Chapter 61: Soul Gathering Pill, Steward Ma

"Sect Master Yan, you also know that my Cangyun Mountain is single-mindedly devoted to cultivation and has never engaged in any business. The funds on hand... are indeed extremely limited. If you want compensation, how about I give you one thousand taels of Silver?"

Cang Bai transformed back into that trembling, shaking old man, looking pitiful as he spoke.

"Hand it over..." Yan Xiao stretched out his hand; he felt too embarrassed to haggle.

It was clearly he who had been exploited, yet wanting to collect some remuneration made him feel like a villainous bully oppressing an old man; it was hard to describe how uncomfortable he felt.

Cang Bai chuckled as he took out a Storage Bag, which contained one thousand taels of Silver, plus a cultivation manual.

"Sect Master Yan, this is the most superior cultivation secret manual of my Cangyun Mountain. I present it to you as compensation, hoping that Sect Master Yan will look after my Cangyun Mountain a little in the future."

Cang Bai said with a chuckle.

Yan Xiao flipped through two pages, indicating he couldn't understand these ghost-drawn symbols at all, and asked skeptically, "This isn't some piece of junk you picked up, trying to fool me, is it?"

"How could that be? Sect Master Yan, this place is not suitable for a long stay. If there is nothing else, we will be taking our leave."

Cang Bai bowed in greeting, then carried the corpse of his sect disciple and left.

The Second Elder and Third Elder both glared at Yan Xiao with resentment, feeling very unwilling.

Cangyun Mountain.

The Second Elder looked at Cang Bai and asked, "Senior Brother, why did you give that secret manual we picked up to that brat? If he happens to cultivate some heaven-defying technique, that would be bad."

"No matter, that cultivation technique is incomplete. If that brat cultivates it, he will definitely suffer a Qi deviation," Cang Bai said meaningfully.

"Senior Brother is brilliant, we admire you."

Returning to his room, he had no heart to sleep, and adding his gains from today, he already had 76,366 points of Fear Value.

His mind was entirely occupied with how to earn Fear Value to gather the one hundred thousand needed to buy the Soul Gathering Pill for Qingxue.

Catch mice?

Luoxia Mountain was a Spirit Grade mountain; he hadn't actually seen a single mouse.

Besides, earning Fear Value from ordinary animals only added 1 point at a time; the efficiency was too low. It was faster to earn Fear Value from people.

Thus, he set his target on the sleeping Luoxia Mountain disciples...

It was currently three in the morning; if he let out a loud roar, it should wake many people up, right?

"System, isn't it a bit unethical for me to do this?

Will it cause me to lose the dignity of a Sect Master?"

Yan Xiao rubbed his hands and asked, feeling a bit reserved and shy.

After all, he was a Sect Master now; doing this was indeed a bit inappropriate.

"Owner, let me tell you, a tree without bark is sure to die, and a person without shame is invincible under heaven. You're just reminding them to go to the bathroom and take a leak in the middle of the night; it's not a big problem."

The System changed its voice to that of a rough man, bewitching his heart.

Yan Xiao nodded, flew onto the roof, gathered his breath, and sang loudly, "Invincibility is so, so lonely..."

"Who is it... not sleeping in the middle of the night, howling like a ghost here? If you have nothing to do, go meditate and cultivate..."

"Is that Sect Master? Is he really this unhinged?"

Several disciples recognized Yan Xiao's voice and were quite surprised.

"Wow, the Sect Master is singing for us in the middle of the night; he is truly so thoughtful."

The female disciples were completely bewitched by Yan Xiao's appearance; no matter how foolish he acted, in their infatuated eyes, he remained perfect.

"Senior Brother, is the Sect Master over-excited?" Luotian got up and asked Luohai, who was standing at the door.

"I don't know, let's go ask Junior Brother Luosang." Luohai was also completely bewildered.

Fear Value from a group of people +444.

Only four hundred-something?

