"Hehe."
The old man with a hawk-like nose let out a strange laugh, "I called you here today to send you to debate at the Sky Demon Sect."
"However, it's not a real debate."
"It's about crushing those disciples of the Sky Demon Sect underfoot in the guise of a debate, as a show of power before a direct confrontation."
"I see."
A gleam flitted through Yin Thirty's eyes as he nodded in understanding: "Disciple, understands."
"Alright, you can go now. Remember to go to the Sky Demon Sect tomorrow to debate, hehe."
"Yes!"
After Yin Thirty left, the old man with the hawk-like nose revealed a cold smile.
"Luo Wuqing, oh Luo Wuqing, I wonder how you will be able to step down gracefully tomorrow!"
"How could a petty girl like you fit the seat of the Chief of the Demonic Path?"
"The Chief… should be from my Shadow Demon Sect."
Nightfall.
Ning Tian, leaning against the window, was watching the silhouette in the room which was undressing in the candlelight casting shadows on the window, his heart racing with excitement.
Just one more piece.
Just one more, ah!
As if the thoughts in his heart could be heard, the silhouette in the room immediately stopped its movements.
Then, an indifferent voice rang out.
"If you want to die, keep looking."
"…"
Hearing Luo Wuqing's threatening, indifferent words, Ning Tian pouted, stubbornly retorting, "Fine, I won't look, who cares?"
"Tonight happens to be the night of the full moon, so tonight, you can just sleep outside."
As Luo Wuqing's words echoed, the room was instantaneously sealed by spiritual energy.
Ning Tian: "…"
"Damn you, Luo Wuqing!"
Ning Tian felt aggrieved.
At that moment, the system's melodious voice resonated in his mind: "Host, why be angry? Tonight is the night of the full moon, an excellent time for cultivation."
"Night of the full moon?"
Ning Tian was startled, recalling that Luo Wuqing also mentioned that tonight was the night of the full moon.
"Yes, your wife is encouraging you to go out and cultivate to increase your strength, to later tell her the principle that heaven and earth are vast, but the husband is the greatest," the system said with significance.
"System, why do I feel like you understand this too well?"
Ning Tian frowned, finding the system's tone of a wise older brother, who has been through it all, a bit odd.
"Of course, does the system not understand these little human emotions?"
"Alright, alright."
Ning Tian muttered to himself, finding that the system was particularly talkative today.
He would have preferred if it quietly remained an impassive cheat device.
"Host, I know everything that's in your heart~"
Ning Tian: "…"
"Fine, I get it, I'll go cultivate!"
At the highest cliff within the Sky Demon Sect, the Moonlight Cliff.
A flying dragon passed by, and soon, another figure was added to the top.
"Look, there's a figure on the cliff!"
"It looks like the Ancestor!"
"Ancestor? Really the Ancestor?"
"Why is the Ancestor here so late? From the Ancestor's posture, it seems like he's cultivating?"
"My god!"
"So late at night, the Ancestor is still cultivating. As expected of the Ancestor, so hardworking!"
On the cliff, the appearance of another figure naturally attracted the attention of many disciples of the Sky Demon Sect. When they recognized it was Ning Tian, one by one they began to worship him in awe.
On the night of the full moon, instead of sharing the bed with the Empress, playing music and admiring the moon, he came here to cultivate!
This is simply… simply too hardworking!
"No!"
"How can we be complacent when the Ancestor is working so hard!"
A group of disciples was instantly inspired by Ning Tian, and they all began to sit down crossed-legged and deeply immerse themselves in cultivation!
Even some disciples who were about to sneak off to the grove with their partners to fool around felt a burst of fighting spirit!
Why bother with such frivolous things when one should learn from the Ancestor!
How hardworking the Ancestor is!
Instantly, they abandoned their partners and declared, "Go on your way, I must cultivate!"
On the cliff top, Ning Tian, who was sitting crossed-legged, upon hearing the discussions of the disciples, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
If it weren't for me being driven out, who would want to cultivate?
Who would want to cultivate if they had a wife to keep warm?
Could it be possible?
As Ning Tian silently complained, the system's voice piped up to indicate a reward.
[You have shocked a group of disciples, igniting their fighting spirit, reward: tenfold increase in moonlight spiritual energy absorption speed!]
Ning Tian: "…"
This… this works too.
"Well then, let's cultivate with peace of mind."
Ning Tian murmured to himself, then started absorbing the enhanced moonlight spiritual energy.
[Tenfold moonlight spiritual energy absorption speed now commencing!]
[Current moonlight spiritual energy absorption speed: ×10!]
In an instant, Ning Tian felt a surge in spiritual energy when the moonlight poured over him.
The night of the full moon is when spiritual energy at night is at its peak, but it's difficult to absorb.
However, for Ning Tian who now had the tenfold moonlight spiritual energy absorption speed, this difficulty was no longer significant.
Soon, Ning Tian's body was surrounded by a large accumulation of moonlight spiritual energy, making him shine like a bright moon, silver light scattered all around.
"Look at the Ancestor!"
Ning Tian's anomaly was quickly discovered.
A group of cultivating disciples looked up to him as if he were a deity, eyes brimming with admiration.
"The Ancestor is truly divine!"
"Even the moonlight spiritual energy is rushing towards him!"
In the eyes of the disciples, this massive moonlight spiritual energy indeed seemed to automatically flock towards Ning Tian as if in fear he wouldn't absorb it.
Watching this scene, they were amazed and envious.
"We can't compete, we can't compete."
"We'd better focus on our own cultivation."
Quickly.
A strange scene unfolded on Moonlight Cliff.
On the cliff, one person sat cross-legged, surrounded by silver radiance, exceptionally holy.
Below the cliff, a group of people sat cross-legged in deep cultivation.
Until midnight.
Because some elders of the Sky Demon Sect feared that the disciples would waste their nights indulging in frivolity and neglect their daytime cultivation, they would make rounds at night.
Catching an outside disciple would result in a punishment of facing the wall in contemplation.
Tonight, the chief elder personally made the rounds.
"Not bad, not bad."
Above in the sky, the chief elder flew on his sword, touching his beard with satisfaction. He had patrolled most of the Sky Demon Sect.
Not a single disciple was found outdoors.
"It seems that the disciples of my Sky Demon Sect have really developed a lot of self-discipline!" The chief elder laughed with satisfaction.
"The next location is Moonlight Cliff."
"There's a large grove there, often used by male and female disciples to do things that men and women do. If old me catches them, I'll certainly sever their means of committing the act!"
The chief elder said as he arrived at Moonlight Cliff.
"What is this…"
When he saw that a large group of disciples were sitting cross-legged under the cliff, carrying out cultivation, he was shocked beyond belief!
"These little bastards, how could they possibly be so enlightened to cultivate under the full moon!?"
He could hardly believe it.
Just then, one of the disciples seemed to see him and waved at him.
"Hmm?"
The chief elder descended.
"Why are you all cultivating here?"
He asked.
"Shh."
Instead of answering him, the disciple made a shushing gesture.
"Chief elder, keep your voice down, don't disturb the Ancestor's cultivation!"
"Ancestor?"
The chief elder was taken aback, then suddenly looked up and his face was filled with wonder!
He saw Ning Tian sitting cross-legged with silver radiance around him, dazzling like the Milky Way!
By his posture, he was evidently cultivating!
"Holy smokes."
A million "grass mud horses" [a Chinese netizen way of expressing shock or disbelief] galloped through the chief elder's heart.
"The Ancestor… he's actually leading the cultivation!"
(End of Chapter)