If you want the electric meter to reverse quickly, you have to steal more electricity.
Just targeting the two elders won't be enough.
"Junior sister, I want to ask you for a favor."
After leaving the Library Pavilion, Zhang Ze found Chen Qin, like a big bad wolf finding Little Red Riding Hood.
Chen Qin's face was flushed, probably because she hadn't been cultivating for a while, she was still a bit out of breath.
Zhang Ze also nodded, his expression changing with his mood.
"Junior sister, can you bring me some secret manuals from home?"
"Sure, I have a family manual with me... uh, no, you read it and my dad will bury me alive."
"What kind of secret manual are you looking for?" Chen Qin asked.
Noticing Mei'Er turning her head this way, Zhang Ze reluctantly stopped nodding and instead looked up at the sky.
"Anything is fine, the more bizarre the better, and no need for high-level techniques, low tier ones will do."
"That's easy, we've got lots of that stuff in my family's storeroom, I'll write a letter and ask them to send some over later."
"Thanks, junior sister."
"No problem, no problem, remember to take me out to play sometime when you're free."
"No problem."
Chen Qin left, and Zhang Ze sat on the steps contemplating whether to skip his night class or not.
Then he saw Lin Feng.
More precisely, he saw Lin Feng fighting again.
Stepping to the edge of the crowd, he tapped the shoulder of a junior sister.
"What's up, who's Lin Feng fighting with now?"
The junior sister, seeing that it was Zhang Ze, hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"Senior Brother Lin is fighting Senior Brother Wei, this time it's apparently not Senior Brother Lin who started it."
"Rare indeed," Zhang Ze sighed.
"Yeah, really rare," agreed the surrounding junior disciples.
The Outer Sect disciples of the Sword Pavilion are recruited every five years; within five years, those who reach Foundation Establishment join the Inner Sect for cultivation.
Those unable to reach Foundation Establishment within ten years can choose to remain in the sect, but at their own expense.
Alternatively, they can descend the mountain to seek immortality fate.
This Senior Brother Wei is someone from the previous batch who stayed behind, and his results weren't very good.
Up to now, he's only reached the seventh-layer of Qi Cultivation, with Foundation Establishment far away.
Watching Lin Feng fighting that Wei guy with a proper strategy, piece by piece, Zhang Ze thought of a question.
He skips classes every day, yet doesn't slack off in cultivation because he cheats.
Chen Qin's talent is exceptional, plus she receives direct teachings from the Sect Leader.
What's Lin Feng got?
A fourth-layer Qi Cultivation fighting evenly with a seventh-layer, even having a slight upper hand.
Zhang Ze watched for a long time, only realizing when Lin Feng knocked Wei's iron sword flying.
This Lin Feng, his luck is unbelievably good.
The guy named Wei keeps making small mistakes when fighting Lin Feng, and these accumulated mistakes ultimately cost him the battle.
Thinking about it, makes sense. If Lin Feng's luck were bad, with how many people he's pissed off, he'd have been beaten up and thrown in a gutter long ago if he were anyone else.
Plus, Lin Feng learns on his own, always spouting proverbs.
Things like "You have a path to your doom," "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west," "Don't bully the poor young," he says casually.
This looks exactly like the protagonist template from a certain popular mortal flow web novel.
In the future, Lin Feng will undoubtedly have endless adventures.
Many tricky cultivation techniques could possibly be freeloaded from him.
Wanting to borrow Brother Feng's luck means first building a good relationship with him.
Anyway, let's notify the teacher first.
"Master, someone's bullying others!"
Zhang Ze took out a megaphone from the Hundred Treasures Bag, shouting with righteous vigor, his voice shaking the mountains.
"Bullying you? Who can bully you?"
Just as Zhang Ze finished speaking, Li appeared beside him, snatching the megaphone away.
Too noisy.
"Who's daring to bully me? It's over there." Zhang Ze pointed in Lin Feng's direction.
Elder Li followed Zhang Ze's finger, seeing Lin Feng and that Wei guy both with bruised faces and disheveled clothes, clearly just after a fight.
