Chapter 83 The Genius Cultivator Used as Cannon Fodder (Part Twelve) Lin You and...
After Lin You and Ye Zhen went into seclusion, the courtyard became much quieter. Ling Ye stayed by Ye Zhen's side to protect her. He hadn't heard her loud and boisterous voice for several days and was still a little unaccustomed to it.
Ye Zhen's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage went very smoothly. As a female protagonist of the "Dragon Overlord" type, she still had some special luck in terms of cultivation.
Now, thanks to Lin You's involvement, although the calamity has disappeared, her cultivation has remained smooth, and in just half a month, she successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Lin You's cultivation also went very smoothly. She was a little uneasy when she first took the pill, but she felt her spiritual power gradually increasing and then she was relieved.
She didn't have the obsession with ascension that cultivators have. She had originally hoped to regain her five senses after leveling up, but now they have been restored. Lin You's mind was too pure, and being without desires made her invincible.
Even Ye Xinglan, who had been paying close attention to the two, did not expect that her two disciples, who seemed to have ordinary aptitudes, actually had excellent comprehension and good fortune, and were even a few years ahead of her when she reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
After Ye Zhen emerged from seclusion, Lin You's cultivation was not yet finished. Logically speaking, since Ye Zhen had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, while Lin You was only at the Soul Gathering stage, their progress should have been much faster.
She was initially a little worried, but after hearing her master say that Lin You had also reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly ran excitedly towards the library.
These past few days, the Ye family members who went to the library could all see Ye Zhen carrying the jade slip and writing furiously in this notebook every day.
The brush wasn't a common calligraphy brush; it was thin and didn't need to be dipped in ink. The notebook wasn't made of Xuan paper, and the characters written on it were even more delicate than tiny regular script.
Of course, she was also very fast. Ye Zhen could fill one of those two copper coin-thick notebooks in two or three days.
In the daily life of the cultivation world, few people use pen and ink to record knowledge; almost all of them use jade slips to inscribe it with their divine sense.
At most, they might get stuck at a bottleneck, learn some calligraphy to cultivate their character, or write a few paintings to appear cultured. Only a very few people who come from the mortal world habitually take notes with a pen.
Many people assumed that Ye Zhen was being punished by Ye Xinglan to copy homework, and considerately did not go over to disturb her.
If someone were to pass by her, a quick glance would reveal that what she was writing wasn't some cultivation manual, but rather a guide to food for those venturing into the world of cultivation.
The cultivation world is vast, with different customs and food cultures in different places. There is a senior in the Ye family named Ye Qingyuan, whose hobbies are very similar to Ye Zhen's. He likes to travel, enjoy the scenery, and sample local delicacies.
Compared to the two who had never even left their homes, this senior had already traveled to most parts of the cultivation world, knew all the local delicacies like the back of his hand, and left behind many food records.
Ye Zhen extracted a simple and clear strategy guide from his barrage of praise and criticism.
After Ye Zhen had completed seven or eight guides, Lin You finally succeeded in establishing her foundation. Her experiences in several worlds had greatly honed her mental fortitude, and she didn't even notice the bottleneck, thus directly establishing her foundation.
Just then, a crisp mechanical notification sound rang out, and the system page automatically unfolded before her eyes for the first time. Lin You then realized that she had received an email from the company's CEO.
She opened the email, and to her surprise, it was a notification of being offered a permanent position:
[Lin You, the novice system, has performed well during the probationary period and has met the required qualifications. He has been officially hired by the Time and Space Administration as the Cannon Fodder Rescue System.]
An employment contract appeared before Lin You like a projection. It seemed to be a piece of paper made of light and shadow, but when Lin You reached out to touch it, it was just like real paper.
A pen also fell from the system page, making it very clear that the intention was to make Lin You sign a contract of servitude!
Lin You certainly wouldn't sign the contract without reading it first. He carefully read through all the incredibly complicated terms and asked the main system some questions that he didn't quite understand.
After receiving a clear reply, Lin You copied the contract again for backup before signing her name.
The moment the pen touched the ground, some of the shackles on her body were broken, and her soul clearly perceived the world. Lin You finally realized that she was still a human being, and the system was just a position.
The system's pages haven't changed much, except that the "Employee Handbook" has increased from hundreds of pages to thousands of pages, and an energy conversion function has been added.
