"Master, I haven't given my name yet?"
Being rejected on the spot, Hao Baba immediately became anxious: "I have liked practicing Taoism since I was a child, and I aspire to be a plumber. I have been self-studying Taoism for many years and have a solid theoretical foundation. If you don't believe me, Master, accept me and try. After three months, I guarantee that you will not suffer any loss or be deceived."
"No fate means no fate. No matter how much you say, it's useless."
Lu Bei swept across and activated the formation to eject Hao Baba out of the door. The latter felt as if there was a layer of membrane blocking his way, and no matter how hard he attacked, he could not successfully break through.
"Master, please give me another chance. I have great talent!"
Hao Baba shouted to the sky outside the door, swearing that he only lacked an opportunity and would shed blood and be loyal to Yuhuamen for the rest of his life.
Due to the soundproofing properties of the formation, the players in the queue only saw a stupid person performing pantomime outside the gate, which then hit the air and bounced away.
"It's so difficult to become a disciple. I thought as long as I showed up and went through the process, it would be over."
"Again, so realistic!"
"By the way, what did that idiot outside do wrong?"
"Maybe the face wasn't pinched properly..."
The players were whispering, and Lu Bei listened without any ripples on his face. At the moment, the players did not know how important a good name was in the world of cultivation.
Especially during the novice period, it directly affects whether they can successfully become apprentices.
There's no point in lying. When the players arrive, everyone has a household registration document in hand. When the various sects enter the list, they can find out that the new disciples have lied about their names with a quick check.
What followed was a severe torture, asking, "Who sent you here?"
Of course, stupid players are not without any chance. There are a lot of idiots in the Demon Sect. If you are lucky, your stupid ID may hit the happy spot of some old devil.
In most cases, they were beaten to death on the spot.
When a large number of players fail in the attempt to become apprentices, a group of stupid IDs will complain in the forum, and passers-by will compare the account IDs with those who have successfully become apprentices. The truth will come to light, and the players' IDs will gradually be formalized.
As for how formal...
"Master, my surname is Ma, and my given name is Yinglong."
"It has a profound meaning. What a good name."
Lu Bei nodded, indicating that this was already formal, and asked Ma Yinglong to try out the Taoist scriptures and comprehend the most suitable training method for him in the novice period.
"Master, my name is Dai E'ren, Dai means "support the master", and Ren means "the master is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness."
"Yes, you were not qualified originally, but your eloquence impressed me successfully, so I will consider you destined to be together."
"Master, Zhang Deshuai."
"Wonderful! It would be a pity if I don't cultivate immortality."
"… "
An hour later, as players went up the mountain one after another, some successfully stayed and became outer disciples, while others were kicked out because of their lack of chance. Lu Bei recruited a total of thirty outer disciples.
For the players who had no chance, he also pointed out a clear way, asking Hao Baba, Lao Wang next door and others to try the other eight peaks of Jiuzhu Mountain, especially the Emei Sect. Sect Leader Ding was famous for his warm-heartedness and would definitely take in these fathers and Lao Wang.
When the players heard this, they patted their butts and turned away.
If I am not welcome here, I will find another place to stay. Jiuzhu Mountain is such a big novice village, it doesn't matter who I follow to level up. As proud as they are, they don't really care about Sanqing Peak.
The door slowly closed, and thirty newlyweds lined up in five rows and six columns in the front yard. Lu Bei watched and was happy. Today, he, Lu...
No, this is not the right time to express emotion. Yuhua Sect is a famous and upright sect, and he, Lu, is committed to upholding justice. He has never thought about anything else, not even once.
"My fellow disciples, although you have joined the Yuhua Sect, you are only outer disciples. I am not your master. You can just call me the Sect Master."
Lu Bei said calmly: "After a while, I will conduct an assessment on you. It is an assessment of your character and mentality. Only those who pass the assessment can be admitted as inner disciples."
It’s impossible to become an inner disciple, it’s just a big pie.
