Chapter 15

The North-South Peak Master would never have imagined that one day, his fondness for the
Fire Avoidance Chart would be publicly revealed by a mysterious entity known as the Melon-
Eating System.

Was it embarrassing?

Of course, it was embarrassing.

No matter how unremarkable he was, he was still the master of a peak, in charge of nearly ten
thousand outer disciples, and had to maintain his face.

However, now that things had come to this, he could only accept it calmly. When he noticed
his fellow disciples’ teasing gazes, the North-South Peak Master initially felt embarrassed, as
if he were being pricked all over. But soon, he regained his composure and acted naturally.

The Sect Leader had raised his rival’s son for 800 years, and Wu Chichun had been captured
by a female disciple of the Hehuan Sect for 100 years. What was this small little habit of his
in comparison?

He smiled carefreely, facing the teasing looks of his fellow disciples, and mouthed, “Don’t
rush.”

First, it was the Sect Leader, then Wu Chichun, and now him…

Was it really far off before it would be his fellow disciples’ turn?

Realizing that there were no secrets in front of the Melon-Eating System, the elders one by
one could no longer force out a smile.

After learning that the North-South Peak Master had guaranteed his character from the
Melon-Eating System, Ning Xu was reassured. It’s always better to be cautious in the
cultivation world.

But, the Fire Avoidance Chart?

He actually looked at this thing?

【Yes, he often takes a glance whenever he has nothing better to do. Apart from cultivation,
this is his only hobby.】 said the Melon-Eating System casually.

Ning Xu, “…?”

Just glancing whenever he had nothing better to do? How could that be?

North-South Peak Master: Stop calling me out, stop calling me out!

【Don’t mention it, they’re really… tsk tsk tsk.】

As for which old master, the Melon-Eating System didn’t say, Ning Xu wasn’t interested, and
didn’t ask.

The North-South Peak Master was left to stew over the idea, really wanting to see what the
so-called top-grade Fire Avoidance Chart was like.

Unfortunately, the Melon-Eating System didn’t reveal any more information.

Ning Xu held the Yin-Yang Mirror and asked, “So, should I wait until after the morning class
to go find the North-South Peak Master for the trade?”

【You could, but Pig Brother might not last until then.】 the Melon-Eating System replied.

Ning Xu, “??”

“What do you mean?”

The Melon-Eating System rambled on, 【Didn’t you notice? The dozens of pigs in the pigsty,
aside from Pig Brother, who looks plump and healthy, the others are all rather thin? That’s
because most of their food ended up in Pig Brother’s stomach.】

【Pig Brother eats a lot.】

【And he’s still hungry.】

【He hasn’t eaten for a while, and he’s even getting thinner!】

Ning Xu, “…”

She glanced at the sky, “But it’s already so late, isn’t it inconvenient?”

The Melon-Eating System nonchalantly replied, 【 What’s inconvenient about that?

Ning Xu, “Alright, then I’ll go look for him now.”

The cave residence of the North-South Peak Master wasn’t hard to find, it was located at the
highest point of North-South Peak.

Just before reaching the restriction, she stopped and cupped her hands, “Outer disciple of
North-South Peak, Ning Xu, is here to visit the Peak Master.”

Soon, the restriction was closed, and a deep voice came from inside, “Come in.”
When Ning Xu entered, the first thing she saw was the North-South Peak Master. His
appearance was as rough as his voice, with a burly frame, a scruffy beard, and looking
somewhat unkempt.

This matched the Melon-Eating System’s description of him.

Frustrated and downcast, with no ambition to improve.

Naturally, a Peak Master’s cave residence was very spacious. Even though the decoration
looked simple, it was incomparable to the small grass hut of an outer disciple.

Inside the cave, a night pearl radiated bright light.

Ning Xu didn’t linger and immediately stated her purpose.

As the Melon-Eating System had said, the North-South Peak Master didn’t ask too many
questions about the origin of the Yin-Yang Mirror. He simply said with a friendly expression,
“The Yin-Yang Mirror may be damaged, but it’s still a low-grade spiritual item, worth 80
million top-grade spirit stones and 100,000 contribution points to the sect.”

