Xuanyangmen, the residence of registered disciples.
In a courtyard covering several feet, Chen Lin was sitting quietly in a house.
His legs were crossed, his eyes were closed, he was breathing regularly through his mouth and nose, and he was performing exercises to meditate and exhale.
Not long after.
Chen Lin slowly exhaled, opened his eyes, ended the cycle of the Great Zhou Dynasty, twisted his sore shoulders, and there was a look of loss in his eyes.
"It has been more than a year, and I still don't feel the spiritual energy. Even if I speed up the operation as Master Bai said, it has no effect. Do I really have no talent..."
"Alas..." Chen Lin sighed, raised his hand to his forehead, and closed his eyes tightly again, feeling bitter in his heart.
It has been one year and eight months since he entered the sect, and it has been more than a year since he practiced according to the [Fire Sun Jue], but he still has not felt the spiritual energy entering his body, which makes his confidence gradually decline every day.
"It is said that it only took Master Bai a month to get started, but now..." Chen Lin felt depressed and couldn't help but think of Bai Qingzhou, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Chen Lin! You're so damn ink-stained, you should leave!" A sudden shout interrupted Chen Lin's thoughts.
Hearing the voice, Chen Lin knew who it was. Without answering, he waved away the anguish in his heart, stood up, and moved to open the door of his room.
Standing outside the door was a boy about thirteen or fourteen years old. He was strong and dark-skinned. He was looking at Chen Lin impatiently.
"What are you looking at? Let's go!" the young man shouted.
"Fan Tianhe, why are you shouting so loudly?" Chen Lin glanced at the young man and said coldly.
"I'm kind enough to call you! You still think I'm loud!?" Fan Tianhe roared again.
Chen Lin ignored him and walked past Fan Tianhe who was blocking the door, "Noisy!"
"Hmph! If there was nothing else to do today, I would at least give you a good beating!" Fan Tianhe turned around and followed, pointing at the back of Chen Lin's head and said.
"Then you come." Chen Lin replied calmly without looking back.
Fan Tianhe quickened his steps, and the two of them walked side by side, shouting: "Am I because I don't dare? I will beat you to death tomorrow!"
"Oh, I got it."
Chen Lin responded calmly, not caring about Fan Tianhe's words at all.
After getting along with each other for more than a year, Chen Lin has figured out Fan Tianhe's temper and knows that he has a stubborn temper, with a hot temper and even rude words.
I remember that when he first came here, he and Fan Tianhe were assigned to the same courtyard, but their tempers did not match and they would quarrel every day. If they quarreled too much, they would start fighting.
Chen Lin had learned martial arts moves and exercised every day. Logically speaking, he would not be an opponent for anyone of his age. However, Fan Tianhe had also practiced martial arts since he was a child and was taught by ordinary martial arts masters. Therefore, the two of them had always been evenly matched in fights, with each having his own victory or defeat.
Although they often fight, because they live together under the same roof every day for a long time, the two of them can't be said to hate each other, but they still feel like they don't know each other without fighting.
Seeing Chen Lin's indifferent attitude, Fan Tianhe got used to it. After a while, he skipped the topic and asked with a smile: "Hey! What chores do you want this time?"
"Delivery." Chen Lin responded briefly.
"Exactly!" Fan Tianhe said disdainfully, "It's worthless! What's so good about delivery? It's definitely the most enjoyable chore that can go down the mountain. You can go back to the mortal world, how fun it is!"
"You want to return to the mortal world so much, why are you trying to become an immortal?" Chen Lin mocked.
"You know nothing!"
As registered disciples, they need to do chores every month, including carrying water, chopping firewood, going down the mountain to buy food, cleaning, distribution, weeding, etc. Dozens of disciples take turns to be responsible, randomly rotating once a month.
At work, today is the time for rotation. The place the two of them went to at this time was the guest hall of the registered disciples to carry out rotation affairs.
The two chatted casually along the way and arrived at the location in less than a stick of incense.