Yan Xiao was a bit displeased; he had gone all out and only added this little bit?

This wouldn't do; he had to gather the 100,000 Fear Value today.

"System, if I were collecting Negative Emotion Value like Lord Lv Wang, I reckon I could add several tens of thousands in one go!"

Yan Xiao couldn't help but complain.

"That is his system; us using his methods... isn't that plagiarism?"

The System responded domineeringly, leaving Yan Xiao speechless.

"Sect Master, you are singing loudly in the middle of the night, why is that?"

Zhang Ze flew over to Yan Xiao, looking puzzled.

"I... I am exercising your reaction capabilities. Based on your reactions, I will find the most suitable cultivation method for you."

Yan Xiao said, feigning profundity.

"I wonder if the Sect Master has found a good cultivation method?" Zhang Ze asked.

He was the only one who didn't doubt Yan Xiao's intentions; a very simple-minded young man.

"Of course I have. I feel your reactions are too slow, and I am very disappointed. Call all the disciples over; I am going to conduct special training for them."

Yan Xiao said with a straight, serious face.

Yet in his heart, he was thinking: how can I make them feel afraid later?

Before long, Zhang Ze brought 25 disciples to the center of the plaza. Yan Xiao faced the crowd, gave a dry cough, and said loudly, "Um, I am sorry for disturbing everyone's rest.

But for the sake of your better development and finding a more suitable cultivation method, I have decided to conduct special training for you."

All the disciples, including the few Elders watching from the sidelines, looked at Yan Xiao in total confusion, not knowing what his so-called special training entailed.

"Ahem... everyone knows that the humans and the Demon Clan have gone to war. In the future, we will face countless Phantom Demons and Demon Beasts, so first, I must train your courage and nerve."

"In the time to come, I will take you individually into a mysterious space where Phantom Demons appear; it is extremely dangerous!

You cannot move, you cannot speak; you can only wait quietly for dawn, striving to overcome the fear in your hearts."

Fear Value from a group of people +2000.

Basically, everyone has contributed 100 points of Fear Value, hehe.

Yan Xiao held back his laughter, placing the most timid female disciple last, and took the most composed Zhang Ze away first.

With an Earth Escape Technique, he brought Zhang Ze deep underground.

Zhang Ze looked around; it was all mud, so he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Sect Master, are there Phantom Demons underground too?"

"Uh... there probably are, right?

Your courage is the greatest, so the task of investigating whether there are Phantom Demons underground is entrusted to you; you must be careful and stay safe."

Yan Xiao spouted nonsense; how would he know if there were Phantom Demons underground? In any case, he had never seen any.

"Oh, rest assured, Sect Master, I will observe carefully."

The Sect Master said earnestly.

Fine, it seems a bit unlikely to obtain Fear Value from this guy.

Yan Xiao immediately returned to take all the disciples to different locations; of course, for the sake of their safety, Yan Xiao did not go far, keeping them all in the underground beneath Luoxia Mountain.

But to increase their sense of fear, every time he brought a disciple underground, he would say: "This is the lair of the Phantom Demons, good luck."

The male disciples were still fine, but the female disciples were almost crying; in such a dim and damp place, everything around was quiet, without a single sound, and they could only hear their own breathing and heartbeats—the longer it went on, the more afraid they would become.

Returning to Luoxia Mountain, Yan Xiao began to view the income records of the Fear Value.

+500+500+600+1000+1200......

Many female disciples were already extremely terrified and afraid.

On the mountaintop.

Luo Hai looked at Luo Cang and asked, "Senior Brother, will the Sect Master scare the disciples by doing this? After all, most of them are girls, their cultivation is not high, and they are timid."

"I think the Sect Master is doing very well. They are already Elite Disciples of Luoxia Mountain; training them early now will give them a better chance of surviving when they face Phantom Demons in the future.

Phantom Demons won't care whether they are girls or whether they are pretty."

Luo Cang said slowly; he highly approved of Yan Xiao's special training.