The most important thing in the apprenticeship ceremony is to pay respect to the tablets of the ancestors. After Li Shiming paid great respect to the tablets, he paid great respect to Elder Su, and the core apprenticeship ceremony was over.
What followed was the congratulations from the uncles and aunts, and Elder Su put away the storage bags one by one.
Li Shiming didn't know what the gift was, but he thought that the gifts from the Jindan uncles and uncles would not be light.
The final program is to judge the cultivation of each senior brother or sister. One by one, the senior brothers and sisters display their cultivation results in the hall, and are then either praised or criticized.
Xu Chuan told Li Shiming that this was all part of the regular program and the reason he brought the Jindan disciples here was just for this.
Jindan disciples who perform well will receive gifts from Jindan elders, which is very important for Jindan disciples.
Li Shiming also saw the strength of the Jindan disciples. Every cultivator who could be accepted as a disciple by Jindan was a person of amazing talent.
A ceremony of apprenticeship helped him realize his own position.
If he hadn't had the help of IBM z15, he would have been far behind these top geniuses in many aspects.
After seeing off all the guests, only Elder Su and his disciples were left in the hall.
"Shiming, I have reserved a cave for you. This is your identity jade disc and the cave control talisman. I will take you there now!" Elder Su handed over the identity jade disc that he had prepared long ago and said to Li Shiming with a smile.
"Thank you, Master!" Li Shiming took the jade disc of identity. He was currently staying in his master's guest cave, so of course he couldn't stay for long.
Elder Su took Li Shiming and flew out of Tianmu Peak, and senior sister Ye Jingxian and the other three brothers followed behind.
The Shushan Sect occupies the Shushan Mountain Range, which has nearly a thousand peaks of various sizes.
The crowd was hovering in front of a small mountain. Li Shiming looked at the mountain, which was planted with a large number of spiritual plants.
From the bottom of the mountain to the top, there are more than a hundred acres of spiritual fields, and there are more than ten spiritual fruit trees with unripe spiritual fruits hanging on the branches.
There is a cliff at one end of the mountain, with a water line hanging upside down from top to bottom, forming a mini waterfall.
There is a deep pool under the waterfall, which is full of spiritual energy.
"This is the sub-peak of Tianmu Peak, Chijian Peak. I used to manage it, but now it belongs to you!" Elder Su said, pointing to the mountain in front of him.
"Master, the cave you are talking about is a mountain?" Li Shiming said in disbelief as he looked at the beautiful mountain in front of him.
"Isn't it just a mountain? The spiritual vein here is branched out from Tianmu Peak. When you are able to achieve the Golden Elixir, you can divide a small section of the mountain range within the sect as your private property!" Elder Su waved his hand, looking disdainful of his inexperienced look.
Xu Chuan saw Li Shiming standing there with his mouth wide open and looking dazed. He took out a jade talisman while smiling, and after activating it, he recorded Li Shiming's appearance.
He remembered that he had been bullied by his senior sisters and brothers for a long time. Now that he had a younger junior brother, he naturally wanted to pass on this virtue.
“The mountain protection formation of Chijian Peak is somewhat ordinary, but since you are within the sect and not far from my Tianmu Peak, no one will dare to break the formation by force. And you are a high-level formation master, so you can also strengthen the formation here by yourself.” Elder Su introduced while taking Li Shiming to the top of the mountain.
"Chijian Peak has 100 acres of low-grade spiritual fields, 20 acres of medium-grade spiritual fields, one acre of high-grade spiritual fields, and fifteen second-grade spiritual fruit trees. All of these will belong to you in the future. These industries are the capital for your cultivation. You can issue tasks and ask spiritual plant farmers to take care of them, or you can arrange for followers to take care of them!" Elder Su introduced with a smile.
Li Shiming took a deep breath. The 100 acres of low-grade spiritual fields were still okay, as were the 20 acres of medium-grade spiritual fields, which were all capable of producing the second-grade spiritual medicines needed by cultivators in the early stages of foundation building. The high-grade spiritual fields were even more powerful, as they were capable of growing top-grade second-grade spiritual medicines.
It can be said that these 100 acres of low-grade spiritual fields can provide him with an income of tens of thousands of spiritual stones every year. The spiritual medicines produced by the 20 acres of medium-grade spiritual fields can support his current cultivation needs. The spiritual medicines produced by the high-grade spiritual fields will be the accumulation for his future cultivation.
"This is your cave!" Elder Su was in a very good mood today. When he accepted Xu Chuan, this work was done by Ye Jingxian.
