Chapter 149: The Master's First Lesson

  Baiyue State promoted Bu Pin from a vassal state to a tributary state, which is an honor for the country of Gan. One glory brings common prosperity; Mo Yun's double defeat didn't have much feeling, but thinking that he could help the Martial Saint of Baiyue State fulfill this wish wasn't bad either.

  As for the Qin family, they were granted the title of "Parallel Shoulder King", on par with the Emperor of the Baiyue state. When attending court, they did not have to pay homage. This was merely a satisfaction of honor, with limited substantial benefits.

  And he personally was made a noble of the Great Luo Empire, his status became even more revered. Even within the borders of the Great Luo Empire itself, he was an extremely esteemed existence.

  Once within the borders of the country below, his status is even more revered. This is actually also to make it convenient for Qin Wusuo to travel, so that wherever he goes, he will not encounter any worldly entanglements.

  Basically, all the core disciples of Xing Luo Hall have this honor.

  Qin Wushuang expected that Xingluo Hall would give some material rewards.

  As expected, the Grand Master spoke up: "You are the overall champion of this martial arts trial. There will certainly be a personal reward for you, but it won't be much. The Second Master will explain the specific reasons to you when he has time."

  "You have now become a Sage, and there are three rewards for you to choose from."

  "Innate offensive initial spirit weapon, innate initial spirit defensive armor, or other auxiliary elixirs. Among these three, you can only choose one. This is the rule of Xing Luo Temple."

  "Is it a Dan medicine? Is there a Golden Elixir of Flesh and Blood or an Innate Primordial Spirit Dan?" Qin Wushuang's heart stirred.

  The master of the great hall laughed and shook his head, saying: "Meat body golden elixir. This is a golden elixir that helps to break through the innate. It's an upgraded medicine, not an auxiliary medicine. Auxiliary medicines are used for purposes such as recovering spiritual power, healing wounds, and saving lives. The two have different properties. In principle, upgraded medicines will basically not be used as rewards. Because upgraded medicines are extremely rare. Only auxiliary medicines will be used as rewards."

  Getting this explanation, Qin Wusuo was somewhat disappointed. What he actually needed most from the beginning was a promotion pill, and if he could be rewarded with a Flesh Golden Pill, he would rather give up other options.

  If a prodigy were to appear in the Qin family, he would also be more at ease on his future path of cultivation, with fewer worries.

  "In that case, I'll choose a defensive armor!" Qin Wushuang thought for a moment. He already had a pre-heavenly attacking weapon, which he had taken from Li Wuji. Although he couldn't use it for the time being, at least he already had one. What he lacked now was a defensive equipment.

  The master of the great hall nodded: "Alright, God Mountain Dharma King."

  One of the Eight Kings stepped forward: "I am under your command."

  The master of the Grand Temple said to Qin Wushuang, "This God Mountain Fa Wang is the chief manager of the Star Luo Temple's treasury. You will follow him later and choose an item yourself."

  "Yes." Qin Wusuo replied.

  "Gentlemen, since Qin Wushuang has passed the assessment of the Second Master and been accepted as a disciple, he will not need to participate in this re-examination for the Martial Arts Academy. From now on, everyone should be more careful during the re-examination. Try to find more promising talents."

  Yes

  "Alright, let's stop here for today, everyone can disperse now."

  After the disbandment, Tan Zhongchi took Qin Wushuang to the treasury to personally select a defensive spiritual artifact. Because Qin Wushuang was currently only a pre-heavenly initial spirit warrior, the reward he could receive was also limited to that level.

  After much consideration, he finally chose a "Cangyun Armor" with comprehensive defensive capabilities. Returning to the Qingyun Hall, where Zhong Chi was in charge, Zhong Chi smiled and said: "Wu Shuang, you've given me a lot of face today, not bad, not bad at all! Those guys were all waiting to see the joke, but unfortunately, haha, let them be jealous! Wu Shuang, I had previously argued with them in the main hall until my face was red and my ears were hot. It was for a core disciple position. Unfortunately, those bastards just wouldn't agree, afraid of losing out to me. But that's okay. You can start by being a high-level disciple first. Wait until the year-end assessment, then show off your skills, brush aside those core disciples, and enter the core disciple ranks with dignity. By then, they'll still be talking nonsense!"

  Qin Wushuang was calm and collected, in his opinion, although there was a gap between high-level disciples and core disciples, it didn't matter. Even if they were low-level disciples, they were still disciples of the Star Luo Temple. Starting off too high would only lead to unfavorable public opinion. By starting as a high-level disciple, he could avoid many controversies. When the time came, relying on his true abilities to enter the core disciple ranks wouldn't that be more impressive?

  It can't get any lower than when he was just reborn, a humble family with a precarious future, but even then he didn't lose hope, so why should he now?

  "Master, as a core disciple, I'm quite open-minded. When I was in the Baiyue Kingdom, I knew that everything relies on one's strength. As a newcomer, if I were to start as a core disciple right away, others might have objections. It's better for me to rely on my own strength to squeeze into the core disciple ranks, and then no one will be able to say anything."

  "Hmm, you have a strong spirit. In you, I see a quality that is different from other young people. You are not worldly, nor are you pretentious. At every moment, you know your own position, even when entering the Star Luo Temple, you did not lose yourself, this is very rare! Unparalleled, among my disciples, there are less than a hundred direct descendants, and including the younger generation of disciples, there are more than a thousand people. But until now, I have not found anyone suitable to inherit my legacy. In you, I see hope!"

