Taiyi Sword Art, Taiyi Ancient Emperor

The bright moon hung high in the sky.

Sensing Hua Yunfei's thoughts, the system immediately reacted.

[Host, since...]

"Stop right there!"

Hua Yunfei chuckled. "This feeling is pretty great, but the rewards you give for taking disciples are really not much to speak of."

"The Heavenly Emperor Scripture is indeed damn awesome, but I can't use it!"

"I didn't check the grade of the Taiyi Sword Art, but it's probably just so-so. I already cultivate enough techniques."

[Just so-so?]

[The Taiyi Sword Art is an Imperial Sword Art created by the Sword Dao Great Emperor! It is an existence above Sacred Tier techniques!]

"An Imperial Sword Art?"

"Hiss..."

"It's that awesome?"

Hua Yunfei hurriedly took out the Taiyi Sword Art and examined it closely, instantly regarding it as something beyond mortal comprehension.

Taiyi Ancient Emperor, a Heavenly Prodigy who had attained the title of Emperor through the sword Dao!

One man, one sword—unrivaled beneath heaven!

The Taiyi Sword Art had been created by the Taiyi Ancient Emperor in his later years, the culmination of every sword art he had used from his youth to old age!

[I thought you would notice it, but it turns out you're just a fool!]

[Did checking in for a hundred years give you so many good things that your eyes went crooked?]

Hua Yunfei felt a little embarrassed.

He quickly committed the Taiyi Sword Art to memory, intending to cultivate it whenever he had time and increase his strength.

[Are you still doing the Disciple Recruitment Mission? The rewards will definitely be generous, no worse than what you receive from a ten-year anniversary Check-in!]

"No worse than the rewards from my ten-year anniversary Check-in?"

Hua Yunfei's expression changed as delight filled his face.

His Check-in System allowed him to check in once every month, and the reward for every full year was definitely something good.

And at milestones like ten years or twenty years, the rewards would be even better!

At the very least, they were all treasures above the Sacred Tier!

The Great Transformation Universe divine ability, the One-Word True Mantra Dao art, Enlightenment Tree Leaves, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, the Imperial weapon Chaos Bell, and so on had all come from ten-year anniversary Check-ins!

If every disciple recruitment reward was on the level of a ten-year anniversary reward, then... it would be terrifying indeed!

"I'll head to the inner sect and take in a hundred disciples first. Remember to give me my rewards."

Hua Yunfei stood up. In any case, Dao Origin Peak's successor had already been settled.

He could relax his standards for disciples' qualifications a little.

As for how relaxed?

Well... anything that ran on the ground, swam in the water, or flew in the sky—as long as it was alive and could breathe, would do!

Even if it were a pig, Hua Yunfei was confident he could teach it into a Pig Saint.

[Wait! Do you think rewards are that easy to earn?]

"You have requirements too?" Hua Yunfei frowned.

As an inheritor of the cautious Dao, he still did not want to show his face too often. If there were qualification requirements, he would have to leave home and search for them, which was troublesome.

What if he slapped some blind Holy Land Level Force elder to death and brought more trouble upon himself?

[Only by giving can one gain! The karma of heaven and earth cycles endlessly. You have cultivated to such a realm, yet you do not understand even this principle?]

Hua Yunfei felt that the system was so angry it was about to curse at him. He compromised. "Tell me, then."

[The Disciple Recruitment Mission is merely one way for the host to obtain more good things. If you rely only on Check-ins, how slow would that be?]

"Enough, stop trying to brainwash me. I'm no fool."

[Ding, the Mission System has been confirmed as activated. Disciple Recruitment Mission now being issued.]

[Required number of disciples: One]

[Requirement: At minimum, Sacred Tier Low Grade cultivation qualification]

[Other talent requirements: None]

[Mission time limit: Five months]

[Completion reward: One disciple recruitment gift pack]

[Failure penalty: One spiritual treasure currently possessed by the host will disappear at random]

"...?"

"In the current Big Dipper Star, Sacred Tier Qualifications are exceedingly rare. Even Holy Land Level Forces thirst for such talents."

"And that's only your minimum requirement? Are you playing with me?"

A disciple with at least Sacred Tier Low Grade qualification—did it grow on cabbages?

