4: Chapter 4: Drugging the Master!

Thud!

With a heavy thud, Chen Yan felt as if his butt was about to smash the rocks of the Ninth Peak to pieces!

The pain made him grimace, and tears almost burst out of his eyes.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Revered Master Leng Qingshuang seemed to have found her conscience and used spiritual energy to give him a lift; otherwise, he would have hit the ground and turned into a loot box today!

Chen Yan climbed up from the ground aggrieved, rubbing his butt that felt like it was about to split into eight pieces, and looked at Leng Qingshuang mournfully.

"Revered Master, a person scaring another can scare them to death~"

Leng Qingshuang snorted coldly: "Mind your words and deeds. Let this be the last time!"

Saying so, without giving Chen Yan a chance to speak, she landed lightly in front of the cultivation bamboo hut.

Her robes fluttered, making her look like a Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl, leaving Chen Yan with only a beautiful view of her back.

Chen Yan: "???"

What is this?

I didn't say anything, so how is it 'mind your words and deeds, let this be the last time'?

But considering his Revered Master's cold personality, he didn't take it to heart at the moment.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

As far as the eye could see, everything was bleak.

The cold wind swirled withered yellow leaves along the empty mountain path.

A lonely main hall stood at the mountain peak; the red lacquer on the hall doors had long since peeled off, revealing the decaying wood beneath.

Beside the hall was a patch of abandoned spiritual fields, filled with weeds half the height of a man, where not even a single seedling of spiritual grain could be seen.

Although he had known for a long time, seeing this bleak scene with his own eyes still made him wail:

"No way? This is too miserable..."

Chen Yan felt like crying but had no tears.

This didn't look like a peak of an immortal cultivation sect at all; it was even more desolate than his uninhabited ancestral home back on Earth.

His Revered Master only cared about cultivation and was clearly clueless about managing a peak.

In the vast Ninth Peak, there were only the two of them, Revered Master and disciple. To say they depended on each other was an overstatement; this was clearly a refugee camp!

In his despair, Chen Yan sighed. His only comfort now was the System in his mind.

With a thought, he opened the System panel.

[Name: Chen Yan]

[Realm: Qi Refining Level 3]

[Rebellious Disciple Points: 3585]

Looking at this string of Rebellious Disciple points he had risked his life for, his mood improved slightly.

"System, how do I use these Rebellious Disciple points?"

[Rebellious Disciple points are the System's exclusive currency, which can be used for the System's Lucky Ten-Draw! Each Lucky Ten-Draw consumes 1000 Rebellious Disciple points. Items obtained from the draw can subsequently be purchased directly from the Mall!]

[Would you like to start a Lucky Ten-Draw?]

"Nonsense, absolutely!"

Without hesitation, Chen Yan clicked the Ten-Draw button that appeared in his mind.

Aside from issuing those scammy 'Revered Master-assaulting' tasks, this draw seemed to be the only reliable way to get rewards right now!

[Lucky Ten-Draw, Start!]

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained: bigu pill *1]

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained: bigu pill *1]

...

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained: qi condensing pill *1]

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained: Hidden Weapon · brick *1]

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained: bigu pill *1]

Watching the rows of "bigu pills" float by, Chen Yan's face had already turned dark.

Sure enough, the Ten-Draw is a damn trap!

Seven yellowish bigu pills, two greenish qi condensing pills, and one... reddish brick?

Chen Yan took out the brick; it felt heavy in his hand, but the texture was very rough!

Two crooked characters were carved on it: Hidden Weapon.

Hidden weapon my ass!

"System, come out if you have the guts! I swear I won't beat you to death!"

Chen Yan waved the brick and roared at the air: "You gave me this trash for a Ten-Draw?"

"I can overlook the pills, but what's with this brick? Who uses a brick as a hidden weapon?"

[Hidden Weapon · brick: Infinitely recoverable; 50% chance to hit target after throwing; 50% chance to cause stun upon hitting! Ignores Realm, cooldown 1 second.]

