Chapter 1: Starting with a Waste

Daqian Prefecture, Luoyang Town.

It was a drizzling day, not a good one for traveling, but the streets were bustling with people, all of them cheerful and cheerful.

It's nothing special. Today is the day when Qingshan Sect opens its gates and selects disciples.

In this vast universe, the Qingshan Sect is but a drop in the ocean, but in Daqian Province, it is a renowned existence, truly the foremost sect. Every year, tens of thousands of people travel thousands of miles to Luoyang Town, seeking immortal fate and the chance to become immortals.

Li Yanmo sat on the steps, his chin in his hand, gazing at the people passing by on the street. His gaze was sometimes fixed, sometimes vacant.

It has been some time since Li Yanmo woke up in this world.

As a qualified time traveler, Li Yanmo naturally carried the corresponding plug-in.

Li Yanmo gently turned the ring on his thumb. He had this thing on his hand since he woke up, but it was just a storage ring. There was no old man in it. His real capital was the thing that gave him this ring.

【The sect management system is at your service】

[Sect Master Li Yanmo, Cultivation Level: Mortal]

[Clan Name: Tentative, Prestige Level 0 (0/100)]

Sect Area: 0

【Disciples recruited: 0】

[Resources distributed this month: 5000 low-grade spirit stones, three marrow-nourishing pills, and a yellow-level Qi training technique.]

【Given when the number of apprentices is greater than 0】

As far as Li Yanmo knew, the monthly offerings from the Qingshan Sect elders were only 5000 spirit stones. However, this sect's management system only gave out low-grade spirit stones a month, along with three marrow-nourishing pills and a Qi-training technique unique to the sect.

But here's the problem.

A qualified sect leader must not be greedy for the sect's development funds, so as the sect leader, he cannot use this windfall on himself.

So the question is, how can someone without any cultivation level trick others into becoming his disciples? And how can he ensure that his disciples won't turn against him once they achieve cultivation level?

You must know that backstabbing and stealing treasures is an integral part of the world of cultivating immortals.

Fortunately, there is a solution in the sect experience system.

Li Yanmo raised his finger and swiped the interface to the bottom.

[Monthly Review: If the assets are zero or negative, it is considered bankrupt.]

[Failure is common in the military. To ensure your comeback, bankruptcy benefits will be provided.]

[Three strands of pure spiritual energy, Yellow Rank Low-grade palm technique, Fiery Palm]

[Note: Please do not let bankruptcy limit your business ideas. Excellent disciples can serve as guarantors to avoid bankruptcy.]

This is it!

Although he didn't know what the pure spiritual energy was, he knew it was a good thing just by hearing the name. Combined with the Qi Refining Technique, it could at least ensure that he had the cultivation level and would not be stabbed in the back by his apprentice and have his treasure taken away.

The only problem now is how to reduce your assets to zero.

As long as the assets have not been reduced to zero, it is not considered bankruptcy. Once the resources are distributed next month, they will be even more abundant.

The Qingshan Sect's open selection is Li Yanmo's opportunity.

Of course, what Li Yanmo wants are not those talented disciples.

The better the talent, the higher the efficiency of cultivation. He was just a mortal now, and a person at the first level of Qi training could beat him half to death with just one slap.

So what Li Yanmo wants is a loser! A really, really loser! A loser who is useless no matter how much resources are invested!

The Qingshan Sect's open selection lasted seven days, with the first day being for bone age testing and spiritual root testing. Most people were eliminated in this round, a waste of resources for the Qingshan Sect, but valuable assets for Li Yanmo.

"There's light in this person's eyes. He looks like a smart person."

"This one is too strong. Even without cultivation, I can't defeat him."

"This one looks okay... Shit, the last name is Tang!? Slip away, slip away."

Things went against his wishes. Li Yanmo had originally thought he would be able to find two talented people. However, after several hours, he didn't even catch a hair. They were either shifty or obviously martial artists.

Li Yanmo thought about it and felt relieved.

Anyone who can come from afar to pay homage to the mountain gate is a thrifty person.

Just when Li Yanmo was thinking about long-term planning, light footsteps were heard. As soon as Li Yanmo raised his head, he smelled a foul odor, and a thin figure fell into Li Yanmo's arms with a thud.

He was a beggar who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old.

