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Chapter 521 Insanely Generous

"For those of you who want to be dual cultivators, due to the imbalance in gender, things are much more complicated, so I will deal with you last," said Su Yang before he turned to look at the 800 disciples that wished to practice cultivation normally.

"All of you get in a single file line and come to me one at a time. I will give you your disciple rank now, which will be based on your talent and current cultivation base."

The 800 disciples quickly stood before him in a line.

Once a disciple approaches him, Su Yang hands them a medallion that corresponds with their disciple rank.

There were five colors of medallions; white, green, red, black, and gold.

The Outer Court disciples will be given the white medallions, whilst the Inner Court disciples will be given the green medallions. As for the red and black medallions, they are given to Core Disciples and Sect Elders. And finally, for the gold medallion, only the Legacy Disciples are allowed to carry them.

Half an hour later, once all of the disciples received their disciple ranks, Su Yang said to them, "Now that you have your ranks, I will talk about your allowances."

Every disciple within the Sect are usually given allowances in the form of spirit stones, and this is a normal practice across most Sects around the world except for the poor ones that cannot afford to hand out spirit stones to their own disciples or the strict sects that refuse to spoil their disciples, forcing them to find their own resources.

"Outer Court disciples will be given 100 spirit stones every month…"

"What?! 100 spirit stones?!" Not just the disciples but even Liu Lanzhi stared at him with wide eyes.

A hundred spirit stones can last an ordinary Cultivator for many months, even years if they use them sparingly, and to give out 100 spirit stones every month to Outer Court disciples was simply too generous — even insane. Not even the richest Sects in this world would dare to imagine handing out so many spirit stones to their Outer Court disciples.

After giving the new disciples their ranks, there are over 700 Outer Court disciples currently in the Sect, which means it would require them to spend over 70,000 spirit stones every month on the Outer Court disciples alone. Furthermore, they are bound to have more Outer Court disciples in the future. What will happen once they have 10,000 Outer Court disciples? There is simply no way they can spend one million spirit stones a month on the Court Court disciples, and this budget does not even include the Inner Court disciples, much less the Core disciples and everything else!

"S-Su Yang… 100 spirit stones…? I don't want to doubt your judgment, but don't you think you are being a 'little' bit too generous? In the past, even the Inner Court disciples received less than 10 spirit stones a month... " Liu Lanzhi said to him with her back soaked in sweat. "Even if we can afford to give them 100 spirit stones a month, they won't have enough time to cultivate so many spirit stones."

Su Yang understood why Liu Lanzhi was reluctant to give these disciples so many spirit stones, as 100 spirit stones is truly a lot of money and resources, especially if they are to be spent on mere Outer Court disciples, who are often seen as inferior disciples whose purpose is only to increase a Sect's population. However, if one looked at these Outer Court disciples as though they are as talented as Core Disciples from the other sects, they might no longer hesitate to spend so much money.

"You should stop looking at these disciples as just 'Outer Court disciples'." Su Yang said to her with a calm expression.

"Indeed, it may seem reckless to hand out so many resources to beginners, but if you consider what they will become in the future, it's a worthy investment, even if it's somewhat expensive."

"These disciples here are not your ordinary 'Outer Court disciples'. They are all geniuses that have been chosen from hundreds of thousands of people. Although they may appear insignificant right now, they all have potential that surpasses even Core Disciples from other Sects."

"Even if I understand your intent… our resources are not unlimited..." Liu Lanzhi sighed.

They may be rich right now, but they have already spent millions of spirit stones to expand and upgrade the Sect into a much better place. Compared to the Profound Blossom Sect before, the current Sect was at least two times larger, and even all of their facilities and living quarters had been upgraded. However, even with the expansion, there are still many things they needed to fix or buy for the Sect in the future.

If they continue to spend so carelessly, their resources will be depleted before they know it.

"You are worried about our funds? Have you not looked in the Treasury recently?" Su Yang asked her with a calm voice.

"I last checked a few weeks ago when I had to pay for the Sect's expansion and upgrades, but I haven't been there since then…" Liu Lanzhi shook her head.

"Then you should go and take a look right now," he said with a mysterious smile on his face. "I will even wait for you to return before we continue."

Liu Lanzhi nodded her head before rushing to the Treasury.

A few minutes later, she arrived at the White Pearl Treasury, which is still being guarded by Elder Zhao.

"Sect Master. What brings you here today?" Elder Zhao greeted her.

"Su Yang told me to check the Treasury. Do you know why?" she asked him.

"The Treasury? I'm not sure. He showed up here once right before the disciple examination to put something inside, but he told me to not look inside for the time being, so I don't know what he left inside," he responded.

"Open it. I want to see what's inside."

A few moments later, they stood before the Treasury room and the powerful formation that guarded it.

Chapter 522 Unimaginable Wealth

"No matter how many times I see it, this formation is incredibly profound and complex. Just where did Su Yang learn how to create formations like this?" Elder Zhao spoke with a face filled with awe, commending the defensive formation that protected the treasury room.

"Yeah… I wonder where…" A weird smile appeared on Liu Lanzhi's face, as she couldn't possibly tell him that Su Yang had learned it in his past life when he was an Immortal.

A few moments later, Liu Lanzhi retrieved a jade slip and placed it on the formation, opening it.

The jade slip is akin to a key for a door to the formation, and in this entire world, only two individuals carry it — the Sect Masters of the Profound Blossom Sect. And unless someone has the ability to break the formation, which required someone to be at least at the Sovereign Spirit Realm and also with deep knowledge regarding formations, entering the treasury would be impossible.

Once they entered the treasury, they were dumbfounded by the scene inside.

In the middle of the room laid a small mountain of storage rings, and there were at least 100 of them bundled together.

"Why are there so many storage rings?" Elder Zhao mumbled.

"I'm more curious as to what's inside these storage rings…"

Liu Lanzhi went to pick up one of these storage rings and took a peek inside with her spiritual energy.

"Ah?!"

However, a few moments later, after seeing the inside of the storage ring, Liu Lanzhi cried out loud, her voice filled with shock, before dropping the storage ring to the floor.

"What happened, Sect Master?!" Elder Zhao was startled by her sudden screaming.

"I-Inside… look inside the storage ring…"

Elder Zhao forcefully swallowed and picked up the storage ring Liu Lanzhi dropped and peeked inside.

When he saw the mountain of spirit stones inside, he also gasped in shock. "What the heck?! There are at least a few million spirit stones in here!"

He then turned to look at the mountain of storage rings before them.

"I-Impossible… Don't tell me that all of these storage rings are filled with spirit stones…?"

Elder Zhao and Liu Lanzhi immediately began looking through all of the storage rings.

A few minutes later, they stared at each other with wide eyes.

"Hahaha…" Elder Zhao laughed in a weird manner, almost as though he'd gone crazy. "Every storage ring I'd checked contained spirit stones… and each of them had at least a few million inside…"

"It is also the same for me…" Liu Lanzhi nodded with a dazed face. "And there are 121 storage rings here… Meaning there's at least a few hundred million spirit stones within this pile of storage rings!"

"Good heavens! Just where did Su Yang obtain this much wealth?! Unless he robbed the entire Continent, he couldn't possibly have so many spirit stones!" Elder Zhao exclaimed loudly, his eyes filled with fear.

"No wonder why he was willing to give 100 spirit stones to the Outer Court disciples every month… If we have this many spirit stones, we can even afford to give them 1,000 every month!"

"100 spirit stones for the Outer Court disciples, and every month?!" Elder Zhao looked at her with wide eyes, as this is his first time hearing such a thing.

"Anyway, don't tell anyone else about this. We don't want the entire world knowing about our wealth, or it might bring unnecessary trouble."

"I won't say a word about this even if I am going to die!" Elder Zhao swore with his hand raised.

After staring at the tremendous wealth before them for a few more moments, they left the treasury.

Once Liu Lanzhu returned to Su Yang's side, she asked him in a mosquito-like voice, "Just how the hell did you obtain so many spirit stones?! Don't tell me you secretly robbed the entire Continent?!"

Su Yang chuckled at her imaginations and responded in a calm voice, "My side job."

"Side… job…?" Liu Lanzhi stared at him with a dumbfounded face.

"Anyway, now that you have seen our wealth, you shouldn't need to worry about our spending too much anytime soon."

He then turned to look at the disciples and continued to speak, "It has decided that the Outer Court disciples will receive 100 spirit stones a month. As for the Inner Court disciples, you will receive 1,000 spirit stones a month."

"1,000 spirit stones?!?!"

The disciples exclaimed loudly with their jaws on the floor.

There are a little over 80 Inner Court disciples at the moment, meaning the Sect would need to spend over 80,000 spirit stones a month on them and almost 200,000 if they include the Outer Court disciples. However, if one considers the amount of wealth the Profound Blossom Sect currently has, that budget is akin to a drop of water in the ocean.

"As for the Core disciples, since there will only be a few of you even in the future, I shall give you a limitless allowance. In other words, as long as you need spirit stones, no matter the amount, as long as it's for a reasonable cause, the Sect will provide it for you." Su Yang said.

"Unlimited… spirit stones…?"

The disciples there looked at Su Yang as though he was a God. Even the Divine Sword Sect, who has the Xie Family as their direct financial support, wouldn't dare to spend so extravagantly on their disciples.

