Xie Yunshang guarded the library of Leiguang Sect and dutifully swept its floors for a full hundred years.
After a lifetime of diligence and obedience, she was unceremoniously kicked out of the sect simply because she stepped through the door with her right foot first.
Penniless and with nowhere else to go, she could only squat outside Lingxian Realm, scraping by on the offerings she received for taking disciples.
Other people were picky about their disciples, snatching up only the most gifted prodigies with the finest innate talents.
She alone sought out the ones nobody wanted: wretched, battered wandering cultivators rejected by every immortal sect.
Who could have guessed that every good-for-nothing she took in would go on to defy the heavens and unlock a cheat ability?
Her eldest disciple mastered the art of musical communication and soared to Seven-Star Immortal Lord in just six months, securing sixth place on the Most Esteemed List.
Her second disciple forged a weapon for the first time and created a naturally sentient spirit weapon, storming into eleventh place on the Most Esteemed List!
The entire cultivation world went wild with rumors:
That unremarkable one-star master had some sort of blessed touch. Whoever she picked up would shine, and whoever she took in would become a legend!
Countless wandering cultivators fought tooth and nail for the chance to become her disciples.
Meanwhile, Xie Yunshang herself was holding the new little white cat from her courtyard as she sternly scolded her disciples:
"A hall at Leiguang Sect collapsed last night, and this morning their cat showed up in my courtyard... Who did this?"
Everyone silently looked at their eldest senior brother.
Fei Shanyue offered her a packet of dried fish and calmly smoothed things over. "The cat missed its old home and came all this way to see you, Master."
Xie Yunshang clutched the dried fish, exasperated and helpless.
If I ever take in disciples at random again, I'll cut off my own hands!
Her second disciple quietly added:
"Master, you said that last time, too."
Theme: Everyone is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered
