New Disciples
"I'll come back later to see the results."
Liu Feng gleefully left the Shu family house after giving them the supposed recovery pills.
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Peak State Pill Lv. 1
Returns the body to its peak state. Does not work above the Spiritual Awareness Realm.
Cost: 100 DP
Available: Unlimited
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He had bought these pills during the four days that Shu Fanrong was breaking through, checking the store everyday in hopes of an item on sale that would help.
Stumbling across these pills was a godsend to his current predicament of not having enough disciples. Even though it wasn't any help to Shu Fanrong at that time, he had still bought 50 of these as they only cost 1 DP when they were on a 99% sale. Besides, Shu Fanrong broke through just fine, relieving Liu Feng of his pressure.
"On the other hand, if I didn't buy them at the time, I would have lost out on such a good deal—they will never be discounted again, after all."
He sat down on a large rock just outside the gates of the village.
From there, he could see the villagers harvesting the large foxes' corpses. For a powerful beast like this, they would fetch a pretty good sum of money. From its fur, down to its nails, almost all of the foxes' parts were useful one way or another.
Liu Feng sighed. "It's my disciple who killed it, why do they get to sell it?"
Of course, he didn't bother acting on these desires of his. After all, there was plenty of stuff that he could sell back in the sect.
While he watched mindlessly, a little boy pulled on his arm.
Liu Feng felt a bit of deja vu before putting on a smile and turning towards the little bo—never mind.
It was a middle-aged midget!
The shock made Liu Feng's eyes widen. He took a breath and calmed down.
"What is it?"
"Er." The midget looked at Liu Feng's expression and was afraid. He might have drawn the ire of the cultivator!
"Hah, don't worry, I won't hurt you." Liu Feng was smart enough to recognize the situation.
After having seen Shu Fanrong's performance, they did not dare to ignore the vagabond cultivator anymore.
"Then, expert, can you take me as your disciple?"
"Kowtow for me five times and I'll acknowledge you as my disciple."
Although Liu Feng did not like the, ahem, look of the midget, he hadn't the luxury of being choosy. Even if they were scraps, he needed all the DP he could get.
The midget's eyes sparkled as he quickly did as Liu Feng instructed.
[Ding! You have gained a disciple.]
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Name: Chou Lou
Bone Age: 31
Level: 0
Realm: Mortal
Number of Spiritual Roots: None
Spirit Root Attribute: None
Talent: 0
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"...Scratch that. You're not going to be my disciple."
[Ding! Disciple Chou Lou has been removed.]
The midget, whose head was still on the floor, was floored.
"Wh, why?"
The pathetic crying face of the middle-aged midget didn't arouse any sympathy from Liu Feng at all. He blankly spoke, "You have no talent. None whatsoever."
"Then why didn't you tell me that before?"
"I can only read my disciple's talents." Liu Feng spoke withiut much thought.
As the midget walked away sadly, the other villagers that watched were stricken with fear too. They didn't want to be humiliated like this!
Wu Nao, one of the former hunters of Kaojin Village, bit his lip. He had personally seen how strong the foxes were. They could beat Shu Dashou without much effort. That was why he didn't have any doubt in his heart when Shu Dashou told everyone that it wasn't him but his daughter that killed the foxes.
A little girl who was barely in the double digits could take down those insanely strong foxes, and it was all because of this cultivator here.
It didn't matter if there was a chance of humiliation—he had to try his hand!
Wu Nao walked towards the sighing Liu Feng.
"Senior!"
Liu Feng glanced and was relieved.
At least this guy isn't as visually unappealing as the first one.
"Do you want to learn how to cultivate as well?"
"Yes, senior!"
Without waiting, Wu Nao took the initiative to kowtow five times.
"Call me master." Liu Feng raised his eyebrow.
"Master!"
"Wow, this guy does things without hesitation," Liu Feng thought.
[Ding! You have gained a disciple.]
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Name: Wu Nao
Bone Age: 31
Level: 0
Realm: Mortal
Number of Spiritual Roots: 0
Spirit Root Attribute: None
Talent: 0
Remark: Has substantial injuries.
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"Ah?" Liu Feng uttered.
Wu Nao looked at the cultivator anxiously. Was he about to get kicked out before getting the chance to do anything?
It didn't take long for Liu Feng to continue, "Stand up. Take this pill."
Wu Nao took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.
Before long, his body started heating up.
Wu Nao felt his knees go weak as he collapsed on the ground while his whole body felt unbearable pain.
His screams of agony reached the villagers who were watching from afar.
"Wh-what's happening to Wu Nao?! We must help him!"
"We can't do anything against a cultivator."
"This cultivator is a trickster! A sadist!"
Liu Feng's image drastically dropped in the eyes of the villagers.
In the meantime, Liu Feng helped Wu Nao up and leaned his back against the rock he was sitting on earlier.
"Senior..."
"Call me master."
"Master, what is thi—ahhh!"
Wu Nao felt another wave of pain, this time concentrated around his abdomen. The heat was ten times that of earlier, making him shout louder.
Ignoring Wu Nao's screams, Liu Feng explained, "What you swallowed just now was a pill that restores your body to its peak state. It's quite a valuable pill, if I do say so myself."
"My body's peak state?"
Wu Nao realized the implications. The cultivator, no, his master must have realized that his spiritual root had been robbed from him!
Returning to his body's peak state would basically mean restoring his spiritual root!
Once these thoughts ran through his head, Wu Nao's determination rose by multiple degrees. He suppressed his screams and endured the pain!
Eventually, he passed out.
On the other hand, Liu Feng looked at Wu Nao's status screen once more.
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Name: Wu Nao
Bone Age: 31
Level: 0
Realm: Mortal
Number of Spiritual Roots: 3
Spirit Root Attribute: Metal, Thunder, Fire
Talent: 56