My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 1 [001] Hidden Dragon in the Abyss

[Your third disciple, Nan Jinyu, has practiced the "Winding Snake Steps" with a proficiency of +1. The current loyalty is 59, and you have received a reward of 59 times. Your proficiency in the "Winding Snake Steps" is +59.]

Third disciple?

When did I have disciples?

Chen Wuji slapped his head, wanting to wake up, but his head felt heavy and he wanted to continue sleeping.

But in the next moment, his legs suddenly felt hot and tingly, accompanied by a sharp pain. This stimulated Chen Wuji to wake up suddenly and sit up, moving towards the edge of the bed.

"What's going on? How did I get a cramp..."

"Huh, where is this?"

Opening his eyes, he saw an ancient and elegant bedroom.

Through the half-open window, sunlight gently sprinkled in, and a soft breeze blew.

"What is happening to me..."

Hiss!

Pressing his head, Chen Wuji took a deep breath and read the sudden surge of memories in his mind.

"Qing Kingdom, Southern Sun Prefecture, White Water County..."

"I actually transmigrated!"

"I have transmigrated into the same-named, same-surnamed, and same-aged White Water Chen Family, the current family head!"

Chen Wuji was shocked.

It was just a drunken stupor, but he didn't expect to transmigrate to an ancient feudal world.

Here, not only were there powerful Martial Grandmasters who could easily kill ordinary people, but there were also terrifying and mysterious monsters hiding in the dark.

The original body was the only son of the White Water Chen Family, and he had been practicing martial arts since childhood. However, his talent was average, and his achievements were ordinary.

Therefore, ten years ago, after both parents passed away, he became the family head and created the "Hidden Dragon Gate," hoping to pass on his skills to his disciples.

However, over the past ten years, none of the eight disciples he had accepted after numerous tests seemed to have exceptional martial talent, which disappointed the original body.

Feeling depressed and unhappy, he drank a few more cups and ended up passing out.

...

"Average talent?"

Chen Wuji's heart moved.

Whoosh!

A faint golden light flickered, as if appearing in his sea of consciousness.

[Name: Chen Wuji (Hidden Dragon Gate Master)]

[Lifespan: 30/85]

[Cultivation: Body Refining Realm, Sixth Layer]

[Cultivation Technique: "Fish Swallowing Technique," Sixth Layer (332/400)]

[Martial Arts: "Earth Dragon Fist" (Intermediate Mastery 168/500), "Cloud Piercing Saber Technique" (Proficient 187/200), "Winding Snake Steps" (Proficient 195/200)]

[Talent: Sudden Inspiration]

[Disciples: Eight (Expandable)]

...

Talent?

The original body actually had a talent?

"No, wait..."

Chen Wuji narrowed his eyes and absorbed the information about the talent.

Sudden Inspiration: Clear-minded and quick-thinking during contemplation, creatively solving problems, and able to predict the development of certain things.

This talent is quite good!

But it wasn't something the original body possessed; it was born from Chen Wuji absorbing the soul memories of the original body.

"Talents are rare, and the benefits of having disciples are even rarer."

Chen Wuji recalled the prompt he received when he woke up.

When disciples practice martial arts and increase their proficiency, it can actually drive the improvement of the master's proficiency as well!

And it even doubles the improvement!

"Loyalty?"

Chen Wuji stared at the last column on the panel, his consciousness touching the three words "expandable."

Whoosh!

A sub-panel containing all the information about the disciples suddenly opened.

[Name: Su Dayong (Hidden Dragon Gate Senior Disciple)]

[Age: 21/79]

[Gender: Male]

[Status: Healthy]

[Location: Moving in White Water County]

[Cultivation: Body Refining Realm, Second Layer]

[Skills: "Fish Swallowing Technique" (33%), "Earth Dragon Fist" (51%), "Cloud Piercing Saber Technique" (16%), "Winding Snake Steps" (47%)]

[Talent: Late Bloomer]

[Idle: Can be idle]

[Loyalty: 91]

...

