Overachieving Has Become an Instinct

If Wen Jingshu knew what Beili was thinking, she would definitely be utterly speechless.

Idle?

Which of his eyes saw her being idle?

She had just returned and immediately entered a seven-day seclusion. Emerging from it was only because she had some miscellaneous matters to handle, and she wanted to stop by the Library to exchange for some sword arts and spells.

Having not refined pills or drawn talismans for so long, she felt her hands getting a bit rusty.

In addition, she also wanted to post an artifact-refining mission.

She wanted to make some gravity rings to wear on her body for daily body tempering.

After doing all this, she also wanted to enter seclusion to comprehend what she had gained from this trip.

Fortunately, the Hunyuan Bead could manifest a clone to share some of the burden; otherwise, she felt she would have to remain in seclusion for at least two years this time.

As for keeping a low profile...

Wen Jingshu only wanted to keep a low profile.

It would be best if no one could recognize her when she was out and about.

But a master's command could not be disobeyed. Unable to decline, Wen Jingshu could only accept.

Leaving Hidden Star Peak, Wen Jingshu headed straight for the Miscellaneous Peak.

Upon seeing Tang Shaorong, Wen Jingshu handed him a storage bag and gave brief instructions: “Help me post a mission to refine some gravity rings.”

Tang Shaorong acknowledged her and went to get it done. Wen Jingshu did not waste any time either, diving straight into the Library.

She was a wealthy person now. With over a million contribution points, couldn't she choose any sword arts and cultivation techniques she wanted?

Besides sword arts, Wen Jingshu also kept an eye out for spell-type techniques this time.

When she went out now, her disguises were either as a sword cultivator or a talisman cultivator. Not to mention her spiritual root; the moment she used her wood immortal root, others would sense something unusual. If she kept using her lightning spiritual root... she felt there was still a risk of her cover being blown.

Wen Jingshu picked and chose over a dozen techniques, then spotted an Earth-grade heart mantra that was highly suitable for Luo Yunting.

Seeing that this Earth-grade heart mantra cost three hundred thousand contribution points, Wen Jingshu felt a pang of heartache, but she gritted her teeth and exchanged for it anyway.

Contribution points might be troublesome for others to accumulate, but she had such a powerful background. She didn't believe Xu Haoguang would have the heart to watch her contribution points drop to zero.

Besides, even if Xu Haoguang really wouldn't give her contribution points for no reason, she could always ask her sister for a few high-grade pills to exchange for some.

As a grand second-generation cultivator, there was no way she could be poor!

The disciple in charge of the Library saw Wen Jingshu exchanging for so many techniques at once. A large portion of them did not even belong to the lightning attribute, and there was even an Earth-grade water-attribute heart mantra!

The male cultivator swallowed hard and cautiously reminded her:

“Senior Sister Wen, the sect has a rule that those who are not disciples of our sect cannot study the techniques from the Library.”

“Yes, I know.”

Luo Yunting was already a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, and the wood-attribute techniques were for her own use, so there were no outsiders.

Wen Jingshu said, “These are all exchanged for my junior sisters in the outer sect.”

The male cultivator's brain short-circuited even further.

“You mean you are spending five hundred and eighty thousand contribution points just to exchange for water-attribute and wood-attribute techniques for your junior sisters?”

Just who were these lucky souls?! To actually have a personal disciple spend contribution points to exchange for techniques for them??

Why didn't I have such fortune!

Then he thought about it again; perhaps those lucky individuals had first given Wen Jingshu some precious treasure in exchange for the techniques.

Although the male cultivator was curious, he also knew not to ask about what didn't concern him. Filled with envy, jealousy, and hate, he recorded the techniques she wanted onto new jade slips and handed them to her.

Watching Wen Jingshu's departing figure, the male cultivator's desire to go to Little Spirit Peak to do chores reached its peak.

Returning to Little Spirit Peak, Wen Jingshu handed the water-attribute technique to Luo Yunting and went back into seclusion.

This seclusion was mainly to refine pills and draw talismans, and incidentally to settle her Dao Heart.

