Once-In-A-Lifetime Offer

Another week has passed since Wu Tianyi traveled back in time.

At this moment, Wu Tianyi was preparing to break through to the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

After taking a deep breath, he absorbed all of the spiritual energy in the air and allowed them to pour through every single one of his pores and into his Dantian, where he'll store and convert them into his own strength.

And because he's cleansed almost all of the impurities that were blocking his pores, his spiritual energy absorption rate was at least 10 times faster than the average Cultivator at his level.

A few hours later, Wu Tianyi could feel a refreshing feeling envelop his body, spreading from his Dantian until it reached every corner of his body.

[Now that I've reached the ninth level Qi Condensation, I need the thousand-years Spirit Fruit before I breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.]

Sometime later, the door to his living quarter was knocked on.

Wu Tianyi opened it a moment later and was greeted by a familiar-looking female.

"What do you want now?" Wu Tianyi asked her, seemingly forgotten about their deal.

"What do you mean by that? You told me to come meet you after one week to spar! Or are you really going to take back your words after all?!" The young lady said with a frown on her face.

"It's been a week already?"

Wu Tianyi raised an eyebrow. Because he was indulged with cultivation nearly every second for the past week, he was unaware of how much time had passed. It was a habit Cultivators that have cultivated for more than a thousand years all have.

"Alright, stop staring at me. I will fulfill our deal."

A few minutes later, they arrived at the Training Grounds.

"Oh? There are twice as many people here today." Wu Tianyi noticed the sudden growth in the population there.

"Well, the summer vacation is nearing its end, so the disciples are starting to come back," said the young lady.

"Anyway, let's get started." Wu Tianyi said as he unsheathed the sword by his side.

[Hehe… I have been waiting for this moment!] The young lady thought to herself as she unsheathed her sword. [I have been sweating my butt off for the past week just so I can beat your butt!]

Seeing the grin on her face, Wu Tianyi could pretty much guess what she was thinking and smiled, "Instead of 10 minutes like last time, how about we make it 30 minutes this time? If you can hit me within that time, I'll spar with you every day for as long as you want."

The young lady's eyes shone after hearing his words and quickly spoke, "Remember those words just now! Even if you cry to me afterward, I will make you honor those words!"

Wu Tianyi lifted his sword and looked at her with a taunting face and said, "Make me."

"Ha!"

The young lady immediately rushed at Wu Tianyi with her sword and began unleashing a fury of attacks on him.

Meanwhile, the other disciples at the Training Ground quickly noticed their spar.

"L-Look over there! Isn't that Lady Xu Jiaying? Who's that she's sparing with? He's actually keeping up with her!"

"To remain standing even after taking a few strikes from Lady Xu Jiaying is quite impressive. How come I've never heard of him before?"

The disciples were impressed by Wu Tianyi's ability to defend himself against Xu Jiaying. However, after watching a few more minutes, their surprise turned into shock.

"Heavens! How's he still keeping up with her?!"

"W-Wait a moment! Look at his robes! He's a Junior Disciple!"

One of the disciples finally noticed Wu Tianyi's white robes, a status of Junior Disciples. As for Xu Jiaying, she was wearing red robes as a Senior Disciple.

"Impossible! A Junior Disciple sparring with Lady Xu Jiaying, even keeping up with her?!"

"Calm down. Lady Xu Jiaying is considered to be one of the strongest Senior Disciples around. There's no way that she could be struggling with a Junior Disciple. She must be training him, hence why she's holding back on him and making it seem like they are even."

When the other disciples heard this disciple's explanation, they quickly believed it, as it made the most sense in this situation.

"Because of her overwhelming strength, all of the Senior Disciples avoid sparring with her. In fact, I have only ever seen Sect Elders or Elite Disciples sparring with her."

"But I can't see her training a Junior Disciple without any reason. I'm more interested in how he managed to get Lady Xu Jiaying to train him in the first place."

"Hey, is it just me or is there something different about Lady Xu Jiaying's movements? They seem… more refined than before.""Isn't it obvious that she's improved with the sword yet again? She's a sword genius, after all."

For the next thirty minutes, the disciples stood there in silence with their eyes glued to Wu Tianyi and Xu Jiaying, almost like they were mesmerized by their beautiful movements.

"Haa… haa… haaa…"

Without caring for her image, Xu Jiaying laid on the floor while gasping for air.

"Why… Why can't I hit you?! Even though I practiced 12 hours every day for the past week!" she shouted loudly, her voice sounding agitated.

"Only 12 hours? While you only practiced for an entire week, I practiced over 20 hours every day for many years. You are a million years too early to compete with me."

"Che. How arrogant… even though you are a mere Junior Disciple." Xu Jiaying sucked her teeth, thinking that he was exaggerating their difference due to arrogance.

"Now that I have fulfilled our deal, I'll excuse myself." Wu Tianyi said to her before walking away.

"P-Please wait a minute!" Xu Jiaying suddenly called out to him.

"I want to continue sparring with you in the future, too!" she said.

"Didn't you hear me last time? I'm not your Master, nor do I have the time to play with you all the time."

Xu Jiaying remained silent for a moment before saying, "I... I will pay you to spar with me!"

Wu Tianyi narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing her words.

[I am penniless right now, so it'll be convenient to have some money around.]

"How much are you paying?" he asked.

"10 low-quality Spirit Stones every spar session!" Xu Jiaying immediately replied.

"Only 10 low-quality Spirit Stones?" Wu Tianyi showed a weird expression.

Xu Jiaying frowned and quickly said to him, "Don't tell me that you're not satisfied with that amount? I'm paying you 10 low-quality Spirit Stones for a single spar session! Even the Sect Elders would accept such a generous offer faster than a heart can beat! How can you be so greedy!"

Spirit Stones are spiritual rocks that contain spiritual energy. Cultivators can absorb the energy within these Spirit Stones to further increase their cultivation. Furthermore, absorbing energy from Spirit Stones is much faster than absorbing energy from the air, so they're quite valuable, hence why Cultivators also use them as a sort of currency.

"Do you know how many Spirit Stones a Junior Disciple gets every month from the Sect? Three Spirit Stones!!! I am essentially paying you three times more just to spar with me, and you're not satisfied?! This is a once-in-a-lifetime offer! Unbelievable! I have never seen someone as greedy as you!"

Wu Tianyi raised an eyebrow. In his eyes, 10 low-quality Spirit Stones were worth as much as the dirt that they were standing on — completely worthless. Furthermore, she was already lucky enough to have sparred with him twice!

In his previous life, before returning to this time, people would pay him enough money to buy an entire Continent just to drink tea with him!

Xu Jiaying also received advice from him, an Ancient Immortal! That kind of privilege would be considered priceless even in his previous life!

However, Wu Tianyi was aware that he was no longer the Ancient Immortal that he once was, and these 10 Spirit Stones will definitely assist him greatly.

"Calm down. When did I ever say such words? I will do it. For 10 low-quality Spirit Stones, I will spar with you for an entire hour. However, I will pick the time for our spars." Wu Tianyi finally said to her.

Xu Jiaying's eyes glowed brightly after hearing his approval.

"Great! Then when's the next sparring session?!" she hastily asked.

"Slow down. It won't be any time this month, as I'll be away and outside of the sect for a mission."

"A mission, huh… How long will it take you to complete it?" she asked.

Wu Tianyi shrugged and said, "Anywhere between two weeks to an entire month."

"I see…" Xu Jiaying slowly nodded. "I understand. Just come find me once you have returned from the mission."

After their agreement, Wu Tianyi left the Training Ground and prepared for his journey to find the thousand-years Spirit Fruit.