Chapter 1

Opening the door, Yu Zhangsheng saw the rows of flat-roofed houses outside and several boys in gray clothes, and only then accepted the fact that he had transmigrated to a cultivation world.

This place was the Outer Peak of Wanxiang Sect in the Yunwu Mountain Range.

And he was one of the thousands of Outer Disciples here; put nicely, he was also an immortal sect disciple! The original owner shared his name and surname, was sixteen years old this year, had a Qi Refining Second Layer cultivation base, and came from the Qi Refining clan Yu Clan in Haoyue City outside the mountains.

But he had limited talent in cultivation, was the most ordinary Three Spirit Roots, possessing the Wind Attribute; staying in the clan with his father's care, perhaps he could enjoy a lifetime of peace.

But the original owner was unwilling, wanted to gain power, and thus decisively joined Wanxiang Sect, becoming an Outer Disciple.

This Wanxiang Sect was one of the famous cultivation sects of Wuzhou.

A thousand years ago, it once had several Sub-Talisman Great Cultivators guarding it, making it a holy land of cultivation in Wuzhou, infinitely glorious; after experiencing several changes over time, today, though it could not compare to first-rate sects, it still firmly held second-rate status.

Moreover, Wanxiang Sect had deep foundations, possessed various rare cultivation arts, and had Five Inheritance Peaks, causing countless Loose Cultivators and clans to flock to it.

The original owner, as an Outer Disciple, could choose any basic art from one of the Five Inheritance Peaks once his realm reached Qi Refining Third Layer; in his haste, last night his breakthrough went wrong, which was why he had transmigrated here.

"So tragic, he joined the sect less than two days ago and already kicked the bucket."

Yu Zhangsheng secretly sympathized with him.

As a major sect, Wanxiang Sect's process for the original owner joining could be said to be extremely arduous; there were countless Mixed Spirit Root cultivators in the world, and he could stand out and be selected as an Outer Disciple, which also involved the clan spending spirit stones to bribe that Reception Envoy.

But who could have thought that before his ambitions were realized, someone else had taken over?

Yu Zhangsheng merged with the other's memories and also had that obsession with gaining power in his heart.

In this dangerous cultivation world, only power was everything.

Cultivate the Dao! Longevity! Become an immortal!

"Rest assured, I will inherit your will and protect your clan!"

Yu Zhangsheng secretly made up his mind.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Come out to work, don't be lazy, what time is it now!"

Outside the house, the Outer Disciple Manager slammed the door hard, scattering his lofty ambitions in an instant! He had transmigrated and still had to work—could you believe it?

Yu Zhangsheng sighed and hurriedly shouted, "Coming, coming."

As soon as he came out of the house, he saw the Outer Disciple Manager with a mustache cursing and directing those boys to work.

Outer Disciples all had to do a lot of work; like him, he was assigned to Spirit Field No. 180 on the edge of the Outer Peak, and his daily work was spreading rain, weeding, driving away insects, and regularly turning in the harvested Spirit Rice.

With Qi Refining Second Layer magic power, doing all this took at least half a day, sometimes not ending until evening, leaving him very little time for cultivation each day; only after being promoted to Outer Sect Disciple would he have spare time.

And the conditions to become an Outer Sect Disciple were also simple: after selecting one of the Five Inheritance Peaks' basic arts, cultivate to Qi Refining Fifth Layer and participate in the annual Sect Selection.

"When will this life ever have a head?"

An Outer Disciple slightly older than him saw these new Outer Disciples of Yu Zhangsheng and secretly shook his head.

After the Outer Disciple Manager finished lecturing, he left on his own, and the other Outer Disciples breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with each other.

"Brother Zhuang, how many years have you been here?" Yu Zhangsheng picked up the weeding sickle by the courtyard and asked curiously.

Yesterday, the people in this courtyard had gotten to know each other; this Brother Zhuang was kind-hearted and would actively remind new disciples if something was wrong.

"Five years." Zhuang Yan looked at him, his expression sorrowful.

"I once was full of hope like you all, thinking that joining a major sect would allow me to cultivate supreme arts, live freely, and have a bright future, but actually it was just jumping from one pit into another."

Those vicissitudes-laden words immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding boys, and one boy asked with a confused expression.

"Aren't we able to become Outer Sect Disciples? Then we'd have time to cultivate."

Zhuang Yan glanced at the boy and said mercilessly: "Most Outer Disciples are Mixed Spirit Roots, and there are so many Outer Disciples in the sect; there are plenty stronger than you, how can you compete?"

"Not to mention others, just take me: five years and I'm already Qi Refining Fourth Layer, cultivating the Sword Control Technique; do you think you can surpass me without any opportunity?"

Hearing this, the group of boys turned pale, obviously feeling the pressure.

This was not the same as the future they had imagined.

"Outer Disciples in the sect are driven like oxen and horses; of course, there are not completely no opportunities. If you can curry favor with Outer Sect Disciples, your days here will be much better; relying on them, you might be able to climb up."

"If your methods are more sophisticated, getting familiar with some Inner Sect Disciples and Elders, going through the back door might just work."

"Here, it's just like the secular world; you need to flatter the powerful."

Saying this, Zhuang Yan suddenly fell silent, his gaze changing.

Only to see an arrogant and imposing Outer Disciple walk into the courtyard, followed by two lackeys, looking completely like he didn't put the people around him in his eyes. "He's come to borrow people again."

