"If that's the case, then take this and have a good look. This is my cultivation method. Have a look first. If you think it's not suitable, you don't have to practice it. I just want you to have a general understanding of the world of cultivating immortals."
After the master finished speaking, he threw an ancient book to Hu Ke'er. The title of the book read "Foundation - Building Chapter of the Wine God's Secret Art".
"The Wine God's Secret Art. Does that mean I have to drink wine?"
Although Hu Ke'er was already an adult, she still felt very resistant to drinking because of her previous experience of getting drunk.
"Well, this is the cultivation technique that Uncle Zheng is currently practicing. It's also one of the top - notch techniques in our sect. However, it'll be a bit troublesome for you, junior sister, to practice it without any spiritual roots or cultivation talent. But besides the cultivation technique, this Foundation - Building Chapter should also contain a lot of common knowledge about the path of cultivating immortals. It won't do you any harm to have a look."
"Okay, got it."
Hu Ke'er nodded and flipped through the secret book in her hand as she spoke.
"Thank you, master."
"You're welcome."
The master waved his hand.
"Stinky girl, the inner - sect test is coming up soon. Hurry up and prepare for the exam. If you can't pass the inner - sect test and become an inner - sect disciple, don't blame me for removing you from my discipleship without showing any mercy!"
"Ah?!"
Hearing the master's words, Hu Ke'er was stunned for a moment.
"What are you 'ah' - ing for? Didn't you just promise me that you'd become an inner - sect disciple? If you can't do it, I'll naturally remove you!"
The master said softly.
"… That's true. But won't you help me, master?"
"Didn't I give you the secret book? What else do you want me to do to help you?"
After the master finished speaking, his figure slowly faded away in front of Hu Ke'er.
"Master…"
Hu Ke'er wanted to say something else, but seeing that the master had already left, she had no choice but to give up. Then she turned her head and looked at Chen Tianyi helplessly.
"Senior Brother Chen, do you think I have a chance to advance and become an inner - sect disciple in the inner - sect exam?"
"Well…"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi showed a reluctant expression.
"Well, it's okay. Senior brother, just tell me the truth."
Seeing Chen Tianyi's expression, Hu Ke'er smiled slightly.
…
Chen Tianyi didn't say it clearly. Instead, he shook his head with a grim face.
"I see. Then senior brother, have you ever participated in the inner - sect test before? Do you know the content of the test?"
If she started to practice now, it was obvious that she wouldn't be able to defeat the other disciples. So the best thing to do now was to figure out the rules of the inner - sect test and see if she could find a loophole to find a shortcut to advance.
"I've indeed participated in the inner - sect test several times, but I don't know the rules…"
Chen Tianyi said with a helpless bitter smile.
"Don't know?"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah."
Chen Tianyi nodded.
"How is that possible? Senior Brother Chen, haven't you participated in this inner - sect test a long time ago?"
"That's because the rules of the test change every year!"
"Eh?!"
Hu Ke'er exclaimed in surprise.
"Change every year?"
"Yes."
Chen Tianyi said affirmatively.
"Last year, it was a ring match. The year before last, it was hunting monsters. The year before that, it was alchemy…"
"Uh, senior brother, you're not joking, right? Alchemy for real?"
Hu Ke'er could understand the ring match and hunting monsters that Chen Tianyi mentioned before, but the alchemy he mentioned later was a bit hard to understand.
"Yeah."
"But isn't alchemy just for auxiliary purposes?"
"Who knows? Anyway, the rules are set by the previous generation, but alchemy has indeed appeared."
"I see!"
Hu Ke'er nodded slightly.
"It seems that I can only think of a countermeasure when the rules come out!"
Thinking like this, Hu Ke'er rubbed her chin and fell into deep thought.
"However, even if you don't know the rules, there are some things you can start preparing for, junior sister."
"Eh?"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er frowned slightly.
"Senior brother, do you mean cultivation by 'preparing'?"
Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"No."
Chen Tianyi shook his head.
"Then what is it? It seems that it doesn't make much difference whether I practice or not with my current talent. And it's really hard for me to prepare anything without knowing the rules. Senior brother, don't tell me you want me to learn alchemy first?"
Thinking of the alchemy technique mentioned before, Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"Of course not."
Chen Tianyi shook his head and said.
"Junior sister, don't you know your own weakness yet?"
"My weakness?"
Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"Yeah!"
Chen Tianyi looked at Hu Ke'er and nodded.
"Although the weapons you made are very powerful and have helped you out of trouble many times, it's not surprising that others can accurately predict them after they've appeared so many times. Although the previous disciples couldn't defeat you, after observing for so many days, I finally found your weakness."
"Well, then senior brother, tell me what my weakness is."
"Your weapons seem novel at first glance, but to put it more simply, they're just powerful miniature crossbow bolts and detonating talismans. If someone figures this out, it won't be difficult to defeat you. At that time, they just need to attack at full speed and get closer to you. As for the flames from the spiritual energy combustion, they're just a small nuisance to the senior brothers and sisters who are going to participate in the inner - sect test."
"Makes sense."
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er nodded.
It seemed that the matter of making a means of transportation had to be put on hold for a while. Before that, she had to upgrade the weapons in her hand.
However, in modern warfare, there aren't many things that can improve close - range combat ability. They're just short knives and daggers that people often see in daily life. So if she really needed a weapon for close - range use, a short knife or dagger would be more suitable for her.
Although she knew something about the process of forging swords, it would be too difficult for her to make one by herself. This kind of thing really had to be done by the most professional people. So Hu Ke'er thought of the previous engineering team. It just so happened that she hadn't been to the spirit - stone refining room since the engineering team was established!
It seemed that it was time to inspect the engineering team she had just established and make a weapon upgrade plan for herself!