Chương 100: Sect invitation

I just went to drop the new recruits at the Frozen Pavilion, picked up Umi for this quest, then started the search for old Master Wushang. Why Umi? For her Talisman Body, of course! How else would I motivate the old man to spend centuries teaching his precious knowledge, without a worthy successor to carry his name? Umi Wushang, may you rise to greatness in this life! She never arrived on the Central Continent during Tian's life, so she probably got used as a pleasure girl for a few decades and that's it.

Quite a waste of a Sacred Body. It took a month, visiting thousands of small villages, dozens of bigger cities, tracing roads and scanning inns and trade caravans, until I found the old man... sleeping inside an abandoned temple, a million miles from where Tian met him in his life. I landed with Umi near this temple and made camp, beating her up with my stick, and teaching her more Tier 0 talismans. Umi learned fast, and could already cast elemental talismans by herself. Was it an immoral honey trap? Who said that?

"Little Umi... when we cultivate, we must never cultivate the Sword. Yes, we use it as a tool. Yes, cutting down trees or enemies is useful. However, we must first cultivate ourselves. And it's the same with Talismans. You, Umi is what you must cultivate. Now drop in a leg split for 10 minutes. I'll go find a spirit beast..." I said like a Daoist trying to teach a young pupil, but with not enough skill.

I returned a minute later with a Foundation beast, to find my old Master beside Umi, examining her like it was a diamond covered in trash.

"Hello, fellow Daoist! Aren't you a bit old to look for a concubine?" I asked with faint humor, and began dissecting the beast for useful stuff like blood, bones and meat, plus some leather and claws.

"I'm indeed too old for such things, young man. 2000 years too old... how old are you?" he asked in a surprised voice at my teenage face.

"This Pef Tian is 18 years old, and Umi is about the same, I guess..." I answered with a proud voice.

"I am 19! But yes... still a teenager like Venerable Tian." Umi admitted with a small voice. The old man measured us with wise eyes.

"An 8th level Nascent Soul, at only 18? Did you get born with a Sacred Body too?" he asked in wonder. I glanced at Umi, then at my groin.

"Women find my milk very tasty. Right, Umi?" The young woman blushed.

"I guess Pef Tian could be a special Body. Many fairies in the sect have grown so strong after drinking... his lotus milk." she muttered in a shy voice.

"Exactly! Now, I wanted to teach you Tier 1 talismans today. Using beast blood as ink makes the stored spells stronger, and that will help you grow even faster." I said and took out a table and chairs, then started my talisman lesson while ignoring the old Master. After a dozen tries, Umi managed to create her first Tier 1 talisman as well, a basic healing one.

"Ready to test it out? I'm not giving you healing pills, so any bruising must be healed by yourself." I warned her and took out my wooden sword.

"You already know about Umi's Talisman Body?" Master Wushang asked after Umi healed herself from the sword lessons. I glanced at the sneaky old man. Honey traps always work.

"I know only a little. I plan to visit the Central Continent after I finish my Soul Transformation, and I can learn more there. Why, do you know a lot about this special type of Sacred Body?" I asked with a wry tone.

"I probably know much more than you, Pef Tian. And not only Tier 0 and Tier 1 talismans, but also Tier 3 and Tier 4. Umi would benefit a lot under my care. And if you're already planning to leave..." the old man offered by himself. I looked at his shabby clothes and unkept appearance.

"So suspicious, right Umi? A dirty old man, wanting to take care of a young flower like you? His cultivation is hidden, but likely at peak Nascent Soul. What if he wants to eat you..." I whispered to the innocent woman. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Master Wushang spit and sputtered at my insults.

"No respect for their Elders. The young generation is truly doomed... even if they have some talent." I frowned, then took out a Skin Cleansing talisman and clean white robes.

"Respect yourself first, old man! That body smell can kill insects and purge weak demons!" I growled and threw my gift in his hands. Umi laughed at my antics, then hid her face and wrote a new talisman. In a minute, Master Wushang returned looking quite dignified and presentable, much like an old Daoist Master in pure white robes and without a centimeter of grime and dust over his skin. He wasn't looking good, though. The constant pain of a shattered soul was visible like craters on the Moon.

"... Much better" Umi whispered as she examined her future Master. I sighed and took out a Supreme-grade Regeneration pill.