The spiritual power that Lin You cultivates in the current world cannot all be taken to the next world; it can be converted into some experience points to strengthen his soul.
After calculating the energy exchange and the newly updated upgrade information on experience points, Lin You immediately became happy. In the future world, she would be able to live a normal life!
Regular employees also enjoy many employee benefits, and for employees like Lin You who are on business trips, their safety is also well guaranteed.
Lin You, who is always easily satisfied, became even more laid-back after the pressure of leveling up was lifted. Looking at the food guide that Ye Zhen had prepared, she happily congratulated her on being able to go out and have fun.
"Aren't you coming with me?" Ye Zhen's initial excitement immediately dampened. Going out alone would mean losing a lot of the fun.
"Can I go out with you in my current state?" Lin You scratched her head in confusion. After all, she was a spirit, so why didn't she need to level up a few more times and wait until she had the ability to protect herself before going out?
Although she has a jade pendant to conceal her identity, given Ye Zhen's luck and protagonist aura, it's not impossible for her to run into not only Nascent Soul Ancestors but also Tribulation Transcending Venerables when she goes out.
Besides, she's Ye Xinglan's personal system. It's a bit unreasonable for her to abandon her mission and go sightseeing right after signing a formal employment contract.
"You don't know you've successfully established your foundation?" Ye Zhen looked at Lin You and asked tentatively. It's normal for the young lady to not understand the cultivation levels after only a few months of cultivation.
"Thanks, but I'm not that stupid." Lin You rolled her eyes at her. "I'm just a special case, and yours is pretty special too. There's a 70-80% chance we'll be discovered if we go out."
Lin You didn't mention that she was part of the system, only that she was a soul cultivator. Who knows how other cultivators would view her, or if she were taken in as a ghost?
Even if the company provides security, it's still incredibly embarrassing.
Just as Ye Zhen was scratching her head in thought, Ye Xinglan's voice suddenly came over, "As a reward for your successful Foundation Establishment, a small secret realm will open in Rain City in half a month. I'll take you to visit it."
The two sisters exchanged a glance and immediately cheered. It was certainly something to be happy about, as it was their first time traveling far from home and they had a master to guide them.
Travel speed is very fast in the cultivation world. Rain City is not far from the Ye family. According to the flying sword speed recorded in the jade slip, it should take half a day to reach the destination.
Lin You and Ye Zhen thought they would have a few more days to put together a detailed travel guide for Rain City.
Who knew that early the next morning, their master led the two of them out of the Ye family's gate. Accompanying them were their junior uncle, Ye Xinghan.
Of course, Ling Ye, as Ye Zhen's contracted demon, also went along. Although he saw himself as Ye Zhen's protector, in the eyes of others, he was always treated as a little pet.
Ye Zhen even made a pet backpack to put it in and carry it on her back, so that its short legs wouldn't run around at people's feet and get stepped on by someone.
Ling Ye's protests were easily suppressed by Ye Zhen, who was already very skilled at handling the little wolf cub.
"Sis, it's fine if you guys go to Rain City, but why should I come along?" Ye Xinghan protested in frustration. Rain City was a small secret realm with no dangers and of course, not many good things, so it held no appeal for him.
"It's their first time entering the secret realm, so you should go in with them and keep an eye on them." Ye Xinglan said it very smoothly, and successfully won the admiring looks of her two disciples and the resentful look of her younger brother.
The small secret realm in Rain City can only be entered by cultivators with a cultivation level below the Golden Core stage, while other small secret realms are somewhat bloody and not suitable for beginners.
Ye Xinglan then brought her younger brother along to accompany her.
Ye Xinghan was so frustrated he almost scratched the wall. When he first entered the secret realm, he had specially asked his second sister to come with him, but she not only refused, she also directly sent him into the secret realm.
Now that it's her turn to take care of her apprentice, she expects him to do it. What's wrong with girls? What's wrong with them being able to act cute? Why should they be treated differently?
Ye Xinghan's accusing gaze received no response from Ye Xinglan, but Ye Zhen retorted, "Junior Uncle, you are a cold-blooded swordsman, not suited to acting cute."
