Chapter 8 008 Beautiful Inside and Out
When Song Chi rushed to Qingyun Pavilion, there were already many quest scroll kings queuing up at the twelve quest windows to receive quests.
She slipped to the twelfth window, which had the shortest line, but there were still about ten people ahead of her.
When it was her turn, Song Chi gritted her teeth and asked, "Senior sister, is there any sound cultivation task involving watering the Dust-Transforming Grass?"
She felt she had completely mastered the song "Spring Water Flows" today, at least to the point that she shouldn't damage the spiritual plants when watering them. Therefore, she wanted to earn this quest for forty low-grade spirit stones. This required twice the amount of spirit stones compared to the exhausting task of simply harvesting spiritual plants, and the quest exchange points would naturally be doubled as well.
"Watering the Dust-Changing Grass? Are you a sound cultivator?"
The senior sister An Yu behind the counter looked up and glanced at the task. She was busy registering the day's tasks and probably thought that not many people were taking on sound repair tasks, so she looked at the task out of curiosity and then immediately smiled.
"It's you?"
Song Chi: "..." What, what do you mean? She didn't think she was famous at all; she was just a low-key, unassuming girl.
Seeing her like this, Senior Sister An Yu couldn't help but chuckle as she pulled out a jade mirror from her sleeve and gave her a flirty look.
Unfortunately, the image reflected in the jade mirror was of Jiang Linyue touching the back of her hand, sensing the flow of spiritual energy. How did this get here? The speed at which gossip spreads in the cultivation world is just as fast as in later generations.
An Yu saw that when she saw what the jade mirror showed, her cheek unconsciously turned back. The speechless expression on her face was exactly the same as the way her face twitched when her hand was touched in the jade mirror. The identical disdain was impossible to hide.
This little kid probably hasn't figured things out yet. Jiang Linyue, with his handsome and refined appearance, gentle demeanor, and prestigious family background, had already become a popular topic of conversation among the inner disciples on his second day at the sect, attracting considerable attention and admiration.
An Yu enjoyed asking about these gossip charts for amusement. She had no romantic feelings for them, and therefore found the young girl Song Chi quite adorable.
She smiled unconsciously. "You want to take on the quest to water the Dust-Changing Grass? Well, you can try it with this token. If it doesn't work, come back and I'll give you a different quest."
"Thank you, Senior Sister An."
Song Chi received the mission token and turned around, only to find all sorts of gazes shifting away from her like fish swimming in water. She couldn't help but think to herself, "This Jiang Linyue is really a menace. I hope it doesn't turn into those 'stay away from Senior Brother Linyue' stuff from novels."
She didn't care for the moment, as she was in a hurry to go out and do her task.
In reality, the disciples in the hall merely smiled slightly upon seeing this. Most of them had seen this newly initiated disciple before, who, with only the first level of Qi Refining, had just sprinted a hundred meters into the Azure Cloud Pavilion – a truly 'divine' sight. As members of the same quest-collecting community, they naturally felt a sense of goodwill towards disciples who shared similar quests.
Moreover, many of their disciples had seen the contents of the jade mirror. Like An Yu, everyone shared the same feeling: this child hadn't quite grasped the concept yet; the way he almost rolled his eyes at being touched was simply unbearable. He didn't care whether the person opposite him was some esteemed, refined young master. Seeing this, they could only manage a wry smile.
When Song Chi arrived at the herb garden, he discovered that even the most basic Dust-Transforming Grass was surrounded by barriers erected by spirit-gathering arrays, each patch of herb field enveloped in its own protective energy. He'd tried growing Dust-Transforming Grass at home before, but without the spirit-gathering array, the grass would only grow three leaves before stopping. The Dust-Transforming Grass needed to grow at least seven leaves to be considered truly mature, and nine leaves were required for it to be fully mature.
Right now, the Dust-Transforming Grass within the Spirit Gathering Array has only grown three or four leaves; it's still just a tiny seedling. If it were to cause damage, the compensation would probably be less.
