Chapter 18

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Wang Lin walked out of the garden without a word. Along the way, he wore the red inner disciple uniform, which attracted the attention of all the named disciples. Each of them wore an envious expression, but when they saw it was him, their expressions quickly turned strange, quickly transforming into deep jealousy.

"Turns out the new inner disciple announced by the Sect Master yesterday was him! He became a named disciple through suicide, and this time he somehow managed to enter the inner circle. He must be incredibly lucky."

"Need I even think about it? I bet he did something despicable like massaging the elders' toes, doing all sorts of lowly things to win their favor and become a disciple. What a despicable person."

"Exactly. Look at his foolish appearance. Even if he becomes an inner disciple, he'll probably be the worst. Cultivation isn't that easy."

"Such a waste of talent. Even if he becomes an inner disciple through some means, it doesn't matter. A waste of talent is always a waste of talent, always looked down upon."

"Damn, I've been a named disciple for four years, and I've never seen such a shameless person. What kind of world is this? How could the elders possibly favor him? In what way am I not better than him? It's really frustrating."

"You've only been here for four years, I've been here for twelve. But we've all climbed up step by step with real skills. Hmph, inner disciples often compete with each other. Let's wait and see the joke."

The various comments reached Wang Lin's ears. He gave a cold glance, and all sorts of faces fell into his sight. His current strength was not enough, but once he reached a certain level, he would take revenge on each of them.

After a short while, he arrived at the East Gate and followed a small path straight to the mountain spring. He cupped the spring water and splashed it on his face, immediately feeling a cool sensation. He felt refreshed and drank a few large gulps before sitting down leisurely to practice breathing exercises.

On a nearby large tree, Elder Sun frowned and squatted, muttering, "Brat, you said you were coming to find a gourd, but you're actually waiting here for a gourd to float down from upstream."

After Wang Lin left, he immediately followed quietly, wanting to see where this disciple would go to find the gourd. He didn't expect Wang Lin to sit by the spring and meditate straight away.

The spiritual energy in this place was slightly more abundant than in his room. Although Wang Lin had never felt the same way as when he was in the medicinal garden, he thought about it and concluded that the Qi Condensation stage was essentially about the amount of spiritual energy in the body. Although his talent was lacking and he could only absorb a small amount of spiritual energy each time, he could make up for it with time.

Wang Lin's guess was actually correct. The Qi Condensation stage was indeed about spiritual energy entering the body and changing the constitution, laying the foundation for future Foundation Establishment.

He continued to practice breathing exercises until noon. Wang Lin loosened his limbs, but the sensation of ants crawling still hadn't appeared. He stood by the spring, looked around, and thought to himself that Sun Dazhu wouldn't have let him out for no reason. He must be following him and monitoring him nearby.

He patted his stomach and walked leisurely back to the sect. Sun Dazhu was furious. He had spent the whole morning sitting in the tree, muttering, "Brat, I'll stick with you. If it doesn't work in a day, I'll wait a month, if it doesn't work in a month, I'll wait a year. I don't believe you only have one gourd!"

After saying this, he leaped up and returned to the medicinal garden before Wang Lin.

After a short while, Wang Lin returned leisurely. Sun Dazhu stroked his beard and forced a smile, "Disciple, did you find the gourd this morning?"

Wang Lin sighed and shook his head, "Master, I spent the whole morning by the spring, but I didn't see any gourds. I'll go check again this afternoon. Maybe I'll get lucky and find one."

Sun Dazhu thought to himself, "You spent the whole morning with your eyes closed meditating. Even if a gourd floated by, you wouldn't have seen it." But he said kindly, "Very good, Wang Lin. Go have lunch first, then check again this afternoon."

Wang Lin said "Oh" and walked into his room. He saw a new table with four dishes and a soup, a mix of meat and vegetables that made his mouth water. Without asking when the food was delivered, he quickly ate a few bites and drank the soup, then patted his stomach and lay down for a nap.

Sun Dazhu appeared like a ghost, his face dark and eyes filled with malice. He thought, "Although I can't poison your food due to the sect rules and fear of being discovered, I can put some drugs that hinder your absorption of spiritual energy. Hmph, with your mediocre talent and my drugs, you'll never reach the third level of Qi Condensation. This way, I can control you for the rest of my life."

An hour later, Wang Lin woke up, straightened out the wrinkles in his clothes, and walked out of the garden gate. He returned to the mountain spring and continued his breathing exercises. Time passed, and as the sun was about to set, Wang Lin stood up, wandered around the spring for a while, and then walked into the dense forest without a word.

Elder Sun, who was squatting on a tree, immediately perked up and followed quietly.

Wang Lin slowly wandered through the mountains, looking left and right. Suddenly, his face lit up, and he came to a place where wild gourds grew. He picked a small gourd that looked good, pulled it off, and hurriedly left.

After he left, Sun Dazhu came to the spot with a puzzled look. He couldn't see anything special about these gourds. After thinking for a long time, he picked a few, remembered the location, and disappeared.

Wang Lin followed the mountain path and returned to the medicinal garden after a short while. He ignored the idle chatter of the named disciples and entered the garden. He saw Sun Dazhu with a dark expression, staring at him intently.

Wang Lin immediately stood respectfully to one side and handed over the gourd, saying, "Master, I had good luck this afternoon. Although I didn't find a gourd by the spring, I saw many while wandering on the mountain. How about this one? I looked at it for a long time, and it looks most like the one I had before."

Sun Dazhu almost lost his temper. He suppressed his anger, forced a stiff smile, and took the gourd without even looking at it, throwing it aside. He said to Wang Lin, word by word, "The gourd I want is one that is full of spiritual energy, like the one you had before. What use is this wild gourd to me?"

In the last few sentences, he couldn't control his temper and shouted loudly. He was so frustrated. He had spent the whole day being fooled by this boy, wasting his time monitoring him, and even stupidly picked a few gourds himself.