There were already many people in the small living room, dozens of people of different ages standing in an orderly manner, and in front of everyone, a young man stood at the top, staring at the many people.
The young man has a dignified face and his hands behind his back
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stand.
This person is Xi Tong, the registered deacon responsible for managing many registered disciples.
Seeing the immortal master, Chen Lin and Fan Tianhe did not dare to act recklessly and found a place to stand quietly.
Soon, people came one after another.
Seeing that all the registered disciples had come, Xi Tong took out the paper, glanced at everyone, and said: "Today we will re-rotate the affairs arrangements. You must also perform your duties conscientiously and not cause errors and delays! The following are the specific personnel arrangements...
"
Xi Tong began to read out the specific tasks that everyone was responsible for. After a while, Chen Lin heard his own work arrangements.
"Chen Lin is responsible for the firewood supply to the five immortal masters in the North District."
Chen Lin lowered his head slightly. Unexpectedly, he was assigned to chop wood this time, which was the most physically demanding job.
"...the above are the specific matters for you this month, do you understand?" Xi Tong finished his speech.
"Understood!" Dozens of registered disciples responded with their hands raised.
Xi Tong nodded, stopped talking, and immediately took out the [Flying Cloud Spirit Paper] and flew out of the living room.
After Xi Tong left, everyone began to discuss in low voices.
Familiar people began to ask each other, and Fan Tianhe poked Chen Lin in the waist with his elbow and asked with a smile:
"It's your turn to chop wood again, what do you think? Do you want to go to the town to hire someone?"
He was in a good mood, because the task assigned to him this time was to buy food, so he got his wish and could go down the mountain to play.
"Well, I can't waste my time on this kind of thing." Chen Lin said matter-of-factly.
There is a small town at the foot of Xuanyangmen Mountain, where many handymen and immortal masters have settled. After years of development, there are now more than a few thousand people in the small town.
"You only use this little money every month to hire people. What, you really don't plan to save some money?" Fan Tianhe asked.
"No need." Chen Lin said directly.
Every month, registered disciples will receive regular money and some ordinary gold and silver. Many of them keep it for themselves, but Chen Lin has no feeling about these. He spends money to hire people to help with every matter.
Naturally, there will be no surprise this time.
"Then go ahead, I'm running away!" Fan Tianhe shrugged nonchalantly and turned to leave.
The two separated, and Chen Lin strolled toward the town at the foot of the mountain. Some of his classmates were also walking in this direction. Obviously, everyone had plans.
Chen Lin usually has a cold personality and never interacts with people much. He has been here for more than a year and is still unfamiliar with many seniors, so no one came up to chat with him along the way.
But he is also happy to be pure.
The town was not far from the mountain. It took Chen Lin about half an hour to see the edge of the town.
There are many farmlands here, and some scattered houses have been built to raise livestock. Many farmers and grooms are busy in the fields. Some children were running lively on the country roads. When they saw Chen Lin and others coming, they immediately watched from a distance.
, with an envious look on his face.
Chen Lin walked forward expressionlessly.
"Chen Lin!" Suddenly a female voice came.
Chen Lin looked back and saw a young girl with a tall figure and a determined face walking towards him quickly.
He naturally knows this person. This is the only female disciple among their batch of selected disciples, Wen Lan.
Because of her gentle personality, every time Chen Lin and Fan Tianhe fought, she would intervene to stop them. As time went by, Chen Lin became more familiar with her.
"Why are you here?" Chen Lin said softly with a rare tenderness towards Wen Lan.
Because Wenlan's family is poor, he sends his monthly allowance home and does all the chores by himself. He does not spend money on hiring people on weekdays.
"This time I was chosen to handle the medicinal field for Master Yao. Master Yao asked me to buy some secular seeds." Wen Lan replied with a smile.
"Then let's go to the town together." Chen Lin nodded.
"Um."
