Chapter 212 - 212 209 Becoming a True Disciple
Chapter 212: Chapter 209: Becoming a True Disciple Chapter 212: Chapter 209: Becoming a True Disciple Beast Taming Sect, Heavenly Snake Ridge.
“Master, your disciple has returned.”
Qin Feng approached Ning Wuxu and bowed deeply.
“Mm, it’s good you’re back.”
Ning Wuxu’s face bore a smile, “Originally, I planned for you to gain more experience outside for a longer period, but a few months ago, Elder Kongkong brought back the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven.
With the collective efforts of the other Supreme Elders, it’s not only about to be completely repaired but also transformed very smoothly into a Void Fortress.
The war against the Otherworld has now been pushed forward because this is the sector’s first war against the Otherworld.
The sect is taking extra precautions and has decided to deploy most of our forces to take down that world, thereby securing a new resource location for our Beast Taming Sect.
Should we succeed, the disciples of our Beast Taming Sect will enter a period of rapid development.
…
Five out of the nine Great Elders will be deployed, and as your master, I will also join them.
This is why I had to call you back early to arrange some matters.”
Qin Feng nodded in understanding.
It seemed that things were indeed as he expected, truly due to the Otherworld matters.
He hadn’t expected that the Supreme Elders could bring back the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven so quickly and thus hasten the onset of the war.
“The reasons for your return are mainly two matters, one is your future cultivation, and the other is your previous distinguished services in two major incidents.
You brought back the Demon God Stone Statue from the Otherworld, and in the matter of Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven, you and Li Miaozhen both played significant roles.
Since there was some uncertainty due to the Cave Heaven before, no rewards had been provisioned early on.
But now that Elder Kongkong has brought the Cave Heaven World back to the sect, your contributions will naturally not be forgotten.”
At this point, Ning Wuxu smiled even more brightly, “As my disciple who has achieved such merits, it wouldn’t be right to reward you with mere material objects.
So, I proposed that you be designated as a True Disciple of the current generation in our Spiritual Snake Lineage.
Only with the status and inheritance of a True Disciple, combined with the sect’s comprehensive training, can we suitably honor such monumental achievements of yours.”
“Ah?”
Qin Feng reacted with both shock and joy, “Master, are you serious?
Am I really a True Disciple now?”
“Hehe…”
Ning Wuxu laughed lightly, “Would your master deceive you?”
He understood Qin Feng’s surprise, thus he didn’t mind the skeptical tone from his disciple.
“I naturally trust my master completely.”
Qin Feng was beaming with joy – a True Disciple!
In such a vast sect as the Beast Taming Sect, there were only nine True Disciple spots available in each generation, and sometimes there weren’t even enough worthy candidates to fill all the spots.
Becoming a True Disciple wasn’t just about reaching a certain level of cultivation; one also had to showcase absolute loyalty to the sect and possess a strong potential for further cultivation.
Those selfish, disloyal individuals were not qualified to be True Disciples.
Likewise, disciples with insufficient potential could not become True Disciples.
Being a True Disciple brought countless benefits, so the competition over this title within the Inner Sect lineages was especially fierce.
The sect scrutinized its disciples rigorously.
At times, if there were no suitable disciples, they would rather leave the position vacant than groom an unqualified disciple as a True Disciple.
The Sect had to ensure that each True Disciple possessed enough strength to dominate their generation and had the combat capability to fight above their level.
Only then could they represent the sect appropriately and earn other sects’ respect.
Otherwise, if a True Disciple was average in strength and lost easily in battles against other sects’ True Disciples, not only would it lose face for the sect, but others might also question the sect’s power.
If other forces perceived that the sect lacked promising successors, they might harbor designs against it, thus inviting unnecessary trouble and probes.
After his initial excitement, Qin Feng felt some concerns.
He hesitantly looked at Ning Wuxu and asked, “Master, would the other masters and elders agree?
Would their disciples cause me trouble?”
“What can they do if they don’t agree?”
Ning Wuxu snorted, “If they could also produce a disciple who secured such great achievements for the sect, I wouldn’t hesitate to appoint their disciple as a True Disciple as well.
Since their disciples are underperforming, should they suppress my disciple instead?
Rest assured, they don’t have the audacity to do so.
As for their discontented disciples, it’s natural for young people to feel envious.
If they weren’t ambitious and proud, could they even be called young?”
Moreover, they had been fighting for a position as a True Disciple for many years, just because their strengths were similar and thus no one like Li Miaozhen from the White Tiger Lineage, who suppressed her contemporaries, had emerged.
Hence, a victory had never been decided.
Now, a new Inner Sect disciple like you has taken the position of True Disciple, there are definitely some who are dissatisfied.
They might even challenge you to prove their strength by defeating you and tarnishing the prestige of True Disciples.”
“This…”
Qin Feng was a bit depressed, “I have only entered the mid stage of Foundation Establishment a few months ago, with insufficient accumulation, I am not yet able to contend with those senior brothers who have cultivated for many years.”
He didn’t say he was inferior to others, just that he lacked the lengthy cultivation and the solid accumulation of others.
Actually, Qin Feng was still somewhat proud and confident in his heart.
Even though his innate talent was not particularly high, with the power of the Demon Refining Pot, he believed that given a few years, he could definitely surpass all his peers.
Even if his cultivation was not superior, both his combat power and potential would far exceed them.
As long as he could integrate a few more Divine Skills with the Ruyi Golden Snake, he could also condense more Divine Power Seeds within himself.
