Chapter 20: Stuck Between Two Difficulties

Luo Yao dispelled the array, arrived at the entrance of her Cave Abode, and saw several Qi Refining Stage 7-8 cultivators standing at the door.

"You are..."

As soon as Luo Yao spoke, one of the Qi Refining Stage 8 cultivators stepped forward.

"Junior Sister Luo, we have come to deliver Spirit Stones!"

"Deliver Spirit Stones?"

Luo Yao and Fang Qingyan looked at each other in confusion.

That cultivator quickly explained, "Didn't Junior Sister Fang bet on Junior Sister Luo to win yesterday? Since Junior Sister Luo left in a hurry yesterday, we brought the Spirit Stones over..."

"Finally..."

Luo Yao instinctively took it; the name was "Heavenly Yin Art". She read the contents and found it no different from other techniques, or rather, it was far inferior to the "Nine Nether Departing Water Art" she cultivated.

Luo Yao naturally dared not keep a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator waiting, so she hurriedly left her Cave Abode and anxiously made her way to Yunhai Peak where her cheap master resided.

Luo Yao recognized these people; in the past, whenever she accepted missions, she could hear them gossiping, even mocking. Now, however, they were respectfully bowing to her; truly, the world is unpredictable.

"Thank you, Master!"

"Yan Jie, don't you need Spirit Stones for cultivation? Besides, these Spirit Stones were originally won by your bet."

Gongsun Ming sat in a chair, looking at Luo Yao. "I have no such requirements for accepting a disciple, nor do I need empty formalities. I said yesterday that you are my disciple, and today I will make up for the gift a master gives a disciple."

"So that's how it is!"

The moves overcome hardness with softness and defeat the strong with the weak, perfectly suiting Luo Yao.

This does not include other Dharma Treasures, Talisman Paper, and Pills.

At this moment, Luo Yao must be in a reception room, after all, there were tables, chairs, and tea cups.

Luo Yao then remembered that yesterday, because she was worried about Fang Qingyan, she had forgotten about this matter.

"A total of twenty Spirit Stones, ten each for Junior Sister Luo and Junior Sister Fang."

Although a day had passed, the discussion about the duel had not stopped; along the way, Luo Yao could hear various sounds of envy and jealousy.

Luo Yao took the Spirit Stones, dismissed these people, and then handed ten Spirit Stones to Fang Qingyan.

Luo Yao nodded and did not chat with them much.

As Luo Yao walked along the road, she heard the crowd's discussion.

Moreover, it was not suitable for her.

Many people saw Luo Yao and bowed respectfully one after another.

Among them were even Qi Refining Stage 5 disciples, and even disciples with cultivation higher than Luo Yao's, at Qi Refining Stage 6.

Arriving at Yunhai Peak, Luo Yao saw several Stone Rooms; to be honest, cultivators are ascetics, rarely fond of enjoyment.

"Additionally, this is a Buqi Pill, which I refined myself; its effect is ten times stronger than the Frost Condensing Pill. Take it for your cultivation."

Elder Gongsun tossed another bottle of Pills over; obviously, Pills from the hand of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator could not be ordinary Pills.

There was another method: collect enough Ice Silkworm Silk, then use the Golden Finger on the Ice Silkworm Silk, instantly obtaining the desired amount of Ice Silkworm Silk of the required age.

However, each time an Ice Silkworm spins silk, it takes a month, and each time it spins only about one meter.

After an unknown duration, Luo Yao received a voice transmission.

However, Luo Yao had not yet decided which method to choose.

But the fact that they actually delivered it and did not keep it for themselves surprised Luo Yao; she quickly realized that she was different now, having gained a cheap master, so how would these people dare to keep her Spirit Stones?

But the problem was, she did not want to expose that she cultivated a better technique; first, human hearts are unpredictable, who knows if this cheap master would covet her technique? In the Immortal Cultivation World, this was not uncommon.

It would have been impossible before.

So now Luo Yao had two methods: one was to use the Golden Finger on the Ice Silkworm; if the Ice Silkworm evolved to a thousand-year age, she would only need to wait for it to spin silk, but the older the Ice Silkworm, the longer the time required to spin silk.

Fang Qingyan finally accepted it, feeling deeply moved; in one day, she had gained thirty-four Spirit Stones.

Even Luo Yao, who in her past life lived in a bustling metropolis and now transmigrated to the Immortal Cultivation World, although initially unaccustomed to her living place, now did not sleep at night, so her Cave Abode was no longer decorated with the obsession of her past life.

Luo Yao joyfully accepted it, thinking to herself that becoming a disciple was not bad; at least she could receive gifts.

After Luo Yao took it, her Divine Sense swept over it; it was a set of Profound Grade Sword Techniques named "Ruoshui Sword Technique".

As soon as Luo Yao arrived and before she could speak, she saw the door of the Stone Room open, and Elder Gongsun, dressed in black, walked out.

It was Gongsun Ming, her cheap master, who had asked her to find him.

After all, her Golden Finger could only be used once a day, and she still had many things she wanted to use the Golden Finger on, so for now, she could not use the Ice Silkworm Silk and could only wait.

Elder Gongsun suddenly became serious and handed over another Jade Slip. "You must be cultivating a common technique within the Sect; from now on, cultivate this technique!"

After feeding the Ice Silkworm, Luo Yao continued to sit in meditation and cultivate.

Speaking thus, Elder Gongsun, without waiting for Luo Yao to speak, took out a Jade Slip. "I see your offensive means are somewhat lacking; this is a set of Sword Techniques that, once mastered, will allow you to fight above your level."

"Tsk tsk tsk, truly a fire chicken turning into a Huang, ascending to heaven in one step!"

Luo Yao quickly walked into the Stone Room; the room looked small, but inside it was actually very large, over a hundred square meters, with several partitions.

But now it had truly and concretely appeared.

"Senior Sister Luo!"

"You're here, then follow me in."

She had never thought she would become so wealthy.

"Why don't I have such good luck?"

Luo Yao could not hear their words and soon arrived at Yunhai Peak; Outer Sect Disciples were basically at the foot of the mountain, Inner Sect Disciples were on the mountainside, and the Sect Master, Elders, and others resided at the peak.

Just as Luo Yao guessed, they dared not keep Luo Yao and the other's Spirit Stones, so they hurriedly rushed over early in the morning to deliver the Spirit Stones.

After staying with Luo Yao for a while, Fang Qingyan returned to her own Cave Abode, and Luo Yao also returned to her Cave Abode.

After Luo Yao returned to her Cave Abode, she took out the Spirit Beast Bag, inside which was an Ice Silkworm, only the size of a thumb.

This Ice Silkworm is only ten years old; to refine Thousand Illusion Ice Silk, you need at least a thousand-year one, and it has to be at least fifty meters long.

But if she refused, what could she say?

A Profound Grade sword art—outside, you couldn't buy one without several thousand Spirit Stones.

Because of the Spirit Gathering Array, the higher you went, the denser the spiritual energy became.

Yet they still called her Senior Sister Luo Yao.

A thousand-year Ice Silkworm—who knew how many years it would take to spin a single thread of silk.

Fang Qingyan hurriedly shook her head. "I've already taken so much from you; just keep these yourself. You need Spirit Stones for your cultivation."

Although it was sudden, the conversation had already reached this point—how could she fail to seize the chance?

Everything was thanks to Luo Yao.

Moreover, having just formally accepted a master, if she refused and he got angry, might he change his mind and be unwilling to take her as a disciple?

In an instant, Luo Yao found herself caught in a dilemma.

(End of chapter)