The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

The Spirit Testing Ceremony officially began, and Lu Changfeng and Ma Changshou secretly watched the scene from the sidelines.

Looking at the many new disciples, both big and small, on the ladder to immortality, Ma Changshou's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

"Brother Lu, I really didn't expect this! From the time I first entered this sect and stepped onto this ladder to immortality, to watching my disciples step onto it, and now watching them ascend the ladder to immortality!"

"I can't believe so many years have passed!"

"My identity has changed again and again!"

"Disciple, master, now they've all become grandmasters!"

"Time flies!"

"I never understood why I, at such a young age, would want to take on apprentices. What's the point of taking on apprentices?"

"Leaving aside whether I'm young enough to properly teach my apprentices, what if I mislead them?"

"What if people think I'm just an average teacher?"

"I still remember how worried I was when I first took on a disciple; I couldn't sleep night after night!"

"Speaking of which, I should thank you back then!"

"When I was most worried, you turned me into a frog. Although it seemed like I lost face in public, it actually made me less focused on my apprentice's affairs."

"A year later, I finally came to a conclusion: making mistakes isn't terrible, but stopping or even giving up because of fear is terrible!"

"I……"

Just as Ma Changshou was expressing his feelings, he heard laughter from the side.

"Little guy, how are they? Aren't my sunflower seeds delicious?"

"Wow, you big bad guy! But even though I'm small, I'm not slow at eating sunflower seeds!"

"Hey, let's see if your pile of sunflower seed shells is as high as mine!"

"No way! I was really trying my best to eat the sunflower seeds! You big bad guy, did you steal my sunflower seed shells?"

"Damn it, me, Lu Changfeng, I would steal from you, and what I stole were sunflower seed shells! Disgraceful, utterly disgraceful!"

Seeing Lu Changfeng and the palm-sized little carp arguing over two small piles of sunflower seed shells, Ma Changshou was so angry he laughed.

Okay, okay, I'm here passionately expressing my feelings, and you guys are here discussing who can pile up the sunflower seed shells the highest?

Ma Changshou grinned.

"You two, at such an important time, are actually discussing who can pile up the sunflower seed shells the highest?"

"Also, weren't there only Lu Ge and me when we arrived? How did Xiao Li end up here!"

Upon seeing Ma Changshou discover Xiao Li, Lu Changfeng and Xiao Li exchanged a glance, immediately sharing a common hatred for the enemy.

"Ma Changshou, I advise you to mind your own business regarding the bond between me and Xiaoli!"

"That's right, that's right, you're just my mentor, but we're good friends!"

Ma Changshou was immediately speechless after hearing Xiao Li's words.

Good heavens! He exclaimed, "Good heavens! What do you mean you're just my master? But those two are good friends!"

So, his master is an outsider, right?

Shou was furious.

Finally, he grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open while sulking!

Lu Changfeng and Xiao Li couldn't stop laughing at the scene before them.

Amidst the lively chatter of the three, the first day of the spirit-testing competition finally came to an end, and Ma Changshou slowly stood up.

"Alright, the first day of the spirit testing competition is over. Brother Lu, would you like to come with me to check on the apprentices' acceptance process?"

Lu Changfeng thought about it and agreed. Although he said he would let his disciples decide for themselves, it was their first time, so he was still a little worried.

"Alright, let's go see how those apprentices are doing in recruiting their own disciples!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the little carp and placed it on his head before following Ma Changshou to the apprentice-recruiting square.

As soon as I arrived, I saw a group of old friends.

They were the same group that took on disciples back then. After years of training, their disciples have also reached the Golden Core stage, so they are now able to take on disciples as well.

However, they themselves are still stuck at the Golden Core stage, but that's normal!

After exchanging greetings, the group went to find their respective apprentices.

Lu Changfeng quickly found his apprentice, but he was given a huge shock as soon as he arrived.

"Holy crap, what's going on with Baihua?"

Looking at the hundreds of people standing behind the three of them, Lu Changfeng was clearly frightened.

As he had anticipated, it would be quite good if each of his three disciples took on one or two as their first apprentice.

The result was that over a hundred people showed up on the very first day, which is unbelievable!

Faced with Lu Changfeng's question, Bai Hua chuckled and immediately explained,

"Hehe, Master, well, these people weren't chosen by us. They said there wasn't much work to do at the Tianxing Sect after they joined!"

"So when they saw us asking if we could find a job at the bus station!"

"Well, since we couldn't make a decision, we brought them all!"

After listening, he suddenly realized what was going on.

"I see, you're quite sharp!"

"However, since our passenger station became automated, we've reduced our staff significantly!"

"But there's a lot of cleaning work to be done. If you'd like, you can go to the bus station area; I'll let you know!"

Upon hearing that it was just cleaning work, the more than one hundred people who had been standing behind Bai Hua and his group couldn't help but show expressions of disappointment.

Fortunately, he recovered quickly.

The Immortal Path has been glorious for so many years, and the Heavenly Star Sect welcomes all comers. Some news has already spread that the families of those who entered the Spirit Testing Conference have no connections.

Even though it's cleaning work, they still earn spirit stones. Even a monthly salary of ten or so spirit stones is enough for them during their Qi Refining stage.

After all, prices are incredibly low right now; a pill for the late-stage Qi Refining realm bought for ten spirit stones wouldn't last two months.

Once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, the world will be vast, and they can roam freely!

If Lu Changfeng knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say they were overthinking it.

In the past, Foundation Establishment could indeed bring a carefree life, but now it's just the threshold.

After receiving their heartfelt thanks, they left, leaving only a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy behind.

At this moment, Sanchuan slowly stepped forward and began to introduce himself.

"Master, this is a child I discovered by chance. He is the offspring of a giant and a person from Tianxing City. Although he is the same size as a normal human, he has a higher level of giant blood in his body."

So even though it's only a mid-grade spiritual root, I'll still accept it!

Seeing that he finally had an apprentice, Lu Changfeng nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good, I thought you wouldn't be able to find any apprentices today!"

Lu Changfeng immediately squatted down and beckoned to the little boy. Once the boy was beside him, he asked...

"Little one, what's your name?"

Although the little boy was a little scared when he saw Lu Changfeng, he still spoke softly.

"Master, my name is Xie Hong!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng was immediately somewhat surprised.

Oh ho, it's someone surnamed Xie.

He immediately patted Xie Hong on the shoulder, then took out a ball of Extreme Cold Essence and waved it at him.

"Since you are my grand-disciple, I won't be stingy. Consider this a small gift to you!"

As he spoke, he gently patted Xie Hong with the Extreme Cold Essence.

Almost instantly, Lu Changfeng used his spiritual power to directly help Xie Hong refine the Extreme Cold Essence.

With the refining complete, Xie Hong, who originally only had a mid-grade spiritual root, now had a high-grade spiritual root!

After he had done all this, he nodded.

"Alright, Sanchuan, now that you've taken on a disciple, you should act like a master!"

"Got it?!"

Then he looked at Baihua and Dahuang.

"And you two, don't forget about taking on apprentices. If you see someone you like, just accept them."

"Oh, and by the way, let me tell you something: no matter how many apprentices you take on, you'll receive a gift upon meeting them, but the prerequisite is that you teach them well, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Baihua and Dahuang's eyes lit up.

"Yes, Master, I promise I'll do my best!"