Chapter 1: Two and a half years of cultivation
Yue State, Jianzhou, Taiyue Mountains!
Ye Changsheng and a group of Qi Refining cultivators were walking on the mountain path. Leading the way was Zhong Lingdao, the head of Huangfeng Valley.
They are a group of new disciples recruited by Huangfeng Valley.
Now, they are going to go to the Huangfeng Valley Patriarch's Temple and officially become disciples after paying homage to the ancestor.
The crowd moved forward like a long winding snake.
"Huh? Why are you walking a little forward?"
Ye Changsheng frowned and slowly retreated behind the crowd.
I was so busy enjoying the scenery that I walked forward without realizing it. That’s not good!
He looked around and noted down possible retreat routes.
This comes in handy in case of an unexpected accident.
As one of the seven major immortal cultivation sects in Yue State, Huangfeng Valley opens its doors every ten years to recruit a group of disciples.
This time, many young men with good physique attributes joined the Huangfeng Valley.
Ye Changsheng is one of them!
He is a time traveler who, due to an accident, came to this world of mortals cultivating immortality.
When he first came here, Ye Changsheng thought it was just an ordinary ancient world.
But an accident led him to discover an ancient monk's cave!
Although he is said to be an ancient cultivator, he is actually just a casual cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage who passed away several hundred years ago.
In that cave, Ye Changsheng inherited the mantle of the ancient monk.
These include the skills, elixirs, talismans, magical instruments, etc. possessed by immortal cultivators, as well as a very important notebook.
From that notebook, Ye Changsheng learned a lot of basic knowledge about cultivating immortals.
When he saw the names of the seven major immortal cultivation sects of the Yue Kingdom, including the Yanyue Sect, Tianque Fort, and Huangfeng Valley, he knew what kind of world he had come to.
After testing, Ye Changsheng was found to possess dual spiritual roots of gold and wood, and his aptitude for cultivation was above average.
After inheriting the ancient monk's legacy, Ye Changsheng immediately began to concentrate on studying the way of immortality.
After some careful exploration, he gradually came into contact with the Yue Kingdom's circle of immortal cultivation.
He learned about the Ascension Conference from some independent cultivators.
According to Ye Changsheng's memory of the original work, Huangfeng Valley will hold a disciple-recruiting conference after the Ascension Conference.
At that disciple-recruiting conference, Huangfeng Valley recruited thousands of disciples, including a pair of brothers with thunder spiritual roots.
Ye Changsheng had not been practicing for long, and attending the Immortal Ascension Conference would simply mean his death, so he planned to join the Huangfeng Valley at this disciple-recruiting conference.
With his dual spiritual roots, it is not difficult to do this.
Sure enough, at the Huangfeng Valley’s disciple-recruiting conference, after Ye Changsheng’s dual spiritual root qualifications were tested and confirmed, he was exempted from all tests and joined the Huangfeng Valley.
At this time, he was already a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and had been practicing for two and a half years.
Ye Changsheng, who was familiar with the "Mortal Cultivation Records", knew very well that the Tiannan region where the Yue Kingdom was located was an area with very poor resources for cultivating immortals.
The foundation-building pills are basically in the hands of all the major immortal cultivation sects.
If you want to quickly build your foundation, the best way is to join a large sect of immortals.
"Okay, from now on, you are all disciples of Huangfeng Valley!" said the headmaster Zhong Lingdao after paying homage to the ancestor.
"Next, the steward will tell you about the sect rules, Qi Refining disciples' tasks and benefits, and other common knowledge about the Yellow Maple Valley!"
"You must keep this in mind!"
"I will follow the orders of the Sect Master!"
Thousands of people shouted at the same time, the sound echoed among the mountains, attracting some old disciples to stop and watch.
Zhong Lingdao encouraged everyone with a few more words, and then left in a leisurely manner.
Some managers of foundation-building appeared with a group of old Qi-refining disciples and distributed entry benefits to everyone.