"I know what you are all thinking," Su Yang suddenly said, "It may look like a lot of resources at first — so much so that you can save the majority of them for the future, even go shopping at your leisure. However, once you start cultivating, you will realize that isn't the case. I will be providing every single one of you a unique cultivation technique that will benefit your talents the most, and they are all at least at the Heaven-grade, which will require a lot of spiritual energy to practice. And once you reach a certain level, 100… even 1,000 spirit stones will disappear before you know it."

Chapter 523 Imbalance

"H-Heaven-grade techniques…?"

The disciples stared at him with their faces filled with disbelief.

"Sect Master… we get to cultivate Heaven-grade techniques…?"

He nodded and said, "Yes, but you are not limited to just Heaven-grade techniques. If you can prove to me that you are serious about cultivation, I am even willing to share with you Immortal-grade cultivation techniques."

"Immortal-grade techniques!"

The disciples gasped in shock.

Heaven-grade techniques were already valuable enough in this world — to the point where the majority of Cultivators in this world live their entire life without ever seeing one. So one can imagine just how valuable Immortal-grade techniques are.

However, in Su Yang's eyes, who had connections to many powerful Sects and mysterious Clans in his previous life, he has seen countless Heaven-grade techniques and Immortal-grade techniques.

As an Immortal, his memories were basically perfect, allowing him to memorize all of the cultivation techniques he'd seen before. Therefore, if he needs cultivation techniques for these disciples, he could easily retrieve them from his memories by writing it down for them.

"I will start handing out the cultivation techniques the following day, as I will be busy tomorrow," said Su Yang.

"That's all I have for you today. Now that you have your ranks, the Sect Elders will take things from here and handle your disciple robes and living quarters."

"Follow me. I will distribute your uniforms according to your ranks." Elder Sun said before bringing the disciples away.

Once the 887 disciples left the area with Elder Sun, Su Yang turned to look at the rest of the disciples — the 100 disciples that wished to become dual cultivators.

"First and foremost, let me assign you your ranks."

Sometime later, the disciples received their ranks.

Out of the 110 disciples there, 80 of them became Outer Court disciples, whilst 27 of them became Inner Court disciples, and only 3 of them managed to become Core Disciples.

Amongst those 3 Core disciples, Yan Yan, the genius beloved by the Heavens was there.

"Are you sure that you want to be a dual cultivator? You are still too young, so you won't start cultivation until you are considered an adult at 16 years old. And considering your talent… it's best if you cultivate normally." Su Yang said to her.

However, despite his advice, Yan Yan's expression remained unchanged, and she spoke, "I want to dual cultivate."

After a moment of silence, Liu Lanzhi asked her, "In the first place, do you even know what it means to become a dual cultivator?"

And to their surprise, in response to Liu Lanzhi's question, Yan Yan shook her head.

"You want to become a dual cultivator when you don't even know the meaning behind it?" Liu Lanzhi sighed. "I'm sorry, but I think you should join the other disciples instead."

However, Yan Yan remained calm and said, "In that case, if I understand the meaning of a dual cultivator, you will have no qualms with me being a dual cultivator, right?"

"That is…"

Liu Lanzhi was speechless, as this is her first time dealing with a 12-year-old child that is as difficult as Yan Yan.

"I'll leave her to you, Su Yang…" Liu Lanzhi quickly gave up on persuading Yan Yan and handed all of her responsibility to him.

Su Yang nodded, and then he said to Yan Yan, "Dual cultivation requires two people to embrace each other with passion. In simpler words, they have sex."

"Sex…? What is that?" Yan Yan tilted her head with an innocent expression.

"We have to start from there?" A bittersweet smile appeared on his face.

"It'll be faster to show it to you."

After saying those words, Su Yang tapped on her forehead with a dim light on the tip of his finger.

A few seconds later, realistic images began appearing in Yan Yan's head.

Inside her head, there were a couple before her — a man and a woman, and they were dual cultivating with each other.

'This is what it means to dual cultivate…' Su Yang's voice resounded in Yan Yan's head as she watched the couple cultivate.

Sometime later, once the demonstration in her head ended, Su Yang asked her, "Do you still want to become a dual cultivator?"

Not even a second later, Yan Yan responded without any hesitation in her voice, "Yes."

"Is that so… then I have nothing else to say. However, you will still have to wait until you are an adult until you can dual cultivate. As of right now, even though you qualify as a Core disciple, you are also a Junior Disciple until you become an adult."

"Also, because of your unique talent, I am probably the only person in this world who can properly train you, so you will be my direct disciple."

"Yes, Master." Yan Yan nodded obediently.

'Why does she treat everyone beside him so indifferently…?' Liu Lanzhi wondered to herself.

Sometime later, Su Yang continued to speak with the other disciples, "Now that you all have your disciple ranks, let's talk about the imbalance between the disciples."

"There are nine male disciples and 101 female disciples here, and I don't mean to ridicule any of you men when I say this, but I doubt you will be able to satisfy more than one partner at a time, meaning there will be 92 female disciples without a partner."

"Now, there are three options to choose for the female disciples."

"One, you can wait until more disciples arrive next year to find a partner, or you can travel outside and find your own partner. Either way, there are not enough men in this place at this moment."

"As for the second choice, you can cultivate with me until you find a new partner."

The instant the female disciples heard the second option, before Su Yang could even continue speaking, they all responded loudly, "We would like to choose the second option, Sect Master!"

"There's still a third option, you know." He said with a smile on his face.

"We don't need to hear the third option, Sect Master! We will choose the second one regardless!" said the disciples, their eyes filled with delight.

Chapter 524 Divine-grade Technique

"Even if all of you choose the second option, I will still let you know of the third option, which would be for you to switch over to the other side and practice cultivation normally." Su Yang said a moment later.

"However, before I let any of you girls decide, I shall give the men an entire week to find their partner first."

"..."

The male disciples turned to look at the hundred beauties standing before them and swallowed nervously. There were simply too many choices, and even if they picked someone, it was not guaranteed that the female disciple would be willing to become their partner.

Furthermore, because the female disciples know that if they pick a partner, their chances of cultivating with Su Yang, one of their main reasons for becoming a dual cultivator, would be significantly reduced.

Indeed, this is why there are so many more female disciples than male disciples, as most of not all of the females there came to the Profound Blossom Sect because of Su Yang, hoping to cultivate with him.

Of course, Su Yang was aware of this problem. However, it was not as though he could force these female disciples to choose a partner. Even if there's a lack of male disciples, if the female disciples refused to cultivate with the male disciples, there was truly nothing he could do.

"As for the female disciples, I want you to give these men at least a chance. Life is not always as fair, since there will be times when you have no choices. Of course, I am not telling you to pick a partner whom you do not even like, but if you are attracted to them, do not be afraid to become their partner, as dual cultivation is much more than just pleasure and sex."

"Starting today, and for the next seven days, I want the male disciples to knock on the door of every female disciple here and have a chat with them. As men, especially as a dual cultivator that's new to the scene, if you do not take the initiative, you will most likely never find a partner, and you cannot blame anyone else but yourself for being spineless."

Sometime later, Su Yang dismissed the disciples, and the male disciples began talking to the female disciples immediately.

"Su Yang… do you really think these female disciples will be willing to accept another partner that's not you? I can confidently say that most if not all of these female disciples came to the Sect for you." Liu Lanzhi said to him afterward, as she was also aware of the problem.

"And to be completely honest, if I were amongst those female disciples, I would refuse the male disciples just to be your partner, even if it's temporary. What will you do if that were the case for all of the female disciples? There would be no point for dual cultivation disciples to exist if there are only female disciples who are only willing to cultivate with you."

After a moment of silence, Su Yang spoke, "Even if that were the case, there is truly nothing I can do at the moment. The only possible way to fix this problem is for me to leave the Sect, which will only happen two years from now."

"However, I have already expected this to happen before even the disciple examination, hence why I limited the number of disciples we accepted this year."

"Eh? What do you have planned?" Liu Lanzhi tilted her head.

Su Yang then responded in a calm voice, "In seven days, whether the male disciples have a partner or not, I will be cultivating with the female disciples that have no partners, and then I will train all of them to become either Core Disciples or Sect Elders before next year's disciple examination, where I will be reducing the qualification standards and increasing the limit of disciples we accept. Once that happens, we will have plenty of male and female disciples. Even if the ratio is not completely balanced, at least it won't be as problematic as currently."

"And then in two years, when it's time for me to leave, these disciples will have to either find new partners from the Sect or from the outside world."

Hearing his plan, Liu Lanzhi sighed, "That's quite cruel, you know? Once they get a taste of your abilities, their standards for pleasure will become a shackle that severely limits their choices, making it incredibly hard for them to find partners who will be able to satisfy them."

"I know… but they will grow out of it eventually. Also, don't underestimate the future of dual cultivation in this world. I will definitely increase the world's standard for pleasure before I leave, and it will continue to grow even when I am gone because the Profound Blossom Sect will still be here."

"Let's hope that is that case…"

"Anyway, I will be away from the Sect tomorrow, as I have some business at the Burning Lotus Sect," said Su Yang.

"Okay." Liu Lanzhi nodded.

Sometime later, once everyone beside Su Yang and Yan Yan was gone, Yan Yan asked him, "Master, what should I do now?"

