Chapter 490: Chapter 244: Fusing True Skill Characteristics, Talent Upgrade, The Final Assessment Begins

To speed up her Cultivation, she had spent nearly all her savings on Elixir Pills.

However, the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao was simply too abstruse, and the process of converting her True Qi was like walking on thin ice.

Yet even now, she was only at the Fourth Layer.

She was still a full two layers short of the Sixth Layer required for the assessment!

"This is it... We’re going to be demoted to the Outer Sect," Lin Xiao’s voice held a trace of bitterness. "I hear the competition in the Outer Sect is ten times more brutal than here, and resources are even scarcer. Once we’re sent down, trying to climb back up will be next to impossible."

She knew full well that Su Xiaoxiao had also only cultivated to the Fourth Layer. They were in the same boat, destined to fail today’s assessment.

"Not necessarily!"

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly lowered her voice.

"Sister Lin, I found out about some highly confidential news a few days ago!"

"What news?" Lin Xiao sounded listless, doubting any news could save them now.

Su Xiaoxiao said conspiratorially, "They say that if someone can break through to the Tenth Layer Great Perfection Realm of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao, their understanding of the Myriad Phenomena True Qi will reach an entirely new Realm!"

"The True Qi within a disciple who has reached this Realm will develop a wondrous property called Myriad Phenomena Source Qi."

"If we could persuade such a disciple to help us, to use their Source Qi to give us a complete infusion and guidance, it could help us cleanse our meridians and assimilate our Exotic True Qi!"

As she spoke, a spark of hope ignited in Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes.

"Apparently, after just one guidance session, our subsequent conversion speed will increase severalfold! That way, even if we’re demoted to the Outer Sect, it would only take a month or two at most to break through to the Sixth Layer and charge right back into the Inner Sect!"

"Really?!"

Upon hearing this, an astonishing light instantly burst forth from Lin Xiao’s dull eyes.

If such a method truly existed, then the Outer Sect would just be a temporary stepping stone, not a dead end!

"There must be plenty of senior brothers and sisters in the Inner Sect who have broken through to the Tenth Layer! If we can convince one of them to help us with the cleansing, won’t that solve everything?!" Lin Xiao said excitedly, a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"I’m afraid not..." Su Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"Why not?" Lin Xiao’s heart skipped a beat as she hurriedly asked.

"That Myriad Phenomena Source Qi is very special. It only exists for one year after someone breaks through to Tenth Layer Great Perfection. On top of that, it’s consumed very quickly; it will completely dissipate after being used for two or three cleansing sessions."

The light in Lin Xiao’s eyes dimmed rapidly, and she gave a bitter smile.

"Among the disciples who joined with our batch of Celestial Strategy Guards, even the most talented ones like Long Yu’er and Liu Yunfei are likely still a long way from Perfection."

"And as for those senior disciples in the Inner Sect who reached Perfection years ago, their Source Qi must have dissipated long ago..."

Su Xiaoxiao bit her lip. After a moment’s hesitation, she lowered her voice and said:

"But... I heard that among the Direct Disciples our Sect has been cultivating since they were children, an incredible genius has appeared!"

"Are you talking about Ye Guyun?"

"No, not him. It’s another guy, an extremely low-key one. I heard that a few days ago... he just broke through to Tenth Layer Great Perfection!"

"Someone actually reached Perfection?!" Lin Xiao’s heart leaped in surprise, and she quickly pressed, "Can we go and ask him for help?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"That’s the problem..."

"It seems that person knows his own value, so... he’s put out the word through a middleman."

"He’s willing to provide the guidance."

"But..."

"But what?"

"But anyone who receives the guidance must sign a Blood Contract!"

An expression of humiliation and resentment crossed Su Xiaoxiao’s face.

"We’ll have to unconditionally hand over half of all the sect points we earn from now on!"

"And... for our entire time in the Sect, we must obey his orders, be at his beck and call, and never defy him!"

"What?!"

Lin Xiao was so shocked she nearly cried out. Her eyes widened, her face a mask of disbelief and rage.

"Hand over half our points? And be at his beck and call?"

"How is that asking for help? That’s practically signing yourself into slavery! He wants us to be his workhorses!"

"That’s outrageous! How can a fellow sect member exploit others like this?!"

"SHH! Keep your voice down!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed an agitated Lin Xiao. "I know," she said with a look of resignation. "I think it’s way too much, too. He’s the kind of person who’d devour you whole and not even spit out the bones."

"But... Sister Lin, think about it."

"This is our only chance to make a comeback."

"If we don’t agree, we’ll be stuck in the Outer Sect. We might never break through and eventually get kicked out of the Sect entirely."

"If we agree, life will be harder and more humiliating, but at least... we’ll be able to stay in the Inner Sect. We’ll still have a hope of continuing our Cultivation."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao’s agitated expression instantly froze.

’She’s right.’

’This is the reality of our situation.’

’When faced with despair, what is dignity worth?’

The two fell silent, each lost in thought, seemingly weighing a difficult choice in their hearts.

Meanwhile, Jiang Che, who was walking behind them, had a calm expression on his face, as if admiring the mountain scenery along the path.

But with the strength of his Divine Soul at the Fourth Layer of True Master Realm, his five senses were so sharp that the two women’s deliberately hushed whispers reached his ears, every single word perfectly clear.

’Myriad Phenomena Source Qi?’

Jiang Che’s heart stirred, and he subconsciously performed an Introspection.

Within the vast, chaotic sea of his Myriad Phenomena True Qi, there was indeed a special, almost unnoticeable stream of energy that nonetheless exuded a primordial aura.

This stream of energy was different from ordinary True Qi. It seemed to possess a magical quality of "assimilation" and "guidance."

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