Song Chi wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and told the truth that as she played the strings, all she could think about was how much she was heartbroken over her spirit stones.
However, she soon discovered that her worries were unnecessary. Thanks to her exceptionally average spiritual talent, she played "Spring Flowing Water" flawlessly.
The Dust-Changing Grass was naturally unharmed. However, the watering was very limited; it was only noticeable that when the spring water flowed, the Dust-Changing Grass would tremble gently, like wheat seedlings soaked in spring rain shaking off raindrops in the spring breeze.
This extraordinary nature greatly astonished Song Chi. She thought to herself, "The cultivation world is indeed extraordinary." She apologized, realizing she hadn't seen much of the world before.
She played "Spring Water Flowing" over and over again, for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but she still couldn't get the Dust-Changing Grass to successfully grow a single leaf.
This is the standard for completing this task.
All she could see were the lush green leaves of the Dust-Changing Grass swaying to the music. Sometimes she could even feel them encouraging each other, as a thin mist rose up, as if leaves were about to sprout at any moment.
The result... was that it was just missing a bit of divine energy, and no matter what it did, it just wouldn't grow.
Just as Song Chi was wondering, his senior sister, who was carrying a zither, smiled and reminded him.
"You haven't reached the second level of Qi Refining yet, so you can't make the Dust-Transforming Grass grow leaves."
Is that so? Song Chi suddenly remembered that Senior Sister An Yu in the mission hall had hesitated to speak, and even told her to go back and change the mission. She probably already knew that she wouldn't be able to complete it.
"Let me into the barrier," the kind-hearted senior sister said as she passed by.
Song Chi quickly pressed the mission jade token onto the barrier screen and let the senior sister in.
"My name is Wei Lingxiu. You must be a new disciple this year."
"So it's Senior Sister Wei. My name is Song Chi, and I'm a new disciple this year."
Senior Sister Wei smiled gently, casting a beautiful glance at you. She was exceptionally beautiful and fresh-faced, with gentle and bright eyes that left a very good impression.
“I know you,” she said.
Without a doubt, she had seen the scene reflected in the jade mirror, judging by that look in her eyes. Song Chi thought to himself, these senior brothers and sisters of the Azure Sword Sect are actually quite gossipy.
Next, Senior Sister Wei played "Spring Water Flowing," and with a soft, rhythmic thumping sound, leaves seemed to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain from among the dust-transforming grass. Song Chi looked as if he had just witnessed something amazing, which also entertained Senior Sister Wei.
She smiled gently, covering her lips, and picked up her zither to leave.
Song Chi quickly grabbed her sleeve and handed her the mission token. "This was originally thanks to Senior Sister Wei."
Wei Lingxiu simply smiled and shook her head. "Without your previous gentle nourishment, I wouldn't have been able to successfully irrigate them with just one spring stream. Don't worry about it; it was just a small favor."
Then, with a flick of spiritual energy, it gently departed.
That light and graceful posture, that slender figure, inexplicably reminded Song Chi of Lin Daiyu. This natural, alluring charm was something Song Chi had never seen before displayed so vividly.
Then it suddenly dawned on her. This was her senior sister, the most beautiful and intelligent disciple in the inner sect, a year ahead of them!
The Azure Sword Sect's disciple recruitment schedule is irregular, sometimes held every six years, sometimes every three or four years. The last batch of disciples was recruited four years ago.
This senior sister Lingxiu seems to have some special spiritual root aptitude. She also has three spiritual roots: metal, water, and wood, but only her metal spiritual root is exactly eighty, while the other two are seventy-nine.
This combination is quite similar to hers. But at least she has an 80-point spiritual root, so there's still hope for her to reach the Golden Core stage.
For someone like her, achieving the Golden Elixir is merely a lifelong dream, and even then, the chances are extremely slim.
But this senior sister is truly... "Beautiful inside and out!"
