“Senior Brother Ni, do you think we came to the wrong place?” Lin Fan looked at the extremely plain building in front of him and compared it with Senior Brother Meng’s luxurious residence. They were completely at opposite ends.
“No, this is indeed where the outer disciples live,” Ni Mingyang replied with a smile. “Junior Brother, work hard. On the path of cultivation, if you don’t advance, you’ll fall behind. But since you’re a genius, you’ll surely succeed.”
“Thank you, Senior Brother Ni,” Lin Fan nodded. “Senior Brother, why is this residence so different from Senior Brother Meng’s?”
“Junior Brother, Senior Brother Meng is one of the Ten Outstanding Genius Disciples of the outer sect, so naturally, his treatment is different. However, as long as you work hard, Junior Brother, you’ll surely receive the same treatment someday,” Ni Mingyang explained.
Lin Fan looked at Ni Mingyang and nodded. What he said was basically just empty flattery. With my abilities, as long as I put in a little effort, those Ten Outstanding Genius Disciples are nothing but experience-giving NPCs.
But for now, it’s better to keep a low profile. Progress steadily, step by step.
“Senior Brother, how many outer sect disciples are there?” Lin Fan asked.
“Eight thousand, eight hundred, and eighty-eight,” Ni Mingyang replied.
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan’s heart immediately rejoiced. With over eight thousand people, it seemed like he could easily go around collecting experience and smoothly reach the先天 stage.
“Junior Brother, why are you laughing?” Ni Mingyang noticed Lin Fan’s silly grin and asked in confusion.
“Nothing, I’m not laughing at anything. Senior Brother, I’m a bit tired now, so I’d like to go rest first,” Lin Fan said, wanting to check out the surroundings and plan his next big move.
“Alright then, rest well, Junior Brother. I’ll be taking my leave first,” Ni Mingyang said.
“Senior Brother, goodbye. I’ll come find you in a few days,” Lin Fan waved.
Upon hearing these words, Ni Mingyang, who was originally about to leave, turned pale with fear and quickened his pace.
No way—I must move out immediately after returning. If this guy comes looking for me, nothing good will come of it.
Back in his room.
Lin Fan opened the items he had received.
A bottle of pills in a white porcelain container, a light green robe, a pair of shoes, a long sword, an iron token, a not-too-thick booklet…
That was all.
Just these few items.
Lin Fan sighed, feeling that the sect was being rather stingy. He poured out the pills from the white bottle.
They were white, about the size of soybeans.
“叮，Detected ‘Qi Nourishing Pill.'”
“Special Effect: Enhances internal energy flow, strengthens the body, and fortifies internal organs for ordinary people. One pill per day maximum.”
“Experience Gained: +100 per pill.”
Lin Fan counted them. There were thirty in total—apparently given monthly.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan poured all the pills into his mouth and swallowed them all at once.
“Ding, Experience +3000.”
Looks like leveling up by pill popping is a solid strategy. But for now, I’m not too familiar with the system—I must investigate further.
Next, Lin Fan picked up the robe issued by the sect, feeling its texture. Not bad, quite high quality and smooth. But wait—why is it split on both sides? Is this some kind of cheongsam?
And it can be lifted from behind—no need to take it off…
This…
At this moment, Lin Fan’s mind couldn’t help but turn a bit mischievous.
Then, Lin Fan picked up the long sword, weighing it in his hand. It was just an ordinary sword, nothing special, so he tossed it aside.
“Ding, Detected ‘Secret Chronicles of Holy and Evil’—Would you like to learn it?”
“Learn.”
Instantly, Lin Fan’s mind was flooded with knowledge he had never known before.
Excellent, excellent.
The next day.
At the martial arts training ground.
Outer sect probationary disciples gradually arrived at the training ground.
The expressions on their faces were filled with joy, as if something pleasant had happened.
“Hey, Senior Brother was really smart to get rid of that monster. We won’t be bullied anymore.”
At this moment, a peerless handsome man standing among the crowd smiled confidently. “Just a small trick.”
“Senior Brother is brilliant.”
“Senior Brother is a cultured man—his mind is sharper than anyone else’s.”
…
The surrounding probationary disciples surrounded the peerless handsome man, showering him with flattery. The handsome man was clearly enjoying this moment, smiling as brightly as a sunflower.
…
Early in the morning, Lin Fan quickly got up. The plan for the day should be made in the morning—can’t afford to waste time sleeping in.
Now that I’ve entered the outer sect, I should make good use of the resources here. These outer sect disciples are all unclaimed lambs, bleating one by one, waiting for my invasion.
Wearing the signature green robe of an outer sect disciple and fastening the token at his waist, Lin Fan walked outside.
Now, he was looking for the place where the outer sect disciples trained.
However, when Lin Fan arrived at the scene, he was instantly stunned.
What the hell is going on?
Where did all the outer sect disciples go? Why is the huge training ground completely empty? There were only a few people around, which was completely different from what Lin Fan had imagined.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t the training ground be packed with people, all striving to cultivate? Why is it like this now?
Could it be that I have to go back to those probationary disciples again?
Those guys barely give any experience anymore—practically negligible.
Heaven and earth, are you trying to make me give up and fall into mediocrity?
I want to cultivate! I want to level up!
Without saying a word, Lin Fan directly stopped someone.
“Senior Brother, may I ask why there’s no one at the training ground?” Lin Fan politely asked.
The person Lin Fan stopped didn’t look too pleased. He carefully examined Lin Fan, then asked after seeing the token at his waist, “Are you a newly arrived outer sect disciple?”
“Yes,” Lin Fan nodded.
“The outer sect training ground is usually not crowded. Most senior brothers cultivate at their own residences,” the extra brother said, his tone softening a bit.
“I see,” Lin Fan nodded, though this did pose a bit of a problem.
If everyone cultivates indoors, how can I get them to come out? I’ll need to think carefully about this.
But for now, Lin Fan had an extremely important matter to attend to.
“Senior Brother, may I ask how respected you are among the outer sect disciples?” Lin Fan asked eagerly.
“Respected by all,” the extra brother said proudly, lifting his head.
Lin Fan examined him for a moment. He seemed quite confident, so it was probably true.
“May I ask Senior Brother’s name?” Lin Fan asked.
“Han Lu,” the senior brother replied, though he didn’t understand why this junior brother was asking, he still answered.
“Han Senior Brother, what do you think of me?” Lin Fan asked.
Han Lu looked at Lin Fan with confusion, his mind racing. What was this junior brother trying to do? He needed to go borrow cultivation techniques from the Transmission Elder soon—if he was late, he’d regret it.
“Since this is our first meeting, I can’t give a proper judgment. If Junior Brother has anything else to say, we can talk another time. I have urgent matters to attend to now,” Han Lu said hurriedly, clearly wanting to end the conversation.
“Alright, Senior Brother, take care,” Lin Fan smiled slightly.
Han Lu nodded and turned to leave.
“Senior Brother, please wait a moment,” Lin Fan suddenly called out.
“What?” Han Lu turned around in confusion.
But at that very moment, as he turned, Lin Fan instantly moved.
“Monkey Steals the Peach…”
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