Longevity Fairy: Sister, Please Wait A Little Longer

Chapter 18: I Still Owe You One Hundred Thousand Qi Refining Disciples!

"No, you're wrong," Nangong Li suddenly realized, "The path of cultivation is like walking on a tightrope. There is no chance to start over. They were born with mediocre aptitude, but Azure Cloud Sect provided them with a place to live and gave them a chance to advance for the sake of their descendants. Instead of being grateful, they harbor resentment. This is the greed of human nature, it is a sin!"

"Go and see the servants of the Demon Sect. In the Demon Sect, they are slaves, generation after generation, with no possibility of turning their lives around!"

They dare not resist but they want to slack off, which shows their resentment towards the sect.

According to Chu Bai, nearly one hundred thousand servant disciples in the outer sect are already in a dangerous situation. If someone were to offer them a better life and persuade them to betray Azure Cloud Sect, how many disciples would become traitors?

Of course, it shouldn't be that serious.

The servant disciples in this lifetime cannot embark on the path of cultivation, which is almost inevitable.

Nangong Li has been in charge of managing the outer sect for thousands of years. It is extremely rare for servant disciples to become outer sect disciples, and even fewer successfully reach the Foundation Building stage.

Moreover, those Foundation Building cultivators have basically exhausted all their potential and will soon die.

Once again, there is no chance to start over on the path of cultivation.

Looking at the entire continent, Azure Cloud Sect has already provided decent treatment to those disciples with inadequate aptitude.

Not to mention the Demon Sect, just the sword cultivators of the Sacred Land Ten Thousand Sword Mountain. If a disciple dares to touch a sword without permission, it is considered a blasphemy against the way of the sword and they will be executed on the spot.

After speaking, Elder Nangong stared at Chu Bai with unprecedented seriousness.

What Chu Bai said was not entirely correct, but it had some truth to it. She was waiting for the young man's next words.

However, Chu Bai said, "You are an elder of the outer sect, everything you say is based on reason. But Aunt, what's the point of living if we don't strive for a better life?"

Nangong Li asked, "Are you favoring those disciples who have dissent towards the sect?"

"Of course not."

Chu Bai pointed outside the door, "I am an inner sect disciple of Azure Cloud Sect. Naturally, I stand with you. We are discussing how to solve the problem. To solve it, we must first understand the problem, right?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Li's gaze softened.

Indeed, what Chu Bai was thinking about was the development and rise of the outer sect, not whether the servant disciples were slacking off or not.

Furthermore, as the grand elder of the outer sect, arguing with a lowly disciple was simply absurd.

She then turned her head slightly and waved her sleeve again, saying, "Continue, I want to hear your solution."

Chu Bai asked, "What are the benefits?"

Nangong Li replied, "Chu Changge!"

Chu Bai raised his hand in surrender, "I was wrong, this is the test you gave me, Aunt."

It was only a month since the awakening of the system in the dream of April. Apart from Xiao Shijie, Chu Bai had very little contact with other cultivators.

He only realized today that being a cultivator was actually quite interesting.

The average lifespan of a person is rare to reach seventy. Cultivators with slightly higher cultivation levels have lifespans in the hundreds or thousands.

However, despite their long lifespans, most of their time is spent on cultivation, and their experiences may not be as rich as those of ordinary people.

Take the aunt in front of him as an example. He just casually said a few words and almost broke her mentality.

Chu Bai wasn't just fooling around, but the feeling of almost fooling a thousand-year-old lady was quite interesting.

"No wonder it is rumored that Nascent Soul cultivators need to break through to the Soul Formation stage by first transforming into mortals. It wouldn't be so easy if it were to be decided by the Soul Formation peak master."

Wait a minute!

Chu Bai suddenly thought of something.

The [Nourishing Heart Technique] he was currently cultivating was an upgrade from the [Nourishing Meridian Technique], and the required items for the upgrade were rewards from the system.

And the reason why the system rewarded him was because Ning Wanqiu, his named Dao companion, was delighted.

Sect Master Ning is delighted, but Chu Bai is not sure why.