"Eat this too, old man. Those wrinkles can make babies have nightmares." Master Wushang examined the unknown pill for a long minute, then ate it.

"Using such a potent Tier 3 pill for cosmetic effects, such a waste." he noted but still patted his smoother face.

"Now he does look the part of a wise Daoist Master, right Umi?" I asked the woman who nodded in awe.

"You do make amazing pills, Pef Tian. Is that the one you made for the crippled Elders?" Umi asked to make sure.

"Yes, the Regeneration pill. I should make a hundred more to make sure no sect Elders remain crippled after accidents. It might be centuries before I can return." I mused in a sad voice, then torn her failed talisman in two. Umi sighed and kept drawing, dipping her brush into the bowl of beast blood. The old Master stepped closer to examine her talisman work, and sighed softly.

"You have so much to learn, little Umi. I don't have much time left, but at least the basics would serve you well in the future. Venerable Tian... if that is fine with you?" he asked in a concerned voice. I shrugged and looked at the sky.

"Umi is a disciple of the Frozen Pavilion Sect. The Sect Master will decide for her, and she might not approve a man staying in the all-female sect. I was the only exception... as the milk provider." I said with a smile.

"Ice fairies... I should talk with their Sect Master anyway. I have other skills too, medicine, alchemy, formations... it won't be too much trouble to give me a secluded yard, right?" Master Wushang wondered in a worried tone. Umi glanced at me, finding the master's skills set all too comparable with mine.

"We might need a new fairy doctor if you leave, Pef Tian. The old master looks harmless." Umi said in a naive voice.

"Not my sect, little Umi. Fenghue will have to decide. And you do need better talisman skills. What is that ugly thing?" I said with fake annoyance and torn the next Tier 1 talisman as well. Umi sighed and pleaded silently at the old master.

"Be patient, little Umi. Skills take time to learn, even for someone with a Sacred Body. But yes, unless you want to fuse your eyes shut and your lips glued together, you must be careful with healing talismans. And it gets worse at higher tiers." Master Wushang said in a tired voice. I covered us in a masking cloud and flew back to the sect, and introduced Master Wushang to the Sect Master and her flanking Venerables.

"Master Wushang... could it be, you were once part of the Red Pill Tower?" Fenghue asked with my future knowledge. The old man nodded in surprise.

"I was part of the Tower, for a long time. However, something bad happened and I left. Just wandering in this cruel world, hoping to find a purpose for my last years. Little Umi showed up, when I was at my worst." he admitted with a soft gaze towards Umi. Fenghue sighed, then wrote an oath and floated the paper into Master Wushang's hand.

"Recite this Heavenly Oath like this, and you can stay and teach disciple Umi. You must understand, we have forbidden men from entering our sect for very good, or very horrible reasons. Pef Tian... he joined us very young, and still caused innumerable problems by sticking his young dick everywhere." she said with an amused voice. Master Wushang looked at me with a kind of envy only men would know. I was living the dream, among thousands of pretty fairies.

Then he recited the oath, and the golden will of Heavens descended to verify his heart. A red pill dharma crumbled into dust inside his chest, and he coughed in surprise.

"That... a failsafe from the Tower." he realized with a pale face.

"Sakura, take the old Master Wushang into the Talisman Hall. He can rest there, and teach when he feels batter. Umi, you must learn well. We made this special allowance just for your Talisman Body." Fenghue spoke in her 'steel inside velvet' voice, which fitted her perfectly. After the old man was gone, my wife sighed.

"You didn't tell him?" then Fenghue smiled and powered up the Concealment Formation.

"And I won't, not yet. Tian is not me, and this Master Wushang never met Tian in this copy world. Anyway, your sect will need a fairy doctor while I am away, and the old man is probably better than me at many things. Except the milk." I said with a gleam in my voice. Fenghue locked the hall's doors, then dropped her pure white robes to show me her naked, white-jade body, held in a vase by pink stockings.

Her sister-wives took note and undressed too, showing off colored stockings and naked boobs, making my big dick rise for battle. Nana bent over and wiggled her round peach ass, while the other fairies split their fair legs in midair to show me their wet springs and huge, inviting smiles. A field of wet and fragrant, colorful flowers asking for a bee. What can a hero do? Charge into battle, of course!