3: Chapter 3: Poor aptitude? Just take some drugs!
Inside the main hall, the spot where Wang Ergou and his two companions had stood was now completely empty.
Not even a trace of the scent of blood remained in the air, as if those three people had never existed in this world at all.
Lin Xiaowan stood there as if struck by lightning.
Those were three living, breathing men!
Even her father, the strongest person in the martial arts hall, could only tell her to run when facing Wang Ergou of the Iron Fist Sect!
Yet the Revered Master before her had simply said "dissipate with the wind" with casual indifference, and those bullies, along with their sabers, had completely vanished into thin air.
This was the Divine Ability of making one's words reality!
This was the Hehuan Sect that had been misunderstood by storybooks for eight hundred years!
[Ding! Mortal Disciple "Lin Xiaowan" has offered her heart. Recruitment successful!]
[Congratulations to the Host: You have gained your first Disciple. The radius of your Invincible Domain has increased by 10 meters (Current radius: 20 meters).]
[First Recruitment Critical Reward: Issuing one "Fully Automatic Pill Furnace (Lv1)"!]
[Matching Cultivation Technique "The Guide to the Sacred Body of Hehuan Across the Heavens" based on Lin Xiaowan's Aptitude!]
"Holy crap, there's an extra reward?" Wang Yang was ecstatic inside, but his expression remained as steady as an old dog.
Twenty meters!
The distance from the main hall to the latrine was fifteen meters. Now that the radius was twenty meters, he could finally resolve his life's "big business" legally and safely!
"Good."
Wang Yang nodded slightly, trying his best to maintain his aloof image. "Since you have entered my sect, you are now the eldest Disciple of my Hehuan Sect. Stay here and reflect; your Revered Master... will be back shortly."
Before his voice had even faded, Wang Yang's figure vanished from the hall out of thin air.
Within the "Invincible Domain," he was the Dominator; teleporting was nothing more than a basic authority.
Whoosh!
A second later, Wang Yang landed steadily inside that drafty latrine.
"Whew—so satisfying!"
Feeling the long-pent-up pressure release instantly, Wang Yang listened to the mountain wind outside the window while comfortably summoning the System interface.
[Disciple Name]: Lin Xiaowan
[Disciple Realm]: Mortal
[Root Bone]: 20 (Mediocre Aptitude, even a bit lackluster; basically give up on the dream of immortality)
[Comprehension Ability]: 15 (Can barely understand human speech; suggest reading more books)
[Beauty]: 85 (As beautiful as a flower; will gradually increase after beginning cultivation)
[Trait]: Ancient Savage Strength Physique (Not yet awakened)
"These stats... aside from her looks and that unawakened Physique, they're simply hard to describe."
Wang Yang pulled up his pants and muttered, "But it's fine. If Aptitude isn't enough, Medicinal Pills will make up for it. System, take out the Pill Furnace!"
[Ding! The Fully Automatic Pill Furnace has been placed next to the latrine.]
[Current Rank: Lv1 (Automatic idle production in progress).]
[Production Efficiency: Automatically produces 10 "Qi Induction Pills" per day (Divine Pills of the Qi Refining Stage, significantly increases Spiritual Qi affinity).]
Wang Yang walked over to take a look. A simple and ancient Pill Furnace, dark red all over and emitting a faint herbal fragrance, was buzzing. There was no fire beneath it, yet Spiritual Qi was constantly gathering inside.
An outlet at the top of the Pill Furnace was slowly spitting out ten round, plump, and still warm blue pills, just like a vending machine.
"So these are the ten pills per day. We're set!"
Wang Yang grabbed the pills, and his figure vanished once more.
When he reappeared, he was back on the prayer mat in the main hall, as if he had never left.
Lin Xiaowan was looking at her Revered Master with a face full of adoration, thinking to herself: Revered Master's Divine Power is truly astonishing. Is this what an Immortal is capable of?
"Disciple."
Wang Yang's expression became incredibly serious, even carrying a hint of compassion. "I see that although your Root Bone is ordinary, you possess the rare 'late bloomer' quality. Since you have joined my sect, I shall bestow upon you our highest cultivation method—'The Guide to the Sacred Body of Hehuan Across the Heavens'."
