After 100 years of leatherworking, I have become a giant in the magic sect.

Chapter 15 15. One level, one life

Early that morning, Song Yan, Qi Yao and Xu Changjun were called to a hillside at the entrance of the solitary cliff.

Senior Brother Zhang, whom I had met several times before when I was passing on my skills and giving out jade tokens, was sitting in the stone pavilion with an old man and a woman.

The old man had a thin face, aged cheeks, and messy wrinkles like tree bark all over the corners of his mouth and eyes. He didn't look like a cultivator at all, but more like an ordinary person. However, "Lian Xuan Realm" could not increase one's lifespan, and there were many cultivators who were trapped in this realm and died of old age without being able to break through in their lifetime.

The woman was wearing a well-fitting black double-sided gown, her eyes were full of spring, and her demeanor had a bit of the alluring charm of a young woman. She might not be a very beautiful woman, but she was definitely good-looking. Coupled with her alluring aura, if a mortal man saw her, he would probably be attracted to her in no time.

The woman looked at the person coming from a distance with a smile.

She is none other than Wang Susu.

The old man also looked familiar. Song Yan remembered that this was a servant named Kang Defu who had "passed the test" before Wang Susu.

I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse that I can practice Taoism in my old age.

"Come on, circulate your profound energy. If you can get even a strand of it, you can pass the test." Senior Brother Zhang said without further ado, "Who goes first?"

Although Qi Yao was a woman, she took the initiative to step forward and said, "I'll do it."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand.

Senior Brother Zhang placed his two fingers on the back of her hand as if he was taking her pulse. He closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again, nodded, and said in a friendly manner, "Junior Sister Qi, come behind me."

Wang Susu and Kang Defu also looked at Qi Yao with a smile and congratulated her.

Qi Yao glanced at Wang Susu's eyes, and the look in her eyes seemed to say, "Why are you pretending to be a chaste heroine? You just rely on the Yin-Yang method to squeeze out the mysterious energy from men. Are you still a chaste heroine when you are squeezing out the mysterious energy?"

Qi Yao's pretty face was frosty and extremely cold.

Wang Susu rolled her eyes, but didn't care. She just smiled like a fox and turned her gaze to Song Yan, the second person who went to take the test.

"Junior Brother Song, yes, your profound energy is quite pure, which means that your bones may not be good, but your aptitude is definitely fine." Senior Brother Zhang finished testing Song Yan in a blink of an eye, with a smile on his face. After thinking for a while, he asked curiously, "Could it be that giving the Guben Ginseng Pill to the furnace can also have this effect?"

Song Yan said: "Junior brother just couldn't bear to see that woman die, so after collecting her essence, he also gave her some tonic, but he didn't think too much about it."

He felt relieved after passing the test successfully.

However, this test was not as difficult as he thought.

You only need to lead the inner energy to your arms, and you can pass the level directly, without having to hide so deep.
Senior Brother Zhang was stunned when he heard this. As a disciple of the Demon Sect, he himself acted rather cold and cruel. However, no matter how cold and cruel a person is, he always hopes that the people around him are better.

He nodded, and his favorable impression of Song Yan slightly improved.

Wang Susu's smiling eyes gradually revealed a look of disbelief. She looked at Song Yan, who had passed the test, in astonishment. She felt that this was impossible, but she reacted quickly and said with a smile, "I thought that all grudges with Junior Brother Song were over, but I didn't expect that we would have a good relationship again."

She was reminding Song Yan that although they had grievances in the past, they had completely ended it that day.

Song Yan nodded. He had already reached the second level of Xuan, so why would he care about it anymore?

Qi Yao looked at him in shock and stammered, "Did you pass?"

"I passed."

Song Yan replied, then stood next to the pillar on one side of the stone pavilion.

Qi Yao looked around, suddenly walked around Wang Susu, and stood directly next to Song Yan.

Compared to people like Wang Susu and Kang Defu who relied on the lifespans of others to succeed in their cultivation, she has a better impression of Song Yan.

And just at this moment, Senior Brother Zhang's words came.

"Xu Changjun, go back. You haven't practiced enough. You will never be able to practice the Great Dao in this life."

The handsome and tall man didn't take it seriously. He just pretended to be sad and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang. I will go back to continue making leather."

Senior Brother Zhang ignored him.

Just a chore.

What else is there to argue about?

Senior Brother Zhang looked at Song Yan, and Qi Yao said, "Now my leather workshop is short of people. Since you were born as errand boys in the leather workshop, you should stay here to practice. The resources of the cave house that should be taken by formal disciples will not be reduced to you."

Then, he said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense like going to the main peak. This kind of good thing is not your turn yet."

After taking a glance at the two of them and finding that neither of them showed any dissatisfaction, Senior Brother Zhang smiled and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the initiation, to choose a cave, and to enjoy some benefits that only formal disciples can enjoy."

After saying these words, a strange look appeared in his eyes, and he smiled playfully and said, "You guys, this is a good time to get started. The benefits are really good. Come. I will take you to see it."

