Everyone's a Master: I'll reward my disciples ten thousandfold!

Chen Yuan clenched his hands behind his back, his nails digging into his palms.

He forcefully suppressed the wildly upturned corners of his mouth, quickly reverting to absolute indifference.

Lin Xiao stood half a step away, his eyes widening instantly.

Just a moment ago, he clearly sensed that the sect leader's aura had changed.

The aura that was originally extremely restrained, like that of an ordinary person, suddenly released a terrifying spiritual pressure.

That oppressive aura, though of the same origin as the spiritual energy within him, was far more profound and deep!

Lin Xiao's heart trembled violently.

Is the sect leader deliberately releasing his aura to intimidate and reprimand the newly initiated junior sister?

Lin Xiao looked at Chen Yuan's back, his eyes almost overflowing with admiration.

The sect leader's actions are indeed unfathomable; every move he makes carries profound meaning!

"Come on up." Chen Yuan's voice was calm, without the slightest hint of emotion.

Lin Xiao immediately jumped down into the cellar, grabbed Su Muhan by the back of her collar with one hand, and with a light tap of his toes, leaped back to the ground with her.

Su Muhan landed on her feet, still clutching the bundle tightly.

The look in her eyes when she looked at Chen Yuan held a deeper sense of awe.

She had just sensed the terrifying aura that had suddenly erupted from the sect leader's body.

Chen Yuan calmly activated the system's public channel.

He needed to see the miserable state of others to calm his overly agitated emotions.

The text in the channel scrolled rapidly.

[Zhang Dachui (Iron Fist Sect): Thank God! The beast tide has finally retreated! I wielded a butcher's knife and hacked away for three days and three nights, and only I and one half-crippled disciple survived. The other two were pecked to death by the chicken demons...]

[Li Jianguo (Kaoshan Sect): Don't even mention it. All three of my disciples have run away. Only a wild boar demon is left, refusing to leave my main hall. It seems to think this place is its pigsty. I've been hanging from a tree all night. Someone, please save me!]

[Zhao Lengyue (Frosty Valley): Has anyone explored the sect's safe zone? Outside, it's just endless wasteland, not a blade of grass, and we only have enough food for two days.]

[Qian Duoduo (Jin Yuan Gang): There's an abandoned mine in the back mountain of my sect, but I hear monsters roaring inside, so I'm too scared to go in. Are there any Qi Refining Level 2 experts willing to come? I'll give you half the ore!]

[Sun Xiaomei (Baihua Valley): @Is the Guiyuan Sect leader still there? May I ask what cultivation level your eldest disciple has reached? I've poured all the sect's resources into this, and the highest-ranking disciple has only just broken through to the first level of Qi Refining... It's too difficult.]

Chen Yuan casually turned off the channel.

On the entire server, most of the sect leaders are still struggling for their lives and can't even get enough to eat.

As for himself, not only did he become a combat disciple at the third level of Qi Refining, he also gained a set of cultivation points for free.

They even acquired another S-level potential stock.

Chen Yuan's gaze naturally fell on the bundle in Su Muhan's arms.

The cloth covering the bundle was badly worn, revealing a corner of a book and several oddly colored stones inside.

The system identification box will pop up automatically.

[Item Found: Torn Fragments of a Cultivation Manual]

Grade: Low-grade common item (incomplete)

[Note: This contains a crude and incomplete beginner's breathing technique, which is extremely prone to causing qi deviation and demonic possession during practice. Value: Very low.]

[Item Found: Unknown Ore x3]

Grade: Unknown

[Note: Contains faint spiritual energy fluctuations; purpose unknown. Requires a special identification talisman or a high-level blacksmith shop for analysis.]

Ordinary cultivation techniques?

Is it still incomplete?

Chen Yuan chuckled inwardly.

This is simply a top-notch technique tailor-made for a system that offers ten thousand times the return.

Each disciple has three chances to return the prize each day, and Lin Xiao used up his chances yesterday.

Including Su Muhan today, he has a total of six chances!

"Mu Han," Chen Yuan said.

Su Muhan immediately stood up straight: "What are the sect leader's orders?"

"Show me that tattered scroll from your bundle." Chen Yuan extended his right hand.

Su Muhan untied the bundle and handed over the tattered, thread-bound book with its cover missing.

"My dad picked this up from the back mountain years ago. He practiced with it for half a year, vomited blood three times, and then dared not practice it anymore," Su Muhan confessed honestly.

Chen Yuan took the incomplete book and casually flipped through two pages.

The handwriting is blurry, and the veins are drawn crookedly.

He tucked the tattered scroll into his wide sleeves, intending to return and teach it to his disciples later.

"Alright, let's go back to the sect." Chen Yuan turned around.

Just as he turned around, Su Muhan suddenly reached out and gently grabbed the edge of his wide sleeve.

"What?" Chen Yuan stopped.

Su Muhan pointed to the long-dried-up well in the very center of the village, her eyes filled with unease.

"Sect Leader... I sense it. There's a very strange spiritual energy beneath this village."

Chen Yuan followed Su Muhan's finger and looked towards the center of the village.

"Lead the way," Chen Yuan said succinctly.

Lin Xiao, carrying the Demon-Slaying Sword, took the lead.

Su Muhan, clutching her bundle, followed closely beside Chen Yuan. She closed her eyes, her frail body trembling slightly, sensing the subtle fluctuations in the air that were imperceptible to most.

"To the left...avoid that charred beam."

"No, three steps to the right... it's right behind that stone roller."

"This is it!"

The three stopped in front of the dry well.

The bottom of the well was pitch black, and a damp, musty smell of earth filled the air; not a drop of water could be seen.

Chen Yuan peeked out.

A dazzling golden notification popped up instantly in the center of the field of vision.

Hidden resource discovered: Spirit Vein (Small)!

[Note: This is an underground spiritual vein sealed by an ancient formation. If successfully unsealed, it can be channeled to the sect's headquarters, significantly increasing the concentration of spiritual energy and accelerating disciples' cultivation.]

[Unsealing Conditions: Requires 1 'Unsealing Talisman' or a cultivator with at least Tier 3 array mastery to break the seal. Currently unavailable.]

Spiritual veins.

In a world where everyone cultivates immortality, this is the lifeblood of a sect.

Chen Yuan straightened up, his expression calm.

"Sect Leader, is there a powerful demon down there?" Lin Xiao gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, channeling his third-level Qi Refining power into the blade, ready to jump down and fight to the death at any moment.

"It's not a monster."

Chen Yuan put his hands behind his back and turned to look at Su Muhan.

"It's an opportunity. There's a spiritual vein sealed below, but the time isn't right yet, so it won't be opened."

Lin Xiao was filled with awe. The sect leader could see through the underground formation without even looking at it; his realm was indeed unfathomable.

Su Muhan was completely dumbfounded.

She only knew there was a warm current flowing below, but she never expected it to be the legendary spiritual vein. The sect leader, however, showed no interest whatsoever in even glancing at such a heaven-defying phenomenon.

Chen Yuan ignored the changes in their expressions.

A new day has begun, and the number of times the return system has been refreshed.

He reached into his wide sleeves and pulled out the tattered scroll that Su Muhan had just handed over.

"Mu Han," Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

"Disciple is here!" Su Muhan immediately stood up straight.

"This book is a fragment of an ancient cultivation technique, which has been lost to the mortal realm for a long time. Your physique is special, and your spiritual sense is astonishing, making you most suitable to cultivate this technique." Chen Yuan handed over the fragment, "Take it."