Demon Cultivator: Heaven and earth are the cauldron, and all living beings are the medicine

As the sun set, the last rays of light in the sky slowly faded away, and the entire Azure Cloud Sect gradually descended into darkness.

Despite this, the area for the sect's miscellaneous disciples remained lively. A bloodied and battered strong man lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by hundreds of gray-robed disciples, creating a noisy scene.

"Hiss, this is too brutal. He's been beaten like this," one youth remarked, feeling a chill even from a distance.

"No wonder that boy could complete the water-carrying task. Such a thin and weak body, it's hard to imagine he has so much strength!"

"It's best to steer clear of him in the future, or you might be the next one beaten so badly."

At this moment, Ning Lu was sitting cross-legged on the bed in his wooden hut, ignoring the noisy discussions outside, focusing intently on cultivating the 'Gravity Art'.

The reason for the young man's rapid progress in cultivation was mainly due to the power of the Primordial Ancient Cauldron, but in reality, the young man's talent and comprehension were also excellent.

Having only cultivated the 'Gravity Art' for a day, he had already entered the realm of mastery, able to manipulate small stones with his will and use them for his own purposes.

Although the young man's beating of the strong man had deterred the others, it had also placed him in opposition to all the miscellaneous disciples, like a lone wolf out of place.

This approach naturally had both advantages and disadvantages, but overall, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

The young man needed to cultivate quickly and had to rely on the Primordial Ancient Cauldron. By staying away from the group, he wouldn't have to worry about the Primordial Ancient Cauldron being exposed to everyone's view.

However, one of the young man's initial goals in joining the Azure Cloud Sect was to hunt down some miscellaneous disciples and refine them in the Primordial Ancient Cauldron, turning them into his own unique cultivation resources.

Now that he was standing against everyone, even though the sect didn't care much about the lives of miscellaneous disciples, if it were discovered, everyone would immediately think of Ning Lu. At that point, he would be condemned by everyone, and with his current meager cultivation, he wouldn't be able to cope. The young man wouldn't allow himself to be in such a dangerous situation, even if there was only a sliver of risk.

At least for the near future, this plan had to be put on hold.

At that moment, the noise outside gradually subsided. The commotion attracted a yellow-robed youth with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks. The youth frowned as he stared at the bloodied and battered strong man on the ground and asked.

"What's going on here? Who beat him up like this?"

"Replying to Senior Brother Sun Hao, it was that kid named Ning Lu who did it," a youth stood out from the crowd and said.

"Yes, yes! That kid beat up a fellow disciple without rhyme or reason. Please, Senior Brother Sun Hao, stand up for us!"

A look of surprise flashed in Sun Hao's eyes as he stared at the bloodied and battered strong man on the ground, feeling incredibly shocked.

"Middle stage of Body Tempering Realm? This kid broke through after only being in the sect for a day. His talent is truly terrifying!"

Sun Hao exclaimed, marveling aloud.

Sun Hao was an outer disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect and a personal disciple of Elder Hu Danian. His cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm. He could tell at a glance that the strong man's injuries were caused by someone in the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

After a moment, the shocked expression on Sun Hao's face disappeared completely, replaced by a sinister smile.

He took a step and slowly approached the wooden hut where Ning Lu lived.

"Boom."

The youth kicked open the door of the wooden hut, stormed into the room, staring intently at the young man on the bed with a playful smile on his face, and sternly questioned him.

"Miscellaneous disciple Ning Lu, disregarding the sect's rules, harming a fellow disciple in broad daylight, do you know your crime?!"

The young man's dark eyes met the youth's sinister gaze, still fearless, and said in a cold voice.

"What crime have I committed? That strong man robbed me of the spirit stones I earned from completing the task. I was just retaliating normally. Who knew he would be so weak?"

"Humph, I don't care what disputes you have between you. The fact is before my eyes, you almost beat a fellow disciple to death in public. According to the sect rules, you should be severely punished!" The youth sneered, his eyes full of suggestive hints.

Ning Lu was silent, but he took out a bag that shimmered with a faint blue light from his waist and threw it to the youth in front of him.

The youth took the bag, smiled faintly, and left the wooden hut without looking back.

This bag contained three spirit stones, all of which were the rewards the young man had obtained from completing the water-carrying task today. He didn't keep a single one and gave them all to the youth.

The young man's cultivation was still insufficient. If he offended Sun Hao, he might not have a good life in the Azure Cloud Sect in the future.

The young man was not afraid of the youth, but offending the youth would likely slow down his cultivation progress, which would be extremely detrimental.

Ning Lu kept this humiliation in his heart. Today's forbearance was only for the sake of trampling everyone underfoot in the future.

The next morning, the sky was still dimly lit, and hundreds of miscellaneous disciples got up early as usual, gathering in front of the notice board covered with densely packed tasks.

But today, as Ning Lu stood in front of the notice board, the surrounding miscellaneous disciples couldn't help but retreat, their eyes filled with deep fear and apprehension, preferring to accept a task later rather than offend the thin and weak young man in front of them.

Ning Lu's gaze constantly scanned the densely packed tasks, finally settling on one task.

The task required miscellaneous disciples to go to the back mountain of the sect and cut a hundred bundles of firewood to serve as the sect's energy reserves.

The young man had actually only taken a liking to one point of the task and immediately decided to accept it.

As long as the task was located in the back mountain or in a deserted area, the young man would not hesitate to accept it, because the Primordial Ancient Cauldron was the biggest help on his cultivation path and must not be exposed to everyone.

He tore off the task from the notice board and headed straight to the back mountain of the sect under the watchful eyes of the surrounding miscellaneous disciples.

As on the previous day, Ning Lu first cut firewood for a morning, exhausting his physical strength, and then entered the space inside the Primordial Ancient Cauldron, using its fast time flow and abundant spiritual energy to restore his physical strength as quickly as possible.

Under this cycle, the young man's firewood cutting was twice as effective, and his efficiency was frighteningly high. He had actually cut a hundred bundles of firewood before evening, completing the task at an astonishing speed.

But he was not in a hurry to go to the sect's chamber to receive the task reward, but sat cross-legged on the stone steps of the back mountain and began to cultivate the 'Gravity Art'.

The purpose of this was also very simple. His water-carrying speed yesterday was already scary enough. If he handed in the task now, it would be too eye-catching. This would arouse suspicion from others and greatly increase the risk of the Primordial Ancient Cauldron being exposed.

And what he had to do now was to cultivate patiently in the back mountain and go to the chamber later in the evening to receive the task reward.

In this way, even if others suspected, they would only think that the young man was extremely talented, which could greatly reduce the risk of the Primordial Ancient Cauldron being exposed, while also ensuring that he could complete his daily tasks and ensure that he had spirit stone income every day.