Daoqi Huangcheng

Chapter 45. A High-Level Trash

Seven days later, in the afternoon, Song Chen bid a reluctant farewell to the Pei sisters, and then arrived ahead of time at the desolate mountain where he had agreed to meet with Senior Sister Meng.

As dusk fell, a white figure suddenly appeared.

The ceramic smiling mask features long, flowing hair and a pale white robe, with vibrant peach blossom patterns that evoke a sense of desolation.
If Xiaomeng didn't have a face, she would definitely meet the standards of beauty.

But that's just a superficial conformity. If you were to cut open that seemingly well-proportioned skin, who knows what terrifying flesh and blood might be inside.

Xiao Meng said, "You're here so early?"

Song Chen smiled and said, "The early bird catches the worm. If you want to come early, even if you just stand here and look around and think about it, it's good."

As a former corporate slave, he never imagined that one day he could return to his old self. It truly is a case of "no matter how far he travels, he is still the same corporate slave he used to be."

Nothing has changed.

They're back, they're all back.

Xiao Meng thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a way to answer that question, so she just said "Oh".

Song Chen said, "I can't wait to get to work, Senior Sister, let's go! I've thought it over. As long as I contribute to the sect, my life will get better and better. Don't ask what the sect has given me, but ask what I have contributed to the sect. Junior Brother believes that as long as I keep working hard, my wife and family will live happily, and then I will be happy too."

Xiao Meng tilted her head and looked at her junior brother for a long time. Looking at his enthusiastic face, she raised her hand, grabbed the edge of the ceramic mask, pulled out a small black insect that was trying to squeeze out, casually threw it aside, stomped it to death, and then said, "I took you to register your identity at the talisman before. Today I'll take you to get some cultivation techniques and resources. You're considered a special talent, so you won't get contribution points for any tasks, nor can you exchange them for anything. But the sect will distribute the cultivation resources you need. As for the Yellow Springs, someone is already maintaining it, so we're not in a hurry to go there."

"what?"

Song Chen looked disappointed and muttered, "Will I get any money? My wife and the others are counting on my money."

Xiao Meng continued to tilt her head and scrutinize her junior brother, finally saying after a long while, "You want money? Why don't you just rob someone?"

"Oh."

Song Chen suddenly realized, and then abruptly raised his hand, grabbed a notebook and pen from his storage bag, and began to jot down notes.

Xiao Meng leaned over to take a look and found that her junior brother was recording what she had just said.

Her head tilted even further to the side.

She had never seen a fellow disciple like this before.

I don't quite know how to get along with someone.

Song Chen said in a deep voice, "I think what Senior Sister said makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, I am not very talented and cannot fully understand it in a short time, so I want to write it down and understand it slowly."

He carefully wrote a sentence in his notebook.

The dream says: You want money? Why don't you just rob someone?
Xiaomeng watched him finish writing before saying, "Let's go."

Song Chen nodded.

Xiaomeng looked at him again and asked, "Should we remember what you just said?"

Song Chen was taken aback.

Xiao Meng used her escape light to carry the two away into the distance, landing in front of a treasure pavilion inside the Imperial City Temple.

The guard in front of the Treasure Pavilion was an inner disciple who hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Uncle Meng, Uncle Song."

This disciple was clearly older than Song Chen, but he still addressed him as "Uncle-Master".

Xiao Meng pointed at Song Chen and said, "Take a copy of each of the four elemental cultivation techniques: fire, wood, earth, and metal. Then, every six months thereafter, he can come and receive four spirit stones for free: one fire spirit stone, one wood spirit stone, one earth spirit stone, and one metal spirit stone."

The disciple respectfully replied, "Yes."

Clearly, although the Imperial City Temple has a prohibition against "solo cultivation only," this prohibition only applies to most people and not to these core disciples. Of course, the disciples guarding this place are carefully selected and usually do not leak secrets.

