Uncle-Master, Please Help Us - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: I Have the Golden Touch?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the Gathering Breath Realm, every three classes made a level.
Between Class 7 and Class 8, although there was only a difference of one class. The actual difference was like heaven and earth. Under normal circumstances, talented cultivators within the sect needed at least half a year, or even a year to successfully achieve a breakthrough.
This fellow had only spoken to the youth that was riding on the donkey for a short while, yet he had already achieved a breakthrough!
“Could it be that…”
Having thought of a possibility, Liu Chang’s pupils constricted as he shivered.
Zhou Yuan looked over in confusion.
“Cultivation needs to be done step-by-step. Even the top sect of the Great Source Prefecture can’t possibly let a cultivator advance within a short period of time! Unless…”
Clenching his fists, Liu Chang said with his voice full of vigilance and uncertainty. “The skill that they were practicing… wasn’t a technique for humans!”
Zhou Yuan reacted. “You mean… demonic techniques?”
Demonic techniques could indeed drastically increase the cultivation of anyone in a short period of time. However, this method of cultivation was not in accordance with the will of the heavens.
It also had a drawback…
It would eventually transform a person into something that was neither human nor ghost.
They would lose control of themselves.
Demonic techniques were evil.
In less than two days, this Liu Yi went from Class 3 of Gathering Breath to Class 7, breaking through four classes in a row. His progress was so fast that he could no longer be measured with conventional means.
“Shouldn’t the cultivation of demonic techniques be accompanied by a dense demonic aura?”
“If it’s a high-end demonic technique; and other techniques were used to hide it. We will not be able to see it at our cultivation level…”
Liu Chang’s expression turned grim.
Zhou Yuan nodded and he continued to look at the scene in front of him.
At this time, Liu Yi had stabilized her cultivation. She stood up excitedly and looked at the youth on the donkey in front of her with worship and admiration.
He was indeed giving her guidance!
When she had cultivated just now, she felt a faint wisp of Sage’s Truth spreading to her. Her entire body felt as if she had taken an elixir, and the Class 6 shackles of the Gathering Breath Realm were instantly broken by her!
He must have done something to help!
“Thank you, Senior! Thank you for your guidance!”
She couldn’t help but prostrate herself on the ground once more.
“???”
Su Yin’s face twitched. He was starting to contemplate the meaning of life.
I only asked you to cultivate and show me how you’re absorbing spiritual aura… and you made a breakthrough instead. Are all talented people this willful?
The most important thing is, what does your breakthrough have to do with me?
Could it be that what I just said provided you with some kind of inspiration?
But… I’ve only been asking questions and I haven’t told you anything useful!
Could it be that I have the golden touch? Anyone who came close to me would make a breakthrough?
If so, this is terrible!
I want to be a jungler, I don’t want to assist…
Still a little hesitant to give up, Su Yin continued to ask, “What if… you can sense the energy, but are still unable to absorb the spiritual energy into your body?”
“This…”
Noticing that the Senior was still testing her, Liu Yiyi paused for a moment before she said, “The usage of elixirs may help. They contain strong spiritual energy and are consumed, so anyone can directly skip the process of absorption…”
“For example, Spiritual Aura Elixirs and Spirit Gathering Elixirs are both helpful for this. There are alchemists in the Immortal Guardian Sect who can refine them, but they are not for sale outside the sect.”
“However, one can buy anything at the Dayan Market in Dayan City near the foot of the mountain as long as they have the money to pay for it.”
“Mmhm!”
Su Yin’s eyes lit up.
That’s right!
How did he forget about that?!
In many novels, being an alchemist was a profession second only to being a cultivator.
Sadly… the 36 skills that he had learned in the Forbidden Grounds might’ve included medicine recognition and dispensing, but alchemy was missing. If not for this, then he would’ve thought about alchemy a long time ago.
“If you have no other instructions, Senior… I shall take my leave.”
The youth in front of her fell silent. The atmosphere grew tense again.
Liu Yi stood frozen before she clasped her fists as a sign of respect.
“Go!”
A genius who was able to make a breakthrough so casually was a great source of pressure for someone who couldn’t cultivate like Su Yin. It made him feel inferior, so it was better for them to go their separate ways.
Bowing deeply, Liu Yiyi retreated. When she was completely out of the youth’s sight, she composed herself once more and continued on her way towards the Secluded Immortal Abode.