"System, take out the Cultivation Technique!" Wang Yang stretched out his hand, waiting for the technique to appear!
"Host, the Cultivation Technique has no physical form. Just teach her a few random movements! Whatever you teach, she will be able to Revered Master! It can also accelerate cultivation when paired with Medicinal Pills~"
"...?" Wang Yang was speechless!
"The Guide to the... Sacred Body Across the Heavens?" Lin Xiaowan's heart raced. Just from the name, it sounded countless times superior to those martial arts Secret Manuals in storybooks.
"Correct. This method follows the principle of 'the Great Dao is simple.' It focuses on communicating with heaven and earth through the body and cleansing the Physical Body through rhythm."
Wang Yang stood up and awkwardly walked to the center of the hall. "This form is called 'Universal Breath.' Watch closely: marching in place..."
As Wang Yang spoke, he performed the first section of modern radio calisthenics with extreme precision: marching in place.
However, bolstered by the current atmosphere and Wang Yang's sage-like aura, these simple movements actually took on an ancient, profound, and inscrutable Daoist charm in Lin Xiaowan's eyes.
"Move with your Revered Master! One, two, three, four... two, two, three, four..."
Lin Xiaowan didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly mimicked Wang Yang, clumsily waving her arms.
However, with her mediocre Aptitude, she practiced for a long time, and aside from being covered in sweat, there wasn't the slightest sign of Spiritual Power fluctuation on her body.
"Revered Master... your Disciple is clumsy and cannot feel any sensation of Qi." Lin Xiaowan lowered her head in shame.
"Silly child, haste makes waste." With a casual wave of Wang Yang's hand, five Qi Induction Pills flew into Lin Xiaowan's mouth like shooting stars.
"This is our sect's unique Qi Induction Pill. Swallow it and, combined with 'The Guide to the Sacred Body of Hehuan Across the Heavens,' I can make even a piece of Trash like you ignite!"
The Qi Induction Pills dissolved the moment they touched her throat, and a violent surge of Spiritual Qi instantly exploded within Lin Xiaowan's body.
If Lin Xiaowan's Aptitude was a dried-up stream, then these ten Qi Induction Pills were a bursting flood!
[Ding! Large amount of Spiritual Qi detected! Disciple Lin Xiaowan has begun to Cultivate; Ancient Savage Strength Physique is being activated...]
[Ding! Lin Xiaowan has forcibly comprehended the rhythm of heaven and earth. Her Physique has achieved a minor Breakthrough. Cultivation Base: First Level of the Qi Refining Stage!]
[Ding! Since the eldest Disciple has broken through to the Qi Refining Stage, the Domain radius has instantly surged by 100 meters!]
Buzz—!
A terrifying invisible ripple centered on the main hall spread wildly in all directions like a tsunami.
Wang Yang could clearly feel that his "Invincible Radius" had instantly surged from 20 meters to 120 meters!
At this moment, the entire hilltop was under his control!
"Revered Master! I feel... a surge of Qi rushing around in my stomach, and my strength has increased so much!"
Lin Xiaowan looked at her hands in pleasant surprise. She subconsciously swung her fist, and the wind from the punch actually let out a muffled boom.
Wang Yang suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, his face as calm as still water. He said indifferently, "This is merely the surface of 'The Guide to the Sacred Body of Hehuan Across the Heavens.' Practice diligently here; I will provide ten Medicinal Pills for you to consume every day. Remember, diligence can make up for a lack of talent. Do not fail this divine technique and these pills."
"Yes! Revered Master!" Lin Xiaowan now viewed Wang Yang as a god-like being and practiced with even more enthusiasm.
No matter how poor her Aptitude was, with this kind of "Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique" and an "unlimited supply of Medicinal Pills," she felt that even a pig could fly to the heavens!
Meanwhile, Wang Yang leisurely tore off a chicken leg that Lin Xiaowan had brought him, chuckling in his heart: With the Domain covering 120 meters and a fully automatic production of pills, being this Sect Master is...
Truly sweet!
However, in this desolate wilderness, besides this girl, I still need to trick...
No, I mean, I need to "inspire" a few more Disciples.