Immortal Cultivation: I Am A Human Being, Not The Human Clan!

Chapter 16: The Struggle for Sect Master

Cheng Ji gritted his teeth and made his final request, or rather, plea, to his master.

Yes!

Although his aptitude was indeed poor, when it came to loyalty to the Blood Shadow Ancestor and contributions to the entire Blood Shadow Sect, his achievements could be said to be the greatest among all disciples.

He handled the cultivation of all outer disciples, as well as various miscellaneous tasks within the Blood Shadow Sect, such as the cultivation of poisonous flowers and plants, the breeding and hunting of poisonous insects and low-level demonic beasts. All of these were personally managed by him.

He may not have made great contributions, but he certainly put in a lot of effort. He was just testing his junior martial brother. His master actually wanted to exile him to the most dangerous place.

Alright, Master, I can go to the most dangerous place, but I also want what I deserve.

With a loud bang, the Blood Shadow Ancestor slammed his palm heavily on the chair in front of him, causing it to shatter and scatter.

With a cold face, the Blood Shadow Ancestor asked in a cold voice, "Cheng Ji! How dare you negotiate conditions with your master? Do you have the right to speak here?"

"Master, it has been so many years. Disciples have put in effort even if they haven't made great contributions, haven't they? Please consider my situation. Second Senior Brother only knows how to refine various corpse puppets and is completely focused on that. He has never taken care of internal affairs in the sect. As for Third Senior Brother, he only thinks about how to kill members of the Heaven Inspiring Army and seek revenge for his family! Only I am wholeheartedly devoted to the development of the Blood Shadow Sect. Shouldn't disciples strive for it?" Cheng Ji said.

Hearing his eldest disciple's words, the Blood Shadow Ancestor fell silent. It was true that what his eldest disciple said was correct, but could he understand the difficulties his master faced?

I have already made it clear to you. When your junior martial brother achieves enlightenment, the entire Blood Shadow Sect will soar to new heights. By then, you will become an Immortal Transformation realm cultivator, a Human Immortal. It is not an impossible thing.

But he couldn't say it directly. After careful consideration, the Blood Shadow Ancestor came up with a solution.

"Cheng Ji! After considering it, I can agree to your request, but your cultivation must surpass all the disciples," the Blood Shadow Ancestor said.

"Naturally, as the next generation sect master, if a disciple's cultivation cannot stand out among the others, how can they face being the sect master?" Cheng Ji eagerly replied.

After all, he had been cultivating for over 200 years and was currently at the Late Stage of the Harmonious Spirit realm. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Soul Cultivation level.

The only thing that troubled him was the obsession of being the sect master. As long as his master agreed, he could cross this final hurdle and break through to the Soul Cultivation level in just a few years.

Even if his junior martial brother had exceptional talent, it would be impossible for him to catch up within a hundred years. And if his master couldn't break through to the next realm, Transcending Mortality, then he would only have a hundred years left to live.

By the time he became the sect master, after his master's passing, everything would be under his control.

"Good! Let's make it a promise," the Blood Shadow Ancestor said.

If it were someone else, the Blood Shadow Ancestor wouldn't have this confidence, but for Zhou Tianfeng, whose spiritual roots could self-grow into a Transforming Poison Spirit Body, he had full confidence.

"Understood, Master. After I finish some matters, I will immediately set off with some outer disciples," Cheng Ji said.

Now, a large number of outer disciples in the Blood Shadow Sect could be considered his disciples because he managed and taught them in all aspects of cultivation. These outer disciples were all cultivated by him.

"You can take all these outer disciples that you personally trained with you. Before you leave, I will bestow the Blood Soul Blade upon you. Even if you encounter a cultivator at the Soul Cultivation level, you will have the power to fight," a blood-red knife appeared in the palm of the Blood Shadow Ancestor.

This blood-red little knife spun around and was presented to Cheng Ji by the Blood Shadow Ancestor.

The Blood Soul Knife is a High Grade Spiritual Weapon, one of the few in the Blood Shadow Sect.

This treasure is extremely venomous. After injuring someone, their skin immediately rots. Even if they are a cultivator at the Soul Cultivation level, if not treated properly, within three days, they will be afflicted with blood poison and turn into a pool of blood.

In addition to the blood poison, the Blood Soul Knife also contains ten thousand tortured souls. When attacking an enemy, countless tortured souls appear, directly harming the enemy's Primordial Spirit.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure. Please rest assured, I will not disappoint your expectations." Cheng Ji said with a pleasantly surprised expression.

Master still remembers me, Master still has me in his heart. To be bestowed with the Blood Soul Knife, even as a Soul Cultivation level cultivator, it is unexpected. He can still defeat the opponent.

Moreover, if his own cultivation can advance further, then a Soul Cultivation level cultivator is nothing more than a single strike.

"Go!" The Blood Shadow Ancestor waved his hand and said.

A night passed without words. After three days of cultivation in the room, Zhou Tianfeng finally heard that his eldest senior brother had been sent out to carry out an important mission, along with sixty percent of the outer disciples of the sect.

Is this considered being sent to the border? His eldest senior brother just left like this. Does the Blood Shadow Ancestor value him so little?

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

"Fourth Lord, are you there? The Ancestor wants to see you." An outer disciple stood at the door and respectfully spoke.

"I know, I will go see the Ancestor immediately." Zhou Tianfeng didn't dare to delay and immediately went out, arriving at the palace of the Blood Shadow Ancestor.

"Disciple Zhou Tianfeng pays respects to Master."

"En! Have a seat!" There was some sadness between the brows of the Blood Shadow Ancestor. He pointed to the chair next to him and spoke.

"Thank you, Master!" Zhou Tianfeng said.

The mood of the Blood Shadow Ancestor doesn't seem to be good! He needs to be careful when speaking later.

"You should have heard about your eldest senior brother. He has already gone to the capital of the Heavenly Universe Dynasty to develop our sect's influence."

"I have already heard. Eldest senior brother is working hard for the sect. I wonder if I can share the burden for Master?" Zhou Tianfeng said.

"Indeed, I do need you to share the burden, but not now. Let's wait until your cultivation reaches at least the Harmonious Spirit realm. With your eldest senior brother gone, I will personally teach you about medicinal knowledge." The Blood Shadow Ancestor said.

"I will follow Master's arrangements." Zhou Tianfeng said.

"Here, this is the Beast Core refined by your eldest senior brother before. Actually, I made a mistake. It's not something harmful, but it can indeed increase your cultivation. It was refined using the essence blood of a thousand-year spirit fox." The Blood Shadow Ancestor waved his hand and returned the bottle of Beast Core that Zhou Tianfeng had handed over earlier.

The pill is fine, refined using the essence blood of a thousand-year spirit fox. Damn! Doesn't that make me look like I'm complaining?

I miscalculated.

No wonder the Blood Shadow Ancestor's expression was so unpleasant.

"Something bad happened, Ancestor. Third Lord, Third Lord, he secretly ran away." Just then, an outer disciple rushed in anxiously and spoke.