[Ding! Detected target Wang Xiaohu, initial loyalty 47%, can be accepted as an outer disciple!]
[Ding! Detected target Li Erya, initial loyalty 36%, can be accepted as an in-name disciple!]
[Ding! Detected target Zhang Tiezhu, initial loyalty 52%, can be accepted as an outer disciple!]
...
Eighty prompt notifications echoed like rapid-fire cannon shots. Lin Yan confirmed and recorded them one by one in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully accepting an outer disciple, Sect Points +100!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully accepting an in-name disciple, Sect Points +100!]
...
Another eighty prompts exploded densely. Thirty outer disciples and fifty in-name disciples were accepted in the blink of an eye.
The sect points skyrocketed, soaring by 8000 points in one breath.
Unfortunately, there were only points, no traits.
After the system upgrade, outer and in-name disciples no longer provided trait extraction opportunities.
Lin Yan's expression remained unchanged. He waited for the flurry of notification sounds in his mind to completely subside before slowly speaking, "Rise."
The eighty people stood up once again.
Only this time, their backs were a bit straighter than before.
From this moment on, they were no longer drifting, rootless rogue cultivators, but official disciples of the Tianyan Sect.
Lin Yan's gaze swept across the crowd, his tone calm but carrying an unquestionable weight. "Having entered my Tianyan Sect, you must abide by the rules of this sect. Do not bully your fellow disciples, do not oppress the weak, and do not betray the sect."
"If anyone violates this, heavenly lightning shall strike them down."
With every word he spoke, the clouds above his head surged for a moment. Lightning faintly flickered and roamed silently within them, as if stamping a seal of approval on his words.
All the disciples shuddered in awe and bowed again. "Disciples shall strictly remember the Sect Master's teachings!"
"Alright," Lin Yan waved his hand, his tone softening a bit.
"Zhao Feng, take them down the mountain. The outer disciples will be recorded to learn the Tianyan Primordial Chaos Art, and the in-name disciples will first enter the basic Qi Condensation chapter. Cultivate well."
"The latest sect contribution system will be promulgated in a few days. At that time, you can exchange contributions for cultivation methods and pills."
"This old servant accepts the order!"
Zhao Feng complied and led the crowd to orderly retreat down the mountain peak.
Even when the team of eighty people had walked quite a distance away, one could still hear suppressed, excited whispers.
"The Sect Master looked at me!"
"When the Sect Master spoke, the lightning in the sky was echoing him!"
"My life is completely worth it..."
...
Lin Yan stood with his hands behind his back on the cloud terrace, watching those jubilant backs gradually fade away, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
Starting today, he would get 95 years of cultivation power every single day.
He didn't have to do anything at all; he could rapidly become stronger just by lying down.
Others might not reach the Golden Core realm even if they cultivated for a lifetime, but he just needed to take a nap, and his cultivation would increase by nearly a century.
Being this Sect Master was simply too comfortable.
Lin Yan stretched lazily and turned to walk towards the back garden.
Returning to the small courtyard, Lin Yan once again looked at the system panel.
[Strongest Sect System 3.0]
[Host: Lin Yan]
... (Omitted)
[Personal Disciples: 4]
[Inner Disciples: 10/20]
[Outer Disciples: 30/30]
[In-name Disciples: 50/50] (Click to view disciple information)
... (Omitted)
[Sect Master Trait Extraction Opportunities: 3]
[Personal Disciple Trait Extraction Opportunities: 2]
[Inner Disciple Trait Extraction Opportunities: 5]
...
"That's quite a lot of traits!"
There were three Sect Master traits alone; Chen Beiwang had contributed two, and the system upgrade had rewarded one.
"Should I draw a blind box to see?" Lin Yan muttered.
After the system upgrade, a new blind box function was added, allowing traits to be exchanged for blind box draws.
Lin Yan wanted to give it a try.
"Draw! Sys, exchange one Sect Master trait for a blind box and draw it for me!"
[Ding! The host consumes one Sect Master trait extraction opportunity, drawing blind box...]
A pale blue light screen that only Lin Yan could see unfolded before his eyes. Streaming lights spun rapidly, and various blurry phantom images of prizes flashed by.