“I can give you the contribution points directly. But I don’t have that many top-grade spirit
stones at the moment, so I’ll give them to you in batches. How does that sound?”

Ning Xu responded, “That’s fine, Peak Master,” while chatting with the Melon-Eating
System, “We’ve hit the jackpot!”

The Melon-Eating System responded in a dry tone, 【 It’s alright. Don’t be fooled by the
sound of it, it’ll be spent quickly.】

The main thing is that the spirit energy consumed by the Melon-Eating System is high. In the
future, the consumption will only increase.

Ning Xu was quite satisfied, “This amount of spirit stones will last me a while.”

【That’s true.】

Although the North-South Peak Master said he’d give the spirit stones in batches, Ning Xu
estimated that she could at least get several million top-grade spirit stones this time.

But when she got the storage ring, she realized she was wrong.

Several million top-grade spirit stones? There were only 10,000 top-grade spirit stones inside.

Ning Xu mentally cursed the Melon-Eating System, “What happened? Why is there only this
little? 10,000 top-grade spirit stones is so far from 80 million top-grade spirit stones!”

The Melon-Eating System was silent for a moment before replying, 【 I scanned his cave
residence and found that there’s nothing of value here.】

【He’s really poor.】

【Indeed, after being excluded and ignored, with his career stalled, he’s been focusing all his
attention on the Fire Avoidance Charts.】

【So, playing with trivial things can really ruin one’s ambition.】

【We should definitely learn from this!】

Ning Xu, “… Don’t include us in this.”

She would never get lost in Fire Avoidance Charts.

No, she wouldn’t let herself become obsessed with trivial things.

North-South Peak Master: … Stop scolding, stop scolding, he knows his mistake now.

Ning Xu looked at the storage ring in her hand and asked the Melon-Eating System, “What
should we do now?”

She originally thought she’d strike it rich instantly, but it seemed that wealth had come, but it
had nothing to do with striking it rich.

The Melon-Eating System couldn’t help but grumble, 【There’s not much to do now. At least
his character is decent, and I can vouch for that. Since he said he would pay in batches, he’ll
surely give it to you.】

He would definitely give it, but how many years would it take to finish paying? That was
unclear.

When the Melon-Eating System said this, even the North-South Peak Master felt
embarrassed.

He took the initiative to speak, “How about this? I’ll write you an IOU and try to pay it off
within a hundred years. If your sect’s contribution points are insufficient, spirit stones can
also be converted into contribution points.”

The Melon-Eating System was somewhat satisfied, 【This works.】

【A hundred thousand contribution points definitely won’t be enough to feed Pig Brother.】

【On the other hand, contribution points are very useful in many areas.】

【Converting them is actually not a bad deal.】

Ning Xu replied, “Alright!”

After writing the IOU, Ning Xu stored it in her storage ring.

This time, her visit wasn’t without rewards.

Before this, she had been using the most basic storage pouch, which was issued to the
disciples when they first joined the sect. It had a very small capacity, and a few bottles of
fasting pills could fill it.

But this time, the North-South Peak Master had used a storage ring to store the spirit stones.

In a good mood, Ning Xu said to the Melon-Eating System, “The Peak Master is quite
generous.” To be honest, he could have used a high-quality storage pouch, but he didn’t.

The Melon-Eating System agreed, 【Right?】

【He’s actually not bad.】

【 If he had it, he definitely wouldn’t hide it. He’s very generous, the problem is, there are
some things he really doesn’t have.】

【Like high-grade spirit stones.】

【The most he owns are probably the Fire Avoidance Charts.】

North-South Peak Master: … Stop criticizing, stop criticizing, just wait, I’ll rise soon!

After obtaining the Yin-Yang Mirror, his cultivation speed would accelerate.

With Ning Xu as a disciple, how could South-North Peak not prosper?

As Peak Master, he couldn’t stay depressed anymore!

After leaving North-South Peak, there was still some time before dawn.

Taking advantage of the free time, Ning Xu went to the sect’s Miscellaneous Hall to
exchange for 100,000 contribution points, then converted 50,000 of them into high-grade
beast food.

After exchanging, she immediately rushed back to the small grass hut to provide Pig Brother
with his daily meal.

