Chapter 118: Unlocking Immortal Qi, a New Achievement

Cang Chen was completely dumbfounded. He had originally wanted to pull the Luo sisters into his plan, but the situation now looked entirely wrong.

“That’s right, it’s Master. I’ve already taken him as my master, so naturally he is my master.”

Luo Yunbing didn’t waste any breath and directly acknowledged it.

“What about you, Senior Sister?”

Seeing Luo Yunbing admit it, Cang Chen hurriedly turned to ask Luo Yunshuang.

“My sister became his disciple, so I did too. Little junior brother, take your senior sister’s advice. This is an opportunity for you.”

Luo Yunshuang also admitted it frankly, urging Cang Chen not to miss out.

“I must have cultivated too long last night and got up too fast this morning. Why else would I be hallucinating?”

Cang Chen shook his head, feeling as though he had stepped into the wrong room and landed inside an illusion.

Just how proud were the Luo sisters? They were renowned even within the Mysterious Yin Sect. Countless suitors had been completely ignored by them, and their standards were impossibly high. How could they possibly take Qin Xiao as their master? Even if Qin Xiao possessed extraordinary strength, surely it wasn’t enough to meet their standards for a master?

“Little Junior Brother, listen to your Fourth Senior Sister. I guarantee you’ll thank me later.”

Luo Yunshuang pressed on.

She had no choice but to push him. Right now, Master only had four disciples: the First Senior Sister spot had been taken by Yun Man, the Second Senior Sister spot by Lin Shimeng, and the Third Senior Sister was her own older sister, making her the fourth. If she didn’t trick Cang Chen into joining, she would truly be stuck at the bottom as the fourth. Once a fifth disciple arrived, she would officially become the Fourth Senior Sister.

“Just what kind of benefits did Qin Xiao promise them? Even they took him as their master? And judging by their expressions, they did it completely of their own volition?”

Cang Chen genuinely couldn’t wrap his head around it. It was impossible! How could things turn out like this? He simply couldn’t figure it out.

Could it be because of that ten million Spirit Stones and one hundred drops of Spirit Liquid? While that was certainly a decent stash of resources, didn’t the Mysterious Yin Sect provide plenty as well?

“Could the food have been drugged? Were the two of them bewitched? That’s too dangerous-thank goodness I didn’t touch my chopsticks.”

Cang Chen said nothing as he considered one explanation after another. None made sense. In the end, he could only suspect that the food had been drugged.

“Hey, what are you thinking about? Your expression has changed several times in just these few moments.”

Qin Xiao gave Cang Chen a puzzled look. Was this brat thinking ill of him?

“Uh, nothing, nothing at all.”

Startled out of his wild train of thought by Qin Xiao, Cang Chen hastily replied.

“Well, if you don’t care to say, let’s eat first. We only just started anyway, so we can talk after we finish.”

Seeing how fidgety Cang Chen was, Qin Xiao didn’t press him and simply told him to eat.

“Uh, no need. I typically don’t eat in the mornings, and I’m not hungry either. You guys go ahead, eat, eat.”

Seeing Qin Xiao urge him to eat, Cang Chen instantly locked in his previous suspicion. There was definitely something wrong with the food! Thank goodness he had figured it out ahead of time; otherwise, he nearly fell right into their trap. New chapters come out on novelping . com first.

“If you aren’t going to eat, we will.”

Qin Xiao left Cang Chen alone. He could eat or not; it was up to him.

A quarter of an hour later, there wasn’t much left on the table, and everyone was fully sated. Qin Xiao contentedly wiped his mouth.

“Alright, you can speak now. You’ve had plenty of time to think.”

With his meal finished, Qin Xiao turned his gaze back to Cang Chen.

“It’s not entirely out of the question for me to take you as my master, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to afford my price.”

Cang Chen had turned it over and over in his mind, realizing that no matter how he phrased his request, it sounded awkward. Therefore, he decided to demand an exorbitant price so that Qin Xiao would back out on his own. That way, the fault wouldn’t lie with him-it would simply mean Qin Xiao couldn’t foot the bill.

“Oh? Interesting. Let’s hear what you want.”

Qin Xiao had expected Cang Chen to come up with some elaborate excuse, but it turned out to be just this?

“My demands are extremely high. I’m afraid you can’t afford them.”

Cang Chen was still trying to think of a price that would make Qin Xiao give up.

“Cut the nonsense. Just give me a number.”

Seeing that Cang Chen was still rambling, Qin Xiao told him straight out to name his price.

“Since you are so confident, I will name my price. The ten million Spirit Stones and one hundred drops of Spirit Liquid from our wager are what I want, but not as a one-time payment. I want that much every month. If you can no longer provide it, our master-disciple relationship ends.”

Cang Chen felt he had come up with the ultimate counter. With a price like that, forget about Qin Xiao-even the Pure Yang Sect wouldn’t dare agree to it! Ten million Spirit Stones plus one hundred drops of Spirit Liquid, month after month without fail-who could possibly sustain such a drain?

