29: A celestial being descended to earth, astonishing the world.

"The sun is high, the sky is clear, it is truly a good time to be on the road."

The Sect Master and several Elders watched as Zhou Yan boarded the flying boat and traveled into the distance.

The Fourth Elder could not help but feel a bit sentimental.

"Sigh, I really didn't expect it. In the blink of an eye, the child has grown up so much. I hope his journey to Nascent Soul Formation goes safely."

"Fourth Brother, from the time you two officially met until now, you haven't even spent more than two hours together, have you?"

The Sixth Elder really couldn't stand his Fourth Brother's antics anymore.

"Nonsense! One day as Master and Disciple, a lifetime as Master and Disciple. If it's off by a day, or even an hour, it doesn't count as a lifetime."

The Fourth Elder kneaded the Sixth Elder's face into a ball, squeezing it to vent his excitement.

Now that the Saint has been elected, Zhou Yan's status should not be changed.

In other words, at least until Zhou Yan returns after his Nascent Soul Formation, he remains Zhou Yan's nominal Master, which made him gloat for quite a while.

The flying boat Zhou Yan was riding was very fast; it possessed the ability of space traversal, allowing it to reach the destination directly without needing to use various teleportation arrays.

Therefore, by the time they finished chatting, Zhou Yan had already traveled far away from Qingxu Grotto-Heaven.

Just as Zhou Yan had left, a paper crane arrived from the horizon with incredible speed, carrying a trace of the power of heaven and earth, arriving right among the group. It was Sha Fulin.

"Little Second, where is Zhou Yan?" The phantom projected by the paper crane seemed somewhat urgent.

"Master, I am already the Sect Master. You can call me Sect Master, or Sect Master. Can you please not call me 'Little Second'? You can even call me 'Second', just take away the 'Little', can you?"

Sha Fulin, who had been somewhat impatient, seemed to have triggered a keyword, and he became confident as he spoke to the Sect Master.

"Logically speaking, at your Rank, you do not have the authority to make me change how I address you."

"Sometimes, I wonder, how high must a position be to be considered 'big'?"

"Master, you are in such a hurry, is there something important? Why did you stop talking?" The Grand Elder whispered, steering the topic back on track.

Sha Fulin: "Use official titles when at work!"

"Understood, Plant Sha." All the Disciples replied in unison.

Seeing that the Disciples were not cooperating, Sha Fulin could only roll his eyes and continue.

"Zhou Yan just joined the sect, his cultivation should only be around the Qi Refinement Stage, right?"

"This cultivation is too low, so we have unanimously decided to use one month to develop his potential so that he can descend the mountain at the Foundation Establishment Stage."

The Third Elder was stunned upon hearing this and said with some surprise.

"Master, wasn't it you who said to let him depart immediately? He has already been gone for a while, I estimate he has already left the territory of Qingxu Grotto-Heaven."

"Ah? I... did I say that?" Sha Fulin subconsciously rubbed his nose after being questioned by the Third Elder.

"It was definitely you, Master."

"Weren't you implying exactly that?"

Fortunately, Cultivators Undergoing Tribulation do not break out in cold sweat, otherwise Sha Fulin would be drenched.

"Ahem, this old man has long since stepped back from the front lines; this matter is naturally handled by the Sect Master."

"Now that he has handled things poorly, the Sect Master should be punished just as a Disciple would be. I will report your fault to the Old Ancestors, so you should go and reflect on your mistakes first!"

A mysterious black hand condensed in the sky, its might far surpassing the method previously used by the Sect Master.

The hand grabbed the Sect Master and threw him into the confinement room to reflect on his mistakes.

Upon arriving at the confinement room, the Sect Master saw a Disciple gloating nearby, and he was furious.

"Before I became the Sect Master, I took the blame; after I became the Sect Master, I still take the blame. Then wasn't my time as Sect Master wasted?"

Inside the Sect Main Hall.

"You have all seen what happened. The Sect Master acknowledges his mistakes and corrects them; this is a good virtue that you should all learn from."

"Later, send a message to little Zhou Yan. Considering the Sect Master's error, which caused him to embark on his cultivation journey without any cultivation base, the originally planned 100-year Nascent Soul Formation plan will be changed to 110 years."

"Alright, that's all for now. This old man needs to go back to report to the Old Ancestors and then go into secluded meditation."

The Grand Elder: "Master, wait a moment. You've sent Second into confinement, so who will be in charge of the Sect Master's duties during this time?"