A yellow silk shirt, a green leaf magic weapon, a set of daily refining tools, a Fiery Sun Sword and a Cold Moon Knife, and a tenfold storage bag.
This is all that the new disciples of Huangfeng Valley can get.
They are all low-level magical tools, with a total value of no more than thirty low-level spirit stones.
After distributing the entry benefits, several managers explained the rules of the sect, precautions and other common sense to everyone.
Then, he took everyone to the Transmission Pavilion, Baiji Hall and other places.
"This Baiji Hall is the place where tasks are issued and received within the sect." said the foundation-building manager who led them.
Ye Changsheng and thousands of others followed the steward's lead obediently, just like primary school students on a spring outing, and walked through various pavilions and palaces.
"You new disciples can practice freely for the first month."
"After a month, you must receive certain tasks every month and complete them on time."
"After completing the task, some low-level spirit stones will be distributed every month as a reward."
"Uncle Master, what if the mission is not completed?" asked a brave Qi Refining disciple.
"Not finished? Hehe, if you haven't finished, you have to hand over some spirit stones as punishment!"
"Uncle Master, can you tell us what these tasks are like?" asked a disciple with a worried look on his face .
"Don't worry, we won't give you Qi Refining disciples any particularly difficult tasks!"
"They are all simple chores, such as going to several mining areas to supervise the miners, serving as a deacon disciple in the market of our sect, taking care of spiritual beasts, planting spiritual medicine, etc."
"You can go to Baiji Hall to learn more about these things later."
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After getting familiar with Huangfeng Valley, the disciples were sent to their residence.
This is a large group of stone houses, very simple, and is the residence of disciples below the tenth level of Qi Refining.
"What the hell is this place?"
"It's so shabby, how can people live there?"
After the steward left, many new disciples complained as they looked at the stone houses in front of them that were damaged by the Syrian war.
Many of them used to be young masters and young ladies from immortal cultivation families, and they were rich and prosperous in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Now that I'm in this kind of place, it's a bit difficult to adapt for a while.
Ye Changsheng stood in the crowd in silence.
When he saw that hundreds of people had chosen to live in the stone house one after another, he also took action.
Ye Changsheng found a stone house near the edge of the land and lived in it.
Don't be the first to stick out, don't be the last, remain moderate and follow the crowd, and be cautious at all times. This is the ideological program for survival in the mortal world.
Sitting in the stone house, Ye Changsheng recalled his cultivation experiences over the past two years.
When Ye Changsheng first embarked on the path of cultivation, he had a very difficult time.
Although his dual spiritual roots were indeed extraordinary, with the help of some medicinal pills, he was able to cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining in just a year and a half.
But Ye Changsheng was still not satisfied!
The further you advance in the Qi Refining Stage, the slower your speed becomes.
Moreover, Ye Changsheng’s medicine pills were almost used up, so he could only rely on his own hard work to practice from now on.
How is this possible?
At this rate of practice, being able to establish a foundation is already the limit.
Forming Dan?
If there is no great opportunity, don’t even think about it!
Ye Changsheng once seriously considered whether he should go find the little green bottle?
But soon, an accident made him give up this idea.
He discovered a special place in himself.
Every time his left hand touched an object, he would silently say "analysis" in his mind, and a white light would emit from his hand, completely analyzing the object.
Then he silently said "copy" in his mind, and his right hand would absorb a certain amount of spirit stones and copy that thing.
This discovery made Ye Changsheng ecstatic.
He discovered that no matter whether it was medicinal herbs, elixirs, talismans, magical instruments, materials, etc., as long as they were not living things, they could be analyzed and copied.
As long as you have enough spirit stones, you can copy as many as you want.
This is simply an incredible cheat!
A top-grade magic weapon can be copied with only fifty low-level spirit stones.
But if it is sold, it can be sold for more than a hundred low-level spirit stones.
It's total profiteering!
With such a plug-in, Ye Changsheng could have hidden away and focused on practicing.
But for the sake of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he still chose to join the Huangfeng Valley.
