The Clan Master Can't possibly Be A Mortal

“Is the Sect Leader too overjoyed?”

“I think so.”

“Perhaps the Sect Leader is excitedly thumping his thighs, looking up, and letting out a ‘give give give’ laugh.”

“Nonsense, the Sect Leader would never laugh like that.”

The disciples chattered away.

Gong Qingqiu looked at them, shook his head, and said, “In seven days, our Misty Sect will celebrate the ascension to a star-level status. Now follow me to the Elders’ Hall so I can measure you for new Sect Disciple uniforms.”

“Yes!” The disciples quickly followed him.

Inside the Sect Leader’s Great Hall.

Ye Feng anxiously waited with his hands propping up his chin.

“This damn System, why is it settling so slowly!”

He had waited for a long time, but there was still no news, nervously pacing back and forth in the Sect Leader’s Great Hall.

Suddenly, a mechanical voice sounded.

“Ding, congratulations to the Sect Leader for completing the third-stage task. Rewards: “Primordial Unity Qi”, a mysterious Supreme Grade spiritual artifact×1, a mysterious Upper Grade spiritual artifact×1, a Medium-sized Sect Protection Array×1, Explosive Spirit Pills×3, Wonderful Transformation Spirit Pills×3, Miniaturized World Transformation×3, an Auxiliary Cultivation Method×1, and Special Small Gift Packs×3.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng jumped three feet in the air.

“Haha, it’s finally here.”

Ye Feng took a deep breath and stretched out his hand, a tome appearing in his palm.

This was the Fifth Grade Spell “Primordial Unity Qi”.

As Ye Feng opened the tome, a flood of information rushed into his mind.

“Primordial Unity Qi, a spell created by an Ancient Saint, based on the Five Qi Dynasty Technique, it can temporarily fuse the five elemental spiritual energies within oneself into one, becoming a powerful Primordial Qi, unleashing terrifying destructive power.”

Ye Feng instantly learned the spell, his eyes wide with astonishment.

“Learning this spell lays a weak foundation for future practice of the Five Qi Dynasty Technique, although not very significant, it’s better than nothing.”

“Of course, the primary strength of this spell lies in its destructive power.”

Ye Feng was very pleased with “Primordial Unity Qi”.

Next, he took out the second and third balls of light. According to the prompts, he knew they were a mysterious Supreme Grade and a mysterious Upper Grade spiritual artifact, respectively.

With a “click,”

The first ball of light shattered.

In mid-air, a white compass appeared. As Ye Feng reached out to touch it, a vast amount of information flooded his mind.

[Spatial Compass: Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact (Special)]

[Description: A special spiritual artifact capable of spatial traversal, with a maximum range of 100 li, consuming a large amount of spiritual energy with each traversal. It contains a unique Spirit Attracting Formation and can also be activated with Spirit Stones, including a storage space of 1000 cubic meters]

[Bound to: Ye Feng (non-transferrable)]

“A spatial traversal class spiritual artifact, awesome!”

Ye Feng inhaled sharply, inserted a middle grade Spirit Stone into the palm-sized white compass, tapped the surface, and activated a three-dimensional projection within a hundred li radius.

“Let’s go here!”

With a thought, Ye Feng used up an entire middle grade Spirit Stone, and his body swiftly turned into a cluster of silver stars, vanishing completely.

The next moment, Ye Feng appeared at the peak of a mountain a hundred li away.

“Traversing a hundred li consumes one middle grade Spirit Stone… Wait, that’s not right, half of the spiritual energy is stored in the Spatial Compass, which means one middle grade Spirit Stone can be used for a round trip of a hundred li.”

Ye Feng, with a thought, used up the remaining spiritual energy, and returned to the Sect Leader’s Great Hall.

He happily stowed away the Spatial Compass.

Then, with a “click,” the third ball of light opened.

“Respected Sect Leader, Hu Feifei is at your service anytime.”

A sultry and goosebump-inducing voice rang out, and in Ye Feng’s astonished gaze, the shattered ball of light turned into a stunningly beautiful fox lady with pink hair, wearing an emerald green pomegranate dress, looking utterly adorable.

“This… this is the Upper Grade spiritual artifact?”

Ye Feng was stupefied.

In his understanding, a mysterious Upper Grade spiritual artifact should be something like the Spatial Compass or a Refining Furnace.

What’s the deal with giving me a beautiful pink-haired fox lady?

Ye Feng was becoming increasingly perplexed by the System’s clever tricks.

