inner Sect Disciples did not receive much special treatment.

"Any more questions?" the manager asked, "If not, take your waist token and go to the Artifact Refining Pavilion."

Gao Fei nodded and turned to leave.

"What a naive kid, thinking he wouldn't have to work after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, dreaming of a fantasy," the manager's mocking voice followed from behind.

Gao Fei refrained from turning back, at that moment, he felt an urge to go back and harshly reprimand the manager, 'Look down on others, will you! Just wait until my cultivation improves, I'll show you!'

...

The most remarkable place in Tianyang Sect was the Scripture Pavilion, which housed many secret manuals and was inaccessible to those without a certain status.

The second most significant place was the Artifact Refining Pavilion. As the name suggests, the pavilion was devoted to refining magic artifacts and treasures. Jin Chaoyang, the Great Elder, once served as the Pavilion Master of the Artifact Refining Pavilion and later steadily rose to become the Great Elder.

The third impressive place was the Elixir Room.

The fourth was the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

The rest of the places are not worth mentioning, being of minor importance.

...

At the entrance of the Artifact Refining Pavilion.

"Hello, I'm here to report," Gao Fei presented his newly acquired waist token to the disciple standing guard.

"Your name is Gao Fei?"

"Yes."

"Just became an Inner Sect Disciple?"

"Yes."

"There are many rules in the Artifact Refining Pavilion. You must be sharp from now on. If you make a mistake, you could face severe punishment.

There was once a disciple who made a mistake and was beaten to death, and his body was thrown down the cliff to feed the wild dogs," the guard returned the waist token to Gao Fei, "Wait here, I will go in and notify them." After saying that, the disciple turned and entered the Artifact Refining Pavilion.

Gao Fei was left waiting at the entrance.

After a long wait, the standing guard returned, "The Pavilion Master is too busy to see you." The words furrowed Gao Fei's brow.

"Then I'll go back and come again when the Pavilion Master is free," Gao Fei turned to leave.

"Don't bother saving your energy, the Pavilion Master is always busy. Even if you wait a year, no, ten years, the Pavilion Master won't have time to see you," the standing guard said, waving his hand dismissively.