Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Zhuge Feng’s Ten Thousand-Character Leave Request

“Huh?”

The Old Man was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He had come to invite Su Bai to join the Immortal Alliance, but unexpectedly, Su Bai turned around and invited him to join the Heavenly Dao Sect instead. It was quite the reversal.

“What about me? What about me? Am I not welcome?”

Seeing that Su Bai had ignored him, the girl hurriedly jumped out and exclaimed.

Su Bai glanced at her and smiled, “Everyone is welcome.”

This girl even had a Heavenly Spirit Root!

Name: Li Shiyan

Age: 16

Cultivation Base: Qi Refining Ninth Layer

Spirit Root: Heavenly Spirit Root

Physique: Innate Spiritual Body

Sect Loyalty (Favorability): 20

A sixteen-year-old at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer!

She could easily outshine all the talents of the Great Zhao Empire.

Even the current Young Sect Master of the Yuntian Sect, Liu Yanran, is only at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

Moreover, Li Shiyan’s favorability towards the Heavenly Dao Sect was only at ten, and she could only ascend the Tenth Layer of the Heavenly Ladder. Yet after just a conversation, it unexpectedly rose to twenty!

She has potential!

“In that case, I shall take my leave.”

The Old Man smiled and cupped his hands towards Su Bai, saying, “I look forward to meeting you again!”

With that, he turned and left with Li Shiyan.

As they moved through the air, he suddenly stopped and turned back, saying, “At this moment, there is no news of your Heavenly Dao Sect within the Immortal Alliance.”

“I travel the world and just happen to be here, having heard of your Heavenly Dao Sect’s deeds, so I extended an invitation ahead of time.”

“I’ve heard that you have grievances with the Lingxiao Sect, so soon enough, the Immortal Alliance will be aware of your situation, and there will be others who come to invite you.”

“However, at that point, I cannot guarantee the attitude of those who come.”

Having said that, he and Li Shiyan disappeared into the depths of the void.

“Attitude?”

Su Bai looked towards the horizon, a light smile appearing on his face: “When soldiers come, I’ll block them; when water comes, I’ll cover it with earth. If they approach with courtesy, I won’t rebuff them.”

“But if they come with forceful threats, then they can’t blame me for not treating them like humans!”

In this world, the strong have always held the respect.

………..

In the skies above, a simple and unadorned Flying Boat sliced through the air.

“Grandfather, I remember you usually say very little to outsiders. Why are you so chatty today?”

Seated in the Flying Boat, Li Shiyan tilted her head and asked.

“Hehe, seeing the Heavenly Dao Sect reminds me of some things from the past.”

The Old Man replied with a smile, a hint of nostalgia showing in his eyes.

He couldn’t recall how many thousands of years ago it had been.

He had almost forgotten what it was like back then.

Wasn’t that the period of cultivating immortality and expanding?

“In the past? I heard that Grandfather established a sect a very long time ago, and it seemed to accept people with low talents, but I don’t know how it disbanded later. Can you tell me about the past?”

Li Shiyan stared at the old man with her bright, dark eyes, full of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, a hint of gloom flashed in the old man’s eyes.

He glanced at the girl beside him, initially reluctant to share, but thinking of the future, he sighed softly and said,

“A long, long time ago, this land had no cultivators; humanity was still in the barbaric era.”

“In the dark times, humanity was so small, and all beasts preyed upon humans.”

“People pressed forward one after another, eventually creating methods for cultivating immortality to gain greater strength and protect humankind.”

“After a long age, the path of immortality for humanity finally became brilliant, and they established themselves on the continent.”

“Then came the era of expanding the path of immortality, during which I was born.”

“All of humanity gathered their strength, countless people tested the path, and finally, perfected the methods for reaching higher realms, sending the first group to a higher level.”

“Later, humanity ruled the world, and countless demon races bowed their heads, marking the peak moment for humankind.”

………..

“Sect Points +50.”

“Sect Points +10.”

“Sect Points +40.”

Early in the morning, Su Bai received three consecutive notifications about his points increasing.

“I remember they didn’t accept any missions yesterday; could it be…”

Su Bai’s mind stirred slightly as he pulled up the information about his disciples.

