This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Leng Yaoye was in a very good mood and muttered to himself, "Not bad! I broke through so quickly. It seems I need to work even harder."

After speaking, he closed his eyes again and began to cultivate.

Inside a tidy room, a handsome man sits in meditation with a smile on his lips, looking calm and composed.

At another Guiyuan Sect, on a stone bed in a cave, a person opened their tightly closed eyes, and in an instant, surrounded by light, disappeared without a trace.

Lian Xue stood up, reached out and channeled her spiritual power. Her current spiritual power level had broken through to the Martial Master level, and spiritual power swirled around her hand.

Like a dragon swimming freely, Lianxue was very satisfied.

He withdrew his spiritual power, feeling quite pleased. His strength had finally increased by another level, bringing him one step closer to finding his master.

It was already bright outside the stone gate, and the new disciples had all gathered in the square, waiting for their mentors to arrive.

Jingwei also finished her cultivation and waited for Lianxue to open the door. She stood quietly to one side of the door and waited.

Suddenly the door creaked open, and Lianxue tilted her head back to breathe in the fresh air, her eyes slightly closed, lazily inhaling the crisp morning air.

Jingwei, without making a sound, suddenly darted out and patted her on the shoulder.

Lianxue grabbed her hand and threw her over her shoulder, causing Jingwei to howl in pain, "What are you doing? It hurts so much!"

Jingwei complained as she sprang to her feet from the ground.

Lian Xue suppressed a laugh, "...I thought someone was attacking me, so...who told you to stay silent?" Actually, it was because Lian Xue had advanced in her cultivation level, and her reaction speed had increased a lot compared to before, so she would react naturally to the slightest movement, but she didn't need to tell Jing Wei about this.

Seeing Lianxue's gloating expression, Jingwei felt she was really asking for a beating. "I just wanted to scare you, who knew you would react so strongly? Is it my fault?"

After saying that, Jingwei huffed and puffed as she walked down the mountain. Seeing that she was really angry, Lianxue followed closely behind.

"Oh dear! I apologize, okay? Don't be angry." Lianxue said as she chased after him, not forgetting to say nice things.

Jingwei wasn't clearly angry. "Hmph, have you forgotten that we still have things to do today?"

"Ah! Right, let's hurry." Reminded by him, Lianxue remembered this and pulled Jingwei down the mountain.

The two hurriedly ran down the mountain and arrived at the square, where there were already many people.

They gathered in small groups, and one person stood on a high place saying something.

The two quietly slipped into the crowd without attracting anyone's attention.

The person above is a mentor, an introductory mentor, and what he's saying now is nothing more than welcoming you to the sect and other pleasantries.

Fortunately, the two arrived just in time, before they missed anything important.

The person on the stage loudly proclaimed, "Alright, let's get down to business. First, since you've joined the sect, you must prioritize the sect's honor, respect your teachers, cultivate diligently, and not waste your precious youth..."

Jingwei rolled her eyes. "It's the same old story. My elders have always told me these things. Sigh! I still can't escape their nagging even here."

Jingwei, looking utterly dejected, shook her head and sighed.

Lianxue couldn't help but chuckle, "Your family members are probably just too concerned about you; only those who care about you will keep talking."

Jingwei deeply understands this. When she was in her family, her father and mother often nagged. Fortunately, her grandfather cared about her, otherwise she would have automatically blocked it out.

Thankfully! The instructor soon got to the point, "Except for the miscellaneous students, everyone can study on their own. Our sect has the following halls: Weaponry Hall, Talisman Hall, Martial Arts Hall, Alchemy Hall, Punishment Hall, etc..."

"The main function of the Pill Hall is naturally to refine pills. There are many steps involved in pill refining, which I will not go into detail here. For example, the Martial Hall is related to cultivation competitions. You should also be able to understand the Punishment Hall, which is the place for punishment for mistakes. And so on. You will learn more about it little by little later."

“You can go to any of these places and audit any class, but the key is to keep quiet.”

"There's one more thing I hope you can remember: in this world, the strong are respected, and the weak can only be bullied. If you don't want to be bullied, then you must become stronger. The sect rules forbid killing, but it's not entirely forbidden. As long as both parties agree, you can go over there. See? You must be curious about what that is for, so I'll tell you. That's called the Life and Death Arena."

A murmur began to circulate among the crowd: "Is a deathmatch the kind where one side has to die for it to end?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't the two sides be mortal enemies? It doesn't seem worth it no matter how you look at it."

"Sigh! What grudges could warrant a life-or-death duel? It's terrifying. What can't be resolved in a life-or-death arena?"

Lianxue looked in the direction her mentor pointed and saw a circular arena in the distance, about a hundred feet in diameter.

Everyone else believed that one side had to die in the life-or-death duel, and some were already considering how to remain neutral within the sect and not offend anyone.

Some people scoffed, saying, "What's there to be afraid of? It's just a duel; we can give it a try."

The instructor squinted at everyone's expressions, quite satisfied, seemingly giving them time to think. He then made a gesture for silence, and everyone fell silent. "Do you all believe that a life-or-death duel is a matter of life and death, and that it can only end when one side dies?"

Lian Xue thought to herself, "This is a mentor who likes to keep things mysterious."

Before anyone could answer, the mentor continued, "Actually, that's not the case. Our arena is a place where you can live or die; the choice is yours."

The crowd was in an uproar. They had heard that the life-or-death arena within the sect could only end when one side died, but after coming here, they realized that they were still ignorant.

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, the instructor was very satisfied and continued, "There are also the Book Pavilion, Cultivation Peak, Treasure Pavilion, and so on within the sect. These qualifications all require you to exchange for sect points. There are many ways to obtain sect points, which I'm sure you are already aware of, so I won't go into detail."

"The sect will have a holiday every two weeks. You can rest and relax for two days, and go to the imperial city to buy necessities, visit relatives, etc..."

"I suppose you're all eager to cultivate and study right now, so I won't waste any more words. Go there in a bit to change your identity tokens. After that, your points can be stored in the wooden tokens, which will make it easier for you to move around within the sect. Remember to go there to study every day at Chen Shi (7-9 AM). Don't miss out! You may leave now."

After the mentor finished speaking, he disappeared in a flash.

One by one, everyone left. Lianxue and Jingwei also turned and left. Everyone ran to change their name tags.

Lianxue and the other person exchanged name tags. It was a red wooden tag with a warm, smooth feel. The character "归" (return) was written on the tag, surrounded by some small flowers. The back was smooth and had no writing.

A pink butterfly dangled from the bottom of the boy's wooden sign, while a blue butterfly dangled from the bottom of the boy's wooden sign.

Lianxue stroked it lovingly, then hung it on her waist.

Looking up, she saw Jingwei looking disgusted, muttering, "What kind of designer brand is this? And it even has to have a pink butterfly on it. I don't want it, okay?"

After saying that, she looked up at Lianxue, who was speechless. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "Then you try and see if you can take it off."

Upon hearing this, Jingwei's eyes lit up. Then, she used all her strength, but to no avail. In the end, she resorted to her teeth, her sword, and even her scissors.

Lian Xue felt a headache coming on. She thought to herself, if it were so easy to remove, wouldn't the sect's nameplates be too weak?