Chapter 45: The Ruyi Box and Envious Glances

After the female cultivator offered him an apologetic smile, she quickly followed Wang Li’s retreating figure. The two figures, intertwined, gradually vanished from his sight.

Ye Cha felt a pang of regret. He mused that if Wang Li hadn’t left, perhaps even more entertainment would have unfolded.

After all, individuals like Wang Li and Li Ge would surely find it unbearable to see their devoted sycophant suddenly switch allegiances.

Just imagining their furious yet helpless expressions, Ye Cha felt a wave of disinterest wash over him. Wang Li and Li Ge were clearly too low-tier to pique his interest.

He had initially believed Bai Ge to be a kindred spirit, a master of ‘stir-fried tea’ himself. Yet, to his surprise, he was merely a corpse puppet.

Was this the solitude of invincibility?

As these thoughts drifted through his mind, Ye Cha no longer lingered. He swiftly entered the Ruyi Pavilion, his gaze sweeping over the colossal bookshelves laden with jade slips, each neatly categorized and awaiting the disciples of the Lingtian Sect.

Besides Ye Cha, who had just stepped through the entrance, numerous inner disciples were already engrossed in selecting jade slips.

However…

“Hurry, hurry! I want to try too! Maybe with a bit of luck, I’ll directly snag a Heaven-tier cultivation method!”

“Dream on! The Qiankun Ruyi Box identifies the most suitable cultivation method based on each person’s aptitude and specialty. If you could grab a Heaven-tier method, you would have become the Sect Master’s disciple long ago!”

“Hehe, you can’t say that. Didn’t Ye Cha, with his five-spirit root aptitude, also become the Sect Master’s disciple? Even as a registered disciple, he’s still stronger than the elite disciples of other peaks!”

By the time Ye Cha approached the crowd, he happened to hear his name being mentioned.

Though spoken in a teasing tone, Ye Cha paid it no mind, dismissing their words as mere envy, jealousy, and hatred.

After all, cultivators capable of gaining favor with Shen Ruotong were exceedingly rare.

Among male cultivators, in particular, only Ye Cha had succeeded.

Therefore, Ye Cha simply regarded their sour remarks as a roundabout form of praise.

With his striking looks, formidable strength, abundant wealth, and sensible, unassuming nature… such a woman was impossible to find even with a lantern. Ye Cha believed one must learn to be content.

For instance, he was immensely content at this very moment, ready to enjoy a lifetime of ‘soft rice’ until the end of time.

“Speaking of elite disciples, it infuriates me! Aren’t inner disciples people too? Why can elite disciples go to the second floor of the Ruyi Pavilion to choose cultivation methods, where Earth-tier methods are supposedly plentiful, while on the first floor, they are scarce, with only Spirit-tier methods available?”

“Just be content. Most of the cultivation methods given to ordinary disciples in other sects’ libraries are Mortal-tier. Even though we are inner disciples, sects vary. In the Lingtian Sect, you only get a chance at high-tier cultivation methods once you reach elite disciple status.”

“Alright, alright, elite disciples are indeed formidable. Otherwise, you would have become one long ago, instead of being so bitter here, wouldn’t you? Instead of spending time envying others, you should pray to draw a high-tier cultivation method later.”

“Exactly! The Qiankun Ruyi Box is our only chance to turn things around! Whether on the first or second floor of the Ruyi Pavilion, these Ruyi Boxes are placed, and everyone gets one opportunity to try!”

Ye Cha mingled within the crowd, refraining from asking questions. Simply by listening to the others’ conversations, he had more or less grasped the general idea.

This prompted him to immediately cast his gaze toward the Ruyi Box placed before them. The box was square, with a fist-sized hole broken into its lid. Its unassuming appearance made it seem like an ordinary wooden box, and many would have believed it.

However, seeing the serious and earnest expressions of the people around him, Ye Cha knew this box indeed possessed extraordinary efficacy!

Coincidentally, he hadn’t known which cultivation method to choose. Now, he could try this Ruyi Box.

He wondered what kind of cultivation method it would randomly select for him.

If it truly was as everyone said, with his five-spirit root aptitude, he would probably only get a Spirit-tier cultivation method.

Spirit-tier was one level higher than Mortal-tier, and in the cultivation world, it was considered a relatively good grade. However, for the Lingtian Sect, a major orthodox sect, Spirit-tier was already the lowest grade for inner disciples.

In the mistaken perception of other sects, Lingtian Sect disciples considered Earth-tier methods barely presentable, and Heaven-tier methods were the proper way for a major sect to operate.

Yet, such an idea was far too simplistic. Were Heaven-tier and Earth-tier cultivation methods as common as cabbages?

For those who hadn’t contributed much to the sect and held low status within it, even if the Lingtian Sect was the foremost orthodox sect, it wouldn’t casually disseminate important cultivation methods, lest high-tier methods be leaked.

Although cases of high-ranking disciples betraying the sect did occur, they were overall very rare.

After all, higher status signified greater strength.

In such circumstances, with the sect’s resources tilted in their favor, even if others wished to poach them, they would have to consider if they could succeed.

“Oh, this time it’s blue light!”

“It’s an Earth-tier cultivation method! My heavens, Senior Sister Shuxian is incredibly lucky to have grabbed an Earth-tier method!”

“I’m so envious! Unfortunately, I’ve already tried… Ahhh, why can the Ruyi Box only be used once? That’s too few!”

“I haven’t tried yet. Let me go next; I want to bask in Senior Sister’s good fortune too.”

Subsequently, under Ye Cha’s watchful eye, apart from one Senior Sister who obtained a jade slip glowing blue, all the others received yellow jade slips, their colors remaining unchanged.

Roughly counting, at least dozens of people had tried to grab a jade slip, yet only one had managed to obtain an Earth-tier method. This demonstrated how incredibly difficult it was to acquire a high-tier cultivation method from the Ruyi Box.

Ye Cha held no particular hope of grabbing a high-tier cultivation method for himself. He primarily found the Ruyi Box somewhat akin to a gashapon machine from his previous life, making him want to test his luck.

Although he knew he would likely only get a Spirit-tier cultivation method, Ye Cha was quite curious about what type of method the Ruyi Box would match him with.

Would it be a powerful and vigorous type, or a nimble and agile one?

Regardless, he decided to give it a try first!

“Oh, this man is so handsome! Is he a new junior brother?”

“He must be, since his face isn’t familiar… But he’s truly good-looking. I’ve never seen such an exquisite man; he’s a feast for the eyes!”

“Look quickly, he’s about to make his grab.”

“Even the way he grabs the jade slip is so elegant,呜呜呜, I adore a man like this!”

As Ye Cha deliberately approached the Qiankun Ruyi Box, his outstanding appearance immediately drew gasps of surprise from the crowd. Their fiery, passionate gazes then fixed upon him, as if they wished to devour him whole, much like a pack of wolves with glowing green eyes intently scrutinizing a lamb.

Alas, Ye Cha was a tiger in sheep’s clothing, and he paid no mind to the wolves’ stares.

Long accustomed to being observed, he now focused his full attention on the Ruyi Box, and at that moment, the hand he had extended into the box was withdrawn.

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