Name: Zhuge Feng

Age: 18

Cultivation Base: Qi Refining Fifth Layer

Spirit Root: Heavenly Spirit Root

Sect Loyalty (Favorability): 97

……..

Name: Xiao Lingxi

Age: 16

Cultivation Base: Fourth Layer

Spirit Root: High Grade Yin Spirit Root

Physique: Primordial Yin Body

Sect Loyalty (Favorability): 97

……..

Name: Mu Lingxian

Age: 16

Cultivation Base: Qi Refining First Layer

Spirit Root: Demon Spirit Root, Nine Nether Demon Flame

Physique: Heavenly Demon Body

Sect Loyalty (Favorability): 92

In just one night, all three disciples broke through in their cultivation!

Zhuge Feng reached the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and Xiao Lingxi quickly followed, attaining the Intermediate Stage of Qi Refining.

What surprised Su Bai the most was Mu Lingxian!

In just one day, she successfully refined her Qi!

Her speed is no less than that of Zhuge Feng, who possesses the Heavenly Spirit Root!

Is this the Heavenly Demon Body?

Truly impressive!

“Knock knock knock!”

The sound of knocking echoed.

“Come in,” Su Bai said as he looked up.

The door gently opened, and Zhuge Feng entered.

As soon as he came in, he respectfully knelt on the ground, presenting a stack of papers with both hands.

“?”

Su Bai, puzzled, extended his hand and received the papers from him.

“A leave of absence application…”

Su Bai looked down; there were at least eight pages, totaling over ten thousand words!

Does a leave of absence application need to be this lengthy?

Su Bai glanced at Zhuge Feng and asked, “What does this mean?”

Zhuge Feng answered respectfully, “Reporting to Master, this is my leave application. I need to go out for a few days and specifically request your approval.”

“Is it necessary to write so many words for a leave of absence?” Su Bai asked in confusion.

Zhuge Feng nodded, “Master may not know, but according to the rules of the Lingxiao Sect, a disciple wishing to take leave must write at least ten thousand words in their application, and approval is not guaranteed.”

“Master, please don’t worry. Although I have taken leave, I have already addressed all matters. Today, the task of recruiting disciples will be handled by Junior Brother Xiao Yan.”

“My one hundred Spirit Grasses have been entrusted to Junior Sister Lingxi for care, so it won’t affect any affairs of the Sect.”

“I respectfully request your approval for my leave application.”

At this point, Zhuge Feng bowed deeply, touching his forehead to the ground as a sign of his earnest plea.

Su Bai: ?????

I mean, it’s just a leave request; does it really need to be this serious?

The leave application… with so many words, it could easily fill a book. No wonder it’s called an application letter and not just a form.

“The Heavenly Dao Sect is not the Lingxiao Sect; we don’t have so many rules, and it’s not a prison. We absolutely won’t restrict the disciples’ freedom.”

“If you want to take leave, there’s no need to write any application letter; just tell me. If there are urgent matters, you can even leave the Sect without my approval.”

Su Bai waved his hand and said.

“Master…?” Zhuge Feng raised his head, astonished.

Taking leave, it can be this simple?

Just now, he was worried that Master wouldn’t agree!

In his heart, he had silently recited a ton of words, begging Master for consent.

And yet, he hadn’t even said a word, and Master had already agreed?

“What’s wrong? Do you not want to take leave anymore?” Su Bai asked with a smile.

“No, no, no, I thank Master for your grace.”Zhuge Feng was incredibly excited.

“Before you leave, please add the rules for taking a leave of absence to the Sect’s regulations. Next time, anyone who wants to take leave can just inform me.”

Su Bai waved his hand and replied.

“Understood!” Zhuge Feng bowed and left, filled with gratitude. The loyalty of the Sect increased a bit more, reaching ninety-eight points.

Moments later, as Zhuge Feng descended the mountain, he gazed into the distance, his hand clenched tightly into a fist, and a deep hatred surfaced in his eyes.

“Father, Mother, thank you for Master’s guidance. I now have enough strength to avenge you!”