If You Suck, Practice More. Was That the Key?

As the only permanent low-level outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, the Future Grand Old Ma is extremely busy every day.

I must inspect each palace every day, and immediately stop any disciples from slacking off...

After all, he was the only permanent low-level outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and he had a responsibility to the core inner disciples. He couldn't watch them degenerate day by day; he had to cultivate and improve properly!

Early this morning, Ma Liang first went to the Thunder Palace and scolded several of its core disciples until they were in tears. Then Ma Liang went to the Frigid Ice Palace was furious with the unmotivated disciples there.

Ma Liang said to you little rascals, "You're all so lazy! You have the best resources in the world, the best teachers in the world, how can you still be so lazy?"

Your lazy behavior is so outrageous that even I, the only permanent low-level outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, can't stand it anymore!

It has been estimated that Ma Liang, the only permanently low-level outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, makes at least thirty core inner disciples and eighty elite inner disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land cry every day...

Many disciples now fear Ma Liang more than they fear the head monks and elders of the various palaces...

The reason why the junior disciples were so afraid of Ma Liang was quite simple...

Surely no one really thinks Senior Brother Ma Liang is the only permanent low-level outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

This claim of being the only permanently low-ranking outer disciple is just talk; nobody outside the sect believes it. If you actually believe it, then you must have something wrong with your head.

Just a few days ago, Senior Brother Ma Liang, the only permanent low-level outer disciple, went to inspect Vast Heaven Holy Land's properties in various places without saying a word!

It is common knowledge that outer disciples are of lower status than inner disciples, but when an outer disciple is designated as "unique," their status changes dramatically.

And when outer disciples are given the added bonus of being permanently unique, it goes without saying...

However, when an outer disciple not only gains permanent status but also suffers from low-level status, then it's hard to say...

Haven't you heard the saying that two negatives make a positive?

When the negative value is high enough, it becomes positive!

A few days ago, Ma Liang inspected the various properties of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and that was no casual inspection.

During this trip, Ma Liang dismissed eight officials at the deacon level from various regions alone...

Ma Liang declared, "I'm not like Senior Brother Xinghe. Senior Brother Xinghe is kind and righteous, and he can't be bothered with your sneaky Little Xing. But I, Ma Liang, am someone who will become the Grand Elder in the Future, and I won't tolerate any nonsense in my eyes."

What are you talking about, deacons and managers? I, Ma Liang, am here to inspect the Holy Land's properties on behalf of the Holy Lord... and even more so, I represent Senior Brother Xinghe!

So who dares to disagree!

The eight deacons dismissed by Ma Liang didn't dare utter a single word...

Along the way, Ma Liang disciplined countless unruly individuals from the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

They even expelled the two corrupt officials from the Vast Heaven Holy Land from the Holy Land on the spot!

The two stewards of the Vast Heaven Holy Land were outraged by Ma Liang's abrupt expulsion of them from the Holy Land. They protested, saying, "Ma Liang, you are the only permanent low-ranking outer disciple. What right do you have to expel us stewards from the Holy Land?"

In terms of rank, we're even above you, Ma Liang! We're not satisfied! We're going to appeal to the Holy Land! We're going to ask the Grand Elder to stand up for us!

Ma Liang immediately agreed to their request.

They reported their situation directly to the Grand Elder.

On that day, the Grand Elder personally responded to the two of them. He not only upheld Ma Liang's judgment to expel them from the Holy Land, but also added an extra reward: that the descendants of their Lineage would be forever barred from entering the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

The two officials in charge of the Vast Heaven Holy Land were completely relieved, but not only relieved... their hearts were completely chilled!

Therefore, everything went very smoothly during Ma Liang's subsequent inspection.

In every region, whether they were stewards or managers, once Ma Liang found a weakness, no one dared to object to the punishment.

Ma Liang declared, "In front of Senior Brother Xinghe, I, Ma Liang, am the only permanently low-ranking outer disciple. But that's Senior Brother Xinghe! You managers dare to talk back to me after making mistakes... Have you never died before?!"

With Ma Liang's successful return from inspecting the Holy Land's properties, Ma Liang, the only permanent outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, now has a new mission: to inspect the Holy Land's properties every few years...

Today, Ma Liang, the only permanent outer disciple, had just finished scolding several disciples of the Frigid Ice Palace. Amidst the fearful gazes of a group of the Frigid Ice Palace disciples, he had just left the Frigid Ice Palace and was planning to go to the Azure Wood Palace to see if anyone dared to slack off.

Then they saw Wolf King Minghan, who had arrived with Wei Buhui.

Upon seeing the Wolf King appear, Ma Liang quickly bowed and said, "Ma Liang greets Your Majesty the Wolf King."

Facing Ma Liang, the Wolf King, having a favor to ask, naturally dared not be presumptuous and quickly nodded in return.

Wei Buhui quickly bowed to his senior Senior Brother Ma Liang and explained the purpose of his visit.

After listening to Wei Buhui explain his purpose, Ma Liang couldn't help but nod.

After all, the recent collaboration between Vast Heaven Holy Land and Demon Star Continent in cultivating spirit beasts has become common knowledge throughout the world.

However, Ma Liang said that it wasn't that he didn't want to ask about spirit beasts, but rather that he genuinely didn't know anything about them.

However, since Senior Brother Xinghe he was going to do it, he must have a deeper meaning.

What puzzled Ma Liang was that, according to Senior Brother Xinghe's style, he should have already started making a killing. So, in Ma Liang's opinion, the problem definitely wasn't with Senior Brother Xinghe, but with the Wolf King.

