Half an hour later, Kai woke up. The system greeted him with multiple notifications.
[Congratulations. You have caught the attention of a legendary poison and alchemy master of the Tang Dynasty. Even though it wasn't a task assigned to you, the system is pleased with the result and rewarded you 1,000 points]
[Tang Bo, the late S-rank poison emperor and alchemy king, wants to take in as his third disciple. In return, he wishes you to avenge his death]
[You can decline him. But if you accept him as your master, you will learn exorcism, poison arts, alchemy, and magic. But you will have to face an S-rank martial artist in the future]
"Why are you in a daze?" Tang Bo asked who was standing near the green fireball in the middle of the room.
Kai stood up and felt energized, "Did you heal me?"
"Of course, I did. Now kowtow three times so I can take you in as my disciple, " his voice was full of arrogance.
"Oh. You are so impressed by me. You do realise that I have a weak body, " Kai said.
"Only an empty bowl can be filled with pure tea. If it is broken, then it can be repaired, " Tang Bo said.
"Nothing is free in this world. You are gonna make me your disciple just like this? I don't think so. What do you want? A puppet body for your spirit?" Kai pretended to be guessing his intentions.
"Ahem! It is just a simple task! I have no mortal desires other than my revenge. This is not even my soul but a small wisp of myself. I am not expecting much, but if you become a strong man in the future, I would like you to kill my archenemy." Tang Bo didn't explain, but he didn't put pressure on Kai either.
That impressed Kai, who quickly kowtowed three times and asked, "Can you take this amateur as your disciple?"
"Hoho~ Good! Good! I, Tang Bo, take you under my wing as my third disciple. What is your name, my disciple?" Tang Bo asked.
"Kai Kudo, master, " Kai answered.
"Okay, stand up and swallow this fireball, " Tang Bo gave him an absurd instruction.
Kai stood up with a doubtful face, "Master, I can feel its heat even though I am two or three steps away."
"This is my creation. Tang Bo Poison Fire. In short, Toof. By merging with it, you will gain high resistance to poison and fire. Your force will increase up to 500 years. Not to mention, your cultivation speed will increase too. So disciple, even if it hurts and burns. Just swallow it like a cotton candy, " Tang Bo said with a gentle smile.
Kai was still doubtful about it.
"After that, I will give a beautiful female ghost slave as a gift. You can lose your innocence to her, " Tang Bo tempted him.
Suddenly, Kai's face turned manly, "You should have said that first."
He stepped forward without any hesitation and swept his right hand at the fireball.
He caught a fistful of fire that was giving him a sense of burning but wasn't actually burning him. It was hurting his hand, but he swallowed it in one quick gulp.
It didn't burn once it went down his throat. Like that, he had a hot feast that gave him a lot of pain while his master watched him happily.
Once he was done eating, he felt thirsty, but he had to check his status: 'System, show my status.'
[Name: Kai Kudo (age 18)
Power: Water
Sub powers: Poison, Curse, Fire
Circle: 1
Class: Elemental
Rank: higher martial junior (F-rank)
Force: 55 years + 607 years (unrefined)
Stats: Attack (F), Defense (F), Speed (F), Strength (F), Stamina (F), Mind (C)
Other stats: Fire (D), Fire Resistance (D), Poison (C), Poison Resistance (C), Self-healing (D), Healing (F), Curse (D), Curse (Resistance)]
"I feel weak despite swallowing so much pure force, " Kai remarked.
"It is natural. You need time to refine that force. Guess what, I have a dual cultivation technique for it, " Tang Bo touched Kai's forehead with hai right hand's index finger.
That's how he passed down the technique.
It took Kai a minute to learn the basics, "This is simple... But it requires harmony. You said there is a female ghost... If she is my companion... But has an evil nature... Then how will I achieve harmony?"
Tang Bo's expression turned grim, "My disciple, you must take this secret of mine to the grave. When I got gravely injured by my archenemy, I ran into that ghost girl in a jungle."
"I was frustrated, both mentally and physically. And that girl was lustful, both mentally and physically. I fell in her honey trap and lost my life."
"But the ghost girl didn't have the potential to grow strong. So when I became a ghost, I imprisoned her in my dungeon. For years, I pound--ahem! Research her and found her weaknesses."
"She killed herself by jumping from a mountain when some enemy kingdom's soldiers tried to take her as a spoil of war. She died a virgin and developed a fetish to suck men dry of their essence until their death."
"That's how she had been wandering for 200 years. Her lust never gets satisfied. But fear not, if you don't look into her beautiful eyes, you will be fine. I can vouch for that. She always feels like a virgin."
Kai had a face saying, "Old pervert."
Tang Bo coughed awkwardly, "I have needs too. And she is not some holy spirit. She gives in to lust and her impulse... She is an evil spirit. If you don't want to, then find a human girl. I can't leave my dungeon to find a dual cultivation partner for you."
Kai sighed, "No. I am in a hurry to become strong. The dual cultivation technique you gave me is quite good. It can even help me in refining a new force into my own force. So where is she?"
Tang Bo looked at the wall in the south direction, and a door slid open, revealing a pitch black path. "The labyrinth has 78 traps that lead to her room. No man had survived from her charming eyes except me."
"Yeah~ You must have succeeded after countless failed attempts. You didn't die the second time because your soul is stronger than hers, " Kai smirked.
Tang Bo gritted his teeth, "Cut the crap and close your eyes before entering her room. Don't fall for her sweet voice. Her only power is her eyes. The rest are her natural skills. But you can't underestimate her. I will save you if I find you in trouble."
Kai went towards the dark path with a confident face, "Don't worry, master. Your disciple is a king of romance. Watch and learn."
"Writer's Clairvoyance! Allrounder Writer, " He chanted.
It didn't take him long to reach the end of the path to enter the room of the boss monster.
It was a stone chamber that had an oddly white layer on its six surfaces. It was an unshaped chamber with different lengths, widths, and heights everywhere.
He found no one in front and right side. But the moment he turned left, his voice got stuck in his throat.
A woman in a simple white babydoll nightgown, with her long black hair falling down on her face, was standing some inches away from his face.
Kai was 168 cm tall and had brown-yellow skin. He was originally pale yellow in skintone but got tanned because of training in the sunlight every day.
"Ha-hi~" Kai uttered the words with a hard gulp.
What he gulped down was his fear.
She didn't make a sound or cause a wind gust.
She turned back towards her bed, which was the east-north corner of the room.
While walking slowly towards her bed, she removed the only clothing on her body and threw it on the ground.
Then she bent on her knees and started walking on her fours, like a fox. Showing her sealed but used rear holes.
Kai had an expressionless face towards her sensual temptation.
"What are you waiting for kid? Ride on! And don't look into her eyes, " Tang Bo said from the corridor.
He didn't want to see his disciple in action. But he would protect him from there.
"What is your name, lady?" Kai asked politely.
That surprised both Tang Bo and Yubi.
She stopped walking on her fours and answered, "Kuro... Hana... "
Her voice was normal but void of emotion.
"What about your real name?" Kai asked while taking small steps.
Kurohana stayed silent for a moment before speaking, "Sayako... Serizawa..."
Tang Bo was surprised, 'Hmm? I never got her name, no matter how many times I asked. Am I not her type?'
No, you are not.
Kai stood behind her and bent forward. He hugged her and held her by her slender waist. Then lifted her up in the air, "We should get to know each other before consummating. No action of mine is meaningless. Not even mating."