Grandmaster Token's New Skill

Under Ning Ri's shocked and expectant gaze, the new skill in the first skill slot appeared--

1. [****]: 0 (Cannot add points)

Ning Ri: "?"

What is this?

What the hell?

And why can't I add points?!

Ning Ri stared at the panel for a long time but couldn't figure anything out. The continuous ding-ding-ding sounds echoing in his mind from the Grandmaster Token also disappeared.

It was clear that the "enlightenment" brought by the Grandmaster Token was all he would get.

Helpless, Ning Ri could only retract his gaze from the [****] and close the panel.

The moment Ning Ri closed the panel, he saw the extremely expectant gazes of the other elders...

They could tell from the changes in Ning Ri's expression that he should have finished his enlightenment.

However, as soon as Ning Ri returned to normal, they immediately withdrew their gazes.

No one bothered to ask Ning Ri how his enlightenment went.

Holding the Grandmaster Token, Ning Ri didn't say anything and directly said, "Thank you, Elders!"

The elders replied, "No need, no need."

Zhou Hai changed the subject, sighing with emotion, "Fortunately, we didn't rashly give you the pill to repair your aptitude before. We knew you could definitely do it!"

"Of course, this is also your own choice!"

The Grandmaster Token was the strongest signal, indicating that Ning Ri had indeed embarked on a different path of cultivation.

This was the reason Zhou Hai could praise Ning Ri with such certainty.

As Zhou Hai spoke, the elders all showed looks of approval.

Clearly, all the elders who came to the Pillars of Cultivation Pavilion today to welcome "Grandmaster Ning Ri" were the same ones who had intended to help Ning Ri retrieve the "pill" from the Anomalies last time.

They naturally knew that Ning Ri had refused Zhou Hai's offer.

Now that they saw Ning Ri had actually forged his own heaven-defying path, they thought the same as Zhou Hai--

Fortunately, good intentions didn't lead to bad deeds.

If they had gotten the pill for Ning Ri and his aptitude had actually been repaired, wouldn't this heaven-defying path be severed?

That wouldn't do!

But Ning Ri heard this and thought, This is bad...

They're not going to fix my aptitude?

Even with his panel, he wouldn't dislike having good Spiritual Roots.

The reason was simple.

Having Spiritual Roots proved he had cultivation talent.

With good cultivation talent, he could practice techniques.

Then, the speed at which he earned skill points might be much faster than practicing his saber...

His current situation of "peeing everywhere with his saber" wasn't bad, but it was ultimately a bit strange.

But then again, staying in the Heaven Defying Sect, acting a little strangely wouldn't draw much attention. They would just assume you were cultivating...

Zhou Hai continued, "Now that you have forged your own path, of course, the Qi Refining realm is just a small step on your heaven-defying journey."

"If you want to go further, you need to remain humble and not get complacent, constantly strengthen your resolve, build a solid heaven-defying foundation, ignite heaven-defying power, maintain the heaven-defying spirit, and shape a heaven-defying immortal path!"

"The Heaven Defying Sect will support you, rest assured!"

Ning Ri reflexively nodded, "Yes, Elder Zhou, your disciple will definitely do so!"

These words evoked a familiar memory, causing him to nod involuntarily, even wanting to clap his hands and make thunderous applause erupt from his palms...

Fortunately, he stopped himself.

Zhou Hai smiled slightly and continued, "However, there is one regrettable thing I must tell you."

Ning Ri: "What is it?"

Zhou Hai: "Because the Grandmaster Token only proves your strength, it doesn't represent your authority within the sect. Therefore, you are still considered an Outer Sect disciple within the sect."

"You still need to complete the procedures for joining the Inner Sect."

"But you are already at the peak of Qi Refining. I believe you will be able to enter the Inner Sect in a couple of days."

"After you become an Inner Sect disciple, we will hold the Grandmaster Ceremony for you."

"The Grandmaster Ceremony can only be held in the Inner Sect's [Valley of Grandmaster's Will]. You can't get in for a while, so... I'm sorry."

Ning Ri said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll have to trouble all the elders to worry about this. Actually, I think it's fine if we don't have the Grandmaster Ceremony. My cultivation isn't high enough..."

Ning Ri felt it would be best to just be an ordinary disciple.

He could forget about being a Grandmaster.

He wanted to interact with his fellow disciples as an ordinary person.

He didn't want to be both a Grandmaster and a disciple; the duality of Grandmaster and disciple wasn't suitable for him.

But someone immediately said, "You're wrong. There's no need to be polite about this. This is what you deserve."

Xun Zang even shook his head, "If you refuse, what will the other Grandmasters think? This is a rule they set!"

Ning Ri: "...Fine."

After receiving the Grandmaster Token, Ning Ri immediately returned to the Golden Osmanthus Garden without chatting with the elders.

He originally sought out Zhou Hai to report on Chen Xingfeng's matter, but since Chen Xingfeng had contacted Zhou Hai in advance, there was no need for him to report anything further.

He figured Chen Xingfeng had probably explained the situation in general.

However, before leaving, Ning Ri did mention to the elders that the Lingxi Immortal Sect had given him the Five Elements Essence.

This was something he had thought of before returning.

When others give such a valuable gift, he had to say something.

First, it was to show his sincerity: I want to stay at the Heaven Defying Sect and have no intention of going elsewhere. Look how honest I am.

Second, it was to raise his own value: Others, to show their appreciation for me, have even offered the Five Elements Essence...

Ning Ri wasn't trying to extort anything. It was just a habit from his past life. Doing this allowed him to update his standing in the eyes of his superiors in real-time, so he wouldn't seem like a cheap employee...

However, after becoming a Grandmaster, Ning Ri felt he was overthinking it.

The Heaven Defying Sect wouldn't consider him a cheap disciple anymore.

How could someone who is a Grandmaster be considered cheap!

He hadn't expected that after just going out and coming back, he would become a Grandmaster and receive a mysterious Grandmaster Token that even the Panel couldn't decipher...

If he still wanted to quit the Heaven Defying Sect and defect to the Lingxi Immortal Sect, that would be difficult...

And on the way back, Ning Ri thought of something--

Fortunately, he hadn't reset his stats when he returned from Luoxia City.

Otherwise, if they had known in advance that he had reached the peak of Qi Refining, and then saw him at Third Stage Qi Refining...

That would have been difficult to explain!

But as he thought of this, Ning Ri stopped in his tracks.

Come to think of it, in the eyes of the people at the Heaven Defying Sect, this might not be something that requires much explanation...

When he reached his small room, Ning Ri was still thinking...

As it stands, this Grandmaster Token doesn't seem very useful.

He still needed to find some offensive techniques elsewhere.

Currently, his offensive methods were: the incomplete Gale Step, Crocodile Turtle Iron Bone Skill, and Lightning Control Palm.

He would see if he could acquire more offensive methods in the next couple of days...

However, Ning Ri had already made up his mind. When he entered the Yin De Sect, he would reset all his cultivation and techniques, presenting himself with zero added techniques or cultivation methods.

Before, he didn't know what the Yin De Sect was for, and he had considered raising his cultivation.

After learning from Jiang Wen that the first trial of this Anomaly was the [Disciple Acceptance Ceremony], Ning Ri started to scheme...

Since it's a Disciple Acceptance Ceremony, ordinary people should be able to enter, right?