He looked at her and said, "Since you cannot dual cultivate until you are of age, we will have to strengthen your foundation until you can cultivate, and by strengthening your foundation, I mean you should cultivate normally for now."

"Follow me."

Yan Yan nodded and followed him back to his living quarters.

Once they were inside, Su Yang began writing on a piece of scroll.

"Here you go." He handed the scroll to her after it was completed, and he continued, "This is a Divine-grade cultivation technique that was once used by a very close friend of mine who also has the same talents as you. It's a grade higher than Immortal-grade techniques."

He then handed a storage ring to her and said, "There are 10 million spirit stones inside. Use it for your cultivation. It should last you until you are 16 years old."

"..."

Yan Yan stared at the storage ring and the cultivation technique in each of her hands with a dazed face, seemingly in disbelief.

Chapter 525 Honest Girl

"Master, you trust me with such precious treasures?" Even though she does not understand the full value of these two gifts, Yan Yan knew they were very valuable, even priceless.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I trust you?"

"Are you not afraid that I would run away with it? We have barely met, after all."

"Then are you going to run away with those items?" Su Yang asked her with a smile on his face.

"No…" she shook her head.

"Then there's nothing to worry about," he said, still with a smile on his face.

Although 10 million spirit stones may seem like an astronomical amount of money, it's actually akin to pocket change in Su Yang's eyes, not to mention the hundreds of millions of spirit stones the Sect still has.

As for the Divine-grade cultivation technique, while it is indeed very precious and one-of-a-kind in this world, the cultivation technique is a unique one that only works for people beloved by Profound Qi like Yan Yan, so even if she gave it away, it wouldn't matter, as nobody else would be able to use it.

"Anyway, as long as it's not already occupied, you can pick any living quarters you want to live in. I will check on your progress every once in a while, and if you need help with something, just send me a message through the communication jade slip."

Yan Yan nodded, and she decided to live in the house right beside Su Yang's house.

Once everything had slowed down, Su Yang remained inside the house and began writing even more cultivation techniques, as he has over 800 disciples that are waiting for a cultivation technique before they can even start cultivating.

And for the rest of the day, until tomorrow morning, Su Yang did nothing but copy the cultivation techniques he had stored inside his mind.

The next day, Su Yang left for the Burning Lotus Sect.

"Su Yang!" Zhang Xiu Ying was pleasantly surprised to see Su Yang standing in front of her house so early in the morning.

"Are you okay? I heard about what happened during the disciple examination," she said to him with a worried face.

"Oh, that? It was nothing worth mentioning," he replied with a smile.

"That's relieving to hear. Anyway, what brings you here today?"

He nodded and said, "Do you remember what we talked about last time?"

"You don't mean…"

"Now that the disciple examination is over and we have many new disciples, I figured this would be the best time for you to come to the Profound Blossom Sect."

"B-But I still haven't spoken to my Master about this matter…"

"Then let's go talk to her right now. I am on my way to meet her, anyway."

Zhang Xiu Ying nodded and followed Su Yang to Wang Shuren's living quarters.

Sometime later, they arrived at Wang Shuren's place.

'I really hope the Master won't get too mad at me…' Zhang Xiu Ying cried inwardly as Su Yang knocked on the door.

A few moments later, Wang Shuren opened the door.

"What are you doing with Su Yang, Xiu Ying?" Wang Shuren raised an eyebrow after seeing her disciple there.

"Let's talk inside," said Su Yang.

Although she was puzzled, Wang Shuren nodded her head and welcomed them inside.

Once they were seated, Su Yang looked at Zhang Xiu Ying and spoke, "Go ahead. Tell her."

"Did you do something?" Wang Shuren looked at Zhang Xiu Ying with a frown, thinking her own disciple had done something she wasn't supposed to.

Seeing Wang Shuren's face, Zhang Xiu Ying's anxiety instantly peaked.

However, Su Yang suddenly grabbed her hand and said with a gentle smile, "If you don't tell her, she won't know."

Zhang Xiu Ying took a deep breath before speaking in a nervous but clear voice, "Master, this unfaithful disciple would like to leave the Burning Lotus Sect to become a disciple at the Profound Blossom Sect."

"..."

Wang Shuren did not immediately respond. In fact, she barely reacted to Zhang Xiu Ying's words.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Xiu Ying continued to speak, "I am forever grateful to Master for accepting someone as untalented as myself as her disciple, but this disciple has recently realized that she does not belong to this place, and Su Yang has offered me a place at the Profound Blossom Sect."

Zhang Xiu Ying even got on her knees and kowtowed to Wang Shuren.

"Although I have never told Master this, Su Yang has saved me on multiple occasions ever since I met him at the auction house, and it's not an exaggeration when I say that I owe my life to him."

"..."

Sometime later, Wang Shuren spoke in a calm and clear voice, "Relax, Xiu Ying. I won't blame you for wanting to change Sects. In fact, I have long noticed that you did not fit in with the other disciples, especially after I accepted you as my disciple."

"Does this mean…" Zhang Xiu Ying looked at her with wide eyes.

Wang Shuren nodded with a calm smile on her face, "You can join the Profound Blossom Sect. And if you ever need advice or help, you can still come find me. Though, I highly doubt you'll need me again when there's someone like Su Yang by your side."

"Thank you, Master!" Zhang Xiu Ying cried out loud, as she did not expect it to go this smoothly.

Perhaps the only reason why Wang Shuren agreed to her transferring to another Sect was because of Su Yang's presence, but none of that mattered anymore, as she has already gotten her approval.

"Go pack your things. We will leave tomorrow after I am finished with my business here." Su Yang said to Zhang Xiu Ying, who quickly left the place.

"You really like her, don't you? First, you protected her from Wang Ming, then you claimed to have her back, and now you're even doing this." Wang Shuren said to him afterward.

"She's an honest girl, and I like honest girls." He responded with a smile.

"What about me? I have never lied to you. Does that make me an honest woman?" Wang Shuren chuckled.

"There are many different types of honest people, and the two of you are completely different from one another."

"Then do you like me, too?" she asked him with a seductive look.

"If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be wasting my time here, right?" he calmly responded.

"Touche…"

A few moments later, the two of them entered the pill room, and Su Yang proceeded to train Wang Shuren for the rest of the day.

Chapter 526 I Always Take Care of My Own People

The following day, Su Yang left the pill room with a relaxed expression, whilst Wang Shuren had to physically crawl with her hands in order to even move.

'I shouldn't have taken a week off…' Wang Shuren cried inwardly, feeling sore all over her body, especially the lower half.

"By the way, how are the sales going for the Earth Advancement Pills?" Su Yang asked her sometime later.

"The sales are finally starting to slow down. We have earned almost a billion spirit stones just last month," said Wang Shuren.

And she continued, "You'd expect the Xie Family to intervene with our business or at least try to get a share of the profit, but they haven't even as much as contact us about our monopoly in the marketplace. I guess they are just that afraid of offending you, the Mysterious Alchemist."

"I would say they are more cautious than afraid. If you were in their shoes, what would you do if an Alchemist of unknown origins appeared out of thin air with pill recipes that could easily change the entire cultivation world?"

"..." Wang Shuren was speechless, as she did not know what she would do in such a situation.

"That's my point. You cannot do anything besides wait. If you try to force a situation, it could easily backfire on you."

"Anyway, you can continue to monopolize the Earth Advancement Pills. The Profound Blossom Sect has enough spirit stones to last for many decades even when I am gone."

"Are you sure? Even if you don't need it, we can continue to send you a few million spirit stones every month." Wang Shuren said.

"I have already spoiled them enough," he responded with a smile.

Sometime later, Su Yang left Wang Shuren's house and went to pick up Zhang Xiu Ying before returning to the Profound Blossom Sect.

"Are you sure I am allowed to be a disciple here, Su Yang?" Zhang Xiu Ying suddenly asked him as they entered the Sect.

"Of course. Why are you asking now?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Well… I heard about the disciple examination and how difficult it was, and I have neither talent nor status, so I don't qualify to be here. The only reason I am here is because of my connection with you, and when I think about the thousands of people that have failed to get into the Sect, I feel kind of guilty…" Zhang Xiu Ying expressed her feeling of guilt.

However, Su Yang merely smiled and said, "Having connections is akin to having status, and in this world, having connections is as important as having talents if not even more. You shouldn't feel guilty about having connections. Instead, you should be feeling proud, as you have earned my trust, and that is not something easily achievable."

Hearing his words, Zhang Xiu Ying felt a little bit better.

Sometime later, Su Yang handed her a golden medallion and said, "Starting today, you will be a Legacy Disciple of the Profound Blossom Sect. It is a special position within the Sect that only I can bestow. As a Legacy Disciple, you will receive benefits that are similar to Core Disciples even if you are an Outer or Inner Court disciple. It's more of a title than anything, and currently, only the disciples who have remained with us whilst everyone left have it. Including you, there are less than 100 people who have it."

"A-Are you sure? I am satisfied with being just an ordinary disciple, even if I am only an Outer Court disciple. I have already received enough from you, Su Yang. You shouldn't spoil me so much."

Zhang Xiu Ying felt that he was already being generous enough by allowing her to become a disciple at the Profound Blossom Sect. She also doesn't want to feel like she's taking advantage of his kindness, especially when he's someone she loves, as she truly believes that she hasn't done anything to deserve so much.

