Bihu Peak.
In front of the teaching pavilion.
"Good! Good! Good!"
"I didn't expect that such a prodigy like you would be hidden among the Outer Disciples of Bihu Peak!"
"You used only half a year to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage!"
"Great talent, great talent!"
Shen Zhong looked at Lu Ming who was in front of him. His eyes were overflowing with adoration and love, and he couldn't stop praising him.
At the same time.
The dozens of Bihu Peak disciples who had come to send Lu Ming off had only just recovered from the shock from yesterday.
As the same group of Outer Disciples who had entered, they had never expected that the silent and reserved young man in front of them would be a genius.
If it weren't for Lu Ming's good looks and refined temperament, otherwise, with his low profile, they probably wouldn't even have the slightest impression of him.
For ordinary Outer Disciples to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage, most of them would need three years. Two years was already considered pretty good.
Those who broke through in one year were called prodigies.
But Lu Ming, this senior brother who was standing in front of them, actually only used half a year!
"Senior Brother Lu has advanced to the Inner Sect so quickly, it's truly amazing!"
"Senior Brother Lu has successfully reached the Foundation Establishment in half a year. He was able to break through the extremely difficult barrier just by walking. He's a genius! Senior Brother Lu is truly a peerless prodigy!"
"Senior Brother Lu, I admire you. I believe that your talent is better than Senior Brother Han Ri's. Perhaps the sect will send you out to patrol the sect in half a month!"
"Yes, I will use the number of heretics that Senior Brother Lu will kill in the future as my target to work hard!"
Lu Ming could still smile and nod his head when he heard the compliments in the beginning.
However, when he heard till the end, Lu Ming maintained his calm on the surface but was almost cursing in his heart.
"That's enough."
"There is a long way to go on the path of cultivation."
"I'm going to bring Lu Ming to the Inner Sect to report for duty. You all should continue to be diligent, and you will see this day coming."
Shen Zhong advised them with a smile. Then, he drew his sword out of its sheath and together with Lu Ming, headed toward Tianguang Peak where the Inner Disciples lived!
...
The Center Sect.
Tianguang Peak.
When Lu Ming stepped into Tianguang Peak, where the Inner Disciples lived, for the first time, his first reaction was that the spiritual energy on Tianguang Peak was much purer than that on Bihu Peak.
Therefore, he hurriedly reduced the frequency of his breathing.
He was afraid that he might accidentally break through to the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment.
Then he would be in big trouble.
Wouldn't the sect have to let him go out to patrol once a month instead?
"Such a precious place is suitable for cultivators."
"Lu Ming, don't worry. You can cultivate your talent properly first. When you reach the late stage of the Foundation Establishment, you can participate in the Sword Trial Assembly."
"By then, the elders will take you as their disciple, and you will be able to find another peak with a richer spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth."
Shen Zhong said this with a big smile on his face.
Was that so?
Then I'd better not practise breathing exercises in the future.
After entering Tianguang Peak, Shen Zhong didn't ride the sword anymore; this was the rule of the Center Sect.
The two of them walked on the stone steps of the stairway leading up to the peak.
"I'll take you to register later. After you've received your Inner Disciple token and the cultivation methods of the Inner Sect, you can officially stay on Tianguang Peak after you've found your cave abode."
"As your guide, I hope you can cultivate to the late stage of the Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and help the sect to eliminate evil!"
Shen Zhong reminded Lu Ming earnestly while climbing the stairway.
However, this sentence had a different meaning in Lu Ming's ears.
"Of course, because I found you, a good seedling, I can also get a share of the realm-breaking pill."
"If I succeed in breaking through the realm, perhaps we will have a chance to meet in the Inner Sect."
Shen Zhong said with a smile.
Hearing these two sentences, an idea suddenly flashed in Lu Ming's mind.
He thought of a possibility and asked immediately, "Master Shen, our Center Sect needs to send disciples to patrol the Mortal Dynasty frequently to prevent more civilians from being slaughtered."
"Some of them will inevitably be injured, so the demand for healing elixirs will increase."
"These alchemy disciples would have trouble balancing the time."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Shen Zhong's mouth and he shook his head.
"No, you've misunderstood. Alchemy disciples are an extremely rare and important part of our sect's disciples."
"These alchemy disciples and the weapon refining disciples only need to participate in the patrol to encircle and annihilate the heretics once every three months. The higher the rank of their alchemy or weapon refining, the less they can participate in such a patrol to encircle and annihilate the heretics."
"Rank 1 alchemists and weapon refining masters participate once every three months, Rank 2 alchemists and weapon refining masters participate once every four months, and Rank 3 alchemists and weapon refining masters participate in a patrol once every six months."
"Rank 4 to Rank 6 alchemists and weapon refining masters will participate once a year."
"Rank 6 to Rank 9 alchemists and weapon refining masters will participate once every five years."
"Of course, they aren't willing to go out and kill the enemy only once in such a long time. However, after all, focusing on alchemy and spiritual weapons can bring out their true value. This is also their greatest contribution to the righteous path!"
Hmm?!
Yes.
Lu Ming realised that he had finally found a way to get out of this situation.
However, before he could even smile, Shen Zhong spoke again, "However, the requirements for an alchemist's talent are very high. Very few people can be recruited."
"Therefore, during the entrance qualification test, they often start to select all the disciples who have the talent for alchemy..."
This...
This meant that he had already been eliminated.
Lu Ming was completely at his wit's end.
They did not give him any chance at all.
If even this did not work, then he would only have half a month left before he had to patrol the Mortal Dynasty.
In the case that he might have already been on the prodigy list...
It would be very difficult for those heretics not to make a move against him.
Lu Ming gradually became restless internally.
But at this moment...
A mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Detected that the host has successfully entered the 188-day lottery within the cultivation sects, meeting the activation criteria of the lottery system."
"Gifted the host with a newcomer reward, you can choose from the following three options."
"1. Scientific data-based breathing technique gift pack!"
"2. Scientific data-based sword control technique gift pack!"
"3. Scientific data-based alchemy technique gift pack!"