Why Boil Beans So Eagerly

Swallowing the Myriad Spirit Pill, Zhang Yang felt waves of potent spiritual power surging from his dantian. The efficiency of his Qi Guiding Technique had increased manifold. Unbeknownst to him, as he practiced the technique, the spiritual power around him began to churn as if three Purple Seed disciples were cultivating.

Gu Yunzi's eyes gleamed as he secretly praised Xia Yunzi's alchemy skills, deeming the immense cost of acquiring this Myriad Spirit Pill well worth it.

Zhang Yang continuously absorbed spiritual power, channeling it into the Immortal Seed, which had a small crack. The roots of the nascent immortal sprout within grew at a visible rate and emerged from the Immortal Seed. Moments later, feeling he had absorbed enough, Zhang Yang ceased the Qi Guiding Technique and poured all his spiritual power into the Immortal Seed.

Under the infusion of immense spiritual power, the Immortal Root grew longer. Finally, guided by the spiritual power, it anchored itself into Zhang Yang's dantian.

A faint ripple of spiritual power emanated from him, and Zhang Yang's aura subtly rose. Gu Yunzi's already small eyes crinkled into narrow slits as he smiled.

"Master, I succeeded! I've successfully rooted myself! I rooted myself before Li Jing and Xu Yu!"

Gu Yunzi was so excited he wanted to laugh out loud, but he had to maintain his image as a master in front of his disciple. Suppressing his surging emotions, he nodded, "A Gray Seed is not inherently weak. As long as we win the starting race, a Gray Seed doesn't necessarily have to lose to a Purple Seed!"

These words greatly excited Zhang Yang, and he began to formulate a plan in his mind.

Although Zhang Kuang was a Purple Seed, he had repeatedly hit walls and suffered setbacks against Qin Haoxuan, a Weak Seed. His prestige among his followers had significantly diminished. If Zhang Yang could accelerate his cultivation and sprout before them, then suppress Qin Haoxuan, those who were loyal to Zhang Kuang would surely flock to him. As long as he could demonstrate potential comparable to Purple Seed disciples to the elders, he would undoubtedly receive more attention in the future, perhaps even creating a legendary story of a Gray Seed overpowering a Purple Seed!

Having rooted himself before Li Jing and Xu Yu, Zhang Yang's confidence swelled immensely. After this event, he believed nothing was impossible; "where there's a will, there's a way" was not just an empty phrase!

Qin Haoxuan, who had been cultivating in the bushes all night, had frantically absorbed spiritual power, neutralizing the medicinal effects of the One-Leaf Golden Lotus and injecting it into his Immortal Seed. He could feel that the roots of the small immortal sprout within his Immortal Seed had grown longer.

As dawn approached, and being not far from Spirit Field Valley, he emerged from the bushes to avoid causing a sensation. He shook off his frost-stiffened clothes and put them on before heading towards the academy.

As he passed by Li Jing's residence, he felt a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy. Li Jing, looking exceptionally pleased, emerged from his room. The fatigue in his eyes indicated he had undoubtedly spent the entire night striving to achieve rooting, finally succeeding at dawn!

This was the second Purple Seed disciple to successfully root himself. Disciples who felt this spiritual energy fluctuation rushed out of their dormitories to Li Jing's door, congratulating him on his successful rooting.

Amidst the barrage of flattery, Li Jing spotted Qin Haoxuan passing by and greeted him with a triumphant smile, "Good morning, Junior Brother Qin."

Qin Haoxuan returned a polite smile, cupped his hands, and said, "Congratulations on successfully rooting yourself, Senior Brother Li."

This simple congratulation irked Li Jing slightly. However, considering he needed Qin Haoxuan to win over Xu Yu, and coupled with the joy of rooting, his mood was excellent. He strode forward and said, "I just succeeded in rooting myself. Junior Sister Xu hasn't succeeded yet, has she? Come, let's go to Junior Sister Xu's room. I want to share my experience and feelings about rooting with her!"

