Since Xu Chunniang became a Taoist, she has had very little free time.
Today, when she was flying the sword, she had a rare moment of leisure and walked leisurely towards the outer gate.
A lot of changes have taken place in the outer sect of Xiaoyao Sect in just one month.
At first, a new decree was issued within the sect, which stated that all disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect, regardless of whether they were from the inner or outer sect, could enter the Sutra Library on the main peak of the inner sect to read a wide range of books and increase their knowledge.
Therefore, over the past month, post boat stations have been set up on each of the outer sect’s hilltops to facilitate the outer sect disciples’ free travel.
A week later, another new order was issued, and Ozawa Territory was opened to outer disciples from that day on.
If outer disciples want to enter Xiaoze Realm to try their luck, they only need to pay 5,000 contribution points like inner disciples.
As soon as these two decrees were issued, they immediately attracted the support of countless outer disciples.
The news about the Daotai's rank was also known to many outer disciples in a short period of time.
"This is the first time I've heard that there are different levels of Daotai after building the foundation. No wonder Master Wang Hao has been building the foundation for nearly a hundred years, but is still stuck at the third level."
"Uncle Wang was able to build his foundation by serving as an attendant. He was very successful back then, but now his cultivation has stagnated and he has been surpassed by many newcomers who built their foundation by participating in the outer sect competition."
"It seems that although being a follower gives you a chance to build your foundation, your cultivation will only end at the initial stage of building your foundation. It's really not worth it."
A disciple shook his head with a look of disapproval.
"It's better to save up some contribution points and go to Xiaoze Realm to explore. Five thousand contribution points may be a lot, but with our ninth level of Qi training, it will only take us ten years to save up."
"Speaking of Xiaozejing, have you heard that the sect issued a new order this time because of Master Xu Chunniang. It seems that Master Xu got some opportunity in the Holy Mountain of Xiaozejing, and then attracted the attention of the sect."
"This matter has long been spread among the outer sect. Uncle Master Xu has made great contributions to the sect, but he is not seeking spiritual stones or skills. He is only concerned about the welfare of Qi training disciples like us."
"Master Xu has obtained the third-grade Daoist platform and has taken the master of Qianji Peak as her teacher. I heard that she once refused to recruit inner disciples. As a joke, the disciple who recruited Master Xu back then has not yet established his foundation."
Several familiar disciples laughed and talked about the recent changes in the sect, their eyes full of anticipation for the future.
One of the female students was about to say something when she caught a glimpse of a figure in the distance. She was stunned for a moment, then her face filled with excitement.
"It's Uncle Xu, I saw Uncle Xu!"
Upon hearing this, the other people hurriedly turned around to look, but saw nothing.
"You must have seen it wrong. There is clearly nothing."
The female cultivator who had spoken earlier became anxious, "She was clearly there just now, but she flew away in the blink of an eye, riding her sword."
"Uncle Xu has broken through to the foundation less than a month ago. I'm afraid he hasn't learned the sword-controlling technique yet. You must have seen it wrong."
After hearing what others said, the female cultivator was not so sure. Perhaps it was another senior uncle passing by on a sword.
In fact, the female cultivator was not mistaken. The person flying past here on a sword was Xu Chunniang.
She flew the sword at an extremely fast speed, as if she was fleeing in a panic. She no longer had the composure she had before.
She didn't expect that her popularity among the outer sect had become so high.
However, when he went to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to inquire about the information, he was recognized.
Soon, the entire Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was surrounded inside and out, and disciples who got the news would rush to the hall from time to time.
Seeing that they would have no time to escape if they stayed any longer, Xu Chunniang gave her disciples a few words of encouragement, then jumped onto her flying sword and fled away.
It was simply that these disciples were too enthusiastic and she couldn't handle it.
After flying her sword and leaving all the disciples far behind, Xu Chunniang headed towards the location given by the new manager of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.
After arriving at a rather quiet forest, she immediately saw Su Chen practicing under the waterfall.
This waterfall is about two hundred feet high and the water flows rapidly. Sitting under the waterfall, one can imagine the multiple pressures that the body will be under.
After Xu Chunniang appeared, Su Chen seemed to sense something and opened his eyes to look towards where she was.
After seeing who it was, he looked surprised, as if he didn't expect to see her here suddenly.
A smile flashed in his eyes, and then he stood up and jumped lightly to the shore, using a spell to shake off the water on his body.
"It's really a miracle that Brother Xu would come to me on his own initiative one day."
"I have nothing to do today. I just learned how to fly a sword recently, so I came to visit you."
Xu Chunniang didn't care about Su Chen's joke at all, and explained casually, "After all, I've always been alone, and I don't have many friends in such a big sect."
"Yu Jian, I really envy you for already being a foundation-building cultivator."
Su Chen showed envy on his face and complained, "I don't know when I can reach this point. Oh, what a headache! I'm afraid I have to stay in the Qi training stage for a while."
Xu Chunniang was already a foundation-building cultivator. With just a sweep of her spiritual sense, she was able to detect Su Chen’s true level of cultivation.
She was slightly stunned, somewhat unable to believe her own findings, "Tenth level of Qi training?"
Su Chen's cultivation level has surprisingly surpassed the ninth level of Qi training, but the strange thing is that he has not built the foundation, but has reached the tenth level of Qi training.
"Yes, there are still two levels away from the great perfection of the twelfth level of Qi training." Su Chen sighed, seeming to be very distressed about this.
Xu Chunniang recalled some ancient books she had read which contained relevant records.
After reaching the ninth level of Qi training, using certain elixirs to widen the Dantian and meridians can delay the foundation-building process and continue the Qi training stage.
Doing this has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can stimulate the potential of the cultivator, increase the upper limit, and at the same time reduce the difficulty of building the foundation.
By practicing this method to the twelfth level of Qi training, one can naturally build the foundation without the need for foundation-building pills, and the level of the Tao platform achieved will not be too low.
The disadvantages are also obvious. Cultivation is a struggle with people, with the heaven and earth, and with time.
The longer you stay in the Qi training stage, the more life span you consume, and naturally there will be less time left for the foundation building stage.
But overall, the advantages of this method outweigh the disadvantages.
"Who said that the cultivation speed of the five spiritual roots is slow? You can cultivate to the tenth level of Qi training within thirty years. It's really impressive."
Xu Chunniang felt a little emotional. She originally thought that her cultivation speed was already very fast, but she had three spiritual roots. In comparison, Su Chen's speed was not slower than hers at all.
Su Chen smiled bitterly, "You don't know how much resources I have invested in myself over the years. With so many resources, even if you have four spiritual roots, you can already practice Qi at the twelfth level. But there's nothing wrong with having five spiritual roots, so it doesn't matter if you go slower."
Xu Chunniang nodded. "I feel relieved to see you like this. I originally thought that if you have any difficulties, I would help you. Now it seems that you are not short of resources at all."
Many years ago, Su Chen was able to draw top-grade first-class talismans.
After so many years, one can imagine what level his art of talismans has reached.
"Are you short of money? Fellow Daoist Xu, Uncle Master Xu!"