[If they are not discovered, of course they are rare. Many top geniuses may remain ordinary people their entire lives, never knowing just how monstrous their cultivation qualifications are.]

"That is true..."

[Ten-year Check-in-level rewards...]

The system muttered the words casually.

They made Hua Yunfei's heart itch unbearably.

"At least I have five months. That should be more than enough time!"

Hua Yunfei consoled himself. For the sake of top-tier rewards, he could only console himself like this!

Early morning.

Ye Bufan finally awakened.

His entire aura was restrained, and nothing unusual could be seen.

Yet anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it seemed as though a volcano was hidden within him.

Once it erupted, heaven and earth would collapse!

His cultivation had reached the Core Formation Realm Second Layer!

He had spent only one day and one night!

Hua Yunfei emerged from his cultivation Cave Mansion with a faint smile and pointed at the Ginseng Fruit Tree. "Hungry? That fruit tree over there—when you're craving something, pick one. It's good for your body and will help you live longer."

"Master."

Joy appeared on Ye Bufan's face as he hurried forward. "I've reached the Core Formation Realm Second Layer!"

"Not bad, not bad. You're much stronger than I was back then."

Hua Yunfei had naturally seen through his cultivation at a glance and was very satisfied.

By his estimation, Ye Bufan at the Core Formation Realm Second Layer could rival an ordinary genius around the Core Formation Realm Fourth Layer!

Of course, that referred only to normal geniuses.

Top geniuses and even Heavenly Prodigies found it difficult to challenge beyond their realm.

They were each the core of their sects, cultivating top-tier techniques, and their combat strength was naturally top-tier as well.

Casually crossing realms to fight was not in accordance with the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

"I have a Taiyi Sword Art here. It's very ordinary. Take it and practice it casually."

Hua Yunfei took out the Taiyi Sword Art and handed it to Ye Bufan.

"The Taiyi Sword Art!"

Ye Bufan clutched the Taiyi Sword Art tightly, his expression entranced.

He knew that when his Master called something ordinary, it was absolutely not ordinary!

Even the Heavenly Emperor Scripture had been called ordinary by him.

Opening it, Ye Bufan found that, just as he expected, the Taiyi Sword Art was an Imperial Sword Art created by the Taiyi Ancient Emperor!

Even across the entire Big Dipper Star, it would be difficult to find a single Imperial Sword Art!

Yet his Master had casually taken one out, all while calling it ordinary again and again.

At that moment, Mu Qiuxue came out. Seeing that Ye Bufan had awakened, she approached curiously with a faint smile and said:

"Hello, my name is Mu Qiuxue."

Her smile was sweet, and she had the face of a first love. With her ponytail, she could easily win others' favor.

When a beautiful woman suddenly spoke to him, Ye Bufan flushed slightly, at a loss.

"Y-you... hello. My name is Ye Bufan, and I am a disciple of Dao Origin Peak."

As he spoke, he tucked the Taiyi Sword Art into his robes.

He would not expose something his Master had given him before outsiders without permission.

An Imperial Sword Art could stir up bloody storms wherever it appeared!

He could not bring trouble upon his Master.

"Bufan."

Hua Yunfei smiled faintly. "Qiuxue is the youngest true disciple of Lower Profound Peak and possesses outstanding qualifications. Yesterday, Lower Profound Peak Master personally sent her to Dao Origin Peak for further study. You two should get along well."

Ye Bufan hurriedly nodded. "This disciple will remember."

"Mm."

Hua Yunfei nodded, then looked at Mu Qiuxue. After considering for a moment, he said, "Qiuxue, when you are in darkness, does it feel as though you are standing beneath daylight?"

"How did Dao Origin Peak Master know? Only my Master knows about this!"

Mu Qiuxue had been about to continue speaking with Ye Bufan. Hearing this, she was startled and looked at Hua Yunfei.

"This Venerable One cultivates an eye technique. I mentioned it to your Master before," Hua Yunfei said.

"I see."

Mu Qiuxue suddenly pulled her clothes tighter around herself and asked, "Dao Origin Peak Master, is there some problem for you to bring this up so suddenly?"

"Do you want to know why you are different from everyone else?"