The Geared Immortal

Chapter 579

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"Are you part of the new disciples?" she suddenly asked with a hint of realization in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shin Jiao was surprised but immediately showed a sheepish look on his face. He wanted to portray that he was shy that the woman learned that he is just a newbie. But to his surprise, the woman showed a jubilant expression on her face.

"I have been in the sect for a very long time and didn't know what is happening outside. How about this, I teach you how to cultivate and you tell me about the outside world, deal?" she said.

As she smiled a dimple appear on her cheeks which made her look more attractive. Some of the young men on the side who showed no interest in the two suddenly could not help themselves but take a glance at the young woman.

However, once they recognize her they immediately shifted their gazes and didn't dare take a look.

"Okay… I'm Qiong Ji… and you are?" Shin Jiao replied as he nodded his head and introduced himself.

"Daixa Fengdi… you can just call me Sister Dai."

"Ah, senior sister Dai… this junior is in your care." Shin Jiao said.

Suddenly from the stage, a tall and handsome looking young man walked. When his figure appears a lot of young women in the sect suddenly showed glowing eyes as they look at him with admiration. However, Shin Jiao on the side immediately recognized this young man then his eyes drifted to the young woman standing with others behind him.

Those were the two whom he saw outside.

"It seems that the two hold a high position among the disciples in this sect." Shin Jiao thought.

He also noticed the woman beside him showing great expectation and admiration in her eyes.

"Are you his fan?" Shin Jiao asked as he leaned towards the young woman.

"Yes… Err… what do you mean?"

"Admirer… you admire him, right?" Shin Jiao said with a teasing tone.

"You…" Daixa Fengdi bit her lip as she looks around.

"Hey, don't be too shy… look at all those girls… with one look I can tell that they are all head over heels to that senior brother… Haha…" Shin Jiao chuckled.

Daixa Fengdi pouted as she looks at Shin Jiao with an annoyed expression. But she didn't react that violently as she knew that he was just teasing her. Senior brother Chang Song was the most outstanding, brave, hardworking, and kind senior brother of all the inner disciples. She truly admires him. But she also knew that he likes the most beautiful and strongest female disciple, Lin Baojing.

So she and the others could just look at him in admiration.

Shin Jiao stop teasing Daixa Fengdi and listened to the young man on the stage.

"… Inner and outer disciples of the Mountain Beast Sect, I was tasked by the elders and sect leader to announce a piece of grievous news… the time of the beast tide is soon at hand. As part of the sect, we are to go out and curve the number of the wild beast outside. I know that it might be a little too early. But it is already happening. If we do not do this, we and the citizens of Yun Ji City would face great calamity. So, we will have until morning to prepare everything before going out…" the young man named Chang Song said in a loud voice.

The announcement was a bit abrupt and this made a lot of the disciples a bit scared. However, not all of them are scared. There are many young men and women who are showing excitement in their eyes.

"What? This is a surprise… I can't wait to test out my strength out there… Hehe…"

"This is awesome, I can catch more beasts and if I am lucky I can tame at least one of them… Hehe…"

"This is not good. I haven't advance yet… I don't want to die out there…"

"Shit! This is too unfair. How could this be? I haven't been able to advance yet…"

A mixed reaction immediately erupted within the crowd of disciples both in the inner and outer sect. But none of them can escape this task.

The Mountain Beast Sect is one of the most secluded sects in this land which uses a martial cultivation technique they called the way of the beast. The way they cultivate is unique as they would either tame a beast and combine its strength and ability with theirs or kill the beast and try to use its corpse as a powerful weapon. This is the reason why the sect is called, the Mountain Beast Sect.

Shin Jiao could not ask anything for now as everyone is busy doing their stuff and he didn't want to blow his cover for being too nosy, so he just entered the quarters for the new outer sect members.

