Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Cultivation Through Copulation.

Episode 14: Servant Hall.

First, I need to assess how close I am now to the time when the protagonist brings down the Dark Moon Sect.

Before the protagonist destroys the Dark Moon Sect, he will experience various strange events. Stuff like fortuitous encounters and so on.

These so-called fortuitous encounters were usually earth-shattering events, and since they often involved intercepting opportunities that had surfaced somewhere, news of them was bound to spread.

News like, ‘Light surged from a mountain slope! The sky darkened and lightning struck wildly’.

Ah, the idea that news in this world is just word of mouth only applies to rural areas. Cultivators have quite a vast network of communication.

So there’s no need to worry that rumors won’t spread. The news travels incredibly fast.

Anyway,

according to Yuk-gyeong’s judgment, the protagonist’s fortuitous encounters before his attack on the Dark Moon Sect are divided into three stages.

The danger of these three stages of encounters increase as they progress.

The first stage is a fortuitous encounter very far from his attack on the Dark Moon Sect. The danger of this stage is almost zero.

This is the fortuitous encounter where the protagonist acquires a post-heavenly spiritual fruit by chance in a struggle.

The ‘Thousand-Year Snow Fruit’, a post-heavenly spiritual fruit that grows once every thousand years, is said to contain immense spiritual energy, aiding in cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage and extending their lifespan.

When this Thousand-Year Snow Fruit fully ripens, auspicious clouds form in the sky, considered a sign of treasure, attracting many people.

By obtaining this Thousand-Year Snow Fruit, the protagonist leaps from the middle to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

This is likely before any enmity with the Dark Moon Sect has formed.

I can investigate to see if the Thousand-Year Snow Fruit had been discovered yet by closely observing unusual phenomena like weather changes.

The second stage refers to a fortuitous encounter that occurs when there is still a reasonable amount of time before he comes to settle his grudge with the Dark Moon Sect. In this case, there is some time to prepare, but the situation remains dangerous.

During the exchange meetings between different sects, it was a fortuitous encounter when he discovered traces left by the founder of the Bright Illusion Sect, who realized the treasure ‘Eternal Infinity Art’.

Yong-heon’s sect held regular exchange meetings with several friendly sects, and during these times, the host would showcase their treasures.

What was shown then was the cliff, hundreds of feet high, split by the founder with his bare hands.

The protagonist, Yong-heon, fully made the insights left by the founder of the Bright Illusion Sect his own due to his uniqueness.

Naturally, this caused an uproar in the Bright Illusion Sect, and there were discussions about whether Yong-heon should be sanctioned, but no conclusion would have been reached.

Checking the news about the Bright Illusion Sect would reveal whether this incident had already occurred or not.

The final third stage is the fortuitous encounter he had when it was imminent that he would attack the Dark Moon Sect. In this case, it is a very dangerous state.

This was the fortuitous encounter gained when he got hold of the immortal talisman which was presumed to have descended from the immortal realm.

Even though the fragment of the immortal talisman that descended from the immortal realm was less than a fifth of the whole, it caused weather anomalies on its own and evaded people’s grasp.

This peculiar fragment of the immortal talisman aroused the greed of many, and someone with extensive knowledge speculated that when the immortal talisman was whole, it could have the power to destroy the lower realm.

The protagonist, Yong-heon, was a weakling in the immortal talisman battle.

So, although he doesn’t obtain the immortal talisman, the encounter he gains there leads him to make a resolution, allowing him to catch a slight glimpse of the threshold of the Golden Core.

At this point, it would be only a few years before the downfall of Dark Moon Sect.

The incident of the immortal talisman fragment would be an issue that couldn’t go unnoticed in the cultivation world, so he expected to obtain news about it without much difficulty.

Up to this point was the third stage of the Dark Moon Sect destruction scenario established by Yuk-gyeong.

Yuk-gyeong wandered around the yard like a madman, pacing in his room, organizing his thoughts and devising methods.

His appearance was reminiscent of a mad scientist.

His contemplation continued as the night deepened.

Despite Yuk-gyeong’s worries, the morning broke relentlessly.

He thought he had only closed his eyes for a moment, but he could hear the chirping of the sparrows outside.

The rooster had crowed long ago, and now it was a morning with mountain birds singing.

As Yuk-gyeong rubbed his eyes, he heard a voice outside the door. It was Yeong-yeong’s voice.

“Young hero Yuk-gyeong! Are you awake?”

“Yes, I’m coming out.”

When Yuk-gyeong opened the door and went out, people were already up and gathered. What’s going on? Is there something happening?

Yuk-gyeong was the last one.

Yuk-gyeong went outside and joined the crowd in the yard, trying to find out what they had gathered for.

