Previous chapters: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Heretic%20Cultivator%20QuestMC info Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/x5rCdZpqSect/ disciple info Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A0Yghkqs4WxALnnlVJ2uPpphQk9NQ4ME32DzC1qWp7Q/edit?usp=sharingFolklore: https://pastebin.com/AnbsrDcd_The much applauded winner of the Magical Beast Tactician's Contest, Mi Wanpisheng has lost all of his bluster and cheekiness now that's he's been brought before you to recieve his reward. The ice tailed macaque is holding his tail in front of himself, his almost human face spread into a shy grin as you lounge before him, preening the back of your paw as he is guided forward by one of his Sect's elders. As his master and adoptive father had business with the Weiyupo of the innocent witch courts, but a little birdy er, well Yujijiao told you they were just exchanging care tips for young magical beasts.,"Wanpisheng" You savor the victors name, drawning it out in a way that you realize might sound slightly threatening as the kid who your own, bunny eared kids had become so fond of so quickly winced and barred his teeth, trying to replicate a human's smile rather than baring his fangs at you like an impudent monkey"Yes, your highness" He addresses you with a courtly bow, very much resembling a sniveling eunuch despite what you'd seen to be his ordinary, bombastic personality"Your sect and mine are neighbors, we share many of the same borders and also a fondness for beasts" You explain, imperiously and booming as you rise from your pile of cushions, the elder stiffening and smacking the Macaque on his backside to make him remember his posture "But your temple doesn't host any wild royalty, now does it?""I understand, seat of the palace, that you consider few other magical beasts to be primordial nobility" The elder, whom you do not know by name, face or deed states and you smirk, amused by his cheek to interrupt you while the great Huanliuxue was speaking"You understood correctly, its a matter of evolution and presence, and dignity" You explain, nodding, deciding to keep the mysteries of magical beasts a bit more mysterious for a bit longer "There are three, living, Wild Princesses [野生 格格, Yěshēng Gége], myself and my sisters, The Geges""The very same who lead the armies of giant insects against the Ling Chuan alliance?" The elder asks, catching on quickly judging by the sparkle in his eye and the way he's stroking his beard, like a merchant eyeing up coins or a flesh merchant eyeing up a pretty girl"Yes, Tiexingege and Jionghuagege" You answers excitedly as the confused Wanpisheng suddenly stiffens, gritting his teeth as he stammers and lets go of his tail"Ah ah, your highness, I am honored beyond words to be offered" He starts and you smirk, tail flicking as you understand immediately that its Tie Tie that's making him so hesitant to accept this grand privledge and rare offer. She is a bully. Cont
>>6340545But Jiong Jiong can usually keep her in check..."We accept" The elder cuts him off, covering his mouth as the Macaque wilts, eyes shut tightly as his brow furrows and wrinkles deeply"Oh come on, your a boy, men should be brave, courageous, daring!" You laugh, patting him on the head with your regal paw "Sure, Tie-er has something of a volatile temper, but you should learn how to handle such fires, boy! And Jiong-er should teach you the manners and etiquette expected of beastly nobility""Wait you mean" Wanpisheng, catching on, gasps, eyes sparkling before his elder makes him bow and scrape the floor, pressing his hand down on the back of his head"We will be most honored to accept this intersect tutelage, Princess Huanliuxue!" he shouts in his place as you cackle, like the witch that raised you and grant them permission to leave your throne room, monkey and man both casting suspicious glances at the swaying trees lining the walk up to your seat, and the curious carmine glow rippling down their trunks like living veins._"Now" Her majesty Huanliuxue, the highest and greatest of all house cats, the most splendid and heavenly of all felines, spoke unto the crowd of lesser beasts, but Mianhuagege (Cotton Princess, 棉花 格格), knew in her heart of hearts that the queen of kitty cats was addressing her subjects. Mianhuagege was...well she was a squirt, her legs weren't as long as they should've been, but that was but one sign of her good breeding and illustrious genetics. She'd been told as much, as she recalled, by Granny, the old noble in Suiqi who'd bought her for a small fortune. Yes, her stubby legs marked her as nobility, amongst her fellow cats who were of course the natural royalty of magical beasts.She blinked, and tilted her head, puffing out her chest as her bell tied tail tingled behind her as she listened to her beloved liege explain the basic principles of magic. She recalled the number of sages her granny had bought for entertainment, and the street magicians she'd hired to celebrate her growth spurt and sudden gift of speech not long after all the excitement the two legs had stirred, when her majesty taught them all a lesson in humility and obedience.The other house cats, who'd made fun of her "Squished" face and "Pointlessly" long coat, mocking her aristocratic features and silken regalia, as often as they had her admittedly short legs, look just as focused as she was, and those monk sorts trained by one of the two legs cultivators, seemed to understand every word. But the beast not born blessed as a house cat, struggled to make sense of what her majesty was saying, even if it seemed pretty self explanatory.Qi. Spiritual energy. it existed every where. And, as the name implied, all magical beasts could harness it, given practice or training, unlike the two legs, who needed a rare talent to even be aware of the breath of the universe.Cont