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It was almost the break of dawn and the sect members began to gather once again in the middle of the sect. This time, Shin Jiao saw something which surprised him. This is because the disciples now look like barbarian warriors who wear beast skin as armor and beast bones and razor-sharp teeth or talons as weapons.

However, there are some who didn't change their clothes and just wore bronze armor on their body and a weapon in their hands. But beside them are different sizes and types of beasts.

The young man named Chang Song is now sitting at the back of a large lion-like beast. On his waist hands a short sword which looks like the teeth of a beast but was crafted exquisitely and was turned into a short sword.

Seeing this, Shin Jiao felt a bit surprised. Then he noticed Daixa Fengdi wearing a simple breastplate made of some animal large scale and on her side is a whip made from linked razor-sharp teeth of a beast.

Seeing, Shin Jiao's surprised gaze, Daixa Fengdi showed a prideful smile on her beautiful face.

"Awesome, right?" she said with her head high.

"I made them myself and has preserved at least 30% of the original's beast toughness and strength. I am still not proficient in making my own armor and weapons, so I can only make it this far." She explained.

Shin Jiao nodded his head with a tinge of understanding in his eyes.

"Well, before we go out since you are still unaware, I will explain the strength and type of beasts out there…" She said as she began explaining things to Shin Jiao.

Shin Jiao learned that the beasts are classified into 4 different categories, classes A, B, and C. And of course, the rare class S. Class C is the lowest and A is the highest. Class S beasts are rare so it is usually not included in the classification as one can only see them once every 100 years.

These types of beasts are absurdly strong and only the sect master of the Mountain Beast Sect might be able to fight against it.

Each of the beast strength varies depending on which part of its body the beast has already strengthened. For example, if the beast is able to strengthen, only one part of its body like an arm, a leg, or two they are considered as class C beasts. If they are able to strengthen more of their parts but not all, they are considered as class B. But if a beast has already strengthened all of its body parts then it would be considered as class A.

As a sect disciple, once they are able to defeat a beast, they can have the opportunity to get the part of the beast they killed and then turn it into a piece of armor or a weapon and this would boost their strength once combined with their own martial cultivation technique.

Shin Jiao also learned the martial cultivation technique of the sect and discover that they are not using Qi or mana. But instead, these people are able to tap the innate ability of their spiritual roots inside their bodies using a type of meditation. Although it would not be able to produce Qi on the outside, it would be converted to strength just like what he is doing right now.

So it means that if these people are able to go out of this land, then they would be able to become true cultivators.

Right now, Shin Jiao wanted to hold the hand of Daixa Fengdi and check her body. But she could not do that as it is inappropriate. He would just find a chance for him to be able to do so sometime later.

While Daixa Fengdi is explaining things to Shin Jiao they are already following the large number of disciples walking towards the exit of the secret valley.

However, unknown to Shin Jiao as he is busy listening and his interest is glued to what Daixa Fengdi is explaining a couple of eyes are looking at him with deep anger in them.

A number of inner disciples of the sect who has their eyes on the beautiful Daixa Fengdi are looking at Shin Jiao in anger.

How could they not be angry? The cold and emotionless woman who would always ignore them is being friendly with a newbie who does not even have any beast armor or weapon on him. This situation made them want to rush forward and beat that outer sect disciple up.

But then, since they are going out of the sect, it would be easy for them to lay a trap for that newbie and dispose of him without anyone knowing. If it is inside the sect, they would think twice as there is a strict law inside the sect about fighting. However, outside is a different story.

But Shin Jiao is unaware of this as he is carefully listening to the young woman's explanations and would sometimes ask some important questions. And not long later he has already got a good idea of what the Mountain Beast sect is all about.

Soon the group arrives near the location where Shin Jiao found the two young couple that night.

There is a tense feeling in the air as everyone can hear from a distance loud roaring sound of many beasts.

"Everyone… goes to your assigned team, you know the drill already… those new disciples should stay in the rear and observe the battle… Outer sect elders, please take care of them.." Shouted Chang Song.