Chapter 14: Why Did Your Sect Suddenly Get So Many People?
“Yo, Da Hu, you’re up so fast.”
The player who came up was Ma Xiaoniao, whose in-game ID was “Standing High, Urinating Far.”
Male players’ naming conventions are just that simple and unpretentious.
Wu Dahu saw Ma Xiaoniao log in and went over to ask him, “How is it? Do you feel anything different?”
Ma Xiaoniao: “I do! My eyesight has gotten better!”
Such a noticeable change was detected as soon as he logged in.
Even more miraculously, Ma Xiaoniao’s current eyesight is something he can’t achieve in reality.
He’s actually a bit nearsighted in real life.
“This game is too amazing.”
No matter how long he’s been online, Wu Dahu still wanted to say this. He swallowed, then said, “Do you think we’ve encountered something magical and been chosen? This game doesn’t seem fake at all.”
Ma Xiaoniao laughed heartily, “If it’s not a game, what else could it be? Could we two really be the legendary Chosen Ones? What kind of Chosen One does wholesale? We just got lucky and grabbed the first batch of qualifications for the non-deletion test.”
Wu Dahu thought about it and agreed.
“The system just prompted us to find the Sect Master to receive our cultivation methods. I don’t know if the Sect Master is resting this late at night.”
“Cultivators definitely don’t sleep. Many people will be online soon.”
Quite a few people in the group have been online for an hour and a half.
Tonight will definitely be for the night owls. Ma Xiaoniao saw that Big Shots Jiang Ya and Chen Miaomiao both said they wouldn’t sleep and would log in immediately.
Song Jiulai certainly wouldn’t be resting.
In fact, tonight was an important moment.
As someone who nominally needed disciples to support her, but on the surface was still the Sect’s only female lead, she needed to maintain her prestige.
And this prestige was something she created herself.
For example, at this moment, under the moonlight, she was already on the roof behind the courtyard and simply said, “I’m here.”
Her voice, as if enhanced with sound effects, gentle yet ethereal, reached Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao’s ears.
Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao turned their heads and saw such a scene.
Under the moonlight, the Sect Master, dressed in a long white dress, stood on the rooftop, extending a hand towards the moon. Her fingertips emitted a faint glow, and a gentle breeze softly stirred the hem of her dress and her hair. Her expression seemed to carry compassion for the world, with a hint of loneliness added.
The bright moonlight poured onto the Sect Master, and at that moment, she was like a true goddess descended to earth.
Immortal aura, divinity, atmosphere.
All in place.
It formed a certain contrast with her daytime demeanor, but it was more effective.
Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao were both stunned.
At this moment, Song Jiulai’s image was truly etched into their hearts.
My mom is so beautiful!!!
They retracted their previous flippant remarks from playing games.
This was the female lead that a cultivation novel should have: aloof, divine, a born goddess!
How could it be compared to the characters in those low-quality advertisements?
If they hadn’t filled out that recruitment information, they wouldn’t have been able to eat such fine bran in this lifetime.
Little did they know, Song Jiulai was striking this pose and frantically asking the System, “How is it? Is my angle and temperament on point?”
System: “Hmm… I don’t quite understand why you insist on striking such an affected pose.”
Song Jiulai: “What do you, a system, know? You’re like a wild boar that can’t appreciate fine bran!”
System: “…”
Looking at Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao’s expressions, it was clear that Song Jiulai had successfully established her prestige.
At least, both of them were dumbfounded.
Song Jiulai saw Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao, and without turning her head, she seemed to know why they were there.
Her gaze suddenly softened, as if looking at her own children, and a slight smile curved her lips.
With a wave of her hand, two scrolls emitting a faint glow, resembling cultivation methods, flew directly towards Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao’s foreheads.
This was also a basic reward from the System, as it wasn’t available locally in Yunzhou Continent.
After all, she had seen all sorts of cultivation techniques, but this was her first time encountering a Soul Cultivation method.
After practicing it herself, she discovered that this cultivation method didn’t cultivate the body, but the soul first.
Although with her current knowledge she didn’t fully understand it, anything produced by the System was definitely good stuff.
After all, Song Jiulai hadn’t seen the Spiritual Root Opening Pill in the current information available for Yunzhou Continent.
Once the cultivation method entered the mind, beginners who had already stepped into the world of cultivation would automatically begin to understand it.
However, how thoroughly they understood it would depend on their individual comprehension.
Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao trembled all over, and then they heard Song Jiulai say, “Meditate on the spot. After you comprehend it, you must cultivate diligently.”
As she spoke, a system notification followed.
【Ding, congratulations on officially comprehending the basic Soul Cultivation Method for the Qi Refining Stage.】
【After comprehending, please find A Wu to test your Spiritual Root talent and receive your own Spiritual Field.】
Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao immediately sat down on the spot.
It was hard to describe the feeling. From the moment the cultivation method entered their minds, it was as if they knew it innately.
Despite being unfamiliar characters, they understood their meaning.
However, comprehending it still presented some difficulty. For instance, both of them found it obscure and difficult, immediately recalling the nightmarish times of learning when they were young…
But this was cultivation!
Who would complain about it being difficult?!
They would grit their teeth and persevere!
As the two began to comprehend the cultivation method, other players also started logging in one after another.
Each of them discovered their own changes and expressed their amazement.
Words like “Awesome,” “Holy crap,” and “So cool” were repeated with extremely high frequency.
Those who logged in all came to find Song Jiulai to receive their cultivation methods. She had changed her pose, with one hand behind her back, standing on the rooftop and gazing into the distance, a hint of worry subtly present in her brows.
Under the moonlight, her profile seemed to be brushed with a layer of faint light.
At least the atmosphere and aura were fully maximized.
The moon tonight was very cooperative.
Song Jiulai heard the players below freeze for two seconds upon entering.
And then came the exclamations.
“Holy crap, she’s so beautiful.”
“This is the true cultivation novel heroine!”
“My mom is so beautiful!! I knew I should have made my character’s face prettier, ugh, I’m even more annoyed!”
After receiving the cultivation method and meditating on the spot, the next step was to find A Wu to test their Spiritual Roots.
A Wu also didn’t sleep. Seeing his junior disciples approach, he led them to test their Spiritual Roots.
Song Jiulai already had the identity of the Daughter of Destiny when she arrived, so A Wu was vaguely suspicious of the current situation but not much. As long as it was what the Sect Master ordered, he would support it.
Testing Spiritual Roots was very simple. The Spirit Testing Stone was in the middle of that shabby circular platform.
A Wu made a gesture, and the Spirit Testing Stone slowly rose.
One only needed to touch it to know their talent.
Ma Xiaoniao and Wu Dahu touched it, and as expected—white.
A Wu had already explained to them that white was the most common talent, so they were mentally prepared.
Without any surprise or joy, it seemed they could only rely on pay-to-win to change their fate.
Just then, a woman in tight-fitting attire suddenly flew over, dragging a light kite. As she landed, the kite automatically disappeared.
Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao were dumbfounded by the sight.
“A Wu, why are there suddenly so many people in your Sect?”