“Respected Sect Leader, Hu Feifei can do anything for you!” Hu Feifei clasped her hands in front of her, her face adorned with a pure, flawless smile and her eyes clear and immaculate, which ironically gave rise to a sense of protectiveness.

Ye Feng reached out and touched Hu Feifei’s forehead to gather information.

[Hu Feifei: Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact (Special)]

[Description: A loyal and evolvable bodyguard crafted from “Wuxu Jade Mud” that has been blessed by an Ancient Saint. It integrates the Primordial Spirit of a Fox Lady, possesses high-level spiritual intelligence, and can self-repair when its body is damaged. Since it started as an upper grade Spiritual Artifact, its current combat level is at the first layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.]

[Note 1: For the method of advancement, please explore on your own, Sect Leader.]

[Note 2: The pinker the hair, the fiercer the fight.]

After browsing through Hu Feifei’s information, Ye Feng tactically leaned back.

So this was a humanoid Spiritual Artifact! It had high-level spiritual intelligence, a nearly indestructible body, and the potential to be upgraded to an even higher grade Spiritual Artifact.

“System, what’s the deal with Hu Feifei?” asked Ye Feng internally.

“Being the Sect Leader of a star-level sect, how could you not have a presentable bodyguard? Hu Feifei is beautiful, kind-hearted, and loyal, making her the perfect choice for a bodyguard! Moreover, Hu Feifei comes with a talent for combat awakening. Just as the note says, the pinker the hair, the harder she fights!”

The mechanical voice of the System rang out.

Hearing this, Ye Feng felt that there might be some truth to it.

A Sect Leader should indeed have a bodyguard.

But generally, aren’t bodyguards supposed to be tough characters like Brother Flathead? Why would it be a pretty Fox Lady?

She didn’t seem fierce at all!

“Sect Leader, Hu Feifei can do anything for you!” Hu Feifei stood before him with a sweet and docile smile.

Looking at the beautiful Hu Feifei, Ye Feng found her quite pleasing to the eye.

However, knowing that Hu Feifei was a Puppet, not a real living being, Ye Feng couldn’t help but rub his forehead.

“Make me some tea.”

“Yes.” Hu Feifei immediately carried out the task.

While Hu Feifei was preparing the tea, Ye Feng continued to open his subsequent rewards.

Click!

A sphere of light cracked open.

A large Array Plate measuring one foot in length and width emerged, resembling a Go board, with thirty-six pieces on it, half black and half white, emanating a profound sense of space.

“The medium-sized Sect Protection Array, ‘Black and White Chessboard,’ can cover a radius of ten miles. It has multiple functions including illusion arrays, killing arrays, and trapping arrays, and can even block low-level cultivators in the Spirit Sea Realm. It’ll be useful for quite some time.”

Ye Feng stored away the Black and White Chessboard, planning to set it up later.

The next reward was three Explosive Spirit Pills.

Ye Feng had used these before in the Demon City. Taking one granted him the cultivation level of the peak of the Element Gathering Realm for five minutes. He planned to duplicate more of them with the Duplication Crystal and keep them as reserves.

Next, there were three Wonderful Transformation Spirit Pills.

[Wonderful Transformation Spirit Pill: Elixir-grade medicine]

[Description: An essential elixir for cultivators breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm and the main medicine used to enhance cultivation level within the Spirit Sea Realm.]

This was the information Ye Feng received.

“There’s not even a ninth layer cultivator in the Element Gathering Realm in the sect, so the Wonderful Transformation Spirit Pills won’t be of use just yet. I’ll save them for later.”

Ye Feng continued to open the remaining rewards.

“Ding, you have obtained the Auxiliary Cultivation Method “Solidifying Element Technique”.”

Ye Feng quickly looked up the information about “Solidifying Element Technique”.

[Solidifying Element Technique: Auxiliary Cultivation Method]

[Description: It consists of three layers. Once the first layer is mastered to Perfection, one-third of the mana solidifies; mastering the second layer to Perfection solidifies two-thirds of the mana, and achieving Perfection in the third layer doubles the mana.]

[Note: It can increase the success rate of breaking through bottlenecks. The more solid the mana, the higher the success rate, up to a maximum increase of twice.]

After reading the information, Ye Feng fell into deep thought.

“Mastering it to the third layer not only doubles my mana but also increases the success rate of breaking through cultivation bottlenecks. Combined with “Second Qi Sea”, that’s four times the endurance.”

“This Auxiliary Cultivation Method is something!”

Upon this realization, Ye Feng’s eyes widened in amazement.