A few breaths later, the light screen suddenly exploded into a dazzling cluster of silver-white light—
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Dharma robe: Supreme Limitless Robe!]
[Supreme Limitless Robe: Greatly increases charm; can conceal one's own aura and cultivation base; grants immunity to all damage from sources not higher than the host by two major realms.]
"Holy crap!"
Lin Yan sat straight up from his recliner.
Immunity to damage from two major realms?
He was currently equivalent to the Peak Foundation Establishment realm. That meant, wearing this Dharma robe, he could be immune to all attacks below the Soul Formation realm?
This was a treasure!
Lin Yan hastily took the item out of the system inventory.
The first feeling upon holding it was lightness, as light as holding a wisp of cloud.
The robe was folded neatly in his palm, slightly cool to the touch, like silk soaked in a mountain spring, yet countless layers thinner than silk.
Then, he shook it open to take a look.
Pure white!
There were no patterns on the robe, no embroidery, not even hemming on the collar and cuffs.
It looked utterly plain, like the most ordinary Daoist robe.
But looking closely, faint golden dark patterns flowed deep within the fabric. Those were the traces woven from countless Great Dao runes. When the sunlight hit them, they would reflect a seven-colored flowing light, but it was fleeting, making one think it was just an illusion.
Looking a few more times, that flowing light seemed to sink deeper into the robe, sinking into another invisible space.
"It really is handsome!" Lin Yan couldn't help but praise.
He stood up and draped the Supreme Limitless Robe over his body.
The moment the robe landed on him, it automatically adjusted its size. The shoulder width and sleeve length fit flawlessly, as if it had been tailor-made a thousand times.
The hem hung three inches above his ankles, neither too long nor too short, revealing just a section of his boot when walking.
The pure white Daoist robe complemented Lin Yan's already clear and handsome face, unexpectedly adding an indescribable, unearthly aura.
Even though his facial features were the same and his figure was the same, his entire aura had completely changed.
Amidst his original lazy casualness, there was now an indescribable majesty and profoundness.
Just at this moment, Zhao Xiangru walked out of the porter's lodge carrying a tea tray.
She had barely taken a step when her whole body froze in place.
The Master was still the same Master.
But that white outfit... Zhao Xiangru couldn't find the words to describe it for a moment.
She had seen the best fabrics in the most expensive silk shops in Azure Cloud City, and she had seen the radiant spiritual gauze skirts worn by the female cultivators of Sunset Valley. But compared to the robe before her, all those things became nothing more than coarse cloth and hemp.
It was clearly plain to the extreme, yet it looked better than any splendid, embroidered clothes.
Zhao Xiangru lowered her head and walked over quickly, gently placing the teacup on the stone table, a blush quietly creeping up the tips of her ears.
She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look again, but her heart was pounding wildly.
[Ding! Detected a massive increase in disciple Zhao Xiangru's affection, loyalty +10%]
[Ding! Detected disciple Zhao Xiangru's loyalty has broken through 80%, Sect Master trait +1]
Lin Yan was completely dumbfounded.
Damn, is the effect of this clothing this terrifying?
Miss Xiangru, I didn't expect that someone as proper-looking as you would actually be such a sucker for good looks!
"Xiangru..."
"Ma... Master, this ser... servant is here..."
"You..."
Seeing Zhao Xiangru looking like she wanted to bury her head in the ground, Lin Yan couldn't help but want to tease her a bit.
But before the words could leave his mouth, they were interrupted by a delicate shout.
"Master!"
"Master, today you... today..."
Liu Ruyan skipped happily out of the eastern wing room, but the moment she reached the back garden, her footsteps came to a sudden halt. She stood rooted to the spot, as if struck by an immobilization spell.
Her small mouth fell open, and her eyes widened into perfect circles.
In the past, when she lived in the imperial palace, she had seen her imperial father wearing his dragon robe.
That brilliant yellow robe, embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons, radiated an incomparable majesty that forced all who beheld it to their knees.
But right now, she felt that the plain white robe draped over her Master was ten thousand times more beautiful and awe-inspiring than her father's dragon robe!
[Ding! Detected a massive increase in disciple Liu Ruyan's favorable impression. Loyalty +3%]
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
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?”
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."
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