After hearing her words, Su Yang gently touched her soft cheeks with his hands and said, "I, Su Yang, always take care of my own people. Even though our meeting was somewhat forced, I have fully accepted you as my woman, and as such, it is my duty to make your life filled with nothing but bliss."

"Su Yang…"

Zhang Xiu Ying was completely speechless, and her eyes flowed with tears of happiness.

"Come with me."

Su Yang suddenly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into a random building within the Sect that was not occupied.

"What's the matter, Su Yang?" she asked him with a puzzled face.

"Although this may sound sudden, I will be leaving this place in two years," he said to her after closing the door.

"Eh? Where will you be going?"

"Home. However, that place is not within this world."

"W-What do you mean…?"

"I am actually…"

Su Yang then proceeded to reveal his real background to Zhang Xiu Ying, explaining to her how he used to be an Immortal in his past life and that he came from a world that was entirely different from this one.

"An Immortal…?"

Zhang Xiu Ying listened to him with a dazed expression, as she was finding it hard to believe that he used to be an Immortal. However, there was no reason for Su Yang to be lying to her, so she believed him in the end.

"And that's my story. How about it? Do you still want to be with me?" he asked her after he finished his explanation.

"Yes…" she quickly nodded, and she continued, "Even if you were the reincarnation of a demon, I would still remain by your side…"

"Then let's cultivate now and make it official," he said to her before dragging her into one of the bedrooms, where he removed her robes and began pleasing her body.

A few minutes later, Zhang Xiu Ying's blissful voice resounded throughout the entire house without any restraint.

Chapter 527 Handing Out Cultivation Techniques Like Candies

After cultivating for a few hours, Su Yang bestowed the Family Seal onto Zhang Xiu Ying.

"What a beautiful mark…" Zhang Xiu Ying rubbed the Family Seal below her stomach with a passionate expression, almost like a mother rubbing her stomach during pregnancy.

"Welcome to the family," Su Yang said to her with a smile.

Sometime later, once they cleaned up, Su Yang handed her a storage ring and said, "There are 10 million spirit stones and a few Immortal-grade martial techniques inside."

"I originally wanted to give you an Immortal-grade cultivation technique, but because your current cultivation technique from the Burning Lotus Sect is already deeply rooted in your foundation, unless you destroy your current cultivation and start from scratch, you cannot cultivate a new cultivation technique."

"However, give me some time, and I will create a brand new cultivation technique using your current cultivation technique as its foundation. That way, you can cultivate a superior technique without needing to restart your cultivation."

"Y-You can create new cultivation techniques…?" Zhang Xiu Ying looked at him with wide eyes. Out of everything she's heard today, this is probably the most shocking, as the amount of talent required to create a cultivation technique is massive.

"Of course. Though, I rarely do it because it's very tiring."

A moment later, Zhang Xiu Ying spoke, "But how are you going to obtain the Burning Lotus Sect's cultivation technique? Only disciples are allowed to see it, and you are even the Sect Master of another Sect."

"You shouldn't underestimate the abilities of an Immortal. I don't need to read the actual technique to understand it. We have cultivated many times now, and I can guess the cultivation technique from your Yin Qi alone," he said with a confident face.

"What…? Something like that is possible?" Zhang Xiu Ying stared at him with a dazed face.

He nodded and continued a few moments later, "Anyway, I will let the Sect Elders know of your presence. You can choose any available living quarter that's to your liking."

"Then is there a house next to your living quarters? I would like to stay near you," she asked.

"I will be moving to the Yin Yang Pavilion soon, as the Profound Qi there is much denser, and only Sect Elders are allowed to live in that area. However, since you are a Legacy Disciple and my family, I can make an exception for you."

"Thank you, Su Yang!" she said with a bright smile.

"I will find you once I am finished with your new cultivation technique. If you need anything before then, you can just contact me using the communication jade slip."

"Anyway, I have a few hundred disciples waiting for me to hand them their cultivation technique now."

"I will see you later, Su Yang." Zhang Xiu Ying said to him before they went their separate ways.

Sometime later, when Su Yang arrived at the gathering area, he summoned all of the new disciples from the normal cultivation side.

When the disciples received Su Yang's summoning, they all rushed to the gathering area with excitement, their faces filled with anticipation.

Once they were all gathered, Su Yang said to them, "I shall bestow all of you cultivation techniques that best suit your talents today. But before we start, let me just say that once the cultivation technique is in your hands, it will be your responsibility to protect it."

"Whether you lose it or give it away, if the cultivation technique somehow ends up in a place where it's not supposed to be, I will immediately cripple your cultivation and banish you from the Sect, but this should be obvious, right?"

The disciples immediately nodded their heads with a fearful expression on their faces. Even if they are in a situation where they must either give up their cultivation technique or die, they would rather die, because they find offending Su Yang even scarier than death itself.

"Good. Then get in line. The Outer Court disciples will receive their cultivation techniques first, as there is the most of you here."

The Outer Court disciples began lining up in front of Su Yang.

He then proceeded to hand the disciples their cultivation technique like giving out candies whilst giving them a brief explanation of the technique.

A few hours later, when all Outer Court disciples had received their cultivation techniques, with all of them receiving a Heaven-grade cultivation technique, Su Yang called for the Inner Court disciples.

Half an hour later, it was finally the Core Disciples' turn to receive their cultivation techniques.

"I-Immortal-grade cultivation technique!"

The Core Disciples stared at the priceless treasure in their hands with wide eyes and loose jaws. Up to this point, the disciples have received only Heaven-grade cultivation techniques.

And while Su Yang had already mentioned that he would be giving out Immortal-grade techniques, the disciples didn't dare to believe it until they had seen it themselves.

"Sect Master Su is truly the most generous man in this world… I would've never imagined that I would get to practice an Immortal-grade cultivation technique as a mere disciple!"

Once all of the disciples have their own cultivation technique, Su Yang said to them, "Although all of you now have a cultivation technique, you cannot win fights or hunt spiritual beasts without martial techniques. Therefore, once you have familiarized yourself with your cultivation techniques, I want all of you to choose 3 martial techniques from the Profound Library — an offensive technique to defeat your opponents, a defensive technique to fend off attacks, and lastly, a movement technique that will help you evade potentially life-threatening attacks."

"The Profound Library has three floors. The first floor contains martial techniques below the Earth-grade. The second floor contains martial techniques at the Heaven-grade. And last but not least, the third floor, which contains Immortal-grade martial techniques."

"As all of you are talented individuals, I will make this an exception and allow all of you to visit all three floors regardless of your disciple rank. However, you will only have one year to learn the techniques, as things will be different once more disciples arrive next year."

"Now, do you have any questions for me before I dismiss you?" Su Yang asked them.

Chapter 528 Dual Cultivation Division

"Sect Master," one of the disciples suddenly raised his hand and spoke, "Can we choose more than three martial techniques from the Profound Library?"

"Of course you can, but I wouldn't suggest biting more than you can chew. All of the techniques in there are not your average techniques, as even the lowest grade techniques are far more profound than usual."

A few moments later, another disciple raised his hand and spoke, "Sect Master, when will we be able to choose a Master in the Sect?"

Su Yang then responded, "To tell you the truth, most of the experienced Sect Elders have long left the Sect, so the only ones left are those that have recently been promoted and without much experience in lecturing others. But even if those that have left were still here, they wouldn't be able to teach you properly. Therefore, if you need any advice, you can find me whenever I am available. And once the Sect Elders are prepared to accept their own disciples, you can accept an official Master."

"However, by the time that happens, I'm sure that most of you here will already be strong enough to continue cultivation without a Master."

Su Yang continued to answer the disciples' question, and an hour later, after dismissing the disciples, Su Yang returned to his own living quarters to create a new cultivation technique for Zhang Xiu Ying until next week, when the dual cultivation disciples are ready to start their cultivation with him.

During that time, Su Yang would assist the new disciples who needed help, and he also moved to the Yin Yang Pavilion, where the Profound Qi is much thicker. Of course, that difference no longer mattered to him, who was already at the fifth level Heavenly Spirit Realm.

In order for him to increase his cultivation, he will need to consume valuable resources or spend many years just to gain a single level.

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A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and it was finally time for the dual cultivation division to appear before Su Yang again.

At the gathering area, Su Yang stared at the 110 disciples with a calm expression.

"So only two of you managed to find a partner, huh?" Su Yang said after a glance.

"H-How did you know that, Sect Master?" The disciples were dumbfounded, as they were sure that he hadn't even been near them for the entire week.

"If you embrace someone with strong perfume, it's only natural for their perfume to stick on your body. Although none of the disciples here are using perfume, it works the same way with one's aura."

He then turned to look at the seven male disciples that did not manage to find a partner and said to them, "Do not be discouraged by this event. Although you may be in a Sect that practices dual cultivation and is filled with women, it does not automatically make it easy for you to find a partner. While it's not entirely your fault for not being attractive enough, you simply need to become a person that is attractive. Of course, there are people out there that cannot become more attractive even if they tried, but fortunately, none of you have a hopelessly ugly face."

"When I was only an Outer Court disciple, the females would not even look at me. It was only after I proved my abilities did they finally start paying attention to me." Su Yang recalled his earliest memories of the Profound Blossom Sect.

"Now then. While you may not have a cultivation partner, for the time being, you can always practice your techniques to prepare for when you actually have a partner so that you won't look like a donkey with no abilities when you have to please your partner."

