System's Super Sect-Chapter 600 - 597. The centennial grand event is about to take place.
"I won’t still be unable to learn magic by the time the gathering starts, will I?" Bainian Xiang’s heart felt heavy again about her luck, suffocating her.
It’s been over ten days since she started watching "Harry Potter."
Considering the days, time was growing tense, and only the last half month was left for cultivation.
Because the gathering place was far, she would need another half month to get there.
...
At dawn, Wenping thought of going to Medicine Mountain to check on his spiritual field and also the Jianmu planting on Medicine Mountain.
With the seven or eight Mountain Suppression Realm experts sent by Situ Xiuneng, the Jianmu planting should speed up. It could also help him unlock his meridians early; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to use the Mirror-Breaking Pill.
Just as he descended Yunlan Mountain, he bumped right into Bainian Xiang.
"Sect Leader."
Bainian Xiang hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Wenping glanced at Bainian Xiang. Normally, he would nod and pass by directly. But today, the expression on Bainian Xiang’s face caught his attention; she looked troubled.
Bainian Xiang was someone who couldn’t hide her emotions. When happy, she was all smiles; when unhappy, the displeasure in her eyes was as obvious as a blood-stained knife.
"Do you have something on your mind?"
"Ah!"
Bainian Xiang was taken aback.
Then hurriedly shook her head, saying, "No...no."
"If you have something, you can directly tell me or the elders. Don’t bottle it up inside; bottling won’t solve anything," Wenping thought for a moment, deciding not to pry deeper — who knows if it was just a girl’s little concern?
After saying that, Wenping was about to leave.
Just as he took a step, Bainian Xiang suddenly called out, "Sect Leader. In a few days, can I borrow some magical artifacts from the seniors? I’ll return them immediately after use."
"That’s something you shouldn’t be asking me, should you?"
Wenping chuckled lightly.
Borrowing items was a matter of mutual consent between parties.
Was there any need to ask him about such a trivial matter?
Wait a minute!
Bainian Xiang surely understood this principle.
Wenping immediately realized, "You want to ask something else, don’t you? But feel reluctant to open up, so you casually found a question to ask me."
Bainian Xiang nodded slightly, acknowledging.
"Ask whatever you want; the Immortal Sect isn’t bound by so many restrictions."
"I want to know how to definitely obtain magic items, or definitely acquire that ’Expelliarmus’ magic the Sect Leader cultivates."
"Could you tell me why?"
"To become stronger, faster."
"Aren’t you fast enough now?" Wenping retorted.
The dormitory zone continuously instills Sword Control Skill day and night, saving a lot of cultivation time.
If you need an Anomalous Vein, you can directly challenge trials and obtain it at the Thousand Layers.
If you want to hone combat awareness, combat experience can be gained at the Fierce Beast Trial Ground or Battle Realm. The former enriches combat experience, while the latter can refine oneself, gradually eliminating weaknesses...
This still didn’t satisfy Bainian Xiang?
"Sect Leader, I want to be faster! Because I don’t have much time left. In half a month’s time, I have to participate in the Heaven and Earth Lake’s rookie ranking competition. So I must learn magic, strengthen myself, or I’ll embarrass myself in front of all the major forces at Heaven and Earth Lake, causing my father and the entire Hidden Dragon Sect to lose face because of me."
"Then I’m sorry to tell you, nothing is certain," Wenping shrugged helplessly, "However, if you just want to make your father proud and not let Hidden Dragon Sect lose face, mastering Sword Control Skill should be enough. If that’s not enough, borrow the Celestial Demon Sword from Luo Mi. The Celestial Demon Sword is one of the top magical artifacts in the Immortal Slaying World; handled properly, it’s definitely better than the gun Situ Xiuneng used some days ago."
Wenping had observed Bainian Xiang; her Sword Control Skill should have reached entry level.
Using the Celestial Demon Sword definitely wouldn’t be an issue.
"But I want to be stronger, my Sword Control Skill is just at entry level, even with the Celestial Demon Sword, it might make me invincible in the same realm but wouldn’t allow me to defeat enemies across realms," Bainian Xiang looked worried.
Seeing Bainian Xiang with such a negative mood, entirely different from her usual bright demeanor, Wenping, who originally wasn’t interested in the rookie rank, now felt quite curious.
A ranking list, so important?
"Is the rookie ranking truly so significant for you?"
"Sect Leader doesn’t know the rookie list?" Bainian Xiang looked at Wenping, surprised he would ask such a question.
Seeing Wenping’s expression, Bainian Xiang realized something.
The Sect Leader indeed didn’t know about the centennial event.
"Heaven and Earth Lake is vast, with an endless population. Yet the rookie list only ranks ten thousand names, and none older than 25. Usually, rookie rankings wouldn’t be so important; rankings depend solely on the Hundred Sects Alliance gathering information, and aren’t very accurate. Many hide their prowess, have few achievements, so they don’t rank high. But this time coincides with the centennial Heaven and Earth Lake gathering, where individuals from the rookie list will duel before all major forces, deciding their true rankings, making rankings particularly vital. Everyone wishes to be stronger, to surpass others. Besides, lots of powerful forces from outside Heaven and Earth Lake will attend every centennial event, and the Hundred Sects Alliance can’t provoke even casually one such force. They pick numerous talents to join them, making rookie rankings mean something different. For someone like me, backed by a Four-star Giant Influence and with Zi Ran as my mentor, if I display weak strength, it’s not just me who loses face."
"Ultimately, it’s about face."
Bainian Xiang explained, "The Sect Leader indeed speaks a truth. If I embarrass myself, it doesn’t really matter, because I believe following the Sect Leader will definitely make me powerful in the future, like other senior brothers and sisters. But too many stand behind me; if I lose, they’ll lose face too."
"Alright, still taking time to flatter," Wenping smiled helplessly.
With Wenping’s comment, Bainian Xiang couldn’t help but laugh.
As the worry vanished, Wenping said, "Magic items are impossible to guarantee obtaining. But I will talk to Elder Zhao, have her spend some time guiding you each day."
With a mentor capable of killing the Silver Level Chief from Heaven and Earth Lake guiding, it’s hard not to improve your strength, isn’t it?
"Thank you, Sect Leader!"
Bainian Xiang was overjoyed.
The gloom overhead was instantly swept away.
"Alright, go to cultivate."
Wenping said, then continued towards Medicine Mountain.
Bainian Xiang nodded vigorously twice, then skipped away happily.
Unable to resist looking back, a thought crossed Wenping’s mind.
Face! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Truly a bothersome thing.
Bainian Xiang’s family and those major forces all cared about it.
Including his mother’s family!
They cared about face too, which is why they didn’t let his parents be together.
"The Immortal Sect must become a powerful force not needing to cater to anyone’s face in the future. Everyone in the Immortal Sect, regardless of identity, status, or strength, should be respected!"