The disciple turned around hastily, only to hear the rumbling of mechanisms coming from the Treasure Pavilion. A moment later, the disciple brought out five boxes and respectfully handed them to Song Chen, saying, "Uncle-Master is young and promising; his future is truly limitless."

He was filled with emotion.

The exchange rate for spirit stones in the sect is 100 contribution points per stone, and sometimes there is no market for them even when they are available.

An outer disciple would need several months to earn around 10 contribution points from a mission. An inner disciple, on the other hand, would need to spend half a month specifically on missions to earn around 10 contribution points, unless they were willing to take on dangerous tasks.

Of course, there are also some daily trivial tasks such as "city patrol" and "aptitude test" that can provide contribution points.

You can also exchange some materials and items for contribution points.

Earning contribution points is secondary; cultivation is the main thing. No one will spend all their time earning points.

Even after working yourself to the bone, getting one spirit stone a year is considered pretty good; getting two would be a huge reward.

The role of spirit stones is to provide "spiritual energy concentration" at crucial moments in cultivation to help break through certain important bottlenecks.

People like Song Chen can receive four spirit stones for free every six months.

Why.
It's so irritating that people are so different from each other.

As the disciple was pondering this, Song Chen suddenly asked, "Which family are you from?"

The disciple was taken aback and said, "My name is Han Lin, and I am a member of the Han family."

Song Chen asked, "Do you know Han Xian?"

The disciple named Han Lin said, "That is I, a junior."

Song Chen said, "It was Han Xian who brought me to Huangcheng Temple. Back then, I didn't know where to eat, so it was Han Xian who arranged it for me."

Han Lin exclaimed in astonishment, "Such a coincidence?"

Song Chen said, “My family is in the blacksmithing business, and my nephew Que He is in charge. I also run a restaurant, which is owned by my niece Que Chan. The restaurant is called Wanfuchun. I also have a cloth business, the Jinxiu Cloth Shop in the south of the city, which is owned by my sister-in-law. Please give me some pointers if you have the chance.”

Han Lin smiled and said, "Uncle Song really thinks of his family all the time. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of the younger generation in the family."

Song Chen repeatedly said, "Thank you, thank you."

Xiao Meng's voice came from the side: "Junior brother, let's go."

Song Chen nodded, then cupped his hands towards Han Lin and said, "Let's get to know each other better when we have time."

Before Han Lin could speak, Xiao Meng had already unleashed her escape light, carrying Song Chen out of the Imperial City Temple and flying north, eventually landing in front of a large cemetery in that gloomy land.

On that large cemetery, two marrow-eating crane demons were using the [Exploring the Netherworld] secret technique to continuously pull the Yellow Springs. When they saw Song Chen appear, intense hatred appeared in the eyes of both cranes.

"laugh!"

Xiao Meng suddenly peeked out and let out a threatening sound like a wild beast.

The two cranes were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at Song Chen again.

Xiao Meng added, "The master said that if Junior Brother Song dies here, your entire Crane Clan will be buried with him."

The two marrow-eating crane demons hurriedly replied, "No, no, we wouldn't dare."

Xiao Meng then said, "Junior brother, you should start cultivating first. Among the five elements, the water element is used to cultivate the 'Yellow Springs Scripture,' and the environment here should be the most suitable for you to cultivate. For the remaining four elements, you can use these cultivation methods to complement them. You should improve your realm as soon as possible, as they will be useful later."

Song Chen had already examined the five boxes.

Each of the four contains a spirit stone.

The last one consists of four booklets.

"The Blazing Fire of Mars," "The Evergreen Ancient Trees," "The Earthly Elemental Technique of Majestic Mountains," and "The Golden Gang Technique of Venus."
The book only records the method of gathering qi, but it does not contain any supernatural powers or any other visualization manuals such as the "Taibai Diagram".

Clearly, the Five Elements Sect only needs him to improve his cultivation level, not to master combat techniques.

The Five Elements Sect wanted him to become a high-level useless person.

But it's all good, at least now I can practice the techniques openly.

(End of this chapter)