NOVEL WEB Ch. 100
Chapter 100: Ten Major Peaks
Gu Fan almost shouted in surprise after reading the beast skin in his hand.
What kind of method did this living King of Hell come up with?!
To dig out someone's root bone, refine it through a ritual, and then reinstall it.
Is this something humans should do?
“How is it? Isn’t it a genius idea? Since the intensity isn’t enough, we’ll temper the bones to enhance it!”
Fang Xue looked at Gu Fan, her face full of excitement as she saw his stunned expression.
“Don’t worry, I’ve tried this method several times on the captured enemies, and I’m very familiar with the whole process now!”
Gu Fan was stunned again. So, you, with your cold and aloof appearance, seem like a goddess, but in reality, you’re a neurotic goddess!
“May I ask, Senior Sister, what happened to those people afterward?”
“Two of them were too late for me to reinstall their bones. They were ruined. But after I got better at it, speed was no longer an issue. However, there was some rejection after reinstalling, and the higher the root bone’s grade, the stronger the rejection.”
“I suspect it’s because the other root bones have already set. On the contrary, only the white root bone can perfectly accept the tempered root bone!”
Hmm... That makes sense. Gu Fan even began to think what she said had some truth to it.
But one thing, according to Fang Xue, once installed, they could generally continue to cultivate normally.
So, what he had to do now was to ensure the success of the procedure and not die from it.
And for some reason, Gu Fan had a feeling that this thing might actually have some effect!
Otherwise, with his white root bone, his cultivation realm would have already reached the peak of Primordial Yang, and that would have been his limit.
Any further cultivation would have relied on the Evil Lotus to help.
After thinking for a while, Gu Fan finally nodded.
“Senior Sister, I agree with your suggestion!”
Fang Xue’s eyes lit up, and her mood became extremely good.
Gu Fan's physique was extraordinarily special, with the unprecedented Nine Rings Talent, and his root bone was the only white waste bone. It perfectly matched the help she would need for her future breakthrough to the Three Blossoms.
Now, it was just one more step: helping him break through the root bone’s limitations and ensuring he could successfully cultivate to at least the Yang Spirit Realm!
“Good, Junior Brother. You should rest for the next few days. I’ll gather the precious materials for tempering your root bone and make sure you won’t be disappointed!”
After speaking, Fang Xue immediately had someone take Gu Fan down, arrange his living quarters, and give him the sect’s robes...
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Time passed quickly, and Gu Fan had already spent three days at Overlord Peak.
During this time, he watched some basic cultivation techniques and battle techniques from the Tianyun Continent, making some additions to his combat methods.
However, since arriving, he hadn’t had much chance to take action.
There was no choice. Apart from the disciples involved in assessments, the others he encountered were basically at the Yang Spirit Realm.
The disciples at Overlord Peak did have some in the Primordial Yang and True Yang Realms.
However, these people were all very disciplined in their cultivation and actions.
None of them had any intention of sparring. Gu Fan couldn’t even find anyone to test the disciples’ abilities.
“Junior Brother Gu, don’t waste our time. I really can’t stand you anymore. If you really want to fight, go to the Sect’s grand square. There’s a platform there. As long as you don’t kill anyone, no one will stop you!”
Finally, a disciple in charge of managing medicinal materials couldn’t stand Gu Fan’s nuisance and pointed him to a location.
Gu Fan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly smiled and said:
“Where exactly is the location Senior Brother Nan Yun mentioned? I’m new here and don’t know the way.”
Nan Yun sighed. He just couldn’t understand why Peak Master Fang Xue brought back such a battle-crazy person.
Look at the name of this Overlord Peak, how elegant it sounds. Why couldn’t they just cultivate properly?
“Alright, I’ll be leaving the peak shortly to handle something. I’ll take you there. When I come back, I’ll bring you back with me.”
“But Junior Brother, you must remember, do not act tough! On the arena, as long as you’re not dead or haven’t admitted defeat, your opponent can keep attacking until you’re left with your final breath!”
“Although most within the Zongmen won’t strike to kill, you can’t rule out encountering some pervert who wishes to beat you to death on the spot…”
Gu Fan became even more interested after hearing this and quickly nodded.
“Don’t worry, Senior Brother Nanyun, I’m just going out for some fresh air. I’ll be careful!”
Seeing this, Nanyun could only nod and told Gu Fan to wait; he would call him when it was time to leave.
Gu Fan nodded repeatedly.
It had already been several days since arriving at Brahma God Sect.
It was unbearably boring on Overlord Peak, and with Fang Xue right under his nose, Gu Fan didn’t dare sneak off to the Apocalypse World.
Otherwise, if he got caught, it would be hard to explain.
Now that he had a chance to descend the mountain, Gu Fan prepared to take a good look around and learn more about Brahma God Sect’s situation.
Not long after, Nanyun got ready and called Gu Fan to head down the mountain directly.
The two of them flew toward the Zongmen’s Martial Practice Plaza.
On the way, Gu Fan couldn’t help but ask:
“Senior Brother Nanyun, don’t you find it boring staying on Overlord Peak all the time? Cultivation is also afraid of stagnation, right?”
Nanyun glanced at him, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile:
“You’re just lucky. You got brought to Overlord Peak by Senior Sister Fang as soon as you arrived. Do you know how many disciples within the Zongmen dream of joining the Ten Main Peaks?”
“The Ten Main Peaks?”
Nanyun rubbed his forehead and sighed.
“So you really don’t know anything at all.”
Seeing Gu Fan’s inquisitive expression, he had no choice but to explain further:
“This Zongmen is divided into three major groups: the family factions, the Ten Main Peaks, and the ordinary disciples.”
“Among them, the family factions hold a high status within the Zongmen. They expand influence externally, conduct business, accumulate wealth, and preserve resources for the Zongmen’s development. The Ten Main Peaks, on the other hand, are the ten strongest among all disciples, known as the Ten Honorary Disciples!”
“Ranked first among them is the Holy Son. Second is our Overlord Peak’s Senior Sister Fang Xue. Disciples who join the Ten Main Peaks can cultivate in peace, enjoy the cultivation resources of the main peaks, and usually receive guidance from the Honorary Disciples.”
“As for the ordinary disciples, they’re not so fortunate. The Zongmen distributes its resources into three portions, and the third portion is for over a hundred thousand ordinary disciples to scramble over. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.”
Gu Fan felt deeply shocked upon hearing all this.
Calculating it this way, disciples of the Ten Main Peaks indeed enjoyed superior conditions.
One portion of the Zongmen’s resources went to the family factions, but since there were many families, it still wasn’t enough. Fortunately, they had many industries outside and didn’t care much for the Zongmen’s internal resources.
The second portion belonged to the Ten Honorary Disciples. If ten peaks divided it, it indeed made them wealthy.
And the remaining portion was to be split among over a hundred thousand disciples—fierce competition was inevitable.
Especially for those disciples at the bottom, what they got might be no more than the leftovers of those above!
“But fortunately, there’s Shengjing City. Even those weaker disciples can scrape by in the city.”
Gu Fan nodded at those words. It seemed that the existence of that city did help ease the Zongmen’s pressure.
After finishing, Nanyun looked at Gu Fan, half smiling.
“So, now do you understand how precious the opportunity to enter Overlord Peak is? Still think it’s boring staying on the mountain?”
“Your current life is the dream of over a hundred thousand disciples!”
Gu Fan chuckled a bit awkwardly.
“Senior Brother is right, I was being careless earlier.”
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at a plaza.