Li Shiming gave him face today, and he was in a particularly good mood when he saw the surprised and jealous expressions of his old friends.
The cave is at the top of the mountain, carved into a large rock.
Walking into the cave, he felt a sudden open space inside and could sense the aura of a space formation.
This hall alone is 500 square meters, which is the result of the space being expanded tenfold.
"You will have friends in the future. The space cannot be too small. I asked the formation master Master Hu to expand this place for you!" Elder Su explained with a smile.
What was revealed from time to time in his words was his care and concern for Li Shiming.
"Master, my cave doesn't have this space formation, and my cave is also very small!" Xu Chuan reminded softly from the side.
"You must practice hard. Your junior brother has been practicing in seclusion for the past two months and has never been lazy!" Elder Su said with a glare.
Xu Chuan shrank his neck and dared not say anything more.
"You are responsible for the furnishings in the cave. These are the gifts sent by your uncles and aunts. You can count them and put them in the cave's storehouse later. You are no longer a casual cultivator and need to learn management. Start with managing a mountain. This is also an important learning content!" Elder Su said at the end.
"Yes, Master!" Li Shiming finally understood at this time why a Jindan disciple could own a mountain.
Every disciple who can become a Jindan elder is the hope of Shushan Sect. What Shushan Sect wants is not only strong combat power, but also future management talents.
By cultivating the management abilities of these Jindan elder disciples starting from one mountain, it will be easier for talents capable of managing the sect to emerge among them.
After Elder Su finished giving his instructions, he left Chijian Peak in a flash.
"Junior brother, this is my gift!" The eldest sister took out a jade box and handed it over.
"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Li Shiming took the jade box.
He did not hesitate to open the jade box and saw a spiritual tea tree inside, and his perceived grade had reached the second level.
His expression changed slightly. This gift was quite a lot.
Spiritual tea is an extremely important treat for monks. Good spiritual tea can make it easier for monks to communicate with each other.
Therefore, the value of a spiritual tea tree is usually more expensive than spiritual objects of the same level. A second-grade spiritual tea tree means that Li Shiming doesn't have to worry about providing spiritual tea for guests during the foundation-building period.
"Junior brother, this is a gift from Second Brother!" Second Brother Wan Zheng also took out a jade box.
The jade box contains a second-grade spiritual flower. Although the spiritual flower does not have the effect of spiritual medicine and cannot be used as spiritual food, it can add a hint of fragrance to the cave and refresh the mind.
The third senior brother Lu Shi also gave a second-grade spiritual flower. When he took it out, he glared at the second senior brother Wan Zheng angrily.
Because they were pressed for time, they didn't have time to discuss it, resulting in the two of them receiving similar gifts.
"The gifts you two sent can be placed by my junior brother on the left and right of the door!" The gifts sent by the second and third senior brothers were despised by the eldest sister.
"I like flowers and plants very much. Thank you, Second Brother and Third Brother!" Li Shiming said with a smile.
As if they were used to being scolded by the eldest sister, the second and third brothers didn't look angry at all. They smiled and placed the gifts in Li Shiming's hands.
"Junior brother, this is for you!" Xu Chuan took out something from the storage bracelet and placed it on the ground and said.
"Junior Brother Xu, have you dug out the spirit pond in the cave?" Ye Jingxian said in surprise, looking at the things on the ground.
There was a jade basin on the ground, with a diameter of five meters. If it were in a normal cave hall of fifty square meters, it would be large enough.
There are several spiritual fish in the jade basin, the bottom of the basin is filled with spiritual stones and spiritual water plants, and the spiritual patterns engraved on the surface of the jade basin make the jade basin full of spiritual meaning.
Not to mention anything else, the value of this five-meter-sized spiritual jade alone is inestimable, not because of its high grade, but because it is too rare.
"Since I got this thing, I put some spirit fish in it. The spirit fish are still young. I feel uncomfortable looking at it, so I might as well give it to my junior brother!" Xu Chuan said with a nonchalant smile.
However, Li Shiming knew that a jade basin that could preserve the spiritual energy of spiritual water and raise spiritual fish was not a simple thing.
Looking at the expression of the senior sister, one can also judge that it must be extremely precious.
"Junior brother, you are not allowed to refuse my gift!" Xu Chuan looked at Li Shiming again, patted Li Shiming's shoulder heavily and said.
Li Shiming felt the power in Xu Chuan's hands, which was Xu Chuan's sincerity.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Xu. I just happen to have some spiritual creatures that need to be planted!" Li Shiming had no choice but to accept it with a smile.
He carefully took out a jade box, took out the whole lotus inside, and planted it in a jade pot.