“Are you sure?”

Qin Xiao asked, puzzled.

“I’m entirely sure.”

Seeing Qin Xiao’s expression, Cang Chen thought he was hesitating. Surely he could not afford such terms?

“The condition is a little harsh, but I already have a master at my sect. If you want me to become your disciple, there has to be a price. Otherwise, how could I explain myself to my master there?”

Cang Chen pressed on, convinced that his reasoning and excuses were airtight.

“This really puts me in a tight spot.”

Qin Xiao really was in a difficult position. He had given his other disciples so much; giving Cang Chen less than one percent as much would be unfair. But Cang Chen was asking for so little. Perhaps Qin Xiao should tell him the truth.

“If Brother Qin finds it too difficult, we can simply cancel the bet. I don’t mean to make things hard for you. To be honest, I lost the wager fair and square, and I was willing to honor it and take you as my master, but well… you see how it is.”

Seeing that Qin Xiao was genuinely troubled, Cang Chen grew even more confident and his tone turned much more polite. It wasn’t that he was unwilling; it was simply that Qin Xiao couldn’t afford him.

“How about this? I really can’t give you so little. Your senior sisters all receive far more. Giving you less would be unfair. If you become my disciple, you’ll receive the same treatment as they do. What do you think?”

Qin Xiao did not mind revealing how many Spirit Stones or drops of Spirit Liquid he could provide. But he could only tell Cang Chen about the Saint Origin Spirit Fruit after he became a disciple. Until then, it was not safe.

“What? T-too little?” Read this novel at novelping . com for the best experience.

This time, it was Cang Chen’s turn to be utterly dumbfounded. He had thrown out an astronomical price tag-did this Qin Xiao even comprehend what he was saying?

“It really is too little. That might have been the going rate before, but things are different now. I can’t give you so little. How about ten times the Spirit Stones and Spirit Liquid, plus other things every month? Will you become my disciple now?”

After a moment of thought, Qin Xiao decided to reveal a fraction of the perks. Otherwise, Cang Chen seemed a bit slow-witted, and without dangling some real bait, the kid might never take the hook.

“Did he… did he seriously just say that?”

Cang Chen asked the Luo sisters with a bewildered expression.

“Little junior brother, I can’t say too much, but you’ll receive more than Master has mentioned. Otherwise, why do you think we agreed? Could he possibly be controlling us? We’re both at the mid Nascent Soul stage.”

Luo Yunbing offered a rare word of explanation.

Cang Chen barely knew how he ended up becoming Qin Xiao’s disciple. He went through the whole ceremony in a daze; it felt unreal.

It wasn’t until Qin Xiao took his cup of tea and drained it in a single gulp that Cang Chen snapped back to reality. The ritual was already complete.

[Congratulations, Host, on accepting your fifth disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. Unlocked: Chaotic Immortal Qi.]

[Chaotic Immortal Qi: Produces one strand of Immortal Qi every three months. This qi improves the user’s comprehension, allowing them to cultivate faster.]

[Congratulations, Host, on accepting your fifth disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. A new achievement is now available.]

[Production rates increased to: 6,000 Spirit Stones per second, 5 drops of Spirit Liquid per minute, 4 Saint Origin Spirit Fruits per hour, 3 Immortal Comprehension Fruits per day, and 2 Top Grade Spirit Stones per month.]

Hearing what sounded like the activation of another new achievement, Qin Xiao hurriedly dived into the System Space.

Opening the Achievement System, he confirmed that a new achievement was indeed waiting to be claimed: reaching a total of five disciples.

Upon clicking activate, the reward effect materialized.

[Five disciples with Heavenly Spirit Roots recruited. Effect: A hundredfold increase in Spirit Liquid production.]

Qin Xiao quickly left the achievement page to check the production rate. Sure enough, Spirit Liquid production had become five hundred drops per minute.

“Good grief. Following this pattern, the next achievement should unlock at seven disciples, likely granting a tenfold multiplier on the Saint Origin Spirit Fruit.”

Qin Xiao felt like he had figured out the underlying rule. However, geniuses with Heavenly Spirit Roots weren’t exactly easy to trick; he had exhausted every trick in the book just to reel in three of them. Future opportunities like this probably wouldn’t come easy.

After stepping out of the System Space, Qin Xiao tossed a Storage Bag straight at Cang Chen.

“Your four Senior Sisters already got theirs, so this one is yours. You can collect your share once every month from now on, but you’ll have to come pick it up yourself-I don’t offer delivery service.”

Qin Xiao delivered the exact same line he always did.

“Th-this… this…”

Cang Chen opened the Storage Bag and was struck speechless. What had he been saying earlier? He had named what he thought was an extravagant price and made a complete fool of himself. What a clown.