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Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Vast World, Come and Fight!
Ignoring the Qingyuan Technique, Luo Cheng continued flipping through.
Apart from the Qingyuan Technique, the latter part of the book detailed the Xuanyuan Sect and general knowledge martial artists needed to know.
The hierarchy within Xuanyuan Sect was extremely strict, with disciples divided into several ranks.
They were servant disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, core disciples, and true disciples!
Among them, true disciples held the highest status, comparable to inner sect elders, wielding power over life and death!
"No wonder Yun Mengli’s challenge against the true disciple Yuan Qingying caused such a stir..."
Luo Cheng recalled the battle between Yun Mengli and Yuan Qingying.
No one knew what the outcome of that battle had been.
At this moment, Luo Cheng hoped Yun Mengli had emerged victorious.
If so, Yun Mengli would become a true disciple!
As someone endorsed by them, Luo Cheng’s status would undoubtedly rise along with hers.
After skimming through the Xuanyuan Record, Luo Cheng closed the book, and it was already late at night.
Staring at the Xuanyuan Record in his hand, Luo Cheng’s mind was far from calm.
Besides introducing the Xuanyuan Sect, the book also recorded vast knowledge about cultivation realms, spiritual medicine, demon beasts, and more, broadening his horizons considerably.
The section on the Transcendence Realm particularly surprised Luo Cheng.
According to the Xuanyuan Record, a martial artist in the Transcendence Realm condenses an Essence Energy Mansion in their dantian.
The Essence Energy Mansion is only the size of a needlepoint, serving as the gateway to divine skills.
In the Transcendence Realm, the Essence Energy Mansion does not change; only upon reaching the Third Stage of Tongxuan does this gateway to divine skills open and gradually transform!
However, within Luo Cheng’s dantian, there was already an Essence Energy Vortex the size of a walnut, harboring a trace of Dragon Energy!
"It’s probably due to cultivating the True Dragon Technique!"
Unable to fathom the cause, Luo Cheng simply decided not to dwell on it.
"Central Continent..."
Recalling the description of this world in the Xuanyuan Record, Luo Cheng murmured to himself.
According to the book, the Great Yue Dynasty was merely one of the dynasties within the Yunlan Domain Group, one of the nine domain groups of the Eastern Continent!
And beyond the Eastern Continent lay four other continents, with the Central Continent being the most vast and boundless.
It was said that the Central Continent’s area surpassed the combined size of the other four continents!
Even an Awakening Vein Realm martial artist could not traverse the entire Central Continent in a lifetime!
Luo Cheng had never imagined the world to be so vast.
In his eyes, the seemingly endless Great Yue Dynasty was but a drop in the ocean!
Luo Cheng thought of the Ji Family.
The Ji Family’s main household was located in the Central Continent, wielding immense influence as a dominant force!
This showed just how colossal the Ji Family was!
No wonder his father had such an expression when he mentioned wanting to visit the Ji Family himself...
"But so what! Within ten years, I will ascend to the Ji Family!!"
Luo Cheng was not disheartened by harsh reality; he simply felt the urgency of time.
Ten years, for a martial artist, was neither too short nor too long!
Setting the Xuanyuan Record aside, Luo Cheng sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.
In the shared quarters housing dozens of people, most were already asleep, while a few remained reading or cultivating.
Next to Luo Cheng was a slightly chubby boy who, seeing him sit cross-legged to cultivate, curled his lip in disdain and muttered:
"Awakening a Wasted Martial Soul, destined to be expelled from the Xuanyuan Sect, yet still putting on airs. Cultivating is a pure waste of effort..."
Luo Cheng ignored him, calming his mind and beginning his training.
As the True Dragon Technique activated, the Dragon Energy in the dantian vortex immediately became lively, surging incessantly within.
An entire night passed in the blink of an eye.
Roar!
As dawn broke, a faint yet vivid dragon’s roar sounded from within Luo Cheng’s dantian.
At the forefront of the Dragon Energy, two small protrusions appeared.
"Hmm, the True Dragon Technique is about to break through again!"
Noticing the changes in the Dragon Energy, Luo Cheng was overjoyed.
The True Dragon Technique consisted of nine levels, corresponding to nine transformations of the Dragon Energy!
The latest changes in the Dragon Energy signaled its second transformation!
If not for the crowded and nosy environment, Luo Cheng would have swallowed a three-star pill on the spot to resume cultivation and charge toward the second level of the True Dragon Technique!
"It seems I must find a new place to live soon!"
Luo Cheng secretly calculated in his mind.
Living with dozens of others made it nearly impossible to focus on cultivation in peace.
Luo Cheng couldn’t help but think about the challenge against Li Hui.
As long as he defeated him, he could replace him and enjoy his privileges!
Just as the thought of the challenge crossed his mind, chaos erupted outside, accompanied by the sound of a bell ringing.
It was the assembly bell, and Luo Cheng quickly dressed and stepped out.
Three hundred or so servant disciples had just gathered when three figures approached swiftly.
Leading them was a slightly portly elder in a green robe, flanked by Li Hui and Zhang Lian.
The elder in green coughed lightly twice before speaking in a loud voice:
"I am He Guangze, responsible for the affairs of the servant disciples. You may call me Elder He! As for the sect rules and precautions, you should have already read about them in the Xuanyuan Record, so I won’t repeat them."
"Now, I will assign your tasks! Body Tempering Realm disciples will handle cleaning and maintenance. Zhang Lian will arrange your specific duties!"
"You, select fifty people and take charge of the food preparation for everyone."
"You, select eighty people to manage the medicine field..."
Elder He assigned tasks one by one, and those who were called immediately began picking their teams.
However, everyone avoided Luo Cheng, unwilling to involve themselves with him.
In the end, Luo Cheng was the only one left standing alone.
Li Hui leaned into Elder He’s ear and whispered a few words.
Elder He frowned slightly, glanced at Luo Cheng, and then spoke slowly: "There is a vacancy in tending the Wind Hawks. You will be responsible for that."
Raising the Wind Hawks?!
At Elder He’s command, a chorus of gasps immediately broke out around him.
Some looked at Luo Cheng with sympathy, while others wore expressions of schadenfreude.
The duties assigned to servant disciples varied in difficulty and risk.
Many had learned the intricacies of these tasks just yesterday.
Chores like cleaning or delivering messages were the easiest, and everyone wanted those assignments.
What everyone wanted to avoid the most was tending the Wind Hawks!
The Wind Hawks were demon beast mounts raised by the Xuanyuan Sect.
They were incredibly difficult to care for, requiring not only tailored feeding but also grooming their feathers, soothing their moods, and so on—an endless barrage of duties.
But that wasn’t the worst of it!
The most terrifying thing about the Wind Hawks was their volatile temperament. Poor handling could lead to injuries or even death, which was why this task often had vacancies!
This task wasn’t just arduous; it was extremely dangerous!
Seeing Luo Cheng remain silent, Li Hui smirked and said, "Luo Cheng, aren’t you going to thank Elder He?"
Luo Cheng cast Li Hui a cold glance.
It didn’t take much thought to understand that being assigned to the Wind Hawks was due to Li Hui’s meddling.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Cheng said to Elder He:
"Elder He, according to the Xuanyuan Record, a disciple can issue a challenge in the presence of an elder. Is that correct?"
"That is correct."
Elder He nodded, unsure of Luo Cheng’s intentions.
Luo Cheng turned directly to Li Hui, his gaze sharp. "What are you waiting for? Let’s fight!"
