Meng Yao looked at Gu Liangyuan, forcing a smile on her pale face: "Gu Liangyuan, this joke isn't funny."

  She admitted she was a bit flustered.

  The determination Gu Liangyuan was showing now was something she had never felt before.

  Things seemed to have slipped out of her control.

  Gu Liangyuan's mind was entirely focused on the system, not sparing Meng Yao a single gnce.

  With a flick of his wide sleeve, he turned his head away, leaving only three cold words echoing in the hall: "See her out!"

  As soon as Gu Liangyuan finished speaking, a group of elders blocked Meng Yao's path, preventing her from getting even a step closer to Gu Liangyuan.

  Now that Gu Liangyuan had finally stopped being a simp, they feared Meng Yao might say something to change his mind again.

  Watching Gu Liangyuan's figure gradually disappear and the elders blocking her way, Meng Yao became anxious and hurriedly called out:

  "Gu Liangyuan, I..."

  "How dare you!" Before Meng Yao could finish, Elder Wang sternly reprimanded her!

  As he spoke, he subtly channeled his power, causing Meng Yao to stagger back a few steps.

  "Is the title of Martial Uncle something you can call out so casually!?"

  Seeing the elder who once groveled before her now daring to act against her, Meng Yao wanted to get angry.

  But when she saw the faint lightning in the elder's hand and the Nascent Soul pressure emanating from him, she forcibly suppressed her anger.

  "Damn ckey, you really know how to judge the situation. Just wait until Gu Liangyuan comes back to me, I'll make you pay!"

  Thinking this, Meng Yao stomped her foot in frustration and turned to leave.

  Even now, she still believed that Gu Liangyuan couldn't possibly give up on her just like that.

  But to win Gu Liangyuan back, it all depended on how much she was willing to sacrifice...

  ***

  As for what Meng Yao was thinking, Gu Liangyuan had no idea. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the cultivation room, his mind immersed in the system.

  "Master-Apprentice Rebate System: As long as you teach your disciple the corresponding divine abilities and techniques, you will randomly trigger a rebate reward ranging from zero to ten thousand times."

  "Disciple Recruitment Requirement: A peerless simp."

  Gu Liangyuan: ???

  Are you serious about this simp thing?

  Recruit a simp into my Path of Emotionlessness? Help them quit their simp addiction?

  "Ding, the host still has a novice gift pack to cim. Would you like to cim it now?"

  "Cim it."

  "Ding, congratutions to the host for obtaining the Fallen Immortal Aura, Void Spirit Root, and Detector."

  In the cultivation room, Gu Liangyuan sat cross-legged, a mysterious power arising from his dantian, altering his spiritual root and gradually enhancing his aura.

  An hour ter, Gu Liangyuan slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and stood up.

  Although Gu Liangyuan's appearance hadn't changed, his every move now seemed to be enveloped in an immortal aura, exuding an extraordinary temperament.

  Gu Liangyuan was already quite handsome, and now with the added Fallen Immortal Aura, it seemed the dim cultivation room brightened by three degrees because of him!

  In this novice gift pack, the Fallen Immortal Aura was the least noticeable gain.

  In the Cultivation World, the fewer the spiritual roots, the higher the aptitude, and the faster the cultivation speed.

  Thus, a single spiritual root is also known as a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

  Gu Liangyuan's spiritual roots were of the fire, wood, and metal elements, pcing his aptitude in the lower-middle range. He had been troubled by his spiritual roots, but unexpectedly, the system directly gave him a Void Spirit Root to repce his previous ones, maxing out his aptitude!

  Conventional spiritual roots are the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, with rare variants like wind, rain, thunder, and lightning derived from these elements.

  Generally speaking, one can only practice spells corresponding to their spiritual root.

  But the Void Spirit Root isn't affected by this limitation and can transform into any type of spiritual root at will!

  Moreover, its cultivation speed is extremely fast, even surpassing the Heavenly Spiritual Root by threefold!

  This is practically a cheat for cultivation!

  Additionally, the system's reward of a Detector can probe anyone's basic information.

  More importantly, it thoughtfully marks whether the person is a simp.

  With the Detector in hand, Gu Liangyuan was full of confidence for the upcoming disciple recruitment.

  "Open the system interface."

  Host: Gu Liangyuan

  Cultivation: Mid Foundation Establishment

  Identity: Master of Emotionless Peak, Supreme Holy Land

  Technique: Scripture of Emotionlessness (Incomplete)

  Divine Abilities: Minor Geng Metal Technique, Fire Dragon Palm

  Items: Two Profound-Grade Magical Artifacts, one Earth-Grade Magical Artifact, various pills, and spiritual treasures.

  Disciples: None

  System Mission: Recruit the first disciple. System Reward: Nascent Soul cultivation.

  Looking at the system mission, Gu Liangyuan composed himself, patted the nonexistent dust off his clothes, and stepped out of the closed-door cultivation room.

  ***

  Upon leaving Emotionless Peak, Gu Liangyuan encountered two young disciples flying on swords.

  Seeing Gu Liangyuan, the two quickly nded their flying swords and saluted him:

  "Greetings, Martial Uncle Ancestor."

  Although their manners were impeccable, the indifference in their eyes didn't escape Gu Liangyuan's keen observation.

  He was used to such looks. They came to pay respects because of his seniority and the rules of the Holy Land.

  But in the Cultivation World, strength is paramount. Given his previous reputation as a simp and his cultivation level, these disciples naturally wouldn't respect him from the heart; they just wanted to maintain appearances.

  Gu Liangyuan nodded lightly in response.

  Communicating with the system in his mind, he cast a probe on the two.

  Name: Jiang Yingyu

  Devotion Value (Bootlicker Value): 50

  Cultivation: Early Foundation Stage

  Spiritual Root: Wood, Fire, Water Triple Spiritual Roots

  Comprehension: Lower-Middle

  Fate: Average

  Summary: An NPC in the Cultivation World.

  Name: Tan Zhengzhi

  Devotion Value: 80 (Excellent)

  Cultivation: Late Foundation Stage

  Spiritual Root: Dual Wood-Fire Spiritual Roots

  Comprehension: Upper-Middle

  Fate: Upper-Middle

  Summary: An NPC with a name, a seasoned simp, but cking in talent.

  Looking at Tan Zhengzhi's 80 Devotion Value, Gu Liangyuan left with a sense of regret.

  What a promising simp candidate, such a pity.

  Watching Gu Liangyuan's departing figure, Jiang Yingyu turned to Tan Zhengzhi:

  "Why do I feel like Martial Uncle Ancestor looks even more handsome today?"

  Tan Zhengzhi nodded: "I feel he's more charismatic too. But what does it matter? Being good-looking doesn't put food on the table.

  He's only at the Foundation Establishment stage now."

  Jiang Yingyu nodded in agreement: "Cultivation is the foundation of one's life. Why doesn't Martial Uncle Ancestor understand this? Giving up cultivation entirely for a woman, such a waste of good cultivation resources."

  "But it has nothing to do with us. As long as we maintain proper etiquette when we meet him in the future, that's enough."

  "Well said, Senior Brother Tan."

  Gu Liangyuan was unaware of their discussion. At this moment, he was probing all the way to the Servants Quarters of the Supreme Holy Land.

  With a gnce, countless attribute panels appeared before him.

  He intended to check them one by one, but a golden panel immediately caught his attention!

  Everyone else's panels were colorless, so why was there a golden one?

  Focusing his gaze, he saw the panel read:...