The mountain where the leather workshop is located is called Nanzhu Peak, which is a mountain outside the main peak of Shadow Play Peak. Senior Brother Zhang is called Zhang Yin, and he is the second disciple of Cheng Danqing, the master of Nanzhu Peak.

Cheng Danqing's role in Shadow Play Peak is an internal affairs manager. He wears a white robe, but on the back of the robe is a double-sided face embroidered with mysterious patterns.

In Shadow Play Peak, there are two kinds of clothes: black and white.

The Xuan ones are ordinary disciples; the Bai ones have status.

The double-sided face pattern on the back of the clothes also comes in two colors: dark red.

The dark one is the outer gate; the red one is the inner gate.

The fact that Cheng Danqing can wear a white robe shows that he has a high status and is in charge of a mountain; however, the black pattern shows that he is not an elder and is not in the inner sect, so he cannot access the more advanced unique skills and secret techniques of the Puppet Palace.

From this, it can be fully explained that the status of the leather-making room is not high in the entire Shadow Puppet Peak.

Song Yan and Qi Yao quickly paid their respects to Cheng Danqing, changed into the uniforms with black patterns and black robes, and changed their identity tokens.

The material of the token also changed from the original black wood to black jade.

Song Yan glanced at the token: Song Yan, formal disciple, shadow puppet level 334.

Qi Yao’s is “Shadow Puppet 333”.

Zhang Yin continued to explain: "The anonymous contribution point cards are only for menial workers. From now on, your identity tokens will also be your contribution point cards. Even if someone else picks them up, they can't use them. If you die, the contribution points in the token will automatically become invalid."

“As for the disciples of Shadow Play Peak, there are actually only about 600 of them in total. If someone dies, their token number will be vacated, and then the next disciple will fill it in order.

The tokens you two received belonged to the disciple who died a few days ago."

Song Yan couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Zhang, I wonder how those two brothers died?"

Zhang Yin looked at him deeply and said solemnly, "My Puppet Palace is located between the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. The Sword Sect of Southern Wu claims to be righteous and often intends to destroy our sect. Some of its disciples wander around our sect. If we meet them, we will inevitably have a fight. The two tokens you and Junior Sister Qi have are for the disciples who died in the fight."

Nanwu Jianmen?

Song Yan had heard a little about it, and it was Qiu Lianyue who told him, but as the daughter of a mortal merchant, Qiu Lianyue only knew the name.

Qi Yao remained silent, but felt secretly happy in his heart, thinking: "I just want to kill all of you evil demons."

The three of them walked in the mountains for a while, and Zhang Yin pointed to a place not far away and said, "Your cave is just ahead, so take a good rest today and go and learn the skills and affairs tomorrow.

As for the benefits that senior brother mentioned, I will not hide it from you now that we have come this far.

The Great Wei was about to fall, and the new power was a mortal gang called the Blood Spear Gang. In order to please our sect, the Blood Spear Gang sent many people of royal blood into our sect, divided into several batches.

The empress, imperial concubines, princesses, princes, and even the sons and daughters of the royal family of the Great Wei were not left out.

The blood of the royal family of Wei contains extremely rare multi-tailed fox blood, so the men are handsome and the women are charming. Not only can they enjoy sex with each other, but they can also absorb more mysterious energy from their blood, which is truly a top-quality product for the furnace.

Although you can practice cultivation, your Xuan Gen should be only inferior human Xuan Gen, and the only methods of cultivation you can rely on are dual cultivation and elixirs.

Therefore, the furnace and tripod are extremely important.

Today, you are lucky. Each of you has been assigned a person of the royal bloodline of the Great Wei. Once you enter the mansion, you will see the difference clearly.

There is a bottle of infatuation powder on the stone table, which is also considered the daily welfare of formal disciples, one bottle per month. "

Qi Yao's cheeks turned red when she heard this, which concealed both shame and anger. She thought to herself, "The Demon Sect deserves to die."

Song Yan took the opportunity to say, "Brother Zhang, speaking of the furnace, the furnace in the leather workshop is also very useful. In addition, I fed her a lot of Guben Ginseng Pills. Can you bring them to the cave as well?"

Qiu Lianyue was counting on him to jump out of the fire pit, so she gave him both the body and contribution points; if he passed the test now but didn't pull the person out, Qiu Lianyue would probably be so desperate that she would commit suicide immediately.

Zhang Yin nodded and said, "Since it is a furnace, it does not violate the rules. You can bring it back later. It is easy for these servants to change their identities. Senior Brother will help you register it and treat her as a member of your mansion."

Song Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that "I have finally lived up to the trust".

And thinking that he wouldn't have to sleep in that suspended room anymore, he felt a little relieved.

Leatherworking can prolong his life, and he likes it very much.

But working in the leather workshop and doing odd jobs was like walking on thin ice, and he didn't like it.

Let’s take it one step at a time and see what happens in the future.

(End of this chapter)