Chapter 105: Heading to Spirit Sound Workshop

From Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation, many cultivators get stuck here for life, unable to advance a single step further.

According to her master's way of putting it, what she needed to do now was temper her heart-nature, then wait until her accumulation was sufficient.

Temper her heart-nature? Chi Jiuyu reckoned that, in that department, she was unrivaled under heaven!

"Let's go! We'll head to your place first. You probably haven't been there yet, right? Not a single one of the newly admitted disciples is like you."

"…"

Wasn't yesterday's schedule the one you arranged? Zhang Yunlu paused, but in the end said nothing, merely nodding.

"Alright."

The two left the Transmission Hall. The old woman who had been dozing in the recliner opened her eyes and watched their backs, only closing them again once the pair had vanished completely from sight.

They arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The two boarded a shuttle, just like yesterday.

Sitting in the spacious, comfortable rear seat, through the one-way glass window, she could see the scenery around them sliding backward inch by inch, with the occasional streak of escape-light flashing past.

"Here, this is for you."

Chi Jiuyu handed her a black metal token.

"What's this?"

Zhang Yunlu took it. It felt ice-cold, yet was extremely light. There were no patterns on it, only a single, powerfully-stroked character carved into it: 'Master.'

"This is the token for our 'Future Sect Master Alliance' squad. The application went through yesterday." Chi Jiuyu explained.

"This character means… Sect Master?"

"Exactly! Isn't that our goal?"

Originally she'd wanted to carve 'Sect' on it, so it would look just like a Sect Master token, but the people over at Miscellaneous Affairs Hall absolutely refused to use that character no matter what.

With no other choice, she could only settle for the next best thing.

Zhang Yunlu held the black token, and couldn't help recalling the scene yesterday when the Sect Master had taken her through the formalities.

She couldn't help feeling a twinge of guilt.

That said, as a newly admitted little disciple at the Qi Refining stage, wasn't doing this a bit too brazen? Before long, the shuttle finally reached its destination.

Beneath the clouds and mist, towering residential buildings loomed, half-hidden in the hazy fog.

As they drew closer, the outlines of the high-rises grew clearer. The pale yellow walls reflected a soft light in the sun, and between the buildings, scattered patches of greenery shone like dark-green jade set among them.

Green Peak Residential Block No. 47, able to accommodate several thousand households.

Essentially the equivalent of student dorms at a school.

The ones living here were all female Xiang Jianzong disciples at the Qi Refining stage. Zhang Yunlu had also been assigned a room here.

"Green Peak Residential Block No. 47 — I lived here too when I was at Qi Refining." Chi Jiuyu sighed with feeling.

When she was at the Qi Refining stage, she'd also followed the rules.

Zhang Yunlu gazed down at the residential buildings below, and couldn't help recalling a book she'd read in the school library.

The book had touched on this subject.

In the ancient era, the Xiang Jianzong was already considered the most generous of all sects toward its ordinary disciples, but Qi Refining stage disciples still lived in shared dorms of six to ten people.

Only upon reaching Foundation Establishment would one get an independent small courtyard.

But nowadays, thanks to rapid developments of the era, every sect's treatment of its disciples had been steadily improving.

So the Xiang Jianzong's old shared dorms had been replaced by the residential buildings before her eyes.

How nice.

While she was thinking, the shuttle landed on the roof of one of the residential buildings.

The two stepped off the shuttle, walked in through the open door on the rooftop, then took the elevator down to the eighteenth floor.

Only two disciples per floor, one elevator serving two units — for a 'dorm,' this could be called quite decent.

"1801, this is it!"

After confirming, Chi Jiuyu had Zhang Yunlu step forward and swipe her identity jade tablet.

Beep!

The door lock lit up with a faint glow, and the door opened.

Stepping inside, what greeted the eye was a warm, comfortable living room — a beige sofa and carpet paired with a natural-wood coffee table, simple and tasteful.

