The bigger the hang

The silent night was very peaceful!

There were no insects chirping, nor birds singing.

Only the light of the stars and moon scattered across the earth, reflecting the bonfire.

The crackling sound of burning firewood seemed to be the only sound in the mountain range.

Five days had passed since Zhong Qing emerged from the Mystic Realm Mine.

During this time, Zhong Qing traveled along the mountain range with Qilin and Xiao Ga.

There was no clear destination.

His current trip to Middle State had two purposes: first, to find a Disciple, and second, to find an opportunity to upgrade his Disciple's bond.

While he had some leads on a Disciple candidate, the situation indicated that it wouldn't be possible to take them in anytime soon.

As for upgrading the Disciple's bond, he had no clue at the moment, and Zhong Qing wasn't in a hurry.

Instead, after leaving the mine, he spent his time traveling with Xiao Ga and Qilin, enjoying the mountains and water, and experiencing the local customs of Middle State.

“I wonder how those little fellows are doing?”

Zhong Qing looked at the moonlight and thought of his Disciples.

He opened his attribute panel.

"Host: Zhong Qing!"

"Cultivation: Myriad Laws Realm Ninth Layer Great Perfection!"

"Disciple: Lin Feng, Tianxuan Realm Middle Stage, Hundredfold Cultivation Increase activated, Cultivation Ten Thousand Times Returned to Host!"

"Disciple: Su Ye, Tianxuan Realm Early Stage, Hundredfold Cultivation Increase activated, Cultivation Ten Thousand Times Returned to Host!"

"Disciple: Du Hao, Tianxuan Realm Middle Stage, Thousandfold Recovery activated, Cultivation Ten Thousand Times Returned to Host!"

"Disciple: Bai Ling, Three Yang Three Realm, Death Cultivation * 2 activated, Cultivation Ten Thousand Times Returned to Host!"

"Activated Bond: Trash Bond 2/2! Normal Version!"

"Activated Bond: Overlord Physique Bond! Enhanced Version!"

"Activated Bond: Nirvana Bond. Normal Version!"

"More Bonds to be Developed"

"Acquired Physique: Overlord Physique, Immortal Body!"

"Acquired Special Skills: Old Six Halo, Heavenly Eye, Same-Level Crushing, Formation Immunity, Own Small World."

"Acquired Special Weapon: Zero Seal!"

"Acquired Mount: Holy Blood Qilin!"

The data on the panel had changed significantly compared to before.

First, his own Cultivation had increased from Myriad Laws Realm Sixth Layer to Myriad Laws Realm Ninth Layer Great Perfection.

What surprised Zhong Qing was that Lin Feng and Su Ye's Cultivation had improved by more than just a little.

It was a direct leap across Realms.

This greatly excited Zhong Qing.

These two Disciples truly didn't disappoint him.

Their Cultivation speed had increased extremely quickly.

How long had they been Cultivating?

In less than two years, they had risen from ordinary people to the Tianxuan Realm.

Presumably, they must have had some special fortuitous encounters recently.

However, even with the two Disciples' Cultivation advancing by several major Realms, after being returned ten thousand times by the System, it only pushed his Cultivation from Myriad Laws Realm Ninth Layer to the Great Perfection stage.

The reason for this was the immense disparity in strength between them.

After Tian Xuan is Three Yin, after Three Yin is Three Yang, and only after Three Yang Realm is Myriad Laws Realm.

The gap in between was more than ten thousand times.

Therefore, with the current Trash bond, the Cultivation increase of these two Disciples simply couldn't keep up with his advancement speed.

Upgrading the Trash bond was imperative.

What disappointed Zhong Qing a little was Du Hao and Bai Ling; their Cultivation hadn't improved at all, remaining as they were.

Given Du Hao's fear of death, Zhong Qing could understand.

But Bai Ling, possessing an Immortal Body, grew stronger with each death. Since he left the Eastern Region several months ago, her Cultivation hadn't improved at all, which puzzled him.

Of course, the master leads the way, but Cultivation depends on the individual.

Although Bai Ling's Cultivation hadn't progressed, Zhong Qing had no intention of interfering.

Each of them had their own Dao to walk.

There was no need to force growth.

Moreover, even if he wanted to interfere, with them now in different places, he was powerless to do so.

The night was deep, and the moon grew brighter.

Qilin was sprawled on the ground, sleeping, while Xiao Ga rested against Qilin's leg.

This little fellow's sleeping posture was extremely ungraceful, with its legs stretched out, and a snot bubble blowing from its duck-like beak.

It occasionally mumbled, "Big Brother, I was wrong!"

Goodness, he wondered what it was dreaming about.

It seemed that admitting fault had become this little fellow's catchphrase.

Zhong Qing glanced at them, then no longer paid attention to the bird and beast.

Instead, he began communicating with the System.

"System, do you have any hints regarding clues for bond upgrades?"

"The System will only provide hints at specific times and specific locations!"

"This damn System!"

Zhong Qing complained inwardly.

He knew it would be like this.

Perhaps sensing Zhong Qing's dissatisfaction.

The System's voice continued to sound.

"However, it can enable the Named Disciple template for the Host!"

"Named Disciples have no limit on slots, no specific candidate restrictions, but their Cultivation can only be returned to the Host at a one-time rate!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Qing's expression changed.

Having his Disciples' Cultivation returned to him ten thousand times was incredibly satisfying for his Cultivation increase.

But there were too few Disciples.

Moreover, the conditions for accepting Disciples were extremely strict.

Just like Lin Feng and Su Ye, they were unparalleled Trash Physiques.

In this era, there were many Geniuses, and with diligent searching, one could always find a bunch of unparalleled Geniuses.

But as for unparalleled Trash Physiques, Zhong Qing had only encountered two in all the time he had spent in this world.

Then there were Du Hao and Bai Ling, both possessing special Physiques.

It could be said that their existence was unique.

Even the fifth future Disciple had great secrets hidden within them.

All these Disciples shared one label: they were extremely rare and hard to come by.

Yet now, the System had actually opened up the Named Disciple template.

Although their Cultivation could only be returned at a one-time rate, not as exaggerated as the ten thousand times for True Disciples.

Its advantage lay in having no slot limit.

If one day, Zhong Qing were to widely accept Disciples.

Adopting a broad-net approach.

When the Named Disciples reached a certain scale.

He wouldn't have to do anything every day, just sitting there would bring in a massive amount of Cultivation?

For a moment, Zhong Qing's spirit was greatly invigorated.

He felt that his already bright future had become even more dazzling and promising.

However, very quickly, a doubt arose in Zhong Qing's mind.

"System, why is the Named Disciple mode only being opened now? And why didn't it have this function before?"

If this function had been introduced earlier, Zhong Qing felt that his own Cultivation would be far beyond its current achievements.

"The System is not yet perfect; its functions will become more complete as the Host grows!"

These words stirred Zhong Qing's mind.

The System's current functions were undeniably powerful.

The daily sign-in function, the Disciple ten thousand times return function, the Disciple bond function, the Named Disciple one-time return function, and even a special reward list function.

And despite all these numerous functions, the System still claimed that its functions were not yet complete.

Zhong Qing suddenly felt.

This cheat, it seemed, was growing bigger and bigger!

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