314: I want to be a rebellious disciple.
An unknown amount of time passed before Ling Peng slowly woke up, only to be greeted by the tragic sight of the mountain gate in utter disarray.
As far as the eye could see, vegetation was uprooted, broken walls and ruins were shocking to behold, and gravel and fragments of broken Magical Artifacts were scattered in a mess.
In the air, a thick smell of blood permeated like a haze; the pungent odor drilled into his nose, making him almost want to vomit.
Around him, Elders and Disciples were either lying or sitting, all of them wounded, exerting their full strength to Cultivate and recover.
Ling Peng turned his head and saw a stunning female Cultivator beside him; though she had some minor injuries, they could not hide her elegance.
She was dressed in a moon-white flowing gauze Daoist robe and wore an exquisite jade crown, though her hem was stained with blood.
A few strands of black hair fell softly against her snow-like neck; her skin was radiant and her countenance cold and clear.
Especially those beautiful eyes of hers; amidst their sharp gaze, a natural majesty emanated.
The moment Ling Peng saw her appearance, he felt his heart thumping violently.
Before his Transmigration, he had been single for thirty years and had never seen a woman so beautiful yet heroic and valiant.
In Ling Peng's heart, an indescribable impulse suddenly surged.
It was an impulse to possess her!
With just this one look, Ling Peng made up his mind that he had to win her over.
In my past life, I was single for thirty years and achieved nothing.
In this life, with the System in hand, I will live a life of leisure and freedom!
Thus, this goal quietly took root in Ling Peng's heart.
The female Cultivator held an ancient longsword; the blood remaining on the blade silently told of the tragic intensity of the battle just now.
But that wasn't the most important part. The most important thing was her pair of fair, beautiful legs... ah, no... it was the token hanging at her waist; that token caught Ling Peng's attention.
The token was carved with complex patterns, and in the center were the two words 'Pavilion Master,' written with vigorous and powerful strokes that displayed extraordinary power.
This female Cultivator was none other than the current Pavilion Master of the Tianxing Martial Pavilion, Shen Li.
At this moment, Shen Li was holding her longsword, cautiously guarding Ling Peng's side.
Sensing Ling Peng's awakening, Shen Li turned her body to look and parted her red lips slightly: "You're finally awake."
Ling Peng looked dazed; clearly, he had not yet fully recovered from his state of Cultivation.
He looked around and couldn't help but ask: "Senior, this... what exactly happened?"
Shen Li let out a long sigh and briefly recounted the events.
After listening to the narrative, Ling Peng was instantly dumbfounded: "I just Cultivated casually; how could it cause such a huge upheaval?"
Ling Peng was speechless, but little did he know how much like a show-off his words sounded to others.
A Cultivation phenomenon even appeared, and you call this casual Cultivation?
As soon as these words were spoken, the Elders and Disciples of the Tianxing Martial Pavilion instantly fell silent.
While everyone secretly complained in their hearts, they silently labeled Ling Peng as a 'show-off.'
Shen Li didn't waste words either and asked straightforwardly: "This seat is the Pavilion Master of the Tianxing Martial Pavilion. Are you willing to join my tutelage?"
Facing this request, Ling Peng had no reason to refuse; the other party was, after all, the head of a grand power, and so stunningly charming to boot.
Furthermore, Ling Peng had his own little scheme in mind, which was to try being a Rebellious Disciple for once.
"This Disciple is willing!"
Ling Peng immediately knelt and kowtowed; just like that, he successfully became Shen Li's Disciple.
From then on, the lineage of the Tianxing Martial Pavilion Revered Master gained a peculiar fifth Disciple.
Although he successfully joined the Tianxing Martial Pavilion, Shen Li soon discovered that this newly recruited Disciple seemed to have little interest in Cultivation.
For the first few days, Shen Li brought abundant Cultivation resources and precious Cultivation Techniques to his door every day, personally training Ling Peng in his Cultivation.