The System's explanation was concise and clear.

Chen Yan froze for a moment as he looked at the brick's attributes.

Holy crap?

Ignores Realm, 50% chance to stun?

These attributes seem a bit Heaven-Defying!

Imagine holding this brick and slamming it against a Mahayana Stage expert; the opponent would be constantly stunned, only able to watch as they were beaten into a pig's head...

The damage might be low, but the insult is extremely high!

This scene is just too beautiful!

The anger in Chen Yan's heart vanished instantly, replaced by him hugging the brick and starting to giggle foolishly.

He had already begun to fantasize about the cool scene of him holding the brick and killing enemies above his level!

But before he could be happy for long, the System's task notification sounded again.

[Strong desire to feed Revered Master detected in the Host, issuing new task: Drug the Revered Master!]

[Drug the Revered Master: Mix a bigu pill into food for Leng Qingshuang to consume, and complain about her not being able to take care of herself; Reward for task completion: super marrow cleansing pill *1.]

Chen Yan: "..."

His smile instantly froze on his face.

What the hell is this 'strong desire to feed Revered Master'!

I clearly didn't have any such thoughts at all!

And the task is to drug Revered Master?

System, do you really think my life is too long? Huh!

He looked up at the lonely bamboo hut in the distance; a cold silhouette was reflected on the window.

At the thought of that eternal ice-cold face and the terrifying strength that could repel a Body Integration Realm powerhouse with a single finger, Chen Yan couldn't help but shiver!

A Sword Venerable of the Mahayana Realm, one look from her could probably turn him into a sieve, right?

But... the task reward is a super marrow cleansing pill!

A marrow cleansing pill that can be sought but not easily found, one that can transform one's very being!

And it was even labeled "super" by the System!

Give up the task? He was so unwilling~

His current body's talent was mediocre; he had been brought back to the Ninth Peak by Leng Qingshuang for five years and was still a weakling at the Qi Refining Realm.

If he wanted to get rid of the title of 'trash,' this marrow cleansing pill was indispensable!

Damn it!

Let's do it!

Wealth is found in danger!

Since the System could issue such a task, it surely wouldn't watch him die easily, right?

Chen Yan asked expectantly: "Right, System?"

[Please complete the task as soon as possible, Host!]

Chen Yan rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Can't you say something else?"

For the marrow cleansing pill!

To stand out!

To survive in this world!

Chen Yan eventually gritted his teeth, rolled up his sleeves, and walked toward the kitchen of the main hall.

The kitchen had not been used for years and was already covered in a thick layer of dust.

Fortunately, the Ninth Peak was full of spiritual energy, so the pots and pans were well-preserved and had not rusted.

Chen Yan rummaged through the cabinets and finally found some flour and some emerald green spring onions in a Storage Pouch.

He breathed a sigh of relief: "Fine~ I'll make do for now. When I have time, I'll go buy more to keep in stock!"

A moment later, Chen Yan walked into the bamboo hut carrying a steaming bowl of Plain Noodles sprinkled with emerald green spring onions.

The noodles were chewy, and the broth was clear; as the enticing aroma drifted out, it instantly dispelled the coldness inside the bamboo hut.

Leng Qingshuang was sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat, meditating.

Smelling the fragrance, she slowly opened her eyes, her brow furrowing imperceptibly.

Those on the path of Dao had long since achieved bigu; coveting the desires of the palate was a major taboo in cultivation.

Her red lips parted slightly, and just as she was about to reprimand Chen Yan, his inner voice reached her heart first.

"Oh my~ Revered Master, you're too pitiful. A dignified Mahayana Stage Sword Venerable, yet living such a bitter life."

"Even the Mahayana Stage doesn't mean you're an immortal who doesn't eat human food. If you starve this proud figure of yours and turn into a flat chest like Lin Qinger, that would be a loss for the entire cultivation world!"

"Even if the 'big thunder' remains, if those long legs of yours get thin from hunger, what will I look at in the future?"