Master, Please Let Me Give It Everything Once

"Ding, sect points increased by 40."

"Ding, sect points increased by 20."

"Ding, sect points increased by 10."

Three days later, three notification chimes rang in succession in Su Bai's mind.

He walked out of the main hall. The entire sect had now taken on a completely new look.

Xiao Lingxi and Ye Qingyao had cleaned the entire sect until it was spotless, then arranged all sorts of flowers and plants around it, making it look even more elegant.

The tasks of decorating and cleaning the sect had both been completed, earning 20 and 10 points respectively.

Su Bai smiled faintly. Just moments ago, he had also heard the notification for an increase of 40 points!

No one had accepted the 40-point task for the time being, which meant that a disciple had broken through to the Fourth-Level Qi Refinement!

The disciples at the Third-Level Qi Refinement were Zhuge Feng and Xiao Lingxi, but Xiao Lingxi had only broken through to the third level recently. The answer was already obvious.

Zhuge Feng had entered the Mid-Stage Qi Refinement!

In less than half a month, he had gone from an ordinary mortal to the Mid-Stage Qi Refinement!

Such cultivation speed was simply heaven-defying!

Not to mention the Lingxiao Sect—even the top ten superpowers of the Immortal Alliance, pouring in vast amounts of resources, could never produce such speed!

It was too fast!

"Master, I can already run ten li in a quarter of an hour while carrying a hundred jin!"

An excited voice rang out. Xiao Yan was dragging a massive boulder as he ran up the mountain.

Xiao Yan's current appearance was practically night and day compared to before!

In just a few days, he had trained from "nine-pack" abs down to eight-pack abs!

"So quickly?"

Su Bai was somewhat surprised. Early-stage body cultivation was far more difficult than Qi Refining!

"Hehe, after completing the task of building the sect's stone monument, I exchanged for some Blood-Qi Pills and Spirit-Awakening Pills. I've been training day and night these past few days, which is why I've progressed this quickly."

Xiao Yan grinned, then immediately lifted the boulder onto his back and began doing push-ups on the spot.

"One, two, three..."

"Thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two..."

"Sixty-eight... sixty-nine..."

Once he reached the sixties, Xiao Yan was clearly beginning to struggle, yet he continued gritting his teeth and persevering. Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the ground.

"Seventy-three... seventy-four..."

"Huff, huff..."

Xiao Yan's face was flushed red, and sweat drenched his entire body, yet he never stopped.

"Such high-intensity training will make your body collapse," Su Bai sighed softly.

Tempering the body was most afraid of seeking quick success. It required accumulation day after day.

Exceeding one's limits over a short period caused immense damage to the body.

"Rest assured, Master. I know my own body. I can still keep going!" Xiao Yan said between gasps.

"Eighty... eighty-one..."

Xiao Yan's voice gradually weakened, and his hands trembled nonstop, as though he might collapse at any moment.

Yet he clutched the ground with all his strength, his fingers already deeply embedded in the soil as he desperately supported his body and refused to fall.

"Eighty-three... eighty-four..."

"Alas..."

Su Bai sighed again. Xiao Yan's willpower was rare in this world.

"Is doing this worth it?" he asked.

"Master, this isn't a question of whether it's worth it." Xiao Yan grinned.

"I can't forget my father kneeling outside the Cloud Heaven Sect for three days, begging an immortal master to examine my body."

"Eighty-five... eighty-six..."

"I can't forget how even a servant could curse me as trash, saying the Xiao Household's future would be ruined in my hands."

"Eighty-seven... eighty-eight..."

"I can't forget the lofty look on Liu Yanran's face, nor can I forget her saying that a toad like me wanted to eat swan meat—nothing but wishful thinking."

"Eighty-nine... ninety..."

"I want to become stronger!"

"Strong—very, very strong. Strong enough to protect Father, protect the Xiao Household, and make Liu Yanran lower her proud head!"

"Ninety-one... ninety-two..."

"So it is worth it. For this, I can give everything."

"Ninety-three... ninety-four..."

"Liu Yanran is extraordinarily talented, and the Cloud Water Sect Master has taken her as a personal disciple, granting her endless resources."

"Ninety-five... ninety-six..."

"She is already at the Sixth-Level Qi Refinement. Three years from now, I don't even dare imagine what level her cultivation will reach."

"Ninety-seven..."

"Whether for myself or for Father's hopes, I cannot lose!"

"Ninety-eight..."

"Master, please let me give it everything once!"

"Ninety-nine..."

Xiao Yan's eyes shone brightly, overflowing with fighting spirit!

"Master, we want to give it everything once too!"

Three more voices rang out. Zhuge Feng, Xiao Lingxi, and Ye Qingyao had all come over, their expressions holding nothing but determination.

They were unwilling to remain mediocre. They wanted to change their fates. Even if there was only the slightest chance, they would fight for it!

At that moment, even Su Bai was moved. It was as though he saw once more the fierce drive he himself had once possessed—the conviction that his fate was his to decide, not Heaven's.

Born trash, yet rising against the tide, refusing to bow to fate!

How high was the sky, how thick was the earth? So what?

"Well said. No one can decide your futures. Only you have the final say over the road ahead!"

"Three years from now, your names will shine like blazing suns throughout the cultivation world." Su Bai chuckled softly.

"Master, do you really believe I can succeed?" Xiao Yan asked seriously.

"You will, because you are all still young!"

Su Bai smiled faintly, galaxies flowing through his eyes.

"100!"

Xiao Yan had succeeded. After running ten li while carrying the weight, he had done another hundred weighted push-ups, completing the task beyond its requirements!

"This is Body-Tempering Spirit Liquid. It has miraculous effects in restoring the body. Don't wrong yourself. Always remember: if you feel tired out there, this place will forever be your safest home."

Su Bai took out a jade bottle and placed it beside Xiao Yan.

"Thank you, Master!"

Xiao Yan accepted the jade bottle Su Bai handed him, tears nearly falling from his eyes.

Body-Tempering Spirit Liquid—one bottle cost a hundred points. It was a divine medicine he could never afford to exchange for!

"You'll have to pay back those hundred points later!"

Su Bai turned and left. His back was so carefree and dashing that people could not help but look up at him!

"Master, your disciple will not bring you shame!"

Watching Su Bai's departing figure, Xiao Yan held the jade bottle in one hand and clenched the other into a fist.

He had gained another reason why he could not lose!

Zhuge Feng, Xiao Lingxi, and Ye Qingyao were likewise filled with even greater fighting spirit.

They too possessed hearts that refused to admit defeat!

They too were still young!

Three days later, Xiao Yan's body cultivation finally broke through, and he entered the First-Level Flesh Realm!

At the same time, someone else had also broken through.

Ye Qingyao, she of the Mortal Body!

Through her diligent cultivation and the Mortal's Immortal Cultivation Formula, she had finally succeeded in Qi Refining.

The widely circulated claim that a Mortal Body could not cultivate immortality seemed like a joke at this moment. Moreover, Ye Qingyao's cultivation speed was not merely slow—it was absurdly fast!

Ling Xiao, the Lingxiao Sect's number one genius, who had long since reached the Golden Core Realm and was known as True Person Tianxiao, had needed a full half month to successfully enter Qi Refining back then.

Yet Ye Qingyao had taken only eight and a half days!