Servant Peak Spirit Elegance Ranking!

"Brother Chen, you need to be careful. When we were fetching water today, that damned Old Li was looking everywhere for you. Eighty percent chance he wanted to cause you trouble while fetching water." When Liu Qiaogui saw Chen Huai'an come out of the room, he hurried forward to warn him.

"I know. Even if he wants to cause me trouble, I'm not afraid. Just give us some more time, and our cultivation will definitely surpass his. When that happens, it's hard to say who'll be bullying whom." Chen Huai'an smiled.

Actually, it was not that Chen Huai'an was deliberately avoiding that old fellow Old Li. He was genuinely busy right now.

The Spirit Grain in the space needed processing. He had not prepared sufficiently beforehand, and now that all the Spirit Grain had ripened at once, he simply could not keep up.

And he still had to complete the servant water-fetching task, so naturally he had no extra time to wander around. The moment he finished fetching water, he vanished without a trace.

As for the water-fetching task, Steward Wu did not care what methods you used. As long as you filled the water jars, that was enough.

With that, the efficiency of fetching water naturally rose.

In any case, each person only had to fill two large jars of water a day.

Chen Huai'an completed such a trivial matter with ease. He had several extra hours to rest every day, and no longer needed to slack off in the woods halfway up the mountain. Once he finished his task, he went straight back to his residence to cultivate.

It was not just Chen Huai'an. Everyone else did the same. They seized every usable moment to cultivate.

As for Old Li, he did not dare discipline Chen Huai'an in the courtyard in front of Steward Wu.

If he truly did that, not only would Steward Wu refuse to allow it, the other servant disciples would not agree either. As long as they stood united, no one could bully them.

And when Chen Huai'an went to fetch water, calling it water-fetching was less accurate than calling it water-taking.

That was because Chen Huai'an had discovered another use for his Purple-Skinned Gourd. He could pour the Spirit Spring Water from the space into the water jars. In truth, he only needed two or three trips to fill the jars.

No, he did not even need two or three trips. One trip was enough to fill them.

The only reason he made a few extra trips was to avoid drawing attention.

His gourd could fill not just one water jar—even eighteen huge water jars would be no problem.

Each swept the snow before his own door. He would let the secret of the Purple-Skinned Gourd rot in his belly and never allow anyone else to learn of it.

Because of Chen Huai'an, the servant disciples assigned to fetch water were swept up in a wave of frenzied cultivation.

No one was willing to waste time. Aside from working hours, they spent all their remaining time cultivating.

As for Old Li, he tried several times to cause Chen Huai'an trouble, but he could not even catch sight of him. How was he supposed to trouble him? He comforted himself with the excuse that Chen Huai'an was deliberately avoiding him.

Chen Huai'an could not even be bothered to expose such self-deception. He had never regarded the man highly before, and now he regarded him even less.

For the past two days, Chen Huai'an had been eating the Supreme-grade Spirit Grain he had grown himself. While tempering his body, he did not have to worry about his Blood-Energy Force failing to keep up and leaving him skinny as a dried stick.

At the very least, he could eat his fill.

Also, he had harvested all his Spirit Grain. Unlike the first time, he had not planted Spirit Grain across every area except the medicinal herb plots. Instead, he planted one area every other day, allowing the Spirit Grain to ripen in batches.

And that was not all. While fetching water, he found a large boulder halfway up the mountain and directly fashioned it into a stone mill. It was a tool for milling rice and processing Spirit Grain in the space.

Chen Huai'an had truly been busy these past few days. Aside from not making a sickle for harvesting Spirit Grain, he had also tried using the soil in the space to fire several jars. These jars were for daily living in the space.

Only once his daily life was secure could Chen Huai'an calm down and cultivate.

"Brother Chen, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be fetching water, exhausted from working myself to the bone every day without the slightest time to cultivate. Now I have time to cultivate, and my cultivation has broken through to the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm." Today, just as Chen Huai'an left the courtyard, Liu Qiaogui came over with a beaming grin to share the good news.

"Congratulations, congratulations. Every effort brings its reward. You earned this." Chen Huai'an was happy for him as well.

Breaking through into the Body Tempering Realm required vast resources, as well as perseverance and determination. Liu Qiaogui had even better talent than Chen Huai'an, so his breakthrough to the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm had been entirely within Chen Huai'an's expectations.

"Brother Chen, I've already broken through to the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm. What realm are you at now?" Liu Qiaogui looked at Chen Huai'an curiously.

"As for me, I'm already at the Body Tempering Realm, Early Stage, Second Layer. I'm currently pushing against the bottleneck of the Third Layer. I believe it won't be long before I break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage." Chen Huai'an said with a smile.

In truth, Chen Huai'an had not said that to show off in front of Liu Qiaogui. He simply did not dare reveal his true cultivation. Even if he did, probably no one would believe him. Over time, he would gradually reveal bits and pieces of his cultivation.

"What? Brother Chen, you're... you're far too amazing! I only just broke through to the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm, while you've already reached the Body Tempering Realm, Second Layer, and are about to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Third Layer. Comparing people really can make one mad with envy." Liu Qiaogui had been like a victorious rooster just moments ago, but now he looked like an eggplant struck by frost, wilted and listless.

"Don't be discouraged. Do you know how I've cultivated these past few days? If you cultivate as diligently as I do, you'll definitely be able to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Second Layer as well." Chen Huai'an smiled as he comforted him. He truly did not want to discourage the other man.

"Brother Chen, don't worry. I'll definitely work hard at cultivating and strive to surpass you as soon as possible." Liu Qiaogui's gaze was firm. He had found a goal in life to strive toward.

Now he also understood that Chen Huai'an had not been avoiding Old Li. He had been driven to cultivate. Only by seizing every opportunity he could grasp to cultivate could he make himself stronger.

"Brother Chen, are you cultivating so diligently because you're preparing for the Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament a month from now?" Liu Qiaogui suddenly asked Chen Huai'an.

"The Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament a month from now? What's that about?" Chen Huai'an had been about to return to cultivate, but he suddenly stopped and turned around to ask.

Liu Qiaogui looked puzzled. Chen Huai'an actually did not know about the monthly grand event for servant disciples, but he still began explaining.

"Brother Chen, the Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament is a Qingyun Sect tradition. Not only servant disciples, but outer disciples and even inner disciples have Challenge Tournaments. Those whose names appear on the rankings are all renowned figures within the Qingyun Sect. And as long as you make the rankings, the sect will grant certain rewards. Those are additional cultivation resources provided by the sect, and you can also obtain Sect Contribution Points."

Chen Huai'an and the others were newly admitted disciples, so they all had a one-month novice protection period. Once that month had passed, they could try their hand at this Challenge Tournament.

"Servant Peak actually has a Spirit Elegance Ranking. That's quite interesting," Chen Huai'an murmured.

As long as one entered the top three of the Spirit Elegance Ranking, one would not need to perform servant tasks, and the treatment would rival that of outer disciples. Once one broke through to the Qi Refining Realm, one would directly enter the Qingyun Sect's outer sect.

"Brother Chen, are you going to sign up? I heard that the top five hundred on the Spirit Elegance Ranking receive a reward of one Contribution Point. Those are Contribution Points! With Contribution Points, you can enter the Scripture Repository on Servant Peak and choose martial techniques suitable for yourself." Liu Qiaogui was brimming with excitement. If Chen Huai'an broke through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, he had a great chance of entering Servant Peak's Spirit Elegance Ranking.

As for himself, he would only dare entertain that thought after breaking through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage.