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Stepping out of the bamboo house, Chen He felt as if he had been transported to another world.

In the past, I focused on cultivation, from foundation building to qi refinement, and it was common for me to go into seclusion for several months. But things are different starting today.

Feeling the gazes of the servants, Chen He exhaled slightly, forcibly suppressing the myriad emotions in his heart, and did not say anything.

Magical power surged beneath his feet, his figure ethereal and otherworldly, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Qingniu Mountain Affairs Office.

The place remained deserted and empty. When Chen He arrived, his senior brother Wang Chuan seemed to sense his presence and suddenly appeared in the hall.

"Junior Brother Chen?" Wang Chuan's gaze was blank. "Only five years have passed, and you've already achieved Qi Refining and Meridian Opening? Could it be that the spiritual root test was wrong, and you actually have an Earth Spiritual Root?"

"Senior Brother Wang is joking," Chen He said calmly, making a hand seal. "It was just another stroke of luck that allowed me to break through."

"Junior brother, you've been secluded in the bamboo house all day long. Where did this opportunity come from? Could it be a stroke of luck?" Wang Chuan laughed and was about to tease him when he saw Chen He's expression remain unchanged. His smile vanished, and his face stiffened.

"Let's get down to business, Senior Brother!" Chen He said softly. "Now that Junior Brother has already cultivated his Qi and opened his meridians, he should be assigned to a different group."

His appointment as the manager of the spirit field was entirely due to the elders' mercy. Moreover, he hadn't cultivated at all five years ago; he was nominally an outer disciple but in reality a menial servant.

Now that his cultivation has broken through and his Qi refining and meridian opening are no longer at the bottom among the outer disciples, he naturally needs to be reassigned. There is no reason for any outer disciple to remain in charge of the spirit field forever.

"It should be reassigned, but my office doesn't have that authority." Wang Chuan composed himself, lowering his eyelids. "Junior brother, you can go to the Steward Peak and find a steward."

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother." Chen He understood, and the jade tablet in his hand flew out, transforming into a celestial bird.

Under Wang Chuan's watchful gaze, Chen He rode the fairy bird out of Qingniu Mountain. The mountain's restrictions were not triggered, which was enough to prove that Chen He was genuine.

Chen He in the air paid no attention to Wang Chuan's expression. He held the fairy bird in his hand, steadily outputting his magic power, and the fairy bird flew according to his will.

After slightly adjusting its direction in the air, the fairy sparrow flew towards the Deacon Peak.

Compared to his mortal days, Chen He was only now beginning to appreciate the wonders of flight.

Soaring among the mountains, treading on forests and streams, with the wind whipping at my robes, and clouds obscuring my view, yet shimmering with spiritual light, the scenery of the immortal sect is truly unique.

Riding his own celestial bird, free from physical confinement, Chen He felt his heart expand.

Chen He descended from the celestial sparrow as he passed through the defensive array of the Deacon Peak. The sparrow circled him halfway around and gradually shrank into a jade tablet.

Chen He held the jade tablet in his hand, watching hundreds of people coming and going on the Deacon Peak. Although their auras were concealed, they still gave people a sense of oppression.

Chen He's expression tightened slightly. He didn't look around much, but his steps didn't falter. He went directly from the square to the Deacon's Hall, with Yu Gui naturally guiding him forward.

As soon as Chen He stepped into the Deacon Hall with the crowd, he felt a change in his vision, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in a room.

After seeing clearly, he immediately bowed, making the disciple's hand seal, and said, "Disciple Chen He greets the steward. Disciple has refined his Qi and opened his meridians, and has come to request other tasks."

"Chen He? 1226? It's you!" Deacon Zhu Huang exclaimed in surprise. "It's only been five years, and you've already achieved Qi Refining and Meridian Opening?"

He had a deep impression of Chen He. After all, it was only once in many years that Yu Gui became famous, and only five years had passed.

The reason he summoned Chen He to his room was that he had marked it in advance. Once Chen He entered the Hall of Affairs with the jade tablet in his hand, the formation would be triggered and he would be teleported there.

According to Deacon Zhu Huang's idea, this kind of triggered teleportation would take at least several decades, and perhaps Chen He would never be able to do it in his lifetime.

Unexpectedly, in just five years, the teleportation was triggered. Chen He also cultivated to the point of Qi Refining and Meridian Opening. He sensed the fluctuations in the other party's magical power and realized that it was not a breakthrough achieved through taking drugs. The foundation was extremely solid.

