System's Super Sect Chapter 886 835: A New Ingredient After Spirit Rice (Part 2)

Once it finished speaking, the system revealed a bunch of special structures connected to picking talents.

The top three didn't really match what he wanted, though the fourth one fit the Immortal Sect just right at this moment.

Master's Dao Maze!

This counts as an overlapping structure.

To put it simply, it attaches right onto the current special buildings.

Like the Thousand Layers!

The aim of Master's Dao Maze is straightforward: it weeds out nonstop slackers, folks with rotten temperaments, awful ethics, and total ingrates who can't grasp thanks.

A lousy attitude and zero grit guarantee a rocky road in cultivation.

They'll almost surely perish midway.

After all, the path of cultivation brims with perils—it's no amusement park for whims.

Master's Dao Maze targets these types first since, even with the Thousand Layers honing mindset, it can't forge true willpower.

Constant slackers are total no-gos, obviously.

Same for those with trash morals who've never felt grateful.

If trouble hits later, their betrayal odds skyrocket.

They'll swear all their gains came from their own sweat, nothing to do with the sect. Plus, with their gifts, a stronger sect would rocket them higher—they'll gripe that this one holds them down.

These sorts spell future disasters, so no way to let them join.

"When sect hopefuls step into Master's Dao Maze, it launches a soul-deep trial. Failures get trapped inside forever, unable to escape. Only passers emerge from the Master's Dao Maze."

Hearing the system's explanation, Wen Ping chose to construct the Master's Dao Maze without delay.

He layered it over the Thousand Layers.

That tiny White Crystal cost? Wen Ping brushed it off.

He had plenty of White Crystals these days.

[Building Master's Dao Maze...]

[Time remaining: 50 hours.]

[Sect Development Explosion buff activated—Master's Dao Maze finishes instantly!]

[Sect Development Explosion buff activated—Master's Dao Maze upgrades three levels for free!]

[Upgrading Master's Dao Maze...]

[Time remaining: 100 hours.]

"It triggered!"

Wen Ping grinned in excitement.

This Sect Development Explosion buff packs a punch.

Instant build complete.

Three free upgrades on top.

Wen Ping pulled up the system map right away to eye the Master's Dao Maze stacked on the Thousand Layers.

Its features matched the build description exactly.

Purely for screening new sect recruits.

Yet after three upgrades, Wen Ping buzzed with curiosity about its tweaks.

He checked the Master's Dao Maze's inner shop next, recalling he still needed to peek at Fa Yuan Valley's and the fresh dorm zone's stores.

First up: Master's Dao Maze shop.

Seeds!

Seeds once more.

Not trees or Spirit Rice this time.

Vegetable seeds.

"Purple Bamboo Shoots! Straight from the Purple Bamboo Forest!"

Wen Ping remembered—Lady Guanyin planted that Purple Bamboo Forest, yeah?

Its effects? Shockingly like Spirit Rice for boosting Spirit Body, but way better: it massively upgrades the Spirit Body, evolving it into something elite from plain.

Purple Bamboo Forest's specialty lives up to the hype.

Maturity cycle's wild too.

One Purple Bamboo Seed grows into a plant that yields edible Purple Bamboo Shoots every hundred years.

"System, with well water for watering, how many years get shaved off?"

"50 years less!"

"Still 50 years, eh."

Harvest every half-century?

Such a drag left Wen Ping at a loss for words, so he jumped to the dorm area's shop.

The dorm shop looked shared—no fresh items.

Next: Fa Yuan Valley's shop.

Spiritual Liquid!

Spiritual Qi condensed into liquid form!

Perfect for fast-forwarding growth—a fresh medicinal sprout hits 10-year maturity overnight.

"Jackpot!"

Wen Ping beamed with joy.

Perfect timing.

It'll turbo the Purple Bamboo Shoots!

Waiting 50 years per bite otherwise? Endless torture.

"One dose of Spiritual Liquid adds 10 years, so 10 doses mean ripe Purple Bamboo Shoots ready."

Bite every 10 days!

Totally doable!

Wen Ping snapped up a Purple Bamboo Seed, then noted its prestige-only price tag felt steep—one seed per tree, 100 prestige points, daily limit one.

Matches Fa Yuan Valley's Final Forbidden Area entry fee.

But Spirit Body evolution? Worth it—Wen Ping bought one.

Then Spiritual Liquid's cost.

1000 prestige!

Insanely high!

Equals Heaven and Earth Thunder pricing.

One Heaven and Earth Thunder nukes an Earth Unrestricted Expert for 1000 prestige—this bottle matches it.

"Alright, snag one to test." Wen Ping shelled out the prestige reluctantly, eyed the thumbnail-sized Purple Bamboo Shoot and Cyan Jade Bottle in hand, then rocketed to Medicine Mountain via sword flight.

Spotting the Sect Leader, Zhao Yi's aunt and uncle dropped their tasks to bow in welcome.

Even Shen Jue, mid-field work, halted everything.

The Immortal Sect's Sect Leader!

His first glimpse.

The legend shaking Red Domain, forcing most Five-star sects to kneel, slayer of Red Leaf Sect's Vice Sect Leader—standing live before him!

Shen Jue's heart churned with tangled feelings.

Pride surged.

Should he roll the dice?

But the Sect Leader seemed young, yet his realm hid completely—crushing Shen Jue's fire.

"Watch and wait."

Shen Jue fixed his gaze on Wen Ping, dying to know the visit's purpose.

"Pick an empty spot for this Purple Bamboo Shoot, then add one drop from the bottle to the site hourly. I'll send a seed daily—you handle it the same way."

Zhao Yi's aunt Zhao Ying grabbed the Purple Bamboo Shoot and Spiritual Liquid with zeal, then asked: "Sect Leader, is this super important? If so, I'll ditch my chores to tend it myself."

"Not a big deal. Feel free to hand it off to others."

With that, Wen Ping soared away on his sword.

Clutching the Purple Bamboo Shoot and Spiritual Liquid, Zhao Ying scanned about, eyed her husband, then zeroed in on Shen Jue.

Shen Jue froze in shock!

Nonstop like this?

Treating an Earth Unrestricted Expert as a lackey?

Zhao Ying said awkwardly, "You're on it now."

Her full hands and no helpers forced this on him—she'd never otherwise dump it on an Earth Unrestricted powerhouse.

The Elder's orders said servant duty, but she still balked a bit.

Shen Jue clenched his jaw, rage boiling toward murder.

But as killing urge peaked, a razor-sharp presence stabbed from behind, spiking his nerves.

Danger!

Deadly peril!

One strike, and he might drop dead!

Shen Jue smothered his intent fast, stepped up to take the Purple Bamboo Shoot and Spiritual Liquid, bottled his rage, and hunted a free plot.

Only when that crushing pressure faded did Shen Jue exhale in relief.

He ditched his hoe, collapsed into the mud without a care for his Earth Unrestricted dignity.

No choice at this point.