Inside an unknown courtyard, in the Core Area of Star Falcon Sect.
“Master, I want to enter the Star Blaring Secret Realm. I came to seek your permission.” A teenager’s voice could be heard from a cultivation room in the courtyard.
“Tianlong, the Star Blaring Secret Realm needs Astral Foundation Realm cultivation just to guarantee a cultivator minimum safety in the first level. You are still in the Meridian Refinement Realm. I understand your enthusiasm, but I can’t give permission to you. With your talent, you will become a pillar for the sect in the future, there’s no need to risk your safety for opportunities in this secret realm when you haven’t grown up.” The majestic voice of an old man was heard in the room rejecting the teenagers request.
The teenager stayed in the same place, his calm eyes flashed with determination as he began to speak, “Master, I seek to complete nine refinements of the Medicine Refinement Realm. The sect can spend its resources to allow me to reach this step. However, when a perfect opportunity like this secret realm was opened in front of me at the right time, I don’t want to give up on it. I want to complete nine refinements by sacrificing my own energy and blood and seizing opportunities. I want to learn the struggles of the cultivation world while growing up and not when I grow up. Master, please allow me to enter this secret realm and let me unlock my full potential.”
The old man sitting on the jade futon was pleased listening to his disciples words. He was satisfied with how his disciple grew up after a set back. However, he was still reluctant to let his favourite disciple enter the newly discovered secret realm without knowing enough information about it.
The teenager felt that his master was pondering on the issue without outright rejecting him. He took the chance and continued to say, “Master, if you are worried about my safety, you can send Senior Sister Bai with me to look after my protection.”
The old man was amused listening to his disciples suggestion. He said seriously, “Your senior sister is punished to go into seclusion and contemplate her mistakes for three years. Do you want me to relieve her from her punishment and then give her the opportunity to enter the secret realm?”
The teenager hurriedly answered, “Master just let my Senior Sister follow me and don’t let her leave me. With her realm it will be a waste to just follow me in the first level of the secret realm. Entering the secret realm, but not being able to search for opportunities, this will also be a kind of punishment to Senior Sister Bai.”
“Ha-ha-ha!” Listening to his disciples suggestion, the old man’s laughter erupted in the cultivation room.
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Su Yuchen took the mission as suggested by Senior Brother Li and started staying at the mount stable. He got his own room with a private training formation.
The mount stable was larger than he expected it to be. According to what he learnt from the maid, the inner sect and the core areas have an enhanced space formation, these areas appear normal when looked down from the sky, but they were in fact a very large stretched pieces of lands.
The mount stable should have the size of a big town, similar to the size of the Star Falcon Sect when seen from outside. This stable was divided into different territories. There was a plantation with many different types of trees. A wide grassland at the end of the plantation with a large lake in between them.
Beasts of different orders were spread across the mount stable. They were of all types that could be seen in these biomes.
The climate was also adjusted in the mount stable according to the region and beasts. More than a thousand formations were arranged in the mount stable according to Senior Brother Li.
Su Yuchen realised how limited his knowledge was after experiencing a day in the mount stable.
While they were walking on the path in the plantation, Senior Brother Li started to teach him about some of the basic knowledge of the beasts he needs to take care of; their food, habits, and sleep timings. Su Yuchen carefully listened to what he said and remembered the information.
Suddenly, sounds from heavy footsteps of a beast came from ahead of them on the path. Su Yuchen panicked, then looked at Senior Brother Li and observed he wasn’t showing any caution, this made him regain some courage.
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Soon, a huge, nearly three metres height green colour lizard was seen running towards them. Su Yuchen instantly lost his newly gained composure when looking at the giant lizard. It’s face reminded him of the western dragons, scaring him even more.
The lizard slowed down as it got near to them, with its eyes staring at Su Yuchen. Su Yuchen was frightened and involuntarily took two steps back under its gaze. He only regained composure when the beast stood in front of Senior Brother Li and tried to rub his face with its mouth.
Senior Brother Li rubbed its mouth with his hands and brought out large chunks of meat from his storage space. With a light force from his hand he pushed the mouth of the beast towards the meat. He then said to Su Yuchen, “Beasts like these are dangerous when encountered in the outside world, but here in the mount stable you don’t have to worry about them attacking you. These beasts have intelligence comparable to a 9 year old human child and higher order beasts can even have the intelligence of an adult human. They don’t attack us, their caretakers.”
He looked at the beast which began to munch on the meat and then turned towards Su Yuchen, “However, you need to show your brave side to these beasts. If you show any weakness or fear, they will not take you seriously and might even play tricks on you. You don’t want that to happen. If something unexpected happens and you attack them when they play tricks on you, the beasts can severely injure you.”
“I will try my best to manage myself in front of them, Senior Brother.” Su Yuchen nodded while listening attentively to Senior Brother Li. He was still trying to control his trembling legs.
“Most beasts don’t actively interact with human other than their designated caretakers. The beasts I have assigned to you are also easy to take care. They are cubs. This also means, you should be more attentive about them.” Senior Brother Li seriously explained to Su Yuchen.
Su Yuchen nodded to him.
They continued to walk deeper into the plantation.
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Su Yuchen’s days of rough work continued in the mount stable. Fortunately he didn’t face many challenges from the beast cubs.
“You didn’t train in combat since you entered the sect, did you?”, Senior Brother Li asked Su Yuchen in the afternoon one day, when he saw him coming towards him with a storage bag used to store the beast food.
“I didn’t have chance to train in it.” Su Yuchen said slowly as he remembered the reason for it. He didn’t leave his courtyard for two months and avoided crowded places whenever he had to go out, including the Battle Hall.
“Why don’t you practice with me? I can teach a beginner like you. I will be practising in a few minutes. You can join me.” Senior Brother Li understood his reason and lend him a helping hand.
“Thank you, Senior Brother Li.” Su Yuchen immediately agreed to Senior Brother Li’s invitation. He was very grateful for his help from the beginning in this sect.
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Since that day, Su Yuchen practised and learned under Senior Brother Li’s guidance. Senior Brother Li was surprised by the comprehension of Su Yuchen and became serious about teaching him. He no longer saw it as showing favour to a prospective high ranking sect disciple. He wanted to lend his hand in moulding Su Yuchen’s future.
One day, while they were nearing the end of their practise session, Senior Brother Li stopped the training in the middle and took Su Yuchen to the counter.
“Who are they, Senior Brother Li? Are their status too high?” Su Yuchen asked Senior Brother Li curiously while wiping the sweat on his head with a cloth. He heard that a disciple came to purchase a mount from them. During this period there were a lot of disciples buying mounts, so there were many disciples stationed at the counter. Only a high ranking person should make Senior Brother Li to appear at the counter.
“They are the disciples of the Third Elder.” Senior Brother Li smirked at him. “I am letting you meet them early. Try to be good with them and earn their favour, maybe this will ease your life in the sect.”
Su Yuchen’s face became awkward when he saw his smirk, but he still said, “Thank you, Senior Brother. I will try to be well mannered in front of them.”
When they arrived at the counter, the disciples there informed them that the third elder’s disciples were taken to sit in the guest’s room.