Once Pig Brother started eating, she hurriedly made her way to the square.

She arrived just in time, and as she did, Peak Master Wu Chichun arrived as well.

Today, she really timed it perfectly.

When Wu Chichun started his lecture, Ning Xu noticed someone carefully moving toward
her.

The next second, she felt a few warm, soft buns in her palm.
She was momentarily stunned and looked to the side.

She saw Purehearted little Cultivator looking at her with an eager expression.

Ning Xu received the Purehearted little Cultivator’s kindness and mouthed, “Thank you.”

The Purehearted little Cultivator’s eyes brightened, and he smiled at her before cautiously
retreating to his original spot.

Their little exchange, Wu Chichun pretended not to notice and turned a blind eye.

Ning Xu held the buns in her hand and felt a bit awkward.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to eat, but eating under the gaze of Peak Master Wu was like
sneaking a snack during early morning study sessions in high school.

It wasn’t ideal.

The Melon-Eating System casually said, 【Go ahead, I’ll use an illusion technique to cover it
up.】

Ning Xu, “Okay!”

After happily eating the spirit-rich buns provided by Purehearted little Cultivator, Ning Xu
immersed herself in the morning lecture.

For the freedom to eat melons, she would work hard!

After the lecture that day, Wu Chichun didn’t immediately let the disciples disperse. Instead,
he publicly announced something.

“Disciples, the event where the elders of the sect were going to accept disciples a year later
has been moved up to next Friday.”

“Disciples who have a place they’re interested in can start preparing in advance.”

Upon hearing this news, the disciples were shocked.

What?

The disciples were being accepted next week?

It should be noted that the tradition of Wenxin Sect has always been for the inner and outer
disciples to study during the year’s morning lessons, and only after that would the elders
select a few excellent disciples to take as apprentices.

Why was it advanced by so much this year?

It didn’t take long before they all looked as if they had suddenly understood.
It must be because they were fighting over Ning Xu!

The news that the North-South Peak Master had obtained a low-grade spiritual item had
already spread throughout most of the sect in a short time. Everyone, whether they should
know or not, now knew about it.

It hadn’t been long, and the North-South Peak Master had already gotten real benefits. If time
passed, wouldn’t he have seized all the good things?

After all, the Melon-Eating System had said it was hanging out at South-North Peak, so it
was necessary to have a good relationship with the North-South Peak Master.

With this, the peak masters and elders from other peaks couldn’t sit still anymore.

Steal!

They must steal her!

After learning this, Ning Xu wasn’t too concerned.

How should she put it? To outsiders, she was just a three-spirit root, a useless cultivator. No
elder with decent eyesight would likely consider taking her as an apprentice.

Ning Xu chatted with the Melon-Eating System, “The disciple selection, it shouldn’t have
anything to do with us, right?”

The Melon-Eating System replied disinterestedly, 【It has nothing to do with us.】

All the elders silently screamed in their hearts: How could it have nothing to do with us? Of
course, it’s related!

They were fighting to take Ning Xu as an apprentice, that’s why the selection was moved up.

Unfortunately, Ning Xu would never know this.

The Melon-Eating System couldn’t help but point out, 【 The elders who have the
qualifications to accept disciples are either mediocre, or their personalities aren’t likable, or
they’re too ugly, or their luck is bad.】

【For example, Wu Chichun.】

【 He’s handsome, but his luck is really poor. Being around unlucky people will inevitably
affect your own luck, you can’t let him drag you down.】

Still on the square, Wu Chichun: …

【Another example is the Sect Leader.】

【He has a strong background, good talent, and looks fine. Although he’s older, he has many
resources. The problem is, his brain is really not very sharp.】
The Sect Leader, who was thinking about how to improve his teaching methods, sneezed
suddenly.

【Another example is the North-South Peak Master.】

【 He’s a good person. Yes, he’s a good person. And that’s it. That’s his only redeeming
quality.】

North-South Peak Master: I’m trying, I’m trying!

【So, no one stands out.】

【There’s really no one.】

【Even settling for someone just isn’t possible.】

【So… just continue being an outer disciple.】

The elders who had been ready to fight for an apprentice: Huh?

No, is this really necessary? It’s too harsh.

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