"Hmm~, it will be you." Sha Fulin pointed at the Fourth Elder. "You were grinning so happily over there. Since you are so happy, you will be responsible for filling in until Second is released. I am off."

"Wait..."

Sha Fulin didn't give the Fourth Elder a chance; in an instant, he had already disappeared.

Qingxu Grotto-Heaven was happy and harmonious, but Zhou Yan was not in a good mood.

"This is such a scam!"

The game version is too low; it is still far from the Late Stage version where you can just pop a few experience pills and level up rapidly.

Medicinal Pills that benefit cultivation are currently useless in the panel; only those that restore health and mana have their pros and cons under the game panel's bonuses.

Those related to increasing cultivation still need to be consumed manually, and they can only exert their original effects.

Because of this, Zhou Yan didn't really dare to eat them.

He was afraid that they were prepared according to the requirements of high-talent cultivation, and if he ate them and didn't even reach half of what they expected, it would be laughable.

It would be better to buy some more Medicinal Pills after arriving in Great Yu; after all, they gave him plenty of Spirit Stones.

That's right, Zhou Yan's destination this time is Niu Zhiyuan's hometown, Great Yu.

"flying boat, change destination to Great Yu Dynasty."

Destination changed from "Da Qian" to "Great Yu".

There is a demonic cult causing trouble in Da Qian right now; wanting me to go there, how could it be that easy!

100-year Nascent Soul Formation can be talked about after 100 years, but for now, "flying boat, advance 4!"

Let the flying boat sail; now it is time for settlement. After all, he had inadvertently taken on a Nascent Soul debt. If it weren't for the System, he might not have enough to pay even if he sold the clothes off his back.

"System panel, activate!"

"Click, click, click, and this one too!"

【Zhou Yan】

【Rank: Qi Refining Level 4 (23/1000)】

【HP: 1500/1500】

【Mana: 200/200】

【Stamina: 1000/1000】

【Equipment: Sword Seal: Durability 3/3】

(Increases damage by 20%, each attack has a chance to trigger a Sword Qi attack at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage level)

【Title: Path of Slaughter (Excellent)】

【Cultivation Technique: Qingxu Qi Refining Technique】

【Current Reputation: Somewhat Famous (Your reputation has spread, but few people remember you.)】

After Zhou Yan obtained the Nascent Soul Cultivation Technique, the level cap was unlocked. The reason he changed his equipped Cultivation Technique to the Qingxu Qi Refining Technique instead of the Nascent Soul one is because it provides a greater bonus during the Qi Refinement Stage. It was also thanks to its amplification that the experience accumulated from the previous gifts from relatives and the slaughter of monsters in the illusion realm was enough to support him in reaching Qi Refining Level 4.

This is, to some extent, enjoying the version bonus of a large sect.

At the same time, Zhou Yan also discovered that in terms of base stats, it seems that when using Body Cultivator techniques, HP and Stamina increase, while Spell Cultivator techniques only increase Mana.

He didn't know if it was a factor of the System or if it was the same for everyone.

Because he had entered the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, his mana was already twice as strong as it was when he was at the fake Qi Refining Level 1 in the Secret Realm, but his HP and Stamina remained unchanged.

With Qi Refining Level 4, combined with this fairly magnificent panel, as well as the super Sword Seal supported by the Grand Elder, Zhou Yan should have no problem running rampant in a small country under the Great Yu Dynasty.

It's just that this 100-year Nascent Soul Formation sounds so abstract. Ordinary Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, if they don't eat life-extending medicine, might be gone in about a hundred years, unable to even reach Foundation Establishment.

Yet he is expected to reach Nascent Soul Formation within a hundred years right from the start, which is maximum pressure; that pressure is immense.

"Sigh, the road is long and arduous." Zhou Yan lay in the cabin of the flying boat and complained.

Now that he had checked the panel and finished complaining, it was time to get down to business!

So, next.

Zhou Yan set his sights on the dungeon tab.

This could also be considered one of the rewards for clearing the novice dungeon.

Clearing the novice dungeon rewarded him with a standard-issue "Village Sword" from online games (which was already gathering dust in the inventory) and some experience (barely enough to level up half a level).

And this, the most useful thing at the moment, which changed the novice dungeon into a permanent one, and in this world, no one could compete with Zhou Yan for the first-clear rewards.

This is the direct way for Zhou Yan to obtain a large amount of experience and rewards now.

So come on, Wang Yao, let me weigh your capabilities!