The Divine Power Seeds formed at lower realms would grow as his cultivation advanced, becoming the foundation of his Dao when he cultivated to the level of Purple Mansion Realm and above.
It would then become easier to cultivate these Divine Skills into Great Divine Powers, which would naturally be far superior to ordinary cultivators.
Of course, if he had the opportunity to subdue a few Spiritual Beasts not weaker than the Fire Ape, then even if disciples of the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm came to challenge him, he would not be afraid at all.
Qin Feng considered whether to find an opportunity to bring a few more Spiritual Beasts back.
Although it might seem strange for someone at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment to subdue multiple Peak Foundation Establishment Spiritual Beasts, he could claim that his Divine Sense was naturally powerful—a rare but not unprecedented occurrence in the Beast Taming Sect.
Ning Wuxu saw his disciple’s depressed expression and couldn’t help but laugh, “Don’t worry too much.
After all, you are my disciple, and those younger generations wouldn’t dare to do anything too outrageous.”
“In the meantime, you should cultivate well on Heavenly Snake Ridge.
The cultivation resources available to True Disciples are far beyond your expectations.
I will also prepare some items for you to help you break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment quickly.”
“I see your inner malevolent energy is restrained, you must have successfully cultivated the Shrinking Ground to Inch Divine Skill.
Since you’ve gained insights into Divine Skill cultivation, focus deeply for a while and strive to successfully cultivate your Lifebound Spiritual Beast’s Divine Skills.
By then, your combat power will increase significantly.”
“You also have a Fire Ape, remember?
You once said that it had advanced to the Demon Core Realm, but someone destroyed its Demon Core and caused it to drop in realm.”
“I will help you heal its injuries later.
Although it cannot return to the Demon Core Realm soon, with the insights from the Demon Core Realm, it should be enough to deal with most disciples at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm.”
Qin Feng nodded, “Thank you, Master.
If the Fire Ape’s injuries fully recover, aside from those senior brothers who have cultivated their Lifebound Spiritual Beasts to the Core Formation Realm, the rest should not be my match.”
“It’s good that you understand.”
Ning Wuxu continued, “Our Beast Taming Sect’s cultivation methods are different from the majority of techniques in the cultivation world.
When one’s own cultivation hits a bottleneck, one can first cultivate one’s Lifebound Spiritual Beast.
Although it consumes more cultivation resources, it also results in a group of disciples whose strength surpasses those at the same level.”
“Those disciples who have cultivated their Lifebound Spiritual Beasts to the Core Formation Realm could have advanced to the Golden Core Realm long ago.
Yet, to fight for the position of True Disciple, they suppressed their realms and were unwilling to advance.”
“Now that the position of True Disciple belongs to you, as long as they are not too foolish, it’s better for them to let go of their aspirations soon; otherwise…”
Ning Wuxu was, after all, a Great Elder of the Spiritual Snake Lineage.
He certainly wouldn’t let other disciples overshadow his own.
“Challenges will definitely come, and people will challenge you.
Xuanling joined the sect later, and by the time she became my disciple, the previous generation’s True Disciple position had already been taken by Long Qibian.
She missed the opportunity, which annoyed her for a long time.”
“Later, when her cultivation improved, she repeatedly challenged Long Qibian three times.
Though she never won, she didn’t lose either, which made it difficult for that Long Qibian kid to look up.”
“So, now that you are a True Disciple, there will certainly be people coming to challenge you, especially the descendants of the Long Family, who will not miss the opportunity to strike at you and avenge past grievances.”
Qin Feng was somewhat surprised, “Long Qibian is already a Purple Mansion Elder now, isn’t he?
He has True Inheritance, yet he can’t defeat Senior Sister Liu?”
“Hehe, the inheritance of my Spiritual Snake Lineage is naturally strong but that doesn’t mean other sects’ legacies are necessarily weaker.”
“What do you mean, Master?”
Ning Wuxu smiled slightly, “Xuanling had a stroke of luck and entered the Guanghan Secret Realm, where she obtained many treasures and an inheritance from the Guanghan Palace, which she integrated into the ‘Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Technique’ she cultivates.
Her strength is absolutely not inferior to the current True Inheritors, which is why she was able to come to a draw with Long Qibian.”
“I see.”
Hearing this, Qin Feng’s heart skipped a beat.
He suddenly remembered that he too had an Ancient Inheritance on him.
Although the inheritance from Void Shattering Ancestor certainly couldn’t compare to the techniques of his own sect, he might still be able to find something useful in it, especially the inheritance of the Daoist Skills that shattered the void, which were definitely powerful.
However, Qin Feng was just contemplating; he soon stopped thinking about it further, knowing his current realm was insufficient, and he was far from obtaining the complete inheritance from the Void Shattering Hammer Cave Mansion.
Even if he acquired it, given his current strength, he wouldn’t be able to integrate it into his own cultivation techniques.
The reason Liu Xuanling was able to do so was because she had extraordinary treasures in the Guanghan Palace to aid her cultivation, and her own cultivation method was somewhat similar to that of the Guanghan Palace, enabling her to unify and form her own technique.
Whereas Qin Feng hadn’t even settled on a future Cultivation Method yet, so it wouldn’t be wise to haphazardly draw from the inheritance of Void Shattering Ancestor.
If he made a mistake in his cultivation, it would be troublesome.
He decided to wait until his cultivation of the Daoist Body was perfected before considering this matter again.