But Ling Peng didn't care at all about these hard-won resources or her teachings; his Cultivation was entirely based on his mood, primarily doing whatever he felt like.
The weather is bad today, not Cultivating.
I'm in a bad mood today, not Cultivating.
I'm not in a good state today, not Cultivating.
Anyway, according to him, he would only Cultivate when every aspect was to his satisfaction.
This made the upper echelons of the Tianxing Martial Pavilion unable to help but harbor doubts: Could it be that this boy isn't some Prodigy, but just had explosive luck and accidentally triggered a Cultivation phenomenon once?
But ten days later, when Ling Peng Cultivated again, a terrifying Cultivation phenomenon descended once more.
The commotion of this Cultivation phenomenon wasn't as great as the last one, but it was a genuine phenomenon nonetheless.
After only one day, Ling Peng successfully made a Breakthrough to the Early Stage of the Starlight Realm.
Now, all voices of doubt instantly vanished; no one dared to question his talent anymore.
Shen Li felt both envious and helpless; if she had such talent, she would surely race against time, Cultivating day and night.
Thereafter, Shen Li had many heart-to-heart talks with Ling Peng, patiently teaching him: a Cultivator should Cultivate diligently and pursue stronger power and a higher Realm.
But not only did Ling Peng not listen, while they talked, his eyes would occasionally glance at her thighs from the corner of his eye, showing a strange expression.
After several failed attempts at preaching, Shen Li completely gave up.
She said helplessly: "Then do as you see fit. If you lack any resources, come find me anytime."
After saying that, Shen Li turned and left... Half a month later, the other Disciples of the Pavilion Master's lineage returned from their trials, only to find they had a new Junior Brother who was older than them.
On the Spirit Peak of the Pavilion Master's lineage, in a newly built courtyard, sunlight filtered through the mottled leaves, casting fine shadows of light.
The Senior Brother who had just returned from his trials, Lin Yuming, was dressed in black martial attire, the jade pendant at his waist swaying gently with his steps.
His sword-like brows were tightly furrowed, and his gaze sized Ling Peng up for a long time: "It's you? You are the new Junior Brother, Meng Ji?"
Lin Yuming's tone carried a hint of scrutiny and doubt; after returning to the Sect, he had already learned about what had happened during this period through his followers.
Many pieces of news can be hidden for a while, but not forever.
In the outside world, news about the Tianxing Martial Pavilion picking up a wild super Prodigy had gradually begun to spread.
Breaking through two Realms in a single day, with phenomena during Cultivation.
It was believed that before long, news about him would spread throughout the entire Wenzhou Domain and even other Star Soul Clan domains.
And on the desks of various surrounding powers, intelligence on Ling Peng must have already been placed.
Lin Yuming didn't know if this was a good or bad thing, because their Tianxing Martial Pavilion was only an upper-middle-tier power in the Star Soul Clan's Wenzhou Domain.
The Star Soul Clan had a total of twenty domains, and the Wenzhou Domain was a middle-tier domain.
Just like the Human Race, the Star Soul Clan was also full of undercurrents, with no lack of open and secret struggles between various powers.
Fortunately, thousands of years ago, there was a ban issued by a Star Soul Clan Martial Saint, which kept the conflicts between various powers controllable.
However, as time passed and the Martial Saint fell into silence, the ban had become ineffective, and the contradictions between various powers were intensifying.
Actually, the Wenzhou Domain was still okay; the various powers hadn't openly turned against each other yet.
At most, they would play some tricks in the shadows, like assassinations and infiltration.
But no matter what, this Junior Brother of theirs was an absolute monster of a Prodigy!
Lin Yuming had two purposes for coming here.
The first was to bring his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters to see this new Junior Brother and get to know each other.
The second was his Revered Master's entrustment... to have him, the Senior Brother, properly advise the other party to spend his time on Cultivation and not always focus on eating, drinking, playing, and teasing female Disciples.
Lin Yuming and the other three agreed on a time and came to the courtyard together.
Before long, they saw their Junior Brother...
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