"Senior!"
"This junior wishes to become your disciple!"
Jiang Chen's expression was sincere. He was genuinely moved.
Elder Chu's deductions were unfathomable,
everything had unfolded exactly as predicted. The strength Ye Chen displayed today had even shocked him.
How long had that boy been cultivating?
From the Golden Core Realm to the peak of the Dharma Realm.
All of this,
Had it even been a few months?
Given a little more time, he might advance again. When the sect competition arrived, Jiang Chen might not even be his match. And if everything truly developed according to the life simulation,
He felt a deep sense of gratitude.
If not for Elder Chu, it wouldn't just be Ye Chen who would rise.
He himself would be doomed.
At the same time, his heart burned with eagerness.
He had been in Donglin Holy Land for so long, yet no one had ever taken him as a disciple. Truthfully, there were very few people in Donglin Holy Land he felt worthy of teaching him.
In the ancient Jiang family, his father was at the Human Emperor Realm. His grandfather as well. Not to mention the elders who valued him highly.
To speak arrogantly,
The Jiang family was not inferior to Donglin Holy Land.
He had only come here due to various circumstances.
Yet no one had ever asked him to become their disciple.
Now,
He was truly moved.
His gaze was earnest.
His eyes were filled with anticipation.
Chu Xun sat cross-legged, calm and composed. He lifted his gaze slightly, made a decision in his heart, and said:
"I have made my choice."
"Please guide me, Master!"
Jiang Chen bowed deeply.
He was completely convinced.
"Good."
Chu Xun nodded lightly.
His system was designed to invest in destiny villains. Since the investment had already been made, accepting him as a disciple was only natural. His nod signified approval.
Jiang Chen was overjoyed.
Even his luck began to fluctuate.
Originally, it was purple-black.
Now, it surged violently, faintly forming the outline of a deep black lotus. Though it had yet to fully condense, the illusion was already there. If he suppressed the destiny protagonist a few more times, forming Dark Lotus Luck would be effortless.
"Since you are now my disciple, I won't treat you unfairly," Chu Xun said calmly. A pill appeared between his fingers, shimmering faintly.
It was a Realm-Breaking Pill.
Chu Xun had already broken through to the Human Emperor Realm. This pill was temporarily useless to him. Keeping it would be a waste.
Using it as an investment,
There was no loss.
"What is this?" Jiang Chen stared at the pill. A rich fragrance filled the air, and his body trembled involuntarily. As the eldest son of the Jiang family, his standards were extremely high,
ordinary pills never caught his eye.
But this one was different.
Just one breath made his blood surge.
"A Realm-Breaking Pill!"
He recognized it almost instantly.
What shocked him even more was,
He was already at the peak of the King Realm, only one step away from the Venerable Realm. At this stage, ordinary pills were useless. Otherwise, there would be nothing he couldn't obtain through the Jiang family or Donglin Holy Land.
Yet now,
This orange pill lay before him, and he was deeply tempted.
"Master… isn't this too precious?" Jiang Chen hesitated. He could feel that swallowing it would directly break his bottleneck, but using it now felt wasteful.
Such a pill,
Would be even more valuable at the Venerable Realm.
"It's fine," Chu Xun waved his hand. "I refined it casually."
It was an excuse, of course. But the Realm-Breaking Pill truly wasn't rare to him. He had a feeling that if he continued reading enough scriptures, he would gain even more.
"Thank you, Master!"
Jiang Chen no longer refused.
He accepted the pill.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for investing in a Destiny Villain!"
"Reward: Great Yuan Pill ×3!"
Chu Xun didn't rush him. He glanced at Jiang Chen and said calmly, "If there's nothing else, you may leave."
"Yes!"
Jiang Chen saluted respectfully and departed quietly.
…
Om!
Three snow-white pills, smooth as jade, appeared in Chu Xun's palm. They emitted a rich vitality refined from the purest spiritual herbs, containing the essence of heaven and earth. As long as they were absorbed, cultivation would continue to rise.
"I wonder what realm one pill can take me to…"
Chu Xun murmured curiously.
He swallowed one.
Pop !
The moment it entered his body, the pill melted, transforming into surging medicinal power that flooded every meridian. Even the cells in his body reacted like parched cattle, greedily devouring the energy.
His cultivation steadily increased.
Om!
He closed his eyes and began cultivating silently.
Fortunately, this was the eighth floor of the Sutra Pavilion. Very few people could reach this place, let alone disturb him.
An hour passed.
Then two.
In the blink of an eye, night fell.
Under the moonlight, an old man sat cross-legged in the room. He slowly opened his eyes, bright, spirited, brimming with vitality. Spiritual energy circulated around him like mist.
Qi overflowed.
Second level of the Human Emperor Realm.
"Huff"
Chu Xun exhaled a breath of turbid air.
He picked up the scripture again, a strange look in his eyes. He had expected the Great Yuan Pill to bring significant gains, but he hadn't anticipated that just one pill would break through an entire realm.
If all three were consumed,
Breaking through two more levels wouldn't be impossible.
Very good.
Chu Xun nodded lightly.
He understood that advancing in the Human Emperor Realm required time and accumulation,
it couldn't be rushed. Today's gains were already abundant.
One should know contentment.
Time flowed quietly.
Cultivation knew no years.
Cold came and went, seasons passed unnoticed.
In the Sutra Pavilion, Chu Xun read scriptures daily, studying their mysteries. His understanding of the world deepened continuously. In his spare moments, he comprehended the River Sword Intent.
This inheritance was far too profound.
The last time he comprehended it, he had only grasped the basics.
Barely entering the threshold.
To truly master it, he would need long-term practice and constant refinement.
He glanced out the window.
A thin layer of snow covered the ground.
"The first winter…"
He murmured.
Calculating the time,
It had already been several months since he transmigrated here.
Donglin Holy Land remained unchanged.
Aside from the appearance of a sword river,
which silently attracted countless sword cultivators and became a sacred place for them,
nothing major had occurred.
After obtaining the Realm-Breaking Pill, Jiang Chen went into seclusion and hadn't emerged for many days. Chu Xun wasn't worried. If the pill could even break through the Human Emperor Realm, helping him reach the Venerable Realm was trivial.
So,
He continued reading.
Reading.
Cultivating.
Chu Xun, stationed in the Sutra Pavilion, truly seemed to have become an old man detached from worldly affairs, calm, unmoved, while the outside world surged and changed.
Unknowingly,
Another two months passed.
All three Great Yuan Pills were consumed.
And his cultivation reached,
The fourth level of the Human Emperor Realm.