Strength Breakthrough, New Panel

Not far from Yunlan Mountain, Yun Shan began to scheme once more. Although he had just been subjected to all manner of difficulties by Medusa of the Snake-People Tribe—the disciple of a Saint—at the mountain gate, the sight before him made him deeply understand one truth: if he wanted to maintain the enduring, transcendent status of the Yunlan Sect within the current Jia Ma Empire, he could only rely on this sudden Saint.

And this was the only stepping stone... Yun Shan felt a pang of guilt as his gaze drifted toward his former beloved disciple, Yun Yun, standing to the side. That was right; he only hoped things would go smoothly, so that at the very least, the Yunlan Sect would no longer be implicated by the affairs of the Snake-People Tribe. Of course, if he could climb even higher, wouldn't that be even better?

Yun Shan did not abandon those sordid thoughts because of the tiny shred of guilt remaining in his heart. The fact that he could treat his disciple as a bargaining chip for power and political maneuvering at a time like this spoke volumes about his character.

Inside Yunlan Mountain.

Ya Fei raised her head to look at the man in the sky, her heart filled with immense shock. She had never seen such a scene that could shake the heavens and the earth, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly: As expected of a Dou Sheng powerhouse; a casual movement is enough to trigger phenomena in the heavens and the earth... It is a pity that my ambitions do not lie here, otherwise...

Just as she was lost in thought, a sound of wind breaking came from beside her.

"Manager..."

A cold, clear voice came from behind her. The two most beautiful women on this mountain peak had their first collision.

Ya Fei turned her head, and only then did she see who had arrived. Her heart tightened involuntarily. Medusa... the Saint's first disciple, and also the disciple the Saint seemed to dote on the most at present... She performed a graceful bow, and after lowering her head in greeting, she said in a melodious voice, "Do you have any instructions?"

Ya Fei was very clear about her own status, but she didn't know why this cold and glamorous snake-woman would suddenly seek her out at this time. Could it be that she had come specifically to give her a show of force? Or perhaps... had yesterday's matter been exposed?

"No need for formalities..." Medusa raised her jade arm slightly and waved it casually, looking indifferent and showing little respect. She then spoke, "In these next few days, the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect may come to visit again. I suspect that old man wants to introduce the female disciples of his sect into this mountain. If I am away due to cultivation, I hope you can block them."

So that was it!

This was a good thing!

Ya Fei was incredibly eager in her heart. The female disciples that the Yunlan Sect would send into the mountain must be those who were as beautiful as fairies and possessed excellent aptitude. The more such people there were in the mountain, the better; as long as the number of such disciples increased, wouldn't there be nothing left for her to do?

Thinking about it, she still had to give Medusa some face. When the time came, she could just use the excuse that her words carried little weight and that she had failed to carry out her instructions to brush it off.

Just thinking about it felt wonderful. There was nothing wrong with her current status as the mountain manager. Even if it was a job of serving others, wasn't her previous position as a manager or any other role at the Miteer Auction House also a job of serving others? It was merely a question of whether the people being served were of noble status or not.

Well-versed in these truths, Ya Fei immediately expressed her loyalty, saying, "Please rest assured, I will definitely do my utmost. However, you also know that my words carry little weight. To put it nicely, I am the manager of the mountain; to put it bluntly, I am just someone who serves others. If I mess things up, please do not hold a grudge against me. Of course, I will send someone to notify you the moment anything happens." Ya Fei said this quickly with her head lowered, while internally she was plotting: If I notify you immediately, that would ruin my good fortune! The more women in this mountain, the better!

Seemingly thinking of something, Ya Fei activated her "divine assist" mode again. She turned her head and looked at Medusa with an ambiguous expression, saying, "You are born so beautiful, and the Saint dotes on you so much; there is absolutely no need to worry about these side matters." This remark by Ya Fei ended up being a misstep. In truth, Medusa did not want the Yunlan Sect to interfere in the mountain for these reasons, but because of the Snake-People Tribe. In her heart, the reason the other party would do this was a desperate measure to prevent the Snake-People Tribe from settling in the Jia Ma Empire.

"Hmph, you only need to do as I say. When is it your turn to lecture me!" Medusa never felt proud because of her appearance. In her heart, only by constantly cultivating and achieving higher accomplishments could she lead the Snake-People Tribe further. At a certain point, she was actually the same type of person as Ya Fei, but such blunt words deeply stung the snake-girl's self-esteem. She did not give Ya Fei a pleasant look and mocked, "You were born with a pretty face, but so what? You were still turned around and gifted to my Master by your family. Just do your own job."

"I will strictly follow your instructions. It was I who spoke incorrectly." Ya Fei bowed in return, which served as an apology to Medusa.

However, Medusa could not bring herself to like Ya Fei either. Perhaps there was a tiny bit of pity in her heart, as this was also just a poor girl who had been treated as an object by her family and gifted to her Master.

"Fine, my words just now were a bit harsh. Just stay here and do your job with peace of mind." In the end, she was not that cold-hearted. She gave a final instruction before leaving, turned around, and flew up the mountain.

Ya Fei's figure stiffened. Being as slick and worldly as she was, how could she not hear the subtext in Medusa's words? She heard a hint of a threat in that sentence: in short, if she didn't do as the other party asked, it would be very difficult for her to do what she wanted...

Heh, this mountain is not lacking a mistress like you, is it? Amidst Ya Fei's crafty gaze, Medusa in the sky disappeared bit by bit, replaced by the shrewdness that flashed through Ya Fei's beautiful eyes.

After completing the evolution of the Fen Jue, Zhang Nian felt a sense of ease throughout his body. The rapid breakthrough in his realm brought him inner satisfaction, especially since it was a Heaven-tier high-grade cultivation technique, which was already a technique standing at the pinnacle of the continent. Under such circumstances, this final Dou Sheng Experience Card was used very worthily.

The benefits brought by the breakthrough went far beyond this. In his mind, the crisp and pleasant notification sound of the system was still ringing.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Dou Shi... Disciple slot +1]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Da Dou Shi... Disciple slot +1]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Dou Ling... Disciple slot +1]

[Ding!]...

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Dou Zong... Disciple slot +1, successfully awakened intimacy attribute panel]

Hmm?

Wait a minute!?

The favorability with disciples is understandable, but what the hell is intimacy?

And!!

Could you please tell me why there is a partner slot after this intimacy?!

System! You are acting a bit strange!

Not only that, but Zhang Nian also discovered a very terrifying point: as the number of disciple slots increased, the number of partner slots increased accordingly! He had broken through to Dou Zong, so he had 8 disciple slots, and there were also 8 partner slots in the intimacy panel!!!

The meaning of this damn system was quite obvious!

I am just purely taking on disciples to increase my cultivation progress through the multiplier!

But you doing this—did you ever ask for the opinion of the parties involved!