Chapter 29: Stronger, Straighter, Harder (1/2)
Chapter 29: Stronger, Straighter, Harder
Translator: Subudai11 Editor: Chrissy
Regardless of that, w.a.n.g Lu could also see that, as a Jindan Stage cultivator, she could still be qualified as an elder in Gentle Cloud Mountain, White Dragon Monastery, those kinds of sects in little Hai’s Grand Cloud Empire. Moreover, compared to w.a.n.g Zhong and Zhu Qin, who nominally had elder Liu Xian as their Master, w.a.n.g Lu actually got the better deal because with 37 disciples in the Misty Peak, it was highly likely that the two, w.a.n.g Zhong and Zhu Qin would only be taught by Liu Xian’s senior disciples and not by Liu Xian himself. Unlike w.a.n.g Lu who fully had a Jindan Stage Master by himself.
After both sides introduced each other, his Master said.
“According to the rules, now you should take the super-troublesome taking a master ceremony like kowtowing, pledging and so on...Are you interested in that?”
w.a.n.g Lu straightforwardly said, “No.”
“Mm, so am I. Let’s just skip this part then and move to the next step.”
w.a.n.g Lu was curious. “Next step?”
His Master earnestly nodded. “Yes, it’s time for dinner. Let’s get us some food.”
“...Isn’t it too abrupt to change topic like that!?”
“Rest a.s.sured, at least, for today, it’s my treat.”
“You mean, I have to pay for my own meal starting tomorrow?”
“Haha, our Non-Phase Peak has abundant produce; pheasant, duck, hare, wild boar. In short, it’s impossible for you to starve to death.”
“You’re too savage!?”
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Amidst this raucous banter, w.a.n.g Lu stepped on his Master’s flying sword and left the Non-Phase Peak and flew toward the Carefree Peak with her.
Why would they go to the Carefree Peak to eat? It was simple; his Master claimed that, since there was a requirement in her Jindan Stage cultivation to fast for many years, there was no kitchen in the Non-Phase and she has no cooking skill whatsoever. Thus, unless w.a.n.g Lu would be willing to eat raw meat from the wild animals that she would hunt, he would have to eat together with the other disciples at the Carefree Peak.
w.a.n.g Lu didn’t know whether this grand Jindan Stage Elder would feel ashamed to dine with the other outer court disciples. But when they landed from the Flying Sword, amidst the numerous finger pointing and stares from the others, his face did turn red a little bit.
“Look, I think he’s the newcomer from the Immortal Gathering!”
“Hey, why didn’t he come together with the Ninth Elder like the other newcomers? Is he the Inner Court disciple?”
“Oh, I know this. I heard that in this Immortal Gathering, there was a peerless rare talent who directly rose to be a Successor Disciple! The female who come with him is probably his Master, an Elder from our sect.”
“You’re s.h.i.+tting me!? An Elder and her Successor Disciple!? What do aloof characters like them come here for?”
“Who knows, perhaps they want to experience the people’s livelihood, or maybe do some kind of strange cultivation?...Hey, they seem to be going to the rear of the practice field.”
“Rear of the practice field? Isn’t that the cafeteria?”
“Look, look, they really go to the cafeteria!”
“Whoa, they’re ordering food!”
“A plate of shredded pork in garlic sauce, a plate of stir-fried julienned potato, a plate of package meat and two bowls of rice...Is there a deep meaning in this?”
“Look, they’re starting to eat! They use the chopsticks!”
“He picked that shredded pork in garlic sauce! Hey! He removes all the carrots! What a unique way of eating that! Let’s jot this down!”
“Oh, the Elder also move her chopsticks. She eats the packaged meat! What’s the profound meaning behind this!?”
“They’ve finished eating! Their plates are clean! Except for those carrots!”
“They fly away! Oh, that is so cool!”
The atmosphere at the cafeteria was like that, full of joy and pleasant surprise. But, w.a.n.g Lu, who was the main focus of their attention… actually quite enjoyed this experience!?
Seeing the look of calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos from his Master, w.a.n.g Lu finally began to recognize the importance of being shameless. The two indeed were fated to be master and disciple.
When they arrived at their hut at the Non-Phase Peak, it was already quite late in the evening. w.a.n.g Lu, who came from a mountain village, had never experienced this kind of rich nightlife, and soon became sleepy.
But before he fell asleep, his Master pulled him to the living room.
“Wait a moment. Before bedtime, let’s do a little quiz.”
“What the! Does Spirit Sword Sect also have a self-study at night?”
“Rest a.s.sured, it’s going to be quick. I just want to have a more understanding of you so I can tailor a more suitable practice plan for you. Relying on the information from your performance in the Immortal Gathering is not enough.”
w.a.n.g Lu thought that this made sense. “Please, be my guess.”
“Okay.” His Master then conjured up a thick stack of paper densely filled with words and graphics.
“These are my carefully designed test questions. It has two parts. One is the comprehensive ability test, and another is a standardized test. This can accurately estimate your Immortal Cultivation potential...Please answer the questions within two hours; it starts now.”
But before w.a.n.g Lu even began to write his answers, a single glance on the test paper sent him into a scare. “What the h.e.l.l! What is this thing for!?”
The first question in the Comprehensive ability test was: “The avenue of truth is ineffable and our pursuit of the ethereal Immortality is even more hard to describe.” The past Immortal Cultivators, including many Daoist Masters, Patriarchs and many others, explained that there was seventy percent of ___ and thirty percent of __ in the tone of that saying. However, having said that, if cultivation cannot be accurately described verbally, how could the Immortal Cultivation methods be pa.s.sed to the future generation? How could they be developed further?”
Please choose the most appropriate words to fill the blank parts on the above sentences.
A. Proud, Regret.