The moment they thought of how Lu Xun had not even touched a sword since entering the sect, the smiles on Shen Yan and the others' faces grew even brighter.
He had not studied sword techniques or worn a sword, yet he had already comprehended the Sword Heart. If this was not the legendary Innate Sword Embryo, then what was!?
The Teacher was indeed worthy of being the Teacher. The disciple he had taken in truly possessed something extraordinary!
With the Demon Sect gaining such an Innate Sword Embryo, they would surely be able to slap the faces of One Sword Mountain and Ten Thousand Swords Mountain again in the future!
Lu Xun looked at Shen Bald Egg and the increasingly unrestrained smiles of the Peak Lords, feeling somewhat bewildered.
But everyone else was laughing, so he could only laugh along with them. That made him seem more sociable.
And because he was far too handsome, his smile was particularly charming. To others, it looked like a confident and carefree smile, making it seem as though he truly was exactly what they thought he was.
Of course, his gaze remained fixed on his Reputation Points. He watched helplessly as they broke through the 2,000 mark, quickly reaching over 2,300 and still climbing rapidly!
"Ding! Prestige Value Task completed. Would you like to claim the reward?"
After Lu Xun chose to claim it, 10,000 Experience Points immediately arrived, along with an additional freely assignable Special Attribute Point!
On his current status panel, the Experience Points field had already become 10150/1000. It was practically a windfall falling from the sky!
Going from Level 2 to Level 3 required 1,000 Experience Points, Level 3 to Level 4 required 2,000, and Level 4 to Level 5 required 4,000. By that calculation, he now had enough Experience Points to raise the Qi Devouring Art to its fifth level!
And there was even one freely assignable Special Attribute Point. That was the real treasure!
That feels good, Lu Xun said to himself.
After Shen Yan calmed the joy in his heart, he said to Lu Xun, "Would Little Martial Uncle like to return to the Back Mountain for secluded cultivation? As for this Outer Sect Trial, perhaps we should..."
"It's fine, Sect Master. I still want to give it a try," Lu Xun immediately said.
What a joke. No one could stop him from doing quests!
Back when he played "Heavenly Dust," he had been a quest fanatic. If he did not do quests, he felt uncomfortable.
And if he completed it perfectly, that would be 5,000 Experience Points. That was not a small amount!
Shen Yan exchanged looks with the Peak Lords, then nodded.
You were the Little Martial Uncle. What you said went.
Thus, Shen Yan personally escorted Lu Xun to the outer mountain where the Outer Sect Disciples were gathered.
Logically, Shen Yan and the Peak Lords should have returned to their respective peaks, but none of them seemed inclined to leave.
"Oh? Do you all wish to see Little Martial Uncle's trial results?" Shen Yan asked in his squeaky, rubber-chicken-like voice.
"Indeed. Why not come to my Evergreen Peak for tea? It has been a long time since us martial brothers sat down for tea and conversation together. When was the last time?" Sima Chuan, the Peak Lord of Evergreen Peak, said.
"Yesterday," Gongshu Pan, the Peak Lord of Thunder Peak and Law Enforcement Elder, answered mercilessly.
"Senior Brother Gongshu really is no fun!" Luo Wanqiu, the voluptuous beautiful woman and Peak Lord of Water Cloud Peak, rolled her eyes at him in disdain.
In truth, they merely wanted an excuse to gather and watch the show together. Why did he have to ruin it so mercilessly?
But they had been martial brothers for many years and knew one another well. Yue Heshan, the Peak Lord of Leap Peak and the most mischievous among them, teased him, "So Senior Brother Gongshu does not want to go?"
"Ahem, ahem. I'll go, I'll go," Gongshu Pan said with a stiff black face.
Given their cultivation, every detail of the trial on the outer mountain could be seen clearly without them needing to be there in person.
Moreover, given their status, if all of them went, many Outer Sect Disciples would probably become nervous, which would affect their performance.
However, once this group of old reprobates sat together, guided by Yue Heshan, the charitable gambling king who lost every bet he made, they began showing signs of opening a pool again.
"Tell me... among these newly entered seedlings, which one will stand out today?" Yue Heshan had already begun laying the groundwork.
He was mainly referring to the newcomers among the Outer Sect Disciples. Lu Xun was not included.
Though they held extraordinary positions within the Demon Sect, they still occasionally paid attention to newly entered disciples. After all, those disciples were the Demon Sect's future.
"That child named Xu Zhongcheng is quite good. I favor him," Sima Chuan said.
Xu Zhongcheng possessed eight ripples of Cultivation Aptitude, making him a rare cultivation genius.
"Then I favor Ji Li even more," Shen Yan said. He had already invested a small piece of Fire Essence in Ji Li.
In fact, because Lu Xun had stayed on the Back Mountain the entire time, he did not know that Ji Li and Xu Zhongcheng both possessed the rare aptitude of eight ripples. The two were highly noticed in the outer sect, and many people compared them against one another.
That was unavoidable. Competition between disciples was not a bad thing, as long as it remained fair and open.
Those who won should not become arrogant and should continue working hard. Those who lost should not resent it in secret, but strive to surpass the others. Such a cultivation environment would be especially healthy.
Sometimes, even Lu Xun felt that the Demon Sect was like a large school, rather than the way so many web novels described it, where everyone only cared about first place, as if reaching first place meant you could bully anyone you wanted, and even if you killed the former first-place disciple, no sect elder would step forward to stop you...
As though the sect's big shots only had room in their eyes for one person.
That was actually utter nonsense. It was like a school where the top-ranked academic genius naturally attracted attention, but the other outstanding students would not simply become background decorations.
If things were truly like that, then even if everyone cultivated demonic arts, the sect could never grow strong.
Just as a high school needed both a top scorer and solid admission rates for first- and second-tier universities, it needed to handle both!
They were all adults. Why make a choice? Could they not simply have everything?
At this moment, there were not many disciples worthy of catching the attention of these big shots, but there was certainly more than one. Thus, Yue Heshan got his wish, and another betting pool was opened!
The charitable gambling king Yue Heshan bet on Xu Zhongcheng, confidently believing that this time was a sure win.
This Outer Sect Trial suddenly became much more interesting.
Meanwhile, Lu Xun walked along the outer mountain paths. The Outer Sect Disciples he encountered all bowed to him, addressing him as Little Martial Grand-Uncle and congratulating him on his improved cultivation.
Lu Xun smiled and nodded, his expression gentle and approachable. He tried to leave a good impression in the hearts of every Tool Person... pfft, every junior, so that he could continue farming Reputation Points from them in the future.
The Prestige Value Task was a chain quest. Its second stage had now automatically opened, requiring him to reach 5,000 Reputation Points. The reward was 50,000 Experience Points and a randomly granted Special Attribute Point.
Yes, it was no longer a freely assignable Special Attribute Point, but one assigned randomly like a lottery draw. The Damn Game was stingy and not nearly so generous.
After walking for a while, he arrived at the gathering point for the Outer Sect Disciples participating in this trial.
There were quite a few participants this time, more than a hundred by the look of it. Leading them was Qiu Shui, an Outer Sect Elder whom Lu Xun had met once before.
After receiving a round of bows, Lu Xun smiled and nodded, then began searching the crowd for Ji Li.
It took him quite a while to find her.
She was already not very tall, and in such a setting, she did not dare wave at Lu Xun. So at that moment, she was desperately standing on tiptoe amid the crowd.
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