Borrowing a sword

Chapter 10 The Path of Cultivation
After Li Chunsong left, it was Niu Yuanshan, the outer sect steward, who took charge of the overall situation.

However, unlike the other deacons, he did not put on airs with these nominal disciples.

In many people's minds, this person is fair, hardworking, and mild-tempered.
This is why, when his undercover identity was exposed, many outer disciples didn't believe it, and even many players from the Daoist sects didn't believe it.

"Ahem." Niu Yuanshan cleared his throat and said, "Why don't you two first perform a blood oath ceremony on the token?"

“Once you are bound to the token, you will have your identity verified and officially become a member of my Daoist sect,” he said.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang exchanged a glance, both young people feeling a surge of excitement.

For Han Shuangjiang, this is the first step in changing the trajectory of her life.

For this particular transmigrator, it was unclear whether the Taoist sect was a place where he could settle down and make a living, or whether what awaited him was a place of unpredictable twists and turns.

Their blood dripped onto the token, where it was quickly absorbed.

Chu Huaixu heard a system notification.

"【Ding! Congratulations, player, you have successfully joined a sect and obtained the 'Faction - Mirror Kingdom Dao Sect'.】"

"The system is currently processing reward settlements."

Hearing the pleasant system notification sound, he felt even more energetic.

When he was playing the game, he went to great lengths to join Spring and Autumn Mountain, one of the four major sects.

Other players might already be close to level 10, but he hasn't joined a sect or obtained any cultivation techniques, so he remains a level 0 character.

It all comes down to the player's personal choice.

Some sects are like diploma mills that you can attend as long as you pay money.

For some sects, you need to bury yourself in your studies and rely on your own efforts to get in.

In the long run, it seems that joining a stronger sect would offer better prospects for future development.

However, "Borrowing Swords" is, after all, a game. Some players start early and begin leveling up, which allows them to seize resources and opportunities during the beginner phase earlier.

Chu Huaixu has also seen some players who initially joined a terrible sect, but due to a series of fortuitous encounters in the early stages, they still managed to take off.

It is precisely because of these uncertainties that this game is so captivating to players.

"However, things are different now."

"I joined the Taoist sect without much effort."

He was even resistant at first.
However, it's worth mentioning that after players go through great hardships to join a powerful sect, the [faction rewards] will be even more generous.

If it's an ordinary sect, it will be classified as an ordinary [faction]. The reward for joining a faction is the same: 1 [random attribute point].

Throughout the entire Eastern Continent, only by joining one of the four major sects can one obtain a more generous faction reward—1 point of [Spirit Embryo Attribute].

With the Spirit Embryo attribute, the player is no longer considered a pseudo-Spirit Embryo.

As for those Eastern Continent players who cannot join the four major sects, they can obtain Spirit Embryo attributes by completing hidden quests and large-scale main quests later on.

"A Xuan Yin body like Han Shuangjiang is likely a typical max-level spiritual embryo, and the attributes of the spiritual embryo need to be maxed out, that is, increased to 10 points."

"Before I transmigrated, no player had ever maxed out this thing. To be precise, the highest I've ever seen is only 7 points."

Chu Huaixu's own account on Chunqiu Mountain had already reached 6 points before the transmigration.

Compared to the true geniuses of the Xuanhuang Realm, there is definitely still a gap.

But among players, he is definitely outstanding.

He even included this information in his personal profile as a gaming companion, to show that he was a master and could use it to attract customers.

Sisters, are you sure you don't want to touch my spirit embryo?

Just three breaths later, Chu Huaixu heard the system notification sound, indicating that all of his [Faction Rewards] had been credited to his account.

Seeing that the two had already given their identity tokens for blood recognition, Niu Yuanshan gently tapped his own steward token and took out a large number of jade slips from its storage space.

These are all techniques for the Qi Refining stage.

He quickly found the "Ice Purity Manual" inside and handed it to Han Shuangjiang.

Chu Huaixu looked at the jade slip containing the "Bingqing Technique" and sent it a [Information Detection] message.