But if Azure Cloud Sect becomes better, will the Sect Master be delighted again?

For a moment, Chu Bai's thoughts on the rise of the Outer Sect of Qingyun were no longer about dealing with exam questions.

Chu Bai fell into contemplation.

This time, he spent more time thinking.

The accumulated water in the low-lying section of the road outside the window had been absorbed by the soil of the medicinal garden.

Similarly, this time, Nangong Li displayed an unprecedented patience.

She had never been so patient with the dozen or so elders sitting below her.

She was also pondering the sentence "Is it wrong to want to live?"

Suddenly, Chu Bai looked up and said, "Aunt, just now we discussed the problem of the menial disciples. It boils down to them having no prospects and dragging down the sect over time. So why don't we give them some prospects?"

Nangong Li asked, "What do you mean?"

"It's simple, give them cultivation techniques. Once they step onto the path of cultivation, there's no turning back. We should let them take the first step, right?"

"Cultivation techniques are not difficult, just the basics will do. For example, they can cultivate the Bone Forging Technique up to the first level of Qi Refining."

Nangong Li said, "Azure Cloud Sect doesn't have such a Bone Forging Technique."

"..." Chu Bai secretly laughed. Auntie is really good at fooling people.

Now he wanted to add another sentence: This auntie is really cunning!

Chu Bai raised a finger and said, "For the cultivation technique of the first level of Qi Refining, if there isn't one, we can create one. The lower the threshold for cultivation, the better. It would be best if they can cultivate a sense of qi in a short period of time, even if it means sacrificing some lifespan."

Nangong Li slammed the table and said, "You're talking about demonic cultivation!"

The Bone Forging Technique given to Qi Refining disciples by Azure Cloud Sect, although only a Yellow Rank Middle Level technique, does not require a Spirit Vein attribute. It follows the path of Body Refining, laying a solid foundation, and then gradually advancing step by step.

This set of techniques is not fast to cultivate, but it is valuable because of its solid foundation. It will not hinder the cultivation of any other technique in the future.

Some sects, in order to control their disciples, can only wait for the sect to bestow them with follow-up techniques after they have cultivated their basic techniques.

The demonic sects are even more ruthless. In order to obtain combat power as quickly as possible, they give their disciples techniques that burn their lifespan as a price.

For outstanding disciples, it is not difficult to change their techniques halfway and replenish their lifespan through bloody means. But other disciples basically don't live past thirty years old, and they all die in a miserable state.

It is because of this that Nangong Li was so angry when she heard that Chu Bai wanted her to give the disciples under her the technique that burns lifespan to increase their cultivation speed.

Chu Bai hurriedly explained, "Auntie, don't be angry. Azure Cloud Sect currently doesn't have an introductory technique specifically for menial disciples. What I mean is to create a technique for menial disciples that has no hidden dangers, no thresholds, and is fast in the first two or three levels of Qi Refining, with minimal consumption of spiritual stones. Is the sect willing?"

Nangong Li said, "I can try."

"How long do you need?"

"..." Nangong Li has always been known for her killing and decisiveness since she entered Azure Cloud Sect. Later, when she managed the Outer Sect, she learned some ways to handle people, but she has very little research on techniques.

As the saying goes, although the Bone Forging Technique is only a Yellow Rank Middle Level technique, its popularity in Azure Cloud Sect shows that it has been refined through countless trials.

Nangong Li didn't dare to say that she was stronger than countless predecessors of the sect, let alone the harsh technique proposed by Chu Bai.

"Auntie, the Bone Forging Technique didn't start without any hidden dangers, right?"

"We can start with a small number of disciples and let them try the technique. Before giving them the technique, we can inform them of the benefits and risks and let them choose for themselves."

"The menial disciples have been suppressed for too long. I believe there will be many people willing to fight with me."

"Azure Cloud Sect is a righteous sect. I still believe that those troublemakers are just a minority. What the disciples lack is not just techniques, but ambition."

"Auntie, if you trust me, this kid volunteers. You just need to assign me two or three helpers and a bit of assistance. I will give you ten thousand Qi Refining disciples who will shout loudly!"

(End of this chapter)