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Chapter 40: Body Refining - No Loss, No Deception

"Can I really choose?" Ye Xiyun asked, surprised as he looked at the Sect Master and the six Elders.

Yun Xiao and the Six Elders remained silent.

Ye Xiyun's gaze drifted over the Sect Master and the Elders.

The Sect Master... Hmm, a middle-aged, handsome man. Being his disciple could potentially lead to becoming the successor of Tianxuan Sect, a clear path to promotion and a bright future.

But, I don't like meddling in too many affairs.

About the Elders... One of them is always with a snake, a snake charmer, huh? Looks like a bit of a weirdo, no thanks.

Third Elder... Doesn't fit my aesthetic, no thanks.

Fourth Elder, nothing special about him, doesn’t seem very impressive, no thanks.

Fifth Elder... Ye Xiyun's eyes lit up.

The Fifth Elder is beautiful! Fairy Piao Yun, known for her alchemy skills. Although she's a bit older, as a kid, I like this kind of charm that mature women can have, cough cough... I’m not that superficial, of course. Alchemy skills are important, after all.

Just like the Seventh Elder is skilled in formations, a significant path in the cultivation world. Of course, even if I choose the Seventh Elder, it has nothing to do with her being gentle and cute.

As Ye Xiyun's gaze wandered back and forth between Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder, Fourth Elder became restless.

"Cough cough... Ye Xiyun, I have a question for you. What is your purpose in cultivating?" Fourth Elder asked.

"My purpose in cultivating?" Ye Xiyun blinked.

"Maybe it's because an ordinary life is too boring, lacking challenges," Ye Xiyun pondered, touching his chin. What else could it be for? Surely not just to chase fairy maidens? That would be too unambitious.

Shouldn't a real man make fairy maidens pursue him instead?

Although, because of my talent, if I don’t start a harem in the later stages, I might not be able to cultivate further. But even so, I must be a principled person! I can't just go chasing girls; what's the difference between that and being a hentai baster? Even though the Song of the Yin-Yang Grand Dao  was created by a philanderer, that doesn't mean I should become one after cultivating it.

At least, no to those who are unattractive!

And no to those with a bad heart!

Yes... these two criteria should filter out a lot of people. The rest I can confidently pursue if I like them. Yes, I really am a man with standards and aspirations.

"That's good, no challenges," Fourth Elder's face brightened. "Kid, come with me to cultivate the body. In the path of cultivation, there's nothing more challenging than Body Refining. Imagine, watching your body become stronger every day, from being frail to tearing apart tigers and leopards with your bare hands, from splitting mountains and earth to chasing stars and moons. Body Refining is about constantly challenging and surpassing yourself."

"Fourth Senior Brother, what you're saying makes it seem like our path of alchemy doesn't challenge oneself. Do you think high-level alchemy is easy?" The Fifth Elder rolled her eyes.

"Exactly, talismans, formations, artifact refining, each path has its challenges," The Sixth Elder added. "Cultivation itself is defying the heavens."

"Cough cough, this, this..." Seeing his initial point of advantage quickly slipping away, The Fourth Elder asked again, "Then, Ye Xiyun, what was your life goal before you began cultivating, or if you had failed to join the sect?"

"This..." Ye Xiyun furrowed his brow and said, "Probably go back to my hometown, take over my father's position as the town chief, then marry the twin village belles from the neighboring town, leading a life of... cough cough, leisure during the day and... ahem, at night. Then, read more books and newspapers, have more children, plant more trees, lead the villagers to wealth and rid the town of poverty."

Although Ye Xiyun didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood the underlying implications.

The Sect Master and the Elders looked at Ye Xiyun with a hint of amusement in their eyes.

Ah, the dreams of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old. Youthful, full of hormones, it's the age of curiosity about love.

The Fourth Elder eyes lit up with a plan.

"Kid, come and cultivate the body with me. Body Refining is challenging, there's no loss, no deception," Fourth Elder said. "Although your spiritual root isn't great, Body Refining's requirements for spiritual roots mostly come into play in the final stages of cultivation. So, in the early and middle stages, your spiritual root won't have much impact. As long as you're willing to endure hardships, it's easy to achieve results."

