Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
The catgirl lolita feeling a sliver of happiness was actually very understandable.
Considering the nature of her sect, one would have to know that a worldly perspective sometimes appeared to be important.
It was quite easy for famous Orthodox Sects to recruit new disciples, whereas it was much harder for the sects that had been tagged with the ‘heretic’ and the ‘demonic’ label to do the same thing.
A great sect could be understood as a large company. Other than needing people in the management level, those with the technical backbone to do the work, and so on and so forth, large amounts of normal employees were also heavily needed.
The outer sect disciples could be considered as the normal employees that every sect required. Each one of them alone perhaps wasn’t much of great use, but as it is, this group of disciples were extremely important.
This was also because, at the same time, they were the fresh blood of the sect filled with goals and ideals, they were the future cornerstones.
Amongst the Heretical Dao, even when the three great Demonic Sects recruited disciples, it would be somewhat desolate, one would find it to be completely incomparable to when the four Orthodox Sects that were equal in name would spread out news that they were recruiting.
This was actually very easy to comprehend. Just like in movies and novels, it would be somewhat strange if the number of disciples of Heretical Sects was greater than that of Orthodox Sects, right?
Of course, this sort of situation would turn around to some extent when the players arrive.
As mentioned previously, this world was only considered a game to players, and the so-called ‘Orthodox Dao’ and ‘Heretical Dao’ didn’t matter to them. The key point was choosing which path they could play more pleasurably!
Many players would even think that Heretical Sects looked somewhat cooler…
However, that unprecedented grand occasion definitely didn’t happen now, but hopefully, it would happen in a few more years. And so, with this being said, for the Demon Sect, they didn’t reject a newcomer like Ji Li, in fact, they would be even more welcoming.
Her background was clean and tragic. This was a person left with no one to rely on, she would have an especially strong sense of belonging when she finally cozies up to the sect.
However, for now, they had to mainly see whether or not she had the necessary cultivation aptitude.
Cat Southnorth didn’t want to do such measly chores. Mu Rongyan smiled naively, and did so in the Little Great Aunt-Master’s place.
“Lady Ji Li, please relax your mind, don’t think about anything. I’m going to examine your cultivation aptitude.” With this being said, she reached out her fat fingers and gently tapped Ji Li in-between her eyebrows.
Like raindrops landing on the surface of tranquil waters, a series of ripples surged in the air.
Cat Southnorth sat on Mu Rongyan’s shoulders and reached out her small hand to count the circles of ripples.
“One, two, three… seven, eight.”
“There are eight circles!”
Cat Southnorth’s glances at Ji Li were now in a different light.
“Only one circle less than me, she’s a rather exceptional unpolished gem.” She nodded slightly.
As Lu Xun listened to what they were saying, he couldn’t help but feel that the core details were in the earlier half of the sentence…
It was actually quite easy to understand. Ji Li’s ripples were totaled to eight circles, this would be roughly equivalent to a perception of ‘8’.
Since the upper limit for perception was 10, eight was already considered as one of the top-notch aptitudes.
Even in the Demon Sect, she would definitely be someone worth focusing on and groomed well.
But it was just that… the path of cultivation didn’t merely rely on aptitude.
Just like how some people who are naturally intelligent but don’t have the heart to study, their grades in school would still be at the bottom.
Oftentimes, God would bestow talent upon you but also slowly withdraw it as you continue to act despicably.
There were many factors to consider on the path of cultivation. It could be understood as an alternative subject and cultivators were people who were just studying.
Innate conditions were naturally important, under the circumstances of people with more or less the same innate conditions, it would then turn into a contest of effort.
Similar to how it’s written in many novels, one with superb talent would level up extremely fast while other factors needn’t even be considered—that would be too indulgent of one’s wildest fantasies.
Thus, when each sect starts to recruit disciples, one’s own nature would be placed and tested first.
Of course, if they also managed to have good talent, then it would definitely be a good thing.
With a perception of eight, if she was placed in some small sects, the sect headmaster might laugh to the point of being unable to close their legs.1
After hearing the catgirl lolita’s words, Ji Li clenched her small meaty hands and formed them into fists, she appeared somewhat excited.
“So… I… I passed?”
At this moment, Cat Southnorth tilted her head. This movement looked somewhat adorable and felt a bit like an adorable picture of a cat tilting its head. Her gaze, however, quickly landed on Lu Xun afterwards.
Her intent was quite obvious. She was a bit curious about Lu Xun’s aptitude.
