I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 121: Chapter 118: Lucky Divine Wood Sect Disciple

As Jiang Zuo spoke, he placed a hand on Ma Daquan’s shoulder.

The next moment, Ma Daquan felt an inexplicable power surge within his body.

"This is... Inner Breath?"

Ma Daquan couldn’t help but say, his voice trembling.

As someone at the Great Success stage of the Meridian Passage realm, he had considered the possibility of advancing to Grandmaster, so he wasn’t completely unfamiliar with Inner Breath.

After their earlier exchange, Ma Daquan knew the newcomer was undoubtedly a Grandmaster.

’But to be able to transfer Inner Breath for another person to use... what level of Cultivation would that require?’

"Correct. Tomorrow, in front of the disciples at your stockade, do exactly as I instruct."

Jiang Zuo said.

A Grandmaster could already release their Inner Breath externally. Jiang Zuo, who had been at the Grandmaster Great Perfection stage for nearly a hundred years, had long since achieved sublime mastery over his Inner Breath. Lending some to another person for temporary use was a trivial matter.

This strand of Inner Breath even contained the Power of Life and the Power of Destruction.

The Power of Life enveloped the Power of Destruction as it circulated within Ma Daquan’s body.

As long as Ma Daquan did as he was told tomorrow, he could announce to the world that he had broken through to become a Grandmaster and had mastered the Life Essence Withering Technique.

This way, it would surely attract a Cultivator before long.

The next day, the entire stockade was in an uproar.

Ma Daquan had somehow broken through to the Grandmaster realm overnight! Moreover, he had mastered an incredibly formidable technique, capable of withering a living tree in an instant!

News quickly traveled back to Jinghai County, and from there, to the Worldwide Bank.

"How could we be so lucky?"

Upon hearing the news, the manager of the Worldwide Bank was overjoyed.

After a brief investigation to confirm the news was accurate, the manager immediately sent a messenger pigeon to the headquarters.

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「The Cultivation Realm.」

East Divine Mountain, Divine Wood Sect.

As one of the Ten Great Sects on the human Ancestral Land Continent, the Divine Wood Sect occupied the entire East Divine Mountain.

However, despite the vastness of East Divine Mountain, only Inner Sect Disciples were permitted to enter it.

Outer Disciples could, at most, approach the foot of the mountain; they couldn’t even take a single step through the Divine Wood Sect’s main gate.

The External Affairs Hall was the place most critical to the future of the many Outer Disciples. All Outer Disciples had to take on missions from the External Affairs Hall to earn contribution points and obtain Cultivation resources.

Only by accumulating enough contribution points, achieving a breakthrough in their Cultivation, or passing the triennial martial arts grand examination could an Outer Disciple be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple.

At that moment, inside a side hall of the External Affairs Hall.

"Clan Uncle! May I ask why you’ve summoned me?" a young man asked respectfully, addressing an elder in the hall.

"Yi, your mother came to me for help. I originally had no way to resolve your situation, but your luck has turned. For the past two years, I have been a Rotating External Affairs Elder. I just received a letter from the Worldwide Bank, saying they’ve found a lead on the Cultivation Jade Stone for the Life Essence Returning Skill."

"You are to set out for the human domain at once. Find the Cultivation Jade Stone and eliminate all mortals present."

"As long as you bring back the Cultivation Jade Stone, you can use this merit to directly become an Inner Sect Disciple."

"Tomorrow morning, the mission will be posted in the main External Affairs Hall, and other disciples will accept it and set out. You must not be discovered. Otherwise, I will report to the sect that you overheard the news and unscrupulously tried to steal the merit for yourself."

Lv Jingsong looked at Lv Yi, sighed softly, and then instructed him in a low voice.

The Divine Wood Sect had numerous Outer Disciples, and the competition was exceptionally fierce.

Although he was an Outer Sect Steward, he didn’t have much real power.

Getting a disciple from his clan into the Inner Sect was an impossible task for him.

