Chapter 751 401: Starting the Speedrun

"What is a speedrun?"

The Bow Lady asked about the term she didn't understand.

"It's a way to get things done as fast as possible."

Yang An said with a smile.

To purge the Cultivators tainted by the turbid qi, he first needed to figure out who held large amounts of it—who the sources were.

Without a doubt, the fact that figures like the City God could receive rewards from the Emei Mansion—Immortal Pills containing turbid qi—meant that the upper echelons of the Emei Mansion controlled the turbid qi needed to create them.

Therefore, he had to reach that level as quickly as possible to get to the bottom of this matter.

The night passed without a word.

The next morning, Yang An left his cave mansion and quickly found the Little Land God.

The Little Land God was the Cultivator in charge of the nearby Entry-Level Disciple Area's cave mansions. He was very old, looking like a man with one foot in the grave, but all resource management for Entry-Level Disciples went through him.

Yang An wasn't the only one there to see the Little Land God. He had to wait in line for quite a while before it was finally his turn.

Yang An paid his respects and stated his purpose.

The Little Land God gave him a portion of the cultivation resources. It wasn't much, just the uniform of an Entry-Level Disciple and two Elixir Pills for Qi Eating Cultivation.

After giving him the resources, the Little Land God assigned the newly-minted disciple, Yang An, a job as usual, which he could use to earn his daily cultivation resources.

If one didn't work and provided no benefit or value to the Immortal Mansion, then there was no need to waste cultivation resources on them.

But that wasn't why Yang An had come. He needed to ask about something.

"Excuse me, Little Land God, how can one quickly become an Official Immortal Mansion Disciple?"

There were still people in line behind Yang An, and upon hearing his question, most of them laughed.

'When it came to wanting to become an Official Disciple of the Immortal Mansion, who here didn't feel the same? But who among them hadn't already been cultivating for a long time without even touching the threshold?'

'Going from the Wandering Soul of a dead person to a Cultivator, breaking through from the Qi Cultivation stage to Foundation Establishment—how could it be that easy? To want to quickly become an Official Disciple of the Immortal Mansion was just wishful thinking, unless one was exceptionally talented and progressed at lightning speed.'

Hearing Yang An's words, the Little Land God lifted his ancient face. His heavily wrinkled eyelids fluttered open slightly as he glanced at Yang An.

"Cultivate diligently, and one day you'll become an Official Disciple. Don't be overambitious. But if you really want to be faster, there are two ways.

Go to the upper-level cave mansion district and find a Guardian or a Steward with a high Cultivation Level. See if they're willing to take you on as a Direct Disciple. Once you become their Direct Disciple, you can become an Official Disciple even if your Cultivation Level is only at the Qi Cultivation stage."

The Little Land God wasn't mocking Yang An, but the method he proposed sounded somewhat unrealistic.

Most Guardians or Stewards only wanted to take Official Disciples as their Direct Disciples. No one would pay any attention to an Entry-Level Disciple who hadn't even reached Foundation Establishment—they wouldn't even give them the time of day.

It wasn't as if no one had tried this before. They were almost always met with a closed door, and the matter would just be dropped.

Some of the Cultivators behind him laughed again. 'If Yang An actually does that, he's in for some major embarrassment.'

Yang An had no desire for another master. 'Besides,' he thought, 'a mere Dharma Guardian Steward isn't qualified to be my master.' So, without a second thought, he asked the Little Land God again.

"What's the other way?"

"The other way is to challenge the current strongest person in the Entry-Level Disciple Area. If you can defend the title of 'strongest Entry-Level Disciple' for at least ten days, or until no one dares to challenge you, you can also be made an Official Disciple by special exception.

You can't do this. You just joined yesterday, so don't be in such a hurry to get yourself killed. Although disciples are forbidden from killing each other, it's not against the rules if you end up crippled."

the Little Land God said slowly, his tone full of warning.

There was something else he didn't say: this method had a severe consequence. Once crippled, one would be useless to the Immortal Mansion and cast into the cycle of reincarnation, forever losing the chance to cultivate.

Generally, anyone with common sense wouldn't do this. To act so recklessly without the necessary strength was no different from suicide.

Those with sense need no convincing, and those bent on dying can't be stopped.

But the Little Land God's words made Yang An's eyes light up. 'Isn't this the perfect method for a speedrun?'

"Among the Entry-Level Disciples, who is the strongest?"

he asked with great interest.

At his question, the Little Land God fell silent. Even the people in line behind him went quiet, shocked that this guy actually intended to do it.

The Little Land God's eyes seemed to widen for a moment, but they quickly shut again. He tossed out a few words and then ignored Yang An completely.

"East District Thirteen Mansions, Lei Tao."

"Thank you."

Having gotten the information he wanted, Yang An turned and left.

The crowd watched him go, as if they were looking at a brainless idiot.

'As long as we cultivate diligently and spend a bit more time working for resources, we'll generally be able to break through to Foundation Establishment and become Official Disciples smoothly. Why take such a risk?'

'This kid is so desperate for quick success. If he isn't an idiot, what is he?'

'Still, he probably won't go looking for death right away. He only just joined yesterday. He'll probably wait at least a few months to build up his Cultivation Level before he tries to challenge Lei Tao. We'll have a good show to watch then.'

After Yang An left, the remaining people continued to wait obediently in line to receive and exchange resources from the Little Land God.

But to everyone's surprise, it wasn't long before a commotion erupted outside.

"That guy from just now went straight to the East District Cave Mansions!"