  It's no wonder that Zhong Chi is so particular, he really appreciates Qin Wushuang and has a lavish love for talent. He had many direct disciples before, and twelve of them entered the core disciple level, but none of them made him feel at ease.

  "Master's expectations are high, and the disciple is grateful. I don't know where Master's other disciples are now." "They're all focusing on their cultivation. As a senior disciple, with your identity token, you can directly enter the Ling Xiao main vein for cultivation. However, the main peak of the main vein, Ling Yun Peak, you should not set foot in for now. The Star Luo Temple's rules are strict and must not be provoked."

  "Master, this place for cultivation, isn't there also a distinction?" Qin Wushuang curiously asked.

  "What a huge difference!"

  "In the Star Luo Temple's Ling Xiao Mountains, outside of the main vein of Ling Xiao, there are six major branch veins. However, those branch veins only belong to the regions of low-level disciples and outer sect disciples. The spiritual energy is much thinner, and the chances of encountering spiritual objects are also much smaller. On the other hand, the main vein of Ling Xiao is the place with the most abundant and richest spiritual energy within the entire Da Luo Empire. Most importantly, all the strong cultivators in Star Luo Temple's history have cultivated in the main vein, so there are many opportunities hidden within it."

  "These opportunities, if you intentionally go to find them, may take a hundred years to obtain. But if the opportunity comes, unintentionally, you can get it. This is what is called an opportunity. However, one thing is certain: cultivating in a place with more spiritual energy will definitely make your cultivation thinner and progress more visible. This is also why the master wants to fight for the core disciple quota for you."

  "I see." Qin Wushuang nodded thoughtfully.

  Suddenly he asked again: "Earlier in the main hall, the master of the main hall said that Master, you will tell me, why Xing Luo Temple is not very generous with personal rewards.

  "Haha, no wonder, the whole problem is actually related to the overall situation of the Dalo Empire. To put it bluntly, it's still a matter of resource scarcity. The Star Luo Temple isn't unwilling to reward generously, but it's really just that they're a bit strapped for cash. Whether it's attacking spiritual artifacts or defensive spiritual artifacts, elixirs, and so on... the Star Luo Temple is currently, overall, two words: lacking! To manufacture spiritual artifacts, you need materials, as well as blacksmiths with sufficient experience and skill; similarly, manufacturing elixirs requires materials, recipes, and alchemists. If any of these links are missing, it can't be done! Now, our Star Luo Temple has a shortage of materials, but at least we can provide some. However, blacksmiths and alchemists need to be cultivated. Without good seedlings, it's all in vain."

  If it weren't for Master Zun mentioning it, Qin Wushuang would have found it hard to imagine that such a grand Star Luo Hall was actually so cramped.

  In this innate world, resources are indeed limited. As the supreme authority of the Dalo Empire, it's already like this, so the situation of those smaller sects is probably even more difficult.

  No wonder, that cruel and unscrupulous person only had the recipe for the Dan. But he never managed to get his hands on a single Dragon-Tiger Body Refining Dan. Qin Wushuang finally understood now.

  "Master, those empires surrounding our Dalo Empire, aren't their resources quite abundant?"

  "Enough? Where can it be enough? Wú Shuāng, if a certain country suddenly has abundant resources, within a hundred years, it will definitely upgrade. It will definitely stand out. The general situation of human countries is that resources are scarce!"

  Saying that, he shook his head helplessly and added: "In a place where resources are truly abundant, even human nations cannot set foot in it, this is the Tian Xuan Da 6!"

  "Oh?" Qin Wushuang's interest was piqued upon hearing this.

  "Unparalleled, these are stories for later. Your main task for now is to cultivate. These things will be understood when the time comes. However, since you're interested, I'll let you in on a little secret!"

  "The words were filled with profound meaning: 'The six great empires of the Tianxuan, the three great upper-grade empires, and the nine great middle-grade empires - to put it bluntly, none of them are truly in control! The territories they occupy are actually just leftovers from the true powers that be! In other words, these imperial forces are nothing but secular forces in the face of truly powerful forces!"

  "Ah?" Qin Wushuang was really surprised after hearing this.

  This news must be something he had never heard of. In the knowledge he previously possessed, the Upper Empire should have been the highest existence in Tian Xuan Da 6.

  At this moment, hearing the master say so, it seems that these great empires are just marginal forces after all. Is it said that the true strong of Tianxuan No. 6 is not limited to this?

  It was expected that Qin Wushuang would have this reaction. He smiled and said, "Wushuang, it's not surprising that you're like this. The Tianxuan Continent is as vast as the sea of smoke, and its size is hard to estimate. Even the master of the Imperial Palace can't explain it clearly. You come from a subordinate country like Baiyue, where news is blocked, so it's understandable that you don't know much. Even if it were the Guardian Martial Saint of your Baiyue country, he would only know a little bit about it."

  "As a master, my current strength is that of a High Spirit Warrior. In the Dahua Empire, I am naturally an uncontested top-notch expert. Even the Master of the Great Hall is only a High Spirit Warrior. However, in terms of fire control, he surpasses me by one level. While it's enough to intimidate people like Extreme Yin Old Monster, if placed on the highest stage of Tianxuan Continent, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to make the cut! Not to mention others, the three top-grade empires all have Spirit Warrior Great Perfection experts holding down the fort! Just this one point alone is something that our mid-grade empire powers can't compare to!"

  At this point, Cheng Zhong's tone was filled with emotion!