5 Tragedy of the Heroine (2/2)
Hours went by and Ning Bi returned. Han De was still sitting in the same courtyard. Ning Bi hurriedly bowed with her sparkly eyes and greeted Han De. Ever since her father started telling stories about cultivators, she always wanted to do this.
”Master”
”Mmm, sit”
Han De was still at a loss. Why was the quest still in progress?
'I am 100% percent sure she isn't paying lip service and she genuinely wanted to become my disciple. After accepting her I thought I sensed something cold that nearly made my spine chill for a brief moment, but there wasn't an ounce of ill intent towards me. In fact it wasn't even directed at me, I just caught it because she was enveloped in my spiritual sense. This angle is a dead end.'
Han De desperately looked at his memories, but couldn't find anything that would make things more official. There is no such thing as master-disciple registration at the sect affairs office that required him to fill the form MD-402 that indicated this is her direct disciple within 3 days of the acceptance. Everything is pretty straightforward in this world, just saying you are now my disciple! Boom, it is done. Ritual complete! All said and done!
'Among the Xianxia tropes, there is only the master-disciple ceremony. But I'm sure it doesn't exist in this world, for whatever reason. Well I don't have anything to lose…'
”Although I have accepted you as my disciple, I can't teach you cultivation yet. There is a small traditional ceremony that we both have to go through. It is called a master-disciple acceptance ceremony”
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Han De had chosen a relaxed expression for this. He explained whatever he remembered from the web novels in simple terms. Ning Bi had a slightly weird, slightly enthusiastic expression but quickly ran and started making preparations.
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Ning Bi sat in sieza after giving Han De her tea, then she kowtowed three times. Han De slowly drank the tea she offered him. Once finished he spoke.
”With this, you are now my first disciple”
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[Quest Complete!]
[Congratulations!]
[Quest Reward: 50 Profound Points]
[Notes: You have completed your quest in the allocated time, found a promising disciple and became her master. You have become the master of a potential calamity attracted through your fate. Bonus reward is being issued.]
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[Bonus Reward: Derive Cultivation Method Token x 5]
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[Derive Cultivation Method Token]
Select up to 5 different cultivation methods to create a new incomplete method. Resulting method's quality will depend on the input methods. Can only derive from cultivation methods that the host mastered.
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Han De thought System sounded angelic as he heard the quest notification. He broke into a genuine smile and shouted at the sky. ”Finally!”
Ning Bi was surprised at the sudden change, but she was a person that could read the mood, so she stayed silent.
Once calmed down, Han De re-entered the Profound Expert Variation 2 mode.
”Now that the ceremony is complete, tomorrow we will go to the sect archives and find you suitable cultivation and martial arts methods. I will not be teaching you sword arts just because I am using a sword. You have your own fate, as your master, I can only assist you, it is you who will have to tread the path.
Ning Bi gave a respectful bow. ”Yes, master”
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Now that the damn quest was over, Han De pacing in his absurdly oversized bedroom.
'Although this cultivation idiot was a genius, he only had one cultivation and martial arts method each. Even if I use Profound Points and perfectly comprehend both of them I have no idea if they are suitable for Ning Bi. I'm not sure if I can even recognize a suitable method for myself let alone her, and I can't just randomly master different arts either, I don't have enough Profound Points for that…'
'Right… She is an MC. Even if her template is a bit messed up with otome game heroine genre elements, this is still primarily a Xianxia world. Wouldn't MCs usually find an obscure art from a dusty corner that perfectly fits them, or perfectly fits a future legacy that they find or something?'
Han De poured some spiritual water gathered from a far away spiritual spring, into a glass made out of spiritual jade.
'Real problem isn't her, she can get power ups from a random rock in a quarry. I on the other hand have to spend frickin' 10+ years and god knows how many resources just to reach Advanced Core Formation stage. And that is if I can cultivate 18 hours a day! No way. No way I can cultivate that much in a day, even a week is doubtful…'
While drinking his spiritual glass of spiritual water 'Aaahh delicious!' Han De opened up his inventory.
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[Inventory]
Spiritual Roots Upgrade Token x1
Martial Arts Method Upgrade Token x2
Cultivation Method Fragment x200
Martial Arts Method Fragment x200
Derive Cultivation Method Token x 5
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Immediately Han De's mind went to a certain web novel. MC there, had the ability to compile a new method with super fast cultivation speed and no flaws from hundreds of different cultivation methods.
*sigh*
'Unfortunately my System is unexpectedly stingy, it even removed XP and SP after calibration!!' Feeling a sharp pain in his liver Han De threw himself onto his bed. Core Formation cultivators didn't need to sleep, they could just cultivate all night, but Han De had no mood for it.