New Single-Use Skill
The news of the monthly allowance and the Qi Gathering Pills being doubled quickly spread throughout the entire Azure Yang Sect.
The entire sect was shocked!
All the disciples were knocked out by this huge pie that fell from the sky!
So many disciples' monthly allowance and Qi Gathering Pills were doubled. How large of an investment was this?
Just because Chen Mu had discovered a lost secret art?
Although they were shocked, all the disciples, without exception, silently thanked the Outer Sect disciple called Chen Mu and even his eighteen generations of ancestors.
It could not be helped. They had received too many benefits thanks to him!
...
In the stone forest.
The reward of 1,000 spirit stones had not been distributed yet. Chen Mu was still cultivating in the cave while absorbing the earth spiritual root attributes.
At this moment, another soft call came from outside, "Senior Brother Chen Mu… are you there?"
Good fellow, someone was calling him senior brother? What was going on?
Chen Mu opened his eyes and answered before he got up and walked out.
There were many people standing outside. Most of the people who had lent him the spirit stones yesterday had come.
Everyone had dark circles under their eyes, and their eyes were bloodshot, but their expressions were rather excited.
Other than excitement, there was also a hint of reverence.
Chen Mu looked at Zhu Hong, who called out to him, and asked, "Why? Are you here to borrow spirit stones again?"
Zhu Hong hurriedly waved his hand.
"Not anymore! Not anymore!"
"Senior Brother Chen Mu! We're here to thank you!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Those senior disciples were not too clear, but they were very clear.
This handsome fellow disciple had heaven-defying luck!
It was one thing for him to have won 500 low-grade spirit stones when he first entered the sect, but it had only been half a month since then, and he had discovered a lost secret art that rewarded him with 1,000 spirit stones. In fact, all of the disciples in the sect had benefited as well!
The first time was a coincidence, but how could the second time be a coincidence?
This was the true Son of Destiny!
Going against such a person, wasn't that going against the heavens?
Although they were the ones who were extorted yesterday, they more or less had some sort of conflict with this Son of Destiny.
At least, there was a slight conflict in their words.
Now that they thought about it carefully, it was really scary.
Therefore, everyone prepared to repair their relationship.
"That's right. If not for you, Senior Brother, how could our monthly allowance be doubled?"
"By right, all the disciples should come to thank you!"
...
Chen Mu fell silent when he heard the flattery.
It was not a good thing that everyone owed him this favor.
Some strangers might even keep their distance because of this.
This was human nature.
Moreover, he also understood that the reason why the First Elder had given all the disciples their monthly allowance was not because he had discovered some secret art, but because he knew that the Azure Yang Sect would face a great calamity of annihilation. He wanted to increase the strength of his disciples.
"Indeed, we should increase their strength so that they can better deal with the sect's calamity in the future." Chen Mu thought to himself.
Since that was the case, he would add fuel to the fire.
At the thought of this, he asked, "Looking at you guys, did you not sleep last night?"
"Last night, we cultivated for an entire night! Originally, we wanted to make up for our loss… uh, let's not talk about that."
"In any case, there was no difference in the end because everyone cultivated for an entire night!"
Zhu Hong looked helpless.
Chen Mu had not actually slept for long as well. However, his bed and the meditation cushion were different from others. Therefore, not only was he not tired, he felt refreshed instead.
After pondering for a moment, he said with a smile, "Earlier, you said that all the disciples ought to pay a visit and thank me. Actually, there's no need for that. It was not me who really facilitated this, and it was all of you."
Everyone was at a loss.
Chen Mu continued, "Last night, First Elder noticed the scenery of the bamboo forest and was deeply moved. Then, he had this thought."
"At the end of the day, discovering a lost art was just a catalyst. What really made him make such a decision was your diligence."
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
"I wouldn't go so far as to lie to you. When the First Elder moved away the secret art stone tablet, I was right next to him. At that time, he kept saying that he wanted to reward you all."
"Moreover, the entire sect had many ways to celebrate. Why did the noble elder choose this?"
"This investment is not small."
"Didn't you think about it carefully?"
Chen Mu's bluff was the final verdict. He pushed away most of the credit.
When the group of Outer Sect disciples heard this, they completely believed it, and their feelings became rather complicated.
Because they all knew…
Their diligence last night was not voluntary, but forced.
However, this group of youngsters quickly calmed down, all of their faces revealing expressions of pride.
So that was how it was!
Unexpectedly, they had unknowingly participated in a big project!
Even the entire sect's disciples benefited from it!
They would be lying if they said they were not proud.
"Senior Brother Chen! Thank you for telling us! No matter what, this matter definitely wouldn't have succeeded without you. We will remember this kindness in our hearts!"
"Exactly!"
...
After a moment, the group of Outer Sect disciples left the stone forest with their heads held high and chests puffed out under Chen Mu's encouragement.
Looking at their proud backs, Chen Mu could already imagine what would happen next.
When these disciples returned, they would definitely continue to cultivate diligently to maintain their pride.
And after these words spread out, those senior disciples would feel terrible.
The First Elder had seen the diligent cultivation of the new disciples, thus he felt emotional and decided to increase their allowance…
Didn't this mean that these old disciples were useless?
Otherwise, why didn't he reward them in the past?
At that time, every time they received an extra spirit stone, they would feel humiliated.
They might even be embarrassed to take the protection fee from the new disciples.
As the saying went, one must learn to be brave after being ashamed. As long as one had a bit of shame in them, they would definitely become diligent.
This way, the atmosphere of the entire Azure Yang Sect would improve, and their overall strength would increase steadily.
The theories used here were: "The Birth of a Reputed School" and "The Importance of a Conducive Study Environment".
...
In the afternoon, the 1,000 low-grade spirit stones rewarded by the Azure Yang Sect were delivered to the stone forest.
Chen Mu took the spirit stones and entered the small cave without a word.
The upgrade icon in the Little Assistant's interface lit up again. This meant that it could upgrade again.
Without hesitation, Chen Mu chose to upgrade it.
900 low-grade spirit stones disappeared instantly…
Indeed, this batch of spirit stones had outstanding quality.
A moment later, the upgrade was completed.
[Host: Chen Mu]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation: Fourth-Stage Qi Refinement]
[Talent: Fire Spiritual Root (5), Earth Spiritual Root (1)]
[Attribute Storage Space: 70/200]
[Battle Fluctuation Detection Range: 10,000 meters]
[System Upgrade Condition: 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones]
[Upgrade Summary: Storage space expanded to 200, the host can now absorb advanced spiritual techniques.]
[Single-use skill Instant Absorption obtained.]
[Instant Absorption: Instantly absorb all the attributes in the current storage space.]
Chen Mu was delighted when he saw that the attribute storage space had been upgraded.
Looking at the newly acquired single-use skill, Instant Absorption, he could not help but gasp.
Compared to the last time when he leveled up and learned the skill to instantly learn a basic spiritual technique, this one-time skill was much stronger!