"After all, it's much more shameful to lack the ability to pleasure your partner than to have no partner at all. Even if you don't have any experience, as long as you practice the techniques I will be giving you, you will be able to pleasure your partners even if you lack any experience."

"We will not forget the Sect Master's words today!" The male disciples said with serious expressions on their faces.

When they were unable to find a partner despite having so many choices after an entire week, they were so ashamed of themselves that they didn't even want to show up to the gathering. But after listening to Su Yang's words, they no longer felt as ashamed, even feeling motivated to find a partner.

Su Yang then continued to speak, "Of course, you can always travel outside of the Sect and find your partners out there. Just because you are a disciple of this Sect does not mean your partner must also be a fellow disciple. In fact, plenty of disciples in the past would rather find partners outside of the Sect. While it may not be as effective as cultivating with a fellow disciple and Cultivator, the number of people willing to be your partner outside will make up for it."

"However, you are still too new to leave the Sect, so practice your techniques for a few months before you even think about going outside."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Sometime later, Su Yang began handing out cultivation techniques to the disciples. But before he handed them out, he explained to them the difference between normal Cultivators and Dual Cultivators.

"Cultivation techniques for us Dual Cultivators are slightly different from the rest. Unlike normal Cultivators, the majority of our techniques do not require any talent — only that you meet the gender requirement. However, even though we Dual Cultivators cultivate slightly differently, we still need to absorb Profound Qi like every other Cultivator."

"We can absorb Profound Qi directly like normal Cultivators, but as Dual Cultivators, we mainly absorb our partners' Qi before converting it into Profound Qi. It may seem like we have an extra step when compared to normal Cultivators, but that is not the case."

"When one absorbs Profound Qi directly, they must cleanse the impurities that they absorbed along with the Profound Qi afterward. But for us Dual Cultivators that absorb Qi directly from another individual, unless their body is filled with impurities, we don't absorb as many impurities if any at all. That is why Dual Cultivators in general cultivate faster than normal Cultivators, as we are not required to spend time cleansing the impurities within us as much."

Chapter 529 Dual Cultivation Techniques

After explaining to the disciples the difference between Dual Cultivators and normal Cultivators as well as their advantages and disadvantages, Su Yang handed the male disciples an Immortal-grade cultivation technique that will help them convert female Yin Qi into Profound Qi with efficiency.

As for the female disciples, he also bestowed them a cultivation technique at the Immortal-grade that helps them convert Yang Qi into Profound Qi.

Once all of the disciples have a cultivation technique, Su Yang continued, "Now that all of you have a cultivation technique, it's time for the fun part. For normal Cultivators, it's only obvious that they would have martial techniques to use in combat. However, for us Dual Cultivators, our 'combat' usually takes place on the bed, as that is our main battlefield. Therefore, we will require martial techniques that are specifically made for such a unique battlefield."

He suddenly turned to look at the male disciples and said, "I will start with the male disciples first."

He then retrieved three scrolls from his robes and continued, "I have three techniques that were made specifically with men in mind here. The first technique is two techniques in one, and the Junior Disciples that have been here before all of you have already learned it. It is called 'Fingers of Pleasure' and 'World of Pleasure'."

"Fingers of Pleasure will teach you how to locate the sensitive spots on your partners' body, allowing them to feel extreme pleasure just by touching it. As for 'World of Pleasure', it will greatly increase both you and your partners' sense of pleasure during cultivation, even increasing the amount of Qi you both produce."

"The second one is called 'Bedroom Dance', which will teach you how to move your body, especially your hips, during cultivation. If mastered, your partners will always leave cultivation with her lower body completely sore. The last technique is called 'Divine Hands', and as the name suggests, it has multiple hand techniques that will help you pleasure your partners with your bare hands."

"Once you have mastered these three basic techniques, I will give you even more techniques, such as techniques for your tongues and even feet if you desire."

"T-Thank you, Sect Master! We will not let you down!"

The male disciples bowed to him after accepting these three divine techniques.

A few moments later, Su Yang turned to look at the female disciples, who were staring at him with flickering eyes. He then retrieved even more techniques, but they were for the females this time.

"The technique 'Fingers of Pleasure' and 'World of Pleasure' is not unique to men, so females can also practice it," he said to them.

"The second technique 'Heavenly Paradise' is the female version of the men's 'Bedroom Dance', and it will teach you how to move your body and hips in a way that will make your partners' tremble in pleasure and bow down before you."

"The third technique will also be 'Divine Hands', as it's a technique that can be utilized for both sides."

"And just like the male disciples, once you have mastered the basics, you can request for more techniques. Although I don't have as many techniques for females compared to techniques for men, I have at least one technique for almost every fetish in existence. So if you want techniques for a particular area, don't hesitate to ask for them."

"Thank you, Sect Master!" The female disciples bowed to him after receiving the techniques.

"Now that everyone here has received their techniques, I want you to spend another week practicing them." Su Yang said to them.

"Although you don't really need a partner to practice these techniques, it's highly recommended that you have one, as it's the most efficient way to practice them. If you don't already have a partner, you can simply pair up with someone temporary."

"I will give all of you an entire month to practice these techniques. Once the month is over, I will see for myself your progress. And if you are a female disciple that does not have a cultivation partner and is willing to cultivate with me, you can show me your progress with the techniques personally on the 'battlefield'."

When the female disciples heard his last sentence, their eyes flickered with excitement, and a captivated smile appeared on their faces.

'I can cultivate with the Sect Master in one month!' They were all thrilled by that thought and nearly couldn't contain their excitement in their body.

"That's all I have for you for today. Until next month."

After dismissing the Dual Cultivation Division, Su Yang returned to the Yin Yang Pavilion, where Liu Lanzhi was waiting for him inside her bedroom to fill her hole with his Yang Qi again.

"Let me guess. None of the male disciples managed to persuade the female disciples to become their partner." Liu Lanzhi said to him the instant he entered the room while she laid underneath the blankets on her bed.

"Shouldn't you believe in your own disciples at the Sect Master?" Su Yang said with a smile. "Two of them managed to find themselves a partner."

"Really? That's two more than I'd anticipated… I am truly surprised." Liu Lanzhi said with wide eyes, as she truly did not expect this result.

"Anyway, I have given them a month to practice the techniques before I test their abilities. As for the female disciples, I will also be cultivating with them at that time," he said.

"Well, aren't you a lucky one? You must be grinning from side to side inwardly to have so many young beauties waiting to cultivate with you. I bet most of them are still maidens." Liu Lanzhi chuckled.

"It's nothing new," he responded with a calm smile.

"Of course you are used to having beauties waiting for you. Now, why don't you let me experience for myself those techniques you gave to the disciples?" Liu Lanzhi said to him as she removed the blankets that had been hiding her naked body underneath this entire time.

Seeing her smooth skin and slender legs, Su Yang calmly approached her.

"What are you talking about? As the Sect Master, you are also going to learn these techniques, and I am going to teach them to you right now," he said as he removed his clothes.

"Oh?" Liu Lanzhi exclaimed in surprise.

Chapter 530 Refined Technique

"Ahn… Ahn… Ahhhhh!"

Liu Lanzhi's ecstatic voice resounded in the room as Su Yang demonstrated the dual cultivation techniques he'd given to the new disciples.

"This is the Bedroom Dance." Su Yang's movements suddenly changed, and his hips moved in a mesmerizing manner, almost like he was dancing.

"Ooooh!" Liu Lanzhi's body trembled in delight as she felt his sword stab her cave in a rhythmic motion, causing her cave to gush with Yin Qi.

"And this is the Divine Hands…"

Su Yang's hands suddenly grabbed her breasts and began kneading them as though they were bread.

"This is!!!"

The tips on Liu Lanzhi's breasts were fully perked and rock hard at this moment, resembling a majestic mountain.

She couldn't believe that there would exist such profound techniques in this world, as every movement by Su Yang had caused her body to feel heavenly pleasure.

Sometime later, Su Yang released his Yang Qi into Liu Lanzhi, filling her stomach once again.

"How was it? That is what the peak of these techniques feel like." Su Yang asked her afterward.

"It was amazing… And if the disciples can utilize even half of these techniques' full potential, the Profound Blossom Sect… No, the entire dual cultivation world will enter a new era!" Lu Lanzhi praised.

"These techniques are merely the basics, barely scratching the surface of the world of dual cultivation," he then said.

"Oh? Then why don't you show me a technique that surpasses even these basic techniques?" Liu Lanzhi said to him with her eyes flickering with anticipation.

If such basic techniques could already overwhelm her body with pleasure, she cannot imagine what could possibly transcend such pleasure.

"Once your body can endure more, I will naturally show you more. However, as of this moment, your body won't be able to handle it."

"You make it sound as though it's something dangerous. How can pleasure be harmful?" Liu Lanzhi raised an eyebrow.

"There's no need to be impatient. And indeed, pleasure itself cannot harm one's body. However, if too much, just like anything in this world, it can affect you — mostly your mind. You know how some people go crazy after cultivating a technique that far exceeds their capabilities? This is something like that. Once you experience it, your mind will continuously crave for it, almost as though you have become addicted to it."

"So you're telling me that I could go crazy if I experience these techniques? Like a sex maniac?"

"That's right." Su Yang calmly nodded, and he continued, "You are underestimating dual cultivation. If used incorrectly, dual cultivation can become even more horrifying than any martial techniques out there."