The information he obtained was:

【The Ice Purity Technique: A cultivation method for the Qi Refining Stage】

Match rate: 0%.

He slightly curled his lip, thinking to himself, "This cultivation technique has such a pure and elegant name, its compatibility with me is 0?"

"You think I'm dirty, huh?"

He personally speculated that the compatibility between the "Ice Purification Technique" and the Profound Yin Body might be close to 100%. The Qi Refining Stage is a very simple cultivation phase; truly talented people can quickly master any cultivation technique.

For players, it's not impossible to level up; the experience required to level up from 0 to 9 is not high.

The higher the compatibility of the cultivation techniques, the lower the experience points required to upgrade.

These complex settings actually enhance the game's playability and increase players' desire to explore in the early stages.

Niu Yuanshan looked at this young comrade in front of him with great interest.

Then, the outer sect steward with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an upright demeanor spoke with a warm smile: "Come, these are all the cultivation techniques for the outer sect's Qi Refining stage. Pick one, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask me. There's no need to rush."

"Thank you, Steward." Chu Huaixu said politely.

During his selection process, Niu Yuanshan thoughtfully asked Han Shuangjiang, "It's late, he probably needs more time. You can go back and rest on your own, it's alright."

Unexpectedly, Han Shuangjiang gently shook her head, her voice still cold, as if she had little emotional fluctuation: "I'll wait for him."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu turned to look at her, then continued searching through the cultivation manual.

He kept using [information detection] without stopping.

"The Overlord's Secret Technique, 53% match rate".

"Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Profound Technique, 49% match rate".

"Eight Desolate Divine Powers", 9% match rate.

These cultivation methods for the Qi Refining stage are clearly the most basic, yet more than half of them have incredibly impressive names.

The problem is that after looking around, he couldn't find any with a percentage higher than 60%.

"This one is not bad, 'Small Farmer's Skills,' with a 78% match rate. But how did you come up with this name?"

At this moment, he had almost finished reading all of these jade slips.

Niu Yuanshan and Han Shuangjiang watched him squatting on the ground picking and choosing, without ever asking the steward a question, not understanding what was going on.

Time passed by, and Niu Yuanshan felt he should take the initiative, so he thoughtfully asked, "Is there anything you're particularly interested in? I can explain it to you."

“It’s alright, Steward Niu.” Chu Huaixu raised his eyes and then continued picking.

Another incense stick's time passed, and Han Shuangjiang's patience and curiosity were completely exhausted.

Tonight was an extraordinary yet exhausting night for her.

"How much longer?" she asked.

Chu Huaixu glanced at her sideways. Since he was squatting, his gaze was directed upwards from this angle, making her stunningly proportioned legs appear even longer.

“I didn’t ask you to wait for me. If you can’t wait, go back.” he retorted.

Upon hearing this, Han Shuangjiang frowned slightly, said nothing more, but did not leave.

Niu Yuanshan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, listened to the conversation from the side, feeling extremely surprised.

He had assumed that this icy beauty would simply turn around and leave.

This made him marvel once again.

Chu Huaixu has been a companion for so long that he has come into contact with far too many women.

There's a reason why he's so successful in this industry.

Don't be fooled by Han Shuangjiang's cold demeanor, strong sense of authority, and seemingly unapproachable nature; it's merely a form of self-protection.

She was abandoned by her parents when she was young and sold into a brothel.

Being born into such a family and growing up in such an environment will change one's personality.

Being abandoned can lead to feelings of insecurity.

Courtesans are trained from a young age, with the main focus on obedience and how to serve others.

The madam wants obedient "daughters," and if you don't obey, you can imagine what will happen.

Therefore, it is possible that this aloof and beautiful young woman might have some "servile" tendencies.

Chu Huaixu really wanted to curry favor with this protagonist of the world.

But he has no interest in kneeling and licking your beautiful legs.

Chu Huaixu ignored her and continued searching.

Finally, he found what he wanted.

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(End of this chapter)