An Opportunity to Rapidly Advance!
21: Chapter 21: The Young Master Wants to Enter the Sect Tournament?
An Opportunity to Rapidly Advance!
A long while passed before Zhang Xuan finally snapped back to reality, his gaze falling upon the sword tassel in his hand.
The sword tassel had once been an ordinary object, but after belonging to him and then accompanying Yun Yao through hundreds of thousands of years, it had long since become something extraordinary.
In the beginning, the sword tassel was merely a decorative piece.
After Zhang Xuan refined it back then, it could store sword intent.
Now, looking at it again, Zhang Xuan discovered that besides storing sword intent, the tassel actually contained a spatial pocket within — capable of storing items.
The primary storage devices in the cultivation world were storage bags and storage rings.
Storage bags were generally used by low-level cultivators, while storage rings cost more and offered greater capacity, so they were mostly used by high-end cultivators.
Above those existed various other storage devices, but those were beyond what ordinary cultivators could hope to encounter.
This sword tassel now served as just such a storage device, yet the space within was ten thousand times larger than a storage ring — enough to fit the entire Azure Cloud Sect inside.
How large was the Azure Cloud Sect?
A mortal walking from one entrance to the other without stopping would need over ten years.
In other words, back before Zhang Xuan transmigrated, the storage space within this sword tassel could hold several Earths.
The entire space within had become a small world unto itself.
Naturally, anything an Immortal carried on their person would not be ordinary.
Of course, for both him and Yun Yao, this object held an even deeper significance.
But right now, it was completely empty — not a single thing inside.
Upon discovering this, Zhang Xuan’s mouth twitched.
Little Yao, she didn’t do this on purpose, did she?
But he had already boasted about it, and it would be embarrassing to immediately turn around and ask Little Yao for cultivation resources.
Left with no choice, Zhang Xuan could only shake his head and carefully hang the sword tassel at his waist.
As for whether to advance his realm, he had already made his decision.
He would advance!
Otherwise, if he happened to die by accident and fail the mission, that would be a disaster.
As for encountering an opportunity to complete the mission, he would assess the situation then — whether to hold back against his opponent or take a different approach.
The Five Elements Low-grade Spirit Root talent was something Zhang Xuan truly did not concern himself with.
He had plenty of ways to advance his realm; it was merely a matter of speed.
Just as he was mulling these thoughts over, Guyue Fangzheng returned.
“Brother Zhang!” Guyue Fangzheng called out in greeting.
“Welcome back, Brother Fangzheng.” Zhang Xuan smiled as well, casting the earlier matter from his mind.
“As it happens, I have some good news for you.” “My master has agreed to let you participate in the Sect Tournament.
All we need to do now is get you an outer disciple identity.” Guyue Fangzheng’s eyes lit up immediately.
He cupped his hands solemnly toward Zhang Xuan.
“Thank you, Brother Zhang!” “What’s there to be polite about between us brothers?
Come, let’s go get you that identity now.” Zhang Xuan waved his hand dismissively.
Guyue Fangzheng nodded.
Having come to understand Zhang Xuan’s character, he no longer stood on ceremony.
The two immediately flew toward the outer disciple administrative office.
Soon, they arrived before a pavilion — the outer disciple administrative office.
This was where outer disciples accepted sect missions and collected mission rewards.
The place was crowded at the moment.
The disciples ranged from Qi Refining to Golden Core, though the majority were at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages.
Some disciples appeared to have just returned from field training abroad, their bearing stern and efficient.
The arrival of Zhang Xuan and Guyue Fangzheng instantly drew a flood of attention.
“Greetings to the Young Master!” “Greetings to the Young Master!” “Mm, good.” Zhang Xuan stood with his hands clasped behind his back, adopting the air of someone on an inspection tour, offering a bland acknowledgment to the greetings around him.
Guyue Fangzheng followed behind him with a shake of his head and a smile.
He could tell — Brother Zhang was not the low-key type.
He brought Guyue Fangzheng into the pavilion.
The elder currently on duty at the outer disciple office was a Golden Core cultivator, an old man who greeted Zhang Xuan with a cupped-hand salute.
After all, the Young Master’s status was equivalent to that of an inner sect elder.
“Greetings to the Young Master!” “Mm, I’m here to help Brother Fangzheng with something — get him an outer disciple identity.” Zhang Xuan spoke casually, looking every bit the arrogant young master.
But to avoid trouble, he added: “My master has already approved it.
When the time comes, both Brother Fangzheng and I will be participating in the Sect Tournament.” Hearing this, the Golden Core elder was momentarily stunned.
He certainly would not suspect Zhang Xuan of forging the Sect Master’s orders.
If anything, he felt a measure of relief.
All the elders were aware of Guyue Fangzheng’s background.
The fact that he had been detained at the Azure Cloud Sect had been a source of great concern.
Now that he was becoming a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, that was a good thing — at least it was less unsightly than before.
The reason he had frozen was that Zhang Xuan said he himself would participate in the Sect Tournament?
