The Ancestor's Whereabouts

After leaving the Library Pavilion!

Ye Qingxuan directly sent Bai Wenyang a voice transmission, asking him to help purchase Spirit Purifying Tree seeds.

As for the Spirit Stones needed to purchase the Spirit Purifying Tree, Ye Qingxuan could only give them to Bai Wenyang the next time he sold Spirit Augmentation Pills.

Afterward, he arrived at a mountain peak through the Teleportation Array.

This mountain peak was one of the places where Xuantian Sect Outer Sect Disciples gathered. Ye Qingxuan had come here to find Ye Qingxiao.

That was right. Ye Qingxiao had successfully broken through to the Late Qi Refining Stage and advanced to become a Xuantian Sect Outer Sect Disciple.

However, even Outer Sect Disciples could only be assigned to cultivate on different mountain peaks, though they enjoyed far more freedom.

Within the Xuantian Sect, those below the rank of Core Disciple did not have the authority to establish a Cave Mansion of their own.

Only after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm and advancing to Core Disciple could one find a Spirit Land and establish a Cave Mansion alone.

Those below Core Disciple could only choose the corresponding mountain peaks to settle down and cultivate.

Within the Xuantian Sect, Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples were the most numerous, while Servant Disciples were instead the rarest.

There was no other reason. The Spiritual Energy within the Xuantian Sect was simply far too dense. As long as disciples who joined the sect were not outrageously untalented, they could basically break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage and advance to Outer Sect Disciple with ease in around ten years.

Those with slightly better talent could even break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm within ten years.

By Ye Qingxuan's estimate, there were at least ten million disciples within the Xuantian Sect.

The annual Entrance Ceremony was ultimately only Small Scale. The real bulk was the Recruitment Ceremony held once every hundred years.

At every centennial Recruitment Ceremony, the Xuantian Sect recruited at least one hundred thousand disciples within the Dihuan Realm.

More than ten million disciples were scattered throughout the Xuantian Mountain Range, which was over a dozen times larger than the Blue Star of Ye Qingxuan's Past Life, so they did not seem particularly conspicuous.

Among these disciples, even the worst could break through to Foundation Establishment. For those of middling talent, breaking through to the Purple Mansion and Golden Core realms was also very easy. As for other Prodigy Figures, they were surely as numerous as the hairs on an ox.

Otherwise, without a sufficiently large disciple base, it would be absolutely impossible to support a system as vast as the Xuantian Sect's and ensure that the sect's inheritance continued in orderly succession.

However, none of that had much impact on him, a mere Blessed Cultivator.

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, Ye Qingxuan did not rashly barge in. Without the corresponding Token Imprint, he had no way to pass through the mountain's Guardian Great Formation.

Not Long after he sent Ye Qingxiao a voice transmission, a streak of Sword Light flashed down from the mountain.

"Hahaha, Qingxuan, I'm here!"

Ye Qingxiao had not arrived yet, but his voice had arrived first!

When Ye Qingxiao landed in front of Ye Qingxuan with a flourish, he casually showed off a flashy sword-sheathing move!

Ye Qingxuan said nothing, merely watching his performance in silence.

His gaze made Ye Qingxiao feel rather awkward. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said,

"Ha, well, Qingxuan, how about coming to my little courtyard to sit for a while?"

Ye Qingxuan glanced at him and did not agree.

"I was just passing by to see you and bring you something. Now that you've advanced to Outer Sect Disciple, how does it feel?"

Upon hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Qingxiao immediately pulled a long face and began pouring out his grievances.

"Don't even mention it. Although Outer Sect Disciples have fewer tasks than Servant Disciples, they're all time-consuming and laborious jobs. The key is that those guys are way too competitive!"

"And—"

Back in the Labor Courtyard, although he had plenty of work, Steward Mo had looked after him. Thus, while there was much work, it was not overly taxing.

Now that he had advanced to Outer Sect Disciple and settled on the mountain belonging to Outer Sect Disciples, he had far more freedom, but Outer Sect Disciples were simply far too competitive when it came to doing tasks.

Outer Sect Disciples also received sect stipends, but they were not much—barely around one-third of Ye Qingxuan's.

If they wanted sufficient Cultivation Resources, they could only earn them by completing tasks.

Therefore, aside from completing their fixed monthly tasks, Outer Sect Disciples either had to find other sources of income or take on a large number of additional tasks to obtain sect resources.

This resulted in those Outer Sect Disciples either being on the road to snatch tasks or on the road to complete tasks. Every one of them was competing themselves half to death for Cultivation Resources.

Those at the Late Qi Refining Stage wanted to break through to Foundation Establishment, while those at the Foundation Establishment Realm wanted to break through to the Purple Mansion.