Seeing how Wen Jingshu was already so highly talented yet still worked so tirelessly, Xu Zhizhi and Luo Yunting unconsciously started pushing themselves to work just as hard.

Even a genius was working so hard; they had even less reason to slack off!

They had to work hard to raise their cultivation, striving never to embarrass Wen Jingshu when they went out in the future!

Wei Ruxue's mood had improved slightly during this time. In this unfamiliar place, she unconsciously observed all the happenings on Little Spirit Peak. Seeing how busy the three of them were, she felt too embarrassed to idle around.

“Senior Sister Xu, how do I do this? Let me help you!”

Xu Zhizhi, who was currently messing around with some spiritual plants, was startled by Wei Ruxue's words. She quickly waved her hands and said:

“Senior Sister Wei, please don't call me that. I'm just a chore disciple. You can just call me Junior Sister Xu.”

“It's not that I don't want to teach you, but this requires using spells, and you haven't drawn qi into your body yet...”

A Supreme Derived Water Spiritual Root! Although Wei Ruxue had not formally joined a master's lineage yet, she was definitely a guaranteed personal disciple in the making.

Seeing the young girl's dejected expression, Xu Zhizhi quickly arranged some other, lighter chores for her.

Wei Ruxue responded and obediently went to work.

Watching Wei Ruxue's small figure, Xu Zhizhi couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for her.

She knew a bit about Wei Ruxue's situation, but she also knew that no amount of comfort could compare to the girl finding peace within herself.

Half a month flashed by. Wen Jingshu emerged from seclusion right on time and brought Wei Ruxue straight to the main gate of the Qingyun Sect.

These disciples who had not yet formally entered the sect were all arranged to stay in the chore disciple residential area closest to the main gate. After passing the examinations, their residences would be reassigned based on their aptitude.

Generally speaking, those with high aptitude would be accepted as disciples on the spot—either as personal disciples, inner sect disciples with a master, or inner sect disciples who had not yet succeeded in finding a master.

Those with other aptitudes would be divided into outer sect disciples and chore disciples.

Following the Newcomer Ceremony would be the Sect Tournament.

This internal tournament was also an opportunity for chore disciples and outer sect disciples to make another push for the inner sect.

After all, on the path of cultivation, while aptitude was important, what mattered even more were luck, opportunity, and comprehension.

No cultivator's luck, opportunity, and comprehension were set in stone. Newcomers entering the sect were only filtered by their inherent aptitude.

The Sect Tournament was a way to filter them all over again based on their luck.

After the tournament, the sect's secret realm would also be opened, allowing any cultivator below the Golden Core Stage to enter and seek opportunities.

Since it was a sect secret realm, there was almost no major danger. For low-level disciples, the sect secret realm was one of their few grand opportunities.

At the main gate of the Qingyun Sect, a dense crowd of people was gathered. Among this generation of disciples, besides the two hundred or so promising youths Wen Jingshu and the others had brought back from the mortal realm, the rest were children from the cultivation world and those sent by various clans.

Sects and clans were the two common forms of power in the cultivation world. The former was open to everyone in the cultivation world; any child who met the requirements could come to seek a master.

The latter emphasized blood relations. Compared to sects, which determined status based on talent, clans had numerous collateral branches and highly complex interpersonal relationships.

To gain a say in the family, forming factions and engaging in overt and covert struggles was inevitable. Many geniuses did not die during trials but instead fell at the hands of their clan's rivals.

Some cultivators, in order to protect their children or to find a backer for them, would send them to join sects.

The moment Wen Jingshu landed with Wei Ruxue, hundreds of pairs of eyes brushed over to look at them in unison.

One was the dark horse personal disciple who had single-handedly killed ten Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect in the mortal realm, not only protecting her fellow disciples but also snatching top talent from the Beast Taming Sect.

The other possessed a Supreme Derived Water Spiritual Root! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wei Ruxue would definitely become a personal disciple!

These two were practically once-in-a-lifetime figures. For ordinary people like them, every glance was precious, because who knew when they would ever meet again.