Hua Yunfei felt a little embarrassed.
He hurriedly committed the Taiyi Swordplay to memory, planning to practice it when he had time and improve his strength.
Were you still going to do the disciple-taking mission? The rewards would definitely be generous, no worse than what you received from a ten-year milestone check-in!
"No worse than what I received from a ten-year milestone check-in?"
Hua Yunfei's expression changed as delight surged through him.
His check-in system allowed him to check in once every month, and the rewards from every yearly milestone check-in were absolutely good things.
And milestone years such as ten or twenty years were even better!
At the very least, they were all treasures above the Saint grade!
Divine abilities such as the Grand Universe Shift, Dao arts such as the One-Word Incantation, Enlightenment Tea Leaves, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, the imperial armament Chaos Bell, and so on had all come from ten-year milestone check-ins!
If the reward for every disciple he took was at the level of a ten-year milestone check-in, then... how terrifying!
"I'll head to the inner sect and take in a hundred disciples first. Remember to give me my rewards."
Hua Yunfei rose to his feet. In any case, Daoyuan Peak's successor had already been found.
He could loosen his requirements for disciples' talent a little.
And if one were to ask just how loose?
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, it would do!
Even if it was a pig, Hua Yunfei was confident he could teach it into a Pig Saint.
Wait! Did you think rewards were so easy to obtain?
"You have requirements too?" Hua Yunfei frowned.
As an inheritor of the cowardly path, he still did not particularly want to show his face. If there were talent requirements, he would have to go out and search for them, which was rather troublesome.
What if he smacked some blind Saint Land elder to death and gave himself even more trouble?
Only by giving could one gain! The karmic cycle of heaven and earth revolved endlessly. You had cultivated to such a realm, yet you did not understand even this principle?
Hua Yunfei felt that the system was so angry it was about to start cursing, so he compromised. "Go on, tell me."
The disciple-taking mission was merely one way for the host to obtain more good things. If you relied only on checking in, how slow would that be?
"Enough, stop trying to brainwash me. I'm sharp."
Ding, the mission system has been confirmed and activated. A disciple-taking mission is now being issued Required number of disciples: One Requirement: At minimum, Low-Grade Saint Talent for cultivation Other talent requirements: None Mission time limit: Five months Completion reward: One disciple-taking gift pack Failure penalty: One spiritual treasure possessed by the host will randomly disappear
"...?"
"In the present-day Big Dipper Star, Saint-grade talent is extremely rare. Even Saint Land-level factions thirst for such people."
"And you call that the minimum requirement? Are you playing with me?"
The minimum talent for taking in a disciple was Low-Grade Saint Talent. Did it grow on trees?
If they were not discovered, of course they would be rare. Many peerless geniuses might remain mortals for their entire lives, never knowing how monstrous their cultivation talent truly was.
"That is true, but..."
Rewards at the level of a ten-year check-in...
The system casually muttered a sentence.
It made Hua Yunfei's heart itch unbearably.
"Five months is still a fairly generous amount of time. It should be enough!"
Hua Yunfei consoled himself. For the sake of top-tier rewards, he could only console himself like this!
Early morning.
Ye Bufan finally woke up.
His aura was completely restrained, and there was nothing special about him at a glance.
Yet anyone with discerning eyes could see that a volcano seemed to be hidden inside him.
Once it erupted, heaven and earth would collapse!
His cultivation had reached the second level of the Core Formation Realm!
It had taken him only one day and one night!
Hua Yunfei emerged from his cultivation Cave Abode and smiled faintly. Pointing at the Ginseng Fruit Tree, he said, "Hungry? That fruit tree over there—whenever you crave something, go pick one. It's good for your body and will help you live longer."
"Master."
Ye Bufan beamed and quickly stepped forward. "I've reached the second level of the Core Formation Realm!"
"Not bad, not bad. You're much stronger than your master 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 second level of the Core Formation Realm could rival ordinary geniuses around the fourth level of the Core Formation Realm!
Of course, this referred only to ordinary geniuses.
Top geniuses and prodigies found it difficult to challenge across realms.
They were the core of their respective sects, cultivating top-tier techniques, so their combat power was naturally top-tier as well.
Casually crossing realms to fight was not in accordance with the laws of the Heavenly Dao.
"Your master has a copy of Taiyi Swordplay here. It's very ordinary. Take it and practice it as you please."
Hua Yunfei took out the Taiyi Swordplay and handed it to Ye Bufan.
"Taiyi Swordplay!"
Ye Bufan clutched the Taiyi Swordplay tightly, his expression entranced.
He knew that although his master called it ordinary, it was absolutely not ordinary!
Even the Heavenly Emperor Scripture had been called ordinary by him.
Upon opening it, Ye Bufan found that, just as expected, the Taiyi Swordplay had been created by the Ancient Emperor Taiyi. It was an Imperial Dao sword art!
Even throughout the entire Big Dipper Star, it would be difficult to find another Imperial Dao sword art!
Yet his master had casually taken it out, still calling it ordinary again and again.
At this moment, Mu Qiuxue walked out. Seeing that Ye Bufan had awakened, she curiously approached him, smiled faintly, and said:
"Hello, my name is Mu Qiuxue."
Her smile was sweet, her face had the innocence of a first love, and she wore a ponytail. It was easy for her to win others' favor.
When a beautiful woman suddenly struck up a conversation with him, Ye Bufan was at a loss. His face reddened slightly.
"Y-you, hello. My name is Ye Bufan. I am a disciple of Daoyuan Peak."
As he spoke, he tucked the Taiyi Swordplay into his clothes.
Without his master's permission, he would not reveal what his master had given him before outsiders.
An Imperial Dao sword art could stir up a storm of bloodshed wherever it appeared!
He could not cause trouble for his master.
"Bufan."
Hua Yunfei smiled faintly. "Qiuxue is the youngest true disciple of Lower Mystery Peak and possesses outstanding talent. Yesterday, the First Seat of Lower Mystery personally sent her to Daoyuan 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 it for a moment, he finally said, "Qiuxue, when you are in darkness, does it feel as though you are standing beneath broad daylight?"
"How did the Daoyuan First Seat know? Only my master knows about this!"
Mu Qiuxue had been about to continue speaking with Ye Bufan, but upon hearing this, she was startled and looked toward 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, "Daoyuan First Seat, is there a problem with you suddenly bringing this up?"
"Do you want to know why you are different from others?"
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