Lin Feng ignored Lin Daqiang outright.
The other party's aim was obvious: he wanted to bring Lin Feng under his command, then go show off.
Faced with Lin Feng's disregard, Lin Daqiang snorted coldly. "You really refuse to take the face you're given. Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd awakened an A-grade sect too!"
Dozens of plans to humiliate Lin Feng had already surfaced in Lin Daqiang's mind.
He was just trash who had awakened an E-grade sect. What tricks could he possibly pull off now?
Lin Feng followed his homeroom teacher, Lin Dong, to the office.
Lin Dong turned around and searched the bookshelf behind him for quite some time. Finally, he pulled a book that had gathered dust for ages from an inconspicuous corner and handed it to Lin Feng.
At the same time, he said, "Lin Feng, don't give up until the very last moment. This book records the rise of dozens of powerful cultivators who awakened E-grade sects.
"An E-grade sect isn't without hope. In fact, it might even have more potential than B-, C-, or D-grade sects."
"Because the testing platform's sect ratings actually only include S, A, B, C, and D. There is no E."
"The appearance of an E-grade sect actually means the sect you awakened is a ruined sect. If you're lucky, you might have awakened a ruined great sect from High Antiquity, with many ancient ruins within it."
A hint of delighted surprise appeared in Lin Feng's eyes. So that's how it is. I was just saying that awakening an E-grade sect was a bit too insulting!
I'm a transmigrator, after all! You can't target a guy like this!
After putting away the book recording the rise of powerful cultivators from E-grade sects, Lin Feng returned to his personal cultivation room.
Every high school student was assigned a cultivation room like this upon entering high school. It could also be called a cave abode.
You could rest in your own cave abode and simulate developing your sect.
After awakening a sect, you could project your mind into the Sect World from your own cave abode, becoming the master of a sect and boldly directing its course.
And when you used the sect testing platform to test the grade of your awakened sect, you officially awakened a sect of your own.
After returning to his cultivation room, Lin Feng eagerly sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, entering the Sect World.
Inside the Sect World.
Atop a mountain peak towering amid clouds and mist, a blue-robed young man looked at the collapsed lintel of the sect gate before him, filled with sighs.
The blue-robed young man was the appearance Lin Feng had created for himself in this Sect World.
But at that moment, Lin Feng kept sighing. How did this place look anything like a sect?
Immediately afterward, a Sect World notification appeared in Lin Feng's mind:
[999 Sect World notification: Welcome, everyone, to the 999 All-People Sect World. Here, you will compete against other sects, with generous rewards for every competition. May your sects reach the pinnacle and become immortal sects.]
After the Sect World notification ended, Lin Feng began checking his sect panel.
[Sect: Unnamed.] [Sect grade: Ruined mortal sect.] [Sect master: Unnamed (Lin Feng).] [Number of sect disciples: 0.] [Sect buildings: Ruined main hall (requires repairs).] [Sect assets: 100 low-grade Spirit Stones.] [Sect formations: None.]
Looking at his sect panel, especially the sect assets field, Lin Feng silently cursed the unfairness.
An E-grade sect only had a pitiful 100 low-grade Spirit Stones as starting funds, while an S-grade sect had a full 10,000 low-grade Spirit Stones.
An E-grade sect clearly needs more starting funds, all right?
Lin Feng first named his sect, choosing the name he had decided on long ago: Evergreen Sect.
Next, Lin Feng set a sect master name: Tiancan Tudou.
Looking at the dilapidated sect main hall, Lin Feng sighed. For a household that was already far from wealthy, this was frost piled atop snow.
Yet he had no choice but to repair it.
[Repairing the main hall will cost 20 low-grade Spirit Stones. Proceed with repairs?]
Lin Feng gritted his teeth and chose to repair it. Otherwise, if he recruited a disciple or two later, they might take one look at the sect's dilapidated state and run straight off.
In an instant, the sect's main hall looked brand-new.
Lin Feng looked at the repaired sect main hall. The large words "Evergreen Sect" hung above it, lending it a measure of grandeur.
And after the main hall was repaired, the former ruined main hall (awaiting repairs) became an unremarkable main hall (E-grade).
[Unremarkable main hall (E-grade): Attraction to sect disciples +5%; upgrading to a D-grade main hall requires 200 low-grade Spirit Stones and at least 1 Qi Refining Realm disciple, increasing attraction to sect disciples by +10%.]
Lin Feng was already thoroughly familiar with this. When an E-grade sect was awakened, the highest grade its buildings could have upon appearing would not exceed the sect's rating.
In other words, a sect master who awakened an S-grade sect had a chance of starting with an S-grade main hall outright, saving countless resources that would otherwise be spent upgrading sect buildings. But those odds could rival the Ma-style odds, and it had never happened to date.
After repairing the main hall, Lin Feng began frowning deeply. I've already got a sky-collapsing start. Why hasn't my system arrived yet?
Am I really supposed to turn this ruined E-grade sect's fortunes around with the remaining 80 low-grade Spirit Stones?
How is that any different from making a beggar the richest person in the world?
[Ding! Ding! Ding!] [Don't worry, host. Your Entry System has arrived!] [Entry System: Allows you to view sect entries and the entries possessed by sect disciples, and to replace entries for the sect and its disciples.] [Each day, you may replace one entry each for the sect and its disciples. If an entry was obtained through a draw, it can be used again after being replaced. If an entry was innate to a sect disciple, it will dissipate after being replaced.] [Each day, you may randomly draw one entry from the entry pool. You may choose to draw either a sect entry or a sect disciple entry.] [Entries are drawn without replacement, but once a drawn entry is used, that entry will be added back to the entry pool.] [Additional ability of this Entry System: As the master of a sect, your strength will always be one realm above the sect's strongest disciple.] [Beginner gift pack: Your first entry draw is guaranteed to be a golden entry.]
It's here! The system is finally here!
Reading the system's introduction, Lin Feng was incredibly excited! It's actually an Entry System!
Not only can I draw entries for sect disciples and replace theirs, I can even set entries for the sect!
Given enough time, won't my sect be filled with Heavenly Spiritual Roots everywhere?
And while an ordinary sect master's strength matches the sect's strongest cultivator, I'll be one realm above my sect's strongest cultivator!
With this additional system ability, he would have a greater advantage in future sect battles!
Finally, Lin Feng looked at the contents of the beginner gift pack. The first draw is guaranteed gold!
After considering for a moment, Lin Feng chose to draw a golden entry for his sect!
With his sect newly established, he needed a sect-wide beneficial entry more, one that would make all the disciples about to join reluctant to leave.
[You have chosen to draw a sect entry. Confirm?]
Confirm!
[Congratulations, you have drawn the golden sect entry: One Day Like a Year.] [One Day Like a Year: For every day that passes in the outside world, one year passes within the sect's barrier; cannot stack with other spacetime benefits.]