On Sky Mist Peak, besides diligently practicing magic every day, An Ge also learned sword techniques from her master. Fortunately, she had exchanged for comprehension points before entering this realm, and now her understanding of various magic techniques has improved by leaps and bounds.
It was only during this time that An Ge realized that her master was actually a powerful sword cultivator.
"Whose swordsmanship is better, yours or the Sword Peak Master's?" An Ge asked her master curiously, recalling the Sword Peak Master who had "accidentally" passed by Tianwu Peak.
When the topic of sword cultivators came up, Jiang Shang looked disdainful: "Those sword cultivators are all stubborn and they practice swordsmanship to the point of making them stupid. You should stay away from them, disciple." Then Jiang Shang began to talk about his past with Sword Peak.
It turns out that Jiang Shang cultivated at Sword Peak when he was young. Although his cultivation level increased rapidly, the peak master of Sword Peak at that time thought that he was not firm in his mind and had too many distracting thoughts, and looked down on him.
Jiang Shang left Jianfeng in a fit of anger, but was later taken in as a disciple by the sect leader, which is why he did not leave Tianyan Sect.
An Ge sighed deeply after hearing this, never expecting that her master had once been so young and impetuous.
She suddenly remembered the strange phenomenon that occurred in her dantian during the entrance test, and told her master about it.
Jiang Shang immediately used his divine sense to examine it. After a long while, his brows furrowed. "Even I can't tell what this is, but it seems harmless. I'll observe it again later. Too many unpredictable things happen to you chosen ones. I've lived for thousands of years and I only know a little bit about it."
This was the first time An Ge had heard her master talk about her identity, and she felt like she was the only one who was drunk while everyone else was awake. "Master, what is a chosen one?"
Jiang Shang glanced at An Ge, hesitated for a moment, and said, "This matter is not exactly a secret. Do you know that the path to ascension is now blocked?"
An Ge nodded. Hu Jiu had mentioned this to her before. "Hu Jiu said that becoming one of my recruits would give one the opportunity to cultivate to the Great Dao. Is this related to the inn management system I possess?"
"So you call it a system? That's a new term, but people on this continent call it a god more often."
"Legend has it that gods existed in ancient times, but after the great war of the gods, they all perished, and their divine essences were scattered throughout the myriad worlds. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually decreased until, ten thousand years ago, the spiritual energy in this place was insufficient to support the opening of the path to ascension. Ten thousand years ago, the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets divined that someone carrying a divine essence would appear in the future, and if one was inspired by this person, there was hope of ascension."
An Ge opened her mouth wide in surprise. She had always thought of herself as just an innkeeper, never expecting to be connected with gods.
Has anyone successfully ascended to heaven?
"Of course there are. The last one to ascend was your grandmaster, who was also the only one in ten thousand years. However, not everyone who possesses a divine spark can ascend. If one's talent is insufficient, one may never be able to break through the barrier of the Heavenly Dao in one's entire life."
"Although others cannot deprive a person of their divine status, it is a crime to possess such a treasure. If the person who possesses the divine status dies, the divine status will seek a new host, and these people are called the Chosen Ones."
At this point, Jiang Shang paused, his gaze towards An Ge becoming more serious than ever before. "Your identity is special and cannot be revealed to outsiders. Having the identity of a demon clan member makes you much safer."
An Ge was overwhelmed by all the information at once, and her mind was a little confused. "Master, will there be Chosen Ones in this plane as well?" According to the system, each plane originally only had one system. She came from another plane, so she naturally did not take up a spot.
Jiang Shang stroked his beard. "Maybe there are, maybe there aren't, who knows? It's only because of your grandmaster that I have a better understanding of the Chosen Ones. I don't know anything else."
Looking at his little apprentice's furrowed brows, he couldn't help but chuckle. "Having a divine status is a good thing. Coupled with your exceptional talent, ascension is only a matter of time. I can also benefit from your success. I've been feeling my cultivation improve recently, and I might even have the chance to ascend in the future."
An Ge sighed. She wasn't worried about whether or not she could ascend, but the thought of potentially getting involved in the conflict was making her anxious. She didn't have much ambition or desire; she just wanted to manage her own little corner of the world well.
However, the thought of her master having the chance to ascend made An Ge happy again. If her existence could bring benefits to those around her, then having a divine status wasn't such a bad thing.
“Then I will spend more time with Master in the future, so that Master can meet Grandmaster as soon as possible.”
Jiang Shang laughed heartily. Over the years, he had long since become indifferent to the matter of ascension, especially after taking on a close disciple, which made him even more open-minded.
"Then I will work even harder, and after I ascend, I will be able to visit the inn where my disciple is staying."
An Ge was astonished and quickly asked, "After ascending, Master can break through the limitations of different planes?"
"That's how it's recorded in ancient books. It's a pity that I can't contact your grandmaster now, otherwise I could have asked her to go to the inn and take care of you a little more."
An Ge returned to her room and processed the information her master had given her.
"777, did you already know this all along?"
The next second, a big, fat orange cat appeared out of thin air. It flicked its tail and tried to raise its non-existent neck. "I really don't know anything. Most of the time, I can only follow the settings. There are even many things that I don't know as much as the host does."
The system's tone, which resembled a spirit pet, carried a hint of emotion and a somewhat aggrieved explanation.
An Ge gently patted the system's little head to comfort it, "Alright, I didn't mean to blame you. Now that you have a mimicry ability, use this form from now on. By the way, I can't keep calling you 777, so I need to give you a name. How about Little Seven?"
In fact, An Ge also realized that as the inn upgraded, the system was becoming more and more like a person, and An Ge could no longer treat it as an ordinary program. If the inn was a treasure, then the system was undoubtedly the spirit of that treasure.
For some reason, Xiaoqi suddenly felt a little hot. This feeling was unfamiliar, but it didn't reject it. The cat's tail kept wagging, as if saying, "From now on, Xiaoqi will be grateful to your master."
After their heart-to-heart talk, the person and the cat became even closer.
The next day, Jiang Shang saw An Ge holding a big fat cat in her arms and said with some disdain, "If you want a spirit pet, I will take you to the Spirit Pet Pavilion to choose one. Why choose a fat cat?"
In this world, spirit pets are usually animals and plants that have sentience but have not yet developed intelligence. If they do develop intelligence, they are under the jurisdiction of the demon race and cannot easily form contracts with humans.
An Ge lifted Xiao Qi up in front of Jiang Shang, "Master, take a closer look. Don't you see anything special about it?"
Jiang Shang had no idea what his disciple was up to. He scanned Xiao Qi with his divine sense and thought, "It's just an ordinary spirit pet, nothing special." If it weren't for the faint spiritual energy emanating from Xiao Qi, he would have thought it was just an ordinary cat.
An Ge chuckled and recounted Xiao Qi's background.
Jiang Shang looked at Xiao Qi again with surprise, but still couldn't find anything special. He shook his head helplessly, "The divine spark is too mysterious. This is the first time I've seen one, and I've never heard of it being able to transform into a spirit pet. But this is good, at least it won't be easily discovered by others."
An Ge thought all gods could take human form. Judging from her master's words, this could be considered Xiao Qi's special ability.
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