527 Confused Ethics (1/2)

One year had passed.

For the disciples of Spirit Sword Sect trapped in the Dragon Palace, the past year had been like a dream—a downright nightmare.

From the first day of the dream, they experienced inhuman treatments. Not only were they drilled by their Big Brother with various kinds of miraculous methods to speed up their cultivation training, they were also supervised by Wang Lu day and night to take the drug refined from the black tide, which tasted worse than death.

Because the process of making the drug was really desperate.

Considering that it was impossible for ordinary people to be like Wang Lu, able to eat the black tide through his incomparable digestive power of Non-Phase Method. In order to utilize the energy of the black tide, the black tide had to be processed with high precision, which only Wang Lu could do—he first swallowed a lot of the sewage that contained the black tide, digested it into his own strength, and then discharged it.

After Wang Lu's digestion and transformation, the highly toxic sewage would turn into a thick amber-colored paste, which was slightly turbid, and had an unusual smell… In general, regardless of the taste and quality, it was indistinguishable from the common poison. However, this was already the limit of what Wang Lu could do. After all, he was only in Jindan Stage, moreover, the refined sewage was at least not deadly anymore since the toxicity had been reduced by more than ninety percent.

But, because this process was equivalent to eating Wang Lu's leftovers… Or more accurately, eating the digestive residue of Wang Lu, or saying more harshly, it was tantamount to eating sh*t. Saying it in a bit more comfortable way, it was the same as eating saliva. Therefore, this amber-colored poisonous thick paste was also known as saliva oil. Considering its peculiar smell, just like the essence of the gutter, it was also known as gutter oil.

The disciples of Spirit Sword Sect spent a full whole year under the moistening of the gutter oil. However, this year's torture was not in vain. The cultivation base of the disciples of Spirit Sword Sect advanced by leaps and bounds. A few who were still in Foundation Establishment advanced through Xudan Stage, and those in Xudan Stage were at least advanced by a level. Those who were originally Peak Xudan Stage like Yang Fei successfully achieved Jindan Stage, setting up a good example for the rest.

Of course, they could not demand their golden core to be in a good quality. Taking Yang Fei as an example, who cultivated the burning sky boiling sea, true fire burning heart, yet it did not cover the clear and bright mind. This was the excellent proof of qualification. If he cultivated step by step, his golden core would be pure and stainless, which was the best quality of golden core. But now, however… the golden core in his Jade Mansion barely formed a round form and its color was dim. It wasn't even qualified to be considered as average.

In the words of Yang Fei, this kind of golden core was a disgrace. The first thing that he would do after he returned to the mountain is to break and rebuilt it, never mentioning it anymore.

As a matter of fact, Yang Fei's situation was pretty good. Before the management trainee program, he was already in the Peak Xudan Stage, so he already had a solid foundation. For those who had not yet laid a solid foundation, the side effects of the gutter oil were even more significant.

A group of cultivators headed by Cai Xia, relying on excessive intake of external energy for a year, also reached the critical point of Peak Xudan Stage, but they were slow to breakthrough over it. This had nothing to do with their aptitude, but the quality of their accumulation was simply too poor.

For those with lesser qualification, this kind of extensive growth would likely cause them to fire deviate. Yet, Cai Xia and the others could safely advance to Peak Xudan Stage. In a sense, this was even rarer than the achievement of reaching Jindan Stage. Moreover, there were still two years to go, so the future was excellent.

However, it was clear that Cai Xia and the others were not happy. On the one hand, there was this bleak reality that they were in, and on the other, there was an unexpected situation.

Wang Wu's progress was too fast. It was so fast that the other cultivators of Spirit Sword Sect began to feel a real pressure. A year ago, she was still in low-level Xudan. In fact, she barely managed to reach the boundary of Xudan. Her real strength might not even be better than those Junior Brothers and Sisters who were still in Foundation Establishment. However, in the past year, she had quietly cultivated and actually made rapid progress. Now, she was no longer just low-level Xudan, but had officially entered Peak Xudan Stage.

Although no doubt her void core was uneven, erratic like a candle in the wind, as if at any time her void core might disintegrate, however, every day, her cultivation steadily grew one point at a time, which was staggering.

In Spirit Sword Mountain, Wang Wu had never been known for her aptitude. In terms of qualification, she was the worst among the golden generation. In the immortal cultivation world, her fifth rank spirit root might be regarded as average, but within the Five Uniques of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, it was difficult to find her position. Moreover, Wang Wu also didn't have outstanding perception in spell casting… Apart from diligence and self-control, Wang Wu had almost no bright spots. Were it not for the current Sect Leader of Spirit Sword Sect who seemed to have a unique insight and thus treated her favorably, plus the strong support from their Big Brother Ouyang Shang, Wang Wu basically didn't have the qualification to be included within the golden generation.

However, after this one year, no one doubted her potential. They merely found it strange. How could it be so?

For Wang Wu's sudden rise, Cai Xia could not restrain her curiosity. Earlier, she had already asked why, and Wang Wu also truthfully said, ”Because I can calm my mind, that's all.”