Supreme Dragon Martial Soul
Chapter 68: The Strong are Revered, Monthly Tribute!

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: The Strong are Revered, Monthly Tribute!

Seeing Zhang Lian getting angry, Cai Yuan’s expression drastically changed, and he hurriedly said:

"Senior Brother Zhang Lian, that’s not what I meant..."

Zhang Lian was not Luo Cheng; he wouldn’t dare to offend him.

Zhang Lian waved his hand and said, "Take them away."

A few servant disciples hurried forward and carried Cai Yuan and the others away.

Luo Cheng gave Zhang Lian an unexpected glance.

He had thought that this matter would escalate into a dispute, and maybe he would even be punished, but unexpectedly, it was resolved so simply.

Zhang Lian seemed to know what Luo Cheng was thinking and said indifferently:

"I’m not helping you. You won, so your reasoning stands. If you had lost, I might have reported this matter to Elder He."

Luo Cheng nodded. After experiencing all of this, he finally understood what it meant for the strong to reign supreme.

One’s own strength is the eternal truth.

Without sufficient strength, even when you’re right, it becomes wrong.

"I must become stronger quickly!"

Luo Cheng thought of Qin Douyuan, Jin Min, Sun Yingyang and his son, and the Ji Family...

Zhang Lian said, "Go rest. I’ll handle the remaining tasks. Tomorrow, I’ll take you around to get familiar with the area."

"Then many thanks."

Luo Cheng turned and left.

All the newly recruited servant disciples stared at Luo Cheng with envy and jealousy.

They still had to work, yet Luo Cheng didn’t have to do anything.

This gap was like heaven and earth!

However, Luo Cheng’s strength was clear for all to see; even if they were dissatisfied, they didn’t dare to say more.

Luo Cheng returned to collect his belongings and went to the area where martial artists of the Third Layer of the Transcendence Realm resided. He chose a secluded room.

The room was about a dozen square feet, containing only a bed and a stone table.

Though simple, it was far better than the communal sleeping areas.

After settling his belongings, Luo Cheng immediately prepared to cultivate.

His current goal was clear: to breakthrough to the Third Stage of the Tongxuan Realm as soon as possible and enter the Outer Sect!

He directly took out a Three-star Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Immediately, a surge of essence energy roared and rampaged within his body.

Buzz!

As the True Dragon Technique circulated, the dragon energy within the dantian vortex began to stir violently, and the speed of the essence energy vortex increased rapidly...

By nightfall, the efficacy of one Three-star Pill had been exhausted.

Without hesitation, Luo Cheng took out another Three-star Pill and swallowed it.

If anyone else had witnessed the scene, they would have been so shocked they wouldn’t be able to speak.

Ordinary Three-star Spiritual Medicine was worth more than 200,000 taels. If it were a Three-star Spirit Pill, the value would soar to 600,000 or 700,000 taels!

Aside from scions of noble families, almost no one could afford such extravagance like Luo Cheng.

But the cost was only part of the issue.

The average martial artist of the Third Layer of the Transcendence Realm wouldn’t dare to continuously consume Three-star Spiritual Medicine like this.

At best, the essence energy in their body would become impure, affecting their cultivation and wasting the medicine.

At worst, their meridians couldn’t handle it, leading to injuries!

But Luo Cheng didn’t have these concerns.

Having reached the Body Tempering Extreme Realm and practicing the True Dragon Technique, his physique far exceeded that of martial artists in the same realm!

The pure medicinal power refined by the Nine-colored Scale also greatly reduced the side effects of consuming pills.

The night quickly passed.

At daybreak, Luo Cheng finally ceased his cultivation.

He opened his eyes, frowning faintly.

Within the essence energy vortex, the dragon energy had clearly begun to show signs of transformation.

Luo Cheng had believed that this session of cultivation would allow the dragon energy to complete its second transformation and allow the True Dragon Technique to break through to the Second Level!

However, after an entire night of cultivation, there wasn’t the slightest change in the dragon energy.

"Could it be that only by devouring Beast Souls or Martial Souls can the True Dragon Technique advance rapidly?"

Luo Cheng thought of a crucial point.

Last time, after devouring a Martial Soul, the True Dragon Technique had smoothly advanced to the First Level.

"I must find an opportunity to devour Beast Souls or Martial Souls."

Luo Cheng contemplated in his heart.

Although there was no progress with the True Dragon Technique, the night hadn’t been without gains.