He had fallen into countless dirty waters, his hair and face were covered in mud. Li Yanmo was stunned at first, then subconsciously sniffed the beggar's breath.

There was only outgoing air, but no incoming air. Li Yanmo was immediately horrified and quickly picked up the beggar and went to the only clinic in Luoyang Town.

The clinic had only one pharmacist, a woman in her twenties with teardrop moles at the corners of her eyes. Her surname was Jiang, and her name was Jiang Baili. She claimed to be a descendant of the Shennong clan, and she constantly flaunted her reputation as a miracle healer. Her treatments were purely based on personal interest, so even if they were sick, many people in Luoyang Town would not come to the clinic for treatment.

Li Yanmo also felt that Jiang Baili was very abstract, but there was no way. Without Jiang Baili's whim at the time, he might have died on the first day. Jiang Baili was also the only one who knew that Li Yanmo wanted to establish a sect and laughed at him loudly.

As soon as she entered the door, Lily Jiang, who was holding a pipe and puffing out smoke, frowned.

"Are you so desperate to recruit a disciple that you kidnapped a child?"

Li Yanmo blinked and suddenly realized.

Children, especially orphans without parents, are indeed a good choice!

"Let's talk about this later. Take a look at the situation first."

"Twelve taels."

"...Do you know that I only have ten taels?"

"Yes."

Lily Jiang blew out a smoke ring.

Li Yanmo had no choice but to pay the money.

After taking the money, Lily Jiang stood up leisurely, spread her hands and held the beggar's dirty wrist. But after three breaths, Lily Jiang's originally leisurely expression gradually became solemn.

"Where did you pick up this girl?"

"Uh...she bumped into me," Li Yanmo couldn't help but get nervous. "Is her illness serious?"

"It's just a cold and malnutrition. Just eat, drink enough, and get enough sleep for a few days and you'll be fine."

"Scared me."

"But there are serious problems with her physique. If I'm not mistaken... she has the Cang Yao Sword Body, one of the supreme holy bodies of the Great Wilderness period."

Lily Jiang continued to hold the beggar’s wrist with her left hand, and took out an ancient book from under her skirt with her right hand, flipped through a few pages, and nodded.

"This kind of meridian is correct."

Li Yanmo's eyes twitched wildly, "Is this sword very powerful?"

"Why do you think this sword body is called the Supreme Saint Body of the Great Wilderness Period?" Jiang Baili closed the book. "The speed of cultivation is a hundred times faster than that of ordinary people, and it can block the secrets of heaven. Even if you meet her face to face, you can't detect her cultivation level."

"Okay, I'll send her to Qingshan Sect right away."

Li Yanmo took a deep breath and said calmly.

Li Yanmo still had self-awareness. This kind of heaven-defying holy body, which was obviously exclusive to the protagonist, was simply not something he could control. Of course, there were other reasons.

If this beggar takes off with his resources, he will be regarded as an outstanding disciple, and his bankruptcy plan will be gone.

For the sake of this little beggar and his own good, he should send this little beggar to Qingshan Sect.

“I advise you to save it,” Lily Jiang raised her hand and waved, “I’ve said it all, that’s the holy body from the Great Wilderness period.”

"The Cang Yao Sword Body itself has flaws, and requires special techniques to achieve a cultivation speed a hundred times faster than that of an ordinary person. To block the secrets of the heavens, a special mental method is required."

"And those have been lost for tens of thousands of years."

"Without the skills and mental methods, the Cang Yao Sword Body is useless. No matter how many resources are invested, there will be no improvement."

Li Yanmo raised his head and asked, "Are you sure? Is it possible that the mental method and that special technique can be found?"

"The possibility that I am the Great Emperor Shennong is higher than your ability to find the skills and mental methods of the Cang Yao Sword Body, not to mention—"

Lily Jiang put the pipe aside, pinched a strand of the beggar’s hair, and gently crushed it, and a touch of snow-white emerged from the mud.

Lily Jiang gently lifted the beggar's eyelids again, and an abnormal blush appeared in front of Li Yanmo's eyes.

"This girl has a leukoderma disease, which is an incurable disease."

"I don't know how many spirit stones it will cost just to take care of her body."

Li Yanmo lowered his head to look at the sleeping beggar in his arms, and a dazzling light appeared in his eyes.

Found a treasure! ! !

 Newbie on the road looking for collection
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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