Prime Disciple

'What can the Life Flame do? '

(Your Life Flame is the element of your Qi, it can both restore and destroy. The higher your degree of proficiency, the higher the effects. At your current level, you can heal a papercut in one minute and melt a pebble in ten.)

Sounds like a Phoenix's flame...is it a coincidence? Lin Shen was skeptical. However, since the flame benefited him, he wouldn't question it. He just felt it pointless to do so.

He suddenly had a crazy idea.

What if I become a doctor? Then I would use flames to heal my patients, which would double as a magic trick. Would that make me a Magic Doctor? It sounds pretty cool.

(No Host, that is the worst idea I have ever heard. First of all, you could potentially be giving your patients a scare, which has a certain risk percentage of a heart attack. If they didn't, you would be sued. Not even mentioning healing patients, you would have to pass a series of tests before you can even get your license. Plus you would definitely get fired when your boss finds out. Honestly, the worst idea I have ever heard from you.)

'Ouch…' Fine! It was just a thought anyway. His passion didn't lie in a hospital either.

'So, how do I use the Life Flame?'

(You can send your Qi directly into a person through physical contact while thinking of which property of the Qi to use. To actually use the flames without having to be in direct contact, you will need a magic technique book, flame-attributed if possible. Jie Zheng, Jie Xiulan's father, has some.)

Lin Shen was surprised that the App knew the name of Jie Xiulan's father. He didn't doubt the authenticity of it, since it would have no reason to lie to him.

'So it ends back at square one, becoming the Prime Disciple of Four Seasons Sect…' He thought.

'Oh, right. What about cultivation speed? What did you mean that it was Subject to change?' Lin Shen suddenly thought of this. He feared the possibility of it getting slower.

(Cultivation gets harder as one progresses, it is only natural. Your cultivation speed won't actually decrease, but it will take longer for you to advance when you're in a higher realm compared to being in the Qi Refining Stage.)

Lin Shen felt relieved. He would really cry if his speed decreased.

He was just about to close the app when a new notification appeared.

(A new training has been unlocked following the Category. There is no quest for the training, sadly.)

'Ooh, a new training? Is it a game as well?'

He was intrigued. The first training was about collecting flame droplets from the sky. He wondered what the next one would be.

Lin Shen decided to check it out. He went back to the main page and clicked the [Training] tab.

[Training]

— Mental Capacity

— Dantian Refinement

The new training was called "Dantian Refinement", which gave a pretty basic answer of its purpose.

Lin Shen tapped to open it and was brought to the new game.

The game looked pretty simple. He was a white wisp that hovered a little bit above a strip of ground that seemed to go on forever, no end in sight. He would only see the land slowly disappearing into the mist if he looked.

The goal was to keep passing an obstacle course, either by jumping, sliding, or turning left or right. Every obstacle passed was one cycle.

'Should be easy.'

Lin Shen tapped "Play" and the game began. The screen started to move as the strip of land appeared to be a conveyer belt, carrying with it the obstacles right into his wisp avatar.

The first obstacle that came at him was a huge tree. 'Its fast!' He instinctively ducked, narrowly avoiding the tree.

+1 Cycle

He could feel Qi automatically moving about, from forming into his mind space to nourishing his dantian, it all happened in an instant.

The second obstacle that came at his avatar was spikes popping out from the ground. This time he reacted fast enough and hopped over the spikes.

+1 Cycle

The same phenomenon as before happened. Lin Shen smiled. The app didn't let him down.

He played for a bit more, dodging obstacles and progressing automatically. Such a life wasn't bad. It was perfect for a lazy person, just gaming all day and your cultivation would rise by itself.

As he played, his dantian quality got bigger and bigger, before it condensed into a smaller size. This kept happening. Every time his dantian reached a certain threshold, it would start condensing, creating a purer form of energy.

Lin Shen didn't know how much time passed, but he suddenly felt his energy stirring. After such a long time, the condensing stopped, and instead the Qi from his dantian's core suddenly burst!

The Qi spread throughout his whole body rapidly as he felt blissful. His body was filled with energy and he felt his muscles were rejuvenated, bursting with power. Right now, his whole body was bathed in Life Flame Qi, adding a boosted recovery power and strength.

After some time, the Qi spreading from his body finally stopped. He also realized his core seemed to be producing its own Life Flame Qi.

A breakthrough!

He had broken through to Foundation Establishment!

Lin Shen didn't need someone to tell him what a breakthrough was for him to know. He just instinctively knew it. Plus he also remembered that in the Foundation Establishment realm, one would refine his body with their Qi element.

To have broken through because of a game… Lin Shen felt he could do anything with this app. His confidence was boosted with this.

He made up his mind. 'I'll become the Prime Disciple.'

Since he could breakthrough so easily, fulfilling Jie Zheng's wish wouldn't be impossible.

Lin Shen decided to put away his phone. His mind was made up, it was time to tell them his answer.

However, just as he was getting up for the door, it opened as the two father-daughter duo, Jie Zheng and Jie Xiulan, came inside.

"I sensed a spike in Qi for a moment." Jie Zheng had a look of astonishment as he spoke. "Little Lin, d-did you just breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment realm?"

Lin Shen nodded in response.

"Terrific! Haha! This is terrific!" His voice conveyed his feelings.

Jie Xiulan was happy for Lin Shen and clapped her hands in cheer. However, inside she felt a little sad. 'Would Brother Lin still need my help against Wolf's Bane?...'

"Oh right. I agree to becoming the Prime Disciple." Lin Shen told Jie Zheng before turning to Jie Xiulan. "And I'll heal Xiulan. It's a promise."

"B-Brother Lin, you don't have to. I know how hard it is to cure my body."

"No, Xiulan. I'll heal you, I know it's possible." Lin Shen said with a confident tone. He had the Rebirth App and his Qi element was Life Flame. No matter how he looked at it, there was no way he couldn't accomplish his goal.

He patted her head to assure her, to which she could only nod. "Un…" She knew he had already made up his mind.

Jie Zheng interrupted with a cough. "Ahem...Little Lin, since you've agreed to be the Prime Disciple, we should get going to the sect. Becoming the Prime Disciple requires a special ceremony which can only be hosted at the sect."

Lin Shen shook his head. "Uncle, can we save that for another time? My exams are coming up next week and I don't want to be late for it."

"Oh, I see. Little Lin is dedicated to his studies. Alright then. Since you can't go to the sect right now, hold onto this medallion. It's to represent your identity as the Prime Disciple."

Lin Shen received the medallion and inspected it. Seeing it's color, it should definitely be jade. The medallion was simple but rich in looks. It also had a small hole on top for a string to go through, probably for a necklace.

"Since you're already at Foundation Establishment, take this guidebook. It has all the information needed to progress to a new stage." Jie Zheng materialized a book from thin air and handed it to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen inspected the book and realized it was pretty simple. It looked just like a regular book save for the cover, which only had a title on it. The title read "Cultivation Realm Guidebook".

"You can still ask me for pointers if you don't understand something or need help with anything. I'll be staying with Xiulan at the house across from Jiang Street for a while to protect her." Jie Zheng said.

"Brother Lin, I'll be returning to my home then." Jie Xiulan said goodbye as she followed her father out. "Don't forget to visit often."

"Yeah, I will." Lin Shen bade them goodbye and walked them to the doorway. When they disappeared into the distance, only then did he close the door.