Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 38: Heaven-Defying Talent

Qi Shuyu's question was simple and straightforward, getting straight to the point.

According to the tradition of the Extreme Void Starry Sky, cultivators who achieve the Qi Refining Realm perfection and step into the Profound Comprehension Realm before the age of thirty are considered outstanding talents worth nurturing.

If one breaks through the Profound Comprehension Realm before the age of twenty-five, they can be called elite talents and receive attention and sufficient resources from top sects and prestigious families.

Of course, as one of the super sects in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, the standards are naturally the most strict and demanding. One must break through to the Profound Comprehension Realm before the age of twenty-two to qualify as a core disciple and enjoy the many privileges and benefits provided by the sect's higher-ups. If one can achieve this at the age of twenty, they can become the cream of the crop among the core disciples and have the opportunity to ascend to higher positions, such as becoming a core elder with real power.

If someone can go further and step into the Profound Comprehension Realm before the age of eighteen, they can be called a genius seed. Even in those super sects, such legendary figures are extremely rare, with only a few appearing in each era.

They often possess great luck, opportunities, and a destined fate. Once they grow up, they can become the highest authority in their respective forces, wielding power and influence, and becoming the protagonist of a great era.

But that's not the most heaven-defying. If one breaks through the Profound Comprehension Realm before the age of fifteen, that is truly a monstrous talent. Unless they die prematurely, they can grow to the level of a Quasi-Saint Emperor in the future.

The founders of the ancient Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and several other super sects of the same era were all such extraordinary talents.

In this current era, it seems that there are no such genius talents with this standard in any super force. Or even if there are, it is the highest secret within their respective forces, unknown to outsiders.

If an ownerless monstrous genius suddenly appears in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, it will definitely alarm the high-level members of all the super forces. They will spare no effort, even if it means breaking their heads, to compete for his allegiance, and even those old immortals who rarely leave seclusion will gladly become his mentors.

The cultivation world is a world of great competition, following the law of the jungle, where the strong are always stronger and the winners take all. A supreme powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the Great Dao can easily suppress a large group of quasi-saints.

Therefore, the status and influence of a sect in the Extreme Void Starry Sky largely depend on the cultivation level of its strongest members.

In view of this, organizations of some scale will implement various secret cultivation plans, providing maximum resources to carefully selected successors, hoping that they can ensure the continuous inheritance of their sects.

"...So, what kind of answer do you want?"

Faced with Qi Shuyu's question, Qin Muling remained silent for a long time before asking with a deep gaze.

Qi Shuyu stared at him for a while, then checked the soundproof barrier he had set up again before continuing, "The information my ancestor gave me is very limited, so I came directly to ask you. But... judging from Senior Qi's reaction, it seems she doesn't know either? So now I regret asking this question. It's something I can't bear at the moment."

At this point, Qi Shuyu already had an answer close to the truth in his heart. Of course, that speculation was too terrifying. Just thinking about it made him tremble with fear, let alone speak it out loud.

Qi Yalan's eyes showed a thoughtful look. She might not be clear about other things, but a junior brother who could receive such attention from the sect leader and had the support of many elders was not someone who could enjoy the treatment of just a genius seed. At the very least, they had to be a monstrous-level genius.

As for further possibilities, they were too exaggerated and bizarre for her to continue speculating.

"Well, my master once instructed me that if you, senior sister, are willing to pay the corresponding price and make a solemn vow to keep it a secret, then there is no harm in telling you," Qin Muling said calmly, looking at the two beautiful senior sisters beside her.

The sect leader, Mu Yinghua, did indeed give instructions that Qin Muling could selectively reveal some of her own secrets at an appropriate time, half true and half false, in order to deceive and confuse others.

Qi Shuyu, who had originally intended to give up, did not expect such a turn of events and quickly agreed, "Very well, I have no objections."

Saying that, she hurriedly took out three exquisite white jade tokens and a purple sandalwood box measuring two feet on each side from her spatial bracelet, placing them in front of Qin Muling.

"These white jade tokens are proof of thirty million sect merits. As for what's inside this box, it's three hundred Nurturing Spirit Pills, which are high-quality resources that my junior brother currently needs. Shouldn't this price be enough?" Qi Shuyu explained.

Qi Yalan's expression changed slightly. The three jade tokens added up to ninety million sect merits, which could be exchanged for various high-quality resources in the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's storeroom, such as pills, talismans, high-grade ingredients, and custom-made sets of Treasure Weapons. It would be more than enough to exchange for two genuine Law Treasures.

As for the Nurturing Spirit Pills, they were high-quality resources for assisting cultivation, purifying and enhancing spiritual power. Not to mention the expensive medicinal materials, usually only core elders who excelled in alchemy had the ability to refine them.

Even for core disciples in the Perfected Being Realm, they were only allocated two Nurturing Spirit Pills per year. It could be seen how precious and rare these things were, and yet Qi Shuyu had sent three hundred of them all at once.

After Qi Shuyu made a solemn vow, Qin Muling didn't beat around the bush and casually said, "I grew up in the mortal world and met my master when I was ten years old. She guided and taught me for three years, and when I reached the Qi Refining Realm's Great Perfection, I entered the sect. In just a few months, I made a breakthrough."

"According to my real bone age, I should... be less than fourteen years old!"

"..."

Qi Yalan instinctively pinched her junior brother a few times to confirm that she wasn't dreaming. Qi Shuyu's mind went blank as she stared at Qin Muling, unable to speak for a while. She had thought that such a monstrous genius probably only existed in legends, but there was one sitting right in front of her.

She didn't think Qin Muling was lying. This kind of thing could be easily tested. The sect had many Divine Ability spells to detect a cultivator's bone age, and it was impossible to deceive them.

From this perspective, everything abnormal about Qin Muling could be explained. If it weren't for such heaven-defying talent, why would the sect leader, Supreme, and the elders be so concerned?

Qin Muling calmly collected the jade tokens and pills. Just this little secret was enough to make her senior sisters lose their composure. It was quite good to exchange it for so many benefits.

In fact, when the sect leader, Mu Yinghua, first met Qin Muling, she appeared to be a ten-year-old child, but her real bone age was less than a month. It was meaningless to mention the secret of this transmigrator who had come with memories from a previous life.

Therefore, even Mu Yinghua was unaware of this transmigrator's secret, let alone others.

(End of this chapter)