Back Mountain

Chapter 16: Back Mountain

Back when this lucky bastard had unlocked a hidden quest and joined the Demon Sect Back Mountain Small Study, the Heavenly Dust game forums had exploded!

While we were still struggling over paltry gains, you had already latched onto the thickest thigh around!?

Of course, a few days later, news broke that this fellow had died suddenly, and the game forums exploded again...

It proved that having a healthy body was truly important.

And Lu Xun's idea of a "perfect start" was to join the Back Mountain Study!

How long had he even been in this world? First someone wanted to capture him as a Cauldron, then someone wanted to capture him as a mount. This account was seriously cursed!

He could feel the deep malice the women of this world held toward him!

Improving his strength could not wait.

As for his body... it was exceptionally healthy.

The normal male bodily reactions he had every morning between four and seven told him: Your body's just fine.

No wonder they wanted to capture me as a Cauldron. My vigor really is pretty strong.

Originally, he had planned to find a way to reach Demon Sect territory first, then use some special means to obtain the qualifications to become Mister's disciple.

But by a stroke of luck, he had encountered Mao Nanbei, and everything could now go far more smoothly.

At this moment, Mao Nanbei wanted to take Lu Xun as her mount.

At this moment, that damned dog had already treated her as a Tool Person.

A few hours later, Mao Nanbei brought the Paper Crane to a stop in midair, and Murong Yan halted her flying sword as well.

Ahead lay the several peaks occupied by the Demon Sect, surrounded by the Demon Sect's Mountain Protection Array.

If one rashly entered without permission, one could only wait to be blasted into slag!

It was said that this grand array had been created by Mister himself. To this day, no one had ever forcefully broken in and emerged unscathed—not even the titans of the Cultivation World. This added yet another veil of mystery to Mister's true strength.

Both Murong Yan and Mao Nanbei possessed Sect Tokens, so the array would not stop them. They could enter and leave freely.

Moreover, Mao Nanbei's token was rather special. Even bringing along two outsiders like Lu Xun and Ji Li was no issue.

The Paper Crane flew forward, heading straight for a mountain peak.

Seeing that they were about to crash into it, Ji Li jumped in fright.

But with a flash of light, the scene before her immediately changed.

Mountain ranges rose and fell in succession, a magnificent sight.

The peak everyone was currently flying toward was called Reception Peak.

At its summit was a vast platform, as though someone had sliced it flat with a single sword stroke. It was somewhat abrupt, yet somehow blended wondrously into the surrounding scenery.

This mountain gave off an air of utter solitude. It looked like a... Sword Sheath?

The person who had cleaved the mountain with one sword stroke must have been a master of the sword. Of course, that was nonsense—if they had not been a master, they could not have cut a mountain apart.

"Don't you think this mountain looks a little like a Sword Sheath?" Murong Yan asked Lu Xun and Ji Li with a simple, silly smile.

The two nodded.

"When I first joined the sect, I felt the same way," Murong Yan said.

The Paper Crane landed atop Reception Peak, while Murong Yan swiftly put away her flying sword.

The patrol disciples on Reception Peak immediately stepped forward and respectfully said, "Welcome back to the sect, Little Martial Grand-Aunt."

Then they addressed Murong Yan. "Senior Sister Murong."

Mao Nanbei sat on the Paper Crane and nodded calmly. Then she shifted her little butt and jumped down from it.

With a beckoning gesture, the Paper Crane shrank again and landed in her little hand before she stored it in her Storage Ring.

She said to the lead patrol disciple, "Go summon Elder Qiu Shui for me. Tell her I've brought back a promising seedling."

"Yes." This nameless extra disciple immediately left to carry out her orders.

The remaining patrol disciples began examining Lu Xun and Ji Li.

The girl Little Martial Grand-Aunt had brought back was really pretty... Huh! Why was the man even prettier!?

It seemed there was not a more handsome man in the entire Demon Sect.

Lu Xun felt as though he were reporting in as a new student. On the first day of school, he had already crushed the former class heartthrob, grade heartthrob, and school heartthrob...

Back in his student days, someone like him would have drawn spontaneous crowds of senior girls.

The Outer Sect Elder named Qiu Shui soon arrived.

She had a basic understanding of the little loli Mao Nanbei. She knew the little girl was especially full of herself. If Mao Nanbei said someone was a promising seedling, then that person had to be an immortal seedling!

She just did not know whether the promising seedling she meant was this fresh, lovely little girl or this... Huh, so handsome!

As the leading figure among the Outer Sect Elders, Elder Qiu Shui managed the many affairs of the Outer Sect and all its personnel.

Though the Heretical Path had far fewer disciples than righteous sects, it still had quite a number.

Among all those disciples, she had never seen a man more attractive than this one!

"The promising seedling I meant is her." Mao Nanbei pointed at Ji Li at just the right moment, without mentioning Lu Xun.

According to the rules, new disciples had to have their Cultivation Aptitude tested once more before joining the sect. There were many people here now. Ji Li's aptitude was excellent, while Lu Xun's was comparatively poor. Mao Nanbei was saving face for her future mount.

In many xianxia novels, cultivators could tell another person's aptitude at a glance. That was actually pretty broken.

If that were the case, then sending disciples all over the world to search every inch of it would let them gather every genius into their fold, wouldn't it?

After all, they could tell at a glance. It would not even take any effort.

In Heavenly Dust, checking one's aptitude required a special technique. Murong Yan had used one earlier.

Elder Qiu Shui circulated her technique, then lightly tapped Ji Li between the brows. Eight ripples spread through the air, exceptionally beautiful.

"We've struck gold!" Elder Qiu Shui grinned from ear to ear.

She had never expected the usually unreliable Little Martial Uncle to bring back such a treasure this time!

The way Elder Qiu Shui looked at Mao Nanbei changed completely. Yet while looking at her, her peripheral vision could not help catching sight of Lu Xun again.

"And this one?" she asked.

Mao Nanbei flicked her little hand, making the Golden Bells on her wrist jingle softly. "He doesn't need it."

"Fine." Though Elder Qiu Shui did not understand, she still nodded.

Mao Nanbei leaped up and sat on Murong Yan's shoulder, swinging her little feet in the air as she asked Lu Xun, "Didn't you say you wanted to look around the Demon Sect first? You've seen it now. What do you think?"

Stinky little loli! At such a young age, all she thought about was getting herself a mount!

Lu Xun asked, "To become a Demon Sect Disciple, do I only need to pass the Outer Sect Assessment?"

"Yes," Murong Yan rushed to answer, then gave a guileless smile.

Mao Nanbei glared at her, and Murong Yan's smile became even more guileless.

If Lu Xun became a Demon Sect Disciple, then Mao Nanbei would have to give up on making him her mount.

A Little Martial Grand-Aunt riding a junior from her own sect!?

What would people think if word got out!

Though Lu Xun's Cultivation Aptitude was a little poor, it still met the standard for cultivation. If he had strengths in other areas, he still had a chance of being accepted into the sect.

Lu Xun nodded faintly at this, but his next words stunned everyone present.

He said:

—"Then... what if I want to become Mister's disciple?"

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