Chapter 7: Out Of Cultivation Seclusion

Back in the grand palace of Phuphu Mountain Sect, Chico was so pissed that he had to waste another flying pill to fly back to this place.

'What a bummer. As a guest of the sect, I've been temporarily given this grand palace as my residence, but it looks like the costs of daily flying pills to move around from this floating mountain to the lands below will make my pretentious life difficult. Phuphu Mountain Sect facilities are mostly below, where the streets are bustling. I can't afford to waste another flying pill whenever I need to move around, but fortunately, it takes three hours for the pill to wear off.' Chico thought with a worried expression.

"Is there anything I could do for you, Immortal Father?" The Supreme Elder Katt was the first to break the silence. 

Before Chico, the three people stood silently and watched him as he frowned in deep thought.

The Sect Master accompanied Chico and showed him where he would be living from now on whenever he was in the sect. He carried Chico's new disciple to the floating mountains in the sky before he instructed the other elders to conduct the inner disciple promotion. The moment the outer disciple's recruitment ended, the inner disciple's promotion began, but Chico was exhausted and lost interest in seeing the process to the end.

"I'm craving anything sweet to eat. Is there anything like that in this grand palace?" Chico nonchalantly said, forgetting that immortals can barely eat. By only cultivating the energy of heaven and earth, their bodies are replenished with the natural energies that keep them looking fresh and full of vitality.

"Oh? Are the spiritual fruits okay? I have plenty in my storage ring." The Supreme Elde Katt was a bit confused at first, but then she remembered that she had some things with her.

With just a wave of her hand, three unique fruits appeared before Lady Katt and floated in the air. Lady Katt took the silver plate from the table and served the fruits to Chico.

Chico looked at the three fruits curiously because he had never seen anything similar back on Earth.

Using the 'Divine Senses' ability, three stats appeared before Chico.

Name: Yellow Mooth

Rank: Low grade

Effects: Replenishes natural energy and stamina.

Name: Hell Berry

Rank: Medium grade

Effects: Supplementing the body with the energy of the earth.

Name: Red Lion Berry

Rank: Low grade

Effects: Supplementing the body with the energy of heaven and earth.

"Immortal Father, these fruits are sweet and great at refreshing the body and increasing spiritual energy in your cultivation. Though these fruits are low in grade, they are the rarest in the eastern region." Supreme Elder Katt humbly said with respect.

"I know about this. There's no need to explain." Chico arrogantly said this as he grabbed a bite.

"Forgive my impoliteness. I didn't mean to educate you, Immortal Father." Lady Katt let out a flustered look.

'These fruits are sweet and refreshing. The Yellow Mooth tastes like a mango, and the Hell Berry is sweet and sour. What a strange fruit. I have never tasted anything like this. As for Red Lion Berry, isn't this a strawberry with a weird shape? I mean, they taste similar.'

'I have a question for you, system. Junior Katt mentioned something about spiritual energy. I wonder what it is because I've never heard you mention it.'

[THE 'SPIRITUAL ENERGY' IS THE TERM THE NATIVES USE FOR THE ENERGY OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.]

'Sweet, let's use this term in the future then.'

Chico's eyes roamed and landed on his newly recruited disciple.

'Honestly, I don't know what I am doing, but since I need strong people to protect me in the future, I had no choice but to take in a disciple, even though I am not experienced with the cultivation processes. With my overpowered mortal system, I might be saved from embarrassment and become the dignified teacher to the strongest disciples in the world. My 'Immortal Technician' ability is not just for show.'

'System, how can I teach the kid how to cultivate?'

[YOU MUST FIND ANY SUITABLE CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE TARGET TO CULTIVATE. WITHOUT A CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE, NO ONE CAN BE ABLE TO CULTIVATE. THE REASON WHY PEOPLE JOIN SECTS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IS TO OBTAIN A SUITABLE HIGH-GRADE CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE AND RESOURCES. EACH GRADE OF A CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE AND ITS ELEMENTS WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE CULTIVATOR'S LEVEL AND THE CULTIVATION SPEED. IF A TARGET WITH HIGH POTENTIAL CULTIVATES WITH A LOW-GRADE TECHNIQUE, THE PERSON MIGHT STAGNATE IN THEIR CULTIVATION AND BE UNABLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.]

