38: Chapter 38 A Different Inheritance

Liu Qingyan glanced at Jiang Yuwei:

"Since you are Junior Brother Mo's Junior Sister, come in together."

"Yes, Elder."

The two female Disciples guarding the gate complied, stepping aside to clear the way and no longer blocking them.

Mo Zixing shot Jiang Yuwei a look, signaling her to relax and follow him.

The two of them stepped forward to follow Liu Qingyan into Qingdan Peak.

They walked all the way to the main hall.

There were no superfluous or luxurious decorations in the main hall; only a massive Pill Furnace stood in the very center.

Rows of exquisite wooden boxes were neatly stacked on the wooden shelves on both sides; one didn't even need to think to know they were filled with rare medicinal herbs.

As expected of the core of the entire Sect's alchemy.

One just didn't know how many poisons fed to Su Li had been refined in this glamorous alchemy room.

"Sit."

Liu Qingyan walked to the main seat and sat down, gesturing toward the seats on either side.

She then gave an instruction toward the outside of the hall.

Soon, two female Disciples entered carrying tea trays and served spiritual tea to the three of them.

Liu Qingyan picked up her teacup and took a sip, her gaze landing on Mo Zixing:

"Junior Brother Mo, I won't beat around the bush with you."

"Your performance in this assessment was witnessed by the entire Sect."

"To have a cultivation of the eighth level of Qi Refining at such a young age, and with both lightning arts and Sword Technique at the top of your peer group."

"This talent would be considered quite high-ranking even in the entire Yongning Province."

"Elder Liu, you flatter me."

Mo Zixing gave a perfunctory reply and began waiting for what would follow.

Sure enough, Liu Qingyan set down her teacup and began to list the foundation of Qingdan Peak:

"You've just entered the inner Sect, so you might not know much about the five main peaks yet."

"Qingti Peak only focuses on body tempering and nothing else; Qingshu Peak studies Formations and Magical Artifacts; Qingshen Peak practices various techniques but is a jack-of-all-trades and master of none; and the remaining Qingsu Peak is currently closed."

"In the entire Mingyu Sect, only my Qingdan Peak can provide you with the most resources and the broadest future."

Her tone held no arrogance; it was as if she were simply stating facts:

"As long as you join my lineage, there will be plenty of basic Medicinal Pills. I can even personally refine high-grade foundation establishment pills, or even the Medicinal Pills used for your subsequent Golden Core Breakthrough."

"Besides that, for the annual Secret Realm slots of the Sect, Qingdan Peak always holds a quota in the top three."

"As long as your cultivation keeps up, I can give you Secret Realms, Legacies, and Heaven And Earth Treasures."

Liu Qingyan spoke unhurriedly, yet every sentence struck at the needs of a normal Cultivator.

Although these conditions were indeed very tempting.

But Mo Zixing clearly wasn't exactly a normal Cultivator.

He knew in his heart that no matter how big the promise was, one had to be alive to enjoy it.

Liu Qingyan's personality traits were [self-serving] and [Power].

All the recruitment and benefits were essentially to tie him to her ship, using him as a pawn to oppose other forces in the Sect and consolidate her own Power.

If she were to secretly do something to control him, it would be truly impossible to guard against.

Seeing that there wasn't much of a reaction on his face, Liu Qingyan wasn't in a hurry.

Instead, she smiled and offered even more tangible benefits:

"I know that taking a master is a lifelong matter, and it's normal that you need time to consider it."

"However, regardless of whether you ultimately decide to join my lineage or not, you are a Genius rarely seen in the Sect in a hundred years. You must accept this small token of appreciation."

Giving things?

Mo Zixing's mind began to race.

Then he had to seize the opportunity.

He hadn't found a suitable opportunity to use the trait replacement function before.

Changing a Sect Elder's personality in front of others was a bit unsafe.

Now Liu Qingyan was right before him.

And there was no one else watching besides Jiang Yuwei.

This was the perfect time.

He would see if he could first change her personality to make her drop some good items.

Mo Zixing remained calm on the surface, but silently pulled up the System panel in his mind.

[Name: Liu Qingyan]

[Gender: Female]

[Race: Human]

[Cultivation: Crystallization Level 2]

[Personality: Selfish, Power]

[Innate Luck: Wood-Chopping Expert (Green), Deep Schemes (Green), Alchemy Madman (Blue)]

[Acquired Luck: None]

Driven by Mo Zixing, the small die next to the personality trait column began to spin, and the following trait options popped out one by one.

[Legacy: Values the master-Disciple Legacy and educational relationships, placing great importance on the Disciples under one's wing]

[reputation: Values one's own reputation and public opinion, acting with consideration for the impact of external evaluations]

[Family Ties: Values familial affection and friendship, showing no reservation toward those related by blood]

Mo Zixing scanned the three replaceable traits and quickly compared them in his mind.

[reputation]?

It felt useless.

As long as she wasn't discovered, secretly poisoning would still not affect her reputation; it would only make her act more cautiously.

[Family Ties]?

That was even more useless.

He wasn't a blood relative of this Liu woman; this trait would be completely meaningless, a waste of a replacement.

Only [Legacy] seemed to have some merit.

If he replaced [self-serving] with this trait, Liu Qingyan's logic of action would change.

Valuing master-Disciple Legacy and educational relationships, placing great importance on the Disciples under one's wing.

Even if she still valued Power and remained ambitious.

She would no longer treat her Disciples simply as pawns.

Mo Zixing made up his mind and ordered the System:

"Replace [self-serving] with [Legacy]."

[Trait replacement command confirmed]

[Replacement successful]

[Target character Liu Qingyan's personality trait [self-serving] has been removed, new personality trait [Legacy] added]

The System notification sound faded.

Liu Qingyan's character panel refreshed.

The originally eyesore [self-serving] disappeared.

Replaced by [Legacy].

Meanwhile, Liu Qingyan, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned almost imperceptibly.

It was as if something had happened, yet it was inexplicable and impossible to put into words.