Besides, he had twice benefited from Fate Deductions involving Jiang Yan, without any consequences afterward.
Every step of the Fate Deduction was based on his character. In reality, however, the two deductions lacked a guiding immortal fate and any external assistance. Therefore, no matter how skilled he was at scheming, his simulated selves could only meet their end at the Yellow Spring, their cultivation ceasing and their Dao perishing.
After expressing his gratitude and exchanging a few more words with Jiang Yan, Xu Xing left the Lu Shi Pavilion.
The new disciple who followed Xu Xing to register also stepped into the sound insulation array and began telling Jiang Yan his place of origin, name, age, and cultivation level.
After explaining everything, the new disciple, seeing he had only one Yellow Cloth Bag, became discontented. "Deacon," he asked, "why did the person before me receive two Storage Bags, while I only have one? Are you being unfair in your duties?"
He came from a family of mortal kings and marquis and was accustomed to giving orders.
Sect executives also had to abide by the sect’s rules, so he was unafraid.
A newborn calf does not fear the tiger.
"He received a sect position, and the other Storage Bag is his stipend."
"You can look; this is the register of appointments for the Lu Shi Pavilion..."
Jiang Yan had dealt with many new disciples . He calmly took out the Lu Shi Pavilion’s register of appointments, on which was clearly written: [Outer Sect Disciple Xu Xing, assigned to courtyard sweeping duty for one year].
All procedures were correctly followed; he feared no inspection.
The new disciple frowned slightly, feeling he had been too arrogant just moments before and was now in an awkward position. However, he also knew how to swallow his pride, so he asked again, "Deacon, I also wish to take on the courtyard sweeping duty. Might I inquire..."
He had seen Xu Xing and Jiang Yan conversing so pleasantly earlier and intuitively felt the position must be a good one.
So he wanted to claim one for himself.
"That was the only vacancy for the courtyard sweeping duty in recent years."
"If you wish to apply, you’ll have to wait ten years."
Jiang Yan flatly refused.
There were many such sinecures like the one he gave Xu Xing, not only in the Lu Shi Pavilion but also in other sect organizations like the Heavenly Book Pavilion. These positions were specially reserved for Aristocratic Young Masters and Geniuses of the Sect.
It was one of the unspoken rules.
When he said there were no more vacancies, it was indeed true—on the surface, the Lu Shi Pavilion was not short-staffed for duty shifts.
In reality, whether or not positions were available was entirely his decision.
If he wanted to recruit more idle hands, he could simply claim that the Lu Shi Pavilion was unusually busy, or that too much dust had accumulated within the pavilion requiring more hands for courtyard sweeping; such excuses were readily available.
The new disciple’s face flushed then paled. He could only reluctantly yield, bowing to Jiang Yan before departing.
Where there are people, there is Jianghu.
Xu Xing had always deeply agreed with this saying.
Immortals do not consume the Five Grains, yet they ingest the vital essence of heaven and earth. Fundamentally, they are not so different from humans. Besides, these were merely Cultivators, not true Immortals who had perfected their cultivation and attained the Dao...
After leaving the Lu Shi Pavilion, Xu Xing was unaware that he had inadvertently caused a minor stir. Even if he had known, he likely would have turned a blind eye to it.
Arriving at the Sea Waterlight Court in the Outer Sect, he presented his identity Token to the Deacon.
Xu Xing moved into Room A13.
"The Eternal Green Dao Sutra..."
I hope this Daoist cultivation method can help me form another special physique.
Opening the scripture, Xu Xing carefully pondered this cultivation method.
Compared to the abstruseness he had experienced previously when studying the Eight-Armed Vajra Sutra at the Houtian Realm, the true essence of The Eternal Green Dao Sutra was now laid bare before him, its intricacies quickly understood.
From the day he moved in, he read continuously until the fifth day.
On this day, he finally felt a touch of emaciation, the hunger in his stomach becoming unbearable.
Warriors at the Innate Realm had not yet reached the stage of abstaining from food completely. Although they could survive for two or three months without eating, doing so would damage their body’s foundational essence and was not to be attempted lightly.
It’s fortunate I received these Huangliang Pills from Jiang Yan when I first joined the sect...
Xu Xing retrieved the Storage Bag and took out a small Green Porcelain Vial.
He inverted the vial, pouring thirteen quail-egg-sized, pale yellow pills into his palm. He returned twelve pills to the Green Porcelain Vial, then carefully examined the single Huangliang Pill remaining in his hand.
This pill has a faint fragrance... Just one sniff already alleviates some of the hunger.
Without hesitation, Xu Xing popped the Huangliang Pill into his mouth and swallowed it down with a bit of saliva.
A potent medicinal energy erupted in his stomach, and he instantly felt invigorated.
Time to begin cultivating The Eternal Green Dao Sutra.
Xu Xing had already grasped the core mysteries within The Eternal Green Dao Sutra.
Commencing his cultivation now, he encountered no obstacles.
However, he hadn’t forgotten that his ’other self’ in the Instance World was also aiding his cultivation.
Although his ’other self’s’ Immortal Base was already established, making it difficult to destroy it and switch to cultivating The Eternal Green Dao Sutra, it was not difficult for his ’other self’ to operate The Eternal Green Dao Sutra’s cultivation pathways.
For every day he cultivated The Eternal Green Dao Sutra in Reality, his self in the Instance World had already been cultivating it for a month. All the cultivation experience gained with The Eternal Green Dao Sutra was fed back to his main body.
It took merely five days.
Within his consciousness space.
On the Gold clear mirror surface, another Immortal Green Destiny materialized.
[Evergreen Body: Born from Innate Martial Arts, cultivating Dao Sect internal power is always advantageous. Can absorb the vital essence of plants and trees to condense Evergreen Qi and extend one’s Lifespan. In fifty years, there is a prospect of entering the Grandmaster Realm and solidifying the Eternal Green Body of the Ages.]