Chapter 126: Uninvolved
Kang Lin’s next couple of days were busy. Master had given her four pills. One reset her cultivation back to the beginning of Foundation Establishment, wiping out both the work she’d done on the profound grade scripture her grandfather had given her and the similarly graded techniques.
When she’d questioned why resetting her cultivation also made her lose all the progress she’d made with her technique, he’d responded, “Because I want you to start the realm fresh.”
Apparently, he had control over such matters.
Sure. Why not be able to pick and choose? With all the other abilities he’d demonstrated, what was one more impossibility?
The next set of pills was at least something within the realm of reason. In fact, Grandfather had recently told her that the Poison Claw Sect was working on that exact problem—a way to expand a cultivator’s qi pool by upwards of ten percent at the start of Foundation Establishment. Still, the various treatments Master was having her undergo, especially in addition to all the other treasures he’d gifted her, seemed exorbitant for someone who was, at best, a mid-tier talent who wasn’t even a part of his sect.
He'd just shrugged and said, “It’s only four points. You gained me eleven when you signed up.”
She had no idea what he was talking about, so she’d cupped her hands and said, “Gratitude, Master.”
With her cultivation and technique on the right track, she penned a message to her grandfather.
Dearest Grandfather,
I don’t know how you will react to this news, which is the reason I held off sending it for a couple of days.
I fear I can no longer serve as your source of intelligence on Esteemed Master Cultivator Chao Su. This lowly one hopes you have additional sources, such as Junior Brother Pan Jiang.
The reason I cannot fulfill that role is that I have accepted a position as Esteemed Master Cultivator Chao Su’s disciple. There was no condition placed upon my loyalty, and I remain a member of the Poison Claw Sect. The only stipulation is that I keep Master’s secrets, and how I wish I could fill you in on even a tenth of those.