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  Mo Qingchen's two hands suddenly emitted a sharp needle-like spiritual energy, shooting towards the small insects flying around Linggu Valley. From time to time, they landed on the insects' bodies, and with a "poof" sound, the insects' bodies stiffened and turned into powder, falling into the mud.

  "Qingchen Shimei, your Gengjin technique is getting more and more proficient, no wonder that time Palm Master said you have a natural talent in techniques. Other book friends are watching normally." A girl beside her waved her hand to summon a piece of spiritual cloud, which then turned into rain, pattering down on the spiritual field.

  Mo Qingchen smiled slightly. A year ago, she had just entered Qingmu Peak and was assigned to take care of the spiritual fields in the Small Matter Hall, which was this very field in front of her that was thriving so well.

  Apart from the Council Hall on Mount Taode, each of the other four peaks has a small council hall that is responsible for assigning miscellaneous tasks to disciples, distributing spirit stones and other trivial matters. If a formal disciple is to receive a task, they still need to go to the Council Hall on Mount Taode.

  The girl who was casting the Rain Technique next to her mentioned that the steward uncle was the cultivator who had brought this batch of miscellaneous disciples here back then. Because Mo Qingchen could take charge of errands as soon as she arrived, unlike most of the miscellaneous disciples in the same batch who still needed to guide the energy into their bodies and enter the Qi Refining stage, or even learn to recognize characters, that cultivator naturally had a good impression of her.

  This Ling Tian originally had another senior brother who was in charge, but a few months ago when he handed over the Ling Valley, because he was found to have secretly stored the Ling Valley, he was demoted and sent elsewhere, and only then did he assign the girl in front of him.

  It's a coincidence that the girl in front of him is the gentle and steady girl who lives with Mo Qingchen. When she first came, she was already at the fourth level of Qi refining, and just entered the fifth level of Qi refining a few months ago.

  After spending a lot of time together, Mo Qingchen finally found out that this girl was actually a San Ling Gen. Among the miscellaneous disciples, she might be the best. She should have been able to become an outer door disciple, but she said it was because she had been weak since childhood, which affected her cultivation speed and was abandoned by her family, so she became a miscellaneous disciple. As for what the truth really is, Mo Qingchen didn't bother to investigate.

  However, both of them are quiet in nature and have a similar temperament. They work together during the day and live in the same house at night. As time goes by, their relationship is actually quite good.

  "Qing Song, you're teasing me again. I still only know the Geng Jin technique of the Golden Series spells up to now, but thanks to your Huayu technique, it saved me a lot of effort." Mo Qingchen said with a smile.

  The girl's name was Duan Qingge, and among the three spiritual roots, water and wood were both excellent. When she cast her water-based spells, she naturally surpassed Mo Qingchen, who didn't have a water spirit root.

  She was slender and elegant, with a refined and otherworldly appearance. Her face was clear and beautiful, unlike anyone else. She was three years older than Mo Qingchen, and was in the prime of her youth.

  Female disciples were already scarce among the miscellaneous chores of the younger generation, and there were even fewer allocated to each mountain peak.

  The two were not very old. Among the many miscellaneous disciples, they were outstanding, and coincidentally, both of their names had the word "Qing", so some of the mischievous miscellaneous disciples secretly called them the "Green Qing Twins".

  Qing is referring to Qingmu Peak, and Qing is also the name of two people.

  In the Qi-refining stage, most of the disciples were young people. Which female cultivator was the most beautiful and which one had a gentle temperament were topics that everyone loved to discuss. Later on, even some outer sect disciples knew about these two female disciples among the miscellaneous duty disciples.

  Duan Qing shook his head and said, "I just took advantage of Shuiling's exceptional talent. You, my junior sister, are the truly formidable one - at only fourteen years old, you've already reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining."

  Is it impressive? Mo Qingchu sighed in her heart, she entered the fifth layer of Qi refining at the age of 12, and it took two years to improve one layer. However, this was also related to the fact that she had spent a lot of time on miscellaneous tasks, which slowed down her cultivation speed.

  I remember that Mo Fei Yan was already at the 8th layer of Qi Refining when he was 12 years old. Although it's laughable to compare himself with those who have a variant spiritual root, he has his own gourd in hand and never lacks the Spirit Gathering Pills to increase his cultivation. If his cultivation speed slows down, it would be a waste of this great opportunity.

  After staying at Qingmu Peak for more than a year, Mo Qingchen still hadn't had the chance to go elsewhere and take a look around. However, he had gained quite an understanding of the Yao Guang Sect. After all, miscellaneous disciples were scattered everywhere, especially some older ones who had no hope of advancing in their cultivation and spent their days chatting idly to pass the time.

  Taking this set of clothes as an example, all the miscellaneous disciples have a uniform gray Taoist robe, with only male and female styles being different. The refining qi period and foundation building period disciples wear cyan Taoist robes, but the outer door disciples are cyan robes with white edges, while the inner door disciples are cyan robes with black edges, and the elite disciples are cyan robes with purple edges.

  Only when they reached the Congealing Dan stage could they wear whatever clothes they wanted, as long as they had the insignia of the Jade Light Sect.

  Generally, when recruiting disciples, those with average qualifications become outer door disciples, while those with dual spiritual roots mostly become inner door disciples. Those with single or variant spiritual roots directly become elite disciples and have specialized masters to instruct them.

  There is another situation, whether you are an outer door disciple or an inner door disciple, even if you are a miscellaneous servant disciple, as long as you enter the foundation period, you will become an elite disciple. However, not all foundation period cultivators have a master, it still depends on whether you can enter the eyes of a cultivator above the golden elixir period.

