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【This dream's talent: Disaster Redirection (Golden).】
【Allows any physical side effects to be transferred to another person.】
【Current body side effect status: None.】
【Disaster Redirection Target: 0/1 (Number can increase).】
Watching the golden light shimmer, Ye Yu felt a surge of excitement.
Disaster Redirection? Transferring side effects to others?
This was a divine talent. It meant that if there were any cultivation techniques requiring a painful sacrifice, he could bypass them and make someone else bear the cost instead. Incredible!
Not giving Ye Yu much time to ponder, a strong force suddenly pulled him in.
【Age 0: Ye Yu was born on the edge of the Northern Wastelands.】
【His parents were low-level demonic cultivators.】
【Age 5: Ye Yu gradually began to understand his surroundings.】
【This place was on the easternmost edge of the Northern Wastelands, a barren and desolate land with harsh weather and sparse population.】
【The only organization here was an unranked demonic sect named Yellow Springs View.】
【The reason Yellow Springs View was established here was simple: lack of strength. They had been forced to this remote area.】
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【The sect master was only at the late Nascent Soul stage.】
【Honestly, with such a cultivation level, he wouldn’t even qualify as an elder in Qingyun Sect.】
【But starting a sect anyway showed ambition, if not recklessness.】
【Ye Yu’s parents in this dream were named Ye Jing and Mo Haitang, both members of Yellow Springs View.】
【Calling them low-level demonic cultivators was already putting it generously.】
【In reality, one was an outer disciple, and the other was a cook.】
【Yes, a cook.】
【Since many in Yellow Springs View had yet to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, they still needed to eat.】
【Ye Yu watched his parents leave early and return late every day, living a routine that felt like a regular job.】
【Which, in many ways, it was.】
【Ye Jing and Mo Haitang had been hunters in this remote area, living in poverty.】
【When Yellow Springs View arrived and offered them a place due to their need for members, they hesitated at first.】
【A demonic sect didn’t exactly sound comfortable.】
【But then they learned that Yellow Springs View provided three meals a day and basic supplies.】
【So, Ye Jing and Mo Haitang promptly joined.】
【Though their talent was limited, becoming outer members was still a source of happiness for them.】
【After all, they no longer had to worry about food and clothing. The benefits were good.】
【This made Ye Yu suspect they thought of this purely as a job.】
【And they seemed quite content about it!】
【But Ye Yu couldn’t afford to be complacent.】
【With a talent like Disaster Redirection, he had to test it out.】
【At first, Ye Yu planned for Ye Jing to buy some pills with significant side effects from Yellow Springs View.】
【But soon he found out that the sect's resources were limited.】
【Even the simplest Qi Condensation Pills were reserved for inner disciples.】
【As an outer disciple, Ye Jing didn’t even have the privilege of purchasing them.】
【With no other option, Ye Yu abandoned this idea.】
【Age 8: Ye Jing and Mo Haitang dressed Ye Yu in new clothes, planning to take him to Yellow Springs View to test his aptitude for cultivation.】
【If he showed potential, he could formally join the sect.】
【On the way, Ye Jing urged him to behave well.】
【If a certain elder took a liking to him, he could become an inner disciple, securing a salary and cultivation leave.】
【Ye Yu’s expression grew more skeptical by the second. Were they talking about cultivation or a career?】
【Half an hour later, Ye Yu arrived at the main hall of Yellow Springs View.】
【A gaunt middle-aged man used a testing stone to evaluate his potential.】
【Judging by the glow’s intensity, it wasn’t bad.】
【The man was overjoyed and immediately announced his intention to accept Ye Yu as his disciple.】
【Ye Jing and Mo Haitang were thrilled. To them, joining Yellow Springs View was the pinnacle of fortune.】
【Only later did Ye Yu learn that this middle-aged man was Xiao Yinjian, the head elder of Yellow Springs View and second in command.】
【Honestly, it wasn’t bad.】
【By most standards, Ye Yu’s potential was only average to slightly above average.】
【But in a place like this, where resources and fresh talent were scarce, even a decent talent was cause for celebration.】
【Xiao Yinjian declared he would teach Ye Yu wholeheartedly and even named him as his successor.】
【Hearing this, a nearby acolyte frowned slightly.】
【Ye Yu, blunt as always, asked directly: “Then how about a disciple’s gift? Spiritual methods, Qi Condensation Pills—if those aren’t possible, I’ll settle for a hundred pills or so!”】
【Xiao Yinjian’s face froze.】
【Though he was the second-in-command, he didn’t even own a spiritual weapon, let alone have one to gift.】
【Qi Condensation Pills were basic pills for new disciples to enhance their spiritual energy.】
【However, they came with side effects. Building cultivation on pills alone would lead to a dead end—a hollow foundation.】
【Consuming a hundred Qi Condensation Pills might allow for rapid progress, but it would end in ruin, stuck in the Qi Condensation stage.】
【Xiao Yinjian didn’t want to waste a promising talent like Ye Yu, so he carefully explained the pros and cons.】
【Ye Yu scratched his head in frustration.】
【Clearly, Xiao Yinjian wasn’t going to support any shortcuts.】
【He couldn’t reveal his talent either; that was his secret advantage.】
【Seeing Ye Yu’s determined look, Xiao Yinjian assured him: “Don’t worry. As my disciple, you’ll have what you need when the time comes.”】
【“As for your request for a disciple’s gift, here’s a high-grade Yellow-tier cultivation manual. Train diligently, and you might even reach my level someday.”】
【Looking at the manual, Ye Yu’s mouth twitched.】
【A Yellow-tier manual? Really?】
【Age 10: Ye Yu reached the mid-stage of Qi Condensation.】
【But the slow rate of progress left him exasperated.】
【Initially, he’d planned to remain here until reaching the Golden Core stage, after which he’d leave to seek more resources.】
【But the lack of resources, scarce spiritual energy, and a Yellow-tier manual hindered his progress severely.】
【Staying here any longer would be a waste of time.】
【So, Ye Yu decided to take action.】
【He approached Xiao Yinjian, stating earnestly, “Master, I’m eager to progress!”】