The Busy Finance Hall
Compared to the chaotic and untamed wilderness three years ago, Lingxian Sect is now a picturesque and pleasant place.
After being nourished by the Spirit Vein for several years, the plants here are growing very well. The trees are dense and the trees provide shade, and the Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs are abundant and cover the mountains. There is even a thin layer of white mist that has been lingering around the mountains for some time now, giving the Lingxian Sect on the North Mountain an even more mysterious veil.
From time to time, various small animals can be seen in the grass and among the trees, darting from one end to the other in a flash, disappearing into the dense foliage with a couple of flaps.
Ordinary birds and beasts that have not awakened their intelligence are not restricted by the sect's defensive array. Many of them are attracted by the environment here and have come to settle down.
At this moment, a young man dressed in the robes of the Lingxian Sect disciple was walking steadily and quickly on the bluestone-paved road.
Passing by the Lingtian field, I happened to see a middle-aged man energetically practicing irrigation techniques in the field.
"Uncle Dayou! Busy, huh?"
Lin Dayou, dressed in the robes of a sect elder, was squatting in the spirit field halfway up the mountain, carefully examining the soil in his hands. He also had a very smooth white jade token hanging from his waist, which was the identity token that every disciple of the Lingxian Sect had.
Over the course of three years, Lingxian Sect underwent subtle changes in many areas, such as the distinction between ranks in sect attire.
There are no obvious differences in their overall appearance. The only difference lies in the black jade on the belt: ordinary disciples have broken jade, in-service deacons have triangular jade, elders of various departments have rhombus jade, and the sect leader's belt is round.
These changes are all made to make it easier for everyone to distinguish each other when there are more inner disciples in the sect in the future.
Hearing the young man below greet him, Lin Dayou snapped out of his reverie, looked up, dusted off the mud from his hands, stood up, and laughed loudly:
"Hey, Mancang's back! How was your stay? Did you manage to stay long this time?"
Fang Mancang replied with a smile:
"I'll probably only stay for two days this time; the escort agency can't be left unattended. Uncle Dayou, I'm going to go find Jianghe to hand over the things."
So Lin Dayou waved his hand dismissively:
"Okay, go ahead and do what you need to do!"
Fang Mancang walked along, greeting the disciples he encountered, and then arrived at the floating island teleportation platform in the secret garden. He then ascended to the floating island and entered the Finance Hall.
After three years of renovations, the Finance Hall is now much larger than before.
However, it doesn't look spacious.
It was simply because the inside was surrounded by filing cabinets, which made up most of the space.
These filing cabinets contain Storage Bag containing various financial data of the Lingxian Sect. They are carefully categorized and stored, while some of the more important smaller documents are stored in Jade Slip.
These Jade Slip were initially purchased in small quantities by the Lingxian Sect after several trips to the Immortal Cultivation Realm for trade. The reason for the small quantity was that these things were quite expensive, much more expensive than ordinary paper.
However, later, after research by Lin Xiao and Mo Yuanjiao, this Jade Slip capable of recording information was finally crafted by Mo Yuanjiao and Tietou Hu Liang by combining formation techniques and weapon crafting.
They purchased ordinary jade, then constructed arrays and patterns within it, repeatedly testing its stability. It took them considerable effort to finally succeed.
Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without the invaluable assistance of "The Complete Collection of Basic Array Engraving," "The Complete Compendium of Basic Artifact Refining Techniques," and Lin Xiao's systematic approach.
Although it was time-consuming and laborious, and involved considerable losses, everyone in the Lingxian Sect felt it was well worth it!
Because their sect controls it, it's equivalent to reducing an expense, and they might even generate additional income by selling it!
Therefore, over the past three years, the people of the Lingxian Sect have been very enthusiastic about studying several cultivation techniques.
Especially in weapon crafting, perhaps because Old Master Lin had a foundation in carpentry, he was quite talented in learning weapon crafting and picked it up very quickly, which put a lot of pressure on Tietou, who had only reached the level of a first-grade weapon crafter last year!
Not to mention that Lin Yun and Lin Lei were following behind Old Master Lin! Although Lin Yun's speed in mastering weapon crafting was not as fast as Old Master Lin's, he cultivated quickly and his cultivation level was the second highest among the regulars of the Artifact Refining Hall. He had already Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, while the first was Mo Yuanjiao, Golden Core Early Stage.
Although Lin Lei didn't have much talent, after trying his hand at weapon crafting, especially after successfully crafting one himself, he developed a great passion for it.
Every time Tietou saw Lin Lei, he felt that he hadn't worked hard enough and dared not slack off in the slightest.
These few people kept pushing Tietou forward, urging him on every day, and finally last year they helped him reach the level of a first-grade Tietou refiner.
It is worth mentioning that after Tietou reached the level of a first-grade weapon refiner, Lin Xiao officially handed over the management of the Artifact Refining Hall to Tietou.
However, with Old Master Lin and the others behind him, Tietou Tou dared not slack off at all and was working hard towards becoming a second-grade weapon refiner.
On the other side, Mo Yuanjiao, the head of the Formation Hall, had already reached the level of a second-grade array formation master two years ago, and is now launching an attack towards becoming a third-grade array formation master.
Therefore, Lin Xiao's task of [cultivating professional talents for the sect, with at least one talent rated as first-grade for each technology] was completed as early as last year.
Let's get back to the main topic.
Inside the Finance Hall, Qin Jianghe was leading Jiang Youfu's second brother Jiang Youdi, to organize the ledgers and invoices for the goods that had just been traded back from the Immortal Cultivation Realm the day before and were about to be shipped.
On the other side, Lin Xiao's eldest cousin, Lin Yan, was organizing the order forms for dealing with the royal family of the Pusi Kingdom. As for the account books, she hadn't had time to organize and check them yet.
The table in front of the three was piled high with various booklets on both sides. The three were so engrossed in their work that they didn't notice anyone coming in.
This was the scene that Fang Mancang saw as soon as he entered.
He couldn't help but smile helplessly to himself.
It's no wonder that the Finance Hall is one of the two places in the sect most eager to recruit new disciples.
The other place is near the spirit field.
Old Master Lin and the others always felt that the current output from the spiritual fields was not enough, and every year they had to send people to help various villages and towns so that poor farmers could have a better harvest. However, there were only so many people in the sect. Even if each person spent only an hour or half an hour in each place, it would be very tight to travel to so many places. After all, the grain filling period was only a few days, and it would be a pity to miss it if it was late.
There was nothing they could do before, but now they have a way. It's impossible for these old farmers to stand idly by while watching their fellow farmers toiling in the fields for a living.
Therefore, the Spirit Field Group is the one within the sect with the highest demand for recruiting new disciples.
Fang Mancang walked into the Finance Hall, went to the desk opposite Lin Yan, pulled over a straw mat, plopped down, picked up an untouched ledger, and began working. While engrossed in his work, he greeted the three people who had just noticed him.
"I brought back some snacks from the capital. Let's eat them when we're done with our work."
The three of them laughed and responded.