“Big Black. Let’s go and take a look at Dayan Market!”
Su Yin who now had a way to cultivate became impatient. He rode the donkey and rushed straight down the mountain.
With his position as the Little Uncle-Master of the sect, he was qualified to receive spirit elixirs and the like. However, if he really did that, people would easily discover where he lived. If that happened, and he was still as inept as he was today…
How was he supposed to pretend that he was an expert?
Once he was exposed, not only would the sect be in danger, he would be the first one to be in trouble… For safety reasons, he felt that it was much better to directly go to Dayan Market and purchase what he needed. This would save him a lot of trouble too.
…
“Who are we going to follow?
Seeing the two parting in separate ways, Zhou Yuan and Liu Chang frowned at the same time.
“Let’s continue to follow Liu Yi. That person who can teach demonic techniques must have a strong cultivation base. Whether we can keep up is one thing, it will also be dangerous for us if we were to follow behind him.” Liu Chang said after a few moments of thinking.
Zhou Yuan nodded in agreement.
They were too far away from the two, so they didn’t manage to eavesdrop. However, the fact that Liu Yi was able to make a breakthrough in such a short time meant that the youth’s understanding of cultivation was at an extremely high level.
As for his ordinary looks… it was just that both of them were too weak to see through him!
It would be dumb if they believed that he was an ordinary person.
After walking for more than ten minutes, a compound appeared in front of Liu Yi.
She then knelt respectfully in front of the door.
“Teacher! Liu Yi has prepared the things that you have asked for and specially brought it here!”
“Throw it over the wall. We’ll talk after I see that it’s correct!”
A sharp voice came from the inside.
Liu Yi didn’t dare to refute. She threw the prepared demonic beast meat over.
Hu!
When the meat struck the ground, the parrot and the tortoise appeared in front of it. Fortunately, they had already returned from picking herbs. Otherwise, if there was no one in the house, what if that person that was outside right now came in while they were gone?
The parrot looked at the piece of meat in front of it, and it took a small bite. Then, it said with dissatisfaction. “This is the meat of a demonic beast?”
The meat from yesterday and this meat had a difference that was just too big. In fact, they couldn’t even be compared to each other at all.
“I…” Liu Yiyi stiffened.
She had wondered why the requirement for gaining an apprenticeship was so simple. Now, it seemed that just simply purchasing a random piece of demonic beast meat wasn’t acceptable.
“Teacher, please forgive me! I will look for what you need again…” Liu Yiyi felt ashamed. She gnashed her teeth, turned around, and left.
The opportunity that she had obtained must never be lost. She made a decision in her heart that she would never return here before she knew the real reason why the other party had asked her to bring him demonic beast meat.
She knew that she mustn’t choose some random meat anymore. If she did that, then that would be the same as taking the request of her Teacher lightly.
“Are we still going to follow him?”
Witnessing Liu Yi taking his leave, Liu Chang and Zhou Yuan frowned once more.
“Looking at their actions, it looks like Liu Yi had collected some treasures or a few secrets of the sect in exchange for cultivation resources…”
“Don’t be hasty, we’ll wait here to see who lives inside. If it’s a demonic cultivator whom the sect knows nothing about, it’ll be dangerous for us all.”
Liu Chang said with a glint in his eyes.
An unknown demonic race expert hidden so close to them was a larger threat than Liu Yi. It would be best for them to stay here and figure out the identity of their opponent.
“Yes!” Zhou Yuan answered with no hesitation.
The two then proceeded to hide quietly at the doors of the Secluded Immortal Abode.
…
“Gone?”
Seeing that the girl had left after the parrot said a few words, the old tortoise was baffled and curious.
“Ignore her. While Master isn’t here, let’s see if the herbs we’ve gathered can save that guy!”
The parrot flapped its wings.
It was best that she left.
After all, the parrot had no idea how it was to teach her any more swordplay!
The two beast pets came to the garden once more, and they dug out the miserable guy that they had buried beneath the ground.
Wow!
The herbs they gathered from the mountain earlier fell from the old tortoise’s shell.
Aconitum, Beaumontia flower, Strychnine, poinsettia, Antiaris…
All of them were brightly colored and their fragrance was enticing.
Operation Save the Demon King, start!