Chapter 119: Promotion to Auxiliary Manager

One month later, on a morning, in the office hall of Dan Yao Peak, East Annex.

Hong Le and Wei Yuning sat opposite each other, separated by a desk. On the desk lay several rosters, their covers bearing names such as Herb Garden, Alchemy Hall, Tempering Workshop, and so on.

"Disciple‑nephew of Qing Mo, originally, after you advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, the sect should have assigned you some positions; that is the duty of every formal sect cultivator. The sect provides clothing, food, shelter, and cultivation materials for its disciples, and the disciples should also share the sect's burdens," Hong Le said slowly.

"Yes, disciple understands," Wei Yuning said.

"Qing Yun went to the outer‑realm battlefield this time, leaving the position of Herb Garden auxiliary manager vacant. I know you dislike petty tasks, but after scanning my Herb Garden, there is no suitable person, so I have to reluctantly ask you to take over!" Hong Le said.

"Yes, disciple understands," Wei Yuning said.

"Moreover, since your cultivation has reached the middle‑level steward rank, all the auxiliary disciples of the Pill Hall without specific assignments are now under your management," Hong Le said.

"Yes, disciple understands," Wei Yuning said.

"Six months after a sect disciple successfully establishes the foundation, there is an opportunity to reselect a hall, and of course one must obtain the approval of the hall's steward. I asked you once before and you refused, but for the sake of your future I want to ask again: are you truly willing to remain in the Herb Garden?" Hong Le asked earnestly.

"Yes!" Wei Yuning said.

"Even if you don't want to go to the combat halls, you also refuse the Alchemy Hall and the Refining Hall?" Hong Le asked, puzzled.

"Not going!" Wei Yuning said.

"Qing Mo, don't be too sad; this matter has nothing to do with you. The truly guilty one is... that Ancestor. If he hadn't indulged the treachery, none of this would have happened. Moreover, he has been punished by Ancestor Liang Heng and from now on may not leave the sect's secret realm! For him, this punishment is not light at all!" Hong Zhi sighed.

Hearing this, Wei Yuning finally lifted his head and said, "Yun Yin Sect spans fifty li, including the Half‑Mountain Annex, Half‑Mountain Town, and Ke Lai Peak. Over a hundred thousand mortals have died, countless beasts, more than three thousand turned into corpse demons, over ten thousand spirit beasts turned into monsters. In hunting them, the sect lost several hundred disciples. All this, of course, is not my fault; I don't care about the sect's few cultivators who twist right and wrong. Why should I sacrifice myself to feed demons? I just think that whether mortal or cultivator, life is too fragile. This world truly needs a pure land where everyone can live peacefully and safely!"

"Ancestor of the Dao above, Qing Mo's disciple‑nephew having such a grand aspiration means that even if he becomes a great being in the future, it can be expected," Hong Le said, and unexpectedly bowed slightly to Wei Yuning, his face solemn.

"Senior Uncle, you flatter me; I merely have this thought!" Wei Yuning said shyly.

"No need to be modest; the female cultivators of the Azure Luan Sect have a much better living environment thanks to your help, all thanks to you! You sympathize with the weak, act on it, and have the ability to aid them; I see all this and admire you. In contrast, many cultivators only think of the Great Dao yet can't even practice the path before them, haha!" Hong Le let out a rare chuckle.

"Senior Uncle, that scolding actually drove most cultivators away!" Wei Yuning laughed.

"Enough, I won't argue with you. If this gets spread, I can't stay in Yun Yin Sect any longer. You may leave, take these rosters; the daily arrangements are now yours!" Hong Le handed the items on the table to Wei Yuning.

"Senior Uncle, farewell!"

Wei Yuning left Dan Yao Peak and headed to the Secret Medicine Hall of Tingfeng Pavilion at Ke Lai Peak.

By now the Secret Medicine Hall was no longer the façade it once was; the two adjacent stalls had also been leased by Wei Yuning. The two side stalls were originally small, but after connecting the three stalls, the total area reached about two hundred square meters, meeting supermarket standards.

In fact, the expanded Secret Medicine Hall also operated according to a supermarket model.

There was a single entrance and exit, with a checkout counter beside it; inside, the goods were divided into a sauce section, pill section, weapon section, armor section, Daoist robe section, and spirit tea section.

Each area held only a few items, two or three of each product; restocking occurred after sales, so although the Secret Medicine Hall wasn't large, it appeared orderly, spacious, and comfortable.

With enough phosphorite lamps, even the innermost corner was bright, making the shopping experience on this street unquestionably the best.

The Secret Medicine Hall gained another clerk.

Besides Hai Yan and Xue Ying, the two cashiers who rotate rests, there was also a security guard and stock clerk. This clerk was none other than Liu Bo, the steward of Hongmei Villa, Liu Shiyuan, a Heart‑Moving later‑stage cultivator, a hundred years old.

Cultivators naturally look different from mortals; Liu Shiyuan's appearance seemed only in his forties, his voice a bit hoarse yet his limbs agile—truly a vigorous fellow.

As a Heart‑Moving Stage cultivator, he didn't feel ashamed to be a stock clerk and guard; on the contrary, he was highly motivated. Yun Yin Sect is the largest immortal sect within thousands of li, so its security is guaranteed! Especially after the Great Demon Lord emergence event.

Now everyone knows that Yun Yin Sect's Mountain‑Guarding Formation can block a Great Demon Lord's invasion. Nowadays, rooms at the grand inn of Ke Lai Peak are hard to find, yet he can stay for free in the Secret Medicine Hall each night, and that benefit alone entices him. Moreover, aside from the fleeting Great Demon Lord, the Sea King Gang's Nie Ziqing is the greatest threat. Within Yun Yin Sect, even if Nie Ziqing had ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare act recklessly.

"Boss, long time no see!"

"Senior Brother!"

"Qing Mo fellow cultivator!"

Seeing Wei Yuning arrive, the three clerks greeted him in turn.

"Good day, junior sisters, Brother Liu, is there anything lacking in the shop?" Wei Yuning asked.

"Boss, when we lack items we ask Sister Mei Xuan; you just need to make more sauce!" Xue Ying said.

Xue Ying's words left Wei Yuning speechless. But it was true: nowadays Mei Xuan, besides not being able to make sauce, has taken care of almost all of Wei Yuning's trivial tasks.

"Where has Miss Mei gone?" Wei Yuning asked.

"Sister is negotiating business with the Snow Alliance Leader of the Baolian Business Alliance!" Liu Shiyuan said.

"What, the Snow Alliance Leader is here and didn't even inform me?" Wei Yuning frowned. Clearly he is the sole member of the Baolian Business Alliance within Yun Yin Sect; it's unreasonable not to be notified.

"It's the Snow Alliance Leader; as long as you can make more sauce, that's all; she has nothing to discuss with you!" Hai Yan laughed.

The Xue Ying beside him and Old Liu also stifled laughter; they still held a bit of respect for Wei Yuning, so they dared not openly mock him.

Wei Yuning cleared his throat and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Although counting the spirit stones made his hand cramp, he still didn't assert the boss's authority; a bunch of people who rely on him for meals didn't treat him as...

However, Wei Yuning never liked showing off, so he let these people make a fuss.

"Boss, wait a moment, I have something to discuss with you!" As Wei Yuning was about to leave, Xue Ying hurried forward.