Are You Tempted?
Unexpectedly, she received such a righteous and awe-inspiring reply, and for a moment, Yuan Zhiyun was at a loss for words to express her speechless feelings.
However, considering that their Lingxian Sect had just established a base here and was in its initial stage, it was reasonable that they urgently needed manpower and therefore had low recruitment thresholds.
Since their Yuan Household recovered, Yuan Qing has rarely returned home. When he does come back, he doesn't tell them about the Lingxian Sect. As a result, although the Yuan Household has been cooperating with the Lingxian Sect for several years, their understanding of the Lingxian Sect remains very limited.
A relationship maintained solely through business is too superficial. Even setting aside the matter of healing his ancestor, the business dealings with the Lingxian Sect over the past few years have made the Yuan Household patriarch feel that the sect is quite good, so he very much wants to further improve his relationship with the sect.
There hadn't been any opportunity before, but now that their sect was setting up a base Yuanling City, it was a good time. That's why he sent Yuan Zhiyun to assist them in setting up the base as much as possible.
After all, most of the people from this sect who came this time were relatively young. The head of the Yuan Household felt that his daughter was closer in age to them, so that both sides could be more comfortable with each other.
Moreover, young people don't have as many concerns, which makes them seem more genuine.
Yuan Zhiyun was naturally aware of this as well.
So she didn't press for details, and simply nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll arrange it. Do you have any other needs?"
"That's all for now. If he needs our help again, we'll come and bother Young Master Yuan again." Yuan Jinsheng was a simple man, and seeing her so decisive made him feel relieved.
That noon, the Yuan Household dispatched several people to distribute recruitment flyers from the Lingxian Sect on the main streets of Yuanling City. In accordance with Yuan Jinsheng's request, they also increased manpower, especially in places frequented by low-level cultivators and mortals.
"Hey, did you receive that order?" In a place where low-level cultivators and mortals gathered in the south of the city, a Rogue Cultivator asked his friend.
"You mean that recruitment notice from the Lingxian Sect? You got it? What, are you tempted?" His friend asked with a teasing smile.
"Although this sect is unknown, it's still better than living in that Three-Inch Village outside the city, right? If I could really join a sect, at least I could get its protection and receive some disciple stipends." The Rogue Cultivator listed the benefits of joining a sect on his fingers. "Look, we live outside the city. Let's not even talk about the entrance fee—after all, the entrance fee to Yuanling City is already very low—just talk about income. It's hard for us to get high-paying jobs in the city, and not only are there very few high-paying jobs, but they're also dangerous, tiring, and most importantly, unstable."
"But if we could join a sect, no matter how famous or large it is, its members would always receive a fixed salary, right? A stable income would be great."
"What you said makes sense," his friend agreed. "If we were single, it wouldn't matter, but we both have families. If we had a choice, joining a sect would be much better."
"That's right. We used to be so ambitious, always daydreaming about joining the big sects and looking down on these small sects..." But later they realized that they couldn't even get into those small sects that they had previously disregarded.
"But the threshold for this sect to recruit people is really too low. They don't look at Spirit Root or age, as long as the person is pure-hearted and resilient? I've never heard of such requirements for accepting disciples... I wonder if this Lingxian Sect is reliable." The Rogue Cultivator was a little worried.
"Hey, who cares? Let's go check it out first. Right now, all the major sects have sent elders to the city to oversee things. What kind of villain would be so blind as to choose this time to do evil? Even if there's something fishy going on, we can just come back. Let's go back early and find some fellow cultivators to go with us, so we can look out for each other," his friend said.
"You're right. The flyer says we'll meet at the Ten-Li Pavilion outside the city in six days. Shall we go together?" the Rogue Cultivator invited his friend.
"Okay, I'll call a few of my friends over there too."
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After handing the leaflets to the Yuan Household and explaining their needs, the eight-person team from the Lingxian Sect set off for the secret realm.
Because one of the secret realms they were going to was Golden Core Realm realm, they entered the secret realms to explore according to their cultivation levels.
Golden Core Realm secret realms are already very rare around Yuanling City. These Golden Core Realm secret realms are not open once a year. Their opening time starts at least twenty years, and the longest interval can be once a hundred years.
The Green Jade Secret Realm, which is being opened this time, will only open once every forty-five years.
Originally, exploring the Golden Core Secret Realm was not part of the mandatory assignments Lin Xiao had given them; it was simply a matter of Yuan Jinsheng and Mo Yuanjiao choosing based on their own circumstances and needs.
After all, the interval is too long; it's impossible for the assignments for a summer camp to span a century.
However, when Mo Yuanjiao and his group inquired about the situation, they learned that the opening time of the Green Jade Secret Realm was very close. After learning some information about the secret realm, they unanimously decided that they had to go there.
After all, such a secret realm that only opens once every few decades is a rare opportunity, and it is also a rare chance for them.
With both of them at the Golden Core having entered the secret realm, the remaining six Foundation Establishment cultivators had nothing to do outside. They couldn't very well be asked to oversee the recruitment of new members for the pseudo-territory. After all, the Immortal Cultivation Realm was a mixed bag, unlike Xiushui City, which was a familiar territory for them. Even with the Yuan Household's protection, it still felt somewhat unsafe if something unexpected or went wrong.
Even disregarding their cultivation levels, the other six were young and uncertain about their own abilities. Yuan Jinsheng, however, was Golden Core cultivator and an elder. As long as he was present, even if he didn't lead much, he could still give the others a sense of security.
Therefore, the six Foundation Establishment felt that instead of waiting idly outside, they might as well go into the secret realm to do their homework.
So the eight of them immediately agreed to go down into the secret realm!
Therefore, they set the recruitment time for the pseudo-base to six days later, which was the time they agreed to leave the secret realm.
Mo Yuanjiao and Yuan Jinsheng insisted on sending the other six people to the entrance of the Foundation Establishment Secret Realm first.
"There are disciples from major sects guarding the entrance, so you don't need to see us off," Han Weishu somewhat helplessly on the way.
The other five people remained silent, but their expressions clearly showed that they all agreed with Han Weishu's words.
Yuan Jinsheng, however, unusually retorted firmly, "It's not like we're too busy. This isn't our territory, after all. We should still be careful when we're out and about."
He was simply not paying attention, which gave those villains the opportunity to kidnap his son and put him in grave danger.