Collecting ‘Taxes’

Armin was secretly sweating on the inside as he never considered this situation where he had to explain his cultivation until he thought.

'Hey uh can you perhaps help me System? Because I have no clue what to tell her...'

After what felt like an eternity the System responded with.

[Your current Level is equivalent to the Great Ascension Stage. As for a Cultivation Manual that's your problem... ]

Armin then tried his best to think up a cultivation Manual until he suddenly had an idea for one! Armin then looked towards the Sect Master and said.

"I'm within the Great Ascension Stage and as for my Cultivation Manual, it's known as Phantom Energy. It makes my Energy practically non-existent so that why no one can sense my energy. But before you ask where I got it from all I can say is that it was given to me by my clan..."

When the Sect Master heard this she was honestly surprised and started to wonder about his origins but she also knew that with this type of Manuel it was likely that Armin's clan was a clan full of assassins! She then thought.

'If this boy really is from a clan that specializes in assassinations they would definitely have someone following him to keep an eye on him due to his monstrous talent... They could even be in this room and I'd have no way of knowing... if I treat him like every other new disciple who knows how many assassins my sect will have to deal with...'

The woman suddenly smiled and said.

"With such monstrous talent I believe you should be put as a Core Disciple and I'll gladly let are elder here escort you towards the treasury to pick out a Sword Art."

When Armin heard this he smiled while he bowed and said.

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

But on the inside, he was laughing like a madman due to his soon to come riches... The Sect Master then politely asked him to wait outside so she could speak towards the elder. Armin nodded and left and when he did the Sect Master looked towards the elder and said.

"Find out his background immediately and if it's truly what I believe it is then I want you to treat him as your own son do you understand!"

The Sect Elder nodded very quickly while saying.

"Sect Master Why do you want to know his background? We don't normally look into these things when we get a new disciple."

The Woman quickly said.

"If I'm not mistaken then that boy is likely from a hidden clan that specializes in assassinations! Think about it as his clan can give him a Cultivation Manual that completely hides his Cultivation to the point even I couldn't tell! He most likely has someone following him to make sure he is safe as he's probably an important figure within and if something bad happens to him under are watch then we will have to worry about assassins that we have no way of tracking! For all, I know there could be one in this very room!"

The Sect Elder felt sweat forming as he didn't realize how important that young man could possibly be and said.

"I'll do my best Sect Master! Should I go ahead and take him towards the Sect Treasury?"

The woman thought for a quick moment and nodded her head. Once the Elder saw this he bowed once again and made his way out and saw Armin waiting. He smiled towards the new Core Disciple and said.

"Follow me, I'll be taking you to the treasury to find a Sword Art Manual."

Armin just stood up and followed him back into the waiting area where they continued on towards two types of steps. One path went up while the other went down, the Elder started to walk towards the stairs that led down and the moment he arrived towards the stairs he grabbed the amulet around his neck that was hidden under his robes and pressed it up against what seemed like empty air but towards Armin's surprise the door frame glowed yellow as the elder said.

"Quickly now!"

The duo then continued walking down the stairs as Armin said.

"What exactly was that yellow glow back there?"

When the Elder heard this he lightly laughed and said.

"That was a killing array, If someone attempted to enter without the key then they would find themselves dead in an instant! Even the Sect Master would perish if she didn't use her key and each elder has there own key that grants them access into the treasury."

Armin felt slightly interested in the killing arrays because they sounded useful but before he could think anymore he stared in shock at a massive room with many doors and each door has words written above them! Armin looked at the many doors that said Weapons, Gold, Cultivation Resources, Cultivation Manuals, Sword Art Manuals, but the one that caught his eye was... MANA STONES! The elder suddenly said.

"I just need to use my key to unlock the Sword Art Manuals Door then you can pic-"

But before he could finish talking Armin quickly activated Asura's Wrath and transformed into his Asura mode because he didn't want to risk the Elder surviving his sneak attack and Armin quickly summoned his sword and successfully decapitated the elder.

[+40,000 XP]

But Armin ignored the oddly high XP notification and the reason it was so high was because of his 4x XP boost he unlocked and quickly grabbed the amulet and ran towards the Mana Stone door and pressed it up against it. Once he did that the door released another glow and a tick sound could be heard as Armin pushed the heavy door open and when he saw the other side he felt like he was in heaven!

Because what he saw we're three mountains of MANA STONES!! Armin quickly asked. (A/N Before anyone asks if it's a literal mountain of Mana stones it's not. Imagine a blue stone that's the size of your fist, okay now imagine a shit ton of those put into a pile.)

'Please tell me I can press a button or something to grab everythin-'

Before he could finish the system responded with.

[I was about to say that this is a stupid question but then I realized you never mass looted anything so I'll tell you how to.

Step one: walk up to the loot.

Step two: tap said loot.

Step three: tap yes

Step four: repeat!

Honestly, it's the same as looting dead bodies. ]

Armin then ran over towards the closest mountain of Mana Stones and tapped a random stone and once he did that a screen popped up saying.

[Would you like to loot -Low Quality Mana Stone-X12,547,891?

-YES- -NO- ]

Armin instantly pressed yes and watched as the mountain disappeared and with a grin, he made his way towards the next mountain and did the same thing...

[Would you like to loot -Mid Quality Mana Stone- X9,872,689 ?

-YES- -NO- ]

Then the next...

[Would you like to loot -High Quality Mana Stone- X8,010,568 ?

-YES- -NO- ]

When Armin grabbed every last Mana Stone he had one thought...

'How much XP will this be... Ha.. haha... HAHAHAHA'