"Bring those four newly promoted outer sect disciples here."
"Yes!"
Zhao Feng bowed and took his leave.
Before long, the sound of light footsteps came from the garden entrance.
Four young people followed Zhao Feng inside. Their steps were incredibly light, and they even subconsciously held their breath.
Their gazes quickly swept over the pavilions and terraces, past the lush old locust tree, before landing in unison on the white-robed figure resting on the lounge chair.
Their hearts instantly leaped into their throats.
This was the Sect Master!
The legendary figure who had beaten the Han family into submission, repelled a heavenly tribulation with a single sentence, and casually brought out an Earth-grade Nascent Soul cultivation technique!
They never dreamed that one day they would stand here and see this legendary Sect Master with their own eyes.
The four walked up to Lin Yan and dropped to their knees with a collective thud, performing the most standard grand obeisance. Their voices carried an uncontrollable tremble:
"Disciples pay our respects to the Sect Master! May the Sect Master enjoy eternal peace!"
Their voices were in unison, but every single one of them was shaking.
Lin Yan leaned back in his chair, playing with a grape in his hand. His gaze swept across their faces one by one before he said flatly,
"Rise, and introduce yourselves."
The four hastily stood up, keeping their heads bowed, not even daring to breathe too loudly.
Wang Hu was the first to take a step forward. His voice was loud but carried a hint of nervousness:
"Disciple Wang Hu, twenty-nine years old, at the fifth level of Qi Condensation. I was previously a registered disciple of the sect. After receiving the Heaven's Evolution Primordial Chaos Art bestowed by the Sect Master, I challenged the Heart-Questioning Pavilion again and luckily reached the sixty-seventh floor!"
"In this life, this disciple will follow only the Sect Master's lead and will never harbor a second thought!"
His eyes were red as he spoke.
No one knew that the day he received the cultivation technique, he hid in his room alone and cried for an entire night.
For the first time in his twenty-nine years of life, he felt like he was living like a true human being.
Li Mei stepped forward right after, bowing slightly. "Disciple Li Mei, twenty-five years old, at the fourth level of Qi Condensation."
"Like Senior Brother Wang Hu, I was originally a registered disciple and later reached the sixty-sixth floor. This disciple has no way to repay you and is willing to go through fire and water for the Sect Master, not hesitating even if it means dying ten thousand times!"
Next was Zhang Hao. He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and spoke with exceptional respect, even a trace of apprehension:
"Disciple Zhang Hao, twenty-one years old, at the fifth level of Qi Condensation. Yesterday was my first time challenging the Heart-Questioning Pavilion, and I reached the sixty-third floor."
"I dare not deceive the Sect Master; this disciple belongs to the Zhang family of Black Water City!"
After finishing, he nervously lowered his head, his palms covered in cold sweat.
A few days ago, the entire Zhang family relocated to Azure Cloud City. After Zhang Hao reached the sixtieth floor, the whole family was boiling with excitement!
However, the Zhang family members were also somewhat worried, fearing that the Tianyan Sect might not accept disciples from noble clans.
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
So what if they were from a noble clan?
As long as they could climb the Heart-Questioning Pavilion, they were disciples of his Tianyan Sect.
Lin Yan's gaze shifted to the last person.
This was a young woman of eighteen or nineteen, with a round face and large eyes. She looked a bit more lively than the other three.
"Disciple Lin Xiaoyu, nineteen years old, at the third level of Qi Condensation. I just reached the sixty-second floor today."
"This disciple will definitely cultivate hard in the future and will not bring shame to the Sect Master!"
After listening to their introductions, Lin Yan nodded, deep in thought.
Sure enough, the younger they were, the easier it was for them to reach the higher floors.
Those old foxes who had lived for decades had seen too much of the world's fickleness and harbored too many calculations in their hearts. It was difficult for them to develop absolute loyalty to a newly established sect.
On the contrary, these young people were full of hot blood and had pure minds, making them easier to be moved and won over.
He suppressed these thoughts and said flatly, "Are the four of you willing to officially join my Tianyan Sect as outer sect disciples?"