Once the master-disciple relationship is established, every inner disciple will require a lot of resources from the Yuhua Sect. If they are replaced by NPCs, they can be trained, but the players are all ungrateful and troublemakers. They are experienced but weak. Investing resources in them is basically giving it away in vain. It will not earn their loyalty, but only endless troubles.
Instead of wasting resources, it is better to recruit a new batch of people.
There are a lot of people here anyway, isn’t it nice
"You all tell this master about the skills you have comprehended. I will take a look at your respective qualifications and plan your practice so that you don't think you have taken a detour." Lu Bei said.
"Master, I have learned the [Qi Yi Jing], [Nourish the Pill Technique], and [Qimai Sanxue]."
"I have realized the [Yang Qi Induction Chapter], [The Method to Avoid Disaster and Seek Immortality], and [The Great Cave Scripture]."
"Mine are [Nourishing Marrow Sutra], [Pure Cultivation Chapter…"
"… "
Everyone talked at once, and one by one reported the name of the martial arts they had comprehended. Almost everyone had three books, which ensured the steady growth of the four basic attributes of strength, speed, spirit, and endurance during the novice period.
This made Lu Bei very envious. When he first became enlightened, he only learned two skills, both of which were tortoise shell skills that focused on endurance and defense.
"Yes, you all have extraordinary qualifications."
Lu Bei raised his hand and stroked his non-existent beard, and said with relief: "In this case, this master will not interfere. You can practice according to your own understanding of the skills."
"Master, wait a minute. Although we have learned the technique, but..."
Seeing Lu Bei turning around and about to leave, the players hurriedly stopped him, crying and shouting, "But all this is due to the master's appreciation. We are willing to make some insignificant contributions to Yuhua Sect. Please give us a chance."
"Oh, you guys are thoughtful."
Lu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? This master will teach you the basics of alchemy and weapon forging. Even if you have no hope of becoming immortals in the future, you can still make a living with your own abilities."
I've been waiting for you to say this!
The players nodded repeatedly, calling the leader Gao Yi, and took the two secret books with smiles on their faces.
When learning the skills, they each gained skill points, and as soon as the two secret books were passed around, they instantly saw pleasing information prompts.
It’s just cultivating immortals, how difficult can it be? They, the Fourth Calamity, can learn whatever they want.
[You have come into contact with [Tai Qing Tian Yang Dan Secret Technique]. Do you want to spend 80 skill points to learn it?]
[You have come into contact with [Basic Blacksmithing Skills]. Do you want to spend 10 skill points to learn it?]
"???"
What's going on? Why is the difference so huge
The players were full of questions, but following the iron rule that expensive things are not necessarily good, but cheap things are definitely not good, they decisively spent 80 skill points.
Tai Qingtian, this name is worth 80, you’d be a fool if you don’t learn it!
As for the 'Basic Blacksmithing Skills' with 10 skill points, the players did not mind it. It is always good to have many skills, and they are not expensive anyway, so they learned them together.
"The alchemy room and the equipment room are on the right side of the shop. You can see them if you walk along the straight road. Remember, the talent of Yuhua Sect disciples is not important. Diligence should be the most important thing. Don't neglect your practice."
Looking at the players running away in a swarm, Lu Bei nodded with satisfaction. Yes, he was very satisfied with this group of people.
There are two secret books. The one for alchemy originated from Dashengguan's "Huangji Yangdan Yaoshu". He modified it, tore off the front and back pages, changed the name, and became "Taiqingtian Yangdan Secret Technique".
What a cultivator does cannot be called plagiarism, he also wants the players to get on the right track as soon as possible.
As for the book "Basic Blacksmithing Skills" for refining equipment, it is really very basic. It cost 10 taels of silver to buy it at the blacksmith shop in Langyu County.
There is no deception, we always stand from the players' perspective and consider their interests.
For novice players, refining equipment is too far away, and the only thing they can access is forging, which is also known as blacksmithing.