At that moment, people were introducing themselves. It seemed they hadn’t been out for long.

According to the introductions, the slightly chubby and cute thirteen-year-old girl was Bang Sun-yang, and the tall and not-so-cute fourteen-year-old boy was Yuk Myeong-ho.

And our Two Spiritual Root holder was Jang Mun-yeol.

“You’ve got a Single Spiritual Root, and yet you sure sleep a lot. Does having a Single Spiritual Root make one sleep more?”

Mun-yeol muttered to himself.

Although he might have said it to himself so no one would hear, Yuk-gyeong’s keen ears caught everything.

After the experience on the bridge where the wind stirred inside him, his senses have become so acute.

Yuk-gyeong didn’t say anything to Mun-yeol.

Jealousy has no cure.

This is the karma that an outstanding man must endure.

For what reason did I stay up late? Wasn’t it all because I was worrying about the future of Dark Moon Sect? He doesn’t even know anything.

How can a sparrow understand the aspirations of a roc?

At that moment, Yeong-yeong spoke.

“We need to go to the Servant Hall Deacon now. Everyone’s gathered, so let’s go. Follow me.”

A disciple from the Servant Hall came to inform the novice disciples that they must gather and go to the Servant Hall Deacon.

So, when all the novice disciples were gathered, they were waiting to go to the Servant Hall Deacon.

Now that everyone’s here, we should go.

Yeong-yeong, who knew the way since she had been to the Servant Hall once with her sister, led the way, and the rest followed behind.

On the way, Yeong-yeong explained the tasks they might encounter in the Servant Hall, which ones were difficult, and which ones were easy. It seems she learned a lot from her sister.

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The Servant Hall Deacon’s Office.

A scolding erupted from there.

The one doing the scolding was a middle-aged man, the deacon of the Servant Hall. With a sly goatee, a broad face, and a blunt, pug nose, the deacon was venting his anger without reservation.

“When was it that I called for you, and you’re only coming now? Do novice disciples think they can ignore the Servant Hall?”

A wave of Spiritual Qi emanated from the middle-aged man.

The wave of Spiritual Qi emanating from the middle-aged man was violent and of a high level, unbearable for Yuk-gyeong and the novice disciples.

A powerful aura pressed down on them, instilling fear in their hearts just like they felt at the Single-Hearted Bridge.

Sun-yang, Myeong-ho, Mun-yeol, and Yeong-yeong trembled as they stepped back repeatedly, trying to distance themselves from the middle-aged man.

Only Yuk-gyeong could somewhat withstand the pressure, but even he found it difficult. While it wasn’t powerful enough to make him step back, seeing the other novice disciples retreat, he also stepped back slightly out of courtesy.

It’s better that I not stand out. A protruding nail gets hammered down. Especially when a superior is angry, one should avoid standing out even more.

“No, Deacon. It’s because that friend woke up late. We had to wake him up, which made us late. I apologize.”

Mun-yeol sold Yuk-gyeong out.

It was true that Yuk-gyeong was the last to come out, but it wasn’t like the others came out that early either. They would have been late and scolded even without Yuk-gyeong, but Mun-yeol kindly sacrificed Yuk-gyeong.

The deacon’s eyes glinted as he looked at Yuk-gyeong. To Yuk-gyeong, it seemed like his expression subtly changed, as if he had some ulterior motive.

“What? Oh, right. You’re the newly entered single Spiritual Root holder, aren’t you? It seems you’re quite bold, relying on your talent. Fine, then. You know that you must stay in the Servant Hall and perform tasks, right? Single Spiritual Root holder, from today, you are in charge of cleaning the toilets. Any objections?”

Cleaning the toilets!

How many people were there in the Servant Hall? And how many toilets were there? Cleaning all those toilets was a dreadful task.

Moreover, wasn’t toilet cleaning a task that Yeong-yeong hadn’t even mentioned? Why hadn’t she informed them about such a dreadful task?

Yuk-gyeong felt uneasy. Very uneasy.

Since Yuk-gyeong had taken the blame for being late, it was only natural that he was assigned an unpleasant task. However, the look in the Servant Hall Deacon’s eyes earlier had been distinctly impure.

Why does the Servant Hall Deacon, whom I’ve never met, dislike me?

Because I’m handsome?

That doesn’t seem to be it, as the Deacon holds a certain social status and is of an age where he wouldn’t be jealous of Yuk-gyeong.

Then what is it?

Yuk-gyeong decided to set aside the question for now. He should respond first.

Should I confront him? Or just accept it?

If I raise an objection here, it seems like he would torment me even more viciously. Look at that expression. It’s like he’s daring me to raise an objection.

What should I do…