"This..." Ye Xiyun looked at the Fourth Elder, feeling like the Fourth Elder was quite eager to take him as a disciple. Meanwhile, Hua Zhongxian who is in his heart, though silent, gave Ye Xiyun a hint.

When he left the hall earlier, Hua Zhongxian had messaged him that there were too many experts here, so it was risky to communicate openly, only able to give subtle hints.

And now, Hua Zhongxian seemed to be suggesting... to follow Fourth Elder in Body Refining?

But I want to be the disciple of a beautiful mature elder. Although I don't necessarily want to woo my master, having a beautiful master is pleasing to the eye.

"Kid, you can choose according to your preference," Yun Xiao said. "Choose whoever you wish to learn from; all Six Elders have their strengths, and there's surely one that suits you. Of course, as the Sect Master, I am the most capable and have the highest cultivation. Plus, being the disciple of the Sect Master, you'll have access to more cultivation resources..."

"Senior Brother!" The Fourth Elder was furious.

So, they were all willing to lose face in the fight for a disciple!

Alright, I'll go all out.

"Kid, listen to me, Body Refining is the way to go. A real man should cultivate the body. Whether it's cultivating qi, formations, alchemy, talisman drawing, or beast taming, in the end, without a strong body, everything else is in vain," Fourth Elder said. "If you were an ordinary person, living a leisurely life would be easy, especially with your family background, you could marry multiple wives. But now that you're cultivating, if you don't cultivate the body, you'll be under your wife's thumb and won't even be able to marry a concubine!"

"Elder, what do you mean by that?" Ye Xiyun's eyes widened in a mix of shock and fear. Can't cultivate and have concubines? If I can't build a harem, how will I improve my spiritual roots later?

"Cough cough, I mean it literally," Fourth Elder said. "Our Sect Master is powerful, right? A grandmaster of the Rising Sun Realm. Ask him, if he doesn’t secretly go and ask Fifth Elder for a couple of performance enhancer pills each month, would he dare to go to his room and do it with his wife at night? What's the use of high cultivation if you don't have a strong body? You'll still need to lean against the wall every morning because of back pain. You might say a Rising Sun Realm body is stronger than an average man's, but isn’t a woman’s body in the Rising Sun Realm also stronger than an average woman’s? If you don’t cultivate your body, you won’t be able to handle even one woman, let alone think about having a concubine. Our cultivator's life is incredibly long. If you marry women with low cultivation or no cultivation, every hundred years, they'll age and pass away, and you'll have to find new wives. That's too heartbreaking."

What? I can change batches every hundred years? Ye Xiyun discovered a blind spot, but that’s not right. I'm about feelings, not just keeping a bunch of emotionless dolls. I can't just watch my wives die!

"This..." Ye Xiyun felt like he was going crazy: "Fourth Elder, are you really supposed to say this to me?"

"Fourth Junior Brother, you're so amazing in your cultivation, but without a woman, what's the point of it all? Me, lean on my back? Why do you cultivate an indestructible back, do you even have a use for it?" At this moment, Yun Xiao was completely thrown off by his junior brother.

It was hard not to be. His private matter, now known to a disciple who hadn't even formally joined the sect, was this not a blow to his dignity as the Sect Master?

"Fourth Senior Brother!"

"Fourth Senior Brother!"

At this time, the other Elders also looked at Fourth Elder with dangerously amused expressions: "We need to talk. Why do you say that what I cultivate is inferior to Body Refining?"

Faced with the threat from his fellow brothers, Fourth Elder's gaze was firmly fixed on Ye Xiyun. To take a disciple, I've offended all my brothers. If he still doesn't agree, I’ll beat this kid to death!

"Master above, your disciple bows to you!" Ye Xiyun looked at the Fourth Elder and bowed deeply.

Because he understood the meaning in the Fourth Elder's eyes.

Seeing Ye Xiyun pay his respects, the Fourth Elder nodded. His disciple was secured. Even if he got beaten up later, it would all be worth it.