Sparring between disciples is no big deal, but looking at them, this was definitely not sparring.
"What's going on?"
The Wei guy spoke first, "It's Lin Feng, it's him, it's just him, we..."
After hearing Wei's nonsense, Elder Li turned to ask Lin Feng, "Is that true?"
"Hmph, does it matter if it is or not?"
"..."
Elder Li felt a throbbing at his temple, while Zhang Ze was speechless.
"How is that mouth formed? I feel like hitting him."
Speaking like that every day and still not getting beaten dead, Brother Feng's luck truly is invincible.
Helpless, Zhang Ze could only pull over the junior sister who just watched the scene with him.
"Master, ask her, she saw everything."
The young girl originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but since Zhang Ze said so, she had no choice but to recount everything truthfully.
Unlike Chen Qin and Lin Feng, Zhang Ze might not remember the names of fellow students.
But thanks to his quirky character, kind nature, and fair complexion, he's well respected among junior disciples.
Seeing Zhang Ze standing up for Lin Feng, the nearby junior disciples also chimed in.
"Yes, it's the Wei guy who's doing it."
For Lin Feng, this was a rare first experience of warmth from his peers since joining.
Previously, the bullying and exclusion had, in part, been due to his own mouth.
He couldn't really blame anyone else.
The Wei guy glared at Zhang Ze with fury, but a person next to him pulled his shoulder.
"Don't be stupid, that kid's now Yama Li's direct disciple.
The Chen family young mistress is also close to him.
Elder Wang from the Library Pavilion treats him like his own grandson.
You're seeing ghosts if you think you can take on someone like him."
The advice pierced his ears, and Wei squinted, stiff-necked, turning left and right.
Pretending something got in his eye.
"Go get your punishment if you've seen enough, or I'll send you myself," Elder Li said calmly.
The subsequent events were naturally uneventful.
Those facing penalty received it; those who could go back for tea did.
The disciples dispersed on their own, and Zhang Ze walked over to the solitary Lin Feng.
"I say, Brother Feng..."
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for standing up for me earlier. I'm deeply grateful to Lin Feng, but I have no way to repay."
Last time, Zhang Ze had helped resolve his issues with Chen Qin, and just now, he helped again. So, even Lin Feng's mouth managed to say a few good words.
"You're exaggerating, we're fellow brothers, just lending a hand. I'd like to ask you for a favor."
"Senior Brother, please feel free to ask," Lin Feng said.
"Well, it's not an easy request. I recently feel I've hit a bottleneck.
So, I want to venture outside the sect gates for some experience.
However, I don't know where there might be a Secret Realm Cave Mansion; I can't find a destination.
Do you have any clues, Brother Lin?
If you do, could we go together for mutual support?"
After speaking, Zhang Ze stood aside waiting for Lin Feng's response.
Lin Feng realized the spiritual energy he'd consumed these past two weeks didn't match the sect's provisions.
Having people notice he encountered something extraordinary was normal.
"The path to immortal cultivation is tough, harsh words hurt. Only Brother Zhang helped me twice.
The second time just spared me a punishment, but the first time truly helped me.
Chen Qin is the Sect Leader's daughter. If I really enmity with her, I probably could only roam the world outside the Sword Pavilion.
Without the sect's support, the path to immortal cultivation would be more treacherous.
Brother Zhang has done a great favor to me."
Lin Feng quietly contemplated everything since joining, his mood fluctuating, like waves in the sea.
Then, he suddenly had an epiphany.
Lin Feng advanced to the fifth-layer of Qi Cultivation.
Zhang Ze watched Lin Feng beside him transform anew, smacking his lips.
Though somewhat expected, the amount of luck still seemed rather excessive.
It's the first time seeing talking lead to an upgrade.
This could be a new story title in some web novel platform.
"No problem, Senior Brother. I happen to know a Secret Realm. Why don't we explore it together tomorrow?"
"Today, I've gained some insights and need to settle my mood."
After the breakthrough, Lin Feng was refreshed.
[Your favorability with Lin Feng increased by 200 points]
[Map of Cyan Thorn unlocked]