Li Jing's generosity evoked intense envy from the surrounding Weak Seed disciples. But Qin Haoxuan merely offered a faint, indifferent smile. He's being overly solicitous; there must be an ulterior motive. If he didn't believe Xu Yu lacked ambition and posed no threat to his future, he wouldn't be so kind. By "sharing his experience," he aimed to display his prowess and pull Xu Yu onto his bandwagon. Otherwise, would he be so benevolent?

The spiritual energy fluctuation from Li Jing's successful rooting naturally alerted Zhang Kuang. He emerged from his room and stood at the doorway, looking at the smug Li Jing with a flicker of disdain across his lips.

Seeing the smugness on Li Jing's face and the triumphant expressions of Li Jing's followers, Zhang Kuang's faction became displeased. It was merely rooting, a full day later than Senior Brother Zhang Kuang, so what was there to be so happy about? Thus, a new round of sarcastic remarks and verbal sparring began.

"Both are Purple Seeds, with the same starting point. Being a day slower in rooting means a whole level lower. I don't know what there is to be happy about. Do they not understand such a simple principle?"

"Fortunately, our leader rooted first. Otherwise, with the behavior of some people, one might actually think they're the best in the world."

Before Zhang Kuang's followers could say much, Li Jing's brothers couldn't stand it and retaliated.

"Have you heard of 'child prodigies who don't amount to much when they grow up'?"

"Talk again when you sprout first. What's so great about rooting?"

This verbal sparring was truly grating. Li Jing raised his hand, stopping his followers from arguing. "No need to say more. As Junior Brother Qin said, let's not quibble over a day's difference. We'll see who sprouts first!"

Li Jing deliberately used Qin Haoxuan's words and then smiled at him, his intention to win him over being extremely obvious. Seeing that Li Jing had mentioned him, Qin Haoxuan merely offered a polite smile, inwardly admiring Li Jing's method of winning people over. If used on others, they would surely be even more loyal.

Li Jing's followers, however, were not as refined as Qin Haoxuan. They echoed and cheered, with praises like "Our leader is wise, his broad-mindedness is truly a blessing to our sect" filling the air.

Looking at Qin Haoxuan, who remained silent, Li Jing, whose smile was radiating from the flattery, brought it up again. "Let's go to Junior Sister Xu's. I want to share some of my rooting experience with her to help her root herself soon!"

But since Li Jing had proposed it, Qin Haoxuan naturally couldn't refuse on Xu Yu's behalf. Since he wanted to show goodwill, and it was harmless to Xu Yu, he let it be.

As they approached the female disciples' dormitory area, they felt another familiar spiritual energy fluctuation emanating from Xu Yu's room. It turned out Xu Yu had also successfully rooted herself!

Sensing this spiritual energy fluctuation, Li Jing, who had intended to show goodwill, changed color. He sighed inwardly, lamenting that he hadn't had a chance to show his favor before Xu Yu managed to root herself! He felt immense regret, having missed another opportunity to win Xu Yu over.

But as Xu Yu walked out of her room, Li Jing put on a friendly smile, cupped his hands, and congratulated her, "Congratulations on successfully rooting yourself, Junior Sister Xu!"

Xu Yu merely smiled slightly and said, "Thank you." She ignored the flattery from Li Jing's followers and walked directly to Qin Haoxuan. "Brother Haoxuan, let's go have breakfast and then head to class?"

"Let's go together," Li Jing chuckled, interjecting, trying his best to appear familiar with both of them. Without waiting for Qin Haoxuan or Xu Yu's agreement, he walked alongside them towards the mess hall.

The mess hall was located behind the male disciples' dormitory area. As they passed by Zhang Kuang's residence on their way to the mess hall, they heard another exclamation from that direction.

"Zhang Yang... Zhang Yang has also successfully rooted himself!"

"Heavens, a Gray Seed and a Purple Seed rooted successfully at the same time!"

Even Qin Haoxuan couldn't help but stop and look. He happened to see Zhang Yang, who was actively recruiting followers.

Zhang Yang, at this moment, was nothing like the subordinate who used to follow Zhang Kuang. He carried himself with arrogance, his face beaming with confidence, his aura radiating outwards, deliberately showcasing his successful rooting.

Zhang Yang's behavior greatly displeased Zhang Kuang. This person, having just returned, was openly poaching his followers, trying to get them to recognize him as their leader. What displeased Zhang Kuang even more was that there were indeed a few people gathered around Zhang Yang, acknowledging him as their leader!

