He Hadn't Heard Enough

After spending a long time in the sect, I gradually realized that many things in the sect were quite different from what I knew and imagined.

However, he still did not change his original belief that his sect was very powerful.

He later learned that his master, Lin Dayou, was not a highly skilled hermit.

Lin Dayou also told him that he hoped he would find another master, as he couldn't teach him much about cultivation.

However Mo Yuanjiao never took another master.

He discovered that he didn't really need anyone to teach him cultivation; his own cultivation speed was already very fast. Even the experienced Senior Liao said that his cultivation speed was a once-in-a-century genius even in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Having been either pampered or suppressed since childhood, Mo Yuanjiao has always been somewhat impatient and superficial.

In addition, he was praised by those around him since childhood because of his Single Spirit Root talent, so he actually had a tendency to be ambitious but lack ability.

He didn't need much instruction in cultivation, as the sect leader and Senior Liao would answer many of his questions. However, Mo Yuanjiao felt that Lin Dayou was a master who could benefit him greatly.

He taught me how to cultivate seedlings, how to fertilize, and how to observe different grains and weather conditions; he taught me what it means to adapt to local conditions, to do things on time, and to know when to stop...

Most importantly, his master taught him what it means to be grounded.

In the years since he came to the Lingxian Sect, he has truly learned many things that he had never paid attention to or thought about before.

So even though his master's cultivation speed wasn't very fast, he still accepted him as his master.

However, being a young man, Mo Yuanjiao really wanted to brag about his sect's rapid growth to everyone he knew.

He had previously been hampered by the sect's reluctance to show himself, so he couldn't easily return to the country and act arrogantly.

They were vague about their own cultivation level and that of others in the sect.

As for Xuanyuan Haoyue, the two were already quite familiar with each other due to the difference between men and women. Ever since this girl joined the sect, she has been extremely busy with her cultivation and work every day. She often didn't even notice Mo Yuanjiao when she passed by. Occasionally, she would just nod and run away.

Mo Yuanjiao couldn't exchange a single word with either of them.

Now that Li Zhouxuan has come in, he can finally have someone to talk to!

Since we're all from the same sect, these secrets aren't really secrets to outsiders!

Moreover, the sect is now appropriately displaying its strength to the outside world, which makes Mo Yuanjiao very happy. When he first decided to leave the capital, his cronies didn't think he was right. They thought he was daydreaming and that his so-called dream fortuitous opportunity was just a load of nonsense. Humph!

"Oh, right, let's not talk about this for now," Mo Yuanjiao casually reminded him.

The goal is to keep outsiders guessing about our strength, letting them speculate as they please, since they'll never be able to figure out the specifics.

Li Zhouxuan nodded blankly, and after a while, she came to her senses and asked him, "Does our sect really still have powerful cultivators at the Spirit Transformation stage?"

"Yes, it's Senior Liao. He just Spirit Transformation a few days ago and even reconstructed his physical body," Mo Yuanjiao replied immediately. "You don't know, before, Senior Liao wasn't whole; only part of his soul resided in the Soul-Nourishing Wood. He walked and talked using a piece of wood every day. Later, the Sect Master gave him a Soul-Nourishing Pendant, and that made him look less strange..."

"Let me tell you, Senior Liao used to be incredibly wealthy in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Last year, when our sect went to the Immortal Cultivation Realm for trade, I went with Senior Liao. His cave abode was filled with so many precious treasures! Oh, and by the way, you probably didn't know, but our sect has a way to directly access the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but it costs a lot of Spirit Stone every time we use it..."

Mo Yuanjiao talked incessantly to Li Zhouxuan about the secrets of the Lingxian Sect, completely ignoring the fact that his cousin was still in a daze, and was even more confused the more he listened.

However, Mo Yuanjiao told Li Zhouxuan were things that almost everyone in the Lingxian Sect already knew.

The sect publishes these messages in its monthly reports, clearly stating which information can be released to the public and which is not suitable for outsiders to know.

Therefore, the disciples of the Lingxian Sect were all aware of this.

Just as Mo Yuanjiao was getting into his speech, someone called out from outside Li Zhouxuan's dormitory, "Brother, aren't you coming out yet?"

The General Affairs Hall summoned several newly initiated disciples today to receive their disciple allowances and to be introduced to various matters. Li Zhouxuan had previously arranged to go with three other cousins.

Another person outside called out twice, and Li Zhouxuan finally snapped out of his daze and said to Mo Yuanjiao, "I'll go to the General Affairs Hall first. You can continue when I get back."

There was a lot of information; he didn't get enough.

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On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, all the markets in Xiushui City were open, and most of the shops on the streets were also open, with only a few still closed.

The city's Trade Affairs Center has also officially begun its work for the new year.

Today is Li Zhouxuan's first day on the job.

Early in the morning, he followed the disciples in the sect who were also in charge of the Trade Affairs Center down the mountain and entered the courtyard of the Trade Affairs Center through the staff-only passage.

Everyone went into their respective department offices.

When Li Zhouxuan was still the emperor, he liked to keep tea and snacks on hand while reviewing memorials. This way, when he felt tired or sleepy while working, he could eat some tea and snacks to distract himself and relax for a moment during his busy work.

Even now that he's at the Lingxian Sect, he hasn't changed this habit.

He went to his desk, set up a small kettle next to it, and placed a miniature fire starter under the kettle. This was a gift that Mo Yuanjiao had made for him by hand yesterday.

This miniature fire-starting array consumes very little Spiritual Power; a single Spirit Stone can last for several months. Its firepower is not great, just enough for boiling water daily. However, it has a special advantage: it can control and maintain the temperature, so no one needs to constantly watch the fire to prevent the pot from burning dry.

This fire-starting formation was practically tailor-made for Li Zhouxuan's tastes.

There is a well in the courtyard, whose water source is drawn from the spiritual spring next to the Lingxian Sect Returning to the Garden Mountain Dwelling on the mountain, and its Spiritual Qi is very rich.

Li Zhouxuan drew water from the well, filled the kettle, returned to his office, placed the kettle on the miniature fire pit, controlled it slightly, and began to boil the water.

He then took out a small purple clay teapot from his Storage Bag, which he had brought with him when he packed his luggage the day before when he returned to China.

Then he took out a can of spiritual tea.

This was also a gift from Mo Yuanjiao. When he gave it to him, Mo Yuanjiao proudly said that it was spiritual tea that he had personally planted last year and picked this year.

However, he doesn't know how to stir-fry tea; all the tea is sent to the Spirit Cuisine Hall) where it is stir-fried by Grandpa Ma Changlong.