A Task of Heaven-Sized Proportions—Seeking Collections and Recommendations

A Task of Heaven-Sized Proportions—Seeking Collections and Recommendations

"Good disciple, hahaha... Take them, take them."

"These are ten High-Grade Spirit Crystals your master has treasured for many years. You can't use them yet, but you can keep them in your room. When cultivating, absorb the spiritual energy they leak out and make early contact with Innate Spiritual Energy. It will benefit your cultivation."

"These are several Soul Spirit Divine Pills. Taking them will help stabilize your soul. I'll stand guard for you later, so take them first. For a martial artist, strengthening the divine soul in the initial stages brings enormous benefits for the future."

"This is..."

"This is..."

"..."

Sun Yuan was excited beyond measure. He could say with complete certainty that he had become a hero of the sect!

Such talent had not been taken away by the Guardians to become a formidable enemy in the future. That alone was a tremendous merit.

The future was practically guaranteed to bring achievements as well.

As for himself, this talent scout was simply...

The very thought made him want to laugh aloud. He felt no heartache at all over handing out his lifetime savings: they were meant for his disciple anyway, his heir to the mantle. What was there to begrudge? And Fang Che accepted everything without refusing, feeling even less psychological pressure.

He even felt that Sun Yuan had given too little.

Next, Sun Yuan began examining his new disciple. The more he examined him, the more his delight showed between his brows.

His bones and aptitude, coordination, tendons and meridians, and reaction speed were all top-tier.

"Warrior Fourth Grade?"

Sun Yuan found it strange. "You're already a Warrior Fourth Grade. Why haven't you entered a martial academy yet?"

Logically speaking, once one became a Warrior, one could enter a martial academy as a new student. While he might not qualify for a top martial academy, an ordinary one would still be quite good.

Once he entered a martial academy, how could someone of such material possibly have gone this long without a master? "I only broke through to Warrior less than five days ago."

"Less than five days?" Sun Yuan's eyes went round.

"Yes."

Only after a meticulous interrogation and investigation did Sun Yuan confirm the matter.

With the facts laid bare before him, he still could not believe it. His eyeballs nearly seemed ready to fall out as he asked, "Before breaking through to Warrior, you were utterly ordinary? Then after breaking through, you didn't even know what happened, and you just became like this?"

"Disciple, are you telling the truth?"

"Th-this-this... This is simply... this, this, this!"

Sun Yuan felt as though he had won the grand prize!

This must have been extraordinary talent that had never awakened, only for his meridians and bones to receive the stimulation of True Essence upon breaking through to Warrior and suddenly improve.

Sun Yuan's whole body trembled. With Eyes shining, he asked, "Che'er, what is your lifelong dream?"

Since he intended to bring him into the sect, he needed to examine his character.

Fang Che fell silent for a moment, then said, "A man born into this world should rise above all living beings and look down upon the creatures of the mortal realm; hold the power of the world in his palm and sleep drunk upon the knees of beautiful women. Free and unfettered, without restraint; settling grudges to his heart's content, roaming the world unhindered; making all the heroes under heaven bow before me; making this vast world yield whatever I desire!"

"Good!!"

Sun Yuan slapped his thigh in admiration and shouted his approval.

With such a disposition, such ambition, a little guidance was all it would take for him to become one of our kind! Sun Yuan had only hoped the boy would not be the sort who opened his mouth with righteousness and morality and closed it with all living beings under heaven. Who would have thought that the lad would give him such a tremendous surprise?

Fang Che's expression did not change.

I knew you people liked this sort of tune.

Sure enough.

Next, Sun Yuan could not wait to begin teaching his disciple.

"Show me all the cultivation methods, fist and kicking techniques, saber arts, and sword arts you've practiced."

Fang Che began demonstrating: conventional standard foundational cultivation methods, conventional fighting techniques, basic saber arts and sword arts...

"As expected, you've only laid down a bit of a foundation."

Sun Yuan revealed an expression that said, "Just as I expected."

For a small Lineage like this, this was about as much as they could do in training their descendants.