The two talked all the way and soon arrived at the small town.
because of destination
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Different, the two immediately separated, and Chen Lin walked towards the center of the town.
Arriving at the center of the town, many men dressed as farmers were already waiting. When they saw Chen Lin coming, they all rushed to surround him.
"Immortal Master! Choose me, I am strong!"
"And I!"
"I can too!"
The people of the town have lived here for many years and naturally know very well that today is the time when the Immortal Master comes down from the mountain to recruit people, so many people come here early to wait.
There is certainly a reason why this business is so popular.
First, the wages are very high. Immortal masters are usually extremely generous. They often earn dozens of taels per month. Working for one month is enough to support the whole family for several years.
Second, if you go up the mountain to work, you can drink the water from the spiritual spring on the mountain. This water can strengthen your body and increase your life span.
Third, the work is generally not difficult, it just requires some effort to complete.
Therefore, many people are rushing to recommend themselves.
Chen Lin looked at the many people raising their hands below, and without hesitation, randomly selected five farmers who looked quite strong.
"It's just you five." Chen Lin said lightly.
The five farmers who were selected immediately cried with gratitude and knelt down to express their gratitude. When the woman in the distance saw that the man at home was chosen, she immediately cried with joy while holding her child.
Not to mention anything else, my family will not have to worry about food and drink for at least two years.
After a stick of incense.
The five farmers took their clothes and said goodbye to their families, then followed Chen Lin out of the town.
Chen Lin quietly led the way, and the five cautious people walked slowly towards the mountain gate.
Seeing Chen Lin's cold expression, the five people did not dare to come forward to talk to him. They just cautiously speculated on the incident from behind.
Was walking slowly.
"call out!"
Suddenly there was a sound in the sky.
The five farmers, including Chen Lin, all looked up at the same time.
I saw a square piece of paper passing through the air at high speed through the mountain gate. Standing on the paper was a man of about eighteen or nineteen years old, carrying a long sword behind him.
Chen Lin's eyes lit up, the man was actually Master Bai Xian!
Before he could say hello, the paper suddenly turned and rushed towards the people underground.
This behavior immediately frightened the five farmers to kneel down and salute.
Bai Qingzhou quickly came to Chen Lin, stood on the [Flying Cloud Spiritual Paper] suspended out of thin air, and looked at Chen Lin with a smile.
Chen Lin's face lit up with joy, he cupped his hands and saluted, "Master Baixian!"
Since becoming a registered disciple, he has not seen Bai Qingzhou for a long time.
"Chen Lin, what are you doing? What do these people do?" Bai Qingzhou asked with a smile.
"Back to Immortal Master, I was assigned to do firewood chores this month, so I came to the town to hire a few people to set aside time for practice." Chen Lin said frankly.
"Well, that's right..." Bai Qingzhou nodded in agreement, "The main thing is to focus on cultivation."
Speaking of cultivation, Chen Lin couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, and said slowly, "But my ability is too poor, and I haven't understood the essentials for more than a year..."
Bai Qingzhou raised his hand to stop what he was saying and said: "Don't be anxious. As the saying goes, if you persevere, rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, gold and stone can be carved. You need to persist in everything. Only with tenacious perseverance can you embark on the road to heaven!
You have to believe that you can do it! Do you understand?"
Chen Lin nodded heavily.
"I'm going to station in Xiuxianfang City, and I don't know when I can come back." Bai Qingzhou took out a jade stone from his arms and handed it to Chen Lin, "This is a small thing I found in Fang City. It seems to be a little bit...
I’m giving this spiritual energy to you, maybe it can give you some good luck.”
"Thank you, Master Bai." Chen Lin took the jade and thanked him sincerely.
"Okay! Then I'll leave first!"
Bai Qingzhou chuckled lightly, and then controlled the spirit paper to fly up out of the air. He quickly rose up and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
Looking at Bai Qingzhou's leaving figure, Chen Lin's eyes were firm, and he held the piece of pure green jade tightly in his hand, silently...