The floor-to-ceiling windows let in plenty of sunlight, making the whole space bright and airy.

One kitchen, one living room, one bathroom, two bedrooms, plus a study and a quiet room for meditation, with all manner of Daily Necessities fully provided.

"Remember to register your magic power signature — that way the door lock will require a two-step process to open." Chi Jiuyu came inside as well. "But for you, little Yunlu, you don't have to register it; you'll be moving out soon anyway." Zhang Yunlu glanced around.

Although she'd read about it in books before, the Xiang Jianzong disciples' treatment still somewhat exceeded her expectations.

To be honest, the living conditions here were even a touch better than at home.

Chi Jiuyu walked over to the sofa and flopped right onto it. "After reading for so long last night, you should have a handle on the Foundation Establishment business, right?"

"Mm."

"Then that's that. Get some rest. After you establish your foundation in a while, remember to write up a report on the experience — sell it to the Transmission Hall and you can earn quite a few contribution points."

Showing off and earning contribution points at the same time — opportunities like this don't come often! Contribution points…

Using the Foundation Establishment cultivation room and the Starry Sky Simulation Trial Grounds both seemed to cost contribution points.

As a newly admitted disciple, the sect had issued her two hundred contribution points.

But two hundred… might not be enough.

"Besides writing a Foundation Establishment report, are there any other ways to earn contribution points?"

"You're short on contribution points? I'll lend you some!"

Zhang Yunlu shook her head.

Understood. This means I have to rely on myself.

Chi Jiuyu nodded. Sure enough, he had the same style she once had.

Although she herself had been raised by her master, apart from asking her for a single starship, she had never opened her mouth to ask her for anything else.

"Emm… got it!" Chi Jiuyu clapped her hands. "Go grind the rankings. Conveniently, you're still at Qi Refining."

"Grind the rankings?"

"It's the virtual Illusory Realm battle rankings—that old, hackneyed thing. Same-realm battles, fighting for placement. The top hundred can earn quite a lot of contribution points."

Many squads boosted their own fame by raising their position on the battle rankings.

After learning of this method, Chi Jiuyu took first place across Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul.

She's still hanging at first place on the Nascent Soul battle rankings right now.

But of course, her "Future Sect Master Alliance" still only had her in it.

…………

In the bamboo grove beneath the Sword Sovereign's great hall, Xu Xing leaned back in a reclining chair, a fishing rod in hand.

The spirit fish in the pond darted about swiftly, chasing the bait on the hook.

Yet the hook darted in and out of the pond like a ghost, and no matter how hard those spirit fish tried, they couldn't catch it.

Are you fishing here, or are you just teasing the fish?

Bie Xuening sat beside him, watching calmly.

Junior brother would sometimes come up with these inexplicable little gestures.

"When are you planning to go to Ling Yin Fang?" she asked softly.

"As soon as possible. Go early, come back early."

This trip was to meet the Ling Ancestor. Out of respect, it was better to go in person.

After all, back then it was the Ling Ancestor who hadn't stepped forward to stop her, wasn't it.

"I might go early, but I might not necessarily come back early."

"Mm? What does Ye Shijie mean by that? Could the Ling Ancestor forcibly keep me there?"

Xu Xing was a bit puzzled. He was just going to ask about some things and meet someone—how could he not come back early?

Bie Xuening's eyes shifted slightly. She didn't answer, but said, "Wait a while. When the time comes, let Jiuyu go with you."

Take Jiuyu along? Take her to do what, steal my lines? Xu Xing lifted his fishing rod, and a spirit fish was hooked, hanging stiff and straight on the hook without moving.

It seemed that one bite of the bait had already been enough to satisfy it.

After unhooking it, Xu Xing tossed it straight back into the pond, then casually scattered a handful of fish food inside.

Watching the fish in the pond scramble for the fish food.

"Fine, then I'll listen to Ye Shijie."

There was plenty of time right now, so Xu Xing wasn't in any rush.

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