"I was fortunate enough to obtain an opportunity and break through in my cultivation. I am now in the process of refining my Qi and opening my meridians." Chen He remained respectful, but withdrew his disciple's bow.

"Good, very good!" Deacon Zhu Huang exclaimed. "You truly are a blessed seed of the Chen family; it's only natural that you would have such an opportunity. Rest assured, the sect will not pry into your past or steal your opportunities."

He only marveled at Chen He's rapid progress in cultivation, but did not inquire about Chen He's opportunities. It would be normal to have opportunities; if there were no opportunities, one could only rely on one's own cultivation to reach the Qi Refining and Meridian Opening stage.

This is simply impossible, and Zhu Huang would never believe it. But opportunities are predetermined, and Chen He's ability to enter the sect shows that he is blessed with good fortune.

Therefore, Steward Zhu Huang was able to accept it.

"This disciple is not worried," Chen He smiled. "My family has relied on the Immortal Sect for survival for eighteen generations, so I have no doubt about this."

"What a joke! Chen He is now a legitimate disciple of the Lingxiao Immortal Sect. What is there to fear? The sect will protect him."

"Well said." Deacon Zhu Huang nodded with satisfaction. "You were granted entry into the sect earlier due to your family's merits. Now that your cultivation has reached a certain level, it is indeed time for a reassignment. Do you have any thoughts?"

"Disciple will follow the arrangements," Chen He said. "For the past five years, disciple has been in seclusion cultivating without ever slacking off. I do not know much about the outer sect, please give me some guidance, deacon."

"Of course, sit down and talk." Deacon Zhu Huang waved his hand and sat down first, saying, "Lingxiao Immortal Sect has many outer peaks and many places to go. It depends on your own wishes."

The Lingxiao Immortal Sect has a profound foundation and recruits new immortal talents every twenty years. The outer disciples are also recruited every twenty years, and the disciples in the same class are the closest to each other.

There are two types of outer disciples. One type has a master and receives care from his master. He does not need to take on outer sect missions and can focus on cultivation.

Most of them do not go to the outer sect peaks, but instead go to their masters' peaks to cultivate and reside. There are few outer sect disciples like this.

Secondly, and this is the choice of the vast majority of outer disciples, is to go to the Hall of Affairs to accept missions after breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm.

There are two types of missions: those for overseeing the Immortal Sect and those for being dispatched to other regions. Each type of mission has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Those who are stationed in the Immortal Sect basically choose to reside on the outer sect peaks, mostly as miscellaneous servants, or work on the peaks of some outer sect elders, or become one of them.

The advantages are that safety is guaranteed, life is peaceful, and merit points are settled every year.

The downside is that it's too bland. Like Wang Chuan, a senior student from Qingniu Mountain, who has been there for many years and is eager to find a fellow student to replace him.

Moreover, the merit points are not plentiful; the merit points settled each year are basically fixed, which is not enough for outer disciples.

Being sent abroad is different.

The Lingxiao Immortal Sect has many assets outside, including mountains, mines, lakes, and islands, all of which are resource-producing areas.

Some first- or second-tier resource sites require outer disciples to be stationed there. In addition, imperial dynasties and dynasties also require outer disciples to be stationed there.

The advantages of being sent to other sects are obvious: you won't be bound by sect rules. You might be at the bottom of the sect, but outside you'll at least be a Celestial Master.

The supervision of those sent abroad is not strict. As long as you are careful, you can earn a lot of spirit stones and improve your cultivation quickly. However, the downsides are also obvious.

That means the risk is very high. Some rogue cultivators in the Southern Region specialize in intercepting and killing disciples of immortal sects, and may even join forces with demonic beasts to set traps.

Moreover, the requirements for dispatched missions vary. Some have time limits, some have missions to spread the teachings, and some have missions to guard resource areas or hunt down criminals. Only by completing these missions can one return to the sect.

"My cultivation is too shallow, so I should stay in the Immortal Sect and make more contributions." Chen He quickly made his decision.

"It's the right choice. Even if you have the opportunity, your spiritual roots are limited. If you want to go far in the future, you still have to be able to endure loneliness."

Deacon Zhu Huang was not surprised. Holding the jade tablet, he flipped through it and said, "If you want to stay in the sect, the best option is to oversee the miscellaneous servants' peak or learn a cultivation technique. What do you think?"