Lu Qingfeng stared at his reflection in the water basin.
Red ceremonial robes. A jade disciple token. A room cleaner than his soul.
"This is getting out of hand."
He squinted at the golden nameplate above his room.
Lu Qingfeng – Core Disciple, Heavenly Spirit Pavilion
"I just wanted free food and a place to nap. Now I'm one 'Dao Lecture' away from being a sect elder."
He cracked his knuckles. "Alright. If they won't kick me out, I'll make them want to."
Step 1: Be disrespectful to authority.
Lu Qingfeng swaggered into the Sect Master's daily meeting and put his feet on the table.
"Yo, Old Man. Got snacks?"
The elders gasped.
The Sect Master chuckled. "Such boldness… he must be testing us again."
Elder Wu whispered, "Is this... part of his training method?"
Lu Qingfeng: "...?"
Step 2: Destroy something valuable.
Lu Qingfeng walked into the artifact vault, poked a shiny orb, and accidentally shattered it.
A moment later—
[You have broken the Seal of Binding on the Divine Orb of Fate.][New Fate Unlocked: Heaven's Misunderstood Demon.]
Elder Fang ran in and froze.
"He… freed the orb?! We've tried for 300 years!"
Lu Qingfeng: "I was trying to break it!"
Fang fell to his knees. "Of course… you broke its chains, not its essence. How profound."
Step 3: Publicly denounce the sect.
Lu Qingfeng stood on the main platform and yelled:
"I don't want to be in this stupid sect!"
The crowd went silent.
Then someone shouted, "He's testing our loyalty!"
Another added, "He wants to see who will remain faithful!"
The Sect Master stepped forward. "Lu Qingfeng… for your ruthless honesty and unmatched enlightenment—"
Lu Qingfeng grinned. Finally. They're kicking me out.
"—we hereby promote you to Acting Grand Elder of Enlightenment!"
"…"
Lu Qingfeng screamed internally.
Why. Won't. These. People. Kick. Me. OUT?!