"In my previous life, there was once an evil Dual Cultivator who enslaved an entire city with his dual cultivation technique, turning all of them into sex maniacs that were no different than animals during mating season. Whether it be other humans or even animals, they screwed everything in sight to satisfy their relentless lust."

Liu Lanzhi covered her mouth in shock, and she asked, "What happened to those people?"

"Once somebody reaches that stage, they are no different than Depraved Creatures. Although there are methods to help them, their craving for pleasure will never cease. Therefore, the Cultivators slaughtered everyone that was affected by it."

"That's…"

Liu Lanzhi was speechless, as nothing that severe has ever happened in the Eastern Continent.

"That's why you shouldn't only teach the disciples how to please others but how to control themselves, too."

"Anyway, here are all of the techniques I have used today. Even though you cannot use the men's' techniques, you should still study them."

After giving Liu Lanzhi the techniques, Su Yang returned to his own room, where he continued to create Zhang Xiu Ying's cultivation technique.

Unlike copying cultivation techniques from his head, which only takes a few minutes, creating a cultivation technique from scratch usually takes years of effort. Furthermore, the more complex the technique, the longer it'll take. There are even techniques out there that have taken millions of years to create.

But luckily for Su Yang, he already has a foundation for technique, and all he needed to really do was to tweak it, hopefully increasing it by a few grades. As for the Burning Lotus Sect's cultivation technique, because it's only a Mortal-grade technique, it won't require much effort to improve for an Immortal like Su Yang.

Two weeks later, Su Yang finally finished the cultivation technique.

After looking through it a few more times to make sure it was perfect, Su Yang went to look for Zhang Xiu Ying, who was quietly cultivating inside her room.

"Su Yang!" Zhang Xiu Ying greeted him with a bright expression.

"I have completed your technique," he said as he walked into her house.

He then retrieved a scroll from his robes and extended it towards her.

"The cultivation technique has no name for now, but if you want to give it a name, you can name it whatever you like. As for its grade, it's currently at the Immortal-grade, and it's about 100 times more effective compared to your old one. I wanted to make it at least the Sovereign-grade before giving it to you, but that would require you to wait a few more months, so I am giving it to you now to get you started. I will continue to improve the technique, and once I make it Sovereign-grade, I will give it to you."

"You… you refined a cultivation technique at the Mortal-grade to the Immortal-grade in less than a month? Is there anything in this world that you cannot do?" Zhang Xiu Ying accepted the technique with a dazed look.

"But you really don't need to do so much for me, Su Yang. I am already more than satisfied with the cultivation technique being at the Immortal-grade," she said to him a moment later.

"That won't be possible, as I always want the best for my woman." Su Yang shook his head with a smile.

"Su Yang…"

Zhang Xiu Ying was speechless, as she was overwhelmed by his kindness and affection for her.

Chapter 531 Grand Formation

After giving Zhang Xiu Ying her new cultivation technique, Su Yang stayed behind for a few more hours teaching her about the technique before returning to the Yin Yang Pavilion.

Once he arrived, Su Yang knocked on the door that was right beside his own room.

A few moments later, Qiuyue appeared with raised eyebrows.

"I am going to create a Grand Formation around the Sect, but I will need your help," he said to her.

"..."

Qiuyue looked at him with wide eyes, and she spoke, "You want to create a Grand Formation for this place? Aren't you going a little bit overboard with that? A normal formation will be more than enough to protect this place for thousands of years. It's a waste of resources."

Grand Formations are advanced formations that combine three types of formations into a single grand formation, which usually consists of Offensive Formations, Defensive Formations, and Restriction Arrays.

"I know, but who knows what could happen when I am no longer in this place. I want to leave this place with my mind free of any worries," he said.

"You really care about this place, huh? Even though you don't really belong here."

"I wouldn't have cared as much if the other disciples never left the Sect and I didn't take the position of Sect Master. Although I will not be here forever, as the Sect Master, I have a responsibility to protect this place. Furthermore, this place is more than just another 'Sect' to me now, as I have personally invested too much into it. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this my own Sect now."

"Even if you say that…" Qiuyue slightly frowned and continued, "The extent of my knowledge with formations are only the basics. Even if you want me to, I do not have the capabilities to create a Grand Formation, so how do you want me to help?"

"I only need your cultivation base to help me power the Grand Formation. As for the formation itself, I will personally deal with it."

Qiuyue nodded.

"By the way, where's Xiao Rong and Qin Liangyu? I haven't seen them in a while." Su Yang suddenly asked her.

"Who knows. Ever since that cat wanted to become more mature, Junior Sister Liangyu has been helping her. They are probably still going at it now."

"Junior Sister Liangyu…?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow at the way she addressed Qin Liangyu as though they were close friends. "When did the two of you become so friendly?"

"That's…"

Qiuyue suddenly recalled the time she secretly gave him a Fetallio after hearing his words, causing her face to redden.

"D-Does it matter when it happened?" she quickly responded.

Su Yang smiled after seeing her reaction, and he said, "If you don't want to share it, then I won't force you. Anyway, I am going to get started with the Grand Formation now."

After leaving Qiuyue alone, Su Yang went to visit Liu Lanzhi, who has been studying the techniques Su Yang gave her since she received them.

"You want to start creating the formation now?" Liu Lanzhi was surprised to hear it, and she asked him, "How long do you think it'll take? And do you need any help?"

"It should be done in time before I have to check on the Dual Cultivation Division in two weeks," he replied.

"That fast?!" Liu Lanzhi exclaimed in a shocked voice. "Don't formations normally take years, even decades to create? Especially if it's large enough to cover an entire Sect? Just how are you going to accomplish that in just two weeks?"

Su Yang shook his head and said, "Don't use your standards on me, and don't compare me with the Array Masters in this world. It's like comparing someone who only recently started Cultivation to a Cultivation expert that has thousands of years of experience."

"Y-You're right… I don't know why I still think the logic of this world applies to you…" Liu Lanzhi nearly facepalmed herself.

If she knew what Su Yang had in mind was not any ordinary Formation but a Grand Formation, something a hundred times more complicated, her reactions would've been more shocking. In fact, Grand Formations don't even exist in this world yet, as there are no Array Masters with that knowledge.

"T-Then do you need any help?" she then asked him.

"Yes, I will need you and the disciples to scatter spirit stones around the entire Sect while I make the Formation," he nodded.

"Oh? That's quite simple. How many spirit stones are we talking about?"

After a moment of silence, Su Yang responded with three fingers raised.

"Three million spirit stones?" she tilted her head.

"Three hundred million spirit stones," he said calmly.

"THREE HUNDRED MILLION?!" Liu Lanzhi cried out loud, her eyes and mouth wide open from shock.

While the Sect has over five hundred million Spirit Stones available, which is more than enough, she didn't expect that half of it would disappear so quickly. Three hundred million spirit stones could easily support the Sect for over 100 years, but to think that Su Yang would be willing to spend so many resources for a single Formation.

"A-Are you sure the Sect needs such an expensive Formation protecting it, Su Yang…? The Million Snakes Sect is already gone, and I don't think anyone else would dare to attack us..." Liu Lanzhi asked him in a trembling voice, as she was having second thoughts after learning of the astronomical amount of resources that are required for the formation.

"It's better safe than to be sorry. Although the Sect is safe for now, who's to say it will be safe a hundred — even ten years from now? And it's only 300 million spirit stones. We still have plenty left afterward." Su Yang spoke with a calm expression.

"Even if we still have a lot of spirit stones afterward, spending 300 million spirit stones in one go is unheard of…" Liu Lanzhi sighed, feeling a headache was quickly approaching her.

Chapter 532 Squandering Spirit Stones

After pondering for a few more moments, Liu Lanzhi rubbed her temples and sighed out loud, "If you truly believe that we need to spend that many spirit stones, then I have no objection. In the first place, all of those spirit stones belong to you, so you can spend them as you please."

Su Yang nodded, and he handed her a map of the entire Sect that showed all of the areas that needed to be covered in spirit stones.

Sometime later, Liu Lanzhi summoned all of the Sect Elders and Disciples — even the Junior Disciples — in the Sect.

"Did something happen, Sect Master?" Elder Sun asked her after everyone gathered.

She nodded and spoke, "I know that most of if not all of you are busy with your own cultivation, but I need all of your help with something, as it's not something a few people can achieve, and this is a personal request from Sect Master Su."

"Whatever the Sect Master needs, we will definitely help him to the best of our abilities!" The Junior Disciples quickly said.

"Su Yang needs our help? Now this is something you don't see often…" Elder Sun mumbled, as he was used to Su Yang doing everything by himself.

And he continued, "What do the Sect Masters have in mind?"

"I'm glad you asked." A weird smile appeared on Liu Lanzhi's face before she tossed a few hundred storage pouches before them.

"..."

The disciples stared at the pile of storage pouches with puzzled expressions. Are they going shopping or something?

"What's with all these storage pouches? Do you need us to buy something, Sect Master?" Sun Jingjing asked her.

"Not exactly," she quickly responded.

"There are a grand total of 300 million spirit stones in these storage pouches."

"WHAT?! THREE HUNDRED MILLION SPIRIT STONES?!"

When Liu Lanzhi revealed to them their hidden wealth, the Sect Elders and Disciples all jumped back in a shocked manner.

