Chapter 77: The Relentless Da Yan Holy Land

Chapter 77: The Relentless Da Yan Holy Land [Ding, congratulations to the host! Your youngest disciple has entered the beginner stage of the Five Elements Art. Since this technique was not created by the host, there is no reward.] Early in the morning, Chu Feng had just gotten up when he heard this bad news. 'Damn it, this lousy system won’t even let me cheat a little,' Chu Feng muttered inwardly, but he didn't bother arguing with the system. Although the Five Elements Art wasn’t his original creation, a lot of the techniques Wang Baole, that little chubby disciple, learned from the Ice and Fire Immortal Chef sect were completely made up by Chu Feng. As long as the little chubby one mastered them, that was good enough. As for the Five Elements Art itself, Chu Feng didn't care to learn it himself. "I wonder how Chen'er and Da Qian are doing lately?" Chu Feng suddenly thought of his first and second disciples. The last he had heard about them was when the system notified him that both had broken through again. Each of them had increased his cultivation by twenty years. Right now, Chu Feng had over three hundred years of cultivation. By the time Xiao Chen returned to fulfill their three-year agreement, he would likely have over four hundred years of cultivation. Maybe even five hundred years. When that time came and he faced an enemy, he could boldly declare: "This sword strike carries five hundred years of cultivation. Can you withstand it?" After washing up, he headed to the kitchen to guide the little chubby one in his cultivation. As for Qin Qin, that little girl, after returning to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, had gone into secluded cultivation for a while. Chu Feng didn’t ask much. Maybe in a few days, there would be good news. "Master, I’ve entered the beginner stage of the Five Elements Art!" The moment Wang Baole entered and saw Chu Feng, he couldn’t wait to share the good news with his master. Chu Feng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, you really do have talent." Wang Baole scratched his head and said, "Master, you don’t have to comfort me. I already asked Senior Sister before, and my Senior Brothers learned your teachings way faster than I did." Chu Feng chuckled, "Don’t listen to her nonsense. Your eldest senior brother wasn’t that fast either." Hearing this, Wang Baole's eyes lit up. "Really, Master?" "Would I bother lying to you about such a small thing? Keep training. Today, Master will inspect your technique and knife skills." As he spoke, Chu Feng’s expression turned serious. Wang Baole didn’t dare fool around anymore and began earnestly demonstrating the fruits of his recent practice. After watching, Chu Feng nodded slightly. "Not bad. Your skills now are just about enough to assist me. Once you break through to the Dao Foundation Realm, you’ll be able to take charge of the kitchen on your own." "I’ll work even harder!" Wang Baole said excitedly. Chu Feng said with a serious face, "Go chop the firewood." "Yes, Master!" Wang Baole immediately scampered off to split wood. His speed wasn’t very fast, but every swing of the axe was serious and careful. Watching him work, Chu Feng showed a thoughtful expression. It was about time to start putting some weight training on this kid. He should look into finding some particularly hard and slow-burning wood. In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. Chu Feng was having his meal when suddenly the system’s voice rang in his mind again. [Ding, congratulations to the host! Your third disciple, Qin Qin, has broken through a minor realm. Host is awarded ten years of cultivation.] Upon hearing this, Chu Feng finally revealed a pleased smile. Seeing his master suddenly smiling, Wang Baole instinctively asked, "Master, did something make you happy?" Chu Feng replied, "I just sensed your senior sister’s breakthrough." Wang Baole looked at him with pure admiration. "Master, you’re incredible! Her courtyard is hundreds of steps away from here!" Chu Feng said helplessly, "For the top ten institute heads of Wendao Academy, this kind of thing is just standard procedure. You'll get used to it." Wang Baole nodded earnestly, already fantasizing about when he could become as powerful as his master. By evening. Qin Qin’s figure appeared in the courtyard of the institute head’s residence. Wang Baole rushed over immediately, circling around Qin Qin and inspecting her. "Senior Sister, didn’t you just have a breakthrough? Why do you seem no different from before?" Qin Qin glanced at her junior brother and smiled slightly. "Is it possible that your cultivation is too low to notice the changes in me?" Wang Baole: "..." Too cruel. Why did Senior Sister have to tell the truth so bluntly? Seeing the boy deflated, Chu Feng laughed and said, "Qin’er, it seems you've gained quite a lot this time. If it weren’t for the mark of the Dayan Holy Land on you, you could have gone out for proper training." Qin Qin said, "Cultivating by Master’s side is just as good. Sooner or later, I’ll make those people from the Dayan Holy Land pay the price." Meanwhile, the disciples of the Dayan Holy Land’s Dark Hall were rushing toward Wendao City from another stronghold. They still didn’t know that the Dark Hall disciples stationed in Wendao City had already been completely wiped out. Several days ago, they had received orders from the sect to infiltrate Wendao City and investigate the latest situation regarding Qin Qin. Once they obtained reliable information, they were to report back immediately. The name Qin Qin wasn’t unfamiliar to many of the Dark Hall disciples. After all, there weren’t many secular cultivators who could be hunted by the Dark Hall for years without being caught. It was just that no one could understand why the higher-ups insisted on capturing her alive rather than simply killing the girl. If not for that order, Qin Qin would have already been dead. That night, the Dark Hall disciples nearest to Wendao City arrived. Their first move was to contact their fellow sect members stationed in Wendao City, but what surprised them was that the stronghold was completely deserted. Not a single person. Not even a ghostly trace. Without their fellow disciples, it became extremely difficult to investigate Qin Qin’s whereabouts. However, most of the Dark Hall disciples were seasoned veterans who had lived among commoners for years. Lacking clues, they started digging for their own leads. They began searching the empty stronghold for any documents. Before long, one Dark Hall disciple excitedly held up a jade slip and said, "I found it! I found information about that little girl!" "Quick, show it to me," said the leading man in a deep voice. "The latest record from the Eleventh Deacon is here, and it hasn’t been sent back to headquarters yet." The disciple respectfully handed the jade slip over. The Eleventh Deacon took the jade slip and infused his divine sense into it. Soon, the latest information about Qin Qin entered his mind. It detailed that Qin Qin had been accepted into one of Wendao Academy’s top ten institutes, the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, and specifically noted that the institute head was a mortal. The entire Miscellaneous Dao Institute only had two cultivators at the True Fate Realm, Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian. Hmm... The Eleventh Deacon pulled his divine sense back from the jade slip with a puzzled expression. The surrounding disciples curiously asked, "Deacon, what exactly happened to our fellow disciples in Wendao City?" The Eleventh Deacon shook his head. "I’m not sure, but the contents of this jade slip are rather absurd. Take a look yourselves. We’ll discuss it after you've read it..." ==================================================================================== Get access to 20 chapters in advance and enjoy 2 daily updates by supporting the series. Available on Patreon: /Alex_Cruise or Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/anish_44