Lying Flat Is Impossible

Elder Ye's excited voice rang out, looking at Jiang Lu as if she were a gold nugget.

Aside from rapid cultivation speed and immense strength, the most important aspect of the Chaos Spiritual Root was its innate talent for cultivating anything and everything.

No wonder she could refine Tier Two elixirs with only her strength at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation.

His expression darkened slightly. This talent must not be wasted, but he wondered if his disciple was willing to learn so much.

He then explained everything about the Chaos Spiritual Root and the Chaos Body to Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu's eyes lit up.

She could learn anything!

She was absolutely willing!

More than willing, even!

If there was nothing to learn, wouldn't her endless years be incredibly boring? Now that she knew her talent was a once-in-a-millennium rarity, she was determined to start grinding hard.

Becoming an all-around hexagon warrior had always been her dream.

Seeing Jiang Lu's sparkling eyes, Elder Ye knew her choice.

He liked disciples with this kind of ambition; she was just like him.

It was just a pity. If he had met her sooner, he would not have let her form contracts with those two Tier One beasts. Now, they could only wait until she grew stronger before severing the contracts.

Inside her pouch, the two sleeping spirit beasts suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

What was going on?

Why did they feel like their path to greatness was suddenly flickering?

“Your master has an important matter to attend to, arranged by my senior sister, so I cannot take you back to Xuwu City right now. For the time being, you will cultivate here and wait for my word.”

“This is a spiritual slip; you can use it to contact me at any time. This jade pendant contains a wisp of my divine sense. If you encounter danger, I will know immediately and protect you. Do not take off the ring on your finger. It is the symbol of a direct lineage disciple of our Medicine King Pavilion. Keep it on, and no blind fools will dare to cross you.”

He handed the jade pendant, spiritual slip, and ring to Jiang Lu, explaining.

He patted her shoulder. His current mission was somewhat dangerous, not something a cultivator of Jiang Lu's strength could participate in. Once he finished handling it, he would take her back to Xuwu City and teach her properly.

Jiang Lu nodded. With this identity, she could practically strut around in Xijiang City if she wanted to. She no longer had to worry about her original plans to leave or hide her abilities.

Furthermore, according to her master, the current pavilion master of the Medicine King Pavilion was his senior sister. As her master's only disciple, no matter what, others would show her some respect.

“Master, you should go. I will wait for you here. The next time you see me, my strength will definitely have increased again!”

Jiang Lu looked at her master with some reluctance. This was probably the bond between master and disciple. Although they had only known each other for a brief two days, everything her master had given her was incredibly precious.

“Junior Sister Lu, I heard you were taken in as a disciple by the elder who arrived this morning?”

Seeing Jiang Lu return to Courtyard No. 1, Chen Qi immediately stepped forward and asked with curiosity.

Jiang Lu nodded, feeling a bit shy. She hadn't expected the news to spread so quickly.

“Yes.”

Upon hearing this, the others who were eavesdropping couldn't help but show envious expressions. A few even had jealousy in their eyes, though they quickly hid it.

Anyone in their shoes would find it hard to swallow.

After all, in their eyes, Jiang Lu was just a disciple with a mixed spiritual root who didn't even know how to refine elixirs. Although she had some talent in processing spiritual plants, they weren't lacking either.

What's more, ever since Junior Sister Lu arrived at Courtyard No. 1, they hadn't had a single peaceful day. They had all started grinding one by one, determined not to be outdone by her.

Now, seeing someone who used to be inferior to them doing so much better, they felt a sense of imbalance in their hearts.

“I'll be moving out in a bit. Thank you all for your help, Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. I'll leave these spiritual plants for everyone.”

As Jiang Lu spoke, she harvested some spiritual plants from her space to give to them. Although she had become Senior Sister Huang Mei's spiritual plant processor on her very first day, there was no denying she had learned a lot from the others during this time.

“Junior Sister Lu, you're being too polite. There's no need, really.”

The crowd immediately waved their hands as they looked at the spiritual plants on the table.

“Please take them, Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. I might still need your help in the future.”

With that, she went to find Senior Sister Huang Mei. She saw her standing in front of an elixir cauldron, and when she saw Jiang Lu approaching, a smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

“Congratulations, Junior Sister Lu.”

She had felt that Jiang Lu was extraordinary from the very first moment, but she hadn't expected her to have such a great opportunity.

“Senior Sister Huang Mei, thank you for taking care of me during this time. These spiritual plants are for you. I hope you become a Tier Three alchemist soon.”

Seeing the few spiritual plants on the table, Huang Mei nodded and patted her head.

“Then I also hope that Junior Sister Lu will climb higher and higher in the future, and that I'll hear news of your success every day.”

Jiang Lu nodded, nuzzling her palm.

“I will, Senior Sister Huang Mei. Let's work hard together.”

Senior Sister Huang Mei held herself to high standards and was quite talented; she would surely achieve what she desired.

As Elder Ye's disciple, Jiang Lu learned about some of her benefits and duties through Chi Miao.

The duties could wait until her master returned, but she could enjoy the benefits first.

No longer needing to process spiritual plants every day, Jiang Lu's cultivation time increased significantly. She spent her days in her courtyard cultivating, refining elixirs, and practicing swordplay.

There were some rumors about Jiang Lu in the outside world, but since she was never seen showing off in public, the news was gradually replaced by other gossip. Over time, people stopped talking about her.

Jiang Lu finally stopped suppressing her strength and broke through to the fifth layer of Qi Condensation in one go.

Aside from all kinds of natural treasures, the storage bag her master gave her also contained various cultivation techniques and mental methods.

Among them, the Clear Moon Swordplay was a Heaven-grade technique with thirty-six stances in total. She had already mastered the sixth stance. If a cultivator at the seventh layer of Qi Condensation came, she would have the strength to fight them.

There was also another technique called the Wind-Riding Spell. By circulating this technique, she could ride the wind and increase her speed.

As for other fields like formations and weapon refinement, she had also established a basic theoretical foundation, only waiting to test them later.

“Little Lulu? Are you there?”

Jiang Lu had just sheathed her sword when she heard Chi Miao calling from outside the door.

She opened the door. “Uncle Chi, is something the matter?”

Now that the two of them had become familiar, their forms of address had naturally grown much closer.

“Lulu, I have some news. After the last demon beast riot, it's rumored that the Liuyun Sect sent elders to investigate and discovered many opportunities within the Illusionary Forest. Now that the news has leaked, many cultivators are heading there. Do you want to go?”

The Illusionary Forest, like the Star Forest, was the second-largest forest in the Jiangwu Domain.

Xijiang City was located on its western side, separated by several hundred li of dense forest at the furthest point.

Because the cultivators here were weak, very few disciples crossed the dense forest to go to the Illusionary Forest, so a great deal of resources remained untouched inside.

“Uncle Chi, with my mid-stage Qi Condensation strength, is it really okay for me to go out and gain experience? You know I don't like teaming up with others.”

“Look at you. We're close, aren't we? Would I ever set you up? I heard that disciples of the Liuyun Sect are going too. You can just follow behind them...”

After saying this, he chuckled a few times and winked at Jiang Lu.