When the Ye family disciples descended the mountain for the first time, they had to walk down step by step from the top of the mountain. Lin You and Ye Zhen didn't understand why at first, until they passed the place where the outer disciples lived halfway down the mountain.
These are also members of the Ye family, but they are some young people with low aptitude who work hard every day to cultivate, just to get started with Qi cultivation and live on the mountaintop.
As Lin You and Ye Zhen walked through the middle, they were immediately met with envious and jealous glances. The two of them quickened their pace, feeling uncomfortable, and left those gazes far behind.
Once they left the crowd, they discovered that their master and junior uncle were already waiting ahead.
Seeing their relatively calm demeanor, Ye Xinglan patted them on the shoulders and instructed, "Let's keep going."
Further down the mountain lies the dwelling place of a group of cultivators who have lost all hope of cultivation and whose lifespans are nearing their end. Most of them have resigned themselves to their fate and come here on their own.
There were elderly people with white hair and wrinkled skin, as well as young people in their prime, but they all exuded a sense of gloom and weariness.
Upon seeing Lin You and Ye Zhen, they would greet them with a smile. Lin You and Ye Zhen would then bow respectfully and perform a round of greetings before walking through the middle.
Compared to the defiant teenagers, the lives of this group are more thought-provoking. Ye Xinglan and her companion waited ahead, and seeing that the two remained composed, they asked, "What are your thoughts after seeing them?"
Lin You looked back again and said, "I feel like it's a waste of resources. They're not going to die tomorrow. They still have so much time to live. Even if there's no hope for their cultivation, they can still do something else, right?"
Ye Zhen continued, "Go out and travel, see the scenery and food of different places. Some people clearly still have thirty or fifty years left to live, but they start waiting to die. There are many people in the mortal world who will not live past fifty years old."
Lin You shook his head and sighed: "Besides, cultivation depends a lot on one's state of mind. They've been living in this repressive environment of accepting their fate and waiting to die. Where would they find any hope of breaking through? Go out and see the various aspects of life, and maybe they'll understand."
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Ye Xinglan had thought that the two of them would feel regret and pity for the people's fate, but she was surprised to hear such words and suddenly felt that what they said made sense.
Behind the two, several cultivators who overheard these words suddenly froze in place. They were in the late Foundation Establishment stage and had no hope of reaching the Golden Core stage, but they didn't have to wait here to die.
After Lin You and the others left, a small portion of these cultivators, whose lifespans were nearing their end, decided to go out for a walk. Of course, Lin You and the others were unaware of this.
The first thing the group did after descending the mountain was to teach Lin You and Ye Zhen how to fly on swords. The two sisters exchanged a glance, feeling as if they were learning to drive before going on a trip.
The incantation for flying on a sword is very simple. Lin You is a spirit and can fly, so in no time he was riding on his flying sword, wobbling and rushing forward.
When she turned around and saw Ye Zhen still standing there in a daze, she suddenly remembered a little thing from the plot summary: this girl was afraid of heights.
In the story, she didn't dare to fly on a sword until one time, in order to escape, she blindfolded herself and boarded a flying sword. In the end, she fell into a blessed land and cultivated there for a while before going out to kill her pursuers.
Lin You turned around and flew back. He saw Ye Zhen trembling as she boarded the flying sword. Her whole body was shaking, but the flying sword was only about the height of a person.
"Zhenzhen, don't be afraid, you won't fall. Look at me, I flew so high and I'm fine." Lin You tried to reassure her friend.
As a result, seeing her swaying and bobbing as if she might fall at any moment, Ye Zhen was even more frightened and dared not move.
After a day of learning, Lin You was already able to ride a flying sword and perform a 360-degree spin in the air, while Ye Zhen could only fly two meters high.
Looking at her little apprentice squatting on the flying sword, Ye Xinglan was helpless. In all her years of cultivation, this was the first time she had ever seen a cultivator who was afraid of heights.
In the end, Ye Zhen boarded the flying sword blindfolded, but the little wolf cub in her arms controlled the direction.
Ling Ye, who usually dislikes speaking, was forced to use his soft, childlike voice to direct Ye Zhen, telling her to go left or right, up or down. His voice was so gentle and cute that it even helped alleviate Ye Zhen's fear of heights.
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Author's Note: I had a few issues the other day, but I'm back to normal now. I'll try to update daily from now on. _(:з」∠)_
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