Since Mu Rongyan was a do-gooder, she respected Lu Xun’s wishes, not the slightest bit like the someone from the Heretical Dao in the eyes of the masses. She asked, “May I?”
Lu Xun was easygoing and chill, he then nodded indifferently.
As to the result, he already knew what it was. You guys want to see? Then go and watch.
Mu Rongyan’s fat fingers poked gently between Lun Xun’s eyebrows, soon, ripples surged through the air again.
Wait.. No… One had to know that there had to be multiple layers for it to be called a ripple.
If it was only a single layer… then wasn’t that just a f**cking circle?!
Since Lu Xun’s current perception was only ‘1’. Then he only had a single circle!
Almost like a hole, it was absolutely empty.
“What?!” The catgirl lolita was somewhat stupefied at this sight.
It seems that god was still impartial—after giving him an unrivaled appearance, no superb aptitude was bestowed upon him.
“Just a pillow with an embroidered case?”
The three females at the scene looked at Lu Xun’s face, and then looked at the circle in the air, they felt quite a bit of pity for him for some reason.
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The next day, the party of four officially departed on their journey.
Last night, Lu Xun and Ji Li obviously didn’t sleep in the same room. Lu Xun considered that there was only about an eighty percent chance that the stinking little sister gave up the thought of taking him as a Furnace Tripod. The reason why he didn’t dare say that it was a hundred percent was that he was afraid she still desired his beauty.
Cat Southnorth tied up her hair again into a Nezha Style, she used her hair to wrap around the two cat ears. It looked just like two small meatballs on her head.
Lu Xun would sometimes look at her small head and get the urge to reach out and rub it, however, since the lolita was adorably fierce, he feared that she would say her catchphrase again, “This old lady will cut your head off in one strike!”
Although a man had two heads1, no matter whichever one was lost, it wouldn’t be a good thing in the end.
They were going to buy some daily supplies first. They had to eat and drink on the journey to the sect after all.
Although cultivators could abstain from eating, you could assume that it was only usually done while cultivating in seclusion. Everyone would still eat and drink like normal people.
Food was too delicious, not many people could completely dismiss their appetite and fast for no reason at all.
With this being said, delicious food could also make one feel happy, and when one was happy, their mental state would be well, this was extremely advantageous to cultivation.
Of course, the above content might possibly be the foodie cultivators’ deadpan groundless rants.
However, there were actually many gluttons in the cultivation world, many big shots loved to eat food and drink wine, in fact, there were many legends and stories about cultivators drinking wine in a gourd that circulated in the ordinary world.
Before when Lu Xun was playing his main account, he wanted to unlock a hidden mission, and so, he kept offering delicacies to a foodie big shot, this was to crazily increase favorability. Funnily enough, it really was accomplished through the stomach in the end1 and he received the mission!
During the process of purchasing their daily supplies, Ji Li, who was walking behind Lu Xun pulled on the hem of his clothes with her small meaty hands.
“What’s the matter?” Lu Xun turned to ask.
Ji Li’s head was hung down as her eyes continued to stare at the tip of her own feet, and then she suddenly said something out of the blue:
“After we go to the Demon Sect, I’ll definitely cultivate properly.”
“That’s good,” Lu Xun laughed as he replied to her.
However, he was a bit bewildered. Why would she suddenly say something like that?
What he didn’t know was that after Ji Li found out that his aptitude had just barely crossed the threshold for cultivation, she couldn’t rest well the entire night.
She felt that cultivation and martial arts training should be about the same. Her dad had a disciple whose aptitude was absolutely terrible and no matter how much effort he put in training martial arts, it would have been extremely hard for him to have any phenomenal success in this life.
Lu Xun possibly might be like this in the future.
And, since they were going to the legendary Demon Sect, she didn’t know exactly what sort of environment it would be like over there.
Would it truly be like what the rumors floating around are saying? Is it really survival of the fittest?
If that was truly the case, then wouldn’t his situation be very dangerous?
And… Because Lu Xun looked so handsome, would he be targeted by the same sex?…
The imaginations of a person with late-stage appearance complex were too much and too insufferable.
She was almost like Lu Xun’s face fan that had the tendency of turning into a groupie.
Moreover, since Lu Xun really helped her out a lot during these past few days, she honestly appreciated him from the bottom of her heart.
So, she actually only finished half her words. The former half was, “After we go to the Demon Sect, I’ll definitely cultivate properly!”
The other half was unspoken.
…”and protect you.”
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