JSCMU-Chapter 125. A Perpetual Motion Machine

Yun Jin wanted to display the authority of a master, so she called out in a deep voice, “Cheng’er…”

Ye Cheng. “???”

Gu Jinghong. “???”

Gun Gun. “Awoo awoo awoo… mmm mmm mmm. Pills are so tasty.”

Yun Jin lightly coughed a few times. “Shouting it like that sounds kind of weird, huh? Xiao Cheng? Cheng Cheng?”

Ye Cheng was silent for a moment before speaking softly, “As long as Master likes it…”

What a well-behaved child.

Yun Jin looked at Ye Cheng and revealed a kind, elderly smile on her face. “Xiao Ye, here’s the thing. You at least call me Master, so I think I should teach you some real skills. Otherwise, wouldn’t you be suffering a loss?”

Ye Cheng’s eyes immediately lit up.

Is Master planning to teach him botany techniques?

Yun Jin said slowly, “As for sword techniques, you probably can’t learn them, so I won’t waste our time.”

Ye Cheng nodded repeatedly.

Yes, he wasn’t interested in sword techniques and such at all!

Just teach him botany!

“That’s why I’ve decided to teach you what you need most,” Yun Jin said, wearing a mysterious smile.

Ye Cheng had always been indifferent by nature, but even he couldn’t help becoming a little excited at this moment.

The thing he needed most are definitely botany techniques.

Yun Jin then put on a very serious expression and said, “I’ve decided to teach you human relations.”

Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment.

Yun Jin earnestly continued, “Look at you. After spending so many years in Tianxing Sect, you still ended up being schemed against. But me, your Master, I’m different. Look at the current Tianxing Sect, who dares to provoke me easily? Is it because I’m powerful? No. It’s because I have a talent for dealing with people. Everyone is captivated by my personal charm, so naturally, they don’t go against me.”

Ye Cheng hesitated a little. “Is… is that so?”

“Of course.” Yun Jin looked at him somewhat dangerously. “What, do you think your Master doesn’t have personal charm?”

Ye Cheng immediately stiffened.

Agreeing would go against his personal principles.

Not agreeing… would be disrespecting his master.

Good kid Ye Cheng was instantly torn between both options.

“Emotion Points +50.”

Hearing the system notification, Yun Jin grinned.

She actually managed to squeeze benefits from this eldest disciple, too.

She, Yun Jin, had made it!

Clearing her throat, Yun Jin said, “Alright, I’ll stop teasing you.”

Ye Cheng was a little dazed.

T-teasing him?

Suddenly, he had a feeling that his future looked hopeless.

Is this master really reliable?

“As your master, I know you’re most interested in botany techniques. Coincidentally, I’ve also done some research in this area.” Yun Jin spoke slowly. “You’ve probably heard people mention it. I’ve made some small innovations on the Minor Cloud and Rain Technique, Soil Control Technique, and Pest Elimination Finger. Now, I’ll pass the modified botany techniques on to you.”

Ye Cheng immediately showed a look of great anticipation.

This time, Yun Jin wasn’t fooling Ye Cheng. She already used simplification attempts to let the system recreate those three techniques.

After simplification and upgrading, Yun Jin invested a few more points, and now all three techniques were raised to low grade Xuan-level.

The advantage is that they were definitely more powerful.

The disadvantage is that the entry threshold was higher too.

Ye Cheng would probably have to relearn everything from scratch.

“Among your three spiritual roots, the strongest is your water attribute root,” Yun Jin said. “So you should start learning the newly upgraded Minor Cloud and Rain Technique.”

She pulled out a jade slip and handed it to Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng was momentarily overwhelmed. “Master, I… I just entered the peak…”

He heard people talk about how powerful this new Cloud and Rain Technique was.

Wouldn’t such a secret method usually require a year or two of tests before being taught?

But Yun Jin didn’t care about that. She acknowledged Ye Cheng’s character. Plus, she wanted to get him trained quickly so she could free herself from tending the spiritual fields.

“No worries. You’re my first disciple and my only disciple for now. If you don’t learn my secret skills early on, how will you teach future junior brothers and sisters?” Yun Jin said with a mature and senior tone.

A glimmer of emotion passed through Ye Cheng’s eyes. As if making a firm decision, he straightened up. “I will obey Master’s teachings.”

“Alright. Now start reviewing the manual. If you don’t understand anything, ask me anytime,” Yun Jin said.

“Yes.” Ye Cheng answered immediately.

His master had high expectations for him, he had to learn quickly so he could guide future juniors one day.

Ye Cheng focused his attention and began studying.

Yun Jin looked at the rising 70% bond value and was quite satisfied.

Ye Cheng was just kind of innocent and easy to swind— no, teach.

At this rate, their bond should hit the max soon. Once it did, all of Ye Cheng’s training gains could be 100% transferred to her.

Once immersed in the Minor Cloud and Rain Technique, Ye Cheng felt like he opened a door to a new world.

It was indeed derived from the original technique, but it already surpassed it greatly.

Botany techniques… could be cultivated like this?

Ye Cheng became utterly fascinated. However, he only studied Huang-level manuals before, and this one was now Xuan-level.

So his training soon hit a bottleneck, and a confused expression appeared on his face.

“Ding. Disciple Ye Cheng has encountered a bottleneck in cultivation. Would you like to use a simplification attempt to help him break through?”

Yun Jin’s eyes gleamed.

Oh?

She could directly help him break through?

She quickly asked for details.

The system soon explained.

“A teacher is one who imparts the Way, imparts knowledge, and dispels doubts. For all techniques modified and transmitted via the system, the host may use simplification attempts to help disciples improve quickly.

The host’s New Minor Cloud and Rain Technique is currently second grade. Using attempts, Ye Cheng can quickly reach second grade as well.

Note. The host’s secret skill tier will always be one major grade higher than the disciple’s. For example, once Ye Cheng reaches second grade, the host’s technique will be forcibly upgraded to third grade.”

Yun Jin reread this several times before fully understanding.

Her mouth couldn’t help but form a round “O.”

Holy crap!

She realized this system had created a closed loop.

She could help disciples level up fast. Once they did, her own skill would be forcibly upgraded above theirs. Then she could help them improve again, and the cycle would repeat…

This this this…Isn’t this a perpetual motion machine?!

All she needed was to take in a group of gifted disciples, then raise them all.

And one day, in this cultivation world, she wouldn’t just be invincible, she’d be omnipotent!

Her tireless world-hopping was totally worth it!

This system only needed two words. Absolutely incredible.

Next moment.

The system added.

“As the current bond value is at 70%, using simplification attempts on Ye Cheng will cost an additional 30%. Increasing the bond will resolve the extra cost.”

So in short, it’d cost 30% more than if she used the attempts on herself.

Yun Jin winced a little, but thinking about how much Ye Cheng could help once stronger, she could only say.

What should be spent would be spent!

She had accumulated quite a few after several rounds of effort.

If she ran low, she could always go chat with her number one contributor again.

And besides, the male lead was about to show up. Yun Jin had a strong feeling that he’d become her number two contributor!

When the time comes, with two big contributors helping out, would I still need to worry about lacking Emotion Points?