Online Cultivation
episode 144

"I ended up staying in the Dragon Pavilion longer than I wanted .. I hope I wasn't scolded for suddenly disappearing after signing up for the challenge …" Yuan muttered to himself as he walked with strength back to Carp Leaping Above the Dragon Gate Tower after leaving the Dragon Pavilion, secretly hoping that Min Li would still be inside the tower.

"What what the fuck?"

When Yuan returned to the tower, he was startled by the progress Min Li made during the 3 hours he disappeared, and to his surprise, Min Li was only on the 43rd floor!

‘It takes more than three hours to advance a little more than 10 floors?! How long will this challenge last?’ Yuan cried inwardly.

After standing for a while longer, Yuan approached one of the nearby disciples before asking him, “Excuse me, fellow disciple. How long does it usually take for someone to get out of the tower?”

The disciple looked at Yuan before speaking, “Yes, it depends on how far they climb. Most people will be out after a few hours. However, since this is Fairy Min we are talking about, it might take a few more days before she comes out.”

"Several days?!" Yuan's eyes widened in shock after hearing this, as he really did not expect it to take this long.

The disciple nodded and said, "Some disciples even stayed inside the tower for an entire week, as they spent 15 minutes resting on each floor after defeating it."

‘If I knew it would take this long, I would stay in the Dragon Pavilion to play the zither again!’ Yuan breathed deeply.

‘Oh well.. I guess I will be cultivating in the real world while waiting for Disciple Min to come out.’

With that in mind, Yuan quit the game and started cultivating in the real world.

Meanwhile, news of Fairy Fei's breakthrough spread throughout the sect like wildfire, causing the Dragon Pavilion to have a flow of guests for the next few days as everyone and their mother wanted to listen to Fairy Fei's lute game.

However, to the disappointment of the disciples, Fairy Fei stopped appearing in the Dragon Pavilion for an entire week after her ‘breakthrough’ even though she usually appeared twice a week.

As for what Fairy Fei had been doing all this time, she was going around the sect looking for information about the Outer Court's new disciple named ‘Yuan’, but unfortunately, no matter how much he searched or how many sect elders he asked, none of them seemed to know a disciple named Yuan.

“How could no one know him? If he could eat in the Dragon Pavilion, he would definitely be someone with an important background. Furthermore, the disciple who served him said that he had a gold identification!” Fairy Fei sighed, feeling sad because she could not learn anything about Yuan.

"What's up, Disciple Fei?"

The adult figure suddenly approached Fairy Fei from behind and asked her.

Fairy Fei turned around to see Elder Shan standing behind her.

"Murid greets Mr. Shan!" Fairy Fei greeted him.

"Do you know of a student named ‘Yuan’?" Fairy Fei asked him. "I've already asked a few sect elders, but no one seems to know this Outer Court disciple."

‘Y-Yuan..?’ Elder Shan looked at Fairy Fei with wide eyes. How did Yuan attract the attention of Core disciples?

“Can you tell me a little more? Why do you bother with the Outer Court disciples? ” Elder Shan asked him a while later, pretending as if he did not know Yuan, and he was curious about his student's relationship with Yuan.

"Yes .. this happened in the Dragon Pavilion not long ago …"

Fairy Fei went on to recall what happened in the Dragon Pavilion to Elder Shan. He spoke of Yuan's characteristics, his seemingly unfathomable background, and his outstanding zither skills that had helped him gain enlightenment.

elder Shan listened to Fairy Fei with loose jaws, as he would never have imagined that such a thing could happen between the two of them.

‘Yuan is not only a cultivation expert but also a genius with zither? And to think that Disciple Fei, a Core disciple, would receive enlightenment from listening to his zither music Elder Shan wondered to himself.

“What do you think, Mr Shan? Do you know about this student? ” Fairy Fei asked again afterwards.

A deep smile appeared on Elder Shan's face, and he spoke, “Who knows? Maybe I do, maybe I don't. If this Outer Court disciple is as outstanding as you described, you will definitely meet him again in the future. After all, I am currently very busy running errands for the Sect Master. I'll talk to you later, Disciple Fei. ”

And without giving Fairy Fei a chance to respond, elder Shan disappeared from the place, leaving Fairy Fei dumbfounded.

“So Master Shan knew this Outer Court disciple but why didn't he tell me anything and purposely hide his identity? I want to know more about him! No I need to know more!” Fairy Fei muttered to herself in a stern voice, as she was afraid that she might not be able to sleep well if her curiosity for Yuan's mysterious background was not resolved.

Meanwhile, after cultivating for two consecutive days in the real world, Yuan returned to the cultivation world to see where Min Li was in the tower.

“76 floors?” Yuan muttered after seeing the golden light coming from the 75th floor, signaling that Min Li had passed through that floor.

"Look! Fairy Min did it! He actually made it through the 75 floors in the Carp Leaping Over Dragon’s Gate Tower! And he is still a Spirit Apprentice!”

"Ha ha ha! I am so happy that I left everything I did to come here to witness this great event!”

“As expected of Fairy Min! His talent was just another world! He will definitely have a limitless future!”

The disciples there celebrated Min Li's achievement as if it was their own.