After everyone had presented their gifts and exchanged pleasantries for a while, the apprenticeship ceremony came to an end.
Lin Lin changed out of his Elite Disciple robe in a dressing room within Hundred Flowers Hall and into the Valley Master's Personal Disciple robe, a garment rarely seen throughout Hundred Flowers Valley.
He also wore the Mystic Ice Silkworm Inner Armor that the Hundred Crafts Elder had given him earlier as a close-fitting undergarment.
It was a handsome personal disciple uniform with a white base and gold-thread trim, embroidered with clivia patterns in silver thread.
His shoulder-length hair was bound beneath a jade crown. Combined with the fair, smooth skin he had gained through intensive inner force cultivation—skin untouched by the wind and frost of the Cold Iron Mine—and the divine weapon, the Nether Spring Light-Containing Sword, in his hand, he looked like an ethereal Sword Saint descended from the heavens.
Seeing Lin Lin in such a striking appearance, many of the elders present showed satisfied expressions.
A Valley Master's Personal Disciple with such an image truly reflected the dignity of Hundred Flowers Valley as a Martial Arts Holy Land.
After thanking the elders once more for their gifts, Lin Lin handed the heavy armor and the deeds to the fields and shops to his parents to take home, then prepared to go work at the Cold Iron Mine.
Given Lin Lin's current status, he no longer lacked cultivation resources or Sect Contribution, so it seemed there was no longer any need for him to work at the Cold Iron Mine.
However, the harsh environment of the Cold Iron Mine was still suitable for cultivation and tempering himself. That had not changed for Lin Lin at his current stage.
Lin Lin's martial arts were steadily improving, but as he continued