So what if you rooted yourself in eight days? You're still just a mere Gray Seed, and you dare to try and lord it over me, openly poaching my followers. This action was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Zhang Kuang.

Seeing Zhang Kuang's enraged gaze, Zhang Yang put on a serious smile, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Kuang, from today onwards, I, your humble brother, am establishing my own faction. I will no longer bother you by following in your footsteps. I also intend to contend for the Sect Master position of Taichu in the future."

Zhang Kuang's teeth were grinding, but he found that Zhang Yang wasn't finished speaking. The Gray Seed disciple, who had just completely finished rooting, continued his provocation: "Brother Kuang, even though your younger brother is establishing his own faction, I still have a few words of advice. You and Li Jing are locked in a silent struggle for the Sect Master position, yet no one dares to openly challenge it. This boldness is even less than mine. What's the point of being a Purple Seed? How can the future of our entire Taichu be led by someone without ambition, without courage and vision? Moreover, as a Purple Seed disciple, you can't even deal with Qin Haoxuan, a Weak Seed. Yesterday, he rode all over you and humiliated you. Cowardly as you are, lacking both means and magnanimity, I think you should give up on the Taichu Sect Master position."

If not for the Sect Master's words to Zhang Kuang last night, calling him to Hidden Dragon Temple and significantly improving his temperament, Zhang Kuang would have exploded with rage, if not died of anger, upon hearing Zhang Yang's words today. Although he was still angry, he quickly regained his composure and replied calmly and proudly, "Heh heh, Junior Brother Yang, you are merely a Gray Seed. How can you understand the realm of a Purple Seed? I don't care what fortuitous encounters you've had, but you don't even have the qualifications to contend for the future supreme Sect Master position. I advise you to abandon this idea as soon as possible, kowtow and apologize to me, and I will let bygones be bygones in consideration of our brotherhood. Otherwise, your future days will likely not be pleasant."

After Zhang Kuang finished speaking, he looked at Li Jing, who was beside Qin Haoxuan. Although Li Jing hadn't spoken, a smile of schadenfreude lingered on his face. When Zhang Yang spoke of Zhang Kuang lacking boldness, he still didn't refute it, but his eyes flashed with sharp light. He stood there leisurely, calm and composed, looking profound and unfathomable, a stark contrast to Zhang Yang's arrogant and boorish nouveau riche image. The difference between them was immediately apparent.

On the surface, Li Jing disdained to compete with Zhang Yang, but his demeanor clearly told everyone: I look down on Zhang Yang. You are not worthy of competing with me, nor are you even worthy of me speaking to you.

Qin Haoxuan merely shook his head after watching the farce between Zhang Kuang and Zhang Yang. These two brothers, who had once bullied others together in town, had now reached the point of antagonism. Zhang Kuang's heart had indeed quieted down considerably. Zhang Yang's blatant challenge was equivalent to challenging three Purple Seeds simultaneously. Such a mindset... he would likely suffer greatly in the future.

Having only joined the sect for eight days and just recently rooted himself, they were already fighting and bickering over the Sect Master position, which was still a hundred thousand miles away. Qin Haoxuan couldn't understand what they were fighting about now. Were they fighting over who was stronger? That couldn't be determined in just eight days. So what if one rooted first? The path of cultivation was full of countless opportunities. Even with the best talent, different encounters would lead to different future achievements.

Moreover, before the supreme Great Dao, everyone was an ant. Even a Purple Seed was merely a speck of dust in the universe! Cultivators should strive for immortality and ascension, not fight over a Sect Master position. It was truly short-sighted and extremely superficial!

Qin Haoxuan turned his head and said to Xu Yu, who had been silent, "Cultivation is about achieving immortality and enlightenment. What's the use of fighting for the Sect Master position? In my eyes, becoming the Sect Master only adds worldly desires to one's heart, burdens one with trivial matters that hinder cultivation time and state of mind, and causes one to miss many potential opportunities! Their struggle for the Sect Master position is putting the cart before the horse. Sister, no matter how powerful your cultivation becomes in the future, do not get involved in their disputes!"