Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 40 Junior Sister, If You're Sick, You Need Treatment
After settling Murong Ruyan in, Zhang Chengdao led Chang Ping'an and Xu Ying back to the thatched cottage courtyard.

One of them broke through to the second level of Qi Refining, and the other finally guided Qi into his body and became a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining. The "benefits" that should be given to them should be distributed to them.

"This is Immortal Dew Grass. Each of you should have one, which will greatly benefit your cultivation."

As Zhang Chengdao spoke, he took out two portions of [Immortal Dew] from his backpack.

As soon as the two Immortal Dew Grasses were taken out, the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area suddenly increased significantly. Not to mention Chang Ping'an and Xu Ying, even Zhang Chengdao himself felt that his hearing and vision had become sharper, and his thoughts seemed to be much clearer.

A few drops of fairy dew trembled on the grass leaves, crystal clear, round and lovely. Zhang Chengdao carefully divided the two fairy dew grasses between the two people, and then said with a little heartache, "These grass leaves are nothing, but those few drops of dew on them are the most precious. You two be careful."

Although the [Immortal Dew] wasn't exactly rare, it was still considered a "heavenly treasure." Taking it out of his backpack felt like a groundhog having its food supplies emptied—it was incredibly unpleasant.

After the two carefully accepted the Immortal Dew Grass, Zhang Chengdao instructed them, "After Ruyan also draws in Qi, remember to remind me to give her one as well. You two should also come to me for one each once you break through to the next level."

Chang Ping'an, having become more familiar with the plant after a few tries, took the fairy dew grass and stuffed it whole into his mouth.

Xu Ying followed suit and ate the grass leaves as well. He felt his spiritual power suddenly surge and his cultivation level soared!
Such a good thing, and they just gave it to me like that?
Xu Ying was deeply moved and asked Zhang Chengdao, "Such a divine item is too good for me to accept... May I ask the sect leader, is this Immortal Dew Grass to be a regular item in the sect? Is it only for inner disciples, or is it available to everyone?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengdao secretly calculated the quantity.

Strictly speaking, this thing isn't really that valuable.

He produces a fixed five portions a day, and in just half a month, he has accumulated sixty or seventy portions. Even after deducting the portion he used each time he broke through his realm, and the three portions used by Chang Ping'an and Xu Ying, he still has about sixty portions left, which is quite abundant.

In this way, there is no need to hide so much stock – as long as the people in our sect become stronger, we can rest easy!

Thinking of this, Zhang Chengdao replied, "It's not about scarcity but about inequality; let's make sure everyone has some."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying verbally agreed without mentioning it, but inwardly he felt even greater admiration.

When the sect leader just gave them the Immortal Dew Grass, judging from their cautious and careful manner, and the fact that they only received one after breaking through a cultivation level, it seems that this Immortal Dew Grass is truly precious.

Such a precious item is meant to be enjoyed by everyone in the sect, regardless of kinship, seniority, or whether they are from within or outside the sect...

That's truly the magnanimity of a saint!

This is probably the morality of the so-called "sage is not benevolent, he treats the people like straw dogs"!
No wonder they're immortals!
Chang Ping'an, on the other hand, didn't think that much about it.

He could only marvel at his master's magnanimous heart as a deity, and his ability to acquire so many rare and precious treasures from who-knows-where...

However, Master is a deity after all, so naturally he is omnipotent!
As expected of my master!
The more Chang Ping'an thought about it, the more he secretly vowed in his heart: My master is so outstanding, I must not be any less so, otherwise wouldn't I be disgracing my master?
Therefore, Chang Ping'an immediately asked Zhang Chengdao for leave, saying, "Junior Sister has just entered the sect and must be feeling anxious. I will go and comfort her and then teach her the methods of sensing Qi and cultivation. I will take my leave now!"

Zhang Chengdao was eager to be a hands-off manager, so he quickly nodded and replied, "Go ahead, go ahead!"

Then, Xu Ying also rushed to refine the Immortal Dew Grass she had just consumed, so she left as well, and for a moment, the courtyard became deserted.

The cold mountain wind rustled the mature flowers and trees in the courtyard. Zhang Chengdao stretched, thought for a moment, and sat down on the wooden bench in the yard. He took out a book called "Elementary Foundation Building Book" from his backpack and began to read it. But after reading only a few pages, Zhang Chengdao started to get a headache.

It wasn't that he couldn't understand the contents of the book; the secret manuals produced by the system were explained in a fairly profound yet simple and easy-to-understand way. What he was worried about was something else entirely.

The backpack contained beginner, intermediate, and advanced Foundation Establishment books, but no cultivation manuals beyond that level.

In other words, Zhang Chengdao can only cultivate to the Core Formation Realm according to the cultivation manual. For the time being, he will have to figure out the rest on his own.

This cultivation manual is not sold in the store; in the original game, it could only be obtained through the direct recharge interface and the event redemption interface.

But neither of these interfaces exists—where is he supposed to recharge his game tokens? This isn't Earth Online!

The other interface has never appeared either—the event interface is used to rank players across the server based on their damage output during daily PvE events, then calculate event tokens, which are then distributed in the daily mail... but this thing is not in the cheat system now, so there's nothing we can do about it!

Of course, there's one last way: you can try your luck with the daily member red envelopes; you might even win these cultivation manuals there...

But the probability is ridiculously low, and there's no guarantee, so you might never get it in your entire life!

Wouldn't he be stuck at the Core Formation stage for the rest of his life?
Unless his disciples are skilled enough to figure out on their own how to continue their cultivation breakthroughs.

However, Chang Ping'an and Murong Ruyan, who hold the roles of protagonist and empress respectively, should... be fine, right?
After placing his hopes on his disciples, Zhang Chengdao felt somewhat relieved and continued reading the "Elementary Foundation Building Book".

……

On the other side, Murong Ruyan was wandering around the house, amazed by how complete the room was. Not long after, she heard a knock on the door.

"Junior Sister Murong, it's your senior brother Chang Ping'an. Are you there?"

Murong Ruyan's eyes narrowed, and the relaxed expression on her face immediately softened.

She deliberately chose an angle, opened the door, and said with her eyes lowered, "So it's Senior Brother Chang. May I ask what brings you here? Please come in and we'll talk!"

As she spoke, she glanced lightly at Chang Ping'an's neck, her eyes as dark as ink.

"No,"

Chang Ping'an didn't know why, but he always felt that this new junior sister was strange and too short—otherwise, why would she keep staring at his neck?
He scratched his head and said with concern, "I heard you say earlier that you seemed to be injured, so I came to ask if it was serious and if you needed me to get some medicine. Master's medicine is amazing; it can even restore severed meridians of true energy!"

The more Chang Ping'an spoke, the more respectful he became, and he even added, "Junior sister, don't be afraid to seek medical help; if you're sick, you should get treatment!"

Murong Ruyan couldn't help but turn pale.

You're the one who's sick!
(End of this chapter)