At Xuanling Sect, Xi Ran went to the cafeteria and bought food worth twenty spirit stones. Luckily, she had a storage bag, otherwise, carrying such a pile of stuff would have been embarrassing.

Even so, Xi Ran still felt embarrassed.

The senior students in the cafeteria seemed to be looking at her strangely.

Upon arriving at the hot spring, Xi Ran took out the items from her storage bag. Su Qing and the other two's eyes lit up at the sight of the food.

One bite of a monster meat bun, one bite of a spirit egg, and a big spoonful of spirit rice...

The three of them wolfed down the spiritual food, then sat cross-legged in the hot spring and began their cultivation.

Everyone in the hot spring was stunned. Who were these three people? They were taking a bath, eating, and then starting to cultivate?

However, they soon couldn't stay any longer, because Su Qing's cultivation level had actually broken through.

She broke through to the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

Liu Xuan waited for Su Qing with an incredulous look on her face. How long had she been practicing? Three or five days? She had already gone from just beginning to Qi Refining to the third level of Qi Refining.

Both Liu Xuan and Xi Ran had the aptitude of three spiritual roots, but it took them a year and a half to develop!

This is considered relatively fast cultivation; many outer disciples took at least two years to reach the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

Not only Su Qing, but Yun Luoyan has also reached the second level of Qi Refining. Although Bai Xiao is slower, he has also reached the first level of Qi Refining.

Such a cultivation speed is something only geniuses with a single spiritual root can achieve in the Xuanling Sect. I've never heard of anyone with three spiritual roots cultivating so fast!

"Su Qing, are you really a triple spiritual root?" Liu Xuan asked Su Qing.

"It's a three-elemental root, the three elements of wood, metal, and fire." Su Qing felt her body become a little lighter. This cultivation was going too smoothly, and she actually broke through to the third level of the Qi Refining stage in one go.

The Xuanling Sect is simply a paradise for cultivation; no wonder so many people want to join it.

Compared to that, small sects like the Cloud Sword Sect are suffering far too much.

Su Qing stood up and said, "Senior Sister Liu Xuan, you've been so focused on cultivation these past two days, is there anything else about the Xuanling Sect that you haven't introduced?"

"Oh, oh, oh." Liu Xuan then remembered that she had taken Su Qing and the others to the cultivation hall, where the three of them had been cultivating. There were still many places in the Xuanling Sect that she hadn't taken them to yet.

“Our Xuanling Sect also has an armory, a library, a mission office, a martial arts arena, as well as alchemy rooms, weapon forging rooms, and spirit beast rooms. However, these places are only for disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage and above,” Liu Xuan said.

“The main peak of the Xuanling Sect, Xuanling Peak, has the sect's main hall, a place that only Core Formation stage elders can visit,” Xi Ran added.

"Can I just go into the armory and library?" Su Qing asked.

"Of course not. To enter the armory and library, you need sect points. It costs five sect points to enter, but to borrow weapons and books, you need to spend different amounts of points."

"Sect Points?"

“Yes, the sect points are displayed on the disciple token.” Liu Xuan said, taking out her disciple token, and saw a row of numbers at the bottom of the back.

"Eight hundred and thirty-five points," Su Qing read aloud.

Liu Xuan nodded, and facing the envious gazes of the crowd, she raised her head slightly and said, "These are my sect points. The three of you have just joined the sect, and each of you has one initial sect point, which is ten sect points."

"From now on, you will earn sect points for completing sect missions. The number of sect points you earn will vary depending on the difficulty of the mission. You can pick up these missions at the mission office. I am Elder Shui's disciple and help him manage the herb fields, so Elder Shui gives me fifty sect points every month as a reward."

Su Qing then realized what becoming an elder's disciple meant.

Liu Xuan was just an outer disciple, yet Elder Shui gave her ten mid-grade spirit stones every month and even fifty sect points.

This treatment is absolutely amazing.

"Then where can I buy pills if I need them?" Su Qing had used all ten Rejuvenation Pills distributed by the sect, and she needed pills to cultivate.

"Go to the sect trading market. You can trade with spirit stones, points, or even barter," Liu Xuan said.

“That’s right, you can buy anything at the sect trading market,” Xi Ran said.

"Since we don't have many sect points anyway, how about we go check out the trading market first?" Bai Xiao suggested.

“That’s what I think too,” Yun Luoyan echoed.

Su Qing naturally had no objections.

So, Liu Xuan and Xi Ran led the three of them to the trading market.

The Xuanling Sect's trading market is located at the foot of the mountain. It's quite lively here; you can hear the shouts of vendors even before you get close.

"Rejuvenation Pill, five spirit stones per pill."

"Spirit Gathering Pill, fifty spirit stones each, can be exchanged with sect points."

"First-tier demon beast materials, choose whatever you like, one hundred spirit stones each."

"A second-tier spirit pet costs five hundred spirit stones."

"Communication Jade Token, 20 mid-grade spirit stones, capable of transmitting sound over a thousand meters."

...

There were even vendors selling braised meat made from mythical beasts, their aroma wafting through the air.

"The braised monster meat is made from the tenderest parts of the meat, stewed with first-grade herbs, and costs three spirit stones per pound."

Su Qing sniffed; she could tell that the braised monster meat was indeed made with first-tier herbs: cherry onions, peaches, and ginger.

The most important thing about these two herbs is that they are fragrant enough to mask the fishy smell of monster meat.

The disciple selling braised meat wore a gray outer disciple's robe, and had a fat head and big ears, but with a pair of small eyes.

You can tell at a glance that this is delicious.

"Senior Brother Lan, you're out earning some extra money?" Xi Ran greeted the chubby senior brother with a smile.

"Junior Sister Xi Ran, there's no other way. Working odd jobs in the cafeteria, the monthly income of spirit stones is just too little," Senior Brother Lan said with a smile. "My braised demon beast meat is fresh out of the pot. Would you like some? To be honest, eating demon beast meat is much better than taking fasting pills. Not only is it filling, but it's also full of spiritual energy. One pound of meat is equivalent to a Spirit Recovery Pill, and most importantly, it's cheap!"

"Think about it, a Bigu Pill costs at least three spirit stones, while this Rejuvenation Pill costs five spirit stones. My pound of meat only weighs three pounds, which is equivalent to these two pills. It's incredibly cost-effective."

Su Qing was quite tempted, after all, she didn't have many spirit stones in her pocket, and she wanted to save them wherever possible.

However, looking at Senior Brother Lan's physique, Su Qing had some reservations.

Oh dear, I'll save on spirit stones, but eating braised monster meat will definitely make me fat.

Just as I was hesitating, I heard Liu Xuan scream.

"Oh my, the list of the strongest disciples in the outer sect is out!" Liu Xuan exclaimed excitedly, clutching the communication jade token in her hand.

At this moment, not only Liu Xuan, but everyone else was also holding the communication jade tablet, some shouting and screaming.

"The first place really is Senior Brother Mu Zihan."

"Second is Senior Sister Ling Shuang!"

"I love it! The third one is my idol, Senior Brother Gu Siting."

Liu Xuan excitedly exclaimed, "Senior Brother Mu Zihan is the most handsome!"

Xi Ran blushed and retorted, "Senior Brother Gu Siting is my idol."

"Hey, I'm totally supporting Senior Sister Ling Shuang!" Senior Brother Lan said excitedly.

Su Qing and the other two were completely bewildered. What did this mean?