The sect now had nine people in total: four disciples with cultivation aptitude and five mortal disciples. It was growing stronger by the day.
But Lin Feng still did not dare slack off.
He had only examined a quarter of East Forest City and had already found one supreme-grade spirit root, one middle-grade spirit root, and one low-grade spirit root.
If he finished examining everyone, he should find at least a few more disciples with aptitude.
For the next few days, East Forest City would remain Lin Feng's main target for recruiting disciples.
But first, Lin Feng still needed to distribute the rewards he had just received.
First came the spirit stone rewards. As the master of a sect, he naturally had to keep control of its finances himself.
Lin Feng put all the spirit stones he had received into his newly acquired Storage Bag.
A Storage Bag with nine cubic meters of space was already sufficient for Lin Feng's current needs.
Next was the newly acquired low-grade yellow-rank cultivation method, "Tiger Roar Fist." Its punches stirred winds like a tiger's roar, and it was a method for close-quarters combat.
This was also the Evergreen Sect's second cultivation method, and it could considerably improve the disciples' combat strength.
Lin Feng taught this fist technique to the four disciples with cultivation aptitude. With the sect entry one day like a year supporting them, mastering it would only take a few days.
Next came the low-grade yellow-rank spirit grain seeds. Lin Feng handed them directly to the five menial disciples and told them to find suitable places to plant them on the two peaks.
As a reward, Lin Feng gave each of the five outer disciples a low-grade yellow-rank healing pill, which they could use if they were injured in their daily lives.
The outer disciples were once again wild with joy, bowing to Lin Feng over and over.
Of the remaining twenty-five healing pills, Lin Feng gave two each to the four disciples, including Liu Yurou and Tie Dali, and put the rest into his Storage Bag for future use.
Then Lin Feng glanced at the sect-protecting formation blueprint. He could not gather all the missing materials for now and would have to wait until Sect World opened its auction house before looking into it again, so he tossed it straight into his Storage Bag.
He had to admit, storing things was much more convenient with a Storage Bag.
Finally, Lin Feng personally installed the spirit spring source inside the main hall. The concentration of spiritual Qi within the hall grew noticeably denser.
After arranging everything, Lin Feng selected a menial disciple, handed over the spirit root testing jade plate, and had the disciple accompany him to East Forest City to search for disciples with aptitude.
Before leaving, Lin Feng also made his daily draw. The result was plain to see: another utterly useless white entry.
East Forest City's city lord's residence.
This time, Lin Feng rode the wind to East Forest City, arriving much faster than before.
Thanks to the Entry System's additional ability, Lin Feng's cultivation had reached the Qi Refining fourth layer today, one minor realm higher than Liu Yurou, who had the highest cultivation in the sect.
That was only because Qi Refining had a full ten layers. If this were the Foundation Establishment realm, once Liu Yurou broke through to the Foundation Establishment early stage, he should leap straight to the Foundation Establishment middle stage.
Having cheats felt so damn good!
Liu Quan and everyone from the residence had long been waiting respectfully at the entrance.
Seeing that Lin Feng had brought a disciple this time, but with no sign of Liu Yurou, a flicker of worry flashed through Liu Quan's eyes.
But it did not escape Lin Feng's senses. After all, his perception was no longer what it had once been.
"City Lord Liu, there's no need to worry. Yurou has already entered the Qi Refining realm and formally stepped onto the immortal path. She still needs to stabilize her cultivation today. If you wish to see her, I can bring her along in a few days."
Liu Quan cupped his hands in gratitude, his heart also brimming with excitement.
Their Liu family really had produced an immortal!
Yurou's aptitude was terrifying indeed. She had actually broken through to the Qi Refining realm in just one day!
If anything strange happened in East Forest City in the future, they could ask Yurou to help.
"Immortal Master, I have followed your instructions and kept watch over all the citizens who have already been tested, forbidding them from coming to join the commotion again."
"I have also had the citizens of the other three districts get ready. They can be tested at any time."
Lin Feng nodded. "I brought a disciple to help me conduct the tests today. Sorry for the trouble, City Lord Liu, but I'll still need you to maintain order."
"Rest assured, Immortal Master. Leave this little matter to this humble one."
Liu Quan thought everything about Lin Feng was good, except that his name was far too tacky. Tiancan Tudou? He did not even dare address him by it.
On the third day, Lin Feng and his accompanying disciple found a total of five disciples with aptitude in East Forest City. Two had five-element mixed spiritual roots, while three had low-grade spirit roots.
There were also five mortal disciples who had no aptitude but possessed four entries.
The Evergreen Sect's total number of disciples increased by half at once, reaching nineteen.
Today, Lin Feng also made detailed distinctions among the sect's disciples.
Disciples who currently lacked cultivation aptitude would all be menial disciples.
Disciples with middle-grade aptitude or below would all be outer disciples.
Those with high-grade aptitude or above, or at least six entries, could be accepted as inner disciples.
At present, Liu Yurou was the only personal disciple, and Tie Dali was the only inner disciple.
There were seven outer disciples and ten menial disciples in total.
Today, Lin Feng earned seventeen points in total, bringing his total to 343. His position on the points leaderboard fell by more than ten places to forty-seventh.
On the fourth day, Lin Feng's daily draw yielded a green entry with a negative effect: dulled sensitivity. Perception of spiritual Qi was dulled, reducing the speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth spiritual Qi by 10%.
On the fourth day, Lin Feng and his accompanying disciple found only two disciples in East Forest City. One had a middle-grade spirit root, while the other had a five-element mixed spiritual root. He earned twenty-one new points in total, and his position on the points leaderboard dropped by more than ten places again.
But there was good news: Tie Dali and another disciple with a middle-grade spirit root both successfully entered the Qi Refining stage, bringing the number of Qi Refining realm disciples in the sect to three.
Liu Yurou, who possessed a supreme-grade spirit root, had already reached the Qi Refining sixth layer.
By this point, Lin Feng had tested everyone in East Forest City. There were no more disciples with aptitude.
On the fifth and sixth days, Lin Feng explored eight villages in total, gaining only one disciple with a five-element mixed spiritual root. He did not even encounter any mortal disciples with four entries.
Once again, Lin Feng felt the scarcity of resources near the sect.
And on both days, his daily draws yielded useless white entries.
The seventh day.
Today was the final day of Sect World's first-week disciple recruitment aptitude competition, and also settlement day.
Perhaps because his daily draws over the previous few days had all been disappointing, Lin Feng's luck seemed to turn around today.
[Confirm use of today's draw to draw a random entry?]
Confirm.
Then Lin Feng felt a dazzling golden light appear before his eyes.
The same golden light as when he first drew a sect entry!
He had drawn another legendary gold!
Only this time, what he had drawn was not a sect entry, but a personal entry.
Once the golden light faded, Lin Feng stared fixedly at the golden entry, a gratified smile appearing at the corners of his mouth. His frantic efforts to acknowledge fathers over the past few days had not been in vain.