The flying boat traveled for seven or eight days and finally arrived at Xiaoyao Sect one morning.
Along the way, senior brothers from Xiaoyao Sect had already told these newcomers the basic information about the world of cultivation and Xiaoyao Sect, so Xu Chunniang was no longer completely ignorant.
Although I still don’t quite understand how to become an immortal through cultivation, I have some knowledge of the common sense of the cultivation world.
Perhaps because of Wei Dawu, the inner sect disciple, Xu Chunniang had a safe journey. The little girl who had caused trouble for her before went into the cabin the next day and never came out again.
The young man in brocade clothes who had been following her was unable to enter the cabin. He still stayed outside like everyone else, playing enthusiastically with others, as if he had become the leader.
Because Xu Chunniang was ugly, no one wanted to pay attention to her. Although she was isolated along the way, she was able to have some peace and quiet.
The flying boat paused briefly at the outer gate, dropped off the outer disciples, and then continued to fly towards the inner gate.
Xu Chunniang looked at the direction where the flying boat departed and silently encouraged herself in her heart. One day, she would also be able to enter the inner gate!
The Xiaoyao Sect senior brother who led the group walked into a hall and said to a person who looked like a manager with a smile, "We finally brought this group of new disciples back safely. On the way, we were pestered by these little ghosts and asked all kinds of questions."
The steward took a glance and smiled.
"This group of disciples is quite good. You should have earned a lot of contribution points from this mission."
"That's it. This back and forth is quite time-consuming."
The leading brother smiled helplessly, turned around and said to everyone, "This is the brother in charge who is responsible for distributing resources to you during the protection period. You can collect the supplies for the three years of your new membership from this brother in charge. If you have any questions, ask him."
After saying this, the leading brother left the hall briskly as if he had put down a burden.
The brother in charge glanced at everyone with a smile on his face.
"My name is Zhang Donglai. I am here to keep all your things. You will have to deal with me for the next three years. For example, I will be in charge of allocating the dormitories you will live in. I will also be the one to distribute the spirit stones that the sect distributes every year."
One clever disciple immediately asked, "How are the dormitories allocated? What's the difference?"
"As for how to distribute it, naturally I have the final say."
Zhang Donglai chuckled, "You should have heard about it on the way here, that cultivation and spiritual energy are closely related. If you live in a good place with sufficient spiritual energy, you can go further on the road of cultivation."
He paused for a moment before saying slowly, "As long as you are willing to pay me six spirit stones, I will pick a good spot for you."
Suddenly someone gasped, "Six spirit stones? But we don't have even one!"
Someone who was quick to react immediately said, "Have you forgotten? Although we don't have it now, the senior brother said before that our new disciples have a three-year protection period. During the protection period, we can receive twelve spirit stones subsidized by the sect every year."
Everyone reacted and realized that Manager Zhang had actually come up with this idea.
Even after being exposed, Zhang Donglai's face showed no sign of strangeness and he still had that smiling face.
"That's right. I will send you the basic supplies for new disciples and the first-year spiritual stone subsidy from the sect in a moment. As long as you pay six spiritual stones, I will choose a good location for you with plenty of spiritual energy.
You have to know that you will stay in the dormitory for many years, so I only charge six spirit stones, which is a fair price. For you new disciples, six spirit stones are enough for the first year.
Furthermore, I will not collect any more spirit stones for the next two years. I will not take any less from you."
As he spoke, Zhang Donglai distributed palm-sized storage bags to everyone.
"This thing is called a storage bag. It contains the supplies given to you by the sect and the first year's subsidy. This lowest-level storage bag can be used even if you are not practicing now. You only need to put it close to your forehead to take out the spirit stones."
Everyone tried it according to the method taught by Zhang Donglai, and they were able to take things out of it.
"This is the power of an immortal. It's amazing. He actually took something out of this small bag!"
"As long as we work hard, we can also learn the skills of immortals in the future!"
Xu Chunniang also followed Zhang Dong's instructions and put the storage bag close to her eyes, and soon saw what was inside.
There is a piece of clothing, a few books, a map, a black sign, twelve brilliant stones, etc.
"It's not bad to spend six spirit stones to buy a good position."
Finally, someone was interested and took out six brightly glowing stones from his storage bag and handed them over.
Zhang Donglai took the spirit stone, took out the map, pointed to a middle location, and said, "Go here." Then he took out a bunch of keys from the storage bag and took one out and gave it to him.
The man took a look at the map and saw that it was indeed a good location, and nodded with satisfaction.
With this person taking the lead, the others followed suit and paid six spirit stones as protection fees, begging the manager to assign them a good position.
But some people are not willing to pay these six spirit stones. After all, only twelve are distributed a year, and half of them are gone in an instant.
One of them said, "Brother Zhang, can I not pay the spirit stones?"
The smile on Zhang Donglai's face disappeared instantly, revealing a shrewd and mean look.
“You don’t want to pay the spirit stones? Hehe, I can only assign you to the worst dormitory, and don’t even think about getting any benefits from me. You should know that the protection period for new disciples is only three years. After three years, you will have to pay tribute to the sect.
I am responsible for assigning the missions for you new disciples. Let me be frank with you. If you are unwilling to pay the spirit stones, don't blame me if you can't complete the missions!"
Zhang Donglai paused and glanced at all the disciples, "Of course, if you have the ability, you can also go to the Great Hall to entrust the mission yourself, but the mission entrusted to the Great Hall requires at least the cultivation level of the middle stage of Qi training to accept it.
It’s good enough to be able to break through to the third level of Qi training within three years, but if you want to break through to the middle stage of Qi training, huh! "
The person questioning weighed the pros and cons. If he didn't pay the six spirit stones, being assigned to a worse dormitory would be a small matter. However, if he offended the manager, it might even affect his future development!
He hesitated for a moment, and finally counted out six spirit stones from his storage bag and paid.
Anyway, so many people have paid, so one more won’t make a difference.
Seeing this, the rest of the people, although somewhat reluctant in their hearts, were ready to pay the spirit stones with a gritted teeth, just to consider it as a way to ward off disaster.
Xu Chunniang held the storage bag that had just been distributed, her brows tightly furrowed.
When they were on the flying boat, Brother Da Wu told her that there was something called spirit stone, which was very important in the world of immortals, just like gold and silver in the mortal world.
Spirit stones can not only be used as money in the world of immortals, but can also help with cultivation. In short, they have many benefits.
Although she didn't know how to use this spirit stone specifically, considering that the sect only gave thirty-six pieces to new disciples, it must be something very valuable.
Xu Chunniang was eight years old and had never even touched silver, let alone spirit stones which were much more valuable than silver.
She was struggling inside!
If she didn't pay the spirit stones, she would offend Manager Zhang, but she really couldn't bear to give up six spirit stones, as it was a half-year subsidy for a new disciple.
Manager Zhang's eyes fell on Xu Chunniang, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, "Hey, everyone else has paid their spirit stones, and you're the only one left, so hand in your spirit stones quickly."
Before they knew it, everyone had paid their spirit stones, including the young man in brocade clothes named Qi Haozhi who was following the girl in fancy clothes.