Master Not Inferior to Disciple: The Stronger the Disciple, the Stronger the Master

"Would you like to open the Newbie Gift Pack?"

The system's voice rang out in Lu Changzhi's mind.

Yes.

Lu Changzhi answered softly in his heart.

Whoosh.

In an instant, he felt light flashing around him.

[Newbie Gift Pack opened. Congratulations, host, you have obtained:]

[Experience points ×500.]

[Item: mature Dao Comprehension Tea Tree ×1.]

[Talents: Master Not Inferior to Disciple, Conceal Essence and Return Breath.]

[Item: Disciple Growth Assistance Gift Pack ×1.]

A series of notifications rang out.

Only when the sounds had completely subsided did Lu Changzhi come back to his senses and examine the rewards the system had given him.

Experience had quite a few uses.

It could be used to upgrade aptitude, improve aptitude, open the shop and purchase items, and upgrade system features.

There was nothing much to that, so he didn't pay it too much attention.

"But this Dao Comprehension Tea Tree..."

After carefully reading its description, Lu Changzhi's eyes lit up slightly.

The leaves of Dao Comprehension tea were a treasure of heaven and earth.

When brewed in water, they could help ordinary people improve their comprehension and achieve breakthroughs.

For those comprehending the Dao, they could greatly increase the chances of success.

Things that affected comprehension like this were exceedingly rare.

And Dao Comprehension tea leaves were among the most precious of them.

A single leaf would spark a scramble.

And he...

Had obtained a whole tree...

A mature one, at that...

"Looks like I'll have to develop a habit of drinking tea."

It took Lu Changzhi a long time to calm down.

He then turned to the so-called talents.

[Master Not Inferior to Disciple]: Even if you're not steaming buns, you must fight for that breath-a master must be stronger than his disciple! The master's aptitude and realm will not be inferior to his disciples', and his aptitude will grow as theirs does. The master's cultivation techniques and martial skills will not be inferior to his disciples': whatever a disciple knows, the master will master without a teacher; when a disciple cultivates a skill to perfection, the master will reach the realm of transformation.

After the talent, there was also a "use" option.

Use.

Lu Changzhi's mind stirred.

A profound sensation enveloped him at once.

It was as though he were in an incomparably comfortable swimming pool.

When the sensations faded, Lu Changzhi opened his eyes again.

All at once, heaven and earth seemed to grow clearer. His perception of spiritual power had grown stronger, and the spiritual power seemed a little more affectionate toward him.

"So this is what it's like to have Upper-Grade Spirit-Rank Aptitude? As expected of Master Not Inferior to Disciple."

Lu Changzhi's eyes lit up.

After all, he had originally possessed only upper-grade earth-rank aptitude.

The leap was enormous.

At the same time, his cultivation had risen to the Dao Platform Realm Ninth Level.

He also noticed something in his attributes.

A new notification had appeared after the aptitude field.

[Accept two more disciples with Upper-Grade Spirit-Rank Aptitude to upgrade to Saint-Rank Aptitude.]

Two wasn't many.

In the Five Symbols Sect's nearly thousand-year history, there had never been anyone with Saint-Rank Aptitude.

Lu Changzhi then examined the other talent.

[Conceal Essence and Return Breath]: Conceal your cultivation realm, making it difficult for others to discern your true realm and strength. Display whatever realm and presence you wish.

It was a simple method for concealing one's presence.

But it was better than the one cultivated by every inner disciple and above in the Five Symbols Sect.

The Breath Concealment Technique practiced in the Five Symbols Sect could only fool those whose realms and levels were not much higher than one's own.

Conceal Essence and Return Breath, however, had no such restriction.

Even Cang Wenyu would be unable to see through his true realm unless he wanted him to.

After looking over these, Lu Changzhi understood.

That was why the system hadn't given him any heaven-defying cultivation techniques or martial skills.

As a master, he only had to leave matters like cultivation to his disciples.

As for himself...

He was better off sparing himself the trouble.

Having finished looking through those rewards, Lu Changzhi turned his attention to the Disciple Growth Assistance Gift Pack.

