The eldest sister just wanted to give up, while the spirit swords vied to recognize her as their mas

Kang Cheng was in charge of the Crimson Flame Ostrich, a spirit beast with a bad temper and extremely fast speed, which was notoriously difficult to handle in the spirit beast park.

When Yun Fuzhao came to see him, Kang Cheng's robes had been torn in several places by the pecking because he hadn't dodged in time, and his arms were covered in blood.

His mission was the most dangerous of the four.

"Senior Sister Yun."

Kang Cheng addressed her respectfully.

Yun Fuzhao nodded, "This wound needs to be treated promptly to prevent infection."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, senior sister."

Kang Cheng was so thin that he had no flesh on his body, and his cheeks were sunken, making him look like a monkey.

He is also the most shrewd among them.

Specifically, this manifests in his dishonesty.

Yun Fuzhao stared at him. "Did you take that seventh-grade breakthrough pill?"

After Yun Fuzhao finished speaking, the other four people took the pills, but Kang Cheng did not. He joked that they were too precious and that he would take them when he was about to break through.

Actually, it's fine not to take this seventh-grade breakthrough pill when you're at a bottleneck. It has a dormant period, and once you reach that point, it will take effect, stabilizing your foundation and allowing your cultivation to reach a higher level.

Yun Fuzhao had been keeping a watchful eye on things back then.

"You ate it."

Kang Cheng smiled broadly, "As soon as I swallowed that pill, I felt my dantian full and I had inexhaustible energy."

lie.

His current cultivation level is still at the Qi Refining stage, not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage, so the Grade 7 Breakthrough Pill has no effect at all.

"Kang Cheng, why did you lie to me?"

Yun Fuzhao recounted the effects of the Seventh Grade Breakthrough Pill, and Kang Cheng's smile froze on his face.

After a moment, his smile faded, and a hint of impatience appeared in his eyes. "Senior Sister Yun, what difference does it make whether I eat or not?"

Kang Cheng: "People like us may never have any great skills in our lives. Even if we eat a seventh-grade breakthrough pill, we won't make a splash. But the pill itself is worth hundreds of high-grade spirit stones. Instead of eating it, we might as well sell it and exchange it for future wealth and glory."

With several hundred high-grade spirit stones, he could buy a decent house in Tongshui Town and wouldn't have to worry about making a living for the rest of his life.

Yun Fuzhao had heard from Song Ying that Kang Cheng was an orphan, and that the kind-hearted villagers of Nanxi Village had taken him in. However, every household had children to raise, and the villagers could only provide him with an old house and some food at most.

Before his spiritual root was discovered, he had been living a life of hardship and sleeping outdoors, which resulted in him being almost sixteen years old but still being thin and weak.

Therefore, his motives are not hard to understand.

Yun Fuzhao listened to his words with mixed feelings.

Her family used to be well-off, so her understanding of the phrase "living in the open and eating in the wind" was only superficial, unaware of the bloody reality beneath it.

"...Kang Cheng, do you know why I chose you?"

"I don't know." Kang Cheng had never understood why Yun Fuzhao would choose him from among a group of outer disciples who were more outstanding than him.

Yun Fuzhao simply stated, "Because you will become strong."

Kang Cheng chuckled, "Senior Sister Yun, are you still half asleep? What are you talking about in your sleep?"

Yun Fuzhao stared at him. "Do you think I would joke about Wuji? This is my natal sword. For a sword cultivator, it's like my life."

Her voice was calm, "Since I dared to make a bet with Wuji, I have absolute confidence that I can win."

Kang Cheng was stunned. He knew Wuji's importance, which was why he didn't understand. After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "Yun Fuzhao, you're a madman to dare to bet on us."

"How can you call it cultivation if you don't go a little crazy?" Yun Fuzhao chuckled. "Besides, is your ambition really just those few spirit stones?"

Kang Cheng's eyes flickered. "What do you mean?"

“We have all witnessed the plight of outer disciples, and I know you have suffered a lot of bullying from Ding Ling and his gang. Are you really willing to be trampled under their feet for the rest of your life?”

"..."

Kang Cheng remained silent.

“The Boundless Sword Sect is no longer the Boundless Sword Sect it once was,” Yun Fuzhao said in a low voice, “because many corrupt officials have emerged among the elders. With such an unstable foundation, how can it last?”

"you……"

Yun Fuzhao smiled and said, "Being just an inner disciple or a personal disciple is so boring. How about trying to become an elder?"

"...Are you just making empty promises to me?"

Oops, it was discovered.

That guy is really clever.

Yun Fuzhao coughed lightly. "In short, I chose you because I recognize your potential. How will you know you can't do it if you don't try?"

Kang Cheng lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Yun Fuzhao was still a little unsure, wondering what this guy was thinking.

"Okay." Kang Cheng carefully took out the seventh-grade breakthrough pill from his storage bag and swallowed it in front of her.

Instantly, the spiritual energy within his body surged, and his dantian heated up.

Kang Cheng looked surprised.

Yun Fuzhao naturally noticed it as well, "See, I was right."

Kang Cheng immediately sat down on the spot and began circulating his microcosmic orbit.

Knowing it would take some time, Yun Fuzhao took out the chaise lounge and neatly lay down on it.

Jiaoyu emerged from her sleeve and coiled around her wrist.

The previously snow-white scales have begun to show a faint golden hue, shimmering in the sunlight like crystal crystals.

After being fed those second-grade beast cores, Jiaoyu's horns grew a little longer, but the tips were still round and pink.

Yun Fuzhao found it extremely pleasing and even enjoyed the process of raising it.

About an hour later, Kang Cheng opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

He has already established a foundation, and there is even a possibility of him breaking through.

“Don’t rush to break through right now,” Yun Fuzhao said, playing with Jiaoyu’s tail. “Let’s stabilize for a few days first.”

Kang Cheng was momentarily dazed, his hand clenched into a fist and then relaxed, wisps of spiritual energy flowing through his blood.

Qi cultivation and foundation building are two completely different realms.

"Thank you, Yun Fuzhao."

Kang Cheng solemnly and sincerely clasped his hands in a fist salute to her, saying, "I can't believe that I will be able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage one day."

"It's nothing. It's not just about Foundation Establishment, Kang Cheng. You have a long way to go."

Those who are considered to have potential by the Cloud Peak Sword Master will definitely not stop here in terms of cultivation; it's just a matter of time.

After giving him a pep talk, Yun Fuzhao got up and went to find Shang Jia.

All disciples above the inner sect level have practiced abstaining from grains, and the kitchen of the Boundless Sword Sect is specially prepared for outer sect disciples.

The chefs cooking here are all hired by the sect from the human realm.

Of course, there are also cultivators in the cultivation world who specialize in cooking, but their prices are high and the ingredients they use are also of high quality.

The sect naturally couldn't afford to hire these cultivators at high prices for a group of outer disciples, so they found a cheaper human to do the job.

As soon as Yun Fuzhao stepped into the kitchen, a large, fat fish was thrust straight at her face.

Just as she was about to dodge, Jiaoyu, who was wrapped around her arm, swallowed the fat fish in one gulp with lightning speed.

Then a voice, choked with sobs, rang out, "I'm...I'm sorry..."