7: Apprentice Recruitment Competition

Li Haotian's expression brightened, and he continued to stick his butt out while leaning against the door, carefully watching Su Yao consume the remaining two Spiritual Materials.

After the shock she had just experienced, Su Yao didn't hesitate, swallowing the piece of red blood in one gulp.

Wherever the red blood flowed, Su Yao could clearly feel an intense burning sensation; it was as if her internal organs were being roasted by extreme flames.

"Holy crap, why is she overheating? Can she be saved?"

Li Haotian was startled. Su Yao, who was sitting on the bed Cultivating with her eyes closed, had skin that was visibly turning red little by little. This was his cheap Disciple, whom he had managed to acquire with great difficulty; she couldn't just die like this.

"Ding! Host, there is no need to worry. This is the normal effect of consuming phoenix true blood."

With the System's assurance, Li Haotian finally felt a little relieved. Su Yao tightly furrowed her brows, continuously absorbing the scorching blood.

She could clearly sense that her own blood seemed to be warming up little by little, as if it were being assimilated by the phoenix true blood.

Suddenly, Su Yao violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Her damaged Exquisite Divine Body Physique could not withstand such a fierce boost.

The exquisite spirit essence seemed to hear the wail of the Exquisite Divine Body, and it actually floated up on its own and flew into Su Yao's Dantian.

The exquisite spirit essence that entered the Dantian instantly transformed into a light blue liquid. Su Yao only felt a cooling sensation emanating from her Dantian, and the heat across her entire body instantly vanished.

Her body temperature was also rapidly dropping.

Li Haotian had just been about to rush in and act as a Protector, but the Exquisite Divine Body actually absorbed the exquisite spirit essence on its own. This Physique truly was miraculous.

[Ding! Detected Disciple Su Yao has obtained the Divine Phoenix Exquisite Body. Reward: Host Heavenly Dao Supreme Body]

As soon as the System announcement finished, Li Haotian immediately felt a golden energy enter his body, rapidly modifying his Meridians and Dantian, almost all of which were widened several times over.

Finally, this golden energy gathered in Li Haotian's head.

As the light dissipated, Li Haotian looked utterly bewildered: "The Heavenly Dao Supreme Body is just this?"

It seemed like it just increased his foundation several times over; besides that, there were no other changes.

"Ding! The Heavenly Dao Supreme Body is a Heavenly Dao Incarnation. Not only is the Cultivation speed increased fivefold, but Spiritual Qi affinity is also maxed out, and the ability to comprehend the Great Dao and higher-level power is increased several times."

After the System explained it this way, Li Haotian immediately felt that this Physique was worthy of his noble status.

"Yay!"

The cheer brought Li Haotian back to his senses. Su Yao jumped three feet high off her bed, her small face flushed red and filled with excitement.

She never imagined that she would completely repair her damaged Physique and uncultivable Spiritual Root just one day after entering the Sect!

Although Su Yao didn't know the specifics of her Physique, she could clearly feel that she had undergone a qualitative leap. After obtaining the Divine Phoenix Exquisite Body, Su Yao's cultivation instantly jumped from Qi Refining third layer to Qi Refining Peak!

After the excitement subsided, Su Yao's confidence soared. No wonder Revered Master dared to make such a gamble; it turned out he possessed such astonishing, heaven-defying methods. As long as she Cultivated diligently, it truly was possible to meet Revered Master's expectations within a year!

[Ding! Detected Disciple Su Yao has begun her first Cultivation. Activating Disciple Cultivation Bonus Function. For every Personal Disciple who Cultivates, the Host receives a 10% Cultivation speed bonus.]

Li Haotian was completely thrilled. One Disciple gives a 10% bonus, ten Disciples give a 100% bonus, and one hundred Disciples give a 1000% bonus!

If he had hundreds or thousands of worker Disciples under him, wouldn't he Ascend right on the spot just by Cultivating once?

Li Haotian couldn't remember how long it had been since he last Cultivated. Returning to his room, he sat cross-legged in meditation and, after circulating the Mind-Cultivation Technique from his memory, suddenly felt enlightened.