The title ’Outer Sect Steward’ sounded impressive, but in reality, it was a position for those who had failed to become Inner Sect Disciples. After tirelessly completing missions for the External Affairs Hall for many years, they would be granted this post in their old age, provided their Cultivation was at least decent.

Originally, the Divine Wood Sect hadn’t been so desperate to find the Cultivation Jade Stone for the Life Essence Returning Skill. In the past, they had always delegated the matter to the Worldwide Bank.

However, a major incident occurred in the Divine Wood Sect over a century ago, making it difficult for them to obtain the Cultivation Jade Stone through the original channels ever since.

A hundred years ago, the Worldwide Bank’s mission to find the Cultivation Jade Stone failed twice in a row. On the latter occasion, the Cultivators sent were even wiped out completely.

The Divine Wood Sect grew wary of the Worldwide Bank and decided to assign the task of finding the Cultivation Jade Stone to its own Outer Disciples.

And since Lv Jingsong happened to be a Rotating Elder for these three years, he immediately and privately summoned Lv Yi after receiving the news from the Worldwide Bank.

"Clan Uncle, I understand. I will definitely handle this matter well!"

Upon hearing this, Lv Yi’s spirits soared.

The triennial Outer Disciple grand examination had an age requirement: only disciples under thirty could participate.

This year was the last time Lv Yi could participate. By the next one, he would be over thirty.

But this year, there were many strong Outer Disciples, and no matter how he looked at it, it was impossible for Lv Yi to place in the rankings.

For this reason, Lv Yi’s mother had sought out Lv Jingsong, hoping he could help by pulling some strings behind the scenes to ensure Lv Yi’s victory.

Lv Jingsong had scoffed at the idea. The Divine Wood Sect had extremely high standards for its Inner Sect Disciples and took the competition related to them very seriously.

It wasn’t that no one had ever dared to cheat in the competition, but without exception, they all ended up as fertilizer for the giant tree outside the sect.

If Lv Jingsong had possessed such means, why would he still be a mere Outer Sect Steward?

However, it seemed Lv Yi was a man of good fortune. The news from the Worldwide Bank had come at the perfect time. As long as his luck wasn’t too terrible, Lv Yi wouldn’t have to participate in this competition and could become an Inner Sect Disciple directly.

Having one more Inner Sect Disciple from the Divine Wood Sect in the clan would be of immense benefit to the family.

For this reason, Lv Jingsong was willing to take a small risk.

’This is my only chance to become an Inner Sect Disciple. I absolutely cannot miss it!’

’Although Clan Uncle bought me one night’s head start, if there’s any delay on the road, or if I can’t find the person with the Cultivation Jade Stone right away, then I’ll be discovered by the Outer Disciples coming for the mission.’

’I can’t let that happen. If it really comes to that, then my only option will be to kill them and silence them!’

’With my strength approaching the mid-stage of the Dao Foundation realm, I don’t fear most Outer Disciples under thirty. But the disciples who take this mission won’t be limited by age, and their Cultivation will most likely be higher than mine. If I want to kill them to ensure their silence, it’s impossible with my strength alone!’

’I must return to the clan and ask the Clan Head to bestow upon me the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad. Only then can I guarantee victory!’

Lv Yi thought to himself as he left the side hall.

After turning thirty, his only path would be to "achieve a breakthrough in Cultivation."

But this so-called "breakthrough in Cultivation" meant advancing to the Three Flowers Realm before the age of fifty.

For an Outer Disciple, this was a fundamentally impossible task.

Anyone with that level of talent for Cultivation would have long since become an Inner Sect Disciple.

As for accumulating contribution points... that was, in fact, what he was about to do now.

The only difference was that finding a single Cultivation Jade Stone for the Life Essence Returning Skill would be enough to meet the massive contribution requirement, allowing for a direct promotion to Inner Sect Disciple.

This was all due to Lv Yi’s good luck. A hundred years ago, such a fortunate opportunity wouldn’t have existed.

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