Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 425: Taking Su Yuan as Master

Inside the secret realm of the Floating Light Pot, a hundred Yuan Assemblies of time passed in the blink of an eye.

The Primordial Emperor stood before the 900 millionth Hunyuan secret technique, contemplating it. He struggled through his comprehension, yet could never quite grasp the entry point.

This technique had already involved the combination of ten million rules. The profound depth of its variations was beginning to give the Primordial Emperor a headache.

Truth be told, he had stopped actively cultivating after seeing the hundred millionth technique. He had simply been browsing through them one by one, only to find by the nine hundred millionth that even browsing had become extremely difficult.

He looked towards the rightmost end. A vast ocean of texts and records was still arrayed there. Straining his eyes to see the very end, he could make out new texts and records being born out of thin air, continuously replenishing the stock of writings.

The Primordial Emperor faintly sensed something was off.

"This isn't right. Why do the Seven Stars Sect's texts and records feel excessively profound?"

"The Seven Stars Sect established its sect upon the Star Law..."

In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck the Primordial Emperor's mind. "Could it be that the newly ascended Star Dao Lord is the Patriarch of the Seven Stars Sect?"

But he forcibly suppressed the thought within his heart, maintaining a calm and unruffled exterior.

"Time's up!"

Lan Si's voice rang out high in the secret realm's sky.

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

Soon after, everyone returned to Hunyuan Valley.

Every disciple was radiant with vigor, their brilliance shining brightly. The auras of many disciples had condensed significantly, and some had clearly broken through their realms, directly advancing to the mid-stage of Hunyuan Great Luo!

The Seven Stars Sect's techniques and texts had been of immense benefit to them!

Lan Si waved his hand, and a heavenly screen appeared in the sky, listing all the names one by one.

"This is the ranking sequence of your progress based on my observations over these hundred Yuan Assemblies. Do any of you have objections?"

Whoosh!

Rows of names appeared on the heavenly screen.

The Primordial Emperor looked at the top first.

[1] Han Gu

[2] Kong Xu

[3] Wushi

[4] Huang Ku

The corner of the Primordial Emperor's mouth twitched. His ranking was the lowest among the four?

No one had any objections, as everyone within the secret realm could see each other's locations. Naturally, they all knew who performed better, leaving little room for dispute.

Lan Si nodded and said, "Since there are no objections, you may now choose your guiding mentors! You may choose in order of ranking! I will now provide you with the information on the available guiding mentors."

He waved his hand again, and another column appeared on the heavenly screen, displaying information on over a hundred guiding mentors.

[1] Zhuge Jian, early-stage Wuji Realm Elder, extremely adept at instructing disciples, skilled in Sword Dao, Metal Element, etc.

[2] Nangong Huoyu, early-stage Wuji Realm Elder, extremely adept at guiding disciples, proficient in the Great Dao of Fire, the Great Dao of Nirvana

[3] Su Yuan, early-stage Wuji Realm Elder, proficient in over fifty types of rules, including the Star Rule, Space-Time Rule, Five Elements Rule, and more

[4] …

Information on each guiding mentor was displayed before everyone.

Huang Ku casually glanced a few times, not particularly concerned about these mentors.

"You have three days to consider. After that, come to my main hall in order of ranking to register!"

Lan Si gave the instruction casually, then headed towards his palace.

The Severing Ancient Emperor was the first to follow directly behind him.

The moment Lan Si stepped into the main hall, the Severing Ancient Emperor followed right in.

Lan Si asked in surprise, "You've decided already? So quickly?"

"Yes!" The Severing Ancient Emperor nodded calmly.

"You should consider this carefully!" Lan Si coughed once and said, "Although these guiding mentors are only meant to instruct you for a period, if you perform well, you can truly take them as your master! Therefore, this choice is extremely important!"

The Severing Ancient Emperor paused slightly and asked, "Does the Valley Master have any recommendations then?"

Lan Si thought for a moment and said, "This Su Yuan, you'd best..."

The Severing Ancient Emperor studied that name. Was this person particularly good?

"...not choose him!" Lan Si continued.

The Severing Ancient Emperor was taken aback. "Why?"

Lan Si chuckled and said, "This Senior Brother Su Yuan was once hailed alongside Lin Feng as the Peerless Twin Prodigies. Both were talents that shook the world, breaking through realms as easily as drinking water. When they explored secret realms together, there were times they could both break through mid-battle and turn the tables on their enemies."

"Geniuses like this are actually weak at instructing disciples. Sometimes, things they find simple might require hundreds of millions of years of contemplation for us to comprehend. Choosing such a teacher is asking for trouble. You can choose any other teacher freely! This Mentor Zi Yan is quite good, also cultivating the path of frost."

Lan Si said with a chuckle.

"I choose Mentor Su Yuan!" The Severing Ancient Emperor declared.

Lan Si frowned. "Why won't you listen to advice?"

"My mind is made up!"

"Really, I shouldn't have said so much to you in the first place!"

In the end, Lan Si had no choice but to register for him.

Soon after.

The second one, Kong Xu, walked in.

This time, Lan Si didn't offer much explanation and asked directly, "Which mentor?"

"Su Yuan!"

Lan Si raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

Lan Si shook his head and registered directly.

The third and the fourth also chose Su Yuan.

Lan Si muttered to himself, wondering what was going on with these guys. They didn't seem to be aiming for the Patriarch, but then why did the Patriarch specifically point them out?

In an independent starry space.

Su Yuan sat cross-legged.

Before him sat four new disciples.

They were precisely the four Great Emperors.

"My name is Su Yuan. I don't care why you chose me as your guiding mentor. My requirements for you are all equal. Those who meet my requirements will receive rewards and be accepted as my nominal disciples. Those who fail to meet the requirements will be kicked out immediately!"

Su Yuan looked calmly at the four.

The four Great Emperors all appeared extremely respectful on the surface, but in reality, each was inwardly dismissive.

The corner of Su Yuan's mouth lifted slightly.

Su Yuan waved his hand grandly. Four beams of starlight shone down from the starry space, hovering before the four.

All four looked at these four stars with confusion.

"These are Rule Source Stars, containing the source power of rules. They can help you break through your cultivation, elevate your realm, and comprehend rules! If you possess enough Rule Source Stars, you can directly break through from the Hunyuan Realm to the Wuji Realm. This item is extremely precious, and this is your reward!"

Seeing this thing.

All four felt a strange sense of déjà vu. Looking at the star, the Primordial Emperor felt as if he were looking at a Dao Source Star!

Only the levels between the two were vastly different!

"Since you have chosen me as your guiding mentor, I shall first give each of you one Rule Source Star as a meeting gift!"

Su Yuan waved his hand, and the four stars descended towards the four.

One by one, the four were struck by the Rule Source Stars, and then the stars merged into their bodies.

Their cultivation immediately received a tremendous boost.

The cultivation of the Primordial Emperor's avatar immediately rose from mid-stage Hunyuan to late-stage Hunyuan!

However, what horrified him was that the manner of this enhancement was far too similar to that of the Dao Source Star!