Mr. Lu has some connections, but they are not that wild. It is illegal for a sect to privately forge standard weapons. If the quantity is large and it is smuggled, there is no need to think about it, it is a headless business.
In order to prevent players from putting too much energy into forging, he taught them this 'basic blacksmithing skill' with a very low delivery rate, so that they could successfully forge a kitchen knife without upgrading it to the full level.
Huangji Yang... ahem, Taiqingtian Yangdan secret technique is different. The alchemy room is fully equipped with various basic elixir recipes. Players can easily learn it with top-level qualifications with just a flick of their hands.
On one hand, you're wasting time and working in vain, while on the other hand, you're gaining experience quickly.
No matter what choices the players make, Lu Bei still says that he will not interfere and only hopes that they can get on the right track as soon as possible.
The alchemy room was a bit crowded with three people in one room. After several failures, the players quickly mastered the skills, and were delighted to gain alchemy experience and copper coins, and they smiled so hard that their teeth showed.
"Oh my god, the exquisite Qiling Pill comes with a silver reward!"
"The same goes for the Qi Condensation Pill."
"The best products are already 10 taels of silver, so the best products must be very expensive, right?"
"Wake up, there is no ultimate basic elixir."
"That was because I didn't exist in the previous world of immortal cultivation!"
"I'm making a lot of money. If I keep up this pace, I won't be doing any more quests. I won't leave the Novice Village until I'm level 20."
"Me too!"
"Did you see that? I just glanced at the counter. Wow, there's something called 'Third Transformation Peiyuan Pill'. One pill can add 50,000 main class experience points."
"Oh my god, if I get ten of them, can't I ascend right here?"
"It's just that the price is a bit strange. Apart from the ten thousand taels of silver, it also requires the merit points of the Yuhua Sect's camp and the favorability of the Sect Master."
"For pure passers-by, ten thousand taels is not a problem, nor is the merit value. The question is how much favor the master has towards you?"
"zero."
"Me too!"
There are 360 professions, and I am afraid of choosing the wrong one.
Different from the cheerful atmosphere in the alchemy room, in the weapon room on the other side, several players came out with a chuckle, saying that refining weapons was too tricky and they had wasted half a day's time.
…
Half a day passed in a flash, and the players went offline one after another, curled up in the corners of the alchemy room, or huddled in groups of three, or five, all with satisfied and fulfilled smiles in their dreams, waiting to go online tomorrow to continue earning experience.
Lu Bei, humming a little tune while lying in his senior sister's bed, opened the official forum and started browsing.
Soon, a hot post about Yuhuamen came into view, and it had reached more than 500 floors. The title was—The Best Novice Village!
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"All kinds of facilities are available, I have experience and money, and I see a bright future."
"Not only that, today I heard the fox fairy sister sigh again, saying that the Qiankun bag was lost in the underground palace, and I don't know when I can find it back. The mission level is too high, so I can't accept it for the time being. It's so annoying."
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"I secretly took a screenshot of the picture. There are five fox fairy sisters, four of whom look exactly the same. Add in a big snake fairy sister with an icy face. I have no regrets in my life."
"I wish to hear his voice!"
"Awei is dead!"
"Ah Wei's mass grave—"
"What are you doing? Big sister, little sister, what does it have to do with you? Let's discuss something serious. The head of Yuhua Sect spends every night in the backyard... His daily life as a hermit, will the official video be released?"
"I really envy you. It's so difficult to become your disciple. I created and deleted an account, created and deleted it again, and it took me ten times in a row to randomly find a town near the Yanyue Hehuan Sect. But they didn't accept any disciples and asked me to come back for the assessment next year."
"It's really difficult. I randomly chose a place near the gate of a Buddhist temple. The old monk in the temple was polite, but he said I didn't have the aptitude to do it, and asked me to try somewhere else. Ladies, please judge for yourself. I scored 180 points in all three subjects, so how come I don't have the aptitude to do it?"
"That's easy. The old monk is scolding you. If you don't have wisdom, you are just an idiot!"