"Next, your master will teach you true martial arts and open the door to genuine strength for you!"

Sun Yuan stroked his beard with a smile.

"Master, I want to practice movement techniques first."

Fang Che said.

"Movement techniques?" Sun Yuan did not understand.

"Yes, movement techniques. The kind that can nimbly evade an enemy's attacks and, in a critical moment, burst forth with several times—perhaps even more than ten times—one's normal speed to escape the battlefield and preserve one's safety would be best."

Fang Che said.

What he was doing now could be described as perilous in the extreme.

One wrong move, and his own people might kill him. Therefore, movement techniques were incredibly important, and this was his true intention.

And among all the ultimate escape arts under heaven, none surpassed the Sole True Sect's Blood Burning Art.

The Blood Burning Art was extraordinarily miraculous. It could instantly erupt with ten times one's usual speed, while the price was merely a mouthful of blood—and a period of weakness afterward.

Not only would it not damage one's foundation, it did not even leave any aftereffects.

It could be called the number one divine art in this world for preserving one's life and escaping danger.

It was the Sole True Sect's closely guarded secret, never passed down to outsiders.

Countless upper-echelon members of the Sole True Sect had relied on the Blood Burning Art to escape with their lives from righteous martial artists. Even opponents a full major realm above them could not catch up!

For Fang Che now, it was the thing he needed most. There was no second choice.

The problem was this: would Sun Yuan know the Blood Burning Art? Did he understand it?

As expected, Sun Yuan revealed a troubled expression.

"Going by what you said, there is indeed a cultivation method that suits you exceptionally well—the Blood Burning Art of our divine sect. But to learn the Blood Burning Art, one must reach at least the Grandmaster realm and make major contributions to the sect before it may be bestowed as a reward."

Fang Che rolled his eyes. "Master, just tell me directly whether you know it or not."

The muscles on Sun Yuan's face twisted. "I really don't know that one."

"..."

Fang Che was deeply disappointed, and it showed plainly on his face.

I'm only a seventeen-year-old boy. Isn't it perfectly normal for my joy and anger to show on my face? So besides disappointment, a trace of contempt also leaked into his expression.

"You don't even know this, yet you still..."

Dissatisfaction appeared on the youth's face, as though he were forcibly swallowing the rest of his words.

Sun Yuan's face turned red.

He was also somewhat embarrassed.

I just took in a genius disciple, and now my disciple is looking down on me?

"But you needn't worry. I'll report your situation and request that it be taught to you as a special exception. And... even if that isn't approved, as long as you make even a small contribution in the future, I guarantee you will receive the inheritance of the Blood Burning Art!"

Sun Yuan gritted his teeth.

"Besides, your cultivation is still too low. You're only Warrior Fourth Grade. Using the Blood Burning Art at this stage would not have much effect, and it could easily damage your foundation, harming your future prospects. So don't be anxious."

"So that's how it is. Then everything will depend on Master."

Fang Che put on an understanding look.

In his heart, he made up his mind: he had to learn the Blood Burning Art!

"Next, I'll teach you..."

Next, Sun Yuan formulated a strict curriculum for Fang Che.

Cultivation, fist and kicking techniques, movement techniques, tempering Bodily Functions, tempering willpower, tempering the coordination of his limbs... First, he would build the foundation.

And Fang Che displayed a willpower that left Sun Yuan "gratified beyond measure."

As well as comprehension! Drawing inferences from one instance to another was merely ordinary.

He often had insights of his own, and though they were immature, they came remarkably close to genuine penetrating truths.

This made Sun Yuan's heart bloom like a flower.

What incense had I burned in a past life to receive such a perfect disciple? Thus, Fang Che cultivated under his master Sun Yuan during the day and began cultivating the Limitless True Scripture at night. His cultivation progress was terrifying beyond belief.

In Sun Yuan's words: even traveling a thousand miles in a day could not describe it.

His aptitude was simply too good!

Three days later, he was already Warrior Fifth Grade! And there were still a full twenty days until the martial academy entrance examination.

Sun Yuan now used True Essence every day to circulate his disciple's blood through his meridians, massaging and manipulating his body.

