The verification of spiritual roots was very fast. It only took one day for more than 2,000 people to complete the verification. There were only more than 20 people who had spiritual roots. These people, including Yang Chen, were all accepted as outer sect disciples by Chunyang Palace.
More than 20 newly accepted outer sect disciples were led by an inner sect disciple. Along the winding mountain road, they entered Meiqing Mountain. After almost a dozen miles of mountain road, before the night came, they came to a manor halfway up the mountain.
"This is where you will live and cultivate for a long time." The disciple who led the way took them to a hall and said to everyone, "You wait here, someone will come to arrange your life. Whether you can join the inner sect in the future depends on your own luck! "After that, he ignored the crowd and left straight away.
More than 20 people looked at each other and stood in the same place. Except for Yang Chen, all of them were at a loss. Yang Chen stood quietly by himself, but his mind was recalling the dribs and drabs that had happened in this villa. When he first joined Chunyang Palace, he spent three years in this villa from the beginning.
Yang Chen had almost no impression of these people who came with him. There was no other way. Every year, each sect would find some people with spiritual roots and accept them as outer sect disciples. However, not everyone with spiritual roots could cultivate successfully. Even many people had been ruthlessly eliminated in the first stage. These people, except for Yang Chen, had all been eliminated that year. It was very normal that Yang Chen had no impression of them.
Looking for a seat in the hall and sitting down, Yang Chen began to wait quietly. As for the other new disciples, they all stood cautiously in this new environment, feeling uneasy. Not to mention sitting down, not even a single one of them moved. Compared with Yang Chen, they were a group of children who had not seen the world.
After a while, a person who looked like an old manager appeared in the hall, followed by two strong servants. Yang Chen didn't even raise his head. He was too familiar with this old general manager. In his previous life, for three years, it was this old general manager who took care of his life. He didn't even need to introduce himself.
After the old general manager came in, he saw the people standing on the ground, and saw Yang Chen sitting leisurely, his brows slightly wrinkled, and then immediately stretched out.
"This old man is Shangguan Feng, the Head Steward of Yi Xiu Manor. I will also be your steward for the next three years." The old steward introduced himself. "In the future, no matter what requests you have in life, you can ask me directly."
"Thank you, General Manager Shangguan. You've worked hard!" Yang Chen listened to Shangguan Feng. Then, he stood up and cupped his hands towards Shangguan Feng. Only then did the others come to their senses. They followed suit and began to express their gratitude to Shangguan Feng. Of course, they couldn't easily offend this steward who would be in charge of their lives in the future.
Shangguan Feng enjoyed it very much. At first glance, he took a fancy to Yang Chen's cleverness and respect for him. However, although he enjoyed it, he felt slightly regretful in his heart. This time, it was clear that the higher-ups wanted to mess with Yang Chen. If he had been so clever, why did he have to offend Martial Uncle Chu Heng at the beginning of the disciple recruitment?
"In the next three years, you will live in this Yi Xiu Manor. Here, you will learn to read and write, observe astronomy and geography, and learn to practice medicine. After three years, you can participate in the formal selection and become the real outer sect disciples of my Chunyang Palace!" Shangguan Feng almost went straight to the point and said what everyone had to do in Yi Xiu Manor.
Hearing Shangguan Feng's words, the new disciples began to discuss. Finally, a bold person carefully asked, "Steward, are we not the real outer sect disciples now?"
"Haha, you just have spiritual roots and have the qualifications to be a disciple. You can't be called a disciple yet." Shangguan Feng laughed and explained to everyone, "These three years are for you to lay a good foundation and choose a good direction of cultivation. At least in three years, you can cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining, and then you can become the real outer sect disciples."
Those who had spiritual roots did not necessarily receive a good education. Like Yang Chen, he had been born in a farmer's family since he was a child. He had to learn to read here. If he didn't even know how to read, how could he understand the secret books of cultivation? As for astronomy, geography, medicine, and medicine, it was to lay a foundation for refining elixirs and weapons in the future. Refining elixirs required knowledge of medicinal herbs, and refining weapons required knowledge of materials!
With this, everyone understood and no longer asked, but there was a sense of worry and urgency in their hearts. They thought that they could join the immortal sect with spiritual roots and soar to the sky from then on, but they didn't expect that they only had the qualifications. Hearing that in three years, they not only had to lay a foundation, but also had to cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious.
"What if you haven't reached that level by then?" Someone asked timidly.
"The cultivation method of my Chunyang Palace cannot be passed on easily. If you can't reach it, then you can be a servant in this Yi Xiu Villa for a lifetime!" Shangguan Feng's voice was cold, adding a chill to everyone's heart. But their eyes were all looking at the two strong servants behind Shangguan Feng.
"There's no need to look. The two of them didn't pass ten years ago." Chief Steward Shangguan seemed to know what they were thinking. He reminded them and then ordered, "It's late today. After eating, you should settle down first. Starting tomorrow, someone will naturally take you to do what you need to do."
As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and more than twenty strong servants appeared silently around the hall. The number was exactly the same as the number of new disciples in the hall.
"Each of you choose a servant. He will be responsible for taking care of your life." Shangguan Feng pointed around, letting everyone choose freely.
While everyone was still looking at each other, Chief Steward Shangguan turned to Yang Chen, who was sitting down. "Yang Chen, Martial Uncle Chu said that since you've already defeated a disciple in the third level of Qi Refining, then you're qualified to cultivate the cultivation method of the third level of Qi Refining. In the future, you can enjoy all the treatment that an outer sect disciple should have in Yi Xiu Villa. "
Yang Chen was stunned. He was allowed to enjoy the treatment of an outer sect disciple at this time? One should know that outer sect disciples could be apprenticed to an inner sect disciple. Would Chu Heng be so kind?
"I'm already an outer sect disciple?" Yang Chen asked with a frown. He didn't have the ecstasy that others thought he would have.
"I'm just enjoying the treatment of an outer sect disciple." Shangguan Feng explained with a smile. He then directly pointed out the crux of the matter. "Since you've already defeated a disciple in the third level of Qi Refining, then presumably no one in this Yi Xiu Villa is qualified to give you pointers in cultivation. You're on your own!"
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