Song Chi muttered to herself as she circled the Dust-Transforming Grass a few times. She had initially assumed that this irrigation was being carried out by the water elemental energy emanating from the spring stream, but the problem lay in the nearby herb field, where disciples of the Linglong Sect were using water elemental techniques to irrigate their spiritual herbs. That was the proper way to utilize water elemental energy.
It seemed that the sound cultivation wasn't entirely due to the dissipation of water elemental energy; something else was at play. However, this something was elusive, and she couldn't quite grasp its presence.
After wandering around for a while, she still couldn't come up with anything, so she had to give up.
Seeing that there was still time, Song Chi hurried to Qingyun Pavilion to turn in the quest. Senior Sister An Yu was surprised to see that Song Chi had a full quest board.
"You shouldn't be able to complete this with only the first level of Qi Refining."
"It was Senior Sister Lingxiu who helped me!"
"Wei Lingxiu, it's her. She's a good girl!" Senior Sister An Yu praised sincerely.
Song Chi nodded affirmatively. An Yu exchanged a smile with her upon seeing this. Then she said, "I thought you'd run into a brick wall and come back quickly. Who knew you'd be so stubborn. Hurry up, I've left you a good task, also forty low-grade spirit stones, but it's very easy. Take this token and quickly go to the Immortal Herb Garden to harvest Jade Snow Orchids. Fairy Xueji's task doesn't want smelly men, she only likes pretty, fresh-faced girls like you."
Fairy Xueji is a renowned alchemist in her sect, but she is aloof and dislikes men. Her herb gardens are all set up separately, and the Immortal Herb Garden is one of them, used to cultivate beauty-enhancing herbs.
The pollen of this freesia is light, red, soft, and fragrant; the Song family's perfume shop also uses it in medicine. This Song family is well-versed in this; they cultivate it at home and know how to harvest the pollen.
This job is very easy, only requiring the harvesting of half an acre of land. Yet it rewards forty low-grade spirit stones and four task points. It's definitely a good task!
Song Chi sincerely thanked Senior Sister An. He'd like to find some free time next time to send her a few boxes of fine face powder as a proper thank you.
Next, she rushed to the Immortal Herb Garden and quickly harvested half an acre of Jade Snow Orchids. Even though it was said to be quick, it still took half an hour.
When I finished the quest and left Qingyun Pavilion, the sky was already ablaze with the glow of sunset. But being touched by the fragrance of the snow orchids, my whole body smelled wonderful, which was just so pleasant.
When Song Chi went to the cafeteria, she noticed that many disciples would glance at her and then turn their heads to smile at their companions.
By this point, she was speechless. It was all because handsome and noble men like Jiang Linyue were so attractive that even the smallest things could spread throughout the entire sect.
After dinner, Song Chi returned to her dormitory and began meditating. She decided to focus on one task per day, primarily aiming to improve her cultivation level. According to her estimation, it would take about two months to reach the second level of Qi Refining; early-stage cultivation advancement was quite rapid. Especially the Qingjian Sect's sound-based cultivation technique, which was indeed highly suitable for those with metal, water, and wood spiritual roots.
Compared to the half-finished cultivation method at home, this is tens of thousands of times smoother.
In short, she now firmly believes in one thing: improve her cultivation level and make a fortune by completing sound cultivation tasks. Everything is in preparation for obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill.
She was too lazy to think about anything else.
The next day, Song Chi arrived at the Guihai class as usual. Today, she was determined to make sure she played several wrong notes when Master Mo Shubai taught her the new piece that afternoon.
I was careless yesterday. As a result, a bunch of rumors spread, which is inconsistent with her principle of living a low-key and cautious life.
However, they didn't even have to wait until the afternoon. As soon as they entered the classroom in the morning, they saw two disciples carrying two tables and chairs to the back row, which just filled in Song Chi's last row.
"Is there a new disciple coming to our Guihai class?"
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