Although the jade box has the effect of preserving spiritual plants, the longer the time, the greater the damage to the lotus.
"Junior brother, which Jindan master's cave did you rob to get this second-grade golden lotus?" After carefully observing the lotus, Ye Jingxian looked up and asked Li Shiming in surprise.
“This is the golden lotus, where is the golden color?” Li Shiming had naturally heard of the golden lotus, but he had never regarded the second-grade lotus he had obtained as the golden lotus.
What is the golden lotus? Both Buddhism and Taoism attach great importance to the golden lotus. The golden lotus is what the Buddha is sitting on. Taoists even compare the lotus to themselves, wearing lotus crowns on their heads and having golden lotus embroidered on their Taoist robes.
The golden lotus, a spiritual plant in the world of immortal cultivation, is a treasure that can purify spiritual energy.
The golden lotus improves slowly in grade, taking a thousand years to improve by one grade. Don’t underestimate the second-grade golden lotus in front of you, as it is a treasure that has been cultivated for two thousand years.
"Look carefully at the edge of the lotus leaves. The golden dots there will increase in number as the grade increases, and will turn completely golden when it reaches the ninth grade!" the eldest sister instructed with certainty.
Li Shiming scanned with his spiritual sense and he indeed found the small golden dots on the lotus.
"Is this second-grade golden lotus very precious?" he asked with some concern.
To be honest, he had no idea that the lotus he casually took out would be the legendary second-grade golden lotus, which made him a little worried about himself.
"Junior brother, you are not a casual cultivator, nor are you a disciple of a small sect. The Shushan Sect has never been afraid of any force in the Northern Shu Continent. Who dares to rob the sect? If anyone really has this idea, tell the senior sister and I will help you blow his head off. Besides, no matter how precious the second-grade golden lotus is, it is only a second-grade one!" the senior sister laughed.
Li Shiming felt relieved. He was afraid of being plotted against. Any good thing would be plotted against.
"Junior brother, you also have to consider the matter of followers. You are not a true disciple yet, so you can only have three followers!" Xu Chuan reminded at this time.
"Where did you recruit the followers from?" Li Shiming asked puzzledly.
He had just heard the master mention followers, but the master did not explain in detail.
"Followers are not disciples of the sect, but they can live in the sect. You need to exchange contribution points for their cultivation techniques, and you also need to provide resources. Followers need to recognize you as their master and serve you. All the spiritual fields and spiritual fruit trees on this mountain need someone to take care of them, so it is best to have a spiritual plant husband among the followers!" Xu Chuan explained carefully.
Li Shiming finally understood what an follower was. Isn't this just a servant?
Perhaps he thought the word "servant" was not a nice word, so he used the term "attendant".
"I don't have any familiar monks here, so how can I recruit followers?" Li Shiming shook his head.
He planned to issue a task within the sect, asking the sect's spiritual planters to manage the spiritual fields and spiritual fruit trees on Chijian Peak.
"Junior brother, if you feel at ease, you can choose three followers from my family!" Second senior brother Wan Zheng suggested.
"What do I have to worry about? I just hope the cultivators from Second Senior Brother's family won't have any objections?" Li Shiming asked with some doubt.
In his opinion, no cultivator would be willing to become his servant, and he didn't want his second senior brother Wan Zheng to force him.
"Second brother, you are so cruel. You are going to take all three places!" Third brother Lu Shi shouted dissatisfiedly.
"How can you talk to me like that? See if you have made any progress recently!" Wan Zheng, the second senior brother who was in the late stage of foundation building, grabbed Lu Shi who was in the middle stage of foundation building, and Wan Zheng beat Lu Shi up.
"Alright!" Senior Sister Ye Jingxian stretched out her hands, grabbed Senior Brother Two and Senior Brother Three respectively, and controlled them. Then she said to Li Shiming, "This is one of the few opportunities to join the sect without meeting any conditions. Besides, it would be a loss for those cultivators to be my followers."
Li Shiming underestimated his current identity. Although he was not a true disciple of the Jindan Elder, this identity alone gave him a considerable status in the sect.
"Junior brother, if you really need followers, our three families will each send one follower. You don't need to worry about their loyalty. They will all sign a contract with you and will never betray you!" The eldest sister said, throwing the two senior brothers aside.
"Then thank you, Senior Sister, Second Brother, and Third Brother!" Li Shiming responded with a smile.
His real secret is concealed by a magic array so that his followers cannot see it. His followers are only responsible for managing the spiritual fields and fruit trees on Chijian Peak, as well as some other external affairs.