Chapter 121: Touch My Head

The next day, as expected, Jiang Cheng promoted Lu Fan, who was ranked first in sequence, right under everyone’s nose. This raised his talent to fourth-class, putting him on par with Mo Chen, an Immortal. This left Elder Mo on the verge of tears. He had a premonition that if this group of people ascended to the Immortal Realm, his transcendent status in front of the Sect Leader would be threatened. But considering that he was currently the one teaching these people, having the grace of imparting teachings... It actually didn’t seem too bad. After refining that Holy Pill, his residual soul became much more consolidated. His power recovered significantly, though it was still far from his peak state. Jiang Cheng also used the system to check, and it showed that he had increased from the initial 10,000 points to 150,000. It seemed that as he recovered some of his state, the system would increase his value. Over the coming period, the entire Feixian Sect entered a phase of rapidly advancing strength across the board. Ji Linghan, Lin Ning, Luo Yuan, and others once again entered the Xuanji Map. Other disciples, before their talents were elevated, remained outside listening to Elder Mo’s teachings. After their talents were raised, they were also sent into the Xuanji Map by Jiang Cheng. Mo Chen had become accustomed to it by now. The Immortal Realm also possessed time-related treasures, but having a hundred-fold speed was considered top-tier, usually only possessed by those Immortal Realm peak experts. And all these treasures had a characteristic: they required the burning of a large amount of Immortal Crystals to sustain each activation. A Sect Leader who could accelerate time by thousands of times without any apparent cost simply didn’t exist. But still, as they say, the fortune of the Child of the Plane—it’s just basic maneuvers, stay calm... Over two months later, with all the remaining disciples fully elevated, Jiang Cheng called Luo Yuan out. This time, he startled even himself, as this kid had already reached the Celestial Fate Second Layer. But thinking it through, it seemed normal. Luo Yuan had been in there for about 70 days. The current time flow rate in the Xuanji Map is 3600 times, equivalent to 690 years inside. "Sect Leader!" After not seeing each other for 690 years, Luo Yuan knelt down crying when they met. "Finally, I see you again..." "There are quite a few people inside now, aren’t you all bored?" "Without the Sect Leader, everyone’s life is dull and boring." Even after 690 years, Luo Yuan’s flattery skill remained intact. "Alright, alright, I’m not into that." "This time I called you out to undergo a second evolution." Currently, it takes 22,000 points to elevate a level in the Celestial Fate Realm for Luo Yuan, but it’s still not enough in Jiang Cheng’s eyes; Ji Linghan can bring in 300,000 after all. Lin Ning can bring in 500,000 as well. "Second evolution, what’s that?" "No need to worry, you’ll find out soon." With that, he stroked Luo Yuan’s head. As a result, Luo Yuan’s talent was promoted to fourth-class. Checking with the system, now each level increase could bring in 75,000 points. "My constitution has improved again?" Even Luo Yuan began to doubt life itself. It all seemed so surreal, yet the enhanced perception of Spiritual Qi, the increased conversion speed of Spiritual Power, and even the profound understanding of rules—it was undeniable! "Sect Leader..." He intended to express his loyalty, to say something heartfelt. However, Brother Cheng kicked him back into the Xuanji Map before he could finish, urging him to cultivate with his enhanced talent! Mo Chen, having witnessed the entire process, had his understanding refreshed once more. Turns out, this enhancement could occur more than once for the same person? Well, yes, it’s the Child of the Plane... Understandable, normal. He had become completely numb by now. Unexpectedly, the long-unseen Three-Eyed Tiger suddenly jumped out. "Hey kid, how exactly are you doing this?" It sidled up to Jiang Cheng, wearing a flattering smile. "Can you set me up with the same treatment?" Even though it hadn’t made an appearance recently, it was impossible for the happenings within the Feixian Sect to escape its notice. At first, when Luo Yuan’s talent was promoted, it could still maintain its pride as a Demon King. Now, seeing all the disciples elevated, especially with Luo Yuan receiving a second promotion, it couldn’t hold back anymore. Jiang Cheng scanned it with the system. Target: Three-Eyed Fierce Tiger. Talent: Second-class. Upgrade available: First-class. Cost in points: 9,500,000,000 Damn, this shameless and audacious Tiger Demon actually had a second-class talent? Jiang Cheng was a bit shocked. If not for his own Celestial Desolation Indestructible Body being the best in the Three Realms, he might even feel envious. This was far superior to Ji Linghan and Lin Ning. Such excellent talent, yet it’s a pity it never pledged loyalty, thus not considered part of the group. Otherwise, with its current realm, just the first ’ding’ would probably earn tens of billions of points. Oh, what a pity indeed. Little did he know, although the Three-Eyed Tiger was at the bottom among the Twelve Demon Kings of the Celestial Demon Domain, its indulgence in pleasure often rivaled his in cultivation laziness. If not for its exceptional talent, how could it have reached the Demon King Realm in ten thousand years? As for the 9.5 billion points required, Jiang Cheng didn’t even bother to complain. "And you called yourself Master in front of me; go play somewhere else." In the past, the Three-Eyed Tiger would definitely have retorted. But this time, it held back. "Have some mercy, would it not make you look more impressive if your Sect Guardian Spirit Beast were mighty?" Jiang Cheng chuckled coldly: "You initially agreed to just three years, not to be a permanent Sect Guardian Spirit Beast." "Just a mere touch on the head, no need for any cost, don’t be so stingy." Faced with potential benefits, the Three-Eyed Tiger cast aside any semblance of pride. "Come, come, touch my head." It approached, continuously rubbing against Jiang Cheng’s palm. "Hehe, if you like, my butt is available too." On the side, Mo Chen secretly despised it, wasn’t it said that a tiger’s butt couldn’t be touched? Jiang Cheng was almost amused to death. That’s a whopping 9.5 billion points, and I don’t even have 95 million right now. "Who told you there’s no cost? We’ll discuss when you become my Spirit Pet." With a slap, he sent the pesky old tiger flying. Seeing that soft tactics weren’t working, the Three-Eyed Tiger got angry. "Kid, you’re making things difficult, how dare you want a Demon King to be your Spirit Pet, can you handle it?" Jiang Cheng pouted: "If you’re unwilling, so be it, I’m not forcing you." That sentence instantly deflated the Three-Eyed Tiger’s temper. It thought long and hard, realizing it had nothing to threaten this kid with. And reflecting on it, the previously reluctant Mo Chen now seemed to relish the arrangement every day. Could it be that I need to learn from him? As time quietly passed by. During the following two months, Jiang Cheng gave a second round of enhancement to the remaining disciples. Finally, all disciples were elevated to fourth-class talent by him. In the future, as long as they survived, they could all eventually achieve immortality. Following this phase, Feixian Sect experienced a calm spell. The Three-Eyed Tiger was nowhere to be seen every day, and Ah Huang mostly slept within the Spirit Vein. Jiang Cheng remembered his deal with Lan Ti and sought out Mo Chen, the former Immortal. "I have a question for you, over these thousands of years, has the path to ascension been completely blocked?"