"A-Are you teasing us, Sect Master? Just where on earth did we suddenly obtain such massive wealth? Even if we sell this entire Sect, it wouldn't be worth half of this, much less 300 million spirit stones!" Elder Sun said to her with a dazed expression on his face, clearly in disbelief.

"You can check the storage pouches yourself, Elder Sun. I have no reason to lie to you. In fact, these spirit stones don't even belong to me. It was Su Yang who obtained them."

"Su Yang…?"

Elder Sun remained dazed. Although it made more sense with Su Yang being behind this wealth, it still didn't explain how he obtained them.

'Compared to his wealth, even the Sun Family, one of the richest families within the Eastern Continent, is not worth mentioning!' Elder Sun cried inwardly.

Liu Lanzhi smiled after seeing the disciples reaction.

'How would they react if they knew that these 300 million spirit stones is only half of what we currently have, I wonder?' she asked herself.

A few moments later, once their shock subdued, Fang Zhelan asked, "What are we going to do with so many spirit stones, Sect Master?"

"Don't die of shock when you hear this, but with these 300 million spirit stones, we are going to scatter them around the Sect." Liu Lanzhi said.

"S-Scatter them around the Sect…? I am not following…" Fang Zhelan raised her eyebrows with a confused face.

It was not just Fang Zhelan, as everyone there was puzzled as to why they would do such a thing.

"Su Yang is going to build a formation around the Sect, and it requires a massive amount of spirit stones. But I have no experience regarding formations, so this is the extent of my knowledge." Liu Lanzhi said.

"Even though it's for the Sect's safety, to spend three hundred million spirit stones on a formation… I cannot say I agree with squandering this many spirit stones…" Elder Sun sighed, feeling as though he'd aged a few years within the last few moments.

"Can I try persuading him to change his mind?" he then asked.

"I have already tried, but he appeared determined to build this formation."

"Save your breath, grandfather. Once Su Yang decides on something, he won't give up. And if he believes this formation is worth 300 million spirit stones, then I shall also believe in him."

"Haaaaa…" Elder Sun sighed again, but he could not refute Sun Jingjing's words, as he has never seen him change his mind after deciding on something.

Sometime later, Elder Sun spoke, "I understand the situation, but how do we scatter them around the Sect?"

Hearing his question, Liu Lanzhi picked up a storage pouch and grabbed a handful of spirit stones before scattering it on the floor as though it was bird food.

"..."

The disciples there watched with wide eyes, as this is the most ridiculous thing they have ever seen. The word 'wasteful' cannot even fully describe this situation.

"Just toss it around the Sect as though you are feeding birds in a park, but focus on these areas more." Liu Lanzhi then showed them the map and the locations that were marked.

"It needs to be done in two weeks, before Su Yang completes his preparations for the formation."

Sometime later, each of the disciples picked up a storage pouch and began tossing the spirit stones everywhere.

Although the disciples felt reluctant to scatter spirit stones around the Sect as though it was trash, they couldn't disobey the Sect Master's request. As for those from a poor background before entering the Sect, they were literally crying as the spirit stones left their hands and littered the floor.

However, a few of the disciples actually enjoyed it, as it made them feel as though they were flaunting their wealth.

Very quickly, spirit stones littered the Sect, making it look like a treasure trove, and it was almost impossible to take a step inside the Sect without stepping on some spirit stones.

Two weeks later, three hundred million spirit stones were completely scattered around the entire Sect, causing the place to emit a massive amount of Profound Qi.

Chapter 533 Coming of Age

A few days before the Profound Blossom Sect finished scattering 300 million spirit stones around the Sect, a couple thousand miles away, in the Heavenly Swan Sect, Su Yin approached her Master, Bai Lihua, and said to her, "Master, I will be turning 16 in a few days, and I would like to celebrate my birthday and coming of age with my beloved brother."

"Oh? It feels like only last year when you joined the Heavenly Swan Sect at 10 years of age. To think it's already been 6 long years. I can still remember how you dominated the Outer Court right after you joined. Anyway, congratulations on your birthday and becoming an official adult." Bai Lihua said to her.

"Thank you, Sect Master." Su Yin replied with a smile.

"You want to visit the Profound Blossom Sect and Su Yang, right? Although it hasn't been long since their disciple examination ended, I want to see their progress, so I shall tag along with you." Bai Lihua said.

Su Yin and Bai Lihua left the Heavenly Swan Sect and began their journey to the Profound Blossom Sect on the same day.

Meanwhile, at the Profound Blossom Sect, after the disciples have scattered all 300 million spirit stones, Liu Lanzhi went to notify Su Yang.

"We have set up all 300 million spirit stones as you'd requested. You can build the formation whenever. Though, I hope you'd hurry, as the entire Sect is filled with so many spirit stones that we cannot even walk around without stepping on them." Liu Lanzhi said to him.

"I understand. I appreciate the disciples and your hard work. I will begin building the formation later today after."

"Let me know when you decide to build the formation, since I want to experience for myself how formations are created, as you rarely get to meet Array Masters, much less watch them work."

"Don't worry, I will definitely let you know. As a matter of fact, I will let every disciple know."

After Liu Lanzhi left his room, Su Yang went to get Qiuyue.

"The preparations are all complete. Once I create the Grand Formation, I will need you to do the final touches by activating the formation, completing it."

"Even though I am at the Divine Lord Realm, it's going to be exhausting to activate a Grand Formation," she said to him with a calm expression, yet the light in her eyes was flicking with anticipation.

Su Yang smiled after noticing the hint in her eyes, and he spoke, "Of course, I won't ask you to do it for free. What do you want in return?"

"You are not trying to trick me into using the favor you still owe me with this, right?" Qiuyue asked him with a doubtful gaze.

"Hahaha…" Su Yang laughed, and he said, "I wouldn't do something like that to you."

Qiuyue nodded, and after standing there to ponder for a few moments, she spoke with a slightly red face, "You are good with your hands, right? I want you to give me a long massage afterward for helping you."

"A massage, huh?" Su Yang expressed surprise after hearing her request, as he truly did not expect it. "Very well. I shall give you a message so good that it will leave an everlasting impression."

"Eh…? You don't have to go overboard, you know… Just a normal one is good enough..." It was Qiuyue's turn to be surprised, as she did not expect him to take her request so seriously. As a matter of fact, she was afraid of losing control of her own emotions and desire because of the massage.

"There's no need to be humble. I will definitely make sure all the stress from activating the Grand Formation will go away after the massage."

"But—"

Right as Qiuyue opened her mouth, Liu Lanzhi's voice resounded from the outside.

"Su Yang! Sect Master Bai Lihua and your sister, Su Yin, are here for you!"

"I will be right there!" Su Yang said.

"Anyway, you can look forward to it." He then said to Qiuyue before leaving her alone.

"Did I dig myself a hole with that request…?�� she mumbled in a dazed voice after Su Yang disappeared.

Meanwhile, a Sect Elder from the Profound Blossom Sect welcomed Bai Lihua and Su Yin into the Sect.

However, when the two beauties first entered the Sect and saw the spirit stones that littered everywhere on the floor like trash, they were shocked dumb.

"W-What on earth happened here? Why are there so many spirit stones on the ground? Are you by any chance doing a ritual of some sort?" Bai Lihua asked the Sect Elder, who responded with a weird smile on her face, "This is Su Yang's idea… He plans on building a formation for the Sect, and this is the preparation for that."

"A formation? The Heavenly Swan Sect also has a formation protecting the Sect, but we didn't have to do something like this…?" Bai Lihua said.

Hearing such words, the Sect Elder did not know how to respond and merely shook her head.

As Bai Lihua and Su Yin entered deeper into the Sect and saw even more spirit stones, their shock grew stronger.

'Good heavens, how many spirit stones did it cost them to make such a grand scenery?' Bai Lihua wondered to herself, still unaware of the amount of spirit stones used.

Even though Bai Lihua is the Sect Master of a renowned Elite Sect, she cannot help but have itchy hands after seeing so many spirit stones scattered freely before her, almost as though they were begging for her to take them.

Sometime later, Su Yang appeared before them.

"Elder Brother!" Su Yin's face immediately brightened after seeing him.

She wanted to run to his side and embrace him, but alas, there were simply too many spirit stones in the way for her to run anywhere.

Therefore, she could only slowly approach him.

Once Su Yang was within arms reach, Su Yin immediately lunged her body at him followed by a passionate embrace.

Chapter 534 Golden Sword Grand Formation

"I had expected to be surprised today, but I didn't expect that it would be this kind of surprise. You have truly outdone yourself this time, Su Yang." Bai Lihua said to him, her gaze still lingering on the spirit stones that filled the place.

"Just how many spirit stones is this?" she suddenly asked him out of curiosity.

"Three hundred million," he calmly responded.

"Wha—?" Bai Lihua looked at him with her eyes as wide as saucers.

"Y-You must be joking, right…? Three hundred million spirit stones? Where in the world did you obtain so many spirit stones? The Regional Tournament only gave you 10 million…"

"My side job," he replied with a smile.

"..."

What kind of side job could possibly bring in hundreds of millions of spirit stones? If possible, she would like to get in on it, too.

"Are you interested?" Su Yang noticed the curiosity in her eyes and said.

"N-Not particularly… Besides, it sounds incredibly suspicious," she quickly responded. "Who knows what I have to do. Perhaps it requires one to sacrifice their own body."

