Chapter 8: Long Yn


    "<em>Cough cough</em>..."


    Zhuang Huai Shui looked on coldly and said, "July Wildfire, although you performed well and have the rightto choose an elder as your master based on ck Castles rules, my disciples must be in the Body Refining Realm at least, so..."


    I knew that this guy did not want to take me in.


    Right at that moment, the celestial-like old man on the left spoke. "July Wildfire, I am the elder in charge of the Wind Cloud tform; you should have seen my spiritual body, right?"


    I nodded my head. Right, the giant face that had appeared on the Wind Cloud tform was this person.


    Deacon Elder Ding Heng (Precious Boss)


    Level: ???


    Introduction: One of the five Deacon Elders in ck Castle, in charge of Wind Cloud tform and cultivates the power of death. His cultivation is so extremely deep.


    "Then..." he said seriously, "are you willing to be my disciple?"


    I nodded my head. "I am."


    What else could I say? My master should be the nicest out of the three. Not only didhe not look down on me, he even asked and solved the awkwardness. If everyone did not want me, I would die from all the awkwardness.


    <em>Ding!</em>


    [System notification: Congrattions for taking a master; you have obtained the identity of a Wind Cloud tform disciple!]


    In the next moment, Ding Heng waved his sleeves and a jade tokennded in my hands. "This is your token; from today onward, you are a member of ck Castle. You don''t have to work at the Soul Refining Furnace and can cultivate on your own. With this token, you can head to every ce in the outer five locations of ck Castle."


    Status increased?


    Iughed out loud and said happily, "Thank you, master."


    "Let''s go; I shall bring you around."


    "Okay!"


    After heading out of the hall, we followed the mountain path. Ding Heng floated in front of me with his arms behind his back, while I chased him from behind. We did not head back to Reincarnation Valley and, instead, headed up the mountain. The first thing we passed was the Wind Cloud tform. This tform, which wascharged with killing intent, still stood at the waist of the mountain and was guarded by a bunch of Undead Guards.


    After passing it, we continued forward and we saw various weird undead cultivators. There were Undead Warriors carrying swords, Undead Cavalry with a thick aura, and also some Zombies. Who knew how these things were formed? Apart from that, there were some young men who were not in any undead form. As they had white skin, clear faces, I felt really envious.


    "En?"


    Ding Heng turned around and looked at me. It was as if he had seen through my thoughts and he smiled. "Kid, there is no need to envy others. The cultivation of death is a long journey. Cultivating the perfect body is only the first step. You will be like them and will eventually have your own fleshy body."


    I nodded. "That''s good... That''s good..."


    "You seem to care about appearances.Haha~"


    Heughed. One could tell that this master was a nice person and was good atmunicating.


    Not long after, a really majestic-looking building appeared on the mountain path. It was bustling and many undead cultivators lived in it. There were guys and girls and even Ghosts. Ding Heng stopped and said, "This is Precious Treasure Pavilion; it is where undead cultivators in ck Castle buy weapons, cultivation materials, etc. You can use your contribution points here."


    "Yes, master."


    "Continue on."


    As we walked, not long after, another building appeared. Different from how majestic Precious Treasure Pavilion was, this building was more of an ordinary wooden hut and its whole appearance really exuded coldness.


    "This is Heaven and Earth Pavilion," said Ding Heng. "A weird old fellow lives here and he loves refining corpses. Don''t bother about him; don''te here, too."


    "Old Ding, who did you call old?"


    Within the Heaven and Earth Pavilion,a really sinister voice came. "Why, you want to taste the skill of thetest zombie I made?"


    Ding Heng held his hands behind his back. "Im not that free; Junior brother Lin can y yourself!"


    As he said that, he brought me away and walked to the back mountain. He pointed and said, "Kid, look there."


    I looked out and my gaze passed through the clouds andnded in an ethereal-looking thing. There seemed to be the sounds of swords, spears, and halberds shing, as if a war was going on there which had not stopped after many years.


    "That is..." I was shocked.


    "Ancient Battlefield," said Ding Heng calmly. "The most mysterious ce in the five outer locations. A sword cultivator guards it and that ce is filled with killing and dangers. At the same time, it is filled with cultivation opportunities. If you can grow into a strong death cultivator, you can head deep in to take a look."


    "Oh..."


    "Done."


    Ding Heng''s body turned into the wind and scattered. "I have brought you around the outer mountain. You should cultivate now, and if you face problems, juste to Wind Cloud tform and find me."