  There is a strange phenomenon in the Yao Guang Sect, where elite disciples in the Qi Refining stage receive more respect and worship when walking around the sect than elite disciples in the Foundation Building stage.

  Anyone with a bit of brains knows that the hundreds of foundation-building cultivators from the Yao Guang Sect might still have a way out if they offended someone without background, but those elite disciples in the Qi Refining stage are all proud sons of heaven, with masters at the Nascent Soul stage or higher watching over them. If you offend one of them, you won't be able to get away with it no matter how hard you try.

  Mo Qingchen's plan was to enter the foundation period as soon as possible, so that she could get rid of the tedious chores and have more opportunities to learn advanced magic. Also, she had her original intention for entering the Yao Guang Sect, which was to investigate the person who killed her grandfather and plot her revenge.

  Like the Yao Guang school, most disciples build their foundation between thirty and forty years old. Those who can build their foundation before they are thirty are considered geniuses.

  It is well-known that as the rank of a cultivator increases, promotion becomes more difficult and time-consuming. Therefore, those who enter the foundation-building period earlier have greater potential, while those who fail to do so by the age of fifty might as well give up, even if they obtain an opportunity to enter the foundation-building period, forming the elixir is just a pipe dream.

  Before the age of thirty, this was the goal set by Mo Qingchen for herself. She didn't aspire to be like those geniuses mentioned in the sect who had built their foundation at twenty years old. As long as she could build her foundation before the age of thirty, the sect would surely give her sufficient attention without being too focused on her like a genius whose name was constantly brought up.

  "Qingchen Shimei, Qingchen Shimei?" Duan Qingge stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Mo Qingchen's eyes.

  "Huh?" Mo Qingchen came back to his senses.

  Duan Qing smiled brightly: "Qing Chen, you're spacing out again. It's about time for us to head back. This is the problem with being a miscellaneous disciple - too much time is spent on errands. Let's go, others are waiting."

  The two of them walked out while chatting and laughing.

  "Miss Qing Ge." On the road, a Taoist priest in a green robe looked at the two approaching figures and called out, his eyes fixed intently on Duan Qing Ge's face.

  Duan Qingge furrowed her brow, but her voice remained gentle as ever: "Master Ma, please just call me Duan Shimei."

  Mo Qingchen lowered his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Except for familiar cultivators who addressed each other by name, most people were addressed by surname. By saying so, Duan Qingge was essentially giving him a gentle warning.

  Unfortunately, the person didn't know when to stop and seeing the two continuing on their way, followed closely behind them, saying: "Sister Qingge, what about that matter I mentioned last time? Have you considered it?"

  Mo Qingdun also knew about this matter. This person had proposed to Duan Qingge a few days ago, wanting her to become his dual cultivation partner. He thought that as a formal disciple, Duan Qingge would naturally agree without hesitation, but she put him off with the excuse of needing time to consider it.

  It seems this person has not given up yet.

  It's said that although many cultivators are exceptionally good-looking, it's mainly because their bodies have reached the optimal state after cultivation. Their skin is smooth and fair, hair is black and shiny, eyes are bright and spirited, making them naturally more attractive than ordinary people. However, a person's original foundation cannot be changed, no matter how much they cultivate, even if they reach the stage of forming elixirs and can change their appearance temporarily. A person's true appearance remains unchanged.

  Duan Qing's appearance was among the top even among the female disciples of the entire Yao Guang Sect, let alone the miscellaneous male disciples. No wonder that in these two years, not a few miscellaneous male disciples and even formal disciples had fallen for her one after another.

  "Master Ma, I am of lowly birth and truly unworthy to be with you. I'm ashamed to have received your deep affection." Duan Qing Ge said calmly.

  Mr. Ma waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, I've never been particular about social status, I won't look down on you."

  "Pfft." Mo Qingchen, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but burst out laughing. This period of time had seen Qing Ge attract a lot of crazy bees and butterflies, but this one was the first extreme case.

  Duan Qingge was also stunned, she knew that cultivation was not easy, and she was the lowest level in her sect. She tried to avoid offending anyone as much as possible, so no matter what kind of man showed interest in her, she would politely decline. This was still the first time someone had been so forward with her.

  "Master Ma, I'm just a lowly little sister, and for now, I really don't want to consider this matter," said Duan Qingge.

  Ma surname Shushi furrowed his brow, then his eyes lit up: "Right, next year there will be a small competition for the sect's disciples, only those in the Qi Refining stage can participate. Qing Ge Shi Mei, you now have a cultivation level of five layers of Qi Refining, and you'll surely stand out from among the miscellaneous disciples and be selected as an outer sect disciple. At that time, won't it be just right for us to be matched?"

  Upon hearing this news, Mo Qingchen and the other person exchanged a glance, both of them somewhat surprised and delighted.

  "Qing Ge Shi Mei..."

  "Let's talk about that after she becomes an outer disciple, Master Ma. I and my fellow sister have something else to attend to, so we'll take our leave first." Duan Qingge said hastily.

  Duan Qing Ge pulled Mo Qing Chen out for a good distance before daring to slow down her pace and let out a sigh of relief.

  "Haha...…", Mo Qingchen bent down and laughed.

  Duan Qingge glared at her and said: "Not only will I not help you, but you're also laughing. In two more years, you'll be the one who's suffering!"

  Mo Qingchen smiled indifferently and said: "Not at all, if it weren't for always being inseparable from you, basking in your glory, who would have noticed what I look like?"

  Duan Qingge was taken aback for a moment, looked at Mo Qingchen whose face was half covered by his hair, and reached out to brush it away.

  Mo Qingchen hastily dodged to the side, but then heard a female voice say: "So it's you!"