Two Three-star Pills had clearly enhanced Luo Cheng’s physical body.

His breath had become deeper and more potent. With each inhale and exhale, his lungs seemed like powerful bellows, and his bones emitted a faint tingling sensation.

"It seems it won’t take long to reach the Fourth Layer of the Transcendence Realm!"

Luo Cheng’s eyes gleamed with joy.

At the Fourth Layer of the Transcendence Realm, a martial artist’s essence energy would penetrate the bone marrow. They would peel the impurities from their bodies, refine their marrow to frost-like clarity, and possess the strength of nine bulls and two tigers!

At that point, a martial artist’s physique would undergo another transformation, and both strength and defense would be significantly enhanced!

Noticing the time, Luo Cheng tidied up his bed and walked outside.

"Senior Brother Luo Cheng!"

Two newly recruited servant disciples passed by and, upon seeing Luo Cheng, stiffly saluted.

In their hearts, they deeply looked down on Luo Cheng and his Wasted Martial Soul awakening.

However, after what happened yesterday, they didn’t dare show him the slightest disrespect.

Luo Cheng nodded in response. Not far ahead, he saw Zhang Lian.

Zhang Lian approached and said with a smile, "Come on, I’ll take you around and familiarize you with the area you’ll be managing."

"Alright!"

The two of them walked toward the deeper parts of the cluster of buildings.

On the way, Zhang Lian introduced many aspects of the servant disciples’ lives to Luo Cheng.

In the Xuanyuan Sect, there were over 100,000 servant disciples, and they were assigned to different areas based on the mountain peaks where they resided.

The mountain they were on was called Purple Rhythm Peak, which housed over 3,000 servant disciples. They were responsible for all sorts of chores, such as preparing meals, managing medicine fields, and tending to Demon Beasts for the Outer Disciples and Elders.

In a nutshell, all the dirty and tiring work fell to the servant disciples.

Luo Cheng internally grumbled that this was no different from the servants back in his family.

Zhang Lian laughed and said, "Though it’s hard work, the benefits are quite good."

"Aside from Martial Arts Techniques, we servant disciples can receive Essence Energy Pills monthly based on our cultivation level. Additionally, there are lectures by Elders every month! Even if you can’t break through to the Third Stage of the Tongxuan Realm in three years and have to leave the sect, it still looks good on your resume."

Luo Cheng nodded.

Having the title of a Xuanyuan Sect disciple would earn respect wherever one went.

"Senior Brother Zhang Lian, is there any place nearby to hunt Demon Beasts?"

Luo Cheng thought of the True Dragon Technique and asked.

To improve the True Dragon Technique quickly, he had to devour Beast Souls.

"Hunting Demon Beasts? That’s unlikely. Without special permission, servant disciples are not allowed to leave freely."

Zhang Lian shook his head and looked toward the mist-covered mountains in the distance, his tone full of envy, "I really envy those Outer Disciples. They just need to complete sect tasks each month, and they can go out for training anytime they want. Unlike us, we have no freedom at all."

"I see..."

Luo Cheng frowned slightly.

If this were the case, it would become difficult for the True Dragon Technique to advance.

The two continued chatting as they walked. After turning along a mountain path, a White Jade Square appeared in front of them.

"Senior Brother Zhang Lian!"

"And this person is?"

Three servant disciples who were sweeping the path saw Zhang Lian and immediately rushed over, curiously sizing up Luo Cheng.

Zhang Lian introduced, "This is Senior Brother Luo Cheng. From now on, he’ll be replacing Li Hui’s position."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Luo Cheng!"

"Hello, Senior Brother Luo Cheng!"

The three immediately greeted Luo Cheng warmly with a bow.

With tens of thousands of servant disciples in the Xuanyuan Sect, the Elders were too busy with their own cultivation to manage the affairs of the servant disciples directly.

Thus, patrols like Luo Cheng and Zhang Lian held considerable authority. Their words alone could sometimes decide the fate of others.

Luo Cheng nodded and said, "I’m just looking around. You may carry on with your work."

Just as Luo Cheng was about to leave, two of the servant disciples suddenly approached, each taking out two Essence Energy Pills and respectfully handing them over to Luo Cheng.

"What is this?"

Luo Cheng looked at the Essence Energy Pills in his hand, puzzled.

Thud!

At that moment, the third servant disciple suddenly knelt down, trembling and pleading to Luo Cheng:

"Senior Brother Luo Cheng, could you please grant us a few days’ extension on this month’s supplies?"