"Stay far away, stay far away."

Beside them, several Outer Disciples who knew that person hurriedly lowered their heads.

"Brother Zhuang, who is this person?" Yu Zhangsheng stood beside him, seeing everyone's fearful expressions, and asked curiously.

Zhuang Yan said cautiously in a low voice: "It's Huang Li from the neighboring courtyard, on duty at the Spirit Chicken Garden. Relying on his brother being an Outer Sect Disciple genius of Yujian Peak, he acts extremely tyrannically, can't stand others being better than him, often goes to other courtyards to borrow people to help him feed the spirit chickens; if unwilling, they'd be dragged out and beaten."

"Feeding spirit chickens is much harder than our tending spirit fields; every one of them has First Rank Mid Stage realm, comparable to Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and they peck with their beaks and have bad tempers; if they're slightly displeased with the Spirit Rice, they'll flap their wings and strike people; those wings are like iron wings, and if they hit us, at the very least it would injure tendons and bones!"

"In the first two years I came here, I also suffered from his bullying; if I meet him outside, I stay far away and don't make eye contact with him."

Speaking of which, that Huang Li finished scanning the courtyard, but just happened to make eye contact with Yu Zhangsheng, and at once frowned.

Other disciples saw him and fearfully lowered their heads, but only this boy did not lower his head; heh, and he was also so handsome.

This aroused jealousy and displeasure in his heart, so he walked toward Yu Zhangsheng and shouted: "You're also a new Outer Disciple? Then it's perfect; come with me for a trip and help me feed a chicken!"

"If you feed it well, Young Master will generously reward you!"

After speaking, Huang Li's two Outer Disciple lackeys behind him laughed and walked to both sides of Yu Zhangsheng, surrounding him left and right, in a posture that allowed no refusal.

Yu Zhangsheng never expected to be made things difficult for just because he glanced at the other person one more time.

And Zhuang Yan, who had been speaking quietly with him before, had already silently retreated to the distance, looking like he didn't know him, holding a sickle like the other Outer Disciples.

"Brother Huang, I still have spirit fields to tend here." Yu Zhangsheng showed an awkward smile and wanted to walk past to the side.

But how would Huang Li easily let him go? His eyes shifted, and the two lackeys on both sides grabbed his shoulders.

"Hehehe, how much time does feeding a chicken take? Very quickly; after feeding, you can slowly tend to your spirit fields!"

"Let's go!"

Huang Li smirked, then waved his hand and led his followers and Yu Zhangsheng out of the courtyard.

Even though Yu Zhangsheng shouted and struggled, no one was willing to help him; as soon as he tried to use his magic power to resist, he immediately took a punch to the stomach, unable to cast even a single Fireball Technique.

"How miserable, do you think he'll be able to come back?"

"He should be able to come back, just don't know if he'll come back lying down; those who go to feed the spirit chickens rarely come back unscathed."

"It's just that this Yu Zhangsheng is new here and doesn't know the rules; what's the point of being so handsome?"

"You guys must not learn from him in the future; when you see someone stronger than yourself, you must keep your head down, understand?"

"Alright, stop making sarcastic remarks, get back to work!"

Zhuang Yan was truly tired of those gloating Outer Disciples, so he couldn't help but shout.

Soon, the Outer Disciples in the courtyard dispersed, each going to do their own things.

And Yu Zhangsheng was brought all the way down the mountain, thinking left and right, looking for a chance to escape.

But there was no chance at all. Qi Refining Second Layer was actually only slightly stronger than a mortal martial artist, with limited magic power in his body, and he didn't know any profound and unfathomable spells; the three beside him were not inferior to him in strength.

Especially that leader Huang Li, who had already reached Qi Refining Fourth Layer; if he angered the other party, he feared it wouldn't be as simple as taking a few punches.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhangsheng became much more honest, walking behind that Huang Li without daring to act rashly again.

The Spirit Chicken Garden was located in a valley of the Myriad Phenomena Sect Beast Taming Peak; it took about two incense sticks of time to get there, and there was a small formation protecting the outside to prevent chicken thieves from visiting.

Huang Li took out an Array Wood Token and swept it, then entered with high spirits, and the three behind him followed closely.

This chicken-feeding job was found for him by his brother Huang Suyu through connections, paying three hundred Spirit Coins a month, and if done well, he could also receive Blood Pills and Spirit-Enhancing Pills.

That was why he could look down on all the Outer Disciples! Huang Li called an Outer Disciple to take a small bag of Spirit Rice from the wooden hut, then picked up a small basin from the side and shouted at Yu Zhangsheng.

"Take it in and feed them; feed each spirit chicken about twenty grains of Spirit Rice, remember not to feed too much; these spirit chickens are not easy to serve, and if they see you treating them differently, they will get jealous and cause trouble!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you; even the weakest of these spirit chickens is at First Rank Third Layer, with feathers as hard as iron; if you don't feed them well and get slapped away, you'll have to lie in bed for at least several days!"

Yu Zhangsheng took the basin, his eyes wide and round, not because he was frightened by the mighty and fierce spirit chickens in the enclosure, but because symbols appeared on those spirit chickens' heads, and upon closer inspection, a line of data popped up.

【Denomination】: Ordinary Spirit Chicken

【Realm】: First Rank Fourth Layer

【Comprehension】: 5【Current State】: Hunger (Chapter End)