The Changed Schedule

After that Rong Yuan never saw the old Jing Dong again. He thought Jing Dong have died there but his doubts about the reason for Jing Dong's betrayal still remained unclarified.

He thought 'they' may be his family but this old man didn't have a family, also he even knew Yuan's grandfather which he didn't know and hadn't seen.

So in this life, he decided to find out the reason if he wanted to save the sect and learn about the betrayal.

Moreover, Xia Yue completely forgot about his second disciple, the young man, and his death, furthermore, she could barely remember the attack on the sect. Therefore, Yuan didn't mention it again fearing his first disciple may break again, both mentally and physically.

But... That decision led her to betray him and her 'forgotten love' ... That will be a story for another time...

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"Greetings, Hall Master Jing Dong!"

After taking a seat, as well as reminiscing a little about his past life Yuan spoke.

"I have come by the order of the Sect Master to receive information about my schedule."

"...I know. I will tell you about it." Jing Dong spoke slowly.

"Ok."

"You have been assigned to teach inner sect disciples and the theme you will be teaching is Affinities. You will teach mostly new disciples who have broken through the Spirit User Stage and awakened their affinities. You have to teach once a week according to your schedule. Furthermore, you may give one on one lessons to students about wind affinity as it is yours too. However, the disciples will have to pay the price and it will be set by you as you are the teacher. That is all you need to know."

"...I understand." Rong Yuan was calm as usual. He predicted his schedule might change but it changed with a whole difference.

"Hall Master Dong, don't new elders usually start teaching in the outer sect?" Rong Yuan asked as he was confused about his situation.

"...Yes, that is the rule of the sect... But after your one-month challenge, the situation has changed."

"Huh? You already know about it?"

"Well... Rumors will spread fast, don't you know?"

"...Yes, you are right..."

"... I'll tell the reason why it changed. The elders who opposed you tried to change your schedule after your one-month challenge, they found it impossible for you to complete it but they decided to be 100% sure, so they argued with the Sect Master last night for hours... They wanted you to teach your disciple as little as possible so they assigned you to the inner sect... It could have been for four times in a week but the Sect Master didn't allow it anymore... He treats you nicely..." Jing Dong revealed why he was assigned to teach in the inner sect...

"... They did go this far? Are they overestimating me?" Rong Yuan was left speechless by the actions of the elders.

"... They are not... After all, you are the 'Miracle Creator' in the sect. Let's mention some of them... You broke through to Spirit Disciple Stage at the age of 13, after three months of entering the sect, and entered the Spirit User Stage at 15. Aren't these miracles?" Jing Dong reminded Yuan about his 'miracles'.

"..." Yuan became a little embarrassed by hearing them.

"You are weak to compliments, huh?" Hall Master Jing Dong chuckled after seeing Yuan's reaction.

"No, I'm not... " Yuan immediately regained his usually calm expression. "I will be leaving then. Thanks for your service, Hall Master Dong."

"... A little advice from me. Beware of the elders as they are scheming and corrupted... They will do everything they can for you to fail... And when that happens, they will assign their own people to you as your second personal disciple..." Hall Master spoke before Rong Yuan was leaving.

"Thanks for the advice. Goodbye..." Yuan then left the Hall Master's room.

The old Jing Dong was left alone in the room again.

"...Hahaha... Old Friend... Your grandchild has become such a great man... But I will fulfill the promise I gave you..."

The low voice of the old Jing Dong echoed through the room.

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{Did you check his cultivation?}

[Yes, host. He is at the 9th level of the Spirit King Stage. But somehow his cultivation sealed to the 4th level of the Spirit King Stage.]

{He must have used some secret sealing technique...}

[Yes.]

Rong Yuan asked the system to check the Hall Master Jing Dong's real cultivation level. His suspicions cleared up after hearing it from the system.

{So he was this strong all along...}

[Do you think he has ulterior motives?]

{Maybe or maybe not... But we will know them in the future.}

{So, today I have no lesson in the inner sect? In that case, I should check out the Treasure Hall to see some things... They will be needed later.}

Yuan thought as he slowly gets out of the Resources Hall's gate.

He was heading to the Treasure Hall. Every disciple could choose a treasure after entering the sect and obtaining Contribution Points after completing at least five missions.

Yuan also decided to choose a treasure for Huan instead.

{That treasure will help Huan to become stronger faster... Yes... I will take them...}

After some time passed.

Rong Yuan came near the Treasure Hall while thinking about his next course of action and future plans.

Suddenly an unexpected situation occurred.

"Argh!"

A strange figure bumped into Yuan from behind, Yuan also couldn't react in time because he was daydreaming(?). Yuan fell to the ground along with someone on top of him. Yuan sensed something soft on his back for a moment but it disappeared instantly, (un) fortunately.

"Sorry! I was unable to control myself!"

An apologetic voice sounded as a slender hand helped Yuan to stand up.

Yuan stood up with the help of the strange figure and then he looked at the figure.

"You! Who are you?"

Yuan asked after seeing a young woman about the same age as him. She wore the inner sect's blue robe and had a beautiful face, light blue eyes, and dark blue hair.

He never saw her in the sect before. But he forgot he rarely interacted with people as he was a cultivation maniac before.

"Huh? I am the inner sect disciple, Ma Li..." The girl answered enthusiastically, then continued. "I am the famous "She Knows All" in the sect. Don't you know me? Everyone knows me and I know everyone in the sect!"

"Wait! I don't know you! Who are you?" She suddenly asked as she had never seen this man before in the sect.

"Urgh..." Yuan was left speechless by her question and didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

"My name is Rong Yuan. Nice to meet you..." Rong Yuan spoke with the little experience he got talking to strangers and girls...

[You need to fix this, host...]

"Oh! Are you a new disciple? Have you already earned enough points?! Let's go! I will help you to choose a good treasure. You know, I know all the treasures in the Treasure Hall...."

"Ehh... Ano..."

Yuan was bewildered by Mu Li's never-ending questions. He even didn't know what to say, therefore he was dragged into the Treasure Hall by Mu Li helplessly.

{Why do I always end up with chatterboxes?... First, the Sect Master... Then Huan... And now... she...}

[Hahaha! What am I seeing right now? An introverted host? Hahaha!] The system laughed at Yuan's pitiful situation.

{Shut up!} These were the words that Yuan only could tell the system at the moment.