Because of Lin Jichen's solo video of defeating the Chibi Bird, the number of new disciples joining the Tianyan Sword Sect has been increasing.
Many players joined the Sword Sect because of Lin Jichen's reputation, which made the recruitment hall elder both pleased and worried.
The influx of new disciples was so large that the resources of the Sword Sect were becoming stretched thin.
Thus, the Sword Sect decided to assign disciples with poor talent to the Servant Hall, making them servant disciples.
Or they would be sent to branch sects for better management, which would also alleviate the resource strain on the main sect.
This decision immediately weeded out a large number of disciples with poor talent.
As the saying goes, "Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix." Many disciples refused to go to branch sects or the Servant Hall.
There were other Sword Sects in the Tale of Immortal world, and they would rather join another Sword Sect than become a servant disciple.
Almost no one wanted to be a servant disciple, as their status was even lower than that of Outer Temple disciples, and they received only a third of the Outer Temple disciples' stipend.
Who could tolerate that?
So, very few players chose to become servant disciples.
But there was one player who didn't mind at all and resolutely joined the Servant Hall, becoming a servant disciple.
However, this player's goal was not to be a servant at all.
Every day, while doing servant tasks, she would ask around about Lin Jichen's whereabouts.
"Senior Brother Li, can I ask where Lin Jichen usually stays in the Sword Sect?"
"Oh, you mean Junior Brother Lin, the Sect Master's personal disciple? He's not like us; his status is a thousand times more prestigious. You shouldn't call him by his name directly; you should call him Senior Brother Lin."
Despite the slight disdain on his face, she continued to ask, "Then can you tell me how to meet Senior Brother Lin?"
"Meeting Junior Brother Lin is very difficult. He lives in the Inner Temple, and you can only see him when he comes down the mountain."
"Oh, Senior Brother Li, can you let me clean the mountain gate? I'll take that task from now on."
"Well, that's not really appropriate."
"Please, Senior Brother Li, you're the best~"
"Haha, alright, alright, since Junior Sister Guo asked, I'll agree."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Li~"
Lin Jichen stayed at Spirit Beast Mountain for three days and didn't go anywhere. It wasn't that he didn't want to leave, but Nangong Yue was watching over him, insisting that he recover from his injuries before leaving. Otherwise, she wouldn't be at ease.
With no other choice, Lin Jichen didn't want to disappoint Nangong Yue's kind intentions, so he stayed at Spirit Beast Mountain for three days.
During these three days, they talked about everything, spending their days together discussing cultivation insights, sparring with sword techniques, or chatting about life and dreams.
In short, Lin Jichen had a very pleasant three days, accompanied by a beautiful senior sister.
Of course, he didn't dare to do anything inappropriate, as Nangong Yue's father and grandfather were always watching.
In their home, he didn't have the guts, so he always behaved appropriately. Even if Nangong Wu wanted to find an excuse to kick him out, he couldn't.
Spending these days with Nangong Yue, her affection level for him increased by 5 points, reaching 80 points.
If it goes any higher, it will reach the 'Vows of Eternal Love' stage.
By then, without Lin Jichen taking the initiative, Nangong Yue might throw herself into his arms and invite him to dual cultivate and explore the path to immortality together (evil grin).
However, the higher the affection level, the harder it is to increase. To break through 80 points, it might take some more time.
After resting for three days, Lin Jichen couldn't stay at Spirit Beast Mountain any longer. The hardest thing to resist is a beauty's kindness. The gentle embrace is a hero's grave. He feared that if he stayed any longer, he wouldn't want to leave.
Moreover, during these three days, someone on Elder Tianjian's mountain had undergone a Gathering Spirit Realm Thunder Tribulation.
Lin Jichen didn't need to guess to know that it was Chu Tianhan who had reached the Gathering Spirit Realm.
He couldn't afford to slack off any longer and had to quickly improve his cultivation.
Of course, the time spent with Nangong Yue, their sparring and discussions, also benefited him greatly and wasn't just a waste of time.
"Junior Brother, do you really have to leave?"
Before leaving, Nangong Yue grabbed Lin Jichen's sleeve, full of reluctance.
Seeing her pitiful eyes, Lin Jichen almost couldn't resist staying.
Fortunately, he held back. He needed to become stronger, quickly!
"Yes, Senior Sister, the Ascension Tournament is next month. We all need to work hard on our cultivation and strive to make a name for ourselves at the tournament," Lin Jichen said.
Nangong Yue nodded and smiled, "Junior Brother, when you reach the Golden Core Realm, I'll give you a gift."
"Oh? What gift?" Lin Jichen asked curiously.
"Don't you remember? When I went to Yongzhou City to participate in the sword competition, I promised to give you the first-place prize. But you can't use it now; you'll have to wait until you reach the Golden Core Realm. I'll keep it safe for you," Nangong Yue said.
Lin Jichen was delighted and full of anticipation. His dear senior sister hadn't forgotten about it. He was thrilled.
"Alright, Senior Sister, wait for me to reach the Golden Core Realm!"
"Yes!" Nangong Yue smiled joyfully, her big eyes curving into crescents, dimples showing her charming smile, her bright eyes and white teeth making Lin Jichen a bit dazed.
"Senior Sister," Lin Jichen suddenly called out.
"Hmm?" Nangong Yue tilted her head, waiting for him to speak.
Lin Jichen looked around; Nangong Wu and Tianyuan should not be around. He then secretly leaned close to Nangong Yue's ear, taking a deep breath.
Nangong Yue thought Lin Jichen was going to kiss her, and her face turned red, her eyelashes fluttering, "Junior Brother, don't... my father and grandfather might see..."
Lin Jichen chuckled, "Senior Sister, I wanted to ask if you could agree to that thing I mentioned before when I reach the Golden Core Realm?"
"What thing?" Nangong Yue clearly didn't remember.
"The thing I mentioned in the shop in Fengqu City," Lin Jichen reminded.
Nangong Yue's eyes went blank for a moment, then she finally remembered.
What Lin Jichen had mentioned...
Nangong Yue was embarrassed, stuttering, "That... that..."
"What is it, Senior Sister?" Lin Jichen asked with a smile.
Nangong Yue blushed, stomped her deer leather boots, and said shyly, "Alright then..."
After saying that, she covered her face and ran back home.
Seeing this, Lin Jichen chuckled. It seemed that once he reached the Golden Core Realm, he wouldn't need to grind monsters to level up.
He could completely improve his cultivation through dual cultivation with Nangong Yue.
Dual cultivation was much faster than regular grinding.
However, this mode was something only a few players could enjoy.
Because players couldn't dual cultivate with other players.
To dual cultivate, you had to do it with NPCs, but the affection level required for dual cultivation was a challenge that all players found daunting.
Moreover, they didn't even know that dual cultivation was possible in this game.
Lin Jichen was about to become the first dual cultivation player in Tale of Immortal! Hehe!
Just thinking about it made him a little excited~