1: Chapter 1 Taking on Disciples on Behalf of the Master

Qingyuan Realm

Yuanxu Mountain

Zichen Peak

A Young Man could be seen lying under a tree, looking relaxed and comfortable.

"Twenty years."

Lin Ming suddenly sighed with emotion.

Twenty years; it had been nearly twenty years since he arrived in this world.

Lin Ming was not originally from this world; he arrived here by accident and, through a stroke of luck, became a Disciple of the Peak Revered Master of Zichen Peak, one of Yuanxu Mountain's seven peaks.

As the breeze blew...

Lin Ming slowly closed his eyes.

Within his sea of consciousness, a wordless book floated above Lin Ming's spiritual sea.

This wordless book could be said to be the culprit behind Lin Ming's Transmigration.

This was a book Lin Ming discovered while tidying up his old family home. At first, he thought it was some ancient text or document from a past dynasty left to him by his late grandfather.

Perhaps he could use this ancient book to fulfill his dream of striking it rich overnight.

One could only say that while ideals are beautiful, reality is harsh.

A Wordless Heavenly Book; its cover and contents were completely blank, with nothing at all.

This left the Lin Ming of that time incredibly disappointed; his dream of getting rich overnight was shattered just like that.

As Lin Ming flipped through the wordless book, staring at each blank page, an uncontrollable wave of drowsiness washed over him.

Driven by this drowsiness, he fell into a deep sleep.

By the time he woke up, the world had changed, and he had arrived in this realm.

Lin Ming's thoughts returned to this Wordless Heavenly Book. As his Divine Thought focused, the book flipped open to the first page.

Lin Ming

Cultivation: Ninth Revolution of Nirvana

Cultivation Technique: Ninth Layer of the Hunyuan Lianxu Scripture (Incomplete)

Techniques: Void Tribulation Finger (Perfection), Nine Transformations of the Wandering Dragon (Perfection), Profound Extreme Seal (Perfection), Five Elements Thunder Technique (Perfection)...

Divine Abilities: None

Sub-professions: Alchemist (Ninth Grade), Artifact Refiner (Ninth Grade), Formation Master (Ninth Grade), Spirit Planter (Ninth Grade)

"The limit."

This Wordless Heavenly Book could be considered his 'cheat'.

The way to activate this cheat was also very simple: pay-to-win. Spend essence stones, spend spiritual item—as long as he spent enough, cultivation and techniques were no problem at all.

"The limit."

Currently, with the help of the Wordless Heavenly Book, Lin Ming had already reached the limit of the Qingyuan Realm. He could sense an unseen force preventing him from breaking through to the Ascension Realm.

To break through to the Ascension Realm, there was only one path before Lin Ming: ascending to the Upper Realm.

With a thought, the Wordless Heavenly Book closed.

Lin Ming's Divine Thought withdrew from his sea of consciousness, returning to reality.

In the next second, Lin Ming seemed to sense something. He hurriedly stood up from under the tree and started walking away.

But it was too late.

"Where do you think you're going?"

A stunningly beautiful woman appeared before Lin Ming, her beautiful eyes landing on him.

Her gentle voice rang in Lin Ming's ear.

"This Disciple suddenly remembered that the spiritual plants haven't been watered yet. I'm going back to water them now."

Lin Ming said with a serious expression.

"Does Revered Master have some business?"

Lin Ming asked immediately.

True Monarch Yunhua did not reply for a moment, looking at Lin Ming with a half-smile.

"This year's Disciple recruitment has begun. Go and choose a Disciple for me."

True Monarch Yunhua said slowly.

"Recruiting Disciples is such a major event; of course, Revered Master should handle it personally. How could I presume to do it on your behalf?"

Lin Ming said hurriedly.

Sure enough, he knew nothing good came from his Revered Master looking for him; she was even dumping the task of choosing Disciples onto him.

"If it weren't for Senior Brother Sect Head's request, I wouldn't want to recruit Disciples either."

True Monarch Yunhua said helplessly.

If it weren't for the Sect Head's mandatory requirement, True Monarch Yunhua wouldn't want to take in Disciples. Although there were only the two of them, Revered Master and Disciple, on the entire Zichen Peak, it was enough for her.

Lin Ming knew his Revered Master very well and wasn't surprised by this.

After all, even he had been picked up randomly from the side of the road back then.

"Alright, it's settled then. Off you go."

With that, True Monarch Yunhua's figure vanished from before Lin Ming's eyes.

"Are there any requirements for the Disciple, Revered Master?"

"Use your own judgment."

True Monarch Yunhua's voice echoed in Lin Ming's ear.

"Sigh..."

Being stuck with such a Revered Master, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

But what Lin Ming did know was that his slacking off for the day was officially over.

