Zhou Huanshan paused, then smiled and said:
If you want to cultivate even a trace of sword energy, you must at least reach the level of internal energy cultivation, and at the same time, your swordsmanship level must at least reach the advanced stage.
However, I am not skilled in swordsmanship, so I cannot give you any pointers. But I will offer various suggestions and assistance in your training.
Since you are new to swordsmanship, I can arrange for someone to guide you in your practice, which can enhance your foundation.
As for the cultivation resources you need to reach your current level, you'll have to earn them through opportunities within the guild, such as completing more tasks to acquire cultivation resources. However, I will prioritize giving you some opportunities within the guild; whether you can seize them depends on your abilities.
"It's Master!"
Lin Xiaofei was somewhat excited and replied.
He knew that if he could prioritize tasks within the gang, he could take the lead on tasks that could earn more resources, which would also help his cultivation.
"Um!
The person I arranged to instruct you in swordsmanship is the one who guards and manages the herbs in my private herb garden.
When you go to the herb garden, you can practice your swordsmanship while helping to tend the herbs. However, you can't steal the herbs, but you can pick some seeds to cultivate yourself. Whether you succeed depends on your own abilities.
Zhou Huanshan nodded and said with a smile.
"Yes, Master!"
Lin Xiaofei was overjoyed and said happily.
Since he lost the opportunity to visit the herb farm within the gang, he has not yet found a chance to obtain herb seeds.
I never expected that my master would have his own private herb garden and even allow me to pick herb seeds.
In this way, he can grow herbs again inside his spatial bead.
The black soil allows planted herbs to grow rapidly, and he can then consume these herbs to accelerate his cultivation and thus increase his strength.
Half an hour later, the galloping carriage slowly came to a stop.
We've arrived at our destination.
After getting off the carriage with his master, Lin Xiaofei glanced around and noticed a stone tablet more than half a meter high next to the path.
The stone tablet is engraved with four powerful characters: Yudu Taoist Temple.
Following the stone-paved path, which slopes upwards, leads to a bamboo grove. Through the gaps in the bamboo, Lin Xiaofei can vaguely see a large building with blue stone walls.
This building is the only Taoist temple in Qingshan Town. The owner of the temple is named Yang Tianyou, and today is the day he starts refining elixirs.
At this time, there were already quite a few people at the entrance of the Taoist temple, many of whom were prominent figures in the town, all there to congratulate Yang Tianyou on his successful alchemy.
Lin Xiaofei followed behind the Right Protector Zhou Huanshan, walked through a bamboo forest, and entered the Taoist temple.
At the same time, the king and nobles entered together, carrying gifts of congratulations.
"The Right Protector of the Qingfeng Gang, Zhou Huanshan, the Double Eagle Hand, presents a ginseng root that is twenty years old and a red cherry root that is thirty years old."
A young Taoist boy uttered a loud voice, and Lin Xiaofei and Zhou Huanshan slowly walked into the Taoist temple.
At the same time, many people around were startled and began to whisper among themselves.
A ginseng that is fifty years old is worth eight hundred taels of silver, enough for the poor people of Xiepo Village to save for three lifetimes. A red cherry that is thirty years old is a rare and precious medicinal herb, something that can only be encountered by chance.
If these two large medicinal herbs were converted into silver, they would probably be worth at least three thousand taels of silver. For the people of Xiepo Village, this would be an enormous fortune, but for a cultivator like Yang Tianyou, it would be just a normal gift.
Soon, a group of people greeted Zhou Huanshan with smiles and chatted politely with him.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Tianyou, the owner of the Taoist temple, walked out of the temple with a smile on his face and said:
"Thank you very much, Brother Zhou, for coming today to congratulate me on the success of my alchemy."
"Alchemy is a very important matter for Brother Yang, how could I not come?"
Zhou Huanshan smiled and said.
Yang Tianyou smiled and said, "I wonder how your gang leader, Master Chen, is doing lately?"
"Sect Leader Chen has been quite busy lately, and he cannot attend your alchemy session today. Please do not take offense."
After a pause, Zhou Huanshan said, "The last time Sect Leader Chen came here, he said he wanted to exchange for a thousand Mighty Pills. If Brother Yang has refined the Mighty Pills, just give them to me."
"Master Chen is busy dealing with matters, how could I blame him!"
Since Brother Zhou has come to collect the medicine in person, I don't need to send someone to deliver it.
As he spoke, Yang Tianyou glanced at Lin Xiaofei, smiled, and then gestured for Zhou Huanshan and Lin Xiaofei to come inside.
Lin Xiaofei nodded and followed behind his master.
He had heard from his master that this Yang Tianyou was a cultivator, but he had never seen a cultivator before. Today, upon seeing him, he looked no different from an ordinary person.
However, he also knew that cultivators were usually very powerful and mysterious.
At this moment, a cultivator walked in front of him, which aroused his curiosity.
Yang Tianyou nodded and chatted with Zhou Huanshan for a while, then led Zhou Huanshan and Lin Xiaofei into the main area before leaving to attend to other guests.
Before Zhou Huanshan could even sit down, many people came up to him to greet him. Among them were some people from the town who had dealings with the gang, and a few members of the Qingfeng Gang.
Lin Xiaofei stood aside, listening to their conversation, and roughly understood where these people came from.
Of course, as Zhou Huanshan's disciple, Lin Xiaofei naturally attracted some people who took the initiative to chat with him, while others whispered among themselves. The whole scene was filled with laughter and conversation.
“Senior Brother Zishan, after he arrived, the people who were originally greeting you also went to greet him. This is clearly trying to steal your thunder. Moreover, many inner disciples in the sect said that his martial arts talent is stronger than yours, Senior Brother Zishan. This is simply underestimating you.”
Beside a large table in the distance, two young men dressed as inner disciples of the Qingfeng Gang were talking in a low voice, one of them with a slightly resentful expression.
"It's normal for people to want to befriend someone who has just been promoted to an inner disciple. It has little to do with his demeanor."
Besides, he's only at the minor completion stage of the Green Peak Leg technique, still some distance from refining his skin and flesh. When I break through to the Flesh Refining stage and my strength increases significantly, I can compete for a chance to join the Green Peak Gang's main branch. As for the prestige here, compared to my future prospects, it's nothing but a drop in the ocean.”
Guo Zishan glanced coldly at Lin Xiaofei and said indifferently.
"Senior Brother Zishan, you still have a few years before you go to Xiegu County. In those years, that kid's fame is likely to rise significantly, overshadowing yours. Won't that be detrimental to you?"
The boy spoke again.
"Probably not. Losing a little fame won't affect my abilities."
Guo Zishan spoke with a disdainful expression, then glanced coldly at Lin Xiaofei in the distance.
The young man nodded, then quickly picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Guo Zishan.
Suddenly, the Taoist boy's loud voice rang out again from outside the Taoist temple.
"Master Zhang has arrived, bringing with him a hide of a golden bull and three golden bull bones."
For a moment, most of the people inside the Taoist temple paused and turned to look outside the temple entrance.
Immediately afterwards, many people began to whisper among themselves, seemingly very excited.
"Master Zhang has also come. Today I am finally fortunate enough to meet him in person."
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