Become the Strongest Master With a Genius Student

'What have I done! Why did I do that yesterday?'

By a well located outside the back door of the bathroom, there stood a girl named Vheena, holding her head with an expression full of regret. She regretted the decision she made yesterday, having not considered its consequences.

'H-how did this happen? How could I have accepted a royal princess as my disciple yesterday? C-can I take back my words from yesterday? N-no way, right? Ahh! Why did I have to get greedy just because I saw that the princess had a lot of money!'

Yesterday, after Vheena indulged in the pleasure of eating delicious food while interrogating the princess and her subordinates at the restaurant, she made a small plan to extort the princess into buying the food she wanted. Seeing that the princess and her subordinates were not suspicious of her actions, Vheena became greedier, buying all the food, clothes, and anything that caught her interest.

Feeling how easy it was to buy things without having to work long hours to earn money, Vheena began to devise a plan to get money from the princess. She pondered what the princess wanted most from her since she had nothing valuable left after selling all her belongings. Vheena could only use her deceptive appearance to make the princess her disciple.

Hearing this, the princess, of course, immediately agreed to become her disciple. After the princess parted ways with her subordinates, who returned to the kingdom with the fruits they had purchased from her, Vheena invited the princess to her home. As it was already late when they arrived, Vheena asked the princess to rest. Seeing the princess enter one of the bedrooms, Vheena grinned with joy, having brought a rich person she could exploit. Vheena went to sleep happily, only to regret her foolish and thoughtless actions the next day.

The next morning, Vheena, who woke up at dawn, went to the well to fetch water. Upon arriving, she recalled yesterday's events, leading her to regret her foolish actions.

'How can I deceive her? C-calm down… I need to calm down, huuuf… i-if I remember correctly, yesterday I asked the princess about her cultivation level. A-as I recall, her cultivation is the same as RuanRuan's, except the princess is one level higher. I was quite surprised that the cultivation level I made up matched what the princess said. Is that a coincidence? Well, no need to overthink it. At least I don't have to cover up a lie about the cultivation level since it was right.'

'I don't need to lie about the cultivation level anymore. I should just ask the princess herself about higher levels of cultivation. So, what I need to think about is what technique I should give her. The only thing I don’t know is whether the technique I come up with can fool her. M-maybe I can deceive her after I see what kind of power she unleashes. Later, I can make a technique that suits her once I know her power, right?'

After making a somewhat uncertain plan, Vheena went to the bathroom to bathe after bringing the water she fetched from the well. After bathing and putting on the new clothes she bought from town, as usual, she went to wash her clothes and prepare breakfast for herself and her new disciple.

While setting the plates on the table, she saw her new disciple approaching. Seeing her disciple wanting to help, Vheena only told her to sit and wait while she brought breakfast. Watching her disciple eat her cooking like a starving person puzzled Vheena.

'This princess is so wealthy, so why is she eating my breakfast like she's starving? Well, to be fair, my cooking has changed since I could buy salt, spices, and basic ingredients. Is it really that good? I just made rice with eggs and vegetables. Maybe I should taste it. Ugh, it's salty! Did I go overboard with the salt when I was cooking?'

Tasting her breakfast and finding it salty left Vheena confused, as her disciple devoured it heartily. Vheena could only assume that maybe her disciple liked salty food. After a quiet breakfast without any conversation, Vheena took her new disciple to the backyard to assess her power. Once there, she immediately asked her disciple to unleash her power.

“Ahem, Xianxiu, since you’re my new disciple, I want to see what power you possess so I can create a suitable technique for you. Please show me any technique you have.”

“Yes, master.”

After replying, Vheena watched her new disciple sit down as if meditating and breathe in strange intervals. Seeing her disciple not unleash any power or movement techniques, but rather what seemed to be a cultivation technique, Vheena immediately sensed a major crisis unfolding.

'Damn! Miss pretty, why aren’t you showing your elemental power or movement technique? Why are you performing a cultivation technique instead? Watching you just sit there and breathe without releasing any power is leaving me clueless about what technique to give you. Ugh, my stomach hurts. Damn it! I need to quickly come up with a cultivation technique before she opens her eyes!'

Forcing her brain to think hard about a cultivation technique, Vheena was interrupted when she saw her disciple open her eyes. Seeing her disciple stand and look at her as if asking for guidance, Vheena quickly turned around to think of the right words and then faced her disciple again, wearing an expert’s expression as she gave her disciple some advice.

“Xianxiu, where did you learn this cultivation technique?”

“This cultivation technique I learned from my family’s ancestor, who created it for his descendants. Is there a problem with the technique I learned, master?” Luo Xianxiu replied anxiously, seeing her master question the technique created by her ancestor.

“Hmm… yeah, this technique of yours… has many flaws. I’m sure that when your family studied this technique, those who practiced it hit a bottleneck when they reached a high enough level of cultivation, right?”

“Y-you’re right, master. My family’s cultivation technique can only take someone to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. According to my family, breaking through to the Body Integration stage is impossible. Only my ancestor ever surpassed it, though he had to consume many treasures. My family believes the cause is the lack of natural qi in the Fellow Sun continent. Could you possibly know how to improve my cultivation technique so it can be stronger?”

'I can’t even cultivate properly for myself, let alone fix your technique. I can’t tell her that! D-damn it, don’t look at me like that. I don’t even know what guidance to give. Y-yeah, whatever, I’ll just say something random that sounds convincing.'

Having given up trying to come up with any helpful advice for the cultivation technique, Vheena could only spout random thoughts to her disciple.

“Xianxiu, you should give up on that technique. I hesitated to tell you because it might hurt you. Are you sure you want to hear it?”

“It’s fine, master. I can handle whatever you have to say.”

“Since you’ve agreed, I’ll tell you. Actually, the cultivation technique you’ve been practicing is trash. M-maybe you didn’t realize it because you thought there was no problem while learning it. But this technique is truly terrible because it wastes too many resources, and it doesn’t purify or condense your qi. Even though you end up with more qi than regular cultivators, your qi is just as ordinary as theirs. Y-yeah, maybe the best thing about this cultivation technique is that your family can reach the Nascent Soul stage twice as fast as other cultivators.”

‘I-I’ve said everything that sounds convincing. S-she looks shocked after processing my words. D-did it work? P-please let it work!’

Desperately hoping her new disciple was deceived by her words, Vheena saw her disciple stand still in shock. She could only continue to pray that her deception had succeeded. Moments later, her disciple snapped out of it and immediately bowed before her, speaking in a sad tone.

“You’re right, master, about the harmful effects of my family’s cultivation technique. Will this cause any problems for you in teaching me, master? Do you think my family’s technique can’t be improved? If it can’t be, will you give me a new cultivation technique?”

‘Yes, she’s fooled! B-but even though I’ve saved myself, now I have to give her a new cultivation technique? D-damn it! I need to give her some convincing random answer!’

“…don’t worry, the harmful effects of that cultivation technique won’t affect me while I’m teaching you. As for your family’s technique, even if I could improve it, at best it would only allow your family to reach twice the cultivation level when they practice it. Still, the technique would require a place rich in natural qi and many resources for your family to practice it. Since you’re my disciple, of course, I won’t let you continue to learn such a flawed technique. I’ll give you a new cultivation technique that will help you easily become immortal.”