Chapter 72: Life 60, Age 29, Martial Grandmaster 1
The day after SuYin departed, I went to WuJing’s office. He needed to get the position as Eight Flower branch manager, and I needed to lock down a position as city lord.
“What do I need to do?” I asked after I sat down across from him at his desk. “Besides just making countless pills, is there anything else I can do to secure a spot as a lord?”
“Not really,” he said with a shake of his head. “Concoct and cultivate. That’s about it. Manager Cai has ideas for securing our transfers, and we’ll just have to wait on her for now. Just do your best to reach Peak Grandmaster as soon as possible. Younger means more promising means higher priority.”
I tapped my fingers as I considered my options. “What can you tell me about the pitfalls of rushing your cultivation as a Grandmaster?” I asked. In the sect, I was warned about rushing as a Disciple and Master, but no one ever mentioned anything about it being a bad idea to rush as a Grandmaster. Was it safer?
“I’m… not sure,” said a bewildered WuJing. “I’ve never known anyone it was a problem for before. Usually, cultivation slows down significantly after reaching Grandmaster and you will naturally take years between advancements, but with Perfect Rank 3 pills…”
“Do you think it would be safe to rush my cultivation as fast as I can?”
“Honestly, I’m not sure,” he said concerned, “you could try it, but it may make your foundation unstable. Each advancement usually causes some amount of damage to your dantian. At the very least, make sure you completely repair it before taking the next step, alright?”
“Don’t worry about that,” I said, “I’ll be careful.”
Simply reaching Peak Grandmaster would give me enough credits to freely use my discount. I wanted to go further, but I needed to experiment with rushing as a Grandmaster to find the pitfalls. That was the only way I would be able to ascend in future lives quickly and smoothly. I didn’t want to need to spend decades after each reset to reach Peak Grandmaster if I didn’t have to. Still, I would try to be careful. No reason to simply waste this life.