Open.

Lu Changzhi silently gave the command.

[Disciple Growth Assistance Gift Pack opened successfully. Obtained:]

[Pill: top-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill ×1.]

[Mid-grade Spirit Rank spear: Vast Heaven Spear ×1.]

[Artifact: Spirit Rank High Grade flying boat ×1.]

There weren't many things, just three.

But they were extremely valuable.

After all, in the Five Symbols Sect, even among the elders, only the most central figures might possess Spirit Rank items.

Most still relied primarily on Heaven Rank or Earth Rank items.

The flying boat in particular was Spirit Rank High Grade. The sect had only one, and it was used only when someone traveled on the sect's behalf.

"That solves the problem of what to give him as a greeting gift."

Lu Changzhi was satisfied.

He was just about to get up and find Gu Chen.

But the system notified him again:

"Congratulations, Master, on accepting a system possessor as your disciple. A system feature has been added!"

"New feature: Cracked Version of the Sign-In System. Would you like to view the details?"

Lu Changzhi was taken aback, then nodded.

"View."

[Cracked Version of the Sign-In System]: Bound to disciple Gu Chen. Whenever disciple Gu Chen completes a sign-in task issued by his own system, the host can simultaneously obtain a better reward than his disciple. Experience points can also be used to upgrade this feature, increasing the number of times the reward is multiplied.

"As expected of a cracked version."

Lu Changzhi took a deep breath.

He could obtain the corresponding rewards without running around himself.

It was practically freeloading!

One word.

Sweet!

"Master."

Just then, Gu Chen's voice came from outside.

Lu Changzhi got up and went out, asking:

"Is something the matter?"

Gu Chen paused slightly when he saw Lu Changzhi.

For some reason, he had the feeling that his master was a little different.

But he couldn't say exactly what had changed.

He quickly put the thought aside.

After all, his master was a big shot who had returned to simplicity and truth. A little change was nothing strange.

He hurriedly replied:

"Your residence is the only one here, Master. I'm planning to build one somewhere else and came to ask what you think."

"Do as you like." Lu Changzhi nodded, then changed the subject:

"Gu Chen, since you've become my disciple and are also my first senior brother, I should naturally give you some greeting gifts."

"There isn't much, but you might find them useful."

With that, Lu Changzhi handed Gu Chen the contents of the Growth Assistance Gift Pack.

"Thank you, Master."

Gu Chen thanked him and accepted them.

"All right, go on with your work. If you need anything, come find me."

As Lu Changzhi spoke, he walked away.

He wanted to find a suitable place to plant the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree.

Only after Lu Changzhi had left did Gu Chen look at the things in his storage ring.

I wonder what kind of greeting gifts my big-shot master could give me...

What?!

A top-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill? It's just as high-grade as the reward from my first sign-in!

This spear is mid-grade Spirit Rank? My sign-in only gave me a low-grade Spirit Rank one!!

This flying boat, tsk—Spirit Rank High Grade. Heaven is truly helping me! The places where the system sends me to sign in are so far away every time, and ordinary flying boats waste too much time. With this flying boat, my sign-in speed will surely improve by leaps and bounds from now on.

Every one of them is useful to me. This, this, this...

Gu Chen stood there as winds rose and clouds surged in his heart.

It took him a long time to calm down a little.

As expected of the system. No wonder it wanted me to become his disciple.

With a master who gives so generously and whose strength reaches the heavens, why would I need to work hard?

Gu Chen's face was full of emotion.

Even the few things his master had casually given him were more impressive than what the system had given him for signing in.

And these were only greeting gifts.

What would it be like in the future?

He could just cling tightly to his master's thigh. Why bother signing in...

As the thoughts ran through his mind, Gu Chen shook his head sharply.

No, how could I think like that?

Determination appeared in Gu Chen's eyes.

Master may be formidable, but how can I rely on him alone?

On the path of cultivation, I still have to rely on my own hard work!

Now that I have a flying boat like this, I must work hard at signing in and cultivating, and surpass Master as soon as possible!