He had made up his mind: he absolutely had to make his disciple seize the crown of the number one genius among the martial academy's new students in one stroke! "Let the Guardians use their martial arts resources to train disciples for our One Heart Divine Sect!"

Sun Yuan had already reported the matter.

And when the higher-ups of the One Heart Divine Sect heard this reasoning, they all felt that the idea was truly not bad.

Just thinking about it gave them a thrill.

Thus, they supported it strongly.

They even sent word to Sun Yuan: when the time came, their people inside the martial academy would cooperate. They had to make this matter a solid reality! Of course, the sect leader still had to approve it, but that was merely a matter of procedure, and there probably would not be much difficulty. Once Sun Yuan returned to meet the sect leader and explain the situation, the matter could be settled.

Sun Yuan was very excited.

And Fang Che was naturally even more excited.

I've sacrificed so much for the battle between righteousness and evil. It's only right that I enjoy some resources.

And I've used up so many resources from the One Heart Divine Sect. That makes it kill two birds with one stone.

Sun Yuan had taken in a disciple and also accomplished such a great deed as "digging out a cornerstone from beneath the Guardians, training new members for the One Heart Divine Sect, and disgusting the Guardians," so naturally he was in excellent spirits.

Fang Che watched coldly from the side and had basically guessed the situation correctly.

So he immediately brought up the old matter again. "Master, last time you said the Blood Burning Art required contributions and merits. Then what counts as a contribution? How does one earn merit?"

Sun Yuan was in high spirits and explained in detail without thinking. "The sect has to issue a mission, and only by completing it can you gain merit. It also depends on the amount of merit points..."

Fang Che immediately put on an expression of Eyes shining. "Then if I get into a martial academy and become number one, wouldn't that be a heaven-sized mission?"

Sun Yuan's eyes bulged, and his face went blank. "???"

Wasn't this something you were supposed to do? How had it become a heaven-sized mission? Fang Che said solemnly, "Master, look, our One Heart Divine Sect and the Guardians Martial Academy are... Your disciple is practically infiltrating the enemy's interior. This means taking a heaven-sized risk!"

Sun Yuan twirled his beard, his face as still as deep water, though inwardly he thought: That makes sense.

Wasn't this the cultivation of an undercover agent?

And one who had begun from childhood, an undercover agent without a single flaw! This risk... was indeed not small.

Fang Che pressed on while the iron was hot. "Master, look, this is such a dangerous undertaking, and the difficulty is so high. I have to compete with every genius in the entire Southeast Path for first place. How can this not count as a mission? If it isn't awarded a massive amount of merit points, then that... would be impossible to justify, wouldn't it?"

Sun Yuan could not help nodding.

Though he clearly knew the boy's true purpose was to accumulate merit points in hopes of exchanging them for the Blood Burning Art, his words were not without reason! Besides, this was his only disciple! If he did not seek benefits for him, then for whom would he seek them?

"I will report this matter."

"Thank you, Master." Fang Che hurriedly added, "Once your disciple obtains the Blood Burning Art, won't my chances of preserving my life be greater? In the future, under Master's cultivation, if I can gain even a minor official position, I'll properly honor Master."

Sun Yuan was immensely gratified.

If an adult had said this, Sun Yuan would instead have suspected ulterior motives. But this was a seventeen-year-old child, and his newly accepted disciple.

Added to the future prospects he had long been dwelling upon...

Sun Yuan immediately felt his heart soothed. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I will immediately fight for this."

Fang Che unobtrusively put on a face of excitement, Eyes shining as he said, "Master, this time I absolutely have to show my face!"

Show his face!? Sun Yuan froze for a moment, then suddenly smiled meaningfully.

Mm, I haven't shown my face in the sect for many years! This time, I'll surely make everyone look at me with new eyes!

He acted as soon as he decided.

Sun Yuan immediately began making arrangements.

Azure Wave City appeared calm on the surface, but beneath it, dark currents had begun to surge.

There was no other reason.

News had spread that the Su Family, one of Azure Wave City's five Level Nine families, had met with trouble.