"My Lord Wolf King... Based on my Ma Liang of Senior Brother Xinghe, he would never do anything without being certain. So tell me in detail what has happened recently, and what Senior Brother Xinghe said. Be as detailed as possible, preferably repeating every single word verbatim!"

The Wolf King nodded in response to Ma Liang's request and recounted everything that had happened in the Demon Star Continent recently, as well as telling Ma Liang about his various conversations with the Holy One during his repeated visits to seek him out.

When he heard about the turning point, Ma Liang's eyes lit up!

"Wolf King, that's right... The turning point, this is the key. Tell me quickly, besides talking about the turning point, what else did Senior Brother Xinghe specifically say?"

"Well... the Holy One didn't really specify what the turning point was back then... He just said that the main reason these Spirit Beast Islands can't cultivate them yet is because they're too weak... He also said that if they're weak, they need to practice more, but I've been practicing for so long since I went back, and I haven't made any progress at all..."

"How did you train, Lord Wolf King?"

"It just means increasing the amount of elixirs fed to the spirit beasts..." The Wolf King looked puzzled. How else could they train like that?

But as soon as the Wolf King finished speaking, Ma Liang looked at Wolf King with a face full of disappointment and frustration.

Ma Liang exclaimed on the spot, "My Lord Wolf King... what are you saying?"

Senior Brother Xinghe practically wrote the instructions on your face, but you completely failed to understand what Senior Brother Xinghe meant...

No wonder Senior Brother Xinghe went into seclusion... Is he really in seclusion?

Senior Brother Xinghe was angry that you, Wolf King, couldn't understand a word he was saying...

What does it mean to practice more if you're bad at it?

The point of this statement isn't about the food itself... but about the practice.

Senior Brother Xinghe already told you that you need to practice cooking these spirit beast dishes a lot... but how did you do it?

You call going back to feed the spirit beast with elixirs "training"?

Shouldn't that be called feeding?

Are training and feeding the same thing?

Senior Brother Xinghe said that if you're bad at something, you should practice more, but you haven't even practiced. How can you expect to succeed?

So you, Wolf King, didn't understand Senior Brother Xinghe's good intentions at all!

Good heavens, Ma Liang's words completely baffled the Wolf King...

So, the key is to practice more? But the question is, what should you practice? And how? The Wolf King wonders, is this the legendary ability of Chu Xinghe's most trusted confidant?

How could so much be derived from just those four words? Why can't I understand it at all?

"Wolf King, the so-called 'more practice for weaker beasts' is actually what Senior Brother Xinghe told you: 'It's about time, these spirit beasts need to be trained...' And Senior Brother Xinghe has already told you exactly how to train them..."

"Spirit Beast Mystic Art?" The Wolf King pondered for a moment. It seemed that only Spirit Beast Mystic Art could allow spirit beasts to cultivate.

But after the Wolf King finished speaking, Ma Liang was so angry he almost wet himself...

Wolf King, you are the ruler of a continent, how come you can't even understand human speech anymore?

If this is how spirit beasts cultivate their Spirit Beast Mystic Art, why did our Senior Brother Xinghe send them to the Demon Star Continent to train?

What? Doesn't our Vast Heaven Holy Land have its own Spirit Beast Mystic Art?

Senior Brother Xinghe plans everything meticulously, so every step he takes must have its purpose. This so-called training is definitely not as simple as cultivating Spirit Beast Mystic Art... otherwise, there would be no need for your Demon Star Continent...

As for Lian, who could possibly be connected to your Demon Star Continent, there's only one possibility: Senior Brother Xinghe intends for you to return and teach those spirit beasts the various secret techniques of your Demon Race...

This "training" refers to teaching spirit beasts the secret techniques of your Demon Race!

Wolf King: "???"

Wei Buhui: "???"

Good heavens, both the Wolf King and Wei Buhui were completely dumbfounded at this moment...

Is that even a valid explanation?

And to let spirit beasts cultivate the secret techniques of the Demon Race? That's absolutely unheard of and unseen!

Is this reliable?

Spirit beasts can learn the secret techniques of the Demon Race? Isn't that a bit too outrageous?

Faced with the bewildered Wolf King, Ma Liang immediately said, "Come on, Wolf King, tell me, if it's not what I, Ma Liang, have said, then what else could it be?"

What the hell do you Demon Race have to offer?

As for whether this practice is a secret technique of your Demon Race, why don't you go back and try it out and you'll know?

What the heck? Should we ask Senior Brother Xinghe about it?

Ma Liang said he couldn't ask any questions at all...

Look at our Senior Brother Xinghe, he's so angry with your Demon Star Continent that he's gone into seclusion... If you go and ask him, aren't you just asking for trouble?

What the hell? Why didn't our Senior Brother Xinghe explain the matter of cultivating the Demon Race's secret techniques to you Wolf King?

Wolf King, oh Wolf King, how foolish you are!

After all, that concerns your Demon Race's secret techniques. Senior Brother Xinghe directly asked for your Demon Race's secret techniques to cultivate spirit beasts. Those who know him might think he's after your demon race's secret techniques, but those who don't might think he's coveting your Demon Race 'Senior Brother Xinghe secret techniques!

So, Senior Brother Xinghe could only use a vague explanation and let you figure it out yourselves. But who would have thought that you Demon Race still haven't figured out such a simple truth!

So, Wolf King, what are you waiting for? Quickly return to the Demon Star Continent and let those spirit beasts train!

Good heavens, the Wolf King was completely bewildered. However, Ma Liang was, after all, Chu Xinghe's most trusted confidant, so after much deliberation, the Wolf King decided... to give it a try...