"Have you heard? The Sect Master brought a naked young man into the sect."
"My friend is a gatekeeper, and he told me the young man is quite handsome."
"Not only that, but the Sect Master was also wearing the young man's clothes."
"Gasp."
"You're all behind the times. The latest news is that the Sect Master has taken the young man as her personal disciple. His name is Chen Mo."
"But the new disciple selection hasn't even started yet. Isn't this against the rules?"
"Are you stupid? Does the Sect Master need to follow the rules when taking a disciple?"
"Is this true? As far as I know, the Sect Master has only taken one personal disciple in all these years, and that's Senior Sister Nalan. Can his talent compare to hers?"
"In a few days, there will be a new round of the Sect Competition. We'll see then if he can measure up."
...
Chen Mo had no idea that his entry into the sect had caused such a stir.
After Yun Yun brought him into the sect and arranged for him to stay in a hall, she hurriedly left.
Chen Mo took a comfortable bath, changed into the exclusive robe of a personal disciple of the Yunlan Sect, and then pulled up the system menu.
Name: Chen Mo
Race: Human
Cultivation: One-Star Battle Master
Luck Points: 40
Cultivation Method: Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength
Battle Skill: Nethergod Spear
Items: Aura Concealment Technique, two Healing Charms, four bottles of Amethyst Origin
Functions: Treasure Chest Lottery, Shop, Plunder
...
Chen Mo opened his robe and looked down at his chest. The wound that had been about ten centimeters long was now completely healed.
This isn't just a Healing Charm; it's practically a divine charm!
He had used it before his bath, and in such a short time, the scar that had formed had completely disappeared.
This system is something else!
Next, let me take a good look at this system.
First, I clicked on the Treasure Chest Lottery.
But just the Silver Treasure Chest requires 100 Luck Points.
Gold costs 1,000.
Platinum is a whopping 10,000.
Diamond reaches a terrifying 100,000.
As for the King's Treasure Chest, I didn't even count the zeros; there were just too many.
Then I checked the probabilities.
The Silver Treasure Chest has a one in ten thousand chance of yielding a treasure that only the King's Treasure Chest can produce.
Platinum doubles that, and so on.
But for someone as unlucky as Chen Mo, one in ten thousand is practically zero.
This lottery mode and probability reminded him of a game he played in his previous life.
Of course, the latter was even more of a scam.
As for how to obtain Luck Points.
Currently, Chen Mo only knows two ways: besides the rewards from completing tasks, the other is by slaying Magical Beasts. The higher the rank of the beast, the more Luck Points you gain.
Finally, Chen Mo checked the Shop. There wasn't a single thing he could afford.
Chen Mo specifically looked at the prices of the Transformation Pill and the Amethyst Origin. The former costs 7,000 Luck Points per pill, while the latter is 3,000 Luck Points per bottle.
So expensive! If only I could exchange Amethyst Origin for Luck Points.
Thinking this, Chen Mo had an idea and tried it.
No use, nothing happened.
Might as well drink it and cultivate. Maybe I can produce the Purple Flame too, and then just flip through an alchemy manual, and I'll be an Alchemy Master.
One of life's three great illusions: I can do it.
At this moment, Chen Mo was deep in this illusion.
Just as Chen Mo was immersed in this illusion, growing deeper and deeper, even thinking that soon he could sleep with a beauty.
Yun Yun walked in.
Hearing the noise, Chen Mo naturally looked over.
"Sister Yun Yun."
A figure clad in a long, elegant green dress, with a strikingly beautiful face and lustrous black hair styled into an elaborate, regal bun, exuded an aura of grace and allure.
Apart from the slight difference in hair color, she was almost identical to Yun Yun from the anime.
"Absolutely stunning," Chen Mo thought to himself, the hidden desire for possession growing stronger within him.
Seeing Chen Mo's reaction, Yun Yun knew her efforts in dressing up hadn't been in vain. A hint of joy flickered in her heart, but she quickly composed herself and spoke with a serious tone, "In three days, the Sect Competition will be held. The Council of Elders has decided that you must participate."
Chen Mo furrowed his brows slightly, "Is it because I'm a direct disciple?"
"Yes, but..." Yun Yun nodded, then hesitated.
"What is it?" Seeing Yun Yun's hesitation, Chen Mo spoke directly, "Are there additional requirements?"
"Yes," Yun Yun said with some difficulty, "You need to rank within the top five among the younger generation of Inner Sanctum disciples in this Sect Competition."
Originally, the Council of Elders had wanted Chen Mo to secure a spot in the top three, but Yun Yun had argued fiercely to lower the requirement to the top five.
After all, as the Sect Master's direct disciple, Chen Mo was, in a strict sense, the face of the Yunlan Sect. If he couldn't even make it into the top five, what right did he have to hold that title?
"Top five," Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought I had to take first place."
This wasn't Chen Mo being arrogant. According to the novel's description, among the younger generation of the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran was exceptionally talented. Even if you added one or two obscure geniuses not mentioned in the story, the total number of such talents wouldn't exceed a handful.
Moreover, at this point in time, Nalan Yanran was only a few stars into the Battle Master rank.
Therefore, Chen Mo truly didn't believe he would fall out of the top five.
"Ding, mission issued. Host must secure first place in this Sect Competition. Upon success, you will randomly receive 100 to 3000 Luck Points."
"Uh, alright, system, you win."
"Always giving me little surprises," Chen Mo muttered to himself.
However, Chen Mo's words had inadvertently upset Yun Yun. After all, who had she gone through all this trouble for?
Yet, he not only didn't take it seriously but also displayed an arrogant attitude, looking down on the sect's disciples, clearly not giving it much thought.
"You, just wait to get beaten to death," Yun Yun said angrily, then turned to leave. But just as she reached the door, she couldn't help but worry and returned, placing a scroll on the table. "This is a Mystic Rank intermediate Thunder attribute Battle Skill. If you have any questions, come next door and ask me. I live right next door."
With that, she truly left.
"I think I made her angry, but I really didn't mean to upset her," Chen Mo thought, feeling helpless. He walked over to the table, picked up the scroll engraved with thunder patterns, and opened it.
"Thousand Thunder Incantation."
"Mastery of this skill can summon the thunder of the nine heavens."
"With such an impressive description, how is this only a Mystic Rank Battle Skill?"
With skepticism, Chen Mo read through the entire incantation of the Battle Skill and couldn't help but comment, "It seems every world has its share of exaggeration. The so-called Thousand Thunder Incantation is just a One Thunder Incantation. Even at mastery, it can only summon a single bolt of heavenly lightning, and even that's based on probability."
"Looking at it this way, those Cultivation Art Battle Skills that claim to burn mountains and boil seas must also be full of hot air."
It's better to first cultivate the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, then consume the Amethyst Origin, and use its energy to awaken more Giant Elephant Embryo Plates.
No sooner said than done.
Chen Mo immersed his mind and began to meditate, focusing all his attention on the first level of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength cultivation method.
Shortly after he started circulating the energy, it was evident that a stream of air, like a roaring river, surrounded his body, emit
ting the sound of rolling thunder.
At that moment, a sudden change occurred. Just like in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Chen Mo's body transformed into a black hole-like vessel, voraciously devouring the surrounding Battle Qi.
(End of Chapter)