Chapter 105: Preparing for the Assembly - Li Yingling
Yuzhou City Sect.
Ning Qianqian was following her father laying floor tiles when she heard the sound of laughter outside.
She got up and walked out, only to see Chen Baiqing holding preserved fruits, running toward her upon seeing her.
Chen Baiqing took out the largest one and handed it to her: "This is capital city preserved fruit, try one?"
"Thank you..." Ning Qianqian quickly reached out to take the preserved fruit.
Ning Qianqian looked up, but only saw Chu Xingchen smiling and teasing Li Yingling.
She couldn't help but ask: "Where is Senior Li?"
Chen Baiqing sighed lightly: "Master said Senior Brother has his own things to do."
Actually, she had a very good impression of her senior brother.
It's just that he looked a bit fierce when expressionless, and even more fierce when he smiled.
But he was very gentle to her in his heart.
Ning Qianqian nodded slightly, then seemed to remember something, and after showing an apologetic smile to Chen Baiqing, she ran toward Chu Xingchen.
"Sect Leader, a letter has arrived from Yuzhou City."
Chu Xingchen looked at Ning Qianqian and asked in confusion: "Whose letter?"
"Both from the Yuzhou City Demon Suppression Department and the Chanlin Temple." Ning Qianqian showed an apologetic smile, "I've temporarily placed the letters in my room. I'll go get them now, please wait a moment, Sect Leader."
Li Yingling frowned slightly and speculated: "Could it be that the Chanlin Temple wants those magic treasures from us?"
"Huh? With their Foundation Establishment period abbot, and at most a Golden Core period ancestor master? The entire Chanlin Temple isn't enough for me to play with."
Li Yingling silently gave a thumbs up to her arrogant master.
This statement was irrefutable.
Ning Qianqian quickly returned from her room with two letters, respectfully handing them to Chu Xingchen with both hands.
After taking the letters, Chu Xingchen read both and frowned slightly.
The message from the Demon Suppression Department was simple and direct, saying that an order had come from above to establish Chu Xingchen's sect as an official cooperative sect.
There were detailed subsidy clauses and special rights, hoping Chu Xingchen could come to Yuzhou City for a simple discussion when he had time.
This could be considered good news, most likely Xie Lingyu's greeting had taken effect.
But the letter from the Chanlin Temple was somewhat strange.
It was from the abbot of the Chanlin Temple, who didn't specify what he wanted to do, just asked Chu Xingchen to visit the Chanlin Temple for a simple chat when he had time.
In any case, the wording was quite humble.
Chu Xingchen thought for a moment and decided not to go to either, to delay for a while.
Especially the letter from the Chanlin Temple, which was somewhat strange.
In any case, he wasn't the one in a hurry, let's see who couldn't hold out first.
Chu Xingchen refolded the letters and said to Ning Qianqian with a smile: "Alright, I understand."
Ning Qianqian quickly bowed humbly, then walked back to Ning Kun to continue paving the road.
Chu Xingchen took a deep breath, looked around, and saw that the immortal Li Yingling was looking at him with curiosity, seemingly wanting to know what was written in the letters.
Chen Baiqing, holding the preserved fruit box, smiled at him.
Hmm...
Rationally, he knew Li Xingtian had left, but it seemed he hadn't really left.
Because he spent most of his time in his room, diligently cultivating.
Except when Chu Xingchen specifically called him, he rarely came out, and when he did, it was only to practice his divine abilities or teach Chen Baiqing how to cultivate.
His presence was indeed not strong at ordinary times, which also diluted some of the bad mood.
Chu Xingchen sighed, hoping that his second disciple, after being reborn, would have a smooth journey, everything going well, and not be caught and drained dry by some demoness again.
Speaking of which, this matter was only revealed under Chu Xingchen's curious questioning, when Li Xingtian reluctantly told him.
After all, who wouldn't be curious about how they died in their previous life, and what it felt like when they died.