>>6340546 And Mianhuagege, or Mian-er as her beloved granny called her, was confident she could easily perform a spell to show her worthiness to join the illustrious, heroic palace of natural laws sect. Sure, it was true she needed a maid to brush her, due to her inability to properly her lustrous and luxurious coat and...it was also true she wasn't exactly adept in the areas a house cat was expected to. Granny often said her feet were tied by invisible string, and the sight of a squealing mouse or the sudden appearance of a butterfly had been known to shock her, briefly, but she was still a housecat! Magical Beast Royalty! Relative and Subject of the Great Huanliuxue! Maybe her lacking skill as a huntress could be explained as all the talent she should have instead being in the mystical arts.Surely. If a mouse like Xiaoyu could enter the Palace of Natural Laws, than the most refined and well bred of house cats could as well."Cotton head, did you listen to what the princess had asked of us?" That churl that worked under Huanliuxue's own personal guard, the dashing and heroic Yinying asked and Mianhuagege, flopped on her side in despair, as she realized she'd gotten carried away praising herself and had entirely missed the helpful hints that Huanliuxue had given. Something about ears, whiskers and tails."Tch, she's gotten her head in the clouds she so resembles! Such a big head, she didn't hear the great Huanliuxue tell how she first learned to cast spells!" That mangy mutt of a girl with a missing eye and crooked tail laughed and Mianhuagege felt outrage bubbling up inside of her as the mutts of house cat kind looked down at her and mocked her, laughing that she'd, as was proper for a housecat, might have overlooked one or two small little detailsNo matter! Mianhuagege knew she was destined for greatness! So what if she had a handicap, so what if the other cats, the lower beasts and even the crowd of two legs knew more about how house cats could cast spells! None of them had even casted a spell before now or been given proper study, but Mianhuagege had watched the magicians her granny had hired! She still had an advantage!_The girl with too long of a coat and an oddly flat, squash face panted and wheezed, having, insisted, to be given extra time to prove she could channel Qi, a task that had been failed by most of the beasts, save for the few beasts already belonging to a sect. Thunder Crow, Tian Zhuwang, Baochi and Mi's Kids. And while you felt bad for the girl, she was due for a humbling.Which is why you had to blink away your surprise, when the pampered house pet with a silver bell tied on her tail, actually managed to channel Qi through a leaf. And caused it to wither away and crumble to dust.You recognized that spiritual energy anywhere. That was Yin Aligned Qi. Pure Yin. Deathly Yin. She had the potential to be a ghost cultivator like yourself. How interesting.Cont
>>6340548And she did it without being taught how to actually control Qi. Her meridians were filled with turbid and stagnant Qi, like most of the other beasts. One of Jionghuagege's daughters was bumbling overhead, fretting over the girl as you smiled now suddenly very interested in the spoiled brat. triple Vote How do you reward all the winner of the magic contest>Teach them a simple spell>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivating >Give them all a ribbon soaked in your moonlight infused blood, a very basic magical tool>Give them Divine Blood Honey Candy, which will surely give them a boost of Qi>Write inAnd how do you reward Mianhuagege, besides welcoming her into the palace of natural laws (which you're already doing, along with the mouse Xiaoyu)>Show her how to cultivate off of ghosts>Give her a title, to stoke her ego a little>Promise to make her a Carmine Mystic in the future>Hand her off to Qiang to be her first disciple>Write inAnd how do you proceed with the crafting and alchemy trials, Huanliuxue?>Skip them, since the contestants probably don't know how to do that>Change the test into identifying what the tools are used for/ what the pills or herbal plants are meant to do>Go ahead with them. Maybe they'll surprise you like Squished Face did>Hand them off to Monu and Feiqing, and make the challenge replicating the simple pill or craft they make>Write in
>>6340549>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivating>Show her how to cultivate off of ghosts>Go ahead with them. Maybe they'll surprise you like Squished Face did
>>6340549>>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivatingStrong foundations build sturdy houses. And we're really good at breathing. And not breathing!>Show her how to cultivate off of ghostsA natural fit works.>Go ahead with them. Maybe they'll surprise you like Squished Face didAlso just gotta say, gahdamn, the spoiled cat was a Munchkin cat the entire time? What a truly cursed existence lmao
>>6340549>Give them a simple spellThey will get the breathing method when they start In the sect.>show her how to cultivate off ghosts>Hand them off to mom and feiquing
>>6340549>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivating>Show her how to cultivate off of ghosts>Hand them off to Monu and Feiqing, and make the challenge replicating the simple pill or craft they make
>>6340549>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivatingeverything else is supplementarythis is core>Show her how to cultivate off of ghosts>Go ahead with them. Maybe they'll surprise you like Squished Face didwe gotta hold em to similar standards as the humans, if at least for humbling them to understand that they need to catch up.
>>6340549Hope you had a good Thanksgiving if you celebrated, gramps.>teach them the breathing exercises to properly start cultivating>Hand her off to Qiang to be her first disciple>Go ahead with them. Maybe they'll surprise you like Squished Face did
