BXBX NOVEL Chapter 109: New Residence
Somehow the news leaked, and within a day, it spread like wildfire.
Everyone in the sect was shocked by this sudden news, and several did not want to believe it.
Not only the outer court disciples but also the inner and core disciples were stunned by this news.
It must be known that the sect master, throughout all this time, had only accepted one disciple under her, and that was Xiang Hua.
Everyone knew her and knew how high her talent was, so no one had ever said anything about it.
The only thing they complained about was that no matter how many other talented disciples had appeared after her, the sect master never bothered to take another one.
Over time, everyone had lost hope and settled for becoming the direct disciples of the sect elders, which was still a good choice.
But now the news that the sect master had accepted her second disciple threw the sect into chaos.
Everyone wanted to know who this fortunate individual was.
They wanted to see what made him special.
Thus began a manhunt to discover who the new disciple of the sect master was.
Even the sect elders, curious to know who the lucky one was, went to her to ask more about the matter.
The sect master had decided to keep Ethan's identity to herself and had no intention of holding any ceremony or other event to present him to everyone.
She thought that Ethan was someone who preferred not to be disturbed by such matters and that he preferred to cultivate in peace.
Therefore, she decided to inform only the sect elders of his identity and asked them to keep Ethan's identity to themselves.
In the future, if Ethan needed resources and other things, he would have to largely turn to them, so she decided to inform them.
Sooner or later, Ethan would have to make an appearance, especially at certain special occasions where he couldn't be absent, so sooner or later his identity would be revealed.
This decision, although based on assumptions not entirely accurate, still indirectly helped Ethan, who was happy that his identity as a disciple had not been revealed.
He could already hear many rumors that some of the sect's core disciples had started hunting him, and from what he had gathered from discussions in the sect, they were mainly those who in the past had tried several times to become disciples of the sect master but had been rejected by her.
Ethan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He hadn't even asked to become her disciple, yet here he was, without much choice, in this situation.
The commotion calmed down after a few days, and although he still sensed that the hunt for him was continuing, it was now only to a small extent, mainly carried out by inner and core disciples.
To distance himself from this madness, he secluded himself in his residence, spending most of his time cultivating and refining pills, occasionally also tending to his herb garden and other things that were growing day by day.
It was practically the same routine as before, except that now he had his own residence, a privilege not even given to the inner disciples of the sect.
It was a medium-sized residence, located on a mountain hill adjacent to the innermost area of the sect, the so-called core of the sect.
It had everything necessary to live there in peace without having to make too many trips outside.
It had two medium-sized bedrooms, a bathroom with a dedicated space for a shower, a small kitchen, and a cultivation hall, which was essentially a spacious room with little or nothing inside, perfect for cultivating.
All this, however, was secondary. What really interested Ethan was the presence of a spiritual vein beneath this hill.
[N/A: You can refer to the Tianzi Mountains in China to get an idea of the location]
It must be known that the mountainous area where the Phoenix Sect's residence was located had several spiritual veins underground.
Generally, these veins did not have a specific element that characterized them, but the ones precisely beneath the Phoenix Sect's mountain were fire spiritual veins.
For anyone with an affinity for the fire element, this was a small paradise on earth.
Even those without a fire element affinity could refine the spiritual energy present here.
It simply had a reduced effect on them.
The spiritual vein beneath the mountain hill of Ethan's residence was a pure spiritual vein, with no specific element, making it suitable for any type of cultivator, as this type of spiritual energy could be transformed into something more suitable for the person's affinity.
This aspect made the value of this residence even higher.
Ethan was happy but at the same time worried that some other disciple might discover that he lived here.
Although there was a wooden bridge connecting this hill to the main sect mountain, and it was made clear to everyone not to go there without the sect's permission, it wasn't difficult to spot him when he went out to run errands.
After all, no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn't stay holed up here forever.
In the end, Ethan thought that he could avoid taking the direct path and descend directly from the hill.
Although it was tall, there were ledges and other things he could use to climb up and down.
For someone like him, who was at the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage, this was relatively easy.
Even more so because this could be a good opportunity to further train his spiritual manifestation.
He was already good enough to wrap objects and move them, but not yet skilled enough to do it for too long and with precision.
He couldn't wait to finally try to fly, at least to some extent.
He had long known that there were techniques here to fly using swords and other objects.
He used to think that such things only existed in the novels he read, but apparently, he had been wrong once again.
Although there were mounts, those that could fly and were good for riding were at least level 3.
Taming such a creature was a feat, especially for someone at his level.
One could buy already tamed ones, but their cost was by no means low.
Therefore, most people preferred to wait until they reached the third stage of cultivation and ride on their own swords.
Although spiritual energy manifestation could already be learned at the second stage, the control and strength of it weren't high enough to do it for long periods, so most cultivators preferred to wait until they reached the third stage, where, with the condensed and strengthened core, their Qi energy reserves and control over spiritual energy would be greater.
Ethan was currently sitting cross-legged in his cultivation hall.
If someone from the outside saw him, they would think he was deep in cultivation, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
At the moment, he was in his sea of consciousness, sitting on a couch, looking ahead with a serious expression.
In front of him was a small table with only a plate of cookies and two cups of what seemed to be hot tea, still steaming.
On the other side of the table sat Bai Yu, also in a comfortable armchair.
The atmosphere was rather light, but Ethan knew that the upcoming conversation wouldn't be.