After Li Xingtian finished speaking, he specifically asked his master to keep it secret, not to spread such an embarrassing thing that would blur his shadow.
Chu Xingchen solemnly guaranteed.
However, his laughter after leaving was so loud that Li Xingtian looked utterly grief-stricken.
Thinking of this matter, his second disciple, who was like a block of wood, was actually quite interesting.
Chu Xingchen shook his head gently and directly handed the folded letter to Li Yingling.
Let's satisfy this disciple's curiosity.
Li Yingling's eyes lit up as she took it, but then she disappointedly refolded the letter.
As Chu Xingchen returned, everything in the sect began to get back on track.
In fact, regarding spirit stones and the sect's development, Chu Xingchen had made a series of plans.
The most important thing was the disciples. First, immortal seedlings were not easy to find, and reliable immortal seedlings were even harder to find.
Chu Xingchen did not want the sect he built to become a foul mess because of one or two mouse droppings.
Therefore, the bias towards personality would be greater.
Even if they were an immortal seedling, but had the tag of innately rebellious...
Chu Xingchen would absolutely not accept them.
Furthermore, instead of searching the ocean for a needle himself, step by step, blindly searching, it would be better to hold a sect disciple recruitment assembly!
Let those blind disciples come to the door themselves.
In any case, with the Yuzhou City official as a guarantor, it wouldn't hurt to build up some momentum.
After truly confirming there were no suitable seedlings near Yuzhou City, he would go outside to hold a disciple recruitment assembly.
The reason for not holding one before was nothing more than low cultivation, no sect, and no reputation.
Without these three most important points, even if a few were called over, they were probably simple-minded fools who were not very bright and easily deceived.
Now it was completely different; he had all of these now.
He, Chu Xingchen, was also doing well now.
With the nourishment of the Spirit Gathering Array, Chu Xingchen had also observed carefully that a few spiritual plants could be grown near the pool in the sect.
As for how to earn spirit stones, he could actually look into his own alchemy.
The reason it tasted so bad before was simply because he used a pot to refine it.
Now he could just buy an alchemy furnace to practice with.
The medicine refined in an alchemy furnace couldn't possibly taste so terrible, right?
If the medicinal effects could be preserved, it should sell quite well.
Chu Xingchen also took out his plan to discuss with everyone.
First, Li Yingling was very satisfied with this large-scale event like a sect disciple recruitment assembly, but she was just afraid that her master, lacking people, would close his eyes and accept a bunch of unreliable disciples.
In this regard, her requirements were simple and clear: no one with a crooked mind could be accepted, and secondly, quality over quantity.
Regarding junior brothers and sisters.
Li Yingling expressed that they could be unskilled, but not bad in character.
Additionally, Li Yingling proposed to use the sect disciple recruitment assembly from the Legend of Cultivation in Qishan as a basis, also designing several recruitment trials to test the disciples' character, aptitude, and intelligence.
To filter for reliable disciples.
For this, she volunteered, stating she would come up with a plan overnight, and she herself could serve as the chief examiner to supervise the situation.
Chu Xingchen felt this was unnecessary; he could just take a look with the system, there was no need for such trouble.
But seeing Li Yingling's extremely excited appearance... forget it, let her have her fun.
He would just keep a closer eye on it later to avoid missing any reliable immortal seedlings.
Chen Baiqing was still young, and seeing her senior sister so happy, she also raised her hand in support.
Ning Kun and Ning Qianqian also participated this time.
However, they remained silent the entire time, appearing rather nervous, only answering a sentence or two when asked.
In the final vote, they also raised their hands to agree with Li Yingling.
The third sect meeting concluded smoothly, in the absence of his own second disciple.
Li Yingling, who had gained the most, returned to her room with an excited look on her face.
Preparing to start planning her trial assembly.
Chu Xingchen also prepared himself to refute Li Yingling's unreliable plan a hundred times.
This rebellious disciple was clever and full of various tricks.
One had to be on guard.
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