As a result, Ye Qingxiao had only just advanced to Outer Sect Disciple and had yet to adapt to this rhythm. Nearly every task he managed to snatch was both exhausting and time-consuming.

Otherwise, he would have gone to find Ye Qingxuan to play long ago.

"I understand! I understand! You've worked hard!"

After listening to Ye Qingxiao's complaints, Ye Qingxuan could not truly empathize with him, but he indicated that he understood Ye Qingxiao's feelings.

Yet the smile at the corner of Ye Qingxuan's mouth, which he simply could not suppress, made Ye Qingxiao furious!

So angry that Ye Qingxiao let out a cold snort and said proudly,

"Hmph! That was only before. Now I won't waste time competing with them for these tasks!"

After saying that, Ye Qingxiao took out a Storage Bag and tossed it to Ye Qingxuan.

"Here, these are Cultivation Resources for you. Hehehe!"

Ye Qingxuan accepted the Storage Bag from Ye Qingxiao in confusion. When he swept it with his Spiritual Sense, he said in surprise,

"Where did you get so many Cultivation Resources?"

Good heavens. The Storage Bag Ye Qingxiao had given him contained one thousand Tier One Pills, a full three thousand Tier Two Pills, and even several hundred Tier Three Pills. They were basically all Cultivation-Boosting Pills.

The two of them had entered the Xuantian Sect together. Ye Qingxuan knew Ye Qingxiao's family assets like the back of his hand. With Ye Qingxiao's current cultivation, it was simply impossible for him to obtain so many resources.

Unless—

Ye Qingxuan looked towards somewhere Behind Ye Qingxiao, suspicion appearing in his Eyes!

When Ye Qingxiao noticed, he immediately flew into a rage from embarrassment.

"Ye Qingxuan, what kind of look is that? Where are you looking?"

"Don't make wild guesses. The Ancestor gave these to me. The portion in your hands is what the Ancestor told me to give you!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

After receiving the answer, Ye Qingxuan withdrew his gaze and asked in puzzlement,

"Why did the Ancestor give you so many Medicinal Pills at once?"

Facing Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Qingxiao foolishly smiled and stroked the back of his head as he explained,

"I heard from the Ancestor that Xuantian Sect Core Disciples take on a certain task in rotating batches. This time, it's the Ancestor's turn. He won't be back until Sixty Years later, so he gave me so many pills at once!"

At this point, Ye Qingxiao paused, then mysteriously leaned close to Ye Qingxuan and lowered his voice.

"Moreover, the Ancestor said that if he has Good Luck, he might be able to use this task to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm. Hehehe!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan did not feel happy. Instead, he frowned tightly.

A Great Harvest also meant great risk!

It seems the task the Ancestor accepted carries no small risk!

Ye Qingxuan kept pondering inwardly.

Yet he could not understand what kind of task could make disciples Under the Xuantian Sect take such risks.

Perhaps he was overthinking it?

Ye Qingxuan Shook His Head and thought to himself,

Forget it. I won't think about it anymore. Once my realm reaches a certain point, I'll naturally have the authority to know certain things.

Looking at Ye Qingxiao, Ye Qingxuan tossed the Storage Bag in his hand back to him and said with a smile,

"I originally planned to bring you Medicinal Pills, but it seems there's no need now."

"Besides, I'm already a mature Alchemist. I won't lack Cultivation Resources in the future, so you should keep these pills for yourself!"

He did not believe Ye Qingxiao's nonsense. These pills could not possibly have been given to him by the Ancestor through Ye Qingxiao.

If the Ancestor truly wanted to give them to him, he would naturally send Ye Qingxuan a message. Why would he summon Ye Qingxiao alone?

Ye Qingxuan guessed that Ye Qingxiao was afraid he would be unhappy if he found out, so he had secretly divided up a portion of the resources for him in the Ancestor's name.

However, Ye Qingxuan did not care about this. After all, his talent truly was too poor. He was not worth the Ancestor spending resources to cultivate.

Upon hearing that Ye Qingxuan had become an Alchemist, Ye Qingxiao said in delighted surprise,

"Qingxuan, really? You've really become an Alchemist?"

Ye Qingxuan gave a Slight Smile and Nodded.

After confirming that Ye Qingxuan was telling the truth, Ye Qingxiao burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, then I'll keep these pills for myself! If I need anything in the future, I'll come find you to help me with alchemy. Hehehe!"

"Hahaha, alright, No Problem, Qingxiao. Remember to come find me whenever you need alchemy in the future."

"It's getting late. I'll be leaving first. See you next time!"

After bidding Ye Qingxiao farewell, Ye Qingxuan rode his sword away from the mountain where the Outer Sect Disciples resided.