A Mind-Cultivation Technique is a method of internal Cultivation, absorbing vast amounts of Spiritual Qi and converting it into one's own cultivation base. the Spirit Gathering Heart Method is the top-tier internal Cultivation method in the entire Heavenly Profound Sect.

Spirit Gathering Peak has two treasures: one is the spirit gathering pill, and the other is the Spirit Gathering Heart Method.

A night passed. Li Haotian opened his eyes, a sharp light flowing within them, and his entire demeanor suddenly changed.

In just one night, he actually stepped directly into the Entering Profundity Middle Stage. This crossed an entire Major Realm. Li Haotian couldn't even imagine that his Cultivation speed would be so fast.

Su Yao must still be Cultivating. Li Haotian did not disturb her. Instead, he came to the stove and started a fire to cook.

When he was free, he liked feeding chickens and raising pigs. Although he had Foundation Establishment cultivation, it was still difficult for him to achieve Bigu. After all, he couldn't rely on Spiritual Qi to maintain his nutrition, so he could only eat mundane food to survive.

Li Haotian added some firewood to the stove. The flames quickly rose. Very skillfully, he fished a fish out of the nearby pond, quickly slaughtered it, and removed its internal organs.

After marinating it to remove the fishy smell, he put it in the wok to deep fry.

"Sniff sniff!"

Su Yao twitched her nose a few times, slowly got off the bed, and pushed open the door, immediately smelling the fragrant fried fish.

After one night, Su Yao successfully reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. After completing her Spiritual Root, her Cultivation speed was astonishingly fast.

"Revered Master, I'm hungry."

Su Yao blinked her eyes, rubbed her little belly, looking very aggrieved.

Li Haotian specifically caught a relatively large fish, knowing that his Disciple would also want to try his cooking.

Soon, the two of them sat down at a stone table and began to feast.

Su Yao ate until her mouth was dripping with oil, overflowing with happiness.

Just after the two of them finished eating a fried fish, a Disciple arrived via Sword Flight.

"Chief Li!"

The Disciple respectfully cupped his hands and bowed. Li Haotian nodded upon hearing him: "What is it?"

"The Outer Sect Elder asked me to inform you about whether you wish to participate in this Grand Disciple Recruitment Competition."

The Grand Disciple Recruitment Competition is a competition held one week after the recruitment of Disciples. Its purpose is to test the outstanding individuals among these Disciples, thereby classifying the newly initiated Disciples into different ranks.

Previously, after Spirit Gathering Peak finished recruiting Disciples, those Disciples would try every means to leave, stuffing gifts to various Elders to have themselves transferred away.

Therefore, Li Haotian had not let his Disciples participate in this competition for a long time.

"Do you want to go and try?"

Su Yao blinked twice, then shook her head.

"My strength is lacking. Even if I participate, I won't get good results and will only bring shame to Revered Master for nothing."

Li Haotian immediately laughed. Judging by Su Yao's Cultivation speed, she could at least reach Foundation Establishment Peak before the competition started.

Normally, the newly recruited Disciples are generally at Qi Refining, and there aren't many at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Su Yao is simply too self-effacing.

"Go ahead without worry. Go test your strength. I still have many Cultivation Techniques here for you to choose from. Practice well these few days, and then let me see how you beat others."

Su Yao nodded. A hint of joy flashed in the Disciple's eyes, and he then cupped his fists in salute and quickly departed.

Before long, he arrived at the location of Tianzhu Peak.

"Chief Huang, Li Haotian's Disciple Su Yao will participate in this Grand Disciple Recruitment Competition!"

Huang Bocheng showed a brilliant smile. Although Li Haotian's strength was mediocre, perhaps his Revered Master had left behind some contingency plan.

If his Disciple truly became first in the competition within a year, he, Huang Bocheng, would become a joke.

"This little girl's talent is decent, and she looks good, too. It's just a pity she followed the wrong person."

"Arrange it so that if she is encountered during the Grand Disciple Recruitment Competition, find a way to cripple her."