'What are these ranks again? I mean, even those fruits had ranks.'

[ITEMS AND TREASURES' POTENT AND QUALITIES ARE MEASURED IN RANKS]

[Item Ranks]

-Low grade

-Medium grade

-High grade

-Superior grade

-Celestial grade

-God grade

Chico understood everything quickly. As an otaku and a gamer, such things as ranks are ordinary in his eyes. He is familiar with things like this.

Chico looked at his disciple more and the kid became even more uncomfortable and afraid. The kid is just a teenager, and he reveres the powerful immortal cultivators the same way as other mortals. Being in the presence of three immortal cultivators who are the bigshots of the mighty Phuphu Mountain Sect is something that he couldn't dream of the day before. One has to remember that Phuphu Mountain is a super sect and one of the overlords in the eastern region that oversees 17 cities, 29 clans, and 7 unique sects.

Being in the presence of Phuphu Mountain's inner circle elders is akin to being a hobo in the presence of an emperor for this teen.

[Mortal Status]

Name: Chuki

Identity: Rake Lake villager, the third son of a farmer

Gender: Male

Age: 15 (Lifespan: 75)

Race: Human

Potential: 6th-tier

Immortal level: None

A status pops up before Chico as he keeps observing the nervous teen.

"What is your name, my disciple?"

"This... this mortal disciple is known as Chuki. This is the name my father gave me." The lad lets out nervously as he kneels.

"Stand up. No disciple of mine will kneel before anyone." Sect Master Phino and Supreme Elder Katt were stunned by Chico's statement.

'What a lucky b*stard.' The two sect elders thought as they looked at the teen with jealousy.

"Sect Master, I need a favour," Chico said as he startled the Sect Master, who was quietly observing the genius teen.

"W-what is it? How can I help, senior?" Sect Master Phino hurriedly said as he cupped his fist.

"I need to borrow the strongest cultivation technique of your sect. I promise you that this will benefit your sect greatly." Chico calmly said as he observed the Sect Master's reaction.

"This..." The Sect Master was stunned with disbelief. First, the techniques are the sect's properties that can't be shared with outsiders. Secondly, the strongest techniques could only be taught to direct disciples of the sect's ancestor and the sect master.

Thinking twice about the situation, the Sect Master remembered how Chico emitted his aura earlier and forced everyone onto their knees without trying. He remembered again how Chico was able to create impossible miracles. He remembered how Chico scolded the two Undying Body experts to tug their tails as they obediently moved away from Phuphu Mountain Sect. Who are the Undying Body experts in Sect Master Phino's eyes? An Undying Body Expert is a figure who can dominate the entire super sects in the eastern region. The Undying Expert is the first step to true immortality, a single of them is enough to eradicate the Phuphu Mountain sect and erase the entire sect and its subjects from the map. Not even the ancestor of the Phuphu Mountain Sect will be able to defend the sect against such a might. In the presence of the Undying Body Expert, Puphu Mountain Sect is helpless, but this man before him right now scolded not one but two, and the experts didn't even retaliate. How strong could this senior before him be?

"I will go to the sect's library and..."

BOOM!

A terrifying aura exploded as the phenomenon appeared in the sect.

"Is that?" Sect Master Phino said in excitement.

"It is the sect ancestor. She broke through to the advanced stage of Soul Unification. It looks like she is coming out of seclusion." Supreme Elder Katt said it with shock.

"Excuse me, senior. I will be right back." The Sect Master hastily said as he left the grand palace. Chico was dumbfounded at how the Sect Master left him hanging to rush out to meet the sect's ancestor.