"Brother, you shouldn't get involved with something so dangerous…" Su Yin also expressed her concern for him.

Su Yang chuckled after hearing their words and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing suspicious or dangerous."

"Anyway, what are you here for? I doubt you came all the way here just to see me."

"Actually, the one who wanted to see you was Su Yin, and I am merely interested in the Profound Blossom Sect's progress." Bai Lihua said.

Su Yin then spoke, "Beloved Elder Brother, do you know what day tomorrow is?"

"Tomorrow…?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

When he saw the anticipation in Su Yin's eyes, he showed a slight smile and said, "I see… so you are finally an adult, huh?"

"That's right! It's my coming of age tomorrow, and I want to celebrate it with you!" she said with a bright expression.

"It's your birthday, but I haven't prepared any presents yet. It seems I have failed as an elder brother," he said with an apologetic smile.

"Don't say something like that, Elder Brother! You are the best brother one could ever ask for! And I don't need any presents for my birthday, as spending time with you is already more than enough for me!"

Su Yang showed a bittersweet smile after hearing her innocent words.

In truth, the Elder Brother that Su Yin truly loves was Su Yang from before he regained his memories as an Immortal. Ever since he regained his memories, besides buying her a treasure at Snowfall City, he hasn't really done anything that could be considered 'brotherly'.

He could reveal the truth to her, but he did not want to crush Su Yin's feelings by knowing that the brother she loves is no longer in this world.

"Even if you say that you don't need a present, since it's your birthday, and the most important one in your life at that, I should give you something. Is there anything you want in particular?" Su Yang said to her.

"Give me some time to think about it," she said a moment later.

He nodded, and continued, "Anyway, I am about to build the formation. Do you want to watch its creation? It's not something you will see very often if ever again."

"It's only a formation, right? Although they are definitely not commonly seen, it's not as though there are no other Array Masters out there…" Bai Lihua said.

Su Yang merely smiled and said, "You will understand it once you witness it."

Sometime later, Su Yang summoned all of the disciples to gather in the middle of the Sect.

Once they all gathered, he said, "I should first thank you all for your efforts these past two weeks, or the preparations would've taken much longer. Now, I shall let you bare witness the fruits of your labor."

He then retrieved three scrolls with extremely complicated patterns written on them and placed them on the floor, directly in the center of the entire Sect.

Afterward, he sat before them in the lotus position and closed his eyes.

Silence filled the place, and the people there watched with high anticipation.

A few minutes later, a tremendous aura exploded from Su Yang's body, and the three scrolls emitted a golden light in reaction to the aura.

A few more moments later, Su Yang opened his eyes, and he shouted in a voice that echoed throughout the entire Sect, "Golden Sword Grand Formation!"

Boom!

The three golden scrolls immediately shot up into the sky, before falling back down around the Sect, creating three enormous golden pillars that surrounded the Profound Blossom Sect.

The disciples watched in awe, their eyes and mouths wide open.

A few moments later, Su Yang slapped the ground with his hand, causing the entire Sect to shake and the spirit stones that scattered around the Sect to jump.

When the spirit stones returned to the ground, they all glowed a bright light, and all of the Profound Qi stored within the three hundred million spirit stones that scattered around the Sect rushed towards the three golden pillars, causing them to brighten even further.

Once the golden pillars finished absorbing all of the Profound Qi from the spirit stones, the spirit stones turned into dust before being carried away by a strong gust of wind that appeared out of the blue.

"Qiuyue! Activate the Grand Formation!" Su Yang suddenly shouted.

The moment Su Yang's voice disappeared, another enormous spirit energy appeared within the Sect.

"Where is this spiritual energy coming from?!" The people there expressed deep fear after sensing Qiuyue's tyrannical spiritual energy, as it was unlike anything they have felt before.

Meanwhile, the three golden pillars reacted to Qiuyue's spiritual energy by exploding into countless pieces with each fragment exactly 30 inches in length and 3 inches wide, and if one looked closely, these fragments all had the appearance of a sword.

Once the three golden pillars were gone, the hundreds of thousands of golden swords hovering in the sky began to move.

A few minutes later, the golden swords surrounded the entire Profound Blossom Sect in a uniform manner, forming an enormous golden barrier that protected every corner of the Sect.

Once the Grand Formation was completed, the golden swords in the sky turned invisible, almost as though the entire thing was all but an illusion.

Chapter 535 Near-Death Experience

"And it's finished." Su Yang said as he casually stood up after completing the Grand Formation.

However, the disciples there remained standing still with dazed expressions on their faces, almost like they saw something unbelievable.

"W-What the hell did you just do, Su Yang?!" Bai Lihua exclaimed a few moments later, her voice filled with shock, "What kind of formation did you create? I was there as a witness when the Array Masters created a formation for the Heavenly Swan Sect, but it looked nothing like this! More importantly, what was that immense amount of spiritual energy just now? It felt like a Cultivator's spiritual energy!"

"Of course, it's different from your average formation. After all, it's a Grand Formation that consists of three different superior formations," he calmly responded. "As for the spiritual energy you felt, I had requested assistance from a close friend."

"A Grand Formation…?" Bai Lihua was dumbfounded, as this is a term she has never heard of before until today.

"Just like cultivation techniques, there are multiple ranks of Formations, and the easiest and least profound are the basic Formations. Slightly more complicated and harder to create are Grand Formation, which requires the combination of three different basic Formations. After that, we have the Divine Formations, which will require three different Grand Formations." Su Yang explained to her.

While there are even more complicated Formations than Divine Formations, it was pointless to mention it to her, as Grand Formations are already far beyond this world's knowledge.

"Want to test its abilities?" Su Yang suddenly asked her, who stared at him with wide eyes.

"How are we supposed to do that?" she asked.

"Attack me as though you are actually trying to kill me," he calmly said.

"You want me to attack you with the intent to kill? Are you sure?"

"What? Are you scared?" Su Yang smiled at her provocatively.

"Now you've said it!"

Bai Lihua suddenly retrieved a beautiful white sword from her storage ring and rushed at him with killing intent.

However, before she could even reach him, the golden swords that had been invisible suddenly reappeared, and over one hundred golden swords flew at Bai Lihua, creating many streaks of golden trails in the sky as they traveled.

"?!?!?!"

Bai Lihua's life flashes right before her eyes, as she couldn't even react to them, much less defend herself from them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, the golden swords exploded simultaneously, right when they were a hair width away from taking her life.

"..."

Bai Lihua dropped to her knees afterward, her body soaked in cold sweat. That was the closest she has ever been to death, and it was a fearful feeling that could not be described by mere words. If the swords did not explode, her life would've definitely been forfeited.

"A-Are you trying to kill me, you bastard?!" Bai Lihua shouted at him in an angry voice a few moments later after catching her breath.

"Of course not. I only wanted to show you the abilities of the Grand Formation. So, how was it?"

"How was it… my ass! You didn't need to humiliate me in front of so many Juniors for it!" she exclaimed.

Su Yang showed a bitter smile and said, "But that was barely 1% of the Grand Formation's full power. I truly did not intend to humiliate you."

"That was barely 1%?!" Bai Lihua's jaw dropped upon hearing this.

It was at this moment she realized that out of the hundreds of thousands of swords in the Grand Formation, only a hundred golden swords had attacked her, so Su Yang wasn't exaggerating about it being 1% of the Grand Formation's true abilities.

"How about this? As an apology for upsetting you, I will help the Heavenly Swan Sect by refining its formation," he then said.

"Eh? Really?" Bai Lihua's eyes flickered with a delight after hearing his words, and her anger quickly disappeared like smoke.

He nodded, "I won't lie to you in front of so many people."

"Good! If you want forgiveness from me, then you better do as you promised, or I will never forgive you!"

Sometime later, once the shock slowly died down, Liu Lanzhi asked him, "Su Yang, can you explain to me how this Grand Formation functions?"

"It's quite simple, really. The moment someone that's not a disciple of the Sect attacks one of our disciples within the Sect, the Grand Formation will automatically activate and erase the attacker, as it'd demonstrated with Sect Elder Bai. However, you can also activate it manually if needed."

"There are a total of 1,111,111 golden swords in the Grand Formation, and each of these golden swords are as powerful as a peak quality Heaven-grade Spiritual Treasure with a few even surpassing that. If that's not enough, the Grand Formation also has a defensive mechanism that blocks all attacks from outside of the Sect. Even if a thousand Heavenly Spirit Realm experts attack the Grand Formation at the same time, they would not even put a dent in it."

"There's also a detection mechanism that once it detects an intruder who's neither a disciple or a guest, it immediately alerting all of the Sect Elders."

Liu Lanzhi and the others listened to his explanation with a dazed face, seemingly in disbelief.

"Unbelievable… to think such a complicated and profound formation exists in this world. Just where on earth did you learn this knowledge?" Elder Sun asked him, his eyes filled with interest and suspicion.

Su Yang merely waved his hand and said, "If you read enough books, you will eventually learn a thing or two about everything in this world."

"Anyway, the Grand Formation is now complete, making the Profound Blossom Sect the safest place in this world at this moment, and as long as you stay within the Sect, you don't have to worry about any potential danger. Even if the entire world attacks us at once, not a single hair on your body will be harmed as long as you are within the Grand Formation." Su Yang said to them.