30 Cultivation Is Important, but Education Is Even More Important! (1/2)

Sunrise to sunset, spring turned into autumn, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

Spirit Sword Mountain was still standing tall as before, and the Non-Phase Peak remained barren and completely run down like it had been gnawed by dogs. Two years time couldn’t leave too many changes on the Non-Phase Peak. However, early in the morning when the Sunlight sprinkled down and when it faced the cool mountain breeze, this piece of lonely and secluded land was a bit livelier than before.

On the valley between the mountain ridge, there was a meandering slender mountain road. A teenager dressed in a red and white robe ran slowly and unhurriedly, yet firm and steady along that road.

An hour later, after the youth had finished circling the Non-Phase Peak, he climbed the stairs back to his original starting point—the small wooden hut in the middle of a flat opening.

“Master, the morning exercise is over, can I please have a meal now?”

Silence from the house greeted him.

The youth sighed, pushed open the door himself and walked into the room. Inside, he found a bowl of thin porridge, a plate of green vegetables, and one plate of sliced meat displayed on the table in the living room… Of course, all were already f*cking cold. As for his affable Master who provided this room and board for him, she was still sleeping like a log inside her room.

The youth frowned, leaned over in front of her bedroom, took a sniff, and then cursed under his breath, “My God, isn’t this the third rank Cold Spirit Spring Wine? Where did she get the money? Did she use the monthly subsidy given by the Sect Leader to me to buy this five hundred spirit stones per bottle wine? No wonder my food has been recently less and less greasy; it turns out this motherf*cker used my allowance to buy her wine!”

Even though he routinely cursed behind her back, within these past two years, the youth had quickly adapted to the present situation. He gulped down the breakfast on the table which smelled more like wax in a hurry and went back to his room in preparation for his daily training routine.

The furniture inside his bedroom was simple—a bed, a table and a stool. In addition to these, there was also an exceptionally conspicuous large wooden barrel which was half-filled with water. A few strains of herbs floated on the water, which added a trace of plants aroma inside the room.

The youth stripped off his red and white robe and dipped his bare body inside that barrel. The late autumn chill air had already cooled the water inside this cylinder-shaped barrel, yet it didn’t prevent the youth from soaking himself in it in silence.

This medicinal bath was, of course, designed by his master. The purpose of this “training” was unclear; the herbs ingredients were similarly unknown, and the effect remained a mystery… However, his master strongly exhorted him to routinely do this, for this was very important to his training. She didn't allow him to be the least bit negligent.

Around thirty minutes later, the youth finished his medicinal bath, cleaned himself, wore his red and white robe again and pushed open the door to go out.

After completing his training at the Non-Phase Peak, his next stop was the Misty Peak. Wang Lu jogged along the rugged mountain road of the Non-Phase Peak all the way to the Misty Peak. Two young people dressed in black and white robe was guarding the path toward the Misty Peak, standing straight there like pine.

Within these two years, Wang Lu had frequently came to the Misty Peak, so he knew that they were disciples of the Misty Peak who were on daily duty guarding the path at the foothills. In the Spirit Sword Sect, all of the junior disciples of the inner court would be assigned with a similar task such as collecting medicinal herbs, guarding the entrance, refining elixirs… and so on. All of which were essential to the Immortal Cultivation.

Both men became a disciple several years earlier than him, and had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage at this time. The slightly older one had almost reached the Xudan Stage. From the general Immortal Cultivation World’s point of view, he could be considered as a genius in cultivation, and thus, he would have been assigned as someone more senior. But according to the rules of the Spirit Sword Sect, only when he reached the Jindan Stage would he be able to call himself as Daoist Master. Otherwise, even if he entered the sect earlier than any Successor Disciple, he would still have to greet a Successor Disciple as Senior Martial Brother. Just like how an Outer Court Disciple greets the Inner Court Disciples.

Therefore, when the two saw Wang Lu in his red and white robe approaching them, they immediately cupped their hands and greeted him.

“Senior Martial Brother Wang Lu, do you want to go up?”

Wang Lu returned the courtesy ritual and smiled to the two. “Yes, I do.”

Then, he walked past them, and after another long journey, he finally arrived at the front of the Teng Cloud Hall on the Misty Peak.

Teng Cloud Hall was located at the flat opening halfway through the Misty Peak. It was one of the important places for all the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect, whether they were Outer Court Disciples, Inner Court Disciples, or even Successor Disciples. In this place, they all learned their education.

The Cultural Class...

This was one of the major surprises that greeted Wang Lu when he was accepted as the Successor Disciple. In his imagination not so long ago, the Immortal Cultivation World should adhere to the law of the jungle; the strong would prey on the weak. Each sect should push their disciples to the limit to stimulate their abilities, and at the same time, gather their resources and increase their influence and power. And this Spirit Sword Sect, as one of the top five sects of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals and was also in a state of decline, should try even harder to do all of those—spend all their efforts on the Immortal Cultivation.

But on the contrary, two days after Wang Lu started living on the Spirit Sword Mountain, he was given a schedule to learn Cultural Class at the Teng Cloud Hall along with the other blue and white and black and white disciples. This cultural class consisted of a wide variety of subjects. In addition to the most basic reading and writing study, they also learned mathematical logic, foreign language, Nine Regions’ history, etiquette and rules in the Immortal Cultivation World, and so on...

According to the Spirit Sword Sect, this was called a comprehensive education. In today’s Immortal Cultivation World, many sects heavily emphasized on the cultivation level of their disciples. As soon the disciples have a profound magical power, they wished that they could immediately spend all of their time to meditate, or go out to temper themselves. At the same time, they ignored their disciples’ overall quality.