Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 130 Cultivating Immortality Requires Filling Out College Application Forms
At the same time, Ye Shuyun and Chang Ping'an were taking all the new disciples to the "Dining Hall" for dinner.

"There's still dinner!?"

When Huang Wu learned that the sect actually provided three meals a day, he was so surprised that his eyes widened.

You should know that ordinary people don't even have the concept of eating dinner. Many poor families only eat one dry meal a day, with some pickled vegetables, and that's considered a good day. They don't even dare to think about meat or oil!
"Although one can abstain from grains while cultivating immortality, one will still get hungry after all. Moreover, consuming spiritual food and immortal food also has the effect of tempering the body and cultivating. Therefore, we disciples are used to three meals a day. Of course, if you junior brothers and sisters want to eat more or less, it is up to you. However, no matter what you eat, it will all cost spirit stones. If the allowance and salary are not enough, you will have to find another way to earn more..."

Ye Shuyun patiently explained to the newly initiated disciples, and emphasized, "There's no need to worry about the price. The sect's subsidies and allowances are enough for three meals a day. A normal meal will only cost one or two low-grade spirit stones, and if you want to eat something better, it won't cost more than ten low-grade spirit stones."

Huang Wu only half understood what he was hearing, and asked curiously, "Why use spirit stones instead of gold and silver?"

Ye Shuyun replied, "Most of the food in our sect is spiritual food and immortal food, which cannot be obtained with mortal gold and silver."

Another new disciple, very curious about "spirit stones," seized the opportunity to ask, "Since there are low-grade spirit stones, are there also 'high-grade spirit stones'?"

Ye Shuyun nodded: "Yes, 10 low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for 1 mid-grade spirit stone, and 10 mid-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for 1 high-grade spirit stone. The size and weight of spirit stones are much larger than copper coins, so the [Qiankun Bag] we gave you is for storing spirit stones."

The [Qiankun Bags] given to the new disciples are indeed very small. Inside, they are at most like small bundles, which can be filled with a few pieces of clothing. However, they can hold quite a lot of spirit stones.

As they were talking, the group arrived at the "Food Courtyard".

The dining hall is a large, separate courtyard where the teahouse and restaurant are located. In addition to the tables and chairs inside the building, there are also nine sets of tables and chairs outside the restaurant. At a glance, these outdoor tables and chairs alone are enough to accommodate dozens of people.

Both the restaurant and the teahouse are run by two female cooks. An Che He Xiang works at the teahouse, while Zhang Kui helps out in the kitchen of the restaurant.

Ye Shuyun led everyone to sit down at the wooden table in the courtyard and introduced, "The teahouse mainly serves porridge, fruit, and snacks, and also sells tea soup and peaches. The restaurant has a wider variety of dishes, mostly filling ones."

Anche Hexiang had been excitedly waiting to "welcome the new disciple." She had finally welcomed everyone, but as soon as she stepped forward, she heard Ye Shuyun's words and immediately pouted unhappily, saying, "We clearly sell steamed buns and flatbreads here too!"

Ye Shuyun smiled, cupped her hands in apology, and said, "It was my fault. The teahouse also sells some food that is easy to carry. If any of our junior brothers and sisters choose a main peak that is too far away and don't have time to come back for a meal, they can buy some food that is easy to carry and keep on hand. In addition to storing spirit stones, the Qiankun Bag can also be used to preserve food so that it won't get moldy or spoiled."

One disciple exclaimed in amazement, "So this is the magic of immortality?"

Ye Shuyun replied, "I suppose so, but these are all minor techniques. Once you've mastered Qi cultivation, you can borrow various books from the library. One of them, 'Heavenly Craftsmanship,' explains how to craft the [Qiankun Bag]. If you have the talent, you might be able to teach yourself and even help your fellow disciples craft some gadgets to earn some spirit stones."

Another disciple mustered up the courage to ask, "Senior Brother Ye, can an outer disciple like me also go to the library?"

"Anyone can go to the library, as long as they are from the White Stone Immortal Sect, regardless of their position. The only place that is off-limits is the [Floating Pagoda]. Even we direct disciples cannot enter it at will." As she spoke, Ye Shuyun pointed to a building in the distance, where only the upper half of the pagoda was visible.

In the original game, the Pagoda was a building that could only be constructed at the maximum level.

Thanks to Zhang Chengdao's hard work over the past few months, he finally managed to grind the construction level of the cheat code to level 20, unlocking all the default building blueprints.

Like the Peach Blossom Spring Palace, the construction cost of the [Floating Pagoda] was terrifyingly high, but once completed, it did look impressive and even had a certain "spectacle" quality, significantly enhancing the status of the White Stone Immortal Sect in the eyes of others.

In layman's terms, it means "can show off".

Aside from the [Floating Pagoda], Zhang Chengdao built every advanced building that could be constructed, which allowed him to increase the overall construction percentage of the White Stone Immortal Sect before the Immortal Destiny Conference officially began.

After dinner, the first day of "new student enrollment" officially came to an end.

Zhang Chengdao gave these people a night to process their thoughts, and only the next morning did he send Chang Ping'an and Ye Shuyun to take these new disciples to the square.

He didn't want to lecture anyone; he really didn't have that kind of hobby. Instead, he wanted to hold a "college application conference."

Zhang Chengdao has designed five main peaks and three gardens for the Baishi Immortal Sect. Due to a shortage of manpower, most of the peak masters and garden masters are Zhang Chengdao himself, his disciples, and Xu Ying and Xu Wen.

But the peak master is the peak master. Xu Ying and Xu Wen are fine, but it's impossible for him to make his precious gold card disciples do chores, right? During this period of preparation for the Immortal Destiny Conference, Chang Ping'an, who has the highest cultivation level, has already worked hard enough - it's been three months and his cultivation level has not improved at all, he's still at the first level of Foundation Establishment!
Where's the momentum you had when you jumped eight levels in one go, from the second level of Qi Refining to the first level of Foundation Establishment?

However, Chang Ping'an was not the only one whose cultivation level was blocked.

Apart from Murong Ruyan and Senior Brother Ye Shuyun, who were breaking through the levels at an extremely slow pace, everyone else was stuck!

Let alone blue cards and gold cards, there is a world of difference between purple cards and gold cards. Three months have passed, and the two purple card cooks still can't even do the Qi Induction technique. They are not as good as Xu Ying, who had a blue card back then!

However, although he had become a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining, Xu Ying had not made any further breakthroughs for several months. He had completely given up on cultivation and was busy handling the sect's affairs every day, hardly ever touching the ground. This made Zhang Chengdao, who had always been a hands-off manager, feel rather guilty.

In short, in order to "liberate" these elderly people from all sorts of messy affairs, Zhang Chengdao specially convened a "Disciple Volunteer Registration Meeting" early the next morning to assign work to these outer disciples.

(End of this chapter)