He also started walking down the mountain.

Mountain Worship Ceremony

Every three years, Yuanxu Mountain would open its gates to recruit Disciples and bring fresh blood into the Sect.

Sect Square

A crowd of Disciples had gathered there, and they had only one purpose: to watch the excitement.

To see if there would be any exceptionally talented Junior Brothers or sisters this year, and which peak would take them in.

After all, as one of the top Sects in the Qingyuan Realm, countless Disciples wanted to join Yuanxu Mountain. Because of this, Yuanxu Mountain would examine the character and cultivation Aptitude of the applicants.

Therefore, a screening process would be conducted before the formal recruitment ceremony.

After more than ten days of screening, all those who passed the tests would formally join Yuanxu Mountain and be inducted into the various peaks starting today.

Upon the high platform, an old man looked at the crowd with a kind expression.

This person was indeed the Grand Elder of Yuanxu Mountain, Great Elder Ouyang Rui.

"The Mountain Worship Ceremony can begin."

Great Elder Ouyang Rui looked at the five Peak Revered Masters behind him and said.

"The Sect Master and Senior Sister Yunhua have not arrived."

Peak Master Qin Weifeng said in a deep voice.

Yuanxu Mountain was composed of the Sect Master's lineage and six other peaks, making seven peaks in total. Five of the Peak Revered Masters had arrived, with only the Sect Master and the Peak Revered Master of Zichen Peak, True Monarch Yunhua, missing.

"The Sect Master is still in seclusion. As for Senior Sister Yunhua's temperament, it's not like you don't know."

Great Elder Ouyang Rui also said with a helpless look on his face.

It was at this moment that Lin Ming made his appearance.

He appeared with a nonchalant air, walking through the crowd and heading up to the high platform alone, drawing everyone's gaze.

"Who is this? He actually walked straight up there!"

"Which fellow is this? So bold!"

"I remember now. Isn't that Senior Brother Lin Ming from Zichen Peak?"

"Senior Brother Lin Ming, the only Disciple under Immortal Master Yun Hua!"

"That's right, it's him."

"He's lucky too, to be favored by True Monarch Yunhua and taken in as a Disciple."

"Yeah, the only Disciple of True Monarch Yunhua. Why couldn't that be me?"

As the sole Disciple of True Monarch Yunhua, Lin Ming attracted everyone's attention the moment he appeared.

Lin Ming remained unperturbed; he had long since grown accustomed to this.

"Grand Elder, by my Revered Master's command, I am here to choose a Disciple on her behalf."

Lin Ming said to Great Elder Ouyang Rui with a touch of respect.

"Senior Sister Yunhua, this..."

Great Elder Ouyang Rui was stunned for a moment, then broke into a helpless smile.

He understood True Monarch Yunhua's intention.

"Go ahead."

The Grand Elder waved his hand.

Lin Ming successfully took his seat, sitting in the spot that originally belonged to his Revered Master.

"Greetings, Junior Martial Uncles."

Before taking his seat, Lin Ming naturally gave a brief greeting to the five Peak Revered Masters, who were also his five Junior Martial Uncles.

"Nephew Lin, give my regards to Senior Sister Yunhua."

Peak Master Qin Weifeng called out to Lin Ming.

They knew their Senior Sister's character all too well.

Most likely, this recruitment was forced by the Sect Master, and as a result, Senior Sister Yunhua simply pushed her own Disciple forward.

The Sect Master probably wouldn't have expected this to happen.

"Of course, Junior Martial Uncle Qin."

"Give her my regards as well."

"..."

The other four Peak Revered Masters also spoke.

Lin Ming naturally responded to each of them.

"Disciples, the fact that you can stand here today means you have passed Yuanxu Mountain's trials and have officially become a part of Yuanxu Mountain."

"Next, you will join the six peaks of my Yuanxu Mountain."

Great Elder Ouyang Rui originally wanted to say seven peaks, but since the Sect Master was absent and the main lineage was vacant, he changed it to six peaks.

"I hope you all make the right choice."

The Mountain Worship Ceremony was a matter of the Disciples choosing, not the Peak Revered Masters; the Disciples would decide which peak to join.

Of course, the Peak Revered Masters also had the right to refuse.

As Great Elder Ouyang Rui finished speaking, the Mountain Worship Ceremony officially began.

One by one, the Disciples stepped onto the high platform to choose the peak they wished to join.

Shangyang Peak

Lingxiao Peak

Azure Severance Peak

Hidden Sword Peak

Flying Cloud Peak

All five peaks had Disciples joining, and generally, these five peaks would not refuse them.

Only Zichen Peak remained; Lin Ming sat in his chair, expressionlessly watching the Disciples join the other five peaks.

Was their Zichen Peak really that bad?