Daily Life of the Sect After the Sovereign's Departure (Part 1)

As soon as he entered the Nature Terrace, Lin Xiao felt the abundant spiritual energy inside.

It was completely different from the last time he entered.

The density of the spiritual energy had almost doubled.

Lin Xiao felt that the two thousand three hundred spirit stones were well spent.

After all, this Nature Terrace was not a one-time use item; it could be used continuously in the future.

Without looking around any further, he walked straight to the white stone platform in the center of the serene pool he had visited before, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate with a calm mind.

A thin stream on the rock wall beside the serene pool flowed gently into the water. The subtle sound seemed to have the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit, allowing Lin Xiao to instantly enter a state of deep meditation.

His cultivation method circulated rapidly within his body, and the surrounding spiritual energy poured into him endlessly.

Cultivating without any distractions, Lin Xiao's cultivation level grew at a rapid pace.

Watching Lin Xiao enter the secluded cultivation area, everyone left and headed towards the cultivation room.

Qin Jianghe also followed everyone back to the long-missed cultivation room to cultivate together.

During this period, although he had been outside, he had not forgotten to cultivate. He was even more diligent than when he was in the sect, seizing every free moment to practice.

Therefore, even though he didn't have the support of dense spiritual energy outside, with the help of the Peach Blossom Spirit Gathering Bead and his own hard work, he had managed to reach the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

Returning here after many days, Qin Jianghe felt very pleased watching everyone sitting in the cultivation room, focusing on their practice.

Now, there were more and more people in their sect.

Currently, even Foundation Establishment cultivators from the cultivation world had joined them.

He thought to himself that he must properly develop the sect's business in the future, making their sect increasingly powerful.

In the future, he also wanted to establish an information channel for their sect, striving to stay informed about all matters, big and small, within the country in a timely manner.

Today was his last day staying in Xiushui Village.

Early tomorrow morning, he would have to leave Xiushui Village and return to Songming County to continue running their escort agency.

He wanted to strive to expand and strengthen the sect's external business as soon as possible.

By noon, after finishing the morning's cultivation, Jiang Youfu used the three-piece immortal cooking set given to him by Brother Xiao to prepare a table of delicious food for everyone.

After lunch, the members of the Lingxian Sect didn't know if it was just their imagination, but they all felt that the spiritual power within their bodies seemed to have become slightly more solid.

This feeling was not very obvious, and everyone guessed it might just be an illusion.

However, when everyone discussed this feeling, they realized that everyone felt the same way.

As a result, everyone was even more amazed by Jiang Youfu's culinary skills.

After lunch, Liu Yunan explained the newly built Affairs Hall and its functions to everyone.

He told them to go to the Affairs Hall every month to collect their stipends.

With Senior Liao around, everyone now knew what spirit stones were used for.

Only Old Master Lin and his family, who had just arrived, were still not very familiar with it, so Liu Yunan specially explained it to them in detail.

Then everyone dispersed on the spot and began their free time for the afternoon.

Qin Jianghe first worked with Liu Yunan in the Affairs Hall to distribute this month's stipends to everyone, and also handed out sect uniforms to the latecomers Liu Chun and Mo Yuanjiao.

After finishing these tasks, he ran over to the sect's main hall with Liu Yunan, Senior Liao, Sun Yigao, and Lin Yun to discuss some miscellaneous matters.

Liu Yunan was also thinking about opening up more fields to plant the various seeds piled up in the sect's storehouse.

By the time the short meeting was over, the sun was already leaning towards the west.

Because he was leaving Xiushui Village again tomorrow, Qin Jianghe went straight down the mountain and returned home.

Although he had agreed with his parents the day before that they would go cultivate, his parents were honest farmers who had worked the land their whole lives. Even with their son there, they were still a bit shy and felt they hadn't mentally prepared themselves yet, so they made excuses today and didn't go up the mountain to cultivate.

Mother Qin said they would go talk to Old Master Lin's family tomorrow to understand the situation, and then team up with them to go together.

Qin Jianghe knew his parents were feeling a bit timid and shy, so he wasn't in a hurry and agreed that they should go with Old Master Lin's family.

After all, his parents had a pretty good relationship with Brother Xiao's eldest uncle and aunt.

With familiar peers around, he figured his parents would be a bit bolder.

After discussing these matters, Mother Qin quietly said to Qin Jianghe:

"Jianghe, do you still remember the Niu family?"

Hearing this, Qin Jianghe was momentarily stunned, not immediately realizing which Niu family she was talking about.

Seeing this, Mother Qin knew he had forgotten.

She then hesitated a bit.

Wondering if she should still bring it up.

However, the next moment, Qin Jianghe remembered that his mother probably only knew one family with the surname Niu, so he asked:

"Niu Xiaoxue's family, right? What happened to them?"

Seeing that he remembered, Mother Qin wanted to slap herself for a moment.

Originally, she was worried her son was still dwelling on the Niu family breaking off the engagement, so she wanted to comfort him. She hadn't expected her son to have completely forgotten about it, only for her to bring it up.

But now that he remembered, there was nothing she could do but finish what she started.

So Mother Qin said to him:

"That Niu family's daughter, wasn't she recruited by some immortal sect before? Originally, the Niu family thought they were about to produce a fairy daughter and strike it rich. These days, they've been acting all high and mighty in their village, bragging everywhere about what they'll do when their daughter comes back.

As a result, several months have passed, and his daughter hasn't returned home to visit even once. Recently, some people in their village have been saying that their daughter might have been taken by immortals to be refined into human medicine. When the Niu family heard this, they cried their eyes out in the village. Boss Niu even boldly ran to the county town to make a scene, demanding that the county magistrate return his daughter."

Hearing this, Qin Jianghe raised an eyebrow slightly, unperturbed, and said mildly:

"It's very normal. In the outside sects, even if their spiritual root aptitude is excellent, cultivation is not an easy matter. After only a few months, how could the sect let them return, not to mention..."

Saying this, he paused, but didn't continue.

During his time escorting goods, coupled with his frequent correspondence with Baldy, Baldy would tell him all sorts of common knowledge about the cultivation world he heard from Senior Liao. Therefore, he knew how different their sect's cultivation methods were from the outside world.

He also knew the standard operating procedures of outside sects regarding their disciples.

But in the end, he didn't tell his mother these things.

Mother Qin wasn't one to pry. Hearing him say this, she knew there must be some unspeakable difficulties involved, so she didn't press further, only nodding:

"Sigh, I just wanted to tell you, regarding this matter of the Niu family breaking off the engagement, if anyone in the village comes to gossip in front of you, don't take it to heart. Let's see who lives a better life in the future."