"Hmm! That’s more like it! I’ve been assigned to the ’Scripture Pavilion,’ and I’m just heading back to ’Brocade Peak.’"
Li Yunjing smiled slightly, feeling a bit proud in front of his friends.
Sure enough, Ma Xingyuan was shocked, hardly believing his ears.
"Young Master Li! You’re really doing well, can you get me into the ’Scripture Pavilion’ too?"
Ma Xingyuan was almost drooling with envy.
That’s the ’Scripture Pavilion’!
The heart of the Sect!
Staying in the ’Scripture Pavilion’ for a year means you won’t need to purchase further cultivation spells, saving a large amount of spirit stones!
"You think you can go just because you want to? Do you think I’m an Immortal?"
Li Yunjing shook his head slightly; he got into the ’Scripture Pavilion’ because of the Outer Sect Steward’s consideration for Yu Yunyi and the Yu Family.
He himself had no clout and certainly couldn’t bargain with the Foundation Establishment realm to get Ma Xingyuan into the ’Scripture Pavilion’ as well.
"By the way, where are you assigned now?"
"Sigh! It’s pitiful, I can’t compare with you, Young Master Li. I’ve gone to ’Yaxiang Garden’!"
Ma Xingyuan sighed, realizing the improbability of his own request, but he couldn’t help showing a hint of a smile when mentioning his current assignment.
He’d been reaping substantial benefits, even gaining some extra weight recently.
Li Yunjing was genuinely surprised; how did this fat guy end up there?
"Hehe! Leveraging some connections, I managed to get Yue Zhouwang and Wang Yun to pull some strings so I could get into ’Yaxiang Garden.’"
Ma Xingyuan looked around to ensure no one was paying attention before whispering in Li Yunjing’s ear.
"Fatty! You’re something else! There’s plenty of benefits in ’Yaxiang Garden,’ no wonder you’ve gained more weight."
Patting Ma Xingyuan’s round belly, Li Yunjing chuckled while pondering about when he should visit ’Yaxiang Garden’ himself.
This time, he was promoted to Outer Disciple and became a steward on the first floor of the ’Scripture Pavilion,’ gaining quite a bit of face.
Yue Zhouwang and his wealthy friends would surely have to fork out something to celebrate for him, right?
Recently, his resource consumption had been high, and seeing Ma Xingyuan naturally reminded him of his "old friends" like Yue Zhouwang and Wang Yun.
Good things ought to be shared with "old friends," after all!
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing looked at Ma Xingyuan and said with a smile, "I’m in a hurry to return to ’Brocade Peak’ today, no time to hang out with you. Let’s meet in ’Yaxiang Garden’ in half a month and drink to our heart’s content!"
"Great! Excellent! Young Master Li, don’t worry! I’ll take care of this banquet, and it’ll be splendid!"
Ma Xingyuan laughed heartily, very pleased that Li Yunjing hadn’t forgotten about him.
Ma Xingyuan had no idea that Li Yunjing had already set his sights on the other stewards at ’Yaxiang Garden.’
If those people were smart, they would definitely have to contribute.
After all, Li Yunjing, a disciple with a promising future, was not a thigh they could often cling to!
At that time, receiving some gifts would allow him to recoup a bit and buy more talisman paper and demon beast blood to continue his talisman-making endeavors.
"Alright! It’s settled then! See you in half a month!"
Li Yunjing nodded, exchanged contact information from the Outer Sect with Ma Xingyuan, and then said goodbye.
Running into this fatty was indeed a pleasant surprise.
The Outer Sect residential area was like a small town.
Each Outer Disciple had their assignments, and it wasn’t possible to stay here all the time.
Encountering each other on the street was indeed quite a coincidence, showing the connection between Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan.
Leaving the Outer Sect, Li Yunjing returned to ’Brocade Peak.’
The second time entering the mountain, he received less scrutiny and had already become a familiar face.
In the evening, he gathered his team members, brought out some spirit wine, fruits, and vegetables, and grilled some meat from a ’Red Sun Giant Snake.’
Everyone gathered together, and their relationships became much more harmonious.
This meal cost Li Yunjing several dozen spirit stones, which was quite a generous move.
Su Guo and the others’ goodwill towards Li Yunjing greatly increased as a result.
Late at night, the autumn breeze was slightly chilly.
Seeing off his team members, Li Yunjing cleaned up the room and prepared to sit in meditation to cultivate Qi.
The next day, the two teams smoothly handed over their tasks.
Li Yunjing resumed his studies.
This time, unlike the last, he selected specialized knowledge to learn.
The book he held in his hands was called ’Ghostly Vortex Blade.’
Just a glance at the book piqued Li Yunjing’s interest.
It turned out to be a magic technique akin to a minor divine technique.
In the cultivation realm, magic had many levels, and the techniques Li Yunjing previously learned were all considered minor magic, quite ordinary and not noteworthy.
Above these minor magic techniques were minor divine techniques, great divine techniques, and supreme divine techniques.
In myths and legends, moving mountains and overturning seas, unfettered in the heavens and earth, commanding wind and rain... these were supreme divine techniques.
Such divine techniques were said to be accessible to ancestors in the Nascent Soul realm, although many Nascent Soul ancestors might not even master them.
Finding a minor divine technique ahead of time caused Li Yunjing’s interest to surge.
’Ghostly Vortex Blade’ as a minor divine technique would cost 50 low-grade spirit stones for a regular borrower.
This was precisely why Li Yunjing, with his special duties, could study it for free – an implicit benefit of the ’Scripture Pavilion.’
’Ghostly Vortex Blade’ wasn’t an ordinary cultivation method or a combat move involving weapons.
Instead, it was a secret trump card!
Reading the book’s contents, Li Yunjing was astonished; it required condensing true essence in the lungs to form a slaying sword, then spitting it out with a mouthful of dark light, which could kill everything within three to five meters.
’Ghostly Vortex Blade’ was extremely covert and fast, attacking without warning and making it almost impossible for an ordinary cultivator to evade in close combat.
This made Li Yunjing incredibly excited as it was a big killer artifact that could potentially turn the tables.
Who could anticipate that when facing a seemingly defenseless opponent, a sudden burst of dark light from the mouth could kill the opponent instantly?
Just as Li Yunjing was engrossed, he heard a coughing sound. "Young friend, are you studying ’Ghostly Vortex Blade’?"
"Ah! It’s you, senior!"
Li Yunjing looked up to see the elderly purple-robed Daoist and quickly closed the book, greeting him with a bow.
"Hmm! Young friend, I see you’re practicing a variety of techniques. Are you a Five Elements Spirit Root?"
The old Daoist was very kind, softly inquiring.
"Sigh! How did this old man notice?"
Li Yunjing sighed and then smiled wryly, saying, "My aptitude isn’t great; with Five Elements Spirit Root, I can dabble in various techniques."