Double Cultivation
surrender to destiny
After returning to the Profound Flower Sect, Su Yang continued his daily routine of training the disciples of the Profound Flower Sect and lecturing Bai Lihua and Wang Shuren once a week.
A few weeks later, Liu Lanzhi knocked on his door and said to him, “We have received an official letter from the Xie Family, saying, inviting Sect Master and 3 disciples to their home for our dinner and gifts from Regional Tournament.”
“It's time, yes.” said Su Yang with a calm expression. “When should we arrive?”
“The letter does not tell us the exact date, it just tells us to leave whenever we feel ready,” he replied while looking at the letter.
“So they told us to leave as soon as possible, yes.”
“When do you want to go?” Su Yang asked her a moment later.
“I can go within 1 hour,” he said quickly.
“Then we will be gone 1 hour again,” he nodded.
“What about the 3 students we should bring? This is mostly for the Heavenly Pool, but we still haven't decided who we should choose.” Liu Lanzhi said.
“Hmmm then we can decide now. Call all sect disciples.” replied Su Yang.
“Good.” Liu Lanzhi then took out his jade slip and spoke to every disciple in the sect, “I want every disciple to stop whatever you are doing now and go to the meeting area as soon as possible. Sect Master has an important matter to discuss with all of you.”
Fifteen minutes later, Su Yang and Liu Lanzhi stood before the 1000 disciples in the meeting area both new and old.
“Ehem. It's about one of the prizes from our victory in the Regional Tournament, Heavenly Pool.” Liu Lanzhi said to them.
“The Heavenly Column is a mythical cultivation place that can increase one's cultivation speed by as much as 100-fold if they cultivate there, and we have been given the privilege by the Xie Family to send 3 disciples to cultivate in that place for 7 days, meaning that your cultivation will increase as if you have been cultivating for 2 years, meaning that your cultivation will increase as if you have been cultivating for 2 years, or exactly 700 days.” said Liu Lanzhi.
The disciples expressed shock and excitement after knowing about the Heavenly Pond, as it basically gave them 2 years free time! Unparalleled treasures and great opportunities for every cultivator!
“However, as you have heard, we are allowed to bring only 3 disciples with us, and that is the reason we gathered all of you here today, he said, because we will decide here and now which 3 students we will bring with us.”
The students looked at each other. Who in their right mind would give this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity willingly and without any reward?!
A short while later, all the Inheritance Disciples and Sect elders began to walk out of the crowd and stand to the side, leaving the new disciples dumbfounded.
“Who needs the Heavenly Pool when we already have Su Yang? His Yang Qi would definitely not lose to the Heavenly Pool.” One of the Inheritance Disciples muttered in a low voice that was heard by many people there.
Indeed, Su Yang could help them reach the True Spirit Realm from the Basic Spirit Realm in less than a year, which usually required years of effort. Although his Yang Qi might not be as effective as the Heavenly Pool, they were able to absorb his Yang Qi every day whereas the Heavenly Pool could only be used once every 100 years.
Moments later, more disciples were seen walking to the side, and they were Junior Disciples.
“There is no point in us going there because we cannot cultivate until we are adults,” said one junior disciple.
“Is there anyone else who doesn't want to go?” Liu Lanzhi asked them later.
When no more disciples came out of the crowd even after waiting for a while, Liu Lanzhi said, “Then I will let Sect Master Su take over from here.”
As soon as Liu Lanzhi stepped back, Su Yang stepped forward and said to his students, “Since we don't have much time, I will make this process quick and simple.”
“I have hidden three ordinary stones with my name written on it around the sect, and the first 3 to find it will be allowed to cultivate in the Heavenly Pool.”
“…”
The entire place was silent, as they were dumbfounded at being speechless by his eccentric method.
Seeing the cute expressions on the faces of the disciples, Su Yang continued to speak in a calm voice, “Do you believe in the existence of destiny? Some people believe that no matter what you decide to do in your life, there will be events in life that have been determined by destiny and are inevitable no matter what you do. Therefore, let's see who among you is destined to find stones and cultivate in the Heavenly Pool.”
“And since I don't want this to take all day, I have limited the place where I hid the stone. First, it will not be in any residence or building that is inaccessible without special permission, meaning that there is no prohibited place. Second, the three stones are hidden inside the outer court so you don't need to search the entire sect. And lastly, it will not be in places where you cannot achieve it without the help of techniques or treasures.”
After explaining the rules to his students, Su Yang said to them with a smile on his face, “You all have exactly 2 hours to bring me the stone. If no one could find it back then, I would only act as if none of you were destined to cultivate the Heavenly Pond. And if fewer than 3 people find the stone, I will only bring those who find the rock. Good luck. Your time starts now."