Loyalty 91.

"Great!"

Chen Wuji couldn't help but rejoice. "This senior disciple is so sincere. It's not in vain that the original body kept him by his side for ten years."

Loyalty: 91

If Su Dayong's boxing skills are transferred to Chen Wuji, it will increase his proficiency by 91 times!

Just a little more and it would be a hundredfold critical hit!

Tsk tsk~

Chen Wuji's face was filled with joy.

"And this Su Dayong actually has talent."

"Late Bloomer?"

"Um..."

Chen Wuji, who was reading the information, paused for a moment.

"Late Bloomer, someone who rapidly rises after the age of forty."

"This talent... is quite special."

To rise at the age of forty, even the wild vegetables have gone cold.

As for the percentages in the skill column, they refer to the compatibility of the martial arts techniques.

The most suitable one for Su Dayong is the "Earth Dragon Fist."

Lastly, the auto-training option.

When the disciple's loyalty reaches sixty, Chen Wuji can have the opportunity to practice internal martial arts through auto-training.

The rewards from auto-training are also related to loyalty.

For example, if the progress of "Fish Swallowing Technique" increases by 1 per day while Su Dayong is on auto-training, when Chen Wuji practices "Fish Swallowing Technique" afterwards, his cultivation will be greatly improved in an instant, with the progress of "Fish Swallowing Technique" increasing by 91.

It's equivalent to practicing for three months in just one day!

"The proficiency of martial arts skills is helped by the disciple, and the progress of martial arts techniques is helped by auto-training."

"This Goldfinger is amazing!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Wuji's face.

"Let's take a look at the second disciple."

Taking a deep breath and calming his mind, Chen Wuji looked at the second disciple.

The main factors to consider are loyalty and talent.

The second disciple is a female disciple named Han Ying.

No talent, loyalty: 76.

Not bad.

One more opportunity for auto-training.

The auto-training function can be used for one position and one internal martial arts technique, or multiple positions for one internal martial arts technique.

The third disciple, female disciple Nan Jinyu, loyalty: 59, just short of it.

Talent: Sword Dao's Favor.

"Sword Dao's Favor? Rapid progress in Sword Dao?"

"The original owner taught Nan Jinyu knife techniques, so it's strange for her progress to be so fast."

"I need to change the martial art!"

Chen Wuji narrowed his eyes and made a note of this third disciple.

The fourth disciple, Chen Yifan, has no talent, loyalty: 50, needs improvement.

The fifth disciple, Duan Zhen, talent: 100% accuracy, loyalty: 71.

"Another talented one, 100% accuracy? Throwing, archery, sword stabbing, all hits perfectly! This talent is good."

With loyalty at 71, another auto-training position is added.

The sixth disciple, female disciple Chen Qingning, has no talent, loyalty: 42, too low.

The seventh disciple, Chen Lindong, has no talent, loyalty: -63.

"Loyalty -63, not bad, let's add another..."

"Hmm? Wait a minute!"

Chen Wuji's consciousness paused, focusing on the loyalty column of the seventh disciple, Chen Lindong.

[Loyalty: -63]

Not mistaken, it's indeed negative sixty-three!

Damn, there's even negative loyalty!

Negative loyalty, and it's as high as -63, what the hell is going on?

Undercover?

Traitor?

Turncoat?

Definitely not a good person!

Chen Wuji took a deep breath to calm his emotions.

He was truly angered.

In his mind, memories of Chen Lindong kept flooding in, one after another.

Upon careful examination, he discovered numerous doubts, loopholes, and flaws!

"What a..."

Bang bang!

An urgent knocking sound suddenly came from the door.

"Young master, something's wrong, Chen Lindong is in trouble!"

The voice of the old butler, Ge, came from outside the door.

Squeak~

Chen Wuji opened the door and looked at the old butler, calmly saying, "Uncle Ge, who is in trouble?"

"It's Chen Lindong, young master!"

(End of this chapter)