The four kowtowed simultaneously, their voices ringing loud and clear.
"Disciples are willing!"
Ding! Detected target Wang Hu, initial loyalty 67%, meets the sect entry requirements. Can be accepted as an outer/inner sect disciple!
Ding! Detected target Li Mei...
...
"Accept as outer sect disciples!" Lin Yan muttered in his heart.
Ding! Outer sect disciples +4. Received rewards: Outer sect disciple trait draw chance *4, Sect points +400.
The corners of Lin Yan's mouth curled up slightly.
The sect's scale had reached a terrifying 12 people!
A full 12 years of cultivation power every single day!
"Good!"
Lin Yan suddenly sat up straight. His gaze swept over the four, and his voice turned sharp and cold:
"From now on, you are outer sect disciples of the Tianyan Sect!"
"Although my Tianyan Sect does not have many rules, it is not without them!"
"Remember this well: First, you must not bully your fellow disciples; Second, you must not oppress the weak; Third, you must not betray the sect!"
"If you violate these, I will make sure your souls are utterly destroyed, and you will never be reincarnated!"
The moment his words fell, Lin Yan activated his Law Follows the Word ability. He commanded in his heart: Wind, come! Clouds, come! Thunder, come!
Immediately after, the originally clear sky was instantly covered in dark clouds.
Fierce winds howled, sweeping up the fallen leaves on the ground and blowing everyone's robes wildly.
Bolts of purple lightning rolled within the clouds, emitting deafening roars, as if they would strike down at any moment.
The majestic might of the heavens pressed down so heavily that the four could not catch their breath. Their legs gave way, and they fell to their knees once more, their faces deathly pale.
Looking at the rolling thunder in the sky, the four felt nothing but endless awe and terror in their hearts.
Oh my heavens!
Just what realm was the Sect Master at!
With a single thought, the wind and clouds changed color, and lightning gathered!
What kind of divine ability was this!
The four lay prostrate on the ground, trembling all over, both excited and terrified.
"Disciples will strictly remember the Sect Master's teachings! We swear to the heavens that we will never dare to disobey!"
"If we violate this oath, may the heavens strike us with five thunderbolts!"
Boom!
Just as the four finished speaking, a startling crack of thunder actually rang out in the sky!
The four were so frightened that they buried their heads even lower!
Only then did Lin Yan nod in satisfaction and wave his hand.
In an instant, the wind stopped, the clouds scattered, and the thunder vanished.
Sunlight spilled back onto the earth, as if the earth-shattering scene from just a moment ago had never happened.
Only the four's sweat-drenched backs proved the reality of that scene.
"Alright, all of you, get up."
Lin Yan leaned back into his lounge chair and picked up his fishing rod. "From now on, you will follow Deacon Zhao. Assist him in managing the registered disciples and arranging tasks for descending the mountain to gain experience."
"Work hard. The sect will not mistreat you."
"Yes! We will strictly obey the Sect Master's decree!"
The four bowed respectfully once again, then followed Zhao Feng, carefully retreating from the area.
It wasn't until they walked out of the garden that the four let out a long sigh of relief. They looked at each other and saw the excitement and relief in each other's eyes.
Not only had they joined the Tianyan Sect, but they had also witnessed the Sect Master's heaven-defying means with their own eyes.
In this life, they had followed the right person!
...
After Wang Hu, Li Mei, Zhang Hao, and Lin Xiaoyu left, Lin Yan leaned back in his chair and dangled his legs, deciding to just draw the outer sect traits right then and there.
"Sys, draw the four outer sect disciple traits I was just rewarded."
Ding! Drawing outer sect disciple traits...
Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the traits: Agronomist, Mechanics, Metallurgy, and Blue Sky.
Agronomist: Plant the five grains, cultivate spirit seedlings, enrich the common people.
Mechanics: Build mechanisms, craft apparatuses, save human labor.
Metallurgy: Forge refined iron, cast farming tools, benefit all trades.
Blue Sky: Judge bizarre cases, resolve the people's worries, win the hearts of the people.
Lin Yan: ...
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
