Chapter 817: Unemployed
"But I heard this lecturer group still requires an assessment... one must at least reach the second level of Qi Refinement to enter."
"...Could it be that we've wasted ten years of our lifespan, only to emerge from this training class still with nowhere to settle down?"
After witnessing the wondrous world of cultivators in the Yin-Yang Sect's training class, they could no longer settle their hearts to be ordinary laborers in the small town, living out their lives numbly and mechanically.
"Let's go to Wilderness Town, eight hundred li away. One of my uncles does business in that town."
"But will the Yin-Yang Sect be there too...?"
"Probably not that fast."
They had inquired earlier, and all the small towns within a hundred li radius had already been infiltrated by the Yin-Yang training classes, with quick-success Qi Refinement First Stage cultivators crawling everywhere.
"Graduation means unemployment."
Da Li, who didn't have much education and hadn't read many books besides the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, suddenly muttered a phrase he'd heard from some storyteller a couple of days ago. The more he repeated it, the more apt it felt, describing his own situation perfectly.
They had originally thought that by graduating from the training class and becoming immortal masters, they would be above others. Not only would they completely escape their impoverished lives, not to mention the high officials and nobles in the city, at least the petty rich in the surrounding villages and towns would surely be swayed by a few Qi Refinement First Stage spells, and then treat them as honored guests.
But now, even for a decent job, a large number of "immortal masters" are fighting tooth and nail to get it.
"Let's go, while the Yin-Yang training class hasn't reached your uncle's town yet, let's quickly go and experience being 'above others' for a bit."
"Then what?"
"Once there, we'll take on a few children from wealthy families, teach them the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, and earn a hefty initiation fee." At the mention of money, Ah Qiang's mind suddenly became lively.
"Qiangzi, you're right. We can't hope for Spirit Stones, but if we get some gold and silver, living comfortably won't be a problem."
The only thing that could loosely be considered an advantage of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art is that it's easy to learn, easy to pick up, and simple to understand.
Even novices like them, who had only studied for a few months, had considerable confidence that besides self-study, they could also teach others how to get started.
...
"What exactly does Your Excellency intend?"
Ever since more than two years ago, when he "narrowly lost" to this mysterious Transcendent God cultivator, Wei Wuya had occasionally sought him out under the guise of "exchanges", bringing rare Spirit Fruits and Spirit Wine from all over Nanyazhou, his attitude very friendly.
However, what he found most perplexing was that every time they met, this Bai Daoist would appear in mortal towns, and gaze at them thoughtfully.
This time, he finally couldn't suppress his curiosity any longer and took the initiative to ask.
"Me? I want to go back." Bai Mo didn't conceal it either.
"Go back to the Upper Realm?"
"The Up... per Realm? You could say that."
"He truly is someone from the Upper Realm, to speak of such a matter so casually. He surely doesn't know how much appeal an opportunity to ascend to the Upper Realm holds for an old Transcendent God monster in this realm who is simply waiting to die." Wei Wuya thought to himself upon hearing this.
"May I ask, Your Excellency, how do you intend to ascend? And do you require the assistance of my Yanghuo Palace? As long as Your Excellency has a need, my Yanghuo Palace will certainly offer its full support."
"..."
"Soon. It shouldn't take too long."
Gazing at the endless stream of Qi Refinement cultivators around him, Bai Mo said calmly.
Such an ambiguous reply gave Wei Wuya quite a headache.
As a Transcendent God cultivator in this realm whose path was nearing its end, he was one of the people most eager to obtain information about ascension.
Going to the Outer Heavens to search for the Upper Realm sounded good, but among the previous generations of Yanghuo Palace ancestors who left behind soul lamps to search for hope, not a single one lived for more than ten years, and their soul lamps, placed in the sect's ancestral hall, would extinguish.
If it weren't for the fact that he truly couldn't defeat him, he would have long ago resorted to force to extract the information.
Recalling the day they first met, Wei Wuya still felt his Dao Heart tremble slightly.
Facing his challenge, that Bai Daoist manifested a white sun above his head.
Infinite light and heat emanated from the sun, seemingly formless, yet when it shone upon him, it felt as heavy as ten thousand tons.
What was even more terrifying was that the power of that white light was overwhelmingly dominant; no matter what kind of Spirit Arts he unleashed, they would all be submerged by wave after wave of endless light.
To resist the white light falling upon him, he was utterly drained of all his magic power. Even the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, which was said to restore all magic power with a single drop, was drunk dry, but he still couldn't see the end of this white light.
It was as if it were a true great sun, its radiance existing since ancient times.
There were no additional moves, just an absolute crushing force in terms of sheer volume.
If he hadn't been carrying a sect treasure talisman that allowed him to randomly teleport ten thousand li away, he would most likely have been utterly defeated.
...
In the blink of an eye, the day of the Dao Discourse Assembly arrived.
After nearly three years of construction, at the foot of Yongquan Peak, a colossal venue capable of accommodating over one hundred thousand people rose from the ground.
Since the Yin-Yang Sect was responsible for hosting the assembly, the warm-up performance was naturally the Yin-Yang Heavenly Devil Dance, much to the delight of many cultivators.
Two teams, a total of forty Yin-Yang Sect dancers, dressed in light veils that were practically transparent, walked alluringly to the center of the venue, to be scrutinized by tens of thousands of eyes.
"Demoness!"
"Heretical path!"
"Great thighs, thumbs up!"
"I recognize her! Isn't that the one who left me without a word ten years ago?!"
"Tell us your story."
"I recognize her too, that romantic encounter eight years ago..."
"Ours... seems to be the same person?!"
The venue was filled with dense spiritual sense exchanges.
Aside from the soft music, no one dared to make a ruckus.
In the VIP seats on the high platform, sat five exalted Transcendent God Grand Cultivators!
The faint spiritual pressure emanating from the five enveloped the entire venue.
...
The cultivators of the Yin-Yang Sect, due to their limited combat strength, often engaged in various emotional scams to deceive male cultivators of their Yang Qi, developing fleeting romances with those unaware of the truth.
These affairs lasted from half a month to just a few days; as the Yin-Yang Sect members generally did not 'drain the pond to catch all the fish' (exploit excessively), the targeted cultivators would at most require some time to recuperate and fully recover, and there was no danger to their lives.
Over time, the list of "victims" grew enormous. Just like at this Dao Discourse Assembly, quite a few cultivators had already discovered that the one with whom they had had a fleeting romance back then was the same person...
A few who performed exceptionally well even received a few Spirit Stones or a magical artifact as a commendation at their bedside before the woman left.
Aside from the embarrassment of numerous low and mid-tier cultivators being "patronized" by the same individual, the Nascent Soul and Transcendent God cultivators had instead focused all their attention on the Bai Daoist seated at the very front.
No other reason, but this: In such a barren realm, those who could still painstakingly cultivate to Nascent Soul and above were almost all cultivation fanatics.
Aside from improving their cultivation, they rarely cared about anything else.
PS: I never would have thought that when I checked yesterday, I actually owed more tax. I can only try to update two more chapters to earn back the amount I need to pay. ORZ.
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