Lin Xuan Qi's eyebrows locked together when the options appeared.
[Upgrade Sect Building for $5,000? Y/N]
[Enhance Sect Building Defense with Heavenly Level Formation Array for $5,000? Y/N]
His frown grew deeper, and he let out a huge sigh.
Upgrading was a must, as the wooden hut was dilapidated and wasn't suitable for living in.
Even though Zhao Jia Rui didn't mention anything about the living conditions, he was more than happy to let her live in a better environment.
Something that he didn't have the luxury of.
Besides that, if he unlocked the Disciple Recruitment feature, there would be a need for rooms to let them live in.
And for the defense, after the encounter with Su Tian Bing, he knew that it was required.
Who knows what elder or ancestors Su Tian Bing will bring next time?
As an avid reader of such web novels, he was more than sure that would happen.
So, he gritted his teeth and tapped on 'Y' for both options.
Zhao Jia Rui, who was still in her room in the lotus position, felt the whole place shaking.
"What's happening?" She grabbed onto the Qing Feng Sword by her side and tried to stand up with it supporting her.
The ancestor's voice boomed in the air and said, "This place is unworthy for my sect. It shall be changed within a few moments."
Soon, the wooden hut miraculously slowly turned into a building made of bricks, wood and tiles.
Her bedroom became something different.
The sparse wooden bed was now an extravagant bed with carvings, pillows and cotton blanket.
Furniture also appeared with daily items.
A teapot and cups arranged neatly on the table, with their pristine shiny porcelain surface, inviting Zhao Jia Rui to boil a pot of water and have some tea.
But she wandered around to see how it was now, outside her bedroom.
There was now a hall with the altar filled with incense smoke and candles brightly lit.
The whole building was huge; she wandered around and there was now a kitchen, living quarters and training area.
She went outside and could see the majestic gold-inscribed signboard reading "Primordial Essence Sect" hanging on the entrance.
As it should be for a sect.
She looked around and discovered that it was empty.
"If only he could come and live with me here..." She mumbled to herself and blushed uncontrollably at her thoughts.
What was she thinking?
The ancestor must have been busy with more important matters in his realm.
Who would have the time to come bother with someone like her?
She deflated like a balloon when the last thought came across her mind.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan Qi wasn't aware of what she was thinking about.
He was looking at the menu on the screen.
After tapping on the 'Sect Techniques' option, another menu appeared.
[Select the type of technique for your sect:]
[1. Sword]
[2. Fist]
[3. Broad Knife]
[4. Spear]
[5. Dual Cultivation]
He frowned at the last selection; he needed to figure it out, just in case, he thought.
But after he tapped on the 'Dual Cultivation' selection, another notification popped up.
[Ding!]
[Host needs to have someone with more than 90 Affection Points to proceed.]
Makes sense, he said to himself silently.
After all, who would want to Dual Cultivate with someone that wasn't close to you?
Definitely not him.
So, he tapped on the first selection, 'Sword'.
When he saw Zhao Jia Rui the first time, she was holding a broken sword.
It made sense to choose the 'Sword' option so that it would be easier for her to master it.
A new interface appeared with the words 'Manuscript Designer'.
It required him to input into a text box for the text-to-stroke function.
He thought for a moment and entered the words 'a sword technique that would give wide area attack'.
And when he tapped the submit button, the words 'generating...' appeared on the screen.
After a few moments it stopped.
A diagram with a figure holding a sword and words describing how to wield it to unleash a fire storm appeared.
Lin Xuan Qi continued to enter more prompts to create another four strokes.
After all, his sect was called the Primordial Essence Sect, so his strokes corresponded to the five elements.
When he was done and satisfied, he tapped on the 'Submit' button.
A glow appeared in the air above Zhao Jia Rui, and she looked at it warily.
She relaxed a moment later when she heard the ancestor's voice.
"Jia Rui, here is a manuscript for the Primordial Essence Sword Style. Take it and master the strokes inside."
She quickly knelt and a manuscript appeared in the air, slowly descending into her hands.
Her excitement quickly subsided as she had recalled that her dantian was still in need of healing.
Zhao Jia Rui's master in Thunder Sword Sect had destroyed her cultivation and hurt her dantian.
She bit her lips and flipped the manuscript open.
To her surprise, the first section of the manuscript was about using the Primordial Essence Cultivation Technique to get Qi into the dantian.
And it was unlike any other techniques.
Those who didn't have spiritual roots or had a damaged dantian could heal and be able to practice the technique.
It was due to the Primordial Essence Cultivation Technique's ability to have the essence for the primordial elements.
"Thank you, ancestor!" She quickly ran to the altar and bowed to the portrait of Lin Xuan Qi again.
[Ding!]
[Zhao Jia Rui already paid respect to Host for the day.]
[No Physique Points rewarded.]
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head at what he saw.
Seems like he could only get +1 Physique Points per day.
Unless...
[Ding!]
[New feature for Sect Builder unlocked.]
[Disciple Recruitment function now available.]
He quickly tapped into the function, as it meant that he could gain more Physique Points per day with more disciples.
Inside the menu, there were several selections.
[1. Accept Candidate as Disciple.]
[2. Punish Disciple.]
[3. Promote Disciple.]
[4. Exile/Kill Disciple.]
Lin Xuan Qi tapped on the first selection.