Xuanling Sect, Back Mountain.
As the chief disciple of the sect, Tang Xin has dedicated a lot of time and effort to the construction of the sect, and in return, she has received a considerable amount of resources.
For instance, when she goes into seclusion, Tang Xin can choose a place within the sect where spiritual energy is concentrated to improve her cultivation efficiency.
Such benefits are not easily available even to the personal disciples.
With spiritual energy gathering, birds singing, flowers blooming, and a peaceful environment, the efficiency of breaking through bottlenecks is undoubtedly much higher than outside.
Does the chief senior sister of Xuanling Sect need to cultivate?
Of course, she does.
But does she need to go into seclusion for several months without a trace?
Of course not.
[Options generating…]
[Option 1: Continue to stay in the back mountain without going out.]
[Success rate 100%, reward: Laziness +100, all task difficulties doubled after coming out.]
[Option 2: Leave the back mountain.]
[Success rate 100%, reward: Title change.]
Damn, has the system finally had enough…
After returning from the Hundred Poison Mountain Range, Tang Xin discovered that as long as she didn’t reduce her interactions with others, she wouldn’t trigger those options and tasks.
Coincidentally, Senior Sister Tang also needed to cultivate, so she stayed in the back mountain, comfortably prepared with a lot of delicious food, fine wine, and entertainment magazines, living a carefree and happy life.
Even the little fox that stayed with her has improved its realm significantly, now already a second-tier peak fox spirit.
“Yip?”
“Speaking of which,” Tang Xin looked at the little fox curiously gazing at her and pondered, “keeping you by my side is actually quite dangerous. There’s no guarantee that an elder won’t see through your true identity.”
After bringing the little fox back, she was quite cautious.
When the Essence-Absorbing Fox isn’t absorbing essence, it looks just like an ordinary spirit fox, but you can’t rule out that some expert might have a special interest in this area.
“How about you stay in the back mountain?”
Tang Xin suggested.
The little fox immediately shook its head, showing a pitiful expression.
“Staying in the back mountain means you can’t absorb essence, right…”
The magic pet nodded.
This little guy is also a pet with a very high growth potential. In the Hundred Poison Mountain Range, it plays a significant role. Leaving it in the back mountain would indeed be like burning bridges after crossing them, utterly heartless.
[System Shop Smart Recommendation: Upgraded Spirit Pet Contract, requires 500 points.]
[Upgraded Spirit Pet Contract: Not only ensures the loyalty of the spirit pet but also allows the owner to use their own power to benefit the pet, such as concealing its aura, accelerating its evolution, etc. The downside is that when the spirit pet is injured, the owner will suffer a certain degree of backlash.]
Form a higher-level contract?
“Since you want to follow me so much,” Tang Xin said, resting his chin on his hand, “let me test you. What is our code of conduct?”
“Whimper?”
The little fox wagged its tail.
“Not bad, you actually know that taking advantage of opportunities is key,” Tang Xin was slightly surprised. “And when facing a strong enemy?”
“Whimper?”
“Right, you must run faster than your teammates! What if you encounter a beautiful woman?”
“Whimper!”
“You really know how to talk. There’s no woman more beautiful than me in this world… As expected of a fox spirit, lying without even a pause.”
Such a clever magic pet might actually be an asset if kept by his side.
“We need to form a new contract,” Tang Xin said. “This time, be careful not to reveal your identity as a magic pet, or we’ll both be in trouble.”
“Woof!”
Spending five hundred points, Tang Xin exchanged for the method to form the contract.
She bit her fingertip, squeezed out a drop of blood, and drew a mysterious pattern on the little fox’s forehead, then injected a bit of true energy.
The little fox’s fur trembled twice, a gleam flashed in its eyes, and the pattern on its forehead slowly disappeared into its body.
“Woof~”
The contract was complete. The little fox jumped onto Tang Xin’s shoulder and licked her twice.
“Not bad,” Tang Xin patted its head and smiled. “Now I have another tool to take the hit…”
“Woof?”
…
Reluctantly leaving the back mountain, Tang Xin walked while opening her attribute panel.
[Current Title: Bloodstained War God]
[Title Ability: When the body or mind suffers trauma, attack power will be greatly increased (specific effects depend on the actual situation)]
Is the little monk turning into a berserker?
It feels like giving herself this title is just pushing her to fight…
[Current Available Persecution Points: 300]
The persecution points accumulated before were almost used up. After completing the demon-slaying task, there was hardly any replenishment, and the scattered daily consumption was not small either.
Since she was already out of the mountain, she might as well gather some persecution points.
If there’s a place best for gathering persecution points, it has to be the main sect’s training ground.
“The weather is nice…”
Tang Xin stretched lazily and looked around.
Wow, there were quite a few disciples enjoying the sunshine just like her.
Usually, when she was here, no disciple dared to bask in the sun; they would all be diligently cultivating.
Well, no need to find an excuse.
She randomly picked a well-endowed female disciple, walked up to her, placed her hands behind her back, and coughed.
“Do you remember who I am?”
“Tang, Tang Senior Sister!”
The well-endowed female disciple immediately jumped up from the ground, trembling as she saluted.
“Seems like you haven’t forgotten,” she snorted lightly. “Then how dare you slack off? Give me a hundred push-ups, right now!”
Don’t ask why she always picked well-endowed female disciples to do push-ups; it was just a coincidence, definitely not intentional.
However, this time, the female disciple didn’t immediately respond to her request but hesitated.
“What?”
Tang Xin frowned.
“Does my word not count anymore? Or do you think you can go undisciplined now?”
Don’t waste my time earning points; after you’re done, there’s another person in line…
“Tang, Tang Senior Sister,” the female disciple said with her head down, “I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong…”
“Hmm?”
Since when did the disciples of Xuanling Sect become so brave? Daring to talk back to the notorious villainous senior sister?
Where was this courage before?
“I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong,” the female disciple mustered up her courage. “As Senior Sister told us, cultivation is not just about true qi but also about the body and mind. Proper relaxation is very important…”
“Who?”
Tang Xin raised an eyebrow.
“Yi Rou, Senior Sister Yi,” the female disciple answered softly. “When Senior Sister Tang is not around, the elder has ordered her to guide us in our cultivation. So, if Senior Sister Tang feels that we are doing something wrong, you can discuss it with Senior Sister Yi…”
Great, where did this person come from, making it impossible for me to even gather any persecution points?
“Where is she?”
Tang Xin asked, crossing her arms.
“Uh,” the female disciple raised her arm and pointed in her direction, “right behind you…”