    "Yes. Thank you, master."


    I nodded.


    Ding Heng went with the wind while I ran to the Precious Treasure Pavilion. I earned so many contribution points in the beginner vige, so it was time to arm myself. If not, I would just look too embarrassing. Apart from my skeletal structure, I had nothing at all. Based on my current strength, I might not get first during the next Wind Cloud tform battle.


    Precious Treasure Pavilion.


    When I entered the Precious Treasure Pavilion as a Small Skeleton, everyone looked at me.


    "Wh-What is that? Such an undead cultivator actually has the rights to enter the Precious Treasure Pavilion?"


    "Tsk, he actually has a Wind Cloud tform''s token; why did senior uncle Ding Heng choose such a disciple?"


    "He isn''t even in the Body Refining Realm.Haha..."


    I took a deep breath and puffed out my chest. All of a sudden, an awkward crackling noise came from my chest and my ribs nearly broke apart. I entered the Precious Treasure Pavilion and looked at the NPCs here as if I were looking at statues. Sooner orter, I would destroy all of them! I walked to the counter.


    A person with dposed eyes asked respectfully, "What would you like to see?''


    "I will take a look."


    "Okay!"


    Thus, the Precious Treasure Pavilion''s sales list appeared in front of my eyes. I selected the Assassin job and many equipment, material, and skill books appeared. Let''s satisfy the skillbook requirements first!


    Stealth: Requires 20 contribution points.


    Gouge: Requires 20 contribution points.


    Backstab: Requires 20 contribution points.


    Buy all the three basic skills!


    Right away, I lost 60 contribution points and three green skillbooks appeared in my bag. I learned them and instantly three pictures appeared on my skill list. I finally had skills!


    Time to exchange for some equipment.


    Though I could only wear low-level equipment, it could raise my stats. Each time I walked onto the Wind Cloud tform, the stats would increase by ten times, so even an unassuming piece of equipment would often have a huge effect!


    First, time to settle the weapon.


    <em>Shua!</em>


    When I chose weapons for Assassins, the list showed all the avable daggers in the Precious Treasure Pavilion


    (White): Attack 2-5, required level 5, costs 15 contribution points


    (Excellent): Attack 8-15, Agility +8, required level 7, costs 200 contribution points


    (Rare): Attack 25-60, Agility +20, stamina +18, required level 25, costs 5000 contribution points


    (Precious): Attack 145-220, Agility +80, Stamina +78, Strength +75, required level 50, costs 40000 contribution points


    A total of four daggers; one was white, another Excellent, the Heartbreak Dagger blue, and the terrifying Silver Moon Dagger purple. Thest one was overpowered. If the current level of yers saw it, they would go mad! Of course, I could only take a look. To get 40000 contribution points, I had to kill 20000 yers, which was impossible.


    Hence, I could only request for the Wilderness de and Water Pattern Dagger!


    I gritted my teeth and spent 215 contribution points. With that, I got two daggers. Although I was still a Small Skeleton,I looked the part. Especially the Water Pattern Dagger, it gave off a dark green glow, and it was a high-grade newbie item!


    I continued looking at the defensive items.


    There were only three in the leather armor section, and none of them fit me. The lowest level was a level 17 Rare Leather Armor and I could not wear it with my current level.


    "Only these?" I asked.


    Instantly, the attendant gave an awkward smile. "En, there are too few undead cultivators who will headout to hunt, so we only have these, but no worries; when this younger generation grows, we will have endless quantities of resources."


    "En, we can only hope."


    I nodded my head and left the Precious Treasure Pavilion.


    The moment I stepped out of the Precious Treasure Pavilion, a countdown timer of Wind Cloud tform appeared at the top right. It was still three hours. Based on the time, there would be a new Boss at 11 in the beginner vige!


    Three hours, great!


    "Hey, youre that Wind Cloud tforms victor, the legendary July Wildfire, arent you?"


    Suddenly, a voice came from behind me.


    I turned around and saw a teen wearing a robe. He had two red dragon horns. His name and level appeared in my field of sight


    Half Dragon Long Yn (Elite Boss)


    Level: 12


    Attack: ???


    Defence: ???


    Health: ???


    Skill: ???


    Introduction: Long Yn, a Half Dragon member, able to control dragon energy and deathws. He is really famous in the younger generation of ck Castle and is the personal disciple of Reincarnation Valley Manager Zhuang Huai Shui.