A Qi Refining cultivator entering the Sect Tournament?
That was a joke!
In previous tournaments, participants had all been at least at Foundation Building.
“What’s the matter?
Is there a problem?” Zhang Xuan furrowed his brow when he noticed the elder’s dazed expression.
The Golden Core elder straightened his expression and shook his head.
“No problem at all.
I shall attend to it immediately.” He was not about to question the Sect Master’s decision, so he turned and began preparing the relevant documents.
But the disciples who had overheard the conversation erupted.
“The Young Master is entering the Sect Tournament?!” “You must be joking!
The Young Master has only reached the second level of Qi Refining in a year.
Even though the tournament is still a decade away, can he really break through to Foundation Building by then?” “Maybe he can break through, but how many resources would that take?” “How wonderful it must be to be the Sect Master’s true disciple!” Everyone knew of Zhang Xuan’s Five Elements Low-grade Spirit Root talent, so the looks they cast his way were filled with envy and jealousy.
They certainly did not think Zhang Xuan was going to the Sect Tournament to get himself killed.
That meant the Sect Master must be using resources to brute-force his cultivation.
How many resources would it take to rapidly power a Five Elements Low-grade Spirit Root cultivator to Foundation Building?
Some disciples grew red-eyed at the thought.
Zhang Xuan naturally heard these whispers, and a trace of helplessness arose within him.
He hadn’t received any resources from Little Yao at all!
Well, except for those wild fruits all over the mountain.
Soon, the Golden Core elder returned with a pile of items and placed them before the two.
“This is the outer disciple identity token — just infuse it with a trace of your aura.
These are the outer disciple robes, which also serve as identification.
You don’t need to wear them in your daily life, just put them on when you go out so people know your identity.
And this is a storage bag…” The Golden Core elder introduced each item one by one.
After listening and receiving them, Guyue Fangzheng politely expressed his gratitude.
“Thank you, Elder!” The Golden Core elder nodded with satisfaction.
Noble family disciples truly had manners.
He then added a word of advice.
“By the way, I wonder if young friend is a sword cultivator?
If so, the sect also provides swords.” “However, the swords distributed by the sect are rather ordinary.
It’s best to refine your own.
Alternatively, you could go to Sword Mountain to find one.
The swords there were left behind by sect predecessors before their passing, and some are fine blades the Sect Master found during her travels.” “But the sword qi there is extremely intense, and even the Sect Master’s sword intent resides there.
Many sword cultivator disciples go there to temper themselves.
If you wish to go, be careful — watch out for being injured by the sword intent and sword qi.” Guyue Fangzheng smiled upon hearing this.
“Thank you for your kind intentions, Elder, but I am not a sword cultivator.” The Golden Core elder nodded in understanding and said no more.
But Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up at the side.
According to this old man, Sword Mountain harbored a great deal of sword qi.
That stuff was excellent for him — it might even help him rapidly advance his cultivation.
He immediately asked: “Where is Sword Mountain?” The Golden Core elder was taken aback.
“The Young Master wishes to go?
Could it be that the Young Master does not have a sword?” The elder was somewhat bewildered.
As the Sect Master’s true disciple and the sect’s Young Master, the Sect Master had not provided him with a sword?
Zhang Xuan looked awkward.
“Ah… Master did want to prepare one for me, but this Young Master possesses extraordinary talent, and an ordinary sword is beneath me.
So I don’t have one yet.” The Golden Core elder’s mouth twitched, unsure whether to believe that, and said only: “Sword Mountain is somewhat dangerous.
With the Young Master’s current cultivation, going there might not be advisable.” “Just tell me where it is.
I’ll bear any danger myself,” Zhang Xuan said.
What a joke!
With the Chaos Infinite Sword Body, could ordinary sword qi even harm him?
But he did not bother explaining too much.
Some things were better shown than said — explaining would only waste time.
The Golden Core elder’s face fell into a grimace as he tried to dissuade him.
“Young Master, it is not that this old man refuses to let you go.
It is simply that Sword Mountain requires at least Foundation Building to set foot upon.
Perhaps the Young Master should wait until you reach Foundation Building?” Guyue Fangzheng also advised: “Brother Zhang, given what he says, it really might not be appropriate for you to go now.
Why not wait until you reach Foundation Building?” Zhang Xuan’s brow furrowed slightly.
Advancing his cultivation with a Five Elements Low-grade Spirit Root was indeed troublesome, and Sword Mountain might very well be his opportunity.
He had to go see it no matter what.
“Fine.
If you won’t tell me, I’ll ask someone else.
I’m going myself!” The Golden Core elder was left in despair.
If the Young Master went alone and something happened, what then?
He could only compromise.
“I can take the Young Master to Sword Mountain, but you must promise me — if you can’t make it up, you will turn back and wait until Foundation Building.” “Fine, fine, fine.
Lead the way!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
The Golden Core elder sighed and shook his head, leading Zhang Xuan and Guyue Fangzheng toward Sword Mountain.
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